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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-06
BIG SENSATION IN
THE LOR|MER CASE:
kOhIsaat Gives Name of Man
Who Told Him About $100,,
600 Slush Fund.
Continued From Page One.

much interested as any of us In having
the right kind of man at Washington.
| think I replied We wont have any
thing 10 do with that matter nt all"
He said why not?" | said: Simply
because we are not in that sort of busi
ness And We had some aimlcss dis
cussion back md forth and I remember
| asked him how much he was getting
from his different friends. He said:
We'll Of course. we can only 60 to q
few big people. but II about ten OF us
put up $4,000 apiece that will clean IL
up" That is the substance Of the con-
versation. I am repeating 1t verbatim,
just as far as | can Mr.. Chairman.
Q-ls that the conversation az you re-
member IL now. Mr., Funk, or do you re-
cal! anything else which was said with
reference to the person to whom the
money vas to be sent?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-06
HINES DENIES STORY.
Declares He Had Nothing to Do WIth the |
100000 Fund.

CHICAGO, April 5.-Edward Hines late
TODAY denied the story told the Helm
committee OF the legislature which is in
vestigating the election of United States
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25
CUT THE WEEDS.

Unless all signs fail Columbia is
going to have an unusually large
number of visitors during the week
of the fair. 1t is certain that on
Nashville" Day the stranger will tru-
ly be within our gates. Every proper
sentiment therefore is sponsor for
the demand that we strive to make
the best appearance possible. The
streets should be cleaned and made
attractive, the weeds should be cut
and the lawns moved. And speaking
of weeds there is constant complaint
that many citizens are not obeying
the Law requiring weeds to be cut
from the front of the premises. The
weeds not only impede travel and
are an eye sore but they frequently
help to breed disease by concealing
the unclean places. There should be
determined war upon weeds both
upon the part of the authorities and
the citizens Let there be a general
cleaning up of the city before the
gates Of the fair are opened.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25

has also sent two Republicans to the
Senate of The United States,
1t is probable that the liquor vote
will turn the scale this year. 1t does
not like O'Rear and has little cause
to love McCreary. In fact if the par.
ty platforms mean anything the liz
uor gang finds itself between the dey.
il and the deep blue sea. 1t has nc
place for refuge. 1t will probably do
however, as it has done in Tennes-
see, seek to defeat the will Of the peo-
pie and annul their solemn platform
declarations by debauching the rep
resentatives and senators. The legis-
lature is reasonably certain to be
Democratic because Kentucky, like
Tennessee, is so shamefully gerry
wandered that a Republican can be
chosen Governor by a substantial ma.
iority and the legislature remain
Democratic.
Aside from its influence on the ma
tional election next year, there will
be little interest outside Of the State
in the result in Kentucky. But the
election Of a Republican Governor at
this time would be discouragins to
the Democrats OF the nation and
might indicate the loss of that State
in the Presidential race. When the
prospects are 80 pleasing for Ma
tional victory all good Democrats will
indulge the hope that Kentucky will
set a good example in this of year
and speak encouragement to the
Democrats of the Nation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25
LYNCHlNc NOT SECTIONAL

|
The brutal burning Of negro rap
list at the stake by an Infatuated mob
| in Pennsylvania a few days ago has
afforded Southern editors an Opportu-
Unity to point the finger of scorn at
| the section that too often vaunts its
superiority to the South with respect
| to obedience TO the law. 1t is true
swer the North by just such tactics
as these editors have adopted; it is
a great temptation to point to the
shortcomings in the neighbor who is
ever ready to criticise ones failings,
but this is not the spirit with which
we would approach the mob question.
All that can be said for the Penn
sylvania case is that it proves that
lack Of respect for and obedience to
law is a national and not the section
al crime that Northern hOlier than
thou art critics would have us be-
lieye. And it is the more to be re-
GREETED that this is the case, Assur-
eddy no patriotic American can ap-
prove mob law and a resort to Judge
Lynch in any State in the Union.
The flag Of our country, the majesty
of the law are just as surely insulted
by a mob in Pennsylvania as they are
by lynching bee in the South. There
can be no federation for mob law. 1t
is surely destructive of all govern
ment and a certain invitation to an
archy.
The Northern outbreak shows that
the people not only think alike in this
country touching the enormity Of
certain offense but the racial preju-
dice that exists in the South is even
more marked in the North. Since
nine out of ten, even more, victims
of the mob are negroes and it is gen
orally admitted that the Pennsylvania
culprit would not have been so sum
marily dealt with had he been a white
man, it is manifest that just so sure
ly as mob rule is National and not
a sectional crime so prejudice against
the negro is a racial and not sec
tional trait.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25

support the very instant that 1t has
good cause to suspect the sale of liu-
uor at the grounds. The people have
been assured by this journal that the
:oming fair would be clean and above
reproach and it would not for all the
fairs held since the beginning of time
Intentionally and deliberately deceive
them. Hence we again urge extraor.
binary yigilence upon the part OF the
officers of the law and the officials of
the fair. They should solemnly re-
solve that no questionable conduct
shall be tolerated upon the fair
grounds.
The Herald believes that the fair
will be clean; that there will not be
any liquor sold but if there is and
knowledge of the fact comes to US we
shall speak in thunder tones. Gam
bling and liquor selling under no cir
cumstances shall be tolerated while
the fair is in progress except over
the earnest and active protest of this
journal. Both can and must be pre-
vented.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25
INCONSISTENCY OF ANTS.

In his strenuous 6sAt to coming
the Democratic party to the liquor in
terest Henry Watlerson, the veteran
Journalist and the greatest one OF his
day, showed clearly the inconsistent
cy Of the faction which he represent
cd. Every opponent Of temperance
processes to be an ardent advocate Of
that noble yirtue. Every supporter Of
the liquor cause is d public apoiogist
for the interest which he represents
and Col, Watterson is no exception.
In the minority report which he
presented TO the Democratic conyen.
ton of his State the Stareyed God
dess extOlled the virtues of the pro-
hibition laws already enacted in Ken
lucky, gave the Democratic party
credit for all of them, and then in
the next breath soemnIy resolved
that the liquor question was purely
q religious, social and moral question
and had no place in politics. Il it
never had a place in politics why
should the Democratic party be eulo'
gized for enacting legislation respect
ing 1t?
1t is the same way with the liquor
sympathizers il this State. They all
disclaim any respect for the liquor
Interests but are unalterably oppos-
cd to any advanced step for temper
ance. They have opposed every
movement for the abolition of the sa-
loon but when they write platforms
they take credit for it all
While opposing county unit" most
vigorously Col. Watterson was writ
ing a platform commencing a law
by which ninety-fve of the 119
counties of Kentucky have
prohibition. If prohibition is right in
ninety-fve counties why not in the
other twenty-foW? If prohibition is
sumpuary legislation in Jefferson
county is it hot an infringement Of
man's sacred right to make a beast
of himself in Allen county? These
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25
OFFICERS SEARCH
TALLY'S PLACE
MACEDONIA is THE SCENE OF A
RAID BY THE PO-
LICE.

Boozers are having hard time Of
it in Columbia. 1t seems that the
fates have combined against their
traffic, and the report of one raid is
not properly recorded until another
is made.
Tuesday night when Jim Campbell
was arrested for creating a disturb
ance, the officers thought they scent
ed something further, and a search
warrant was taken out for the house
of John Talley, colored, in Macedonia.
They went to the place and while
they were finding the things" John
suddenly bethought himself of bus
mess elsewhere. and he went. Beer,
whisky, gin and brandy was all found,
as one of the officials put it, "a small
but complete stock" which was tax
en- charge Of to await the return Of
John, but he is still absent.
The search was made by Morgan,
Lancaster, Peyton and Stages.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25
NO LIQUOR AT FAIR.

What Gov. Hooper said about the
sale Of liquor at State Fair grounds
can we'll be said with reference to
their sale at the local fair. There
can be no excuse whatever for the
sale Of liquors at the local fair. If
the proper effort is made by the fair
officials and the State and county Of
acers to prevent it not a quart Of in
toxicants will be dispersed at the
Maury County Fair. 1t has been
suspected in the past that the laws
against the sale Of liquors have been
violated at the fair here. Let the Of
acers resolve now that there will not
even be cause for suspicion at the
coming exhibition.
The fair grounds for the duration
of the fair wilt be the property OF
the Maury County Fair Association.
And it will be just as easy to prevent
the sale of booze upon them as it is
for the average farmer to keep boot
leggers off his premises. And if liz
uors shall be sold at the grounds in
violation Of the law the bootleggers
will either have the connivance Of
the officers of the law Or they viii
not be persona grata to the fair Of
acials. Only the neglect and indiffer-
ence Of the officers will permit these
sales.
Liquors must not be sold during
the fair. Great as is the interest Of
The Herald in the fair, and no one
nas done for the advertisement ana
promotion of the institution what this
Journal has done, It will Withdraw its
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25
IN KENTUCKY.

Despite the fact that there IS no
material difference IN their political
platforms the Democrats and Repub-
leans in Kentucky are engaged in a
desperate battle for party supremacy.
Kentucky elects it's State officials and
legislators in off years. This gives
the average Kentuckian who loves
politics next to good horses and fine
liquor, abundant opportunity to in
dulge one of the favorite pastimeS,
for the national elections come in
even years. In other words the felix's
in Kentucky go from one campaign
right into another and from THAI into
the next. And they seem to enjoy it,
for in proportion to population that
state casts the largest vote of any in
the South, due largely to the narrow
margin between the two great par
ties.
Kentucky has reached that point in
its political development where il has
two great political organizations
pretty evenly matched and the re-
suit of a contest between them 10
never known until the votes are
counted. 1t will be a fortunate day
for the people of the South when the
same conditions shall obtain in all the
line. Then we shall have better can
didates and less contempt for the will
of the people. Parties will not then
attempt to foist inefficient and cor
rupt officials upon the voters, the pol
iticians and slate makers being less
cocksure of their acceptance upon
the plea of party regularly.
Both parties have nominted able
candidates for Governor of Kentucky
The Democratic nominee James B.
McCreary, has been in public life for
more than forty years, serving as
Governor, as Representative in Con-
gress and as Senator The Republi-
can candidate, Judge E. C. O'Rear, Is
a distinguished iurist and a member
of the court OF last resort OF the
State Both have espoused the tenn
perance cause in the coming cam
paign and both stand upon practical
ly the same platforms. So far as the
government of the State is concprn-
ed the people will doubtless fare as
well under the administration o. one
as they would the other.
Nominally and under normal c'ndi-
tons Kentucky Is OF has been q Dem
ocratic State, but since the division
over the money question IN 1894 the
State has elected two Republican
and two Democratic Governor It
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25
TOTiNG GUNS.

In New York City the other day
a boy from Texas accidentally drop
ped his pistol from his hip pocket,
it exploded and a bystander was kill
ed. OF course the accident was
deeply regretted" but that does not
restore human life. 1t is another in
dictment against the appalling list
Of crimes chargeable to the Ameri-
can habit of carrying an arsenal in
the hip pocket. The habit is one that
cannot be defended upon any ground
and to it is directly traceable the
alarming list Of murders every day
/ recorded in the newspapers.
To the American habit of going
armed with deadly weapons is largely
due our unenviable record Of killing
more people than are killed by any
other civilized country upon the face
vi JIG CCll ILL., / uC ANU I|ull5 al = lOl
naturally more blood thirsty or bray-
Ell than other people but the pistol
is all too handy The least excite
ment the first blush of anger, the
first suggestion of passion carry the
hand to the hip pocket, which JUS
tice Wilkes once very properly de
clared should be abolished by law,
and murder is done Time is not al
lowed to cool the passion before a
human life pays the penalty for
habit that is nothing less than bar
baous.
The Texas boy whose pistol explod-
ed, probably thought that he owed it
to custom and to a sense of his own
importance to tote a gun. Doubtless
IA killing was the farthest thing from
his mind, but he felt that the pres
ence of an arsenal on his person
would add to his self esteem and to
HIS SellS6 VI SSCuIlIy. IL ue udS any
conception of the enormity Of his Of
Tense he can never cease to regret
his slavish adherence to most "un-
manly custom" For there are few re-
ally brave individuals in private life
who carry a concealed weapon. The
brave man walks the earth with
head erect, conscious of his OWL in
tegrity, a law abiding, God fearing
being He would scorn to sneak
around with a weapon hidden away
ready at any provocation to take an
unfair advantage of an unsuspecting
adversary.
A more rigid enforcement of the
law against pistol packing would I'M
questionably minimize the evil, but
we shall never become wholly civil
lied in this respect until we have a
healthier and saner public sentiment.
The people must be educated tn the
enormity Of the habit. And to that
end the use Of toy pistols by the
children should be discouraged.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25
IN THE TENTH DISTRICT.

Politics is lively in the Tenth dis
trict. The contest for the uncApir-
ed term of the late Gen. Gordon has
attracted a number of candidates and
Others are inclined to get in the race.
r. G. Looney who has for years been
an ardent supporter of all the p0liti-
cal aspirations Of Patterson, and who
made an unsuccessful effort to de-
feat Gen. Gordon last year, is again
candidate. J. c. Apperson, who
has also made two or three races for
the Office, Is likewise an aspirant. K.
d. Mcclellan, one of the leading law
yers Of the city, and an selector on
the Parker-Davis ticket in 1901, is
among the avowed candidates. There
are others but they are unknown out
side the district, Looney Will doubt
less have the cordial support of Pat
tersOn and the latters personal fol-
lowing, although Apperson has here
tofOre been strong with the liquor
element. Mcclellan until the Taylor
Hooper race last year, had always af-
filiated with the better element of
Ehis party He was the campaign
manager for the Jate E. w. Carmack
in the latter's first race for Congress
and was an ardent supporter Of the
free judiciary, but left his party when
TAYLOR was nominated and became
"harmony" advocate. While natural
ly strong with the temperance ele-
ment of the district he has doubtless
by his course in recent months alien
ated many of them who will prefer
consistent enemy to one who deserts
IN the middle of the last great cattle.
The situation is an interesting one
and the contest will doubtless be be-
tween ne three mentioned. There
will be no real issue at stake for all
of them agree touching National
Democratic questions. The contest
will be decided in a primary and 1t
would not be surprising If some
Democrat from the country counties
entered the list. or thirty
years Shelby county has furnished
the member for the district Young
and Moore and Phelan and the elder
Patterson and Carmsek and the
younger Patterson and Gordon we're
all members Of the metropolis when
elected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25
NOT GOOD CITIZENS.

Newspaper correspondents frequent
| ly describe the members of mobs as
the best citizens or the most
prominent citizens" of the communi-
ty. That term could not be more i'm
properly used Mobs are seldom If
ever composed of the "bes6 citizens,
Good citizens are not engaged in the
business OF hagrantly violating the
law, especially to the point of com
hitting murder. The first requisite
Of a good citizen is that he be orderly
and peaceful and obedient to the
laws of his country. If he does not
like the laws it is his right as it is
his duty, to try by lawful means to
change them, but good citizens do
not in violation Of all law, constitute
themselves judge, jury and execu,
toner.
Another term that in the same con
nection is also frequently misused is
that OF determined citizens" Men
who compose mobs are seldom deter
mined. In fact in nearly every case
they are a lot of sneaking towards,
conscious Of the criminal business in
which they are engaged and ready to
fee at the frs show of determined
resistance" upon the part of legal Of
fcers. This has been proven in case
after case, Generally the mob lynch
es the prisoner because the officers
are too cowardly or too subservient
to the mob spirit to resist,
Experience shows that wherever
there are determined" officers the
determined mob fails to material
ize Likewise it also shows that good /
citizens do not violate the law with /,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25
MOB JUSTICE.

To subject judges of the courts OF
If the land 10 a recall by a bare ma
GRITTY when they made a decision or
.ook legal action contrary to what
ne majority might decide TO be right
and proper woeld in effect substitute
The rule Of tie mob for the orderly
processes Of The courts. 1t would be
mob justice if there ever was such a
thing. The courageous and able law
yer, who really had opinions of his
own, who loved the law for its sake
and who felt bound by his oath to
correctly interpret it as it is and not
rs he or a majority of his fellow cit
zens would have it, would be slow
70 accept a position on the bench
where he would be constantly harass-
ed and embarrassed by, recall petit
lions from disgTuntled litigants. And
he jurist who would decide cases ac-
,ordinsly as he might interpret pub,
lie sentiment would determine them
0ot according to the law and prece-
dents but that he might hold his job.
In other words, looking at the ques-
ton from any angle, the ultimate and
logical result Of the recall as applied
to the judiciary, would be the sub
stitution Of a plebessite in all litiga-
ton Of consequence or great popular
interest for the rules Of law, as APP
piled to the facts and interpreted by
the courts.
Take the recent case in Pennsylva-
MIA where a mob of Infatuated citi-
gems inflicted summary punishment
upon a rapist. What Judge in such
circumstances would dare institute
vigorous prosecution and finally in
aict punishment upon the members of
the mob, although in the eyes of the
law all are murderers, were his de,
cisions and judicial acts subject to
immediate review by the mob? The
recall for the judiciary will ultimate
~ tend to the undermining OF all
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25
A SHOCK FROM.
CROSSED WIRES
A LACK OF INSULATION ALMOST
RESULTS SERIOUSLY AT
MT PLEASANT.

What was almost a fatality was the
accident to Walter Wilson at Mt
Pleasant when he received shock
from crossed wires. He is a line.
man for the Cumberland Telephone
Co. and had climbed a pole on Main
street with a wire attached to his
belt. When about twenty feet from
the ground this wire was drawn
across an electric wire where the in
sulation had worn off, and he sui.
fered momentary paralysis from the
shock. He was all right in a few
minutes, however.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25
JOHNSON CHAPEL
TO HAVE LIBRARY
ICE CREAM SUPPER AND CAKE
SALE RAISE THE
FUNDS.

The interest in the school libraries
throughout the county Ia increasing,
and it will be only a matter of time
when every school in the county will
be supplied. Already two or three
have been reported since the opening
of school.
Johnson Chapel, with Prof. ]. A
Mcknight as teacher, has shown the
way to many who doubtless have been
deferred from a lack OF funds.
They have Just had an ice cream
supper which netted them a neat sum
cake alone being sold for 322.4O.
The cake was a present to the school
by Miss Addie Woolard, and the
funds will be used to establish q
school library.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25

Farmers, mechanics, railroaderE. la
borers rely on DR.. Thomas, Electric
Oil. Takes the sting out OF cuts,
burns or bruises at once. Pain can
not stay where 1t La used.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-08-25
WILL PREACH AT
CROSS BRIDGES

Rev. w. T. Ussery will preach at
Cross Bridges Sunday morning at II
O'Clock.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-24
Waxahachie Auto Party.

Quite crowd of Waxahach1.
young people were over last night IN
their cars and spent few hours at
the lake enjoying nice lunch be-
fore their return, They were accom-
panied by a few friends here. The
personnel of the party follows:
Joe Culbertson and brother, Ev-
erett Wilson, Lloyd Alderdice, John
Henry Pierce, Gum Middleton, Geo.
Harrington, Mrs. DR.. Cheatham,
Pansy Barksdale, Winnifred Harri-
son, Katie Lee Langsford, Miss
Barnes, Miss Windham and Gladys
Briggs Ennis News.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-24
That Five-DOIlar Proposition.

The Daily Light has on its sub.
scription list large number of sub
scribers who pay SIS in advance for
years subscription Those who
take advantage of this offer not only
save a dollar on subscription each
year, but they are not troubled with
collector during the time. One
thing in particular that we have no
ticed is that those who pay SIS in adj
vance almost invariably continue to
pay in advance, and few, If any, go
back to the 50-ceDts- plan,
If you have never tried the five-dol-
lars-a-year-in -advance plan we want
you to try it one time and you will
at once see how well pleased you
will be- Ct
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-24

Kidney trouble and the ills 1t
breeds means lost time and lost pay
to many a working man. M. Balent,
1914 Little Penna St, Streator, Ill,
was so bad from kidney and bladder
trouble that he could not work, but
he says: Il took Foley Kidney Pills
for only short time and got entire
ly well and was soon able to go back
to work, and am feeling well and
healthier than before" Foley Kid
ney Pills are tonic in action, quick
in results-a good friend to the
working man or woman who suffers
from kidney ills Curlins Two Drug
Stores d&w