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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04
KNEW WESTON OF OLD

Owney Patton, the local bowling
champion. knows all about the
ancient pedestrian fcats of Edward
Payson Weston. Listen to him;
Pm no spring chicken myself,
as you will realize by a look at the
baseball records when the game
was very young. When | was a
kid this man Weston was the idol
of all the kids in Cleveland. He
made walk to Chicago as early
as "a. and remember tagged
him clear through Cleveland in my
barefoot and got a whipping when
I got back home late"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04

But he Is not the Snug and vir-
tuous Bailey who left Washington
last March. The exposure of the
way he got rich quickly, and the
strong smell of Standard OH about
his money hangs about his senate
seat He claims he was the victim
OF a conspiracy. Maybe he was;
but it is hard for the average man
to see it that way. Anyway his
votes and speeches in the senate
In this and future sessions Will
tell
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04
LIVESTOCK MEN MEET

The following speakers will ad.
dress the fourth annual livestock
convention in this city Dec. 1919:
J. e. Wing, of the Breeders Ga.
zette, Chicago; Prof. II. T. French,
of the University of Idaho; Prof.
e. L. Elliot, of Washington State
college; Paul GLADSTONE, Clagstone,
Idaho; e. S. Waterman, Walla
Walla; c. w. Deming, Spokane; d.
B. Shelter. Wenatchee; l.. Mclean,
Spokane; e. f. Benson, Prosser;
George Urquhart. Krupp; George
l.. Walker. Cheyenne, Wyo.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04

charged by George H. bruce,
grandson of bruce by his first wife,
with perjury, in having sworn that
he saw the body of his father in the
coffin. The object of the suit is
to get the coffin opened. If this is
done, and it is found to be filed
with lead, as George H. bruce al
leges, then the claimants will go
further and try to get the Port
land estates, on the ground that
George bruce is the direct heir of
the dead duke, while George bruce
will claim the title, at present held
by a cousin.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04
WALlA WALlA Y. M. c. A..

WALLA WALLA, Dec. 4.-The
opening of the Walla Walla Y. M
c, A. is to take place Dec. 9.
Among the distinguished men of
the association who will be present
are j, r. Thompson. of New York,
and presidents of the associations
at Seattle, Portland, Spokane and
Tacoma.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04
THOMPSON GETS DECISION

Maurice Thompson had a shade
the best of four round contest
with Louie Long at Occur .d'Alene,
Idaho, last night. Mike Butler. of
the s. A. A. c.. promoted the
match
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04
DISCUSS FRUIT AND SPUDS

WALLA WALLA, Dec. 4.--Prep-
arations are being made for the
meeting of the State Horticultural
society in this city in January. 1t
Is planned to have a fruit exhibit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04
Mr.. Bailey Who Smells Like a Refinery

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. A.
Joseph Weldon Bailey. of Texas, is
reelected and back in Washington
for another six years in the senate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04
FOR RENT

FIVE ROOMS AND BARN FOR
rent; also wagon rack for sale.
232 Xenie st. 1875
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04
TRACTION CAR TICKETS

are on sale at the Palace, the Cres-
cent, Krums drug store, Columbia
pharmacy. p. Jacoy's and Frank
Smiths. Clearing house certificates
will be accepted In payment. "ss 30
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04
Classified advertisements
Real Estate Inducements
FOR SALE

$850-New four-room house. well.
chicken house and barn. Rose
Park addition. two blocks from
Hillyard car line. $500 cash. bal
ance $40 per month.
$2,S50-Good fve-room modern
house In Mantle park. Splendid 10.
cation. Easy terms
Choice lots in Lidgerwood add.
ton on easy terms
Fine lot on South Hill: $500
cash, balance terms.
GRAY G. McCUNE co.
First and Wall. Phone $40.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04

FOR SALE - A NUMBER OF
small houses and unimproved
lots. VIII sell on easy terms.
George l.. Snyder. 316 Empire
State building. IS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04

NEW MAN IN BUSINESS WILL
pay you highest price for cast
off clothing. No. els Front av.
Tel 8674.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04

Positively highest price paid for cast
on clothing. N223 Stevens. NJ. IT'LL
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-04

Transfer. Freight, furniture. baggage
and parcel delivery. Tel. 3s9. 320-o
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
BIG MONEY IN PORK.

(The Seattle Post-Intelligencer.)
The government reports show that
the number of hogs in the hands of
the farmers on January l, 1907, was
54,794, ,439. This is about 1000, 900
more than the number held on the
farms one year ago. That causes
some comment from students of sta
tistics as to the future of the industry.
The DrOverS' Journal comes to the
front and explains that the danger
from supposed over-production of hogs
is all nonsense. 1t shows that six
of the leading markets received last
year 5000 hogs more than the pre-
vious year. 1t shows further that the
average weight of market hogs has
been increasing every year for the
past five years, at the rate of six to
fifteen pounds each.
There is a greater demand for hog
products today than ever in the his
tory Of our country. The population
is increasing every day, and the per
capita consumption of meat and meat
products does not decrease. The prices
each market season. In spite of the
high prices-ranging about So per head
greater than the year before-the far
mers held 100000 more hogs last
winter. They did not have to sell to
raise money. They were independent
and had no mortgages to pay. The
hogs were kept on the farms as an
investment that consumers cannot get
away from when the time for market
ing comes again. To the man who is
figuring on how to make the old farm
pay, the hog question is commedned.
Look the matter over in a proper
way, and you will find this another
one of the many opportunities open
for the young men of today.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28

famine years, beat down the price to
starvation basis. Cooperation, there
fore, is the only weapon with which
the market gamblers can be fought.
It's past efficacy is proven.
President Barrett urges upon the
farmers to plant conservatively. Cot
ton should be regarded as A SURPLUS
CROP. Food for the barn, food for
the table should be raised so that the
farmers, will not be put to the expense
Of buying the things they can raise
at home. Overplanting on large creolt
under the impression that in some
magical manner, the laws of supply
and demand will fail and the staple
bring good price, ANYHOW, is to be
avoided. Overplanting, by whatever
method, with the delusion that your
neighbor will underplant, is fatal to
the cause Of high priced cotton
Do the farmers wish continuance
of the mortgageless era?
Do they wish better houses for their
wives and children, more schools and
churches, better clothes, more pleas
uA % AOl CAlCll OWh hlIll dllu ALL dLu
their neighbors?
Do they want good times throughout
the south, development throughout
the south, to proceed without inter
ruption?
The decision, for or against the well
fare Of the entire section, is in their
hands Cooperation, conservatism, 10y
atty, diversifcation, are the instru-
ments.
Will the farmers use them?
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
ELEVEN OR sIx-cENT COTTON?

(Ihe Atlanta CONSTITUTIONS
The farmers of the south have had
bitter experience with 5 and cent
cotton. They have had a good taste
of the prosperity which comes with
11-cent cotton.
Which do they prefer-the II or
the Scent variety? The decision is
wholly with themselves.
"If we plant all our crop in cotton
this year." says President Charles S.
Barrett Of the Farmers Union, in a
communication published elsewhere,
land GO IN DEBT FOR SUPPLIES,
WE MAY EXPECT TO SELL THE
CROP AT FROM THREE TO FOUR
CENTS BELOW THE COST OF
PRODUCTION"
President Barrett is a practical far
mer. He knows whereof he speaks.
The organization of which he is the
head has been instrumental in main
tanning fair price for cotton for three
years.
He shows that without solid CO.
operation between the farmers of the
south, all efforts of the union will be
OF no avail. Cooperation among the
manipulators has, during the south's
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
THE SOUTH SAVES US.
1t Is the Foreign Trade We Create
That Makes us Solvent.
(The. New York American.)

(The New York American.)
During the six years of the present
century the imports into New York
have aggregated in value $3,875,OOO,-
600, while the exports have stood at
$3,201, ,OOO,000
Yet the six years of the twentieth
century have witnessed a great pros
perity in New York, as throughout the
rest of the United States. Had pros
perity been dependent upon a favor
able trade balance" this city would be
financially embarrassed, for it has i'm
ported in six years 1914 100000 worth
of goods more than it has sold to the
world.
In its grand totals Of commerce
America can claim favorable bal
ance." 1t is created by exports from
the Gulf ports. The cities that ship
cotton are the centers that sell to for
eign nations more than they buy
abroad. That export trade is not
stimulated by the tariff.
Protection to an industry that would
otherwise be throttled by the influx of
the cheap labor wares of Europe is
good political economy. The Old
World, however, raises practically no
cotton. A failure of the American crop
would produce Industrial ruin in all the
manufacturing countries across the
Atlantic.
The Gulf ports last year, while the
manufacturing centres Of the north
were experiencing an "unfavorable
balance of trade" with the world i'm
ported, all told, only $59,O79 900 worth
of goods and exported $4O9,962,961
worth.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
GOVERNOR OF OKLAHOMA,
(The Ardmore Union Review.)

(The Ardmore Union Review.)
In July Of 1905 the Union Trade Ex-
change was organized at Ardmore.
auxiliary to the Farmers Union, for
the purpose of assisting the farmers
to hold their cotton for profitable
prices. Well" says some one, "what
had Mr.. Cruce to do with the Union
Trade Exchange or the farmers cot
ton?" I will answer by giving the
facts in the case, then you can Judge
for yourself. The Union Trade Ex-
change had no money to finance the
distressed cotton. Mr. Cruce, who is
president of the Ardmore National
Bank, came to our rescue, and said
boys you can get all the money you
want to hold your cotton with, and
we did get all We wanted and at q
very low rate of interest. So when a
farmer came to town and cotton was
down he just stored it with the
Union, got a check on the bank for
$40 on the bale and went home. This
cotton was sold by the Union for from
$3.50 to SO a bale more than the
farmers could have gotten when it was
stored, thus saving the producers of
this section many thousands of dollars
at cost of about 40 cents on the
bale. These are facts that every
Union farmer in the vicinity of Ard
more will attest to. Now this was no
electioneering scheme of Mr.. Cruces,
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
THE WEEKLY JEFFERsoN1AN.

for this happened long before he had
any idea Of running for the office of
governor. Now don't say that the
Farmers Union is going into politics,
for it is not, and we sincerely hope
never will, but the straws show which
way the wind blows and we believe
the farmers know who their friends
are and are loyal enough to support
them. At the time the farmers were
using Mr.. Cruces money to hold their
cotton not one speculator could get a
single dollar from his bank with which
to deal in the cotton market. Such is
the record Of the man whom the farm
ers delight to honor and will help to
make the greatest governor of the
greatest state in the greatest nation
on earth.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
BRYAN ON UNIONS.
(The Joliet NeWs.)

The labor union, rightly conducted
along the lines that will be of great
est benefit to it's members, has no
more ardent champion than William
J. Bryan.
On his arrival in Chicago he dropp-
ed in at the closing conference held
in connection with the industrial ex-
hibit in that city. Mr. Bryan had not
expected to speak but his presence
was the signal for a unanimous de-
mand for him to say something.
In speaking of unions he said:
"Ihe unions have made some mis-
takes, but they have accomplished
more good" He paid a tribute es-
pecially to the organizations of wom-
en- in this connection.
When we consider that through
trade unions wages have been in
creased, hours shortened, and COM
fort afforded the workingmen in
greater measure" he said, "I think
we have right to say the benefits
resulting from these unions cannot
be overestimated Perhaps no other
force in the country ever has been
so effective for improvement in the
citizenship and general moral quail
ties of our people.
"But if we omit this phase of the
union energies entirely and consider
the labor organizations have worked
successfully, I believe we will find
enough to support my assertion. I
mean the activities of the unions in
respect to politics and the restriction
of child labor.
THE Australian ballot system, for
one thing, is largely due in this coun-
try to the agitation of the trade un-
ions. l almost feel safe in saying
that had it not been for the interest
taken in this reform by these organ
izations We might still be employing
the old system of voting
"If the labor union had never done
anything else but raise the age limit
of employment for children in the
mines and factories of this nation,
l believe that accomplishment alone
would justify its existence.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
DEMAND PURE FOOD LABELS.
(The Fort Worth Telegram.)

N1u0 rOFC WOrLu Iel0Srdm)
There are thousands of people in
Texas today who are suffering from
the evil effects of impure feeds per-
haps without realizing what is the
matter with them. They have been
taking stuff regularly into their stom-
achs that would corrode the inside of
brass soda water tank and all the
while under the impression that they
were getting pretty fair eating. Hun
dreds have been hurried into untimely
graves, and the nefarious work would
have gone on but for this timely inter
ference.
The objection that pure food costs
more is absolutely untenable. When
1t Is necessary to slowly poison peo-
pie in order to cheaper the cost of
living, it would be cheaper to at once
call in the undertaken.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
WHO ATE THE CANARY SEED?
Saturday Evening Post.)

ISaLurday Evening POSt.)
Bird S. Mcclure, delegate in con-
gress from Oklahoma, had a commu-
nication from one of his rural constit-
uents the other day that made him
sit up and take notice.
Dear Mr.. MCGUIRE" 1t read, 'T
wish you would send me some more of
them seeds like you sent before.
enjoyed them very much and l would
like another lot, but don't send no ca
nary seed. If you did my wife might
eat them and think she was a canary,
and try to sing, and God knows l have
troubles enough now."
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
THE CRY OF DIscONTENT.
(Dr. Felix Adler.l

The great cry of discomfort is not
raised against unequal fortunes. l see
nothing socialistic in it. 1t is not the
game that thepeopehouldfo kOIN
game that the people object to but
unfairness in the game. 1t is the load
ed dice-the unequal opportunities for
fortune, the criminal wrongdoer in
business, the monopoly which forces
down the price Of raw material and
puts up the price of it's products; the
secret rebates which help the big cor
poration to crush the little one, the
overcapitalization and fraudulent CAPT.
talization which have caused higher
rates on transportation.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
WHOM THE BIG CROP HELP.
(The Caster County Beacon.)


Secretary of Agriculture, Wilson,
makes some statements that need
analysis. He says:
while value of all cereals dropped
about $40,000,00O below the total of
1905, and about $12,000,000 below the
total of 1904, the number of bushels
for 1906, which was 1858, 100000, was
120,O00,OOO bushels above the yield of
1905; 100000 above the yield of
1904, and 835,OO0,OO0 bushels above
the yield of 1903"
These figures show a much larger
cereal crop than usual, and there was
more for foreign shipment and con-
sumption. There was more for the
speculative market and the excess
helped to swell the balance of trade
in our favor. The balance of trade
in our favor helped the banks to pay
off their balances and there was mon
ey to our credit on the other side of
the water to be used by the wealthy
people who travel but, as far as
doing any good to the farmer is con-
cerned the big crop left him $40, ,0OO-
600 poorer than the smaller crop of
1905. 1t the farmers of this country
could have held their wheat crop for
only ten cent rise in price they
would have had $74,O0O,000 more to
their credit, and they could have caus-
ed raise in the price very easily by
keeping out of the market only a small
part of the grain. Political economists
have taught this for years, and grain
gamblers only practice the reverse of
this when they sell wind wheat
Chalmers, in Christian and Econom-
ic Politics of a Nation, vol. ii, page
24O, says: Let the crop of grain be
deficient by one-third in it's usual
amount, or rather let the supply of
grain in the market be curtailed to the
same extent and this will create a
much greater addition than one-third
to the price of it. It is not an unlike
ly prediction that it's cost would be
more than doubled by the shortcoming
of One-third or one-fourth in the sup
ply"
In other words, the farmers by
raising 120,000,OOO more bushels of
grain in 1906 than in 1905 beat them
selves out of $4O,OOO,OOO, while ac-
cording to best writer's on political
economy, they could by holding small
portion Of their grain off the market.
have raised the price to even double
what they received.
The American Society of Equity is
teaching the farmers some of the po-
litical economy that they fail to learn
in their agricultural colleges. The
professors of these colleges are so
busy trying to teach how to raise big
crops that they have no time to teach
how to dispose of them profitably.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-24
Pleasant Hill Items.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Nisbet. of
Jacksonham section, are visiting
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Beckham Sr. They will re-
turn home FSday.
Another car of sand has been
loaded at this place by Robert
Blackmon, of Rich Hill, to be
shipped to DR.. Mackey of Ian.
caster.
Crops are looking fine in this
section Some few farmers are
beginning to pull fodder.
Mr.. l. B. Clontz, the section
master of this place, spent last
Saturday night in Rock Hill.
Mr.. L. V. Cauthen has some
cotton beginning to open.
News Reader.
Pleasant Hill, Aug. %.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-24
1he P"6ttc Speaking at the Court
House IWttrsdoU Niobf

Notwithstanding the heavy
rain at the time, quite a number
OF ladies and gentlemen assem-
oled at the court house Thurs
day night to hear the address of
Col. Il. F. Smith of Raleigh, N.
g., editor OF The American the
official organ of the Junior Or
Ger. A speech was also made
by the Hon. Geo. Bell Thinner
man, o. Edgefeld. These gen.
tlemen were returning from the
veterans reunion and Junior Or.
der rally at CASTOR school house.
and stopped over here to spend
the night. Their very excellent
addresses were greatly enioyed
by the appreciative audience.
Magistrate Caskey presided at
the meeting and introduced the
speakers.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-24
Lancaster Negro Shoots Him
Self in Monroe.

Monroe Enquirer: Gus Brooks,
colored, Of lancaster county. S.
c., accidently'shot himself with
a shot gun last Saturday. He
went to pick up the gun and the
trigger hit some object, discharg
ing the weapon, the whole load
taking effect in an armpit and
making what is thought will
prove fatal wound.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-24
Information Udmted as to Small
Grain CrOD.

VIII the owners Of the ,hresh-
ing machines in the county kind-
ly send rs by the lst of Septem
Der a report of the number of
bushels OF oats and wheat thresh-
ed by them this season? We de-
sire to publish for the information
OF The public the amount of small
gain made in Lancaster county
this year. If last years figures
are available, we should like to
have them also.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-24
Death of Mrs. LesCts Gardner.

Mrs. Bella Gardner, wife of
Mr.. Lewis Gardner, died last
Wednesday, at their home in
Kershaw. She had been in bad
health for some time. Her mai den
name was Remington and she
was about 60 years of age. She
was a member of the Baptist
church. Her husband survives
her. She leaves no children. The
burial was at Kershaw.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-24
uerchont to MOUe--New Enter.
DriSes.

Merchant to MoUe--New Enter.
Drises.
The store room in the Ganson
building formerly occupied by
the Bennett Grocery company is
being gotten in readiness for
Merchant G. G. Carnes. who ex-
poets to move into his new quar-
ters next week. His present
quarters, when vacated by nim.
Will be used as furniture store
by Mr. Will Sowell, now of
Sumter.
Mr.. Shelton, brother-in-law of
DIR. Elliott, is preparing TO open
a restaurant In one of the store
rooms OF the Cunningham-Ben-
nett building.
Mr.. j. o. Porter is busy get.
ting ready to open a store, as
previously noted, in the Riddle
building.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-24
Crops are Seen on a Brief 4utO-
mobile Ride.

"eVOttC AttNc.
Through the kindness of Mr..
Hasel Witherspoon we we're en-
abied to view some of the fine
crops between here and Camp
creek, Wednesday morning, the
trip being made with him inshis
handsome automobile, which, by
the way, was our first ride in a
motor car. Magnificent fields of
cotton and corn were seen on
both sides Of the road and as far
as the eye could reaca. Crops
on Mr.. w. t. Gregory's Latham
place are especially good. He
has cotton that promises to make
two bales to the acre. The rows
are about six feet apart, and the
plants, at many points, are Tapped
between the rows The corn and
peas are also exceptionally fine.
The former resembles Capt. w.
b. Plyler's superb corn on the
Charlotte road, q above town,
which we saw on our return
trip. Col. Springs also has
field OF splendid young corn just
across the road from Capt. Ply.
ler's.
The roads? Well, they are
really in better condition than
we expected to find them. The
worst places are near town, proba
bly, just beyond the corporate
limits. The steep hill this side
of GilIs creek, on Charlotte road,
is particularly rough and the
roadbed entirely too narrow at
one or two dangerous points
where there is deep gully on
the east side of the road.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-24
FOrhner Pastor of East Lancaster
GtUen Trip to E.cDOsitiOn.

Rev. z. b. Ingraham will 90
TO jamestown, using the gi fit
from the Bethel people to defray
his expenses. The pastor cert in
ly appreciates the kindness o.
his Bethel members, and we'll
he may, for any one is blessed
who is called TO minister into
such a noble, appreciative and
generous people. Pee Dee Ad-
vocate.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-24
I0ung People HaUin1 Good
Time

There has been considerable
activity this week in Lancaster's
younger social set, more than
one delightful function being
held. Tuesday evening Miss
Kate McManus gave a party at
the home of her parents, DR..
and Mrs. r. G. McMauus. Wed /.
nesday evening Misses Pearl and
Kelly Mitchell, daughters OF
MIR. and Mrs. S. w. Mitchell
gave similar entertainment at
the Hotel Royal, and Thursday
evening Miss Mamie Hill Moore
entertained a number of her
young friends at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. En-
nest Moore.