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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-29

Thomas Thornhill, ]. R. Mason, M. w.
Muchison met in the city hall and ran
over the subscription lists which show
ed $S45.45 for the storm sufferers.
About half of this money will be
placed in the bank subject to check by
the Purvis committee, and the bal
ance will be retained. to help others
who may have been injured by the
storm.
Last night, the Masonic lodge No.
All met and appropriated SIS to the
relief fund, and 1t is understood that
a sufficient amount will be raised to
make total of $1,000. This does not
include subscription taken by col.
ored people among their own race,
which will increase the amount some
The relief committee issued cir.
cular, yesterday, as follows:
THE citizens of Lumberton have
raised a fund for relief of those rem.
dered destitute by the storm. II any
one knows Of case where help Is
needed, please report the matter tc
M. q. Morehead, Chairman Of the Re
lief Committee"
The ladies of the town met yester
day, in the Methodist church and de
vised plans for taking care of those
in the Infirmary. Mrs. w. R. Hinton
ST., stated the object of the meeting
and was made a committee OF one tc
arrange a program of service. The
ladies take turns by fwos. and supply
food for a day, while others volun
teered to nurse the sick and care fol
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-29
FUND WILL REACH $1,000
IN THAT SPLENDID TOWN
Ladies Take Turns by Twos in Sup
plying Food For the Injured, While
Others Have Volunteered to Nurse
the Patients.

Lumberton, Miss, April 2S.-News
from the storm swept belt continues
to come in, and and occasional sick
one is brought to us for shelter. At
this writing. some twenty-five whites
and several blacks are being cared
for by the people Of the town. A tenn
porary hospital has been made and
quite a number are being cared for
there. while others found refuge in
the homes of friends or relatives.
At eleven O'Clock yesterday. the Re-
lief COMMITTEES, composed Of: T. L,
Venable, Alex Ladner. Prof. M. d.
Morehead, t. B. Geiger, Hood Smith,
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-29
AFT IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Columbia. s. c.. April 2s.-Indica-
lions point to the selection Of del
eeation favorable to Taft in today's
Republican state convention, a.
though this procedure is opposed by
the coIored Republicans Of the state,
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-29

them during the day and night. All
those in the Inarmary are reported
as doing wen with good chances Of
recovery.
RID. MANN.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-29
AL WILLIAM BOOTH At SEVENTY-NINE.

GENERAL WILLIAM BOOTH At SEVENTY NINE
This picture Of General Booth his
Army General Booth laid the beginnings of his 1865 He began
preaching
spiritual
policy Of the Salvation
General Booth
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
WOMEN ARE ASKED TO
ATTEND SPECIAL MEETING
OF LEAGUE OF JUSTICE

A special meeting of the executive
committee of the league of justice
was held at the headquarters yester-
day afternoon and the present condi-
tions existing in the city were dis
cussed at length. The league has sent
a circular letter to the women mem
bers asking them to attend special
meeting which will be held today at
o'clock in the afternoon.
A special meeting of the clergy
branch will be held at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. Matters of more than ordi-
nary import are to be discussed.
Secretary Boke, discussing the meet
ings which are to be held today, said:
Things have got to be Strengthened
out in San Francisco and they must be
kept Strengthened out. We believe
that the time has come for the city to
have square deal from every side.
and the league is going to stand for
that deal.
'Lawlessness and disorder must be
stamped out, and the people of this city
are not going to tolerate any foolish
ness. We believe in law and order,
and we are going to help maintain the
authority of the law"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
'CORONFRPLANS
INVESTIGATION
OF HAAS DEATH
Officials VIII Investigate by
Test if Assassin Had
Gun in Shoe
Burns, LangdOn, Buggy and
Subordinate Officers viii
Take Part in Inquiry
Jury OF Businessmen Summoned
to Sit at Inquest Over
Body of Ex-COnyict

A demonstration to determine wheth-
er or not Norris Haas could have Sc
creted in his shoe the derringer with
which he committed suicide is to be
held at the morgue today at L o'clock.
Coroner T. B. W. Leland and Chief
Deputy Coroner Kennedy viii conduct
the demonstration and the following
have been invited to attend District
Attorney w. H. Langdon. W. J. Burns,
Chief of Police w. J. Biggy. Captain of
Detectives Kelly. Police Captain
Thomas Duke and Detective Sergeants
Thomas F. Burke and Charles Kelly.
The stocking and shoe of the dead
assailant of Heney viii be placed on
his foot and an endeavOr will be made
to place the pistol and cartridge inside
the shoe. The coroner wished to de-
termine whether Haas could have hid
den the pistol there or have walked
with the weapon so concealed. The
theory of Chief of Police Biggy that
Haas smuggled the weapon into the
jail win be thus graphically investi-
gated.
Coroner Leland has not vet decided
when to hold the inquest on Haas 1e-
mains. The body of the suicide will
be cremated Wednesday in the crema-
tory at the Odd Fellows cemetery. and
the inquest will be held either Thurs
day or Friday morning
Coroner Leland directed that a jury
of representative businessmen be sub
penaed to sit at the inquest. and the
following have been called to that
duty:
A. l.. LindhoIIsl, 74s Van Ness avenue.
f. :. Proctor. $50 Van Ness avenue.
w. G. Mcmahon. S94 Van Ness avenue.
c. G. Maggie, 23O7 Bryant street.
G. A. HerricE, sos Van Ness avenue.
L. ID. Bronson, 647 Van Ness avenue.
l.. A. Gould, SI5 Van Ness avenue.
III. A. Wright, S31 Van Ness avenue.
Z. w. Scott, 951 Van Ness avenue.
A. GIynn, 605 Van Ness avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
DECLARES ALL AMERICA
SHOULD PRAY HENEYS
LIFE MIGHT BE SPARED

NILES, Nov 16-Rev F. Vernon
Jones of the First Congregational
church spoke last night to a large
audience of men on the attempted as
saSsination of Francis j. Heney, whom
he characterized as a man of unusual
moral courage fighting for the supre-
macy of the law and riSking even life
itself in his fight for his convictions
Rev. Mr.. Jones in a sincere and elO-
quent manner referred to Heney as
Waging the peoples battle of equality
before the law. He said that 1t should
be the prayer of every American citf-
zen that Heney might be spared to his
city. state and country. in whose serv-
ice he had fallen while at his post of
duty. and that he might continue as a
leader of the great cause he had es-
poused.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
UPWARD START
After Changing from Conee to Postum

Many a talented person is kept back
because of the interference of coffee
with the nourishment of the body.
This is especially so with those whose
nerves are very sensitive, as is often
the case with talented persons. There
is a simple, easy way TO get rid of
coffee evils, and a Tennessee lady's ex-
perience along these lines is worth con-
sidering. She says;
Almost from the beginning of the
use of coffee it hurt my stomach. BY
the time l was fifteen / was almost a
nervous wreck, nerves all unstrung, no
strength to endure the most trivial
thing, either work or fun.
There was scarcely anything I could
eat that would agree with me. The
little / did eat seemed to give me more
trouble than it was worth. / finally
quit coffee and drank hot water, but
there was so little food 1 could digest
was literally starving; was so weak
| could not sit up long at a time.
1T was then a friend brought me a
hot cup of Postum. I drank part of it
and after an hour felt as though 1 had
had something to eat-felt strength
ened That was about five years ago
and, after continuing Postum in place
of coffee and gradually getting
stronger, today can eat and digest
anything 1 want, walk as much as 1
want. My nerves are steady.
81 believe the first thing that did me
any good and gave me an upward start
was Postum. and / use it altogether
now instead of coffee There's a Rea-
son."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road to Well
Vile" in pkgs
Ever read the above letter: A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
Denue Change U10uid
Free Ruef on Charge

Editor: If application Of Ru of
to granted The
Ru placed jeopardy and thence
of Jurors sickness.
Mr. legal
the reotest relation to the on trial. has the citizens mass meet
remarks of speakers
nothing
Of
shooting of
meeting jury entirely
separate privacy
OF the sherfs deputy.
The application for change of the Of people
behind because the public
before the impeachment of the jury than has existed Rue
people will proceed
jury. EDWARD A. BELCHER-
November
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17

prepare affidavits to traverse those OF
Abe Ruef filed before Judge Lawlor in
the morning The afffdavits prepared
will be filed in court this morning and
will completely disprove the allega-
tions made in the documents fled by
Ruef yesterday
Rev. C. n. Lathrop, Rev. William Ra-
der. John w. Sweeney, Attorney Matt
L. Sullivan. Assistant District Attorney
John O'Gara and participants in the
mass meetings of Saturday night at
Dreamland rink and Sunday at Calvary
church made affidavits.
The substance of the papers was to
show that the Citizens League of JUS
tice is not organized to encourage vim
dictive action against Ruef, but that
the aim of the league is to expedite
justice in the courts of the city and to
counteract the growth of an evil public
sentiment which had it's elimination
in the crime of Morris Haas.
Assistant District Attorney John
O'Gara and special attorneys Hiram w.
Johnson, Matt l. Sullivan and Joseph ].
Dwyer were in consultation all after
noon in the offices of the district at
torney in the Granr building. Assist
ant District Attorney O'Gara was
chosen as the spokesman for the group,
but he was silent spokesman. He
stated that the attorneys would not
discuss the affidavits which they had
assisted in preparing.
1t is understood that all the persons
involved by Ruef in his affidavits will
file counter affidavits this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
Dozier Reads Affidavit

Ruef's affidavit. shorn of the accom-
panying newspaper exhibits, was read
aloud TO the court by Dozier. It COW
cred in general detail all Of the pro-
ceedings in the present Ruef trial up
to the time the shot was fired at Fran
els J. Heney last Friday The events
since that time, so it then alleged, were
sufficient to prevent Ruef from receiv-
ing justice. The matter of police pro-
lection for Ruef and Haas was pointed
to as being necessary TO prevent pos
sible lynching at the hands of IAN ex-
cited populace," and the allegation was
made that the injection of new attor-
neys into the case was prejudicial to
the defendants rights, because at the
time of their examination the jurors
had not been questioned concerning
possible relations with these attorneys
A vivid description of the Saturday
night mass meeting and a word pic
ture of an infuriated crowd shouting,
Give us Ca4houn Give us Ruef! Give
US Ach" came next. The newspapers
were referred to as having melted the
citizens of San Francisco to pitch of
excitement that gave Ruef no chance
for an impartial trial, and it was al
legged that the jury heard the shot fired
at Heney Friday afternoon. and that
the Jurors had inquired since then con-
corning his condition. Some or all of
them, it stated, had drawn the infer
enee that Ruef was concerned in the
shooting. and that inference would be
strengthened if it was noticed that he
was again under arrest.
Ruef's Affidavit
In conclusion Ruef's affidavit read as
follows:
That afiant does greatly. fear apd
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17

lies; that the wife and family of affiant
and each of the atlantis have likewise
been advised that affiant and each of the
atlantis is in great personal danger,
and that it is not safe for affiant or
either of the atlantis to attend the said
courtroom or to circulate upon the
streets of San Francisco or to be in.
any crowd in the city and county of
San Francisco, as an attack is liable to
be made upon afiant and each of the
affiants at any time; that the result
is such that the wife of each affiant
and the family of each affiant is sorely
distressed and fearful that the affiant
and each affiant in the performance of
his sworn duty as an attorney at law
and as counsel and attorney for the de-
fendant will be physically attacked and
assaulted and personal violence used
against them and each of them in order
to prevent them from the performance
of their duty as attorney of the de-
fendant in the said cause on trial.
That each and both of the atlantis
has received anonymous threats over
the telephone concerning their per-
sonal safety in the event they con-
tinue to act as the attorney of Abra-
ham Ruef. which said messages have
been received since the 18th day of
November, 1908.
"Affiants say that they have been ad-
vised by many persons that it is unsafe
for them to go to and from their re-
spective homes without being guarded
by police officers, and have also been
advised and cautioned against going
out on the streets at night; and it has
been stated to them that it would be
unsafe for them to do SO on account
of public excitement against this af-
fiant and each of the atlantis; and have
| is necessary for them to be guarded
in going to and from the courtroom
and atlantis have arranged to go to
the courtroom on. this the 18th day of
November, 1908, with police officers as
signed to guard these atlantis by the
| chief OF police of the city and county
of San Francisco.
"HENRY ACH.
THOMAS B. DOZTER"
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of November, 1908.
m. T. WEIGH. Deputy Clerk"
Continuance Granted
No objection was made to Assistant
/ District Attorney O'Gara's motion for
continuance until 10 o'clock this
morning, which he based on the con-
tention that the time would be neces-
sary for the prosecution to prepare a
counter showing The adjournment
was granted and taken. the courtroom
being quickly cleared and Ruef sent
back to the county jail in the same
van which had brought him to the
court, and under the same guard. Nc
demonstration marked his exit from
the building, though large part OF
the crowd that had gathered earlier In
the morning was still on hand
Ach stated after the adjournment was
taken that since Friday both he and
/ his associate, Dozier. had received many
letters and postal cards warning then
/ that their lives were in danger.
The attorneys for the people In ths
Ruef case met yesterday afternoon ts
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
Police on the Alert

AT the door TO the courtroom stood
several policemen, closely scanning the
faces of every person who entered the
building, and only admitting spectators
in groups OF six or eight at a time.
once or twice men were stopped and
their pockets slapped in a quick search
for the weapon that it was suspected
might be found upon them. Others of
the thug crowd that has for months in
tested the courtrooms in which the
graft trials were in progress were kept
hack in the crowd outside, away from
the doors. and given no chance to gain
admission. Even after the case was
begun man named Cook. known as
a hireling connected with the gumshoe
brigade Of the allied graft defense, was
found in the courtroom fnd elected by
Police Captain Gleeson.
Immediately behind the desks occu-
pied by the attorneys sat row of
plain clothes men and deputy sheriffs,
facing the body Of the hail, while 9TH
ers were stationed about the sides of
the room and scattered among the spec
tators. In all, the guard Of policemen,
deputy sheriffs and bailifs numbered
more than 40, and from beginning to
end Of the short session their presence
commanded perfect order.
The jury was taken to the court from
the st. Francis hotel IN the usual man.
ner, under guard of two bailins, and
filed into the jury box promptly at 10
o'clock. On the faces of several Of the
jurors was an expression that acknowl-
edged surprise at the changed condi-
tions in the courtroom, and a dozen
pairs Of eyes took quick notice Of the
new faces at the counsel table and of
the unusual force of officers in the
room.
1t was not only at the counsel table
however, that the personnel was
changed. Many familiar faces-the
$ faces OF men who have been constantly
in attendance at the trial-were miss
ing. They were the men whose pres
ence was unwelcome. In their places
were other men, ordinarily strangers
TO criminal courtrooms. but known by
name. and reputation to the city al
large as the leaders Of business and
professional interests and leaders in
the pulpit and at the bar. severa
women were among them. and pinned
20 gowns and coat lapels in every part
Of the room were the blue buttons o.
the League OF Justice.
Special Agent Burns did not arrive
at the courtroom until late and Distric'
Attorney Langdon was not present a
all Former Mayor James d. PhelaI
was among the spectators and Mayoi
: Taylor stopped IN his automobile on hi
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
O'Gara Opens Trial

the curb.
O'Gara Opens Trial
Assistant District Attorney O'Gara
opened proceedings Immediately after
rollcan of the jury by announcing the
names of the new members of counsel
for the prosecution and asking that
they be entered Of record. Then, be-
tore any order for procedure was made
by the court, Dozier arose and asked
that the jury be sent out of the room
in order that the defense might present
a motion which should not be argued in
the presence of the jury. OGara con-
sented and the jury was retired after
being given the customary instruc
tions
Ach launched the plans OF the de-
tense without loss of time. He stated
that the first motion to be presented
was for a change of venue ands that in
the event of the denial of this motion
the defense would move for contin-
uance of not less than 80 days If both
motions were denied, he said that the
next step probably would consist of a
motion to dismiss the Jury or to ask
for an examination of the jurors con-
corning the effect upon them of the
unfortunate occurrences of last week"
The old tactics of attempting to put
the prosecution on trial were resorted
to at the outset and resulted in the
delay that was necessitated until this
morning. AS the basis of all these mo-
tions was filed an affidavit by Ruef to
the general effect that the events of
the last few days have precluded the
possibility of his receiving a fair and
impartial trial before the present jury.
or. in fact, within this Jurisdiction Ac-
/ companying the affidavit was file OF
every daily newspaper that had been
! issued in San Francisco since Heney
was shot last Friday afternoon. and it
was stipulated that the affidavit was
davits and volumes of exhibits filed on
the two former occasions when Ruef
applied for a change of venue. When
the question of an Immediate reading
Of the affidavit came up Ach suggested
that only the typewritten portion need
be gone into at once. for, he said, iii
would take three weeks to read through
all the exhibits" Five minutes later
he was contending for just this delay.
I'VE do not desire" he declared. "tc
waive the reading of each and every
paper by the court. We don't wish tc
| consider them read, and shall insist
upon the reading of all of them. We
want the court to know everything or
| which oi,r motion is hased"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
Attorneys Affidavit

This affidavit is, in full. as follows:
state of California,
City and county of San Francisco.-ss
Thomas B. Dozier and Henry Ach
each being respectively first duly
sworn, each for himself on oath says
that he is an attorney of Abraham Ruef
in the case of the people of the state OF
California VS.. Abraham Ruef, criminal
No. 1437, on trial in department No II
OF the superior court of the city and
county of San Francisco.
"That since the thirteenth day of No
vember, 1908. and as late as the If
teenth day of November, 1908. each of
said counsel has received repeated
warnings from many persons claiming
to know the state of mind of the peo-
pie Of the city and county of San Fran
cisco, warning affiant and each of said
atlantis that his personal safety was in
great danger by reason of his connec-
tion as an attorney of the defendant
Abraham Ruef upon the criminal
charges now pending against him and
upon which he is being tried.
THAT afiant and each of the atlantis
is married man and man of fmily,
residing in the city and county of San
Francisco with their respective fami-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
Gordon Guards Van

At 9.15 O'Clock Ruef, the defendant
arrived under heavy guard. He was
driven from the Ingleside Jail in a
sherins van With him rode Under
Sheriff Peter Heggerty, two deputies
and four uniformed policemen, and sur
rounding the vehicle galloped six
mounted policemen. There was no
demonstration when the van drew up
before the hall. The crowd, held back
by the policemen already in the vicin-
ity. remained silent and Ruef was hur-
ried through the group OF guards at
the entrance and into the courtroom.
Tor more than half an hour Ruef sat
alone at the desk which he customarily
occupies with the members of his coun-
sci, for neither Ach nor Dozier arrived
until nearly time for the beginning of
the court session. Finally they came
together in an automobile. accompanied
by two plain clothes men detailed to
guard them. In the meantime Ruef sat
with his chair half turned toward the
body Of the courtroom, studying in
tenuy the faces Of every one who en-
tered the room and with his own
expression fixed and unchanging. Do
zier leaned over and shook hands with
Ruef and smiled when he entered. but
Ruef was listless in his greeting and
made no answer
Assistant District Attorney O'Gara,
Hiram W. Johnson. Joseph J. Dwyer
and Matthew ]. Sullivan, comprising
the new legal battery of the prosecu-
tion. entered singIy but within a few
minutes of one another, and immedi-
ateIy fell into whispered consultation.
When Dozier entered the room, no sign
Of recognition was given him from the
desk of the prosecution, but Ach was
not willing 10 have his presence en-
tirely ignored.
How are YOU. Hiram2" he remarked
cheerfully. stepping close to Johnson
as he removed his coat.
The response was a frigid nod and a
curt Good morning" He attracted
Dryers attention and received even
Jess warmth Of greeting. Dwyer mere
ly nodded and said nothing. Then Ach
saw that the brand of a city's contempt
was not for his client alone but for
himself as a man and his tactics as an
attorney He turned away and found
his seat.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17

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iu Circular No a. War Department. office
Commissary General Washington. ID. c.. March
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o'clock a. na. November 81 1a0S. and then
opened Information furnished on application.
q r. KRAUTHOFF Major. Commissary.