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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-07-28
4 STORM IS OFF
FLORIDA COAST
ITS DIRECTION is NOT YET
KNOWN AND SOME UNEASl-
NESS is FELT.

The Savannah News OF yesterday
publishes the following:
Lurking eff the east coast of Flor
ida is a storm of uncertain magnitude
that is worrying the weather bureau
and except for a slight northerly trend
and a slight increase in intensity dur
ing the last thirty-siX hours has given
no indication of its intentions.
Whether it will go off into the At
lantic ocean and die among the waves
in harmless fashion, or sweep up the
south Atlantic east doing great dam
age can not be foretold. A semi-circle
of observing stations that enclose it
ton and that it is of such nature
as to require careful watching. 1t is
probable that another day will pass
before the storm reveals its trend.
Northeasterly storm warnings were
ordered up from Fort Monroe south
ward to. the last American display
station at 1:45 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon. A heavy wind was blowing
over Savannah at the time, reaching
rate of twenty-siX miles an hour. A
steady breeze Of apprcx imately twenty
miles was blowing during the morning,
but only once did it approach the rec
ord rate of twenty-six miles.
The South Atlantic storm has been
hidden away fer three days. Threats
have been heard from its neighbor-
hood, but nothing tangibleGresulted I'M
til Sunday, when the storm warnings
were issued. Should the stcrm decide
to continue moving northward, in
creasing in intensity, its effect might
easily be far-reaching and lheavy. The
barometer in the local weather obser-
vatcry showed no indications of an ap-
preaching storm and it Is probable
that unless the disturbance develops
nearer during the day the danger time
will be past. The uncertainty that
surrounds the ocean storms has caus
ed the weather bureau td watch it
carefully. A special observation was
made at noon because of itl
Sunday was unusual in sother re-
spects No less than ten distinct show
ers were recorded during the day at
the weather Office. These ares of course
only those that left trace Of precipi-
tation at the postoffice building Other
showers passed south of theicity and
others along the South Carolina side
Of the Savannah river.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-30
THE FATAL QUESTION

yVy AFT has not yet answered the
question on his response to
II which his political destiny de-
pends. eff man is out of work and
is starving and cannot get work, and
has a wife and family dependent on
him, what must he do?" The Taft
answer is unsatisfactory "God
knows!" is merely a confession of ig-
norance. Mr.. Taft has had plenty of
time in which to prepare less hys-
terical reply to the question of the
hour. He should give us an answer
which answers. We believe it is his
duty as a citizen. Moreover. it gives
him an opportunity of proving his fit
ness as a probable candidate for the
highest office. Discretion may be the
better part of valor, but silence is
sometimes more indiscreet than speech.
To have answered only God knows!"
to such a question was one indiscre-
ton, but to remain silent while the
whole country is awaiting a well-con-
sdered answer is another. Let Mr..
Taft reply! There must be an answer
to this question. Civilization would be
incomplete if 1t could not be answered.
Surely civilization is not incomplete.
Let the great Republican give a Re
publican answer to the question of the
American workingham.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-30
TAKE LONG LOOK AT THE
RIVER, BROTHER JONATHAN

LOS ANGELES, April 29.-[Editor
Herald: A few days ago l arrived in
your fair city from the blizzard swept
east in a Blue Line sleeper. One of the
first newspapers I saw was The Her.
aid. which is certainly paper of which
Los Angeles may be proud. Perhaps
you will give me little corner in
which 1 may write something which
may be for the good of the public. The
subject is one which is dear to me, for
l come of good old Yankee sea stock.
Mine is a well-known aquatic and nau-
tical family. 1 asked enc of your in
telligent citizens to direct me to the
public baths. TO my surprise, he said
there were no public baths. This some
what disconnected me, but upon mature
reflection / am led to the conclusion
that your city is still too young to have
considered seriously the proposition of
free bathing facilities for that portion
of the community which a philosopher
has called the great unwashed, as well
as for others who might wish to avail
themselves Of the precious privilege of
complete and thorough abulutions. II
one so recently arrived as 1 may be
permitted to interpose a suggestion let
me ask why not establish bath houses
and plunges at the point where the
bridges cross the Los Angeles river?
The north side, OF the bridge can be
reserved for men and the south side
for women, or vice versa.
At the bathing places could be sta
toned large floating bath houses SINH
lar to those along the Charles river in
Boston. each one with plunge. I have
not yet visited the vicinity of your
noble river, so cannot commit myself
to more than the mere suggestion.
may be able to throw out few valu-
able hints as to details after I have
made a thorough inspection. Ropes
stretched a few feet beyond the bath
houses, not too far out would keep the
rash or venturesome from imperiling
their lives, and relieve the city of the
necessity and expense of keeping pro-
fessional life saver on duty. I have
no doubt the plan would be entirely
feasible. Public baths have been great
successes in other places less favored
with climate than Los Angeles, so why
not here, where they could be used all
the year round?
Yours very respectfully,
JONATHAN KIDDER,
(of Rehoboth, Mass)
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-30
WORKING WOMAN HAS IDEAS
ABOUT STREET CAR FARES

LOS ANGELES, April 2S.-[ Editor
Herald: Among the letters on Mayor
Johnsons free car proposition pub
lished in The Herald l have not seer
one from a woman. This Is certainly
I should say, not because women are
not interested in the subject of street
car facilities, but because they all (like
myself until today hang back for some
one else to do the letter writing.
Now | think an ounce of personal
experience is worth pound of theory
/ have to go out to work most of my
time, and l work by the piece, earn
ing anywhere from 20 cents to $1.25 Q
day; occasionally (but seldom) as
much as $1.40 The average is about
80 cents a day. Ten cents day fol
car fare is just one-ninth of my earn
ings and double that any evening thai
I come to town again; and this amount
1 pay, not for any advantage receive
but only because I happen to live toe
far to walk. To reach my work alone
[ have to work the first hour of eacf
ninc-hour day for the car company
Maybe l would not like street cars te
be free I'd be foolish person II
wouldn't.
And, further, I don't see why
should not saw what it is in my mind
to say. 1 have little boy who is not
SO strong as he might be, just the same
as his mother is not so strong and wei
as she might be, and ! have good rea-
son to believe both might have beer
stronger and better today but for the
necessity the mother was under of saw
ing car fares at a critical time for her.
self and the child-to-be. From the
womans point of view-the woman Of
small means-the free-car idea should
look good, indeed; it does to me.
MRS. M. A. M.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-30
EMPEROR Is AUTHOR OF
10000 POEMS, OF WHICH HE
TURNS OUT ABOUT so DAILY

The legal cause of this extravagantly
reverent attitude of the people is found
in the third article of the constitution
of Japan, which says: 1.-THE emperor
is sacred and invioable." Further ex-
PLANTATION of this clause Is .maoe III the
official commentary on the constllu-
ton: "The emperor is heaven-de-
scended. divine and sacred. His hal
lowed throne was established at the
time when the heavens and the eartn
became separated. He is pre-eminen'
above all his subjects. The law mas
no mower to hold him accountable TO IT,
Not only shall there be no irreVerence
for the emperor's person, but ne shail
not be made a topic for derogatory
comment. nor even one of discussion.
Thus 1t will be seen that the japanese
consider their ruler too sacred to DC
talked about, and have inculcated IN
the law of the land a prohibition OF the
use of his name in ordinary CONVEX
sation.
The emperor has no dissipations and
practices the utmost regularity. speno-
ING nearly his whole time in the dis
charge of his official duties. He Is SAID
to resemble the German emperor In tne
faculty of being able to choose trust
worthy assistants. Although his maj
estv cannot read or speak any IAN
guage other than his own, ne is an
inyeterate reader of newspapers, keep
ing his interpreters busy translatlng
the utterances of the foreign press ion a..
his information. Quite In conformity
with the idea his subjects have about
his divinity, is the claim that he never
shows emotion. II there are moments
when his anger gets beyond his controi
no reports of them ever reach peyonu
the palace walls.
The emperor always wearSa military
uniform and has done so ever since ne
discarded Japanese dress years ago
NOT only when he appears in public
hut when working at his European
desk. he is dressed in the full uniform
of a general or admiral. His interest,"
In the equipment of his soldiers was IL
iustra fed nv an incident of war times
body of troops was passing ana ne
ordered one of the privates 10 pc sem
to him. He examined the soioler
shoes and asked great many cues
tions about them. Then to satisfy MINI
salf he sent for a pair of the same
kind and wore them for two or three
days to test their comfort.
The one hobby of the mikado Is MS
love of poetry. No day passes Wltnou'
his turning out forty or fifty poems,
which. according to Japanese RUE, mus'
consist of either sixteen or thirty -one
svlIables. His capacity in this particu.
lar is so great that the ofhclai cour.
poet estimates that during the par
thirty years his majesty mas WrlLeeI
fully 70. 900 poems. 1t is told that WneA
the emneror was only 8 years old his
father gave him a number OF SUBJECTS
for verses. and he has had an unVary-
ing love of this kind OF compoSltion
ever since, Each January the emperor
selects a. subject and the pubic is re-
ouested to send in poems on this theihe
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-30
COMPETITION"
NJ HEN a smaller business concern
w goes down before the repeated
~ onslaughts of a larger, many

W. HEN a smaller business concern
w goes down before the repeated
y onslaughts of a larger, many
people say the competition of
the survivor was to blame for the mis-
fortune of its neighbor. This is mis-
taken view. Most business concerns
both large and small, can stand rea-
sonablc amount of fair competition;
indeed, according to old proverb ana
modern experience, it is the life OF
trade. The trusts do not believe thls'
but trusts are illogical They are
houses built on the sands, and Will fali
before the first storm of popular indig-
nation property directed. Under or
binary circumstances, fair competition
is stimulating to business. 1t adver-
tises all competing concerns, and not
infrequently the absence of rivalry
brings a serious loss to the quasi
monopolist, the sole local occupant OF
any field of activity. But opposition
to the existence of neighbor in bus
mess is not competition. When pow
erful firm uses all its influence for the
purpose, not Of competing with rival
but of opposing that rivals existence
and driving him out, Immediately the
powerful firm becomes un-American, an
alien to the animating spirit OF TINS
country, and a mere mischief maker.
1t is better to boost than to knock.
That is a good, sound proverb, founded
on practical experience. When any
member of profession uses its greater
influence or money power for the pur-
pose of suppressing or hurting another
member of the same profession, 1t has
unconsciously injured itself, and in the
long run will reap what 1t has sowed.
There is plenty of hard worldly wis
dom as we'll as spirituality in the say
ings of Jesus, Whatsoever ye SOW,
that shall ye also reap" with what
measure We mete, it shall be measured
unto YOU again." Whatsoever ye
would that men should do unto you,
do also unto them" But" you ask,
''am to take all this literally? Am /
my brothers keeper?" If you are
wise man you will accept these teach
ings literally and put them into prac-
tice every day. If you are TOOL, you
will not, and sooner or later foof
fate will overtake you. The mills of
the gods grind slowly, slowly, slowly,
but time brings forth its revenges. All
these sayings are in the line of the
same philosophy and have to do with
immutable laws of cause and effect.
Yes, YOU are your brothers keeper.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-30

the last Democratic maladministra-
tion?' and will they be justined In rgI ,1
turning it to power? The people VIII
NOT be asked to return the Cleveianu
Element and its policies to power. Inc
Rrvan policies were quite different, ana
a nrotast against the Republican as
well as the Cleveland policies. When
c,laveland was elected the country was
Renubljcan. Why then did Illinois,
which had not been Democratic since
Douglas day, and Wisconsin and lndi-
ana and other Republican stateS
change over and vote for Cleveland!
It was because the country was al.
ready in the grip of hard times. II
was a protest against the Harrison
regime, under which banks began 10
close. merchants to fail, strikes TO oc-
cur all over the country ana monetary
stringency and commerciai paraiySis
nreyailing in nearly every state OF tne
Union. This was the a1termath OF LIZ
Harrison misrule, and elected CieVe-
land who went into office under these
circumstances. 1t was Impossible TOT
him to stem the tide of national oisas-
ter-the wreck and ruin brought on py
Rennblican misgovernment. II Is not
Justice nor honesty to charge Cleveianu
with the sins of omission ana commas
sion of his predecessor, as 1t would
hava raouired the wisdom of an all
Wise creator to steer the old ship out
of tha maelstrom and bring back pros
naritv' TO the people. Jeffersonian
Democracv is hardly the same as some
brands of Democracy that have been
conspicuously exploited, and 1t Is to
this that all independents" and those
who believe in representative popular
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-30
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
HERALD A LEADER

IN SPITE of unusually active competition,
Los Angeles Herald is still leader
among newspapers and presents all the
news of the country and the world to
its readers in such a way that even the bust
est man in a few minutes may be abreast of
the march of events. Yesterday it pub
iished 176 headed items of news, told in
the clear, crisp and clean manner which
wins every reader and makes a friend OF
him. tiresome, tedious method of writ
ing is discouraged. The Herald gives a
complete and accurate account of every
news event, but does not indulge in su-
perfuOus verbiage and unnecessary rhetoric.
Not only is The Herald attractive in its
manner of relating news. but fair in its
methods. Facts are not distorted to fit
theories. Stories are not colored in order
TO be picturesque. No necessary detail is
omitted, but no unnecessary detail is re-
tanned. Its style of handling questions
which come under editorial review is fair
and outspoken. Its style of handling the
news is fair and impartial. 1t is a square
deal newspaper, giving a square deal TO
people and events mentioned In its news
and editorial columns, and n square deal
TO readers. The constant increase in the
number of subscriptions and street sales
shows it is making friends by the
hundred. AS newspaper, The Herald is
as complete in every department and de-
tail as, any in the United States, although
it is compact, easily handled and carried,
and not "bIanket sheet" An excellent
staff Of reporters collects all the local news.
The efforts Of these expert local news gath
erers are supplemented by the work of n
corps of trained, efficient, experienced cor
respondents stationed at principal news CEN
ters In the United States, and by the COM
piete news service of the Associated Press,
the greatest news gathering organization
in civilization. 1t provides for readers of
Los Angeles Herald the news of all the civ
ilized world, and also OF every accessible
part of the uncivilized world. Wherever
the white man "carries his burden" the
Associated Press is there to telegraph the
news to Los Angeles Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-30
GOOD MEN NEEDED

IN OLD English phrase says jury
a must be composed of good men
IA and true. The cause of good gov
ernment and liberty makes 1t impera-
lively necessary that good men and
true should be chosen at the pri-
maries. The primary elections are OF
vital Importance. We hope all voters
have been registered this year, but II
not, they may vote on May on their
1906 registration. The district attor-
ney has so ruled. The polls will be
open from a. m. to p. M. so a
citizen will have twelve hours in
which to cast one vote. Surely he
should be able to "get around to it,
within that time. Republicans are
making great effort to emancipate
Republicanism from Southern Pa
cific bossism.
This effort is winning the approval
of all good citizens who put the eman-
cipation of California above every mi
nor or strictly partisan political con-
sideration or advantage. In order that
conventions may truly represent Re
publican sentiment, every Republican
voter is urged to go to the polls May
5 and by his vote assist in freeing
the Republican party from the dis
graceful domination of the Southern
Pacific political bureau. The Republi-
can party is in active revolt against
the usurped rule of the Southern Pa
cific. The purposes of the Lincoln
Roosevelt Republican league are the
emancipation of the Republican party
in California from domination by the
Southern Pacific and allied interests,
the selection of delegates to the
next Republican national conven-
ton pledged to vote and work for the
nomination of a candidate for presi-
dent known to be truly committed to
and identified with President Roose.
velt's policies; the election of free,
honest and capable legislature; the
pledging of all delegates to conven-
tions against the iniquitous practice
of trading; the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people the enactment of such pri-
mary election law as shall afford
party voter a direct vote in the selec-
ton of party candidates.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-30
COURT POET AND EMPEROR
HAVE CONTROVERSY OVER
MERIT OF ROYAL VERSES

The present court poet is 20 years
old, and 1T is said that he is soon TO
retire from office on account of the
arduous duties attached to It, There
is @ story which shows that although
the mikado may be supreme in ruling
the Japanese nation, the court poet
is the boss of his department. Years
ago when the emperor and his poeti-
cal adviser were both young men they
made trip together from Kyoto to
Toxic. They travelled along for several
days In sight of Fujiyama, the sacred
mountain. OF course the view inspired
the emperor to dash off a number of
effusions. In trying to determine
which of the lot was the best a dis
pute arose, and the discussion became
so heated that the court poet resigned
on the spot. However, his august mas
ter declined to release him and in the
overtures which followed it was agreed
that in future his majesty should ac-
cept the rulings of his minister of
muses. without question. And even to
this day the court poet of Japan is not
figurehead.
Aside from his love of poetry the
emperor has absolutely no amuse-
ments. When a young man he was
quite skillful in the practice of arch
cry and for time spent a portion of
each day In drilling company of
troops. The fact that he is susceptible
to seasickness is said to be the rea-
son why he does not have an imperial
yacht Whenever it becomes neces-
sary for him to journey on the water
he travels in a steamer chartered for
the occasion, or utilizes one of the bat
tleships of the Japanese navy. AL
though his majesty has a number OF
country palaces and game preserves,
he rarely or never visits them, pre-
ferring to remain at the capital of his
empire.
The empress of Japan is a noble and
inspiring woman. Her name is Har-
uko, and she is the daughter of a noble
of the highest rank. She is two years
older than the mikado. The sacred
ness of the imperial personages was
shown by an incident which occurred
when it was determined that the court
ladies should adopt European dress.
At this time great difficulty was ex-
perienced In getting clothes to fit her
imperial majesty. The profane hands
Of a dressmaker could not be allowed
to touch the person of the empress. so
court lady had to pose as a model
until the garments were gradually
made to fit.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-30
MAKE SCHOOLS SAFE!

A S WE do not believe in alarmist
IN practices or policies, we regret the
AA professional necessity which COM
pels us to call attention to the fact
that in an official blacklist of cities
where there are unsafe school buildings
Los Angeles appears. The national
board of fire underwriters and several
other organizations, after the Collin
wood disaster made a careful investi-
cation of conditions which exist
throughout the country. The state
ment is made that the safety of the
lives of students in 322 colleges and
universities has hardly been consid-
cred! Few students living in dormi-
tories can go to bed at night under as
surance that they are protected from
fire perils. Within three months there
have been dormitory fires in nineteen
states and one territory. In the same
period public school buildings have
been on fire in eighteen states, one of
which is California.
The pressing need of the hour is to
make existing school buildings as safe
for school children as modern methods
will permit.
Investigators assert without hesita-
ton" that danger of loss of life in pub
lie school buildings exists in every city
and town in the United States. as we'll
as in educational institutions situated
in the rural districts where the pub
II; f1o1 Af
fire would amount to practically moth
ing. 1t is universally conceded that
proper protection against fire in a
building can be had only through the
use of fireproof materials in its con-
struction. The question of the hour is
not how shall new school buildings be
constructed, but how can existing
buildings be made reasonably safe? In
the opinion of engineers, automatic
fire protection should be provided.
Hotels and churches are protected by
automatic sprinkler systems. 1t is sug-
gested that such protection should be
adapted to school buildings. An auto
matte sprinkler system discovers fire,
gives a prompt alarm and, if the
equipment be standard, throws water
directly on the fire. Places that can
not be watched by human industry can
be protected by automatic sprinklers.
Fire is the scourge of civilization, and
we do not apologize for what we have
to say on the subject of school pro-
lection. We have hoped and believed
that Los Angeles school buildings were
surance investigators says this is not
the case. They may be reasonably"
safe, or Ordinarily" safe, but they are
not absolutely" safe.