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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-11-10

the United States Whst OF ~
Has lie Fifteenth Amendment any
Thing about & lha, we need respect
Was Il bot amed at us as a malignant
war-measure2 Is It not a monument
to lie Triumph Of those who conquered
us2 Does 6 not remind US Of the
downfall 81 ihe Southern Conlederacy
ihe Devastation Of our country, the
burnm q orr cities, and the efforts to
pot blck heels upon white necks ?
Why should ilbase any sanciiy 10
DIR ewes?
Le us pass slraighl-oui dislranchise.
meni laws, and dail telling the world
Fes. either 10 the statme-books, 10 edi-
toria.s or II stump speeches. Let us
come out with The whole truth. and
pai New England upon notice tha,
this IS q white man S country, and the
white man intends to rule it, Let us
tell hem plainly and boldly that no.
body But white men shall vote or hold
office. and then ask then what they
are going 70 Do obonlit
Oi course. they will tell you that The
Supreme Cour. q he United States
wii declare he Law unconstitutional.
ltis not certain that the Court would
SO decide The Fifteenth Amend.
ment IS Of doubtful legality, even IN
the minds Of the Northern people.
Southern iurists, Of the Grsl-class,
unanimously hold that it was nevel
proposed or adopted according to the
quirements Of the Constitution.
Bat suppose The Supreme Court
does decide in favor Of the niggers,
who is to enforce its decision why
pay any attention to IL? Il has been
ignored, de6ed, scornlully brought to
naught time and again. What Mr..
Jefferson did. we can do; what
Andrew jackson did, we can do; what
Abraham Lincoln did. we can do.
The Supreme Court is utterly
powerless TO enforce its will, in such
a case. President lail even il he
thought the law authorized hita 70 use
the national troops. wouldn't dare to
do It. He knows perfectly well thal
this country is rocking with revolution.
sry tendencies riget now. He knows
that the world movement Of the under.
classes is lelt here, just as it is felt in
England, in France, in Italy. in Spain
and in Hindustan He wouldn't dare
to attempt a thing Of that sortl He
knows that the entire South would
spring up. as one man. for its rights.
In the time Of George M. Troupe
John Quincy Adams, who hated The
South with venomous intensity, anc
who was a very crafty politician
lcame to the conclusion that he couldn'
afford to ask the country to sustain
him in a fight against Georgia in be-
bali Of the red men. When Cover,
nor Troupe put the machinery in
readiness to resist the Federal sol.
diers, the President backed down
and the triumph Of Georgia was com.
plete. In that case. the Supreme
Court decided against Georgia. and
President Andrew jackson said
John Marshall has made his decision
now let him enforce il"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-11-10

Most dis6euring skin eruptions,
scrolula, pimples. rashes. etc. are due
to impure blood. Burdock Blood Bit
ters is a cleansing blood tonic. Makes
you clear-eyed. clear-brained. clear
skinned.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-11-10

Feel Ianguid weak. run down
Headache? Stomach of - Just e.
plain case Of lazy liver. Burdoek Boga
BiHers tones liver and stomach, pro-
NOTES digestion. puri6es the blood
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-11-10
Fall and Winter Fashion !
i'm ALL DEPARTMENTS

The making opening
Fall and Winter embraces Wraps,
Fabrics Gloves discriminating
zecd to the end that whatever this admittedly
eor believe always characteristic
purchases gyy maintained The
department. the countrv's ceuers.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-11-10

Tag every bale you have lelt and
on it write 20 cents or Sl00 per
ball" and i you do not sell any in 50
days. there will be 8 buyers for every
bale at that price.
The merchants mark ihen goods
why not YOU?
am a resident ol Lee county,
Mississippi, and will lead every far
mer in this county $50 on every ware
house receipt for a bale Of cotton.
Business is war Cotton is the best
breastworks and flags in ,he world
Rally round the Gag and ESD every
man who tries to storm our breasi-
works.
Yours for the South and the y. S. A
w. H. ARMSTRONG.
January, New Orleans l42I
January. New York 1925.
A decline Of nearly 1 cen since
last Tuesday
Date, Nov. 5. 1909.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-11-10

Let every Legislature in DiMeland
pass plain, simple law restricting
voting and dGct-holding to white
males Of twenty-one years OF age. and
over. You tell me that such laws will
be in violence Of the Constitution Of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
TAFT'S PROGRAM NEW LAWS
He WANTS TO GIVE Us

from the big tariff taxes that, with
all other people, they have to pay.
ing a plan to recoup ship owners
s. Postal savings bank.
6. A conservation law defining
the powers of the president and
secretary OF the interior. and pro-
viding for the disposition OF govern.
ment coal lands, forests. water
power and semi-arid districts.
z. Central bank legislation.
These are the subjects which
President Taft will discuss In his
annual message to congress. In
some cases he will make specific
recommendations; In others he will
merely pass the subject up to the
legislative branch.
The Ballinger-Pinchot contro.
versy has determined President
TAFT to bear down heavily on the
conservation issue. He will call at
tention in his message to the neces-
sity for a federal statute clearly de-
filming the powers OF the secretary
of the interior and other branches
OF the executive to conserve the
public domain. He will urge that
q bill pass at this session OF con.
-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

of q grievance over working sched-
is in st. Paul at the present time
demanding considerable change in
the working plans in vogue ON
nearly every railroad In the United
States. Members of that union
could not tell a complete list Of
their grievances today, but it
seems that the principal one per-
tains to their members working in
the tunnels along the various
roads. This grievance must be set
tied by December z.
RUNNING LOCAL FREIGHT.
With the aid of the strike-break-
ers, the Great Northern is running
It's locals and few of its through
freights today, but no perishable
goods are being received for ship
ment, and all carload lots of I'M
perishable merchandise is made
subject to delay.
The Northern Pacific Is running
its local trains In an dout of Spo-
kane, Frightening the situation
little In the country tributary to
Spokane There are many of the
small towns in the outlying dis
tricts and over the farming regions
clustered about Spokane which
would suffer more than Spokane
should the railroads not be able to
run an occasional local freight to
replenish their grocery and other
merchandise supplies.
No move has vet been made by
the Northern Pacific to close any
of its shops, as local officials de-
clare that In their belief there Is
sufficient work to be done in their
shops to keep the workmen In
them busy throughout the switch
mems strike. Trains that are now
being run out of Spokane over the
Northern Pacific are being made
up by the yard officials, occasion
ally helped by the call boys.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
CUNNINGHAM
HEARING IS
BEGUN HERE
SPOKANE MEN INTER-
ESTED In COLOSSAL
LAND CLAIM.

With the $50, ooo, 900 Cunningham
coal claims in Alaska as the prize
at stake, the second sitting of the
government land office inquiry into
the alleged fraud in connection
with the entry of the claims began
here this afternoon in the federal
building.
The representatives of the gov
eminent will make no statement as
to the progress of the case in sup
port Of the charges, but those who
have followed the hearing closely
say that the government is making
good and that it will be difficult
task for the entrymen to finally
pass muster on the claims.
MAY LAST TEN DAYS.
Attorney John P. Gray of Wal
lace, Idaho, one of the associate
counsel for the claimants, today
said that the entrymen were salts
fled with the progress of the hear
ing and felt that the facts would
finally justify the government in is
suing the required patent.
The Spokane hearing may con-
tinue week or 10 days, owing
largely to the speed to be attained
in the examination of Witnesses.
From here the hearing will adjourn
to Wallace, Idaho. and thence to
Minneapolis and Cleveland. In the
hearing in Spokane some 12 or Is
entrymen living in Spokane and the
Inland Empire will be called. and
the duration of the hearing will be
determined by the time taken In
the examination of each witness.
The governments case rested at
lContinued on Page Two.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

cling salesman, arrived here yes
terday only to discover that he had
left a roll of bills containing more
than $1,000 beneath a pillow in the
room of hotel at Payne, o.
Bailey communicated with the
Payne hotel man quickly and was
relieved to learn that his cash was
awaiting him there. He took the
next train to the Ohio town and re-
covered his money.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

CHICAGO. Dec. al love to
sew buttons ON my pants; ! sew
them on my sons pants, too" says
Prot. r. K. Blount of the Robert
Waller high school. no man ought
to make valet of his wife, and
thate what the majority Of men
are doing"
Tie ether day Mrs. Anna Il.
Blount. who is a practicing physi-
cians In an address before club Of
Oak Park women said she made
her husband sew on his own but
tons when he busted" them off.
1rGay Professor Blount said she
did Nothing of the sort; that he
sewt6 them on because he wanted
to. He does II for ethical reasons.
and SO does his eldest son, Walter.
Earf sBlount. who is only old
enough to scramble around the
housa and swallow buttons when he
finds them, isn't mature enough to
&raAp principles of ethics, so Papa
Blount sews buttons on his attire,
too.
In explaining why men should
learn to sew. Professor Blount
said: Men should not make slaves
OF women. They should make their
wives as happy as possible. No
wife can be happy who has to
spehd her time sewing. II Is no
trouble for men to mend their
linen and sew on buttons and give
the women Of the household time
to Improve their minds and make
home happy and cheerful. Every
man likes his wife to be cheerful
and entertaining. She can't do this
Ia she has to spend all Of her time
sewing and mending,"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
(By United Press.)


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Jim Coffroth's mysterious
message from New York, in which he stated that Tex
Richard who is allied with Jack Gleason would get the
Johnson eres match and that he is satisfied is believed
here to but thing and that is that the local pro-
moter is in on the deal.
Coffroth went into the affair with his eyes open and
even if he outbid bound to have in his
hand In entering the combination with Gleason it safe
that agreement covered everything and that
wherever Gleason went, Coffroth went with him.
There who affect to believe that Cofroth really
did the match for himself and that by doubling
up with Gleason playing his trump card.
It understood that Promoter Coffroth in the
deal with Richard and Gleason and that the fight will be
held in San Francisco
The fighters gurging big income from the moving
pictures and is understood that the share in
the receipts was big factor in the decision
The only positive decision as to the location OF the fight
forth in the bid when stated that the battle must
be held in California, Nevada or Utah.
Tom McCarey of Los Angeles claims that deal was
framed up against him. and that he would have had
chance against the combine" matter what his bid
might have been.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
MAN HUNT in
GREAT DESERT

BAKERSFIELD, CAL, Dec. a.
AnotheA Imam hunt in the great Mo-
jave d Esft started today.
Posses are on the trail of a man
named Clarity who killed Hamilton
Proctorin store at desert sta
ton called Little Lake. Clarity en-
tered fbei store to purchase can
de-. He protested against paying
five cents for it. Proctor "joshed"
Garrity about the matter. Clarity,
it is claimed, drew a revolver and
killed Proctor
A reward of 5000 is offered for
Garrity's capture.
There have been a number OF
shooting scrapes at Little Lake.
which is station located on rocky
hill near Owens lake.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
BY gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-Presi-
dent Taft's legislative program for
the coming session of congress is
embraced under the following
heads:
l. Amendment of the interstate
commerce law along the lines of
his Des Moines speech. The net
result will be to add machinery and
diminish results.
2. Amendment of the antitrust
law along lines not yet indicated.
9. Reorganization OF the bureau
OF corporations. taking away some
OF the powers OF that bureau and
transferring them to a department
OF prosecutions under the jurisdic-
ton OF the attorney general
4. Ship subsidy Legislation. Be-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
SECRET MARRIAGE REVEALED BY
SECRET SUIT FOR A DIVORCE

OAKLAND, George Dicckmann, -Iilnonaire
teller the Security Bank Trust
Deckmann secretly married
Redwood City year their friends nothing of the
marriage until learned today that divorce suit
had been filed Mrs Deckmann Even the father of the bride
the dark the marriage and he
nothing off until divorce
his notice
February They Immediately
Mrs Dieckmann the home mother
Edward Wade San Pablo Deckmann
the home of his father They Redwood
by the mother of Deckmann strongly
of the match.
Dieckmann a known pen and ink artist
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
THE LOCAL
FRE|GHTS
RUNNING
ARE NO NEARER
A SETTLEMENT
TROUBLE MIGHT END iF THREE
CENT PER HOUR RAISE
SHOULD BE GRANTED.

Strike-breakers are being hired
by the Great Northern Railway
Co. here today as rapidly as they
can be secured, to take the place
OF the striking switchmen, who
practically tied up freight traffic
from st. Paul to the Pacific coast.
Northern Pacific officials declare
they are not yet hiring any sub
stitutes, and II Is believed that they
will not do so until forced to IL
by q continuance Of the troubles
over longer period than Is at
present expected. =
JHREE-cENT PROPOSITION.
Should the railroad companies
offer three-cent per hour raise to
the switchmen, 1t Is believed that
the trouble would end, as 1t is the
belief 70 some members of the
Switchmen's union that no strike
would have been called had the
railroads come half way" with
them in the first place. AS 1t was
they offered to compromise the
grievances by promising them a
raise OF two cents per hour pro
rata. However, 1t is doubtful IL
the switchmen will listen to a set
Element proposition that does not
modify or do completely away with
the rigid physical examination and
the age limit to which they are
subjected at the present time.
1t is not yet certain that the
entire membership of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and
Engineers will not be called out on
strike before the Switchmen s
union troubles are ended, because
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
LINING UP FOR
THE STRUGGLE
ON CONSERVATION
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec.
2.-Supporters of the Roose-
welt Pinchot conservation pol
Icy realize today that their
fight in congress will be cen
tered In the house committee
on land.
Congress convenes Monday,
and both sides are lining up
for the most important contest
of years.
The foes of the Roosevelt
Pinchot policy will undoubted-
ly attempt to bury the matter
in a committee pigeonhole.
Speaker Cannon is said to
have an understanding with
Representative Mondell of Wy
Oming, who Is chairman Of the
lands committee. Mondell
owns great amount of wy
oming land.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

Editor Spokane Press--In your
issue Of Monday you quote editor
tally from an eastern correspondent
who signs herself "Girl," and who
writes the editor about his COM
planning against the women taking
the meme places in the shop and Of
flee, and she says, to her, the ques-
ton is amusing and answers Il with
another question which Is not anus.
ing by any means, "Why don't the
men marry US"
That Is question indeed to puz.
zle her brain. but the answer Ia
one. apparently, that she has never
considered, but to the average
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

SWEATED AND JAILED
The boys were taken to the pro.
baton office last night, where
they were sweated by Prosecuting
Attorney Pugh. Locked up over
night in a room next to the Jail,
the boys were brought forth this
morning and once more closely
questioned by Prosecutor Pugh.
This Afternoon the youngsters will
be taken before Judge Hinkle for
an examination on a juvenile delin
quency charge.
The eight small newsboys, some
of them appearing to be little more
thar eight years of age. each
proudly wearing an |. w. w. but
ton and claiming membership in
the organization. were herded into
the probation office this morning.
With towsled heads and toes show
ing from their shoeless feet. the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

young man of today there Is not an
amusing feature about II, and is a
most serious question to ponder.
1t Is too true that the men of
today do not marry as readily as
did their fathers. DO you think for
a moment that they are less loving
or less tender hearted? Do you
think that the girls of toda yare
less beautiful and attractive than In
the old days? The young men are
Just as anxious to be loved as they
ever were. and longs for a home
and little wife and Riddles Just as
his father did,
Why, then, do they not marry
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
FTERNOOn SESSION Of
THE CUNNINGHAM TRIAL

Miles B. Moore of Walla Walla the last territorial
bvernor Of Washington occupied the stand during this
|ternoons session of the Cunningham coal lands in
tiry.
Governor Moore testified to having become interested
1903 in the coal proposition and having in connection
Eth some Spokane men hired Cunningham to work up
(e proposition at salary of 5000 per month.
The witness said that he had gone to Salt Lake with
birmingham and visited the offices of the American
melting Refining company with view of interesting
lem in the transportation and marketing of the coal
(e certificate showing payment of the entry fee had
ben issued.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
KILLS HER DEFAMER.
THEN SELF IN STREET

Witnesses say they heard Mrs.
Reed upbraid Evans fer making dis
paraging remarks about her. In
reply, Evans is said to have
sneered.
Mrs. Reed then drew a revolver
from beneath her skirts and shot
her defamer., Before bystanders
could interfere she had ended her
own life.
The double killing took place in
front of the Eudora State bank. and
several stray shots from the wom-
ans revolver entered the banking
rooms.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
NIGHT BULLETINS

ST PAUL, Neutrality-suspicious. brought from Milwaukee
Chicago arrived here today replace striking members of
the National Swichmens Union Although of the places
strikers filled with imported there
situation, and traffic all lines
city Pacific chaotic condition
LONDON, 2.The house of today adopted
resolution budget
dsapproval from the
lords.
BUTTE Inability to transportation of
shelters Great Falls the immediate of
Butte today Because the resulting
shortage the Falls smeers compelled close
their 1900 operatives idle today.
Q . . . Q . . . . . . .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
LAUNCH BLOWS
UP; SKIPPER
browns
AHu
tby United Press.l

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Cap
tain Peter sFigari is dead and his
launch, The Nevada" is at the bot
tom OF the bay. The explosion of
. SO gallon can of gasoline this
morning caused the accident.
The engine of the launch be.
came llncontrollable. Figari called
for help. Captain lesson, in a
nearby. launch, heard the cry and
sprang aboard the Nevada, but
when he heard the noise made by
the back-fire of the engine he
jumped back into his own boat,
just as che explosion occurred.
Figari went down with his vessel.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

boys stood before the officers and
proclaimed their allegiance to their
cause with As much fervor as the
oldest and most enthusiastic mem
Der Of the l. w. w.
PU0H TELLS WHY
1--WE had the youngsters arrest
ed" stated Prosecutor Fred C.
Pugh this morning. because l do
not believe that the l. w. w. hall
is tit place for them. The teach
ings of the l. W. w. are radical
and many of them unAmsrican. and
for these small boys to live In an
atmosphere where loyalty to the
flag Is sneered at. certainly does
not put the ideas into their heads
that will make them good citizens.
II do not propose to see the lads
bled by the l. w. w. leaders. They
(ContInued on PAGE Two.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
boy" ANSWERS A "GIRl'S,
WHY DON'T men MARRY US?'

Girl wants to know. The Ques-
ton is one, believe. that has but
one answer and that is---the only
reason men are compelled to forego
the marriage state IL that the con-
ditions under which tho present
generation Is compelled to live pro-
hibits 1t. The young man of today
dare not take the chance OF marry
ing the girl hei owes for bear no
cannot properly provide for her.
and he would rather deprive him
self OF this most sublime and per
feet happiness'' than see her suffer
(continusd on paos rhree.l
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
1.-THE LORDS HAVE
DECLARED WAR
AGAINST PEOPLE,
ny United Press,

LONDON Deo 2The National Democratic today
cal for great mass meeting to be held Traasar
jeotisn Of the budget, begins. The
pie destroy "the evil"
lords, u
Parliament will be
ths plans carried Propagation
until
vocabH be the present
The budget debate resumed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
j. S. GUNBOAT
TO WAR SCENE

WASHINGTON, DEC. 2.-lT
WAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
AT THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
TODAY THAT THE GuNBOAT
PRAIRIE HAS BEEN ORDERED
TO SAIL FROM PHILADELPHIA
FOR NICARAGUA THIS AFTER
NOON.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
TRANSPORTS
OvERHAUlED
(ey united Press

. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. a. 4
. The big army transports 4
. Crook and Ruford are being Z
. oSerhauisd today and put into Z
= sea-ooins shape. This 10 be- =
. lieved to indicate . possibility Z
= Of troops being sent to Nicara- Z
. qua. The situation In Central 4
q America 10 the sole topic OF 4
. conversation at the Presidio, Z
. and officers and men are hop 4
. ing to be sent to Nicaragua. Z
. . >~<> 800 Z
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
SAN FRANCISCO Scene OF FIGHT
WANTS BIG ONES BUTbARSGOTCH

One Of the best of the foreign
heavyweight wrestlers who have
come to this country looking for
glory and coin Is G. Zurich, Ger
man who was clever performer
and a consistent winner in Europe.
Zurich comes without the usual
bombastic announcements of his in
tentions and is considered good
enough for any of the top notchers,;
barring Gotch. !.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
TRY To
FORCE CONFESSIONS
Youthful Prisoners Kept Crowded
in Delinquent Room All Night
Hearing Today.

Failing
constructors and fearing that they could
promise to kill the free speech by sending the w
ngeades the penentary for
ing to secure damaging Information from the lips OF little children
Last hight Captain Detectives a the
hall eight small newsboy age
49, who all members of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
Woman Whose Protests Are
Sneered at by Youth,
Draws Revolver From
Skirts.

EUDORA, Ark, Dec. "A double
tagedy was enacted on the main
freet here today when Mrs. Minnie
iced shot and instantly killed
|eorge Evans. a well known young
ban about town, and then turned
be weapon upon herself and blew
hut her brains.