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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-09
Washington. D. c., June 3

Washington, D. c., June 3.
Dear Dad:
The lobbyists are keeping In mighty
close touch with their United States
senators these days. A few days ago
| I was In the card gallery Of the SEN
ate, when Senator Foster. OF Louis
lana. was defending the sugar trust
Directly behind me sat II. t. Oxnard
OF the beet sugar annex to the sugar
| trust In front OF me sat sugary
7 looking gentleman who held in bis
hand a typewriter statement which
was a duplicate of that from which
Foster was reading. II had the fig
ures on Russian and other foreign
tariffs. and the man in front OF me
seemed more familiar with the figures
than the senator on the floor. Mean
time. Oxnard had a messenger boy
in the seat behind him, and from time
to time he scrubbed notes and sent
them by the boy to the senate floor.
Later | tried to enter Senator Bur-
rows committee room and found Ok
nard and the sugar crowd, including
F.. r. Hathaway. OF the Michigan Beet
Sugar association. in the room. The
door was opened on a crack. and l
WAS dSkeu WHAT L Wdulcu as Il iNp-
resented no special interest. and had
only a coS~ission from the people,
Apologized and withdrew.
And speaking OF defending the SUI
gar trust Did you see the play made
by Senator Burrows? He had taken
an hour or so OF the senate's time
showing how impossible 1t would ever
be to strike the guilty sugar trust
without hitting the innocent farmer
who grows sugar beets. This went al
right; but. In order to clfnch the argu
ment, il became necessary to show
that the sugar beet factories of Mich
igan are not a part Of the sugar trust
| So Burrows came TO his climax. Swell
ing his chest, and pulling out the
crescendo stop, he struck an attitude
and held up to the more or less as
tonishsd gaze OF the senate a bunch
Of yellow papers.
| What do | held In my hand?" he
Queried himself.
| "Affidavits." he answered himself.
| From whom" he urged himself tc
tell.
From the directors OF the beet su
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-09

tive order was made including a pro
vision OF 40 cents extra for each
bandsman for playing at the White
House grounds. During the Mckin
ley regime the gates were closed most
OF the time, but were opened at noon
TO permit the employs OF the state
war and navy building 10 take short
cut through to the treasury and the
cars. This practice was continued By
the Roosevelt administration, as were
the Saturday summer concerts be-
tween 5 and p. m. II is in abandon
ing these latter concerts and assign
ing the band to the speedway" or
Potomac drive, that the White House
grounds have been finally closed to
the public. Both the music and the
privileges OF the grounds are missed
greatly by Washington people.
Rememb ering the efforts OF Billy
Lorimer TO serve the beef trust in
knitting the pure food law-remember-
ins that as a typical instance Of the
many similar things for which Billy
stands-the people must credit the Al
drich account with another vote. And
yet there is a small measure OF con-
ISOLATION in the thought that he Is no
worse than his predecessor, Hopkins.
Sincerely.
RATH.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-09
THE Man
Who Stole
The Earth"
By W. Holt White
CHAPTER LxviII.-(contInued)

CHAP IEH LNvIIl.-(Contlnue
We shall have to make a cast"
And he began to make wide sweep
In the "Di."
Once, long before they could sight IL,
they heard the toot of motors horn.
II took them some minutes anxious
search to get sight Of the motor car.
And then they gave chase.
In ten minutes they overhauled her
and put down, but they recognized at
once II was not the car they sought
The occupants of the motor were
evidently in a panic. for they brought
the car to a standstill and, jumping
Strong laughed q little contempt.
uously at their cowardice. and put the
"Di" about
1T Is no Use wasting further time.
he said. We must get back to Bonn.
berg with all speed we can. I have no
desire TO have reports OF further bung-
ling in my absence"
Driving the "Di" at the best speed
they could get out of her they reached
Bomberg before noon. and Strong i'm
mediately went to the palace.
Hertz greeted Strong at the gates.
and on inquiring after the czarevitch.
he learnt that that interesting young
parsonage had TO some extent recov.
cred his equanimity and was now the
close companion OF Miss Hunt.
Before, however, he went up TO the
room which had been hastily convert
ed into nursery, Strong summoned
General Martel and NJ. Stalvan and re.
ceived their reports.
The city. 1t appeared had settled
down into almost complete confidence
In the existing state OF affairs, and for
the first time since Strong had enter.
ed into possession OF his new king.
dom the people were following their
ordinary avocations.
Going to the telephone. he spoke to
Langley on the balloon ground. who
reported that all three aiYships were
now practically complete. Strong also
got the good news that In the few
spare moments he could snatch Lang.
ley had succeeded in applying his lat.
est Improvement 20 the wireless. SO
that they could now get messages
through 10 London direct.
Therefore. with his heart a great
deal lighter for the reason that all was
going we'll Strong went along the cor
ridor 10 the spacious room, In which
he found the youthful czarevitch gam.
boiling with Miss Hunt.
Miss Hunt was on her knees. with
her hair tumbled about her face, and
the future car Of all the Russias was
obviously under the impression that
she vas a bear which must be slaugh.
tered.
She scrambled up as Strong entered,
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and walked toward him with flushed
cheeks. The baby grabbed at her
skirts and hid his face In them when
he beheld Strong For Strong was
the bad. wicked man who had taken
him away from his mamma the day
before.
The small boy indeed would have
howled but for the fact that Miss Hunt
picked him up and instantly comfort
ed him.
You seem TO be getting on very
we'll with the youngster," he said i.
Yes" said Miss Hunt. I'VE are the
best OF friends. Indeed. am privil-
eyed to call him Nicky."
Then Strong's face grew grave. He
was now compelled TO ask the ques-
ton which he had deliberately put of
from asking until he had cleared up
the business that called for his first
attention.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-09
Intimate Correspondence
From w ashington
BY RATH

gar factories of Michigan he re-
yealed.
And what are they about?' he
pressed himself to tell.
About the ownership OF the beet
sugar factories" he consented TO dis
close.
And then, with all the wind In the
| bellows. and all the volume or the
base and second keyboard. he Just let
the senate have 1t. Just hurled the
SANDER back at the teeth OF the
well OF everybody everywhere. There
wasn't, isn't, couldn't be and never
might be any such thing as an al
lance between the sugar trust and
the beet sugar people. Amen.
But ii appeared the next day, on
careful examination Of the record, that
the affidavits were all from the fac
tories which never have been suspect
ed Of being owned by the sugar trust.
There was no affidavit-no sworn word
about the six big factories which
dominate the business, and whose
stock is held in trust by a man named
Warren-or is II Warner-in the In
terest of the sugar trust
Come. cheer up, julius Caesar Bur
lows. Ht Qdy Vi hluuCi bdiSCh POiA-
tics Is nearly over.
For the first time since 1854 the
White House grounds are entirely
closed to the public. refer TO the
grounds which lie south OF the presi
dents residence. The small yard
fronting Pennsylvania-ave. Is an open
runway, and always has been. The
grounds TO the south are very beauti
full. They are filed with trees and
shrubs and flowers OF all kinds. and
have an historic fountain. A big fence
runs all around, but there are gates
at the eastern and western entrance
to the White House. Up TO the time
of the Cleveland administration II
was the custom 10 leave these gates
open. The coming OF the Cleveland
children made 1t necessary, In the in
terest of privacy and security, to have
these gates closed. But once a week
namely, every Saturday, the grounds
were thrown open TO the public and
the people of Washington came anf
listened 10 the Marine band, ant
strolled about the grounds. This Gus
tom dated from 1854, when an execu
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-09
From Another Point of View

s. This Is tag day. you're it.
his
hitherto supposed focious disposition
eas-
Depew chauneys
II don't it. follow the advice
N to Imprisonment for
stealing 81 cents Presume he wishes he had made dollar
prescribing the patients pocketbooks
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-09
MOST ANYTHING

sugar stocks. and $l5,000.O 900 in the
Bank OF England. Kaiser William.
too. has large railway and real estate
investments this side the. creek.
IL you marry into the army In Ger.
many or Austria, you've got to pay for
IL. A girl who marries a lieutenant
has to nave $1,000. Captains come
lower. majors and colonels lower still
You can get a general pretty cheap
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-09
xzke Up! They
Are Taking Your
Slices Off Your Feet
4 Shoe Trust 10 Threatened In
= This Country, but Possibly.
Aster All, u Would Come
- Blessing In Die
ouise.

au''' at the high prioss which the beef
We change building lumber
tsst hna the building Of beyond reach.
We make clothing double cloth
slothhs trust
We might get along stockings stocking
But when it SHOES have question
Of health involved
hope then day o. far distant
connection, though with alarm the possibility
Of bill provide that the
present day hides and the tariff leather
be increased.
Under the monopostc influence hides
packers trust has already made great Roadway
now controls directly per hides
country
Indirectly reasonably certain that largo part
the As per cent Of
make its monopoly Of the material Of eshsz still
plete recently gone into the hide buying business.
Thus independent left with only restricted
ply of material
would have chance compete with the packer
the price Of leather would be likely be reasonable
however certainty Of fair and reasonable for
leather leather put the free list
packers monopoly already far that it
question very when free hides without free leather
would shoe manufacturers and other
leather.
These manufacturers and Of
high tarn ID gong 10 De-
They probability of gigantic trust controlling the beef
packing tanning manufacturing industries Of the
country
They see public
when factories ARE closed
By ownership control through community of interest and by
tanning packers
in tanning that difficult locate indie
pendent tanneries
than 80 anneres said to be under Armour Swift
Morris control.
less extent the beef packers trust also connected with the
tanning Of upper leather.
The fight fight the part
of the independent tanneries
ExGov Douglas manufacturer
diets that the duties continued
longer not only monopoly tanning industry by the
Amou complete but the boot and shoe industry will
then be part foseed and nourhed beef trust
Independent 20 cent for
leather will its trust competitors and live
The handicap is too great
Then there monopoly the production Of shoes and
killed the Is cent duty shoes will be-
come this will be advanced
20 to % per foreign prices probably above
people continue shoes reasonable
they their and representatives vote for free
hides and free leather
Let your representative your hear from
people in this country who shoes
congress going tell them that they must for them
the beef trust want when
has monopoly business then the beef trust represented
the Pnroses the Adhes and the Cnnon
Is GREATER THAN THE PEOPLE.
the high tariff on duty leather IS
INCREASED SHOE TRUST the people Of this
country that they voted last fall higher for
8 their shoes
Just possibly q would be a good thing.
Maybe people up they compelled bare
foot in winter.
n -
Il
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-09

Cincinnati announces its team will
play baseball at night. II they played
the game daytimes. they'd be nearer
the top in the National league race.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-09

Il suppose" he said. that you have
no news from Diana?"
None whatever" said Miss Hunt.
Langley tells me-" said Strong.
that he can now reach London d.
rect. That means that we should be
able 10 reach Paris direct. but. unfort-
unately, seeing that the king has pos.
sessed himself of Diana's instrument.
the Invention SO far Is of no use to
ma"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-09
Wednesday. June 9.
1909

Before q small but decorous cou1
pany in the clustered atmosphel,
of the Detroit Museum Of Art-i{
self memorial to the public spir1
and culture of two Newspaper pub
fishers, William H. Brearlsy and
James E. scripps-they are soinl
to say few words Tuesday after
noon about the setting up Of Ia
first printing press in the Territor!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-09

Thus far in an age Of extortion
through combination we have been
spared a shoe trust.
That is a fact certainly to be
thankful for.
, We can get along without sugar
in our tea under the high price
imposed by the sugar trust.
We can got along with less mea,
at the high prioes which the beei
trust has made.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-05
Election Of Teachers for the BrOOkhaven
Graded Schools.

The election of teachers by the
board of trustees of the Brookhaver
Graded School Monday evening for
the term of 19O9-'10, resulted as
follows:
A. B. Schauber, assistant princi-
pal: Miss Helen Huntley, Miss
Joicie Smith, Miss Eunice Anding
Miss Annie Burns, Miss Matte
Purser, Miss Mary Hobbs, Miss
Emily Jones. Miss Anna Jones,
Miss Rubye Atwood, Miss Ada
Sumrall. Miss Olive Lipscomb,
Miss Rubye Newman; Miss Lula
Ragsdale, EIocution; Miss Belle
Bowen, Music; Mrs. j. H. Will
loughby, Voice. Prof. T. P. Scott,
as principal, holds over under a
former election
Miss SumralI Miss Newman and
Miss Lipscomb are the new mem
bers of the faculty, all the others
being reelected. 1t is learned by
The Leader that Miss Huntley,
though re elected, will not serve
another year. having decided to
accept a position in the faculty OF
the Canton school.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-05
CIRCUIT COURT AT MEADVILLE.
Or. Newman and Ills Three Sons Indict.
ed for the Murder Of Cornelius
Prichard.

Messrs Hiram Cassidy and War
rem McNair. members of the Brook.
haven bar, spent Monday in Mead
willie in attendance upon the Frank
lin Circuit Court. which convened
that day. Mr.. Cassidy returned
to Brookhaven Monday evening.
and Leader representative learned
from him that no great excitement
was apparent on the surface from
the shooting affray week ago, in
which young Cornelius Byrd Prich-
ard lost his life and four other per-
sons were wounded.
Mr.. Cassidy said that Judge
Wilkinson made no direct refer
ence in his charge to the Meadville
killing, but referred in general
terms to homicides having occurred
in the county since the last term
of court, and admonished the jury
to indict IN all such cases if the
testimony brought before them
warranted such finding.
The Judge referred to certain
reports current in regard to dere-
LECTION of official duty by Sheriff
Jones, and charged the jury if
these reports, upon investigation,
were found to be correct. it was
their duty to indict the sheriff.
One of these reports was to the
effect that Sheriff Jones had neg
lected or failed to use due diligence
to prevent the impending difficulty
by arresting, disarming and plac.
ing the hostile parties under peace
bonds before the shooting stage
was reached, and that after the kill
ing, when the Newmans had been
nominally arrested and lodged in
Jail, they were not disarmed and
even allowed to carry the Jail key,
as well as retain their arms.
Hardy Magee, Of Veto, was ap-
pointed foreman of the grand jury.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-05
The Expert Accountants BaffIed.

Brook haven, May, "A second
difficulty has arisen in the way OF
Fl. E. Goodlng and Charles ].
Moore, the expert accountants sent
here by Gov. Noel two months ago
to audit the books of the county
officials, the first having been the
objection to recognizing their au-
thority by Deputy Revenue Agent
L. F. Chiles, who was himself en-
gagged at the time in checking up
the books of the county auditor,
tax collector and treasurer. When
Deputy Chiles finished his work and
gave the special auditors of the
Governor the opportunity to pro-
ceed, they did SO, but they are now
having trouble about obtaining pay
for their services. The Board of
Supervisors, after hesitating for a
month and questioning their au-
thoEity under the law to make an
allowance for this object on, the ad-
vice of the Attorney General de-
cided by vote of three to two of
its members at yesterdays meeting
to allow the experts $409 as part
payment for their services. To-
day, however, R. w. McNair, the
clerk of the board, and chancery
clerk of the county, acting on the
advice of counsel, notified the
Board of Supervisors and Messrs.
Moore and Goodlng that he would
not Issue his warrant for the sum
allowed unless compelled to do so
by mandamus proceedings. The
special auditors have so far submit
ted no written report of their find
ings. Their work is incomplete
and no one seems to know definite
ly when such report may be expect
ed nor what it will contain. Mean
while the department of the State
revenue agent, through Deputy l..
F. Chiles, is giving all Lincoln S
chief county officials a clean bill of
health and is still questioning the
law and the necessity for such an
investigation. as the special audi
tors have been engaged in. This
latter investigation was due pri-
marily to recommendation Of the
last grand jury.-Times Democrat
Special.
The above is concise statement
of the attempt to have special
auditing of the books of the several
county officials by expert account
ants. At the meeting Of the Board
of Supervisors this morning, the
Board passed an order reconsider
ing the allowance of $409 made yes
terday and all members voted for
the reconsideration except Seper-
visor Rrister.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-05
THE KINGS DAUGHTERS.
Ninth Annual Convention Of Mississippi
Branch Meets in BrOOkhayen
Next Tuesday.

The ninth annual convention of
the Mississippi Branch of the
Kings Daughters will convene in
8rookhaven next Tuesday, 18th
inst, and continue its sessions
through Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, of next week. The daily
sessions will be held at the Metho-
dist Church beginning at $3.50
Tuesday evening.
The coming of the noble Christ
tian women of this benevolent or
ganization, from all over Mississip-
pi, should be hailed as benedic-
tion to our entire community, and
their presence be graciously well
coined by all.
The Leader will publish the Con-
vention program in detail in It's
Saturdays issue.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-05
Irwin Smith Surrenders.

irwin Smith the young man who
shot into the house of H. G. Dykes
near Auburn a few weeks ago and
severely wounded Mr.. Dykes young
daughter, came into town this
morning with his father, Jas. K.
Smith, and voluntarily surrendered
to the sheriff. He waived pre-
liminary trial before Justice Butler
and was placed under bond of
$1,000, for his appearance at Circuit
Court. Joe Thomas, the young
man who was with him at the time
of the shooting and started the
trouble, has been arrested in Louis
lana and Sheriff Greer went down
today to bring him back.
The young girl who was shot is
gradually recovering from her
wounds.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-05
The Newmans and Sheriff Jones Indicted.

MeadvilIe, Miss, May 3.-After
hearing the charge of Judge H.
M. Wilkinson, in which he said
there might be facts to prove that
Sheriff R. L. Jones had not done
his duty in connection with the
Newman-Pritchard killing, the
grand jury this afternoon brought
two indictments against the sheriff
for refusing and neglecting to per-
form his official duties. He was i'm
mediately taken into custody and
placed under $500 bond in each
case. Bond was made at once.
After making this report, the
men retired and soon reported that
they had found true bills against
DR.. A. M. Newman, Eugene New
man, E. w. Newman, Lenox New
man and Monroe Newman, charg-
ing them with the murder of e. B.
Pritchard, just a week ago. The
Newmans will probably be ar
raigned tomorrow.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-05
Night Robbers Operating Again.

Thieves were operating again
Sunday night, but failed to get any
booty as far as can be learned.
They are known to have visited the
homes of Mrs. Rosa Berger, Rev.
7. ]. Leggett and A. B. Middleton,
in the Fourth Ward, and E. H.
Wentworth, in the First, but failed
to get in except at Mr.. Leggett' S.
At Mr.. Leggett's the visit was
made early, when the family were
out walking. The thief. who was
white man, took advantage of this
fact, entered room through win
dow and turned on the light and
was proceeding to search the con-
tents of the room for valaubles.
when Mr.. Leggett's young son re-
turned to the house. and frightened
him off. The same man is suppos-
ed to have visited Mr. Middleton Is
nearby, as Mrs. Middleton discov-
cred white man TRYING to open a
back window about s O. clock, called
her husband and frightened him
off. The Wentworth home was
visited about II o'clock.
City Marshal Blue and Constable
Hoskins got on what they regarded
as warm trail of the thieves
Monday night, believing they were
working their way north. They
notified the Marshal OF Wesson to
be on the watch for them and took
the night train themselves for Haz-
lehurst to try to intercept them
there, but their effort proved vain.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-05
OIympians and Athenians.

The anniversary celebration OF
the Athenian and Olympian literary
societies of the Public Graded
School took place last Wednesday
evening in the school building. An
excellent program consisting of
music and contests in elocution and
defamation together with the an
nual debate made an evening full
of interest. The subject for de-
bate was, Resolved, That the Right
of Suffrage be Extended Women"
Misses Pearl Harris and jamie
Magee, representing the Olympians
and Miss Josie Smollen and Mr..
w. P. King the Athenians. The
papers showed careful study of
the question that has developed the
strenuous 'sutfragette." The
question was won by the Olympians
and Miss Josie Smollen won the
debate medal.
In defamation, the contestants
were Matthews Ard, of the
Olympian society, and George
Ritchie. of the Athenian society.
Matthews Ard was declared the
winner.
In elocution. Miss Aileen Ted
ford, of the Olympians. won over
Miss Ivy Cato, of the Athenians.
The stage was decorated appro-
priately and attractively in the
society colors of green and white,
and yellow and white. The
OIympian yells were an amusing
feature of the evening, ably and
vigorously led by Rupert Magee,
while Victor Maxwell proved a
valiant competitor in the Athenian
enthusiasm displayed.
The evening reflected credit upon
the Institution.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-05

Hon. {. Hooker Magee. Of SUM
NIT, spent Sunday II Brookhaven.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-05

Rev. j. 4: Price, of Norfield,
left Monday to spend few weeks
at Dallas, Texas, for the benefit of
his health. Bro. Price is a suffer-
|er from nervous prostration and his
physician has prescribed for him a
month or two of absolute rest.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-05

The many friends Of Or. b. w.
Jones here and elsewhere in the
county. join the Courier ia extend
ing congratulations on the honor
conferred Oh him BY the Mississippi
Medical Association at Jackson last
week BY making him president
The honor was worthily bestowed
Hazlehurst Courier.