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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
FURTHER CUTS IN WAGES.

The "indcpendcnt" steel companies
had ,Aeir inning on Monday last IN
the wage-cut;ing game. Since II was
announced that the new tariff prcba
big would provide for reduction in
the import rates upon steel products.
salpably with the view 10 influencing
legislators 10 abandon this alleged
program. trus, plants and "indep+n-
dent" plants have alt-rnared in wage
and salary cutting announcements.
Late last week 2 subsidiary branch
OF the United States Steel Corpora
1icn notified it's employees that there.
aftc- their pay envelopes would con-
tain ten per cent less than they had
heeu accustomed TO receive.
Next i, was tn. independents
turn. and iwo OF these came forward
On Monday with a similar proclama
ton 20 their employees, one the Penn
sylvan:a Steel Company at Harrisburg
employing G"ao men. and the tihcl
the Maryland Steel Company. Of Bal
| iimOro. employing about 3,:ea ger
, sons.
The acton OF the latter company
/ is accom- panied hv tue signifi AN
promis" that after the ;ir!n ha:
seen DISPOSED OF. il X likely business
ns every Kind will begin TO improve
Unless the regular crde. should b
broken. il is up 10 another ~ ths
trust properties 10 mex. declare il:
purpose TO maxi is "mploycs pay TIM
prcc.of bringing Ia" necessary pres
sure mon IN" lawmakers at Wash
iag;on.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17

do they no, attack N" princlpl" OF
private MONOPOLY and propose !"@iS'
lation which y III make 4 private mon
opoly impOsSihirr SO long as pr
vItc monopoly - permitted 70 "NiS'
! II can transfer TO the consume
, every burden hat the people attempt
to place upon th' irASt
The demCrra lt. platform Is the On
" platform thM proposes remedy,
Dcnouncing Il private" monopoly as
indefrnsitlr ",s', iniol"rab.". tn"
depOcratic platform demands l"gisi''
; ton which win limit r." proportion
CT the total = odnct which cor
pora,ion can control. Nh Tart OBJ
j.c:cd to ,tl.,r legislation whirn
PROMISES To w. effective. but th.'
r,url" will learn after while. and
thro .eh experience. ,ha: the govern,
mcnt must t;tk, sides aSa:ns; the
monopoly. and when the government
is ready To take ,id,: in earnest. j.
VIII not ne dii,lcuit To protect the pub
&c from ,xtuitiGn. Such decisions
AZ the one ;bu' referred to >"ri"
TO show how h"lpl"Es even the courts
are under lcrislation which merely a.
t.mp,s to rcgulat" Regulation is al!
right for ord nay corporations lat
determination "i tn" !rlnclr'e OF
1nnopolv is he che thing that can
b." considered in thu case oi a 1'ist.--
The Common.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
STRIKING AT THE TRUSTS

The recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court in case n
watch Louis Voigh; & Sons Company
Of Cincinnati, was suing the Cont:
mental Wall Pa"er Company is step
in the right direction, and yet IL only
serves to snow the ineffectivcness OF
the present laws against the trusts.
In this decision the court by vote
, Of five to four holds that trust.
when II has once proved to he q trust
can not collect debts due il. The ma
jority OF the court hold that trust
! whose bushes Is comics sedly uR!aw-
| frl ian not use the machinery OF the
courts to enforce contracts mad"
with il. II is nnfort mate that such
1 a decision should ne rendered by a
! bs re- maioritv. for one change in toe
| pers onnrl Of the court might lead to
! reversal of he decision. and vet.
; S.rpose the decision stands. il Is no;
likely to embarass the trust much.
The following editorial from tn"
/ New York Times shows how easiiy
, the trusts avoid this decision:
1t is sad that ee.s do not min
! the second skinning. and the wall
paper trust. Ling bcd and dead il
not likely to mind the decision just
ha nded down. The que s;ion is how
! the decision affects other trr:'S j;
! wou.u b., a sad bow If IL Olsen Ibied
irhem 20 toi!crt any bills. but a n
matter of TACT IL Pmha rra'ssS them
ONLY regarding tn" debts which il is
| necessary 10 c"ll"c; through IN"
h, courts. To make his decision Of NJ
practical eTcc; il il only necessary
TO make all sale pSyahie upon de-
livery. o. even beforr delivery. That
Is a good way 10 do business. and es-
pccially good in the case Of producer
| whose prices are so cX:ortionate that
they are cc'Iectibis. only by a special
LEGATION apart from he interest of
the unwilling buvrr. The case Is
far IRON p:oving tina; trusts an" Sul'
rerabl., - the law. since the case em
rhasizeS the fact that the defendant
was not slain nv tn" law. but b. -
now unCummcrrial practices There
will lie TO nournrrs al The grace CT
this trust. ard all other bid trust
wiii do ~eI, to take motto" 81 IN"
facts Good trusts. which sell 10 will
ing buyers AZ reasonable profits. are
not concerned at all unl"s- perhaps
the decision may hc taken % indicate
a fixed intention up0n III" part ~ the
corr 10 co9gtr-;" tho law acairSt
trusts - ~, Az rN'~''v wha: II says.
hurt 20 n7- ari whom II maH
Tn. crpct NJ the decision 10 ~
couraGc or 70 dcpTess dep"rdS TDoT
This rather than upon The p1nt .;
led"
| 10, o,, ,ap . ,rus, exraDe ,;,c
torce Of this dccision nv refusing IN
sell On credit bu II ran make &c
] a<arfionS even more oppressive.
twuv 90 those IN authority hesitate q
js'rike al The root Of the evil! WIZ
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
AMERICAN SAILORS SU6SrAN
rIAI SYMPATHY.

When Donations are required foI
charitable pgrp S-s or for the rclic'
Of The distress ~ human beings. q:
acerS and sailors Of the Tni:sd Sac
navy in IN" imrrdIatr vicinity AZ
fcc,ed NAV always ~ depended upon
20 set ~. pace in the matter % nbsr
si.ty.
Therefore. IL is nor surprising. bu'
should be- a source c. pride 10 every
American citizen tina; Admiral Mira
bella. Italian minister OF marine
should have inserted the feiln~ins
paragraph In an ofsciaI general order:
with sipcerc gratitude 1 bring "a
the kno~l~dee Of tie Royal navy
the gcuerous act o. the American Of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
SPEEDY TRIAL.
powhatar Murderers viii BE A.
eaioaad On Monday Next.


RICHMOND. VA. March 16.-JudH'
HundIoy. Of the Circni' fo'rt OF row
hatan county has set Monday. March
% IS the date for the trial OF the
twelve negroes indicted for IN" muT.
der Of Ms. Mary +. Skipw,th ana
Waiter G.. Johnson and the burning
~ SOUTHEAST" the home Of the Skip
withs on the night o! February u
I, is epec;ea that the trial OF the
nesro.s will consume at !eas; week
Al present the negroes are confined
in the Farmville. Richmond Henr'co.
Petersburg and Po~ha;an jaiis- ThrS
will be assembled at Powhatan cOart'
house on Monday and the trial VIII
proceed with all possible speed. NJ
though the feeling against the negroes
=, poehatan Is very litter there - no
,p.reheusion Of lynchinE as the PEG
pie Of that country are confident tha'
the Law viii deal properly With then
Eigh, Of the negroes arr ohare"d
10 one Indictment win the murder o.
Mrs. Skip~ith and johnson hut u Is
probable that they Rili b" tried IN
Two matches Of three and ono Of two.
Tho a,tsrnsvs for the defense. ". NJ.
Smith. II Uasklns. Hcbson and Vii
liam Jusiis. have net mapped va
their plan II defense entirely as yer
bu, are Of the opinion that the ono
indictment will not cover all IN"
cases
Thr.. negroes nov iE Richmond
and Henrico county viii ~ taken 10
Powhztan Saturday and remain In ihc
poxhatan Jail Sunday.
A sp~ciai guard s,il b. arpoan'es
20 watch the nesro~< IN accoun, ~
N. frai'tv ot the Po~hstan CONT!
taiI
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17

header Hcstowals OF special pr'''
legcs by Speaker Cannon upon inc
director OF The Democratic force
could hardly BE- regarded 40 re-
ward for vigorous and conscientious
'onpo,itIon TO the donor OF thrs" gifts
II Leader Champ Clark b" made OF
the material on; OF whi,l parry Lead
rrs should bc constructed. h" VIII
notify the speaker of tn" House 'ha'
soch OF the Democratic dcS'r,crs as
ar. given committee assignments
.ho,ll be- credited 20 the Republican.
and not 10 III" l."mocra;ic G"o'a
|. il somewhat bcWildsring TO not"
the vari us constructions OF MohdaS 5
acticn in the House. For instance
the Washington Pos. \ Republican
ncwsparr: and staunch supporter OF
S,,akcr Cannon and All that he rep
rrsrnis. says;
The fight OF yesterday wa FISK
with br:llan, arn",alshiD Cn bo'h
sides. |, rEded in ID" defeat OF
the insurgents and n" Democrats a.
was cAp.ctrd. but they di"pia'"d
tirst-rat- lighting ability. and went
down with tolors flying, Now that
the H0us" has been organized the
Sneaker .l,c:ed and the rules airpt"d
for the Sixty.irst Congress. the best
interests of the people will lie turth'
cred by strict attention 10 the huH!-
ness which call Congress in s'3,
sion
Then along comes the l'altimo""
Sun. another Republican newspaper.
but with a:.ti-Cannon croc!ivlties with
the following sentences under IN"
caption. "Cannon's Claws Cut"
AS the situation now stands In
Congress the allies Is. III"
Democrats and III" 'lnsurgent Re-
publicans-hav- won the preliminary
victory. The fight was not againac'
the election 0: Mr. Cannon 10 IN"
chair.
IT is understood ,na: this uprising
against tho dictatorship OF Cannon
will net react in an! way uron tn"
work OF tariff revision, The victory
so far won is a victory for popular
government and tor thu; which IS
right. and If the insurgents" meet
with full success in their warfare IN
the future npon one man power.
will h. most advantageous - III"
country"
50 W. learn conversely tina; the on.
ponents OF Speaker Cannon bo'h won
and lost.
In it's news headlines. the Post
Says: "Isol:ers in House Check In
surg.n;s. save Day for Regulars
When Defeat Threatens"
The Suns headlines declare: In
surgents Win. House Rules Changed
When Cannon Sees That He Is
Beaten"
With competent authorize. so
widely a: variance, 1t is In order to
invite readers to LAY their money
and take their choice"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17

tic.rs aud men Of the Atlantic h"e''
who in 4 private subscription coll. CT
I'd and handed over 10 me- the large
sum CT $3.o2J 10 aid the families OF
officers and men killed or injured III
the recen; earthquake OF Sicily an l
Calabria This act OF generous COM
radeship has been accompanied by
EXPRESSIONS OF sincere sympathy for
the Italian navy, and in your name
| sent to the government OF the Unit
.d States the sen imenI5 Of the most
deep and Affect, nate gratitude.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
WHO WON AND WHAT WAS WON
IN HOUSE?

The man is ronling snort OF
pcnius who is able to sun up WHAT
principle prevailed and no won the
victory in the opening session OF 'he
,,,uec Of Representatives in cNtraIr'
binary session On Monday last,
Tn. Democratic members. with the
aid Of :he insurgent Republicans. de-
fea;cd the motion by Representative
ualzeil to make the rules OF the
Six;ipth Congress the rules o! me
Sixty .frst Congress.
On the other hand, twenty-five In
sutyeut democrats Joined the can
nanite Republicans in defeating the
p,an offered by the Democratic leader
embc dying certain rules for the gov
erament OF House proceedings. This
move was under tie leadership or
Re representative Fitzgerald. OF New
York. typical Tammany sachem.
who without the sanction Of the Demo.
cratic caucus submit ,ed three or foGr
amendments to the rules and offered
these as substitute for the resciu'
ton presented by Congressman
Champ Clark, the caucns-chcsen
Democratic nominee for speaker and
floor leader CT the party.
These amendments to the rules.
which appear upon their face 10 some.
what diminish the powers OF the
speaker, yet leave him in possession
Of all the prerogatives whicn hr most
desires to retain. were adopted. not
by vote OF the main body OF the
nemocr ais and the insurgen, Republi
cans. bu, by the regular" or Can
non Republicans by and with the aid
OF TWO dozen desevterS from the
Democra,ic ranks. eight O: whom were
elected from Georgia districts.
The action of the Georgia rerr"a
rnta.ivrs-eight out OF total al
, ..,, .,-.;s.., .,
r,,on, ;, ,,,, S,,,. tho, n. no,ir,c,
Of the commonwealth We're largely in
auenced II no; quite controlled by
~ co,.,, -, c,r.;, p,,,-c,d .ys
,o s;., ho,.roou,s e.. S.,,. fro,,
end - .,d and cid. 70 lido Rx ;
,o,,,,-,r -o,,x,,i,, .. ~ custom
nv r,u;,,,c. u-.. Smith W., s,,,,.,
uovsr,or :, ions Nm, tho aamas. WI,
r.,,,r.d :, ,sos h. rho s.,.c,io, q
J-ssnb n Brown 70 succeea Cover
NOR smith
Mr. Edward IL Hartman With,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
At Quickly

nh YOU Ii save vUIt>rlfa lot OF suffering ana
troli ie II Won have = sudden chiil--Or taken
cold If v"u have tUtc. cramp or diarrh"a,
.!"nr MAI; q minute. Take at once u TEASPOON
Iul Of Perry Davis faiHkiler In half glass OF
hot water or milk. N"u'!l be safe and on the
right road TO quick recovery. Then you'll IS.
ape serious illness. But you ought 10 have
this tried aud proven remedy on hand for i'm
mediate use. Hang prepared Is half the battle
Whentherc's pain 70 fubdue. New size bottles
S6c also In J0c siZeS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
OLD DOMINION LINE
Daily Service

Il, Daily Service
N~ FOR NEW YORK
kW~. From Company's Wharf.
.SAA&3 Norfolk. foot Of Church
Il street every week day
at 100 p. NJ.
F1RE-First-class. one way. $500;
Ruurd trip. limit thirty days. $l4.Oo-
meals aud berth IN s;ateroom in
cludtd
! St..rage. without subsistence. $500.
TICKETS on sale at c. 4 U. ha'L
way Ticket Office.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN NEWPORT
NEWS AND RICHMOND. VA.
: Steamers Brandon and Berkley
leave pier a" $50 every evening
paE+ug. rs Only.
! VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COM
; PA\Y. James River Day Line for
Richmond and all James River land
, ir-a Steamer Nnbjack leaves
Newport News. Tuesdays, Thursdays
ard Saturdays at 8:45 a. m. Leave
,, Newport News Monday, Wednesday
and Friday a; p. NJ. for Norfolk and
Old Point.
Steamer Hampton will leave Pier
"A" daily except Sunday, at 800 n
m. going to Norfolk. and at 4:30 p
m going to Smithfield. Steamer "Ac-
coIn%c" will leave Pier "A" daily. exr
cept Sunday at 8 a. ~. going to
Sn.'hhe!d and 8 p. NJ. going to Nor.
folk
All business between New Y0rk
ard Newport News transacted at pie'
No. ..
All business between Newport
VI as. Norfolk. Smithfield and local
,,utrrS transacted at Pier "a" foot OF
Tw. uiy-fliih 81. w. n. LANDON,
Agent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
Make Persuasion Do Work OF Fear.

Yet hOld ii more humane. more
heavily. first. bv winning wur.tS TO
conquer willing hearts. and makr per.
suasi0n do The work OF fear. John
Milton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17

From Richmond it is reported thar
a Mr. Atkinson is considering pro
position TO be a candidate for Cover
nor OF Virginia against Judge Mann
and Hon. Harry Tucker"
Al. tight the NOR" the m"r7!r'.
But who is NJ. Atkinson
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
In Elizabeth City County.

Repor; of the assessed valuation
OF real properly. in which is icciud-
ed thr value Of the Improvements
located, thereon. together with N" as
sessed valuation OF electric railways.
including tracks and real estate. locat
ed within the following lines:
Beginning at low water mark on
Hampton Roads at the boundary line
b. twcen Warwick and Elizabeth CITY
counties, thence following lev water
mark on Hampton Reads In an east
erlv direction 10 the east"rly boun'
dairy line CT the property "nown a.
ID" IIam,tcn Reads Villa Company
which said line Is about ECO feet east
Of VIVA. is known as Park avenue.
theme. following the .a.terly boun-
darv linz. of the property o! the sai1
Company in northerly direction 10
the northern Boundary line cf he pro
ter;y OF said company, inencc north
e,,y along the said easteriy boundary
lin. OF the property CT the Newport
y VS.. Hampton ana Old Point Devel-
opment Company. thence northrfI:
alon. th.. said eastcrly boundary In"
Of Inc property Of the las, named
comosry TO the northern limits OF the
sa:d company's property. thence in
roV'h"rly direction aiong the I'm"
which world he an EXTENSION CT -"
castsrlv boundary line OF said com
pzuy6 :rn.erty 20 the souiherly sid"
of he boundary line Of the right-o'-
way Of the Chesapeake 4 Ohio rail
way and thence along the sou'herly
SIDE e IN. rixht-of-way Ct the Chesa
peak. & Ohio Railway Company to
its intersection with the western
branch Of Salter's creek.
Total assessed valuation Of
raj estai. including. i'm
Troycm-nt5 located there.
On .............. ..'-''.-> '''-
Assessed valuation OF prs
pert belonging 10 cleo
tri@ always. inciudng
-.I .s,,,. 2S,CG0
Money Len Over.
TIL. committee allowed Mr. bernard
81 for his services. add NJ. buxton
So An additional 81" W. allowed
Mr.. Raston for work do1e IN Eliza
i.th CITY county. Tais means that
over $500 81 the $500 appropriate
for h. Use Of the committee In IFS
irvrs, liz alton will h. turned back into
the city treasury.
Attending The meeting we're Char
nan Harris. 81 the c5mmon councn'
Aldermen Read and Neims aad Conn-
ciircn Wallace ard Spruill.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
TRANSPORTATION GUIDE.
Chesapeake & Ohio ny.

Fast Trains to Richmond ami the
West.
Leave Newport News 1905 .. IN.
5:25 p. III.
Locals Trains to Richmond
$50 u In: 6:4b y. III.
Trains arrive Newport Eews. 1000
a H.. 1885 am. 5:35 pm. and 7:2O
p. IN
Steamers Service for Norfolk.
Leave Newport News lD:i0 4. m.
$40 p. II
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17

ja.y ser, ice and police protection. .h'
hpinion Ct the sanitary inspector ard
the chief OF police was obtained as
to their respective DEPARTMENTS and
the estimates are in accordance there.
with.
Respectfully submitted.
tsisned MARK BERNARD
ISiyned, s r. BUXTON.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17

ard FhspAv.
Saiias from Philadelphia. Tuesday.
"Wednesday. FriSav and Saturday.
Freight received and delivered
daily ~ c. 4 o. Pier No. 6. Osfice
River Road. JAS ". M'cARRfCK.
Cen. Seu'hern Agent.
CLYDE STEAMSHIP CO.
" South Delaware Avenue.
pAiisleip1ss. -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
(OMM,1ffEFAVORS
ANNEXATION, BUT.'

fContinu. d from EtconJ Pagc)
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17

Wv. Wash. u. & o. Ry. .''9:0e q. m.
ar Phil, 3. & o. Ry. .s'11:5O q. m.
Ar. y. Y,R.& O. .''2:10 p. n.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17

DAILY SerV1ce
FOR NEW YORK
From Company's Wharf.
Norfolk, foot Of Church
street every week day
ar 700 p. Nj.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17

C. f.. Thacker Editor and Publisher
|. r Manager.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
The Norfolk & Washing.
ton Steamboat Co.

(Schedule Effective Nov. !, 190S)
The New aud Powerful Iron Palace
Steamers NEWPORT NEWS, WASH
INGTON and NORFOLK will leave
daily as follows:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
TORNADO AT WEST POINT.

WEST POINT, Miss, April T.
Striking in the southern part of the
city within a short distance of the
cemetery, dividing itself into two sec
tions, q cyclone visited this city last
night about 7:15, destroying much
property and injuring great many
people, mostly negroes.
Circling to the eastern part of the
city, wrecking negro cabins, churches
and setting fire to some, it left the
city proper and reports come in call
ing for assistance on the Terrell Plan
tation, just two miles east. All ply
scians are there at this hour and re-
port comes in that the dana te and
death list is heavy. 1t is impossible
TO get in connection with any OF the
towns south OF east, all telegraph and
telephone wires being out of commits
sion
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
RAISING The WAGES
OF COW-CATCHER CITED
Petition to the Council for Increase
Pay for WaterWorks Employees Laid
ASIDE, but Cow Catcher Given Ad-
vance OF $15 a Month.

The engineers and firemen employ
ed at the city waterworks quit work
this morning, because they feel that
they have been unjustly treated by
the city council inasmuch as almost
every salarled employe of the city
has had a raise while their petition
was laid aside.
To representative of the News
day engineer, Puckette said: The
straw that broke the camels back
was laid on last night when the coun-
ell raised the COW policeman from
$500 to $4,000 per month and seem
ingly with contempt laid aside our
petition. If we are entitled to no con-
sideration, then we might as well
hunt work elsewhere.
1--WE were prepared to have our pc
tition laid aside, but we did not eX
pect to see some one else receive
raise, when they were already re
ceiving $25.00 per month more than
we We're The chief of the fire depart
ment was recently raised to $25.OO
per month making $125.00 which is
twenty-five dollars more than Merid
| ian pays. The street commissioner go
a substantial raise, then the police
and the fire department and now the
COW policeman and our petition TOSSED
aside. Many people objected to sign
ing our petition because they salt
they did not want to embarrass th'
council, for they did not expect an.
more salaries would be raised. W.
cannot work for the city under sucl
conditions, so we phoned Mr.. Vain
wright this morning that we coul
not work any longer
As a result of the employees Quittin
: Supt. Wainwright got some of tn
members if the council and the Mayo
! together and they hired Mr.. Geige
the former stock policeman to TAX
charge in the day time.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07

finally succeeded in getting out. His
brother, Ike Franklin, made his es-
cape through the window. Mr.. Mo
MILAN and his son are members oil
one Of the most prominent families
in Aberdeen. William Donelson, Jr.,
colored, was first to escape from the
building, and, taking one of his car
riage horses rode rapidly up town
and gave the alarm.
A terrific rain and eectrical storm
ragged last night, making it almost I'M
possible to remove anyone dead from
the ruins. A freight car standing
on the track was blown away. The
middle wall Of the depot is the only
thing left.
The property loss is estimated at
about 100000 The residences Of F.
S. Mcknight and NJ. r. Porter were
damaged. Several negro houses were
destroyed. The path of the cyclone
was through the residence portion OF
the city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
FRANK FUNCKS IN
SERIOUS CONDITION
Leslie Cox, Who Fired the Shot, Is
Under Arrest, and Claims That He
Acted in Self-Defense-Victim is
Still Alive.

A serious, if not fatal, shooting
took place this afternoon about 1920
o'clock on the front gallery of Mrs.
Quinleys boarding house on Evans
street.
The man who did the shooting is
Leslie Cox, a machinist employed at
the Watkins machine shops, though
he has not been at work for about a
month, on account of a broken arm.
The man who was shot is Frank
Funcks, a boilermaker, employed at
the Enterprise boiler works. Funcks
has been a resident of Hattiesburg
for about a month.
The wounded man was shot in the
throat, directly beneath the chin, the
bullet ranging backward. DR.. Hudson,
from the Hattiesburg hospital, who
was on the ground soon after the
shooting, made a superficial examina'
tion before the arrival of the hos
pital ambulance, but was unable to
locate the bullet, which was from
80 calibre pistol; nor had exterior
evidence developed to show whether
or not the spinal chord had been
struck.
The wounded man, as soon as pos
sible was placed in the ambulance
and hurried to the Hattiesburg hos
pital.
The cause Of the shooting could
not be learned, though Cox claime'
he shot in self-defense. Officer B. o
/ Doherty placed Cox under arrest ano
carried him to the police station.