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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-21
BRING IN ENOUGH RUBBER.

Continued From Page One.) 3
HANDS OF LITTLE CHILDREN
AND GIRLS (YOUNG BOYS OR
GIRLS) HAVE SEEN THEM.
1 HAVE SEEN WHERE THE
TROPHY HAS BEEN CUT OFF,
EVEN WHILE YET THE POOR
HEART BEATS STRONGLY
ENOUGH TO SHOOT THE
BLOOD FROM THE CUT All
TERIES TO A DISTANCE OF
FULLY FOUR FEET"
Compare this with extracts from
King Leopold's official bulletin,
referring to this same tract of
country!
1.-THE exploitation of the rubber
vines of this district was under
taken barely three years ago by
NJ. Fievez. The results he obtain
ed have been unequaled. The dis
trict produced in 1895 more than
$50 tons of rubber bought for
2 u and sold at Antwerp for SIS
sd per kilo.
"With this development of gen.
eral order is combined an inevi.
table ameliOratiOn i'm the natives
condition of existence wherever he
comes into contact with the Eu-
ropean element. Such is, in fact,
one Of the ends of the general
policy of the state to promote the
regeneration of the race by instil1-
ing into him a higher idea of the
necessity of labor"
Truly know nothing in history
to match such documents as these
pirates and bandits have never
descended to that last odious abyss
of hypocrisy. 1t stands alone, CO.
lossal in its horror, colossal, too,
in its effrontery.
To show the condition in 1903
let me give the statement of the
Rev. Scrivener, an English mis-
sionary, who made an investiga-
ton among the villages in the spe-
cial district owned by King Leo
pold.
He saw the rubber brought in
by the natives.
''As I saw it brought in each
man had little basket contain
ing, say, four or five pounds of
rubber. This was emptied into a
larger basket and weighed, and,
being found sufficient, each man
was given a cupful of coarse salt
and to some of the head men a
fathom of calico. The former
white man would stand at the door
of the store to receive the poor
trembling wretches, who after, In
some cases, weeks of privation in
the forest, had ventured to come
in with what they had been able
to collect. A man bringing rather
under the proper amount, the
white man flies into rage, and,
Selling rifle from one of the
guards, shoots him dead on the
spot. Very rarely did rubber
come in but one or more were shot
in that way at the door of the
store"
Consul General Roger Case
ment, who made an investigation
in the Kongo in 1904, said that
men came to him whose hands had
been cut off by soldiers.
"The agent on the Bussira,
with $50 guns. got only 10 tons of
rubber a month";" said a witness
who talked to Easement. eve,
with 1870 guns. get 10 tons a
month"
$50, you count by guns7' I
asked him.
Surely he said. Each time
the corporal goes out to get rub
Der. cartridges are given him. He
must bring back all not used. And
for every one used he must bring
back a hand The witness told
me that sometimes they shot a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-21
LIGHTNING SPLITS
TELEPHONE POLES
HITS SEVENTEEN AT WEST
PORT AND RENDS THEM
TO THE GROUND,

HOQUIAM, Oct. 2.-The unusu.
al electrical storm which swept
Grays Harbor during the last
forty-eight hours did considerable
damage at Westport, where seven
teen telephone poles were struck
by lightning and split from the tor
to the ground. The storm was at
its worst Tuesday, and in the
vicinity of Westport the electrical
disturbances were the worst ever
experienced here. A terrific
southeast gale swept the harbor
while rain and hail fell in show
ers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-21
MASONS BUSY

The Masons are busy these days
comforting degrees. Glasses were
initiated yesterday by Tacoma
chapter Rose Croix No. 6 in Scot
fish Rite Freemasonry at the Ma
sonic temple, in the historic and
religious degrees. Today Tacoma
council Of Kadosh No. has
charge.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
THE SOLID SOUTH.

CONTINUED from Page Three.)
address solemnly tells us that the
18th amendment can never be re-
pealed. Then, Mr.. Taft, [ can just as
solemnly assure you that the South
will never accept anything less. An
other forty years in the wilderness,
holding fast to our ideals Of racial
purity and white mans domination,
have no terrors for us comparable to
the possibilities from that Pandora's
box of evils which the 18th amend
ment acquiesced in, would let loose
upon divided South. I, as South
erner, Mr.. Taft, was sorry to hear you
say it, and can only hope that you do
not voice the sober second thought Of
a majority of the States. [ certainly
do not believe that it is the voice of
the West. But if you have so voiced
it, then I thank you for the utterance,
for it has put bands Of steel around
the solidarity Of the South that even
the warmth of your genial smile can
never cause to relax. You may tempt
the cupidity Of the few by the dis
tribution Of Federal patronage. The
commercial spirit (the same that made
Judas betray his MASTERY may cause
a few men in the cities to forget the
ties of blood and kindred and bow
down to your dictum, that thrift may
follow fawning. Such tactics, how
ever, will never seduce Southern white
men, the descendants Of the brave
sires who fought for the right of self
government at Yorktown and Gettys-
burg; or any other white skinned man
who cherishes the purity of the white
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told us that he will cease to offend
our sensibilities by appointing negroes
to office in Southern communities.
Yes, but while by this act Mr.. Taft
practically deprecates the fruit Of his
tree, he also tells us in the same
breath that he absolutely refuses to
lay any axe to it's root
Others again say, we'll you have
yourselves disfranchised the negro,
and this removes the crux Of your
complaint. IF such Acknowledgement
were permanent and complete this
would be conclusive. But we all we'll
know that this is only a temporary
makeshift, as long as the 18th amend
ment is law, and that ever increasing
numbers of negroes will qualify as
voters year after year, and any di-
vision Of the white people, with this
black contingent as balance of power
between them, would mean that the
last state of the South would then be
worse than the first.
Much has been said about the race
problem and its solution. The only
way to arrive at the solution Of any
problem, is to first state it in terms
that can not be misunderstood. The
solidarity of the South is irrevocably
bound up with a satisfactory solution
of the race problem. And no solution
of that problem is possible on an en-
during and peaceful basis that refuses
to take into consideration the consent
of the Southern white people (who
are the ones most affected by it).
What, then, is the position of the ma
jority of the Southern white people
upon this question?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08

race as his most precious legacy, and
who refuses to share the dominion Of
this fair Southland with savages from
the forests of Africa, no matter how
skillfully veneered with Quotations
that can not conceal the spurious ar
ticle beneath. You may make these
people of an alien race sO-called cltl-
zens by laws on the statute books put
there without our consent, but | warn
you now that in the name of the
white manhood and womanhood of the
South, and may add, / believe, of
many in the North, and of still more
in the West, that all the laws that
you can put upon the statute book
from now till doomsday will never
make them fellow citizens. The
strength Of a nation consists in this
very feeling Of fellowship and COM
radeship between its citizens, and is
possible between all the varieties Of
the Caucasian race; but never be-
tween them and Mongolians, or Afri-
cans. And it is the part Of wisdom
and craftsmanship to recognize this
before sowing the seeds of future civil
strife in this country.
Here, then, is the cause and justif-
cation for the solidarity Of the South.
1t is essentially the same that burns
eternally in the Irish breast, the right
to govern their local affairs without
dictation from outsiders.
The question then is, how and in
what way has our environment so
changed as to justify the abandon
ment of this instructive and very eff
fective policy Of standing together?
Some tell US, because Mr.. Taft has
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08

Disregarding the doctrinaires, I be-
lieve [ state it fully, frankly and fair
ly as follows:
That this Southland, hallowed by
the blood of our sires, and bequeathed
to us by them, is white mans coun-
try and is open to all our Caucasian
kindred, who care to become citizens,
on terms of equality as to rights and
privileges. That we regard the negro
as so far below us in the scale of hu-
manity, as to preclude the thought of
associating with him as fellow citi-
zen upon terms of equality; and will
never voluntarily consent to extend to
him those functions of citizenship,
which are not rights, but properly
classed as privileges, viz: the elective
franchise, holding Office, and sitting
on juries. We are, however, willing
to concede to the negro the same civil
and political, but not social status,
that we do to a citizen Of Great Bri-
tain, viz: protection to life and lib
erty, the right to acquire and hold
property, and security against injury
of person or property. These latter
being the inalienable rights of man.
The former, being privileges, can not
be demanded as rights, and are, or
ought to be, entirely within the gift
20 ono1o Fol1ou, o;4;,o,,e
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08

fob twenty yeahs, and | amt nebber
succeeded yit. "''
Another Miss from Miss.
'Papa takes your paper and maya
zine, and we all like them very much.
I'm little girl, fifteen years of age.
| enjoy reading very much. | am
great lover Of postcards. | think you
have made a splendid offer for letters
from the children, and hope you will
receive many nice letters from them.
Your true friend, Ola Trussell, Bat
tlefeld, Miss
Went Like Hot Cakes.
Daddy Jim: I eceived my maya
zines on the Goth. [ went out to sell
them this evening, and they went like
hot cakes; could have sold two dozen.
Please send me some sample copies Of
the Weekly. Will try to send you
list of subscribers in few days.
Verna Simmons, r. f. D. No. 5, AL
bertville, Ala. y
Another Little Volunteer.
II have just finished reading your
wonderful Jeffersonian. Will you
please send me a few copies Of the
weekly Jeffersonian to sell? I will
help you all I can in selling your pa
per, without any pay at all. [ will
work for Mr.. Watson without pay.
r ,oood x,o,,,. Tofforcopion ovoy,x7 vuoolx
that comes. [ am little girl thirteen
years of age. / go to the John Mil
ledge School, and am in the seventh
grade. Your tiny little ever last
friend, Ruby Lee johnson, Augusta,
Ga"
Come Again.
"This is my first time Of writing to
the Jeffersonian, and hope it will be
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
TEN DOLLARS FOR YOU.

We are offering ten dollars in cash
to the agent who sends in the most
subscribers to our Weekly or Maya
zine by June 10, 1909, and five dollars
in cash for the next largest list. Read
our offer, and apply for particulars to
the Jeffersonians, Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08

1t would be a poor tiresome old
world II there were never a joke in it
If your face never cracked open
when you thought of something funny.
Some old cynic said that a smile was
originally a widening Of the mouth,
preparatory to being fed. That may
be, but mouths must have widened
ages ago, for even dogs laugh-77I'v we
seen them laugh, and cry, too. One
kind of smile" is going out Of fash
ion, they tell me; but there's a big
bunch of laughs THAI we nave never
heard, and want you to tell the
stories, so the world may laugh with
you. Last week IS jokes were Slow
not just the right kind, one or two of
them, and they kind o. wobbled in the
telling. Let's try again.
First prize for the best joke or
funny story received in the next two
weeks Boys, handsome knife, with
photograph Of Mr.. Watson in the
haudle; girls, a gold swastika pin,
which is the emblem of good luck.
Daddy Jim will also give a "conso-
lation' prize for the worst joke.
The Lawd Done Tried.
Far and away the best story this
week comes from Mississippi, and we
are sending the prize to Beatrice
Lackey, Is years old, Bodga, Miss.
can old darkey wanted to join a
fashionable church in New York The
minister did not think it would be
quite the thing, but he did not like to
refuse, so he said: 'I'll tell you,
Rastus; you go home and pray about
it. He did not see the old darkey
until a few days later, when he asked
Rastus if he had prayed. The old
darkey said We'll, I'll tell you, sab.
De Lawd, he done say, "Rastus, |
wouldn't bodder my haid about it;
/ done been t1yin to get in dat church
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
Dbe Jeffersonian
Our Postcard Club
ENf[
BY Daddy Jim.

all right. | have seen for the last
week or two where little boys. and
girls have been writing to the Jeffer-
sonian, and I thought l would write a
short piece. [ am going to school now
at Soperton. I am learning very fast.
My papa takes the Jeffersonian, and
| like to read it fine. Goodbye to you
all. Homer Sammons, Soperton, Ga"
How he Lived and Died.
"You said you would give a prize
for the best joke or humorous story.
Here is mine:
odd Daniel Tucker, mighty man,
Washed his face in the frying pan,
Combed his head with a wagon wheel,
And died with the toothache in his
heel.
Hoping to win the prize, I remain,
Pearl Savage, Kennedy, Ala"
From Charleston, Ark.
II am little girl thirteen years of
age. I am in the sixth grade, and I
expect | will be in the seventh next
school. Papa takes the Jefersonian,
and likes it very much / go to Sun
day School nearly every Sunday. I
have four sisters and two brothers. I
am the youngest. My parents are
very kind to me. Stella Ross
Fishing in Arkansas.
Zone time [ heard that when it
comes to catching large fish, Arkan-
sas has got it by the tail and down
hill pull The largest fish | ever read
or heard Of was caught out of the
Arkansas river below Little Rock. It
kept getting their bait and breaking
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
PAGE FIVE.

their lines. At last they got black
smith to make a hook out Of a crow
bar. They tied it to a steamboat
cable, and baited it with a muley COW
that had died with the hollow horn;
tied the cable to tree, and the next
morning they had him. They were
afraid he would pull team in the
river, so they got all the negroes for
miles around, and pulled him out ON
the bank and hauled him to town.
When they cut him open, they found
in him another fish that weighed 200
pounds (by guess), three fat hogs, one
yoke Of oxen, an acre Of burnt woods,
and one ton Of salt. / am a boy II
years old. No one helped me with
this. Airing Tootle, Chenille, Ga"
Welcome to the Club.
'Dear Daddy Jim: I am little
country girl. am eleven years old.
[ go to school. | like to go very much.
| love my teacher and playmates. Papa
takes the Jeffersonian and Magazine
[ like to read them. We get our mail
every day, which we thank Mr.. Wat
son for. I will close for fear Of the
waste basket. This is my first writing.
Your little friend, Matte Rousey, Mid
dleton, Ca"
Another New Member.
II am an eleven-year-old girl. I
am going to school. I am in the fourth
grade. Ny teachers name is Mr..
Charlie Adams. MY papa takes the
Jeffersonian. I like to read the let
ters. My papa is a farmer. I live in
the country. He reads it for me after
supper. Well, as this is my first let
ter, I will close. Vera Adams, Bow
ersville, Ga"
Hurry Those Jokes.
Never mind how old they are. Send
them along, whiskers and all.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
Come Again.

"This is my first time of writing to
the Jeffersonian, and I hope it will be
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
TO GIVE CONRIED
COSTLY FUNERAL
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES IN
OPERA HOUSE PLANNED
MUSICIANS BEG TO DO HONOR TO
DIRECTORS MEMORY
Scores of Artists, Including Boy Choir
of "ParsifaI" Production, Would
Pay Tribute to Dead
Impresario
LRv Associated Press. ]

NEW YORK, May 3.-Unusual hon
ors are to be paid to the memory or
Heinrich Conried, formerly director OF
the Metropolitan opera house, at his
funeral In this city, according TO plans
which are now maturing.
Many of those who had been assoc
Gated with the director, including sing
ers, conductors, subscribers and finan-
cia1 hackers of the opera in America,
have sought the permission of the Con-
ried relatives to tender the body of
the distinguished manager costly
state funeral in the Metropolitan opera
house, where he achieved such great
success.
Not until Mrs. Conried reaches New
York with the body, probably on May
II, will the arrangements be definitely
settled
According to present plans there is
to be an impressive musical program
in which many opera stars, the old Con-
ried chorus, scores of musicians and
the boy choir of the "Parsifal" produce
ton, will take part.
Representatives of those who desire
to thus signally honor the memory of
the dead director have called on Fred
erick w. Sporting, his brother-in-law,
and he is now endeavoring to commu-
nicate with Mrs. Conried by cable be-
fore she leaves Bremen.
He has assured the committee of his
belief that Mrs. Conried will consent to
the arrangement 1t is expected it will
be one of the most noteworthy funer-
ais in America in recent years.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
DETECTIVES AND CROOKS
EXCHANGE THIRTY SHOTS
SIeuths in San Francisco Surprise
cracksmen and Capture Two,
One Wounded

SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-More
than thirty shots were exchanged early
today in a running battle between three
cracksmen and Detectives McPhee and
Graham in front of the Seamen's insti-
tute on Stuart street. Two of the
burglars were captpred, one of them,
William Carlson, being wounded in the
leg. His companion gives the name Of
Goulam Bell. The third member of the
gang escaped.
Several days ago the police were in
formed that an attempt to rob the Sea-
mems institute would be made, and
have been watching the place.
Last night McPhee and Graham con-
cealed themselves in the institute build
ing and saw the criminals enter and
begin work on the safe, which con-
tanned about $1,000.
When called on to surrender they re-
piled with a volley from their revolt
vers and ran into the street. closely
pursued by the officers. A determined
fight ensued and was not ended until
Carlson fell to the sidewalk severely
wounded The detectives were not hit.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
RAILROAD ATTORNEY
SAYS DECISION WILL
NOT CHANGE SYSTEM

NEW YORK, May S.-William Op-
dixie, jr., general counsel for the Della
ware & Hudson company, one of the
defendants in the commodities case,
said today:
'',This decision allows the railroad
accompanies to continue as now con-
stituted-that Is, those which do not
own the coal mines directly can ex-
ercise control through coal companies
whose stock they own. Reading, Penn
sylvania and in part the Erie, Lehigh
Valley and Jersey Central as we'll as
the ontario & Western come within
the Interpretation of the courts de-
cision.
"The Delaware e. Hudson sells it's
coal in Pennsylvania and it's status Is
not affected by today's decision"
Confusion as to the effect of the
decision on the Hepburn clause caused
extreme uncertainty on the stock ex-
change and brokers bought and sold
stocks for a few minutes entirely on
reports of the decision that. reached
the floor.
The execution of orders contingent
upon the courts decision was neces-
sarily accompanied with much con-
fusion and frequently brokers had to
rebuy what they had already sold
when the reports became conflicting.
Activity OF. s7le stock exchange floor
centered almost completely in Reading
and thousands of shares of that stock
were bought and sold.
Officials of the road affected by the
decision said this afternoon that until
they had opportunity to carefully con-
slider the text of the courts decision
they would make no comment on it's
provisions.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
ART SOCIETY SHOWS HOW
CITY SHOULD BE ERECTED
Model Municipality, with Streets, Side
walks and Promenades, Exhib-
tied in New York

NEW YORK, May S.--Just how a
CITY should be constructed and how
it should look will be shown for week
commencing tonight in the Twenty
second regiment armory by the exhibit
of the Municipal Art society and the
committee on congestion of population;
The entire armory floor is occupied
by a model city with streets, side
walks and promenades lined with stat
ues and art scenes. The model shows
improved sanitary arrangement, the
disposal of refuse and methods of
minimizing dirt and dust.
A feature is made of the architec-
tural symmetry and harmonizing of all
buildings. There also are model the
ments. model office buildings, model
separate dwelling houses and model
factories on exhibition.
During the week noted experts on
''city planning will address confer
ences of the various societies interest
ed in perfecting municipalities of the
United States.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
SAN DIEGO HAS
NEW OFFICIALS
COMMISSION FORM BECOMES
EFFECTIVE
Only Three Office Holders Of Former
Administration Are Retained.
Police Chief of One Week
Loses Position
[Ry Associated Press.l

SAN DIEGO. Cal, May 3.-Beginning
today the commission form of municipal
government, modelled after the Des
Moines plan, win be employed for the
transaction of this city's official af-
fairs.
With the induction into Office this
morning of the new mayor, Grant
Conard, and the five councilmen elected
April IL, San Diego's new charter.
adopted last January, becomes effec-
tive.
1t provides for the division of mu-
nicipal duties into various departments
one of which each councilman will con-
troll.
AT the caucus of the newly elected
officials this morning the departments
were assigned as follows:
Police, health and morals-Council-
man Sehon.
Finance, ways and means-Council-
Streets and buildings-Councilma
Salmons.
WateF-Councilman Woolman.
Fire and sewers-Councilman Dod-
son.
The new city officials were elected
following a campaign which resulted
in the complete overthrow of what was
LSIilSu lllO IudClllllS IOICtS,
The new charter provides that the
appointive terms Of all city employees
expire this morning and it becomes
optional with the new officials whether
or not the employees are reappointed.
When the council had organized by
electing Councilman Sehon president
the removal Of old city employees and
the appointing of new ones began.
Chief of Police Moriarity, appointed
by the old council last Friday to take
the place of Neeley, resigned, was re-
moved. and Patrolman Keno Wilson
elevated to the rank of chief.
Lou Alngren, former engineer of
the fire department was named to sue
coed present Fire Chief Donnelly.
w. r. Andrews was chosen as sue
cessor to City Attorney Puterbaugh.
]. It. Butler, city clerk, and A. F.
Crowell, city engineer, were the only
old employees retained.