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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-07
WooDMEN INSTALL OFFICERS
Council Camp VIII Meet in Regular
Session Tonight for This
Purpose.

Council camp No. H. Woodmen of
the World, win meet in regular session,
Friday night, at Danish hall A large at
tendance of membership is expected to wit
ness the installation of the officers OF the
camp for the ensuing year. The installing
officer is Carl A. Morgan The officers to
be installed are: Charles H. Grim, consul
commander; Fryer. adviser lieutenant;
A. c. Lane banker; ID. G. Morgan, clerk;
-, Waterman; - Aiken, sentry; Lauter-
wasser, manager.
The election of delegates and alternates
to the head camp, which meets at Dubuque,
during March, will also be of important
interest to the membership Council camp
being the largest in the state, by 200 MEM
bers, will have the honor OF seating eleven
or twelve delegates to represent them at
the head camp.
On this evening the handsome diamond
ring, presented by the sovereign com
mander, will eisO be given away to some
member who has aided Council camp to
attain a membership of 800 and thereby
making it the largest and most prosperous
camp in the state of Iowa
The Newlyweds and Their Baby" after
winning enormous success in most every
large city in the east, is now heading our
way and viii be shown here at the Dohany
theater on Sunday night. Sixty and one
half people are Incorporated in the pre-
sentation OF this big song and fun feast.
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel go Night. L-l7Os
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-07

Beat rock and rye for medicinal and
family use. Bottled IN two sizes ROsenfeid
Liquor Co. SIS South Main
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-07

Your daughter may be per-
mitted. safely. to read The Bee.
No exaggerated accounts OF crime.
no filth, no scandal. no dime
novel sensations; bat all the newn.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-07

N Y. Plumbing Co. Tel $50, Night, L-l7Os
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-30
Extracts From Speech by "Bill Kantfraid," on the
Subject of Statehood

Well, SO it got statehoods these white il,
Don't know II understand all know bout this here
school teacher chuns he got chdhooddont know where he
got III though cause comb head day, them chuns
we cant find it chidhoods what this statehoods.
Arch Youthfuswine he yistddy
night an I'm akin him bout staehoods an he saw WAY
long time go that Uncle Sam he spill it up Inm cot
Injun law Inun Council ever thin an he say for
injun divide up iand-sectionze an make it
ever feler for hescf Then he build big cot that
Uncle Sam he rule it lnun with Cot an marshal with
big sixpisto he caan he say, that Cot
ne goe take gyardeen all his chuns fore he Well
we don't like it that kin tell em, that Cot
ns we tell EN- know he's ehluns an
IT. wolf knows he's chun an of birds
ne own ciuns but lnjun lax faint nough
my daddy he's chuns So bout this come long
that polite fight what he call statehoods them feers Well
gtm ollie tired ben buyragged by these white what call
thcyev The Cot, so is when Constitution an
vote statehoods all vote an fix make it our
own law, our own council an our Cot
Well that listens pooty good Then I'm think bout it "Oli
Nation an how white he all time tell nun git further
pooy soon he want nun land gin he tell Inuu
git iurthe Injun all time Git further an he can
Injun. 90
No he chase buffalo eyed antelope over praries
made meodiou by hum Of wild bee ehted odors
ot flowers OF Spring mora he chase deer through tangled
Forest through deep dnk marshes green morass
will warwhoop be heard it lonely wooded hills or long
mpd streams sn through wells of perennial green no more
VIII arrow spring from the bow an be
ndcd where mighty gather make laws seem
IKE ne stan solitary an lone cliff
eyes turned toward settin of among last of proud
ancient liver by lovn peoples with pang in eye
lookn cross dim distance purple where it lost
to forever huntn grounds So he fights battle lone
an ne makes mind best thing give way and take it
up wme man way 30 IS We look gin and rn bright
beautiful star what shines like pretty andn rainbow
light OF face wakes all the birds seem like dia-
onds st millions of hangn from blade grass in heart
O rose an dancn on quvern leaf OF giant oak whose weed
han like all time akin The bright star what
you seen It the the constellation of an we call
t-UgBhoma.
Biu Enntfyod
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-30

Down from the Appalachian the forests Of Georgia
and the Caroina and thence the up of the Ozaks
the old Cherokee trail ending Taheqah From the south land
the legends recte the trails of the Cocaw Chckasaw Greeks
and Senoles lead their oden home of the Mskogee
and thence dvergng the four trails each ended council house
Which time became the and finally the Of Indian
nation These four together with the Cherokee nation known
the Five Civilized Tribes and the insignia of ac preserved
the points OF the Star that forms the of the seal of state
From their earlier home Missouri and Kansas,
the trail OF the Osages leads that county which bears their tribal
ending Pawhuka. The Pawnee coming the
plains ended the confluence Arkansas
rivers, and gave name to the county there formed
The fading trails Of Kckapoos Shawnees Tonkawas and
nants of many tribes among other Indians
while the red trails of the Cheyennes Arapahoe Coanches and
Apaches arc forever lost among the happy homes of
Where the lonely Indian thorough
fares OF our commonwealth where stood villages primitive
wgwams stand growing cities where tho sounded
heard the shrek of locomotives once rose the
council fires acends the black breath of The Indian
trails that lead through this the paths
civilization Of red white the
If Oklahoma.
S. NJ. Barrett
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-30
Oklahoma. a.

(Ffom Sfnrm's Magaaine.)
Far Oklahoma, Queen of states,
ne bid thee speleome TO thy place,
Gifted child of the loaa,,g Fafes.
Wherere hie STAYS on Old Glory shine,
Al1rays the brightest 5aN be thine,
Peerless ~ beauty, 7oeaifh and fame,
Forever hoHoyed be tiy name.
No land SO far as thy domain,
Flofcer decked Plains and fields of grain,
Belfed BY uoantai,tS high and bold,
4 soeaffi of minerals Mutold,
Broad rise,s> and gay dancing rtNs,
Thy cattle on a thousand hills,
Byeeses soft 7uaft the birds bright note,
TO listening ears as they gently float.
Proud cities lift their stately heads.
As on they march zetth steady tread,
To front ranks tn commerce and trade.
Inc place that brazcn and brain haze made.
So Oklahoma prond and fair,
Holds her place 7eith ddmfiess air,
No peer n all our nation great,
Has e'er been found for orr qneenly state.
Mrs. George ". Holm
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-30
KFfoM SIhfM s Magaaln


OnASe any OF her ior=e sisters Oklahoma has pioneer
days ohe springs into life like Athena grown and fuaule
sne begins without dfidene apology She larger area than
missouri aud more opnos than California Her acreage greater
than that Of all New England and Pennsylvania
New Jersey Delaware MARYLAND combined Her people equal
Almost ha Of the population OF the entire nation the
Revolution; they outnuber those tsentytree different states
and exceed the combined population OF eight
Most things in the West the Eastene but Oklahoma
aazes even the Nesterne Not long Chicago
of the world Il boosted ustifiabe pride Of having converted
swamp into metropolis OF million and than three
years But Oklahoma beterhe has converted
wilderness into empire equally great less than time
-IRlehayd Lloyd Joues
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-30
S. M. Barrett.
Thoughts Fer the DISCOURAGED Farmer

The summer uTnd affin round bloonn locus rees
4nd The flosry The tds,, biz day fer tic bees
fnd they been asaoggu honey, aboc board an on The sr
7I they shutter III thcw bu9cn and stdggcr they fiy
The flicker the feucc-raH Pears Jest sf serg
dnd roll mp his feathers by The sassy fuay he sings
dnd the hossfly is a-scciu up his forclcgs fer biz
dnd he of mare is a-sQchn all Of her tale they is
yon can hear The backbds ioui they toent fiosu
on fhew bound 10 gitew brekast and c hop
So they quarrel The fwrics and they quarrel aug
BIT hcv fcaceabfey III the bo-bcs than other thing;
1nd us feheh git my shot dra0cd MP stddy rest,
Shes as fN of f1bbciation a ,rley-iackcfs nest;
1nd fev shots before dinner 7ohen the SIMS ashqp bright
Seems to kindo-sorto sharpen up fclicrs appetite!
Theys been heap o. rain but the snl's ont today
4nd the clouds OF the cc spell is all cleared d7tuy,
Ana the goods all the grcccr and the grass grecr still
4 may ram again tomouy, bn don't think it 1UiN
Some the crops ruined aud the eons drotded ont
4nd frophdy the 7vcat N be failure asithont doubt;
BIT the kind Precedence that has failed rs yet
DfH be on hands ouct at the lescnth hour, bet!
Does the nedderark compliance he svns high dry
Through The of the eqpd blc of the sky?
Does NE quail SET up and aosse IN disafpinted 7oay
Er hang ms head IN siuce and soryo7p all the day?
IS tie chpmDks health fdin? Does he 7va does run,
Dont the bAsgads around up hare like cy
Is they anything the matter 1ih lungs voice
Ort mortal be companm 1vhen dumb animals rejoice?
Then, let us, and all, be coatencd 71h our lo
ne Jhne IS here this morning. and the shining hot
on let rs tH orr hearts np 1eah the glory Of The day.
Amd Danish cary doubt and care and sorro0 fl" aeuyi
Whdtc0er be our station 7cqth Prosidencc fer guide
Sch fine circumstances make satisfied;
Fer the eorld fnl of and the nH of deqU
And The deso H Of heaucny ose that dyits fer nc and yoa
James Whtcomb Raey
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-30

Sir Jvaiter Scott,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-30
Question--In Melon Time.

(From Stn,ms MdgaSn,c.)
Say stranger, eyer been TO Tennessee
When bird songs fill the air atfth melody
ln melon time?
The zines ahongi,t thick gtTth fruit so fine,
Their meat as Saoeet and meHoae as old 1Utne
At NesU Years timef I
=
Yon see the melons starklm' IN the de7u
ind See1ttt SIR TO tes smile MP at you
IN melon time
YoM 10y one IN the spring all through the doy,
dnd goo' home. yoa happen that a 1uy
At supper lime
The 7pdter-Dielou's d7Vfn red aid saceet. 2
tell yon 7rhat, it's mighty hard to beat
HI any time.
IT yon 1ooald lize as happy as can be
Then SIR you jcS come on TO Tennessee
IN melon time
'ssss 'ss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-30
The Blossoms on the Trees

Blossoms crimson, sohite, or blne!
Purple, pink, and every hlne,
From sunny skies, to tntings drouned
In dnsky drops Of deaO,
praise YOU al, sOheycyer found,
And love yom through and Hyongh;-
But Blossoms On The Trees,
Wnhyo breath upon the b,eese.
There's nothing all The Svorid around
ds half as saUeet as you!
Could the rhymey only zving
An The sgueetness to The lees
Of all the kisses clustering
III JUICY Used-to-bees,
To dip his rhymes therein and sing
The blossoms on the tvees,-
20 Blossoms on the Trees"
He avoidd tatqtfer, triH, and COO,
"HoaVever ssoest, such songs as these
IRE not as sqveet as you;--.
For you are blooming melodies
The eyes may listen to r
- Jdtues Yhifro,,tb R;f>.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-30
James Whitcomb Riley.
My Native Land

Bredthes there the man goifh SoM so dead.
Who ne1'ey to himself hath said,
This is my oseyl, ny adfivs ialds
Whose hedrt hath ne'er 7tltjin hin, burned
asehene his footsteps lie hath Turned 4
: From seanderiag on a f6fsign strand,
If such there breathe, 60, mark him sUeN!
For him no minstrel rdptnres sfpeH
High though his titles, proud his name,
Bomndiess his sbealth as aoish eau claim
Despite those titles, poaeer aud peif,
The atyefch. conceaiered all IN self,
Lisfng shall forfeit fair renout,
And donbly dying, shall go dostm
To The aSie dust from aoienee lie sprung,
Unavept. Mionored. and nnsnlg.
--
-. Cir IL,uIka. Ccal1
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-30
n. Maria Crawford.
Reply---In Melon Time

(Fyom Stnyms Magdsine.)
Old fclio1v, yes, l'9e been to Tennessee
When bird songs fin the air solth melody
III melon time,
But 0fieS don't bear the fyGt IN any fatd
That ours do here in Oklahoma sand
III melon time.
We haze The melons SPayki1t' in the deso
And SeeDnn, sir, TO jes' sell to yoHt,t . hla,
IN melon iBiesaar ssa3iq ssbar 8 ua5
lind then &c cool ours, TOO, all through the ddy
-dnd goit home, sue happen ronjld that rtuy
III supper time.
Here 7oater-,ueions groso so red and s4peet
IfeH yon splat. you'll find en- hard 10 beat
III any cline,
dnd # yon doubt, old son of Tennessee
Then come TO Oklahoma, sir, and see
Is melon time.
h ls
--.-.-.&-..---A-.s- --A. Mario C,swforS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-30
Bill Kantfrdid.


+(From SfuBtlS Magaspe.)
LET'S dyaso or money from the bank
Ind qlat old Kansas soil
fnd pull for Okiahomy, Bill,
The land Of honest toll.
There ne can liae on milk aud fat,
ConieHted as can be.
A,ad Keep our cash safe tn the bank,
Backed by state guarantee
member back in zaild-cat DAYS,
That many man zVss striped,
By fradin' off his corn an hogs.
For 7Oorse than 9oorthiess SCRIPT,
But dosm III Okiaiio,ny, Bill
Them times they'll never see,
Cause eaery bank is backed up by
a safe state guarantee.
atacays thought that them there chaps,
Whaf settled that there land.
An baaded Okidhotnd state,
Hue chock plan fsH Of sand
IN since they're made that bankin' iasV,
| think, Bin. you'll agree,
Ibdt OklGhonty has t,umb,
II, thct there guarantee
They tel NE socks from ole Mission,
That's been hid ont for years,
Is befn shipped TO neac state banks,
Wtere foiks dont haze no fears
about them banks baStin Bill.
Bat all siceP peacefully
a kno7tsn that Their moneys safe
Hin that state guarantee
From Kansas Teras. arkansas.
lie cash is bonriu 1T.
An bankers ii Aicncighbor states
IRE cnSsip' Just Ike sin:
II hurts 10 see the money go
To 0kiatomy, Sces
an SO they're al q shoHfin.
For their o4ot state guarantee.
So lets get orr sfaff into cash
Ind qiGf ole Kansas plains
dnd hike for Okiahomy. Bill.
The home of fiack an brains,
There aee can lf7ea feeIm like,
NC asns,ff nf ree
The 9ear aee feel IL Kansas toqu
Without that guarantee
BY Frank " CoIviHf.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-30
TIE LEADER, GUTHRIE, OKLA,
My Oklahoma Girl.


Her eyes arc bright and sparkling,
rs she greets yon ~ the stuy,
dnd tic atmosphere around her
Makes one dream Of f'opyys and May
4 ynddy healthy 7Igor,
And brosc of totisifcdafcari, r1 R
Make np The simple portrait eai aaIAs
Of The Oklahoma girl.
Shes a mighty institution
This neac star of the 9crst,
Wfth 7oedlth of independence
HHhn her maiden breast.
That makes her fond admirers
The banner high mfwl,
OF iote and admiration.
For the Oklahoma girl
Her dad an 'Socy
And one day long ago,
Win him she crossed The border.
Into lands they did nof k,ofp:
And 7t4Hl htm she bya7ed Hic dangers,
Whch nature sought to hu,l,
And il added grace and beauty,
To The Okfahoma girl.
10 the Okldhoma girl.
She's hSed III shaeks and dug outs.
BIT that 70ds years gone BY,
Nosc modern yoontv cottage
Lifts its gables TO the sky,
Wif)in all neat and handy
fnd as eosv as a squirrel
Attd nton her throne of labor
Sits The Oklahoma girl
She's 7coyked her atuy through college,
She's skilfM athlete,
>4nd 7ohfn IL comes to 7trnsome suays
She simply can't be beat.
She's the rosebud of the prairie.
She's the center Of the 7chirl,
And Tee doff our hats in honor
OF the Okiahomd girl
--Fronk NJ Coicllis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-20

Mrs. Robert Field; Misses Bessie Powe,
Corrie Haney, Ethel Hill, Norma Powe.
The guests were Mesdames ]. ]. Ste
vens, NJ. G. Field, E. B. Cooper, of
Newton, Miss; Miss Marie Spivey, of
Vioksburg, Mss, and Mr.. ]. E. Jones.
To Attend Wedding In jackson.
Mrs. E. A .Kearnaghan and little
daughter, Eunstti, leave today for
Jackson, Miss, to attend the wedding
of Mrs. Kearnaghans cousin, Miss
Inez Harris and Mr.. Oliver Noel. The
wedding will be an at home affair on
the evening of Wednesday, the 22nd.
Miss Harris is the daughter Of Mrs.
Blanch Harris and cousin of Mrs.
Kearnaghan, while Mr.. Noel Is q
nephew of Gov. Noel A large recep'
ton will follow the ceremony.
Mrs. Armor To Be In Hat
tiesburs This Week.
Wednesday and Thursday evening
at the First Methodist church on MAR
street, Mrs. Mary Armor, president o.
the woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Georgia, will - Nh - =
dress the Hattiesburg
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-20
temperance question.

temperance question.
Mrs. Armor is an exceedingly force
full and entertaining speaker, and it is
said Of her that her burning satire
and sparkling wit, her mighty grasp Of
Continued on page six.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-20

the guest of Miss Annie Lou Thomp-
son, on New Orleans street, has re-
turned to her home in Lumberton,
Miss.
Mrs. Ellis B. Cooper, after spending
several days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. L. Hawkins, on Main street,
returned Saturday to her home in
Newton, Miss.
To Give Dance Tksrsday Evening.
The Dancing Set is looking forward
with much pleasure to the dance to
be given Thursday evening at the Elks'
Club by a number OF young men.
Song Recital Postponed.
On account of the inclemency of the
weather and the illness Of few mem
bers of the orchestra, the song recital
which was to have been given this
evening at the Auditorium by Mrs.
Robert R. Akers, has been postponed
T.; Wilson-Parkman.
Miss Maud Wilson and Mr.. w. r
Parkman were quietly married Sun
day at the home of Mr.. AND. ~ q
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-20
BOTH PHONES IS
Social and Personal
: KATIE L. /. HLLEN=

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Morrison, on Wal
nut street.
4: . :
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Lee and little
son, Reeves, visited Hattiesburg one
day last week.
= = .
Mr.. F. d. Lander spent the weekend
in New Orleans, La, going down to see
the wonderful Spanish Dancers in the
Arabian Knights at the Orpheum.
= : .
Miss Gabriel Houston, of Laurel,
spent the weekend with her sister,
,,silsgV Matte Houston, at Mrs. r. w.
|TEcbpsQn's, on New Orleans street.
A a q a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-20

Mrs. Jessie Cox, of LunbertoD, Wis
tied relatives here recently.
4. = =
Mr.. Lee Sims, of Mobile is visiting
his father, Mr.. t. Sims, on Farley
street.
Mrs. Annie Smith spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. McLaurin, at New
Augusta.
Miss Lucille Burnett, geSurel. spent
the weekend with her mother Mrs
]. O. Burnett.
Miss Mamie Morrison, Of Held1t
berg, Miss, is visiting Mrs. p. ~ e.
lin and her brother-ini
r Il.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-20

Anderson, Rev. E. ]. Currie, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, of
ciating. Mrs. Parkman was married in
a cream colored messaline, with trim
mings of lace and net.
About fifty people were present and
after the ceremony an informal recep-
ton was held.
Miss Dorothy OLSEN, of Canton, who
is attending school at Holly Springs,
is expected today to be the guest OF
her sister, Mrs. A. X McInnis, on West
Pine street. Miss OLSEN will be one
of the bridesmaids at the wedding of
Miss Lucille McInnis and Mr.. James
Emerson Gray, on the evening OF
March the End.
Bridge Club With Mrs.
II. T. Mounser.
The meeting last week of the Bridge
Club was held with Mrs. H. T
Mounger, at her home on Main street
After the games of bridge the hostes:
served a two-course luncheon. Mrs
Robert Field making the highest score
ixns given the prize, pretty hatpin.
The club members present were
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-10
WsT5iiips iii i Storm

New Iork, March 1Q.-Steaning
southwark at sixteen knot gait the
cruisers Tennessee, Montana and North
Carolina are bucking the tail end Of 4
storm in the Atlantic butit Is III no way
retasding the Harships.
Seventy members of the crews re
ported today to the commandani otlhs
receiving ship Hancock, having been
unable to reach this city from Burroughs
in time to sail last night. They will
be sent on 10 Guantanamo on the
cruiser Washington which VIII report
mere when engineer repairs now Being
made al the Portsmouth hayward are
completed. The Washington will take
on big supply Of the new type OF
Springfield rules ana Ievol,cr5 rushed
here from the government aTsenais Tor
distribution.
The big reiT'serating ship Celtic, is
being laden with provisions tot The
feet anu will be ready 10 sal not later
than tomorrow night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-10
REAR-ENO COLLISION

AT Clifton at tbs O'Clock this morn
ing south bound freight train No. -.
Oh the Southern Railway. in charge
Of Conductor E. G. Goods and En-,
gineer B. \. Cherott. coilided @ith a
work train in charge OF Conductor n.
Q. Lewis and Engineer H. 2. Inns
ford. The engine OF the freight tram
struck the rear end Of the work tram
Establishing t@o or three nat cars,
damaging the caboose and slightly
damaging The tender OF the engine.
Fmlin Jackson, colored, 81 years OLD,
Of Manassas employed on the WoIk
tyaio. had his left foot mashed OF.
Dr. Iden had the injured man taken
70 Manassas, where his foot was am
inflated. Jackson vas brought 70 the
Alexandria Hospital this afternoon.
There vas delay Of about halt an
hour in running trains by reason Of
Ihe accident
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-10
RAIN, THUNDER AND LIGHTNING

About hat-pa5t two o'clock this
morning several heavy showers OF rain
Tell, which carried away the few re-
minders OF Tuesday nights sno1storm.
The doNnpours were accompanied by
some thunder and lightning, harding
ers Of approaching spring, the awaken,
up Of snakes aud The advent OF fishing
season. The dreary winter with its
many discomfots aud dangers has bui
lew sands LETT in its glass, aud the
many who have been suffering IRON
colds, influenza, grip, etc, took courage
during the wee sma' hours when Trey
ss~~. tie lightning and heard the thunder
indicative Of the awakening Of nature
and the mellow sunshine which may
lie expected IN about a fortnight.
Today has bsen bright but blussery
with the mercury a. noon standing AT
- ,i-CyrpS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-10
sou1hsrn Commercial CoLgIa5s

Atlanta, Ga. March ia monster
parade Of plantation owners aud hned
hands, factory owners and operatives,
live stocl; growers, merchants, and
men representing practically every
known profession, marched before a
4 reviewing stand occupied by Presl.
dent Taft, foreign ambassadors and
scores Of statesm. n here today. The
parade represented The Business
Forces Of the South. aud il marked
the beginning Of the last day session
OF the Southern Commercial Congress.
Following the display, the delegates
and visitors to the Congress we're adj
dressed by former United States Sena-
TOT James Gordon, Of Mississippi ana
BIZ Or. Clarence J Owens, Commander
in Chief If the United Sons oil Con
federate Veterans.
Forme, Senator James Gordo!
among oIher things said The big
sest fool in polite" IL the net
who fights capital and prevent;
capitalists from Investments that
would put money in ejaculation III
the capital OF our nation there shoiilc
be no hate. Senator Gordon also
touched on present day political con,
ditions as compared with those q
ante -bellum days, and declared that
the present generation needed fewer
politicians and more statesmen.
The Congress will adjourn tonight