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Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
JOHN MITCHELL
STRIKES BACK
FlayS Manufacturers President
For Speech on Labor.
SAY THEY ADVOCATE VIOLENCE

Labor Leader Declares Manufacturers
Association Prate About Law anC
Order and Advocate Anarchy anc
Suggest the Cannon to Disperss
workingmen.
New York, May 26.-The recent ar
raignment of organized labor made
here in the course OF his speech of &C
ceptance by John Kirby. Of Dayton,
o., the newly elected president of the
National Association of Manufacture
ers, is made the subject of a condem-
natory article by John Mitchell, former
president of the United Mine Work
ers Of America published in the cur
rent issue of the National Civic Fed
GRAFTON Review.
Mr.. Mitchell quotes Mr. Kirby as
saying that he had been elected to the
presidency of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers, not on account
Of his ability or on account Of his
national reputation, but because the
members of the association knew
where he stood on the labor ques-
tion.
From this parallel Mr.. Mitchell de-
duces that the only truthful and sane
declaration made by the newly chosen
spokesman of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers is that in which
he says: I have not been elected as
your president on account Of my abil-
fly"
"Paradoxical as it may appear"
concludes Mr.. Mitchell, the represen-
tatiVes of this employers association
in one breath decry and denounce
what they term class divisions and
class hatreds, and in the next breath
malign and berate their fellow citizens
who are workingmen, and all other
groups in society in sympathy with
the legitimate purposes and high /
ideals of the labor movement. They |
claim and proclaim the right and ne
eessity of organization among en-
ployers, yet deny to workingmen the
right of organization and cOmbina- |
tiOn. They prate about law and order,
yet advocate violence and anarchy;
they suggest the use Of the cannon as
q means of dispensing the working
men; they mailgn and traduce the
great majority of the employers of
labor who refuse to Join them in car
Eying forward their unholy and un-
American designs to destroy the or
ganized labor movement; and to cap
the climax of their inconsistency they
lmpugn the motives and question tho
of the religious, educa-
lional and philanthrOpic institutions of
Dur country simply because these in
stitutions have opened their doors to {
the organized labor movement and
have listened respectfully to the
claims made in behalf of the working
men and women whose brain and
1rawn have contributed in no small
legree to the commercial, intellectual ,
md moral supremacy of the nation. I
How much better would it be for t
themselves, how much more would it
to the honor and glory of
,ur common country. If these gentle
men Of the National Association of :
would examine with !
pen minds and intelligent discern +
nent the real purpose. policy and ,
of the American labor
novement."
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
DRAGGING RIVER FOR MAN

Woman Declared She Saw Missing
Relative Along the Susquehanna.
Harrisburg Pa, May 26.-Samuel
E. Stimeling aged forty-fve years,
who has been Rissing from his home
in Steelton since Thursday last, is be
ing searched for in the Susquehanna
river as the result of a dream. A day
after he disappeared a relative, Mrs
Cyrus Lyter, dreamed that she had
seen him along the river. It turned out
that he had been seen there by sew.
eral people Stimeling formerly lived
in John nstown.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28

Charged with having embezzled
$1,000 from a local insurance company,
J. B. Mccormick. one of its agents.
who was arrested OF. the Pimlico rae
track. Baltimore, was taken to Reaf
ing, Pa. when a warrant was served
hf--
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
REDUCED RATES TO GETTYSBURG.
Dedication Regular Army Monument.

Dedication Regular Army Monument.
On Monday, May 81, Memorial Day, the mOnu-
ment 70 the regular army engaged In the battle
OF Gettysburg win be dedicated on the Battlefield
by the United States Government. President
Tan will participate in the ceremonies.
Excursion tickets to Gettysburg will be sold
by the Pennsylvania Railroad nom ali princi.
pal stations May n to 80. good 10 return unit
June s, Inclusive. 81 reduced rates. 5-2l-2t
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
Condemn immigration Laws.

Columbus, O., May 26.-The Broth
erhood Of Railway Trainmen passed
resolutions condemning the present
immigration laws and calling on the
president and congress to pass suit
able laws that will exclude from the
United States illiterate and other un-
desirable classes.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28

Another cut Of cents a barrel in
all grades Of oil was announced by
the Standard oil company.
J. Pope Brown has been appointed
state treasurer Of Georgia by Governor
Hoke Smith to fll the vacancy caused
by the daath Of Rnhari y Park
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
Indiana County Votes Dry.

Bloomington, Ind, May 26.-Monroe
county voted dry in a local option
election by a majority Of 500. Bloom
ington, the seat of Indiana university,
showed a majority Of % for the vets.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28
sno,v In Routh pakots.

DeadwoOd, s. D., Nay 26-Following
q heavy rain for two days, snow began
falling in the northern Black hills. At
Portland snow IL three inches deep.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-08
Slew Antagonist With
Fist.

Sumner, Miss.-With three blows of
his fist, r. E. Pennington, Talla-
hatchie county planter, killed w. A.
Green, one of his plantation labor
ers, and is now being held to await
dhe grand jury session.
The killing was provoked by
Green's REFUSAL to work in accordance
with Penninton's instructions. TIL
only eye-witnesSeS to the tragedy
was negro laborer employed on the
plantation, and the negro testifies
that Green was advancing ON Pen
nington with Ratchet when the
latter defended himself with his fist
with such deadly effect
Some of the details of the tragedy
are rather grewsome After finding
that Green was not able to get up.
Pennington tried to, resIstfcate hin
by using camphor and dashfng wa
ter in his; face. Finding that the man
was dead, Pennington and the negro
picked up the body and carried it to
Green's house. He then went to the
sheriff and surrendered. Prior t
this, however, Mrs. Green, seeing that
something unusual had occurred in
the field, she hurried to the scene
and when placed on the stand at the
preliminary trial testified that she
saw pair of brass knucks lying by
the side of her husbands body Both
Pennington and the negro deny that
knuckS were used in striking the fata
blows.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-08
College Girls Less Fond of Matrimon,

Worchester, Mass.-Pres. C. STAN
ley Hall of Clark University,in figures
just issued, shows that college wo-
men are becoming less fond of matri-
mOny. Il
''In Smith College during the ten
years which ended with the class of
1885," said DR.. Hall, 'there were
$40 graduates of whom, by the spring
of 1903, 1873 were married., being
1910 per cent. The secretaries of
these classes report the number OF
children born throuh these marriages
to- have been 315, or an average OF
208 to a mother. That is 1.99 to a
married member, seven married mem
bers of the classes having no child
rem. Of these children 26 died.
"Of the next ten Smith classes
ending with and including the class
of whom 331 were married; this being
of 1899, there were 1870 graduates,
about 20 per cent of the graduates.
number of children born, which is
ISL, or 1.22 to mother, or II to a
married member, some married mem
bers having no children. Of these
children nine died.
"This shows that, comparin the gra
yates of the two decades, there was
falling off of about IA per cent in
the marriages and that fewer child
rem were born to a mother. Other
figures show that fewer than n per
cent of the total number of graduates
from Smith and Radcliffe, up to 1907,
were married"
Of 800 graduates from Smith Col
lege and 800 graduates from Rad
cliffe College fewer than Is per cent
are pursuing occupations in the
business world, as shown by DIR. Hall
figures. From the total of $500
graduates from both Smith Colleg
come doctors, seven and Radcliffe
College 33 have becomea doctors
seven lawyers, two preachers, ~
nurses, so have entered literary pu
suits, 100 have become philanthroplsT
85 library workers, five actresses
and two architects.
Eight hundred Smith graduates, or
about q per cent are teachers, the
same number are married, and 9OU, or
80 per cent, have no occupa lions.
OF the Radcliffe graduates, A per cen
have become teachers, p per cent
are married and 10 per cent have nc
occupations.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-08
States Cotton Crop.

Col. Leroy Taylor; member of the
prison board OF trustees reports thu t
ATS acres of cotton OF three CT
the four convict farms have either
BEEN abandoned or replanted with
corn The acreage changed consist
of 200 at Belmont, 200 at Parchman
and rs at Rankin
Col !. Taylor has returned from an
inspection trip of the four farms, and
regards this as conservative eSti
mate Although the State planted
more cotton and corn this year than
last, the cotton crop will be- at least
ten per cent short, and there will
also be a reduced yield of corn. The
cotton crop last year amounted t
534S bales.
Col Taylor was agreeably surprised
over the condition of the crop, finding
it much better than expected. This
applies especially to the corn crop
He declines to venture a definite esti-
mate of the years production, but is
confident that it will be smaller than
last year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-08

beautiful capitol building, within a
stones throw of the home he occu-
pied for mere than twenty years, an
image of this great man that will
stand for all time to come as a teSti-
moniaI of our love and devotion, and
an inspiration for rising generations,
that his virtues may grow brighter
and his glorious name be writ larger
ON tae pages of history with the pas
sage of years.
THE statue of Bishop Galloway
should be an expression CT the love
and reverence cherished fer him by
alT of the people OF the State, irrespec
tive of creed or denomina ton. We
desire to impress upon the members
Of the Mississippi press, and the pub
Lie generally, that this is both a
dnSy and a labor of love, and in the.
issuance of this appeal for contribp
lions we urge all citizens to make
their donations as liberal as possible,
and to send them in speedily, in ordas
that there will be no delay in the
great work. Every newspaper in Mis-
sisSippi is requested to carry this APP
peal at the masthead in its next is
sue and also to put forth personal
efforts in behalf Of the movement. -
FREDERICK SULLENS,
Chairman
!. G.. MCGUIRE, Secretary.
e. A. FITZGERALD, Treas.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-08
MEMORIAL TO BISHOP CHARLES
B. GALLOWAY.
Commission Issues an Appeal to the
Public for Subscriptions.

The movement to erect a statute
on the capitol grounds in honor of the
late Bishop Charles B. Galloway was
formally launched Sunday when the
Memorial Commission recently ap-
pointed lin a proclamation of the Gov;
ernor issued the following address:
Ito the People and the Press of
Mississippi: Pursuant to a. resofl-
ton adopted at the 44th annual con-
vention of the Mississippi Press AS
ISOLATION, Governor Noel has, appoint
ed the undersigned as commission
to take charge of the work of rails
ing funds for the erection of al statue
to the late Bishop Charles B. Gal
loway at the capitol buildgin.
1.-The work is to be a labor of lowe
with the Mississippi press, and we
earnestly appeal to each and every
newspaper in the commonwealth to
actively join in the movement by so
liciting contributions from their
readers, and to carry the campaign
with all possible energy until a suf-
ficient sum is raised.
cit is fitting that this memorial to
MiSsissippi's greatest citizen of his
day and generation should besspeedfy
erected, and the press and. the pub
lie should regard it both a. duty and
an honored privilege to give active
aid and support to the movement.
"We therefore appeal to the mem
bers of the Mississippi press to inn
mediately open their columns i'm be-
half of this cause, and to earnestly
appeal to their constituents for contr:-
o1 hot
response will be spontaneous, and by
conc erted effort in every county in
the commonwealth we will succeed
i'm raising an amount sufficient to
erect a statue that will stand as an
embodiment of the love and devo-
tion cherished by all Mississ lppians TO
the great preacher, orator, philanthro-
pist ,publiciSt and statesman, our most
distinguished and most beloved citize
who Eahored so zealously during his
eventful life for the moral and ma
terial advancement of his native State
whose genius transcribed the boun-
DIARIES of his priestly office, and left
it's indelible imprint ON a multitude
of great and worthy movements with
which his name was associated.
ssWe accept the commission assign
ed us by the Mississippi Press Assoc
citation and Governor Noel, feeling co
fident thar the people of the com
monwealth will not neglect their op
portunity to- pay this small measur
of tribute to the great and gifted
leader OF men whose every act was in
spired by spirit of patriotism, whose
great soul was sincere in every pur-
pose, and whose love for the people
of his native State was as broad as
the boundaries of the universe and
whose untimely death has brought
profound sorrow into countless hearts
ami homes. N
History will accord to Bishop Gal
loway his proper niche in the hal
OF fame, and his name viii live for
ever in the hearts of his countrymen
But it Is both proper and customary
that we should have erected at our
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-08
BIG CAR ORDER PLACED.
Hartman Lines Make Contrast
Representing $500, 900.

Pittsburg, July 4.-Steel car manu-
facturers of Pittsburg have receive
the largest single order that has bee
placed in recent years. The orde
represents an expenditure OF S5,20O,-
900, and calls for $500 cars Tor
the Hartman lines. The Pressed
Steel Car Company and the Amer1-
can Car and Foundry Company share
in the order. and have agreed to &c
liver a large number of the new
cars about August Especial to the
Times Democrat.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-08
Is An Old Maid God, a Brute or
Monster?

Prof. Thomas takes a very decided
stand on the question, which will in
terest men and women alike. Regard
ing the hostile attitude of thee world
toward women in. the past, hee speaks
of the antagonism of the church, the
law and the doctors, and then COM
ments ON the ridicule to which old
maids were subjected. He writes:
''The woman who was married Id
at least the will of another inste@
of her own. But the woman Vs.
reached and passed maturity witthC
marriage and the will of a mans
depend on had no natural or recog4
nized Pile i'm society Aristotle has
said that the individual rho is not d
member of society is either a god OF
a brute. But this is not correct, fol
the gods and brutes are members OF
societies. Such a person is really
monster, and such person was the
old maid. And since the populac
is naturally inclined TO be cruel
monstrosfties she wars the object
all the h1larity provoked by the hume
'DacK, the insane, and idiot, and OtnG
abnormalities of those ruder times.
To most of us rhe sentiments an
practices ! have just outlined seem n
credible or pathetic, and I belfey
that even Punch could use them fds
comic purposes But | would unde1
take to find Cor you today womd
who seriously cherish similar SEM
ments. As Michelet said of the chur4
ascetics, they are of those who haf
learned to conserve lRfe in a systa
of death. Is it not blessing I'll
acquired characters. are not inhe4
ed, and that the daughters of the
unfortunate women have a chance
lead their lives with as much hea
and freedom and mind as if they
never had mothers! "-Americs
Magazine,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-08
Boom Good Roads.

Cordele, Ga.-The good roads move
ment, which has recently taken hold
of Georgia and the other South AT
lantic states with a firm grip, is
due to receive a, new impetus from tn
big convention which opened here
today under the auspices of the Geor-
gia Good Roads Association. Road
experts from Washington are here to
give practical demonstrations OF road
making during the three days tina
the convention will be in session.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-08
Cattle Dying From Charlton.

Crowley, lathe epidemic OF
Charlton which made it's first appear
ance in this section a few weeks ago
has spread rapidly and large mum
Der OF cattle are dying daily from
the disease.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-08
Could Do IL,

1t was mean trick, but then, that
Is the kind that's usually successful.
THAT dog" said the owner, will
bring me anything l send him for,
and am willing to bet on It."
Straightway a bet was arranged,
and then the manager Of the billiard
hall suggested that he would like to
have the pool table brought to him.
Certainly" answered the owner Of
the dog, and he pointed to the table
and said, "Fetch it!'
The dog raced around 1t once or
twice and then grabbed a pocket and
tore 1t off.
Hold onr' cried the billiard man.
"He'll ruin the table,"
"Of course" answered the owner Of
the dog, "but If you give him time
he'll get 1t all over here. You didn't
suppose he could bring 1t in one trip,
did you?"
But the billiard man paid the bet.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-08
Oay Dreams.

If you have u particular piece OF
work to do, get it done. Don't wait
for the mood to strike you.
Don't dream! There are more pre-
cious hours wasted In day dreams
than any of us would care to think
about If we counted them.
The queer thing about day dreams
Is that so few of them ever amount
to anything. The dreamer is only
semiconscious when building his air
castles. so, as rule, they have no
practical foundation.
While you are at work, keep your
mind on what you are doing, and do
not let it wander off to what you
would like to be doing. Only by keep
ing your mind on what you are doing
now can you bring 1t fresh and keen
to the things you like doing best when
the time for doing them comes. Think
Ing too much about even great happi-
ness takes the edge" off it.
The best time for day dreams is
after you have gone to bed.-New
York American.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-08
Walters on Horseback.

In great French houses Of days gone
by dinner was announced by the blow
Ing of hunting horns, and 1t is on rec
ord that at certain gala feasts the
dishes were brought in by servants in
full armor mounted upon caparisoned
horses, a practice we could only look
for during the reign of chivalry. OF
the attendants at dinner the carver and
server took precedence over all the
others. They stood probably on each
side Of their lord. The server, II may
be mentioned, was the officer who
placed the dishes on the table.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-08
THE DEVILFISH.
He Is Not q Man Eater, but a Gently
Reared Monster.

He Is Not Man Eater, but a Gently
Reared Monster.
Contrary to popular belief, the devil
fish Is not a man eater. according to
an official publication issued by the
Smithsonian institution, Washington,
after an authoritative study OF the sub
ject by DR.. Theodore Gill, associate In
zoology In the national museum. 1.-The
food of the devilfshes," he says, 80
far from being large animals and oc-
casionally a man or so, as has been al
legged, appears to be chiefly the small
crabs, shrimps and other crustaceans
and young or small fishes. Rarely does
one prey on large fishes"
DR.. Gill says that In number Of re-
spects the young devilfish grows up
under nursing and training remarkably
like that Of human being. 1t is nour-
ished, for instance, from It's mothers
milk. 1t is popularity Of the devil
fish, he adds, that, instead of laying
many thousands or millions Of eggs, 1t
normally has only single young one
at birth. A baby devilfish Is some
times as broad as five feet and weighs
twenty pounds or more.
DR.. Gill adds that devilfishes move
about from place to place In a sort Of
submarine flight, speeding themselves
along by flaps of the long winglike
fins.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-08
GOOD BUSINESS.
The Thrifty Young Man Found . Prof.
table Investment.

liable Investment.
A millionaire, hoping to encourage
his young son In ways Of thrift, prom
ised to give him 2 per cent a month in
terest upon any money that he might
save out of his allowance and deposit
In the paternal treasury. The young
man was getting Go week for pocket
money and promised to show his ap-
probation Of his fathers affectionate
offer He began to make deposits
without delay and kept the practice up
with remarkable regularity.
The old gentleman noticed presently
that the deposits exceeded the whole
Of the boys allowance, but accounted
for this by supposing that he had
saved some money previously. Besides
this, he received money frequently
from his mother So the fond parent
rejoiced In the saving disposition that
his son was displaying.
This continued until the boys de-
posits assumed such dimensions as to
demand an explanation. 1t then turned
out that most of the money he had
been depositing had been borrowed.
Inasmuch as he was drawing interest
on his deposits at 2 per cent per month
and was paying only 10 per cent per
year for them he had found the busi-
ness decidedly attractive and profitable.
-Pearson's Weekly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-08
Christenino the Baby.

A north country parson thought 1t
absurd that n working class woman
should wish to christen her child
Laura Winifred Gwendolyn Gene
We've"
MY good woman, what a ridicu-
lousy long and fanciful namew he pro-
tested. "Why not choose something
simpler-Sarah, for instance? That
Is my own wife's name"
"Ah, yes, Sarah's all very we'll for a
parsons wife, but l hope my little gal
will look a bit higher than that" an
swered the woman readily.
The astonished parson thereupon
performed the ceremony without fur
ther comment.-London Telegraph.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-08
The Better Part.

A delightful little story Is told of
Prosper Merimee, the French author.
He was once guest at a royal hunt,
when hares, pheasants and other
game were driven before the emperor
and his followers, and the servants
picked up the victims of the sport
Among all the members Of the hunt
ing party Prosper Merimee alone had
no trophy to display.
''How does this happen?" asked
some one.
where game Is so plenty the merit
Of marksman seems to me to lie in
hitting nothing" replied Merlmee,
with grave courtesy, $50 fired be-
tween the birds"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-08
Who the Mound Builders Were.

Who were the mound builders Of
North America? The Rev. DR.. Bryce
Of Winnipeg has examined large
number OF these interesting struc-
lures and Is Of the opinion that they
were built by the Toltecs and mark
the course Of the Toltec immigration
from the south along the Mississippi
and Ohio to the great lakes and the
St Lawrence. along the Missouri and
along the Mississippi proper to the
Rainy and Red rivers. This would
make the earliest mound date from
about 100 A. D.-Boston Herald.