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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
LAWRENCE YOUNGSTERS HAN.
DIED CAREFULLY BY MEN
WHO ClUBBED MOTHERS.
ARE OFF FOR WASHINGTON
Minors Will Be Exhibit "a" in FEEDER.
al Inquiry as to Mill Conditions
In New England--Increase
in Wages Granted.

Lawrence, Massachusetts the
same police who week ago forcibly
prevented them leaving town, assist
ing them, Is children of the strike"
and their mothers were placed on the
I'll o'clock train for Washington, via
Boston, Friday.
1t was an impressive sight as Po-
lice Sergt. Monohan, who led the po-
lice charge on the women and chill
dren last Saturday, lined his three
roundsmen in front of the ticket win
dow and with no sign Of wagon spoke,
nightstick or bluejack, and not the
slightest display of force, begged po-
litely to the 800 persons to please
give way and let the ladies get their
tickets" A crowd of 300 began to
gather by $50. By o'clock the
waiting room was filed to suffocation.
Shortly before the train pulled in,
Monohan and one policeman re-en-
forced the two who had been on duty
since o'clock. A few moments later
three militia officers, minus sidearms,
and Lieut.. Campbell, judge advocate
of the soldiery here, came in to help
the police.
AS the train arrived the crowd
| pushed to the platform, carrying the
policemen with it. To the Come,
now, ladies' and gentlemen, please
clear the way" of Monohan, an aisle
between the crowd was formed, and
to the singing of the "Marseillaise"
the the first cheers the strikers have
been permitted to give in five weeks
without danger Of police interference.
| the little ones marched to the train
which carried them away.
Official announcement that the Am
erican Wooden company has granted
per cent increase in all Of their 33
mills was made by Strike Leader Hay
wood at the strike committee meeting
here Friday. The meeting took re-
cess until afternoon, when. it was an
nounced, the committee would con
slider the proposition.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
$3.50 Recipe Free.
For Weak Kidneys.
Relieves Urinary and Kidney
Troubles, Backache, Strainiag,
Swelling, Etc.
Stops Pain in the Bladder
Kidneys and Back.

Wouldn't it be nice within week or SO
to begin to say goodbye forever to tho
scalding, dribbling, straining, or too fire.
quent passage of urine; the forehead and
the back of the-head aches; the stitches
and pains in the back; the growing mus
Gle weakness; spots before the eyes, yell
low skin; sluggish bowels; swollen eye
lids or ankles leg cramps; unnatural short
breath; sleeplessness and the desponsepcy?
I have a recipe for these troubles That
you can depend on. and IL you want to
make a quick recovery, you ought to,
write and get copy of it. Many doc
tor would charge you $3.50 just for VISITING
this prescription, but have 1t and will
be glad to send it to you entirely flee.
Just drop me line like this: DR.. A. o.
Robinson, K-2067 Luck Building, Detroit,
Mich. and / will send it by return fHail
in plain envelope. AS you will see when
you get it, this recipe contains only rure.
harmless remedies, but 1t has great heal
Ing and pain-conquering power.
It will quickly show Its power once you
use it, so think you had better see what
It is without delay. / will send you q copy
free-you can use it and cure yourself at
home.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
sNEAD JURY is DISMISSED
Members Out 112 Hours Say They
Stood Seven for Acquittal and
Five for Conviction.

Fort Worth, Textile jury which
heard the evidence in the case of
]. B. Snead, charged with first de-
gree murder for the killing of Capt.
A. G. Boyce, which had been out 112
hours, was discharged by Judge
Swayne and the clerk of the court
was directed to enter mistrial in
the case.
Members Of the jury say they stood
seven for acquittal and five for con-
viction. They reported to Judge
Swayne several days ago that it
would be impossible for them to agree
upon verdict. The Judge sent them
back with instructions to try again.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
DRYs DROP MISSOURI FIGHT
Association Decides Not to Submit
Prohibition Question, but Want
Election Law Changed.

Sedalia, Mono prohibition amend
ment will be submitted at the next
Missouri election.
This was decided, on by the Consti-
tutional Amendment association, of
which Judge William H. Wallace of
Kansas City ST president, which met
here.
The association, however, will try
to obtain the per cent OF more sig
natures necessary to bring the ballot
box amendment to vote IN Novem-
This amendment would give grand
juries the power to open and exam
inc ballot boxes If election frauds
were charged.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
ARKANSAS STUDENTS STRIKE
800 Refuse to Go to Classes in Pro-
test Against Expulsion of
Thirty-six Fellows.

Fayetteville, Ark.-The appearance
OF new publication at the Univer-
sity of Arkansas this week resulted
in the expulsion of SO students, and
in retaliation the entire undergradu-
ate body went out on sympathetic
strike.
The publication, 1.-THE X-Ray," con-
tanned sharp rebukes and biting sar-
casm regarding the policy of the fac
ulty and faculty committees.
With the 500 students out, class
work has stopped.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Work Reaets Work.

George w. Perkins, the New York
financier, was talking about the ssar-
city of the $4,000 year man-the'
man actually worth a 10000 saIHry.
THE advantage Of the $4,000 a.
year man." he said, lis not alone that
he works splendidly-it is also that
under him everybody else works spnen-
didly. There's Chinese proverbs" he,
said, that expresses exactly what 1
mean:
"If a farmer is diligent the soil
will not be lazy"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
MOTORMAN HELD AS R0BBER
$4,000 Express Was Stolen From His
Car In Pennsylvania a
Month Ago.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Kenneth H. Nor
ton, thirty years old, motorman
on the Pittsburg, New Castle & But
Ter traction road, was arrested here,
charged with stealing $4,000 from a
Wells Fargo company package. The
package was being taken from Pitts.
burg to Butler on the car of which
Morton was the motorman.
The money was taken on the night
of January "a.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
MAYOR KILLED IN RUNAWAY
George sanderson of GaIesburg Was
Escortlns Smallpox Patient
to Pest House.

Galesburg, Ill.-Mayor George San
derson was killed in a runaway Of
the patrol wagon while taking a
smallpox patient to the county aims
house at Knoxville, the mayor being
thrown out. The team came running
through Knoxville. A search was
then made and the mayors dead body
was found by street car men.
The smallpox patient was un.
harmed. Mayor Sanderson was serv.
ing his second term and was the son
of Henry B. Sanderson, the first may.
or of Galesburg.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
BRANDT RELEASED ON BOND
Former Valet Of schiff Will Go Before
Grand Jury to Tell His Full
Story--crowd Follows.

New York City.-Folke E. Brandt,
the former valet Of Mortimer L.
Schiff, sentenced to 80 years impris-
onment for burglary In the first de-
gree, was released from the Tombs,
details of his bail bond having been
adjusted. He left the criminal court
building Immediately, followed by a
large crowd.
He will go before the grand jury
to tell his full story.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Roosevelt viii Tour West.

New York. = Theodore Roosevelt
will make a long political tour in sup
port of his candidacy for the presi-
dency. The journey will carry him
into the middle and far West and also
parts of the South. Announcement
Of his full speech-making tour is ex-
pected within short time.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
ENGLAND Fears rie-up.

London.-The immensely Of a COM
plete tie-up of the nations industries
was impressed upon the public when
practically all the large factories
served notice on their men that they
might be forced to close down at any
time because of shortage of fuel re-
sulting from the coal strike.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
HOUSE TO CUT SUGAR TARIFF
Committee Agrees to Measure to Be-
Submitted to Democratic Caucus
Cut to Be One Cent.

Washington, D. c. The house
committee on ways and means agreed
on a sugar tariff revision bill which
viii be submitted soon to Demo
cratic caucus OF the house.
1t Is understood the tarifr is re-
duced to 1 cent a pound and that the
large loss Of revenue involved will be
met by increased tariff on silks or
other Injuries.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

A member of the Maryland legisla.
ture has introduced bill providing
that 1t shall become criminal offense
for anyone to spread gossip about
woman. Some OF the women who
have no reason to fear the gossips are
1ikely to regard this as an infraction
OF the bill of rights.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Acquitted. Girl WEEDS.

Grand Forks, N. D.-Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Hoffbeck, who were just mar
ried, are the proud possessors of a
silver service, the gift of the jury
that acquitted Mrs. Hoffbeck of muir
dering her infant.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Gould custer is Denied.

Jefferson City.-The supreme court
in an unanimous opinion, denied the
attorney general a writ Of custer
against the Missouri Pacific, the Iron
Mountain, and the Wabash railroads.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
MOTHER AND SON TO PRISON
Missouri Supreme Court Affirms g.
Year Sentence on Two for caus-
ing Woman's Death.

Jefferson City, Mo.--Martha and
Charles Aitken, mother and son, were
sentenced to the state penitentary
for three years each in division No.
Q of the supreme court in connection
with the death of the latter's wife,
which occurred after an operation.
The case came from Jefferson county.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

The fact that various Philadelphians
hurled eggs at the Irish Players leads
one to suspect that those who partici.
pated IN the ceremony were million
aires or that the eggs were under sus-
picion
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Nine Die When Boats Burn

New Orleans, La-With in a few
hours Of each other, two big river
packets were burned in the Missis-
sipir river north of here. Nine ne
groes were drowned, four persons
were injured and heavy property loss
resulted.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
S WIFE IS SOLD
CHINESE WOMAN RATIFIED FOR
$4,000 MEXICAN MONEY.
Warships Sent to Protect Chinese in
Java--Yuan to Guarantee Rells-
ious Liberty in Republic.

Shanghai, China.-Secret agents
employed by Chang Hsun, formerly a
general in the imperia! army, an
nounced that they can find no trace
of Siao Mas TIE, the warriors favor
lite wife, who was left behind when
Nankin was evacuated Detectives
said that she fell into the hands of
the rebels and was ratified off for $780,
600 Mexican money.
Three Chinese warships were or
dered to Java to protect Celestials
against attacks by Dutch residents.
Unless the alleged atrocities cease
and heavy indemnity is paid, all
Dutch trade will be excluded from
China. Three Chinese were killed
and hundreds imprisoned in Java be-
cause they celebrated the downfall of
the Manchu dynasty.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Lid Is on Illinois Trains.

Chicago.-Passenger trains of elev-
en- railroads operating in Illinois are
strictly prohibition territory. The lid
was clamped down voluntarily, even
to dining and buffet cars, as far as
getting drink is concerned, under
an order issued by the executives OF
these eleven roads.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
100 Companies to Consolidate.

Washington. After negotiationos
extending over three years, plans
have practically completed for the
consolidation of nearly 100 life in
surance companies in the southern
and southwestern states.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Knox Party Gets GREETING.

Port Limon, Costa Rica.-- Secretary
Knox arrived here on the cruise,
Washington for his second state visit
in the interest of closer bonds of
friendship between the United States
and Latin-American governments.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

Reports that wolves have resumed
the ancient pastime of chewing up
hunters remind us that country CORE
sopndents. as well as city folk. are af-
fiicted with coal bills
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Major Ray to Be Dismissed.

Washington.-Maj. Rays dismissal
from the army will be recommended
by the house committee on expendi-
lures in the war department, which
is completing an investigation Of the
political paymaster's" record.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

Customs officials tell us that Amer,-
sans imported SIT 100000 worth Of pic.
lures from Paris last year. Evidently
they mean that Americans paid s17..
100000 for pictures imported from
Paris.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Acquitted, Girl WEEDS.

Grand Forks, ~ D.-Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Hoffbeck, who were just mar
ried, are the possessors Of a silver
service, the gift of the jury that &C,
Quilted Mrs. Hoffbeck OF murderin1
her infant son.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

The skeleton found in East Anglia
indicates that man lived in England
before the more severe of the various
ice nts-accounting for the
British temperament as viewed BY
some Americans.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

Pekin, China.-M Martial law was de
clared in Pelzin following the depart
ure of the mutineers in President
Yuan Shi Kai's army, who marched
southwards shortly after midnight
laden with loot.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Committee Indorses Taft.

Tacoma. Wash.--The state Repub-
lican central committee Endorsed Taft
and turned down proposition to
hold presidential priamies. The state
convention will be held in Aberdeen,
May /.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
RIlssful Ignorance.

Have you seen Joe lately?"
why, yes; saw the old chap yes
terday. And, what do you tinnt1. -
he's going to be married."
Can it be possible? To whem?"-
Hes going to marry Mary Merrie. %
What! Why, l didn't know they
knew each other"
They don't. That's why they're go.
ing to be married"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
rs Mutineers Are Executed.

Laredo. Tex.-Thirty-one lives paid
the penalty of revolt in the peniten-
tiary at Monterey, Mexico. Six Of
the prisoners were killed in the out
break and rs others, regarded as ring
leaders, were executed.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Dixon to Lead Roosevelt Forces

New York.-That United States
Senator Joseph Dixon of Montana will
manage the Roosevelt campaign is
considered certain. The senator con-
ferred at great length with Roosevelt
and later had luncheon with him.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

A Chicago professor proposes to
give progressives lessons in oratory.
But has 1t not generally been supposed
that the progressive orator was born.
not made.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

Picking the ten most beautiful wo-
men is a dangerous pastime. A young
fellow named Paris once changed the
map Of the world doing stunt some
thing like that.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Lives 5 Years With Broken Back.

Evansville, Ild-Arthur Heegler is
dead at his home here after living five
years with a broken back The injury
was received when he tried to loop
the loop" at an amusement park.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Wheat Goes Down.

De Broker-Hear about De eurbbe-
De Ledger-No. What's happened
to him?
De Broker-Knocked fiat.
De Ledger-You don't say so. Was.
he caught by the drop in wheats
De Broker-Well, yes; something
like that. A barrel of -four fell on
him.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

Treasury oficials are said to be
In favor Of the coinage Of three cent
pieces. II 1t will make money any
more plentiful 1t has our hearty In
dorsement
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

The man who kicked about the cold
weather a week ago Is now kicking
about the slush. The weather man
learned long ago that he can't please
all the people all the time.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

1t is said that 44.5O0 letters ind their
way every day into the dead letter Of
fce, and yet there is no sign Of de-
crease in the number of bills we get.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Kills Family and Himself.

San Francisco. Samuel A. Fisher,
a wealthy retired importer, killed his
three daughters and his wife and
committed suicide. Temporary in
sanity is believed to have been the
couse.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

The Harvard youth who lost $4,000
at roulette may feel the loss OF his
money. but he is fully as popular
among bis fellow students as II he had
made the football team.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
Comedian Grossmith Dead.

Fokeston. England.-George eros
smith, who became world famous as
comedian Of the Gilbert-Sullivan
operas, died here.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

The Wright brothers are said to
have developed safe and sane aero
plane. but we refuse to take
chance In one Of them until we have
been shown.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

There are times when Joke is not
joke. A probation officer in New
York holds that so per cent. Of that
city's marital troubles are due to the
mother-in-law.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

Fears that the ten-hour law will ap-
ply to household servants are ground
less. Nothing on earth could induce
them to work that long.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

Philadelphia has a case where the
lady not only proposed but paid the
carfare and the parson. Leap year
isn't SO bad after all.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

Some folk hold that the grizzly bear
and the turkey trot are graceful and
others are firm in the contention that
they are disgraceful.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

England may be mistress of the
seas. but that Is cold comfort to
Queen Mary when she has one of her
attacks Of seasickness.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

1t Is as pertinent comment as any
that not one of the 46 immortals that
have fnst been listed ever saw their
names in the baseball news.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

The San Francisco thief who stole
the fence around a grave evidently fail
ed to see why the dead man should
have fence to keep him In.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

A Chicago professor has demon
strated that the smoke from a single
cigar can kill 5000 germs. A cigar
store q no place for . respectable
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

There may be a dearth Of 10000
men. as George Perkins says, but few
men make 1t a practice to dodge
$4,000 jobs
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

Some bachelors who pretend to fea.
that they will be made leap year vic
Tins are merely throwing bouquets at
themselves.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

A Pittsburg Judge has enjoined a
dog from barking. The courts have
often attempted to muzzle the press,
but this is the first time they have
tried it on dog.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

Eggs are five cents dozen in
China. and yet 100000 people are
starving there.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

A missing canary is referred to as a
boys boon companion"-whicho opens
up a new line of thought on canaries.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
U. S. AGENT At LAWRENCE
U. S. LABOR DEPARTMENT TAKES
UP INQUIRY.
Fifty Men, Women and Children to
Face Committee Of Congress
men at Capitol.

Washington, d. C.-The federal
bureau of labor will make an imme-
date investigation of the wage and
working conditions in the textile mills
in Lawrence, Mass. A representative
of the bureau departed for the strike
ridden city.
The decision to investigate the
strike was reached at a conference
between Secretary of Commerce and
Labor Nagel and DR.. Charles p. Neill,
United States commissioner of labor.
Lawrence. Mass.-A party of tex
tile strikers, including children, left
for Washington to appear before a
congressional committee, as suggest
ed by Congressman Victor Berger.
More than fifty men, women and
children, representing each of the
eighteen nationalities among the
strikers, are in the party The chill
dren, all Of whom are over IA years
Of age, are mill workers on strike. In
some instances they bear scars from
injuries suffered while at work.
Among the number is a girl whose
scalp was torn off by machine.
The proposal to send number of
smaller children to Philadelphia,
which was frustrated by the authori-
ties last Saturday, has been aban-
doned for the present.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

New York.--In a cablegram re-
ceived by the board Of foreign mis-
sfoss of the Methodist church here
from DR.. H. Fl. Lowry, president of
the Methodist college at Pekin, it is
announced that President Yuan will
guarantee religious liberty through
out the great republic of China.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

For liver and kidney troubles, nothing ia,
quite so mild, pleasant and effee&Fe asa
Garfield Tea.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

man feels as i'll at ease in dry
goods store as a woman does Ia to-
bacco shop.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

Now that aeroplaning has been
made safe there have been only four
deaths since the first of the year.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

this am willing to give millions of free pack
ages. take all the risk. Sold by druggists
for rs cents n vial. For free package Address,
Prof. munyon. 53rd Jefferson Sts.. PhIladepss Pa.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07
F R ( I:

/ want every person.
who is bilious. eunsti-
pated or has amy atom-
ach or liver aiirnesrt 10
send for a free psalsage.
of my Paw-Paw FILLS
1 want to prove shat
they positively care In
digestion, Sour Stom.
ach, Belching. Wind.
Headache Nervous
ness, Sleeplessness and
are an infallfbLc cure
for Con stipaliOn 70 tIn
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-07

New York is preparing to build 20.
story skyscraper on 20-foot lot 1t
d to be called the Bean Pole.