Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 99, 14 February 1910 — Page 8

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fHE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AXD S IT X-TELEGH AM, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1910.

BAPID GROWTH OF THIS COUNTRY IS VERY REMARKABLE

Time Is the Test

BACK FROM ELBA QRGAHIZATIOH A VERY STRONG ONE

It Is Thought the Census Taken This Year Will Show the United States Has Eightyeight Millions.

EXPANDED CONGRESS WILL BE A RESULT

At the Existing Ratio It Would Mean an Increase of Sixtysix Members in the House Some Figures.

(BY SIDNEY EPSEY.) Washington, D. C, Feb. 14. Officials of the United States census bureau believe the approaching thirteenth census will disclose a population in the United States proper of approximately 88,000,000. Should congress adopt the same ratio for congressional representation as that used for apportionment after the twelfth census that is, one representative to each 194.182 population the house of representatives will then have 457 members, exclusive of territorial delegates. This would be an increase over the present number of 66. Section 2, article 1 of the Constitution of the United States provides representative and direct taxes shall be apportioned anions: the several states which may be included in this union, according to their respective numbers. The first census was taken in 1790, and others every ten years thereafter, for the purpose of apportioning the representatives in congress. It Is Already Unwieldy. The house of representatives is thought by many to be already too large and unwieldy for tho quick dispatch of legislative business. An addition of 66 new members would undoubtedly render- it still more cumbersome. The question, therefore to be decided by congress is: Will the house agree to any apportionment that will reduce its membership? Judging from past performances it will not. It would be difficult to discover a single congressman who would be willing to legislate himself out of a job;, hence there will be, it is believed, no effort in the house to increase the number of population of each congressional district thus reducing the number of seats in the house. As for the senators, the census will have no effect on their number, there being two from each state, irrespective of the (tize of population of the different commonwealths, New York having the same number as tiny Rhode Island. Census officials believe that congress will make the apportionment according to the present apportionment.

or possibly fix the population of each congressional district at a round 200,000, a slight increase. Those states which have increased in population some of them enormously since the last census, will gain in number of representatives, while the states whose population has remained stationary, or practically so, or those having a slight increase, will have proportionately a smaller iucrease in the number of their representatives. If 200,000 is decided on as the ratio, then congress would have 440 representatives. Officials of the census bureau believe that the new census will not show a single decrease in a single state, and while some of the states will have a much larger number of representatives than now, no state will have its quota in congress reduced. Two More For Indiana. Assuming that, the same apportionment number, 194,182 as at present, will be fixed as the basis for repre

sentation by congress, the states that will gain additional representatives in congress are many. These will be, with the probable increase in representation: New York 9; Pennsylvania 6; Illinois 5; Texas and Oklahoma 4 each: Ohio will gain 3 and Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Tennessee and Washington 2 each. The states of Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Jlhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah and West Virginia will each gain pne. The remaining states will have- the same number as before. There are some critics, but they are not in congress, who believe that as 457 , representatives would bo unwieldy, that the opportionment should be based on a larger number, say 225,000. By using this number the membership of the house would only

The Testimony of Richmond People Stands the Test. The test of time is what tells the tale. The public soon finds out when misrepresentations are made, and merit alone will stand the test of time. Richmond people appreciate merit, and many months ago local citizens publicly endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills; they do so still. Would a citizen make the statement which follows unless convinced that the- article was just as represented? A cure that lasts is the kind that every sufferer from kidney ills is looking for. Enoch Cromer, 309 N. Fourteenth St., Richmond, Ind., says: "I have no need of Doan's Kidney Pills since they cured me of kidney trouble in 1906. At that time I gave a statement for publication, recommending this remedy and I do not wish to withdraw anything from that testimonial. Railroading is very hard on the kidneys and my case was no exception to the rule, as I suffered from kidney complaint for some time. The passages of the kidney secretions were irregular and painful and I often felt dizzy and weak. Being advised to try Doan's Kidney Pills, I procured a box at A. G. Luken & Co's Drug Store and their use brought prompt relief. In a short time I was entirely free from kidney trouble and since then whenever I

have heard anyone complaining of backache, I have advised a trial of Doan's Kidney Pills." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. be increased four, giving the house a membership of S9i. The house now has a membership of 391. Under such an apportionment Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, Vermont and Virginia would lose a representative, and it is safe to say that the delegations from these states, would raise a strenuous objection to this. Under this apportionment only seven states would gain, namely New York and Oklahoma 2 each, and Illinois, Minnesota, NewJersey, Pennsylvania and Texas one apiece Would Follow Precedent. If this apportionment should be made, in order to quiet the opposition to it, congress would probably follow the precedent of allowing an additional representative at large to those states whose growth and population has not kept pace with the others. Under this apportionment it would be possible that some of the middle west states as Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, would lose one representative each. Immigration to Canada, and the westward movement of population from the middle west are responsible for the slow increase in population of these states. Within the past decade more than 800,000 Americans have emmigrated to Canada, and this loss is not offset by the comparatively small number of Canadians who have come into the United States, principally into Massachusetts and New York. The membership in congress has steadily increased since the first cen

sus in 1790, with, one exception. At the time of taking the fifth census, in 1830, congress had 242 members; after that census the number was apportioned at 2"2, a loss of ten members. Cut an increase began after the seventh census, taken in 1850, which has steadily grown each succeeding cen

sus, until the present membership was reached. Best of Prophets Fail. Even the best political prophets in congress are unable to prognosticate the probable political complexion of the house after the new members come in. None can say at present whether the new apportionment will result in republican or democratic advantage. Of course the new census will show a great increase, in population, business and resources of the country generally, but the bureau officials at this date are without advance information to intelligently estimate what these increases will be. In the matter of manufacturers they believe

that this census will show a smaller ration of increase than previous cen

sus, owing to the tendency in the past ten years, toward consolidation of big businesses and the centralization of

capital by great corporations. Every

previous census has shown an in

crease of about 50 percent in the num

ber of factories. The last census showed about 6,000,000 farms. It is believed these

have been increased during the past

ten years to at least 6,500,000.

Tribune's Poll of Republican Editors Shows That Roosevelt Is Favored as Successor to Taft.

PRESENT EXECUTIVE HOLDS SECOND PLACE

Various Favorite Sons Come in for a Scattering Vote, Even Bryan Receiving a Vote of Forty.

Chicago. Feb. 14. Following are the presidential preferences of the republican newspapers west of the Alleghenies: Candidates. Votes. Roosevelt 1,360 Taft 1,093 La Follette 197 Hughes 122 Cummins 6T Pinchot 30 Dolliver 11 Cannon It Bryan 40 Scattering 11G

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San Antonio, Tex., Feb. It. Mrs. Russel Sage, widow of the man who during his life controlled more ready cash than any other in this country, arrived in this city a few days ago en

route for California. While handing a

check for $1,500 to the Associated Charities, a contribution which was not solicited, she gave expression to the hope that she would live Ions enough to give her wealth to the poor. Although over eighty years of age she appeared very vigorous and healthy. In her party are Capt and Mrs. Stephen Slocum. Captain S locum is a nephew of Mrs. Sage and at present military attache at St Petersburg.

MEETINGS CONTINUED. The meetings at the East Main Street Friends church will continue all this week. The services have been largely attended the past week. Last evening the Rev. Levi Pennington gave a very interesting talk on the Hfe of Sampson. The Rev. Kenworthy assisted at last evening's service.

Chicago, Feb. 14. The Tribune this morning prints the following: When the Tribune asked the newspapers west of the Alleghenies to express their opinion as to whether Cannon should be speaker of the next congress and whether they indorsed the Aldrich tariff law it also asked them to give their presidential preferences. The question was asked in this form: "If you could vote for president today, for whom would you cast your ballot?" No names of candidates were suggested, but the editor was forced to write the name of his preference and also the name of the party with which he is affiliated. About three-fifths of the editors took advantage of the opportunity and the result of the straw vote is presented by the Tribune this morning, only those editors recording themselves as being republicans being included. Roosevelt Present Choice. It shows that Theodore Roosevelt is the present choice of the republican editors for the presidency and that he and President Taft are the only two candidates who are strongly favored. La Follette leads both Roosevelt and Taft in Wisconsin and has scattering votes nearly everywhere. Hughes has supporters in every state and territory polled except Tennessee and Arizona. Cummins and Pinchot are mentioned by many, while Dolliver and Cannon, each have a few supporters. The scattering votes are split

among the various favorite sons, but no one of these men is mentioned by more than one state besides his own. Roosevelt has not only a majority of the votes, but his strength runs so uniformly that he is indorsed by a majority of the states, lie is strongly in the lead in the lake group, where he has 4S6 votes to Taft's 427. He

leads in the prairie states by 617 to 475. and on the Pacific coast by 16 1 to 90. In the only group where Taft leads the president's margin is narrow, it being 6 to 64 in the mountain states. The South is evenly divided, 36 to 36. Leads in Indiana. Roosevelt leads in fifteen of the twenty-two states: Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska, Oklahoma, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Washington, Oregon, California, Kentucky, Nevada. These states have a population of 5,501.665 and will poll 294 votes in the republican national convention. Taft leads in: Ohio, Missouri, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming. Tennessee, Arizona. These states together have a popular vote of 2,493,757, a total of 116 votes in 1ho republican national convention, or less than half that of the Roosevelt states. La Follette leads in Wisconsin, while Roosevelt and Taft divide the vote evenly in South Dakota, Utah and New Mexico. The vote iu Ohio is of interest. There Taft has 112 votes, which is only nineteen more than Roosevelt. Of the lake group Illinois is most strongly for Roosevelt, the vote being Roosevelt 158 and Taft 110. Bryan Gets Forty Votes. Two interesting features of the

straw vote are the ballots cast for Bryan and Pinchot In many cases the editors give their reasons for these ballots. Most of the forty who voted for Bryan say they do so because they do not approve of the present policies of the republican party, although they voted for Taft at the last presidential election. The Pinchot vote, which appears in all but six of the states, is generally coupled with doubt of the administration forestry policy and disapproval of its attitude toward Ballinger. No compilation was made of second choices, but a great many ballots gave them, usually saying they were for Taft as the situation stood at present but the second choice was for Roosevelt or that they were for "Roosevelt it he will run" or some other qualification. The compilation of the ballots was

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strictly impartial, but the outcropping between the lines of many ballots may be read that Roosevelt is even stronger with the editors than would appear from the figures as printed herewith.

Candy and Courting. "Behiud a candy counter is a great place to see things." said an observing young woman who sells sweets in a downtown store. "That man who just went out used to buy a big box of candy every Weduesday. We know he was engaged by the way he bought. Then he stayed away two weeks. We know that was when he got married. Then he came regularly once every two weeks, but got cheaper caDdy. Now he comes once in a great while and takes home the "old fashioned broken' kind. They're all that way, but take a little fresh start when they become interested some time later in chocolate cigarettes." New York Tribune.

Turkey Faces Grave Situation Influx of Jews Into Palestine Has Resulted from the Government Throwing Open Doors of Country.

Only Once. There are two kinds of people in the world those who look on the bright side of things and those who do not. Each sort is sure to extract his or her own moral from everything. Two old ladies, both of whom were well cared for, were once conversing about their affairs. One was a jolly old lady, while the other was of a sour disposition. "Well, well," said the jolly one, "it's pleasant to be old. We get the best of everything the easiest chairs, the best places, the tenderest morsels" "Yes, yes." sighed the other, forced to admit that her life was an easy one, "that's all very true, but what's the use? We can't be old but once." Youth's Companion.

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American News Service) Constantinople, Feb. 14. One of the sravest problems that now faces the Turkish government is the enormous influx of Jews into Palestine, according to a number of well-known authorities who have recently arrived in this city from Jerusalem. The recent proclamation of the government in throwing open the doors of Palestine has resulted in the country being overrun with Jews. The racial exclusiveness and clannish proclivities of the Hebrews have- aroused the antagonism of the Ottoman settlers, and it is feared that trouble will ultimately result. This rapid immigration is due largely to the efforts of the Zionists, who have been working for a score of years raising funds in Kngland and America to enable the Hebrews who so desired to return to the home of their forefathers.

Agents of this organization are distributed all over the land buying up the rich properties of Mohammedan Sffendis, whose incomes, since the revolution, have decreased considerably. In Jerusalem alone, four-fifths of the population (100.000) now belong to the Jewish faith, while at Jaffa, Tiberias, Safed. and Haifa (Mount Garmel) Jews are reckoned by tens of thousands. Almost the whole of the extensive plain of Esdraelon has been bought up by them. Their prosperous colonies spread from Dan to Beersheba, and even farther south to the out

skirts of Egypt. Thousands are escaping from Persia to find shelter and protection in the Holy Iand, while

every ship from Odessa carries hundreds of them. The Jordan VaUey, once the property of the ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid, Is being eagerly sought after by Jewish capitalists and syndicates. The whole city is essentially a Jewish town. Banking as well as trade and commerce, is monopolized by the Jews. The Government has found it necessary to organize a company of Jewish gendarmes. Hundreds of thousands of pounds are annually ser.t from Europe and America to enable the colonists to build homes, hos

pitals, schools and invalid homes. Ov

er one hundred Jewish schools al ready exist in Jerusalem alone. The value of land has risen four

fold. The ignorant and povertystricken peasants are being ousted from their homes and villages by tho sharp European Jew Settlers, whose modern agricultural implements and methods have made the land produce

harvests never before dreamed of by

the natives. The Anglo-Palcst're Company, a Zionist banking and commercial enterprise, is pushing th cause of Israel with splendid detertuination. Astounding Memories. Pu o Vernet is the best example st Tisual memory. He could paint a striking portrait of a man, life size, after having once looked at his model. Mozart bad a great musical memory. Having beard twice the "Miserere" in the Sistine chapel, he wrote down the full score of it There are soloists who during twenty-four hours can play the composition of other masters wlthr

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