The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11
"What's The News?"
The Weeks Happenings.
By CLARENCE POE.

reception. He has accepted an invitation to speak
in Atlanta this fall in behalf of the Uncle Remus
Memorial Association
Mr.. Roosevelt created considerable sensation
in London by declaring that England had not been
firm enough in it's government of Egypt. you
have tried to do too much,' he said Gin the inter-
est of the Egyptians themselves. Those who have
to do with uncvilized peoples especially fanatical
peoples, must remember that in such situation
that which faces you in Egypt, weakness timidity
and sentimentality may cause infinitely more harm
than violence and injustice. Sentimentality is the
most broken reed on which righteousness can
lean"
Missouri Democrats have started boom for
Ex-Governor Folk for President He declares that
the issue is government by privilege for the ben
eft of few, government by the people for the
benefit for all. He denOunces the protective tariff
a system of special privilege, "enriching few
by taking from ALL degrading and corrupt
ing influence largely responsible for the growth of
graft and corporate dishonesty.
Thomas E. Watson, long Populist leader
nounces his return to the Democratic Party He
says: Every energy of my heart and soul will
be consecrated henceforth to doing something for
the good of the country, through the Democratic
Party. Stern experience has taught me that
other method succeed in the South
Clifford Pinchot who went abroad to meet Pres
ident Roosevelt. has returned to the United States
and will enter actively into conservation work. He
is very much gratiied that President Roosevelt is
to speak before the National Conservation Asso-
citation at it's meeting in st. Paul the first week in
September.
1t is generally believed that Secretary Ballinger
will resign after the Investigating committee
makes its report. That the Republican majority
will give him verdict of mot guilty" is taken for
granted, but his reputation has been too badly
damaged for him to remain in the Cabinet
The advocates of international peace very
p,unh o1iUh Nod fho who -hoor tod
given the movement by President Taft. He de-
clares that not only other of disagreement
but questions supposed to involve national hon
orr should also be submitted to arbitration
The Railroad Rate bill, after being amend
ed as to win the support of all the Insurgent Re-
publicans, ha passed the Senate. The previous day
railroads filed notice with the Interstate Com
merce Commission of proposed increases in freight
rates ranging from to 81 per cent and affecting
nearly all the North and West
Dr. Robert Koch, the famous German scientist,
died few days ago. In 1882 he discovered the
tuberculosis bacillus, thereby demonstrating that
consumption is a germ disease. The scientific
treatment of consumption dates from this dis
covery.
So scarce is cotton that five thousand bales
shipped out of the South to Liverpool even
now on their way back here to supply the impera-
tive needs of Southern mills.
Glenn H. Curtis is much in the public eye by
reason of his recent flight in aeroplane, going
from New York City to Albany, 1877 miles, in two
hours and 80 minutes.
Because of it's name there is interest in the an
nouncement that the battleship South Carolina has
established a new worlds record for big gun
shooting.
The struggle is still on between the Govern
ment and the Insurgents in Nicaragua and in the
latest battles Estrada victorious.
The New York Senate, by vote OF 16 to 80, has
defeated the proposition to submit the womans
suffrage amendment to popular vote.
State Senator Holstaw of Illinois, has confessed