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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-06
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Effective 1901 A. M, Sunday. August
30, 1908.
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UNIONIzING OF TEACHERS.

The tendency of the teaching fraternity
to adopt the methods of modern labor or
ganizations and to federate themselves
ace not only to the progress Of the teach
ing profession. but equally so to the teach
ers themselves.
The modern methods of unionism have
departed so far from the original intent of
organization and have so much emphasized
the merging Of the individual and his ca
pacities into the conslomerate mass of the
whole, that when such methods are ap-
piled TO teachers and their calling the pub
lie and the common school system are
threatened with lowering of the average
of attainment rather than its elevation.
The whole tendency OF the present methods
OF unionism Is toward the establishing of
an average of product not far above the
ability of the mediocre, and the adaptation
of all lines of procedure for the benefit of
the theory that a certain amount of eff
fort should receive a certain compensat alton;
that the compensation should be based
upon low average of productive ability.
and that the increase Of the output must
be restricted rather than accumulated. APP
plying this TO the teachers profession will
establish a teaching ability too far below
the public demand TO merit public conf
dence. and will put a damper upon the de-
sire for progress in the profession chosen
and therefore tending toward ill results to
the public schools.
But, from selfish point of view, teachers
who desire 10 advance in their profession
will find that the results of the present
methods of unionsm and alliance with the
Federation of Labor will finally result In
ment based upon age and not ability, upon
time OF service and not natural and &C
quired qualifications. This of itself should
make grade teachers look with distrust
upon the present tendency in certain quar-
tiers TO adopt such methods of organizati ton.
In this view OF the case the triumph OF
Miss Haley in the National Educational
Association over President Eliot and Dr.
Butler is suggestive of good deal Of dan
ger TO that association, and through it to
the teaching profession The membership
OF the association Is unrestricted except
as to the ability TO pay an aggregate OF
81. and II the unionization OF teachers ex-
tends, as Miss Haley expects it to do. il will
not be long before the affairs of that as.
ISOLATION are left in the hands of a rather
| questionable element OF the teaching pro-
| fession-
Organization properly led and kept Within
! proper channels win b of vast bene6t t.
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WESTERN COAL TRADE.
Increased Receipts and Firmer Prices
Are the Weeks Features.

CHICAGO ILL.,, July 1.-THE Black Dia-
mond. reviewing the Western coal trade. to-
morrow will say:
Features of the Western coal trade this
week are confined TO gradual strengthen
Ing of values on bituminous Goals, coupled
with better demand and continued act
i've market for anthracite. Most OF the
Western bituminous mines are putting in
better time this week than they have since
the middle of June, transportation cOndi-
tions are satisfactory and there is more in
quiry for coal TO be moved to the dealer
trade. Consumption OF steam grades Of coal
in the Chicago market and at other Western
consuming points is not yet up TO the point
II was the middle OF June, owing 10 the fact
that many manufacturing institutions are
closed down for repairs, or due 10 midsum-
mer dullness, but the prospects are favor
able for an Increased demand the coming
week, and by the first OF August IL Is eX-
pected the consumption viii be Up TO the
maximum point again.
lions are slightly easier than they were as
to a supply of coal Movement continues
very heavy by way or the great lakes, ana
there is fair amount of coal moving all
rail. For the first six months of the year,
according to the Chicago Bureau OF Coal
Statistics, there was an increase OF ll5,nl
tons in the total lake and rail receipts OF
anthracite at Chicago as compared with the
same period In 1901. No comparison can be
made with the year 1902. owing To the fact
that receipts were very light during May
and June year ago, due to the strike In the
anthra cite field
In the bituminous trade, while receipts OF
all classes OF bituminous Goals at Chicago
have been some larger than a year ago, they
have not shown such Z remarkable increase
as the trade has been led TO expect, consid-
ering the large number of new operations
that have been opened and the general tend
ency on the part of operators toward large
production. While there has been some in
crease in these receipts, confined almost
wholly TO heavier tonnages arriving from
Indiana and Illinois. il has been healthy IN
its nature and such as would come from the
greater demands occasioned by natural in
crease in population in Chicago and at points
where this coal is consumed, the increased
demands from fuel resulting from an In
crease in the transportation of the country
and in the increase of manufacturing.
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judicial Office. with comparatively little ex-
perience IN administrative affairs. has de-
veloped such magnificent ability in con-
Quoting the administration of the far-away
archipelago that ne has taken the force
entirely out of the imperialism issue in
American politics. He had a most difficult
problem to deal with. not the least delicate
feature OF which was the proper subordina-
ton of the military TO the civil authorities.
but character. tact and capacity for work
have overcome all obstacles. and no fair
minded man of either party has been able to
ment OF the islands. He Is distinctly the
right man for the place. and should be kept
there as long as he can be induced TO stay.
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recommendations to the governments OF
the silver-using countries. including the
colonial governments Of gold countries that
happen to be on a silver basis. British
India is on just about such basis al
ready. and very little modification is likely
to be required in the coinage regulations
of Hong-Kong and the Straits Settlements
1t is likely that the recommendations OF
the commission will be about the same as
the underlying principles of the Philip
pines coinage law enacted at the last ses-
sion OF Congress, which has already had
the effect of giving the islands stable
rate of exchange
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-18
THE RURAL DELIVERY SERVICE.
| Omcial Records Refute Statements as
to It's Abuse.

to It's Abuse.
Philadelphia Press.
A vast deal of nonsense has been written
about the alleged prostitution of the rural
free delivery service to personal and parti-
san ends. 1t has been charged that delv-
cry routes have been lavishly established
in Republican States and restricted in Dem
ocratic States; that they have been multi
piled in the North and refused in the South;
that they have been granted to favorites
and denied to others.
The official records refute these allega-
lions. The rule Of the department has
been to establish routes In response to
petitions from the residents along the
routes; to follow as nearly as practicable
the rule of first come first served" and
when the petitions began, as they soon did.
to outrun the ability to keep up with them.
TO apportion the routes in about the gen.
eral ratio of the petitions.
The latest official report which gives by
States the total number of applications
lished and the percentage of the latter to
the former Is that of 1901. The common
allegation 10 that the three States of Ohio.
Indiana and Illinois had been especially
favored. The report Of 1901 shows that the
percentage of routes established TO appli-
cations filed was IN Ohio IS per cent. in In
diana, 81 per cent; in Illinois. AZ per cent.
But the percentage was much larger in
many other States. In California IL "A
per cent; in Connecticut. IS; in Louisiana.
s.; in Maryland. IS; in New Jersey. 20; in
Pennsylvania. 81: in Vermont. 80; in New
Hampshire, % The percentage in South
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas was greater
than in Ohio. Indiana and Illinois.
These three great Middle Western States
have more routes than any others. but
this Ii because their people earlier and
more generally realized the advantage of
rural delivery and put in more applications
But In proportion To applications many
other States oustrip them in number of
routes. or course, members of Congress
helped themselves by helping their people
get free delivery. just as they did by sery-
ing their interests in other ways. but the
service was legitimate The charge that
the rural delivery was debased to political
or personal ends IL not well founded, and
no reason has been shown to doubt that its
administration AZ whole has been hon.
ct and faithful
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EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

German newspapers and newspaper men
usually succeed in getting a very consider
able amount of transformation probably
difficult of approach and they have to do
a good deal Of guessing. rather wide
guess seems to have been made in Berlin
concerning the mission of the American
commission on international exchange. now
sojourning in the German capital
From trustworthy German source it
is learned" that one of the proposals of
the American commission is to persuade the
various governments of Great Britain,
France, Germany and Russia to buy fixed
amount of silver yearly for colonial ac-
count, and that Great Britain and France
have fatty refused to accede TO this pro-
posal. Doubtless they would. The United
States once, in moment Of folly, under
took to buy fixed amount of silver yearly
for coinage account, and it did not take
1t long to let go of a hot poker. The Amer
lean proposals do not contemplate the pur-
chase of a fixed amount of anything, nor
do they contemplate any effort TO steady
the market for silver. pig iron or any other
metal.
China and Mexico asked the United States
to sound European governments having
colonies or commercial connections among
the silver-using countries on the possibility
of fixing uniform rate Of exchange, not
for silver metal. but for silver coins issued
by silver-using countries. This is a very
different proposition from that of fixing a
ratio between gold and silver bullion. There
is but one way in which il can be done of
course. and that is by the redemption Of
their silver coins on demand by the coun-
tries issuing them with gold-in effect
to make the silver coinage of China, Mexico
and the others like our own. token coinage.
When an agreement has been reached on
various details. such a fair valuation
of the coins issued, the amount of reserve
to be carried. etc. it will be the business
Of the silver governments to make the plan
effective by the enactment Of laws provid-
ing for gold reserves and redemption on the
agreed basis.
Nor is ii contemplated. as the Berlin dis
patch intimates. to hold an international
conference. After obtaining and harmonic
ing the views of foreign nnanciers the
American commission win make certain
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The information that China has consented
to open Manchurian ports to trade and that
Russia has pledged our State Department
that she will throw obstacle in the way
of this is highly gratifying. 1t is not Of
any particular Importance to us what power
holds political predominance in Manchuria,
so American interests are properly pro-
tected and American trade is not interfered
with However we shall feel much more
comfortable about the whole business when
the commercial treaty with China is signed,
sealed and delivered.
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SANE AND TIMELY.
Gov. Durbin's Refusal to Permit
Troops to Guard q Negroes Trial.

Kansas City Star.
Without taking into the account the indi-
vidual sentiments of this person or that in
relation to the negro, a strong note Of ap-
prevail is due to Governor Durbin, or In
diana, for the efforts he has put forth to
prevent the disgrace Of anarchy and un-
reasoning violence in the State OF which he
is the executive. In frustrating the plan 10
bring back to Evansville at once the wound
ed negro, Lee Brown, from the Reformatory
at Jeffersonville the Governor merely ex-
ercised his rightful authority for the preser-
walton of law and order and for the main
finance of justice. In justification of his
course he said:
Il decline to sanction an arrangement
whereby the negro. Lee Brown, is to be
Immediately tried at Evansville under the
protection of the military forces of the
State My information, obtained from med
ical officers of the State Reformatory, is
that the prisoner is suffering from severe
and possibly fatal gunshot wounds How
ever heinous the crime or seemingly clear
the guilt he is entitled under the most
sacred tenets of our Jurisprudence TO a
hearing. which he cannot have in the very
nature of things until he is sufficiently re-
covered to make defense, if he has one.
picion that even a guilty man has been rail-
roaded to the gallows to satisfy public SEN
timent or that the civil authorities have
been Influenced to the determination Of their
course by the demonstration OF the lawless.
1 do not wish, by consenting 10 the pro-
gramme suggested, to confess to the world
that in the second city of Indiana the law
has not been enforced In an orderly manner
without the presence Of troops. Nor do 1
desire to compromise for moment with
the mob spirit"
Here is indeed sane and timely counsel
in a crisis when a thirst for blood and a
mania for trampling under foot the regular
forms of law are rampant in the land. 1t
is not difficult for sober and thoughtful men
to realize what will be the ultimate result
Of the rage for lynching which has taken
possession of the people If it is allowed to
proceed without hindrance. 1t is melting an
infatuation for cruelty and savagery that is
shocking to every tenet OF civilization.
1t is high time for the devotees of lynch
law and OF mob violence to consider whether
they are inflicting as much harm on the vic
tins of their rage as they are visiting on
the country and the principle of popular
government. Whether the American negro
Is to be rated as a human creature and
whether he is entitled to the protection of
the laws of the land In which he lives.
seems to be a matter largely of individual
and sectional opinion; but Of this the coun-
combinations strong as proofs of Holy Writ
that every time criminal is burned at
the stake or an offender against society is
hanged to ree or a lamp post, the general
security of man life and property is
weakened by exactly the measure of the
brutal fury and the hideous hatred that
inspires and exults In such demonstrations.
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the original documents were consulted an =
IL was found that Indiana became S'a's
Dec. IL. 1916 . 49,, 81
fhe nronosition to celebrate Indiana day on
the anniversary of admission TO statenooo'
for the exposition will be matter OF NM
tory before Dec. IL, 1904
senator Eban III. wolcott, OF Wolcott;
Senator j. G. Powell and Judge NJ. b. Larry,
of Logansport; Senator A ID. Ogborn, OF
New Castle. and Union B. Hunt. of VIM
chester, were at the Denison last evening.
The gathering was suggestive OF al soIts
of political possibilities. until II developed
that the well-known Republicans were mere
merely to attend a business meeting Inc
Senate Asphalt Company, in whicn insy
are interested contemplates entering the
oil field in Randolph county and the meet
ing last night was to discuss the adVisa-
bility of securing leases there.
Xxx
Warren Sayre, of Wabash. was here
yesterday on legal business
Dame Rumor has been taking all sorts
of liberties with Union B. Hunt, the latest
of which was to credit him with deep
laid plan to become a candidate for the
congressional nomination in the Eighth dis
trict against Representative George W.
Cromer. of Muncie, while in the interim he
flirts with the gubernatorial bee. The
rumor is without the slightest foundation,
he said last evening.
.'I have never even thought of being a
candidate for Congress" said Mr.. Hunt,
land / cannot understand how such a re-
port could get started. Theodore Shockney,
of Union City, will in all probability be
Randolph countys candidate for Congress.
/ have not attempted TO shroud my poll
teal plans in mystery, and see no rea-
son for the rumors and speculation afioat.
l am considering becoming candidate FOR
the nomination for Governor. That Is all
there is in my plans. / have not definitely
decided whether / shall get into the race
and cannot say just when shall reach a
decision but shall take the public into my
confidence just as soon as the question Is
settled.
Il have seen reports that shall not be
a candidate because Mr.. Hanly has an
nounced. Mr.. Hanly's candidacy will have
no more bearing on my plans than the
candidacy of anyone else AS matter oil
fact, if / am not in the race myself shall
be for w. L. Taylor, of your city. My
long Official association with MIR. Taylor
and our intimate personal relations have
been such that il / am not candidate II
will be but natural that my sympathles
would be with him. Mr.. Hanly and l are
friends. but there is nothing about his
candidacy that would tend in the least tc
keep me out of the contest.
II see no necessity for an early announce
ment nor do see the expediency or such
a course When / made the race for secre-
tary of state l did not announce my candl'
dacy until six weeks before the convention
months yet before entering the race FOL
Governor"
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Interest In the fate of the Pope seems to
have reached the hysterical stage in Rome
On Thursday a number OF pilgrims from
France offered 10 sacrifice their lives to
save that of the sovereign Pontin, and a
wealthy citizen scattered handfuls OF gold
coins. begging those who picked them up to
pray for the Pope's recovery. Common
sense should teach them that the good old
man Is on his deathbed
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The sudden death OF p. NJ. Arthur will
be very generally deplored. He was the
first of the great conservative labor leash
ers. and under his wise management the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers has
come TO be one OF the most valuable labor
organizations In the country. not only TO
Its members. hut TO employers and all that
profit by steadiness in industry. His great
example has been followed by a few other
leaders OF organized labor with conspicu-
Gus suecess. May his tribe increase.
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William j. Bryan is 10 speak in Chicago
him a great ovation. The fact that Mr..
Cleveland has accepted an invitation TO
speak in Chicago before the Commercial
Club some time in October will probably
have on Mr.. Bryan the usual effect Of
haunting a red rag before bull. The fact
that Bryan can still get a hearing or rally
any sort OF a following among those he
has twice led TO defeat is one OF the curl
oeities OF politics
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the profession of the teacher. That organ
ization which seeks the betterment of the
individual and to encourage In the indi-
vidual those efforts which result In SELF
promotion viii elevate the calling OF the
teacher, and will further his progress from
a material and an intellectual standpoint.
But this plane lies outside modern labor
rnfonieun
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-18

The Good Citizens League of Evansville
has it's war paint When the labor
uniors notified the grocery company en-
ploying Captain Blum of the militia that
1t would be boycotted if he were not dis.
charged. the Citizens League Immediately
informed the company that it would be boy
cotted IL Blum was discharged. At last ac-
counts he had not been
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Since Russia has acceded to the demand
for open ports in Manchuria the present
seems a propitious time for dropping grace
fully the proposition to forward the Kish-
ineff petition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-18

The farmers of Kansas seem to be in des-
perate straits for harvest hands, but moth.
ing is heard of demand on their part for
the admission of Chinese labor. The sugar
magnates of Hawaii are the only ones bold
enough to advance that proposition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-18

At a national convention of dentists in
New York, it was the consensus of opinion
that higher civilization tends to the deterio-
ration of teeth, and one of the causes as
signed was the growing use of foods that
do not require mastication. ''predigested
foods" etc. Very hot and very cold drinks
were assigned as another cause. What
then? Would the dentists cut off a main
souce of their business?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-18

The activity Of the Jefferson League in
Indiana and other Bryanite agencies in
other Western States makes it very evident
the gold wing can poll anything like the
full Democratic vote in. TIE West, and none
of the free-silver crowd can command the
Democratic votes of the East. And there
you arei