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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-04

A French engineer, M. Beoucy, claims to have made a sensational discovery in the direction of aerial navigation. It is an aerial torpedo boat specially built for warfare, and the inventor claims that with the aid of this new machine he will be able to remain for several days in the air and to rise to such a height that shelter will be afforded from projectiles. The French minister of war is giving his attention to the claims of M. Beoucy, and experiments will shortly be made under the direction of the War office.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-04

Woman's love is strong. Though bit ten twice by a monkey and warned that a third bite would be fatal, Mrs. Powell of Bath, England, refused to part with the animal She was bitten again, blood poisoning set in, and death from heart failure followed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-04

The near completion of the Pennsyl- vania tunnel reminds the American Is- raelite of the oldest known tunnel in the world, that of siloah, near Jerusa- lem. It was used as an aqueduct. The famous inscription, discovered few years ago, celebrates the first meeting of the diggers from both sides. News papers did not appear in those days, and So the event cannot be exactly dat ed, but it most probably took place uu- der King Hezekiah, about 700 B. C., and is an interesting testimony to the high state of civilization among the Jews at a time when Europe was inhabited by savages.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-04
NEW HAVEN, CONN.

THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER PUh-
 LTSHED IN CONNECTICUT
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-04

What Boston needs, according to Rev. A. c. Dixon, is mlore praying, bet ter preaching, and palmer living 'Bos- ton is the greatest place to eat ever saw, he said in his valedictory talk to his brother Baptists. You can't get a large number of people together with out a lunch. You must reach the soul through the appetite, It is expected after dinner to have jolly time. You can't give a real serious speech then, and I notice we hear things after din- ner that at other times would shock things out of our boots. We have a sort of a full stonacah conscience"
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09
The Sfayor's Court.

There was beer drinking and
cocaine festival at the place of John
Cooper in North Columbus last We'd
nesday night, and as a consequence
the patrol wagon was kept busy all
Thursday morning hauling negroes
TO the police headquarters. Cooper
is known among the light-fingered
gentry as Satin,' having come by
this sobriquet on account of the fact
that he lives off of the labors of 9th
ers, and Satin" is a term used by
his associates to imply smoothness
There were a number of negroes of
both sexes gathered at Satin's place
Wednesday night, and just to liven
things up bit they all got drunk.
Mayor Gunter felt convinced that
Satin was running a blind tiger,
as we'll as a dance hall, but at the
hearing Thursday morning all the
witnesses swore that no money had
changed hands, the beer having been
furnished them free In view of the
facts, the only charge that could be
oiouSHt against tne prisoners was
drunk and disorderly. On this charge
John Cooper, Amelia Johnson, Dick
Archer and Monk" Lavander were
fined five dollars each Polly Cup
ton, who admitted having gone to
the "sociable," but who claimed to
have left as soon as the fussing and
hght1ng commenced, was let off with
fine of $3.50
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09
THE PEARL RIVER ROAD.
A CORRESPONDENT at jackson States
What Will be Done Is
Matter of Surmise.

The Commercial Appeals CORE
spondent at Jackson writes his pa
per as follows:
so far as those who are in a po-
sition to know anything are inform
ed, matters relative to the prospects
| for the Pearl River Valley Railroad
and the preliminaries are in status
quo, with nothing tangible in con-
nection with the railroad proposition.
The parties to the big land deal
which has given currency to the rail-
road idea, Fred Herrick and the
Hoague brothers, are in the North
and are likely to remain away until
October, leaving their local interests
in charge of attorneys in this city.
If there is anything definite relative
to railroad, or contemplated rail-
road, movement in the near future,
these attorneys are not at liberty to
speak, and it seems doubtful If there
is anything tangible in prospect. The
fact that some rumors were in circu-
lation several weeks ago to the effect
that the Herricks were figuring on
the anticipated railroad up the valley
of Pearl river, and that about the
same time a large party of United
States geological surveyors were in
the field that would probably have
been followed by a survey for a
railroad, lent color to the report, and
some local enthusiasts went so far
as to figure out time cards and sched-
ules of trains, depot sites, freight
yards, and other things incidental
and cognate to railroad building and
railroad terminals. There is every
likelihood that the syndicate will
eventually build some kind of rail
way line for the better development
of their large holdings, and this may
be followed up by something more
pretentious and ambitious and far
reaching, but up to to the present
time the information is that if the
plans are on paper yet, the fact is
not known outside the inner circles. .
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09
IA SUCCESSFUL TRIP
MAYOR GUNTER AND MEMBERS
OF CITY COUNCIL COMMIT
TEE AT HOME FROM
THE TRIP WEST.
Learned Many Things Which Will
Aid Them in the Public School
Matter - Visited the St.
Louis Waterworks.

| On their Western trip Mayor Gun
D. S. McClanahan learned many
things which will materially aid
them in arranging the plumbing and
heating systems, both at frankie
building which is to be erected in
East Columbus. In ST. Louis, where
the first stop was made, the commit
tee was treated with every courtesy
by the public school officials of the
city. They were shown over two
schools, high school and a graded
school, and had the sewerage and
sanitary systems in use in these
buildings. thoroughly explained to
them. Messrs. n. 0. Nelson & Co.,
who installed the plumbing and heat
ing apparatus in several of the st.
Louis schools, have submitted a plan
for this work in the two local schools,
and by going to ST. Louis the mem
bers of the committee were enabled
to see the system in practical use.
This firm does not propose to do the
work, bat has simply prepared plan
and any plumber who cares to do so
can submit bid.
While in st. Louis the members
of the committee were taken out to
the city waterWorks and shown over
the plant, which is one of the finest
in the country. They found in use
there a system of filtration which
Mayor Gunter thinks will probably
save Columbus the cost of a new Ill
ter. In ST. Louis the water is fiji
tered by new process, in which iron
and sulphur are used, and which,
while cheap, is perfectly satisfactory.
The filter at the waterworks here
is inadequate to the demands, and
Mayor Gunter thinks that by adopt
ing the process of filtration now IL
use in ST. Louis that the city can
save the purchase price of new fill
ter, which would cost in the neigh
borhood of six thousand dollars.
Mayor Gunter returned to the city
Wednesday, having left the commit
tee at ST. Louis. Councilmen Moore
and McClanahan went on to Chicago
and returned to the city yesterday.
The matter of deciding upon plans
for the new school, as we'll as for
the heating and plumbing system
which is to be installed at Franklin
Academy, will come up for discus
sion at the regular monthly meet
ing of the Council, which is to be
held Tuesday night. The location of
the new school building will also
probably be decided upon at this
meeting.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09
The following is
Mrs. \. c. Stuckey Dead.

Mr.. James Stucl1ey on yesterday
received telegram announcing the
death of his mother, Mrs. S. C.
Stuckey, which occurred at the home
of her son, Mr.. A. A. Stuckey, in
Birmingham, on yesterday morning.
Mrs. Stuckey, who was 90 years of
age, was a most estimable Christian
lady, and the friends of the family
sincerely sympathize with them in
their great loss. The interment will
take place at Carrollton, Ala, the
old home of the deceased, this after
noon
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09
River Improvement Meeting.

A meeting of citizens interested
| in the question of improving the
Tombigbee river was held at the city
hall on last Wednesday afternoon.
There was only a small attendance
at the meeting, but those present
manifested great interest in the mat
ter, and as a result of the meeting
it is believed that efforts were insti-
tuted which will result in accomplish
ing the purpose for which it was
called.
The meeting was called TO consider
the subject of securing data and in
formation relative to the resources
of the section between Columbus and
Demopolis for use of Congressman
Gambler when he appears before the
Board of River Engineers in Septem-
ber to formally present the claims of
this stream. A telegram was receiv-
ed by Secretary Sykes of the Pro-
gressive Union from Mr.. Gambler at
Washington, stating that he had Sc
cured a postponement of the hearing
time he hopes to secure the cooper
alton and support of Congressman
Bankhead and Humphreys in the
matter.
The matter was discussed for some
time. and various plans for securing
the needed statistics were suggested
AS result of the meeting ii was de-
cided to invite the cooperation of
the authorities and prominent citi-
zens of the five counties contiguous
to the river, and accordingly Mr.
Sykes has been hard at work the
past week writing letters TO yromi-
nent men of the sections represented
asking for this information
The meeting of the board will be
held in Washington the latter part
OF September, and it is expected that
everything of value to our efficient
representative will be IN his hands
by that time.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09

Mr.. ID. j. Parsons has resigned
his clerkship at the postoff1ce, and
has accepted a position as cashier
for the Street Railway Company.
The resignation of Mr.. Parsons
leaves two vacancies in the clerical
force at the postoffice, and two new
clerks will have to be appointed one
to succeed Mr.. Parsons and one ad-
ditional clerk, as provided for by a
recent order of the department
These clerks will be appointed under
civil service regulations, and as there
are no names on the eligible list. a
special examination will have to be
held before they can be named In
the meantime, however. temporary
appointment will be made to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of Mr.. Parsons.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09
FUTURE GAMBLING
SECRETARY CHEATHAM, OF THE
SOUTHERN COTTON GROW
ERS ASSOCIATION, WAS
so CHARGED.
Enough Testimony to Warrant His
Suspension from Office-But
the Committee Virtually
Whitewashes Him.

/ Atlanta, Ca, Aug. before the
committee of Investigation named
by President Harvie Jordan to hear
evidence that certain officers of the
association owned an interest in a
we'll known brokerage concern and
also have been speculating in cot
| ton futures, Representative j. r. An
derson, of Chatham county, repeated
the charges made by him on the floor
! of the House last week. He charged
that Richard Cheatham, secretary of
the association, speculated in cotton
futures, carrying the accounts in the
names of Mike O'Grady and p. A.
Lee. Mr. Anderson also charged that
Arthur A. Fairchild, who appears as
the manager of the bureau of public
ity of the association, owned one
eighth of the stock of the Piedmont
Brokerage company, a concern which
makes a specially of cotton futures.
To support these charges Mr.. Ander-
son submitted number of affldavits,
and declared that an order from Mr..
bring forth further evidence in proof
of the charges. Mr.. Cheatham pro-
duced in his defense statement, in
which he declared:
81 do not at the present time, nor
have /, directly or Indirectly, in any
manner, owned any part of or in
terest in a bucket shop or wire gam
bling house. / have never speculated
in cotton futures for my own per-
sonal gain"
Mr.. O'Grady. of Chattanooga, was
on hand to substantiate the state
ment of Mr.. Cheatham that the
'.O'Grady account was handled for
him by Mr.. Cheatham merely as a
personal act of friendship. Mr..
Cheatham refused to reveal the iden-
tity of F. A. Lee, in whose name the
'otners account was carried.
The charge that Fairchild owned
an interest in the Piedmont Broker
age Company was not denied, al
though it was declared that the in
terest was disposed of some time
ago.
Mr.. Pagan, manager of a local ex-
change, was the first witness at the
afternoon session. He testified as to
Mr.. Cheatham having opened an ac-
count under the name of Mike
O'Grady. Mr.. Pagan admitted hav-
ing given Mr.. Anderson information
on which he based the charges.
The next witness was B. c.. Goth |
ran, local manager of a brokerage
office. He told about Frazier telling
DR.. Crawford that Mr.. Cheatham was
a stakeholder in the Piedmont Ex-
change.
Holland Curran, who was book !
keeper for a brokerage firm with |
offices in this city, was the star wit i
ness of the day. He declined to tes-
tify without Mr.. Cheatham con-
sent, whereupon Mr.. Cheatham jump |
ed to his feet and exclaimed
You are just here for trick |
This thing has been tried on me be-
fore, and | am tired of it. You are
trying to play at the wrong game"
and proceeded to tell what he claim
ed he knew, and it was that Mr.. /
Cheatham had bought cotton futures |
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09
three times at his office.

three times at his office.
y He came to the Office he said,
"and wanted TO open an account.
He did SO, and when we asked in
what name TO put the account he
said, oh, Mike will do
:. Mike who?' he was asked, and
said Jones was good name. and so
the account now stands on our books
as Mike Jones'
Dr. J. NJ. Crawford took the stand,
and said he was a stockholder in the
Piedmont Exchange. He said he was
always positive Mr.. Cheatham owned
stock, although he never said so di-
rectly
A. A. Fairchi1d, manager of the
Publishing Bureau of the association,
was the last witness of the day, and
submitted written statement
The above investigation was con-
cluded on last Friday. The commit
tee censured Secretary Cheatham for
his connection with bucket shops,
but no recommendation was made
touching his resignation. The re-
suit is regarded as whitewash for
that official.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09
Increased ReceintS.

There is no surer indication of
the growth of city than the in
creased postal receipts, and the in
crease in receipts at the local post
office during the month of July was
unusually large. The receipts for
the month of July, 1905, were S1054,
while for the month just passed they
We're S1,424, showing an increase of
S370. Considering the fact that July
is the dullest month in the year, the
increase is phenomenal
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09
A Delightful Evening.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Lang, whose
wedding was noticed in recent issue
of The Dispatch, were delightfully."-
entertained at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. j. B. Love in South Co1um bus
last Friday evening. Mr.. Lang is
night superintendent of the local
mill of the Refuge Cotton Oil Com
pany, and the supper was given in
honor of the groom and his Lowell.
and accomplished bride by the Off
cials and Office force at the mill
Capt. w. c. Mcclure, the popular
manager, having officiated as toast
master.
Mrs. Love made a charming hos
tess and was graciously assisted in
receiving the guests by her sister,
Mrs. j. H. Johnson, of Tuscaloosa.
The occasion was made merry with
laughter and song, and as the even
ing drew near it's close dainty re-
freshments We're served. After hav-
ing extended to the happy groom
and his fair bride best wishes for a
long life of unalloyed happiness and
bliss, the guests departed, carrying
with them memories of an evening
which had been most delightfully."-
spent
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09
Hurt While on Car.

Mr.. Frank Bell, a we'll known
young man of this city, met with a
painful and rather unusual accident
while riding on street car last
Tuesday night. Mr.. Bell was on a
car that jumped the track immedi-
and was shaken up so badly that his
back was wrenched. He was taken
to the Mckinley Sanitarium, and his
injury, while not serious, was very
painful and has kept him confined
since the accident occurred.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09

Announcement is made by the
war department that Capt Ira C.
Welborn, of the Ninth infantry, has
been detailed as military instructor
and commandant of the A. & NJ. Col
lege, to succeed Major Ludlow 1t
is presumed that Capt Welborn will
arrive in time to assume his duties
at the college at its next session
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09

The suit of boys clothes which is
to be given as one of the prizes at
the baby show, which is to be given
at Lake Park next Friday afternoon,
was donated by the Columbus Dry
Goods Company, and not by the Co
1umbus Clothing Company, as erron-
eousIy stated.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09

Miss Gladys Hirshman, who for
some time past has been the guest
of her. sister, Mrs. Z. Gottschall, in
Memphis, is expected to return to
the city this week
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09

Mr.. E. B. Blair, commercial agent
of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, with
headquarters at Jackson, Tenn, was
in the city last Thursday, and paid
The Dispatch pleasant call.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Newly left
yesterday for Niagara Falls, where
they will spend several weeks.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09

Miss Myrtle Maye Brown will leave
Monday for Chicago and points in
Wisconsin, to be gone the remainder
of the summer.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09

Mrs. J. d. Wofford and little son.
OF Birmingham, are visiting Mrs.
Wofford's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
S. Cox.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09
THIRD TIME CHARM
NEW ALBANY PUT ON HER BAT
TING CLOTHES AND WON
WITH EASE AN UNIN-
TERESTING GAME.
Reid Was i'm the Box for Locals and
Was Hit Freely - Potts for
New Albany Pitched and
Allowed Three Runs.

The third time was a charm for the
New Albany team, which closed a
series of three games with the local
aggregation at the Lake Park ball
grounds Wednesday afternoon, and
won the contest by a score of nine
to three. Reid was in the box for
the locals, and his pitching was
hardly up to the standard. The Wis
itors hit him freely, and seemed to
have little difficulty in placing the
ball. The entire team seemed to be
out of condition. though this may
have been caused by the fact that
a shifting of players placed several
of the men in positions which they
were unaccustomed TO playing. The
game, however, was not without its
redeeming features, several brilliant
plays having been made by the Co
lumbians. Fife and Noojan made
beautiful double play, which pre-
vented score; Ed Harris jumped
at least three feet in the air to catch
ball that was going like creased
lightning, and Will Cox, who during
the latter half of the game played
center field, made a pretty catch of
a long fly.
Potts handled the pigskin for the
visitors, and while his balls seemed
to be dead easy" they were decep-
tive, and at critical moments, when
the bases We're full, he never failed
TO down his man. He received ex-
ceIlent support, and whenever a Co
lumbian knocked a fly or a grounder
it was promptly "eaten up by an
alert fielder.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09
Cheap Excursion on August via
Mobile & Ohio r. r.

Round trip rate from Columbus
to st. Louis, $1,000; to Chicago,
$500. Tickets will be sold for
trains leaving Mobile August 18th,
and will be good to return, leaving
st. Louis or Chicago, until and in
Guiding September End, 1906. Ap~
ply to M. & 0. r. r. agents for fur
ther particulars.
Misses Olive and Nell Sanders are
visiting friends in Blue Mountain
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09

Continued on page fve.)
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-15
TRUTH

ficer wounded, and that only few of
the soldiers were examined in the Of
fetal investigation, and those in a way
not calculated to bring out the truth.
What are we to believe? The only
thing in the whole melancholy business
that appears entirely beyond dispute
is that it was miserable mistake ever
to send a colored regiment to Texas
town in the first place, especially after
the citizens had protested against its
presence. There are plenty of places
from Boston to Zamboanga, in which
negro troops can be stationed without
stirring up the rage of the vicinage.
1t has ben especially unfortunate
that since the trouble began the whole
affair has been treated on race lines
the very thing President Roosevelt
was most anxious to avoid. There
is no reason to believe that the action
taken in the case of the Twenty-fifth
has been at all different from that
which would have been taken on the
same information in the case of white
soldiers. The information may or may
not have been hasty, but the thing
the President had in mind was the
maintenance of the discipline of the
army against all offenders, whoever
they might be-Collier's Weekly
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-15
riearu call of the Wild"

AT the call of the wild" recently
st. Bernard dog in Lake Supe-
rior lumber camp joined a wolf pack
and married one of their number
He used to come into camp for ford;
but as his mate would never vent IRE
within gun shot, he carried a par; of
his meal out to her. A bull ter Ter
attacked him near the camp, and he
was getting the worst of it when the
she wolf ran to his assistance, and
between them they nearly killed the
terrier.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-15
Only One Wish Honored.

The latest arrival in Shadeland was
very cross. What is the matter?"
blew from the lips of the shade float
ing near. 81 see," said the cross one,
that every desire l expressed in re-
gard to my funeral was ignored"
That's nothing" replied the old timer
in Shadeland. THE only shades whose
wishes are carried out are the women
who express the desire that their hus-
bands marry again. (Kan.)
Globe.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-15
Reveal Character.

You can trust a woman who sits
with her thumbs up. She may be de-
termined, but she is not untruthful.
The one who conceals her thumbs Is
apt to be deceitful and untruthful.
Look at the thumb if you want to
Judge of peoples intellectual strength,
for the longer it is proportionately the
stronger the brain.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-15
Many Holidays in Mexico.

In Mexico the average laborer
thinks himself entitled to 131 days in
a year for traditional and more or less
obligatory idleness. The list is made
ND of So Sundays, So saint Mondays, 10
solemn feast days, three holy days,
three national feast days, and six fam
lily feast days.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-15
The Exclusive Waste Basket.

The latest and smartest waste bas-
kets are of leather, covered with an
open pattern of wicker and with a
large roll of the leather over the
top. These are particularly appro-
pirate for the library or study when
the leather is the exact shade of wall
paper, chairs and other furnishings.
So far they are sufficiently expensive
to be very exclusive.