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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-24
RUNAWAY COUPLES.
A Former Rankinite Comes to Brandon to
Get Married.

OCC MdTf1COs
A little romance in which two
couples Of Neshoba were the star
actors, took place this week. r. W.
Patrick, cashier Of the Bank 70 Nesho-
ba, and Miss Katie May Crosby, q
winsome miss of about Is or Is sum-
mers; Will Burrs and Miss BERTHE
James. Of the same place, had pre-
viously arranged to meet Tuesday at
the Bank Of Neshoba, where they were
to be met by minister Of the gospel,
who would carry out his part of start
ing them in the joys Of connubial
bliss. However, after all parties met
at the bank, the minister, without
giving any reason, refused to tie the
knot. The trains going north and
south, were due about that time, so
the two couples, having failed in
.heir purpose, decided to 60 elsewhere
to be joined, SO one couple went north
and the other south, Mr. Patrick and
his intended coming to Newton, where
he called in the services Of Rev. T. J.
Miley to perform the ceremony. When
the maTrige license was presented, it
developed that il had been issued in
Rankin county, so Of course the pair
had to continue their elopement to
that county before they could be
united. They took the first train for
Brandon, where they were successful,
and returned to Newton yesterday on
their way home.
The only objection to the match
was the youthfnlness of the bride,
who knew her father would not give
his consent, so they decided to steal .
march on him. The bride is the daugh-
ter Of DR.. T. N. Crosby, prominent
physician Of Neshoba. while the
groom il an estimable young man who
is : native Of Rankin county and was
chosen cashier Of the Bank Of Neshoba
when 1t opened last year. They have
the best wishes OF their many friends
for . long life Of happiness and pros
perity.
The other couple, Mr.. Bnrrs and
Miss James, were not 50 fortunate,
their plans having been 'nipped in
the bud, as the young lady's father
found ont their intentions ana stopped
the affair before they could get to
some place 80 have the tie effected. Il
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-24

all the money he can get In carrying
girl to the theater, buggy riding,
etc., In hopes eventually to make her
his wife, while his neighbor is spend
ing the gold he has to get . divorce.
One man escapes all the diseases man
is heir to and gets killed by the rail-
road or falling out of the window,
while another goes without q scratch
and dies with the whooping cough.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-24

Florence Jan. %, 1907. TO the
Editor noticed in last week g issue
in the notes from Whites the writer
charges the Board of Supervisors with
appropriating school money for the
purpose of building the confederate
monument. Now the writer has been
wrongly informed or originated the
idea. Now in regard to the matter
would refer the writer to section 4O2
of the code, or to our worthy super
intendent Of education who is we'll in
formed that school money cannot be
appropriated for any other purpose
than school purposes. Respectfully,
]. W. TAYLOR, M. B. 8.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-24
LETTER FROM Mr.. MYERS.
Corects the Mistaken Idea Entertained B
Our Whites Corresp ,ndent.

Corects the Mistaken Idea Entertained B,
Our Whites Corresp ndent.
Brandon, Miss, Jan. 81, 1907.
Editor Brandon News: Noticing a
statement in the last issue of The
News, written by the correspon dent
from Whites, in regard to an act of
the Board Of Supervisors, charging II
with having appropriated portion OF
the school fund to the building OF a
confederate monument, take this
method Of correcting wrong i'm
preston.
The facts in the case are as fol-
lows:
The board has no power to ap-
propriate any money belonging to the
school fund for any purpose whatso-
ever.
To expend this fund is preroga-
tive of the county superintendent
only. The 100000 given to the
building Of the monument must come
from the county's general fund, and
does not affect the school fund in the
least. The two funds are entirely
independent of each other.
The correspondent last ex-
preston "after the superintendent
had made his contracts with the
teachers" is true only when used in
connection with the reduction Of the
school levy.
It is q fact that the levy for the
extention of the school term was re-
duced at the boards September meet
ing from two mills to one mill, and
that large percentage Of the teach.
ers contracts had been made, both by
the local trustees and by myself prior
to this time, on the supposition that
levy for the last three years be main
tained.
appreciate very much the many
complimentary things said by COR
respondent of me, and think 1t only
justice to him as we'll as to others
that the true conditions be made
known: Sincerely,
8. R. MYERS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-24
TAxPAYlNG AND FRANCHISE
All Taxes Must Be Paid on or Before the 1 st
Day of February.


| The first of February is approach
ing-the date on or before which ev-
lery man must have his taxes paid,
or 60 without she right to vote.
There are just nine more days left,
including today. You have until the
close Of Friday. February 1st, to
make payment. After that, the re-
cord is against you.
There is . mistaken idea prevalent
that the only taxes necessary to be
paid in order to preserve the fran
chise. is the poll tax. This is an er-
roneous impression. The constitu-
tion and laws require all taxes Of ev-
cry kind-taxes on real and personal
property, as we'll as polls-to be paid
on or before the date mentioned. So
do not be misled into the idea that
payment Of poll tax will save you, as
many people persist in believing. If
you owe two dollars poll tax and
fifty, seventy five, or hundred dol
lars, or more or less, real and per-
sonal tax, the giving up Of vour two
dollars alone on or before the first Of
February will do you no good, so far
as voting is concerned. 1t must all
come.
This is no new law made by the
new state code. It has been the law
since the adoption of the constitu-
tion in 1890. notwithstanding some
newspapers every year sive out the
warning that unless the poll-ta is
paid the denlinquent wall forfeit his
right to vote.
The tax paying requirements Of
section 241 Of the state constitution
are indicated by the following express
sions from that section.
Every male inhabitant of this
state who has paid, on or before
the first day of February Of the year in
which be shall offer to vote, all taxes
which may have been legally required
Of him and which he has had an sop.
portunity of paying according to law
for the two preceding years, and who
shall produce to the officers holding
the election satisfactory evidence
that he has paid said taxes. is de-
cIaired to be qualified elector."
Section 4118 Of the new state
code, in regard to payment of taxes,
has the following:
IA person shall not be entitled to
vote at any election who
has not paid all taxes which have
been legally required Of him and
which he has had an opportunity Of
paying according to law, for the two
preceding years, on or before the first
day of February of the year in which
he offers to vote.
This, 1907, is year when tax pay
ers will offer to vote. According to
the foregoing sections, all taxes for
1906 and 1906 must be paid on or
before February l.. 1907. Those in
default will find themselves marked
out when the August primaries come
this year. Note that the law says
"all taxes not "poll taxes.
OF course the majority Of voters
are aware that payment of all taxes
is required. but it is surprising how
many there are who have taken up
the idea that it is only the non pay
ment Of poll tax before February 1st,
that disqualifies q voter - Meridian
Dispatch.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-24

In any city whore the majority Of
it's citizens are home owners, one will
find pretty homes and happy satisfied
people. They are always on tho alert
for the best interest Of the town and
its moral welfare. Where this il not
50 such al interest Is not displayed,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-24

A young woman in Gibson City,
Illinois, has resigned her position al
teacher in the public schools for tht
purpose of going as . missionary tt
Africa. Why should she 60 80 fa1
when Chicago is 50 near, and where
there are more heatheps to the square
yard than there are in Africa to thu
twelve square miles. Strange ideas d
missionary work these school marml
have.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-24

The editor Of an exchange dis
covered tile fact that this is sort OF
topsy turvy world One man is strug-
Cling for Justice and another is fleeing
from it, One man is saving mp to
build house and another is trying to
sell his house for less than IL cost, to
get rid Of IL. One man il spending
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-24

What are you doing for your town
II yon have no confidence IN the
growth and Improvement Of the town
and country in which ron live how on
earth DO you expect other people to
move among you and cause the country
to develop and grow Tor ytur benefit.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-24
THREE LIVING WIVES.
| I. II. Logan Bound Over to Await Action of
Rankin County Grand Jury.

I. n. Logan Bound Over to Await Action o1
Rankin County Grand Jury.
A special, dated the 18th, from
Pelahatchie to the New Orleans Pica.
yune says:
I. H. Logan was arrested Sunday
by Constable @. j. Walters and
brought before Justice Of the Peace
George Robinson for trial on q charge
made by Mrs. Eta Higgins, who re.
sides near Lawrence, Newton county.
The Examination by the Justice de.
velos ed rather unusual facts. Logan.
fifteen years ago, came from Alabama
to the town of Lawrence, where he
bad relatives, and lived there for some
years. During his residence there he
married Miss Eliza Pearson. Two
boy children were born to them, after
which an estrangment seems to have
come about and divorce. was granted
the wife by the court for willful and
prolonged desertion.
After this Logan met Miss Leila
Collins, who yielded to his intreaties
to accept his hand in matrimony. He
then left to obtain the required legal
authority to marry, returning the
next day with the parson to cousumate
the happy bond. This over. their
lives were entwined in love and
happiness until, at the end of some
three months he became weary of his
pleasant relation with his wife and
sought new fields for more copgenial
atmosphere.
Some months elapsed before the op.
portnnity he desired presented itself
for another matrimonial venture.
This time Miss Eta Higgins, a young
lassie Of 16 years, was overcome by
Logan's charms. and they were mar
ried by authority Of law.
Logan and his last wife came tc
this community last summer and he
was at the time of the arrest in the
employ Of j. J. Wilson on the Wilson
Produce Oompanys' farm, two miles
west of town.
Last Friday wife No. came tc
Pelahatchie and swore out a warrant
against Logan for living in adultry
with his present wife. When
arrested he exhibited marriage Ger.
tificate procured at the time of the
marriage. It seems the object Of
wife No. to frighten Logan into
giving up to her the two boys whom
Logan had kept with him since thei1
separation.
After seeing the marriage certi
fioate the Justice of Peace released
Logan. This failure to accomplish
her design did not dampen the ardol
Of wife No. /. She went back tx
Lawrence and the next day returned
with wife No. 2, who, with . chili
in her arms made affidavit against
Logan, claiming that he had procured
q bogos license and that they were
married under the illegal authority,
and that the child in her arms wal
the product of this marriage.
| Being arrested second time, ani
confronted by his three living wives,
Logan pleaded for mercy and time te
collect witnesses, being SO far off il
another country, ana begged the court
to allow him to waive examination
I in justice court and give bond te
appear before the next term Of circuit
court Of Rankin county, whereupor
the Justice Of the peace. after con
sidering the difficulty of compelling
the attendance Of witnesses from
another county, granted the prayer
Logan executed bond Of $500 and wa
released from custody.
The story is told of how bunch O.
school girls were lamenting that al
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-13

Mr. Union Man:-Notify your res
taurant man that the Bell Phone is
Unfair
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-13
COMING DEMOCRACY
IS COMMON MANS EZRA.
Rev. Charles Stelze With Usual
Eloquence Discusses Social
Science Question. !:
Burden Bearer Of the Past the
Statesman of the
Future. j:

Sometimes we wonder why the men
Of olden days could not see the COM
ing OF inevitable crises, which are 50
clearly discerned by the present-day
historian, as he looks backward.
Hindsight is not always so commend
able a virtue as foresight, but it has
its compensations. If history repeats
itself, and If the history is really
prophet-then let US learn from the
seeming blindness of our fathers.
zone need not be a prophet nor tho
son Of a prophet, to say that this is
the era of the common man. The
masses are rising to assert themselves
as never before, because the coming
democracy is built, not upon lawless
revolution, but upon an evolution
which seems natural and, therefore,
must be permanent. No human power
can prevent its coming
This means great things for the
people. It fills with hope those who
have been bowed down with the bur-
dens of thespast. It means, also, that
every true lover Of the race will re-
joice, for the well-being of the common
humanity must be the ultimate aim Of
every worker In the field Of social SER
vice. And more and more is is the
great-hearted employer realizing that
his business must be conducted upon a
social basis-not simply for the good Of
the few who are directly interested as
stockholders.
"The power of the labor leader of the
past will be considered small indeed,
when compared with that which shall
be given the leader of the future. He
shall be statesman, prophet, preacher.
He canot be demagogue, CRATER, chair
latan. He must be such AS to inspire
confidence-not only from those who
are his immediate followers, but by
those who shall look to him as an ex-
pert on the subjects most directly in
volved-as the true representative Of
the common people"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-13
SCGmITz GIVEN five YEARS in
prison DEFENDED BY A Priest
PEOPLE BEGIN TO BELIEVE
ScHMITZ is PROSECUTED,

Judge Dunno showed his malice
towards Mayor Sohmltx when
sentencing him to five. years In
prison on Monday last by deliver
Ing to him a lecture designed to
prejudice the minds Of the people
all the more against the convict
ed mayor.
His replies to the prisoner and
his attorneys Indicated beyond a
question OF reasonable doubt that
the court was permeated with
bias IN his desire to aid the
SpreckIes crowd. who are desi.
rous Of securing control Of the
city government In order that
they may get valuable franchises.
Father Yorke, the eminent
priest, unearths tho whole plot.
He still believes that Schmltx 10
Innocent; that he Is the victim Of
a conspiracy, and he analyzes the
facts 90 carefully that fair mind.
ed people are compelled to pause
and wonder whether or not the
convicted mayor Is not being per-
secuted.
One OF the Jurymen who con-
vlcted Schmitz beats his wife,
and spends the night In Iail
shortly after voting to convict,
because he saw In the court a
man. who he Imagined had designs
on his domestic happiness.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-13
FELLOW .sERYAhTs::AcT
Law IN PENNSYLVANIA
Radical Measue Considered Con-
servative by Governor of Key
stone State. -.
New Law, However, Does Not
Come Up to One Supported
BY President Roosevelt.

HARRISBURG. Pa, July 11-Gcv.
Stuart, Of PENNSYLVANIA. who is no:
"radicaI' or "reformer." re Gently
signed an emp1oyer's liability act
which is generally described in the
press as "the most drastic act Of the
kind ever proposed In the United
States" An examination of its pro-
visions falls to reveal anything start
ling. however. and the act, while un-
doubtedly a considerable advance on
the employers liability law of most
states, falls short Of Tthe automatic
liability" which President Roosevelt SO
emphatically demanded at Jamestown.
What the president had in mind was
an act modelled upon that Of Great
Britain. which provides for universal
compensation" for accidents regardless
OF contributory negligence on the part
of the injured or of tie responsibility
OF fellow servants for the accident. The
cost Of accidents under that system,
Is borne by. the industries Of the coun-
try-that is, by the consumers Of the
products, not by the workmcn as a
class or by the victims Of the accidents.
Many thoughtful and humane men
have Endorsed that principle as abso-
lutely just and, in the long run, also
economical and expedfent to society.
The Pennsylvania act does not abol-
fish the doctrine of contributory negli-
gence, and only restricts and modiaes,
instead of abrogating, the fellow SER
want doctrine. Where an injury is
caused by the negligence Of a fellow
workman no action will lie against the
employer unless the proximate cause
of the accident was defect in mach
inery Of which: the employer could have
had knowledge by the exercise of ordi-
nary care. Employers are made liable
for injuries resulting from the negli-
gence of superintendents, foremen, per-
sons in charge Of the jwork Temporal
rily. or persons entitled to give orders
to workmen.
A workman who pdl dlnts out de-
the foreman. with Or kithout promise
Of repair, will, in the .elvent Of an acci-
dent, be able to recov3r damages, and
the plea that he voluntarily assumed
the risk OF injury in returning to work
I - = g plse that Is often successfully
ASxeat 1; no longer
IsaVat In. II wili be The duty of
empfoysr.t TO provide proper safeguards
irrespective OF the custom Of the
trade
The act:'1s approved by the conserva-
tive newspapers Of Pennsylvania and
shows the trend Of legislation on the
subject of employers liability.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-13
.ERRA7|C SAILOR IS =: !:
THE UNWH|PPED. MOB
General Funston is Very Much
Put Out Because Of Action
Of Socialists.
Sailor Saunders Has Considerable
Pleasure in Taunting Little
Soldier,

Gossip brought overland from Frisco
gives some interesting sidelights on
the Funston incident. the one in which
he referred to Frisco people as IAN
unwhipped mob.'
It started. because the Socialists of
Frisco had circulated and distributed a
circular at the military post urging the
federal troops to refuse to shoot the
street car strikers should they be Or
dered into Frisco to protect the prop
erty of the bribing United Railways
company.
Funston raved and tore around
something "awfur' when he was hand
ed one Of the circulars. He said II he
could catch the blankety blank blank
ETY. who wrote that circular he would
hamstring him and give him the
water cure" or something to the same
effect
Now it came about that Socialist
by the name Of Saunders wrote the cir
cular.
Saunders Is 20 years old. He has
been everywhere that enough, wate: is
found to float boat and is even more
Of daredevil than Funston.
Saunders heard that Funston was
looking for him. He at once took a
pen In his brawny fist and wrote to
the general.
He told his "comrade daredevil' that
he did not think brave general would
make cheap threats. However, he add
ed that in case the general was looking
for him. "why, here ig my address,"
He gave his address and invited
Funston to come around alone. with a
division, armed or simply in a bathing
suit.
Any way would suit the oblig:ng
Saunders. =,
Gossip at the Preside says that this
letter is what made Funston angry.
He was so angry that he thought
Saunders is an "unwhipped mob" The
little general at once sent a copy of the
circular and Saunders letter to the war
department.. u
' A few nights ago Saunders mounted
a soap box in Frisco and said Fun
ston swan the Bumtarra river with q
pistol in one hand and plate of beans
In the other. saying DO! all the time.
He also found Aguinaldo entrenched in
a grass hut, defended on one side ~ a
typewriter and an Argosy magazine on
the other, but In spite Of this Funston
caotursd him" r.. / sss5s.. i ;$sSS
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-13
SAMUEL GOmpfRS TAKES FALL OUT
OF pARRYITES WHO WANT war FUND
EFFORTS OF THE PARRYITEs
TO DESTROY UNIONS FUTILE

What President Van cleave Of
the American Manufacturers' as
ISOLATION proposed and the assocI-
alton approved 10 tho expenditure
Of a half million. dollars per
year to be raised to "effectIvely
fight Industrial oppression"
The kind OF peace that they
desire, tho kind Of peace enforced
by tho power Of wealth, will never
be accepted by the worklnqmen
OF the country. II would not be
peace. Il would be subJection.
The controlling Idea Of the
Parryites that capital should be
allowed to manage It's "busIness"~
or use lts property to suit itself
10 false one. While the capital
list. puts In only a portion Of his
wealth, the worklnomen puts In
all he has; his life, hls health and
his earning power. When he
loses his loss 10 total for he has
no insurance to fall back upon,
for the risk that he takes ls not
protected.
It Is only through trade unions
that tho capital OF labor can be
protected, and as worl<Ingmen
recognize this more each day, the
Parryltes will find that they have
delayed too long In their retro
eatln6 work.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-13
THE MACHINE REPLACES BREAK,
Err BOYS; 4"

From Pennsylvania comes the news
that one branch Of child labor may be-
abolished says the Technical World
Magazine. In the coal mine regions
of Pennsylvania are employed "a. 900
breaker boys, who pick out the slate
from the coal at the collieries. The
Delaware & Hudson Coal company
has installed q mechanical slate picker
IN Its colliery at Wilkesbarre, ana
they report that it works successfully.
Twelve boys and the mechahicaI
spiral slate pickers now take the place
Of the 800 boys who would be required
In O plant Of that size under the old;
regime. The company will probabH'
place these mechanical pickers IN an
its other plants. I. .s. s7s-