THE COLUMBIAN, BLoOMstfURU, PA.
A SHAMEFUL RECORD
Plummcr Earned Aachine Favor By Abject
Servility.
His Legislative Career Shows a Continuous Course !
of Iniquity and An Unbroken Record of Obedience
to the Bosses Voted Tor All the Vicious Legisla
tion of the Gang and Against All Measures For
the People.
Concluded From Last Week.
Tht Session of 1909.
J. Lee Plummer's abject subserviency
the machine In the contented elec
.ion cases disposed of during the Bos
ton of 1903 made him a prime favor
to at the beginning of the session of
J06. During the two previous sessions,
Vard H. llllss, of Delaware county,
tad been chairman of the committee
n appropriations, admittedly the most
m porta nt position 1b the Legislature
rom a machine standpoint, with tne
tosslble exception of the Speakership.
Vccordlng to precedent, Mr. Bliss, hav
ln been re-elected, stood to succeed
limself, with Mr. McClaln, of Lancas
.er, the fittest mnn In the body, meas
lred by experience and ability for the
fflre, first In the line of succession.
Shortly before the session opened, how
)Tr, Mr, Ullss died, and Plummer was
tunped over McClaln's head Into the
;Oveted position.
Few outside of tioRa Intimately as
sociated with legislation understand
he vast power for good or evil vet
Wl In the chairmanship of the house
ommltti- on appropriations. He is in
act In control of the purse-strings of
he Commonwealth, and supported by
to well-disciplined machine can dispose
jf the revenues of the State almost at
Mb pleasure. For years It has been
me of the principal sources of revenue
'or the machine, the rake-ofT from ap
7ropr:ations to charitable and educa
tional institutions amounting to a vast
mm each Resslon. But to make this
graft available, It Is necessary to have
in absolutely obedient and entirely
onsclencelcss man at the head of the
committee. In the contested election
ses, Mr. McClaln showed that he
-ouldn't be depended upon, and Plum
ner proved that he could. Therefore,
Plummer was taken. :
6tate Charities Perverted. 1
The record of the appropriation:
ommlttee of the last Legislature Is
jo notorious and rotten that It's hard
f worth while to cite It In detail. The
nanagers of every charity In the
Uate know how their recommenda
tion were Ignored, the members of the
committee remember how they were
slighted, and the general public has
:ome to understand that political ex
edlency rather than the merits of In
stitutions or the necessities of the
wards of the Commonweiflth was con
mlted in dispensing the charities. Rep- '
-esentntivo Hays, of Butler county, a 1
tfelong Republican and member of the
:ommittoe, openly charged Chnlrman
Plummor with usurping authority and
betraying public Interests by shaping
.he appropriations to serve the politl
..al machine miner than the interests
of the people. Plummer was silent
mder the accusation because he knew
.t could be proved. I
His relationship to other vicious le- ;
Elation of the session of 1905 may well
e examined by the voters who are
wked to entrust him with a closer as
sociation with the treasures of the
State. It can be said without fear of
ontradlctlon that he supported with '
rolce, vote or personal solicitation
(very lniquitiotia measure considered
luring the session, and that he didn't
ote for a single measure In the inter
est of the peoplo unless It was some
'.rifle which the machine consented to
vi a sort of sop to the reform whale.
?or example:
He voted against a resolution In
structing Pennsylvania Senators, and
'Questing our Representatives in Con
gress to vote for the legislation ad
vocated by President Roosevelt pro
ilbltlng discrimination In freight
charges and the payment of rebates.
Legislative Record, pages 200-204.
Against Personal Registration.
He voted against the resolution offer
ed by Mr. Sheath, of Philadelphia, to
discharge the elections committee
rom the further consideration of his
personal registration bill for cities of
the State. Legislative Record, pages
J77-78. The measure had been held In
committee so long that the purpose to
smother It stood revealed, and the ob
ject of the motion waa to put It on
the calendar In order that It might
have a chance of passing. Mr. Plum
mer and most of the Republicans un
der orders from the machine managers
voted against the motion and defeated
It
He dodged the vote on the resolu
tion offered by Mr. Creasy to put the
bill allowing trolley rallrads to carry
freight on the calendar. Legislative
Record, pages 2219-22. That measure
was also being stilled in committee by
machine ordurs.
H voted against the resolution offer
ed by Mr. Scofleld, Republican, of
Clearfield, to take the employers' lia
bility out of the committee on judiciary
general and place It on the calendar.
Legislative Record, pages 2224-27. This
bill was advocated by the United Mine
Workers and other labor organizations,
and la alrendy In successful and satis
factory operation Jn a number of
States.
The Infamoue Vice Bills.
Ho voted for the atrocious Puhl bill.
Legislative Record, pages 1039-40.
This measure was designed to de
stroy the Philadelphia Law and Order
Society. When the partnership be
tween the police department' and the
purveyors of vico became so notorious
that the public conscience revolted,
the Uw and Order Society waa or
ganized as a defensive expedient by
well-meaning poople. For several
years It had been the only agency to
repress vice, and Its activities were In
some measure menacing the prosperity
of the odious partnership. The society (
operated through deputy constables ap- I
pointed by friendly Magistrates. The
constables operated under the direction
of agents of the society, and without
consultation with the police. The Puhl
bill required all such organizations to
make public all Its movements, Includ
ing Its sources of revenue, the obvious
purpose being to enable the police de
partment to "tip off" the criminals all
contemplated raids, and punish those
who contributed to the funds of the
society ns unfriendly and venal pollco
authorities can.
He voted for two of the Infamous
Ehrhardt bills, and dodged the vote
on the other. Legislative Record, pages
1080-81; 1414-15.
These monstrous measures were In
tended to protect the "white slave"
dealers in Philadelphia. A number of
miscreants had formed a syndicate to
recruit for the brothels of that city
and New York. Their method was to
send agents Into the country towns
and to the ports of entry where, under
promise of lucrative employment, they
would Induce attractive country girls
and likely Immigrant girls to accom
pany them to the dens of vice and
crime. Once there, there was no es
cape, and they were starved or coerced
Into lives of shame. The Law and
Order Society having obtained Infor
mation of this most awful iniquity,
set about to break It up. The deputy
constables were Invoked and several
arrests made. The Ehrhardt bills pro
hibited deputy constables from serv
ing warrant unless they were coun
tersigned by the Superintendent of Po
lice, the purpose being to notify any
of the "white slave" dealers when war
rants were Issued against them so that
they could escape arrest.
Plummer was fully Informed of the
nature of those infamous bills as well
as the object of them, but he support
ed them nevertheless.
Other Votes Inimical to Public Interest
He voted for the Quay monument In
capital park. Legislative Record, !
page 2292. 1
He dodged the vote on the bill abol
ishing fees for District Attorneys and
substituting stated salaries. Legisla
tive Record, page 2324.
lie voted for all the Philadelphia
"ripper" bills. Legislative Record,
pages 8027-25.
He voted for the freak libel bill In
troduced at the Instance of Mr. Olier.
of Pittsburg. Legislative Record,
pages 3919; 3957-58.
He dodged the vote on the bill giving
privileges to the paper trust In Penn
sylvania that are not enjoyed by other
foreign corporations. Legislative Rec
ord, pages 848-51.
He spoke and voted against the
amendment to the general appropria
tion bill, offered by Mr. Creasy, In
creasing the appropraitlon for town
ship high schools from $100,000 to $200,
000. Republican Floor Manager Mc
Claln and others supported the meas
ure, and the day after its defeat the
machine bosses compelled Plummer to
move a reconsideration of the vote,
and stultify himself by an apology for
his blunder. Even Durham and Pen
rose wouldn't stand for such folly.
There is no record of the vote on
the motion of Mr. Dunsmore, of Tioga
county, Increasing the age limit In the
odious Judges' retirement bill from 70
years to 90, but as that bill was a ma
chine measure, and as Plummer had
voted for the Judges' salary Increase
at the previous session, It may be pre
sumed that he voted with the other
servile tools of the machine against
the amendment. It was adopted, how
ever, and the iniquitous bill waa sub
sequently laughed oft the calendars.
DR. WESTON IS FOR BERRY
The Venerable Theologian Congratu
lates Candidate On Hie Speeches.
The religious world, as it Is repre
sented In Pennsylvania, is concerned In
the pending political campaign more
than usual. That la, those concerned
with the conservation of the moral In
terests of the State are cordial in their
support of the Democratic nominee for
State Treasurer.
For example, when the newspaper
' comments on Mr, W. II. Berry's speech
accepting the Democratic nomination
for State Treasurer reached the re-
' treat of Rev. Dr. Henry O. Weston,
president of Crozlur Theological Semi
nary, that venerable educator and
Clergyman was delighted, not only with
the fact of the nomination, but with
the high plane upon which the candi
date placed himself.
In proof of this fact, the following
leter from Dr. Weston to Mr, Berry
Is apropo:
, Crozler Theological Seminary.
' Chester, Pa., Kepi. 8, 1905.
My Dear Mr. licrry: Allow mo to say
that I have been exceedingly pleased
with tho reports in the newspapers of
your speeches your campaign speeches
throughout the Slate. They are not
only admirable In spirit, but most poll
tit: in their Inllueiuo on the contest.
Attacks on the personal character
of p.n upyotent Invariably arouse syii-
pathy for tho man anused, and awaken
or Increase a personal dislike for the
speaker. Where it is possible, a manly
tribute like that you paid to the late
Mayor here Intensifies the Impressslon
that you are honestly striving for a
principle and not for porsonal advance
ment or personal revenge. You can
not do better for yourself or your cause
than to rigidly adhere to the course
you have thus far pursued. For your
success you have my best wishes and
my words always when they will do
you any good. I am very truly
yours. HENRY O. WESTON.
Dr. Weston Is widely known through
out this country and Europe as a theo
logian and scholar. His tribute to the
personal fitness and character of Mr.
Berry will have a profound Influence
on the public mind of the country.
WITH THE JAPANESE ARMY.
Some of the Causes Which Helped
on Success In the Field.
In tho advance of the Japanese
army down the peninsula, telephone
linesmen, bearing on their shoulders
colls of thin copper wire, not much
larger ami of no more weight than a
pack-thread, followed through the kaol
iang fields on each Bide of the com
mander. Tho moment he stopped, a
table was procured, a receiver was
snapped on tho wire and a telegrapher
stood ready. Moro remarkable waa
the advance of the telephone into the
contested redoubt of the Eternal Dra
gon, where a station was placed and
operated for four months, with the
Russians holding trenches only forty
meters distant and on three sides. At
this station, along tho front of which
twenty men a day were slain by
nharp-shooters, mail was delivered ev
ery timo that a transport arrived,
which was almost daily. Men on the
firing line received postal cards from
their sweethearts aud mother un hour
before death.
Telephone and postofllce followed
the flag; the Red Cross preceded 11.
The medical corps came, not in the
waks of the army, but closo on the
heels of the pioneers. Before oven
the infantrymen entered a Chinese
village It was explored, the water of
its wells analyzed, its houses tested
for bacteria and the lines of encamp
ment laid down. This unusual sani
tation Is lo.dtod upon by surgical auth
orities as perhaps tho chief causo of
Japanese success. Century.
Uses of Lemons.
Gargle a bad sore throat with a
strong solution of lemon Juice and
water.
The Juice of half a lemon In a cup
of black coffee without any sugar will
cure sick headache.
Lemon Julco and salt will rcmovo
iron rust.
A strong unsweetened lemonade
taken before breakfast will prevent
and cure a bilious attack.
Lemon Julco added to milk until it
curds and theso curds then bound up
on parts swollen from rheumatism
will bring relief.
Lemon juice mixed very thick with
sugar will relieve that tickling cough
that is so annoying.
A hot lemonade taken before going
to bed will cure a cold on the lungs.
A cloth saturated in leinun juice
and bound about a cut or wound will
stop Its bleeding.
Lemon Juice added to fruit juices
that do not jell readily, such as cher
ry, straberry, etc., will causo them, to
jell. Indianapolis Sentinel.
Dog Carries Shingles.
James Dell, a carpenter living In
Netcoug, has an ordinary yellow dog
of the hybrid variety. The dog's pedi
gree notwithstanding, Mr. Dell thinks
a great deal of him and has spent a
lot of time teaching the dog to per
form tricks. During the winter it oc
curred to Mr. Dell that If ho could
teach the dog to carry shingles up a
ladder to the roof of a house, the
dog would be a valuable assistant
when spring work began.
The dog took to the Idea as if it
were second nature, and now that tho
season has actually begun he Is work
ing with Mr. Dell nearly every day.
Peoplo In that vicinity are astonished
at tho sight of a dog running up a
ladder with a big mouthful of shin
gles, and then returning to the ground
for another load.
The Difference.
Here are tables of crime in which
the meaning is tho same but the de
scription different:
THEFT.
Rich woman, kleptomania.
Rich man, shortage.
Poor man, stealing.
DRUNKENNESS.
Rich man, debility or heart failure.
Well-to-do man, alcoholism.
Poor man, delirium tremens. ' . '
IN WALL STREET.
Rich man, legitimate speculation.
Well-to-do man, dabbling in stocks.
Poor man, gambling.
t
Smoke and Beauty.
Here Is a theory Loudon smoke Is
a tonic. Is the sulphur that finds its
way via smoky chimneys into tho air
of London the secret of the London
complexion? Over and over again
I It Is remarked how much finer Is the
town than the country complexion.
Put a London girl beside a country
girl, and ten chances to one the Lon
don girl's complexion is tho better.-
Black and White.
Wedding Agencies.
Tho matrimonial agent does not
thrive In Argentina. He first has to
nav for a license, then he is made, to
disburse, a tax on successful results,
at so much per couple. Should any
connubial contract turn out an utter
fnlluro, the agent may bo nrrested nnd
sent to prison for not exercising need
ful care while negotlat'iis tho union
I of two of his clients. Exchange-. t
WE MIST HAVE XOUTH POLE.
Its Discovery Would Mran Xntlonn!
I'rcMlgc for America.
Commodore Robert Peary In a
stnteinent In Collier's Weekly on the
value of tho North Pole, says: The
meaning of the discovery to the
I'nlled States Is twofold, scientific
nnd mornl. In science It means valu
able additions to geographic, knowl
edge. II inenns the possibility (In
tho mint's of reputable sciential!
even the probability) of lifting a
new land, with a new fauna and
flora, out of the "terra Incognita"
that now surrounds tho Polo. It
means opening up the secrets nnd
revealing the economics of an area
of some 3,000,000 square miles
which stands to-day ns a challenge
and reproach to us. It means an op
portunity for observations of refine
ment with the pendulum, to deter
mine the precise finuro of tho earth;
and In the fields of magnetism nnd
meteorology to permit a clearer defl
iiiilon and more precise application
of the laws of those sciences. It
r
Commodore Robert Peary,
means the cognizance of the general
hydrographlc features of tho now
unknown central polar basin. It
means enriching our studies and mu
seums with data and collections in
zoology, geology, and physics.
The discovery of the North Pole
means to the United States national
prestige. Nansen's expedition, fitted
out by his king, his parliament, and
wealthy private citizens, Impressed
the world with the material which
makes up tho descendants of tlie
Vikings. Abruzzl's expedition, cost
ing two hundred thousand dollars,
was worth to Italy many times Its
cost, for it drove home to the civil
ized world the fiber of which Italians
are made. And now should an Amer
ican put the Stars nnd Stripes on the
Pole, every Aniericnn would feel
prouder, nnd that Increment of Jus
tifiable pride to millions of us would
alone be worth ten times the money
outlay.
Aside from nil this it would be an
impetus to further geographical
work In other important fields; nnd
to every boy and girl with an atom
of energy, ambition, and Intelligence,
it stands ns an emulating object-les
son of high ideals, persistence, and
determination. It means enduring
fame to America, because It Is the
plucking and holding forever of the
last great prize for which strong and
adventurous nations have struggled
with tireless persistency century af
ter century. It Is the one great prize
never to be rewon, never to be sur
passed. It is man's physical conquest
of the world.
Diving Hell of '(( Years Ago.
It was nearly 200 years ago that
Edmund Halley constructed what Is
often referred to as the first diving
bell, although tho apparatus must
have beeu much like that which was
used in the presence of Charles V.
The principle of the diving bell Is
simple. An inverted Jar sunk in the
water retains air ut Its top; and If
there is enough air men may live and
breathe and work there, and keep
dry.
Dr. Halley's diving bell was a
large wooden chamber, open at the
bottom, and loaded there with lead
to prevent It from turning in the wa
ter. Pieces of glass set In the roof
furnlHhed light. Air wus supplied
by au Ingenious method: for leaded
casks full of air were sent down,
biwg downward. Tipping the barrel
water would rush into it and drive
out the air to the man In the bell
chamber.
At the depth of thirty-three feet
the air Is compressed to half Its for
mer bulk, and the bell Is therefore
at that depth filled full with water;
and as tho depth increases, so do the
compression and the pressure.
Technical World Magazine.
A Discarded Seaport.
Rye Is a curious old place and of
fers attractions to golfers and anti
quarians two very different tribes.
Once It was a seaport and a strong
fortress. Its Ypres Tower, which
used to dominate both town and sea,
lsstlllstandlng to remind one of Wil
liam of Ypres, who built It centur
ies ago. Hut the citizens have most
ly forgotten him, and call their me
dieval fortifications tho "Whypress"
Tower without In tho least knowing
why. Now the tower uo longer
frowns on the sea, but looks over a
mile and a half of marshes between
It nnd the channel, and Incidentally
over the golf links. Tho streets of
Hye are all uphill, winding, and so
narrow that from the windows you
can almost shake hands across them.
Ilauy Greenland women are bald
u) tins Fides of their heads, owing lo
tin li- method of drcrsln tho hair,
Is pulled back with tl.hiuojH
aud held In pluce Ly a ribbon.
Jm
When life' autumn conic.womcn,worn
out by the burdens of motherhood, yet
shrink from that second "cluing" ( life
which will banish these burdens forever.
Tkn f,mr n I'linmrn in form. In feature, In
ii.iv, m.'il at trui'
live n ess. Such
four? ht InrtfHy
ti-iirrntif nil hv thrt
J2 J effect which tliH
fii V f change produces In
"M ninnv women, iiuw
no woman need let
lliexr fear fivt lnT.
Those wlio have
used Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip
tion do not suffer
from tho chamre
of life either III
fare, form or feel
ings as do other
women. Till fact
Is due to the In
timate, connection
of t,ho general
I,.,,, Ill, ullli llm
health of tho organs peculiarly feminine.
By preserving the health of thuoe or
gans, and relieving the system from the
debilltatlnK drains, ulcers and Inanima
tions which nap Its health. "Favorite
Prescript Inn" paves the way for tills
natural change to come in Nature's way,
without the loss of capacity to please
others or personal Inability to enjoy life.
"Your ' Ksvorlto Prescription ' bnuurlit tne
wfely through Hint illIHciilt tierlod. culled
'change of life.1 " wrlton Mrs. Mnry Kiitiiiln
bit. of 34 K. Ankeny ft., Port Intnl. Oremin.
"Tills chantro niail a very untilennt ills
lurlntiii'f llirnuvli my enti ay-Uom. I liml
hot nrt cold tlmhe. nick honniiclii'V hocntnn
excited, flustrsiod, nervous and Irrltalile.
Mr acpptltn wa fitful and for tlaya I was
uiialile to eat a fair meal. My aunt reconi
niended me to try tr. 1'inw'i favorite Pro
serin! ion and It made a great chamre for tho
better. Within two weeks the uniilea-nnt
feelings had dlsappcard. I hav a minlnmd
and eight children u have the caroof a huge
family but was able to attend to my house
hold duties without any dlHiculty and paxwod
tho period without any more trouble. I can
recommend your ' Kavorltn Prescription' as
a grand medicine for women.'
medicine for women."
nay ti willing that somebody else
y that their baby ls"Just as good "
s. hut you don't, want that baby
You ma;
shall say
substituted for yours. Let dealers nay
whut tliey like about oilier medicines
being "Just as good "hut don't let them
substitute anything fur "Favorite Pro
scription." It Is absolutely unoquulnd.
Lost Siuce tho Fair.
Samuel Fulirmau of Kiugtown has
been flushing .since last Friday.
The missing man is somewhat defi
cient mentally but always got along
well enough among his relatives
and neighbors. During the smu
ttier be worked on a farm (or Fred
erick Laudig, at Ringtown. Last
week he was seized with a desire to
attend the ttloouisburg fair. On
Thursday he was permitted to come
here, but a half-grown boy was
sent along to take care of him.
While in the main building the
two became separated in the crowd.
Despite his elTorls the boy was tin
able to find his charge and was
obliged to return home and report
the fact. The relatives are very anx
ious over the matter as the feeble
minded man is unable to find his
way home or even to take care of
himself among strangers and may
perish by the wayside. He has a
defect in his speech does not un
derstand Ivnglish and speaks only
in German. If addressed in Knglish
he pays no attention whatever, but
walks right on. He would not
likely ask anything of strangers
either in the way of food or shelter.
What has become of the man is a
question which the relatives would
like to clear up. That he found
his way out of the fair ground is
established by the fact since learn
ed that on Friday he was seen
walking down Main street, Blooms-
burg.
Girl Commits Suicide
W. H. Housel, steward ot State
College, was in town over Sundav,
having come to bring to Xescopeck
the body of Miss Margaret Will
iams who committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid. She was
formerly employed here at the Nor
mal School aud about three weeks
ago she and her sister went to
State College as employees of Mr.
Housel. On last Friday night she
went with her sister and another
girl to a drug store and bought some
carbolic acid, sayiug it was to re
move rust. Returning to her room
she drank it, aud died shortly after
ward. Her age was 17 years. Un
happiness caused by her family
affairs is supposed to have been the
cause of her act.
Danville papers state that the
Danville & Bloomsbtirg trolley car
ried over 5000 people to the
Bloomsburg fair.
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iMDniniei
Walter S. Logan's Plan to Put
an End to Wars.
NATIONS MUST BE I IONEST
The Hague Tribunal to Be the Bas't
of It The Day Coming Wiurt
There Will Be Only One Army to
Keep the Peace of Nations.
"We are getting civilized enough to
have a world government," said Wal
ter 8. I.ogan, president of tho New
York State Par Association, to a New
York Sun reporter.
"Dy a world government, I don't
mean any consolidation of nations or
anything that would involve the aboli
tion of nationality. The seat of au
thority 111 mntters which Involve dally
life must, remain In each country.
"I mean simply Uiat with the ad
vance of civilization tho nations of tho
world must consent to yield enough of
their sovereignty to allow of the estab
lishment of a legislative and Judicial
authority which shall act for nil na
tions in those particulars in vslii.h
they come In contact with one another.
A higher power than any one uuiion
must have Jurisdiction In matters of
dispute between nations.
"Modern tiansportation Ins uniliiil
the world to such an extent thai thlt
prlucit'lc has got to become Interna
tional. Individual nations can no long
ch be allowed to make war when they
choose, any more than private persona
The advance of civilization has meant,
primarily, the taking of this power to
make war away from private pevnnj
the protection of life and properly.
"The practice of civilized nations In
their relations with each other stiii m
mains barbarous. The next mow in
civilization is to extend our pilv.ite
practice In this regard to internal. .iir.i)
relations.
"Few realize how very recently t!i
condition of private war died out.
Down to the eighteenth century a larg
part of Knglnnd north of Trent was In
a state of barbarism. The parlshct
were required to keep bloodbouiK' . to
hunt down the banils of freebooter!
who lived by cattle stealing.
"No traveller ventured Into that
country without making his will. Tlx
judges on circuit, with the whole body
of barristers, attorneys and clerks, rode
under an armed escort.
"How has this state of private war
been done away with? Simply by the
Increasing influence and power of tht
court.
"We are a Judge-governed people. In
no part of the world, iu no scheme ol
human government does the Judge play
so important a part as among the Kng
lish speaking people, especially In the
United States. As a people we have
the judicial spirit.
"It Is this general Judicial spirit
which has made possible the Installa
tion and perfection of the courts ol
justice, which are the predominant fea
ture of our civllizatiun. There Is pcaca
and order throughout the world in pro
portion ns the judicial spirit is devel
oped among the people, at its highest
where the Knglish language is spoken;
at its lowest, perhaps, In Russia.
"The establishment of a complets
law of nations for the determination
of international difficulties is the only
way to prevent war in the world. Hut
this is not enough. There must be a
world congress behind tho court to leg,
lslate alllrmatlve law for the world.
The court must have the world's
armies at its command to enforce Its
decrees.
"We must have a channel through
which the public opinion of the world
can make itself felt In casrs between
nations; a world court to which the
smaller and weaker nations can ap
peal. And an international court when
established must be administered upon
the same basis as other courts thut of
securing the just rights of all partiea.
"Nations have got to learn to be hon
est. And the individual attitude of
thinking persons must change in this
regard. We must learn to reprobate
national sin, even when it is our own.
"The attitude of the supposed intelli
gent person who would condemn theft
in his best friend but excuse it In hi
government, under the name of patri
otism. Is, illogical and absurd. The
public opinion of the civilized world
must begin to demand and enforce
common honesty on the part of na
tions. "This Is no more visionary or im
possible than has been the growth ot
the judicial system in the nations. The
Hague tribunal, imperfect aa it is, is
the germ of a world government.
When that tribunal has the same Juris
diction over the globe as the supreme
court- has wherever the stars and
stripes float there will be uo mor
war."
A New Surgical Clove.
The gloves are "put on" by Immers
ing the hands In a. weak solution of
gutta percha in benzine or acetone.
The purpose of the film is to seal lb
surfaces of the hands with an insolu
ble, Impervious and practically Imper
ceptible polliclo, which will hot admit
blood, pus or secretions. Such a pro
tective measure for surgeons Is said to
be preferable to working with rubber
gloves, Inasmuch as the sense of touch
or pliability of the skin is not Impaired
In any way.
Sugar Production in Japan.
j Japan has recently been giving
I good deal of attention to the prodii'"
tlon of sugar. The cane thrives on lb?
1 Islands, and there are several reflnerh
I In operation near Osaka and Tokla aud
i several more In process of erection. H
is expected that tho amount of auear
now imported from foreign countries
will be grettly reduced before v- 1
lung. Four-Tratk Ncvss.