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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-01-14
ROOSebeH As An Hnm0YiSf.

Sometimes Mr. Roosevelt is very funny,
without having the least intention Of being SO.
In all Of his messages, he has side stepped
the panic of October, 1907, with the daint1ness
of cat crossing a wet place. In fact one can
not gather from Mr. Roosevelt's voluminous
communications to congress that we nave nad
real panic at all.
Brought to book by the Senate, because of
the permission which he gave to the Steel
Trust to gobble up a rival concern,-The Ten
nessee Coal and Iron Company,-Mr Roose-
welt naively tells of an interview and CONVEX
sation which he had with Judge Gary and II.
c. Prick the controlling magnates of the Steel
Trust Mr.. Roosevelt says that these altruis-
tic gentlemen came to see him at the White
House (Nov., 1907 and remarked to him, in a
casual sort of way, that certain concern in
New York-name of the concern not given
was in great straits and about to go to the wall.
Charitably concerned about the troubles OF this
unnamed firm, Messrs. Gary and Prick con-
fided to the President their willingness, for the
good of the country, to 60 to the relief of this
mysterious firm, and to take off it's hands the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. They told
the President that the distressed firm had
amongst it's assets the controlling interest OF
this Tennessee rival of theirs, and that while
they would not otherwise care to purchase this
rival company and put stop to it's injurious
competition, they would, as mere matter OF
philanthropy, patriotism and general goodness
of heart, take it over and, incidentally put a
stop to said damaging competition.
Mr. Roosevelt blandly assures the Senate
that he believed every word these patriots told
him, couldn't for a moment suppose that their
motive was less pure than they said it was
and that because their object was of such a
noble character he and Mr. Bonaparte gave
them the sympathetic and collusive wink and
told them to go right ahead and violate the
Sherman Antitrust law
Now, you couldn't guess in coon's age the
reason which influenced Mr.. Roosevelt to give
his consent to this violation of law. He sol
EMMY asserts that his purpose was to prevent
panic! In other words, the President tells
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-01-14
ATLANTA, GA, JANUARY IA, 1909.
Judicial Usnypers Called DORM.

In the E1ghty-cent-gaS case, which went to
the United States Supreme Court from New
York, decision has been rendered which will
forever put an end to some of the outrageous
usurpations of power by Federal Judges.
In that case, the Consolidated Gas Company
contended that an Act of the Legislature was
confscatory of the property of the corporation,
for the reason that if it were put into effect
the corporation would not be able to earn divi
dends
In passing upon such pleas as was made in
this instance, judges have undertaken to act
as prophets Men of sound common sense are
perfectly aware of the fact that human wisdom
is incapable of foretelling what will be the con-
sequence of any given law.
For instance, the reduction of passenger
fares from three cents to two cents may, in
thick1y settled state, be positive benefit to a
railroad instead of an injury. Whether or not
any given act of the Legislature will prevent
corporation from earning reasonable dividends,
must always depend upon various contingent
cies whose influence no judge can accurately
estimate Therefore, a decision against the
state, and in favor of the corporation, setting
aside the law because it will do so and SO, is
mere conjecture.
Yet, Federal Judges of the stamp of Pritch-
ard and Jones have been holding UP state gov
ernments, paralyzing the movement of state
authorities, cancelling' the legitimate acts of
sovereign states, upon the mere surrr1ise that
laws reducing passenger rate would cont1scate
the property of the corporations.
Henceforth, the occupation of such judicial
Othe1los will be gone. The Supreme Court
unanimously holds that the judges must quit
their guess-work, and allow a fair trial of these
statutes, in order that it may be demonstrated
by actual experiment whether or not any given
law is conhscatory.
The readers of the Jeffersonian do not need
to be reminded that for two years we have
strenuously contended for the very thing which
the highest tribunal in the land has at length
declared to be right.
If ever in cases of this kind a state is repre-
sented by lawyers of robust proportions, the
Supreme Court will go a step further and
knock the life out of these absurd "conhscato-
nv" pleas. The law which declares that no man
shall be deprived of his property without due
process of law means no more than 1t says.
The historical origin of the law was the deter
mination of our ancestors to put a stop to the
arbitrary taking away from them OF their prop
ertv by their feudal lords. The question OF
profits did not enter into the matter at all. Any
legislative act which deprives the citizen OF a
chance to earn a reasonable profit on his in
vestnent is an unjust law, and ought not to
he allowed to stand, but such a law is not on
that account unconstitutional,-for the simple
~e.eon that it does not conhscate the property
itself.
Our tariff system makes it practically 1mpos-
s;h1e for the farmers as a class, to earn net
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-01-14
What The Jet1eysonilzn Would DO If 1t
Were in the Place Of President
Charles S. Barrett.

Charles S. Barrett.
We would Immediately send out personal
letter to every member of the Farmers Union;
we would ask each member, as personal ia
vor, to remit ST, Immediately; we would deposit
every one of these dollars in the best bank III
Georgia; we would put these there in the name
of Daniel Sully, Trustee.
If every member of the Farmers Union had
the same confidence in us that he has in
Charles S. Barrett, not one of them would fail
to send that dollar In less than two weeks,
there would be at least fifteen hundred thou
sand dollars to the credit of Daniel Sully, Trus-
tee We would in the mean time, have seen
Sully and bound him as firmly as words can
bind any body, to take that money as trust
fund and start bull movement in New York.
AS fast as the cash came in, we would push 1t
to Sully. Su1y would begin his campaign
The mere fact that the Farmers Union, vast
agricultural organization, was behind him
would, of itself, create sensation of the right
Sort With two million men behind him, it
would mean a revolution. With fifteen hun
dred thousand or two million dollars to operate
on, there can be no doubt that Sully would be
supplied with resources sufficient to boom the
price of cotton to at least twelve cents
Suppose he were to act dishonesty and not
return the money, as we would have secured
his promise to do. Then what? Every farmer
who owns bale Of cotton would have made
S. every time cotton advanced one cent and,
therefore, if Sully did not return the money
there would be no loss to the farmer. He
would have made Sd by an investment of ST.
But if Sully returned the money after the bull
campaign was over, the farmer would not only
get back all that he put into the venture, but
also the profits made by the advance.
We believe that now is the psychological mo-
ment. The largest grain crop that the South
has ever sown is in the ground. Unless some
thing is done to encourage the cotton grower
to plant big crop, he isn't going to plant it.
The spinners know this. THEY ARE AL
READY UNEASY ABOUT TT. They real
ize that unless change Of some sort comes, it
is a physical impossibility for the South to
produce as large crop this year as she did in
1908 Consequently, in the eyes of the Jeffer-
sonian, now is the time for bull movement.
Why can't the two million members of the
Farmers Union show their good sense and
earnestness of purpose by creating fund of
two million dollars and telling Sully to strike
while the iron is hot?
The loss of a dollar, even if you lose it, is
nothing: but you won't lose it. Try it, and
you are almost certain to make ten million dol
lars in less than 90 days.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
FRENCH AGRlCULTURISTS
ARE FLOWING WITH MOTORS
Competition Held in France to Show
the Value of Motor Power in
Agricultural Pursuits

French agriculturists had an op-
portunity of seeing how plowing may
be done without the aid of horses or
oxen at an exhibition held at Amiens
last week. The occasion was interna-
tional competition and motor congress
intended to develop the use of the in
ternal combustion motor in agricultural
pursuits.
In the motor plowing match each of
the competitors were given a piece of
land on which to operate, the classifi-
cation being established on the man
ner in which the plowing is done, the
cost per acre, the time necessary to
bring the machine to the field and put
into operation, the number of men re-
quired, the facility with which work
can be done on varied land and the
possibility of using the motor for other
work on the farm. This is the second
occasion on which a plowing competi-
tion has been held in France, the first
being last year at BourgeS.
In order to encourage the use of
motors on farms it has been decided
that a series of exhibitions, compete
tions and congresses shall be held, a
different center of France being select
ed each year Up to the present
French constructors have not paid
very close attention to the develop
ment of very simple motors for use on
farms, or to motor-driven or steam
DlOWS,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
The New nWeIch"

Every day the Welch. the Los Angeles
latest surprise in the way of automo-
biles is attracting more and more at
tention of the public, for its handsome
lines and appearance, and for the eie-
gance of it's general makeup. Like the
well dressed man, the Welch can be
picked out anywhere as distinctive car
clearly distinctive from all other
cars
The 1910 model is truly notable eX-
ample of the best practice in modern
automobile engineering and construc-
tion, embodying as it does many new
features while retaining all of the vaIu-
able old ones which have in the past
made the name of the ''Welch' sym
bill of reliability and excellence.
It would be impossible to find a
greater degree of comfort and ele-
gance in any car, at any price, than
is incorporated in the 1910 Welch.
These cars will be seen in their own
new home at the corner of West Pico
and South Flower streets within the
next sixty days and the garage being
erected for the Welch by Blinn & Kin
nehan will contain many new features
never seen in the west 1t is to be
the '1dear' garage of this city and in
keeping with the standing of the classy
reputation of the cars to /be located
there permanently,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
Car COMPANIES Get eoodyears

Among the automobile manufacture
ers who are equipping their 1910 cars
with Goodyear tires are the following,
according to advices received by the
w. D. Newerf Rubber company
Mitchell Motor Car company, Ra-
cine, Wis.
Overland Automobile company, In
dianapolis, Ind.
Cadillac Motor Car company, De-
troit, Mich.
The Motx company, Waltham, Mass
Elmore Manufacturing company.
Clyde, Ohio.
York Motor Car company York, Pa.
Jewell Carriage company, Carthage,
Ohio.
Kissel Motor Car company, Hart
ford, Wis.
White Star Automobile company.
Atlanta, Ga.
Babcock Electric Carriage company,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Model Automobile company Peru
Grow Motor Car company, Elkhart,
Ind.
Pierce Motor Car company, Racine,
Wis.
Crawford Automobile company, Ha-
gerstown, Md.
The Waverly company, Indianapolis,
Ind.
Auto Vehicle company, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
PELTON NOW AGENT
FOR BIG MAKES CARS
Takes Northern California for Column
bias and Wagner=Reniff Motor
Car Company, Two Most
Excellent Lines

Hazlitt L. Pelton, one of the best
known automobile dealers on the coast
has completed arrangements whereby
he becomes agent for Northern Califor-
mia of the Columbia and sales manager
for the Wagner-Reniff Motor Car COM
pany, agents for the Auburn car.
Pelton, who has a host Of friends in
Los Angeles and San Francisco, which
is the city of his birth, is a young man,
between 80 and 80 years of age-of
great energy. PeltOn's entree into the
automobile business was in Fresno,
where he built up a business of such
magnitude that the Auto Vehicle COM
pany, which he then represented, in
duced him to accept the agency for the
Tourist for Northern California. Leav-
ing the Tourist for a still more desir-
able billet with the Reliance Automo-
bile company, he remained with 1t
but a short time when the offers of the
Auburn and Columbia people led him
to accept the double responsibility of
marketing these two well known cars.
In the Auburn Pelton has a car at a
moderate price, and in the Columbia a
car which embodies the requisites of
those who demand comfort and luxury.
Pelton regrets that he will be unable
to place an Auburn car in the automo-
bile show.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON
DEATH OF PROF. FERRER
Los Angeles Liberal Club Will Send
Copy of Document to the
Spanish Government

At a meeting of the Liberal club
held last evening the following resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted in re-
gard to the execution of Prof. Francisco
Ferrer at Barcelona, Spain:
Whereas, Prof. Francisco Ferrer
the Spanish educator, has been devot-
ing his life to the progressive upbuild-
ing of such institutions as tended to
broaden the ideals and practices of his
fellow men; and
whereas, Prof. Francisco Ferrer
has been a constant, consistent, delib-
crate upbuilder and pioneer in lines OF
educational and cultural tendencies
opposed to sectarianism, Catholicism
and other Christian sects; and
whereas, Prof. Francisco Ferrer has
been the founder and moving spirit of
a system of free schools throughout th2
Spanish dominion, with the ultimate
purpose of counteracting sectarian
church dominated and state-regulated
educational institutions; and
Whereas, in consequence of these
various evidences of q large, generous,
brilliant, splendidly equipped char
acter, he has been made the last victim
of a religious bigotry which can find
its parallel only in medieValism, of q
state tyranny that finds its equal only
in oriental regions and of Jesuitical
diplomacy that surpasses the infamy
of Torquemada; therefore, be it
"Resolved, That we hereby extend
our most cordial and enthusiastic sup
port to all bodies that may take action
in this matter, and we pledge our moral
and financial support to all legitimate
methods that may be used to terminate
such barbarous practices; be it further
"Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to the Spanish govern
ment, to the Spanish embassy at
washington, to the state department
Of the United States and to the press
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
FRANKLIN GREYHOUND
WILL TACKLE DESERT
All Ready for the Grind and VIII Be
Piloted by Hamlin and Irwin
Over the Sandy
Course

The Franklin Greyhound, which will
uphold the reputation of the air-cooled
makers in the Phoenix race, is prac-
tically ready for its initial fight with
the desert. The car was taken down
as soon as it returned from the first
run through the sand to Palm Springs
and this week it will be taken out
again. The car had not been over
hauled since the Portland road race.
Guy Irwin and his corps of experts
have gone over it, giving the speedy
roadster the attention required, and
when it starts this week for the Colo
rado river it will be like the thorough
bred racer ready for the derby.
Hamlin and Irwin viii make the pre-
liminary trip to Ehrensberg and it is
possible that they will decide to con-
tinue on to Phoenix should the road
conditions be reported changed to any
extent between the river and the fin
ishing point. These two composed the
crew which took the Franklin through
in such fine shape last year, being well
in the lead when Blythe ranch was
reached. This spot was reached at $3.50
in the evening and from there on it
was a sad tale for the Franklin, Ham
Inns guide getting lost, and it required
ten hours to go twelve miles,
Hamlin had never been over the road
last year, but profting by that expert
ence and a preliminary trip he should
have no similar troubles this year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
WHAT Mr.. TAFT'S
OVERCOATR REALLY
IS CAPABLE OF
TWO WELL-KN0WN MEN ARE
ENVELOPED IN 1T
RALPH C. HAMLIN AND BAYER
FIT 1T WITH EASE
Executive Foreets overgarment Day
of Parade and Herald Man
Gets Flash of How II
Looks

When President Taft was in Los An
yeles last week he was driven about
the city and in the parade in SIX
cylinder Franklin car furnished by
Ralph c. Hamlin of the Franklin
agency in one of the handsOmest dec
Grated cars that ever turned out in a
parade in the United States One
thousand chrysanthemums at a cost OF
SO per dozen were part of the floral
decorations which covered the hand
some car itself
After the parade in which the presi-
dent participated on his reception to
Los Angeles and was driven to the
residence OF his sister, with whom he
made a short visit while in the city, the
car was driven back to the Franklin
garage by MI Hamlin, when it was
discovered that his excellency had left
his overcoat in the tonneau of the car.
Mr. Hamlin is not a small man by
any means, as will be seen in the
photograph on this page and the gen
tleman with him-Al Bayer-is Still
larger and weighs 100 pounds, while
Hamlin will mighty nearly tip the
scales at the same weight.
In a spirit Of fun the two gentlemen
inclosed themselves within the presi-
Dental overcoat, with the result OBJ
tanned in the photograph, and as there
are no wrinkles in the coat when but
toned the size Of the executive head
of the nation may be estimated, and
yet Taft is not fabby man at all,
but just a big man, solid and large of
frame. This is probably the only pho
tograph of the kind in the country,
and VIII be appreciated by the thotl-
sands who welcomed the nations eX-
ecutive to this city last Monday
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
WHO WILL OWN CAR
THE PRESIDENT RODE IN
Hundreds of Visitors Go to Hamlin's
Garage to Climb Into Tonneau
Taft Occupied When Here
Who will get the presidents car?

Who will get the presidents car?
That is the leading question just now
at the Franklin salesroom. The big
six-cylinder machine in which Presl-
dent Taft first rode in Los Angeles
stands on the floor at r. G. Hamlin' S
Olive street place, and for the past
week hundreds of visitors have climbed
into the tonneau to sit in the seat oc-
cupied by the president. This machine
was new car direct from the factory
and had meyer been run before Tart
took his seeing the city" trip. AS soon
as the flowers were stripped from 1T
the car went back onto the salesroom
floor 1t is the first big six which
Hamlin has had this season for i'm
mediate delivery and the question now
is, which of the many prospects VIII
ride in the presidents car.
Judging from the kodak views,
which have been presented to Ham
lin, every kodak fiend in town must
have been out to take shot at the
chief executive.
There have been pictures from all
sides, with Taft serious and Taft
smiling. A majority of the pictures
are side views. Hamlin is making a
collection and all views will be well
coined with thanks.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
SEATTLE LUMBERMAN MAKES
COAST TOUR IN A FRANKLIN
Makes LeisureIy Run Down the Coast
Midst Mud ard Rain, over Rough
and Good Roads, with Ease

j. E. Stevenson, a Seattle lumber
man, completed a three weeks tour
from Seattle to Los Angeles in a
Franklin roadster last week, Steven
son was accompanied by Miss Capitola
Stevenson, and the car Travelled 1900
miles. They made numerous side
trips, such as to the big trees near
Santa Cruz and the climb up Mount
Hamilton.
Before starting on this tour this
Franklin had been run $4,000 miles and
had never been in the shop. The only
trouble experienced on the entire trip
was one puncture.
The roads for part of the distance
between Seattle and Portland were
found to be in bad shape and Steven
son advises any one making this trip
to ship from Portland to Kelso. This
and one other Franklin have been two
of the very few cars to make the run
this season.
The car was caught in a rain near
Eugene, Ore, and travelling through
the mountains in the mud was not
exactly what would be called pleasant
This lasted three days.
The roads in California were found
good, as a rule. Between Paso Robles
and Santa Barbara they were reported
rough
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
ROYAL WINS TROPHY CUP

REDLANDS, Oct. 1.-THE silver
trophy cup put up by Burris Bros. to
the one who made the quickest time be-
tween the Casa Iona hotel and the
marble quarries in the Mill Creek
canyon has been captured by the Royal
Tourist machine, the time being fifty
nine minutes and forty seconds, which
is one minute and twenty seconds bet
ter than the time made by the Olds-
mobile. AL Livingstone and William
McDonough made the run, starting be-
fore o'clock in the morning.
The mile high hill climb on Thanks
giving day will have nine events.
There are to be three races in the A
division, three in the B class and an
other which will be free to all with no
restrictions whatever. There will be
two motorcycle races, which are not
under the sanction of the association.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
HOPEFUL

Miss Oldgirl-Now, what do you
think of the theory that Methuselah
was really not as old as report said he
was?
MIR. Frank-I think it is very encour-
aging, Miss Oldgirl-Baltimore Amer
lean.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
Making New Explosive

Toward the end of 1908 a company was
formed In Sac Paulo Brazil, and a factory
put up for the manufacture of a new eX-
plosive 'steeite," the secret of which pro-
duet was acquired from the inventor. a pro-
fessor of chemistry In Germany. The COM
pany in question, states a consular report,
supplied in the month of November alone
about $500 kilos of their product to the
Sor0cabana Railway company for blasting
in the construction works which that com
pany Is carrying out.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18

Chadwick ERAxSs ,s!.s y HIHdEn H6W,
ARD MOTOR CAR co. F5sO9; Bdway ALSO.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18

Eat at the Angelus grill.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
Atlas VaIveleSS Cars

s145O to $4,000. according to model and
hnish. BEKINS-COREY MOTOR CAR co,
Pico and Flower SITS F3635
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18

Diamonds Il Ss5 :sa n ss.
and types. DIAMOND RUBBER co, 1901
1893 S. Main st. Phones-F71O5; Main 1851
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18

- Let that be your choice and
4 EIFnRQT YOU make no mistake
DItA ONOA DUROCAR MFG. co. Fac
tory and salesroom 935 S. Los Angeles st.
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18

Pope Hartford Ss S5$s 'la,; oo S:ss.ss
20 S. Main. 1889; Main 1878.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
ChanSlOr & Lyon

Hartford Tire Representatives. Automobile
accessories Manufacturers auto tops.
945-7-9 South Main st.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18

AHs, n The worlds greatest auto
W1TRnAbl mobile value. GEER-ROB-
NAAtNAANA BINS CO., 15O1-15O5 South
Main st. Phones; Bdway 541o; Home B5SlS.
Member Automobile Dealers Association OF
Southern California.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18

The car of simplicity.
DOFTS oo!, sossnsnhi agents.. 1ase south olive
| street. Tel Home F5S35
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18

1910 Models are here.
PQO0CVlV90a1 For further informa-
OtbIOJ " uhdau tion call F5O45; Main
s459. VAIL MOTOR CAR CO.. 1144 s. Hope.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18

Columbia F9Ss''1s F'is. ss1is e. Los 'iS' zas';
| BIRELEY g. YOUNG, 12s1-ss 5. Main St
! Home FLATS; Broadway 1475.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-04-09

The administration give exhibition OF economy
without permitting grass grow the mudhoes adon
the How utterly childish the dear old Statesman become
on slight provocation