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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
MISSISSIPPI STATE
HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL SECTIONS.
AN EPITOME OF THE NEWS
CuIled From Important Happening
Throughout the State During tn
Past Week and Reviewed In Brie
For Our Readers.
Successful Pharmacists.

Secretary Caine of the State Board
of Pharmaceutical Examiners has an
nounced the applicants who were sue
cessful in the examinations held here
last Tuesday. The percentage of sue
cessful applicants is the largest OF
any class yet held. Twenty-three oil
the thirty-nine applicants passed, OF
nearly go per cent of the entire class.
The usual percentage is about one
half. The next examination will be
held April 2, 1907. The successful ap-
plicants were:
J. G. Joseph, Gulfport; j. w. Shull,
Columbia; A. P. Hand, 'Shubuta; S.
W. Gardner, Meridian; W. Q. Harris,
Picayune; C. A. johnson, Amory;
E, ]. Scott, Crystal Springs; 7. NJ.
Hardy, Newton; j. g. Harrison,
Charleston; 7. E. Morris, Gulfport; !;
I. A. Robbins, Ethel, La; J. A. As
kew, Port Gibson; F. A. Rutherford,
Jackson; J. B. Atkinson, Water Val
ley; L. T. Jackson, Starkville; B. A.
Jackson, New Orleans; J. T. Wallace,
Bentonia; M. D. Anderson, McComb /;
S. I. Pennington, Meridian; c. FaseT.
'Jr., Shaw; ]. A. Board, McComb; L,
A. Kerr, Lincoln, Kansas; W. S.
Thomas, Verona.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Express Franks Withdrawn.

The members of the Mississippi rail
road commission received the follow
ing notice from Vice President and
General Manager A. Antisdel Of the
American Express company:
'EWe are advised by counsel that
the granting Of free transportation
of shipments forwarded by you over
the lines Of this company or the ac-
ceptanee of such free transportation
by you, might be construed to be in
violation of the provisions Of the in
terstate commerce law, enacted by
congress and effective August 2Sth
1906. As the penalties for the vlo-
lation of the particular section of the
act referring to free transportation
of shipments are very severe, we feel
that In justice to you and to our com
pany the annual frank issued to you
should be withdrawn at once, and we
will be obliged if you will return same
to this office for cancellation.
Notices of similar character have
not been received by the commission
ers from the railroads or telegraph
companies.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Portable Saw Mills.

1T is reported that leading ma
chine and foundry company has clos
ed deal for the sale Of twelve por-
table saw mills for immediate de-
livery, all of them destined for the
territory that was recently devasta5-
ed by the storm that ragged along tine
Gulf Coast. According TO proml-
nent railroad official of Meridian these
portable saw mills are becoming
common sight along the main lines Of
the New Orleans and Northeastern,
the Gulf and Ship Island and the Nc
bile, jackson and Kansas City Rail
roads, the three roads that appear to
have experienced the greatest dam
age. The mills weigh between 1000
and 2,4O0 pounds and are easily and
inexpensively operated, thereby be
coming almost indispensable in the
present crisis to the heavy owners of
timbered properties that were dam
aged. Each mill will cut about two
cars per day. 1t is estimated that
the saving will be fully one-thlrd
more than could be hoped for by
depending on hauling logs to the per
manently established mills and do
mo the saving there
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Tornado in Alabama.

Mobile, Oct. 5.-At II o'clock to-
day tornado swept over the Mobile
g. Ohio railroad tracks between Kush-
ler and Mauville, Ala, about II miles
from Mobile. So far as known no
lives were lost, but the section swept
by the storm was cleaned of trees,
fences and houses. Trees were piled
on railroad tracks, delaying the traf-
-fic for over an hour, the lumber was
driven its whole length in the ground,
large holes dug in the earth by the
force of the wind and telegraph wires
were prostrated. Mobile did not feel
the effects Of the tornado.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
French Cabinet.

Paris,-An important meeting of
the cabinet under the presidency of
President Falleries took place at
Rambouillet this morning to discuss
the religious and other questions on
which decisions are necessarily pre-
sliminary to the reassembling of par
liament. The morning session was en-
tirely devoted to discussing the
budget.
At the afternoon session the man
ner of applying the church and state
separation law was examined and
decision was taken to expect it lille
gally." Reticence was manifested,
however, as to the actual measures
proposed, it being simply announced
that definite decision had been az
rived at. The council thea adjourned
until Tuesday.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Magoon Leaves for Cuba.

Washington, D. C.-Governor Chas.
f. Magoon, who with General Bell,
Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Bacon,
left Washington for Havana, will ex-
ereise in Cuba all the power which
was vested in General Leonard Wood
when he ruled in Cuba under the
title Of military governor.
Governor Magoon will be known as
the provisional governor, but his au-
thority will be plenary and he will
be subject only to the orders Of the
president and secretary Of ward. Cuba
will have the semblance of an auton-
omous government, and the United
States will continue to be represented
il Havana by an American minister
and the consuls will be at their posts.
The Cubans will be represented IN
Washington by minister.
1t is officially stated that there has
been and will be no supervision OF the
Cuban constitution. In incorporating
the Plat amendment into the con-
stitution Cuba provided for just such
an emergency as has arisen, and for
the United States to intervene aad
restore order. Consequntly it is aid
to Cuba still to be governed by con-
stitutional means and by machinery
Slch as is provided in any community
when martial law is necessary.
During the occupancy of Cuba, it IS
not expected that the Cuban congress
will have any power. In fact there IS
no method by which it can be as:
sembled unless Governor Magoon
should deem such action necessary to
prepare the way for another election.
Such a meeting is not necessary, for
the provisional governor, by degrees,
may perform all functions looking to
the re-establishmet of the civil gov
ernment of Cuba.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
immigration Day.

Immigration day at the Mississippi
Industrial Exposition ought to be one
f the most interesting and unique
eatures of the big five day event In
November. This is a pioneer move
nent; started with view to bring
ng about the organization of set
lers from other states, who may not
lave enjoyed a home coming to the
states from which they emigrated, and
induce them to come to the fair at
Jackson, the capital of their adopted
state and here meet each other. The
directors have set apart Thursday,
November s, for this purpose.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
A. q v. Stops Gut Out.

The Mississippi railroad commission
has adopted an order permitting the
Alabama & Vicksburg railway to cut
out the following stops, effective with
the new schedule operative on Sun
day: No. l, Forest and Brandon; NO.
7, Mehan Junction, Chunkey, Law
renee and South State street IN Jack
son.
Order has been issued requiring all
railroads operating in the state to Is
sue a maximum rate of 80 cents per
100 pounds on machinery from Hat
tiesburg to local pvlnts, shipped lii
carload lots, and 81 cents per hun
lred on shipments in less than car
Dad lots. Similar rates are declared
o Hattiesburg from all Mississippi
points, and second haad machinery
must he shipped at two-thlrds OF the
above rate.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
The New Code.

-Four copies of the new annotated
code, were received at the state house
from the public printers at Nashville,
and given to the executive and judi
cial branches of the government.
The full edition will be ready in
about three or four weeks. An ex-
animation of the copies received to-
day shows that the volume is printed
on good paper and presents a nice
appearance.
These copies will be used for ref
erence purposes until the next ship
ment is made from the printers, and
they are very much in demand around
the state house.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Fast Service,

The officials of the Iron Mountain
have felt for some time that Mem
phis had grown to sufficient import
ance to put on metropolitan airs and
to be entitled to fast afternoon train
schedule.
Without any agitation or solicita-
tion, the Iron Mountain route has ar
ranged to inaugurate fast afternoon
service out of Memphis.
This will place all of this vast sec
ton of Texas, Louisiana, Mexico, Ari-
zona, New Mexico and California from
twelve to twenty-four hours closer
to Memphis than at the present time.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Run over by Street Car.

The 2-year-old daughter of Mr. J.
n. Ferguson was run over by street
car at the crossing Of Cemetery and
Madison streets in Natchez, and had
her right foot badly crushed and left
leg below the knee mangled. The car
was in charge Of Conductor james
Disch and Motorman 7. C. Minges,
who were arrested and released on
nominal bonds to await the result OF
the child 4 injuries
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Street Tax.

City Treasurer Mulvihill addressed
notes to the banks here inviting seal
I'd proposals for the use of the street
sax funds for one year. A number
Of the citizens are opposed to this
proposition on the ground that the
money should be applied Immediately
to the purpose for which it was col
lected.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Hancock Assessments.

The assessment rolls of Hancock
county were received at the state audi.
tors office and show a net increase
Of over one million dollars, as COM
pared with last years assessment. The
figures are as follows: Realty this year
$3,246.62; realty last year, $685.
$50; increase, 1,212,112. Personally
this year $1,128,074; personally last
year, 1921, ,304. Decrease, $93,29O
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Condemns Crime.

The negro ministers of Meridian,
at meeting in the First Congrega-
.ional church, adopted strong resolu-
tioans condemning crimes, vice and
lives,and urging united effort among
he race to rise to higher level Of
manhood and womanhood by uniting
heir efforts with the conservative
vh ties
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Summer Park.

The Real Estate Association has
lecided to enter actively in the work
IF constructing summerpark In keep
Nc with the progressiveness of Merl-
dian. and has asked for bids to be
submitted for such improvements.
The location of the park will depend
a great deal on the suitability of sew
aral plots under consideration.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Resumed Operations.

The Meridian Fertilizer factory re-
sulned operations this morning, hav-
ing been rebuilt with capacity dou-
BILE that previous to its destruction
by the tornado of March 20 last. The
original cost was over 100000, and
every building has been enlarged and
additional machinery installed.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

Than Thia, King of AMMAN, ac-
cording to stories reaching Paris from
Indo-China, has again been guilty of
such atrocities that the French gov
ernment may be compelled to adopt
rigorous disciplinary measures.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
CITY GETS LIGHT MONOPOLY.
Jacksonville, Florida, Purchases the

Jacksonville, Florida, Purchases the
Property of Electric Company.
Negotiations which have been pend
ing for several months were closed
at Jacksonville, Fla. Thursday, where
by the Jacksonville Electric company
agrees to transfer to the city its franz
chise for electric lighting and viii
retire from fulther competition Will!
the city plant, thus giving the city the
exclusive right to fur 'sA electricity
to consumers. TIE JacksanYllle Elec'
tric company operates t 2 tosal str.es
railway system I'D has been turni III
ING lights ard power to consumes
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Meat Regulations.

Secretary Wilson said that he was
at work on a regulation which would
cover cases where packers were pre-
pared to make, interstate shipments,
but we're unable to do so because
of the lack of labels and stamps, as
required by law. This regulation, he
said,, would be promulgated. In the
meantime all such shipments will be
held up.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
To Recover Sunken Coal.

The Pittsburg Coal company is go
ing to make an effort to save some
Of the coal that was sunk on their
feet below Natchez during the storm
last week. The company has secured
big coal digging outfit at New Or
leans. The outfit will be put to work
at once.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
State Board of Health.

The Mississippi State Board of
Health met on Monday for the pur-
pose of holding the regular semi
annual examination of applicants fol
license to practice medicine in the
state.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

An Aberdeen paper calls attention
to the fact that Mississippi has long
been a sorghum producing state and
that the movement now on foot Is to
make it sugar cane syrup producer
with a market for every gallon thai
can be made. This is the correct YER
sion Of the effort
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

Agitation by the workmen Of ST.
Petersburg, who for some time have
been tranquil, has begun again. There
were several largely attended demon
strations in various industrial quar-
ters Of the city.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

Governor Vardaman was still alb
sent from the city today, and nothing
was known of his whereabouts, ex-
cept that he was believed to be on a
visit to the pe.litentiary farms in the
delta, where he expected to ascertain
by personal observation, the storm
damage and its extent.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Big Docket.

The three members of the bench.
Chief Justice Whitfield and Associate
Justice Calhoun and Mayes have re-
turned from their summer vacations.
in readiness for the big task they are
about to assume.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

The Sultan of Turkey officially re-
ceivedd Ambassador Leishman, who
presented his credentials as first am
bassador Of the United States 10
Turkey.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
NO RACE SUICIDE HERE.

Mother Of Nineteen Children Dies at
Age Of a Years.
Mrs. Emma Chattlos, wife of Louis
Chattlos, died at her home in Tucka-
hoe, N. Y, Thursday. She is said to
have been the mother of the largest
family in the state, having had nine
teen children OF this number ten are
living. Mrs. Chattlos was only ID
wears old. Her oldest child is "a and
the youngest 8. She was a native OF
Hungary.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
COTTON USED IN UNITED STATES

Census Bureau Shows 4.7e4,274 Bales
Taken for Year Ending August 81.
The census bureau at Washington
issued a bulletin Friday showing that
during the year ending August 81,
last, 4,7S4,274 bales of cotton were
taken in the United States for con-
sumption; that 4,S71,16S bales were
consumed, and that 675,987 bales
were still held by manufacturers
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
. Census Bureau issued bulle

The JtTIsUS -Durcntt 1ss1''teet g =
tin showing the quantity of cotton
taken for consumption by manufac-
turers and the amount consumed
during the year ended August ] last,
to have been 4,7S1, ,16S bales, leaving
the amount held by manufacturers
S75,9S7 bales.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

The good ladies Of Mississippi can
always be found in the advance guard
when commendable work is under
taken. The subject Of public parks in
towns and cities has been attracting
attention and in some places active
movements for their establishment
has been begun. At Okolona the
ladies have purchased plat Of
ground and will endeavor to have It
beautiful as a place of rest and re-
creation.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

The state and private schools open
ed during the past week and all re-
port record-breaking attendance,
Some were compelled to refuse
a part Of those offering. Mississippi
can boast of a number of the best
educational institutions in the South,
while the country schools are ahead
of any in the Union. While the
amount spent by our state on educa-
ton might startle some of the timid,
it has proven splendid investment
and few there are who would endea-
vor to have it curtailed. Mississippi
ans have jusst cause to be proud OF
the educational institutions of the
state.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

Yazoo City has been having some
trouble with her water supply, but
at last all has been overcome. A
we'll that flows 624 gallons per min
ute was struck there a few days since
and the water is pronounced excel
lent. It has been connected to the
reservoir and hereafter that splendid
city will experience no trouble in hay-
ing good water for all purposes.
Nothing could be worth more than an
abundant supply Of good water and
our neiglrbors at Yazoo are to be con-
gratulated upon their good luck.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Taft's Precaution.

Havana. Gov. Taft, said that he
has no intention Of turning back any
portion of the expedition Of $500
regular troops ordered to Cuba, He
feels that this number is needed as
"a precaution against future trouble.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

The Sunday school Editorial Asso-
citation, in session at New York, pro-
tested against increased postage rates
ON Sunday school publications.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
Killed by Bomb.

Tifis.-A bomb was thrown here
near the Vorontzoff monument. An
officer was killed and several persons
were wounded.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

An armed band held up train
near the bridge over the D6ela river.
After killing a soldier and woundine
three others the robbers decamped
with $125,000.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

. The annual stockholders meeting
of the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Company was held at Louisville.
The old board Of directors was re-
elected
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
RRAieno BRYAN AND HEARST.
MASSACHUSETTS Democrats Also NomL
ns&a Mopan for Governor.

nate Moran fer Governor.
A new era fol the Massachusetts
eexnooraery was inapgurated BY the
rata convention Of that party In Bos-
lon Thursday, when, after turbulent
etrusgse syeY indorsing William Jen-
sanxs nvysa and William r. Hearst,
jeata 3. Moran. district attorney for
EuAoyk county, who was already the
asnsinse OF the prohibition party and
the Independence League was nomi-
nassd Dor governor by acclamation.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion has unearthed sensation i'll the
west. High railroad officials are
charged with violating the interstate
commerce law.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

The president appointed Charles II.
Robb, of Vermont, to be a justice of
the district Of Columbia court Of ap-
peals.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

The Census Bureau issued sbui-
letin> GA the debts Of Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and Alabamas
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

The Rhode Island Democratic
State convention James Higgins for
governor.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

The people of our great Delta sec
tion have felt that for years they have
bsen subject to undue prominence by
the account Of lawlessness given wide
spread publicity by the press of the
country and more especially that of
Memphis, which is largely a Mississ-
ippi city. The worm is turning, the
present condition of the city of Mem
phis being made the subject of scath-
ing editorials in some of the Delta
Papers. The following from a Friars
Point papers is a sample:
"Where is there a community of
the same number of feet of earth
where there is more crime of every
known character than in Memphis =?
Where it is unsafe to walk the street
in the day time; where human life is
so often and wontonly taken that it
is scarcely noticed; where wilful
murderer is released Immediately up
on small bond and never punished
for his crime; where thieves, thugs
and Infamous dives reign supreme /;
where the most htrocious criminal
cannot be convicted; where the people
of this uncivilized' community hes
itate to go to transact business be-
cause the officers of the law connot
or do not, protect them from the
hands Of the vicious and lawless ele-
ment that infects every locality in the
city. "While this arraignment of the
authorities may be little severe, it
is to be hoped that good will comes
from it.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
FOR GREATER MISSISSIPPI

Devoted the Industrial Commercial and Agricultural
Development of the Wonderful Resources of the Sas.
Items of Interest from oil Quarters.
By II. E. BLAKESLEE, Jackson, Miss.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
"AuNT, BETTY GOES HENCE.

Alabama Woman Passes Away at the
AGE Ct 1o5 Years.
A Montgomery dispatch says: Aunt
BETTY Allen of Larlzin, Jackson coun-
". Ala, is dead after having closed
ner 105th birthday. Her family rec
ord shows that she was holn IN North
Carolina in 1900. Her youngest son is
73 years old
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

The advent of the Doll weevil to
Mississippi means a changing Of con-
dition and methods. When the weevll
came to Texas the people were not
prepared for him and the resultant
damage was immense. Now, after
several years contract with the pest,
it is considered by some in the shape
of blessing rather than curse. At
first the price of lands tumbled 70
less than half their former value and
it looked as if the country was ruin
ed; however; with general diversih-
cation of the crop and an intelligent
handling of cotton, the ravages OF the
weevil has been minimumized and the
country is again becoming prosperous.
There is no reason why Mississippi
should not profit by the experience of
Texas. If our people would take an
interest in the matter and acqualnt
themselves with the condition that
must he met, the damage would not
be nearly so great. 1t was for that
purpose that the writer tried so hard
to get assistance from the United
States Department of Agriculture IN
waging a compaign of education, pre-
pairing our people for the advent Of
the weevil before he got here. There
is no desire to frighten the farmers
or to unnecessarily alarm them, only
to create an interest that will insure
their becoming familiarized with what
is necessary to prevent the great
damae srdone in Texas The prellmln-
ary meetings of this campaign will be
attended by prominent people who are
prepared to give the result OF man.
years experience with the pest in
Texas and Louisiana. These are to be
followed up by precinct meetings in
the territory that will first feel the
effect of the weevil. By this means the
people can be prepared to handle the
matter sensibly and to their advant-
age. 1t is to be hoped that the inter
est will such as to warrant continu-
ance of this campaign.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11
II. W. RENCHER.
PHYSICIAN 4 SURGEON.
Soooba, Miss.

Offers his professional services to the
people of Scooha and Ksapsr county.
BW Special attention given TO office
work.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-03-31
Cotton Wash GoodC-

We have Il large stock of Yoils
Lawns, Ginghams, Galiteas and kin
dred goods. Price for same rang.
from . to % cents per yard.