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Union Labor's Crisis.
The sentences of the officers of the American Federation of Labor
will work strenuous times in the industrial centers of this nation, if the
program formerly decided upon will be put in operation. We believe in
maintaining certain respect for our tribunals, eve though they may err
as they sometimes do in their decisions, but we sincerely question the
benefit to be derived from so drastic punishment for a constructive
offense against the dignity of the court.
This case was predicated upon the rights of labor to protect itself
against unfair competition. Organized capital, by the actions and utter
ances through its recognized leaders, as in the case of the Beef Trust, has
run rough-shod over the decisions of our higher courts, but instead of
contempt proceedings the judgments were modified—and the dauce goes
on.
i We firmly believe that the electorate in our industrial centers will
set the stamp of disa;iproval on this state of affairs at the coming presi
dential election. The attitude of the Democratic leaders in Congress has
been in favor of a law to grant a trial by jury in contempt proceedings,
taking the abitrary powers from the judge on the bench, safe-guarding
the interests of the accused against the prejudices of one man.
S e e eeireeee
A telegram recieved from Mr: W. R. Bowen, from Baltimore, indi
cates that Oscar W. Underwood will probably be the Democratic Nominee
for President. In all probability no choice will be had on the first bal
loting. It is expected that thesolid southern vote will be cast for Mr. Un
derwood on the second ballot. New York and Ohio wil! likely vote with
the south on the second ballot, which would insure Mr. Underwood’s suc
cess.
The present City Administration is accommplishing a great deal in
the material development of the city. Street improvements and special
care for the health of the public are features that are especially in evi
dence. Our sanitary department is keeping the City in better condi
tion than at any previous period and the general health of the citizens
speaks for its efficiency. :
Third Party Movements.
History will repeat itself with accelerated force. Independent Part
jes have at different times arisen as protests to existing conditions or
party irregularities.
Invariably they have been short-lived. Mr. Rooesvelt’s bolt is
practically on personalities, and the cutcome will develop the compara
tive popularity of Mr. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt both. The policies for which
these two Leaders stand wil! have smail chance of asserting themselves
as party loyalty will keep numbers from voting the independent ticket
though they may be favorably inclined to the measures advocated by the
new party.
The Country at large will reap the benefit through discussions of the
measures sought for and as in the history of the late People’s Party. will
bring about adoption of some of the more practical demands on the pro
gram of the protestants. Immediate benefits will come to the Democra's
in the certainty of election of the nominee of the Party in Baltimore.
Young Man Makes
Attempt at Suicide
A. L. Roberis, a young man of
about 22 years of age, from near
Ocilla, attempted to commit suicide
yesterday afternoon in the store of
the Fitzgerald Hardware Company
on Central Avenue.
Roberts entered the store and
asked to see scme pistols, whereup
on Mr. Branch, who was waiting on
him, handed him a 32Smith & Wes
son. Roberts then asked to see some
cartridges to fit, and after placing
two of them in the pistol, stepped
back several feet and placing the
weapen over his heart, said: "Tve
been wanting te die for along time,”
and simultaneously with tie remark
he pulled the trigger and tell to the
floor. A physician was called in
and the wounded man was removed
to the St. James for a thorcugh ex
amination. [l'r. Ware states that the
wound is not a serious cne,as the
bullet missed the heart and aiso the
ungs. It is thoug 1t that he wili re-
COVer.
Mr. Roberts’ brother, who was in
the city at the time, was immediate
ly summoned, but he could assign
no cause for the rash act, except
that he had beem despondent for
sometime past.
He was removed last night to
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Grand Has Booked
Goed Musical Act.
We take pleasure in directing at
tention 1o ithe hait-page advertise
ment in this issue of the Grand
Opera House, who will show an ex
tra special film Friday night. It will
also be a source of interest to the
music lovers cf the city to know
that the managers, Messrs. Miller &
Ricker, have bvoked a musical act,
The Musical Saters, for the last three
nights of the week, which promises
to be especially entertaining and of a
Ligh order. ‘
The Marionette production, which
is now being presented, is also good
and worthy of much praise. ‘
Americus Crowd Forced To Abandon ‘
Policy of Ignoring Emmett Shaw
It 1s well known all over the 3rd District that Emmett R, Shaw
has been in the race for congress more than six montbs, and that the
Americus newspapers and reporters have conducted an “‘ignoring” or
silent-contempt campaign against im. Perhaps by this kind of treat
ment they have cost their candidate more than a thousand votes in
the district; for the average man who has thought abcut the matter
at ail just figured that if he or his son were running with a winning
chance, they would be treated the same way by this little polical grzb
all crowd at the “‘capital” of our district,
This kind of treatment did not feaze Emmett Shaw, altnough he
had no campaign fund and no committee to care for his campaign,
Not being able to pay the price for stamps to send letters all over the
district several times (at a cost of about four hundred dollars a time)
he kept making speaking dates, and the people kept on giving him a
hearing until the political white-hides of the capital” city commenced
to see political ghosts walking; then they woke up, rubbed their eyes,
and wondered if they were beat. They are now manifesting symp
torus of ““conniption fits,” and in a little while more will have the old
fashioned “jeminy jumps,”
They have become sufficiently alarmed to adopt the practice of
sending out little bunches of spies to attend Shaw’s meetings. And at
Sheliman last Saturday they had a court reporter to take down Shaw’s
speech, while a few others stood about and stared at the speaker,
They have tried the ignoring game and lost a thousand of their
followers. Now they are trying trespassing and intimidation, and
will find what the price of that will be.
It does look like they would know enough to let Emmett Shaw
and his speaking dates alone. He has spent in his campaign so far
Jess than seven hundred dollars—about what it cost to spend the letter
with the card in it asking citizeus to join the Crisp club.
Why they wanted to take down Shaw’s speech can only be guess
ed at. Ther candidate didn’t bave a platform until Shaw furnished
the first formula. Can it be that before Mr. Cr:sp can venture out on
the stump in the district he is obliged to have Shaw’s speech as a
guide? Can this great one, with ail that ability they write and talk
about in Americus, not make a speech without a guide to go by?
When Shaw first saw Mr. Davenport at Shellman, he thought he just
wanted to sell some drugstore stock!
Mr. Crisp has not been to the district. This Americus bunch
thought they had an easy snap and that they would take tne nomina
tion at a cakewalk. But before the summer sun has parched us
ancther month, Charlie Crisp will be back here trying to speak,
whether congress adjourns or not, His job was appointive and only
for a price, and the whoop sent out about attending to his duties
would not work. Emmett Shaw has duties too, but for more than
two months has been off his regular job, in order tosee the people and
talk with them,
Mr. Reader, doesn’t it seem to you that these Americus hade
grown, cunning, keen, wit-kir ded politicians would not try to icter
fere with Shaw’s speaking dates? Shaw has agreed to divide time
with Crisp, anywhere. Can’t it be that they want to take all under
hold and have shaw’s speeches handed Crisp, so that the Washington
crowd who wrote his recommendations can write a speech for him to
iearn before a mirror?
They have “‘ignored,” but it didn’t work.
And intimidation will not be tolerated in this district.—North
West Georgiar.
Method Honor To Judge Crisp.
One of the most important figures 1n the democractic national
convention which opens Tuesday at Baltimore will be Judge Charles
R. Crisp, of Americus, Ga.
Judge Crisp is parlirmentary aide to the speaker of the house of
representatives.
The eminent ability with which he has discharged the duties of
that high office has led to his selection, in a similar capacity, to the
chairman of the national convention.
The man who succeeded Asher Hinds, republican from Mazine,
admittedly among the most astute parliamentarians in America and
who pulled Uncle Joe Cannon through many a tangle, must needs be
of keen, quick brain and unvarying poise. Such are the qualities
that have been exhitited by Judge Crisp, in the assistance he has
rendered Speaker Clark in situations which have risen during the
turbulent period covering the control of the lower oedy by the demo
cracy.
Th: same sagacity and celerity of mind will be taxed to their ut
most at Baltimore.
A national convention differs materially from congress.
Emergencies arise in the sessions of the former that are totally
lacking from the deliberations of the latter.
Congressional situations may be more or less anticipated and
governed by precedents and rulings acceptable to minority and majori
ty.
But. in many aspects, each political convention is more or less a
law unto itself, and steady on his feet and witt sure command of his
mental faculties must ke the man who essays to steer its chairman
through the parliamentary schools.
The past week in Chicago, when Hadlev and Watson were bat
tling for supremecy on the floor, 1l illustrates conditions,
No such cireumstances will, of course. be duplicated at Baltimore,
The convention in the Oriole City wiil lack the bitterness, the
dissension and the death-throe contoitious that have prevailed in the
big Coliseum,
Nevertheless, there will be ample call «n the diplomacy and the
readiness of Judge Crisp.
Those who have watched his course in (he house and are familiar
with his characteristic self-command are congiatulating the party that
such a man will be available at moments when even trained politicians
are at a loss to shear ‘their way through jungies of technicalities.—
Atlanta Constitution.
LAPOR LEADERS '
DECLARED GUILTY
Gompers, Morrison and ‘Mit'chell Fac; Prison Terms
Washington, June 24.—Samuel
Gompers, Frank Morrison and John
Mitchell, the labor leaders, weré to
day held guilty of contempt of court
by the supreme court of the District
of Columbia, in connection with the
court’s injunction in the Buck Stove
and Range boycott case. They will
attempt to appeul again in the su
preme court of the United States,
which reversed their former convic
tion.
Justice Wright sentenced Gomp
ers to one year, the same as upon
his previous conviction, but sentenc
ed Morrison to six months. Morri
son's sentence under the first con
viction was nine months. John!
Mitchell was not present and sen
tence upon him was deferred. His
first sentence was six months.
Bondsmen were on hand and at
torneys for the labor men gave no
tice of an intention to file an appeal
to have the supreme court review
the judgment.
In its previous review of the case
the supreme court reversed the con
viction on the ground that the con
tempt proceedings had been improp
erly instituted. New proceedings
were at once begun. The sentence
under the first conviction were Gom:
pers, one year; Morrison, nine months
and Mitchell six months.
The charge was that the three men
as officers of the American Federa
tion of Labor, through the organiza
tion’s official publication, had disre
garded Justice Gould’s injunction
agains the publication of the Buck’s
Stove and Range Company’s name
in its “boycott” list. .
After Gompers had been sentenc
ed he attacked the decision, declar
ing that while “Justlce Wright lives
in our time his decisions and sen
tences disclose a mettal concept of
more than two centuries ago, when
the workman was either a slave or
a serf.
“Information just came to me
that the decision was completed
more 3han a month ago, but with
held until after the close of the Chi
cago re publican national convention.
If true, the inference is obvious.”
In passing sentence on President
‘Gompers, the court said:
~ “For the ringleader and chief
offender, the duty of the court, to be
ascertained by its obligations to ad
minister the justice of the land,
‘without respect to persons, requires
it in determining a penalty appro
priate for this, the most dangerous
and destructive of contempts, at
Vocal Students.
Having been questioned by many
in regard to vocal training, I take
pleasure in publishing the following
for the benefit of those interested:
Placing the voic> and uniting the
registers should be the first duty of
}the teacher of voeal art, The mo
‘ment ope finds a teacher does not
ibelieve in head tones, she may be
certain such a teacher forces the
head notes with the medium voice
and in that way forces the vocal
cords.
The head voice is very difficult
’to develop, but no voice can be dur
iable or expressive if nnt developed
in the head register. Without prop
er care, the high notes will aiways
be forced and shrill. Diaphragmatic
is the natural breathing and other
methods that are taught should be
avoided. The mistake of parents
ailowing their children to sing at an
early ag2 wheu the vocal cords are
not developed, is the cause of tlie
loss of many fine voices,
Tremolo, and not compass, decides
the character of the voice. The trill
is generally admitted to be the most
difficult embellishment of singing,
and practicing for that should begin
in the medium register. It is im
possible to tell the time required for
training the voice—that depends%
upon the special physical quality of
each voice as well as upon the in-l
tellectual capacity. Tremolo in sing-
least to parallel the extreme penalty
which is fixed by good precedents.”
After a lengthy recital of the func
tions of the law and judicial power,
the opinion concludes:
“The evidence shows for these re
spondents an assiduous and persis
tent effort to undermine the supre
macy of the law by undertaking in
siduously to destroy the confidence
for the people in the integrity of the
tribunals which maintain it by inoc
ulating the minds of their followers
and the folowers and the people
with a virtue of mischievous false
hoods and misrepresenation con
cerning the court and judges, seek
ing and hopeful that the snppo:t of
the people might be withdrawn from
these tribunals, and by this means
their power undone, their judgment
rendered valueless and forceless.
“The defendants are here at the
court bar to answer; they have been
afforded full opportunity to hear the
evidence against them, and to say
what, if any, reasons can exist
against their punishment. Every
part of their punishment; every part
of their response, for they- offer no
defense, is measured by their leader,
Gompers: ‘The things I am charg
ed with, I did. Go to with your
injunction.”
The South Richln Phosphate
Great interest is manifested
throughout the whole United States
in the development of the phosphate
depospits in the southern states. It
is asserted that macy millions of
dollars worth of fertilizers have
\already been extracted from . the
phosphate rocks of Florida, the Car
olinas and Tennessee and that pros
pecting is proceeding in a number
of other states with excellent pros
pects of success. In the meantime
the agricultural department has
been advised that a chemist of New
York has perfected a method of
doubling the available soluable phos
phoric aid of every ton of the rock
now in sight and which may here
after be uncovered. The department
expects as a result of the experi
‘ments made with this new process
that the plant food of the phosphate
rock deposits will be doubled in
value and that the agricultural in
terests of the country will be benfit
\ted thereby, because of the conse
‘quent-reduction in all fertillizers of
‘which “the component part of chief
’ value” is extracted from these south
ern deposits.
ing is the greatest vocal defect and,
the ruination of the voice. We cany”
not make a soprano out of a mezzo.
The voice must be forced and train
ed according to its natural quality. #
Mary M. LivingsToN.
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