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GOVERNORS COMMENT.

ION the application for the pardon
of Harve or Harry Mcdowell. VIII
Brown, Tom Grow, Edwin Bishop. II.
Williams. Henry Racket, Carl Tow
cry, Labe Crow, J. y. Barnhill. Floyd
Ross and bud Newcomb sentenced
in the Webster Circuit Court at the
july term, 1908. to Imprisonment for
seven years in the penitentiary on
the charge OF manslaughter.
1T is a sorrow 20 every man who
honors and loves Kentucky that such
a story as this could be true ia any
county in Kentucky. and il is a mat
ter Of especial regret that such a
story could be true in a good county
like Webster county.
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AUGUSTUS z. WILSON,
Governor OF Kentucky.
Gone Before.

The funeral Of Mrs. Lavinia Lewis
took place from the Fifth Street Bap-
fist Church Wednesday evening. Nov.
3Oth az O'Clock 2. NJ. The pastor.
DR.. w. f. Graham preached a most
pathetic sermon Rev. A. s. Thorn
as assisted in the services.
Prof. Joe Matthews sang I'm a most
touching manner a beautiful solo.
Angels. Get Ny Mansion Ready. I
Am Coming Home"
The deceased was a long sufferer
but bore her sickness with Christian
fortitude. She leaves a fostered son
and daughter. Prof. 3. II. Peyton and
wife and a host Of relatives and
friends to mourn their loss.
sleep on. Sleep on and take thy rest.
We loved thee well, but Jesus loved
thee best"
Good night"
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JUDGE NORRIS OPINION.

That very able opinion of Judge
ID ]. Morris OF the Circuit Court OF
the United States for the District Of
Maryland will unQuestionably have a
far-reaching effect in every part Of
this Southland in which we live. We
are under obligations to Mr.. Harry
5. Cummings Of the City Council OF
Baltimore for the full text Of tnis
great dissertation upon constitutional
law. AS the opinion speaks for it
self, we shall reproduce cOpious ex-
tracts in order that the reader may
draw his own conclusions. 1t says;
JOHN b. ANDERSON
vs.
CHARLES f. MYERS AND A.
CLAUDE RAILWAY.
WILLIAM II. HOWARD
vs.
CHARLES f. MYERS AND A.
CLAUDE RAILWAY.
ROBERT BROWN
VS.
CHARLES E MYERS AND A.
CLAUDE RAILWAY.
Charles J. Bonaparte, ]. Writ Ran
dali. Edgar II. Cans and Edwin G.
Baetjer for plaintiffs.
william !. Marbury. Isaac Lobe
Straus, Ridgely p. Melvin and VIII
liam l.. Rawls for defendants.
Demurrers TO the Plaintiffs Decla-
rations.
Morris. d. 1.-THE questions Of
law which are now before this court
for it's ruling have been raised by the
defendants demurrers to the declar-
ations fled in three actions at law.
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the verdict would have been death
or Imprisonment for life. / have read
the testimony clear through, and |
have no doubt whatever OF my duty
in this case. IL is likely TO be an
unpopular duty, but IL is none the
less a duty. All men of ordinary
sense know that Negroes do not band
together In such a county as this 20
mob white men. George Miller, who
started with them and was indicted
and went back, was cleared by order
OF the Judge. Ar of US know that
il all Of the officers had done their
duty the murderers OF Jacob Mellow
ell would have been arrested and con
victed, and no one can help deplore
the miscarriage of justice which has
resulted in putting those who were
really innocent OF criminal motive in
the peuitentiary and leaving undls-
turbed those guilty OF one Of the
worst crimes possible under the law
For this reason I grant the APP
plicatiOn of these eleven applicants
for pardon this 2 Sd day Of November.
1910.
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NO DOUBT OF DUTY.

The petitioners here came to trial
In that county under these conditions
and charged with a murderous attack
OF large band OF Negroes on two
white men along the road, and were
tried before white jury. and yet
only received verdict OF seven years
II they had been guilty as charged
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ROAST FOR WEBSTER CROWD

The Governor mas knowledge of
the situation in Webster county.
There was a large number of loud.
noisy and disorderly and violent men
who were lawless and defiant and
who intimidated the community and
lawabiding people and were coupte-
nanced by some officers in spite OF
the Circuit judges stern and earnest
instructions TO the grand Jury. and
some officers failed to do their duty
against the mob, either out OF SYM
PATTY with them or on account of
race prejudice. or through unwilling.
ness TO risk ill-will or enmity either
personally or politically. II the off,
GERS had done their duty again. as
they did at first, Jacob Mcdowell
would not have been murdered. Half
dozen good men in earnest and free
from terrorism, personal or political.
could have easily driven the mob
back and protected Mcdowell until
he should have come to trial.
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Unknown Now, But

The Fortune Hunter when he comes
TO town viii be unknown. He does
not even know what hotel he VIII visit.
and as 20 what boarding house he VIII
later on find-that is a mystery. But
coming he IS. and you can meet him
through the columns OF this paper.
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VICTIMS MEMBERS OF MOB.

"Ine press dispatches al the time
indicated that Two traveuug sales
men m buggy were waylaid an
shot b. a Negro mob. 1he evidence
SHOWS beyond douDt that these TWO
men were themselves part OK "A law
less mob going TO Dixon 10 lynch a
prisoner iu the county Jail ia the
charge OF The Commonwealth. ana
themselves guilty OF a felony AT the
ume mat they were shot. There f. no
pretense that they had any business
in Dixon or any reason 20 20 TO Dixon
except with this mob. and There ie
no pretense that this mob had any
other purpose or reason 10 make the
long trip 20 Dixon except 20 murder
Jacob Mcdowell, take him out OF the
care and custody OF the Common
wealth and lynch him.
Therefore. no person In this mob
ls entitled 70 any sympathy or con
s'ueIdtloh On the contrary. every
person IA IL was guilty OF a felony
ana ought 10 be in the penitentiary.
put no one connected with that mob
Is In the penitentiary. and only tnes,.
Negro men, who were not lawbrea,t-
.efs. who were hard worKing. honest
and decent men, and who had gone
10 Dixon on a call of humanity
which. IL was credit 20 them 10 fIi
WITH the danger that they incurred
In doing X. and who, though If mis-.
taken, were not criminals, nor or pa,
or depraved natures, the petitioners
were indicted and sent TO the peni-
Tertiary and the men who we're band
ed together with criminal motives
and 10 commit one OF the worst
rimes in the world. were not indicted
and the only punishment fell upon
these two strangers. who, for a mo-
tive which cannot be understood bv
any reasonable man, Joined in a Grim
maj enterprise as volunteers, and IL
so happened that these two volun.
teers, meddling in a matter with
which neither of them had any earth
~ possible connection. were the oniv
sufferers, until these applicants were
Indicted and convicted.
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removal could not be made.
MOB JOINED BY VICTIMS.

The mob formed at Dixon had
with it two commercial travellers,
Berry from Louisville, and Carter
from Tennessee, who reached Provi-
dence that night and joined the mob
when it started from Providence to
Dixon. They were in no way con
nected with Childres or with locaf
affairs. Their friend. George Hols-
claw. with whom one OF them was 70
travel, was appealed to by them TO
go with them and refused, saying he
had no business at Dixon, but they
went along.
The cOlored boys left first and hal
progressed several miles on the road.
They had taken with them guns. not
concealed weapons, but guns openly
carried because there was danger OF
the mob Killing Jacob Mcdowell, who
was Harris McDOwelrs father and
who was related TO several others of
the applicants.
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TERMS IN ADVANCE.

POSTAGE STAMPS OF HIGHER DENOHINA-
TON THAN TWO CENTS NOT RECEIVED
on SUBSCRIPTIONS
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the Constitution of the United States
proclaimed March 80. 1870, the fol
lowing provisions became a part OF
the Constitution OF the United States
and became the supreme law of the
land:
Section /. The right of citizens
OF the United States to vote shall not
be denied or abridged by the United
states or by any State on account Of
race, color or previous condition Of
.servitude.'
Section The Congress shall
have power TO enforce this article by
appropriate legislation
Congress exercised the power thus
given it by enacting the statute APP
proved May 81, 1870. which is now
Section 1904 OF the Revised Statutes
which reads as follows:
Section 2OO4 All citizens Of the
United States who are otherwise DUAL
iiied by law 10 vote at any election by
the people of any State, territory. dis
trict, county. city, parish, township.
school district, municipality or other
territorial subdivision, shall be enti-
tied and allowed to vote at all such
elections without distinction OF race.
color or previous condition OF servi-
tude' any constitution. law, custom.
usage or regulation OF any State or
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PROVED TRUE THE FEARS.

That murder proved true the
fears which made Harve Mcdowell
and his associates. applicants here.
feel that it was a duty and a danger
Gus duty 90 so 90 Dixon to guard
Jacob Mcdowell on the night when
the first mob went there. As the
mob. composed OF thirty or forty PEG
pie went along the road. they caught
mp with these young Negroes and the
Negroes attempted TO get out OF the
road and out OF their way. and in
getting over the fence one OF them
caught his gun fin the wire I'm some
way and it went on and shot Harve
Mcdowell in the leg. - The DISCHARGE
or this gun was the signal for an
attack by the mob In the road upon
the Negroes and several guns were
fired and the Negroes fred I'm de-
Tense and in that defense Carter was
shot and has recovered. Berry was
shot and died later
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RELATIONS OF APPLICANTS.

TON Crow was his sonin-law and
Labe Crow was Tom Crows brother.
Floyd Ross was Jacob McDOwell's
nephew and the other seven we're fell
low workmen of Jacob Mcdowell I'm
the Shamrock Coal Company mine.
which was worked by non-union labor
but in which mine there were no la
Dor troubles of any kind. There was
some antagonism growing out of the
fact that Mcdowell and his assistants
were non-uniOn workers. and this.
and more effective yet. the race pre-
judice. served 20 start the mob spirit
which finally resulted i'm the murder
OF Jacob Mcdowell by a lynching par
~, before trial, while he was i'm Jail
In the custody Of the State of ken
lucky. This murder was some time
after the mob which had had trouble
with the present applicants. 1t was
a brutal cOwardly murder. a STAIN
on the United States, on the state Of
Kentucky and Webster county and il
has never been punished in any way.
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Sotsred at the Post oGce st Riohmood Va
q. second class matter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-27
TRAINING SCHOOL
FOR TEACHERS
sunday-school Workers to Have
Weeks Series at Grace
Street Church.

The annual training school for sun
day school workers will open this af-
ternoon In Grace Street Baptist
Church. and will continue throughout
this week with daily sessions from 4
o'clock to $3.50 p. NJ The institute
will be conducted by five specialists in
Sunday school work, as follows:
Miss "A. l.. Williams Of Birmingham,
Ala, Will lecture each afternoon at
1870 o'clock on the work of the ele-
mentary grades: Professor W. r. Gull
lom. OF Wake Forest, N. c., will lee
#ture each night at o'clock on the
Bible lessons for 1911. DR.. Cullom
Is professor of the Bible In Wake
Forest College. l.. p. Leavell, of Wake
Forest, Miss. one of the field secreta-
rles OF the Sunday School Board OF
the Southern Baptist Convention, at
Nashville. recognized expert in Sun
day school work and In formation OF
young peoples organizations, will lee
ture each afternoon at Sis o'clock on
the principles OF teaching and at 1880
o'clock on some phase of the work of
tho Baptist Young Peoples Union. He
was u member of the faculty OF the
training school held here last year.
Arthur Flake, of Baldwin. Miss. an
other of the field secretaries OF the
Sunday School Board at Nashville, an
expert In matters of organization and
will speak on tho pos
sibiltties of sunday School work.
Rev, Joseph 4. Watts Sunday school
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-27
sennntIonnl Rumors.

Laredo, Texas. November 2s.-Bar-
ring the many Sensational rnrnors
which seems to gain currency almost
hourly, there have been no new deyel-
opmcnts In to-day's news regarding
the reyolutiop.
General yillar has received advices
covering his entire district from Co
lumbia to Ciudad Pornrio Diaz, and
the reports show general QUIET at all
points along the border and in the
immediate interior.
According to the American officers,
the same quiet conditions exist at all
places along the American side OF the
river.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-27
ALL OLD OFFICERS
ARE REELECTED
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

J Especial to The Times DispatchJ
st. Louis, Mo, November 26.--Presi-
] dent Gompers and all of the old officers
tof the American Federation OF Labor.
were reelected without opposition.
! The reelection of the present ofticerss
| was assured because of the fact that
/, Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison are
under sentence to jail. and at this time
| no one would oppose them
The most sensational feature Of to-
days convention was tho announce
ment of President Gompers that there
| should be no hard and fast rule gov
! erning the jurisdiction Of trades unions
| 1t was a recognition of the fact that
the labor movement Is moving In the
direction OF industrial organization,
and means that the Western Federation
Of Miners will secure a charter from
| the executive council by majority OF
more than two thousand votes The
convention referred the question Oh
charter to the executive council, and
there is no question that the Western,
organization will get the charter This
was the most important question from
labor standpoint that has como be-
fore the convention, and the action
taken means that any organization in
any industry can now claim iurisdic-
ton over every worker in 1t.
The old policy trade autonomy is
wiped out of existence. 1t also means
THAI tho stand taken by the conl
miners has been indorsed
several hundred letters have been
received by President Gompers inauir-
ing II he had opposed the organization
of colored men. In answer to this
resolution was presented, signed by
all the executive officers OF the feder-
alton, in which 1t was stated that the
organized labor movement knows no
race, no color no creed, no nationality,
no political party.
Delegate Gallagher. OF San Fran
cisco. wanted TO know IL that would
mean that the organized labor move
ment would take IN Hindoos. Japanese
and Chinese. Congress Wilson
answered by saying that as long as
they are here. we must reckon with
them and take them into our organ
iGation.
Il want to say" said Gallagher, chat
before we will organize the Asiatics
we VIII soc this American Federation
OF Labor In Hades.'
Delegates MacFarland and Daniel j.
Tobin were elected fraternal delegates
to Great Britain, and w. j. Tracey. to
Canada.
Tie next convention will be held in
Rochester, N. Y.
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and Chairman Vandiyer spoke strong
Is along similar lines
Chairman Mack expressed his de-
Democrats and declared himself ready
and willing to do anything that would
promote harmony and success. He
pointed out the dangers in the hold
ing of conference" and declared
that to attempt to indicate policies
or formulate platform ut this time
would be roth unwise and. unneces-
sary.
Friction and discord would incvita-
bly, follow. The suggestion that cei-
ebration OF the Democratic victory In
the nature of a Jackson Day" ban
quet ana mass meeting, however. met
with his hearty approval. He said
that he would not only attend, but
would do all he could to make it a
success.
Representative Clark declared that
he felt that a conference of self
appointed delegates who met at the
edge of one part of the country would
not be wise move from the stand
point OF Democratic harmony. He ia
vored Jackson Day celebration in
baltimore. TO which should be invited
the leading Democrats of the coun-
try.
The members of the local commit
tee propose to start work at once with
the determination of making the
mass-meeting and banquet the biggest
OF the kind ever held in the coun-
try.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-27
FRIENDS PREVENT
ATTACK ON TAT |
Resolution Is Eliminated After
Earnest Pleas Have
Been Made.
----------------
ARMY ENGINEERS AssAlLED
Delegates to Lakes-to-the-G Gulf
Association in Stormy
Frame Of Mind.
ARMY ENGINEERS AssAILED

st. Louis. No., November 26AAn at.
tack on President Taft was thwartct
to-day at the final session OF the
Lakes-to-the-G Gulf Waterways Asso.
citation Convention here this afternoon
after the resolutions committee had
asked approval Of its report. Friends
of the President rushed to the plat
form and appealed to the delegates tt
eliminate what Governor Charles S.
Deiieeu, of Illinois, termed IAN insult
After two hours OF warm discussion
tho Objectionable section was stricken
out. The section which caused the
heated debate follows:
"And In bitter disappointment and
in sorrow we are compelled to de-
plore the course OF the executive in
delaying the creation Of the board pro-
vided for In the last rivers and har-
bors act. and on the finally appointed
board which proved unfriendly to our
policy and our project, despite our
patriotic effort to aid him by infor-
nation concerning these physical and
commercial conditions better known to
US than to others"
AS soon as Alex. Y. Scott. OF Mem
phis. chairman of the committee, COM
pleted the reading of the resolutions.
r. r. Boriand, OF Peoria, ILL.,, moved
to strike out the section. After some
debate. Borlaud withdrew the notion
and Congressman Richard Bartholdt,
of Missouri, renewed 1t.
Congressman Bartholdt said the
section did an Injustice to the Presl-
deut. as Mr.. TAFT by the wording Of
the act was compelled to name the
chief engineer OF the army as one
of the board. He appealed to the
convention TO eliminate the "harsh and
untrue words"
Congressman Fl. T. Rainey. OF Illi-
nois. made bitter attack on the army
engineers as whole, and said the
men on the board were preJudiced
against the waterway. He said the
resolution as read should be adopted.
Governor Deneen characterized the sec
ton az IAN insult" and declared that
President Taft had, attracted the at
tention of the wofld to the project
by making a trip down the MISSISSIPPI
last year. He predicted that next year
the convention would be attracting the
members of Congress-
AT this point, Chairman Scott said
the committee in Its deliberations had
not discussed politics. and Il. S. Con-
OF the association, said: TT Is not
always best to express publicly our
private opinions"
Congressman Rainey then seconded
Congressman Bartholdt's motion. re-
marking that the powers now have i
salutary warming"
Other resolutions, which were adopt
ed, demand of Congress waterway
connecting the Great Lakes with the
Gulf of Mexico as the main artery
of our navigation system to provide
for an initial depth OF not less than
fourteen feet, with lock-sills adapted
to depth of not less than twenty
four feet.
The officers OF the association. In
Guiding President w Il. Kayanaugh,
of ST Louis, were reelected
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-27

secretary OF the Baptists of vtrginia.
will be in charge of the training
school. He will lecture occasionally
and have special charge of the con
ferences and demonstra tons. A Iun-
cheon will be served to the workers
those who attend the afternoon ses-
sions to remain throughout the day.
on Friday evening, at the close OF
the program, the ]. Taylor EIlysom
gold medal will be awarded to the
WORKER who presents the best sum
mary of the lectures of the course
Last year this honor fell to Miss
heiie Burch. of the Leigh Street sun
aag schooL Her paper was OF high
order and found a place in the Con
| nentlon Teacher. published at Nash
VIE. and was read with interest by
thousands of teachers In the south.
al All OF the meetings of the training
s sssi are open to the workers of nll
denominations W ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-27
y 4
MILITIA SOCIETY
WILL Be FORMED
All Virginia Officers Will Join
National Guard Asso-
ciation.
CONFERENCE SUCCESS sFuL
Military Leaders Pleased With
Outlook for Service in
This State.
CONFERENCE SUCCESSFUL

the National Guard Association, com ~
posed or all OF the officers OF the
! Virginia Volunteers. This was de-
cided upon at the conference between
branches OF the service, which was
in progress in this city on FRIDAY
and yesterday.
I The object of this organization is to
bring the officers closer together, and
pronounced the very best for the
good OF the service. One stated an
nual meeting will be held, which all
oncers Will be expected to attend, and
there will be gatherings at such other
times as may be deemed desirable. At
the meetings all the general prob
lems OF the service win be discussed
and experiences will be exchanged
while any special question which may
association for it's opinion. " 'A'
Besides, such gatherings are design
ed to bring the officers closer together
and to promote a better feeling be.
tween them than can possibly exist
in the absence OF the personal touch
All Are Present.
All Of the officers summoned by Ad-
the conference. Colonel W. j. Perry,
OF the First Regiment, could not come
on the first day, but spent yesterday
here.
1t is felt that as result of this
meeting the work which General Sale
has undertaken OF bringing the eie-
Inents of the National Guard OF vir-,
already effectively launched. :, The off,
Gers went to Their homes yesterday
feeling that an important step has
been taken in the advancement of the
work of tho service.
q COMMITTEES on Organization was
appointed to thke charge of the move.
ment for aiNational Guard Association.
composed of General c. c. Vaughan,
Jr, General ". w. Sale, Colonels X. F.
ham. Lieutenant-Colonei 10 Lane
Stern, Major T. NJ. Workman and Major
r.. w. Bowle3 We're named as COM
mittee to formulate a set of bylaws.
The officers of tho State Will be called
pose of perfecting the organization
improvements Made.
General Sale laid before the meeting
the various changes and advanced
service in Virginia, and they received
the hearty approval OF all the officers.
Some ideas as to the future were also
discussed. 49,,
1t was decided that 1t was advisable
TO ,, continue the officers schools Of in
structton for the coming year, 1t be-
ing felt that these institutions have
been of great value.
The officers thought 1t might be well
to spend the States quota of money
sn part for the maintenance of a
field hospital corps. and this will be
done provided such an organization
can be recruited. 1t viii depend upon
the interest taken ,in the matter by
physicians in Richmond or in Nor
folk. as 1t is believed to be best
TO have the members of the organiza-
ton resident in one place, where they
can be in touch with each other and
receive instruction and have practice.
Thirty-eight men will be required, five
of whom must be physicians. Further
steps along this line We're left with
Surgeon General Junius F.. Lynch.