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The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-05-14
Festival and Musical

The Ladies Home Mission So
ciety of the Methodist church cor
daily invite their friends to a
musical and festival at the resi-
dence of Mrs. c. Y. Crawford on
Thursday evening, May 2ist, at
3 o'clock. A silver offering at the
door and light refreshments on sale
The following program will be
rendered:
Piano Duet, Martha IS. Smith
Mrs. r. z. Whidden, Miss Sweat
Vocal Solo, Selected ELECTROMAGNETIC.
Mrs. ]. N. Hoilingsworth
Reading. acknowledgements
Miss N. Il. Barker
Vocal Solo, II Would Forget" ......
Mrs. w. 4. Robertson
Piano Solo, Selected ...............
Mrs. M. H. Smith
Vocal Solo, 'Don't Ask Me to Forget"
Mrs. c. Y. Crawford
Reading .,..........,,..... .,.,....,..
Miss Kate whidden
Vocal Solo. .,......,-.t.
Mrs. X. d. Treadwell
Piano Solo. ............-.-.. >......s'.'.
Miss Penick
Vocal Solo, I'll Bacia" ......... Ardite
Mrs. +. B. King
Miss Ida Green
Vocal Solo, Selected .,..............
Mrs. Jake stcnebraker
Reading ..... s...'. .......-,..s
Miss Baushn
Vocal Solo .'-....... ''..~'
Miss olney Williams
Piano Duet /. :. ...,.
Mrs. G. c. chollar, Mrs. T D. King
Reading. -. .....s.,'.
Miss Royal
Vocal Solo, .......s......-
Mrs. r. A. Houstoun
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-05-14

If men want any more proof of
the evil the saloon does, then how
is this. In New York, there has
been formed a Prohibition Bar
keepers League. !" No bar-keep-
er can belong TO this league if he
drinks liquor, The owners Of
saloons all over these United
States want men who do not drink
to pass the liquor over their
counters. II the people who sell
the stuff want total abstainers
as employees, it certainly seems
reasonable that all people could
see the evil, both physically and
morally. that the liquor traffic
causes. Southern Argus.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-05-14
co. CONVICT LABOR
AN ABLE DISCUSSION OF AN
IMPORTANT TOPIC

soibCC nave puDiiCiy uSuOunceu
convict labor on our public roads,
/ have been asked to explain or
give my reasons. / also see
kicker's murmur in the paper.
In the first place we should en-
ploy experienced help in order to
get value received.
Convicts, as a rule, are not
practical road workers, let alone
grubbing, ditching and other road
work. 1t is suggested that they
soon learn. This is true with
many, if they had the will to learn,
But it is seldom we find convict
that wants to learn road work.
Therefore they are only time max
ers. or killers. at the best on our
roads. Then suppose they should
TRY to learn towork; their sentence
expires by the time they have
learned.
In this way the county becomes
a training school. Instead Of her.
scholars paying tuition as pupils
do in other schools, the county
keeps them at her hotel at 40 cents
per day, or in her provided tents
when making time OH the roads,
free of charge.
This special apprentice class is
provided with an instructor at
So. so per day, and often an assist
ant at $3.50. These teachers sell
dom take bold Of the axe or hoe to
show their poor followers how
they should handle them, but
simply points out his pupils job
with a shot gun and tells him to
hit it. When there are but few in
tney COST tue county
more than when the class Is larger
:, Z nsve SHOWN p.ne ''ees u's
dollars each while the same trees
could have been contracted at fifty
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-05-14

on the head for this sort of labor.
For example take S 20 cash returns,
plus Sl2 board saved, plus at least
SS incidentals, including guards,
tents, wagon and horse etc This
foots up $40 per month as mini
mum cost Of their road work to the
county.
Now | take the stand that this
indisposed and commonly mex
perienced labor does not turn off
on an average, more than one
half as much work per month as
does the good conscientious exper-
fenced free laborer.
Therefore the convict costs $50
per month, besides the loss Of
time.
The county convict does not
care whether he holds his job or
not. Neither does he work for a
rep" that he may secure the next
job.
This order is reversed in the
case of our best free labor who has
a wife and children to care for.
These free white men will take the
job at half the money too ($40)
AM OPPOSED TO LETTING
THIS NEGRO, COR AT LEAST
THREE FOURTHS NEGRO)
CONVICT GANG DO THE
WORK THAT BELONGS TO
THE HONEST PEOPLE-ES-
PECIALLY AT DOUBLE COST.
Someone says, IF you lease
them out they are yet in compe-
tition with free labor"
Hire them to companies who
employ nothing but negro help
that they may not be in competi'
ton with white labor.
Now, my dear reader, on the
negative of this question, please
give us some figures and reason
ing that we may be turned from
darkness to light on this impor
tant issue,
This is a public question in
which all citizens and tax payers
should be interested.
BylX pleased to
see in psh' = 1"' saorsement Of
this az ~, eood citizens, it you
think | am right, If | am wrong
say yea, yea, giving your name in
full.
Let's persuade the County Com
missioners to quit dumping sand in
our roads at our great expense.
thereby impeding our travel, kill
ing our horse power and blighting
our good humor, Sc, &c.
Let's study and practice econo-.
my in public life as we'll as in
private life, and thereby have more
money for hard roads, is the motto
Of G., S. HoLLINGswoRrH.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-05-14
INST DIVISION
|. ooRDA SOCIALISTS Ex-
,pss THEIR POSITION

H. CHAMPION: Please al
space in your paper for q
,marks. We, the Punta
q socialist Local assembled
representatives from Charlotte
Cleveland, Fl. Ogden and
ypress, and say after care
apalyzing the political
Dn (and no one knows this
thsn the socialists that from
iiical treatment accorded US,
as many others, from the
&tstions, Misrepresentation
bong accusations and abuses
4 Us, the vile names that the
kis are called, and all others
Ne ruling class can't take by
e and lead UP to the polls
BE them as they please, and
\ man decides to do his own
b as to how and who he
BE for right then they de-
him and begin to figure
ome plan to prevent the
kts from voting in the COM
6nary,
I'VE will say for the benefit
se who are in doubt that we
decided to vote and to the
|of some politicians, and
Office seeks; as all that is
by is for us to qualify and
Ito support the nominee.
Il will do.
\, | heard one OF the ruling
land wouldbe Office holder.
led the county is divided,
d! he did not think any
bght to be allowed to vote
he paid taxes on $500 worth
Perty. What do you think
|, Mr.. Poor Mani That is
lg the classes instead Of the
! yet those same fellows
s WOODEN hat suckers and
lsts-as they call ust to
'hem divide the county so
|ay hold fat, easy jobs.
all you can judge Of the
Is by the past. The
IS favor division. but not
be political power in the
'ouuty would be vested in
owns than one and in more
hands than a dozen. We
20 ring with its political
and set Of gaping Office
|, who know they would not
enost OF a show tor Office IN !
unity as a whole. They |
They could get the county |
then their political tools
'ully rag them into Office
hs WOODEN hat crowd kept
King as at present to pay |
laries.
hey tell you they believe in
{ deal. Bit if this county
ded before the political |
Is vested IN more towns, !
'niy known Is Eden viii
ou that there is no square
ming your why We dol
'sve IL giving = political
lab to beat us with The
: know BY past experience
Beg We ask any favor>
" we get booted at, hence |
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-05-14
FIRST M. Z. Church, South.
-. !, Z, Axe

n11aY School. o:45 a. M.
Ig III a. m. Subject,
League Monday after
o'clock
br League 4 p. m.
Ere will be a song service be-
the sermon at night. Subject,
S love. John $40
aAxIHs y. YRrrz z g
The oasis., 1908-07-04

OLe of the expert riders and ropers
 with Buffalo Bills famous Wild
 West show, is or his way to Globe in custody of Sheriff ] II 1homp- son of Gila county. Young was arrested at Douglas Wednesday in company with woman alleged to
 be a Mrs. Johnson of Globe, and who Young is said to have claimed as his wife in the Shelter City. Sheriff Thompson was in Bisbee this morning on his way to Douglas to get Young and his consort, and left there this afternoon for Globe.
 Phoenix Republican: To serve q sentence of four years for em- bezzling S250 of the funds of the Phoenix Union Bank & Trust com pany while it's cashier, J L. Me Dowell, was taken to Yuma last week to begin serving his sentence Tn the territorial penltentiary Me- Dowell was the same broken. spirited but resigned man when he left Phoenix in the custody of Sheriff Hayden that he has been since he was brought here from Calexico. Cal, a short time ago, and pleaded guilty to the charge.
 Phoenix Gazette: Captain F. c. Dezendorf, chief of special agents of the sixth field division of the general land office of the United States, has arrived in Phoenix and July 1 will have installed his head quarters in this city. Captain DezendorPs headquarters were for merly at Santa Fe, New Mexico, but the sixth district has now been divided into two. New Mexico now forms the twelfth division, and Arizona alone comprises the sixth. The change is very important one, and becomes effective upon the first of this month. Leroy O. Moore, present chief of special agents of the Oakland, California. office, will now take charge of the new twelfth division.
The oasis., 1908-07-04
ARIZONA NEWS.

rduple potato WDlcn ne raised on his ranch about a half mile west of Yuma. The sp,c men was a fine one, weighing 24 pounds. There were several large potatoes in the same hill. Mir. Kicks says he has fine success growing potatoes for the Yuma market.
 Mohave Miner: News from the Virgin oil field this week is of great importance. The Downey well, one mile north of Virgin and about one and one half miles from the Rhyolite we'll, encountered 3 strong flow of gas and much oil at a depth of 524 feet. Another well was brought in at Virgin last week, the capacity being estimated at forty barrels.
 Yuma Enterprise: It begins to look like old times to see the old Farmers Gravity canal flowing full of water. It gets a move on all parties connected with the system and puts life and activity in the valley. The people have made ex- sensive improvements and prepara- lions for the water in the lower valley and there will be large acreage of corn and milo maize planted this fall.
 Tucson Citizens The immigra- ton department is to have a new home in Tucson. A detention house for aliens under suspicion and an office building for Captain George Webb and his assistants will be erected on the Rule block plot opposite the court house. Mr. Steinfeld has entered into an agree ment with the interior department by which a lease for five years is to be taken on the building.
 Imperial Standard: Sunday fore noon a cantaloupe train pulled out of Brawley, headed with two loco motives. There were in 1t 89 cars. A total of 888 cars had been ship ped from Imperial valley to that date. Distributors are reticent about returns, and growers them selves seem to be in the dark as to their net returns. It was under stood that the general market last Sunday was firm for fancy stock.
 Bisbee Miner With charge of cattle stealing against him, John lobe was brought to Bisbee today from Santa Cruz county by Dep nty Sheriff Porter Mcdonald and placed in jail. He will be given a preliminary hearing Monday be- lore Judge Hogan. lobe is ac- eused of stealing a yearling calf from Sam Cowan of Bisbee, who is running cattle near the Santa Cruz county line, and Deputy Me Donald arrested lobe in that county.
 Tucson Post: An agreement has been entered into between the Chamber of Commerce and Messrs. Pafelfile and Kendig of Lancaster, Pa, whereby the Tucson Chamber of Commerce guarantee to donate to the above named gentlemen 2 suitable site for the erection of brewery. These gentlemen pro pose to erect brewery along the right of way of the Southern Pacific company, east of the city, to cost not less than s150,000 and to have T capacity of approximately 25,OOO
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-15

From early dawn till dewy eve the proetarians came
And Aldrich Knapp distributed his money-he was game.
Ten almoners with bags Of gold, a Gordon Of police
The mob Of fighting immigrants did constantly increase.
And Fluffy n a motor car, with Aunty by her side,
Saw all the money passing out with feelings kin to PRIDE;
But when young Aldich came to ask her what reward he'd won
"Your action is its own reward; just see the good you've DONE"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-16
MINOR MENTION.

One of the most complete counter
feiting plants ever discovered in this
country has been unearthed by secret
service officers on farm a few miles
outside OF Gowanda, n. Y.
Great Britain, Russia and France
have reached an agreement on pro.
gram to be submitted to the other
powers for discussion by the proposed
European conference to settle the
Balkan situation.
Jano Tony Is dead and Patrick
Pasco was fatally injured in riot
among Italian employees in the rail-
road yards at Fremont, Neb. Tony
was stabbed and shot. Pasco was
Stabbed eight times. Sixteen men
we're arrested.
A novel wholesale moving took
place at Tarentum. Pa, when so fam.
HES, aggregating about 200 persons,
with all their household goods,
boarded two barges and came down
the Allegheny river to Pittsburg and
then up the Monongahela river to
Charleroi, Pa, their future home.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-16
Left a Shortage Of sac. 600.

New York. Oct 16--It became
known Thursday that the New York
stock exchange house of II. /. Judson
S Co. had suffered a loss OF $50 900
through the peculations of its former
manager, Henry l., Saltonstall, who
died September 12. SaltonstalI had
been in the employ of the banking
iirm for ten years. After his death
MS books were examined in order that
MS successor might start with them
In proper order. The examination
revealed the shortage
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-16
TAFT TRAVELS IN KENTUCKY.
He Is the First Republican Presiden.
tlal Candidate to Campaign
in That state.

Louisville. KY, Oct. 1e.-Aeting on
his declaration that "the south is q
part OF the Union and as such EN-.
titled to be considered in the presi
dental campaign" William II. Taft
spent Thursday talking in the towns
and cities of Kentucky.
He is the first Republican pesiden.
tial candidate to campaign in the Blue
Grass state. Mr.. Taft Will be the first
Republican presidential candidate to
carry his campaign into Tennessee,
North Carolina and Virginia, which
he proposes TO visit in the next two
days. The crowds which greeted him
at the dozen places in which he spoke
were large and evinced every phase
of political enthusiasm.
The capital OF the state. Frankfort.
turned out en- rnasse to see and hear
the candidate. He spoke from the
steps OF the old capitol building. An
enthusiast tore three buttons from the
candidates vest In endeavoring TO
shake hands.
Marching clubs escorted and red fire
Illuminated the way of the candidate
from his train to the Coliseum in.
Louisville at night. Notwithstanding
the rival political attraction of Champ
Clark at the Masonic theater. there
was no mistaking the interest shown
In the candidate.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-16
Decided Against the Indian Agent.

Cedar Rapids, Ia. Oct. 16.-Judge
Reed in the federal court here Thurs,
day handed down a ruling against the
Indian agent OF the Sac and Fox tribes
at Tama, Ia, who had ordered that
all the Indians of school age must at,
tend school regularly and who, when
the Indians refused to comply with
the order, put a number of them In
jail. Judge Reed ordered the Indians
released and held that under acts of
congress and Indian treaties the agent
had no right to use force to compel
attendance upon school and that he
exceeded his authority when he ar.
rested the Indians.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-16
Explosion Killed Seven Men

Fort Collins, Col, Oct. 16-Seven
men were killed and 90 others injured,
some fatally, as the result OF prema
ture explosion at the Ingleside lime
quarry, IS miles from here Thursday
All the injured We're removed to the
hospital at Fort Collins In special
train. The blast went Off in the face
of 40 men. Many Of them were hurled
200 feet. The explosion was heard for
miles.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-16
Lewis Is Re.eIeotedN presIdent.

Dayton, o., Oct. 16.-Llewellyn Lew
is of Martins Ferry was reelected
president Of the Ohio Federation of
Labor at the convention here Thurs
day. The convention adopted an Off
GERS report commencing Gov. Harris
for his attitude in the past on labor
questions. The next convention will
be held at Toledo No action was
taken ON resolution indorsing
Bryan's candidacy for president.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-16
A statement as 70 ohIo nanks.

: Columbus, o., Oct. 16,--For the first
time in the history OF Ohio a consoli-
dated statement of the resources and
liabilities OF the state banks and trust
companies Of the state is available
b. b. Seymour, state superintendent
OF banks, has had such statement
prepared from the reports of the in.
stitutions under the call OF August
16. There are over 700 state bands
and trust companies in Ohio and they
have aggregate resources OF over
s4b6, 100000. The deposits are over
1886, 100000. Savings deposits alone
amount to over $2t0. 1000 600.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-16
CULltD IN TINE OHIO FIELD
NEWS oATHsRED IN CITIES OF
THE BUCKEYE STATE.
Stories Of = Days Dolnss as Recorded
BY telegraph for This Paper.
A sensatIonal statement.

Cleveland, Oct. 16.-Charges that q
syndicate Of five fnen were trying to
get franchises from the city in order
to sell them to the Lake Shore rail.
road were made by Attorney Clark
Ford at the public hearing Thursday
on the ordinances introduced in coun-
ell providing for belt line TO East
Cleveland, Ford declared that the
Lake Shore railroad was seeking to
get valuable rights Of way from the
city which 1t could not get under the
state law. w r. Hopkins charged
Ford with having stolen a contract
which Ford charged was deal with
the Lake Shore. He denied it.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-16
A Mysterious Affair.

Beaver Pa, Oct 16.--A farm hand
employed by II. X. Reed, while hunt.
ing in a woods on the latter's farm
Thursday came upon mound OF fresh.
ly dug earth in the woods and upon
removing the top soil encountered a
rough box, such as undertakers use
for encasing burial caskets. After re.
moving the box the hunter found It so
securely nailed that he could not open
1t and he went back to the farm
house, where he Interested Mr.. Reed
and the two with tools started for the
supposed grave. Upon reaching the
place they found that the box had
been removed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-16
MINERS DEMAND
HIGHER WAGES
pisceRs or ANTARAclfe WILL
! ASK FOR NEW AGREEMENT
! WITH OPERATORS.
RtcoeNITIoN OF The UNION,
An Eiehthour pay and Abortion Of
Contract Miner system are In.
eluded in Demands Made
by Convention. b.,

Scranton, Pa, Oct. 16.-The conven
tion Of the Anthracite Miners union
closed Thursday after making public
the scale agreed to by the scale com
mittee and approved BY the delegates
The demands are as follows:
First-That an agreement shall be
negotiated between the representa-.
tives OF the miners and operators OF
the anthracite region, and all disputes
arising under the contracts shall be
adjusted as provided for In the said
agreement, to take effect April l,
1909.
Second-We demand the complete
recognition Of the United Mine Work,
ers Of America as a party to negotiate
a wage. contract and that the United
Mine Workers shall be recognized ip
our right to provide any method we
may adopt for the collection Of reve
nues for the organization.
Third-We demand an eiehthour
day With no reduction Of wages.
Fourth-That all coal shall be
mined and paid for by the ton of 1000
pounds.
Fifth-That we demand a deinita
and more uniform scale Of wages and
prices for all classes OF labor at all
collieries in the anthracite region:
and that all employees paid s1.5O or
less per day shall receive a 10 per
cent advance. and all employees paid
more than $3.50 and less than 50 90
per day Shall receive a per cent ad.
vance.
Sixth-That the system whereby a
contract miner has more than one
Job, or employs two laborers, be abol
ished.
Seventh-That employers be re-
quired to issue uniform pay state.
ments, designating the name Of the
company. the name OF the employe,
the colliery where employed. the
amount Of wages and the class OF
work performed.
Eighth-That the contract shall be |
made for period of one year.
After the convention had adjourned |
President Lewis said that the conven. |
tion had appointed the national presl. |
dent and the three district presidents
TO communicate with the operators
for the purpose OF agreeing upon q |
time when joint conference Of the
miners and operators would be held. |
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-16
bryan EInlshes Tour OF Nebraska.

Plattsmouth, Neb, Oct. 16.-William
Jennings Bryan closed his three days
speaking tour of his home state with
a large meeting here and said he felt
that Nebraska could be safely counted
In the Democratic column this year
by a larger majority than he received
in 1896. It was a notable day in point
OF number of speeches made, the size
Of the crowds addressed and the Wig
orous manner In which he spoke. A
large portion of the day was spent in
his old congressional district
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-16
Neqro editors censure raft.

Pittsburg,. Oct. 16,-The eastern and
Interstate negro press convention be-
ing held here this week, has brought
to this city over 100 negro editors. In
a declaration Of principles adopted
Thursday, Senator Foraker and Gov.
Dineeh Of Illinois are lauded, while
the administration Of President Roose.
welt and the attitude OF William II.
Taft are censured.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-16
INCOME
SHRlNKS
Present Panic Has Cut
Down Howard Gould's
Profits $500, 900

New York, Oct. 16.-iThat Howard
Goulds income was formerly $500, 900
a year, but since the business depres-
sion of last year 1t has been reduced
to 100000 and that he has lost
100000 this year, was stated by his
counsel in an argument before Jus
tice Bischoff yesterday.
The figures were given in opposing
an application by Mrs. Katherine
Clemmons Gould, who is fighting Mr..
Gould for divorce, for an increase in
her alimony from $4,000 a year TO
$4,000. To support her appllca-
tion, Mrs. Gould asserted that her
husbands income was 100000 a year.
Delaney Nlcoll. counsel for Mr..
Gould, says II is not so now, Mr..
Nicoll also asserted that Mrs.
Gould's career for many years had
been one of unbrldied extravaganza,
and that last year she received from
her husband 1924 900.
Counsel for Mr.. Gould declared
that in 1906 Mr.. Gould told his wife
he would separate from her unless she
abandoned her habits, but that Mrs
Gould declined to do 50.
Clarence j. Shearn, counsel for Mrs.
Gould, said Mr.. Gould had tried to
2 starye his wife out" of Castle
Gould, and had filled the house with
spies, who watched her every move
inent, compelling her to move to
hotel.
Mr.. Nicoll retorted that in seven
years, from 1899 10 1906, Mr.. Gould
gave his wife s766,OOO and that Mrs.
Gould have saved 100000 of It.
Decision on the increase of alimony
was reserved.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-16
A poetor.s FataI Ml.take.

Philadelphia. Oct. 16.--Dr. n. q.
Neiman, a physician at the Philadel'
phia home for incurables, died Thurs.
day from aconite poisoning after hav.
ing assisted his associates In re-
markable effort to save his life. The
physician took a concentrated prep.
aration OF aconite in mistake for
codeine, which he had been using in
the treatment OF cough. He did
not realize his mistake until the
poison began to take effect and then
calling for assistance he began work
ing upon himself to counteract the eff.
fects of the poison.