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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-03
NW HAVEN MORNING AND COURIER THURSDAY OCTOBER 19O

ployers on the merits of new plays submitted, is it not reasonable to be- lieve that they will devote much of their time to exploiting their own plays.
 What course does remain open to the unacted dramatist? Shall he seek audience with stars and personally read his plays? Such a course has its disadvantages. One may be a poor reader. Then, too, most stars avoid new playwrights as they would the plague. It is almost futile for a new author to send a manuscript to star. He may promise to read it, but stars are busy creatures. with many in- terests to distract their attention and no one can blame them if they for get Why, Nat Goodwin has had a play of mine for nearly five years, yet each time I see him he says:
 I'm sorry, old man, that haven't yet had time to read your play. But let me keep it while longer and I'll surely read it.
 Bless you, Mir, Goodwin, you can keep that play for the rest of your natural life if you wish, but if you will accept advice from one who now knows better do not read it, I implore you.
 "'But some one must head my plays I can hear the amateur dra- matist cry. Other authors were begin ners once. How did they succeed in getting their first plays .accepted?'
 "Ah, that is the mystery. If you know some actor--not too prominent, for such actors will scorn the un- known playwright-try to get him ln- terested in your play Make any sa- crifce to get it actually produced. Once you can persuade a manager or a star to accept your play let the whole world know of the great event, Even If it proves to be a failure the reputation of having had a play pro- duced will help to open the doors for you when next you attack the theatri- cal citadel. And if your play happens to be a success your future is assur- ed You simply take the old plays written in earlier years and now pack ed away in cold storage because you think they are bad, and you will sell these plays as new products of your pen. New York Sun.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-03
ORIENTAL WoRKINGNlEN.
Admirable Qualities. Displayed. by
 Them on the Pacific Coast.

A false impression has grown up in the East with regard to the real atti- tude of Oregon and California toward the oriental problem. The consider ations that lead many intelligent peo- pie to favor Chinese and Japanese immigrants are these: There is an ut ter absence on the coast of any native born or American white day ylaboring class below the artisan or skilled me- chanic. have never yet met on this coast an American white man who was willing to regard himself as a
 day laborer by profession, who ex- ecter to pass his life in that capaci-
 ty American laborers are too intel-
 lyigent and too ambitious for that.
 The native born men and boys who
 cultivate our ranches, pick our fruit,
 build our railroads and man our
 lumber crews, are simply working for a stake" There is only a small supply of Italians, Poles, Hungari- ans and Russians.
 We prefer the Chinese to any of
 these, or to the Mexicans, with their dirt, laziness and stupidity. The Chin
 aman is the most industrious worker that walks the earth In human form. He doesn't seem to know how to get tired All you need to do is to show him what he has to do, and set him
 at 1t; he will stay by it as long as he
 can see to work, seven days out of the week. There is something posi- lively uncanny about his affection for work. No class of white men will work with the unremitting persistency
 of the Chinese. The Japanese Is more human. He will quit of his own ac- cord occasionally, but he,also is a tireless, cheerful worker. Besides,
 the Chinaman is absolutely trust worthy, If he says he will work for
 month, you can depend on getting
 thiEty days of labor out of him with
 certainty equalled by few other things on this planet. He may quar-
 rel with you, yet he will not quit his
 job.
 The Japanese Is not quite so relia- ble in this respect. He will some times leave without word of warn- ing, often without any reason that you can discover T like you very much,
 but think I go tomorrow" is all the satisfaction you can get. However, 1t is only fair to say that this form of desertion is not quite so common as
 among white laborers or servants, the only difference being that the latter
 grumble beforehand, threaten to leave and give various alleged reasons for
 their action, while the Jap says mo- thing until his mind is made up, and then nothing can change it. He
 is polite and smiling, but adamant.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-03
A Positive
 CURE EIy's Cream Balm

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 Gives EoIiei at Once.
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
Farm Labor Contracts in
South Carolina are Null.
is DECISION OF BRAWLEY
Breach of Contract Was Made a Mis-
demeaaor and Judge Declared This
Feature of Law to Be Revolt
ing-Prisoners Released.

In the United States district court
at Charleston, S. c., Thursday, Judge
w. II. Brawley rendered his decision
in the case brought in behalf Of Enoch
and Elijah Drayton, colored, on hab-
cas- corpus proceedings, declaring the
act OF the legislature making the
breach of a farm contract misde-
meanor, to be unconstitutional, null
and void, and the two negroes are
ordered to be released from custody.
Judge Brawley's decision deals al
most entirely with the law on the SUBJ
ject. The case is, however, briefly
reviewed, showing that the two ne
groes were arrested in January, 1907,
upon a warrant for failure to perform
their contract under section 357 of
the acts of 1904, and at that time
they were still under contract for
task Of the year, not yet performed.
The act provides that a conviction
shall not operate for the release or
discharge of the violator, and when
the negroes were arrested in January
it was the second time that they had
been hauled up, and put on the chain
gang for the same offenses.
The only criminal act," in the
words OF the decision" was the fail.
ure to work.
While admitting that the legisia-
tion is part of the local administra-
tion in matters of greet convenience
to the industrial life of the state,
Judge Brawley says: The remedy is
not found in statutes which chain
the laborer to the soil and force him
to labor whether he will or not. 1t
is by improving his condition and not
by still degrading it, that the remedy
may be found
Judge Brawley concludes by de-
claring the state act, to be in conflict
with the thirteenth and fourteenth
amendments of the constitution of the
United States, and orders the release
of the prisoners.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
PAT CALHOUN INDICTED.
Head of Frisco Street Railways Must
Answer Graft Charges Along With z:
Ruef and Mayor Sehmitz. ~

The grand jury at San Franchises
Friday evening returned bribery in-s
dictments as follows:
Against President Patrick Calhoun
Of the United Railroads, fourteen.
Against assistant to the president,
Thornwall Mullaly, fourteen.
Against Attorneys Tierey L. Ford:
and W. NJ. Abbott of the. legal de-
partment, fourteen each.
Against Mayor Eugene Schmitz, six
teen.
Against Abraham .Reuf, fourteen.
Against President Louis Glass Of
the Pacific States Telephone and Tel:
esraph company, two.
Against Theodore v. Halsey, forss
merly an agent OF that corporation,
one.
Reuf, Schmitz, Calhoun, Muliaay,1
Ford and Abbott are charged with
bribing fourteen supervisors to grant,
an overhead trolley franchise to the
United Railroads. Schmitz is furthers
charged with bribery in connections
with the fixing of the gas conapany's
rate, and with receiving $4,000 in the
United Railroads franchise deal.
The indictments against Glass are
additional to the eleven indictments
already returned against him on the
charge of bribing supervisors to re-:
fuse competitive telephone tram
chfse. The indictment against Halsess
is for the same offense.
Superior Judge Cotfey fixed bail In
the sum of $4,000 on each of tbs
charges, and gave the accused until
until Saturday morning to furnish
bonds. IS
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
FOR PROTECTING HONOR
Mrs. Sa|Iie Freeney is Placed or Trial
at Esstman-Charaed With the
Murder of w. T. HarreII.

The trial of Mrs. Sallie Freeney,
who is charged with the murder OF
W. T. Harrell, a prominent citizen,
who, it is claimed, she shot and kill
ed, began at Eastman, Ca, Thurs
day morning.
The courtroom was crowded with
a dense tnrong CT people when Mrs.
Freeney took her seat. She did not
appear the least bit nervous o. excit-
ed as she entered the courtroom. She
bowed to the judge and attorneys and
calmly sat down.
Almost the entire morning was
spent in drawing the jury, and the
case was hardly gone into before ad-
journment was taken for dinner. The
introduction of evidence occupied the
afternoon session.
Mrs. Freeney, since the alleged
murder of Harrell, has been a prison
er in the Bibb county Jail at Macon
She was carried to Eastman for trial
Thursday morning.
The state is represented by Solic-
itor Ed Graham, D. NJ. Roberts & Son,
C. w. Griffin and w. NJ. Morrison,
while Mrs. Freeney is represented by
John R. Cooper, Delacy & Bishop and
G. W. AtWill.
The state rested its case in the af-
ternoon about o'clock, having be.
gun to submit evidence about 2:3O
o'clock.
The defense Immediately had Mrs.
Freeney make a statement to the
Jury, and rested without submitting
any further evidence. Mrs. Freeney
made to the jury very dramatic
statement.
She claimed that Harrell declared
that he would sleep with her that
NIGHT or kill her.. that he was intox-
icated at the time and that he attempt.
ed to put his threat into execution,
and that she only shot him when she
was forced to protect herself. She
further stated that he grabbed her
and struck her. Mrs. Freeney went
into details as to the manner in which
she had been supporting herself.
She told the jury that she had been
doing the best she could, and that
she was going to keep. on doing So
She stated that it looked as If every
body was against her, but that God
was for her; that God never let one
of His children suffer, and that He
was not going to do so now. She ex'
pressed herself as not being the least
afraid that the jury would conyict
her.
Witnesses for the state declare that
Mrs. Freeney made statements I'M
mediately after the shooting to the
effect that Harrell did not put MS
hand on her, and that she shot him
because Of insulting language that ne
used to her.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
THE PLEA OF OKLAHOMA.
Commissioners Consult With Roose
veit Anent State Constitutions

Commissioners Consult With RooseS
veit Anent State Constitutions.
President Roosevelt Friday gave an
audience to Messrs. Ledbetter, Moore
and Hayes, democratic members ofs
the Oklahoma constitutional convenys
tion, who were appointed by the pres
ident of that body to 80 to Washing
ton to consult with the officials OF the
administration regarding It's attitude
toward the constitution recentlyl
adopted. sls9
The committee declined to state
what the president said to them, but
admitted that he had referred tnem
to the attorney general for another
conference. They pointed out that.
they were anxious that the president:
should indicate the Objectionable fea-!
lures of the present constitution be-:
cause then the convention could be-
reassembled and those features cor
rected.
They did not want to have the con-
stitution submitted to the people for
ratification, to be followed by the
preside nt's disapproval OF the instrus
ment, which would delay the admisz
sion of the state until later date
The committee said the people we're;
anxious to have the constitution conS
form to the provisions Of the enabling
act.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
SNOW AND JACK FROST
Toying to Nose Out Summer in the
North and Northwest. \,

Toying to Nose Out Summer in the
North and Northwest. y
. Snow was reported from all over
Michigan Monday with veritable
winter blizzard prevailing over the
Saginaw valley. Cadillac reports that
Ave inches of snow fell Sunday night,
and six inches have fallen at Petos-
key.
Flakes OF snow fell in the Schuyl-
kill valley in Pennsylvania and resi-
dents of Berks county report that a
regular squall visited that section.
Frost was general over Kansas Sun
day night with the temperature in
many places in the state reaching 30
degrees. Northwest Missouri was
also visited by damaging frost.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
BOTH HAD ACCIDENT POLICY.
Man and Wife Who Were Drowned

Man and Wife Who Were Drowned
Leave Comfortable Sum to Heirs.
The laws of chance are strangely
exploited in the case of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold T. Anderson, who were drown
ed by the capsizing OF steam launch
while at a picnic at the Locks near
Augusta, Ga, few days ago. Shore
ly after their marriage, few months
ago, each took out an insurance pohcy
for the other in the sum OF ten thou
sand dollars. The agent tried to get
them to take out a regular pollcy'
but both insisted on taking out an
accident policy, so that the heirs Oh
each are now to be in possession OF a
comfortable fortune.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
COURT GUSTS OFFICIALS.

County of jefferson Lose Out.
The Kentucky court Of appeals on
Monday handed down its opinion in
the contested election cases from the
city OF Louisville and Jefferson ccun-
ty, upnolding the contentious Of the
fusionists and declaring the election
void.
The court rules that Governor Beck.
ham has the power 10 fill the vacan-
cies by appointment and an election
for all city and county officials is
ordered for next November. The de-
cision OF the court is unanimous.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
CRAZY MAN CLAIMS ALICE.

Says He is Husband Of Mrs. Long.
worth and Nick is an lnterloper.
James Frieze, who is confined in a
sanitarium at Columbus, Ohio, has
applied to the criminal court for his
release on the ground that his mind
is all right. He declares that he is
the rightful husband of Alice Roose'
welt Longworth, and that Nicholas
Longworth is an interloper, and ought
to be shot. He threatens to kill May
or Bagder and the city authorities
when he gets out.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
If Guatemala Executes Nine
teen Oiaz Subjects,
TROOPS ARE Modified
Eiqht Thousand Are Massed on Qua
temalan Frontier Awaiting Threat
ened Drastic Action OF
President Cabrera.

Mexico has eight thousand men,
fully equipped and on war footing,
now on the Guatemalan frontier. Dis
tributed at strategic points to the
south OF Mexico City are eight thou
sand additional troops, which bodies
of soldiers can be transported to the
border on tWenty-four hours notice.
While there is a disposition in official
circles to modify the height OF the
tension existing between President
Cabrera and the Mexican government,
il is admitted on all sides that should
Cabrera carry out his intention Of
executing the nineteen men accused
of completely in the alleged attempts
to asassinate him, Mexico would be
forced to intervene.
A Washington special says: The
state department officials are watching
with interest the developments IN Qua
teMala, where great confusion exists
as the result of the recent attack upon
the life of President Cabrera. A wild
panic appears to have seized upon
the government Of that country and
arrests have been made by the whole
sale by persons suspected of compile
ity in the attempted assassination. Sc
nor Canto, who was for some time
Chilean consul general at Guatemala
City and who has just been transfer
red to similar position in London,
saw Secretary Root Monday, and
described at length the deplorabie con-
dition of affairs in Guatemala.
Philip Brown, the American charge
and secretary Of the legation at the
Guatemalan capital, has reported to
the state department by cable upon
the events connected with President
Cabrefa's efforts to punish the insti-
gators of the attack and also 10 crush
the incipient rebellion, which threat
ems the country.
MI. biUWN JCIQSu tuC oIAiSt LIN AZ
bers OF the diplomatic body in Qua
temala City in protest directed to
Cabrera against the proposed execu-
tion OF no less than nineteen persons,
who had been arrested by the police in
connection with the attempted assas-
sination, and when he reported this
fact TO the state department he was
advised against interference in view
OF his statement that while number
of foreigners were included i'll the list
of condemned, none Of them were
Americans.
However, Mr.. Brown has again ca
bled the department, asking # he
might use his personal influence in
behalf of the prisoners, and Secretary
Root Monday cabled him the neces-
sary permission. The department prob
ably will be pleased if Brown can avert
the execution OF the sentences, for it
is probable that the execution OF any
of these foreigners upon the evidence
against them vii! lead to forcible for
eign intervention, which might result
in unpleasant complications.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
WOULD SETTLE PROBLEM
Georgia Member of Commerce Com.
mission Suggests Penitentiary
Terms for r. r. Magnates.

A Washington dispatch says: The
Interstate commerce commission has
decided on more radical policy in the
treatment Of corporations which per
sst in violating the law. Possessed Of
authority to Investigate every phase of
railroad business and having the pow.
er 10 bring about the punishment of
individuals as we'll as corporations.
the commission is pushing its work
with determination. Commissioner
Judson c. Clements, Of Georgia, who
has had fifteen years service, in an in
terview, Monday, said:
One of the most wholesome things
that could happen would be the put
ting in Jail of some men OF prom
inece in the railroad world. 1t would
do more than anything else to bring
about better feeling. 1t would not
be necessary to put in Jail all the men
who ought to be there. Just let one
or two who hold high positions in the
social and business world be put be-
hind the bars. This would act as
powerful deterrent for men who would
hesitate to jeopardize their positions
and safety"
Questions of criminal procedure by
the commission have been delegated to
Franklin K. Lane of California, one
OF the most energetic and conserva'
tive members. When MIR. Lane was
asked: Are you going to send some
body in the railroad world TO jail?''
he replied:
Il hope that will not be necessary
if the railroads will comply with the
law. We will get on most harmonl-
ously, but if the law is broken they
will have. trouble"
do you intend to have Edward
H, Hartman prosecuted?'
The whole subject is under consid'
era,icn by the commission. II Mr..
Hartman has been guilty of any in-
traction of the act. to rcgu:ate> CON-
merce he will, as a matter of course,
be prosecuted-not at all because he
is Hartman, but because he is an
offender against the law.
"We shall use every power granted
us-the power to investigate under
oath, the power of examination of ac-
counts and the power of calling upon
the district attorneys for indictments.
And in te enforcement of the la"
We shall lask and expect the coop
GRAFTON OF the railroad men of the
country who declare they are prepar-
ed to conform to the law, whether
they believe in it or not. :
I'VE do not intend to combine our
energies to railroad men, but will eX-
tend them to shippers whom the law
reaches, for underbilling and false
weighing and by other devices and
means securing less than the regular
rates. Very recently two mills in
North Carolina were convicted Of
turning in false weights and were
compelled to pay fines aggregating
$4,000"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
CUSTER IS RECOMMENDS.
Oil Companies in Missouri May Be
Forced to Leave State. I SIS

Judge Robert A. Anthony, appoints
ed by the supreme court of Missouri:
to take testimony in the suit. instts
tuted by Attorney General HadleY
against the Standard Oil compahy, the
WatersPierce Oil company and the
Republic Oil company, charging 4
conspiracy, has made his report TO!
the court. g
His findings hold that the Oil COM
panies entered into an agreement to.
control prices. He recommends that,
their charters be revoked and that
they be ousted from the state.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
COTTON ACREAGE DECREASED.
Crop is Twenty Days Late and Vital
itY of Plant Low.

Reports from correspondents in al!
the cotton-pcoducins states, with the
exception of Florida and Virginia.
show a decrease in the total acreage,
as compared with last year, or SIX
tenths OF l per cent. The crop Is
twenty days later than last year, and
the general vitality and condition OF
The plant is low.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
STRIKERS MAY USE TORCH.
Situation in Santiago, Cuba, is on
Verge of Anarchy.

The strike situation in Santiago,
Cuba, became very much aggravated
Monday. There was considerable
shooting throughout the day, and at
one time d serious outbreak was
threatened.
Open threats to burn property are
being made, and with this approach
TO anarchy, many citizens are arming
themselves. They declare the situation
10 be unbearable.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
JUDGE HARGis is ACQUITTED.
Another Chapter of Feud Case IN Ken
lucky is Closed.

The jury at Lexington, KY, m the
case of James Hargis OF Breathlt'
county for the assassination Of Jas
Cockrill, town marshal at Jackson
rerurned verdict or acQulttal OIL
Thursday morning.
As soon as the verdict was an
nounced, every democratic city and
comfy official in the court room Ut
tered shouts OF applause.
Judge Parker raped for order and
renrimanded Sheriff McElroy for per
hitting such action in the court room
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
GARNER CAUGHT AT LAST
BY Watching His Wife, Officers 20.
Gated EnbezzIer.

r. F. Garner, wanted in New Or.
leans, on the charge OF embezzling
S36,70O from the Southern Pacific road,
was arrested in Cartersville, Ga, Fri
day afternoon at the Bell residence.
Garner has been. living near Car
tersville for about two months. Sew,
eral weeks ago his wife arrived in
Cartersville, and stopped at the Bell
home Since her arrival every move
she made has been watched and final
ly the detectives learned that her nus
band had entered the residence.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
HIGHER DUTIES HELD UP.

r.a,ch Government Succeeds in Side
tracking Cotton Seed Oil Bill.
The French government has sue
ceeded in sidet.acking the bill which
had been pending before parliament
,o increase the duties on American
cotton seed oil. The action Of the cab
met furnished fresh proof OF the de-
sire OF the government to avoid tariff
co,rnl;caric1s with the United States,
nendiug an attempt to arrange an
apreeraenr through a joint commits
sion.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
CARS Run IN BIRMINGHAM
Complete Service Restored py Employ
cen1 Of Non-Unio7 Men.

Practically complete service mas
been resumed Oh ,Ae street TaI':oau
svsre., in birmingham, none but ION
ruiop men being employed. Saloons
have been allowed to reopen. Mayor
Ward has offered Il reward 1cr the
arrest O. those cutting the trolley
wires some instance: having been re-
ported. .'-...
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
JAPS ADMIRE GEN. WRIGHT.
His Resignation as American Smbas-
sador Deeply DepIored.

A special from Toxic, Japan, says:
The resignation OF Consul General
Luke Wright, the American am9as'
sador to Japan, is widely known, and
the Asahi in its issue Of Friday re-
1erred to public feeling in the mat
ter, expressing deep regret at his snort
tenure in office.