Macon daily telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1905-1926, November 23, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Macon Daily Telegraph WEATHER FORECAST FOR OEOROIA-FATR MONDAY AND TUESDAY! LIGHT TO FRESH NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS, ESTABLISHED IN 1826. MACON, (3A, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1906 DAILY, *7.00 A YEAR. | DEMOCRATS ARE PLEDGED BY RULE TO SUPPORT THE PARTY’S NOMINEE IS OPINION SEC. B.M. BLACKBURN .Atlanta’s Mayoralty Contest Causes This Matter to Come Up. BROAD QUESTION LOYALTY TO PRINCIPLE DISCUSSED At An Organized Democrat, Says the Sec* retary, Every Caucasian, Whether He Did or Did Not Vote, ft Bound By the Result of the Primary or He Indirectly Declares By Not Suportlng the Nominee That the White Primary In Atlanta It a Thing of the Past, and That the ’Negro and Purchasable, Vlclout Ele ment Must Be the Balance of Power In Local Politics—Should People of At lanta Violate Their Obligation Grave Danger It Threatened Primary Plan In That City, He Declare*. ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 2!.—(Telegraph Bureau. Kimball House.)—With a Mad dox masa meeting to be held at the I.vrlc Theater Monday night and one for Woodward at the court house Tuesday night, and numerous ward gatherings and conferences scheduled for almost every hour of each day. Thanksgiving week will start off with a great rush, politically, here. The first torchlight procession will take place tomorrow night, when the Maddox Marching Club, an organization of young men. which was formed a few nights ago. will supervise a parade through the streets to the Lyric theater. This club has also Issued an appeal to the young manhood of Atlanta, calling upon them to stand for the moral principles, cham pioned by Mr. Maddox. Strong Ward Organizations, Both sides have formed strong ward organizations. The Maddox forces are being organized Into clubs, and it Is stated that more than 4;000 names have already been enrolled. In addition to the big mass meetings railed for tomorrow and Tuesday nights, both sides havo arranged for many small er gatherings for each night of the week. These latter will. In the main, be held on the streets, and will be addressed by the candidates and others. At the Lyric theater tomorrow even ing S. M. Inman will preside, and Mr. Maddox and others will speak. At the meeting to be held at the court house Tuesday night Mr. Woodward, W. B. WIer and others will speak. The Woodward managers have decided to use no badges during the campaign. They take the position that without- badges, every man not wearing one will be looked upon as a Woodward roan. Women to Get Maddox Badges. The Maddox managers have introduced an odd feature—a specially designed badge for women advocates of their candidate. Several were seen on the street yesterl dav. They are of large, attractive design and properly lettered. .A letter has been addressed to B. M. Blackburn, secretary of the state demo crat© executive committee, asking for an opinion as to the ocllgatlon assumed by voters who entered the recent city prt- mary. In which Mr. Woodward was vic tor. It has been pointed out that Rule 13. of the regulations governing that pri mary, Is as follows: The Obligation, "Every voter participating in this elec tion shall be considered pledged to sup port the nominees thereof." Mr. Blackburn replies, giving a personal rather than an official opinion, as to the binding nature of the obligation. His re ply is aa follows: Mr. Blackburn's Views. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 21. 1003. Meatra Alex. W. Stephens, Vice Chair man, City Executive Committee: J. D. Kilpatrick. Virgil Jones. R. F. Ingram and J. Sid Holland. Gentlemen: I am In receipt of your letter of this date. In reply 1 desire first to thank you for the honor shown me by Impliedly renosing confidence In my political Judg ment and democratic loyalty. I will an swer the questions asked In order. Just my political — on earth organized demo- at.liberty to disregard the result of the primary aqd support the Independent candidate?" My answer shall be plain, direct, without equivocation. I am not the custodian of the political Integrity of Georgia nor cfl Atlanta, but I feel. In consequence of m life of political consistency, that It Is my duty to answer your questions. In the recent primary that elected a candidate for mayor, each voter subscribed to the following rule passed by the city execu-a live committee: Rule II. "Every vqter participating In this election shall be considered as pledged to support the nominee thereof."! mary, of he Indirectly declares by his that the white primary of Atlanta !_ _ thing of the peat, and that the Degro cal politics. The right to disregard this decision regularly made Is an arbitrary exercise of the right of the Individual■ It Is not the exercise of a right baseJI on democratic and Caucasian regularity, which has been the salvation of the south for these many years. Secondly, you ask:: "Where white per sons, other than democrats, were permit ted to participate In the primary, are thev bound?" Certainly. A white primary In Atlanta Is conducted on the identical rules as those laid down by the state democratic committee. Whatever may be said of this policy from the party point of view. It was a concession by democracy to Cau- casiantsm, In order that the Georgia spirit might be promoted, and therefore the pledge of Caucaslanlrm became more binding Just as it became more compred htnslve. ■ Thirdly, you ask: "What result will likely ensue to primary elections aa these relate to the state, should the pcnnle of Atlanta disregard their obligations?" My answer to this question must. t>f necessity, be In the nature of speculation. The result Is fraught with grave danger to the primary plan In Atlanta, and I believe will give to vice and purchase the balance of power. Its effect on Georgia will not be manifest, as the country de mocracy is of the regular type. In this connection I regret to refer to that part of your Inquiry which speaks of the posi tion In the present contest assumed by democracy of the state. ~Til!e I will not take r contest for mayor, a i a question of personal morals, since such vulgarisms have no part In public or street talk amongst gentlemen who nrs descended from the Cavalier, I feel con strained to assure you. gentlemen, that In my opinion democratic and Caucasian duty lead* all the people of Atlanta to vote for the nominee for mayor who was regularly named, and who can not with draw in the face of opposition. This Is my persons! view. I speak only for myself. Very respectfully, B. M. BLACKBURN. 1. TAFT BUSY Talks Tariff and Receives Number of Prominent Callers. HOT SPRINftS, V-.. Nor. jj—Mote numerous with more diversion os. to pur pose. were the callers received by Presi dent-elect Taft today, than on any day since he took up his residence here In the oosey bungalow among the chestnut trees. Secretary of War Wright discuss ed the Philippine tariff and army, mat ters connected with the Philippines. Gen eral Demetro-Castillo. Judge Dias Alum and Dr. Arturo Pouts, all of Havana; Cuba, extended congratulations to the president-elect and urged upon him . a visit to Cuba when the change of admin istration takes place next January. No •led*Ion to visit Cuba has been reached by Mr. Taft Denlto Legatida, member of the Philip- pine commission. PaWo Ocampo, delegate to congress from the Island, and Fernan do Calderon, of Manila, called to talk over Philippine matters. Representative Lovering, of Massachu setts. called to urge the exertion of the Taft Influence that these tarifT hearings bo continued throughout the coming short session of congress. Director Barrett, of the bureau of American republics who was a dinner guest at the Taft cottage, said the Central and South Ameriraui re publics were much Interested In. what was to be the attitude of Judge Taft re garding the Roosevelt-Root policies of de veloping closer friendly and commercial relations in that_part of the world. . Tariff Revision Feature of Taft's Work. "I shall go back to Washington with assurances from the president-elect, said Mr. Barrett, "that be not only ap ver at the time of this congress to FIRE THREATENS VALDOSTA BLOCK Spectacular Blaze Checked in ■Time to Save Valdosta Property. VALDOSTA, Ga.. Nov. 22—Fire threat ened one of the principal business blocks here at 3 o'clock tonight and only the heroic work of the fire department saved • The fire caught In Monroe A Besson confectionery store, which has a movl picture theater up stairs. The entire re part. Of the lower floor, together with t.._ stairway, were burning fiercely when the fire alarm was turned In. The place was a regular the trap and It looked as If the whole block would go. The fire was extinguished however, but the stock was ruined by water. The loss Is not known, but it. Is probably covered proves of what haa been done by the last administration In this respect, but shall make the continuance of this work one ■ Representative Crum packer, oflndlsna, discussed general legislation with Ur. Tafi and particularly the fortnroming tar iff revision. "I am." he said, "most heartily In favor of a ge«uUietborough and honest revision of the tariff. I find Judge Taft to be very in earnest on this question. He believes are mas/ saist: 'ysSSM jrsrvSriSB * f 55?Si!ry Taft win be Invited to at- tend the Tran*-Mississippi Commercial MARSHALLVILLE MASONS ENTERTAIN LADY FRIENDS MAftSHALLVILLB. Ga.. Nor. 22.—One of the most enthusiastic Masonic meet ings ever held In Marshallville was held In the hall of Hunter Lodge last nigh The meeting was given in honor of ladies, and there was a large, rapraan five crowd composed of ladles, preachers, tors, lawyers and farmers. and became cathm stlc ItoaoeeH The following ladles took the degrees! Misses Sloppy. Hargrove. Blanche and Annie Johnson. Frederick. Plant. Sperry. Niles. Beoton and Doles. Mrs Lester. Mrs. Wade. Mrs. Daniel. Mrs. King. Mrs!, Dunlap/Mrs. Howell. Mrs. J. T. and G. L. Doles. Mrs. Walker. Mrs. Hayes. Mrs. JT E. and Dr. Ifaslam, Mrs. Ciewts. Mrs.I Frederick. MraXBooton. Mrs. McGee, Mrs. Goodwin. Mrs. Johnson. The visit ors from other itdgea were Mr Oil vet | Amerisus; W. F. Miller and Carter. Or Brown and Judge Rllew PEOPLE WEARY OF “TARIFF HOG” Talk of Higher Rate Disgusts Even “Standpatters" in the House. DEMANDED BY MASSES The Ways and Means Committee is Disgusted, Says Walter Wellman, With the Requests For Higher Rates—Most Ardent Protectionists are Being Impressed by Publio Opinion, Which Almost Universally Seems to Stand For a Liberal Re vision—-The Difficulties, Insur mountable in the Past Loom Up, However, and the 8pec!al Interests Believe They are Strong Enough to Compel Hietory to Repeat Itself. WASHINGTON, Nov 22.—It la fast becoming apparent that the country la aroused on the tariff question and determined to have a fair revision, saya Walter Wellman, writing to ttte Chicago Herald. Even the- high tariff and atandpat members of the ways and means committee of tho house are getting disgusted with the requests for higher rates, which the great ma jority of foen appearing before them, representing producers or manufac turers, have offered, which means that the most ardent protectionists In congress are . being Impressed by publio opinion, which almost univer sally seems to stand for a liberal and broad revision. The limit was reached last week when representatives of the hop In- dustry In California appeared before the ways and means committee and modestly asked for an Increase of 100 per cent In the duties on hops. They said they wanted to prevent the Im portation of hops from Germany and Austria. Chairman Payne said such an Increase of the duty would be likely to have no other effect than to do- crease the amount of hops put Into beer by American brewers. The “Tariff Hogs." Both republic* and democratic members of the committee show im patience at thla continuous chorus In favor of higher duties sung by Vho representatives of producing and manufacturing Interests. They nrf developing a tendency to ask awk ward question qf the "champions of protection run mad" who appear be fore .them. Tho indications are thqfc the committee Is beginning to feel the weight of public sentiment If this continues the "tariff hogs,” as Charles Francis Adama called them, may not receive as warm welcome In the fu ture as they -have had In tho past. In tho old days demands for heavy lncreasos of dutv were generally re ceived by tho committees of congress as serious matters to be prayerfully considered. Tho assumption was that the demands for higher duties would not be made unless good reason ex isted therefor, and the prevailing spirit among the ffnin Who made tho McKinley and Dingley laws was to give tho Interests about everything they asked for. Revision Advooates Encouraged. Now tho friends of the principle of equitable revision feel encouraged over what looks like a change of view In tho right direction among the prac tical lawmakers who are to deal with thla subject. It la.of course too early actual revision of the schedules. reform to note what appears to befll more reasonable attitude of mind and greater respect for nubile opinion on the part of the lawmaker*. On the other hand It should Speaker a few days ago that then, would be "no Important changes In the tariff,’’ and 8enator Hale, next to Senator Aldrich, the most Influential man fn the upper branch, came to ‘Washington yesterday and promptly expressed the same opin ion, to wit, that there would Jiot be halfl .as much revision of the tariff as the coun-| try thought there would be. Apparent-] ly the moat bourbon of the standpatter*, and the moat powerful, have not yet the pressure of public sentiment. Standpatters Mty See the Light. There li golnr to b« plenty of time for public opinion to reach the reactionary leaders who may show-an Inclination to eland out stubbornly agalnflt the modern Idea. We have before ua many months of tariff agitation. The ways and means It I* only gathering Information to be used Inter on. Hearings and Inquiries will continue all winter. Not till April or Mav will the work of actual revision be undertaken. If public opinion keeps up Its prosaure In favor of equitable re vision the moat Implacable of the aland patters may see the light In good time. Current Moves Strong. It Is Indisputable that Just now the current is setting strong in thn right direction. The wav, la gradually being Kent facts of the situation are that the American people believe in protection and have given the Republican party more than one mandate as the partv of pro tection. But they are weary of "protec tion run mad." or "tariff hogs with both feet In the trough." Judge Taft stood met* the expectation* of hi* friends and avert* Mm self he will he able to enforce the policy which in tha popular mind Is his. A Simple Business Preposition. In view of the fact that the way* and mean* committee of the houee end the finance commute of the senate and comi cal bodies each with a partisan majority and the member* of thoee maiorltl** de pending neon their friend* to re-elect them end keep them In public life, many (Continued on Face Six.) FINANCIAL CONDITION OF STATE TOLD BY SIMPLE CALCULATIONS GAINED FROM RELIABLE SOURCES Attention Will Be Drawn to State’s Unbnsinesa-Like Organization coat of the state government by reasons of legislative acts of the present year 1192.671.71. To put tha situation In tablo form: . Main fixed expenses for the year. Including public schools _and pensions $2,955,611 Extra appropriate year ....v. ....... Cost of olvil establishment...... 182,000 _Total ....tUlUSB Total revenue ...., - * ••• *** ** THR0U6H0UT THE SYSTEM Governor Hoka 8mith Denies That the Next Administration Will Find Any Serious Financial Deficit—He Pro duces Figures and Arguments to 8how That His Contention Is Cor- root. While Other Seta of Figures And Statements at* Diametrically Opposed—-Tho System By Which Revenue is Raised and Expended Admits of all Kinds of Juggling with Figures. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 22—Governor Hoke Smith denies that the next gtate administration will have to handle any serious or unusual flrianclal de ficit. In statements given out dur ing the past week, he takes the posi tion, and supplies figures, that the stato government will be In as good shape when he retires as when he en tered upon tho duties of chief mag istrate. In regard to the charge that the abolition of the lease system will lose more than $300,000 to the state treas ury, ho calls attention to the fact that this money ha* heretofore beep dis tributed among the counties that don’t use their own convicts, and hai no bearing on the ntate'd direct obliga tions. It Is, ho gays, a county rather than a state loss. In fact. It Is a loss to the school and road fund* of more than 125 counties, rather than to the state school fund. He also claims that the loss of $240,000 from the tax on saloons la more than made up by the Increased returns from ad Valorem !tax«fyto- which 1* true. • Tho governor speaks with pride or the fact that he has been able to con duct the affairs of stato In such a manner up to the pipsent date as to require a loan of only $50,000, which he was able to get at 2 per cent In terest and which will soon be re funded. He neglects, however, to state that 21,300,000 school money, and $238,000 pensions are still unpaid. Deficit Not Over |250,000. He argues that at most the deficit which will face the. new administra tion will be but little more than 1 the $250,000 comprising the Increase of ap propriation for tho publio schools for next year. Owing to tho odd arrangement or the state's finances, it would take tho rarest kind of expert to figure out definitely Just how they will stand the middle of next year. In fact, at that time It will be Jqst as difficult to reach an absolute trial balance be tween the two administrations. This condition of affairs Is due in largo part to the fact, thnt most of the tnxes are gathered during Do- comber and January, and that the ad ministrations begin and end . In June, whllo the fiscal year begins January 1st. Increasing tho perplexities Is the fact that for a great many years tho public schools have been run on twelve months* credit. This was brought about through the present system hav ing been put In operation a year ahead of the time the first taxes were col lected for Its support. The state has never yet been able to catch up with this lead. Facts of Interest. There are some facts connected with the state’s finance*, which, to a Iny- man, seems of interest. It Is beyond doubt that the Increase In the tax digest for the present year will not amount to-more than $4,000,- 000 over last year, or about $20,000 In actual revenue. In 1907, there was collected from all sources $4,813,764.12. or were tho same sources prevailing now as pre vailed then, the collections for 1908 would be about $4,838,000. This In clude* the balance carried over, which Is about the same each year. However, thla last legislature abandoned the leasing of convicts, which turned Into the state treasury the sum of $170,- 101.08 In 1907, and about the earn© amount thla year. In addition to this, $231,212.57 was col lected In 1907 from the tax on saloons, which, adding tho tax bn breweries, etc., amounted to a tot*! of about $240,060. This Is a loss for the present as well as next year. State's Fixed Expenses. Subtracting these two losses from what would otherwise be the probable revenue, It may be stated that there will be col lected net for 1908. ihs sum of $4,221.- 616.51. Of course, tho lease money will come In until April 1. but that goes to the counties, and. under the governor's arrangement of the state finances, should not be considered In figuring out s bal ance aheet. According to the comptrol ler general's last report the following aro •-except one—the leading fixed charges on ths state's finances: For pensions ;,••••* 2 952-222 For charitable Institutions 431.100 Higher education IRf.814 Binging fund 100,000 Interest on the public debt...... 308.300 Total $1,91*5.614 These sums were virtually appropriated for each of the years 1961 and 1909. a< the session of the legislature held In 1907. Omitted from the ibmt list Is tho school appropriation, which Vs $7,000,090 for the present and $2,250,00* for next of the legislature 907 were Increased tho present y *At the Inst rcsilorx the appropriation* of 1152.671.74 The thirteen bills by which this was done may be found In the gets 0f 'nfi ,, sSSai5j ,f S)rrra*e allows $30,000 for the district agricultural schools. While the bill making thl* merely divert- Wtmtm fertiliser Mea lyk||g||| fc'jni was dlv. PHPMVfformerly filled. ssEMpHWfB department of agriculture, must now be supplied from tha general treasury. In addition to the Increase of appro priations. the cost of the sp*ri-il of the legislature wo* about 140.000. which In reality anewtints to an Increase of appropriation, making the Increased Deficit ...$109,669.61 In thla table Is not Included the In creased cost of. the railroad commission, amounting to $27,000. and various other ***— — — loans. obligations, such as, Interest etc., ant— *~ *- * $100,000. Difference In Receipts and Expenditures. In other words. If It were possible to figure out the state finances for the cal endar year of 1908, they would show s clear difference of more than $200,000. An aid to the present administration TIL* been the settling of the back tax case against the Georgia railroad, which brought In $19,000 revenue which belong ed to former years and tho fact that th4 liquor revenue come In up to ths first of the year. Some of the latter, amounting to nearly $20,000, has been paid In since January 1. In addition to enjoying tho revenue front liquor for the first six months of lta life, the present administration had In addition to that an Increase of at>out early 1908. The Increase In ail valorem taxes was due to the Increase of aar~ ~ rmnt* on general and corporate prop- As la not generally known the latter pel the railroads to pay taxes — — valuations was begun before the present administration, which reaped the harvest. born. In fact, tho comptroller gen eral had already rejected the returns and called for arbitration boards In most of the csites which resulted In Increases be ing made, and Urn result was the culmi nation of years' of herd labor on the part of Colonel Wright and other official*. Tho representative of the state. Col. O. B. Stevens, had been appointed wheh tho governor took office. The last* vestiges of the liquor tax will have disappeared when Joseph M. Brown goo* Into offloe. The convict lease money will hgvo vanished. From this latter the appropriation of $150,000 for the aunport of the penitentiary has heretofore boon taken. Unless the near-beer tax law shows hotter results In future than It ha* for the first three months of Its life, the rison department will have to be sup ported from the general treasury sfter Anrll $. In faet under present laws $112.-i 500 fs'slresdy appropriated from the gen era! treasury to that department for IW'9. Indications are that, in tho absence orl some -new money-raising measure that may bo adopted hy the legislature next .summvr,' tho stato revenues will amount to nlHXjt $4,225,000 in 1909. estimating that J*na Appropriations for 1909. MR pensions '• $ 950,000 State charitable Institutions .... 411,500 Higher education (general) .... 168.814 Sinking fund Interest on public (‘ Civil establishment public debt 304.300 Public schools 2,21 . State sanitarium (extra) 30.000 State Agricultural College t To tuberculosis sanitarium ...... 1 made at the 1907 session.) Without counting the cost of the 1909 legislature and Its appropriations for that year, and the sundry other expenses that must be met during the year, this lablr shows that $25,014 more money has al ready been appropriated for 1909. than P likely to he received from present estab lished sources of revenue during that period, unless material Increases are shown In 1909 property digest. In other words, the next session of the legislature may have to take care of over 1200,000 left over from this year, about $250,000 appropriated from the non-pros- pectlve funds of next year, the coat of It* annual session and various other prac tically unavoidable expense*, amounting nrobably to several hundred thousand dol lars. Condition of Treasury Illustrated. It might be clearer to Illustrate the In explicable condition of the stele treasury with the statement that only 35 per cent of this year’* appropriations to the nub ile schools has been paid: that $1,360,000 Is Mtlll due the schools * * *“ “ $16,006, borrowed to help keep (hinge go- As to School Punds. In Justice to Governor Smith It be said that a greater proportion of ths money due the schools on the current ap propriation has been paid this year than ever before. Still an Impartial analysis of this produces odd conclusion*. Hereto fore the legislature ha* mode two school appropriations: first, that of tha money which belongs to that department by con stitutional provision, such as tha poll tax. liquor tax and half of the state road rental; second, a block appropriation The fixed appropriations seldom or never ps Td until Ihe end of the year. In 1967 this was changed, on* block appropriation of $2,606.60. in Include — — *“‘ig made. quarter of tho all the fixed revenue, being made. Heretofore all hut one-quarter .... fixed school revenue had usually been paid by this time, and amounted to about ... - million more than ha* heretofore B ine to ths schools by this time of year, nwover. It must not he forgotten, that this increase has been made possible by reason of one-quarter of pension money remaining unpaid. The teachers have profiled at the expense of the old sol- dlers. Huppose that the pensions had been paid aa heretofore early In the year: that the back tax case against ihe Georgia railroad had not been settled; that there hal been no liquor revenue—In which case. Instead of a $60,660 Indebtedness the state would necessarily have to owe nearly $466,660 borrowed money, for the state treasury and the state's obligations to be In their pres-nt shape. Conservatively estimated on the comp troller** figure*, the state government Is costing for the current year approxi mately $206 660 more than Is likely to he received. Friend* of the administration claim that a deficit of that or a greater amount was Inherited from the old regime. A plain law of economies will show that It could not have been wiped - .ad of the present veer should see s de licit of approximately $460,000. If the IPBHBPWPVHHPincreaefd. I fore, the regular obllgatlone for thla VMM being no greater than for the next, a shortage on thi* score of $206,600,' ths same as for this year, will have to b* cared for In 1969. In addition (o th**e.L one appropriation alone for 1909 has been TO DARING ZEAL Dr. Thomas M. Wilson Con- tracts Glanders Infection, Dying in Torture. IN HIS QUEST FOR DURE The Disease to Which He Succumbed la a 'Malady Which Rsr*ly Attacks Tho Human Family But Which !• One of the Most Malignant and Stubborn Known to Medical Science —•Belief is Common that it Attacks Only Horses, but this is Erroneous —Dr. Wilson Was Attempting to Produce a Serum to Counteract the Effect of the Glanders Bacilli, and It is Believed He Was Naar tho Ac complishment of His Purpose Whsn Stricken. CHICAGO, Nov. 22—Dr. Thomaa M. Wilson, 466 Weat Monroe street, died early yesterday morning at the Pres byterian hospital, a victim of hla un restrained zeul for scientific research. Like so many of hla colleagues In tha medical profession. Dr. Wilson lost his life In an attempt to stay Ihe ravages of disease among his fellow men. Tho dlsoase to which he succumbed, after weeks of torture, was glanders, a malady which rarely attackH the hu man organism, hut which Is one of thn most malignant and stubborn known to medical science. Ho uncommon Is tho disease, Indeed, that the bellof Is general that horses alone nrc subject to It. He was attended by Dr. Ar thur Revan and Dr. Frank Billings. For twelve months Dr. Wilson had devoted all of his lelauro to experi ments In the laboratories of the Mc Cormick Memorial Institute In an at tempt to produco o serum that would counteract the effects of tho glanders bacilli. Ho had mode much progress and wan preparing to publish the re- aulta of his Investigations when he suddenly found that his system had become Impregnated with the cultures over which ho had boon working. Battles Without Hop*. Familiar ns he wan with the deadly nature of the disease he must havo known during the three weeks that ho battled for life at the hospital that there waaHlttle- hope- Yet the only regret he expressed was that death should come to him In a way which might bo attributed by other members of his profession to carelessness. To his associates at tho laboratory he said: "I don’t mind dying, hut I hate like Mason 1 to go from thl* Infection, Peo ple may think that I whs eareles*.’' Dr. Ludwig Hektoen, head of the In stitute, said last night that Dr. Wil son had been n most thorough and patient Investigator, and that undoubt edly his researches would have been of valuo to the medical fraternity had ho been able to throw them Into their final form. An attempt will he made to piece the notes togethor so that Mystery In Infection. Little In known at the Institute of hoW the Infection took place, and If Dr. Wilson knew ho failed to reveal tho fact. It Is Hupposi-d that he Inhaled some of the bacilli whllo he was work ing over a culture In Ihe laboratory of tho Institute more than threo weeks ago. Tho first Intimation Dr. Hek toen had of his unfortunate plight wa* when ha received a telephone message from tha Presbyterian hospital ac quainting him with the fact. ‘ Dr. Wilson’s preliminary equipment had been exceptionally thorough. He was a graduate of the University of Toronto and of Rush Medical College. Ho was about to receive the degree of doctor of philosophy from the Uni versity of Chicago. He already had passed the test In hla major subject, physiology, and was preparing to sub mit to examination In pathology, which wa* his minor. At his desth he was acting aa In structor In pathology In the Chicago Veterinary College and devoting hla spare lime In private research In the McCormick Institution, with which he hod been connected In the capacity of "volunteer" investigator for about a year, * The culture* upon which he was working at the time of the accident wore brought to Chicago from Mllwnu kee more than a year ago. Within i relatively ahort period thre* or four vletlma of glanders had died there and the matter excited some Interest In medlcAl circle* throughout tho middle west, Tho dlsenxe, bv resaon of Ua ex treme rarity, had attracted few In- veallgAtor* up to that time, and It waa at once clear that a much more thor ough study of Its action on tho hu man system must be made. Served Without Reward. Dr. Wilson eagerly embraced the opportunity which was offered him at the McCormick Institute and served without remuneration. He was re peatedly warned of the perilous na ture of the task he had act himself, notwithstanding tho fact that he Vaa probably aa familiar with the action of the bacilli ntt any man In the ln*tl- tutlou. But his knowledge did not avail to ativn him. Dr. Wilson waa a. native of Cana da, having been born at Mitchell, Perth county, thirty-eight yearn ago. On* of hi* brothers. Dr. O. E. Wil son. of Toronto, is a fellow of tha Royal Collogc of Burgeons, London. The decedent In survived by two sis ters and two other brothcrs—Mrs. J. J. 'Browder. 1398 North avenue; Miss Annie Wilson, Buffalo. N. Y.; Dr. J. L. Wilson. Zurich, Canada, and John A. Wilson. Earl Groy, Canada. Has Been Employed by Gov. Smith to Look Aftor Back Taxes. ATLANTA, a... NOV. SI.—It In .l.tcd |that Hooper Alexander, rather than Mur phy Candler, ha* been employed by Gov-1 eruor Hoke Smith to bring au|t against the Western and Atlantic and probably other railroads for more taxes. Tho names were confused In sn article printed Sunday by reason of Mr. Camllsr being associated In the practice of law wlfii Mr. Alexander, ami will probably as sist In thn preparation of whatever ruses are brought. Mr. Alexander Is recognised us nn au- Ithorltv on nil matters pertaining to the state road, bcaldea helng a lawyer of much I lability. In addition to many years’ study of conditions surrounding the state's enrw pornto property. Mr. Alexander lias de<L voted the greater p*rt of Ihe last several months to investigating the phases likely Increased $256,066 over 1908. Thus wa An V b»b«rited deficit of *522-222 A 1908 shortage of 209.060 The 1908 shortage repeated for 1909 260,006 One Increased appropriation for Total to be eared for $960,000 Hew Figures Were Obtained. The flgurea In thl* article have been obtained from authoritative sources, and hava been revised hy persons having long familiarity with the state’s finances The conclusions are those of a layman drawn by tne application of common sense business rule* to the figures. They cannot be proven to he absolutely true, but they may to some silent draw thel attention of the people of this state to the meet snbusineee-llke organization Ini the entire com awn wealth—the state gov-1 ernment. The system by which revenue Is raised aad sspendedcomprlses endlen complications, and permits of all kinds ° (mo Illustration will show the absurdity of the entire arrangement. In each of the two houses of the legislature two sep- arate committee* handle the statical finance*. One raise* the money and does all It can to hold taxes down. 1 ho other spends It end trie* tn grant every re- 'I llvitinr.l! H Mt m v seat of • ernment, the tinnm |nl department of the State organisation *■ bat one long nr endless conglomeration of comptexIU- and absurdities. PROTECTION NO LONGER NEEDED FOR NATION’S “INFANT INDUSTRIES!” DECLARES IRONMASTER CARNEGIE SAFE BLOWERS MAKE m HAUL Store of W. L. Nix at Lowoll, Carroll County, Scono of Robbery. CAnnor.I.TON, On.. Nov. J2.-H.ifo blowers got In their work at I/reel I. this county, last night, blowing open tho safe of W. L. Nix, a prominent (armor and They secured about $40. Fortunately mir. Nix had sent $360 to tho bank at Car rollton late In the afternoon. There la nn clue to the guilty parlies. 20 killedIn' THE^FRONTIER Servians Lose 17 Men, Austri ans Lose 3 in a Skir- i mlsh. PARIS, Nov. 23.—A special dispatch ,.nm Vienna says that a hand of H«r- vlana, while crossing the Bosnian frontier near Zvornlk. wsi» repulsed by Austrian r The’Horvlena Inst 17 men killed Austrians. I killed. NEW BOND ISSUES CREATE INTEREST STOCKHOLDINGS ARE BEINO CON VERTED INTO CASH TO OATH- ER NEW BUSINESS. JNKW YORK. Nov. 23.—J)ealings In stocks last week amounted to a dally av erage of hut little more then a million shares at the New York Stock tfxrhunge compared with the average of upwards of a million and a half share* a day for the |week prccsdlng. Thare was an uncer tainty In the prlea movement In rontrast with the uniformly strong upward move ment following the presidential election. The conviction remain* unaltered that the situation Is adjusted to a *tcnd\ sumption of business and IndustrinlVI tlvlty In all line*. The restoration of gen eral confidence which followed the flee- ttona brought Into the market a miscel laneous demand, which afforded a medium for distribution of theso accumulation* at large profits. Tht proeess was pursued with skill and caution, and undoubtedly with manlpulatlvs accompaniment In the stock marker. To Shift Holdings. An Incentive to conversion of atoekhold Ings Into cash Is the preparation for large issues of new capital, * out like the Panama < th* United matea go' .... .— York city bond Issue, a Korean-Jspunrae railroad Issue In New York are the pre- reads. which are looked for In the New York market. Thai securities at the pres- the new Isnuet at more 1«, however, inevitable ey market Itself haa *hoam hut light effect from thei Steel and Other Industrie* Have Outgrown Need of Tariff. SHOULD BE MAINTAINED- In Notable Articlo Ha Deals With* Tariff In Forthcoming Magazine— Takes the Position That duty or* Manufactured Articles Should bef Greatly Reduced, or Abolished En«* tirely—Tariff Ceases to Bs Measure of Protection and Becomes One of Revenue Only—Question of Revenue From Duties on Imports Should Nob Become a Party Question—Telia Why SteeJ Trade Needs No Pro tection. NEW YORK. Nov. 22.^A notabh article from Andrew Carnegie, deal ing with the tariff, will appear in tin forthcoming December number of th< Century Magaslno In whldh tho Iron maater takes the position that “In fant Industries” no longer need pro lection: that tho steel and other Hi dustrlea havo now grown beyond need of tariff protection; that dutln on luxuries Used by the rich shouU bo maintained, but that thosg on man. ufacturod .article* should be reduced greatly, or abolished entirely when do longer needed. Mr. Carnegie’s article la entitled ’My Experience With and Vlowv Upon the Tariff." What Mr. Carnegie Says, • Mr. Carnegie aays: "We have already become by far tho greatest of all manufacturing nations. ‘While tho tariff as a whole Wvtu today has ceased to be primarily ben. eflclttt aa a measure of protection, it has become of vast Importance from attention of .readers of all parti e» duties upon Imports, not for pr tlon. but for needed revenue, al. . . not bsuoas a party question. Reason-, able men of all parties pec ted to approvo this' plan .or oh- . mining revenue." Exempt Poorj Tax Rich, He says: "The American tariff, In happy contrast to oCbers, almost ex empt the poor and heavily tax tha rich, Just as It should, for It Is they who have the ability to pay ua re quired by tho highest economic.' au thority." ' Mr. Carnegie says of future tariff legislation: Future Tariff Legislation. "The next congress dealing wIDil ’ tho tariff ndl! probably be Inclined hQ first to reduce duties all around and perhaps to abolish some, but its first care should bo to maintain present duties, and even In |Omo case* to In-; crease them, upon all articles u*edi almost axclutlvely by tho rich, and this not for protection, but for reve nue, not drawn from the workers but from the rich. That la tho first and prlmo duty of congress. "Its second duly Is to reduce dufJ<*« greatly upon manufactured article* and to abolish 'entlroly those no longs* needed. What He Has Done in 8teel. plan oi ou- . h, Correct. 'The writer has co-operated In mak* Ing several reductions as steel manu factured became able to bear induc tions. Today they need no protection unless perhaps In some new spec lai ties unknown to the writer, b<-c*u*a steel la now produced cheaper hero than anywhere else, notwithstanding the higher wages paid por man. Nos a ton of steel Is produced In the world at aa small an outlay for labor a* In our country. lOur coke, coal and Iron ores aro much cheaper, because morn easily obtained and tranaporLsd and our outout per man is so much greater, owing chiefly to the large standardiz ed orders obtainable only upon oufi continent; the specialized rolltn» mills, machinery kept weeks upon uni form shapes without chsngo of rolls, und other advantages. •The day has passed when any fore given temporally. The commlttte^ etcel manufactures, tariff or no tariff* Protect the Beginners. "The writer hopes there ar* todan pioneers In several new lines requiring protection which will be generously* glveh temporarily. The commltt** •hould welcome such special cases." Mr. Carnegie says several cthor fea tures of the tariff should bo carefully* looked into, more particularly IllumU natlng oils, thread and cutlery. Mr. CamcgU adds: •There Is no occasion for haste n* for any revolutionary step In coming tariff legislation. The revision of th* tariff could today safely and advan tageously be made a radical on* upom the lines suggested, but If oongr*a<u In deference to the timid manufac turer. ’Whom we have always wlt!x us,’ think* it prudent not to distort* his dreams unduly, and only halve* present duties on some artlole*. ami abolishes them entirety upon others always provided It guards statouslyi the present duties upon luxuries of tha rich for revenue—th«* writer will b*» thankful ahd philosophic ai usual. »»*••* cause one step in the rtyht dir*- will hare been taken and he knows the final step must com* before long, tug sooner the better." *-