The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-14
SHIP PARTY TO
 APPEAR IN COURT Defendants In Chattanooga Must Go to Washington SENTENCE MAY BE LIGHT No Hope Is Held by the Defendants That Rehearing May Be Given in the Cases For Contempt of
 Court.
SENTENCE MAY BE LIGHT

chattanooga, NOVemDer l5-iSpecldl.J- All arrangements for the departure of the Shipp party, who have been ordered to appear before the supreme court of the United States next Monday to re- ceive sentence for contempt of court, have been made, and the defendants, with their attorneys, will leave Chattanooga early Sunday morning. So intense is the interest in. this case that the prospective sentence is the main topic of sonversa- tion in every portion of the city. Those upon whom sentence is to be pronounced in addition to Captain Shipp are Luther Williams, Jeremiah Gibson, N lliam Mays, Henry Padgett and Nick Nolan. Nearly all predict that the sentence will be light. All members have been recon ciled to any turn which the case may take, for they realize that there is no further chance for continuance. Each will be represented by an attorney when he appears before the court Monday at noon, but even the attorneys see no hope for rehearing. They will examine the records of the court carefully, and if there is any method of procedure through which the passing of sentence can be postponed advantage will be taken of il, but if not, there will be no alternative.
 For the second time in six months the residence of Sam Lawson of East Chat tanooga has been burned. A short time ago the residence of MT. Lawson was burned to the ground. No satisfactory ex- planation of the origin was ever discov- cred. It was stated by authorities that a defective the owner of the house did not accept that theory. He immediately started work on a new residence on the same lot. The interior of the house had not been com pleted when it caught fire Friday night and was burned to the ground, together with all it's contents. The loss is esti- mated at N5o0
 An interesting suit, and one that in- wolves aslarge tract of valuable mineral and timber land, has been entered in the circuit court here. It is entitled T. w, Brown against the Dayton Coal and Iron company and G. W. Nixon and John Knox, comprising the firm of Nixon & Knox. It is alleged that the complainant is the owner of large tract of land in Walker county, Georgia; that it contains valuable iron ore deposits, large quan- tity of timber, also many acres of val uable farming and pasture lands. The complainant asserts that without his knowledge or consent any right or au- thority, the defendants have entered upon his property and started mining opera tions on an extensive scale.
 Notice has been received by the Chat tanooga Railway and Light company that it has been authorized by the Geor- ryia or,1ie q to preferred stock $30O0,000 common stock and $1, 600,000 in bonds. As a part of tho lines are in the state of Georgia it wal necessary for the company to obtain this permission before issuing any stock on bonds. J. c. Lightfoot. secretary and treasurer, appeared before the commis- sion in Atlanta in the interest of the company
 If the recommendation of General Mar- shall, chief of the engineers of the United States army, are listened to the Tennessee river above Chattanooga, s160,- next year appropriations amounting to SS20000. General Marshall in his annual report just issued, recommends that the appropriations be divided as follows: Tennessee river above Chattanoogafl $160,- 900; open channel work at Chattanooga, $36O, 900; Colbert and Beetree shoals, S150,- GOO, and for the Tennessee river below Riverton, Ala, $150.000
 Robert Rhea, associate editor of the Rhea County News, and a member of one of the oldest families in Rhea coun- ty, died in this city Friday. MT. Rhea was brought to this city 0 short time ago suffering from heart trouble. His condition was not considered serious un til a late hour Thursday night For the
 -tol.. with his brother at the head of the RheL County News in Spring City. His re- mains were taken to Spring City to be inferred in the family burying ground.