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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-10-18

the sale Of the compress Of this
company, and feeling deep in
terest in protecting the cotton
market of our city, | called on
the president Of the Gulf Com
press Co. to know about this
raise in the price for handling
cotton, and, I must confess, his
explanation was very reasonable
to me, and feeling assured that
you did not wish to do any injus-
tice, | communicated to you,
and through you, your readers,
thir explanation:
In operating the press since
their purchase, they claim,
they haye received no return on
their investment, and as an evil
dence that this is true, they
proffer to sell the press back to
our home people, or anyone else
who wishes to purchase, at what
it cost them.
In operating the press they
also store and handle cotton. and
for this service, which includes
weighing, marking, tagging and
storage for sixty days or any
part thereof, they now charge
twenty-five cents instead of ten
cents as heretofore. If it is true,
as l amsassured by the company
and their local manager, that for
the service given the compensa-
tion heretofore charged did not
enable them to make any return
on their investment. l do not
see that we can reasonably COM
plain. They are going to much
expense in trying to give better
service than when our home peo-
pie owned the press, and all of
their help cost much more than
when we owned it.
Respectfully,
JOHN M. ALLEN
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-10-18
Brown-Mathews.

The friends of the contracting
parties were treated to a neat
surprise Thursday morning when
it was announced that on the
evening before Miss Theresa
Matthews and Mr.. M. C. Brown
had been married. The happy
young couple dropped in at the
home of Mr.. A. P. McAlister,
where DR.. Black also happened
in shortly afterwards, and in a
few minutes the Doctor had per-
formed the ceremony which
joined together the lives Of two
Of our most popular young peo-
pie. The bride is a young lady
of all the womanly graces, and
has been a great favorite among
all since childhood. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Matthews. The groom is a sue
cessful and popular young bus.
mess man. He is receiving the
congratulations from his hosts
of friends upon winning SO fair {
partner for life. They have ou1
best wishes for . lsng aal pres,
per1ds life.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-10-18
Verona

Mr.. A Fitzpatrick of San Antonio,
Tex, and his sister, Miss Sallie Kill
patrick, of Corinth, were guests of
their uncle, Mr.. ]. S. Fitzpatrick. this
week. We are glad to see that Mr..
Gordon is repairing his residence on
Church street. He will at an early
date become citizen of our town. -
Mr. c C Armstrong IS grading his lot
and will begin the erection of his res
idence on East street at once. Mr.
Hanna and wife of Fort, Smith, Ark,
are here for few days. Mr. Carl Bru-
ton of Guntown was vislror to our
town Sunday. Miss Annie Honnoll has
returned to Birmingham, Ala, where
she visited her sister, Mrs. Robinson. =
"Uncle' Henry Scales, trusted SER
want of the M. G. o. R. R. for forty
years. died Tuesday night. So the old
servants pass away, one by one. DIR
and Mrs. Hal Rogers and infant son of
Troy, visited the family of DR.. Spencer
last Thursday. The opening of the
Farmers Union Warehouse brought
quite crowd to town Saturday. The
cottage Mr. Mullin is building is near
ing completion. The Verona Music
Club held it's initial meeting for the
season at the home of Mrs VIZ Spen-
Ger last Thursday afternoon. Rev D N
Geddie, pastor of the M E Church at
this place, had the misfortune t. lose
his horse this week.-Little Ruby Gar
mon who fractured her arm is now able
to be on the streets. s.-Miss Maggie Hay
is visiting relatives in Grenada. Mrs
N M Hay is out of town for a few
days. The Opening of the Millinery
D .partment of 7 M Clark store was
the attraction of many visitors on Oct.
3, 4, 5. The assortment of fall hats
and millinery material is varied and
stylish, and reasonable in price. This
department is conducted by Miss Ute
Parham, an experienced and successful
milliner of Hickman, KY. She posses
ses style and individuality that will
please the ladies of Verona and vicin-
ity.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-10-18
COMPROMISE WITH
THE CUMBERLAND
For Points Outside the County and
Persons Other than Subscribers
the Old Rate Still Applies.

Jackson, Mss, Oct. 10. -Atl
Yesterdays session Of the Rail-
road Commission the proposition
made the Commission some days
ago by the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph Company with
reference to county service was
accepted. The new arrangement,
briefly stated, is that, instead Of
a subscriber paying a little high
er rental for telephone and get
ting free service to all points in
his county, he now pays the reg
ular rental only and in additiro
pays 5 cents for each message in
his county within 5 miles of his
residence and 10 cents for each
message in the county within 10
miles. For points outside the
county and for persons other than
subscribers the usual rates still
apply. This arrangement, the
Company argues, protects it from
the abuse to which the old ar
rangement was subjected by the
indifference of subscribers who
permitted their neighbors to use
their telephones for long distance
messages and thereby save them
selves the price of the service at
the company's expense. Com
missioner Kincannon was not in
favor of the new arrangement
and voted against it in the meet
ing.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-10-18

The marriage of Miss Lille
Goodletr and Mr.. Edgar B. Shell
ton on Monday, the 14th inst,
came as quite surprise to the
host of friends of the young cou-
pie who were on the qui vive but
were not apprised as to the ex-
act date when the marriage
would take place. The young
people met here Tuesday and af-
ter talking the matter over de-
cided to have the knot tied with
out further ceremony or delay.
The license secured, they repaired
to the home of Mr.. w. E. Pc
CUES, brother Of the groom, and
in his usual impressive manner,
Rev. R. A. Kimbrough said the
the words that made them hus.
band and wife.
The bride is the beautiful and
accomplished daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Goodlett of
Chesterville, and is a young
lady worthy the love and admi-
ration of any man. The groom
is a most worthy and successful
young man and countshis friends
by the number of his acquain-
tances. The Journal, along with
everyone, congratulates the hap
py young couple.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-10-18
As You Like Il Club.

On Oct. IL, Mrs. Zulu Boyle enter
tanned the AS You Like 1t Club. The
guests were invited in by little Miss
Mary Elliott Boyle who presented each
with tally card.
Several games of dominoe were en-
joyed and quite number tied. So twas
impossible to tell who was the best
player for the afternoon.
After delightful salad course which
was tastefully served, the hostess
brought in lighted candles and marsh
mellows were toasted. The decorations
were brown-eyed Susans and ferns.
Many guests were invited. Among
them were;
Mrs. Paul Perter, Mrs. Julia Blair,
Mrs. Murphy Thomas, Mrs. l.. G.. Y.
Baker. Mrs. T. C. Bonner, Mrs ]. M.
High, Mrs. F. L. Kincannon, Mrs. Fin
ley Hall.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Ekfn Oct. 26rtl.
NJ. NJ. CLARK, Sec.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-10-18
INDIANA TOWN
Meets DISASTER
Great Dupont Powder Plant at
Fontanet Burns and Mag.
azine Explodes.

A dispatch from Fontanet, Ind.
says that that town was rracti-
cally destroyed IN the 18th inst.
by the explosion of the plant Of
the Dupont Powder Company.
The dead number from Is to 45.
More than 600 persons were in
jured and every building in the
town was wholly or partially lev
e!ed to the ground.
Where stood thriving and
busy town of Of 1000 peo
pie this morning, tonight there
is ruin and scattered wreckage.
The dead and more seriously in
jured have been taken away.
Five hundred inhabitants, all
more or less wounded, remain
to gather their scattered house
hold goods and sleep under tents
and on cots guarded by soldiers
| of the State.
Without warning the powder
mills, seven in number, blew up.
They employ 200 men, and of
these rs were at work when the
first explosion occurred in the
press of the mill. In quick sue
cession the glazing mill, the two
coming mills and the powder
magazine blew up. followed by
cap mill. In the magazine, sit
uated several hundred yards
from the mills, were stored 40,-
600 kegs of powder. The con-
cussion, when it blew up, was
felt nearly 200 miles away.
Every house in town was de-
stroyed. Farm houses two miles
away and school houses equally
distant were torn to pieces and
their occupants injured.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-10-18
Letter From Mr.. Allen.

Tupelo, Miss, Oct. Is, 1907.
EDITOR JoURNAL::-I read in
the issue of your paper an edito-
rial on the Trakeoff of the Gulf
Compress Company Having
been one Of the parties tlrat naae
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-10-18
Card Of Thanks.

Through this means we desire to re-
turn our sincere thanks to our
friends who were SO kind to us at the
time when death came into our hcme
and took away our little one. We shall
never forget your kindness in the dark
hour Of our grief and we sincerely pray
that Gods blessings may rest upon you
at all times. We shall never forget
your kindness to US.
Mr.. AND MRS. w. P. RQSE,.
Fadfsfsyfflc. MISS.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-10-18

FOR SALE-A good Farm, 160 acres,
two settlements, good water, good pas
ture and about 80 acres. in cultivation,
40 acres in the bottom of first class
land, situated 6 miles north of Nettle-
ton. For further information call on
f. C. Lucas at home or write me at
plantersville, Miss, r. f. d. No. z.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-02
RAILROAD NEWS

S. M. FELTON,, president of the Chicago
the Mexican Central lines. Report comes
from Mexico that officials of the Mexican
Central are much disturbed over
the coming advent Of Mr. FELTON,, as it
is generally conceded that he has a
larger following of officials, and employees
in general than any other high railroad
official In America.
1t was reported after the death of
President Spencer of the Southern rail-
wa ythat Mr. Feiton would succeed him
as president of tina. road. 1t was rumored
at that time tnat high officials of the
Southern road advised the board of di-
rectors that they would resign in body
If Mr.. FELTON, were elected and this had
the eilect, it is said, of keeping him out
George Gardner, chief Clerk to Pas
senger Traffic Manager Fee of the South
ern Pacific who has been in Los Angeles
for the last two weeks on special busi-
ness connected with his company, left
Yesterday for San Francisco, his head
quarters Mr.. Gardner is considered one
of the best authorities in the country on
the Hepburn bill and the complex rul-
ings of the Interstate commerce commits
sion.
VI "A. ItOpp6 VI lAC PoSSCA6NA 0C-
partment of the Illinois Central, has re-
signed to accept position in the local
general passenger offices Of the Santa Fe.
Leon Engstrom, agent of the Star
Union line, with headquarters in Salt
Lake City, arrived in Los Angeles Fri
day. Mr.. Engstrom, accompanied by
his wife, is on a pleasure trip and will
visit points of interest in Southern Cali
fornia before returning to his duties.
11.c ntNx ot1cn ernrr nV1f nf
the Southern Pacific, who was suffering
from an attack of the grip. has recovered.
Gerobe Ketcham, travelling passenger
agent of the Washington Sunset lines, re-
turned from Imperial yesterday
T. c.. Lathrop. travelling passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific, has gone to
El Paso on a business trip.
f. w. Thompson, general western agent
of the Rock Island, returned to his head
quarters in San Francisco Saturday.
Epes Randolph arrived in Los Angeles
Friday afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-02

with much impatience by her host Of
friends, will make her bow as mes
senger boy, and very lively and Chip
per youth she should be. Miss Barker
has expected to play ingenue roles, and
these will be hers when opportunity pre-
sents, but meanwhile she is certain TO
make new friends in boys parts. one OF
which she also essays next week, when
1.-THE Sign of the Cross requires her to
appear as Stephanus.
"Graustark" is a strong play. built on
the book of the same name, which has
unlimited possibilities -for dramatic ac-
ton, and is full of telling situations,
which the dramatist has not neglected.
For the coming week every energy will
be bent making THE Sign of the Cross"
the greatest religious production ever
offered in the west The play requires
no fewer than sixteen complete sets of
scenery, and all the costumes come from
New York city. The entire company vii.
appear in the cast.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-02
"a TEXAS RANGER" AT THE
GRAND is OFF THE RANGE

Could the hundreds of Autographed por-
traits of Mr.. Lee Willard that adorn the
billboards of this city but listen to the
remarks that patrons of the Grand passed
on Mr. Wizards performance yesterday
afternoon as "A Texas Ranger" the said
portraits would blush rosy red with
mortifying shame, and one can almost
imagine the paper creeping into the
cracks to avoid the accusing glances of
the passing throng. 1t may well be,
however, that such sounds have grown
familiar to the printed presentments.
Those who had read the name of this
near-star In large type on the bi,lboards
naturally looked for a performance in
keeping with the dignity of the sonorous
syllables Such expectations were sadly
disappointed yesterday when a wildwest
play was presented by the Willard ag..
gregation. The trouble is that we have
seen a few cowboys out here and Mr..
Willard does not look or sound anything
like that at all.
The play is the hackneyed story of the
traduced COW puncher who in a moment
of need proves himself hero and wins
the lady's hand. That habit of hard rid
ing which the cowboy won honestly has
been the cause of much dramatic chican-
cry and fraud Here we have show
appealing for our dollars and basing the
appeal on our admiration for the plains
mans traditional qualities. That would
be excusable If there were given decent
picture of such character in the whole
show.
The next name on the program is Col.
Walter Marshall presented by Sidney
B. Payne. Mr.. Payne is as deadly as his
chief; and Lieut.. Vivian Mcclure,
played by Leo Lindhard, is on the same
level as the co.onel. Arthur Neale as
Lone Wolf and w. G. Sass as John
Yellow Dog are degree better. The
other males In the company are simply
the others. Miss George Woodthorpe is
seen as Sue Washington, mahogany
tinted female with a copper colored
voice. Ollie Cooper plays under this
name of Ne-Wah-Tah and is not half
as bad as others who have played similar
characters. When sne came on in the
last act in her own color and a white
woman's dress she was good to look at,
and because of that her sins are forgiven.
Vera Jane Beach as the rescued heroine
Ethel Marshall daughter of the colonel,
is also pretty and her acting need not be
mentioned. as there is very little of 1t.
Her prayerful soiloquies in the third act,
however. tired the audience beyond
measure"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-02
ADCOCK SEEN
BY FRIENDS
MISSING ATTORNEY MAY BE IN
CITY
SURETY COMPANY HAS NOT
PRESSED SEARCH
Lawyer Who Dropped from Sight
When Called for Accounting Of
Estate May Return for
Accounting

Friends of Robert J. Adcock, a well
known attorney, who disappeared Novem-
ber g. stated last night that he was seen
in Los Angeles yesterday and that he had
returned in order to straighten out his
financial affairs, the tangled condition Ct
which, il was reported at the time OF DIS
disappearance, led to his departure.
Adcock, who was the leading member
of the firm of Adcock, Reymert & Orf1la,
with offices in the Bullard block, was the
trustee for the estate of, Hazel Douglas,
of whom he was also the legal guardian,
1t was claimed he had made no report on
this estate to the court for eight years,
and it was because of the receipt of an
order to make an accounting that caused
him to leave the city. The surety COM
pany which was on Adcock's bond was
preparing to make good the amount, al
though it was satisfied Adcock was not
far distant and had probably retired tenn
porarily to a sanitarium.
On this theory no active search took
place, although there was great deal ol
correspondence between relatives and
friends of the man. His friends declared
there was no criminal intent in his de-
parture, but that dissipation had brought
ebout a temporary embarrassment anu
seclusion.
Adcock roomed at the Yosemite, 1151a
North Broadway, but has not been seen
there since the day of his disappearance.
at which time the proprietor demanded a
settlement.
1t is believed by the attorneys friends
that ne will early this week communicate
with the surety company in an effort to
straighten out his financial affairs.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-02
HEARD AROUND
HOTEL CORRIDORS

Alden H. Brown of Goldfield. New. is
registered at the Alexandria. Mr.. Brown
has lately returned from Almo, Lower
California, where he has extensive min
ing interests.
George M. Baker of Caliente. New. and
wife have secured accommodations at
the Hayward.
E. j. Hitchcock of San Jose de Costa
Rica, accompanied by his family, passed
through Los Angeles yesterday on the
way to New York. Mr.. Hitchcock is eX-
tensively interested in sugar plantations
in Costa Rica.
| I. H. Dewhurst of Salt Lake City is a
guest at the Angelus.'
A. NJ. Young, prominent mining man
of Goldheld, New. is registered at the
Hollenbeck.
E. W. Asting and wife. Mrs. e. C.
Choate and E. H. Wagner of San Diego
are at the Angelus.
Erie, Pa, are among the arrivals at the
Hollenbeck.
/. w. Hellman and his son-in-law, e. s.
Heller, registered at the Van Nuys yes
terday.
T. Johnston of Kansas City with his
wife and daughter, are guests at the
Westminster.
Louis Z. Pels and Arthur Glass. dia-
mond merchants of San Francisco, are at
the Hollenbeck.
Mrs Seth A. Keeney of Santa Barbara
is a guest at the Van Nuys.
8. B. Logan and wife of Chicago are
registered at the Westminster.
DR.. Anna Lultins and Miss Matilda
Miller OF New York and Mrs. A. H. Laf1er
of Pacific Grove are occupying apart
ments at the Hollenbeck.
G. F. Hopkins, proprietor of the Hotel
del Otero at Lake Winnibigoshish, Mimi,
Is a guest at the Alexandria.
H. M. Kinney of winona is registered
at the Angelus.
S. Benson of Portland, Ore. is regis
tered at the Hayward.
p. T. Smith of the South Sea islands is
at the Van Nuys.
James c. Finley and wife of Boston and
niece, Miss Rose Cullen of New Bedford,
Mass, are guests at the Westminster.
Roy T. Armstrong and Mrs. j. A. Arm
strong of Medford. Ore, are registered at
the Hollenbeck.
Mrs. Fred Cooper and Miss Ollie Coo
per of San Francisco are at the Hay
ward.
A. j. Reynolds of Boston is registered
at the Angelus.
Mai. J. P. Thompson, U. S. A., of Mis-
soula, Mont, is at the Hollenbeck.
r. Y. Carman of San Francisco and
T
panied by their wives, are guests at the
Alexandria They are prominent horse
men and are in Los Angeles for the rae
ing season.
e. F. Bloom, we'll known mining man
of Fairbanks, Alaska has secured ac-
commodations at the Hollenbecx for the
Wintor
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-02

though the Lord has surrounded you
with environments to look beyond until
you touch the very gateway of heaven.
Religion Only Salvation
'I believe in religion as the only sal
walton for sin through the grace of God.
This movement belongs to the church of
the living God. 1 believe that the man
who drinks is as much to blame as the
man who sells the liquor to him. be-
lieve in the work as carried on by the
Great Master, who never turned any
back, but looked for the good in men and
reached his hand Of love and said: Go,
and sin no more
Throw aside prejudice and unite in the
broad platform of love as outlined by
Jesus Christ. If you will do that, in five
years there would be no breweries in
America. We need more old-fashioned
religion. haven't any faith in a religion
that locks mans heart in his mouth.
What we need is more unadulterated
love and warm handshakes. Take socia-
bility out of the saloons, Christianize 1t
and put 1t in the church of the living
God and there will not be an empty pew
sins of the world to take our weapons OF
warfare. 1 have no faith in a religion
that gives a man long face.
'"The drunkards Of today were the mod
crate drinkers of fifteen years ago, an6
the moderate drinkers of today will bt
the drunkards in fifteen years time
Mr. Murphy closed his address with q
touching description of the death scene
of his mother and of the promises thai
the father and family of young children
had made. He ended with reference to
his father.
Father is only taking vacation To-
night he is in heaven interceding for you
and me. He is not dead; his works live
and his life shall be my example. To-
night beg of you, in behalf of your
loved ones, come and sign this pledge.
and no not stop until every unhappy
home is made happy"
The services closed with the signing of
the Francis Murphy pledge by many
members of the audience.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-02

acter. Her costuming in the first act,
however, is not appropriate.
William Desmond, though he Is cast as
the lover, really is seen this week in
subordinate part. Dc mond plays the
Englishman who wins Sundays love and
handles the role very well, without at
tempting to make his English overly
English.
"The Boys" Well Played
The characters of the four boys are
presented by Harry Mestayer A. Byron
Beasley, John w. Burton and Henry
Stockbridge. To Mestayer fall the best
opportunities given any member OF the
quartet, and his Jacky is delightful
portrait, rich in humor and convincing in
it's exposition of sentiment. Both In
point of acting and makeup Mr.. Beas'
ley's Towser is a highly commendable
piece of work, while Mr.. Burton and Mr..
Stockbridge contribute their full share
to the general excellence of the cast.
There is one weak spot-the Arthur
Brinthorpe of Lawrence Underwood. 1t
is an unpleasant role to begin with, and
Mr.. Underwood makes it worse by COM
monplace Interpretation. lacking in all the
essentials of the character. Such man
as he depicts never could have deceived
sunday for minute, nor have won even
the federation of "the boys"
Miss Elsie Esmond disguises her per-
sonallty completely as a nun, and the
other roles are in good hands.
sunday deserves liberal patronage.
The Sold Out sign was displayed at
J tn performances yesterday, and it
should be needed, at each performances
throughout the week.
AS a reminder of the Burbanks special
Ibsen matinees, the lobby of the theater
displays posters announcing Ghosts" on
Wednesday and Friday afternoons. These
performances will be given under the per-
sonal direction of Mr.. Mestayer, who will
himself play Oswald, with Miss Brenda
Fowler as Mrs. Alving, Maud Gilbert as
Regina and Mace Greenleaf and David
Edwin in the cast.