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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-25
EDITORIAL NOTES
RY j. I'D. WATSON

Time is flying past but William Lorimer
continues to represent the State of Illinois in
the United States Senate, and to live in a
suite of rooms in the Y. M. c. A. building in
Washington.
The Illinois Senate, by vote of three to
one, has declared that Lorimer's election
''would not have occurred had it not been for
bribery and corruption" and the Illinois Sen
ate has sent the result of it's finding, together
with the evidence upon which the finding was
based, to the United States Senate with sug-
gestion that that body take action.
The evidence presented to the Senate
against Lorimer last winter was strong enough
to warrant his being unseated, but his scalp
was saved by Senator Bailey and other Demo
crats-a plain case of Trust tool hel ping
another Trust tool-Bailey, of Waters Pierce
Oil fame, helping Lorimer, of Lumber Trust
fame.
But the new evidence which the Illinois
Senate presents to the United States Senate
is overwhelmingly against Lorimer, so why
does Lorimer hold his seat?
No long investigation is necessary to get at
the facts in the case, for the Illinois Senate has
furnished them.
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PAGE THIRTEEN


1t will still be the Standard Oil Company,
or the Oil Trust, running under the names of
the Waters Pierce Oil Company, the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey, etc, with the
dollars flowing into the same Golfers that have
held them so these many years.
John ID. will continue to wear the pious
look while he robs the millions of people of
millions of dollars-the only difference will
be that where he formerly placed barrel to
catch the flow of gold from one stream, he
will hereafter have to place dozen kegs
under a dozen different streams to catch what
one barrel formerly caught.
Where formerly the Trust crushed a COM
petitor and drove him out of business bank
rupt in the future, one of the several COM
panies will do the work.
Where formerly the Trust strewed its path
to supremacy with the bodies of its victims,
whom it had driven to suicide, it will, in the
future, make one of it's several companies do
the driving.
Where formerly the Trust had murder COM
mitted In order to carry out its plans of gain
ing monopoly, it will, in the future have
one of its several companies hire the assassin.
And in time to come, the old hypocrite, the
man mainly responsible for the poverty of
hundreds, for the orphans and widows of the
suicides and the murdered, will sail serenely
to heaven, leaving behind massive stone build
ings, Church and College, In payment for his
many crimes.
We read the interesting news that another
suit by the government is to be brought
against another big Trust-the one that Mr..
Wickersham is going after this time being the
Lumber Trust
The Lumber Trust will be proceeded against
as was the Standard Oil Company, and per-
haps some day the Supreme Court will decide
whether the Lumber Trust is a combination
Gin reasonable restraint of trade" or in W1a-
reasonable restraint of trade"
Mr.. Wickersham would give the Trusts
lawyers more to think about and Trust mag
mates more to worry over if he would abandon
civil suits and enter criminal proceedings
against the magnates.
The antitrust law is a criminal statute as
we'll as civil, so why not try criminal pro-
cedure for awhile?
The Trust commits a crime when it enters
into combination ''in restraint of trade" so
to speak, but the ones who really commit the
crime are those who manage and direct the
Trusts affairs.
Guilt is personal, and can be punished, so
principle that guilt is personal and punish the
persons who commit the Trusts crimes?
In an interview given at Portland, Oregon,
Governor Woodrow Wilson practically states
that he is candidate for the Democratic
Presidential nomination in 1912
His statement was II have not the audacity
to seek the nomination, but no man is too big
to refuse it," so it means that if the Governors
friends make him a candidate for the nomina-
ton, he will not object
The Democrats might look a long time
without finding better man for their stand
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pocket: in the other, only the general interest
of the people was concerned
Could any mans public record be much
worse! 1t we could have prevailed upon some
fearless man to enter the lists against Sir
Pompous, last year, don't you know that his
people would have condemned that record?
Don't you know that this record is going to
put Brantley out of public confidence and
public office?
Especially, as he was one of the % De
serters-of which, more later
Now, let us see what sort of letter the
angry champion of Sir Pompous has indited
to this cheerful individual:
THE WAYCRoss JOURNAL
DAILY AND WEEKLY
Weekly Published Every Friday
Daily Every Evening Except Sunday
L. Volney Williams, Editor
Waycross, Ga. May 18th. 1911.
Thomas E. Watson,
Publisher JeffersOnian,
Thomson, Ga.
In as much as you published in the last issue of
the Weekly Jeffersonan letter signed "A Way
cross Friend,' and in much as this letter states
that "some one should take shot at the editor
of the Waycross Journal, I demand that you
make public the name of the writer of this letter.
and further demand that you give me the fol-
lowing information:
What was the post mark of said letter?
What was the post date of said letter?
Who is the author of said letter?
Yours very truly, L. V. WILLIAMS
1t L. VoIney ('Ruins Of Empires!') had
been in the profession long enough to learn
anything worth carrying around, he'd know
that he had no right to put such demand"
on me. In order that L. Volney may add
something to his very incomplete and un-
digested stock of knowledge, [ will inform
him that editors violate prophecies, if they
comply with such demands as those made by
the gentleman from Ohio.
If Volney wants to challenge our cor
respondent, to meet him CHATS Volney) on
The Field of Honor, to engage in mortal COM
bat, with PISTOLS or swords, or rifles, or pitch
forks, or crow-bars, or undertakes, or stink
pots-after the primitive method of savages-
then, in that case, the ethics of journalism re-
quire me to divulge the name and address of
the author of the letter which we published in
The JEFFERsONIAN.
Hoping that L. Volney will compose him
SELF take his hoofs off the loud-pedal, and vie
with me in my commendable efforts to please
Everybody here change cars.
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against LOrlmer are charges against the honor
OF the whole Senate.
We are supposed to respect our courts opin-
ions without any question.
The duty of the court is to pass upon the
law, and the law only-not to assume legisla-
tive functions and make law, nor assume Jury
duty and decide evidence.
But the opinion of numbers of the most
learned and fair-minded of the legal profess
sion is that the United States Supreme Court
exceeded it's authority in the Standard Oil
case. These gentlemen, some of them Judges,
as we'll as lawyers, say that when Justice
White changed the antitrust law from ere
straint of trade" to unreasonable restraint of
trade" he changed the law, as passed by Con-
gress.
In changing this statute the Court certainly
took upon itself the power of legislation, for
Congress meant sin restraint of trade" with
no unreasonable about it, otherwise the law
would have read ''in unreasonable restraint of
trade
But to make it clearer that Congress meant
'in restraint of trade instead of ''in unreas-
onbe restraint of trade" the late Mark Hanna
made long and bitter fight to have the word
unreasonable" inserted, but Congress decis-
lively defeated it.
Senator Aldrich tried to do the same thing,
and Congress emphatically said no.
But the United States Supreme Court does
for the Trusts exactly what Congress said
Marie Hanna and Azd15ch should not do
Congress could do no better thing than get
to work right now on new antitrust law
one that would be SO plain that Chief Justice
would not take the liberty to draw dis
tlnctlOn between a reasonable restraint of
trade and an unreasonable restraint of trade,
to suit himself.
No better service could be rendered the
country than a law so clearly drawn that
Justice Harlan'E decision would fit it ex-
actly.
Simply make combination in restraint of
trade a criminal offense-punish the individ-
uals who were in the combination by impris-
onment, and nothing more
The way our government scatters shot at
corporations by civil suits has become Joke.
But 90 after the individuals who compose the
corporation, as We 90 after other criminals,
and there will be change.
1t isn't the corporation that commits the
crime and violates the law-it is the in
dividuals connected with the corporation.
The corporation is an artificial person that
cannot be jailed and made to walk the lock-
step, but the individual can.
j. F. Morgan tells the New York Worlds
London correspondent that the decision of the
United States Supreme Court in the Standard
Oil case is satisfactory, is what he expected
and that the tone of the American market
shows that it is correct.
From Mr.. Morgan's point of view, and from
the Wall Street point of view, the decision is
satisfactory but from the peoples point of
view, the Supreme Court handed us a gold
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Unless the United States Senate expels
Iorimer, that body is guilty of shielding
man publicly branded as briber; the charges
against Lorimer are charges against the honor
of the whole Senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24

strength. ST. Louis university beat
them up pretty badly week ago and
they are not Vet in pink again, so
Kansas may have some advantage
there. Wise ones are banking on
Delaney to come out of his stupOr and
kick the wadding out of the ball to-
morrow to set himself right with ex
pectations of his friends He had the
goods to start the seasan, then lost
them. so he probably will deliver in
bunch to close the season.
The seat sale for the Washburn-
Aggie game Thanksgiving day open
ed today. Seats are on sale down
town at Howard's and Mills stores.
General admission is 81 and reserved
seats $3.50 Automobile spaces can be
reserved at the down town sale places.
Children can buy general admission
tickets at the gate for so cents. A
good deal of Washburn's confidence
Will hinge on the outcome of the Ag
gle game with the Oklahoma Agricul
tural and Mechanical school today at
Manhattan. The team from saltwater.
Okla, is supposed to be fairly strong
and on a good warm day ought to put
up their strongest game. If the Ag-
gies have them outclassed they will
come through. in good shape for a
Thanksgiving game. If not they be
bruised up considerable. The fact that
Friday was set for the game instead
of Saturday, however, will give the
Aggies a chance to get into good con-
1itiOn
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Men FULL OF pep
Kansas Squad Enjoys Stay in
Missouri Town.
Davidson, Hurt Saturday, May
Be Out of Game.

Moberly, Mo-, Nov ga short
walk in the country followed by a long
practice at Rush park completed the
practice for the Kansas football team.
Although it is not definitely known, it
is said that long chalk talks every
morning and evening are being held in
one of the big hotel sample rooms, at
which probable Missouri plays are re-
hearsed and plans made to break them
up. The sample room is well guard ed
and is as scout tight" as the baseball
park where the afternoon practices
are conducted.
Davidson, the big left tackle, is i'm
proving slowly, but it is feared that
he may only be able to play a part Of
the game Saturday. Davidson is one
of the best men on the Japhawker
squad and his loss Saturday would I'M
doubtedly put g. big crimp in the Kan
sas prospects.
Want to See Team Practice.
Several Of the sporting enthusiasts
of the town have sent a written re-
quest to Coach Sherwin asking that
the townspeople be admitted to the
park for short time Friday after
noon, while the Kansas team is run
ming signals. Never before has team
of the best men on the Jayhawker
visited Moberly and it would be a
treat to see the team. which is ex-
pected to twist the Tigers tall" go
through their repertoire of plays.
Delaney, the Jayhawker kicker. has
been singled out by the school boys of
the town who have urged him to teach
them the principles of kicking. Pete
He'll seems to be popular among the
small boys of the town also.
Undoubtedly the outing at AIoberly
is benefiting the team greatly and
every member is showing more gin
ger.
With Delaney, the tall Kansas end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24
Farrell Decides Against Concordia in
Lincoln Dispute.

San Antonio. Tex, Nov. 24.-Secretary
J. H. Farrell, of the board of arbitration
of the National Association of Profess
sional Baseball leagues, which was in
session recently at San Antonio, today
announced the following rulings of the
board made among others:
Claim of Concordia, Kan, versus Lin
coin, Neb., $500. disallowed.
Application of Player Cy Young for re-
instatement granted upon payment of
fine.
Claim of ST. Joseph, Mo. versus
Rochester, Mimi, allowed.
Player Wheland awarded to Minneapo-
lis.
Application of w W. Kelly for rein
statement granted upon payment Of fine
of 800 and title vested in Pueblo. Col.
Application of Oklahoma State league
refused until all obligations against terri
tory have been paid. Decisions in so ad-
ditional cases were laid over until the
meeting of the national board in New
York December 8, 1911
Abe Attell Whips johnson.
New York, Nov. 24-Abe Attell, feather
weight champion gave Leo Johnson, who
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in the pink of condition. the Jay
hawkerS' are confident Of victory in
Saturdays game with the Missouri
university. Delaney has a record of
five field goals so far this season. His
longest punt this season, made in the
game with Oklahoma, was rs yards.
Coach Sherwin had his crew out at
sun up for long tramp in the coun-
try, following it up with light practice,
morning and afternoon.
Missouri Is Ready.
Columbia, Mo, Nov. 24.-Missouri
university's football team spent a
quiet day on a farm outside of Col
umbia, having only a light signal
drill The players will return just
before time is called for the game
Saturday with Kansas university. The
visitors are said to outweigh the Mis-
souri, squad about eight pounds to the
man. A light snow today made it
necessary to cover the gridiron at Roll
Inns field with hay.
Missouri students are considerably
perturbed over the objection Of the
dean of the faculty to the placing of
beat Kansas" signs about town and
several meetings of protest are being
held
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24
BAKER IL BEATS oIrAwANs.
Score of 12 to Made in Poorly
PLAYED Game


Baldwin, Kan, Nov. 24--Baker universe
ty defeated Ottawa by score of II to 0.
The scoring was done on two touchdowns,
the second on a sensational 70-yard run
by Rodman. Loose playing characterized
the game, both teams being repeatedly
within striking distance of the goal
The game began with a kick off by
Baker Ottawa fumbled the ball and lost
it. Ottawa was penalized on Bakers sec
ond down. Baker lost the ball on third
down. Ottawa, with the ball near Baker 5
goal, was forced to kick. The kick was
blocked by Red of Baker, who secured
the ball now within three feet of the goal
line. On a center rush Quarterback Hausel
carried the ball over for touchdown
Laury made the kick that gave Baker
the sixth point. In the second quarter
Baker fumbled the ball third down
within two feet of goal line. Ottawa punt
ed out and the ball was returned by
Baker to within seven yards of goal line.
Baker failed on place kick and the ball
was given to Ottawa twenty-five yards
out. During the last part of the first
half Ottawa made steady gains through
Bakers line. The Baptists secured their
own punt on Bakers tumble just before
the whistle blew ending the first half.
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After the usual intermission Baker kicked
off and Ottawa failed to return the ball.
punt. I.aury failed to catch the ball but
1t was recovered by Redman on the 70-yard
line who, by the interference of the rest
of the team, his speed and lodging, car
red the ball over the line for a touch
down. The goal was kicked, adding the
other point The last quarter was begun
with Bakers ball on the 5-yard line The
game was then continued nearer the cen
ter of the field. Again the Methodists
secured the pigskin on their own punt
within ten yards of the goal. Failure on
place kick gave Ottawa the ball on the
25-yard line The game closed with the
score in Bakers favor, u to 0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24
ST. JOSEPH WINS CLAIM.

Officials ClaWSOn, referee;
pire: Mcbride, timekeeper.
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Two Great Games TO Be Played
in the West.
AGGIES PLAY AGGIES
Manhattan May Suffer as Result
of Contest.
Up to Delaney to Beat Tigers at
Columbia.
saturday Football Games.

Kansas vs.. Missouri. at Columbia.
Nebraska VS.. Michigan. at Lincoln.
Indiana VS. Purdue, at Bloomington.
Ames Us. Drake, at Des Moines.
Ohio VS.. Syracuse. at Columbus
Illinois VS.. Minnesota, at Urbana.
Chicago VS.. Wisconsin, at Chicago.
Washington U. VS.. Arkansas, at st.
Louis
Harvard VS.. Yale. at Cambridge
Army vs.. Navy. at Philadelphia.
Brown vs.. Trinity, at Providence.
Carlisle vs.. Johns Hopkins, at Balti-
Iowa vs.. Northwestern, at Iowa City
The greater football organizations of
the country complete the season of
1911 tomorrow. Princeton cinched
the Big championship a week ago
by beating Yale. Harvard and Yale
and the Army and Navy close up their
schedules tomorrow and finish another
chapter in their gridiron history. A
good deal of conjecture is held over
both these games. Harvard seems to
have suffered more severe reverses
than Yale and probably will be beat
than the Navy this season, but there
IS no telling what will happen at the
big society event at Philadelphia.
TWO Games in West.
Middle west followers of the grid
iron game are awaiting the result of
two games with interest. They are
the Nebraska Michigan game and the
Missouri Kansas contest. No one
hopes for the Cornhuskers to whip
Yost's Wolverines, but most people ex-
pect to see the giant Nebraskans hold
them close. 1t is another chance for
the western conference teams to de-
termine whether or not Michigan is
pulling away from them in the class
of ball delivered. The defeat of Cor
nell by Chicago after Cornell had de-
feated Michigan indicates that Yost is
still in his old class. The Nebraska
score comparison between Minnesota
and Michigan will have a bearing on
the case. although it is conceded that
the Cornhuskers did not play to form
that day
Delaney May Deliver.
Kansas, after taking two defeats in
succession at the hands of Oklahoma
and Nebraska, are not in a position
to show confidence to beat Missouri.
although the Tigers too, have suffered
good deal during the present season.
They held Ames to one touchdown.
however. and Ames held Nebraska to
a tie which seems to show Tiger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24

feet on the Thanksgiving game schedule
between the two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24
TOMMY JOHNSON DIES
Hero of Gridiron Dies of Complication
of Diseases.

Kansas City. Nov. 24.-Thomas War
wick (Tommy'D Johnson. former Kan
sas university athletic star. died at s
o'clock this morning at the Kansas
University hospital in Rosedale, Kan,
a suburb of Kansas City. compli-
cation of diseases caused his death.
He has been suffering from tubercu-
losis of the kidneys induced by an in
jury received in a game Of basketball
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24
MICHIGAN AT LINCOLN.
Every Arrangement to Care for Wis
itOrs Is Made.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 24.-The last
scrimmage practice of the 1911 foot
ball season was held Thursday and it
left the Nebraska squad in as fit con-
dition as coaches and trainers could
ask for in preparation for Saturdays
game. Today Head Coach Stiehm will
put his men through light signal run
ming, admonish them not to lose their
heads or experience t'stage fright at
the thought of the Michigan demons
and await the result not without hope
The Ann Arbor squad reached Lin
coin today and was given university
welcome. The pupils of Yost will join
with the Cornhuskers in a good fell
lowship rally to be held at the univer-
sity during the COW ocation hour. Ar
rangements have been made to give
indulge in such practice as they see
fit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24
NORMAL AFTER c. OF e. AGAIN.
Another Break in Athletic Relations at
Emporia Is Threatened.

Emporia, Kan. Nov. PA meeting of
the State Normal Athletic association has
been called for Monday to consider sew
erence of relations with the College of
Emporia. Relations were resumed year
ago last spring but the Normal claims
that unfriendly demonstrations in alh-
Ietic contests were bad for the schools.
A concerted effort the part of the
business men of town will be made
against the action while many of the
Normal students are said to be against it.
Whatever action is taken will have no eff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24
And Pinehurst Estates

Are going mighty rapidly. Do you want 70 oo.
home? beautiful home productive home? Botto.
phone 1927 right nowu Men will be on the o 49,
show you Saturday and Sunday ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24

A Something Different. So
desirable In line with the city's
development.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24

claimed the colored featherweight title d
bad beating at the Malvern Athletic club.
In the fifth of Johnsons seconds
threw a towel into the ring. Johnson
protested but the referee stopped the
bout.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-19

springs Irish jokes IN an effective way
ana sings beautifully
Kaufman n Sawtelle have a charm
musical intcrlude in whic hthe vocal
ability of Victoria sawetelle is dis
played TO advantage. oscar Kouf-
man plays musical instruments, OF .rr-
ing musical interlude In which the yo-
This duo entertains admirably and Is
proving very popular.
Betty Blake is foreign comedienne
who Is famous for putting good songs
over. She is well provided with capi-
cal ability of Victoria sawetelle is dis
lightful gift Of delivery. Her man
ner is gracious, pretty and distinct in
simplicity and brisk variations.
Miss Elsie Ivy. the winsome and
attractive young Chicago girl who Is
to be permanent feature at the Gar
den, changing her act twice week,
with the new bills. Is making herself
mighty solid" with the theatregoers
Her songs are we'll rendered
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-19

Thomas jefferson as Rip Van Winkle
The mantle Of Joseph jefferson,
whose memory is now cherished as
the past grand master of the stage.
gracefully falls from the shoulders OF
the departed dean to his successor.
Thomas JefferJn. his eldest actor
son, ana It is with pleasure, It is not
ed that It remains in the family.
Joseph jefferson got 1t from his fore
fathers beginning with the first
Thomas jefferson OF Garricks time,
and he has often expressed the wish
that the present Thomas jefferson
should hold tho distinction. Thomas
jefferson Of these times is the ear
nest ono of the deans sons He real
iZes the value OF his fathers crea-
tion OF Rip Van Wrinkle. In letter
to his son Thomas, Joseph jefferson
said:
Remember, ability and early sue
cess are of but little use without hon
est, earnest and conscientious eudoav
or. actors who merely play for their
own amusement regardless of the
public duty have but a short reign"
In the pcrforu nc Of Rip Van
Winkle' to be given at the Grand
Theater next Sunday night, Thomas
jefferson ls credit to the theory
OF hx esatrPJJthPrX.;? G. III;
of heredly.