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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-12
The X. F. ID. Ne9VS !

The above named magazine reprints from
The Washington Post an editorial in which
credit is given to Mr.. Picker of South Da-
kota for the R. F. D. service. The Nea0s
virtually asks me what I will do about it.
Well, life is too short to be everlastingly
furnishing the proofs of my authorship of
the resolution and the appropriation which
was the beginning of the real r. f. D. sys-
tenn, but I'll tell the Neqos what the editorial
in the Post moved me to do
[ sent to the editor copy of the old Pe0
pies Party Paper, of date February 81, 1898,
in which informed my readers of the adop-
ton of the r. f. D. resolution on the 18th Of
that month, and told them that before great
while the country people would be getting
their mails delivered to them by carriers, just
as city folks were doing
And [ wrote to the Post that would do
nate $500 to any charity it would designate,
if they could show that Mr.. Picker, or any
body else, had ever secured an appropriation
previously for free delivery of u. S. mail to
people living outside of Incorporated towns
and villages.
So it is up to the Post to earn a snug dona-
ton for one of the Washington charities, or
to correct statement which does fellow
creature injustice.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-12
Remember these DeSerfers
Their names are:

lhelr names are:
Stephen M. Sparlman, of Florida; John
A. Moon, of Tennessee; Robert F. Broussard,
and Albert Estopinal of Louisiana; VIM. G.
Brantly, Charles G. Edwards James NJ
Griggs, William M. Howard, Gordon Lee,
and Leonidas F. Livingston, of Georgia
The above named are the Southern Con-
gressmen who represent Democratic districts,
but who deserted their colors and went over
to the stand-pat Republicans.
Speaker Joe Cannon is recognized as the
wheel-horse of Special Privilege. The des-
potic power placed in his hands by the Re
publican majority enables him to pack COM
mittees, kill off reform legislation, and jam
bad laws through the House. So intolerable
grew the situation that revolt against Can
non sprang up among the Republicans
mainly of the West These insurgent Repub-
licans wanted new rules that would deprive
the Speaker of his tyrannical power Had
the Democrats unitedly voted against the old
rules, Cannonism would have been over
thrown. But at the critical time, a Demo
cratic member who owes his election to Pat
McCarren, the notorious Standard Oil poll
tician, broke away from the leadership of
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-12

Champ Clark Of Missouri. Eight Democrats,
all from New York, focked over to old Can
non, and fifteen others followed.
The effect of the bolt was that the Repub-
licans drew away from the Democrats suf-
fcient number of votes to offset what they
lost by the insurgents.
In other qUor0s, the Democrats qOho de-
serted to the enenoy gave v5ctory to the very
e0orst element of the Republican party.
By renewing Cannon's lease of power, these
deserters became responsible for the infa-
NOUS tariff law which the stand-patters have
rammed down the Threats of the insurgent
Republicans and genuine Democrats. It was
the despotic power which these Democratic
deserters gave to the Speaker which enabled
him to pack the Conference Committee and
to railroad the bill through the House.
To these Democratic deserters we owe it,
largely, that the tax on woolens and worsted
has not been lowered bit, and that the taxes
on cotton fabrics are raised You owe it
largely to them that you will have to con-
tinue to pay tax of 1876 per cent. on blan-
kets. You owe it largely to them that you
will have to pay more for socks and stock
ings, for razors and watches, for pens and
barbed wire.
Remember the names of these Democrats
who went over to the enemy on the day of
battle,- and see to 1t that they stay at home,
henceforth and forever.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-12
Oh, Look Here

From the Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune
we clip the following:
Harry L. Pierce, of Columbia is under con-
tract to draw plans and superintend construction
Of 100000 worth of school buildings in Korea
for the Foreign Missionary Board of the Meth
odist church and the Womans Foreign Board OF
the same church
"Mr. Pierce will receive salary of $4,000
year and the work hand will require at least
two years. He will go over to Korea In Septem-
Der and will go to work on his plans for a boys
school at Songdo and a girls school at Seoul,
Korea
"Rev. S. P. Cresap of st. Joseph, former pas
tor of the M E. Church here, and Bishop Ward,
went over the ground in Korea and decided an
architect would be needed. They offered the po-
sition to Mr.. Pierce, who has had it under con-
sideration for several weeks"
What next? The JEFFERsoNIAN has been
telling you about Foreign Missions, but the
Missionary Architect" is a new wrinkle.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-12
First Blood for Hartman


When E. H. Hartman, the chiefest of all
the Wall Street jugglers, sword-swallowers
and sleight-o hand experts, got his claws on
the Central of Georgia, knew that sooner
or later he would put the Georgia Legislature
in his basket.
That's where he keeps the California Legis-
lature, and such others as he needs in his
business. Hartman is the candid philoso-
pher who wrote a letter in which he declared,
that whenever he wanted congressman, Judges
and legislators, he went and bought them.
Hartman is also the moralist who, while
being examined under oath and asked about
a certain issue of worthless stock which never
could by any possibility earn dividends,-but
which he had nevertheless unloaded upon
confding widows, orphans and miscellaneous
"lambs" answered, eve didn't tell the pub
lie that the stock would ever pay dividends,
did we?"
Pious John-the oil saint, was at his daily
golf when this saying of Hartman was re-
ported to him by his attentive secretary. Sin
gular to relate, the Pious One was not the
least bit shocked by Harriman's way of de-
Tending the indefensible. On the contrary
he chuckled with enjoyment, and pronounced
the Hartman reply to be "the funniest thing
I ever heard"
Having bought the Central of Georgia, via
two dummies Hartman went through the
form of selling it to his Illinois Central
passing to his private account neat and cool
two million dollars on the deal (See how
easy it is to make money, when you control
the railroad which buys the railroad which
you sell. And see how great your power is,
when you retain control of the road you sold
as we'll as of that which DOUGHTY
But when Hartman rode over the Central,
and viewed it critically, he did not pronounce
it good. It was too crooked. It bent and
twisted about from town to town in way
that Hartman despised.
So he determined to get the kinks and
squirms out of the wriggly old Central. A
great straightener of railroads, is Edward H.
If his morals had the same tendency, we could
without feeling the loss You remember,-he
took the Union Pacific through the Great
Salt Lake, cutting off nearly hundred miles
of railroad, and leaving the folks and the
towns along the cutoff roosting out in the
wilderness. To lose a railroad in that shock
ing manner after having become used to it,
must be terrible.
Well, as [ was saying, Hartman didn't ap-
prove of the crooks and the bends in the Cen
trail at ALL and he expressed stern resolu-
ton to cut them out
But how?
When the railroads of Georgia and else
where exercised their chartered right to
snatch other peoples land away from them,
whether or no, that ended their enjoyment of
the sovereign prerogative Of Eminent Do
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Dbe Jeffersonton

main. After that, it they found that Ihey
we're In need of more land, it became their
painful duty to go and buy 1t, in the same
way that you and and John Jones have to
do. No more snatching and condemnlng'
That having been done once, could not De
done again. !,
So, YOU see, Hartman was down on the
level with us common folks Likewise, Tom
nv Scott, who wants to double-track the
Georgia Railroad So, also, all the other
Wall Street corporations who own iron high
ways. =,
Now, how do Hartman, Scott and the
others get back to the higher plane from
which they can reach down, and snatch and
condemn our property!
Why, they 60 to the legislature with an
omnibus bill q07sicA reaaee0s all their old char
tered riqhts to exercise the sovereign p4'erog-
ative of Eminent Domain. In this bill, they
are to have perpetual power to snatch and
condemn your land and they don't suqTen-
der an iota of the exemptions from taxation
aneaOiseZy granted en- those old charters
That bill, which the Georgia Senate passed
almost unanimously, is worth millions and
millions of dollars to these Northern corpora
TONS It practically amends all their char
ters renews all their privileges, and forever
safeguards them from taxation.
What right did these Wall Street corpora
tions have to expect such unbounded liberal
ity at our hands?
Did they not plumber the original stock
holders of the Central, reducing many fam
lily to restitution?
Have they not dragged the State into the
Federal Courts every time it sought to con-
troll them, or lessen their oppressive rates?
Did they not attempt, only few weeks ago,
to bring Federal troops to Georgia, in the in
terest Of the negro fremen,-knowing that
the presence of Yankee soldiers in this State
for that purpose would inevitably cause riot
and bloodshed?
And yet, with the memory of all this fresh
in our minds, the Senate grants an enormous
boon to the Wall Street corporations.
Well! [ knew that Hartman, after COB
bling the Central, would need the Georgia
Legislature in his business, and I was afraid
that he would get it; but did not suppose
that he would get it quite so easily and soon.
Up. 81 am going to take group pictures
of the inhabitants of some of the cutoff
towns after the departed railroad has left
them out in the woods. They won't need to
be told to "look cheerful")
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The Detroit times., 1909-01-30
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE.

From all accounts the engagement
which opens Monday night a. the De
tro!t Opera house OF Sam Bernard ia
his newest and jolliest musical farce.
Nearly a Hero promises 20 he one
. of the distinctive comedy productions
OF the season. Nearly a Hero Is
musica farce which ran for nearly sin
months a. the New York Casino, The
book Us by Harry Il. smith. an author
respons bile f1r many musical COMEDY
hits. The production was staged by
George Marion and }. q. Huffman, ana
the res uu IS u series OF caplNdtinS
stage pictures. Wluth are Huld 20 De
the very best ana most original Great
tions OF tnvsv lac ter crai tsmru OF
stage business" hed euscphics lpur-
| ing the action ~ Nearly zero there
Will be- rendered is musical numbers.
which today are being whistlcd on
Broadway -ud "a Boston. tie only two
cities which have heretofore Witnessed
Mr. bernard has. two leading women;
Miss Grace In Rue tie stunning
blonde WHO mas already secured Wild
following OF ad nirers iu this city
through hci work iu other mustcal at
fractions la past seasons. aud Miss
Ada LOWS who By. uuquCstlonablN one
OF the u".t artistic concdtcnnes ON
The stage Tho nu ea cement - for three
aigits with Wednesday matinee.
Lew Fiel4s win his fun New York
company b. - be Ia the Detroit opera
house. Feb g. 8. 6. with S1turday mat
inee, presenting the Herald square
success The Girl Behind the 0untcr'
As sole star in 1t Happened in
Nordland Dctroiters have delightfm
|recoiiections OF Law Fields In this
his latest vehicle. be has added greatly
10 his reputation as a comedian. as the
rofe IS one that affords great deal OF
versatile display. it Is ~" character
~ Henry Schnin poor German, who
suddenly became the owner OF vast
wealth vet by force Of circumstances
ne cannot pose as THE Multiplied MI
lionaire" wGtcl g. his right but must
assume a number OF diselis.s.
For MADAME NaziWovas appearance
IN the Detrolf opera house beginning
Monday evening, Feb. =. three Of tn"
most popular PLAYS In her rcpertoiro
In English have been selected The
engagement VIII Omen with thc star as
Mora" in iheena a Dolls House ON
the foiioWine evening sho Will he seen
pa "Hedda" BOO Ihseu's "Tcddl Gahicr
She viii play "\prj' again nj the mat
tree aHH TTT ut T~t0STF OF
the third evening with &aZInor1 in her
brilliant comedy success Nina In
"Comtesse Coquctte'
-EEt ".
Niessrs IIurtlg aud Seamon viii Of
fer their. now edition OF the roaring
musical fantasy Ne Him q J. " in the
Lyceum theatcr for one week. COM
mencing tomorrow afternoon. Tho
piece ooars the subtitle OF ~ Trip 10
the Klondikc" since the story has 10
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30
MAN IN NIGHTGOWN
CHASES NERVY THIEF

CLEVELAND, O.. Jan. 2s.-In a
nightgown and with bare feet, W
Z. Gray, or the Englewood apartments,
Englewood-ave chased a thief for
several blocks 10 recover pint bot
tie OF milk.
Gray reported 10 the police that
an unfamiliar sound awoke him.
Running through his fiat 10 discover
the cause he spied man leaving
the porch with the milk bottle
Gray unlocked the door and gave
unsuccessful chase for several
blocks. He returned TO the flat just
as his wife was about 10 telephone
the police that her husband was
running away in his sleep.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30

rows matlnee. have been partners for
~ years a staEt record TO which they
poiLt win pride. Fields had as ms
nrst associate Gus Rogers, who dled
recently Tkis was IN 1883. and later.
Fields WAS wlth an actor named VIII
Hams. who is now "A southern million.
aire. The latter two Joined Weber ana
Fields for a time In so-calied tour-
act" Fields and Wo0ley have been
prominent IN Vaudeville for years as
headliners and. until recently were
stars IA a musical comedy. They nave
written many sketches, oGrlesqoes ana
songs ana 1age Z qGired "A reputation
"a expert RroiuceIA and sage mana
EtIs.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30
THE WHITNEY.

"Bunco I'm Arizona" "A play Of the
southwest. written by that prominent
actress-author Lillian Mortimer. and
under the management OF James J..
Neronee VIII he the Offering in the
Whitney theater for one week com
mencIng Sunday afternoon. Buuco IS
the heroine. a mountain waif who has
been brought up by jim Blunt. a Young
and manly prospector. Runco loves
and IS loved by Dick Gold. a cowboy
and chum of jim Jim has stalSed out
claim hut one day Is surprised when
an Englishman named Heathercott dis
putes hts ownership. About this time
a woman from England arrives claim
ing Bunco IA her niece. and wealthy
English hciress. Jim goes 70 his mine
but on his non return suspicion is
aroused and DICK goes in search ~
him. He IL ambushcd. carried into the
mine unconscious. and q dynamite
bomb set ~ go or In Eve minutes.
placed nea~ his head Bunro arrives
on tho scene and seeing q coWardIv IN
dian skulking near becomes sUspici-
oua especially 30 as the bridge leading
across tho ravine 10 the mine has been
destroyed. 4 huge belt used for powcr
md eVte ndlnr across tho ravine is sct
IN action and Bunco crosses Just In
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30
I.AE NNE.T1Il.

The promised sensational surprise In
The Lafayette Will materialize at the
sunday matinee. Jan. 81. "Doomsday"
IS q sensational and expensive prOduc-
tiOn,. costing an enormous sum 10
stdEe and only producahlr in a large
tLcatrr. r. has hitherto been present
ed only as a single attraction I'm high
priced houses. II requires i've tons OF
apparatus and corps OF skilled clectri-
clans TO present IT, Even elect teal
experts are unable 10 seq how the
fierce flames. gathering smoke and
floating clouds Of "Doomsday" are pro-
duCed. During twenty-five minutes
there is n carnival of sOlor. contrasts
ana ncwilderinR effects. IN addition
To this great attraction Thompson and
Fqrrcl viii give their one-act travesty.
chicken chop Suey." Mr. and Mrs.
Lew Stanley Will give their fashion
able single duets. and the Mozart SIS
tors VIII appear in their song and
dance speciality.
GAY ETY..
Fields and Wooiey the leading come
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30

time. but during that time she has
achieved a rcpul alton as an entertainer
second To- none who have come from
over ONE.
The headline act Of the bill win be
the George v Hobart comedy skit
Cleric IN which clayton White.
Marie stuart aud company VIII show
20 strong advantage
AS character actor there are few,
If any, on the stage today that cNce}
Harry Gilfoil. who will ba the added
attraction Of the bin appearing INA his
old character % Baron sands with
new embellishments Tho SutcllHe
troupe. scottish singers. pipcrs, dane
ers and acrobatS. VIII also hc very
much IN the spotlight nest week. and
they will be of special interest To- the
large scottish population of the city.
In the line OF STRAIGHT vaudeville,
Crouch q WEIGH comedians and aero
battle dancers, and the Dillon brothers,
comedians and parody singers. viii add
materially To the enjoyment Ar0Cr-
son Il Comes. popular Colored cuter-
tanners. and the Musical CraiEs Will
have acts that VIII materially aid the
bill and the Microscope pictures VIII
close as usual
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30

CITY. where after many adventures the
principals strike IL nich. either ln love
or gold Among the characters are u
wealthy Wcsterner. the Hon. Hiram
Rolla. who mas planned 10 marry his
daughter to an English lord The young
lady declines TO contract such mattA "a.
'softWatcr Wuilc" the sport son and
heir To the Hon. Hiram. also has love
affair with MarjorN Gold, but is first
Obliged to free himself from highly
emotional actress, whom hc palms Of
on his father There rs also the ro-
nance OF klopdykc Charley and seat
tie Sal two typical western characters
Matinces VIII hoe given on sunday.
Wehnnsday and SaturdaN.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30
= Nv LOCAL PLAYHOUSES &

time 10 save her lover Another thrill
lnS enc occurs when Jim and Bunco
ore tphpd ~ stake aud the lndians'
Fare performing the ghost dance. prior
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30

and dancing act which is claimed 10
equal anything in vaudeville The
Zicglcr trio, late of Einglins Bros
circus, VIII ofTct what they style their
European ring act, an acrohatic turn
which display their wonderful
strength M many ways. Levett and
Campbell have comedy sketch which
Is said 10 be a scream. and Eva Prout.
che juvenile soprano, Will close her en-
gagemcnt this week. Slater Brockman.
character ca lnSe artist VIII COM
Dltte the bill
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30


With "The DucklingS" In che Avenue.
cludes many high-class features one OF
which ia chorus of 20 "dumpliugs,
who are seen in song and dance num-
bers Miss LoUie Dacre heads the com
pauy. Two burlcsqucs. Berry :
Busy Day and "kellys Dublin Bar
are ugpd
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30

Experimeuts are under WAY in Ger
many with more than 80 diferen, pro.
cesses Sor removing iron from drink.
ing water. most OF them forms OF I'll
.tratlon.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30

do entirely with the efforts Of an as
sorted lot OF prospc ctors and adventUr-
crs To reach the northwestern "EldOr-
ado" II starts at Seattle the second
act represents "a yacht bound for t..e
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30

Detroit vaudeville patrons viii have
the opportunity next Wtk or an IN
ttsduction for the FIRST time 20 Clarice
Mayne an English singing comcdieune,
OF the Elsie Janis type. who app ars
as the special feature OF q prctcntious
hill at tie Temple thoatcr. Miss wayne
has been in this couE,rv but n short
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30
MAJESTIC.

The bin for tie coming week In the
ally good one. Not only Will the NOV
ing pictures be attractive, but the
vaudeville viii consist of several head
line. acts. MCCarVcn and Robinson
have been enga ged as feature at big
eNpcnsc. and VIII present a singing
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30

dlans Of Louise Robes Knickerbocker
Burlccqlse.s which open theil engage
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30

10 burning them at the stake Dick at
the head or his COW boys. arrives in
time 10 save his sweetheart and chum.
Matinees viii be given daily except
on Wednesday.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-30

Messrs IIurtlg aud Selmon viii Of
FER their now edition OF the roaring
musical fantasy Ne, Him g J. in the
Lyceum theator for one week, COM
menCing tomorrow afternoon. The
piece ooars the subtitle OF ~ Trip 40
the Klondikc." since the story has 10
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-07
Paving Extension No. IS,
NOTICE

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Merchants bank Utah corporation.
will be held al the office of said bank al
81 South Main street Salt Lake City,
Utah. on the 5th day OF June, 1909. AT
2 o'clock p. m, for the following pur-
poses.
l. To consider and pass upon the ques-
tion Of amending article of the articles
Of incorporation Of said bank, so that the
same as amended shall read as follows:
ARTICLE T.
"The limit Of the capital stock Of this
corporation is and shall be two hundred
and fifty thousand ($25O. .000) dollars d.
yided into twenty-five hundred (25O0)
shares OF the par value OF one hundred
($l00) dollars each share"
2. For the purpose of considering and
passing upon the question Of amending
Article OF the articles of Dcorpora tion
OF said bank so that the first sentence of
said article which reads as follows;
"The officers OF this corporation shall
consist Of board Of seven directors, "
when and as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
'The officers OF this corporation shah
consist OF a board Of fifteen directors"
3. To consider and pass upon the ques-
tion Of amending the first sentence In
paragraph of said article 9 OF the ar
uclcs OF incorporation OF said bank which
reads as follows:
-Four members shall constitute a
quorum Of the board Of directors TO trans
act business, and it shall require four
members TO constitute quorum at any
regular or special meeting" so that the
same shall read rs follows.
Eight members shall constitute q
quorum Of the board OF directors to trans
act business. and 1T shall require eigh,
members TO Constitute a quorum at any
regular or special meeting"
President of Merchants; ;' Rank.
Dated May 10. 1909 rl57O
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-07
NOTICE

Notice Is hereby given by the city
council of Salt Lake City of the intention
described improvement. to wit;
To grade, and curb and pave with ce-
ment (said cement pavement TO he TWEEN
ty-two (22) feet wide and eight (S) inches
thick), the street hereinafter named. and
lay a cement sidewalk on each side Of
four (1) feet wide and four (D inches
thiclD. Edison street between Second
South and Third South streets, In paving
district No, .. and defray the abutters'
estimated at five thousand TWO hundred
eighty ($52S000) dollars, or four $4,000
dollars per front or linear foot of ahuttlng
property there being 1920 feet abutt!ng
upon the lots or pieces OF ground in the
following described district being in the
district to he affected and benefited by
said improvement, namely:
The east side OF the west 30 feet, and
the west side Of the east So feet of lots
The total cost OF said improvement is
estimated at five thousand nine hundred
one and 55-1O0 (S59ol .55) dollars. of which
twenty-one and 55-iOO ($621.55) dollars,
leaving five thousand two hundred
eighty (S52S0 00) dollars TO be raised by
local assessment.
ing out Of such intention must be pre-
sented in writing to the city recorder
on or before the 1ith day OF June, 1909.
being the time set by said council when
1t will hear and consider such protests
and objections as may be made thereto,
BY order Of the city council Of Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Dated March Sth. 1909.
J. B. MORETON.
PAVING Extension No IS