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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-18
JUDGE CALDWELL
HEARS CREDITORS
AFFAIRS OF BOYD 4 cAskEy
COMPANY BEING Adjusted.
R. J. Mccauahey Is Appointed Re-
ceiver in the Burke 4 Mccain Bank.
ruptcy case-second Meeting Of
Creditors In the RavesIes Failure.


In the hearing in the Boyd & Cas-
key bankruptcy matter before Judge
Coldweil yesterday. the creditors ex-
amined the books and accounts OF the
firm and several witnesses.
All bills OF the receiver UP to date
were examined. approved and ordered
paid after which there. was an ad-
journment of the hearing until next
Friday when this matter will be taken
up again.
It is stated that there will possibly
be a dividend declared before the
hearing is closed for this time and It
is certain that the matter win be
gone into thoroughly before an ad-
journment is taken.
+ The creditors in the Burk & Nc
Cain Bankruptcy matter held their
first meeting yesterday, before Judge
Caldwell as referee, and r. J. NC
Caughey was elected trustee.
In the iRavesies bankruptcy case the
second meeting of creditors was held
and all that was done to pass on GER
tain accounts and order certain bills
paid.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-18
CHARTER GRANTED
FOR TRUNK Line
PuzzLINc RAILROAD EXPERTS IN
THE STATE.
Line from Bay st. Louis to Grand
Junction Is PuzzIing Those Who
Have Reason to Wonder What the
Promoters Are Up to Now.
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss, September 17.-Rail
road experts are puzzling over the
Mississippi Railroad Company" and
the activity which the prospectors
seem to be displaying.
Last week the petition for incorpor.
alton OF the scheme was filed with the
Governor and the Governors procla.
nation was issued authorizing organ
ization. The route was not given.
but the terminals were stated as BAY
st. Louis on the south and Grand
Junction, Tenn, on the north" The
papers were rushed through at once
and put on record in the secretary of
states office. Immediately afterward
a meeting of the projectors was called
and was held last Friday and the COM
pany organized with capital of $780,
900. Three directors were chosen to-
wit: j. e. Thornton, ]. L. Ross, and
Geo. s. Sprague. No significance at
taches to the names of the parties as
they are all local.
The organization papers were filed
with the secretary of state and hur-
ried through in order that they might
be recorded in several counties at
once.
OF course it is understood that no
such thing as the building of separ-
ate independent line through the state
between these points is contemplated,
as it would be manifest folly to build
between the several lines already
traversing the state from end to end
and already established. But the indi-
cations are that some strategical
move is on, but of what nature and in
what interest is the question.
Grand Junction is directly north of
Bay st. Louis on line as straight as
crow flies, and the territory to De
traversed is a narrow strip between
the Illinois Central ON the west and
the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
on the east, with the Gulf and Ship
Island and the New Orleans and Great
Northern also paralleling the southern
half Of the territory.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-18
RETAIL LUMBERMEN
OF two STATES MEET
Mr.. Allen, Of Shreveport Repudiates
Statement That Association Is a
Trust-Entertainment Of Visitors.

New Orleans, September 1.-THE.
eleventh semi-annual meeting Of the
Retail Lumber Dealers Association
Of Mississippi and Louisiana began
this morning, with fair-sized attend
ance. An executive session of the
board of directors was held at 10
o'clock. Following this an open meet
ing was held. President s. A. Tucker.
of Senatobia, sat in the chair.
Mr.. Philip Werlein, on behalf OF
Mayor Behrman, delivered the address
of welcome, and turned the keys Of
the city over to the visitors. Mr.. Wer-
lein made a very good talk. He spoke
of the necessity of the retailers weed
ing out the bad in their association,
and of keeping up the good His little
speech was warmly applauded.
Mr.. l.. c. Allen, of Shreveport, who
responded, went right into his speech
without any parleying. He declared
that the accusations that the Retail
Dealers Association was a trust was
untrue. That it has never been a
trust, but is working for its absolute
right. New Orleans, he declared, was
destined to become the greatest city in
the Western Hemisphere. The growth
OF the past FIVE years has been pbes
nomenal. What will 1t be in 1919. he
asked, when the Panama canal, with
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-18
STANDARD OIL COMPANY'S
BOND FIXED AT Sic, ,OOO, 900

September Grosscup Of the United states cir
cult court nxed the bond Of the Standard Company
diana $OOo0oO
to obtain supersedas restraining the
ing the 290Oo0o0 recently
for the insisted bail 1oooooo
while the attorneys the
The action
Of Judge is said to be both
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-18
TRUSTS ENORMOUS PROFITS
AGGREGATE $49O, ,3l5, 1884
Associated Press.

New York. September 1.-THE profits COMPANY
from 1899 to 1905 according testimony
the assistant attorney States
era court this city today During the
gross assets increased from $780, the
first time that the public
The companys attorney made the
and the opinion prevails
duce its books whenever demanded.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-18
kiDNAPER's SENTENCE
CONFIRMED BY COURT
Associated Press.

Raleigh, N. c.. September 1.-THE
supreme court of North Carolina to-
day confirmed the sentence of Joshua
Harrison, sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for twenty years for kidnapping
an S-year-old boy in 1906
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-18
BANK TO LIoUIDATE.
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Pass Christian, Miss, September II.
The Home Bank of Pass Christian
will go into liquidation. This step
was decided by the board of directors
Yesterday afternoon after an investi-
CATION of its affairs. But every dollar
due depositors will be paid in full.
This has been guaranteed by the
board Of directors.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-18
LARcElINcREAsE in
EGYPT COTTON CROP

Daily News Special.
Cairo, September 17.-The cotton
crop Of Egypt, which exceeds seven
million cantars "a cantar Is q little
over ninety-nine pounds) shows q
large increase over all records Of the
past decade. It is estimated to be
worth $3.50, 900, 900.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-18

Guthrie, Okla, September IT,
Early returns indicate that the entire
Democratic state ticket headed by G..
n. Haskell for governor, has been sue
cessful and that the state constitu-
tion, written by democratic conven-
tion, has been adopted by large ma
.jority in today's elections.
Republicans have not given UP hope
however, and believe that the final re-
turns will show that Governor Frantz
has been elected as the first executive
OF the new state by safe margin. "A
heavy Frantz vote has been cast in
many cities and towns in "Old Okla
homa," but will almost certainly be
wiped out by the overwhelming Has
kell vote that is being rolled up in
Indian territory.
sl,1 The Indians are helping out the
democratic total, while a considerable
detection in the republican negro vote
is reported in some sections. Interest
in the election centers largely in the
gubernatorial race, Governor Frantz
Is personally popular throughout both
the territories and the republicans
continue to hope that this will carry
the ticket through. That the legisla-
ture will be democratic is admitted,
znsuring the election Of Thomas p.
Gore Of Lawton, and Robert L. owen,
Of Muskoeee. as Oklahoma's first rep
rresehtatives IN the United States SEN
ate. Senator Owen is Cherokee In
dian, and proud Of his racial connec-
tion with the aboriginal Americans,
while Mr. Gore will be the first totally
blind man to become member Of
the upper house Of the national legis-
lature.
Other democratic candidates for
state offices. admittedly elected, are
George Bellamy. Ell Reno, lieutenant
governor; William Cross, Oklahoma
City. secretary Of state; M. 3. Trapp,
Ada, state auditor; Charles West,
Enid, attorney general, and j. a. Men
efee, Carnegie, state treasurer.
The question Of state wild prohibit
tion has also played an important part
In the campaign and present indica-
tions are that Oklahoma win take its
place In the galaxy OF states as a
prohibition commonwealth. The CON
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-18
MISS FANNIE EVANS.

Crystal Springs, September IT.
Miss Fannie Evans, youngest daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs, R. A. Evans, died
at the suburban home Of her parents
today at noon
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
AN ACCIDENT.
r. r. Tissue Says He Did Not inten-
tionaIIv Shoot His Wife.

Newton, Tex. April 1S-After r.
r. Tissue acknowledged that he shot
his wife. claiming that he did 1t acct.
dentallv the people Of the vicinity OF
Kirbyville and Call were very much
wrought mp. and It looked very prob
able that raid on the jail foe the de-
livery of Tissue would take place.
The intention of the crowd to attack
the jail was made known to the off
GERS here, and the sheriff at once
wired the governor for aid and he i'm
mediately called the Orange Rifles to
the scene They arrived on the 6:1h
train Monday and renorted to Sheriff
Booker for service They were placed
on guard at the iail. and everything
was nuet during the night.
Tissue was carried before Justice
of the Peace Kenner for an examining
trial. which he waived. and bond was
fixed at 10000. He was carried to Or,
ange for safe keeping.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
SHE.RIFF"S SALE.

No. I1,o66--ln the First Judicial District
Court of Catido Parish. Louisiana:
NJ. NJ. Silbernagel VS.. H. c. Haynes
BY virtue of writ of feri facias. to
me Issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit, by the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, have seized and will offer
for sale at public auction, for cash. ac-
cofding to law, without benefit of ap-
prsisement, at the principal front door
Of the court house of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, during the legal hours for
sales, Oh
SATURDAY, MAY d. 1907,
Eighty acres of land, described as fol-
lows: Beginning at the southeast corner
of section II, run north a8I-s chains to
stake from which a red oak bears
south so degrees east as links; thence
west az chains to stake from which
pine tree hears south GO degrees west
Il links; thence south 2S Ia chains to a
stake; thence east 28 chans to the be-
ginning, being situated in section IL.
township 10 north, range 10 west, Caddo
Parish, La, with all buildings and inn
provenents thereon
Said property seized as belonging to
defendant and TO be sold to satisfy the
debt specified in said writ in the sum
of $4,000. with interest thereon from
I6tl, day of December 1904 until paid at
the rate of per cent per annum, and all
costs of suit, including 10 per cent on
said sum and, interest as attorney fees.
J. p. FLOURNOY,
Caucasian March 28 Sheriff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
BOLD DEED DONE.
Express Clerk Had to Pass Ovt
Much Currencv at St, Paul.

st. Paul. April 1S.-One Of the bold
est and most successful robberies that
has been perpetrated in this city fsi'
many years, occurred Tuesday night
when clerk In the union depot Of
flee ON the Northern Express company
was held up at the point of a revolver,
compelled to open the safe and take
therefrom package containing $25,-
600 in currency, with which the rob
Der made his escape
At 10 80 o'clock young MAJ who
Is believed TO have been a partner of
the rubher called at the express of
flee and by some pretext managed to
get one Of the clerks out OF the office
FOR a short time. Fred Zimmerman,
the other clerk. soon sfterward found
himself confronted by masked rob
Der, who pointed pistol at his head
Hands up. or I'll blow hole In
you" commanded the bandit, and Zim
norman quickly complied The rob
Der then searched the clerk and took
from him revolver which he had In
one of his pockets He then com
manded Zimmerman to open the. safe
The clerk was badly frightened and
obeyed the order without hesitation.
The bandit seemed to kAhw what
he was after for he told Zimmerman
to hand out the package of currency
which was to go TO Duluth on the
midnight train. Zimmerman handed
out the bulky envelope. which the rob
Der thrust into his coat pocket. He
then backed out of the office, first
commanding Zimmerman TO turn his
face to the wall and to remain in that
position for ten minutes under pain of
death. A couple of minutes after the
robber disappeared down the tracks
the second clerk returned and. discov
ering the robbery, gave the alarm.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
CAUSED SURPRISE.
Scarcity of Searchlishts OecaD
sions Comment.

Washington, April 1S 49, The state
til " district of Boston that night
exercises in connection with the ap
preaching Joint drills OF Massachusetts
and regular coast artillery men next
July will be impossibte for lack Oh
searchlights has caused something OF
a sensation in military circles. 1t ap
pears the success of the defensive
work Of great Notifications In Boston
harbor Is entirely dependent upon the
operation of three searchlights. two
being twenty four inches and one
thirty-six inch lights. These lights are
declared by artillery men at the wal
department to be rldiCulously made
quate The state of affairs at Boston
IS said to be the same which exist al
the principal defences OF he Atlantic
coast There are very few sixty-inch
searchlights in position and none OF
the defenses are sufficiently equipped
so resist night attack.
General Murray, chief Of artillery
estimates that at present he safe
eauipmen is such that more than sew
enteen years must elapse before all
our defenses can he supplied with
enough sivty-inch lights to comply
with the demands of modern military
and naval defense Taft board esti
mated that nearly s4000,000 would be
required to purchase the needed mum
ber of searchlights, but congress ap
propriated only $125,00 for one years
supply of lights.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
WIFE DREW PISTOL.

Husband Struck Her Over the Head
With a Chair, and She Died
Greensboro. N. c., April 1S.-While
his wife held pistol pointed in his
face DR.. r. b. Patterson struck heI
over the head with chair In their
home at Liberty Randolph county
Mrs. Patterson died from the effects
of the blow. DR.. Patterson went tc
call on woman, a patient of his. and
Mrs. Patterson objected to his going
She had often before objected to allow
ing him to attend lady patients. Upon
his return difficulty ensued, and his
wife drew pistol He raised a chair
and struck her.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
RREvITIEs PUNCHED.

Spain will sepnd $4,000, 900 on he,
navy.
Special school tax carried at Troupe
Tex. 1906 to %.
Ten special detectives are guarding
Fortress Monroe. Va.
Miles, Tex. is to have nationa
bank capitalized at $4,000.
A young man named O. G. Kenny
died suddenly on Houston street.
The telephone office at Grant. 7. T.
was robbed of small sum.
Miss Sallie Pritchard died near Fer
ris. Tex, from the effects of carbolif
acid. /.
Texas or Bust" was the Inscription
on a wagon passing through Decatur
Tex.
The $4,000 sent by United States &c
Chinese famine sufferers has all beer
expended.
At Flint, Smith county, Texas. Macl
Hargraves. druggist. was fatally stab
bed by negro.
Herbert Leysant. a boy. drowned II
the Colorado river near Alleyton, Tex
while bathing.
T. w Corbett, several years Cottor
Belt railway agent at Texarkana. die
at Spokane. Wash.
Arnold Wellington night operator
in the telephone office at Hugo. I. T.
was run over and killed by train.
Captain r. D. Shipley. British of
ficer, and Miss Flora Wallace of Bar
tlesville. |. T., were welded at Kansa!
City.
Near Paris, Tex, little boy named
Patton was bitten by mad dog.
madstose adhered to the wound three
hours.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
SHERIFF'S SALE.

No. 1I,III-In the First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana:
Charles c. McCloud ct ais VS.. Joe
Moore.
By virtue of writ of seizure and sale
to me issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit, by the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, | have seized and will offer
for sale, at public auction, on terms
hereinafter stated. without the benefit of
apprasement. at the principal front door
of the court house of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, during the legal hours for
sales on
SATURDAY., APRIL ~, 1907,
A certain lot of ground on Perrin ave
nue., in the Talbert & Perrin subdivision
of the City of Shreveport, Louisiana, de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at a point
on Perrin avenue at the dividing line
between lots 20 and "a of block 3 of the
Talbert < Perrin subdivision: run
thence east 30 feet along Perrin avenue /;
thence north lao feet to the alley; thence
west along the alley DO feet to the west
ern boundary of said lot "a; thence south
along said boundary lao feet to the
place of beginning, together with all
buildings and improvements thereon.
Said property seized as belonging to the
defendant and to be sold to satisfy the
said debts in the sum of 100000, as fol-
lows: For cash to pay and satisfy the
sum of $4,000, with per cent per an
mum interest thereon from October 10.
zoos, and all costs now due. and on such
terms of credit on the remainder of said
srm of 100000 and interest from Octo-
Der 70, 1905, as are set forth in the act
of sale and mortgage from McCloud &
Hester to Joe Moore, and all costs Of
suit, including 10 per cent on said sum
and interest as attorneys fees
J. p. FLOURNOY.
Caucasian, March "a. Sheriff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
COTTON ANALYSIS.

Secretary Hester's Report on Move
ment For Past Seven Months.
New Orleans. April 1s.-Secretary
Testers analysis of the cotton move
ment for the seven months from Sept
| to March 81 inclusive. shows that
compared with the movement last year
Texas nncluding Indian Territory
has brought into sight this season In
round figures 1,473.000 bales more;
other Gulf States including Arkansas
Louisiana Mississippi. Missouri and
Tennessee ana Arkansas, have mark
eted 967, 900 bales more and the At
Iantic states of North and South Car
DINA. Georgia and Florida. Ala h&nla
and Virginia marketed 1877 900 more
making the total increase in the crop
marketed 2.577 zoo.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
SEVEN TAX BILLS.

Taxation to Report on That Many.
Austin, April 1S.-After labor of
nearly eight hours the house commit.
tee on revenue and taxation has decid
ed TO renort favorably the following
named bills:
Intangible assets tax bill rross re-.
ceipts tax bill. peddlers' tav bill inner.
itance tax bill by Messrs Moblev and
Kennedy. providing a net. cd of re
assessing property on which former az
sessments have been found IN he n
valid; McGregor's bill nrcviding tho
no error, omission or Formally shaf
be available in tax suit unless It be
shown that material injury resulted,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
Conferred With Peabody.

New York, April 1S.-Harry X
Thaw informed his keepers In the
tombs prison that he was i'll when
Lawyer Peabody of his counsel called
at the prison Wednesday Thaw was
still in bed, but on being informed he
could not confer with Peabody In his
cell he went to the conference room
and consulted with him for two hours
At the end Mr.. Peabody would make
no statement.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
Arrest Made,

ST. Paul, April 1S.--The police ar
rested John Gunderman on the charge
OF holding UP Fred Zimmerman, clerk
in the Northern Express company's
Office. and robbing the Office safe OF
a package containing $4,000. The pc
lice say Gunderman has not confessed
They will not say whether the money
has been secured or not, but they say
they have the right man.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
CHARTER
OF ENRICH BROTHERS AND
COLEMAN COMPANY.

Be it known that this day before me-,
Leon K. Smith, a notary public in anc
for Caddo Parish. Stat. of Louisiana
duly commissioned, qualified and sworn,
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereun.o sub icribcJ
who severally declared that availing
themselves of the general laws of the
State of Louisiana relative to the for
nation of corporations, they have form
ID themselves, their associates and SIC
cessors, into a corporation for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under agree
ments and stipulations hereinafter set
forth. which they hereby adopt as their
charter.
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be
ENRICH BROTHERS AND COLE
MAN COMPANY. and by that name it
shall have the power and authority to
enjoy succession for ninety (oo)
years. to contract. sue and be sued and
Use corporate seal; to hold. purchase,
lease, sell and hypothecate property, real
and personal. and to name and appoint
such managers, agents, directors and
,fficers as the business of the corpora
ion may require, and to make and es-
ablish. as we'll as alter and amend, from
inc to time. such bylaws, rules and
equations for the proper government
# the affairs of the corporation as may
be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE H.
The domicile of this corporation shall
,e i'll the City Of Shreveport, Louisiana,
md all citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the president of
aid corporation. or, in the event of his
,bsence, upon the vice president there
#, and, in the absence Of both of said
)fficers. upon the secretary of said cor
poration.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
his corporation is established and the
nature of the business to be car
led on by it are hereby de
Jared to be the purchasing, BULL
ng, leasing and conducting theaters
nd music halls, and for furnishing the
properties and equipment of dramas,
,peras, etc, and generally to carry on
he business Of theater proprietors and
managers, and in particular to provld2
Tor the production, representation and
performance of opera, stage plays, op-
'rettas, burlesques, vaudeville, ballets,
,antomimes, spectacular pieces, prone
lade and other concerts, and other
musical and dramatic performances and
entertainments, to produce plays, book
md route theatrica1companies and supply
companies for theaters, and also to do a
General bill posting business; and to
1old and exercise all such incidental
powers and privileges as relate to the
,bjects hereinbefore set forth
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
IS hereby fixed at twenty-five thousand
($25 .ooooo) dollars, divided into two
hundred and fifty (25o) shares of on,
hundred ($Ioooo) dollars each, payabl,
in cash. The corporation shall becom,
going concern and be authorized to d
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
PREFERS POLES.
"They Are Everything Which Our
Modern Negro Is Not"

Monroe. La, April Isl w. Parks
a prominent planter of the Onachita
state board of agriculture In a plan Of
his to import Poles to the farming dis
tricts of Louisiana.
"The bringing of Poles to the Mis-
sissippi valley will solve the labor
problem for the cotton planters" de
clares Colonel Parks 1.-THE Pole will
do as much work as three negroes
That has been my actual experience
with them. They want no holidays
except Sunday. They are everything
which our modern negro Is not"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
Coolest April Weather.

Amarillo. Tex, April 1.-THE cold
est April weather ever recorded In
southwest Oklahoma and the Panhan
die of Texas prevailed here for twenty
four hours Light snow and some sleet
fell ever this section. Heavier snow Is
reported from other parts of the Pan
handle
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-18
Lasted Five Seconds.

Askabad. April ia severe undu
lat royearthquake occurred here al
1925 o'clock Wednesday and lasted
Ave seconds. Askabad Is the capital
of Russian transcaspian territory. II
is situated on the Transeaspian rail
way, 290 miles southeast OF Mikhailo
wax, the seward terminus.