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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-10
in bringing the two sides to the con.
troversy together
Yields a Great Power

Few people understand what an inn
mensa mower is welded by the Presi-
dent of the United States when that
office is filled by a man of good Judg-
ment. The President, by issuing an
invitation to the men on both sides Oh
tba coal controversy under the clrcum-
stances that existed three years ago
practically forced them to agree TO an
arbitration of their differences, be-
cause. had either party to that contro-
versv declined to enter the agreement,
it would have so fully lost public sym
nathy as to have been eventually drlV-
! on to surrender wholly to its opponent.
In that case the power behind the
President was the power OF pubic
opinion. Not only is public opinion,
when focused by so skillful a hand
as that of President Roosevelt, eapa-
BILE of forcing arbitration, but II is
satisfactory guarantee that the agree
ment when made will be kept faith
fully by both sides to the controversy.
More Drastic Measures in Reserve
But while the office of the Presi-
dent, with all it's effective although
indefinite power to force compliance
was used in that case, it is a we'll
known fact that the President was
) considering other means for forcing
an arbitration, had the mine opera
tors declined to agree to lay their
differences before q board of arbitra.
, ton. The President not only has well
: defined powers that are constantly eX
ercised, and with which the people are
/ fully acquainted, but he has other still
, more important powers which he car
exercise at his discretion in cases OF
: great emergency, and which it was un
, derstood at the time of the great an
thracite coal strike he considered
: using in order to bring relief to tEt
sbivpring multitudes of the land. lie
. may do many things for the public
/ good" That is an indefinite tern
lallowing a wide Interpretation, bu
8 there are many people who believe
: that had the coal strike of 1902 contln
/ ued a little longer the President woult
have declared martial law in thu
lanthracite regions, and not only woul'
have thrown troops into that section
4 but would have ordered the mining o
> , the coal and its distribution to reliev
! the distress of the country.
But. according to assurances tina
Il have been given to the public, tn
: country is safe from a coal famine, a
II least until April LIST, 1906. Then Their
> will be another meeting between tn
+ miners and the coal operators and tn
Il miners will demand both an eigh
hour day and the recognition of thei
# union. The recognition of their unto
h will be resisted by the mine owner
n to the last, and while it seems but
l. sentimental issue it will be insiste
}, upon by the miners, and it may even
n ually be made the cause of anothe
1t strike. One thing which may b
It borne in mind is that in case of
# strike, the public in the last analysis
d pays all the costs.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-10
A Lullaby.
Hush, baby, hush!

Hush, baby. hush!
In the west there's glory
With changes of amethyst. crimson
and gold.
The Sun goes to bed like the King in
q story, a
Told by poet of old.
Hush, baby, hush!
There's a wind on the river
sleepy old wind with a voice like a
sigh,
And he sings to the rushes that dream.
lily culver,
Down where the ripples run by.
Hush, baby, hush!
Lambs are drowsily bleating
Down in cool meadows where daisy
buds grow;
And the echo. aweary with all day re
peating
Has fallen asleep long ago.
Hush, baby, hush!
There are katydids calling
Goodnight" to each other on every
breeze.
And the sweet baby moon has beer
falling and falling,
Till now she is caught in the trees
Hush baby, hushl
It is time YOU were winging
Your way to the land that lies--no on,
knows. where;
1t is late, baby, late; Mothers tire'
with singing,
Soon she will follow you there.
Hush, baby, hush
E. O. COOKE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-10
THE YEA TIER FORECASTS.
IN Spite of Raileries the Governme %
Prophesies Remarkably Accurate.

IN Spite of Raileries the Government
Prophesies Remarkably Accurate.
Fifteen per cent OF error, said Chief
Willis L. Moore. in an interview, is
the record of the Weather Bureau. Not
only is this proportion lower than In
any foreign bureaus, but in ten years
not a criticism of it's work. he adds
has come from any commercial, mari
time or scientific organization. Ger
tainly. If it does what 1t sets out to
do. eighty-five times out Of hundred
the weather service ought to enjoy an
enviable degree Of popular esteem
What praise would be showered on q
Congress that acted unwisely only 10
per cent. of the time
In spite Of the constant gibes d.
rected at the Weather Bureau, there 10
undoubtedly among farmers and ship
pers an underlying sentiment of friend
illness and confidence. 1t has grown
into national joke that the forecasts
are always wrong, just as Bostoniana
! live invariably on beans and Philadei-
phians are always lethargic. But these
whimsical articles of faith do not In
| the least affect anyone's practical at
titude toward a forecast, a Bostonian,
or a Philadelphia.
A contributing cause to the railing
at the weather bureau is the activity
of the longrange prophets. The su-
perior usefulness of a forecast for next
month over one for tomorrow being
manifest, even sheer guesswork for
the former period Is preferred by thou
sands to a scientit determination for
the latter. Recently a moneyed indt
vidual offered substantial prize for
the best weather prophecy six months
| ahead If the Government bureau
should try for that and win it-and II
ought to be able to guess as well as
anybody-it would become the most
popular institution in the country.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-10
A NEW SEA GIANT.

ity of 10000 tons Of cargo. She can
carry 1900 steerage passengers, but
she has also provision for passengers
who have little money to spend. One
of her Imperial suites for a voyage,
affording accommodation for six peo-
pie. can be secured for $4,000, or an
average of about $50 day for each
person.
One of the novelties Of the Amerika
is the electric passenger elevator which
whisks the passengers up and down be
tween the five decks of the ship. A
Marconi wireless telegraph apparatus
found on the Amerika has now become
an established feature of all large mod
ern vessels.
The Amerika, while not designed, II
Is stated. to be a record-breaker in
speed, is driven by quadruple expan
sion engines Of over Is. 600 horse power
and is scheduled to make the triI
across in seven days.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-10

The new twin screw, America, which
came sweeping into New York harbor
the other day, after her maiden voyage,
is one of those new leviathans of the
deep, the dimensions and appointments
of which would have petrified even the
owner Of Aladdin's lamp, had he been
able to produce such a result. The
Amerika is said to be the largest ship
ever built for passenger service and is
sister to the Kaiserin Auguste Vic
toria, now in progress of construction.
The America is some 200 feet in length,
rs feet wide and over so feet deep. Her
capacity is $4,000 tons, which is some
thing over twice the tonnage of the
famous Oregon, Captain Clarke's great
battle ship which made the long jour
ney around the Horn in time to con-
tribute to Csrvera's defeat.
Although she is a passenger ship and
has accommodation for 3400 passen-
gers and 600 crew, she has also capac-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-10
COAL STRIKE PROBABLE.
AGREEMENT MADE THREE YEARS
AGO BETWEEN MINERS AND OPE=
RATORS EXPIRES NEXT APRIL.
Miners viii Then Demand Eight
Hour Day and Recognition OF oniOh'
Owners Will Vigorously oppose
Charles Z. Kern.

With the coming of winter many, a
householder has calculated upon tne
of a strike in the anthra-
cita coal regions and wondered Wheth-
or no should take the precaution TO Jay
in \ full supply of fuel. The DAY
when the provident man laid up great
stores for the frozen period OF tne
wear. filed his larder with good Things
10 eat and his bins with fuel, against
the Indictment weather, has departed
SO far as the cities of this country are
concerned. Now rich and poor alike.
the provident and the improyldehS
lool, To the merchant to keep their lar
ders filed. Their only providence IS
in laving up the money with which 10
purchase supplies when needed.
II is this change in the method OF
providing for the home, that has mace
the strike in recent years SO terrible
70 the humble consumer VINO may
live n thousand miles from the scene
Of the industrial discomfort ana know
nothing of it's causes except ina.
which he reads in his daily paper, ane
vet be the principal sufferer from the
| Shortage Of supplies that follows
The effectiveness of the strike is It's
mower to create such a shortage II
supplies and to bring the country up
on the verge of a famine as bad a.
a food famine Transportation, by
luuickly distributing products over IN
world, has routed the famine OF OLE
that sprang from the failure OF crops
Now the cessation of labor produce
the same shortage of supply that wa
formerly produced by the uncontroll
liable elements.
The chief protection against the, re
currence of strikes has been found /
agreements made between employer
and employees, the present agreemen
in the anthracite coal fields bein
effective until April LIST next. Unit
after that date, according to the state
ments of leading labor organization
lofficials. there will be no strike, a
they propose to stand for the lnvlola
bility of contracts made by any Q
their affiliated associations.
The good offices of the President G
the United States were used wit
great advantage in bringing about a
agreement, between the coal opera
tors and the miners three years age
so as to make possible the productio
of coal. The fact is the Presider
used only that indefinite power tina
may be regarded as the influence G
his great office skillfully employee
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-10
CONSUELO ENCOURAGES SEX.
DAUGHTER OF YANDERBILTS
SEES IMPROVED CONDITIONS
IN FIELD or LABOR.
Comparison of Past Restrictions
with Present Freedom Reveals
Growth of WOman's Sphere

An ex-President of the United States
thinks it not beneath his dignity to
talk to the women of the country
through the pages of popular wom-
ans magazine, warning them Of the
dangerous and undermining effects
upon their character Of active partic-
ipation in public affairs. The feminine
club life of to-day he especially con-
dennis.
Following this comes the announce
ment of an interview with represen-
tative of the new and charming wom-
anhood of America in the person OF
Consuelo Duchess of Marlborough. A
daughter of the Vanderbilts, married
into one of the oldest and proudest
families of England, surrounded by
every luxury and crowned with beauty
youth and grace, yet is she democratic
enough TO be interested in her sisters
of the working world
Women's Work Commended.
Concerning woman's work the
Duchess says:
at is gratifying to see the improve
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-10

There is a man who climbs the outer
walls of the highest buildings ana
who uses neither rope. tackle nor seal
ing ladder. This man does not tell OF
his daring feats, nor has he a press
agent to exploit his dizzy achieve
ments. He performs this work in view
of gaping multitudes W. cheer ana
shuddqr as this man goes up sheer
walls. diggtng ais tough and nimble
toes into the interstices of the stone,
catching a corniee or a window Sill
and "chinning" himself up AMI doing
other most venturesome acrobatie
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-10

Only the hardest dared face the dis
approval of the public of that day.
But now the army of stenographers,
clerks, physicians, preachers, social
workers and business women attest the
wonderful change in her status. To
day, given capacity, training and perse-
verance. there are few, if any, avenues
of legitimate endeavor closed to woman.
If now and then few overstep the
bounds of discretion and good taste,
and thereby call down the censure of
the better element, who knows but that
it is the pendulum swinging a little far
"a rebound from the extremes of
former days. The real balance will
DE maintained when woman is permit
ted to express her individuality and
to live her own life.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-10

tempted to speak at a temperance con-
yention recalls to mind the old story
of Lucy Stone,- of Massachusetts,, a
pioneer suffragist, who, after her grad
uation at Oberlin, Ohio (the only col
lege admitting women at that ume)'
desired to speak in one of the Mass
achusetts churches. The announcement
of the address was made by the min
lister of the church in the following
words:
"A hen wishes to crow like rooster In
this church on Thursday evening. ANY
body liking Lhat kind of music IS IN
vited to attend
1t seems almost incredible in these
DAYS that time was, and only half a
century ago, too, when woman's actlV
ity was limited to so small a circle
AS a means Of livelihood she had but
three vocations from which to choose:
Homework, sewing and teaching; anC
all poorly paid, at that, Marriage was
supDosed to be the chief end and ain
of her existence. This state she sought
sometimes as a refuge from greater
| ills. A girl single at 22 or % was con
sidered an "old maid" No woman
except among the Society of Friends
could be ordained to preach the gospel
The woman physician or lawyer wa
an unknown quantity.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-10

ments which have been made in the
conditions under which women work III
this country since i was last here. You
know that | am deeply interested in
this question of the betterment OF the
conditions of life for women. England
is doing much in this direction, but 1t
is to America that we all look for
leadership in movements of this kind,
and am happy to say that our hopes
have not been disappointed.
The particular society in which the
Duchess is interested is the Young
Woman's Christian Association. She
is to that organization in England
what Helen Gould is to the Y. M. G. A.
in this country--a patroness, generous
of time, money and sympathy.
It is evident, however, that the
Duchess sympathies go out to the
workers and the work along all the
lines of betterment for women. She
calls attention to the various associa-
tions and their enormous growth in
membership. and to the change that
has taken place in the position of wom-
an in the worlds work during the past
sixty years.
Speaking of woman's efforts at eman-
ClD1IlOu anu ilul VI NiS AtAAhS w.
meeting in Seneca Falls, N. Y, she
says:
"The first womans rights convention
was held in this country in 1850. Three
wears later woman attempted TO
speak in a worlds temperance eonven-
ton in New York and it took her three
hours to make a ten-minute speech be-
cause of the ieers and Interruptions oil
the men delegates. Florence Night
ingale, Just about fifty years ago laid
the foundation for the glorious work
of the Red Cross in the hospitals in the
Crimea.
when Efforts Began.
''These were the beginnings of thu
activity of women in public movements
involving social reform, which now ar
having ahelr full development in al
lines of endeavor When one reieet
that the hardships faced by womei
sneakers in those days ranged from hos
tile and rude interruptions to measures
Of even more active discomfort and un
nleasantness. reminding one OF an IN
ponular political camraisn, and We
that they have persevered in their, ef
forts. one cannot help peing proud Q
their pluck and perseverance Whlcl
has had such splendid results.
Reference to the woman VINO a.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-10
The Women Held Aside Their Skirts

When Antoinette Brown Blackwell,
the first woman to graduate in medi-
cine in this country, appeared on the
streets the women she met held aside
their skirts for fear Of contamination
from so unwomanly a creature. The
J bars of prejudice were high and strong.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-10
THE HUMAN FLY.
REMARKABLE EXPLOIT OF AVN
ING HANGER WHO CLIMBS
TALL BUILDINGS.

Witnessed by Gaping Multitude, He
Assembled and Descended the Tow
ering "Fiatiron."-Mife and Child
rem Among Nervous Spectators.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-09-14
Good Hydraulic Propefty

Such suggestive names as Hid den Treasure, Gold Greek, Eldora- do, etc. applied to placer ground in this section have come to be re- garded by ,prospectors as a sure sign of the barrennees of the ground so named, but this summer has de- veloped one exception to the gen. eral rule. This is the Hid,ien Treasure group of claims on Chis- tuchina, located by John Nokes. The claims are on the bench of tie river about a mile above the Chis- ma. The rim crops at this place with about twelve feet of wash on top, all of which cdrries gold. A short Hume was put m this sum- mer to test the ground, and the results were so gratifying that sev- eral parties are figuring on leasing the ground next season. The gold is coarse, 25 to 30 cent pieces being common. The rim breaks off into the Chistuchina. giving an unlim. ited dump, and the creek crossing the ground carries several sluice- heads of water, makidg it very easy to work. 1t is an ideal hy- draulic- proposition.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-09-14
'0ld Russian Mine
 Relocated.

An imnfcafsc deposit o4 peacock copper ore is r-ls'r:ed as having been found on shinchinb,cok island showing unmiStaksl.tc evidence of having bt,n worked yeass ago by the Russians.
 The mine was known to one aged native of the Sound, but he would never go to the island, claim. ing to have been 'Mifxed up in a killing which took place thert many years ago and to be afraid to return John Dehart, Jim Beatson and Walter Holland final. ly persuaded the old man that i, would be safe to go with them, snJ he led them tothe place.
 The decaying Inaters in the workings and the old tools COT, uL. crate his story of the mine havin, been worked years ago. Prospect, in the vicinity proved the depcsi, to be very extensive, the discover. CTS claiming that there is a wholt mountain of it.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-09-14

the life of the Baron. and say Ina if he is not killed here he will be assassinatei immediately upon his arrival in Yokohama.
 Seattle, Sept. a2--Charles Shields Cliff Blackenship. two we'll known ball players. beat a negro nearly to death to-day lsvau.r the latter a;. tempted to eat at the game lunch counter with them, and wound up the incident by tdmmeling the policeman who attempted to arrest them.
 New York, Sept. l2-Baron Ko. mura's condition is alarming. There have been repeated consult tations of the most eminent phy- sicians of the city over his case, but they are uncertain as to the character of his ailment.
 New York, Sept. 12GA Ninth avenue elevated railroad car load> ed with early morning workers on their way down town, pitched headloDg into the street from the tracks this morning. Twelve were killed.
 Olympia Sept. 12-5. Thomas Hickey, assistant secretary of state of Washington, died to-day.
 Tokyo, Sept. IF -The police have been making wholesale ar- rests of'rioters since the announce ment of the decision of the peace commissioners. There are now 1850 imprisoned. The chief of po- lice has resigned and the minister of home affairs has rendered his resignation.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-09-14
Ielegraphic News
 Of The Week

Tokyt. Sept. s-The snti-Amcri- can ieeling in China is 'hecdming more intense, and a serIbus out break is feared. F. H Harrihap the railroad nisgnase, snd his par y were coaA'elled to femain 'barri- caded ia tEe American legation building all day yesterday, with government troops guarding the approaches to the building, while a wild mob Vf excited C!ip,sn.,s, surged srcun<; SS.:c HIa.t!Ja hi6t!l,. and jeG '.s e.a i.ssise,.ni:.!!iss. A heavy rs.n h-siF, ',,rspdrSed the rioters. Five iawspspafs have been sus,.iadet by tlses;ovdrhiiiaht and mshy 1th.as may iblldw. Harrimsn went 10 the Orient 'Sh'a pleasure trip and also for the bur pose of making a .persoha al study of trade conditions.
 Rome Sept. SEDdIing the pas, dew days sout~-rn Italy has Been visited by a uumber vi severe earthquake shocks, which have re- suited in the'death of 's70 people.
 St. Petersburg, Sept. s-A Thanksgiving service commemdra- tive of the conclusion of peace was celebrated at Peterhef to-day in the presence of Czar and other state dignitaries.
 Washington, Sept. 9ARooseselt has given assurances to republi- cans of national reputation that Ke will take no part in the selecting of a president in 1908.
 Tokyo, Sept.9-Popular indigna- tion at. fhe humiliating peace terms has surpassed all bounds. Throughout the whole country the people have risen in protest against the c0nsummaticn d the treaty. Riot 'rules in Tokyo, and to-day the emperor proclaimed martial law throughout Japan.
 Port Townsend. Sept. S-Janies H. Couspen, collector efcas,bms for Porto Rico, and chief deputy col- 1ector under D. H. Jarvis when the latter was collector For Alaska, has arrived from San Juan, and is talk ang steps to bring suit For one third interest in the townsireofFair- banks and . one-third interest in the Northern Commercial Co.'S. store at that place. He claims that he fs entitled to these properties through an agreement with E. T. Barnette, the founder of Fairha nks.
 Denver, Sept g. The G. A. R. convention has passed a resolution praying congress to pass law giv- ing every man who served ninety days during the civil war for the preservation of the union, ahdfr re- 'ceived an honorable discharge, a pension of twelve dolfafs per month after he has arrived at the age of 'sixty-two.
 Tangier, Sept 'iiIIhe Amsri- can minister Gummere and a'riuni-
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The Alaska prospector., 1905-09-14
No counterfeiters From Alaska.

No counterfeiters From Alaska.
 The annual report ol Chief Will. kie, of the secret service. shows a total of 5S2 arrests, of which forty. one related to counterfeiters of cur rency. ffty-two to altered obliga. tions. 344 to the counterteiting oi coin, and the others in connection with various violations of the fed. eral statutes. In geographical division of prosecutions, all of the states and territories were repre-. sented except Alaska.
 Read all you wish, 50 cents a month. sProspector Library.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-09-14
New Recording Ristrict.

Judge Wickersham has created a new mining precinct to be known as the Nabesna precinct, with D. S. Sergeant as recorder and commis- sioner with the powers of justice oi the peace.
 NIT. Sargent is the man left in charge of Sargent post by H. Brat. nober on the 'Nabesna river, a right fork of the Panama, soc miles above Fairbanks. There are some thirty minefs'neAr there and it is tributary to the White river section, and takes in-some of that country, as we'll as the head streams of the Panama and Nabesna rivers.