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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-15
Rider Case.

Union City, Tenn, Special.-Anoth-
er failure met the efforts Of the State
Wednesday to complete the jury in
the case of Garrett Johnson al %.,rtil-
VI Cloar, alleged leaders of the night
riders charged with the murder Of
Capt. Quentin Ttankin. The renire
summoned to appear i'll court was ex-
hausted without IL single ma qualify
ing for jury service. A panel OF 200
men was ordered To report.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-15
leading Young Girls Astray.

Atlanta, Ca, Special.-Cleo Evans.
a s~trikingly handsome young Atlanta
woman, confessed to the police Tues
day afternoon that she was an agent
in the white slave traffic and asked
the officers to detain two young wo-
man who were leaving for Columbus,
o., in the evening. The police found
the young girls at the station, waiting
for Miss Evans. The LITTER had two
tickets to Columbus, which she said
had been sent to her for the girls
use by the keeper of a disorderly
house there.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-15
Law and Order League Formed at
Greenyille.

G%reenville, Special.-A Law and r
der league for the prosecution of
crime in Greenville was organized in
Greenville Tuesday night, j. J. Nc
Swain of the local Dor was made pres
ident. The organization Of the league
is the outcome of a series of sermons
preached recently by the Rev. 7. w.
Sloan on local conditions. The citi-
zens of O'Neall nip Tuesday
organized a e:..ar league.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-15
Destructive Fire in Anderson Stores.

Anderson, Special.-Fire at mid
night Thursday night Quilted the
building occupied by E. H. Acker. de-
stroying his entire sock, valued at
at about $500, burned through the
lots Of the two store rooms adjoining
on the south, occupied by Mrs. ]. T.
Holleman's millinery establishment
and the Tate-Burley Supply COM
pany company, hardware Dealers
crs, and did some damage to the fur
niturc and fixtures in the Citizens
National bank, adjoining OF the
north.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-15

1t was a dark night, narrases the
Argonaut. A man was riding a bl-
cycle with TO lamp. He came to a
crossroads, and cid not knew which
way to turn. He felt in his pocket
for a match. He found but one.
Climbing to the top CT the pole, ne
lit the match carefully, and in the
ensuing glimmcr read: wet Paint"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-15
Bureau of Health.

For a very considerable period q
movement has been gathering
strength, especially among the mem
bers of the medical profession. in ia
vor of a concentration Of the inst:u-
ments Of the national government
which have to do with the promotion
of public health. In the nature of
things the medical department Of the
army and the medical department Of
the navy must be kept separate. But
there sens to be no eason why all
the othel bureaus end Offices in the
general government which have to do
With the public health or subjects
akin thereto should not be united in 4
burau to be called the ''bureau of
public health" This would necessi-
tate the transfer of the marine hos
pital service to such a bureau. / am
aware that there is a wide field in re-
spect to the public health committed
to the states in which the federal gov
ernmcnt cannot exercise jurisdiction,
but we have seen in the agricultural
department the expansion into widest
usefulness of a department giving at
tcntion to agriculture when that sub
ject is plainly one over which the
states properly exercise direct iuris-
diction. The opportunities offered for
useful research and the spread of USE
full information in regard to the cul-
tivation of the soil and tie breeding
of stock and the solution of many of
the intricate problems in progressive
agriculture have demonstrated the
wisdom Of establishing that depart
ment.
Political Contributions.
I urgently recommend to congress
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-15

= ~
embodying in q statute the principles
Of the present executive order upon
which. the efficiency of our consular
service is wholly dependent.
About the Tariff.
I have appointed three officials to
assist the officers Of the government
in collecting information necessary to
a wise administration Of the tariff
act of August Is, 1909. 1t is hoped
thus to coordinate, and bring to bear
upon this most important subject all
the agencies, Of the government which
can contribute anything to its eff
Gent handling. AS a consequent of
section 2 of the tariff act of Aug. 5,
1909 it becomes the duty of the sec
rotary of state to conduct as diplo-
matte business all the negotiations
necessary to place him in a position
to advise me as to whether or not a
particular country unduly discrimi-
mates against the United States in the
sense of the statute referred to.
Estimated Deficit $73, O75, 800.
LIE ISPoIt VI tue ScSletdiy SuoWS
that the ordinary expenditures FOR
the current fiscal year ending June 80,
1910, will exceed the estimated re-
ceipts by $34,075,620. If TO this de-
felt are added the sum to be dis5urs-
cd for the Panama canal, amounting
to $33,O00,0O0, and $1,000,G00 to be
paid On the public debt, the deficit Of
ordinary receipts and expenditures
will be increased to a total deficit of
$7~3,O75,G20. This deficit the secretary
proposes TO meet by the proceeds of
bonds issued to pay the cost Of con-
structing the Panama canal. [ ap-
prove this proposal.
The Panama canal is now half done.
The inorased rost of engineering, and
labor and charging Of Culebra cut
widening the canal an denlarging of
locks, ETC., will make the total cost
much larger than the first estimates
making the total according to esti-
mates $375,2O1,O 600.
Estimates for the next year, made
J bv the. Secretary of the Treasury is
|! $55,663,GC0 and fer the following year
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-15

44ollOlQlu. A
The return of the battleships from
a cruise around the world in better
condition than when they left is graft
flying and gives us prestige before the
world.
Department of Justice-Expedition in
Legal Procedure.
The d~eplorable delays in the admin
istration of civil and criminal law
have received the attention of commit
tees of the American Bar association
and Of many state bar associations,
as we'll as the considered thought OF
judges and j%urists. In my judgment,
q change in Judicial procedure, with a
view to reducing its expense to pri-
vate litigants III civil cases and faeili-
tating the dispatch of business and
final decision IN beth civil and Grim
inal cases, constitutes the greatest
need in our American institutions.
Will treat the Sherman antitrust
law later in special message.
The D. c. jail and work house are
in deplorable condition and should be
improved.
Postofce De7artnsrt-sccond Class
Mail Matter.
The deficit every year in the post
Office department is largely caused by
the low rate Of postage CT l cent a
pound charged en- second class mail
matter, which includes not only news
papers, but magazines and misceila-
neous periodicals. The actual loss
growing out Of The TRANSMISSION Of
this second class mail matter at /
cent q pound amounts to about $685.
000,C00 a year. The average cost Of
the transportation OF this matter is
more than 9 cents q pound.
A>great saving might be made.
amounting TO much more than hall
of the loss, by imposing upon maya
zines and periodicals a higher rate
Of postage. They are much heavier
than newspapers and contain o much
higher proportion of advertising to
: reading matter, and the average dis
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-24
BIC BUNCH Of STATE CONVC1S
Twenty-Six ManacIed Men March
from jail to Brazos Valley Depot

Twenty-siX state convicts, white
and black, manacled and in chains,
marched from the county jail sun
day morning to the Trinity and Bra
EOS Valley passenger station where
the southbound train was boarded
for the penitentiary at Huntsville.
The convicts were in charge OF
Transfer Agent Brown. Mr. Brown
brought ten of the convicts here
Saturday night from various points
in North Texas Sunday morning a
deputy sheriff from Dallas came IN
with two more. Fourteen convicts
we're secured at this place, all hav-
ing been convicted at the recent
term of district court. This was the
largest bunch to go from WaXaha-
chic in long time and it is the frst
time in a number of years that not
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-24
Another Woman Assaulted in
Brutal Manner in Fort
Worth.
NO EVIDENCE Of ROBBERY
Brute Seems Bent Upon Smashins
Women With Rock After Laying
His Plans to Escape-At-
lair Is Mystery.

Fort Worth, Texas, May 24.-Un-
tacks two weeks ago yesterday morn
ing at the Boyles home on Granger
street, and the Alderman home on
Galveston avenue, an unknown man
entered the house occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. L. Shanblum, 427 Hemp
hill avenue about o'clock Sunday
morning and assaulted with rock
Mayetta Woods, a 16-year-old negro
servant, and made good his escape.
The police are baffled. No clew
was left Of the identity of the early
morning marauder. Everything con-
cerning the third outrage of such
character within two weeks points
to the fact that it is the work of a
fiend or maniac. In detail, the same
methods were pursued as in the for
mer assaults, and it is believed that
the perpetrator was not aware that
it was a negress that occupied the
room in yesterday mornings out
RACES
Without disturbing a thing in any
of the rear rooms. which are unoc-
cupied, he walked straight through
the dining room, to the room occu-
lpied by the young negress, and which
I! is the first room opening directly
/ F,,,, tba front yAv1pd3
No sound was heard of his ap-
proach, the girl being first awaken
ed by a heavy blow on the head
with the rock which the man held
| in his hand. Unlike the assault on
the Alderman girls and Mrs Boyles,
mo attempt was made to stifle the
cries for help from the victim. He
contented himself with pinning her
| hands down with one knee and
hand. and continued to pound her
| on the head with the stone until
/ the blood gushed from the wounds
! and bruises After cutting deep
cash about an inch long on the top
of the head, bruising and laceratins
another place just above the fore
head. and pounding hole clear
through the bridge of the nose, the
assailant dropped the missile and
boIted out the front door, which he
had taken the precaution to unlock
before he attempted to disturb the
victim
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-24

single appeal was taken to the
court of criminal appeals. Every
man convicted accepted sentence
and went on to the penitentiary. Of
the fourteen convicted three were
white men The list of those taken
from here by Agent Brown is as
follows:
Whtte-Chess Briggs, theft of
animal, two years; Ernest Williams,
arson, five years; J. J. Mccoy, Swind-
ling over $50, five years.
Black-Ed Young, alias Tom Ba-
ker, forgery, two years; Marvin
Chandler, burglary, two years; Gus
Alexander, bigamy, two years; c.
Williams, burglary two years; Wal
ter Coleman, burglary, two years;
Watt Leon Brown, burglary, two
years; Joe Wells, burglary, two
years; Zeb Mcdaniel, assault tc
murder, two years; Robert Allen
horse theft, two years; J. Fl. Col
fin, forgery, two years; Walter AL.
len, burglary, two years
Frank Marshall entered a plea OF
guilty to a charge of aggravated as
sault and was fined $25 by the
court
Joe Bridges, alias Sol Rhodes,
was tried on a charge of theft of
over $50, The jury reduced the Of
Tense to theft under $50 and fined
the defendant 5000 and gave him
thirty day in Jail.
The last term of court consisted Of
, twelve weeks and cost the county
$3,976.75 as compared to $3,323.35,
the cost of the previous term of ten
weeks The new court bill for the
fortieth district became effective
during the February term, which in
the future will consist Of II weeks.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-24
-FOUR BANDITS ROB A TRAIN
Overland Limited on Union Pacific
Looted by 1ighwaymen

Omaha, May 24-The Overland
Limited on the Union Pacific road,
eastbound from San Francisco to
Chicago, was held up about eight
miles west of here between Seymour
and South Omaha shortly after II
O'Clock Saturday night Seven regis
tered mail pouches, with a large
amount of money were taken by the
robbers.
There were four bandits in the
holdup, all dressed in long coats or
ulsters They made their escape in
an adlomo u .. ard erC tholght I.
have taken a westward course.
The seven mail pouches secured
by the robbers were from the far
west, two of them from Reno, Ney"
which are thought to have contained
gold for New York banks.
Not shot was fired by the ban
dts. and not a person was injured.
Three posses, headed by the United
States marshal, the sheriff and an
Omaha sergeant OF police, are scour-
ing the country for traces of the
bandits.
A reward of $4,000 has been Of
fered by the Union Pacific for the
apprehension of the bandits.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-24
FIRE DESTROYS MILFORD HOTEL
Loss on Building and Fixtures Esh-
mated at $4,000.

The Hotel Resort at Milford
burned to the ground Saturday
night, The fire originated in the
kitchen or bath room about $3.50 a.,
m, and in half an hour the entire
building was in ashes. This was a
three-story building and contained
forty-eight rooms, The building was
owned by Mcdaniel Bros. and was
insured for SIS, 600. The building and
fixtures cost about $12, 900. 1t was
conducted by John T. Freeman, who
had ST, 900 insurance on his tur-
niture. Several of the guests had
narrow escapes, in one case the bed
being afire before the occupant be-
came aware of the fact. No one was
injured
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-24
The Railroad Completely Tied
Up and Not Tram Is
Running.
ARBITRATION IS URGED
The Chiet Executive viii Ask Both
Sides to Submit the Matter to
a Board-May End
the Strike.

Augusta, Ga, May 24.--The Geor-
gia railroad company is completely
tied up. The management is not try
ing to move trains. simply announc-
ing that it has the men, the means
and the equipment to proceed and
will do so when the state announces
its readiness to protect property and
employees.
The strikers are standing pat.
They assert that they have not been
and will not be parties to any yio-
lence.
Sympathizers of the strikers, it is
said. have done all the hurt that has
been done. General Manager T. X.
Scott made the announcement yes
ierlay that mo trains are moving.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-24

See NJ w. Walkers ad for We'd
nesday's special sale on hat pins. 43
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-24
Governor for Arbitration.

Atlanta, Ga, May 24.-Acting
upon the suggestion of Attorney
General John c. Hart, who returned
to Atlanta last night from a trip Of
inspection of the strike situation on
the Georgia railroad Governor
Hoke Smith will today formally
propose to the railroad management
and strikers that the matter be set
tied by arbitration--and by Geor'
gians.
, This announcement is considered
authoritative and it may mean the
beginning of the end of the strike.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-24
ExpIorer From Oshkosh

Boston. M>y 24.-Edward b.
Barr. an Oshkosh, Wis, explorer and
naturalist, will sail today for ST.
Anthony. Newfoundland, where he
will head an expedition into the in
terror Of Newfoundland to capture
young canibou and interbreed them
with tame reindeer in an effort TO
secure an offspring that will COM
bine the good qualities of both ami
mails and rome of the bad qualities
of eithcr.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-24

If you want to feel we'll, look
we'll and be well. take Foley's Kid
ney Remedy. 1t tones up the kidneys
and bladder, purifies the blood and
restores health and strength. Pleas
ant to take and contains no harmful
drugs. Why not commence it today
B. w. Fearis. d
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
RAILROAD COMBINATION.

Legitimate combination of all the railways in America into great system the economic ideal of E. H. Harrman and urging in talks commercial bodies that the people bring the influence of public opinion to bear Congress make sb such changes the law necessary ulate the combination he has in view.
 Mir Hartman asserts that such would be best the government the people shippers and of railroad stocks and presung that the combination could would regulation and control there is doubt that he right The chaotic system railroads efficient Efficiency and would be enhanced immeas- ureaby by bringing all railways under head Adequate uaon would be atamount to public ownership opera
 on is concerned and should be possible control the charges prevent discrimination and the public it's just share of the benefits of the better management
 Public ownership of public utilities probably will be the of the toward consolidation which has been for and when the time for public ownership the railroads arrives be found that the combination tempaed by Hartman perfected smplifes the problem
 Approval of the Hartman idea however conditional The people not likely give their assent to radical change of the Sherman act unless they have that be used t1 build such monopoly Standard Oil for the benefit of few fnanciers
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
Will Meet Next August in Spokane and Discuss Conservation ard
 Reclamation

Apostles of irrigation, deep water ways, drainage good roads and con servation of resources, and recruits from various parts of this continent. England, Germany, France, Hawaii, the Philippine Islands, the Latin re- publics, and China and Japan, repre- sentatives of foreign nations and CO., lonial governments. officials of the federal reclamation forestry and az ricultural departments, governors and members of state and territorial legis- lures, railroad and bank presidents, and members of agricultural, horti- cultural commercial and fraternal or ganiZations will gather in Spokane, August g to If, where the National IT. rigation Congress will have it's 17th sessions.
 ITO save the forests, store the floods, reclaim the deserts and make homes on the land" are the four primary objects outlined in the official call. AHS lc6uldA plOSl dul VIII SOuSlSI OA addresses by officials of the reclama- tion, forestry, and agricultural de- partments of the United States, states men and scientists. railroad and if nancial men, promoters of the Coney act reclamation projects and officials of private irrigation enterprises.
 Governors of states and territories are empowered to appoint 15 delegates other officials invested with appointive power being as follows:
 Ten delegates by mayors of cities Of 25,000 or more, five in cities of 25,000 or less, five by each board Of county commissioners or supervisors, five by each national, interstate or state organization interested in the work, five by each state conservation irrigation, drainage, forestry, agricul- tural or horticultural association, five by each state association of profes- sional, commercial, fraternal, patriot ic, religious or labor organization, two by each chamber of commerce, board of trade, immigration or commercial club. two by each regularly organized irrigation, agricultural horticultural or forestry club, two by each irrigation company, two by each agricultural col
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
BLACK LEASES HOTEL.
Fl Centro Reopened on First of Month Under New Management and
 Has Many Guests.

x. Black, formerly with the Sunset Magazine, has leased the Hotel El Centro, and on April assumed charge of this hostelry. Mrs. Black has come down from Los Angeles to assist her husband in the management of the hotel.
 The thirty eight rooms in this ho- tel have been put in first class con- dition, all the baths are in service, and it is the purpose of Mir. and Mrs. Black to conduct stopping place which will be attractive to both reg ular and transient roomers. The ho- tel will be conducted without a din ing room, but a restaurant in the same block affords opportunity for guests to obtain meals without in convenience.
 The reopening of the Hotel Fl Gen. tro was followed by an immediate in lluX of guests and it is evident that the house will be kept well filed
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
SETTLING LAND PROBLEMS
pIats of New Survey of Nine Town. ships Now on File in Los An
 geies.

Adjustment of boundaries under the new government survey in the Im- perial Valley is rapidly progressing in the Land Office, says The Times. Nine plats are now on file in the office and the entrymen in the sections repre- scented by these plats have ninety days since February g in which to settle their locations. Applications for entry are received and suspended pending further instructions from Washington. Seventeen more plats will be shortly completed and for warded to this city. When this work is completed the difficulties arising from uncertain boundaries and inabil- ity to get patent will be at an end. It is believed that the valley will have the most prosperous period in it's his- tory when all the present problems are settled by the Department of the Interior
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
WHEN THE DEVIL VAS SICK.

has received the National Model License League circular letter and invitation to comment on the s of saloon regulation The League wants reform in the liquor liquor dealers determined to good abolish the evil of the saloon asserts that has the endorsement of the the entire country which certainly is "gong some"
 There is objection the reformation of liquor dealers by themselves and doubtless communities that vocated by the league and the Royal Arch, but the League great when the public does not want suppress the liquor business brought up higher standard and does approve the leagues proposal
 at the saloon shall be conducted the lines other legitimate business made be desirable and unde sirabe factor in society,"
 The problem rdding large cities of saloons is hard and possibly be solved until the for their existence removed by radical and economic changes In the smaller towns however questionable the public bar be anything but detrimental social factor That
 re aside from the question of the harm benefit to the n divdual of the of alcoholic drinks
 Here in Imperial Valley public opinion is emphatcaly and devey adverse the saloon under system of regulation and experience usfes the dry policy the county and its cities Imperial Valley cities orderly and remarkably free from crime and the county jail is the most lonesome place the desert The police have nothing do disturbances of the theft unknown It lock doors in this county The difference between saloon town and nosaoon community be glance by comparing Fl Cent with Yuma One look the people the streets of the two towns enough And Yumas jail usually jammed to capacity There be commended Yuma but she pays big price for her string of drinking places
 It the belief of Imperial Valley citizens that the saloon conducted the lines other business and they have the selling of alcoholic drinks egtmate bus The National Model License League get aid this part of the State If reform the saloon keepers of the big cities and abolish the dive power Having saloons reform Imperial County be expected lively interest ill the leagues campaign it hardly worth while for the secretary to appeal to for subscriptions its publicity fund There charge for this bit of publicity