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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-19
PAGE NINE.

must pay it-thankful that the increase is not
twenty millions instead of ten millions.
Private ownership of public utilities is fine
thing, isn't it? You love it dearly, don't you?
1t wouldn't do for the Government to own
the railroads as the Government does in Eu-
rope. IF the Government owned our railroads
the people would have voice, vote, and inf1u-
ence in the fixing of rates.
THROUGH YOUR REPRESENTA-
TIVES YOU YOURSELVES WOULD FIX
THE FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
RATES.
In that case, the principle of mo taxation
without representation" would be honored in
the observance.
But you don't want to have any influence
over such matters do you?
You'd rather pay whatever a secret meeting
of railroad kings agree on, wouldn't you?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-19

day, Governor. The train doesn't pull out for
New Orleans until the day is past and the
night is come.
What was it that couldn't spare you from
the Executive Office one day, Governor?
Was it something that you did not foresee
when you accepted the invitation?
Did it bob up sudden like and take you by
surprise? If SO, tell us what it was Governor,
there are at least million men in Dixie who
would have sincerely appreciated the act had
you unselhshly gone to New Orleans and spo-
ken ringing word in their behalf. Your per
sonal attendance would have given some proof
OF your sincerity, your willingness to help,
your readiness to take hand in the struggle
which the cotton grower is making against
the terrible odds which threaten him with ruin.
But you wouldn't 60 To the farmers of
Georgia and of the South you couldn't spare
one day,-not a single day.
When your own personal interest was at
stake, you abandoned the Executive Office for
months, your Secretary was detailed for edi-
torial work on your Atlanta Journal and the
Executive Clerks became your campaign
clerks, and the Governor of Georgia was rep
resented by negro porter.
This scandal spread itself over week after
week, and no amount Of criticism could check
you in your deliberate abandonment of your
POoI VI uut ~, dHu yOul putting luC lulCIColS VI
the state in subordinaton to your own self
interest
When it appeared, during the recent Presi-
dental campaign, that Bryan might be elected,
you fixed your eyes upon Cabinet position,
and you rushed into the campaign to make
speeches for Bryan, offering to devote your
whole time to his service. For week at a
time, you were out of the state, with Josiah
Carter sitting on the lid at the Executive Of
fee.
In each Of these notorious instances, you put
your personal interests above those Of the
state. You abandoned your post of duty to
do something for yourself.
But when the discouraged and mistreated
farmers of the South ask you to give them
day-just one day-you suddenly become
martyr to duty.
Il am in the midst Of official work.?
Official work that can not be denied nor
postponed. Official work which has no bow
els of compassion Official work which the ne
gro porter can not stave off for single day.
Official work which keeps the lid dancing in
such clamorous fashion that even Josiah Car
ter can not be trusted to hold it down.
The truth is, that after a cool, crafty con-
sideration of the whole matter, Hoke Smith
reached the conclusion that his trip to New
Orleans would not be Of any benefit to himself.
That settled it. Hoke is cold and Hoke is sell
fish: and as there was nothing in it for him
self, he didn't take the trip to New Orleans.
He broke his word, as he always does
WHEN IT IS TO HIS INTEREST TO
BREAK IT.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-19
Hdbe We OeferiOrafed?

x70De we UefeT1OT0fed!
Few women" says the Rev DR.. Leavill,
waxing expansive under the soothing influence
of an ample and appetizing dinner, would
leave their homes, their friends and all the at
fractions of life to follow their husbands into
foreign land did the women of Colonial
days"
To this, the editor of the New York World
replies that, measured by the standard of her
grandmothers, it is possible that the modern
woman shows signs of deterioration, but that
it would be difficult, nevertheless, to prove that
she has deteriorated more than the modern
man."
It is queer sort of defense-to say one sex
is no more on the retrograde than the other.
Both are apparently in bad way, if coward
ice and selfish apathy and shrinking from the
sterner conditions of life be universally prev
aent.
But is it true?
In the immediate vicinity of New York, per-
haps, there are no longer forests to be cleared,
but there are dens of vice into which brave
men and women do not hesitate to go, even to
take up their abode as settlement workers, in
order that they may uplift and benefit the
Clover five"
The path pointed out by the unerring com
pass robs the trackless sea of it's utter isola-
ton, and human inventive genius has over
come most of the crudities of travel in civil
lied countries, but how about the traCkless air
What of the aviator, who trusts himself to a
greater uncertainty than ever did the builders
of the frailest water barque that ever timidly
set out upon the deep?
Is it not fact that humanity is now as
strong and noble and daring and TRUE ever
it was? Isn't it really better? Of course we
know more about the evils we have to bear
with, and we fight them the more strenuously
because Our eyes are opened to their wide
spread existence and we have grown away
from the ancient idea of bearing with fortitude
every form of injustice and oppression. HUI
manitv is not deteriorating because it does not
exterminate savages where none exist nor vol
UNFAIRLY seek unnecessary hardships, but the
stuff of which heroes is made has not yet per-
ished from the land.
There remain yet wildernesses to subdue-
South America, Africa, Australia, are full of
hardy pioneers busily and quietly engaged in
making the path straight for future Rev Lea
Wills to follow They have not time to ban
quet, or to proclaim the decadence of other
people. Heroic men and women in this, our
present day and time, will not rightly be
judged by their contemporaries but by future
generations. One day the womenkind who are
SO excoriated by professional critics may be
referred to in generation as "our heroic grand
mothers, who journeyed in fragile aeroplanes
and followed their husbands upon ice-hoes to
the Pole" while the stalwart men of this era
will ultimately attain the god-like measure that
we are SO eager to bestow upon the prominent
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-01
ARTICLES ARE
STILL UNSIGNED
WrestIers Managers to Meet
Again for Conference
Tomorrow.

The articles for the wrestling match
between Hans Froelecher and the un-
known japanese are still unsigned,
though they have been drawn up ready
for signature.
Eddie TAFT is ready to sign at any
time but Willie Vida, who is behind
the Jap, wants more time in which to
consider the matter. A meeting of the
managers is scheduled to take place
at p. m. tomorrow.
There is some talk around town that
the backing for the mysterious Japa-
nese strong man is not as readily
forthcoming as was expected.
The rules of the International wrest-
ling Association which will govern the
match, if il be made, are as follows:
/. In all contests the ring shall be
roped and of not less than IL feet or
more than "A feet square.
2. Weights to be: Bantam, los lbs.
and under; Feather, lis lbs. and under
Light, 1876 lbs. and under; Welter. 145
lbs. and under, and Middle, 15S lbs.
and under.
8. Any hold, grip. lock or trip al
IOh Sub except tue IidIiiHlSf lOCh, SlEdIS :
ling and full Nelson holds.
4. Nothing heavier than light slip
pers or rubbers without heels allowed
on feet.
5. Both shoulders shall be on the
floor at the same time to constitute
a fall.
6. A rest of not less than five nor
more than ten minutes shall be allowed
between each fall.
Z. No striking, kicking, gouging,
hair pulling. butting, strangling, or
any thing that endangers life or limb,
will be allowed.
I. Each contestant shall be entitled
to the assistance of two seconds only,
and no advice or coaching shall be
given to any competitor by his seconds
or either of them, or by any other
person, during the progress of any
bout. Any violation OF this rule, or
of Rule Z, by any contestant, or the
refusal of any contestant to break any
hold when so ordered by the Referee,
may be punished by the Referee by the
loss of the bout to the offender.
9. The Referee shall have full con-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-01
THREE GOOD
GAMES SLATED
kaaIas and Chinese Athletics
viii Furnish Aaia Parks
Feature Contest.

There viii be three games of base
ball at Aala Park today by teams
from the Riverside Junior League and
the Kalanianaole League. They should
be interesting from start to finish.
In the first contest, the Aala A. G.
will cross bats with the Asahi A. C.
This game will start promptly at IL
a. m. The Japanese team have had
general opinion of those interested in
the game, is that they will take the
Aala into camp today. The battery
will be: Aala A. c., Asam and Britto;
Asahis, Tetsuji and Motto.
In the afternoon, two games will be
played. The first one will be between
the Chinese Aloha Jr. and the Sweet
Violets. The Alohas are the leaders
in the first series, but Jack Flores, the
captain of the VioIets, states that he
will have a team today which will fur
nish a surprise.
Last Sunday, the Sweet Violets de-
feated Sam Hops crack team, the
Aalas, by a one-sided score and Jack
is confident that he will turn the same
trick on the Chinese lads. 1t is hard
to pick the winners in this game, as
both teams are so evenly matched.
The second game in the afternoon
beginning at 2:30 O'Clock. is surely go
ing to be a baseball treat. This will
be the second game for the champion
ship of the Kalanianaole League, be-
tween the Chinese A. C. and the Kaala
A. c. In the first game, the Kaalas
won out from the lads of the Flowery
Kingdom, and this has put the Chi
nese boys on their mettle. A great
game is expected and all the Aala
Park fans viii be on hand.
Bernard Kelekolio, the president of
the Riverside Junior League, has re-
turned from Maui, and as he is the
secretary of the Kaala Club, the pres
ident, who is a good baseball coacher,
will be seen assisting the Kaala team
today.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-01
JOY WON'T GO

Barney Joy has heard from the Bos-
tons. His demand for a bigger con-
tract has been turned down. He an
nounces that he will remain in
Honolulu and play for the St Louis
S>SS<ScSSSS$SSS>>SS
ed to Gray who headed the ball goal
ward. Frazier managed to clear and
Dwight took a shot which was put
away by one of the Punahou rear divi-
sion
The Cation boys played their usual
hard game but the team as whole
didn't hang together as it should.
Next Saturday the Thistle Club will
oppose the Rest of the League.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-01
ENTRIES FOR THE
HANDBALL GAMES

The Y. NJ. C. A. handball tournament
will not be an elimination tournament.
Every contestant must play every one
of the other contestants. match Of
three games, fifteen points to the
game, two games out Of three to decide
the match.
The contestant winning the most
points will be declared the champion.
A contestant will be accredited with
two points for each match won in
competition and one point for each
match forfeited to him.
The tournament will begin on March
at 1880 .. m.
The name of contestants listed for
the tournament follow:
r. G. Axtell. f. A. Bechert, j. Bap-
tiste, c.. C. Bechert, Chas. f. Brissel,
f. b. Blanchard. SUN. Bum. Geo. s.
Curry. Jno. d. Cockburn. M. V. De CO.
ito. Jno. C. Ewing, Geo. K Ewaliko,
L. Franks, s. Gardia, N. Ferriera,
Nose Kekaho, Chris Lewis, Mark
Johnston, ]. S. Herriot. Arthur Myhre.
Tom Mcclure. Jas. S. Mott, Harold
Nickelsen, VIM. Raseman, Paul o.
Schmidt, Dan. Voeller, F. s. Warren,
j. Whitney, M. C. Webster, r. Ven
huizen.
Each contestant will be notified of
the schedule as soon as it is arranged.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-01

troll Of the contest. and his decisions
shall be final and without appeal.
10. A Timekeeper shall be appointed.
IL. Contestants shall be, weighed
within one hour of the beginning OF
the contest.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-01

The Atkinson Baseball League viii
play the first Of the championship Sc
ries of games today al the Kakaako
Park.
The game viii be called at $3.50 a.
m. and will be between the mines Of
the u. S. s. Iroquois and the Police.
This will be the first game between
the three teams tied for first place in
the second series of the league.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-01

The Palama Athletic Club will hold
meeting next Tuesday evening at
7:30.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
ROBBED AND SluccED
he SAYS

A bloody affray took place at the
Bernard saloon, 1l5 Bernard St,
about o'clock last night. and to-
day the proprietor, T. G. Matthias
81, is under arrested accused Of dis
orderly conduct in the warrant,
and of robbery by Charles Frost
and A. Fisher, the complainants.
Frost was formerly a bartender
for Mattiassi He told Justice Hin.
kle that Mattiassi and two
strangers robbed him of 81 while
he sat in chair in the saloon. He
said Mattiassi made a motion as II
to pull gun and then told him
to dig up, Or there would be
trouble"
Fisher, who had gone into the
saloon with Frost. witnessed the af
fair. When Frost finally got away
Mattiassi. Fisher says, ordered him
to buy drink and when he refused
struck him over the head with a
pair of brass knuckles and took &c
cents away from him. Fishers UNI
der clothing was covered with
blood when he told his story this
morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
FOUND MONEY
SAFE AT HOME

That woman is usually uncer-
tain as to her own mind is an aged
bit of wisdom, but ii isn't often that
she Is also uncertain about the To-
cation of her pocket book, especial.
ly when the same contains as much
as $S5.
But Mrs. G. Wilson furnished the
exception to the rule yesterday
when she complained that her purse
with the amount of money mention
ed had vanished when she left 1t
on the counter of the New Eng
land market. She reported the
matter to the police and every
body was mystified, none more so
than the butcher. Then Mrs. VIII.
son went home and found the purse
lying on the bureau. She came
back downtown and notified the po-
lice and the market proprietor of
her discovery in time to prevent
any further complications.
The police have learned long ago
to prepare for surprises when there
is woman In the case, but this
was a new one.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
FLAMES SWEEP PORTLAND
MAINE METROPOLIS SUFFERS
100000 LOSS, INCLUDING
100000 CITY HALL, AND MAR
ROWLY ESCAPES COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION.

PORTLAND, Maine, Jan. "a
Until 10 O'Clock this morning, when
The fire was got under control, the
entire business section of this city
was threatened with destruction.
Help sent from Bath and Lewiston
saved the city.
The city hall, Greenleaf law IL
brary and a number Of buildings
were burned, entailing a loss Of at
least $1,000,000. The city hall cost
100000. The city clerk and treas
urer's records were saved. The
fire was the worst that has visited
the city since 1886. A bowling
northeast wind drove the fire out
Of the business district to the
waterfront.
That no one was killed is remark
able. Although the property loss is
estimated at $1,000,0OO this does
not cover the almost irreparable
damage to property holders in loss
of deeds and documents.
In hall nearby 700 people were
dancing at the Knights of Pythias
ball. All weer taken out in safety.
Chief Engineer Melville Eldridge
is among those seriously injured.
Portland is a town OF SOFAS in
habitants by the last census, the
largest city in Maine and one Of the
oldest in New England. The prin-
cipal industries are ship building
and manufacture of locomotives.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
HALLS THREAT
OFFERED BY
HENEY

PORTLAND, Jan. 24-W. w.
Steiwer, co-defendant in the Hall
Mays land fraud and conspiracy
case, who pleaded guilty late yes
terday afternoon, was the star wit
ness in this mornings session.
Steiwer's testimony, however,
taken by itself. does not particular
ly affect the defendant. It's mate
riality will probably be brought out
later.
Steiwer testified that Hall came
to him several times during the ses-
sion of the state legislature in
1903 and talked of the fencing case
with him. At that time. said
Steiwer, he did not believe that
Hall was attempting to influence
his vote in favor of any particular
candidate. He testified that he
voted for Geer until the last bal
lot, when he switched for Fulton.
A letter was introduced in evil
dence by Heney which was written
by Hall TO Steiwer on Dec. 10, 1907.
In 1t Hall inquiries II Steiwer knew
whether Hendricks was going to
turn states evidence.
"lf he does this, and testifies to
things that never happened, he will
be laying himself open to a much
more serious charge than that un-
der which he is now indicted" the
letter read. Steiwer will be on the
stand the rest of the day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Special Correspondence to The Press

SpcClal OoIAcspouueaSe W 4aS 6ASe~
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan, "a
How many bird friends have you?
am not addressing boys and girls
only, but grown folks, too-in fact
everyone living on the Pacific coast
OF course you will want to know
the reason. II is this: A census
of the bird population is badly
wanted by the u. s. biological sur
vey. Congress will soon be asked
for an appropriation to cover the
small expense that will be incurred
and in all probability will supply
the money necessary.
Almost every other kind of a
census has been taken in the
United States, but there has never
been a count of the robins, the
swallows, the sparrows. the blue
jays and other archaeological va
rieties.
Protection of the birds In much
more effective fashion than is now
afforded is the principal object back
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
L. 3. TURNER PROVES ALlBi
AND HR | N GS SERIOUS
CHARGE AGAINST OFFICER
HOOD IN ROBBERY CASE.

Special officer Hood is under in
vestigation following statements
made by l.. B. Turner, age 90, who
was bound over to the superior
court yesterday by Justice Hinkle.
following the hearing ON a charge
Of robbing the home of George Al
len, Jan. Is, of S73 and a watch
fob. A signed confession made by
the boy was introduced, yet num-
Der of reliable witnesses positively
proved that between / and 2 o'clock
on the day and at the time of the
robbery is supposed to have occur
ed, he was employed on the Wash
ington st. bridge work and is on
the time books. Justice Hinkle rec
commended that the case be further
investigated but, on the signed con-
fession of guilty he could do no less
than bind the boy over to the high
err court.
Turner tells story which will
probably result in the discharge of
Officer Hood If proven true. He
says that Hood practically coerced
him into signing the confession by
telling him that all the evidence
pointed to him and he would be
sent to the penitentiary for at least
10 years. But. Turner says, Hood
said If a confession was signed and
the $73 was paid back, there would
be a settlement and no prosecution.
Turner. who was raised on a
farm. was frightened into signing
the confession. Later that after
noon Hood and Patrolman Sanborn
arrested him.
Attorney f. o. Conner appeared
for the defense. Turner was mar
ried recently.
The witnesses who established a
complete alibi for the boy We're s.
II. knight, city supervisor of
bridges, and other officials under
whom Turner was employed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
CONTROLS SEX
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Will the
family of the future be born to or
der? Will the child be a boy or
girl just as parents will?
Is 1t possible by prenatal hypno-
sis to govern the sex of children ?
May one divide his offsprings to
suit his desires?
Scientists have long claimed it
to be possible. Iney have expert
mented by various means for many
years, but the final solution has
been ever elusive.
DR.. Gustav A. Gayer, president of
the Society for Applied Psychics,
claims to have demonstrated this
possibility. Moreover, he backs up
his claim with the goods.
More than year ago, three
months before her marriage, DR..
Gayer first subjected Mrs. H. A..
Folger, of 20 East Sixty third ST., to
his hypno-suggestion treatment. A
few days ago she gave birth to a
boy baby.
Mrs. Folger at first wished for a
daughter. Her husbands prefer
ence was for a son, and she stub
bornly refused to come to his way
Of thinking. Later she evinced an
overwhelming desire for a boy.
"At the outset" DR.. Gayer ex-
plains, "the subject was put to
sleep by hypnotic power, which is
no longer a thing about which the
enlightened mind raises any ques-
ton. Then l began cropping for a
hold upon her Inconsistencies.
II am expounding only an ele-
mentary principle when | say that
to control the subconscious being
is to control the whole being. To
obtain such control is the most diff
ficult part of the task. 1t Is the
subconsciousness, the alter ego,
which makes or mars a life.
''For want of a better term you
may call 1t the dream that Is ever
with us. The dream of today is the
reality Of tomorrow. A woman
about to be married will have sub
consciousness very busy on that
fact. 1t was upon this condition
that l was able to work toward final
control of her mentality.
Following the marriage | began
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
BEST YEAR FOR BOOSTERS
TWICE AS MANY MEMBERS,
TWICE AS MUCH MONEY AND
TWICE AS MUCH GINGER IN
10000 CLUB.

The 100000 club last night elect.
ed a new board of managers and
beginning at noon today the cam
paign for the greatest membership
in the history of the organization is
on full blast.
The new, managers were elected
by the following votes out of Fl
nominations:
F. H. CASTOR 457, A. A. Kraft
1872, w. D. Vincent 439, w. S. Gill
bert 212,. w. H. Murgittroyd 222.
Sec. Gaston's report of the clubs
work for 1907 showed unprecedent
ed progress in every project taken
up. On Jan. l last year the club
had $712 cash on hand. Receipts
during the year amounted to SIS.
675 and the disbursements were
$14,402, leaving a balance at the
beginning of this year of 1884
or more than twice that OF year
ago. The club now has assets ex
ceeding $4,000.
The last membership campaign
brought the total paid up members
up to 1928, or more than double
In detail the report sums up the
clubs success in preserving the
Fort Wright parade ground, selec
ton of a non-partisan park commits
sion, City eBautiful campaign, city
census, home industry campaign
childrens playground, fair car
nivals, excursions and other enter
prises in all of which the club has
been uniformly successful.
The value of the club as a pub
licity medium is shown by the fac
that the secretary answered more
than 5000 letters of inquiry as t.
Spokane and the Inland Empire ir
the past year Hundreds of PEG
pie of which the club has record
were brought to this city through
these letters. The volume of worl
done by the club in 1907 was more
than three times that of the clubs
previous career.
Today a new membership cam
paign was organized and the club
begins the new year with the de
termination to make another record
that will make last years suffer b,
comparison as badly as previou:
years judged by 1907.