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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-03
And s'posin we will plant again,

And / raped for silence, as | said:
Are you ready, gentlemen
Read your report. The chairman spit
His quid cut on the floor,
And then bit off bigger chew
Than the one he had before
As though his feelings oerc too deep
To trust his nerves, and then
He hauled cut an old ledger leaf,
And the reading thus begun:
Whereas, the specializing folks
In New York and Liverpool
For years have over the cotton belt
Held sway with heartless rule;
'Dcterminin' without our voice
Jest what our lint was worth,
And fxrg harvest rates before
The seed were in the earth
Calculating, as they say,
The future from the past,
And figuring the coming crop
By the one we picked out last;
And whereas, the time has come
For the farmers to be free,
And believing we can gain control,
If we can all agree
And conpactly stard together
For our interests and the right,
And with the nerve of patriots
Go in to win the fight;
Resolved, that we will each a third
Less land this year bed-up .
Than we in eighteen seventy-fve
Gave to our cotton crop.
Resolved, that we will no supplies
This year on credit buy,
And no advances ask until
The crops are all laid by
And that each farmer snail agree
His food acreage to double,
And not neglect the corn fields
If the season gives no trouble
IF to this pledge we steadfast hold,
Your committee feels quite sure,
That we'll hardly make q million bales
And we'll get twelve cents or more
Farmers, said ], what will you do
With the report just read?
Move its adoption! i twenty men
Jumped to their feet and said.
1t almost brought the rafters down -
When old Gill, of the Star plantation,
Yelled-I move you,. sir, that we adopt
The report by acclamation!' p
| rode on home with neighbor Pitts,
A shrewd, far-seeing man,
And he and l discussed the thing
And agreed upon our plan:
We both lowed that the folks yvud stick
For few weeks anyhow,
Whereas planting of the cotton
Should be going on right now;
An as the boys were pledged you know
To KEEP cut Of debt, or try,
We CONCLUDED thi'gs weld be dirt cheap
To those who'd cash to buy
So Pitts and I agreed that this
Would be the year to plant,
And come in with a whopping crop,
While the other folks were scant,
That if the crop is short third,
Ard the price third advances,
'T'wont do for those who are well fixed
To lose the best of chances.
We greed to rent the "Dobbin's place"
That can for a song be gotten,
And to put every broad acre
Of its cleared landdown in Gotten,
Pitts, he's to 60 to Memphis
To arrange about the feed,
And Pm to slip off to the hills
For what extra hands. we'll reed
We've got to play it mighty fine
For if folks drop on our game,
And find that we're expanding,
Every planter will do the same.
Cut down the home crop? no indeed,
But we'll talk heap about it;
You boys say, Dads reduced-one-half,'
And marry man will doubt it
That barley patch we'll do without,
Ard that rich cut near the lane
That ycur Nam wanted for taters
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-03

And whereas, the time has come
For the farmers to be free,
And believing we can gain control,
If we can all agree
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-03

'Determinin' without our voice
Jest what our lint was worth,
And fixrg harvest rates before
The seed were in the earth
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-03

And compactly stard together
For our interests and the right,
And with the nerve of patriots
Go in to win the fight;
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-03

Whereas, the specializing folks
In New York and Liverpool
For years have over the cotton belt
Held sway with heartless rule;
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-03

AS though his feelings oerc too deep
To trust his nerves, and then
He hauled cut an old ledger leaf,
And the reading thus begun:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-10

WEATHER BUREAU 9Last p Hours Rainfall
Temperatures Max -: Min 81. Weather cloudy
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-18

. "a D. il. !
Smith. Accompanied my Malone and
four other men Fee started on hand
car and overlook Smith about two
miles west of Bcechwood. and shis
nerve again seemed to have failed him.
and he told the men that they would
go to Little Falls and double UP with
other men.
Y On his arrival at Little Falls he
found the work crew working there.
G. Frankenberry said to SILL. Curtis,
Come on and show your-nerye." and
the two started up the track to meet
Smith. They were then followed in
the following manner: e. E. Radcliffe,
NJ NJ. Malone. 1ngle Malone and the
last one to leave was Lewis Fee. IS
z When Smith was taken Ingle Malone
Radcliffe and G. Frankenberry second
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-18
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Mr.. M'DoNALD's POSITION.

/ q
The West Virglnlan has insisted that
the candidates 10 be voted for In this
city election should state definitely
their position on the liquor. question.
and today we! are glad to let the voters
OF the city and especially of the Sec.
ond ward, know where Mr.. A. B, Nc:
Donald, the Republican nominee OF
that ward. stands upon this question
that! is of SO much Importance to the
citizens OF, Fairmont. Mr.. Mcdonald
makes clean breast of the whole az
fair and. states In most emphatic terms
where he stands and on what the PEG.
pie may depend If lie is elected. Here
Is his statement:
I'm Justice to the voters of the Sec
ond ward and the City OF Fair1nont, i
desire to go on record in stating clear
ly my position on the issue "For
License" and Against License"
e IF elected will uncompromisingly
abi'le by the majority vote OF the city
on the license question. 8
(signed.) A. B. MDoNALD."
This leaves the question as to the
Second ward pretty clearly defined
Mr.. Ira l.. Smith, the nominee of the
Prohibitionists, having made similar
statement, which was published In
these columns on yesterday. leaving
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-18

and NJ. NJ. Malone and Lewis Fee In
the rear. Smith walked down the mid
die OF the track and was Erasped By
Ingle Malone and ST.. Curtis and was
quickly searched by. G. e. Radcliffe and
G. Frankenberry. they finding no arms
on MIN. He offered no resistance and
told his captors that he was on his
way to give himself up. but that they
would get the reward. i JJ.ss+fE \ I 4 J.
He was brought to Little Falls sahdy
put on train No. 81 and taken to Un-'
iontown and placed in Jail by: NJ. II i,
Malone and Lewis Fee.
Fee did not lay hands on Smithiuntil
after he was put ON tile baggage car.
Smith was landed in the Uniont6wn
jail safely and the papers for the .re-
the Peace Barker. of -aforEantown. and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-18

Today the Echo publishes what ap.
peared int he last number OF the Amer
lean Issue about rMoundsvllle. That
matter wa seyidently gathered by "a
travelling correspondent OF the paper,
and Moundsville people did not know
It was coming until 1t was published,
The statements are ali facts.
The following is WANT the American
issue contains in addition to the grown
UP picture at the head OF this page:
..Sot only .isf MouniIsyille well pleas
ed with the dry" system. but Cameron
nlso. Now ali OF Wetzel county has
Joined. Conditions there are such that
the county court has declared that 1t
will not grantilicense anywhere In the
county Charleston remains dry. brib-
cry having failed t. upset the will OF
the people. Elklns is dry. F'airmont
votes soon and every indicatlonis that
1t will remain dry, and the news comes
through the liquorFinterests that the
Clarksburg saloonlsts are scared over
the outlook In the Harrison county
city. The backbone or of the saloon
rule of Sistersttlle has been broken by
Judge Willis sending the two leading
saloontsts to Jail for IefyinE the law
In running slot machines, and the ac-
'tion OF the Judge has put SO much
nerve in Tyler county people that sa-
looms will he Owed out as soon as the
people get chance
The burden. of the saloon will soon!
be thrown off everywhere. and the
communities that are FIRST are getting
that much advantage over the slower
and less Independent places. All the
money that formerly went into tie
Moundsvflle saloons (and from there
on to the brewerles aud whoesalerst
now goes into new homes and into
much better living for the occupants
OF the homes. Notndsville is n city
of homes owend by the OCCUPANTS be
they day laborers or more wealthy peo.
plea No better evidence could be- ask
ed that Moundsville people have, more
ready money than they formerly had
than the fact that SO many stores have
adopted the cash system. The people
always have real money to pay for
what they buy as thek get 1t, and thus
get hte goods cheaper. Where wages
are all spent soon after payday tine
credit system is ainecesity. and then
1t lis "a race among the collectors. the
bar accounts usually winning
MoundsvilIe Echo.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-18
WIFE EITHE TMMAYoRs" STAND.


WHERE THE nMAYoRs" STAND.
The West yirginian takes some
credit upon itself for letting the voters
know where most'of the candidates in
the city election stand on the liquor.
question and 1t has been particularly
sinslstent that its party candidates
state definitely their position and has
strespassed to some extent and inquired
wat the position of the Democratic
ecandi late for mayor is. and while the
statement shas been very much delay
ED st has been Hnally. made and the
long looked for information. Is at hand.
Some people do not appreciate. this
smoking out process. but the voters
sdo. They like to look a candidates
princlpl les square In the face. They
prefer to vote with their eyes open.
Whether or not the town goes wet or
dry, # is important to have n mayor
who will enforce the law. II 1t is to
be q dry town the people want mayor
who will strive to make it dry Dry in
!. fact as well in name.
Mr., Martini the Democratic candi-
date at the earnest solicitation Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-18

concerned. til voters have the issue
iciearl, and vel defined and a states
nient from each Of the candidates.
Mr. Reed is the Heppbl ican candidate
with the unanimous endofs ement OF
his party In gular convention and IS
q fteetotaierg which few men anywhere
can say for themselves AS TO 1fr. Mar.
tin: we believe him to be a temperate
man: II not d teetolaler. but we fall to
see why d Try Republican Is asked to
support him I'm face Of the positions as
they nov exist with the liquor quesi
ton put squarely UP to tne decision OF
q majority OF the voters OF the entire
city. N \; n, &, s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-18

only the position s:ttiie. : Democratic
candidate Indelned e.
with aIr. Mcdonald making So plain
his position and with the confidence
the people have in his integrity and
honesty as man and as d loyal Repub,
lican, 1t will require a great deal Of
dfsioyalty to party principles to cause
even a dry Republican TO scratch
Mr.: ,IcDonall.s name from his ballot.
Mr.. Mcdonald Is the regular Republi;-
can nominee OF a Republican conyen.,
ton. regularly organized and fairly
conducted. to which no party man can
take exceptions. and now with the
t';;scarecrow, or the liquor question
removed and shifted to the responsi-
bility of the voters of the entire city.
Mr.. Mcdonald is enttledtsto the: sup
port OF his party. which should elect
him in his ward by majority OF from
30 to 40 votes. This ward Is now rep
resented by two }Dempcrats, one OF;
whom will hold over. and tho Repubil-,
cans, who are in the majority, are en-.
titled to some Representations on the
city council. The only Hope is to- elect
Mr.. Mcdonald tomorrow. as It Is prac-
dcally conceded with the license qres-
ton on the ballot and removed from
influencing the councilmen directly
that the Prohibition candidate will
have no show for election. There Is, a
large dry vote In the Second ward and
the ward Is conceded to the vets. so 1t
is plain to be seen that the drys have
scored a great victory in getting a
statement from Mr. Mcdonald, pledg-
ing himself to abide by the vote OF the
city and not the ward vote. which will
In all probability be wet, and IL the ma
t5rity vote OF the city is dry. McDon-
aid will be dry councilman.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-18
PILES f Drum.
TRUE ACCOUNT OF CAPTURE =
OF B.ERANk SMITH

'i-s+ OF b. FRANK SMITH
~ Point Marion. Pa. 3-17-1O. &
Editor of iFairrnont West :Vlrglnian: "a
The account of the capture of b.
Frank Smith in all OF the papers gives
Lewis Fee all the credit. In regard to
this. welwIll give; the true account OF
the capture. ls.zs
While coming from Opekiska to Lit
tie Falls with the work train. Lewis
Fee stopped the train east Of Beech.
wood and told us that Smith had pass
ed about five minutes before and to
look out for. him
Fee rode about one mile west of
Beechwootl and got OFF and walked
back toward Reechwood. The work
train proceeded to Little Falls and be
gan work. In walking back to Beech.
wood Zee met Smith face to face and
was afraill to tackle him F Fee on shis
arrival at Beechwood asked M. N. Ma.
lone to go with him and help take
and 81 NJ Curtis was in front I'll r.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-18


ward were drawn up before Justice or
the mon receiced their reward as, fol-,
4 s. L-Curtis ,InEle Malone. c. d. Raii-
cline G Frankenb berry and NJ. ~. ia.
lone $4,000 each and Lewis Fec the
balance. which Isl $3.50 100.
While going to Uniontown smith
talked very freely, giving the places
hefhad; been but at some times his
mind seemed to BID wand erinE. He had
47-2O dollar bills on his person ind
four dollars and eigh ty-iiye cents IN
change. AZ s. IS h
Thanking you in atlynnce Tor pub
fishing this. / remain yours truly.
s. JAMES KENNEDY
i!!s3s4 Engineer OF Work Train.
sSSss - Continued on PaDe Eiatt.1
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-18
the west virglnian calculates through

the West Virglnian calculates through
his mouthpiece and political organ
the Times. this morning as follows:
I shall ccrtni.:lS abide by the vote
of the people CT the license question.
The question OF granting license is n
question in which the people them
selves are most vitality concerned. and
by eiaction OF the ballot commission
ers in placing this question on stae bal
lots to be. voted at saturdays election.
the people will be afforded an oppor'-
tunity of expressing their views on the
subject. and shall be perfectly salts
iieI with their decision in the, matter.
and, II elected. will most assuredly re-
spect and abide by their vote. 4
So Mr.. Martin lis glad to get this
question out OF his way ana take his
chances as a party candidate depend
ing on the Democratic. vote of the, city
for his election. which is a hazardous
undertaking in city with the hand
some Republican majority that Fair.
mont has.
AS to Mr.. Reeds position, 1t is well
understood. he having given state
ment to this paper ON March 3D.. which
was published in these columns on that
date. An extract from, this interview
follows:
When seen by n representative of
the West Virglniun this morning, Mr..
Reel said he did not want to be con-
siLered US the candidate of any faction
or class OF people. but the regular
nominee of the Republican party. Z
AS regards the question of. license.
he has asked that FOR licenseH and
against license" go on3the ticket, and
he stands ready to abide by the will OF
the people. II the majority. should, ia
ror license. AIR. Reed believes he can
maintain Us. good order In the city as
is possible under such conditions If
| the people vote against license, he
says he will use his best endeayor to
enforce the law and keep the city as
clear of vlolators as can be done.
Mr.. Reed says he thinks, he could be
OF service to the city in putting sys
tenn and order into the various depart
ments OF the, city. government. Being
a bushes man. he thinks he could put
some business methods into the ad
ministration of the city's affairs.
| Mr.. Reed has been called the carldi
date OF the "wets," but he is very
much "drier" than many who say
those things about him. Mr.. Reed car
say what but few men OF his age car
say, HE is FORTY-THREE YEARS
OLD AND HE HAS NEVER TAKEN
a GLASS OF WEIISKEY OR BEER
;; HE IS REALLY. a TEEToTALER AMI
rs CLEAN IN EVERY WAY IN HIS
Personal LIFE These things arc
worth Considering by the people. "A
man who is clean in his private life
Is pretty safe TO be trusted in public
life.
II elected to the Office OF Mayor, Mr.
Reed will take pride in doing every
thing he can for the advancement and
betterment OF our city. He has seen
many cities and has made considera
BILE study of municipal problems. hence
his friends feel that he.woultl make Q
good Official.
So far as the head of the tickets are
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-18
REM EN- Der!

Men Of Fairmont, when you go to
vote tomorrow l.. : 4. !. n g, CT
Remember home. 80 III.
4 Remember the schools. - - -
Remember the churches. 49,
[ Remember father. - 8.
& Remember mother.
Remember. sister X
Remember brother.
Remember WIFE. ~
s Remember children
Remember the poor.
Remember the weak.
Remember the tempted.
3 Remember the wiles OF the wicked
one.
Remember the degradation of the
drunkard. - as
Remember the wretchedness OF the
drunkard's wife and children
Remember the good men ruined by
drink. n N p t.t.Es q $50
Remember the virtuous women start.
ed on the downward road by whiskey.
Remember the Undesirable citizens"
e q
who, gather III: license towns,
Remenbsr ths, thugs thieves and
gamblers who infest saloon cities.
Remember tho increase in arrests
Under license regime.
Remember the increase in crime
when liquor is sold. e \ 6,.si;a
Remember the increased cost In
prosecuting crime under license.
Remember your boy is in danger.
Remember your girl is In peril.
Remember the greatest business
boom Falrmont has eyer had started
during no-lice1se period. ". ~
Remember the best business men of
this city are against saloons.
Remember the merchant gets paw
for. his goods when the town is dry and
carries" the dl'unkard's family wnen
the town is wet.
Remember the whole town Is injured
morally. socially. relIgiousIy, educa-
tionally and financially by the liquor
traffic.
Vote against license. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-18

8; A study of the figures given below
Will show something OF why .Mpnning.
ton went wet. A reliable business man
from that city says the liquor people
simply made up a fund and bought the
votes. They had a fund OF $3.50,
which 1t Is said was made up as fol.
lows: tsj ..L 81 y:
e"er!es 500
Six Saloons ~. :. I; q. 800
j. F. Benty:& Bro. Z. 200
Street Car interests 49,. ........4 $50
Wheeling Liquor Association >. 800
lo'ai $780,. .-..-: 49,. 1850
The statement Is made that each
liquor vote cost something over four
dollars. Look out for the "long green"
in. Fairinont tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
GIRL BICYCLIST IS
CRUSHED IN FALL
Pretty 10 Year Old Oakland
Maid Fatally Injured Near
ClaremOnt Hotel

BERKELEY, Aug. 28.-Miss Ruby
Hendrickson, the pretty 1e year old
daughter of Charles E. Hendrickson
an employe of the Oakland traction
company, living at sos Fifty fifth
street, Oakland, was fatally injured
this afternoon at $50 o'clock, while
riding a bicycle in Tunnel road near
the Claremont hotel, escorted by E. T.
Stangard, young friend, who lives at
$50 Forty-third street, Oakland. The
two had passed the point where the
road divides into two branches and
were riding along the North drive
which is 20 feet higher than the lower
branch, when Miss Hendrickson sud
denly lost control of her bicycle and
plunged headlong over the embank-
ment to the road below, fracturing her
skull and sustaining other serious in
juries.
Stangard went to her assistance. a
call was sent to police headquarters
and Special Officer Rogers removed the
unconscious girl to- the Roosevelt hos
pital, where she was attended by DR.
Russell Boyer. Al efforts to save heI
life proved fruitless. Death came al
7:15 o'clock this evening. Miss Hen
drickson's father was at the girls bed
side.
According to the story told by young
Stangard, he and Miss Hendrickson hao
spent the afternoon together on bicy-
cles Both were excellent riders. They
had passed through the tunnel ano
upon reaching the point near Henry w
Taylor's residence, where the road
splits, one running about 100 feet
north of the other and 20 feet higher
had decided to take the North drive
which appeared to be the easiest way
Most of the distance to the point
where the two roads join again hao
been covered when Miss Hendrickson
who was conversing with Stangard
was overbalanced by an obstacle In the
road She lost control, and. before
Stangard could avert the calamity, hao
nltnged TO the road below. When Stan
gard reached her side she was uncon-
scious, in which condition she remained
until death came.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
GREEK Letter men
Will GATHER here
Delta Epsilon Fraternity Holds
First Convention West of
Rockies September IL

San Francisco is keeping up its gait
as a convention city. September will
see the gathering here of the first big
college Greek letter fraternity conven-
tion ever held west of the Rocky noun
tains. The Delta Epsilon fraternity
convention will meet in the ST. Fran
els hotel, Monday, September II. The
official program will last three days.
Delegates Will attend from all over
the United States
All the big cities will send represent
atives from the Delta Upsilon alumni
clubs, and every university that has a
chapter of the fraternity will send its
undergraduate delegates. A special
train, carrying many of the visitors
coming from New York by way of Chi
cago and Los Angeles, will arrive at
Third and Townsend streets, Monday
afternoon, September II.
DR.. David Starr Jordan of Stanford
university will be honorary president
of the convention. Prof. Alexis f. Lange
of the University of California will be
the acting president. The executive
council and vice presidents include
bodys, New York; Governor Charles E.
Hughes of New York, William Travers
Jerome of New York, Charles Z. Gill
man of Stanford, w. H p Faunce,
president of Brown university; Wilson
l.. Fairbanks of New Jersey Goldwin
Goldsmith of New York, Dean c.
Matthews of Western Reserve, and
other men eminent in various callings.
Governor Hughes appointment to the
United States supreme bench has
compelled him to cancel his plans to
address the convention here, but he
has sent message.
California and Stanford chapters of
the fraternity and alumni members in
California will entertain the delegates
during the three days while business
meetings are not in progress.
On the local program committee are:
Walter A. Chowen, John A. Brewer,
William Clark Crittenden, Ralph Lang
worthy, Thomas E Hayden, Hal Chase,
Harry A. Linscott, Eugene r. Hauett,
Carl Hoffman, Arthur Colley, H B.
Johnson, Jr, and w II Seeley