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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-19
WHITE MAN
IS LyNCHED
Shot and Fatally Wounded Chief
Of Police at Whitmer,
West Virginia.
Associated Press.

ELKINS, w. Va, March 19.-Jos.
Brown, said to have been an ex-con-
vict, who last night shot and perhaps
fatally wounded Chief Of Police Scott,
while at Whitmer. w. Va, was taken
from the Jail and lynched by a mob
at that place early today. The man
was hanged to telegraph pole. Ths
aynching was an orderly one, and
there was little demonstration.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-19
DAUGHTERS OF COL. COOPER
WEPT WHEN VERDICT CAME.
Jury is Sent Back to Its Room With Instructions
to Further Consider the Case of the Coop
ers---Little Hope of An Agreement Now.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Mar 19.-Johr
Sharp, charged with being an acces
sorry to the murder of Senator Enward
Ward Carmack, was today acquitted
The jury reported that they were
hopelessly tied so far as Col. Duncan
B. Cooper and Robin Cooper are con
cerned, but they were sent back to
the jury room by Judge Hart and told
to continue their deliberations.
AS John Sharp and his brother
Reid Sharp, left the courtroom, the
latter said to everybody who rendered
congratulations:
"This is not the end Of this case"
The two daughters of Col. Cooper
congratulated Sharp, but tears were
in their eyes, and it was apparent
that they were keenly disappointed
that their father and brother were
not acquitted along with Sharp.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Mar. 19-This
has boor o. do,. % s,,rnrisos Tho orl,.
lie has boon on tintoe since oorlv
morning, when soon after court open
od dorrt,. sborff, ,o,,o ,,t mr. .ho
inr, roon, ,roIl,cd ovor "a, r,1,o Hart
and ,rb,srorod -or,.4,ir.- ~, his oor
As soor os bo 7s,r+,. had rotirod
1rdo, 11,,- s,r,,,.nod ,5. ro,ortors
oe rbo ,e.o.,otod 1,r... 10 whom, bo
soid. .vo, hod ,...t,,.. ,,o1.o o,roroo.
4 r,on4. so. h,ndrtr,. ,,,,. .t,,cf o,io1,lv
y Cor tt, Indication. ara that wo shall
oo4 o ,ordio+ +odovp
Shor,1,, oftor tba roon honr how
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-19
MAN TIED ON TRACK
SAVED JUST IN Time
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special
ROXIE, Miss, March 19.-Ropes
which bound Shingleton, agent of the
Mississippi Central railroad, to the
track over which a train was soon to
pass last night were cut by a party
who found him as the rumble of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-19
Dowie Follower a Suicide.

NEW YORK, March 17.-Despond-
ent because he had lost all his life's
savings, $4,000, in Investments in Zion
City, ILL.,, industries, the city started
by the late John Alexander Dowie,
Ludwig August, seventy-one years
old. committed suicide b. yhangine
himself In his room in Second avenue
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-19

locomotive was heard in the distance
He had been knocked in the head and
tied to the track by negroes who at
tempted to rob the depot. They fail
cd to secure anything of value. Shin
gleton was not seriously hurt. His
assailants have not yet been captured.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-19
DR.. Eliot in Charleston.
Aa-aL No.

CHARLESTON, S. c., March H.
President Eliot of Harvard today Wis
tied the public schools here, both
white and negro.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-19
Secretary Of War
Nay VISit State
on Southern Zi1b

JACKSON, Miss, March 19.-Re-
spending to a letter from Bishop
Charles b. Galloway, president of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-19
STORY OF THE CRIME.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, March 1.-THE
Cooper.Sharp trial, just completed, has
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-19

Continued on Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-19

Subscribe for The News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-08

passed TO- other hands, and Maj. Lewis
finds himself at the tail end of the let
ter writers in the Peoples Forum. But
Mai. Lewis has not lost his power Of
expression. No pen can accurately de-
scribe his vigorous and picturesque
style.
In order to give our readers true
story of Maj. Lewis views, we repro
puee what he writes verbatim. tits as
follows:
To The American:
That editorial Wednesday morning,
rather intmating or referring or sug-
costing or surprising that possibly it
will be cheaper or better Or worse not
10 change the numbers of the streets
back to the old names las has been
done four times since Nashville was in
corporated) was worthy Of the Banner.
The man who wrote 1t ought to be
transferred to the Banner. If The
American has not lost its teeth some OF
them are loose. Dam the shirt sellers
and Eugene Shannon. ;$E. c. LEWIS
Its evidentfrom thefhajor's remarkS
about the editorials of athe writers fol
the American that he does not have IS
much respect for their ability as he die
for his own power as a InOulderof pub
. lie opinion. =
From the way that Maj. Lewis writes
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-08
NEW DETECTIVE STORY
BY CAROLYN WELLS

Men and women are but children
of larger growth, so il is quite possi-
BILE that the taste which inspires young
sters with liking for "penny dread
ful' detective storie, is but the forerun-
ner of that which grown-ups-or at
least great majority of them have
for detective stories of higher class.
One of the best tales of this type which
have appeared in long time is entitled
"The Clue" and is by Carolyn Wells.
Miss Wells has only recently turned
her attention to the writing Of serious
fiction, but she has already demonstra-
I ID that she is as much at home in this
line as she is in the realm of frivoAty,
THE Clue" is published complete in
Lippincott's for April. The plot opens
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-08

we judge that he is really mad. we
urge him to calm himself.
We hope that this street numbering
war will be confined to Nashville. II
it gets into state politics with Ham
Patterson on one side and the state
widers on the other it might, cause an
other exodus from the legislature.
One thing is sure, no matter whether
it be Ulysses or Catfish row, Belvedere
or Possumtrot avenue, the Nashville
streets will still be famous for their
breadth and their smoothness.
With their sixteen story skyscraper
hotels filling blocks on eitherside, with
their ArcadeS and with the homes OF
| first families far back from them, amid
groves of ancient forest trees the Nash
willie streets are JOY forever.
While it is true that most of tht
streets of Nashville are used for grazing
purposes, still they deserve names
worthy of the high traditions of thu
grand old city which nestles at thu
feet of Paradise Ridge. -Commercial
Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-08
SPRING FASHIONS.

0Look out for surprises these spring
days, for you will find many of them
and big ones, too-in the new fashions, y
writes Grace Margaret Gould, the fash
ion expert, in Woman's Home Com
panion for April. "There is change
in the waistline and surprise in some
of the imported skirts-they are grow
ing wider-and as for the little touches
which are always so important in the
new gowns, they are soon to march be-
fore us in long, long procession.
"Of course, there is surprise in the
hats. From the overturned cOnspic-
uous winter hat we have the imported
spring hat, a model of simplicity.
Among the millinery novelties is q
graceful hat made of French pique. Ii
is not designed TO wear solely with
morning dresses-oh, dear, moi 1t is :
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-08
NASHVILLE'S GREAT WAR.

Since the close Of the Cooper trial
Nashville is supplying the demand for
excitement in contest over the chang
ing of the names Of the streets.
Some time ago the Merchants FIX
change fathered aplan to change the
streets from names TO numbers. Pa
triohc NasANillians, members of the
''first families" members of ''old and
aristocratic families and others, want
the old names kept
Mrs. Thomas Steger breaks into the
paper and wantsfthe streets named Of
ter the distinguished people who have
visited Nashville, which would be La
fayette, Philip, Bertrand, Jackson and
Roosevelt streetS.l
But Mrs. Steger does not 60 far
enough. She ignores many other dis
tinguished people who have visited
Nashville. n her line Of policy Is fol.
lowed, we would have Cy Lyle, Hez
Lung and Peter Tracy streets.
Leland Hume breaks into poetry
over the proposed change. He says,
quoting Father Ryan:
A land without ruins is land without
memories;
A land without memories is land
without history.
4 MI. Hume wouldmake the Nashville
J streets avenues of Valhalla.
Mr.. Hume is the most poetic octopus
! officer in the United States. If h
should be elected to the presidency o
Standard Oil, the first thing he woult
. do after taking Office would be to writ
! an epic.
i But faeile princeps among those en-
l gaSed in the heated war Of words is +
I iCILewis, somsl times: referred TO a
! Mai. Lewis.
J Once Maj. Lewis owned the Nash
DE Vile American, and then he did no
u write signed communications to tn
made his communication
Slieading editorials. That's when tn
u American sizzled, But the paper hs
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-08

Rent is the landlords graft.
It is the easy money that en-
ableS him to build up fortunes,
and become a leading citizen at
your expense. 1t ia astonishing
how, many otherwise up to date
intelligent people continues con-
tributing their good money to
landlords, and receive absolute
ly nothing in return.
Free yourSelf-get you a
home while such favorable
terms are afforded. 10percent
cash and $500 a month makes
you your own landlord.
Act to day. Davis West
Park Addition.
John L. Davis. owner,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-08

model regarded as quite the proper
thing to wear with elaborate costumes.
For trimming there is n simulated
bunch of grapes, each grape covered
with pique, and also group of white
wings. Another French hat shows the
very new two story crown"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-08

with the violent death of young
heiress-apparently a suicide. But a
shrewd young physician wakes sus-
picious and finally eonvinces the wood
en-headed coroner that the girl has
been murdered. The finger of suspic-
ion points at various people in turn,
but all of them prove innocent. Final
ly Fleming Stone, the detective who
figured in previous detective story by
this author, is called in TO match his
wits against those of particularly
astute william. Needless to say that in
the end right trumphs.
In addition 10 the complete novel
the April Lippincott's contains clever
short stories by ELLA Wheeler Wilcox,
Augusta Kortrecht, Anne Warner,
! Caroline Lockhart, viii Lexington
Comfort, and George Allan England,
special articles, poetry, and humorous
matter complete the number.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-08

The Angler-Is this public water,
my man?
The Inhabitant -Ay.
The Aagler-Then it won't be
crime if Hand fish2
The Inhabitant-No; it'll be miracle
Sketch.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-07
Ethically Powerful.

Not content with improving the con-
dittou of its own members, unlonlsn
has entered the broader field of ethics
and given Ia others the benefit of its
experience and wisdom. Laws have
ueen passed prohibiting the employ
mcnt al children under certain ages,
and only for certain hours; 1t has reg
ulated the condition ot apprentices, II
h.is ceased To advocate violence, pue
instead has secured general boards OF
arbitration; il is aboliShing the black
list. establishing aid and charitable bu-
rrAus, and using its every effort Tor
the cause of temperance and sobriets'
II is insuring the brothers of the craft,
and paying out millions of dollars on
such insurance, and has ever obtained,
ON many roads and il some enter
prises. IL pension system, through
which the broken and unfortunate la
bnrer, like the disabled veteran. can
lie down in the evening of life in
peace like prince" Verify. by their
fruits shall We know them.
An organization which has thus
shown the quality OF its genius. its
powers. its charity as unionism has
done will finish its mission. 1t will go
forward. NOT backward have an
abiding conviction that by its CO.
operating influence there viii uisi-
mately be established the principle Of
"e4ua. rights II all and special priyi-
ieges II none" So that its blessings
Will be felt and enjoyed in "states IN
born aEd generations Yet To be-" Gem
tIemen. NE shall NOT fail. 4 moral
principle muitipiies US by tens rs it
multiplied the early aholitionIsts."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-07
SIS p, a R1n 9,,Is.e

gland employed
each outlet which day and night When the blood
infected
impurities also of with the natural and their fiery
pIpes bos pustnes itching rash or hard say skin
removing the hanors from the blood eoos the
nutritious copuseles and nrhes In Then the skin
sottened this cooling healthy OF blood
blood purifiers expe all foreign and
Eczema Acne letter Salt Reu and all other diseases and
pimpies blaekhead other
slightly bses the skin assists restoring good complexion
medical
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, Ca
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-07
,e SHE tina, ennebled and ,asnified

the stie that ennebied and ahsnified
labor Did they not recognize the fact
that moral self-respect was u primal
condition to nationap prosperity? And
did they not aknow Mat no" %laborer
could have that respect unless he was
free from any and All masters" And
who will grtinsay THAT the labor vote
does not determine most of our ma
tional elections?
But. gentlemen, potent as unionism
is in political life, it is no less power
full as an economic factor. Through
its influence the old truck system
was abolished: the old laws prohibit
ing the incorporation of unions have
been repealed. and the distinction be-
tween the wages paid to men and to
women for the same work and the
same hours is gradually disappearing.
They have done rs much to ednalize
taxation as any other party; they have
limited the convict labor policies. they
are proving and establishing the effl-
cacy Of the cooperative system of Ia
Dor: they have secured laws which
give To every mechanic a lien for his
wages; they haze procured fellow7ser-
want LAWS by which an honest emplosa
performing honest service should not
leave his family in restitution by rea-
son of his being wrongfully injured
or killed: they have enacted employers
liability acts. under which master
can no longer be negligent with I'M
punity. as we'll as mining and health
inspectors which make for the general
good and the publ" veal: finally. they
have secured eight-hour laws. by
which time is given for education,
leisure and rest. and that at higher
wage. So that today the common Ia
hnrer of America has more luxurles.
education and knowledge than for
merly fell to the lot nj prince. poten-
tate or king.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-07

the lamentations of which reach our
own shores. | see around me many
whom ! kno" u be crligrants from
other countries. why are they here?
Why In the native Of ireland among
us? Why has he abandoned scenes as
dear to him as these hills and rivers
are to you? Is there any other cause
than this, that the burden of taxation
on the one hand. and the low reward
of labor on the other. left him without
the means Of comfortable subsis-
tence. In Europe the case is different.
those who are dependent unon him?
Was IL not on that account that he
left his own hand. and sought an asy-
lum In country pf free laws, II IN
raratise exemI ton from taxation, of
bnnndlass extent. and i'm which the
means of living are cheap. and the
prices of labor just as adequate? And
do not these remarks apply, with more
or less accuracy to every other part
Of Europe? Il 1t not true that So
briefly, and Industry. and good charac-
ter can do more for a ,man here than
inf sls other part a the worlds And
IL not this truth, which Is 50 plain
and obvious that none can deny 1t,
founded in this plain reason. that labor
in this country earns n better reward
than anywhere else. and so gives more
comfort, more individual independence
and more elevation of character?
Whatever else may benefit particular
portions of society. whatever else may
favor short-sighted commercial enter
prise. professional skill or extranrdi-
nary individual sagacity or good for
tune, be assured gentlemen. that
nothing can. advance the mass of So
ciets In prosperity and happiness,
nothing can uphold the substantial in
terest and steadily improve the general
condition and character Of tho whole.
but this ore thing-COMpENSATING
REWARDS TO LABOR. -"
There has never been n prosperous
time when the dollar Of Invested sapir
tai Paid so low "a return i'm intcrast
az IT does today: nor has there ever
been a time when the dollar that IN
earned would buy more of everything
that lis essential for the laboring man
himself and family as 1t buys today:
nor was there ever n time when so
many dollars have been paid for such
short hours of toll And tn what party
gentlemen, is the lahorer more in
debted for this condition of things
than 10 unionism?
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-07
Difficulties Many.

The difficulties Of solution are many.
though not insGrnerahle. These diff
culties are augmented by the fact that
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-07

Continued Oh Page Seyen)
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-26
member of the socialDemocratic

member OF the social-Democratic Ip-
nor party, a Russian revolutionary or
ganization with branches In all parts
of the world, whose avowed purpose
Is the improvement of political con-
ditions In the Russian empire. He
Is charged with having murdered or
participated in the murder of man.
his wife and a married daughter in
one Of the Baltic provinces in 1906.
The next year he came to the United
States and Vent TO work in a large
manufacturing establishment At tho
hearing In Chicago. testimony was OF.
fercd both by Rudowlcz and his wit
nesses that the order for killing these
persons was issued on the ground that
hey were spies. not that they travel
I'd around tho country In this capacity.
but they gave the names OF persons
taking part In revolutionary move.
rnents directed against the govern
ment There was some discrepancy
IN the evidence as TO whether the or
der to murder had been given by d
county or state group" which df
rects the operations of the various
branches Of the revolutionary party.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-26

August 81, 1908. the late Emperor
1everently received the excellent de.
Clee of tho late great empress dow
;iSer strictly ordering the officials and
Eeople of Peklng and of the provinccc
20 carry out completely, by the ninlh
year, all the preparatory work, 80
that at the appointed time the con-
sutution may be proclaimed, Also
loclamations for tho members Of
parliament to assemble and other de-
orees be rightly manifested the sac
-ed instructions and all between the
seas applauded. From ourselves down
20 the officials and people high and
low all must sincerely obey the ex-
oellent decree previously issued. Th"
eighth year o. Hsuan Tung is the limit
III time. Let there be no 're-absocp-
ton of sweat Our hope is that thla
will certainly be carried out. Let tho
officials Of Pek'pg and the provinces
cn no account look idly on. and pro-
crastinate. delaying the opportuue
time.
Let patriotism be shown forth; eX
ert yourselveB that constitutional gov
ernment may be established and court
and 'wilds' neoplc) may have peace
and so we nay comfort the spirits
uf the late great empress dowageI
i and the late emperor in heaven ana
make firm the foundations of countless
years OF peaceful government"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-26
ATLANTA VISITED
BY DISASTROUS
FIR {
LARGE THREE-sToRY BUILDING
COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
Loss to Business Houses and oowners
Of Property Approaches the
100000 Mark.

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. pa fire which
started at o'clock this morning In
the large three-story building, corner
of Broad street and Viaduct. occupied
by the Mower-Hobart company. office
stationery and supplies. practically de-
stroyed the building and contem-
porarles. AT this hour, o'clock, the
fire is still burning furiously.
The Mower-Hobart company's stock
is considered an entire loss, $4,000
fully covered by insurance.
f. w Allen & CO., printers. occupy
ing a part of the same building, sus-
tained loss estimated at $4,000.
partly covered by insurance.
The building, which was owned by
Mrs. Hugh Richardson. was valued at
$4,000. Insurance not known.
A general alarm was sounded and
the entire apparatus of the city is now
engaged in fighting the flames.
At Ais O'Clock the fire was under
control and was confined TO the Rich
ardson building The walls OF this
building are standing, the damage to
1t being estimated at $4,000.
The total damage Is estimated at
SSG,000.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-26
@ F F | CE R
IS SHOT
DOWN
Is Wounded by HoIdups
When He Goes to
Rescue Victim

Chicago. Jan. 26.-Scores of police
early today started search for two
bighwaymen who held up William T..
Church In Evanston late last night,
and shot Policeman George Pestka,
who came to the rescue.
The policeman Is seriously Injured.
AT the sound Of the shots fred, a
musical In progress at the residence
Of j. c. Shaffer, came to an abrupt
termination. and Mr. Shaffer In an
automobile joined with several OF his
guests in the pursuit of the two men.
Mr.. Church was on his way to his
residence when he was stopped direct.
ly under an electric light by two
men, one of whom pointed a revolver
and demanded his money.
With his cane Mr.. Church struck
at the nearest of the robbers, and at
the same moment shouted for help.
Pestka was only two rods away, but
had not been noticed by the highway.
men.
Firing his revolver as he ran, in the
hope Of frightening the highwaymen.
the policeman went to the rescue Mr..
Church was using his cane vigorously
and the two robbers turned on the po-
liceman. who began firing.
Five or six shots were exchanged on
each side when bullet struck the DO
liceman just under the nose, render
ing him unconscious.
A suspect has been taken into cus-
tody
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-26
HOW THE GOOD NEWS WAS
lMPARTEO TO RUDOWIt

Chicago. Jan. 26.-The good new.
from Washington was slow In reach
ing Christian Rudowicz. There wa.
20 one at the jail where the prisonel
was confined who could speak Rus
sian, and attempts to reach his law
gers with the Associated Press bid
letin found the man absent
When the bailiffs and guards tried
to impart the good tidings to Rudo
wlcz he ga3ed stolidly at them. Pres
emily one Of the guards resorted t.
pantomime. He initiated the click o
a telegraph instrument. pointing out
doors, jumped up and down and pat
ted the prisoner on the back Slowly
the latter broke into smile and point
ed interrogatively to the-Washing
ton-grunting Hugh"
Whereat the guards nodded and
the indications were that Rudowic;
at least comprehended that something
fortunate had happened to him.