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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21
GOVERNOR GAMBLER MAY
FIGHT HARDWARE TRUST

Governor Gambler may fight the recent
hardware combine in the courts, in in
terest OF the state of Georgia IL the COM
bine attempts TO raise the prices on hard
ware.
The governor is opposed to trusts and
nonopolies. and says that they should be
suppressed where they are formed for
the purpose of raising prices and for les
sening competition.
Just whether there are any laws on the
statute books OF Georgia under which the
governor could proceed is legal question
that would bear much investigation, but
Il is presumed that the suit could be
brought on the same grounds as the one
which was brought by the Jacobs Phar-
macy against the other druggists in At
lanta.
Speaking OF the matter this morning
Governor Gambler said: II am in favor
or suppressing these combinations when
they raise the prices. and IL there are no
laws on the statute books, under which
we can proceed then / favor such law
as will give us the authority"
The governor is watching the consolida-
tions with a great deal Of interest, but
all the time is bearing In mind the in
terests OF the state.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21
.MAPI.

Of the state Of Georgia and.of
the United States. This Is the map
we are offering with years sub
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for only 500. The Georgia
Map has all the cities and towns and
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trouble. The railroads are all on
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you go over.
The population of every county and
town is given. 1t is printed In
five eoIors. On the reverse side Of the
Georgia map is the map Of the United
States and all of our foreign
possessions printed in seven eoIors.
II gives the population Of every
state and country for the census Of
1900. A list CT more than 400
of the principal cities of the United
States is given with the population for
the census years of 1870, 1880, 1890
and of 1900.
The population of each state is
printed In red ink across the face Of
the state. No family should be without
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Address,
THE sEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL,
ATLANTA, GA.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21
DAKOTA REPORTER
INTERVIEWS GOVERNOR

o. c. Carpenter. special correspondent
OF the SOuix Falls. South Dakota. Press
-1lled on Governor Gambler Thursday
for an interview on the negro problem in
the south.
Mr.. Carpenter was informed by the chief
executive that there was no problem in
the south regarding the negroes. and that
he had long given up the hope OF convinc-
ing people OF the section from whence Mr.
Carpenter came, and other sections OF the
country, that there was no negro problem
in Georgia
He showed Mr.. Carpenter that the ne
grOes In Georgia were treated just like
citizens OF any other color. that they re-
ceived the same privileges in the schools
that they were allowed TO vote. that they
were protected by the courts. and in fact
gave him a detailed account OF the sit
uation-
Mr.. Carpenter Is making a tour OF the
United States for his paper and is writ
ing a series Of articles on the situation II
the south.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21
ALBANY WILL HAVE
A BIC MILITARY
PARADE
GOVERNOR GAMBLER CANNOT GO
BUT WILL SEND HIS STAFF.
cHAUTAUoUA OPENED
YESTERDAY.

Governor Gambler has written letter
to Col. w. E. Wooten, Of the Fourth
Georgia regiment, that It will be impossible
for him to attend the military day exer-
cises at Albany next Tuesday, and has
instructed him to assume command OF the
military forces that gather in the Chau-
tauqua city on that day.
Adjutant General ]. w. Robertson, As
sistant Adjutant General Phil Byrd, In
spector General William G. Obear, and
about 20 members of the governors stan
will leave Atlanta Monday afternoon for
will leave Atlanta this afternoon for
Albany, however. and will inspect ana
review the troops there on Tuesday.
1t is said that fully 80 companies will
be in line on the day Of the big parade,
and thousands of people from all parts OF
the country will be on hand to witness
the review and inspection. In addition
to the Georgia troops there will be sew
eral companies from Alabama.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21
VETERANS OF ROME
WILL GO TO DALLAS

ROME, Ca. April 1s.-The Confederate
veterans of Rome will leave for Dallas,
to be present at the reunion, this after
noon and Saturday morning. The Floyd
county camp will be represented by
THOMPSON Hiles, s. c. Lindsey, ]. T.
Moore. NJ. w. Brett. J. H. Camp and a.
B. S. Moseley. In addition TO the dele
gates a large number of veterans will go
and a score or more citizens.
Miss Rosa Montgomery, the state spon-
sor. and her father. Col. A. B. Montgom-
cry, will leave Saturday morning for Dali
las. Colonel Montgomery is commander
of the Floyd county camp.
Miss Will Nell Lavender. sponsor for the
camp here, will leave Saturday morning
over the Southern. Miss Montgomery
and Miss Lavender will be the recipients
of much social attention In Dallas.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21
PHILIPPINE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNS TILL MONDAY

WASHINGTON. April 1S.-The senate
committee on the Philippines did not hear
any testimony today because of the fail
ure of a witness to arrive. This expected
witness is Grover Flint, of Cambridge,
Mass, who spent some time in the Phil
ippines and who is reported to have sta
ted that he had seen the water cure adj
ministered.. He will be heard Monday.
on motion of Senator Beverage the COM
mittee, by a party vote of TO 4, ad-
journed until Monday. although Senator
Carmack said he had requested Edward
Atkinson to come to Washington for the
purpose of testifying tomorrow.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21
FINE FRUIT PROSPECTS
IN VICINITY OF ADRIAN

ADRIAN. April 1s.-Unless some disas-
ter. hail for instance, overtake it, there
will be an abundant fruit crop in this sec
ton this year. The yield from Capt T.
]. James large peach orchard will not be
as large as usual, because the serio-5
damage from the San Jose scale.
A large and durable cotton and storage
warehouse Is being constructed by Mr..
A. T. Cobb for the fall crops.
The new public artesian we'll affording
pure water in ample supply. is valuable
convenience as we'll as source of health
and comfort to the community.
Farmers are just now planting cotton
and the harvest will be unusually late.
Two sorrowful deaths have occurred in
our village this week: Mrs. w. L. Nc
Kenzie and Mrs. w. A. Hutchinson. The
former had not been married quito a year
and the latter six months.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21
MINISTER'S SLAYER
SEEKING FREEDOM
ASKS TO HAVE THE INDICTMENT
CHARGING HIM WITH MURDER
SET ASIDE ON TEcHNI-
CAL GROUNDS.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. April S-R d.
Coffman. former justice OF the peace at
Brookside. who has been indicted for the
murder OF Rev. ]. W. Bradford a Metho-
dist minister. whom he killed because the
latter characterized him as a slanderer
before his Sunday school. has fled a bill
TO have the indictment charging him with
murder in the first degree set aside be-
cause II was rendered. as ne claims with
out the attendance OF twelve members Of
the grand jury. as the law requires, and
because the solicitor. Charles W. Fergu-
son. instructed the grand jury to render
a bin for murder in the first degree or he
would nolle pr0sequi the Indictment. The
bill Is the most unique ever filed in a
criminal case IN Jefferson county. Con-
man has many friends and they are doing
their best for him.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21
JOHNSTON is TO SPEAK
EVERY DAY THIS WEEK

The following is the list Of appointments
OF DR.. Mark Johnston. candidate for state
school commissioner. TO address the peo-
pie during the present week: Sparta.
Monday April IA; Warrenton. Tuesday.
April Is; Thomson. Wednesday. April l6;
Gibson. Thursday. April II; Sandersville.
Friday, April IS; Dublin, Saturday. April
18th
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21
PEED OF FAST TRAIN
WAS 100 MILES AN HOUR

= DENVER, April 1.-THE worlds
, record has been broken in a run Of
, las miles on the western division Of
p the Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
; cy railway. when a speed Of nearly
D 100 miles an hour was made by a
; regular passenger train. The run
, was made by train No. 6, east
, bound. which left Denver March 26.
, behind time. The records prepared
, by Passenger Traffic Manager Eus-
; It's show a heavy wind prevailed to
; Akron. 1I2 miles from Denver, and
, the train was thirty minutes behind
, time at that point. In order to make
; up time heavy head of steam was
, put on and between Eckley and
, Ouray. a distance Of las miles, the
; remarkable time of nine minutes
was made at a rate of sS.7 miles an
} hour.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21
Protocol Is Ratified.

NEW YORK, April 1s,-Venezuela has
vatihed the protocol for the renewal OF
diplomatic relations with France. says a
Caracas dispatch to The Herald.
Charles Wiener, now the French minis
ter to Uruguay. viii be the new minister
to Venezuela.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21
BELIEVES DISPENSARY
is PAYING INVESTMENT

ROME, Ca, April 17.-Mr, F. H. Schlap-
bach, of this city. offered today $4,000 for
the dispensary for one year. He stated
that he would pay the cash Immediately
for the contract. He was in earnest about
the matter and regards the institution as
a splendid paying investment. He believes
II will earn twice the sum he offered. His
proposition could not be considered for a
moment, as the dispensary belongs to the
people Of Floyd county and the city Of
Rome and they have no right to dispose
Of 1t to private parties.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21
Guerry al cedartown.

CEDARTOWN. April 1s.-Hon. Dupont Guer-
~, candidate for governor. addressed large and
enthusiastic gathering of voters in Polk coun-
ty court house yesterday at one o'clock. Many
ladies We're present and after the speech many
went up and shook the hand Of Mr.. Guerry.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21

This effort to break up the British mule
camps in America is very much like lock-
ing the stable door after all the mules
have been sold
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21

No finer body of men were ever gath
cred in Atlanta than the T. P. A. dele
gates. In every way they are credit to
Georgia
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-29
Dr.. Lansing Gives
His View OF Strikes

Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Concerning the statements which
have been attributed to me in some news
papers and of which, and comments there
ON, | have become aware only this day,
ON my return after prolonged absence, 1t
seems desirable that | should offer cor
rection of what Is manifestly erroneous
and inaccurate. Notwithstanding the
hasty and hostile words of my assailants,
] trust | shall not be betrayed into Ian
guage resembling theirs, What | said of
strikes and strikers has been said by me
many times and in many places. am
glad to here repeat the substance of it
to show how unlike 1t Is to the utterances
attributed to me, though every one ac-
quainted with me knows beforehand that
! could not have used the language
charged TO me. These, then. are my words
and sentiments as near as ! can repeat
them:
The disturbers and asitators in strikes
are rarely or never, so far as known to
me, first-class workmen either in skill,
competency, industry, temperance. virtue
or care for their employers interests
Workmen, frst-class in these respects,
do not wish 10 strike and protest against
it, They know strikes to be hostile to all
their interests. Neither are the workmen
even those second-closs i'm skill. who are
yet frst-class in character, the leaders or
promoters or strikes. Those among work
men who are willing to work. who use
their money for their families and who
neither drink liquor nor gamble, are not
strike leaders and agitators. But the in
competent and inferior. the unskilled
careless. idle and negligent. the patrons
of saloons. addicted to drinking and
gambling, these are the discontented and
troublesome, more given to talking than
to laborins AS to the salaried managers
and directors OF strikes, If the wages and
salaries of the walking delegates and dis
turbers should be cut off on the day the
strike which they have brought about be-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-29
A Little Common Sense,

AVS THE Pittston Gazette
Following The authoritative
N-\ announcement made Il week
ago that the salary of Presi-
dent Truesdale, of the Delaware Lack
awanna and Western Railroad com
pAny, has been increased by the very
neat sum Of $4,000 a year. comes the
message from over the great waters
telling how j. Pierpont Morgan. the
man who holds the anthracite coal min
ing and carrying business in his hand,
has just been making little present
worth $4,000 to His Royal Highness.
King Edward. And vet some people
wonder why the men and boys who
grind out Il miserable existence in the
coal mines and who furnish the money
for these "apitalistic 'barons' to revel
in luxury are discontented
We must confess that we are unable
to see wherein this supplies a sufficient
reason for discomfort. Rightly under
stood, it gives encouragement. If
instead of raising President Trues-
i, dale's salary. as is alleged: we don't
= know whether they did or not; the di-
!, rectDrs of the d., l.. 4 W. had cut 1t
:. by1the anount, naned; and if, instead
of Pierpont Morgan having had enough
Z spare money TO buy the king of Eng
.land valuable present he should he
!, of, bankrupt railroad properties and
y build them up into money-maklng and
I wage paying institutions. in what re-
> spect would it contribute to the con-
tontment of the men and boys who
work, or strike, in the coal mines? 10
shave Truesdale or Morgan pulled down
would not lift them up hairs breadth.
Ut would not increase their earning ca
! paeity one pennys worth. 1t would
sn9t.a i'm the least to their qualifica-
Jtions advancement in life.
Y William Fl. Truesdale began at the
Z sb9ttqm of the ladder without pull or
inh9rited wealth to help him climb up.
He arose, not by figuring out plans how
: he could most effectually make trouble
gfor his, Employer ana force more pay
for less work. His success was won by
exattlS the opposite tactics. His con-
stinual endeavor was to serve his en-
Fployer faithfully and efficiently and at
the same time 10 tit himself for larger
responsibilities. He succeeded in both
ambitions. But there is not. man or
boy in the coal fields who has not be.
fore him the same opportunities (Which
confronted young TruesdaeN When
things did not go to suit him. Trues-
dale did not get mad and strike. lie
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-29

~ NAI VI lnt mines OI tle
~ anthracite fields would intlict
4 y a loss upon their owners OF
so 100000. to say nothing of
the loss which it would innict upon the
miners when they get ready to return
to work. If the officers of the United
Mine Workers should set fire to the
city of Scranton and cause it to burn
to the ground. The loss would be less
than is involved in their plan to doom
the mines to destruction because the
owners of those mines will not accept
dictated terms. A burned city could be
rebuilt in short order and be perhaps
the better for its newness: but flooded
coal mines are slow things to rescue.
and 1t is doubtful in many instances if
the mines, after Il long soaking, would
be worth recovering.
We note this fact in this way at this
standing may prevail as to the serious
ness of the crisis which awaits the in
hahitants of this region next week. We
have the best authority for saying that
the mining interests will exhaust every
resource at their command in thy
proper endeavor to save their property.
IT men now working for them at the
engines and pumps see tit to leave on
the orders of Messrs. Mitchell, Mich
oils and their colleagues, as they have
Il legal right to do, the operating in
terests will put other men in their
places. as they have a legal right to do:
and If the new men are interfered with
full protection viii be afforded them.
ON this point there should be no mis-
understanding
Such protection Is assured by the fact
that If destruction OF property shall
come through any default on the part
of the civil authorities in affording in
stant and ample legal protection, full
damages can be recovered from the
public treasury, which means at the
expense of the taxpayers. This has been
decided repea tedly and is fixed fact
in law 1t is up to the operators to
find men to work the mine engines and
pumps. 1t is up to the officers of the
law to see that when the operators find
them. IF the civil officials fail in their
sworn duty it is up to the taxpayers
To settle for the losses occasioned.
For amy lawlessness arising from
mob interference with lawful protec-
ton of property interests it should be
plainly in advance that the
officials of the miners union will be
held morally responsible, since it Is
their order which will precipitate il.
and since it is in their power to keep
every member of the union away from
places of contact with the operators
ana the men whom the operators may
see fit to employ to save their property. |
The public should observe that the op-
orators have not taken the aggressive |
n this matter. They have shown their |
Willingness to let things run along in a |
course, even going to the ex-
RENE of ceasing to operate their wash
,ries. as they had a perfect right to do
lnder the Law, SO as not to introduce
actors of disturbance. The unions as
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-29

| simply gritted his teeth. put in harder
hcks, was more careful to save hi.
| earnings and waited and watched FOL
the chance to better himself. The
| Trucsdale policy won, but he holds nc
monopoly of 1t. Any inlAibitant of the
coal fields with the right kind of stuff
IN him can do likewise. ana many of
them have done so.
We have observed, by the way. tina,
these much abused captalistic barons
are better appreciated when times are
hard and wages are scarce When they
run their railroads and coal mines at a
loss In order to supply employment so
that men who have worked for them
may earn food--and this has happened
more than once and will happen again
the endeavor of the men and boys Of
the coal regions Is not to bring these
Operati lions to Il standstil and flood the
mines--not bit of 1t. There is Il rush
ana a crush for the first chance to get a
place to work.
Morgan's gift to King Edward rep
resented just so much wages paid to
labor and no doubt will be a means of
securing more wages for labor when
Morgan gets from Edward what he is
after. With all Morgan's millions he
cannot eat any more than the humblest
miner: he cannot sleep any longer o.
nights; he cannot wear any warmer
clothing or keep farther out of the wet
~ ban 4 IL. s...t.
he personally uses out of his money as
compared with the percentage which he
returns to the public in the usefulness
of his industrial and commercial oper-
ations is a small one compared with
that Of the envious boy or man who
men and boys who grind out mser-
able existence in the coal mines. if
suddenly put in charge of Morgun's
and Truesdale's properties, couldn't
hire men to administer them in the
efficient manner in which they are be-
ing administered today without paying
more, in one way and another, than
Morgan and Truesdale are costing.
The chances are they would pay much
more. If not wind up in bankruptcy.
We want to say another thing in this
connection. Any boy or man grinding
out Il miserable existence in the coal
mines" who feels like bettering his lot
and fitting himself to mingle on terms
of equality with educated men like Nor
gan and Truesdale ought to waste no
time in taking advantage of the oppor-
tunities embodied in The Trbune's Ed
ucational Contest. We have had, as
yet. very few enrOllments and returns
from the kind of men and boys who sit
around complaining because others
have got along in life. We have OBJ
served that the lads who make a go
in our contests are chaps like Morgan
and Truesdale doubtless were when of
similar Age. chaps who worry less about
what others may be doing or not doing
than about how they can themselves
ind time ana energy to do what they
want to do in order to move forward.
Envy is poor business. We don't be-
ieve that it pays in Il newspaper to
it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-29

sault upon the safety of their prop
critics can be met. however, only In one
way-a fight for self-protection. This
Will come as surely as there Is inter-
ference; and we have every reason to
believe that If it comes 1t will be vigor-
Gus and decisive.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-29

The present condition of the state
base ball league indicates that the peo-'
pie who call up the printing offices ear
ly in the evening and ask for the score
have been more numerous than those
who attend the games.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-29
For q Show Down.

The nomination of Mr. Elkin would not
merely make the state doubtful 1t would
cost the party seven or eight members
OF congress. which 1t cannot spare. would
place the majority In the legislature in
| danger and defeat the local candidates IS
| In more than Il score of ordinarily safe
| Republican counties, No Republican state
convention will deliberately put the par
| tN IN any such defenseless and helpless
position. Philadelphia Press.
r THIS were true 1t would have
very sinister meaning. 1t would
u mean. for one thing, that no
young man of clean character
high ability and great personal charm
who gives to party service the atten-
tion needed to preserve party organ
| iZaton against defeat and to foil at
tempts at party disruption may aspire
to elective office: that the pathway to
such preferment leads instead through
channels of participation in politi-
cal affairs or into camps Of sedition
and confusion. That meaning. we are
satisfied, will not be acceptable to the
working Republicans of Pennsylvania
In the second place. what the Press
says. if II We're true, would mean that
when the candidate preferred by the
majority, with Endorsement from every
county where an open poll was per-
mitted, and plainly in favor among the
masses of the people, had been fairly
nominated in convention, there are Re
publicans in considerable number weak
enough In their party attachment and
In their support of Republican national
policies and principles. not only to
carry their personal pque into their
marking of the state ticket but also
to claw at Republican nominees for
congress. We do not believe that this
is an accurate statement of the situ-
alton in Pennsylvania. We think that
the Press is mistaken. But to make
certain, we are for having the truth
proved by Il showdown at the polls
We don't want to rob the stalwart
majority on the mere testimony of
newspaper which has been largely in
strumental in producing among those
whom it influences the very condition
of Republican enervaton which it now
seeks to use as club.
wv ~" NV iieSitilc " say tHdt tue
preservation of majority rule in this
commonwealth is of greater importance
to the Republican party than the pres
ervaton of the governorship or of con-
gl'ess. But we affirm our belief that
the loss of either is wholly imaginary;
that it exists only in the fancy of those
who are using it in a campaign to let
themselves down easily from an atti-
tude of political Ishmaelism to one of
party regularity. We see no particular
reason why the great stalwart mass
should discommode itself, sacrifice its
preference and bow the knee to boss
dictation in order to ease the return of
a few insurgent prodigals wearied OF
their diet of husks