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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25
COLLECTOR REFUSES TO RE-
SIGN.
Alabama Official Is for Roosevelt
Says Department Can Remove Him
il They Desire, But VIII Not Re
sign

Birmingham, Ala. July 23-Jo-
seph o. Thompson. Collector OF Inter
nal Revenue for Alabama and Mis-
sissippi. to-day declined TO tender his
resignation, which had been called
for by Secretary MacVeagh ION au-
thority OF the President" Mr. Thomp-
son, who is head of the Roosevelt
forces In Alabama, made public the
Secretary's letter and his own reply
Mr.. Thompson writes that he has
twice verbally offered the President
his resignation, which was refused,
and that he will not now crafty the
Secretary, even to the point OF les
sening the difficulties in which you
find yourself involved" by sending
him his resignation. He says further
that the President has the power of
removal and has the liberty to use it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25
TO WESTERN WHEAT FIELDS.
A Number of MeckIenburg Boys
Have Gone West to Help Harvest
the Crop.

A Number of Mecklenburg Boys
Have Gone West to Help Harvest
the Crop.
Between forty and fifty young men
of Mecklenburg County left Monday
for the West to aid in harvesting the
wheat crop. Wheat is the largest pro-
duct in many of the Western States
and il is often impossible TO get
enough labor in the community to
harvest the crop. The following is
from Mondays Charlotte Observer:
After carefully turning over in
their minds and saying and advice OF
Horace Greeley TO go West, young
man." and studying the matter out
for themselves, large number OF
Charlotte young men are really 60
ing West; in fact they went west
ward this morning.
THE Great Northern Railway
makes a special offer 10 the men
from all this section OF the country
annually to induce them to go West
during the harvesting season all
through 10 DdkOtd anu 2uoHtdA6.
The offer made was that the rail-
road fare of $40 should be paid By
the young men and In return there
for the railroad would guarantee
them a job in some Of the wheat
fields at a good salary. This being
the time of year when all long for a
vacation of some time, trip Of this
sort naturally appeals to young men
The work they are to do consists
of reaping, binding and threshing
the wheat and as soon as the season
closes, the train will run them home,
that is some of them, as several hold
firm to the belief that they are going
to stay West after they once get
there
The trip will cover a period of
about two months and will be an ed
ucation in itself, as the journey
there and back viii be through the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25
DEMOCRATS DISAGREE
Congressman Lttleton Dis
sents From Chairman STAN
ley's Recommendations
STEEL TRUST COMMITTEE

Just Where the Democrats Were Co
ing to Play Great Politics They
Strike Another snag-OnIy Two
of the Nine Members Of Steel Com
mittee Are in Accord With Chair
man STANDARDIZATION VIII Sign
Committee Report Only on Certain
Conditions-Wants Trust Commit
tee Appointed.
Washington, d. c., July 23.-Repre-
sentative Martin W. Littleton, of New
York. member of the Democratic ma
jority of the House Steel Tust Inves-
tigating Committee, formally present
ed his views to the committee dis
senting from the legislative recon-
mendations of Chairman Stanley He
agreed to sign the Stanley report
with many reservations.
That left but two other members
OF the committee of nine in complete
accord with him. They are Repre-
sentative Beall, of Texas, and Nc
Gillicuddy, Of Maine.
Mr.. Littleton's views, to which
much publicity has been given, favor
principally joint body of the Senate
and House to study the trust question
and the exclusion from interstate
commerce of corporations in restraint
of trade.
He declines to support the pro-
posed bill to put upon corporation
the burden of proving it is reason
able" restraint of trade. Such a bill,
Mr.. Littleton says, would preserve
the chief fault of the Sherman law
which is the policy of a belated at
tack after a concern has gone up in
stead of proving any means of pre-
vention"
Regarding the future, Mr.. Little
ton says: THE real vice in the treat
ment of the problem heretofore has
been the attempt to legislate solely
against the result of effect of a Sc
ries of acts, instead of specifically
defining and prohibiting these acts. -
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25

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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25

fLogansport, Ind. Dispatch
Physicians exploded q giant are
Gowan at hospital In the hope that
the nervous shock would stop his hic-
coughing. from which he had been
suffering for Ave days. but though he
was quieted. he died OF exhaustion.
MCGOWAN, who was forty-eight
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25

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How can th~y Aepe To Ees rcsrults
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selves eoadema tAsar s~a r~oara. Fs-
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25
CRIME AND POLITICS.
New York Policemen Get Graft From
Gamblers-Why ROsenthal Was
KilIed-The Rotten Politics of
Tammany Hall.

KilIed-The Rotten Politics of
Tammany Hall.
The murder of Herman Rosenthal,
a New York gambler, by five men at
the door of a leading hotel, empha-
sizes the close alliance between crime
and politics. Rosenthal was uncover
ing the corrupt alliance between GER
tain New York police officers and
the gamblers of the city. He was
killed by men hired by the police
men. who were under charges, or he
was shot down by gamblers. 1t is
regarded as probable that he was
shot by the gamblers, who had an I'M
derstanding that the police would
hands off, at the time of the killing.
The plan for the murder Of Rosen-
thai and the escape of his murderers
as very near successful. The murder
was accomplished and the escape of
the murderers would have been eff
fected except for an accident. For
it was nothing less than an accident
that a man in an adjoining building
had idly, but firmly fixed in his mem
DRY the number of the automobile
which stood by, as the scene was laid
for the crime, and in which the muir
derers fed after the crime at top
speed.
The police, if they had intended
to protect the criminals, had to save
their faces with the revelation Of the
automobile number. They were act
i've enough after this revelation to
satisfy their most severe critics. In
ten hours they had the automobile
and the men who drove the machine,
as we'll as one of it's passengers. But
it has never been explained why two
or three policemen at the scene of the
murder did not arrest or attempt to
arrest the murderers before they got
away.
1t was to the interest of both the
police and the gamblers to have
Rosenthal put away. He had been
leader of the gambling element. He
had been in touch with the political
powers of New York city. He had
broken with the police and he had
told a circumstantial story of the
partnership of at least one police Of
f1cer in a gambling establishment,
and he had told in detail as to how
and when the gamblers passed out
money to the police. On the morn
ing he was killed, he was to appear
before the district attorney and make
affidavit to his statements prepara-
tory to appearing before the grand
jury.
Here we have an illustration OF
the close alliance of politics and
crime The criminals do not reply on
graft for their protection; graft is a
means of that protection, but it was
distributed to only small coterie of
police officials. The politicians high
er up did not get the money, but they
lent the cloak of their influence for
the protection of the gamblers. The
gamblers and the elements allied
with with them were of value on cleo
ton day, and on election day they
paid off their obligations to their po-
litical friends.
This happened in New York. But
such a condition prevails in many
American cities. The one weakness
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25
Senator Norris Asks for the Voice of
the People.
Washington Starr

Representative Norris, of Nebras-
ka, progressive Republican, and a
Roosevelt supporter, in letter sent
to-day to John L. Kennedy, Chairman
of the Nebraska State Republican
Committee, asks for another Sena-
torial primary, in which his Republi~
canism is to be tried and a new set
of instructions be voted to candidates
for Roosevelt and Taft electors. He
proposes that electors for both sides
stand by the result.
Mr. Norris made the proposal in
reply to criticism in his State, and
published demands that he support
President Taft or get of the Re
publican ticket.
Believes in Recall.
81 am a believer in the recall, +"
said Mr.. Norris in his letter. Il am
willing that it should be applied to
nee, and, if since my nomination, my
course in refusing to recognize Mr..
Taft as the Republican nominee is
unsatisfactory to the Republicans
who nominated me, / am not only
willing, but believe it is my duty to
withdraw.
Under no circumstances can I be
induced to support a man for office
whose nomination I conscientiously
believe to have been obtained by the
corrupt and unlawful methods which
believe were perpetrated in the So
and if my nomination, or even my
election, must depend upon such sup
port, then I much prefer to remain
in private life"
Representative Norris defeated
Norris Brown in the primary for
Senator.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25
But Fielder Says South Caro-
l!na's Chief Executive Will
Land in Jail
says There In More Exclusive Evil
denee Showing That Governor
Blease II Corrupt Than There II
Against Many Who Are Now ssrv-
ing Terms In the Penitentaary-
VIII Wait TIL His Term Of Onice
Expires Before Taking Further
Action.


In the last Issue of The Caucasian
was q report Of corruption against
Governor Cole Blease, of South Caro-
lima. In connection with the dispen-
sary scandal and his pardons 10 GRIM
inals.
On Saturday the Governor gave the
press at Columbia a promised state
ment, refuting The charges brought
against him by Thomas B. Fielder, of
Georgia. and w. G. Burns. the de,ec-
tive. Including copies OF affidavits.
the statement makes about sixty
pages of typewriter manuscript.
Each and every charge or rumor is
taken up separately and answered by
the Governor.
Blease says Fielder erred when he
says he went TO Charleston between
the two primaries in 1910 60 get mon
ey from the tigers for his (Blease's)
campaign expenses.
He says the statement that he is
getting graft from the Charleston
blind tigers originated with Mayor
Grace, of that city, owing to the Gov
ernors refusal to allow Grace to con-
troll the constabulary there.
The Governor further denies that
he received pay from lawyers for par
doning criminals. Governor Blease
threatened the newspapers that failed
to publish his statement accurately
In a speech at Barnwell, S. c., a few
days ago Governor Blease referred
to Governor Joseph Brown, of Geor-
gia, as that Observation-Disclosures
sapseed Governor" who refused the
requisition for Thomas B. Fielder, as
1.-The low, cowardly thief who is afraid
to come to South Carolina" and to
the Investigating committee as "a
dirty, filthy crowd" and invited them
to see him personally at Columbia if
they did not like what he said.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

A FEW weeks ago theatrical
company visited the California pris-
on at San Quentin and staged the
famous play Alias Jimmy Valen-
tine" to an audience of prisoners.
Their coming was hailed with de-
light and the performance was not
without its good results as the fol-
lowing item from one of the twin
city papers shows:
Concerning Romance of h e
Underworld the sketch IF Paul
Armstrong, which is coming to the
Ofpheum next week, III. B. Warner,
recently seen locally in Alias jim
my Valentine" related brief anec-
dote.
1t was while we were playing in
San Francisco" said Mr.. Warner.
and after our famous performance
at San Quentin. that | had a num-
Der of visits and communications
from eX-convicts. AS a rather odd
coincidence, A Romance of b e
Underworld also by Paul Arm
strong, and also tale of crooks, was
playing at the San Francisco Or
pheum the same week. One of my
convict friends told me that he
b a 4 watched Jimmie Valentine
from the gallery, and wanted very
much to see the sketch, but hadn't
the price. / gave him a dollar and
told him to go and see it.
/ forgot the incident" continued
Mr.. Warner, but in about an hour
the fellow returned, and handed me
back the money, saying that the
house was sold out, and he couldn't
obtain seat. Now, of course ]
should never have been the wiser,
had he pocketed the money and
never come back. but it interested
and touched me very deeply that he
did SO"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

The best magazine of the
month";" is the only appropriate de-
scription of the Jan. 9th issue OF
the Outlook. It's pages contain a
wealth of the best up-to-date read
ing matter and from literary stand
point, is unexcelled.
The Outlook is doing great
work, in the field of clean, instruc-
tive literature. Its editorial staff
and it's contributors are made UP
of the best writer's in the country,
and whatever appears in the Outlook
is well worth reading by everyone.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

Blow, blow. thou winter wind.
thou art not so unkind as mans in
gratitude" said the Bard of Avon.
He undoubtedly had in mind the
criticisms of persons to whom he
had magnanimously presented "bou-
quets." 1t certainly is a bit DIS
concerning to have a fellow gather
up your boomerang which you have
cast forth as a tribute of praise and
good will to him, and fling it back
to you dripping vitrol. An old say
ing tells us to try again if we don't
succeed at first, but there is another
which says that like should receive
like, and when you present bou-
quet Of roses and receive in turn,
one of stinkweeds. it's time to use
discrimination in your bestowals.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

A New CHAPEL is being erected in
the prison at Walla Walla, WASH,
and will be large enough to seat
1000. The work is being done by
the prisoners; the material is brick,
which are manufactured at the pris-
on, and it is expected that the JOB
will be completed early in the sum
mer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

A NUMBER of good people out in
California are endeavoring to abolish
legal killings in that state, and have
formed an Anti Capital Punish
ment League" for tina purpose.
There are four condemned men in
the prison at San Quentin who are
to be executed within few days.
and the Leauge intends to save their
lives. Let us hope and pray that
they succeed.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

From an exchange we have the
remarkable statement that in some
parts of Russia the priests are
locked up on Saturday mornings to
keep them from becoming intoxi-
Gated and incapable of performing
their sacred duties on the following
day.
Here is rare opportunity for the
prohibitionists to get in some good
work. Let us hope they will forth
with transfer the scene of labors to
this virgin field.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01
Health Department.
w. C.. Van D.
The Pill Habit
w. C. Van D.

Some people have an abnormal
appetite for pills. / knew one man
in the tailor shop who had eight
different varieties, and was proud
of ii. When this class of people
can't think of anything else to do,
they take pill. What results they
expect to get the Lord only knows,
or whether they expect to get any.
How often haven't | heard on
summary morning, Let's go up and
see the doctor and get some pills.
Now this is all wrong. The pill
habit is not joke by any means.
There is form of insanity j. e., the
delusion that you need drugs, that is
very easy to acquire and not very
easy to shake off.
The pill habit isn't quite as dis
reputable as the whiskey habit but
is really far more ridiculous. Just
remind yourself once in a while of
the good old adage, Nothing for
nothing" when you can get pills as
cheap as you can get salvation j. e..
without money and without price,
you can rest assured that you are
getting just what you pay nothing.
In all my experience, and it has
been somewhat varied, l never
found anything that I could get for
nothing that was worth taking.
Did you?
Well then, quit this stupid habit
OF going up to get pill and don't
let yourself acquire a new bad habit
just because you think you can get
something for nothing You can't.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

CEASE harping on the days that
are gone, and live in the present and
for the days that are to come. We
are all aware of the JOYS, the TO-
nance of by gone days, but what
good are they to us now? A little
less wandering down the dim lanes
OF the past, and little more cour-
age in facing the bright vistas of the
future, will go long way toward
bringing us happiness.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

HE Thief River Falls Times saws
We have often wondered what st.
Peter does with the female spirits
who want to stay and argue it out
with him.
The Times Editor may find an an
swer in that admirable poem st.
Peter at The Golden Gate" which
appeared in the Saltwater Gazette
recently.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

AFTER serving two years of his
sentence. Charles w. Morse, the ice
king" has received a conditional
pardon from President Taft. Mr..
Morse is now broken man, and it
seems altogether probable that he
will not long survive to enjoy his
regained liberty.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

long as possible. but were finally
compelled to reach down our meer-
schaum and fire up.
After all, a whole month of absti-
hence is not at all bad, and we hope
to. do better next time.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

ALAS! Alas! One of our few New
Years resolutions gone bump al
ready. And to think we nearly
sweat blood to make it! It's all
the fault of the man next door, who
would persist in waiting great clouds
of scented smoke into our apart
ments. We stood the torment as
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

The promise of the authorities to
produce the men higher up" in the
Los Angeles dynamiting case, still
remains to be- fulfilled. 1t begins to
look as though they were following
a blind lead.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01
YEA verify" saith the fool. .
have done some time"

We have got a good place reserv-
ed here for that weather man who
predicted fair weather the other day
when the thermometer froze up.
Send him in, good people, we'll take
care of him.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

A NEWS item says Paris is suffer-
ing series ofcrimes, evidently com
mitted by daring bands of Apaches.
Now we wonder if Uncle Samuel
went and let them tarnation Iniuns
off the reservation agin.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01
TO SUBSCRIBERS

has en e the Otherwise blank space to the right signifies that subscription
marked will be necessary FIJI out the accompanying
sey afford So
adj
vance,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

for these indiscretions. Why not
realize the full benefit Of this pun
ishment and let it lie stepping
stone rather than block in our path
to higher manhood? Someone has
said, that the spur Of all creative
endeavor is belief in the possibility
of superior achievement This is
an inspiring thought but by altering
it slightly we have a thought which
seems to me to hit nearer the target
of our individual being. The spur
of all creative endeavor is belief
in tn e possibility Of superior
achievement of our own individual
selves. We must each work out our
own salvation and our ultimate sue
cess or failure depends only upon
ourselves.
Men will tell you to look upward
and Hope but my friend the word
Hope represents more than the paper
it is written on. 1t stands for grit,
hustle, energy, perseverance and
achievement. and you and / can not
acquire these qualities by star gazing
and sitting with folded hands. whin
ing over the middle we have made
so far of our lives.
Begin now! Cut out the contin-
ual worry over your past errors and
weaknesses, and get little sand into
your system and make use of it.
The future holds as much for you
and | as is justly coming to us, so
buck-up, get OH your feet, rub the
sand out of your eyes, use a little
backbone and gray matter, for as
Will Carleton has said:
Ruin always camps apart
From an undefeated heart.''
Kansas may be able to enforce it's
strict health laws. but it is evident
from the conditions printed in the
Leavenworth Times" that it is hav-
ing very difficult time enforcing it's
prohibition laws. In an editorial the
Times" states that the Kansas Sup
RENE Court recently ruled that the
Keg Party and Dutch Treat
has an official standing in Kansas,
and in the same edition states that
the county attorney of county in
Southern Kansas faces the serious
charge of engaging spotter to sell
booze to bootlegers in case and bar
rel lots. From these facts given us
we can readily observe that the
Keg" certainly has an official stand
ing in the Sunfower State.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01
EDITORIAL REMARKS.

DoN'T watch the calendar. It's
a bad habit.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01
To INMATES.

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