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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
WARNING TO TRUE DEMOCRATS

The indications are that Glenn, JUS
tice, Daniels & Co. are going to stir
up lively times in this state from now
until the next election They are to
get the offices desired and rule the
state or turn its government over to
the republicans. It looks like they
have made up their minds to do the
latter if they cannot get what they
want. We are beginning to be afraid
that Senator Overman will not sue
ceed himself in the senate, but that he
may be succeeded by republican
through the instrumentality of Glenn.
Justice, Daniels & Co., who seem to be
determined to control state affairs Or
else turn the management of the same
over to the republicans before they will
allow the conservative element, which
elected to office such men as Vance,
Ransom, MerrimOn, Simmons, Jarvis,
Scales, Gilmore, to longer hold the
reigns of state government Now it
must be Glenn, Clark, Justice, Daniels,
and others of that populistic, COM
munistic crowd or else the state must
be turned over to the successors of the
party of scalawags and carpet-baggers
of reconstruction days Are the people
Of the state going to allow this cotorie
Of ambitious political office seekers to
endanger democratic rule in their
state? Because this democrat wants
to go to the senate two years hence,
because this one wants to be elected to
that body in 1913, because this one
wants to become attorney general at
the next election, because this one who
led the negro cohorts against the dem
Ocrats few years ago wishes a high
er office than the empty one he now
holds, because certain editor has the
ambition to gain, the Lord knows what,
does the democratic party of the state
intend to place it's keeping and it's for
tunes in the hands Of those men and
let them deliberately and with malice
prepense turn the party over to the
republicans if they cannot succeed in
their selfish purposes?
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23

veyer that will carry PAPERS and
other portable articles to every por-
ton of the office and factory and
drop them Just where thev are need
ed and will not loaf or shoot craps
on the way A device that will keep
books absolutely without the aid OF
any human agency further than
handy man in oyeralls to put on
drop of oil occasionally and will pos
itiveIy eschew the race track. a tele-
phone attachment that will lift off
the receiver when the bell rings. say
in a soft feminine voice"Hello. hold
the wire please" and give the name
of the firm. When the manager Is
out he turns a switch and the person
calling is told that he is away and
is asked TO ca1 later. A separate at
tachment records every word of the
conversation at both ends, so that
in the future it can be turned on like
electric light Or put away for future
reference. Still another attachment
makes objects at distance visible, SO
that hubby can match a piece of silk
for wiley without leaving his office
or wifey can watch hubby and see
that he is not flirting with the blond
manicurist across the hail
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
BUSINESS MANS MILLENIUM.

Wesley A. Strange, publicity director,
with Chicago address, sends us the
following with the request that we pub
lish it, and he promises if we make
publication Of the same We shall re-
ceive season ticket to the shows
what shows we do not know-but by
publishing the same We become enti-
tied to free entrance to some
kind of show somewhere dur
ing the balance of the season
"a season of what length we do not
know. 1t is true there is something
about a national business show of SOME
kind spoken of, but we do not see thar
it has any connection with the mat
ter spoken of in the circular which
says:
Chicago, August 16.-American
business offices of the future will be
entirely stripped of pretty stenog-
raphers, noisy office bows and sedate
- anu III AdeI eh4A nelp'
the work being done entirely by
automatic machinery. Late inven-
tons to be shown at the national
business shows in New York and
Chicago this fall will herald the pass
ing of all sorts of office help. Here
are some of the strange devices that
will be seen. A machine that will
automatically write letters and ad-
dress envelopes over night and have
them ready for the mail in the morn
ing and guaranteed not to f1irt. An
other that will put on stamps and
drop them in the mail box A con-
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23

minds his readers that Id4IrodG al
other laISe CCrLOrauons are not CoTH
posed OF a I," rich inuiNlduals. %
Of thousands 81 persons lr All walH
OF life--mcrChantS. mechanics. flK
mers, widows ana urphaps-.tll so
and conditions OF men and wOmG
scattered all over the land, who q
absolutely ignorant of the praCu&
operations OF the business and q
terly unable to control It Yet VII
the managers OF Il corporation VI
ATE the law, instead OF haling theU
TO court and Furnishing them as q
diViduals. an enormous fine Is IL
posed on the stoC oCkholdcrsSapd e.
innocent are made 10 sudfA or O.
sins OF the guilty. That is 1pr
Ciple upon which the gov, Ind
seems to be conducting its proS"C
ton. and it is soaring all holders q
stocks out of their wits. on the O
hand ii Is proposed that the railron
managers shall have no voice who
SOever in fixing the rates for tran
over their lines. That is to be n
"'nined by the officers of goveru
ment. and the rate NAV be made II
low that the railroad cannot eax.
any dividend on its stock. on G.
other hand. If the managers viola<
twenty. thirty. fifty. q hundred mn
lion dollars. according TO the nun
Der OF violations: and II 1t cannV
pay, be forced into bankruptcy
confiscated by the government
either event the innocent stockho|
der is mulcted. The Standard q,
company has already been fine
twenty-nine million dollars. and III
attorney general says that the ,oy
ernment has its eve on other delir
,quents. Suppose every ra SDad an
industrial corporation wl.2 ,fficer
nave violated the anti-re 1aw G
the antitrust law is TO bShned col
respondinglv. what will be the re
suit? It 1t strange that owners {
stocks are panic stricren' Is IL SUI
prising that MANY OF them are throw
INK their holdings overheard an
selling them for what they wi
BRING And will II be surprising
this slaughter OF values and TIL
shock to confidence cause . rccossIo
in trade? To the contrary. will it NJ
be surprising if there are no disas
trous results?
The Times DISPATCH does not Wis
to alarm it's readers. We do not bc
licvC tina: tn" country is going [
smash Eut we do wish 10 iruprcs
them with the fact that mischief Ia
already been done. and that lnlcs
President Roosevelt and his 70,
lowers stop this insane ana rnc-riI.s
war on corporations disaster j. in
evit0ble. II Is nigh tine for IN
good sense and conservation Cf IN
American people - assert them
selves.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
''THE MAN OF DESTINY.

The man of destiny is the term an
piled to Governor Glenn by the New
York Herald in it's issue of last Sun
day A ''write-up" of Governor Glenn
and his tight with the Southern rail-
road on the passenger rate bill is the
leading feature of the magazine section
OF that paper. The first page is taken
up with cOlored illustrations on the
subject OF the article. In the center is
picture of the governor On the left
is full-length portrait of the govern
or, who is shaking his finger at Judge
Prltchard, whose full length portrait
appears on the right of the center
piece. The judge, in his robes of office,
is holding up his hands in the at
tltude Of supplication. Beneath are
pictures of Mrs. Glenn and Miss Glenn
and OF the governors mansion in Raj
elgh. 1t makes very handsome sheet,
all the pictures except the last three
being in colors. The ''write-up' of Mr..
Glenn is a handsome tribute to the
private and public life of our governor.
The 'write-up' says he is called MAN
OF Destiny by his friends. Really
North Carolinians should feel proud of
their state when they see such honor
paid it by one of the leading newspa-
pers of the country.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23

that the company only earned about
one-haH of the 3 per cent dividend
PAYABLE for the first half year. On
the Pennsylvania system gross earn
ings increased s14,200.000 in the first
six months of the year: but owing
to the enormous increase in operat-
ing exnenses. the net 7earnings in
creased only s1.200.000. In view Of
the increased obligations which the
railroads have been obliged TO as
sumo on account of new note and
capital issues. it viii be seen that the
financial outlook from the railroad
point Of view is not verv satisfactory.
The same forces are at work in all
parts OF the country. and If the profits
Of these two TYPICAL railroads have
been so seriously threatened. what
is the position on other railroad sys-
TENS in other parts OF the country!
tt is true that many Of our railroad
securities are now selling at such
very low prices as TO fully discount
anv possible reductions in dividends.
but the latter question has not yet
been seriously discussed
These two articles from undonbted
authority show what an intricate prob
lem those state officials who are un-
dertaking to settle the freight rate
question have before them. We do not
believe there is North Carolina state
official who has any idea as to what
would be a fair adjustment between
the railroads and the people of this
matter. They do not understand this
most intricate branch of railroading.
1t is not possible for them to kIoW
anything about it. Few men except
those who have ma !e long and dill
gent study of the question Can uD-
derstand it.
At the same time we FeIievc the pc2
pie Of this state are entitled to much
eeded relief against the present
| freight rate system of the railroads.
But who knows how to go about secur-
ing that relief? 1t is not matter that
can be regulated by hasty Legislators
whose slogan is down with the
| railroads.. There are just causes OF
COuIpldlut ana Iuc evils SuOulu Dc
remedied, but the remedy should no;
J come at the cost of vested rights and
| corporate property. Two wrongs can
not make a right. We want to set
the state officials correct the evil, but
we protest against it being done in q
blind, fanatical manner without regard
to the rights of others, and by politl-
clans who are hewing to the line Oh
| political preferment marked out by
| personal ambition and not caring wha
injury the flying chips may cause tc
| innocent persons and the genera
| welfare of the state
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23

way legitimate financial interests, and
every sensible man wants capital to
have ample legitimate return for its
investments. To agftate simply TO
impair or destroy property rights is
mobocracy To insist that capital
shall do whatsoever seemsth TO II
good, regardless or popular rights, is
plutocracy. To give every man q
fair show. without allowing unjust or
Unreasonable encroachmen. To deprive
either capital or labor OF what is
due il. is democracy. Therefore,
while we want no legitimate inter
est injured we cannot sympathlze
with the crv OF those who find them
selves haraSsed because of their own
wrong doing
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23

than to attend the trial, thereby Sc
curing his acquittal Some of Tay-
Ior's friends pretend to believe that
he would be killed if he went to
kentucky. There has never been
any conduct on the part of any of
the friends of Goebel to warrant
such belief. His refusal to tell
what he knows strengthens belief
in his guilty connection with the as
sassinatiOn.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
A COWARDLY ACTION.

Our readers remember that, on
Goebel, Governor Taylor fed the
state and took refuge in Indiana and
that the governor of that state re-
fused to surrender him to the Ken
tucky authorities. During all the
time since Goebel was murdered sew
en- years ago, Taylor has found asy-
lum in Indiana. He is wanted as a
witness for the defense in the next
trial of Caleb Powers on the charge
of being one of the assassins of Goe-
bel and Commemorative Attorney
Franklin has announced that he will
guarantee his immunity from arrest
white in the state if he will appear
at the trial and testify in behalf of
the accused. When Taylor was told
OF this guarantee by the states at
torney he refused to go, but at the
same time said: Should | go to
Kentucky and tell the truth it would
acquit Caleb Powers" If that be the
case why does he not go and testify
in behalf Of his friend? Is it be-
cause were he to tell the truth and
the whole truth he would implicate
himself in the murder? We do not
see what other reason there can be
unless he is such a coward and pol
friend ran the risk of being hanged
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
INTERPRETATIO OF DEM
OCRACY.

Democracy has been defined by Hon.
John Sharp Williams as the halfway
ground, the conservative ground be-
tween plutocracy and mobocracy." The
Statesville Landmark quotes this and
says by way of comment:
The definition is a happy one. No
sensible man wants to damage in any
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
WANT NO NORTH CAROLINA Sc.
CURITIES.

er wanted 70 kno" ShiS morning
what the chances were of floating
a lot Of prime per cent North
Carolina county Or municipal bonds
in Wall street. The bond house to
called up the heads Of several other
houses and received an EN- phatic neg
ative. which coincided entirely with
its own opinicn. Neither I nor any
one I know" ne wired 10 North Car
olina would own. recommend or
even look at any North Carolina Sc
curitY whatever" In n short time
the North Carolina banker wired
back even moro laconically. You're
dead right" was his answer.
The above is a special dispatch
from New York city to the Washing
ton Post of the 18th instant 1t is
of special interest to the people of
Wilmington just at this time because
in the near future our city authorities
will try to float the waterworks and
street Improvement bonds. If those
bonds are sold at all it will have to
be to capitalists outside of the state.
Ii the feeling of those Wall street
bankers toward North Carolina Sc
ally the city will find it difficult to
secure persons willing to take the
bonds. Other cities in the state are
preparing to sell bonds for making
improvements. They also are direct
ly concerned. Unless these bonds can
be sold progress and Development
will be checked in all these cities.
A stop will be put to such contem-
plated improvements as building wa
provements on the streets.
Besides those cities which are
specially interested in the matter,
it is one of concern to the entire
state. 1t shows that North Carroll
ma has for the time being destroy
ed her credit with outside capital
lists; that they do not consider her
county and municipal bonds as good
securities; that they are afraid to in
vest their money here. North Car
Olina needs money for developing her
resources. Unless she can induce
capitalists from abroad to supply the
needed funds the development must
close or, at least, be greatly retard-
ed. 1t is very unfortunate that such
a state of affairs should be brought
about at this time as to frighten cap
ital away from our state.
While the attitude of those north
ern capitalists is to be deplored one
cannot blame them for not being
willing to invest their money in this
state under present conditions and
so long as the policy of the state ad-
ministration tends to reduce the
value of securities. This war on
corporations by the administration
and the effort by some to stir up
popular enmity against them is do
ing the state great harm and will do
still more unless there is a change.
We make no apologies for the rail
roads or any other corporations
which violate the law. All such Of
tenders should be punished, but
there is right and a wrong way
of doing every thing. Because GER
tain railroad officials violate the law
there should not be such an onslaught
upon corporate property and cor
porate rights. The innocent should
not be made to suffer and property
values decreased. That is the con-
ditiOn existing in this state today,
and this New York dispatch shows
| what are the effects on the credit of
the state.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-30
BODY IDENTIFIED
As ANNIE O'kEEFE
Hat Worn by Murdered Woman
Found-was Formerly Employed
As Housekeeper by Two Young
Men, for Whom the Police Are
Searching.

Harrison, n. j., Dec. 30.-Fuiiy
realizing at last that the mystery
surrounding the finding of a nude
body OF woman In the swamp near
here Thursday morning conceals one
of the most dastardly OF murders,
the police are bending every effort
endeavoring to identify the victim
and locate the murderer. But the
delay In holding the autopsy has
given the slayer time to cover his
tracks and the fixing of responsible
ty will be extremely hard. The body
has not been identified. socalled
identifcations have now all been ex-
ploded excepting that OF Montclair.
the intelligence office proprietor.
who said the woman sought a posi-
tion under the name OF Annie Me-
wins OF Brooklyn, but the Brooklyn
police say they can fud no trace OF
any such woman.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-30
DESERTED PAL
BETRAYS CLERK

New York, Dec. Soils where-
abouts betrayed to the police by
companion whom he had deserted I'm
Atlanta, Ga, a man believed to be
l.. Clarence zeigler. formerly re-
ceiylng clerk Of the Long Island
Express company, who disappeared
November 81 last, Mt the same time
package containing $1,OGt.44 was
missed, was arrested today ln San
Francisco. Detectives from this city
are on their way to San Francisco to
Identify the man who gave his name
as Fells. Detective Deitz, who was
assigned to the case, traced Zeisler
from this city to Boston and then to
Atlanta. He met man who said
he had been travelling with zeigler
and a woman companion.
The man said Zeigler on reaching
atlanta gave him $25 and then left
him. The man betrayed zeigler to
the police.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-30
GROVER CLEVELAND IN AN AR
TicLE IN THE YOUTHS COM
raNIoN SAYS ms OWN PROS
rERiTY REMOVES POSSIBLE
MpRoPRIETIEs.

New York. Dec. 30.--Tormer Pres
ident Grover Cleveland. under tho
title OF "Our People and Their cx-
President" has contributed an In
teresting article to the Youths Com
panion for January. Referring to
the poverty OF Jefferson after he left
the presidency. as blow TO national
pride. Mr.. Cleveland declares that
definite and generous provision
should be made for the maintenance
OF chief magistrates at the end OF
their terms. He deals with the SUBJ
ject at length and explains that he
feels he can do so without hh sim
cerity being questioned. since he Is
beyond the need of aid from tho pub
lie treasury.
THE condition is by no means
met Cleveland writes, 'by tho
meagre and spasmodic relief occa-
sionally furnished under the guise
OF a military pension. or some other
pretext, nor would II be best met by
making compensation dependent up-
on the discharge OF senatorial or 9TH
er duty. Our people ought to make
a definite and generous provision for
all cases alike based on motives of
Justice and fairness. and adequate
to the situation"
Cleveland Describes the limitations
that his former high office place on
a retired president In his choice OF
occupation and means of livelihood,
and how popular conception for him
as repository OF national dignity
enforce scale of living that may
not be within his private means.
There is sort OF vague, but
none the less Imperative feeling
abroad In the land" said Mr.. Cleve-
land that one who has occupied
the great office OF president holds
In trust for his fellow citizen n cer-
tain dignity which In his conduct
and manner OF life he is bound 10
protect him against loss or deterior-
alton. Obedience TO this obligation
prescrlbes for him only such work as
In popular Judgment ia not undIg-
niiied. This suggests without argu-
ment reciprocal connesalon be-
tween the curtailment OF opportunl-
lies and a reasonable obligation of
indemniiication on the other"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-30
BACK
BILL PAPKE

Chicago, d c. 30.--A larg dele
cation Of Chicago and Illinois sports
have gone TO Milwaukee today 20
witness the battle between Bill
Papke. the Spring Valley pugiligL
and Hugo Kelly for the middle
" ight title. Papke will be backed
heavily by the local contingent and
It Is reported that the fight fans Of
Kewanee, where Papke Is known and
admired. have alone raised a pool Of
$1,000 to place on heir favorite. Al
though Kelly has had more expert
enoe it IS likely that the betting will
favor Papke. owing TO the latter's
record in knocking out nearly every
man he has fought.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-30
RETIRED CHIEF EXECUTIVES
SHOULD Be TAKEN CARE OF

for alcohol nor shall they be filled
at any drug store In which the ply
sician Is financially Interested. No
prescription may be reiilled, nor may
more than one pint OF alcohol be
sold on any one prescription. The
delivery of alcohol under prescrlp-
ton may be made only direct TO the
person for whom Il is issued or To
the physician. or I'm case OF minor.
to the parent or guardian. or In case
OF a married woman, to her husband.
These provisions are expected to pre-
vent the sale of alcohol or any bev-
erage containing alcohol In large
quantities. by druggists. a business
which has been carried on largely In
Maine, Kansas and other prohibition
states.
feature OF the law which has
caused protest from the religious
and reform element which was large.
ly responsible for securing the pass
age of the bill makes II unlawful TO
administer wine at the communion
table. This protest is as follows:
After January /. 1908, every min-
lister who hands sacramental wine TO
his members will subject himself to
as many indictments as there arc
members. Every deacon will also
be subject to similar prosecution.
We petition the general assembly TO
make such amendments to the law
as VIII allow the Christian people
of the state to Worship God accord
Ing to the dictates of their own con
science"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-30
TRADE WITH
UNITED STATES
And the Philippines Is Exclusively in
the Hands Of Foreigners.

Washington, Dec. 3O.-Trade with
the United States and the Philippine
Islands is exclusively in the hand OF
foreigners. During 1906 50 foreign
vessels cleared for ports I'm the
United States-55 under the British
flag. three under the German, and
one under The French During the
year Ga vessels cleared for the Phil
ippine Islands, OF which 2 were Brit
ish, % German. 10 Spanish. and one
Norwegian. Not n vessel carrying
the American flag cleared from sig
gapore for a port in the United
States or the Philippine Islands dur
ing the year, with the exception Of
few army transports and naval
vessels.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-30
SEISMIC
DISTURBANCES
RECORDED At THE WEATHER.
BUREAU AZ 1913 4. NJ. AND
LASTING FOR MORE THAN AN
HOUR. TEI WyW RuR

Washington, Dec. Distant
earthquake shocks OF considerable
intestity was recorded by seisme-
graphs az the weather bureau today.
beginning at 1913 this morning and
lasting for more than an hour. The
hrst preliminary tremors continued
for four minutes and Gfty-fve Soc
onds. and the strongest motion oc-
Cured at 12:45 at which time the
actual movement Of ground at Wash
ington was about FIVE milllmetres.