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Lodge Directory. |
iflrick Council No. J21
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>°blSlANA LEGISLATURE
Extra Session in Baton Rouga
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New Laws Reported.
ation reform began its prog
° !l gh the extra session of the
a ‘ a general assembly Tuesday,
the Proposed new laws were fa
Y reported to the state senate.
Bisson from the state of foreign
ati °ns which carry state to
cases
c °urts, and increased pow
r e stat railroad
e commission,
measures reported.
REVISION OF TARIFF
Slogan of Bryan at Jefferson
Birthday Banquet.
ACT WOULD KILL TRUSTS
Says New York Speculation Caused
Financial Flurry—Argues in Favor
of More Stringent Regulation
of the Railroads.
William Jennings Bryan was the
guest of honor at a banquet on the
twenty-first anniversary of the Jeffer¬
son Club of Milwaukee Monday night
Covers were laid for over five hundred
guests.
Mr. Bryan was received with tumul
tuous applause on his arrival at the
banquet.
Mr. Bryan responded to the toast.
Democracy.’’ He discussed the demo¬
cratic theory of government as pre
sen ted by Jefferson, contrasting it with
the Hamiltonian id-:a, and speaking of
the spheres of the nation and the state,
took occasion to condemn the national
incorporation of railroads, as proposed
by the president, saying that however
honestly the president intended it, it
was in the interest of the railroads,
which desired not greater federal reg
ulation, but to escape from state reg¬
ulation.
On the trust question he favored tho
enforcement of the criminal laws
against the trusts, the enactment of
new laws, one of which is known as
the license system, to be applied to
corporations when they control as
much as 25 per cent of the total out¬
put in their respective lines. Accord¬
ing to this system no one corporation
would be permitted to control more
than 50 per cent of the total product.
On the tariff question he favored im¬
mediate revision beginning with th9
tariff on articles which come into com¬
petition with trust-made articles.
Such a tariff, he thought, ought to be
entirely removed. He believed that
the fear of removal will compel the
dissolution of such trusts as are pro¬
tected by the tariff. He regarded a
tariff commission as merely an excuse
for delay of revision. The protection¬
ists, he said, never favor tariff revis¬
ion until they are threatened with de¬
feat, and then they favor it only to
postpone reductions.
On the railroad question he express¬
ed himself as in favor of more strin¬
gent regulations, that regulation to
take the form of legislation ascertain¬
ing the present value of the railroads
and preventing the watering of
stock and reducing rates. He argued
that a reasonable rate would be a rate
that would enable the railroads to
maintain their stock at par when the
road was honestly capitalized.
He discussed ,the present money
stringency, saying that it began with
speculation in New York, but that it
has extended owing to the timidity of
depositors. He thought that this tim¬
idity was not justified and that the
banks of the west are sound.
He favored legislation which by in¬
creasing the security of depositors
would remove even an unreasonable
fear.
LAW DRAWN ON TEXAS.
Federal Constitution Forbids Issue of
Emergency Money.
Hon. W. H. Atwell, United States dis¬
trict attorney for the northern district
of Texas, Monday issued to the press
Of Texas a statement in which, after
quoting portions of the federal con¬
stitution and statutes, he uses the fol¬
lowing language:
“Section 5138 provides as follows:
«< ( No national banking association
shall issue any other notes to circulate
as money than such as are authorized
by the provisions of this title.’
“The provision of the title mentioned
allows the issuing of certain national
bank currency, with which we are all
familiar, and no other.
“In line with the law, therefore, if
there be a money stringency in the
northern district of Texas, due to a
failure of money centers to pay what
they erwe our local banks, no clearing
house in this district will issue any
promises to pay or any scrip which
violate any of the provisions of the
above quoted laws.
WARNING TO BAD BOYS.
Savanah Board of Education Reintro¬
duces Rod in Schools.
The Savannah, Ga.. board of educa-i
meeting Monday night, voted
tion, at a punishment
to reintroduce corporal and
into the public schools of the city
from which It has been exclud
county, The order
ed for twenty-two years.
became effective at once.
MAY PROSECUTE BANKERS.
Reports Current of Possible Criminal
Proceedings in Gotham.
A New York .special of Friday says:
Reports that criminal prosecutions as
result of conditions disclosed by the
a city
present banking situation in this
imminent have gained wide circu
are —
la tion in local financial circles.
TAFT IN HiS GLORY.
Secretary’! Carriage YWas Drawn by
Filipino School Boys on His Tri¬
umphant Departure.
The departure of Secretary of War
Taft from Manila on the cruiser Rain¬
bow for Vladivostok Saturday was at
tended by a remarkable demonstration
on the part of the Filipinos, The
horses were withdrawn from the car
riage in which were seated Mr. and
Mrs. Taft, and it was pulled by Manila
schoolboys from the luneta to the
dock through cheering crowds of citi¬
zens.
Mr. Taft started from the residence
of Governor General Smith at 8 o’clock
Saturday morning. He reviewed the
long military, civic and school parade
on the luneta at 9, making a brief
address in which he thanked the peo¬
ple for their reception, praised the
course of the assembly and express¬
ed his confidence in the future of the
island.
Mr. Taft and party embarked at
11:30 and 'sailed at 11:50, the launch
on which they were being escorted
down the bay by a flotilla of harbor
launches with military and civic offi¬
cials on board to the Rainbow, where
they said their last goodbyes.
In an Interview with a representa¬
tive of the Associated Press before
his departure Mr. Taft said:
“I feel deeply grateful for the re¬
ception and entertainment given me by
the people of Philippines. It far ex¬
ceeds in its warmth and spontaneity
anything I expected, and I cannot suf¬
ficiently express my gratitude and sat¬
isfaction.
“The condition of affairs of the Phil¬
ippine government is most satisfac¬
tory and, taken throughout, the prog¬
ress made during the past two year3
is remarkable.
“From the first I had full confidence
in the legislative assembly, a confi¬
dence which has been justified by its
actions. So far it has taken a conserv¬
ative form, and I have no doubt it
will continue its useful, patriotic and
diligent course, I have yet to see
or hear, a single member who does
not apparently feel a full sense of the
responsibility of his duties towards his
constituents and country, and I am
sure that conservatism, rather than
radicalism, will continue to mark the
oflicial couduct of this body.
“I leave the Philippines with renew¬
ed confidence in the future of the
islands. What I have seen and heard
on {til trip has confirmed by opinions
on the subject which I had previously
formed and have frequently ex¬
pressed.”
DEATH CLAIMS EDITOR ESTILL.
Veteran Georgia Newspaper Man and
Noted Citizen Passes Away.
Colonel John H. Estill, editor of the
Savannah Morning News, and one of
the most prominent men in Georgia,
died Saturday night.
Colonel Estill had been ill for sev¬
eral months, suffering much from heart
trouble, A long time last summer his
life was despaired of, but he rallied
and went north, where he apparently
completely recovered his health. He re¬
turned to Savannah two months ago
and again resumed charge of his busi¬
ness. Late in October last he was
again attacked by the same malady
from which he had recently suffered,
and which finally caused his death.
Coloner Estill was known through
out Georgia as a newspaper editor and
In the last gubernatorial campaign was
a candidate for governor.
He has for many years been prom
tnent in the commercial and social life
of Savannah and south Georgia.
Colonel Estill was a native of
Charleston, S. C., born October 28,
}840. He was named for John Ed¬
ward Holbrook, the celebrated #iatu
ralist of South Carolina and a friend
of William Estill, his father.
William Estill was a bookbinder
printer. In 1851 he removed his
and there the son
family to Savannah and
the age of eleven years to
began at time pass
set type, in the course of
ing through all the grades of a print¬
ing office. due . .
in life was o
His success began life
own, unaided efforts. He
bottom of the ladder and work
at the
ed his way to the top. in
At the conclusion of the war,
served until severely wound
which he interest in the
ed, he purchased an News. Within a
Savannah Morning eontro
1, had secured entire
year This he retained until
of the paper, of the es
his death. As an evidence
which he was held by the
teem in he was hon
newspapers of the state,
contemporaries wtth the of
ord by his Geor ia
flee of president of the 0
Association for 20 years.
THREE MILLION DOLLAR BLAZE.
Flour Mills and Homes De
Elevator, Wis.
etroyed in Superior,
A fire which started in the peat
Northern elevator at Superior, Wis.,
Saturday night and burned all night
destroyed the elevator, three flour
mills, forty homes and 700,000 bushels
grain. Two scows, a derrick and
of destroyed. The loss
two tugs were also
is estimated at $3,000,000.
LUSITANIA BRINGS GOLD,
Gigantic Cunard Liner Arrives at New
York With Still Another Speed
Record to Her Credit.
The marvelous record established
less than a month ago by the giant
turbine Cunarder Lusitania when she
cut several hours from the passage
time across the Atlantic, already has
been broken.
The Lusitania still retains the title
of queen of the seas, as it was she
herself that established the new low
mark and incidentally she added seve
ral new records to her credit. These
include the best single day’s run—618
knots, made November 6—an average
of more than 600 knots for every full
day and an average hourly speed of
24.25 knots for the full 2,781 miles.
On her last voyage the Lusitania
covered the distance in four days, nine¬
teen hours and fifty-two minutes. The
voyage ended Friday, over the same
course, was completed in four days,
eighteen hours and forty minutes, thus
clipping one hour and twelve minutes
from the previous low mark.
■ In the Lusitania’s big vaults was
stored nearly 12,000,000 in gold, more
stored over $12,000,000 in gold, mors
which had been engaged abroad by
American bankers since the present ah
most unprecedented movement began.
This gold will be added to the coun¬
try’s available circulation of currency.
As soon as the big ship was warped
into her dock, preparations were made
for discharging the twenty-four tons ol
golden treasure in her specie room
The work was under the personal su
pervision of Vernon H. Brown, gen¬
eral agent of the Cunard line. Long
shoremen were soon at work carrying
the small but heavy steel-bound wood ’
en cases, of which there were 334,
ashore.
Purser Lancaster checked each box
as it was brought down the gangplank,
Plain clothes men and policemen were
on guard, and a portable wooden fence
placed across the end of the dock,
where the gold was being handled,
served to keep back the curious.
USED LADIES' BATH ROOM.
Mitchell’s Persistent Silly Action Caus¬
ed Fatal Tragedy.
Robert N. Mitchell shot and killed
,Joe M. Sloop early Friday night in
front of the Central hotel in Rome,
Georgia.
It seems that there had been some
trouble between Mitchell and Sloop,
both of whom boarded at the Central
hotel. Mitchell, it is claimed, had per¬
sisted in using the ladies’ bath room,
to which Sloop objected. Friday morn¬
ing, it is alleged, Mitchell attempted
to get into the bath room while Sloops'
wife was in there, and it is alleged
that Sloop applied a vile epithet to
any man who would do that kind
of a thing.
Mitchell, it seems, had been brood¬
ing over the matter all day, and wait¬
ed for Sloop to come to supper.
When he saw Sloop, he reminded
him of what he had said in the morn¬
ing, and called him a vile name three
times, and then shot him in the breast
four times with a 48-caliber revolver.
Sloop died almost immediately.
Mitchell is a musician and leader
of the orchestra at the Rome opera
house. Sloop was a cigar maker and
a quiet, inoffensive man.
The friends of Sloop were very in¬
dignant over the killing and expressed
themselves quite freely on the subject
and a good many threats were made
against Mitchell.
AS AGENTS OF HARRIMAN
Thorne and Perry Eought Control of
Central of Georgia.
When the control of the Central of
Georgia was sold by the holding com¬
mittee, representing the Southern Rail¬
way company, to Oakleigh Thorne and
Marsden J. Perry, as announced sev¬
eral months ago, those gentlemen were
acting merely as the agents of E. H,
;Harriman and control of the Georgia,
system has been in the hands of tho
Union Pacific magnate since that day.
COTTON DECREASE SHOWN
In Census Bureau’s Report of Bales
Ginned to November 1st
At Washington Friday, the census
bureau issued its bulletin showing the
total cotton crop of this year’s growth
ginned up to November 1st to be 6,-
167,000 bales, as compared with 6,
906,395 bales for 1906. In the com¬
putation round bales are counted as
half bales.
There were 26,135 ginneries in oper¬
ation, as compared with 27,370 for
1906.
EXCHANGE SEATS CHEAPER.
Lowest Price Recorded in New York
Since 1904.
A seat in the New York stock ex¬
change was sold Thursday for $60,000,
the lowest price recorded since 1904,
when a seat was disposed of for $57,
000. The high record price was reach¬
ed late in 1901, when a seat brought
$95,000, and a sale for a like sum was
recorded early in 1906.
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