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MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1914.
THE “FARMERS’” WAR.
Oklahoma and Arkansas are up in
arms against header Underwood and
the president. Mr. Thompson of one
slate and Mr. Wingo of the other
have served notice on Mr. Underwood
that they will use all the dilatory
tactics they can think of to put off
the caucus program unless the Rural
Credits bill is reported to the House
and a chance afforded for its pass
age. Mr. Underwood met their threats
with firmness, and pointed out to
them and their heated supporters that
persistence in their course Would
probably lead to “disaster” in the
elections this fall. This, however, but
angered them the more and was re
sponded to by a savage attack on the
“dictation” of the president.
Undoubedly the revolt is a serious
one, and may result in the defeat
or postponement of the president’s
program. Not that the insurgents
really represent a considerable yol
ume of public opinion. We do not
think that they do. But there is in
their districts a pretty well organized
party of farmer politicians who can
influence and probably determine the
nominations this summer, and the
insurgents go in fear of these. A
number of them care more for their
immediate interests than they do for
the success of the Democratic party.
They are deaf to Mr Underwood’s ap -
peal for solidarity, and they are in
different to the plans of the presi
dent as the national party leader.
It is hardly open to question that the
postponement of the Farms Credits
bill for this session was wise from
a party point of view, and it cer
tainly was wise from the point of
view of the general welfare of the
country.
congress, after long and troublods
discussion, ha* passed a finance and
currency bill of immense importance
to the nation. It has seriously mod
ified the financial and banking sys
tem of the country, and the changes
it has provided for will take a good
deal of time to digest. The process
of adjustment, even if successful, will
be a delicate and difficult one. If
now, at the same time there is to be
undertaken a system of extending
bank credits to the farmers on any
plan that has yet been suggested, dis
turbance of business conditions will
inevitably ensue. New classes of se
curities and credits will be created,
or old ones extended. The essential
process of keeping the reserves of
lending corporations at once ample
in amount and sufficiently fluid to
meet demands will be made harder.
Risks, not only to the farmers but
to the whole community,' will be in
creased. It would be far better for
all concerned that the problem of
rural credits should be deferred un
til the new banking system is in
working order and the elements of
risk and uncertainty and'loss reduced
to the lowest practicable point.
The president did quite right in
asking, that the new project be de
ferred. He would have done better
yet had he asked that the trust bills
also go over. The gentlemen from
Oklahoma and Arkansas are only
pressing their party toward defeat, of
which there is serious danger in any
case. If they force Mr. Underwood
lo yield, they may secure their nomi
nations, but they will greatly increase
the risks of sitting in a minority next
year.—New York Times.
MOST DEADLY PARALLEL.
The administration has just com
pleted a treaty with Colombia, which
contains, substantially, ‘an apology
for the alleged action of the United
States in aiding a revolution against
Colombia, and provides for a payment
of $25,000,000 in reparation. Will
Mexico, ten years from now, force
from the United States an apology for
tha action of the present administra
tion in' aiding a revolution in that
country? Was the action of the Unit
ed States at Panama so shameful that
only an apology and $25,000,000 in
cash will square the account, while
similar action in Mexico, in behalf of
the murderer, Villa, is highly honor
able, because it tends to unseat an
other murderer?—Washington Post.
RAPID PROGRESS
HI PORTO RICO
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Under American Guidance Is
land Has Greatly Improved.
MANY NATIVES EDUCATED.
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Interest Shown In Agriculture, and
Good Roads Are Constructed—Tele
graph and Telephones Installed All
Over the Island — Fruit Industry
Grows—Schools Improved.
Washington.—Since Uncle Sam as
sumed charge there has been wonder
ful progress on the island of Porto
Rico, notably in the dissipation of ig
norance that prevailed under Spanish
rule, giving place to modern intelli
gence through the education received
In the American school, which has
spread all over the new territory ac
quired by the United States. Commer
cially the island is one of the most
prosperous sections of the world, and
only more American capital and brains
are awaited.to bring millions more out
of its soil resources.
An extensive educational work is
done by the museums throughout Phil
adelphia and Pennsylvania, large col
lections of exhibits being sent out to
schools. To get material for the school
exhibits and for the general exhibit in
the buildings of the museums in West
Philadelphia William L. Fisher was
GOVERNOR YAGER OF PORTO RICO.
sent to Porto Itico. and be brought
home many things that will be placed
in the school exhibits and a large
quantity of new specimens that will
be put on exhibition in the museums;
also a great deal of material for lec
tures. More articles of growth that
show the progress of the island are
still to be shipped to the museums.
All the specimens Mr. Fisher brought
home and ordered shipped will do
much to advertise the new section of
Uncle Sam's domain, declared the mu
seum's emissary.
Where formerly the Spanish had
ruled the island for what they could
get out of it. taxing the people to
the top limit and leaving them poor
and ignorant. Uncle Sam bus made the
taxes much less, and all the people
are better ofr. with good schools all
over the Island, a condition that fol
lowed the efforts of United States
Commissioner of Education Martin G.
Brumbaugh, the present superintend
ent of the Philadelphia schools. The
schools ore now all over the island, in
the cities and country districts, and
new 'buildings where the young may
be instructed are being erected in ev
ery direction. When the United States
government took charge of Porto lllco
Spalu transferred just one school
building. In the country schools the
teachers are natives,. and in the city
schools the superintendents and prin
cipals are Americans, with the major
ity of the teachers native, the< latter
having been taught at a good normal
school at Rio Piedras. The instruc
tion in the schools Is In Spanish ■up to
the fifth grade, with lessons In Eng
lish. After that the Instruction is in
English, with lesson^ in Spanish and
other languages.. In the. lower grades
the textbooks are In Spanish, and In
the higher grades they are in English.
Mr. Pisber stated that one great im
provement In Porto Rico has been in
road construction. Op to tbe time tbe
island came into tbe possession of this
country Spain had built only a mili
tary road across tbe island for tbe
purpose of moving tbe army. It was
found by Mr. Pisber that since 1898
the road building Under Uncle Sam
bad progressed so rapidly that now
there are over 1,000 miles of first class
macadam roads in Porto R|co. opening
up agricultural sections In all parts of
the country. There arc a limit 400 miles
of railroad as against'a fmv scattered'
pieces of railroad under Spanish rule
tbe present roads being connected up
Into a trunk line that extends about
two-thirds the distance around the is
land. Tbe telegraph and telephone
have been installed practically all over
the Island.
URGES NEW LAW FOR INSANE.
Alienist Telle of Peculiar Cases Among
. Women.
Baltimore. — Emphasizing what he
terms the mistaken Impression that ex
ists among physicians and the general
public concerning the treatment of “bor
derland,” “acute" or “chronic” stages
of Insanity, Dr. D. K. Henderson be
lieves that the only way to treat such
patients is to have them legally com
mitted to an institution by two phy
sicians.
Dr. Henderson cites cases where pa
tients have defeated scientific treat
ment at the clinic by refusing to co
operate with the doctors.
Out of the 238 cases recorded as
having been treated at the hospital
between May 1 and Dec. 31, 1913,
there have been patients from all
walks of life. Dr. Henderson tells of
one patient, a married woman, thirty
years old. who was obsessed with the
Idea that she could not breutlie enough
fresh air. She talked freely of her
complaints to the other patients. At
times she would take a long, deep
breath and sigh. “When I breathe it
does not seem to satisfy me." She
refused to eat anything but cracked
ice and milk. She refused to co-oper
ate with the treatment and was dis
charged.
VISION MAKES HIM CONFESS.
Son of Wealthy Family Telia of Hav
ing Forged Father’s Name.
Denver.—A vision of his dead mother,
who pointed nn accusing finger nt him
in his dreams, was responsible for
Philip F. Perna. eighteen years old,
surrendering himself to the Denver po
lice and confessing to the forgery of
his father's name on a check for $400.
Perna claims fo be the son of a
wealthy Philadelphia building contrac
tor. lie entered police headquarters
and asked to be locked up. He says
he forged the check last September,
and his conscience has troubled him
since the deed throughout his six
months’ flight.
Perna, says his father's name is Jo
seph Perna and that the family home
is in Philadelphia. He estimates his
father's wealth at about $500,000.
“I went to bed,” Perna said, “and my
mother seemed to stand over me. She
didn’t say anything. She just pointed
her finger at me. and her face bore a
look of unspeakable contempt. I
jumped up and screamed and covered
my eyes with m.v bands.
"Finally I ran out of doors and walk
ed miles. I knew the vision -would
come back unless 1 cleared myself in
her eyes. So I decided to give my
self up.”
WOMEN ACTIVE AS
OIL LAND DEALERS
Display Keen Ability In Oper
ations In Oklahoma
[tingling. Okla. — Women have be
come among the most adept operators
iu Oklahoma oil lands. In the older
fields in the southwest many women
have become rich—even millionaires—
because of owning real estate that
happened to be located within the ter
ritory where oil was found. This is
true in particular as regards women of
Indian blood, for it is nothing uncom
mon to find women among the Chero
kee, Osage, Delaware and Creek tribes
who have acquired immense wealth
from this source, but for women to be
come operators and to play the game
for themselves is now being done here
for the first time.
In this field the same as in the other
Oklahoma fields, there are also women
land owners who are fast acquiring
wealth, and among these are women
of Chickasaw and Choctaw Indian
blood who took their land allotments
in this locality in 1904, when congress
decided to divide the Indian lands per
capita. Oil leases here in the proved
field are selling as high as $1,000 an
acre, while in the outlying, unproved
territory high prices are given to se
cure oil and gas rights, and in ad
dition, too. the land owner retains an
eighth royalty in whatever minerals
may be found on the land.
The woman operator in this field
started soon after the first well was
brought in. about sevfen months ago.
She was Miss Willa Rlchiirds of Wau
rika. at the present time the register
of deeds for Jefferson county, the first
woman in Oklahoma to hfId that office.
WHEN DYING GETS SIGHT.
For an Hour Preceding Death Can See
Hie Relatives.
Willows. Cal.—Before death took him
from his family W. D. Martin, eighty
si^ years of age. after years of blind
ness had the satisfaction of seeing for
an hour the faces of bis loved ones and
:of taking u .farewell 4ook at earth.
The aged man had been blind and
helpless, for years and for a few weeks
prayed earnestly that sight should be
restored to him for once before be
died. His prayer was answered, as for
an hour be could see and recognise
those around bis bed. Then he became
blind again •
He had no disease, but was simply
wearing out with the infirmities of ad
vanced years. • f . ■, <
No Work For Polios Chief.
Hollister. Mo.—The chief of police of
this place bas quit > bis job.. also the
town, because It is so peaceable. He
has made only one arrest in a year,
and then the prisoner was discharged.
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