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full to those entrenohed in power and privilege. It was not necessary that we should be given the privilege of singing the praises of the powers that be- No Russian needs constitutional guar antee of the right to sing the praises of the Czar.
 There Is no persecution, no injustice to a great movement. but if met in the right spirit, bears Its harvest of good In this case the tremendous popular in dignation at the attempt to abolish the right of free press and free speech bring our unions closer together and more in sympathy with one another throughout the country. More than that, 1t brings to the attention of the people as a whole the noble aspirations and the splendid achievements of the labor movement in behalf of right, justice and humanity Out of this attempt to seal the lips Of the men of labor l believe will come good We know the people of the coun- try and the labor movement will be found united in patriotic protest against any curtailment of the liberties for which our forefathers struggled in order that We might be free"
 Remedy For Wrongs.
 Reverting to the boycott as means of remedying wrongs, MT. Mitchell said:
 we have always held, and we still hold, that laborers or other citizens have the right to withhold or to bestow their patronage as they choose; that they have the right to advise friends and sympa- thixers of this action and of the reasons therefor. It Is hardly necessary to state that in the case of the workers the un- fair attitude of the dealer in question has always been the reason for the with drawal of patronage.
 "It has been made clear that he re- fused to pay the standard rate of wages and to agree to other equitable condi- tions which the workers seek through organizations and hence the withdrawal of patronage. Tho boycotts declared by other citizens have sometimes been placed for other reasons and they can safely bs left to a defense of their own actions.
 Boycott AS Weapon.
 s'The boycott is by no means weapon used by workers alone. It is one of those inalienable rights which are at times used by all people The right to with hold or withdraw patronage is one of those things which can neither be en- joined, forbidden nor punished Upon us. however, the attempt has been made by the courts to have the boycott declared unlawful and a conspiracy and hence subject to a judicial decree and punish ment."
 In closing the interview MT. Mitchell said he supposed that if the supreme court should refuse to entertain their appeal he and Gompers and Morrison would have to serve the jail sentence, all though he did not know but that their counsel would find some other legal pro- cess for further delay in the execution of tho sentence. if not new form of appeal by which the decree would hs nullined-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-29
Woman Lecturer Dies.

Charlotte, N. C., November %-Miss Maud Summers. lecturer on pedagogy for the board of education of Illinois, died in local hospitel toniGht xoliov'ng an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-29
Great Expedition Planned.

The Hague, November 8.-Pians are under consideration for the holding of a nrsat internatioDal exposition here In 1918
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-29
One Young Woman Kills Another.

Bradford Ark, November T.-In a street duel with knives at Alicia, near here today, Miss Nora Owens was fatally injured by Miss Stella Belk and died prominent at Alicia. The duel was the result of misunderstanding that has existed between the two young women for some time. Miss Owens was cut in four different places. the fatal cut being In the left breast, where an artery leading to the heart was severed Miss Belk was arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-29
MURDERER TAKEN
 TO ROANOKE JAIL

Roanoke, Va. November 2s.-Howard Little, convicted at Grundy yesterday of murdering Mrs. Betsy Justis and five members of the George Meadows family near Hurley, Buchanan county, last Sep tember, and sentenced to be electrocuted January T. was tonight placed in the Ro- anoke jail for safe keeping.
 Fearing violence if the alleged sextuple murderer was allowed to remain at Grun- dy the Buchanan county authorities last night decided to send him away. An armed posse, headed by Deputy Sheriff Mccoy, brought the prisoner through to Roanoke without incident.
 In jail here tonight Mccoy sought to induce Little to make a confession of the crime, but he stoutly refused. When asked by the officer for message to carry back to his children, Little broke down and cried. He answered that he had no message to send He requested Mccoy that in case his dead body is turned over to relatives January T. the sherin should see that it is sent back to Buchanan for burial.
 Little is 3s years old and was born in Kentucky. He served a term In the West Virginia penitentiary for killing woman named Jane Kelly some years ago.
The evening world., 1909-03-04
POLICEMAN REBUKED
FOR ARREST|NC WOMAN

Policeman John Leidg, Of the East
Twenty.second street station. got his
daily rebuke in Yorkville Police Court
to-day when Magistrate Steinert dis
charged Irene Walton, who was ar
raigned BY the policeman on change
of lettering on the streets ana USING
profane language. Irene Walton is one
OF two women whose testimony re-
Gently sent Policeman Waldman to
Sing Sing for three years for extor-
ton.
She and the other woman, Bessie
Ambrose, nave been arrested frequent
~ since. Leidig has arrested both OF
them and Is alleged TO have said he
would drive them out Of town. He ar
raigned the Ambrose woman In York
Vile Police Court twice within twenty
four hours and she was discharged
both times.
The Walton woman was arrested
Tuesday night In Fourteenth street by
Leidlg and she gave bail. When her
case was called in court at as yester-
day morning she was not on hand and
at Leidlgs suggestion her bail was for.
feited.
Fifteen minutes later the woman APP
peared. She said that I.eldlg had told
her. not to appear before 10 o'clock.
Magistrate Steinert said II looked TO
him as II the policeman had deceived
her for the purpose OF having her bail
forfeited, and reopened the case.
Leldlg was a weak witness against
the woman to-day, In dlscharging her
Magistrate Steinert said that no matter
how bad her character she could not be
denied the right TO walk on the street
and should be immune from arrest un.
less caught In the commission OF come
crime,
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Mr.. Taft disclaimed all race feeling
South realized its dependence on in
telligent negro labor race hostility
would decrease.
President Taft referred to ex.Pres-
dent RoOsevelt's accomplishments IN
the way OF securing laws protecting
the employees of interstate carriers in
their right to recover damages du, 20
negligence. for the regulation Of child
labor In the District OF Columbia, for
the arbitration Of interstate commerce
labor disputes and the compuSon Of
interstate railways 10 put safety de-
vices in use. He pledged himself 10
carry on the policy indicated BY these
laws.
Labor InJunotions,
As to the repeal OF the laws regard
Ing injurc'ions against labo. ne sad:
Another labor question has arisen
which has awakened the most excited
discussion. That 10 In respect to the
power OF the Federal courts to Issue
injunctions In industrial disputes. As
to that, my convictions are liked. Take
away, the power to itsuo injunctions in
labor disputes, and ii would create .
privileged class among the laborers
and save the lawless among their num-
bar from . most nsedful remedy vail.
able to all men for the protection Of
their business against lawless inva-
sion.
The proposition that business Is not
property or pecunlary right which can
be protected by equitable injunction Is
utterly without foundation in precedent
or reason The proposition is usually
linked with one to make the secondary
boycott lawful. Such proposition Is az
variance with the American instinct and
will find no support in my Judgment
when submitted TO the American people
The secondary boycott Is an instru-
ment of tyranny, and ought not to be
made legitimate.
The issuing Of temporary restrain.
Ing order without notice has In several
Instances been abused by its Inconsldef-
ate exercise, and to remedy this the
platform upon which was elected rec
ommends the formulation In a statute
OF the conditions under which such u
temporary restraining order ought 10
issue. A statute can and ought TO ne
framed to embody the best modern
practice. American people, II |
them. insist that the aUtnor-
itv of the courts shall be sustained.
The President closed by lnvokIng, the
sympathy and support OF ms teH0"-
citizens and the aid OF Almighty GOD N
the discharge OF my responsible au'
ties"
The evening world., 1909-03-04
BLACK HAND CHIEF
SLAIN BY MEN He
SOUGHT TO TRAP
Body Found at Cemetery Gate
Identified as That of
Francesca Ahate.

Francesca Abate, the young man who
was murdered near the entrance TO the
Acacia Cemetery in Ozone Park, l.. L..
last Tuesday night, was Black
Handler. Ample evidence to substan-
tiate the fact was found In his rooms at
No. 1856 Sackman street, East New York,
to-day Instead Of being the victim Of
a plot he was a plotter foiled.
Antonio Vachris, chief Of the Italian
detective bureau of Brooklyn Borough,
offers the following plausible theory to
solve the Staying Of the good. looking,
dandihed young man who'never worked:
Having threatened the lives Of certain
merchants In East New York In case
they failed to pay tribute, the har-
assed merchants contrived a trap.
They notified Abate that they would
meet his demands for tribute. They
agreed to meet him at the cemetery
gate Tuesday night. He went there with
or without confederates.
Left Weapons as Warning.
His intended victims were there, and
fell upon him with knives and axes. An
axe, an ice.pick and knife lay beside
his body as an eloquent warning to men
Of his ilk OF the sort of tribute certain
merchants Of East New York were will
ing to pay for immunity from bombs,
kidnapping and traditional methods Of
Black Hand assassination.
The murdered man was identified by
Vncenzo Gandino. his uncle. A guard
was put upon his rooms and Salvatore
Rawoitch, a young man who had
roomed with him, placed under sur
vellance. Vachris to-day ransacked
Abates effects.
The police Of this city have never
found so complete library OF what
might be specified as Black Hand
literature as that found among the be-
longlngs OF Abate. There were scores
OF books and pamphlets on how TO make
bombs, some written in Italian and
some In French There were treaties on
dynamite its manufacture and methods
for its employment for destructive pur-
poses.
Then there were half dozen vol
umes on Italian and Sicilian brgand-
age; histories Of famous brigand chiefs;
full exposition of the methods OF the
Calabrian Comori
Black Hand Literature.
There was also up-to-date literature On
The evening world., 1909-03-04

the Black Hand There was one vol
ume on HON various Black Hand bands
had terrorized merchants in the Argcn-
tine Republic. There were pamphlets on
the Brazilian Black Hand hundreds II
clippings on the workings Of Black
handlers In and about New YORK,
Chicago and other American cities.
There were sample letters OF Black
Hand threats
Here was certainly enough testimony
to construct the prel..ise that young
Abate was profoundly Interested in
modern methods of Comoristi black
mail, An inquiry into the career OF
Ahate since he took up his residancc
in East New York furnished other
threads for the weaving OF Vachriss
theory
The evening world., 1909-03-04

tug Rescue for her. The tug was I'M
able tc put out. owing to the heavy
s"ns, but sign'lIei that an effort would
be made later.
The battleships Rhode Island and Kan
sas, Off Tompk!nsville, had all their
anchors out and kept up full head Of
steam in case the anchors failed to h, l.
A barkentine and a schooner dragged
their anchors of Clifton and fouled
They set signals for help but the seas
kept relief tugs back A barkentlne
anchored on the Municipal Ferry at St
George dragged anchor during the morn
irg and called for aid. The Revenue
cutter Seneca and eight sailing vessels
off New Brighton had all their anchors
down to keep from dragging, but some
OF the vessels drifted in spite OF them.
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already coed feeling between the
South and the other sections Of the
country. My chief puJPose 10 not to
eject change In the electoral vote
OF the Southern States. That ts a sec
ondary consideration. What I look
forward to 10 an increase in tho toler-
ancs OF political views Of all kinds
South, and the existence of respect
able political opposition In every
State; even more tanh this, to an IN.
creased feeling on tho part OF all tne
people In the South that this Govern
ment Is their Government, ana thas
It's oficers In theiS STATES a-e sSs's
officers.
The consideration OF this question
cannot. however, be complete and fuil
without reference to the negro race, us
progress and its present condition, inc
Thirteenth Amendment secured them
freedom the Fourteenth Amendment
due process of law, protection OF prop.
erty and the pursuit Of happiness, and
the Fifteenth Amendment attempted to
secure the negro against any depriVa-
ton Of the privilege to vote. because he
was a negro, The Thirteenth ard Four
teenth Amendments have been gener-
ally enforced. and have secured the OBJ
Jets for which they were intended.
While the Fifteenth Amendment has
not been generally observed in the past,
IL ought to be observed. and the ten
dency OF Southern legislation to-day is
toward the enactment Of elecoral quail
fications which shall square with that
amendment or course, the mere
adoption Of a constitutional law is only
one step in the right direction. 1t must
be fairly and Justly enforced as well.
In time both will come. Hence It is
clear to all that the domination Of an
ignorant, irresponsible element can be
prevented by constitutional laws which
shall exclude from voting both negroes
and whites not having education o.
other qualifications thought 10 De nee
essary for a proper electorate, and this
Jus, policy should be pursued,
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He Never Worked.

In the nine months he lived at No
$50 SacKmah street he had never
worked, Yet lie was always literally
supplied with money. Before he came
TO Sackman street Black Hand threats
weKe unknown in that neighborhood
Colncident with his arrival there be-
gan a circulation of Matchmaking
threats. Bombs were promised those
who did not pay tribute, and Vachris
believes that tribute was paid-that IL
was paid to Abate in person and to his
agents
The youth-he was only twenty-f four
--blossomed forth In fine raiment. He
became lady killer in his neighbour
hood. He surrounded himself with an
air of mystery that made him doubly
interesting. Some of the shrewder
merchants who were paying small
sums Of tribute from month to month
began to penetrate the thin disguise
Of the sleek and oily young black
mailer. The young upstart had the
unutterable cheek 10 come into their
homes and hrt with their wives and
daughters. showering presents upon
them bought with the money extorted
by Black Hand threats
THAT was the situation" said
vachrs to-day, that drove the victims
OF Abate to plot his death. They got
together in the matter and arranged the
trap. They figured out that in killing
him off they would rid themselves Of
an unbearable burden. | have talked
with some merchants In the vicinity and
obtained Black Hand letters that feel
sure are In Abates handwriting. In a
day or SO we will be able 70 make sure
by comparisons with specimens found
IN his room.
Working Out the Plot
with all this matter on hand II is
not difficult to figure out how that
young dandy came TO his death From
month to month he Increased his de-
mands. Finally he named large sum
and named the cemetery as the place
where the tribute should be paid. His
victims went out In force to meet him.
n he had confederatcs they were
frightened away by the assassins. Then
Abate was cut out from his gang and
killed"
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Danger Has Passed.

THE danger OF the control OF an !g.
norant electorate has therefore passed
With this change. the interest which
many OF the Southern white citizens take
| In the welfare OF the negroes has in
creased The colored men must base
their hope on the results OF their own
industry, self-restralnt, thrift and bust.
ness success, as well as upon the aid
and comfort and sympathy which they
may receive from their white nelghbors
OF the South. There was a time when
Northerners who sympathized with the
negro in his necessary struggle for bet
ter conditions sought to give TO him the
suffrage as a protection, and 10 enforce
its exercise against the prevailing senti-
ment OF the South. The movement
proved to be failure. WHAT remains
| Is the Fifteenth Amendment 10. the
Constitution and the right to have
statutes OF States specifying qualihca-
tIons for electors subjected TO the test
OF compliance with that amendment.
This is a great protection 10 the negro.
It never will be repealed, ard It never
ought to be repealed
The President went on TO point out
! that laws to prevent illiterate persons
from voting which excluded negroes
inconsistent with the 18th Amendment
and was IN the direction Of good gov
eInment II was al once curb and
stimulus to the people who were not
yet fitted for the ballot.
Negro Appointments.
Passing to the question OF negro Of
Ace holders President Taft sounded the
boldly and openly hostile in Its criticism
OF the Roosevelt administration.
Speaking OF negroes. he said:,
"Encounterlng the race feeling
against them, subjected at times to
cruel injustice growing out OF II, they
may we'll have our profound symplt thy
and aid in the struggle they are max
ing. We are. charged with, the sacred
duty Of making their path as smooth
OF their distinguished men. any an
pointment to Office from among their
number. Is properly taken as an en-
courasement, and an appreciation OF
their progress, and this just policy stall
"Bhut Il may well admit Of douS,
whether, in the case OF any race, an
appointment Of one Of their number
TO- o. local ONCE ! na community in
which the race feeling is 80 wide.
spread md acute as to interfere with
the ease and facility with which the
local government business can be done
by the sppointae, IL Of sufioisnt benefit
by way Of encouragement to the race
to outweigh the recurrence and In
crease OF race feeling which suoh an
appointment Is likely to. engendsr.
Therefore, the Executive, In reoognis.
Ing the negro race By appointments
must exercise careful discretion not
thereby 10 do Il moro harm than good.
On the other hand We must b careful
mot TO encourage the mere prstsnss Of
race feeling manufactured In the In
tersss Of individual roifsieai ambition"
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EAGLEVlLLE NOTES.

Mrs. M. ID. Dwiggins, of Nashville,
spent several days here last week,
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Mary Russell, of Nashville,
has returned home after spending
some time with her sister at this
place.
Mrs. Beulah Mcdowell is visiting
Mrs. McAdoo, of Morrison street,
Nashville.
Mrs. Andrew Anderson has re-
turned to her home, Murfreesboro,
after spending some time with her
parents at this place.
Miss Sadie Russell has returned
home after a three days visit to her
grandmother, Mrs. T. G.. McCord
Mr. S. s. McCord recently pur-
chased a tract of land at Stallo, Miss,
where he and his brother, Mr.. J. D.
McCord, graduate of the Tuskegee
Normal Institute also owns and runs
a shop which has fine trade
Rev L. G. w. McCord preached at
the home of Mr.. VIII Smith Sunday,
who has been on the sick list for
some time.
Misses Jessie McCord and Annie
Belle Johnson visited Cedar Grove
Monday
Mrs. Mamie Haley and brother, Mr.
Nelson Woods, were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Johnson Sunday
The Sunday-school of the First
Baptist Church is in a 'fourishing con
dition. There was lengthy discus
sion, in which every one took interest
Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Anderson were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs Rufus
Johnson Sunday.
Little Miss Florence McCord is or
the sick list.
Miss Myrtle Williams was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs Dee Johnson Satur
day night
Mrs. Braden Stephenson, who was
married to one of Spring Hills
young men in 1908, is now the super
visor of a nicely equipped dress
making establishment in her home
town, and is doing a fourishing bust
ness. Mrs. Stephenson and her two
assistants, Mrs. Williams and Miss
Davis, are very enterprising ladies
and are thoroughly competent for the
situation, as they are some of the
leading society ladies of the town.
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HALLS HILL NOTES.

Miss Lura Jetton gave Mrs. Cora
Rucker a short call Sunday.
Mrs. Susan Mcknight and Miss Els
tella Mcknight gave Mrs. Mamie Nc
knight a call Sunday.
Misses Verna, Ada and Martha
Mcknight were the guests of Mrs
Hattie Mcknight Sunday.
Mrs. Fannie Sanders, who is teach
ing at Milton, spent Saturday at
home.
The Squirrel Hill School under
the management of Miss Mollie Leigh
was visited Friday by Prof. Carney
of Murfresboro. He gave a grant
lecture to the school which was en-
joyed by the pupils and teacher. They
wish to have him come again.
Miss Leigh spent Thursday nigh
with Mr.. and Mrs. l. j. Jones.
Mrs. Hattie Mcknight was very
sick last week, also her little daugh
ter, Essie.
The farmers were very glad to have
those few dry days and made use o
them by beginning to farm.
Miss Anna Jones went to Sunday
school Sunday.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-03-12
gLAcKMAN NOTES.

Rev. L. w. Florer, pastor of Lill-
ards Chapel, preached two very
interesting sermons during Sunday,
II a. M his text being from Exodus,
subject, Christ no respecter of per-
sons" Rev. Florer is a student in
the theological department of Walden
and his people have all reasons to
be proud of him.
The pupils of Hope School gave a
concert February % in honor of
Washington's birth. The music was
entirely confined to national airs. In
spite of the inclement weather the
house was full and the pupils showed
how we'll they had been trained to
their different parts by Miss Kirk
their teacher, and Miss Sadie Ander-
son, of Murfreesboro, who was organ
list for the occasion. The idea of the
pupils is to beautify the interior OF
their school building and they real
lied a neat little sum.
Mrs. Evaline Smith was guest OF
her daughter, Mrs. Jackson Eta, Sun
day.
Miss Lille Peoples was guest OF
her aunt, Mrs Leanna Leach of Una
last week.
Misses Sadie Anderson and Mamie
B. Williams, of Murfreesboro, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Long and the Hope School pupils
last week
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-03-12
DICKSON NOTES.

The Teachers Progressive Club
met at the home of Miss Flora Har-
din Thursday evening After a live
ly discussion of the various SUBJECTS
the club was delightfully."- entertained
with a menu of fruits and ices by the
hostess, Miss Flora Hardin, assisted
by Miss Allie B. Porter
e. G. Bell, who taught a successful
eight-months school in the northern
part of the country, returned home
last week and has opened a private
school at his home.
Mr.. ALI Crimes and daughter, Mrs
Rosa Dunn, of Kingston Springs ave
nue., are in Memphis
The Ladies Aid Society of the
M. e. Church entertained with a nice
church social in honor of DR.. Utley
the District Superintendent.
Mr.. Jim Everette, of Coalsburg, en-
tertained a few guests at dinner Mon
day in honor of DR.. Utley.
Mrs. Efiie Ramey Bib, who is Sc
riously i'll at the residence of hel
mother on Charlotte avenue, is nc
better.
Miss Essie Hall, of Centerville, is
visiting in Dickson this week