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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-19
Associated Press.

Natchez, Miss, September 1s.-This
city today forwarded to President
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay what is per-
haps the most unique invitation ever
extended to President Of the United
States torvisit an American city. 1t
consists Of a small. but handsomely
bound booklet, replete with histor-
ical information regarding the city OF
Natchez and adjacent territory. with
six Illustrations In water colors, paint
ed by Mr.. s. Carter Beard, who illus
trated several of the early works OF
Roosevelt. The booklet contains a
full-page illustration Of the first steam,
boat ever operated on the Mississippi
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-19
Harrison Puts
Bullet LntoBrdin
ToAUoid Prison
Associated Press.

Norfolk, Va, September 1S.-Joseph
Harrison, whose sentence of twenty
years in the state penitentiary was
yesterday affirmed by the Virginia su-
preme court ended his life at hotel
here this afternoon by sending a bullet
into his own brain. The officers had
called at his apartments with author.
ity to escort him to the penitentiary,
when he anticipated their action by
drawing revolver with the above
ree-lt
Harrison was convicted in 1905 for
having kidnapped the S-year-old son Of
State Senator Beasley. The boy was
never found and 1t was always be
lieved that he was murdered, though
Harrison would never admit 1t.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-19
NOVEL INVITATION is
EXTENDED ROOSEVELT

River, which was built by Robert Full
ton, Nicholas Roosevelt and man
named Nicholson in 1910, supplement-
ed with an account of its first trip
taken from the columns Of Natchez
newspaper published in 1911. AN
other page of the novel invitation is
adorned with the picture Of Confed-
crate soldier bearing the tattered
remnants of battlefiag. Still an
other page is devoted to the sigma
lures Of Confederate veterans resid-
ing in the vicinity Of Natchez. All
of the descriptive matter is written
and signed by writer's Of local note.
1t is believed that the President
will accept the invitation to visit Nat
chez on his southern trip.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-19
Georgia Ns !!
Trial AM
Much AHerA
Associated Press.

Eatonton, Ca, September 1s.-Tf
trial of Porter and Cree JonesN
charged with the murder CT r. AAdams
last June, began here today. The two
men are the sons of prominent \plant-
ers and are aged 10 and 23 yeaAs re-
spectively and are charged With the
murder and robbery Of f. Adams,
killing him from ambush on his faFm.
The crime is believed to have b&en
the result of feud three years did
and which in many ways parallels the
Rawlings case. OF the hundred taleA-
men examined here today only sit
qualified.
The trial Is attracting interest in
Putnam County and throughout this
section Of the state where he Adaq/
family is among the oldest and
respected. The trouble orig
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-19
RETAIL MERCHANTS
SELECT NEW OFFICERS

vicksburg, Miss. September 1s.-
The Mississippi Retail Merchants As
sociation elected the following offi-
GERS: President, j. B. Holland, Of Me-
ridian: vice president. F. A. Ward, Of
jackson: secretary, w. D. Hawkins;
treasurer, Eugene Kelly. Of Gulfport.
Directors: Ike Stein, Greenwood; Jas
w. Tucker, vicksburg; J. M. Wood
Brookhaven.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-19
CHARGED WITH LIBEL,
ACQUITTED. BY COURT

Magnolia, Miss, September 1S.-s.
A. Simmons, A. j. Whitworth and W.
i. Castleman, charged with libel in
connection with the race for county
treasurer in the recent Democratic pri-
naries, wereftoday acquitted by jury
in the Pike County circuit court.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-19
.h'Re e|RSI1E2$ IIIsa SAP AP1IEIE5 At 55nn
I copyrigl. .s07 By 6. .. Frey.

considered it a bailable case and fixed
the amount at $500.
The result was q staggering blow
to the prosecution and surprise to
the defense, as it was expected that
the bail would be heavy If granted at
ALL The prisoners were Immediately
released.
Col. ]. d. Money, Sr., who was pain
fully wounded at the same time that
his son was killed, appeared in the
court room, leaning on crutches and
with his face horribly disflgured from
| the effects of his wounds.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-19

Court May Appoint Receiver TO
Operate Presses Until the Matter
Can Be Permanently Settled BY the
Higher Courts.
Daily News Spec al.

4
Daily News Spec al.
jackson, Miss, September 1s.-At-
ztorney General Fletcher Is actively
operating with District Attorney
Thames in prosecuting the litigationS
against the Gulf Compress Company
at vicksburg. now pending before
ChancA2a0r Hicks.
General Fletcher spent yesterday IN
vicksburg comforting with District At
torney Thames and General Catchings
and discussing the multitudinous de-
tails Of the case which is very COM
plicated one and which involves many
new and novel questions. General
!. Catchings has been retained by the
vicksburg Cotton Exchange.
Inspeaking OF the case this morning
while on his way to catch the vicks-
burg train, General Catchings said it
was a big undertaking and was one Of
the most complicated and comprehen-
sive pieces OF litigation which ever
came up In this state, The fight. he
thinks, will be hard struggle from
start to finish, as the compress people
will contest every inch Of ground.
Already the compress association
has been quietly working up public
sentiment for the benefit Of its moral
effect, and various business bodies
throughout the territory controlled by
the presses of the association, nine
in number, have drafted strong resolu-
tions urging that the litigation should
be SO managed as not to tie up the
presses just now at the beginning
of the cotton season.
The prosecution is based on the
antitrust laws of the new code and
in addition to the numerous penalties
provided by the statute, the fran
chises can be taken away from any
presses in the combine. The prose
cution have also asked the chancellor
for an injunction to restrain the as
sociation from disposing OF its prop
erty in any way or tying It up SO as
to take it out Of reach Of process II
event the suit goes against them. 1
the court should grant the prayel
and appoint receiver to take charg'
of the pIesses, the receiver would 0
course see to 1t that all thep resse
were run en the usual schedule, jus
(, as though the management was un
changed.
n Insofar as the fear Of the presse
being shut down is concerned, ther
appears to be no ground for it wha1
ever. The court would, of course, tax
care that no injury is done to tn
public business, and besides, it woul
not grant any injunction that woul
be unjust to the association itsel
such as to tie up its business and al
casion untold loss. While there ha
been no arrangement made in regar
TO this matter 1t may be safely asser
ed that the attorneys in the case wi
also look after this matter and {
modify the proceedings as not
prejudice the public business in an
way whatever.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-19

= he xdifx Forth
eastern Immediately drafted plans tor
a depot which plans the commission
approved. A question then came up
in regard to the location of the depott
The railroad company insisted Ne3
locating it on one side of a<
tracks and the people insisted that it
should be built upon the other side.
thus enabling passengers to get to and
from it without endangering their
lives by crossing the tracks. The
Northeastern refused to comply wit41
this request and the matter again
came before the commission, but pend
ing its determination the union depo<
question was raised. When the com
mission meets at Hattiesburg on Oc-|
tober 2, the citizens will be on hand
show the necessity of the union dep
and they are confident that they "
be able to show to the commissl
| that a union depot is necessity.
The board of Mayor and aldermd
of the city held a meeting last wed
to consider the matter and adopt
resolutions addressed 10 the railroa
commission setting forth the facts q
urging that a union depot be ord9
These resolutions recite that Nv
!. as. four independent railways
!. their passenger and freight trains
, and through the city of Hatties
| and Whereas, there are only twd
senger depots that are in uss
made to serve the use and cf
ience OF the travelling public OF
; from $4,000 to InRabitan
} one that is d HQma
r short tim
tants and W
] yinced us tina
2 passenger depd
and Northeastef
as contemplate5J
lie convenience
of passenger uhs~-i
' city, therefore be it
n Resolved, That It
\ this board that the pub
requires that union p' -
be erected in the city Of Hat
at such site, and of such dl
las may be agreed upon by
o. sentative railroads RUM
= trains into this city or as
to termined by the MississipI
Or commission.
n BE 1t further Resolves
,e Mississippi Railroad Col
OF hereby requested to take
" up at once and push It
is conclusion as the impo
ef subject will admit and
,r- these resolutions be
commission at once.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-19

four years ago when Adams saved the
life of his brother, Calhoun, when he
was about to be killed by Creeder
Jones' demented brother.
Later they were involved in an IL
.licit distillery case and charged
kAdams with giving them away to the
authorities.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-19

Greenwood. Der 1S.-
Grover and H charged with
the murder of Money, Jr. at
Money Station weeks ago,
were today adj bail In the
sum of $500 each
The prelirpi IS held be.
fore Justices ts2t ths P. Mon'
gomery and I. F. n, and a
number of witnesse kamined
after which theN two les held
conference andSannd Rt they
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-19
|DEPRICATES HEAVY FINES
AGAINST Big CORPORATIONS
But Thinks That the Government
Should Find the Guilty Officers and
See That They Are Placed Behind
Prison Bars.
Associated Press.

|ft<W <WA AsooSi"tcu AiSoS'
Z ~ Ne, KY, September ia
npunishmept by imprison-
M 1ppest col aoration Off
cialsS eet against the ten
dency sarters to attribute
the recen( &khe stock market
to President policies were1
made by Hem New York,
in an address b. kentucky
Bankers Associative Y. Mr..
Clews took for his Sd ritua-
tion," and discussed hdi-
tions in the financial won Psi
erable length. He expressed ehe, ,op}
ion that the administrations NeN
pressed intention to criminally pros
cute the men guilty Of illegal praV
tees in the management of stock COM
panies will prove benefit instead u
| detriment to the country's business
affairs.
Mr.. Clews reviewed the events in
the stock market during the past sis
months. A crisis had been impend
| ing for a long time, he said, but thI
trouble did not become acute until the
fine of s29,24O,O 900 was imposed on th'
| Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Then the speculative millionaires wh'
had been trying to engineer an upwar'
: movement in stocks found themselves
overloaded and they began to sell ou
at whatever prices they could obtain
Thus with support withdrawn, Their
: was a sharp decline in prices OF Sc
curities, the chief sufferers being tn
best and highest priced stocks.
"The apprehension excited anon
! investors and spectators by that s29
: 24o, 900 fine" said Mr.. Clews, "did a
J immense amount of harm through tn
: enormous losses to which 1t led. |
l combination with the prosecution
! the Southern Railway by Souther
: States, involving the conflict betwee
/ North Carolina and Alabama and th
/ United States courts, that extrav'
d CANT fine, so suggestive Of oper
bouffe, was the immediate cause OF u
t heavy liquidation that produced tn
: August crisis and turned the Ne
York stock market into storm cel
: ter Although there was no probabf
ity or even possibility of this fine ev'
being collected from million doll'
corporation, even if affirmed on a
peal, public sentiment was about
much disturbed as If it we're ultimat
ly collectible.
\ "The innocent thus suffered with Il
guilty, and the effect of such fl
was clearly demonstrated by q We
severe and disastrous object lesso
The true remedy for rebating and OF
er willful violations Of law is not to
!, found in the infliction Of heavy peni
: ties on the guilty corporations, but
!, the responsible and guilty officers
I, those corporations, and not alone
Z fine but by Imprisonment. Heavy fin
y inflicted on corporations fall final
on their stockholders, through corr
spending loss of dividend payi
= power, and the lowering of mark
- prices for their stocks. The prop
remedy is punished behind iron barr
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-28
The CHICAGO Coal Market.

Chicago, Sept. 27.-The Black Dia-
mond, official organ Of the coal indus
try, tomorrow will say:
THE Chicago coal market has for
its principal features this week a gem
eral stiffening Of conditions with par
ticular emphasis upon the eastern coal
situation, and a further weakening Of
the market for screenings While both
of these tendencies are pronounced, it
cannot be said that the market shows
any run-awa tendencies, and even the
weakest screenings do not show any
thing like decentralization. The modi-
flying influence as far as the eastern
Goals are concerned is the assurance
that the movement from the east to
heavier as soon as the late demands
have been satisfied. The steadying in
fuence on screenings Is the knowledge
that great many consumers, among
them some Of the biggest consumers
In Chicago. have not placed any con-
tracts for delivery this year and are
relying entirely upon the open market.
1t is question whether this buying
will not take UP the major part of
the excess and strengthen the market.
The labor shortage Is still something
Of a factor although not much atten-
ton Is paid to it at the minute, the
minds Of the coal operators being cen
tered upon the car shortage. In two
or three sections this shortage of cars
is aggravated but more or less SER
ious SHORTAGE exists generally. The
only possible relief seems to be in re-
Strictings the movement of cars to the
lines which own them, with the re-
sultant narrowing of the fuel market.
The anthracite market Is quite
brisk, the buying in the country being
heavier than at this time year ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-28
F A IR FIELD PLAYS
BLOC MFIELp
SATURDAY
FIRST GAME OF SEASON ToMoR
RoW-THE SCHEDULE INcLup.
ING GAME WITH oTTUM-
WA HIGH SCHOOL,

Fairfield With good schedule
before them, the Fairfield high school
football team will play the first game
of the season here tomorrow with
Bloomfield. The schedule. which in
cludes two games with Ottumwa, Isl:
Bloomfield at Fairfield, Sept. %.
Ottumwa at Ottumwa, Oct. 5.
Bloomfield at Bloomfield. Oct. -.
washington at Fairfield, Oct 10.
Ottumwa at Fairfield Oct 26.
Burlington at Burlington, Nov. 2.
washington at Washington, Nov.
Burlington at Fairfield, Nov. Is.
The Thanksgiving game has moi
been scheduled. This years team
while not heavy, has number of good
players and the high school students
believe they will be able to make
good showing.
The Congregational church will have
nutting party Saturday and will
spend the day in the woods gathering
hickory nuts.
The Leggett house dining room wa8
opened last night, after having beal
closed since June for repairs. 1t ha
been greatly enlarged and the hote
can now accommodate all its guests
more conveniently The other improve
ments that are being made are not
completed. They include the building
of thirty more rooms and placing baths
in the hotel. The office will also be
remodeled.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-28
PAckWooD.

Packwood-Amos Riggles and Will
McVey are taking a trip through the
west and northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs Archibald Downey of
Abingdon, were over Sunday visitors
with their son, D. B. Downey and wife
Miss Kate Patterson and Miss
Phebe McVey spent Sunday at tho
J. A. Norman home west of town
Mrs. j. H. Murphy is in Fairfield,
called there by the serious illness of
their son, Bert Inghram.
The Packwood business men and
the members of the Packwood Corn
club. will play a game of base ball in
c. H. Burns pasture Sept. 80. The
ladies of the Mystic circle will serve
refreshments.
Nutting parties are very popular at
present. The hazel bushes are loaded
with nuts and it is an easy matter to
secure generous supply for winter.
The Packwood Corn club will hold
a contest Dec 20 and a. Several
prominent speakers will be present.
Among them will be Prof. Holden
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-28
ALLEGED sTRANGLER CAUGHT.
Richard Walton, Supposed to Be Muir.
derer of Iowa Woman, IS Jailed.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 27.-Richard
Walton, the negro charged with the
murder of Mrs. Lillian White-G Grant in
Chicago by strangllng her September
Is, was arrested here and is being
held awaiting orders from Chicago
Walton was picked up at the corner
of Twelfth and Miller streets at 2
o'clock this afternoon by two officers
on the charge of vagrancy and taken
before the police magistrate and was
dismissed and ordered out of the city.
Before he had left the station, how
ever, he was recognized from a photo
graph furnished the police and was re-
arrested on suspicion, He later admit
ted that he was Walton and also ad :
mitted that he was wanted for several
minor offense. A reward of $500 has
been offered for his arrest and convic-
ton. Walton Is alleged to have stran-
ged Mrs. Grant at her home while she
was moving and robbed her dead body
of $50. He had been hired by the
woman to assist her in moving and
while they We're alone on the second
floor of the house it is supposed he
killed her.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-28
BIRMlN CHAM.

Birmingham.-Cha Daily got his
arm broken Wednesday while playing
at school. DR.. Jay Norris set the
brokes bone and it is now doing nice
ly.
Mr.. and Mrs Rufus Arnold of Texas
are visiting with their parents south
east Of town.
The entertainment at the Methodist
church Thursdaw evening given by
Miss Bertha Beatrice Bays, was we'll
attended considering the inclemency Of
the weather.
Mrs. Belle Terrence and daughter,
Mrs. Lille Martin, left this week for
Des Moines to spend few weeks.
Fred Brown, who accidentally shot
himself Wednesday, is improving nice
ly at the last report.
G. W. Kerr and George Manning are
in Nebraska this week on business.
Prof. Willetts, former principal Of
the schools here, Is here visiting with
his many friends.
F. ]. Smith Of Mankato, Kansas, is
visiting with relatives and friends in
town.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-28
SEED CORN WEEK
Department Of Agriculture Extension
at Ames Sends Out
=. CjrcI,Iar

Ames. Sept. 27.-The department Of
agricultural extension Of the Iowa
State college urges every farmer of the
state to observe seed corn week.
The First Week in October.
If every ear of corn that Is to be
used for seed in Iowa next year could
be harvested this fall not later than
October 9Th, and hung up where 1t
would dry out thoroughly before the
and December have weakened or killed
1t, 1t would add millions of dollars to
the wealth of Iowa.
Do not wait until the time of husk-
irr to save the occasional good ear.
Much Of the seed planted In the spring
is bad not because it was not cared for
during the winter but because it was
collected when the corn was husked
and had already been killed or weak
sened by freezing
Twelve to fifteen ears will plant an
acre. Can we afford to leave these
ears in the field until we husk the corn
during November and risk having
them killed or weakened by freezing
Let us go into the bet and earliest
planted fields and select well matured
ears from the most vigorous stalks.
strip off their husks, tie them into
strings of fifteen to twenty ears each
and hang them in the attic at once
where the circulation of air is good
and protection is had from the freez-
ing nights Of October, November and
December. On the 100000 Iowa farms
an average of about forty-f1ve acres
of each farm Is devoted to the growing
of corn, and while seven bushels Of
good seed is sufficient to plant this let
us abundantly provide ourselves and
save two or three times this amount
so as to have plenty to select from
next spring and so that we may, fur
nish some less fortunate neighbors who
may have failed to save their seed.
Remember, it takes only about a
dozen ears to plant an acre. Can we
afford not to give each ear special
care?
What is Done Must Be Done Now
We ask for the cooperation of every
citizen of Iowa In the general observ-
ance Of seed corn week.
Iowa State College,
Department Of Agricultural Extension
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-28
AGENCY.

Agency.-C. Shank has returned
from Arkansas, where he made a bust
ness trip
Wib F. Clements attended the fair
at What Cheer this week.
A large number of Agency people are
attending the carnival at Ottumwa this
week
Mrs. James Connolly is ILL., Miss
Cora Hill left this morning for Omaha.
The dwelling on a. farm 21s miles
northwest Of town belonging to ]. A.
Ballard and occupied by a family by
the name of West, burned Thursday
while the family was away. Every
thing in the house was burned. This
cause of the fire is unknown.
Jesse Williams of Kewanee, ILL.,, is
home for visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Gabriel Williams.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-28
SAGE ON CORN
No Longer Any Fear Of Frost for
Crop-Makes a Personal
INSPECTION,

Des Moines. Sept. 27.-The die Is
cast so far as Iowa's corn crop Is con-
cerned, so ]. R. Sage. director of the
iowa crop bureau. says.
Frosts, snowstorms, hot winds-none
of them can now materially affect this
years output from the Iowa corn
fields.
In other words, it is the belief of
Mr.. Sage that the frost of Monday
night practically killed all of the Iowa
corn that was "killable." Another visit
of Jack would find nothing to work
upon except that which had been prac-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-28
COMMON HORSES DULL.
Many of the Plain OFFERINGS Find Very
Small Outlet at Bar
oa;n pr;nas

Chicago, Sept. 27.-Closing clear.
ance for the week is slow, as the bulk
of the offerings represent rejects"
"culled overs" and in-between classes
for which the demand is limited. Plain
consignments are out of season and
as the better grades are not plentiful
in the breeding districts shippers are
tempted to fill their loads with plain
kinds, which In most instances clear
below country cost. The demand Is
more Intensified for choice horses of all
classes and plain offerings are worth
more in the country for agricultural
purposes than for commercial use.
Heavy finished drafters have held
nominally steady at $230@275, with
medium to good classes going at SIS
@225. Common kinds clear slowly at
s15O@175. Top southern chunks are
active at S9o@125 with inferior lots
at S50@75. Common and inferior
classes cannot be purchased in the
country to sell at any advance over the
first cost. but in many instances clear
at loss Of s10@25. General demand
is only moderately active for most
classes at the following prices: