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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13
BrOokhayen Wins Two Games.

The football game between the
| Wesson High School boys and
our boys of the Brookhaven High
lSchool last Friday afternoon was
quite spirited and held the inter-
est of the crowd with increasing
enthusiasm as it progressed.
From the very start it was evil
dent that MIR. Schauber's boys
we're the better trained, though
the other fellows looked to be
slightly more mature. On &C.
count of the warm weather the
limit was fixed at fifteen minutes
to the half, but at the end the
score stood neat II to 0 in favor
of Brookhayen. No telling what
it would have been if they had
played 80 minute halves. There
were no accidents and the play
was free from undue roughness.
The same teams will line up
again on the same field on Satur-
day, November %, and it is GER
tain that there will be something
doing then that our boys will not
want to miss seeing, for the Wes-
son boys have sworn vengeance
for their defeat.
The bakset- ball game between
the girls of the Brookhaven and
the Jackson High Schools was
pulled off On schedule time at the
State Fair last Saturday afternoon
and was witnessed by thousands
of enthusiastic spectators. The
teams were fairly well matched in
weight, but the contrast between
the neat white uniforms of the
Brookhaven girls and the darker
ones of the jackson team was
marked. The Capital girls had
slightly the advantage though,
in having their skirts shorter,
and this fact made the girls in
white appear a little taller by
comparison than they really were.
The Brookhaven girls had
everything their own way from
the very beginning, and notwIth-
sanding the fact (as the writer is
informed) that the referee had
acted as coach for the jackson
team, and gave them the ball re-
peatedly on fouls, the score,
stood at the finish 90 to 8 in favor
of Brookhaven.
Not only did the girls from
Brookhaven demonstrate the fact
that they could play better ball
than the others, but they also dis
tinguished themselves for their
uniform self-control and lady like |
bearing. They reflected great
credit on themselves and On their
school and their manager, Miss
Huntley, should indeed feel proud |
of the record they made.
1t is to be regretted that the
New Orleans dailies did not hear
of this game, and also that the re-
porters for one of the Jackso n
papers viewed the game through |
glasses that were decidedly mar
row and evidently ground "bias."
See the BrookhaVen boys beat
the Wesson fellows again on the
23rd
SPIT.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13
GOVERNMENTAL FAVORITISM.
A National Scandal in Which Standard
Oil Figures.

New York, Nov. 9.-The World
says:
A government scandal that had
lasted eight years and a quarter,
despite constant outspoken and
widespread public criticism, ter
minated, outwardly at least, today
when the National City Bank for
mally took title to the old custom
house in Wall street. This it did
by turning into the United States
Treasury $4,000 in cash, which
had been reserved from payment
when the bank bought the proper
ty for S 1926, 900 in July, 1899.
Just how much the National
City Bank has made out of the
good" bargain with the govern
ment will probably never be
known by the public. The 3d.
215, 900 check which the Standard
Oil men handed to Secretary
Gage in 1899 was Immediately
handed back to them for deposit,
the National City being govern
ment depository. Ever since
then the bank has been getting
interest on the purchase money,
plus rent for the custom house,
with the net result that the bank
got the custom house for nothing
and also made an additional $780,
900 at least On the transaction.
Moreover, it saved the difference
between the price it paid" and
the generally estimated market
value at the time, which was S.
100000. The building is now
assessed by the city at that figure
and is calculated by realty experts
to be worth $1,000, 900.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13

Congress will meet the first
Monday in December, with
"Uncle Joe'' Cannon still at the
head of the Republicans of the
House and John Sharp Williams
in the role of minority leader.
Aldrich, of Rhode Island, will
probably continue supeme in the
Republican councils of the Senate,
and Senator Charles A. Culbersnn,
of Texas, be selected as the Dem
ocratic leader in the Senate, Bailey
being shelved and untitled for
such position by his Standard
Oil complications.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13

A number Of bills providing for
Statewide prohibition and reso-
luton for constitutional prohibi-
ton, have been introduced in the
Alabama Legislature now in ses-
sion at Montgomery, with senti-
ment strongly in favor of both
measures. It is stated the liquor
men of Mobile will seek COM
promise proposing that prohibi-
tion shall not go into effect until
Jan. / 1909.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13
Opie Reed, while in Vicksbure

Opie Reed, while in Vicksburg
"a few days ago, in speaking of
Governor Vardaman. said: Every
man who thinks without prejudice
without Uncle Tom Cabin SEN
timentaIity knows that the fif-
teenth amendment is failure.
Not only is it failure, but a
calamity for the negro. Varda-
man may be too rapid, too vehe-
ment IN speech, but for the most
part he is right. Above all, he
possesses the developing elements
|of craftsmanship. He found 4
madhouse where they we're kept
shut up to die and turned il into a
hall Of science. He is q man Of
books, Of thought, honest and
fearless, and politicians must
reckon with him ID The future.
His star is rising.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13

Hon. J. D. Carr, who was re-
Gently elected as member of tile
Legislature from Newton county
has rendered his resignation as
Mayor OF Newton, to take effect
Dec. | ], and the Board of Aldermen
has ordered an election to be held
Nov. 80.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13

Gov. Vardaman is to be the
editor-in-ohief, with absolute con-
troll of the news and editorial poll
icy of the paper. Canvassers will
be placed in the field at once to
take subscriptions to the daily
and weekly.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13

Il IS estimated that 2500O people
attended the Exposition at Jack
son last week. They we're not all
from Brookhayen, though.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13


Writ Adams, State Revenue
Agent, has caused a renewal Of
old litigation against the J. j.
Newman Lumber Company for
back taxes said to be due the city
of Hattiesburg for the four years
following 1899. These suits we're
thrown out Of court some time
ago because of informality in the
proceedings. The contention of
the State Revenue Agent is that
the company was liable for taxa
|tion in the city, though its plant
was outside the corporation lines,
the. Offices or domicile of the
company being in the city.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13

Prohibition is winning right.
along but the money market is
tight. Z
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-15

How are the commission men going
to keep up their supply of that variety
of apples. By selling at $1.00 or S1.50
per box? Not much. Growers will
sell to the one who pays the highest
price. Our commission men must sell
the products they offer so as to COM
pete with other markets or quit the
business. If they were to arbitrarily
set the prices too high they would
soon be swamped with over supplies,
while on the other hand if they were
too low they would soon find them
selves with a plentiful lack" of any
thing to sell. The fact is our commits
sion men in Seattle have as a rule act
ed very wisely in such matters and if
they did not they would ruin their
business.
Y
The idea seems to prevail with some
people that commission men are a
set of scamps and that while they
claim to charge ten per cent commits
sion they in reality charge three or
four times as much and one eXuber-
ant fellow says "ten times as much"
Once l spoke in these columns favor
ably of some of the commission men
in Seattle. A man wrote me letter
not long after that he had shipped
some apples to firm here and that
he was cheated out of half their value.
He was mad and ordered The Ranch
stopped. I wrote the man saying that
l had not Unfortunately endorsed
the commission men in Seattle and
there might be some black sheep
among them and if so l would like
to know it. l told him in my reply
that if he would give me the name OF
the firm l would investigate the matter
and if there was anything crooked in
their treatment of him they should
Immediately set the matter right or l
would roast them in The Ranch till
they were done brown" That was
some three years ago and to this day
l do not know the name of the firm
that handled his apples-he never
even answered my letter. The fact
seems to be that he wanted to work
game of bluff. He must have known
that his complaint would not stand
investigation.
+
| am busy man and am not want
ing a job or nOtoriety, but will make
this proposition to any one who thinks
he has not been fairly dealt with: Let
him make out a statement of his case
and send it to me here in care of The
Ranch, Seattle. I will then arrange
a day when l can be at home and the
man can come here and l will go with
him and we will look the matter up
thoroughly and find what the stuff sold
for and to whom, and then if the COM
mission is more than ten per cent |
will agree to expose the firm. The
commission men court such investiga-
ton. In fact, 1 know of some cases
in which such a course has been pur-
sued and everything explained salts
factorily.
Y
Before l close this matter l wish to
say that the firm of F. Walden & Sons
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-15

In addition to the spraying we have
our trees banded and the bands are
removed every ten days and all worms
found under the bands are killed.
Nothing but vigilance and thorough
work can accomplish the good results
we have attained.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-15

There is practically nothing new as
to the outlook of the apple crop. The
fact that men are in the country from
the east trying to buy our apple crop
is proof that the crop is short in the
United States. Everything points to
high prices the coming fall. AS grow
ers we must not be too greedy for II
the price of apples is run up too high
it will curtail consumption and the
price will fall Take good care OF
your orchards and see that your fruit
is clean and put up just right.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-15

Before | close this matter l wish to
say that the firm of F. Walden & Sons
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-15

swelling, shrinking, rot, etc.
Ideal for hot or dry climates.
They are the only steel con-
structed farm wagon gears on
the market. These wagons are
built to last. Aim ost any wag-
on can be guaranteed for a
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-03-16
LUMBER LYING AT
SPARKS YARDS

Over 1900, 600 feet Of lumber,
equivalent 70 the seasons cut Of a
fa%ir-sized mill. t25 cars, represent
Ing q cash purchase value Of over
$4,000. are living In the Sparks rail-
read yards consigned from Truckee
River points and y. c. 0. line mills
to stations on the Tonopah & Gold
field branch.
While the cars are resting ON
p%lacently en- route. Tonopah. Manhat-
tan and Goldheld lumber dealers are
doing their best to repress their YER
bal expressions on the situation from
straying past the polite limits OF
moral English.
Those who condemn the $50 lum-
Der sales IN the lower mining region, "
said q prominent Tonopah lumber
dealer ought 10 pass mp the local
dealer for a time. and try the game
Of purchase from the mills them
selves.
The Truckee River mills have
raised the price of common lumber
300 on the printed list. per thou
sand feet, In the last few weeks, and
'nis raise coupled with the general
expense which is something enor-
nous affords us a very normal mar
gin of profit.
Most Of our lumber Is purchased
O. b. cars az the mills, and II is
up TO us when the cars are loaded
70 care for the freight rate payment
ana the expedition of transport. On
december 20 a a vas invoiced to
us az one of the Plumas County mills
we paid the fact Of the incoice i'm
mediately, less 2 per cent cash dis.
'ouht, and that the car has not ar.
'Fed yet, the mill yards first being
showed In and later flooded by a sud
uen thaW. AS a result our money II
"eu up, II customers refuse t,
''ahd by their contracts, which the!
vain are abrogated, and we have f;
special bill on our hands which I
may take years to unload.
II we can only get the materia
y 'nere Will be over twenty million
'eet OF lumber used in Goldfeld. Ton
-" ana Manhattan, during the com
~ summer season, which will meal
inside OF the construction cost, al
~"penuiture of nearly s2.00O.000."
superintendent Dunnaway of tn
o. railway line says that hi
.ompany is paying SO per thousan,
NY Tor rough common lumber tina.
me early winter.-Reno Gazette
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-03-16
COUNTY CLERK
HAS BUSY DAY

Two important cases We're filed in
the County Clerks Office yesterday.
The Tonopah Mercantile Company
VS.. George T.. Kruger of the Del Paso
saloon, a writ Of attachment was is
sued.
The case of o. X. Reed VS.. Andrew
McAllister for $4,000 was filed.
The case of the Manhattan Union
Mining Company VS.. w. +. Smith
was dismissed. The case involved
several mining claims at Manhattan.
The Company compromised with the
defendants by leasing the claims for
one year Attorney J.. r. O'Brien
was the lessee.
Petition for letters of administra-
ton upon the estate of Elizabeth
Whips, deceased, were filed.
Amino Alone of Italy, Joe RANT
req of Guatemala and Bacho Nikilock
Of Montenegro applied for their first
declaration papers TO become Ameri-
can citizens.
A marriage license was issued to
Frank Champion and Mrs. G. y NJ
lot of Goldfeld,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-03-16
LOCATES PROPERTY
NEAR FAIRVIEW

Fred II. Saunders has returned
from a prospecting trip to Wonder
and Fairview. where he located sew
eral claims. Fred states that all of
the good property in Wonder was To-
Gated when he arrived there, but he
IA not discouraged and started to
foot II to Fairview thinking that per-
haps he might possibly run across
some valuable claims during the trip.
Fortune failed to smile on him and
as he came within twenty-five miles
OF Fairview he located three claims
in order to use up the location no-
tees he had on hand. Fred is glad
to get back and says that Tonopah
is good enough for him.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-03-16
STOCK MARKET IN
THROES OF PANIC
Continued from Page one,

may issue a statement outlining his
attitude after he has conferred with
Presidents McCrea, Mellen and
Hughitt on the railroad situation.
The conference with the railroad
arrangements, which was granted by
the President at the request Of Nor
gan, will be held next week. II is
generally understood that the rail
road officials will urge Roosevelt to
take steps TO allay public anxiety
by not threatening to obstruct rail-
road investments and construction
ana as to the relations between rail-
roads and the Government" AL
though believing that conditions in
New York are nothing for which the
administration is responsible, the
President believes that he has done
everything that can consistently be
done to relieve the money market.
The order issued by Secretary Cor
W.
telyou yesterday, followed by the
order of today, prevents the with
drawal of large sums belonging to the
Government and provides a way for
the use of additional sums in Wall
street. The first order put a quietus
on the rumor that the treasury was
10 Immediately withdraw the addi-
ional deposits put in the banks last
October, amounting to $50, 900, 900.
Today Mr.. Cortelyou issude an order
that $1S,0O0,000 in additional cur
rency taken out by national banks
could be held by them without sub
%stituting federal for state and other
bonds with which it is now secured.
Another step which will put about
81 100000 a day into circulation is
the deposit OF customs receipts in de-
p~ositories, as provided under the new
currency act. The secretary also
notified bondholders that he will re-
deem with interest to July l when
they mature, my bonds of 4 per
cents funded loan of 1907 to an
amount not exceeding $4,000, 900.
These bonds may be presented at
onre.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-03-16
Stuck MARKET in
iHROES OF PANIC
continued from Page one.)

u, One report that had a serious
an Union Pacific was that a
.arious break had taken place in the
friendly relations of Hartman and
honkers. Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and
~ Hartman was ordered to take
large amount of securities the
w was carrying for him. This
.ary was almost instantly denied,
continued TO have its effect.
,s,or the close of the market much
'o,ief was expressed that there had
soon no failures during the day and
ia Of all the rumors of the day
none we're circulated affecting the
.o,yency of any banking firm or bro
,,ors The banks reported that all
demands for further collateral from
..oters were met with a prompt re-
.oorse. and that so far as they them
.o,ves were concerned their position
i n the stock market was entirely
satisfactory. The remarkable feature
u the present decline is that it was
,oreseen several months ago and that
The warning was given so that bro
gers protected themselves by requir-
ina customers to give ample margins.
The panic Of 1901 was due to the
faet that the public was heavily ar
wing large lines of stocks on small
margins. Some of the larger COM
mission houses stated today that for
tbe past several weeks their custo-
mers we're entirely out Of the mar
ket. Secretary Of the Treasury Cor
telyuo's announcement OF Govern
ment relief was received with salts
faction as II would aid the banks
greatly in making payments due on
Pennsylvania rate issue and Standard
oil dividends.
The total Wall street sales today
amounted to $1,000, 90.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-03-16
OPHIR GROUP HAS
fine Showing

l.. l.. Mushett returned from Silver
Peak yesterday. where he has been
inspecting the ophir group of which
he is sole owner. Mr.. Mushett states
that the main ledge is eight feet wide
and ASSAYS show values TO he amount
of 1895 on the surface. The crop
pings can be traced for . distance
OF 400 feet. As this is one of the
most promising properties of Silver
Peak Mr.. Mushett will start in inn
mediately to thoroughly develop il.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-03-16
p II LOW.

BOSTON. March l4.-Panicky con-
ations prevailed in the lower market
for copper stock today. Brokers
we're flooded with orders to sell.
Prices broke sharply, closing at the
lowest aRtes of money generally
rose 10 per cent. Declines from 8
to 10 per cent we're made In the
leading coppers. Trinity was one
Of the features Of the local market.
Il wlthstood the storm until noon.
then declined to 19 2-5, a loss OF
nearly Z points, recovering fractional
y at the close. In many cases sell
Ing was In default of response to re-
lax margins sent out last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-07
Married Men Preferred

In the Thaw jury sits but one un married man, and he a southerner about forty years old. The selection of eleven married men and one un married southern man is held to have significance.
 No matter how much insanity may be pleaded in the case of young Thaw there will be insinuated in it the "un- written law" This undefined law will become its undercurrent. despite all efforts to the contrary. It will be an argumentum ad hommem to be skill fully thrust at the jurymen in all the ways of sophistry that can be devised by criminal lawyers of experience, skill and forensic ability.
 The unwritten law, coupled with emotional insanity, is expected to ap- peal more convincingly to married men than to unmarried men, and this is why no doubt Thaw's lawyers strove to shut unmarried men out of the jury. The married men are expected to feel more readily, more keenly, a woman's need of protection. No doubt District Attorney Jerome will hold that some women do not deserve protection, but the defense probably thinks that mar ried men will scrutinize this issue more closely than unmarried men would.
 No matter what the lawyers for the defense may now say, it will be seen as the case is developed that the unwrit- ten law is to play an important part in it-that there is no way in which it can be excluded in fact from presenta- ton in various insidious forms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-07
Compulsory Education

If the senate bill providing that every child between the ages of s and 14 must attend school at least two months in every year--if thissbill be- comes law-Alabama will in a mild way get into line with her sister states. Of the forty-six states all but eleven have made education compulsory a part of their educational systems, and the eleven will no doubt soon adopt this all-needful provision for good eiti- zenship.
 The Alabama bill proposes to put the new plan into effect at the beginning of the new school year, namely, on October 1 next. If it become law any parent or guardian who neglects to put his child in school two months in each year will subject himself to fine not exceeding five dollars for each week of neglect on his part The offense is made misdemeanor by the Reynolds bill which has passed the senate and is now before the house.
 The provisions of the new bill do not apply to the negro race or to the white race for that matter in any county in which there is not in every district four months of school in each year. This provision is perhaps needful and yet it will operate to maintain a high percentage of illiteracy in this state, for there is scarcely a county in which all the schools for negroes are kept open four months in the year. But the bill Is but beginning. If, however, the bill were amended so as to make the school district the unit, instead of the county, no harm would be done, and iliteracy would be more effect ively assailed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-07
,------ RADlUM BLONDE.

From the New York Press.
 She's a radium blonde" remarked the man in the tan derby.
 Whats that?" asked the curious man.
 Haven't you noticed,' queried the other, with all thls talk about the pass ing of the blonde, that a new type of blonde girl has sort of sprung up late ly? It's the tawny kind, sort of red gold, yellow all over. The radlum blonde has hair that is neither red nor gold When she wears green or brown or red her hair looks red but when she years white or black it looks golden She has eyes of the same puzzllng de- scription, tiger-yellow, which is neither brown nor yellow. Her skin isn't light and 1t isn't dark, but there's dull glow in her cheeks. Altogether she looks like faint sunrise or tiger. And she has all the fascinating ways and dangerous dis position of the tiger. She seems possessed of the red-headed girls temper and dev- iltry and of the gentle purring femininity of the golden blonde. I call her. the ra- dium blonde because she's a compara- lively new discovery of mine, and because she's so much rarer than the plain gold en girl "