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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-26
SUGGESTION |NDORSED
Proposed Penitentiary or Re-
formatory for the District.
SIXTH STREET DEPOT SITE
East Washington Citizens Object to
Institution in That Section.
NEED OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
Opinion That Model Structure
Should Be Erected Near Center
of the City.
SIXTH STREET DEPOT SITE
NEED OF THE ESTABLISHMENT

Warden Harris expressed purpose of rec
ommending to the Attorney General that a
penitentiary or reformatory be provided for
the District of Columbia. as stated exclu-
siveIy in The Sunday Star. finds large
number of advocates who are coming for
ward to offer assistance.
y great many persons in official life and
OtherG who are interested in the question
of either doing away with the present jail
or the building of a penitentiary which VIII
do away with sending convicts to prisons
in other jurisdictions, are expressing the
hope that the recommendations of the war
den wi be adopted.
1T is more than likely that the question
will be fully discussed at the next meeting
OF the East Washington Citizens Associa-
ton, Il special committee having already
been appointed to prepare memorial rela-
tive to the jail and ptner institutions in the
eastern section of the city. The committee
is composed of w. MCsby Williams, chair
man; DIR. c. NJ Emmons. NJ l. We Ter.
Capt W. NJ. Potter and II. l.. Johnston.
Data are being collected by the members of
will be acted upon at the next meeting of
the association and put in pamphlet form
before Congress convenes
LET'S have District penitentiary by all
means. said Mr.. Williams chairman OF the
special committee, to a Star reporter. Let's
have it even if II is located in Maryland or
Virginia. Abolish the present Jail and have
central detention station for prisoners
who are to be tried ar1 witnesses.
Why could not he present abroad ssa-
ton building at 9Th and IS streets be utilized
as central station" he asked 1T is soon
to be turned over to the government. and
think it would lie an IDEAL location for such
a station
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-26
Other Needs Noted.

why should our prisoners be sent to
Noundsville or Trenton" Mr.. Williams
asked. They have to be paid for there
Why not pay for their maintenance in our
own institution? | notice that Warden
Harris is quoted as saying he sees no
asOn why the jill should be removed
from its present site. but that thu grounds
and buildings might be bedutified. Our
association thinks there is something more
needed than bnautiiCation. Tn" chairman
OF our committee on public health. Dr.
Charles NJ. EmmOns. reported that hei
found each cell of the Jail, which is five
feet by eight feet in size and nine feet
eight inches in height. occupied ny two
prisoners He reports that there is a gem
cral mixture of these prisoners, some are
waiting trial some are serving sentence
and some waiting transportation to the
penitentiary. He reports that the cells
insanitary and contain modern con-
venienCe of any sort. The refuse is cleaned
out only once day and the prisoners eat
in their cells. He further reported that
the present population of the Jail is about
double its capacity. 1t is because of these
conditions of the jail that citizens ask
for change. and in lieu of a remodeled
building we say the time has come for its
entire removal with new building and
a new site els Where.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-26
Quotes Judge Stafford.

Mr.. Williams referred to the remarks
made by Justice Stafford upon the question
OF prisoners being kept in idleness and re-
called the fact that there was a penten-
tiary here before the war. Justice Stat
ford. he said. had remarked that the coun-
try had learned better than to keep pris-
oners behind the bars with nothing for
them to do. Idleness on the part of Dis
trICt prisoners. he suggested, might easily
be overcome, as section 1892 of the code
provides that persons sentenced to impris-
Onment in the jail may be employed at such
labor and under such regulations as may
be prescribed by the Supreme Court of the
District, and the proceeds thereof applied
TO defray the expenses of the trial and
conviction of any such nerSnu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-26

The trial of Rev. Wilbert p Ferguson,
formerly pastor of University Place Church,
Lincoln, Neb., on charges of immortality be
gan at ST. Pauls NJ. T. Church yesterday
afternoon before jury of thirteen Ne
braska ministers. Rev. ]. T. Roberts of
Table Rock. presided in place of Bishop
Mcdowell, who is presiding over the con-
ference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-26

the Lees - Stratford - in WestmoreIand
county and appropriated 500 for that pur-
pose. This is as much as any one bodv or
person can contribute. Chattanooga was
selected as the meeting place of the next
convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-26
The Stanhope, 81.

A hat we planned ourselves with the pur-
pose of giving you better hat for So than the
price ever before paid for. It's sold exclusive
ly here Stiff and soft understandable among
them the new brown felts Lots of style to
Stanhopes, and these hats are doing what we
intended they should winning the s. hat
trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-26
Nav Purchase Stafford Seat.

RICHMOND. Va, Septemb'r 2G.-'rhe Ma
tional Camp Patriotic Order Sons of Amer
ica this morning cordially approved the
plan of the state camp looking TO the pur-
chase and preservation of the old home OF
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02
Union County Partial to the Jones
Family.

A suggestion has been made in
regard to the organization of the
next House OF Representatives OF
Mississippi that very easy way
to avoid what promises to be con-
fusion in that body will be for the
House to select Hon. q. l.. Jones
of Union, as the Speaker. This
suggestion is prompted by the
fact that there are two Messrs.
Jones, of Union, who have been
nominated to the House, and dur
ing roll call and close vote con-
fusion might naturally arise,
which would be liable to run
right through the session. If,
however, the House should select
G. L. Jones, of Union, as its
speaker, the anticipated confusion
would be obviated, since on the
roll call his name would come
last, and then it would be "Mr
Speaker, instead nf Mr. Jones. "
There are other and weightier
reasons why this distinguished
Mississippian mightwell be honor
ed as Speaker of the House, since
he has had ample experience as a
legislator in both branches, and is
we'll known as a lawyer and one
who has left his impress on the
statute books of the State, who
would 90 into caucus with a re-
spective following. A good,
square, -cornered race, with
Colonel Street, of Lauderdale; !;
Messrs. Alcorn, of Coahnma; !;
Quin, IF Kinds, and Jones, of
Union, is now pretty we'll
assured, and this will intensity
the interest, and will make the
prize still better worth the win
ming Picayune Bureau.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02
"The Voice of the Charmer."

Champions of bucket shop trad
ing in cotton have been quick to
seize upon the recent slump IN fu-
lures as an argument against rad
ical legislation against contract
trading. One of the bunch has
published a brief of more than a
column in one of the New Orleans
papers, to demonstrate "the pres
ent interesting fact that such leg
isIation has curtailed the buying
power of the South, and, in SO
doing, has deprived the producer
of cotton and its friends of the
only force that can successfully
resist unrestrained selling, and
save him from such a raid as the
one from which he has just suffer
ed. The argument might be
plausible had there never been as
bad, and worse, raids; before
Georgia and Texas passed laws
against future gambling.
The only pity about this inter-
esting facto is that it is a trans
parent fake; that this so-called
radical legislation which would
to large extent, deliver the sheep
from the wolf, has not been more
generally enacted. Had there
bsea greater exercise of the
South's buying powers z there
only would have been greater
number of hit dogs; simply this
and nothing more. The better
remedy is for as many Of those
with the cotton as can, to sit
tight, stand pat until this battle OF
professionals has been fought to q
finish. Then, to the extent that
the decline is not q legitimate one,
there will be reaction. Vicks-
burg Herald.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02
PROHIBITION OKLAHOMA.
Prohibition Sentiment Credited With
Saving the New States Con-
StitutiOn.

Washington, D. G. Sept. 80,
1907. The surprise that was
created by the announcement that
President Roosevelt has decided
to approve the Oklahoma state
constitution vanished today when
the cause of the presidents action
became known. Under the per-
suaslve cudgel welded by the anti
liquor element which gained a
signal victory in putting prohibi-
tion in the Oklahoma constitu-
ton, the defects of the new states
charter became no longer insur-
mountable and the document is to
be approved.
The process of converting the
administration to a more favor
able view of the Oklahoma consti-
tuition was an easy one. The anti.
saloon people simply served no.
tice on the administration that il
prohibition is to be robbed of it's
victory in the new state BY the
presidents act of rejecting the
constitution there would be an
accounting which Mr.. Roosevelt's
candidate for the presidency, Sec:
retarg Taft would have to settle
with the anti.saIooE element oa
the country.
This possible source OF annoy
ance 70 Secretary Taft candi'
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02
Trials Of Newspaper Men.

The late I. Dewitt Talmage in
one of his famous sermons said :
."One of the greatest trials of the
newspaper profession is chat its
members are compelled to see
more of the shams of the world
than any other profession.
Through every newspaper Office
day after day or week after week
go all the weakness of the world,
all the vanities that want to be
pnffed, all the revenges that want
to be heaped, all the mistakes that
want to be corrected, all the dull
speakers that want to be thought
eloquent, all the meanness that
wants to get its wares noticed
gratis in the editorial columns in
order to save the tax of the adver-
tising columns, all the men who
want to be set right who were
never right, all the crack Drained
philosophers with stories as long
as their finger nails in mourning
because reft Of soap, all the bores
who came to stay five minutes and
stay five hours. Through the
editorial and reportoriaI rooms all
the follles and shams Of the world
are seen day after day and the
temptation is to believe in
neither man or woman. I5 is no
surprise that in this profession
there are some skaptioal men.
only wonder that journalists be-
lieve anything.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02
The Lobbyist.
Greenville Democrat

Members of the legislature are
strong, capable men and we do
not believe they can be easily
swayed by lobbyists, but the lobby
list is always shrewd and always
plausible and it is just as we'll that
he be required to show his colors
when wanting the legislature to
come to his way Of seeing a
measure. Hon. E. f. Noel, our
next governor, has a pretty cor
rect conception of the place of the
lobbyist and in a recent utterance
on the question, says:
Lobbyism should be clearly
defined, and its field of operation
put within narrow limits. There
is nothing wrong in the open pre-
sentation of the effect Of legisla-
tion to legislative committee
by the known representative of in
terests to be affected. If proyid-
ing, in the behalf of an interested
party, food, drink or personal per-
|suasion to juror annuls the
whole result Of court trial, as
being violative of some Of the
safeguards for judicial fairness,
why should not similar safeguards
it only for stunning the appear
auce Ut evil, with its accompany
ling popular distrust, Be thrown
around legislators upon whose
decisions depend not merely one
lcontroverted right, but for all time
upon those subjects With which
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02
THE TRUCK MOVEMENT.

President Sasser has called a
meeting of the Truck Growers
Association at the Court House
next Saturday at 10 o'clock. II
is very much hoped that our peo-
pie will enter into this movement
with the determination to stick to
it and make it a success. Enough
have already enlisted to make a
good showing the coming spring,
if their plans are faithfully car
-ried out, and other recruits are
expected. The meeting of Satur-
day promises to be an interesting
one.
1t is worth while to consider
that if this truck movement is
made success, other good things
will logically follow. 1t will
bring increased value to lands in
this locality. 1t will bring in
creased population. 1t will bring
a large amount of cash money and
cash trade at time of year when
cash is usually scarcest. 1t will
logically bring big box factory
with a good pay roll, which will
supply boxes for home shippers
and have fine foreign patronage
besides, because the demand for
fruit and vegetable boxes is wide
spread and constant. A box fac
tory would also mean a demand
for large amount of timber.
Most of the timber that has been
culled and left by the regular saw
mills, would be acceptable for box
timber, and this would supply a
good home timber market to
many farmers near Brookhaven
who have much timber which is
now of no material value to them.
Let everybody go in to make
the truck movement a success.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02

The prohibitionists of jackson
have never claimed that prohibi-
tion absolutely prohibits. Some
liquor is sold here in an Illicit
manner, and doubtless this condi-
tion of affairs will continue so
long as man has the taste for
drink and other men will risk the
penalty of the law to sell it. The
laws of God and man have declar-
ed a penalty against murder ever
since Cain slew Abel, but murder
has not been obIiterated from the
calendar of crime. The argument
that blind tigers spring up when
the open saloons are abolished is
one of the shalIowest arguments
against prohibition. The guam
|tity of liquor legally sold in Jack
son does not amount to five per
cent. of the quantity sold during
the regime of the open saloon,
although The city has more than
trebled in population since the sa-
looms closed their doors. jackson
Daily News.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02
Don't be a SOrehead.

Here is a little motto worth
t'asting in your hat: Don't be a
sore head"
1t doesn't pay. If you have been
up against tiff you have been
loser-come up with smiling
face and the old world will hold
out glad hand to you. But if
you insist on puttinhg on a
CROUCH" then people will feel
dlsgusted and give yon the cold
shoulder.
Once upon time popular man
was an unsuccessful candidate for
Office. He had the reputation of
being a 'good fellow" He had
the friendship of nearly all who
knew him in his own community.
and that is worth whole lot.
But
He was loser in the campaign,
and when it came his time to give
public oppression to his position,
instead of making pleasant re.
marks that were expected of him,
he showed that he was sore. y
When that man walked out of the
building, he was a fallen and
shattered individual.
The world loves good lcser, as
we'll as it does a winner, but she
has no time to waste ON a sore
head" A man who comes hack
with smile is never really down
ed. He has been put out only for
| the moment, but the man who
nurses a grievance and lets his
face get little longer each day,
is done for.
And when a man is ''sore,o he
is the plaything of his opponents.
He is easy He has killed him
self. The milk of human kindness
in his soul has turned to clabber
and people have little respect for
him or his opinions.
1t is the magnanimous thing to
forget oneself and say, You beat
me this time fairly and squarely. y
It is the little, self centred part to
complain about being cheated and
not having fair chance. Ii you
are going to be a sorehead"
your good work in the world is at
an end; your influence is nil, and
you are laughing stock.
] Come, be good loser. and the
line between victory and defeat
will come SO near fading that il
will almost lose itself. Hattias
burg News.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02
A GOVERNMENT BUILDING FOR
BROOKHAvEN.

Brookhaven by its steady
growth. has now reached the
point where it is entitled to q
United States Government build
ing for the post Office and other
purposes. In population, the city
and its immediate suburbs, is near
ing the ten-thousand population
class. 1t is easily the largest city
now in the Seventh Congressional
District, except Natchez, and. ac-
cording to established precedents,
is fully large enough now to en-
title it to a government building.
The Leader would like to call
Congressman Frank McLain's at
tention to this fact, and enlist his
friendly interest and efforts in this
direction at the approaching long
session of Congress. He has a
warm place in the hearts of the
people of Brookhaven, as evil
denced by the cordial support
they have accorded him so many
times IN the past, but this friend
ly regard would be intensified and
their gratitude corresponding ly
increased, by an appropriation for
a government building here.
With the completion of the
Mississippi Central Railroad
through from Brookhaven to
Natchez and from Hattiesburg to
the Gulf, Brookhaven will in
crease in population and, as a
commercial and manufacturing
centre, will be full ready for
good government building.
Before Mr.. Nolan returns to
Washington to resume his con-
gressional duties, it is hoped be
will come over to Brookhaven,
look over the situation for him.
self, and confer with our people
on this subject.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02
Farmers Union at Pleasant Grove.

Farmers around Pleasant
Grove met September 9th and
organized a local lodge of The
Farmers Educational and Co
operative Union as follows:
President C. g. Smith.
Vice President Wade Calcote
Secretary and Treasurer j. d.
Ferguson.
Doorkeeper Iona White.
Conductor j. Ell. Byrd.
There were only few out to
hear Mr.. Myers, but all present
became very much interested in
the cause. Judging from what
the writer can find out, there will
be many with us soon. Those
who have not heard Mr.. Myers
will do we'll to go and hear him.
a. B. g.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02
Notice, Truck Growers.

A meeting of the Lincoln
County Truck Growers Associa.
ton is hereby called at the Court
House in Brookhaven next Satur-
day, Oct. 5th, at 10o'clock a. 10.
A full attendance is requested of
all interested in the success of
this movement. Talks are OK.
pected from some experienced
truck growers.
]. 3. SASSER,
President.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02

The Clansman'' impresses
"the Vardaman idea" with strong
dramatic effect, and, Judging by
the applause, its most striking
parts received at the Opera House
last night, ''the Vardaman idea"
is still marching on with invinci-
BILE tread.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02

Mr.. Luther L. Tyler, who for
dozen years past has been en-
ployed by the B. E. Brister Mer-
camille Co. at Bogue Chitto, re-
Gently resigned his position there
and has moved his family to
jackson and entered the law de.
partment of MilIsaps College.
Being an expert and accurate
typewriter, during his extra time,
be will be engaged in the law
Office of Messrs. Robertson e
Quin in the Century Building,
thus obtaining fine practical
knowledge Of the legal profession
while studying the principles of
llaw at college. Mr.. Tyler is a
bright, ambitious, trustworthy
young man who has already de-
monstrated his energy and ability
T in business and the practical
affairs Of life, and although he is
Istarting late as a Law student.
The Leader predicts thai be will
in due season rank hiQ in his
lchosen profession.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02

News came early yesterday
morning of the burning of Mr..
w. w. Russell's residence on
Fair River. We learn he lost all
of his household effects. This is
3 blow to Mr.. Russell and family
that bis friends much regret.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02
legislation deals? Free liquor

Legislation deals? Free liquor,
free passes and other so-calIed
courtesies costing large sums of
money are put in easy reach of all
Legislators during all legislative
sessions. If these investments
did not bring profitable returns
to the investors they would not be
continuously made, and their long
and widespread practice proves
the necessity of their abolish
ment.o y
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02

The charter Of the Collins Tn
ion Warehouse Company has been
approved BY the Governor.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02

The knights Of Pythias cele-
brated the 18th anniversary Of
their organization at Hazlehurst.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02

Some people are always wishing
they could Hdy of. Z An oppor-
tunity will be given them at the
Jackson Exposition, when Prof.
Baldwin and his machine will be
on hand except when they are
up in the air.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02

Hattiesburg's per cent Of school
children is from l2 to Is over the
attendance q year ago.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02

jackson IS preparing for the
biggest fair next month ii her
history.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02

The State headquarters of the
Farmers Union will be moved
from Hazlehurst to jackson.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02

Gloster has organized d truck
growers ASSOCIATION.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02

Wind and hail injured cane and
cotton at TylertoWn. I
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-02

dacy was promptly removed by
the presidents announcement that
the constitution will be approved
and Oklahoma admitted as a full.
fedged prohibition state.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-20

Two applications for appointm ent as
janitor at the Town Hall were re
ceIyed and on motion were laid over
for one month. The secretary was in
structed to notify the trolley company
that their light at Ferry and Main
streets was not burning. The light
committee was authorized to see if ar
rangements could be made to exchange
one orc light for three 80 C. p. mean
descent lights. The contract for re-
moving garbage was given to James
Ginnis for one year at the same rate
as last year. On motion the Borough
Attorney was instructed to proceed
against II. X. Middleton for the cost
of a pavement recently laid by the
Borough on his property on Bridge
street.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-20
Resolutions of Clarion Baptist Church.

The following article was taken from
the March number of the Baptist
Commonwealth:
After pastorate of two years and
three months, during which four
thousand-dollar parsonage has been
erected, number added to the
church by baptism, and every denom-
national interest has received atten-
ton, our pastor has, to our surprise,
decided to end his labors with this
church the last Sunday in March,
The following resolution was adopted
by the church
WHEREAS, Our pastor, Rev. George
Boddis, has rendered his resignation
to accept the call of the Baptist
church at Lambertville, N. J., there
fore be it
Resoired, That we hereby place on
record our high appreciation of his
splendid worth. We esteem Rev.
George Boddis as man of high
Christian character, who is thor
oughly consecrated to his work and
has consclentiously discharged ev-
cry duty pertaining to the pastorate.
We recognize his broad scholarship,
his unusual ability as a public speak
err and the sincerity with which he
has ever proclaimed the fundamental
doctrine of Christ and Him crncified.