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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-03-03
Dbe 3efferson,an

O0e aJe[IeTSontdN
will debate the question with him orally,
or In writing, either in this paper or in my
Magazine.
But remember that I favor the preaching
of the Word to all nations. Give every
creature the opportunity to become Christ
tian. But don't pay anybody to join our
churches Salvation is free-unclogged by
admission fees: let it always remain So But
let the remuneration of Sin and the repudia-
ton of other religions be free, also. Don't
present O gold q0atch to an influential
"heathem", WHILE He rs WATERING,
on the matter of Joining one of the Protest
amt churches. Don't seduce the starving Chi
naman or Hindu with plentiful rations
Don't bride the poor and the homeless and
the afflicted and the illiterate aoith shoes,
clothing, free lodging, free SCHOOLS, free
THE CONGREGATIONS IN AMERICA
FOB DENTAL WORK AND GOLD
LEAF FOR THE DECAYING FANGS
or THE HEATHEN.
Keep all your charity work for homefolks
God knows how sorely they need all that
good-Samaritan work that you are doing for
the Mohammedans, the Buddhists, the Con
fuclonites; and for the Catholics of Mexico
of Cuba, of Jamaica, of Porto Rico, of Cen
tral America, or South America OF Italy and
other States of Europe
While you spent 81 400 to swim" each Of
those degenerate Catholics in Rome, you
might, at a smaller expense, have prevented
a thousand Americans from going over to
Pappy.
You eoe1at TO italy to tempt destitute ooid-
oe0s and orphans, by gifts Of food, shoes,
clothing and shelter : LEAVING THE
CHILDREN OF YOUR OWN NATION
Al HOUSEHOLD TO PERISH TO
DEATH. Shame on you'll
Your big Laymen's banquet in St. Louis
cost 81, 1000: and while those rampant philan-
thropists were stufing, at tUo dollars per
plate, and were talking, between courses, of
the poor benighted heather, there qOere thou
sands of qotite men, aoonaen and Children IN
that one city, WHO WE'RE GOING DOWN
TO THE HE'LL OF PAUPERISM IND
DESPAIR WITHOUT HOPE Nv MAN,
WITHOUT FAITH IN GOD!
Men and Brethren! Let us organize
against these unnatural, mission mad IA
natlcs
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-03-03
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PAGE THIRTEEN
the Court. He should ask such questions as
counsel, through ignorance or inadvertence,
fail to ask. He should rule out such testi-
mony as he considers improper, whether OBJ
lection IS raised by counsel or not He should
see to 1t that no man suffer on account of the
infe9jority Of his z0aoyer.
1t the verdict is wrong, in his opinion, he
should see to 1t that steps are taken to set it
aside. Ii 1t be a criminal, and the defend
ants attorneys refuse to go on with the case,
Tor lack OF fees or other reason, the judge
should appoint a lawyer to move for the new
trial.
1t there appear on the face of the plead
1ngs any defect, of omission or commission.
the Judge should suggest the necessary
amendments
AN END TO TECHNICALLY.
The iron Ian of the techm5cazity should be
forever broken. Its reign has been the scan
dial of the courts. 1t has defeated Justice.
outraged common sense and 5asuzted public
opinion.
~ In the remote past prisoners were tor
tured to force confession Going to the other
extreme, we do not permit the accused to be
examined save by his own consent. We even
allow him to make the statement which his
lawyers have fixed for him; we do not per
NIT the prosecution to question him concern
ing It; and we compel the Judge to charge
the jury that they may believe this cooked IN
story IN preference to all the sworn testi
mony.
Ihas IS sheer and adl0t5c nonsense. No in
nocent person would object to being cues
uoned concerning the crime of which he is
falsely accused. Only the guilty could have
any objection. Consequently, ne retain, n
custom and practice qUh5ch m0toriouszu shields
gotizt '9 0'''''"'
How can we be surprised to learn that
crime goes "unwhipt of JUSTICE, qOhe1a ne
1TGz1e Our code for that ver.y purpose9
Nobody but the guilty ever did, ever does.
or ever can derive any benefit from our alb
surd tenderness toward the defendant &C
cused of crime
In the very nature of things, the innocent
cannot possibly be bel ped by such a system.
In all my practice [ never had a case in which
my client, being innocent of the CHARGE
brought against him, did not insist on GOING
upon the stand and voluntarily OFFERING him
self to cross examination.
And | will say another thing. which will
not be disputed by any experienced LAWYER:
II IS pract5c0lIy impossible to convict an en-
m0cent man.
[ have seen hundreds of defendants set free
by the precious words owe, the Jury. find
the defendant not guilty" although Judge.
jury, lawyers and spectators knew that these
acquitted persons were reeking with crime.
The case could not be made out beyond
reasonable doubt tenderzy comsiderate IS
oar lar Of the cq1a1ainazI
Knowing as [ do how exceedingly difficult
it is to convict in penal cases, I haze been
appalled, By the ze0ity qcith qohich zarzons
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Donation with strinr, to Thsm.

A man who wants to make a dona-
ton to any institution for educational
or charitable purposes has a perfect
right to Ak the conditions Of the gift,
but the same freedom he enjoys, to
give or not to give and to stipulate the
conditions of the gift. carries with it
a c%orrelative right on the part of The
favored institution to accept or not to
accept the limitations which may be
imposed.
These remarks are occasioned by
the controversy precipitated over the
proffered conditional gift Of $500, 900
to Princeton university and the refusal
of the university to accept because of
the strings tied to it. 1t has become al
most a habit for wealthy people en-
downing public or semi-public institu-
tions to make their contributions con
ditional. The usual condition is that
they shall become effective only when
an equal or proportionate sum is
raised by solicitation from other
bOuECes' Wulo IL 10 true lndI JhlS
was only one Of the conditions OF the
rejected gift rendered Princeton,
yet If the trustees had stated as their
reason that they did not care to go out
on a begging expedition to glorify a
benefactor who would not let go of his
money unless others were forced to
match him they would have COM
handed the approval Of a large num-
Der of intelligent people.
If the Princeton incident serves to
make all these institutions more cour-
ageous in saying what conditions they
are willing to have attached to their
endowments and to refuse offers that
have Objectionable strings to them it.
will serve a good purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
M BOILED DOWN.

Life is never art until through duty it
passes to delight.
A mans wind In church gives no clue to
his weight outside.
Too many want to be sirens where light
houses are needed.
Happiness is in the discovery OF the
things that really matter.
You mas know many men by the mo-
tives they see in others.
Essays on problems are always more pop
ular than essays at them.
1t is more important to get ready TO live
than TO be prepared TO die.
1t is better to be a man striving up than
a god with nothing more to be.
One fool sets a fad and you know the
rest by their trotting after him.
One ought always to get more in his
work than he hopes to get by It.
Try TO make folks deeply happy and their
h~eavenliness will take care of itself.
Folks VINO are always gliding the COM
mandments often are lodging behind them.
Those who make a success of attempting
nothing always sneer at the great souls
who fail. Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Our Birthday Book
FebruAry la. loo.

General James Allen, chief Of the signal
corps of the United States army. Is 3ist q.
General Allen r. an Indlanian by birth ANA
a graduate OF West Point. He IL a visitor
to Omaha nearly every year to inspect the
signal corps station at Fort OWaha, shjch
Is under his jurisdiction.
Victor Rosewater, editor OF Tire bee. a
80 today. He has been actively engaged m
editorial work with The Bee for almost
seventeen years.
James N. Hin, son of James j. Hin. with
important interests in the Burlingt, n.
Great Northern and Northern Pacific rar-
roads. is celebrating his 10th birthday. Mr..
Hin began at the bottom Of the ladder IN
railway service, and has not stopped g.
ing up.
J.. N. Haskell, doing farm loan business
with offices in the New York Lie building.
was born February Is. 1876. at Sheepseott,
Me. Mr.. Haskell graduated from Bowdoln
college in 1896 and located in Omaha The
next year.
Henry RosenthSl Of the Peoples store
was born February 10, 1875. at baltimore.
He became associated with his brothers I'm
the mercantile business and is now VIE
president and secretary OF tbs proprietary
corporation,
Frank p. Manchester, secretary Of the
Omaha Grain exchange. was horn February
70. 1850, He Il an Omaha boy ana a grad
uate OF the omaha High school and the
Nebraska state university
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

involves little expense or r%eplanting
and continues to be a great source Of
profit.
The story is told of Prince Bismarck
that he made a fortune from the trees
planted along the public highway. AS
a young man Bismarck was in ordinary
circumstances and seeing the need of
pruning the shade trees along the pub
lie highways asked for the privilege Of
doing it. The authorities not only gave
him the privilege Of doing the work,
but also gave him the timber. He cut
thousands of damaged trees. had them
sawed into lumber and sold, and at
the same time replaced these trees with
young fruit trees, elms and poplars.
In this way he not only profited him
self but gave back to Germany its
shaded highways more beautiful than
ever.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
HOMES AS THEY SHOULD BE.
Real Article Well worth striv-
Ing For.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The young man Of today, iB so Often
viewed with alarm and regarded with solic-
itude that moral homilies about him have
lost their force. Somebody is always saving
him in a new way until he grows rather
tired OF being saved.
Here, however, is a bit of true gospel that
will appeal to him-and 1t may likewise APP
peal to his parents. ''The homeless home"
says a Cleveland minister, lis the greatest
danger to the young man Of today. An un-
sympathetic home has more peril in it
than the saloon, the gambling den or the
street. The home should be a home in the
truest sense of the word, and not a mere
place to eat and sleep"
The danger is negative. of course. but It
drives the young man TO positive evils. He
wants comfort and sympathy. and If he
doesn't get them where he lives he will go
elsewhere.
1t is easy nowadays to find comfort and
diversion. There are the theaters, the ho-
tells and cafes, the clubs, the saloons and
bowling alleys and other places less worthy
of mention. but no less frequented, where
there is brightness and comfort and COM
partnership. And to some of these places
the young man is sure to gravitate II his
home Is gloomy or unsympathetic. 1t is
because Of the lessening attractiveness Of
homes that such places flourish.
The home Is a place to live in, Comfort
able chairs and touches. fireplaces that
are used and furnaces that work, plenty OF
lights wherever lights are needed. warm
rugs and walls tastefully tinted and hung
with good pictures, good meals and ade-
quate provision for casual lunches. music
and sunlight and a general atmosphere et
cheerfulness, sympathy and tolerance
these are the things that nake a home real
to the much discussed young man. What
though he does muss things up and leave
footprints on the floor and an odor Of to-
bacco in the parlor? There are things taore
desirable than perfect order snE model
housekeeping.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
More Land for Homesteads.

If pending measures are enacted
congress will soon return to the public
domain more than 4,000,0 900 acres of
land from tracts hitherto held within
forestry reservations. The land is I'M
suitable for forests, although largely
suitable for irrigated farming, and has
been wisely recommended for settle
ment later on.
StateS having large government
reservations have found some fault be
cause of the burden Of taxation thrown
on the necessarily sparse population.
Every state wishes to have its vacant
land settled and under cultivation as
soon as possible, not only to ~equalize
the burden of taxation incident to af-
fairs Of state, but also by increasing
it's agricultural population to increase
its prosperity.
A large unoccupied public domain
not suitable for forestration is Of no
benefit to either state or nation. A
large agricultural population means
great production of the staples and
necessities of life, hence the increase
in the amount of money flowing into
the state and consequent increase in
the valuation Of all properties. That
the government has been wise in with
holding land for forestry is willingly
acknowledged, and that 1t is wise in
returning for ultimate settlement
lands untitled for forestration must
also be conceded.
The government reclamation service
has opened hundreds of millions Of
acres Of barren lands for profitable
farming. The deserts of the west
have beer changed into farms of even
more profit than some of the famous
Mississippi valley farms. Wherever
irrigation is possible great wealth is
possible of production. Some have
said that the reclamation service Is to
be the salvation of the farming inter
ests of this country, If it needs any
salvation. The more land under cul-
tivation the better for the individual
states, the more prosperity for the in
dividuaI inhabitants thereof and the
more stability for the nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Education and Literary Tastes.

1t must not be inferred by the re-
suits of an investigation in Wellesley
college, for women, that the average
person of education reads light things
and cares for nothing of importance.
The majority of the people of the col
lege and university type may be said
to choose literature from the stand
point of enlightenment rather than
mere entertainment. Although this Is
not always true, yet 1t is happily true
of the majority. A part of the report
of the committee which investigated
the condition in Wellesley follows:
Their chief literary exercise, outside of
the class rooms, consists in skimmlng
through the daily papers and devouring
magazine fiction. $3.50" What has been
found out is the more surprising in view
OF the inability OF the average college
girl to discuss current events. OF the $50
wellesley students, 165 regularly read q
daily paper. DO they read the editorials?
says the committee, inauiringly. No, they
don't. They do more than skim the head
lines and absorb the society column, but
few pretend to read what does not in
terest them. Here and there is found the
girl who does read the newspapers as a
whole, but she is rare. Almost every girl In
college reads n weekly or monthly maya
zine. The girl who finds time for neither
Is the rare exception. The magazines are,
in most cases, read for their fiction. The
demand for short stories Is almost uni
versal, but that is not because we are at
Wellesley, but because we are modern and
American. or the A5O girls. only th;rty-six
have read a biography I'm the last few
months. The biographies are mostly those
OF Alice Freeman Palmer or Carla
Wenckebach. Essays were read by a few,
The average American college girl
is not very different. when she is in
college, from what she has been taught
to be when at home. She is very apt
to do as she sees others do in her own
family and naturally think that this
is all right. No one can blame her. for
unless girls and boys are taught to
pick ont literature OF the right kind
and read it for what there is in it they
are not going to follow hat plan. as a
rule, independent OF home influence
and guidance.
College girls and boys are more friv-
olous during college Gays than they
are later. What they do during their
four years OF college is not significant
Of what they will do afterwards in life.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

The early robin is wise enough not to
become a target for snowballs.
Kansas City has the stage set for a new
version of DR.. Hyde and Mr.. JekyIl.
Boston's naval engagements brought to
the firing line fashionable gold lace and
lingerie.
The limit OF skyscrapers fixed by st.
Louis is $50 feet in height, or twenty-five
stories. M%issourians anxious for higher
attitudes can hire flying machines.
Chicago refuses to admire the nsrvo of
John l.. Sullivan in claiming Chicago as
his home and his occupation as "litera-
ture." The dual role is unthinkable in
Chicago.
President Taft is accounted a graceful
waltzer and something of an expert with
a golf stick, but the real test of his
prowess will come when he twirls a shil-
lalah in Chicago March H.
Every school boy, past or present, will
have to be shown before believing that
the principal of a school in Washington
Pa, birched 100 boys at one session. Pos
sibly the school Is a sanitarium for molly
coddles.
The ability of an imported medium to
tickle with her toes the ears Of the table
holders while her hands were tied to a
chair, comes under the head OF what
prize fight reporters describe as "nimble
footwork."
Maryland and Virginia are up against
the problem Of reducing the governors
colonies to a peace footing. The former
state Is Inclined 20 abolish the sartorlal
glory and the latter state would cut the
number of colonies in half. should the
south set the pace indicated, what color
less spectacles in-augurations will be.
Woman's invasion of mans preserves
brings out rare punches of trouble. One
of the number who exercised the inalien-
able right OF handing her flance the nit
ten is made defendant in a breach of
promise. damages $4,000, Rather a large
sum to pay for the measure of the man.
The color of the money hasn't yet blinked
his sight.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Tree cnltnrs in Nebraska.

A house is being built in a nearby
Nebraska county out of lumber sawed
from cottonwood trees planted by the
owner in 1866. The trees are of great
size and although the lumber will be
used for only rough work, yet from
what is known OF its durable qualities
it will probably last as long as it is
aver needed.
This instance recalls another, SINH
lar. except that the returns were
greater. A poor quarter of Nebraska
land was sold to a young easterner
twenty odd years ago, of which TWEEN
ty-four acres were impossible for farm
ing. The young man planted the tract
TO catalpa trees, fenced it and let II
take care of itself, Five years ago he
sold the largest timber to the railroad
companies for ties. The culling out of
the biggest trees has been going on
ever since n recently his books
showed $1,000 revenue from the land.
He has his young crest yet. for he
has regularly ~replanted the spaces
with young trees.
Tree and forest planting can be car
ried on successfully in this country on
waste lands, swampy tracts. side hills
and other lands, Not much n il
necessary and eventually there is good
money in it, The government is plant
ing forests successfully, SO are a mum
Der OF railroads. The Union Pacific has
started tree raising and the Southern
Pacific has been doing II for mann
years. II is a practical thing for them,
for by careful culling and cutting il
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
OLD-AGE PENSIONS.
Encouragement for the ThriftIess at
the Cost OF the Thrifty.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
In view of the growing discussion Of old
age pensions and their adoption in England
and Germany, 1t is interesting to note that
a commission on that subject appointed
three years ago in Massachusetts, to con-
slider the subject has just Issued its report,
filling a volume of 500 pages. From pub
lished summaries it's work seems to be
earnest and thorough.
At present 70 can give no more than the
leading conclusions. The commission finds
strongly against any plan Of %noncontrlb-
uting old age pensions such as has been
introduced in England. This 1t condemns
on the ground Of encouragement of un-
thrift at the cost Of the thrifty, a disinte-
grating effect on families and an un-
favorable influence on the rate of wages.
AT the same time 1t strongly approves of
plans of contributory retiring pensions for
public employees and commends to large
employers the policy of retiring allowances
for their aged workmen, all based sduarely
on the principle OF contributions to the
fund by the employees themselves.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Income Tax Progress.

1t is practically decided that Illinois
will be the second state recorded as
ratifying the income tax amendment
to the federal constitution, Alabama
having been the first to act through
its legislature. The speech made by
Senator Borah last week, answering
the objections raised by Governor
Hughes of New York, who in his mes
sage urged rejection because the
amendment as drawn does not specific
ally exempt incomes derived from in
vestment in state and municipal bonds,
is said to have had such telling effect
on those who heard it as to have
ELECTED from Senator Root an express
sion of concurrence in the position
taken by Senator Borah, and the as
ran that the New York senator
would soon give public utterance to his
dissent from Governor Hughes.
Senator Borah seems to be laboring
under the apprehension that the
amendment will be defeated by the in
huence of accumulated wealth exerted
to prevent ratification in those states
where large fortunes are concentrated.
This, however, does necessarily follow,
for the advocates OF the income tax
have conceded from the start that New
England, New York and the states i'm
mediately surrounding would, for the
most part, have to be counted against
the proposition.
Under the constitution it will re-
quire the affirmative action Of three
fourths OF the states, and at present it
would take twelve states to prevent.
If Arizona and New Mexico are admit
ted to the union it will take thirteen
states to prevent, so the income tax
may be a factor in the admission of
these two territories to statehood. In
all probability, however, Arizona and
New Mexico will have a chance to vote
on the income tax amendment before
final ratification or rejection, and the
chances are they will favor rather
than oppose.
1t tool more than two years to rat
ify the first ten amendments after they
were proposed, and only ten states
were needed to ratify at that time. 1t
took over three years and a half for
the eleventh amendment. The twelfth
amendment went through in less than
a year as did also the thirteenth. The
fourteenth and fifteenth each required
two years, and all the amendments so
far adopted had comparatively little
opposition to overcome. Notwith-
standing the lack of confidence of SEN
ator Borah, there is no reason to be-
lieve the amendment is not making
progress as fast as it should, especially
in the light Of the history of other
amendments.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

All college people are inclined toward
good-natured frenzy from just the ex-
uberance OF animal spirits and the lack
Of responsibilities.
II we expect young people to read
good literature we must do as did our
W parents and make the reading Of
the best books a popular thing in the
home. If reading good literature
make up education, and we have every
reason to believe that it does, then
the popularity of good reading at home
will do much toward completing our
education and doing away with the
defects in our modern educational sys-
tenn" that the club women of Topeka,
Kan, have been pleased TO point out.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
DOMESTIC P%LEAsANTRIEs.

Penelope-I hear it's all off between you
and Victor. What vas the trouble2
Mehitabel-His observation-disclosures. The
other night he forgot that | had already
accepted him, and he proposed again
Chicago Tribune.
HAS the new minister called on you
yetT'
ishioners who are able to afford meat
Baltimore American.
"Heilol What's the knot in your hand
MY husbands gone to the country. and
the knot is to remind me that he told me
to think OF him in his absence. "-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
He-Darling, all / possess l lay at your
feet.
Sher-Ynu are just like all the men-you
insist on putting things where a woman
viii have TO pick them up after you. But
I'll say yes. John.-Judge.
Daughter-Mamma, can't ] have a little
money for shopping this morning2
Mrs. Ma~laprop-No, dear: there's the
taxes to pay and 1 expect the taxldermist
around any moment.-Boston Transcript.
II always used to wonder" said VIII
loughby, 'Hwhat the archaeological reason