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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-22
HIS FAMILY Y
RATHER THAN ASK FOR.
FAVORS FROM FRIENDS

He says that he is too proud to beg
and blames his condition to the in
equality of the law rather than to the
selfishness of his neighbors.
The case is attracting the widest at
tention on account of the prominence
of Brokaw, who is regarded as an au-
thority by those who adhere to the
single tax theory. His articles have
been widely published and evoked
much comment in this country and in
England.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-22
BRETT MURDER CASE
IS ALSO Reversed
Introduction of Photograph Is Held
To Be Grounds for error-Decision
Rendered by Hon. W. H. Watkins,
Acting as Special Judge.

Jackson, Dec. 22.-The two import
ant cases, out of the tweny-seven de
cided in the supreme court Monday
were those handed down by special
judge. In both instances special
judges. In both instances special
nor in the place of Justice Fletcher,
who was attorney general when the
ceses were first sent up, and who pre-
pared the briefs in both.
Former Chief Justice ]. A. P. Camp
bell, now many years off the bench,
had the most salacious case which
has been before the court for many
years, that of James Adams, given a
life sentence in Yazoo county upon
conviction for criminally assaulting
Ida Colline, a 17-year-old niece of the
defendant.
The decision was very lengthy one
and recited practically the entire testi-
mony in the case. In brief, however,
the aged justice doubted the story of
the girl and the other testimony upon
which the conviction was had, not
only because it was conflicting with
that offered on the other side and with
itself, but because the story and the
attending circumstances were very
improbable and unatural. ut defies
credulity," said the learned judge,
land appears to be a fabrication and
a very silly one. Cerebral derange-
ment frequently results in imaginings
of this kind, and the court hopes that
Ida Collins is still virgin"
The story as told by the girl is
very revolving one, if it could possibly
be true. She alleged that while Wis
iting friend near the Adams home
she was induced by Adams wife to go
and spend the night with her; that her
aunt, Adams wife, tried to induce
her to let Adams ruin her" so that
the crime could be laid on a wealthy
neighbor in an effort to extract 81 900
from him, $100 of which was to be paid
to the girl. She refused to accede to
this, but after her aunt had shown
her to her room and locked the door
upon going out, she dropped off to
sleep and was awakened by her uncle
in her room in the dark. He accom-
plished his purpose, according to her
story, after threatening her life if she
told, and she made no resistance ex-
cept verbally. She then went to sleep
again and awoke after daylight, and
did not tell her mother or anyone
else what had occurred until nine days
afterward.
The neighbors whom she was visit
ing fatty denied that she left their
house that night to go to Adams or
anywhere else, and that she ate both
supper and breakfast and slept there
The court held that, in addition to
the weakness and improbability of the
girls story, the fact that She made only
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-22
Hearst News Service.

Washington, Dec. 22.-The death by
starvation of Leonard Brokaw, aged
8, has led to the discovery of the
pitiable plight of Warren Edward Bro
kaw, single taxer and intimate per-
sonal friend of the late Henry George
Two of his little daughters are in a
serious condition and Brokaw and his
wife are badly emaciated.
Brokaw has been endeavoring to sell
articles, but without success.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-22
HEARING HAS
BEEN CLOSED
New Tariff Bill Will Be Ready
When Taft Calls Congress
in Extra Session

Washington, Dec. 22-At the con-
clusion of today's testimony, in which
w. A. C. Clark spoke at length re-
garding the woolen schedules, the
ways and means committee ended its
tariff hearings.
The subcommittee, composed of Re-
publican members, at once started the
work of drafting, but Chairman Payne
says that it will be ready in time for
consideration at the extra session to
be called by Taft.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-22
SENATOR MILLER DYING
BY Hearst News Service.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 22.-State
Senator N. L. Miller of Jefferson coun-
ty, who has been ill at his home here.
for several weeks. is reported to be
in a desperate condition this after
noon and his recovery is not expected.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-22
THREATS IN ARKANSAS.

Malvern, Ark, Dec. 22.-Farmers in
this section today received letters
signed might Riders" threatening
bodily harm to those who sold cotton
at the prevailing prices. The commun-
ity is greatly wrought up.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-22
RAILROAD OFFICIAL
resigns HIS PLACE
Hearst News Service.

New York, Dec. 22.-President w.
H. Lewman today presented his resig-
nation to the directors of the New
York Central Railroad, to take effect
on February l. The resignation has
been accepted. First Vive President
Brown Will be chosen as his successor.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-22
Hearst News Service.

Havana, Cuba, Dec. 22.-Sugar men
are alarmed over the proposal to al
low 100000 tons of Philippine sugar
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-22
VESSEL WENT down
10 men DROWNED
Hearst News service.

Cuxhaven, Dec. 22.-The steamer
Ira ID. Gotten. laden from Galveston,
sank off this port this morning. 1t
is believed that the captain and crew
of ten were drowned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-22

A man may have the courage of his
convictions without the capacity to
express them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-22
COUNTY JAIL
MUCH LARGER
Six Additional Cells Ordered Since
the Original Contract
Was Awarded.

Work on the new county Jail will
cease this afternoon until after the
holidays.
When the work was first begun it
was expected by Mr.. c. H. Hull. who
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-22
SUGAR MEN ALARMED
over new PROPOSAL

to enter the United States annually
without duty and are organizing a
campaign to secure concessions from
the American congress.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
HORSES GIVE OUT:
RIDERS CONTINUE
Army Officers Jog Thirty-four
Miles in the Roosevelt
Test

Under a boiling sun and with almost
as much dust on their clothes as their
horses stirred up under foot, Colonel
Lundeen and the seven officers of his
intrepid command logged another "a
miles yesterday in the course of the
80 mile Roosevelt riding test.
The officers rode out of Burlingame
by the Palo Alto turnpike, and then
rode back again. En- route a little
excitement was stirred up when a
crowd of enthusiastic Stanford stu
dents gathered on the campus and
cheered the detachment as it cantered
by. The heat was so severe that sew
era1 of the horses gave out, though
their riders pluckily continued after a
change of mounts. Today the ride will
end with a gallop OF 26 miles by way
OF the ocean beach back to the Pre-
Sidio
The second section of officers to un-
dergo the test will start from the Pre-
sidio this morning under command OF
Colonel NJ. A Simpson. 1t will be dis
tinguished detachment-only two OF
the officers are under the rank of col
onel. Here is the personnel of Simp-
sons command:
Colonel G. r. Smith. Colonel d. L.
Brainard, Colonel D. M. Appel, Colonel
J. B. Bellinger, Colonel John Biddle
Major c. r. Krauthoff and Major C. II.
McKinstry.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
CALHOUN LEAVES FOR
BUSINESS TRIP EAST
Signs Stipulation for Prosecu-
tion That He Will Return
on Weeks Notice

Patrick Calhoun, the indicted presi-
dent OF the United Railroads, is about
TO make another business trip east.
He will leave this morning When he
returns he may be one of the witnesses
IN the trial of Ruef. Judge LawIor
yesterday granted Calhoun's applica-
tion, made through his attorney, Stan
ley Moore. for permission to leave the
state. Assistant District Attorney
Heney was in court and said he had
no objection to Calhoun going east
provided il were stipulated in writing
that he would return at any time the
prosecution gave him one weeks notice
OF its desire to have him in San Fran
cisco. Heney said he could not tell
how long il would be before Calhoun
would be placed on trial, but intimated
he expected the trial Of Ruef to begin
within the next two weeks and that
Calhoun would be wanted as a witness
IN that trial.
Moore said a stipulation to the effect
desired would be prepared and that
Calhoun would sign ii before leaving
II was also agreed that before Cal
houn left his Sureties should give their
written consent A further stipulation
was arranged that the deposition OF
Frank Leach, a former superintendent
OF the local mint, might be taken and
used In the trial Of Calhoun
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
JAIL BETTER THAN
WIFE, SAYS ORDWAY
Talk of Reconciliation Is Indig-
nantly Spurned by Public
Weigher

William c. Ordway, the public
weigher, who is being sued by Matilda
NJ ordway for $500 month separate
maintenance, said Nor very positively
when Judge Graham suggested a re-
conciliation yesterday. 1t appeared
that the Ordways became estranged
two years ago, after living together
very happily for % years. Though
they still live in the same house each
occupies a different portion.
Ordway complained to the judge that
his wife stands for hours at a time at
the door of his room and annoys him
by persisting in telling him her
troubles According to Ordway dissen-
sions arose between them soon after
the fire because his earnings decreased
greatly and he expected her to re-
trench. Mrs. Ordway, he stated, in
sisted upon spending money as freely
as she did before the fire, when there
was plenty to spend.
When the judges suggestion of a
reconciliation was refused by Ordway
the court intimated a disposition to or
der the defendant to pay his wife $125
a month. Ordway insisted he was not
earning that much and said if the judge
ordered him to pay it it would mean
he must go to jail. Although Ordway
said he would sooner spend his days
in a dungeon in San Quentin than live
with his wife the judge put the matter
over to Thursday and directed them to
talk together and try and come to
some agreement
The following divorces were granted
yesterday: BY Judge Sturtevant-Wil-
liam McAaster from Sophie McMaster,
desertion; John McBain from NJ w.
McBain, desertion.
Suits for divorce were filed yesterday
by Marie Cooper against Harry Cooper,
willful neglect; Hannah Searcy against
Archibold Searcy, willful neglect.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
REBATE CASES Will
BE FORMALLY HEARD
Railroad Commissioners Will
Hear Arguments in South
ern Pacific Actions
Los Angeles Traffic Association
Asked to Bring Friendly
Suit

The hearing of the argument in the
Southern Pacific rebate cases will begin
before the railroad commissioners this
morning at 10 o'clock. All of the evil
dence is now in. The arguments will
probably continue through the week.
The Santa Fe cases will be argued in
about two weeks.
The dispute between the shippers of
this city and Los Angeles in regard to
the decrease and increase in freight
rates between both points and the Te-
hachapi was not acted upon by the
commissioners at yesterdays meeting.
The Los Angeles traffic association has
been requested by the traffic bureau of
the merchants exchange of this city to
bring friendly suit before the COM
missioners. Such action has not yet
been taken by the Los Angeles asso-
citation. The members of the board
stated yesterday that they would take
no action until the matter was Off
cially brought before them and proof
shown that Los Angeles was entitled
to a lower rate.
The McCloud river railroad company
has accepted the decision of the board
in regard to the reduction in rates.
The rates have been reduced according
TO the decision handed down last month
without any attempt to appeal to the
courts.
Charges that the Wells Fargo com
pany was discriminating against ice
cream dealers in regard to the return
ing of empty freezers were referred
back to the parties that made the
charges with the information that the
Wells Fargo company was under the
Jurisdiction of the interstate commerce
commission.
The California traffic association.
which has lodged complaint against
the Wells-Fargo express company on
behalf of certain vegetable shippers of
the state, will also ask the commission
to award damages for overcharges.
The. complaint alleges that the charge
of $3.50 a hundred pounds on ship
ments to New York from San Francisco
and Los Angeles is discriminatory in
view of the fact that the rate on can
taloupes from Coachella, Cal, is only
$3.50. 1t is also alleged that the Ma
tional express company imposes a
charge of only So a hundred on like
commodities from Seattle to New York.
The complaint also charges that
Wells Fargo discriminates against San
Francisco and Los Angeles in icing
charges.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
By Walter Anthony

"The Girl From Paris is a musical
comedy without beginning and without
end. 1t meanders along delightfully."-,
but between the nebulous boundaries
marked by the first curtain and the last
the Princess production of the piece
recreation for those who like their
music with seltzer and their comedy
with dash of paprika.
The play is on for a week only, say
the billboards. Judging from last
nights audience-Tuesday in box office
circles being an ''off night'-the pro-
duction would last easily two weeks,
for the house was filled.
There is not much to say about The
Girl From Paris" except that she is
dainty, pretty interesting and chic. The
Princess management has given the
presentation as elaborate setting as
though the musical play were destined
for a run of weeks instead of being
doomed to the shelf after next Sunday
nights performance
Miss May Boley-we call her May
now-justifies any comparison which
previous players of the role of Ruth
might suggest. Her speciality song in
the second act about her sisters lovely
voice was splendid burlesque and was
encored until Director Simonsen. in the
orchestra grew weary of beating time,
and his instrumentalists could have
played the music with both hands tied
behind them. William Burress, in the
part Louis Mann made famous many
years ago, was worthy his genealogy.
His Hans was spontaneously and con-
sistently funny. Miss Evelyn Francis
Kellogg discovered a sprightly vein and
worked it richly in her comedy singing
part of Mile. Julie. Walter Catlett as
the French spy was afforded oppor-
tunity to display his dancing talents
and his clever character comedy work,
and Walter de Leon made the most of
his small role. Zoe Barnett, Wallace
Brownlow-who, by the way, is well
come newcomer with a rich barytone
voice, and Miss Kellogg made good in
their interpolated numbers, which from
my point of view We're not necessary
for the success of the piece and kept
the audience overtime with much en-
coring. Arthur Cunningham as the
mayor adds to his fame as comedian.
speciality dance by Myrtle Dingwall
was gracefully done and the chorus and
orchestra were a unit in matters of
time and place. The play is beautifully
costUmed and set.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
MOTHER PERJURES SELF
TO SAVE MAYNARD SON
Mrs. Mefret's Story Shattered
by Witnesses to Boys
MiSdeedS

That mother will not stop at per-
jury to save her son was shown yes
terday in Judge Lawlor's court in the
case of Armand j. Mefret, a young
French musician, who had pleaded
guilty of forgery and asked to be ad-
mitted to probation. Mrs. Mefret, his
mother, took the witness stand on
Monday when the case came up and
gave her son the best kind of repu-
tation, saying he had been good to her,
had never been in trouble and had
never been away from home in his life
for more than six months at a time.
Yesterday her story was shattered.
James Foley, the bodyguard of Francis
j. Heney. testified that when he was
chief turnkey in the prison at Walla
Walla, Wash, three years ago Mefret
was serving q sentence there. Realiz-
ing that the Jig was up, Mefret admit
ted the prior conviction. and exploded
his mothers testimony by stating that
he lived in the state of washington
for six years following 1901. He said
he served 28 months In the prison at
Walla Walla, but insisted that he was
not fairly convicted, and that his Of
Tense consisted in selling goods not up
to standard. The case went over to
August 10 to secure the young mans
record in Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
CASHIER OF BANK
REFUSES TO TALK
On Advice of Counsel, Nash
Declines to Explain to
District Attorney
President MarteI Agrees to
Transfer His Property
TO Receiver

". b. Nash. former vice ~president
and cashier OF the Market street bank
l;pon tie advice of his attorney, Frank
Drew, refused TO appear before the
district. attorney yesterday morning ano
explain several transactions that are
on the books Of the wrecked institu-
NON. a T. Martel, president OF the
bank. was beard by Langdon Saturday.
Nash was TO have appeared Monday
His attorney asked for a continuance
until yesterday morning, but then tele-
phoned to the district attorney to the
effect that he had advised his client not
10 appear.
Attorney Drew stated last night that
he had not defied the district attorney,
bur under the circumstances had ad-
vised his client to say nothing. Whether
the matter would now be taken before
the grand jury, Langdon refused 70
state. l-angdon said yesterday that No
further testimony, since that given by
Nartel on Saturday, had been taken.
The testimony OF Msrtel last Satur-
day was Practically a compete con-
fession He testified that everything
he had done while president Of the
bank he had done with the conviction
that it was right. Any irregularities
that had been traced TO nim. he said,
We're not done with intent, but through
l6AOIdLlEN- J0SGDn M hlltiCNs dNlt1l ,
foc Mer5eI, has advised his client to
tell every thing. Every piece of prop
erty owned by Martel is to be turned
over TO Receiver Mooser. A deed TO
the Ashbury street residence was signed
yesterday. Kinley has a plan for the
reopening OF the bank
he said yesterday: I have made
arrangements by which I think I can
with others with whom I am acting
reopen that bank with money enough to
pay every depOsiter dollar for dollar
and interest We could have had the
bank open by this time if it had not
been for the friction that has arisen
in regard TO the exchanging of pass
books for bonds. If we succeed in
reopening the bank every depositor viii
be protected. AIartel has turned every
thing he owns over TO me and 1 will
turn il over 10 the receiver. Martel
has been honest in every transaction OF
the bank. He has been imposed on
that's all"
The matter Of the sale of 20 of the
bonds of the Yosemite Valley railroad
is TO come up before Judge Sturtevant
this morning. MOOser has been offered
$500 each for the bonds, which, in the
opinion of several bond brokers, is q
reasonable figure.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
MASSACHUSETTS FUND
FOR COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Relief Committee Turns In to
University Regents 100000
Contribution

The relief committee, acting upon
the recommendation of the trustees of
the fund raised in Massachusetts. has
turned the sum Of 100000 contributed
by citizens of the bay state, over to the
regents OF the University Of Califor-
MA for the college hospital in this
city.
The money is now in the keeping of
the Union trust company, but viii at
once become available for the pur-
poses Of the university hospital. The
university authorities, under the terms
of the gift must maintain a 'Massa-
chusetts ward" and 10 free beds TO be
known as the Massachusetts beds. +"
Preference shall be given to deserving
sufferers from the disaster of April,
1906.
A year ago it was learned that $780,
0O0 still remained in the Massachusetts,
fund. A committee was sent to the
coast from the east to inquire into con-
ditiOns here. Upon their return they
recommended that the fund be turned
over to the local relief committee, but
the suggestion was made that the
money be turned over to the university
hospital situated in the Affiliated Col
leges buildings near the Sutro forest
The money has now become available
and has been appropriated in accord
ance with the wishes of the donors.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
BURGLARS BLOW OPEN
FURNITURE STORE SAFE
Get $500 From Strong Box of
the j. j. Noonan Conn
Dany

By the use of nitroglycerin bur-
glars cracked the safe Of the furniture
firm of J. J. Noonan company some
time Sunday night They got $500
from one of the drawers of the safe,
but they were evidently frightened
away before they could effect an en-
trance to the strong box, where rich
booty awaited the crooks.
The burglary was discovered Mon
day and the police have been at work
on the case ever since without success.
The appearance of the safe indicated
that the burglars were experts at their
business, and it is the theory of the
police that the thieves were frightened
away before they completed their
work, as there was every evidence that
strong box
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
WILL FURNISH PICTURES
TO OUTING MAGAZINE
California Promotion Commit
tee Will Secure Photos
of Farm Life

A series Of articles under the general
caption of The New Spirit of the
Farm is appearing in Outing Maga-
zine, and in order that it may be COM
pletely illustrated the magazine recog-
nizes that California must furnish lie
best photographs. At the request Of
the University of California the pho
tographs for the illustration of the
forthcoming article on the subject of
garnering the crops will be furnished
by the California Promotion commits
tee
The editor Of Outing applied to the
university as being the most authenfic
source Of such photographs, and the
university, knowing that the commit
tee pays special attention to farm life.
has referred the request, which has
been complied with, the COMMITTEES
sending a supply Of pictures that will
show the unique features of California
harvesting.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
At EIGHTY-FlVE HE
VOTES FOR LEAGUE
Has Cast His Ballot for Every
Republican President
Since Lincoln

Albert c. Mack, aged four score
years and five, a pioneer of California
and one of the actors in the stirring
events of nearly go years ago, was one
of the army Of citizens who visited
the polls yesterday to cast vote for
good government and freedom from
machine control.
Leaning upon the arm of his grand
nephew, August Egling, Mack made his
way to the voting place at Twenty
second and Bartlett streets in the fifty
fifth precinct of the thirty-fifth dis
trict, and there, side by side, the young
man and the old man cast their bal
lots for the Lincoln Roosevelt league
ticket From the voting place they
went together to the Pacific building,
where Mack paid his dues TO the Citi-
zens' League of Justice, of which he
has been a member since its forma-
tion.
Mack had been i'll in bed for three
weeks. but on Monday night he told
his friends that he was bound to cast
his vote. and he kept the promise. 1t
was a hard trip. but with the knowl-
edge of duty well done he returned to
his home at 760 Capp street early in
the afternoon, worn out but happy.
"I'n be IS on November 80, and I've
voted the republican ticket for every
president from Lincoln straight
through" he said proudly. Il did my
duty today and 1 hope I'll be able to
do it again in November"
Mack is a German by birth, but was
naturalized when a young man. He
crossed the isthmus in the gold days
and came to San Francisco in the
first steamer from Panama, the Cali
fornia, arriving here on February %,
1S49. He went into the gold districts
and there felt all the uDs and downs
of fortune. He built one of the first
water bitches in Tuolumne county at a
cost of $4,000, but it was ruined by
gophers and proved a dead loss. He
came to San Francisco in 1883 and has
lived here continuously since that time