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The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

OF course the Railroad Commission
is right in the position it takes in its
annual report, that it is impossible to
secure uniformly in the taxation of
| franchises by the present plan of arbi-
| tration. The constitution says that
there shall be uniformity Of taxation.
| Therefore it would seem as If a change
in the law, which provides the means
of arriving at the value of fran
chises of corporations for assessment
purposes, were necessary.
1t is natural Of course that one arbi
tration board should differ with an
other arbitration board as to the value
Of these franchises, and the wide diff
ference in the valuations placed upon
these franchises by the various arbi-
tration boards for which the law at
present provides is certain to provoke
a great deal of dissatisfaction. The
recent valuations Of the railroad fran
| chises were so very unequal that 1t
was quite generally admitted when the
| franchises were valued that the plan
Of having a different board of arbitra-
tlOAA Az Gavin NdoC Az which LiASAC was
| difference between the controller
general and a railroad was a total
failure.
The Railroad Commission offers to
act as a board of arbitration in these
railroad franchise cases-that is it is
willing that each case shall be re-
ferred to it for determination. 1t does
not appear that it is particularly anx-
ious to fix the valuation of the fran
| chises, but it does emphasize the fact
that there should be a fixed commits
sion to handle all of the cases.
There is no doubt that the commits
sion is right about this, that is, that
one board should handle all of the
cases. 1t is hardly probable that the
Railroad Commission means to sug-
| gest that the railroads shall have no
voice in the arbitra ton. That would
| sion fixed the valuations or a COM
mission appointed for that purpose
| fixed them. Perhaps the better plan
would be to make the same man the
umpire in each of the cases.
1t is evident that this matter of the
valuation of franchises is going to oc-
cupy great deal of the attention of
the next session of the Legislature,
and there is every reason why it should.
1t is unjust to value the franchise of
one railroad greatly in excess of that
of another railroad when the difference
in the valuation of the railroads them
selves and Of their earning capacities
is comparatively small. If the taxa
| ton of franchises is to be a success
there must be uniformity in the taxa
ton of them; otherwise the people will
join with the franchise owners in
having the law taxing franchises re-
| pea4ed.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

During the debate on the statehood
bill, pending in the last Congress-. there
came to members of both Houses from
from points in the interested territories,
asking information as to the prospect
of the bill becoming a law, says the
Philadelphia Post. These inquiries
came in the form of both letters and
kilograms, and the services of many
clerks were required to answer them,
in view of the exceedingly large num-
Der received.
One case was particularly noticeable,
as we'll as amusing. The anxious in
quirer was a woman living in Okla
homa. She would write or telegraph
nearly every day. Apparently the
stereotyped reply she received from the
delegate from her territory did not sat
isfy her, for pretty soon she appeared
in person and began to haunt the capt.
toll. The degree of anxiety that this
lady evinced in the question whether
Oklahoma would be granted admission
as state finally aroused the curiosity
of the delegate.
May 1 ask, madam" he inquired
1.-The degree of interest you have in this
measure?"
The lady hesitated. Must 1 tell?"
she asked.
Not necessarily. of course" replied
the delegate, but it would crafty my
curiosity if you did"
WELL" was the reply, "if you'll not
let it go any further. I'll tell you.
went to Oklahoma to establish a resi-
dence so that l might get a divorce
from my husband, who, I may Incl
dentally remark is certainly a brute.
My attorney tells me that territorial
divorces may not stand, but that if the
territory is granted admission the di-
vorce will surely stand. So 1 should
be grateful if you were to hurry this
bill through, because 1 want to marry
a friend whom 1 have known since
childhood. l think that Mr.. BeVeridge
who is opposing this bill, ought to be
ashamed of himself"
Unfortunately for this lady. the bill
was talked to death.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24
The Knockers.
From an Exchange.

From an Exchange.
The world is full of people who are
never satisfied
With the way the Lord is regulat-
ing things.
And the chances are if any of them
took turn and died.
They'd start kicking on the pattern
of their wings.
They're a. nuisance at the best
A circumforameous pest;
If they haven't time to tell it all they
treasure up the rest
And of all the vicious
And malicious
And seditious
Tales,
The society of Knockers
Takes the cookey with it's wailsl
Round II.
They kick on everything in sight and
everything to come.
They howl and growl and wildly
tear their hair:
They kick if things are llumming, and
they kick if things don't hum
They kick if it's raining or if it's fair.
They're an omnipresent bore
Tho you reason and implore,
They'll back you to a building and
hammer all the more,
And you may try stunning,
Then by running,
But this cunning
Set,
This Society of Knockers, never missed
its victim vet.
Round III.
You may be bravely struggling with
unsympathetic fate,
With your reputation hanging by a
thread,
When the Knockers make appearance
and suggest to you to wait
While they play hammer tattoo on
your head.
Though you nightly object,
1t is useless to expect
They will treat your sensitiveness with
superfluous respect,
And you bet a penny
If there's any
Virtue in a
Do,
The Society of Knockers will present
it all to You.
Round w.
Some day thereu come a turning in
the long and weary lane,
And the Knocker aggregation will re-
joice
In releasing all the vengeance they've
been slated to restrain,
And they'll do it with a glad, tumult-
uous voice.
l see trouble in the air
For the knockers everywhere.
For vendetta's starting after them to
drag them from their lair,
And a mighty chorus
Will shout for us
In our joyous
Mirth,
When we kick this bunch of knockers
from the features of the earth.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24
PERSONAL.

The late Bernard Lazare began his
career as a playwright. and after
wards he started a periodical in behalf
of contemporary French poets. He be-
came widely known as an opponent of
the anti-Semitic movement, and his
book L'Antisemitisme" led to a duel
with Edouard Drumont. He was one
of the leading champions of Dreyfus
Sir Samuel Lewis, negro of pure
African blood. died the other day at
Regents Park, London. He was born
in Sierra Leone, educated at the Free
town Grammar School and then in
England at the Wesley College, Shelf
field, and London University; was call
ed to the bar at the Middle Temple, and,
returning home. entered on a legal
practice of constant success, and for
more than twenty years was a men,
Der of the Legislative Council of Sierra
Leone. He was elected Mayor of Free
town, the capital, eight years ago, and
was then knighted-the first man of
entirely African descent to receive
knigihthood. He was one of the most
prominent and interesting citizens of
West Africa.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24
Berries Presence of Mind.

When Farmer Reynolds espied young
BERTHE Thompson industriously collect
ing the apples from the topmost
branches of his best tree he stole back
to the farm house and unhitched the
stuffed image of Pongo, his greatly
mourned sheep dog, from the parlor
sideboard, says Tit Bits. And 10! in a
few minutes the stuffed dog had been
placed at the foot of the tree.
Farmer Reynolds then proceeded
with the business of the farm, and the
men wondered why every now and
then he chuckled nightly.
An hour went by and behold! Farm
er Reynolds was once more at the foot
of the tree.
"Helloa, BERTHE. lad!" he cried. What
We doin' up my tree, eh?'
BERTHE was pale and quivering with
fright; but he had not altogether lost
his presence of mind.
"P-please, SIR" he shivered, that
great, big dog down there" pointing to
the well-preserved Pongo, 'he chased
me, he did, all over your medder, an
an 'ad to climb this tree to get out
of his Way!"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-University Club of Savan-
nah: Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 2S1,
F. and A. NJ
Special Notices-New Goods, at
Groots Market; Suwanee Cafe, Al. M
Rebston and w. S. Nungezer; Ship No
tees, J. F. Minis & Co., Agents; Tur-
keys, Ducks, Etc, NJ. S. Gardner; Dr..
A. b. Simmons Has Returned; Get the
Best Lamb, Jas. j. Joyce; Bids Want
ed for Feed and Supplies, Geo. M.
Gadsden, Director; For Sale, Greene &
Co; DR.. baltimore Has Returned to
the City.
Business Notices-New Goods, A. NJ.
& c. w. West; For Rent, H. Hymes.
The Last Day of the Auction-R. Van
Keuren & Co.
To-day Last Day to Get Them-Met-
ropolitan Co.
Pianos. Special Sales To-day-McAr-
thur & Sons Co.
The Big Threat Lattimore's.
Made in Savannah-Gamble's Tooth
Powder.
This Drug Store Never Goes Below
Goodness in Quality-Rowlinskf
Savannah Theater-"Polly Primrose"
To-day and Tonight; Monday Night,
when Johnny Comes Marching
Home"
Legal Notices-In the Matter of r. E.
Hunter of Glynn, Bankrupt.
Foods--Grape-Nu
Beer-Anheuser- Busch Brewing Co.
Medical-Syrup of Figs; Herpicide.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

An aeronaut at a county fair had
made rather an unlucky ascension.
says the Youths Companion. His bal
loon had gone high enough, but the
wind had carried him mile or two
farther away than he anticipated, and
the car in descending, had become en-
tangled in the top of a tree in vii
lage street and spilled him out. He
struck the ground with some violence.
A crowd quickly gathered about his
PROSTATE form.
Stand back and give him air!" ex-
claimed three or four at once.
The aeronaut was not seriously hurt.
He raised himself feebly to sitting
posture.
"Air?" he echoed. in a tone of deep
disgust. Don't you think I've had
enough air in the last ten minutes?"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24
BRIGHT BITS.

She, on Broadway-"Why, Mr..
Black! Where on earth did you come
FROM" He-"I came clean from Pitts
burg" rs that possible? "-Yonkers
Statesman.
-Harker-"I wonder why they call
this charity fair?" Parker-"Prob-
ably because a man has to depend on
charity when he gets through spending
money here. Chicago Daily News.
Look at the rakish way that young
turkey gohbler is strutting around
these days." remarked the duck. yes"
replied the wise guinea fowl. Its get
ting near Thanksgiving time, you
know" What has that to do with
it p why, you see, he wants to APP
pear tough. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

Senator Burton of Kansas has kicked
out of the Jerusalem Exhibit Company
This organization has for its purpose
the reproduction of the Holy City at
the st. Louis Exposition for exhibition
purposes. 1t seems that there are sew
eral congressman interested in the en-
terprise, of which Senator Burton was
president. Somebody connected with
the scheme made use of President
Roosevelt's name in advertising it, and
the President didn't like it. He held
Senator Burton responsible, and told
some of his friends that henceforth he
should regard Burton as not being on
the political map. That wouldn't do
of course. from the standpoint of a
Kansas politician. so Burton has got
out of the show business, in the hope
that he will be retained on the map.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

The shipbuilding trust, now under
investigation. took in little manufac-
turing plant in New Jersey at a valu-
alton of about four times its real
worth. a reporter asked an officer of
the little company what part his con-
Germ played in the industrial or manu-
featuring activities of the shipbuilding
trust. He is said to have replied: "Oh.
we make the portfolios" The New
York Commercial thinks the officer
was misquoted and that he said
"hawseholes," through which the trust
promptly on its organization, proceeded
to pay out all its anchor chains in the
shape of cash and securities. and then
to cut them loose, leaving the corpora
ton to drift helplessly in the shallow
waters Of over-capitalization and bad
financing"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24
FRETGHT AND PARCEL CAR.

Leaves east side OF City Market for Thunaeiri
bolt, Cattle Park, Sandfiy. Isle OF Hope ana az
intermediate points-9:I5 a. M, 1;l5 p. M o'l'
D. m. -, MI,
Thunderbolt and all intermediate points-o"
o. M, II 100 a. m, 500 p. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at $50 O. Nv,
and 235 p. m, connecting at Sandfy with reS
ular parcel car for city. ,,. N
Parcel car from the city carries lrelBn' ~
Montgomery on each trip. zach
Regular parcel car carries trailer on ooN
trim Tor accom- mod alton of passengers. lam.
ANY further Information regarding peS Nv
ger Schedule or freight service can be nau "
snnlvin0 10 6. B. KIDDER, Manager
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

War has been declared on the in
iquitous soda fountain by the Iowa w.
c. T. U. The favors served with soda,
says leading member of the organiza-
ton, are responsible in a very large
measure for the alcohol habit being
formed by women. After a while we
shall probably be asked to give up ev-
erything but bread and butter, with
not too much butter.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

Commissioner of Pensions Ware is
optimistic. He thinks the pension ap-
preparation for next year can be con-
siderably cut, and that hereafter the
pension burden win grow less year by
year. But will the politicians and the
G. A. r. permit any such thing to oc-
cur? They are now preparing to pass
a service pension BILL which will open
the doors of the treasury to every man
who served as much as sixty days in
the federal army. whether he ever fired
a gun or smelled powder.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

A prominent Milwaukee clergyman
will hereafter maintain a bureau of
publicity in connection with his
church. For some weeks he has been
using the advertising columns of the
newspapers to advise the people with
respect to his church. A page ad-
vertisement on Saturday had the re-
suit of filling the church to its ca
pacity on Sunday. The preacher says
he can see no reason why the church
should not resort to advertising, just
as the merchants do.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

Beginning of July 1, next, the coast
ing trade laws of this country will APP
ply to the Philippine Islands. That
means that all of the trade between
the islands, and all of the trade he
tween the islands and the United
States, must be carried in vessels fly
ing the American flag. There are no
American vessels in the Philippine uade
with Atlantic ports, and only few
running to Pacific ports. The large
quantities of hemp brought to New
York from the Philippines are trans
ported in foreign vessels. When the
coasting trade laws, made to suit local
conditions and applied to a country on
the other side of the earth, become eff
fective, all of the hemp received in this
country from the Philippines must
cross the Pacific and be landed on the
Pacific coast of this continent: then
such part of it as is destined for the
Atlantic seaboard must be shipped
across the continent by rail. In op-
GRAFTON the law will discriminate in
favor of the Pacific steamers and the
transcontinental railroads.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

Real religion will not be affected by
the rawlings and rantings of Dowie. A
limited number of cranks may be at
tracted by the man. but sane people
viii not permit their respect for the
church and its cloth to be lessened by
Kim.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24
COLLINsVILLE LINE.

(Falr Grounds and Dale Avenue.)
Beginning at 800 a. m, cars leave Bolton
and OFT streets every is minutes; return ng,
cars leave Estill avenue and Waters road at
e:O7 a. m. and every Is minutes thereafter, con,
Meeting with cars on Thunderbolt line, until
1900 O'Clock midnight.
Through cars are operated between Marker
and Thunderbolt VIA Colliusville and Ds'S
avenue as follows;
Leave Market. Leave Thunderooi$
645 A. M. 30 A NJ
645PM T3OP.M
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

With Dowie certainly every knock
is a boost" If he can get the inn
preston abroad that he is prosecuted
and ill-used man, he can collect more
money. That is the way it was with
him in Chicago.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather in west, rain
in east portion, with fresh TO brisk
northwest winds. Eastern Florida, fair
weather, except rain in northeast por-
ton.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

Colombia will learn after WHILE
probably, that she holds no club with
which to force the United States to
pay her price for the canal concession,
as she seems to imagine. The club is
in the other hand, that of Uncle Sam.
Our Monroe doctrine will not permit
of any European country building the
canal. Colombia, therefore, must sell
to us or to nobody. And we can name
the price.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

The terms of the reference of the
Alaska boundary matter to an arbi-
tration commission provided that the
arbitrators should be eminent jurists."
Canada is now taking satisfaction to
herself in the thought that her own
representatives were the only "emi-
nent jurists' on the commission. Ger
tainly those on the American side
didn't measure up to the standard, &C
cording to Canadian views. The To-
ronto World says: The three repre-
sentatives of the United States are not
eminent jurists. They are politicians
who would take their political lives in
their hands by rendering verdict adj
verse to the claims which they pro-
NOTED. -" A presidential election
Will be held shortly in the United
States" The election. the World
thinks, spurred the American commits
sioners TO play politics, of which Lord
Alverstone was the tool and instrument.
It's droll, this rage of the Canadians.
But what will Elihu Root and Henry
Cabot Lodge and Judge Turner think
when they ascertain that they are not
eminent jurists?"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

Canada doesn't mind being kicked by
lord. but if a commoner had done
the job she would have been terribly
upset. Says the Toronto World: I'VE
have only this consolation. that it was
a titled nobleman that kicked us out
of Alaska" The same journal makes
apologies to Gen. Sherman, who said,
WAR is hell" and begs to make the
addition: Arbitration is heller"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

Some of the Canadians are now sar-
castically expressing the supposition
that Uncle Sam will next be claiming
the North Pole. Why. yes. Isn't
Commander Peary, U. S. N. now get
ting ready to discover it for us? And
when he finds it his first act will be
to plant the American flag on the spot
So long as Mr.. Hearst employs the
band, he can count on hearing the
sweet music of it's boom.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24

A writer whom we quoted yesterday
calls attention to the fact that there
is no rhyme to silver. But there is a
delightful jingle to it.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24
)aily except Sunday.
THUNDERBOLT LINE

City Market to Casino via Bolton Street
Junction.
Beginning at 5: AZ a. M. cars leave City Mar
ket for Casino at Thunderb bolt every Is minutes
until II 80 p m.
Cars leave Bolton Street Junction is minutes
after leaving time at City Market.
Beginning at 5 53 a, m, cars leave Casino az
Thunderbolt every Is minutes until 1905 MID
night.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24
POLISHED PLATE GLASS.

We are the Southern distributing
agents OF the. Penn-American Plate
Glass Co. We carry at our Atlanta
warehouse the largest stock in the
South.
WINDOW GLASS, lots of It, all
gizes, single and double, at our ware
houses both in Savannah and in At
ianta. Dowell Pins. Blind Staples,
Glaciers Diamonds, Putty and Points
Mail orders promptly shipped.
F. j.. COOLIDGE & BRO,
SAVANNAH. ATLANTA.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24
WEST END LINE (LinCoIn Park)

WEST END LINE (Llnooln PARK
Car leaves west side Of City Market for In,
coin Park 600 a. m. and every 40 mlnuVes
thereafter until II 80 p. m.
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market e2O 3. az
and every 40 minutes thereafter until IL o cio0A
midnight
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24
Daniel HOgan's
Ready-to- Wear
Depa rtme mt
ELEGANTLY TAILORED
SUITS, JACKETS.
SKIRTS AND
WAISTS
Here's a Batch of Bar.
gains That Will be
Hard to Resist

The newest things in DRESSING
Sacques, 75c value for SOC
To test the pulling power of this
ad. We will give 400 skirt
IoI ''''.'''''''''''..... z. 90
Crochet Sacques, Beautiful Line
ranging from IS cents to I,5O
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24
SAVANNAH ELECTRIC co.

WEEK DAY WINTER SCHEDULE.
Effective Sept. Ia, 1903.
Subject to change without notice.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-24
BETWEEN ISLE OF HOPE AND
THUNDERBOLT.

MONTGOMERY LINE.
LMeen MONTGOMERY and Eortieth st.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-19
Two Killed In Duel.

The Talisheek Camp Ground vas
the scene of fatal duel last Sun
day afternoon, the participants be-
ing Frank Allison and Marshall
/! Magee.
Frank Allison was instantly
killed, while Magee lived until $3.50
O'Clock. Magee was shot through
the left side, the ball lodging III
his back, while Allison was shot
twice in the side, both balls going
through. Magee used Al
caliber Colts revolver. which he
loaded twice. Allison used a .3s-
caliber Iver-Johnson, the handle
of which was shot off by a bullet
from Magee's pistol.
! Coroner F. Julius Helntz was
sent for and arrived IN time to see
Magee die, after which autopsies
were held on the bodies.-
The affair took place about a
quarter of a mile from the Taber-
nacle, where services were being
held.
There are several versions as
TO the cause of the trouble, but the
general belief il that 1t was the re-
suit of an old grudge between them.
Magee leaves widow and three
or four children. Allison was UNI
married.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-19
List OF Letters

Remaining in the Post Office 1t Cow
ington, La. Sept. IA. 1908:
Allen Carrie Miss Guedry Lille
Bonner Lecnora Leeds G j Mrs
Bnsh M e Mrs Mellon Marie Miss
Bennett Willie Rolf Paul
Fleetwood w Ries L Mrs
Deter Maggie
II not called for in thirty days from
date, the above letters will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office.
Persons calling for the same will
please say advertised.
A fee OF one cent additional postage
il required on oil advertised letters.
Post Office opens at 8 A M. and
closes at 7:l5 p. M. sharp.
LOUISE ALVAREZ. P. M.