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PAGE SIX
life Story of the Sociarist Labor
Nominee for President.
M. R. PRESTON IN NEVADA PEN
Serving Twenty-Five Years for Man
slaughter. Clad in Stripes He
Serves His Fellow Convicts in the
Capacity of Waiter. His Crime
Grew Out of Labor Troubles.
From a barred cell in a peniten
tiary to the white house at Washing
ton. from convict to president of the
United States—that is the transfor
mation that the Socialist Labor party
would work in the condition of .\l:n'—‘
tin R. Preston. Preston, clad inl
stripes and serving his fellow con- |
victs in the capacity of waiter in 111("-‘
Nevada state prison at Carson \\';m(
the man nominated by them for the |
highest office in the gift of the ]wl;-!
ple of this great country—or in the |
world. ]
Though convicted of killing a fel
low being, in a manner that hun
dreds of fair minded citizens de
clared to be a cold blooded murder,
he would be placed at the head of
the nation if his nominators could
have their say.
Even though a miracle could be
wrought and a sufficient number ofj
votes to elect were cast for him the
fat, complacent little Socialist who
passes the coffee and hash to the
other unwilling guests of the state
of Nevada could never be seated in
the president's chair. He is not eli
gible, even though he should be par
doned for the crime for which he is
serving 25 years in the Carson peni
tentiary, for he is too young.
Martin R. Preston was born about
25 years ago, and was left an orphan
when a boy. He was taken into the
family of a Mrs, Burton and brought
up as her gon.
. Mrs. Burton was a good W()mfll\.‘
but a woman with ideas that \\’(\l‘(“
in some respect peculiar. She was |
somewhat of a spiritualist, and she |
thought she discovered in the h(_)_\'l
Preston material for a medium of
great power. In the little home inl
southern California Mrs. Burton and |
her adopted son were in the habit of
holding spiritualistic seances-—Pres
ton would be thrown into a trance
and, upon coming back to earth
would repeat the visions and other
spirit phenomena that had been pre
sented, he said, to his brain.
In the meantime Preston had
learned the trade of a lineman, and
conscientiously contributed a goodly
share of his earnings to the support
of the family that hod adopted him.
Mrs. Burton was a good mother to
him and he was a good son. But the
boy soon began to take an interest
in the preachings of the socialist ora
tors and he delved into the subject
with more enthusiasm than he had
heretofore shown for anvthing mo»-
terial. Preston very soon becanie
the regular correspondent for, or
contributor to, a number of cocialis
papers throughout the country, and
in that manner obtained a wide ac.
quaintance with socialists of the par
ticular brand he had selected for Lis
model.
# In 1906 Preston started for Ne
vada and Goldfield. He was living
in or near Los Angeles at the timce
and although he had but little mon
ey, not ‘sufficient for the trip by rail,
he ventured forth. After a weary
journey, most of it on foot, he ar
rived at Goldfield footszore and hun
gry. At that time Goldfield was in
the clutches of the Industrial Work
ers of the World, an avowed socialist
organization headed and organized
by Eugene V. Debs, that had swal
lowed bodily the Western Federation
of Miners. Preston possessed the
right kind of credentials and was re
ceived with open arms by the so
cialist leaders. His feet were in bad
condition from his long walk and he
was given a position as nurse in he
Miners’ Union Hospital.
Most Eager Worker. |
The strike troubles found Preston
one -of the most eager workers
among the radical element of the I.
W. W., which was an essentially rad
ical organization. He was an en
thusiast, and although he was never
regarded as a man of great force or
of particular intelligence his wil
lingness to do was recognized by the
leaders. He figured in the parades,
where the red flag of anarchy was
odi,
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‘honored and the stars and stripes
ihooted. and was “‘among those pres
ent”’ at the mass meeting of the 1.
i\\'. W. when the refrain, “Damn the
Constitution: down with the flag,”
well and clearly exemplified the
principles of that organization.
| Then came the strike of March,
IIHOT. Practically the only opposi
tion offered to the Western Federa
ltion of Miners, which was absolute
1y controlled by the Industrial Work
lers of the World, up to that time,
was by the American Federation of
Labor, with whom the carpenters
were affiliated. The Western Feder
ation demanded that the carpenters
join their union and the latter re
’fused and declared that they recog
nized no authority in labor matters
ll)ut that of the A. K. of L. T'hen
gtho restaurants, nearly all of which
were employing I. W. W. help, were
’ordered not to feed the carpenters.
~ Antone Silva, who conducted a lit
tle restaurant on Ramsey street, just
off of Main, ignored the order and
continued to feed the carpenters.
He was promptly boycotted, not, it
was claimed, on account of feeding
the carpenters, but because he was
alleged to have held out $3 in set
tling with a former employve.
’ Murder of Silva.
On the night of March 10th. Pres
ton was on picket duty in front of
Silva’'s restaurant. He was now a
business agent of the Western Fed
lumtion. With him was Joe Smith,
another business agent, and a man
utterly without scruples. Silva came
to the door of the restaurant-—some
say he was enticed there—and after
a few words was shot and killed by
Preston.
It has been both claimed and de
nied with equal vehemence that the
killing of Silva was the result of a
plot concocted by the leaders of the
I. W. W. Certain it is that the mo
ment the shot that slew Silva was
fired Preston an’ Smith ran to the
corner of Main street, where they
were met and surrounded by a crowd
of union men and hurried to the
Miners’ Union Hall, half a block
away. |
But Preston was known to have{
fired the shot, and after a few min
utes he came out and gave himself‘
up to the police. Smith was arrest-|
ed on suspicion, but released that!
night, only to be rearrested the next
day.
The trial, which was begun at
Hawthorne, then the county sc:\r,l
and completed at Goldfield was l(mf:'i
drawn and hard fought. The de
fense claimed that Silva was armecd |
and threatened to shoot Preston. |
The prosecution endeavored to chow |
that Silva made no ‘threats and was|
not armed. The judge presiding at
the trial received a note threa! ni“:‘i
him with vengeance if Smith and|]
Preston were convicted. The unic nl
leaders promptly declared .that m«l
note was a hoax perpetrated by the |
Mine Operators’ Association. The‘
outcome of the trial was a verdict
of manslaughter. Preston was sen
tenced to serve 25 vears and Smith
ten years in the penitentiary at Car
scn. Tte supreme court unheld the
judgment. |
- When Preston was sentenced he al
most broke down, and his foster
‘mother and sister, who were in the
court room, were greatly affected.
It has since developed that Preston
was becoming tired of his socialist
associates in the I. W. W., and was
considering leaving town when he
was detailed to picket duty in front
of Silva’s restaurant. For months
after their conviction and sentence
*he union continued to pay Preston
land Smith $5 a day, but finally the
an‘on’'s funds got low, and the pen
3ion ‘was cut off.
Preston was a little man, about
five feet five, and weighed about 130
rounds when he entered the prison.
He now weighs around 160 pounds
and seems happy and healthy.
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NEGRO FARMERS' INSTITUTE
Prof. Gentry, the Government kix
pert, Taiked to Them Interesting-
Iy About Diseases of Cotton.
Negro farmers of Georgia held an
institute at Clark University in At
lanta last week, and matters of inter
est were discussed by those familiar
with the subject. .
Professor Gentry, the cotton ex
pert of the agricultural department,
spoke on the diseases of the cotton
plant. He took the anthracnose of
bolls and dealt with its habits, and
of how to treat the same. He said
a rainy season fosters this disease
and it is to be found in low flat
land that has not been properly
drained. It has a dark brown spot
on the bolls. Afterward this spot
jturns pink in color. The damage is
very serious in certain sections. The
loss from this disease in 1907 was
probably 20 per cent. of the crop.
The treatment, he said, is scald
seed to kill spores, select seed from
the more resistant varieties of cot
ton and rotate your crops. He next
took up the shedding of bolls. The
causes may be the weather and the
condition of the soil. How to know
it—the squares shrink, wither, die
and fall off. Much loss is caused by
shedding, but probably what is left
will develop better.
The treatment is proper fertiliza
tion and cultivation of soil. Healthy
and hardy plants from the more re
sistant varieties of cotton.
The roots rot, the stalks shrink,
wither and die. The loss from this
disease is increasing.
The treatment is rotation of crops,
deeper fall breaking and selecting
seed from the more resistant varie
ties of cotton.
Texas' Bumper Cotton Crop.
In a recent letter from Texas Mr.
T. W. Zuber, one of our former citi
zens, states that the cotton crop is
fine all over the state, and he be
lieves that Texas will make 4,500~
000 bales of cotton, and that the
farmers will be unable to gather the
crop; also enough corn and feed will
;be made to supply the farmers two
years.—Lumpkin Independent,.
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TEAROSE
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MAGNIFICENT RECORD OF THE
ATHENS BUSINESS COLLEGE.
Institution is one year old. Its
enrollment for the year has reached
328. Its students are doing good
work and spend much money here.
It gives promise of greater success.
~ The Athens Business College of
this city, just closing its first yvear's
work, has made a most remarkable
record, perhaps one not equaled by
any other business college in Ameri
ca. The school was opened on the
24th of June last, with a mere hand
ful of students. Since its opening
it has made 328 enrollments for full
and complete courses of-bookkeep
ing and business training or short
hand and typewriting. New students
have come f{rom eight different
states,
Notwithstanding the recent finan
cial stringency every graduate going
out from this institution during the
past year has been placed in a good
position. The citizens of Athons]
who subsecribed for scnolarships to‘
induce this school to locate in our|
REVENUE OFFICERS ARE KEPT
BUSY IN NORTH GEORGIA.
Moocnshiners Are Working Like Tro
jans, and That Section Is Over
flowing With Mountain Dew.
The moonshiners of Rabun coun
ty have been working like a lot of
trojans since the prohibition law
went into effect, ilf one may judge
by discoveries made by the revenue
officers of late. Not that they did
not - work before, far from it.. No
one ever accused the illicit distillers
of being lazy. - They have always
worked, according to the officers, but
in view of the increased demand for
their product since prohibition be
came effective they have been com
pelled to work overtime.
As one of the evidences that ‘“Ra
bun is overflowing with mountain
dew,” to use the words of one of
the officers, five big moonshine stills
in as many ddys were raided
by Revenue Agent James H. Suber
and one of his nren last week. Be
sides the five stills mentioned the
officers tore down quite a lot of
places intended to be used as stills,
as well as taking hold of bhlockade
liquor.
Mr. Suber was accompanied by ¢
D. Williams of his revenue force.
They were on their horses for more
than a week. They arrested three
men.
Dawson county comes. next with a
record for moonshining. Three
illicit distilleries, a mule team andi
thirty gallons of Dblockade liquori
were captured at Jasper by Jack'
Spence, another member of the reve-‘
nue force. Another mule team, fifty
gallons of whiskey and two men were
placed to the credit of H. L. Scott.
Altogether the revenue force is
kept quite busy. Among other things |
they have been engaged in running
down owners of near-beer places and l
others who have not paid the special
taxes which were due July Ist. They
were given a month in which to settle
‘accounts, and some of them have not
yet come across.
l $£26,325 FOR EXTRA EXPENSE |
Is Voted by Legislature to (iporgia!
% Railroad Commission. |
| The house of representatives
Thursday morning took up for con
sideration the bill by Mr. Candler of
)l)ekalb making an appropriation of
's‘_’fi,3‘_‘o to pay the increased ex
penses of the railroad commission
caused by the act of 1907, increasing
its membership from three to five.
i'l‘hv amount appropriated is to cover
the expenses of the commission from
l‘\n:nst 22, 1907, to January 1 next.
The house considered the bill in
’cmmnittoe of the whole, with Mr.
Deen of Floyd in the chair. The
bill was reported back to the house
with the recommendation that it do
pass,.
| More Pay for Bug Man,
The house of representatives has
passed a bill providing that the sal
ary of the state entomologist be
imis(-d from $1,500 to $2,000 a year.
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[t is conceded by all good judges to be the mills best. It stands at the top
notch of Flour perfection. It's popularity is based on merit alone, and it is g.
knowledged to be one flour that never fails in any kind of baking.
The following are the Dawson, Doverel and Herod merchants who wij
supply you with TEA ROSE FLOUR. A trial is all that is necessary
J. M. RAUGH; E. T. WOODS & BRO,, D. H. OZIER, :
WALL BROTHERS, W. H. COBB, T. O. WHITCHARD & CO.,
KELLEY & MARTIN, Herod, Ga. LEE & THORNTON, Doverel, Ga.,
midst have done much for the good
lof our city. At a very conservative
iostimate the students of the Athens
Business College have, during its
first year in our city, distributed
throughout the various channels of
trade more than $30,000.00. With
the continued loyal support of the
citizens of Athens and the hustle and
push of the management of the
school they should bring into our
c¢ity more than $60,000 during the
coming year.
There is not a better business col
lege to be found in America today
than the Athens Business College,
and from present indications it will
not be many years until we can
truthfully say there is not a larger
one. We advise our people to visit
this school and see the excellent
work it is doing. The ptrincipal of
the 'school, Mr. G. S. Gaston, In
forms us that visitors are always
welcome.—Athens Banner, July 15,
1908. 1
THEY SUE C. C. HANSON.
And Atlantic Compress Company for
Ten Thousand Dollars Damages.
Morris Weslosky of Albany and
Rosa Parker of Morgan county have
filed jointly a petition for damages
agalpet €. €. Hanson and the At
lantic Compress Company, with
which Mr. Hanson is connected.
The petition sets out that M. Wes
losky is executor of the estate of
Charles Weslosky, and Mrs. Parker
is executrix of the estate of H. N.
Parker, and that C. Weslosky and
H. N. Parker, both deceased, owned
and controlled the cotton compress in
Albany.
It is charged in the petition that
C. C. Hanson, representing himself
and the Atlantic Compress Company,
rented the compress for a period of
five years and allowed it to go to
waste, never operating it, but using
it in restraint of trade, allowing van
dals to molest it and the elements to
injure it.
It is charged that this was a con
spiracy against property, the com
press lying idle so that it might not
compete with the compresses of the
Atlantic Compress Company.
Damages to the extent of $lO,OOO
are asked. Pope & Bennett and
Smith, Hammond & Smith represent
the petitioners.
IN THE LAND OF BEER. l
Must Buy Wine Before You Will Bo!
Served With Foamy Beverage. ‘
In the land of beer certain su:‘-l
prises await you, if you have lived |
rE s !
in anticipation of the foaming brew. |
The German likes his beer, as thci'
world has been taught to believe, but :
whether he likes or dislikes it the |
fact remains that he cannot get it in!
the fashionable restaurants of Berlin. :
If you are willing to first order a
bottle of wine, which you may drink, |
or give to the waiter, or put in vour
pocket, as you please, vou will then |
be graciously permitted to drink asi
much beer as yvou have a taste for. |
If you are a teetotaler, or won't orderl
‘wine, then you can get neither food |
nor beer, and may the devil take you'l
for troubling them. For this the|
Berliner has to thank the wine trust,'l
iwhich controls the fashionable es
itahlishm(\nts of the city and has led
to the significant division of all res
faurantg ' to. two (~lasses~—the;
““wine restaurants’” and the “boerl
restaurants.”’
AMERICUS OiL CO. SELLS OUT. ,
Bought by the Kentucky ]{('fillingl:
Company. l
The plant of the Americus Oil |
Company has passed into new hands\l
as a result of a deal under which the
Kentucky Refining Company, which
has owned and operated the plant
for some years, transferred its en
tire holdings to M. S. Harper of At
lanta and R. I. McMath, E. L. Belli
and W. C. Carter of Americus, :
The plant is what is known as a |
four-press mill, with a capacity ot‘i
sixty-five tons of seed a day. The |
amount involved in the transaction |
is said to approach $lOO,OOO. Of|
the new owners Mr. Harper is se>(~~l
retary and treasurer of the Ken-|
tucky Refining Company’s crudei
mills in Georgia and Alabama. He |
will retain his connection with that |
company, and Mr. McMath will take |
charge of the plant at Americus. |
Bilious? Feel heavy after dinnm‘?!
Tongue coated? Bitter taste? Com
plexion sallow? Liver needs waking
up. Doan’s Regulets cure bilious at
tacks. 25 cents at any drug store.
WHEN IN NEED OF
Marble or Toombstones
OF ANY DESCRIPTION
see me or drop me a postal and I will call op
you. I have got good goods and the' right
prices. I am with the well known firm Jof’
Gober Marble Co., of Marrietta, Ga. Give
your orders to one who will appreciate your
business.
J. O. FUSSELL,
Parrott, Georgia. o No 3
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What is CASTORIA
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goric, Drops and Socthing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotie
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness., It cures Diarrhceea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
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