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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

A good local newspaper is one
of the surest signs of a progress.
i've community and it is to every
farmers interest to do what he
can to make his county paper a
good paper. 1t tells him things
he should know and which no 9th
Ell paper can tell him. Often it
will be the best advertising medi-
um he can use and if the editor
realizes that the farmers in his
territory are trying TO help him
make a good paper, he is more
than likely to be willing on his
part TO do all he can to advance
the interest of the rural sections.
We realize that too many rural
papers give practically all then
attention to the town and neglect
the country districts, but we won
der sometimes If this is not almost
as much the farmers fault as it il
the papers. Get in touch with
your local paper. Send in to il
any item of news you may have
Let the editor know about any
good farming that is being done
IN your heighborhood. Help lin
to see that the prosperity of
town is founded upon the prosper
Ity of the farming country abou
it. In this way you can help hin
make better paper and enable
him to be of more service to you
and to the COMMUNICATIVE Pro
gressive Farmer.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
FAULKNER FOR GOVERNOR

Since the withdrawal of Sena
tor Frazier from the race for
Governor, those of our people of
both factions who desire the res.
tOration Of democratic rule and
peace with honor TO all, should,
we think, unite in nominating
and electing Hon. Walter S.
Faulkner, Governor of Tennessee
lie is a Regular and stands for
ideals of the best elements of
that faction. His bold. and earn.
est advocacy of law enforcement
and the rule of the white voters
on the liquor problem ought to be
acceptable to Independents. Ii
is as much as any Governor can
give them. He has not been a
party TO the factional fight oil
the recent past and therefore has
not aroused the prejudices and
bitternesses that such a contest
causes. A young man, he has
no past record of possible blum
ders to be used against him,
An orator, a student, possessing
courage, honesty and common
sense, he is we'll worthy of The
support of Tennesseans.
We are for him.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

ton Of a condition existing in
Nashville, relative to violation
of the speed laws by automobile
drivers.
These machines in Nashville are a
menace to life all over the city.
The city has a speed law but the
authorities pay no attention to 1t
II the police arrest a speeder for
violating the law the city recorder
puts m insignificant fine on hIm
and then releases that. So that
the public has no protection al all.
One OF the Nashville papers the
other day published a list of near
| ly fifty names of yiolators of the
speed law who had been fined s.
and then the fine released. And
almost every day some one is kill
cd or wounded by these spccdcrs
The city ought TO find some way
TO get rid of that recorder.
We agree with our neighbor,
but why should one law be Sc.
lected, the violation of which is
a crime, when there are other
more glaring law violations that
are condoned, and even encour
aged by a certain political faction
lin TennesseeY Why condemn
the wealthy taxpayer whose au
TO is driven at a murderOus
speed along the streets that his
money has paid for, yet allow
the wealthy liquor dealer to ply
his pitiless trade of doing Il
death the men, women and chill
dren of the same fair city? The
two are not wholly dissimilar
But, you say, liquor will not bur
any man who let's 1t alone. True
ard the automobile will not xii
anyone who stays out of It's way
And is it not true that the pee
pie of Nashville have never beel
/ allowed to vote on the speed law
and is it not argued by the Pres
and it's ilk, that the liquor lax
deprivlng the people of this "sa
cred right of local self.goverr
ment, cannot and should not b
| observed and enforced? Sui
serviency to the powerful liquo
interests has brought about
sort of logic on the part of it
apolOgists in politics, which
indeed wonderfully and feal
D fully made. .
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

Most oriental people are fatalists
but they have many excellent ideas
and precepts that are worthy of
all imitation, and impress them
selves on all thoughtful minds,
What is hrer or more conducive
to the moral uplift than the follow
ing couplet from the poet Sadi,
one of the sweetest singers of Per,
STA;
"The Sadal tree perfumes when
riven
The axe that laid it low,
Let man who hopes to be forgiven
Forgive and bless his foe"
Or what is more strikingIy i'm.
pressive than the following lines
from the Rubait of Omar, possibly
the greatest of all the Persian
poets:
THE moving finger writes and
having writ,
Moves on, nor all your piety or
wit
Can lure il back to cancel half a
line.
Nor all your tears wash out one
word of it."
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

sembiy was given the handsome
sun of 5000 over and above his
regular per diem for the full rs
days of the session. 1t was
originally voted TO give them
$500 but by the Governors re.
fusal to sign the bill 1t was
amended 10 5000. Some there
were who were patriotic enough
10 refuse to accept the loot but
these were u small minority.
They are deserving OF praise
and reelection, If they desire it.
but who can reasonably say that
the others are?
Lewis countians are now face
to face with the proposition OF
giving endorsement TO one who
thus betrayed them. Hon 7 b.
Brown, of Columbia, represented
this district, composed of Maury
Lewis and Perry counties, in the
state senate in the last general
assembly. He voted for both
of the iniquitous bills and collect
ed his share of the grab and
now has the audacity and eff
frontery to ask for the place Q
second time"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

1t is claimed that prohibition
deprives the state of revenue
without lessenlng the cOnsump-
ton of liquor and its attendant
ills-poverty and crime. Gov.
Glenn of North Carolina where
the law has had a fair trial an.
swers that charge as follows:
81 come from a state where
we have driven liquor out and
there is no grass growing in the
streets of any of our cities and
towns. Whereas North Carroll
ma formerly was nOted-a II i
shamefully so-only for her tar,
pitch and turpentine-now the
state is entering upon an era of
prosperity the like of which she
never has known. She is gain
ing with leaps and bounds and
this is attributed to State wide
prohibition, Crime has dimin-
ished fifty per cent as is shown
by the fact that forty prisons in
that state are empty and idle.
Formerly mothers were ashamed
to allow their children to go to
school because the fathers had
taken the clothes from their
backs that strong drink might
be purchased. Since 1897 when
the State went dry the school
attendance has doubled. There
has been an increase Of one hall
in the attendance at the Baptist,
Methodist and Presbyterian
churches, and a great wave OF
spirituality has swept over the
State.
The reason Tennessee has beer
less fortunate is because Sc
many good citizens for factiona
partizanry have by vote and
sympathy aided the lawless t.
resist and often defeat the en-
forcement of the law.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
Negro Was Killed in
Davidson WOrkhOuSe
Witnesses Say Clark Negro Beat.
en- Twice On Afternoon of His
Death. Body Showed Deadly
Scars and Bruises.

Nashville, Tenn, June 15.-That JnO
Clark. COlored, met death by violence
from the hands of some person or per
sons unknown, while confined in the
county workhOuse and while he was al
hard labor. was the verdict of the jury
selected by Coroner 7 L Herrin TO in
vestieate the death of the workhouse
prisoner whose case has attracted the
attention Of Gov. Ben W Hooper and
the state board of charity to the con
duct of the Davidson county work
house. A thorough investigation. by
the grand jury was recommended.
This verdict was reached after an
examination of witnesses who testified
to seeing Clark beaten twice on the af'
ternoon of his death, and an examina.
ton of the body, which disclosed nu'
merous scars and bruises, at least two
of which might have caused death. &C
cording TO the testimony OF physicians.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

Newspaper subscribers who
are in arrears should bear in
mind that a dun is not an i'm
parchment of their integrity,
but simply an outcropping of a
publishers necessity. For in
stance, a thousand men owe him
from one to four dollars each,
1t is small amount to each in.
dividual, but to him the aggre
gate is large. Instead of becom
ing indignant because the pub
Usher asks for his honest dues,
the delinquent subscriber should
be grateful to him for waiting
so patiently and pay up like {
man. - Murfreesboro Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
tFrom the summertown Press

f r Usher has bought the Stick
leman tract of land near CrestYiew
He has not indicated what he pro-
poses to do with it but land is
rising all the time in this section
and it is never a mistake to buy it.
Fred Usher is one of the rising
young business men of this coun
ty and he has our warmest good
wishes for fine returns from his
purchase. The tract lies we'll and
will make a splendid farm.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

Put it down that nine out of
every ten AILMENTS" are due to
improper eating. Don't rush for
dope" but find out what John and
Susie have been eating and then
explain to the children why they
have been sick. Such lessons re-
peated over and over will teach
them that it does not pay to eat
some things. A green apple gives
a momentary pleasure, but how
about the following headache OF
diarrhea! Was that apple good
inyestment?-A. B. Farnham in
The Progressive Farmer.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

The following from the Hohen.
wald Herald, a regular paper, is
a pleasing proof that the better
thought of the country is rising
above the narrow factionalism
that defends the course of your
own gang be it right or wrong.
The day has gone by when a la
bel was all-sufficient. Now a
mans record and his pledges are
taken into consideration. The
Herald says;
cit seems that some men can
never realize that they have be,
trayed a public trust Some no
table examples of this are being
manifested in the races of a
number of men for membership
in the coming general assembly
of Tennessee. A great majority
of those who were elected to the
legislature of 1910 were guilty
of practically filching from the
treasury of the state consider
able sum of the tax payers mon
ey This act of wilful robbery
was an act of Legislation whereby
each member of the general as
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

The esteemed Columbia Her
aid approves the policies advo.
Gated by Gen. Faulkner in his
campaign for Governor, but sees
no hope for him TO win, inasmuch
as many who agree with him will
not enter the primary, hence
cannot vote for him. IT'S true,
It's pity, It's pity It's, It's true.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

IT'S significant that at the re
cent Democrat Convention not a
single call for either Patterson
or McMilhn 10 address the body
was made. Whence came, then,
the demand for their entry intC
the contest for the states high
est honorsY
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

Governor Hooper is in Nashville
on little visit to Gus Dyer and
JEFF McCarn. But the visit is to
be brief. The mountain air is SO
alluring and such a good place to
start sensations from that he can
not stay away long.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

A sprained ankle may as a rule
be cured in from three to four
days by applying Chamberlain's
Liniment and observing the direc-
tions with each bottle. For sale
bY all dealers.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

II now appears that Patterson
and Gates will oppose each other
for the L S Senate. But little IN
terest, however, will be taken in
that race until after the August
primary. The fur will fly then.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
PRISON LIFE IN NASHVILLE

Recent developments in the con
duct of the state prison at Nash.
Vile and the workhouse of David
son county are such as to shock
the moral sense of the whole coun-
try and to call for indignant pro-
tests from all over the state. The
barbarities practiced by inhuman
guards on the helpless and unpro.
tected conyicts and the equally
helpless and unprotected prisoners
in the Davidson workhOuse, rival
the brutal cruelties of the Russian
prisons. 1t seems that in last Jan
uary a convict was shot to death
by a brutal guard for no of
Tense and when the father of the
poor wretch called to see and MN
lister to his dying needs he was
not allowed to see his son at all I'm
til he promised to tell nothing and
not to talk with the boy about the
matter. The promise was given
and kept and the facts have just
leaked out and the matter sent to
the grand jury. The oath of q
convict is not allowed in the courts
and in this way this brutal wretch
and his pals may swear him out OF
| it.
! At the Davidson workhouse the
other day one of the prisoners
died on the second day after being
sent out there. The workhousC
officials proposed to bury him but
his people insisted on his being
sent to an undertaking establish
ment. Gov. Hooper was told that
the man was beaten to death by
a guard and demanded an lnyesti
cation. The man died IN the pit
where he was at work. The pa.
pers got hold of the matter. Then
the official in, charge of the prison
ers came forward and stated that
no one was ever punished where
they worked and that the infor,
nation given to the Governor
could not be true. Then the work
house physician, a delectabIe citi-
zen by the name of Tarpley, came
forward and stated that he Was
called to the dying man and thai
there were no bruises or contusions
on the mans body and that he
died from overhead and a malig,
nant disease.
The body was carried to an un.
dertaklng establishment and ex
amined. 1t was found that The
body was covered with bruises ant
Commissions inflicted with some
heavy instr ument. There were
two bruises either one of which
would have been sufficient to pro
duce death. All this is horrible
and too barbarous to think about
There can not be two opinions
about such things among Chris
tan people. If these facts ART
true that guard who did the muir
der ought to be sent to the gal
lows. The official in charge Of
the prisoners should be dismissed
and sent to the penitentiary, anC
that doctor deprived of his job anc
his medical license taken away
from him. Witnesses who saw
the whole thing testified that the
man was beaten to death on th,
spot where he was at work, The
authorities cannot afford to lei
this pass.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

OF that this the only Democratic paper
renceburg authentic capable
exposition OF regulary and local they
preached will reproduce here the editorials of
able writer, whole political
the of these doctrines Hay
abiding the righteousness OF have
giving readers the other side. We
Sides you'll then be better able defend aED
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

The Summertown Press has
the following caustic condemna-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-15
STANLEY RAPS
 TEDDY, PERKINS,
 MORGAN Fl AIS
STEEL PROBE CHAIRMAN MAKES SAVAGE ATTACK ON CHIEFS
 OF BIG BUSINESS.
LATED FOR HIS PART IN ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGN
 FUND OF 1904.

Washington, Aug. 15-Denouncing George W. Perkins as 'the former chief intermediary between big busi- ness and the White House." Repre- sentative Stanley, yesterday afternoon, made a vitriolic attack on Perkins. Colonel Roosevelt, J. Pierpont Nor
 gan and number of other Wall
 street magnates. Stanley declared
 that Perkins, through the bureau of
 corporations, had "stifled trust bust
 ing suits against the steel and har-
 vester trusts. Perkins Gary and
 other leading spirits in the steel cor
 poratlon have been absolutely at the
 command of the ex-president," said Stanley.
 They were with him in the old party and they have staged and SUD- ported his Punch and Judy perform ance lately pulled off at Chicago in which these fantastic figures, Roose- welt. Mccormick, and Perkins, play their little parts, find their entrances and take their cues from this insolent combination of political and financial highbinders, one of whom did not
 hesitate to rob a grave for the cam paign fund of 1904 and is now en- provender for the Bull Moose.
 For years this fantastical, ardent partisan, Perkins, had broken through all restraints that deter better men.
 In 1904, Perkins donated $500 of
 other peoples money to aid his party ! and his partner, MT. Roosevelt. He gave his personal check and was re- ! inabursed by the New York Life In- surance Company. For this eminent service he was arraigned under a I charge of grand larceny.
 This man escaped prison cell by | no l|iY rNf 11f E ed the pockets of shroud for the use and benefit of the Republican 1 party. Perkins knew the consent of the poltcyholders was neceeaary to reimbursement from the life insur-
 ance company. Who were these pill
 fered policyholders? They were young mothers who appeared in the | black habiliments of woe, orphans wailing the name of their dead fath- 1 CTS. He robbed and snatched the last crumb from the fingers of helpless
 childhood. In all the loathsome an
 nals of greed and graft there ia
 nothing so sordid and pitilesa as tho
 creatures who did 1t. -Iv 4l < i The Kentuckian's speech bristlec
 with epigrams and sarcasm Ee re ferred to the progressive party as eth, progressive capitalistic party dub
 bed Perkins Ambassador from J. P Morgan & Co.," and in parable form
 initiative of the Bible. compared tn, visit of Prick and Gary to the Whit, House to secure RooseveItian approva 1 of the T. c. & I. merger.
 l Roosevelt saith" Stanley concluded 'I will stand in front of you, 0 stee
 trust, will para1yze the strong arm | of the law; I will silence the voice O public ciamor and will deliver to you bound and helpless, the industria l domination of the south.' s@e And for that service" the Kentuc kian declared, worth multiplied mil lions to the steel trust, 1t has not beer | lacking in gratitude"
 | Stanley suggested that Perkin 1 should lead the progressive choir il singing, There is no good but mann l mon. And Morgan is his prophet"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-15
BRUTAL ASSAULT
 BY MILITIAMEN
NEW YORK SOLDIERS USED BRASS KNUCKLES ON TRoL-
 LEY POLICEMAN.

New Haven, Aug, 15.-Indignation waxed near the boiling point yester- day, when the climax to the rowdyish tactics of small portion of the visit ing mtlitiamen was learned cf-the ugly assault upon two special officers of the trolley company late Tuesday night in Orange. Every effort is be- ing made by the officials of the com pauy to push the case and determine if possible who was responsible for the injuries to Wharton Grubh and John Steele, both of whom were put the brutal attacks of the soldiers. Members of the ssth New York are held to blame for the actions and it is declared that Gruhb's injuries show conolusiVely that his assailant wore brass knuekles which accounts for the and the amount of blood which he lost; His eyes are both closed by the swelling.
 Residents of Orange are also up in arms over the actions of the troops while they were stationed in their midst and are wondering how 1t was that the officers failed to curb their men better than was done. So far as is known no trace of the men who attacked the tFelleynaen has yet been
 It is undsrsteed that complaint was made to General Bliss yesterday of the conduct of Sixty ~ninth's men. but he simply referred the complainant to New York authorities,
 Complaints of the insulting actions of some of the militia are now flow ing h. It is known that several aute- mobiles have been attacked an the Derby road and insulting language used to women,
 But few soldiers were in town last night. All were orderly and eendi. tions proved a relief from the eut- Fageeus actions of the New Fork vis. itaFs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-15
NITA'S NEW YORK FASHIONS
Dress Problems of Early Fall-Fancy Silk Waists in Demand-Hel1o-
 trope a Popular Tint.

Though the white shirt waist is un- questionably a dependable all year
 round garment, when early Fall
 brings with it hint of cooler weather
 there comes the natural demand for
 something a little heavier At this
 time the many fancy silk waists are
 greatly in demand.
 An advance showing favors helio-
 trope, tints in both plain and figured
 silks. These with little narrow band
 trimmings of creamy lace are very
 smart. The new sleeves are a little
 wider than the ordinary style and are not as pretty.
 A novelty is a sort of puff or cap
 which years ago was favored by our mothers. I do not think this will win general popularity, for unless the puffs are made with great skill they have a tendency to distort the arm. Tucked sleves which follow the con- tour of the upper arm and spread out at the elbow are dressy especially when finished with lace frill. : There is g. slight tendency in these silk waists to make them a httle more snugly fitting. This does not
 mean a real tightness, but less of the blouse effect.
 The use of narrow ribbon velvet promises to be popular. The favorite style is to follow some special design on the front of the waist and the sleeves Any handy woman who has an idea of form in lattice work de- | sign can baste on these narrow strips and later sew them into firm shape.
 The collars of the silk waists show great height, sometimes even aug mented by an extra frill of ruch1ng. | Some necks are finished with reg ular stock ending in a rosette in the
 back This is revival of a style that was always popular because so becom- l ing. therefore it will be welcomed To make the back of the collar look neat is something that comparatively few women achieve and the well made, yet fluffy rosette is god-send Tn covering any gap which even three beauty pins cannot always hide. Later in the season corduroy prom l ises to be the dependable material Tor the work-a-day waist. But it's warmth will prohibit it's use until oays get sufficiently cool to demand something l heavier than silk. MIA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-15
PQII's

The Peii Players are scoring a pronounced hit this week in the pre- sentatien of "Tha eemmutersa the play that made all New York laugh till their sides aehed. The author of "The GeHamuteFa' is James FeFhas whe Is also resRonsihle fer "The TraY- cling Salesman" and "Fhe Chorus Lady The scenes are laid in the suhufhs, enc af these dismal havaas York and the time is the nresent
 Larry RPiee, g young husband, is be- ing seefed by his wife for not Fea turning from the city until near breakfast time and uses the old standby. that his haeheier friend, ene Sammy Fletcher, made him natss bis train: He lesFns later that Sammy is snoring eenteHt= adly in a reenq upstairs having been invited hame by him the night ba1 fore. Knowing that his wife hates Sammy, although she has never seen him, as the scamp who keeps her husband out nights, hs plans to get hiHa away ebefeFe she should meet him, The plan works great until the teet of the representing train is heard and Larry makes a baesline te catch it leaving Sammy to take care of his own interests which are in 8 rather eamplieated ceHAitiea, Sammy is mis- taken fep5 .. burglar hy sene wesaaef
 who are holding a meeting in the