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The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
SEPARATE WAIST STILL HERE
Has by No Means Gone Out OF FASH
ion, Though the Conditions
Are Different.

Emphatic are the assertions to the
effect that the separate waist has
gone out of fashion, that the lingerie
and the lace waist are no longer
smart and that a waist of the same
material as the rest of the gown is
obligatory when the gown is not all In
one, on the princess order.
With the coming of summer wealth
err it must be realized that provision
must be made for quite different con
ditions than in winter. Unlined or
the thinnest of lined waists are essen,
tial to comfort. The white lingerie or
lace waist worn with a colored skirt
is not becoming to many women, but
there are fancy nets and chiffon waists
that are both becoming and cool.
And be it known ON best authority
that with the tailor costumes, skirt
and coat to match, the beloved
lingerie and the lace waists will be
worn, with long sleeves, however, and
most carefully cut and fitted, with
finest embroidery and inset of lace,
and so cut and designed as to look
what they are-charming, practical
and dainty, not suitable for any for,
NAL dress occasion, but for general
wear.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Silk and Wool Gowns.

Soft and supple and silken are the
new fabrics, almost as infinite in vari-
ETY. of weaves as tint, that are being
made up into afternoon reception
gowns and evening demi-toilettes for
spring and early summer wear. Many
of these costumes have been ordered
in anticipation of the after-Easter fes-
tivities, and especially for the large
weddings which always are a marked
social feature of that season. In the
pale grays and tans, as well as in the
rich, deep fruit shades are seen some
stunning, high-necked and l~ong-sleeved
reception gowns which answer equally
we'll for daytime and evening affairs.
Many of these are of cashmere de
sole, satin and eolienne, but faille is
destined to have a tremendous vogue,
and justly so, as it wears indefinitely
and is so we'll adapted to the present
mode of draped and clinging effects.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
MANY KILLED
IN TORNADO
LIST OF THOSE INJURED WILL
BE LARGE.
Growing Crops Damaged by Hard
Rain and Hail Which Fol-
lowed the Wind. "

Memphis, Tenn.,-This city was all
but cut off from the rest of the world
Thursday night.
The storm. circled Memphis, striking
at Horn Lake and in the n~eighborhood
of Raleigh.
The storm is general and the loss to
property will be great.
Probably a hundred persons in the
Memphis territory are killed.
A tornado passed over the thickly pop
ulated section two miles south of Horn
Lake Thursday evening between Z and 8
o'clock and killed a dozen or more peo-
Pile, injured twenty-five and blew down
any number of residences.
Two miles south of Horn Lake the
wind blew a big oak tree across the Hi
nois Central railroad track. A negro
section hand employed to light the
switch lights was caught in the wind.
He ran to the big tree for protection.
The wind lifted it clear of the ground
and blew. the negro under the falling
branches. Both his legs were crushed.
As he lay there in the terrible downpour
of rain and hail, he heard the fast Chi
cago limited on the Illinois Central
whistling. He tore a piece of his shirt off
his arm and lit it with a match and
crawled twenty-five yards to the middle
of the railroad track, succeeding in flag
ging the train and saving the lives of
probably a hundred people.
According to the statements of the
train crew and several passengers, the
tornado was travelling from west to east.
It's path was about a quarter of a mile
wide, and as far as the passengers could
see every house, cotton gin and tree was
blown down. Strewn timbers of wrecked
houses were seen all along the railroad
track as far north as Horn Lake.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Return to Archaic Flowers.

There is a wide return to the use
of archaic flowers. These are EN-.
broidered on wide bands of satin in
silk and crystals. They look like old
Florentine work. The bands are used
as panels down the back and front OF
the gown, as a girdle and as a hem.
An interesting model that shows the
use OF these archaic flowers is OF
ch~erry-colored net. 1t is lined with
liberty satin in the same shade. 1t is
made of one piece, and there is a
marked deviation from the present
styles in that the lining is tighter and
the outside fuller.
Over this tulle princess frock Is a
stole panel, back and front, of cherry
colored satin, with the archaic flowers
done in colored silks and crystal
rubies.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
SEVEN PEOPLE KILLED.
Cyclone Passes Near Henderson, Medina
and Young's Crossing.

Jackson, Tenn.AReports have reached
here of a cyclone passing over Hender-
son, Medina and Young's Crossing, five
miles from Humboldt, in which seven
people We're killed, a number injured and
several business houses blown down.
At Henderson a man named Rowse
lost his home and his leg was broken. S.
Fl. Braley had his residence destroyed.
The cyclone was going in a southeast
erly direction, and no trace of it has
since been discovered.
At Medina two persons were killed
and several injured and three houses
were blown down. A house in the coun.
try near Medina was demolished.
At Young's Crossing, five miles from
Humboldt, in the direction of Jackson,
five people were killed and a number Of
houses blown away.
The windstorm was accompanied by
the heaviest rain known in this section
in many years.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
new TRIAL IS DENIED
JUDGE FOUND NO GROUND FOR
SETTING ASIDE VERDICT.
Col. Cooper and Robin J. Cooper
Appeal to Tennessee Supreme
Court and Make Bond.

Nashville, Tenn,-Judge William A.
Hart oyerruled the motion for a new
trial in the case of Col. Duncan B. Coop.
er and Robin j. Cooper, recently con-
yicted of the murder of former United
States Senator E. w. Carmack. The
defense at once gave notice of an APP
peal to the supreme court, and waived
the formal sentence of twenty years in
the pcnitentiary.
Judge Harris opinion was tfief and
clear. He said:
"The motion in the case of the State
against ID. B. and Robin Cooper is now
before the court. After giving due and
careful consideration to all the reasons
assigned in the motion, the court is of
the opinion that there is no ground for
setting aside the verdict of the jury,
and therefore the motion is overruled."
Eve will pray for an appeal to the
supreme court" said Judge Anderson,
''and waive formal sentence"
1T is granted" retorted Judge Hart.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
SUGAR CLAIMS ARE SETTLED.
American Sugar Refining Co. Renounce'
Right of Appeal.

Washington. The encouragement
and secretary of the treasury approved a
settlement between the American Sugar
Refining Company and the government
of all the ~latter's claims on account Of
fraudulent weighing of sugar. The to-
tai amount involved is So, 000, 600.
The sugar company pays IN full the
recent Judgment for the penalty of $134,-
All awarded against it by a jury in
the case tried in the federal court last
March, together with interest, and
agrees to take no appeal from that
Judgment. 1t also pays into the United
States treasury So 900, representing
the duties which have been unpaid dur
ing the past twelve years, owing to
these practices, $1,239,09s of this
amount having already been paid in I'M
der protest to Collector Loeb on his re-
liquidation of the duties upon the car
goes entered at the Havemeyer and Ell
der refneries between 1901 and 1907,
when the alleged frauds were discov-
cred.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Washable Ruchinq.

Washable ruching may be made at
home, and is very likely to wear bet
ter than the kind sold in the stores.
Take two widths of footing, of the sort
used formerly for edging handker-
chiefs. Basic the opposite edges to-
gether, leaving a quarter inch differ
ence at the top, and gather into tiny
plaits, on a narrow band. This may
be done by hand, or more easily, on a
machine rufie. After washing, starch
slightly, iron and pinch up into little
plaits. It will be much prettier, how
ever, if one owns and uses a regular
fiuting machine. This is not inordi-
nately expensive and comes into con-
slant use, for lace edges, ruf1es down
the front of shirt waists, etc., and 1t
certainly gives one a trimmer, more
tailor-made appearance.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Fad in Facing the Hem.

A fad of the season is to face the
hem of the skirt on the inside with a
wide band of the material. This must
be done very carefully or it may give
the skirt a clumsy appearance. In
these days when few petticoats are
worn this gives the skirt a limp,
draggy appearance at the bottom,
which is to be desired. For women
who dislike skirts of this sort a few
plated models have been provided.
The plaits begin apparently from no
where, can be noted at the knees but
below this they spread out into moth
ing near the hem. Plated skirts are
becoming to most every woman and
not a few of them will be worn for
this season.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
LIST GROWS
WITH EACH REPORT
NUMBER KILLED MAY GO BE
YoND $50.
Most Destructive Storm Ever Known
in This Section-Cyclone Took
Wide Extent-Hundreds
of People Homeless.

Memphis, Tenn.-Incomplete reports
from the storm-swept sections Of Ten
~nessee, Alabama, Arkansas and Missis-
| sippi give a death list of 100 and more
than 500 more or less seriously injured.
Or the latter it is thought that fully
one hundred will die, running the loss
up to the neighborhood of $50.
In casualties, in property loss, in tx
tent of territory covered, and in freakish
things done, Thursday nights storm is
the most remarkable and the most de-
structive ever known in this section. 1t
is not possible to estimate the property
loss, for there is no way of computing
it. Many noble forests that have stood
for generations are laid in waste; nu-
merous fine old country homes have been
blown away; churches, school houses,
stores and innumerable barns and out
houses are in kindling.
Late reports show that the worst dam
age was in Eastern Arkansas, South
eastern Missouri, West Tennessee and
along Duck and Elk rivers in Middle Ten
nessee and North Alabama. Shelby
county, Upton county and the counties
to the east of these, notably Crockett,
Gibson, Madison and Chester, were the
scenes of the storms fury, and whole
settlements were laid in ruins. Two or
three small towns on the Arkansas-Mis-
souri, line, an equal number on the Ten
nessee-Alabama line and several in Mid
die Tennessee were wholly destroyed. 1t
is remarkable that the loss of life in
them was SO small.
The cyclone seems to have originated
in Southwestern Arkansas, jumped over
the intervening space to Van Buren, and
Cleburne counties, and split, n fork 60
ing north into Missouri and the other
coming due west to lizard and Critten-
den counties, her crossing the Mississip'
pi into Shelby and Upton counties;
thence northeast into Middle Tennessee;
thence southwest into Northern Ala.
bama, where it disappeared in the noun
tains of Lawrence county.
At each place the cyclone lasted only
about ten minutes, and was followed by
heavy rain and hail storms and an cleo.
tric display hat was said to be unusual
ly terrifying.
Hundreds of people, mostly negro ten
ants on devastated farms, are homeless,
but the white people in each of these
communities are taking care of the des-
titute.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
STEEL TRUST WAS BLUFFING
Earnings First Quarter 81 ,OOO,O 900
Over Last Year.

New York.-The United States Steel
Corporation, better known as the steel
trust, showed in its quarterly report,
issued Tuesday, that its net earnings for
the first three months of this year had
been almost S5,0oo,OoO greater than
they were in the corresponding quarter
of last year.
The total, $22, 921 ,269, was more than
100000 in excess of general expecta-
tions. In the opinion of Wall street,
it proved clearly that the recent lamen-
tations and wage cutting threats of the
trusts managers were for political eff
feet, with the intention of in~timidating
the tariff cutters in Washington rather
than showing the true condition of trade.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Pique Millinery.

Hats made of French pique in beau-
tiful colorings are being introduced in
the shops. These come in rich color
ings and are intended for wear with
the most dressy frocks. They are evf-
IDENTIFY intended to take the place of
the cretonne hat, which was boosted
last season, and proved a failure.
There seems to be nc decrease in fac
ings; in fact, most of this seasons
best chapeaux are faced-not only
with silk but with crepe, shirred
maline and shirred chiffon, the two
latter facings being particularly new
and popular.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
THREE NEGROES LYNCHED.
Assailants of Marshall (Texas) Officers
Strung Up.

Marshall, Tex.-A mob entered the
county Jail here at 2 o'clock Friday
morning, dragged out Creole Nose, Pie
Hill and Mat Chase, negroes, and lynched
all three. The militia which has been
guarding the Jail for the last three
days was dismissed at midnight and the
citizens formed a mob Immediately, tax
ing the authorities by surprise. Nose,
Hill and Chase were charged with firing
upon and killing Deputy Sheriff Mark
Huffman and wounding Constable Alex
Cargill a few days ago while the officers
were raiding a craps game.
The mob numbered forty men, and
they battered in the north wall of the
Jail, grabbed the keys from the jailer and
rushed the trembling blacks to the street.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Tipnecanoe Goes Wet.

Lafayette, Ind.-Local option u
tanned the most severe setback it has yet
encountered in Indiana when Tippecanoe
county voted "wet" by a majority little
short of a thousand. The result was a
surprise to all, for Lafayette, being the
home of Purdue University, was ex-
pected to join the list of "dry" counties
in the State by at least a small major
ity. President w. E. Stone and the
faculty of Purdue co-operated with the
"dry" organization in the campaign to
wipe out the 1913 saloons in the city.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
They Shot cockrill.

Jackson, Ky.--John Smith, in the trial
of John Abner, charged with the assas.
sination of James Cockrill during the
Breathitt county feud war, testified that
he and Abner and Curt Jet fred the
shots from the courthouse window which
killed Cockrill. He described how Cock.
rill was standing when shot and how he
ran when the rife bullets struck him.
Smith recently confessed to the part he
took in the crime and had been granted
immunity from punishment.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
THOUGHT IT WAS DOOMSDAY.
Wonderful Phenomenon Occurs at Amory
Miss,

Amory, Miss.-The most wonderful
phenomenon ever witnessed by any OF
the Oldest citizens occurred here Friday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, when an cleo.
trical storm passed over the city, fol.
lowed by a hailstorm which lasted only
about one minute, covering the ground
with hail stones as large as a mans fist.
The stones fell so fast that you could
not see a person across the street. A
great many people thought the world
was at an end. The roofs of six or eight
store houses, covered with rubberoid
roofing, were completely ruined, and the
rain poured in on the stocks of goods
doing a great deal of damage.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Wicker Lunch Basket. Containing Table Fittings for Six People. Also a Little
Automobile Flower Holder.

ME outdoor world calls most anurngly It this time OF ear Every CITY
has it's outlying bits Of country green where may go Ir ne DAY! or
! perhaps two, and enjoy the fresh spring cenery Quite the mos lda a
manner Of taking these little trips is sin the motor. The we equipped o
en automobile is a marvel The little stowaway corners are endless N on
may take books, magazines extra wraps cushions, NUMBER OF taVenn
toilet bags and a great luncheon hamper without n tn east crowdlng
able o take the luncheons along in the hamper. Simply wondeTul are these
be packed.
The basket in the sketch is everything that could be desired In a motor
hamper, containing as it does plates, III and saucers, egg ups KNIVES FORKS
poo sandwich box, cake box, coffee and sugar box, cream botue, putter Jar.
bottle and zee stove This basket is fitted ut for six persons, which
thermos bottles. -
In the upper right hand corner of the sketch IS SHOWN the latest "Mm OIL
the fashionable mot0rst the flower holder.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
SOUTHWEST WAS VISITED.
Several Points in West Arkansas Sus'
tanned Damage.

st. Louis.-Cyclones, hurricanes and
hail and cloudbursts are reported from
several points in the country southwest
of st. Louis. The most serious storm
damage was in the vicinity of Fort
Smith, Ark, where several small towns
were partly wrecked.
~Springdale had a ffteen-minute hail
storm, causing severe crop damage.
Rolla, Mo-, reports ~forty-six show win
dows broken by hail and fruit badly
injured.
From the apple and peach raising
the hail has done a vast amount of dam
age, in many cases stripping the green
fruit from the trees.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
TO PROTECT POWER SITES
Secretary Ballinger Issues Orders to
Director of Surveys.

Westinghouse highly important an
swer was made by Secretary of the
Interior Ballinger, bearing on the sub
iect of conservation of water power and
protection of water power sites. 1t
shows that the administration is fully
alive to the Importance of protecting
power sites throughout the country. Sec
rotary Ballinger has ordered the director
of the geological survey to make at
once an investigation of water power
sites within the public domain and not
in forest reserves, with a view of recon-
mending legislation to protect these
from falling into the hands, as the order
says, of a monopolistic and speculative
interest.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Showing in New York.

New York.-New York experienced .
late April snowstorm Thursday morn
ing. Snow began falling about 6 O'Clock
a. M, but after a slight furry it ceased
temporarily. At s o'clock the snowfIakes
were falling as thick and fast as though
it were February. Although a cold north.
east wind was blowing, the snow in the
city melted as fast as it fell, but in the
suburbs the ground was covered with 9
white blanket. This is the latest snow
fall recorded in New York since that Of
May s, 1891.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Beaten for 80 Cents.

Atlanta, Ga.-As the result of a fight
following a quarrel over 80 cents, Paul
McMichael, a wealthy business man, wal
fatally wounded by R. A. Benedict, q
chauffeur. Benedict, who had been dis
charged by McMichael, alleged the latter
owed him 90 cents. McMichael dis
puted the claim. Benedict alleges McMi
chael used violent language and caught
him by the ear, almost tearing it off
Benedict then struck McMichael with q
heavy bone cane, breaking his nose, foul
ribs, and inficting internal injuries
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
NINETY PERSONS INJURED.
Scores of Houses Demolished in Northern
Arkansas.

Fort Smith, Ark.-Ninety persons are
known to have been seriously injured,
scores of houses demolished and the crop
damage runs into the thousands, the re.
suit of cyclones in Northern Arkansas,
between 5 and 6 o'clock Thursday even
ing.
1t is probable that there will be a
death list in Crawford county, Arkansas,
as the path which the storm took is
thickly populated. The path of the storm
also takes in the strawberry and peach
district, and as it was accompanied by a
record-breaking fall of hail, the growing
crop will be almost a total loss.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07

The latest cult has the ultra violet
ray" as it's central feature. The soul
responds to the ray, according to it's
believers. Nothing is impossible if
you vibrate to it's vibrations. Just how
to learn to vibrate is not made quite
clear, but at any rate when you have
learned everything is within reach.
But it seems a pity to have to take up
this fad after one has devoted him
self painfully to some kind of science
or thought" which has promised the
same thing.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Clubs Go Free.

jefferson City, Mo.-Although Gov.
Hadley has recommended the licensing
of clubs, not only to raise additional rev.
enue, but to put the lid on clubs in st.
Louis, it seems that no legislation of
this kind will be secured. The senate
struck out the provision in the Dowell
bill for the licensing of clubs. While the
license tax was put at only $50 for the
first 100 members and rs cents for each
member above that number, it was op.
posed by the senators from St. Louis.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Much Damage at Peoria.

Peoria, Hl.-A storm of cyclonic pro
portions, passing over the city at $3.50
o'clock Thursday afternoon, unroofed
the Burlington freight house, damaged
the union depot and public ~roundhouse.
blew several box cars from the tracks
in the railroad yards, demolished a mum.
Der of small houses, and created havoc
with plate glass windows throughout the
city. On the Illinois river much damage
was done among shipping, and several
large and small boats were sunk.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Tortured Sweetheart.

Guadaluajara, Mexico.-Roman Els
trada Tuesday paid the death penalty
for one of the most brutal crimes in
the history of the republic. Jealous Of
his sweetheart, whom he accused of un'
f~aithfulness, Estrada beat her severely
in an attempt to compel her to confess
This proving unsuccessful, Estrada tied
the unfortunate girl to a post and cut
off one of her ears, then one of her toes
She was found dying, but still able to
give the name of her torturer. Estrada
was shot to death by soldiers.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Voyage Cost 81 900.

Misunderstanding of the Navy
Meyer declared that the sixteen battle
ships of the Atlantic feet, which had
made the voyage around the world, were
in excellent condition, and the fact that
they were accompanied by repair ships
kept them in good order throughout the
trip. The secretary said he had found
that the voyage had cost only about ST.
SOC, 900 more than if the battleships har
been kept at home and assigned to ordi
nary duties.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07

Up to the latest March date report
ed there vas a decrease of 8,507 in
thu number of idle freight cars in the
United States and Canada compared
with the same time last year. The
gain is proceeding steadily, and even
the so-called uncertainties of business
due to considering the new tariff-bill
do not stop the car wheels from turn
ing more rapidly.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
ENTIRE FAMILY CAUGHT.
Loses His Home, His Daughter and
Maybe Two Other Children.

Marion, Ark.-At 6:30 o'clock Thurs
day night a cyclone passed over the
farm of j. A. Bremen in West Marion,
blowing down several houses, killing
one young lady and injuring several 9th
er people. The house of John Young
was demolished, and his entire family
caught under the wreckage. His eldest
daughter, Miss Nancy, died a few mo-
ments after being taken out. Miss Lena
is dying and Curtis Young is seriously
injured.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
TORNADO AT LOCKE.
One Man Missing and Many Injured in
Terrible Storm.

A tornado of unusual intensity struck
the community of Locke, sixteen miles
north of Memphis, at Z o'clock Thursday
night, and practically wiped it from the
map, every house in the community be-
ing blown down and destroyed except
one. A large number of persons were IN
jured, but so far as known no one was
killed. The home of Mr.. Sutton was
blown down and caught fire. 1t was
burned down, and Mr.. Sutton is missing.
During the heavy rain which fell after
the high winds it was impossible to 10
cate him, and it is feared that he was
killed.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07

A use has been found at last for
liquid air; it is doing wonders in the
way of healing diseases of the skin.
Do you remember the sensation when
liquid air was discovered and all the
wonderful possibilities that were
talked of in connection with it-pos.
sibilities that came to naught2
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07

A New York automobiiist has hit
upon a cure for 10y riding" by chauf-
feurs who make sneaks from garages
with their employers vehicles. 1t is a
double gasoline tank that can be
locked by the owner when the ma
chine is in the garage. This leaves
only a small supply of gasoline avail
able, not enough for a 10y ride" of
any length. The New York automo-
bilist's continuance will doubtless win
general adoption.