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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31

of the Osler theories by the Board of
Regents of the university of Mime
sofa, six old "profs' will lose their
jobs The action of the board has
created commotion in the university
circles and throughout the state, as
the members of the faculty who are
to be "Oslerized' are popular and are
considered able
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
New Chancellor.

LINCOCLN, Neb.. Dec. 31.-Dr. z.
Benjamin Andrews, chancellor of the
University of Nebraska. will retire
from that position today and will be
succeeded by DIR. Samuel Avery as
acting chancellor. DR.. Avery will iikelv
become permanent chancellor if his
administration is satisfactory. DR.. An
drews, the retiring chancellor, is one
country.
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of the year. has been president of the
American Cigar company, which is the
largest cigar manufacturing concern In
the world. since it's organization. His
retirement from its active management
it is said, is to obtain a much needed
rest from the hard work that he has
been doing. Mr. Hill. who succeeds
him, has been manager of the Bull
Durham company, another American
Tobacco company enterprise.
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Thousand Teachers Meet.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec 31.-Nearlv a
thousand teachers including some of
the leading college and university
professors of the south, are in At
lanta today for the opening session of
the annual Southern Educational con-
ventiOn. An exhaustive program.
dealing with every phase of educa-
tional progress in Dixie, will be car
convention will be in session
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Judge Lindsay to Speak.

ABERDEEN, S. D., Dec. 31.-Judge
Ben Lindsay. the famous kids jedge"
of the Denver Juvenile court. is among
the distinguished speakers who will
address the teachers of South Dakota
during the convention opened today.
State Superintendent Schaffer of
Pennsylvania, and DR.. Thomas Nichol-
son. secretary of the New York board
of education, are also slated for ad-
dresses
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day TO liquor can be manufactured,
sold or given away in the state Of
Alabama except in the following cases:
The serving of liquors in ordinary So
cial intercourse, in private residences,
on the prescription of a doctor, with
ito each person, alcohol for the use of
arts, and wines for sacramental pur-
noses - =
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
TObdCCOTruStHdS New President

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Percival S.
Hill will succeed John B. Cobb as
president of the American Cigar COM
pany tomorrow. The company is
part of the American Tobacco COM
pany and is capitalized at s20,000,00
Mr.. Hill is now director of the
parent corporation, while Mr.. Cobb is
a member of the directorate of both
concerns.
Mr. Cobb, whb is to retire the first
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
Southern Italy One Vast Sepu|Chre
Number of Dead NAY Reach 100000
Burton to get fordker'S T0gd
Brother Charlie Quits Contest

Taft, brother of the president-elect, to-
day announced officially his withdrawal
iticians say this means he will sue
ceed Senator Dick two years hence and
that Representative Theodore Burton
is now almost certain to succeed For
aker. Taft withdrew in the cause of
harmony.
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ROME, Dec. 31.-The government
today issued the following official es-
innate Of the number of dead: Mes
sina $4,000; Reggie. 10000; Monteleo-
ne, 1900; Bagnara, 1000; Gazziri, 1000;
Palmi, 600; Semira, 400; country dis
tricts. 24OO0-totaI 120, 300. The press
saws the number will reach 100000
Few people who escaped from Mes
sina had sufficient clothing, and cases
of pneumonia are increasing.
1t seems impossible to reach half of
the dead.
The condition of refugees arriving
at Naples is ritiful. They lost all their
worldly possessions and most of them
were injured. Some lost their minds.
Relief ships report that the situation
ut Reggie is even worse than at
Messina. Reggie is one great tomb.
Dispatches from naval officers at
Messina. say the number of dead there
is $4,000.
The whole Of southern Italy and
sicily is one vast hospital and morgue.
Suffering in Messina and Reggie is
appalling. The streets are temporary
moving the injured.
Soldiers raised the roof from the
wrecked railway station at Messina
and found scores of corpes packed
solid.
No effort is being made to count the
dead.
The burning of bodies continues. al
though relatives are protesting bitter
lE.
In one case the body Of a husband
was taken from his widow. and thrown
into the fire. The widow leaped into
the fire to rescue the body, and was
burned alive.
The odor of burning flesh has given
the city new horror.
The Italian parliament viii hold an
extra session to provide delief meas
UreS q 6 soon as the king returns from
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To Inauqurats Hughes.

ALBANY. N. Y. Dec. 31.-Prepara-
tions We're completed today for the in
auguration of Governor Charles z.
Hughes at noon tomorrow. Following
the ceremonies, which will be of on
elaborate character. Governor and Mrs.
Hughes will hold a reception, and will
attend ball to be given in their hon.
0r in the evening
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31

REGGIO, Calabria. Dec. 31.-(via
wireless from cruiser Coatit En-
manueD-It is apparent that not more
than 5000 or 5000 our of a population
of $4,000 could possibly have sur
vived the quake and tidal wave. The
lower part of the city is 25 feet under
water, while the upper part is in COM
plete ruins. The coast line is sinking
gradually and has moved back a doZ-
en- feet during the night. Reggios
mayor and Representative Trippepi, of
the chamber of deputies are among the
dead.
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!. Governor Wilson today received j.
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81 county Judge and other officials j
';' OF jackson county, asking the i
y troops to proceed there immedi- +
:. ateiy. The message failed to say !
IS why the soldiers are wanted. 1t i
: is supposed that the bloody noun +
j. tain feud, in which the Harsis j.
= family played such a prominent =
= part, has broken out again. =
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Body Will Be Shipped.

Henry Lewis, father of Arthur 7.
Lewis, who died day before yester-
day in the Walla Walla hospital, ar
rived in the city this morning from
Lehi. Utah. and will take the body of
his son back tonight.
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OnIy a few Pennies.

> SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 31.-Uncle
Sam today completed the transfer
from the local mint to Denver of S2l2,-
100000. The work CT removing the
coin was begun last August, soon af
ter the fleet left for the Orient
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Says
1t is Good Show
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]. EXCELLENT SHOW i

i ''As far as l have seen, west =
u ern birds compare very favor !
"a ably with the birds 1 have scored j
70 in the eastern states. | would, !
'' however, prefer to withhold my .
i whole opinion until l have had j
+ opportunity of inspecting the en- j
i tire show. I will say for publi- !
+ cation at this time, that the Wal !
i la Walla show is. one of which j
:: business men and fanciers of fine =
j poultry may well be proud; it is =
u a show that embraces more than u
i the ordinary exhibition, and L =
j am well pleased with the excel
j. lent showing made. 7
u George H. NOrthrup, of New !
q. York.
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New Booze Law.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31.-That
liquor cannot be sold to whites and
negroes in the same building is the
principal provision of the Gay Shat
tuck liquor law which goes into eff
feet in Louisiana tomorrow.
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Nav Reach o40,0O0

MANCHESTER. England, Dec. 81
The Italian consul here estimates the
number of dead as a result of the
earthquake in Calabria and Sicily at
240, 900. He bases his estimates upon
and his personal knowr
edge of the cities.
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KIM Nav Suffer COLLAPSE.

PALERMO, Dec. 31.-Working in
cessantly in the fire swept streets,
King Emmanuel and Queen Helena
have taken little nourishment and less
rest and it is feared they will suffer
q collapse.
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Rushno Food

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Commander
Ross of the navy supply ship Celtic,
has been ordered to proceed at full
speed for Messina with six thousand
tins of fresh beef and other supplies
which were intended for the Atlantic
fleet.
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Elect Nav Go.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-The state
and navy departments are discussing
the advisability of sending the Allan
tic fleet to Sicily on account of the
earthquake. The fleet is now in the
Red sea and will be near Sicily in four
flaws
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Benefit for Murderess.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-To aid Sarah
Koten, who will be placed on trial
next week for the murder of DR.. Sam
uel Auspitz, the Artistic Dramatic
club will give an entertainment and
ball tomorrow night.
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COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. Ex-senator
Benjamin r. Tillman will deliver one
of the principal addresses at the an
nual session of the South Carolina
Teachers association, commencing to-
day at the state house,
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: FORAKER ALSO QUITS. =
|. COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 31.-An y
J. hour after Charle P. Taft an y
+ nounced his withdrawal from the
]. senatorial contest, Foraker made y
+ a similar announcement, leaving y
+ a cleor field to Theodore Burton. y
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COLUMBUS. Dec. 31.-Charles +.
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Kaufman Won,

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31.-Kaufman
whipped Barry the thirty-ninth
sOund last night. Rarry's seconds
threw up the sponge. Barry was
knocked down in the thirty seventh
this being the only knockdoWn.
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SOMETHING DOING. /

Announcement was made this 1
morning that the ElkS' will. at i
: midnight tonight, present one of 1
= the visitors to the carnival with !
; $25 in gold coin, Mayor Eug ne i
= Tausick TO boss the job. An ex- :;
+ planation of details of the meth I
: DDS to be employed in the presen- I
: tation is prohibited by the regula- /
: tons of the postal department. but 1
: 1t is said that they are not un- I
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REFUGEES at Naples.

ROME Dec. 31.-Sixty thousand
refugees arrived in Naples this after
noon. Fifty thousand are at Catania
and other cities along the coast of
Cicily.
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Leave for Boise.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Proudfoot left
this afternoon for Boise, Idaho. where
they will spend New Years with
friends.
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Mississippi Dry.

JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 31-All liq-
uor licenses now in existence in the
remaining eight wet" counties OF
Mississippi will cease today. and the
entire state will go dry tomorrow.
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New Japanese Line.

steamers between Japan and South
America. with three ships on a regular
schedule. will be put in operation to-
morrow by the Togo Kisen company.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
Some Decisive SkirmiSheS In
The Big Battle of the Bottle

Cardinals state wide prohibition law
becomes effective tomorrow
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Anxious Policy Holders
Swarm Receivers Office

All day long anxious policy holders
of the Walla Walla Fire Insurance
which went into the hands
OF a receiver yesterday, have been
sWarming to the new office in the Ran
som building and the elevator has been
kept busy with messenger boys. who
are bringing in messages of inquiry
from policy holders and owners of
the cOmpany's stock. Hundreds of To-
cal people have been carrying insur-
ance in the company, anxious to pat
ronize home industry, and these today
have the feeling that they have been
soaked"
There is a fear on the part of the
owners of the company, it is said.
that the policy holders will demand
their policies to be short termed. and
in this case the company would be
swamped. 1t is the custom always to
take up policies at short term rates
and refund the unearned portion of
the policy. This the Walla Walla
Fire Insurance company could not do
and can be only saved through it's act
of getting a receivership
newing the policies it has written for
the Walla Wala company in other
companies. Some 400 policies, it is
said, have been taken over in this
manner and agents of local companies
hearing of the supposed failure of the
local firm, have received kilograms in
structing them to get business in this
manner. If this is extensively done.
the losses to policy holders will be
light.
The offices of the company in the
Mottet building have been abandoned
and Receiver McGhee. together with
Frank Johnson, assistant secretary of
the company, and a stenograpner. is
occupying offices at 400 Ransom build
ing,
Had Bad "Rep."
An emplOye of the Walla Walla Fire
Insurance company, who was taken
to Chicago when the office was opened
there. has returned and tells some in
teresting facts concerning the COM
pany in that city. 1t was generally
known in insurance circles there as
the Weak and Wobbly," and it's finan-
cial condition has been a joke for sew
eral months. 1t has been known, he
states, for several months that the
company was hard run and had no
possible escape from the breakers on
which it was drifting.
Suit in Intervention.
Intervening and claiming that John
McGhee, as an employe of the Walla
Walla Fire Insurance company, is not
a proper person to be the receiver of
its affairs, the North Carolina Fire In
surance company has brought sui,
asking that some one else be aD-
pointed permanent receiver of the
company The suit was to have been
heard this morning but was postponed
until Saturday, at 10 o'clock.
In an answer filed late yesterday
afternoon by the Walla Walla Fire In
surance company, all the allegations OF
tn Hollon Parker company are ad-
mitted and further it states that the
company owes more than $50.000 loss
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The Alabama Law.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Dec. 31.-Un-
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AMERICANS MISSING.

= ROME. Dec 31.-The Italian =
:. naval commander at Messina has J.
f. telegraphed this afternoon that J.
!. unless word is received from the i
= American, French, English and \
T. German residents within a few j.
= hours there is no hope for their =
+ safety. -
.;s j. !. - j. j. 4 i i j. !. + j. j. i J. J.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
Od0r of Burning Flesh Adds New Horror
To Stricken OtiZenS--NO Effort is be-
ina made to Count the Dedd--Kinq
and Queen of Italy Working
Night and Day--ReIief
Funds Being Raised
allOVer the World
Resgio'Ss Losses.

from the scene of the diaster.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-17
THE POLICE JURY
HAVE BUSY time
Important Public Matters Are
Attended to with Utmost
Zeal.
IOFFICIAL

with the following members pre-
sent: J. L. Porter, Ward One,
A. S. Peters, Ward Two, L. &.
Willis. Ward Three, L. B. Puck
lit, Ward Four. ID. III. Shumate,
Ward Five. j. X. Horn, Ward
Six, J. L. Payne, Ward Seven,
j. f. Carter, Ward Eight, DIR. ID.
B. Williams; Ward Nine and j.
l.. Brewton; Ward Ten. All
niembeas present, with j. L..
BrewtOn President presiding.
On motion the body went into
the election of a Clerk for the
ensuing year. which resulted in
the election of 5. NJ. Abel.
On motion the body went into
the election of Parish Attorney.
which resulted in the election of
w. M. Wallace.
On motion the body went into
the election of a Parish Treasurer
for the ensuing two years, which
resulted in the election of q. h.
Brewton.
On motion the body went into
the election of a Parish Printer
for the ensuing year, which re-
sultel i'm the election of Will A.
Strong and he designated the
Southern Sentinel as the Official
Journal of the Parish of VIM.
On motion r. b. PuckItt, duly
seconded, that a new road from
where 1t crosses the Rock Island
r. X. in front of the commisary
mt or near wire fence of j. w.
Bcyett's Jr., thence running East
intersecting the Winfield and
Vernon road be declared the
Public road instead of original
survey. Carried.
On motion the body al journed
until Tuesday morning at !
O'Clock.
Winfield, La, July z, 1908.
Body met pursuant to adjourn
ment with all members present.
Minutes of Mondays meeting
read and adopted.
On motion Mr.. Porter, duly
seconded. the Alexandria road is
changed as follows: To leave
Upper Alexandria Road at
Holmes Springs and intersect
same road near Carthage School
House, distance of 3-4 mile, e
made the Public road instead T
where road is now located, Car
ried.
On motion of Mr.. Willis, that
Dodson and Newport Public Road
be changed as follows: To leave
said road about Forty yards West
of Poney Grains house and run
North of the old road and inter-
sect old road near Grains store,
a distance of about Three Hun
dred yards. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Willis, that
J. M. Willis be appointed road
overseer on road No. 10, vice w.
l.. Mayes, moved away. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Puckitt, that
new road be created as follows:
Leaving the Dodson road at Big
Creek bridge and running a
Southeast direction by way of
Hodge School House and inter
secting New Public Road at A..
w. R,descich, provided said
right-of-way for road be located
and established without expense
to the Parish. Reviewers APP
pointed for said road as follows:
Dock Cockerham. &. S. Kitching-
ham, j. III. Cockerham, John G..
Higgs, l.. Z. Vines and John
Box. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Puckitt, that
the sum of Ten Dollars be appro-
priated out of. the bridge fund to
pay c. S. buckingham for repair
ing bridge on Big Slough in Big
Creek swamp on Public Road
No. 8. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Puckitt, that
James w. Bell, of Ward Four,
be placed on the pauper's list
and that III. G. Jones be appoint
ed as his agent. Carried.
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General Funds for the immediate
relief of Martin Van Buren, and
that he be placed on the Pauper's
list and I. w. Kindred is desig
mated as his agent. Carried.
On motion Mr.. Carter, that A.
G. Cockerham be appointed over
seer on Public Road No. 8, vice
w. S. Cockerham, moved away.
Carried.
On motion Mr.. Horn, that Nj.
n. Jennings be appointed appor-
toner for Ward Six vice j. v.
Anderson. moved away. Carried.
On motion DIR. Williams, that
the sum of Twenty Dollars be ap-
propriated out of the General
Funds for the immediate relief of
o. NJ. Cook, in destitute circum-
stances. Carried.
On motion of DIR. Williams,
duly seconded, that the sum of
Ten Dollars, in addition to the
Fifty Dollars already appropriate
ed out of the bridge fund, be ap-
popriated to build a bridge on
Peevy's Branch on Winfield and
Georgetown road. Carried.
Be it resolved by the Police
Jury of the Parish of Winn. in
regular session convened; That
the President of the Police jury
is hereby authorized to make re-
QUESTION to Major Foote of
Shreveport, La, for necessary
rations and planting seed for
flood sufferers in flooded district
of the Parish of Winn and that a
Committee composed of j. G..
Crew, E. J. Gamble and w. L.
Barnett he appointed to receive
said seed and rations and dis
tribute same, Said rations and
seed to be shipped to St Maui
rice, La, in care of the said Com
mittee. Carried.
On motion Mr.. Payne. That
the proceedings, of each days
meeting be read and approved of
each days session and the same
b. copied by the Clerk for publ
cation. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Willis, that
an additional sum of $500 be ap.
propriated out of the Bridge
Fund in addition to $4,000 already
appropriated to build Bridge on
Beech Creek on Winfield and
Columbia Road. Carried.
On motion of MI. Carter. That
overseer be appointed to cut out
road leading from CALVIN to Rams
Harrell Old Place, and that &. Nj /.
c. Martin be appointed overseer
on same; that road from Rams
Harrell Old Place to Saline
Bayou, and that Walter King be
appointed overseer on said road.
On motion Mr.. Peters. That
an additional appropriation of
$50. 90 in addition to 10000 al
ready appropriated out of the
Bridge fund be allowed to repair
Bridge on Castor BAYOU on Beech
Greek and Urania Road. Car
ried.
On motion Of Mr.. Porter, Pc
tition was presented to the Police
Jury signed by citizens from Ward
Two and Ward Nine asking for a
new public roai from Smith
Post Office to Packton Station on
on the l.. & A. r. r.
On motion of Mr.. Peters Mo-
ton was tabled. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Porter that
the sum of Ten Dollars be appro-
priate'l out. of the Bridge fund to
build q bridge on Wash Branch
on Winfield and Harrisonburg
Road. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Shumate, the