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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-23
THE JEFFERSONIAN.

The Federal Government has passed
law recurring interstate railroads to
cease owning and operating mines ex-
cept for their own use. If they have
mines dependent upon the general market
they must get rid of them by May I.
The coa1-railroad men do not wish to
obey this law, which is clear, plain, of
almost unquestionab1e constitutionality
and in the public interest. Because they
do not wish to obey it they assume that
Congress will repeal it or amend it to
their liking, or at the very least extend
the time limit.
Are they not counting disappointment?
The railroads may be too strong for Penn
sylvania; are they too mighty for the
Government of the United States? Will
Congress on the eve of a Presidential
election dare make such a humiliating
surrender IN. Y. World.
If Congress does, every member who
casts his vote that way will stamp him
self corporation tool, and the next cleo
ton will not be a happy one for such
TOOLS
It is true that the corporations may
have Pennsylvania, and one or two other
States by the throat, but can they hold
them?
With the people everywhere, even in
Pennsylvania, waking tip, such moves on
the part of the railroads will make the
PEOPLE all the more determined to
control the railroads. and the people can
control them if thew wish
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-23
Honor Roll.

S. I. Bachelor, High Shoals, Ga.
w. H. Chestnut, Cooper, Texas.
J. M. Todd, Gladewater, Tex.
Robert Wynn, Banning, Ga.
Robert Brown, Republic, Ala.
G. P. Bennett, Amity, Ga.
]. Armitage, Greenville, Tenn.
R. L. Scott, Davidson, Okla.
T. ]. Bentley, Mccormick, S. c.
!. M. Hairston, Bodcaw, Ark.
R. T. Bivins, Hawkinsville, Ga.
?. c. Mitchell, Youngsport, Tex.
A, T. Jacobs, Lilburn, Ga.
A, Leng, Williamsfeld, III.
TO be Continued.)
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-23
The Lah'lesS "C0aIerS. "

The Pennsylvania State Constitution
forbids railroads directly or indirectly to
operate coal mines. Yet large share of
the coal mines of the country, practically
all the anthracite mines, are operated by
railroads in Pennsylvania
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-23
PAGE TWELVE.
FINLEY OF THE SOUTHERN.

FINLEY OF THE SOUTHERN.
Continued from Page Nine.)
not try this peace policy awhile, Mr..
Finley?
Another bit of good advice-disrniss
Hamp McWhorter.
It would raise you, Immediately, in
the esteem of our best people, and would
do more to gain you our confidence and
support than any other one thing that you
could do.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-23

But there is a great chance for the
Democratic party to gain the victory in
1908, if they will only take advantage OF
the opportunity.
IF the next National Democratic con-
vention will declare openly for reform and
write reform platform and stand upon
that platform, they can win.
Let the Democrats make the issue and
then stand to it even if they force the
Belmonts, Murphys, etc, to support the
other crowd, for that is where they be-
long.
THEY ARE NOT DEMOCRATS
AND SHOULD BE RUN OUT OF
THE PARTY.
The longer we think about the Pana-
ma Canal project the more we are con-
WINGED that it is as big gold brick as
the purchase of the Philippine Islands
We started out with the belief that the
ditch could be dug for the paltry sum of
about $Ioo, 100000, but it was soon shown
that that amount would be insufficient
Then we set our sights on $I5o,ooo,ooo,
but even that will not be enough.
The experts in charge are now asking
$2oo,oOo,ooo, which amount of the tax
payers money Congress- will undoubted-
ly appropriate, and what it will cost be-
fore it is finished, the Lord only knows
The United States Supreme Court has
been getting in its deadly work again.
This time it is the law known as the
Employers Liability law" which is not
in accord with the Constitution, accord
ing to the court. (
To make it more aggravating, it is an
other case where the court divided FIVE
to four.
This law was legally passed by the le-
gally elected representatives of the peo-
pie, and was pronounced CONSTITU-
TIONAL by the best lawyers in the
country.
Yet these FIVE judges, elected by no
body and responsible to nobody for their
acts, come along and say it is unconstitu-
tional and the law goes to the bow vows.
If U. S. Supreme Court judges were
elected by the people, some of the de-
cisions handed down by that court would
be different
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-23

IL WOulu raise you, 1IIlIncQ1dLely, IN
the esteem of our best people, and would
do more to gain you Our confidence and
support than any other one thing that you
could do.
Brother TibbleS Paper.
The veteran journalist and reformer,
Hon. I. H. Tibb1es, is now the proprietor
as we'll as editor of the Investigator.
We are glad to see him in full control
of his paper.
The Jeffersonian considers the Inves-
tigator as one Of the very best weeklies
published and greatly admires the talent
of it's editor.
Few writers know more, or tell it bet
ter. A O.
The Pilot that WeafheYed the Storm.
The Missouri World is the only Peo-
pies Party paper that rode out the temp
est which played havoc with the 1900
good ships that once flew the Populist
flag.
No matter how hard it was to keep
the World ahoat, Dixon and Landlord
held their rudder true.
Last year Paul Dixon's health failed,
and the World was issued but once a
month.
Now, again, the World is going to come
out once a week, as it has done for so
many years.
Fusion and the Spanish War ruined
one of the greatest reform movements
that ever got under Roadway. For awhile
all seemed lost. But the seed we had
sown had not fallen on sterile places only.
Much Of it fell in good soil-and 10! the
increase thereof is more than hundred
fold. Our doctrines are in the ascend
ant; Our principles are marching on to
triumph.
Who cares what name they take, SO
long as they accomplish Our purpose?
What we want is good Government and
just laws; and we must learn how to CO.
operate with all those who agree with us
as to what laws are just and what govern
ment is good.
Here's a sigh for the 1900 papers that
went down in the gale; here's health to
the World which rode it out.
And for Paul Dixon, 'the pilot that
weathered the storm" here are congratu-
lations and hearty good wishes.
q @ o
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
CARRIES
Man TO CEMETERY
Transported Quarter Mile, He
Is Dropped With Only
Slight Injury

TOPEKA, Kans.. May 2S.-A terrific
windstorm of almost the proportions of
a tornado, which passed over the
southern part of Lowell county last
night, killed one man and injured %
persons, seven OF them probably IA
tally.
George Hahn is dead and as far as
known the injured are Mrs George
Hahn. fatally; Frank Critics and wife
the latter probably fatally; John Bow
man and family; Charles Durant and
family; William Appleby and family;
family named Mcfarland, the hus-
band and wife >both fatally; boy
named Mosher, who lived with the
Appleby family. had an arm broken
and received internal injuries.
The storm travelled from the south
west and was $50 yards wide 1t took
everything in it's $50 yard path and
scattered houses, barns and small build
'ings over the prairie. The Bowman
house was picked up and carried across
the street and dashed to pieces against
a fence. The members of the family
were all in bed and all were injured
The home of Frank Critics was blown
to pieces and Critics was carried "a
quarter of mile and dropped in a
cemetery. He was slightly injured.
GIrs. Critics was carried a half mile
and deposited in wheat field where
she was found toward morning more
dead than alive. She will die The
Durant home was torn to pieces and
debris and members of the family were
blown entirely off the farm
CLOUDBURST FOLLOWS TORNADO
GUTHRIE, Okla, May 2S-Tornadoes
that swept over the county adjacent to
Hennessey, 40 miles northwest of here,
and Cashion, IA miles southwest, to-
day wrought great damage to crops and
farm property. 1t is believed no lives
have been lost. A cloudburst visited
the town of Seward, seven miles south
of Guthrie, late this afternoon. Flood
warnings have been sent out and an
other inundation seems imminent The
Cottonwood river is rapidly rising.
MISSOURI TOWNS FLOODED
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, May 2S-Reports
from Maryvilie, Oregon, Tarkio and
other northwest Missouri towns, are to
the effect that thousands of acres of
corn plowed lowlands have been
flooded. In Nodaway county 10 inches
of rain fell within the last few days.
The Missouri river is rising here and
the government dikes under construc-
tion near Elwood are threatened In
South st. Joseph 100 houses are flooded
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
ATTORNEYS CLASH OVER
DECISION FOR SCHMITZ
John A. Wright Takes Issue
With Supreme Court, Which
Sidney Smith Defends

. BERKELEY, May 2S.-Attorneys
John A. Wright and Sidney Smith
clashed last night at the Mems club
meeting of st. Marks Episcopal church.
Wright read a prepared paper in
which he took decided issue with the
supreme court in freeing Schmitz.
Wright declared that in his belief the
court was hypercritical and had
strained at technical hairsplittings in
the findings.
Smith defended the supreme court
and made a personal attack on Francis
J. Heney and those connected with the
graft prosecution.
Among those who listened to the ar
gument were Bishop Nichols and Rev.
z. L. Parsons, rector of the parish.
There were 100 guests present.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
CONSULT PRESIDENT ON
WHO SHALL NAME TAFT
Campaign Managers for War
Secretary Go Over Plans
at the White House

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Arthur l.
Vorys and Frank III. Hitchcock, cam
paign managers for Secretary Taft,
spent almost an hour today with Presl-
dent Roosevelt, going over some OF the
details of Taft's program at the Chi
cago convention.
1t is understood that one of the prin-
cipal matters discussed was that OF
selecting a man to nominate the Sec
retary. 1t was stated by the two man.
ayers that no decision had been
reached. Several names are under con-
Sideration. those most prominently
mentioned being Senator Dolliver of
Iowa and Representative Burton of
Ohio.
Secretary Taft. who also was at the
White House today. stated that he was
engaged on more important questions
than that of who should present his
name to the convention.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
CURRENCY BILL TO
BE PASSED TODAY
Senators Withdraw Opposition
to the Aldrich=Vreeland
Measure

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The antici-
pated strenuous opposition to the adop-
ton of the conference report on the
Aldrich-Nreeland currency bill in the
senate, according to the inference TO
be drawn from the debate today. prob
ably viii not materialiZe. Senator
Aldrich kept the report before the SEN
ate until nearly 4 p. m, when he as
sented to its being laid aside until II
o'clock tomorrow, and the remainder
of the time today was devoted 10 the
passage of unobjected to house bills on
the calendar. Every senator realized
that the meaning of this move was that
an understanding had been reached TO
vote on the bill tomorrow. Inquiry
proved the existence of this under
standing. although no positive agree
ment has been made. The indica-
tions are, therefore, that congress viii
adjourn sine die tomorrow or Satur-
day.
Unquestionably the temperature.
which was higher today than at any
time during the present session, had
tion on the part of many senators
to discuss the bill. Palm leaf fans
were in evidence among those senators
who found it necessary to be on the
floor, and at no time was a quorum
present except when the roll was be-
ing called TO establish the quorum.
DECIDE NOT TO FILIBUsTER
During the morning the democrats
had sweltered through a conference last
ing more than an hour, at which it
was decided not to filibuster against
the bill While the conference had
no binding force, the sentiment ia
vored the minority standing together
in a solid vote against the bill. On
ha nfh iS lxa1N a.
more than two republicans viii join
the opposition.
The discussion today was opened by
Senator Aldrich who made a brief
statement concerning the compromise
bill Some of the democrats then
sought to get an agreement to con-
slider the campaign publicity bill, and
afterward speeches against the cur
rency measure was made by Senators
Teller. Newlands and Owen. No other
senators were ready to speak. Sena-
tor Aldrich spent most of the day
trying TO arrange an agreement to
vote on the bill tomorrow. This was
not opposed by Senator Culberson, the
minority leader, but Senator La Fol
lette. who is very much opposed to
the bill, asked that the motion for
an agreement be not passed.
Stating frankly that he had tried
to organize a filibuster against the
bill, but had met with little encourage
ment, Senator La Toilette said he prob
ably would not speak at length.
From the position assumed by him
it did not appear necessary to OBJ
tain an agreement to vote on the con-
ference report tomorrow. In fact il
was said that an agreement might de-
lay the taking of the vote. as sena-
tors were unwilling to fix time ear
lier than o'clock. though it is not
believed the senators who want 10
speak tomorrow will consume the six
hours between IL and 5 o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
STATE WALNUT TREES
PROMISE RECORD CROP
Experts Estimate Yield Will Be
Nine Thousand Tons of
Excellent Nuts
sPECIAL DISPATCH no THE cALL

Los ANGELES, May 2S.-Nine thou
sand tons of English walnuts is the es-
innate of experts on this seasons yield
in Southern California. This will be
the largest crop ever harvested and
1000 tons above that of year ago
Weather conditions have been extreme
ly favorable, and unless there should
be sudden appearance of blight or an
unusually hot summer 1t is expected
the harvest will exceed the estimate.
Local dealers incline to the belief
that market prices will be considerably
lower than last year, when the pro-
duction was less than 1000 tons. some
what below the average. No informa-
tion has been received yet as to the
conditions of the foreign crop, SO no
accurate forecast can be made of the
possible price for local nuts.
Reports from all sections from Po-
mona to Santa Barbara, the outposts
OF the southern California field, indi-
cate that this seasons nuts will be of
excellent quality with the same large
yield prevailing everywhere.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
COMPLETE PLANS FOR
GOOD ROADS MEETING
Santa Cruz Prepares to Well
come Delegates to Promotion
Committee Catherine

SANTA CRUZ, May 2S.-Preparatfons
are about complete for the ninth
semiannual meeting of the counties
committee of the California Promotion
committee. which is to be held in Santa
Cruz on Saturday, June 6. The meeting
the morning and will close it's session
at about 5 in the evening. Following
the meeting will be the annual ban
quet of the Santa Cruz board of trade.
The theme OF the meeting is Good
Roads in California" and experts will
be present to discuss the theme.
Among the speakers will be Governor
Gillett
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
DENIES CLEVELAND is
AFFLICTED WITH CANCER
Wife of Former President Is
Optimistic and Takes Visit
to Princeton

NEW YORK, May 2s.-George f.
Parker. secretary to the Equitable life
assurance society trustees. today gave
out statement, in which he said he
was authorized by Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land to deny absolutely the. truth of
reports that Mr.. Cleveland is suffer-
ing from cancer. Parker says Mrs
Cleveland is now in Princeton; that Dr.
Bryant has not been to Lakewood since
Monday and that no other physician is
in attendance upon the former presi-
dent.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
GOOD ROADS MEETING
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

LODI, May 2s.-This city will have
a night session OF the delegates to the
state good roads convention, which is
to assemble in Stockton next Monday
Representatives from various parts of
the state will give lectures on the
subject of good roads," Invitations
have been extended to Governor Gill
lett. State Engineer Nat EIlery and
other prominent state officials.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
FOR FIsHCULruRAL STATIONS

WASHINGTON May 2S-A bin was
passed by the house today providing
FOR the establishment of two or three
more fishcultural stations on Puget
sound. Wash, for the propagation of
salmon and other food fish, The bin
gave rise TO a good deal of criticism
of the speaker by several democrats
who, they charged, had shown favorff
ism in allowing that particular meas
ure TO be considered while others of
committee.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
REMOVES HAWAII PENALTY

WASHINGTON, May 2S-A bill
amending the laws relating to trans
portation between Hawaii and the
United States was passed by the house
today. 1t provides that for a period
of six years passengers may be trans
ported between Hawaii and the United
States in foreign vessels without pen
atty, unless in the meantime a new line
of at least three steamships of the
United States shall have been estab-
lished on that route.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
SIGNS MILITIA RIII

WASHINGTON, May 2S-The presi-
dent has signed the bill providing for
the reorganization of the militia Of the
United States and its arming and
equipment, at cost not to exceed
S2.O00.0O0, and gave the pen he used
for the purpose to Generel ]. A Drain
chairman of the executive committee
of the National Guard association, who
was active in the movement to secure
the legislation.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
FILE MANY CONTESTS

CHICAGO, May 2s.-Chairman New
of the republican national committee
today issued a call for q meeting of
the subcommittee on convention ar
rangements to be held on June f. Up
to date rs contests have been filed with
the secretary of the national commit :
tee. These involve eight states, seven
districts and 1S4 delegates
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
PROTECTS ALAsKA's COAL MINES

WASHINGTON. May 28-President
Roosevelt today signed bill which in
The opinion of many persons in fbe
most radical measure of leeislation
enacted during his administration. us
tile is ito encourage the developrnenf
Of coal deposits in the territory ~
Alaska" and It's principal provisions
includes an attempt to prevent monono-
" by restricting holdings to 1850
acres Of coal lands.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29

the store, northeast corner of Twelfth
and Clay streets, Friday afternoon be-
tween and o'clock and Saturday
morning from 1880 to 9 o'clock for use
in decorating soldiers graves. Besides
the exercises at Mountain View and St
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
PROVIDES WIRE investigators

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-In the SEN
> ~ today a resolution offered BIZ Ia
Follette directing the secretary of
commerce and labor 10 investigate
conditions in the business Of telegraph
and telephone companies doing an in
terstate business was adopted without
iebate.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
CaIifornia WiId Flower.

Seven full page drawings in colors
of the wild flowers in California ex-
ecuted by Ida II. johnson. and Jose
phine Culbertson are published in the
June Sunset. These beautiful Illus
trations will prove a rare treat for
nature lovers
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
ATTACH LANDS FOR $4,000

UKIAH, May 2s-An attachment
in behalf of Olga Kjelsberg of San
Francisco against D. w. Mckay for
$4,000 on an unsecured promissory
note. The plaintiff gave bond for
$4,000. The attachment is against
lands in San Diego county
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29

Mary's cemeteries, school children of
Lockwood. Elmhurst. Highland and
Melrose will unite in a service at the
soldiers plat in Evergreen cemetery.
William r. Davis will deliver an ad-
dress.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
H[N[Y SHOWS EVIL
OF POLITICAL BOSS
Graft Prosecutor Addresses
Graduates of University of
Pacific on Civic Duties
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SAN JOSE, May 2S.-Francis j.
Heney was the principal speaker at
the closing exercises of the Univer-
sity of the Pacific today.
Heney opened his address by express
ing surprise al the large number of
young women in the graduating class
and the probable causes thereof, but
soon his immense audience wass listen
ing most attentively to asrecita1 of the
difficulties of the graft prosecution in
San Francisco. He was interrupted
several times by cheers for the prose-
cution. He said in part
'The great heed of this country is
steadfastness of purpose. Man gen
orally has enough of physical courage
and as evidence of this might mention
the quickness with which the call of
the country for war is always re-
sponded to, but when a great moral is
sue is at stake, these same men waver
and ask: How will this affect my job?
How many customers shall I lose?
CITES RUEFvS CAMPAIGN
San Francisco is no more wicked
than any other large American city,
but you think it is because you have
seen the rottenness there exposed. Let
me give you an example of what has
for years been going on there. In a
city campaign carried on before Abe
Ruef lost control of the government
there Were two men, Mogan and Con-
Ian, nominated for office on the re-
publican ticket.
Don't sound like republican names.
do they? These two were also put on
the democratic ticket and were in
dorsed by the labor union party. To
what interest were they subservient-
the republicans, democrats or the labor
union? None of these. They were Abe
Ruef's and owed allegiance to him
alone. He had secured their election.
All they had to do was to follow his
instructions. 1 use this simply as an
example of how political boss can
control, absolutely, in whatever direc-
tion he will, if he simply arranges the
nomination. He cares but little as
to how you vote"
PAID TO KEEP SILENT
Heney related some of the incidents
in connection with the graft prosecu-
tion of San Francisco concerning men
connected with the telephone company,
of their confessing before the grand
jury and later refusing to testify on
the witness stand because they had
been paid" the speaker said, ito keep
their mouths shut, hiding behind the
farce of resting on constitutional
rights" Heney continued:
'It is a matter of but comparatively
small Importance that these men We're
bribed, but it is of paramount import
ance whether or not the stamp of ap-
proval is put on their action Gas it was
done in this case) by the public in the
election of two of these men to offices
high in the company while they were
still in jail solely for the purpose of
bribing them into keeping still about
what they had done.
Perhaps my remarks have partaken
very largely of a political nature to-
day, but the business and government
of this country must go hand in hand
and for both the moral standard must
be raised if this government-which
has. in spite of all that I have said,
done so much for all of us-is to be
perpetuated"
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
ARE CONFERRED

Degrees were conferred as follows:
Bachelor of letters-Stephen c..
Thomas.
Bachelor of music (pianoforte)-
Helen Evalina Britton, Fay Dixon,
Catherine Frances Hughes, Ida Myrle
Saunders. Ida Mary Sedgwick. Nellie
Lucille Shank, Edna Grace Smith, Pearl
Blanch Stow.
Bachelor of music (voice culture)-
Carrie Elizabeth Draper. Esther Gym
thia Macomber Mabel Edith Nickerson.
Graduate with art diploma-F'lora
Alice Smith.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29

MAKE REQUEST FOR FLOWERS
OAKLAND, May 2S.-The Memorial
day celebration committee has request
ed that offerings of flowers be sent to
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
assAY oFFIcE AT sALT LAKE

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-The house
todav passed a bill establishing an
assay Office at Salt Lake City. Utah