THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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SPEECH
Says Financial Depression
Is a Plot of "Malefactors
of Great Wealth.
NO CHANGE OP COURSE
Dwlari'i Tl:nt (! Administration
WIU fJi; I'.'!-t ;Vi iis It Hus Uoiio
80 Loiift at lit' Is President And
If the Preset' ii I Ion Hints the Coun
try He Is Sorry.
Provincetowu, Musb., Aug 22.
President House veil in his address
tore departed from the text which
he had prepared to speak of the
present financial unrest and the de
preciation tu values nnd to declaro
that he has no Intention of chang
ing his attitude toward finance and
Industry.
The matter which Mr. Roosevelt
Interpolated In his set speech fol
lows: "DurlnR the present trouble with
the stock market I have, of course,
received countless requests and sug
gestions, public and private, that I
should say or do something to ease
the situation. There Is a world wide
flnunclal disturbance. It Is felt In
the bourses of Pnrln nnd Berlin, and
British consols are lower, while
trices of railway securities have also
depreciated.
"On the New York Stock Ex
change the disturbance has been
particularly severe, most of it, I be
lieve to be due to matters not par
ticularly conUued to the United
States and to matters wholly un
connected with any governmental
action, but it may well be that the
determination of the Government,
lb which, gentlemen. It will not
waver, to punish certain malefactors
at great wealth, has been responsible
tor something of the troubles, at
tst to the extent of having caused
these men to combine to bring about
as much financial stress as they pos
sibly can in order to discredit the
policy of the Government, and there
by to secure it reversal of that policy
IP that they may enjoy the fruits of
their own evildolugs.
"That they have misled many
good people into believing that there
should be such reversal of policy is
possible. If so, I am sorry, but it
will not utter my attitude. Once
tor all, let me say that as far as I
am concerned, and for the elfjhteen
ssonths of my Administration that
remain, there will be no change In
the policy we have steadily pursued,
ao letup in the efforts to secure the
jonest observance of the law, for I
cwgard this contest as one to deter
satne who shall rule the Government
the people through their govern
mental agents, or a few ruthless and
determined men whose wealth makes
them particularly formidable, be
cause they hide behind the breast
works of corporate organization.
I wish there to be no mistake on
this point. It Is Idle to ask me not
to prosecute criminals, rich or poor.
But 1 desire no less emphatically to
Have It understood that we have un
dertaken and will undertake no act
fern of a vindicative type, and above
all no action which shall inflict
Spreat or unmerited suffering upon
thb innocent stockholders and upon
die public as a whole. Our purpose
iato act with the minimum of harsh
Mess compatible with obtaining our
ads. In the man of great wealth
who has earned his wealth honestly
and used it wisely we recognize a
pad citizen worthy of all praise
asmt respect.
Business can only be done un
der modern conditions through cor
cations, and our purpose It to
Heartily favor the corporations that
dot well. . The Administration appre
ciates that liberal but honest profit
Sot legitimate promoters and gen
oewus dividends for capital employed
attfter in founding or continuing an
tjswWt business venture, are the fac
te necessary for successful corpor
is activity, and therefore for gen
erally prosperous business conditions.
"All those are compatible with
laic dealing as between man and
man and rigid obedience to the law.
Our aim is to help every honest man,
every honest corporation, and our
policy means in its ultimate analysis
healthy and prosperous expansion
oC business activities of honest busi
ness men and honest corporations.
"No individual, no corporation,
obeying the law has anything to fear
from this Administration."
Saw Japanese Xour Fort.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 21. Two Jap
anese were discovered, It is said In
fie rear of Fort McTherson, taking
views and sketches of the buildings
and grounds.
A former enlisted man, who said
observed the Japanese, after tallt
JBC with them, told the story of the
recurrence to the officers of the De
partment of the Gulf. The officers
lit the department say no action will
ha taken unless other discoveries are
fioade.
Alps Climbers Fell 2,000 Feet,
Berne, Switzerland, Aug. 21.
The fate of three German tourlats,
who had been missing on the Jung.
fran since last week, was cleared up
Then guides discovered their dead
bodies on a glacier below Rotthal-
Sattal. They had fallen together
distance of 2,000 feet.
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On The Way He Will
Make Many Stops and
Many Speeches.
A FOUR MONTH'S TRIP
Hound for Manila to Attend the
Opening of the First rhllipplno
Assembly Will Ueturn by Wuy
of Europe nnd Look It Over
Mrs, Tuft to Accompany Him.
Washington, Aug. 22. William
Howard Taft, Pccretnry of War and
the globe trotter of the Cabinet, left
Washington!! Sunday night on his
trip around the world. Secretary
Tuft's objective point is Manila,
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WILLIAM H. TAFT.
where he goes to attend the opening
of the first Philippine Assembly,
which will meet on October 16, and
before which body he will deliver an
address. Instead of returning home
across the l'aclflc he will take the
Trans-Siberian Hallway and return
by way of Moscow and Derlln.
Accompanying the Secretary were
his confidential secretary, Mr. Mlch-
ler, and a messenger. His private
secretary, Fred W. Carpenter, will
leave here next week and in St.
Paul will met Mrs. Taft and the
Secretary's little son, Charlie Taft,
who Is to accompany his parents a
round the world. Mrs. Taft is now
at Murray Bay.
On the Coast Mr. Taft will deliver
speeches at Columbus, Lexington,
Oklahoma City, Joplln, Springfield,
Mo., Denver, Portland, Tacoma and
Seattle. The party will sail from
Seattle on the steamship Minnesota
on September 10. They will stop
several days In Japan, from there
gc to Hongkong and thence to Man
ila, arriving there on October 14.
After a little more than two weeks
In the Islands they will go to Valdi-
vostok and there take the Trans
Slberlan Railway direct to Moscow,
reaching there on November 23.
They will visit St. Petersburg and
Berlin and perhaps two or three
other European cities and sail prob
ably from Bremen so as to reach
home the middle of December,
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MUS. EDDY ANSWERS QUESTIONS
Aged Woman Displays Nimble Wit
and Appeared Unconcerned.
Concord, N. H., Aug. 22. Mrs.
Mary Baker Glover Eddy, head of
the Christian Science Church, un
derwent a mental examination by
the masters, who had been appoint
ed to determine her competency In
business matters. It was the suit
brought by Mrs. Hddy's "next
friends" for an accounting of her pro
perty.
The examination was made at Mrs
Eddy's home, Pleasant View, In
this city, by Judge Aldrlch, Dr. Jolly,
and Attorney Park, one of the mast
ers. The only other persons present
were Gen. Frank S. Streeter, Mrs.
Eddy's counsel in the case; William
E. Chandler, counsel for the "next
friends," and a court stenographer.
Mrs. Eddy received her visitors
in her private sitting room and by
arrangement with her counsel she
answered a series of questions asked
of her by the three masters, who
took turns In examining her upon
various points.
In reply to Mr. Chandler Mr. Street
er for Mrs. Eddy, said that this was
not an investigation of Christian
Science. It is a property matter
solely, concerned with the question
of the proper management of Mrs.
Eddy's business affairs. This is not
a heresy trial, not an examination
Into the soundness of any particular
religion. We ask, he said, for an
investigation of the one question be
fore the masters: "Was Mrs. Eddy
on March 1 competent to manage her
business affairs?"
91,000,000 GEM FOR KINO.
Transvaal to Present Rlggest Dia
mond in World to Edwurd VII.
Pretoria, Aug. 21. In accordance
with the resolution Introduced by
Premier Botha, the Transvaal As
sembly, by 42 to 19 votes, author
ized the Government to purchase the
Culllnan diamond, the largest In the
world, valued at $1,000,000 for a
present to King Edward as a token
of the loyalty and appreciation of
the people of the Transvaal for the
bestowal of a constitution on the
Colony.
Men Have Shnvod Theinsolvon With
Pens, Nulls and Pieces of Tin.
An amusing story has been told
by a convict, lately released from
I'arkhurst prison, of how he managed
to have a clean shave every day, to
the astonishment of the governor and
warders, snys London Tit-Bits. When
employed in the tinsmith's shop of
the Jnll he secreted nil ordlnnry steal
pen nib, flattened tho nib out, and
put on a double odgo equal to the
befct of razors. In tho cell he hid the
pen on the wall by covering it with
a flattened out piece of soup, which
happened to be of the same curiously
drab color as the wall, and when his
tin of water cnnie round he reserved
a portion for shaving purposes.
The Ingenuity of this man calls
to mind that of some of our soldiers
during tho South African war, who,
having lost tholr razors ( resorted to
all sorts of expedients in order to gut
rid of the stubble which covered
their chins, strips of bully-beef
tins, rubbed to an edyo on stones,
were tho favorite substitutes for raz
orp, although conic of the men had
a preference for a bit of glass.
As a matter of fact, the latter Is
excellent for shaving purposes, pro
vided It Is used with care and patl
onca. The writer's barber, an old
soldier, demonstrated tho capabilities
of a piece of ordinary shoet glass by
shaving hlnmelf with It In ten min
utes. "I ofter used Bitch a razor In bar
racks" he said, "and I might men
tion that in the military prisons glass
razors are very largely used by the
prisoners In lieu of the better arti
cle." Impossible though it may sound,
the writer hus also beard of a nian
shaving himself with a nail. It was
of the ordinary wire pattern about
one-eighth of an Inch in thickness.
With a hammer he flattened It out
sufficiently to put an edge on It with
a fine file, and added a keenness to
his unique razor by rubbing it ou a
stono. In order to make the Job
complete he then flxod the "blade"
In a small wooden handle, and d
clured the Implement to be equal to
the costliest razor.
Probably the most curious shav
ing competition which ever took
place was that conducted at a local
hall in the north of London two years
ago. Tho skill of a certain barber
having boen disputed, he offered to
shave ten men with ton penknives
In quicker time than any other ton
sorlul artist could perform the same
feat with razors.
The challenge was taken up, and
on the night of the contest ten men,
each with a threo day'B growth of
beard, were arranged down either
Bide of tho platform. Assistants
lathored each man in turn, while
the barbers performed . the shaving
operations. The man with the pon
knife proved so dexterous that he
finished his ten men, with but three
cuts among them, in six and a half
minutes, the other man not only
taking half a minute longer, but also
cutting five of his victims.
Apropos, by the by, of the Japanesa
"dry" shaving process, which Is be
ing introduced into this country
one of the virtues of which is that
after three months only one shave a
fortnight Is necessary, It might be
mentioned that a shave which will
last a lifetime la procurable by thoe
who are prepared to pay the price.
It is done by the same kind of
electric needle machine as that which
removes moles and other blemishes
from the face. The openatlon Is a
cobtly one, the fee asked being usu
ally 100 guineas, and Is In addition,
lengthy as well as painful. -The us
of the machine entirely destroys the
roots of the hair, so that the Indi
vidual who has once submitted to
the process is precluded from ever
growing a beard again. .
Horses' Snowshoes In Dakota.
Horses wear snowshoes in Dakota
In winter. Thus equipped, they trot
lightly over drifts wherein they would
otherwise sink out of sight.
In some parts of Dakota the snow
lies all winter long eight or ten feet
deep. But a crust forms on It, and
with snowshoes men skim over It
easily. Lately their snowshod horses
have also skimmed over It.
The equine snowshoes are mode of
boards 20 Inches long and 14 Inches
wide. An Indentation to fit the foot
Is branded on each board with a hot
horseshoe, and the contrivance Is
fastened on to the hoot with an Iron
clamp and a bolt.
After a day . or two of practice a
Dalcota horse becomes an expert
snowshoer.
Pressure on Water Column.
Theoretically thirty-four feet Is
tho limit to which the pressure of the
atmosphere can push water up a
tube with a vacuum above tho water.
No pump can exhaust tho air above
the water perfectly, hence no pump
can get water thirty-four feet above
the level of the water below. The
pump lifts the air off the water In
the pipe; the air outside the pipe
pushes on the water In the well
and pushes it up into the partial
vacuum In the pipe below the vulv
of the pump.
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THE CALL OF THE SEA.
"The water is fine; come in 1"
This is the call of the sea, the generous invitation of Old Neptune to par
take of the delights of his realm, and it sounds clear and distinct from each nf
the points in the greatest chain of seashore resorts in the world the wave
washed New" Jersey coast.
Gay Atlantic City; witching Wildwood; New Cape May in the first flush
of its rejuvenation; Sea Tslc Citj', Ocean City, with their smaller sister-resorts
nearby; Asbury Park and. Long Branch where sylvan shades meet incoming
billows each echo the call to young and old ; "Come one; come all !"
Unequalled opportunities are offered to pay a visit to the Southern New
Jersey sea coast resorts in tho great seashore excursions of the Pennsylvania
Railroad now being run at frequent intervals.
From Lock Haven, Williamsport, Lcwisburg, Mocanaqua, Sunbury, Dau
phin, and principal iintcrmcdiatc stations the remaining dates for these popu
lar outings arc Thursday, August 22, and Sunday, August 25.
The Thursday excursion tickets arc good for a ten-day stay at the shore;
the Sunday tickets for a live-day stay.
Passengers to Atlantic City may use the famous Delaware River Bridge
all-rail route at a slight additional cost. Tickets will be sold to Atlantic Citv,
Cape May, Wildwood, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Anglcsea, Holly Reach, and
Avalon.
Passengers may stop off at Philadelphia within limit of the ticket either
going or returning. Frequent trains run between Philadelphia and all seashore
points.
Full details of these line outings beside the sea may be obtained of Ticket
Agents.
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PRINTING
Of Every Description Promptly
Done at the
COLUMBIAN
OFFICE
ILPIEST AN ILAM(RJET
Printing House
IN TIHIJE COUNTY.
GEO. E. ELWELL, Prop.
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