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New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
ROOSEVELT NOT GOING TO RHopEsIA.

London. March 1s.-Repying to an invitation ten
dered him by the Duke OF Abereorn on behalf OF
the Chartered South African Company TO visit
Rhodesa during his hunting trip in Africa, ex-
President Roosevelt wrote;
Your proposal is very attractive that 1 should
certainly have closed with it had there been time
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
CHARGES AGAINST SIR ROBERT BOND.

St Johns. N r. March 19-Charges that Sir
Robert Bond had his personal telegraph messages
which he sent and received during the last gen.
eral election campaign paid for out OF the govern
ment funds. made to-day by the ministry Of
Sir Edward Morris. The messages relate TO the
conduct OF the Bond governments campaign.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
CLOSER WATCH AT THE GATES
From The Rochester Post st-Express

Petrosno himself believed that there was no such
orzFnization as the Black Hand, that the ma me
was used cover the depredations and intmida-
tiops Of Italian criminals working without leaders
or without a definite plan system. But there
are such organizations the Malta and the Ca
Nora and Petrosino himself held that of the latter
society alone there thirty thousand In this
country, five thousand of them being in New York
CITY The policemans death will not have been in
vain il it results in closer watch on immigration
and an agreement between the United StateS and
Italy 10 stop the influx of these criminals.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
SENATOR ROOT IN STATE CHARITIES

Senator EIihu Root yesterday afternoon elect
ed a member OF the board OF managers % the state
Charities Aid Association. OF which Joseph H.
Choate is the president Word was conveyed f-oEi
Senator Root 10 the board OF his keen interest IN
the work Of the association.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
PETRosINo AND THE BLACK HAND.
IMMIGRATION AND CRIME.

From The Washington Post.
The United States has need for hardy. industri-
Gus, moral immigrants from Europe but II has need
shown to be tainted with criminal ideals. OF its
nonulation addicted undesirable prOpensities. II
I,Iht he better 10 exclude al immigrants from that
region rather than take chances. Certainly We can
DO without all the peoplec OF Sicily rather than take
her Black Hand societies, her Malta and her Ca
with them.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
A CHALLENGE TO SOCIETY.
m The Rochester Herald

The murder OF Petrosino challenge to so
cip+y IN America well in Europe. The ONLY
answer that society can make Is by making Sc
severe the punishment of the uider offences OF
the Black Hand conspirators that they will nC
longer take the risk OF committing them. Unit
now the Ieniant treatment OF these criminals by
American laws and courts has made this country
the haven OF the desperate and the vicious every
nationality.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20

The Hon. Champ Clark's inquisition commit
tee, sitting the cases of the Democrats in
thu House who repudiated his leadership. has
decided not 70 go 10 extremes. II will probably
report that the regulators ought to be repudi-
ated and ostraczed but the Democratic party
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Tribune Bureau
Washington March 19--MTs. Taft viii entertain
the women Of the Congress set at tea at the
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
ILLUMINATING FIGURES.
he Utica Herald-Dispatch

From The Utica Herald-Dispatch
Statistics show that while the number Of homi-
cdes tried in the United States and in Italy is
bout the same percentage o; population. the pro
portion OF convictions in Italy Is 62 per cent, as
against 13 per cent In the United States. II is
not pleasant TO reflect that IL is fifty times safe
10 take human life in America as it is in the land
from which the passionate and treacherous Scil-
ians whom we Justly condemn and fear, have come.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20

One OF the medical papers asserts that few
persons are SO constituted that eggs affect them
as poison would. The egg is in pretty good
company Pure milk and Strawberries behave
in the same way at times.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20

What a distorted idea Of amusement those
Central Americans must have when wander
ing circus has a greater drawing power among
them than one Of their own wars!
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
HYDRA-HEADED MONSTERS.

From The New Haven Journal Courier
KNIGHTS of old went forth 20 overcome monsters
known far and wide as being dreadful and powerful
berond description, only find them very much
oyerrated and comparatively easy to master 1t Is
not at all unlikely that If the nations will unite in
a determined effort wipe out the Malta and other
Kindred organizations IL viii he found that they
too were largely hydra headed monsters OF the
Imagination.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
DEpoRTATIoN FoR ALLEN CONvICTs.
7rnm The Trov Press

From The Troy Press.
The lPeuosinol tragedy recalls the opportune-
ness Of the suggestion OF Superintendent Cornelius
y Collins who advises earnestly the deportation
of alien convicts fast their terms expire
They are not citizens and allegiance to
this country. Why turn them loose upon society
here 10 renew their careers OF crime2
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
UNITED EFFORT URGED.
Raltimore Amerlcan-Star.

From The Baltimore American-Star.
It is not too much TO hope that the assa ssins
bullets which ended the humble but devoted career
Of 'Joe' PetrosinO win become the seeds from
which grow the Of united effort that shall
destroy the power of the band whose influence
has been felt even In well policed Baltimore.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20

The ''gentemen's agreements" to which Mr..
Wilcox referred do not bear the grand old name
OF gentleman without abuse.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Among those sailing for Europe to-day are srr
and MIS- Walter s Gurnee. Miss Bel and Miss
Mary l. Gurnee and Mr. and Mrs. z. H Weather
bee Miss May Weatherbee and Hicks Armed
Weatherree. Mr. and Mrs Westherbee VIII remain
abroad until the erd OF June. and their return
will go to their country place Marnaroneck y. I.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20

Mrs John Clinton Gray viii leave town to-day
for an extended trip through California
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20

Mrs. Philip NJ Lydig gave dinner last night at
her house. IN East sd street
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
:tsau7)urk Ds1iln Gribmtrf.
SATURDAY. MARCH 90. 1909

This ue,csDGper Is olrned aud published bg
:Srhs .T'ribasae Association. AC15 York corpora
tff0n- Office GHd principal piece of business,
Tribune Building. 10. Isl Nassau street. Neic
I aEorE-; ogden Mills president; JqDses u. Bar
tsctf. secTcfqry and treasurer. The address Of
szhe officers IS the Office Of fhis newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20

being small enough now. strict justice VII nave
TO be tempered with polite mercy.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20

Mr. and Mrs Reginald 4. Vanderbilt. who have
been IN Washington and Palm Beach for the last
month. returned TO town yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20

Mrs. Henry Draper viii give reception next
Friday evening at her house. in Madison avenue.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20

This 2 erte-nooa a. the Plaza thA LIoornis Sana1o-
rum Guild VIII give its annual ch0colattsTs for the
benefit OF the LIpOmis SanatOrium Annex During
the course of the entertainment chocolate vii be
dispensed by a number OF young girls arrayed IN
t1e costume worn by the hocoat9re Of the famous
pafnting of that name the ROYAL Picture Gallery
at Dresden. Among them Will - Miss Gladys
Roosevelt Miss I>euufe Alsxandre- Hiss Vera Ona-
tivia Miss Mary Hazard. Miss Margaret NinsloV,
Miss Marion Bull. Miss Hester Davis and Mss
Eleanor Townsend There will be Egyptian. Dutch,
American and other dances and ta6Ieaux vivans-
Mr. and Mrs W z. : Griswold have arrived al
Hot Springs. Va, for short stay
Mrs John Crosby Brown. who spent fsv days
at her country place in Orange. y J, has returned
town.
General and Mrs Lloyd s. Bryce viii take pos
session OF tEeir country place AZ Rosyn. Long Isl
and about the middle IF next month
New-York tribune., 1909-03-20
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers who viii sail to-day fos
Europe are:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

These figures speak for themselves
and show more eloquently than words
how uncalled for and unfounded have
been the aspersions and assertions OF
certain white people of the South who
have permitted themselves to become
victims of disease which fiourishes
among certain hot-headed white
people Of that section and which Is
generally known as "negrophobia.
The colored people of this country are
making progress - remarkable pro-
gress in view of the handicaps under
which it has been attained. They are
moving upward and onward in the
race for economic independence and
we have faith to believe that they are
destined in time to achieve 1t. In the
meanwhile, it is the duty of white
citizens everywhere to lend helping
hand and to encourage and cheer them
in all their efforts to become self-sus-
self-respecting, productive
citizens Of the republic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

streets and was therefore torms,...
with many burnings. We see the ~.
ravaged by the great fire Of 1910 whi,s
destroyed the greater part Of Luceyr.
After this disaster an annual procss'
sion round the Musegg was institut.1
to obtain the protection of God, aeaIns.
fire. aF
Warlike pictures next follow. ~.
Castle of Habsburg on the Lake \,
Lucerne from which the Austrians
undertook their raids against ~
cantons is destroyed by the Leas,,s
then they beat the English who
claimed some Swiss territory from
Austria, then the youth of the Leasus
storm the castle of the Austriar
Governor Won Grunenberg and ar
successful, for in 1853 the league 4,
composed of thirteen cantons. Leopold
Duke of Austria, marches on N
Sempach to punish the free towns ..
the League, but the heroic deed ~
Arnold Won Winkelriedl who Is m
myth, brought victory to the Swiss
The Austrians were beating the Swis.
badly for the latters' short sword.
COulu IlOt reach Tie AuSIIIdnS, guarded
as they were by their long swords. Ths
Lucerne banner was captured, whe,
suddenly "A good and pious man" as
the old chronicle says, stepped for.
ward from the ranks of the Swiss, and
shouting to his comrades in arms IT
will cut road for you; take care Of
my wife and children" he rushed on
to the enemy and catching hold Of as
many spears as his arms could en-.
compass, he bore them to the ground
by the weight alone Of his body. His
fellow soldiers rushed over his corpse.
through the gap he had made and
after a fierce hand to hand encounter.
victory was awarded to the Swiss by
the heroic action of Winkelried, whose
deed has been cut in bronze and writ.
ten in song.
MABLE FRANCES KNIGHT.
Getter No. XI, THE Old Chapel
Bridge" concluded: Interaken with
it's ce-grottos and the Jungfrau)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14
Let Us Have Clean Plays.

A few evenings ago President Taft
and his party withdrew in disgust
from a performance at a Washington
theatre, unable to stand the vulgarisy
and indecency of the play that was
being offered for the entertainment Of
the public This country is free from
the official censor, but a special duty
thereby rests upon all who cater to the
amusement of the masses to see to it
that the entertainment provided Cor
that purpose is of clean and I'M
Objectionable character. Some of the
plays that have in recent years been
presented in some of the leading
a kind that were impure in tone.
salacious in suggestion, and disgrace
to our civilization. 1t is unfortunate
that more vigorous measures have
not been taken by the authorities in
number of our great cities to prevent
the presentation of plays of this type,
but possibly this wave of vulgarity
coarseness, and indecency may ulti
mately serve to inaugurate work of
regeneration in the character of
American theatrical performances.
Already the mayor of Boston has
given notice that he will permit no
shows to be given in that city that are
not Clean" and the fact that the
whole country has applauGed him in
that determination shows how genera!
is the appreciation of the need of such
a stand on the part of city executives.
But, after all, the greatest influence
in the affairs of this country for good
is the power of a healthy public senti
ment
All honor to President Taft for
showing his public disapproval of an
indecent play which should never have
been allowed to be put upon the
American stage. He has set the
country good example and good
people everywhere will indulge the
hope that it may be one that will be
fruitful in results, that it may in fact
be the beginning of a crusade for
clean plays that shall result in re-
lieving our theatres of. the indecent
productions that have in recent years
disgraced SO many of them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS,

People who admire us are always pleas
ant company.
The real martyr never has time to en-
joy the honor.
Even a miser may not be able to keep
the secrets of others.
1t is always the open season for killing
time with some people.
The law will not make a man good, but
it may help him to make good.
woman wouldn't mind being poor if
none of her acquaintance were rich.
A bachelor is man who either has too
much sense to marry or not enough.
man may not be able to find his
wife's pocket, but she always knows
where his is located.
It's easier for some people to lie for an
acquaintance than it is for them to stand
up for friend.-Chicago News.
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His Last Lord.

Mrs. William Ellis Corey was
scribing at a luncheon at the - n.
the Paris school where. with the nes.
Of Isadora Duncan and Jean y,
Reszkee, she trains little Children
the stage.
Il thing such work." said
Corey, lis better than a life OF ~,
social frivolity. American society,"
know, even the best Of it. Is SO ap
be snobbish So often, after ilsso .,as
to the twaddle at tea or recep'
I feel like getting up to go WIN
Omar Fitzgerald's remark.
"Fitzgerald, the translator
Rubaiyat, called one night at 9 '.,ca
where a very snobbish conveIs m
was going on. He sat an hour ~
about poetry and music, plays ~
pictures, but instead he had 70 ~
to snobbish Boosting about
the duke had said, and the baroh y.
answered, and how gracious inc
cess had been. &
FINALLY Fitzgerald rose to 81 .ha
shook hands with his hostess. anu "
he turned to the assembled guesss
said sadly, shaking his head; RI. s.
81 once knew q lord. too; Dus
dead washington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14
Severely Reprimand.d.

General Slaves, was a martlnet'
stickler for etiquet, man with q
prodigious sense of his own dignity
and when Private S. Weigh. tn
bugler, one day failed to honor MIN III
passing with the customary salute NJ
flew-internally-in a towering rase
"Knutt," he said that afternoon 70
the colonel. Private Weigh failed !.
salute me this morning. A breach o.
etiquct. sir! A piece of impertinence-
my dignity--haw! See that the man y
severely reprimanded."
Colonel Knutt trembled and noodeo
and next day spoke to the captain.
"Bisket," he said. Private WeiSn
failed to salute the General yesterdS''
Please see that he is severely repf
manded."
Right, sir" said Captain BiskeN
and the next day he spoke to the ser
geant. Sergeant" he said, 'We'saI
didn't salute the General. See thas y
is severely reprimended.'
Look here, Binks," said the 90.
geant next day to the corporal ousls ~
give Weigh a good talking TO-
you? He didn't salute the old Gehe''
the other day."
Finally the corporal bugler co''
municatetf with Private Weigh. 4 q,
Look here, funny face SAID nc,
you don't salute old PokerbacK "1'
time you meet him, what-ho, yc'."
Teller, you'll get blooming ciop'
the ear 'ole!"-Tit-Bit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14
The Reformed Criminal.

Considerable interest was aroused re-
Gently in New York City over a con-
troyersy growing out of the question of
| whether or not the picture of juven-
lie offender should be removed from the
rogue's gallery. 1t appeared that the
Young man had been brought into
court charged with some criminal Of
Tense, but had been allowed to go by
the Judge. Under the circumstances,
he naturally enough felt that his pho
tograph should not be included among
the long list of criminals featured in
the extensive gallery of photographs at
police headquarters. A prominent
judge of that city took up his cause
and represented him before the mayor
1t was shown in testimony by his en-
ployers, by his relatives. and by his
spiritual advisor that he was a young
man of excellent character, clean, hon
est and industrious, an honorable and
upright member of the community.
Under the circumstances there was
very general public feeling that it was
a gross injustice to keep his photo
graph and his measurements by the
Bertillon system on public exhibition.
This incident has served to arouse
considerable interest in the question of
the attitude which society should main
tain toward men who have suffered
punishment for offenses against the
law. Many years ago when a young
was made to serve a Jail sentence for
an offense which he asserts that he
never committed. Years afterward he
was called into court as a witness in
an accident case, and the attorney for
the company undertook to bring out in
evidence the fact of this early convic-
ton. Fortunately, however, the sitting
judge who was familiar with the facts,
saved him from this inquisitiOn by in
forming him that he need not answer
the questions intended to bring out this
early record.
1t is still possible to put in evidence
in civil suits early indictments and con-
victions many years after the offenses
which occasioned them have been
atoncd for, and when the men to whom
they apply have long been recognized
as upright members of the community.
1t has always seemed to us that this
is wrong in principle and indefensible
in practice There should be some perl
cd of time in which man by a clean
and upright life can be cleared from
the incubus OF his past and given an
opportunity to forever hold up his head
in the community. We believe that
this would be for the best interests of
society, inasmuch as it would be carry
ing into the administration of at least
the civil law, the ordinary principles OF
charity and justice and fair dealing.
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The Progress Of the Colored Race.

If one were to judge from the as
sertions of men of the Tfllman type,
he might easily, conclude that the
negroes of this country had made no
progress since the days of the enamel
patton Indeed, he might with good
reason believe that conditions among
them are today even worse than they
were in the antebellum days. Such.
however, is very far from being the
case, and it is interesting now and
then to get definite information which
clearly shows to what extent blind
race prejudice is sometimes able to
obscure the facts of progress.
w. E. Burghardt Dubois, Phi. D., Of
Atlanta University, has just published
an extensive study of the growth and
development of the negro race in this
country which has been printed
under the title, "The Negro American
Family This study is of value, not
merely for it's wide scope and ex-
haustve research, but also from the
fact that the figures it presents are
brought down to date. The source of
these statistics is in itself an assur-
ance of their accuracy. At the close
of the war the negro represented
practically no property holdings. 1t is
long step in the life of a race from
being property to owning property,
and, in considering the achievements
OF the negro race in this country along
the lines of economic development and
progress, the fact must be kept
clearly in mind that they entered upon
the unequal race handicapped by the
habits and conditions that had grown
out of generations of compulsory
servitude. And yet, the statistics
gathered by DR.. Dubois show that the
negroes of Georgia have increased
their property holdings in 80 years
from 100000 in 1875 to $26,OOO0OO in
1907. In 1876 the negroes of this
acres of land, while in the year 1900
when the last census was taken, they
owned nearly 1SS,O0O farms, compris-
ing about 100000 acres. There are
| many things to show that these hold
inss have been very materially in
| creased since the taking of that CEN
sus. About one fourth of all the farms
| in this country in 1900 that were
operated by negroes were owned by
| them, the others being held on rental
or operated on shares. BY far the
greater part of all the land owned "
operated by negroes is located at the
South, the total so owned and opera
ted in the North being less thar
| 100000 acres. The total value of tbs
farms held by colored people in this
country is about $500, 900, $324,O0O,-
900 Of which represents the value Of
land and improvements. $72,OOO,OO0 tbs
buildings, $19,000,O00 implements ant
machinery, and sS5,OOO,OO0 the value o.
the live stock. Negro farm owner.
and operators expend annually abou
100000 for labor and $5,5OO,OOO fol
fertilizers.
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Walter Wellman announces that he
will leave Spitzbergen for the North
pole in his dirigible balloon in about a
fortnight. He has equipped this air
ship. with improved motors, compasses
and dials. and is very confident that
he will be able to equal, if not surpass.
the famous record of Count Zeppelin
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Not by That Name.

Shoe Salesman Ito tall, bony customer)
TIN afraid these shoes will pinch you
a trifle. madam. I suggest that you try
what we call our-h'm-our contracted
No. g."
Customer-"No sir: I won't wear a g.
Have you an expanded No. 5?"-Chicago
Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

President Taft is showing excellent
judgment in his selection of our re-
representatives. abroad. If he could only
secure appropriations for the erection
and maintenance Of some embassy
buildings at the leading foreign
Capitals that would be worthy of our
great republic he would leave our
diplomatic service in vastly better
condition than he found 1t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

president Roosevelt has now
penetrated so far into the jungle that
the fakirs of hunting stories at home,
look decidedly cheap when they under
take to conjure up shooting exploits in
his name
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

Mr.. Bryan inquiries in the Com
mOner II party platform is binding
Inasmuch as he has run for the
presidency three different times on
three different platforms, we should
say that it is not-in his case.
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Putting It Up to Her,

Self-Possessed Young Woman-"Geof-
frey, you have been coming to see me for
more than a year. Don't you think it's
time to tell me what your intentions are?'
Bashful Youth-"Why, Miriam. 1 was
in hopes you'd suspect what my inten-
tions are by this time.'-Chicago News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

Los Angeles county California has
decided to sell it's voting machines
which cost it $4,000, if it can find any
community to buy them. The River
side Daily Press asserts that the use
of these machines has been a farce
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

After following Mr.. Bryan for
twelve years to defeat and disaster, l
don't see what right he has to dictate
TO u.s., says one of the Senate Demo-
Gratis. Sure enough! The most con-
spicuous thing about Mr. Bryan is his
nerve, and the cool arrogance with
which he assumes to be the arbiter of
Democratic destinies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

A MISSOURI law prohibits the smos-
ing of cigarettes in public places by
persons under eighteen years of age.
Such a law might well be in force IN
all the states.