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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
SMYRNA HAS
EARTHQUAKE
Town Of Phocea is Said to Have
Suffered Severely. Several
Being Killed

Smyrna, Jan. 19.-People of this
city were thrown into a panic early
today when the town was shaken<by
an earthquake. Little damage was
done here, but from Phocea, thirty
miles north, comes the report that
many houses were destroyed and sew
eral persons killed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
Near Tragedy at
Chattanooga, | enn.

volver and fired twice at close range.
both shots going through the clothing
Of the auditor.
Birdsong then grasped his heavy
Colts revolver by the barrel and Sc
verely beat Krop over the head.
Both men we're covered with blood
when parted.
Express company officials decline to
give out statement.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
LIQUOR INTERESTS
GET ANOTHER BLOW

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 19.-Judge
A. D. Sayre of the city court today de-
MED the application of w. Y. john
son for mandamus to compel the is
suance to him of license to sell liquor
in Montgomery county. The decision
of Judge Sayre upholds the validity
of the state prohibition law in Its
application to the state as a whole.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Atlanta, Ca; R. A. Venable, Meridian,
Miss; w. A. Roper, Biloxi, Miss: s..
A. Wickman, Columbia, Miss; C. w.
Wright, Petal, Miss; F. ]. Moore, Bay
Springs, Miss; ]. r. McCardle, Hat
tiesburg,. R. F. D.; w. w. Wright,
Petal, Miss; George H. Thompson,
Hattiesburg; ]. T. Dale, Collins; R. ].
O'Bryant, Lucedale, Miss; S. Morris,
Florence, Miss; ]. F. Tull, Mt Olive,
Miss; Hardy Smith, Picayune, Miss;
w. c. Grace, Gulfport.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
TEDDY'S KiNSMAN
ON WITNESS STAND

Washington, D. c., Jan. 19.-Tom
Robinson, brother-in-law of President
Roosevelt was the first witness called
before the grand jury in the Panama
libel investigation this morning Rob-
inson was on the stand only ten min
utes. When leaving he declined to
make any statement in regard to the
hearing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
Hearst News Service.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. 19.-Henry
]. Birdsong, clerk to the auditor of the
Southern Express Company, attempted
to kill General Auditor Henry A. Krop
this morning.
The two men became involved in a
dispute over some feature of their
work. Some words were exchanged.
when Birdsong suddenly drew a re-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
SPEECH MAY
BE EXPUNGEO
Remarks Of New York Congress.
man Little Too Warm to Be
Printed in the Record
Hearst News Service.

Washington, D. G., Jan. 19.-Upon a
resolution introduced this morning by
Representative Hughes, a committee
composed OF Representatives Mann.
Burton. Foster. Howard and Burgess
was appointed to consider the speech
attacIing Roosevelt delivered by Rep.
resentative Willett OF New York and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
DUKE ABRUzzI IS
OFF FOR THIBET

London, Jan. 19.-Duke Abruzzi was
in London today and announced that
he wouldfshortly go to the Himalayas,
in Thibet, on tour of exploration. He
declined to discuss the status of his
suit for the hand of Miss Katherine
Elkins.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
PRorocoL is READY.

Caracas, Jan. 19.-The terms of the
protocol between the United States
and Venezuela for the settlement Of all
existing claims have been agreed
upon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
Remarkable Confidence.

A decision by Chief Justice Whit
field in what he characterized as a
most mysterious case, shows a remark
able degree of confidence in man as
displayed by woman. The case was
styled Mrs. M. E. Peavy VS.. Peavy E..
Houston, administrator.
Mrs. Peavy testified that she had
had great confidence in man named
Continued on page eight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
ovERMAN ELECTED TO
UNITED STATES SENATE

Raleigh. N. c., Jan. 1s.-The general
assembly reelected Lee s, overman
to the United States senate
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

to report as to whether or not the
speech should be expunged from the
records.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Continued on page eight
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
THAT TRAMP QUESTION.
How to Take Care Of the "Wandering
WilIies, Is Now the Problem.

Since the remodeling of the old
school house and turning 1t into ten
ements the tramp problem has become
quite a factor and almost every night
for the past week there has been one
or more of these wanderers sleeping
in chairs in the police station, as
there is no regular place to keep
them. Last winter they were al
lowed to sleep in the old schoolhouse
and cord wood was provided with
which they could build fire If they
felt inclined to chop it. When the
tramp's domicile was abolished by a
vote of the City Council last spring
and the house remodeled and rented,
the matter of finding new quarters
for anyone who had no place, during
the cold winter months, of shelter,
was left with the Overseer of the Poor
Walter G.. Lamphier He has as yet
obtained no permanent place, how
ever.
During the past week almost every
night saw homeless wanderer
knocking on the station house door
and asking for a place to sleep for
the night Some were dressed as in
the proverbial tramy story minus the
tin can, while others were unfortu-
mates seeking labor for their daily
bread. But it didn't matter, they all
were in search of a place to sleep so
the officers in the police station al
lowed them to occupy their chairs
about the stove until 5 o'clock, when
the station is locked up. One officer
fed poor fellow who came in, out of
his own dinner pail. Last night an
other tramp knocked at the door, for
the city's hospitality. He was large
man, somewhat past the prime of life
with an unkempt beard and tattered
clothes. Chief of Police j. S. Durkee
communicated with Overseer of the
Poor Walter G.. Lamphier and an
rangements were finally made to have
Henry C. Holmes keep the wanderer
over night
Mayor Frank r. Dawley III per-
sonal interview later said that there
should of course be a proper place
to keep person on cold wintry
night, who had no place or friends to
! go to and that it was not the policy
nor the spirit of the people of Mont
pelier to see human being starving,
without giving him food, nor freezing
without giving him warmth. Mayor
Dawley said that the matter rested
solely with Mr.. Lamphier and that
he supposed that the latter was look
ing for a place to keep the tramps
this winter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
NORTH MONTPELIER.

Miss Wells, the nurse who has
been caring for Alice Lewis, finished
her work there Friday and is caring
for Mrs. Charles Gary on East Hill,
who is i'll with pneumonia.
School will begin Monday with Miss
Hazel Kew as teacher.
Aunt Elizabeth HOLSTER remains
about the same. Miss NJ Kane, a
nurse from Montpelier, is taking care
of her.
Mrs. Alice Hamblett is ill with a
severe cold.
Mrs. Victor Templeton was called
to Montpelier Tuesday on account OF
the illness of her son Arthur.
Miss Maud Templeton has finished
work for Mrs. Fannie Little and is
now working in the wooden mill.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
COACH TURNER LEAVES.
Insufficient Funds to Pay For His
Services the Year Round.

Coach James Turner, of Norwich
University, who has been so success
full with the Maroon and Gold eleven
the past fall and whom it was pro-
posed should continue at the school
throughout the year coaching the 9TH
er athletic teams, left last week at
the beginning of the Thanksgiving
recess and will not be back for this
school year at least. Norwich has
never had a year around athletic
trainer and Mr. Turner, who has been
successful with what teams he has
coached, was asked last September
to stay the whole year and he con-
sented at the time. In order to keep
him the athletic ASSOCIATION sought
about for means of raising money to
pay Mr.. Turner a years salary.
1t was finally decided to run dan
ces every Friday evening in North
field village the proceeds to go the
athletic association. who were to meet
the expenses of the coaching. These
dances proved very popular and at
tracted large crowds but prospects
of raising anything like the $1,000 re-
quired for coach's services besides
getting enough money together to
meet the current expenses of three
major teams were not over brilliant
to the members of the athletic COM
mittee with the result that Coach
Turner will not stay at Norwich this
winter and a basket ball team wear
ing the university colors will not be
on the floor this year.
Instead of having a basket ball
team, which the school does not seem
over anxious to support as there are
no adequate quarters for such game
to be played, hockey team will be
developed and as the climatic con-
ditions are favorable to such sport
at Mortified, there Is no reason why
a good team will not be the result
The rink as planned now will be in
the hollow between the university
hill" and the railroad track used in
summer for artillery practice and fol
cavalry drill. The athletic association
paid Coach Turner $500 for the fall
coaching and put in a bid for his ser.
vices next year.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
Shakespeare Never Saw Woman
Play Juliet.

Nothing is more astonishing to the
modern spectator of Shakespeare's
plays, in which the female roles often
surpass in interest and Importance
those assigned to men than to reflect
that neither Shakespeare himself nor
the audiences of his day ever saw a
woman act Juliet of Lady Macbet, or
Ophelia or Rosalind, or any other fe-
male part in that wonderful galaxy of
female beauty, wit and virtue created
by the worlds greatest poet. Indeed
if the leading female roles mentioned
in the playbills at the Globe Theatre
were collated they might read some
thing like this:
Portia ...... Master James Bryston
Desdemona :. Master Nathaniel Field
Lady Macbeth, Master Robert Cough
Rosalind go. Master Joseph Taylor
Juliet -. Master Richard Robinson
Ophelia -. -. Master Ned Alleyn
What could be stronger illustra-
ton of contemporary taste and man.
ners than this: That the idea of a
woman acting on the stage, even such
a part as Volumina, or Virgilia, was
repugnant and offensive to the spec
tators? Consequently the wonder has
always been how the boys of the Eliz-
abethan stage got through their parts
How did they impress the audiences
with the charm, the wit, and the pas
sion of Shakespeare's heroines? Not
org since critic, noticing the advent
of new Ophelia in London, observed
that, while the actress aquitted her
self very well, she could hardly bt
considered "Shakespeare's Ophelia.
Which (although the critic did no
happen just then to recollect the fact.
was undoubtedly the case, inasmucf
as Shakespeare's Ophelia was boy
either a chorister or page in thu
service of one of the Globes pat
rons.
At the age of ten Field (who a.
already mentioned, took the part o
Desdemona) was apprenticed to
bookseller, but no doubt was yer,
early pressed to enter as choriste
among Queen Elizabeth's chapel boys
Here he gained great celebrity. Bel
Jonson, who wrote anthems for tn
chapel boys for years, took charge o
young Field and instructed him il
acting, being himself, though a ba
actor, an excellent instructor. Fiel
took the principal part in Cynthia
Revels" and in "Poetaster," as wei
as in Shakespearean plays. He con
tinued to develop as an actor long al
ter he became too old for women
parts-From Men as Stage Hero
ines" in the December Strand.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
THE GRANTEES OR VERMONT.
Report by the United States Geologi-
cal Survey.

A report on the GRANTEES of YER
mont by T. Nelson Dale, has just been
published by the United States Geolo-
gical Survey as Bulletin 404.
The report discusses the geograp-
hical distribution and geological re-
lations of the GRANTEES, their petro-
graphy, and the important geologic
features noted at quarries and
describes the quarries in detail. 1t
includes also a classification of the
GRANTEES, a statement showing their
prices, statistics of granite produc-
ton in Vermont compiled by A T.
Coons, photography of the econom-
ic geology of granite and a glossary
of scientific and quarry terms, and is
illustrated by numerous maps and
diagrams and several half tone plates.
Mr.. Dale has already prepared re-
ports on the GRANTEES of Maine, Mas
sachusetts New Hampshire and
Rhode Island, which have been pub
lished as bulletins of the Geological
Survey, and has nearly completed a
report on the GRANTEES of Connecti-
cut
Bulletin 404 can be obtained free by
applying to the Director of the Sur
vey at Washington
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
WORCESTER.


Mrs. Edith Hersey, of Chelsea, Wis
tied her father, F. E. Buck, recent
ly.
Edgar Cummings and Miss Law
renee, of Montpelier, visited at e. E.
Kellogg's two days last week.
School in town closed Friday Nov.
10.
Carroll Wheeler and Guy Hall are
home from the Seminary for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Kellogg and lit
tie son, who have been spending sew
eral weeks at E. E. Kellogg's, return
ed to Brattleboro last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Conner, of New
Hampshire. and Mr.. and Mrs. Harley
Fuller, of Barre, have been visiting
at Howard Dodges.
Mrs. Howard Dodge Is i'll with APP
pendicitis and expects to go to the
hospital for an operation soon.
Among those from out of town who
spent Thanksgiving Day with rela-
tives and friends in town are Miss
Grace Provost, at w. Blanchard's;
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred York, Of Barre, at
G. II. Gould's; Mr. and Mrs. B. Il.
! Gillette, of Putnamsville, at G. F.
Wheeler's; Theron Turner, of Phila-
delphia, Pa, at Dr. Turner's.
M. p Ladd and family spent
Thanksgiving in Montpelier and Mr.
and Mrs Dean Witham in Woodbury.
also Mr.. and Mrs George Hathaway
in Calais
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
Insanity In London.

Costermongers and engineers. one
notes, rival each other in heading the
list of manacs provided by the COM
missioners in lunacy. If you don't
want to be mad, be clergyman. You
will have about n one 10 thousand
chance of not dying in lunatic asy-
lum. 1t is bit risky to be literary
or scientific person, but IL you put
your science into practice and become
an engineer your prospect Of lunacy
jumps to the top. with only coster-
mongers as your real rivals. Why
this is is mystery. 1t can't be intel
lect or hurry. Costermongers do not
hurry. and they are not noticeably In
tellectual-LondOn Chronicle.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
Dewey L. Hanley.

The Morrisyille News and Citizen
says: Jed P. Ladd, of Burlington, is
suggested as a possible successor to
State Auditor Graham. Now it is just
succeed himself, as the people of
Vermont have concluded that it is
best to let well enough alone But,
if Mr.. Graham should decide not to
seek denomination, there is no one
better fitted to be his successor than
Dewey 7. Hanley, the popular and eff
ficient deputy auditor. There is no.
body better posted upon the duties
and work of he Auditors Office than
he, and it would be good assurance
of continuance of the excellent
methods now in vogue there"
The Rutland Herald, in this con-
nection, says: "A very pretty COM
pliment was paid Dewey T. Hanley
deputy auditor, when the Hyde Park
News and Citizen observed that when
ever Mr. Graham announced his in
tention of renouncing the auditor
ship the proper thing to do would be
to promote the deputy auditor. 1t is
a fact that Mr.. Hanley's services to
the State are of high order and that
his grasp of the present system OF
bookkeeping would be invaluable. But
Mr.. Graham has not shown any sign
of retiring yet.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
What Is Tungsten!

The Tungsten electric lamps, many
of which are being installed by the
Consolidated Lighting Company, of
this city, are described by the Cana
dian Electrical News, as follows;
A question that is asked at least
once a day since the new lamps have
been placed on the market is: What
is tungsten, The impression gener-
ally prevailing seems to be that tung-
stem is a substance very recently
discovered, and that is exceedingly
rare and enormously valuable. The
facts of the case, as set down in
Professor Walkers recent report on
tungsten ores, are, however, that this
substance has been known in its
compounds since the Middle Ages, that
it was isolated as early as 1881, that
it's occurrence is very widespread, it
being found in various parts of North
America and on the continents of
Europe and Asia, and that 1t varies in
value from 5000 to $500 ton. The
metal is one of the hardest known
and is much heavier than lead, hav-
ing a density 16, as compared with
119 for lead. These properties would
recommend it's use for gun bullets
were it not that it requires an eX-
ceedingly great heat to melt it-no
less than $3.50 degrees c., as COM
pared with about 1000 for platinum.
The property of great hardness has
caused the use of tungsten in the
manufacture of steel, to which it i'm
parts a temper that is not removed
by heating. The value of tungsten
as lamp filament depends partly on
the clear white light 1t emits
and partly on the fact that
it does not undergo decom-
position and cause deposits to
form on the glass and dim the light,
as is the case with carbon. The chief
ores of tungsten are: Wolframite, a
compound of iron, manganese and
tungstic acid; scheelite, a compound
of calcium and tungstic acid; huber
mite or magnaese tungstate; and
tungstite, hydrated tungtic acid, re-
sulting from the decomposition Of
some one of the above named ores
These minerals have been found IL
small quantities in various parts o.
British Columbia, in Ontario, in Cap,
Breton Island, and in Nova Scotia, bu
as yet only in small quantities. Pro
fessor Walker however. suggests tn,
probability that a more vigorous
search will result in the discover,
and establishment or regular mines
Canadian Electrical News.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
SMALL BLAZE IN CITY CAFE.
Live Goals From Stove Started Slight
Blaze.

Sunday morning about half-past
one there was small fire in the
kitchen of the City Cafe. 1t occurred
just after the place had been closed
up, and the fire was being shaken
down for the night.
Some of the Goals got on the floor
and started a little blaze with lot
of smoke. A hose was played on it
till a couple of extinguishers were
brought and the fire was soon out.
No damage of any consequence was
done, and yesterday the restaurant
was in operation showing no sign OF
the blaze. In fact the only result is
slightly charred floor and two emp
ty fire extinguishers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
ST. JOHNsBURY.

meeting of the vcstry Of st. And
rew's church was held Wednesday
evening and the resignation of Rev.
James A. Thompson was accepted. 1t
is expected that Rev. Frank r. Mich
OILS from Portland, Conn. will preach
on Sunday, December 5. Tomorrow
will be the last Sunday Rev. Mr..
Thompson will preach and the choir
is to give a special musical program
at the Vesper service, when the reg
ular vested choir will be assisted by
Gounods Gallia.
The public schools this year fol-
lowed their custom established sew
eral years ago of sending Thanksgiv-
ing gifts to the two hospitals and
Sunset Home. Each pupil brings
whatever he chooses and this year
each institution received good sized
load of fruit and vegetables and
other eatables.
Mrs. Emile L. Eastman and son
Richard spent Thanksgiving and
few days following with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. James E. Beard, at West
Somerville, Mass.
Miss Helen M. Gray is at home from
Bradford Academy, Bradford Mass,
for a short holiday vacation.
Hugh Mackinnon is at home from
Boston to remain until after the
Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Herbert ]. Warden and two
daughters, Jennie and Isabel, from
Cambridge, Mass, who have been
spending a few days with Mrs J. w.
Warden, return home today. Mr.
Warden was here Thursday
, Lester j. Berry, who is employed by
the National Casket Company at
Nashville, Tenn, spent Thanksgiving
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cortes
j. Berry at st. Johnsbury, Center
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Cutting, of
Plainfield spent Thanksgiving with
her mother, Mrs. H. B. Taylor, re-
turning home Friday.
Edward Stafford, of Dartmouth Col
lege, and Miss Carrie Patterson of
Bath, N. H., are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. D. Patterson.
Dale S. Atwood is at home from
Middlebury College for the Thanks
giving recess.
Mrs. Perley E. Pope, of Montpelier,
has been the guest of her sister, Miss
Fannie E. Russell, to and from Bar
ton, where she and Mr. Pope spent
Thanksgiving with his parents. Mr..
Pope is still assisting at the James
Richie store.
Rev. and Mrs. James S. Alvord
of Hopedale Mass, were guests Of her
parents. Rev. and Mrs. Henry Fair
banks, Thursday.
Mrs. Harry M. Cross was taken to
Brightlook Hospital yesterday, where
she underwent an operation for APP
pendicitis, and is as comfortable as
can be expected.
Miss Mildred Tisdale is spending
the week at MarShfield.
Ensign Leigh Noyes, of the U. S. S
Missouri, spent Thanksgiving with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Barber
Noyes.
; Barre, are guests of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Hicks.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
DUxBURY.

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Gotta Wednesday, November
"a
Daniel Irish has moved from Flet-
cher to the farm on Ward hill, which
he recently purchased of Demeritt
and Palmer
Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Foss and daugh-
ter spent Thanksgiving in Worcester.
Levi Boyce has purchased a whole
new set of sugar tools.
Reuben Sherman has gone to Stowe
to work.
Mrs. Ed Demas Is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Stanley Elliott.