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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
BY Nash r. BrOyleS

itants, there were less than 20 murders;
while in Birmingham, Ala, with less than
10000 population, there we're over 300
men, women and children murdered And
the worst feature of this appalling situa-
ton is this: In Great Britain and Canada
80 per cent of their murderers are convict
ed and punished, while in the United
States less than 20 per cent of ours are
ever punished at all-the remaining 80
per cent being turned loose to walk the
streets of our cities, and, in the words of
Judge Holt, previously quoted, free to
repeat their crimes if the notion strikes,
them"
In Europe, Canada and Asia and AT
RIGA, lynch law is practically unknown,
while in our boosted land of freedom and
Justice the wretched victims of Judge
Lynch" are yearly numbered by the hun
dreds, many of them absolutely innocent
of the crimes charged against them.
We must look this situation squarely
in the face We can no longer delude
ourselves by hiding our heads, like the
ostrich, in the sand The other nations
of the world are not blind-they have
seen the cancer of lawfessness eating into
the very vitals of our Republics life. To
them we are fast becoming known as
nation of criminals-as a nation of muir
derersl
In the middle of the nineteenth cen
tury, Lord Macaulay, the great English
historian and statesman, made prophecy
about the future of our country. Said
he: "The Republic of America will be
fearfully plundered and laid waste in the
twentieth century as the Roman Empire
was in the fifth, but with this difference
the Huns and Vandals who ravaged the
Roman Empire came from without, but
those who will destroy the American Re
public will be engendered within its own
institutions" .
The twentieth century mentioned by
Macaulay in his prophecy is here, and I'M
less we awake from our slumbers and by
a more certain and impartial enforcement
of the law repress and check the increas-
ing lawlessness in our country, his proph-
ecy may become historical fact. ~
Patriotism is one of the finest words in
the English language. It is defined by
the Standard Dictionary as Love and
devotion to ones country. The spirit that
originating in love of country, prompts
to obedience to its laws, to the support
and defense of its existence, rights and
institutions, and to the promotion of its
welfare"
Let us, then, accepting this definition
be patriots. Let us love our country and
obey her laws Let us be lawkeepers in
stead of lawbreakersl The very life of
our nation is in peril Let us, as loyal
patriotic sons, do all in our power to save
herl He who saves his country saves
himself; saves all things, and all things
saved do bless him. He who lets his
country die let's all things die, himself
ignobly dies; and all things, dying, curse
himl"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
Law Enforcement
Atlanta's City Recorder, Who Gains Fame in
His Relentless War on EviIdOers, Declares
That Question Is More important Than the
High Cost of Living or the Tariff.

And even Belgium which has no capital
punishment, and which is the worst of
European countries in the matter of
crime, is far ahead Of us IN obeying and
enforcing the law The depl ,rable con
ditions in this country, which are a con
slant menace to society, are due TO fag-ant
abuses of the law, constant and irritating
delays on mere legal techncalities, and
the final failure properly to punish crime. -
United States Judge Holt, Of New York,
in an article on Unpublished Crime in the
United States, says that there are j..
rough estimate approximately 100000 uu-
hung murdcrers walking the streets of
our cities and free to repeat the crime if
the notion strikes them.
Coming nearer to home, our own dis.
tinguished Federal jurst, William 7
Newman, said in an interview:
"The situation existing in this country
in the matter of crime and the enforce
ment of law is serious-there is no ques-
ton about that There is no doubt but
that far too many murders are being com
mitted in the United States; human life
is regarded too cheaply Something
should be done and at once to change this
condition. At present there is too much
reckless disregard of human life"
Listen to what Judge II. NJ. Reid, of the
City Court of Atlanta, says:
Public opinion in Georgia and the
whole country, not the law, is the prime
cause of the serious situation now exist
ing in the United States in the matter of
administering justice and enforcing law.
It is the public opinion, formed by a
wantOn disrespect on the part of the peo-
pie for the law and the courts and its
natural consequence is a maladministra-
ton of the law. We have ample laws on
our statute books, but they are not prop
erly enforced-pubic opinion prevents
their enforcement OF course, there are
many features of the law that could be
remeded which would prevent needless
delays in the administration of justice,
and this should be done But | am salts
fed that il is not the law itself that
arouses feeling of disrespect We have
simply been taught wrong and do not
realize the great importance of the ut
most regard for law and the courts. Take
England, for example. In that country
public opinion upholds the law, and the
people have the greatest respect for the
decisions of the courts. Whenever de
cision is rendered by an English court, it
is effective because the people make no
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15

THE gravest question confronting the
American people to-day is law en-
forcement
In comparison, other important prob
lems-such as the high cost of living, the
tariff, the immigration question or the
threatened rupture with Japan-pale into
insignifcance.
In many respects, the United States Of
America is the greatest nation on earth.
. Our climate, the extent and fertility Of
our land, the abundance of our gold, sill
yer, coal and other deposits, our magnfi
cent crops of cotton, corn, wheat and hay,
our great mills and manufactures and our
extensive trade and commerce are unsuT-
passed, if equaled, by any other nation.
God has blessed us, and we have grown
from a weak, insignificant country until
now we are the richest, the greatest and
most powerful nation under the sun. We
are prospecting in business and waxing
richer and more powerful every day, and,
to the careless observer, all seems well.
For some years past, however, our
"watchmen on the towers" have OBJ
served, with growing alarm, a very black,
ominous looking cloud spreading over our
horizon and have repeatedly, but seem
ingly in vain, called to us in warning.
These faithful watchmen have seen this
dark cloud growing rapidly in magnitude
and blackness they have heard the re
verberating peals of thunder echo across
the heavens, and have seen the flashes of
lightning darting from it, threatening at
any moment to hurl bolt of destruction
upon our defenseess heads.
Need | say that this black and threat
ening cloud upon our otherwise clear and
peaceful horizon is the lawlessness that
pervades these United States of ours2
NO less distinguished a HiNi anu "
thinker than Theodore Roosevelt declared
in a recent speech that the greatest
danger to the future of our country is
the lawlessness of our people One Of
the most thoughtful students of Affairs in
this country, DR. Andrew D. Waite. for
mer Ambassador to Germany and at one
time President of Cornell University, in
recent interview, said:
'The criminal conditions IN the United
States are startling and ! pr7dict that
during the coming year total OF 5000
men, women and children il our country
will be murdered In Canada, England
and Germany there are very few muir
ders committed, because in those com
tries the people respect and obey the law.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15

forcement, and to the peril confronting
our country because of the non-enforce-
ment of our laws.
These quotations are not from eXcitable
alarmists, nor from demagogic office
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15

are committed yearly in Georgia or Ala
bama or Tennessee or New York or Hi
nois than in England Ireland, Scotland,
Wales and Canada combined Last year
in London, with nearly 100000 inhab-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15

effort to overthrow it. In this country
there is not only a pronounced want of
respect, but the courts and the law are
actually defed. This disrespect has
reached such proportions that the whole
country now is in a deplorable state; and,
unless checked, it means the ultimate
wrecl1ng of the nation In a republic the
courts are the foundation of Government
created by the people themselves, and
when the people fail properly to recog-
nize these tribunals, and decline to dc
cept their decisions, the Government viii;
finally strike the rocks. -
Joseph NJ. Brown, the present able and
patriotic Governor of Georgia, has again
and again in his public addresses, and in
written articles to the press, called atteu
ton to the supreme Importance of law en-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15

THE gravest question confronting the
American people to-day is law en-
forcement
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-31
SAN FRANclsco's PoRToLA
Celebration Ended Saturday in Great
Glory.

Celebration Ended Saturday in Great
Glory.
San Francisco.-A street pageant
depicting in 10 floats the development
of fighting craft from the time Of the
Romans to the modern dreadnaught
was the spectacular closing feature Of
San Franchises Portola festival.
A Spanish beauty of historic ances-
try, Conchita Sepulveda. was queen Of
the festival, San Francisco's unique
celebration commemorating the discov.
cry of the Pacific ocean by Balboa.
The festival was in honor of the 400th
anniversary Of the discovery. Senorita
Sepulveda Is descendant Of some Of
the oldest California families, tracing
themselves back to the days Of heroic
Don Gaspar himself.
The laying Of the cornerstone Of
San Francisco's new city hall, the first
building of the civic center to be
started; daylight fireworks and other
entertainment marked the closing
days program.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-31
STATE OF lNSURREcTlON DE-
cLARED IN COAL FIELDS IN
SOUTHERN PART.
TOWN Of HASTINGS IS TERRORIzD
Machine Gun Pours Lead Into the
Ranks Of Miners-Troops Are en-
Route-TWo Children Are
Injured.

Trinidad, Col-With q state Of in
surrection declared and state troops
on the way to the scene Of hostilities
to enforce martial law the nineteenth
battle between mine guards and strik-
ing miners of the southern Colorado
coal fields was waged from daylight
until $3.50 o'clock Tuesday morning in
Berwind and Hastings canons, and the
hills adjacent. Angus Alexander, q
Hastings guard. was killed and seven
were wounded, including two children
at Tabasco. Marshal Clinton Robinson
of Hastings was shot in the foot and
four strikers we're wounded, two Sc
riously.
The town of Hastings is terrorized.
The women and children are congre-
gated in the power house and bedding
and food has been brought there by
mine guards. The camp is said to be
riddled with bullets as a result of to-
days bombardment and similar re-
ports are received from the camps of
Delaqua and Tabasco.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-31
THE BUILDING WHERE CONGRESS
MET FROM 1890 TO 1900 MADE
TO LOOK AS OF OLD.
PARADE WAS SPECTACULAR FEATURE
President Wilson Aids In Ceremony
Champ Clark Also Took Part
Salute Of Fl Guns Fired BY
Warships in the Delaware.

Philadelphia. Pa.-Congress hall. in
Independence square, the building
where congress met from 1890 to 1900,
was rededicated Saturday. after hav-
ing undergone reservations to almost
Its original appearance. The president
of the United States, the vice presi-
dent, the chief justice and associate
justices of the supreme court of the
United States, members Of the senate
and house of representatives, ambas-
sailors from foreign lands and the
governors of the original 10 states par
ticipated in the ceremonies.
The spectacular feature of the cele-
bration was big parade of soldiers
and patriotic societies.
The program included an address by
President Wilson, and the orator Of
the day was Champ Clark, speaker Of
the national house of representatives.
After a formal luncheon came the
parade. with President Wilson near
the head of the line. As the president
approached the historic hall q chorus
Of 100 voices greeted the nations chief
executive with patriotic song.
Room 10 Small.
The old building is small, having a
width Of so feet and depth Of about
IS feet. For this reason only $50 per-
sons could be crowded on the first
floor, where the lower house of con.
gress met. During the exercises today
President Wilson sat in the chair &C.
cupied by John Hancock when he pre-.
sided over the continental congress at
the signing Of the Declaration of In
dependence. 1t was the first time the
chair had been used since President
Grant requested the privilege of sitting
In it in 1876.
Frank Miles Day Of Philadelphia
made brief statement concerning the
restoration of the building. Then fol
lowed it's delivery to and is accept
ance by the city. The grafton by
Speaker Champ Clark and the address
of President Wilson, who stood on the
rostrum of the house where Washing
ton delivered his farewell address, fol
lowed.
AS the ceremonies came to an end {
salute of 81 guns was fired by thu
warships in the Delaware river.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-31
ENGLISH INCOME Is BIG
Statistics Show $50, ZOO, 900 Each Year
From Mines, Plantations and the
Like, From Abroad,

London. - highlands assessed in
come from abroad. as set forth in the
Income tax statistics of last year.
Feacheds 1.-The immense total Of $780,
OOO, 900, which represents capital OF
nearly $13.000. 100000. These incomes
are derived from foreign mines. gas
works. water works. tramways. brew
cries, tea and coffee plantations.
nitrate grounds. oil fields, land, fjuan-
cial. telegraph, cable. shipping and In
surance companies. branches Of banks
and mercantile companies. mortgages
ON property. loans and deposits abroad
and profits Of all kinds arising from
business done abroad by manufactur-
ers, merchants and commission agents.
When 1t Is realized how great Is the
capital invested by Englishmen abroad
In these varied enterprises the Inn
mense aggregate income. outside that
included in the income tax statistics.
can be imagined.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-31
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
MEETING ENDS
Two Important Matters Not Passed
On by the New York Convention.

On by the New York Convention.
New York.-The general convention
of 1913 of the Protestant Episcopal
church passed into history Saturday
In hopeless deadlock on two important
resolutions with the most far-reaching
topic Of legislation before it unconsid-
cred by one house because of an error
in the other, and with a positive re-
fusal to consider request of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
that unfermented grape juice be sub
stituted for wine in the communion
service.
On the proposal to establish a sep
arate bishopric for negroes in the
south and on the proposed elimination
of the words Jews, Turks, infidels
and heretics" from the Good Friday
collect, the house of bishops and the
house of deputies were deadlocked.
On the proposal to require two-thirds
vote to change the name of the church
adopted by the reputies the bishops
refused to act, because the resolution
was too late sent to them.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-31
Canada Crop Acreage Increased

Canada Crop Acreage increases.
According to the Canadian census Of
1911, the acreage under field crops on
Prince Edward island in that year was
478,366. as compared with AL, 1877 acres
In 1900. although the population dur.
ing the same period decreased form
103,259 to 93.72S. The improved farm
land in 1911 was 769. 1876 acres. or 63.9
per cent Of the total area Of the prov
ince.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-31
Oaden 10 In Darkness.

Ogden, Utah.-Breaking of huge
valve controlling the water flow Of the
Utah Light and Railway company pow
pany power plant on the outskirts of
this city Sunday evening wrecked
the equipment and nearly demolished
the building Of that corporation, threw
twothirds Of Ogden into darkness for
nearly six hours, stopped all street car
traffic, barred the holding of church
services, generally demoralized bust
ness and caused the flooding Of many
blocks surrounding the plant.
The total damage 10 variously esti-
mated at from $4,000 to 100000.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-31
Minneapolis Publisher Dead

Observation-Disclosures A. Newton,
who lived for 81 years In Minneapolis
and was one Of the first newspaper
publishers Of the city, died Monday.
He was interested for many years In
tho publication Of the Minneapolis
Tribune. Later. he disposad Of his
newspaper interests and engaged In
flour milling. He was 80 years of age.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-31
Young Charlie Gates Dead.

Cody, Wyo.-Charles G. Gates. son
of the late John w. Gates, died in his
private car here Tuesday from stroke
of apoplexy.
Mr.. Gates came west about a month
ago in poor health on the advice Of
physicians, who accompanied him. be-
lieving he would improve with a
change Of climate and altitude. His
health improved somewhat after his
arrival here, but he was considered Sc
riously i'll.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-31
BUSCH FUNERAL SATURDAY

Five Thousand Employees View Re.
mains Of Employer for Last Time.
st. Louis, Motive thousand EN-.
ployes Of the brewery Of which Adolf
plus Busch was the head passed
through the great reception room of
the Busch home here and viewed for
the last time the features of their old
employer. Later members Of the
Grand Army of the Republic placed on
the violet-colored coffin flag in mem.
ory of the services Of Mr.. Busch in the
Union army during the civil war.
Memorial services were held stimuli.
taneously in IS cities in which Mr..
Busch's brewery had branches or in
which he had business interests.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-31
ON PACIFIC COAST

An osteopath cannot be city health
officer in Oregon.
Norman Hair, William Roder and
Tom Sainuels. convicts, escaped from
Folsom, Cal, prison recently.
Jealous of her husband, A. C. Drown,
son Of a prominent San Francisco fam
lily, Mrs. Mile Drown shot him dead
in the bedroom of their home in Oak
land.
The derailing of car o. eogs caused
the overturning of a car Of race horses
on the Sumpter Valley (Ore.) railroad
recently, resulting in the death of
Robert Richardson. in charge of the
horses.
Jews and Christians of various de-
nominations met in massmeeting Sum
day at San Francisco to protest against
the trial at Kiev, Russia, of Mendel
Beiliss, Jew. for the alleged ritual
murder of Christian boy.
A bulldog at San Francisco Satur-
day captured prize burglar, William
Bastian. who for five years has lived
with his young sister Josephine in a
richly furnished house on the proceeds.
the police say, Of robberies that have
netted him 100000.
The Southern California Retail
Lumber Dealers association win hold
it's annual convention in Los Angeles
November IS.
DR.. Bolivar J. Lloyd of the United
States public health service at Seattle.
went to Vancouver. B. c., recently to
look into conditions there and the
matter Of plague rat infection. Seattle
is the only port in the Pacific north
west that is fighting rats.
Bills aggregating $1,0O0,O0O for Jew
elry charged against enlisted men of
the army have been forwarded to the
war department by a large instalment
jewelry concern on the Pacific Coast
with an appeal for Uncle Sans aid in
collecting the indebtedness.
On a charge of alleged land swindles
promoted in Portland, Seattle and Wal
la Walla Ernest o. Gross is held in Jail
at Portland. having been arrested
The land. it is alleged, was represented
to be near the California line and was
sold in parcels at $3.50 each.
The attack made by the government
in its suit to dissolve the merger Of
the Bell Telephone companies with the
Independent companies in the Pacific
northwest has caused a decrease In
the value of securities of the Bell sys
tenn of $68,00O.000. This statement
was made by E. s. Pillsbury, counse
for the Bell company. during the cross
examination of Mayor George F. Cot
terill of Seattle. Mr.. Pillsbury asked
Mayor Cotterill il he was award tina
the war on the Bell interests had re
suited in such decrease in the value
Of it's securities. Mr.. Cotteril said b.
had never heard of it
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-31
General Trade Conditions.

Bradstreet's says: Trade reports
manifest more or less irregularity,
though they quite generally agree that
business Is In excess of last year when
activity was well night superabund-
ant. Belated buying for fall and win.
ter is clearly evidenced in exigent
calls for prompt shipment Of textiles.
It is upon current requirements that
most attention is focused, for far fu.
ture trade Is held in check by changed
tariff conditions or by high rates for
money.
A number OF trades are engaged in
adjusting prices to new tari6 sche6-
ules and this factor tends to cause
hesitancy. but actual competitive sales
have not been felt to any appreciable
extent as yet. In general, the pre-.
vailing spirit Is that tariff reductions
will be met. that because Of obvious
advantages domestic interests will
hold their own and optimism is pro
nounced.
Business failures for the week were
900, compared with 1877 in 1912.
Wheat, including -four, exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week aggregate 5,834,447 bushels
against 5.7S5,610 last year.
Dun's Review says: Distribution Of
merchandise in some sections reflects
the stimulus of seasonable weather.
while Industrial operations, apart
from iron and steel, are expanding.
Decided improvement appears in some
mercantile lines. uniformly encourag-
Ing advices being received from the
leading trade centers, which, with
scarcely an exception, report . larger
volume Of business than q year ago.
Collections are fairly prompt and an
optimistic sentiment generally pre-
walls. There IL q steady demand for
dry goods for quick delivery. Consid.
cradle activity Is noted in wool. The
tendency Of leather values IL still up.
ward. Least satisfactory conditions
obtain In iron and steel, where the
trend toward lower quotations IL more
pronounced.
Failures this week numbered 323 In
the United States against 248 last veal
and 80 In Canada compared with 80 4
year ago.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-31
MINISTER TO CHINA ARRIVES
Diplomats Speak Of Friendship {
United States and Far East.

Tokio-Dr. Paul Samuel Reinsch of
Madison, Wis, the new United States
minister to China, arrived here Satur-
day. He and George w. Guthrie of
Pittsburg, American ambassador to
Japan, were the guests of number
Of distinguished Japanese at luncheon.
Both American diplomats spoke i'm
pressively of the friendship between
the far eastern countries and the Unit.
ed States, and declared that the exer-
else Of wisdom, patience and good will
would eventually bring the east and
west to q mutual understanding.