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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-27
four ALABAMA farmers
CHARGED With PEONAGE

MONTGOMERY. Ala, October 81.
Butler, Sam, Eugene and Andrew
Searcy, and Henry Shanks, all well
known and prominent farmers of
Butler and Crenshaw counties, were
arrested and brought to this city by
United States Deputy Marshal Alex
Kelly from the counties named, to
answer to the charge of peonage.
Warrants were issued on information
sworn to by United States District
Attorney e. ]. Parsons, and alleges
that the five defendants named held
Wash Gardner, a negro, in peonage
to work out an alleged Indebtedness.
The defendants were taken before
United States Commissioner John A.
Gilmore and granted a continuance
and severance of trials, the cases be-
ing set down for hearing on Nov. s.
Judge Gilmore ordered each defendant
to be held in 81 900 bond, which was
readily given.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-27
ALLEGED LOTTERY LAW
vIoLATORS MAKE BOND

NEW ORLEANS, October 27.--Joe
Pratts of st. Phillip and Rocheblave
streets, George La Bat. Priuer street,
between st. Peter and Orleans
streets; Oscar Holland, st. Ann and
johnson streets, and Albert WALTON,
Canal and Galvez streets. all chrged
with violating the lottery law, pleaded
not guilty Tuesday morning in the
second City Criminal Court. They
were arrested in connection with a
raid made on an alleged lottery es-
tablishment at 2O29 st. Peter street.
Affidavits were filed by members of
the detective force while the accused
we're served by capias by Nelson
Soock crier and deputy sheriff in the
Second City Criminal Court.
fined $50 or ninety days in Jail. The
individuals stung were John T. Null
len. John Dumas. John Clemmens,
Alex Faulkner, w. NJ. Martin. W. j.
McGlinn, white men; Sallie Connors
and Annie Mexican, negroes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-27

Mr.. j. r. Haney spoke in favor of
the new levy, especially in favor of
the park levy. He made some very
strong points, but said Mr. Conner
had talked so long that he had almost
forgotten the points he wanted TO an
swer Mr.. Conner on.
Mr.. s. e. Travis made a brief but
strong argument in favor of the in
creased levy. He said the poor men
were not kicking, but that Mr. Conner
who paid more taxes than nearly any
man in town, was dong all the kick
ing. He said if Mr.. Conner and those
who thought with him about the Trac-
ton Company would come across with
the dollars the company was assessed
at, the company would be delighted
to sell out.
Mr.. ]. r. Tally spoke against a
mill levy for park purposes. He said
it would cost him about $50 and thai
he thought he might be able to Dor
row the money, but that Hattiesburg
was not big enough for forty acres Of
park.
Mr.. r. S. Hall spoke against the
levy, advocating retrenchment in the
city's government.
DR.. Donald said the Traction Com
pany had no business to be brought
into this question. The men in the
Traction Company had been sweating
blood for two years to try to get it
working. He advocated the purchase
of the company by the city. after a
commission form of government had
been established He thought il
would be a good thing or the city to
own its public utilities. The Traction
Company could be bought out cheap
without the expenditure of a dollar in
cash.
Mr.. H. A. Camp, president of the
Traction Company said the company
would take % cents on the dollar for
its property and would take its pay
in 20-year bonds bearing six per cent
interest This was bona fide offer.
Mr. r. S. Hall moved that the meet
ing give some expression to it's sentl-
ment in regard to the proposed new
levy before adjournng.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-27
Sensible Talk.

Mr.. NJ. L. Bixler took the floor and
opposed this Mr.. Bixler said that
many of those who had been at the
meeting had now gone and an express
sion from those present would not be
fair He said if any more acrimony
was thrown into this debate it would
do Hattiesburg more harm han good.
If the expenditure of $4,000 on the
park would put the Traction Company
on a paying basis he would favor vot
ing four times that much. If the
Traction Company was broken up.
Hattiesburg would be in a fair way
to be broken up, too.
Mr. Bixler said he had been a work.
ing man himself and that there was
too much ,maudlin sentiment about
the laboring classes. What the 'peo-
pie wanted to know was if the money
for the park would be properly ex-
pended
Mr.. Bixler was loudly applauded
and the motion for an expression from
those present was laid on the table
after which the meeting adjourned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-27
Mr.. ". M. ONNER
WRITES A CARD
Hastens To Disclaim Any Intention o.
PdrposeIy Offending In Court
House Speech.

The following from Mr.. w. M. Con-
ner is self-explanatory.
Editor News,
Dear Sir-My attention has been
called to what is claimed an injustics
done a most excellent gentleman in
my talk at the court house last night.
If l have committed this offense l
hasten to honestly disclaim any in
tention of doing so purposely
81 was making comparative state
ment based upon the number of hours
put in by the laboring man, and the
number of hours that the schools are
taught daily. My understanding is
that the schools run five hours day.
My understanding is that ten hours
constitute a day for a ..Doring man
l arrived at my conclusions in this
way-if one man gets 100000 for $50
days work, five hours per day. 1t
would be equal to 80 days work of
ten hours per day--then we find $50
days work of five hours per day at
100000 for the $50 days-it equals
$11.05h per day. You see If one
should get $11.05h day for five
hours work--if he put in ten hours
per day the same as the laboring man
it would require two days-hence, he
would get $2211 for the same number
of hours.
You must not lose sight of the fact
that my statement was a comparative
one and when accepted as such there
is no question but that my conch-
sions are right. If the public did not
understand this, its no fault of mine.
Prof. Woodley think have done him
great injustice because | took his
salary as a basis to arrive at my con-
illusions. could have used the salary
of any teacher in any school and
reached the same result There was
nothing personal in anything that
said. disclaimed that then and there.
and only used him as an illustration
of point as to the inequality in what
constitutes days labor for school
teacher and the labornig man. If !
am wrong in my premises and have
done an injustice. am sorry for it.
but | am frank to confess do not see
it.
Now what | have said on the sub
ject of the two mill additional levy
has been said from honest convictions.
Those who differ with me have
right to their opinions. and / only ask
the same for myself If we differ let
us do so in brotherly love and kind
ness.
"Courtesouly Yours,
wv NJ. CONNER"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-27
MASS MEETING IS
A NEAR-FIASCO
Continued from page one.)

ton Of the opposition's reasons for
opposing the levy was as strong as 1t
could have been made from their view
point and Mr.. Conner was frequently
interrupted by outbursts of applause.
His line Of argument was practically
the same as advanced by him In his
article published in Mondays News.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Corners
talk, Mr.. d. B. Holmes asked him II
If he (Mr. Conner) had not taken a
leading part in getting the Newman
mills exempted from taxation by the
city.
Mr.. Conner replied that he had. but
that by so doing he had secured jobs
for 1000 persons who were out of
work.
Mr.. Holmes said he was under the
impression that the mills gave these
people the jobs.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-27
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given to the quail
fled electors of the city of Hatties-
burg that an election will be held
in the said city on Thursday. the 4th
day Of November. 1909, to determine
whether or not the mayor and boaru
of aldermen Of the city of Hattiesburg
shall levy a tax of fourteen (14) mills
on the dollar of the assessed valua.
ton to raise revenue for the current
expenses Of the said city for the fiscal
year, beginning October the first. 1909
and ending September Both, 1910.
This 23rd day Of October. 1909.
J. q. ARLEDGE.
J. A. BEAUMONT.
J. G. MYLrE,
Commissioners Of Election.
: 2s-l0t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-27
few NEGROES IN
ADAMS COUNTY
Are Said to be Flocking to the Cane
Fields of Louisiana and Seek
ing Employment Elsewhere.

Special TO The News
NATCHEZ Miss, October 27.-Dur-
ing the past week or ten days more
than five hundred negroes have left
Natchez AMI Adams county for the
sugar cane section of Louisiana, where
they go to help take off the crop.
There was little or no employment
for them here so they went where
work was offered. Most, If not all,
of them will return when they COM
plete their labor in the cane fields,
and as the wages for this class Of
work are always good, they will have
their pockets full of money, which
will go promptly into circulation.
There never was time in the his
tory of Adams county when the negro
population was smaller than it is now
and if a census were at once taken the
general total of the population of the
county would shoy up shortage
compared with the last census of fully
five thousand.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-27
new SPECIALTIES
|ADEVILS AUCTION
European Acts Which Will Particular
y Please Ladies and the
Children.

The Charles H. Yale Co., offer in
the Perpetual Devils Auction" of
this year number of new European
specialties which will prove particu.
larly pleasing to ladies and children.
This has always been a strong feature
of this attraction, and to this point
there has been engaged the Famous
Armstrong Electrical Ballet direct from
the Marlborough Theatre. London,
England. The scenery, mechanical,
transformation and trick changes,
have always been one Of the Devils
Auctions" strongest features, a fact
fully appreciated by its management
and not lost sight of In this twenty
nineth edition.
Quite a number Of new scenes and
effects have been prepared, notably
THE Devils Volcano" with marvellous
! electrical effects; THE Realms of
Mephisto," introducing at the finale of
this scene a most original and novel
instantaneous change to a full stage
set" representing 1.-THE Beautiful
Valley of Andoche;" two new comedy
trick scenes, THE Gates of the Castle
Morpheus" and the Magic Picture
Gallery" which, In conjunction with
the magnificent Gardens of the Man.
ikins," The Grand Tournament
Scene" The Sphinx Scene" with its
many other elaborate changes too
numerous to particularize. promise to
make the twentylninth edition Of the
perpetual Devils Auction" the most
notable production Of Its phenomenal
career.
This attraction will be at the Audi
torium tomorrow evening.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-27
HEAVY fines FOR
".LAIN DRINKS"
Nine lnebriates in Mobile Requested
to Hand Over $50 Each or Go to
Jail for 80 Days.
Special 10 The News

MOBILE. Ala. October 27.-Mon.
days session of the Recorders court
was rather lengthy and was notable
for the number of public DRINKS that
passed over the bridge of sighs. There
we're nine who had INDUCED not wise
" of the prohibited liquors. The jays
represented were just as juicy as if
nothing like prohibition existed. Each
of the accused waltzed up and ad
mitted that they had taken too much
Of the blind tiger stuff. They were
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22
Would Isesolutionize the World.

When reformers, jealous for tha
common good, seek to do away with
moral and business evils, they must
eypcct to encounter and endure the
hostility of those people who flourish
on these evils. These Interested
ones cry cut tha: business interest:
will suffer if the reform aimed :; IS
reali2edd and MANY buSin"s5 men,
accepting that statement without ~
,ce.ig," so condemn reform, be-
licving that !: is uettcr 10 &c 81 Il
evils exist rather than i!,'n.': h3,!.
ness.
1t is no doubt true, tha: Tie in;et-
ests that fatten on these evils W. Md
suffer and, temporarily, while read
iustment is taking place. some other
interests might also for time. IN.
it is not true that business as =
whole or that community suffers
by the overthrow or lessening OF evil.
Rather do they gain steadily for III
the long run evil OF any description
checks thu true prosperity Cl any
community. and of every legitimate
business. 1t is on this plct O! helping
the business interest Of the country
that the Republicans have built up
a system OF protection that amounts
to lcgalized robbery. Let us shap"
our business lives by the teachings
-, TaDt.l,ns, vino .r'ISs u
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22
The Grain Cop.

The New York Times says the
country now seems within finger.
reach OF harvesting more dollars
from more bushels than was ever
done before. II is promise, not
certainty, but the promise is as fair
and reasonable men require for the
adjustment Of their affairs. The
country has never yet harvested
5000, 900, ,QO0-bushel corn crop. This
year 1t has planted 100000 more
acres than it harvested in 1908,
which was the maximum. And the
condition is seven points better than
1t was a year ago. There seems no
question left but by how much the
record shall be beaten. And the
price Is at high level. There Is thus
a chanre that the crop will be worth
S2,OoO,O00,O00. as we'll as fair
prospect that the bushels will exceed
{, 00,000,000.
The season thus opened discourSg-
ingly for winter wheat, but 1t has
made such improvement that its con-
dition is now better than for several
recent years, and not very much be-
low the record year of 1901. If it
were not for the abandonment OF
winter-killed acres there would be
large yield Of this crop. AS it is the
shortage in breadth is recouped by
gain in spring wheat. The combined
Weld promises to be about the same
as last year, larger 1han the year De-
fore. and about the third on record.
But the price ruling makes this year S
crop the most valuable known. This
is the result OF the closeness with
which consumption has pressed upon
production, so that there is buyer
for every bushel. There will be 3d.
100000 more bushels of oats this
year, and perhaps the round billion
will be gathered for the first time.
The statement of The Times that
our farmers are rolling in wealth is
true, but because Of the robbery OF
the tariff and the spectators they
retain very little of the wealth that
they roll in" Somehow or other,
work and save as they may, very lit
tie of the great wealth they create
remain in the hands Of the farmer.
They should be our most prosperous
citizens, and would be, if 1t was not
for the fact that they are held up
by the theiving tariff laws so as they
can be robbed by the trusts, big and
little. They have to pay big tax
on everything they buy. while they
have to sell their corn, wheat, oa.s'
cotton, and all other products IN a
free market. The policy Of the Re-
publican party is to rob the creator
Of all wealth for the benefit OF the
non-producers. How. long, Oh now
long, will the farmers submit to this
condition of affair.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22
Did a Great Work.

Just fifty years nave passed since
solferino was fought. The battle IS
chiefly remembered as the final
stroke which made United Italy pos
sible. But solferino also really gave
birth to the Red Cross Society which
on hundreds Of battlefields and IN
earthquakes, epidemics and other
disasters has done so much to allie
viate suffering and the horrors OF
war.
Dunant. young Swiss tourist,
witnessed the struggle at Solferino
and he was Mortified at the lack or
supplies and attention for the wound
ed. many of whom waited nearly
week before their wounds were dress
ed. The evil was aggravated by the
bitter feeling between Austrians and
Italians which was responsible for
much hardship. The ambulances
were fired upon and surgeons were
made prisoners of war.
Dunant gathered about him some
helpers and. together, they went
around among the wounded with
fruit, tobacco and other acceptable
things, they took their names and
addrnsscs, wrote letters for them and
did many other kindly acts.
AS soon as the war was over Dun
ant wrote of what he had seen at
Solferino and then traversed Europe
to secure the support Of monaTchs
and governments to found aid So
cieties to give wounded help without
distinction of nationality and for the
naturalization Of sergeons and am
balances. At first he was regarded
as a visionary but in time he won
and bv the time the war between
Australia and Prussia broke out in
1866 the Red Cross Society was an
cflcctual organization. IFS year,
the Jubilee of his efforts at Solferino.
Dunant. row an c!d man, is being
signally honored. but his greatest
monument is the Red Cross Society
which carries on its gracious ministry
of help in all parts Of the world and
in every emergency.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22
Notice.

AT the Supervisors office. in the
city of Crangeburg, on the 31st day
of July. at II o'clock, | will let out
to the lowest responsible bidder. q
contract to build about 1850 yards
of the swamp portion of the new road
leading from Springfield to the river.
This contract will consist of con-
structng about 1900 yards Of cause
way and $50 yards Of bridge. exclu-
sive of the river bridge. Specifica-
tions can be seen at the Supervisors
Office in Orange5urg city. Any ono
desiring to go over and examine the
proposed road can do so by calling on
either Mr.. ]. j douglass or Capt.
!. Fl. Tanning. of Springfield, and let
ting his purpose be known.
The right Is hereby reserved to re-
ject any and all bids.
F. J. D. FIELDER,
Supervisor.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22
Summer Hair Dressing.

The disagreeable and repulsive od-
ors that come from the hair in sum-
mer are caused by dandruff.
DandruT Is caused by microbes
which are hard to kill but which can
be killed by Partisan Sage, the quick
acting. money-back hair tonic.
DandrufT can never be cured until
the small, aggravating and indomi-
table dandruff germ is conquered and
destroyed.
And millions Of dandruff germs
have hnan destroyed. th"nks 10 the
great scientist and dermatologist who
gave 10 the world Partisan Sage, the
oDiv real dandruff cure and hair
grower the world has ever known.
II you have dandruff, Partisan
Sage will cure you in two weeks. or
your money back.
But besides Kidding the scalp or
dandruff. Partisan Sage is guaranteed
to stop falling hair and itching Of the
scalp. It keeps the scalp cool and
clean in summer 1t Is a prime tar-
:-::.a With women ot refinement. II
makes the hair soft. lustrous and
beautiful in week, and is not sticky
or greasy.
4 larer bottle for 80 cents at j..
G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co.. who guar
an,ecs it. Sold by leading druggists
everywhere The girl with the Au-
burn hair is on every package.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22

1t is q curious physiological fact
that as a nation advances in wealth.
culture. and civilization generally.
the birth rate steadily diminishes.
This is very marked in several coun-
tries. including our own. and now
Germany shows q similar condition.
This decline first affects the wealthy
amt leisure class but in time It also
a:re cts the masses TO about the same
ext mt. Fortunately in some meas
arc this decline is offset by a decline
II ho death rate. Still the ultimate
resi- is smaller families.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22

world this would be. We could level
our forts, sink our bat.leshIps, abol-
ish our penitentiaries ana crimina!
courts, disband our armies and navies
and Danish all want and poverty from
the world and go on our way rejoic-
ing to the better world. All this and
more would como to pass, If the ma
tione of the world would embody the
principles of Christ's Sermon on the
Mount in their laws and faithfully
carry them out
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22
Notice.

On the 21st day of July, 1909,
at ten o'clock, | will let out to the
lowest responsible bidder, contract
to repair the main bridge over the
North Edisto river on the new road
leading from North to Livingston.
The right is hereby reserved to re-
ject any and all bids. The contract
will be let at the bridge.
F. ]. D. FIELDER,
Supervisor.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22
Tho Augusta Chronicle thinks tina

The Augusta Chronicle thinks that
If those trusts and corporations.
W h;ch the government has SO royalty
f"vored could see their way clear to-
ward making Il slight acknowledge
ant in return. the matter OF revenue
an! deficit could be very satisfactor-
iy settled for some time to come.
That is true, but trusts have no graf.
jtrde. Look how the Sugar Trust
flc-ccd the Government at New York
a. little while ago.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22

The Anderson Mail says: "a dis
pensary advocate in Orangeburg
County points to Anderson as town
where prohibition doesn't prohibit.
It is to laugh" IL the same issue
the mail says -four negroes loaded
up on mean liquor or some sort OF
4 substitute Monday afternoon and
drove through the Riverside mill vii
lagc singing and cursiNg at great
rate
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22

Just as dirt is said 10 be only mat
t.r in the wrong place so it may be
sid of waste that. strickly speaking,
i is not waste for which as yet no
use has been found. This is well re-
cOgnized when We think Of the many
su stances which once were consider
I'd useless and an ipcumbrancc, but
which now AS by-products are service
abl' to man and the source OF con-
sidi able revenue.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22

One Of the things in the tariff bill
objected toby President Taft Is the
high duty placed on lumber. This
saws off those so-called Democrats
who voted for that high duty and
those newspapers that has beer pat
ting them on the backs for doing SO.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22

The State says, President TAFT S
alleged ultimatum to the Republican
powers in conference recently re-
minds us of the ferocious dueiists
whu. TO save their faces before the
public. rushed upon the field of hon
or. each understanding quite well
that the pistol of the other is to be
ioadcd With paper bullet. 1t IS
all the grandstand; all to fool the
public.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22

A wise man of old said. put not
your trust i'll princes and eXper-
ience has proved that his warning
was timely. But if he, were living
N these days of representative gov
ernmert and broken political prom
ises he would say. put not your
trust. in politicians.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22

Rernitances should be made by
checks, money orders. registered let
ters, or express orders, payable to
The Times and Democrat, Orange
hurg, s. c.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22

rent, s. or 4-room
house, or three or four unfurnish-
ed rooms on first floor, either in
Orangeburg city or in any nearby
town on railroad communicating
Herewith Moderate rent re-
quired State rent. Address \.
office Times aud Democrat.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22

Happy Dust" is the name the
Charleston negroes give cocaine. If
they use It long. they will have to
ind a new, name for the drug. as 1t
will cease to make the users happy.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22

155 Acres-On the Blackyiile road,
8 miles west of Neeses, S. c. and
FIVE miles west of Salley. l. I,
acres cleared. balance In woods.
Has S-room house on place. also
tenant houses, stables, etc. Daily
mail service and telephone connec-
tions. Good price for quick sale.
Carolina Sales Agency, Orange
burg, 8. c.