Lower coast gazette., 1913-04-12
STATE NEWS.

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The property loss in Montgomery
County, Ohio, from the floods, will
total $15O,OOO, 900. Dayton will ask for
a loan of from $40, 900, 900 to s4O,-
GEO, 900, to be used in the work OF re-
construction.
President Wilson and Mr.. Under
weed have agreed to hold up the en-
fcrcement of the removal Of sugar duty
in order to give the State of Louisiana
time to readjust things. Mr.. Wilson
sent for Mr.. Ewing OF New Orleans,
owner of The Daily States, an evening
newspaper of that city, who was also
the leader Of the Wilson forces in the
Louisiana State convention fight to
send the delegation to the Democratic
Convention at Baltimore pledged to
Clark. Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Ewing to-
gether reviewed the sugar situation in
louisiana.
The Constitutional amendment pro
yiding for the direct election of United
States Senators by the people needs
but the ratification of one more state
to become effective. This is a reform
measure. It will make fraud in such
ell ctions less likely. Because it is
easier to buy a village than a State,
it is cheaper to bride 10 men than 10
thousand. Connecticut legislatures
put the reverse on the onward march
OF woman suffrage Legislation by 'vot-
ing an amendment giving votes to
women, down; by a vote of $50 to "a.
Senator Vardaman of Mississippi
promised to introduce a Jim Crow bill
providing for jim Crow cars in Wash
inston. He also intends to separate
the races in the schools and wherever
else or whenever else they may mingle.
With this for his object he will have
legislation passed, if possible, bring
ing atCIt this happy change.
The tariff on wool will be removed
The President and the members Of the
tariff committee agree on this line OF
action. Besides Mr.. Bryan favors FREE
wool and this will add impetus to the
tariff wheels as they grind out free
trade.
A newspaper correspondent writes:
"Calls Cutist pictures suggestive;'
then adds sarcastically or humorously:
Il ais to say what they suggest
Who calls them suggestive? The Iii
nois Vice Commission. The lllinoi:
Vice Commission has studied; is study
ne vice. If they call them suggestive
", believe them to be so.
Lid this man expect a treatise OF
vice? Would anyone want a public
oa:cial after calling a thing suggestive
to explain what it suggested. Dcesn'
the word Suggestive" applied tt
something by someone whose work j
vice investigation, suggest vice? Mus
cne arise and paint vivid pictures O
carnal lust to please him Or her wh'
reads this report-unquenchable appe
lite fer carnality? These are ques
l!cns to lie answered when consider
ing the failure Of making a vice re
sort Vicious. All this is written ii tn
newsEap.r meant to censure. II q
he a humcrist, we confess inability t
!, fathcm the depths of a huEaor Whic
80 cuia ilsidiously stay the hand ina
.sas raised to strike a justifiable b4o1
at just injustice.
!, i-he p%rogressives in the House haV
nominated Murdoch fsr speaker an
will demand posts OF committees.
> The levee at Hickman, KY, went GU
en-. ecrnty nearby is flooded and tn
'ccd waters are spreading continual
ly.
, The japanese ambassador has file
a protest against the California Stat
III prohibiting the ownership Of Cal
fcrnia land by Japanese.
President Wilson addressed tt
House and Senate Monday, April It
at the opening of the special sesslt
u called by him fc." tariff revision,
a gave his tariff views in this speec
lie is breaking a precedent by spea
& ing in the House and Senate alwa,
dhered to by his predecessors in {
~ flee. Only John Adams, the Secol
s. President CT the United States, shar
With Wilson this privilege or mistaF
III, future will be able best to tell
"hich.'
A string OF stores will be opened
S, New York whose girl employees W
t. receive a minimum wage OF $1,000 p
v week.
:. a newspaper report states that
~ priest has discovered that a die
graph lad been installed in a c
lit where he was to hear the confessi
~ q a criminal.
This will be not even a little stran
g. to r.Catholic readers: To Catho
NJ, readers who believe in the perfect $
rcay of the confession, it will at lie;
he a little disconcerting.'. !.
&c all people any legal move VIII
would make it possible for an accus
Sc and innocent mans confidential C
nu yeIsation with his defending attorr
a to be heard would be severely c
demned. The possibility of Unjust
se is apparent. The dictagraph has e
int bid justice to bring down TO ii
mt. II any who deserved punishment. ]
at there is a limit and that limit has b,
reached.
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