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The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal
VQL. XL
LONE TRAIN BANDIT.
DYING IN HOSPITAL.
-■ SOUEJM GANG
x Howard B, Edwards Tried a
’T Single-Handed Job on the
'/ L& N. and Got Knocked in
the Head
' .' Oy Ara*cdif4 Vraas.)
’ NEW ORLEANS. Sept. s.—The lone
bandit who last night held up and
robbed the New York limited train on
the IXMitarttle and Nashville railread
near Mlcheaud. twelve miles eaat of
New Orleans, and was later felled by a
blow ©ver the bead by Engineer Baer,
waa brought to New Orleans on a spe
cial train from Bay St. Louis. Miss., this
morninc and plseed tn the charity hos
pital
Ths man gave his name as Howard E.
Edwards, and said hta family lived at
Jupiter. Fla. He gave the police in
formation which la expected to lead to
the early capture of three other mem
bers of a gang which are believed to
have been responsible for a series of
sensational train robberies in this sec
tlen. . . ’
Edwards la in a precarious condition
pad attendant* at the hospital this
morning Stated It was doubtful if he
would recover from the injuries inflict
ed by the engineer. .
ATTEMPT WAS PARING.
Following so cloa<H spon the heels |
of tbs robbery of the Cincinnati south-'
bound passenger train dn, the same road
at almost the same spot the night pre
vious. the work of Edwards is consld- J
ered most daring- He is believed to have |
boarded the engine . ot the New York I
limited last night st Lee Station. about |
three miles from the point where the
three bandits Tuesday, who had planned
the robbery of the Cincinnati train, held,
up by mistake a freight traifl
CRAWLED ON ENGINE.
Edwards crawled aboard the engine
and covered Engineer Baer and the fire
man with two revolvers. He carried a
email valise in Which he had dynamite
and nitro-giycerine. The train was
stopped and with the engineer and fire
man preceding him at the point of a re
volver. Edwards rifled the mail car of,
oil registered mail and then relieved the
mala passengers in five Pullmans of
thsir cash. " .
■War chivalrous.
He deeftned to take jewelry and did
not offer to molest Women. He secured
almost ll.Ofig in cash, then marched the
engineer and Amman back to the engine
and ordered them to proceed.
HIT WITH TORCH.
After riding on the engine for about
Si miles. Engineer Baer caught Ed
wards off hie guard and struck him a
tsmfie blow on the head with a brass
torch, fracturing the base of the skull. I
Edwards fired one shot as he fell which 1
went wild. Engineer Baer proceeded
rain blows with the torch until he had
the bandit unconscious
When tbe Wain reached Bay St. Louis. .
jiios. 4hs robber was taken off and 1
placed In the charge of the railroad
surgeon until police officers and detec
tives from New Orleans arrived there
1b a special train. Although Edwards
was unconscious at Intervals through
out tbs night, he gave the police* val
uable information concerning bis “pals" ;
and Inspector Reynolds, of the New Or- I
leans force today said he hoped to make !
some arrests within the next few days ’
BANDIT DESCRIBED.
Edwards stated that he had a broth- j
er in Oklahoma City and another broth- I
er In Meridian. Misa Edwards is a
small man. only 5 feet 6 Inches in
height- and weighs but 130 pounds. He
appears to be about 30 years of age.
Superintendent Marshall, of the New
Orleans division of the Louisville and
Nashville, who was a passenger aboard
the train stated that but one man on j
the train had a revolver but could not 1
css It because the robber kept the train
men in front of him when he passed
through the cars Conductor -Rabon
hurried through the train as soon as it
came to a standstill notifying the pas
sengers of the presence of a robber and
telling them to hide their valuables.
This resulted In it*ny of the passen
gers contributing only small amounts
to the yawning valise of the bandit.
Mwwever. A. E. Simon, of Alexandria.
>** , delivered over a purse containing
HOKE SMITH IS PRAISED
BEFORE FARMERS’ UNION
Georgia Senator Lauded By
Duckworth in National
Convention,
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Sept. I—A
-mid sensation was created in the meet- !
Ing of the Farmers’ union hem today
when R F. Duckworth, of Georgia, in
speaking of the efforts of the national
legislative committee to secure legisla
tion effecting the farmer’s Aiterests.
after saying some very complimentary
things of Senator Hoke Smith, of Geor
gia with regard to bis activity end as
sistance in numbers of instances,
stated. -Three times has he passed a
Sill for the establishment of a bureau
of marketing, through a Republican
senate only to see it each time killed
by a Democratic house.” While the
Farmsr's union has never and will nev
er engage in partisan politics, it seem
ed to bo the consensus of opinion that
the delegates agreed with Mr. Duck
worth that the members are for the
union first, last, and all the time.
HOKE SMITH (NO BACON
WILL SOON TAKE STUMP
They Are Formally Named;
Members of National Demo
cratic Advisory Committee
BT RALPH BMTTK.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5. —Senators Hoke
Smith, of Atlanta, and A. O. Bacon, cl
Macon, have been named as members
of the Democratic national advisory
committee. The announcement was
made this morning by acting Chairman
William G. McAdoo. The committee
■ will consist of two members from each
I state. In so far as possible the cam-
• palgn committee will select men who
j are familiar with national politics.
Mr. McAdoo stated today that he ex
i pected both of the Georgia senators to
; render invaluable service to the national
i committee, not only in the capacity of
i advisers, but also on the stump.
, Senator Bacon will takp the stump
i upon his return from Europe.
Senator Smith is expected to make
an extended tour as soon as the speak
ers’ bureau works out an itinerary for
him.
Senator Bacon sailed yesterday on the
George Washington.
WATSON LEAVES SPEAKING
WHEN CALLED A BOLTER
John T, West Drives McDuffie
Sage From Court Room
With Criticisms.
. (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.)
b THOMSON. Ge.. Sept 4—J. J. Brown,
candidate for commissioner of agricul
ture in the late primary, spoke during
the noon recess of McDuffie superior
which Is in session here. His
I speech had been advertised in tbe Pru-
I gressive Democrat, one of the Watso.i
‘ publications, the same issue carrying
i an editorial by Thomas E. Watson un
‘ der the heading. ’The Treachery of tbe
I McDuffie Delegation” in the Macon
| convention.” In thia editorial. Hon.
' John T. West and Hon. J.- H. Boyd, Mc
i Duffle’s delegates, were severely con
, damned for voting for Price on the sec
j ond ballot and the suggestion made
| that a mass meeting be held during
' court week at the courthouse for the
[ people to express themselves on the
: subject.
These announcements caused consid-
. erable interest to be taken in tne
drown speech and the court room was
filled at the appointed^hour.
Mr. Brown's speech was conservative
but whan in the course of it he Con
demned the. McDuffie -delegates" for
their action in the convention, Mr. West
arose to defend their position. Upon
which Mr. .Watson inquired if Mr. West
were to be allowed to break up the
meeting which called forth strong lan
guage from Mr. West The excitement
• was intense and several times during
I the meeting an outbreak seemed Immf
-1 neat.'
, At the conclusion of Mr. Brown’s
speech, La which lie announced his can
didacy for commissioner in the next
primary. Mr. Watson addressed the au
dience. He made the statement that
the McDuffie delegation led the Asser
tion tn Price and called on the audience
to express an opinion on their action.
When Mr. Watson concluded. ‘Mr.
West aroua to reply to both Brown and
Watson and was doing so in vigorous
terms, when Ms. Watson left the court
room, accompanied by most of his sym
pathisers. ‘•'He wm invited by West to
| remain and hear him out. but Mr. Wat
. son did not do so. Mr. Watson Was
I characterised by Mr. West as a ’’bolter”
and as such was not entitled po be «on
! suited as to delegates to a Democratic
(convention. Mr. West made a vigorous
! defense •of tbe delegation’s action in
i voting for-Price after the first ballot.
Mr. Watson included in his remarks
jan arraignment of the Catholics-
DEMOCRATS GAINED OVER
25 PCT. AT VERMONT POLLS
(WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Vt., Sept.
4.—A more accurate idea of the strength
of the Democrats snd Progressives in
yesterday’s state election was to be had
today from almost complete returns of
the 344 counties and towns. With only
six small towns to be heard from the
vote for governor stood:
Allen M. Fletcher. Republican. 25,561.
Harlan B. Howe, Democrat, 19,787.
Rev. Frasier Metzger. Progressive, 15,-
546.
Clement F. Smith. Prohibition, 1,516.
. Fred W. Suiter. Socialist. 1.054.
The six missing towns cast a total
vote two years ago of 1.178, of which the
Republicans polled 789 and the Demo
crats 364.
Returns for. senators and representa
tives from three-quarters of the cities
and towns showed that the Republicans
will have no difiicelty in seating their
candidates for governor and other state
officers when the legislature is called
j upon to elect, there having been no ma
jority in yesterday’s balloting. #
Democratic and Progressive leaders
declare the presidential election in No
jvember will be stubbornly contested.
It Is expected that the Republicans
will have a substantial majority in the
legislature, altjiough there are nearly
eighty-one towns yet to report on the
vote for representative.
Tbe strength of the Progressive vote
was the feature of the election. The
Democrats increased their vote over
two years ago. The falling off in the
Republican vote was marked.
Indications were that a great part of
the deflection, went to the Progressives,
although the Democrats also rained and
a few of the Republican votes went to
the Prohibition ticket.
Comparison of returns from five of the
counties show that the Demo
crats carried Caledonia county aud the
Republicans were successful in the
Grand Isle. Orange, Washington and
Lamoille counties.
JUDGE N. 1. MIS
TAKES THE STAND IN
JUDGESHIP FIGHT
•
He Answers Charge About
the Telephone Conversation,
Showing That He Was Seek
ing Information About Gilmer
Testimony in denial of the charge
that Judge N. A. Morris telephoned to
a supporter to “make Gilmer county
safe,” was introduced Thursday morning
at the hearing by the state executive
committee of the protest by H. L. Pat
terson against the result of the contest
for judge of the Blue Ridge circuit.
Counsel for Mr. Patterson closed their
testimony Wednesday afternoon, and
counsel for Judge Morris Thursday
morning began the introduction of tes
timony. Indications are that the hear
ing will consume the entire afternoon.
Judge Newt A. Morris was called to
the stand by his attorneys to testify in
his own behalf, Thursday morning, im
mediately after the state committee re
convened at 9 o'clock to resume its hear
ing of the Patterson-Morris contest over
the Blue Ridge judgeship primary in
Gilmer county.
Judge Morris began with an emphatic
denial of anything that could be criti
cized in the tsiephono conversation in
the Marietta court house, election night,
about which J. P. Henry, of Cobb coun
ty, testified Wednesday afternoon. Judge
Morris declared that the “BUI” to whom
Henry heard him talking was Will Rich
ards, of Jasper, and that he was talking
to Richards not to tell him the vote,
which he had heard estimated only, but
to ask him the vote of Pickens county
and of Gilmer county, the wires to the
latter county being down for some rea
son. He denied that he asked anybody
to help him out in Gilmer.
Gilmer county’s Democratic voters are
always overwhelmingly for him, said
Judge Morris. The Democrats there all
vote one way.
“I told Colonel Patterson that I would
be glad to join with him in contesting
both Pickens and Gilmer counties. He
said he would phone me. I heard noth
ing further from him. I learned several
days later that he had gone up to Gil
mer county to gather material for a
fight on me.”
Judge Morris read the detailed vote of
Gilmer county. No votes were shown for
J. H. Hall for governor.
A COMPLIMENT, SAYS HALL.
“I consider that a compliment to my
Democracy,” retorted Mr. Hall. * mem
ber of the committee, and the committee
laughed with htm.
Oscar Perkerson w’as called to- the
stand. He testified regarding Judge Mor
ris’ telephone conversation, which he
heard. Judge Morris was trying to get
information from Will Richards and did
not tell anybody to “make him safe in
old Gilmer.” , /
Will Richards was called to the stand
and testified that Judge Morris phoned
him in Jasper, saying he himself couldn’t
find out anything from Pickens and Gil
mer. He asked him to phone BUI Butts
(former representative) An Fannin and
find out how that, county Avent. -
W. A. Dupre, of Marietta, beard the
phone conversation between Judge Morris
and Richards. His testimony corroborat
ed what had gon£ before. He said the
phone service was bgd. Asked for a rea
son, he said the phone company was
fighting Judge Morris. _
R. L. Manning, of Marietta; John
Howell, of Jasper, and J. M. Austin,
clerk of the superior court of Cobb
county, corroborated Judge Morris; Mr.
Howell, who heard -the telephone con
versation ih which Judge Morris was
alleged to have urged a supporter ”to
make Gilmer county safe,” denied that
Judge Morris had said anything of the
sort. - -
’ J. M. Haney was the last witness in
troduced by- Judge *Morrts' counsel in
rebuttal of the testimony of J. B.
Henry. He told of the telephone con
versation.
W. B. Sitten, of Gilmer county, man
ager in the Ridgeway district, told of
the consolidation of the returns in the
Gilmer election. He declared that all
who were entitled to vote were allowed
to do so.
HAD NO MESSAGES.
Bart Cox, of Ellijay, who. Attorney
Burtz on Wednesday said, drew a gun
on him at the Ellijay court house,
proved a strong witness for the Morris
side. He declared that he had had no
messages from Judge Morris on the
night of the election and had not talked
with him.
Mr. Cox told of an encounter with
Attorney Burtz at about 8 or 9 o'clock
on the morning after the election. Burtz
knocked on his office door, said Cox.
and demanded to know the result of Ihe
election. Cox replied that the returns
had not been consolidated and that he
knew nothing. ...nrtz then demanded to
be told the results and wap pushed
from the threshold of tnc office. Cox
stated that just outside the office door
he saw two of Burtz's friends with
guns and he rushed back after his own
gun. Burtz and ills friends then left
he said. ...
The witness testified that the Ellijay
voting box had been’placed in such a
position that any dne'whb so desired
could see all that Was going oh. Burtz
and his friends occupied positions that
gave them an unobstructed View of
all that happened, he state.
On cross-examination, the witness
went into the details of the election
held two years ago.
With a view to showing that the
lines were drawn between Morris and
anti-Morris factions rather than Repub
licans and Democrats, Albert Howell,
one of the committeemen, asked Cox a
ATLANTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1912.
ON THE RUN
- . ' 1
l 1 i/z f -' 1 '
HOW IT LOOKS TO A KAN OF A TNBK.
SENATOR BACON AND TY COBB
ARE INTERVIEWED FOR WILSON
Georgia Statesman and Geor
gia Baseball Player Express
Their Views as to National
Leaders
(By- Rai&h Smith. f
NEW YORK, Sept. s.—Senator A. O.
Bacon and Tyrus Raymond Cobb, the
baseball champion, have given inter
views to the Democratic committee, and
they arc being used to good effect to
boost-the candidacy of Woodrow Wilson.
Senator Bacon was in national headquar
ters yesterday and volunteered his serv
ices to the committee. He will go on
the stump the latter part of this month
and will make a number of speeches in
doubtful states.
“I have been through six presidential
campaigns,’/ said the senator, “and I
have never entered one with as much
confidence as now inspires me.”
Senator Bacon will take a short ocean
voyage before engaging actively in the
campaign He feels the need of rest- after
the long session of congress
. “It is going to be downright pleasure,”
said Senator Bacon. :
“The contest this year is one of edu
cation and the people of this country
are at last awake to real merit ot De
mocracy.
"This third term movement !s goind
to fizzle out. It is nothing more or less
than a bridge by which the members
of the Republican party will join the
Democratic party. There can only be
two great parties and the Democratic
party cannot die. It has stood the buff
ings and assault of years. The men who
believe in Democracy have nevjr failed,
and today they are about to reap the
series of questions. The witness main
tained, however, that it was strictly a
Republican and Democratic fight.
PAPERS NOT YET FILED.
In an effort to show that it is not
customary in the mountain districts
to adhere strictly to the letter of the
law, W. C. Allred, clerk of the superior
court of Pickens county, was called. Mr.
Allred testified that none of the papers
in the last primary had yet been filed
in his office.
J. F. cook, one of the election man
agers in the Tails Creek district, testi
fied that only one voter, John Buckner
who was one of Thursday's witnesses,
was turned down at the polls. Buckner
was not allowed to vote because he had
not registered, the witness said. Other
election managers from various districts
strengthened the Morris testimony.
W. T. Fankey was the first witness
who lias declared flatly that he has
never voted other than the Liemocratlc
ticket. His declaration caused a rip
ple of excitement in the committee
room and one of the committeemen de
clared that he would like to shake the
witness’ land.
Mr. Pankey said that Buckner had
told him some time ago that he never
expected to vote for another Democrat.
VV. J. Miller, a member of the board
of education of Gilmer county, and one
cf the subcommittee appointed to purge
the election lists of all except white
voters, declared that no effort had been
made to exclude any white voters.
Mr. Miller stated that he had fre
quently been in conference with other
members of the subcommittee. Mr.
Ayres and Mr. Parks, also members of
the board of education, and that every
effort was made to perfect the list of
voters.
rewards of their long and tireless ef
forts. ...
"I am not so sure but what Democ
racy owes Roosevelt a vote of thanks.
He became dissatisfied with his own
head workers and has tried to destroy
them. In this he will.folk but bei.*il|
dglvn enough people wf’o’f ’RrafcbttdA
ranks a’fid iflf» the fSftlW Unnocrsdy
to make the party of Jefferson ti e bul
wark of the country.”*
WHAT TY SAYS.
Chairman Josephus Daniels, of thJ pub
licity committee, values the interview
that has been given to him by Ty Cobb,
and he is giving wide publicity to the
baseball favorite. He says that Cobb en
joys the respect of persons throughout
the country and his words are calculated
to help the Democratic ticket. Here ia
what Ty has given to the national c. in
inittee:
“While I am a baseball player and I
can talk baseball, I am not fooling my
self into thinking that I know anything
about the other game,” said the great
Ty.
“I have met all three of candidates,
and there is no finer man than Mr. Taft.
It looks to me, though, that ndtner he
nor Mr Roosevelt has any chance. Every
where I go the people I meet’are talking
Wilson, and he looks to me dke a sure
winner..
"I am just sizing things up fr&n: the
bleachers and I do not pretend t.iat my
judgment is worth a cent, but around
Detroit and In Washington and Chicago,
it looks to me like Wilson is way in the
lead. It looks as if he was sure to car
ry Michigan. He is a fine man and he
talks straight.
"Judging from what he has done in
Jersey he acts straight, too, and he
looks to me like he will make a great
president.”
Gasoline Tank—
" Cigarette Butt—
Fare You Weill
(By Associated Press,)
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5.—A lighted
cigarette thrown carelessly into a tank
containing 15 gallons of gasoline caused
an explosion in a cleaning and dyeing
establishment here late last night that
may cost four lives. Nine men were
at work in the shop when the explosion
occurred, four of whom were so badly
injured that physicians say they cannot
recover.
Defeated Candidate
Succumbs to Apoplexy
(Special Dispatch to Tile Journal.)
GREENVILLE, S. C.. Sept. s.—Super
visor J. P. Goodwin is dead at his
home in this city, and his sudden demise
is directly attributable to excitement of
the recent campaign, in which he was a
candidate for re-election. At one of the
county campaign meetings two weeks
ago the supervisor, while making his ap
peal to the people, was howled down
by a crowd of Blease supporters, who
knew the official to be a Jones sup
porter. in his attempt to be heard by
the crowd the supervisor over-exerted
himself and was stricken with apo
plexy, dying in ten days after the
stroke. His defeat in the primary prob
ably also hastened his end.
FIHMLBS (GUN NAME
BIRHETT 15 PUMNT
Georgian Re-Elected Head of
Union by a Unanimous
• Vote,
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 4.
Charles S. Barrett, of Union City, Ga.,
again heads the National Farmers’ union.
His election came at 11 o’clock this morn
ing by a unanimous vote, no other can
didate opposing him. When Delegate
Babb, of South Carolina, placed Mr.
Barrett’s name in nomination, it was
seconded by a delegate from each state in
the union.
J. D. Brown, of Oregon, was placed in
nomination for vice president, and was
elected by acclamation. He succeeds W.
R. Callicote, of Colorado.
Alex C. Davis, of Arkansas, was unan
imously re-elected national secretary -
treasurer.
All of the present board of directors
were re-elected with the -exception of
Hon. W. A. Morris, of Alabama. Mr.
Morris on account of his health, was
not able to attend the convention, and
ft was at his urgent request that he
was retired from the board. / _ . •
Mr. C. T. Douglas, of Missouri, was
elected to succeed him.
The national board of directors now
consists of:
P. W’. Cox, Washington; I. N. Rhodes,
Tennessee; O. F. Dornblasser, Texas;
C. C. Wright, North Carolina; T. J
Douglas, Missouri. *
A report from C. C. Wright, chair
man of the standing committee on gen
era! welfare, was adopted today, which
recommends that a chair on marketing
and rural economics be established in
the colleges of the country.
On account df space, the National
Farmers’ union began holding its ses
sions in the auditorium of the chamber
of commerce this morning.
‘ KNAPP MEMORIAL.
Following the appointment of a com
mittee yesterday afternoon, at the sug
gestion of R. F. Duckworth, of Georgia,
to confer with Thomas A. Early, finan
cial agent for the S. A. Knapp memorial
with regard to the union’s co-operation,
it is expected that the committee will
make a favorable report and that tt:e
national union will get squarely behin !•
the proposition.
The purpose for which this fund is
to be raised is to erect a building at
the Peabody school at Nashville. Tenn.,
in honor of the late Dr. Seaman A.
Knapp, the founder of the bureau farm
demonstartion in department of agri
culture and to the time of his deatn ■
about ot»e and one-halt’ years ago hac
charge Gt the bureau.
The convention Las been harmonious
throughout in every particular and .t
appears will continue to be so. ‘>f
course tnere are differences cf opinion
on various questions, but when the
proposition is put squarely up to th*
delegates as to what is best and whJt
is not best for tiie farmers’ union and
the farmers of the country generally,
they are a unit, and if some one dele
gate’s plan is proven to be better than
some other they will indorse and vote
for that plan. No si>ecial favors are
shown.
Chaviz Gets Decision
(3y Associated Press.)
TRINIDAD. Col.. Sept. 3. —Bennie
Chaviz, of Trinidad; was awarded the
decision over Monte Attell. of San Fran
cisco, on a foul in the tVelft’n round of
a gruelling tight here. Delivery of the
foul caused wild excitement. Spectators
crowded into the ring and the platform
collapsed, but no one was injured.
FOHITEM J
AND DIRECT VOTE.
FMOEWE
National Union Wants Natural
Resources, Coal, Water j
Power, Etc,, Reclaimed by
the Government
(Special Dispatch to The Journal *
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Sept. s.—The
National Farmers’ union went on record
last night as favoring some of the most
advanced legislation advocated in the
| history of the when it
j adopted by section the report of the
legislative committee. There was some
• discussion over a few of the sections.,
but each was adopted by a practically
unanimous vote.
The report was submitted by Dr. H. ,
Q. Alexander, of North Carolina, chair
man: W. H. Brown, of Indiana; M. S.
Knight, of Florida, and Louis Delivuk,
of Washington.
The report of the committee is as
follows:
We, your legislative corfmittee, _ I
recommend:
DIRECT VOTE.
1. The election of United States presi
dent by direct vote of the people.
2. The election of supreme court
judges by the people.
3. The election of United States sena
tors by vote of the people.
4. We indorse income and inheritasteb
taxes as a method of raising revenue.
’ 5. That the rules of the national
house of congress be amended as to
make it impossible for the speaker and
chairman of committees to block Or.
■ control legislation.
6. That the banking laws be made
■in the interest of borrower aa weU as
the lender.
7. That congress shall not delegate
to individuals or corporations the right
to regulate the circulating medium a«
is now delegated to the national banks.
8. That the natural resources, iron,
coal, petroleum, phosphate beds and
potash beds and water powers be re
claimed from corporate monopoly and be
held for the benefit of all the people.
9. That the initiative, referendum
and recall be adopted by tbe national
government to the end that the gov
ernment may be responsive to the will
of the people.
10? That the policy of the government
should encourage home ownership of ,
land and to that end. alien ownership of
land /Would be pflphllHtod.
11. That corporation* should not be i
permitted to own more land i»
needed for the conduct ot their business
and not at all for terming purposes ’-
12. That individual ownership of land
.should be restricted by graduated taxes
and by absentee taxes. , 't.
13. That immigration should be effectu
ally restricted.
14. That legalized primaries shah take
the place of political conventions. »' r•’
15. That stringent corrupt practices act
should be enacted by the national gov
ernment and ail the states, making it a
felony with heavy penalty for offering
or receiving bribes. . -,
PARCELS post. e ' ‘
16. That a parcels express be conducted
by the government for the benefit of
people. .
17. That public schools should-be-con
ducted not less than six months ‘ each
year and elementary agriculture- and do- .
mestic science shall be taught. «
IS. That county agricultural high
schools should be established in every
county where practicable,
19. That our agricultural and mechani
cal colleges shall provide a dotirse in
marketing and distribution.
20. That we heartily indorse all legis-
lation pending in congress to promote vo
cational education. ' ' \ -
STATE UNION MEETS.
On account of Tennessee state unlqp hav
ing called its meeting for today, the ra
tional union adjourned at 10 o’clock thia
morning to meet again at 1:30 having
been in session only one hour.
After some discussion the report of the
committee on minimum price of short
staple cotton was adopted. The commit
tee recommended that the minimum
price for cotton be placed at 15 cents for
this season. This price, the members of
union say, is fair and equitable at this
time, for reports from over practically
the entire cotton belt are to the effect
that the crop is very much below
average.
The union believes that with a raini
mum price of 15 cents per pound and with
the holding faclities which it now teas
in the National Warehouse company
they will control the cotton situation. u*-l
that no farmer will be ‘compelletf to
pku-c has cotton upon the market for le>s
than this price.
The presidents of the various state
i unions who are attending the convention
[met at S o’clock this morning at th- . *
I Read house and effected a permanent
organization.
They discussed many matters of inj-, <3
nortanee to their several state orguntaa- |
tions. and after deciding that fur -*l*o’
purpose of keeping more closely ;n toucli
with each, thereby assisting each itiJsr
In organizing and other matters affecting
the membershp, elected Dr. H. Q. Alex
ander. of North. Carolina, mesident, and , fl
Lawson E. Brown, of Georgia, sec-e
--te ry. • ■
THOUGHT U. S. FLAG WAS
GREEN. WHITE AND BLUE
(By Associated Pre**,)
BOSTON, Sept. 4.—A man who de
clared thfct the American flag waa
green, white and blue and insisted that
Theodore Roosevelt was a selectman
of the town of Dedham failed to get
his citizenship papers today. *. J
NO. 100.
