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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04
ADAMS DENOUNCED
By Marshall l. Mott at the u
S. Senate indian Committee
II KNOW ANYBODY
CAN BUY YOU

Mott Also Denounces Adams as q
"D-n Scoundrel''-Adams Went
To Washington to Get q White.
wash, But the Senate Committee
Refused.
washington Special to Muskogee
Times.)
Washington, D. c., May In.
i. Mott, attorney for the Creek ma
ton, and Spencer B Adams, former
ly Chief Justice OF the Citizenship
Court. came to blows when the two
men met in the ante-room of the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Friday. Friends tried to hush up the
matter. but the facts as made known
today show that fistcuffs were avoid
ed only by the narrowest of margins
Adams has been charged with cor
ruption while on the bench, and is
here for a whitewash, and had been
invited to sit down in the snte-room
of the committee by Mott
Il don't want to talk to you"
said Adams. You d-n scoundrel,
| was about to say that had moth
ing to do with the investigation into
your conduct" said Mott
Adams then wanted to talk it over,
but Mott, who had completely lost
his temper, yelled, "You d-n
scoundrel, l know anybody can buy
YOU
A few minutes later the Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs refused
to adopt a resolution generating
Adams Of wrongdoings. jeff Davis
shined conspicuously in defeating
the resolutions.
The charges are being pushed in
the hope of showing the necessity
for reopening the tribal rolls.
WALTER SCHULZ
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

The Democrats are still having a
lively scramble over the nomination
for Governor. Mr.. Craig had been
considerably in the lead in the pri-
maries held until last Saturday. Mr..
Craig is now only 80 votes ahead of
Mr.. Kitchin and conventions are yet
to be held in % counties. The pros
poets are that Craig and Kitchin will
go before the Democratic State Con-
vention with practically an even
number of votes. Mr.. Horne will
hold the key to the situation and
to whichever candidate he throws
his strength that candidate will re-
ceive the nomination, or if either
Kitchin or Craig should throw their
strength to Horne he will receive the
nomination.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

From the number of applicants
for Democratic Offices it would
seem that the party is under obll-
cations to a veritable army to feed
and cIothe. In fact, SO great is the
debt that the Wilmington Star sug-
gests that it go into politica! liquida-
ton, make a fresh start and then
take up business again with men al
the helm who do not hold such obli
cations against it.-Union Republi
can.
The Stars suggestion is goot
one. We are tired of hearing hoV
much the State is indebted to Ger
tain wind TANNERS who never dit
anything for the State except tt
feast at the pie counter every tim
they got an opportunity.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

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whieA wsre Ia the po2ss@xtua 80 thx
Enan Shen skes usre aFrvsssa. The
trial wIll probably re eonciaAea b.
noon to-day. Some Ct TIE uaost In
portAnt cases Which have ALREADY
eeen passed upon are as soItown
Dag Garner. ano ID, grny-beAra~<f
man from Moore County. wss foana
guilty Of blockadinK and ssatsneea
to the peni,saiiGry for = rear sad
day
T. W. Eatman. = white mAn 81
Niisoa County. Vas sentenced TO the
peniientiary for q year aud . dAy for
blockading
Tom nebnam negro tried a. last
term entered = prayer fox Judgment
and VAS fined tI00 aud costa
Wilson BrsdseFs. negro of Dur
ha IN. three years for perjury.
Frank Foster. colored. OF wake
County. eighteen months for retail
Ing.
John Hedgepcth. white man Of
Nash County. thee years for break
ing into a pos7office.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

beside ter distribute pigs ter their
friends 10 each county an that will
help ter reduce the snakes an the
danger frum their bites will be re-
dueed ter awimost nothin'. Ny can
did opinion IL that the next perliti-
cal campain viii be sout on that is-
sae-more hogs an fewer snakes
an hit viii be popular. too. Our
Governor an our Ex-Governor an
The other politishnns will no doubt
| begin ter study up on the new is
sues rite erway an they viii make
the welken ring In 1910 an 1919.
Awi the evil an other ereepin' things
must an shall be driven out oy the
State. no matter what hit may cost.
The pollytishuns air ready ter shed
their coats an IL need be their blood
fer the common good ov the dear
people"
THAT sounds awI rite" sed Bln,
but i can't becum reckonsiled on
sich short notis. II will be sum tim
before / cool of an git back ter my
regular feed. Them things cum on
US so saddent like they purity nigh
lake my breath. A man kin go ter
ped at mite in these hurryin', sour
ryin times a CRATE big sinner an
wake up the next mornin. a feelin'
ike he wuZ a new man an go for
ward fitin' the old bow awl bekase
the pollytishuns tell him ter do so.
Every perlitical speakin' nowadays
liz revival. an experience meetin',
an a soul-savin' outfit that can't be
resisted, fer lots ov people do not
wish ter be counted on the wrong
side ov anything, an the pollytish-
uns kin tell us in a few wurds which
liz the rite side, an they make hit
hot fer US If we happen ter git on the
wrong side. An hit awl seems like
a dream now. But the time may
cum when we will think that hit liz
horrible nightmare. I hope not.
l see by the papers that DR.. j. j.
Mott hez bin ritin' a few lines err
bout Ex-senator Pritchard. If | am
not mistaken he sorter warmed the
jedge up little bit. But hit IL not
my fite. 1 am simply an amused
spectator that awlways did enjoy a
real guide free show more than any
other sort.
l am glad ter hear that Congress
liz talkin' erbout issuin' sum $780,
100000 in extra cash ter relieve the
financial situashun a little bit. That
sounds guide ter me. Hit beats the
skeem we had up a
few years ergo. We did not git the
law passed. But hit
did guide jist ter talk erbout hit.
Times got guide, wales went up, an
so did the price ov farm products |
| hope the present talk will hev a |
similar effeckt. But / do not wish
hit ter stop at that. We need the
100000 an need hit badly. In
a country where business liz done |
on large scale, where development |
iz rapid, a vast amount ov money IL
needed ter carry on business. The
will do well ter not for
git little things like this az they go
forward savin' the country, an they
should see to hit that the panick liz
put out ov business az quickly az pos
sible, fer panicks air thing that
can't be cured with pills an plas-
ters; nothin' short ov gold an silver
certificates will put panick ter sleep
an keep hit snorin'.
Az Evur,
ZEKE BILKINS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04
Oldest Newspaper to Suspend.

1t is reported from China that the
oldest newspaper in the world, the
Pekin Gazette, is about to suspend
publication. The first number ap-
peared in Gil A. D. and since 1851,
more than a century before the dis
covery of America, it has appeared
regularly.
The Pekin Gazette has published a
daily budget of the imperil court
news and has been a repository of
edicts from the throne. memorials
from provincial governors and re-
ports from Chinese officials. 1t would
be wrong to infer that its contents
were always dry. Frequently the
Gazette has contained news of great
interest to the world and informa-
tion Illuminating one phase or anoth-
er of Chinese character or the gov
ernmental regime.-New York Sun.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04
GEORGIA EARNEST
FOR ROOSEVELT
Roswell Petitions Growing by
Leaps and Bounds.
MORE THAN $4,000 NAMES
Not Negro Signature, and Majority
of Whites Who Want Roosevelt
Move Started i'm Little Town,
Spreads All Over Dixie.


Especial to the Washington Herald. }
Atlanta, Ca, June IA little
Roosevelt second elective term boom
started in the little town of Roswell,
Ca, few weeks ago, is developing
proportions that is calculated to
make the entire nation sit UP and
take notice, If it continues to grow
during the next two weeks as it has
in the past two.
Roswell is the old home of the
Presidents mother.
A Democratic ex-mayor of the cor
poration, r. G. Broadwell by name,
started a petition to the President
some sixty days ago, begging him
to accept another nomination. Out
of a total of 201 voters in the city,
all white only two declined to sign.
The news of this spread throughout
Georgia, and within a few days the
ex-mayor was flooded with letters
from all over Dixie from people beg
ging to be enrolled in the Roswell
Roosevelt Club.
One List Has 500 Names.
In Cobb County, the home of
United States Senator Clay, where
Roswell is located, more than 500
names have been put on the list
One hundred and twenty addition
al petitions have been put out, upon
voluntary request from parts other
than those heretofore mentioned, un-
til to-day the total number of Geor.
gians who are demanding the re-
election of the President has passed
the astonishing figure of 10000
This represents one-fifth of the en-.
tire strength of the State, and nine
out of ten signatures are Democratic
Others Get the Fever.
Other bordering States have
caught wind of the movement sc
modestly started by ex-Mayor Broad
well, and he is being flooded with
kilograms, letters, and messages de
manding that their authors be allow.
ed to get in the game. 1t is esti
mated that not less than 100,0Ot
names will go on the Georgia peti
tions alone within another TIVE
weeks.
| This evidence of Georgia's deter
mination not to abide by even tn,
Presidents own decision in this mat
ter is one of the most astoundin,
events in the political history of TIT
State. It has knocked the old-xm,
politicians silly.
/ There is no Taft enthusiasm II
the Cracker State. absolutely none
On the contrary, the most astute pol
iticians declare that Roosevelt cal
lsweep Georgia like a whirlwind.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04
Washington Herald.

Washington Herald.
President Roosevelt il no fzvorits
son Of any one State" said @. r.
Folweii. of Atlanta. Ca. s, the Ma
tional yesterday. and there are
many reasons Why he should be nom-
mated for a second elective term
Prom his mother in his veins
flows the pures; blood OF our soush-
land" continued Mr.. Foiwell. Civ
Ing TO him his high sense OF chivai-
~. From his Northern father he
Inherits his sturdy sense Of con-
mercial honor and ability. Restored
10 health and strength By long life
on the plains OF the West. ae Is
typical of all that is best In broad
Amerieanism: knowing no North. no
South, no East, no West. he has la
bored to heal all sectionalism.
by his every act. his every ut
teranee. he has proclaimed the ne
cessity of a return To the old school
ethical standard of honor. His aim
Is TO give equal rights TO all, equally
guarding capital and labor. uphold
ing. eomme nding corporations re-
gardless OF the extent of their
wealth. IL honestly gotten: condemn
ing and prosecuting. IL gotten un-
lawfully, and in the betrayal of
trust. He uphoids labor when cloth
ed In self-respect. despising when
used in violence and blackmail. He
has, by a wise and fearless policy.
fnaugurated reforms beneficial TO all
the country.
1T would be wise and for the
good of all to re-elect him. to en-
able him to carry these reforms to
heir final issue"
Mr.. Folwell added that monster
petition containing these sentiments
would be presented at the national
convention by the people of Georgia
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04
Negro Lynched In Kentucky foi
Killing a Travelling Man.

Dixon, KY, June Jason Nc
Dowell, a negro. in Jail here charg-
ed with being implicated in the
murder of a travelling man here on
March IL, was taken from the Jail
and 1ynched by party OF masked
men. The killing of the commercial
man took place at Providence, a vii
lage near here, and In the melee
another was injured.
Mcdowell, while in jail, confessed
his completely.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

Senators Overman and Simmons
are not in favor of instructing the
Democratic delegates from this State
to vote for Bryan at the Denver con-
yention. If these gentlemen do not
mind the News and Observer will
read them out of the party.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

At the Democratic County Con-
vention at Greensboro Saturday
Speaker Justice made a vigorous at
tack on Tammany Hall Democracy,
but it was all smoothed over when
it was found out that Tammany
Congressman were friendly toward
Democratic Congressman in the
South. The friendly" can do no
wrong.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

Mr.. Craig says that Kitchin said
that he (Kitchin) would support
him (Craig) four years from now.
Mr.. Kitchin says the statement is
untrue and that Mr.. Craig will not
stand up and say that to his face.
Evidently somebody is handling the
truth rather carelessly.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04
Greensboro Industrial News.


After January 1st, when prohi-
bition will go into effect In North
Carolina, the United States govern
ment will most likely remove from
the State most OF the revenue on
GERS.
In the Constitution OF the United
States the right 10 police Is reserved
10 the States. The revenue officers
are not kept In he service TO do po-
lice duties except as a protection 10
those who have been granted IL
censes by the Federal authorities 10
engage In the manufacture or sale
of spurious liquors. When a State
closes out the saloons and distill-
cries the revenue to the United
States government ceases. and when
the revenue ceases Uncle Sans In
terest ceases also. Thus IL is that
here comes probably the most seri-
Gus problem that will confront
Statewide prohibition at the begin
ming of next year.
The enforcement of the prohibi-
ton law will rest entirely with the
State and county officers. In the
past the Watts and Ward laws would
have been dead letter statutes but
for the revenue officers. except ia n
very few instances. II Is being free
ly predicted that blockade disiiller-
les will flourish like the bay tree
when the United States officers are
withdrawn from the State. II II the
United States officers that the block
ader breads. Sheriffs, constables
and solicitors have given them but
little trouble in the past, notwith-
standing the duty was upon them TO
enforce the State laws against the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors. County and State officers.
In many instances, fear the political
result of a strict performance Of
their duty in enforcing the laws
against the liquor traffic. It Is said
that In many instances they conniye
at the blockaders and give them en-
couragement.
1t is a fact well known that the
moonshiner will shoot, and that
none but brave and well trained
men are employed in the revenue
service. The organization Of a new
force that can successfully cope
with the blockaders il a difficult
task and while such force Is being
organized the moonshiner will likely
be getting in his work.
It is likely that the first step will
be to have the Legislature appoint.
or provide for the election OF rural
policemen, whose duty It viii be TO
suppress blockading. Even they will
find II difficult to learn the paths
50 well known to the revenue officers
Of twenty years training.
Another subject which is being
discussed Is the probability that
many drug stores will be established
In the rural sections, where no NUM-
cipal tax can be levied, which viii
dispense alcoholic drinks on the
prescription plan-
It is believed that numerous per-
plexities viii arise to worry those
whose duty 1t win be to enforce State
prohibition
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04
KITCHEN AC-
CUSES SIMMONS
Of Bad Faith, Double Dealing
and Outright Falseho0d.

He Charges That the Democratic
Machine, Headed by Simmons and
Aycock, Have Joined the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company and the
Southern Railway in Fighting
Him-He Denounces ''Ring Rule"
and Appeals to the People to
Crush 1t.
Congressman Kitchin, in speech
made last week at Winston, is report
ed to; have said in part:
"In February of last year Senator
Simmons assured me that he would
be impartial and hold hands off in
the gubernatorial contest. 1 was
guilty of the folly of believing it. !"
"* *Within three weeks before
the legislature adjourned" Mr..
Kitchin continues his complaint,
"he (Senator Simmons) encouraged
Mr.. Craig to run and told him he
would support him if he ran. He
did not tell me of his change of
mind until December. I regret ex-
ceedingly the position of the Senator
and the Ex-Governor (meaning Mr..
Aycock). I realize the heavy bur-
den put upon my shoulders in this
campaign 1t is unfortunate for 9th
er candidates that they did not get
their approval before announcing
their purpose of running for the
high Office of Governor. When they
and the Charlotte Observer lined up
for my Western competitor, it is
more serious to me than the opposi-
ton of the Southern Railway and
the American Tobacco Company. II
the Senator and the Ex-Governor
can name the Governor now, cannot
they and the one they name here.
| after constitute a triumvirate, who
| will operate a more powerful ma,
chine in naming candidates than the
one I am now up against? The
Democratic party shall not, with my
consent, fall under such ring rule
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

COTTON LEAK SCANDAL


Almost simultaneously Ia Wash
Ing and New York indictments xeFe
returned Friday against Theodore
II. Price. . prominent New York cot
ton operator. Frederick A. neekham.
Moses Haas. of Sew York. and Id
win s. Holmes. Jr.. of Washington.
formerly Statistician of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. for alleged par
tieipation in government crop report
leaks. Price. who vas at one time
known as Cotton King. is charged
with having conspired with the ether
three men to furnish advance infor-
nation regarding the crop reports of
the Department OF Agriculture. and
Price. Peckham and Haas are eharg-
ed with conspirnig TO bribe Holmes
to shape the ofiicial reports 10 suit
their interests. There were four In
dietments brought In by the Federal
grand jury in both cities. All but
Price have heretofore been indicted
under true bills returned in Wash
ington in October. 1905, following
the sensational exposure of the crop
report leaks. After a long legal fight.
Peckham and Haas succeeded In pre-
venting their extradition TO Washing
ton from New York. but Holmes was
placed on trial in June, 1907, the
jury reporting disagreement
Holmes has not been retired.
The indictments were returned in
Washington late Friday. According
TO one of them. Price made s750.000
as a result OF his advance informa-
ton regarding the report for Decem-
ber. 1904, and paid Haas s125. 900
out OF this sum. While not stating
how much Holmes received as his
share, the indictment charges that
Haas paid Holmes 81 900 for infor-
nation on the June report of 1905.
The indictment, which sets out sew
en- overt acts, sayc that on May 81
1905, Price and Haas conspired by
promising, offering and giving to an
Official of the United States a sum OF
money to induce Holmes I'm violation
Of his duty, to furnish such advance
information. 1t recites the confer
ence in New York on May 81. be-
tween Price and Haas, following
which Haas went to Washington. met
Holmes and promised to pay Holmes
for advance Information; that on
July / and 2, 1905. Haas received
such information from Holmes, and
It was conveyed to Price, and that on
June Haas paid Holmes $1,000.
The second count of the indictment
says Haas and Price conspired to
Dribe Holmes to arrange the June
report so as to show a greater cot
ION crop than the information in the
statistician's Office justified. The
other indictments charge the three
New York men in eight counts, with
pribing Holmes for the information
and with conspiracy to shape the re-
port as mentioned; charges Holmes,
Peckham and Haas with conspiracy
to defraud the government by get
ting information in advance and the
fourth Indictment, charging Peck
ham and Haas only with conspiracy
to bribe Holmes to give out advance
Information.
When Price heard of the handing
down of the Indictment against him
IN New York, he appeared at the
Federal Building and surrendered
himself His bail was fixed at s5.-
600, and preliminary hearing was
set for June 18th.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

The Democratic race for the Gov
ernorship is a double-barrelled af-
fair If Kitchin wins then he will
United States Senate to succeed Sim
mons. If Craig wins, then Aycock
will be the logical candidate.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

And now some of the Democratic
papers say that the antitrust law
passed by a Democratic Legislature
is defective and that it would be a
farce to try to prosecute the trusts
under such law. Was the law
passed to fool the voters, and made
defective to please the trusts?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

The Durham Herald is pretty &C
curate in Mathematics. It says:
we cannot figure out that Mr.. Craig
is a bigger man now than when he
was leading the fight in the Legisla-
ture for the Impeachment of the Su-
preme Court judges"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04
Wholesale Execution of Russian
Peasants.

Kherson, Russia, May ga
wholesale execution of peasants took
place here today, when the author
tiles hanged % men who took part
in the Agrarian disorders in the
neighborhood of Ekaterinoslaw. The
men belonged to an association
which swore to drive out the pro-
prietors of landed estates. At the
time of the rioting the peasants
drove the landlords from their
homes, drove OF their stock and
burned the houses.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

The Durham Herald says ii is no
blaming Craig for voting the Re
publican ticket in his youth, but
there are other things that it Is
holding against him.
That is our position exactly
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

Governor Glenn wants the Demo
cratic delegation from North Caro-
lima instructed to vote for Bryan.
Wonder II the Governor Is afraid
he will bolt unless he goes under in
structions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

Yesterday is but a dream, and to-
morrow is only a vision; but to-day
we'll lived makes every yesterday a
dream of happiness. and every to-
morrow vision of hope"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

An exchange says that six hundred
and ninety-nine white men have been
disfranchised IN Durham County by
failure to pay their poll tax.