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1'IIE NOKFOLK WEEKLY NHW&-.TOIJIINAL KIUDAY DISOLIMHEK 10 I'JO ! ) MESSAGE FROM TAFT WILL DE NO TARIFF REVISION FOR THE PRESENT. THE NICARAGUA WAR CLOUD IRRESPONSIBLE NATIONS NOT PRO TECTED BY MONROE DOCTRINE. A DEFICIT OF $73,075,680 $ , , Legislation Against the Issuance of Injunctions Without Notice Is Urged , -by the President Finds Nation In Highly Prosperous Condition. Washington , Doc. 7. In his annual message , read to congress at noon to day , President Taft said : To the Senate ami the House of Hep- rcsentatlves : The relations of the United Stat.cn with all foreign governments have con tinued upon ( he normal basis of amity and good understanding and are very generally satisfactory. Europe. The American rights [ In the fisheries on the north Atlantic coast ] under the fisheries article of the treaty of 1818 have been a cause of difference be tween the United States and Great Urltaln for nearly seventy years. The Interests Involved are of great Impor tance to the American llshlng Industry , and the final settlement of the contro versy [ by the permanent court of ar bitration at Tlie Hague ] will remove a source of constant Irritation and com plaint. Tills Is the first case Involving such great International questions which has been submitted to the per manent court of arbitration at The Hague. Negotiations for an International conference to consider and reach an arrangement providing for the preser vation and protection of the fur seals In the north Paclllc are In progress with the governments of Great lirltnln , Japan and Itussla. Tlie attitude of the governments Interested leads mete to hope fora satisfactory settlement of this question as the ultimate outcome of the negotiations. The Near East. The quick transition of the govern ment of the Ottoman empire from one of retrograde tendencies to a consti tutional government with a parlia ment and with progressive modern policies of reform and public Improve ment Is one of the Important phenome na of our times. Constitutional gov ernment seems also to have made further advance In Persia. These avents have turned the eyes of the ( world upon the near east In thaf jquartcr the prestige of the United Btates has spread widely through the peaceful inlluence of American schools , universities and missionaries. There Is every reason why we should obtain n greater share of the commerce of the near east since the conditions are more favorable uow than ever before Latin America. One of the happiest events In recent pan-American diplomacy was the pa cific , Independent settlement by the governments of Hollvla and Peru of a boundary difference between them , which for some weeks threatened to cause war and even to entrain 1m- bltterments affecting other republics less directly concerned. Our Citizens Abroad. This administration , through the de partment of state and the foreign serv ice. Is lending all proper support to legitimate and beneficial American en terprises In foreign countries , the de gree of such support being measured by the national advantages to be ex pected. A citizen himself cannot by contract or otherwise divest himself of the right , nor can this government escape the obligation , of his protec tion In his personal and property rights when these are unjustly In fringed In a foreign country. To avoid ceaseless vexations It Is proper that in considering whether American enter prise should be encouraged or support ed In n particular country the govern ment should give full weight not only to the national as opposed to the Indi vidual bcnellts to accrue , but also to tbe fact whether or not the goven mcnt of the country In questlo''t Its administration and u iisi.ttk. . > faithful to the principles of modera tion , equity and Justice upon which alone depends Intcrnatlonai credit In diplomacy as well as In Una nee. The Monroe Doctrine. The pan-American policy of this government has long been tlxed In Its principles and remains unchanged. With the changed circumstances of the United States and of the republics to tbe south of us , most of which have great natural resources , stable govern ment and progressive Ideals , the ap prehension which gave rise to the. Monroe doctrine may be said to have nearly disappeared , and neither tht doctrine as It exists nor any other doc trine of American policy should be permitted to operate for the perpetua Uon of irresponsible government , the escape of Just obligations or the lusldl ous allegation of dominating ambitions on the part of the United States. ilv meeting with President Diaz anu toe greeting exchanged on both Anier lean and Mexican soil served. I hope to signalize I lie close and cordial rela tlons which so well bind together till republic and the great republic Imme dlately to the south , between which there Is so vast a network of nmterla Interests. I am happy to say that all but one of ( he cases which for so long vexed our relations with Venezuela have been settled within the past few months and that , under the enlight ened regime now directing the govern ment of Venezuela , provision has been made for arbitration of the remaining case before The Hague tribunal. On July 30 , 11)01) ) ) , the government of Panama agreed , after considerable ne gotiation , to Indemnify the relatives of the American olllcers and sailors who were brutally treated , one of them having. Indeed , been killed by the Panaman police tills year. This government was obliged to In tervene diplomatically to bring about arbitration or settlement of the claim of the Emory company against Nica ragua , which It had long before been agreed should he arbitrated. A settle ment of this troublesome case was reached by the signature of n protocol on Sept. 18 , 1000. Many years ago diplomatic interven tion became necessary to the protec tion of the Interests in the American claim of Alsop & Co. against the government of Chile. The govern ment of Chile had frequently admitted obligation In the case and had prom- sod thlsgovcrnnirnt to settle It. There had been two abortive attempts to dose so through arbitral commissions , which 'ailed through lack of jurisdiction. Now , happily , as the result of the re cent diplomatic negotiations , the gov- Turnouts of the United States and of Jhlle , actuated by the sincere desiree : o free from any strain those cordial and friendly relations upon which both set such store , have agreed by a proto col to submit the controversy to defln- live settlement by his Hrltannlc majes ty Edward VII The Nicaraguan Trouble. Since the Washington conventions of 1007 were communicated to the gov ernment of the United States its n con sulting and advising pnrty this gov ernment has been almost continuously called upon by one or another and in turn by all of the five Central Ainer- can republics to exert Itself for the ualntenance of the conventions. Near- y every complaint lias been against the Zolayn government of Nicaragua , which has kept Central America lu constant tension or turmoil. The re sponses made to the representations of entral American republics as due from the United States on account of ts relation to the Washington couven- .ions have been at all times conserva- : lve and have avoided , so far as possi ble , any semblance of interference , irl- hough It Is very apparent that the considerations of geographic proximity o the canal zone and of the very sub stantial American interests In Central Vmerica give to the United States a special position lu the zone of these republics and the Caribbean sea I need not rehearse here tiie patient efforts of this government to promote peace and welfare among these re- mbllcs , efforts which are fully appre ciated by the majority of them who ire loyal to their true Interests. It would be uo less unnecessary to re hearse here the sad tale of unspeak able barbarities and oppression alleged ; o have beeu committed by the Zeiaya jovernmeut Recently two Americans ivere put to death by order of Presi dent Zelaya himself. They were offi cers lu the organized forces of a rev olutlou which had continued many weeks and was In control of about kuif of the republic , and us such , ac cording to tile modern enlightened iractice of civilized nations , they were entitled to be dealt with as prisoners of war. At the date when this message is irlnted this government has termi- lated diplomatic relations with the Belaya government for reasons made mbllc In a communication to the for- : iicr Nicaraguau charge d'affaires and , s Intending to take such future steps as may be found most consistent with ts dignity , its duty to American in- erests and its moral obligations to Central America and to civilization. It may later bo necessary for me to bring this subject to the attention of the congress in a special message In the Far East. In the far cast this government preserves serves unchanged its policy of support ing the principle of equality of oppor [ unity and scrupulous respect for the Integrity of the Chinese empire , to which policy are pledged the Interest ed powers of both east and west. By the treaty of 1003 China has un dertaken the abolition of llkln with a moderate and proportionate raising of the customs tariff along with currency reform. These reforms being a mani fest advantage to foreign commerce as well as to the Interests of China , this government is endeavoring to facili tate these measures and the needful acquiescence of the treaty powers. When it appeared that Chinese likln revenues were to be hypothecated to foreign banker * In connection with a jrreat railway project it was obvious that the governments whose nationals held this loan would have a certain direct Interest In the question of the carrying out by China of the reforms In question. The administration deem ed American participation to bo of great national interest. ITannlly. when It was as a matter of broad policy ur gent that this opportunity should not be lost , the Indispensable Instrumental ity presented Itself when a group of American bankers of International reputation and great resources agreed at once to share In the loau upon pre cisely such terms as this government should approve. The chief of those terms was that American railway ma terial should be upon an exact equality with that of the other nationals Join ing in the loan in the placing of or ders for this whole railroad system. After months of negotiation the equal I participation of Americans seems at t iast assured. In one of the Chinese-Japanese con ventions of Sept. 1 of this year there was a provision which caused consid erable public apprehension In that t upon Its face It was believed lu some quarters to seek to establish u monopoly ely of mining privileges along the South MiiiK-linrlan and Antung-Muk- dcn railroads and thus to exclude \ Americans from n Wide Hold of enter- prl.se. to take part In which they were by treaty with China entitled. After a thorough examination of the conven tions and of the several contextual documents the secretary of state reach ed the conclusion that no such monopoly ely was Intended or accomplished This government made Inquiry of the linporlal ChlnvNc and Japanese gov ernments and received from each oill- clal assurance that the provision had no purpose Inconsistent with the poli cy of eiiuallty of opportunity to which the signatories , In common with the United States , are pledged. Our traditional relations with the Japanese empire continue cordial , as usual. The arrangement of 11)08 ) for a co-operative control of the coming of laborers to the United States has proved to work satisfactorily. The matter of a revision of the existing treaty between the United States and Japan which IB terminable In 1012 Is already receiving the study of both countries The Department of State. I earnestly recommend to the favor able action of the congress the esti mates submitted by the department of state and most especially the legisla tion suggested lu the secretary of state's letter of this date whereby It will be possible to develop and make permanent the reorganization of the department upon modern lines In u manner to make It a thoroughly ef ficient Instrument In the furtherance of our foreign trade and of American Interests abroad. Under a provision of the act of Aug. 5 , 1000 , 1 have appointed three olllclals to assist the olllcers of the government In collecting Information necessary to n wise administration of the tariff act of Aug 5. 11)01) ) ) As to questions of customs administration they are co operating with the officials of the treasury department and as to matters of the needs and the exigencies of our manufacturers and exporters with the department of commerce and labor In Its relation to the domestic aspect of the subject of foreign commerce. As a consequence of section 2 of the tariff act of Aug. 5 , 1000 , It becomes the duty of the secretary of state to con duct as diplomatic business all the negotiations necessary to place him In a position to advise me as to whether or not u particular country unduly dis criminates against the United States in the sense of the statute referred to. Government Expenditures and Rev enues. Perhaps the most Important ques tion presented to this administration Is that of economy In expenditures and suillclency of revenue The report of the secretary shows that the ordinary expenditures for the current fiscal year ending June 'M , 1910. will exceed the estimated re ceipts by 4.075.tr ' ( ) . If to this deficit are added the sum to be disbursed for the Panama canal , amounting to $38.- 000.000. and $1.000.000 to be paid on the public debt , the deticlt of ordinary receipts and expenditures will be in * creased to a total deficit of $73,075,620. This deficit the secretary proposes to meet by the proceeds of bonds issued to pay the cost of constructing the Panama canal I approve this pro posal. The Panama Canal. The policy of paying for the con struction of the Panama canal not out of current revenue , but by bond Issue , was adopted In the Spooner act of 1002 , and there seems to be no good reason for departing from tbe princi ple by which a part at least of the burden of the cost of the canal shall fall upon our posterity , who are to enjoy It , and there Is all the more rea son for this view because the actual cost to date of the canal , which is now half done u-nd which will be completed Jan. 1 , 1015 , shows that the cost of engineering and construction will be $297.700,000 instead of $139,705.200. as originally estimated In addition to engineering and construction , the oth cr expenses , including sanitation and government and the amount paid for the properties , the franchise and the privilege of building the canal , In crease the cost by $75.435,000 to a total of $375.201.000. The Increase In the cost of engineering and construc tion Is due to a substantial enlarge ment of the plan of construction bj widening the canal 100 feet In the Cu lebra cut and by increasing the dl menslons of the locks , to the under estimate of the quantity of the worn to bo done under the original plan and to an underestimate of the cost of la bor and materials , both of which havp greatly enhanced In price since the original estimate was made Government Economy. In order to avoid a deficit for the ensuing fiscal year I directed the heads of departments In the prepara tion of their estimates to make them as low as possible consistent with Im perative governmental necessity The result tins been , as I am advised by the secretary of the treasury , that the estimates of the expenses of the gov ernment for the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1011 that Is , for the next fiscal year-arc less by $55,003,000 than the total of appropriations for the current fiscal year and less by $04,000,000 than the estimates for that year. So far as the secretary of the treasury is able to form a Judgment as to future income , there will be no deficit In the year ending June 30,1011 , but a small surplus of $712,000. In the present estimates the needs of the departments and of the gov ernment have been cut to the quick. For the purpose of securing informa tion which may enable the executive and the legislative branches to unite In a plan for the permanent reduction 01 the cost of governmental admlnls- ti'atlon the treasury department has Instituted an Investigation by one of t the most skilled expert accountants In the United States. Tfie object of the investigation is to devise means to In crease the average etllclency of each employee. There Is great room for 1m provement toward this end , not only by the reorganization of bureaus and ] departments and In the. avoidance of : duplication , but also In the treatment of the Individual employee. Under the present system It constant ly happens that two employees receive the same salary when the work of one is far more difficult and Important and exacting than that of the other. Su perior ability Is not rewarded or en couraged. Civil Pensions. As the degree of efficiency In all the departments \ much lessened by the re tention of old employees who have out lived ( heir energy and usefulness It is Indispensable to any proper system of economy that provision bo made so that their separation from the service shall be easy and Inevitable. It Is Im possible to make mich provision unless there Is adopted a plan of civil pen sions. We cannot , In view of the ad vancing prices of living , hope to save money by a reduction In the standard of salaries paid. Indeed. If any change Is made In that regard an Increase rather than a decrease will be neces sary , and the only means of economy will be In reducing the number of employees and In obtaining a greater average of efficiency from those re tained In the service. Frauds In the Collection of Customs. I regret to refer to ( he fact of the discovery of extensive fraudit lu the collection of the customs revenue at New York city. In which a number of j the subordinate employees In the weighing and other departments were dlr : ctly concerned and In which the beneficiaries were the American Sugar Refining company and others. The frauds consisted In the payment of du ty on underweights of sugar Tlie gov ernment has recovered from the Amer ican Sugar Refining company all that It Is shown to have been defrauded of. The sum was received In full of the amount due which might have been recovered by civil action against the beneficiary of ( he fraud , but there was an excess reservation In the contract of settlement by which the settlement should not Interfere with or prevent the criminal prosecution of every one who was found to bo subject to the same. Criminal prosecutions are now pro ceeding against a number of the gov ernment olllcers The treasury de partment and the department of jus tice are exerting every effort ( o dis cover nil the wrongdoers , Including the officers and employees of the compa nies who may have been privy to the fraud. It would seem to me that an Investigation of the frauds by con gress at present , pending the probing by the treasury department and the department of Justice , as proposed , might by giving Immunity and other wise prove an embarrassment In se curing conviction of the guilty parties Maximum and Minimum Clause In Tarif * Act. Two features of the new tariff act call for special reference. In order that the maximum duty shall be charg ed against the imports from a country it is necessary that the executive shall find ou the part of that country not only discriminations in its laws or tbe practice under them against the trade of the United States , but that the dls criminations found shall be undue that is , without good and fair reason No one Is seeking a tariff war or a con dltlon lu which the spirit of retaliation shall be aroused Tanff Readjustment. The new tariff law enables me to ap point a tariff board to assist me In con ncctlon with the department of state lu the administration of the minimum and maximum clause of the act and also to assist officers of the government In the administration of the entire law. I be lieve that the work of this board will be of prime utility and importance whenever congress shall deem it wise again to readjust the customs duties If the facts secured by the tariff board are of such n character as to show gen erally that the Rites of duties Imposed by the present tariff law are excessive under the principles of protection as described In the platform of the suc cessful party sit the late election I shall not hesitate to Invite the atten tlou of congress to this fact and to the necessity for action predicated there on * . Nothing , however , halts business and Interferes with the course of pros perity so much ns the threatened revi sion of the tariff , and until the facts are nt hand , after careful and deliber ate Investigation , upon which such re vision can properly be undertaken. It seems to me unwise to nttempt It. War Department. In the Interest of Immediate econ omy I have required a reduction in the estimates of the war department for the coming fiscal year which brings the total estimates down to an amount forty-five millions less than the corresponding estimates for last year. This could be accomplished only by cutting off new projects and sus pending for the period of one year all progress in military matters. For the same reason I have directed that the army shall not be recruited up to Its present authorized strength. These measures can hardly be more than temporary , ror l am sure that the in terests of the military establishment are seriously in need of careful con slderation by congress. The secretary of war calls attention to a number of needed changes In thai i army , In all of which 1 concur , but the point upon which I place most em phasis is the need for an elimination bill providing a method by which the merits of officers shall have some ef fect upon their advancement and by which the advancement of all may ba accelerated by the effective elimination of n definite proportion of tbe least Ulcicnt. The military and naval Joint board have unanimously agreed that It would bo unwise to make the largo expendf- tures which at one time were contem plated in the establishment of a naval base and station lu the Philippine Is lands and have expressed their Judg ment , In which I fully concur , In fa ror of making an extensive naval base at Pearl Harbor , near Honolulu , and not lu the Philippines. The Nav/ The return of the battleship flcel from Its voyage around the world lu more efficient condition than when It started was a noteworthy event of In * terest alike to our citizens and the naval author' of the world. Thu ! marked micce. . of the ships In steam ing around the world In all weathers ou schedule time has Increased respect for our navy and has ml tied to our na tional prestige. U Is a regrettable fact that the higher olllcers are old for the respon sibilities of the modern navy , and the admirals do not arrive at ( lag rank young enough to obtain adequate trainIng - Ing In their duties as Hag officers. Owing ( o ( he necessKy for economy In expenditures , 1 have directed the curtailment of recommendations for naval appropriations so that they arc thirty-eight millions less than the cor responding estimates of last year , and the request for new naval constructlot Is limited to two first class battleship * and one repair vessel. The secretary of the navy lias Inau gurated a tentative plan Involving ce tain changes In the organization of t li mn-y department , Including the navy yards , all of which have been found by the attorney general to bo In ac cordance with law. I have approved the execution of the plan proposed be cause of l he greater efficiency and economy It promises. Department of Justice Expedition In Legal Procedure. The deplorable delays In the admin istration of civil and criminal law have received the attention of committees of the American liar association and of many state bar associations as well us the considered thought of judges and jurists. In my judgment , a change in public procedure , with a view to re ducing Its expense to private litigants In civil cases and facilitating the dls- ! patch of business and final decision in both civil and criminal cases , const- ! , tutes the greatest need In our Amerl- can institutions. I do not doubt for one moment that much of the lawless violence and cruelty exhibited In lynch- Ings are directly due to the uncertain ties and Injustice growing out of the delays In trials , judgments and the exe cutions thereof by our courts. I therefore recommend legislation providing for the appointment by the president of a commission with authority - ity to examine the law and equity procedure of the federal courts of first Instance , the law of appeals from those courts to the courts of appeals ] and to the supreme court and t lie costs Imposed In such procedure upon the ! private litigants and upon the public treasury and make recommendation with a view to simplifying and ex pediting the procedure as far as pos sible and making it as inexpensive as may be to the litigant of little means. Tlie platform of the successful party In the last election contained the fol lowing : Injunctions Without Notice. that the rules of proce dure In the federal courts with respect to the issuance of the writ of injunc tion should be more accurately defined by statute and that no injunction or temporary restraining order should be issued without notice , except where Irreparable Injury would result from delay , lu which case a speedy hearing thereafter should be granted. " I recommend that In compliance with the promise thus made appropriate leg islation be adopted Moreover , every such injunction or restraining order Issued without previous notice and op portunity by the defendant to be heard should by force of the statute expire and be of no effect after seven days from the issuance thereof or within any time less than that period which the court may fix unless within such seven days or such less period the In junction or order Is extended or re newed after previous notice and op portunity to be heard. Anti-trust and Interstate Commerce Laws. Thu jurisdiction of the general gov ernment over interstate commerce has led to the passage of the so called "Sherman anti-trust law" and the "in terstate commerce law" and Its amendments The'developmeiits In the operation of those laws call for a dis cussion and some suggestions as to amendments These I prefer to em body In a special message Postoffice Department Second Class Mail Matter. The deficit every year In the post- office department is largely caused by he low rate of postage of 1 cent a | omul charged on second class mall matter , which includes not only news papers , but magazines and miscella neous periodicals. The actual loss grow ing out of the transmission of this second class mail matter at 1 cent a pound amounts to about $03,000,000 n year. The average cost of the trans portation of this mutter is more than 0 cents n pound. The statistics of 1007 show that second class mail matter constituted 0,1.01 per cent of the weight of all the mall and yielded oulv 5.10 per cent of the revenue. The figures given are startling and show the payment by the government of an enormous subsidy to the news papers , magazines and periodicals. A great saving might be made , amount ing to much more than half of the loss , by Imposing upon magazines and peri odicals a higher rate of postage. Postal Savings Banks. I believe postal savings banks to be necessary In order to offer a proper Inducement to thrift and saving to a great many people of small means who do not now have banking facilities and to whom such n system would offer an opportunity for the accumulation of capital. They will furnish a satisfactory substitute , based on sound principle and actual successful trial in nearly nil the countries of the world , for the system of government guaranty of deposits now being adopted In several western states which , with deference to those who advocate It. scorns to mete to have In It the seeds of demoraliza tion to conservative banking and cer tain financial disaster. Ship Subsidy. Following the course of my dlstln- Little Things Annoyer or Please Us Little thlnRS annoy us the little curl of smoke thnt , if left alone , would soon smudge the furnishings and make work for the house-wife. There arc no annoying little things in the PERFECTION Oil Heater ( Equipped with Smokelen Devloa ) They've been banished by hard thought and tireless work. In their stead there arc little things that please that make for comfort and satisfaction. The little self-locking Automatic Smokeless Device that actually prevents smoke the little lock on the inside of the tuba that holds the wick in check keeps it below the smoke zone , so ac curately adjusted that it cannot go wrong these arc some of the little things that please that have contributed to the name and fam of the Perfection Oil Heater. The most satisfying heater you can buy always ready easy to manage always dependable quickly cleaned. Brass font holds 4 quarts burns 9 hours. Attractively finished in Nickel or Japan in various styles and finishes. Every Dealer Everywhere. If Not At Your , Write for Descriptive Circular to the Nearest Agency of the STANDARD OIL COMPANY ( Incorporated ) gulshcd l predecessor , I earnestly rec ommend ( to congress the consideration and ' passage of a ship subsidy bill. Interior I Department New Mexico and Arizona. The successful party In the last elec tion in Its national platform declared in favor of the admission as separate states of New Mexico and Arizona , and j I recommend that legislation ap propriate ] to tills end be adopted. Alaska. With respect to the territory of Alas ka , I recommend legislation which shall provide for the apiHilntment by the president of a governor and also of an executive council , the members of which Khali during their term of office reside in the territory and which shall have legislative powers sufficient to enable it to give to tl territory lo cal laws adapted to Its present growth. I strongly deprecate legislation looking to the election of n territorial legisla ture lu that vast district. Conservation of Natural Resources. In several Departments there Is pre sented the necessity for legislation j looking to the further conservation of our national resources , and the sub- jcdt Is one of such Importance as to require i a more detailed and extended discussion than can be entered upon in this communication. For that rea son I shall take an early opportunity to send a special message to congress. The White Slave Trade. There Is urgent necessity for addi tional legislation and greater executive activity to suppress the recruiting of the ranks of prostitutes from the streams of Immigration into this coun try an evil which , for want of a bet ter name , has been called "the white slave trade. " Bureau of Health. There seems to bo uo reason why all the bureaus and offices In the general government which have to do with the public health or subjects aklu thereto should not be united In a bu reau to be called the "bureau of pub- lie health. " Political Contributions. 1 urgently recommend to congress tiiat a law lie passed requiring that candidates in elections of members of the house of representatives and com mittees In charge of their candidacy and campaign ( lie Hi a proper office of the United States government a state ment of the contributions received and of the expenditures incurred in tun campaign for such elections and that similar legislation be enacted in re spect to all other elections which are constitutionally within the control of congress Conclusion. Speaking generally , the country Is lu a high state of prosperity. There Is- every reason ( o believe that we are ou the eve of a substantial business ex pansion , and we have just garnered u harvest unexampled lu the market val ue of our agricultural products. Tim high prices which such products bring mean jrreat prosperity for the farming' comimrnlty ; but. on the other hand , they mean a very considerably Increas ed burden upon those classes In the community whose yearly compensation does not expand with the Improvement lu business and the general prosperity. Various reasons are given for the high prices. The proportionate Increase in the output of gold , which today is the chief medium of exchange and Is In some respects a measure of value , fur nishes a substantial explanation of at least part of the Increase In prices. The Increase In population and the more expensive mode of living of the people , which have not been accom panied by a proportionate increase in icrcage production , may furnish a fur ther reason It Is well to note that the Increase in the cost of living Is not confined to this country , but prevail * the world over , and that those wi would charge increases In prices to t existing protective tariff must met the fact that the rise lu prices has taken place almost wholly In thosn products of the factory and farm In respect to which there has been either no Increase In the tariff or In many Instances a very considerable rrdui- tlon. Try a News want-au Curnlng County Man Dies. West Point , Neb. , Deo. 7. Special to Tlie News : Nicholas Uelclillngor , an aged resident of St. Charles township - ship , tiled at the residence of his bro ther , John Itolchllngor , on Sunday at the ago of 82. The cause of dcatli was senile debility. Shot Passenger Train. Wayne , Neb. , Dec. G. Earl Plppert , a farmer , who took a shot at a passing passenger train , narrowly missing Con ductor McDonald , pleaded guilty In county court and was fined $1C and costs. Atkinson Beaten at Nellgh. Atkinson Graphic : The last of the football games of this season was played at Nellgh. The field was cov ered with mud which made trick plays almost an impossibility. A straight line buck was all that could be used by eithpr team. Neligli won by n score of 5 to 0. This Is the least score Nellgh has made against any of her \ opponents this year. The very best of relationships exist between the two schools , and it Is hoped the Nollgh team will be seen on the local grid iron next year. New Dispatcher at Chadron. Chadron Journal : J. L. Gibbons , the new chief dispatcher assumed his duties December 1 and all orders , messages and instructions arc now signed "J. L. G. " Kred Saxton goes to the South Piatte at Fremont , his old place , and will assume the duties of chief dispatcher there about the first of the new year. Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Havens of Omaha , who have been spending Thanksgiving week with their par ents , A. D. Havens and wife , returned homo Friday morning. The Ettile Dulci club were delight fully entertained by Mrs. Ellsworth Mack Friday. Miss Lillian Malzacher of Oakdalo is visiting her sister , Mrs. Will Stihultz until after the holidays. How's This ? \Vo offer One Hundred Dollars re ward for nny case of Catarrh that can not bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. K. J. CHKNEY & Co. , Toledo , O. We , the undersigned , have known F. J. Cheney for the Inst 15 years , and be- llovo him perfectly honorable In all business transactions , and llnanclally able to carry out any obllfjatlon made by his firm. Walillng , Klnmm & Marvin. Wholesale DniBsists , Toledo , O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken intor- nnlly , actlnj ? directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. I'rlco , 75c. per bottle. Sold by all DniKKlsts. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti pation DeBolt Granted a Hearing. WInside , Nob. , Dec. 6. Victor II. DeBolt. who was elected superinten dent of the Wlnsido schools two years ago , and was denied the right to offi ciate in the position by State Superin tendent McDrlen on the grounds that ho was a "gambler and sport , " has at last succeeded In getting n hearing be fore the state normal board. They have ordered the matter Investigated. DoBolt has n damage suit pending against McBrlen. To sell your house ana got nil cash for your equity can bo done although not easily by advertising. Shot Hired Man ; 10 Days In Jail. SJoux Falls , S. D. , Doc. 6. As the result of his trial , Garitt Heemstra , n prominent farmer living near Tur- ton , was found guilty of assault on a hired man , whom ho fired nt with a shotgun , wounding him seriously In the shoulder. The shooting was the result of a dispute and physical en counter between the two men over the price to bo paid per bushel by Heemstra for husking corn. After beIng - Ing shot and wounded the hired man walked a distance of n mile and n half to the homo of another farmer , \ where medical assistance was sum moned. Heemstra , following his con viction of assault , has been fined $100 and will bo required to servo a term of ten days In Jail.
