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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-01-21
5be Jeffersonton

Under a militia Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt, we have had faster growth in pompous
extravagant, domineerng, imperialistic militia
rism than we had under u. S. Grant, one of the
worlds Great Commanders. In fact, Gen
Grant in times of peace, was quiet and mod
est civilian; Roosevelt, fairly good volunteer
subordinate in time Of war, has been roaring,
rlp-snortious, get-ready- Notwithstanding rioter,
ever since he went into the White House The
man seems to be monomaniac upon the sub
ject of naval and military development.
We have a navy that is. seven times larger
than it was ten years ago. We no longer have
any state militia we have vast national mill
tia, and already the army chiefs are clamoring
for standing army as large as that of Ger
many.
We are now spending upwards of $2oo, ooo,-
600 per year upon the army and navy, and the
Secretary of the Navy is demanding for his
Department, an increase of $6o,ooooOo per
year.
AS to the army, the pressure for an enor-
nous increase is fast becoming irresistible
What is one to think when so representative
an officer as Gen. Fred Grant declares that
WE MUST HAVE AN ARMY OF A MIL
LION MEN?
Do those who control our Government fear
foreign foes? Not in the least They know
that Japan, Germany, Great Britain, etc, have
all the troubles they can stagger under, with
out crossing the ocean to make a Quixotic at
tack upon the United States. What then is the
meaning of this vast outlay for naval and mill
tary establishments?
The benefciaries of Special Privilege fear
the uprising Of the masses, and are determined
to prepare themselves for that inevitable day
when the people will have reached the limitof
liberation.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-01-21
Taft In Albania.

Poor old Mr. Bryan! How utterly he is for
gotten down here in the land O cotton! It's
Taft that fills the editorial soul with Joy; Taft
that makes the welkin ring; Taft that sits
down to possum and Shimepine; Taft that
makes Democratic orators to pint with pride
and to view with alarm.
Yep Everybody's for Taft this year,-ex-
cepting the coons! Clearly the coons are
feazed
You can't beat Atlanta, no matter how hard
you may try so Augusta had to surrender the
iocund President-eect for two whole days, in
order that "the moral clement of the Gate
City might do their devoirs.
We cut out all such preliminaries as the spe-
cial train to Atlanta the stops at way stations
where young and old and middle-aged Reubs
and Mirandys and Chollies and Fanny Lous
poised themselves gracefully and gazed vacant
ly at the rotund Mr.. Taft. We omit the inter
mediate speeches. We skip everything, in or
der that we may reach Atlanta, where they are
prepared to pint with pride and view with
alarm We come at once to the reception-At-
lanta's reception Of Taft.
Many years ago a crazy man, by some odd
chance, was put in charge Of public reception
in Atlanta. This crazy man, after dreaming
over it and talking in his sleep, decided to select
one Atlanta man to introduce to the audience
another Atlanta man. who would in turn, in
troduce to the same audience the visiting ce
1ebrity Happy thought. The crazy man man
aged the thing accordingly, and the Gate City
people have been doing it that way ever since.
Therefore, the Taft reception was simple.
Asa Gambler told the people oflAtlanta, in ef-
feet, "This is Hoke Smith" and Hoke, in turn,
said virtually eyes, 7 am HIKE, but this is
Taft"
Coca-Coa made Asa Gambler rich, and riches
made him President of Atanta's Chamber of
Commerce. and incidentally, one of the most
principallist men of the moral element of At
la1ta ~
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PAGE NINE.

pearl, peach, valentine, p1ck-me-up,
cracker-iack
Said Asa, in part:
Big occasions demand big men, and big men
always bob up when big occasions roll around.
This is big occasion. | am big man, but
there are others One of these | will shortly
present to you, and he will then introduce an
other who is still bigger This biggest of the
three has recently been chosen by big people
to do big work"
A good deal more Of this thrilling twaddle fol-
lowed, but we spare our readers, and state that
Asa finally pulled up, and, in order that Taft
might be presented, introduced "his excel1encv,
the Hon. Hoke Smith"
Ho1e's address, introducing Taft to the At
lanta people, must have been a source of ex-
quls1te pleasure to all who heard it,-particu-
larly to the patient, genial, martyred Taft.
Beginning with 1924, Hoke sketched our DO
lltical history with mastery and tireless hand
The familiar sweetness Of "our revolutionary
sires' fell with dulcet sound once more upon
Our ravished ears. Then he broke off from the
main thread Of the narrative long enough to as
sure Taft that eve are glad to have you with
US"
Then mounting aloft again, on the strong
wings of craftsmanship, Hol<e sailed into the
trusts, the Chinese wall, maefactors Of great
wealth and other public enemies
1t was at this time that he paused awhile to
point with pride" to the fact that Our gifted
and tenacious Senators, Bacon and Clay had
rallied around Roosevelt and had sustained that
strenuous and sorely beset official in all Of his
trials, struggles and tribulations.
Bless us! You would have thought that
Roosevelt was the Democratic President-so
emphatic was Hoke in his praise Of Bacon and
Clay for supporting Theodore.
HOke then assured the weary but still pa
tient Taft that this state and this part of the
Union care growing, with giant strides" This
is especially true Of the Coca-Co1a consump-
ton, which has notably increased since we
were under the disagreeable necessity of clos
ing up Hoke's and other barrooms.
The eloquent introducer Of the waiting Taft
then informed him that we were solving the
problems Of education, and were not only Win
ming prosperity for ourselves but were prepar-
ing to scatter it broadcast throughout the land.
Then Hoke launched out into freight rates,
prices of commodities, and other topics equally
germane to the introduction of Mr.. Taft
Then in a martial, patriotic outburst Hoke
told Taft how we loved the Union, the flag,
and the Spanish War The only complaint
Georgia had to make was that she was not al
lowed to send a greater number Of troops!
Then, after telling about Brumby who &C
cording to Hoke, stood up SO that the Span
ards could not miss him, instead of Jumping
into the water and saving life precious to his
country, Holle at last at last AT LAST got to
Taft, and introduced him.
But by this time we are tired, and we won't
comment on what Taft said. He didn't say
anything much How could he? Asa and
Hole had said it al-and more too.
D.
One Sample of Pyibafc Ownership.
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by all the governments state and federal com
bined?
Never in the world.
Hartman is paving the way for government
tai ownership Of these commercial highways
We MUST CONTROL the RAILROADS.&C. say
we all. And, to control thing, WE MUST
OWN 1T. So everybody will say, after awhile,
when political education has done it's work
According to the most liberal estimates, there
were 100000 people reduced to poverty and
want by the Italian earthquakes The whole
world was convulsed with sympathy, and mill
ions of dollars were rushed to relieve the suf-
fering. Noble charity
But the panic Of 1907 threw out Of employ
ment 100000 workers in this country, alone
and charity fell into no commissions. In doz-
Ell Of our big cities there are, right now, a
larger number of sufferers,-our own kith and
kin,-than there are in Sicily and Calabria
Yet the millions Of dollars don't rush to the
rescue, and Congress appropriates no 100000.
Once more to the breach, comes the Stand
ard Oil hireling, Foraker to defend the negro
soldiers who shot tip Brownsville Very eager
indeed is Foraker to distract attention from
those brides paid him by Archbold, to kill off
legislation injurious to the Standard Oil Trust.
Hence, his everlasting yawping about the poor
nlggers who, after committing riot and murder
in Southern town. were simply dropped from
the army.
What are the undisputed facts? (T That
Brownsville was shot up by band of men,
81 that this band used rifles all of the same
kind, CD that they left no tracks coming into
the town from any place outside, and none 60
ing away, (4) that no other band of men had
a motive to commit the crime, 60 that no 9TH
er band had threatened to do it, co. the cap,
shells, etc, found on the ground next morning
correspondent with caps worn and the rifles
used by the negro troops, and CD that no other
men in that part of the country had rifles SINH
lar to those used in the raid.
The negro troops did have the motive, had
made threats, did have that kind Of caps and
guns and being stationed at Brownsville did
not have to make tracks going into the town
nor leaving it.
Therefore, putting the confessions and all
other evidence aside, the circumstantial testi-
mony of itself fixes the crime upon the negro
troops.
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-29

you MAKE IT Il 10 Ue continued Ill our
next! We're most starved.
"Y:s. indeed chinled the Incubus.
The company trooped out to the din
ing room where the table. spread with
all the good things. awaited them.
70 Orde's relief no one threw any
bread. although the whole hearted fun
grew boisterous enough before the
close of the meal.
In spite of her half scornful refer
ences to bread throwing Miss Bishop
Joined with evident pleasure in the
badinage
After the meal was finished Orde,
with determination. made his way to
Miss Bishops side. She turned to
the piano. struck a few chords, and
then, her long hands wandering idly
and softly up and down the keys, she
smiled at them over her shoulder.
Song followed song, at first quickly,
then at longer intervals. The girl still
sat at the piano. her head thrown
back idly. her hands wandering softly
in and out Of melodies and modula-
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tndC ndu long SINCE scattered 10
diverse cities and industries He
and Grandpa and Grandma Orde dwelt
now in the big, echoing, old fashioned
house alone save for one maid Grand
pa Orde, now above sixty, was tall,
straight, slender His hair was quite
white and worn little long. His fea-
lures were finely chiseled. Grandpa
Orde had been a mighty breaker of the
wilderness. but his time had passed,
and he had fallen upon somewhat
straitened ways. Grandma Orde, on
the other hand, was very small,
spry old lady, with small face,
small figure. small hands and feet.
She dressed in tho then usual cap and
black silk of old ladies. Half her
time she spent at her housekeeping,
which she loved. jingling about from
cellar to attic StOrerOom, seeing that
Amanda, the maid. had everything in
order.
To these people Orde came direct
from the greatness of the wilderness
and the ferocity of Helps Half Mile.
| Such contrasts were possible even ten
or fifteen Years ago. The untamed
country Icy at the doors of the most
modern civilization.
Newmark. reappearing one Sunday
afternoon at the end of the two weeks,
was apparently bothered. He examin-
ed the Orde place for some moments,
walked on beyond it. Finding nothing
there, he returned and after some hes
itation turned in up the tar sidewalk
and pulled at the old fashioned wire
bell pull. Grandma Orde herself an
swered the door.
Newmark took off his gray felt hat.
"Will you kindly tell me where Mr.
Orde lives?"
'gThis is Mr. Orde's." replied the lit
tie old lady.
pardon me-" persisted Newmark
81 am looking for Mr.. Jack Orde.
am sorry to have troubled you"
"Mr. Jack Orde lives here,' returned
Grandma Orde He is my son. Would
you like to see him?"
eff you please" assented Newmark
| SIdtCIJ, LIS Illl, SlllCNu IdCC IIelohluS
itself with it's usual expression OF
quizzical cynicism.
Newmark entered the cool, dusky in
| terror and was shown to the left into q
dim, long room. He perched on a ma
! hogany chair and had time to notice q
| bookcase with a while owl atop, an ole
piano with the yellowing keys. hair
cloth sofa and chairs. steel engravings
and two oil portraits when Orde ap
! peared.
Newmark had known Orde only as
riverman. Like most easterners, he
was unable to imagine man in rough
clothes as being anything but a rough
man. The figure he saw before him
was correctly dressed in what was
then the proper Sunday costume.
'Oh, it's you, Mr.. Newmark" cried
Orde. "Im glad to see YOU He LED
the way into the hall and to another
brighter room,> in which Grandma
Orde sat, a canary singing above hel
head.
Mother" said Orde s'this is Mr.
Newmark, who was with us on the
drive this spring."
"Mr. Newmark and 1 spoke at the
door," said she, extending her frai
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this evening"" Orde remarked to
his mother as he arose from the
table.
Every Sunday Jane Hubbard offered
to all who ceme Sunday night
lunch," and the refreshments were
served by the guests themselves.
Orde found about the usual crowd
gathered. Jane herself. tall, deliberate
in movement and in speech, kindly
and thoughtful, talked in a corner
with Ernest Colburn, who was just
ont of college and who worked in a
bank. Orde. standing in the doorway,
looked upon quite the usual thing,
only he missed the Incubus. Search
ing the room with his eyes. he at
length discovered that incoherent, des-
located but persistent youth vis-a-vis
with stranger. Orde made out the
white of her gown in the shadows, the
willowy outline Of her small and slen-
der figure and the gracious forward
bend of her head.
$50 you're back at last, are you,
Jack ?" drawled Jane in her q
natured way. "Come and
Bishop. Carroll, want to p
Orde.'
Orde bowed tremendously.
inclined gracefully her sn.
with the glossy hair. The
his sallow face twisted in
smile, held to the edge of
with characteristic pertinaI
"Well, Walter" Orde a. -
genially, "are you b
time!'
"Yes, indeed.'
His chair was pla
exclude all others.
situation with good
''Going to keep t
getting chance,
"Yes, indeed!'
Orde bent owe
lifted Incubus.
him facing NJ
croquet ball
Here, Mign
bruusht yn1s
He returned
girl, her dark
ment watchin;
walter is
own line." sa
ward chair.
lowed any mont
How do you
summarily reno
him.
"We'l," argued Orde. :
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ChapterEN
9 -

s THINK I'll go see Jane Hubbard
this evening" Orde remarked to
his mother as he arose from the
fahlo
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Chapter
S

ACK ORDE was the youngest and
most energetic of large family
that had long since scattered to
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-29

"Wei," argued Orde. =
say all he ever says to any gl.-.
.ndeedv SO you couldn't have any more
conversation from him. Besides, !
want to talk to you myself"
do you always get what you want"
inquired the girl.
Orde laughed.
ANY one con get anything he wants
If only he wants it bad enough" he
asserted.
''Some people," she amended. How
ever. forgive you. | will even fiat
ter you by saying am gladyou came.
You look to have reached The age of
discretion. venture to say that these
boys idea of lively evening is to
throw bread about the table"
NJ Orde flushed little The last time
he had supped at Jane Hublnrd's that
was exactly what they dt5p.
"They are young. of cott7 fe said.
"and you and are very old ahdwise."
Now. tell me. what do you do?"
"What do | do?" asked Orde, puZ-
zled
"Yes. Everybody does something
out west here"
I'm a river driver just now''
a river driver?'' she repeated.
'Why. I've just been hearing great
deal about you from Mrs Baggs."
"Ohv' said Orde. Then you know
what a drunken. swearing. worthless
lot of toughs we are. don't you?"
"There is Hel's Half Mile" she re-
minded him.
"Oh. yes" said Orde bitterly. there's
My rivermens-my boys? Look here.
| suppose you couldn't understand it if
you tried a month. But suppose you
were working out in the woods nine
months Of the year Suppose you slept
In rough blankets on the ground or in
hunks. ate rough food, never saw a
woman or book, undertook work to
scare your city men up tree. risked
your life a dozen times d week in a
| tangle of logs with the big river roar
ing behind just waiting to swallow
you; saw nothing but woods and river.
were cold and hungry and wet and so
tired you couldn't wiggle. And then
| suppose you hit town, where there
were all the things you hadn't had.
and the first thing you struck was
Hell's Half Mile. Say. you've seen wa
ter behind jam. haven't you? Water
powers a good thing in a mill course
where it has wheels to turn, but be-
hind jam it just rips things. Oh,
what's the use talking? A girl doesn't
know what it means. She couldn't un-
derstand.'
II think begin to understand a lit
tle." said she softly. But they are a
heartless class in spite Of all their
courage. aren't they?'
"Heartlessv' exploded Orde. There's
no kinder lot Of men on earth. There
isn't man on that river who doesn't
chip In five or ten dollars when a man
is hurt or killed. and that means three
or four days hard work for him. And
he may not know or like the injured
man at all. Why
What's al the exctement!'' drawl-
ed Jane Hubbard behind them. Cant
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"Pd like to see you get any three men to
agree to anything on this q'iDer."
hand with dignity "If you were on
the drive. Mr.. Newmark. you must
have been one of the high privates in
this dreadful war we all read about
Newmark laughed At Orde's sug-
gestion the two passed back into the
remains of the old orchard.
Where have you been for the last
couple of weeksy' asked Orde.
Il caught Johnson's drive and went
on down river with him to the LAKE, |
do not like the life at all. but the drive
interested me. 1t interested me so
much that I've come back to talk to
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nlocklny had gone from her eyes
and mouth.
ms. Orde finally saw only the shim-
,rsof her white figure and the white
Inc of her head and throat. At
,t'her hands fell in her lap. She sat
king straight ahead of her,
rde came to her. z
hat was a wonderfully beautiful
- !" said he What was it?"
'rned to him. and he saw that
ing had gone from her eyes
h. leaving them quite simple,
is.
lted and stammered awk-
I was so still and soothing
think of the river some
- - dusk. What was it?"
anything. l was impro-
it up yourself?'
self, I suppose. love
If a garden and wander
myself in 1t. I'm glad
7er in the garden-a nice.
- yer"
mt the outside door
Mr. and Mrs. Hub
.cording to their usual
.-4..N.~y CUSTOM, been spending the
evening with a neighbor. The CON-
pany began to break up.
Orde pushed his broad shoulders in
to screen Carroll Bishop from the 9th
ers
Are you staying here?" he asked.
I'm visiting Jane"
"Are you going to be here long?
was Orde's next question.
about a month
81 am coming to see you." announced
Orde. Good night
He took her hand. dropped it and
followed the others into the ball. leav-
tlg her standing by the lamp. She
watched him until the outer door had
closed hehird him. Jane Hubbard. re-
turning after ii moment from the hall.
found her II the piano again. ner head
slightly one side. playing with painful
and accurate exactness a simple one
finger melody.
Reaching his home. Orde walked
confidently to the narrow stairs and
assembled them. Subconsciously he
avoided the creaking step, but outside
his mothers door he stopped, arrested
by greeting from within.
That you, jack queried Grandma
Orde.
For answer Orde entered. Ke made
out the great square bed and OWNED
the tiny figure Of his mother.
Mother" said he abruptly, i've
met the girl | want for my wife,"
Grandma Drde sat up in bed.
"Who is she:'' she demanded.
Her name is Carroll Bishop" said
Orde, land she's visiting Jane Hub
bard"
"Yes. but who is she?" insisted
Grandma Orde Where is she from"
Orde stared at her in the dim light
"Why, mother. blest If | know that"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-24
CITY SURGEONS ABSENT;
TREATED BY OUTSIDER
Fire Commission Refuses to Pay Doc
tors Bill Contracted by Em-
ploye of Department

J. Z. Walker, lineman in the fire
alarm and police signal department
with the rank of fireman. was ordered
to appear before the fire commission
at its next meeting and explain a bill
for 5000 presented by DR.. II. II. Cham
berlain
This bill was presented to the fire
commission for payment last week,
and the commission asked DR.. S. j.
Quint, police surgeon. to explain. DR..
Quint declared that Walker had been
taken to the receiving hospital with
compound fracture of the leg, sus-
tanned while he was on duty, and that
it was the duty of the police surgeons
to care for his injury. But when he
was taken to the hospital the assist
ant surgeon in charge was out on an
ambulance call and had left Dr., Cham
berain, who is not employed by the
city, in charge.
When Walker was taken to the hos
pital DR. Chamberlain treated his in
ilries. and both Walker and his son
Insisted that Chamberlain continue to
handle the case until the patient had
recovered. Dr. Chamberlain eX-
planned that the police surgeons would
do this free, but Walker declared he
expected to pay for the services.
When Walker received the bill he
sent it to the fire commission for pay
ment, but it is not likely the commits
sion will see its way clear to pay this
demand
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-24
ALL DEPARTMENTS DENY
LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES
Normandie Street Fill Responsible for
Wreck of Dr. Days Automobile,
and City Is Sued

who Gled in the depression i'm the
street AZ Normandie and Sixteenth?
This is a question that is agitating
the board of public works and the va
ter department. 1t is a question of
some Importance. too, for whoever did
must have felt sense Of responsible
itv and can be called on to pay Rev.
William Horace Day $l54.OI Tor dam
ages to his automobile
W. NJ. Humphreys declares the
street department did not fill up the
hole. and l.. NJ. Anderson, auditor Of
the water department. declares his
branch of the city government had
nothing to do with it.
The natural grade at Normandie is
several feet below the established
grade. and when the water department
laid it's pipes through this street it
placed the pipe on trestles five feet
above the natural grade so it would
conform to the established grade and
not have to be moved when the street
was improved. One dark night DR..
Day ran his automobile astride this
water pipe and damaged it. He sent a
bill for the repairs to the board OF
public works. The board considers the
bin a lust one, but does not feel in
cIined to pay II, as the department Of
public works was not responsible for
the condition Of the street or the Wa
ter pipe being above the grade, 1t is
probable the water department viii
have TO settle this bill.