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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-05-05

Five Drown When River Scow Upsets
Three men and two boys were
drowned in the ST. John river near
Edmundston, N. B. They were cross
ing the river from the American to
the Canadian bank in ferry scow op-
Grated by wire cable. The cable
broke and the scow was upset.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-05-05
erief-stricken at Death of secretar,

Senator Cullom, of Illinois, is grief
stricken at the death of his secre-
tary, William Martin Malloy. Malloy
died suddenly in the arms of his
roommate of gastritis. Malloy was
long secretary to the foreign relations
committee, clubman and author of
several books on international affairs.
Senator Cullom loved him as a son.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26
PEOPLES FORUM
Old-Time ReIigion-Again.

Editor of The Virginian:
SLY our saturdays issue contained a in
teresitng article from Mr.. II. r. Reese in which
he gives a vivid description of himself as a
Confederate soldier, and OF the grains Of Yam
kee powder in his leg which are still Visible
under the skin" For four long weary wears T
was in the Fifty-thrd Virginia infantry-noth-
Ing but private, and am proud Of it-though
/ can show no visible scratches or marks Of
Yankee gunpowder, ball. bullet bayonet on
my BODY. The ever gracious God shielded me
in the day OF battle In answer to the earnest
ferNent prayer of pious parents, Bonded
knees, around the family altar. Comrade Reese
also gave a glowing account of the old field
school cabin. all of which still fingers on mem
orys fading page. Brother Reese. 1t Is refresh
ing to know that religion has improved In Prince
George county for from your account the peo-
pie must have been "a benlghted set. | feel
sorry for you raised in such a community
few Sunday schools family prayers seldom held.
Your county was sadly in need of missionaries.
Now that the good work has commenced. may
Il continuet
don't think I said, "The distinguished d.
vine mistaken" / simply said, "A humble
layman trembled to differ" etc. Neither do
| rememb her saying. There is less religion now
than sixty years age" / only stated facts and
let the readers draw conclusions. No skeptc
will deny the fact that religion and education
moves the world on the upgrade. In many
schools OF learning moro attention Is paid to
+ higher education than to oid-time religion.
Educators doubtless hoping education VIII ad-
vance religion, But 1t has failed to have the
desired effect on some OH for some one to
prove TO that true and Undecided reIlglon
is keeping strides with higher education.
SO far as the mandatory OF brandy ana
the use of the social decanter OF sixty years
ago. there are 1000 more barrels OF the stun
made and drunk now. more drunkenness, more
+ cheating and counterfeiting In high places,
greater amounts defrauded more hold-ups, high
way robberes divorces and crimes unmention-
able May all who claim TO be Gods people
WILLIAM IL, TCRPlN.
t Richmond. Va. Sept rs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26
ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC SENATOR FROM
MAINE

With the appointment Of Mr. obediah Gard
ner 10 FIJI the unexpred term of the late William
p FRYE Maine now has a Democratic Cover
nor Democratic Legislature. two Democratic
Senators and TWO Democratic Representatives
That does pretty we'll for a rock ribbed Repub,
lican state like Maine II hardly be realized
that Two Democrats sit where such stalwart Re
publicans az Blaine Reed, Frye and Hale were
wont TO cast their votes for the policies Of the
opposition.
The appointment of Mir Gardner viii give the
Democrats AZ votes In the Senate. while the Re
publicans now control AZ, though bis number
is hopelessly divided by reason Of the factional
split in the Republican party 1t gives the
Democratic party practical control of both
branches of Congress
Mr. Gardner has long been prominent in
Maine both in agricultural and political af-
fairs He has several times been master Of -
Maine State Grange and has been PUT forward
by his party as the candidate Tor positions OF
responsibility
His Willingness TO be victim In times past
has met with ultimate reward in the shape Of
the high honor which Governor Plaisted has
bestowed upon him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26
NOW THE COMMISSION WORKS IN
SNRI,A IItORI'-

About a year ago Shreveport. La. voted
big bond issue for street improvements The
bonds. bearing per cent. interest, were issued
Of being sold and the proceeds applied to i'm
provements, were hypothecated with the paving
contractors ut a considerable discount in ex-
change for work That's how the old alder
mamie system does It, And that's how the paw
ing contractors did it. They got their reward
going and coming; profit the work and profit
on the bonds
Some public spirited citizens brought suit to
have the contract upon such terms set aside
but before the court could render its decision
the commission government was inaugurated
The commissioners Immediately went before the
Supreme Court and had the contract set aside
The people then voted = new bond issue a.
premium With the cash in hand the commits
soners called for new bids with a substitution
Of more costly material upon 10000 square yards
Of the work The former bid Was s. % per yard
Tor asphalt paving the new bid was $500 A
saving to the city Of $4,000 was thus effected
b. the businessllke methods of the new ad-
ministration
Now they are about TO submit to the voters
under the referendum clause of the new char
ter, contract for street lighting which
citizens think too high Under the old form
Of government the tax payers would have been
powerless
This is but another bit of evidence demon
stratihg the economic advantages of thu com.
mission form Of government Why any COM
munity should remain contented wtb the un-
weiIdy, extrayagant and politically manionlat-
ed aldermanic method of administration. when
50 many cities are multiplying proofs of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26
JACK JOHNSON fsXH0RTTNG THE
BRETHREN.

The Ir(..,sr3 -tzo asat h4tweeu the cham
plon Jack johnson and a promising young
English pugil,st, aBombardier" Wells. has stir
red up hornets nest Of protest The agita-
ton was started by the Rev r Il. Meyer non.
eonformist minister. whose name is known tho
world around Uniting with him are no less
prominent ministers of the Established Churcn
than the Archbishop of Canterbury and TIE
Bishop of London. The papers, notably the
London Times and the Datfg TcIcgrabh. are
supporting those who are endeavoring to per
suade the home secretary to call the bout of.
Objection is urged both upon the question OF
race and also because OF the brutality that Will
probably mark the exhibition.
The dusky champion nroposcs to meet his
opponents face e face. He seems inclined to
the view that he Is as expert in the art Of
persuasion and argument as well as in the
science of hstr affairs He has. he declares,
invited the London cergymen TO meet him at
Earls Court for a heart to heart talk when
he proposes to convince them that they are
wrong in their opposition and perhaps to win
their consent TO the match Who knows but
that this individual VINO has been wont to carry
his point by sheer physical strength and the
s.bjlity to land upon his antagonist at will may
develop such persuasive eloquence as to con.
vince the reverend gentlemen that they sho cd
by all means witness the historic contest that
Will determine the worldwide supremacy of the
negro. The unutterable egoUsm OF this negro
brute revealed by this expedeut which sup
4 poses that he match the intelligence and
innate refinement of cultured gentlemen in ar
/ gument is Il phenomenon in psychology well
1 worth study And the impertinence of this ant
/ NAL whose only claim TO recognition is that he
/ possesses a marvellous physique and has made
himself wonderful lighting machine under the
tutolage of white men, who have brought some
Intelligence to the assistance Of his natural
/ physical equipment is an insult 10 decency that
deserves such a rehuke as could only be ad.
ministered by forbiddtps any white man the
i privilege Of degrading himself by meeting hin
in the ring.
il il bad enough that men Of one color shoult
consent to brutalizng themselves by descent tc
the realm of pugihsm When il comes to tn,
matching of Anglo-S Saxon and African brutality
il is lnexpressihly disgusting
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26

Ign, of whom inquiry had been made, reveal the
fact that there is no such street as Flushing
and no such concern as Paul Hammer.
The al men of that city have published a
half page I'D in the papers exposing the fake
sale and have proceeded against the perpetrators
In court
1t is really ap excellent thing that these men
should stand between the public aud fraud
Good not only for the public. but for the legiti-
mate and honest concerns Of the city we'll
lut the people in particular need The guardian
ship Of informed aud responsible parties to pre-
eect them in the expenditure of their money.
Tie pressing need Of making small incomes go
as far as possible has led MANY people to 0e
deceived by The promise or unusually cheap
tfjecs The average man, ignorant 9f quality,
in his effort to save dollar, falls 3 victim -
the scheme that unloads upon him goods aorth
Bct cent more and frequently much less than
- las paid for them. All the while he pats
elmssf on the back and seeks the congratula.
Gog Of lis friends that he tas found such j
good thlug
II the advertising men and the established
firms that employ them VIII push vigorously this
very campaign they Will protect both themselves
ard the public
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26
.AD, MEN PROTECTING THE Public.

Advertising men not only serve the public
BY presenting truthful representations Of com
modities which the public constantly purchases.
but they may protect the public as We'll against
false and fraudulent advertisements
case in point comes from Atlanta, A firm
In that city. composed of tvs brothers Mandel
and styled for the occasion the American Brok-
erage Company put on great clothing sale In
their advertisements they made the assertion
that a building 445 Flushing street Brook
Iyn occupied by the Paul & Hammer Clothing
Manufacturing Company. had been condemned
but before the stock could be moved the struc-
ture collapsed. The entire stock purchased
1t a ridiculously low cost by the Mandel Broth
ers and these philanthropic gentlemen we're
giving Atlanta the benefit Of the circumstance
in the sale conducted by the American Brok-
erage Company.
kilograms from prominent parties in Brook
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26
MAINE PROBABLY DRY AFTER ALL

An item Of considerable interest comes from
North Carolina. Governor Glenn. who did ef-
fective service in Maine in the recent campaign
there. has received letter from MIR " f.
Berry, Of WatervIIe Maine ia which Ire says
Your Iettor os September 49, is received.
The anno u0cemtut made L4 tn" Governor ia
which yoa refer vas - preliminary announce
ment hssea upon tae RETURNS received All ms
offca bur errors have been atscoyere in the
returns in several towns the clerk reversing
the the official returns made - the
Secretary 81 state and the Governor and toun-
Gil.
Corrections Assured.
The Governor aud Council VIII give ample
opportunity for the correction 81 these errors
and cam confident that thes viii see 10 IL mat
the VIII of the people expressed IN the legally
cast ballots sepiember II shall lac iH4l4y
announced 20 the election
MFR, DAVIS Secretary ot state, TODD me yes
torday morning ia the presence % witnesses
that il was certain that the drys had Won and
that the Governor and every member "i Inc
Council We're anxious only mat 'he N"se' az
legally cast should be finally announced
MIR Pattangal. the States's Attorney Cen
eral also is quoted IN the morning papers as
having admitted no victory by big ma
jorfty The errors committed by town clerks
were by reversing the vote, Limestone voted
IL .ves, ana us no but the town Clerk in
the report announced it Just the reverse as
AIS ayes and = noes,
This error atone viii make big difference,
more than enough H. change result
"a like mistake was made IN the returns from
Athens Westfela and Mat1nlcus Isle. aFd. 'iAe
CORRECTIONS Of these errors Will MAKE a ma
torltv for no Of at least sen hundred
I'VE are ali much eratincd with thus MAORI
~ and had the stay at homes in the rural sec
,ions and small towns voted the no major y
would have been easily from 10000 to ~
Gee"
This viii be gratifying news to the friends
of temperance everywhere II will put th(
ouietug upon those who have gladly found II
the reported wet victory an indication that th'
prohibition sentiment was on the decline II
Its former stronghold.
When the facts are considered. II IS remarh
able that the drss should have been able to
overcome the han1Ieap with which they sartet
the race. Not all the influx Of Foreigners Whose
votes were already determined by the condi
tions Of birth and rearing; not all the mone7
Of the liquor interests contributed to open an
other uninterrupted channel Of distribution; No
all the pressure of party affiliations could pre-
vail TO carry Maine wet
We trust that Governor Plaisted, who seem
bent upon doing The fair thing, though h.
greatly desired the elimination Of the consutu
tlonal amendment. Will employ all the machin
erv of government to suppress and eradieat
whatever unlawful traffic in alcoholic beverage
is going on that officials may give prohibition
a fair show 10 demonstrate its value an eco
nomic as well as a moral measure.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26
A FEARFUL CATASTROPHE.

Tie explosion that wrecked the French bat
tleshp Liberte shocked the civilized world.
Lying at anchor in the harbor of Toulon in
time Of peace, it is peculiarly unfortunate that
this splendid ship should have met such an
untoward fate
But apart from her intrinsic value, the import
ant position she held in the French Navy and
the length Of time that viii be required to
complete her successor, and greater than any of
these considerations. is the fearful loss OF life
resulting from the accident Had 1t not been
that about $50 Of her crew were ashore on
leave. the fatality would have been much great.
en-. AS It is, from 400 to 500 officers and sea-
men are thought to have met death.
AS yet the exact cause OF the disaster Is not
known In some way the ship took fire. the
fire got beyond control and, reaching the
magazines with scarcely a warning, caused the
explosion that resulted in this terrible destruc-
ton and death.
The French navy has been pursued by fate
or by some mismAnagement, resulting in d
number Of castrophes Of a similar sort but
none so disastrous as this. Once before the
investigation OF explosion called forth a
severe arraignment of the service. This last
calamity will probably issue In steps looking to
d complete reorganization of the navy.
The sympathy of all of the nations VIII find
genuine expression in this hour OF disaster
and sorrow and France herself will be swept
with profound grief that the lives of these loya
sons should have been suddenly snuffed
out in such an awful manner
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26
HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW

that hA conIa ,,sa ,la o,.. .A,x
Ne O cookinr ON M sa~nt,,t 800
he seriously though, ~ sni,',.is 80
he smiled io>,n',sI1. -. ~, " ~
a mental picture of the mather-tn-
law opening the door i'm the r,,orotnv
and finding him stark and stiff in
death. But successfully To commits
suicide one must have something
more than a tug ~ water and a lnas
Of bread at hand. Moses roulan,r
choke himself with either
Breakfast yas the sar,a ola bip 80
fare, and the woman sttu had her
| iron law. Thara vVaa no ,,opva--,,t,n
Moses nibbled and sipned ard
Thought. An hour hnfora noor ha
|eaIIed opt ana when asksa .ha. 10
/ wanted he very humblv rAnffed.
/ .t,to,t .t,1.,
.ar ''A9> 1'tN - pet~
..r.
co. -. W. So''i' too
M,
.o,,i5 -. esi eiui'
eou'u sp4it heW sucAs OF wood to
"'''
1 wouldn't have you try ii for the
WORD. my dear son-in-law. You
i have been in dreadful bad shape for
year Any undue sexertion might
Anlsh YOU. You shan have raw
tomato TO hep our S4lr dinner, as
'Aat goes with the treatment. II It
! wasn't half mile To the nearest
saloon Ia ask you To have "A glass Of
beer with me.
Moses didn't have snrb a lama hacse
+ that he couldn't understand sarcasm.
and he raised another row. Again tina
/ neishbors came. bat ,<nan ha annesl-
ed 10 them for help they locked at
I the mother in law She asked them
not to interfere with her treatment.
she had set out To cure his erik. ana
/ they could all notice that his voice
was growing stronger. That smoka-
4 mousse door was the first thing he had
/ raised ms 1907 10 KICK In whole year.
bread ana water again for supper,
ana another long night. Not LOOK
/ OF pity-not poor Moses" Truly,
i Things had changed. At midnight
Moses sat up on his cot to deciuo
i hNo questions. Was his erik really
/ DETER was this his mother IL
laws fifteenth cure? Should he 90
! 10 work After an hour he decided
/ both cases in the affirmative, and in
/ the morning he was ready to say.
Mother, I've been doing soma ssri.
/ Gus thinking since You. v.ra hara
last"
/ You have? | am sorry rnr +,,.
I warned you not To strain vo,tr rnjra
| You must be very. very ouiet ;.
IL ought To- have been M wor~
for months past"
But the lame back. Won knov7~
Il shouldn't have got to beer drink.
ing
But you had to, poor man
II youll let me out now IN have
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26
TEMP FRANCE WOMEN
TO HAVE PRAYER MEETING

The first prayer meeting OF tha
Womans Christian Teponararcc
League of America will be held at
Headquarters. No. Is South Third
street Wednesday afternoon from to
O'Clock This Will be led by Mrs.
William MeBain. 1t is the purpose
Of the ladies OF the league to
establish this prayer meeting as a
hxed feature and to hold It every
"Wednesday afternoon. All who -
interested are invited. ---~-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26

superior value of commission government is
hard to understand. Yet not so hard, when
sc remembers the political ignorance and in
difference of the average citizen.
With the coming of enlightenment VIII
come reform, and it cannot come too soon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26

In Cleveland, Ohio. a race riot RACED all Sat
urday night. which took thirty policemen to
Queu It's all the same everywhere when men
get full of liquor. OF course whisky was at
the bottom Of It, Regulation is constantly vim
dicating itself as the best method of handling
the saloon question. Isn't it?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26

The fall styles Of womens hats would indi-
cate that the dear sisters are trying to cover
their faces We don't blame them when the
style of their other clothing is considered.
Furthermore it does seem bit advanced" to
desire to cover the face when so much else
is left uncovered
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26

1t seems pretty well established that The
Maine was blown up from without This, of
course. means that somebody did it And so
there you are Let's continue to lay It on the
Spaniards and forget the whole business
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26

Those glaring election frauds in Baltimore
occurred in Mr. Kelly's district. He is the
gentleman whose candid ayowal OF his an1lia-
tions we commented upon some time since 1t
is but just to the gentleman to say that he
denies any knowledge of or connection with
the recent unpeasantness.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26

Editor of The Virstnian:
Sir,---on Yesterday, September % at 4 r NJ
a stream Of the finest autos came rolling into
the grounds Of Lee Camp Soldiers Home and
II was not long before they were filled with
the Old soldiers bound for joy ride over thu
city
The old ladies Of the Confederate Home were
not overlooked, They put in the lead OF
the procession We were favored with a sril-
ing Providence above and around us from start
TO finish, and returned home without an acct
dent. AS We moved off from headquarters there
stood Mrs. Blenner and Mrs Perdue two OF
our best female veterans-shaI We call them
who had distributed little flag To each of
there was heard a womans Confederate yell
To Mr.. w. T, Gordon and the other friends
of Richmond city who made 1t possible for
the old nsen to have "a JOY ride" and whose
generosity and kindness we'll expressed their
high regard for the old soldiers who are now
laid aside from the active business affairs OF
life
Therefore the veterans of Lee Camp Soldiers
Home assembled in Randolph Han this Sat
urday, the 23d do unanimously adopt the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That we heartily extend to our
young friends OF the Richmond Auto Club. and
10 any others who kindly loaned their autos,
and especially to MIR, w. F.. Gordon. leader OF
the outing our sincere thanks Of appreciation
for the very enjoyable and long to be remem-
bered trip over most of the city of Richmond
in joy ridei Again thank You, gentlemen.
OLD VETERANS.
]. w. DOIIN, Secretary.
F. COOK, Chairman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26

Ex-Treasurer of the United States, D. Y
Morgan, who was recently arrested for alleged
connection with a get-rich-quick scheme in
New York is imprisoned in the Tombs. He
is in good company, however, the Reverend
James r Schock is a comrade in distress. Mir.
schock was prevented by this unfortunate oc
currence from his usual Sunday ministrations.
Quite a shock to his congregation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-26

New York City Will next have two-story
streets. Elaborate plans are in contemplation
by which the whole business section of tho
city will be gradually converted into double
decker Forty-second, Nassau, Fulton and
william streets will be the first to be so inn
proved 60 A two OF three-story city is perhaps
not without the range Of possibility in the
remote future, All the same. the idea is not
entirely original Visitors TO the old town OF
Chester in England, will recall the Rows
New York is some centuries behind the times.