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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31
President Olark's Address.

President Walter Clark gives out
the following address to the formers
Of the state.
The enormous increase in the pro-
duction Of cotton in Texas and Okla
homa should cause the people Of Mis-
sissippi to weigh well their chances be
fore pitching their crops this year
Corn is worth 80 cents per bushel and
hay from $40 to SIP per ton in Texas
and Oklahoma, while in Mississippi
corn is worth rs cents and hap from
$40 to $50 per ton.
Emigration to these western states
has been large this year and thou
sands of new acres will he planted
In cotton; and we may expect, with
seasonable condition anywhere from
five to six million bales from these
two states alone this year.
cit @ also well known fact that
we in Mississippi cannot grow cotton
as cheaply as it can be grown in the
west; and I think the day is not far
distant when we cf Mississippi and
the people Of the delta
will find it more profitable to grow
high grade staple cotton. In fact |
think this day is at hand.
"The demand for this cotton at
this time seems unlimited, and when
we consider this interest, in COM
parison to the whole, the growers
could be easy organized and the price
maintained; of this feature, however
I will have something to say later in
tna season. At this time it would
be we'll to consider the best class Of
land for staple cotton.
ct am very much of the opinion
that in the delta the old and worn
light soils are the best and that sta
pile cotton should not be planted on
the rich new lands. From 300 to
500 pounds Of cotton seed meal per
acre on these thin soils will hasten
maturity something very much to he
desired with staple cotton-and will
add materially to the yield. Eight
hundred to one thousands pounds of
raw cotton seed per acre will have
the same affect as the meal and will
reduce the production of oil, and thus
raise the price Of seed.
1t is an easy matter to distribute
the seed or meal with Dow-law cot
ton planter-with some light changes
in the planters small opening for
the meal and much larger one for seed
The meal or seed should be distribut-
ed in the drill and then listed on the
middles thrown out later, leaving the
fertilizer directly under the plant.
Il have requested j. w. Fox, who
is in charge of ne Delta Experiment
tai station, to write me letter fo1
publication, giving his experience
with fertilizers in the delta.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31
OUR WASHINGTON
NEWS AND NOTES
ITEMS OF INTEREST BRIEFLY
CHR0HICLED.
EXTENT OF CHILD LABOR.
Census Bureau Issues Bulletin On
Subject.

Washington.-The extent to which
child labor is employed in the United
Stateseis set fourth in a bulletin is
sued by the census bureau.
The statistics presented are for 1900
and relate to the employment Of chill
dren as bread winners Of whom ,70O,-
DOC In round numbers between tho
ages of 10 and 15 were so employed.
Bread winners are defined as those
earning money regularly by labor, con
tributing 30 the family support or APP
probably assisting in merchant or ag-
ricultural industry. BY far the most
Important occupation for children ~
that agricultural laborers, the number
Of children, 10 to Is years old, so en-
ployed being 1854
Next In Importance comes domestic
service or the occupations of servants
and walters in which 1905 children
were employed most Of them being
girls.
About one-third cf the children en-
ployed in gainful occupations were Is,
years old and more than one-half were
ID to Is years old. The number un-
der Ia were 790,623 or 45.2 per cent.
Of the total number Of child bread
winners 10 to Is, 22.2 per cent was
boys. Almost invariably the persent-
age Of bread winners is much greater
among foreign born children than
among native born. The percentage
among negro children is much higher
than white.
The cotton mills furnish employ
ment to children to greater extent
than any other manufacturing or mer
camille industry. In 1900 the number
Of cotton mill operatives 10 to is
years old, was A,427.
Of the 71,622 messengers and er-
rand Office boys in the United States
62 per cent were district and tele-
graph messengers and errand boys
1913 per cent were Office boys and 14.7
per cent were bundl. vAd cash boys
or girls.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31
Many Homeless Prom Flood.

Chicago. -Telepraphic appeals 1oi
assistance was made to Mayor DUNE
by T. S. Bradford of Augusta, VINO
said that many citizens of Augusta
have been made homeless by the Hood
and that no train, mail or steamboat
has been able to reach the town since
Friday. \
sThe situation is beyond our con.
troll" said the telegram. Need OF
assistance is urgent. Houses totally
DESTROYED, and twenty-three brick
houses damaged by saw-logs floating
through them"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31
I.evee Commissioner.

Greenyille.-The board of Missislp-
n; levee commissioners feel absolutely
confident that the levees, which ars
now in such good condition, will hold
against all the water in sight. A
maximum stage OF 40 feet on the
Greenville guage is anticipated and
unless the stage reaches considerably
above that point they apprehend no
danger from break in the ievee'
However the board has thoroughly
organized for high water fight and
nothing is being left undone to IN
sure safety to the people behind pne
leyees. whatever comes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31
CHAIRMAN OF PANAMA CANAL
COMMISSION RESIGNS.
CAUSED LITTLE SURPRISE
Had Been Rumored For Some Time
Mr.. Shonts Has Been Elected Pres
ident Of Rapid Transit Corpora
tion.

Washington The resignation of
Theodore p. Shonts as chairman of
Che isthmian canal commission, was
announced at the white house having
been rendered to the president and
accepted by him, according to CORES
pondence made public.
It will take effect not later than
March 4, Mr.. Shonts having been
elected as president Of the Interboro
Metropolitan Company, which con-
trolls the rapid transit and many sur
face lines in New York.
No announcement was made as tt
who will succeed Mr.. Shonts, but it
vas learned that headquarters would
be moved from Washington to the
kthmus and high salaried chairman,
to serve in that capacity alone, will
not he named. This being admitted it
follows that Jno. F. Stevens, engineer
in charge Of the construction Of the
.anal, would not be made subordinate
10 another official on the isthmus.
Without degnite announcement
thereof, it is regarded as certainly
that Mr.. Stevens will be named as
chairman Of the commission and will
assume his duties as much in connec-
ton with his post as chief engineer.
Mr.. Shonts retirement does not
come wholly as surprise. 1t has
been rumored persistently that as
soon as action had been taken upon
the proposition to build the canal by
contract Mr.. Shonts would sever his
connection. Mr.. Shoncsf letter of re-
signation is as follows:
81 hereby tender my resignation
as chairman Of the isthmian canal
commission, effective at your pleasure
but not later than March 4, 1907.
cit is unnecessary for me to as.
sure you of my great appreciation
Of the trust which you resposed In
me and Of the splendid support you
have always accorded as since M,
first appointment by YOU"
The president reply is as follows
"I accept your resignation as chair
man Of the isthmian canal commits
sion to take effect March 4, 1907, with
extreme reluctance. I do so merely
because I do not feel justified in pre-
venting your acceptance Of the posi-
ton you have been asked TO take IL
New York-a position of such grea
shance, not merely to the people witt
whom you will be associated, but al
The citizens of New York. You have
shown throughout your. association
with the isthmian canal commission
such administrative capacity, fertlll
ty Of resource and Judgment in hand
ling men, together with such entir'
devotion to your work that l hardl.
know whether most to regret the fac
that the national government is G
lose you, or must congratulate thos'
who are to profit by your services II
your new position. With all goo'
wishes for your future, and with tn
.heartiest thanks in behalf of the gov
eminent for what you have done II
the past eighteen months in the vital
II responsible position you hav'
hnld ,,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31
To Train Sharpsotters.

In practicing firing Of soldiers with
the rife or pistol, in the future, the
War Department will insist that It
be under conditions similar to those
which obtain in battle. 1t will no:
do for the men to do their firing from
shelters, hut it shall be conducted
Gin the open,'' and with the weap-
ons with which each arm Of the ser
vice is regularly equipped. Infantry
and artillery, except field batteries,
are required to practice with the IL
fe and pistol, and field artillery with
the pistol.
In general orders issued by the
War Department it is declared that
the object of all instruction, of which
range firing merely forms one Of the
final steps, is to increase the soldier s
accuracy of fire with the small arr
as he will take it into action. It. is
therefore, held to be requisite that
his practice should be conducted with
the rife or pistol exactly as it is sup
piled by the department having
charge Of the arms, except that the
sights may be blackened if desired
Additional appliances, it Is stated
such as temporary shades for the
sights, detachable spirit levels, orthop
tic eye-pieces, which, in the field
would practically never be applied
to the rife or used in aiming, and
would only make the soldier depend
emit on conditions unlike those which
obtain in battle, and they will not
be used in regular practice.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31
Increase Of Salaries.

The senate passed the house amend
ment to the Legislative appropriation
bill increasing the salaries Of the vice
president and members Of the cabi-
net, by vote Of So to q. The bill
increasing the salaries Of senator's
and members to 81 500 and of the 9th
er officers mentioned to $4,000.
A number Of speeches for and
against the measure were made, the
principal ones being delivered by Sen
ator Berry, of Arkansas, who opposed
it and Senator Tillman who favored
its passage.
Senator Tillman saying he had just
been elected to six more years Of SER
vice would vote for the increase, not
because he would get more money, but
because it was right.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31
Compromise Adopted.

The senate passed the compromise
Foraker resolution authorizing the
Committee on Military Affairs to in
vestigate the facts of the ARRAY at
Brownsville on the nights of August
13 and Ia last, without questioning
the legality or justice of any act Of
the President in relation to or con-
nected with that affray. This action
came after the subject Of the Presi-
ident IS discharge Of the negro troops
had been under consideration almost
daily since the first day Of the pres
emit session Of congress and every
phase of the question had been dis
cussed on all side. Before the adop-
ton of the resolution several substi-
tute measures were voted down.
One by Senator Mallory, declaring
that the President had authority for
his course and acted justly, which
was tabled by vote Of 43 to %; am
other by Senator McCumber simply
providing for an investigation with
out reference to the President in any
way, was tabled by viva voce vote
A third, by Senator Culberson, in
dorsing the Presidents action and
providing for no investigation, was
tabled by roll call vote of 46 to 10.
There was no record vote on the res
olution vote Of adoption.
President Roosevelt is enthusiastic
over the good results obtained by
schoolboys with the sub-target ma
chimes which the Public School Ath-
letic League has installed in the ten
largest high schools in New York. The
President, who is honorary vice pres
ident of the Public School Athletic
League, told Gen. Wingats; president
of the league, Saturday, that he re-
garded the movement to make the
school boys good shots as one of ma
tional Importance, and that he would
be glad to do anything in his power
to help it along.
Gen. Wingate suggested that it
would be a good idea If the President
should consent to send letter of
commentator to the boy who would
display the greatest skill with the RI
Ae, and the President replied:
1T will do it. You go ahead, Gen
eral, and arrange the matches as you
think best, and you have my authori-
ty to announce that I will write such
ia letter to the boy who the league
decides has shown he is the best shot
as soon as you send me his name.
Independent manufacturers of pow
der filed protest with the President
against the alleged favoritism shown
the Powder Trust in placing Govern
ment contracts.
! President Roosevelt sent special
message 70 Congress in which he
urged the passage Of the ship subsi-
dy bill.
a District earthqu Sc shock was
seported at Schenech y. Z.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31

He criticised the department OF az
r;cu1ture For interfering in the matter
and said the government was becom-
ing & bureaucracy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31

The Winona Times looks through
optimistic glasses for q view Of the
good things coming to Winona dur
ing the present year. The past year
was an unusually prosperous one, but
this promises to b even greater. 4
keeping with dozens Of other Missis.
sippi towns, Winona w;ll endeavoS
to DO just littae better III ~ thaa
last.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31

"a bill to make pipe lines common
carries at rates to be fixed by the
State was introduced in the Kansas
Legislature.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31

Secretary Metcalf issued 2 state
ment regarding Admiral DAVIS visit
to Kinston.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31

Theodore P. Shonts delivered an ad
dxesa on tie Panama canal before the
KriR> md Fork Club Of Kans@ Caty.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31

Archbishop Mutual, chairman Of
the Kingston relief committe, cabled
the President thanks for the prompt
visit Of the American squadron after
the disaster.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31

Is vas rumored that the plans Of
buildinx the canal BY contract might
ebsndoned ia TIE government.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31

Thu house Judiciary committee sub
mitted q favorable report on the Lit
tlefeld bill, prohibiting the shipment
Of 8. o. d. packages Of liquor into pro-
hibition sta&1s..
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31

Judge Cochran Of Meridian has
closed the bucket shops in his district
without the aid Of laws other than are
on our statute books. A few mors
such judges would be Of great servics
to our state and the people.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31

More than two hundred letters with
reference to the telephone service Civ
Ia the state has been received at this
Office. Would like to hear from every
one who has q specific instance Of
bad service and for which the card
rate has been charged.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31

a District earthqu fe shock Waa
seported at Schenect b y. Z.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31

President Roosevelt sent special
message 10 Congress in which he
urged the passage Of the ship subsi'
dy bill.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31

Independent manufacturers Of pow
der fled protest with the President
against the alleged favoritism shown
the Powder Trust in placing Govern
ment contracts.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-12

A cartoonist must necessarily
have a good imagination to make
his work successful and those
who devoted their efforts to pic
turing the legislators travelling
to the state capitol on a tie pass
were of the imaginative kind. The
usual passes were issued to the
legislators and we're used in all
but few instances Park Rap.
ids Enterprise.
The Enterprise will please
take notice of the fact that
Representative J. j. Opsahl of
Bemidji was one Of the few legis.
lators who did not accept pass
of any kind. Like every other
member of the legislature, he
was rendered passes from Ger.
tain railroads, good within the
borders Of the state, but he re-
turned every one of them un.
used.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-12
Notice for Bids.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will
be received by the board of county commits
sioners of Beltrami county. Minnesota. up
until 1 o'clock D. m. Tuesday, January Is.
1907, at the office of the county auditor. at
the court house in the city Of Remidji. for a
physician for the county poor and chairman
OF the county board Of health.
Whose duties shall be as follows:
Such physician to be resident Of Be
must, at his own expense. furnish all medi-
cines. bandages and materials appertainfng
thereto: and all transportation for all con-
tagious cases, except for nom residents Of the
state. to the poor farm and pest house; and
furnish at his own expense all necessary
morphine and cocaine and all necessary
drugs and medicines. bandages and neces-
Sary materials for the poor residents afflicted
with contagious disease: attend medically
upon all the poor at the poor farm and at his
own expense furnish all necessary assistance
his duties, quarantine when necessary and
pay all the expenses thereof. and attend
thereto accoding to the rules OF health: and
keep q true and correct record OF all nom
resident patients. =
Successful bidder will be required to enter
into contract with the county for the faithful
performanceof the work as above described
and bid for.
The board Of county commissioners reserve
the right to reject any or all bids.
By order OF the board OF county commits
Dated January 8, 1907.
80 ~ IVES WRIGHT.
Chairman Of county board.
JOHN WILMANN.
County Auditor.
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CONFIDENT OF FINAL VICTORY
Pope Addresses EncycIicaI to French
Catholics.

Pope Addresses EncyclicaI to French
Catholics.
Rome, Jan. 12.-The Osservatore
Romano publishes the text of an en-
cyclical addressed by the pope to the
French Catholics. In this document
the pontiff said that his chief object
In addressing the faithful in France
was to comfort them in their suffer
ings, which he felt deeply. There was,
however, great consolation In the fact
that the Catholics Of France were
united. The French governments dec
laration of war was not only against
the Christian faith, but against all
spiritual ideas. The French Catholics
must be prepared for all sorts of trials,
but they were certain of final victory.
This meant the maintenance of their
union with the Holy See, which was of
the greatest Importance, as shown by
the efforts of the enemies of the
church to dissolve this union. Con-
trary to the statements made on the
subject the church did not desire a
religious war, involving violent perse-
cutions. Being messenger of peace
and carrying out her mission loyalty
the church did not willingly expose
herself to war and prosecutions, as
she did not desire to see her children
suffering.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-12

We were considerably sur
prised and disappointed to see
a greater portion of the front
page of the Cass Lake Voice
taken up with a soldering de-
nunciation of a brother publisher
from the heated pen of a minis
ter of the gospel Of that town.
There are in every town, plenty
of people who imagine they
know more about running news
papers than those who have
grown grey headed in the editor
ial harness, and who are ever
looking for an opportunity to dis
play their narrow mindedness in
ten point type. Every editor in
the state will agree that Bro.
Ives Of the Times was right in
refusing the free use of the col
umns Of his paper to boost a
church lottery scheme. Bro.
Sundberg knows it too, but like
many other unfortunate editors
who are at sometime beset with
these clamorers for publicity, he
thrust his own better Judgment
in the background, to show due
reverence to some gentleman
because he buttons his collar in
the rear. Walker Pilot.
The postal laws relative to the
publishing of matter concerning
"free gift" enterprises, of any
nature, are very stringent, and
many editions of papers through
out the country have been re-
fused circulation through the
mails for aiding and abetting
such schemes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-12
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
for
LIQUOR LICENSE

STATE OF MINNESOTA, J
County of Beltrami }ss
City of Bemidji
Notice is hereby. given. That application
has been made in writing to the city
council of said City of Bemidji and filed
in my office. praying for license to sell intox-
icating liquors for the term commencing on
January 26. 1907. and terminating ON
January. 26. 1905. by the following person
and at the following place, as stated in said
application. respectively. to-wit:
MATT THOME.
In front room. first floor of that certain
two.-story frame building located on lots is,
IA: Is. 16 and II in block seventeen az, or
iginal townsite of Bemidji. MINI.
Said application will be heard and deter
mined by said city council of the City of Be-
midi at the city clerks Office in the city hall
in said city of Bemidji. in Beltrami
county. and state of Minnesota, on Monday,
the 18th day of January. Al 1907. at O'Clock
p. m. Of that day.
Witness my hand and seal Of city of Be-
midi this 9th day of January, A. D. 1905
lSEALl THOMAS MALOY.
City Clerk.
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sUBsCRlPTION--.$5.O0 PER ANNUM
PlNcHoT PROMOTED.

A telegram from Washington
announces that Secretary James
Wilson, head of the department.
Of agriculture, is to retire from
the cabinet March 4, and Clifford
Pinchot, at present chief forester
of the government and one Of
Mr.. Wilson s subordinates, is to
take his place, according to a
we'll confirmed report from inner
| White House circles. This re-
ported change will mark the
passage of the last member of
the old Mckinley cabinet and
elevation of the presidents
kitchen cabinet to a place in his
official family. When the definite
change was decided on is con
jectural but it is understood that
President Roosevelt decided that
as two of the veterans in the
cabinet, Secretaries Shaw and
Hitchcock, we're to retire on
March 4, Secretary Wilson
should not stand on the manner
of his going at the same time.
Secretary Wilson has not been
able to regain his lost prestige
since the exposure of the cotton
report scandal in his depart
ment, although that scandal has
been almost forgotten. Mr..
Pinchot enjoys the intimate
friendship of the president.
Clifford Pinchot, as chief of the
bureau of forestry, has visited
northern Minnesota on several
occasions since the estab lish-
ment of the U. S. forest reserve
about Cass Lake, AID he is we'll
known at that place. He is
known also to rum Der of Be.
midi people. He is a very affable
gentleman, and has made a fine
record as head of the govern.
ment forest service.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-12
IN TOBACCO TRUST TRIAL.
Jury Returns Verdict Of Guilty Against
TWO Concerns.

gOuIy nOtuTHS v0rQlCG OF NullIy Against
TWO Concerns.
New York, Jan. PA jury in the
United States circuit court has re-
turned a verdict in the so-called "to-
bacco trust trial, which had been on
hearing before Judge Hough for the
past three weeks The jury as
quilted Karl Jungbluth and Howard
Young on all the counts charging con-
spiracy in restraint of trade and COM
bining to control the licorice paste In
dustry, but finds the MacAndrews &
Forbes company and the J. 8. Young
company guilty on two counts, one of
forming an illegal combination and the
other OF being monopoly. The COR
porations named, which were joint de-
PENDANTS with Jungbluth and Young,
were acquitted of the charge of con-
spiracy.
Counsel for the defendant companies
at once moved for an arrest Of judg-
ment and Judge Hough will hear ar
guments on the motion next Monday.
A fine of not more than $4,000 or
less than $1,000 can be imposed for
each violation of which the corpora
lions have been found guilty.