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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-30
[. & n. RAIL-
ROAD WINS CASE
Supreme Court Gives Railroad
Right to Discharge EmpIoyc.
BECAUSE OF MEMBERSHIP
IN A LABOR UNION.

Congress on June l, 1898, prohib-
iting railroad companies engaged
in interstate commerce from dis
eliminating against members of
labor organizations in the matter
of employment was called into
question by the case of William
Adalr VS.. the United States,
which was decided by the Su-
creme Court of the United States
ioday favorable to Adair. The
opinion was by Justice Harlan
and held the law to be repugnant
to the constitution.
The court held that Adair,
as master mechanic of the Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad Com
plny, had right to discharge an
elnploye because he was a mem
b sr of labor organization Just
as it was the employees right to
quit such employment because of
his mem bership in such organiza-
tion. Such a course, the decis
ion added, might be unwise, but
regarded as a mere matter of
right there could DO no doubt.
Congress could not, under the
Constitution, authorize a VIOLA
tion of the contracts under the
guise of protecting interstate
commerce.
Justice McKenna and Holmes
took different views Of the law.
The case come to the Supreme
Court from the United State Dis
trlct Circuit for the Eastern Dis
trict of Kentucky. Adair is the
master mechanic of the Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad Com
pany, and he was proceeded
against on the charge of threat
ening to discharge from the en-
ploye of the company a locomo-
tive engineer named Coppage be-
cause the latter was a mem Der
Der of the labor union. The act
of 1898, which was one of the re-
suits of the great Chicago strike,
was invoked for Coppage's pro-
lection and the District Court
fined Adair 500.
In his decision Justice Harlan
held it was Adair's right to serve
his employer as beft he could so
long as he did nothing forbidden
by law as contrary to the public
welfare.
"While," said Justice Harlan
in in his opinion, "the rights of
liberty and property guaranteed
by the Constitution TO every per-
son within the jurisdiction of
law is subject to such reasonable
restraint as the common good or
the general welfare may require,
it has not within the fHpctions
of Governmental last in the
absence of contract between the
partles-to compel any person in
the course sof his business and
against his will to accept or re-
tain the personal service of an
other or to perform personal ser
vices OF another or to compel any
person, against his will, to per.
form personal service for anoth-
err. The right of person to sell
his labor, upon such terms as he
deemsprOper, is in its essence
the same as the right of the pur-
chaser of labor to prescribe the
conditions upon which he will
accept such labor from the per-
SON offering to sell At. So the
right of an emPloye to quit the
service Of the employer, for
whatever reason is the same as
he right of the employer, for
whatever reason, to dispense
with the services Of spcA
emplOge,
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-30
TOBACCO GROWER
IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY
Whipped by a Band Of Night
Riders Saturday Night
ALLEGED he BROKE HIS
PLEDGE AND SOLD CROP.

Hopkinsville, KY, Jan. 26.-
With their usual heady leader
ship, shown plainly by an overt
act, night riders visited Era vic
Unity last night, and before TAX
ing Preston l.. Rodgers from his
home and whipping him, cut all
the telephone and telegraph
wires that no alarm might be
given. AS they rode up to the
residence Of Rodgers they fired
few playful shots into his house
30 awaken him. When he came
to the door he was seized, and on
his own lawn he was beaten with
buggy whips until the blood
started.
Rodgers was a member of the
association, but it is said that he
sold crop In violation of a pledge.
He had received, it is said, a
warning and a threat not to sell
the crop, but ignored both.
Farmers and citizens of this
town are much wrought up over
the latest outrage, aud they
threaten that unless Christian
county is spared further acts of
crime and summary punish
ment each farmer and citizen
will arm himself and shoot to
kill when his ights are touched
upon. No 81 attempts to con-
done Rodgo for selling a pledg-
ed crop, I he allegation is true,
but all fe that the time has
come to at an end to night rid
ing. in this section ut least
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-30
SUDDEN DEATH OF
FORMER DARLINGTON LADY
Mrs. A. f. Bramwell. Who Was Well
Known here. Passed Away in
Nashville.

On Thursday morning at o
o'cll ck, Mrs. A. F. Bramwell,
wife of K. Bramwell, died at the
residence of Mrs. II. H. Miller in
Nashville, Tenn. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bramwell formerly lived in this
city, where Mr.. Bramwell was
connected with the l.. Il N NOV
ing TO Nashville several years
ago. Mrs. Bramwell has been
an invalid for several years and
died of heart trouble. She is sur
vived by her husband and three
sons William and Harry, of Earl
ington, and Frank, who lives in
Nashville.
Mrs. Bramwell was So years old
and was born in Madison, Ind,
where the body was carried on
Friday, accompanied by friends
from here and Nashville. Mr..
Bramwell and his three sons
have always held resonsible po-
sition with the l.. d Il. r. II.
Mrs. Bramwell was a Chris
tian woman, a good wife and al
indulgent mother. 'i sNf
TVS BEE joins with the citizen
Of Eaf!ipgtQAip extending con
dolenoe to the family.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-30
EWING WANTS TOBACCO
CROP OF 1908 CUT DOWN
But il Must Not be Done by Pledge OF
Contract for Fear Of Law.

Clarksville, Tenn, Jan. 27.-
General Manager f. G. Ewing,
of the Dark Tobacco Growers
association, Las issued the fol-
lowing notice: some of our d.
rectors suggested to me the ad-
visibility Of keeping down the
acreage, as 1t was done a few
years ago, which was seven and
one half acres to the first fifty
acres Of land owned, two and
behalf acres for the succeeding
fly acres. This must not Be
done as a part of the pledge Of
the planters, nor as a contract to
that effect, as it might affect the
legal standing OF the association.
1t can only be done as advice Of
a personal nature"
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-30
WHIPPED AT
DAWSON SPRINGS
Tobacco Buyer Taken From Ar
cadia Hotel by Night Riders.
TWENTY OR MORE SHOTS
FIRED INSIDE THE HOTEL.

Night riders last Friday night
visited Dawson Springs, IN this
county and hunted a tobacco
buyer named John Heath, whom
they took across the river into
Caldwell county and whipped.
One who saw the raiders under
favorable conditions to Judge
says there were not more than
thirty five of them. Heath is a
buyer for the association but had
been under Suspicion of buying
outside tobacco and incurred the
displeasure OK association people.
The visitation occurred about one
o'clock Saturday morning. The
telephone Office was guarded and
the telegraph operator was taken
from the Illinois Central office
and held captive until the work
was finished. The mob went to
the Arcadia Hotel where Mr..
Heath lives and demanded to be
told where Heath roomed. Mrs.
N. l.. Holeman, in The absence
of her husband who manages the
hotel, refused to tell and they
searched aud found him. The
raiders shot up the clock in the
hotel office and several window
glasses. Dr. A. w. Brashe-,
father of John B. Brasher of
Madisonville who is an associa-
ton advocate aud editor of the
Madisonvllle Journal, has a room
at the hotel. When he was
wakened he stuck his head out
his door and WAS promptly shot
at, but escaped injury. Heath
was probably more scared than
hurt and was up the next morn
ing. He promised to be good.
Twenty or thirty shots were fred
inside the hotel building.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-30
CHRISTIAN COUNTIAN
AT WHIPPING POST
Sellers Of Their Own Crops the Chief
Victims OiViOlenCe.

Hopkinsville, KY, Jan, Pr
The whipping of several men in
the northwestern part of Christ
ian county last week indicates a
change of plan on the part Of
night riders. They are evident
ly paying more attention to the
sellers just now than they are to
the buyers. News was received
a week ago of a large gathering
in a few miles 0f abont fifty men
who met at midnight and held a
secret meeting. This was fol-
lowed by the whipping of Harp
Menser near Hawkins, of John
w. Heath at Dawson and Of
Press Rodgers at Era, on three
different raids.
Inquiries were made Of one Of
Rogers'neighbors Saturday night
as TO the whereabouts So Henry
Cansler, but II is still unknOw .
whether or not Cansler was as
suited. as telephone eOmmnnica-
ton has not been re. established
a. no repair worn eesld be done
on Sunday.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-30

Alfonso Morgan, who formally
lived here. is now in the county
Jail at Madisonville serving sent
ancs in liew of a fine and cost
amounting to $l3l.OO. Morgan, 1t
Will be remembered, with Joe Houli-
han, held up a man near Barnsley
last spring and was captured and
fined 500. He skipped and has
been working in the coal fields in
Illinois until q short time ago when
he returned thinking the officials
had forgotten him. Houlihan, it is
said, has satisfied the county officials
as to his fines.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-30
Governor Wilson !. Victim Of Grip

Governor A. Il. Wilson is at
his home suffering with severe
attack of grip, which he contract
while at Frankfort. He reached
home Saturday evening and went
to bed at once. The Governors
condition is reported very much
improved.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-30
UNCLE SAM MAY PROVIDE
WORK FOR Elk PRESIDENTS.
Measures Before Congress to put Them on
Guard to Preserve Worlds Peace.

AS an outcome of Grover Cleve-
lands recent article in a popular
periodical, bills have been in
troduced in the House and the
Senate which will provide suita-
BILE work for ex-Presidents of the
United States and give them a
good income for life. Both
measures provide that former
Presidents shall be x-officio rep
resentatives, for life, of this
country at the pan. American and
other international conference in
which the United States may
participate, fixing their salaries
at 10000 per annum and allow
ing them SO, 900 per year for pri-
vate secretaries, together with
all travelling and actual expenses
incurred in carrying out the work
of the commission. The duties
of the commission, of which four
members are to be appointed by
the President from civil life,
will be to investigate and, from
time to time, report upon the
several propositions looking to
the substitution of Judicial de-
cisions for force in international
relations, with view TO secur-
ing more enduring peace among
the NATIONS of the world. Rep
resentative Bartholdt, of Nilsson
ri stands sponsor for the measure
in the House, and Senator Nc
Oreary of Kentucky from that in
the Senate, and both believe that
the plan outlined will not only
take care of the men who have
occupied the White Honse for
four years or more, bat will give
permanence and stability to the
Investigations calculated to abol-
ish war as a means of settling in
ternational disputes.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-30
COMMITS SUICIDE
Yesterday at The Residence Of His
Father

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 2S.-
William Caldwell, aged twenty
one, son Of James Il. Caldwell,
president of the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph com
pany, committed suicide yester-
day at the residence Of his father
near this city by shooting him.
self with q revolver. Young
CaIdWell's mind Was unbalanced.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-30

The score of the polo game between
Madisonville and Darlington last
Saturday night was to 0 In favor of
darlington The game was given to
Darlington because the Madisonville
team refused TO finish the game.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-06
Gleanings.

The Tartars have the strongest. the
Chinese the weakest voices Of all ma
tons.
Giving her policemen helmets, Spain
Is also sending them to school for
eighteen months
A fire started in the apartments OF
Mrs Dora Tuch at williamsburg. N. ii.
recently. but water pipe which melt
ed from the heat extlngnished the
blaze.
The entire standing army Of the ron.
ga islands has Just been disbanded. It
having been decided TINT All army ID of
no further use ID the kingdom The
army consisted Of six officers and thir.
ty men
In biting or q piece Of tobacco Pc
liccman Grant snowden of Carlisle
Pa, encountered hard substance III
his plug, which he found was the dried
tip Of a finger rs Far back as the sec
ond joint,
All the butchers or Tcheran one day
last year were suspended by their heels
before their shops for overcharging IN
their wares, faring, however better
than their confreres Of Shiraz, whose
tongues were cut for like misde-
mcanor
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-06
TALK OF The TOWN.
Cut aowers Il Youngson-s. rel. 3l7-

Cut flowers at Youngson-s. rel. 3l7-o
ANY framed or unframed picture in
the store at the wholesale price, Il, 2
Baldwin.
Typewriter desk, fiat top, cost Sll.00
and swivel chair, cost $3.50, both fol
$1,000. L. NJ. Averill
Clairyoyant Tuesday and Thursday,
2 p. m. TO p. M, Mrs. r. y Ellis, 70
Spaulding street, telephone 1861.
~Thc Eastern Herald" the popular
Catholic family paper for this state, only
Sl.OO per year. Address, Rutland, Vt.
A very desirable Office room with ante.
room, centrally located on Main street,
to rent. Terms low, Address 70 X"
this Office.
10 Rcnt.--Two teneinents, all modern
Improvements, at AS and 30 South Main
street Inquire Of John Tierney, AS
South Main street or SOB North Main
street.
The ladies Of Circle No. Of the Corr
gregational church, are planning To hold
an Easter sale Friday afternoon and
evening, April 10th, in the church YES
try, at which time there win be for
sale a great variety of children's cloth
ing and home cooking and candies. In
the evening delightful program will
be given, of which announcement win
be made later. Remember the date,
April 10.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-06
If SNOW NEVER FELL.
The Effect Upon tho Worlds Crops
Would Be Disastrous.

The Effect Upon tho WORLDS Crops
Would He Disastrous
Tf ali the condensed moisture Of the
atmosphere were to fall as rain and
mono Of II was snow hundreds Of thou
sands OF square miles OF the earth's
surface now yielding bonntful crops
would be little better than desert.
The tremendous economic gain for the
world at large which results from the
difference between snow and rain is
seldom realized by the Inhabitants Of
fertile and we'll watered Iowlands
II is in the extensive regions whe-e
irrigation is a prime necessity in az
riculture that the special uses OF snow
come chiefly into view. All through
the winter the snow Is falling upon the
mountains and packing itself firmly In
the ravines Thus In natures great
icehouse a supply OF moisture Is stored
up for the following summer.
All through the warm months the
hardened snow banks are melting
gradually. In trickling streams they
steadily feed the rivers which as they
flow through the valleys are utilized
for irrigation. II this moisture fell as
rain 1t would almost Immediately wash
down through the rivers, which would
hardly be fed at all in the Summer
when the crops most needed water.
These facts are so well known as to
be commonplace In the Salt Lake val
ley and in the subarid regions Of the
west generally. They are not SO well
understood in New Jersey or Ohio,
where snow is sometimes a pictur-
esque, sometimes a disagreeable, fea-
ture Of winter.
In all parts Of the country the notion
prevails that the snow is OF great value
as a fertilizer. Scientists, however, are
inclined to attach less importance to
its service 10 soil nutrition--for some
regions that have no snow are exceed
ingly fertile than to its worth as
blanket during the months Of high
winds. 1t prevents the blowing or Of
the finely pulverized richness Of the
top soil. This, although little per-
ceived, would often be great loss.-
Chicago Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-06
ABYSS or OCEAN.
Effects Of the Fearful Pressure In the
Depths Of the Sea.

Effects Of the Fearful Pressure In the
Depths Of the Sea.
More than half the surface OF the
globe is hidden beneath water two
miles deep: 100000 square miles lie
at a depth Of $4,000 feet or more.
Many places have been found FIVE
miles and more in depth. The greatest
depth yet sounded is $1,000 feet near
the island OF Guam.
If Mount Everest, the worlds high
est mountain, were plucked from its
seat and dropped into this spot. the
waves would still roll 1900 feet above
its crest.
Into this terrible abyss the waters
press down with force of more thai
10000 pounds to the square inch. Tho
stanchest ship ever built would be
crumbled under this awful pressure
Ike an eggshell under a steam roller.
A pine beam fifteen feet long which
held open the mouth Of a trawI used ih
making cast at depth Of more than
$4,000 feet was crushed fiat. as IL e
had been passed between rollers.
The body Of the man who should at
tempt to venture TO such depths would
be compressed until the flesh was
forced into the interstices OF the bones
and his trunk was no larger than a
rolling pin. sim, the body would reach
the bottom. for anything that win sink
In tub Of water win sink to the ut
termost depths OF the ocean Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-06
HIS LIFE MASK.
The Actors Breezy Story Of the Way
1t Was Taken.

The Actors Breezy Story Of the Way
It Was Taken.
A famous actor entertaining some
ladies at dinner showed them bis life
mask, then told them with feeling how
the mask had been made. They put
me in a chair" he said, "tied a towel
around my head. plugged my ears with
creased wool and stuck a quill In each
nostrll
" sShet yer eyes, said the workman.
drawing near with a ladIe ana large
steaming tureen OF pink plaster OF paris
Of the consistency Of thick soup, and
he slapped the stun on my face in
great ladlefuls. could feel It run
ming down my collar and over my
chest just as soup would have done.
I moticned with my hands wildly. The
man laughed.
That's all right, boss, he said, and
kept shaping the hot, horrible, Shiny
stuff upon me.
Tie stopped when my face was r.
cased ia a half inch coat OF. plaster.
lie told me it would dry and harden in
few minutes. It did. but the min
utes were awful. AIS the plaster dried
it seemed to shrink, shrinking my skin
with 1t. In hundred places | was
pinched and prici1ed as though by tiny
crab claws And the heat of the thing!
And the difficulty OF breathing through
AZ. FryH.
very carefully, very slowly. they drew
the hardened cast from my face.
gripped the chair arms and shrieked
Did 1t pulp Did it tear7 Let US
draw a veil over the painful scene"
The actor smiled and handed his life
mask about Behold he said, "the
result OF my sufferlngl 1t looks like
q particularly dull and lnanimate false
face. doesn't it9''
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-06


AIrx Alice Erskiue Cook Is employed
Ny Miss Cora bliss in her store thil
season.
Miss Lena Alillel has returned from
Worcester Mass. and went to Marsh
Held az once u begin teaching
Miss Dora Small, who IL u bc tbs
trimmer in the Millinery store Of Mrs
y. X. Draper, arrived on Saturday,
Mt. and Mrs Lyman Xix were in
Bethel Gilead on Sunday the guests of
Mrs. Rix's sister, Mrs, Gilman.
Mrs George Laird left hero the last
Of the week, after spending two days
with her mother Mrs Jones and her
SISTER, Mrs, Richmond
Miss Warner returned from Bakers
field on Saturday 9nd Mrs. Du ;ois
from New York, where she has been
through the spring vacation.
Miss Angie King was taken suddenly
III on Saturday afternoon and her
mother was summoned from NortDheld
who took her home at once.
Mrs. John Abbott OF Winchester,
Mass, with her two children, arrived
on Saturday night for visit to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hazen Sanford.
Mrs. Nj P. Kinney from Boston was
the guest Of Mrs. Ellen Blanchard over
Sunday, stopping on her way to Plain
fell where she Is to remain two months.
Mrs. Charles Ingalls, returned from
Montpelier on Saturday where she has
been FOR several weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Pearsons, who i still crictically
i'll.
Mrs. i. Alice Fisher has returned
from Boston after 4 two weeks stay
with friends there and her son, Newton,
has returned from Marshfeid, where he
had been with relatives.
Mrs. Bertha Burridge came from New
York on Saturday, where she Is studying
III the school 81 Ethical Culture, to Be
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Hayward, for the spring vacation.
Mrs. Conally an aged lady living
with her daughter, MTs. Luce, in what
is known as the Beehive died on
Saturday night, the result Of dropsi-
cal trouble Of long standing. Deceased
was about 20 years Of age and had suf-
Tered for long time without much REL
lief.
The sugar party which was arranged
for Friday night at the parish house was
postponed on account OF the critical i'll.
ness of the little son III Rev. Metzgcr
whose condition at tho present ii about
the same as for several days. MIR. Metz
gers sister has arrived to assist in his
care and q specialist from Albany was
sought, who could not come and later
one from Boston Who's has not yet al
rived Every effort Is being made to
save the life Of the child, but it Is fear
ed he cannot recover.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-06
CROSSING THE LINE.
Old Neptune and the Ancient Order
Of the Deep.


Old Neptune and the Ancient ordss
Of the Deep.
The ceremony Of crossing the line
Is very much more elaborate affair
nowadays than 1t ever has been despite
the fact that Neptune day Is so old A
celebration that its origin IS lost to
history.
When old Neptune, impersonated by
a sailor, makes his appearance on an
American battleshlp nowadays when
the vessel reaches latitude 0 degree,
20 minute 0 second, to initiate the
jackies who have never crossed the
line before into the mysteries and
membership OF the Ancient Order of
the Deep he is accompanied BY his
wife, Amphitrite, another sailor. They
are both dressed Enthusiastically In
clothes which have been designed and
worked upon ever since the vessel
sailed. How they get on board is un-
known, at least to the captain, who
meets them and gives them permits.
sion to go ahead An immense tank
made Of canvas II rugged up. and here
the initiation of all the candidates
takes place. Devices for getting the
candidate into the tank vary on diff
ferent ships and on different occa-
sions, Often be IS simply picked up
and thrown In Frequently he Isl
made to sit down Iii 'barbers'
chair close to the edge OF the tank.
and when as much soap as possible
has been put into his mouth and eyes
he II tipped over backward, Generally
the soap has been mixed with tar,
coal oil and many other ingredients
and Is impartially applied from the
waist up, SO that the bath is needed.
In the tank the candidate IL attend
ed, sometimes By bears" with shaggy
coats made Of unrayeled rope and
sometimes by .'eops" who act as the
kings assistants and see that the can,
didate Is held under water long enough
to know it.
II is a great frolic, prepared for days
IN advance, and when 1t is over the
certificate Is issued and the candidates
are free To get themselves as clean as
they can before the next roll CALL
Philadelphia Record.