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THE JEFFERsoNIANs, Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-03-11

/ lR which his wife belongs,
Ma | and especially is he an
noyed by Strawfoot ALT,
-. -----J the preacher. No one has
any confidence in Alf's honesty, and it
is only for his ability as an organizer
and camp-meeting sensationalist that
he is permitted to remain in church
Old Dave was known as a good liver.
Baked shoat, buttermilk and cabbage
were nearly always found on his table.
No matter how adverse the wind
might be, ALT could, from a great dis
lance, sniff the incense of shoat,
and, unless the intervening water
courses We're swollen beyond a point
of safety, he always managed to be
on hand. Naturally enough, Dave be-
came tired. Although not strictly re-
hgious, he was willing to do his part
toward keeping up the church, but he
was not willing to take entire care Of
the preacher.
" Liza" old Dave one day remark
ed to his wife, "I'n bet dat shoat
won't be MORN brown good fore ALT
will be heah wild his mouf open.''
ooh, doan talk dater way, Dave"
'Wall, he will, no matter whuder
I talks dater way ur not. I'll bet
he's already gunter fling dat awful
noze o. hizen up inter de ar. Liza,
rs gittin mighty tired o. dat genner-
mans 'vastations. He's goe err ap-
mans 'vastations. He's got er APP
:. gwineter stan him no longer"
"Oh, doan speckterate dat way,
Dave, fur he's my bruder in de
church. "
~ doan kere eff he wuz yer bruder
in de flesh, l amt gwine ter stan
him. Wy, he would break up de CUB
ner o. de state. Yander he comes
now. Whut did I dun tole yer?"
"Wall, fur heben's sake doan say
nuthin'. Treat him wild warm frien'
ship. Promise me dat, won't yer9"
ooh, yas, I II treat him wild warm
1flen snip.
"Mawnin' tie yer; mawnin'," said
the preacher, as he opened the gate.
GLOW does yer do dis mawnin',
Bruder Daveq"
Fust-rate, I gins yer thanks.''
can vessel, Sister 'Lizag"
"Oh, Is mighty we'll, thanks yer,
'siderin' dis awful hot weather. Let
me fetch yer cheer"
~ thanks yer, sister,"
The preacher sat down, took off his
plug hat and wiped the perspiration
from his bald head.
"Lemme take yer hat, Bruder ALI"
said Dave.
He took the hat, went into the kitch-
en-, took down a paper of ground red
pepper, and gave the inside of the
"tile" liberal sprinkling. Then, re-
turning to the sitting-room, he placed
the hat on the bed.
"Dis is a mighty long dry SPELL"
said Dave, when he rejoined the
preacher, who sat leaning back against
the house.
''Yas, it's awful. -
ct wuz readin' in paper dis
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PAGE FOURTEEN.

AVE KENSETT, an in
dustrious old negro who
lives down in the bottoms,
is greatly annoyed by the
members Of the church to
which his wife belongs,
and especially is he an
noyed by Strawfoot ALT,
the preacher. No one has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25
NryvopK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY OCTOBER %, 1909

lin speculative operations for higher
prices owing to the advance already re-
corded, to liberal receipts of the staple
and to a falling off in the spot demand
at Liverpool and on the Continent. The
stock here has increased materially in
the current month. but exports continue
heavy and are expected to show further
Improvement In the course of the next
few weeks, in spite of a less active de-
mand abroad, which the trade believes
contains no element of permanency.
Large receipts of wheat have brought
unimportant recessions in prices for fut-
ures, while the large exports by Russia
and the expectation of a growing move
ment from that country have caused a
revision of estimates regarding the ex-
tent of the shipments from the United
States. In future months. An active cash
demand is reported at the Northwest,
where sales Of -four continue liberal. In
the leather market prices are as firm as
If not flrmer than before the new tariff
went into effect, the situation being
wholly result of supply and demand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25
BANN4RD,s CHANCE TO WIN.

An effort is being made in the interest
of Mr.. Gaynor to create the impression
that Mr.. Barnard will run third In the
race. and that this campaign will be
repetition Of that of 1905. The purpose
is TO delude some Of Mr.. Bannard's nat
uraI supporters into the belief that he
has no chance to win, and that Mr..
Hearst's candidacy offers the best OPP
portunity of defeating Tammany Hall.
Mr.. Barnard has a better chance to win
than Mr. Hearst, and If Tammany Hall
is defeated it will probably be by the
fusion candidate. We have no doubt of
Hearst's strength. He is deservedly
strong, for he represents in this cam
paign the protest Of honest radicals
against Mr.. Gaynor's deal with Tam
many But the Hearst campaign is
without organization, no such effort is
being put forth for the candidates cleo
ton as was made four years ago, and
there is no indication that his campaign
this year has evoked any such response
among the people as it did then. Those
who desire the defeat of Tammany
should therefore unite upon Mr.. Ban
nard
This campaign is in no way analogous
TO that of four years ago. In that year
Mr.. Wins lost supporters in both direc-
tons. Those of his natural followers
who thought the defeat of Tammany the
most important thing in the election
went to Hearst, and those who thought
the defeat of Hearst the most i'm
pOrtant thing in the election went to
Tammany. Mr.. Barnard certainly can
not lose in both directions this year,
at any rate, for no one will desire
the defeat Of Hearst badly enough to
support Gaynor. The candidate who will
play the role of WINS this year and lose
in both directions is Gaynor. Radical
supporters he will have TO share with
Hearst. Conservative supporters will
tend to leave him for Barnard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25

against taxes that have already been de-
clared uncollectible, and TO the amount
of full tax levies. although portions OF
the budgets which those levies were 10
meet are unexpended. Thus there was
an excessive issue of revenue bonds az.
the end of 1907 of S10,79l,696, whlch
excess year later had grown TO s5o'-
S53519. The revenue bond, originally q
note intended to run a few months, has
been converted into a two and three
wear instrument, with doubtful legaiity'
TO avoid the necessity of frequent re-
newals to carry the floating debt. On
large volume of these notes the city is
now paying per cent interest. The
cost of this laundering finance has been
enormous. In 1900 the city paid only
1894 9O1 in interest on revenue bonds.
In 1908, with the tax levy only Al per
cent larger than in 1900. the citys note
of hand borrowing cost 1t more than
eight times as much, or $5,650,4O3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25
Anlnsenents.

ACADEMY OF MUsIc--s:i5-The Man Who
a-2-s-vaudevfle
AsTORAs:I 5-The Man from Home,
PrTASCO-s:l5-Is Matrimony FaiiureF
OADWAY-s:15-The Midnight sons
~asrNO-e. 15-The Girl and the Wizard
CoIONIAIs-2--S-Nau
s~ONEDY-S:15-The Melting Pot
CRTTFRION-S-Israel
DATY'S-S .I5-The White Sister
FDFN MT-SEE.-Thc world IN Wax
FNPTRF-s. I5-Inconstaut George
cATETY-S 1.-THE Fortune Hunter
GARRfCK-S.I 5-The Harvest Noon.
HAr-KFTT-S -15-Such Little Queen
HANfMERSTEIN -2:15-S l5-NauoeTiue.
HERALD SQUARE-S:1J-TheC Chocolate SOL
PoDRoME-s-s-A Trip to Japan; In
side the Earth the Ballet Of Jewels
KNECKERROCE ER-S-The Dollar princess
TIPFRTY-S:I5-Sp ringtinle.
LINCOLN SQUARE-s;I5-Dallas Wexford
IYCEUM-S :15-Arsene Lupin
AJEsPTC-S:I 5-Two Women and Ihat
NkNHATTAN OPERA HOUSE-s-Tosca
MAXINE EILIOTT"S THEATRES 0--The
Passing OF the Third Floor Back.
NEW DAM-S;15-The Love Cure.
NEW YORK-s:15-The Man Who owns
Broadway.
sAv0Y-s:I5-The Awakening Of Helena
Richie
rYVFSANT-s:15-The Easiest Way.
IIACK'+s:I5-The Fourth Estate.
WEBER Climax.
WEST ENDS :15-The Return Of Eve
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25

The State valuation. which "a the -,
important Of the Chancellor's land
posals. will set an impartial stand.
for such transactions; and II win -
be of great utility in the revision ~ -,
rating In municipalities and shire. -
budget. after providing for this u.,,.
ton. secures 3 per cent on mining rov,,.
ties. a half penny on the capital .,;at..
of building land. 20 per cent on Increase
price when land Is sold. 10 per cent wb.-
leases fall in. 20 per cent when ,rs.s
seams of mineral land are WORKED a..
what the Chancellor cynicalIy descr,ha.
as a substantial dead rent when -.
landlord passes away to another spherss
These and other proposals imply tina,
the State is to receive toll from futn-.
increments. earned or unearned NJ.
Chamberlain, when he was a farbov.
ant Radical himself, would have A.
scribed these things as "ransom's sro-,
those who toll not. neither do fbsv
spin" Phrases change with the read
justments of politics. and these tava.
are now condemned by his own follow.
there is cumulative evidence OF tbs,,
popularity. and this Is to be explained bv
the fact that the land system il anti.
quated and unduly favOrs the ''hayss's a,
the expense of the have nots."
On the other hand. the impartial oh-
server cannot fail to be impressed with
the fact that investors, business man ana
90 IL
frightened by the budget and by thu
ChancellOr's methods Of commanding
support for it from assembIages OF work.
ingmen. While socialism and comrnun-
ism are emptied of all definite meaning
by the IOOseness of Interpretation OF mar
tisans. it is unfortunately true that good
feeling between classes and masses han
been impaired: that consols have fallen
below So when nearly all foreign securi-
ties have been steadily rising; that buiId-
ing and other Industries have been we'll
nigh paralyzedf that the evils Of unem-
plOyment are increasing at an alarming
rate. and that one Of the worst winters
of recent times for impoverished work.
ers is coming on
When the Un1Onist speakers declare
that the Free Trade budget with is
land reform section and increased
levies of direct taxation win not
secure employment in q workless De-
Rod for any wage Garner. apart from
the enlarged staff of officials. they make
their strongest point for change Of
financial system and the defence OF
home markets and industries. Lime
housing is not concerned with this prac-
teal question. 1t is entirely preoccupled
with the readjustment OF the burdens OF
taxation among the rich. Not one q.
the hundred clauses Of the finance BILL
when the last drafting amendment has
been sanctioned, will help anybody out
of work to find a job. This Is truth
which the Tariff Reformers can be ds-
pended upon to press home. Inf.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25
CHINA.S VIEW R4LLRO4D.

Attention was called a few days ago
to the opening of the railroad from Pc
king TO Kalgan and to the extraordinary
demonstrations of popular and official
exultatiOn which accompanied it, The
event deserved such Il celebration, for
though the road is at present only 122
miles long it is of enormous CONNER
cial importance and of the greatest sig
nihcance to China. As hitherto stated,
it is the first important railroad in China
to be built entirely by the Chinese. 1t
is true that the rails and rolling stock
were imported, but in all other respects
the enterprise is purely Chinese-in con-
ception, i'll financing, in construction, in
operation and in control 1t was paid
for as it was built out of the earnings
Of the Northern Railways of China,
without borrowing a dollar. and the
work of building it has developed q fine
force of young Chinese engineers who
. will be of great service in further
undertakings.
The road runs from Picking up the val
ley of the Yung-ting River, in north
west direction, beyond the Great Wall
to Kalgan. That city, in the northwest
of Chill and near the borders of Shan
81, is the meeting place of the five chief
caravan trade routes from Mongolia
and is one Of the greatest centres OF
Mongolian trade. Although the road has
been In operation less than a month, its
volume of traffic is already large and
highly profitable, and 1t promises to Sc
cure almost monopoly Of commerce
between China and Mongolia. But that
is not all. Surveys have already been
made for the extension of the road
across Shan-si to the Hoang River and
thus almost to the border of Mongolia,
opening to trade and industrial develop
ment region of inestimable wealth
II is in Shan-si that the great coal and
iron deposits are found. comprising 49,
600 square miles OF anthracite from
eight to forty feet thick, and an almost
equal area of bituminous coal That
province is provided with the best sys-
tenn of common roads in the empire. and
it has long been notable for the fact
that il has supplied the whole empire
with practically all of IFS bankers ex-
ceptiIg proprietOrs Of petty local banks
Shan-si is, in brief. likely to become one
Ot the most important industrial and
commercial provinces in China. and this
new railroad will do much toward plac-
ing it in that rank. The Picking Kalgan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25
coNGREss HOLDS 49, KEY

In their enthusiasm for the policy of
conserving natural resources many of
its most ardent advocates appear to
have lost sight of the fact that. apart
from the preservation of the forests. the
entire movement lacks legal sanction,
and that action by Congress is essential
TO its prosecution. The President has
indicated his purpose TO retain title to
water rights, for instance, until the
Congress shall have bad an opporfu-
nifty TO act" That opportunity will come
with the approaching session. and there
IS grave question If Mr.. Taft, earnest
advocate Of the movement though he
be, Will feel warranted in Withholding
from settlement lands containing water
power after the coming session unless
Congress acts affirmatively. Congress
has never conferred on the Executive
specific authority to withhold such lands,
and IL is only on the ground that a new
problem has arisen that the President is
now denying would-be settlers access
and title TO them. So, too. in the case
of coal lands. phosphate lands and other
natural resources, il will take affirma-
tive action by the national legislature
TO make legal the new policy SO widely
espoused
Action by Congress will be hard to Sc
cure. As broad policy the conserva-
ton Of natural resources is widely adj
yOcated. But when legislation is pro
posed in Congress there will be powerful
interests 10 oppose Interests amply
able 10 bring strong pressure on indi-
yidual Senators and Representatives.
There are in both houses men who de-
Bounce all legislation Of this character
as "newfangled" AMI therefore undesir-
able. Then there are men, and Of these
Senator Hepburn. of idaho. Is a striking
type, who are sincerely convinced that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25
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A PULLING MALADY.

AS most of the cases Of pellagra thus
far reported have occurred in the South
ern States, there is special propriety In
the invitation issued by the Board or
Health of South Carolina for confer
ence of sanitarians on the subject at
Columbia early in November. This ac-
ton, however, has now been happily sup
plemented by the national government.
The Treasury Department has just sane
toned the appointment of commission,
to be composed Of officers of the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service, for
the study of the disease. If, as has been
asserted, outbreaks have occurred in
seventeen states, and If the number of
cases on record is five thousand, it is
time that the national authorities as
sumed some responsibility.
Pellagra Xpanifests itself in three
ways. Its chief symptoms are a redness
CT the skin of the feet and hands, Sc
rious disturbance of the digestive APP
paratus and mental arrangement
which sometimes takes the form of de
lirium and sometimes makes the patient
the victim of decisions. An attack fire.
quently has a fatal termination, and
treatment occasionally demands removal
to an insane asylum. AS yet no salts
factory remedy has been found, though
arsenic has in n few cases seemed to
exercise a wholesome effect
The exact cause of this mysterious
disorder is still unknown. LombrOso,
who studied pellagra in Italy, where 1t
has long been prevalent, suspected that
. it was due to the consumption of grain
infected with fungus, more particularly
musty corn. There is q disposition in
this country to accept that opinion pro-
visionally, although recent bulletin Of
the Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service remarked that it was yet too
soon to exclude from consideration other
theories. Evidently the most pressing
need at present IS greater certainty on
this point
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25
TAILOR, NOT PHYSICIAN, NEEDED

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Will you kindly extend the courtesy
of your columns for the correction Of a
grossly distorted report which has found
general circulation in the press OF the coun-
try IN regard to hazing at Colorado Col
Iege?
The reports were the outcome OF the an
nual sophomore and freshman flag con-
test" in which each class attempts 20 place
its own colors on the campus fagpole. In
1t all no one was injured, and all met to-
gether in friendly relations at a reception
in the evening The report that one stu
dent is Lying at the point OF death az a
result of it, has no foundation whatever.
Nothing occurred in this contest 70 be re-
gretted except an accident to one students
clothing, which was remedied IN a few Sec
ondS.
The college has always been exceptionally
free from hazing. and this year Is no ex-
ception to the rule
WILLIAM T. SLOCUM
Colorado Springs. Col. Oct. q. 1903.
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progress can be attained only by Great
ing monopoiies. They point TO the
wealth created, the labor employed and
the economy of production effected
thereby, and ask what reasonable man
could desire a change. They insist that
their several states will be largely bene-
flied by the introduction of capital and
the building up of great industries, re-
CARELESS of the monopolies created, and
they refuse to listen TO any argument
concerning the rights of future genera
tions or the greater welfare of the coun-
try as a whole. They oppose the for
ostTy policy on the ground that under
private ownership the forests would be
rapidly converted into wealth, the de-
muded timber lands into farms, and the
population of their states thus increased.
Asked to consider the situation when
must result from such policy In the
future, each replies, Let the future take
care of itself. 1t has always done so
in the past. And, anyway, l know no
reason why my state should be made
Ito suffer for the future. New YORK
land Michigan, Wisconsin and Mime
"sota have turned their timber into gold
land their forests into farms, ana
refuse to be party to the sacrifice OF
my state to the future"
Earnest conservationists have sym
rathetic President but there is hard
work for them to do in Congress. 1t
is there that the test VIII come. Prac-
tically all the work done thus far is pre-
liminary. No further step can be taken
without definite legislative authority.
Can Congress be induced to grant 1t!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25
gsouImAu TESTIMONY TRUSTED

TIC the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; Your recent article, reprinted from
The Tribune in The Globe Democrat sf
October 20. is interesting and Just. except
that it does not take into account Com
mander Peary's manner OF taking the Es-
Quimaus' testimony. The unreliability Of tbs
ESquinau character may be granted with
out affecting the value OF this particular
evidence 1t is to be noted that the Esqui-
maus did not give ''evasive replies to their
questioners; their statements are definite
detailed and reasonable. Such evidences
should not be thrown out OF court" IN
less DR.. Cook can show equally safe
guarded testimony from them in conarrA-
ton of his claims. GENEVA CRUNB.
st. Louis. Oct 20, 1903
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
JUSTICE eAYNoR ON TAXATION

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue of to-day you guots
Judge Gaynor. in his speeSh last night at
Schlitner Park Queens, in substance as
follows:
''Just before he ended his speech tas
judge devoted some time to explaining ths
matter of his personal tax assessment. The
whole system. Of personal taxation was
wrong. he said, and should be discontinued
and added on to the real estate tax"
That is to say. the judge thinks II Is right
that the millionaire should pay no tax on
his bonds. automobiles, yachts, etc; that
real estate should pay it all.
That means that the Judge would make
the renter pay all the tax. for 1t is we'll
known that tax is put into the rents charged.
How many renters agree with this?
New York, Oct. %. 1909. ]. w..
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What they took for thunderstorms up
state was probably only the reverbera-
ton of Judge Gaynor's oratory.

The present session of the British Par
lament Is not only one of the longest on
record, but it surpasses all others in the
number of it's divisions-or takings Of
votes. The average number of divisions
a session in the last twenty years or
more has been probably about three hun
dred The largest number before the
present was GAS, in 1902. But the pres
ent session has already seen nearly eight
hundred. with prospect of some dozens
more before adjournment. With that sort
of work maintained month after month
many members must be prepared to re-
gard dissolution with equanimity, If not
with joy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25
BARNARD IN A CLASS BY HIMsEL.

From The New York World (supportins
GaynOr).
Mr.. Barnard came into tbs campaign -
sOlutely unknown even by name to nlf
1Ority OF the voters of New York CITY
They have learned great deal about hln
since that time. and all OF il Is 20 rs
credit. He makes no pretence TO orStory
yet OF the three candidates he alone ns'
discussed the economic issues OF the carr
paign sanely and inteHigibly. His Wo,as
are simple, direct and well chosen ~
avoids all attempts at eloquent periods - -
the Oratorical manner He talks % v cte.s
as he might talk TO 8 board or directois =
He calls nobody liar or thist y3..,s
jailbird and although he has MADE 1 Iv
noise I'm the campaign nobody VIII &c.
that he has made very favorable iihl 49,.
sion upon thousands % Intelligent No.Ssts
who never heard OF him until ne was "N'''
mated -. Cor
MIR. Barnard has already won a plasvs s =.
himself I'm the public affairs or New ..s II
Whether he polls few votes or plsh<Ss, ,, =
was worth while to have discS,y.esTS ard
man Of ability. integrity, lntellI.s ssnis ais
common sense Is always q Nalu@1
covery in New York politics
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25

New York City has the most complicated
ballot in existence, and the Republican or
ganization is constantly trying TO make II
more complicated, so as to add to the DIM
culties of the foreign-born voter in de-
ciphering it.-From campaign literature cir
culated by the Democratic State Committee
in Maryland.
This will be news to voters here. New
York has an emblem ballot which can
be voted entire by single cross mark in
the party circle. In Maryland the Dem
ocratic party has struck off the emblems
and done everything possible to trick the
uneducated voters into mismarking and
thus invalidating their ballots.