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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-10
Better Understanding

The idea ~ convention 10 De.
fine the zones Of influence OF pow.
ers Interested In the far east IL
meeting with general Endorsement
from both the Japanese and Amer.
lean officers
The greatest good which VIII
come from the visit OF the fleet ia
tho better understanding which
will now prevail between the two
nations. which Is expected a. pre-
vent any unfortunate incident
which urixht plunge the two ma
lions into war
That during the San Francisco
school troubles the two nationA
were close 90 war IL frankly ad-
mitted But both the Japanese
and the American naval men
frankly state that convention
and perfect understanding as a
result OF the same Il the only cor
tain guarantee Of permanent peace
between the two nations
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-10

HONOLULU. Nov 10 = The Nah.
pau Htraisaa stafton intsrceptsd a
message sent ~ a wireless station
in Japan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-10

audience, Ills work r. hiHh class
lhe Medicine Man" q musical com
vdN sketch hY Burt. Weston a Co
took we'll
trated song number. and tho show
NloHud With an Interesting puutRsn
H,ere moving picture. fhin wnek'a
httraeuon iH probably the best ever
effefad on the Pacific coast Tor "a
ahd ~ cents admission, one Tea
tut~ alone, that % the ltoraa Fam
hFi u worth more than the ruRulaI
10 cents
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-10

Anothrr packed house greeted In
he hishop's Carriage" AZ the Lots
last niFht Miss MAY as Nance
nldwu fits into the part nicely az
does Dan Fruwiey.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-10
seattle

'sreo Proud % HoH." the woia.
drama 80 the Seattle tAeatfo this
week, ~ drawing we'll aud for those
| WHO IKE plenty OF action aud
thrlllefa the play Ia we'll worth
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-10

BITS audience saw "rhe aauaw
Atitn" AZ the Moore theatre again
last niKht. aud Dustin Fhrnum
scored AnotitRr hiR success The
tense dranhtir situation Ia tho final
aft'was brought OFT with powerful
effect
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-10
Cannot stand War

The great parliamentary loader,
Haaebo. Ia an interview. advocated
the calling Of convention IA open.
~ discuss the eastern problem.
That Japan could not withstand
the drain OF another war for years
Was the statement Of several OF the
leading officials. and American
residents related how hard hit ia.
pan was by the Russian war u Is
the consensus of opinion between
the higher naval officers that ia
pan does not anticipate any agree
sionz In the east AZ thia time. aud
now is the time for America 20
make her position In the east Sc
cure. Not through any aggreaA.
ions. but through the sane develop.
rnent OF an inpregnable base Ia the
Philippines and the malntainlng Of
strong naval force on the Pa
ciftc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-10

Manager carl ttoid n connratu
isttnE himself ou securing "tiip. ftip.
iianrAYi' this weeks attraction at
the Grand theatre The inlay h. full
~ music, aud you can drink your
fiii.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-10
cNANcEs WILL MOI
PERMIT OF ANY
STRUGGLE
..,dlv Feeling for U. 5,
|. Dsep.RooNxd 'ssd
Sin1Ns

on cNoT sScnFhN
sssss..senasss o. mn uaissa
sf.ss he HAsslesisip Fiestl
- ssx'5sikMA. Oct - tIAy r'''il 60
| !. r.aci.cOl a ncrve testing
e'sa, anxious and UNCERTAIN
.s.e. As % the reception
~, he hattI.zhlp fleet az
go keyed the cntire per.
,,om commander IN chief 20
...a 10 the tension sug'
rl', v i ia quiet, determined air
issase s. Y. 4 fleet about 10
W. : saemy. from the very
rksr . AL the great steel rams
49, I. assllas ships piowed into
hgs. Al trip from Manila.
49, .sr.opn Of terrible force
- s.. ,sss 4 shiFilng water over
bas'sa ...' ~. salps. from forecastle
vs 80 Al. and tumbled the
y - < steel from wave 10
.AsnxA they we're toys.
~. se,ssi AFTER iifehoat was be-
=, s.rraa away. when men we're
~. .xeR into the lashing sea.
- - "a men between battened
..s.sa alked about Japan and
. szlrzls relations existing be
~ IL suo nations.
lsssilnsoie Something.
4 eaAuraie entertainment was
.1ss.na but Il was feared there
- = that dreaded indcfinable
ssIAlux ~hiea would keep a chip
.asrsa On the shoulder % every.
g ss.ielpating Cheers were ex.
- . b. heard. but they were
nx.sl b BE- uttered under i'm.
= hiei. and to carry about a.
IA ksndly sentiment a. the
- rpakings OF a flock OF
s~sz
n ~ who were TO be given
sx<s srss 10 be restricted to spe.
x srn<ass men. A strict order
=, l,set against taking cameras
uss- 81 rules Of condnct we're
-. n al those given liberty
"a In vslsAmeut promised any
| uussl& ss&asn
ssex~ issaz sas likewise buslly
sr<usx i hEting trouble bar.
/ ~ N governor OF KanaEawa
/ r.>axs = whirh yokohama II
| ts1ss .saet 4 do and a don't
~ - sksh was a masterpiece
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-10
|IAPAN IS NOT
|'pEADY FOR WAR

japan was seen. when the free sake
commenced to flow, the situation
WAS cured
Time Of vhste ta.sasA
llheftisnS vsepe. oSs@,dcsa and
~~asy ageOs@t wes t1e,U IN rowe by
a kacgsu.snsa Seal al~eSu tsse tano ~
bOe. mr.
0ssaRsss uss. .iases< al asht and
taS4fned 1fta tie willing cav " Nr
Jack, pratty rhrasca In pigeon hnw
lAa4As
flsa pa,d siivss carp was aerv
"a wish has re a tsll ain wigglng.
asa 1ack. hchg game. ate MA wig.
eluA aud an Tho very nanRneaa
VI the rcegptlen dlsSipated AN sua.
piclon, Never In the history Of
japan has sbeEe been such plain
talk On political matters In private
conferences the officers frankly
discussed the difference between
the twe nations with the Japanese
officials. and the Japanese press
discussed the strained relations
without reserve liz It's editorial
columns Bluff old Count Oknma
sounded the keynote when be said
IN a little more polished phrase.
Mukzle the diplomats and set the
people do the talking There has
hecn too much diplomacy and too
little sincerity"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-10

H~Ftfr tasstly 9maTret
Jacnh Wagner. coucsfninr whom
a statement was made IN print aoria
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-10

Japan was seen. when the free sake
commenced to siuw, the situation
WAS cured
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13
RrcHrs OF RAILROADS.

The London correspondent of The Railway Age contributes to a recent is- sue of that publication some interest," ing facts relating to railroad accidents and casualties in this country and Great Britain, from which we take this extract:
 In Great Britain trespassing on the right of way--or other property or railway company Is sternly forbidden by law; and the law is rigorously e%n- % public is prohibited from turning. up the right of way either to right or left, under penalty of s1o. At every rail- way station or yard there are anundant crossing the tracks by any other means than those officially provided, whether in the form of an overhead brtdgo. a subway or a planked footway on the level; and the penalty IS the same--sio. And these regulations, say again, are enforced. In America the number of places where the local farmers use the saTs sna Ses rS rSs for Ga crs to s msss diminishing. but none the less people almost anywhere, not only in the fur- ther west. habitually walk upon and aeross the a raIiwsys pp3peFay ns they them would in many places be met with strong public opposition. The conditions are inseparable from a country in which the railways have been the earliest roads and where dis tances are long and settlement scanty; but they are not conditions for which the railways are to blame. 1t Is in deed truism to say that there Is not a railway manager in America who would not be delighted if the law and public opinion would support him Gas they do in Great Britain) in prevent
 
 setting foot on an inch of the right of way except where a crossing with all the necessary safeguards is expressly provided.
 The first point to be noted is that in Great Britain the railroaas own the right of way in fact as they do here in theory only. As matter Of strict equity the right of way and track of railroad belongs to the company. Of course there must be necessary cross inEs. but these are provided for and properly safe-guarded in Great Brit ain. The theory that the road belongs to the company and not to the public is enforced by law, as the correspondent shows, and proper penalties provided
 
 for the punishment of trespassers.
 As is we'll known it is widely differ ent in this country. Here every man seems to- think he has as much tight to use the railroad as the company has. They walk. ride or drive along or across it at will. regardless of danger and equally regardless of the rights of the company. Then if the tres passer is injured in any way. person. ally or financially, his first thought is to file a damage suit against the road and make it pay him for hts own wrong-doing. There is certainly a wide difference in this respect between the two countries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13
Surviving Generals.

Birmingham Age Herald.
 Although the Union armies during the civil war outnumbered the Com federate armies four to one, yet today there are more Confederate mator- generals living than Union generals who held that rank The living Con federates who ranked at high as ma jor- generals are s. B. Buckner, A. P. Stewart, S. G. French. stephen D. Lee, W. T Martin, R. F. Hoke, c. J. Polig- nae, M. c. Butler, G. W. c. Lee, L. l.. Lomax and Thomas L. Rosser-eleven all told. The Union major generals liv- ing are Nelson A. Miles. o. O, Howard, Daniel E. Sickels. Greenville M. Dodge James H. Wilson, Benjamin H. Grier- son, Wesley Merritt, Peter J. Osterhaus, and Julius Stahl-nine in number. The fact that twenty major generals are living forty-three years after the end of the war goes to show that the two armies were led by men of great vitali fly as we'll as great courage. In the approaching reunion of the Confederate Veterans to be held in Birmingham an effort should be made to induce every one of the eleven surviving major generals of the Confederate forces to attend it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13
The Land of Paradox.

Success Magazine.
 China is the land of paradox. If it is an absolute, despottc monarchy, iy Is also very democratic country. with its self-made men, it's powerful public opinion, and States rights" ques- tion of it's own. It is one of the most corrupt of nations. On the other hand the standard of personal and commer- cial honesty is probably highor in Chi na than in any other country in the world. Woman. in China, is made to serve; her status is so low that 1t would be a discourtesy even to ask a man If he has a daughter; yct the ablest ruler China has had in many centuries is a woman. It is a land where the women wear socks and trou- sers and the men wear stockings and robes where a man shakes his own hand, not yours; ewheFe white, not black, is a sign of mourning; where the compass points south, not north; where books are read backward. not forward: where names and titles are put in reverse order. as in our direct ories. Theodore Roosevelt would be Roosevelt Theodore in China, Uncle Sam would be Sam Uncle; where frac- tions are written upside down. as e-b not 5-sawhere a bride walls bitterly at her wedding, and a man laughs when he tells you of his mothers death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13
nnsrncT ron THn CoNsrIruTIoN

The prosperity and happiness of the United States has been built up within and safe-guarded by the Constitution. Our advance has been within its lines and under its guidances
 The greater governmental mistakes have been made when reckless leaders trampied upon the Constitution when 1t stood between them and the ruth less working of their will. At no era of our national growth has there not been some man, who was restrained from recliessness by the wise provis- ions that were laid out for the conduct of our government. The bloodiest war of modern times followed the determi- nation of a strong and powerful party to ignore the Constitution.
 In our own day the Constitution is the safeguard of the country from the wfidness of reckless agitators. But for it their reckless determination would have wrought greater evils than even those we know.
 The years will pass. the time will come when the life and work of these agitators will have become an unpleas- ant memory. And the Constitution will still be supreme. It will remain the guide and safeguard of hopeful and industrious people. who may be led astray by the demagogue. but who will continue their upward progress through the years.
 The splendid guardianship of the Constitution over the destfnies of the American people is thus outlined by the opinion of MT, Justice Matthews, in the Virginia Coupon case, IA U. S. Re- ports. He said:
 This distinction is essential to the idea of constitutional government. To deny 1t or blot 1t out obliterates the line of demarcation that separates con stitutional government from absolut- ism, free self government based on the sovereignty of the people, from that despotism, whether of the one or the many, which enables the agent of the State to declare and decree that he is the State; to say LEtat cest moi Of what avail are written constitutions whose bills of right for the security of individual liberty have been written. too often, with the blood of martyrs shed upon the battlefield and the scaffold, if their limitations and re- straints upon power may be over passed with impunity by the very agencies created and appointed to guard. defend, and enforce them; and that, too. with the sacred authority of law, not only compelling obedience, but entitled to respect? And how else can these principles of individual liberty and right be maintained. if. when vio- lated, the judicial. l.<tribunals are for bidden to visit penalties upon individ- ual offenders, who are the instru nients of wrong, whenever they interpose the | shield of the State? The doctrine is not to be- tolerated. The whole frame 1 and scheme of the political institutions of this country, State and Federal, pro- test against 1t. Their continued exist ence is not compatible with it. It is the doctrine of absolutisn pure, sim- pie and naked; and of communism, which is it's twin; the double progeny of the same evil birth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13
OUT OF JOINT.

Looking at the matter from either a material or Humanitarian standpoint it does seem that the times are out of joint just now. It is pleasant to learn by the statistics that the combined corn and wheat crops of last year ag- gregated something more than three and one-haif billions of bushels. When to that we add the other food products of the country it is plain that there should be plenty for aIl. This. we re- peat, makes pleasant reading. It is also pleasant to read or listen to the speeches in which it is shown that the country at large was never more prosperous than at present.
 All this makes pleasant reading, but if we read the newspapers of the country we are bound to seeAand com prebend that there is another side to the shield, and that. other side is not so bright. Notwithstanding the pros- perity announced so freely the set re- mains that there are many. very many thousands of the unemployed vainly seeking work and means of subsis- tence, and not finding it. Notwith- standing the 1mmensity of the food crops produced, and mostly yet on hand. there are thousands of hungry people in the land who know not where or how to procure\food.
 These are the contradictory and anomalous conditions that exist in most parts of the country just now. These are the facts which cannot be reconciled by any ordinary method of reasoning. There is plenty of food, but many are suffering from hunger. There is plenty of work that ought to be done and that waits to be done, but the army of unemployed is disturb ingly large. There are signs of im- provement in many quarters, and we feel that conditions will gradually i'm prove and return to their normal state, but it Is hard to understand why there should be want or enforced idleness in any section of the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13

alone as was collected fifteen years ago for all county purposes. When thia scheme of working public roads has been tried for two or three years. part of the covers oversesrs s to put put the ' roads ads Tn a passable condition as they should be. 1t would be to abandon the plan and try the Issuing of bonds. as most of the other counties have dcne which
 Land Values Hold Up. Centrevflle pressl
 We have got the best people ip the Msra dy sa to her ots n ths hs sSs sna ss nd declined in value in our county while the railroad and other stocks and bonds have fallen to less than half their for Ozark Star.
 Farmers coming to town report that as usual. on the hog and honiny line. Quite a number have tried their hand at hog raising as money crop. to be sold on its feet. and have found 1t cess. are going to try # this 9year, <
 They wsn show up In Tihe. Hlssesoyse in soy,,e Of rimss ths counties woods are reported to be full Of Icandidates for tax assessor. collector. county treasurer, superintendent of education and commissioners. In Franklin we have not heard of a single avowed candidate. but 1t is early yet and we shall expect to hear of the boys a little later along.
 The Debt Paying Test. Northport Breeze.
 The Centerville Press thinks that churches and fraternal societies should put the debt-paying test to the charac- ter of all persons applying for mem bership. A good suggestion. There is something radically wrong with a man who will not strain and strive and defy himself in order to pay what he owes
 Cheerful Anniston. Anniston Star.
 The man can scarcely be found who does not acknowledge that business conditions are already greatly im- proved and that the prospects for the future are growing better every day. Many lines of business have already felt the touch of restored confidence, and it's electrical effects are being ex- tended in all directions. Merchants frankly confess that present conditions are, no worse than usual at this season
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13
This IS My 25th Birthday Prince Arthur of Connaught.

Prince Arthur of ConnAught, one of the most popular members of the Brit ish royal family. was born January 13. 1883. He is the only son of the Duke of Connaught, brother of King Edward. His full name Is Prince Ar thur Frederick Patrick Albert. Prince Arthur received a thorough schooling, as do all members of the royal fam ly. and this has been supplemented by extensive travel in many parts of the world. The young Prince is great favorite of the King, whom he has represented at weddings, corona tions and other important functions abroad. One of these occasions was when he was sent to Japan two years ago to confer the Order of the Garter upon the Mikado. Prince Arthur and his suite returned by way of Canada, and was heartily received in all the cities in which he stopped. One of Prince Arthur's two sisters IS the wife of the Swedish Grown Prince. The other Is the popular Princess Victoria Patricia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13
TIE TARIFF AND POLITICS.

The Beveridge proposition for a non- partisan Tariff Commission which will remove the tariff question entirely from politics. sounds well in theory, but can it be made successful in prac- tice? It ought to be plain to every observant person that there should be no politics in the tariff, for it ought not to be in any sense a party or par tIsan question. The tariff Is a burden which should bear equally on all eitl- gems. just as its benefits should be shared by all without regard to politi- cal beliefs or party affiliations.
 But Is 1t possible now to remove the question out of politics? Can five thoroughly competent men be found for places on the commission who would he clear Of political bias or pre- judice? And if 1t were possible to form a commission of men entirely free from political feelings one way or the other, and who could Nnot be in- duenced in any way by politics, what then? The commission Itself coulG not formulate a tariff schedule and enact it into a law. If such schedule could be agreed on and endorsed by all the members of the commission it would then have to go to Congress for en- actment into law and we are not likely to have a bipartisan Congress in our day. It would be impossible, we take it. to frame complete tsrin schedule that would be satisfactory to Demo-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13

Because working man while in a Camden. N. J., saloon, spoke disrespect- fully of the President, a policeman standing near him swatted the man in the face with his fist and knocked him down. Even policeman can act the fool on some occasions as well as other people. If it is considered by the Cam den police a punchable offense to crit icize Roosevelt the fact should be made known to the public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13

crats and Republicans alike. or that they would ap vote for without change or amendment, and when once the pro- cess of amendment should begin the fate of the commissions bill would be
 settled. for 1t would come out in e shape not to be recognized by its framers. We fully admit and appre- ciate the edesirability of making the tarifr a non-political matter but are doubtful about 1t ever being done.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13
nirernifvinr Crnn.


 Urging the necessity for our plant CTS to diversity their crops the Cane- brake Herald says:
 MT. Owens at McAlpine largely pays current expenses with monthly sales on his place. So does Mir. PheIan Craw- ford. Mir. Munford has the hog farm, he sells meat and buys neither corn nor meat. MT. Stollenwerck buys no corn. MT B. L. Allen has purchased two hun dred and twenty-five hives of bees and Spencer, of Gallion, will plant onions this season, Professor Murfee, of Marion, will go largely into truck as his previous experience has shown the great profits to be derived therefrom. MesSers. Coleman and Hudson will fol- low the same business near this point. Now this is the best trucking country in the world. The soil surveyors said it was the finest red onion section in the Union, it grows alfalfa and eauli- flower to perfection, no one has raised Hudson,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13
Some Good Negrocn.

Linden Reporter.
 The Reporter has neglected for some time to call attention to the excellent character of the negroes of this com munity. It is rare occurrence for one to be arrested here for violating the law, and none of the grave offenses other communities are cursed with have ever occurred in our midst. Lin- den has a respectful, accommodating good set of negroes, who are always ready to lend helping hand when oc- casion arises. If house is on fire or some one is in sore distress our negroes are as prompt to respond as the whites. and they lend effective aid when they come. This state of affairs here is no doubt attributed to the example set the rising generation by the few remaining 2 old ante-bellum negroes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13

Greater Columbus" is now the slo- gan of our brethren on the Chatta- hoochee. and they are using 1t for all there is in 1t. They want to take in
 various suburbs, but do the suburban
 ties favor the plan. If the two Ala bama cities were on the other side of the river and could be annexed Column bus would boom up in size sure enough.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13

''Mr. Roosevelt remarks The Rich nond Times-D Dispatch, 'fhas the unhap- py faculty of surprising his admirers dfsagresably." Yes, there's a good deal of the mule in his makeup. Just when he appears to be going along quietly and thinking no harm of any body he breaks loose and kicks things out of shape.