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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-16
SOUTHERN RY. AND SOUTH & WESTERN
AT WAR
The Latter Will Attack the Charter of the
Southern Following an Injunction Is
sued by Judge PritChard to the
Southern Stopping all Work
of Construction on the
most imrOrtant see
ton of South &
Western Ry

NtSttTH NY
Asheville, N. G. April 12-That the
South & Western railway will in turn
attack the charter of the Southern rail-
way, to which corporation an iniunct
ion, stopping all work of construction
on the most important section of the
former road was granted yesterday by
Judge Pritchard was aGthoritively sta
ted today. The injunction cited the
South & Western to appear before
Judge Pritchard next Thursday to
show cause why it should not be per-
manently enjoined from doing any
work or claiming any rights to the
roadbeds which it, (the South & West
ern) has constructed adjacent to road
beds of the Southern.
SOUTHERN'S BILL OF COMPLAINT
The bill of complaint was filed ON be.
half of the Southern railway, Carolina
division, citizen of South Carolina; the
Southern railway company, citizen of
Virginia against the South q Western
railway company, the Carolina Clinch-
field & Ohio railway company, Vir-
ginia corporation, Carolina construct.
ion company North Carolina corpor-
alton, and Willard Quigg construction
company, q Virginia corporation. 1t
Alleges that the Southern railway,
Carolina division, is the owner Of a GER
tain line of road known as the South
Carolina and Georgia extension, run
ming from Marion, N. G. to Camden,
Camden, s. G., 1918 miles and that
June 30, 1902 it leased this line for
900 years to the Southern railway com
pany and the Southern railway entered
into possession and operation; that on
April 8, 1908, defendant railways and
their contractor unlawfully entered
into the right of-way of the Southern
line between Marion, N. G., and Their
NAL City, N. O., and wrongfullY set
title to same and are blasting and con.
structing roadbed and have encroached
upon the rightof-way of the Southern
railway.
The bill presented to Judge Pritch.
ara Dy L. .. hOlllns, ulstflcL cOunSel
and signed also by W. r. Rodman,
division counsel alleged that Ryan'E
roads-two corporations being named
have occupied the Southern's right
of-way, but it does not reveal the sen
sational contest which underlies the
litigation-the attack on the charter
rights of the Ryan corporations, theil
very existence in the locality named
nor does it show the counter attack o
the South h Western, which is tina
its rights are superior to those of thu
Southern and that it can occupy wha
land it choose south Of Marion.
The South h Western has built from
the coal fields of Virginia southeast
passing the Northern Carolina count
les in spite of fierce objection from tn
Southern and at enormous expense
building the finest roadbed known il
this section. 1t tunnels mountain
and to head it off the Southern begal
building a tunnel nearby which passe
over the South & Western tunnel ant
D year ago rival gangs of workmel
fought at this place. The South
Western is planned to reach the AT
a lantic coast.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-16

Mr.. Carmack's lame eye is much inn
proved 1t was never blacked, as that
of another gentleman may be in the
coming political ill.-Knoxville SEN
tinel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-16

Gov. Patterson's opening speech was
delivered at Nashville last Saturday
night and is printed in full in this is
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-16

Perhaps in using liquor in elections
to get votes for temperance candidate
the Anti-saloon League feels that it is
fighting fire with fire.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-16
FOR TRUSTEE
IL. c. JACKSON

Announces Himself for Reelection to the
Office of Trustee.
l hereby announce myself to the
voters of Washington county as q can.
didate for reelection to the office OF
Trustee. This April II, 1908.
H. G. JACKSON.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30
Prairie and Forest Flames Con-
sumed Timber and Crops Be-
fore Tornado Came.
SMOKE CAUSED COLLISION
A Trainman Burned to Death When
Locomotive Crashed Into Caboose
from the Rear-Properly
Loss Is Heavy.

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 30
Prior to the tornado which swept
through this state and did great
damage besides taking many lives.
forest and prairie fires did serious
damage in many parts OF Arkansas.
They caused one train wreck and
one death They destroyed thous-
ands of dollars worth of young tim
Der. Farmhouses were burned. Rail-
roads patroled tracks and bridges to
protect against the flames. Many
prayed for rain to end the drouth.
Fences around Perry were burn
ed in the timber and dry grass fire
in that section, but the houses were
saved. Considerable damage was
done in Grant county. Farm fences
and vacant houses were burned. A
large crop of acorns which had fall
len was wiped out, which will prove
a loss to persons having hogs on the
range.
Grass fires burned around Pine
Bluff. An attempt to burn some
grass and leaves resulted in a touch
off as if they had been powder
Large tracts of the Grand Prairie
between DeVall's Bluff and Hazen
were singed by fires supposed to
have started from sparks from To-
cOmotives, Unless rain came it was
feared 80 odd thousand acres of un-
known grass and hay would burn
One orchard of 500 fruit trees was
destroyed. Dense smoke settled over
the country Farmers scarefully
burned strips about their places to
prevent loss if the fires should reach
their property. Land owners offered
prayers for rain. Forest fires were
the cause of wreck on the Rock
Island near Brinkley. A pail of
smoke lay over the track. The en-
gineer on a freight was moving his
train slowly. But he could not see
the caboose tail lights of another
freight train standing at the coal
chutes.
The moving train crashed into the
caboose. Five sleeping men were
trapped in the wreckage Flames be-
gan to play around them. They call
ed for help. A beam holding four
of them was pried loose. and they
were dragged to safety. But Charles
Clark, a trainman, was so pinioned
that flames caught him before the
rescuers could liberate him.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30
MARRIES HIS OWN WIFE.
George Vaughn Wanted to Comply
With the Illinois Law.

Danville, H., Nov. 30.-Although
married for two years. George
Vaughn and Ola Lloyd of this city
have been married again. George
Vaughn and Nellie Satterly were
married about eight years ago. but
were divorced in 1906. Some time
after the separation, Vaughn be-
came acquainted with Miss Lloyd.
and wooed and won her. According
to Illinois statutes one cannot be
married under two years after hav-
ing been divorced Vaughn and his
financee went to Charlottesville and
were married After the marriage
to Miss lloyd, Vaughn ceased to pay
alImcny To his former wife, and
she, after several months, started
proceedings agaiEst him.
After a long conference with his
attorneys, Vaughn decided to remar-
.ry his wife, and, accordingly, he was
legally welded yesterday. The su
preme court holds. In a recent de-
cision, that marriages celebrated in
Indiana in less time than prescrib-s
ed in this state after divorce is
granted, will not be valid here. In
the past it has been common for
persons to avoid the Illinois statute
by marrying in the Hoosier state
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30
Building New Sidewalks.

All the property owners on South
Rogers street, between Madison
street and the railroads, have be-
come inoculated with the sidewalk
building fever Ground was broken
by the street force Monday morn
ing for walk on the west side of
the street, extending from Bullard S
mule barn to the Brazos Valley
tracks. The walk will be constructed
of vitrified brick. The Trinity and
Brazos Valley has completed the
excavation for a walk across its
property on the east side of Rogers
street. The walk started few days
ago by John Harrison, Mrs. Fears
and B. r. Moffett will be finished
just as soon as more brick can be
received 1t is understood that Col.
Jas. S. Davis will build a brick walk
on his wagon yard property on the
east side of Washington street.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30
OFFICERS TRAP
BANK BURGLAR
Catch Cracksman While He Is
Engaged in Boring In
to Vault
PISTOL BALL STOPS HIM
Robber, in Attempting to Escape, Is
Shot and Slightly Wounded by
Policeman Mayor Plans
the Capture.

Beaumont, Texas, Nov 30.-An
unsuccessful attempt was made yes
terday morning at $50 to burglar
ize the First National bank of Beau
mont, and the burglar was trapped
by Mayor Fletcher and Officer N.
N. Smith, Sam Hayes and John
Sheffield. When caught the man was
in room on the second floor of
the bank building, directly oveb the
vault. He had cut a hole through
the floor and was working on the
concrete of the vault beneath and
had bored to the depth of twenty
inches.
When surprised by the officers,
who had been informed Saturday
evening by the bank officials of the
attempt being made, to burglarize
the bank, the burglar was at work.
He was unarmed but had two CHS
els, hammer and brace and bit,
also and electric light let down into
the opening he had made. When the
officers knocked at the door and at
tempted to kick it open, the man
ran to a window leading into an
adjoining alley from which his des-
cent into the street would have been
easy, and attempted to escape he
was then shot at by Officer Tom
Housenfluck, who had been station
ed in City Attorney Scurlock' room
directly across the alley from the
building The officer used 45-cali-
Der revolver, and the ball ranged
along the front of the mans breast
from the right and entering the left
arm just below the elbow inflicted
flesh wound.
After being shot the burglar
opened the door and surrendered
himself. He at first told conflicting
stories and said that he had two
confederates. but afterwards took
this back and made full confession
that he had planned and attempted
! the robbery and did so because he
was hard up and embarrassed fin
jancially.
Cashier W. l.. Pondrum acciden-
/ tally found the hole in the vacant
room which was formerly occupied
by him, yesterday afternoon, and
the bank officials reported the mat
ter to Mayor Fletcher, who laid the
trap.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30
THREE PLEAS OF GUILTY.
White Man and Two Negroes Draw
Terms i'm Penitentiary

white man and two negroes
drew penitentiary terms in the dis
trict court Monday morning. John
Baker, the young man who was ar
rested in Dallas several days ago on
an alleged charge of horse theft.
was indicted by the grand jury one
day last week. His trial was set for
Monday and when his case was call
ed he entered a plea of guilty. The
jury assessed his punishment at a
term of two years in the penitenti-
airy. Baker is the young man who
stole viii Whites horse at Ovilla.
Jim Brown, one of the negroes
arrested on an accusation of rob-
bing two white boys near Italy sew
eral nights ago, entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of robbery. He
drew a term of five years in states
prison. Reedy McGrady, colored
was given two years in the peniten-
tiary on plea of guilty to charge
of forgery. He was arrested at Fer
ris several days ago The charge
against him was for forging a far
mer's name to check which he sold
to merchant at Clemma.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30
REYNOLDS STRUCK BY A TRAIN
Young Man KilIed by Santa Fe Lo-
comotive at Cleburne.

Cleburne, Texas, Nov, 3o--Rob-
ert Reynolds, about 35, who lived at
Joshua, 10 miles north of here, was
instantly killed at that place yester-
day morning by the engine of south
bound Santa Fe passenger train No.
5. He walked across the track ahead
of the locomotive and failed to get
clear before the engine struck him,
throwing him high in the air. In
falling he hit the drive wheels but
did not go under the train. His neck
was broken and terrible cash cut
through the jugular vein, besides
many minor injuries. The train was
stopped and the crew rushed to the
PROSTATE man, but before the near
est witness could reach the spot life
was extinct. Reynolds was employed
at l.. II. Hunters gin, was a man of
family and is survived by his young
wife and several small children.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30
EXTINCT VOLCANO IN TEXAS.
Old Crater Is Filled with BOggy
Material Which Looks Like
Burnt ASDhalt

Honey Grove. Texas, Nov. %
S. ]. Wright of Paris, who is bor-
ing for oil on his ranch in the north
ern part of Lamar county, has
reached depth of 500 feet, after
encountering two strong streams of
artesian water, In speaking of his
work there, Mr.. Wright mentions
an extinct volcano near his we'll, and
says OF it: ags ssg =
This crater shows some of the
devils own handiwork. I had built
a pole walk from the solid edge of
it to the center and was on it yester-
day. 1t is about one hundred and
fifty feet in diameter, circular in
shape and situated in the midst of
forest of big trees which are clean
cut in this circle till there Is hard
ly shrub growing on 1t. The center
is elevated-has been pushed up
about five or six feet above the sur
rounding ground. and is covered
with thick coat of grass and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30

Henry w. Savage, whose only au-
thorized version of The Devil the
sensational comedy of Franz Mol
mar, the Hungarian playwright, has
created such a furore in New York.
Philadelphia, Chicago and other ci-
ties, has not only given the superb
company of players directed by
James D. Barton & Co. permission
to produce the play, but has also
endorsed the selected selection Of
Joseph Callahan, the clever Ameri
can actor, for the eXacting title role.
Mr.. Callahan is admirably fitted for
the role, writes Mr.. Savage He
will undoubtedly make the hit of
his life in this wonderful psycholo
gical and yet keenly witty charac-
ter At the opera house Friday
night. December A.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30

The following is an excerpt from
the Dallas News report Of the pro-
ceedings Of the North Texas Teach
ers' convention at Denison:
Educational Aims" was discuss
ed by DR.. S. L. Hornbeak of Waxa-
hachie in a lengthy paper He dealt
with the high aims teachers should
pursue in inculcating high morals
in connection with thought develop
ment in literary lines. Among the
qualities desired in the aims of
thought development are accura-
cy, comprehension, quickness and
development of will power. He said
there is no danger of having too
much work, but an inspiration
should be created to do all the work
assigned we'll. He closed with an ex
hortation to teach pupils their duty
toward each other.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30

shakes all around like jelly for
twenty or thirty feet when you walk
on it. Make mistep and you bog up
to your waist. A pole or rod could
be run or pushed down into this
black mass for 100 feet or more. Ar
tesian water percolates through
this black mass and runs off on all
sides This black mass resembles
burnt asphalt and is about the same
as that now being tossed up and
now burning in the well at Caddo.
This crater was once alive and roar
ing like the Caddo we'll, but that
was a thousand or two years ago.
The Caddo we'll is dying out and in
time will cool
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30

buggy, to which two horses were
hitched to Roby to spend a short
time with relatives there. When
they reached the bridge over Cotton
wood creek that stream was out of
it's banks, owing to the heavy rains
in this vicinity recently. The bridge
across the stream is narrow, with
out balustrades on either side, and
to drive across it under normal con-
ditions is a delicate task.
While crossing the bridge one of
the horses slipped on the wet floor
ing and in an attempt to regain its
footing fell into the stream, drawing
the buggy and occupants with it.
Swimming in the stream was al
most impossible and the three oc-
cupants of the buggy were drowned
before aid could reach them. The
horses were also drowned, while
the buggy was washed far down
stream, where it lodged.
A searching party was at once or
ganized to recover the bodies of the
unfortunate victims but up to a
late hour Saturday night they sue
ceeded in finding only the body of
Miss Thorpe. The body was brought
to the home of the Thorpes in this
city, where it was prepared for bur-
ial
Throughout the long, rainy night
parties kept up the search for the
bodies of Thorpe and his wife, but
the search was not successful until
Sunday morning when they were
found.
~f hJnp a C
were found lodged against some
drift a short distance below the
bridge.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30
THREE PERISH IN
SWOLLEN STREAM
Porter Thorpe, Wife and Sister
Are Drowned in Cotton
wood Creek.
DRIVE OFF OF A BRIDGE
Remains Of Sweetwater Man and His
Bride of Two Weeks Recovered
the Next Day-Horses
Were Drowned.

Sweetwater, Texas, NOV. %
While attempting to cross a narrow
bridge across Cottonwood creek, be-
tween Roby and Sweetwater, Satur-
day, the buggy in which Peter
Thorpe, his bride of two weeks and
his sister were seated slipped from
the bridge into the swollen stream
and the three were drowned.
Thorpe, who was assistant book
keeper at Glass & Globes store at
Sweetwater, accompanied by his
wife and sister, was driving in a
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30

Two genial and popular travelling
passenger agents, Arthur M. Hall
of the Katy aid w. G.. Knowles of
the Rock Island. were in Waxaha-
chic Monday hustling for holiday
business to the old states. The COM
bination which has been maintained
by the Katy and Rock Island several
years will be in force this season.
The Katy tracks will be used to Nc
Alester and the Rock Island to
Memphis. Round trip tickets will be
sold at the same rates as last year.
A special car will be set out here
to be picked up by the northbound
at 1906 on the morning of Decem-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30
Rat Causes Disastrous Flood,

PaWtucket, K. l.. NOV. 3U.-A rat
was the cause of many dollars
damage at a clothing store in the
Taylor building, Broad street, where
large quantity of clothing was
drenched by flood that poured
down from the floor above. Examin-
alton revealed that rat had gnaw-
ed a hole through lead water pipe.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30
An Extensive Frolic,

AS the result of a friendly scuffle
among a number of Trinity Univer-
sity students Sunday night in front
about $65 to replace a large glass
that was broken out of the show
window. 1t is said one of the boys
fell against the. glass and broke it
into smithereens
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30
Feeding Cattle for Market.

Lacey & Ferguson of Lancaster
shipped a train load of cattle to
Waxahachie Monday morning to be
placed on feed in the pens of the
WaXahachie Cotton Oil company.
The shipment comprised four hum
dred head, making a total Of one
thousand head now on feed at this
mill H. A. Pierce has been feeding
six hundred head there several
weeks.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30

District Judge Hawkins Monday
morning appointed the jury commits
sioners to draw the jury lists for the
February term of court. The COM
missioners consists of j. j. McQuat-
ters of Waxahachie, Tom Newton of
Midlothian and Charlie e. Pratt of
Ferris. They began their duties
Monday afternoon
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30

Der 19 Tickets will be on sale
December 10, 20 and 21. limited to
January IL
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-30

Who makes plans and builds mod
ern homes? See S. J. Erwin, con-
tractor. Office phone 400. t
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-03-05
Governors with BackbOnes.

Pensacola Journal:--We call
the attention of Editor Jordan, of
the PUNTA GoRDA HERALD, to the
fact that the other day Governor
Hoke Smith, of Georgia, in de-
clining to interfere with the death
Tsentence Of q murderer in that
state, used this Language; VI do
not believe it to he the duty of the
governor to substitute his opinion
for that Of the juries and judges.
1t Is in the court house and not in
the executive Office that guilt
should be determined" That GER
tainly sounds well, and il will give
the Punta Gorda editor fine
chance for another whack at the
Florida pardoning board on gen.
eral principles.
At the time the above was writ
ten, Brother Mayes had not seen
the reported reply of Gov. Guild,
of Massachuselts,to an application
for the pardon of Jesse Pun,
eroy, sentenced fer life for tortur-
ing boys to death. In refusing
the pardon, Gov. Guild said:
IL would as soon think of loos-
ing mad wolf as this murderer,
whose heinous crimes we're of a
character which in certain sections
of the country sometimes pro-
vokes mobs and burnings at the
stake. Massachusetts, cares nei-
Their for lynch executions nor for
lynch pardons.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-03-05
Good Reasons Given.

The Tallahassee True Democrat
is supporting Hon. Albert W Gil
christ for Governor, and in making
the announcement states its why's
and wherefores in the following in
teresting Vlanner;
"The True Democrat has about
decided to support Hon. Albert W.
Gilchrist for Governor, and we
take him "whole hog, his cage of
monkeys included This decision
was brought about from the fact
that we are now convinced he has
decidedly the best chances to defeat
the schemes of the ''machine poll
ticians'' No voter in Florida has
higher regard than we have for
Hon. jeff. b. Browne, but we do not
believe he is strong enough, owing
to the present combination, to de-
feat the machine.
"We have the highest regard in
the world for Hon. John N.C,Stock
ton, personally, but we cannot get
our own free consent to support
him, because he is connected with
and backed by machine politics..
1t is certain he is the candidate Of
those politicians who have run the
government to suit themselves, dis
regarding the best interests OF the
people. Hence we size 1t up as a
duty, in our humble way, to do all
we can to elect Hon. Albert W.
Gilchrist. So, "three cheers and
a Tiger" for the next governor OF
Florida-The Hon. Albert w, Gil
christ"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-03-05

AS those elegant French editors
of the Courier Informant and the
Tampa Tribune would observe,
THE HERALD this week is hors du
combat, which we suppose means
a horse or two short, as our fore
man is in New Orleans and our
chief news printer is sick abed.
Hence, all deficiencies in this issue.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-03-05

The Pensacola journal wants
the State candidates to get up an
issue that will make them all
"fghting mad" so as to instill
some life and warmth into the
campaign, which it says is dull
and insipid. We are surprised
that such peaceable and anna
BILE paper as the Journal should
he SO eager to get up fight.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-03-05
The corporations, Whatever OF

The corporations, whatever or
whoever they may be, are charged
with the crime of supporting Gil
christ for governor. Now, hon
estly, please tell us if they should
support Mr.. Stockton, who is an
.nounced as the anti-corporation
candidate! If they are going to
support any one, why not General
Gilchrist, who is known to be a
fair, broad-minded man, who ia
yors Just and fair treatment for
people and corporations alikes
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-03-05

The st. Augustine Record and
other State papers were fooled last
week into giving a big free adver'
tisement tot Chattanooga liquor
house. The concern tried it on
THE HERALD, but there'san ''old
one'' running this paper.