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The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-12-29

| leased upon probation by the superior
court. Her husband, destitute of good
looks and possessing only a moderate
wardrobe. was sentenced to the Massa-
chusetts reformatory."
These two cases are types that have
been of unwritten interest to lawyers the
world over ever since the law came to be
a seience-or art. They are types of
what London paper recently called
dressed for damages"
While there is no chair" in any we'll
regulated law school set apart to dis
cuss millinery, or tears, or fair, sad
faces, yet every lawyer recognizes the
potency OF these little incidentala In .
law court, and while every good lawyer
would far rather lean on the law and
the evidence" there are times like
those quoted when appearances have got
to count against testimony, and it has
come to be an unwritten law that an at
torney's duty extends to his clients
wardrobe and makeup in court.
1T used to be rule, said one of Chi
Cages great criminal lawyers, when
questioned about this matter of dress
ing for damages. that a lawyer should
etake the case of anyone who Wished to-
employ him. even if the client confessed
his guilt. and do the very best te dear
him. Now. however, many attorneys
will not take q case. unless they are as
sured of the clients innocence You
know the advice the old law professor
gave his class: IF you have the law on
your side, stick to that If you have the
evidence harp on that; and If you have
neither law nor evidence holler like
-! Well. it's the same about this
thing of appearances in court. It's the
duty of a lawyer to make the most of
every detail he can command and
have no doubt that many lawyers on &C.
casion coach their clients about dress
ing for the jury as it might be called.
But there is almost always the dan
ger of fauX-pas in making up for the
part. Once. recall a man sued a cor
poration that | was representing for
damages for the loss of his wife in
wreck. On the crucial day the plaintiff
came into court dressed most solemnIy
in black. with even a crepe band on his
hat. His face. too. was dressed in
most woe-begone style. mouth down at
the corners. eyes sad with a far-away
look and real or we'll gotten-up pallor.
But he neglected his neektie. which was
most vivid and aggressive red. was
able to completely spoil his whole
mourning get-up by pointing to his gay
neektie. and exposing his shallow at
tempt to work upon the sympathy of the
jury. got a verdict which threw him out
of court
But there is less danger of a break
when the client is a woman. Women
are better actors than men. and they are
strong on tears. Now, if that little wom-
an the other day had been a man. the
heliotrope boutonniere would have been
brazen and impudent-no matter what
garb he wore-but with the little wom-
an every juror would say to himself:
Poor little thing, she is trying to brave
it out with that little flower No law
yer ever got her up. 1t was woman's
wit that did that. It was too subtle for
man, or if man he was drawing on
some experience he had had with
woman. CHICAGO Record Herald
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-12-29

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The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-12-29
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The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-12-29
for
~ of Law and Lawyers

n one of the Cook
county courts the
other day sat an ex-
quisitely dressed
woman. Her gown
was a dead black
cloth. She wore the
daintiest of black
bonnets. A white
tie, her white face,
the aristoeratic lit
tie hands ungloved
and a small white
lace handkerchief
only served TO en-
phasize the pitt
ableness of the lit
tie fgure--and, oh,
yesi She wore a
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-12-29

heliotrope In the lapel of her
fitting coat. During all the long
THAT her case was before the court
|ercely looked up once, and never
d her glance stray about the
She seemed absolutely crushed.
Jas the defendant against long
nidable array of charges that
ated moral peryersity Of an un-
ure. The testimony as it was
t by witness after witness was
printable as were the charges
Yet all the while she sat
iast eyes, a living picture of
md woe.
seemed almost brutally big
and masculine TO try so
n.
|ey. one of the ablest at the
kappeared oblivious of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Annronriations for Rivers.

The new rivers and harbors bill carries cash appropriations amount ing to about fifteen million dollars, and a like amount for continuing con tracts. The fact that a bill is re- ported is evidence that the leaders have concluded to let it become law Congress was never more in the hands of few bosses than 1t is at present.
 Nothing will prevent the passing of rivers and --arbors bill by the pres ent Congress except refusal by the administration to consent to a moder- ate reduction in the overtowering naval appropriations bill. At present naval estimates call for $1O1, 100000, but the bill has not been prepared, and in view of the excess of expendi- lures over receipts it may be reducei to more reasonable figures.
 Many strong interests are behind the rivers and harbors bill, and 1t may be passed in any event. It car. ries about million dollars for the Warrior and Bigbee, and if 1t goes through an Open Warrior will be al most in sight. The overcoming of Colbert shoals in the Tennessee river will also be greatly advanced. The Alabama members cannot, however, no matter how zealous they may be, pass the bill. That rests with the re- publican leaders who control legisla- tion, notably with Speaker Cannon and the Big Four in the Senate. The fate of the bill will remain, no doubt, uncertain until the last hours of the present Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Fire Equipment.

People may be tired hearing about it., but am going to take just one more shot at the city fathers for the lack of fire equipment" said a man who has figured in the Board of Trade and Commercial club meetings on this subject In the past.
 Yesterday there was a big fire to fight and all the apparatus was needed at this one place. Chief Mullin could have used twenty or thirty more men to much good effect. During the big fire two others break out, and what is the fire depart ment to do? It cannot afford to leave the big blaze. neither can 1t afford to let the two smaller flames spread and probably destroy a large residence section.
 Now. in all justice to the taxLpayers of the city. haven't they the right to fire protection? The wrong idea prevails about this matter of getting a reduction of rates. The city fathers seem to think that they are conferring a favor on the tariff association by lowering the rates. They seem to believe that anything they can do against the association is a case of getting even,' and at the same time 1t looks like child's play.
 ''1f the city would show willingness to get the equipment and to stop chew ing the rag, the tariff association would do It's part I wish that the city would take action, prompt action, and quit this delay, which daily subjects the city to some big conhagration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Baseball Fan Talks.

T am as bad a baseball fan as there is in Birmingham" said one of the regu- lar inhabitants of the park under old Mount Slag during the season, "but I have not yet said a word for or against the Birmingham team. and l believe that it would be a good idea for all the people of the city to follow suit
 Tt is a little early to begin to knock and 1t Is little early to claim the rag so the best thing to do is to saw wood and say nothing. I believe that Harry Vaughan knows a ball player when he lays his optics on one, and I also believe that he knows where. when and how to get them.
 T have heard nothing, but I would be willing to bet few cents that the husky first baseman has some choice men on tap who will bring the Birmingham team up to the standard. Harry is saying It. tie, but believe that he has his eye open in Cincinnati and that he will bring a likely bunch south with him when his shadow does show up between the city and the home of the Reds
 "So therefore I say stop knocking and don't praise until we know what we are to have, and that will be soon enough"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Postponement of the Revolution

Neither the use of troops nor the imperial promises of fewer hours and old-age insurance will bring peace to Russia The revolution is postponed in order that the education of the people may proceed. It should never be forgotten that repression by the iron hand has dulled the intelligence and energies of naturally inert peo- pie, and they need longer period of education than the French did one hundred and twenty years ago. The current unrest explains, however, to the Russians the value of organiza- tion--its absolute necessity where they face in earnest the bureaucrats. It emphatically is not a country in which a bloodless revolution of the English or German sort can become operative. The bureaucrats have been well shaken up, but they will soon be- gin to oppress and to exploit the countless millions of unorganized Russians.
 But while their work is kept up the Russian people, led by their great writers, by the zemstvos and by the labor unions will be getting ready for a desperate revolution, which will surely come. The protest against a eleven-hour day and starvation wages although the country has been heav- fly Dingleyized-is the first open step, and other steps will follow in due time. Years, however, will be con sumed in the operation. The crash will be dreadful, but it may be post poned many years. Much depends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Fever at Huntsville.

Whatever may have been Gods method of showing his pleasure or displeasure in the olden times by visiting sickness and plague on some city or country for not obeying his laws, I do not believe that such Is the case now" said a church man who looks at these matters from prac- tical point of view.
 "I see that the press reports from Huntsville state that the ministers of that city believe that the great disease of fever which Is preying upon Huntsville just at this time Is the voice of God speak ing to the people that they must reform and get better and do better Now such thing as that appears to be to be wrong. Huntsville is no better than the average city, nor any worse and '-hy should 1t be singled out Because the natural weather conditions, or sanitary conditions, or some other conditions cause an epidemic of fever is no reason why the afflction should be regarded as punishment inflicted dlrectely by the Creator"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
San Dominqo.

The administration presents with out previous warning a protocol" rel ative to Santo Domingo. Just what a protocol is appears from the docu- ment itself. In brief, we are to finance the mulatto republic, taking charge of it's custom houses and meet ing it's big debt. It cannot well be that this "protocol' is a finality. It must be that a treaty will follow, and the protocol is ''feeler" intended to influence public sentiment.
 The entire protocol is based on the Monroe doctrine. We will not per init other nations to come in and seize custom houses and 1t therefore becomes our duty to finance the con cern, which is rotten to the core. There are only 100000 inhabitants in the republic, and it's debts exceeds thirty millions dollars. It is doubtful
 
 whether the customs will meet the interest on the public debt, and the protocol says $$9OOOO0 of the customs is to be handed over to the Dominican government.
 President Henreaux was assassi- mated in 1898, and affairs have since been chaotic in the republic Irmenez was succeeded by NasqueZ, who was driven out by Wos y Gil, who was in turn compelled to give way to Jim inez, who was succeeded by Morales, now in office. Warfare and debt ere ation have gone hand in hand until
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27

the country is bankrupt, and other nations threaten intervention. In this crisis of Santo Domingo the adminis- traitor proposes to act as follows:
 The government of the United States having been explicitly, repeatedly and emphatieally informed by more than one of the great powers that 1t ought either to try to evolve some order out of the financial chaos in the Dominican republic or assent to certain European creditors of that republic doing this, and to the administration of the custom houses by them, supported by their warships, has deemed 1t advisable, in jew of the un- fortunate financial conditions in Santo Domingo which for the last ten years have been rapidly growing worse, to ac- eept the invitation of the Dominican gov- ernment and therefore representatives of this government and of Santo De- mingo have signed a memorandum of a proposed agreement looking to the Amer iean control of the fiscal affairs, upon the request and with the consent of tho Dominican government The United States proposes to guarantee the territo- rial integrity of the Dominican republic.
 This is the official statement, and 1t brings the country face to face with a problem involving the financial care of bankrupt American republics. If we accept the San Domingo proto- col we set a precedent for all time, and we will be compelled in course of time to take over a good share of the republics to the south of us. The question is weighty, and Congress should give it careful consideration. It plainly involves appropriations, and the House should therefore be con suited as well as the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
VLADIMIR RUTHLESS.
Will Crush the Revolution With an
 Iron Hand.

From the New York World.
 The strongest the cruellst, the most im- perious man in Russia today is the Grand Duke Vladimir, eldest uncle to the Czar. On him in this emergency depends, to a great extent, the fate of the monarchy. He put down the uprising of Sunday with an iron hand that rocked with the blood of slaughtered people. He seeks to save the throne because he wants to occupy it himself
 From one who knows him, who saw him daily for a month at a time, and who has had long talks with him, the following description comes:
 ''The orchestra at German health re- sort was giving a summer-night's concert in the open air. There were rows of un- comfortable little iron chairs in front of the band stand, toward which the people sauntered after dinner. A man sat down on the chair in front of me, crossed one leg over the other and turned half side ways putting his arm on the back of the chair to find a comfortable position. He was smoking a cigar-a very poor cigar I knew from the odor of the smoke. He held it awkwardly between his thumb and first finger. like a countryman. He turned his head and looked me over from head to foot with a cold, steely stare,- as if to penetrate my identity. His counten- ance did not move a muscle. I noticed that his eyelids even did not wink for min utes at a time. His was a face of iron, betokening a dominating imperious, fear less character. recognized him immedi- ately from photographs l had seen. He was the Grand Duke Vladimir.
 "We were staying at the same hotel. He was accompanied only by one aide de camp, a young major of the guards, but neither wore any kind of uniform or deco ration. Their clothes were inexpensive and ill., fitting.
 Two weeks later I had an audience with the Grand Duke.
 When I entered in the wake of the aide, Vladimir was scrlbbling a note at little desk. He jumped up and put his hand. How do you do?' he said, In very good English. Glad to see you. Sit down. : He drew his chair close up to mine. The aide left the room, and we started to talk about Russian affairs and politics. | of the man in his sharp, clear-cut sen- tences His eyes never shifted about, but looked you through and through. His teeth sometim es chopped off his words az incislvely as does President Roosevelt, ai- though there was none of the President s energetic mannerisms about him. He was more like Richard Croker. His bearded face was shaven at the chin, exposing a tenacious iron jaw that denoted his strength of character.
 He talked with surprising frankness, revealing that he strongly favored the expansion of Russia into Manchuria and the far east. That policy which led to the war with Japan has been ascribed to Vladimir and I know he vigorously urged ! it on the government.
 "If Vladimir has free hand the revo- lutlon will be crushed with an iron hand if Russia runs with blood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
IT WILL BE ENTERTAINING.
he Montgomery Journal.

From the Montgomery Journal
 Congressman Hehin has introduced bil, in congress to prevent federal judges from expressing an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused on trial" The bill is likely to attract a great deal of attention. There is much in the bih to call for comment and discussion. If the measure reaches the point of dis cuaslon in Congress, we shall expect to hear something entertaining, if not sen sftional If Judge Jones is fearless in do- ing what he conceives to be right, Con gressman Hefin Is equally fearless in do- ing wha. he conceives right. So, there YOU are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
chaste as the lcicle,
Decrease in Lynchings.

The statistics for 1904 show that less than one-fourth of the lynchings relate to assaults upon women. They were devised to meet and prevent such assaults, but they are now used in wide range of crimes, or alleged crimes, and but rarely in accordance with the original intention. The de- sire for blood and for sport in rural districts has vastly extended the scope of Judge Lynch's jurisdiction.
 Lynchings are, however decreasing in all states, and it is anticipated that the record of last year, about eighty cases, will fall this year to figures that are creditable to the law-and- order people of the country. Thus far in 1905 no lynching has occurred in Alabama, and it is hoped none will occur this year Whoever takes a hand in one this year will have to 
 reckon with Governor Cunningham and the courts at any rate.
 Roy Staunard Baker has been in vestigating the subject for McClure's Magazine, and his investigations are made without prejudice. In discuss ing his articles the Brooklyn Eagle reaches this conclusions:
 The new south already perceives that lynchings for the once accepted cause are now but one-fourth of the total, and it discrimnates sharply between that fourth and the three-quarters which good citi- Eenship there, as here. declines to attempt to justify. The new south is beginning to recognize the unjustihabe three fourths of the public and frenzied execu- tions as the dominant factor of the situa- ton. as the crime against civilization which must stand as bar against south- ern progress until it Is removed. The next step after perception of the evil Is the application of the remedy. That Is a matter for the southern people them selves Northern advice or northern com ment cannot help them. That phase of the development is very new as yet. but they are alre ady finding means for a remedy. as the decrease in the number of lynchings shows.
 This Is a correct view of the situ- ation. The south must be it's own physician. The south must come to see that lynchings are incompatible with prosperity, and that they must be stopped. Threefourths of them are absolutely indefensible, and the other fourth are inadvisable and un- profitable. Rapid trials of all crimi nals seem to be the best remedy open to this section of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
JAcksoN,s BATTLES.

From Mrs. Roger A. Pryors ''Reminis-
 cences.'
 stonewall Jackson's negro body-serv- ant knew before anybodby else when a battle was imminent. "The General tells you, l suppose" said one of the soldiers. "Lawd, no, sirl De Gin'ral nuvver tell me nothin'! I observates de 'tention of de Gin'ral dis way; co'se he prays, jest like we all, mornin an night; but when he gifts up two, three times in a night to pray, den I rubs my eyes and gifts up too an packs de haversack-ca's l done fine out dere's gwine to be old boy to pay right away"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
BATUScHkA.
Bailey Aldrich.

By Thomas Bailey Aldrich. From wonder gilded minaret Beside the steel-blue Neva set faintly catch, from time to time, The sweet, aerial midnight chime.
 God rave the Czar.'' Above the ravelins ard the meats Of the white citadel it floats; And men in dungeons far beneath Listen, and pray. and gnash their teeth
 God cave the Czar.'' The soft reiterations sweep Across tn. horror of their sleep. As If some demon in his glee Were mocking at their misery
 God save the Czari'' In his red palace over there, Wakeful, he needs must hear the prayer. How can it drown the broken cries Wrung from the clildren's agonies?-
 God sava the Czarn' Ff ther they called him from old Batuschka How his heart Is cold, Wait till a million scourged men Rise in tl-es. awful might. and then
 God save the Czar!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
A "Nervy" Man.

What is my idea of nervy man7" said young man replying to an inter- rogator last night. ''WelL about the neryiest proposition one can go against is to get from between a pair of warm blankets these mornings, when the mer- curry in the bulb Is way down close to the zero mark, step on the cold floor of an unheated room and break the ice in the bowl for his morning bath. That Is what I call nerve. I did hear one man say he broke ice for his morning bath. and that his unslippered feet froze to the oi1cloth in front of the washstand. I didn't see him, however and just want to say if he did that thing his nerve would make a Sioux Indian feel like a millSmaid"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27

N EW YORK, January 2s-Alfred UI B. Shepperson, in a letter to the Evening Post. says;
 ''The farmers and merchants of the south who now hold cotton are confronted with the fact that the yield of the pres ent crop has been more than the worlds s requirements of American cotton for this season. The price Is now somewhat less than one-haf of the quotations of a year ago.
 When there Is an oversupply of any commodity and a serious decline in price from that cause the first suggestion of common sense is to curtail the production and thereby reduce the supply to the pro- portion of the demand and thus restore the price to an equitable basis. This sim pie plan has always succeeded with cot ton.
 Our cotton mills, if worked to their full capacity. would produce vastly more
 goods than could be used in the United States, and an expansion of foreign trade is greatly needed to take the surplus pro- duction.
 During the past season the worlds spinners consumed only 1010o,OOO bales Of American cotton, owing to the high price, and limited supply, while 100000 bales were consumed in the season of 1s99-19O0, when the number of spindles was 7,S5O,- 900 less.
 "A cablegram of the 20th instant from Messrs. Ellison & Go. of Liverpool esti- mates the worlds consumption of Ameri- can cotton this season at Il, 900 bales and says that European mills may take 100000 to 100000 more to add to their stocks.
 Tt may be safely assumed that the worlds mills will consume fully 1850, GOO bales of American cotton. Should they buy an average of only four weeks sup ply beyond their actual requirements it