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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-20
EARNEST WILLIE's ERROR.

Filled with rash optimism of the
groom elect, Earnest Willie Upshaw,
just before his wedding this week,
sent a challenge to Tom Watson to
debate with him on the question of
foreign missions, the latter having
been busily engaged in deprecating
the contributions that Americans
made for the conversion of the
heather. Now be it known that de-
batting with said Tom is, for the other
debater, just about as pleasant as the
gentle pastime Of spanking hedge
hog. Therefore we hope for the sake
of the new Mrs. Willie, IA splendid
woman whom we know and admire,
that Tom will refuse to grab up the
gauntlet.
This is no time for Willie to be
running around and hunting up de-
bates outside the family anyhow. He
will have enough debates right at
home to keep him busy for the next
few weeks. If Willie had waited a
short time he would never have
sent out the defy. A newly mar
ried man has about all the educa-
ton he can assimilate waiting for
him. He will learn more in the
first year than he ever knew in his
whole life before. Foreign missions
is no topic for him to fret over. Home
missions, with the accent on the
home, is his legitimate sphere.
We trust Tom, being married
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-20
Atlanta, Ca, Thursday, May 20, 1909
Public Opinion Throughout the Union

Unless it is confined to it's proper
sphere, charity is degrading and de-
morahzing. Real charity is one of
the cardinal virtues; but unless it
helps one to help himself, 1T becomes
a gift, donation, contribution or
a species of graft.
Even Carnegie himself says: eff
you want to do harm with your money
give it to people who will not strug-
gle for themselves.
How many people, even of those
who do struggle for themselves, ;"
can resist the killing influence of
charity? How many people are there
whose lives have been blank because
they waited for dead men s shoes?
1t is the paramount duty of the
government to see that every man
has AN opportunity, by the application
Of brain or Drawn, to win home,
educate his children, satisfy his rea-
sonable desires and ambitions, and
provide against adversely in old age.
Whenever conditions are such that
any considerable number of our peo-
pie are not able to do this, there is
something rotten" in the body
polite. 1t no longer deserves to be
called popular government. Equal
justice to all and special privileges
to none is the true test.-The Senti-
mel, Woodsfeld, Ohio
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-20

supply and demand. Have you not
evidence of that fact in the panic Of
1902 Before that panic occurred
wages were perhaps higher than they
had ever been in this country in re-
cent years. During the past year there
has been general reduction in wages.
All this occurred under the same tariff
law-the Dingley law-which was in
force in 1907, the same as in 1908.
Why the reduction in wages?"
"The high protected manufacturers
always crawl behind the laboring
man." And when the House Ways
and Means Committee had under con-
sideration the tariff subject, the trusts
crawled behind the Independents, as
witness the procedure of the Ameri-
can Steel Corporation, which effaced
its buy form and put forward the
independents" in its line to plead
for protection Of the steel industry.
Senator Nelson's exposure Of the
fallacy Of the doctrine that protection
maintains high wages is unanswer--
able. Wages are based upon the law
of supply and demand Under the
same Dingley bill high and low wages
have alternated. The laboring man
is not protected. Immigration laws
now in force permit the flooding of
this country with Old World cheap
labor whenever it should be to the ad-
vantage of the employers of labor to
encourage such immigration High
protection and high wages may or
may not go hand in hand. Whether
the two things consort or not is an
incident and not cosequence.-Rich-
mond Evening Journal
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-20
PROTECTl> e., NE THING:
WAGES /"oa ,uR.

That digging, delving, ino> SE> ent
little sheet, the Wise County News,
has dug up from the Congressional
Record a recent speech by Senator
Nelson, Republican, of Minnesota, on
the subject Of the tariff Senator
Nelson seems to be just about as free
and independent as the Wise County
News, and in his speech "handed a
few" to his Republican colleagues
who stand for high protection. He
said In part
I speak as Republican. | need
not come here like the Senator from
Iowa and the Senator from Rhode
Island and speak of my political line
age or anything of that kind. I do
not know much about it. Very likely
my ancestors were Norwegian pirates.
I wish, however, to say to the SEN
ator from Rhode Island that I have
fought as many hard battles for the
Republican party in the State of Min
nesota as he has ever fought in Rhode
Island or IN any part of New Eng
land; and I think that man, no mat
ter where he may live, who stands for
a higher rate Of duty than is justified
by the fair and just principles of pro-
lection rs a greater enemy to the Re
publican party than any enemy you
can possibly find on the other side of
the chamber. That is the reason that
| asked that this schedule be passed
over.
"It is curious, Mr. President, to see
how the high protected manufacturers
always crawl behind the laboring man.
They forget that it is the law of sup
ply and demand that governs the mat
ter of labor. The laboring man is not
protected This country can be flood
ed with emigrants from the Old World
and the labor market overcrowded.
The 1aiboring man has no protection
His wages are based upon the law of
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-20
A DEFINITION.

The question "'What is a Demo-
crat" has finally been answered, He
IS politician kept alive by the
trusts to help Republicans out of
close quarters, when the interests Of
the trusts are at stake-Smith Center
(Kan.) Messenger.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-20
GOVERNOR HOKE SMITHS
PLAN.

It is said that Governor Hoke
Smith, of Georgia, has plan to solve
the race problem.
The plan is "to remove the negro
from the South and scatter them
over the North"
1t is unfortunate that a man Of
sense should lapse into such pitiful
stupidity.
In the first place: How are you
going to carry the negro to the North
and scatter them?
With the 14th amendment remain
ing in force, you can not do it by
law, and there is little likelihood Of
the negroes consenting voluntarily to
1T.
In the second place, the negroes
are not going to scatter.
They are the most gregarious Of all
the races.
Put "a Thousand negroes in the city
of Chicago I mean genuine negroes),
and it will not be ten years before
they will all be living in the same
neighborhood, where they can have
their lodge meetings, church seances,
discuss matters, form their machina-
tions- all away from the possibility
of the white man., interference.
In the third place: The white peo-
pie of the North do not want the
negro.
They like the negro as a race very
we'll.
But they despise him, -zthey hate
him as an Individual.
He may be useful to the poll
ticians who want to buy his vote
But he is very undesirable to the
white laboring man.
The fact is, the negro does not make
a good citizen anywhere.
He is unfit for citizenship and
ought not to be permitted to enjoy
all the privileges of citizenship.
The only way to solve the race
problem, is to repeal the 18th amend
ment to the Federal Constitution and
modify the 14th, and leave to the
States a free hand to deal with the
question.
Then if the laws enacted by any
State do not suit the negro, he will
be permitted to go and live where the
laws are more favorable to him.
Governor Smith has too much sense
to indulge in such absurd vaporings.
The Issue.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-20
JUSTICE, NOT CHARITY.

The growth of charity marks the
decline of the Republic. It is an I'M
mistakable evidence of national de-
cay. 1t indicates constantly in
creasing number who are deprived of
opportunity.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-20

Will you renew your subscription
now and get handsome knife free,
or will you be cut off our mailing list
when your time is up? It rests with
you.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-20

man himself, and understanding all
these things, will pretend that he
never received the challenge, and let
Earnest Willie alone.-Rome Tribune
Herald.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-21

SIXTY MEN MAY Be DEAD.
As Result of the Crib Fire In the
Lake Off chicago-Forty Bodies
Have Been Recovered.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Chicago, Jan. 21.-Hundreds of peo-
pie are today trying to identify the
parts of bodies taken from the fire in
the crib which burned in the lake
near here yesterday. The remains
have been placed in thirty sacks and
are lying in the morgue. The sacks
are supposed to contain forty bodies.
1t is believed that other victims are
at the bottom of the lake, and the cor
oner says there are possibly others
yet in the crib The coroner thinks
the death list may reach sixty. An
official investigation of the ruins will
be made today. Witnesses will be
summoned Saturday for a full investi-
CATION of the disaster.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-21
TRIAL DRAGS ALONG.
Four Days of Marshall Trial and No,
Witnesses on the Stand.

Special to the Herald.
Union City, Tenn, Jan. 21.-The
trial of Ed Marshall, charged with
conspiracy in the murder of Captain
Rankin by night riders, is now in its
fourth day, and no witnesses have
yet been called to the stand. The
court is today investigating a report
that a juror is said to have asserted
that he would hang Marshall if placed
on the jury. 1t is expected MarshalFs
defense will be that he was forced to
accompany the night riders and that
he made a plea for Rankin's life be-
fore he was killed.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-21
PLOT WAS DISCOVERED
To Assassinate Car Ferdnand-Many
Arrests Are Being Made at
Sofia as a Result.
Special to the. Herald.

Budapest, Jan. 21.-Numerous ar
rests are being made at Sofia, accord
ing to messages received here today.
The arrests are the result of discov-
erel plot to assassinate Gar Ferdi-
> A1i1IRtails of the plot ares'ack.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-21
SCHOONER WRECKED
Off Coast of Santa Barbara-Feared
Loss of Life Has Resulted.

Special to the Herald
Santa Barbara, Jan. PA four
masted schooner is ashore seventeen
miles north of here. All communities
ton with beach points is cut off by a
heavy rain, and reports of the extent
of the wreck are meagre. However,
it is feared there has been a loss of
life.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-21
DEADLOCK CONTINUES
I'M the Illinois Legislature Over Choice
For United States Senator.

Special to the Herald.
Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 21.-The dead
lock- in the Illinois legislature con-
ti3ues today, and Hopkins vote still
stands at eighty-seven Three ballots
have been taken so far today, with
practically no change in the vote
Politicians are now predicting a long
hdrd fight.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-21
FOUR JURORS SELECTED
In the cooper-sharpe Trial at Nash
vilIe-FeeIing Grows Bitter.

Special to the Herald.
Nashville, Tenn, JAN H.-The
Cooper Sharpe trial was resumed this
morning. Four jurors are in the box
UP to this time. Great bitterness be-
tween the Cooper and Carmack fac
lions is developing and feeling is run
ming high. 1t is believed the selection
of a jury will be completed today.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-21
Six Hundred Houses.

Special to the Herald.
Constantinople, Jan. 21.-It is re-
ported here today that six hundred
houses were destroyed at Phosea,
near Smyrna, by the earthquake of
several days ago. The shocks still
continue in that territory.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-21
Will Investigate.
Special to the Herald.

Chicago, Jan. 21.-The coroner's
jury was empaneled before noon and
was taken out to the crib in the lake.
where they will inspect the scene of
the disaster. The members of the
jury will be lowered into the tunnel
and shown under what conditions the
men worked. A search of the ruins
for more bodies still continues.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-21
THE INSURANCE AGENTS
Are Put Out of Business BY Insurance
Commissioner of Missouri-Sev-
en- Licenses Revoked.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 21-Super-
intendent Vandiver of the state in
surance department today revoked the
licenses of seven agents of insurance
companies doing business in Missouri
The action of the superintendent was
based on the agents taking and selling
insurance premium notes without de-
livering the policies.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-21
Eifty.Three are Dead.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan 20.-With mile
and a half of treacherous drifting ice
cutting them off from ready commu-
nication with the shore, at least fifty
three worllmen are included among
the list of missing, and the majority
of these are known to be dead, as
the result of fire which had it's
origin today in a powder vault at
tached to the intermediate crib used
in the construction of a new mater
tunnel connecting the south side of
the city with Seventy-third street. 1t
is known that ninety-five workmen
were employed in the crib and the
connecting tunnel at the time of the
siss 49, = he destravin
Iele1neig was begun SO Unexpectedly
and reaped its harvest of dead and in
jured with such swiftness that the
contracting firm of George w. Jack
son and the rescuers have been I'M
able to arrive at anything like an ac-
curate list of those who persisted and
others who escaped the fury of the
flames or the icy waters of the lake.
The hospitals at South Chicago and
in all parts of the south side are fill
ed with injured, and city fireboats
as well as the tugs of the construction
company are doing their best to make
frequent trips to the scene of the dis
aster through the heavy ice floes.
Owing to the difficulty of reaching
the crib in small craft during the win
ter, the majority of the workmen en-
ployed on the work, and particularly
those who were without families, slept
in temporary structures, and it was
just as these had been awakened for
the days routine that the explosion
and subsequent fire occurred, which
resulted in the loss of at least fifty
three lives. AS nearly as the investi-
gators have been able to ascertain.
the explosion had its origin in pow
der house of small dimensions, situat-
ed about 100 yards from the crib
structure, and at the same time being
a part of the general structure built
on foundations resting on the bottom
of the lake at this point In this out
house the George w. Jackson COM
pany stores from time to time just
enough powder and dynamite for use
in the work of constructing the water |
tunnel and in some manner little |
short of mysterious the deadly explo- |
sives were put into action.
The dull defamation, muffled as it |
was by the crunching of floating ice
against the crib and the atmosphere
laden with heavy fog, simply aroused |
the attention of the workmen, accord |
ing to survivors, and it was not until |
the heat of the flames and the Sitting |
smoke penetrated the so-called Giving
rooms" of the crib and the tunnel be-
meath the waters of the lake, that
the full import of the disaster dawned |
upon the little colony of workmen
cut off almost completely from human
succor.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-21
NO ANTi-JAP LAW
Is Now the Opinion of Well Informed
Politicians In California.
Special to the Herald

oPoCIdI 20 JUG deTdIU
Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 21.-The
anti-Japanese bills in the legislature
will never pass, it is declared on good
authority today. Only three of the
authors are now pushing their bills,
and it is said that others in sympathy
with the bills are persuaded that the
time is not ripe for such laws.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-21
100 HOUSES WRECKED
Smyrna Earthquake More Serious
Than First OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Today Increases Losses.
Special to the Herald.

Constantinople, Jan. 21.-According
to messages received today the earth
than first reported The late reports
say that fully hundred houses were
wrecked, and many people are seek
ing refuge in the mountains
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-27
LOVE LETTERS
TO MAYOR TODD

Last night at the service at the
Methodist church Rev. ID. ID. Forsyth,
the pastor. created quite a sensation
and aroused whole lot of enthus-
iasm by frankly declaring that he
thought lone thousand men, women
and boys and girls" should write
love letters to Mayor Todd and the
other city officials and those that
helped them in raiding the joints of
the boOtleggers Friday afternoon and
arrestng the bOOtleggers."
The minister declared that these
officials who had fearlessly perform
ed their duties and who were waging
a relentless war on the bootleggers
should have the hearty cooperation
of all the law abiding people. He de-
clared that the people should show
their faith in these officials and their
endorsement of their efforts by writ
ing letters OF commendation and en-
dorsement to them at once.
II Is reported today that scores of
people are planning to follow Rev.
Forsyth's advice. Rev. FOrsyth's re-
marks were heartily cheered.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-27

and no cloudy skies during the pres
ent cold spell. Each day has been
clear, still and very cold. At no
time during Saturday, Sunday or to-
day has the temperature during the
day gone higher than 25 degrees
above zero.
Grand Junction, however, is not
alone in the cold weather, and re-
ports from the east and south and
from the northwest and from the
southwest come dispatches of bliz-
yards and sleets and bitterly cold
weather. In fact, Grand Junction is
faring far better than the eastern,
southern and northwestern states, for
ours is steady, calm cold, while in
those states billiards. and sleeting
make the conditions horrible. Even
Texas and California and New Mex
leo points report nasty weather.
Throughout Colorado the weather
is very cold, but generally clear.
There Is heavy snow covering
vast territories of the intermountain
region. 1t is said that in the sheep
and cattle country the SHOWS are so
deep that, where there are lambs or
calves, the snow is over their heads.
Much suffering is reported among the
live stock.
Today's weather report. issued To-
cally, reads as follows:
December 26. 6 p.m.-Tempera
ture, 9; relative humidity, SS; di-
rection of wind, north; velocity, 1
mile; precipitation, O.; weather, clear.
December 27, 6 a.m.-Tempera-
ture, =; relative humidity, 90; d.
rection of wind, north: velocity, /
mile; precipitation, o. weather, clear
Yesterday the maximum temperaS
ture was 16: minimum, -13; mean.
2, or "a degrees colder than the nor
NAL for that day.
Forecast for Grand junction and
vicinity-Tonight fair and cold; to-
morrow fair.
Hundreds of Grand Junction and
Grand valley people have gotten a
great deal of pleasure out of the
heavy snow and the cold weather
through the participation in sleigh
ing excursions and rides. All day
Saturday, Sunday and today the lin
gle of the sleigh bells could be heard
in nearly every section of the city
and valley. Scores of sleds and
sleiShs have been improvised, and
even from the most crude and rough
of these vehicles much pleasure has
been derived. Sleighing has not been
so good in the valley in many years.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-27
IN JAIL HERE
ON SERIOUS
CHARGE
Two Worthless Checks, on Which He
Secured Money and Raiment,
Serve to Land Charles Lane
Behind the Prison Bars.
CLAIMS THAT HE is INNOCENT

This morning Undersheriff Charles
Wallis placed under arrest man of
about 25 years of age, giving the
name of Charles Lane, and charged
with passing two worthless checks in
this city last week.
Lane is in the county jail and VIII
be given a hearing in a few days.
On December 1 Sth Lane purchased
a pair of shoes from a shoemaker on
West Main street. He gave the shoe
maker "A check for IS and in return
received the shoes and several dollars
in change. The check was drawn on
the Mesa County National bank and
signed by -. II. Ruddy." The check
was not turned in for several days.
In the meantime. on December 22,
Lane cashed a check for S25 at a
tailor shop on Colorado avenue or
rather ihe gave the tailor the check,
secured a $40 overcoat and SIS in
return. This check was also drawn
on the Mesa County National bank
and was signed by -. II. Ruddy."
Both of these checks were turned
down. No such man as j. II. Ruddy
had an account at the bank. The
checks were worthless but Lane was
ahead a pair of shoes, an overcoat
and some s19 in cash. Lane was
found this morning and arrested. He
claims that the checks were given him
by man named J. r. Ruddy and
that he CLane) thought they were
good However, no such man as
Ruddy has been located and it is be-
lieved by the officers that Lane wrote
the checks himself, and signed the
fictitious name and then endorsed
the check with his own signature.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-27
Grand Lodge l. O. O. F.
Casper. Wyo., Mar. 81, 1909.
The X Knight-Campbell Music Company
Grand Junction, Colo.

Casper. Wyo., Mar. 81, 19O9.
The X Knight-Campbell Music Company
Grand Junction, Colo.
Gentlemen The piano which you
installed in the lodge room of Casper
Lodge No. 22, |. o. o. F., on approval.
has met the highest expectations of
the board of trustees, as is evidenced
by the order which we gave you yes
terday. This piano is one of the
greatest additions to the lodge furni-
ture that has ever been made, and at
the meeting last night was enthusi-
astically enjoyed by all the members.
That 1t will increase the attendance
at the various lodges who occupy the
hall-among whom are the Masons,
the Eastern Sar, the Woodmen of
the World. Modern Woodmen. Mac
oabees, Knights of Pythias. Eagles.
Rebekahs, Highlanders and several
others-is evidenced by the attend
ance at the meetings held since the
piano was put in. In short time a
piano viii be put in the public hall.
which is used for dances, as many of
the younger set here have requested
that it be done Too much cannot be
said of the work of this piano.
Yours truly.
c. C. p. WEBEL,
Grand Master.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-27
POLLED $4,000
VOTES At
CLIFTON
Pretty Ruby Davis the Victor in the
Exciting Contest, and Will Rep
resent the Peach Paradise of
Clifton at the Great Show.
THE CONTEST ENDED SATURDAY

With $4,000 votes to her
credit and leading the next
strongest girl by over $4,000
votes, Miss Ruby Davis, daugh-
ter of Mrs. }. II. Davis and whose
father, now dead, was for years
one OF the best known fruit
growers of the Clifton district,
was victorious in the exciting
voting contest conducted in the
Clifton section for the purpose of
selecting young lady to repre-
sent Clifton at the great apple
show in Denver.
The contest came to an end on
Saturday evening and so close was
the race that up to the announcement
of the final count few were willing
to make any predictions as to the
winner.
The contest was conducted by the
Clifton Success, the enterprising pa
per of that section of the valley, and
1t was conducted strictly on the
square and in a most impartial man
ner
Thousands upon thousands of votes
were cast on Saturday, the last day
and when the final count was made
1t was found that the strength of each
of the fair contestants was in. round
numbers, as follows:
Miss Ruby Davis $4,000
Miss Pearl Miller 10000
Miss Mabel Harrison .35,000
Miss 1rma Bell Strain, 4. / 5000
The judges were Mrs. J. f. Horn
baker, Mrs. p. w. Cole and Mrs. w.
r. Green.
Interest in the contest was remark
able. 1t was great race and fairer
or more popular contestants never en-
tered contest of any kind in this
valley.
Miss Davis, the winner, is well
known in Grand Junction. She will
represent the rich fruit section of
Clifton in an ideal manner.