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THE NOKKOLK WKFrtM NKWS JOU N-\L FRIDAY MARCH 5 1909
INAUGURAL MESSAGE.
iCmitinueit from PHK 1. ]
to meet on tl i > 15th day of March , In
order that cuiHldcrnllon may be at
ncu given to n bill revising tin1 Ding-
Icy act. Thin should Hccun > an nde-
- < jtiato revenue and adjust the duties la
Much a manner as to afford to labor
anil to all Industries In this country.
- "whether of the farm , mine or faetory.
protection by tariff ciual | to the differ
ence between the cost of production
xihroad and the cost of pr du > I Inn hero
Jim ! have a provision which Html ! put
.Into force , upon executive determina
tion of certain facts , n higher or maxi
mum tariff against those countries
whoiw trade policy toward us equitably
srcipilros such discrimination. U Is
( thought that there has been mieh a
vhnnge In conditions since the enact
ment of ( ho Dlngley act , drafted on a
similarly protective principle , that the
iiit-usnre of the tariff nbovo Hinted will
ipornilt the reduction of rates In certain
schedules and will require the ad
vancement of few , If any.
The proposal to revise the tariff
wnadi In mich an autliorltatlve way as
"to lead the btiHlnesH community to
fount upon It necessarily halts all
those branches of business directly
jjtTectcd , and as these are most Im
portant It dlsturl'M ' the whole business
of the country. It is Imperatively nee-
* nnary , therefore , that a tariff bill be
drawn In good faith In accordance
-with promises made before the clee-
fltloii by the party In power nnd as
.promptly pasxcd as due consideration
nvlll permit.
Inheritance Tax Advocated.
In ( he making of a tariff bill the
jprJme motive Is taxation and the se-
' -Turing thereby of n revenue. Due
largely to the business depression
which followed ( he llniinclnl panic of
35X17 , the revenue from customs and
Bother sources has decreased to mich
sin extent that the expenditures for
-the current fiscal year will exceed the
jnvolpts by $100,000,1 : < JO. It Is impera
tive tliat Hucli a deficit shall not con
tinue , and the framcrs of the tariff
2)111 must of course have In mind the
.total revenues likely to be produced by
&t and so arrange the duties ns to HO-
H.-U1V an adequate Income. Should It be
Impossible ( o do so by import duties
jiew kinds of taxation must be adopt
* > d. and among these I recommend n
Xraduatcd Inheritance tax as correc1
In principle and as certain and easy of
"Government Economy Urged.
The obligation on the purl of those
.responsible for the expenditures made
to carry on the government to bo as
iBConomlcal as possible and to make
stlie burden of taallon as light an pos
sible Is plain and should be alllrmed In
every declaration of government pol-
3ey. This Is especially true when we
airo face to face with a heavy deficit.
Hint when the desire to win the popu-
Mar approval leads to the cutting off of
vexpeudlturcs really needed to make
Xhe government effective and to en-
iable it to accomplish lit * proper objects
result Is as much to be condemned
I he waste of government funds in
ry expenditure.
- In the department of agriculture the
' aise of scientific experiments on a large
wale nnd the spread of Information
* < dorlv 'd from them for the Improve-
alien t of general agriculture must go
on.
- The Importance of supervising busl-
"ness of great railways and Industrial
combinations and the necessary Inves
tigation and prosecution of unlawful
.business methods are another neces-
ary tax upon goverm.ient which did
> not exist half a century nr < \
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"vTRroper Forms of Expenditure.
TLi ! putting Into force of laws which
shall secure the conservation of our
aresources so far as they may be with1
fiu the Jurisdiction of the federal gov-
xenunrnt , Including the most Important
nvorU of saving and restoring our for
ests. and this great Improvement of wa-
fclorways are all proper government
functions which must Involve large
-/expenditure If properly performed.
"While some of them , like the rQclunm-
"itlon of arid lands , are made to pay
'tfor themselves , others are of such an
i3ndlrect benefit that this cannot bo ex-
vjxeted ? of them. A permanent 1m-
jnrovement , like the Panama canal ,
jttlunild be treated as a distinct enter-
Uprise and should be paid for by the
Ijiroceeds of bonds , the Issue of which
will distribute Its cost between the
iprcscnt and future generations In ac
cordance with the benefits derived. It
omy well be submitted to the serious
/youslderntlon of congress whether the
&locpcnlng and control of the channel
wf a great river system like that of the
. .Ohio or of the Mississippi when deli-
tsilte nnd practical plans for the enter-
,3)rJse ha\e been approved and deter-
Alined lip-in should not be provided for
Sn the same way.
Then , too. there are expenditures of
jSrovernmcnt absolutely necessary If our
-country U to maintain Its proper place
Minong the nations of the world and Is i'
. Co exercise Its proper influence in de-
* fensr of Its own trade Interests In the
sualntenance of traditional American
.policy against the colonization of Eu-
f jropean monarchies in this hemisphere i
sind In the promotion of peace and Inv -
v iernatlonal morality. I refer to the i
v.-cost of maintaining a proper army , n
iproper nnvy and suitable fortifications
upon the mainland of the United
JBtntos and In Its dependencies.
t , IThc Army and Navy.
' \Ve should fmve nn army'so organ-
and BO ofllcered as to be capable
Jinline of emergency in co-operation
- vlr ) > the national militia and under
the provisions of a proper national
volunteer law rapidly * o expand Into
n force sufficient to resist all probable
Invasion from abroad and to furnish a
rvpi1 table expeditionary force , If nee-
? ss-ip . in the maintenance of our tra-
llti | < u-il American policy which bears
tne u-i 1-10 of President Monroe.
Oi'r fei-tlflciitlons are yet in a state
< of < Ml i.irllnl . completeness , and the
Mir-iber of men to man tliem is tusutti-
tlent In a few years , however , the
aisinl annual appropriations for our
i-cust defenses , both on the mainland
suid in the dependencies , will tnako
tnnm mimeiHit to resist nn direct nt-
tack , nnd by that time wo may hope
that the uinn to man them will lie pro-
vldcd an n necessary adjunct. The
distance of our shores from Kuropo
and Asia , of course , reduces the noi
ccwslty for maintaining under arms a
great army , but It does not take away
the requirement of mere prudence ,
that we should have an army milll-1
clcntly large and so constituted as to
form a nucleus < ut of which a suitable
force can ( illicitly grow.
What has been Hi.itl of the army
may be nlllrnicd in even a more em-
phatlc way of the navy. A modern
navy cannot be Improvised. It must
be built and In existence when the
emergency arises which culls for Its
use and operation. My distinguished
predecessor has In many speeches and
messages set out with great force and
striking language the necessity for
maintaining a strong navy commensu
rate with the coast line , the govern
mental resources nnd the foreign trade
of our nation , and I wish to reiterate
all the reasons which he has presented
In favor of the policy of maintaining
n strong navy as the best conservator
of our peace with other nations and
the best means of securing respect for
the assertion of our rights , the defense
of our Interests and the exercise of
our Influence In International matters.
Mu t Arm aa Other Nations Do.
Our International policy Is always to
promote peace. We shall enter Into
any war with a full consciousness of
the awful consequences tliat it always
entails , whether successful or not , and
we , of course , shall make every effort ,
consistent with national honor and the
highest national Interest , to avoid a
resort to arms. Wo favor every lustru-
mentality , like that of The Hague trl-
Initial and arbitration treaties made
with u view to Its use In all Interna
tional controversies , In order to main
tain peace and to avoid war. Hut we
should be blind to existing conditions
and should allow ourselves to become
foolish Idealists If we did not realize
that , with nil the nations of the world
armed and prepared for war , we must
be ourselves In n slmllur condition In
order to prevent other nations from
taking advantage of us and of our In
ability to defend our interests and as
sert our rights witli a strong hand.
In the international controversies that
are likely to arise In the orient , grow
ing oul of the question of the
open door and other Issues , the
United States can maintain her Inter
ests intact and can secure respect for
her Just demands. She will not lie
able to do so , however , if It is under
stood that she never intends to back
up her assertion of right and her de
fense of her Interest by anything but
mere verbal protest and diplomatic
note. For these reasons the expenses
( ' of the army ami navy and"of coast tie-
, fenses should always be considered as
something which the government must
pay for , and they should not be cut off
through mere consideration of econ
omy. Our government Is able to af
ford a suitable army and a suitable
navy. It may maintain them without
, the slightest danger to the republic or
j the cause of free Institutions , and fear
of additional taxation ouglit not to
change a proper policy In this regard.
Protection For Our Citizens Abroad.
' The policy of the United Stales in
the Spanish war and since has given
It a position of Influence among the
nations that it never had before nnd
should be constantly exerted to secur
ing to Its bona fide citizens , whether
native or naturalized , respect for them
< as such In foreign countries. We
i should make every effort to prevent
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humiliating and degrading prohibition
j | against any of our citizens wishing
' temporarily to sojourn In foreign coun
tries because of race or religion ,
1 i The Japanese Question.
i The admission of Asiatic immigrants
who cannot be amalgamated with our
population has been made the subject
either of prohibitory clauses. In our
treaties and statutes or of strict ad
ministrative regulation secured by dip
lomatic negotiations. I sincerely hope
that we may continue to minimize the
evils likely to arise from such Immi
gration without unnecessary friction
and by mutual concessions between
self respecting governments. Mean
time we must take every precaution to
prevent or , failing that , to punish out
bursts of race feeling among our peo-
pie against foreigners of whatever na
tionality who have by our grant a
treaty right to pursue lawful business
hero nnd to be protected against law
less assault or Injury.
This lends me to point out n serious
defect In the present federal Jurisdic
tion which ouglit to bo remedied at
once. Having assured to other coun
tries by treaty the protection of our
laws for such of their subjects or citi
zens ns we permit to come within our
\ Jurisdiction , we now leave to a state
or a city not under the control of the
federal government the duty of per
forming our International obligations
' In this respect. By proper legislation
I wo may nnd ought to place In the
I hands of the federal executive the
' means of enforcing the treaty rights of
such aliens In the courts of the federal
j government. It puts our government
I In a pusillanimous position to make
! definite engagements to protect aliens
nnd then to excuse the failure to per
form those engagements by an expla
nation that the duty to keep them Is In
states or cities not within our control.
If we would promise , we must put
ourselves In n position to perform our
promise. We cannot permit the possi
ble failure of Justice due to local prejudice
diceIn any state or municipal govern
ment to expose us to the risk of n war
which mlRht bo avoided If federal
Inrlsdlctlon was asserted by suitable
legislation by congress and cornea out
by proper proceedings Instituted by f
the executive In the courts of the na
tional government.
Monetary Laws Need Change.
One of the reforms to bo carried out
during the Incoming administration Is
a change of our monetary nnd banking
laws so ns to secure greater elasticity
In the forms of currency available for
trade and to prevent the limitations of
law from operating to Increase the cm-
ontvansmenta of a financial panic. The
| monetary commission lately appointed
, In giving full consideration to existing
conditions and to all proposed reine-
! ' dies and will doubtless suggest one that
i ' will meet the requirements of business
i and of public Interest. We may hope
that the report will embody neither the
j : narrow view of those who believe that
I the solo purpose of the new system
' should be to secure a large return on
banking capital nor of those who wou.d
j Iwe greater expansion of currency
I with Illtli * regard to provisions for Its
, Immediate redemption or ultimate se
curity. There Is no subject of econom
ic discussion so Intricate' and so likely
to evoke differing views and dogmatic
statements as this one. The commis
sion In studying the general Influence
of currency on business and of busi
ness on currency have wisely extend
ed their Investigations In European
banking and monetary methods. The
Information that they have derived
from such experts as they have found
abroad will undoubtedly be found
helpful In the solution of the difficult
problem they have In hand.
| Favors Postal Savings Banks.
; The Incoming congress should
promptly fulfill the promise of the He-
publican platform and pass a proper
postal savings bunk bill. It will not
bo unwise or excessive paternalism.
The promise to repay by the govern
ment will furnish an Inducement to
savings deposits which private enter
prise cannot supply nnd at such a low j
. rate of Interest as not to withdraw ,
j ! ' custom from existing banks. It will i
substantially Increase the funds available - .
, ' able for Investment as capital In use- j
ful enterprises. It will furnish the
j | absolute security which makes the
| , proposed scheme of government guar-
j i nnty of deposits so alluring without
Its pernicious result * , i
Ship Subsidies Advocated. i
I sincerely hope that the Incoming ,
congress will be alive , as It should be ,
to the Importance of our foreign trade
and of encouraging It In every way
feasible. The possibility of Increasing
this trade In the orient , In the Philip
pines and In South America is known
to every one who has given the matter
attention. The direct effect of free
trade between this country nnd the
Philippines will be marked upon our
sale of coltons , agricultural machinery |
and other manufactures. The necessl- .
ty of the establishment of direct Hues j
of steamers between North and South ,
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America lias been brought to the at- j 1
tentlon of congress by my predecessor
and by Mr. Hoot before nnd after his
noteworthy visit to that continent , and
I sincerely hope that congress may be ,
Induced to sec the wisdom of a tentnI I I
tlvc effort to establish such lines by ,
the use of mall subsidies. |
The Importance which Uie depart- ,
meiit o ? agriculture anil of commerce I
and labor may play In ridding the
markets of Europe of prohibitions and
discriminations against the importuj j
tlon of our products Is fully understood - I
stood , nnd It is hoped that the use of
the maximum and minimum feature
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of our tariff law to be soon passed will
be effective to remove many of those
restrictions. |
Lock Canal Plan Defended.
The Panama canal will have a most '
important bearing upon the trade between - i ,
tween the eastern and the far west- < ,
crn sections of our country and will ' >
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greatly increase the facilities for
transportation between the eastern
and the western seaboard and may
possibly revolutionize the transconti- '
neutal rates with respect to bulky merj j |
chandlse. It will also have n most
beneficial effect to increase the trade
between the eastern seaboard of the
United States and the western coast .
of South America nnd Indeed with
some of the Important ports of the
east coast of South America reached
by rail from the west coast. The
work on the canal Is making most satj j
Isfactory progress. The type of the j |
| canal us a lock canal was fixed by :
congress after a full consideration of
the conflicting reports of the majority
and minority of the consulting board
and after the recommendation of the
war department nnd the executive
upon those reports. Recent suggestion
that something had occurred on the
Isthmus to make the lock type of the
canal less feasible than It was sup
posed to be when the reports were
| made und the policy determined on
led to a visit to the Isthmus of a
board of competent engineers to exam
ine the Gntun dam and locks which
are the key of the lock type. The re
port of that board shows that nothing
lias occurred In the nature of newly '
revealed evidence which should change
the views once formed In the original ,
discussion. The construction will go 1
on under a most effective organization
controlled by Colonel Gocthals and his
follow army engineers associated with
him and will certainly be completed
early In ( he next administration , If not
bofore.
Some type of canal must be con
structed. The lock type has been se
lected. Wo are all In favor of having
It built ns promptly ns possible. We
must not now , therefore , keep up n fire
In the rear of the agents whom we
have authorized to do our work on
the Isthmus. Wo must hold up their
hands , and , speaking for the incoming
administration , I wish to say that I
propose to devote all the energy possi
ble and under my control to the push
ing of this work on the plans which
have been adopted and to stand behind
the men who are doing fitltnrul nard
work to bring about the early comple
tion of this the greatest constructive
enterprise of modern times.
Free Trade With Philippines.
The governments of our dependen
cies in Porto Hlco and the Philippines
, are progressing ns favorably as could
be desired. The prosperity of Porto
Itlco continues unabated. The busi
ness conditions in the Philippines are
not all that we could wish them to be ,
but with the passage of the new tariff
bill permitting free trade between the
United States and the archipelago ,
with such limitations In sugar and
tobacco aa shall prevent Injury to the
domestic Interests on those products ,
wo can count on an Improvement In
business conditions In the Philippines
and the development of n mutually
profitable trade between thla country
nnd the Islands. Meantime our gov
ernment in each do | > endency In upholding - (
ing the traditions of civil liberty nnd
Increasing popular control , which might I
bo expeutcd under American auspices.
The work which wo are doing theru
redounds to our credit ns a nation.
Words of Friendship For the South.
I look forward with hope to Iticreuu-
Ing tlie already grind feeling between
the Houth and the other sections of the
country. My chief purpose Is not to'
effect a change In the electoral vole of i
the southern states. That Is n second
ary consideration. What I look for-1
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ward to Is an Inercaro In the tolerance
of political views of all kinds and {
their advocacy throughout the south
and the existence of a respectable po
litical opposition In every Htate even
more than than this , to an Increased
feeling on the part of all the people In
the south that this government Is their 1
government and that its officers In
their states are their olllccrs.
The Negro Question.
The consideration of this question
cannot , however , be complete nnd full
without reference to the negro race ,
Its progress and Ifn present condition.
The thirteenth amendment secured
them freedom , the fourteenth amend
ment due process of law , protection
of property nnd the pursuit of happi
ness , and the fifteenth amendment at
tempted to secure the negro against
any deprivation of the privilege to
vote because ho was a negro. The
thirteenth and fourteenth amend
ments have been generally enforced
and have secured the objects for which
they were intended. While the fif
teenth amendment has not been gener
ally observed In the past , it ought to
be observed , and the tendency of
southern legislation today Is toward
the enactment of electoral qualifica
tions which shall square with that
amendment.
No Repeal of Fifteenth Amendment.
Of course the mere adoption of a
constitutional law Is only one step In
the right direction. It must be fairly
nnd Justly enforced as well. In time
both will come. Hence It Is clear to
all that the domination of an Ignorant ,
Irresponsible element can be prevent
ed by constitutional laws which shall
exclude from voting both negroes and
whites not having education or other
qualifications thought to be necessary
for a proper electorate. The danger
of the control of an Ignorant electorate
has therefore passed. With this change
the Interest which many of the south
ern white citizens take In the welfare
of the negroes 1ms Increased. The colored -
ored men must base their hope on the
results of their own Industry , self re-
Btralnt , thrift and business micccss ns
well ns upon the aid and comfort and
sympathy which they may receive
from their white neighbors of the
south. There was a time when north-
enters who sympathized with the ne
gro In his necessary struggle for bet
ter conditions sought to give to him
the suffrage as a protection and to eiii
force Its exercise against the prevail
ing sentiment of the south. The move
ment proved to be a failure. What re
mains is the fifteenth amendment to
the constitution and the right to have
statutes of states specifying quniiflca-
tlons for electors subjected to the test
of compliance with that amendment.
Tills is n great protection to the negro.
It never will be repealed , and It never
ought to be repealed. If it had not
been passed It might be difficult now
to adopt It , but with it in our funda
mental law the policy of southern leg
islation must and will tend to obey It ,
and so long as the statutes of the
states meet the test of this amend
ment and are not otherwise in con
flict with the constitution nnd laws of
the United States It is not the disposi
tion or within the province of the fed-
ernl government to interfere with the
regulation by southern states of their
domestic affairs.
"Negro Is Now American. "
There Is In the south a stronger feelIng -
Ing than ever among the Intelligent ,
well to do and Influential element In
favor of the industrial education of
the negro nnd the encouragement of
the race to make themselves useful
members of the community. The
progress which the negro has made in
the last fifty years from slavery , when
Us statistics are reviewed , is marvel
ous , and It furnishes every reason to
hope that In the next twenty-five years
n Ktill greater improvement in his con
dition as n productive member of so-
clety , on the farm and In the shop and
In other occupations , may come. The
negroes are now Americans. Their
ancestors came here years ago against
their will , and this Is their only coun
try and their only flag. They have
shown themselves anxious to live for
It and to die for It. Encountering the
race feeling against them , subjected
nt times to cruel Injustice growing out
of It , they may well lmfe our profound
sympathy and aid In the struggle they
are making. We are charged with the
sacred duty of making their path as
smooth and easy as we can. Any
recognition of their distinguished men ,
any appointment to ofllco from among
their number , I * properly taucn na an
encouragement and an appreciation of
their progress , and this Just policy
shall be pursued.
The Appointment of Negroes.
But it may well admit of doubt
whether In case of any race an ap
pointment of one of their number to
n local office In a community in which
the race feeling Is so widespread nnd
acute ns to Interfere with the ease and
facility with which the local govern
ment business can bo done by the ap
pointee is of sufficient benefit by way
of encouragement to the race to out
weigh the recurrence and Increase of
race feeling which such nn appoint
ment Is likely to engender. Therefore
the executive In recognizing the negro
race by appointments must exercise n
careful discretion not thereby to do It
more harm than -good. On tliu other
hand , we must lie careful not to en
courage the mere pretense of race feelIng -
Ing manufactured in the interest of In
dividual political ambition.
No R c Puling In Whit * Houo * .
Personally I Lave not the sllghtciit
race prejudice or feeling , and recogni
tion of Its existence only awakens in
my heart n deeper sympathy for those
who have to bear It or suffer from It ,
and I question the wisdom of a policy
which Is likely to Increase It. Mean
time , If nothing Is done to prevent , a
better feeling between the negroes and
the whites In the south will continue
( o grow , and mnre and more of the
white people will come to realize that
the future of the wmth Is to be much
benefited by the Industrial and Intel-
led mil progress of the negro. The ex-
erche of political franchises by those
of his race who are Intelligent and
well to do will be acquiesced In , and
the right to vote will be withheld only
from the Ignorant and Irresponsible of
both races.
The Labor Question.
There Is one other matter to which I
shall refer. It was made the subject
of great controversy during the elec
tion and calls for nt least a passing
reference now. My distinguished pred
ecessor lias given much attention to
the cause of labor , with whose strug
gle for better things he ban shown the
slncerest sympathy. At his Instance
congress has passed the bill fixing the
liability of Interstate carriers to their
employee. ' ) for Injury mistalncd In the
course of employment , abolishing the
rule of fellow servant and the common
law rule1 as to contributory negligence
and substituting therefor the so called
rule of comparative negligence. It has
also passed a law fixing the compen
sation of government employees for
injuries sustained In the employ of the
government through the negligence of
the superior. It also passed a model
child labor law for the District of Co
lumbia. In previous administrations
an arbitration law for Interstate com
merce railroads and their employees
and laws for the application ofafety
devices to wivo the lives and limbs of
employees of Interstate railroads had
been passed. Additional legislation of
this kind was passed by the outgoing
congress.
I wish to say that , In HO far as I can ,
I hope to promote the enactment of
further legislation of this character.
I am strongly convinced that the gov
ernment should make Itself us respon
sible to employees Injured In Its em
ploy as an Interstate railway corpora
tion Is made responsible by federal
law to its employee. " , and f shall bo
gltul , whenever any additional reasona
ble safety device can be Invented to
reduce the loss of life and limb among
railway employees , to urge congress
to require Its adoption by Interstate
railways.
Use of Injunctions Necessary.
Another labor question has arisen
which has awakened the most excited
discussion. That is In respect to the
power of the federal courts to Issue
injunctions In industrial disputes. As
to that , my convictions are fixed. Take
away from courts , If It could be taken
away , the power to Issue Injunctions
In labor disputes , and It would create
a privileged class among the laborers
and save the lawless among their num
ber from a mo-t ; needful remedy avail
able to all men for the protection of
their business against lawless invasion.
The proposition that business la not a
property or pecunl-iry rlsht which can
be protected by equitable Injunction Is
utterly without foundation in prece
dent or reason. The proposition is
usually linked with one to make the
secondary boycott lawful. Such a
proposition Is at variance with the
American instinct and will find IK
support , in my judgment , when submit
ted to the American people. The sec
ondary boycott Is an instrument of
tyranny and oucrht not to be made
legitimate.
The Issuing of a temporary restrain
ing order without not ! e lias In several
Instances been abused by its Incon
siderate exercise , and to remedy this
the platform upon whfeh I was elect
ed recommends the formulation In n
statute of the conditions under which
such n temporary re-straining order
ought to Issue. A statute can nnd
ought to be framed to embody the best
modern practice and can bring the sub
ject so closely to the attention of the
court as to make abuses of the process
unlikely In the future. American p
pie. If I understand them. Insist that
the authority of the courts shall be
sustained and are opposed to an
change In the procedure by which th
powers of a court may be weakenei
nnd the fearless and effective admin
Istrntlon of Justice be Interfered with
Having thus reviewed the question
likely to recur during my administra
tion nnd having expressed In n snm-
inary way the position which I expect
to take In recommendations to con
gress and In my conduct ns an execu
tive. I l"voke the considerate sym
pathy nnd support of my fellow citi
zens ni'd the aid of Almighty Oed In
the fl | charTo of my responsible duties.
WESTINOHOUSE , JRM WEDS
Marriage Today to English Girl the
Culmination of Interesting Romance.
London , March 4. Miss Violet Eve
lyn Brocklelmnk , daughter of Sir
Thomas Drocklcbanh , and George
Westlnghouse , Jr. , son of the Pitts-
burg millionaire air brake manufactur
er , wore married today at Irton Hall ,
Lancashire , one of the country seata
of the bride's father.
The wedding marked the culmlna
tion of an Interesting romance. Miss
Urocklcbank and her future husband
met for the first time when ho was
working aa a laborer in his father's
factory in Pittsbnrg. Ha did this tc
gain experience of the practical side
of the business. The couple met again
a year later In Rnropo.
Three Barrel Gun for Roosevelt.
Moundsvllle , W. Vn. , March < .
President lioosevelt will hunt big
game In Africa with a threo-barrel
gun. Several weeks ago the president
placed an order at a factory here for
a special gun which , he stated , ho
\nnted tu use on his African bunting
expedition.
STOCKYARDS BILL
GETS HOUSE 0K ,
Reduces Yardage Charges 20
Per Gori ! Below Present Rates ,
j LIST OF BILLS TOTALS 984
Senator Ollls Introduces Bill Providing
for State Inspection of Grain and
Regulating Storage Charges Sen
ate Repents Employee Law.
Lincoln , March 3. The house passed
the stuck yards bill by Taylor ol
Hitchcock. The bill reduces ynrduKU
charges about 20 per cent and re
duces hay and corn charges to 3u
cents above market price.
The hoiiFi ! also passed the Roller
anti-high school fraternity hill , which
has already passed the senate. I j
The end of the legislation session
appeared In sight with the expiration
of the tlmu lor the Introduction of
new bills The total numbei of incas- , >
j
ures Introduced In the two branched' '
Is OS-I , as against l.On-1 two years ago.
In the donate ' 107 were placed on the
calendar and In the house 007 were In- ;
troduced. Among the last bills Intro
duced Is one by Senator Ollls , provld- .
Ing practically a now system for stor |
Ing and Inspecting grain In Nebraska' '
elevators. The bill provides for the
appointment of wclghnuisters In nil i
cities where there are public storage ;
houses and establishes a method of i
grading all kinds of grain. An elab
orate plan f'ti handling grain is pro
vided and l..i : state rallioad coinmls
slon is charged with the enforcement
of the piooosoil law.
Another measure introduced in the
senate incn-aaus materially the sal
aries of county attorneys. In cities of
from l.UUO to 30.UOU population the sal
ary Is tnised irom $ SOO to $ i,20U and
lu Douglas county the salary of that
official is madt$1,000. .
There WIN a parliamentary tangle
in the house surh as Tias not been
witnessed belori ; this session. U end
ed with the Indefinite postponement of
a bill to close all saloons at 7 p. m.
In committee- the whole the iiicaB-
tire was iiKommendud lor passage hy
2 vote ol 20 to U'.l , but I lie house de
feated iT oil a motion to nonconcur by
a suhMaut.al majority. j
A tow occurred in the hill room of
the house , which resulted In tin ; Sicalc- |
cr and cliiof clerk discharging J. N
Faulhauior and J. N * . Vanderijurg.
The senate In committee of the
whole agreed to pass Firllnr's bill
providing lor the assessment of tual
property i.-very two years instead of
every lour years. Senator Tlblxst's
bill prohibiting the circulation of fiilsa
reports about the condition ol bunks
under heavy penally was recommend
ed favorably.
The senate decided the present law
limiting tin ! number of employees tha
senate may hnvo on Its payroll to for
ty-nine is a dead lot lei and recom
mended Its repeal. Senator Howrdl
said the legislature regularly disre
garded It and ho thought the people
had confidence enough In the members
to let them say each session how
many assistants they needed. The
present list of senate employees num
bers sixty-three.
Contracts were let for twenty new
bridges in different parts of Lancaster
county. They are scattered over ulna
precincts in the country.
Says He Is Slayer of Mrs. Martin.
Lincoln , March 3. An anonymous
communication was received by Chief
of Police Cooper , in which the writer
says he is the slayer of Mrs. Jacob
Martin , in Gage county , and that
Mead Shumway , who Is to bo hanged
for the crime Friday , Is Innocent. The
writer says Mrs. Martin attacked him
with a butcherknlfe and he was forced
to kill her. The authorities are un
likely to pay any attention to the
communication. Governor Shallen-
berger received n letter from Shum-
way's Illinois sweetheart pleading for
clemency.
Bakers Organize at Omaha.
Omaha , March 3. Permanent ar-
ganization was decided upon by sixty
master bakers , who met in this city
for that purpose. They come from all
parts of Nebraska , and were presided
over by George Wolz of Fremont , who
was made president. In the future the
organization will be known as the
Master Bakers' Association of Nobras-
ka. J. Burns of Omah'a was madt- sec
retary. The bakers were last night
guests of the local bakers and today
a committee of seven presented a con
stitution and bylaws , which waa
adopted.
$1,000 , Missing From His Pocket.
Broken Bow , Neb. , March 3. Theo
dore Leserve , son of a prominent and
wealthy resident of this place , was
found In the Alliance yards In an un
conscious condition. When found he
bad $600 In cash in his pockets. When
he left home a day earlier he had $1-
600. Ha left here in company with
two companions , neither of whom has
been found.
Fight Ove- Section Line.
Bridgeport , N b. , March 3. A dls
pute over the section line between
two homesteaders , Frank Marshall
and George Petker , led to a fight , In
which Petker was so badly hurt that
he has been In bed since. Marshall
was arrested and held In $1,000 bond
on a charge of assault.
Detroit May Get Bowling Congress.
Plttsburg , March 4. It appears that
Detroit will get the tenth national
tourmunenl of the American Bowling
congress.
SAVE THIUNYWAY
Put It In Some Snfe Place , for It May
Come In Handy Some Day.
Horn Is a simple honiQ-mndo mix
ture as given by an eminent authority
MI Kidney diseases , who makes the
xtatemont that II will relieve almost
any case of Kidney trouble If taken
befoto the stage of llrlghl's disease.
Ho states that such Hymploms as laimi
hack , pain In the sldo , frequent de
sire to urinate , especially at night ;
painful and discolored urination , nro
H-iidlly overcome , lieuIs the recipe.
Try It :
Fluid PA tract Dandullon , one-halt
ounce ; Compound Kargon , one ounce ;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparllla , thrcu
ounces. Take a tenspoonful after
each meal and at bedtime.
A well-known druggist here In town
hi authority that these ingredients
arc- all harmless and easily mixed at
home by shaking well In a bottle. This
mixture has a peculiar healing and
soothing c-fl'i-et upon the entire Kid
ney and Urinary structure , and often
overcomes the worst forms of llheu-
matlsm In Just a Illllo while. This
mixture Is .said to remove all blood
disorders and cure the Klioiiinatlsin
by forcing the Kldnoys to filter and
strain from the blood ami system all
uric add and foul , decomposed waste
matter , which cause these afflictions.
Try It If vim an-n't well. Have the
prescription.
Identifies George Ryan as Mem
ber of Alleged Gang ,
LOSES $0,000 $ , AND DIAMOND
Five Under Indictment at Little Rock.
Maybray Will Be Brought to Coun
cil Bluffs for Trial Victims Flock
to Hot Springs.
Hot Springs. Ark. , March ! . Joseph
P. Walker of Denver , In the federal
court here , positively identified George
Ryan of tills city as being the man
who encouraged him to go to Council
Bluffs , la. , wneru later ho was victim-
ized of ? 5OUO , ho dcclaies , by the gang
of alleged loot nice- swindlers now un
der arrest In Llttlu Rock. Ryan had
been arrested und held under u $10OUU .
bond to answer u charge of the mlsusu \
of the malls In connection with luring \ .
victims.
Postal inspector Swansou of Cou ; : il
Olutts brought seven of the victims
here from Little Rock , hut > Talkcr is
the only one who Identified Ryuu us
being connected with the game.
Federal Commissioner Leslie , before
whom Ryan was tried , declared that
he did not believe the charge of mis
use of mails hud been established
against Ryan , but that he would re
serve decision one week and give Federal - s
'
eral Attorney Clayton an opportunity #
to file a brief In the matter. Ryan '
was given nib liberty under a former
bond.
bond.Walker
Walker testified that he put up $5-
000 to help swell the $50,000 bet on the
race , but he had loaned the money In
to the pool rather than wagered him
self , because he "had no Interest in
the matter. "
Under cross-examination he said he
had been promised a percentage of the
entire winnings and that after he hud
"loaned" his $5,000 to be wagered he
put up a large diamond' stud against a
diamond ring on the result , which he
lost also.
Alleged Swindlers Indicted.
Little Rock , March 4. One indict
ment was returned by the Pulaskl
county grand Jury , but that was suf
ficient as in it appeared the names of
all the men known to the grand jury
connected with the alleged fleecing of
J. O. Kyle out of $10,000. It was an
easy matter to get service upon this
Indictment. All the men are In the
Pulaskl county jail. The Indictment
charges J. C. Maybray , P. M. Clark , I.
J. Warner , J. C. Johnson and H. M.
Stockwell with getting money by false
pretenses and grand larceny , and fixes
their bonds at $10,000 each. Maybray
will be taken to Council 13luffs.
DIAMOCD I POJS SHLW BAIN
Appraiser of New York Port Sights
Prosperity Wave.
New York , March 3. From fljures
made public by the appraiser of the
port itappears that the prosperity
wave , long reported as heading in
this direction , has at lust reached
these shores , During the mouth tha
value of the diamonds , pearls , rubloi
and other gems entered through thla
port aggregated $2,016,710 , a gain over
the imports of the same clais of mer
chandise during February , 1908 , ot
$200,447. On all other imports tha to
tal value aggregated $06,8(7,526 , ot
$18,500,000 more than for tha corre-
Bcondlnc month last year.
KltOO II i\V.\K I ) 9100.
Tim ri.'iidiTH of tills pnpor will bo
rilGnxml to learn that there IH at leant
one drent ! < - < ] illHoaHo Hint Hclonco linn
been able to cure In all Its HIUKCH , nnil
that IH Catiirrli. Hiill'H Catarrh Cure la
the only pOHltlvo euro now known to
the mudlcul fraternity. Cutiirrh beliiK
a conxtltutlnnul illneaHo. rcnulrex a con
stitutional treatment. Ilnll'H Cutiirrh
Cure IH taken Internally , netlne illroctly
upon tin- blond anil miicmiH Riirfaoos of
the Hj-Htom. thereby di'Htroylnfj the
foundation of the ilIxcaHo , anil KlvtiiK
the pntli-nt Htn > n ; tl > by linllclltiK up the
coiiHtltntlon and aHHlxtliiK nature In
ilnliiK Us work. The proprli-toni have
xii much faith In | m curative nowerx
tliat they oftVr One Hundred Dollars
fur any fane tliat It falla to i-tiro Semi
for lift or ti-Kiiin-inlalH.
Aildre.su \ J. CHUNKY .t CO. .
, , . . r'rolctl ° . Ohio.
Solil i - r .
by
DrtittKlHtH , 7Bc.
Take HuH'a Family Pills for constipa
tion.