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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-03

Reinforced concrete piles have al
ways been constructed by deposidng
concrete around reinforcing bars or
frames in wooden molds. In Europe
the molds are commonly set on end,
but this practice is not universal;
in America the most common prac-
tice is to lay the mold horizontally
on the ground. Indeed, we recall
but one iustance-the molding OF
Twelve inch piles on end for the pier
construction at Atlantic City, N. ].
jim American work Of piles nodded
endWise.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-03

Street disorders were fomented in
Brigade, Servia, by enemies Of thu
present dynasty.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-03
GEORGE Il. ETHRIDGE.
Attorney-at-Law
DeKalb, Miss.

DeKalb, Miss.
General law practice in all the
Courts of Mississippi. Special atten-
tion given to legal writings and col
lections.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-03
SCOOBA,
H. w. RENCHER.
Physician & Surgeon.
Coooha Miss
Scooba, Miss

Offers his professional services to
the people of Scooba and Kemper
Counties. Special attention given to
office work.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-03

Greenwood has granted a franchise
to home people for the construction Of
IN electric street railway. An expert
engineer has gone over the ground and
made an estimate of the cost. The cit
izens Of that Delta city are very en-
thusiastic and it would not at be sur
prising to see railway in operation
before many more moons.
Albert Williams convict ip the Mis-
sissippi Penitentiary, was killed by a
fellow sonviet.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-03

Representative John Wesley Gaines
Of Tennessee, who is in favor Of en-
acting a new statute providing that
members Of Congress shall forfeit
sl3.70 every day they are absent, an
nounces that as result Of a search
through the old documents at the Cap.
ibol he has found that statute, pass
ed On 1855, which prevents absent
members from retaining their salaries
unless they are kept from their Off
cial duties by illness
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-03

Mass Dsvey and Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.
'Stakinga, Of New ORLEANS, are spend
ing the holidays with Judge Dayey a.
the Riggs.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-03
Es5EOPUEkRs
.scIENgEl

State qeolostst Perkins. Of Yer.
mont. reports that The asbestos mines
OF that State are not profitable be-
cause the ronk Is too hard.
So successful has the application
of the X-rays been IN the treatment
of children suffering from ringworm,
that the Metropolitan Asylums
Board. London. has been enabled to
discontinue the use of one Of the two
institutions reserved for such cases.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-03

Yazoo City is spending $4,000 IL
the construction Of city hall, an ad-
ninistration building for the city Off
cials. This will be quite an adolf
tion TO the number of handsome struc-
lures in the new Yazo that has sprung
up since the great fire Of two years
ainna.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-03

The Ripley Sentinel lifts the pro-
verbal rag in the line Of sweet pota-
toes. Editor Anderson received Ave
from one hill that weighed twenty
pounds, only requiring three hills to
weigh bushel. Estimating the pos
sible yield from an acre Of potatoes
like this would be thus: Allowing one
hill for three feet each way there
would be 4,900 hills to the acre and
couting three hills to the bushel the
yield would Of course be 1858 bush
elA
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-03

"Dickerman b United States Treas
sry Counterfeit Deteceof gives cred
it TO s. a. Trufant, Cashier Of the
CsKi4aas' Bank Of Louisiana, at Now
OrleanA for having given the flrsi
issaoranation Of new ,counterfeit Sc
silver certificate, SERIES Of 1899.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-03

Returning military officials and
others comment unfavorably on the
broadcast regarding the situation at
Scooba. The condition there are re-
ported quite and apprehension 81
further trouble is passed. The rail
road officials say there were no fresh
outbreak today.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-05-23
THE PERFUME FLOWERS
OF TEXAS.

By VIM. Tomas, Dallas, Texas.
AS yet we are far from having
learned to utilize our natural re-
sources in .hs state, especially
the native or acclimated flowers
of the Southwest. 1t cannot be
pleasing to us, considering the
BOAST we make of our advance
ment, to be told that we live in
ignorance of the beauty and
value Of our own wild flowers
and without thought or question
carelessly let them go to waste
Yet it is true. We can scarcely
grasp the thought of quantity
when we read of the French
using tons of violet flowers, and
other flowers in the same pro-
portions for perfume purposes;
which French perfumes are sold
in every drug store in the state,
and hence very large amounts
pass from us that could be just
as well retained and circulated
at home. Perhaps this waste
can be best Illustrated by the fol-
lowing:
Several years ago professional
business called me to travel
somewhat extensively over a
very large ranch in Southwest
Texas. 1t was in spring. The
trees, shrubs and plants were in
full bloom, largely Leguminosa,
the most common being Mes
quite, Huisache with other Aca-
cias, embracing a wide selection
of perfume flowers or foliage.
The Huisache, a native of Brazil,
has extended northward until
now it has spread far and wide
over this part of the country,
coming by the way of Mexico.
1t grows to a large tree, and
when, as at the time / saw it, it
is in bloom, every twig is crowd
ed with it's small, ball-like,
golden flowers; the sight was
grand and the perfume filled the
air for long distances. The mes
quite, shimmering in the sun
light, hung it's golden tassels in
the warm and gentle breeze, COW
ering the trees and distilling
fragrance everywhere. Other
perfume bearing shrubs and
plants mingled their sweets and
filled the picture with landscape
loveliness. l travelled for many
miles through just such, scenery,
ever the same, yet ever chang
ing, and ever new.
After close observing, and by.
careful calculation, estimated
the amount of flowers, the cost
of gathering, and their market
value when gathered and pre-
pared, for | had lived for years
in a part of the country where
flowers were grown for perfume
purposes, and / found that on
that one ranch alone, at a low
estimate, $4,000 worth of such
flowers were going to waste an
nually. | scarcely need say that
ere long some fiower-loving per
fume maker will discover this
floral paradise and turn to prac-
teal and useful account the valu-
able native perfume plants
which cover millions of acres in
South and West Texas. In other
parts of the world men engaged
in this business are making
fortunes under much less favor
able conditions than exist here.
RAILROAD RATES.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-05-23
THE CONDITION OF PEACH
TREES.
By w. T. Hill.


l see that several reasons are
given for the lateness of growth
and blooming of the peach trees.
According to my theory the con-
dition is worse than ascribed by
others. The condition of peach
trees is the same this spring that
they were in the spring of 1876
the spring following the storm
of 1875-with the exception that
the damage is not so greet, as the
cause was not so great.
In September, 1875, from the
18th to the 10th, we had vio-
lent rain and wind storm which
soured the roots of the trees. AS
the spring and summer growth
Of the trees was over there was
not time for the trees to rectify
their condition, but went into the
winter with soured roots. 1t was
an indisputable fact that healthy
roots make a healthy tree.
saw in the spring of 1876
the dying condition Of my trees
and began to dig up the dead
ones, when l found the roots
very sour. I put one-fourth
bushel of ashes in each hole to
sweeten the land for the next
planting. The most of my trees
died in 1876, the spring after the
storm. All were dead in three
years. Apple and pear trees
were a little late, but did well.
Plums budded on peach stocks
Jared the same as peach trees.
Budded trees were universally
condemned that year as the
prime cause of the loss of trees.
had occasion to be in Bremond
about April Is, 1876, and found
all the trees on the red lands the
same as ours in the light Doggy
lands. The Seeding trees, both
those planted in the orchard and
chance seedlings, were in same
condition in 1876 as they are
now. The loss of fruit this year
was not from cold weather, but
solely from sour roots. The trees
bloomed well, but the embyro
peach was thrown off. | have
never seen but a few times in my
life the fruit crop entirely de-
stroyed by freezing weather. My
observation has been that where
hthe orchard has been well
stocked with bearing trees, there
has generally been enough fruit
for the family. There are thirty
one years between 1876 and
1907-the two failures from
sour roots-which is not neces-
sarily discouraging to fruit
growers. l will prepare to plant
a new orchard next winter, as |
believe from the dying condition
of so many trees at this time the
orchard will be lost to me. The
rains last September brought
about the same condition, but of
less extent, of peach trees as was
done in 1876.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-05-23
Universitu Neaos Letter.

The outlook for the summer
school is very encouraging, and
the attendance promises to eX-
ceeo the unusually large enroll
ment of last year. 1t will prob
ably reach considerably beyond
the 600 mark. AS an indication
OF the remarkable growth of the
university, it may be noted the
enrolment in the 1906 summer
school of $50 exceeded the total
enrolment for the whole session
of 1928. Many of the most
progressive school men of the
State have in recent years been
taking advantage of the oppor-
tunities for university study Of
fered during the summer session
and there will be an increasing
number of such students the
coming summer. A large num-
Der of city and of county super
intendents have expressed their
intention of being present. In
view of the County Superintend-
ency law passed by the present
Legislature, special provisions
have been made for providing
instruction in the important
problems of county supervision.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-05-23
RAILROAD RATES.

Registrar Williams has re-
ceived the following letter from
the general passenger depart
ment of the international q
Great Northern Railway Com
pany: referring to previous
correspondence on the subject OF
commencement exercises and
summer school, beg to advise
that for the commencement exer-
cises of the State University to
be held at Austin, June Gil and
for the university summer
school, June 18th to Aug. End,
arrangements have been made
for reduced rates from all points
in Texas to Austin and return
on basis OF one and one-thlrd
fare for the round trip. Tickets
will be sold June 8, 8, IL and
18th, with return limit Aug
Bird, 1907"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-05-23

Gone Wife Too Many" is a
headline in a contemporary. But
some monogamists will wonder
why that is startling enough for
a headline.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-05-23

The Greek word for martyr
and witness are the same, but
Senator Foraker made a big
mistake, in turning his negro
martyrs into witnesses.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-05-23

Philadelphia appears to be
more content with corruption
than enamored Of reform.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-05-23

Senator VIM. Alden Smith be-
gan life by selling papers, but
that is a great deal better than
ending it as a peanut politician.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-18
Porter AShe Dropped
From Legal Array
Calhoun Said TO Have Berafed
Lawyer for BungIing the
Older Abduction

Porter Ashe is no longer a member
of the legal staff employed by the
United Railroads to defend its officials
who are under Indictment for bribery.
This was brought out yesterday when
TREY L. Ford was placed on trial a
second time before Judge Lawlor. In
order to get the record correct at the
outset the defense was asked for list
of its attorneys. and the name Of Por-
ter Ashe was not among those submit
ted. During the first trial of Ford.
Ashe was a regular member of the legal
staff of the defendant and played a
conspicuous part in the proceedings.
The explanation generally accepted
for the elimination of Ashe is his abor-
tive attempt to rush Fremont Older to
Los Angeles and his consequent indict-
ment therefor. Ashe is regularly en-
ployed by the United Railroads at a
suits in the police courts. His assign
ment to more important work. how
ever. proved unfortunate for his en-
ployers. and a stormy scene between
Ashe and Patrick Calhoun followed the
miserable fiasco connected with the
older incident Calhoun is said to have
severely berated both Ashe and Luther
Brown and TO have denounced them as
bunglers.
After the exposures made before the
grand jury, wherein ii was charged
that Ashe had sought to get into COM
munication with members of the Ford
jury, the usefulness Of the attorney 10
members of the defense. came to an end.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-18
GUMS SECOND
WIFE SUES To
GET RID Of HIM
San Franciscan Breaks Down
and Admits That He
Is a Bigarnist
FOOLS PRETTY GIRL
Says He Married Stenog-
rapher to Win Wager
From a Friend
JILTED MAN APPEARS
Lawyer Whom She Refused
VIII Conduct Case
for Woman
TILTED MAN APPEARS

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE romance
of Colonel William E. Gum, former
manager of the fashionable Schuyler
army apartment house, and Gertrude
Fontham, his pretty black eyed stenog-
rapher, with whom he eloped, has been
rudely shattered by Lawyer Joseph
O'Reilly, whom Miss Fontham is re-
ported to have Tilted in order to make
"a good match
Finding that she was the victim of
a hoax, the bride and her mother in
structed Lawyer Maurice Meyer of
Daniel oReilly's Office to bring suit
for the annulment of the marriage
The suit is brought on the ground
that Colonel Gum has a wife, Mrs.
Margaret Gum, and five children in
Twenty seventh avenues. San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Gum No. l declares that
she hopes that her husband will be
punished for his deception of the
young stenographer.
The evidence of his having wife
and five children in San Francisco was
laid before him, and according to Law
yer Meyer he broke down and admitted
that he was a married man.
81 have not lived with my wife for
II years and thought all was forgot
ten" said he. He said there had been
a satisfactory settlement with Schuyler
Arms hotel people who alleged short
age in Gums accounts.
Willie Woods" who is to be tried
this month for fighting a duel over
Miss Fontham (the bride of the biga-
misD, declares that Gum married her
as the result of a wager that he would
wed her instead of O'Rei1ly. to whom
she was engaged.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-18
Vanderbilts Rebuked
by Comedian
Willie Collier, Interrupted by
ChaffeHng of Box Party
Asks for Silence

NEWPORT, Oct 17Awiiliam Collier,
the comedian. playing here in Caught
in the RAIN" tonight rebuked Mrs Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. Miss Gladys Wander
bilt. Count Ssechenyi. the latter's fiance.
and other society folk, in the opera
house. Tt was about the end of the first
act when the actor vented his resent
ment of interruptions by the party.
who were seated in a box. They had
been chatting practically all of the time
the curtain was MP and finally their
voices rose so high that the attention
of the other spectators was diverted
Collier. confused. tripped in his lines
and during tense silence, the buzz Of
loud conversation from the box again
attracted him and. looking up. he said
angrilyi who is that7"
Immediately the party lapsed into ST.
lence while the comedian. with another
upward glance of resentment. continued
HIS part.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-18
Hartman Retrenching
Strikes Oakland
Southern Pacific WHhdraws IFS
Application for Franchise
TO Eiecfrize One Line

OAKLAND, Oct. 17.-what is under
stood to be another move in the policy
of retrenchment outlined by Hartman
is the withdrawal today By the South
ern Pacific company of its application
for permission to change the Webster
street line into Oakland from steam to
electricity Notification of this with
drawal was made tonight to the city
council. The councilmen were non
plused and unable to offer different
explanation.
The Webster street line is now
operated as a part of the Alameda
mole system. The Southern Pacific re-
Gently made application in Alameda
for franchises to convert it's entire
Alameda local service into an electric
system The Webster street branch
into Oakland forms a part of that sys-
tenn. The move in Oakland has raised
the question as to whether or not the
railroad intends to abandon the pro-
posed changes in Alameda
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-18
Strike Breakers Are
Ready to Desert
Imported Platform Men Say That
They Want Free Meals
and More Pay

Incensed at an effort TO charge them
for their board. the strike breaking
carmen in the employ OF the United
Railroads have sent an ultimatum to
General Manager Black, and unless
their demands are acceded to by Mon
day they state the cars will be deserted
on the streets. All day yesterday the
strike breakers were holding secret
consultations. and by night a commit
tee of three had been appointed to
consult General Manager Black and de
mand satisfaction.
The original discomfort arose over
the quality of the food being served
the men of late. When the strike
breakers were first brought to San
Francisco they were given 25 cents an
hour and their board and sleeping
quarters. This was absolutely neces-
sary, inasmuch as the men did not dare
leave the shelter of their barns and had
to band together to protect themselves.
About two months ago General Man
ager Black came from the east and be-
fore long started in to cut down ex-
penses.
His first step was to abolish the
sleeping quarters. A few weeks later,
the men declare, the quality of the
food began to deteriorate and is now of
such a quality that few care to eat 1t.
To add to the discomfort notices were
posted In the Haight. Sutro. Turk.
HR,
yesterday, stating that the men would
have to buy their meal tickets. So be-
ing charged for each.
To this the men Immediately OBJ
1ected. They declared they must either
be provided their board or given an in
crease of wages. and after secret con-
sultation yesterday it was decided to
demand S3 cents an hour for the old
men and 81 cents an hour for the new.
the latter being those who Joined the
strike breakers after the troublc5s
times. IF the United Railroads does not
give the increase of pay demanded and
still persists In making the men pro-
vide their own board. the strike break
ers will go out on a strike.
Those carmen in the barns south of
Market street are not affected as no
notices have been posted there. and
they will continue to work under the
conditions which have hitherto pre-
vailed; but should a similar step be
taken with them they declare they will
strike also.
Not having an organization the men
were forced to work in secret. They
discussed the proposition at street cor
ners and those off duty went around
the different barns, carrying to the
others the sentiments of their fellows.
The men are determined in their stand,
saying that San Francisco offers too
many better opportunities for one TO
work under the proposed wage sched-
ule
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-18
BERKELEY.

BERKELEY, Oct. ia move
ment to organize separate student
bodies for the men and the women
undergraduate students of the Univer-
sity of California, which has been the
theme Of college editors for the last
two years, has been inaugurated. At
the last meeting of the associated
women students recommendations for
the separation of the women's organi-
zation from that of the men were pro-
posed. The matter has received the
approval of the executive committee
of the associated students, and will
be voted upon by the women October
25. The general student body viii vote
on II IN about two weeks.
Under the present system the women
have q student body of their own
known as the associated women stu
dents. This body controls IN part. but
not entirely the activities OF the women
students Besides the organization Of the
women there is the general student
body composed Of both men and
women The affairs OF this body are,
however, largely IN the hands Of the
r1sn OF the university. The men have
no separate student body Of their own
The executive committee Of the gen
ersl student body is supreme in all
college affairs and controls. besides
the activities Of the men students, the
lesser and separate student body OF the
women While the women under the
present order OF things are allowed to
choose their own president and other
officers and also the officers OF the
general student body, composed of
men and women. they are not allowed
representation on the executive COM
u1ittee of the general student body.
This executive committee. composed
entirely of men. has the entire con-
troll Of the activities Of all the stu
dents.
The women are allowed 10 have a
dance or give q 5inks only after per-
mission has been granted by the
executive committee Of the general
student body. 1t is the plan to DO
away with this feature, Objectionable
n the goods, and have a women's stu
dent body, with an executive commit
tee which viii have final control Of af-
fairs feminine.
The objections which the college
editors have made TO the plan now in
vogue, where the women vote for their
president is that they have separate
student body OF their own, but still
have a voice in student affairs in gen.
erai. although they are not repre-
sented on the executive committee.
only 25 cents Of the 81 dues paid by
the women goes into the general stu
dent body fund The other 10 cents
goes for coed activities.
Under the new plan matters Of in
terest to both the men and women stu
Continued ON Page 4, Middle Column
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-18
BY George A. Van Smith

The familiar game of applying
crooked police methods to a des-
perate political situation is being
energetically worked In San Fran
cisco 1t is an old game in Amer
lean politics, and it is known in
police and political slang as tear
ing up the town." 1t is one of
Tammany's familiar methods. The
purpose here is to discredit the
present administration OF the police de-
partment and thus to inture the candf-
dacy Of Mayor Taylor
Behind the game. pulling the strings.
is Jerry Dinan. the indicted chief Of
police. who saved himself from sum
mary dismissal by resigning His chief
of staf is his bosom friend "Kid'' SuIli-
van. king Of the pickpockets. The stan
consists of the little army OF crooks.
men and women. whom Dinan allowed
to stay here and do business il they
got right" with him through KID
Sullivan Abetting Dinan and Sullivan
are a considerable number OF policemen
still loyal to Dinan and hopeful or his
restoration to powers and brass but
tons These policemen do nothing. so
they are in comparatively little danger
OF punishment. II they should be
charged with anything now it would be
merely neglect OF duty or inenaciency:
If the game OF tearing up the town
should fail and the police department.
continue under the present control.
these Dinan men can easily program
with the reform administration, For
Dinan's present purposes all they are
called upon to do is to do nothing. see
nothing. hear nothing. while Kid"
sullivan's crooked army is keeping
busy.
"TEARING Up THE TOwN-
Tearing up the town means the
commission Of crimes in such volume
as 70 alarm the public and with such