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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-08
SOLVE TIE PROBLEM.

1t is practically impossible to con-
2eive of a plan upon which those who
believe that the liquor traffic is an
unmitigated and indefensible evil and
those who believe that it should be
legalized and made respectable by
statute, might be able to harmonize,"
says the Columbia Herald. We do
not doubt but that The Herald is cor
rect, that is if the liquor traffic is still
to be regarded as political issue in
Tennessee. We would greatly prefer
to have this issue remain one or
moral force to be settled by the peo-
pie regardless of partisan politics and
unhampered by the political ambi-
tons of office-hunters and office-hold
ers. If, however, it is to be kept in
politics we agree with The Herald
there can be no harmony either in
the democratic or republican parties
that is if men are to make the
temperance question the sole problem
in the policies of the state.
1t is equally true, as it is that there
can be no Larty harmony on this
question, that if this prohibition ques-
ton is to be kept in politics every
other need of the state will have to
wait. Nothing can or will be done to
remedy many deficiencies existing in
our laws while this distracting, en-
differing and demoralizing question
is allowed to divide parties.
We had hoped that common sense
would prevail that the matter would
be divorced from partisan politics
and submitted to all the people on its
merits, so that every man wouli de-
eide his vote according to his con-
scientious convictions and in no case
from partisan bias or in promotion
of a party expedient. That is Of a
party expedient. That is the only
way to get 1t settled so that It will
have public sentiment back Of it
CHATTANOOGA Times. ~
The Chattanooga Times, from
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-08
BAKER
FOR RED SEAL
K. m. SAaE.:, Of DICKSON, &C
CEPTS POSITION AT RESTAU-
RANT OF /. LOEB.

Louis Loeb, the proprietor and own
er of the Red Seal Bakery, is always
endeavoring to improve the products
of his bake shop and to do this he has
secured the services of an expert
baker, one of the best if not the best
that has been in Columbia in fifty
years. Mr.. Loeb now has in charge
OF the bakery r. NJ. Sager, recently of
Dickson, Tenn. Mr.. Sager has been
in the baking business for many wears
and has made life study of the bns-
mess and will put out an entirely new
line of bread for the Red Seal He
is preparing to put on the market
salt rising bread of his own make
which has the reputation OF being I'M
usually good. He will also make some
excellent improvements in the cake
baking department but the most
Improvement will be made in
the white bread, rolls, buns, etc.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-08
CHILDREN KEPTIN
STATE OF PEQNAGE
OF BEET SUGAR MAX
Frs TOLD TO HOUSE PROB
ERS-TAKEN FROM SLUMS.

g. WASHINGTON, Dec, 7.-Depicting
conditions IN the sugar beet fields in
Colorado approaching peonage, Jas.
Bodkin, Of Meade, Colo, told the So
called Sugar Trust" investigating
committee of the house that direlicts
recruited from the slums were kept
practically in a state Of bondage. His
statement caused a mild sensation.
Mr.. Bodkin described system of
contract labor in the Colorado fields
and detailed the hardships he charg-
ed were inflicted on working people
recruited by the Great Western Su-
gar Company. He said that man,
his wife and several children, rang
ing from eight years upward would
put in from ten to sixteen hours a
day at "back-breaking work." which
an American would scorn to do.
The committee took great interest
in his description of the 'slum labor"
Democrats, led by Representative
Baker, of California, sought to show
by the witness that the tariff protec-
ton levied in the name of American
labor did not reach down to the Rus
slams and Hindus, who worked In the
Colorado beet fields. The republi-
cans, Representatives Fordney, Kinds
and Malby, emphasized the point that
Americans would not descend to the
labor
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-08
DlBRELL, BLUNDERER.

When it comes to blundering, to
downright incompetency in dealings
with matters Frank Dibrell is EMIT
led to the prize. His latest contro-
versy with Chairman Beasley OF the
Prison Board, is further evidence of
the comptroller's propensities to
bungle. The Comptroller discovered
after lapse of six years that the
State had provided it's own insurance.
He thereupon turned down a vouch-
er drawn by the prison board. There
is doubtless good deal more of lit
tie, narrow partisan politics in the
action of the comptroller than there
is of a patriotic desire to conserve
the best interests of the State Per-
haps if the comptroller would publish
the report of his back tax collections
as the law requires he would find
less time to play politics.
The comptroller may be right in
his contention with Chairman Beas-
ley. We rather incline to the view
that he is. But the fact that he has
paid these same claims when pre-
sented by Paterson appointees is con-
elusive evidence that the comptrol-
ler's present attitude is not due to a
desire to save the States funds, but
is prompted by wish to embarass
Mr.. Beasley because he belongs to
the temperance party In Tennessee.
1t is simply another bungling, blund-
ering escapade of Mr. Dibrell. There
is an old saying that calf given sufi-
cient rope will hang itself. There
are other animals besides calves of
which this might very truly be said.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-08
200 BEATS TO
THE MINUTE
CONNECTICUT LAD WHO Is A
HUSTLER PRESENTS QUEER
CASE.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Dec. l.
Thomas Curran, a 16-year-old news
boy, presents peculiar case at the
Emergency Hospital here. His heart
instead Of beating at the normal rate
OF II counts minute. pumps at the
rate Of 200 beats a minute. Thomas
Is a hustler and sells over $50 IevE
papers a day. ..... -.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-08

facts that must appeal with irresist
able force to all seekers after har1no
ny,
! An ardent temperance advocate Mr.
Neal was equally as ardent supporter
of all the Patterson measures in the
general assembly of 1907, A devout
champion OF Jeffersonian Democracy
he nevertheless unblushingly support
ed the Memphis charter infamy OF
the same year. One of the immortal
seventeen senators who organized the
senate for prohibition in 1909, John
Randolph joined the famous exodus
to Hopkinsvilie, KY, in an effort to
undo what he had Just helped TO do
In spite of this exodus and his oecla.
ration that he had returned to the
pure and indebted Democracy of NJ
r. Patterson, our hero next appears
upon the political horizon as the
champion o. a free and Independent
judiciary, Hardly, however, had the
thanksgiving end shouting which the
result Of thai campaign produced died
way before he returned again to the
protecting aegis of Malcolm r. and
made the welkin ring with appeals
for the same old ring
After a period of innocuous dissue-
tude wholly unbecoming to one Of
John RS. ambition he emerged the
great champion of harmony. That is
harmony was his plea when these
lines were renned. What his next is
sue will be John r. alone knows and
we doubt If even he has that knowl-
edge. For there never was a gay Lo-
thario who was more tickle than our
hero is in his attitude toward public
questions. It is off with the old and
on with the new love in the twinkling
Of an eye. John Randolph may go to
bed the most devoted and uncompro-
missing foe of the liquor demon within
all the confines of the State and arise
with the "dawn's early light" the
sworn ally of every liquor leader in
Tennessee. He may sit at the coun-
sci boards Of the reformers and an
hour later give out an interview OF
encouragement for the powers Of
evil"
In the light of this record who will
deny our statement that John Ran
dolph Neal is the ideal candidate OF
Harmony He is the original Har-
monizer. In fact Harmony had it's
birth, it's inception, its first breath
ings within the patriotic breast of
John Randolph. AS a candidate for
Governor our patriot will not need a
platform Like Paul said che is all
things to all men" Harmony will be
the slogan, the watch word, the battle
cry, the rallying standard of his cam
paign,
No man in Tennessee can refuse to
support our candidate because OF his
views upon any issue. Temperance
advocates can point to his record as
4 champion of that good cause: liquor
can rely upon his align
ments in and out of the legislature to
warrant them in according him their
votes. Reformers have his attitude
in the judiciary campaign to point
with pride" while machine puppets
can take consolation from his support
If the Memphis charter bill and Bob
Taylor
WhOOpee, 'Ra1 for Neal and
Harmony, or Harmony and Neal. 1t
S a ticket that cannot fail. Success
S already assured.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-08
MCNAMARA CONFESSION.

There will be little surprise that
the guilt Of the McNamaras, the un-
bon labor leaders on trial for the dy-
namitins OF the Los Anseles Times
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-08
THE sick.

Col. J. c Hickman. who has been
quite sick for two months, is able to
be up and went to Nashville today.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-08-26
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP

GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
Senator LaFollette in a speech
Monday came out openly in favor
OF the government ownership Of
the railroads of Alaska and of gov.
ernmental control of the natural
resources Of the rich territory. He
referred to a bill which he intro
duoed four years ago providing for
the leasing Of all mineral rights in
the United States, although the
measure was intended to be appli-
cable more especially to Alaska.
"The sensible and practical
thing to d." he said, lis to create
a board of public works for Alaska,
to be appointed by the president
and confirmed by the senate, SIM
liar to the isthmian canal commits
sion. This board of public works
should then undertake, not only to
build a railroad from Controller
bay to the coal fields, but it should
acquire all of the railroads in Alas
ka and settle at once the policy of
government ownership.
ut should similarly provide for
development of other public utili-
ties, such as the telegraph and tel
ephone. 1t should operate and
develop the wharves and docks, the
steamship lines if necessary to de-
liver the products of Alaska to the
coast.
"The Morgan Guggenheim syn
dictate accustomed to the highest
profits on their investments and
demanding, to a great extent, i'm.
mediate returns must make exor-
bitant and oppressive charges.
The people of the United States
do not demand an immediate re.
turn. They can themselves supply
all necessary money at an interest
charge of less than 3 per cent.
Rates for transportation and for
other public utilities may properly
be low, with the capital cost as
small as the investment would be
to the people.
"Most important of all is the
control of the transportation facil.
tiles by the government. 1t would
forever remove the irresistible
temptation of discrimination, re.
bates and corruption which have
characterized the worst period Of
our railroad operation"
Mr.. La Toilette declared that
the people were waging a losing
fight against the corporations in
Alaska. Between the great store
house OF natural resources and
those who are trying to develop it,
he said, was to be found "the enor.
nous power Of the greatest con.
oentration Of capital that the world
has ever known"
Senator LaFollette has struck
the only solution Of the trust prob.
lam
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-08-26
THE DENVER NEWS

A few weeks ago the Denver
News in an editorial, criticizes the
single tax. To anyone who had
studied the question carefully it
was hardly worth notice. The
Chicago Public reviews the News
editorial at length from which we
copy: 1.-THE News editorial, while
it is evidently sincere, is as
evidently without knowledge or
careful thought"
The Public closes it's criticism
by saying:
"All that we have said above is
intended only to warn the News
away from quagmire of its own
creation in fiscal discussion. 1t
must read up before it flies into
the face of opinions that have been
carefully worked out; it must think
before setting up fallaoies that
have long since been exploded,
and buttressing them with reasons
that won't wash John Stuart
Mill and Henry George and all
the rest may be wrong; but the
News doesn't show it. 1t hasn't
considered their reasoning we'll
enough to be competent to show
it,"
The Public commends the clos
ing paragraph of the News which
the JOURNAL copied at the time.
Men who have not carefully stud
led subject make poor critics, no
matter how able and we'll posted
they may be on other subjects.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-08-26

Fidoolo Romero, q jealous hus-
band, shot and killed his wife 1t
Alamosa Sunday and then shot
himself through the heart.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-08-26

j. G. Spangler, of Walnut, Iowa,
arrived in Center Tuesday to look
after his realty interests near Gen.
ter. Mr.. Spangler's land lies six
miles northeast of Center and he
is in the drainage district, the
bitches going on both sides of his
land. He has had his Z quarters
broken and expects to put i'm
provements on same and rent the
land to colony of German farm
ers from Iowa. Mr.. Spangler 10
very enthusiastic on the drainage
proposition and says he would buy
more land in n drainage district 40
he considers it safe proposition.
He says San Luis valley lands are
better investment than Iowa or
other eastern lands.-Center Dis
patch.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-08-26

Senator Works of California has
introduced bill making it unlaw-
full for n newspaper in the District
Of Columbia to print IAN account
Of any murder or alleged murder,
or other actual or alleged crime,
suicide, or other tragedy" The
idea is good but hardly practicable.
Newspapers have TO cater TO the
demands Of their readers. Tho
long minute accounts of murders
and lesser crimes certainly have
no good effect upon the public.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-08-26
POTATO DISEASES

We have word from G. L. Fitch,
our potato specialist, who was in
the valley recently that potato dis
cases are everywhere over the
state. The San Luis valley is
catching it the worst, he says, but
all the heavier and moister potato
lands are suffering from various
willis and blight. He says that
the causes and methods OF pre-
vention are we'll understood, and
that be hopes TO have a lantern
slide lecture on the subject for
farmers meetings next winter, and
TO send out at once press bulletin
on the subject. Nothing much
can be done now except to study
how TO avoid it another year.
Alamosa Journal.
The committee in charge Of the
Labor Day celebration, TO be held
in Alamosa on Monday, Ssptsm.
ass 4th, have besn doing some
good work. An excellent program
has been prepared.
A gold nugget valued at 81 900
was taken from the Russell mine
q La Veta pass . few days ago
owned BY Owsnby and sandsrson,
Jr.
The Sugar Beet Day At L. Jsra
September 18th, promises 70 b q
big affair.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-08-26
STATE OWNERSHIP

Seventy-five years ago the state
of Georgia decided to build rail-
road. The project finally went
through, narrowly escaping failure,
as is the case with practically all
similar public movements. Today
Georgia is in possession of u prop
erty which has paid it more than
$N,OOO,OO in cash, and which
would bring approximately that
sum upon the market; property
that is bringing the state more
than 100000 in annual rental,
and upon which the lessee is Sc
curing enormous returns, with net
earnings for the fiscal year, ended
June 30. 1910, of xl,O22, 36s.25 or
$7,lS7.12 per mile.
The lease expires in 1919 when
the state will probably manage the
road itself.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-08-26

The Post Dispatch 10 reliably
informed that Center will have
electric lights before fall. Tho
Gas and Electric Development Co..
expect TO complete the lines and
have It in full operation by that
time.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-08-26

The Suga. Beet Day At L. Js.a
September 18th. promises 70 b q
big affair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-25
FEARING C!TY'S LURES,
HE KILLS HIMSELF
1T Is Better to Go to He'll Now
than Later" Suicide Wrote
in Notebook.
HAD PRAYED TO BE SAVED
Young Man, Evidently from Up
state. Loved Girl in the val
ley" and Thought New York
Fine Place.

clean cut and we'll dressed youth
between eighteen and nineteen years old
Yesterday afternoon went into the lava
torv Of a saloon at.No. 572 Fulton street,
BROOKLYN. and shot himself through the
head diving Instantly He had scarf
pin with the initial &C. and his hat bore
the stamp of A Cortland. n Y, halter.
He left long letter, the signature OF
which was so blurred as 70 be indis-
tinguishable in which he spoke of MS
great love for a girl in the valley OF
his affection for his mother, Of his fear
of being unable 70 overcome the tempta F.
tons Of New York which he called A
fine city. and Of the idea that ut is better
10 20 70 hell now than later
The young man was Of dark COM
plexion and was dressed in a blue suit.
tan shoes. tan socks and negligee shirt.
The letter. addressed Dear father and
mother" was written in ink in his note
book II read:
have so much trouble can't stand II
anv longer People have found fallt WIZ
my delivery. 7 have come out short. was
afraid Narcile might think I was taking
money but the Lord knows 7 tried 20. -
honest I prayed 70 Him 10 help ME. out
I couldn't see that was getting any help.
The story got around that l vas gong
down 70 the roadhouse. and think r. ro.h
believed it my reputation would be ruined.
I loved Jessie the best of any girl tnat !
ever knew and I think sire is Just as good
AS any there Is IN the valley. | nated 20
come away from her but I thought the
sooner the better. for think II sne turned
me down, after [ thought so much or her. 1
would kin myself and n she learned 70
love me and I wouldn stay II would oreak
her heart. I hope YOU VIII never Know
what becomes Of me. bur II you % ma ont
where [ went T write this 70 let Won know
what T went for ! am Sitting on 4 bench
in New York writing this New York IS A
fine pldc- [ have been riding on trolley
cars, the subway and elevated trains and
the ferryboats
hope Marcile will get some one better
Before shoot myself I pray the Lord 70
forgive NE and have prayed every night.
I thought IL better 70 end my troubles. :
fhev are getting worse all he time I am
afraid that - got in with the bows and
were asked 70 drink that ! wouldn't have
the courage 70 refuse I am sorry that 7
had 70 DO this. but y commit suicide now
and 20 ~ hell II IS better 70 20 20 hell nov
thar later 7 have been 20 the Statue Of
Tibertv looking around r. IS 4 fine place.
ard coming over on the ferryboat from The
island n band was playing Put Your Arms
Around Ne Honey I was thinking Of
Jessie and YOU
The revolver which the young man
used 10 kill himself and the box OF car
tridges found in his pocket were brand
new. evidently having been purchased
recsr+lv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-25
CORONATION PRICES SLUMP
Londoners Now Realize Ameri-
cans Wont Pay Excessive Rates

London. MAY 25.-Thers is 2 slump in
corona tion prices. Without doubt seats
and windows are at present too expen-
sive. and in consequence, despite the re-
ports Of agents. the demand for them is
not SO brisk as it should be.
Instead Of the abnormal rush Of book
ings by the transatlantic liners that was
expected owing 70 the coronation. the
traffic UP 70 the present has not ex-
ceeded that Of the average season. Sini-
larlv. advices received from Paris and
other Continental CAPITALS reflect the
danger Of boycott
No matter how much persons desire TO
see the great events Of coronation week
il is beginning to dawn on Londoners
that they refuse tc pay outra geously for
the privilege
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-25
CARNEGIE PAYS FIDDLER
Little Girls Who Danced High
land Fling Will Have a Treat.

Il was learned Yesterday afternoon.
that Andrew Carnegie had sent a check
for 500 70 Miss Margaret Knox. prin-
cipal Of Public School 15. 70 be used as a
danced the Highland fling for him during
the f6te Of the girls branch Of the Pub
lie Schools Athletic League in Central
Park on Friday afternoon Mr.. Carnegie.
with his wife and daughter, We're the
guests of honor a. the fate.
Miss Knox IS now planning n take the
children for O days trip UP the Hudson.
She has asked the members Of the board
10 excuse them al from school on some
future date
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-25
COOK TOO GOOD FOR PRISON
Former Employer Ready to For
give Her Theft of JeWelry.

When Clara Ferguson. a cook, was ar
raigred in General Sessions yesterday 70
be sentenced for stealing jewelry worth
5000 from Mrs. Alice X. Cole. Of No. l4o
West 18th street by whom she vas en-
ploved. Mrs. cole pleaded for her release
saving. Clara is such q good cook IT
yrou1d he shame TO send her n prison
The prisoner told Judge Mulqueen that
che had been tempted TO steal by man
wfrh whom she had become infatuated
and who had gained such control over
her that he had induced her even TO part
with two gold teeth.
So impressed was Judge Muiqueen that
he postponed the case until to-day when
he viii decide whether the former en-
rlover or the prison viii get the oeneht
Of clara culinary skill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-25
A KANSAS EN0CH ARDEN
Family Separated by Chicago
Fire Reunited AC5er 40 Years.


Pittsburg. Kan. May 24-Peter Sharp.
of this city his wife Anna Sharp, and
their son and daughter were reunited
here tonight az Sharp's home. The
sharps were separated in Chicago in Oc-
tober. ISL during the great fire there.
Sharp spent fortune trying 10 find his
wife. and. believing her dead. was mar
ried again a few years ago. Mrs. Anna
Sharp never remarked. and through the
Pension Office at Washington finally
found Sharp living here. He purposes %
take care of both wives" he SAYS. but
not as wives in the full sense OF the
term"
L never realized how big the earth
is until I tried 70 ind my husband.
said the first Mrs Sharp tonight L
found our daughter SIX years after the
Chicago fire. and I have lived with her
aver since
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-25
$4,000 TO BET ON POLO
Philadelphia Enthusiasts VIII
Back American Team.
fRv Telegraph 70 The Tribune

Philadelphia. May 24.-Local polo en-
thusiasts made up a purse Of $4,000 to-
dav 70 wager on the American team 70
defeat the Englishmen in the final match
for the polo championship. The purse
was subscribed in the Racquet Club here
to-day and apparently will be placed at
any odds % get = down
The men who mbde up the purse all
are polo enthusiasts They are G. K
Snowden. r. f. Strawbridge W. F.
Huhn. A J. Drexel Pine and A. NJ. COL
Inns. William Fl. Recap. A local polo
expert. received to-day word that he had
teen named as one Of the official timers
for the international meet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-25
Mr.. TAFT AGAINST CHANGE
Unalterably Opposes Amend
ments to Recir-ocitY Bill.

Washington. May 24--In talk with
Secretary Knox and Chairman Penrose
Of the Senate Finance Committee. Presi-
dent Taft tonight explained that he IS
uneltera bly, opposed 70 proposed amend
merts To the Canadian reciprocity bill
The President took the position thar
amendments miznt ondanger the pas
sage Of the measure. The views Of Sec
retary Knox were not disclosed Sena-
tor Penrose said he hoped 70 see the bill
passed without amendment