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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-04-15
Enforce the Law.

EulOICt Inc Law.
Not many days since, there assembled
in Jackson representatives from approx
imately half the counties in Mississippi
for the discussion of ways and means
for enforcing the laws that are now on
our statute books. 1t was gathering
of able men for laudable undertaking.
The result to an unbiased onlooker was,
that it was necessary to create senti-
ment, educate, as it were, the people to
a healthy enthusiasm for law enforce
ment.
This is an important matter to all our
people, and more so to those living in
the sparsely settled sections. The towns
and cities have police force and other
officers constantly on duty, but to the
family living in the country without this
protection, it is doubly important that a
strong sentiment for law enforcement be
created. Slight and unimportant infrac.
lions overlooked soon lead to more seri-
Gus outbreaks and eventually end with a
tragedy that stirs the people to action.
The remedy is in creating a sentiment
that will not allow the small infractions
and the newspapers, preachers and pub
lie speakers have the means for accom-
plishing this. A small amount of space
used monthly and few minutes by
speakers will go a long way toward
bringing about this condition. 1t is q
duty they should willingly perform. If
we would avoid the condition that now
prevails in sections of our sister States,
prompt action is necessary.
For the few who cannot be influenced
by love of country and home, more strin-
gent methods are necessary. Give the
governor or sheriffs the right and means
to employ detectives and vigorously pros
ecute this class of offenders. This mat
ter of law enforcement is a pertinent
theme for discussion in the local Farm
ers' Union meetings. There can be no
more important subject to the members,
and if that powerful organization would
take it up actively, good results would
be seen Immediately.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-04-15
Herrick Back to Mississippi.


Announcement has been made in the
public press that Prof. Glenn w. Her
rick is to again engage in the work in
Mississippi. This will be good news to
his multitude of friends here. For many
years he was entomologist at the A. &
NJ. College, and for the past year and a
half State entomologist for Texas. His
ability commands for him the most inn
portant positions to be had in the coun-
try and the people of our State are in
deed fortunate to have the benefit of
his valuable services in the trying times
ahead
1t is unoffcially stated that DR.. Hum
ter, with the United States department
of agriculture, bureau of entomology, will
establish an extensive experiment station
in the delta for the purpose of studying
the boil weevil and his work in that sec
ton, and that Prof. Herrick will be in
personal charge of the same. There is
good reason to believe that this will be
done, and satisfaction in the prospect for
having Prof. Herrick with us again.
Liberty Hall, at Leland, the handsome
three-story residence of NJ. B. Smith,
burned, together with two cottages. Mr..
Smiths loss is $4,000 or $4,000, par
italy insured. The cottages belonged to
Maj R. w. Ahlsaps. The entire los il
about $4,000
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-04-15

up and pushing it along. There are more
good fairs in the State than ever before
and the number is increasing annually.
Keep up the good work so well begun and
the result will be highly satisfactory o
ALL
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-04-15

just like thou
sands of others.
Mr.. Martin says:
Il think | have
had kidney dis
ease ever since the
war. During an en-
g a g e m e n t my
horse fell on me,
straining my back
and injuring the
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-04-15
WISE TO NIAGARA.

Teacher-Johnny, can you tell me
the most remarkable thing about Nj
agara Falls?
Johnny-Yessum: the price they
soak you for everything without going
to jail.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-04-15
HARDsHIPs OF ARMY LIFE.
Left Thousands of Veterans with Kid
ney Trouble.

The experience of David w. Martin,
retired merchant OF Bolivar. Mo-. is
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
union Will
NOT LOCATE
This STATE
Taxing Laws Are Unjust and
Domicile viii Be Estab-
ished Elsewhere.

Jackson, Jan. 15.-The domicile of
the proposed corporation for the con-
solidation of all the Farmers Union
cotton warehouses under one charter,
with a capital stock of ten million
dollars will not be in Jackson, or in
Mississippi, Notwithstanding the ac-
knowledged fact that this state has
more of such warehouses and a bet
ter organization than any other in
the United States.
Mississippi's loss of this concern
will be due entirely to what are re-
garded as unfavorable taxing laws,
whereby the capital stock of a cor
poration is taxed on its capital stock.
In this instance the tax, If located in
Jackson for instance, would be $780,
900 per year, besides the payment of
taxes on the warehouse property it,
self in several counties where they
are located.
While the officials and members of
the union do not give 1t out as being
certain that the proposed enterprise
will actually be launched as proposed,
it is regarded by them as being feas-
ible, and there appears to be no doubt
of the ultimate success of the scheme.
The plan is to include not only tho
warehouses located in this state, but
those throughout the cotton belt.
There are forty-one of these in Missis-
sippi directly controlled by the Farm
ers' Union, while twenty-nine others
controlled by private parties will be
urged to come into the organization.
OF the forty-one mentioned, twenty
six have been constructed during the
past year.
The entire scheme is still in form
ative stage, with many of the details
yet to be worked out. =. Chief among
these are the legal phases Of the plan,
including the location of the concern.
These are left in the hands of Mr.. ".
Otis Robertson of this city, the at
torney for the warehouse manage
ment. who is said to be looking into
the various state laws governing cor
porations for the purpose of locating
the domicile in the Southern state
having the most favorable corporation
laws.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
lORNIA
! OODED;
-srrhx1QSS
Dispatches Indicate That Condi-
lions Are Worse Than in
Year Of 1883.
BRIDGES ARE MISSING;
RAILROADS PARALYzED-
Communication is Cut of and 1t Is
Feared That Many Lives Have Been
Loss-RlSsrs stilI Rising in the In
undated Districts.
Hearst News Service.

sacremento, Cal, Jan. 15.-The
worst flood conditions in many years
are now prevailing in both the San
Joaquin and Coast Valley sections.
All of the heavy iron bridges along
the Santa Fe Railroad have been
washed away and millions of dollars
worth of property has been destroyed.
Conditions are said to be worse than
in 1883, when hundreds of lives were
lost.
Communication from the inundated
section is cut OF and 1t is feared that
news from the section where the rains
have been most torential will reveal
enormous loss of life.
Kern river is overfiowed and the
1owlands around Bakersfield are inun.
dated. Thousands of head of live
stock have been drowned in this sec
ton and the loss to farm property
can hardy be estimated.
Rains have fallen throughout the
valleys and the streams are still ris-
ing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
MAN
IS SERIOUSLY SHOT
IN BLIND TIGER ROW
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 15.-J. E. Taylor
is behind the bars in the city Jail, and
Claud Porter lies in bed with pain
full wound.
Shortly after midnight the stiffness
of West Capitol street was broken by
a pistol shot, an investigation by half
a dozen policemen showed that the
shooting was done in the Athletic club
rooms in the Gaddis building on the
other side of the railroad.
The officers found Claud Porter
groaning with a pistol wound in the
pit of his stomach and that a man
named j. E. Taylor fred the shot.
The bullet entered Porter's stomach,
at the lower extremity, and struck the
pelvic bone, glancing downward into
the leg, so that it is not believed the
wound will prove very serious, though
painful.
DR.. Milstead attended to the wound
ed man, and the police escorted Tay-
lor to Jail.
Very little is known Of either man,
but it is stated that Taylor came here
recently from New Orleans, ,awhile Por-
ter is from Hattiesburg.
The two men are said to have been
gambling when the row started that
ended in the shooting. and the police
acquired several bottles of whiskey
decks of cards and other evidences
of gaming, all Of which was hauled
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
Big Land SUIT
HAS been FILED
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special
Gulfport, Miss, Jan. 15.-suit has
been filed in chancery court by At
torneys Ford, White & Ford, in which
Fred Herrick is complainant against
the International Harvester Company
of Milwaukee, Wis. The suit is for
title, or interest in title to large tract
of timber in Harrison county. The
complainant was desirous OF purchas-
ing said land, and to that end entered
into a contract with defendant by
which an agreement was made to de-
liver to defendant specified number
of feet of yellow pine lumber. known
as pole stock, at prices fully set out
in contract, and 1t was further agreed
that complainant should pay all taxes
and that in consideration of the de-
livery of the pole stock and payment
of taxes defendant would convey land
to complainant The case is set for
the second Monday in March.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
LILLEY'S SEAT
DECLARED VACANT
Hearst News Service.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 15-Repre-
sentative John Wesley Gains OF Ten.
nessee, in the house today moved that
the name O. George @. Lilley be
stricken from the rolls of the house
and that his seat be declared vacant.
Lilley was last week inaugurated gov
ernor of Connecticut.
Representative Higgins said that he
believed Lilley had forwarded himself
his resignation as congressman.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
|N0E['S NATCHEz INTERVIEW
CORRECT SAYS FRED SULLENS
Chief Executive Talks One Way to One
Correspondent and Vice Versa
s. to Another.

initiative see that something was
done; the governor declined to give
the source of his information or to
specify the exact form of violations
that were reported.
Later other papers printed and
other correspondent sent out what pur-
ported to be denial of these state
ments from the governor, and in which
he is quoted as having said that he
had received no such advices and had
given out no such declarations of his
Intentions; that the only thing he had
said was that he had heard through
the newspapers that the saloons there
had been open on December 81, etc.
After reading those alleged denials,
this writer again asked the governor
about the situation, not becau'e there
was any chance that he could be mis-
taken about it, but to learn by what
peculiar mode that official could think
and talk SO many ways on a single
proposition at the same time.
Governor Noel fatty denied that
he had made any denial of the inter-
view, and said that the only thing he
had said about it was over the tele-
phone in response to an inquiry, in
which he tried to explain-not deny
the story"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
ILLINOIS TOWN
WRAPT IN FLAMES
Hearst News Service

Joliet ILL.,, JAM. 15.-The town of
Gardner, midway between Joliet and
Dwight, on the Chicago and Alton
Railroad is threatened with total de-
struction by fierce fire which has
been raging since o'clock this morn
ing.
The greater part of the business
section has already been wiped out
and aid has been requected from
the neighboring towns.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
Not a Hattiesburaan.

Careful inquiry among the county
and city officials and at the post
office develops the fact that no such
man, as far as known, has ever lived
in Hattiesburg. He of course may
have passed through this city, and
remained few days, but he evidently
did not become known and the posi-
bility is that he has never been here
at all unless he was going under an
alias or has given an alias in Jackson
Hattiesburg does not claim him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15

With the prospects of finding his
father dead or unconscious, Rev. ]. N.
McMillin, the popular and eloquent
pastor of the Columbia Street Baptist
church, left last night for Falkner.
Tippah county, the home of his father,
Mr.. ]. ]. McMillin.
Yesterday this consecrated minister
received a message from an older
brother that their father was danger
ously i'll and was not expected to live,
so Mr.. McMillin left last night, going
via Meridian, where he caught a Mo-
bile and Ohio train north to Tupelo
and there caught a Frisco train to
New Albany, and from there a train
down to Falkner, this being the quick
est route he could take.
Mr.. McMillin's father is SO years old
and up to a short time ago enjoyed
the best of health. Seriously sick, the
devoted son feared that his father
would pass away before he could ar
rive, but he INDUCED the hope that
he might find him yet alive and able
to converse with him, for he felt that
he would like once again to hear his
fathers voice in this life. He had no
fears for his fathers future as he had
led a pure Christian life for many
years-since his early conversion. Mr..
McMillin stated, before leaving, that
his father had been a resident of Tin.
pah county for sixty-four years, and
in all this time had lived in the same
community, except for the four years
that he fought in the Southern army.
1t will be a source of deep regret
to many friends in Hattiesburg that
he was called away on such a sad
mission, and besides his regular
preaching service at the Columbia
Street church, it will be regretted that
he cannot preach at the Auditorium
Sunday, where his sermons have at
tracted large crowds and close atten.
ton. By Sunday week, however, he
will probably be able to preach at both
the church and the Auditorium.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
Hearst News Service.

Flushing, l.. l., January 15.--At $3.50
O'Clock this morning the jury in the
case of T. Jenkins Hams asked that
the testimony of Tierney. Clark and
Mcbride be read to them. This was
done in the presence Of the attorneys
and the defendant The jurors again
retired to consider the case.
1t was reported before the court
opened that the jury stood II to 1
for acquittal and this is generally re.
garded as authentic.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15

to police headquarters at the city
jail.
But whiskey and cards was not all
that the police pulled out of the place
where the shooting took place. There
was woman in the case, and she is
registered on the police docket as
Alice Donald. She put up a $50 cash
bond with Night Sergeant Frank Ruck-
er, to secure her attendance at court
when wanted, and she was released.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
PARDON MURpERERs.
Hearst News Service.

Jefferson, City, Wo., Jan. 15.-Chas.
and vester Collins, of Mcdonald coun-
ty, serving ten years from August,
1905, for murder in the second degree,
were released from state prison to
day under a Communication OF sentence
granted by Governor Folk.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
Daily News Special

Daily News Special
jackson, Miss, jan 15.- Freder-
ick SuIlens, editor of the Jackson
News and correspondent for a num-
Der Of newspapers out of Jackson, has
sent out the following special:
Several newspapers have printed
conflicting stories during the past day
or two in regard to Governor Noels
advices from Natchez in connection
with violations of the prohibition law,
and all these have quoted the governor
himself as authority.
"The first of these stories, by this
writer, after somewhat lengthy con-
versation with the governor, was to
the effect that that official had receiv-
ed advices from Natchez that the sa-
looms there not only violated the new
prohibition law by keeping open until
IL or IL o'clock on the night of Dec.
81, but that, according to his infor-
nation the law is still being fragrant
ly violated there and that the officials
seemingly made no efforts to prevent
it; that he had instituted an investiga-
tion into the matter and If his infor-
nation was found to be correct and
the officers were found to be per-
hitting the violations to go on he
would take a hand and on his own
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
GILMAN IS STRICKEN
Father Of Mrs. Corey Is Now In a Crit
ieaI Condition.

San Francisco, CAL, Jan. 15.-C. H.
Gilman, father of Mabel Gilman
Corey, wife of the president of the
United States Steel Corporation, suf-
fered stroke of apoplexy at his home
in this city this morning and is in a
critical condition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
TWO FATALLY HURT
IN new YORK fire
Hearst News Service.

New York, Jan. 15.-A panic fol
lowed a fire in a tenement on Avenue
B today and Mrs. Paul A. Ehrlic and
son, samuel, sustained injuries be-
lieved to be fatal by jumping from
a fire escape. Three others were seri.
ously hurt.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
HAT MAKERS
WALKED OUT

New York, N. Y, Jan. 15.-Four
thousand employees of the hat fac
tories of the city went on strike to-
day, following of seventy-five factories
to abandon the use of union labed. The
strike is expected to spread until 25,-
900 peopli IRE involved.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15

Says Jury
EorHnlns

9 Z! . . = . !. = . . . . . . . .
= mot GUILTY" SAYS JURY +
= Flushing, L. I,-3 p. m.-Jan. =
= 15.-At o'clock this afternoon =
= the jury in the case of Thornton =
= j. Hams returned a verdict of =
:: mot guilty. The prisoner was =
= congratulated. General P. c. =
= Hams, father of the prisoner, said =
!: that his wife had been kneeling =
= in prayer since the case went to =
I: the jury. =
q = q q = = = & Z: & = I. 4. q q I.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
TO ELECT A
PRESIDENT
Electoral College VIII Meet in
Washington On Februacy
l0For That Purpose

Washington, Jan. 15.-By the terms
of resolution offered by Senator Bur-
rows of Michigan, today, the electoral
college will meet in the hall of rep
resentatives on February 10, at 10 a.
M, to formally elect president and
vice president of the United States.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 15.-The Sc
lection of B. F. shiyely. of South Bend.
as nominee for United States senator
by Democratic members Of the state,
legislature early Thursday was fol-
lowed yesterday by a statement by
John W. Kern, who was shively's
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15

strongest opponent. Concerning the
secret ballot. against which Kern
made hard fight. he says 1t has made
possible not only the betrayal of con-
stituents by their representatives. but
"all sorts of treachery, double dealing
and corrupt practice"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15

David F. Goodrich is transacting
business in New Orleans.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
SUNDAY SERVICES AT
AUDITORIUM CANCELLED
Regular Services at Columbia Street
Church Also Called off-Further An
nouncements Will Be Made Next
Week.
= :: : = 8 = . = I: = = = = . = q .
e ANNOUNCEMENT q

= Having been called to North 4:
. Mississippi on account Of the 4:
> serious illness of my father, l =
= hereby call in the appointment =
:: at the Auditorium for next Sun {.
= day afternoon. =
Announcements will be made =
= next week as to the following ::
: Sunday. ]. N. McMILLIN. =
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
CUMBERLAND PROSPERS
Big Telephone Company Has Made
Dividends in Mississippi.

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 15.--The Cum
berland Company reports to the rail-
road commission that its business for
the quarter ending on the 31st of
March (meaning, perhaps, December
81, was $27O.3sSs5. expenses $685.
s6S,es, having net earnings of $62,-
0S1.17.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-30
Nephi Court Notes.
Special 10 The Tribune


NEPUT. May 2S.--,Iudge Greenwood
opened court here yesterday and called
tho calendar and made the following set
tings Of cases;
State VS.. Nick Witka, set for trial
June /.
State VS., Wilson Woods. set for trial
Juno ..
State VS.. Michael Burns. set for trial
Juno g.
Spider Mining company VS.. Nephi Min
Ing company. set for trial JuHc z
Rasmus Nelson VS.. Henry Match, set
for trial June s.
A number OF cases were dismissed by
the court on account OF their having been
on the calendar so long and nothing
having been done or no disposition having
been attempted to be made Of them, of
which the following is u list;
L. Bergerman vs.. Con J, EIannlnn ct
al; Grant Snyder VS.. William T. O'Mera
et al; John J, Harper ct al VS. Charles
r. ErCangrack ct al: George Y, Wallace
ct al. VS.. Martha Washington Mining
company; William CT. Bird US. Elizabeth
Hague, administratrX: John Hanley,
minor, by his guardian ad litem, johanna
Hanley. VS.. Rio Grando Western Railrpad
company; Ioscph f.. Harris VS.. Cepten-
Nial Eureka Mining company; Mammoth
Mining company VS., John Bush ct al
Iu the case Of the state against Michael
Burns, convicted al the last term for bur
sary. the court granted a new trial upon
the motion OF defendants counsel.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-30
willard Brevities.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
WILLARD. May 29.-Decoratiou day
will be observed here today In the usual
way. The people will go to the cemetery
in the morning and decorate the graves.
and in the afternoon ball game viii bo
played. The day will close with a dance
in the opera hall.
Miss Pauline Davis is quite sick at the
home Of her father The doctor says she
viii be unable To get out for week or
two.
George Sermons. n prominent mining
man. Is very sick at the home or Mr.
William Edwards.
The Willard postoffce has been moved
from the old building into a new and up
o-date building Just north Of the old
building.
Neph1 Brunker has gone TO Logan to
get his children, who are attending
school at that place.
Robert Dock. who Is in business at
Smithheld, is spending q few days Vislt-
Ing with relatives and friends here.
Miss Eliza Hubbard, who has bcen at
tending school at Logan for the past
winter, has returned home.
Miss Rachel White, who was fornerly
n resident OF this place. but now or Para
disc Utah. is visiting with her mother,
Mrs LottIe Hubbard.
Miss Zina Cole, who has been In Logan
for the past few months, has returned
home.
The farmers are now busy at work In
their beets It 10 impossible TO get white
mon, there are some twelve japanese
here now,