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SUNDAY ;OKEUOMA.V, rOKTLA'u, a rn iL 7, 1912. : rrr? . 1 . ... . i RUSS POLICE CHIEF JAILED AS TRAITOR to the rponibl poat or on 01 m i Cur t fety jcuards. The leopard. I hnwnr. ror not chan if e hla aktn. nor doa th hardened criminal modify hla nature. Favloky In Kleff differed llt- 1 from Pavlokv In Moscow, ma a. cer Fiber-Rush Furniture tain number of the former city know to , their detriment. And now Be, too. nea in JaiL i . : ... Colonel Kulabko Accused of Hiring Assassin Who Slew Stolypin With Bomb. CZAR'S SAFETY HIS CHARGE Sensational I.eloMirc Surround ml of Hrid of Secret SttIc on Acrn-otion Thai He Was In League With Thugs. jJT. rKTERSBfKC. Mrrh 10. (Spe cial.) The aennatlon of trie week Is tv audden arreat or ona of the ma!n aiaya ft order In Rula, Colonel Kulabkn. It la not easy to eaKerate the alftnlflcanre of Ihla atep. Imagine the Pope belnc eirommunleated for hereav. or Kaiser Wllhelm belna; de throned for Soelallam. and you have a notion of what It mean. Colonel Kulabko waa the head of the "Safety ferrlce" In Kleff. and waa therefor reaponalble for the Uvea of all the a-reat men from 8t. Peterabura; or Moacow who ahould llt that city, and mora particularly the Ciar. He vii one of the chief -eyea" of the gov ernment. Hie eubordlnatea were the ecret police over the police, f ,h Em plre. the countermlnera. whose duty it la to undo the aubterranean work of the secret revolutlonleta. and If pos sible to undo the conspirators them selves, tonther with their work. It waa Kulabko on whom. In virtue of hie office, the doty devolved of pro tecting the Cxar and hla ministers from the hands of reaMcides and bomb throwers, last September. But hla de partment actually enaaned the crim inal Pogroff. jrave him a place In the theater, and armed him with the re volver which killed the Premier Ptoly rln. Boaroff really intended to deprive the Empire of tta monarch, and he also found the opportunity which he had anuaht. But at the last moment he drew back. He himself rave the rea son after his arrest. He was afraid, he said, of the consequences which would accrue to his co-rellrtonlsts for Roa Tofr waa a Jew. Poirroma, massacres, disabilities would embody the retalia tion of the Russian masses. And lie hrank from bringing down auch tre mendous reprtsala on hla brethren. Act Hrrlm Raaala. All Kusala waa horrified at tha crime and at the perspective it opened up. The department of the secret police, which poasessea almost boundless pow er, unlimited credit and Impunity for "Irregularities." turned out to be the Instrument of the revolutionists, whom It waa created to annihilate: Of all the Incongruities of which the Empire abounds this Is surely the most Intoler able, people aald. The government, -whose eyes were opened by the reve lation, dispatched a senator to Investi gate tha matter. And what Senator Trussevttch brought to light was Indeed senaatlonal. But If the authorities were loth to apeak, they were quite, ready to act; and the revising senator recommended the dismissal of Colonel Kulabko from Ms post. Now. the Colonel, as the chief of the Kleff "Safety Service." was a csarleU a little god. almighty in his own sphere, to whom common mortals looked up with awe. And his disgrace and dismissal came to them as that of Iiclfer may have appeared to tha arch angels. Accordingly, they moved heav en and earth to save their lord and master. And. strange though It may eeer.i. they aucceeded. Pome weeks ago Colonel Kulabko. though dismissed the service, was sent by his superiors to another post at Perm. And he would be there at this moment were it not tiiat his dismissal from Kleff. which had bern kept secret, was suddenly di vulged, and then the Chief of the Oen darmea of Perm wrote to the minister tin lining to accept Kulabko as his fellow-worker. The minister did not In sist and the Colonel remained on of the unemployed unt!l the other day. Takes e Kleff Kerfreea. Several days ago the chief of the Kieff gendarmes drove up In hla car riage to Kulabo's house, had an Inter view with the fallen great man within, then came out, entered the carriage with him. and drove off to the Kleff fortress, where he now is. That la the beginning of the end of the man through whose perfidy Stolypin lost Ms life four months ago, and the Csar of all the Russiss was on the- point of being assassinated. Nobody knows as yet with certainty what charges will be made against the x-chlef of the -safety service." That he will be accused of criminal neglect of hla duty ts certain. He was In receipt of large sums of money, which. It ts said, have not been satisfactorily accounted for. But the money short age la a secondary matter. More serious Is the charge of having employed ruffiane and notorious crim inals In the -safety service." He seems to have employed quite a number of roughs the riff-raff of society In the most difficult, dangerous and confi dential service of the Csar, and that was and is a downright crime In the eyes of the law. What happened waa this: It Is cus tomary when his majesty visits any part of Russia, especially If there be festivities there, to employ a number of trustworthy people aa volunteers and to give them cards appointing; them temporarily to the service of the aafsty" department. Now, Colcnel Kulabko practiced this method like his predecessors, only be chose the lowest of the low. Thus a fellow waa arrest ed the other day at Kleff on a charge of highway robbery with violence, and on hla person wss found a card signed by Kulabko appointing him to tem porary servlc In the department of safety. The criminal's name Is Fav uk Thaca Gathered Tegetaer. ravloky'a antecedente are Intereat Inc If not precisely edifying. During the so-called "revolution" he organised gang of desperadoes called -fighters." These dreadnoughts went about from house to house extorting money from the peaceful inhabitants. Among the members of this band there was a police Inspector named Drebnoff. Ex tremes are. always meeting In Russia. Sums of the victims paid up. others, iaklng the bull by the horns, appealed tr protection to the police. And the police, who have always been a bit Jealous of the "safety men." took ac tion. Pavloky was cashiered and stronglv advised to quit Moscow at ence and for good. Grave crimes thus brought home to an official under such conditions would ruin forever any man In Amer ica. In Russia It seldom does. Pome times. Indeed. It retards bis progrsss, but occasionally It even helps him on. Pavloky positively gained by his dls-gra.-e. It waa a case of stooping to conquer. He trstihf erred his activity to Kleff. was received with open arms by Colouel Kulabko there and appointed CHURCHILL IS CRITICISED Kadirals Are Incrncd Because of Ilrrtucrd Naval Estimate. LONDON. April . (Spoolal. First I.ord of the Admiralty Winston Church Ill Is never long out of hot water. This time ha has rousd the Indignation of the ludlcal extremists of his own party because, the reduction on the naval es timates for the current year did not go far e-nough In the direction of re trenchment to please, them. Whereas the "Little Kng'ander," as they are culled, hoped that a saving of at least :..000.oft0 would be effected. Churchill only found It possible to reduce the naval estimates by Just over II.60O.PO0. Rut If he has not plea.d some of his on Parliamentary supporters. Win ston Churchill has been subjected to It:::, but friendly criticism by the oppo sition, who are bent on accelerating th building programme rather than re tarding It. While, there has been tha usual amount of talk about new ships and armaments, not much attention hss beon paid to the factor without which England's vaunted navy Is useless the man behind the gun. From time to time. It has ben whispered that thare Is considerable unrest In tha lower deck ratings, where, ssya Lionel Texley. one of the service critics, many grievance exist, which unls rectified will ona day shock John Bull out of his compla cency. As the Jackles are forbidden by their terms of service to form a trad, union, the general rubllc knows little about the-lr wrongs, and half an hour's talk with some of the mn at a naval station Is required to show that It Is high time some reforms sere Intro duced on the lower deck. All tha trouble has arisen through the conversion of the. warship from a stately sailing vessel Into a floating gunnery platform. Much of the work and discipline necessary to the rly form of fighting ship haa been retained on the latest types, where cleanliness Is still the fetish. Most of the unrest. Js undoubtedly due to the way punish ment Is meted out for minor offenses entirely void of crlmlnaltty. All the disciplinary regulations. Ltone.1 Ye.xley points out. were framed "when the sea man a main duty was to pull on ropes, and to punish him If he did not get from ona to another quickly enough, but you cannot drive men to shoot straight with modern ordnance. "Tha Stat employs the sailor dur ing the day at work which calls for the full use of cultivated Intelligence, and then It will take him and stand him In a dark corner for two hours each night because he did not have his cap on straight Or dared to wear a waist be.lt to keep his trousers up." Another of the. seaman's grievances relates to the decreased chance of pro motion owing to the Increase In th numbe-r of stokers In the personnel. The. leading seaman complalne that he has less chance than ever of becoming a petty officer. Increased pay la also another demand of the lower deck. An experienced able seaman. If married. Is expected to support a home on Just un der 13 a week, leas tha cost of his uniform. It Is not suggested by any one that the English Jackles are, on the brink of mutiny, but It Is knom-n in the best Informed circles that a large propor tion of them are. discontented, and as the first line of defense Is not tha ships but the men. pressure Is being brought to bear on the Admiralty to hold an Impartial Inquiry Into the facts of the case. DIVINE SCORES THEOLOGY Kev. Herbert Donnloo Declare for Science as Against Church. LIVERPOOL. April 2. (Special.) Following a convention of the Free Church Council tha nonconformist or ganlzsSon of England, as opposed to the sMe church some remarkable at tacks have been made on the. speeches, especially one made by Rev. Dr. Dixon, formerly of Chicago, and now of tpur geon's Tabernacle, London. In which he denounced Charles Darwin's theories. Politically minded parsons also ara re ceiving frequent trounclngs. . Preaching to the Baptists of Ken sington. Hew Herbert Dunnico de scribed Dr. Dixon's speech aa "a gro teaque and absurd utterance, wholly void of sanse." Th preacher said: "Charles Parwln was Just aa much a prophet of Ood as Dr. Dixon and a far more reliable one. If history proves one thing more clear ly than another. It Is that wherever theology has come into conflict with generally accepted opinions of scien tific and learned men. theology has been proved wrong. Purely In days like the present, when the challenge for a restatement of faith In terms ac ceptable to the modern mind was never so urgent and th work of keeping th most Intelligent section of the com munity In tourh with churches was never more difficult. It la a coloasal blunder to allow auch arrant nonsense to be proclaimed upon a representative platform." Referring to the discussion by the council on social questions. Mr. Dunnico said that futile discussions and pious resolutions would not blind tha eyes of democracy to tha fact that the'Natlonat Frea Church Council waa a party cau cus, controlled and subsidized by wealthy capitalists, who exploited it for party political purposes, and In re turn were signaled out for party hon ors. "The very men selected to discuss social problems wera for the most part ministers of wealthy churches, without any really practical first-hand knowl edge of the subject they discussed. As a matter of fact, they were chosen to deal with such questions because they were known in official circles as "safe" men. For a fre church minister to Identify himself with the working-class movement meant ostracism and boycott of a most despicable) kind. "It was true that an occasional labor M. P. was Invited to addresa the con ference as a sort of decoy duck for tha democracy, but to all Intents and pur pose the Fre Church Council was a mere, wing of the Liberal party, and a retrogressive one at that, lacking al most entirely tlve brave spirit that had once mad nonconformity a force In th land." Riding- Upstairs. Cassler's Magazine. -The Invention and Introduction of a moving stairway was a natural out come of the educative process of the elevator, and In the form of tha "es calator" It la now recognised not only as a. means of relief for labor, but as a successful rival of th elevator In many positions where th latter ap pliance has heretofore been considered the only practicable means of vertical locomotion. For certain positions and conditions, particularly those In which verv large numbers of persons congre gate and desire to advance In a single direction, the capacity of the modern ascalator is now estaonsnea as iar reeding that of elevators In any rea sonable application. is the handsomest, most durable and most comfortable Furniture made at the price. It is hand-made, very strong, and extremely light. It has a smooth surface, a hard finish, a beautiful color, and no odor. . It is impervious to moisture. It is, quality considered, very cheap. For these and other reasons, it is ideal furniture for the porch, the living-room, den and library. SEE IT NOW Chairs range in price from $6.00 to $18.00, with other pieces in proportion. We want you to see Fiber-Rush Furniture-to admire its beauty and test its strength and lightness. But if you live out of town, or find it inconvenient to call at the store, we will be glad to mail you a handsome descriptive booklet. Write or telephone. Don't delay ILJB Ira Ss ite ' Fifth and Stark J. G. Mack & Co. Fif th d stark SOCIALISM IS ATTACKED CVRK-AIX" IIKT.D TO BE DIS EASE, XOT CHIME. Remember our Removal Sule: pianos 100 less, Soule Bros, 127 11th SC IMck Sowerby OTfcrs Evidence to Prove That ucces of Doctrine Would Kcally Mean Slavery. LITTLE FALLS. Wash.. April 5. (To the Editor.) Socialism Is defined by Its advocates as a scheme wherein tha people shall own and operate all means of producing: and distributing: wealth, the land, mines, rallrosds and factories. They like to dwell on the "co-operative commonwealth." where the workers In each Industry shall man age that Industry, when "every man shall own his Job." Men may work well together, that is co-operatWely. where there are two or even three partners, but when a larger number attempt It and each has an equal voice In the management, th enterprise gen erally fails. This has been the. usual fate of the many socialistic communi ties that have been started. Every busi ness must have a head. Th nearest that th engineers, brskemen. dispatchers and other rail road workers could come to managing a railroad would be to elect a head man to represent them. Socialism would have, to work alons; this principle of delegated authority. Its advocates may use the term "co-operative com monwealth" or any other words that strife their fancy, but the scheme is essentially that of government owner ship and operation of the land, mines, railroads and factories. Many managers would be needed in every line, and they would be In fact If not In name gov ernment ofTlclsls. It would be the duty of these officials to see that food wna raised and clothing spun sufficient for the wants of every man in the com monwealth. With this responsibility they must b given the power to pro duce thes things. Having to provide for th laborer they must have the power to control him. When the wheat Is rip, the government must get the workers there to harvest It, and use fore If thera Is any delay. The system could only be mad practicable by placing th workers In armies with captains over hundreds and colonels over thousands with strict military discipline. F.verything would have to b by government regulation. When a negro In the South was a slave his master was responsible for his keep, but whan he became a frea man and could regulate his own move ments, he must assume th responsi bility and risk of providing for him self. If the Government assumes tha responsibility of providing for tha negro. It must assume control of his movements, make a slave of him again. Germany and Franc are both mili tary deapotlsms. The fact thot one has the form of a monarchy and the other that of a republic seems to make little difference In results. In each the government maintains Immense armaments, engages In more Industries, and has more regulations over, the affairs of the people than we In the United 8tates hava- ever dreamed, of even In a nightmare. These countries are the home of the socialist, for, th citizens already believing in so much government activity and regulation, need only carry the same idea a little further to accept socialism. The so cialist will tell you that Germany Is more "advanced" than the United States. The socialist assures us thst there can b no slavery, for each man .will have a vote and an equal voice In regulating the mass. Freedom for mo consists in regulating my own move ments, not In having a share In regulat ing the movements of others. - It Is a personal Individual something, not a manufactured product or to be attained by losing one's self in the mass. A ring of politicians like Tammany Hall, having many favors to dispense, builds up great power, and the Individual voter counts for little. In socialism the officials would have dominion over everything, and their power In conse quence would be many times greater than that of any political ring we have ever known. The individual voter would be too small to consider. The socialist complains that at present keen selfish men grab the lion's share. No matter what the scheme, however, brainy forceful men get on top. and If everything wera consolidated Into ona immense pile It seems that It would only facilitate this grabbing. There ts a futility In the wesk trying to restrain the strong. When socialism comes the leading: men In rortland will be found In the movement, dominating as now, but with vastly greater power. The soap-box orator says that nothing could be worse than "wage slavery." At present the worker can, at least, change masters, get another Job, but In socialism there could be but one master, this Immense "co-operative commonwealth." I see no slavery In a man working every day to supp'ly the wants of other men, when other men are working every day to supply his wants. It is a free contract ond em ployer and employe must each have the right to seek a change, that is to decline to renew the contract at any time. Men like other animals must work to supply their animal wants. If this Is slavery, old mother nature, not the capitalist, is the slave driver. If a man shows class in what he can do, if he can deliver a sermon like Paul or a punch like Johnson, or well direct large and useful production .like Car negie, be usually gets the finer things in life: but . how can he expect to be J arrayed In purple and fine linen If he can oniy prwuca iw v,unun, v automobiles if he can only cobble rough . shoes? People with mediocre talents ' had better bo content with mediocre I results. Apart from land monopoly I I see no necessary Injustice in our nreaent industrial system. The busi ness man Incapable of directing labor so as to produce good resuUs must quit, and work under the guidance of some one else. The business man who directs labor well and supplies the wants of others best, prospers and puts other laborers under his direction. This leads to the constant selection of the best managers and to social effi ciency. In socialism there could be no such natural selection of men most capable of directing labor. Vote Bet ting, not efficiency, would put a man on top in this the paradise of dema gogues. Under such management and Judging by present governmental In efficiency, the promised three hours labor a day would have to be extended more nearly to 13 hours, to produce enough to live on. The promise that . .l.ii .I... I, full arrl a 1 eacn msn inil i r. . ' " " -.. product of his toil Is worthless when they have no practical means of ascer taining the relative value of the archi tect aa compared with the section boss. Only under a competitive system where each man gravltatea to his proper place can such values be found out. This socialism strikes me as a disease rather than a crime. Its advocates condemn the public school system, the churches, the capitalists, the Govern ment, and' patriotism. Truly Shakes peare had th socialists In mind when he said, "All things look yellow to the Jaundiced eye." Some of them seem to be men who have bidden farewell to every grain of sense they ever hsd. No religious fanatic. Christian or Mo hammedan, was aver more dogmatic than they. They are so positive that they have a cure-all by which Im perfect humanity can achieve practical ly perfect results, if they will only be lieve." ' Through all the talk of the socialists there runs a strain of forceful tyranny. "No man shall b allowed to make profit from another man's labor." That Is. the right of free contract shall be abolished.- "All men will be equal." That la. equality, which does not exist in nature, is to be forced on people by some high-handed proceeding. And what Just complaint have they to make against the churches? They are free to attend or to stay away. They must wish to abolish this free and fair arrangement, use some compul sion In religious matters. In ancient Egypt the government fed and worked everybody.. Under this system the Pyramids were built. The bulk of the people must have believed In slavery. If we moderns also believe in slavery we will get It. probably in larger doses than we anticipate. But If w experience a change of heart, ac cept freedom unreservedly, freedom In trade as well as In speech and In reli gion, the open market everywhere, then labor working to the best advantage will produce the best possible results, and the laborer receive better treat ment because more In demand. The law of adjustment can come into more active operation, and evil, which is lack of adjustment. be gradually lessened. DICK SOWERBY. Combination Machine Tools. Cassler's Magazine.' The choice of combination' machines in preference to those of a special char acter being largely governed by .the volume of work of a given class re quired In any shop, it may often hap pen that a shop of large extent may find It necessary to use machines of this class. In these It may be the case that operations of some kinds are In frequent, and It Is a canon that ma chinery should not be allowed to lie Idle for any considerable proportion of the time. Some machines ara -very .n" eoKtlv that nothing but large , volume of suitable work suffi cient to keep them constantly, or al most constantly emDloyed, would war rant their purchase. Occasional Jobs would be more cheaply tooled by a makeshift rig-up on an existing ma chine, or by putting them out to firms suitably equipped for their perform ance. . Thus, though combination ma chines are not regarded with much favor in large modern factories, be cause the tendency Is always In the direction of division of tasks, yet there are advantages in their use. Evecy thing depends upon the class of work don In a shop. Centrifugal Pump Design. Cassler's Magazine. It is a well-known fact that to raise water economically with a centrifugal pump the diameter of the Impeller must bear a definite relation to the speed, height of lift and the quantity to be discharged, and when small quantities are dealt with the diameter of the imDellcrs must be small, which limits- the circumferential speed; consequently, the number of stages necessary for high lifts Is greater than that required to deal with large quantities of water at low lifts. 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