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The new South-news., 1909-02-13
THREE NEGROES CARVED.
ack Criminals Resist Deputy Sher-
iff and He Defends Self.

aP Houston, Tex. sunday afternoon
,eputy Sheriff l.. NJ. Hoff. went to
after two negroes suspected
! completely in the murder of an
ged negro at Humble, but his ef-
prts TO arrest them were impeded
aint some of the friends OF the black.
nit1ne negro struck ,he deputy sheriff
fond vrtsted his gan away from him,
> a1here upon the deputy stabbed bin
ixef the neck and stomach. A couple OF
an( egroes were also cut by the dep
tn|u, who withirsv Tor assistance
lhe negroes wanted have left SPRING
'u"nnd the wourded negro Is IN ftch
.lndition that he cannot be removed
The new South-news., 1909-02-13
DEADLY BLIND TIGER DRINK.
solution of Jamacai Ginger and Al
chol Kills Kentucky Man.

Harrodsburg. Ky.--A solution OF
Jamaica ginger and alcohol. which it
is claimed is being used as sub
stitute for liquor in communities
where local option rs in force. IS said
to have caused the death OF Fred
Britton. who died under mysterious
circumstances Bntton was seized
with violent convulsions while in a
local drug store. An examination OF
the contents of his stomach revealed
large quantity of Jamaica ginger
The new South-news., 1909-02-13
6RECR TCOLDWATER MISS.
c. Flyer Plunges Through
Open Switch.
ksaAN KILLED: SCORE INJURED
krsi~ Believed to Have psrpefrassd
Ousra agsou> Attempt --Engsne
1ufned Completely Over
4rS~ia'ns Into Compress.

=
: VI bfE Tenn. THAI, the train
- deliberately wrecked is the as
r,ion of railroad officials who in
Jssigated the derailment near Cold
tter. Miss. OF Illinois Central pas
'1nger train No. northbound from
w Orleans to Chicago The train
] "a into an open switch, and with
.Je exception OF two coaches was en-
Esiy wrecked. causing the death OF
be trainman and the injury of a
lore OF passengers and trainmen.
! whom it is believed are fatally
,brt.
"A The train. travelling at a high rate
\ speed and thirteen minutes late.
a3n into what is known as a cooked
sfigch- about half thrown. the dan
otr lantern only half showing and
edit of the vision OF the engineer. The
Beine turned completely over and
reashed into tie wall of compress.
o1e mail and baggage ears were splin
'nared and a Pullman sleeper and the
"yrary car were derdlien. Two otn-
coaches which made up the train
a'mained on the track
~ superintendent III McCourt, who
'ent to the scene early in the day.
yturred to Memphis in the after
BON aud declared that every indica-
Jpn was that the wreck was the out
.1me of a deliberate attempt. The po-
, -Fion of the switch. that had not
ben used for several days. ne con-
Hered absolute evidence and stated
lat arrests would probably follow
tortly. That the wreck was accom-
, 1ished by man who had been eject
n from a train of the road several
g Avs ago is the belief of the rail.
IRad officials.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

Secretary Yerger. of the peniten-
tiary board. sold 400 tons Of cotton
seed from the Sunflower state farm
to the Advance Gin and Mill Com
pany, OF Vicksburg, the price being
s21 per ton. This is the second lot
of 400 tons disposed of at that price
within the past few weeks, the last
lot having been sold to the same con
cern. The price is somewhat above
the market. although there is so lit
tie seed left in this section that there
can hardly be said to be any market
price
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

The Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
railroad depot at Fayette burned
Monday morning. between 3 and 4
o'clock The watchman at the oil
mill nearby discovered the fire and
II Is supposed that sparks from a
passing train caused the FIRE. The
depot was full OF freight, all OF which
was burned. high wind 1as blow
ing from the southeast. and at times
other property was threatened.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

Good rural roads are just an neces-
and n anything. more so. Multiplied
thousand OF people use the dirt roads
weekly that do not use the railroads
once IN q year. II two mule team
can only pull one thousand pounds
with a common road and the same
road graded and drained would era
Bile the same team To pull three times
az mach. there 81 grounds for small
calculation as TO what better roads
would be worth Any school boy OF
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

After syalouing quantity OF NOR
phine with suicidal intent. X. !. Nc
Lead, 80 years old, seated himself
near a fallen tree In a woods near
Quitman and placing a pistol by his
side waited for death. A note be
left indicated he intended 10 end
morphine not be fatal lie was found
with bulle; hole through his head
searching party his wife and hac
sent out.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13
SMITH CRAZY SAsS EXPERT.
|rss Doctor For Defense Asserts
Laurent's Murderer is Paranoac.

Columbus. Mlss.-The first of the
aye expert witnesses to be called by
orte defense in the case of c. r.
y nith. on trial on a charge of mur-
ro@r in connection with the killing OF
\ A. Laurent, DR.. W. l.. Mckinley,
ectclared the defendant to have been
netlffering from paranoia when he
pot and killed Laurent. From the
krsistence of a delusion based on a
Were suspicion, coupled with the de-
se..}ndant's habits. according to Wit
I'd wsses. of weeping when there was
an1, apparent cause, crying and talk
c..hg while alone and gesticulatins
,udhiIe riding through his cotton fields
haze physician drew his conclusions,
W. W. he defense will call several other
sa2pert witnesses.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13
PASTOR DIES IN FLAMES.
ife Barely Escapes From Burning
Residence.

'rs Chico. Textile residence of Rev.
arr. j. Gregory was totally destroyed
bs fire Sunday morning and the aged
mister lost his life. His wife bare
IN escaped in her night robes The
es1gin of the fire is unknown but II
SA believed by many to have been
= 4cendiary with robbery for its pur-
nsse. There was something like ST.
'ro in bank notes. gold and silver in
We house and only $3.50 in gold has
zen recovered.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

Berlin-The visit to King Edward
here is regarded generally in itself
as an event at the present moment
of the greatest political significance
and with the feeling that it would
be an excellent thing for both ma
tions II the meetings of the two mon
archs resulted in mutual under
standing tending TO allay interna-
tional tension.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13
THRILLING EXPERIENCE.


Chicago. "A bulldog belonging 10
William Caster went mad and at
tackled one of his children. Caster
grappled with the animal. seized II
by the throat and held it to the floor.
Meanwhile one of the family tele-
phoned to the police, and while the
patrol wagon was on the way Caster
clung to the canine. The police shot
the dog while Caster held on.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13
NIGHTRIuERS WARNING.


Waycross, Ga.-Considerable ex-
tement vas caused at Pearson. a
20 nall station thirty miles northwest
u Naycross. when ii became known
tat five negroes employed by the At
"nic Coast Line railroad. in building
new depot 81 that place. had re-
d. s'ived warnings from Nightriders'
leave the community forthwith, or
shsn neath would be meted ont TO them.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

The county poorhouse at Standina
Pine. Leake county. was burned Sat
urday might. and one OF the inmates
was burned In the building At the
time OF the fire there was only two
paupers in the house.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

Clinton Herring. an employe OF
Mississippi insane hospital. who was
shot in a pitched battle with hog
thieves at the institution died at
DR.. Crisler's sanitarium Monday.
Gov. Noel has offered a reward of
$3.50 each for the caputre OF the
three desperadoes who assaulted
him
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

Three hundred and nifty acres OF
tender vegetables at Long Beach Miss
end vicinity. were laid in waste by the
cold wave OF last week. entailing
loss OF $50, 900. There is scarcity
Of seed for replanting
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

The two hundred dollar per acre
land Of some Of the northern states Ia
not one slit better than a lot o. the
zen dollar per acre land In this sec
tIon. II pays the owner as well be-
cause more than one money crop Is
produced on IL. There is something
to think about In this.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

Forest fires have been raging In
the vicinity Of Eatonyille In this coun
~ for several days and farmers have
been forced TO fight the flames In
order To protect their homes.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

jefferson City. Mo.-A bill, which
ena gould result in the estab-
FL n educational qualifica-
rsa1oH IS Of this state. was in
ID. kodud( the upper house of the
vor4eneral Assembly The measure
hafohibits election judges from mark
'eaftg ballots for voter unless the lat
y itr is physically disabled. Bills were
cenqso introduced in the Senate to COM
S AZ. inn-keepers to furnish sheets nine
1reaet long to their guests and fixing
liarse ratas for herths in sleeping cars
H. u 81 for uppers and $3.50 for low
lg Is
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

ten can figure IL out. mt the work
to be done is to show the boys fA-
ther ana induce him TO demand the
better road. Ever look at Il ia this
way
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

The course for study and dlscvs-
sion Of agricultural subjects to be
taken up by the unon during the pres
cnt year is a move IN the right direc-
tlon. II IL just such moves as this
that Is making the union power
for good. Its educational features
are OF the strongest
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
THE SHIFTING WAR CLOUD.

checked one quarter
means
revolutionary outbreaks
International conflicts which on the
a explosion
Serva which feels itself aggeved by
Herzegovina has been
and the feeling OF the
at
behind
maintaining attitude towards Austria Hungary
in that Russia has joined
recognize annex
question Servas last hope of support
in here
not reflect the sen
adopted solely by the
and authority Isvolski and the
Russia S a ferment.
established somewhere
the nucleus counterfeit the
the Maygars.
revolt Russia has
AustraHungas annexation
of the Berlin
Servian people themselves throw
n all and repl ace diplomacy
all the
the
midnight
international
best the
murdered mis-
renunciaton naturally only
inhame public mind
scored her of grab and viii be
internal dscord in Russia and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
REDUCED FARES INCREASE EARNINGS.

commission OF Illinois,
valuable light upon the
in that and gives vigorous
attempting to
ground conhsaory
question that inc
service by
million seventy-nine thousand dollars
sale of tickets under the
railroads in the state
thousand dollars
before while the additional
earnings and revenue past
milion-dolar
this nearly twenty millions more passengers
than during the year before
abnormal increases
These roads the
Burlington the Chicago and
found that the other
sfou thousand three
1908 than they did
the before
figures which the prophets Of evil and the
The clear fact stands out that
amounting to twenty millions
practically million
dollars
this for the
reduction increasing travel and
throughout
SO when movements might
the old rate would seem more
which cheaper passenger ae
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
NO TAINT ON THE ERa1INE.

the subject of appoint
disposal of members of the He
from political nfu
properly capable
upon
him
United States commodity
the
and n he S entirely
spois Of
judiciary should
the
a
by S O
The complexities Of advancing civilization
which to be binding for good or for evil
rests ire
he
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
Congressman Ed10ardS
Explaining
Millen News.

Millen News.
A curious incident of the recent defalca-
ton of the twenty-three Democrats Is
that they all could not get together on an
explanation. The Georgia six tried their
hand at explaining. The New York Tam
many men tried their hand. The chief
reason assigned by the latter was that
they were against the Clark plan because
so many southerners were to be put on
the revision committee. In other words
they preferred to sell out their votes and
get a good committee appointment for Mr..
Fitzgerald rather than see some southern
man get it. That's all they could say
For the twenty-three Democrats 1t was
most disgraceful and inexcusable SELL
out.
In a long statement issued Sunday, in
which they vainly try to exculpate them
selves, the six Georgia congressman try to
Justify themselves upon the ground that
the Clark resolution did not afford immed-
late relief and the revision of rules was
TO be done by six Democrats and nine Re
publicans, five of whom were to be 'insur-
gent Republicans, the latter could by De-
cember next get together. complete
refutation to such an assumption are the
facts themselves. When confronted with
the question as to which they preferred,
the old line Republicans took the Fitzger-
aid amendment rather than the Clark
amendment That shows which they fear
ed the most.
And the fact that the "bolters' are to be
taken care of by Speaker Cannon is
enough to convince anyone that their
work suits him. In the only way in which
the Democrats stood a show to prove their
party platform they were ruthlessly be-
trayed By their own kind; and as one
of the leading daily papers of America
says: They did it hoping to get good COM
mittee assignments, which by their own
ability they could mover hope to obtain
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

NEW YORK, March 29.-"Since 1857 ]
can remember all the great panics, but
believe the panic of 1907 was the most
trying. No one escaped from it. great or
small. Important institutions had to be
supported and carried through the time
of distrust and unreasoning fear. The
question has been asked If l think We
shall revive quickly from the panic Of
October 1907. / am not a prophet nor
the son of a prophet. but. as to the ul-
innate outcome there is no doubt.
This temporary setback will lead to
safer institutions and more conservative
management on the part of every one,
and that is a quality we need. 1t Will
not long depress our spirit of wonderful
initiative. A gradual recovery will only
tend to make the future more secure.
Thus writes John d. Rockefeller In the
April number of The Worlds Work, pub
lished tomorrow.
The panic of 1903 didn't hurt John D.
Rockefeller a bit, he says. In fact. it
made him all the richer. The worse the
panic, the richer he became.
While other business enterprises were
failing on all sides, Standard oil. says
Rockefeller, continued to make money,
during the great panic, ''as we had large
reserves of cash on account of our con-
sentative methods of banking"
His tightest pinch came in ore. In tell
ing of this, Rockefeller shows how he
made it possible for the steel trust to be
organized. His experience in ore began
in the early ninties, when he made in
vestments in the district. The, panic
forced him to loan his personal securi-
ties to save the mines.
I'VE had invested many millions and
no one wanted to go in with us to buy
stock. On the contrary, everybody want
ed to sell.
Therefore Rockefeller bought in
alarming quantities" paying in cash.
This had to be done to save what he
already owned.
At last he found 1t necessary to trans
port his ore, because selling the output
of the mines was the only way to get his
money back.
Frederick T. Gates whom Rockefeller
first met in connection with Baptist mis-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
PANIC OF 1907 WORST IN
FIFTY YEARS, SAYS JOHN D.

sionary work. was made president Of the
ore companies
At Rockefellers house one night. within
ten minutes time, they employed Samuel
Mather, of Cleveland. a competitor, and
gave him an order for $3.000.eO0 worth OF
ships. Then Gates got Rockefeller's per-
mission to hire L. NJ. Bowers. Of Broome
county, New York. to manage the ships.
Bowers, says Rockefeller. didR't know
anything about ships, but he soon mas
tered the whole business. Bowers is now
vice president of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company. ~ ar fitN
The ten shipbuilding firms on the great
lakes were kept busy all winter, and
thousands of men were employed, getting
ready the Rockefeller feet. All this vast
expenditure was made TO save the money
that Rockefeller had already put into the
mines.
Rockefeller points out that all this is
lesson in how a business man can nurse
a seemingly falling project. To do this
requires two things: some added capi-
tai, put in by ones self or secured from
others. and a strict adherence to the
sound, natural laws of business"
When the fleet grew to IS great ships,
the United States Steel corporation was
formed. Rockefeller says he had no
pressing need to sell, but that the repre-
sentative VI the otCCA wi
poration who came to him felt that ''our
mines, railroads and ships were neces-
ssry part of the scheme and we told him
we would be pleased to facilitate the
completion of the great undertaking"
''The price paid, was, we felt. very
moderate This transaction bids fair to
show a great profit to the steel company
for many years. and. as our payment
was largely in the securities of the COM
pany. we had the opportunity to share
in the prosperity
There is no mystery in business sue
cess" says Rockefeller. THE man who
starts out simply to make money won't
succeed-there can be no permanent sue
cess without fair dealing that leads TO
widespread confidence in the man HIM
self, and that is the real capital If you
do each days task successfully and stay
faithfully within these natural operations
of commercial laws and keep your head
clear, you will come out all right
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
THE TIMBER KING
OF TWO MILLION ACRES

A plain. quiet. sixty-year-old citizen of Min
neapolis is reputed to be richer in timber lands
than Frederick Weyerhauser. who is reputed 20
be richer than Rockefeller" This latest
initiate into the Richer-Than-Club is Thomas
Barlow Walker.
In his own three-ply name he holds seven
hundred and fifty thousand acres Of the finest
sugar pine and yellow pine on the upper
Sierra Nevada mountains. in northern Calfor-
MIA, and his holdings in Minnesota make up
ward of million acres Mr.. Walker in truth
his friends say is the real timber king. but he
objects to this title and insists that he is sim
ply Minneapolis citizen.
He began life in the town Of Xenia. Ohio
and thence by the process of berry-pickng,
selling newspapers, clerxing, going the road
as travelling salesman for Berea grindstones
an dtaking college course at Baldwin univer-
sity, in Ohio. he at last arrived at his real
Job in life, says Hampton's Magazine for jan
uary.
At nineteen he started on hts first lumber
enterprise. He went to Paris Illinois and
without capital without friends. and without
credit he contracted to furnish the Terre
Haute and st. Louis Railroad company with
cross-ties and other lumber. He managed to
build up a good business, and would have
made a big success of it had it not been for
the failure of the railroad company eighteen
months later Not discouraged by this he
went to teaching school until something better
could be found The something better was
surveyors job with the st. Paul and Pacific
railroad. and he worked most of the time at
surveying until after his marriage n 1863 to
Miss Harriet G. Hulet, the daughter of his
former employer.
Mr. Walkers settling in Minneapolis
more accident. Some suggested that he
might find employment in the new town."
ten miles north of st. Paul, and. more for
curiosity than anything else, he took the boat
that wass tarting there and within an hour
after reaching Minneapolis he was being aided
in his search for employment by James }.
Hill. who then a wharf clerk He decided
to make that city his permanent home He
was among the pioneers who wthS vast
possibilities in timberland investment in the
northwest and now he owns more trees than
Theodore Roosevelt could shake big stick al.
His five running the Walker busI-
ness now, while the father goes in for such
un-American things as ress, picture collecting,
and pottery COMMISSIONING.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

Richard A. Ballinger, a lawyer of Seat
tie, Washington state, is secretary of the
interior in President Tafts cabinet.
Meantime James r. Garfield. fellow alum
nus with Ballinger of Williams college
and discoverer of Ballinger, has been rel
egated to private life and the practice OF
law.
r. A. Ballinger made a good record as
commissioner of the general land office
under James R. Garfield. This office had
been desperately IN need of reform for a
long time. Nobody had apparently been
able to reform it until Jimmy Garfield
thought of his old friend Ballinger away
out in Seattle. 1t was with great difficul7
ty that he dragged Ballinger out of his
law Office and got him to come to Wash
ington. But as a result of his coming
the land Office is only one years and eight
months behind its business now, whereas,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
NO CHAINS ON GEORGIA WOMEN

The will
n n
This
alike
An adequate guard must be provided but
said
is to
This a s o
1 s
t!
1t only too true that there the world disgrace
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ASSOCLATTON

association,
i
continuous highway from Atlanta to Washington D. enlist
will
cooperate and the movement promises be
the first will automobile
highways will y
OF
eliminating in the entire success OF the project 49,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
Discrptiring the Boilers.
Washington Times

1t is an excellent sign, that the Dem
ocratic organization in the house Is VIII
ing to go so far to discipline the boilers
whose treason saved the Cannon rules.
1t indicates that political parties and po-
litical leaders are taking their obliga-
lions more seriously than they did even
a few years ago. i. ...s..
Champ Clark has made it plain that
under his leadership the house Demo-
Gratis are not going to conduct any
sleight-of-hand performance They are
going to mean what they say, and 10
fight for results, not party advantage
merely That the great body OF the De-
mocratic caucus is willing to unload the
Fitzgerald following is nothing but credi-
table
There is no use mincing words about
that Performance. The men who did the
boiling may explain forever that they
were animated by high motives; but no
body will believe it, The influences at
work back of them, the method by which
their betrayal of their party's platform
and leadership was accomplished, the
marvellous transformation effected in the
tariff bills provisions at the last hour,
all Justify the conclusion that this bolt
was thoroughly discreditabe to the men
engaged in it, and that they betrayed
their party and Its program IN the ln1ei
est, If not at the command, OF people
who were able to get tariff faVors by
reason of delivering the votes Whlch
the Cannon forces sadly needed
The Democratic party will begin to
command the real respect Of the COM
munity when it shall have demonstrat-
ed that il has enough self-respect to
carry out the policy it has laid down
for itself in this matter of the boilers
They should be read out of the party
and held up to the scorn of every hon
est Democrat. The party would thus
preserve it's self-respect and do much to
convince people of its real sincerity of
purpose. >
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
Pointed Paragraphs.
Chicago News.


The skeleton in the closet might be all
right if ii would only stay there. .
It's not charitable to give away things
you don't want but it is economical.
If you have a clear conscience you can
look any man in the eye and tell him to
go to Omaha. +.
The theatre boxoffice window is larger
than the church contribution plate Per-
haps that may account for 1t. .rE
After making a number of New Year
calls it's difficult for some men to keep
their trains Of thought on the proper
track. .- o.
Possibly the hold-up man takes to the
highways in order to raise sufficient coin
to enable his wife to take to the buy
ways. "a =