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Gilpin observer., 1908-02-06
BOYCOTT IS ILLEGAL,
Supreme Court Declares Unions Cam
not Restrain interstate Traffic.

Supreme Court Declares Unions Can.
not Restrain Interstate Traffic.
Washington.-Monday for the third
time within a month the Supreme
Court of the United States promul-
gated an opinion constituting laws ad-
versely to the contentious of organized
labor.
The first of the decisions was rem
dered January 9Th in the case of some
railway employees who sought to secure
damages under, what is known as the
employers liability law, making rail-
roads responsible for injuries resulting
from the negligence of fellow servants,
which law the court held to be uncon-
stitutional
The second important finding in this
line was announced January 23rd,
when the Erdman arbitration act, for
bidding the, discharge Of employees be-
cause they are members of labor
unions, was also declared to be invalid
The verdict rendered today was in
the case of Loewe VS.. Lawler, the lat
ter member of the Hatters' union and
the former hat manufacturer of Dan
bury, Conn.
The case involved the applicability
of the seventh section of the Sherman
antitrust law to conspiracies by labor
unions to boycott articles entering into
interstate trade. Under the terms of
that provision the complaining party
may collect three times the amount of
his loss if the charge is sustained.
The union fought the case on the
ground that the law was inapplicable
to such organizations; but the court,
whose opinion was announced by Chief
Justice Fuller, failed to accept this
view, and in effect held that the unions
could not be permitted to interfere by
boycott with the free exchange of COM
merce between the states. There was
no dissenting opinion.
The opinion of the court was unan-
imous. Chief Justice Fuller said:
In our opinion the combination de-
scribed in the declaration is a COM
bination in restraint of trade or COM
merce among the several states in the
sense in which those words are used
in the act, and the action can be main
tained accordingly, and that conclu-
sion rests on many judgments of this
court, to the effect that the act pro-
hibits any combination whatever to Sc
cure action which essentially obstructs
the free flow of commerce between the
states, or restricts, in that regard, the
liberty of a trade to engage in busi-
ness.
"The combination charged falls
within the class of restraints of trade
aimed at compelling third parties and
strangers involuntarily not to engage
in the course of trade except on condi-
tions that the commission imposes;
and there is no doubt that, to quote
from the well known work of Chief
Justice Erie on trade unions, in COM
mon law every person has individually,
and the public has also collectively, a
right to require that the course of
trade should be kept free from unrea-
sonable obstruction
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-06
Peace In Portugal.

Lisbon.-Under new regime, with
a new king and the establishment of
new cabinet, Portugal seems to be
for the moment at peace. There is an
underlying current of revolution, how
ever, and the strictest measures are
being taken to preserve order. On
Monday an official statement was given
out that perfect order existed through
out Portugal. Franco, the once dicta-
tor, was forced to resign because of
the bitterness of the people against
him, and the new cabinet will strive
for the welfare of the fatherland un-
der the presidency of Rear Admiral
Do Amaral.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-06

More proof that Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound saves
woman from surgical operations.
Mrs. s. A. Williams, of Gardiner,
Maine, writes:
81 was great sufferer from female
troubles, and Lydia E. Pinkhams Ve9e-
table Compound restored me to health
in three months, after my physician
declared that an operation was abso-
lutely necessary"
Mrs. Alvina Sperling, of 154 Oey-
bourne Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
81 suffered from female troubles, .
tumor and much inflammation. Two
of the best doctors in Chicago decided
that an operation was necessary to save
my life. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound entirely cured me without
an operation"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, OF nervous prostratiOn.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-06
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SCORES
BIG CORPORATIONS BECAUSE
OF THEIR ATTITUDE.
STANDARDS METHODS
ARE TORN TO PIECES
Tendency Of OIL Concern to "over-
Awe, Crush and pisdain Public"
Proves Warm Theme In Chiefs
Communication.

President Roosevelts sizzling mes
sage to congress asked the enactment
Sf fair employers liability law, more
powers for the Interstate Commerce
Commission. and the executive again
called to the attention of the law
makers his campai gn against the "spe-
cially privileged rich" Regarding the
plared unconstitutional by the supreme
pourt. the president said:
las regards the employers liability
law. I advocate its immediate reenact-
ment. limiting it's scope SO that 1t shall
apply only to the class of cases as TO
which the court says 1t can constitu-
Gonally apply. but Strengthening Its
provisions within this scope. Interstate
employment being thus covered by an
adequate national law. the field of in
trastate employment will be left to the
clear definition of responsibility the
states will undoubtedly give to the
performance of their duty within their
held the consideration the Importance
of the subject demands.
81 also very urgently advise that a COM
prehensive act be passed providing for
compensation by the government to all
employees injured in the government
Eervice. Under the present law an in
the government has no remedy, and
the entire burden of the accident falls
on the helpless man. his wife. and his
young children. This is an outrage.
It is a matter of humiliation to the ma
tion that there should not be on our
statute books provision to meet and
partially atone for cruel misfortune
when it comes upon a man through no
fault of his own while faithfully serv-
he
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-06
state Government Must Aid.

EithS the state or national gov
ernment must undertake the regula,;
tion. OF which the president SPOKE; ana
wealths to share the responsibility or
curbing those corporations, which are
aEs"ssa any event a' both the National and state
governments must each do it's part"
said President Roosevelt's message.
that the other cannot do, while the
only really, satisfactory results must st
working heartily together within their
respective spheres: But In my. tudg-
ment thorough going and and satis6aetorg nu
by the action of the national govern
ment. for almost all the corporations of
rations which 1t is especially desirable
to control-are engaged In interstate
commerce. and derive. their power and
OF their business which is intrastate.
but from the interstate business. 1t is not
easy alwayst to DECIDE just where the line
of business falls. This line must ulti,.
ma,ely be ch drawn BY the fsdsra
adequate control of the great corpora
tions by state action has been wise
and effective. but much of II has been
to. accomplish by the action OF the state
what can only be accomplished by the
action OF the nation. the result can only
law will probably be declared uncon-
stitutionai SO likewise in the national
herein advocated are hampered and
not aided by the extremists who advo-
cate action SO violent that Il would
more mischief than II would remedy
Points to the Future.
THE laws must In the future be ad-
ministered as they are now being ad-
ministered. SO that the department Of
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30
Cleary.

Weather is fine after such colo
snap.
The farmers are busy getting
ready for another crop.
We have had our share OF
changing places; Mr.. Watkins and
family have moved to Plain, Hugh
Pierce to Jackson, Charlie and
Porter Russell, H. A. French, w.
P. and Bob Alliston have all moved
back to our community. We
welcome them all back home, for
there is no place like "home sweet
home"
The wedding bells have been
ringing since we last wrote-Mlss
Bette English and Otis Smith, OF
Anse, Bob Alliston and Miss Sarah
Ross of Whites, Walter Brewer
and Miss Willie Harper, of Star.
The prospects are good for others
to ring yet.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30
African Cotton Competition.

Frank Carpenter, globe trotter
newspaper correspondent; writes
about the claim of British Of
ficials, that Africa will compete
with our own cotton belt.in pro-
ducing cotton. Mr.. Carpenter
says that the total amount of
cotton now raised in Egypt and
the Soudan is only a few million
pounds and only about 4, 600 bales
were exported last year. He
says there are vast areas of good
cotton land in the Soudan, but
that the land would have. to be
irrigated; but that it takes CAPT
tai to establish irrigation works
and that Egypt is strongly OPP
posed to any other diversion of
water from the Nile. The lower
country needs more water than
the river brings now. Progress
in the cultivation of cotton is
made, but it is slow, and modern
methods are adopted in but few
places. From Mr.. Carpenters
statement it would seem that
the day may come when Africa
will compete with our cotton belt
in producing the staple, but is
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, worth
$12, 600, 600. 90 in her own right,
was married Monday in New
York to Count Szechenyi, of
Hungary, in the presence of $50
of the rich society people of
Gotham. The groom is young,
handsome and without any
chance of succeeding to the posi-
ton as the head of his family
which is one of the oldest in
Austro Hungary, as he has two
older brothers. He is fairly well
to do, having an income of
$50, 900 per annum, and to his
credit it is said he did, not ask
for any marriage settlement as
foreigners usually do when we'd
ding an American heiress:. She
gives him the income from
$4,000, 600, which possibly he had
an inkling would be done. They
received presents of the value Of
over ST., 600, 900. Good luck to
them, but it will be the ex-
ception if they. live happily to-
gether. However, it is con-
sidered a love match and may
last.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30
Whites.

The weather has been good for a
few days. Farmers are beginning
to get ready for farming. 1t is ex-
pected that some changes will be
made this year in farming. Our
farmers have concluded that it will
be better to raise more corn instead
of raising so much cotton; raise
other things needed and keep out
OF debt. 1t cannot be denied by
any honest man of any profession
that the farmers are uniting them
selves for their good, the good of
the country, and not for the down
fall OF any honest profession.
The roads are getting some bet
ter in this community.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30
Monterey.

The Whites correspondent and
E. P. Harper have level heads.
We need better roads. Wonder
how the numbers of the board of
supervisors can get to Brandon at
the next meeting. Am satisfied
they will not inspect all the roads,
for allof them cannot be travelled
easily.
Miss Clyde East, of Pelahatchie,
was the charming guest of Miss
Bette Webb Saturday and Sun
day.
Among those who visited home
from the teachers association at
Florence were Misses Mary Will
liams, of Johns, and Harriet Bull
lock, of Dobson, H. H. Bullock, of
Morton, and j. M. Taylor, Of
Comedy, also visited homefolks.
Our teachers attended the teach
ers association at Florence Satur-
day and Sunday. They are more
enthusiastic than ever. 1t certain
ly pays teachers to attend these
gatherings.
Miss MAZDA Covington, of Come
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30
Eureka.

The health of the community is
very good at present.
w. E. Pope, of this place, filled
his regular appointment at Men
denhall Sunday. Business must
be picking up down that way. w.
A. Nash and Jno. Traxler made a
flying trip to Morton and Pela-
hatchie Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Callie Ross, of Cato, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Miss Erma Pope.
Prof. Jim Lilies attended the
Teachers Association at Florence.
N. H. Nash and family spent
Saturday night at the home of T.
@. Ross.
Enoch and Levi Traxler, OF
D'Lo, spent Sunday at j. d. Wool
ey's home.
There was quite a crowd pres
ent at Sunday School from Johns
Sunday, and an excellent sermon
was preached by Rev. Sowell Pope.
Will Russell spent Friday in
Brandon, and visited the family of
/. P. Russell Friday and Saturday
night.
Wilson Stevens is sporting a
new buggy. 1t certainly looks sus-
spicious Watch out, girls.
Carl Pope, one of our hustling
young boys, has accepted posi-
ton at Star.
Geo. Traxler's house is nearing
completion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30
Vvv VVvy VWVVVvW VWWWVWWVk

by, spent Sunday with relatives
here.
Mesdames j. w. Taylor ST., and
j. D. Floyd attended the marriage
of their sister Mrs. Harper, Of
Whites, to Mr.. Brewer last Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Taylor, Of
Florence, spent Sunday with w.
d. Taylor's family.
Clarence Webb spent part OF
Sunday at home and the remainder
in Jackson. He is assistant cashier
of the Citizens bank at Florence;
can't see any business he might
have In Jackson on Sunday.
The primary and intermediate
departments will render eli
awatha" on Longfellows birth day
The children are enthusiastic over
this beautiful poem, and we are
expecting arare treat.
BY the way, we have never sale
anything about the concert Christ.
mas; we will only say that it was q
complete success. We realized
quite nice little sum which will
be used in purchasing books fol
the school library. We now have
"a nice little encyclopedia and ter
dollars worth of other books ordered
besides the proceeds from the, con.
cert. We don't expect to STOP
until good library is established.
Miss Annie Stubblefleld, of Bran.
don, is spending the week with hel
aunt Mrs. Jim Dickson.
The literary society conducted by
the pupils of the high school is be.
coming more and more interesting,
The debate last Friday was hard tc
beat for school boys.
The Farmers Union at this place
took in several new members at a
call meeting last Saturday.
Let's have better roads some
way. Ether work them by con.
tract or enforce the laws that we
now have. If the people of the
county will act together the press
ure will become so heavy that
something will have to done. Our
merchants have had to ship some
goods to Florence and then haul
them out by the half load, because
of the almost impossible conditions
of the roads between here and
Jackson There is absolutely nc
excuse for the condition of the
roads. They are in this condition
in violation of the law. Somebody
is responsible to the people, and
lets see that they render an &C
count to their stewardship VIVA
do the other correspondents say?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30
Advertisements.

The News received this week
an offer, which frequently oc-
ours, to carry a whisky adver-
tisement. The manufacture and
sale of whiskey is licensed by
the federal government and also
by some states, SO the carrying
of such matter for dealers is
legitimate, and the prices
charged and paid are greater
than for other advertising. 1t is
a question for the paper to de-
eide, and the News declines all
such without, however, any
word of censure for those of the
brethren who accept them.
Publishers should be careful as
to what is accepted, for to a GER
tain extent, the newspaper is re-
sponsible to it's readers for even
paid matter that is clearly adver-
tisement with the dealers OF
owners name signed to it. We
are glad to state that Mississippi
journals are free from publish
ing much that is Objectionable,
but which is too frequently
found in the large dailies.
Quack doctors catchy "ads.' for
the unwary, the lads" of sup
posed female physicians and
those of the sellers of drugs and
materials that should not be per-
mitted and ought to be stopped by
postal authorities, as their bust
ness is unlawful and harmful.
The News has been and ever
will be conducted so that. it will
be a clean family paper, ano
worthy of the confidence OF
everyone.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30
Galilee.
(LaSt weeks news. }

\Ldol Week IlGWS.
Guess its about time Galilee
was waking up.
Preaching here last Saturday
and Sunday by the pastor Rev.
Dan Moulder.
School is progressing nicely
under the management of Prof. Ed.
Richardson and Miss Wilkinson.
Harmon Everett, of Magee, is
the guest of his grand parents DR..
and Mrs. Warren.
Miss Beulah Warren, of Jackson,
is the charming guest of friends
and relatives here. She is one Of
Jacksons sweetest girls. We glad
~ welcome her with US again.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

Although the democrats have
a majo.ity on joint ballot,
in the Kentucky legislature there
are enough members of that
party who refuse to vote for Ex-
Governor Beckham, the nominee
of last years primary for u. S.
Senator, to prevent an election
and the dead lock continues. The
republicans lack only few
votes, but are unable to secure
the boiling dem ocrats' help to
elect their man.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

not likely to do SO before the
worlds demand. is greatly in
creased. Exchange.
Foreign competition may not
amount to much; our one thing to
fear is over-production at home.
It is always best to raise the
necessaries and then grow what
cotton you can. No danger then
of overproduction and low prices.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

w. ]. Bryan is in Washington
shaking hands with democratic
congressman, but refuses to tell
who is his choice as running
mate in case he is nominated.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

Our battle ships and attendant
Mosquito fleet are nearing the
straits of Magellan. about one
half Of the distance to San Fran
cisco. Nothing has occurred so
far to interrupt the laid down
schedule.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

Singletary Bros. lost their liv-
cry stable and blacksmith shop
last Friday night at Star, entail
ing IA loss of $1,000 which
was covered by insurance,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

The thermometer is register
ing Ia degrees below zero in
Wisconsin. Down here in this
favored section it els just cold
enough to be celebrating
Ephraim is joined to his idols or
he would move south.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

James Ryder Randall, the au-
thor of Maryland, my Mary
land" is dead, but the beauti-
full and melodious war song will
live forever.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

Senator Tillman f1ayed the re-
publicans in the senate recently,
charging slavery in the Philip
ines as a republican sin.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

Watering troughs in the
square for stock would be a
great convenience for people
from the country trading here,
and would be put up at once if
there was water to keep them
full. Can't our mayor and board
of aldermen manage to get the
water?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

The legislature, as it should do,
will probably fix the death sem
tence for attempted criminal
assault.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

Mr.. Grafton and an associate of
Indiana, who are stockholders in
the Indiana Stone and Timber
Co., were here Monday making
preparations to work their
valuable holdings near Star.
The stone is said to be of the
best quality for building pur-
noses
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

Senator w. K. McLaurin, of
Warren, has introduced a bill to
keep the state printing at home
in the future. 1t will probably
become a law.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

The we'll on the Edwards
House lot in Jackson flows about
So gallons of water a minute,
which is being used in the hotel,
although it tastes slightly of
minerals. There is enough gas
escaping to blaze up and burn
when a lighted match is applied.
Brandon needs an artesian we'll.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

Steens Creek ginned over 1000
bales this season; can't a large
new gin with compress and ware
house in connection and located
at Brandon the county seat, do
as well or better.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

The power plant of this COM
pany will require 800 cords wood
per season, which will be bought
from farmers nearby for cash as
delivered.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

J. Y. Sanders was nominated
for Governor of Louisiana in
Tuesdays democratic primary.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

1t was hoped that the troubles
at the A. and M. college were
over, but it seems not.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30
The Branhn1r Nrn1s.

Chicago and Portland, Maine
have each had ST., 900, 900 fires in
the last week.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

At other places in the state
where gin congresses are in op-
GRAFTON, planters sometimes come
20 miles with their cotton. to be
ginned and compressed and the
extra price received justifies the
trip.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

Weather is fine after such cold
snap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-01
Pastors Young Son Proves an
Easy Victim for Rohber,
Goes Alone With a Baudit to a
Cherryvale Orchard.
SURRENDERS HIS ALL
Showed Revolver in the Boys
Face and Got Action.
Was a Young Man and Claimed
He Was a Stranger.

lola, Sept 1.-Mearl Mason, 16 year
old son of Rev. J. NJ. Mason, pastor of
the First Methodist church of this
city, was held up and robbed of his
gold watch and 81 in money shortly
after 1 O'Clock at Cherryvale
The Cherryvale Republican says:
The robbery occurred in the Bow
en- orchard at the east city limits
Young Mason met the man who after
relieved him of his money and watch
at the Santa Fe station. He came in
on that train. he said. from Winfield.
The bandit did not give his name. but
stated that he was a stranger here
and was just passing through town.
He proposed to walk and they went
up Main and over into the orchard.
When inside the hedge fence OBJ
scured from view Mearl Mason looked
down glistening barrel of a So
caliber Colts revolver. kid, 1 came
out here to get what money you have
and that gold watch. Fork it over
said he to Mason. Mason complied
with the request and gave the robber
all the money he had, just SIS, and his
watch. He was then commanded to
about this" Mason, however, crossed
through the fence and went to Mr..
W. S. Houghton's house and phoned
the police who went out and
instituted search for the missing
one" but he had evidently got into a
big cornfield on the Butler place near
there and escape was easy. The farm
ers along the rural lines were notified
and many came out and helped in
the search but no trace of the robber
was found.
When the highwayrnan dismissed
Mason, he gave him back a dollar to
get to Independence on. Rev. Mason
left his son at the Santa Fe station
and continued his journey home alone
after No. 202 came in. Rev. Mason
and Mearl were returning from a
weeks stay at Ell Dorado Springs, and
transferred here. Mearl was to wait
for POI and go to Independence to
visit friends there, where his father
was pastor of the Methodist church
several years ago.
The robber was described by his
victim as a young man about 8 years,
rather slender. He wore a light
shirt, suspenders, dark pair of pants
and a. dark hat.