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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-08
wArsoNs WEEKLY JEFFERsoN1AN.

expected them to work for prohibi-
tion, and where all the churches of
their home town had sent resolutions
and requests for them to support the
prohibition bill, vote and flibuster
with the whiskey gang, when the on
ly negro in the Legislature, "The
gentleman from McIntosh,'' for the
welfare of his race and because some
negro churches requested him to do
SO, voted for the prohibition bill.
This capped the climax. Black is
white and white is black. 1t is
enough. We are tired. Give US a
rest.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-08
ALL CREDIT TO TOM WATSON.
To the Editor of The Chronicle:-

To the Editor of The Chronicle:-
Once in half a century, perchance,
some one is fair enough and just
enough, in discussing a movement
which has eventuated in great good
to the people Of the entire country,
to bring forward and make conspicu-
Gus the fact that a certain gentleman
inaugurated the undertaking at a
given time-a number Of years ago.
read with pleasure the able
speech Of Senator Clay and the brief
but terse remarks of Senator Bacon,
delivered during the debate on the
postoffice appropriation bill, as print
ed in the Congressional Record of
the 25th instant.
Both senators paid a graceful and
well deserved compliment to young
Georgian who, by seemingly insig-
nifcant amendment to the postofice
appropriation bill of 1893, rendered
high service to that large body Of
hardworking people who live in the
country proper throughout the Union.
I believe the facts will interest
your readers, and for that reason I
have taken the trouble to Gull them
from the Record:
"Mr. Clay: Mr.. President, an ex-
animation of the Congressional Rec
ord of February II, 1893, shows that
the postoffce appropriation bill was
pending in the House of Represen-
tatives, and when an item for free
delivery service, including existing
experimental free delivery Offices, of
$11 ,254,643 was reached, Hon. Il. E.
Watson, who was then a member Of
the House of Representatives from
Georgia, introduced the following
amendment:
" For free delivery service, in
cluding existing experimental free
delivery Offices, $11, 4,943, of which
sum $4,000 shall be applied under
the direction Of the postmaster gem
eral, to experimental free delivery
in rural communities other than
towns and villages
"Further examination Of the Con-
gressiopal Record shows the follow
ing collOquy to have taken place be-
tween members:
"Mr. Holman: Il reserve point
of order on that amendment
"Mr, Watson: This reduces the
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-08
PAGE ToURTExS
THINGS THAT MAKE Us TIRED.
BY Weary Willie.

meetings OF committees and legisla-
ture while (the pendency off, the Pro-
hibition bill was pending, and after
listening to the feeble remarks Of the
opposition, and witnessing their still
more feeble efforts at fibustering, he
was very much in need Of repose,
and he thereupon jotted down some
notes in regard to some things that
make us tired.
/. 1t makes us tired to hear that
old bullet riddled gag, that 'Prohi-
hibition does not prohibit" and
"more liquor is sold under prohibi-
ton than under license" when we
see the liquor dealers fighting tooth
and toe-nail the very thing that
would help their business by making
a greater demand for liquor.
2. 1t made us tired to hear every
speaker for the whiskey side say that
he had no interest directly or indi-
rectly in the liquor business, when
we thought that the poor barkeeper
and wholesaler had no representa-
tives at all before the Legislature.
3. 1t made US tired to hear these
whiskey speakers proclaim that it
was wholly q matter Of conscience
with them in speaking for the good
Of the State against such an iniqui-
tous measure as Prohibition and see
some Of these conscientious speakers
very active In their hlibustering tao
tics casting their yea and nay ballot
on the prohibition side, to keep the
record straight for their constituents.
4. 1t made us tired to see the
whiskey speakers trying to make it
an issue between local option and
State prohibition, when if the con-
test were in county they would be
lined up on the same whiskey side
of the question and using the same
old weather-beaten, wind-shaken az
guments against county prohibition.
5. It made us tired when we lis
tened to the old hoary headed gag
about prohibition running business
and the facetious references to Maine
and Kansas, when we remembered
that the State of Maine, in the ex-
treme northeast, with a bleak and
wintry inhospitable climate, had three
times more money per capita in her
savings bank than any other State in
the Union; and that the Kansas
banks were lOaning money to Texa~
and the Kansas farmers were carry
ing their butter and eggs to market
In automobiles.
6. It made us tired to hear them
argue that Prohibition would kill the
cities, depress values, and stop all
improvements, when it would simply
take the millions upon millions Of
dollars that are worse than wasted
by pouring them down the throats of
the people, and distribute them to
the grocer, the dry goods merchant,
and other merchants and manufac-
turers for what would add comfort
to the homes and bring happiness to
kha V1a1p1a
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-08

"Mr. Henderson, OF North Caro-
lima: Il desire to reserve point OF
order
s'The Chairman: "a point of order
has already been reserved
"Mr. Watson: 'Mr. Chairman, the
paragraph under consideration pro-
vides for the expenditure Of SILL
254,943 for free delivery service. My
amendment reduces the amount of
that expenditure and simply directs
that the postmaster general shall ap-
ply $4,000 Of the appropriation to
experimental free delivery in rural
communities.
"Mr. Loud: THAT is already pro-
vided for; the gentleman will accom-
plish nothing by his amendment.
. 'Wr. Watson: It is not pro-
vided for in rural districts other than
towns and villages. There is no ex-
perimental service in rural communi-
ties other than towns and villages.
''Mr. Buchanan, of New Jersey:
you mean "truly rural"f'
"Mr. Watson: Yes, sir; the real
country
"Mr. Holman: Il think there is
some misapprehension as to the law
on this subject. / would like to ask
the gentleman from North Carolina
in charge of this bill what the ex-
listing law is7'
"Mr. Henderson, Of North Caro-
lima: There is no law on the subject
providing for rural free delivery or
experiments in that direction. There
is law which provides for expert
ments in small towns and villages
and As. Of these have free delivery.
That condition is preserved in this
bill, but no provision is made for
rural free delivery
"Mr. Watson: 'The present law
provides for an experimental delivery
in rural communities; but as I under
stand it-and the chairman of the
committee, the gentleman from North
Carolina, Mr.. Henderson, makes the
same statement to the house-the
law has been construed to mean
cities, towns and villages, and there
are now in operation experimental
free deliveries in certain towns and
villages.
'The law expressly provides for
rural communities, and it seems to
me where the general law make
such provision there is no hardship
in taking small amount from the
appropriation-only $l0,O0O-and ap-
propriating it for experimental free
delivery in absolutely rural commune
ties; that is to say, in the country,
pure and simple, amongst the farm
ers, in those neighborhoods where
they do not get their mail more than
once in every two weeks, and where
these persevering people have settled
in communities one hundred years
old and do not receive a newspaper
that is not two weeks behind the
times
"Mr. Clay, continuing, said:
SGTho
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-08
A PLEA FOR LITERARY PA
TRIoTISM IN THE SOUTH.

The day long hoped for when the
South should have magazines Of its
own, comparing favorably with the
best northern and eastern publca-
tions, has at last arrived. It remains
to be seen now whether the South
has sufficient patriotism to support
the three excellent southern maga-
zines, edited by southern men and
published in the South. There are
no better literary productions in the
country than Uncle Remus' s Maya
zine and Tom Watson's Jeffersonian
Magazine, Atlanta, Ga, and the Tay-
lor-Trotwood Magazine, Nashville,
Tenn. Published in the heart Of the
South, edited from the hearts OF
southern men, they deserve and
should receive the hearty and enthu-
siastic support Of all southern peo-
pie.
We do not argue that the South
should draw the line on eastern mag
azines, but we do say that if we can
take only one or two magazines,
they should be our own southern pub
ications. Why mott Heretofore
when a southern author made hit
with book or as magazine writer,
he was forthwith gobbled up by some
northern or eastern publishing house.
We send millions of dollars out of
the South every year for books and
magazines. Even our school books,
hymn books, Bibles and everything
we read except our newspapers have
come from the North or East. Every
attempt to publish the school text
books our own children use in the
schools has met with rank failure
because of lack of ordinary patriot
ism, and, if we must say it, con-
siderable lack of common sense, too.
How can we expect our country to
occupy the place its position and tai
ent deserve when every piece of lit
erature we place in our children s
hands, every book we read, comes
from a section largely out of SYM
pathy with us and our institutions?
Even now southern author must go
North or East to get his book pub
ished, in order to receive recognition
of southern papers, and the patronage
of the southern public! 1t is
shame, and our lack of common pride
and love for our own country and in
difference to its interests, are respon-
sible for it.
We have seen in but one daily that
reaches us, TIE Montgomery Adver-
tiser, any editorial mention Of the ap-
pearance Of Uncle Remus's Magazine,
and he is the same Uncle Remus that
the East took from us, returned to
his own again, and his magazine con-
tains the same matter that northern
publications would jump at the chance
Of paying many thousands of dollars
for, and which they would then sell
to Ms In the South by the hundreds
Of thousands. And yet, just because
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
TWO CENTS.
BARRED FROM CONTEST
ACTION AT PORT CLINTON AS TO
DISTRICT RIFLEMEN.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP PERRY. Port Clinton, Ohio, Au-
gust 1.-THE National Rifle Association Of
America has debarred First Lieut.. w. Mil
ton Farrow Of the District of Columbia
from competing for place on the Palma
trophy team. Lieut. Farrow arrived here
last week and entered with the other con-
testants for the purpose of competing for a
place. He filed a protest with Gen. James
A. Drain Of New York. president of the as
ISOLATION. and requested that he be per
mitted to shoot under protest.
1t Is stated that the cause of his debar-
ment Is the result OF action by him in 1903
regarding the alleged use of special mill
tary barrel by the American team at Bis
ley, England. AS a result of the dispute the
National Rife Association returned the
Lieut.. Farrow will take up the matter with
other members of the association and en-
deavor to be permitted to enter the second
stage Of the match, which is scheduled for
next week.
The District has entered two teams in the
revolver team match which is scheduled for
the latter part of next week. The men,
bers composing the teams are as follows:
First Regiment-L.eut. Col. Luther H.
Reichelderfer Maj. Glendie B. Young, team
captain; Capt. w. w. Cookson, Capt. Sam
uei Forsytne and Lieut.. Ralph Alderman.
Second Regiment-Capt. Alexander Sum-
mers, First Lieut.. Frank H. Holt, First
Lieut. George G. DenniSon. First Lieut..
Thomas f. McAnally and First Lieut. F. H.
Heidenreich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
BANK CASHIER ARRESTED
SAID TO HAVE CONFESSED Sl2.-
900 EMBEZZLEMENT.
Worked With Officers in Examining
Staten Island Institutions Books
After Confession.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 17.-Robert H.
Gill, thirty-hve years old, cashier of the
Stapleton National Bank Of Stapleton, S. L.
has been placed under arrest by the federal
authorities, charged with embezzling s12,-
900 Of the banks funds
About a week ago a bank examiner, in
going over the books Of the Stapleton Ma
tonal Bank, found shortage in the CASH
fer's accounts, and at once notified the
board Of directors, Of which Ferdinand c.
Townsend is president. Gill was called be-
fore the board, and, it is alleged, made a
full confession He has since been assisting
the bank officers in their investigation of
the books Of the concern.
Paul T. Wood, former paying teller, was
appointed assistant cashier. The shortage
in Gilrs accounts has been made good by
the board of directors and depositors will
not suffer any loss.
Gill Is unmarried. He has been living
with his mother and sisters in one of the
cottages Of the Vanderbilt estate at Cliff
ton, S. I. He is said to be man of good
habits, and the announcement of the short
age astonished and grieved his friends.
He has been cashier of the bank since it
was established about five years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
REBATERS BEING GOOD.
At Least Mr.. La Beau Says That He

NEW YORK, August 1.-THE giving Of
retates 10y railroads is a thing of the mast
according to Francis La Beau fra;obt
traffic manager of the New York C,antraI
lines east of Buffalo. He made this state
msnt when asked in regard to a prevalent
impression that certain roads were still in
the habit of favoring big shippers secretly
in defiance of the interstate commerce
law
"Of course, l can speak authoritativeIv
only for the New York Central" said Mr.
La Beau. In behalf of that line l can state
positively that rebate giving either direct
ly or indirectly is thing of the past, but
has been SO for three or four years 1t
Is my personal belief moreover that this
same statement applies practically to all
the big roads
ITO give rebates in the face of the Hep
ourn amendment to the interstate COM
merce law would be suicidal The amend
ment has revolutionized the conditions in
the commercial world of this country II
is Impossible now for any large simmer
corporation o. otherwise. to Obtain lover
rates than those accorded to the sroaIlaSt
customer of any road. The law is Mo
and il must be and is being obeyed,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
STOCKS RALLY SLIGHTLY.
But After That Prices Began Crum.
bling Papidly.

NEW YORK, August 17.NThe price Of
stocks suffered a decline in the opening
transactions of the stock market again
today. Sales of several of the leading rail-
road and industrial stocks We're made at
declines ranging from l to ~ points, in
Guiding the Pacific railroads, Atchison,
Reading, Amalgamated Copper, Smelling,
Sugar. Brooklyn Transit, Lead and Loco
motive. The opening prices of most of these
stocks was about the level of prices re-
ported from London. The fact that they
went no lower in the early trading and
that a rally quickly followed the opening
break was hailed as a sign that the stocks
were being supported.
The rally in stocks was short lived, for
another wave of liquidation swept over the
market near the end of the first hour and
prices erumbled rapidly. Union Pacific
Brooklyn Transit and Amalgamated Cop
per were heavily sold. The bank state
ment strengthened the market, and before
the close there was rally that reduced
the earlier declines to fractions wiped
them out. Steel preferred gained a point
The close was firm and quiet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
FALL 400 FEET TO DEATH
MINERS CAGE RISES INSTEAD OF
DESCENDING SHAFT.
Turns Over at Top of Triple, Hurting
Five Men to Bottom
of Pit.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, August flowing to
what is said to have been a defect in the
machinery, a cage containing eight miners.
who were preparing to descend to their
work In a mine of the Sonman Shaft Coal
Company at Sonman. Pa, about sixteen
miles east of here. today, started upward
instead Of going down, and rising to the
top of the tipple, eighty feet above the
ground. turned over. throwing the men out.
Five of them dropped to the bottom of the
shaft distance of ever 400 feet, and were
killed.
The others succeeded in catching hold of
the timber of the tipple and escaped with
slight injury.
The dead:
John McAllister, roadman, of jamestown,
near here, aged fifty-fve years and single.
Oscar Groki, pumper of Sonman, Pa,
married.
Ralph Richly, utility man, of Portage Pa,
aged twenty-five years and single
Adam Kummko. utility man, of Sonman,
married
Russell Hollers, engineer, of Portage, Pa,
aged twenty-eight and single
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
PAY FORTUNES IN RENT.
Four Floors Will Cost $4,000 An
nually

NEW YORK, August 1.-THE largest
rental paid anywhere in the world for bust
ness quarters will be that contracted for
by several companies affiliated with the
Steel Corporation.
Nine of the leading concerns in the steel
trade have leased four floors in the buiGd-
ing which the Hudson Tunnel COMPANY is
erecting a terminal for its tunnel under
the Hudson.
The companies will pay 100000 a year for
each floor, which equals an annual rental
of s2400OO. This vast outlay will be paid
for ten years, for which period the leases
have been made, this making the aggregate
rental 100000.
The concerns which have contracted this
rental are the American Steel Hoop Com
pany, American Steel and Wire Company
National Tube Company. American Steel
and Tin Plate Company, National Steel
Company, American Bridge Company. Shell
by Steel Tube Company, United States Steel
Products and Exports Company and the
Lorain Steel Company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
FINE OF $14,soO,ooo
Levied on American Asphalt Company
by Venezuela.

Special Cableg-am to The Star.
W1LLEMSTAD, Curacao, August II
A dispatch from Caracas, Venezuela states
that in the case of the government against
the New York and Bermudez COMPANY
charged with assisting the Matos revolu-
ton, the court of first instance has ad-
judged that the defendant must pay a.
17s,63S bolivars (about So, 500, OOO) in re-
endorsement of the expenses incurred by
the government in quelling the revolution
and also upward of 100000 for other
losses occasioned the country by the revolu-
ton. The defendant will appeal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
TOOK THE CATS PRIVILEGE.
Crowd of Tourists "Rubbered' at
King Edward.

Special Cablegram to The Star
MARIENBAD. August liking Edward
arrived here last evening at 6 o'clock and
this morning his first appearance in Europe
was signaliZed by a disagreeable incident
that considerably annoyed him. He ap-
peared at the Kreutzbrunnen Spring before
this morning, creating the usual excite
ment among the promenaders. Seating him
self opposite the Colonnade he, drank a
glass of Kreutzbrunnen water, when the
idle curiosity of the crowd broke all bounds
and the king was compelled to leave the
promenade. He walked back through the
gardens, entered a carriage that had been
following him and returned to his hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
Erie's Scheme to Pay for Cars.

NEW YORK, August 1.-THE Erie rail-
road, it was announced today, has made
application to the public service commits
sion of the second district for permission
to issue S7,216,3i5 in car trust certificates
in order that it may exercise an option
on the issue arranged some time ago.
These equipment certificates will be used
to pay TO- 1000 box cars, 5000 steel hop
per coal cars, rs freight locomotives and
TO passenger coaches, which were orde red
in 1906 to be delivered in 1901. The equip
ment trust certificates for passenger
coaches, amounting to s456,345, run for
five years and the balance run for ten
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
Sailed With a Jonah

NEW YORK, August 17-Three deaths
during the voyage of the British steamer
Stratford from New Caledonia to New
York were reported on the arrival of the
steamer today. Capt L. E Nude fell
down the companionway stairs the day after
the steamer sailed from Montevideo ana
died three days later from his injuries
Hills body was buried at sea. The other
deaths were among Chinese seamen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
FIRE VICTIM SINKING.
Preacher Injured at Old Orchard May
Not Survive.

B1DDEFORD, Me-, August 1.-THE Rev.
Rufus H. Jones, pastor of Trinity Episco-
pal Church at Saco, who with three others
is confined in the hospital here as result
OF the Old Orchard fire, which caused the
death of three persons, was reported today
the four injured.
MIR. Jones had passed a changeable night,
his condition varying so much that the doc
tors were not able to express any opinion
on his chances for life.
The other three We're all reported to be
doing well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
Seaman Drowned.

cablegram from the commander-in-
chief Of the Pacific fleet, dated Yokohama
reports that August IA Sivert NJ Wette
land, a seaman, was washed overheard
from the battleship West Virginia and
drowned The man enlisted in May, 1904.
at ST. Paul and gave next OF kin Tormod
Wetteland (father) OF 22OI Riverside ave
nue., Minneapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
DENIAL FROM HARTMAN.
Says He Doesn't Want to Manage
Railways for Government.

NEW YORK, August 17.-E H Harri-
man telegraphs the Associated Press from
San Francisco. in reference to the inter-
view with him which appeared In yester-
day mornings Reno New State Journal,
and which was sent to the Associated Press
newspapers, denying absolutely that he
made any such statement as that credited
to him to the effect that he desired to. own
all or any part of the railroads; nor did he
say anything about his managing the rail-
roads for the govsrnmanb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
ROBERT A. PINKERTON DEAD.
Head of Detective Agency Dies at Sea
Aboard Bremen.

NEW YORK, August 17.-Robert A. Pink
erton, head of the detective agency, died
at sea August II aboard the steamship
Bremen.
He was on his way to Germany for his
health, accompanied by Mr.. Florence Sulli-
van.
Robert Allan Pinkerton was born in Dun
dee, Ill, in 1913 and received his education
at Notre Dame University, near South
Bend Ind He was associated with his
brother, William A. Pinkerton of Chicago,
in the direction of the detective agency
which had been founded by his father. AL
Ian Pinkerton. During the civil war Mr..
Pinkerton did able service for the United
States in the Department Of the Gulf
After the close of the war he went to New
York, where he engaged in detective work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
STRIKE SEEMS BROKEN
Little Animation Among the New
York Men

Special Dispatch To The Star.
NEW YORK, August 1.-THE strike of
Western Union and Postal Telegraph Com
Tany operators appeared to be completely
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Continued on Second PageD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
What Contractor Cowsill Says
Denial Of Statement.

Several leaders Of the building trades
mechanics deny the statement of prom
inent workingman. as given to the press
yesterday, that the force of the strike
has been broken and its forces are dis
integrating because of the return Of nom
union plumbers to work on the municipal
building. 1t was added that Contractor