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The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1908-02-21
ISSUES STRONG APPEAL.

ISSUES STRONG APPEAL.
The following appeal in behalf
of the proposed state normal and
training school for teachers has
been prepared by Prof. W.. W.
Lockard. superint endent of eda-
cation of Yazoo county. and was
today placed on the desks of
members of the legislatures:
1.-The boys and girls of the
rural schools of Mississippi are
entitled to as good chance in
life as any other children Of the
state, yet they will not have it as
long as these schools serve as
training schools for young and
incompetent teachers. The chill
dren of the rural districts, ninety
per cent of whom will never en-.
ter any college, will be the pro-
ducers of the future; and as sue
cessful production is based upon
brains as we'll as Drawn. and
prosperity is based upon success
full production. 1t behOt,ves the
state to educate the brains of its
producers it it would enjoy pros
perity.
I'VE have been liberal but not
wise insdealing with the colleges
and common schools of the state.
Money spent on education is an
investment, the returns from
which may be great or small &C.
cording to it's management. A
wise man will not chance his
money in any business without
first securing trained managers,
lest he not only fail to realize a
profit. but actually lose the in
vested. So, wise statesman
should not invest the people, S
money in any public education
without first providing way to
secure trained managers and in
structors, lest it be wasted and
the profit small When the state
first went into the business of
furnishing a gramma school edu-
cation for the masses of her boys
and girls by establishing and
maintaining q system Of common
schools, at that time it should
have completed the system by
establishing normal school for
training teachers for these
schools, and then built up this
system by combining trained
teachers and liberal appropria.
tiOns.
'.BuG it is not too late to do good
and the evils incident to our
errors of the past may be check
ed by wise and prompt action.
Legislation should be in the in
terest Of the masses and not the
classes, if we do the greatest
good to the greatest number, |
am alumnus of the university,
and devotee Of all the state
colleges, barring the one at Rod
ney. but do not think it fair to-
the common schools that, Of the
total sum appropriated to the
common schools and state col.
leges for both races during the
past two years, a little more than
"a per cent, if we include the in
terest paid said colleges, and a
little more than Is per cent. #
we do not, went to said colleges,
while their enrolment during
this period was 3 little more than
QUE half of one per cent Of the
enrolment of the common
schools. The average per capita
tor said colleges, for these two
was $243, If We include the said
interest, $3.50. if we do not, for
I..ol .%,lor% crnx,1ln.1 u,h;1n rno%
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1908-02-21

My Engraved Stationery is theas
finest in the South at reasonable
prices
RkurnER. the, JoUelols SIS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
MRS. STOUT DEAD
Pioneer Woman at Rockford
Victim of Diseases
from a Fall.

At the home of her son, George
Stout. at Rockford Friday night at
s o'clock, Mrs. Amanda Stout, an es-
tlmable woman, died at an advanced
age and as the result OF compllca-
ton OF diseases resulting from a fan
six weeks ago.
Mrs. Stout was pioneer woman of
the county. having been born octo-
her Is, 1922, and was, therefore in
her s6th year. Surviving her are
five sons and three daughters. The
sons are George, Thomas ]. and Nor
timer w. Stout, all Of Rockford; and
w. 3. Stout of Appleton. Mo; and
the daughters are Mrs. L. b. Deison,
wife Of George w, Dcison, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Boring. both of this city;
and Mrs. B. NJ. Sheets, OF Harrisburg,
Pa.
The funeral and burial will take
place Sunday afternoon at 2:SO
o'clock. The Rev. MT. snider win
preach the funeral in the Rockford
church.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
MISS FLYNN WINS
THE SCHOOL PRIZE
In the Contest Given by the
Schools of Coal
District.

Exceedingly good were the COM
mencement exercises of the Coal dis
trict schools. Three girls and six
boys were graduated in the grammar
school, namely, Techie Hardman. Ma
rie Allen, Mary E. Keener, Halle
Hartman, Charles E. Frankie. Lutte
Hartman, Austin R. James and Paul
Maxwell.
An exceptionally good program was
rendered Friday night. Mrs. NJ. j.
Francis, of Wilsonburg. fine reader
and elocutionist, drilled the pupils
for the contest and she deserves much
credit The contestants all did fine
and deserve credit for their good
work. The prize was awarded to
Miss Mary Catherine Flynn. Mac
Frommeyer, as well as all the
others, was a close second, and
many praises were given the young
people.
The judges-The Rev. L. Peters
Elmer F. Goodwin and Zebidee Nor
ris. who took the place of NJ =,
snider-experienced some difficulty in
determining the award.
Prof. Shaw's orchestra rendered
excellent music.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
ARE
PROTESTING
VERY LOUDLY
Assertion is Made That Their
States Are the Backbone
of the Party.

CHICAGO. H.. June e-Represent-
atives of five states other than Ohio,
which have candidates for the Repub-
lican presidential nomination. met
here today and announced they would
make formal protest to the Repubii
can National convention on the man
ner, in which they at present, accord
ing to their opinion, are being ig-
nored by the dominating elements in
the Republican party
At the meeting were Healing. man
ager of Fairbanks; Humphrey. for
Hughes; Mckinley for Cannon, and
Senator Penrose and Representative
Burke, of Pennsylvania and Senator
Hemenway, OF Indiana, They de-
clared that they consider the states
which they represent as the back
bone of the Republican party, and,
therefore, entitled to afhearing.
They charge that the Roosevelt
Taft machine is ignoring them entire
ly in the interest of the Southern
states and declare they. will make a
formal protest to the Republican Ma
tlonal Convention in the interests of
the party.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
Former Dancing Master Here
is Being Hunted by
the Sheriff.
THREE WIVES ARE LIVING
Prof. Stevens Married the Last
One While Having a
Place Here.

CoSHoCToN. o., June eff 1t had
not been for newspaper, Mrs. Ben
Stevens No. / might be unacqualnted
with Mrs. Ben Stevens No. 2, and
Prosecutor Mcdowell might not be
looking for Ben Stevens at st. Jo-
seph, Mo-. where he has evidence
Stevens is living with Mrs. Ben Ste
vens No. 3.
For months the two Mrs. Stevens
have lived within three blocks of each
other. A Coshocton paper published
an account of death, giving the
name o. Mrs. Ben Stevens as sis
ter.
Mrs. Bessie Clancy Stevens. whose
husbands name Is Ben, read 1t. Here
was brother she never heard of.
She walked up street and made the
ACQUAINTANCE of Mrs. Catherine
Brucken Stevens.
While Robert, 2, her little son.
played with Helen Ruth, months
old, the daughter of Mrs. Catherine,
the two women compared notes.
Testimony before the grand jury
showed that Miss Chaney married
Stevens at Steubenville, May s. 1895.
and that soon after they went to Par
kersburg, W. Va. where they lived
awhile with Stevens's parents Three
years later, witnesses say, Stevens
brought Miss Catherine to his par
ents, still in Parkersburg, where they
lived several months. Mrs. Bessie
chaney's son was born in hospital
at Clarksburg, w. Va, on May 3,
1906.
Eleven days later the grand jury
heard Stevens met Miss Catherine
Brucken at Clarksburg, where he was
teaching dancing. They were mar
ried in September. The next year
both Stevens families moved to CO.
shocton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
COURT RECONVENES
Chancery Orders Are Handed
Down and the Barnes
Case Argued.

The court court reconvened satur-
day morning after recess of few
days, with Judge Charles w. Lynch
sitting.
A number of chancery orders hand
ed down wilr be entered on the re-
ports of the court.
The mandatory Injunction in the
case OF Deison against Kyle, COM
pelling him to remove at once a
fence across an alley, was not modt-
fed as asked for by the defendant.
The motion to set aside the YER
dict in the case of Arthur w. Barnes
convicted of a violation of the pure
food law by selling impure meat, and
grant a new trial was argued.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
In Far Away Oklahoma Accord
ing to Reports Re-
ceiyed Here.
MURDER AND SUICIDE
of Young Cecil FessIer and His
Mother-in-Law the
Story Says.

Reports have been received in this
city to the effect that Cecil Fessler
son of Frank Fessler, a Grasselli
merchant, and the formers mother.
in-law, Mrs. ]. N. Thrash, were shoI
and killed at Clinton. Okla. No con,
firmation OF the report, however. has
been received.
When interviewed by Telegram
representative, Frank Fessler, of
Grasselli, said that he had received
indirect word from Clinton that ].
N. Thrash had been shot and killed
there several days ago, but he had
heard nothing about his son being
killed. The report in regard to
Thrash was very brief and carried no
particulars of the reported shooting.
Mr.. Fessler has taken the matter
up with Chief of Police Joseph
Stealey with the view of ascertaining
correct information concerning the
report through the police department
of.the Oklahoma town. A message
will be sent there today asking about
the report.
According to the rumor that both
Cecil Fessler and his mother-in-law
had been shot and killed, it was the
result off family quarrel and either
young Fessler had shot and killed his
mother-in-law and then committed
suicide. or Mrs. Thrash shot and kill
ed him and then killed herself
Young Ftssler is native of this
county, having been born near Craig
moor. His wife is a native of Over
field. Barbour county. He conduct
ed a store at Buckhanuon for a
while but afterwards came here and
took up his residence. Some time
ago he and his wife went to Okla
homa to locate.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
COUNTY DETECTIVE
KILLS ONE SUSPECT
And is Wounded Twice Himself
While Trying to Ar
rest Men.

PITTSBURG, Pa. June 6-While
attempting to arrest four men this
morning near Elizabeth, County De-
tective Englart shot and killed one
man and was himself wounded twice.
The men are alleged to have been i'm
plicated in the hold-up and robbery
of the Monongahela Consolidated
Coal & Coke Company's general store
last Thursday.
The other three men barricaded
themselves in the farm house OF
John Patterson, near Elizabeth. Pat
terson is under arrest but the three
companions of the dead man are
armed with rifles and revolvers and
are holding in check large posse OF
officers and citizens from Elizabeth.
Englart is in critical condition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
Mr.. E|B DIES
Former Harrison County Man
Succumbs to Typhoid
at BeIington.

Charles B. Eib died at Belington
Friday midnight as the result of an
attack of typhoid fever. He was a
son of j. NJ. Eib, of Romines Mills,
this county, and about 81 years OF
age. A wife and two children sur
vive him.
Mr.. Eib was a partner of James
NJ. Coffman, of this city. engaged in
the manufacture of brick at Being
ton on an extensive scale. He was
well known here as an excellent citi-
zen.
George w. shuttleworth and
brothers, of this city. are cousins OF
the deceased. and he had a number
Of other relatives in the county.
The funeral and burial will likely
be at Gnatty Creek, near Romines
Mills.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
Are TO Resign Tonight from
Head of Window Glass
Workers.
THE, GLASS TRADE is SLOW
More Factories Shut Down and
Many Others Are
to Follow.

PITTSBURG, Pa, June 6.-The
Comoner and Glassworker says:
"a well defined report was In circula-
ton yesterday TO the effect that Pres-
ident A. L. Faulkner and Secretary c.
L. Ttarr, of the National Window
Glass Workers. will tender their res
ignations to the executive board meet
ing to be held In Cleveland, o., to-
night Persistent efforts We're made
to get in touch with the officers mem
toned prior to going to press, In or
der to verify the, report. but without
avail, However the Information given
the Commoner and Glass Worker is
from "A reliable source and bears all
the ear marks of truth. That the
news of Faulkner and Tarr's intended
resignation will create sensation
among the workers Is foregone con-
clusion.. No reason was given for
the move by our infarmant.
''No improvement in general trade
and market conditions are as yet APP
parent. very little activity being shown
as far as either producers or purchas-
ers are concerned. However, there
appears to be a more optimistic un-
dertone which is probably based on
the fact that conditions are now more
favorable for the contamination of
building projects.
AT the present time there are from
800 to 1000 pots in operation and
these figures will doubtless be lessen
ed to a great degree before the ned
of the month. AS an Indication of tn
uncertain state of affairs in the manu-
featuring end of the business the
closing of the plant at New Bethle-
hem. Pa, may be taken as case in
point. A short time ago the tank
needed repairs and the. management
were seriously considering closing for
the season, but the workmen prevail
ed on them to make the needed re-
pairs and continue in operation.
This was done, but few weeks
later, when the temperature went up,
shift after shift went to work with
from three to seven places vacant. de-
spite the fact that most of the men
who were missing were among those
who wanted the tank repaired. OF
course when 1t was found that full
complement of shops could not be
kept at work, Manager Spillane and
his colleagues decided to make the best
of the situation and the plant was
shut down, as noted in the last Is
sue of this paper. This incident
merely goes to show that it is a hard
matter to keep any plant in full OPP
Grafton in hot weather and especially
lis this the case when the wage scale
is far below what tn workers con-
slider normal"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
Or Sherman for Second Place
on the Republican Ma
tionaI Ticket.
SEC. TAFT WINS CONTESTS
Gets Twenty-Four Delegates
from the Two States So
Far Passed On.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 6-The Re-
publican National Committee COM
menced its deliberations today with
a-smaller attendance of outsiders and
far less apparent interest in the pro-
ceedings than was manifest yester-
day.
The first contest taken up today
was that OF the delegates-at-large
from Florida and this was followed
by the hearing of evidence in con-
tests in the second and third Florida
districts.
Next on the program after the
Florida contest, were five districts
from Georgia. After Georgia the
committee planned to take up con-
tests in the first. fifth, sixth and
eleventh districts of Kentucky
1t is believed these three states Will
occupy the entire time of today's scs-
sion.
1t was said by number OF prom
inent politicians gathered around the
committee room that sentiment on
the yice-presidential question seem
ed TO be settling over New York, 1t
being generally considered that 1t
would be wise for the party to take
man from that state.
The two men most prominently
mentioned in this connection are Sec
retary Cortelyou and Representative
James E. Sherman, both of whom
are from New York.
The Alabama and Arkansas con-
tests were decided in favor Of Taft.
They have "a delegates.
At the opening of the hearing in
the case of the Florida delegates-at-
large. ]. N. Stripping. one of the
speakers for the anti-Taft element,
fled protest against Hitchcock,
Slater and Phelps, respectively man
ager and employees of the Taft head
quarters. similar to that presented to
the committee yesterday. The pro-
test was tabled and the committee de-
cided that the question of the quail
fications of Hitchcock, Slater and
! Phelps had been decided yesterday.
"A movement was started early to-
day among members of the commit
tee to divide the southern delegations
in the interest of harmony. The
scheme is said to be in the interest
of seating colored men from the
South. Possibly the plan will be in
troduced today or Monday 1t is is
it will be stoutIy opposed by the Taft
people who do not favor the plan.
In every case which will come be-
fore the committee hereafter. protests
will be filed against Hitchcock. Stat.
ter and Phelps. This will not be
done in the hope of removing them
from the committee but to keep the
records in proper shape for presen'
tation to the committee on creden.
tials
The Taft delegates at large from
Florida and Taft delegates from the
Second district OF Florida were seat.
ed by the committee.
On the call for a hearin in the con
test for delegates at large in Georgia
the antl-Taft claimant failed TO ap'
pear and the Taft delegates were.
seated by default.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
MORE HOTEL ROOMS
ARE BEING BUILT
In the Traders Building for the
Trade at the Traders
Hotel.

Ten rooms are being built over the
Grand opera house in the Traders
building for the use of the Traders
hotel. They will be used as guest
rooms. The increase in business un-
der the management of ]. G. Beal,
the genial and enterprising host, has
necessitated the additional rooms and
from time to time the hotel will be
enlarged as the trade demands. The
many improvements made at the ho-
tel since Mr.. Beal assumed charge. as
well as the fine service, have attracted
the travelling public to the hotel in a
gratifying way to the proprietor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
LAMBERD ELECTED
President of Board of Trade
by the Directors for
the Year.

The annual election of officers
held by the directors of the board of
trade Friday night in their rooms re-
suited as follows:
observation-disclosures E. Lamberd.
Vice President-George L. Duncan.
Treasurer-Arthur Parsons.
Secretary-Arthur X. Thorn.
The directors are: John w. Davis,
s. c. Denham, W. A. Gaylord, C.
NJ. Hart, C. e. Lamberd, C. w. Leg
gett. John Koblegard, N b. McCar-
ty, w. b. Osborn, Arthur Parsons,
B. F. Robinson, C. S. Smiley, L. T !.
Weir, E. J. Wood and George L Dun
can.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
swIsHER GETS WAYNE.

WAYNE, w. a., June 6-Wayne
county Republicans today in conven-
tion instructed that county's sixteen
delegates for Swisher for governor.
Swisher will get at least of the
delegates in Braxton county chosen
today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
CUTS wIFE's THROAT
AND THEN HIS OWN

CAMBRIDGE, O., June 6-crazed
by ealousy Samuel King, bridge
carpenter. cut the throat of his wife
and then him own at their home al
SummerfeId. Noble county, today.
Both are in serious condition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
vEsPER SERVICE.

As a part OF the graduating exer.
cises at Broaddus Institute vesper
service will be held on the campus
of the Institute tomorrow evening at
6 O'Clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
BLOW UP HURTS
Eleven Persons and Destroys the Plant
Which Stored Gas.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, June 6-The
plant of the Prestolite Company. on
South street. which stores acetiline
gas in tanks blew up this morning
Eleven persons were Injured but onl
one fatally. ST. vincent's hospital
and the engine house of the city fire
department adjoining were badly
damaged. The plant cost $4,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
BIG MEMS MEETING
FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON

A big meeting for men only will be
held in the Goff Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday afternoon at } o'clock.
Special music by the male quartette of
The Baptist church. All men of the
community are cordially invited.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
COLLISION FATAL
To Eight Passengers, and a Score OF
Persons Injured.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, June Slight
dead and nearly a score badly in
jured is the list of victims Of a head
on collision between two special cars
on the Washington, Baltimore & An
napolis electric railway last night.
All the injured are expected to re-
cover.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
FINED DOLLAR AND COSTS.

For riding on freight train in the
local yards Of the B. & o. railway,
win Thomas was fined 81 and costs
by Magistrate Gordon Saturday. OF.
ficer T. L. Powell arersted him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
CRYSTAL BELL WINS

At Prospect park, Baltimore, this
week, Crystal Bell, owned by A. d
Parr, OF this city. won the 2:15 pace
in straight heats. He paced the FIRST
and third heats in 2:14 "a and the
second heat in 2:15 3-4. ]. B. Han
len was third and Bell Hopkins fourth
Raven Boy was the only local horse
TO start In the 2:17 pace. He finished
seventh.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
TORNADO KILLS SIX

GENEVA, Neb.. June 6-At least
six dead. four fatally hurt. and several
others seriously injured i the result
of Fridays tornado which swept
across Fillmore county.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
sILER is DYING.

CHICAGO, H.. June George
siler. prize fight referee, is at the
point of-death. He is suffering from
angina pectoris. -
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-06
ONE YEAR FOR
EACH S55,250
Pittsburg Bank Embezzlers of
Million Dollars Sentenced
to Ten Years Apiece.

PITTsBURG. Pa, June 6-Henry
Reiber and John Young, former pay
ing teller and auditor, were sentenced
to serve ten years eaqh in the peniten
tiary for the embezzlement of s1,105,-
900 from tn Farmers National Bank.