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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13
IN. L. BIXLER.
Secretary"
Committees At Work.

The various committees appointed
Satuprday by the executive committee
to arrange the program and details OF
the celebration will begin active work
Immediately and it is the unanimous
intention of all TO make the South Mis-
sissippi Prosperity Celebration an
event so memorable that it will be
talked of for long time to come by
those who attend. The greatest
crowd ever known in Hattiesburg's
hustling history is expected If a mag
nificant program and the liberal ex-
penditure of money can bring it.
There is practically no doubt that
Gov. vardaman and Senator McLaurin
will accept the invitation to speak
here on'sthe occasion. as they have
been speaking from the same platform
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13
VICTIM OF MONROE fire
SUCCOMBS TO INJURIES

MONROE, La, September 13.-Mrs.
Shriber Barrow, who was severely
burned in the fire which destroyed a
boarding house here several days ago,
died early today at a local sanato-
rum.
Mrs. Barrow, her husband and little
child were among a score or fore of
people who barely escaped being
roasted alive.
Mrs. Barrow's husband was recently
appointed local manager for the Texas
Oil Company, the family coming here
from Baton Rouge, where they had
been previously stationed. Mrs. Bar
row, before her marriage, lived in
Birmingham, Ala.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13
MOURNING EMBLEM ON
LOCAL EXPRESS OFFICE

Route Agent Smith, Of the South
ern Express Company, was notified
by telegram from superintendent T. l.
Grumbaugh, with headquarters at
Meridian, to have mourning emblems
placed on all exclusive offices Of the
company as token Of respect to the
late president, Mark ]. O'Brien, who
died in New York Saturday night.
Mr.. Smith was also notified to pro
ceed to Chattanooga, Tenn, in order
to be present at the funeral OF his late
chief, which will be Wednesday, the
18th.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13
Base Ball Committee.

Chairman Fields committee also
has named the following committee
on base ball: ]. S. Love, Chairman;
F. E. Williams, w. e. Millette, E.
Wood and ]. c. Tompkins.
Two brass bands will probably
be arranged for and many other in.
teresting and entertaining features.
All in all. the celebration promises
to be the biggest thing seen in South
Mississippi in 10, these many years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13
DEATH OF MRS. GRAY.

Mrs. Alice Gray, after an extended
illness, died yesterday at the Hatties
burg Hospital, after an operation for
tumor.
Mrs. Gray was an employe of the in
stitution, a native of Sweden, land
had served in the capacity of house
keeper at the hospital for several
months. She was widow and leaves
one child, about three years old.
The remains were inferred in the
city cemetery this morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13

in other parts of the state recently
without bringing politics into their
speeches. AS both are candidates for
the United States Senate, it is not
likely that either will miss this splen-
did opportunity that will be offered
here to meet and shake hands with
voters from all parts of South Mis-
sissippi as well as from other sections
of the state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13
ELECTRIC STORM
PASSES over CITY

A severe electric storm passed over
Hattiesburg last night between and
10 O'Clock, but it fortunately was of
short duration and no material dam.
age was done so far as could be
heard of today.
The blowing out of a fuse in one
of the electric light switches left a
number of residences dark as far as
electricity was concerned. The dam
age was repaired early today.
The storm was very fierce for
about ten minutes last night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13
SHOOTING IN CLUB
AT HARRISBURG, PA

HARRISBURG, Pa, September
13.-Thomas DIVER, janitor Of the
Owls Nest Club, was shot and killed
at the club today by Wells Detwiler,
who also shot and injured Mrs. Dwyer
before he was finally overpowered-
No reason is given for the shooting
Detwiler is a brother Of the late
Meade w. Detwiler, at one time was
one of the most prominent Elks in the
country.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13
V!RDAMAN-M[ [AUR|N
INVITATION IS SENT
CIRCUIT court
At new AUGUSTA
Fall Session Opened Today With Cen,
parativeIy Heavy Docket Court
Officials Left This Morning.

Judge w. H. Cook, District Attor-
ney McLaurin, Stenographer Har-
den and a number of local attorneys
went down to Augusta this morning,
where the fall term of the circuit
court began today.
At this term both the civil and Grim
inal dockets will be taken up, and it is
said that the business will be rather
heavy and will require two weeks for
disposition.
Many local attorneys are interested
in cases which will be disposed of at
this term.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13
CONTRACT CLOSED With
PROFESSOR SCHWARTZ
For Aeronaut To Make Balloon AS
cension Oct. 1.-Committees On Big
Celebration Getting To Work.
Base Ball Committee Named.
On behalf of the Hattiesburg Com

On behalf of the Hattiesburg Com
mercial Club and the Retail Mer-
chants Association President T. 5.
Jackson and Secretary NJ. L. Bixler,
of the Commercial Club, this morn
ing mailed the formal invitation to
Ex-Gov. Vardaman and United States
Senator McLaurin for these distln-
guished gentlemen to be present IN
this city on Oct. / and deliver ad-
dresses on the occasion of the South
Mississippi Prosperity Celebration
which will be held on the date nam
ed. The letter of invitation, address
cd Jointly TO Senator McLaurin and
Gov. Vardaman, is as follows:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13
LIGHTNING CAUSES
SEVERE fire

NEW ORLEANS, September Ia
Fire today almost totally destroyed
st Johns Catholic church at Clio and
Dryades streets as a result of a bolt
of lightning which struck motor
wire outside of the structure and was
thus transmitted to the church organ.
The fire occurred during a severe
electrical storm and had gained con
siderable headway before the fire de.
partment was able to furnish much
resistance to the flames. The loss
will amount to about 100000, par
TALLY covered by insurance.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13
INMANUEL Church
PROTRACTED Meeting

A protracted meeting was begun at
the Emmanuel Baptist church yester-
day, and is being conducted by Rev.
Luther Holcomb, an eloquent divine OF
,Durant. Two services are being held
daily, at o'clock and 1880 p. m.
1t is expected that great good will be
accomplished, and the public is cor
daily invited to attend.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13
WeAVERS FAIL TO SHOW
UP FOR WORK

FALL RIVER, Mass, September 49,
When the large cotton mills CON
trolled by M. G. D. Borden, of New
York, opened today, one thousand
weavers failed to report for work
Certain demands made by the weavers
have not been granted. AS a result
of the weavers not reporting for work
the mills were shut down, thus throw
ing five thousand employees out Of
work
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13

The tower and walls OF the buildin :
were left standing intact, the damage
being confined principally to the al
tar and costly statuary paintings and
stained glass windows. 1t was re-
ported at one time that the tower
would fall and this created much ex-
element in the crn-yd that gathere, !,
during the fire, but the rumor proved
TO be without grounds. An examina-
ton showed that the tower and walls
gave every indication of holding per-
fectly A score or more of people who
were in the church at the time, in
Guiding a priest and several nuns, es-
capped injury.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13

The entertainment to have been CIV
en- Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. R. F. Barton by the Philathea
class of the Columbit Street Baptist
church, has been indefinitely post
poned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-13

A Children's Missionary Brigade
was organized at the First Methodist
church at 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
Stockton to Participate
Especial Disaateh 10 The Call

STOCKTON, Aug. 9.-This city will
be well represented during the Portola
festival in San Francisco, the board of
trustees of the Stockton chamber of
commerce this evening having decided
by unanimous vote to participate in the
great parade on all California day.
Secretary J. NJ. Eddy presented a re-
port of his recent conference with the
members of the committee of II in
charge of the festival. He recon-
mended that this city, through the
chamber of commerce, enter into the
spirit of the occasion and have several
floats in the parade The trustees
agreed that as a close neighbor to
San Francisco it would be most ap-
propriate for Stockton to make a good
showing.
In order that actual steps might be
taken a resolution was adopted an
thorizing the president of the board
TO appoint committee of five to have
complete charge of the general ar
engagements, the numerous details to be
carried out by subcommittee Presi-
dent ]. M. Perry informed the board
that he would name the committee
later AS soon as Perry makes his Sc
lection the committee will organize and
outline the plans. The next step will
be the appointment of the suboom-
mittees
The various fraternal societies will
be called upon to assist in the under
taking. The Anteros club, an organ
ization of young business and profess
sional men, has notified Secretary Eddy
or Its willingness to, participate as a
body 1t is expected that hundreds of
San Joaquin county people will accom-
pany the local delegation
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
SHOCKING FATE BEFALLS
WOMAN IN CEMETERY
Assault and Murder Committed
by Unknown AssaiIants

ROCHESTER,, N. Y.,-Aug. 9.-Leaving
her home early on Saturday to place
flowers on the grave of her father.
Anna Schumacher, years of age. who
resides with her mother in this city.
was attacked by one or more unknown
men, criminaliy assaulted and MUIR
dered
Her body was dragged outside the
cemetery to depression in a lonely
spot and covered with earth and leaves
There it was discovered this morning
by constables of the town of Greece.
who found marks of a struggle in the
schumacher family plot in the ceme-
terry.
superficial examination of the BODY
by the physicians led the police to an
nounce that criminal assault had
preceded the murder. Particles of what
looked like skin were found under the
girls finger nails, indicating she had
fought her assaiiants.
The spade with which the murderer
or murderers covered the body of the
victim was found near by. It was
fiecked with grain. showing that it had
been stolen from some nearby farm.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
Career of Lost Youth

BERKELEY, Aug. 9.-Horace A. Lo-
gan. who is reported lost in the Yosem-
tie valley, is the nephew and ward of
Miss Idaline Rosekrans, with whom he
lived in this city at 2709 College ave-
nue. when not attending the St Mat
thews military academy at Burlingame.
He is Z yeaGs old and exceptionally
bright. He has an uncle, Newton Rose
krans, confidential clerk for H. S.
Croker of San Francisco.
At the time of his disappearance he
was visiting another uncle, Milton
Rosekrans of MERGED. The boy had
spent the summer at his home and last
week started the walk into the valley
Miss Rosekrans, his guardian, received
letter every day from him announcing
his whereabouts, but the last letter re-
ceived here came last Friday, the day
he is reported lost
Horace Logan was dutiful boy ac-
cording to friends of Miss Rosekrans
who was absent in San Francisco all
day making plans for the rescue work,
and was especially fond of his guardian
He was careful and used Judgment in
his outings, they said. and would never
wander off the beaten trail unless he
was lost.
Miss Rosekrans is distracted over the
disappearance of the young athlete,
who was favorite in his school and
can not be consoled. She has attempted
to establish lines of communication into
the valley and may go there herself to
head the searchers. The boys parents
died several years ago and he has been
under the care of Miss Rosekrans since
then.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10

Mabel Coulter will be the candidate Of
the Gantner & Mattern knitting mills
Hale Brothers will seiect their candi-
date today, as will number of other
firms that have planned for an cleo
ton in their establishments:
Germany will send two or more. war
ships to take part in the naval pageant
during Portola week. While the yes
sells have not yet been detailed a cable
gram from Commissioner Charles C.
Moore, received yesterday morning by
the Portola committee, leaves little
doubt of the issue, and in a few days
they will he assigned.
With Germany to the front and the
probability of China sending vessels,
and Central and South America still to
be heard from. an international fleet
of at least rs ships of the line is
assured.
The roster up to date is:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
STOMACH man" A
CONVINCING TALktR
How the Man Looks Who Has
Forced San Francisco to
Heed His Health Theories
Big, Blonde and jolly, He Holds
Attention by Common Sense
Style of Logic


He was big blonde man. His face
was creased with good natured wrink-
leJ radiating from kindly. steady blue
eyes. voice musically masculine only
became more subdued when he empha-
sized point in talking. His eyes grew
grayish and fairly snapped and spark
led with sincere enthusiasm.
Half dozen people were in the group
before him. One was aNday laborer,
evidently; another seemed a keen
businessman, and the others were
women, one plainly attired and carry
ing baby, while her sisters were more
fashionably dressed. With common
sense logic he held their attention
closely.
The scene was typical of one that has
taken place hundred times day in
San Francisco during the last four
months.
1t was the Cooper stomach man" in
action. Made fun of by some, but
praised by thousands of others, Cooper
has made an impression in San Fran
cisco that can not fail to be recognized.
He claims to have treated the stomachs
of more than 10000 persons in the bay
cities, and investigation would indicate
that his statement can not have been
much of an oyerestimate.
His unique ideas about the treatment
of disease and his theory that 95 per
cent of all i'll health is caused by stom-
ach trouble have created a veritable
furore of comment. His headquarters
in the Owl drug store in the Phelan
building have been thronged with Wis
itors daily. Several hundreds of per-
sons have announced themselves in
newspaper interviews as Cooper con-
verts." declaring that they have been
cured of all kinds of diseases through
practicing his health doctrines.
One of his callers yesterday was III.
L. Simpson of 21O71s Pine street. He
said
II first heard of Cooper through three
different persons living in the same
house with me who had been cured of
stomach trouble and catarrh by his
treatment. l had been suffering from
catarrh of the stomach for more than
half year. and l decided to give him a
trial. / took a full course of treat
ment. and now l am frank to say he
has practically made me over into a
new, man. ! think he has the best ideas
for common sense trea tment of disease
that | ever knew Of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
WOMAN KILLED DURING
DISPUTE OVER MONEY
Mrs. e. M. Warn of Everett
Slain for Alleged Debt

EVERETT, Wash, Aug. 9.-William
w. Freestone today shot and killed Mrs.
E. NJ. Warn in a dispute over money
which Freestone alleged the woman
owed him.
Freestone, who was carrying a 80
caliber rife, met Mrs. Warn in front
of her home and the two engaged in a
controversy over the alleged debt. Mrs.
Warn, alarmed by Freestones violent
manner, ran toward her door, and as
she was about to enter Freestone shot
her in the back and killed her instantly
Two other shots from Freestones
rifle went wild, one wounding Mrs. ].
Platter and the other hitting Mrs.
Oliver Hicks. Freestone is in Jail.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
TRAIN CREWS SCARCE
ON SALT LAKE DIVISION
Heavy Traffic Calls for. Increase
in Help

OGDEN, Aug. 9.-Superintendent. E.
c. Manson of the Salt Lake division of
the Southern Pacific, extending from
Ogden to Sparks, New, in an interview
reports a shortage of train crews for
the first time since the panic of 1907
He says
Freight and passenger traffic is very
heavy over the Southern Pacific and is
increasing every day as the season adj
vances. 1t promises to be a record
year in this respect. but we are we'll
equipped to handle the business. except
that at present our freight crews are
rather overworked and we have been
compelled to send eastlfo experienced
men in that service.
They will arrive in few days and
then additional crews will be put on
between Ogden and the various freight
districts extending to Sparks
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
Curtiss Ship Flies
UNABLE TO FIND
THE LOST STUDENT
Aunt Is Distracted and Nav Go
in Search Personally
Cnnfinuad f.4... Ila.~

persuaded TO try safer trail and
better time to make the descent of
the cliff to Camp Curry. Ignoring all
advice, he SET out at dusk for the bot
tom of the cliff, taking the worst trail
in the valley, and he has not been seen
since.
The young man arrived in the valley
last week from Atwater, where he
worked during the greater part of his
summer vacation. lie entered the val
ley in the dark, descending the steep
Yosemite point trail at 10 o'clock at
night. His home is at 27O9 College
avenue Berkeley
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
MRS. SUTTON IN
LETTERS FLAYS
SONpSCOMRADES
''They Beat Me to Death and
Then Shot Me-" She Says
Son Said in Vision
Declares Lieutenant Adams Was
Murderer and That Victim
Cried Out for Help

were ordered made public were ad
dressed TO Swartz and together make
about 5000 words.
In the first one she wrote:
Il want 10 speak to you in confidence.
but don't feel that / can do so until /
hear from YOU and II you were not jim
mics friend I VIII admire YOU more
for YOU TO say so than not 10 be and
make believe that you were. These
brutes that killed him are alive and
seemingly doing well while my boy is
dead five months today. Tell me 1
"an trust you and that you would have
liked Jimmie and / viii write you
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
LOCAL AVIATORS
TO TEST AIRSHIP
Brother and Sister Have Con-
structed Flying Machine
Which May Rival Wrights
Geneve and CIeve T. Shaffer
Will Make Daring Flight
i in Their Aeroplane
Continued from Page 1

ermore valley. We will stay in the
make over SO miles. There is no rea-
son why l should be the least bit timid
about the trip. There is no danger.
1t will be splendid ride.
Il don't know any other women in
San francisco or around the bay who
are interested in aeronautics. l wish
did. There should be club here
In New York and Philadelphia they
have clubs and there women are bal
loon pilots. 1t is a splendid sport.
IT is great disappointment to
me not to have ridden in my brothers
first glider We were experimenting
with 1T one day and l was to have
made fight but some accident hap
pened and they did not think it entirely
safe. So 1 missed my trip. But L
Will take an early trip when the en-
gines are installed and the new aero
plane fiies.''
9. c. Bradley of the Pacific aero
cluo said yesterday that aeronautics
are exciting unusual interest at this
time. Among the builders besides the
ShaHers are J. Zepon Posadas Jr. and
Herman G. Bulask, whose work has
described in The Call yesterday morn
ing; Professor Hidalgo and George ].
Booth are engaged in making flying
machine, and A. ]. Thinker is working
on heliocopter
The PoEola festival committee is
ABOUT to open negotiations with the
Pae1hc aero club for exhibitions during
the october celebration. The first pub
nc exhibition of the work of the young
California inventors will be held at
Dreamland rink, August IS.
Curtiss Ship Flies
MINEOLA, n. Y, Aug. 9.-His sixth
successful flight with the Curtiss aero
plane was made today by c. Foster
willard. Flying close to the ground.
Willard assayed to make circle about
mile and half in circumference, but
was not able to complete the circuit,
owing to the elevations of the ground
and trees, for which he had not calcu-
lated He hade five long curved flights.
however, at high speed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
There's a Reason ;

POSTUM CEREAL CO., LTD,
Battle Creek. Mich
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The roster up to date is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-14
DR.. SMITH LECTURES.
kansas City Preacher On "Ths Twen
tieth Century kniaht."

kansas City Preacher On "The Twen
tieth Century Knight"
Had there been as many men present
as there were women the audience
which heard Dr. e. Crombie Smiths, OF
Kansas City, lecture at the Methodist
church Monday night would have been
about twice as large as 1t was.
Doctor Smiths theme was 1.-THE
Twentieth Century Knight" He re-
referred to the knights Grant OF
ancient times and those who had per-
formed such deeds of heroism and
valor and inaugurated such movements
for the amelioration Of the race that
down thru the ages their fame will
endure to the end Of time.
But there is as much need today, he
contended, for true and heroic knight
hood as in any period Of the worlds
history. And this knighthood should
be Of the kind not only to do and dare
but to refrain, to let alone those things
that are not helpful to humanity He
said, true men are goaded on to deeds
OF a1eroisfn, to acts Of chivalry, by the
spur of love, in modern as they were
In ancient times. War Of the present
time, as he viewed it, has eliminated
80 much of real courage and daring
that it seldom brings out heroic chival-
~ or the nobler passions. The greed
for gold, for acquisition and power has
largely supplanted the best impulses
that formerly actuated the great men
of the earth. The siren Of lust stalks
the streets and lures the fair youth OF
the land to degradation and destruc-
ton.
That monster we call the saloon is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-14
a1A1usnA11nown, IOWA. SEPTEMBER a. 1900

preying upon the hover Of humanity
and collecting terrible toll.
knights Of old, said the speaker. pos
seesed just those qualities that are re-
CURED Of men today. Courage and a
lofty purpose must dominate those
who go out to battle for the worlds up
Lift. They must not have mere animal
courage or the kind that shrinks and
falters before the glitter Of wealth, the
glamor Of society. or the duty Of deny
ing self for the good OF the many.
There Is nothing in the annals of
history, DR.. Smith said, that tells us
our duty SO plainly and forcibly as
those pages which recount the sacrifice
and suffering OF great men and women
for truth and honor.
In conclusion the speaker mildly
criticised the schools and the churches
for their lack OF the knightly spirit,
purpose, for their exclusiveness, and
desire for something new to attract
rather than instruct. There is too
much yielding to temptation, he said,
too much splendor for the rich and too
much squalor for the poor, and not
enough response to the call and cry
of human need and suffering