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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-05-07
THE COTTON FARMER WASTING HIS
TALENTS.

You may call this a sermon, but it IS nee
essary to preach and exhort if we are
ever to reform them. It seems to me that the
cotton farmers learn less from experience
than any class Of men in the country. They
'bear" their own market by putting tenants
in the crops to deplete the soil and raise weak
cotton in competition with them, and think
that the cotton they get in this way is all gain
when it is really taking money out of the
crop they grow themselves. There would be
less scarcity Of labor, and it would be better
for the troopers to work for wages than to
scratch the soil in the usual way on shares,
carried by merchants at high percentage
Progressive Farmer
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-05-07
PAID BOTH PARTIES.

New York, April 20-Having applied sub
stantial coat Of whitewash to the American
Ice Company, better known as the Ice Trust,
few weeks ago, the special grand jury, which
was dismissed yesterday by Justice Bowling
with the "thanks Of the court" gave a much
thicker coat of whitewash to the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company, and all it's officers,
including Thomas Fortune Ryan and H. H.
Vreeland This latest legal vindication of the
street railway company came in the form Of
a long presentment to which was attached the
record Of the testimony taken before the spe-
cial grand jury in regard to all the matters
inquired into by that body.
It was brought out that H. H. Vreeand had
handed twenty $1,000 bills in an envelope to
ex-Congressman Lemuel Ely Quigg with in
structions to give the money to Governor
Odell, as Republican state leader.
On the very same day Mr. Vreeland handed
another envelope containing sixteen $1,000
bills to ga messenger, name unknown and
that the only instructions Mr.. Vreeland gave
to the messenger were to deliver the money at
Tammany Hall.
Who got the money is not made public. Mr..
Vreeland told the grand jurors that he could
not recall the AFFAIR.
Done Just Before An Election
All these Transactions took place few days
before the fall election of 1908
A year before that Mr.. Vreeland gave $780,
900 out of the funds Of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company to William c. Whit
ney, who wanted the money for political pur-
poses.
How the money was expended is not stated
Mr.. Vreeland swears he did not question Mr..
Whitney, and Mr.. Whitney being dead the
grand jury was unable to get any information
on that subject.
Concerning this money it was testified that
Mr.. Vreeland was opposed to it's payment, but
that Mr.. Ryan was in favor Of making such
campaign contributions out Of the Golfers Of
the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, and
that Mr.. Ryan's opinion prevailed. There
was no evidence that these payments had been
authorized by the Board Of Directors
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-27
NIGHT WAS
A GRAND SUCCESS
Avera-DOig Emporium Draws Large
Crowd on First Night.
sRAvED THREATENING WEATHER
The Band Boys DO Credit to Them.
selves ey Their Concert, Which
Proved Highly Enjoyable Feature OF
the EvenIna's Entertainments.


The opening Of the Avera.Doig
Electric Theatre and the soft drink
parlors last night was a grand sue
cess In every particular.
Large crowds Hooked to this popu-
lar place to witness the opening night
and see and be seen by the many who
were there to partake Of the generous
hospitality Of the new concern which
was formally opened for business.
The place cannot be excelled In the
State, and no pains or money has been
spared by the proprietors to make II
second to NONE to be found In not
only the State. but the entire South.
The downstairs department will be
under the personal supervision OF w.
w. Avera. who has long been engaged
in business in this city and who IL
noted for understanding just how such
an up-to-date establishment should be
conducted. He has surrounded him.
sell with skilful dispensers and men
who understand their business thor.
oughly, and II the venture II not the
success predicted, it will be no fault
OF theirs.
The furnishings In the lower de.
partment are OF the very latest aud
best, and In addition 10 this they
have SUFFICIENT light. and plenty Of
fans TO keep you cool.
The upstairs. or the Electric
Theatre, viii be managed by Geo. T.
Dolg, whom we ali know Is ION 20"
all the latest in the electrical line
and as he has experts who win man.
age the picture department. this fea.
ture OF the combination win not be
lacking IN any OF its appointments
A new and handsome. electrical plano
has been installed and music will be-
furnished at all times TO those who
attend
The Gainesville Brass Band kindly
furnished music Tor the occasion last
niGhL and the proceeds were donated
% this popular organization. which
Is one OF che most worthy Of our pub |
Iic organizations
The concern will run daily from I
now on. aud there Win b. a change
" every performance Il being a
rev enterprise Tor ihe citiEenr here
h a. needless 10 add tina, Il uiIi nqf
pniy Grove a profitable venture Cor
he owners. but win b. q source n
pleasure 20 the general amusement
loving public
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-27

Montgomery Ala Aug ~. -1fbt
riln clsi % The saie Tor strike
duty IN the Rirmingham district irpm
Jaly ~ 20 August - RAJ . tas.1fs "a
for soldier pas alone TaiN Anaouni
wiil ab0Ht BE- Goahigd CO.. uaintrnanCe
And transportation s0 nat he tar
on tbe state ser this kas ~ dufy r.
roing 10 ran rot a. frfom go coo .
meath me Tact aarrMnt was On
sionesy fos 90 90 Tere t4s NV
aboui slFAi knugred msl n ne nrisf
none
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-27
0CALA'S EXCUSE FOR
NOT PLAYING HERE
Some Seem to Think They Are Infused
With Rabbits Blood"
COULD HAVE IMPORTED PLAYERS

Plenty Of Good Material Available 10,
just a Little "Rssoy Money" anc
This rs What the Gainesville Boy.
Wanted. Y
That ocala is infused with "rab
bits blood. and that the sports are
afraid OF their long green. which
must have good strong strings at
tached thereto, is further evidenced
by the letter. which came at last
IL certainly looks as II the "boods'
Of that city could have raised enough
of the wherewith to Import few out,
side players and give us the return
game. which we we're entitled 10.
Following is the letter as received
by Manager Davis:
"ocala. Fla. Aug. "a, 1908.
Mr. G.. Henry Davis.
Manager Oak Hall Ball Team.
Gainesville. Fla.
MY Dear Sir; Much to my regret
IL has become necessary 20 cancel the
ball game scheduled for Thursday,
August 9th. Owing to the fact that
several of our best players have been
suffering with attacks OF the prevail.
ing fever, and that Harris, Izlar and
Ford are IN the North on their va.
cations, find we viii not be able 10
secure ball team that we would care
TO play you with. We could, Of course,
secure a'team outside. but the asso.
citation does not care TO do that. as
we desire 20 play local talent I'm
order to encourage local sports We
Will, however remember that we are
under obligations to the Gainesville
team and wiz consider that YOU have
the first call ON us for next season.
! am very sorry that there was
Misunderstanding about the game for
last Thursday. as we were then In bet.
ter shape and we would have brought
good crowd with us.
Trusting that the friendly feeling
that has prevailed this season viii
prevail hereafter. and that you will
join me in endeavorIng TO arrange
series OF games that will extend
through the baseball season for next
year between your city. Palatka, or.
lando, Eustis. Lakeland. Arcadia. Bar.
tow, Lake City. lave Oak, ocala and
White springs-these games to be
booked In proper sequence, so that
each team will play as many games
away from homo as on the home
grounds remain.
VERY respectfully yours.
&C. W. HUNTER
Manager ocala Athletic Assn"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-27

Of the WelI-InfOrned Of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy Of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly Beneficial in effect.
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
IN supplying that demand with its ex,
cellent combination Of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits Of the laxative for its remark.
able success.
That Is one Of many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the well-Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
BY all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-27
senooL or mumeAL AaT.

Tbe school % Musical Art anfef
she direction o. Misses Kfipp aud Fos
ieF. win be opcnea septemheE 1eih
IN toe cahls Piano company baiitinr
Jacksonville Derartmenfs % rlano
pipe oreAH. Eoice riolla thsrrstic
u,usic aud isuEuages Write fQr oook
ies uf inf0grr agin@
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-27

mineral solids In solution in
uaier is about the average. or
N slightly less than the aver
the water taken from wells OF
u depth in the vlcksburg lime
n the interior OF the state.
lDal solids in the one other well
are at Gainesville, the well Of
.Damond Ice Co.. amounts TO 2i2
as compared with 1896 parts
,Iiy well water. Silver Springs
NJ parts total solids. The city
}, Lake City has 256 parts total
The city well at Live Oak
|ns parts total solids. The water
~ Springs, Juliette. has 212
total solids, while Ichtucknee
y has 2li parts. The mineral
! d these waters Is practically
hns and they each have very
he same water. That OF the
|sUille city well has a slight adj
Hp over most Of them in that II
pa relatively small amount OF
solids The very deep wells con-
nleh higher total solids and yield
rSater The city well at ocala,
aslanee. which has a depth OF
i'et has total solids 10 the
~ Of $50 parts.
Very sincerely yours.
f. II. sELLARDs.
State Geoiogist.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-27
A w.aknnu

IL the only way 10 describe the poor
child that is AFFLICTED With WORMS.
No matter how much or how often II
eats, the worms get all TIE nouFlsh.
ment from the food. the child gets
practically none. Whites Cream
vormifuge gets RID Of tho woFws
qcickiy. easily and with 10 bad after
effects. Price - cents q bottle Sold
BY ". N. johnson.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-27

Thin would ~ gnasuni nNwt n men
ana woman wpuA keap Themselves
free from Fha1zn0fiha asa Mii af1ea
Rr4 ragss a. uen az keeflnG tEeig
taBsciea MnG tpartn fmher wffh Hai
haraa Snow LAai@eHt 8oi4 ~ W. NJ.
yc&Eaua.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-27
TRY TINS ron DEssERT

raeeNFN naN utafA2s Haf HagNea
f1i-fFo ir ere fa0f VI e1 Netff eWn
paris nNnNNlFG, teta NGH So 80 NN 0NN
gusHa WfN ~ fNgafEHf ttHfHN8tf MHf tftff
% lrfa q natt o. Nun NHt FW4 - 81
. so auf NgaF " seg8rN mE MN4NH3 FfNnm
~ ENT Faes NnHfiNF aaHHH
~ fNt.tfsy NouEH te Ger fa#EtNN EHf aHE
10 oaaaafaa af NNf resi- EfnTrh
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-27
TyVILLE HAS
VERY BEST WATER
. r,,m State GsOlOgist Cites
I ms Fact to Public.
Y. SOLIDS SLIGHTLY LESS

y. i. suHelent TO Satisfy the
\ ss.g,isaI as to the Quality
. ra.r they Are Now Using
h DruEing Purposes.
..,,Dssyille has the best water
4 the South cannot be fur
|'.s,ed. since the latest analysis
4 q article up to be the very
I.,tly Superintendent Miller has
'.,lvsls made of the water taken
n. new well at the waterworks
"a below we give the letter in
'.alch is from State Geologist
ssllards:
? Miller, Gainesville, Fla.
I Mr. Miller: The analysis OF
'uOle from the city waterworks
4 yOu on August 10th is as fol-
Parts per
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-27

% contracts for sale az The Sun
4 PrIce. 50 cents per dozen. or
~ hundred
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-06-19
PROHIBITION COMING WESTWARD.

Whatever say temperance movement the
one great social phenomenon OF the generations Oregon
nearly dry that all but 20 hench saloons
number OF towns in the north Idaho have the
samevoted dry Moscow and the mayor city,
shoshone visitor last week. that the change the better
wonderfully marked The nearby Pullman has gone dry
with the result that the police business has practically wiped
according to the Pendeon Oregon which formerly had ~
saloons, is dry a bone.
Idaho going to fall into the line the very years
II partly moral partly social and partly economic crusade
The temperance issue has been presented through the prohibition
party doomed failure in the has been
past Prohibition Is political system; place
political parties which primarily conducting
OF city, county state nation But nonparan restriction OF the liquor
traffic coming fast that five years the present list prohibit
ton states would have been deemed impossible
come to prohibition the old parties have many other
social and business reforms the education
MASSES and not through having the made and handed them like
% which nanae though they do good The national
platforms OF this will contain declarations years
ago were considered the yagae popusc wind
people have grown these ideas and Roosevelt ldozed
sometimes cons deFe conservative though
radical Than The oputs and held to be
dangerous because Of their ideas which he has adopted.
But whatever argument Of personal liberty business interests
hteai espeene anything that may be brought up
peranee "aye coming Idaho very probably than
The next election after this
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-06-19
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

Here the declarations republican platform
opted at Chicago:
For postal savings bank
For tariff revision Immediately Inauguration
president
Stronger anti trust laws
A national employers liability
Stronger laws against child labor
Amendments TO guard the njuncons federal
fayos the vigorous enforcement Of Of railroad law.
Favors navy points with pride many ships
ordered by republican congresses
President Roosevets administration commended epoch n
American history the greatest country
The preservation the White Mountain Appalachian foresg
and tho general development Of resources rivers
land reclamation and by implication the system
An ronelad pledge TO keep the reforms Of all kinds instituted
iy President Roosevelt during the past seven years
The platform INDUCES few patiud the eulogy Roosevelt
being based specific rather than geneaes There par
donabe pride in the achievements the past but there
Of the future than the past the past gone aud only light
future.
Altogether The platform that does credit the live
framed IT, We don't much whether grandfath
monkeys whether they climbed up trees
We want most working code Of laws todayhow
living how 70 enjoy ourselves
% neghbore This disposition platform
Necessarily it must take the reforms already
utcd least dseussed reforms ever originated in
any convention without preliminary agitation enough
familiar But the topics live that have
good and topics that worth while o work upon
The platform all right
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-06-19

of view, and always passing upon mat
ters of administration in the spirit of
the jurist on the bench who weighs
carefully both sides OF a case before
delivering his opinion.
The result of the Taft methods and
the Taft manners was that the Filipi-
nos came 10 love the large and liberal
American who was sent to rule over
them They called him Saint Taft,
and when he departed for the United
States they were not 10 be cOmforted
Governor Taft had remained long
enough to prove TO the islanders that
the United States has no intention to
exploit them or their resources for the
benefit Of anybody other than them
selves. He had made good his express
ed desire to do something to help the
Filipino people. He had shown that
the archipelagOs new government was
for the benefit Of the native people and
not IN the interest Of the American set
tiers This attitude Of a guardian ma
tion to a ward was something new un-
der the sun, and it required some time
for the fact to percolate into the Fill
Pine understanding and into the appre-
citation of the skeptic world.
When William III. Taft in 1904 re-
turned to enter the cabinet he already
was a man with a career. He had
achieved enough to place his name
securely in American history. But his
career was still in the making. The
United States found it necessary under
treaty provisions to interfere In the
affairs Of Cuba in the interest of peace
and a stable government. Secretary
Taft proceeded TO the island and
lursed 1t through the throes of a civic
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-06-19

WILLIAM II. TAFT AT THREE YEARS.
Ham was a diligent student who mas
I tered his studies by dlnt Of hard dig
/ ging. lie entered Yale In 1874 ana was
graduated four years later with second
honors In a class of 12l members In
college he was known as clean.
maaly youth. always ready TO take
PARK In athletics, but never neglecting
his studies FOR sport Classmates de-
c'sIs that Bill Taft was the most
popular fellow la the class OF 1873
The young man returned TO Cincin-
natl with his diploma and passed
through a law school. In 1850 he was
admitted to the bar. While waiting for
clients he worked as court reporter
on the Cincinnati Times and later on
the Cincinnati Commercial. The prose
cutting attorney met the young lawyer
reporter and took such a fancy 20 him
that be appointed Taft his assistant.
That was IN 1881 Not long afterward
the young man was appointed collector
OF Internal revenue FOR his district
Turing the administration OF President
Harrison the Cincinnati lawyer made
his FIRST osticial appearance IN Wash
mgton as solicitor general for the Unit
ed States. President Harrison appoint
ed him In 1892 a Judge OF the United
States circuit court Prior TO this Mr..
Tart had sat on the bench of the supe-
rior court IN Ohio. first through APP
poiniment 10y Governor Foraker. now
United States senator. and later by
election
Though In public Office for about mr. |
teen years. up to the year 1900 VIII |
liam II. Taft had won only local
reputation. To be sure. he was wide
~ and favorably known among law
yers as Judge possessing IN an I'M
usual measure the judicial mind. but I
he was In no sense national figure.
lie had ambitions toward the supreme
bench, and there were eminent men
who predicted that Taft some day
would sit IN that tribunal
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-06-19
A BENEFICIAL STATE DEPARTMENT.

AZ the present rate Of progress the game department
should within few have every available
there hundreds Of hemwe stocked finest fish in the
world
This department is worth while Mere people to Idaho
o the freedom Of the mountains the forests the streams
Big pumpkins the red apples the tall raised on
sae fertile farms Idaho looked upon the land air free
game and approach the aboriginal wilderness that tempted
Columbus the Eric the Red own frozen lee
land Ds6to and Iae the Mississippi valley Can't Cook
oexpore the raek Pacific We all halt Wild less most Of
should ike BE- altogether Wild in skins and chase the
deer aad bear and fish ike the Indian with little
81 te comforts ciy may be babarous and brutal
and nnrene and all hatbut STILL part OF us as our
smiles our
Idaho has Of the finest fishing world They
will supply the needs Of the woudbe sportsman and
produce food that appeeabe true that it would
De cheaper Tor most buy chunk OF pork than depend on
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-06-19

In 1898 the war with Spain threw
I into American possession the Philip
/ pine Islands. President Mckinley and
his cabinet passed anxious hours in
discussion OF the problem what shall
we do with the Philippines When
finally II was determined to create a
commission TO organize civil govern
ment In the islands, then In revolt and
1nder military rule, the president look
I'd about for man big and broad and
ieep enough to hold the Craftsmanship
own state was recommended as the
very man for the place. Judge Taft
was called to Washington. He frank
~ told the president that he had not
oeen In favor of acquiring the islands
m the first place. Notwithstanding
his, Judge Taft was deemed the best
AVAILABLE man to undertake the admin
stration of the islands. He accepted
appointment to the Craftsmanship OF
he Philippine commission as mat
.er of public duty and proceeded to
Manila with his family.
Thus I'm 1900 William III. Taft be-
,ame an international figure. Speak
ing almost literally. the eyes of the
world were upon him. 1t devolved up
IN him to administer the affairs Of a
turbulent archipelago but lately re-
eased from centuries of despotic mis-
'ule and still struggling violently
against the manifest destiny of Amer
can guardianship. No other American
statesman ever was called upon to
Undertake like task. How well
Judge Taft fulfilled his mission is in
Heated by the present situation in the
Stands. After bringing about SEM
dance of civic organization Taft was
appointed civil governor of the Phil
ppines. He remained four years in
he islands. When fnally he returned |
o the United States to become secre- |
airy of war In the Roosevelt cabinet |
e had nodded form out of chaos and |
ad given the Filipinos a running start
oward ultimate self government of
he most approved American brand.
Before departing Cor the Philippines
Judge Taft had said at a dinner that
is sincere purpose was to help the pep
lie of those islands. When he was gov
rnor of the archipelago some Ameri-
IN residents complained of certain
ilings made by him. Taft replied:
These islands are being governed
n the benefit of the natives. If you
mt like the government you can get
IT."
And he said 1t firmly. though. of
'urse, good naturally. An i'll natured
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-06-19

revolution. In Cuba, as in the Philip
pines, Taft spelled tact"
Though in public life for a quarter
of a century, Mr.. Taft's only elective
office was that of superior court judge
in Ohio. That Office he resigned to ac-
cept a presidential appointment The
fact that four presidents of the United
States have selected him for important
posts indicates the capabilities of the
man. Taft was but twenty-four years
Of age when President Arthur made
him collector of internal revenue for
the district in which he lived. This
position, which the average politician
would be delighted to get, Taft re-
signed after less than a year in order
TO practice law.
Some Of his friends felt that in ac-
cepting the Craftsmanship Of the Phil
ippine commission and quitting the
bench he was forfeiting fine career
as a jurist Twice during his stay in
the Philippine Islands he could have
assembled the supreme bench had he's
been willing TO quit his work in the
islands. But he was in the midst of
highly important duties there in mold
ing civil government for the native
and refused to return to the
United States merely for his own adj
vantage.
In the Philippines Mr. Taft had a
serious illness. When convalescent he
cabled Elihu Root, then secretary of
war, "Feel fine; rode eighteen miles
On army mule today" Mr. Root ca
bled back: "Glad you are all right
How is the mule?" This OF course,
was an official joke on the Taft avoir-
fapois.