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Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

Spis bet sr ianbt, at ben aitraaois
arissminiiisr Stang ! slOrss lob bps.
as be SO 6triUdrs6artsr mee ct ODER.
ialo pOa Susrist ior. Waal, bpiltst
ban islu lite bsnastsr, ia par bet en-
for eutis for bddps RUrs. % Sverige,
at ben pelmsnts, men liSf for iriss.
lpHns Stang miftsoe Rasten til llbib.
rslitn Of iiut plansr; tbi BET pilos 10
bare bet panuittiss SslumOro for be
to imOG Rationtr iaalsSss at tabs al
Spnt Zen rusfiii, gisrn, Der not bar
pillis til at pDerlans Def if,duhurii,s
auSitf III 9ribbtns mob iifOriiprrst at
iaa ltiiit Snibn bell frtm ~SOn.
uiusspdas". Paa iamms 9io bar
man slorss Gintus Op for 6Orpelsn
OsO bet puit | Ssilsns fla Sr. stanss
SiO,. iOm sipsr 2aHSti arait til at
iOrors % life tiass ON fin asi. % bet
sr mauotsi. 6oriaapisi par Stans
maaiis "ih, man sf tbs hDur~, % sr
ban ia islp bette b,sieitj iaa tar ban
bet iiitsrt msO tiIfrsos RO M at bare
SpuOsbutitn | 6Gorslanott.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

Roromaubsn 6. 6. Berg Ssdttlt,
Tom pua Suifalr,lloitillinsen panot
Sslpmsoalis for fine uehopptos 5usls;
oil fremuiie en- enbnu tsrre Samling
paa lloFiIlihs,n | Si. 2puis ueIis
glar. Gan fht iiu unosr arbsioe en-
fuloh9noia SdmIing al ole slrtsr Spr
% 6uals, Der iersiinoss | satihiligtbtt
% alaiia. apr nt bliSs iifuio iii at
tuIofsre bette bat bdn isgt Os faast
5illaoelis ira ben amsritauiie Rsaiss
ring til at iaipt % orGbs paa bpilisn
iom belii lib al aarst ct par al ale
arter 5uele. os 9pr.. Der iersfuioes
paa oisir .Sito.r Ttine ilort Sdms
ling al uOfOpptbt 6usls % 7pr. Der
tommer til at iofs Or. Berg omirsut
sl0. 900, blipsn ben iisriit Samlins |
lit Slass | stnisrilai
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31
Com aopitoItfprssIen 70,

Com aapitaliiprtsisa fOruo bar
fremitillet Reiormpartisrns ipmbplIt |
fine Cartoons. osls iom lansItjee.
ssbe 6armsrs, esls iom sgslsr os
samls, dfaidstsOs Rulopr. aniirenssr
be iis nu for al iabriisrs ct snbnu ia-
lers itersptppt ipmbDlii SiHsbs af osres
npe 6ienbs, SOcialismm. De opiai.
ter Sassn tOrrsii. naar be | Otnns isr
sr Iansi furtgtrs 5i,no, np ale b,
anors RsfOrmpartisr tiliammsn, % Be
pil til Os msO uuOer Siratisn isnprsrs
be idrIise gInartiiisr | lin Spsr for at
ct ipmbslii 9rassbillsOs for
SOciaIismsu. ct gGrtpra6ilIsos. Der
Tan lusis al SuOpl % arust.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31
Get upeiir | Columbia Satiprber.


(Sra ~Weuiie 9rabt Rtbisib for Suni
Is, l903.)
Columbia pbonosrapb Go. bar net.
op uoienot en- Sill9ass9iiie III beres
aataloe oper Rstorosr, baabs eplinoers
% itipeformeoe. 8ei tnoeboloer ale
Dc ienefis "Sits" pad Shitrumsni. o.
Sangfsltst.
De bsnleosr osiaa SpmGr.ipmbseen
pda en- np Serie af.isrite Qlasiss Rs.
iorbsr, iom pil inbbsfatis ilasiiIit Ru.
mere al Sang % 9ai.lii iamt 3alsr al
bsrsmte Qrnitnsrt; Es Sat Splper o.
Suettsr paa 5pil al Wid @erbsr %
Sigmunb auniiaot i9roiss. 8 oisIe
Reproouitioner bsres Sraulein gSer.
bers rene Sppranpton,r megst iproels
astiet, % belle ben iinosrfulos Sbmpa,
tbi al Ssrr auniiaots Sismms iommsr
troliet III fin Rst. De bar osiaa Here
9iplinsSolper af 5. aoeian, ben esles
brersos 9irtpss. DC unoerboloenos
Sousr at ct straightforward tt fprs
oelagflge 0leIigtbelltr pdd Wrdphotps
nen, % ben berligs Sangindliiet az
Wr. 4pcians Reiorosr or taratteriitiit.
De frantic Saugs al Waurits Seclsrp,
fra RstropoIiidit sptrabuiet Rsu
Dori, tr fine ersmpltf paa iunitutriit
5oreoras ps piitr Reiultaterne al lang
tbsatralii gpelis. Mebertp ganni api
psllsrsr | fine italisniie Sanss til gl.
iisrs al ben santls Siols, Der bolSer
al melooiit Crnamsniatiou, % bans
Hare 5snoriismme sr ttprpsuttrst mto
upaatlnstlis RsinstisbeS:
5alesRetoroerne inbbsfatier Rtpros
ouitiuntr af nUals sinier | rip gaii
@iuils, oeo Spitph Ssifsriou, Ssnior.
Zen bumsrsis Sesus syitlbene, bpor
rip Rip msoer en- al Seiuria Sues
ions W9nn bar Il Moohilleoe BET
patbstiiis @sSs iiliS fih Satter sitsr
tpus aars 6rapGr. Sisjt Rtioroer sr,
bortiest fra beres brdinaiiiit gteritsr,
u9roiiulbs iom Soupenirer Of osnns
m9gtias Sirtipillsr, % eitsripsrgis-
len for benz pil uetn 3pisl blips for.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31
:soIsspiis fra todISsrs.

aa &ari, baa ba sa psr
IN CT 10 bpiai paa Rpsseu bin, bin "a SiH7
IA Sari. baa ba eu psu,
Tn Ct iaa bpiui paa NpsssH einS
aat ba peri pt spsniic utsli
aabsri paaiaan paa Rpsssn min, miHaa min
aat ba ppri pt spsnHa msli
Va bsri paaiaam paa sapss,n min.
Ma aari, baa ba bu psr
IN CT 70 bpiut paa sspsssn bin, bin "a Sinf
Va sari baa ia eu ppri, a
Tn CT 70 bpini paa Rpss,n sin7
40 q ba psri pad Sftifsiaapsn
Va banfa gaIitrs me e'ntsu min, min aa min
Ia G ba psri paa Sreiitlaapen
"a banIa gaIItrs me e,riitn min.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31
On aarm,r bse glapn slnsrtrp slsI

y" CeNHN@ w stuVN NNSAtV SteA"
ion, iOm Dor | Rar6eSst al Ola,
Sruls 9Ountp. bar en- martsIis Spsoes
ager. Siipr pua ben sio, Spsosu
mOonsSss, Tom grasbOppsr % pSs.
Iasos en- BEL ai glbltnssn. eit,r SnS.
hsitninssH oOrsSt SOsstn sp paanp,
Os ben iiOo frOOis, inotil Sussn tom
% o9ttsos ben, ia Spsbsn ipaarss
after tom Op, ium ben iiulbs Oerst ino'
iaast iaar Os tiOIisere sno nOssn anosn
8rpos, bsiluitsOs Rsiion iis til at labs
sIssrsn iiisttt ne i,fs % is, asao as.
iultcist UilOe bliOs, % nu Tan ban til
fin cuerraiisIis sI9bs fig pso at babe
ben msit IOUenOs SDsOsassr | Siitritt,t.
% bette CT life | aanias bsIlsr, men
Dor sssn sOOt Stat Sto SatOia.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

erection, gainnI o. 1. Sassn.
6Oriattsr al "9sr eislietb = "Ran.
ben iii glarit" bOlOtr M paa at ar.
ranssrs iOr llOsiutiisfl al ben ipan.
osnOs aavs,isritilOrins SOsiOtri paa
ROrii Os sbtnii Der ! sanOst Os paa
9lorft slprst. 6OrtGIlinstu bar
iIaast mssti al % CT ct OarOisi sios.
iipitt ttf "Narit sislieib"! Zen npe
gUs pif bR paa Omtr,ni 175 SiOtr %
iuhe so Gents. 9rOosr Sastn bar en-
uOpresst Gems Tor ben r,its Sort 81.
tsratur. o. ban isrssr psriOr altio for
at bsSiss siisratWrtn mso aanbsisOs.
Der i'll, susans Of aritiisren | Waoi'
ion iinoss sRrs auiiposliss.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

Oct ameriianIis SOli bolbsr paa al
aopiiIs iis Rstnins al at blips Snsi.
onsrs, Os llooitlinssn isrssaar mss.i
burtist flyer ssrsfesiSr 6rsbsrid Star
peo llnipsriitstst | gbieasO. Waaii,
prpfssiOren bar Ra; men iiaaialS bill
ben iOn,msnbs SIGst af SnOiansre iiis
faa nOssn aauOipart sr. Snbipib ai
samls sni,I Gam. iSn b nulspenb,
Snoiantrs blir tilos!.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

8. 3abn. en- arriraiisr | Gbieasp,
bar srboIpt Silaoelis. iii at bspatn,
fine uDrsaniiersse arbsieers mep Rs-
pOIptrs. fad be fan iOribors mOb fin.
StnnSsfGllsr inoen iinioHsn, ON oisis
iiulbe finoe pua at ulsiliss BEN. 9etts
beiiprier ps ! Dor aro paa, at blir Der
ncsmiinoe aspOlutiOn. Hammer ben
fsrif uo | 6Ieiisbpen.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

par S2 sallst. Dc itprits al aino.
tanoerns sr en- COB Somuis tptis Dir.
iani. anors isien CT msset ipnoers,
men osrimpo breosrs, ia slrsIi1nosrne
sr snsnu hsrrs. Cpsralt piisr osres
Siabnirs % 5onnelfs, at be iiis bar
parei at nOsst DIR, men Dlmnsiietan.
Der, lissiaa uiabpanIist iom ben psr.
ION. Der fin 5io bar baarst BEN.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

"Smulsr". al German @ans, for
SuIi (uoiOmmsr | Ct. paul. 64S
Sbotins st., % iOher sl slarsD In.
osboiSsr: 70 gratuIaiionsr, Dor
6Grsnearp. gfisriisi itil "aabsiauisn"
Os "saOrOiap~ jSeiteh, astisisi Slasi.
offer % mibiommsrimulsr. oar Dor
Cbsrii @diertonn uOotassi prspe.
numsr9
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

Zen norit.oauiis asresisforenins al.
holoer tit slarsmsOs gpiubiOr Sotsl /
~. Paul. Rinn.. ShOrsoas % Gre.
bag ben lSSe % l4Ss susuh. eor.
uOsu 5ortuins,us RsoI,mmsr sr ole
nOriit % oaniie SlaSubsipsrs o.
SOurnalifier iuobusis.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

6armert bto Stt,lprS | 9sinnebaba
gOuutp bar fine gbaasrs fuott st npi
Slass Shieit, ionl inssi, Der bar feet
bet. ian fss Rapnst pad. Oct boloer
fa slrei Os fOrb!ipsr Der, inoiil BET sr
blst belt soelaai.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

en aspprisr itilorsr Dtorbsi pdd Ell
Wlano peo stapn Glen: "Mlorost par
pisnipnlia ct 9snssipsrssmaal; men
beloisuis bapoe Slisii Hapsn iforptisu
lat ale fine iontnnis p,iise iho | Sou'
ZEN. iaa ban mifsos iiis auost sno
Qipet."
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

6rq glpsn. "slit asii, iom Sitr.
iantsn Dor bar. Tube ou aIori ba bsrt!
ON BY pat uer ! en- aiaruno, % ban
tUs::- tris 'SplotP. iaa uilos BIZ bli
bQs@-' asftsni"
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

Dan: Ter CT ES9st iSrsisn Oh
isns slniist. iOm minotr mig onl st
ssdlsri, its bar feet st slltr dnost Stso.
Dun: Qaniis bet sr Walingen.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

Sans :. aoppsroabl, Rtcnitsr ai
"6arsO goiisn", aisit peO Sssn ben
2sos Suli.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

On soslGsatnbs Storm bisHfe1te
plimedpcliS ben 27os bs.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31

Sapdu isesr nu at iaa aina niSS
paa at o0nQe Ruslunb.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1903-07-31
Gar tast.a sanaDsr Der aa,as,, at.lss.osass.
ST.. SanOrg

u iorass pOesFsnd Grip Il SroSns satp gy gsnra Sstl
Seas ben 81 ira H. 6ou III "a GH unu BIB bptr ot ust
Fats IT anSrs eoist anIus est BAN ss Uss Sn
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28
THE INJUNCTION CURE.

Strikers in Omaha have given en-
ployers a dose of the injunction cure.
Recently the business mems associa-
ton of that city had a federal Judge
cnioin the strikers from doing anything
whatever, at any place or any time,
Now, at the instance Of the strikers
the members of the business mems asso-
citation are restrained from doing any
thing at all forever.
What damnable and contemplate
tommyrot this government by injunc-
ton is. And what powerful factor it
is in breeding contempt Of law. A few
more years of it and there will be no
necessity for law, law makers or law
enforcers, as anarchy will prevail from
too much law. We are almost attempt
ed to say God speeds the day." The
sooner a sane time comes to the country
in this respect the better off we will all
be, and it now looks as if it will re-
quire anarchy to bring regular and or
binary order from chaotic methods.--F
Madison Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28

AS the time for holding the demo-
cratic county convention draws near,
there is considerable talk in regard to
the candidates for the various county
Offices. OF course it is conceded that
w. II. Young, our present popular and
efficient county treasurer will be re-
nominated by reclamation, and he will
also be reelected by an increased ma
jority. Mr.. Thomas Wallace Of this city
who was the democratic candidate for
sheriff two years ago being defeated by
only Is votes, is being urged by his
friends all over the county to again
make the race, and in fact his is the
only name we have heard mentioned for
this office, and he will in all probability
be nominated by reclamation. He is
one of the best men that ever lived in
Decatur county, and his canvass of two
years ago will come in good play should
he conclude to again make the race.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28
Brilliant Record of a Newspaper
Man.

The success which has attended Will
lam e. Curtis, the famous correspondent
of The Chicago Record-Herald, is rarely
attained by newspaper writer's. Begin
ming his career in Chicago in 1872 as a
reporter he rapidly rose to the position
of managing editor. He resigned that
position on receiving Il government APP
pointment as secretary Of the South
American commission. Mr.. Curtis trav-
eled extensively in Central and South
America while in this position, produc-
ing several popular volumes as the re-
suit of his literary labors. Afterward
cooperating with Secretary of State
James G. Blaine, Mr.. Curtis organized
the work of the bureau of American re-
publics, with the result that he was
placed in charge Of that organization,
and ut the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton he distinguished himself by his la
bors as the executive head of the latin
American department. AS correspond
ent of The Chicago Record-Herald Mr..
Curtis travels have now carried him in
to every section OF the United States as
we'll as into all quarters of the globe.
His China and Japan letters were pub
lished in book form; likewise his letters
from England, Germany and France as
well as those written during his travels
in Mexico and South America.
Nonewspaper correspondent possesses
the faculty shown by Mr.. Curtis in
writing on any of the diversified sub
jects embraced in his correspondence
and making it luminous. Nor is any
correspondent followed so closely year
after year by the thousands Of readers
of The Chicago Record-Herald. On his
recent trip to the Holy Land Mr.. Curtis
letters have been read more closely
than ever, and his descriptions Of that
interesting section of the globe as it
appears today have been quoted every
where.
A daily letter from Mr.. Curtis appears
in The Chicago RecordHerald.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28

President Roosevelt condemns the
Iowa idea expressed in the words 1--WE
schedules that may be required to pre-
vent their alfording shelter to mono
poly" The president condemns this as
''tactlcss in phraseology." 1t otfends
the trusts and owners of trust stocks
who are relied upon to contribute to
the campaign finds. 1t sounds like
democratic doctrine. OF course it was
tactless from the standpoint of the
president who would make no change in
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28
Democratic County Convention.

The democrats of Decatur County,
Iowa, will meet in delegate convention,
at the court house in Leon, Iowa, on
Saturday June 20, 1903 at II o'clock a.
M. for the purpose Of selecting nine
delegates to the Democratic State Con-
Vention to be held at Des Moines, Iowa,
on June "A, 1903 and for the reorganiza-
tion of the County Central Committee,
and such other business as may come
before the convention.
The ratio of representation will be
one delegate for each township and vot-
ing precinct, and an additional delegate
for every 20 votes or fraction of 10
votes or over cast for T. NJ Stuart for
congress at the last general election.
The townships will be entitled to dele
<ratnS G follows.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28
)ur tariff-madc prosperity breeds

Our tariff-madc prosperity breeds
strikes. There are at the present time
more men out on strikes than ever be-
fore since 1877. Yet there is less need
OF it. The demand for labor and the
rate of wages are greater and higher
than ever before. The striker strikes
because he is not getting his share of
the tariff protection that the solons in
congress have given professedly entire
ly for his benefit, and in that belief he
is right; but the folly of this continual
Instruction in the industrial world is
not justified thereby.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28

The democratic township committee
men are urged to remember that Satur-
day, June 18th, is the date for holding
the township caucuses to select dele
gates to the county convention to be
held in this city on Saturday, June Doth.
At the township caucus a township
committeeman for the ensuing year
should be selected, so that the names
of all the committeeman can bereported
to the county convention.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28

President Roosevelt has delivered 200
speeches in the last 20 months besides
making hundreds of brief remarks; and
it would puzzle any listener to all of
them to gather what he has said. Ger
tain it is that all his talk was buttered
on parsnips. He grated for Cuba and
goo nothing. He argued for reciprocity
and it was turned down. He posed for
civil service reform and the postal de-
partment is more rotten than in any
recent reign.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28
Negro Acts as Iowa Judqe.

A dispatch from Oskaloosa says
George II. Woodson, a negro attorney
of this city, enjoys the distinction and
honor of being the first and only negro
who has ever occupied the circuit
bench in Iowa. Mr.. Woodson was call
ed to take Judge Preston's place, while
he went elsewhere to attend to other
business. The case on trial was Delish-
man against the c. B. & Q.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28

The prosecution of the Jews in
Russia and other European countries
is attributable to an unchristain Chris
tianity which has prosecuted the poor
Jews for two thousand years. The
Christianity that brings up generation
after generation to bait and prosecute
the people of the Hebrew race are no
better than the intolerant men who in
sisted upon the crucifxion of the Naz-
arene.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28

The labor problem has struck the
farmers now. They are worried to get
adequate farm help. The life of the
hired man on the farm is not one that
attracts; and the farmers cannot afford
to pay higher wages. Eastern agricul-
turists are finding ii harder each year
to get along.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28

Local option is doing finely in New
England since prohibition has been re-
pealed. The temperance towns vote no
license, and only few where the pro-
hibitory law was a dead letter have
voted to license the sale of liquors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28

Quay's press-gag law has wonderfully
stimulated the cartoon business in
Pennsylvania. On all hands there is
prediction that this law has sealed
QuaY'S fate
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28

Leon Home Nurseries are in good con-
dition. We are heavily stocked on apple
and peach trees and will give special
inducements to commercial orchards
Have general line of the finest stock
ever handled for spring trade, which will
open by April LIST. w. A. GARRETT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

A delegate convention of the democrats of
the state OF Iowa will be held at Des MONIES
Iowa. on Wednesday, June "a, 1903 to place
offices, viz:
Governor OF the State,
Lieutenant Governor,
Judge OF the Supreme Court,
Superintendent of cubic Instruction,
Railroad Commssi ,;ler,
and 10 transact such other business as may
properly come before the convention
CThe ratio of representation will be one del
egate-at. large from each county and one DEL
eegate for each 200 voters or fraction of 100 or
over cast for The democratic candidate for
secretary of state at the last general election.
The several counties will be entitled to the
following delegates:
AppanooSe ........... Observation-Disclosures. 10
sS ''.e' 't''''' = ''.'..'''. D
rrehont... 1850. ..'..... .........,l0
rage. ....-.......
Ringgold =. Observation-Disclosures. s
iayiof.....'.. -..... .e.......... {
wayne. Observation-Disclosures. ....... ;. 9
All voters who endorse the principles of
the Democratic party are invited to partici
yention.
BY order of the Democratic State Central
committee A. E. JACKSON,
N c. ROBERTS, Chairman.
Secretary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28

The township caucus will be held at
the place where the last general cleo
tion was held, on Saturday June 10, 1903
at 2 o'clock p. m. A full attendance is
earnestly requested.
MARION WooDARD, Chairman.
o. L. HULL, Secretary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-28

Money to loan on improved farms at
lime. S. NARGA
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-16


men around me may make correction IL
l go wrong. | have been connected with
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company mos. of the time as director.
and all of the time as its counsel In this
district, for over ten years, and since its
consolidation with the DeBardelaben COM
pany, and at Bessemer for quite a while
we had no commissary.
Depression came on after 1893 and II
came to point where every day it was
a question whether or not the sheriff
would not get us or we would be nut into
the hands of a receiver. Everybody
knows that this is true. Everything in
this district was practically on a stand
still. We could not get mono = to nav
Tor miners, not only twice a month. but
once month. There was no way of GET
ting It, but we could get the credit to buy
the necessaries of life. The men were
then given store checks. As time went
on, they issued these store orders and
traded them at considerable discount.
varying perhaps from 80 to 60 cents. the
discount being 20 to 20 per cent. IT got
TO the point where the merchant in hes
semer who sold his goods no cheaper
than we sold them and as a rule not 40
cheap would buy up from our employees
their store checks, and they could buy
tne meat from our commissaries cheaper
''i We Souiu Duy IL from armour.
Company Indicted.
ABOUT that time the Tennessee comma
ny was indicted for the issuance Of
change bills. These things had gotten To
oe negotiable instruments. We had got
ten INTO the business as through neces
SHY we could not pay money. but could
get groceries, The Indictment was de-
feated At that time Mr. Mccormack
was general manager of the Tennessee
company. and was seeking to restrict the
use CT the checks to the men to whom
they were issued. Now the controlling.
dominant factor In the United Mine
workers of America, your honor will re-
alize, is made up of thrifty miners who
are white And Mr.. Pow says that there
is not Scotchman In the service of the
tennessee company who does not buy
checks at discount. Therefore, you can
imagine the feelings of those people when
we said to them, you shall not be al
lowed to trade in checks" They are the
people who demand organization. We
have considerable percentage of ne
groes in this district who have not profit
ed by the teachings of Booker Washing
ton. Booker Washington's whole doc
trine Is one of thrift Now the ordinary
negro. judge, works the least percentage
OF time. They want to live in Birming-
ham or in Bessemer, just as large a per-
centage of time as they can. They want
to squander their money The chief use
they have for 1t is for three PURPOSES
craps. women and whskey. l do nor
believe anybody will deny that. They
work for two or three days-just long
enough to get money to shoot craps.
Those are the people who are making the
ruinous sacrifices.
Judge Gray: Are not your PEOPLE by
giving these checks, recognizinR their me-
gotiability?
Mr.. Percy: You can realize how thew
would feel If you did not give them some
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Arbitration Commission Heard
Much Testimony Yesterday
AN INTERESTING COLLOQUY
Judge Gray Delivers Remarks on the
Store Order System That May Be
Sgnificant-Walker Percy's
Exhaustive Discussion.

Yesterdays session of the arbitration
commission was in many ways the most
interesting yet held.
J. II. Adams. who was on the witness
stand when the commission adjourned on
Friday afternoon, resumed his testimony
on the opening of the session and re-
manned in the witness chair until late in
the afternoon, when he was succeeded by
C. P. Moore, the superintendent of the
Central Coal companys mines.
During the morning session Judge Gray
spoke at some length on the evils of the
store check system and in the minds Of
many of those present, foreshadowed a
decision of the commission In favor of
the semi-monthly pay day. His state
ment was listened to with intense inter-
est4
Walker Percy, who appears on behalf
OF the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company, made a most elaborate argu-
ment on behalf of the operators conten-