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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-11-13
TWO LYNCHED BY 4 CAIRO MOB.
White Man and Negro Pay Penalty for
Flendish Crimes.

Cairo, liz, Nov. III. Will
James, the negro suspected Of be-
| ing the murderer of Miss Annie
PeIley. was killed here tonight BY
a mob. James was strung up to
| the public arch, the rope broke
and at least 500 shots were poured
into his body. He made partial
confession and implicated ne
gro. Arthur Alexander. and the
mob has gone out to look for him.
James was lynched in the NEST
prominent square of the city, All
Eighth and Commercial streets.
Women present were teld to pull
the rope. When it broke the fren-
~ Of the mob was uncomfortable,
and they fired volley after volley
into his body, shooting him to
pieces. The mob then dragged
the body over the streets for more
than a mile to Twenty sixth and
Elm streets in an alley. and burned
it where the murder was commit-
ted.
At least 10000 people witnessed
the lynching. James was found
with Sheriff Davis, between KARI
max, Ill. and BeIlknap, by the
crowd from Cairo, who went up
this afternoon. The crowd over
powered the officers and took the
negro from them, and after d cons
ference it was decided to bring the.
black back to this city and lynch
him here.
LYNCHING OF WHITE NAN.
Cairo. ILL.,. Nov. III. Tonight
Cairo is one seething mob. Henry
Salzner, a white man and a photo
grapher by trade. who killed his
wife last July with an axe, was
taken out Of the county Jail at / I 40
by the mob and hanged to a tele-
graph pole and his body riddled
with bullets. This lynching fol-.
lowed closely that of Will James al
negro, earlier in the evening.
The mob gave Salzner aIchance
to confess after the rope was
around his neck, but in his fright
he could only humble that his sis
tiers did the killing.
This statement made the mob
furious. and it was hard work to
keep them off long enough to give
Salzner a chance to pray. The
mob finally subsidized and short
religious service for the benefit Of
Salzner's $ soul was held, after which
he was strung up, the rope being
placed over a telegraph pole at
Twenty-frst and Washington
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-11-13
Demonstration Farm Work.

The efforts Of the national gov
ernment in behalf Of the farming
interests Of the South, through its
field agents, has been of great and
lasting benefit.
Rankin county was late in being
organized, the seed for planting
was delayed the rains were torren-
tial and continued. followed By a
disastrous drought, yet the success
Of those who prepared the soil and
carried out, according to instruc-
tions, the planting and cuItivating
succeeded better than neighbors on
similar land, who farmed the old
way.
The boil weevil IS now in the
county ID several places and next
year will. no doubt, be all over it
The government is ready and
willing to continue its aid, now
that we will need Il more than
ever and it is to be hoped that our
Board Of Supervisors will continue
the Office of Agricultural Comnais-
sioner So far as the News has
been able to learn the men VINO
worked land under government
supervision are pleased with re-
gI1lfq
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-11-13
Concerning County Convict Farms.

Warren countyss s Board OF Super.
visors recently passed an order Il
issue $4S. 900 in county bonds t
purchase and furnish county con.
vict farm, but public cIamol
against the extravaganza, led bs
the local press. was SO strong the
Board had to back down and rescinC
the bond issue order. A majority
lof the Board next persisted in its
extravagant notions by passing an
order to lease the same farm ol
plantation for term of five years
at So, 800 a year and at the same
time purchase all the live stock.
farming utensils, ETC.. of the own.
Ter which would have swelled the
cost Of getting the farm established
to somewhere in the neighborhood
lof sac, 900, and the county not even
own the farm, and all this, too,
without advertising for bids or
taking the public into their conf
dence. This move was 50 promptly
met by protest from a firm Of
Vicksburg lawyers employed by
the tax payers, that this second or
der was also rescinded before the
contract was consumated.
In fling their protest. which Sc
cured the last rescission, Messrs.
Anderson. Vollor and Foster, attor-
neys for the tax payers, among
other things, say
And we hereby notify you that
we shall contest said contract as
being ultra wires. illegal, void and
of no effect. One of the grounds
for said contest will be that you
have no power to make such con-
tract without first advertising your
purpose to do so as required. "
1t is good illustration Of the.
idiosyncrasies in county govern
ment that the Board Of Supervisors
in Warren should be making such
extravagant efforts by private con-
tract to acquire possession of
county convict farm, while our
Board in Lincoln has entered into
a private contract. without any ad-
Fvertising or giving the people the
slightest hint before hand as to It's
intentions, to sell our county con-
Wet farm and its improvements,
without knowing at what price or.
where it can get another that will
answer the county's purpose near
SO well, while it is experimenting
with a portion Of the county con-
yicts at public road working the
very thing the Warren Board is
fighting against trying
The Leader has al along believed
that the private contract entered
into by Lincoln county's Board
with real estate agent. giving
him an option on the county con-
vict farm, would not stand a legal.
test, and that it should be prompt
" contested by tax payers of the.
county whenever there is an at
tempt to transfer this property to
private hands should there be such
attempt.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-11-13

a
before children IN order that thes
may see the danger Of the practice
Inc american delegates sum VI
lnls pnase of their report by say
ing
! increased teacning as TO Il
character and influence should b
provided, to conserve lndustria
efhclency N the commercial com
petition Of nations. as well as t
promote Two OF the chief objects q
government-the public health
ana morals.
Ine value OF this method Of com
DaLging the growth OF the liquor
naDlt p emphasized II the report,
Wnile acknowledgment is made
tnat the organization OF associa.
lions q juvenile abstalners is USE
Iul, i IS declared the chief reliance
Isnould be placed on scientific tenn,
perance education IN the public
schools as 2 means OF ridding the
pubic mind Of errors about the
enects OF aclohol and substituting
Ine 1acts that science IS declared to
nave evolved about the use OF the
intoxlcants even when taken IN
small doses.
10 furtherance OF this plan Mrs.
EDITH Smith Davis Of Milwaukee.
superintendent Of the World $ and
National Christian Temperance
Unlons and one OF the American
delegates. urged the necessity Of
getting 70 the root Of the matter
Dy compelling the curricula OF nor-
mai schools and universities tel IN
clude such education IN this way .
MIS-. DAVIS contended the younger
generation would be assured Of
proper instruction on the subject
MISS Cora +. Sfoddard q Bus
tons another american delegate
ana secretary q the Scientific lem
T44EQIfGE ri0ftnTnrfnT1 HlNn mnfynV fhf4E 40
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-11-13

! passing under his observation were
due to drink.
/ Judge w. f. Pollard, Of st.
Louis, who presides at the second
district police court IN that city.
declared that Of the cases passed on
| BY him fully IS per cent of those
convicted could charge their degra-
EDITION to the use of alcohol. Lieu
tenant Colonel McHardy, of Edin-
lburgh. Scotland. coincided with
Judge Pollard as to the percentage
of crimes occurring in the former
Scotch capital.
Judge Pollard won the su pport
! Of the delegates from twenty-three
.counties for the adoption of his
plan to suspend sentence in the case
Of every first offender who is
brought into court charged with
drunkenness. This involves such
first offenders signing a pledge to
abstain for one year. If the pro-
bationers fail to live up to their
pledge they may be arrested and
summarily sentenced.
The knowledge that one drink
may mean a prison sentence. Judge
Pollard argued, kept many man
Straight until he had time to collect
himself. The penalty for failure
to keep faith with the court was
not settled, several Of the delegates
arguing in favor Of various degrees
Of punishment The principle,
however, was regarded as admira-
lble, and 400 delegates urged its
adoption by the various govern
ments of the world.
There was considerable debate
on the effects Of the use Of small
quantities Of alcohol. Certain Of
the delegates according to the re-
port, insisted that the use Of alco-
hol IN whatever quantity was Of
the greatest danger to the human.
Others contended that experiments
showed eoncIusively no harm re-
suited No conclusion was reach.
Led the latter class maintaining
that further experimentation should
be undertaken before any decision
was reached
The meeting resulted u the or
ganization Of two new auxiliaries.
One is the international Probation
Federation. which proposes t6 Eaoe
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-11-13
Nj. Farmer, What are You Going to
Do About In

Corn is selling in Brookhaven at
80 cents per bushel.
If you intend to grow your corn
in 1910, you must start now BY saw
ing first class seed. The South can
grow all her corn if we will plant
good seed in well prepared land,
and cultivate
Mr.. Drake in South Carolina
grew 254 bushels OF shelIed corn
per acre. Mr. Stanley of the same
State, this year. 246 bushels.
Right here in Lincoln county Mr..
]. r.. Anderson raised 22O bushels
to the acre j. o. Neal 250 bushels
and John Furlow. 100.
1t is familiar TO all what a fine
showing the Lincoln County Corn
Club Boys have made this year.
Did you ever figure what yon
would make per acre If you had a
good stand Of corn, and each stalk
gave one ear If not. do this. #
you are too tired or too busy. get
one Of your children to do it for
you.
What does it profit a man to
grow good crops OF cotton if be
buys his corn. hog meat and mules
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-11-13

Everybody has heard Of Congress
man HeElin. the Alabama congress
man who handled his gun not
wisely but too we'll; while pro-
tecting some white woman street
car passengers from negro hood
|lumismin the capital city. En-
these few words be tells why lie is
for the constitutional prohibition
amendment. soon to be voted on ii
this State. The man who builds
q constitutional wall between my
boy and the open saloon Is my
friend. the friend Of my boy and
my neighbor s boy. Vieksbura
Herald.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-11-13

The Illinois Central win not fe
duee forces this year al tha Ne
Comb shops. much 10 The ers |Ieas
tion q the employees.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21
DELEGATESA ARE
ENTERTAINED.
Take in the Performance at the
Hipp and Enjoy Oyster Supper.

The reception committee entertained
the officers and delegates Tuesday even
ing in a royal manner. The first thing
ON the program was :: visit TO the Hmm
Theatre, where they witnessed an enter
tanning vaudeville performance, at the
conclusion of which they repaired to the
Hotel Fleetwood and partook of Il stump
tuous repast of oysters which were served
in every style.
j. l.. lleZer, chairman of the reccp-
ton committee. acted as POSTMASTER A
+. of l.. Organizer De Nedrcy. President
McAndrcws, of the Tobacco Workers In
ternational Union, President WEIGH. of
the state body, and Hon. Adam b. Little.
page responded to toasts and treated their
subjects with eloqucnce and drove home
an abundance of good advice to the trade
unionsts of the State
When ut an early hour Wednesday
morning the delegates dispersed they were
brim full of enthusiasm and good rcsolu
tons over the bright prospects of organ
Izcd labor of West Virginia in the future
1t was the most successful affair of the
kind ever pulled off in the city and the
committee are to be highly commended
Tor the good work performed
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21
WAR ON LAKE
CARRIERS
Biggest Industrial War Ever
Known to Great Lake Trade
to Be 1naugurated.

The biggest fight which has ever been
waged between organized labor and cap
ital on the Great Lakes will be fought in
1910.
Plans for the campaign to be followed
by the Cleveland unions were started sew.
crll weeks ago.
Labor leaders have been working upon
them in secret, and they are now perfect
ing an organization that will be many
times stronger than any of the old ones
There are 10000 wage carners on the
lakes. Heretofore the various kinds of
workmcn have had their own unions
These have been fought sngly by the
Lake Carriers association, and one after
another has been defeated
Next season all the lake workinnnep
will be in one big union that will be a
part of the International Scamen s
union.
Back of this will be II fund now be
ing arranged which will to the last dol
lar be placed the lake scamcn in a
fight to Il finish with the Lake Carriers
association, the fresh water trust mt pres
ent in the saddle
President Stack, of the Marine Fire
men 8 union, announces that $5O. 900 has
been subscribed by the salt water mem
bers Of the International Seamcn S union
to support the strike on the Great Lakes.
lie declared that the Great Lakes strikers
were stronger than ever.
1--WE have shown that we could stand
alone for six MONTHS said he. ..Now.
with the international Seamen s union
treasury back of us, we can keep it up
for six years. y general assessment will
| also be levied on the membership of the
international union, which will keep the
treasury of the lake strikers in fighting
| trim for an indefinite period. =
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21
The Busters Boast.

1t is said that Battle Creek Business
Men 8 association, one Of the most noted
boards of trade in the United States.
will have to suspend operations unless
financially aided.
Secretary John [ Gibson reports that
the association is $500 behind in its ex-
penses and says it is due to lack of in
terest among retail merchants. The asso-
citation landed the Grand Trunk Shops
Grand Rapids Stove company and other
big industries here, but apparently has
not been appreciated.
Ever since Grape Nuts Post got his
fangs on the organization and persuaded
it to utilize its energies to 50 bust - trades
unions instead of booming the city the
merchants began to appreciated the
fact that the association outlived its use
fulncSS.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21

State Federation. He addressed tl,e Con
vention, pointing out the necessity of
tobacco users giving preference TO tobac-
co bearing the label of the Tobacco Work
ers- The National organization now has
cooperative factory, located in Louis
vile, Ky. and union men are urged to
bear this in mind when making pur-
chases. The factory is competing with
the open shop tobacco octopus-the
American Tobacco Co. Mr.. McAndrew :
visit made many friends for the Tobacco
Workers.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21

Let us urge upon you to sean closely
every advertisement in this paper as well
as its general news. If you see anything
you want patroniZe The Labor Argus ad
vcrtiscrs in preference to those who do
not use our columns. 1t is the advertis
ing that makes it possible for you to
have Il mouthpiece TO advocate the claims
of labor 1t is but reasonable that we
patronize those who patronize us. a
word to the wise is sufficient.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21
+. +. ROBERTSON, Sol.
NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS

NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS.
To Ella Rhodes
Take Notice: That on the 30th day of
October, a. D., 1909, between the hours
of 9 O clock y. NJ. and o clock p. NJ,
at the law office of L. f.. Robertson in the
City of Charleston. County of Kanawha,
and State of West Virginia, will take the
deposition of myself and others, to be
read in evidence in my behalf in Il certain
suit in Chanccry now pending in the Cir
cult Court of the County of Kanawha and
State of West Virginia, in which l am
Plaintiff and you are Defendant
If from any cause the taking of said
deposition shall not be commenced or
completed on the day aforesaid, the same
shall be continued from day to day, or
from time to time, at the same place, and
between the same hours, until the same
shall have been completed
EUGENE RHODES,
By Counsel.
Z. +. ROBERTSON, Sol
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21
Miners Wanted.

We are informed by Secretary Morris
that the Paint Creek Collieries Co, win
start up all their operations in full blast
at once and that they want three hun
bred men on Paint Creek. This is indeed
good news for the miners of the Valley
and We hope the same conditions will
prevail throughout the district.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE Of West Virginia, Itnnawha County,
s.:
At Rules held in the Clerk S Office Of
Kamawha County, West Virginia., on
Monday, the ith day of October, 1909.
Ellie l.. Prize,
y. In Chancrry. No. 225l.
George G. Price,
The object Of this suit is to obtain a
decree Of divorce from the bonds of mat
rmony)
This day came the plaintiff by her at
torneys; and on his motion. and it APP
pearing from at,idavits filed that the de
PENDANT, George c. Price, is Il non-rcsi-
dent Of this State. it is ordered that he do
appear within one month after the first
publication hereof, and do what is nee
s>Sary TO protect his interest in this suit.
TeSte: IRA II. MOTTESHEARD,
Clerk.
Charles +. Goottmam.
Leroy ,Al"bach,
Solicitors.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.


the first Monday in the month of October,
1909.
Eugene Rhodes, Plaintiff,
VS.. In Chancery No. 2l97
Ella Rhodes, Defendant.
(Thc object of this suit is to obtain a
divorce from the bonds of matrimony.)
This day came the Plaintiff by his At
torney; and on his motion, and it appear
ing by affidavit filed, that the Defendant
Ira Bond, is Il non resident of this State,
it is ordered that she do appear within
one month after the date of the first pub
LEGATION hereof, and do what is necessary
to protect her interest in this suit
Testc: IRA ii. MOTTESHEARD,
Clerk.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21

AililiatiOn with the West Virginia
State Federation of Labor is the first step
toward abolishing the peonagc and
''guard' system in this state Make
application at once.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21
CONVENTION ECHOES

Charleston 1911
Ben Davis was the Orator
Sammy likes his oysters. but oh. YOU
cabbage.
Ned Sims of Wheeling. was the force.
full debater.
The Charleston boys made the strangers
feel at home
Big John Fleming holds the record for
uphill sprinting. What s the use to look
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21

To George c. Price.
Take notice, that on the 9TH day of
November. 1909. ut the law Office of
Leroy Ai"hach, Attorney at Law, Room
81 Citizens National Bank building.
charleston. ". Va. between the hours of
= \ NJ, and > Z. NJ. of that day. I shall
Proceed 20 take d"postions of myself and
o'"eTs To b" read as evidence in my behalf
IN certain suit in Chauccry. pending in
me circuit Court of Kanawha County,
W. Va, wherein l am plaintiff and you
are I"'"""a"t; and. if from any case, the
'ahin- Of en,i PROPOSITIONS be not com
"'hs"H' or. II commenced. be not CON
''".''H on that day, the taking
'"'i"ot VIII Ice adjourned from dav to
way ana from time to time, at the same
pace ana between the same hours, until
.'' sam" Shall h" completed.
"''"n under my hand. this 9TH day of
October. ,auo
.,r EFFlE l.. PRICE.
Charlie, T.. "o,tm,u,
Leroy Aaot"ah.
Solicitors.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21

ioby lieizer. y. w. Fitzwatcr. Jim Nc
Grew and Jim Paulcy, of the local re-
ccption committee were untiring in their
efforts to make the delegates stay among
us pleasant, and Judging from the many
compliments bestowed upon them certainly
succeeded.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21

The carpenters of Charleston did them
selves proud. Aside from the heavy con
tribution made for entertainment of
delegates. President Gilmore and his col
leagues were much in evidence in making
the visitors fell ''homev''
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21

The address of Commissioner of Labor
Barton, made to the delegates Wednesday
morning, created a profound impression
upon the minds Of the delegates and con
clusirely proved that he is a careful and
fair official.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21

The union label: The insignia of in
dustrial decency.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21

Jim McGrcw. who served as second vice
president for the past year, showed his
big heartedness and generous disposition
when he declined reelection in order that
one of the other many delegates from
this district could be honored with the
position. Jim has made a good officer
and did much to help build up the or
ganization in the state He is one of the
leading spirits in the movement to re
organize the central body.