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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
Four Hurt in Collision.

Parkersburg, w. Va, September 2s.- Fourteen persons were injured. none of them fatally, in head-on collision on the Parkersburg and Marietta Inter-urban railroad, six miles north of here this after noon. A passenger and an express car came together on a grade. The most seriously hurt was Motorman Johnson of the passenger train, who was internally injured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30

cancer which is killing him can be checked by the removal of a portion of the large intestine. It Is proposed by the surgeons to make an examination in few days to decide upon the advlsability of the operation It Is, however, admitted that the chances are greatly against the permanent relief of the patient If the op- eration is performed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
Woman Charged With Murder.

Gainesville. Ga. September 29.-A bench warrant was yesterday issued for the ar rest of Mrs. Amanda Cobb. charged with murder. She is held in an office at the court house. but has not been in the court room today. It is not known when she will be tried. but the case cannot be reached this week. There will probably be a called term of the court for the pur- pose of trying her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
PLATFORM OF COTTON.

Montgomery, September 29.- (Special.) )-The people of Tuskegee will receive President Roosevelt on a platform made of bales of cot ton from which he will make his address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
CHATTANOOGA RACES
 VERY SUCCESSFUL
CROWD KISSES WHEN HORSES ARE SENT AWAY WITH MiD- NIGHT HAL TRAILING FOR THE REAR.

Chattanooga. September 2s.-(specialo- Todays racing card was the best Of the meet There were more starters in the events than heretofore and the betting was heavy.
 In the last heat of the first race the crowd hissed Starter Fuller when he sent the bunch off with Midnight Hal trailing away in the rear. The horse was heavily backed and would have probably won the race had she had a fair start. John Dobbs, the Brooklyn ball player, who owns Hal. filed formal protest against the race.
 Tomorrow's card promises to be even better than the one today and a great crowd is expected as it is the last day of the meet. The attendance during the racing has surpassed the expectations Of all and 1t is probable that meeting will be held every season
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
Urges People to Help President.


 that his judgment be followed. He could not say 1t was a surprise to him to find that his position as a member of the finance committee was perfunctory.
 A copy of the bylaws governing the finance committee was introduced and was identified by MT. Schiff. These bylaws pro- vide for an auditing committee of five directors to pass upon all matters, thus depriving the finance committee of much of It's power. list of five names was handed Mir. Schiff, but he was unable to say whether the men named on 1t com posed the committee.
 Finance Committee Power,ess. Mir Schiff said that there was practical ly no place for the finance committee as the executive committee took the ini- tiative in all investments, and there was an auditing committee with powers equal lying those of the finance committee. Do l understand" asked Mir Hughes, that in corporations custom outweighs laws?"
 Tn the Equitable, this was the case,' replied MT. Schiff.
 Mir Hughes said: Now in consideration of the facts that have been developed at this inquiry that the Equitable accounts were kept in the names of parties to whom they did not belong, that funds of the society would not enter upon it's books, I want to find out what super vision was exercised. Now, I understand that the executive officers had complete charge of the society, that the fnanc, committee dealt with the investments and sales of securities only after they had been made and that with the important power to examine the account. the finance committee did nothing but appoint two of the executive officers to conduct the examination for them."
 "The chairman in all committees ap- pointed the subcommittee" replied MT Schiff.
 Checks are not necessary if all men are honest" said Mir. Hughes.
 T have always believed every man honest until found him dishonest" said MT. Schin. This has always been my theory and practice through life"
 Favors More Supervision.
 In reply to a question by Mir. Hughes as to whether he did not think there ought to be more supervisios, t insurance com panies Mir. Schiff said: There is no doubt of 1t, but no law can secure 1t. Do you expect every director to have account ants at his disposal to examine the ac- counts at each bank. insurance or trust company"
 Mir. schiff said he understood that the
 
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accused Mir. Hyde of trying to shield hinselfs He said the position of director in the Equitable was that of a negligi- ble quantity and that the directors were mere figureheads. He said further that he had never asked any favors of the Equi- table society "I have granted many Ia vors," he said. T have not done, as a director of the Equitable, any wrong Of commission. I may have done some of omission. It Is a case of hindsight and not one of foresight. But my conscience frees me of my bond. I have been as good a director as kenw how to be, and I did my duty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
ASKS PEOPLE TO
 HELP PRESIDENT Esch- Townsend Bill Will Have
 Hard Time SENATOR CHANDLER TALKS Says Railroads Will Do Everything In Their Power to Corrupt Legis-
 Iators By Issuing
 Passes.
SENATOR CHANDLER TALKS

Concord, N. H.. September 29.-In 8 series of open letters to Edward A. Nose ley of the interstate commerce commits sion, former Senator William E. Chandler of New Hampshire defines his attitude to- ward the Esch-T Townsend rate legislation bill to come before Congress at It's next session, and calls to the attention of the commission some of the dangers that beset the attempts to pass this bill as they appear to him.
 MT. Chandler lay great stress upon the attitude of the railroad companies. and says the methods of defeating the meas ure to be put forward next winter will be by dangerous amendments or addi- tions to the Esch-Townsend bil "under the guise of friendly Improvements, but really as railroad tricks"
 MT. Spencer Is Opposed.
 MT. Chandler says further: You cannot reasonably expect that a law can be passed through both houses of Congress which shall make reasonable transpor- tation rate fixed by the commission take effect immediately, and remain in force until reversed by the court of review.
 
 railroads, has announced that they will not permit either of two things"
 These two things, MT. Chandler charges. are the giving of power to the commits sion to substitute in a particular case a rate or price which in their judgment is just or reasonable in the place of one judged by them to be unjust or unrea- sonable, and the enactment of statutes which provide that a rate of transporta- ton once fixed by any authority shall re- main perpaually In force thereafter until changed by commission or by court"
 Urges People to Help President.
 MT. Chandler further charges that $13,- 000, ,000, GOO of capital representing 210,000 miles of railroad are arrayed against the President In his attempt to pass rate legislation. He also charges that by fur nishing free transportation the railroads will attempt to corrupt legislators. Con- gress and the whole state and national government. MT. Chandler asserts that lawyers, ministers of the gospel and newspapers are especially cared for by the railroads, notwithstanding that the sys- tenn is grossly illegal, and closes his last letter with an appeal to the American peo- pie to help the President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30

Results today were as follows; First race, purse s250, 2:17 trot: Coupon (Whitehead) .... ........ l l Midnight Hal (Stiles) .........-..- l Bonnie Berana (Hodge) .......... Time, 2:22. 2:241a. 2:23, 2,22.
 Second race purse $50, 2:25 pace Klttie R IDowning) ................ l ! | Lady D (TIodge) .........,.-....s... z Ruth Paddock tSanders) ....-- ' Triplex lRusselD ......--.. ..-..... I Time 2:2s 2:2s, 2:22. Third race, running. four and one-halt furlongs purse s100--Tensalee 1o9 (BelD, to 2 first; Carnival 109 (Rowe), to |, second; Felix Martin, 115 (Absher), to B. third Time, :57&.
 Fourth race. running. five furlongs, purse s1000-Bob Franklin, 109 CTaylor, to 2, first; Louis, 109 (Rowe), 3 to l, sec ond; Russian, 1O9 (Glass), to l, third' Time, 1:o5.
 The track was slow and weather rainy. Attendance, 2400.
 The entries for tomorrow are; First race, free-for-all trot or pace Midnight Hal, Caspardan, Lord Curzon' Lady Casan.
 Second race, local cup. owned by R. G. Pursley-Billy, owned by Long ogden; {; Rush. owned by Miss Anna Dobbs; Cnf- ton. owned by R. D. Marshall; Harry owned by Randolph Howell. and Pauline Hooker, owned by F. E. Tyler.
 Third race, gentleman's riding cup, en- tries to be supplied later.
 Fourth race, running-Entrles not closed
 Fifth race, Chattanooga Brewing com pany's handicap-Open to all.
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schiff First Witness Called


 MT Schiff was the first witness called before the committee today.
 M. Schiff said he had become director of the Eouftable society in the latter part of 1893 or the first part of 1894. His firm had had dealings with the society for a quarter of century prior to that time.
 The question of the propriety of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. dealing with the Eo,dtable society occurred to him, and he took counsel upon the matter and was advised that there was nothing to prevent his firm from properly maintaining such relations. He was a director of the so- city four or five years before he became a member of any committee of 1t. Then he was made a member of the finance committee.
 MT. Schiff stated that the position of director in large corporations in New York, and he presumed elsewhere, was a negligible quantity. If any executive of- ffcer wished to conceal anything from the directors he could easily do so. and the director under prevailing conditions is powerless to prevent any irregularity.
 MT. Schiff testified that the Equitable was in the hands of the executive of- fcers and he had no way of knowing more than these executive officers chose to tell him.
 He refused an election to the executive committee because or lne reldIlOHS or HIS firm to the society. This. witness said, was because he thought 1t would be im- proper for him as member of the execIi- tive committee to pass upon any dealings his firm might have with the society
 Qualified as Director.
 IJp to a recent time MT. Schiff was quail fled as a director by shares transferred bv MT, Hyde MT. Hyde drew the divi- dends on these shares. MT. Schiff re- ceived no beneficial results from them. They were re-transferred to the trustees finder the Ryan purchase. MT. Schiff said that prior to last February he was a policyholder In the Equitable, and was not in any different position from many other directors, and held his position at the request of MT. Hyde. He was asked to become a member of the finance com mittee so that he could give his judgment on the securities the society purchased. The question of propriety did not occur to him on this point because the finance committee does not decide the actual pur- chase. butt merely advises the sale or purchase oftsecurities. The value of his advice in ftlfs regard. the witness said. was the sal e as a judge of a higher court. beca1 1e of his experience. Ills position waskot one of much importance. he stated cause he could not insist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
All Hyde and Alexander.

Tt was all Hyde" said MT. Schiff. "all Hyde and Alexander. MT. Hyde wrote the messages regarding the offers made by my firm for participation, Mir. Hyde signed all the receipts, MT Hyde wrcte all the let ters."
 In the matter of the James H. Hyde
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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-01-07
wants A Communication.

Governor Vardaman has been asked
TO grant Communication to life sentence
in the penitentiary for Joe Watt Fugitt,
the celebrated Prentiss county prisoner
now under sentence of death for the
murder OF neighbor named Ran Cum
ningham, and the date OF whose execu-
ton was recently fixed by the Supreme
Court for the 30th Of January.
In view of the decision by the Su-
preme Court in which the opinion was
expressed that the murder was cold
blooded and unproYoked, and committed
in an unusually atrocious manner, 1t is
not believed that the Governor will in
terfere with the sentence of the court,
but will allow the law to take its course.
Hon. w. M. Cox, of Prentiss county,
who aided the District Attorney in con-
ducting the prosecution, and also argued
the case before the Supreme Court after
the Attorney General had filed a brief,
is strongly opposed to the granting Of q
commutation. n.--Clarion Ledger.
The history of Fugitt's crime was re-
lated in the last issue OF The Echo. He
is rich farmer, has had three trials,
and his case mas been pending for sew
eral years. That he will hang seems
very probable.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-01-07
New Annotated Code Soon to BE
Sent TO the Printer.

The Mississippi Annotated Commits
sioh, composed OF Chief Justice A. H.
whitfield, of jackson; Gen. T. G.
Catchlngs, of Vicksburg; and Capt.
W. H. Hardy, of Hattiesburg, concluded
a three days conference this morning,
ana announce that the work of compil-
ing The new codification OF statutory
laws and annexation of the constitution
Is practically completed.
Inc matter for the Code has been pre-
pared, and within the next sixty days it
VIII be forwarded to the public printers
a Nashville in sections, the first INSTALL
nsAt OF copy being the constitution and
sAnotations thereof. Next will follow
vac various chapters Of statutory laws.
inc manuscript shows that the work
= very complete and will undoubtedly
W pronounced by the bench and the bar
% nne codification of the Mississippi
laws ever prepared. The annotations
are In iengthier and more comprehen-
Sivo form than those Of previous publi-
cations.
Inc public printers will be urged to
hurry the work on the new Code as rap
'uiy as possible, as the present Code,
winch was adopted more than twelve
years ago, is almost worthless as q work
:. 'eeierence, owing to the large number
cnanges that have Eeen made in the
avs since its compilation. .--C Clarion
Ledger, 3otb.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-01-07

Although the Baptist denomt Ia ton Is
one Of the most numerous in the United
States, there has meyer been a Baptist
president.
There have been two Congregational
presidents-John Adams, the second
president, and John Quincy Adams, his
son.
President Roosevelt is the second
president OF the Reformed Dutch Church.
Martin.Van Buren having been the first.
Millard Fillmore was Unitarian, the
only Unitarian president.
Washington, William Henry Harri-
son, John Tyler, and Zachary Taylor
were Episcopalians, as was Chester A.
Arthur.
There have been FIVE Presbyterian
presidents Andrew jackson, James X .
Polk, James Buchanan, Benjamin Har-
rison and Grover Cleveland.
President Garfield was member Of
the Church of the Disciples.
Prior to the civil war there had been
no Methodist president of the United
States. Since 1861 the following presi-
dents have been Methodists: Abraham
Lincoln, Johnson, General Grant, r b.
Hayes and William Mckinley.
There has never been Lutheran nor
Roman Catholic president.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-01-07
FRISCO ROAD RUNS ITS
FIRST TRAIN TO N. 0.

New Orleans, La, Jan. 2.-Traffic on
the Frisco's Memphis New Orleans line
was opened for freight this morning with
the arrival of q mixed train from the
former place.
The first freight was due at 9:i5, but
1t was 10:3o before it was sighted at the
round house in the rear of the terminals.
The train came directly through, losing
over an hour in transit.
(. The train was not large one and it's
cargo is destined mainly for local con-
sumption, being an accumulation Of
regular Frisco business from the North.
Service from New Orleans north was
inaugurated with measure of success
this evening. The first solid Frisco
train to leave this city pulled over the
Basin street terminals at 6:l5. Under
the management Of Ivy T. Preston the
local freight department succeeded in
collecting quite formidable train Of
freight, including rice, sugar, glucose
and miscellaneous merchandise. The
glucose is destined for some distant
Northern point on the line of the Rock
Island, and is said to mark the opening
OF trade in that particular commodity
between New Orleans and the station to
which it is destined.
This is the formal opening Of the
traffic line arranged for by the Frisco
two months ago, whereby it uses the
tracks OF the Mobile & Ohio from Tu-
pelo, Miss, to Meridian, Miss, entering
New Orleans from that point over the
tracks of the New Orleans and North
eastern. Over this route the Frisco ex-
poets to make strong bids for the through
business from Memphis territory to New
Orleans, hitherto controlled largely by
the Illinois Central.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-01-07
Clash Win Corporations,


jackson, Miss, Jan. Q. --- This State
officials have olashed with the manage
ment of tho Cumberland Telephone
Company and the chances are that the
Telephone Company will be the loser
Ike the Gas Company was few years
ago when it was ordered to take out all
pipes and meters, and the State officials
went back to talloW candles and lamps.
The late Legislature appropriated 81
per month for fourteen telephones in the
new capitol, bat the Telephone Com
pany is now demanding $3.50 per phone,
and the Secretary Of State Is notauthor-
lied TO pay that sum, nor has he the
money TO pay that sum per month, If he
vas willing to do SO, u is possible that
tae Cumberland folks will be forced to
accept 81 per phone or take out their
machines.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-01-07
DIRHcl ,R DUNBAR ROWLAND.
Returns to Jackson From an Extensive
and Interesting Trip.

Hon. Dunbar Rowland, Director Of the
Department OF History and Archives,
has returned from n trip 10 Nvashin gton,
New York and Chicago. He went to
Washington for the purpose OF deliver
ing 70 the United States Government
the Confederate rosters Of Mississippi
He says that Mississippi will have the
most complete Of any Southern State.
lie says that the Government now has
20 men at work preparing the rolls for
the printer. To Mr.. Rowland belongs
the honor Of first having made the sug-
gestion that these rolls be published.
He had conference With some of tho
ofhcials in Washington "a regard to the
matter about year ara and they in
dorsed the suggestion.
From Washington he went 10 New
York to see II he could find picture OF
two OF Mississippi's former Governors,
Robert Williams and Walter Leake.
He made q thorough search Of the Asto.
and Lennox Libraries in New York, bu 1
could find no picture Of these gentlemen.
He has been trying for number of
years to get pictures Of them, but IL
seems that there are none in existence.
While in Washington no purchased
for the Hall Of Fame two very handsome
photographs Of Mississippians, by Bra
dy, the celebrated Washington photog-
rapher, the subjects being the late
Bishop William Mercer Green and Rob
ert O. Walker. He also bought some
rare books relating to Mississippi.
In Chicago he attended the meeting
OF the American Historical Society, and
was on the Committee on Resolutions,
presenting the resolutions that we're
adopted by that body. The association
, conferred an honor on Mississippi, by
adopting the following resolution, which
was presented by Prof. Albert Bushnell
Hart, the Director Of History at Har-
yards
"ln view Of the importance OF
administration and direction
aid in behalf Of historical work there
fore be it
Resolved, by the American Histori-
cal Association, That the plan Of admin
stration in Alabama and Mississippi,
through State Departments Of Archives
and History, is hereby indorssd and
commended"
When Mr.. Rowland returned he found
everything at his Office in fine shape,
his capable assistant, Mrs. Gregory,
having kept well up with the work dur
ing mis- absence.
While absent in behalf OF the Daugh-
ters Of the Coniederacy Mr.. Rowland
pald for the jefferson Davis portrait
which is to be presented to tho State by
this organization. He says that it is
the finest portrait of Mr.. Davis he has
ever seen, and believes that it is the
best extant. IL was painted from photo-
graph by Guthrie, the celebrated Wash
ington artist. 1t will arrive about
week before its presentation on Jan. 10. |
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-01-07
An Alphabetical Tale.

A man who hailed from over C's,
Desired a place TO raise some BIS,
And as this chap was rather Y's,
He searched about with all his rs;
He searched around for many days,
Unlike some rash and hasty Us;
From wiser folks he took his Q's
And found farm that he could US.
Ere long he bought flock of hens,
To help him out to gain his Ms.
With practiced folks he always G's,
Attempts TO raise no spice nor Us,
But sturdy stuff he always grows,
And thus he pays all that he O's.
He's money made on beans and P's,
And thus attained life OF Els.
", s. ADKINS Ia HoQstoa chronicl'
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-01-07

Every Japanese soldier carries his
identification with HIM in the form OF a
little brass tag suspended BY a cord from
his neck. Un this tag is inscribed his
number, company and regiment, ana the
records of that regiment will give his
name. Therefore it is not necessary Tor
those who collect the wounded and burn
the bodies Of the dead to find persons to
;dentify them. 1t is only necessary to
make q note of the number on the tag Of
q wounded man; but when dead body
"a found and burned the tag Is removed
before the body is burned and is placed
with the ashes 10. identify them. There
is special corps OF men to.do this SORT
Of work. and they have no other duties
II there has been terrible slaughter
souads OF private soldiers are detailed !"
assist them, but under ordinary circum. :,
stances they are able to take care OF an
~ the wounded and dead. Hence tne
Japanese records show the military hls-
torv and the fate Of every soldier. Tne
I, Russians keep scarcely any records
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-01-07

On the first qf February Ocean Springs
will have bank Of her own, to be known
as The Ocean Springs State Bank.
The orgnnzers are o. L. Bailey, George
E. Arndts w! F. Russsll, F. J.ELundy,
A. L. Staples and L. A. Lundy.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-01-07


SATINOLA is a nsw discovery, guar
anteed, and money refunded ii it fails to
remove Freckles, Pimples, Liver Spots,
Blaekheads, Tans, Discoloration5 aid
Disfiguring Eruptions. Ordinary cases
in i0days, the worst in 20 days After
these defects are removed the skin will
be soft, clear, healthy and beautiful.
Price 80 cents at drug stores or by mail
Thousands Of ladies testify to the merits
Of Satinola.
Mrs. Eta Browne writes; st. Louis,
Mo-, June 30, i909.--I have been--using
your Satinola, Egyptian Cream, Soap
and Nadine Face Powder and like them
all very much. This is the first summer
since childhood that have been without
ireckles. ! ain "a years old and have a
better complexion now than when girl.
NATIONAL TOILET Co., Paris, Tenn.
Sold in Bay ST. Louis by GARDE-
BLED'S DRUG STORE, and all lead
ing druggists.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-01-07

Thomas ]. Clark Of New Orleans; who
recently purchased the Delmas canning
factory on Pascagoula river, will begiu
operations Jan. 2l. A force Of oyer 2O3
oyster snuckers will be employed.