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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-13
PAGE FOURTEEN.
APLEA FOR TOBACCO GROWERS

ouAdI ICpO1 10, TIC WILL S6C GItdG DICuou
is the great center which supplies
Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, and it
actually breaks up the hogsheads we
ship over there, and every dealer in
the Bremen market has asked the pri-
lege Of having tobacco shipped to him
IN bales instead Of in hogsheads.
If you allow this to go through, my
friends, it will not in any way affect
your revenue. IF there is a man upon
the Ways and Means Committee who
will axe five minutes or five hours
and will convince me or will con-
vince himself, or will at the end Of
The argument still claim in the pres
ence Of this House that this bill will
affect our import duties by mill,
will agree to make no further de-
mands. Yea, more than that. Your
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
one Of the ablest commissioners you
have had since the war, Mr. Yerkes,
came before your committee and said
that you could take this tax off the
back Of the farmer and that il would
not affect the internal revenue tax by
a single cent.
My friends, you have read in the
daily papers Of the conditions that
exist in western Kentucky and Ten
nessee. You have read the story of
the Night Riders, story Of lawless-
ness and disorder in that country, and
the accounts are very greatly exagge-
rated No writer has yet taken the
trouble to paint to you the misery, the
want, the utter restitution that visi-
ted that country when the tobacco
tenants for two long years got less
than 20 cents a day because the Amer
lean Tobacco Company arbitrarily in
ninety days reduced the price Of raw
material from an average of over 7
cents a pound on over $60,000,OO0
worth Of property.
You have never read how those
farmers peacefully organized and
stood together and held their crops
unsold for three years, until they Sc
cured fair price for them, and you
have never read the story Of the
lives of these same farmers of Ken
lucky and Tennessee for generations
before they becamet he hapless vic
TINS of a grinding and heartless
monopoly. In the midst of labor
broils, in the midst of war between
employer and employee, In the midst
Of lockouts and of strikes, in a hun
dred years there had been no friction,
there had been no strife, no jar be-
tween the landlord and his tenant in
any of those &c States. Three hun
dred thousand men for fifty years
titled the soil in peace; 100000 men
have for half century lived as neigh
bors and friends with those for whom
they toiled, and 100000 men had as
their sole ambition and highest de-
side to add to the column of home
lovers and home seekers in this land.
On the fertile plains Of Kentucky
and Tennessee during all this era the
little patches of tobacco on hill and
dale furnished to the tumultuOns
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and you by single amendment can
give it to them. Five hundred thou
sand men will rise up and call you
blessed if you do. One single solitary
commercial bandit will grit his teeth
in wrath and curse you if you amend
this law. 1t is James B. Duke, whom
your courts have indicted, whom your
President has denounced, standing
out, solitary and alone, against host
Of toilers. For whom do you stand;
the farmer or the trust? If you can
not defend this iniquitous provision,
for the sake of humanity and for the
sake of justice and for the sake Of
common decency [ appeal to you to
repeal this pernicious provision in the
organic law Of the land. The Ways
and Means Committee has three times
reported bill to this House repeating
this obnoxious act, and three times
when presented by the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dalzell it
has passed this House without a dis
senting vote. Three times it has died
IN the Senate; and I have produced
here on this floor the very telegram
that was sent in the name of an in
dependent buyer to a certain member
of the Finance Committee, whose
name | am not permitted to call, stat
ing that he wanted the bill killed
[ produced the man who sent that
telegram. He said that he was not
an independent buyer and Mr. Duke
sent for him and took him to his Office
at los Fifth Avenue, New York, and
dictated that telegram, and that is the
only voice that has ever been raised
against the repeal of this infamous
enactment. Can James B. Duke run
ground wire to the Capitol of the
United States, and secretly steal the
clothing from the back Of a million
men and women, and reduce them to a
condition Of almost abject servitude?
What are We asking? | ann ashamed
to say it. Only little relief for the
wretch who has toiled through heat
and cold and rain and shine to bring
to fruition few leaves Of tobacco.
They have at last mastered the mar
kets Of the world, until today there is
not a manufacturer Of tobacco on
earth save one to whom he can sell.
There is not a foreign port which he
may enter.
This poor man cannot sell a leaf
of his tobacco anywhere on the green
earth, not in Germany, the Neither
lands, Portugal, France, Spain, Aus
tria, Italy, or South Africa, unless it
go to one purchaser; and we ask
what? We ask that he may take in
his own hand few leaves of tobacco
that he himself has grown, and start
barefooted down the road to find a
purchaser for them.
This brave tenant and his hard
pressed landlord are still sternly and
stubbornly battling with the trust.
They stand in the midst of poverty
and disaster, still unwilling to sur
render to their merciless master.
Princelv fortunes. old and established
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-18

Buy your Groceries from
Ritehies, They satisfy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-18

Clothing Of all kinds altered and re-
paired at the Up-to-Date Tailor shop
Over Geo. Maxwells.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-18

Free: loe package conkeys Lice
Powder, also Csc Poultry Book. Bring
to the City Drug Store. BY mail &c.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-18

Just arrived-Granrte. Glass. China
and Kitchen wares. W. F. Stark.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-18

Rocky Ford property to trade for
land. Address 400 North Mair or Phone
Ford l56,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-18

A good bread winner IS Swinks Best
Flour.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-18

Iwish to contract for 100 acres
Of Beans to be grown for seed.
D, v. Burrell.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-18

Stauffers are cutting some
corn fed steers. Don't fail to
get your share.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-18

Dr.. P. P. Keek, Veterinarian. Once
at Grand Valley Livery Barn, phone
Ford 10. 44u
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-18

The home Of the Silent Auction
does not have to unload its old styles on
trusting customers. And don't you for
get to remember it! W. 3. Mcmillan.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-19
TALES FROM THE ARCHIVES
a Recall Correspondent.

civilized in nature, debating his letter
with the palm tops around; and on the
other side Of the world a king, amidst
all the signs of civilization that st.
James and Windsor could afford, and IN
character suecumbing to the insanity
of his blue blood, writing through the
fancies Of ministers.
The letter answering Kamehameha s
| first letter was written in London by
Liverpool on April 80, 1912. At the
| time the letter was received the health
of the kingly George was chad" in
| the polite language of his conrtiet and
so Kamehameha never learned that his
| sEbrother'' on the opposite side had
gone insane. This is what the Earl says
in answering:
{@oI have the honor of informing you
by command of his Royal Highness, the
Prince of Wales, that | received from
Captain Spence of the ship Duke of
Portland. the letter which you wrote
to his Majesty from the Island Woahoo,
8 March, together with the present to
His Majesty of feathered cloak of
which Captain Spence was the bearer.
You will hear with much regret
the King, on account of the bad state
of His Majesty's health which has con-
tinued since Captain Spence's arrival
ia this country. Under these circum-
stances and in obedience to the COM
mands of His Royal Highness, the
Prince of Wales, who has succeeded
the King, his father, in the Government
of this empire, the letter and the feath-
or cloak have been presented by me to
His Royal Highness. -
The courtiy Earl Of Liverpool could
not bring himself to look upon the king
of a South Sea island in the light of a
monarch. The letter is simply headed
"Sir'' and in all cases he uses the
direct pronoun in referring to Kane
hameha The latter's nature was not
such as would cause him to resent this,
coming, as it did, from a courtier of
demoralized court, whose head was on
the verge of insanity.
Liverpool continues with assurances
of the good viii of Britain and promises
of protection. He adds, "You cannot
give a better proof in return of your
friendship and good will towards Great
Britain than by relieving the wants of
such British subjects as may arrive in
need of your assistance.
His Royal Highness, the Prince of
Wales, entreats your acceptance of the
presents the list of which is contained
in the inclosed paper and which will be
delivered to you by the bearer of this
letter. A considerable quantity of
bunting was sent to you last year by
his Royal Highness with directions to
the Governor of New South Wales and
orders that it should be forwarded to
you with the least possible delay.
LIVERPOOL.
A copy of the list of presents is fur
nished by WylIie and contains in part,
2l2 pounds of assorted nails, each size
and variety being carefully enumerated,
and ranging in size from a 9-inch spike
to two penny nail. These, together
with hammers, saws, gimlets, etc., were
in chest No. and in chest No. /, was
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-19
BY .. L. McKaye.

There are, in the Archives building
letters and copies of letters that seen
to indicate that King Kamehameha was
an accomplished letter writer. AS hi'
epjstles were addressed to kings 1t IS
not likely that he had one Of the much
advertised all,suffieient guides to proper
letter. writing and, as will be seen, the
malls in those days were too uncertain
20 permit of him taking course IN
correspondence school.
Maybe he had some one in the islands
of the new white race that had come
into his world who was accustomed to
corresponding with royalty, and who
wrote the letters for him to sign but
it WASH t John Young, his ffpriaie min
lister. y for sample Of that gentleman g
literary work has, been printed here
WHOEVER it was seemed to have speak
ing acquaintance with the Arabian
Nights, fer it is headed thus: - His
Most Sacred Majesty George III of the
United Kingdoms of Great Britain and
the Sandwich Islands, King, Defender
of the Faith &C., &C., &c.
DESPITE this oriental commencement
there is no other alternative except to
presume on history and say that the
skipper of the ship that carried the mes
sage iaG.eted it at Kamehameha s re-
Quest. The letter is as follows
tBfother: zE.anaq o. 2h ~ ST.
eve, Kamaahanaah, King Of the
Sandwich Islands, wishing to render
every assistance to the ships Ct Your
Nest Sacred Majesty who visit these
seas, have sent a letter by Captain.
Spence, ship Duke of Portland, to His
Majesty, since which Timoree, King of
At0oII Kauai, has delivered his island
APP, and we are now in possession of
the whole of the Sandwich Islands.
We, az subject of his Most Gracious
Majesty, wish to have a. seal and arms
from Britain so as there may be no
molestation to our ships or vessels in
these seas, or any hindrance whatsO-
ever.
''Wishing Your; Majesty a long, pros
porous and happy reign, / am, brother,
aSgd) KANAAH eAMAAH."
The letter is dated August 6, 1910. 1t
will be noticed that the ok" has sue
ceeded the ct" with which Vancouver
spelt the name of the king but it has
not yet reached the, form in which it
has come down to present times. 1t win
also be noticed that the lord of the
Sandwich Islands has signed himself, in
two words although in the letter it is
only one. This may be an error of r. G.
h.. - r Al
copyist, also, in a note states that the
letter carried by Captain Spence accom-
panied a present of feather cloak to
George Ill. This letter was answered
by the Earl of Liverpool, the original
being in the archives building.
The contrast in the writers of the let
ters that figure in this part of King
Kamehameha IS correspondence are WV
i'd. On one side of the world a king,
savage in aspect and surroundings and
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-19

lied districts surrounding New York
and other towns back East who con-
slider the Islands late additions to the
terrestrial map. They themselves were
just getting gray hairs over the Whis-
ky Rebellion when Hawaii's waters
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-19

were full of the vessels of four nations
engaged in trading and seaIing-ani
carrying letters back and forth be-
tween ellis Most Sacred Majesty
George III. of the United Kingdom,
etc. and 'fSir.''
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-19

The letters need no comment to in
crease their interest. Their contents
are not included in the written history
of the islands but are of prime i'm
portance in that history and might be
read with interest by the highly civil
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-19

! gold laced cooked hat and feathers
| and new red coat and uniform. What
an awful time Liverpool and his fellow
/ advisors must have had in choosing
! suitable presents for a South Sea king,
( and what a sight kamehameha must
| have been prancing around in a cooked
/ hat and a red coat!
| The most interesting letter of this
| series of correspondence was the letter
Of transmissal from the governor of
! New South Wales The principal parts
of his letter are as follows:
Government House, Sydney. y. S. W.,
Il August, 1916.
Sir:-I In the year 1912 I re-
eeived the accompanying letter to
Your Majesty's address from the Earl
of Liverpool, then secretary of state for
the British colonies, written by com
mand of His Royal Highness the Prince
Regent of England 10 Your Majesty
with certain presents from His Royal
Highness for Your Majesty's accep-
taDce.
't2. I made an attempt in the same
year above mentioned to have these
presents with the letter, conveyed to
Your Majesty in an English ship called
the Hunter, commanded by Captain
Robson, who received them on board
and promised me to deliver them safe
to Your Majesty;-but after an abb
sence of twelve months the ship re- /
turned here without touching at the t
Sandwich Islands-which the captain |
alleged he was prevented from doing |
by variety of unforeseen events. . /
"3. The American schooner Traveller.
having touched at this port lately on |
her way to the northwest coast OF t
America, Mr.. Wilcocks, the owner OF
that vessel, has in very handsome
liberal manner, offered ard agreed to
touch at the Sandwich Islands, although
a good deal out of his original in
tended track, for the express purpose
of conveying these presents to Your
Majesty = y ~
"a. I beg leave to inform Your Ma
jesty that I have very lately received
orders from his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent Of England, to have
small vessel built here for the use of
Your Majesty and to send her to the
Sandwich Islands when built and COM
pleted for so long voyage It is
accordingly my intention to begin to
build this vessel as soon as one now
on the stocks here for the use of this
government is completed which I hope |
will be in about four months hence; our |
limited means here only admitting of !
building one vessel at time, but every
exertion will then be made to finish /
the vessel intended for Your Majesty /
which will be sent to Your Majesty as
soon as completed.
L. MARQUATSE,
Governor in Chief of n. S. Wales.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-19
l. MAROUATSE.
Governor in Chief of N. S. Wales

Governor in Chief of n. S. Wales.
Although in his letter, Kamehameha
spoke in such manner that it is plain
he considered himself subordinate to
the King of England, yet that allegi-
anee was one merely formal, English
vessels receiving the protection of Ka-
mehameha while in the waters adjacent
TO his territory and he receiving the
promise of protection of ENGLAND. -
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-03

held Tuesday night at the office Of Dr. w s. Stewart. An interesting paper on "Tetanus" was read by Dr. B. D. Luck, who also told of the treatment Of several cases of lock- jaw ill this city the past year. Dr. William Crutcher, president of the so- ciety, presided over the meeting. The doctors had as their guest Dr. Mor- gan Smith, of Little Rock, secretary of the Arkansas State Medical Socie ty. Plans were outlined for the en- tertainment of the Arkansas society in this city in May, when the annual convention of the state organization will be held in this city. \ smoker, which was much enjoyed by the med ical men, followed last nights gather ing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-03

munications be written plainly and OH only one side of the paper. The full name and addresses of the contribu.- ors shall accompany them Avoid per sonalities, but merely offer suggea- tions which you believe will be fo. the good of the city and it's people
 MT. Sorrells' letter to the Graphic follows
 Editor Graphic This city of ours needs some life and spirit. The of ficers who have in charge the admin istration of affairs can never build up a great town, because 1t requires the aid and assistance of the inhabl- tants pulling and pushing together. Pine Bluff needs moro enthusiasm, more civic pride. It has occurred to me that beneficial step towards a bigger and greater city is to learn what we need. What we can do-- and how to do 1t. What do you say to opening column of your paper and devote it entirely. for while at any rate. to municipal affairs? 1n- vite all persons, high and low, to con- tribute to this page, their views of evils as they deem prevalent, and calling the attention to such matters in their lend of town" that needs nt- tention. Suppose you invite discus sions from such talent as Dr. J. l.. Caldwell, Dr. Junius Jordan. Mon signore Lucey, Hon. A. B. Grace and others of this calibre, as to the needs. the best way, the thing to do. what may help, and q general summing up of improvements along all lines of municipal administration. I think 1t would be a good thing. What say others? It will draw us more con- pactly together awaken a greater in- terest in the upbuilding and uplift- ing, encourage greater effort, re- vive some degree of altruism, and upulI LAc WuOlc IL VIII COuteI(IdLS our attention every day to the fact that eternal advertising is the price of good government, greater things, better things, bigger things along the line of civic improvement. Cant we so start something that all may be stimulated and all may lend a hand in some way to better things for Pine Bluff. I submit this to your consid- eration and pledge myself that ] will do my uttermost toward the test end. Will you publish this and in- vite discussion even as to whether this idea is q good one
 Yours truly,
 w. E. SORREL|.S
 City Alto, ney.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-03
SURVEY OF
 ARKANSAS RIVER
Important Suggestion by Rev. J. M.
 Lucey of Pine Bluff.

The following interesting and time ly letter has been forwarded the Board of Trade of Little Rock by Rev. J. M. Lucey, of Pine Bluff There is no one in Arkansas more fully de- voted to the interests of the state than Father Lucey, and his sugges- tion will no doubt receive the con- sideration it deserves:
 Pine Bluff, Ark, Jan. 30, 1909. ''Board of Trade, Little Rock. Ark:
 "Gentlemen:-I notice that the Good Roads organization is prepar- ing q bill to be presented to the legislature. Among other things 1t calls for state engineer for good roads. There has been a movement among those interested in the naviga- tiCn of the Arkansas River to work out some practical plan of getting the old river on it's legs again. Also Congressman Reid has favored the idea of the state taking part in the improvement of the river, which I am also in favor of. If those inter- ested in the improvement of the Ar kansas river have nothing to ask Of the legislature, would it not be good thing to make an amendment to the Good Roads requirement of state engineer to the effect that his duties would include 8 survey of the Ar kansas river and an annual or semi annual report of his findings and suggestions?
 II do not think the national gov ernment will ever do enough to in- sure the navigation of the Arkansas river. and I think that the state and several counties ought to begin work
 Yours truly,
 U. NJ. LUCEY."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-03
DR. HIGTNBOTHAM
 IN ATTENDANCE
Examinations Being Conducted by State Board of Osteopaths--Con- vention in Session.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 2.--Applica- cants for state licenses to practice osteopathy are undergoing examina- tions today in the offices of Dr. c. A.. Dodson, in the Riegler building. The Arkansas Osteopathic Association will also meet this afternoon.
 The examinations are conducted by a board composed of the following members: Dr. J. c. Young, Jones' boro, president; Dr. A. A. Kaiser, To- noke. secretary; Dr. A. w. Borrow, Hot Springs; ,Dr. l.. c. Higinbotham, Pine Bluff. and c. l.. Pagan. Stutt- gart.
 The following are being examined: Dr. c. S Dodson, Little Rock; Dr. Josephine Bradley, Eureka Springs and Dr. J. B. Cooker. Greenville, Miss.
 Officers are to be elected and two board members chosen at the meet ing of the association this afternoon About twenty osteopathic practition- CTS are expected to be present.
 pr. A. A. Kaiser. of Lonoke. who was delegate to the International Tuberculosis Congress held at Wash ington last summer, will speak on
 Tuberculosis"
 Dr. A. w. Berrow, of Hot Springs and Mir. Pagan. of Stuttgart are scheduled for papers outlining legis- latfcn desired by the osteopathic phy- sicians of Arkonsas.
 Dr. Hishhctham of Pine Bluff. and Dr. nodsop. Cf I itt'N Beck, will also address the convention.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-03
LET'S HAVE SOME IDEAS.

The Graphic takes pleasure in pub fishing the following patriotic and most interesting communication from City Attorney w. B. Sorrells and en- dorses his sentiments. His sugges tions are worthy of the consideration of every citizen in this city and coun- ty and will if carried out along the lines suggested, result in much good in the upliftmeut and development of Pine Bluff and its tributary country.
 The Graphic believes that publicity is the life of trade and without it de- velopment and progress are slow and unknown. The Graphic will carry out the ideas of City Attorney Sorrells and will establish immediately a col umn on Public Opinion" which is open to all persons who desire to eX- press themselves on the needs of Pine Bluff and Jefferson county generally. There is no doubting that many good suggestions can be made by practical men in the walks of everyday life. There are many things which the of ficials in this city overlook in their efforts to please a long suffering pub lie and little comment. calling ther attention to their shortcomings can not help but aid them in their per formances of duty.
 As Mir. Sorrells expresses it, "Piuc Bluff needs more enthusiasm. moro civic pride" Petty iealousies among some of the business interests should cease. It is unbecoming of men of their ability and means and it eer- tainly never results in any good Q a community or a city.
 The Graphic invites all citizens, in every walk of life, to contribute to its Public Opinion" column. It has only a few requests to make Of them, however, and that is that their con-