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HWiatural resources of our
not been diminished, and
Ijyjncan H^Hretry and enterprise of ihe
people are as great as 'be-
1 thtc. Under these circumstances, there
fore, as a result of the prolongation of
existing conditions, economic compli-'
■cations arise, it is the duty of each one
•of us to look to the future, rather than
to the past, and to continue, to the
best of his ability, to the bringing
about of such a sound constructive
sentiment as will substantially aid in
a return to prosperity.”
SOLID FRONT BY MINORITY
Results in Both “Brownsville” Bills Get
ting an Adverse Report.
The five democratic members of the
senate committee on military affairs,
succeeded in defeating both the War
ner and the Foraker hills for the res
toration to duty of negro soldiers of the
twenty-fifth infantry, who were dis
charged without honor because of the
affray at Brownsville, Texas. The suc
cess of the minority was ao
by voting as a unit
majority, r P Va t' ^1
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||wmti$38,010.37 JflJ^Kicmnoiid $109,120.90, of
goes to the board of
education cf that county and the city
of Augusta $145,653.67. This totals
exactly $335,000.
Th@ city of Augusta and the county
of Richmond obtain more than the
state, due to the. fact that their tax
rates are higher.
•^HEFLin'PLEADS * NOT GUILTY.
Preliminary Trial of Alabama Congress
man Held in Washington.
Representative Heflin of Alabama,
in police court at Washington, Thurs
day, after a plea of not guilty, gave
bond for $3,(H)0 for his appearance for
trial on two charges of assault with
a dangerous weapon. Bond was Im
mediately furnished by O. G. Staples,
proprietor of the hotel where the Ala
bama congressman is stopping. Repre
sentative Clayton of Alabama, coun
sel for Mr. Heflin, told the court *'
Mr. Heflin waived , the reading^ J
information charging him wkjj
ing Thomas McCreary,
horseman, and Louisa ™
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“GO FORWARD,”
IAKYkS, GA FRIDAY. APRIL 10, 1008.
ITE DEALS
ITH CASTRO
Hielan Ciaims Muddle is Re
Ifcd to Congress for Action.
CRISIS IS REACHED
file Sam Tires of Dilatory Tactics of
President of Little South American
Republic and Will Retaliate.
rhe long expected correspondence
.ween America and Venezuela re
acting pending American claims
Inst the latter country was submit
V. o
Bo the senate Tuesday and is almost
mtn to create a profound impres
||Plt |«ass will be difficult to digest the
of material wiii h Secretary
[has placed before congress, but'
a cursory inspection of the
L makes it evident that the
tons have reached a critical
! The president’s realization of
lb is shown by his transmission
atter to the senate without any.
t, regarding the correspond
ft especially Secretary Roofs
Hbentation of the American
^Kfflcient to instantly enlist
of congress.
Srrespondence and docu
|HSntenvd rapMLu to the senate com
relations.
'w of the senate com
B H B SS Bapk-ilivaJ'- familiarized
siniat.ion have ar
$a§ ’ r «Hkniogram as fol
g|On llljhich Venezu- con
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cen t
v^nited \
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■P^^Kercise
'in him to
he may consider
treat with Venezuela in
■In isuing general Instructions to
American minister, Secretary Root
said:
“You will call the attention of the
government of Venezuela to the feet
■that notwithstanding the long and un
broken friendship manifested by the
United States for Venezuela; notwith
standing the repeated occasions upon
which the United States has intervened
as a friend in need to relieve Venezue
la from disagreeable and dangerous
complications with other powers; not
withstanding the patience and consid
eration which has always character
ized the action of this government to
wards Venezuela, the government of
Venezuela has within the last few
years practically confiscated or destroy
ed all the substantial property inter
ests of Americans in that country. This
has been done sometimes in accordance
with the forms of law and contrary to
the spirit of law;
NO WAGE CUT
BY SOUTHERN
Mediators Decide Reduction Not
Necessary at This Time.
EMPLOYEES WIN OUT
Present Scale Will Remain in Force Until
July When Final Adjustment of Mat
ter Will Be Arranged.
At Washington Wednesday night
Charles Knapp and Dr. Charles P.
Neill, the mediators between the South
ern railway officials and their employ
es, reached an agreement by which
the present wage scale on the South
ern railway, for all the organizations
concerned, will be continued until the
first of next July.
The mediators, after a full considera
tion of all the conditions incident to
the inquiry, were of the opinion that
the railroad should not insist on a re
duction of wages at this time. The
company, through its officials, and the
employes, has accepted this judgment.
The Mobile and Ohio and Queen and
Crescent lines are included in the
agreement. Messrs. Knapp and Neill,
late Wednesday night, gave out a sign
ed statement covering the result of
their gfforts to bring about a settle
ment as follows:
"The Mediators who have endeav
ored to settle the pending controversy
between Southern railway and allied
companies and their contract labor, in
accordance with section 2 of the Erd
mau act, have found the employes un
willing at this time to d'ecept a redue
tion of wages, because of the opinion
0 f these employes that the present de
pression in business has not continued
for a sufficient period to justify a re
duction.
“Under all the circumstances of the
case, irrespective of its merits, we are
of the opinion that the interests of the
public will be promoted, as well as the
interests of all parties to the contro
.versy, if the companies shall not insist
upon the proposed reduction at this
time.
“Accordingly we have recommended
to thg companies to continue the pres
eht schedule of wages until July 1st,
n ext, upon the understanding that if by
that time business conditions have not
substantially improved the matters in
dispute will be taken up again.by the
mediators with the view of reaching
such an adjustment of the wage scale
as may seem to be just under the con
ditions then existing.
“We take great pleasure in announc
ing that this recommendation has been
accepted by the companies and by their
employes in the operating, mechanical
and roadway departments represented
by their organizations.’’
GEORGIA PROHI LAW ATTACKED,
Test Case from Augusta Certified to the
State Supreme Court.
Because it contains a constitutional
question for construction, the Georgia
state court of appeals at Atlanta, on
I —
.
Terms: $i.oo Per Annum in Advance.
BERKMAN IN LIMBO.
Notorious Anarchist Leader Arrested at
New York Suspected of Implication
in Bomb Throwing.
Alexander Berkman, the anarchist
leader who served a long term in pris
on for an attempt to assassinate Henry
C. Friejc, was taken into custody by
tile police in New York Monday. He
was taken to Bellevue hospital and
confronted with Selig Silverstein, the
man who is charged with having
thrown the bomb at the Union Square
meeting Saturday.
The detention of Berkman by the
police was brought about through the
finding in Silverstein’s rooms in Brook
lyn of a card bearing Berkman’s namte.
This card, which was made out in Sil
verstein’s name, certified to his mem
bership in the “Anarchist Federation
Union.” It bore the signature of “Al
exander Berkman.”
The police say that Berkman, when
shown the signature at police headquar
ters, acknowledge that it was his.
.When he was sought out by news
paper men after the tragedy of Sat
urday and told that his signature had
been found in Silverstein’s home, he
denied acquaintance with the wounded
man, and said that if it were true that
the signature had been found it un
doubtedly was attached to some for
mal letter with reference to a request
that he deliver an address before some
society. He said that many requests
of this kind ccme to him and that fre
quently they are made by persons un
known to him.
Silverstein, who was frightfully in
jured by the explosion of the bomb Sat
urday, was reported as making consid
erable progress toward recovery.
Two detectives have gone from New
York to some unnamed city in the
northern part of New York state to
search for members of an anarchist
group who fled from the city after
the bomb explosion Saturday.
Detectives also are reported to be
searching for the haunts of anarchists
in Paterson, N. J., and it is reported
that the police departments of Chi
cago, Denver, New. Orleans and San
Francisco have been affired to co-oper
ate with the New York police in their
efforts to discover any accomplice of
Silverstein.
Berkman’s visit to the hospital where
he was confronted with Silverstein,
failed to bring any show of recognition
on the part of the two rpen.
As Silverstein’s eyes are sightless
and covered with bandages, two detec
tives engaged Berkman in a spirited
conversation in Yiddish as the trio
stood by the side of Silverstein’s cot,
at the same time watching the wound
ed man closely ifor any sign or move
ment which might indicate recognition
of Berkman’s vcice. Nothing of this
kind occurred.
GILLETTE EXPIATES FOUL CRIME.
Youth Who Betrayed and Murdered Sweet
heart i* Electrocuted.
Chester E. Gillette Monday paid the
penalty of the brutal murder of Grace
Brown, the girl whom he led astray,
He went to his death in the electric
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NO. 21.
NAME WATSON
FOR PRESIDENT
Georgian Se eded to Head the
Fopu : ist National Ticket.
TWO STATES BOLTED
Plea of Nebraska and Minnesota for Post
ponement of Action Turned Down.
Williams for Vice President.
For president of the United States,
Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia.
For vice president of the United
States, Samuel Williams, of Indiana.
The foregoing ticket was nominated
by the Peoples’ party convention, ia
session at St. J.ouis, Mo., after two
stormy sessions, during which the Ne
braska and the Minnesota delegations
bolted because they could not pro
cure a postponement of the convention
until after nominations had been made
by the democratic convention, so that
the peoples’ party might nominate W.
J. Bryan for president, if he were
defeated at the national democratic
convention.
Mr. Watson was not present, but Mr.
Williams, of Indiana, returned thanks
to the convention in a brief speech, in
which he promised to do all things
possible for the success of the ticket.
At a meeting Friday night of the
new national committee, James B. Fer
ris, of Joliet, Ilk, was reelected chair
man and Jay W. Forrest, of Albany,
N. Y., w r as chosen vice chairman.
The platform, after setting forth,
that the government has been con
trolled so as to place the rights of
property above the rights of human
ity, and that financial combinations
have exerted too much power over
congress, gives the position of the
party on finance as follows:
“The issuing of money is a function,
of government and should not be dele
gated to corporation or individual.
The constitution gives to congress
alone the power-to issue money and
regulate the value thereof. We there
fore demand that all money shall be
issued by the government direct to
the people, without the intervention of
banks, and be a full legal tender for
all debts, public and private, and
in quantities to supply the necessity
of the country. We demand that pos
tal savings banks be instituted for
the savings of the people.”
Alien ownership of public lands is
opposed, and lands now held by aliens
or by corporations which have vio
lated the conditions of their grants
should be restored to the public do
main.
Government ownership of railroads
is urged on the ground that that poli
cy would prevent unjust discrimina
tions. And that in order to perfect the
postal service the government should
own and operate the general telegraph
and telephone systems and provide a
parcels post.
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