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MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1914.
the middleman in trade-.
Those who have been making war
on the middleman were confident that
his elimination, or at least subor
dination, would be accomplished
through the operation of the parcel
post, hut that confidence has not been
justified by facts. The postal author
ities at Washington admit that, in
spite of the facilities provided, the
producer and consumer have not util
ized the parcel post for direct deal
ing, to the elimination of the middle
man.
Public opinion has about settled
down to the conclusion that the mid
dleman is an economic development
of industrial civilization that cannot
be dispensed with. Stock and produce
exchanges have no monopoly of trade
and prosper only by economies of ad
ministration and the trade facilities
of combination. Outside competition
is as free as air, but its common ad
vantage is freedom from the respon
sibility and public regulation which
make exchange trading safe.
Has the miscellaneous middleman in
common retail trade any other advan
tage than the convenience of both
buyer and seller?
Contemplate the extremes. The
primitive market was a neutral strip
between tribes where buyers and sell
ers came to barter. The market of
today is a complex warehouse, where
you telephone for what you want, and
it comes by motor to your back door.
The price of your supplies rises in
proportion as you abuse this unlimit
ed service. The workman gets his
hire. It is doubtful how the post
master general’s new expansions will
displace the quick, easy service of
retail trade in household supplies by
taking poultry, eggs, butter, fruitandj
vegetables bv mail from farm to ;
home.
The housekeeper who will not save
money by choosing his purchases in
person and taking them home, will
soon tire ol' surrendering the other
advantages of a central and complete
market. The middleman’s service,
like other things, loses appreciation
by custom, till one tries to do with
out it.—Ex.
MMMILS
FOR JE SOUTH
The steamer Mariposa reached Val
dez at 10:30 last night and sailed an
hour later for Seattle. The steamer
made the trip to Seward and back in
26 hours. The following passengers J
left for the south:
For Seattle: Mrs. W. H. Malvern,
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Peftroviak, Wm.
Devine, A. E. Urigsby, W. T. Thomp
son and wife, Mrs. M. P. Wheelock.
For Cordova: Henry Deyo and
wife, Boyd Leedy, J. P. Hanson, Isaac
Pryor, Paul Luchius, H. Williams, Ed.
Kraus, C. W. Hitter, Fred Frederick
son, Fred Hagrup, W. E. Dunkle,
F. S. Hewitt, Leon White.
Organize to Fight Militants.
Ii is . probable that the suffragettes
of England will be fought with their
own weapons in the near future. Re
cently there appeared in one of the
leading weeklies this advertisement:
“Protection against ‘Les Petroleuses’
—property owners and others pro
vided with suitable guardians, armed
with cat-o’-nine-ftails . and other
effective weapons. Apply, Emergency
Department, Liberty and Property De
fense League, 29 Victoria Street,
Westminster.” The men who have
been engaged by the league are ex
policemen and ex-service men. It is
doubtful if they will use any other
weapon than what is known as the
"policeman’s grip”—a firm hold taken
on the back of the neck. The word
“Petroleuse”—literally a woman who
commits arson by means of mineral—
was first, used in 1£71 by Parisians
to designate the woman of the Com-r
mune. , , .
Judge. John Miller ha*, accepted a
position with the railroad survey par
ty under Col. Henry Deyo. ! _.
BASE BALL SCORES
________ *
Games played May 30, 1914.
National League.
Morning Games.
Brooklyn 1. New York 11. Pitchers
—Ragon, Allen, Brown, Wagner;
Wiltse.
Pittsburg :. Cincinnati 3. Pitchers
—Cooper, O'Toole; Ames.
Chicago 6 St. Louis 4. Pitchers—
Vaughn; Doak, Steele
Philadelphia 8, Boston 7. Pitchers
—Marshall, Oeschager, Matteson, Al
exander; Tyler, James.
Afternoon Games.
Brooklyn 0, New York 4. Pitchers
—Ruelbach, Ragon, Fisher, Allen;
Tesreau.
Pittsburg 0, Cincinnati 3. Pitchers
—P. Ames, Counzelman; Davenport.
Chicago 2, St. Louis 5. Pitchers—
Smith, Stack; Sallee.
Philadelphia 2, Boston 3. Pitchers
—Alexander; Crutcher, Lugue, Coch
ran.
American League.
Morning Games.
St. Louis 1, Detroit 2. Pitchers—
Hamilton; Covaleskie.
Cleveland 3, Chicago 6. Pitchers—
Blanding; Cieotte.
Boston 7, Washington 2. Pitchers
—Bedient; Shaw, Cashion.
New York 0, Philadelphia 8. Pitch
ers—Cole, Warhop; Shawkey.
Afternoon Games.
St< Louis 2, Detroit 0. Pitchers—
Weilman; Main, Hall.
Cleveland 2,'C< icago 1. Pitchers—
Steen; Russell, Scott.
Boston 4, Washington 6. Pitchers
—Leonard, Collins, Coombe; Ayres,
Engel.
New York 10, Philadelphia 5. Pitch
ers—Caldwell; Pennock, Wyckoff and
Busch.
Federal League.
Morning Games.
Chicago 0, Indianapolis 5. Pitchers
Brannan, Lange; Falkenberg.
St. Louis 2, Kansas City 4. Pitch
ers—Keopler, Groom; Packard.
Buffalo 1, Brooklyn 3. Pitchers—
Krapp; Lafftte.
Baltimore 2, Pittsburg 4. Pitchers
—Wilhelm; Barger.
Afternoon Games.
Chicago 1, Indianapolis 0. Pitchers
—Hendrix; Billiard.
Buffalo 4, Brooklyn 0. Pitchers—
Anderson, Young; Houck, Sommers.
Baltimore 5, Pittsburg 6. Pitchers
—Suggs, Quinn; Camnitz.
Northwestern League. ,
Morning Games.
,Seattle 6, Portland 4. Pitchers—
Bonner; Easterly.
Spokane 2, Vancouver 1. Pitchers
—Hughes; Doty.
Tacoma 0, Victoria 4. Pitchers—
McGinnity, Kraft; Steele.
Afternoon Games.
Seattle 5, Portland 3. Pitchers—
Dell; Leonard.
Spokane .2, Vancouver 4. Pitchers
—Covaleskie; Reuthers.
Tacoma 2, Victoria 4. Pitchers—
Boice; Chapman.
Games played May 31, 11114.
National League.
Chicago 11, St. Louis 1. Pitchers
—Zabel; Perritt, Niekaus.
Cincinnati 2, Pittsburg 1. Pitchers
—Ames; Harmon.
Cincinnati 5, Pittsburg 5. Pitchers
—Benton, Lear, Douglas; McQuillin,
Cooper, Counselman. Tie game.
American League.
St. Louis 4, Detroit 1. Pitchers
Baumgardner; Dubuc.
Chicago 6, Cleveland 1. Pitchers—
Benz; Bowman, Blanding.
Federal League.
Indianapolis 0, Chicago 1. Pitchers
Moseley; Watson.
St. Louis 3, Kansas City 5. Pitch
ers—Groom; Stone, Henning.
Northwestern League.
Seattle 4, Portland 1. Pitchers—
Cailly; Brown.
Spokane 1, Vancouver 4. Pitchers
McCorry; Hall.
Tacoma 4, Victoria 2. Pitchers—
Kaufman; McHenry.
TEAM STANDING.
American League.
Per
Games— Won Lost Cent
New York . 21 11 656
Cincinnati . 25 15 625
Pittsburg . 22 14 611
Philadelphia . 16 17 485
St. Louis ............ 19 23 452
Brooklyn . 14 18 438
Chicago . 17 23 • 425
Boston . 10 23 303
National League.
Per
Games— Won Lost Cent
Philadelphia . 21 13 618
Washington ....;.. 24 16 600
Detroit.,. ,24 17 585
St. Louis.,18 19 486
Boston . 17 19 472
New York :. 16 19 457
Chicago ...,..17 22 436
Cleveland . 13 25 342
Federal League.
Per
Games— Won Lost Cent
Baltimore . 19 11 633
Buffalo . 18 14 563
Chicago . 18 16 529
Kansas City. 16 17 485
Brooklyn . 14 16 467
St. Louis ....>:. 15 18 455
Pittsburg .,.... s.. 16 20 444
Indianapolis --•'•y. 14 18 438
Northwestern League.
• ' Per
Games-r— Won Lost Cent
Vancouver . 31 13 705
Seattle ... 31 16 660
Spokane . . . 23 22 511
Tactana '...20 26 436
Portland 17 29 370
Victoria-„.v14 30 318
Jack Hqnson abd Fred Fish will be
■with the fteyo party this summer.
(The party will leave here in the morn
ing and will >meet Deyo at Chltina.
.■ • • i
TO END ROBBERY
OF INDIANMINORS
Secretary Lane Pushes Cru
sade In Oklahoma.
TO MAKE COMPLETE INQUIRY
Some Lawyers and Guardians Have
Already Been Indicted For Embez
zling Estate Funds—Commissioner
Sells Aiding In Probe—Cheating of
Children a Disgrace, He Says.
Washington —Secretary of the Inte
rior Franklin K. Lane and his director
-of-the bureau of Indian affairs. Cato
Sells, have launched a vigorous cam
paign against prominent persons in
Oklahoma who, it is alleged, have been
robbing the minor Indians of the five
civilized tribes out of their birthrights.
“I am determined that the Indian
minors in Oklahoma shall have better
protection,” said Secretary Lane.
“'Aeir property rights must be safe
guarded.
"They are on an average the richest
children in the United States and have
less protection for their property rights
than the children of any other state.
It is estimated that, while the approxi
mate cost is it per cent to settle a
white minor's estate, the expense of
administering the estate of an Indian
minor is at least 20 per cent. Guardian
fees, attorney fees and other expenses
make up this charge. In many cases
gross misappropriation of funds has
been found.
“Where there has been misappropria
tion of funds there will be prosecu
tions."
The tribal attorneys of the Five
Civilized Tribes have been directed to
act nt once on cases of alleged frauds.
One tribal attorney wired as follows
to Secretary Lane:
“Began presenting evidence to grand
jury on indictments in matters affect
ing management of Creek minors’ es
tates. Grand jury just returned true
bills against two prominent business
men for embezzlement, one prominent
@ 1913, by American Press Association, j
FRANKLIN X. LANE.
attorney for embezzlement, another
prominent attorney for obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses and against
guardians in other’eases.”
I.ater telegrams told of the indict
ment of two attorneys on a charge of
embezzling funds of Creek minors in
their bands as guardians, the indict
ment for embezzlement in cases of
two other guardians, the indictment
of three leading attorneys charged
with practicing deceit-upon, the court
in obtaining approval of exorbitant al
lowances as attorneys’ fees and an In
dictment against the guardian and
former district court clerk for embez
zlement of Creek minors’ funds.
The situation in Oklahoma, Mr. Sells
says, is a disgrace to the nation, in
forty counties, he says, there are,'from
800 to 1,500 probate cases pending, and
85 per cent of these involve Indians.
It costs seven times ns much to settle
an Indian minor’s estate as it does the
estnte of a white child.
It is charged by Secretary Lane auu
Mr. Sells that guardians- for the Indi
an minors are almost universally ap
pointed without regard to fitness or
responsibility, the purpose being to
benefit some other person who would
rob ,the minor. Bonds have been
made In many cases without regard to
the solvency of the bondsman.
Mr. Sells declared that in mauy
cases no actual reports have been
made by those settling estates, and on
final settlement the minors found
themselves without property. In num
bers of instances guardians absconded
and bondsmen were insolvent, leaving
the minors destitute, charges upon the
public.
Tills sort of thing has gone on so
long, explained Mr. 'Sells, that, there
seems to be a common understanding
that the' property of an Indian minor
la common prey.
The blame for this state of affairs
baa not- been definitely fixed. The
Judges of the courts have been handi
capped by the, enormous amount of
probate work and. could not give the
attention to the matter of minors’ es
tates that it deserved. <
Mr. Sells has instructed the- tribal
attorneys to pay attention not only to
the tribal affaire,-' but the individual
troubles of the Indiana. Assistants
will be given to tribal atomeys to that
there *111 bo no lack W counsel. The
investigation wlH extend- to every
probata -case. A Hat of all the cases
handled apt a,-PMary of .each case
•at Ppf pmpaaid
Don’t Forget
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when ready for your Spring house cleaning
to call on us. We carry
Rugs, Linoleums
Beds, Springs and
Mattresses.
Just received a large variety of white and fancy
All Wool Blankets,
the largest assortment ever shown in town.
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PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National Univcnitj
Washington. D. C.
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