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Message Urges q Fuller Fed.
eTal Control Of Cor
p0rations.
NATURALIZATION OF JlPS
Also an inheritance Tax, eis on
Big Bequssts. and an
Income Tax.

reocy Laws. tho Death Penalty Tor
Rapa. National Divorce and Pelys.
amy LAws. an improvement I'm tho
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ship for Porto Ricaos and Lswer
Tsrtn or Free Trade FOR the Philip.
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possioie 70 ENFORCE tne rights OF Aliens
under our treaties; revision OF the currency
laws: more complete control over corpors-
tions; . law prohibiting corporations from
contributing to campaign funds and a
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when possible graduated income tax;
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citizenship for Porto Ricans and lower
tariff or absolute free trade for the Philip
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message WIN inc rree,oenes suo.nv~os,
out wnnouI n~ sn"p'e s''eii"s' io"""S
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To the Senate ana House OF representatives;
As nation we stin continue to enjoy q
literally unprecedented prosperity; and it
is probable that only reckless speculation
and disregard OF legitimate business
methods on the part Of the business world
can materially mar this prosperity.
No Congress in our time has done more
good work Of importance than the present
Congress. There were several matters left
unfinished at your last session, however,
which most earnestly hope you will COM
plete before your adjournment.
CORPORATION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
again recommend a law prohibiting all
oornayations from oontributine' to the cam
The sun., 1906-12-05
CORPORATIONS.

The present Congress has taken long
strides In the direction OF securing proper
supervision and control by the national
@ IvernEnent over corporations engaged in
interstate busir ess - and the enormous
majority OF corr .rations Of any 81 are
engaged in interstate business. lie p rs
cage OF theRailway Rate bill and onIJ 20 a
less degree the passage OF the Pure Food
bill, and the provision for increasing and
rvnd&ring more elective national control
The sun., 1906-12-05

In connection with the delays of the law,
call your attention and the attention OF the
nation to the prevalence OF crime among
us, and above all to the epidemic OF lynch
ing and mob violence that springs up, now
in one part OF our country, now In another.
Each section, North, South, East or West,
has its own faults; no section can with wis
dom spend its time ieering at the faults
OF another section; 1t shou uld be busy trying
70 amend its own shortcomings. To deal
with the crime OF corruption it Is necessary
to have an awakened public conscience,
and 10 supplement- this by whatever legisla-
ton will add speed and cert Unity in the exc
cution of the law. When we deal with
lynching even more is necessary. A great
many white men are lynched but the crime
is peculiarly frequent in respect to black
men, The greatest existing cause Of lynch
ing is the perpetration, especially by black
men, OF the hideous crime of rape-the most
abominable in all the category OF crimes,
even worse than murder. Mobs frequently
avenge the commission Of this crime by
themselves torturing 70 death the man com-
mitting 1t; thus ayenging in bestial fashion
a bestial deed, and reducing themselves TO
level with the criminal.
Lawlessness grows by what It feeds upon;
and when mobs begin 10 lynch for rape
they speedily extend the sphere of their
operations and lynch for many other kinds
OF crtrnca. % that two-thir dA Of the lynch-
The sun., 1906-12-05
LABOR or WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

The Congress at It's last session wisely
pro .lued Ior truant court for the District
OF Columbia; marked step in advance on
ths path Of properly caring for the ohil-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
RESULT OF MAINE BALLOTS.
Republican Plurality SmaIl-Gompers
Failed to Down LittlefieIe.

Republican Plurality smaIl-Gompers
Failed to Down Littlefiele.
Governor William T.. Cobb, republi-
can, standing on a platform devoted
almost exclusively to continuance OF
the prohibition law Of the state, was
reelected in the state Of Maine Mon
day by plurality of less than 5000,
with but few exceptions, the smallest
margin Of 'otes ever given a republt-
can governor in the state.
Cyrus W. Davis, the democratic can
didate for governor, polled one Of the
largest votes in the history Of the
party in the state. His issue in the
campaign was the resuhmission Of the
liquor question, which was incorporas-
ed in the state legislature four years
ago. y
More interesting from certain
standpoint was the reelection Of Con-
gresham Littlefeld, republican, by a
greatly reduced plurality.
Littlefeld's candidacy was the SUBJ
ject of bitter opposition on the part
of Samuel Gompers, president Of tire
American Federation of Labor, who
asked for his defeat on the grounds
that he had voted against certain la
hcr measures at the last session OF
congress.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
MACHINE GUNS ARE USED.
In Attack by Government Troops, Leo
by American, on Cuban Rebels.

In Attack by Government Troops, Leo
by American, on Cuban Rebels.
Government, military and railroad
officials and the. newspaper CORE
spondents at Havana were th1own into
a state of excitement Sunday evening
by men who arrived from Paso Real
with stories that the armored train
which left Havana Friday had met
with various obstacles beyond Herra-
dura, had been thrown from the tracks
and it's 800 men, machine guns, horses
and equipment captured.
The real facts are that Col. Avalos,
who was believed to be surrounded
in Pinar del Rio City, and the armored
train made a junction east of Conso-
lacion Del Sur, and the government
forces to that extent are improved.
This news caused much relief in Of
fetal circles.
The train proceeded Saturday even
ing from Paso Real to two anil one
t%ird miles east of Consolation Del
Sur, where the rails had been remov-
I'd, and replaced a. locomotive and
three cars which had been thrown
from the track. The insurgents at
Tackled, but were driven off BY the
two machine guns handled by the
American Captain Webster.
i; is believed that many insurgents
were killed, but number is not known.
Sunday night 215 men and four ma
chine guns, commanded by Lieuten-
ant Colonel Ciews started from Ha-
vana for Paso Real, with horses, sup
plies of provisions and quantities OF
rapid fire gun ammunition. -
Captain Ravenna, one lieutenant and
four privates wounded are the only
casualties reported in the Consola'
cion Del Sur operations.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
SULLIVAN HURls THE LIE.
Illinois Committeeman comeo Back al
.''-- Bryan with Hot Shot.

illinois Committeeman Gomez Back at
'--. Bryan with Hot Shot.
Roger G.. Sullivan member from IL
lnois Of the denocratic national COM
mittee, has issued lengthy state
ment in which be replies to the re-
cent attacks made upon him by Bryan.
The following is an extract OF Mr..
Sullivan,s remarks:
"1n his Jefferson Club banquet
speech ct Chicago Tuesday evening
William J. Bryan again saw fit to
make the excuse for exploiting his
new ambition, to convert the demo-
cratic party of the United States into
an autocracy with himself on the die
tator's throne. T regret that he has
done so, as would regret any incl
dent or circumstance tending. toward
discord in the democratic party.
"1f portions Of Mr.. Bryai's speech
mean anything, they mean that he
would rather have his own way than
have the democrats elected to con-
gress or any other office. He has
invited all Illinois democrats who
agree with him in his opposition to
me to bolt their ticket. If there are
any democrats In Illinois who are dis
posed to act on this .typically Bryan
istic advice, many of them unfortun-
ately will be found in congressional
districts which are close, but In which,
with united effort, We have good
chance to elect democratic congress-
men. If these districts send republi-
cans to the next national house OF
representatives. the democratic party
of the nation will have Mr. Bryan to
thank.
"Mr. Bryan has said by inuendo
that l., as aan official Of the Ogden
Gas company Of Chicago, have secured
aovernment favor and profit by alleged
illegal or corrupt means.
"He harps On my connection with
the Ogden Gas company as if that
connection were disreputable. The
public press will show that the only
offense this corporation ever commit
ted was to reduce the price Of gas.
'Tbe very first paragraph in Mr..
Bryan's speech on me and on the
Illinois situation contains deliberate
untruth. Practically every succeeding
paragraph contains either a deliber.
ate untruth or an equivocation of the
kind that we expect only from the
shifty, word Juggling pettifogger."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
new CONSTITUTION
Adopted By Farmers Union and I'm.
portant Resolutions Passed at the
Closing Session in Texarkana.

The National Farmers Educational
and Cooperative Union, in session at
Texarkana, Texas, completed its la
bors and adjourned Saturday.
Among the resolutions passed were
the following:
TO merlorialize congress to give to
the rural school districts of the south
the cotton tax of s65,0O0,000 collected
in 1S61-65.
Urging members to purchase only
union made goods bearing the union
label and declaring in favor of par
GELS post.
A practically new constitution was
adopted and will be submitted for ap.
proval OF all the members of the union
at a referendum vote to be taken
between the hours of 1 o'clock and
IL p. m, November 4.
By this new constitution the name
of the organization is changed to the
Farmers National Union, and the quail
ifications for membership are fixed.
White persons and Indians of both
sexes over 16 years of age are eligi-
BILE to membership, but negroes will
not be admitted Merchants, lawyers,
bankers and members of trusts and
combines are barred.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows:
President-C. S. Barrett, Atwater,
Ga.
Vice President-J. E. Montgomery,
Gleeson, Tenn.
tSecretary-Treasurer-R. H. McCul-
Tough, Beebee, Ark.
Board of Directors-W. A. Morris,
w. S. Miller, J. N. McCallester, Camp
bell Russell, James Butler.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
MARTIAL LAW IN CUBA.
Palma Gives Up Hope Of Peace and
Issues D.cree Calling For Ar
rest of Prominent Liberals.

A special from Havana says: Presi-
cent Palma Monday night issued de-
cree suspending all constitutional
guarantees, with special reference to
articles Is, 16, II, IS, 19, %, %, 24
and - in the provinces Of Pinar del
Rio, Havana and Santa Clara. The
law enforcing public order, which is
equivalent to martial law, also is put
in immediate effect in the three prov
inces named. A supplement decree
mas been issued suspending the decree
of August %, pardoning the repent
ant rebels, and ordering that all rebels
be arrested Both DEGREES have been
communicated to all officers In the
field.
Coincident with the issuance Of de-
crees which followed a decision not
to yield to the peace demands the
government ordered the arrest Of prac:
tically every prominent liberal.
When the news Of issuing Of these
c:ecrees reached the veterans peace
commission there was immediate and
almost unanimous denunciation of
President Palma and other members
of the government.
The goveA Ament doeS not intend
that membership in congress shall
shield anybody from arrest. Senator
Morua Delgado was one of the first ar
rested, and several representatives
were quickly added to the list Of
prisoners. Former congressman and
veterans are being searched for by
the police. Senor Zayas and most
of the leading liberals have myste-
:iously. disappeared.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
CHEATHAM IS CLEARED.
Secretary Of Cotton Association Found
mot Guilty" OF Specializing by
Executive Committee.

At Frilay nights session Of the
executive committee of the Southern
Cotton Association at Hot Springs,
Ark, Richard Cheatham, secretary OF
the association, was eXonerated of the
charge of dealing in futures while
an official of the association. Ihcorpo-
rated in the resolution clearing Cheat
ham was an expression providing that
it shall constitute an offense in the
future for any official or member Of
The executive committee or member
OF any state committee to deal in
futures.
The resolution generating Cheat
ham declares:
THAT while all form of specuia-
tion is disapproved of, yet the COM
mittee finds that Gfr. Cheatham was
acting only for other parties and in
view of the fact that there Is moth
ing in the constitution which makes
a person incompetent to hold Office
because he deals in futures, and be-
cause of Mr.. Cheatham's efficiency
and Of the fact that we believe the
assaults on Cheatham came from the
enemies CT this association we dis.
miss the charges as unworthy Of fur
ther consideration, and denounce all
charges made against Mr.. Cheatham
except what is hereinbefore stated,
as false.
"That in the future it shall consti-
tute an offense against this associa'
ton sor any officer or member Of the
executive committee or state officer
7 to. in any way deal in futures, and
any one violating this shall be expell-
ed from office"
The report, which is signed by a
committee composed Of L. B. Irwin, E.
". Smith and L. E. Love, was adopted
by a vote Of II to. 5.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
RAWLINGS BOYS SENTENCED.
Notorious Case Brought Before Court
For Fourth Time.

For Fourth Time.
At Faldosta, Ca, Monday, Milton,
Jesse and Leonard Rawlings appeared
before Judge Mitchell, of the superior
court for the fourth time, and had
sentence passed upon them for their
alleged comriicity in the murder Of
the Carter children. :.
Milton and Jesse were sentenced to
be hanged ON the second day of Octo-
Der, and Leonard was again sentenced
to life imprisonment.
When asked by the judge whether
they had anything to say, why SEN
tence should not be pronounced upon
them, Milton and Jesse declined to say
anything. Leonard only said that he
was not guilty Of the crime with which
he was charged.
Alf. Moore, the snegro, convicted OF
completely in the murders, is already
under sentence of death, to be exc
cuted On October S.
The case Of J. G. Rawlings, father
of the boys, Is now before the United
States supreme court on an extraordi-
nary motion for a new trial, and it is
likely that The boys and the negro
Moore will be again .resrited in the
event that the old mans case is not
decided before the dates set for their
execution. 1t is stated that Leonard
Rawlings viii be taken to the peniten-
tiary again as socn as an order is
received for his transfer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
ENTIRE TOWNSHIP osLITERATED
Over Two Hundred People Lose Life
in Gigantic Landslide.

Practically without warning, the
side of i mountain rising above the
township Of. Kwareli, in The Caucasus,
broke away, and in a sea of semi
Bquid mud, sand and stones swept
Gown o., the township and overwhelm-
ed and o5literated it. Some 255 per-
sons were buried alive. In addition
10 the lives lost, countless head of cat
tie perisied, and. the crops were de-
stroyed.
Similar disasters are of common oc-
currence in Caucasian valleys.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
HANGING DRAWS THOUSANDS.

Confessed Negro Assai!snt Of White
Girl Executed Before Big Crowd.
Dave Moore, colored, VINO assaulted
the 3-year-old daughter of Jim Hood,
of White county, Co., some weeks
ago, and Who was convicted at sDe-
cial term of White superior court ten
days ago, vas BANGED at Cleveland
Monday in the presence Of two tious-
and people. aThe scaffold was erected
about one mile from town.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
WOMAN pEcAPITATEs CHILDREN.

Chopped Of Heads of Little Ores and
Cody Reported the Deed.
Mrs. Henry Knippin, the young wife
.uf farmer living in Putnam county,
Ohio, decapitated her two children,
a boy aged three and girl aged one
and a half years, and then went to
the home Of neighbor and told what
she had done. The woman was dis
charged recently from the Toledo sta:e
hospital for the insane.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
TO CHOKE OFF HEARST.

Bryan Followers Form Alliance With
Forces of Jerome.
An event of Importance took place
in Albany, N Y, Wednesday,, and
the city is buzzing with political in.
terest.
This was the conference of demo-
Gratis from many counties Of the state
called to discuss the situation in the
party, the central figure OF which was
District Attorney Jerome It is con-
ceded that this meeting was aimed
to preven: the nomination or indorse-
ment by the state convention at Buf-
falo Of William Randolph Hearst.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
SECRET WATCH ON CUBA.

policy Of Silence Maintained ny s'"se
Department.
If the state department has ad'
vices from Havana regarding the
movement of troops in Cuba from
MIR. Sleeper it has determined on a
policy Of silence.
It is stated that Intervention has
not been asked nor has its possibility
been considered, yet orders have been
issued through the war and state de-
uartments for a close observation and
report of all conflicts between thS
opposing forces in the island.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
EMeALMED BEEF POISONOUS.
Ten Persons Made Dangerously Ill
From Eating the Stuff.

Ten persons in three different FAM
lilies Of Kalamazoo, Mich, have been
lying at the point CT death, suffering
from the effects of eating dried beef.
A partial investigation has revealed
that the meat came originally from
ole Of the large packing houses. The
physicians are of the opinion that
some sort Of enbalming fluid was the
cause of the poisoning.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
FARMERS UNION WILL "STAND
PAT" FOR ELEVEN CENTS.

Friday the third day of the, con-
vention of the National Farmers. Edu-
cational and Cooperative Union, in
session at Texarkana, Texas, was per-
haps the busiest Of the meeting. The
morning session was taken up for
the most part in hearing the report
of the national executive committee.
This report shows the affairs of the
organization, financial and otherwise,
to be excellent condition, also that
the books and accounts of all officers
were correct. -.. r .. .s
The afternoon was largely devoted
toe addresses and debates, including
the cotton warehouse proposition.
The report sent out Thursday night
as to the fixing of the minimum price
for cotton seed was Inaccurate The
price was fixed at SIS per ton through
out the entire cotton belt, regardless
of section '"''-'-' ''''' -''''. ..
Several leading members of the Or
ganization were: asked for an express
sion of what they thought of the ac-
tion Of the Southern Cotton Associar
ton at Ho7 Springs in placing the
minimum price of cotton at 10 cents,
and the verdict was unanimous that
the National Farmers Union will
stand pat for II cents. President Duck
worth said:
"W-e will stick for Il cents. The
deterioration of the general condition
of cotton during the last two weeks
is sufficient evidence to prove that
the union has not placed the price I'll
cents) too high
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
DIDN'T LIKE THE CITY.

Young Woman Suicides Because De.
barred from Return to Country.
Because she was going to be left
in the city and could not go to the
country with her mother, Mrs. May
Bell Hawes, aged % years, of Allan
ia, Ca, took an overdose Of lauda-
mum and died from the effects some
hours later.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
PROSPECTIVE NEW RAILROAD.
Savannah and statesboro Line to Be
Extended to Atlanta.

Within the next few days an ap-
plication FOR charter for the Savan-
nah, Statesboro and Western Rail-
way company will be filed with the
secretary of state of Georgia. 1t will
be an extension of the Savannah and
Statesboro and the extension will
reach Atlanta.
The road will be about 210 miles
long. The counties through which it
will run are Bulloch, Emanuel, John
son, Washington, Baldwin, Jones, Put
nam, Newton. Rockdale, DeKalb and
Fulton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
pos7oFFlcE INSPECTOR BROWNS

Went Fishing for Crabs and Got into
Water Over His Depth.
Inspector Frank Voges OF the post
Office department was drowned at
Bayou Grande, Fla, Sunday, whlie
wading in the bayou with others catch
ing crabs.
He could not swim and stepped into
one of the unnumerable deep holes
in the bayou and drowned before as
sistance could reach him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
LEGISLATOR FATALLY STABBED
Justice Of the Peace Makes Good Use
of Knife on Home Wrecker.

of Knife on Home Wreeker.
At Pittsburg, Pa, Lawrence 3.
Cook, a member of the Pennsylvania
LEGISLATURE from the fourth district,
who was renominated by the republl'
can party Saturday, was perhaps fatal
" stabbed Sunday by Andrew Mac
MILAN. a justice of the peace, and
one of the wealthy residents OF Car
negie.
Cook met Mrs. Mcmillan, and the
two went to house in Lawn Street.
While they were in loom, MacM1l-
Ian burst open the door and engaged
in a struggle with Cook, with the re-
suit above stated.