The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
RIP ROARING TIME
 IN JOINT DEBATE Candidates Noel and Brewer
 Are Shouted Down CROWD IS TOO PROSPEROUS Many Attempts Are Made to Get the Audience Quiet and Speakers Are
 Not Heard Ten Feet From
 Speakers Stand.
CROWD IS TOO PROSPEROUS

Jackson. Miss, August 19.-(Speeial)- l It Is well enough that there is not time for another joint debate between Messrs. Noel and Brewer opposing candidates for the govenorship else there would be a knock-down and drag-out fight Their first and only joint debate was held hero Saturday night before an audience esti- mated at from 5000 to 5000, many of them ladies. Ex-Gov Robert Lowry. one of the most venerable citizens of the com munity. and who is chairman of the Noel campaign committee, presided over the meeting. He saw from the beginning that the disorder was going to be great, as MT. Noel had hardly begun before the cat-calls, hisses and hootings made it l impossible to be heard. The chairman | begged for quiet, so did MT. Brewer, who | felt mortified that his friends should | treat lis opponent so dlscourteously. Mir. | Noel worried along through his speech, | few heard 1t, and MT. Brewer arose to reply amid great demonstrations But he soon discovered that the applause was not of a complimentary nature. The Noel | 1 the big hall and pandemonium reigned supreme. MT. Noel appealed to his friends to listen to hls opponent, but they would not. The yels were deafening and in- terruptons fired in one after another l Those the stand with the speakers l could not hear, ard the reporters who had squatted at the feet of the speakers, did not catch one word In fifty. This l disgraceful conduct was continued till MT. Brewer had taken his seat and then | MT. Noel attempted his fifteen minute re- joinder. If possible the confusion was worse confounded, and save for the mo- i tion Of the candidates lips it could not be told that he was speaking. The police were repeatedly appealed to, but they were powerless. Their attempts at ar rests were met with resistance from the entire crowd
 | When MT. Noel had finally taken his seat the crowd rushed to the platform, seized both candidates and carried them 1 bodily to hacks that were in waiting at | the door. Fortunately the crowd was in a good humor. It was determined that no speeches should be made, and while ! they went at their task laughingly they were all determined and succeeded be- yond their fondest hopes. Such conduct was never before experienced here. It used to be the rule that "black and tan' conventions broke up in rows, with razors in the air, but this performance put those old-time political gatherings to shame.
 Second Primary Near.
 Mississppis second primary for state, district and county officers will be held on the 22d Inst. Following are the state candidates:
 For Governor-E. F. Noel of Holmes Earl Brewer of Coahoma,
 For Lieutenant Governor-Luther Man ship Of Hinds, Wiley Nash of Oktibbeha
 Railroad Commssioner-Middle district John A. Webb of Hlnds, Presley Groves of Leake.
 Railroad Commissioner-North dis trict J. R. Scott of Webster, l.. N Rivers of Marshall.
 ! Penitentiary Trustees-Northern district Tor of Lee.
 Big Yield of Corn.
 While Mississippi does not claim fame as a producer of corn and other grains, it is doubtful if there is a state In the union that can excel the yield of l50 bushels per acre. made last year by MT. Abe Shepherd of Holmes county
 
 entire farm, but was from one specially prepared acre. just to see what could be done
 Who Burned the Log.
 At a depth of 34 feet Albert Duckett a negro well-digger, struck on the farm of Mayor Acker of Aberdeen, a petrifed hickory log two feet in diameter It took thes negro one entire day to cut out the obstruction with a cold chisel In the f1,A ffctu onA late 70 the country are asked how came that log 34 feet under ground, and on the top of hill.
 Rains lnJure Cotton.
 Heavy rains have fallen over this sec- ton of Mississippi every day for the past week or more. and farmers report that their cotton is turning to weed They fear that when the rains cease the plant will begin to shed it's forms and young bolls, disaster that is not to be con sidered lightly. Professor Bamberger of the department of agriculture at Wash ington, who has been stationed In Mis- sissippi the past two or three years, look ing after the government demonstration farms. and who has paid special atten- ton to the cotton crop, advises farmers to go through their fields at once and top every stalk. He declares this will mean the saving of a boil.
 Unknown Man Buried.
 The dead body of a neatly dressed young white man, aged F or 1S was found on a raft of logs in Pearl river, near Columbia. a few days since, and buried on the river bank. There was no mark of Identification, nobody had ever seen or heard of him in that vicn- ity, and he fills an unmarked grave It was believed by the jury of inquest that the young man had gone into some neigh boring watermelon patch and gotten hold of one that was poisoned with strychnine. the position of the body showing that he was on the raft, drinking water | Real Estate.
 l Y-e will move. have lumber for signs