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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13
Not Equal to the Manual System In
Any Way.

Vim Wright (The Wright Grocery
Coz, Hi7 Wesley, Los Angeles,
We do not like the Automatic sys.
tenn in any way and /, gives US twice
the trouble, being out OF order con
+stan,ly
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13

Weary Walker-.Wot do youse t'ink
NV me corporations. Tatters? Tired
Tatters - Wot corporations? Weary
Walker-Me shoes. call them cor
porations because dey amt got nj
soles. Pathfinder.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13
WILL GET WARM WELCOME

MELBOURNE, Aug. l2.- Both
;houses in the Victorian parliament to-
day voted unanimously resolutions
cordially welcoming the American
battleship fleet in Australian waters.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13
Hope Still.

II can safely say that no man ever
attempted to bribe me, gentlemen"
Voice In the Crowd-Don't be down.
hearted. old chap; your luck may
Vhange London Telegraph.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13

David Hood, travelling salesman for
Mason, Ehrman 4 Co, OF Portland
was in town Monday, soliciting or
ders among the llwaco merchants.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13

Mrs. ]. B. Nye. who has been re
siding at Long Beach for some time
returned Tuesday TO llwaco
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13

Mrs, William Gregory has been
confined to her bed for some time
with rheumatism but is slowly re.
covering
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13
REFORM IS BEATEN
Southern Pacific Machine Wins
in California Primaries
A MAJORITY OF DELEGATES

United States Senator Perkins VIII
Probably be Returned to Wash
ington, and Congressman Kahn and
Hayes Also Likely to be Reelected
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13

A. G. Kennedy, assistant engineer
Of the llwaco Railroad CO., spent
Tuesday in llwaco.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13

Mr., and Mrs, w. A, Graham went
to Astoria Tuesday wheer they will
spend u day or two
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13

Mr. Writ, Of Oysterville, returned
home Monday after a pleasant visit
oi a day or two with his daughter
Mrs. w, A. Graham and family.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13
AQUATIC ACTION.

Now that bold bands OF swimmers
Rave raced through the deadly rapids
OF He'll Gate and pushed from Brook
lyn Bridge clean down to sea, miles
Que beyond Coney Island, the sport
is attracting new thousands at each
succeeding match. Next Saturday and
Sunday a score of dangerous routes
are scheduled to be compassed by
hundreds Of the fleetest and staunch-
est swimmers about this island.
These human fish are bred by the
thousands on the wharves and piers
zf all the waterfront, where the youth
of the tenements plunge long and
hard in the rivers almost from the
time they can walk. Many a future
champion at long distance and whirl-
pool swimming is to-day known only
10 the wharf gangs that match their
heroes in constant heart-breaking
contests. The new interest that the
swimmer has aroused here in town
bids fair to bring out an even har-
dier crew of men turbines.
PIONEER PASSING.
Preparations to lay low the first
steel-frame skyscraper that ever rose
en Manhattan are being rapidly
pushed today. Almost everyone
remembers the day when the "Tower
Building" reared aloft above every
roof and flagpole on the lower island
To-day it is hard to pick out the
doomed pioneer in sky building, Tor
its once-comanding shaft is complete
1y engulfed on every side by buildings
hundreds of feet above its crest. On
the site of the original skyscraper a
mammoth structure thirty-eight sto-
mes aloft will be run up almost be-
fore the deep SHOWS come. No su-
rer sign that new day has dawned
ia the metropolitan building can be
held forth than this passing Of New
YaEks first sample of the upward
drift.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13

Ioe Edwards, Of the North Beach
Life Saving Station, was in town
Monday
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13

John Williamson returned TO H.
waco Wednesday from Mosher's log
ging camp on Bear river, where he
has been working for the past few
months,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13
ILWACO

George L. Colwell, OF Astoria, wa
in town Tuesday, looking after hi'
many interests here.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13

II. W, Mutt the jeweler, made q
short business trip to Chinook Wed
nesday, returning the same day
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13

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NORTH SIDE NEWS

The Asoian and vii
subscriptions aud all kinda printing
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13
WALKED lIOO MILES
Endurance Competition to Test
DietiC Theories
TWENTY.FOuR MEN COMPETE

Robert Hartman, Yale Student, in
the Lead-Some Are on Vegetarian
Diet, Some on Meat, and Others on
a Combination Diet.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-13
New York News Letter

NEW YORK, Aug. l2-Never in
ITS history has this city seen more pre-
Eminary presidential stir than that
which is to-day setting the heads OF
every politician awhirl. Early Au-
gust has usually found Gotham dead
and dry of politics even in the years
of hardest national campaigning Yet
to-day the tall Metropolitan tower IS
Srammed with hustling headquarters
Grew OF Republicans and every square
foot of the Hoffman House huns
with the activities OF the Democratic
managers. Even in the palmy days
when Mark Hanna and the Bryan
leaders lined up their forces across
Madison Square for finish tight, no
such early action took place as New
Workers are seeing today. Every
day "Marse Henry" is flinging out a
telling broadside of words from the
Democratic stronghold while big guns
are being trained for return fire down
Mt Oyster Bay. If this opening skir-
mish in the metropolis is any indica-
ton, the nation is entering one OF
the liveliest campaigns that veteran
politicians can remember.
CHAOS OF CARS.
With thousands OF dollars worth of
transfers being refused and its whole
street car system cropping out with
new names and colors, the New York
enblic is to-day just facing its most
aggravating traction situation in re-
rent years. AS last straw the sew
ering of the 5oth street cross-town
Ene from every main artery OF travel
on the island is to-day bearing down
to the breaking point the Gamer
back of the peoples patience. TO
hundreds of thousands OF New Yor-
kers the extra daily nickels wrung
sut by this process make real home
hardship, while to everyone else the
change is proving constant source
Of annoyance. As if to increase the
gonfusion the trolley kings have de-
creed tha srange signs and colors
sover the cars of the hashed-up sys-
tenn and new routes be essayed on
many familiar lines. In any other
town in the land such changes would
not be tolerated a week. In Gotham,
however, the crowd is too intent on
Eeaching the places of gain and pleas
Hre to care how it is trampled as it
goes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
After Ward Headly.

Princeton, KY, March 13.-Prince-
ton probably escaped another vista
ton from night riders last night by
reason Of information given to Chief
of Police Bowery at midnight by
four men, whose identity he with
holds.
The chief was told by these indi-
viduals that between seventy-five
and one hundred nonassociation to-
bacco men were forming at Farm
ersville, eight miles from Princeton,
for the purpose or invading Prince
ton, burning the court house and
whipping Ward Headley, attorney
for the association.
Chief Bowery set the telephone
wires in action and within a short
time he had men patroliDg the
streets and watching for develop
ments. The supposition is that the
night riders ascertained that their
movements had been divulged.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17

Tom Fuqua, Tom Miller, Will Nc
Dowell and an unknown negro have
been arrested for completely in the
wounding of the travelling men and
for being members of the black am
bushers. Jake Mcdowell is at the
Henderson Jail, being protected by
the entire police force from possible
lynching. Childers is dying here,
and his sweetheart, Miss Fannie
Gallon, of Hopkins county. is hover
ing over him, trying to soothe his
last hours.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17

Dixon, KY, March 15.-After
Jake Mcdowell, a negro, who shot
and it is thought fatally wounded
Smith Chlders, deputy city Marshal
of Providence, this county, had been
placed in Jail here by Marshal H. L.
Sutton, of Providence, number of
negroes. supposed to be from the
vicinity of Providence, ambushed
themselves about two miles from
this place with the supposed inten-
ton of intercepting a mob that it
was rumored was forming to take
Mcdowell from Jail.
About IL o'clock party of trav-
cling men, on their way to Dixon,
were without warning fired upon by
the ambushed negroes, and two of
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
Crop Stolen.

Lexington, KY, March 15.-.The
stealing of tobacco is new featur
DEVELOPED by the night riders in the
Burley tobacco district. Charles
Donovan, of Midway, had 5000
pounds of tobacco stored in a barn
on James Bucks farm, north of
Midway, and some time during the
night, the tobacco was removed in
wagons. The tobacco was pooled
with the Society of Equity, and
Donovan cannot understand what
caused the riders" to confscate it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
Grand Jury to Meet.

The grand jury at GAINESVILLE to
investigate the killing of Vaughan
Bennett and the wounding of Earl
Bennett by self-constituted posse
of home guards, was empaneled yes
terday. A great deal more atten-
ton has apparently been paid to
trying to find out who were the
home guards than to ferret out those
guilty of the depredations perpetra-
ted the night Bennett was shot. 1t
is even said that an effort will be
made to indict the home guards, if
their identity can be discovered.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
NIGHT RIDER NEWS.
Burned District Now Includes Two More Bluegrass
Counties and Central Kentucky is Getting Worse
Than the Western End

Versailles, KY, March 15.-Night
riders made their first appearance
in Woodford aud Scott counties,
burned two barns and a corncrib
Saturday morning and warned Capt
James T. Williams not to plant to-
bacco beds. The raiders approached
within five miles of Versailles.
After doing their work in Wood
ford they crossed into Scott county
and set fire to and destroyed a barn
on the farm ofMrs. Elizabeth Pepper,
four miles from Midway.
All the farms visited are owned
by Independent tobacco growers,
who were planning to grow crop,
Of tobacco this year.
The night riders were masked
rode on horseback with the excep-
ton of several who were in buggy,
and were armed with shotguns.
There were from 25 to so of them,
estimates varying.
Rewards have been offered by the
county,judge of Woodford, by the
Law and Order League of Woodford,
by the Society of Equity of Wood
ford and by Gov. Wilson. The mob
passed an interurban car in which
former Gov. Beckham and members
Of the legislature were riding.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
In Mason County.

Maysville, March 15.-Night rid
ers from Bracken and Robertson
counties made raid in this county
Saturday morning and burned 5000
pounds of tobacco belonging to Mil
ton McLain, a farmer of the Ger
mantown neighborhood. There were
about Is men in the party and they
called at the house of John McLain;
q son opened the door. The riders
grabbed him and made him show
them where the barn was that con-
tanned the tobacco. They took the
tobacco cut Of the barn on the sticks
and dumped it in heap and burned
it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
URGED TO
STAND FIRM
Spirit of Rivalry Between
Associations Receives
Attention.
MR.. EWING'S VIEWS.
Stamp Out Any Encroach-
ment On the Associa-
ton.
MR.. EwING's VIEWS.
Guthrie, KY, March Il, 1906.
Graders and Statesmen;

Guthrie, KY, March II, 1906.
Graders and Statesmen;
My Dear Sir:-In recent circular
letter Healed attention briefly to an
effort being made in certain sections
of the dark tobacco district to in
duce members Of the association to
have their tobacco priced, stored and
sold Though another agency than
the Plah ters Protective Association.
Since writing that letter, our as
sistant general manager and our
Auditor. in the pursuit of their du-
ties, travelled through these locali-
ties and they find in some places en-
ergetic effort being made to allure
our members into another associa-
ton. 1t is not their policy to con-
denim the Planters Protective Asso-
citation, they even say that their
organization is a subsidiary institu-
ton, but that it possesses features
more beneficial than the older in
stitution, and one might join it and
patronize it without violating any
rule or obligation to the Planters
Protective Association. | want to
remind you that the very best way
to put an end to an effort of this
kind is to take hold of it in the be-
ginning, to stamp out any encroach-
ment upon the Planters Protective
Association, before it has gotten a
hold. They make seductive promises
which are enticing. The Planters
Protective Association never made
any promise, the board of directors
always guarded anything which
might be construed a promise. They
simply said Join the association,
we think we can demonstrate here
after. We can do much good for
you" 1t has no occasion to prom
Use now, the great good it has done,
is known worldwide, and every
planter knows it from practical ex-
perience.
/ do not think more than a few
words is necessary to keep the I'M
wary on the right track, so l trust
you will give this effort close atten-
ton and head it off even before it
gets as fast as a walk. The legal
features of the Planters Protective
Association are in splendid form
and you would really save a member
much trouble and benefit him great
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
Madisonville Boy Declared
the Winner in the High
School Contest.
A BIG CROWD PRESENT.
Two More Cities Are Expect
ed to Enter League Be-
fore Next Contest.

=, The oratorical contest at the Tab
ernacle Friday night by the Western
Kentucky High School League was
big success, with boys from three
cities competing. The League med
al was awarded to Clarence Jen-
nings, of Madisonville. His subject
was 'The True Measure of Man"
Other speakers were Caldwell Fe-
land, of Hopkinsville, whose subject
Awas "An American Nobleman,' and
James Mitchell, of Paducah, on Ken
lucky" Thos. L. Smith delivered
? an address of welcome and gracefully
presided during the contest.
Miss Eloise Windemuth gave vo-
cal solo, which elected an encore, and
Miss Lacy Starling's violien solo was
Eery enjoyable.
f#The speakers of the evening all
acquitted themselves with much
credit. The speeches were graded
335 per cent. each for composition,
subject matter and delivery. The
judges were Ed. H. d. Smith, of
Hopkinsville; Jadge Jas. F Brad
shaw, of Paducah, and Judge C. c.
Givens, of jacksonville. The presen-
tation speech was made by Judge
Owens.
The Hopkinsville High School at
tended in a body and occupied seats
in the right gallery. About 40
"rooters" from jacksonville were
located in the center gallery and
Paducah was assigned a place in the
same section. The young ladies
from the two colleges were seated
in the center of the building, on
either side of the main aisle. The
various schools were designated by
the class colors, which decorated the
hall everywhere. The local colors
are orange and black, and these pre-
dominated. Paducah's blue, and
white and Madisonville's red and
black decorated their respective Sec
tions.
The pupils were all in high glee
and their class yells, songs and vo-
ciferous roofing" made things
lively. Even the college girls caught
the spirit of the high schools and
gave their college yells. The at
tendance was most gratifying and
the local High School cleared,a nice
sum from the small admission fee
charged.
It was announced that greensboro
and Princeton would probably enter
the League before another contest
was held.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
Night Rider Bill.

Senator Nat Cureton's bill, known
as.the night rider law, was defeated
in the Senate Saturday. Senator
Cureton spoke at some length on the
bill. and he and Col. Jack Chinn had
a lively little tilt over it's provisions,
which were designated by Col. Chinn
as absurd. The bill provided that
the county in which any raid by
night riders was perpetrated could
be held liable for the damages in a
suit by the person injured or whose
property was destroyed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
Governor Offers Reward.

Gov. Wilson to-day authorized a
reward of $500 from the State,
which, added to the Fire Marshal's
$500 reward, Woodford county's
5000 and the Society of Equity and
the Law and Order Leagues $500,
makes prize of 1900 to be paid
for the capture and conviction of
any number of last nights mob.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
To the Public.

We guarantee the Parlan-New-
hall Co. to appear at the Taberna-
Gle will give one of the very best
programmes ever given in Hop
kinsville. 1t is the best male
auartette on the road also the
best brass quartette, and their
bell ringing is marvellous.
You will miss a rare treat if
you do not attend this perform
ance tonight.
UNION TABERNACLE Asso.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
In Fulton County.

Night riders paid two visits to the
farm of John Coffman, an alleged
grower of non. association tobacco in
Fulton county Friday night, and
riddled the house of a negro tenant
with bullets. The family escaped
twice by hiding in the woods.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
Shelbyville Watchful.

AS measure of precaution against.
a possible raid, ten men were placed
on guard duty in Shelbyville tonight
after being sworn in by the mayor.
Two men will be placed at each pike
leading into town and one man will
be posted at each of the telephone
EXCHANGES
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
THREE WHITE MEN
KILLED BY NEGROES
Webster County On Verge of Race War Over
Shooting of Town Marshal OF
Providence

them were wounded.
P. B. Carter, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, is thought to be fatally
wounded, and was taken to hospit-
al at Evansville.
j. B. Barry. of Louisville, was
painfully, if not seriously, wounded.
He left here this morning, hoping
to be able to reach his home in
Louisville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
FINp PRISONER GONE.

About 2 o'clock the expected mob
reached Dixon, but Mcdowell had
been hurried away to the Henderson
Jail. Upon learning that their man
was away and of the shooting of the
other men by the ambushed negroes
the mob hastily left.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-17
New Contracting Firm.

We have opened up at No. LOG
South Virginia street, and are pre-
pared to furnish estimates on all
kinds of work in the building line.
Also all kinds of concrete work. If
you contemplate having a new house
built, or old one repaired, twill pay
you to see US. HESTER Bios.
phone ! Cumb. $40.
none Home ll6O.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-01-08


or two VI course, his beigeren programme was we'll re
cerved tor offered ample scope for patriotic waving o
the old aG and feversh flights Of oratoy that arouse en-
thusasm in Chauauqua audiences But the war died out
and now he has another dea-he asks for the establish
ment OF government newspaper
The F1obson plan outlined in our Washington dis
patches calls for weekly magazine to be Connecting
link between the people and the government 10 contain
accounts Of the work done by all departments Of the
ernmen and be furnished free those who ask for it.
he author OF the project confidently relies on the CO.
operation OF the regular press of the country alleging that
it will be useful only in furnishing ready index, but
in creating taste and demand for reading matter and
tor additional information important subjects that can
only be touched upon in the journal"
he proposal OF Captain 7obson is not such vide
departure from convenionalty might be imagined
Already the American prints and sends out
tree reading matter OF every description than anv
two other governments earth There today perfect
mania in the Washington departments for printing every
scrap Of data and departmental comment that can be
lound Everything from the Congressional Record to the
Postmaster General Meyers speeches for parcels post
enjoys the privilege OF free printing and free postage
The Daily Consular Reports the Congressional Record
the Panama Canal publication, to mention dozen
other periodicals. regularly maintained and are sent
free wherever wanted The agricultural department prints
tons and tons OF bulletins and reports every year. and the
army and navy orders are voluminous
If all this mass Of free and generally useless matter is
to be edited and culed and condensed into one pubca-
ton there be business in the Hobson sugges
ton. But it would be far better if congress should ap-
point permanent bureau on government publications
with power off about 80 per cent Of the present
waste The printing bills Of the government show amaz-
ing extravaganza The basement of the big department
buildings full OF extensively published hooks that
be distributed because nobody wants them There
is need for very large Of matter that is cIoggng
the mails from tomato seed to geographical charts and this
argues that the movement should be the other way All
the big Of the country maintain carefully train
ed men at the capital whose business it is to thoroughly
sft the from such information as ill be valuable or
interesting for the people. The government does not need
agent official editor to tell the people what
he thinks they should know. There are vide and eener-
channels open for all the news that can be supplied,
upon all departments Every scrap Of information in
Washington is sent out by telegraph to the uBermost
corners Of the land long before cumbersome weekly
could even be printed