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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04
Total
Majority against tie tax, 88.

Strange as it may seem, the de.
feat of the school tax was due di-
rectly to the opposition of the
farmers themselves. AS the above
figures show, all Of the country
precincts except 4, gave very de
cided lnajorities against it. The
two Brookhaven boxes gave a ma
jority Of 373 for the tax. The size
of the vote and the majority at
this box would have been much
larger than it was, but many advo-
Gates of the school at Brookhaven,
when they learned that the farmers
were fighting it and going to vote
against, became Indifferent or re-
sentful and took no further inter-
est in it and many did not even
vote. Brookhaven people put up a
cash donation Of $2,700 and so
acres of land for site three miles
from town, and if the tax had been
voted, Brookhaven property would
have borne about one-half of the
tax collected for the support OF the
school. If the farmers were not
willing to have good agricultural
high school for their boys located
three miles in the country, on such
terms as this, many of these Brook
haven voters reasoned, why try to
force good thing on them that
they do not want; let them have
their way; Brookhaven can do as
well or better under the circum-
stances without it than the farmers
can, and therefore they either vot-
ed against the school tax or didn't
go to the polls at all.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04
VARDAMAN IN WEST VA.
Mississippi'S Former Champion Of White
Supremacy Cheeged by ThOus-

Bluefeld w. Va, Oct. 80. Gov.
]. K, Vardaman addressed the
largest political meeting in the
history of Bluefeld tonight.
Trains brought hundreds of out of
town voters. Special trains were
run. The auditorium was crowded,
more than two thousand being
present. The governor was at his
best and his speech was pronounced
one of the strongest ever delivered
in Bluefield. He declared that
Taft's plea that the election of
Bryan would precipitate panic was
a joke.
After discussing national issues,
he launched into a discussion of
the race question which is an issue
in West Virginia.
when l speak of men / mean
white men y he cried. You,
the heirs of all the ages; you the
creator of all the literature; you
the author Of all civilization; you
the inventor of all the sciences; you
are sovereign. and you will never
divide that sovereignty with an in
ferior race" he declared.
His speech was interrupted time
and again by prolonged applause,
and his remarks upon the Jim
Crow and suffrage planks in the
Democratic State platform evoked
immense applause.
s The governors canvass is prov
ing of great value to the Demo-
Gratis. The governor spoke at
Princeton today to a large enthusi-
astic audience. He speaks in
Huntington tomorrow night.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04
A Short Talk to "Snart" Boys.

The tendency Of the boys, or a
majority of them, around our towns
is to know vast deal more than.
their fathers, or mothers, or teach
ers, or anybody else. It seems that
the height of their ambition is to
grow up free Of all restraint, and
to attempt to reason with them
and show them their faults is to-
them fooishness. This is regret
table. They don't seem to realize
that the grown people who sur
round them have the greatest pos
sible interest in their welfare. and
furthermore, that these very same
grown people in fact know more In
a minute than they can learn in
ten years. It is sad boys. but you
will find it 50 in after days. Law
renee County Press.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04

hereafter be made only on written
request to the Board by each county
or district officer, specifying sta
tionery needed, whereupon the
Board shall order such stationery
printed and delivered to such off
Ger.
The petition of D. w. Price and
others asking the Board of Super
visors of Lincoln county, Miss, to
have the gates removed off of the
public road leading from the Sum-
nit road near ]. L. Kyzar's place
to T. B. Prices mill, was this day
filed.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
DR.. R. E. Higdon, examination
of lunatic Amanda Phillips, SIS; j.
F. Greer, ice for Chancery Court,
75c; R. w. McNair 12 days attend
ance Chancery Court, $36; F. F.
Schnorrenberg, II days same, $33;
E. F. Brennan, Jr. IL, days same,
$33; J. F. Greer, sheriff, IL days
same, S24; j. w. Greer, deputy
sheriff. II days same, $33; ]. D.
Blue, D. S., IL days same, S3S; Ed
Smith D. S., 6 days at SO and 5
days at So. $28; C. 7. Montgomery,
y. E. Sasser, S. F. Magee, Chas.
Hardy, D. S., 9 days each attend
ance on Chancery Court, $27; The
Leader, stationery, election COM
missioners SIG, Circuit Clerk, &c.
25, Supt. Of Education $6O.30 and
$14.75, Chancery Clerk and Justice
of the Peace, $26.95, Sheriff $39. 20;
Total, $163.95; Claude Bennett,
Supt., salary 1874. AZ, postage, $3.25,
1915 Schumert e Warfeld, mdse.
for circuit clerk, SIPS, chancery
clerk, SO, $10.25.
It is ordered that the Board do
now adjourn until Wednesday
morning at 8 clock.
2. P. JONES, Pres.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04
he SWEPT THE EASTERN STATES AND
HELD MOST WESTERN STATES BY
A REDUCED PLURALITY.
2SS Votes Claimed for Him in the Elect
oral College.
A Republican Congress and Speaker Can
non Get In.

New York, Nov. 3.-General
election returns received up to mid
night show the following results:
w. H. Taft is elected with approx
imately 298 electoral votes.
Practically no change is indicated
in the complexion of the national
House. The United States Senate
will retain its present Republican
majority.
Governor Charles E. Hughes has
been reelected in New York State
by about 54 600 plurality.
Indiana has gone for Taft,
Bryan has apparently carried
Nebraska.
Ohio returns are very slow owing
to the immense ballot, but Taft has
carried it by a large majority.
Judge Taft may have a majority
in the City Of New York, the first
time the big city has given its vote
to a Republican Presidential candi-
date.
Mr.. Taft probably will receive a
greater plurality in New York
State than Roosevelt did four years
ago. He has exceeded Mr.. Roose
yelt's plurality in New Jersey and
had a surprisingly big vote in
Massachusetts,.
The Republican plurality fell off
heavily in the middle west, a mat
ter thoroughly surprising to Repub-
licans.
Speaker Cannon has been re-elect-
ed by his usual majority.
Representatives Payne Of New
York and Dalzell of Pennsylvania,
have been reelected and the House
of Representatives probably will
continue under its old regime.
Mr.. Payne will have charge of
the new tariff bill in the extra ses-
| sion which Mr.. Taft will call i'm
mediately after March next.
Missouri has returned to the
solid South on the Presidential
ticket and elected Cowherd as its
Governor.
The New England States went
solidly for Taft, and the Republi-
cans claim landslide in New Jer-
sey. Republican Chairman Hitch
cock is claiming Maryland by from
10 600 to $4,000.
The Republicans probably have
carried Michigan, but the Demo-
crats have elected their nominee for
Governor.
Bryan has cut into a normal Re-
publican plurality of 1900 in his
home city Of Lincoln, and it, is es-
timated Taft will carry the city by
not over 200 plurality. The State
is still in doubt.
incomplete returns indicate that
Taft carried Kansas by 20, 600,
Iowa by $4,000 and Wisconsin by a
good majority. Montana is very
close, favoring Bryan.
Illinois is safely Republican.
indications late tonight We're that
Taft had carried the State by TO-
1000, with Deneen defeating former
Vice President Stevenson by 100,-
1000. The Legislature will be
lstrongly Republican.
A very heavy vote was cast
| throughout the United States. the
learIy returns indicating that Taft
was running well up to Roosevelt s
lvote in 1904. while Bryan made
good gains over Parker's vote. It
lis impossible to estimate even APP
proximately Taft's popular major
lity at this hour.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
NOVEMBER TERM, 1908.
The State of Mississippi,
Lincoln County

Be it remembered that at reg
ular meeting of the Board of Sup
ervisors of Lincoln county. Miss.
begun and held in the office of the
Chancery Clerk at the Court House
in the City of Brookhaven, Miss,
on the first Monday in November,
"A. D. 1908, the same being the
End day of November 1908, at
o'clock a. m. the time and place
fixed by law for the holding of said
court, there were present Hons. q.
P. Jones, president, of and from
District No, l; w. H. Furr, Dis
trict No. q; C. M. Brister, district
No. 8; Geo. H. Moak, district No.
A, and Louis F. Noble. district No.
s; r. w. McNair, clerk and j.
Frank Greer, sheriff. the following
proceedings were had and done to-
wit:
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Lincoln county, Miss.
Gentlemen: / submit my report
as superintendent of the county
convict and poor farm for the
month of Oct, 1908. | have on
hand 13 paupers and 10 prisoners.
Of the first class prioners worked
on their fines and costs:
Hartwell Scott, Rams Dixon,
John d. Wright, Sallie Brown. 81
days each, So; Henry Harper, 81
days, $7.20; John Walker, % days,
$5.S5; Cliff Fuller, 81 days, $3.50;
Mary Watson, 4 days, 81 06; Susie
Lynch, 8 days, $500; Ed Smith, 8
days, 80c; Wex Byrd, 2 days, SAC.
Total days, 236; amount, S52.85.
Second class hands:
j. T. Clark 10, days, $1.68; VIII
liam Kennard, 10 days, $1.68.
Amount, 1896.
Prisoners serving days:
Frank Woods, 10; Susie Lynch,
4. Total, IA.
Discharged:
Wex Byrd, BY cash, $3.50; Susie
Lynch, 81 20; Mary Watson, $2.40.
Total, $3.50.
Work done by prisoners since
last report has been done on the
Farm.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04
The Boil NeeyiI's Worst Enemy.

They may talk about the birds
all they want, but the worst enemy
to the boil weevil we ever heard of
by actual test, is the corn-crib and
smoke house. O! but you say,
that won't buy our clothes. Our
answer is, those who raise cotton
with which to buy Western corn
and meat will soon not need any
clothes and they shouldn't have
any. Monticello Press.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04

The Fourth Missionary Depart
ment Conference of the Episcopal
church met in Jackson yesterday,
with Rt. Rev. Edwin G. Weed, s..
T. d. presiding. A great recep-
tion will be given at Battle Hill,
Bishop Bratton's residence, on
Thursday evening by the Diocese
Of Mississippi, to the visiting dele
gates. DR.. Irwin H. Carroll, d.
D., Of Kyoto, Japan, occupied the
pulpit at the service last night.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04

Three boy hunters were acci-
dentally shot, but not seriously,
while out hunting near Biloxi.
The hunting dog with them was
killed. A gun in the hands Of a
boy on the opposite side of the
branch they were traversing went
off.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04
Double Daily Trains on the N. c.
Railroad.

Special attention is directed to
the new schedule given in the time
table of the Mississippi Central.
Effective on next Sunday, Nov.
8th, double daily train service
will be put on under this schedule
between Natchez and Hattiesburg.
The travelling public should take
due notice.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04

Among the interesting exhibits
at the State Fair is one showing the
work done by the State Penitenti-
airy Department, which has been
installed under Trustee G. G.
Smith, with the help of several
TRUSTEES and sergeants. A solid
carload Of cotton, corn, cane, sor-
ghum, potatoes, pumpkins, peas
and hay and other ground com
modities was sent from Pacrhnan,
and this has been attractively ar
ranged, and is an eye-opener to-
many as to the intensely practical
operation of the State Prison sys-
tern.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04

The cornerstone Of the new All
Saints Episcopal College at Vicks-
burg was laid on Sunday last with
Masonic ceremonies. Ladies Of the
Eastern Star were present with the
grand officers.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04

It is given as authentic that Nov
ember, 1865. had two Thanksgiving
Days. A special one was observed
on the End for the peace that had
come after four years of war.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04

The Railroad Commission and the
Beard of Penitentiary trustees
meet this week.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-11-04

The corner stone Of Oxford ! new
dormitory is to Be Iald NOV. 8.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21

NEITHER proximity to Ocean Grove,
with protection under the mile-Iimit
law; nor the unconstitutionality OF
the excise law will make Asbury Park
dry" resort, says the Trenton
Chimes" Liquor has been sold there
for years, and is still being sold. Last
Wednesday evening the local police
force raided the grill-room in the base
ment of the Davenport Inn, arrested
the proprietors of the grill and inn,
and found several wash-tubs, under
beds and cots, filed with bottles OF
beer and iced up ready for use.n The
chief of police says the place has been
running wide open, Sundays included,
all summer, and it is fair to assume
that other speak easies have been
carrying on business besides the drug
stores. If there issa city or town in
which Intoxicating liquors cannot be
obtained, the fact has not been demon
strated. Asbury Park would be much
better off under a license system, finan-
cially and morally. Better have Ii
censed hotels than "hlind pigs" or
speak -easies, the shops that sell Illicit
ly, and beer arks that make deliveries
i'll the homes. High license and strict
supervision will do more for the cause
of temperance than prohibitory laws
that cannot be enforced.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21

AS all the political parties have now
made their nominations the campaign
can be said to have opened. Mr.. Taft
is busy on his letter of acceptance in
which he will give due attention to
the declarations of the Democratic
platform. Mr.. Bryan is just at pres
emit making strong effort to capture
the labor vote, assisted by Mr.. Com
pers the head of the national laoor fed
Grafton who claims to carry the labor
vote in his pocket to swing as he
pleases. Meantime the great mass OF
the common people with several
months to study up the situation are
quietly going about their affairs and
in due season will vote to continue the
true friend of the laboring and bust
ness man in power by voting for Taft
and Sherman.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21

THE Republican and Democratic
pledges on the publicity issue are now
at one with each other, except that
Bryan has promised to make public
the contributions to the Democratic
fund before election and has pledged
himself not to accept more than S10,-
600 from any individual. While the
Democrats apparently scored hit in
promising publicity before election
they have not, Republicans point out,
subjected themselves to the operation
of any law, and the matter stands
merely as a pledge on their part with
no penalty for non-fulfllment. A Re-
publican campaignswithout contribu-
lions from corporations will, however,
be something Of novelty. The jump
from contributions by insurance COM
panieS in 1904 to no corporate contri-
buttons at all this year is along one.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21

IT is reported that Mr.. Taft's speech
OF acceptance contains no new sugges-
tion regarding the regulation of trusts.
Everything he has to recommend on
this subject was suggested by him in
public speeches before his nomination.
This means that will rest so far as
corporation regulation is concerned on
the Roosevelt policies. The tone of
his speech on this subject as well as on
the other subjects most vital to the
business interests of the country is
said to be reassuring. There is no sug-
gestion, however, of a recession from
the Roosevelt standards.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21

THE Sunday Calf says: "The Ia
Dor plank in the Democratic platform
is really among the least important of
the many radical suggestions. A la
Dor department. with Cabinet office,
would be about as useful as depart
ment of Christian Science. The labor
injunction matter is merely fad of
Mr.. Gompers, who is ambitious to pose
as an Apostle of Labor in Politics and
a great figure in great conventions.
The question is a matter of practice
in United States Circuit and District
courts, and now that protest has been
made against the granting of injunc-
tions without hearing in labor dis
puteS, there will be no futher cases,
it is quite safe to say. There have
been only about score altogether and
none recently. The practice in this
State is and will continue to be that
prevailing generally. when politi-
clans begin to adopt resolutions pledg-
ing themselves to the Sacred Cause OF
Labor, look out for them. They are
trying to trick voters for their votes y
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21

THE State Commission to investi-
gate excise affairs throughout the
State have commenced their probing
and find that the observance or not Of
the law depends altogether upon the
sentiment of the community. In some
towns it is found that the law is strict
ly observed, while in other commune
ties the wide open policy prevails. One
feature of the investigation which has
caused surprise is that it has been
shown that the saloon business is in
most of the large cities gigantic trust
of the brewers. The argument of poor
men making living in the business
whowould be ruined by astrict enforce
ment of the law is not borne out by
the facts. In Paterson, for instance,
out of 494 licenses 1876 are issued to and
paid for by one brewery, and the same
state of affairs prevails in other cities.
The heads of these large breweries are
distinguished and honored citizens,
while the owner of single saloon is
regarded as being an undesirable citi-
zen. One effect of the probing so far
has been the stricter enforcement of
the law and the recommendations of
the commission to the Legislature
next winter will be the ground work
of whatever excise legislation that will
be enacted.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21

Mr.. TAFT was asked last week if he
had noticed statements published in
New York that Mr.. Gompers could not
deliver the labor vote. His reply was
that there is no so-called class in the
Americon electorate so under control
of leaders that its votes can be deliv-
cred. He admitted that there is an
uncertain number whose views might
find expression through their leaders,
but in considering the votes of the
class as whole one would have to
eliminate large number who are
either Democrats or Republicans and
who vote in accordance with their per
sonal convictions.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21

SEVERAL liquor journal are repre-
Senting that Mr.. Taft is opposed to
prohibition and that he has spoken out
on the subject. Mr.. Taft said Satur-
day that he had never publicly dis
cussed the prohibition question. The
quotations that are being used are
taken from speeches in which he dis
cussed the proneness of Legislatures
to pass laws without regard to the pos
sibilty or impossibilty of their being
enforced, AS illustrating this point
he mentioned some laws governing the
liquor traffic. Mr.. Taft was not refer
ring at all to the ethics of the prohibit
ton question as a national issue in
this campaign, and Mr.. Bryan has
made a similar statement. There are
evidences, however, that both candi-
dates are fully alive to the growing
Importance of this question through
out the country.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21

In five attempts to reach public
Office, Mr.. Bryan has been successful
only twice. In 1890 he was elected
to the house of representatives with
a plurality of 8, 7l3 back of him. Two
years later he was reelected by a
plurality by 140. In 1894 he was a
candidate for United States senator,
and was defeated. Twice he has been
defeated for the presidency Of the
United States, and is again on the
road to the same thing. The man
seems TO be successful in but few
things, and they are running conven-
tions, delivering lectures and piling
up money.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
NO snow.

Eugene v. Debs, socialist candidate
for president, admits that he has no
show for election, conceding The tri-
umph of William Fl. Taft at the polls,
but is confident of a great increase in
the socialist vote on account of the
enforced idleness of the working
class. III there is no hope of the So
cialist party winning, how can the idle
workingman improve his condition by
throwing his vote away on that
ticket?
Will he not be doing better to vote
to continue in power the party whose
policies have given the country very
many fat years and few lean ones,
the party whose success will do more
to restore business activity than
would any other result at the poll p
Camden Post-Telegram.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21

IT may be that good many OF the
lawmakers thought there was politics
in the reception to the Legislature by
the Governor at Sea Grit last week
If they did they were mistaken. In
fact, Governor Fort took occasion TO
have a typewriter statement ready
for the correspondents who were de-
tailed to cover the event. This is a
copy of it: 1.-THE representatives of the
newspapers at Sea Grit will do me a
personal favor if they will state that
it is the wish of the Governor that the
public should know that the gather
ings here on various days, on his invi-
tation, are not political conferences,
and that no political conferences are
being called by the Executive at Sea
Girt. The Sea Girt encampment and
the cottage occupied by the Governor
belong to all the people of the State.
In my invitations, whether special or
general / do not regard political lines,
and do not intend to do so while al
Governor. i want the Democrats to
feel that they are Just as welcome at
Sea Girt as Republicans. OF course, it
will be impossible to prevent men in
terested in politics from talking with
one another, but there will not be any
political conferences at Sea Girt called
by noe, or participated in by me. 1
want this to be accepted as final, and to
be acted upon by all. Sea GirJ is not a
political headquarters.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21

The GOVERNOR, at the request Of
President Roosevelt, has named a state
commission for the conservation of
natural. resources. The mem bers. of
commission are Professor e. d. Voor-
hees, New Jersey Agricultural Expert
ment Station, New Brunswick Alfred
B. Gaskill, State Forester, and Henry
B. Kummell. State Geologist, both of
Trenton Morris r. Sherrerd, engineer
State Water Supply Commission John
B. Sherman, engineer Inland Water
way Commission In making the APP
pointments Governor Fort gave out
this statement Pursuant to the re-
request of the President of the United
States Of June s, carrying out the ac-
tiop of the conference of Governors
held at Washington in May last, in
which he recommends that each state
shall designate a commission for the
conservation of natural resources so
that there may be state commission
in each state, that better uniformity
OF action may result, l have concluded
to take the action suggested in the
Presidents circular letter and desig-
nate commission for New Jersey. OF
course, this commission will not have
the power to incur any expense except
the Legislature shall hereafter author
ize and in order that the commission
ers may be men who are both familiar
with the work and can devote some
time to it, / have designated certain
state officials already familiar with the
various subjects who are in the employ
of the state and can therefore be ex-
pected to give the necessary time to
the work without additional compen-
sation."