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The Washington times., 1908-02-25
FIRE AT SUBSTATION
UNDER INVESTIGATION

An effort Is being made today to de-
tcrmine the origin OF the FIRE which de-
stroyed the postofics substatlon and
several small stores on Harrison street.
Ana costa last night causing a loss Of
about 81 200. The flames were discovered
by George F. Pyles, proprietor OF a
grocery store adjoining the substation.
He turned in the alarm, but the fire had
considerable hea3Way by the time the
FIRE apparatus reached the scene. Under
the direction Of Brent Clarke. superin-
tendeut OF the postofdce. all the mail
and papers OF value were removed by
the time the flames had eaten through
the partitions.
The Washington times., 1908-02-25
SENATOR BRYAN'S FEVER
CHECKED IN INGIPIENGY

Senator William J. Bryan Of Florida,
who was removed from his apartments
Al the Raleigh last night. 10 the Prov
cence Hospital, suffering from typhoid
fever. is reported as doing well today.
No serious apprehension IL felt over his
present condition. and IL IS hoped that
prompt medical attention has checked
the course OF the disease
Mrs. Bryan. who has remained at her
nome IN jacksonville since her hIs-
band 8 appointment as Senator. has been
notified OF his illness, ana IL en- route to
Washington.
The Washington times., 1908-02-25
WITNESS BALKS
IN HARPER TRIAL

Clashing with District Attorney
Baker in the trial of Robert n. Harper.
for alleged violation Of the pure food
ana drug act. Dr. Philip s. Roy d ply
slciaE. OF 300 Massachusetts avenue,
was threatened with contempt proceed
ings ~ Judge Kimban this morning.
DR.. Roy was cross-examined regard
ing DR.. Harper's "Curforheds che.
Nov. as a matter Of fact asked Mr..
Baker, wouldn't a person haze just IS
much right 10 label a jar OF apples. or
q bale Of hay, brain food, as 10 call
'curforheadache a brain rOod?"
DF. Roy replied Yes, that is true.
The witness then explained that in his
long and varied career he had discover
ed by scientific research that nearly
every form OF food that in any manner
whatever naurished the body ana tissue
OF the human system. could, properly
Speaking. be termed q brain food.
The Washington times., 1908-02-25
MAN DIES OF FRIGHT
IN FALL FROM GAR

4 colOred man, thirty years old, was
almost instantly killed by falling from
an east-bound Pennsylvania avenue car
this morning. The car was stopped be-
fore the wheels Of the rear car had
touched him and although only a single
hrutse was found under his chin, the
man was dead when picked up.
Physicians at the Emergency Hospital
are Of the opinion that he died Of ex-
treme fright.
A book found In the mans pocket bore
the name of A. I. johnson. 1925 c street
southeast The Coroner VIII issue a
certificate Of accidental death.
The Washington times., 1908-02-25
INVALUABLE.

Whisky and glycerine. mixed
with Virgin oil OF Pine, IS said
to break up e cold IN q hours
and cure any cough that is cur
able. Get from your druggist
one 5k-ounce vial Of Virgin OIL
of Pine compound pure and two
ounces of giycerine. Mix these
thoroughly with a half pint OF
good whisky and take a tea
spoonful every four hours. Il
has been found that five ounces
OF tincture Of Cinchona com
pound can be used in place Of
whisky with the same result.
Virgin oil OF Pine compound
pure is put Up only by the Leach
Chemical Co. Cincinnati, o.. in
half-OunCe Walls, each vial secure
" sealed in a round wooden case.
Be sure 70 get the genuine
trSAS7t ~ S~JtrAs =
The Washington times., 1908-02-25
KELLIS HOME IS SOLD;
Is HELD AS INVESTMENT

". KelHs has sold through Stone &
Fairfax the three-stOry and cellar brick
dwelling. 1906 Columbia street north
west. This house has a frontage OF
forty feet, with two bay windows, and
the interior is planned with central
hallway and rooms on both sides,
IL was built by Z. 4. Neuman several
years ago at cost exceeding $500.
The new purchaser intends 10 retain
the property as an investment.
The Washington times., 1908-02-25
BILL
COMMENDED TO HOUSE

In a letter to the House District
mittee, tire District Commissioners
recommend the passage by Congress OF
the bill introduced by Representative
Acheson of Pennsylvania, to prevent
betting on horse races and all other
forms Of gambling in the District.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-19
PAGE SEVEN.

GAS to our inland commerce, rep
resented by the railways, the story is
altogether different. Inland COM
merce has had everything that it asks
for, and it has asked for everything.
The government built a magnificent
transcontinental line-not dollar OF
private capital went into the Pacific
system-yet, through jugglery OF
fnanciers and the treacherous con-
duct of those who represented the
people in the government, private
corporations have gobbled up those
roads, as all of us know, and they
are now loaded down with hundreds
Of millions of dollars in stock and
bonds on which the people are pay
ing annual tribute. The right to con-
denim private property for corporate
use; the right to so fix freight and
passenger rates as to earn dividends
upon billions Of dollars Of fictitious
capital; the right to systematic the
ownership Of what are nothing more
than modern public roads so that ev-
cry traveller passing up and down
shall be compelled to pay turnpike
rates, while every wagon load Of prod
uce on it's way to market must pay
toll along the line-this is what the
government has done for inland COM
merce. It has handed over to half
a dozen railroad kings the irresisti-
BILE and irresponsible power Of taxa
ton over 85,OOO,OOO people who have
neither voice, vote nor influence in
the deliberations of those who assess
the tax.
"Thus we have the astounding
spectacle Of government devoting
itself entirely to the noble duty Of
enriching two classes Of its citizens
at the expense Of a third-burdening
one branch of industry with the UNI
bridled, inordinate greed Of the 9TH
err two. The manufacturer gets all
he wants, inland commerce gets all
1t wants and they both get 1t at the
expense of agriculture.
"What has the government done
for agriculture? Nothing. The farm
er has never asked for anything but
justice-a free field and fair fight
and he has never been able to get
this. Nobody has ever heard him ask
the government to burden manufact-
ures or commerce for his benefit. Not
once in all the history Of the country
has he made any effort to secure spe-
cial privilege for himself. Always,
everywhere, he has been the earnest,
unselfsh, patriotic worker.
Farmers Won Nations Independence.
"When there were vast wastes Of
wilderness to be cleared with the
slow, arduous work of the ak, he
cleared them When there were pes
tilential marshes to be drained, he
has drained them. When there were
deserts to be reclaimed, he has wat
cred them until they were made to
blossom as the rose. When there
u,aro couapoc m ho drivop hooly -
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-19
Jefersn,an PAGE SEW
J1r. Wats0n's address at the Farmers Union
Contention in Wehr Orleans

The speech Of Hon. Thomas E.
Watson, at the New Orleans cotton
convention, called by the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union,
was received with rapt attention and
sincere enthusiasm A vast crowd
was gathered at the Coliseum rink in
New Orleans on Thursday night, at
traeted by the announcement that Mr..
Watson would be there.
Mr.. Watson was the speaker Of the
evening, and the last of the confer
ence.
his appearance on the platform
was. the signal for an ovation such as
IS seldom accoded any other public
man. Owing to illness, his address
was not prolonged beyond forty-fve
minutes, but it lost nothing in bril-
liancy and force.
On being introduced by Hon. Phil
lip Werleim as a distinguished
Southerner, who was known more as
Southern man than as an Ameri-
can," Mr. Watson said:
eff it be true, as Mr.. Werlein has
stated, that I have become known
more as Southern man than as an
American, it must be because of the
fact that the East knows what her
interests are, and is attending to
them; the North and West realize
what their interests are and are Civ
ing attention to them, whereas the
South has been neglectful Of her
own welfare and has been made the
subject province Of other sections,
and it is high time that some one
should be endeavoring to arouse her
attention to it.
Country Suffers With Spinal Trcr-
BILE.
"My friend, President Barrett,
tells me that none of the speakers
who have thus far addressed the con.
vention has told you that the farm
ers are the backbone Of the country.
Possibly the omission of this we'll
worn statement is due to the fact that
none of the speakers were eager to
invite questions as to the reason why
we have such bad case Of back
ache. Granting that the farmer is
the backbone Of the country, we GER
tainly have a very complicated case
Of spinal trouble on our hands.
cit is a well-known fact that [
have devoted much time through
many years to the study Of govern
mental questions in their relation to
the farmers, and in many ways and
during a long series Of years have
shown myself friend to the farmers.
It is equally we'll known that the ag
ricultural classes have certain fond
ness for me which is ready to put it.
self in evidence on any day except
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November in presidential cleo
ton years.
Want Only Fair Play.
"The three great branches of in
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-19

vors. He wanted to be protected
from the foreign manufacturer on the
other side of the sea. It was impos-
sible to give him any special favor
without taking something from his
unfavored American brethren. But
he got what he wanted, nevertheless,
and from that first congress down to
the last there has never been a time
when the manufacturer was not be-
seeching congress for special legisla-
ton in his behalf, and he has never
yet reached limit of rapacity be-
yond which he was ashamed to 60.
Infamous Tariff Incubus.
There never was more infa-
nous tariff law than that which was
called the Mckinley bill, until the
country was given the Wilson-Gor-
man bill, and even that shameful sur
render of the rights Of a people to the
greedy benefciaries of special priv
ilege was exceeded in its atrocity by
the Dingley bill, under which this
republic is now suffering.
$50 far has the evil gone that ev-
cry American consumer Of manufact-
ured goods pays about twice as much
as the goods are worth, and of this
amount the government gets only
about one-ffth, while the manufact-
urer gets the balance. No wonder
that our statistical abstract in 1905
disclosed the awful fact that our
manufacturers cleared not only per
cent upon the $1O,OO0,000,000 invest
ed, but cleared $2,O0O,O00,000 be-
sides. No wonder that the Standard
Oil Company can become so fabu-
lousy rich and be able to pay $4,000
per year as subscription price to The
Manufacturers Record and The
Southern Home Magazine; no wonder
that the Standard Oil Company can
pay tens Of thousands Of dollars for
a senator, and other thousands to
governors who appoint judges; no
wonder that the sugar trust can af-
ford to put 100000 into a political
campaign fund, and no wonder that
throughout all the land is the cry Of
distress coming from the unemployed
of the cities and those Of the country
who produce what they cannot sell
at living price!
"What has the government done
for commerce?
cit has killed our ocean-going
trade by denying the protection of
the American flag to any ship not
built in America, at the same time
that it compels the American ship
builder to submit to the extortionate
demands Of the protected dealers in
shipbuilding materials-thus making
it impossible to build ships in Amer
lea at a cost which renders competi-
ton with European shipbuilders pos
sible. We are not allowed to buy a
vessel built in free trade England;
not allowed to buy from Scotland, or
France, or Germany, but compelled
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-19
0be 5efferson,an

expense Of any other. In case like
that the government practically says,
here is a free field and a fair fight, it
is an open race for all, let the worth
lest win. There shall be no adven-
tltious aid to one branch Of industry
at the expense of another. To each
branch the government says: Il will
protect you from wrong; you shall
have the strong arm of the law as
your support; more than this you
need not expect; there shall be no
dollhouse process of development;
there shall be no taking from Peter
to pay Paul; there shall be no para
site feeding upon some other growth
to each branch Of industry the gov
eminent says, "Root, hog, or de-
"But, suppose the government, in
stead of impartially allowing each
branch Of industry to take care Of
itself according to the laws Of ma
ture, should go into the business OF
fostering wealth production, it is APP
parent that to be just the government
should foster all, equally. In that
event, it is apparent that the net re-
suits would be precisely the same as
though the government had pursued
a policy of hands-off.
"But suppose the government fos-
tiers one industry at the expense of
the other two-then it will have en-
tered an era Of injustice, of legalized
pillage Of two industries to support a
third. In the long run, the result
Of this must necessarily be the very
great injury, if not prostration, of
the two unfavored industries and
the unnatural enrichment of the fav-
ored industry.
''But suppose the government
should adopt as it's permanent policy
the fostering Of two of these indus
tries to the exclusion Of the third
then what sort of situation have we?
It requires no sage to predict that the
third branch Of industry, having to
struggle for itself under a burden
fastened upon it by law for the ben
eft of the other two branches of in
dustry, will either be broken entirely
by the load which the government has
placed upon its shoulders, or will so
waste away that the vigor of health
and strength will be lost.
No Aid for Agriculture.
"What are the actual facts so far
as our country is concerned? What
has our government done for agricul-
ture, commerce and manufactures
Has she pursued the wise policy Of
letting each go it alone; Of letting
each take care Of itself; Of letting
each fight its own battle; of compell-
ing each to develop that strength
which comes from self-reliance, self
dependence, self-confdence
"Would to God that it had been
so!
"Had the government wisely, firm
ly, consistently followed that policy
oF c+x.;o+ :voooxt; o1;+xy 4oro1J 4bo
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-19
Want Only Fair Play.

"The three great branches of in
dustry, of wealth production, upon
which every nation must depend for
its greatness, are agriculture, COM
merce and manufactures. IF the gov
eminent assumes toward each an at
titude of impartiality, limiting itself
to the governmental function of pro-
tecting the three branches for the
full enjoyment Of life, liberty and and
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-04-23
Continued Until June Term Of
Federal Court to be Held
in This City.
NORTHCOTT FOUGHT
For an Immediate Trial Dec1ar-
ing That a Continuance m
His Judgment Would Mean
the Defeat of the Ends Of
Justice-A Strong Case.

After heated argument between
attorneys G. w. Dillon and w. r.
Thompson for. the defendants and
District Attorney Elliott Northcott
for the Government, Judge Keller,
of the Federal Court in session at
Huntington on last Friday after
noon continued the peonage and
conspiracy cases against Sam
Dixon ct ais until June the End at
the term of court in this city.
The continuance was granted on
an affidavit filed by the defendants
in support of their motion that it
be granted, declaring that it would
be impossible for them to get their
witnesses together soon enough to
try the case at the present term.
Assistant Attorney General Rus
sell was not present, as was ex-
pected, nor was Mr.. Forth cott's
assistant, II. ID. Rummel. Each
Of the defendants was permitted to
give bond in the sum of 81 900 for
his appearance in this city on
June 2.
When the motion was made Mr..
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-04-23

Senator Samuel B. Montgomery
in substance, sends to his friends
who have stood by him in the
Preston primary, the "friend OF
Labor' looks worn but the same
old fire beams from his soft grey
eyes and if we mistake not he will
be ready for the battle when he is
called for by 'the men who toll -
The election passed o ii quietly here,
no drunkenness, no Doodle, no
''Tallies" no neg"res. In Senator
| Montgomery home precinct he re-
ceived PIT votes and Flynn receiv-
ed l3, we hope our, friends will
call this splendid vote to the at
tention to some of the christians,
who choosed to believe the stories
circulated against Senator Mont
gomery as to his standing at HON ),
In the adjoining precinct the
vote was 1S6 to 81 for the Senator,
surely splendid endorsement,
but here the trackmen of the West
Virginia Northern r. r. were lined
up by the "Boss' and voted for
Flynn. Here the miners from
Atlantic voted, they were told that
if Flynn was defeated that they
could uot expect any work this
summer, certainly only a few be-
lieved such chatf from the young
upstart but a few was many in
this unequal fight. Here also the
ring candidate and now nominee,
for Justice of the Peace, got in his
work and voted a few poor fellows
for his master Flynn, we rresume
this fellow will have some cause to
know that the people of Kingwood
district are not all knaves before
he becomes a Justice of the Peace
next Fovember, it is rough road
that the "EX-Squire' made his
choice of. The viciousness of the
fight made against Senator Mont
gomery was never before equaled
in this country, the debauchery,
Doodle, booze, ring state machine,
and all the railroads and coal
companies were lined up against
the friend of the people and yet he
would have come through with
viclory perching upon his banner,
if it had not been for the illegal
voting and the further fact that
the elections boards were largely
composed of Flynns friends.
Samuel b. Montgomery is
stronger to day in this county and
district than he was the day before
he was counted out.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-04-23
LABOR'S PROTEST
MEETING SUCCESS
Most Enthusiastic Labor Gathering Ever Assem-
bled in the Capital City---Kuntz, Vaughn and
Edgington made Brilliant Speeches

The big labor protest meeting
under the auspices of the Capital
City Trades Assembly Which was
called in compliance with the cal
of the American Federation OF
Labor at the Court House Friday
evening was one of the largest and
most enthusiastic labor meetings
ever held in this city.
R. 81. Kuntz, president of the
Trades Assembly called the meet.
ing to order and stated that the
committee in charge of the affair
had selected Jas. NJ. Craigo as
chairman and Frank w. Snyder
as secretary of the meeting
In assuming the chair Mr..
Craigo made short and appropi.
ate talk which was strickly to the
point.
The secretary at this point read
telegram from general organizer
Cal. r. W yatt, OF the a. r. of L..
to the effect that he could not be
present, or any other official of the
A. f. of l.. owing to unforeseen
circumstances. thereupon the
chairman called upon r. ii. Kuntz,
who made All able address setting
forth the aim and objects of the
meeting and pointed out the neces
sity of organized labor taking i'm
mediate steps along the lines set
forth by the A. F. of l..
Mr.. Kuntz was followed by Mr..
}. G. Vaughn who made one O..
the best speeches heard in Charles
ton for years, which we are sorry
to say we are unable to print in
full owing to lack of space. Mr..
Vaughan's speech elicitel much
applause and created great enthu-
SiaSm.
G. N. (Cy) Edgington closed the
meeting with one of his uproaring
speeches which was received with
long and loud applause. "Cy"
made many good points and the
best speech of his life.
The citizens concert band es-
courted the carpenters and painters
union from the Odd Fellows Hall
and furnished inspiring union
music during the intervals at the
meeting.
The meeting voted Judge Black
a vote of thanks for the use of the
court house and after passing the
usual preliminary motions ad,
jOurned.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-04-23

Dillon, counsel for the Dixons,
stated that he was unfamiliar with
the law in the case and that before
the indictments were returned his
clients had no intimaGon of what
was brewing. He therefore urged
the continuance on this ground.
District Attorney Northcott in
opposing the motion said that the
witnesses for the government had
been gotten together at the eX-
pense of good deal of time and
laber and that they were of such
nomadic character that they could
not long be held together. Some
of them he said were men who had
been brought here from England
to work in the mines and who
were waiting to get through with
the trials before going home. He
declared that in his opinion a con-
tinuauce until the June term
of justice.
Assistant Attorney General Rus
sell will be here when the trial
comes up in June and is satisfied
that Government has a strong case
against the indicted parties and
will vigorously prosecute the entire
outfit
There have been too many COM
plants lodged with the depart
ment of justice of the United
States from the New River coal
fields by unfortunates who have
been held in against their will and
otherwise mistreated and abused
by Sam Dixon and his army of
thugs known as guards or Bald
win detectives, for these indict-
ments to be thoroughly investi
gated and tried, and if they are
this lawless gang of cutth roats will
get what they deserve-a long
in the MoundsviIle peni-
tentiary.
Let the wheels of justice revolve
and let no guilty man escape.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-04-23

Flynn leaders, Terrell and Orr
each had plenty of beer and the
nooze was used freel,', it is said
That Orr, had his barrel in the
"Cefe" Harrington building, al
Ihough Harrison, is a Democrat,
he was Flynn DENNY and that
made "Cefe" all to the good.
Postmaster Parriott was very
active as was Allen Larue a B. &
-: engineer who helped to circu-
late the circular that the railroads
got outl order to fool their men into
voting for Flynn and which work
ed Well In some places. Another
well known character who works
In the shaft had plenty of liquor,
still another railroad man Ehad
the coln", but all in all it did not
pollute the honest men of New
burg and Lyon district and Sena.
tor Montgomery left here with a
majority, we arc for Montgomery
Tor Congress down this way now
and mark our words he will 20 up
higher in spite of all the whiskev
and money soaks who appear to
have Joined hands with the hunks
and corporations in controlling
this election.