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The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-31

Don't call me dear any more After
this please call me Miss Wellman.
shall never speak TO you again Good
by"
Ralph started TO speak, but the party
at the other end of the line had rung
off
Hum" he mused, scratching his
head In perplexity. shell never speak
to me again, but I'm TO call her Miss
Wellman hereafter. Rather inconsist-
ent, to say the least. 1 wonder who
her guests are. wonder II the other
fellow Well. well, maybe he is com
ing. but he'll have TO hurry II he ex-
poets to reach the Wellman home with
out getting his feet wet"
Ralph thrust his hands deep into his
pockets and strolled TO the window
overlooking the river which flowed be-
tween his home and Miss Wellman's
Through the gusty rain be could make
out the surging stream, swollen till II
nearly reached the top of the banks
Dark, discolored, filed with branch
es of trees and other light material
caught in its food, the river raced sui
lenly onward like an unclean thing.
1t goes down" he muttered.
From the river his glance sought the
distant shore Dimly he could discern
pale lights through the gloom.
"Geer Ralph cried suddenly as be
realized how much the river had risen
In the past hour. IF IL comes up
much farther IL will go hard with
Glare over there"
He strode to the telephone. AS he
placed the receiver 10 his ear he
caught a sharp crack and rending
sound; then the wire went dead He
was cut of from Communication with
the outside world and with Glare.
Again Ralph strobe TO the window.
AS he looked down at the angry water
It seemed 70 him that the river had
risen materially IN the moment that he
had been at the phone.
The thought galvanized him into sud
den action He jumped from the win
dow and tore out OF the room into the
pelting rain toward his automobile
shed.
Here he quickly stripped his huge
car of its gigantic searchlight and gas
tank and with the apparatus rushed
back 10 the room. II a moment he had
the gas turned on. and a food OF light
poured through the lens.
With care he raised the window and
projected the light through the open
ing toward the opposite shore The
powerful light cleaved a way through
the dark and rain. showing I'm outlines
clear enough for his vision the oppo-
site shore
Ralph gasped ar what he saw The
water was at the second story OF the
Weilman home He had not before
realized how much lower the Well
man home was than his Some one
came 10 the window directly opposite
the Curtis home
Ralph strained his eyes Surely X
was Clare and alone. Where were the
others? Then he remembered thar
Clares father and mother had left that
morning for town and had undoubTed-
ly been prevented from returning by
the food
Ralph advanced to the window and
waved his arms reassuringly 20 the
girl. She responded Quickly he turn
ed of the light Gathering MP the ap-
paratus In his arms. he hurried from
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The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-31

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
BIRMINGHAM BILL
IS ALL BALLED UP

Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 2S.-Repre-
sentative Jerry C. King. author of the
Greater Birmingham bill passed by
the legislature, said this morning that
he was convinced that the law would
be declared invalid by the supreme
court on the ground that errors were
made in its transcription TO the senate
journal. Mr.. King says that gross in
competence has been shown, but that
nothing criminal has been developed.
The anti-shippinb i'll and the meas
ure repeating the act creating juv-
emile court will be knocked out for
the same reason.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
EARTHQUAKE
VISITS ITALY,;
MANY KILLED
Natives Were Asleep When
Houses Tumbled Down On
Their Heads.
Hearst News Service.

Rome, Italy, Dec. 28.-Two violent
earthquake shocks were felt this morn
ing in Calabria. Information from the
effected district is meagre, .as the
wires are down. 1t is believed that the
loss of life and property has been
enormous, as two entire villages are
reported to have been demolished
Three provinces are said to have been
effected and hundreds of houses are
known to have been thrown down. The
inhabitants were asleep at the time
and their dwellings tumbled down on
them. The section of country visited
has been the scene of many similar
disasters in the past.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY
TOOK BREAKFAST here
Distinguished Statesmen Enroute to
New Orleans to Attend Funeral of
Their Deceased Comrade-Special
Train over Northeastern.

Travelling on special train, en-
route to New Orleans, a party of con-
gressmen, of national reputation took
breakfast this morning at about $3.50
at the Hotel Hattiesburg
These representatives were going to
New Orleans to attend the funeral
of Congressman Robert c. Davey of
the Second Louisiana district, who
died at the Hotel Dieu Saturday after
an illness of many months, and whose
funeral will be held in st. Patrick's
church this afternoon.
The party passing through the city
on the New Orleans and Northeastern
this morning was composed of the
following congressman:
Charles McGavin of Illinois, w. A.
Rodenburg of Illinois, P. B. Campbell
and James Madison of Kansas, Thos.
Hackney and c. w. Hamlin of Mis-
souri,. The party was in charge of
First Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms,
Colonel Pearce, and there we're two or
three other employees of the house with
the delegation.
Several senators had been appointed
to attend the funeral, but were not
with the special train. 1t is supposed
that some of them went on the regu-
lar trains from their homes. Senator
McLaurin and Senator-Elect John
Sharp Williams were expected to go
over the Illinois Central from Jack
son.
When the train arrived, rumor was
circulated over the city that Presi-
dent-elect Taft was in the city, but
there was no foundation for the ru-
NOR further than the fact that there
was one large, portly man in the dele
cation who bore some slight resem-
blance to the next president.
Congressman Hamlin of Missouri
stated to a representative of The
News that they were very much pleas
ed with the appearance of Hattiesburg
and that they would like to see more
of the city If time permitted.
"This is Eaton Bowers district,
isn't it," inquired Congressman Ham
lin.
When told that it was, he remarked.
Bowers is a great fellow, and
have often heard him speak of Hat
tiesburg. He says it is one of the fin
est places in the South"
Congressman Hamlin spoke in high
terms of the deceased congressman,
Robert C. Davey, and said that Loui-
siana and the nation had lost faithful
public servant in his death.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
EXTRA SESSION TALK .
HAS No FOUNDATION

it would be difficult for him to get
away from his former position.
A few months ago, in a conference
of the higher officials of the union,
there was talk of asking the governor
to call a special session, but this was
for an entirely different purpose, and
fell through of it's own weight. The
governor was asked to consider the
matter in order to be able to decide
more easily in case the matter should
be formally presented to him, but this
was never done. The plan at that time
was to try to get through some sort
of law to limit the production of cot
ton in the state by means of a priv
ilege tax license to be imposed on
those farmers planting more than a
specified proportion of their cultivable
lands in cotton. After feeling the pub
lie pulse for while this was aban-
doned as being impracticable.
Taking all these conditions together
the prospect of a special session is
regarded as very remote. The two
strong improbabilities-that it will be
asked for. and that it will be granted
if the request should be made-make
what appears to be an lmpossibility
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Enterprise, Miss. Dec. 2S.-H. j.
Brown was almost instantly killed and
/ w. II. Spears dangerously wounded
by an unknown negro Saturday night
at o'clock The two men, who are
among the most prominent citizens
in the community, met the negro on
the sidewalk. He was carrying a
double-barreled shotgun and Mr..
Brown asked him what he was going
to do with it, to which the negf6 re-
piled 1T is none of your d-n
business" Brown started toward the
negro when the fiend opened fire,
emptying the contents of his gun into
Browns face and dangerously wound
ing Speers, who was standing almost
Immediately behind.
Brown died within a few minutes
after the shooting. Speers is danger
ously wounded, several of the shot
having penetrated his neck and face
Bloodhounds were secured from
Meridian and a large posse of citi-
zens was soon securing the woods for
the negro. Two of the Hardaway me-
groes, who have bad regulations, were
arrested soon after the tragedy and
lodged in the county jail, and it was
all that cool heads could do to pre-
vent lynching. Another of the Hard
away negroes is still at large.
Four others are under suspicion.
The hunt was kept up all day yes
terday and late into the night. 1t was
resumed again today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
LEGISLATORS knew
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Deficit in the State Treasury Was I'M
minent, Says the Governor-There
Has Been no Change in Conditions
Since Then.

Jackson, Dec. 2S.-Some of the most
prominent members of the Farmers
Union ridicule the suggestion that the
state convention of that organization
will ask the governor to, call a special
session of the legislature for the pur-
pose of looking into the financial con-
dtion of the state and arrange to
avert a repetition next year of the
large deficit which has faced the state
treasury this fall and winter.
"The Farmers Union has nothing to
request of the governor or of the leg
islature," said one of the leaders in
the organization this morning, "and
has no more interest in the temporary
deficit in the treasury than any other
equal number of citizens. There is
nothing at all in the talk about spe-
cial session, so far as the Farmers
Union is concerned"
In view of the well known position
vi thC 6ONCiAOl Ol lhC QuCoIlOh lhClO
appears to be no likelihood that he
would call the legislature together in
extraordinary session, even If asked to
do so by so formidable an organiza-
tion as the Farmers Union, which
has something like $4,000 members in
the state.
A few months ago there was some
talk of special session for this very
purpose, at a time when the present
deficit was clearly foreseen by the gov
ernor and the public generally, but
Governor Noel took no stock in the
talk. At the time he was asked about
it he said that the situation was clear
1y pointed out to the legislature during
the last session, and figures carefully
prepared at his request had been held
up before their eyes. They refused to
make an appropriation to pay the in
terest on emergency bonds to tide the
treasury over the three or four months
when the disbursements would newt
ably exceed the receipts by several
hundred thousand dollars, and he can
see no reason why the body, composed
of the same men and with the same
condition again pointed out to them,
would act differently now.
There has been no cahnge in con-
ditions since the'legislature adjourned,
and they had all the facts before them
: that could possibly be presented now,
he thinks. Therefore anything that
could be done at special session
would necessarily be reptition of
what was done before and turned
down by the lawmakers.
The governor would not now commit
himself on what his position would
be in the event the Farmers Union
should ask for special session, but
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
HATESBURG MISSISSIPPI MONDAY AFTERNOON DEC EBR 2S 1908
Negro Chicken Thief
Stole Game Rooster;
Gets Fine Of $50 90

Stealing chicken Ed Aiken, failing
cash he will have that the
This the costly chicken that sold in
Hatesbug for that what Aiken admitted that he did with He
a
aseraned reasonably certain that won't his fine by
dollars
Akens plfering intentions the
with B. by Mr..
Mr. se
paid Aiken take the Mr. Graham instead of de-
sold The refused
his did said that he given the
chicken admitted that he had
before other charges
The poultry considered high by purchasers
doubtless heirvalu strongly than
before.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
Negro 9 'sProphet of the Lord"
Drew Knife On White Citizens;
Gets Thirty Days On the Streets

men believing that it was dangerous
for such character to be on the
street, told him he must go with them
to the police station and when he ar
rived there he was registered as
dangerous and suspicious.
Placed on the stand to testify in
his own behalf, the negro was asked
what his occupation was. He replied
that it was to preach, teach and ex-
hort" and to do anything the Lord
wanted him to do. He said it was the
Lords will that he stay in jail last
night. Justice johnson asked him
what he thought the Lords will was
today. He replied:
ITO come up here and receive JUS
tice.'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28

Claiming that he was prophet Of
the Lord and that he had been COM
manded to preach, teach and exhort,"
Robert Emerson, negro, was before
the police court this morning on a
charge of being dangerous and sus-
picious character.
When the charge was read to him,
he pleaded notg uilty.
The testimony adduced showed that
the negro met three white men on the
streets yesterday and that he COM
planned to them that they had failed
to give him a part of the sidewalk.
One Of the white men testified that
he was a little bit impudent in the
matter and after talking while the
prophet" drew his knife. The white
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28

Emerson denied that he had said
more to the white men than that they
should give him part of the walk and
he denied that he drew a knife and
said that he came willingly to the
police station.
Justice Johnson said that it was his
will that the negro go to Jail for 80
days, to which the preacher and
teacher" made no objection.
The negro had with him, in bag,
lot of dirt. sand and gravel; which
he explained came from three differ.
ent churches and that he stood un.
der" the package when he wanted the
Lord to tell him what to do.
From all appearances the negro il
evidently insane.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
Negro Woman's Screams
Brought Officer to Scene
and Assault Was Prevented

Jesse Williams, a negro, is in jail
charged with attempted assault on
Matte Lee Dixon, a young negress, II
or IS years old.
Last night about o'clock when Of
ficer Cooper was passing the corners
of Corrine and First avenue on Hardy
street, he heard woman scream
about forty yards out in the bushes
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28

and when he reached the scene the
woman said that Williams was trying
to choke her. He drew his gun on the
negro who submitted to arrest and
was placed in the jail and the charge
of attempted assault was registered
against him. Cases of this kind have
to go to the county and it is probable
that the negro will have a trial before
one of the magistrates tomorrow.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
DEFENSE Opens
in HAINS TRIAL
Hearst News Service.

Flushing, L. l., Dec. 2S.-The. de-
fense in the Hams case this morning
began the introduction of testimony,
Shay and Mcintyre testifying that
Joseph Skura, hackman, told them
different stories to that which they re-
lated on the stand. Leo Bugg, real
estate dealer, told of conversation
with Thornton Hams regarding land
in the vicinity of the yacht club, which
he said that he had come to purchase
the morning of the tragedy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
EXCITEMENT IS HIGH;
LYNCHING MAY FOLLOW
Murder Was Unprovoked, According
to eports-Deceased Was Prom
inent Lumberman, Held in the High
est Esteem in the Community.
!. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. 80. :. :. !. :. :. :. :.
:. SIX SUSPECTS ARE !
!: IN ENTERPRISE JAIL. &:

Z: Enterprise, Miss, Dec. 2S.- :
: Six negro suspects have been ar =
:: rested and placed in Jail at =
= Quitman, charged with completely :
:: in the murder of H. J. Brown and =:
= the wounding of w. H. Speers. =
:. Mr.. Speers admits that the negro =
= who did the shooting was alone =
: and believes that he can identify :
:. the guilty man. He is as yet un- :
: able to go to the Jail and there :
:. is so much excitement that the :
!: officers are afraid to undertake !
= to carry the negro suspects to =
:. the Speers' home. :
:: :. =. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 2S.-Judge
Hart of the Davidson county criminal
court this morning denied the applica-
ton for bail made by Dencan Cooper
and his son. Robin Cooper, charged
with the murder of former United
States Senator Edward W. Carmack.
In rendering his decision, Judge
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
TINkERING With
The TARIFF AGAIN
Hearst News Service.

Washington, D. c. Dec. 2S.-The
Republican members of the ways and
means committee of the house met lin
executive session this morning and
again took up the work of preparing
the new tariff bill which will be sub
mitted at the special session of con-
gress to be called by President-elect
Taft.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
SHAH SILL LIVES.

London, Eng, Dec. 2S.-A dispatch
from Teheran says that an attempt
was made to assassinate the shah in
his palace today. The two plotters
were killed by the explosion of the
bomb, but the shah was uninjured.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
Don't PATRONIzE" LIST
Will BE DISCONTINUED

New York, Dec. 2S.-The Central
Federated Union of this city has re-
ceived from President Samuel Comp
ers of the American Federation of La
Dor letter in which notice is given
that on account of the application of
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
FISHING TUG
SINKS With
4 ON BOARD
Hearst News Service.

Frank fort, Mich, Dec.2S.-While try
ing to make the harbor in the face of
terrific southeast gale last night, the
fishing tug Rhine crashed against a
pier and sank. The captain and crew
of three were drowned. The dead are:
Captain Harvey Hanrath, John Kib-
ey,Julius Borrey and Gus Straube.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
CARMACKS ASSASSINS
MUST STAY IN PRISON

Hart made few extemporaneous re-
marks, saying that after hearing the
evidence and considering the matter
in all of its details he had come to
the conclusion that the case was not
bailable.
The decision of Judge Hart is con-
sidered victory for the state, as
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
IS ILL.,;
Much ALARM

Rom, Italy, Dec. 2S.-The pope suf-
fered a slight relapse today and the
illness of the pontiff has occasioned
much uneasiness in official and cler-
ical circles. Physicians, however, are
confident that Plus is in no immediate
danger and bulletins have been posted
to that effect.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
Hotel BURNED;
LOSS IS 100000
Hearst News Service.

Los Angeles Cal, Dec, 2S.-Fire to.
day gutted the Occidental hotel, caus-
ing loss estimated at 100000. A
panic ensued among the 100 guests
of the hotel, but there were no casual.
ties.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28

it is said that much of the states mos
important evidence was held back
The case is scheduled to come TO
trial in the circuit court here on jan
uary IL, and it is said that the de-
fense only asked for bail in order to
ascertain, if possible, the line of eviz
dence to be introduced by the state
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
STREET DUEL
in MONTGOMERY

Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 2S.-T. J..
Swearengin, an policeman, was shot
to death this morning by Eli Parker.
A shotgun was usd. The two men had
trouble Christmas night and the shoot
ing today was the outcome. Parker is
in the county iajl charged with muir
der.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28

the Sherman antitrust law to the
unions, and the advice of counsel, it
has been decided to discontinue the
publication of the I'VE Don't Patron
ize" list in the Federationist, the Of
fetal journal of the federation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
MILTON HUME
FALLS DEAD
Hearst News Service.

Huntsville, Ala, Dec. 28.-Captain
Milton Hume, cotton mill owner and
lawyer, and the richest man in the
city, this morning suffered a stroke of
apoplexy while at a second story
window of his home and fell to his
death.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
Hearst News Service.

Pittsburg, Pa. Dec. est is believ-
ed here that Francis J. Heney, the
Frisco graft prosecutor will be sent
here to investigate the alleged bribery
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
HENEY To TACKLE
P|TTSBURG GRAFTERS

in connection with the failure of ma
tional banks. 1t is known that Heney
held a consultation with the president
Saturday in regard to the Pittsburg
situation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
SENT TO QUITMAN,

Quitman, Miss, Dec. 2S.-Four Of
the negroes under suspicion as the
murders of H. j. Brown at Enter
prise have been lodged in jail here,
having been brought here by order
of Judge Buckley, who feared a lynch
ing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28
BROWN WAS PROMINENT.

Enterprise, Miss, Dec. 2S.-Henry ].
Brown, killed by a engro Saturday
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-28

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