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The new South-news., 1909-02-27

d. NJ. Taylor one OF the attorneys
for the West King Lumber Company
OF Waynesboro presented to Chan
oellor T. A. Wood petition for the
sale OF the entire plant of this Com
pany. which consists of large, well
equipped saw mill. complete In every
particular. with eleven miles of rail-
road and equipment. over SO 0,ooo,oVo
feet OF timber and about 10000 acres
OF land. This is one OF the finest
mil plant In southeast Mississippi
and great deal of interest has been
manifested In the sale. Chancellor
Wood signed the decree and the
property will be sold on the first
Monday OF April. A large number
of the creditors are New Orleans,
people. The plant was considered
Just before the panic came on to be
worth half a million dollars
The new South-news., 1909-02-27
TO f.sOTECT THE WOMEN.

Columbia. s. ca bill has been
passed by the general assembly OF
this state making II misdemeanor
for any newspaper or magazine TO
publish the name Of any maid or wo-
man upon whom an attempt TO raw
ish. or an assault. has been commit
ed. The penalty for violation Of this
Law is fixed at $1,000. Court publica-
tons are exempt from the provisions
OF the bill The measure was Intro
duced in the Senate by Senator Kei-
ley. OF Lee county.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

New York. "A special from Wash.
ington says: Booker T. Washington
has been invited by the State De
psrtment to become a member of q
commission to investigate conditions
IN Liberia and has accepted. The
two other members have not been
selected. President Roosevelt has
asked Congress for an Appropriation
of 10000 to pay the expense of
this commission TO 20 to Liberia 20
examine into the situation confer
with the officers OF the Liberian gov
ernment and with the representatives.
Of other governments actually present
In Monroyia and report rccommenia-
tions as to the specific action on the
part OF the United States most appro-
pirate TO render effective relief to
the republic of Liberia Under the pre-
sent critical circumstances.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27


According TO the Jackson real es-
tate men. the outlook for busi\es
In that line Is deciedly good. and
these enterprising and energetic dea-
lers in good negotible dirt see deoi-
ded tendency with no indications
OF a shrinkage in values Quite a
number of these men met together
in an informal way several days ago
and discussed number of matters,
among them the proposed opening
up excursion which the Jackson
Board of Trade Is engineering in or
der to celebrate the formal opening
OF the Goodyear. or New Orleans
Great Northern Railroad. to traffic.
The coming in of the trains over the
new system is now only question
of so many weeks. and these pro-
gressive men will endeavor In every
way to generate celebration worthy
the occasion. l.s..,.f a.ea-ss.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27
NEGRO CONFESSES MURDER
nj Prominent Planter in Yal-
labusha County
A KNITTING MILL FOR MERIDIAN
Boy Attempts To Rescue Father From
Watery Grave, and Both are
Drowned. Raid on Blind IL
ger ut Fayette.


One OF the most atrocious crimes
that ever darkened the annals of
sfAllebusha county occurred about a
ago, and was first discovered
afkso1, Miss. small town sew
x miles horth of Cotfeesille. when
the aecorhposed remains OF Manley
Gibson, prominent young farmer.
were found in a pasture near Dick
son. The body showed the effects of
several charges of buckshot that had
been fired from a shotgun. Near him
lay his own gun with two loaded
shells in the breach. Suspicion
pointed to Wm. Lewis. young ne
gro and upon being arrested has con
fessed to the awful deed
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

Kansas WIN Have stric,cst Act IN
Deck. u Goxcrnor Signs u.

Topeka. kan.--if Gov. Stnhbs.
signs the snti-liquor bill passed 10y
both the houses and the senate, Kan
sas viii have an absolute prohibit
tion law. which oven prohibits ply
sicians from prescribing liquor. The
senate has accepted the house amend
ment barring physicians prcacrip-
tions. The bill provides that any
person who shall manufacture. sell
OF barter any spirltuous. malt vim
ous fcrmsn,cd or other Intoxicating
liquors shall be guilty ~ mlsdem-
canor. The punishment ~ a hno for
each offense OF 500 TO $500 and
lmprisonmey, Of l42m thirty to nln'
~ days in Jail. Tho only exception
made IN the act u III: gale OF win
for COMMUNION purposes- The net
act does away entirely with dru
stores permit to sell lIquor. Gov
Stubbs Is said TO favor the bill.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27
OUPHOLD FREEDOM OF PRESS
American People Should Rebuke the Attempt tc
Muzze Newspapers.

know the realities 90 the deal hy
which the Panams Canal passes from
the French company 20 OUT, ,lfc,
Clear proofs OF graft iu this part oi
the AFFAIR would not tn the least de-
tract from the merits OF the enter
prise. Sven II u were shown tha,
lobbyists grow rich IN forwarding the
initial transaction. We should still
want the link between the seas.
Nevertheless. We must let IN the light
on the entire business. n our policies
and our politicians are to be kept
clean. II is an intimate pity that Mr.
Roosevelt should have associated the
last weeks OF his term with an effort
70 revive the Star Chamber In sub
tie form But, be that as Il may. the
crisis has 20 be faced and there Is
but one way In which the sinister
work pay be uudone
II the magnitude and the meaning
oi the issue wore fully understood.
there would be hot meetings OF pro-
test IN each city. town and hamlet
OF The land Tho clergy and the bar
should lead the revolt let 10 bee
nroclafm,d onco for AN that tho ro.
yernu,ent he,ne an abetrset entif,
can not be the victim OF libel ami
that actions must be brought hy the
otficere who connective shemseivce ia
have boon DETAINED Let ia also be
made nhfn tha, sueh actions shall
he brought MT IN. dom.,1o of the
or.ndine fournaiist an fhnt tho of
fense must he concrete not ,mnainn.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

Manager ]. 0. SPOTS, OF the Hat
tiesburg Home Telephone Company
has perfected arrangements to be-
gin active construction on a long
distant line between this city and
Jackson. The Cumberland Company
is already building a line between
Hatticsburg and Jackson. along the
right of way of the Gulf and Ship
Island Railroad. and 1t is ennoun-
ced that the Home Company will
pursue the same route, having recnt-
ly been graItei a franchise. The
Cumberland will use the west side
OF the railroad and the Home the
East side. Manager SPOTS says that
she Home Company is erecting an
exchange In Jackson and Meridian
Jackson. Hattiesburg. Vicksburg ane
several other cities in the State vii
be connected by the long distance
lines OF his Company within tn
next two or three months, or a
soon as the construction can be com
pleted.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

Captain W. r. Rigby. Chairman Of
the vicksburg National Military Park
commission has returned from Wash
ington. He brings encours ginx news
OF the early construction OF the great
naval memorial in the National Park.
The House Appropriations Commit
tee gave him a hearing on the 5000
900 project. Captain Rigby IL GER
tain that $4,000 Of this sum will BE-
made available In the forthcoming
Appropriation bill.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

southern rrohi Leaders 60 a. louis
Vile to ucip ln Fight

Vile Co ncip IN Fight
Louisville. ky southern leaders
IN the nrht Tor nrohlbtIoln starred
az the closing session of ihc Ncntuc-
~ Ant-Saioon Convention ga this
city. Former GOV. Robcr, p Gi,ea
OF North Carolina. and The Rev.
Brooks Lawrence of nlrmlneham.
we're the chief speakers. EN-GoN.
eileen offered 70 come to Louisville
as mayor and enforce prohioltion
law or put every man woman and
child Tn town IN Jail Mr. laWrcnce
.aid that Birmingham was a hlsscF
and better city a. rcsuit OF prohi'
hition. A resolution endorsing the
action OF the Tennessee legislature 10
voting the state dry and coudcmnins
Gov. pattcrson's declaration that
no prohihltlonist can be Demo
crat was one OF the features Of th'
convention. Gov. Glenn said that II
supporting Bryan throughout ne wal
better Democrat than the Vetoral
editor. ,... !. .....t. '----'' -
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

In the case OF Mrs A. ]. Simmon-
son, Of Biloxi. suing 10 the Federal
Court here for $4,000 for damages
alleged 20 have been suffered by her
through the temporary loss OF her
hlshand's body. which was being
shipped here over the Louisville and
Nashville Road. Judge II. c. Niles IS
sued peremp'ory Instructions 70 the
Jury to bring IN a verdict for the de-
fendant. Nearly two years ago the
body of Mrs. Simonson's husband.
Sully Slmonson. was shipped from
Indianapolis 10 New Orleans for in
terment. The body wss temporarily
lost and II was several DAYS before
1t could be located. The Judge In
issuing instructions TO the Jury. stat
ed that he did not believe that there
was any liability on the part OF the
defendant Company. He did not be
lieve that there had been con
tract between the son-in-iaw OF Mrs
Simonson. John Mahoneyh whs
who shipped the body. and the Louis
Vile and Nashville Road. The lab
ility OF any he believes. was on th'
Union Central Railroad Company.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27
np\Nptkgt Npis~ ".
In Alabama Court Win Anuthcr
ircak Construction of Law.


Montgomery. Ala In what prom
isos TO be- the most notable case m
many years. Aionzo Bailey negro.
went TO trial in the criminal court
Monday lie Is charged with vlo-
lation OF the contract labor law which
Attorney General nouaparto says "a
no more nor lees than an act TO re-
enslavo the negro race. The act -
said 70 be 80 wordci as 90 deprive a
maa OF trial by jury and TO. In cf-
feet imprison Tor debt. Judge VIII
liam n Thomas before whom Il is
being heard. while believing IL un-
constitutional. was forced 60 decide
otherwise under n ruling by the SUI
preme court of Alabama, holding u
70 be valid. Attorney General Bona
par,e was so Impressed With the dau-
ser OF the act to the liberty OF weak.
or people that he asked TO be allow
ed 20 file brief whom IL was befors
the supreme court before.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

Liberty. Tes.--A cyclone struck
Liberty In two places Monday after
noon. resulting IN the death Of a
negro woman. the injury OF three
white people and the destruction OF
several small houses and buildings.
Willie Thompson negro. wife
OF Andrew Thompson. WAS Instantly
killed By the destruction Of her house
She was truck on the head by fali-
ing timber and her neck was broken
She was about forty-nve years Of
age.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

Adres Osuns Doesn't Want Children
to See Exhibitions.

Torreon. Mesico.-A1res Osuna.
direction Of public education. has
asked the state government OF Coa-
huils to enact an order prohibiting
school teacher and children from at-
tending bun fights Mr Osuna con
tends tha, witnessing such brutal ex.
hibtions as bull Gzhts tends 10 harden
the minds of students and make them
unfit for citizenship. The bull ring
contends Senior Osuna. has been re-
sponslbie for the decline Of Spain al
world power.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27
ALLEGED SWINDLER HELD.


Memphis, Tenn. Ru-
berti, alleged swindler. wanted all the
way from Maine to Texas. was land
ed behind the bars at Central Sta
ton by Detective AL Hurst. who had
brought him from Globe. Ark, after
a hard fight waged by Ruberti TO re-
sist extradition. Ruberti selected liq-
uor dealers for his victims. He claim
ed to be representing a big New York
whisky house offering liquor at low
er than the market price. He secured
many orders, making cash sales in all
instances. Memphis saloon keepers
were victimized to the extent OF
$500, but at Quincy. Mass, Ruberti
secured $4,000.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

New York.--A bill prohibiting for
eingers holding any property In Cuba
has been introduced In the House at
Havana. according to dispatch TO
the Herald. The bill contains three
clauses, as follows:
That only Cubans natural born or
naturalized can acquire property.
That all business transactions now
to foreigners shall be suspended.
This law will take effect from the
date Of its publication in the Ga
zette."
The new South-news., 1909-02-27
MIR. TAFT BUYS HORSE.
Nice Heavy Fellow. City Broke Cen
tie and Strong.

Washington -President-elect Taft
has purchased from Tate Sterrctt OF
the Fassifern Farm. Hot Springs. Va,
q stalwait horse OF good pedigree for
his personal use. after he takes up
The animal Ia q powerful blood bay
gelding. with black points. six years
OF age. He is the hunter type. sew
enteen hands high and ,25o pounds
IN weight and IL described as an ideal
weight-carrier. with the best OF man
ners Mr. Taft rode him frequently
during his visit TO Hot Springs last
summer The presiieni-elect has
named the horse Tate Stcrrett"
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

Damage suits to the amount OF
$4,000 have been filed against the
State Fair Association for damages
sustained In an accident which oc-
CURED last summer when Booker T.
Washington was making an address
The gallery Of the Coliseum building
on the fair grounds gave way. A
number Of people had arms and legs
broken. Several prominent Jackson
lAwyeu have volunteered to defend
- Fair A1Docistion-
The new South-news., 1909-02-27
YELLOW TERROR DIEL JOKE.


Helena, Mont Representative"
Nortons MEASURE which provides for
the sexration OF the Indian and
MongoIlsn school children OF the
state in siparste schools. WAS unfavor
ably reported by the committee on
military affairs. The bill was never
considered seriously by the house.
The memorial 10 Congress which
asks for the maintenance Of the Chi
ncse exclusion act and the WIDENING
OF the scope 80 az 10 take In japanese
hns been fayorbly reported and VIII
probably pass the house.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

Chlesgo.-In point OF damage done
II has been learned that the storms
Of last week we're the worst ever ex-
perienced by the telegraph companies
and railroads. Thousands upon thou
sands OF poles are s'ili down and hun
dreds Of mics are PROSTATE. One
Eastern railroad alone is said TO have
lost eighty miles Of cable. II Will be
weeks, II Is said. before normal con-
ditions are restored.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27
BANK ROBBERS GET G3.aOO.


Kilgore. Tex The Kilgore State
Bank was robbed early Monday. The
vault door was filed into and the
money safe blown open. completely
demolishins the vault. The robbers
secured S3.f00. Bloodhounds from
the Rusk penitentiary have been put
on the trail of the burglars.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

Little Rock. Ark. william Pol
lock, paying teller OF the German
National Bank OF this city for the
past eighteen years. committed sui
eide In bis bedroom by shooting
himself In the head. Dependency
is supposed TO have been the cause
for the act. Pollock has been With
the bank for tyenty-Fevcn years. He
came here from Philadelphia, whore
he hal been a broker. his brother.
Louis Pollock. resides In Phi!adel-
phia, Another brother ID. w. Pollock,
lives In Kansas City. The bank ON
cials say PollIock's accounts are cor
rect.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

Robt Potter. aged 2 years, en-
ployed by A. c. Greer st Potts Camp
was run over and his head complete
~ severed from the body by west
bound train on the Frisco Railroad.
Potter tried to board the train while
it was in motion and nicsed his foot
ing.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

Sheriff ellis and Deputy Sheriff
Hammett OF Fayetts made quite
haul of booze when they raided a
tiger" The booty consisted OF
eighty pints of "Prentiss Club. Fine
Old whisky" and was found at the
house OF a negro named Howard Lee.
about one mile south OF Harrison.
The officers got next to the contra
band goods through the depot agent
at Harrison. who had advised them
OF q suspicious package which had
come to a negro named VIII Simms,
and which had been delivered to his
brother-in-law. Lee. Howard Lee
was taken in custody and is now in
Jail. Simms has not yet been APP
pretended
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

Chicago. crusade 10 close
Chicago saloons on Sunday received
a severe setback, when the Supreme
Court at Springfield handed down a
decision holding that It has not the
power to compel Mayor Bfsse TO close
the grogshops on the first day OF the
week
The new South-news., 1909-02-27
FOUR CHILDREN DROWNED.


Norwood. Il. T. While skating
hand in hand on Sand pond four
children were drowned when the
spongy formation gave way, another
was barely saved, and several per-
sons who attempted 10 save them
narrowly escaped being enguifcd In
the ley waters The children drown
ed were Rangghii1a Hanson aged
fourteen years; Lillian Hanson-
twelve years old; Amel Hanson.
eleven year old: and Joseph John
son. lfteen year old. The irst
three were brothers and sistera.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

The Mississippi Grand Lodge Of
Nasons, In its session at Meridian,
drew the color line by withdrawing
fratrenal correspondence Of affilia-
ton with the grand lodge OF New
Jersey which it is claimed, admits
negroes
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

Owen Leman. whose home is near
Springfield. H., and who was held
at Natchez on an affidavit charging
him with having committed MUIR
dcrous attack on Mrs. Robert F..
Reed on the night her husband was
murdered, appeared before Justice OF
the Peace Shields for preliminary ex-
animation and proved an alibi by Mrs
VIM. McConchie, with whom he was
boarding at the time OF the assault.
Leman was arrested last December
four days after the murder, and was
strangely reticent about himself
though he constantly reiterated his
plea OF innocence.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

Former Piffsburg Banker Found
Guilty Of Bribsng Councilman.

PIttsburg. Pa.--W. w. Ramsey.
former president OF the German Ma
tionAl Bank. was found guilty az In
dicted in connection with the recent
graft exposures Of bribinR Council
man John r. Klein. by giving him
s17.50o for which amount Klein vas
to secure the passage Of an ordinance
making the bank q depository for
city funds.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

To Select Site for Encampment.
Adjutant General Fridge and Gen.
eral Keesler. of the Mississippi, Ma
tional Guard, were the last week
guest Of OF the Meridian Board OF
Trade, to select site for the Mis-
sissippi State Encampment of the Ma
uonal Guard. A conference was
held In the parlors OF the Southern
Hotel, and the advantage of the
city placed before the officers.
Committee accompanied the officers
upon a tour of inspection of the city
Ani nsr.ns' itahle places
were visited a place near Tuxedo,
Park meeting with the approval OF
the officers. 1t Is said that there
are now but two cities endeavoring
60 secure the encampment and that
Meridian seems to have everything
In favor Of gaining It,
Knitting Mills to Establish Branch.
The Alden Knitting Mills, of New
Orleans, will establish branch OF
their concern In Meridian in the
course OF nintey days. The mill will
be located near the Wyman Stave
Factory, on a site procured from NJ.
r. Grant and +. Cohn. The buildings
will cover two blocks Of ground. The
land was rendered the mill compa-
ny BY a number of the citizens OF
Meridian. The mill Will afford
work to a number of people here,
and In the course OF few years the
company will give employment to
several hundred hands.
Father and Son Drowned.
Near Tunica, while trying to res
cue his father VIM. Shoemaker.
we'll known planter from drowning
Norris Shoemaker was caught In the
undsrtow OF Coldwater river and
drowned The men were ferrying
cattle over the river In small boat
when the animals becoming frighten-
cd. rushed to one side OF the craft
fitting It and throwing the older man
into the water. The younger man
jumped overheard to aid OF his "a
ther, but both we're drowned
Ind That - Tax BE Maintained
retary Brown. of the Mississip
he Association. is co-operatins
vhh Secretary Bixler, OF the Com
uercial Club at Hattiesburg In al
effort to secure a large attenianc'
of the lumbermen of the district a
tie mass meeting which has beer
called to assemble in this city mex
Saturday evening notice to the say
mill have a representative here a
that time with full authority TO ac'
II is proposed to send delegation
to Washington to appear before tn
Wavs and Means Committee and urg
that the present duty of 81 thou
sand feet on Canadian lumber b
retained.
Business House Destroyed by firf
The dry goods and gents 'urnish
ing establishment of T. T. Price. a
New Hebron. was destroyed BY hrs
The loss is ss.7o0. with $1,000 in
aurauce. This Is the first bushes
loss and the third in New Hebron
Sue State Fair Association.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

The dry goods and gents 'urnisn-
ing establishment of T. T. Price, al
New Hebron was destroyed BY nre
The loss is ss.7o0. with $1,000 in
surauce. This is the first business
loss and the third in New Hebron.
The new South-news., 1909-02-27

Corn Number OF acres required
TO supply the place Kind OF land
bcs, suited for corr. production Cost
Of preparing the Ehd. cultivation.
fertilization and etc. Rent should be
charged against the crop In c~timst-
ins cost OF production. '.sr I.
Cotton >l.ends TO plant In cotton.
Cost 10 every particular, including
rent on land. deterioration of soil
ana coat of kcepinx team
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

Babylonians and Assyrians. The ear
lest known printed book plate was used
about 1850 1T is a Tand-coIored Ieraidic
design, recording the gift of books and
manuscripts TO the Carthusian monas-
terry or BtiNheim. in SWabia. Until Al
befL burer time the book plate was
fuoe Wood cut. lie Is by some called
the Father of Book Plates, because
tn MADE them works Of art. Several OF
ms book plates are known. Among the
famous early German artists who en-
graVed book plates on wood or copper
were Lucas Crauad. Hans HOihein, Jost
Amman. and Virgil Soils. The use Of
the book plate spread from Germany
10 France, and thence to other Eu-
ropean countries England was slow in
duopuuS the book plate, but now Brit
ish book plates ouJuumber those OF
other countries. Among the names
signed TO British book plates are those
OF Hogarth. Marshall, Virtue BartO-
lozzi, and BcWick. The first American
enSraVers Of book plates were Nathaniel
Hurd and Paul Revere, OF Boston.
Amos DOolittie, of Connecticut. and
Alexander Anderson, Of New York The
earliest date on an American book plate
by an American enEraver is 1I49 on the
Thomas Dering Plat, engraved by
Hurd- The book plate by George Wash
mgton, though engraved in- England, IS
the most valuable Of the early book
plates In use IN this country. High
prices are paid for the Paul Revere
plates The present interest I'm book
plates dates from the foundation OF the
EN Iibrts Society, in 1890. Dir. Joseph
Jackson Howard, who is thought TO
have been the first collector of book
plates, had more than 100000 specimens.
Sir Augustus ". Franks, of London,
had about 10000 specimens in his coli
lection.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-04
SH0I2- c01HTISHE I4E0H[S|
5UMOR INSTEAD OF OBEY
WORD ONE GIRL USED
WHEN MARRIED.

ST LOUIS, Feb. AIRS. Ora Della
Fickert has solved a problem that has
worried many brides for years. She. has
found substitute cor the word obey
I'm the marriage service. Until she went
TO ST. Charles with Charles r.. Pickerr
she was AlIss Ora Della KEGS. The
license had been issued and the couple
were leaving the recorders office when
Justice Ereei entered
All. he said smiling. may not
have the pleasure OF performing the
ceremony
You may" said Miss Kees. Ell YOU
viii agree 10 one thing
and what is tl8trF
Wen. said the blShiug brIde-elecf.
'lOu must leave ont The word obev.-'
"0l. yes, i can dO that
And YOU must substitute Tor IL The
word LgmOr.
The word .humOr' was substituted
You see ] have been a steuacraUha.
for the last four years. lid AIRS
FlcleTt today Ell know what IT is 10
be dictated 10. and / can't saw that &
would enjoy iL ia married lfe."