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Newspaper Page Text2 STHMGHT POLITICAL TALK FROM CHARLES S. MOT President of Farmers Union Speaks Some Sound Sense Straight from Shoulder (Special Dtepatch to The Journal ) •UNION CITY. G*.. Mar Tl-To the Officers and Metsfrers of the Farmers' Unkv. I conactentiously believe lam to a good position to advtoe the American tjumer as »-3Xhs of the men addressing Mtm tn any capacity today—end that for tjbe ode reason that I have no political aspirations and never expect to harbor £ “No man ever ret* into politics dtrect ty His friends’ always drag him Ln, tp Bear him tell it. by the hair of the head, jut none of my •friends.’ with or without the qnotation marks, will get me within looking distance of a political office. tTtoat hi why I fee! free to tell you the truth about yemsebreo—to abuse you. K tt that is neoaseiry for your sours wel fare sad the progress of your family ; “Farmers aren't used to being abused by pouuciana or public raeo—except When the sam< farmer ewaas one or the other out of office. “Nobody so bland as the man out for votes. He may be shrewd enough to see : .where a word of blunt truth-telling would help the farmer more than a ton ? ,ot flattery—but he generally hasn’t the * sptoe. He just lays on sugar, rips the fellows the farmer dislikes up the back. ' fhandsaakea the farmer and ambles the I faster into office. 'Tve heard some of them express their true sentiments about you when you iMtked them, however. And they weren’t f. crvnpi'mentxrv They sometimes hitched up the word *d—u’ with Tool.' "Therefore, th® farmer stands in sorest need of any creature on earth of hav ing the truth told him—the truth about himself, about his business, his own lead ers. politics and politicians. His need in this direction la one of the most pathetic things In our day. I The POLITICIANS HAVE TOO LONG > PLAYED WITH HIS PASSIONS, USED THEM AS A CATSPAW AND LEFT E HIM WORSE OFF THAN THEY FOUND HIM. The time is here for a E tow homely truths. I haven’t spared them heretofore, and I'm not going to now. .. . •Ju fact, I’m going to speak more and mo.e plainly as I get older. And if more agricultural leaders would do the same, the so-called ‘redemption* of the rural districts would come with a rush. For white the farmer doesn’t relish being i tola ch« truth at first, be soon cultivates a taste for it—At’a so unusual you know. After awhile he finds himself suddenly able to dlscvriminate between the old hypocrite who would lie himself into of fice and the honest man. Then he looks back to the man who has kept his record H clear, and that man stands out in his S Memory as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. “Just now I want to emphasise the value to the farmer, the indispenaability rather, of scientific distribution of pro ducts. "A great many people are, with honest |p motive, striving to help the farmer pro duce more goods at less cost and labor, k They really want to help him. And then, there are a few who are urging, him on to production that prices may drop and everybody get a lift—except the farm- * DISTRIBUTION 18 IMPORTANT. “I read Ln a current magazine recently of some turkey-raisers Ln Vermont, who thought they weren't getting enough for their production. So they begun inclosing little notes sewed up securely inside each dress mi turkey which read something like this: Mr. Consumer, I gut so much a pound for this turkey. Please write me what you paid.' ‘They followed the same plan Ln other ■ parts of the country with other products. The answers showed such a tremendous difference between the price the farmer i received, and that paid by the conaum- L era many hundred per cent in some cases—as to be startling. As a result. » la many localities the rarmers are em ploying agents to handle their products direct and getting more of what is com ing to them. - : "The high cost of living is frequently as much influenced by faulty distribution as usder-prcductlon. - “This doesn t mean that we’ve got it tn for the merchants, the stores, the F I bankers or that we re going to try to put the commercial world out of comm is i,, ak>n. ‘1 gaeee we need the commercial world in our busineee just about as badly as tt needs us. Some weak-minded breth ren among us have indulged in wild I threats about 'buffalolng* some special merchant or business. Don’t take them seriously. Every organisation has its I cranks. ’ “But it is necessary for us and for t the consumer to simplify tbs machinery of distribution, to cut out a horde of K superfluous and parasitic gamblers and many intermediaries between the prod ucts of the soil and their consumers. “No matter how complex the question L to, you've got to learn it sooner or iat«r. P if you expect to get your just due* er it's in cotton, or wheat, or corn, or ■t nutmegs “Look at the Georgia peach growers, just as an illustration. “Before they were organised, markets IS. were congested and prices so low many [ orchard men thought of going out of E ■ the business ‘/Today organizations has redeemed the industry, and the average grower comes nearer getting a square deal than ever I before P “What they’ve done, we must do. “The farmer must make up his raind to it The business man must mako up L his mind to it. , •To accomplish results we must increase K ■ our preeent number of competent and sacrificing leaders. But that is a subject b worthy of separate treatment. “CHARLES 8. BARRETT. •,‘Union City, Ga.. May 22, 1911.” EYES CUREI WITHOUT THE KMIFE Grateful Patient* Tell of Almoat Miraculous '*<, Cure* of Catara<ta. Granulated Lida. Wild Hair* llcera. Weak. Watery Eyes and all Cinaeaara —many have thrown away tbetr •sea after using thia magic remedy <me St week Send your name and addrea, with fall teaeriptl' n of your trouble to the H., T I Schlegel On-, MU Home Back Balding. Peoria |H.. or fill out the coupon below, and you win ES Seceive by return mail, prepaid, a trial bot tle of thia magic remedy that baa restored ; £L«y almost blind to sight. FREE TTPs coupon la good for one trial bottle of Schlegel's Magic Eye Remedy > neat to you prepaid. Simply fill In year J name and address on dotted lines bsdow and mall tn the H. H Schlegel Co. f MU Boom Bank Bal!ding. Peoria. HI. ORDS FELLOWS MEET IN ROME ON Mil !J Interesting Program Arranged for 48th Session -of Grand Lodge (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ROME, Ga., May 2v. —Everything Is j in readiness for the convening of the flfty-oighth annual session of the Grand Lodge of Georgia. L O. O. F-, which will be in session here May 28, 24 and ! 26. Arrangements have been made to care for 2,000 visitors and advantage ous railroad rates from all parts of the state have been offered. The streets of Rome are already gay with flags and bunting to wave a welcome to the Odd | Fellows, who will begin io arrive Mon . day. and a delightful social program lias been arranged for the three days. The sessions of the grand encamp ment will be held on Tuesday. May 23. The grand lodge and the Rebekah as sembly wLU be in session May 24 and 26. Grand Patriarch William McCor mack, of Fitzgerald, will preside over the encampment; Grand Master Orrin Roberts, of Monroe, over the grand lodge, and State Preaident Mrs. L Hel en Loehr, of Augusta, over the Rebekah assembly. INTERESTING PROGRAM. Tuesday morning the grand encamp ment will assemble at the Rome opera bouse at 9 o’clock and remain in session until 4 o’clock, with a brief recess for dinner. At 4 o’clock all of the visitors will be guests of the Rome lodge at the baseball game between the Rome and uecatur teams of the Southeastern league. Tuesday night at 8 o’clock- the degree teams of the subordinate en campments will have their contest nt the opera house. At 9:30 Tuesday night there will be a dance complimentary to the visitors at the Cherokee hotel. Wednesday morning the grand lodge convenes There are nearly 500 lodges In the state, with approximately 37,000 members. The opening of the grand lodge will be preceded by a parade. At 4 o’clock the patriarchs militant, the military branch of the order, will have their prise drill on Broads street. At 6 o’clock trolley cars and automobiles will take the visitors for a trip ground the dty and a visit to the new campus of Shorter college and the Berry school. At 8 o’clock the degree teams of the subordinate lodges will have their an nual contest. Thursday. May 26, will be devoted to the closing session of the grand lodge, the election of officers and the choice of the next meeting place. The officers of the grand lodge are Orrin Roberts, of Monroe, grand mas ter; Dr. L B. Clarke, of Atlanta, dep uty grand master; W. S. Coleman, of Cedartown, grand warden; T. H. Rob ertson. of Gainesville, grand secretary; S. W. Davis, of Thomasville, grand treasurer; T. •B. Bonner, of Lavonia, grand chaplain: Thomas M. Hoynes. of Savannah, grand marshal; Frank Har well, of LaGrange, grand guardian; William B. Sloan, of Gainesville, grand conductor, and B. R. McClatchey, of Marietta, grand herald. REBEKAHS TO MEET. The Rebekah assembly, the branch of the order to which Odd Fellows and the female members of their families belong, will convene Wednesday morn ing in the court house and will be in session for two days. On Wednesday afternoon the delegatee will be enter tained at tea. by the ladies of the Rome lodges of the Eastern rrtar, Ladies of the Maccabees and Woodmen’s circle. On Wednesday night the degree team contest of the subordinate lodges takes place. On Thursday, the closing ses sions wlt'n the election of officers, will take place. MUCH LEGISLATION. Much important legislation will come up to make the session of the grand lodge Interesting. Among the questions that will be considered is making all the grand lodge officers elective except the grand chaplain. At present the grand chaplain, marshal, conductor,, guardian and herald are appointive. I Another amendment to be voted upon j reduces the par .capita tax to 20 cents j per term Instead of 30 eents. A third i amendment would make the term of the > grand representatives one year Instead of two. There is also a movement on foot to reduce the minimum Initiation and degree fees to 38. anfi revoke the! •ten club law," which allows the de grees to be conferred for |5, when as many as ten join at one time. All these things go to make the session one of the most important of recent years. No Benefit, No Pay You ought to try a 26-day trial treat ment of Bodl-Tone on its no benefit, no pay plan. This plan is fully explained in the large Bodl-Tone advertisement on the last page In this issue. If you have not yet tried Bodi-Tone, you can get a dollar box on trial, without a penny tp advance, simply by writing for it. Read th® offer. •** BUFFALO MILL HANDS ARE ON A STRIKE BUFFALO, N. Y-, May 18.—Seven hun dred mill hands are on strike here to day because of the refusal of the mill owners to grant an average Increase of 5 cnets an hour and a reduction of work ing hours from ten to nine. The mill hands have the support of the United Brotherhod of Carpenters and Joiners of Ameria, being affiliated with that organisation. Should the strike be prolonged, it will affect the work of car penters, masons, and other outside trades. CHICAMAUGA MAY GET BRIGADE POST WASHINGTON, May Id-The resig nation of Secretary of War Dickinson is regarded as a stroke of good fortune for Chickamauga in the matter of the establishment of a brigade post and maneuver ground. The secretary was supposed to favor the Tullahoma pro ject, and his influence was not to be discounted in the final settlement of this question. The secretary’s supposed interest in Tullahoma grew out of the fact that he hails from Nashville, and Nashville people generally favor Tulla homa over Chickamauga. ARLINGTON PLAnToR TALLAHASSEE ROUTE ARLINGTON. Ga., May X«.—At an en thusiastic meeting of the Arlington Board of Trade a proposition was launch ed to establish a highway from Colum bus to Tallahassee and a committee was appointed to take the matter up at once* with the towns which the proposed route would touch. The work will be begun in earnest and tt is believed that there will be no trou ble In pushing it to a finish as every town in this part of Georgia and Flor ida is wide awake and enthused over the good roads movement. This route would extend through the heart of southwest Georgia and will prove a long stride toward real prog -1 ress for this section. THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1911. HfULIAR April 26, 1861—The Contents of the St Louis Arsenal Were Removed from the Reach of the Secessionists and Sent to Illinois - I ‘ ft? ’ J CAPT. XTATKAirXEI. LTOI. Who succeeded G»n. Karney as commander of the department of the west. Fifty years ago today a large quan tity of small arms and ammunition, taken from the threatened arsenal at St. Louis, were removed across the Mis sissippi to Illinois for distribution among the volunteer militia. The effort of this coup, quickly and quietly accomplished in the early morn ing hours, was not only to furnish arms to men eager to answer Lincoln’s call, but also to make it impossible fpr the southern party in Missouri to obtain them, and thereby the better to insure uie retention of that state in the un ion. Missouri 50 years ago today was very near joining the ranks of the Confeder acy, ana It was only by bold, certain strokes that such action on her part could be prevented. From March, when the conven tion had voted against little of importance had tha state until the firing upon Fortoffiumter had marked the beginning of war, and Lincoln hau issued his call for troops. Missouri’s quota being set at four regi ments. To this Gov. Claiborne F. Jackson, a thorough disunlonist, had replied: “four requisition In my juugment Is Il legal, unconstltulonal and revolution ary in its object, inhuman and diaboli cal, and cannot be complied with.” THE ARSENAL THREATENED. If such were the governor’s opinion, there seemed little doubt that he would make every effort to unite his state to the Confederacy. One step to such an end would be the possession of the St. Louis arsenal. In the arsenal were, thousands of stands of arnto, with cartridges and powder enough to equip so large a force as to make Missouri’s retention In the union difficult if not Impossible. Months before Governor Jackson had looked with covetous eyes at the ar senal and its contents, but orders had been issued in time for its defense, and a garrison of several hundred men un der Capt. Nathaniel Lyon, a Connecti cut yankee, a veteran of the Mexican war. and a hard fighter, had sufficed to preserve It intact. War begun, however, there was dan ger that an organized attack might be made upon the arsenal by the friends of the south in and about St. Louis that Lyon and his men could not resist. That this danger wks by no means an imaginary one is attested by the letters sent from St. Louie Unionists to federal officials. “Oaptain Lyon,” wrote one man April 22 to Attorney General Ed ward Bates, "has only about 360 men In all, and qf these about 30 are sick and 30 others are prisoners. The walls are long and cannot be lined with so few men. Captain‘Lyon has received no au thority to accept and arm volunteers.” LYON AND HARNEY. With Francis P. Blair, Jr., brother of the postmaster general, Lyon had work ed to create a military organization among the Germans and New Englanders of St. Louis, and had sought to have them officially accepted as state militia. Gen. William S. Harney, commander of the department of the west, had put his conservatism in the way of these plans and created an antagonism that reached its climax when, even after the government’s call for troops, it appeared that Lyon could not get his volunteers mustered into service Further difficulty "had arisen from the desire of Gov. Richard Yates, of Illinois, to secure arms for his men. General Harney refused his application for a sug ply of arms from the arsenal, but Lyon Indorsed it and recommended a large transfer to Illinois. \ This recommendation and the gover nor’s own requisition for 10,000 stand of arms were hurried to Washington by a special messenger, who arrived the day after the Baltimore riot. When that same evening he started back he bore orders of the highest importance. Governor Yates’ application was ap proved and the governor was instructed to send two or three Illinois regiments to support the arsenal garrison and re cover the arms. General Harney was relieved of the command of the department, and tp hL place was appointed Captain Lyon. The latter was empowered to transfer the arms to Governor Yates’ agent, and also to raise four regiments for the Union army. ' CAPTAIN STOKES AT ST. LOUIS. The governor’s agent in the matter was Capt James H. Stokes, of Chicago, formerly of the regular army. He re ceived the requisition for the arms and CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Tha Kind You Have Always Bought visited the arsenal April 24, the day after Lyon, taking command, had Issued an order that “No person not belong ing to the post will be permitted to enter its grounds without express order of the commanding officer.” Stokes found the arsenal gates all clos ed and the walls surrounded by a crowd so dense that he could scarcely force his way through it. Even Captain Lyon was doubtful whether the arms could be re moved, but Captain Stokes argued that each hour’s delay made the capture of the arsenal by the secessionists more cer tain. The next day brought the report of 1,400 Illinois troops down the river, «d more coming. It also brought the rep<lt that Governor Jack son, who had been in communication with President DavlsJwas sending 2,000 men, armed with the®weapons seized at the Liberty arsenal .a few days before, to take the Bt. Louu arsenal also. Captain Stokes ibamediately telegraphed to Alton, 111., to have the steamer City of Alton sent down to the arsenal landing about midnight. Then with all the assist ance that he cou'd obtain he set about moving down to the lower floor the boxes of guns, weighing some 300 pounds each. • , , SECESSIONISTS TRICKED. All this time the crowd of secession ists, Governor Jackson’s followers, press ed about the arsefeal walls until, as a blind to cover his real movement, Cap tain Stokes had about 600 old flint lock muskets, sent to the arsenal to be altered, placed on a Waiting steamer. Immediately the crowd seized upon them and bore them off amid the great est rejoicing, leaving only a few of their number about the arsenal as spies. These Lyon had arrested and locked up In the guard house, and, the City of Alton ar riving, the real work began. Planks were shoved out from the ar senal windows to ;the vessel’s deck, and along these the boxes were slid. The requisition called for only 10,000 stand of arms, but when these were safely on board Captain Stokes asked that he might empty the arsenal. Permission being given by Lyon, he took muskets, carbines, revolvers and cartridges until the steamer lay low in the water. When, about 2 In the morning of April 26, the work was finished and the order was given to cast off, It was discovered that the steamer would not move, that the weight of the arms piled about her engines had fastened her bottom firmly on a rock. Some 200 boxes were shifted to the stern and the boat floated In deep water. ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI. Not far off was the light battery which the secessionists had planted on the levee. ’’Which wayT’ asked Captain Mitchell, of the steamer. "Straight to Al ton In the regular chanriel,” answered Captain Stokes. “What If we are attack ed?” "Then we will flght.” "What if we are overpowered?’ “Run her to the deep est part of the river and sink her." Their course to Alton, however, was unimpaired, and they arrived there at 5 a. m. Captain Strices, fearing lest the secessionists might* have followed him, rang the fire bell on the market house, bringing out the whole town from their beds to the river. Captain Stokes explained the situation and pointed to the freight cars standing near. At once men. women and chil dren boarded the steamer, seized boxes of arms and ammunition and bore them up the levee to the cars. For two hours they labored with might and main, until the boat was emptied and the loaded train moved off for Springfield, the state capltaL That afternoon, 90 years ago today. Governor Yates Wrote to Secretary of War Cameron: "We this day received from the St. Louis arsenal a,OOO stands of arms, all complete, 110,000 musket car tridges, and two field pieces, all complete. They are left there 800 stands of arms.” Tomorrow: Virginia’s Preparation for War.” X (Copyright, 1011, by Associated Literary Pyess.) TENTH DIVISION MASONS HOLD FINE CONVENTION FORSYTH, Ga., May 30.—A very suc cessful and enjoyable meeting was held by the Tenth division of Odd Fellows, comprising lodges In Pike, Monroe, Up son, Spalding, Butts, Henry and Fayette counties, with the R. E. Le e lodge. In Barnesville, Wednesday. Besides trans acting business of importance, the del egates to the meeting enjoyed many fea tures of pleasure and entertainment. Nearly all of the fourteen lodges in the Tenth division were represented at the Barnesville meeting. The reports ren dered showed that all of the lodges in the division are flourishing. The deputy grand master of this division is Luther Davis, of Thomaston. Among the distinguished secret order men present at the conven tion was Judge Robert T. Daniel, rep resenting the Griffin lodge. HERE IS HMD FROM ITLJNTI TO NGUSTi Primo Motor Co. Compiles Road Readings on This Route, for Tourists For the information of the many mo torists who will find the data valuable, The Journal here publishes today the road readings from Atlanta to Augusta, 185.2 miles, compiled by B. .F- Ulmer, of the Primo Motor company, Atlanta, on a recent trip of one of the company's cars to Savannah. These readings follow The Journal- Herald national highway’s Stone Moun tain branch from Atlanta as far as Winder. The readings from Augusta to Savannah are not given for the reason that that road is thoroughly posted and cannot be missed. Here they are: .0 Leave Aragon hotel; keep left through Pryor street. .2 Edgewood avenue. Turn left Into aame. 1.3 Croat concrete viaduct. 1.7 Waddell atreet. Turn right, go one block 1.7 Waddell atreet; turn right, go one block, turning left into DeKalb avenua Straight ahead. 4J! Turn right acmss railroad. Then Ymnie dlately left, keeping railroad on left. g.O Turn left aeroea railroad. Go north to Decatnr court boose. 3.g Turn right (note National Highway 7.1 Croat railroad and turn left. 8.0 Turn left at stores. 8.4 Bear left. ' 8.0 Cross left over railroad at Scottdale. 9.6 Follow road croea railroad. 10.6 Croat railroad to left. 12.0 Forka; keep right. 16.0 Turn right. 16.8 Stone Mountain, Ga. Turn left between atoree. 17.6 On your right la Stone mountain; the largest rock in the world. 18.0 Turn left, leaving mountain; follow phone wires. 18.8 Down hill; lookout for sharp curve to right. 18.7 Croee bridge. 19.4 Forka; keep right. 20.2 Forks; keep left. 22.3 Cross bridge. 28.2 Turn left and follow single wire. 28.8 Forks; keep right. 26.9 Snellville; keep straight ahead. 27.7 Keep to right. 84.8 Lawrenceville; turn to right, then straight ahead. 84.6 Oroea railroad. 83.0 Forks; keep left and straight ahead. 86.6 Forks; keep right. i 87.8 Forks; take left. 88.7 Croee bridge. 40.1 Forks; take left, follow wire,. 42.0 Cross bridge over railroad. 48.0 Turn right. 43.5 Forks; take left. 46.0 Turn right 46.0 Cross bridge. 48.4 Auburn, Ga. Turn left and right; keep railroad on left 48.3 Turn left at stores. 49.7 Forks; take right 36.4 Winder, Ga. Pass straight ahead through town. 56.0 Cross railroad. Follow wires. 56.3 Forks; take left. 56.4 Cross railroad. 56.8 Forks; take left and croee railroad. 38.2 Forks; take left 58.5 Forks; take right 60.1 Cross railroad. 61.0 Forks; take right. 63.5 Straight ahead. 68.6 Cross railroad into Statham, Ga. 63.7 Turn left at brick store. 68 8 Turn right at hotel and go straight ahead on wide street. x 65.8 Croee railroad. 66.5 Forks; take left Thirteen miles to Ath ena, Ga. 67.0 Forks; take left 67.8 Forks; take right 68.1 Turn right. „ „ , 68.2 Turn left, passing Bogart, Ga. Railroad station to right. 68.4 Cross railroad. 69.0 Forks; take left. 74.6 Cross covered bridge. 77.0 Turn right into Prince Ave, (In Athens, Ga.) 78.7 Turn left to Georgian hotel. 78.8 Turn into Jackson street One block to left Into Broad street. 78.9 Bear right into Oconee street and cross bridge. 79.1 Cross covered bridge. • 79.8 Forke; take left. 79.9 Forks: take right 80.2 Forks; take left 80.8 Forks; take left 83.0 Straight ahead. 85.0 Forks; take left 88.9 Forks; take right 92.8 Cross railroad to left. 92.9 Cross railroad to right. 98.5 Cross railroad to left 93.6 Pass Crawford, Ga., postoffice. 94.2 Forks; take left 95.4 Croee railroad. 96.5 Straight road for 12 mttee. 96.0 Turn left across rallroae, texlngton, Ga. 97.3 Turn right 97.4 Turn left and follow wfrea. t 98.7 Forks; take left. 102.0 Straight ahead. 108.0 Bear to left. 104.3 Forks; take right, keeping straight ahead 13.8 miles. 117.6 Straight ahead. 122.4 Washington, Ga. 122.7 Straight ahead, passing public square. 123.4 Turn right 124.6 Forks; take right 126.8 Straight ahead. 181.1 Forks; take right 131.5 Straight ahead. 134.5 Croee bridge. 136.0 Forks; turn left » 136.8 Straight ahead. 140.2 Cross bridge. 148.4 Forks; take right 148.5 Forks: take' left. 148.6 Bear to right 148.7 Turn left and follow street into Thom son, Gh. 149.0 Crone railroad. 149.1 Bear to right 149.4 Turn left. 149.5 Straight ahead. 151.9 Forks; take right 153.7 Turn right at station. 153.9 Bear left. 155.1 Tum left and follow wires. , 156.5 Cross railroad. 157.8 Follow wires. 159.5 Turn right under railroad. 160.9 Straight ahead. 161.5 Straight ahead. 162.0 Straight ahead. 163.4 Campania station; turn left and crow railroad straight ahead for 18.8 miles. 181.7 Forka; take left. 184.1 Turn right into Broad street, Augusta. Ga. 185.2 Albion hotel, Augusta, Ga. To reach Savannah road, turn right Into Sixth street from Broad street and follow street car tracks until streets fork; then turn left, leav ing tracks, and straight anead, following “Milledgeville Road” signs until "Savannah” signs are seen. Ask Your Neighbor Many of your neighbors have used Bodi-Tone on Its 26-day-trial-plarr, for thousands in every state of the Union have tested it in this way. Aek them what they know about It; ask them how It cures. Read th® trial offer on the last page of this Issue. 2,010 FIRES IN LOUISIANA IN 1911 NEW ORLEANS, May 22 —-During the year 1911 there were 2,010 flrefc in Lou isiana with a Loss of >2,153,895 as against 1,650 fires In 1909 and 32,193,373 losses, according to the annual report of State Fire Marshal Jj- I - Sullivan, which has just been issued. The parish «£ Orleans contributed 818 fires entail ing a loss of >567,916 during this pe riod. There were 84 incendiary fires last year with a loss of >189,219. Over insurance, according to Mr. Sullivan, is largely responsible for incendiarism. CANADA TO BUILD WAR SHIPS AT HOME OTTAWA, Ontario, May 22.—The offi cial announcement that Canada’s navy is to be home built eliminate all possi bility of American steel or machinery being used. The names of the success ful bidders for the four cruisers and the six destroyers will be made public in a few days. The contract will stipu late that the hulls of the engines, the boilers must be built in a ship yard es tablished in Canada and that the mate rials and ’machinery used in equipment must be of Canadian manufacture when possible and In any case must be manu factured within the British emplrn IS THE WHISKEY TRUST:. HOIDINGYOU It certainly is a fright the way the < vlfj* *1 ' thieving whiskey trust is htliisi ap the -/k -S'‘ people of the South. The man who points a gun at your head and makes W y wc you hand over your money is hsitorgble by V '1 ‘ comparison. He at least has cturage |\ enough to take a risk. But the whiskey trust takes no chaaces its seeming re spectability Is protected by the law, which allows aaj eld price to be charged that these vampires can induce you to pay. They preach purity and howl so they can stick on bi|h prices and make bi| prefits. We belong to no trust or combine —and we sell whiskey every bit as gnd, and pure and clean at just about balf what the trust charges you. We lead wbiskey at right prices regardless of what the tract says, 2 One-gallon Glass Bottles of MotnshineCorn -25 (White or Yellow) or Unclt Bob Rye, only Express charges prepaid te all peiats retched by Adems or Beirthern Express Caapaaies, | If you cut cot this B<t. from the Semi-Weekly JournaL and return with your f . order for two gallons, we will include free a quart bottle of Meuatais Apple Brandy, If you don’t find just as represented return at eur expense and we will refund your money. HORSE SHOE TRADING CO. CHATTANOOGA, TENN. .Ordwfrom iwartri patat. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. I L———— BOY GARDENERS ARE HAVING BIG SUCCESS At Dayton, 0., Boys Are Taught How to Till the Ground and Make It Pay A unique institution called the “Boy Gardeners” has been founded and develop ed by National Cash Register company, at Dayton, Ohio, i There lea large plot of ground In the suburbs of Dayton divided off into patches of 10 by 100 feet Each patch belongs to one boy while he Is a member of the Boy Gardeners, and for two years he works at his crops in com petition with all the other boys, not only learning the great secrets of the earth’s production and the art of soil cultiva tion, but also gaining health and vigor from the work in the open air and pro ducing vegetables for the home table which materially decrease the expenses of the family. The results have been really remark able. The moral standard of the youth of Dayton has b?en greatly raised, the boys take a keen interest in the work and reach a high degree of skill in wielding the hoe and nourishing the plants, and when they have "graduated” their inter est continues, thus contributing to the life and happiness of the entire com munity. The following extracts from the rules of the gardens show the spirit that pre vails: L ine morning hours of work are from 6:30 to 7:39, and the evening hours from 4 to 5:15. If any boy wishes to work over time, he must stop when the rest do, re port to the head gardener, and get per mlesion to continue. 2. Be prompt. 3. Every boy must stay tn his own gar den. 5. The use of bad language is strictly forbidden. 6. Boys must see that their shoes are dean before entering the garden house. 7. Be polite and courteous to strangers who visit the gardens and give them any information you can about the work. Prizes totaling >IOO are given each year to the boys having the beet gar dens. Decision is based on five points: value of the things raised, 80 per cent; condition o garden and tools, 20 per cent; regular attendance, 20 per cent; deportment, 20 per cent; condition of books, 10 per cent By means of this garden wort ths great American spirit of competition is developed to a great extent among the boys and they are better fitted to take on the burdens of life. This is an ex ample of the publlc-spirltedness of a great corporation thatis trying to do its full share in the service of the country. What the boys themselves think about it can be seen from the following letter, which is typical of many expressions the boys have made: The Boys Garden Company. Dear Sirs: During the course of two years training in the boys’ gardens, 1 was taught enough in the line of gar dening to be of great help to me all of my life. This work Included the know ledge of planting and raising vegetables and in keeping the garden clean and free from all foreign matter. My parents did not have to grow any thing in the way of vegetables for two years. They also put up about fifty cans of red beets. We raised lettuce, cabbage, corn, can taloupes, watermelons, beans, beets, peas, celery, tomatoes, squash, egg plant, radishes, potatoes, onions, pars ley and cauliflower. These vegetables were grown on the N. C. R. Co.’s ground the company paying for all seeds and implements. This was given to all tha boys free of charge. In my course of two years instruc tions, I was taught to be generous, kind, obedient, and above all things, truthful to everybody. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM BRADFORD. BOTH SIDES PREPARE E FOR M’NAMARA TRIAL IX>S ANGEI.ES. May 22.—Preparation* for the presentation in court of evidence In the cases of John J. McNamara, secretary-treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, and his brother. Janies B. McNamara, are being perfected quietly by both the prosecution and the defense. The prosecution expects to be reinforced soon by the arrival here of W. J. Burns, the detective whose operations resulted in the arrest of the two men, and the defense expects that Clarence Darrow, the Chicago attorney, will reach thia city in a few days to beeomo leading coansel for the accused brothers. The prisoners are visited only by their at torneys and a few labor union leaders. No legal step is expected until June 1, the time for the McNamaras to enter their plea. S Whiskey 15c PintQ Corn Whiskey, 12 oz. pint flasks, 15c. Corn Whiskey, 14 oz, pint flasks, 17c. Rye Whiskey, 12 oz. pint flasks, 16c. Rye Whiskey, 14 oz. pint flasks, 18c. Everyday Gin, 14 oz. pint flasks, 18c. H MaM We will not ship lean than 24 flasks of above A to anyone and all orders must call for 24. 48 or 96 pint fe ' J 0 AnSS flasks. Any kind can be selected. We ship by express ■BIA'. or freight collect, and never prepaid. Shipments of 24 flasks or more, go by express collect just about as cheap HSt • ItiSMB as if prepaid. The railroads charge freight on 100 lbs.. Ha 1 sridSMM (about 6<j cents) aad if you wish to save money, don’t E>i,’ ArPiHßß order less than 48 or 96 flasks sent thia way. Remit and B t ,fl •£> BEN mail your letter to Af/«nt/* CMgf Ofot/nfM c*.. Hl ? 'A U«cksooei//e, FlmrMa. (Return this ad with order) La 4 ■ ••.■‘SHgfc- '*• ' ; -<■. il.k* *? .’t - —*■ - A-- K - »« • f&F - aiife-* harvesterlust may BE UNDER FIRE SOON Reported That Wickersham Is Stalking More Big Game on »“Trust Hunt” ■■■■» r WASHINGTON, May 20.—Attorney . General Wickersham may soon bring > criminal and civil action against the ? International Harvester company, "The I Harvester trust,” for “flagrant" viola -1 tlons of the Sherman anti-trust law, J according to officers of the government close to the attorney general. r For more than a year the department ’ of justice has been Investigating the ” Harvester trust. This investigation has led the department to the firm belief , that the Harvester trust and tha beef , trust are closely allied, that the prin cipal holders in the latter corporation are the principal holders In the for- > mer. 5 Mr. Wickersham in a few weeks will > begin writing the bill of particulars , which he will file in the civil suit i against the Harvester trust. He Will write into that bill the word “unrea- , aonable.” Ths civil suit will be for the disso lution of the trust and will be conduct ed along lines similar to the Standard ' Oil trust. The criminal action wil be against the officers of the trust for comoining « 1 to "monopolize" the business of the 1 manufacture and sale of fanning and J • harvesting machinery. The department * probably will wait until its criminal 1 prosecutions against the beef packers ! , are well under way before the criminal ’ action in the Harvester trust case be- / . gins. It is pointed out that the reason ■ for this is that in many respects tne two suits will be similar and for that, reason much effort will be saved. , • . i Freight by water ON MISSISSIPPI NEW ORLEANS, May 22.—With sev eral carloads of freight aboard for Kan sas City merchants, the first in 20 years to be carried by the water route i from New Orleans to the western city, ■ the steamboat Chester, of Kansas City / and Missouri River Navigation compa* ' , ny, will sail from here tonight for Kan- . san City. ( Local merchants believe the inaugu- , ration of this Hne will prove a factor f tn adjusting freight rates between the i j points interested. W. S. Dickey, preai- j ’ dent of the company, accompanied by / Chief Consulting Engineer R. C. Wilson j and M. H. Creager, of the Kansu City Star, will make the trip. BOUGHT THE WINE FOR HIS OWN WAKE BUFFALO, N. Y„ May 22,-Watchers at the wake of George Schlenner, a wealthy brewer, tonight will sup wine which he provided for the event 30 years ago. Schlenker was killed in an automobile accident late last night when hto run about ran into a ditch. Shortly before the accident Schlenker was telling a party of friends about the , wine, which he had prepared for his wake. A cask of it had been burled in a cement-lined vault in his back yard and members of his family had been in structed to open it after his death. • Jackson Baptist Revival JACKSON, Ga., May 22.—The Jackson son Baptist churcn is now having a se ries of revival services, which are in charge of Dr. H. Buchholtz, the well known Baptist evangelist. Services are being held twice a day and are being well attended. The meetings will con tinue for several days. NATIONAL SURGICAL INSTITUTE • 72 South Pryor Street, Atlanta, Ga FOR THE TREATMENT OF DEFORMITIES ESTABLISHED 1874. Thia Institute Treats Club Feet, Dis eases of the Spine, Hip Joints, Paraly lis, etc. Send for illustrated catalog.