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REYNOLDS FOILS
' OUT THE DANGER OF
SWINGING TOO FAR
Mere Legislation Cannot
Prevent Money Seeking
Its Normal Levels
CENTRALIZATION IS
OFTEN IMPORTANT
[, Emergencies Arise Where It Is Of
Great Importance to Pour in
Money to Meet Critical
Situations
Bj HOLLAND
New Yqrk, August 24.—(Special.)—The
address recently delivered by George M.
Reynolds, president of the largest national
bank of Cnicago, an office which he pre
ferred to that of Secretary of the Treas
ury, has been read and reread in ♦his
city especially with the view of getting
at tliQ meaning of some* of the remarks
made by this very able banker. The inti
mation runs through portions of the ad
dress that however sincere Congress and
the administration at Washington may
be in their desire to furnish the United
States with a satisfactory and adequate
banking system, nevertheless there are
some features of the bill now before Con
gress which, unconsciously perhaps, re
flects a desire to Interfere with tire f ormal
end even fundamental law's which control
the movements of money.
s President Reynods Is plainly of the opin
ion that there Is no possible legislation
short of that which Is absolutely de
structive which can prevent the normal
movement of money. Money, like water,
will flpd its natural level. If obstruc
tions are raised by law or artificially to
impede the natural course or current of
money, then the latter, like water, will
find its way around the obstruction or
else, like water pgain, will be Impounded
into a reservoir like a great dam.
Apparently President Reynolds thinks
that this country Is too vast to make it
possiblo for legislation to interfere for
any length of time with the normal move
ment cr currents of money, and that to
a considerable extent Is also true with
respect to credit.
In the summer preceding the panic of
1907. one of the leading international bank
ers stated that in this day It Is absolute
ly impracticable for any man or any group
of men to master, excepting possibly for a
day, tho money market through manipula
tion. There are several reasons why, in
hi# opinion, this is so. In the first place,
the amount of capital at the command of
any one man or any group of men is too
small to make it serviceable in manipu
lating the money market. At the time of
the civil war Commodore Vanderbilt and
Daniel Drew could master the money mar
ket long enough to serve their purposes
and yet the fortune of each of these men
was less than the yearly income of An
thony N. Brady, probably much less than
the yearly income of Henry C. Frick, cer
tainly far less than the yearly Income
of Andrew^ Carnegie. In the next place
the wonderful mastery of the forces of
nature by which instantaneous commun
ication of intelligence Is made possible
would prevent any successful manipula
tion of the money market in the interest
of one mail nr of a small group of men.
hi 1907, upon the day of the outbreak
of the panic, when specie payments w’ere
practically suspended, and it was inevit
able that there be appeal to the clearing
house associations for the employment of
their latent powers so that instruments
of credit could be provided, two or three
of the banks of this city, and certainly
one of the international banking houses,
began to offset the harmful Influence oc
casioned by the panic and the practical
suspension of specie payments of their
banks through the utilization of the ocean
cable. Within an hour messages were
sent back and forth which caused on
Immediate exportation of gold of approx
imately $10,000,000.
The St. Louis Panic
The emergencies occasioned by the great
Baltimore fire, the disasters which It was
feared would follow the annihilation of
Ran Francisco by fire and earthquake—all
were relieved within a few hours’ time
by means of the telephone and telegraph.
It frequently happens that the government
transfers millions In gold from New York
to San P'rancisco, or the other way, sim
ply by ihe utilization of the telegraph and
by appropriate bookkeeping.
Where Law Is Ineffectual
If it were the purpose to pass a law
by which the instantaneous movement of
money toward some great financial center
would be prevented, that law would prob
ably be found ineffective. Even one of
the monarchs of Europe discovered that!
the death penalty did not prevent the de
preciation of paper money, since those
who received paper money would accept it
only upon the basis of the depreciation,
although the monarch declared that any
one who In this way assisted depreciation
should be put to death.
Concentration of Reserves
President^ Reynolds intimates that there
may be danger of Impairment of the de
velopment of our national resources
rtiould the currency bill now before Con
gress become a law in its'present form.
haws may be passed making obligatory
the accumulation of hundreds of mil
lions of reserves in various scattered
regional reserve sections. That there may
be great advantages in a system of this
kind is unquestioned. But while reserves
can thus be lawfully distributed and the
concentration of them in a single finan
cial center impaired, if not wholly pre
vented, nevertheless there do come times
Jas. H. Tinder
Fills occullsts' prescriptions for eye
glasses right. He puts a finish on his
eye-glasses that many opticians find
It difficult to equal—the touch of the
artist. 306 N Nineteenth Street.
Third Session of Congress to
Be Held in Detroit in
September
Washington, August 24.—(Special.)—Hon.
David F. Houston, Secretary of Agricul
ture, will represent the national adminis
tration at the third American Road Con
gress, which will be In session %t Detroit
during the week of September 29. The
congress is the annual clearing house of
the organized road movement of America,
and is participated in by 26 great organ
izations under the leadership of the Amer
ican Highway association and the Amer
ican Automobile association. So impor
tant is this annual congress considered
that the American Bar association, the
American Bankers' association and the
National grange are officially identified
with it.
Appointment Appropriate
It is quite appropriate that the official
head of the department of agriculture
should open tilts great meeting, as the
federal office of public roads is under
his jurisdiction, l.ogan Waller Page, di
rector of tile office of public roads, is
president of the American Highway asso
ciation and of the American Road con
gress. and it has been under his capable
management that the government road of
fice has grown in the last eight years
from an obscure organization, with a
total appropriation of only $35,000. to a
widely known and effective bureau with
an appropriation to be expended under
its direction this year of nearly $2,000,000.
its laboratories for testing and research
work have in recentg years obtained such
eminence as to cause the British govern
ment to send over to it specimens of the
road materials of England, Scotland and
Wales to be tested.
Canada To Be Represented
Premier Borden of Canada has advised
the management of the congress that the
Canadian government will he represented
bv a member of the cabinet. The fact
that the United States government and
the Canadian government will thus be of
ficially represented at a good roads con
gress held on the border line, will bring
about a great attendance from both coun
tries, and will be followed by a marked ■
stimulation of the road movement in both.
As an indication of the widespread inter
est in the coming road congress the Trunk
Line association, comprising most of the
grout eastern and central railroads, ha's
granted a special rate of one and one
half fare for round trip to western ter
mini en rotite to the Congress. This is
a very unusual concession by the rail
roads and is due to the importance which
they attach to the good roads movement
under its present leadership.
Climb Into New Waj' of Dressing
New York, August' 24.—(Special.)
I Direct from Paris on I^a Provence,
which arrived today, came the suf
fragette skirt. It appeared on the per
son of Mrs. Nat Sphringold, known in
the trade as Mme. Francis. As the
ship news reporter views it, it is plain
and severe in its lines, with a sugges
tion of masculinity and a hint of trous
ers about it.
It has two pockets, but one is only
a dummy. The material is bongaline.
Mme. Francis explained that as the
skirt has no break you get into it by
undoing the blihd hooks in the left
hand pocket and climbing into your
own dress through the pocket, as it
were. At least, that's a man’s impres
sion of what she said.
"For proper effect,” she added, “the
skirt should be worn with a little
sleeveless blouse. As you can see, the
suffragette—although there is really
no r chi son for calling it so—looks like
a harem skirt without a split.”
Other skirts there were on board La
Provence so tight they tripped their
wearers in crossing the washboards,
which in steamships are doorsills..
And the real harem skirt is coming,
too, according to Mme. Bernard, an
other passenger. "It will he here ip
about two weeks.” she said, "and wom
en w ill wear it, •I’m sure. I think the
harem is superior to the sheath skirt
It is fuller.
“The transparent skirts are only a
temporary fad. They won’t Ia3t.”
when propositions Involving very gre&t
new work, the exploitation of natural re
sources upon a very large scale, require
capital in abundance and in great sums.
President Reynolds Intimates that there
may be danger that the greater work of
exploiting natural resources may be aban
doned because there cannot be under the
proposed system such concentration of !
capital as would make It possible to mar- ]
ket the securities needed for work of this |
kind.
Apparently President Reynolds is of the
opinion that there may be danger lest !
those who seek to prevent concentration :
of money and banking resources and j
credit Should go too far In* the other di
rection. He is clearly of the opinion that |
capital should be encouraged, that enter
prises which have , merit fn them and
which represent the'exploltlng of natural
resources of the country upon a great
scale should be stimulated. There are
times when it Is to the benefit of the
whole people that large amounts of capi
tal be made speedily available so that
great undertakings, honorable and legiti
mate, may be made possible.
Apparently President Feynolds has dis
covered some evidences that the bill now
before Congress has been so written as to
limit, If not completely to destroy, the
concentration of credit and resources at
the large financial centers In such manner
as to make them available for those whb
speculate or operate In the New York
Stock exchange.
If that be one purpose In this measure
which actuated dhose who wrote the pres
ent bill there is hardly any doubt that
the majority of the people In the United
States will give that purpose their cordial
approval. But there seems to be Intima
tion in President Reynolds' address of a
possible danger, not so much to bankers
as to the people themselves, of serious Im
pairment of the open market In New York,
where the value of securities of all kinds
is tested, or of the open market In Chi
cago, where jhe value of agricultural com
modities Is In free and open market
proved by daily transactions.
Make This Monday
Acme Laundry Day
The day looses its dreads for the housekeeper If she
sends everything—shirts, collars, dresses, towels, bed
linens, table linens, children’s clothes—to this reliable,
dependable laundry.
q 7 7—teleph°n E-077
Oil The Wagon Comes Oil
IF IT IS WASHABLE! THE ACME DOES
IT WELL
EIGHT GOVERNORS OF ALABAMA
1874—1901
No. 53—An Active Administration
Edward A. O’N eal, Governor
Paroled veterans still conducted the af
fairs of the state. But the 18 momentous
and fruitful years since Appomattox had
introduced a, new element info the condi
tions. The mind and conscience of the
sons of veterans had become public opin
ion. The sons took up their inheritance.
The governor received readily advanced
ideas of state government. Practical re
form became the shibboleth of the legisla
ture. Never before did a state govern
ment co-operate In all its functions more
effectively.
The first in order of the general acts of
the legislature was one to improve the
criminal jurisprudence. Until now a de
fendant on trial in a. criminal case was
not permitted to testify in his own be
half. Abandonment of this unjust discrim
ination in evidence had been more than
once pressed Upon the legislature in re
cent years, but without effect. It must
appear quiotic to follow the reasoning ot
grave senators in opposition. It was in
the second term of Governor Houston that
a democrat, Senator J. L. Cunningham,
from Etowah, offered the necessary bill.
His movement passed almost unnoticed.
The same senator in the first term of
Governor cSbb renewed his bill. The com
mittee on the judiciary received it and
made majority and minority reports, the
majority report against, but the minority
favorable. Debate was full before* the
senate. Senators Roquemore of Barbour,
Harrison of Dee, Robinson of Chambers,
Clarge of Marengo, Troy of Montgomery,
Rice of Madison, spoke in animated tones
for the majority report, condemning the
bill. Mr. Troy was always troubled by
"attempts to sweep away the old law
marks; to abolish the common law for
mob law." Mr. Clarke began his profes
scional life as circuit solicitor and in a
general practice later had acquired consid
erable knowledge qf the needs of reform
in the criminal code, but the reform pro
posed by the bill was too much for him.
True, Congress had passed an act allowing
defendants in criminal trials before United
States courts to testify in their own be
half. hut he cared nothing for such a
precedent in legislation, he said.
Senator Torrey from Munroe favored the
minority report. The principle involved
was not longer an experiment. Senator
Satterfield from Dallas favored the mi
nority report and could not consent to
make a fetich of the common law. Sena
tor Seay from Hale warmly and forcibly
argued for the reform in criminal
trials, which would admit the testimony
of the defendant. The bill was lost in
tW senate, for the life of that legislature.
Now, however, a lawyer from Wilcox
appeared on the scene in hot haste. He
had left a case in his circuit court in
which he had perfect confidence if his cli
ent, the defendant, might testify in bis
own behalf. The faithful attorney rushed
to the legislature, then In session. His
earnest lobby work succeeded. An act.
was passed allowing the defendant to re
late on the witness stand, but unsworn,
the facts as he might desire them stated.
Up to this time, through the terms of
Governor Houston and Cobb, the peniten
tiary had been rapidly increasing in num
bers of convicts received, nineteen-twen
tieths of whom were lusty freedmen. Thc
taxpayers were in no condition to devote
$10,000 a month or more to support this
division of the population. It was ac-'
cepted policy to compel it to self-support,
and the only productive labor which it i
w as capable of performing was under the |
contract form, on the cotton plantation
and the coal mines, as,dernier resort, road
building.
Public attention was now rudely turned
to abuses of the penitentiary contrac t sys
tem. Warden Bankhead in the second
term of Governor Cobb had earnestly dc
mauded the total abandonment of that
system.
This warden’s report emphasized his
counsel with an enumeration of instances
of inhuman treatment of convicts by con
tractors.
The legislature in Governor O’Neal’s first
term amended the laws for conducting the
penitentiary, but did not abolish the con
tract system. As yet there was no suf
ficiency of farming land to employ the la
bor. The Williams plantation on the Tal
lapoosa had proven an ignoble failure for
that purpose. An act was passed con
stituting the governor, the state treasurer
and the attorney general a board charged
with the sale of the property complete at
public auction, so discouraging had been
the attempt to cultivate the land.
It must He borne In mind, in this connec
tion, that the state had pledged Is faith
to a semi-annual pavment of interest and
upon that nledsre had sold more than
*9 00ft COO of its bonds. There was a con
stitutional rpmi'rfment of generous sup
port to public schools. The courts neces
sary to administer law and preserve or
*er were expensive If attention, in the
♦erms of Houston Gnbb was given to the
oenitentlarv to compel the? convict® to
*v*ect the costs of the institution bv the<r
’abor. the evneriment with the contract
epomprj lustlfiable.
The experiment w*th the contract svs
♦ em nvmifepflv now demanded the prn.
♦ ooHen of more legislation. An act wrns
oossed reonlrin'T the governor to annolnf
♦hree inspectors of the penitentiary sub
ject to the approval ol the .senate. The
salary would be $1000 each and a clerk was
to be paid by the state. One must be a
practicing physician.
The warden would still make all con
tracts and visit the convicts. The three
inspectors were expected to follow on
the trail of the warden and, in a gen
eral way, protect the convicts from the
contractors. They were also required
to visit the county convicts in their
various places of assignment to labor
on public roads, private farms, the coal
mines or others, at least once a quarter
and oftener, under special order of the
governor.
The new penitentiary law went into
effect March 1. 1883. The governor had
appointed and the senate confirmed the
three inspectors required, namely, Reg
inald IT. Dawson, W. D. Dee and Dr.
Albert T. Henley. Dawson was a cotton
planter of Wilcov, a lawyer by profes
sion, and had been solicitor. Dee was
a contractor of Hale county. Dr. Henley
was a native of Marengo county, re
cently removed to Birmingham to prac
tice his profession. Each member of
the board had the preliminary advan
tage of lifelong familiarity with the
character and habits of the negro. All
were in the prime of life. None had
been a politician.
The board met in the capitol for or
ganization the day of its confirmation
by the senate. Dawson was made pres
ident and Henley, secretary.
The governor Instructed President
Dawson to codify the penitentiary laws.
This laborious work completed and
printed, the board adopted a system of
rules and regulations for the manage
ment of convicts, printed It and distrib
uted it among all contractors.
President Dawson immediately took
up his residence at prison No. 1, “the
walls,” near Wetumpka. The warden
there was ordered to Pratt Alines
prison, about 200 convicts were under
contract. The physician, Dr. R. At. Cun
ningham. known as the '“penitentiary
physician,” heretofore resident at “the
walls,'* was assigned also to the Pratt
Mines prison.
The inspectors made frequent in
formal report to the governor. They
informed him of the inadequacy of au
thority in them under the law. Tho
governor constantly stretched his own
prerogative to cover deficiencies in the
statute as intimated to him by the in
spectors.
The public mind remained inflamed.
The state seemed to nave no penalties.
At the annual meeting, 1882, of the
Alabama ATedical association, the pres
ident. Dr. J. B. Gaston of Montgomery,
in his formal address, discussed the
subject. At tl^ instance of the gov
ernor Dr. Gaston and the state health
officer, Dr. Jerome Cochrane, had
already visited some of the mining con
tractors* camps. Gaston wrote the re
port and this paper was the substance
of it.
The exposures of Dr. Gaston and Dr.
Cochrane were taken up by the press.
The public came to know that convicts
under contract were poorly fed, half
clothed, overtasked, over-crowded in
hard bunks, without decent bed cloth
ing: that they were cruelly tasked and
otherwise punished. The death rate was
appalling—even 40 per cent of those
on hand had died in one or more in
stances. The contractors were individ
uals of standing in business, possessed
social reputation and many were church
members.
President Rragg of the railroad com
mission did not consider the authority
of that body sufficient. The roaVls were
restive under that measure of pow-er
already in the hands of the commission.
Local lawyers were found In plentiful
supply who did not consent to it as a
legal creation.
A federal interstate commerce com
mission was being discussed all over the
county. The learned George Tichenor
Curtis instructed the public that the
corporations having built the roads
under state charters, their control of
their property could not be questioned.
The great constitutional authority, Jere
Black of Pennsylvania replied that:
“The right of the people to control the
roads is so deep rotted that neither the
legislative or Judicial officers of the
state can bargain it away, more than
they may lawfully sell the state, out
and out."
The Alabama railroad commission de
sired greater reach of authority. It
wanted power to open competition be
tween roads and to forbid roads to pool
their freight charges. The proper act
to this end was enacted. The com
mission was required by the statute to
“take into consideration the nature and
character of the service to be per
formed and the entire business of such
railroads, together with Ks earnings
from its passenger and other traffic.”
Twelve thousand five hundred dollars
were appropriated foi the salaries and
all expenses of the commission and one
clerk.
An act was passed for the simplifica
tion of elections. In that a single day
W'as named for the election of ail
county commissioners, namely, the day
for the general election in August, 1884,
and everjr four years thereafter.
The governor was allowed to em
ploy a recording secretary when needed
at $125 per month, buUthe amount thus
paid must not ex’ceed $inno a year
JOHN WITHERSPOON DTJBOSE.
Mrs. Martin Shoots and Kills
J. F. Register—Woman
Arrested
Dothan, August 24.—(Special.)—J. F.
Register, a well known farmer living
two and a half miles east of Dothan,
was shot and Instantly killed last night
by Mrs. Martin, a widow who lives with
her two small children on Register’s
place. Coy Chambliss, a young man of
that neighborhood, is said to have come
to the home of Mrs. Martin early in
the night and raised a disturbance. Mrs.
Martin is said to have made him leave.
He later returned with Register.
Register is said to have gone to the
door, which was closed and looked
through a knot hole.
Mrs. Martin, thinking that it was
Chambliss, took a shot at the knot
hole with her pistol. The bullet went
true to the mark and entered Register’s
eye, killing him instantly.
Mrs. Martin then took her children
and went to Register’s home, telling
Mrs. Register that she had killed Cham
bliss. Mrs. Martin was arrested and
placed in the Houston county jail here
Register was about 40 years old and
leaves a large family.
Pig Has Elephant's Trunk
Manchester, Ok., August 23.—The ab
sence of a nose and substituted therefor
a trunk like that of an elephant, marks
the peculiar characteristic of a pig re
cently born on the farm of W. T. Hod
son, near here. Branching out between
and slightly above his eyes, the trunk ex
tends downward for about three inches.
It was well formed, as was the pig in
other particulars. The little animal was
killed and the body is being preserved in
alcohol. There were six other pigs in the
litter, all of which were normal.
OF BARNEY LEWIS
W*as Indicted By Carrollton
Grand Jury Several
Years Ago
Carrollton, August 24.—(Special.)
The arrest of Barnet Smith Lewis in
The arrest of Barney Smith Lewis In
Hattiesburg, Miss., brings to mind his
criminal career in this county several
years ago.
About 1899 the Southern Express
company's safe was blown open at Re
form and the school fund for the teach
ers of this county was stolen, amounting
to $4000. The Burns detective agency
was employed in the case and one of
their representatives succeeded in
''spotting" Lewis as the guiRy party.
He was indicted by the grand Jury of
this county, hut was later released
upon a $250 bond.
Lewis never appeared for trial and
his bond was forfeited. The next heard
of him was when he got a terifi in the
coal mines from Walker county.
A New Industry
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
"Now that so many automobiles are
passing your house," said the visitor,
"I should think you would keep your
chickens shut up.”
“What!" said the farmer, “and cut off
my greatest income?"
PROFESSION A I,
Persons who need glasses, or
who have any trouble with their
Eyes, Ears, Nose or Throat are
cordially invited to consult me and
be examined without charge.
BARON UO/.IEH, M. D.,
Eye, Ear, None and Throat Specialist
20201 2 First A VC.
GOVERNORS TO HOLD
CONFERENCE AT
COLORADO SPRINGS
Over 40 State Chief Execu
tives Are Expected Au
gust 26-30—Official
Programme
» —
Colorado Springs, August 24.—(Special.)
Governors of the states of the union will
hold their annual conference at Colorado
Springs August 26-30. Indications are that
there will be from 30 to 40 governors and
ex-governors in attendance at the con
ference, which from the programme al
rea.v announced and the various questions
which are expected to receive considera
tion by the state executives promises to
l»e the most important session in the his
tory of the governors’ conference.
Gov. E. M. Ammons of Colorado and the
city of Colorado Springs, through the
Chamber of Commerce, as hosts of the
governors, have arranged for an interest
ing programme of entertainment.
Official Programme
The official programme for the confer
ence has been announced as follows:
Tuesday' morning, August 2fi, 10 o'clock:
Addresses of welcome by Gov. Elias M.
Ammons of Colorado and Hon. C. U Mc
Kesson, mayor of Colorado Springs.
Response to addresses of welcome by
Gov. William Spry of Utah.
Appointment of temporary chairman.
Appointment of committee on arrange
ments.
Afternoon:
Report of commmlttee on co-operation,
Gov. Emmet O'Neal of Alabama, chair
man.
Discussion.
Evening:
Reception and ball at the Antlers’ hotel,
tendered by Gov. and Mrs. Elias M. Am
mons.
Wednesday morning, August 27:
“A State Department of Efficiency and
Economy,” address by Gov. Ernest Lister
of Washington.
Afternoon:
“A State Department of Efficiency and
Economy,” continued. Discussion.
At the close of the afternoon confer
ence the governors will be the guests of
various state societies of the Pikes Peak
region, and an all-states picnic and out
door reception will be given at Mani
tou by the people of Manitou and the vis
itors representing the various states.
Evening: Executive session.
Thursday morning, August 28:
"Distrust of States’ Legislatures; the
Cause, the Remedy.” Address by Gov. Em
met O'Neal of Alabama, Gov. George W.
I*. Hunt of Arizona and Gov. George H.
Hodges of Kansas.
Discussion.
Afternoon: “Distrust of States’ Legisla
tures; the Cause, the Remedy.” Continued.
Discussion.
The governors will visit the Cheyene
Mountain Country club at Broadmoor,
near Colorado Springs, where they will
be guests at the polo games, participated
in by the Twelfth cavalry team of Fort
Robinson, the Sheridan (Wyo.) ranch polo
team, the Cheyene Mountain Country club
of Colorado Springs and the Denver Coun
try club of Dencer.
try club of Denver.
Evening:
'^Colorado products dinner will be given
at the Antlers’ hotel, tendered by Gov.
E. M. Ammons and the Colorado Springs
Chamber of Commerce. Elk. mountain
trout from the Gunnison river, Rocky
Ford eanteloupes, roasting ears from the
state penitentiary farm at Canon City,
watermelons from the Arkansas valley,
peaches, pears, apples and other fruits
from the western slope and other sections
of the state; Colorado made cigars, and
other Colorado products will feature the
menu.
Friday morning, August 29:
“The Growth of Administrative Com
missions.” Address by Gov.v Edward F.
Dunne of Illinois.
Discussion.
Afternoon: “The Growth of Adminis
trative Commissions,” continued. Dis
cussion.
At the close of the afternoon session the
governors will inspect the convict built
roads of Colorado. They will first go over
the Colorado Springs-Canon City road,
which was built by convict labor, and haa
been declared to be not only one of the
most beautiful and picturesque drives in
the state, but one of the best constructed
mountain roads in the wrest. They will
then visit the Garden of the Gods, which
is a part of the park system of the city
of Colorado Springs; and passing through
Manitou will inspect the road in Ute
Pass. This road, which follows the gen
eral line of the trail made centuries ago
by the Ute Indians, was recently rebuilt
by convict labor, and Is a splendid speci
men of mountain road building. It is a
part of the Lincoln highway of Colorado.
Saturday morning, August 30:
“State Assumption of Nomination and
Election Expenses.” Addresses by Gov.
Simeon E. Baldwin of Connecticut and
Gov. Joseph M. Carey of Wyoming.
Discussion.
Afternoon: “State Assumptibn of Nomi
nation and Election Expenses,” continued.
Discussion.
Following the sessions on Saturday the
governors will visit Pikes Peak, Cheyenne
canons. Cripple Creek, Williams canon,
the Cave of the Winds, ancient cliff
dwellings, Crystal park, Red mountain and
various other points of interest in the
Pikes Peak region. Many of the gov
ernors also will visit the Union Printers*
home and the national sanatorium of the
Modern Woodmen of America.
Guests of City
The next week the governors will be
the guests of Gov. E. IT. Ammons and of
the city of Denver in a visit to Denver
and a trip through the northern parts of
Colorado’s rich agricultural sections and
to Estes park.
The following governors have signified
their intention of attending the confer
ence:
Emmet O'Neal of Alabama.
George W. P. Hunt of Arizona.
George W. Hayes of Arkansas.
Ellas M. Ammons of Colorado.
Simeon E. Baldwin of Connecticut.
diaries R. Miller of Delaware.
Park Trammell of Florida.
John M. Slaton of Georgia.
Edward F. Dunne of Illinois.
George H. Hodges of Kansas.
William T. Haines of Maine.
Phillips L. Goldsborough of Maryland.
Adolph O. Eberhardt of Minnesota.
8. V. Stewart of Montana.
John N. Morehead of Nebraska.
William C. McDonald of New Mexico.
Ij. B. Hanna of North Dakota.
Cole Ij. Blease of South Carolina.
O. B. Colquitt of Texas.
William Spry of Utah.
William Hodges Mann of Virginia.
Ernest Lister of Washington.
Francis E. McGovern of Wisconsin.
Joseph M. Carey of Wyoming.
The following have not replied definitely
but are expected to atend if possible:
John M. Haines of Idaho.
George NY. Clarke of Iowa.
Eugene N. Foss of Massachusetts.
Elliot W. Major of Missouri.
Earl Brewer of Mississippi.
Samuel D. Felker of New Hampshire.
Aram J. Pothier of Rhode Island.
Allen 1). Hatfield of West Virginia.
Besides these there will be several ex
governors, among whom will tie Governor
Dix of New York; who will l>e the guest
of Chester Alan Arthur, son of former
President Arthur; Gov. Alva Adams of
Colorado, and Gov. Herbert llagerman of
New Mexico.
COTTON MARKET
WILL BE DULL
Indications Point to Re
stricted Trading During
Coming Week
New Orleans, August 24.—The cotton
market this week promises to be dull,
with trading restricted. This Is the
last week of the old season and the
trade will do much guessing over the
annual statistics, some of which prom
ise to lean strongly one way or the
other. The figures on consumption, for
instance, will probably be extremely j
bullish. In addition to the fact that
tills will bo the closing week of the !
year, it will also have five days of trad
ing. as both American markets will
Close Friday for triple holidays, in ob
servance of Iiabor Day. as is the usual
custom. This will tend to deaden busi
ness more than anything else.
The weather will he of th - highest
importance, particularly in the western
cotton belt and will probably Influence
the dally swings. At the same time1
the present condition period ■ nds to
morrow, the 25th. and much interest i
will he taken In the next report 01
tile, condition of the crop. This may
cause somewhat less attention 10 he
paid to weather conditions than has
been the case of late. As the situation
now stands the trade is looking for
ward to a bullish report on condition.
The first of the private bureau report
will he awaited with great Interest.
It Is safe to say that continued drouth
iu the wesi would cause prices to work
upward while rains would cause a
slump, temporarily at least. There Is
so much open cotton in Texas picking,
that it Is difficult say t.o Just what
effect continued ra’ns would have on
the market. While moisture would
check crop deterioration In the west
and start the plant making again til*
damage to open cotton would lie severe
and. picking would be inierroupted So
much complaint would result that, rains,
after the first day or so, might be con
sidered a bullish factor.
FOREPAUGH'S INJURY DUE
TO ODD FREAK OF FATE
It was singular that Adam Forepaugh.
•Jr., the retired circus magnate a*ul well
known the world over as “the elephant
trainer,” should come to grief In a rol
ler chair on the Atlantic iMt.v board
walk because of the antics of a scion
of the old jungle family with which he
"’as so closely identified In business.
Forepaugh's specialty was elephant.-,
says tiie Philadelphia Public ledger. 11.
Is reputed to have held a peculi u charm
over them.
According to dispatches from the
Million Dollar Pier, Forepaugh is cdh
valescelng from injuries sustained
when a runaway horse, frightened by
an elephant, ran amuck on the seaside
promenade, voerturned and demolished
Forepaugh’s chair and flung him out
amid a shower of broken glass. Fore
paugh lives at Fifteenth and Mount
Vernon streets and maintains a sum
mer home at the shore.
Forepaugh in his palmy days could
put a horse and an elephant in tin
sawdust ring and make them lie down
together like the lion and the lamb. It
was he who first introduced the thril
ler of having his favorite elephane wind
its trunk about him and carry him
gracefully from the arena. Forepaugh
also first brought out the elephant
pyramid, upon the crest of which in
stood with an American flag.
That he should he injured now in his
retired life by reason of an elephant’s
pranks in rei*a.»*tlod a« u, paradox of the
fates.
Foreqaugh’s attorney, John A. Brown,
said yesterday he would not be sur
prised if Forepaugh, as soon as ho is
sufficiently recovered, spies out the of
pending elephant and “put him through
a few paces” for his unruly conduct.
Since his retirement from the show
business Forepaugh has been living
quietly in this city. A few years ago
he contracted a severe cold and suffers
now from locomotor ataxia. The old
ForepaiWfli show was swallowed up by
the so-called “Circus Trust.” Fore
paugh sold out to Sells and the show
was conducted for a while as Forepaugh
& Sells. Then Bailey got a big share
and the circuit was absorbed by the
Barnum & Bailey outfit. It was passed
on to the Ringling management, who
now control the old Forepaugh combi
nation.
George Cautions Prince of Wales
King George has cautioned the Prince
of Wales against being tattooed, says
London Life. His majesty, years ago,
when he was Duke of York, had some,
elaborate Japanese designs tatooed on his
arms and chest and personally he used to
take a great pride in the artistic excel
lence of these skin pictures. Queen Mary,
however, dislikes the practice and it is
owing to her importunities that he lias
cautioned the Prince of Wales not to
walk in his father’s footsteps, so far its
tatooing is concerned. It is a curious co
incidence that the Czar, who bears such
a resemblance to ills majestj’ that he may
be described as his “double,” was tat
tooed with the similar designs by the
same artist, who had the honor of de
signing the puncture pictures on King
George.
BIG MON AT
KNOXVILLE WILE BE
THROWN WEN SOON
Thousands at Work Prepar
ing Grounds for National
Conservation Exposi
tion There
Knoxville, August 24.—(Special.)
These are busy days on the grounds of
the National Conservation exposition in
this city. Everywhere there in a hustle
and a hustle. Thousands of men, skilled
mechanics and artisans, painters and
decorators, carpenters and Joiners, jani
tors, scrubmen, gardeners and a host of
others are at work early and late. Ail
are preparing for the opening of the
exposition on Labor Day, Monday, Sep
tember 1.
Months ago the officers and direc
tors of the exposition made the unquali
fied promise that the nation.il show
would be ready on opening day and
that it would be complete down to the
last detail. That promise will be kept
to tiie letter. The National Conserva
tion exposition will open complete in
every department and with every ex
hibit in place on Labor Day.
Exhibits Arriving
For ten (lays the exhibits, those from
tit® federal government, those from the
different state governments of the
south, those of diffetent organizations
and societies and those of hundreds and
thousands of Individual exhibitors, have
been arriving in Knoxville on every
train. The express company and the
delivery firms have had their hands
full in getting this great amount of
property delivered.
On the grounds tho work of installing
the displays is progressing rapidly.
Many of the largest exhibits already
are In place, others are well under way.
The buildings all are' completed and
have been turned over to the exposition
by the contractors. Flower beds have
been set out In the grounds. older
structures have been brighuned by
coats of paint of glistening white. Ev
erything possible to be done i:i order
to insure a most successful opening of
the south's greatest exposition has been
done.
Opening Day Plans
Plans for tin- opening day of the ex
position are completed. Gov. Hen \V.
Hooper of Tennessee will come to
Knoxville for the day. His staff will
accompany him He will open the **
position. President Woodrow Wilson
from Washington wJM fl.-^h a wireless
message that will be jacked up by tho
wireless station oft the exposition
grounds. This .message will be tho
signal for starting the wheels of tho
exposition. OWopening day there will
be parades, addresses, dedications, con
certs and a general Jollification. The
official programme starts the fun going
at 8 o'clock in the morning and from
that time until 11 o’clock at night there
will be something doing every minute.
Prospects are good for an immense
crowd at the opening.
The buildings of the National < onser
vation exposition include the following:
Machinery and liberal arts, woman’s.
East Tennessee, minerals, lands, poul
try, live stock, child welfare, southern
states, art and negro. Every one of
the buildings will be filled with ex
hibits.
One of the big show buddings will lm
the southern states building. This
structure Is of commanding sizr and is
Imposing in appearance, it is entirely
new. In it are being placed the dis
plays of southern manufactured goods,
designed to emphasize the great com
mercial advance of the south in th« last
few years. The displays In this build
ing will be larger and more comprehen
sive than any ever brought together
for any other exposition. They spell
the story of the new south's greatness
as a manufacturing and commercial
section.
Proper Punishment
From the Philadelphia Public Hedger.
The servants were all abed, and the
doctor answered the bell himself. A
colored man stood on the steps, holding
a large package.
"Is Matlldah, the cook, at home, sah?*'
asked the man.
"Yes, but she has retired," returned
the doctor. ^ *
“Certainly," said the doctor, lie took
"Can I leaf dls fo’ her, sah?"
the bundle, from which flowers and
buds were protruding, and after bid
ding the man good night, carefully
carried it to the kitchen, deposited it,
paper and all, In a pan of water. Tha
doctor thought nothing mor.^ of tha
affair until he heard Matilda's angry
voice next morning raised In conversa
tion with the maid."
“if I had dr pussun heah," cried the
cook, Mat: put my new fall hat in hit
yeh dishpan, I’d scald Mm fo’ sho!"
He Had
From the Boston Transcript
“Ever take a vapor bath?"
“I've spent ten minutes in a tele
phone booth."
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