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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
WHITE stan LINE

Wharf foot OF Griswold-st For thu
FLATS and PORT HURON Way Ports
Leave daily $3.50 y. m; Sundays o a m
and 1880 p. m. For TOLEDO. leave
daily, 1870 p. m; Sundays. S:l5 a. m
and p. m.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05

TUBERCULOsIs BLUE STAR DAY,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE d.
Consider that thousands look TO you
for help. Circumstances and lack OF
knowledge chain them TO the danger or
Infection from tuberculosis. FRO
them Blue Star meeting at Temple
Beth FL Sunday afternoon, 4 O'Clock.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05

DR.. and Mrs. Wadsworth Warren
leave for trip east. going first 10
Atlantic City. where DR.. Warren will
attend the National Medical conven-
ltlon. and Mrs. Warren will go on 20
New York. They Will return In about
u week.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05

Miss Marjorie Mellish will entertain
a large party at dinner. Saturday even
ing. in the Country club. In honor o.
Miss Lorraine Stroh and Ernest Bak
er. whose wedding will be celebrated
Saturday, June II.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05

A rally meeting OF the city lodges
Of the order OF the Star OF Bethlehem
will be held Monday evening. June 2S.
in Diamond temple. Bethune-ave. and
Brush-st. Golden Rule lodge. Star OF
Bethlehem. will hold strawberry
social in the home OF Lady Pesha. No.
255 Baldwin-ave.. Tuesday evening.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05

The Northwestern Research clut
will hold its next meeting in the home
Of A. X. Sweet, McGraw and Four
teenth-aves.. Monday evening. In this
meeting plans will be made TO fittingly
celebrate the Fourth or July.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05

Mr. and Mrs. VIM. W. Slocum, Of
No. 295 st. Aubin-ave.. will leave next
Monday morning for a four months
visit TO Australia. En- route to Van
couver. they will spend few days at
the Seattle exposition, and June Is
will embark on the Canadian Pacific
steamer Makura, sailing via Honolulu.
They will reach Sydney, July IL.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22

4 81 suggested to the committee seye-
raj months ago that we should defray
your expenses while sick. At our last
meeting they willingly, cheerfully
gladly and religiously with one accord
voted you $4,000 Within six weeks
after this time, or about November 10,
1907, l had returned home, and al
though not regularly at work was
busy acquainting myself with all ma
terial facts connected with the work
preparatory to actively assuming the
management again. Within six weeks
after this, the advisory board of three
men, or board of general managers,
as they we're called, and who were Sc
lected to serve in my absence at
salary of $4,000 each, notified me
that they thought they should resign,
as | was attending to the business.
persuaded them not to. that my work
depended entirely upon how my
strength held out, and that preferred
their remaining in familiarity with
and readiness to do the work, which
they did for a few months longer, re-
signing, l believe, about the first of
January.
When / returned home there was a
good sum of money in the treasury
and everybody was on salary, l re-
peat, everybody then was on salary,
and while there was an injunction suit
pending against the directors, re-
straining them from voting themselves
back compensation, took the matter
up on a compromise basis, succeed
ing in getting the injunction dismissed
and brought about amicable relations
between all parties concerned, and
also succeeded in putting the direc-
tors upon regular salary that was not
discouraged or criticized from any
quarter; while on my return l found
the association in what | considered
very dangerous commotion on account
of the back salaries of directors. had
never received any salary from the as
SOCldLlOu ~ All up W bilio NiAiO' NNi
had expected to devote myself indie
finitely to the active work of the aso-
citation. | wanted and expected to be
chairman of the board of directors
with the privilege Of having active
supervision of the work at all times,
but had not expected compensation
Many people urged me to remain ac-
lively with the work ! had rendered
the position of general manager to
several men and to one since my re-
turn from the hospital, with the assur-
ance that / would use my influence
with the board of directors to have
him elected. Many persons told me
that nobody else could fill the position
as satisfactorily to the membership
and urged me to remain although
there was no probability of my giving
up the place in limited time.
Six months after my return home
told the board Of directors If they
wished me to continue indefinitely as
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22

fairs. l was told by a number of di
rectors that this was exactly wha
they wanted me to do, that on my
own account they would rather see me
take life easier and not allow the as
! sociatiOn to be such a complete bur
den to me- So this is the history OF
the salary business so far as l am
concerned.
Now as to having been vaccinated
for a Moses and it did not take, and
to having been started for a Solomon
and got left at the post, [ quote the
following extracts from the letters of
c. H, and.J. B. Fort:
Extracts From Letters of C. H. Fort,
President.
Il say it, 1 believe l have felt your
loss to us and the need of your press
ence more than any one man, for
have felt the heavy responsibility rest
ing upon me in your absence; though
others have more authority than L,
yet never felt the burdens like | did.
We need good plotting yet, for good
pilots realize the heavier the tonnage
the more watchful and careful they
must see ahead to steer clear of sand
bars and breakers. For this reason
am so thankful you will soon be
with us to pilot US; we all know there
is no pilot to take your place. / am
2lmost Frustrated with nervousness
since our last meeting of the seventh
I came home the night of the Sth and
took my bed. I never needed you as
badly in my life. Things seemed to
be out of joint, etc, etc. l trembled
for the results. l miss your steady
brave counsel every day | miss your
influence, which seems to permeate
The whole atmosphere in which l live
every day; l miss your unseltish, cour-I
g geous life that looks highes than
what can or may benefit you every
day; / miss each day that ennobling
influence of your strong individuality
LlldL Ndl 4Cb Win IL AlhV a mighty II
resistble current everything with it.
l miss each day that generous and
mysterious charm of your personali-
ty that seems to enrich your life with
that friendship that seems to grapple
mems souls to you with hooks of
steel. You must rest assured your
friends will stand by you, and l for
one will not allow the committee to
do anything rash or radical in your
absence.
Extracts From Letters Of Joel B. Fort.
written while | was convaliscing in
New York hospital and not strong
enough to return honey
Your home coming is the most de-
lightful news I have heard in long
time / assure you How often my wife
has said what a pity that Mr. Ewing
cannot be here TO enjoy the pleasure
of seeing the victory his hard fought
battle has won. When | tell you the
farmers were satisfied with the prices
of the 1906 crop 1t does net half ex-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22

Relative to the article of Mr.. Joe
B. Fort, which has appeared very gen
.Tally in the newspapers of the Blacl
Patch, and which have especial refer
nee to me, | am very ayerse to con
roversies of any nature, and in fact
m so completely absorbed in matters
b great importance connected with
be associations work, that l have not
Be time to reply to opinions so ex-
aessed by others. so shall simply
Anfine myself to corrections of mis-
elements of facts concerning me
fsOnally.
within a short time, the columns of
Tobacco Planter will be devoted
Expressions of opinion OF men sin
Nely interested in the upbuilding of
association and trust will result
brt9ging closer together the views
aff men interested in that purpose.
be was a suggestion made me by
Cry warm friend of the association,
eh think has much sound sense
and that is that Mr.. Fort and
self had much best be fighting the
by than fighting each other, and
ali certainly accept the suggestion
"a too serious and too sensible to
ne
to those statements referring to
ID regard to compensation from
association, Mr.. Fort says: 81 have
r asked for position or cent of
Iey from the association; the gen.
manager cannot say as much"
Fort says that while / was in
Iifal in New York, l asked for
D. which was sent to me, and
iater I asked for an increase of
equal to twice that l was re-
az. He says was yaccinated for
les and it did not take; that they
he for a Solomon, and got left
most. In this connection | will
hdl nave HCFCl III oiJ ""J .
~ or indirectly, asked for posi-
md that neither / or any mem
my family asked for or even
sted that $4,000 OF cent OF
Be given me by the association
was in the hospital. Mr.. c.
wrote my wife saying the
De directors had discussed the
and would send money If per-
20 do SO. She declined the Of
bsequently innumerable friends
to her insisting thatshe should
the money, and she finally con
to do so, and 50 indicated to
w. Dunn, the chairman of Rob
county. / was too i'll to be ap-
of any part of the affair, ant
ly today upon close inquiry tina
the full facts of the matter
was prone upon my back II
pital, was greatly affected a
owledge which my wife i'm
to me, and very soon after
1 received a letter from Mi
FORT, from which I quote tn
g clause:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22

press it. It has been my idea as we'll
as that of Charles to continue on the
path mapped out by you, and make
improvements on that plan, and when
we have been over-ruled and a depar-
ture had it has terminated in failure
and trouble. When you come home
andI discuss the matter with you.
you can organize Virginia, and don't
believe any one but you can have it
done. l do not say this to fatter you
at all, but it is my honest opinion. AS
we have that state tied on we must
have it thoroughly organized When
you do come home I want to beg of
you to take care of yourself and don't
go and do all of the work. Let others
saw the plank and you draw on the
trestle board.
In conclusion. l want to say that
speak the sentiment of the Black
Patch when l say that no man ever
returned to a more thankful and
grateful people, no man ever came to
more loving and appreciative hearts,
and most of all the unanimous senti-
ment Of a people who know and APP
preciate- your faithful and patriotic
services is God bless Felix G. Ewing.
1t is monument which is more en-
during than brass or stone. 1t is a tri-
butte not from the fawning or fiatter-
ing, but tribute from the farmer who
was down trodden and oppressed with
debt which your hand lifted from his
shoulders, from the careworn and
pallid housewife in whose heart you
planted the star of hope and on whose
cheek you placed the rose again; it is
from the barefoOted and ragged child
rem who followed the tobacco rows in
July and August upon whom your I'M
firing efforts placed shoes and raj
ment, and brought to life the happy
songs of childhood Let this, my
dear friend, swell your heart in graf
itude, let it nerve you to draw your
sword again in defense of your peo-
pie against wrongs and expressions,
and let its memory sweeten all the re-
naming days of your life, and ia the
final day it will be to your fading life
sole as downy pillows are. God
bless you and preserve you and know
that among the throng who shall give
to you heartfelt welcome home-to
your beautiful Glenraven nesting
among the hills of Sulpher Fork
none will be more sincere than that of
myself and my family"
Mr.. Fort does not seem to consider
that the board of directors acted upon
the matter, and not me individually,
when intimating that while l was dis
pensing with the services of Mr.. John
B. Allen and himself to economic, at
the same time desiring to have my
own compensation increased. but the
time was not opportune-whep will
the time be opportune? was the query.
dismissed the subject of increased
compensation. Nobody did it for me,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22
REPLIES TO FORT,
GENERAL MANAGER EWING CRITIC SEVERELY TO TASK

manager, I thought they should pay
me- They had long been perfectly
willing to do this. l said to them OF
that day l shall not say what l think
1 am worth; no friend is authorized
to say for me what l think l should
be paid. l will retire from the room
l will accept what you see proper to
award me. When I returned they told
me that they had voted me $1,000 for
the next six months, or 1888 per
month, the intention being that
should be paid for the past six months
as well as the following six months
at the rate of $4,000 per annum.
thanked the board without further
comment and promised to try to
make the work a great success. At
the beginning of the next fiscal year
the salary of the place was fixed by
a committee on salaries at $4,000 per
cnnum. l few months since l said to
a number of the directors, ana MAX
ing a great sacrifice in practically
abandoning my own affairs to attend
to the duties of the position 1 occupy,
end that the $4,000 paid me was not
more than was sacrificed by nOn-at-
t9ntion to my own affairs. Quite
number of them said they we're aware
of that and would willingly support a
resolution to double my compensa-
ton
A very handsome majority promised
me forthwith that they would vote it.
was in no doubt about getting it ifI
asked for it, but l had said to my
wife, my brother and to personal
friends that while l felt assured
could get it. / was not certain it was
best. l knew many men in the asso-
citation who were very poor, and
we're suffering greatly for the pro-
ceeds of unsOld tobacco.
The most serious mistake ever made
by the association, the pricing of low
grade tobacco too high, and the nee
essity for grading down tobacco
which had been graded too high, to
enable US to sell it, was made. This
mistake cost the association many
thousands of members, and caused
great dissatisfaction 10 many thous-
ands of others; although it should
have been viewed tolerantly by very
many of those who had been greatly
benefited by the existence of the as
ISOLATION for the two previous years.
Realizing fully more fully than any
one else could, the trouble all this
had wrought. for was held to gEeat-
err responsibility than any other one
director, because Of the prominence
of my position, I considered it UNI
wise-inopportune-to have the in
creased salary awarded me. So / made
the statement that / had thought IL
over was deeply grateful for the will
ingness expressed but would drop
the matter without further comment
than to say that in future | must de-
vote much more time TO my own af-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22

1t should be fair to presune +b,4
man who did it once would give if tho
same character of consideration again
So far as the danger attaches of NV
not exercising the same character of
consideration again, the board of di-
rectors consists of twenty-five men ne
good ability who would have the nriv-
lIege of exercising the same watch
tulness and discretion that character.
ICES their conduct Of association bust
ness. With regard to wanting to dis
pense with his services and Mr.. John
b. Aliens, it was clearly evident that
that was not my purpose. Other ora
tors and among them some distingu-
lshed and excellent men, were receiv-
ing Sl5 per day for speaking. Dro-
posed to Mr.. Fort to put himself ON NV
list to be calltd upon as the others were
and at the same compensation. which
is almost exactly what 1 am receiving
for my services per day. wanted
Mr.. Fort to speak also for other asso-
Citations in other states and was en-
deaYoring to make appointments for
MIN, and did make some. bur he
scornfully declined the propositiop
AS for Mr. John B, Allen, 1 suggested
to him that the speaking business was
waning, that there was not the de-
mand for speakers there had been. and
that | would be very glad to see him
have some work by which he could
really get value received. 1 told him
l would try to get him the position of
sub-inspector for his, MONTGOMERY
county Cat II 1-2 cts. per hogshead)
which though would pay him within
very few hundred dollars of his then
salary. He declined the idea. The
general inspector offered him the
place. he declined it. AS for an init
nation that l had not the proper an
probation of the efforts of Mr.. Allen
in behalf of the association, if there
be an effort to win former mutual
friends to his side of a controversy.
and such person as Mr.. Allen should
elect to lean to such utilization, it is
his prerogative to do so, but l shall
say that no man can say truthfully
that have ever said or did anything
in connection with Mr.. John B. Allen
that was calculated to detract from
the honor due him by the force Of his
effort l always thought if Mr.. Allen
could not be classed a great orator,
he made up any deficiency in this re-
spect in zeal and loyalty, in perserv-
ance and determination. 1 felt many
times that he did everything it was
possible for him to do to make the
work a success. When a man does ev-
erything he is capable Of and seems
himself disposed to raise the stand
ard of his work no man could expect
more. dltw1t
FELIX G. EWING.
FOR SAL IA oOOd second hand
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22
Old. aut VIA Ahuis.

At the beginning Of the cask and
At the end take thy fill, but be saw
ing in the middle, for at the bottom
saving comes too late. Let the price
liked with a friend be sufficient, and
even dealing with a brother call in wit.
nesses, but laughingly.- Hesiod.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22

John Toomey OF Rhode Island. who
lett a hot bath, ran to the shore Of
pond, plunged in and saved two child
rem from drowning. and then licked"
TWO young men who had declined to
lend assistance. should be covered
with medals from head to heels
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22
Monetary.

When we hear girl refer to her
dresses and shoes as frocks and boots,
we know her father is making more
money than he used to.-Ohio state
Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22

slowness, solemnity, ponderosity-
with or without a big beard-do not
necessarily indicate the possession Of
wisdom and talent On the contrary.
they may simply spell Stupidity, with
a capital s.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22
The ONLY One

1t is said that ostriches are exces-
sively fond of diet of oranges. The
ostrich is believed to be the only
known two-legged creature that can
eat an orange without scattering.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22

There is man in Atchison so con-
trary that you dare not suggest any
thing to him; If it is raining and you
suggest that he seek cover he will
remain out in the rain, to show his
Observation-Disclosures Globe.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22
Hosnltalitv.

Hospitality Regarded as sacred
duty by the savages of America until
the invasion Of. European manners.
Still practiced by Scotchmen in comic
operas.-Charles Marcy.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22

Sarcastic Men, Take Heed
French proverb: TOO sharp a sword
cuts the scabba-d.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22
Sorrow Is a Fruit.

Sorrow is a fruit God does noe
make it grow on limbs too weak to
bear it.-Victor Hugo.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-22

FOR SALE.-A good second hand
buggy, call at this Office.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-01
AT MRS. cHENowErH's BRIDGE.

The guests at Mrs. Arthur Cheno-
weth's bridge party Monday afternoon
included the guests of honor, Miss
Beckwfth and Miss Meyer. Miss Sadie
Gillespy. Miss Belle wilkins OF Selma,
Miss LeMay Caldwell. Miss Jennie Mob
ley of Atlanta, Miss Donald Seals, Miss
Parker of Admission, Miss Maybelle
Roden, Miss MeMin of Illinois, Miss
Louise Walker and Mrs Carl Seala
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-01

relief the crimson Christmas bells and
ligh ted candles which made such q
gay scene. The hearts of the Christ
mas bells glowed with the lights from
incandescent bulbs. and were aug
mented by the red candles which also
lighted the darkened rooms.
Mrs. Atkins was an attractive host
ess in a white embroidered lingerie
gown. Her honored guest also wore
white and carried large cluster of
American beauty roses. They were as
sisted in welcoming the guests by Mrs.
]. Allen Durham, Mrs. Chapline Hodges,
Mrs. A ]. Lamb, Mrs. H E. Shaw Mrs.
Alden M. Wallace. Miss Annie Ward and
Miss Sarah Phelan,
On the arrival Of the party they were
served with coffee, sandwiches and
bonbons by Mrs. Jean Ballenger Miss
Ruth Smith and Miss Ruth Svins In
the den. which. typical of Christmas
greens. red bells and tapers and. In tn q
corner. little tree filled with holiday
favors. 1t was from this tree that the
consolation prize was drawn. Each
guest chose one Of the little gifts and
to the especially fortunate one was
awarded sterling silver belt buckle
The game prize was a landscape paint
ing and the prize for the highest score
hammered brass jardiniere.
Among those invited to share Mrs.
Atkins hospitality were Mrs. r. H.
Beard, Mrs. A. J. Lamb. Mrs. w. j.
Adams, Mrs. r. G. Chandler, Mrs. j.
Il. Dedman. Mrs. r. L. Johnston. Mrs.
d. S. Wheelock. Mrs. w. M Cosby, Mrs.
Chapline Dodges. Mrs. George Blinn.
Mrs. J. Allen Dunn, Mrs. H. E. Shaw.
Mrs. Scion Jacobs, Mrs. J. Il. Frazier,
Mrs. j. B. Richardson. Mrs. Carmichael.
Mrs D. A. Green, Mrs. William Worth
ington, Mrs. c. W. Tolliver. Mrs. George
Curry. Mrs. Hubert Soruggs. Mrs. Alex
ander Cecil, Mrs. Alden Wallace, Mrs.
Jack Orrison. Mrs. Brazelton, Mrs. John
l.. Parker, Mrs. w. I. Grub, Mrs. r. T.
Williams, Mrs. w. s. Lowell. Miss Jean