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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-12-14
City Election.

The municipal election was
held Tuesday, and as the ques-
ton of the officers for the ensu-
ing term was settled in the Au-
gust primary, there was a very
light vote cast. The new NUM-
cipal officers are: &c. st. Clair,
mayor; R. D. Porter, city clerk;
b. E. Porter, city treasurer; r.
F. Robertson, marshal; DIS. Bal
lard, .I.W. Hoyle, c. w. Troy, F.
C. McGaughy and E. r. Wilson,
aldermen elect. All are too well
known to the people of the city
to need commentator at our
hands. The past safe and wise
administration of the affairs of
the city will be continued by the
new administration and no effort
will be left undone to advance
the upbuilding of our little city
that IS now enjoying the great
est era Of prosperity in lis his
tory. The new officials viii be
sworn in the first Non ay in
January, 1907. rsa
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-12-14
4 BoId,Jhief.

On last Thursday night Mr.. Putnam,
the agent of the Mobile and Ohio road
and also agent of the Southern Ex-
press Co. at Verona was robbed Of the
sum of $3.50. The thief was q bold
one and took his life in his hands in his
desire to obtain the money. Entering
the window of an adjacent room he
found the door to the family room un-
fastened and entered and took the
money from the pockets of Mr.. Put
.nam's pantaloons which were lying
,ome distance from the bed. There
vas light in the room and but for the
fact that Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam had
.ost sleep with their sick baby. they
would doubtless have been aroused when
the thief entered. It was past two
o'clock in the morning before they fell
asleep and their slumbers were so
sound that the robbery was affected
without disturbing them. Mr.. Putnam
is one of the most popular and trusted
employees of the companies he serves
as agent and his loss is deeply regretted
We are not advised as to whose money
it was stolen, but if it belonged to
the road or the express company
Nj. Putnam will have to replace It.
Several parties were suspected but the
thief has not yet been apprehended.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-12-14
All Because Of the Storm.
Lawrence County Press.)

e
Two weeks ago we made proc
ylamation that we had dug our
potatoes and furnished some sta
tistics more or less interesting,
among other things giving the
amount made, viz, two bushels
and three pecks on one acre Of
ground. Now, this article is what
novel writers call a sequel to the
first piece and was really not in
tended to be written at all, but
we have received so many inqui-
ries about the potatoes that we
are forced to say something else.
The majority Of these inquirers
we're anxious to know why it
was that we made so few pota-
toes on such a large tract OF land.
Well, for several nights we lay
awake trying to figure out just
why it is, because we knew al
of our subscribers wanted tc
know, and some of them wanted
to know bad. and if they did'nt
find out pretty quick they would
stop their paper. BY way of pa
renthesis, we might say that
several of them have already
done so. They just simply could
not wait for the information that
we were racking our brain in the
endeavor to give to them. Well
one night as we lay there study
ing and had about given it up for
good and all, the reason came to
us like flash. 1t was on ac-
count of the storm! Yes, that
was it. The more we studied
about it the more convinced we
became that the, problem had
been solved. We are now satis-
fled and can state without the
slightest hesitation that if it had
not been for the storm we would
have made at least three bushels.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-12-14
Crosses Of Honor 10 be Bestowed
January l9lh.

l'upelo Chapter U. D.. c., will be-
stow Crosses of Honor on ] January l9,
upon all Confederate Veterans who
have made proper application and who
are entitled to receive them.
MRS. E. D. HOOD, President.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-12-14
TUpELo, MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY DECEMBER H. 1906.
A QUESTION

The winter season is at hand,
And should like to know
How l can fix my lawn machine
To clear away the snow.
(Woman's Home Companion.
The Christmas season is at hand:
And | should like to know
How / can use my pocket book
To make the best of show.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
POINTS GUN.

OAKLAND, July 31.-When Clarence
Witheral, a linemap in the employ Of
the Pacific States Telephone Company.
this afternoon refused to get off the
roof of Thomas Carvey's house on
Sixth street, near Clay. where he was
engaged in stringing a wire for the
company, the latter, so alleges With
eral, entered his residence and securing
a shotgun, came out and informed the
lineman that If he did not get off the
roof, he would get his head blown
Off" Witheral at once obeyed the COM
mand. On reaching the street he
hunted up a police officer and had Car
vey arrested. and then, while the owner
Of the house was on his way to the
lookup, proc eeded to the roof and com
pleted his work.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
RUNAWAY BOY is CAUGHT.

OAKLAND, July s1.-Because his
mother had punished him for disobedi-
nee fourteen year-old Willie Larkin
81 Sunday ran away from the home OF
parents in Eureka and boarding
OF the coast steamers which ply
B. eeen that port and San Francisco,
came TO this city TO seek his fortune.
This afternoon the runaway was To-
Gated in a lodginghouse at Thirteenth
and Washington streets, TO the pro-
prietor OF which he had con5ded the
fsct that he had run away from home,
and was taken TO the City Prison by
Detecfve George Kyle. The parents
boy have been notified Of his
Abouts, and he will be held by
3lice until they are heard from.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
SALES IS AGAINST
COMMENCEMEN
Fears Funeral Effect at
Stanford Should Cere-
monies Be Held There
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.


STANFORD UNIVERSITY, July 81
President Dudley d. Sales of the 1905
class of Stanford University returned
TO the campus today after an extended
tour of the Eastern States. He was
made acquainted Immediately with the
proposition to hold the commencement
exercises of his class in the fall. He
conferred with Professor Duniway.
who has charge of the matter this
afternoon, but reached no conclusion.
He is not in favor or the plan, as in
his mind IL Savors too strongly of a
funeral service.
Sales is afraid that too few of the
graduates will be present and that the
attempt will result in a izzle. He
suggests that the matter OF a reunion
be held over until 1908. At this time
1t is hoped the bronze tablet bearing
the numerals OF the class can be in
serted in it's niche.
This plan does not suit the majority
of the seniors, who have taken up po-
sitions about the campus. Sales is
willing to undertake to hold the COM
mencement as planned. but does not
wish TO be put down as an advocate OF
the proposition.
Sales leaves this afternoon for San
Anselmo, but will return shortly to
make preparations and be on hand for
the student body elections. in which he
figures as a promising candidate for
president.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
Alameda County News

WANTS PAY FOR STUFFED ELK.-Oak
land, July 31.-W. Fl. Yeoman today brought
suit against Boltz. Clymer Co. for 5000, al
legged to be due for stuned elk wnicn was
purchased by the defendants
SANITARY INSPECTOR ILL.-oakland, July
31.-Eddie Smith, sanitary inspector and match-
serionslV III for several days at his home, 4s5
Thirty eighth street. He Is improving.
GIRL A RUNAwAY.-oakiand. July 81.
Claudia de Mso M m 0 Street sns has Seen
reported missing since last Saturday. This
morning her parents asked the police to locate
her.
CRIPPLE FINED FOR BATTERY.--Alameda
July s1.-Ernest stncke. a cripple, found guilty
by Jury of having committed battery upon Mrs
Alfred Ewing wife Of the sso municipal nH da Pou9d
R. B. Tappan.
BOY BREAKS ARM-oakland, July 31.-
Todd W. Williams. a seven year.old boy, who
from fruit wagon at the Eleventh-street mar
ket this morning and his right arm was frac-
MILLMEN INCoRPoRATE.-oaklan July
s1-Articles Of Incorporation OF the Bay City
Planning Mills were filed today with the County
cTk The Il e RRbes sscd St has
been subscribed by the directors. who are e. L.
and F. A. Reed of Oakland and Fred e. Reed
of Berkeley.
HAsTENING WORK OF INSPECTION.
Oakland July 81.-The Board Of Public Works
is endeavoring to hasten as much as possible
the work or Inspecting cnlmneyS udnaSeu py
the earthquake so that the corps of inspectors
may be discharged August 10. About 500
chimneys need inspecting.
BOY STEALS SISTERS SAyINGS.-Oak-
land July 31.-Eleven-year Sidney Cole,
whose parents reside at 9o6 East Twentieth
street, stole the savings bank of his sister last
night and ran away from home. In the bank
the little girl had about 81 1.50 in pennies. The
police have been asked to find the boy
GRANTED A DIvORCE.-Oakland. July 31.-
Superior Judge Ogden today granted an inter-
locutory decree of divorce to Ora E. Akin from
IIo R. Akin on the grounds Of desertion and
neglect The wife was also awarded the Gus
tody of the minor child, Edna K. Akin. and
$50 a month for the support of the little one.
The Atkins were formerly well known in social
circles in Oakland. Mrs. Akin lives in
Los Angeles.
WANT PosToFFICE NAME CHANGED
Oakland July 31.-Residents of Dimond. To-
Gated at the north end of Fruitvale, have Pc
titioned the Postmaster General to have his
department change the name Of the Dimond
postoffce to that OF North Fruitvale. The pc
titioners give as their reasons for desiring
new name for their postoffice that there are
many postoffces throughout the United States
bearing the name Dimond and that the present
Fruftvalc postoffce Is far removed from Dr.
nlond and iuconveniently located.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
CHINESE GAMBLING
DENS RAIDED.
Oakland Orientals Give
Bribes, but Discover
They Are BoomerangS
SEVERAL ARRESTS

OAKLAND, July 31.-Bribery availed
nothing for two gambling kings OF
Oakland's new Chinatown, for In spite
of the fact that Chin Gin and Sam Kee,
owners of nearly all the newly estab-
lished gambling dens in this city, had
paid Sergeant of Police Book and Pa
troimen Keefe and McCready, members
of the Chinatown squad, for 'protec-
tton," eight gambling dens were ralded
last night and more than two wagon
loads of evidence conf1scated. These
officers collected enough "bribe" money
as evidence to convict the gamblers
and then raided every Joint for which
protection" had been bought.
At the head of squad of officers in
plain clothes Chief of Police Wilson
led the raid. The patrolmen, armed
with sledge hammers and crowbars.
tore down doors and partitions to reach
the gamblers, who were caught with
all the avenues of escape barred. More
than 100 Chinese were caught at the
tables and in each case the game
keeper was arrested and the para
phernalia seized
More than $4,000 was taken at 61s
Harrison street, the largest of the
gambling houses, which will be held
as evidence by the police.
Those who took part in the raid were
Chief of Police Wilson, Captains Peter
son and Lynch Sergeants Book and
Henderson and Patrolman McCready.
Keefe, Agnew. Sill, Caldwell, Moore,
Murcen, Byrne, Curtiss, Crockerton,
Shannon, Gunther, Brock, Mckeegan
and Cox.
The two trapped gambling kings
were arrested after the raid and Will
be charged with bribery
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
IMPROVING CAR SERVICE.

OAKLAND. July 51.-As soon as the
work OF reconstructing and standard
ling the trolley tracks on Washington
is well advanced the engineers depart
ment of the Oakland Traction Con-
Iidated is to begin the work of re-
silding and broadgauging the tracks
East Fourteenth street, east of
twelfth avenue. the improvement to
extend TO Haywards. From East Four
teenth street and Twenty-I.Iird avenue
the present narrow gauge tracks run
ming into Alameda will also be broad
auged, thus affording the Island City
standard service from this munich
aiitsss by the way of East Oakland.
When the Washingt gton-street broad
gauge tracks are laid the present Ala
media cars that now run here from
High street and Santa Clara avenue in
Alameda by way Of Webster street and
up Broadway, in this city, to Four
teenth street will be operated upon
washington street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
STANFORD STRIKE
IS UNSETTLED.
Men Invade Palo Alto
and Hint at Violence
to Non-Union Men.
BEDDING ARRIVES
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

PALO ALTO. July 31.-The streets OF
this town are thronged by large
groups OF workmen and mechanics.
who are out on a strike against the
engineering commission OF STANFORD
University. The men are carpenters.
stone masons and plasterers.
Threats have been made against the
nine non-unfon men who are still work
ing on the university buildings and
who were the cause of the walkouf
A large bundle Of bedding was de-
posted at the Southern Pacific depot
this morning for the use Of the men
who are still at work upon the build
ings 1t is rumored that the employees
of the university will be provided shell
ter upon the campus. No demand has
been made upon the Pa1o Alto author
tiles to protect the non-union men.
The professors in charge of the con-
struction at Stanford refuse TO discuss
the situation. They left early this
morning to join the conference called
with the Building Trades Council at
San Jose.
Charles G. Lathrop. one OF the trus-
tees of the university and treasurer OF
the Stanford estate. said today that he
had nothing to do toward the settling
of the strike.
President Jordan is powerless TO in
terfere. as the board Of trustees OF the
university has placed the work entire
ly in the hands OF the commission or
engineers.
The commission went TO San Jose
this morning and placed the entire sit
uation before Judge s F. Lieb. who
will represent them at the meeting OF
the board of trustees tomorrow. Lieo
was satisfied that the professors in
control had acted wisely and had
obeyed their instructions to the letter.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
ENGINEER To TALK
ON ARTHQUAKE.
Professor Derleth Will
Show the Damage Was
Comparatively Small

BERKELEY, July 31.-Important
data relating to the destructive extent
of the earthquake of April IS are to
be made public by Professor Charles
Derleth in lecture which he is to de-
liver under the auspices of the uni
versity and the Structural Association
Of San Francisco in Hearst Hall on
August 9. Dr. Derleth is professor of
structural engineering at the Univer-
sity of California and secretary treas
urer of the Structural Association of
San Francisco. He has examined every
important locality within the belt of
disturbance from Humboldt County in
the north to the regions of Hollister
Monterey and Salinas in the south. He
has made lantern slide illustrations
from photographs taken in the various
localities.
The purpose of the lecture is to ex-
plain from the standpoint of the archi-
tect and the engineer the nature of the
damage to buildings in such cities as
Santa Rosa, San Francisco and San
Jose. 1t is intended to show clearly by
pictures and discussion that the earth
quake damage was relatively small
when compared with the destruction
by fire, and the lecture will further
emphasize that earthquake destruction
was meted out mainly to structures
that were poorly designed and badly
executed.
The Structural Association meets
every Thursday night in the Assembly
Hall of the California Promotion Com
mittee California building, Union
Square, San Francisco. These meetings
are devoted to the reading and discus
sion of technical papers The lecture
at Hearst Hall on August 9, however,
is to be treated less technically and to
some extent in a popular way.
An admission fee of so cents will be
charged to defray the expense attached
to the preparations for the lecture, the
proceeds to be devoted to fund which
Is being established for the purpose of
maintaining a fire testing and expert
ment station at the University of Cali
fornia.
The fire testing and experiment sta
tion is to be under the direct super
vision of the department of civil en-
gineering Of the University of Cali
fornia. Such stations have already
been established at Columbia Univer-
sity in New York City and at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in Boston. These Eastern stations have
prosecuted Investigations which have
added most valuable material to en-
gineering and architectural literature
The Structural Association of San
Francisco has pledged itself to produce
the necessary funds to establish the
experiment station.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
PERSONAL.


OAKLAND, July 31.--J. F. ST. John
of London. England, Is at the Metro
pole.
T. w Hansen has registered at the
Crellin from Grayling. Mich.
william Jarchow of Philadelphia is
now at the Athens.
H O. Ashling and wife are at the
Crellin, having arrived from Spokane.
Wash.
C. P. kellogg and wife of Tacoma
are at the Crellin.
William B. and T. B. Gallagher,
prominent lumber dealers of Duluth,
Mimi, are registered at the Metropole.
C. ]. Donaldson. excursion manager
of the Rock Island Railroad. is regis
tered at the Crellin, being just in from
Los Angeles.
Clvde Jackson and wife, the latter
a former Oakland girl, arrived re-
Gently from Tonopah and are staying
at the Crellin.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
LOTHERS TO HOLD
A RECEPTION IN
CHURCH.

OAKLAND, July 31-The Mothers
Tub Of St Paurs Episcopal Church
win hold a reception Thursday after
loon in the church parlors, Fourteenth
md Harrison streets, to which a gen.
sral invitation 10 mothers and friends
las bean extended. Club membership
not confined to the church commu-
licants-
The Carnation Cotillon will give it's
opening party Of the season tomorrow
evening at Central Hall. Twelfth
street near Broadway. The affair will
le invitational Unique decorations
ave been planned. J. o. McCown is
resident and Louis c. Drapeau sec
starry
The marriage Of Lester B. Rirkha m
Il Berkeley and Miss Annie l. Plummer
vas solemnized this evening at the
rides home in Nevada City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Taylor will
ave shortly for an Eastern trip.
Rev William Nat Friend, pastor of
he Presbyterian Church at Golden,
Colo. and one Of Oakland's best-known
young men, has arrived on short visit.
rhe able young clergyman met many
II his former associates today.
Xavier Martinez the artist, is build
ing a home in the Piedmont Hills. near
hat Of Herman hitaker and others In
the literary colony. The place will be
nique in a thatching Of eucalyptus
NJghs.
2frs Al ]. Laymance, Miss Blanche
zymance and Mr.. and Mrs. E. H Dodge
have returned from a three-weeks'
outing at McCrays.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
sHow REGARp FoR PRoFEssoR.

BERKELEY, July 81. - Professor
Hugo de Vries received today from his
students IN the botany classes he has
,een conducting at the summer school
memento Of his visit to Berkeley in
he form OF a pair Of gold cum links.
The last lecture in DR.. de Vries' course
was delivered this morning, and at the
onclusiop of the address Ernest Dius-
ere rom he United States agricul-
experiment station in Nevada,
sed the lecturer by presenting
with the links. DR.. de Nries re-
led, expressing appreciation and
Fstifying to the pleasure he has had
his work here. He will return to
nster6am at once.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
"BOGIE" o'DONNELL TELLS
JUDGE HE WILL REFORM
Makes Plea for Freedom When Ar
raigned In San Rafael
C0urf.

SAN RAFAEL, July 31.-"Judge, 1
have been a bad man and have been
leading, an unenviable existence for
several years" said "Bogie" O'Donnell
when he appeared before Judge Magee
this morning. but l am not guilty or
attempting to murder that disreputable
fellow Maynard. The gun went on
accidentally and the bullet missed him.
have learned a good lesson since L
was arrested Sunday evening by Dep
uty Sheriff Crane and have been seri-
ously thinking how foolishly l have
been acting. l am on the reform and
will cut out the booze joints and bad
company, as It will surely get per
son in trouble If you stay with it
"Bogie" was brought before Judge
Magee this morning and the Judge set
his preliminary examination Tor
Thursday morning.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
FREEDoM DENIED FoRGER.

OAKLAND, July 21.-D. Williams,
alias F. Crother, whom the police allege
to be an ex-convict and who is ac
cused of passing worthless checks on
the South Berkeley Bank, was released
by Judge Harris today to be rearrested
on similar charge before he left the
courthouse. He was again released
because the information upon which he
was held was faulty, but was inmedi
ately taken into custody again by De-
tective George Kyle. Marshal Vollmer
of Berkeley removed him to the County
Jail, where he is held for passing a
worthless check for 1898.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
WILL PARADE ON LABOR DAY.

OAKLAND, July 31.-The Labor day
celebration committee at a meeting
held last night definitely decided to
open the Labor day celebration with a
parade in the morning and 10 give a
picnic at Shell Mound Park in the
afternoon and evening. The commit
tee on prizes, consisting of s. P. Cole,
w. C. Walsh and r. P. Poorman, an
nounced that a prize Of $50 would be
awarded to the union having the
most artistic float in the parade. other
prizes will be awarded at the picnic.
F. H. Pratt, chairman of the music
committee, announced that the COM
mittee had already secured the services
of four bands for the parade and that
several more would be secured later.
J. B. Bowen has been chosen grand
marshal of the parade.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
CITY NEEDS MORE FUNDS.

OAKLAND, July 31.-City Auditor A.
II. Breed, in discussing the proposed
independent assessment of property
within the city limits of Oakland by an
amendment to the charter, said today
that this city would be hard pressed
for funds during the present fiscal year
and that some provision must be made
for meeting the additional expenses.
There is no question that the value OF
property in Oakland has materially in
creased and it is the wish of the mu-
nicipal authorities to proportionately
increase the revenue of the city with
out increasing the tax rate.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
.uTRIsDICTTON DOUBTED.

OAKLAND, July 31.-Attorney John
L. McVey today began proceedings to
secure the release from prison of c..
N Bingham and o. A. Kreig, accused
Of burglary, through a writ of habeas
corpus which was made returnable be-
fore Judge Ogden tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
Kreig and Bingham, who are sailors,
were held to answer before Justice of
the Peace Quinn on charge of having
broken into a freight car between
Sacramento and Oakland. McVey ques-
tions Quinn's jurisdiction.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
hrs. NELSON BUMP
DEMANDS Coin.
lys Administrator of
. Husbands Estate Has
Withheld Allowance
UDGE is IRATE

OAKLAND, July s1-Judge Hen
z. Melvin this morning cited
H. Thomas. special administra-
By OF the estate Of the late Major
elson Bump, to show cause why he
aould not be punished for not obeying
be orders OF the court in regard to
aytng the widow a family allowance,
spairing her home at SIS Chester
rect and delivering to her personal
r0perty that was awarded by the
3urt. The writ was made returnable
10 o'clock on the morning Of Au-
gst 10. when Thomas must explain
ow he has handled the property.
Major Nelson Bump was pioneer OF
alifornia and amassed a fortune in
Using fruit, vegetables and grain on
be banks OF the Sacramento River, in
be vicinity Of Courtland. When he
led his will was found TO leave the
Ulk of his estate to four daughters,
be widow being cut off with the Ches-
sr-street home. which is said 10 be
Forth only $4,000.
Mrs. Sarah L. Bump, the widow and
scond wife Of the decedent. contested
he VIII on the ground that Bump was
Z unsound mind and had been unduly
afuenced by the daughters by his first
life. The will was upheld, but its
srms were modified so that the widow
1culd receive a family allowance OF
200 month, some personal property
nd the Chester-street home.
Mrs. Bump claims that Special Ad-
illustrator Thomas has failed TO pay
er the money or give her the property
VI arded by the court. She would also
estrain Thomas from selling certain
Ivestock, consisting OF cows and
alves, sows and pigs, horses or
--Tas bousehOld furniture and any
rain that may be harvested on the
3unp farm on the banks Of the Sacra-
.ento within the next six months.
The case has been before the Ala
aeda courts in one form or another for
everal months.