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The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
BALLOON MADE
 LONG FLIGHT
(By United Press.)

OMAHA, Neb. May 1l-U. S. Army balloon No. l2 which was sent up from here yesterday noon landed at Jackson, Nebraska, last night just as tEc gas bag exploded. The aeronauts were not injured. The balloon reached an altitude of 4.OO0 feet.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11

Max Simcl, a trader at Diskakat on the InnokO river, writes that there are 900 men at work in the district enough to supply all demands. There is plenty of fresh reindeer meat, and provisions to last until navigation op- ems. Wages are SC q day and board, nr S1n without hoard
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
'UNWRITTEN LAW DENOUNCED

The states attorney denounced the "unwritten law" as a defense for mur- der and derided the idea that Capt. Hains was insane when he killed VII liam AnniS. He asked for a convic- tion on the ground that 1t would dis. courage murder in similar cases.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
DOLPHIN HAD GOOD TRIP

The Dolphin arrived Sunday after noon with S5 passengers and a heavy cargo of freight from Seattle. She left late Sunday night
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
TAFTS AGED MILLIONAIRE JINGLE
 MBRRES PRETTY YOUNG MAIDEN

old, today was married to Miss Eva Gcrerdin. a handsome young woman cr French descent and only 20 years of age. The match was bitterly op' posed by Whitney's relatives.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
CAPT. HANS IS CONVICTED

degree for the murder of William An his. The jury were out but short time. The case went to the jury to- day owing to the unexpected brcyity rl the judges charge to the jury.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
(BY United Press.l

ESCANABA, Mich. May ll-Charles Whitney, a millionaire. the uncle of President Taft, and aged 60 years
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
BRIGANDS CAPTURE TOURISTS

that party of American tourists have been captured by brigands in the southern part of Morocco. No details are given.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11

Fairbanks Eagles have organized silver band of twenty pieces.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
(By United Press)

FLUSHING, l.. I. May 1l-Uate Dispatch) Capt. Peter Hains was con victed of manslaughtcr in the first
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
(5y United PresS.)

LONDON Eng. May IA dispatch received here from Tangier states
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30

and saying of the whisky trust together ana
see If you can't form a just conclusion Of theil
meaning? First in 1906 saying they were going
to fight prohibition in Georgia. Second, claim
ing million dollar campaign fund to defeat
prohibition in Georgia. Third, being success
full in the election OF their man in 1908, now
IN 1909. ASKING the secretary Of state for the
names and addresses Of all the members OF the
next general assembly. First, flight" second,
defeat and third publicly asking for a pri-
vate correspondence with all the Lawmakers.
Mr.. Prohibitionist. don't you know what
the whisky trust mean? They have told you
all along what they meant.
I wonder, o, wonder, IL the whisky trust
caught shy prohibitionists? Yes. 1 wonder II
any prohibitiOnist made Of himself al asset
or ally Of the whisky trust by supporting their
man?
That candidate who signed the prohibition
kill and voluntarily said he would defend the
law by veto If necessary the other saying
II am no autocrat; any bill passed by the leg
islature touching prohibition viii sign 1t.
You know which was the whisky trusts can
didate. don't your OF course you do.
Now, Mr.. Prohibitionist don't you think you
had better catch the fighting spirit Of the
whisky trust and do some fighting and writing
yourselves?
And especially you prohibitioniSts. you who
you know who you are, and you know what
you did, too-you fought before in the 1873
primart, but you fought with the flight.
defeat and now wanting to privately CORE
spond with our lawmaker gang-the whisky
trust-come back and help fight on the other
side this time, but l think you ought to fast
and sleep not day or night, but fight all the
time from now till the next general assembly
adjourns. Resoectfully referred to Hons. ]. M.
Brown, j. r.. Smith, ]. NJ. Terrell. John E.
White, T. f. Watson ". d. Upshaw. and
Graham, editor Of the Christian Index Say, l
was about to forget, won't all OF you prohi-
btionists please tell us to what religious de-
nomination you belong anyhow?
What strange bed-fellows politics can
make WHISKY trust and leading prohibition
lists supporting the same candidate.
Yours truly NJ. ]. ASHTON.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30

employer when It came to looking after
the comfort and personal pleasure OF the
young women who worked In the offices
OF the various concerns in which he
was the prime mover.
The employees OF the building, too, the
elevator man, the BARRIERS. and the others
with whom the man came in daily con-
tact. knew Keiran as a good spender.'
A half dollar tip was one OF the easiest
things from which he separated himself
And there was mourning, not only in the
Keiran offices. but throughout the breadth
and height OF the building. when Keiran's
Fidelity Funding Co. went into the hands
OF Receiver Gilroy, and its offices were
moved to A Broadway, adjoining Gill
roy's law offices.
There are other things told OF Keiran,
too, that make II hard TO believe. as
Gilroy asserts. that the Fidelity Funding
Co. has several millions OF liabilities
and only a few hundred OF assets For
instance, a close wealthy friend OF the
missing financier said today that no mat
ter In what city Of the country Keiran
happened to be. on business. he never
failed TO go to mass o'clock mass. Of
ten. too. when in New York, he would
60 to mass on his way TO his Offices One
OF Keiran's most cherished possessions
according to this same friend, is a gold
cross studded with diamonds. worth about
5000. which was presented TO him by
Catholic nuns in appreciation of SER
vices he had performed in behalf Of their
church work.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30
THINKS PROHIBITIONISTS
SHOULD GET BUSY

TOWNSVILLE. Ga, March II, 1909.
Editor Journal: I an article recently
In the Macon Telegraph to the erect that the
whisky trust had written to the secretary OF
state, Phil Cook, asking for the names and ad-
dresses of all the members of the next general
assembly. For what purpose do you suppose.
To perfect the prohibition law, do you think?
Don't you think prohibitionists and the state
anti-saloon leaguers had better follow the ex-
ample of the whisky trust? Don't you think
the action of the whisky trust very significant,
following so closely their success at the polls
last June the 18th? Take their action in this
instance in connection with their action In
Chicago in 1906 Immediately following the sign
ing Of the prohibition bill by Governor HolSc
Smith, when they said they were going to fight
prohibition in Georgia. Also their boasting
during last years primary having the enor-
nous campaign fund of a million dollars 10
defeat mot defend) prohibition in Georgia
Alabama and Mississippi. Put these three acts
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30
DEALING IN COTTON FUTURES

Editor Journal-I notice the farmers. through
their representatives in congress, are making
a fight speculation in cotton under the
name Of gambling in futures
In my opinion they need all the speculation
they can get; both spots and futures specula-
ton is the lifeblood OF the cotton business. To
cut it out would paralyze the business.
Speculation in either spots or futures Is
gambling; if you buy cotton for speculation
you are betting spot cotton; II you buy
futures, you are betting on futures. To cut
the business. This would leave BIT one Gus
toner for yor cotton, the spinner, thereby
lessening the value Of your product The
more customers you have for product in
creaSes its value
To illustrate. suppose planter has 80 bales
of Gotten TO sell and he hasn't but one Gus
toner TO buy IL. This customer offers him
SIC for 1t. Certain conditions don't warrant
him paying sny more for It. What is he -
do: He cannot eat it His obligations are
pressing him. he is forced to accept this price,
SIS or $40 per bale less than it cost him to
produce it. If, on the other hand, speculation
was allowed the market would have s2ecula-
tive support, which means many customers
wanting his cotton. each bidding for it. there
by increasing its value. could not afford
TO buy spot cotton for speculation IL could
not hedge in the future market
To stop people from dealing in futures drives
them out OF the spot market, thereby lessen
ing the customers for spot cotton, lessening
the demand which produces lower prices tor
your cotton. What is 1t that stimulates he
market? Demandi-the more customers the
greater the demand. The future market pro-
duces customers for spot cotton; without il
there would be less demand. If we had
future market there would be comparatively
no fluotuation in Gotten. which would produce
stagnation and drive the cotton speculatar
out Of business This would leave the spin
ner, who. you would find is not running any
charitable institutions. your only customer 70
buy your cotton. You would be forced to ac-
cept whatever price he saw fit to offer You.
or eat It! The spinner would grow immense
ly rich. The Gotten producers. paupers.
The legislative attitude In the south for
the last two OF three years have checked
speculation in cotton to such an extent that
you are selling your cotton today SIS or $50 Per
bale less The whole Of last season the mar
ket has drug alcng for the want Of specuia-
tive support Our grain market has had tre-
mendous home and foreign speculative support.
which produced good profits for the western
farmers this season
VIM V. PAYNE
Cross HILL s. c.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30
GEORGIA EDUCATORS
PLAN FOR SESSION

MACON, Ga, March 26-The forty
third annual meeting Of the Georgia Ed
vocational association will be held this
year at Cumberland Island June 1925
Under a contract between the Cumber-
land Island company and the association,
the convention is held once in three
years at Cumberland Island, where the
association owns a large auditorium. The
last meeting was held in Augusta, the
one before the last in Macon. These
were largely attended, and both were
successful from every standpoint Among
teachers and laymen there is a growing
interest in the association, and people
are realizing more and more the impor-
lance OF its work and it's usefulness and
power in developing the educational in
terest Of the state.
President, c. B. Chapman, Macon.
First vice president, Otis Ashmore, Sa-
vannah.
Second vice president, Miss C. 5. Par
IRISH, Athens.
Secretary, R 3. Daniel, Valdosta.
Treasurer, ]. e. Wardlaw, Milledge-
Vile.
Chairman, ]. NJ. Pound Q911), Atlanta
L. B. Robson $500, Marietta.
E. Childs Q1O), GAINESVILLE.
Lawton B. Evans (1912), Augusta.
c. B. Chapman (ex-offioio), Macon.
Supt c. B. Gibson, of Columbus, is
president OF the department of superin-
tendence; Miss Mamie Pitts, of Atlanta
of the department of graded schools;
Professor ]. S. Stewart, of Athens, of
the department of colleges and seconda-
~ schools.
The presidents of the several depart
ments are preparing Interesting pro-
grams, In which live subjects will be dis
cussed-
the Hotel Cumberland will charge teach
ers only $3.50 per diem.
The Cumberland meeting is always
largely attended, because teachers not
only find pleasure and benefit in the
convention, but they may also enjoy the
attractions of the seashore.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30
RH W. G. Shepherd

DANBURY, Conn.-At all the points
where capital and labor touch In the
United States Danbury Is the sorest, ten
1erest spot, for 1t is the only union city
IN the United States.
The hatters' strike again brings Dan
bury into the nmeIight-
The United States has witnessed the
operation OF union libraries, union
churches. union clubs. union newspapers,
and even union colonies. but to witness
the real fight and problem OF unionism It
must turn its gaze TO Danbury, the union
city
Stranger things happen in Danbury
than IN any other city in the United
States
For instance. Herman Taught, when he
goes to the German Lutheran church,
next Sunday, where he is trustee. will
shake hands, as usual, with d. Z. Loe-
wee, president OF the board of trustees,
and exchange brotherly greetings with
him
Loewes holds an attachment against
Laught's home.
Taught has worked for Loewee for II
years, In Loewee's hat factory.
He never borrowed any money from
I.oewee. All Loewee has ever given him
A14 DCGA MdEE1 g. EAkNAN 1AoNA1As
How did Loewee get the attachment
Wen. once GIL the employees in LOewee's
factory were called out by the National
Hatters' union. Loewee claimed to the
court that his business was damaged and,
instead OF levying against the union, he
levied against the homes OF union men,
LAught's home was among them
And the courts. all except the United
States supreme court have held that the
attachment against the homes is valid
Then there's John Craft. who has lived
IN a barn ever since the attachment was
served in 1902
with his savings, he had bought a
splendid piece OF land in Danbury. Then
the attachment was served Craft saw
that the attachment didn't cover any GER
tain amount II was a blanket affair. The
more valuable he made his property, the
greater might be the amount Of the levy.
So he put a front and side porch on
the barn, plastered II on the inside and
there they have lived for five years
Goodness only knows what we can do,
said Mrs. Craft I'VE can't sell. We
can't move. We can't build"
Doesn't Il make you mad at the bosses
and mad at the unions. too. for getting
you IN such a hx7"
NO Ny goodness. what kind OF worse
trouble would we be In II it wasn't for the
unionsT'
Nathan c. Hoy Is q union man, but q
home man too.
yes, the manufacturers have placed
their grip right on the heart OF our
home" he said ct feels ike having
stranger In our midst This little home
a sacred to mother and me. We've been
together 50 years. She's stood beside me
IN all sorts Of trouble. Our two boys died
and we're alone now. II took US q years
to buy this little place, and we love It.
II didn't work at Loewee's factory.
Il didn't strike at all went on work.
ing during that strike in my own place.
But the yelevied on my home Just the
same because I belonged to the union"
There were 200 OF US attached con-
tfnued Mr.. Hoy. Everyone OF us got so
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30
BY w. G. shepherd.

NEW YORR.-Of whatever nature the
financial dealings OF Patrick J. Keiran OF
ahe Fidelity Funding Co. may have been.
there can be no doubt that personally he
was q mighty good fellow.
What else but q good fellow could you
cali a man who was 50 good to his office
help that every day he had fine din
ner sent in from a nearby restaurant
and served IN his ofices. thus sayins
the girls quite q little money and the
snconveuience OF going out on days when
the weather was bad7
What else but q good fellow could you
can q man who sent his automobile
around to the homes OF some OF the girls
IN the morning. 70 bring them down TO
work, and also carried them home at
night IN the same automobileg
That was Patrick Keiran. who was
known around 115 Broadway as the prize
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30
AMERICAN TARIFF LAWS
HAMILTON BLAZES PROTECTyONS WAY
BY FREDERIC j. HASKIN.

political parties had changed front COM
pletely on the tariff issue. At the outset
1t was the Federalists who favored pro-
lection. Then came the Republicans to
favor IT, with Massachusetts, and other
centers opposed. Imagine a Democratic
congress at the present time circulating
the speeches of Thomas B. Reed or Nell
son Dingley on the tariff, or the Repub-
licans sending out as campaign litera-
ture the speeches of John Sharp Will
liams or Champ Clark-an anti-Federal-
list congress had the Hamilton report
of manufactures" printed and circula-
ted
All of the tariff acts before 1916 were
largely makeshifts, intended to meet the
exigencies of the day, and none of the
recognized authorities on the subject re-
gard them as having been framed with
any fixed policy in view But when the
whole question was taken up that year
there was no financial condition that rem
dered hasty action necessary, so that
tariff bill expressing the ideas of the day
could be framed. 1t required thirty-nine
days for the measure to run the leglsla-
tive gamut from introduction in the house
to approval by the president. During
the consideration of this tariff bin the
manufacturers appeared in the interest
of protective duties. These men were the
forerunners of the great army of lobby
lists who have swarmed around the cap
itol from that day to this
Daniel Webster and Henry Clay took
conspicuous parts In the debate on this
bill, showing some of the ability which
afterward made them famous During the
voting on amendments more than three
fourths of the members voted for pro-
tective duty on one article or another,
yet on the final count practically all the
higher duties were cut out of the bill.
The influence of Hamilton and his re
port on manufactures" was In eclipse
Copyright, 1909 by Frederic ]. Hasl1in).
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30
ENDORSES ARTICLE
OF BISHOP GAMBLER

Editor Atlanta Journal; I have just read
with great interest Bishop W. A. Gambler s
letter in The Journal of the 21st inst Seek
ing 10 Control the Colleges of the Country
with great deal Of interest and I write to
give my Endorsement; from the depths of my
heart endorse every word of II.
1t seems to me the colleges OF the south
are not In need Of the kind OF help the gener-
al board Of education OF Fifteen men, are
proposing to give.
Again. the colleges Of the south that are
not helped by the general board feduca-
ton, are not in danger Of being put out OF
business by those assisted by the general board
Of education, and I am impressed that there is
need Of alarm-we we'll care for our
own. We are well able to go up and pos
sess the land" b. f. FRASER.
Augusta, Ga.
Editor Journal: Would be glad to hear from
any who served in company regiment
with James Franklin Childs, who went from
Pike county, in 1862 Any information about
his service will be highly appreciated by w.
f. Childs Zebulon, Ga. z. NJ. POPE.
Zebulon, Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30
CoNINENDs ARTICLE
OF BISHOP GAMBLER

Editor Journal: have just read with pro-
found interest an article published in last
Sundays Journal by Bishop Warren Gambler.
headed, Seeking TO Capture and Control the
Colleges of the Country"
In my Judgment the article is Of vital i'm
portance to the best interest of the public and
should arouse the people to the Importance Of
maintaining our colleges, lest they fall into
the hands of men who will direct the course
of education in a way that will be hurtful to
our children, instead Of n blessing. We can
not afford TO surrender our Independence and
the control OF our institutions of learning into
the hands of men who may not be In sym
paihy with our views as to what is best for
a few paltry dollars.
I most heartily indorse what our good bishop
has written and truet he may not cease until
he has brought the public to realize the danger
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30
LABOR'S HOMESLN JEOPARDY IN UNION CITY
WHERE CAPITAL FLEW 10 COURT For HELP

mad that we shifted to Bryan. We want
laws in the United States that will pro-
tect our homes"
IT'S bad enough to have your family
suffer during a strike from short rations-
Why Eve seen a bread and soup line in
this town during a strike. But when the
employers can not only cut of your pay
but can also levy on your home and take
away from you what you have saved
in times of plenty, it's time the laws
were changed"
Danbury may be on the firing line OF
unionism, its union men may have SUI
fered as much as any other union men
in all history. but Danbury is sane.
There Is no personal bitterness in all
the 1900 union homes.
The handshake between Taught and
Loewee next Sunday will be on the
square.
Hes a good fellow" they say Of Loe-
wee in Danbury.
TITS the law. That's the trouble. Loe-
wee has to fight for his rights, and his
lawyers found a clever way to do IT."
Loewee also attached the savings OF
many union men in the banks. That was
a terrible blow, in strike times, with gro
Gerry bills owing.
The national union came to the relief
Of those whose deposits were attached,
and paid them their money, giving a bond
for its own responsibility.
Then the national union began TO give
bonds to release the attachments on
homes.
The national union was ordered to stop
doing this. The hat manufacturers want
ed TO keep their fingers not on the Union
but on its individual members.
IF you don't stop releasing these at
tachments Wen make new attachments
every day. You'll have to give bonds
every day in that case
So the national union stopped.
1T doesn't cost anything to issue an
attachment in Connecticut" says Howard
Taylor. counsel for the Danbury unions.
Amy lawyer can make out one in his
Office and serve It, without going TO court.
But II costs money to give bonds, and
even John D. Rockefeller couldn't give
daily bonds for 10000 very long"
The manufacturers haven't been entire
" un3xind- They might have prevented
the national union from releasing the
attached bank accounts. But the manu-
facturers refused to take full advantage
OF the rights the law gave them. And
that helped Danbury to see that IT was
I not entirely a case of man against man,
IN the fight of capital against unions,
but the system against system. with bad
4 laws favoring capital.
So. II there is any hard feeling at all.
II is against lawmakers who bow down to
capital. with its wealth, instead OF to Ia
Dor, with fits hopes.
| OF 1000 men IN the fine little city Of
Danbury, 1000 are now out of employ
/ ment. They are well dressed and they
j all wear fine, new hats (they can buy fine
hats in the factories for 81. You can see
see them lounging about the elm-shaded
streets. They are not saloon hangers
| on.
''Unionism has made this the finest lit
/ tie city in the country" said Mayor GIL
/ bert. These men get from IS to SO a
day, working from $50 to 2 or o'clock
every day. Unionism did that. But II the
I light is bright, In that respect, the dark
side Is all the darker. When the unions
do have trouble II is real trouble. Every
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
TELLS HOW TO HAVE
PLENTY OF STRAWBERRIES

Editor Journal: want to tell all your read
ers Of a way they all can have all the straw
berries they can use whether they have a gar
den or not. Get an old flour barrel and make
200 or 800 holes in its sides about size of lead
pencil, then put strawberry plant In each ana
every hole. then fill the barrel with very rich
soil and you will have more strawberries than
you can use. Get the new ever-bearing plants
and keep them in your cellar in the winter anG
you will have the finest of strawberries all
the year round.
Please give this room in your paper at once,
so all your readers try this they will be
delighted with results .
am a crippled fellow, can't walk, age n
Years I am very very lonely and hope all
the readers will write to me and please inclose
a stamp for reply, as am poor and can't pay
hostage Let the letters come / am,
Your crippled friend,
81 THOMAS H. PARRISH
Nashville, Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30
MINISTER is KILLED
BY FALLING BRIDGE

CHARLOTTE, N. c., March H.-While
crossing a bridge over Yadlin river at
North Wilkesboro. N. c., this morning
a span gave way and Elder ]. Hutchin-
son, with HIS buggy and mules, was
hurled 20 feet TO instant death. The bridge
had been condemned, but someone had
torn down the distractions placed at
the entrance and used It.
Hutchinson leaves a family. He was
well known Primitive Baptist preacher
Of Wilkes county.