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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-16
CHICAGO BUSINESS MEN JOIN
FIGHT AGAINST TARIFF BILL

turers. The tariff protects only the
large packers who are tanners. We
claim the present schedule is altOgeth-
er in the interest of the Leather trust
or course the shoe manufacturers can
protect themselves by raising the price
Of shoes as the trust raises the price
OF leather which we are forced to BUY
from il, but the placing of hides from
south America on the free list VIII re-
suit satisfactorily 20 both manufactures
and consumer Ths present tendency Is
to eliminate the tanner and centrallze
the tanning business in the hands Of a
few men"
If the tariff on hides - not removed -
says !. II. Sawyer of the Brown Shoe
Company of St. Louis, "ShOes which we
now sell at s. win soon be selling at
$3.50. The present tariff gives the large
packers control and gives them mo-
nOpOly on hides and leather. We fear
that the large packers Will go further
and by controlling the price Of leather
be able to dictate to us the price we
must charge for our shoes. The re
moval Of the tariff would open the
United States to the worlds production
OF hides and thus tend to cheaper the
price of shoes
Will Give Monopoly.
That the duty on hides viii give the
Leather trust the opportunity~ eventual
ly to dictate the price Of shoes, is the
statement Of Henry W. Peters, presi-
dent Of the Peters Shoe Company. of
ST. Louis.
The United States is the only country
which charges a tariff on hides says
Mr.. Peters, and the farmer and cattle
raisers derive no benefit from 1t. IL
the present tariff is removed 1t viii
mean more uniform price on shoes and
this article will not be subject 10 TluG-
tuatiOns- The large packers Of TINS
country now control so per cent Of the
/ leather output
just where the benefit of the tariff on
hides goes is pointed out by j. Harry
Sells, of Chicago, second vice president
of the Sells, Schwab q Co. The duty
on hides, says Mr.. Sells, lis unwar-
ranted and a direct violation o. the an
reelection pledges of the Republican
party. Instead Of being legislation for
the beaiit of the people II is direct
legislation IN favor of the Beef trust,
for the Beef trust is the only beneficiary
from a tariff on hides
The buncOmbe that II was done TO
help the farmers was exploded when
the tariff was made TO extend only To
! hides from animals Uaat the packers
killed, namely, hides weighing more
! than twenty-five pounds and coming
/ from heavy beeves. The tariff does not
| extend to the country kill. The hides
| from the few cattle that the farmers
| kill are unprotected, as they usually
1 weigh much less than twenty-five
pounds.
Anticipating that the Aldrich duty or
/ hides viii remain the packers already
have put hides up TO II cents a pound
/ which means 20 per cent advance ir
/ the price Of shoes to the ultimate con
! sumer. So far as shoes are concerned
/ the American manufacturer does moi
need any tariff at all. Five per cent
| would be satisfactory to them for the
| sole reason, however, that they arr
! compelled to compete with the dol1ar-a,
| day labor in Europe"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-16

As an indication OF the satisfactory
working of the child labor law, only
three complaints we're received, invesu-
gated. and adjusted by Inspectors c. -.
Estes and r. a. Sanders, during the
month of June,
The records show that 1870 permits
have been issued to newsboys aGd street
vendors and total Of 293 business
places, employing IA children under six
teen years of age. Twelve business
places discontinued the employment
of children during the last month
I'VE have had sufficient experience
under the child labor law since It went
into effect July 1, 1908. to see that it
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-16
NEW CHILD-LABOR LAW
COMPLAINTS ARE FEW
Reports Show That But Three Cases Under Recently
Enacted Legislation Were Investigated During
>l,ionth Of June $40 Permits Issued.

has worked we'll and has JUSTIFIED fits
recommendation to Congress by the
Commissioners" said Commissioner
mcfarland today.
Whatever opposition there was to the
law, originally, seems largely to have
disappeared.
The monthly reports of Policeman
Estes and Sanders. who were detailed
to act as inspectors because Congress
did not make an appropriation for the
two inspectors authorized by law, show
that they have discharged their difficult
duty with tact and discretion and at
the same time with firmness, and also
that they have had the cooperation Of
the employers Of child labor in large
numbers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-16
Died.

PERKINs-On Friday. July ls, 1853 a. the
home OF her son, DR.. " Robert Perkins.
gf2 P street northwest. Mrs. SARAH ELF
ABETH PERKINS. daughter Of the late
Robert Cohen. Funeral Saturday at 3.
m. Private. IL
BARNES-On Thursday. July Is 1909. a.
a. m, HANNAH, the beloved wife o.
George o. Barnes
Thursday. July Is 1893. AZ
1910 p. m. FLORENCE FLETSHETI NEE
Mem. beloved wife Of George +. Fleishel
KYLE-On Thursday. July Is. ar $40 a m
at GARFIELD Memorial Hospital of cerebral
hemorrhage, WILLIAM PONSONBY KYLE
aged thiriy-siX wears three months BE-
loved husband Of mabel BauEhn KYLE. son
Of the late william D. ana Mary Carlisle
KYLE. OF Alabama.
Funeral from late residence. 1872 Twelfth
street on Saturday. July T. at o. m
Friends invited Interment private.
iyi5-st
Is. 1909. AT SO q. m.
ROBERT SEWELL HUTCHINSON. sged
seventeen years eight months. son OF Rob
ert s ana Annie CHARLTON Hutchinson
brother Of Chester q. and Emmett L.
Funeral from residence. 1918 Tenth street
northwest. Saturday. July II. at 3 o'clock
Interment az Congressional Cemetery.
Relatives and friends invited. iyi5-2t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-16
Women S
Null Dresses

Princess effects
white, pink, blue,
Lavender; W ~ t %
$500 and 5000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-16
CARDINAL HONORS
COMING TO FARLEY

ROME. July 1.-THE Tribuna declares
there are persistent rumors around the
Vatican that Archbishop Farley, Of
New York, will be elevated to a car
dinalate, at the November consistory.
despite the reported declaration of the
Pope that he did not intend to make an
other American cardinal until the death
Of James Cardinal Gibbons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-16
RUSSIAN MECHANIC
INVENTS AEROPLANE

ODESSA, July 16.-An aeroplane in
vented by a Russian mechanic named
Makhobetsky, had two experimental
flights here. Captain Grekoff, Of the
Odessa Aero Club. was the pilot
During the second fight, while at a
height Of hundred yards, the machine
got out of order and came down. Cap
tain Grekoff escaped injury.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-16
Married.

HOOVER-SAITH-I Baltimore. July IA.
1909 by the Rev. II .. Griesimer. JAMES
A. HOOVER OF washington, D. c.. 10
HALLE BELLE SMITH. Of Skowhsgan.
Maine. II
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-18
A MANS GOOD NAME

The present political era. in many characteristics. is one of fhe most dangerous and deplorable M bkhe his- tory of the State. When this record of political violence. of assaults on the character of good men, of bullying domination, of wrongful use of ofice and power, Is written. the sober and thoughtful Alabamian. in after years, when sanity is fully restored, will be- lieve that such conditions were fmpos- sible. He will be unable to conceive of a Governor trampling under foot the proprieties of his office and care lessly assailing the character and good name of an official whose worth and probity nave been proven by long life of service to his people.
 The. firm and courageous reply of Judge Thoilas G. Jones to the contin- ued assaults on his good name by the Governor of Alabama will be a docu- ment of historic value-and one which will throw a flood of light on the pas sion and violence which characterize Alabama's present unfortunate plight. Exercising the right of self-defense, of which even a Judge can not be fairly or justly deprived. Judge Jones reveals the personal animosity and the vindictive spirit of his assaflant, who would attack the good name of a fel- low man. in order to keep political animosities alive among the people. Nor should 1t be forgotten that Judge Jones was forced to repel assaults and that after the Governor Of Alabama, with his high office, giving his utter ances the prestige to which they were not entitled. had gone up and down Alabama, from stump to stump, attack ing his character and his record. That the reply, published yesterday. was sufficiently vigorous, all who read it will readily agree.
 The Governor of Alabama, who came into office with his personal mental and temperamental defects wrapped up in an issue woven of the temporarily aroused prejudices of his people, has, in this and other controversies, re- vealed himself as he really is. The people of Alabama have made up their verdict on him. It only awaits the opportunity of being recorded. A so- called moral Issue is now going to it's doom, largely because 1t is wrapped up with the record and the Ambition of the head of the present state admin istration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-18
Ballard at CoIumbia.

Columbia, Oct. 17.-(speciai l-Eu- gene Ballard. author Of the bill sub hitting the proposed prohibition amendment to the Consultation. spoke here today He said that a great deal has been done to divert the minds of the people from the real issue-wheth- CT or not prohibition shall be perma- nent in the State. but that wherever he has been the people are throwing away the rubbish and getting down Co the issue He said that the Fuller and Carmichael bills were not the issue. but that either of them could be amended by the next Legislature. even after the adoption of the amendment
 The speaker said that the last Leg islature struck a death blow to the social clubs that were violating the law. He said that prohibition made the people better In business. moral and social way and gave many illus trations along this line. He said that the preachers and good women had a right to take a part in this fight. A club to further the cause of prohibition in Alabama has been earnestly labor ing here for several days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-18
MoSDAx, .ocroBEn IS. 1909.

We are glad to see items like the following. which we. clip from The Linevilie Headlight: glad. because 1t indicates condition of affairs that should exist in many parts of Alabama. A community of small. but independ- ent farmers. each owning his own farm. is pretty apt to be community of good citizens. The Headlight says:
 We dare say fhat larger per cent of the farmers of Clay County own their own farms than in any other county in the State. This is 6 record of which any county should be proud. There are but few large farms in the county. but that is not to our disad- vantage. Our farms are small farms. but they are well cultivated and pro- duce beautifully. and then they are owned by happy. eontented farmers who believe in good churches and good schools. and who put their belief into practice. There Is yet room in Clay County for few thousand more farm- CTS 0f this class.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-18
The Charms of B,ra Lore,

Golfers for October Is.
 Ostentatious In his Iove-makinR. hls nest-building. and the rearing of his young, he has doubtless offered tn many a dweller in the tenements their only glimpse into the charms nf b;r1- lore. How many a back tin roof Is the eagerly watched feeding ground of the sparrows? How many helpless baby bird. fallen prematIrely to the ne. paye, a,Ys,, a first pet to awaken the germs of sympathy and protection? While April morning, my attention was at tracted by the watchman of a half completed building. who from his tiny cabin was tossing fragments Of cotton out upon the wind. Following ihsn fin thet- course, I soon observed sn If .ney were all snatched ere they rsseslSJ tEe ground by English sparrowS. who bore them of triumphant to their 1ssis. In t5c conversation that ensi1ed. learned tF at the man had a keen interest in ihe birds CT by. reason of hls lnt@i,l.isnt at'cLt:on to their wants was rnh ole 70 o 7 4ccome the dreariness or his task in a broader enjoyment of life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-18
EFT WOOD

May-Do you think he will propose? Fay--Weli, his voice had a sort of engagement ring.
 Demosthenes was seated in the tub. '.Oh, for a hot water spigot," he signed. Il never could stand for these country inconvenienees." Funny how two girls will hug and man around looking.
 Sir Walter had just spread out hls cloak for the Queen to walk over. Thank heavens she isn't from Chi cago," he sighed.
 It's mighty extraordinary sort es girl who can order drink at soda fount without changing It three or four times.
 A wicked man.
 A pretty lass.
 An, how absurd,
 He's a "snake, in the grass" And ''charming"--
 She's the bird"
 "so. MT. cohn. you want to marry my daughter. Did you buy der dia- mond ring at my store?i
 .oh. no. MT. Goldstein--I bought II at Hamerstein's. were 1t vas cheaper!' Take her my boy--yon ees fine peesness man"
 tAsttol -AyO yvu knshA sSot Sois WhA Mother-He is. certain to. he can't write a legible signature.
 Many call but few are at home. '
 A woman with timetable looks about as helpless as a bachelor with baby on his knee:
 A girls conception of heaven is ev- and bargain windows and side- walks paved with bon-bons.
 Fred--When you kissed her and she slapped you. did you turn the other Ned-No; she did. ~ There was an old man in Milwaukee. Who drove young mule that was
 balkie,
 With the end of his whip.s
 ('See obituary columnlM
 TO e Dead MOcking-BiFd. Still are thy wings beneath the south- And hushed the silvery warble of thy That borne so sweetly on the gentle Flowed soft as liquid moonlight from
 thy throat. The spirit echo from thy song now To me like some sad mem'ry of the I see the ghosts or all my childhoed'A The songs of youth that only died at
 PHIL. H. ARMSTRONG.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-18

who seems to be at the head of the snake division of the New York De- pertinent of Agricuiturs. oners re- ward of fifty dollars for a horned snake. and dosmatically asserts that there are none.
 Plainly, that man Is from Missouri. and belongs to the class of people who never believe in the existence of any thing they have never seen. But his disbelief does not set The Telegraph back In the least. If" 1t remarks. Professor Surface win consult the files of The Macon Telegraph for the last two months he will Ind the testi- mony of more than twenty weil-known citizens in Georgia that have seen these reptiles--in Georgia, in Florida. in South Carolina and in Virginia. A majority of these twenty-odd citizens are we'll and personally known to the editor of The Telegraph as being re- sponsibie people of this State.
 Three of the letters describing these reptiles were, in response to an inquiry by The Telegraph. written on the same day fin different sections of the State without the possibility of connivance, and their descriptions were as near identical as three men could write and describe a given object'
 Probably this snake professor has no desire to be convinced, and conse- quently win not avail himself of The Telegraph's offer of its files. Then again. as we said. he may not believe what he reads, backed up though it is by a thoroughly reputable newspa- per. And our contemporary tells him that if he will take the time and trouble to consult the New Interna- tional Encyclopedia he will find the reptile catalogued in that acknowl- edged authority. And 1t matters not what the doubters may say. there are such snakes, and some one can get a good reward by sending one to Profess sor Surface. Let it be a real and live one, with the horn on all right, and let him test 1t If he can't be con- vinced in any other way. That would settle his doubts, we feel sure. And we may, add that if there are no horned snakes now---though we be- lieve there are--they existed within the memory of this deponent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-18

Texas. IL 10 all right to send the Rans gers and the militia when the Sheriff or local authorities call for them, ae provided in the Constitution, but to use them in total disregard of the local authorities. indiscriminately. fs . new oeparfure under Democratic local self government. In a free State like Texas suppose there should be strike or other disturbance in Texas, which the governor might not care to take a hand In voluntarily, and the President was to send the militia of Kansas down here to take charge of the matter, and ignore your own State officers and mil itia. how would you like 1t? But would IL be any worse than the present prac- tice of sending the Rangers into peace able and law-abiding communities as the 'personar detectives and police of the Governor Tn the light of events as they are familiar to the reading public of Texas. leave the thinking people to answer these questions for themselves. Some of the people will remember however. the hateful State police that was at the beck and call of the Governor during the regime of E. J. Davis. and how he lorded 1t over the people in counties where they had been able to take the control of local affairs out of the hands of his carpet baggers. The Ranger force was cre-
 
 unprotected frontier, and for that pur- pose they are stfll all right
 County and Precinct Ofacers.
 The law should be enforced, and have always advocated the just and proper enforcement of all laws. If the officers in the counties and In the pre- cincts do not enforce the law, pro- vision is made whereby such officers may be removed from office. and the method In such cases is simple and easy. Such officers can be removed upon complaint of any citizen. for suf- hcient cause. who can offer piU,f to sustain his charge,
 The truth of the matter is that in the pursuit of political phantoms we are. getting too far away from the moorings of Democracy. There Is too much inclination to drift with the changing breezes. or cringe with fear in the face and bartering of princf. pie for position. There should be no enlarged powers exercised by public officers by forced constructions of the Constitution and statutes so as to give them a pretext to exercise their ab- solute will without restraint. The equal right of the individual citizen in all sections of the State should be seru- pulously respected. and not to do so is 8 reproachful inconsistency.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-18
rHE nrcursr WOMAN.

THE HAOuEST WomANs
 The question---How would you spend . million dollars? is stili being dis cussed. and many and various are the answer given. But let us wait and see how Mrs. Hartman spends almost three hundred times that much. The estate of her late husband was valued at sso0.ooo.ooo. Just before his death he gave to each of his i've children $s,ooo.ooo and to other relatives s3.0oo.- 900 more. This leaves to his widow, absolutely and unconditionaily. the vast sum of s267.ooo.0oo. according to the best estimates given out. Let us see how she spends that if she can spend 1t at all. and then we may be better fitted to decide what one of us would do with the comparatively trivial sum of one million.
 But leaving out all maginary or speculative features of this case, is not this an immense burden to be placed on any woman? It is true that she Is said to be thoroughly competent in all matters of finance. and that she was and is fully posted in all the de- tails of the immense and complicated business interests of her late husband. It is also stated by a close friend that uhA to riman business interests just as he was doing. All thls may be true. but un- less she is an extraordinary woman. she will find herself under a burden that has rarely. if ever. been placed on a woman.
 And yet it may be that she will de. velop and sustain a financial ability that will enable her to do what Harri. max 'himseif. was doing. and what he would have continued to do had his life been spared; how, then. will 1t all end? She is already the richest wo- man In the world. by long way. and if she justifies the expectations of of those who know her best she will so manage her affairs that in few years she will not only be the richest woman but the richest of all human beings
 But there may be another side to the question. and an entirely different conclusion of it. Unless Mir. Harri- man left private instructions and obli- gations which she considers binding, this vast fortune Is left her to do with just as she chooses. She may bend all her life and energies to the accu- mutation of larger fortune if she has an ambition to eclipse all others. or she may follow the example of Mrs. Russell Sage and devote her. time and her money to doing works of charity. We suppose she could gradually turn all her holdings into cash and use that cash as she pleases. It would be difficult for the ordinary human to even imagine the. good that could be conferred on humanity by the judi cious expenditure of the immense sun, ct her disposal The suffering 1t might relieve. the hearts 1t would gladden., the crime 1t would prevent: in short, the influence for general goo6 tha; would result, can hardly be imagined
 Which road win she choose? will she spend her life making more money. or will she devote life and money to helping the human race? And before you decide how you would spend a million dollars, just try to think how you would spend 2s7 times that much.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-18
HUNTsvILLE SOCIETY.

Huntsville. Oct. 17.-(Special. )-The' social feature of the week was the Ten nessee Valley Fair ball at the Hunts vile Hotel on Monday night. There was a large number of guests present from out of town, and more than hundred couples participated. The grand march was led by pr. Charles c. billiard and Miss Lottie VanValken- burgh, assisted by Mfr. Oscar Rand and Miss Margery Robertson of Fayette- vile.
 Another dance was given under the auspices of the fair management on Friday night in the dance hall or the Twickenham Club.
 Mrs. W. R. VanValkenburgh and Miss Lottie VanValkenburgh have re- turned from Nashville.
 Miss Emily PeebIes of Mooreville has been visiting here this week.
 Rev. and Mrs. Francis Tappey have gone to Charlestown, W. Va, to spend a few days with relatives.
 Mrs. J. F. Latham of Gurley Is vis- iting Mrs. Ben F. Hunt
 Mrs. A. T. Heath of Somerville. Ga, is visiting Miss Vivian Jones.
 Miss Kate Howell Of Atlanta is vis- iting Miss Vivian Jones.
 Miss Lottie Lambertson is visiting in Helena. Ark.
 Miss Myler. and Miss Burnes of Pitts burg, Pa, are visiting Mrs. E. R. Matthews, Jr.
 Mrs. J. E. Pierce and sons are in Huntsville, Mo
 Mrs. Charles T. Burt of Trinity is visiting Mrs. R. E. Pettus.
 Miss Minnie Bronaugh of 'Harrods- burg. Ky. is visiting Mrs. H. D. Bur well.
 Mrs. John D. Weeden of Florence is visiting Miss Kate Weeden.
 Mrs. Lawrence Cooper has returned from Nashville.
 Mrs. A. Bernstein has returned to Russellville.
 Mrs. ozella Head of Los Angeles, Cal, Is visiting MT. and Mrs. M. A Shields.
 are visiting Mrs. M. K. Cooper.
 Miss Septima White is visiting Mrs. Reavis O'Neal.
 Major I. P. Russell and MT. and Mrs T. P. Russell. Jr.. of Stevenson are visitnng Mir. and Mrs. ". F. Ess- finger.
 Mrs. Penn Crockett of Nashville Is visiting Mrs. William J. Mastin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-18

me Houston Post opines that the Governor os Alabama .'-wouid make a more creditabie spectacle before the country if he wouiG keep c bag of crushed ice around his head to prevent pver.excitemeut.~ Yes. and it might also have been well for him if that portion of his anatomy had been band Cd to prevent over-sweiiing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-18

We could not have a very high or favorable opinion of the manhood of a State 1t It's men could be driven to adopt a thing which their conscience and judgxent does not approve; yet that Is what is attempted by the advo- eates of the amendment.