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LOOKS GOOD.

encouraging evil
dence of immediate
activity toward a
Greater Okolons is
found in the pro-
ceedings Of the last
meeting Of the City
Council. The gen
tlemen composing
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efforts are and will be made by a firm
of prominent grocers to obtain licenses
to sell by the bottle, and 1 believe this
concession, if made, would cause end
less trouble, for the reason that all
would want the same privilege, and as
matter of fact it would be much bet
ter if the liquor business were entirely
handled as separate interest.
I believe the above licenses would
cover all requirements, and that both
the Beer" and Light Wine and Beer
licenses should be repealed. There can
then be no temptation to break the law
by selling something that is not cover
ed in the license. L am certain that
while these new provisions cannot in
crease the consumption of liquor, they
will simplify the work of the police de-
partment and render the proper super
vision of the liquor trade less compli-
Gated.
All licenses should be situated on the
Government road, SO as to be easily ac-
cessible to the public, as well as the
police
For Honolulu, I suggest that the linn
its should be extended and placed so
that no saloon license could be issued
III TIE resident districts. II the new
limits were made to cover all territory,
say within a radius of a half or three
quarters of a mile from the Police Sta
ton. the police could readily have this
small area under perfect control. and
would not have to go out of this radius
TO find any disturbance in or about sa-
looms. Within such radius it would be
easy for the administration to make
such reservations as it saw lit. but the
crowding of saloons as now. practically
all in two or three blocks, simply ere
ates an undesirable exhibition without
apparent advantage
In conclusion, believe that the Iogi-
cal remedy for correction of all trans
gressions is the punishment of the Of
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for them to make charge for the priv
charge ON liquors has been exceedingly
heavy and it will be found in many in
stances the plantations will have ac-
counts against illicit dealers for such
services. and there can be no doubt
whatever that the plantation managers
are as we'll if not better able to point
to Illicit sellers than any individual
licensed dealer in liquors. I further
believe that the failure of the Govern
ment to issue licenses because of OBJ
jections made by the managers of PLAN
tations has been one of the principal
causes. not only of the existence of the
Illicit seller, but also of their immunity
from police interference, on account of
the policy of the plantations being well
known to the police in the several dis
tricts Another cause has unquestion-
ably arisen from the exercise of a great
deal of liberation toward more or less
strong supporters of the Government
during the periods of excitement at the
time of the overth brow of the monarchy,
and since, until the authorities have at
last awakened to the actual condition
of affairs. The most potent factor,
however, believe, has been that license
has been persistently opposed by the
plantation and the Government has
overlooked the logical consequence.
In Honolulu the same political pres
sure has resulted in the issuance of
many more licenses than the town Will
profitabiy and legitimately support,
with the result that the regular saloons
have been, almost without exception,
running at a loss for a considerable
time; this fact has probably led more
or less to a disregard for exact condi-
lions of license, which has also been
overlooked by the authorities probably
for the same reason of political expe-
diency, or what was thought to be sucn.
The existence of Illicit sellers is no
new thing: this has been cause or
complaint by the retail men time and
time again. individually and through
committees as has been the selling or
liauors by the beer saloons. have my
self complained to the present treas
urer and his predecessor, but no action
has hitherto so far as 1 am aware,
been taken. The late E. c. Macfarlane.
accompanied by myself on at least two
or more occasions, made personal COM
plants, and We're told that it was for
us to furnish the evidence, as there
were no funds available to otherwise
procure it
A realization of the unsatisfactory
state of the liquor license laws induced
an organization among the liquor men
both wholesale and retail prior to the
last regular session of the Legislature,
and a comprehensive bill was drawn
up and presented on the invitation of
the Republican Central Committee.
This bill appeared to meet the approval
Of the Legislature. and was duly passed
after several amendments had been
made. Governor Dole, however, re-
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LIQUOR DEALERS GIVE
THEIR IDEA OF LICENSE LAW

fused to sign it on technical grounds,
the principal of which was that the
title covered more than one subject,
and the bill was, therefore, not in &C
cordance with the organic act. I en-
close copy of the letter to Governor Dole
on the subject. / am informed that
Governor Dole has since expressed re-
gret that he did not sign the bill, in
view of the subsequent informat ton
gained by him.
I, therefore. desire to point out to
you that the liquor men have endeavor-
ed to change and improve the laws
which they found unsatisfactory, and
I believe that if the bill had been sign
ed it would have prevented the neces-
sity of your present action. 1 mention
this because 1 have learned that you
have the impression that the whole
sale dealers have never made an eff
fort to improve conditions, as you have
found them to exist. The fact is that
when they found that no notice was
taken of their statements.
1t is not and cannot be a fact that
any reputable licensed dealer in liquors
desires, or would tolerate Illicit selling
suppress it.
When, however, we stop to consider
that with sixty or more planta atoms on
the islands, there are only two full
retail licenses issued in the vicinity of
the plantations and not more than five
or six beer and wine licenses, it is
not difficult to understand why there
are so many Illicit sellers; it is simply
a question of demand and supply.
In Honolulu the other extreme is
found, there being forty or more beer
licenses and twenty-one saloon licenses
besides a large number of so called
clubs, organized for the purpose of sell
ing liquor, and for no other purpose.
In Honolulu the causes will be found.
to a great extent, in the second reason
given above, namely, that the police
authorities have overlooked, or have
been tolerant from a standpoint of po-
litical expediency, or from some other
unexplained reason.
The hard times experienced have
doubtless had a stimulating effect in
promoting illicit selling during the past
two or three years, and it viii be found
that these clubs have been known as
such only within that period. They
were in all probability originally start
ed with view to reducing the cost
of liquor to the individual consumer,
and 1 am of opinion that the Illicit SELL
er has subsequently taken advantage
of this idea TO cover himself in accord
ance probably with the advice of some
irresponsible legal light.
AS our popula ton consists of about
SIS per cent of Orientais the bulk of
the business must be done with Illicit
sellers. for the reason that on most
plantations there are no licensed dis
tributing points, or retail licenses is
sued or allowed, and 1 firmly believe
that the policy of the Government it
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WHAT IS THE REMEDY?

First: The issuing of at least one full
retail license on every plantation, so
that there can be no excuse on the
part OF the people that they are unable
to obtain required supplies; then a
strict and impartial carrying out of
the laws, as to terms of license as
well as illicit trade
Second: The issuing of at least one
wholesale or dealers" license in each
district from which the retail places
could be supplied.
This would force the trade into recog-
nized channels, and enable the police
to exercise direct supervision 1t would
be found that the retail dealer, being
able to supply the demand for any and
all kinds of liquors, would himself
have no incentive to infringe the terms
of his license. Under pres ent condi-
lions. even where there is a light wine
and beer license, the holder of such IL
cense, by reason of his being unable
to supply the local demands, is at the
mercy of the Illicit seller, for the rea-
son that the restrictions of his license
will not allow him to make a living. and
in order to do so he is compelled to
deal in forbidden articles as well as
illicit seller, who is in many instances
his next-door neighbor.
L unhesitatingly pronounce the light
wine and beer license as an absolute
failure for the purposes for which it
was intended. 1 stated this to the SEN
ate Committee when it was before the
Legislature, and have always since
been convinced that 1 was then cor
rect.
The same reasoning applies to the
local beer license. 1t is a direct cover
and inducement for the III scrupuIous
to break the law and conditions of Ii
cense
There is. however, a serious obstacle
TO the carrying out, a the present time,
OF the suggestions to issue retail Ii
censes on each plantation as above
mentioned, and that is, in the country
districts, the sum of 100000 is too
high, and I believe very few would be
taken out, and 1 recommend that a
new law be presented to the next Legis-
lature on the lines as to license and
selling restrictions, as are hereafter
specified.
Until new law is enacted, can see
no way of preventing Illicit selling on
SAAC PesI VI IIlOSe AOiQ1IlS either malt OF
light wine beer licenses, other than
vigilant watching on the part of the
police, and prosecution in case OF in
fringement
With the so-called clubs, however, I
should think that distinction could
readily be made between them and the
Pacific Club, for the reason that the
latter is a duly incorporated club and
OF record. 1 do not say that the Pacific
Club would not be liable for a license,
but that it might be held that these
clubs constituted a company or copart-
nership, and thus were liable for not
recording such. Under the law I be-
lieve there is a penalty of five dollars
per day for failure to place a copart-
nership on record. If these clubs could
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FENDER, and that in view of the fact
that this illicit selling is in part the.
product of ill-considered laws, hereto
fore loosely administered. and also
partly induced by failure of the Gov
eminent to issue the number of licenses
demanded for legitimate supply in the
outer districts, the whole matter should
be left to the Legislative action, in the
meantime employing whatever legal
measures are available for the correc-
ton of existing infringements.
L have endeavored to present the
matter from the standpoint of past ex-
perience, and with sincere desire to
render whatever aid I may be able to
the administration in its expressed wish
to put the liquor business on an abso-
lutely legitimate basis for the future.
In discussing the subject [ take it for
granted that the executive will and
does recognize that the existence of
liquor laws and the regulations for the
due carrying out of such laws, are ex-
pressive of the wish, desire and there
fore, the will of the voters and tax
payers of each city, county, Territory
or State and that the letter of the law
should be equally respected by the ex-
ecutive as by the licensee; that neither
has the right of personal interpreta-
ton of privileges on the one hand or Of
sufferance or restriction on the other;
and that it is equally break king of the
law on the part of the administration
to impose material restrictions not con-
templated by law as it is for those gov
erned by law to infringe its provisions.
1t is freely conceded that the adminis-
tration has not any discretion as TO
waving any provision of law on any
subject, but it is also submitted that
the same authority cannot either by
in Llied or direct threat of the exercise
CT n prerogative intended ana author
ize1 to be used within reason, change
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self, in the failure to issue such IL
censes, as above explained, has been
more prominent cause of Illicit selling
than any other.
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-11-10
DOBSON.

DOBSON.
Health of this community is verv good
at present.
disseminating and later digging are the
order Of the day.
Eddie Crook visited home folks Sun.
day.
Rock Hill School is progressing nicely
under the abe management of Miss Nina
Baker.
Miss Annie Brown left Wednesday fol-
Hattesburg where she will attend school
Mrs Mary Chapman visited her son
Wiley Chapman Sunday.
Mrs N j. Wynn visited friends in this
community Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs Lee Wilson and little son and
daughter Jessie Berry and Ben visited at
}. c. Grains Sunday
We were sorry to hear of the death of
little Eva Kersh which occurred at her
home near Shiloh Saturday night and was
laid to rest in Shiloh cemetery Monday
evening.
Protracted Injecting at Forest Hill M. E
church will begin next Sunday evening
at $3.50 o'clock every body invited to come
JOE.
The shower last Thursday was wei
come visitor.
Health of the community is very gooc
at present.
The Angel of death called home Mrs
Stevens, on Nov. f. 1904, which was
very sudden and surprise to the commu
nifty.
Cane hauling and molasses making is
the order of the day
Some cotton to pick yet.
The school at County Line is on a boom
since the assistant, Miss Lora Russell
came in, 81 the total enrolment the frsi
month.
w E. Gill Jr. made business
trip to D'Lo last week.
w. Shepard made a business trip
to Braxton Saturday.
gsJ. H. Ware made a.business trip to J,
M. Folks last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fate Benton visited rel
atives at Mendenhall Saturday and Sun
day.
Mrs Lou Ponder spent few days with
her sister Mrs. j. L.Chapman, during the
last week.
A. F. Chapman has moved to the
Murk Chapman place.
Preaching at County Line next Sat-
urday and Sunday il being the time to
pay the pastor for his survives during the
year.
Saturday last was the sale day at Joe.
w. E. Gill Jr. was selling at cost.
F. w. Little of Cato was down
with a noted saddle horse which he traded
to j. J. Mize. Don't ride too fast Jack
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WHITES.

Health is moderately good.
Cotton picking is about over for this
season.
Corn is all gathered and farmers are
making arrangements for farming another
year. Notwithstanding the dull cotton
sales, farmers seem to be prosperous; thew
are repairing the old residences; building
. DICK chlmneys and new barnes.
D: G. Byrd has ordered a new organ,
u. J. Byrd has also purchased an organ.
A music teacher is needed.
Our school at Clear Branch is progress.
Ing nicely Willis Harrison and Spurgeon
Bf5arron, two promising Young men of
A1ng, are new students in our school.
we love to see our boys and girls anxious
ABOUT educating themselves. 1t will
De worth a great deal to them when thew
are grown men and women.
The patrons of our school are going to
purchase new desks for the school so the
children may be more comfortably seated.
Our Sunday school is PROGRESSING
nicely with the attendance of ninety
A colored child belonging to Tom Ward
got peanut lodged in its Windpipe few
days ago and was taken to Drs. Harrison
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FANNIN.
Weather still cool and clear.

l
Our little village Is alive today with
voters. We will say "Hurrah for Par.
ker and Davisp' once again, though Il
may be the last.
Miss Ida Lee came home from Jackson
Sunday. We are always glad to see her
Ernest Moss went to Jackson Sunday
He says, if we had telephone here, II
would make life in the businessf) world
easier.
Mrs. Jessie McLaurin visited relatives
in Jackson this week.
Miss Matte Ellis madeIa short visit to
Jackson last week.
Frank Jones and Miss Dent. of Luck.
now, attended services here Sunday.
Jarrod Downing and Chas. and Tom
Moore, of Jackson, were pleasant callers
Sunday.
Ed Downing. of Jackson, was out last
| week looking after his farming interest.
Rev. Henderson, of Clinton, preached
two interesting sermons at the Baptist
church Sunday.
Albert McLaurin spent last week in
Jackson.
Mrs. E. V.'Brannaman is now assistant
IN our school. and with Miss Eula
Noble as principal is progressing nicely.
w. T. Simmons is still seriously ill al
the home of Mrs. DR.. Lee.
j. j. Wilmington was called to Luck.
now last week by the illness of his aged
father, who died last Thursday.
D. D. McKinnon is at home for short
visit.
PICKETT.
We had fine rain last week that did
lots of good.
We have not much sickness now, only
Mrs. Joe Patrick is still no better.
Making molasses is the order of the
day and there is lots of molasses made.
People have dug potatoes and the crop
is good.
Ed Warren, of Galilee, was visitor
here last Sunday.
Hulon Burnham's family visited w.
y. Folks family last Sunday.
Prof. Anderson and Isom CorIey went
to Polkvile Sunday to preaching.
M. E. Daniels will be at home this
week with his show.
c. w. Polk made visit to Joe last
week on business.
A. J. Bot and Virgie Purvis filled their
regular appointment at Johns last Sunday.
The Farmers Union will give picnic
at Pickett next Saturday, Nov, IL.
Dinner On the ground. Everybody is in
vited to come.
CLEARY.
Weather fine. Light rain that fell
the past week did great deal of good.
Farmers are up with their work.
Health is good as general thing.
Miss Mirtie Smiths condition has not
improved any.
Mrs. M. E. Johnson is and has been
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lin Of Mayton were Galilee visitors Sat-
urday night.
Edward Warren visited Mr.. Puryis'
family Sunday, for the first since the day
before. Wonder whats the attraction?
Lester Everett and David Warren emf.
cred school here Monday.
Prof. Chapman and wife and little son.
visited their parents Mr.. and Mrs. Wal.
drop of Pickett Sunday.
We are glad to note that Miss Beulah
Warren who happened to the misfortune
OF getting her ankle broken some weeks
since BY runaway team is rapidly i'm
! proving.
The school here is progressing nicely
under the abe management of Prof Cecil
Chapman and wife, we think we are hav.
ing one of the best schools that has ever
been taug ut at Galilee.
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County News.
TOWNSVILLE.
s.SSSSSg.sasss 25ssg@s 2ssGs&s E 6.

After a delay of several weeks, we will
try to give few of the happenings of oul
section to the News.
Mrs. Emma Covington has been i'll 70,
some weeks past and does not seem to
improve any, but we hope she will get
better soon.
School is getting along nicely. Atten-
dance being very good Mr.. Kenna was
In Brandon yesterday.
Preaching here last Sunday by Rev. j.
M. Lewis, pastor.
Today is election day and every BODY
is anxious to know how it is going for
president. Give us Judge Parker or
Booker I. Washington.
Every body will soon have finished
gathering cotton, and then will begin to
getup their Xmas splinters and Thanks
giving turkeys.
y! dat turkeys don gone to roost,
Ana he's breathin Xmas rhymes,
A taken on some extra fat,
An gttln ready for better times
Len Use guine to fotoh him down.
Kase why should de turkey known
Why de folks am habbin Xmas.
And maxim such show.
.! dem good oil Xmas times,
An dem splendid turkey rimes,
Den de turkey will shoiy know
why de folks am a takin on so
Messrs. w. P. and D. c. Harper are
expecting to enter Milsaps College soon.
Miss svirgie McNair and Roscoe
Berry, OF Stonewall Simpson county, are
expected to visit at Thomasville next
Friday and Saturday.
Preaching on the third Sunday in each
month by the pastor, Brother WEIGH, who
has been chosen again for next wear.
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for the past week very much indisposel,
hope she will soon recover.
Mrs. John Jones' health is no better.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Beclsnel
on the 9TH fine boy.
Mrs. Jimmie Walker and Porter Rus
sell visited Mr. and Mrs. John Jones
Sunday.
The Edwards brothers and Mr. Amos
Dlferents, of Plain, were visitors to oul
town Sunday.
Charlie Russell called on the family Of
w. J. French Sunday. He has an eye fol
business.
Miss Ellen Odem visited at Jackson
the past week.
One of our young men, Mr.. Lewis
Burk left for Carrolton the past week; hi
expects to make it his home.
The saw mill men Taylor and Ware
had to move their mill to water. They
have it about ready for work and would
be glad to furnish lumber to any one ir
need at reasonable prices, so call and SEE
them.
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and Chriser, of Jackson. The doctors
cut the chld's windpipe open and priced
the peanut out and the child will get we'll.
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KING.

A nice rain was greatly enjoyed by this
locality one day last week.
J. J. Briggs and daughter Minnie went
to Biloxi Sunday.
A. L. Compere and wife spent Sunday
week with parents of this place.
Alice Buford and little Burtha Walker
OF Florence spent Sunday with their CRANE
father E. Il. Laird.
Will Martin and wife of Florence spen
Sunday with Huse Lairds family.
Henry Dear of Hattiesburg visited ir
this community last week.
j. II. HarriSon'S cane mill was DESTROY
ed by fire one night last week. He los
about fourteen gallons of molasSes.
Mrs Laura Traylor of jackson
spending few days with her daughte
Mrs Hardy Lofln.
VIM. Weathersby has returned from
the Fair.
A. P. Dear and wife of Florence spen
Sunday with their daughter Mrs. Johr
Laird of this place.
Ollie Morley student of Steens Creel
High School visited in our communit,
Saturday night and Sunday.
Miss BERTHE Barron and brother Raw O
Florence visited their uncle D. P. Barron
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Lizzie Harrison is visiting relatives
at Whites.
J. D. Sandfer of Whites attended Sun
day School Sunday.
R. M. Laird is doing good business with
his new machinery. He has ginned over
seven hundred bales of cotton this season
Quite number of young children made
flying trip to Florence Sunday Eve
While some on business Iothers on mat
rimony.
GALILEE.
Health improving.
The rain last week was much apprecia
ted.
Tom Everett went to Turner Sunday.
Mrs DR.. Warren is reported much
better.
E. E. Chapman visited a special friend
here Sunday.
Robert Warren filled his regular appoint
ment at Pickett Sunday.
Willie Bott of Pickett and Lester. Frank