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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-15


We cannot understand this kind
of reasoning and we never intend
to subscribe to this kind OF
logic. We can understand in
measure why. statesman OF the
type OF President Roosevelt could
be misled with reference to these
nice distinctions. but how jurist
like Hon. William II. Taft could
make such blunders is 70 us a mys-
terry. He calls men murderers with
out one scintiTa of legal evidence to
sustain his affirmation. In the po-
sition he occupies. he could not with
propriety do this until they had
been duly tried and convicted.
But here Is another species OF
this distinguished statesman's rea-
soning. He says:
1T may be that in the battalion
are a number Of men wholly limo
cent who know neither who the
guilty men are. nor any circumstance
which will aid I'm their detection.
though this can not be true OF many.
rg,o...,e., 4,.~- -..~.- - s...-----. -. -.
i'm the battalion must the govero-
ment continue to use il to guard
communities of men. women ana
a.,,. en- "le. i, S ,.''.,. 50 oSn-
tectionq CerfainIv not Waen ,
man enlists in the army ne knows
that for the very purpose of pro
.eg,luE l'ss ell, ''e eoEeIn ill. re-
Of discbsrge NOT ne nnnisbront
but for the public safety or interest
In such a case as this. the incon-
neu li ana na ,I'li5,i 10 'nose IN
e-iro .rising fro-, .rbitro-il, tor-
minatlne the contract of enlistment
I'm accordance with the right which
lne soVernment oy statute reserves
interest o, ''' " " '' ''''
This is a case of arguing back
wards. You charge a battalion
with being composed of murderors.
YOU declare Ia TO De dishonorable-
YOU kick the entire body into the
middle of next week" and debar
the members thereof from ever re-
enusuue IN the army OF navy of the
United states as well as from ever
der tho ~oyorr mont and fnar -r.,-,-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-15

can now see to what extent our
professed friends are now our enc
mics. IL looks TO US that the Negro
is best of in the hands of the liberal
minded white men of the Southland
rather than at the mercy OF this
new element at the North. imbibing
as they do all OF the ultra ant-Negro
race hatred and serving it TO US in
alloPathic doses.
One thing can be said about Ben
Tillman. pardon the tone OF famil-
iarity, YOU know where to find him
and when the end comes we wont
have to be searching Heaven for his
residence for if there are any
such openings down there at the
other place. his name will be found
on the front door. But as TO some
OF these other folks. a messenger
will be all tired out before he car
locate them.
But enough for Secretary Tafo
this week. We shall continue the
discussion in our next issue.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-15
SHOT BY WOMAN
HE SC0RNED
Former q. S. Senator Wounded by
Alleged Mother Of His Children.
BEGGED HIM TO MARRY HER

BEGGED HIM TO MARRY HER
Washington. Dec 1.-THE life Of
former United States Senator Arthur
Brown. o. Utah. who was shot by Mrs.
Anna NJ. Bradley in his hotel apart
ments here Saturday afternoon. is
hanging by \ mere thread Little hope
for his recovery is held out by attend
ants at the emergency hospital. but
his physician DIT. w. p. Carr still has
some hope that his patient may sur
vive. Senator Browns temperature
reached 104 and. according to his
friends. he Is steadily growing weaker.
Mrs. Bradley spent another restless
day In her cell az the house of deten-
ton and her only thought seems TO DO
for the man whom she shot down.
According 20 the police a number OF
prominent western politicians have no.
titled her they are willing 20 furnish
money for her defense Several local
restaurants telcphonc-l the matron at
the house OF detention that they would
gladly serve Airs. Bradley's meals free
of charge. A representative of the Sal
Mrs Bradley is held without bail on
the charge OF assault with intent 20
KIM She viii not be given a prelim-
mary hearing until the extent OF Mr..
Browns Injuries are known.
Mrs. Bradley declares she is the
mother OF Browns two children.
The shooting occurred in Senator
Browns apartment I'm the Raleigh no
tel where Mrs. Bradley also had regis.
tered ,~under the name OF "a. r.
Brown" Two shots were fired. one
grazing hts left hand and the other
entering the abdomen and lodging In
the pelvic cavity.
The tragedy was the result Of tho
old. old story OF "A woman scorned. 9"
Senator Brown and Mrs Bradley have
achieved much unpleasant notoriety ia
Salt Lake City by their alleged init
macy. n resulted I'm the woman's hus.
band divorc.ng her and In a charge Of
immortality being filed against Brown
and Mrs. Bradley by the senator's late
wife Mrs. Bradley pleaded guilty. but
the charge was afterward Withdrawn
and the case dismissed.
Three years ago the senator's wife
died. and since that time 70 is said
Mrs. Bradley has persistently pursued
him from place 90 place. beseechiug
him 20 marry her and 20 acknowledge
her two children.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-15

"It goes without saving that if
the guilty could DE ascortained they
should and would be punished. hut
the guilty can not Doe ascertaincl.
and the very impossibilty OF deter
mining who arc the guilty makes the
whole battalion useless 20 the GOV
eminent as an instrument for main
tanning law and order. The only
means of Kidding the military scrv-
ice of band of would-be murderers
OF women and children. and actual
murderers of one man. is the dis
charge OF the entire battalion"
Was this true of the states? Was
this true OF Chattanooga. Tennes-
see? Was this true of Wilmington
North Carolina? Was this true OF
Lake City, South Carolina? Was
this true of Springfield, Mo? Was
this true of Paris, Texas? If it
was true, why is it that these local
tiles are not useless to the govern
ment as recruiting stations?
Secretary Taft, you admit in a
previous communication that the
colored troops are no worse than
the white ones. Here is your own
language:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-15
SECRETARY TAFT AND THE COL
ORED SOLDIERS.

The annual report of Hon. Will
liam II. Taft Secretary of War, so
far as il relates 20 the dismissal Of
the colored soldiers of Companies
b C.. and D of the Twenty-hfth In
fantry is one of the most remarka-
BILE delIverances ever transmitted 20
the congress. Its reasoning is faul-
~ and its logic irrational AS one
ponders it's lines. il becomes evident
that this distinguished statesman
exercised rare skill and good judg-
ment when he declined the tender
Of the position as Associate Justice
If the Supreme Court of the United
States.
In his effort to defend the position
token bv his subordinates and his
Chief he violates the fundamental
principles Of criminal Jurisprudence
and upsets every declaration made
by some of the most learned jurists
in this and other lands We nave
carefully considered all that ne was
unkind enough 10 say and TO assert
that we have followed his course
end noted his utterances with a
Increment but expresses il mildly
Tho-e colored enthusiasts, wac
nominated him as candidate for the
~~ee'6encv viii now have a chance
to change their opinions and TO re-
vice thoir conclusions.
Secretary Taft "Out-Roosevelt's
0ooccve't" and hands ont a bran
30 'nsti~e that has not had label
~ ~ before in any northern state
o-a 90 far as we know has not been
o'"ciollv endorsed in many south
orn ones But what does he say
T.ot rs see:
- Ovt ~ a battalion Of TO en-
'i~.c7 WOW IN the arn0v of toe u
-s-oS cfofoe from nine 10 twenty
ION formed preconcerted plan to
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lt Is iact, however as shown
by our records that colored troops
are quite as well disciplined and be
haved as the average OF other troops
and IL does not seem logical TO anti
cipate any greater trouble from hem
than from the rest. Friction Occa-
sionaliy arises with incorporate sol
diers wherever they are stationed.
but the records OF the army also
tend 10 show that white soldiers
average greater degree of intern
nerance than colored ones. 10 has
sometimes haDpeued that communi-
ties which objected TO the coming of
colOred soldiers have on account OF
their good conduct, entirely CHANGED
their view and commended their
good behavior to the War Depart
ment"
Yet these are the same soldiers
that Secretary of War Taft woul !
have us believe are now unsafs
guardians of the peace. thugs and
murderers. men who go around for
the purpose of assassinating men
women and children in the night
time. What fair-minded person in
this land believes It? Was this a con
sniracy 20 rid the armv OF the col
"red soldiers as has been done In
the militia service of every south
ern state or was II an appeal "a
the worst passions of the nation
with a view to preiudicing the
world at large against one of the
kindliest races of people on the face
of the globe. or was it for both
purposes?
We are frank TO saw that a Tafi
on the one hand is easily oTeet bv
a Foraker on the other hand. We
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-15
NET A ERIeHTFuL DEATH
Man Plunged Several Hundred Feet
Down Mine Shaft

DOWU WInc Shalt
Wilkesl}arre. Dec 70. - Sanford
Apt aged 80 years. a highly respected
citizen OF Pittston. met a frightful
death by plunging down No. "A shaft
of the Pennsylvania Coal company. a
distance OF several hundred feet. He
had been employed there as a machin-
ist and had charge Of one of the de-
partments in the shops near the shaft.
When found in a stump below his neck
and almost every bone in his body
was broken. The indications are that
the act was deliberate one on his
part.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-15

This statement seeroe 20 us - en-
rSaoi7e the sworn amdavits Of the
soldiers. The firing was going on
while the men were anewor'ng roll
call and TIE guns were IN The gun-
racks. The men assort that they
had no mart in "ehoNfin~ WI" the
town. But Secretary Taft discounts
the sworn TESTIMONY ~ "co~0radoS
in arrne." ue accented go e'r0rlA
denial Of Col. pitcbar rolof've 70 his
asre~s'Ons on coio~o7 tr0o-e anS he
accepted the denial OF Major Pom
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-15

Entered ut the Post Once At Richmond Va.
~ -tcond-class matter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-15
Auee Woman Burned 70 n.ath

Mahanoy Cily. Pa. Dee -. - Mrs.
Mary Cooper. aged so years. was burn.
ed to death. Her clothing caught fire
while she was warming herself before
an OPEN CRATE
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ADVERTISING RATES

To- POSTAGE STAMPS OF A HIGHER DE-
NOMINATION THAN TWO CENTS NOT
RECEIVED ON SUBSCRIPTIONS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-11
MADE FINAL SURVEY
IT WAS COMPLETED YESTERDAY
 BY ENGINEER g. E. wAsHBURN.
Committee on Location of Alabama State Fair Will Go Out
 to Inspect the
 Grounds.

The final survey of Vandiver Park, the site selected by the Alabama Ag- ricultural Association as the location for the big State Fair which Is to be held in Montgomery October 22 to 27, was completed yesterday afternoon. This morning the committee on loca- tion, recently appointed by President W. F. Vandiver, will make trip to the new Fair Grounds and inspect the tract of land as 1t Is now marked off.
 Owing to the rain of Monday the work of laying off the land. which was to have been completed on that day. was delayed. and it was not until last evening that Country Surveyor Stew art E. Washburn was able to report that the work had been finished.
 Last night notification was sent to all the members on the committee on location, requesting them to meet at the headquarters of the Association, 40 1-2 Commerce Street, at 10 o'clock this morning. to make the proposed trip, and to inspect the grounds. This trip is to be preliminary to the sign ing of the deeds of sale, which have been made out and awaiting the com pletion of the survey. before being le- gally recognized.
 Early this morning. it Is expected Engineer Washburn will begin the work of laying out the race track. It Is the intention of the members of the Board of Directors to have this track the finest in the State of Alabama. As soon as the lines have been marked out by the engineer, men and teams will be set to work leveling off the ground. grading and rolling. It will probably be some time before the track Is in con- dition for use.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-11

ing. Every girl who scribbles at all tries to write a play. If she can't write 1t she has alleged ideas of how 1t ought to be done. of grand plot, of a character that would just fit some one of the most prominent folk in stage land. She talks about the matter in season and out, and earnestly search es for collaborator who will put her ideas in dramatic form. The germ of play-writing is abroad in the land, and few escape 1t. Many are melted by the current stories of vast fortunes made by the successful playwrights. Others desire the fame of notorietyi that goes with dramatic success. In every girls school and college the mania for writ- Ing plays has burst forth with remark able vigor.
 In women's clubs analyses of plays go hand In hand with attempts at the writing of them. *She is writing a play" is the explanation of many a woman's withdrawal from ordinary &C., tivities Managers, actors, critics, all who have anything to do with the staging or acting of plays, are ever- whelmed with requests from women of all ages and conditions to pass an op- inions on their plays or to get them an opportunity for bringing them before an audience. All sorts of personal, fi- nancial and sociais pulls are worked to achieve this purpose.--An American Observer in The London Telegraph.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-11
In Spite of Cold, Big Crop Will Be Gathered.

The first car load of strawberries shipped this season from the berry re- zion of Southern Alabama passed through Montgomery yesterday,
 The car was q consignment to deai- CTS at Pittsburg, Pa. and was shipped from Castleberry, the center of4 the strawberry district of Alabama.
 The frosts of March did not do the damage to the strawberry crop that was at first reported--only the blooms were killed, and the embyro blossoms, under the influences of the bright spring sunshine and the warm April showers, soou put in a welcome appearance, with the result that in twenty-eight days from the date of what seemed a total annihilation of the crop, car load lots of the luscious berries are being shipped to the Northern markets. while smaller lots have found their way to the nearer markets. Montgomery, Mo- bile and Birmingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-11
ALLEGED HIG4HwAYMEN.
Tom BOggs and Cleo Hamilton To Re
 Tried At Gadsden.

Gadsden. April 10.-(Special)-Tom Boggs and Cleo Hamilton. colored, will be given a preliminary trial before Judge Penn Wednesday on the charge of highway robbery. Henry Booklns alleged that he was robbed on the Wal nut street extension bridge to the steel plant, one day at noon by the two ne- groes. He says that Hamilton and Boggs came up behind him and ordered him to halt and give up his money. Boggs held a gun on him while Ham ilton went through his pockets and secured a watch and $SS in money. The alleged robbers were arrested in Att talIa with the goods on them.
 The postohice department has au- thorized an additional carrier in the local mail service and Anthony Shelf field. colored, who has been substi- ute carrier since the system was in- augurated here, will be appointed to begin Monday. Sheffield's route will he west of Seventh street on Forest avenue to Fifteenth street and will take in Eleventh. Twelfth. Thirteenth. Fourteenth back to Haralson avenue on walnut street. Postmaster Stew enson has also been notified to hold a clerk and carrier examination Satur- day, May 6. It was ordered because there was no list from which carriers and substitutes could be appointed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-11
FIRST CAR OF ALABAMA
 BERRIES SHIPPED NORTH

A Montgomery citizen who has been closely identified with the great straw berry enterrise in the southern part oi the State, in speaking yesterday of the very favorable outcome of what was deemed so deplorabie a failure of the small fruitscrop. said: Yes. the straw berry crop of 1906 will be the largest yet produced.
 'aThe killing frosts of March only cut the crop off in point of early shipment. and not in the quantity or the quality of the berries.
 There are twenty-three hundred acres planted in strawberries in South Alabama, the shipping points being Castleberry. Marble. Brewton. Boiling. Ca ,oe and Flomaton. all stations of the Louisville and Nashville, and all easily accessible.
 More than 300 car loads of berries are expected to be shipped during the season, and more than 5000 pickers will be required 0 get the frnit ready for the market.
 "The outlook was certainly dark for those people down there for a few days" he said, but prospects were ney- CT brighter than now for the biggest shipment of berries that has been made sin ,e strawberry culture became one of the leading industries of Southwestern Alabama. and, if prices hold good, as at present, the Mach freeze-up will never be materially remembered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-11

Jim Galliger fell from a gas main a distance of fifteen feet at the Con- solidated furnace Saturday and sus- tained severe and painful bruises.
 The civil jury term of city court be- gan Monday and will continue for two weeks. There are a number of tmpor- tarit cases to be disposed of. Many of them are suits for neavy damages against the corporations of the county.
 O.~S. Harris and Miss Bessie Sim mons of Crudup, were married in the probate office at the court house Sum- day afternoon at o'clock. MT. Har- ris and Miss Simmons left home in orr der to avoid a crowd of their friends who had heard of the expected mar riage. Clerk Forney Hughes was sent for and offfciated. Immediately after the ceremony Mir. Harris and his bride returned home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-11
EDDrNs WAS PARDoNED.
Mitigating Circumstances to His O
 fense of Bigamy.

Charles Eddins, a white man of Blount county. sentenced to two years in the, penitentiary for bigamy, was pardoned yesterday by Governor Jelks on recommendation of the Pardoning Board. the trial judge and the solicitor.
 It was known to the Pardoning Board that Eddins has suffered much and there were a number of mitigating circumstances. He was convicted in the fall term of 1905 and. began serving his sentence toward the close of the year,
 Eddins was married many years ago. His wife after the marriage and after several children had been born, deserted her husband and babies and ran away with another man. She had been absent several years. but before the statutory time had elapsed Eddins took unto himself another wife He was Indicted, tried and convicted.
 The solicitor recommended the par don as in a few months the statutory time of absence of the first wife will have elapsed and Eddins can then be- come a bread winner for his family.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-11
SOCIAL ITEMS.
MEETIN GOT THE ART STUDY Cr,

MEETIN GOF THE ART STUDY CLUB.
 The members of the Art Study Club were entertained very pleasantly yes- terday afternoon. when they met with Mrs. Lila Gordon at her home on Mill dred Street, and the attractive program included:
 A paper-"Bryburg," by Miss Ethel Marks. -'
 A paper-'The Barbivon School" by Miss Annie Mae Dimmick.
 A paper-"Cimabue." by Mrs. Lila Gordon.
 paper-"Burne-Jones," by Mrs. William Durr.
 A review of Ralph Adams. Grams Book on Impression of Japanese Archi- lecture and the Allied Arts" by Miss Rutson Hatchet.