Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14

were met at the station by a delega-
tion OF the Aero club of America.
which arrived from New York earlier
were taken TO the Cosmos club, where
they were entertained during the day
| MEMPHIS, Tenn, June I0.--Clad in
the rough gray homespun such as they
wore In the stirring days of SOS, carry
| ing ancient rifles with which they
defended what they believed to be
their right. 10000 United Confederate
veterans today marched In what was
probably the last parade In which they
will ever participate. The intense heat
cut the line of march down to one
mile. Commanders of the divisions
and brigades directed that the older
and feebler members of their com
mands should drop out. but the Off
GERS were compelled TO report they
could find no men old enough or fee
ble enough TO take advantage of the
Indulgence.
The parade was led by Major Gen
eral Mcdowell as grand marshal. At
the head of each division rode spon-
sors and maids of honor, southern
girls wearing huge crimson shoulder
knots that told OF their positions. Fol-
lowing the regular division came the
survivors of Forests famous cavalry
corps Sons of Confederate veterans
several thousand strong closed the pa
rade. In the reviewing stand in the
place of honor, surrounded by the gov.
ernors of three states. stood General
= Frederick d. Grant. U. S. A., son of
! the federal commander, who received
i at Appomattox.
WASHINGTON. June 11.-President
| Taft gave a vivid mental picture OF
Pope Leo XIII. and declared the la
/ mented prelate one of the greatest
popes that ever occupied the papa
y chair, in his address last night before
II a congress of Catholic missionaries in
describing his visit to the Vatican Q
= few years ago as representative of the
United States in the settlement of the
l fHlllDDlUt lTluf idHuS uuestiou.
u I had the honor of being received
e by Pope Leo KILL" said the president
s zone OF the greatest popes that eve
II sat in that chair and a man of sucf
$ high intellectual character, such broat
. abilities, that ! shall always congrat
e ulate myself on having had an op
portunity to come into his presence
T. and meeting him. l had supposed he
y al the age of 92, was only lay fig
s ure rather than the head of the churct
e and that we should really be turne'
y over TO the cardinals who really con
! Quoted church matters, but my mint
e was quickly disabused on that poin
II for as soon as was brought into hi
% presence | found most alert old gen
X tleman, quick in movement, in inte
IS lectual appreciation of what was SAT-
rs to him and intensely interested Il
ID the subject of which was my homo
" and my opportunity TO present. Afte
II ar address made to him for SOM
thirty minutes he responded in Frencl
II IN fifteen or twenty minutes showing
n he had caught all the points tina
were made and that he was fully aliv
'e to the Importance of the issue ant
AZ that he proposed to nave a good dea
n- 10 say about how that issue shoul,
s, be settled"
IS FORT WORTH, Tex. June 11.-Ac
'e cording to advices received here earl,
~ L today hu h. fcbn bnt'c pfR of III
E Texas a. Pacific railroad, cloud-burst
'e occurred in sections west of For
ID Worth last night, willing at least on,
person and injuring scores of Others
l. l; is reported passenger train Oh
u the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
e was blown from the rails near Kno,
y City. All wires are down today.
n NEW YORK, June 1.-The dis
t membered body of murdered man
II wrapped in oil cloth, was left by
stranger in care of a boy lii Catherine
e street last night. was identified toda.
as Samuel Bersin, 20 years old, ant
h was painter. Subsequently the man
s. head which was missing last night
! ! "aS iouhu iyhiH VII "a piic VI itihs'
n under Brooklyn bridge.
V Identification was accomplished b.
5 body marks and clothing by the dea,
u mans sister and brother. Robbery /!
IS believed by the police to have beer
o the motive for the crime as Bersii
y had been wearing handsome diamond
d rings, and these with money he car
d ried, are missing.
If Not since the Guldensuppe case o
s. a decade ago has a murder so mysti
=. fed the police as that which wa:
O brought to light last night when thi
! headless body OF Bersin was foun,
d in two parcels.
u Earlier in the evening man ha,
. given a 14-year-old boy 4 cents Z
;. guard the two bundles, saying h,
Z. would return for them in few mir
z utes For two hours the lad stood il
o front of the public school builiine II
{ Monroe street, in the lower part N