Show IN THE PUBLIC EYE KUROKI WAR GENIUS among all the men who gained distinction in the russo japanese war none has attained a high er place in the esteem ot of his countrymen and la irk the respect of the soldiers throughout the world than gen baron itel kuroki commander of the japanese first army now visiting in this country until the api apt barance of field marshal odama be fore liao yang kuroki mas a as in supreme command of the japanese forces in manchuria and even after the arrival of his superior officer kuroki remained very much in the limelight lime light during the remainder of the campaign kuroki it was whose military genius and ac tavit foicey the russians to make the first or of those masterly retreats that later became so nuch of a habit with the czar 8 soldiers that they will go down in history as the principal features of the war absolute coolness and military daring of a character such aa as few commanders in history have displayed are kuroko s principal character as a leader when the occasion in his required it kuroki did not hesitate to go against all the established rules of attack and defense military observers on duty with mith the little japanese commander corn dented freely on bis his wonderful nerve but from the fact that his apparently foolhardy maneuvers werd were almost invariably successful they could do nothing else but praise him the recent war with the czar was not kuroko s first experience in corn mand of troops homeier As long ago as 1868 be he was fighting tor for the mikado taking an active part in the struggle that eventually overthrew the shogun rule and reestablished the power of the emperor from that time up to the present he has been conspicuous in the affairs of japan both in war and in peace the little general has always stood for progress and ex and he was among those whose wise counsels made possible the magnificent condition of the japanese army and navy at the beginning of the war with russia DEFENDS MINERS CHIEFS Clarp clarnce nce S darrow the chicago attorney who w Is defending william D haywood ha wood the secretary of the western miners federation accused of conspiring to murder former gov of N idaho is noted for his successes in the cause of workingmen darrow began his career as a rail N road attorney but found his real forte lay in legal assaults upon monopolies and great corporations bs in the great coal strike of 1903 darrow made a brilliant appeal for the men before the roosevelt arbitration committee the award of ten per N cent increase in wages and 2 back pay tor for the miners was a distinct triumph tor for darrow darrow s studies of the conditions under which workingmen live and his sympathy with their aspirations have developed marked social tendencies he ile is a great admirer of tolstoi and has written a book resist not evil which Is admittedly inspired by the russian philosopher darrow calls himself an independent democrat and is an ardent advocate of public ownership A characteristic utterance of darrow delivered at the time of the an th strike was the whole system of jurisprudence is a fraud there Is more mummery about a court than about a theater there are no end of courts there has to be many of them to correct each other others s mistakes there are some anti equated people who believe it makes a difference whether you are guilty or 01 not no one was ever more mistaken it is unlawful to get a pistol oven even though it has no powder and ball in it and say to a man you must give me ten cents to buy my dinner or I 1 will blow the top of your head off but it Is lawful to get all ot of the coal in the world and say we will let you freeze unless you pay us 15 a ton for it that Is not extortion that Is business YOUNG CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY it if you should go into the offices of the metro politan street railroad company in new york city a corporation controlling several hundred miles of and many hundred cars and representing an investment of DOD DOD and should have business calling for the attention of the general manager you would probably get a surprise when he appeared unless you knew him for you would mould not be ushered into the presence of a graybeard with furrowed face showing the years of business experience qualifying him foi fot so important a position but a mere lad in ap pear bearance pe arance atice a college freshman tall raw boned keenly alert he would stand before you and trans act his business with a sureness and briskness bris knes that would startle this Is oren root nephew of the secretary of state and recently made while scarcely over 30 vice president of this vast corporation young oren root Is the youngest railroad manager in the world by sheer ability and bard work within eight years he haa has worked up from a clerkship to be general manager of the metropolitan street railway system he has miles of road to oversee and 14 men to direct mr root a hamilton college graduate without any sort of technical experience began as a clerk in the company a offices noting his quality if II 11 vreeland then general manager of the road determined to advance him at his suggestion mr root worked as a cable car g apman then as a motorman tto torman and then as a conductor thus he gained an insight into the operation of the roads grad bating from this hard school mr ir root became an inspector starter and general utility man about the barns of the company after that he was made assistant general manager and finally general manager mr root does not even look 29 years old he Is smoothly shaven has light hair and blue eyes he has stalwart shou shoulders iders and untiring energy in all the time he has been employed by the metropolitan system he has been out of new only seven days and that was when at the request of a syndicate he went to chicago to examine the street railway system there upon his report tha the syndicate bought control of it in that city GIVES MILLION TO CITY I 1 gen william jackson palmer who has of 1000 1 worth of land to colorado springs for park purposes finds at 70 years of age that he has too much money he ile thought the same i tx stars ago when he sold his interest in the denver rio grande railroad to the goulds tor for 6 at that time he turned over the princely sum of 1000 for distribution among his doimer employed emp loyes on the railroad began life in 1853 in the employ of the pennsylvania road he quit to serve through the civil war in the union army retiring with the rank of brigadier general he then went west and helped build the kansas pacific line ger palmer was the first president of the denver rio grande which be he built through colorado lorado in 1871 he ile founded colorado springs july 13 12 1871 eier ei er since he has made his home at glen eyrie a picturesque canyon just north of the garden carden of the gods three miles northwest of that city he has given liberally to colorado college recently he gave the city austin bluffs about 1000 1 acres for park purposes he ile says he be has retired from railroading and by has invested his millions in building up colorado springs and in public enterprises he ile is averse to notoriety but no colorado pioneer has greater claims for distinction gen palmers hobby is the beautifying and improvement of cities he ile Is an officer of the american civic society 4 he ue has boalt many of the finest structures in colorado springs a |