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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-22

ic accompaniment: and o. this day
of all others. every one OF It's mem.
bers should regard his membership
an q badge of honor. Whatever else
the organization may have done. It
has justified It's existence and earned
the applause Of those whose love o!
country Is still unclouded by the
work II has done for the deliverance
of Washington's birthday from neg.
lect or indolent remembrance.
In furtherance Of the nigh eadeay.
of your organization. It would hav }
been impossible TO select for obser.t
vance any other civic holiday having
as broad and fitting a Significance
as this. 1t memories the birth OF
one whose glorious deeds are trans
cendently above all others recorded
In our national annals: and In mem.
orlEing the birth of Washington /;
commentaries the incarnation of
all the virtues and all the ideals
that made our nationality possible
and gave 1t promise Of growth and
strength. II Is a holiday that be-
longs exclusively to the American
people. All that Washington did was
bound up In our national destiny.
The battles he fought were fought
for American liberty, and the victor.
les he o gave US national indie
conservation and lofty patriotism
made manifest as In an open book
that those virtues were conditions
not more vital to u nations begin.
ming than to Its development and
durability. His faith in God, and
the fortitude of his faith. taught
those for whom he wrought, that the
surest strength of nations comes
from the support OF Gods almighty
arm. His universal and unaffected
sympathy with those IN every sphere
OF American life. his thorough
knowledge of existing American
conditions and his wonderful fore
sight of those yet to be, coupled
with his powerful influence in the
rounsels of those who were to
make Or mar the fate of An infant
nation. made him a tremendous fac.
tor In the construction and adoption
of the constitutional chart by which
the course of the newly launched re.
public could be safely sailed. AMI
1t was he who first took the helm
and demonstrated for the guidance
of all who might succeed him, how.
and In what spirit and intent. the
responsibilities of our chief magis.
tracy should be discharged.
If your observance of this day
were intended to make more secure
the immortal fame of Washington,
or to add to the strength and beauty
OF his imperishabble monument
built upon a nations affectionate re-
membrance. your. purpose would be
useless. Washington has no need Of
you. But in every moment from the
time he drew his sword In the cause
OF American independence to this
hour. living or dead, the American
people have needed him. Il Is not
important nov nor VIII 1t be I'm all
the coming years. to remind our
that Washington has
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-22
EX.PRESIDENT
MAKES ADDRESS


who secured for American n~ationali'
~ tn first foothold, and watched
over its weak infancy. were no en-.
crossed with the persistent and unes.
capable iabors that pressed upon
them, and their hopes and aspira'
tons led them 10 constantly to
thoughts OF tho future that retro
spection nearly became with them
On extinct faculty. add that thus 1t
may have happened that exclusive
absorption In things pertaining to
the present and future became so
embedded In their nature as to cong
stitute o trait Of character descen'
dible 10 their posterity even to the
present generation.
There fs another reason which
might be advanced In mitigation OF
our lack Of commorative enthusiasm
which Is so related to our pride OF
Americanism that II we could be
certain OF its sufficiency we wouli
gladly accept II as conclusive. It
has to DO with the underlying quail.
ties and motives OF our free institu'
tons. Those institutions had their
birth and nurture In unselfish pa
triotism and unreserved consecra-
ton: and by o decree OF fate beyond
recall or change their perpetuity and
beneficence are conditioned on the
constant devotion and single.hearted
loyalty Of those to whom their bles,
sings are vouchsafed.
But after all why should we at
temept to delude ourselves! r. am
confident tina. I vice your convic.
tions when I say that no play OF In
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-22
PURE BLOOD IS THE LIFE.
COOPER.S NEW DISCOVERY
MAKES PURE BLOOD.

cooper's New Discovery Costs MOO per bot.
tie; siI for $50. cooper's Quick Relief, the
assistant remedy, costs SOC. per bottle. Buy
from the dealer whose name appears below, or
where We have no dealer send tE: price direct
to the Cooper medicine Co., Dayton. Ohio. and
the medicines will be Forwarded to you charges
prepail.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-09-21
News in Brief.

Supt Allen. OF the Graham, N.
q. graded schools, was seriously
stabbed Thursday by one of his
students, Lawson Shields, whom
ne had slapped for disorderly
conduct. Mrs. Harder, a Wild
ow of Stokes county, N. O., was
the victim a day or two ago of an
outrageous criminal assault
Sam Shelton, Jr, citizen who
has heretofore borne good re-
putation, is charged with crime
-. Elmer Orr, a Georgia farmer
while driving to his home from
Macon Wednesday was shot and
killed. Johnson Langston, an.
other farmer, is charged with the
deed William II Desmond.
a young man, in jumping from
"a moving train in Charlotte
Tuesday night, fell under the
wheels and was crushed to death
-. II. r Durant, son of w. J.
Durant Of Mayesville, this state,
was crushed to death by cars in
a ALBANIA one night this week.
He was a car inspector for he
Southern ID. A. Smith. of
WalhalIa, Judge of Probate Of
Oconee county, died Wednes.
day.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-09-21
Georgian Kills His Brother
in-LaW

AL beville, Ga, special in At.
lanta Journal Kendrick Cook
shot and killed Preston Adams
at Cooks home, about twelve
miles northwest of Abbeville,
near Barton, in this county.
Adams married Cooks sister
and 1t appears that they did not
get along we'll together. The wife
had gone to Cooks home to live.
Adams, it is claimed, had been
warned to keep away from Cooks
home several times.
He went to Cooks, when they
had a difficulty, when Cook shot
and killed Adams.
Both are young married men
and we'll connec ed. Cook mar
ried daughter of former County
Commissioner j. b. Mitchell
one OF the most prominent citi
zens of the county.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-09-21

ed by a reliable cotton manufac-
turer tnat while the visible sun
ply of cotton-according to the
estimate of the statisticans-is
greater than it was last year, vet
the quality is so poor that only
about IS per cent of each bale
can be spun. The consumers,
with the cotton on hand and the
farmers who have sold in adyan
ce, are making every effort to
iorce the market down. There is
but one remedy for this conditi
on, and that is tor the holders of
cotton to withdraw it. from the
market, cutting off the supply.
81 am confident that the
thoughtful people all over the
south realize the fact that their
destiny, and that of their coun
try is wrapped up in cotton; and
Il behooves each and every man.
Whatever may be his vocation or
profession, to come to the aid OF
the farmers in their effort 10 stem
this unreasonable and unjustifi-
able attack upon the price of cot
ION.
"Cotton goods have not de.
clined In price, nor have those
articles, which we are obliged to
purchase, deprecated.
"Fhe Farmers Union, whi ch
believe is a good organization,
has fxed its minimum price at
10 cents. Surely the member.
ship Of the two organizations,
the Southern Cotton association
and the Farmers union, should
De able to hold sufficient guam
tty of cotton off of the marke,
TO keep up the price.
"Ihe people of the South have
the situation in their own hands
1T is for them to say whether the
South will be prosperous or
poor. L believe the people of
the South realize the intrinsic
value OF cotton, and that they
will join hands and do all in their
power to secure good price for
the cotton crop Of 1907. Accord
ing TO all estimates, this crop of
cotton is far less than the con-
sumers will need. and they will
give us our price, if we have the
COURAGE and the manhood 10 de-
mand it and fight for it 4"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-09-21
Young Man Shot from Am
bush.

Winston-Salem special in
Charlotte Observer: News was
received here last night of a Sc
rlous shooting affair which oc.
Cured three miles north of Wal
nut Cove in Stokes county Sat-
urday night about IL O'Clock.
when John Fulp, a young white
man, was shot and seriously
wounded while returning from a
visit to young lady friend. He
was fired upon from ambush by
one OF a party OF four young men
with whom he had had Difficult
ty short time prior to the shoot
ing. The wounded man was at
tended by DR. E. Fulp, of Fuip.
and was reported last night as
getting along very we'll and
would probably recover
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-09-21
Standard Oil Makes a Thou.
sand Per Cent.

New York, Sept. 10.
of more than one thousand per
cent a year are made by the
Standard Oil Company, of Indi-
ana, the corporation sentenced
to pay the fine OF 29,24O, 900
by Judge Lands, In Chicago.
The Company's profits in 1903
were $l0,501,0S In 1903 the
profits were $8,753,4lO. For
two years business they we're
$16,269,492.
These figures brought out at
today's hearing be ore Special
Master Ferris in the case OF The
government against the Stand.
arr Oh Company Of New Jersey
10 dissolve that company, as be
ing an illegal, combination.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-09-21
Big Bequest for Masons.

Philadelphia, Sept. 9.-More
than one million dollars has been
lett TO the Masonic Grand Lodge
OF Pennsylvania as a iund for
the establishment and mainte-
rance OF an in, tilution for the
support and education OF m ale
orphans of Masons under the
provision OF the will Of Thomas
r. Patton, who died September
ID, and who was treasurer of the
Grand Lodge for thirty four
years.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-09-21

Monday afternoon Our first
game is with Bingham High
School on Sept. IS, which comes
entirely too soon for us as il
will DO practically impossible for
our team to get in any condition
on twelve days practice. Bing-
ham is the champion Prep. school
OF the South in foot ball, and the
outcome of the game is looked
forward to with interest.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-09-21
North Carolina Kidnaper
Preferred Death to Prison.

Norfolk, Va, special in Char
iotte Observer: Rather than
serve 20 years in the penitenIi.
airy TOR kidnapping Kenneth Beas.
ley, the 9-year old son of State
Senator S. M Beasley, of Curri-
tuck county N. c., Joshua Har.
rison placed a pistol to his tenn
pie and blew out his brains this
afternoon in his room at the
Gladstone Hotel, while officers
were waiting in he lobby to ar
rest him for the North Carolina
authorities, for being a fugitive
from justice.
The Supreme Court of North
Carolina yesterday denied Har-
rlson a new trial. He was out on
$4,000 bond.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-09-21
Further Particulars of Acct
dent near Leslie Station.

Rock Hill Herald: Monday
morning before the sun was an
hour and a half high Mr.. Edwin
Walker had an experience that
came very near being fatal 70
him. He was driving pair of
horses to a wagon near the sta.
uon. de saw the early passen-
ger train going East when he
was perhaps 500 yards away from
the railroad track. The train
passed and he felt perfectly at
ease Tor 1T was out of sight and
ne thought he could cross the
track without any di ,turbance
Tor that early in the morning
only one train passes over the
Southern roa1. He drove for.
ward and came within a short
distance OF the crossing near the
home of Mr.. w. S. Leslie. when
through the woods nearby he
saw an approaching train. He
mad gone too far to stop he thought
so he gave the horses a cut with
the whip. In a few seconds he
was upon the rails with an en-
CINE with only cab approaching
him. Within the twinkle of an
eye the engine was upon him
The cow catcher hit the wagon
and brushed it off the track just
a second before the dash came
he Jumped for his life. He fell
upon the ground and the body
OF the wagon fell upon him. He
sprained his right leg in falling
but otherwise he wss not I'M jur-
ed to amount to anything. 1t
is indeed a wonder hat Mr..
Walker was not killed on the
spot.
DIR. t. A. Crawford, the rail.
roads faithful physician, soon
afterward visited the injured
man and gave him all the atten-
ton necessary.
The train that came in con.
tact with the team was special
freight which was following very
close behind the early morning
passenger train.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-09-21
Address to the People of the
State by Secretary Yves
ton, of the Cotton Associ-
ation--Farmers Urged to
Stand Pat on Frices Fixed
by their Organizations.

DINA Cotton association, yester-
day issued an important stale
ment regarding the cotton stu.
alton. Mr.. Weston calls upon all
cotton growers to stand pat on
the price fixed by the Southern
Cotton association and the Far
mers' Union for 8 cents and EN-.
phasizes the necessity fer mer-
chants and bankers and All class
es in the South to support the
cotton planters in this move.
His statement is as follows:
"ln view OF the decline of cot
ton Tor the last few weeks, |
deem it necessary TO issue this
appeal to the farmers, merchants
and bankers of South Carolina.
"The national executive COM
mittee of the Southern Cotton as
sociaiion, which met at jack
son, Miss, on September 5, after
canvassing the cotton situation
thoroughly recommended and
liked the minimum price Of cot
ton at Is cents.
AT this meeting of the nation
al executive committee all OF the
cotton producing States were re-
presented, except Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory. The men
who composed the executive COM
mitlee which met at Jackson.
we're men of the highest harec-
Ter and fully informed as to tie
crop conditions in their respec-
tive States. Our own State was
represented by President f.. ID.
Smith, Executive Commit teemen
+. l.. Archer and DR.. w. w.
Ray. DR.. Ray was requested by
the writer TO ascertain by inuui-
ry and observation the condition
OF the cotton crop in the several
States through which he passed
ms report EN- bodied in an inter
view, which he gave out a few
days after his return, was Ger.
ainly not indica' i've of large
crop.
"We know at this season OF
the year that many of the grow.
ers of cotton, who have in many
instances pledged their cotton
by mortgage and lien for sup
plies furnished them to make it.
are compelled by necessity to put
their cotton on the market, ire
spectlve of prices, unless aided
by heir local merchants or bank.
ers. .: course the cotton BUYERS
are aware OF this and viii! con
tlnue TO put the price OF cotton
down as long as growers are
found who are willing to sell.
The losses that result 10 this
deb'-burdened individual affect
every man, woman and child IN
the South; it can not be measured
by hundreds of dollars, but runs
into millions. Every time cot on
goes down means that much less
money Tor The home, the school
house, the merchant, the banks
aud the development of the re-
sources of the South.
"There can be no reason as.
signed for this material decline
in the price OF cotton; every man
who has had an opportunity to
observe, will cheeriully Dear testi-
mony to the fact that cotton has
de'erorialed in the last two or
three weeks; heavy rains having
fallen, followed by extremely
high temperature. / was inform
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-09-21
Clemson College Letter.
Most Auspicious Opening in
History of the Institution---
Lancaster County Students
Enrolled---No Ground to
be Given for Newspaper
Criticism--Other Matters
of Interest.

Mr.. Editor: Clemson Col
lege began her fifteenth session
on Sept. IL, under the most aus
picious circumstances since he
founding of the.college. The to-
tai enrolment has reached lit
tie over TOO, with the largest
senior class in the history OF the
college, this class numbering 80.
This is perhaps the largest Sc.
Nor class any college .iu South
Carolina has ever enrolled. Hon.
Alan Johnstone, of Newberry
the newly elected President of
the hoard OF trustees, delivered
most thoughtful and inspiring
address to The faculty aud stud
ents on Wednesday morning a.
the beginning Of the session. and
every one seems. TO have caught
the spirit OF his address to do
the best years work in the histo-
ry OF the institution. Clemson
mas Just passed through a season
OF the most adverse and unjust
criticism it has ever sustained.
~.
the criticism coming from a few
narrow-minded, partisan news
papers that know absolutely
nothing about the conditions
here. Everyone seems deter
mined this year TO avoid the
very appearance of evil so that
these two-by four cynical news
papers will have one subject less
about which to make lamenta.
ton.
30 far as your CORES pondent
has been able 10 ascertain. the
moving Lancaster county stu.
dents have matricu!ated thus
far: j. Il. Stephenson, of Ker
shaw, Sophomore class; Il. p
Nisbet, Of Vanwyck, Freshman
class; Fred Adams, OF Lancaster,
Freshman class; G. Yoder. OF
Vanwyck, Freshman class S. T.
Bales, of Pleasant Valley, Sc.
Nor class. A M. Hall of Pleas.
ant Valley, a member of the
Freshman class, has not vet re
turned to college on account of
sickness, but is expected in a
few days.
The Y. M g. A. began its
years work with three evangeli-
cal services conducted by Mr.. A.
@. Harte of Mobile, Ala. Mr..
Harte Is perhaps the most promi-
nent student leader in the South
today, and as a result of his earn
est efforts quite number of both
old and new studeuts decided to
live the Christian life.
The Clemson College Sunday
School in charge OF its efficient
and enthusiastic Superintendent,
Prof. ID. w. Daniel, held is first
meeting OF the year on Sunday
morning. The enrolment for the
first me ting was 240, with the
prospect OF large increase.
Coach Snanghnessy, of the
fo ball team, arrived Saturday
night from California, an ID foot
hatl ,NronIinn H,uo,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-09-21

Miss Florence Truesdale has
returned from visit to Kershaw,
S. C.-Charlotte Observer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-31

reau oe yards and docks, will follow the officers to San Frencisco on simi- lar errand. This will Involve a very careful examination of the Mare 1s- land navy yard and that at Bremerton on Puget Sound, The resources of the two navy yards. which are the only ones on . two the sand mile stretch of shore land are scarcely sufficient to make even the temporary repairs and dockings that will be required by Admiral Evans battleship fleet if it makes only . tenn orary visit to the coa1:.. Hence the inspection of .hese yards probably will result in recom- mendations to congress at its approach ing session for a considerable enlarge ment of the plants -. both places.
 But from . naval point of view. prob- ably of more interest is the proposi- tien to establish . naval station at San Diego. Cal. which will be examin- ed from all points of view by the visit ing admirals. The harbor at this point possesses superior advantages as "a naval anchorage; there are good rail- road connections insuring an abundant supply of coal overland If water com is cut off Tn war time and the harbor can easily be made impreg- nable.
 The distance of San Diego south ward from San Francisco and on the same line with the projected Panama canal. would also make It an advant- ageous coa1ing point Of course the consent of congress would be neces- sary to render effective Its selection.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-31

sentatives, and Jose de Diego, Speak CT of the Porto Rican House of Dele gates. were the central figures of at traction at the celebration at tho Jamestown Exposition today of Leg islative Assembly Day" or the 2Ssth anniversary of the eonvening of the first House of Burgesses of Virginia at Jamestown Island. July 80. 161s, this being the first legislative assembly to meet on American soil.
 President Tucker of the Exposition made an address of welcome and ad- dresses Ny Messrs. Stevenson, Keller and Diego followed.
 Simultaneously with the celebration the Norfolk branch of the Virginia So. ciety for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities unveiled at Jamestown Is- land. dedicated and presented to the Virginia society a monument erected in commemoration of the members of the first House of Burgesses. the cer- emonies being participated in by Epis- copal Bishops Funston of Boise, Idaho. and Randolph and Tucker of Virginia.
 The address Of former Vice-Presi- dent Stevenson was an eloquent re- view of the struggle of the colonies for liberty from the time of the as- sembly of the House of Burgesses on July 30. 1919. in the old church at
 
 eulosized the picturesque figures of those early days and recited events of their leadership. which have shed lus- ter on the pages of colonial history. In conclusion he said:
 My countrymen. the little settlement planted just three centuries ago near the spot upon which we have today assembled, has under Divine guidance grown into a mighty nation. Eighty millions of people. proud of local tra- dittons. yet looking beyond the mere confines of their distinctive common wealths. find their chief glory in be- ing citizens of the great republic. The mantle of peace is over our own land and our accredited representatives in the worlds conferences at this aus picious hour are outlining policy that looks to the establishment of en- during peace among the nations To- day inspired by the sublime lessons of the event we celebrate and with hearts of gratitude to God for all He hath vouchsafed to our fathers and to us in the past let us take courage and turn our faces hopefully. reverent- ly, trustingly to the future"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-31
AN ENGINE EXPLODES
FOUR PERSONS KILLED AND NUM-
 BIER INJURED.
Fruit Train on Illinois Central Wreck .ed-Debris Catching Fire and
 Burns Another Freight
 -f on Siding.

Memphis. Tenn. July 3o.-A special to The Commercial Appeal from Mllan' Tenn, says:
 Four persons were killed outright another was fatally injured and ten others were seriously hurt when, at late hour tonight, an engine attacheo to a fast Illinois Central fruit traln' northbound, exploded near this place. wrecking the train as well as another freight train standing on an ad1aceht siding. .,-,
 The dead: Engineer Maloney, Chi caeo: Robert Henderson. fireman. Jack son, Tenn: two tramps. unidentihed:
 Fatally injured: A. B. Lynch. tram man, Jackson. Tenn
 The train was running at hieh rate of speed when the explosion oc- curred Both trains caught fire and will be destroyed. The cause Of the explosion could not be ascertained al this hour.