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The new South-news., 1908-05-09
ARREST SENATORS
LEAVES HOME FOR YOCA CULT
Overcome With Grief President Of
Purdue College Resigns Be-
cause Wife Deserts Him
Love Kills Freedom.

LATHE Rock.--five members Of the
senatorial branch Of the Arkansas
legislature were placed under arrest
according 10 advices at the sheriff 5
Office on charges OF eitacr perjury
or bribery growing ont of the lcs,sla-
tive doodle inquiry q; las, week, aud
the arrest of sixth senator is inn
minent Immediately after their ar.
rest by the shcrifis Of the respective
counties. The senators were released
upon bonds. A decided sensation was
effected here whom the news was n
cclved, although il was known sha,
the indictments had been returned by
the grand jury last week. In all
there were about twenty-five iniiel-
men,s charging members Of the senate
and the lower house and outside
parties with being implicated in the
wholesale bribery which was brought
to light after . dilgent inquiry.
The new South-news., 1908-05-09


Fesular criminal term Of the
County Circuit eourt, which
havs ben convened several
=, tor -four wssks, has been
essed- = dismi0ing TIE court
ook sa3d that it was tie duty
on.eess and citiseus 60 ascist
.etaag tie suAsrzngs Of tie
I'e'sns, ard aat ~ psopls Of
pug sn4 FORREST county had
nov = devots to other pur-
a.lns.e ef III kinds i prae-
ospsndsd n Hattisoourr.
The new South-news., 1908-05-09

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Dsvsspasss Il ~ Wsss~sss' Russ-sss u tao STATE.
y H. Z AAkfsleS. Jssk,ss. M..is'r,t
The new South-news., 1908-05-09

Al = iftis u . httje snl than
win = : GFsoe hoap 0srmsa Pro
Nrh
The new South-news., 1908-05-09

The men at the hesd Of the Farm.
en' Union ars . suarantss that it,
aRairs vii b conducted In 4 s.fe,
sans AMI businsss-hke manner. Il !,
m organization Of 0od-fearine and
lavshiding people, and there i no
eroand whatever for the fear exprs,,-
Cd b soms that it win dexsner,te
into lavlesansss akin 70 IL nisht-rid-
ers Of Ksntueky. It i the beixht Of
eool'shnsss TO even suggest SD.
M state In ths Union I, richer IN
.slra5le mineral w&isrs than N;ssis-
sippi Thousah6s Of vaIaseIe sprines
sTs to b found ia ,ae ststs, swaitinR
The osn With capital and srerxv 70
dsvs3op thsn aad bring e. wetes
preperlv bsfess ~ pabIie A fev
II thase hsvs bsen dsvraos<d anl
havs psovsa money. na1usr. Sor he
pro9ristsfs. T4<rs ars ~ opportani-
tias 1se tbase iae;ire1 t. devo,sp
propgtis u u.as valqe.
The new South-news., 1908-05-09

nississinoi Il beginning to b. rec
ognised - corn growing state. Capt.
Merry Of the Illinois Central railroad
invites NJ to make an exhibit It The
National Corn show 10 h. held in
Onaha, Neb- IN Dseember. He e.
pse~es confidence in Mississippi in
showing up veil With the bsst Of them.
The new South-news., 1908-05-09

A. c. Fant, Of Escon, last week
exhibited on the streets OF Macon,
alfalfa that wss SO inches in heighth.
1t was grown by DR.. Clarke, who has
An extensive acreage and finds il =
most profitable plant for the prairis
section OF our state. General 9. d.
Lee has one hun!red acres in alfalfa
hat bids fair to net him over and
shove al expense this season $4,000.
Noxubes county has . large number Of
plantatiors tbat make alfalfa, one Of
tn kading crops, and it, popularity
is growing rapidly.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
washington That's All

In discussing editOTially the recent Hef-
I'm incident in this city, the Augusta
(Ga) Herald says:
Not al Northern papers condemn him. The
fairer and cearer-headed among them see the matter
in its true light. Among these is The Washington
Herald which. in discussing this incident, says sc
This is all right, and The Washington
Herald is glad its friend in Dixie approves
its opinions. and thinks them marked bv
fairness and observation-disclosures. But The
Washington Herald does not relish being
classed as either Northern" or East
ern"--nor sectional in any degree, meas
ure. or inclination. II prefers to be
classed as a Washington institution.
when it is classified at all.
Washington is on the borderland. It's
citizenship is largely composed of individ-
uaIs and families from all sections. It IS
the Nations Capital Here there is every
honest inducement TO be broad and liberal
toward any part of this great nation.
Every possible shade of opinion Is To be
had here. There is very little excuse for
prejudice or warped conclusions. If one
but exercises intelligent effort to obtain
expressions Of feeling. The peoples rem
resentatives come TO Washington from all
the States in the Union. Those who are
thrown into contact with them soon learn
that there is a fine fraternal feeling bind.
ing the people OF this land into one
brotherhood under the Stars and Stripes.
that after all, Uncle Sam" has a most
clever and most interesting family. af-
fectionately disposed and big-hearted, in
spite of occasional internal domestic
spats
SO. if our contemporaries please, we'd
rather not be classed Northern, Fast
ern, or anything else save Just Wash
iEgton.' That means everything to us;
all-seetional, il you please.
That's the way we feel about Washing
ton; and that's the way we want the
nation to feel about it,
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
Raee.traek Gambling.

The Board Of District Commissioners
through its president and counsel. has
given District Attorney Baker some law
to digest and some cold facts TO con-
slider. even If he does not choose to digest
and consider the same.
Where there Is a will usually there is to
be found a way. Commissioner Macfar-
land, having the will, found and pointed
out the way. but the district attorney
failed 10 see IT,
The correspondence on this matter-the
public gambling at Benning-is printed
to-day, and The Washington Herald COM
mends it to its readers as worth careful
perusaI simultaneously there appears a
speech by Gov. Hughes on the race-track
evil. which further eliminates a sub
ject in which this Capital City is deeply
interested.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger, editori-
ally discussing the evil. says:
There is no reason to believe that in the absence
Of a coterie of gamblers racing could not flourish.
II experience shall show that il cannot be sustained
unless devoted 70 the promotion OF crime better that
every race track in the land be closed The lover
Of a good horse would have HIS horse none the less
because a lot Of srsfters had been driven out of
their business Of preying A sport founded On false
pretsnse and iourshing in iniquity need not appeal
to the public legitimate function for the public
knows better"
1t is gratifying 10 know that the in
iquitous business is hourishing for the
last time in the District of Columbia
and is certainly doomed throughout the
country.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
why the Armor Belt I, Low.

From Army and Navy Life
The term normal draft was invented
solely for the benefit of shipbuilders. and
for no other purpose. With the upbuild-
ing of our navy, the shipbuilders were
granted a bonus Of $4,000 for each quar-
ter Of knot in excess of a certain re-
quired speed. Thus the speed of the
Columbia and Minneapolis required by
contract was q knots. On the trial trim
the Columbia made 22.S1 knots, the Mime
apols over g knots, an hour, earning
bonuses Of $3.50, 900 and 800, 600, respective
~. The ships could not have done this
except at a very light draft, and this was
the normal draft" successfully insisted
upon by the shipbuilders. The evil of this
was not apparent with unarmored ships.
but the rule then adopted has always
been clung to. Speed bonuses have long
since been done away with. but normal
draft IS still essential to the shipbuilder
whose product must be capable Of a Ger
tain required speed. We are quite certain
that one of the results OF this investiga-
ton will be to do away with this unreal
incongruous, and ngless-except-to
the-shipbuilder term.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
When Taft Is AZ Els b..

The Taft boom had things all its own
way In the columns of the Abingdon (Va)
Republican last week. On the first page
Taft is ''our next President" on the sec
ond iie carries the State OF Virginia. on
the third he captures the Floyd County
dele gates. and on the last page he Is
seen gazing out into the future, hearing
the rumble of millions of voters beyond %
There is a long interview with a cosmic
being, in Mr.. Hitcheock's best vein,
wherein we get a glimpse Of Greatness:
He is tawny. slnburned. leonine giant, with
the hearty laugh OF Gloucester boatman; learned
and apostolic head, With the story Of a kindly lie
written IN genial wrinkles on his face
He has military mustache and a bull neck
Under his coat you imagine Michael AugeloesQue
biceps He has air Of ssppleness and solidty and
a glance kindly but penetrating. His hands are
broad and strong With square, short fingers Al
together he is big and ageless man. having about
him an atmosphere Of activity and ambition
de does things quickly and quietly and decisiyely
procession Of subslterns fit in and on; Of his
ellcs like seabirds around a lighthouse You are
impressed with the conviction that he is a very
large wheel the complicated machinery Of the gov
eminent.
In paodie he looks enough like the American
eagle TO be the proud bird Of freedoms twin brother
This is advantage possessed hy no other Presi-
dental candidate His moss is hooked aud majestic
his eyes blue and keen.
This parsonage was discovered in the
city Of Washington, on March %. be
hind a fiat-topped desk. Uttered with pa
pers and formidable-looking documents.
evidently a rare Occasi0n We learn that
it is no trivial matter to approach" this
bull-necked slant with the apostolic head
and the beak of an American eagle. Yet.
when approached. lie threw up his hands
deprecatingly." abjectly surrenderlng to
the literary bureau, which quickly achiev-
Ell "a triumph of the interviewers art.
Twin brother of the proud bird of free
dom. Why rub it in on the other candi-
dates-"this is an advantage possessed by
no other?" We should think them suf-
ficently handicapped by the Gloucester
boatman's laugh, the Michael Angelo
esque biceps. the bigness and ageIess-
ness OF the Superman who now and then
sits behind the flat-topped desk aforesaid.
There is no chance for them at all-in
and about Abingdon. anyway. They are
far in the rear of the tawny. sun-burned
giant with the majestic nose.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
SILvER'S VALUE FALLING.
Price of white Metal Cut i'm HaIf I'm
Forty Years.

fFAce OF W mite Metal tuf IN Hair In
Forty Years.
From the Philadelphia Press
In forty years the average price Of
silver in both America and Europe has
been exactly cut in half The price OF
the metal at this particular moment IS
considerably less than half what it was
Immediately after the civil war But the
average value Of an ounce Of silver in 1907
was just half its value in 1858
During these four decades there has
beer a tremendous increase in the yearly
output of silver as the jump from 49, eco 900
to 160, 000 ounces shows. The greater
the production the smaller the price-that
has been the rule.
Up until 1855 silver sold at a premium
that is to say. il was worth more than
81 an ounce. Now II is about 55 cents
Tie production OF gold has grown far
more rapidly than that of silver. For in
twenty years It has just about been multi
piled by four.
Economists frequently assert that enc
reason why commodities of all kinds have
IN recent years risen TO such high points
is because of the amazing increase in the
volume of gold, which is the worlds
standard of value. The more gold there
is to buy with the more of it must be
paid for any gwen object That is the
theory, but it dues not always bear the
test OF analysis
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
The Old PHILOSOPHER.

well said the old philosopher. I
don't see much difference in havin' money
an IN not havin' g. When people know
you've got IT, they're red hot to get it
from you, an when they know you hahn [
got 1t they're red-hot TO fetch all the bills
they've got agin you an try to get it
anyhow, SO. you see, It's a mortal worry
a-C0min' an a-gWine. Havin' H. or not
havin' it. you 'twixt the devil an the
deep sea six days out Of the week, an no
rest on a Sunday. II amt nuthin but
printed paper, an yaller an white metal
an yt. the worl almost stops turnn'
roun' 70 look az IT, II says it'H be a
friend TO you, An then don't stay with
you long enough to git acquainted good
It's as decelvin' as Satan hissef, though
must say that jest about this time I'd
like to see the deception of it come my
way Sich is human natur', fer which
we amt responsiblei"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
WHEN REED RULED.
MF. Cannon Was Then on Other Side
of Controversy.

hF. Cannon Was Then on Other side
of Controversy.
Prom the Philadelphia Record
The Cannon, Payne. and DalzeH idea is
that majority should be omnipotent and
q minority should be effaced. That was
not always Mr.. Canuon's idea. About
eighteen years ago the House did bust
ness for two months with no rules at all
except common parliamentary law and
the rules OF the previous House. adopted
by the small Republican ajority from
time to time, as it served its purpose. The
reason there were no rules was that
Speaker Reed was trying 10 secure an
enormous increase OF power. including
the power TO declare a quorum present
though the vote did not disclose il. and
the members Of his own party. with Mr..
Cannon, then of the Committee on Rules.
at their head, were unwilling 10 make
such a revolution in parliamentary prn.
cedure. While the House was in this
anomalous condition Of having rules or
not, according 10 the varying necessities
OF the Republican majority. a contested
election case came up. These cases are
always decided in accordance with party
interests, and not the evidence. The
Democrats filibustered by breaking a
quorum; Speaker Reed declared a quorum
present; the Republican majority could
not very well desert its own Speaker in a
fight and il sustained him. The prece-
dent having been established. the Reed
rules were easily adopted
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
REFERENDUM IN PRACTICE.
Method by Which Measures Are
Brought Forward in Oregon.

From the Portland 0regonian
The most serious fault found with the
initiative and referendum is the fire.
queney with which resort is being had to
that method Of securing legislation. And
this is a fault of no small Importance. At
the coming election the people of Oregon
viii be called upon to express their views
upon nineteen measures, many of which
are so long and complicated that the peo-
pie generally cannot possibly understand
them. The average workingman. or busi-
ness man, for that matter. cannot. or will
not. take the time to study all these
measures so that he may understand their
purpose and effect. While a few voters
will vote intelligently upon all, the great
majority will vote understandingly llpon
few of the bills and mark their ballots
blindly as to the others.
The initiative and referendum is being
grossly abused It was never intended
that there should be such frequent resort
10 this method Of enacting laws. The
purpose or the direct legislation amend
ment was TO give the people the power to
legisiate for themselves in the few and
important instances in which the legisla-
and desired. Such was the idea upon
which was based the provision that bills
could be proposed by petition Of a certain
per cent of the voters Of the State. and
IT was assumed that these petitions
would not be fled unless the subject mat
ter was Of so great importance and in
terest that the people would spon-
taneously demand the submission Of the
measure and voluntarily prepare and sign
the petitions.
But in practice different plan Of oper-
alton has developed AS every one
knows. the measures are prepared by a
few persons-perhaps by a single indi-
vidual-snd the petitions are circulated
by men who are paid for the work at so
much per signature. The people of the
State sign the petitions because it is
easier to do so than to refuse, and in a
large majority of instances they sign
without first reading the measure at
tached to the petition.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
oommemorating Crosby S. Noyes.

At the notable and impressive public
meeting on Sunday, when the memory o:
Crosby s. Noyes was honored in d fitting
and signal way both Vice President Fair
banks and District Commissioner Mac
farland suggested that the great editor S
life and achievements should be commem-
Grated In stone or bronze here at the
Capital of the Nation. Already these sug-
gestions are bearing fruit. The nucleus of
fund for such a monument or tablet is
in hand. Commissioner Mcfarland an
nounced his readiness to receive and ac-
knowledge contributions TO the worthy
object. and the immediate responses
clearly bespeak the popularity of the
idea.
All Washington should feel and take
an active interest in this project, and We
are sure the entire community does or
will 1t should be pushed TO speedy con-
summation. Let action be not deferred
organized action. The time to act is now.
In concentrating such a man as Crosby
$. Noyes. whose life was so inter
woven with the city's growth and good
government. the Capital VIII likewise
honor itself and add TO its own glory
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
INQUIRY A MERE FARCE.
Tariff the Main Prop of the print
Paper Combination.

combinations
from the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The whole history of the present tariff
on paper illustrates the manner I'm which
the principle Of protection has been pros
tituted and mis2Iplied for purposes of
extortion and gross abuse. Prior to the
last revision Of the tariff there was prac-
tically no importation of paper, and so no
need for further protection. Yet in spite
Of specific warning to the Ways and
Means Committee that the manufacturers
were planning to consolidate and increase
prices, the tariff was advanced from
about S. ton to the present rate of S.
Under this rate. which absolutely pro-
hibited imporJatiNns, combination was
made an easy matter, and It has enabled
the manufacturers to maintain their
agreement in spite Of all that the law Of
ficers Of the government could do under
the antitrust law. In the face of these
facts. the Speaker has the assurance to
propose nothing more than another "in-
quiry" into the evidence possessed by the
government and into the measures taken
against the paper trust. His action indi-
Gates a very imperfect realization of the
drift OF the times and of the meaning of
the signs Of growing discomfort through
out the country with the "standpatters'
and their fatuous policy
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07

From the~Chicago Record Herald.
How does it strike the American people
TO read that Buenos Ayres has a popula-
ton OF over 1,000,0o0 and that Il has a
finer system of docks and wharves. a
more costly and beautiful opera house. =
larger club, and more extensive news.
paper plant than any city In the I,nised
States, and that at the wharves NAV he
seen scores Of merchant vessels flying
the flag of every important nation on the
globe except the United States?
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
Remember The poor FiIipinO.

From the Chicago Tribune.
1t is difficult to get Congressman to givs
la moments thought to the Philippines az
any time The islands are 80 far from
their districts. It is particularly difficult to
make Congressman remember on the eve
Of Presidential campaign that there are
100000 people in the Philippines who
are entitled to some consideration in spite
Of the fact that they are not voters But
there ought 20 be few men ia Congress
VINO have sufficient interest in the welfare
Of those S,oo0,Ooo people to make a serious
effort 10 secure the legislation that VIII
do something TO help them through tina
coming two years Of hard times.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
JUST FROM GEORGIA"

From the Atlanta Constitution.
BLOWS HOT AND COLD.
You kept the fire blazin'
In winter. right TO rule.
An now the weather's sayin':
Keep cool my friend; keep cool"
You kept the coal trust goin',
An so was Fortunes fool.
An now the ice trust hits you:
Keep cool my friend: keep c0ol.'
See-saw life forever,
When II turns out school
You'll hear oil Satan sayin':
Keep cool. my friend; keep cool.'
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
Not a ReaI FiIibnster.

fIVM LIC DJaIlN HtIdIl,
Leader John Sharp Williams is correct.
He is an accomplished scholar and lin
guist, and can truthfully say that he isn't
ilibusterlng. A 1libuster, according Ia
the accepted dictionary authorities. is a
freebooter or a buccaneer, and Leader
Williams is no such person. He is mere
Is shaking things up, and makiig the
dull routine Of Congressional proceedings
more than ordinarily lively and entertain
ing
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07

years old, his parents
came to this country
and took up their res
idence in New York
City, remaining there
six years. He then
went to Niles. Ohio;
there he attended
school, worked on a
farm and in the coal
mine until he was six
teen years old. He
couldn't stay away
from New York City
any longer. ana Ie-
turning there in 1856,
took up the trade Of
carpenter. The am
bition Of the foreign
born young man could
not be kept down. and
though toiling hard all
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07

Chattanooga has just opened one of the
finest hotels in the entire United States
the Patten-and the populace is delighted;
and well it may be. the hotel being a
million dollar structure. Moreover, Chat
tanooga opines that it may open few
more of the same style, provided it is
permitted to serve as the principal oasis
for Georgia and Alabama a few years
more
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07

From the Kansas CITY Times
Miss Helen Gould's retrenchment in her
numerous benefactions she attributes 20
present financial conditions" The pros-
pect of having another ''nobleman' in the
family is enough to start a period of
strict economy in all the Gould house
holds
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
A CHARACTER.

Never nuthin' like him
Any time o. day,
Lightnin' didn't strike him
Kase he kept out of it's way!
Knowed that wrong would never
Triumph over right,
In the deepest darkness
Saw the dawn o. light.
Still he kept a-goin'
Through the stormy blast.
Knowed that heaven wuz owin'
The weary rest at last.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
Memories.

Birds singing in the blossoms.
Rivers rippling in melody;
Green meadows. and white clouds
In a bright bend Of blue;
The breath OF dew-wet viOlets
And fhen-dreams, dreams!
And o for a lost springtme,
And love that is only memory.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07

A Berlin scientist says one fly left over
a million germs along its way while walk
ing across his breakfast plate. II would
appear wise 10 encourage these insects to
fly rather than walk across your break
fast Mate
The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
In the EdihIes.

''The landlady's daughter has refused 10
give me a lock Of her hair.
Cheer up. said the star boarder. We
other folks at the table viii pool our
finds. and I am sure we can soon ac-
cumulste quite a hank"