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'r- \t * -4 A. K. SWIFT, Editor. VOL. IV. BRYAN’S PLATFORM Tariff Reform Will Be the Slogan for 1908. NO OWNERSHIP PLANK National Committeeman Dahlman, Who is in Close Touch With Nebraskan, Makes Official Announcement. The democratic platform of 1908, if W. J. Bryan controls the convention, will not demand absolute government ownership of railroads. This was au thoritatively announced at Omaha, Sat urday, by James C. Dahlman, national committeeman from Nebraska. The statement is in the nature of an oifi ciai announcement for the reason that Mr. Dahlman is in close touch with Mr. Bryan. From the same source it is stated that tariff reform will again become a dominant feature of the platform. While Mr. Dahlman was not able to go into minute details, he says the prominent planks in Mr. Bryan’s plat form will concqM trusts, the tariff, state regulation and money, the rail road ownership plank, being conspic uous by its absence. Constitutional guarantees will have a strong indorsement and the accept ance of campaign contributions from trusts and large corporations will re ceive severe condemnation. The plat form will define the necessity for and proper use of money contributed for running campaigns. Usurpation of power by the presi dent also will be asked to declare that President Roosevelt in this re spect as well as in the matter of ac cepting or approving campaign con tributions, has overstepped the true democratic principles. Government economics will receive the usual attention, and a halt will "bedijnanded in nkvafeirchrs. be declared that the vast sums spent on armament may be much better em ployed in irigating the plains of the west. Development of river navigation is to be indorsed. Election of United States senators by direct vote of the people, reforma tion of civil service rules and a strong foreign policy will he strongly pro claimed and pledged. No overtures of any sort is to be made to the populists, beyond a gen eral invitation directed to all classes to join forces with the democratic party in an effort to enforce tho principles proclaimed and demanded in the democratic faith. BETWEEN SIX AND SEVEN YEARS Panama Canal Will Be Completed, Says Stevens. John F. Stevens, formerly chief en gineer and chairman of the isthmian canal commission, was a caller at the white house Saturday. His visit was a personal one, he said, as he had not seen the president since his re turn to this country. He talked with the president about the condition of affairs on the isthmus. “How long will it take to complete the canal?” was asked of Mr. Ste vens. “Between six and seven years,” he replied. SIX BOYS HELD FOR MURDER. Alleged That They Killed Negro Wom en Without Provocation. Tom Walker, John Talbert, Temple Young, oJe Baugh, Derby Weather ford and Oscar Geatberly, six white boys, ranging in age from 14 to 20 years, were arrested and placed in jail at Danville, Va., Saturday, charg ed with the murder of Ellen Elliott, a negro woman who was stabbed aud stamped to death. It is said that (he attack upon the negro was absolutely unprovoked, and ihe killing without cause. CANNOT SELL TO CONSUMER. Coal Dealers Will Boycott Mines if They Are “Caught.” At the closing session in Atlanta of the Retail doal Dealers’ Convention, the fact was developed that a mine owner will be immediately boycotted by the members of the Southeastern Retail Coal Dealers’ Association, if sells directly to consumers. One of the chief objects and aims of this association is to prevent con sumers buying their coal direct from the mine owner. WESTERN FRUIT KILLED. Sweep of Wintry Blizzard in Many States Will Entail Loss of Several Millions of Dollars. A sharp drop in temperature fol lowed the snow storm Saturday night, 14 degrees above zero being recorded by the weather bureau In Denver and Pueblo, and fruit of all kinds in east ern Colorado, according to specials, was nipped in the bud. At Grand Junction, the center of the more im portant fruit region west of the con tinental divide, the temperature fell 30 degrees Sunday, and the weather observer there reported that the con dition of fruit was grave. While dam age to the fruit in Colorado, accord ing to some estimates, may ariiount to several million dollars, nearly all other crops wili be merely benefited by the moisture. A remarkable feature of the snow storm was that It was more severe in the lowlands than in the mountains. While the precipitation covered a large area, including all Colorado, Wy oming and part of South Dakota, Ne braska, Texas and New Mexico, the snow was mostly confined to the east ern slope of the Rocky mountains, and extended from Lander, Wyo., and Rapid City, S. D., on the north to Santa Fe, N. M., and Roswell, N. M., on the south. Only a slight snow occurred west of the continental divide. The storm originated in the north and worked its way slowly to the south, passing out of the state late Sunday after noon. Frederick H. Brandenburg, district forecaster, who estimated the snow i’all in Denver at 17 1-2 inches, said that though the snow storm was re markable in that city for April, it was by no means unprecedented. On April 21, 22 and 23, 1885, the records show a snowfall of 32 inches, 27 inches falling on the last day of the storm. On the whole, it is asserted that while the storm was heavier than any of * the .. entire .. winter, infiT . . and , some damage , offset ' the < m Advices from Omaha, Neb., state that as a result of the unprecedent edly warm weather which prevailed during the greater part of the month of March, and the freezing weather and heavy snowfall of the last few days, early fruits, such as peaches, plums and cherries, in that region have been injured, but the general opinion is that the damage is not as great as has been reported. Indeed, many are of the opinion that while early fruits have been injured, and in some instances killed, benefits re sulting to the grain crop from the snow storm more than offset the dam age. Snew fell in El Paso, Texas, Sunday morning at a lively rate for more than an hour. This is the latest snowfall ever known there, and the tempera ture, which was 36 degrees, did much damage to the small fruit and truck gardens in the valley variously esti mated at from $50,000 to $100,000. THREE TRAINS IN CRASH. Peculiar Wreck on Southern Kills Two and Injurfes Many. As the result of a double wreck on the Southern railway a short distance east of Woodlawn, a suburb of Bir mingham, Ala., early Sunday morning, two men are dead and a number in jured. The unusual character of the wreck makes it surprising that the casualties were not more. A freight train with a dead engine on the rear, was mov ing towards Birmingham. The opera tor allowed No. 37, the fast passenger into the block, and it crashed into the dead engine, smashing them both and demolishing several cars. Three cars of the freight train were thrown across the eastbound track al most at the instant that the Southern wrecker, en route to Heflin, Ala., pass ed. The wrecker struck them and practically the whole train piled Into the ditch. Two men were caught un CADETS WILL MAKE TRIP. Military Students to Go Over Route of Sherman's March. Several instructors and members of staff class at the military train ing school in Fort Leavenworth, Kans., will shortly begin a horseback ride irom Chattanooga to Atlanta over the route of General Sherman. Two years ago Rev. Sherman, a of General Sherman, started to ride over the route taken by his la ther in his march to the sea, but the entire south rose up in protest, and the trip was abandoned. “GO FORWARD.” WOODBINE. GA , FRIDAY. APRIL 26. 1 Wi. BY FRAUD LABELS Food and Drug Makers are Cheating the People. IS ASSERTION OF WILSON Secretary of Agriculture Declares De ception is Being Widely Practic ed, and He Proposes to Ex pose the Guilty Parties. ‘‘ If these outrageous misrepresent* tions do not cease, the department will publish a list bearing the names of manufacturers, who are indulging in thia campaign of deception.” Thjs rcmark was utteiSd br Secre . tary Wilsou o£ 1Ue department of as ‘ riculture. in an authorized statement at Washington, and was brought forth by the fact that there had come to his knowledge icformation that a number o£ manufacturers of foods aud drugs were freely advertising that the United States government was guaranteeing their products. Tne secretary said that the serial num bar and guarantee required by the pure food and drug act, to be placed on food and drug products were be ing used by these manufacturers for this purpose. "The serial number,’ said Secretary Wilson, “is assigned to fix the re sponsibility, where it belongs—upon the manufacturers—and to protect in “ocent dealers, who have a right, un der the law, to rely upon his guar an ty. It is the guarantee of the man ufacturer, not the guarantee of the government. The secretary declared that every effort would be mad e by the depart ment t0 put a stop t0 theso state - nlents - "j ' ho sald do a WHe m “ .adyerasing £ of the peo my- ’ ’ ’ pie. * I am growing * tired , of p seeing “ . . M mumm'" oa the walls of the New fork , subway, and the advertising space of street, cars of the principal cities. Manufac turers who will deceive the public about the guaranty will lio about the quality of their product.” He added that the law was to be administered fairly, and that no hon est manufacturer need fear that the department will take “snap judgment” on him, or harrass him in any way. CALLED DOWN BY CARNEGIE. Sharp Debate Enlivens Ssselon cf the Peace Conference. At the peace meeting at Carnegie hall in New York Monday night Pro fessor Hugo Munsterberge, who holds the chair of philosophy at Harvard university, called down upon his head the criticism of Andrew Carnegie by stating that conscription was not look ed upon as a hardship in Germany. Tho professor made the statement to emphasize his point that universal peace should be looked upon not as a material but as a moral matter. Mr. Carnegie, in replying, called at tention to the thousands of people who are said to have come to Amer ica to escape military service, and added that no one could make him believe that it was not this burden of conscription that caused by far the greatest part of German immi gration. Mr. Carnegie said; “That statement was one of the greatest surprises that I have ever had. I wish he would go to our mills; at Pittsburg and ask the thousands if men there why they come here. It is too late in the day for any pro fessor to tell me that conscription is not a burden.” Pennypacker Libel Law Ousted. The bill repealing the Grady-Salus libel act, which was advocated by Governor Pennypacker, and opposed by the entire press of the state, pass ed the Pennsylvania senate Tuesday without a dissenting vote. CABLE FROM COLON TO CUBA. Permit Issued by War Department for Landing at Guantanamo. The acting secretary of war ha* issued a permit to the South and Cen tral American Cable Company to land a submarine cable at GuanUJbamo, Cuba, connecting that naval station with Colon. It is believed that the establishment of this line of cable un der private ownership will relieve the government from the necessity of lay ing a purely military cable connecting the isthmus with the United States bv way of Cuba. HUSBAND WAS TIED M. While Wife and Daughter Were As saulted by Masked Men—Crime* in Tennessee and Alabama. At Kingsport, Tenn., in the pres ence of her husband and 14-year-old daughter, Mrs. Frank Belcher wag assaulted at an early hour % Thursday morning by two masked white men. With drawn weapons the men eute'r ed the Belcher home and compelled Belcher to get out of bed and be One man theu assaulted Mrs. Belcher, while the other made an attempt on the girl. The latter went into convulsions from terror and was abandoned by the assailant, who turn ed his attention to the older woman, just released by her first captor. Belchers frantic eorts to get at the men were stopped by a blow on the head which renderd him uncon scious, and Mrs. Blcher was badly beaten and choked. Her condition is critical, that of the girl being also serious. The men, after making threats, left, aud the crime was not discovered until daylight. Citizens are wildly excited over the outrage, and there is open talk of lynching the guilty ones if they can be captured. Mrs. Belcher says she could identify them. Posses are scouring the coun try, and several suspects have been taken into custody, but in each in stance have established their inno cence. Montgomery Girl Assaulted. Miss Tura Ogletree, aged 19 years, cashier at a moving picture show, was knocked down and robbed of $5, all the money she had, on a well lighted street, within three blocks of the old state capitol in Montgomery, Ala., at 10 o'clock Thursday night, and lay on the ground for an hour ' before recovering consciousness. She was within 15 feet of her board ing house door while in this state, inside of which sat half a dozen per sons, knowing nothing of the crime until the girl walked in so dazed by The effect of chlo roform which had M that stagered i^PPHlL She was!al*j criminally assaulted. In addition to striking Miss Ogle tree twice, the assailant chloroformed her and left her for dead on tne ground. In the struggle that ensued, the young woman made a valiant fight be fore losing consciousness, her clothes being almost torn from her body, and she was seriously injured by the rough handling she received. The man who struck her was concealed in a milk wagon, jumping out and fol lowing her after she passed the ve hicle on her way to her residence. BRONZE STATUE OF DAVIS Hauled Through Richmond Streets by Three Thousand Children. The bronze statue of Jefferson Da vis for the elaborate monument to Mr. Davis to be unveiled in Richmond, Va., June 3, was drawn through the streets of the city to the monument site Thursday by some twenty-five hundred or three thousand children, who did the hauling by means of a double rope some two or three squares long. The children were led by Lc. a»d Picket camps of the Confederate Vet erans, and these in turn were headed by a handsomely uniformed boy life and drum corps. Many of the girls among the children were dressed in white, and a large proportion of the youthful enthusiasts in the “lost cause” carried small confederate bat tle flags, which they waved indus triously throughout the -march. The scene was especially inspiring, and was witnessed by thousands of people. The rope used in hauling the statue was, after the ceremony, cut into many thousands of pieces for souvenirs. KILLED FOR NOT STRIKING. Car Cleaner Assaulted and Murdered in Chicago by Three Men. Because he refused to go on strike three weeks ago, Edward F. Fago, a car cleaner, employed by the Chi cago and Northwestern railroad, was hit ou the head with a brick at Chi cago Wednesday night and then jump ed on and kicked by three men. He died later. SOLONS WAR ON CIGARETTES. Illinois House Passes Prohibitive Bill Which Goes to the Senate. The Illinois house of tives at Springfield, Thursday, ed, the Young anti-cigarette bill, ing it unlawful to seil cigarettes cigarette papers in Illinois, The bill now goes to the senate. Terms: $1.00 Per Annum in Advace. SNOW IN THE WEST x A Fall of Six Inches Record ed in Some Sections. SEVEN STATES VISITED Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kan**c, Colorado, South Dakota and Wyo mlng Report Hea>y Storm. Effect on-Fruit Problem. At Omaha, freb., five inches of snow fell during \\ edntsday night and con tmubd Thursday. The fall was gen e-ral over eastern Nebraska, and is the heaviest known in April for many years. The snowfall extended over a wide area, according to advices from points in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Colorado to the south, Which report a light snowfall, while 4 northern Ne braska, southern South Dakota, north east Wyoming and Black Hills are covered with a blanket of snow six inches deep ou the level, witich is still faling. At Northwestern railroad headquarters in .Omaha, it was "said that the storm is practically the same over the entire system, west of the Mississippi river. Opinion as to the effect on fruit in southern and central belts, cher ries, peaches, plums and berries are said by some to have been ruined almost entirely, while other growers und dealers report that fruit was not far enough adviced to be seriously j endangered. In grain circ'i- , it is believed that the snow will lix all the green bugs, which hare been ravishing the winter wheat crop. GRAFTERS WERE IN CLOVER. Rich Pickings in Building of Penn sylvania’s New Capitol. Astounding testimony' was given by Frank G. iHarris, Hftrn£bufg, Pa., Thursday. Harris was a mem ber of the board of public grounds and buildings, of which the governor and auditor general were also mem iers. During the time he was on the board from May, 1902, to May, 1904, contracts for capitol furnishing amounted to millions of dollars. At torney Sorelotte brought out the fact that the contracts for the metalic fur nature were awarded three month* before the contract for construction of the building was awarded. During the examination of Harris it developed that Architect Josepn M. Huston collected 4 per cent commis sion on $2,000,000 for designing the ,u ' n f‘ Harris admitted , that the bsaiu spent money ... blindly .. in . f„.-) furnishing C hi n o the capitol, and that when th the , con tract for the metallic furniture wa* made, there . was no definite . „ .. idea of . ’ the cost. „ He thought . ., it .. would ., co*t „ . between $100,000 . ’ ’ and $ 200,000 and had not 1 the slightest idea ., that .. it .. would ,, ■ amount to $2,000,000. „ ’ ’ Harris .. declared . , . it was the duty , of Huston, ,, 4 who . was the architect, to keep watch over the contractors and see that, all con tracts were faithfully fulfilled. “If the architect had been faithful in his duty,” he went on, “and had the contracts been lived up to, as h« could have forced them to, 1 be lieve there would have been no trou ble and that there would have oeen no scandal.” ROOSEVELT DEEPLY TOUCHED By Action of Georgia in Erecting Fac Simile of His Grandfather’s Home. Judge Land and Mr. Harris of Cor dele, Ga., called at the white house Thursday and were received by President Roosevelt, who said: "Nothing has ever touched me so deeply as the action of the people of Georgia in erecting a fac simile of my granfather’s house as the Geor gia building at the Jamestown expo nation.” TO DISFRANCHISE NEGROES Is Aim of Resolution to Amend Flor ida Constitution. The Florida senate Tuesday adopt ed a resolution to amend section 3, article 6, of tl onstltution of the state of Florida which the four teent’n and fifteen: imendmqnts were adopted. The resolution, by a vote of 23 to 6, was passed. The resolu tion is aimed to get tho constitu tionality of the ratification of these amendments before the United Status court and looks toward the disfran chisement of the negroes. no. 23. PARSON BIFFS ROCKYI New Pastor of Oil Magnate’s Chu*#h in Gotham, Just from Liverpool, Eng., to Show No Partiality. i The Rev. C. F. Aked, who comes from Liverpool, England, to accept a call from the Fifth Avenue Bap tist church in New York city, arrived on the steamer Carmania, Mr. Aked said the only comment he cared to make on his mission to this county was that he felt he had de la ved bis coming to America ten - years too iong. The Fifth Avenue is. Rockefeller’s church. , When a newspaper clipping in which he was alluded to as “Rocke feller's new pastor” was shown to Mr. ^ked, by a reporter, he said: “1 know nothing of Mr. Rockefel ler. It is not fair. 1 can’t talk about him. 1 think it is very hard to keej* calling that church ‘Rockefeller’* church.’ Why, he is not a member. it is a powerful and influential church without Mr. Rockefeller. He i* a seat holder and belongs to a Church in Cleveland.” Mr. Aked was informed that Mr. Rockefeller, Jr., was connected with the Fifth Avenue church. He replied: “Yes, I know young Mr. Rockefel ler is a member of the church, a trus tee and a leader of the Bible class.” Mr. Aked said that his Liverpool congregation was probably the most cosmopolitan in the world, but he added no distinction would be made at the Fifth Avenue church. “Th* poor stranger will be welcome just •* heartily as the richest man or wo man in the congregation.” “My message is 'A Ministry of Re conciliation.’ ” He was asked whether he intend ed doing active work in the suppres sion of gambling houses in New YCrk as he had in Liverpool. He said: “It will take me a little time to learn the existing condition in th** city. I shall feel my way at first I think my fighting day: are over. The things I have been /fighting against in Liverpool are not here.” THOUSAND DOL j S REWARD Will Be Paid for Missing Boy aw?* No Questions Asked. Letters are being sent out by W1I bam Spencer, of 2148 Germantown avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., enclosing a postal card containing a photograph of Horace N. Marvin, Jr., the four year-old boy who disappeared from hi* other’s home near Dover, Del., o* March 4th last, i he card gives a de Bcription tb e boy and states that a reward of $1,000 will be paid by Mr ‘ S P encer for the dellvery , of „ 4l the _ ], ttle «ne to him. * promise 18 stated aay 111 the one card: delivering \ sacr this, ^ boy to me that my bps shall b* sealed and silent forever and I will never give the slightest clue that might lead to their arrest. . T I will ... pay the cash L without asking any que* l '° ^ whatever » The r card , gives with ... the photo- 4 graph of the , hoy careful . , description ... b - a * °t him, and states that Mr. c Spencer will send any number of , the postals , to any one who is , desirous of , assist- . mg . in . finding „ .. the .. child, .... FOR MURDER OF SISTER Boy and Two Girls Must Answer Mother Also Implicated. Affidavits were filed in court at Dayton, Ohio, Wednesday, charging Mrs. Leah C. Gilman, mother; Collins, brother, and Fayne and Bessie, sis ters, with murdering Dona Gilman, whose body was found on a commons near her home November 20 last q> be grand jury recently ignored the case against the Gilmans. z CRAZY FATHER KILLS BABE. Dodson Also Made Desperate Effort to Kill His Wife. At Gadsden, Ala., Wednesday at ternoon, O. P. Dodson, a telegraph operator, shot and mortally wounded his three-year-old son, while ill a de nl ented condition, and at the same time tried to kill his wife, shooting at her twice, hut missing her. S’iulEN FUNDS ARE TRACED. Walker Disposed of Loot to Two New York Banks. Securities to the value of $300,000 which were stolen from the Savings Bank of New Britain, Conn., by Wil- 11am F. Walker, the absconding tress u rer of that institution, have been traced to two New York banking bouses, according to a statement made l’’ rid ay by Detective Vallely of the New York police department. He sa d the two banking houses stand in the position of innocent purchasers.