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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-09
STORM HITS MT. VERNON.

Mt. Vernon. June 8.-A tornado
passed about a mile south of Mount
Vernon at 2:30 o'clock. The electric
light and power house and city pump
ing station were completely demolish-
ed.
A number of barns were destroyed
and several houses partially wrecked
The storm passed on to the northeast
So far as has been learned no per
Sons were injured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-09
pervish Wins Ocean Race, Class 9.

Hamilton, Bermuda. June s.-1Il,e
schooner yacht Dervish owned by
Commodore Henry Morss of the
Corinthian Yacht club. has won the
ocean race from Marblehead to Hamil-
ton in Class B. She finished at 70: 40
this morning. None Of the competitors
in her class were in sight at daylight.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-09
Deaths Suicide Daring Burglary Murdeous
Assault OtumWas Hour Record Of Crime and Violence


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~ Aone For ReInnont,s .ReoouerY.

Hampstead, L. L., June Solver
II. P. Belmont, who is i'll with appen-
for his recovery is practically aban-
kdoned.
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
return to the old continuance of the

return to the old continuance of the
prosperity of the past few years.
Let every planter that reads
this at once make up his mind that
he will not be theIcause ofWallStreetI
Bears fixing the price for your crop
as they will do with a large crop.
Go to work at once to reduce your
own acreage and see as many of
your neighbors as possibleNat once
and get united action in this mat
ter as this is the only way we can
be independent and prosperous.
| urge every merchant and bank
er throughout the south to advise
their customers to reduce their
acreage as it means loss to you as
we'll as to the planter to return to
the old days of low prices again. 1t
will pay you to write circular
letter and send it to every planter
you have dealings with urging a re-
duction in acreage. Don't delay
but get busy as there is no time to
lose. We must have a reduction
in acreage to save the south. 1t is
as much your duty as it is mine to
help in this work. get nothing
for it.
again urge the members of the
Farmers Union and Southern Cot
ton association to work together
for reduction in acreage which
means much higher prices for the
balance of this crop and all of the
next one, as we'll as an influence on
future crops. want to hear from
every section of the belt as to what
you are doing in the matter. Write
me and | will give you all the as
sistance | can. Don't delay but
get busy now.
j. A. TAYLOR, President,
National Ginners Association.
Memphis, Tenn, May Ist, 1908.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
To the Cotton Planters.

| have received so many letters
endorsing my efforts for areduction
in acreage from nearly every sec
ton of the south that | have de-
cided to continue the work and by
request write another article on
similar lines that will be carried by
the Southern weekly papers all
during this month so that every
planter will have a chance to read
it. Cotton for October delivery
sold this week for eight cents per
pound. Can you produce it at
profit at this price? No. Then in
order to get profit on what you
raise this season you must plant
less than you intended planting at
first. Reports on the acreage is
sued SO far show that the acreage
will be about per cent. larger than
last year. This is probably due to
the new farmers that have settled
in Oklahoma and west Texas put
ting in SO much new land. We
must more than offset this increase
by reducing in the rest of the belt.
again state that the main cause
for the decline in prices is lack of
confidence caused by the fear of a
large increase which means, with
good weather conditions, a large
crop and even lower prices than at
present. Do you want to grow a
crop at an actual loss? If not re-
duce your acreage; then if your
neighbor persists in planting a large
acreage and you have to sell your
crop at loss you lose less than he.
If by reducing you add $500, 100000
to the wealth of the south you will
not only receive part Of this but
you can feel that you did your part
to add to the prosperity of the
country.
Is it good business to planta crop
where there is no profit in ita No.
Then let every reader at once plant
part of his present acreage intended
for cotton in some feed crop, or let
the land lie idle one season as you
can get more money for the crop
grown on the part you do cultivate
If you have it already planted do
not work it out as it will be labor
thrown away.
Which do you prefer? To plant
your present acreage and get from
to s cents per pound or reduce it
and get II to ~ cents and possibly
higher. The present contemplated
acreage and good weather means a
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
FOR SALE.

One second hand saw mill.
One second hand single mill,
good condition.
One new swing cut off saw.
Farquhar.
One 400 egg incubator.
One 200 chick brooder.
Sixty-fve leghhorn pullets and
five cockrels.
300 young leghorn chix, one
week to four weeks old.
Not leaving town but putting
everything in the Gin Compress
Co. r. p. WALTERS,
At Rankin County Bank.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Good Effects in Advance.

tNeW DIX GlObe).
Not only is the nomination of Secretary
Tart assured, but it has begun 70 cast
its good effects before The newspapers
are filed with items telling of the re-
sumption of work instead of its cessation.
Half time is going out of fashion, ana no
time is becoming less common This is
the practical answer that the business
OF tie country is giving to the question OF
what would be are effect Of Taft victory.
We have done more toward a recovery In
the two weeks during which the nominal
Ii N OF TAFT has been conceded than in
the preceding two months. Secretary
Taft is restoring the old habit of associa-
ting thought of a Republican victory with
good times.
because the country is not shouting
and parading for Taft is not strange I'M
der the circumstances. 1t is difficult to
SCI up Euise Tor sure Trims. IL Was
not until Colin was thought to be III dan
ger II defeat that Belmont Park yelled
itself hoarse when he came in first. Four
yeats ago. when President Roose welt was
nominated at Chicago. the proceedings
there was no political excitement Did
this dullncsS Indicate that Roosevelt was
not strong with the country? The con-
elusive answer to the politicians who con-
tend that Taft is not strong is the change
that has come over industrial conditions
since he forged ahead. Better than the
ori.lng is the fact THAT bank clearinSS
have mounted as the list of instructed
TAFT delegates las heightened. Herein is
expressed what the country really thinks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

Canton High school, has sold his ex-
tensive botanical collection, emrac-
ing $500 sheets, to Harvard Univer-
sity for 500. This is the second
collection that Harvard has bought OF
Mr.. Parlin, and he has done consider
aole special collecting for the univer-
sitN, as we'll as for the various botan-
zeal societies Of which he is MEM
Der. This collection contains some
OF the rarest plants in New England,
and one known only in four other
stations in America, three in Califor-
MIA and one in Bolivia, South Amer
lea In 1896 Parlin collected half a
ton of living plants of the Compositae
for the Harvard Botanical Garden.
He will commence a new collection
this season. Canton contains several
very rare species not previously found
by ilirl in Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08
A Maine Worker for Peace.

When, 10 years ago, Albert X. Smiley
founded the international arbitration
conference at Lake Mohonk, the peace
full enthusiasts who met on that beau
tiful mount of vision dared anticipate
nothing beyond the adoption. some
day, of arbitration treaties, nation with
nation and yet every one looked upon
them as Missionaries. This year. 800 of
the leading men in the nation have
spent three days in conference on the
subject, and the uppermoSt topic has
been congratulation upon achieve
ments that already far exceed what
those dreamers had imagined for the
most distant future.-Buffalo Express.
This Mohonk conference which has
been such a prominent factor in the
great peace movement of recent years
was founded by son of Maine, fact
that has been too little appreciated by
the people Of our State when they
enumerate the great things ac-
complshcd in the world by natives of
Maine. Albert X. Smiley, the founder
of the conference and to this day its
leader and patron saint, comes Of a
good old kcnncbec county family and
was born in the town of Vassalboro in
1928. Only few weeks ago we had an
item in these columns regarding the
high honors paid him on his S0th
birthday by the citizens of Redlands,
California. a beautiful city which he
founded and where he makes his
winter home in sight of n splendid
library building and an extensive park
which he has given the city.
Mr. Smiley came of Quaker stock
and so has a special right to be a
friend of peace. He is graduate of
Haverford College in the class of 1S49
and for 90 years was principal of the
Friends boarding school in Providence,
RI. Since 1879 he has been a men,
Der of the United States Board of
Indian Commissioners. He was
fortunate in some real estate tram
sactions and has made good use of his
money as both Lake Mohonk and Red
lands as well as numerous institutions,
will gladly testify. Probably few
men were ever a trustee of more
colleges than Mr.. Smiley, as he is now
a trustee of Brown of Bryn Mawr of
Pomona college of California and of
the New York State Normal college
AS an educator, as a friend OF
humanity, and as an efficient worker
for the cause of peace, Mr.. Smiley has
made a name which will endure, and
there are indeed few sons of Maine of
whom our State has better reasons to
be proud
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

Suggestions of Massachusetts men
for the second place on the Republican
national ticket are now coming thick
and fast. The boom for Governor Guild
has assumed large proportions and is
being watched with interest in all parts
Of the country. Then there is John
Hayes Hammond, the famous mining
engineer who claims to be Massa-
chusetts man by virtue of seven years
residence in Gloucester, while an Ala
bama editor who is a native of Massa-
chusetts, dominates Col. Melvin o. Ad-
ans, leading Boston lawyer, for the
Vice. Presidency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08
The Work of Congress.

Nobody will deny that the Washing
ton Post is an independent newspaper.
Certainly it never goes far out of its
way to praise the Republican party or
TO say a good word for Republican
leaders and policies. It's location, how
ever, at the national capital gives it a
much clearer grasp of political situa-
tons and a much farer and broader
view of national matters than are pos
sessed by many of its partisan and
provincial contemporaries. Therefore
tors who are trying to make party
capital by throwing mud at Congress
we may be sure that it is acting upon
sound conviction and not upon any de-
sire to aid the Republican party as
such.
Since Congress adjourned last week
the opposition PRESS has been loud in
denouncing it as "a do-nothing body"
and has blamed it for almost every
thing up to the delay in the arrival of
the millennium. In response to some
such criticism from western newspa-
per the Post has some observations up
on the work of Congress at its recent
session and upon political conditions in
general which must commend them
selves to all thoughtful citizens. After
enumerating the extended and varia-
gated list of reforms" which the west
crn editor wanted Congress to bring
abou:. the Post says:
In the humble opinion Of the Post, an
opinion based upon conscientious eff
fort to ascertain just what the people
really want and study of Congress in
it's effort to carry ont the peoples WILL
there is no good basis for excited clam
or against Congress because it failed to
make laws designed to effect these re-
forms. The people have not made clear
exactly what they want They demand
reforms" but they are very foggy as
to ways and means. Many of them, in
denouncing past blunders, advocate the
commission of greater blunders Some
VI llicIt, chdS pei dttO Tic sotiltllc III
buster, would throttle free speech. 9th
ers, impatient with the clumsiness of
the House, would reduce representation
or destroy the power of the Speaker.
which is the only method available for
securing action.
The clalnor. however, will pass away,
and Congress will remain the same. It
is still fairly representative of the pop
ular will The trouble recently, in our
opinion, has been in the confusion and
uproar of conflicting plans for hasten
ing the millennium. Congress did wise
ly in refraininc from enacting half
baked legislation. 1t provided the
means of ascertaining what would be
wise in the way of currency reform and
other legislation, and there it stopped.
When the public will is made perfectly
clear and the way appears for enact
ing laws that will be Something less
than blunders, Congress may be de-
pended upon to obey the popular de-
mand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

the grandchildren, Miss Caroline Mint6p
Hail, the artist, who has recently finished
beautiful portrait Of Mrs. Howe, and
Miss Eosnind richards. author of Two
Children in tie Woods" and ffenry and
john richards. The youngest guest to
do .onnr to the >."neraFic woman was
but foGr years old and is the first great
graadchild of MIS- Howe. The tea table
was presided over by Miss Hall and Miss
RiciIards. who were assisted by Miss Sarah
Qrne Jcwett. Mrs. Arthur -. iiill and
Mrs William Vaughn. Some of :he lcsts
who called h1v. he"n lifelong friends If
Ms. Howe. among them being Colonel
TEoi1as Wentworth HigginsOn, Frank T.
Sanborn, Dean George Hodges. Rev. and
Mrs Charles G.. .Amcs. Mrs. Margaret
Deland was also a caller. as WIS Miss
Kate Earnah. who has been friend for
many years of the family and great a,!-
mirrr Of Mrs. Howe, having written n
of songs dedicated TO her A let
ter If ccnaratJilation was received from
the British ambassador, Hon. James
Bryce.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08
A REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD IN THE
AUDITORIUM, BANGOR
TUESDAY, June 80, 1908
AT O'Clock P. M.

For the purpose Of nominating
candidates for Governor and State
Auditor to be supported at the
September election, and transacting
any other business that may properly
come before 1t.
The basis of representation will be
as follows: Each city, town and
plantation will be entitled to one dele
gate; and for each rs votes cast for
the Republican candidate for Governor
in 1906 an additional delegate; and for
a fraction Of 40 votes in excess Of rs
votes, further additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any
city, town or plantation can only be
filled by residents of the county in
which the vacancy exists.
The State Committee will be in
session on the anteroom of the Audi
forum at one o'clock of the day of the
Convention, for the purpose of receiv-
ing credentials of delegates. In order
to be eligible to participate in the
Convention, delegates must be elected
subsequent to date of the call for this
Convention.
All electors of Maine. whatever their
political affiliations may have been,
who believe in the general principles
and policy of the Republican party
and desire it's success at the polls In
the coming election in this State, are
cordially invited to unite under this
call in electing delegates to the Con-
vention .,.e tst
osPer order, Republican State. Cons
5mnittee. traagiiuoe sAHauua is9lbsm
I'd SETH N. CARTER, Ghairmans T
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas, like
Senator Bailey of Texas, met cppoSi-
ton in his ambition to be delegate to
the Denver convention. Bailey, after
an extremely heated campaign, won out
over his enemies by narraw margin,
but the Arkansas Democrats have re-
fused to let Senator Jeff represent them
at Denver. 1t appears that the state of
Arkansas is just beginning to discover
how puny and pitiful specimen Sen
ator Davis really is. There may be hope
for Arkansas yet. =.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

Salcev forest, near Northampton.
where some line old oak trees have .Ieen
damaged by fire. is the least known Of all
tho royal forests, though it formerly *
tended across the border into Bucking-
haushire and there are still nearly two
thousand acres in the charge of the Com
mi~iionnrs Of Woods ana Forests. It was
settled in 1865, i'without the timber" by
Charles II uroS Queen Catherine as part
OF her iointlIre The great glory of this
forest has been the Salcev Oak now 4
mere picturesque sylvan ruin. which is
forvt-srven feet in circumference and
failed to be 1880 years old. ! his famous
tree Was spared not for sentimental rea-
sors, in the eighteenth century. when all
tho finest oaks We're felled for the navy
BY shipwrightS from Deptford dockyard.
who "converted' the wood on the spot To
save the excessive cost of transport
Westminster Gazette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

Recent experiments at Sheffield, Eng
lard. suggest the possibility that in this
century shields may once more form an
important part of the equipment Of an
army. Steel shields. three millimeters in
area. have been devised, which afford
complete projections against bullets fired
from the service rifle at range of 4GI
Yards The small size of the shield. which
weighs only seven pounds, requires that
the soldier shall ie prone on the ground
in order to be protected. Each shield has
d loophole for the rifle, and studs ut the
linked into n continuous screen. The idea
is that by the use OF such shields the
necessity of digging trenches may be
avoided. -Harprrs Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

Among other things the people of
Japan are plainly accomplishing some
thing along educational lines IN these
days. The report of the minister OF
education of the empire shows That 9S
hovs and % girls out of every 100 who
are of school age are attending school.
At the time the minister of education
made his first annual report, in 1878.
only 2S per cent of the children were IN
schoelJ before any comparison can
well he fmade with other countries in
This matter, however, we should ike TO
know the limits of the school age in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08
A REPUBLICAN COUNTY
CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD IN
CITY HALL AUGUSTA
TUESDAY JUNE 18th, 1908
Al 1890 O'clock 4. N.

For the purpose of nominating three
candidates for senators, one candidate
for sheriff, one candidate for clerk
of courts, one candidate for judge
OF probate. one candidate for regis
ter of probate, one candidate for county
attorney, one candidate for county
treasurer, one candidate for county COM
missioner. all to be voted for at the Sep
TENDER election; and traiEsacting any bust
ness that may properly come before 1T.
The basis CT representation will be as
follows: each city, town and plantation
will be entitled to one delegate and for
each fifty votes cast for Republican cam
didate for Governor in 1906 an additional
delegate, and for Il fraction of twenty
five votes in excess of fifty votes.
further additional delegate. Representa-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

The discovery that Ryan contributed
$15,b0O to the Democratic campaign
fund in Nebraska in 1904 to elect q
legislature that would send William j.
Bryan t. the Senate has given Mr.. Bry-
an the most uncomfortable time he has
experienced since the disclosures re-
gardipg the famous sealed letter
which accompanied the Bennett will.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

The different between honeycomb
and honeymoon, as the pessimlst
annually explains at this season OF
the year. is that one is composed of
many little cells and the other of one
big sell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

A fine statue of the late President
Mckinley was unveiled in Philadelphia
Saturday, the address-a mastery one
being delivered by Hon. James NJ
Beck, who was assistant United States
attorney general, and acting attorney
general at the time of Mr.. Mckinleys
assassination. Mr.. Becks mother was
a native of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

that country. 1t is hardly likely that
the school age is as long as under our
American law. Nevertheless, it is GER
tain that compulsory education is do
ing wonders for japanese youth and
explains to a great extent the remark
able strides which that nation is talk
n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

American tourists who go broke in
England and have to write home for
rooney are especially interested in the
announcement that the postage will
be reduced to two cents next fan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

The Dreyfus affair had it's beginning
IA years ago and last weeks happen
ings in Paris make it plain that the
end is not yet. The case of the OBJ
scure officer over which so much in
tCrest centcred throughout the world
may have a few more exciting chap
terS added to it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

1t is borrowing unnecessary trouble
to feel that any squabble over Pana-
mas election will seriously disturb I'm
Gle Sans peace of mind. A squad OF
American policemen can shake that
little republic into good behavior any
evening after supper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

Capt. Fitzlugh Lee, Jr., military aid
to President Roosevelt, has been des-
ignated by the War Department to
attend the course at the French School
of Euuitation at Saumar, France, TINS
summer. Capt. Archibald W-Butt,
depot Fouartermaster at Havana, will
be ordered to duty at the White House
as military aid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

The warm days are bringing out the
annual crop Of newspaper poems and
pert paragraphs aimed at the lend
seat hog" The reason, of course, why
everybody dislillcs the end seat hog so
il because everybody wants the place
themselves
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

T-ittle Joe" Brown carried 81 coun-
ties of Georgia to SO for Governor
Hoke Smith at the recent Democratic
primaries His victory was sweeping
and decisive
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

THE Atlanta Constitution declares
that the defeat of Hoke Smith means
a return to SANITY, Justice and Con-
servatism." The Constitution has bit
terly opposed Governor Smiths rail-
road batting policies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

Henry WatterSOn desires it to be
distinctly understood that he is not an
aspirant for the Vice Presidential
nomination.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

Madame Schumann- Heink is now a
full nedged American, and takes great
pride in the fact that her sons VIII be
voters here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

Hoke Smith got his all right in the
Georgia primaries last week. Inc
voters of the state did him Brown.