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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
WILL CREEK IS
HELD FOR MURDER
Coroner Brings Out Version of
SeIoca Tragedy
BOTH MINERS HELD GUILTY
Had Been Drinking and Attacked Mr.,
chamberIayne as Soon as He Drove
Up to the Company's
Commissary.
BOTH MINERS HELD GUILTY

AS a result of the shooting affray of
Monday afternoon at Seloca mines, in
which Superintendent II. II. Chamber
layne and Joe Creek were killed, viii
Creek, brother of the deceased, has been
brought to Birmingham and lodged in
the county Jail on the charge of murder.
The facts of the shooting are consid-
erably different from the version which
first reached the city. Coroner Paris
went down yesterday morning and thor
oughly investigated the whole affair. He
places all the blame on VIII Creek, the
sole survivor of the fray. and believes
him guilty of the charge.
On the coroner's return he described
the difficulty as he gathered it from
the evidence. VIII and Joe Creek. the
two brothers, according to the coroner,
We're drunk. VIII had dispute with
Chamberlayne on the previous Saturday,
and no was out on the warpath. They
went into the eommssary of the Crescent
Coal company and began kicking up
row, swearing and threatening the su-
perintendent.
Chamberlayne Drives Up.
At about this time Chamberlayne drove
up in the carriage with Dr.. Cox and, dis
mounting, went into the store. No sooner
had he entered than VIII began to hurl
expletives at him, and to threaten ven
geance. The superintendent quietly
stepped out on the front porch and or
dered the two boys to leave the store
Immediately if they could not keep quiet
Will then handed his pistol. .32 calibre
Smith &; Wesson, to his brother and Joe
took up the quarrel. Chamberlayne
turned his back, with the intention Of
walking off, but Joe showed him off the
porch.
AS he fell to the ground Joe fired once,
the bullet passing through his hat. Then
the superintendent drew his gun, and they
stood face to face in duelling posture
Each fired three times. Both fell to the
ground MORALLY wounded. Joe Creek had
three bullets in the center of his chest.
within an inch of the same spot, while
Chamberlayne was wounded Just below
the heart.
Will then rushed up and grabbed the
pistol from his brothers hand and pre-
pared to fire when Chamberlaynes last
bullet, fired after he was down, struck
the fellow just In the ribs. The bullet
glanced and resulted in only a flesh
wound. An outsider wrested the gun from
him.
Will Did Not Escape.
The people of Seloca did not expect the
superintendent to die, and for that rea-
son VIII did not escape. The coroner
states, however, that VIII sent to the
train to find out If the victim was dead
yesterday morning, but the deputies ar
rested him before he could make away.
The body of Joe Creek was prepared
for burial yesterday and nterment will
take place In Warrior today. The re-
mains of Superintendent Chamberlayne
were sent yesterday to Richmond, Va,
the home of his parents Friends in Bir-
mingham deeply regret the tragedy, for
the young man was one of the most
popular in the district
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
CAR SERVICE FALLS OFF,
Number Handled In February Shows
Decrease of 1855.

The report Of the Alabama Car Service
association for the month of February
was issued yesterday, and shows a de-
crease of 1855 cars from the number
handled a year ago.
During last month the railroads handled
66795 cars in Alabama and a year ago
they handled $3.50. The Louisville and
Nashville and several other roads showed
an lncre ase In February over the previous
February. while others showed a ma
terial decrease. Owing to the shortness
of the month, the number of cars handled
was considerably below the number In
January.
Following is the report for February:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
Following is the report for February;
Handled


Roads Handled.
Alabama Great Southern r. r.. $3.50
Alabama and Vicksburg Ry. ........ 254
Atlanta a. Bham Air Line K. r.. 655
Atlanta, Il ham & Atlantic K. r.. "a
Atlanta e. st. Andrews Bay X. r.. %
Atlantic Coast Line X. r. ............ /, 404
Birmingham g. Atlantic X. X. ...... 30
Birmingham Belt X. X. .............. ], 1888
Central of Georgia Ry. .............. 2,51
Chattanooga Southern X. X. ........ II
Illinois Central X. X. ................ 1877
Louisville T. Nashville r. X. ........27.9 49
Mobile & Ohio X. r. ................ g. 500
Southern Ry. in Mississippi. ........,.. SS6
Mobile e. Bay Shore r.. r. ............ 124
Mobile, Jackson & X. G. r. R......... 65l
Nash, Chat. & CT. Louis Ry ........ $50
New Orleans & n. Il. X. R........... $50
Northern Alabama Ry. ................ 1873
Seaboard Air Line Ry. .............. 1877
Southern Ry .......................... .11,O1
ST. L. & 8. F. X. X. .................. 2,290
Western Railway of Alabama ........ 1156
Yazoo & Miss. Valley r. r. ........ l,o66
Grand total .....'................e,f so
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20

Special brew # many beers
at "The Sub Wy."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-08
GENERAL TEACHERS MEETING

There will be meeting of the
teachers of Kingsbury county at the
court house, De Smet, Saturday, No
vember 9th, beginning at l0:30 a. m.
An interesting program will be given
including an address by Hon. A. e
Chamberlain, of Brookings, State SUI
perintendent of Farmers Institutes
Under the new law teachers attend
ing get the same pay as for days
teaching, while those who do not at
tend forfeit days pay. 1t is hop d
that every teacher in the county VIII
be present and help to make this
meeting a pleasant and profitable
one. A. I'll. Seymour, Co. Supt
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-08
THE PEOPLE AT SCHOOL

The people of the United States
are again at school being taught and,
perhaps, somewhat learning anoth r
lesson in many things 1t is worth
while, now that events have sharpened
attention hitherto indifferent or pre-
occupied, to note what is being taught
in this hard and costly school of ex-
perience.
First is the pointed emphasis this
monetary situation gives to the dimly
appreciated fact that we are not mere
congerie of states with the powers of
absolute sovereignty save as some of
their powers have been delegated to
the United States, but that we are in
fact a nation in all our large interests,
and states only in what concerns us
locally, largely matters of police and
administration and local affairs.
We rather prided ourselves that
whatever might be the disturbance
on Wall street was not a matter that
affected us; the bulls and bears might
disport with stocks and bonds to their
own hurt if they would, but they
couldn't hurt us. But we learn that
even they, playing with credit and
money, touch nerves to which we are
sensitive. For credit and money are
national and not local, and send their
vibrations TO the remotest hamlets
of the nation.
Again we are taught and may learn
that these stocks and bonds with which
the bulls and bears play are issued by
corporations created by states with
out regard to the Interests or vel
fare of the nation, often reckless of
them, as New Jersey has demonstrat-
ed; managed by men who have shown
equal disregard of common right and
welfare, sometimes shrewd in pro
noting their own interests, often reck
less or foolish, watering capital and
forcing consumers to pay returns up
on it in abnormal prices. And if we
gain wisdom by experience, we will
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-08

enact that corporations whose busi-
ness is nationwide shall be created
regulated and controlled by a power
of coordinate jurisdiction.
The next lesson relates to that form
of money called credit money and is
better know as bank notes. These
may be issued up to the full capital
of the bank but only on the security
of United States bonds which the bank
must buy and deposit with the con
troller of the currency. This monop
ol y given to the bonds effects their
price. These are quoted on the market
at price ranging from $l0l bid to Sl025
asked for those bearing 2 per cent.
interest, up to Sl22 and $l24 asked
for the As. With money at the rates
that have prevailed for months there
is loss in buying bonds at these
prices on which to issue notes. And
banks, like the best of us, are in busi-
ness for profit.
Again. the quantity of bonds is linn
tied ana, under sound, business like
policy, will diminish in quantity, for
the United States should pay off its
debts just as a business man does.
AS the debt decreases the value of
remaining bonds increases under the
bank demand until it is more profit
able to retire notes, withdraw and sell
the bonds than to issue notes on them
The consequences we are again exper-
iencing; supply of credit money
rigidly limited by the requirement of
bonds for note security, in a time Of
expanding demand for currency. For
years this has been pointed out and
"A flexible basis, equally secure, the
guaranty fund plan, urged but OPP
posed by banks holding high priced
bonds, by bankers who take their prej-
udices for their judjment, and by an
Indifferent congress. 1t is to be hoped
that this experience added to the prior
like ones, may induce congressional
action. Senator Newlands says it will
only if backed by public opinion.
Sioux City Tribune.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-08

THE Huronite wants to know why
the progressive republicans don't put
Shober to the front for governor,
claiming that Mr.. Shober is next in
line by virtue of the position he holds
and the work he has done in tie past
along the line of reform. For once
we agree with the Huronite, although
the Huronite does not care to see Mr..
Shober advanced. Our lieutenant
governor has been first and foremost
in this fight for the priciples advocat-
ed by the progressive faction and is
entitled to the nomination for COVER
nor. Nothing would please us more
than to see him the candidate of the
republican party.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-08
SUSPICION!

Most everybody is suspicious that
most all the statements made by an
outside advertiser are terribly stretch
ed, if not absolute falsehood. And
we plead guilty of thinking that the
statements made by the Devoe paint
company, one of our advertisers, that
their paint would go twice as far as
other paints, was putting things plen
ty strong, for while not knowing any
thing about the paint question, we
could see no reason why gallon of
one kind of paint should go farth'r
than gallon of any other paint. But
a conversation overheard in a Post
vile business place Tuesday evening
fully convinces us that the claims
made by the Devoe people for their
paiut are ab-olutely true. A citizen
who had fully decided to paint his
house came into the above mentioned
business place to get the views of two
brothers who had each built homes of
about the same size within the past
year or so, ON the kind of paint to
use. One said he painted lead and
oil, it cost him close to S28 and the
paint was beginning to peal off; the
other said he used Devoe lead-and-
zinc, in cost him little over $l4 and
looked as well and bright as when
first put on. They gave no advice
but it would be an easy matter to
guess what kind of paint the man
who made the inquiry will use cin his
house. Extract for "Postyille Qa.)
Review.
Robinson Bros. sell our paint.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-08

that it is impossible to see unseen
things; and yet it is fact of every
days experience. We walk by faith
more than sight, and by imagination
more than vision.
A gold coin gets its value, not from
its beauty that we can see, but from
its purchasing power hidden there.
All through life it is not the vision of
the eyes, but the unseen things which
the vision suggests, that move us.
Everything reminds us that what
we see is short lived, perishable and
perishing; and yet hidden in the
midst of all that, and unseen, there is
something which abides, which bear
the marks of the changeless and eter-
nal.
Humanity puts on new garments,
takes up new thoughts, opinions, am
bitions, and desires, yet there is some
thing which remains.
New fashions are put on, but the
old heart remains. The same long
ings, the same thirsting, and painting
for forgiveness and hope, the same
WEAKNESS and jaded feelings, the
same yielding to the magic power
of Jesus, the same contemptuous dis
regard of the hardened and frivolous
heart
Ii you would live well and sweetly
you must believe that there are un-
seen eternal things beneath all that
is temporal and seen. To walk by
sight altogether is to learn despair.
To walk by faith, is to remember that
the outside, with its infrmities, per-
ishes; and the inner life, with its
Divine possibilities, abides.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-08

the Northwest. Any attempt to show
that Mr.. Wheaton was there for any
unjust purpose in the interest of the
railroads is so much attempt to make
political capital through misrepresen-
tation. We would like to see the
creamery trust busted, and if Whea-
ton can give testimony or submit ar
gument that will induce the inter
state commerce commission to remove
the discriminating transportation
rates which have helped to build up
the trust, he will have earned his sal
ary several times over.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-08

The Huronite attempts to make
political capital out of the fact that
A. H. Wheaton, the dairy and food
commissioner of this stat, appeared
before the interstate commerce COM
mission at Lincoln, Nebraska, at the
request of the railroads and at rail
road expense. Mr. Wheaton did do
this, aud why? Because the cream
cry trust. which is attempting to des
troy every local creamery in the North
west through discrimination in prices
for cream, and through discrimination
in freight rates, entered a complaint
before the interstate commerce COM
mission and sought to maintain the
discriminating rates. Mr.. Wheaton
appeared for purpose of giving testi-
mony upon the subject, which was
perfectly proper. His testimony might
have been of benefit to the railroads;
we hope it was. 1t was certainly OF
benefit to the farming community OF
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-08

THAT faction who thought to get
onto the band wagon by supporting
Secretary Taft for the presidential
nomination are seeing themselves get
into deeper water every day. There
is no considerable Taft sentiment out
side of Ohio, and what there is in that
state is not very much in evidence,
The fact is at this time there can rea-
sonably be said to be nothing left to
the Taft bOomlet.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-08

Now that the financial crisis, which
bid fair to become panic, has pass
ed and the country rests in quiet only
not having qnite caught its breath, we
may look for renewal of the demand
for, and discussion of, an elastic cur
rency system. We believe that some
thing of the kind must be done. But
all plans proposed to date, which use
the national banks as an agency and
the government bonds as basis, are
useless just as the dumping of
treasury funds into Wall street has
little effect other than to stimulate
stock speculation for the time being,
so would the issuing of national bank
notes upon bonds as a security have
the same effect and no more. The
great national banks on Wall street
control nearly all the bonds that can
be used as security. The financial
furry through which we have just
passed was brought about through
the refusal of the New York banks to
supply the west with currency, al
though those banks were heavy debt.
tors to the west. 1t shows the power
of Wall street to bring on financial
panic at any time it pleases. The
only true remedy for the situation is
the deposit by the government of
funds in those sections OF the coun-
try needing it in Legitimate business
channels An instance of this need
can be found in the Northwest at this
time when crops are to be moved at a
high price. A few millions, a mere
smell for Wall Street, would be suffi
cient with what we have to move the
crop of the Northwest. AT differ
ent time of the year these funds could
be transferred to help move the south
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-08

"Toyland', a musical operetta
adapted from the German by Sam
Morris, with Chicago cast of fifty
people and bunch of pretty chorus
girls will soon appear in this city
After large amount of due persua-
ton, Manager Miller has been sue
cessful in securing this one big musi-
cal hit of the season. At the opera
house Saturday, Nov. 9th.
j. A. Fife, the contractor, has
erected in all forty one buildings dur
ing the season now drawing to a
close. He already has fourteen un-
der contract for next year.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-08

ern crop or called in entirely if there
was no need of them. Some such
plan as this must be devised To
dump funds into Wall Street is only
to aid the wild speculation which
sooner or later means stagnation of
business and perhaps ruin for many
legitimate interests.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-08

JUsT at present Glass, who says he
is an insurgent candidate for congress,
is receiving the united support of the
machine press.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-08
EPIGRAMS.

From Sunday Sermon bvRev. II. Preston
The Scripture says certain prom
ises are to become ours while we look
not at the things that are seen but at
the things that are unseen.
A superficial observer would say
The Mena weekly star., 1907-03-21
JAMES MCCORMACK INJURED.
Father of Mrs. Rockwell Fell From His
 Engiue on the Rock Island.

Mrs. [. A. Rockwell received word yesterday that her father, Engineer James Mccormack, who has been running an engine on the Rock Island out of Shawnee. was seriously injured last Saturday by falling from his en- zine.
 At the time of the accident Mir. Mccormack was at Weleeka and in the fall his left leg was broken between the hip aud knee. He was taken to the hospital at South McAlister, where he will be confined several weeks.
 Mrs. Rockwell is expecting her mother to come here to make her visit while MT. Mccormack is at the hospital, and little Mary Rockwell who has been visiting with her grandparents at Shaw nee, will return home with Mrs. Mccormack.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-03-21
Ten Years Ago This Week

Men were breaking stone yes terday for the concrete founda- tion ot the brick eating house to be erected west of the depot.
 Meua's dramatic club will ar- pear in Border Land" the first time at the M. F.. church, March 16. Go and see them and Il clip a good cause.
 Joe Frady purchased last week of K. $. Owens the lot at the cor ner of De Queen street and Hon. ert avenue, paying 5000 therefor. He contemplates erecting a nice business house on it in the near future.
 The first train from the south to arrive in Mena. came up Fri day night. It was freight and brought three cabooses and three sets of trainmen to take charge os freight trains arriving from the north and going south from this division point.
 In the circuit court at Dallas yesterday the case of the town of Mena vs. E. P. Smith testing the legality of the occupation tax, levied by the city council, was tried and Smith secured verdict the tax being declared unconstitu- tional. J. C. Byers was Smiths attorney and feels proud of his victory.
 Since the com 2letion of the Port Arthur route from Mena to Shreveport the freight tratfic over the line has been immense and Tuesday of this week was gala day along the line many trains arriving from the north decorated with bunting and flags, also bear ing placards showing from whence the freight came and to whom it was consigned. Four trains arrived composed ot torsy- eight cars of flour, mostly from Levenworth, Kas., and consigned to parties in Texarkana and Shreveport.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-03-21
FUNERAL OF MRS. ELLISON.
Remains Accompanied to This City by
 Delegation of Shreveport Ladies.

Delegation or cuFeVePoFt Laaies.
 The remains of Mrs. Lula Brownfield Ellison arrived in Mena yesterday afternoon accom- panied by Mir. Ellison and a num- Der of friends ftom Shreveport, where Mrs. EIlison's death oc- cured Sunday, March IT.
 The remains were taken direct to the Nj. E. Church, South. of this city, which the deceased had been a member during her life time. The funeral services were there conducted by the Rev. J. A. Henderson attended by many friends of this city. The inter- ment was made al the White Oak cemetery beside the remains of Mrs. Ellison's former husband, the late Engineer Brownfield, who died here couple of years ago. Mrs. Ellison's death was caused from blood poison resulting from an operation she had recently undergone.
 Those from Shreveport who attended the funeral and accom- panied Mir. Ellison on this sad journey were Mesdames Kennedy, Proud, Casey, Prebble, Spurlock, White and Engineer Mitchell.
 These friends with Mr. Ellison returned to Shreveport last night with the exception of four of the ladies who remained over to en joy brief visit with friends in Mena until this afternoons train. During their stay here Mrs. Prebble was entertained at the home of Mrs. c. A. Rockwell, Mrs. Kennedy at tue home of w. J. Dunnegan, Mrs. Proud at the hore of Mrs. O. E. Wilcoxin and Mrs. White at the home of Mrs. Langford.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-03-21
WAS A NEWSPAPER FAKE.
Story Of Negro Soldiers Confession Regarding Brownsville Affray
 Proves to be Untrue.

Washington, March 19.-Chairman Warren of the senate committee on military affairs, which is investigat- ing the Brownsville affair, Monday received from Secretary Taft copy sf dispatch from San Antonio. Tex, as follows;
 Chief of Police, Galveston, has just wired me confession of Gray. supposed discharged soldier. appear ing in papers Sunday is fake.
 "BLOCKSOM, Major
 The dispatch relates to the al- legged confession printed in Gal weston newspaper and sent broadcast throughout the country. Senator Foraker who was taking the lead in the role of the defense of the ne- gro soldiers said Monday that hs would order the subpoena of the ed- itor of the Galveston News in order to secure statement from him con- corning the story.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-03-21
TURNS DOWN
 STREET CRIMINALS
Monroe County Judge Shuts Out This Class of Attractions
 From Clarendon.

Clarendon, March 19.-Repeat- ed solicitations of advance agents to induce County Judge K. r. Milwee to grant them license to hold street fair in Claren- dou proved unavailing. Judge Mllwee frankly told each agent that he was strictly opposed to street fairs for moral and business reasons; that he would as soon intict his town with contagion as to permit one to enter it, and that he would prevent their com Ing to Clarendon or any other town in Monroe county if he possibly could. It is within tn c discretion of the county judge to hx the amount of the license to pc paid by such aggregations, County Judge Milwee fixed 1t in this case at $50 day for each show, there being seventy-eight people and four distinct shows embraced in the fair, and this would have made the aggregate amount of license $200 a day. The fair purposed to remain six days.