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tory. This territory was claimed by
the two countries and purchase of it
was negotiated by Brazil before de-
cision as to the rights in the case had
been made. The award went against
Bolivia and Bolivian citizens have
been highly disappointed and indig-
nant over the matter It would seem
that Bolivia and Peru were the par
ties concerned, with Brazil as a much
interested spectator or possible par
ticipant in the contest. Just why the
Argentine Republic should be at
white heat is not altogether clear
The demonstration of the mob at La
Paz against the Argentine Legation
was hardly serious enough to bring
on hostilities, since it appeared to
consist Of nothing more than noise
and disorder and as such easily to
be dealt with peaceably.
Bolivia is much weaker in every
way than any of the other nations in
volved in the disturbance. Argentina
and Peru may have conspired to rob
Bolivia Of territory, in which event
they are probably strong enough to
force the issue, unless Brazil takes
a hand, in which event the Acre River
lands would probably go to the victor.
Bolivia, at any rate, is certain to lose.
The War Department has ordered
the Tenth Cavalry Regiment from
Sackett Harbor, New
consistency, York, to Fort Ethan
Thou Art a Allen, near Burlington,
JeWel!' Vermont, and terri
BILE howl of injury has
of that State. Why? Because, the
Tenth Cavalry is of the ''kinky-haid-
ed'' kind and Vermont protests, Wig
orously, against quartering any ne
gro troops upon her soil. 1t was all
right to impose darby soldiers, with
their insults and outrages, upon poor
little, helpless, isolated Brownsville,
Texas, but it is different story when
the U. S. Government desires to send
them into the region where they can
be surrounded by the friends who,
theoretically, love them SO dearly as
to want to force social equality upon
the rest of the country.
Recently, in Leavenworth, Kansas,
some houses we're dynamited because
the owners thereof had determined
to rent, or sell, to negroes, and the
white people of the neighborhood de-
clined to have Cuffy put among them.
The papers made few perfunctory
remarks of depreciation.
Such cases are object lessons of
inconsistency.
Over SiX hundred da1QOatac from
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With the more than a brief out
line Of the pending and
passed legislation. Educational mat
tiers have received much attention,
the most important of these being a
bill introduced by Mr. Edwards of
Walton County providing for the
compulsory education of children in
Georgia between the ages of six and
fourteen years. 1t is hard to see
just how this law can be made eff
fective in many instances. There is
no doubt that children should be edu-
Gated and every means to this end,
even legal cOmpulsion, presents much
that is justifiable, but the fact will
remain that parents on isolated
farms are not going to send their
girls over lonely country roads to
school; and the further fact remains
that the cost of books and incidentals
is GENEROUSLY high to many people. In
states which do not have to contend
with the negro problem and wherein
books are free and the means of edu-
cation thoroughly open, public senti-
ment is so strongly against illiteracy
that the few who care nothing for
education themselves are shamed
into educating their children, and it
is difficult to believe that legal COM
pulsion would be required in Georgia
if the child labor laws were thor
oughly enforced and it were made
comparatively easy for the poor chill
dren to be sent to school.
Senator Ward has introduced
bill providing that patrons of
school may dismiss a teacher who
becomes unsatisfactory to the major
ity because of cruel treatment, neg
lect of duty, etc.
Senator Griffith wants all pupils of
the public schools to be taught sing
ing. 1t is just such ideas as Senator
Griffith's which are retarding the
public schools complete efficiency.
SO much time is wasted on superAui-
ties that children who need to get a
practical education in the shortest
time are literally robbed. The ma
jority of our boys and girls must
early assume responsibilities. They
get enough manual training at home
without playing at it during the time
that they should learn to read,
write and figure. 1t seems a grave
educational mistake to give the child,
who must work with his hands in
later life, music, basket weaving,
drawing, painting, ETC., while his
mind is being starved. After years
may give him no time for reading.
and perhaps all he will ever get of
general information or knowledge of
literature is during the few years at
school. Industrial schools are all
right in their place, but the admix-
ture Of so-called manual training and
time wasting superfuities with i'm
portant studies, for which, at best,
there is too little time, is a wrong
against the child of poverty.
Senator McCurry desires greater
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Troops have mutinied, and citi-
zens protested, against the conduct
of the Spanish gov
Spaniard eminent in Morocco
Against Moor. upon the surprising
ground that the gov
eminent is using Spanish troops to
prosecute an unjust war against
Moorish tribesmen in the interests of
Spanish capitalists. Fighting has
gone on near Melilla for several days.
1t does not seem that Spain is as dec
adent as has been alleged if her peo-
pie have spunk enough to object to
the burden of carrying on a war, the
need for which is not apparent, and
the motive in grave doubt. The Mo-
roccan question has been one of great
completely and Spain can in no wise
afford, from any standpoint, to abuse
the police powers which it holds in
Morocco under the treaty of Algeci-
ras; to attempt territorial aggression
for the benefit of the government it.
self, or any pets thereof, would be
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-29

is the author of a bill which has
passed. making it a penal offense to
utter any false and defamatory re-
marks about women. Heretofore the
slanderer was guilty Of a civil tort,
and a suit for damages was all that
the sufferer might institute, usually
with no hope whatever of recover
ing, as usually the scandalmonger is
SO busy making mischief he or she
has no chance to accumulate any
made.
Joe Hill Halls anti-pass bill has
again been killed.
Representative Wright and Sena-
tors Kemp and Lamb desire the mi
tiative, Referendum and Recall.
Senator Harrall's bill providing for
increased penalty for bigamy was
passed.
An important measure looking to
the exclusion of negroes from en-
ployment as fremen and trainmen in
the State will be presented to the
present session. This bill grows out
of the unsatisfactory award made in
the case of the striking firemen on
the Georgia Road, that award tend
ing to decrease the number of ne
groes employed only in the event that
their wages have to be raised to the
level of the wages now paid white
men. Of course, a general lowering
Of wage is just as likely to result or
the driving of white men out of the
service altogether to the great in
crease of danger to the travelling
public.
Blckering over near-beer is now in
progress; the prohis fearing and the
ants hoping that the agitation of
that question may result in putting
the whole matter again before the
Legislature.
On the question of near-beer the
prohibitiOnists themselves are di-
vided. The cause Of temperance as
suredly gains nothing by changing
the label Of the beverage, nor by sub
shutting inferior grades of alcoholic
liquors for the ordinary brands, and
If Real Beer, Near-Beer or any other
kind of beer is to be consumed at all
it becomes of vital Importance to
know what such beverages consist of.
Cheap alcohol under any name is Just
as deadly.
Troops have mutinied, and citi-
ZenS nrOtpStnd ra inst Tho oor,d..o+
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Diplomatic relations between b.
livia and Argentine Republic have
been severed owing to
The Line the indignation fomented
Fence. in Argentina, whose pres
ident, Alcorta, recently
decided against Bolivia in her dis
pute with Peru about the Acre terri
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-29

Spain should have learned a VaIua-
BILE lesson from her experience with
Cuba, and to repeat the same oppres-
sive tactics, under the execrated Wey-
Ter, would be a singular blunder.
The MOors are determined to resist,
so, with fighting in Africa and discon-
tent in Spain, Alfonso is up against
serious situation.
Strange to say, as a remote out
growth Of the same ALGERIAN Con-
ference, Pr m
Clemenceau's George Clemenceau
Backset. was last week forced
to resign from the
French ministry. France came off
little the worse than did other pow
ers through that conference which
was triumph for her hereditary foe,
Germany. M. Delcasse was then Pre-
mier. While not personally to blame
for the humiliation of France, Glenn
enceau, in the course of hot debate
in the Chamber of Deputies, sarcas-
tically SO alluded to the former Pre-
mier, with the result that his admin
istration failed Of endorsement, which
was equivalent to a request for his
resignation. Aristide BRAND, with
new cabinet, is now at the head of
French affairs. He is a Socialist and
while he has protested determination
to carry on the Clemenceau policies,
the effect of the new ministry upon
international affairs is a matter of
much speculation.
The Steel Workers. strike at Nc
KEGS Rocks plant, near Pittsburg.
has just been settled,
The Pittsburg it appears, chiefly
Strike. through the interven-
ton of Catholic
priest who succeeded in persuading
the men to return to their work
without their grievances being adj
Justed. Most OF the men concerned
IN this strike are foreigners of the
more ignorant type, subservient to
the opinions of the church; and the
church can generally be found either
actively or passively on the side of
the oppressor. 1t is highly unfortu-
nate for mankind that this great in
Huence should be exerted to enslave.
and not to free. The church of Rome
is not alone to blame, but the Prot
estant churches by their inertia on
vital social, economic, and industrial
questions are continually driving
both preacher and layman out of the
fold.
Minute differences on trivial points
of dogma are given precedence. Just
the other day Rev. DR.. Houghton of
New York's famous little Church
Around the Corner" declined to mar
ry young Quakeress to a man of the
Methodist faith because neither had
been baptized according to the Rev
erend Doctors ideas. No legal or 9TH
er bar against the union of the young
people existed Such downright sill
illness is fatiguing
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-29

Over six hundred delegates from
the State Farmers Union were in at
tendance at the con-
Union Meeting vention in Macon last
week. J. L. Lee was
reelected president and the following
gentlemen were selected for other i'm
portant positions:
Committee on Warehousing Cot
ton-W. w. Webb, Lowndes County;
e. L. Harrien, Johnson County; o. A.
Mcdowell, Walton County; w. H.
Thompson, Dodge County; G. S. Mat
thews, Carroll County.
Committee on Agricultural Educa-
tion-L. w. Jarman, Newton County;
w. G. AGREE, Tiff County; J. w.
Fountain, Barlow County; w. G. Bar
(Contiued on Page 14.)
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Summary ofEUemts

Bills have crowded upon the at
tention of Legislature and public in
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-29

Senator McCurry desires greater
privacy in the matter of legal execu-
tions. Until capital punishment can
be abolished, by all means let the
narrowing spectacle be concealed as
much as possible The same Senator
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
TOday's Telegraphic News
Conditions In Paris.

Paris, April Elm the opinion OF a
large part OF the best thinking people oil
France, the republic il now facing the
gravest peril ir many years IS resu t
OF the crossing power of t'sdts unior
The demonstration that the unions are
plsnning for Msy l, which IL likely 10
AXE the form OF q psra,J ziug strike, 10
looked iorwoId t. a. crisis that may
actually shape the future OF the country:
The ulJimste ctj9tt u the general
labor federation is svowedly the estab'
lishment of complete socialism. The
mora radical of it, leaders favor the
destruction of cathedrsls, palaces, art
tres sures and historical monuments,
alleging that these are all reminders oil
pluloeracy. This number, OF course, is
few, but the extremists are rapidly
multiplying, and no one cares to fore
cast the outcome should the government
weaken.
The BouapartIsts and Orlesuists have
j0ined forces aud are hoping to take
advantage Of he situation to effect
coup.
One element ofstrength that is rapidly
being sliensied from the support of the
government is The tremendous shop
keeping class, whose business has sui
tered irreparable loss through the gov
ernmeut's failure to hold 10 check the
workingmen. The shop.keepers assert
that they are the especial objects of the
workingman's hatred.
The shop.keepers sre forming de-
fensive organization and mauy of them
arc going armed as they fesr a roign OF
looting and bloOdshed following q dec
Isration Of general strike.
The Bourse feels the general pesSimis-
tic tone, and decline in its securities
has already occurred aud still further
declines are expected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
Virginia News.

Mrs. Helen Stewart, of Stafford
county, died st her home, near Haftsood
Church. OF general debility, sundsy,
aged 80 years.
Mrs. Mary Jsne Trics, widow OF the
Rev. George W. Trice, of Caroline
county, died Saturday q. the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Emma II. GraVstt,
aged 80 years.
After long Illness, Col. Clement K.
B,rksdsle, who served With great dis
tnc,ion In the Confederate army aud en-
Gagged 10 the tobacco business after The
Confederate war, died Saturday night
10 the home of his daughter, In Rich
mond.
The board OF education OF Londoon
county, at meeting 10 Leeeburg, yts-
terday, refused to eek the bosrd OF su-
peryisors of the county 10 supplement the
salary of the division superintendent ct
the county for the ensuing term. IT Q
increase is desired by the state board
of education, 60 that division superir :
tendent may be obtained to devote all
his time to the schools of the county.
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tug consideration Of their pet smend-
meuis first, and interruptions, points oil
order, aud parliamentary inquiries shout
ed at the chair every few moments, the
situation grew more complicated every
moment.
Finally Chairman Olmslead ruled Nj.
Tawney's amendment out on the same
technical ground as that oil Mr.. Clsrk's.
Mr.. De Almond presented au amend
ment providing for free trade 10 lumber
10 the western hemisphere As this
would enforce a tariff sgsiDst other for
eign coup tries, Mr.. Payne said it would
be In violation ofexisting treaties. Payne
also hoped that there would be a vote on
the Straight issue of high tariff 90
lumber OF none at all.
Mr.. Hardy (dsm. Tex presented an
amendment to the amendment providing
for free trade in lumber With ell the
world.
The Hardy a I'd DE Almond amend
ments were debated aud the FOrdney
amendment, striking out the counter
vailing proviso, was adopted.
Mr.. Tawney explained that he iu-
tended to offer supplementary amend
ment placing on the free list the Items
stricken out by his present amendment,
that is, rough lumber at all times. The
old Dingley duties on plaued aud no
ished lumber are once more levied on
those commodities. ~ offer this amend
ment," he said, "ss a republican and as
protectiouist. Ths gentleman from
Michigan (teferring to Fordney) favors
mcnopolistic protection with his plan
for duty on rough lumber-a raw mater
ial "
Mr.. Fordney denied that he was not a
good republican. He declared that Mr..
Tawuey overlooked the fact that rough
lumber was the finished product of saw
mills. He declared that he had heard
taat Tswney had raiused to vote for the
special rnle unless the ways and means
committee would assure him OF an OPP
por.unity to vote on lumber.
"Thst statement is falSe," shouted
Mr. Tawpey.
After further squsbble, wherein Mr..
Fordney made the ameude honorable,
though declaring Mr.. Tawney a back
slider from the ranks OF republlcanlsm
and fres-tTader, peace was restored.
Minority Lesder Clark then aroused tre'
mendous enthusiasm on the democratic
side by declaring he was in favor OF the
Tagney amendment. "If we cant get
whole log" be said, "we'll take half q
log
Mr.. Fordney's position aroused con-
siderable applause on the republican
side.
A stir vas caused on The democratic
side when Mr.. Pou, of North Carolina,
declared himself opposed to free lumber
'This bill is 8 protective measure" he
said, "aud it would not be fair to single
out one particular article and place 1t
on the free list."
Mr.. Parsons (dem. N, Y read from
the democratic national platform adopted
at Denver, declaration In favor of free
lumber.
Mr.. Tawney's amendment WAS defeat
ed on q rising vote. Isl to l73. On
demand, a vote by tellers was then
ordered, resulting in the defeat of the
amendment by 10 TO 176.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
NJ. E. CONFERENCE.

At yesterdays session in Baltimore Of
the Baltimore Conference of the NJ. E.
Church a resolution to reduce the number
of districts from FIVE to four was defeated.
DIR. Robert Forbes, of Philadelphia,
conference secretary of the Board OF
Home Missions and Church Extension,
made a short address on the work and
needs OF ths beard.
Mr.. Eiysr Blake, who represent the
Board OF SirdSy Schools, whose head
quarters are in Chicago, gave talk on
the necessity Of caring for the religious
instruction of the children.
The morniog session was closed with
the presentation by Bishop Hamilton, In
behalf of the Conference, Of handsome
silver tea service to Rev. G.. E. Mayd-
we'll, 10 recognition Of bis faithful serv-
ice a. secretary OF the Baltimore Confer
ence for the past 10 years.
Lsst night the anniversary OF the
Board of Education was held.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
News Of the Day.

Tho Senate yesterday ratified an ex-
tradition treaty between the Uuited
States and France.
Miss Esther S. Buchanan, who was q
great granddaughter of James Calhoun,
the fret mayor of Baltimore, died at the
home of Mr.. Archibald Fl. Taylor, whose
family she was visiting, in Roland Park,
Baltimore, yesterday.
W. A. Poynter, former governor Of
Nebraska, while making a speech In the
Office of Gov. Shallenberger at the hear
ing OF the daylight saloon bill yesterday,
WIS stricken with apoplexy and died
within few minutes.
The famous South Carolina dispeussTy
case, involving the disposition of about
5000 900 of diSpensary funds held by
the State Dispenssry Commission, was
decided by the U. s. Supreme Court
yesterday in favor of the commission.
10 nineteen out OF twenty.seven coun-
ties Of Michigan which voted on the
proposition to abolish licensed liquor
selling yesterday the drys won out by
msjorilles ranging from 300 to 1900.
Tue republican state ticket ives elected
by 100, 900.
The New York wheat pit was thrown
into state of excitement yesterday
afternoon by a sudden rush oil May
shorts to cover advancing the price to
81. 26<y or the highest figure in several
years. July also made a new high rec
DAD, selling at $l.l6i.
Thomas G. Hayes, former receiving
teller of the American Nslioral Bank, of
Washington, convicted lsst Tuesday Of
embtzzlemeDt and misSppicatiOn Of the
funds of the bank, was sentenced yester.
day by Justice Gould to serve FIVE years
in the penitentisry. Hayes will go to
Fort Leavenwotth prison today.
Earl Stirling, who was a member OF
the company that played at Ford's The
stre, Washington, the night Abraham
Lincoln was ssssSsinated, died Saturday
10 Chicago, A few months ago he was
playing at ObicsgO theatre while his
wife lay dying in hospital There Wa'
90 one TO take bis place aud he was
forced to 90 on. After the performance
when he learned that his wife had died,
he collapsed, He never recovered from
the shoek.
Dave Alexander, negro, was lynched
ct Pensacola, Fla, at 4 m. yesterday,
for the murder of Policeman Canton,
whom the negro stabbed to death early
Sunday morning while resisting arrest.
While the pnlice station was compsra-
lively deserted crowd OF twenty-five
men, at the point of revOlverss took the
negro from his cell and hanged him from
an electric light pole half block from
The jsil,
10 response TO an Invitation from the
governor Of Gsorgis, the mayor and cit
izsns of Atlantis, the twelfth conference
for education 10 the South will meet in
Atlantis, G4., on Wednesday, April IA,
snd coDtin1e until the evening Of Fri
day, the 10Th. For the general sessions
of the conference strong programme
hes been prepared. The keynote Of the
conference will be the improvement of
conditions In the open country.
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Mayor of Baltimore, which actor
was ratified.
On motion of A. j. Wedderburn
an invitation was extended by the
Committee to General George Wash
ington Park Gusts Lee to partici-
pate in the dedication services.
Mr.. Smoot said that during his
absence the Vice Chairman would be
authorized TO carry out all necessary
work and to appoint Committees 10
arrange with the marshais and do
all other necessary work.
On motion it was decided that the
line and time of parade should be
controlled by the Committee.
Honorable G. G. Carlin was present
and made an encouraging report as
to the work that had been done and
promised to do all that he could pos
sibly TO aid the work and consented
to meet the Committee to go to the
White House on Wednesday, at 1890
a. M, TO present formally the inyi-
tation to the President and see the
heads OF the various Departments In
regard to military and naval display
Major J. NJ. King and Lieutenant
Carroll May, of the Military Com
mittee. reported progress Mr. Hill
then proposed that the members
present should state what they wera
willing to subscribe to save the trou-
BILE of calling on them tomorrow.
which resulted in subscriptions or
nearly 100000, and 1t was decided
that each member of the Committee
should work from this time on dur
ing the day and that a meeting
should be held each night at the
Chamber OF Commerce.
After a most interesting and ea-
thusiastic meeting, the Committee
adjourned at 11.3O o'clock.
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Rx.PrssIdent on HIS Way to Mssslna

Naples, April, Sailing from this
port at midnight aboard the steamer
Admiral, Mr. Roosevelt is now we'll Oh
his way to Messins, where be should
arrive this afternooo. Before the Ad'
miral sailed Roosevelt expressed a de-
sire TO see the ruins OF Messina, and the
captain agreed to anchor at MessIns a.
long as 1t pleased the colonel to remain
ashore. In anticipation OF Roo'evelts
visit to Messina, the authorities hsye
lakeG special plans to protect him.
London, April 6.-Under the escort
OF no less a parsonage than King Victor
Emmanuel, OoI. Theodore Roosevelt
will this afternoon pay visit to the
ruins Of Messios, according to Central
News message from Messina.
Messiua, April -Ex. President Roosevelt
and Ambassador Griscom arrived at bessina
at 2.20 o'clock this afternoon. King Victor
and Queen Helena met Roosevelt and the
Ambassador at Messlna. The party i'm
mediately began q through the ruins.