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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-13

Those British soldiers who mutinied
against lntolerable outrage at the hands
Of their officers and were agreed to be
right had to be punished as well as
the officers themselves. Tommy At
kIns didn't go about II In the right
way He should have taken the British
pIblic into his confidence and had the
columns OF the Thunderer Alled with
bowling protests over this new inlqul-
ty, for OF course 1t Is nav. 1t least the
mutlny feature Of II.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-13

At club dinner given In New York
recently to Editor McKelway Of the
Brooklyn Eagle the speakers appeared
unanimous on the proposition that he
Is the foremost journalist In Greater
New York. AS be 1ourishes in the
annexed district, It looks as though the
old metropolis needed new brains as
well as new territory to make 1t really
and truly great.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-13
A blII ln the Washlngton IeglsIa.

A bill in the Washington legisla.
ture prohibits newspapers publishing
news of crimes or reports OF trials
OF criminals. 1t is an attempt TO en-
act a law for the promotion Of crime
and the protection Of criminals, no
matter what view Its author may hold.
There are many sincere, but mis-
guided, people who believe the sup
preston Of newspaper reports Of
crime will lessen the evil, when In
fact It would make the criminal more
bold,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-13

Brander Matthews claims that 1900
people have signed an agreement to
use the simplIfed spelling. About two
thirds Of the bunch probably never
could spell "kist," "tung." thru" and
% on any other way, A great deal OF
Individual taste win continue to assert
itlslf n apslllag. yot .ths nuAaEa - tAs
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-13

OF course every sensible member Of
the house Of representatives would
rather take 5000 himself than tempt
his constituents TO send another man to
collect $500 after December. 1903.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-13

single standard will please the Josh
Binlugs school Of writer's, whose In
dustry has been passing through
crisis.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-13
WANTS INVESTIGATION
Hepburn Would Look Into
Northern Pacific Affairs.

Washington, d, O., Feb. 13.--sen
ator Heyburn's resolution calling for
a special commission Of Eve senators
to investigate the present Northern
Pacific corporation with reference to
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-13

Anyway an open winter 10 bound 10
"cut some ice" in the proportions Of
,pr a storage bills next summer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-04
RooSeveltS Well Known
Policies Are Set Forth
In UnmiStakable Words
Recommends That Law Makers Correct the Evils
Responsible for Unsettled Business and
Industrial Conditions in Nation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The annual M

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-The annual message of
the president of the United States was received by the
senate at l2:43 p today, and within minute Secretary
Bennett had begun the reading of the document. The
message was presented the senate by the assistant
tay to the president Lata who had followed Senators
Allison and Teller the committee which had made the
customary call upon the president
We have called upon the president, said the vener-
able senator from Iowa. standing the center of the aisle,
beside the equally venerable senator from Colorado, and
he informs us that he will communicate with the senate IN
writing Immediately.
A message from the president of the United States,
announced Latta and the document read.
In the house the reading concluded at 3H clock,
and the speaker announced his appointment OF the COM
mittee on banking and currency with Fowler, its former
chairman, continuing IN that position. The house then
adjourned until Thursday.
A telegram of greeting from Oklahoma first legsla-
ture to the congress was read the house, ecitng great
applause.
Interest In the presidents message intense in both
branches The galleries were well filled
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-04
Country Committed TO
Protectipe Susten1

This country is definitely committed
10 the protective system and any effort
to uprOOt it could not but cause wide
spread industrial disaster. In other
words. the principle of the present tar
im law could not with wisdom be
changed. But in a country with such
phenomenal growth as ours it is prob
ably well that every dozen years or so
the tariff laws should be carefully scru-
or improper benefits are conferred
thereby, that proper revenue Is pro-
vided and that our foreign trade il
encouraged. There must always be az
a minimum a tariff which will not only
allow for the collection OF an ample
revenue but which will at least make
good the difference in cost OF pro-
ductiOn here and abroad: that is. the
difference in the labor cost here. and
abroad, for the well being OF the wage
worker must ever be cardinal point
should be approached purely from q
business standpoint: both the time and
the manner of the change being such
as to arouse the minimum OF agfta-
tiOn and disturbance In the business
world. and TO give the least play for
selfish and factiOnai motives. The sole
consideration should be to see that.
the sum total of changes represents
the public good. This means that tho.
subject cannot with wisdom be dealt
with in the year preceding preslden-
experience has cOnclusively shown thac
at such a time II is impossible TO get.
men to treat II from the standpoint OF
the public good. In my judgment tha.
wise time to deal with the matter 10
immediately after such election.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-04

ut has been misfortune that the
national laws on this subject have
hitherto been of q negative or prohibi-
tive rather than an affirmative kind,
and still more that they have in part
sought to prohibit what could not be
effectively prohibited. and have in part
in their prohibitions confounded what
should be allowed and what should
not be allowed. 1t is generally
useless to try to prohibit all restraint
on competition, whether this restraint
be reasonable or unreasonable; and
where it it not useless 1t is generally
hurtful. The successful pros
ecution of one device to evade the law
Immediately develops another device to
accomplish the same purpose. What is
needed is not sweeping prohibition of
every arrangement, good or bad, which
may tend TO restrict competition, but
such adequate supervision and regula-
tion as will prevent any restriction
of competition from being to the detri-
ment of the public, as well as such
supervision and regulation as will pre-
vent other abuses in no way connected
with restriction of competition"
[ have called your attention in these
quotations to what I have already said
because 1 am satisfied that it is the
duty of the national government to
embody in action the principles thus
expressed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-04
Revenue Conditions
Hard 10 Improve

The income account of the nation =.
in most satisfactory condition. For
the six fiscal years ending with the
1St or July last the total expenditures
and revenues Of the national govern
ment. exclusive Of the postal revenues
end expenditures. were. in round num-
bers. revenues. S3.465. 900. 900. and -ex-
penditures. $3.275.000.000 The net ex-
cess of income over expenditure. In
cluding in the latter the $4,000 600
expended for the Panama canal was
erage of about s31. .O00. 600 a year This
represents an approximation between
income and OutgO which II would be
hard to improve. The satisfactory
working of the present tariff law has
been chiefly responsible for this ex-
cellent showing Nevertheless. there Is
an evident and constantly growing
feeling among our people that the time
is rapidly approaching when our sys-
tenn OF revenue legislation must be
Tevfsed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-04
Benefits Resulting
From Pure Food Laws

Incidentally. in the passage OF the
pure food law, the action of the various
state. food and dairy commissioners
showed IN striking fashion now much
good for the whole people results from
the hearty cooperation of the federal
and state officials in securing a given
reform. 1t is primarily tO~the action
of these state commissioners that we
owe the enactment OF this law; for
they aroused the people, first to demand
the enactment and enforcement of state
laws on subject. and then the enactment
of the federal law, without which the
state laws were largely ineffective
There must be the closest cooperation
between the national and state gov
ernments in administering these laws.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-04
Need Revision of
Currency Ldps

In my message to the congress a
year ago 1 spoke as follows of the
Il especially call your attention to
the condition of our currency laws. The
national bank act has ably served a
great purpose In aiding the enormous
business development of the country
and within 10 years there has been an
increase in circulation per capita from
S2i4l 10 $50 0S. For several years
evidence has been accommodating that
additional legislation IS needed The
recurrence of each crop season en-
phasiZes the defects of the present
laws. There must soon be revision
of them. because to leave them as they
are means to incur liability of bust
nessg disaster. Since your body ad-
journed there has been huctuatiOn in
the interest on call money from 2
per cent to so per cent, and the fuctua-
tion was even greater during the pre-
ceding six months. The secretary of the
treasury had TO step ia and by wise
action put q stop to the most violent
period of oscillation Even worse than
such huctuation is the advance in
commercial rates and the uncertainty
felt in the sutf1ciency of credit even
at high rates All commercial inter-
ests suffer during each crop period
Excessive rates for call money in New
York attract money from the interior
banks into the speculative field. This
depletes the fund that would otherwise
be available for commercial uses and
commercial borrowers are forced to
pay abnormal rates, so that each fall
a tax in the shape of increased interest
charges, is placed on the whole COM
merce of the country.
System Defective
The mere statement of these facts
shows that our present system is Sc
riously defective. There Is need of a
change. Unfortunately, however. many
of the proposed changes must be ruled
from consideration because they are
complicated. are not easy of compre-
hension and tend to disturb existing
rights and interests. We must also
rule out any plan which would ma
terially impair the value OF the United
States 2 per cent bonds now pledged to
secure circulation, the issue of which
was made under conditions peculiarly
creditable to the treasury I do not
press any especial plan. Various plans
have recently been proposed by expert
committees of bankers Among the
planE which are possibly feasible and
which certainly should receive your
consideration is that repeatedly brought
to your attention by the present secre-
tary of the treasury the essential
| features of which have been approved
| by many prominent bankers and bust
ness men. According to this plar
national banks should be permitted
| TO issue specified proportion OF
their capital in notes of given kind
the issue to be taxed at so high a rate
| as to drive the notes back when not
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-04

To the senate and house Of representa-
tives-
No nation has greater resources than
ours. and ] think it can be truthtui4y
said that the citizens Of no nation pos
ff,- In no nation are the fundamental
business conditions sounder than IN ours
al this very moment, and II Is foollsl
when such is the case Tor people 70 @noa19 @
money instead Of keeping il in SOUND
banks. for it is such boarding that is
the Immediate occasion Of money strin-
eencv Moreover as a rule, the Dusl-
ness Of our people is conducted with
honesty and probity, and this appnes
alike 10 farms and factories TO rall-
roads and banks. TO ali our legitimate
l.ornrnercial enterprlses.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-04
Antitrust Lam Should
Not Be Repealed

Moreover, IN my Judgment there
should be additional legislation look
ing to the proper control of the great
business concerns engaged In inter-
state business. this control TO be ex-
ercised for their own benefit and pros
perity no less than for the protection Of
investors and OF the general pub
lie. As have repeatedly said in
elsewhere. experience has definitely
shown not merely the unwisdom but
the futility of endeavoring to put a
ern industrial conditions are such that
combination is not only necessary but
inevitable. Tt is so in the world of
business just as 1t Is so in the world
of labor, and 1t is as idle to desire to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-04
Salient Points in the Message

There should be legislation control great business
Provision emergency currency based adequate securities
national law licensing railways engage interstate
Strengthening where will promote pre
Limit the abuse of nunions and those rights nvade
Compulsory investigation of industrial controversies of magnitude
Navy best guaranty that nations honor will be neglected
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-04
President Sends an Outspoken Message
Saws That M The National Government Can Give Pope1 Control Interstate

| INIIL the national government assumes control of
- interstate commerce = 1t will be impossible
either to give to or to get from the railroads full Justice
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02
A. HALE ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
Alleged to Have Killed Lille Davis I'm
East Hili Cemetery at RristoI.

EAST 1ili Cemetery at Bristol.
Knoxville, Tenn. Sept. 24.-The
trial OF Ack Hale, charged with the
murder Of Lille Davis. was begun at
Blountville. Tenn. this morning. Hale
was indicted on the charge Of mur-
dering the girl in East Hill cemetery
at Bristol, Tenn. on the night of
March q last. A bullet hole was In
her breast and Hale claimed she com.
mitted suicide. He admitted having
gone to the cemetery with her. He
had paid her attention. Her death
occurred few days preceding the
date upon which she was to have been
married to a wealthy coal operator.
Halc's brother. Roy Hale, is under in
dictment on the charge Of murder OF
j. Irby Davis. a brother Of Lille Da-
Wis.
A probable theory In the Ack Hale
case will be that he wanted to remove
the girl because Of testimony 1t was
expected she would give In the trial
OF Roy Hale. All parties are prom
inent.
The Jury was completed before
court adjourned tonight. From a
special venire OF $50 men six Jurors
were secured and from another venire
Of % men the remaining six were put
In the jury box.
The first witness will be examined
tomorrow morning. The prosecution
is confident that II will be able to
make out strong case. while the de-
fense Is relying on the fact that there
were no eye witnesses to the tragedy
and Hale's persistent claim that the
girl suicided In his presence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02
SOUTHERN RAILWAY PUTS ON A
SPECIAL CAR FROM CHAR
LESION.

Freight Shipped From Charleston a,
6P. Nj. Will BE Delivered Not Later
Than 10 O'Clock 4. NJ. Next siOrn.
ing-A Good Thing for Both Ci.,r.
lesion and Sumter.
The Southern Railway has inaugu.
rated an express freight service be.
tween Charleston and Sumter, which
will be Of great benefit to the MGR.
chants OF this city and will be highl,
appreciated by them. since 1t will be
the means OF insurins the prompt de-
livery Of perishabls goods shipped
from Charleston. For q long ,i,ne
there has been great deal OF 0issat
isfaction among the merchants, who
buy goods In Charles on, over the de-
lay In the delivery Of Charleston
freight, and the Southern Railway,
realizing that the service was not
what II should be. has taken radical
measures to put an end to delay In
Charleston shipments. Beginning with
this morning the Southern will ,pe-
rate an express freight car out of
Charleston direct 20 this city. Al,
freight delivered 10 the Southern in
Charleston before 6 O'Clock D. m. will
be loaded In this car and sent out. that
night, arriving here at $50 a. m. III.
next morning.
Mr.. ]. r. Clack. the local agent,
has been instructed to give this car
the preference and to have II unload
ed Immediately upon arrival, no that
the freight cap lie delivered not later
than 10 o'clock every morning. He
has been instructed to employ as
much help a. may be necessary to in
sure the prompt unloading Of this
car at all times. and to notify, hy tel
ephono or otherwise. each person for
whom freight Is received. Immediately
upon its arrival.
This car viii be operated daily, re-
gardless Of the quantity Of freight.
but II II the expectation Of the South.
ern odscials that II will be well pa.
tronised by the merchants OF Sumter
for whose benefit the service has been
inaugurated. and that II will be profit
able to the road.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02

The Liquor Business Of Several Coun.
ties showed Marked Increase Dur.
ing August.
Columbia. Sept. 23.-Dispensary
Auditor Vests report for August
shows that the liquor business In the
several counties was larger In August
than In July. The total sales for Au-
gust were s26S,7201s against s20s.-
sse.6S for July. The greatest Increase
was in Charleston where the sales
Jumped from $17.0s2.44 in July to
s46.oo2.7s in August. In several 9TH
er counties the sales were larger. In
Sumter county the sales totaled ST.
$500 In August against 310,570.40
In July.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02

A few doses of this remedy will In.
variably cure Nm ordinary attack Of
diarrhea.,
1t can always he depended upvn,
even In the more severe attacks of
cramp collie and cholera morbus.
It's equally successful for summer
diarrh9a AID cholera infantum in
children, ard Is the means of saving
the lives Of many children each year.
When reduced with water and
sweetened it is pleasant to take.
Every man O. I family shonld keep
this remedy In his home. Buy 1t how.
PRICE. CSC. LARGE SIZE. sue.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02

Spencer Jennings, Jr., while work.
ing In planning mill In Saluda county,
caught his arm in the machinery and
the flesh was torn from around the
elbow.
The contract for the survey OF the
Georgia Carolin1 road to connect An
derson. :. c.. and Athens. Ga, has
bingham Of Anderson.
The business men Of Grcrnville,
have organized an association for the
purpose Of seeing u 1t that cotton
sold from the wagons in that citv
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02
Agents Wanted.

Agents Wanted.
81 Year. Send 10 cents for a
sample copy.
Correct English,
9-3O-3t&w Evanston, Ill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02
Weak Women

NC Slun9 women. tnefe 10 at leasf00
must be combined. One u local. one g coossl1Ss
uonal but beth Are important, both esoeo11HI
~. Shops Night Cure 10 the Local.
~. snoop RESTORATIVE. the. Constitutional
The eformer-Dr. Shops Night CufS-is q t0naena
mucous membrane suppository remedy, whilo ~
snoops Restoative is wholly IN internal GseG
s. mens: Inc RESTORATIVE reaches throuShout -
All tseue, and all blood ailments
H me ME Night Cure a. It's name implies does -
Cd mucous surfaces. heals local Weainesses -
discharges. while the Restorative, eases nervcssS
excite ssaSs11ssement. eives renewed visor and amhitioN
strength. visor. and energy. Tske Dr. ShocSSs
kestorative-Ablets or LiQuid-asa eenersl SocstS
20 the system. For positive local helm. use - I'D
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS
Items OF Interest Condensed and Par.
agraphed for Quick Reading.

agraphed for Quick Reading.
senator Otis Of Cherokee county
has declared himself in favor of State
prohibition.
The Orangeburg Evening News
has been enlarged to a six column ma :
per.
German Day. was f1ttingly observ-
ed in Charleston September 2S. with
exercises at the Scheutzenplatz.
A true bill was brought in Friday
at Aiken against the Fallaw brothers.
charged with murder.
Rev. Robt. Adams, of Laurens has
been elected president Of the presbv-
terian College at Clinton.
The old state arsenal building At
Beaufort, built in 1895, is being re-
built.
The late Hon. J. FAINT, Of Union.
left the sum Of $4,000 to the Baptist
Church at that place.
The residence Of E. D. Andrews.
president Of the burst Andrews Co.
at Greenwood. was destroyed by fire.
A colored man sustained injuries
while working in a cotton gin at
Manning which resulted in his death.
Willie Hughes has been lodged in
Jail in Aiken on the charge of killing
Willie Page. Both are colored.
Gov. Ansel has been invited to at
tend the Confederate reunion to be
held in Augusta.
The bank of Taylors was organized
at Taylors Tuesday with a capital
stock Of $4,000. J. w. KendrSck is
president.
Mrs. Ethel w. Blair, convicted in
Columbia last week Of the killing of
her husband. has given bond in the
sum, OF $4,000.
President e. D. Smith, Of the South
Carolina Cotton Growers Association.
says that the farmers will win in the
cotton fight II they hold for higher
prices.
Groceries valued at $50, stolen
from the freight depot at st. Mat
thews, were found in the house of
a colored woman.
Mrs. Susan H. Long, wife of Cant.
T. d. Long. died in Greenville. She
was a niece Of the late Gov. B. F.
Perry.
H. v. Leopord. an operative in the
Laurens Cotton Mills. was awarded
$4,000 damage, for injuries receive q
In the mill four years ago.
cow held up a Seaboard Air Line
train near Chester. The cow got on
the tracks and refused 10 get of.
The train was stopped and the crew
hurled rocks at the cow to make her
"move on
The railroad commission has order
ed the Southern Express Company
to show cause why its office at Ches-
terfield has not not been reopened.
The hearing will be held October 1.
The bushes men Of Bamberg are
taking steps to organize a company to
build railroad from that town to
Walterboro via Erhardt.
F. Cal Caughman, we'll known
citizen of Columbia, fell from a tres
tie near the waterworlzs plant in CO.
lumbia and sustained serious injuries.
His condition Is thought to be critical.
G. Raymond Berry. ex-superintend-
ent Of education of Marion county,
was brought from Tampa, Fla. and
lodged in Jail in Marion on Saturday
under an old charge Of embezzlement
and forgery lodged against him while
occupying this Office in 1903.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02

NAN Near Columbus, Ga, Can Pro.
duce Numbers as High as $50.
The finest thread In the world is
now twisted on spindles driven by
the falling waters Of q river In the
South. Numbers as high as $50 are
spun at this plant. which Is located
on the Chattahochee river. one mile
north Of Columbus, Ca. at the point
where powerhouse No. Of the CO.
iumbus Power Company has been es-
tabiishsd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02

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