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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TtJESDAT EVEKINO; iTTOE ; 23,M903.
EDITORjIcAL COcTWcTWENT cAND TIMELY TOPICS : Sffiy $8882 : '
BY
C iS. JACKSON
9w pit eaal'uFnaI
KILLING OF "RED ROAN'
(By Paul D Laney, with Journal Expedition Through Orogon.)
SHALL GERMANY BE SOCIALISTIC?
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That all lawyers will go to hades, there Is no doubt, but with them will go all
thoire cheerlul Idiots who have hired attorneys mid then deceived them. To conceal
things from your counsel to tell him a half-truth to get him Into court and let the
enemy spring upon him a few Mt. Pelee surprises, this Is the unpardonable sin.
Secrecy Is a base thing, anyway secrecy between man and wife forms n gulch Into
which both parties will soon tumble; but for a client to secrete facts from his
counsel Is the one thing with. which the devil has no patience. Elbert Hubbard.
UNFAIR TO ROOSEVELT.
The statement Is published by a local con-
temporary In the form of a special dispatch
from Washington, that "President Roosevelt
is satisfied with what his Postmaster-General
has done," and will not permit Payne
to resign. It ts also asserted that the Presi
dent Is disposed to give Mr. Puyne credit for
the Investigation that has been made.
It Is but Justice to the President to assume
"That these utterances are utterly Irrespon
sible and do not reflect Mr. Roosevelt's real
attitude. If it were true that the President
Is ''satisfied with wha his Postmaster-General
has done" then the former would stand
forth as the abettor of the grossest laxity
and mismanagement that has ever disgraced
ny department of the government. If it
were true .that the President is disposed to
give Mr. Payne credit for the investigation
now in ' progress, it would mean that the
President has finally concluded to endorse
the Postmaster-General's strenuous ' efforts
to ' suppress the scandal and to shield the
guilty. .
It was Payne who denounced the charges
. of corruption in the Washington postoffice
ai "hot air" and ridiculed the honest man
who brought them as a "wind bag." That
the charges were literally and unqualifiedly
true has been established by the reports sub
sequently made by Brlstow and Wynne.
The Investigation has been conducted
largely without Payne's knowledge and
wholly without his approval. He did every
thing In his power to aver it. Despite the
amazing revelations of rottenness which
have been made, he has removed from of
fice (and that very tardily) only one of the
officials implicated. Two others have been
allowed to resign and another has been
given a leave of absence. Payne's attitude
throughout has been one of nervous dread,
and his acts have betrayed a desperate
agerness to keep the magnitude of the
scandal from the public.
Such statements as our contemporary pub
lishes concerning the President do not put
him in a pleasant light. It Is but charitable
to suppose that they are a misrepresentation
Of the facts.
taken by the Police Department. Summary
steps must be taken to rid the city of these
unwelcome and undesirable visitors. It Is
In the power of the police to drive them out
and no time should be lost In doing so.
Such daring and brutal crimes as that per
petrated last night cannot go unchecked
without soon inducing a veritable reign of
terror.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
The figures presented yesterday In Tho
Journal relative to the Improvements which
are to be made in Portland's streets during
the Current year should be a source of grat
ification to every citizen who takes pride In
the city's progress. It is estimated that the
aggregate expenditures for sewers, side
walks and street-paving will reach 31.000,-
000. A transformation will be wrought by
these Improvements. It is undeniable that
in such matters Portland has been backward.
but the enterprise and civic pride of her
citizens has been aroused and it will not be
long before the city will be able to challenge
comparison with any of her staler . com
munities. The cost of the Improvements which have
been undertaken may In Individual Instances
seem to the taxpayer to be oneroup, but the
benefits, both direct and indirect, will far
outweigh the expense. They will be a pow
erful stimulus to building and will materially
enhance real estate values. Above all, th'i
Improvements already commenced or In con
templation will properly prepare Portland
for the Lewis and Clark Fair, when It Is all
important that she shall appear at her best.
It is often necessary to remove vicious animals as well as vlcloui people from
their interference with the lawful pursuit of the trades and Industries of the country.
No sadder story Is told of the removal of a vicious animal than that of the killing
of "Red Roan," the Connelll stallion,' In the foothills of the Stelps' Mountain range, In
this state, In 1H87. though the killing was justified and it was a .great relief to the
sfockmen of that section.
For 10 years, from 1877 to 1887, "Red Ronn" was the terror of that entire country.
A large, lithe, beautiful animal, whose long mane and tall floated out on the breeze
like the sails of a fast-sailing vessel, he led the bands of horses from hilltop to hilltop
like a whirlwind and defied their owners Jo take them. Where he eaihe from no one
knew, though It was the generally accepted theory that he was a native of the country
and had sprung from the crossing of an Oregon range horse with a real Connelll which
had escaped from some immigrant train as it was passing through the country.
Anyway. Red Roan" led the range for 10 years and no horse was found within
that time that could even approach him in speed. He knew the country so well, too,
that he could conduct his band of followers through gulches and gorges In the rlmrocka
arid over difficult trails In'a manner that soon put all pursuit at defiance.
He was select In choosing his folfowlng, for none but the swiftest and best were
permitted to enter his band, and these were the very animals that the stockmen needed
most, and the very ones that they could not spate, for It was the swift and the hardy that
were needed In those days with which to corral and handle the others.
A large rew ard was offered for "Red Roan's" capture, though It was. not under the
provision of "lead or alive," as Is usual In the rase of miscreants who have forfeited
their lives according to the verdict of society. In his case the proviso was "that 'Red
Roan' should be taken alive and unharmed."
The best horsemen were placed, on "Red Roan's" trail. They came frOm the South,
the North and the West snd rode their swiftest animals. It was a regular Tracey
hunt, though only lassoes were used to bring down the equine outlaw.
But with a confidence and boldness bordering on the human, "Red Roan" defied his
pursuers and led his followers across the plains and into the mountain fastnesses,
evading them with ease and baffling them at every point.
As the seasons followed, his pursuers decreased, and his band grew. It finally
became a olnt of calculation as to whether the combined stockmen owned the bands
of the range or "Red Roan" controlled them. It was, at least, a question of which
should eventually rule.
Still, the'outlaw horse was admired. There was not a stockman In the district
that would not have given a small fortune to have owned "Red Roan" In peaceable
possession. But this was out of the question. In addition to his great speed and
Intelligence the lay of the country favored him, and all hope of his capture alive was
abandoned.
Of all his following "Red Roan" has his favorite companion. It was this that
cost him his life. She was a beautiful animal, almost as trim and fleet of foot as was
"Red .Roan" himself. As he scampered across the plains, followed by the thundering
hoofs of his vast band, his companion whs always near his side or close behind. If she
fell to the renr, "Red Roan" would make a circuit and Join her again. He watched
her with an eye as Jealous as that of a human lover. She, too, was as devoted as
was her companion, and 'twas this that cost her her life.
The stockmen could no longer sacrifice their Interests by permitting "Red Roan"
to run at large. They met and condemned him to die. Charles Jones, James Rector,
Ed Staufer and Frank Miller were delegated as a committee to put "Red Roan" to
death.
Armed with rifles, "they" went Into the range to seek the animal and kill him. He
seemed cognizant of their mission und was more wary than usual. Some of the men
concealed themselves behind the rocks and boulders while others .attempted to drive
"Red Roan" within gunshot range. With distended nostrils and eyes flashing fire.
the fleet-footed animal would circle about the men In ambush at so great a distance
that they feared missing should they shoot.
Unsuccessful attempt after attempt was made. But "Red Roan's" end finally
came, rne mare, nis iavorue companion, ren Denina. Me looked DacK over nis
flowing mane and saw her. The other horses were about her. His Jealousy got the
better of his Judgment. Surrendering the leadership to another animal he dashed back,
making a circuit to Join his companion that brought him within range of the men
In ambush.
Crack! Crack! Crack! rang out three rifle .shots! "Red Roan" reeled, staggered and
fell!
He arose again, but the men did not have the heart to repeat the fire. As if con
scious of the approach of death, he gave a long, pitiful neigh for his companion.
The mare turned and dashed up by his side. This gave him new life and new hope
for a moment and he rajsed his head agajn as of old. His eyes flashed as he turned
his head toward the rock behind which the men were concealed.
Again the smoke flashed from the rifles. "Red Roan" fell dead to the ground. His
companion fell across his body. A bullet had also pierced her heart!
The stockmen of today still tell the sad story of the death of "Red Roan," the
Connelll stud!
The overshadowing Issues In the German
general election was not agrarianlam or the
tariff, or war and naval expenditures,
though all of these entered Into cpnsldera
tlon, but the question whether Germany
hall be Conservative or Socialistic.
It Is a bitter fight. The Conservative fac
tlona brand the Social Democrats as "Die
Umsturipartel," the party of subversion
Although the Socialist had in 1883 polled
1,786,000 votes, the Emperor, speaking at
the Sedan banquet in 1895,, did hot hesitate
to say of that vast army of men that they
were "a band of fellows not worthy to bear
the name of Germans."
Again, after the death of Herr Krupp, the
Emperor made it evident that he regarded
the Social Democrats as unworthy mal
contents; and so recently as the great
Frankfort saengerfest a week ago his pres
ence was taken to mean in part an elec
tloneering effort for the benefit of the Con
servatlve factions.
A great Increase In the Social Democratio
vote will therefore be taken a a personal
wffront by the Emperor, and by the people at
larae as a sign of "want of confidence" In
the "militaristic" regime.
The Social Democratic party has within
the present generation, against many draw
backs and endless persecutions, become the
most powerful single political organisation
in Germany. Yet whereas in France the So
clalists are practically in control, sobered
by responsibility to a reasonably workable
liberalism, in Germany they are still re
garded by their opponents as political out
casts and are correspondingly more em
bittered. In 1874 Bismarck's famous repressive laws
were passed. They were followed by the sup
pression of over 100 periodicals, by 600
convictions for "Majestaetsbeleldlgung" in a
single month, by an unprovoked assault of
soldiers and police upon a Socialistic funeral,
when 30 or 40 men were wounded, and by
the repeated imprisonment of Socialistic
leaders. When the veteran Llebknecht was
burled 45,000 people followed his body to the
grave, yet the police allowed no flag to wave
nor a single one of the 2,000 wreaths of flow
ers to be displayed.
It was to undermine Socialism by stealing
part of Its platform that Bismarck passed
his state insurance law. but without avail
In 17 years the Social Democratic vote in
creased sevenfold, and at the last general
election, in 1888, it was over 27 per cent of
the whole number cast. ' Owing, however, to .
the German system of voting arid to the
minute subdivision of 1 parties into ' many
"groups." the Socialistic representation in
Parliament is by no .means so great. The
result of the Diet election of 1888 is thus
given by Mr. Eltibacher in the; Nineteenth
Century: . . . -
' Member
elected.
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Party. 'Vote,
Social Democrats 2,187,100
Centre VCathollcs) 1,455,100
National Liberals ....... 871,800
Conservatives ...... ..... 850,200
Frelslnnlge 658,300
Free Conservatives ....... 343.800
Anti-Semites .. 284,000
Nine other parties .......1,173,800
This result is obtained by combinations of
the opposing factlona In. the separate dls-,
trlcts, and by the fact that the .country is
sadly In need of redlstrlctlng, the. cities
where the Social Democrats are strongest
having gained enormously In relative pop-,
illation since the division of the electorate
80 years ago. However, a the Social Dem
ocrats are less obnoxious to the Liberals and
the Frelslnnlge than to the other elements,
they rapidly gain power from them.
- - - -
The extent to which Liberals were brought
over to the Social Democrats Is, Indeed, the
main point of the late election. Prediction
before the event - were that many bankers,
merchants and professional men would drop
Liberalism and cast their lot with the Social
Democrats.
, The latter have greatly modified thel
radical views since the cruel repressive law
against them were repealed. Their preserft '
Parliamentary "program" (platform) is thu
stated by Mr. Eltibacher:
One vote for every adult nrian and woman;
holiday to be election day; payment of
member (of the Imperial Diet and Statl
Legislatures);
The government to be responsible to Par
liament (at present the Emperor can dis
solve Parliament at will); local self-government;
referendum;
Introduction of the militia system;
Freedom of speech and freedom of press;
Equity of man and woman before the law;
Disestablishment of the churches;
Undenominational schools, with compulsory
attendance and gratuitous tuition;
Gratuitousness of legal proceeding;
Gratuitous medical attendance and burial;
Progressive Income tax and succession
duty.
ATTACKED BY WOLVES IN THE DESERT
(By J. K. M. Shlrazi.)
COLLEGE WOMEN AS MOTHER8.
During the past week a reunion was held
at a well-known Eastern women's college of
a class of "old girls" who graduated Just 16
years ago.
Of 36 original members,, only three had
died. All the remaining 83 were present at
the reunion. Twenty-five of them had mar
ried, and as the average age was only about
36 it was agreed that there was hope ror
some of the others.
Thirty children were present .at the re
union, several more being left at home. Two
of the women present had five children
each. A reunion 10 years later would be apt
to bring together a much larger number.
Such Instances as this seem to show that,
while the earlier attendants In women' col
leges were often of the unmarrylng kind, the
more recent graduates are quite as apt to
become wive and mothers as the average
of womankind.
GERMANOCIALISTS'
VICTORY. When Emperor William denounced the
Socialists as "enemies of the tate and
fatherland" and as "unworthy of the rymi
of Germans," he uttered words which he
may yet keenly regret. The enormously in
creased Socialist vote In the elections 1 eld
laBt week is ominous of a growing .opular
revolt from the despotic absolutism which
the Emperor personifies. All the power of
the government has been directed against
the Socialists but they are today the
largest political party In Germany and the
only one which Is gaining in strength.
It is interesting to note the growth of the
party sfnee its lirst appearance in 1 SSI . In
that year the Socialists cast 312,000 votes;
in 1S93 they lulled 1,727,000; in 1S9S ,the
number was 2,107,000, and now in 1903 they
have polled 2,1 500, ono.
While their gains in thp Reichstag have
not been proportioned to the Increase in
their popular vote, that will come In time.
The anti-imperial feeling is spreading
throughout the Kaiser's dominions and is the
most serious problem with which his gov
ernment has to deal.
A TRAITOR TO LABOR'
The action of President Roosevelt in send
ing federal troops to Morencl, Ariz., where
the miners were on strike, has drawn forth
the severe condemnation of the Executive
Committee of. the Western Federation of
Miners.
In a series of resolutions, reciting that the
purpose in sending the troops was "to awe
and intimidate the 3,000 miners who are
waging a bloodless battle in defense of the
rights of labor" alluding to the fact that
4urkig bis- riitwoeterrt trip- the .President
was made an honorary member of a labor
organization, the Brotherhood of Firemen
the committee "denounces , the hypocrisy of
the President of the United States," and ac
cuses him of "being guilty of treason to the
cause of organized labor."
Mr. Roosevelt is probably beginning ' to
realize the difficulty of playing to both or
ganized labor and the corporations.
Let the police make n general round-up
of suspicious characters and. all persons
without visible means of support and notify
them to leave town under pain of arrest for
vagrancy, and good order will soon be restored,.
If Kentucky succeeds in bringing to Jus
tice the cowardly assassins who have been
responsible for the latest foul blot upon her
good name, she will deserve the congratula
tions arid commendation of the nation.
The people of Portland will undoubtedly
give cordial approval to the plan of turning
over the Fourth of July fund to the Heppner
sufferers. It could not be put to a better
use.
POLICE SHOULD ACT.
The wave of moral reform which recently
wept over the Sound cities has deposited
upon our own shores- a mass of refuse and
driftwood which is most undesirable. The i
gamblers, the "guns," the thugs and the 1
sure-thing men who were driven out" of
Seattle, Tacoma and Bremerton have been
"drifting Into Portland In considerable num
bers and the Inevitable result Is the epidemic
Of lawlessness which has. been witnessed
here within the past few weeks. The
numerous hold-ups and affrays' betoken the
presence in he . city of an unusual number of
hard characters.' and Jjt is safe to assume
that a largev part of them are recent arrivals
from ' our lister cities on the Sound. It Is
Imperative that some vigorous action Le
If American officers were not guilty of
looting public buildings In Manila, It is sin
gular that the story Is revived so often. An
official investigation seems to be in order.
There is a point near the famous Stony
care in the Catskill Mountains, where Ice
may be found on any day of the year. This
iocaJlty Is known as the Notch and is walled
on all sides by steep mountains, t some of
which are more than 3,000 feet high.
The 60-horsepower traction engines used
on Western ranches will pull simultaneously
17 14-inch plows plowing 40 to 60 acres per
day, or will plow, drill and harrow, all at
one time, with properly arranged tools, from
35 to 60 acres per day.
(Continued from Yesterday's Edltton.)
How long I lay unconscious I cannot tell, but when I came to myself I found that
Bulbul and I were lying together propped up by the saddles. The Dervish was blow
ing a big horn he carried in the face of a wolf, that had leaped unpercelved into the
back of the encampment greatly to our alarm, as neither of us could do more than
roll from side to side when we wanted to move. Fortunately, however, the unexpected
sound of the Instrument frightened away all of the wolves for a few minutes, and we
reviewed our forces on the chance of hitting upon some plan of campaign. We were
'now'' a party of three able-bodied and two wounded men, and we had only two horses
left. The professor thought of setting fire to the saddles of the horses that had been
devoured, hoping that while they blazed the wolves would not attack us.
This plan we carried out, but the moment the flames died down the pack, now
.rjeaUxJncjeasedJn nu fell J!urlouljfciPQn us. , , . .
" "''
The attack this time was so prolonged and the fight so deadly that the professor,
In the extremity of our danger, loosened one of the horses and drpve him out of the
camp. The poor animal In Its terror galloped round and round the outside of our snow wall,
and nothing was heard but the thud of his hoofs, scattering snow on every side, and
the rushing, snarling sound of the pursuing pack, whose white, gleaming teeth were
painfully visible to 'our horror-struck gaze. The professor then suggested, rather than
part with our last horse and last hope, that we should fling to the wolves first our'
baggage and then our fur coats anything, in fact, to gain time, until our messenger
could fetch a rescue party. This we did, but the wolves returned upon us In such
overwhelming numbers that we were obliged to drive out the last of our horses, and
he shared the fate of the others. We were thus reduced to the desperate necessity of
parting with our clothes, and were actually taking It In turn to give up a garment
when the welcome bark of a dog was heard, and in a moment some splendid hounds
came racing up, followed by a party of well-mounted horsemen from the village, who
quickly drove our enemies away. They were, however, only Just in time. We had
killed altogether 11 wolves, and -had sacrificed five horses and a donkey with their
saddles, and all our baggage and coats.
The excessive pain that I suffered from my wounded leg made me again lose con
sciousness, and when I came to myself I was lying in a room at the caravanserai in
Dlzal Khalll, with a few villagers gazing at me as though I had returned from another
world. A telegram was sent by Professor Makaroff to Tabriz, and soon a doctor and
two Cossacks from the Russian Consulate arrived.
We remained ot Dizai Khalll for a fortnight, during which time the professor
nursed me as If I had been his son, and never ceased to blame himself for the shot
which so nearly cost me my life. Mushadl AH also stayed on with us to .gheer, the .party
with his lively presence and help to dress the lacerated limbs of the Dervish Bulbul,
w-ho, however, had begun to recover the moment the wolves- were out of sight. The
opinion of the Dervish as regards the sanity of Russian professors had undergone a
material change, and he vowed he would never again Join a scientific party, however
erudite they might appear.
During our stay In the village we heard that the wolves had become a terrible
pest. No domestic animal was safe If left unprotected, and bo fierce and bold had these
animals become that a young child was stolen out of Its cradle and partly devoured
by a w olf before the beast could be overtaken; this happened the night before we left
the village! ,
Our adventure not only delayed the professor's Journey very much, but he had to
pay for all the .horses destroyed and for Dervish Bulbul's donkey, not to mention a
reward to .the-men who came eo opportunely to our assistance, i The professor took six
wolf-skins back to Russia with him as a souvenir of the event; I have nothing to show
for my' share In the adventure except the wound below my left knee. Although It
is now quite healed, yet a sudden change of weather causes me much discomfort,
forcibly rcalling to my mind our terrible experience wijh wolves In the desert of Mayan.
"Some men," said Uncle Eben, "gits a heap o credit fob bein' good natured when ,
dey is simply too lazy to look out foh deir rights." ,-
LAZY DAY8.
Oh. June is the laziest month in the year,
When the generous blossoms Invite to good
cheer,
And the perfumes that rise are so sweet
and so strong
That the hours sort o' pause an' go loafln'
along. 1
Loafln along
With a smile an' a song,
They're Jes' satisfied to go loafln'
along.
The daylight that hurried in winter so fast
Now idles around until seven or past.
And (such is the force of example), with
shame,
I'm obliged to confess I am doln the same!
Loafln alojig; ,
Temptatfbn is strong
When June Is around, to go loafln'
along.
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NEW OCCUPATION FOR WOMEN. .
A very unique position is held. In the city
of St. Louis by Mrs. Graham Frost. In one
of the first banks there she occupies a posi
tion known as that of the "hostess." Her
duty is to explain banking methods to the
women patrons, thus relieving them of em
barrassment and expediting the course of
business. Mrs. Frost finds 'that nearly al!
women need instruction as to the clipping
of coupons, renting safe-deposit boxes, real
estate matters, redemption and exchange of
money and so forth. Beneficial results have
accrued to the bank from Mrs. Frost's em
ployment, the volume of business being
greatly increased. It has already 6,000
wompn depositors.
OUR "UNIVERSITIES."
The revelations In London In the libel suit
based upon a degree of "Harrlman Univer
sity," Tennessee, must have seemed strange
indeed in English ears.
Prof. Davis, of Yale, testified to finding at
Harrlman Ave professors out of an adver-.
tlsed 26. The professor of astronomy was a
dentist; the "director of the school of do
mestic science" was approporiately a house
keeper. , "
In Til Great Britain there are, or soon will
be, 15 universities. Wales has one, Scotland
four, Ireland two and England, besides Ox
ford and Cambridge' has London, Birming
ham, Durham, Yorkshire, Manchester and
Liverpool Universities, present or proposed.
Highly educated Germany has 21 univers
ities. In the World Almanac list of American
colleges, which Is practically complete, are
enumerated 473 institutions of higher learn
ing. Of these 140 claim the title of "uni
versity," besides the law, medical and
theological , schools unconnected with any
undergraduate institutions.
A LAWYER'8 CAUSTIC RETORT.
Purine; his long career as a lawyer S.r
retary Shaw gathornl a targe collection of
lr of a young lawyer who was opposed to a rWi
veteran of the bar in an Iowa court. Tho -41
young man addressed the! Jury first und in,
doing so took occasion to Imitate well know if
mannerisms- of the other, such as adjusting -his
cuffs, stroking an imaginary imperial,
etc. This caused considerable laughter in
court. When the veteran rose to reply he
did not neglect to go through his preliminary
motions with even more deliberation and
precision than usual. He bowed to the
Judge and to the Jury and then began:
"Your honor and gentlemen of the Jury, that
young man acts like a good lawyer, but he
talks like a blamed fool."
The name "Wooden Russia" la familiarly
applied to the vast fOrest areas of Russia Jn
Europe, which cover 464,548,000 acres, or 36
per cent ofthe entire area of the country,
Yet some fear is felt that the country may
be deforested through the carelessness of
private owners, and the government la coAt
sldertng steps. for Ahe protection of tne for
ests. In Russia houses built of any other
material . than wood are almost unknown
outside the cities, and wood constitute the
principal fuel. ,.
Great Yarmouth, England, has the nar
rowest street in the world. There-are many
narrow streets in Great Yarmouth, but the
narrowest is Kitty WI.tcb.ea, which is only
65 inches wide. You 'can lean Out of your
window and shake hand with your neigh
bor across the street.
George. Francis Train sat one spring
morning in Union Square, New York, a' was
his custom, surrounded by children, to
whom, contrary to his attitude toward
adults, he was always affable and agree
able. On the outside of the group surround
ing Mr. Train stood a small colored glri
looking wistfully at the white children wh I
were receiving all his attention and hearlnjyj I
his wonderful tales. After they had dis- I
persed and Mr. 'Train was alone' the black
child advanced timidly and said to
"Do you loye children?" Looking at his
questioner in some surprise, Mr. Train ad
mitted that he did. Then in a low voice sho
sa,ld: "I am.a child."
President Roosevelt's Western trip in
creased his weight by close to 20 pounds,
much to his dissatisfaction, for the chief
magistrate had hoped that his frequent long
and hard horseback trips and extended
tramp through the mountains would have
an opposite effect. Mr. Roosevelt's normal
weight is rom 180 to 183 " pounds and he
only manages to keep down' to that figure
by exercising dally. When he stepped on the
scales in Washington on his return, ho
tipped the beam at 198 and, was much dis
gusted and disappointed. Now he is in for
a . more than usually strenuous period of
weight-reducing exercise.
In Nuremberg Germany 800 workmen are
employed making lead soldiers and lead toys.
They turn out about 100.000 lead soldier a
day. - . V . --V
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