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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10
JAPANESE TO ATTEND SEPARATE SCHOOLS

who voted against the land and cor
poration measures announced that
they favored segregation of undesir-
able aliens because that was effect
i've anti-Japanese legislation.
Shortly after the disposal of The
Johnson bills, Mr.. Drew moved that
the vote by which his land bill was
defeated be reconsidered. He offer
ed to amend the measure by striking
out a seton which, it had been de-
clared, violated the treaty rights of
several nations. He declared that
as the school bill har just been passed
and that was the one against which
the President objected most strenu-
ously two years ago, the Assembly
should go step further and pass the
land bill also.
The motion was lost, the vote be-
ing SO ayes and 3S noes. This show
ed q gain of ten votes for the pro-
ponents Of the bill.
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Fleet Now at Gibraltar.

Gibraltar, By Cable.-The Ameri-
can battleships that arrived Sunday
were exchanging the salutes Monday
morning with the shore and the for
eign ships in the barbor that were
omitted because of Sunday morning.
The Connecticut saluted the port and
the flag of Vice Admiral Sir James
Goodrich, the commander of all the
naval establishments at Gibraltar,
with 81 guns and when these hade
been returned gun for gun from a
shore battery and the British battle
ship Albemarle, other salutes were
fired to and answered.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10

Mnskogee, Okla, special-seven
indictments were RETURNED by the
Federal grand jury here Wednesday
IN the town lot alleged fraud inves-
tgation, the charges being conspir-
asy to defraud the government The
names of those indicted are: Cover
NOR Charles N. Haskell, F. B. Sewers,
"a. q. English, c. w. Turner, W. T.
Hntchings, Jesse w. Hill and Walter
r. Eaton.
All the parties gave bond. Fifteen
of the wealthiest men in Muskogee
called at The Office of the United
States marshall here and signed Cow
ernor Haskell's bond for $1,000.
Many more asked to be allowed to
sign it.
Haskell Issues Statement.
Governor Haskell, when informed
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10
TORNADO .IN.SOuY.H.
Storms Reach from Texas to
Kentucky.
SOUTHERN TOWNS AREN'T HARD
Severe Rain, Hail, Wind and Elcctri-
Cal Storms Sweep Over South Cen
tral States, Killing and Injuring
Many and Destroying Property
Valued at Hundreds of Thousands
Of Dollars.

Louisville, KY, Special-Death for
probably score Of persons, losses of
hundreds Of thousands of dollars in
property and the crippling Of many
telegraph wires resulted between
noon and dusk Friday from a series
of small tornadoes which swept the
south central States from the Ten
nessee line to the Texas Panhandle.
The storms were accompanied in most
cases by hail, darkness, terrific light
ming flashes and sheets of rain.
Most of the towns where loss Of
life occurred are off the railroads.. so
that news from them has been COM
ing slowly. Known casualties are:
Stuttgart, Ark.-Mrs. GerGeld and
a child of Will Story. Mrs. Story is
reported fatally injured.
Sulphur Springs, Texas.-Mrs.
James Ards and Mrs. C. Caldwell,
from Rolling Fork, Miss, just before
the telephone wires broke word came
that four had been killed.
Booth, Miss, reported to Birming-
ham that six had met death there.
In other towns such as Ennis and
Waxahatchie, Tex, and Boscoe, La,
many dwellings are said to have been,
demolished by the wind.
Arkansas and upper Louisiana flee
fields were injured to the extent of
many thousands 0f dollars, while The
larger cities experienced rains and
darkness and lightning bolts that
made large buildings qliyer.
AT Chattanooga there was terri
fic storm of hail.
Reports from Birmingham state
that several persons were killed by a
tornado at Cullman, Ala. Friday
afternoon.
The home of George Stewart, seven
miles east of Hanesville, Ala, was
totally destroyed. His 2-days-old
mild was blown half mile and killed.
His 2-year-old child was blown into
a crate and probably fatally burned.
Mrs. Stewart was caught under some
rafters In the house and so badly in
jured that she will die. Mrs. Tom
Bowner and a child who were in the
house were fatally hurt.
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MIR. Taft Leaves Colon.

Colon, BY Cable.-President-elect
William H. Taft and party left here
at 6 o'clock Sunday evening on board
the cruiser North Carolina for New
Orleans accompanied by the cruiser
Montana. Just previous to embark
ing Mr.. Taft gave out the following:
"I am not prepared to make a
statement rs to the results of the trip
to the isthmus, except to say that we
have found the work progressing in
a most satisfactory way; the organl-
cation better than ever before, the
esprit de corps excellent and the de-
termination of all, even the humblest
laborer, directed to the building of
the canal. l am sure that this has
impressed itself upon every one of the
board of visiting engineers as it has
upon me.
"With reference to the type Of the
canal and the continuance Of the
present plans, the engineers promise
that they will be able to hand me
their report by the time we land at
New Orleans.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ENTERS PROTEST

Sacramento, CAL, special-Gover-
nor Gillett Thursday received from
from President Roosevelt the follow
ing: tYour kind letters just receiv-
ed. What is the rumor that the Cali
foania Legislature has passed q bill
excluding tine japanese children from
the public schools7 This is the most
offensive bill of all, and in my judg-
mellt is clearly unconstitutional and
we should at once have to test it in
the courts. Can it Se stopped in the
Legislature of by veto9o &
u The bill passed places the Japan
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10

character of the late Senator William
B.yAtlison, of Iowa, 35 years a United
States Senator, and eight years "a
mclnher Of the House of Representa-
tives, were the subject of many eulo-
gies in the Senate Saturday. Nine
teen Senators spoke in praise of the
public services of Senator Allison and
during most of the day the number Of
Senators in their places on the floor
and the attendance in galleries was
large. The delivery of the eulogies
consumed the entire day. The Sen
ate adjourned at 4:56 p. m.
Under special order, the House of
Representatives considered the bill
amendatory of the national BANKRUPT
cy law. By way of a substitute Mr..
Clayton, Of Alabama, offered an
amendment repeating the bankruptcy
law of July LIST, 1893, with a proviso
that proceedings under the law begun
prior to the time the act shall take eff
feet shall not be affected.
The first business of Importance to
claim the attention of the House Of
Representatives was the Presidents
message vetoing the census bill. Mr..
Crumpacker moved the reference Of
the bill and message to the census
committee.
The committee on rivers and har-
bors improvements practically has
completed its consideration of the bill
providing for emergencies for surveys
and for maintenance, which is to be
reported within a few days. The bill
carries total appropriation of slight
ly less than $1O,OOO,OOO. A survey for
the Atlantic deeper waterways pro-
ject, which contemplates an inside
water route from New York to Flori-
da, is provided for, as we'll as sur
vey for the intercoastal canal through
Louisiana and Texas, to connect the
Mississippi and Rio Grande rivers.
Having for its object the prevention
Of the importation of deceased nur-
sery stock a bill has been introduced
by Representative John R. Lamb, of
Virginia. 1t provides that all nur-
sery stock shall be subject to inspec-
tion by experts of the Department Of
Agriculture, at such points of entry
as the Secretary Of Agriculture may
designate.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10
ELEVEN JURORS IN BOX.
The Cooper Sharpe Murder Trial En-
ters Upon It's Third Week, Having
Exhausted the Fourth Venire in an
Effort to Complete the Jury.

Nashville, Tenn, Special.-After
securing two new jurors, making elev-
en- now in box, the trial Of Col. Dun,
can B. Cooper, Robin J. Cooper and
John D. Sharp was abrutly inter-
rupted Wednesday because of lack
of veniremen. A fifth vvenire of 500
men was ordered in court Monday at
which time an effort will be resumed
to- complete the jury. The hearing
of the charges against Juror Whit
worth, accused of having prejudice,
was taken up but not completed. It
will be resumed in The morning.
A few minutes after court opened,
j. A. Woodruff, the tenth man ex-
amined, was selected as iurir No. 10.
Woodruff was not examined by the
defense. He testified on questions
by the State that he had read moth
ing about the case and merely knew
Carmack had been killed. He said
he was friend of John Sharp bus
would consider only the law and the
evidence.
The panel of so was exhausted be-
fore noon aid another one made up
of 40 talesmen was exhausted be-
fore recess for luncheon and no other
additions to the jury were made.
Much debate occurred on the COM
potency of Juror Whitworth, whom
the defense wants to get rid Of. In
his own defense Mr.. Whitworth
strenuously denied saying things at
tributed to him and witnesses corr
roborated him. His case is yet unde-
n;5od
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that he was indicted, issued the fol-
lowing statement to the Associated
Press:
"I have just heard of the indict-
ment for conspiracy, coupled with
seven or eight of the Oldest and high
est charactered citizens of Muskgee-
men who developed and built up that
country by their unselfsh effort.
From now on the proceedings will be
open to both sides.
"Hearst's crooked rnanipulations
will be at discount.
"I am satisfied the Interior De-
partment has been misied by false
statements. I am confident there has
not been dishonest act done by any
of the indicted parties, aad that good
citizens in general, regardless Of poll
tics, feel the same way.
&C. N. HASKELL"
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Seven Dead in Alabama.

Birmingham, Ala, special.-Mayor
George H. Brier, Of Cullum, Ala,
wires that seven people are known
to have been killed in that county
Friday afternoon by the cyclone
which passed over this section Of the
State but that wire communication is
impossible with the stricken locality.
at Kayosa, mining camp west Of
Birmingham on the Southern Rail,
way, five houses were blown down but
only one man was injured, a Mr..
Logan. The property loss in the ter
ritory north Of Birmingham appears
to have been very large.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10
NE COTTON GRADES. Fixed
Secretary Wilson Has Report Of Conn
GsaitGes Under Adviseaf1ent.

Congress, the committee found it
necessary TO confne itself to stated
names which are in use in this coun-
try.
The standards finally recommended
for adoption are those that are in
use in practical every day business
throughout the greater part of the
cotton belt, and are the standards ac-
cepted in commercial practice be-
tween this country and Europe. The
characteristics recognized in the es-
tablishment Of the grades are those
generally used in the trade at the
present time.
It was the express wish Of the COM
mittee that the government should at
all times maintain the strictes su-
pervision Of the preparation of the
standards, and that the standards
prepared should be safeguarded in
every way by legislation to prevent
their being handled or tampered
with. 1t was strongly urged that
steps Immediately be taken to secure
the concurrence of foreign exchanges
in these standards, and owing to the
fact that at the present time on the
are being made in contracts fully a
year ahead, it was believed that in
order to avoid confusion, the stand
ards certified should not go into use
in the trade prior to the time indi-
Gated. 1t was pointed out that it
would be unfavorable to have the
standards unsed as basis Of sales in
the middle of the cotton season, and
that they could not be used for the
coming season without great injustice
and confusion.
In sxing cotton standards, the COM
mittee acted in conformity with an
thority of Congress.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10
THE LARGEST WARSHIP
The Battieship Delaware Launched at
Newport News saturday-Descrip-
tior Of the Great Sea-Fighter.

-
Newport News, Va, Specialize
great battleship Deleware was sue
cessfully launched from the yards Of
her builders, the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company
Saturday. The LAUGHING was witness
ed by 5000 people.
Compared with the battleships,
completed or under construction, Of
the navy of any foreign country, the
Delaware surpasses all. She is one
Of four sister ships authorized by
Congress which will form an indomi-
table squadron. The other vessels are
the North Dekota,. being built at
Quincy, Mass; the Florida, which
will be built at the New York navy
yard, and the Utah, to be built at
Camden, N. J.
The Delaware is to carry as heavy
armor and as powerful armament as
any known vessel of its class; will
have a speed of 21 knots, which is
believed to be the highest practicable
for vessel IF this type and class,
and will have the highest practicable
radius of action. The arrangements
of her main battery guns is such as to
permitea broadsi1e fire 25 per cent
greater than tnat of the broadside
of any battlesnip now built, or, so far
as is known, under construction. Her
defensive qualities, other than those
dependent upon armor protection, are
such as to give the maximum degree
Of protection to all the vital portions
by means of unusually effective COM
partmental subdivision, so that in
conjunction with her armor protection
the defensive qualities Of this vessel
are believed to be distinctly superior
to those Of any battleship hereto de-
signed. The hull is protected by
water line belt Of arnor s feet in
width, whose maximum thickness is II
inches. This armor belt gives effec-
tive protection 10 the boilers. machin-
cry and magazine spaces. The side
above tl.e main armor belt is protect
ed by armor 7 feet inches wide and
of a maximum thickness of 10 inches.
Above the main easement armor amid
ships the side is protected by armor
of 5 inches thickness. which effords
protection to the smoke pipes, the ma
ior portion of the secondary batter
les of of 5-iach guns and the hull
structure.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10
Haskell Memorial Home Burned; /;
Three Missing.

Battle Creek, Mich, special.-The
Haskell Memorial Home was destroy
ed by fire Friday morning. Three Of
the thirty-seven members of the or
phanage are missing. Seven little
girls jumped from a third story win
dow, but is is not thought any Of
them are fatally hurt James Arm
strong, IL years old, standing on a
shed under the window from which
the girls had to jump, directed them
how to make their fall as easy. as
possible and caught two Of the smDll-
er girls in his arms.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10
Earthquake Post Cards.

New York, special.-orders con-
tinue to pour in for the official me-
mortal post cards issued by the Am-
erican-Italian General Relief Com
mittee and it is thought that millions
of the cards will be disposed of in
the next few months, resulting in an
immense addition to the fund for the
relief of the Italian earthquake VIC
tins. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, August
Belmont and other famous New
Workers are vice chairmen Of the re-
lief committee.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10
Mrs. Blair Goes Free.

Columbia, Special-Contrary t.
expectations. the jury in the second
trial Of the handsome Mrs. Ethel W.
Blair for the murder of her hus-
band, Conductor McCulley W. Blair.
returned verdict at midnight Fri
day night, acquitting her. Of The
charge, and she was Immediately sci
free by the usual court order. The
case went to the Jury at the close of
hc afternoon session. and Mrs. Blair
rena;1ed In the court room with hc'
relatives doing her best to conceal
her agitation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10

Washington, Special-Recommend-
ing that the standard of the differ
ent grades of cotton as fzed by them
be adopted as the official classiica-
tion of the government, the commit
tee of expert classification designed
by the Secretary of Agriculture to as
sist him in establishing such stan
4dard, have made their report to the
latter. The committee has made up
types representive Of the nine differ
ent grades to be designated middling
fair, strict gnod middling, good mid
ding, strict middling, middling, strict
dow middlfng, low middlins, strict
good ordinary. and good ordinary, TO
be the official standard.
The Recommendation is made that
in view of the confusion that might
arise In case the standards were pro-
mulgated at once, they should not
go into effect until September 1st,
1910 1t also is recommended that
efforts should be made to secure the
cooperation Of. foreign exchanges in
connection with the. standards. The
further Recommendation is made that
Congress enact legislation penalizing
any one tampering with the standards
which are to be kept locked up at
the Department of Agriculture. Sec
retary Wilson has the report of the
committee under advisernent.
Stated Names Retained.
The belief was expressed that as
the result Of an examination of the
standards of this ard foreign coun-
tries the least confusion would arise
to the cotton business of the country
!: by adopting a classification of cotton
that was acceptable TO all foreign
consumers, but owing to the action of
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The statement was called forth by
misleading statements appearing in
some of the afternoon papers, to the
effect that the work OF the secret SER
vice has not been hampered, and that
the investigation of cases outside the
detection of counterfeiters and the
protection Of the President has not
been circumscribed by restricting leg
islation at the last session Of Con-
gress.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10
;ovERNoR PATTERSON EXERCISES TIE VETO pow

Nashville, Tenn, Special.-In veto
1 ing The prohibition bill Wednesday
Governor Patterson said. why not for
bid iie raising or selling of the
grams or cultivation of the grape out
OF which spilitucus, malt OF vinous
liquors, are made?
I'll. w1at are thus started where shall
we elld' II is better not to make
the starl;.
s I'll ti,c c-,cre 90 ef my ccilstitnl-
ticnsI owcs as Gcvsr,;ei. / yetos.thist
+ mel .Iire :ind ask rs II considerations:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10

first, because it ruthlsssly 4deprives
the State of revenue without any
sort of corresponding benefit; second,
It discriminates s-,sainst our own peo-
ple in favor of the people of other
States; third, it destroys the proper
.ty of the citizen without compensa-
lion; fourth, it makes dangerous
precedent, huniliateS Tennessee and
lovers thc place Of dignity she has
4ecupicd as cne of the proudest and
99rost conservative of States in the
%Eicn.
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ese in the same classification with
other Asiatics and inserts the word
"Japanese" in the nresent State
statute providing for the segregation
in separate schools Of Monaghan"
children,
By this action the lower house Of
the California Legislature has taken
the, step which the board Of educa-
tion Of San Francisco intended to
take two years ago, which was aban-
doned after the board and former
Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz were called
to Washington and had several con-
ferences with President Roosevelt.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10
Cold Snap Damages Alabama Cab
bage Crop.

Mobile, Ala, Specialize cabbage
crop of Mobile county is believed to
have been practically ruined by the
freeze of Saturday and Sunday
nights. There was an increased
acreage of about 25 per cent and the
crop was about month advanced.
Shipping had been under way for
about a week. Conservative truckers
estimate the damage at a million
dollars.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10
Night Firing Tests at Fort Caswell
Satisfactory.

Washington, Special.-In tests
made at Fort Caswell, N. c., Febru-
ary lst and I'd of the new system Of
fire control for rapid fire -gans, the
coast artillery corps made an aver
age of SO per cent of hits in night
firing at moving target at range
from 1,700 to 1000 yards. The pro-
jectiles were provided with lighted
tracers, and the target, which was 10
feet by 24 feet was Illuminated by
searchlights. The test was conducted
by 3-inch gun battery and was very
satisfactory.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10
Judge Henson Resigns.

Richmond, Va, special.-Judge W.
J. Henson, of the Twenty-second 1u-
dicial circuit, composed of the coun-
ties Of Bland, Giles and Tazewel!,
has resigned, the resignation to be
effective February 1. 1t is understood
that Judge Henson proposes to en-
cage in a law partnership in the city
Of Roanoke with Marshall MeCor-
nick. Fulton Kegley. . Young law
yer of Blurd county, has bccn an
pointcd to fl The neSaired tenn
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.A!yIEJ|AP |! ]. p Bill |. DEAD ] | |! |
California Legislature Votes
Down Anti-Alien Bill e
THE BALLOT STANDS As TO Is

After an All-Day Session, Filled
With Sesational Utterances and
Dramatic Climazes, the. California
Legislature Votes Down tie Anti
Alien Bill
Sacramento, CAL, Speeial.-After a
debate extending from IL O'Clock
Wednesday morning until 6 p. m. the
Assembly by vote of 4S to 2S re-
jected the bill drawn by A. M. Drew
barring aliens from ownership of land
N California. The bill had been
amended at the request of President
Roosevelt and Secretary Root so that
the clause applying it to japanese
only was eliminated, making the bill
apply to all aliens, but the measure
aroused such storm of opposition
that long before the debate was clos
ed by Mr.. Drew it was apparent that
the measure would be defeated.
In substance the objection to it
was that it would drive at least ST.
0OO,OOO,OOO of foreign capital out Of
the State and might jeopardize the
present friendly commercial relations
with Japan.
The supporters Of the bill contend
ed that the State was being overlun
by thrifty japanese who were grad
ually gaining an impregnable posi-
tion as land owners and whose gov
ernment was trying to dictate to Cali
fornia regarding legislation.
Two sensational speeches were
made, one for and one against the
measure. Assemblyman Grove L.
Johnson, Of Sacramento, ex-Congress-
man and author Of four bills segre-
gating japanese i'll schools and resi-
Dental districts and preventing aliens
being members of corporations, made
en- impassioned appeal for the enact
ment of the Drew BILL At the eli
max of his speech he walked back
ward from his seat to the lobfv rail
and seizing in his arms soldcl air
ed girl Of 3, held her aloft and de-
clared that he was Sin favor Of this
as opposed to th japanese menace to
our institutions"
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Dies Protestiup Innocence.

Spartanburg, S. c., Special.-Will
Foster, colored, who was twice con-
victed on the charge Of murederine
John Young, well-known white man
of the country, in N vember, 1907.
was hanged in the county Jail Friday
morning. Foster went to his death
declaring his innocence. After the
black cap had been adjusted he was
asked if he desired to make any state
ment, and he replied that all he had
to say was that he was innocent.