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The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
BISHOP WARD IS DEAD
BREAKDOWN CAME AFTER HE
REACHED JAPAN.
Made Bishop in 1eoe-son OF q
Pioneer, he Practically
Educated Himself.

Tokio.-Bishop Seth Ward, Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, died
Monday afternoon. The bishop arrived
in Kobe last month or his regular tour
of inspection Of the Methodist missions
Of Japan, and he was taken ill shortly
after his arrival. Last week he was re-
ported as gradually sinking, and the
fatal termination of his illness vas not
unexpected.
Bishop Ward, who came from Hous-
ton, Tex, sailed from San Francisco.
While he was not suffering from any
chronic complaint, it "a known that he
was in poor health, and his friends at
tempted to dissuade him from the trip.
The bishop was 81 years old. He served
as assistant missionary secretary of the
Methodist Epicopal Church, South, from
1902 until 1906, and was elected bishop
in the latter year.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
COOK WILL SUE PEARY.
ISLANDER ONE CHARGE, TAX
ING OF STORES ANOTHER.
Peary's Charge That Cook "Gold
Bricked' People Is Basis OF
SANDER Proceedings.

New York-Frederick A. Cook, dis
coverer of the north pole, is preparing
to bring suit against Peary for SANDER
and the transportation of DR.. Cooks
stores at Etah. This action is being ar
ranged in view of the reports that Peary
has placed his case against DIR. Cook
IN the hands of a lawyer.
Because of the attitude of the two ex-
plorers, it appears to many of their
friends that he courts and not the scien-
tifice societies may decide who discovered
the pole.
DIR. Cook refused to discuss impending
legal proceedings. He did not deny that
proceedings would be brought, but he
left the talking to his secretary, who
said:
'Dr. Cook has been in consultation
with Mr.. Bradley, the financial hacker
of his expedition. They are perfectly
willing to meet any attack made by
Mr.. Peary, but / am not free to say
whether or not such an attack will be
forestalled by legal proceedings"
"Will DR.. Cook charge %slander?"
81 will not say"
"Will he charge that Peary took his
stores and furs and sold them"
There are affidavits bearing on these
points"
will the proceedings be brought by
Dr. Cook or by Mr.. Bradley?"
IL should say that DIR. Cook will take
charge Of lis own affairs"
From another source it was learned
that DIR. Cook is preparing to charge
Peary with SANDER in saying that he
had given the public a gold brick in
saying that he had found the pole, and
that two other charges would be made
in connection with the alleged seizure OF
Cooks stores.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
BIG JUMP in COTTON
HIGHEST FOR THE SEASON
SINCE CIVIL WAR.
Spot Prices IS to 20 Cents-Crop's
Indicated Value Greatest
Ever Known.

Memphis, Tenn.-Following a burst of
enthusiastic buying for bulls, cotton in
New York advanced to the highest prices
for the time of the year since the civil
war, the October delivery selling at
1887 and the December at 1912. On
1908, which is known as the Sully year,
cotton sold neal II cents, but not until
March, when the bulk of the crop had
been marketed from the farms and the
world was convinced that the yield was
really very short. This season the reali-
cation that the crop is small has come
much sooner, and hence the high prices
at the beginning of the season, when,
according to all precedent, prices should
decline.
If the crop this year is as small as
10000, 900 bales, which is the extreme
of the low claims made for it, and
compares with a crop of 1885, 900 bales
last year, at the present price it would
have a value of approximately $780,
100000, which is more than any cotton
crop in history ever brought to the
South.
The Memphis spot market is excited,
not to say wild. The middling uplands
quotation was advanced IA cent on the
day to 10 1-8 cents, but actual sales are
being made in many instances much
higher thar this. Receipts of what is
termed "creek" cotton are bringing not
less than IA cents and as high as IA 10
cents. Staples range to 20 cents. With
in the past two days a factor sold $50
bales at 16 cents, which had been held
on the instructions of the. owner for
three years becaue his fixed price OF 16
cents had not been heretofore obtainable.
In the afternoon cotton was put out on
factors tables at 20 and % cents, which
one week ago was sold fully l 1-s cents
below these prices.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01

Sherman Law and Interstate Com
merce Acts Up.

Washington.-Im Important anti trust
and interstate commerce litigation will
be taken up by the Supreme Court OF
the United States at the outset Of the
October term, which will begin on Octo-
Der IL. The Sherman law and the in
terstate laws both will have
their scope tested in the cases which
will be brought before the court with
the opening of the term.
The case of the United States VS.. the
American Tobacco Company, known as
the tobacco trust case, will be argued at
the opening of the term. 1t not only
involves the question whether the Amer
lean Tobacco Company and related con-
Germs are combinations in restraint of
trade under the Sherman law, and
whether they should be shut out OF
interstate commerce, but whether or
not the great combination built around
the American Tobacco Company shall
be broken and whether the broad inter
probation put on the Sherman act by
the court below shall be sustained.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
PATTEN CLEANED UP MILLION
Says Cotton Is Going Higher-After
Control of Fleecy Staple.

New York-James A. Patten, the new
king of the New York cotton exchange,
returned to Chicago, leaving a soaring
market in his wake. Mr.. Patten is cred
tied to have been right on the short
supply of cotton, to the extent of an
nexing 100000 to his already ample
bank roll.
Il shall be back in November" said
Mr.. Patten before his departure.
Are you satisfied with your visit?'
was asked.
VERY much satisfied" replied the big
grain Spectator.
But there are some lively times ahead
in cotton" he added. My going will
not spoil the market. We are up against
a short crop and from now on until
another crop is picked, there is going to
be something doing in cotton. Just store
this comment in your head and when l
return, Gene and tell me / was right" =
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
RIOTS IN LONE STAR STATE
One Man Shot, One Wounded and
Lynching Is Feared.

Houston, Tex.-Steve Hayes was shot
to death and Charles Delany is in the
hands of the officers as a result of the
successful rushing of the stronghold of
the negro desperadoes near Sandy Point.
Sheriff Gibson's posse of about six men,
on information received from negroes,
surrounded a thicket where the des-
peradoes were known to be, and at a
given word dashed in for them. Tom
Payne, a negro, was shot in the neck
by Steve Hayes with a load of buck
shot, and then Hayes himself fell, his
body riddled with bullets.
Charles Denay, the escaped convict
and the brother-in-law of Hayes, threw
down his gun and was captured. De
lany is the slayer of Tut Hardin and is
one of the negroes who assaulted Jailer
Barbee and locked him up in his cell.
Steve Hayes is the slayer of A. A. Nun.
son, who headed "a posse that rode uT
to the Hayes cabin while Delany wa
hidden there.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
TAFT OPENS BIG TUNNEL.

Montrose, Col.-Like a new Moses
shifting the rock and causing the water
to gush forth, President Taft Thursday
formally opened the great Gunnison tun-
mel, which will spread the blessings of
irrigation over a tract of $4,000 acres
of hitherto useless desert land.
But he also witnessed an exciting
cowgirl relay race at the Montrose
county fair, and complimented the six
teen-year-old winner of the event with
big peaches and apples, shook hands with
a few Indian chiefs, chucked babies un-
der the chin and made a few speeches on
the side. But he declined to battle in
the pool at Glenwood, on the ground
that he was too fat for such a public
appearance.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
Veterans at Chattanooga.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-One of the larg-
est gatherings of veterans in some
wears will be held here in the assembly
of Turchin's brigade, composed of six
Ohio regiments and n from Indiana,
the seven commands to muster at least
1900 men here on Thursday, October IA.
The celebration will be at 1 o'clock IN
the morning at Belongs headquarters
on Missionary Ridge. Turchin's brigade
is composed of the Eleventh, Seven
teenth, T~hirty-frst, Thirty-sixth, Six
teenth, Tenth and Ninety-second Ohio
infantries, and the Eighty-second In
lana infantry.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
MINNESOTA MOURNS
THE DEATH OF HER BELOVED
GOVERNOR.
Taft and Other Distin-
guished Americans Pay Trib-
utes to Deceased.

st. Paul, Minn.-One of the most re-
markable tributes ever paid to the mem
ory of a public man in Minnesota was
accorded the late Governor johnson to-
day. The unusual interest and sympathy
manifested during his illness has turned
into the ~profoundest grief, for surely no
Minnesotan ever got closer to the hearts
of his people than did Governor johnson.
From the hour the governors death
was first publicly announced by the toll
ing of a school bell in Rochester, all
usual public activity was abandoned. All
the buildings draped in black and purple
crepe.
Governor Johnson's body was escorted
70 the special Chicago Great Western
train by a throng of citizens from every
walk of life. On the train were Mrs.
Johnson, a few of her personal friends,
state officers and friends of the late gov
ernor. AS the cortege passed down the
street leading to the station, the escort
lined up on either side with barred heads
and the hundreds of people around the
depot showed a like respect.
Mayor Thompson had proclaimed it a
day of public mourning. The mayor and
councilmen acted as pall-bearers.
All the way along the route to st.
Paul, flags were at half-mast and build
ings draped with crepe. At Zombrota,
the entire population of the tow APP
peared to be at the station. A touching
feature was the appearance of a large
number of school children lined up along
the platform, each provided with the
national colors which were pointed down
ward.
Gov. johnson at times during the night
seemed to wish that the end might come,
for on one occasion he said:
"My, the time drags slowly.
He lapsed into Inconsistencies at L
o'clock. Towards the end he revived and
raised himself several times to pat his
wife on the cheek.
His last words were:
"Well, Nora, / guess I'm going; we
have made a brave fight"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
Senator Frazier's Opinion.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-.Senator James B.
Frazier, when told of Governor Johnson's
death, said:
HE was a pleasant man of rather
high ideals and strong convictions. The
country will regret his loss. He was a
modest man, but possessed a strong per.
sonality which would doubtless have i'm
pressed itself more on the nation as the
people came to know him better. He
was an orthodox democrat, not prone to
take temporary advantage, rather look
ing into the future for higher ideals"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
Cotton Stocks 1,519,932

Washington.-The total number of
bales of cotton held on August 81 in the
United States was 1,519,932, as against
1926, o5e in 1908, according to a report
by the census bureau Thursday, and Il
514,567 in 1907. The quantity of cotton
held in the cotton growing States on
August 81 last was 702,99S, n IN all
other States s16,934. The quantity con-
sumed during the year was 5,0S5,3so
bales, against 4,539,oeo in 1908. The
number OF active spindles in operation
during the year was 27,7s3,491.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
Distiller Sues Shonts.

New York-Theodore P. Shonts, form
er chairman of the isthmian canal com
mission and now president of the Inter
borough-Metropolitan company of this
CITY, has been sued for 100000 dam
ages, according to the World, by Fred
crick Hipsh, New York manager for a
Kentucky distillery company, whose
wife's affections Mr.. Shonts is charged
with having alienated. Through Delaney
NicoI, his attorney, Mr.. Shonts declares
that the suit is preposterous and is due
TO a strange case Of mistaken identity.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
ROASTED UNDER AN AUTO.
Two of Party Meet Terrible Death
in Accident.

Americas, Ga.-Two persons were
killed and a third was seriously burned
when an automobile, driven by John Nc
Tendon, ran off an eight-foot embank,
ment early Friday. McLendon and Miss
Viola Herman, one of his companions,
were pinioned beneath the wreck in the
car, and roasted to death. Ethel Hill,
another member of the party, although
severely burned, ran screaming to the
city, two miles distant, and gave the
alarm.
Miss Herman's neck was broken by
the fall and death was instantaneous,
but McLendon was literally roasted
alive, being unable to release himself
from the car.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
Gas Fields in Danger.

Oklahoma City.-Oklahoma's gas fields
will be Slapped in this generation if it
happens that Oklahoma's legislature will
not prohibit the piping of gas out of the
state, and the big companies are permit
ted to carry out their already executed
plans. This is the opinion of L. l..
Hutchinson, of Norman, the state geolog-
ist, who has spent four years studying
conditions in the oil fields.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
IoHNSON'S GREAT LAREER.

st. Paul, Minn.-John A. johnson
enjoyed the distinction of being this
first native Minnesotan to be governor
of the state and of that distinction he
was prouder than of any other feature
of his career. He educated and pre-
pared himself for that career while help
ing to support his widowed mother.
Gov. johnson was born near st. Peter
forty-eight years ago.. His parents were
natives OF Sweden. His father, Gustav
johnson, and his mother, Caroline Han
son Haiden, were both of sturdy peasant
stock. and beyond that little is known of
the relatives.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
Held for Robbing Woman.

Paducah, Ky.-Harry Roth and Sam
Crisp, members of a carnival company
en- route from Illinois to Mayfeld, KY,
were arrested here on suspicion Of having
robbed Mrs. Jake Straub on board an
Illinois Central train. Mrs. Straub's
pocketbook, containing $40, vas stolen
The money was taken from the pocket
book, which was thrown out q window.
It was recovered. Roth and Crisp were
drunk. Other passengers besides Mrs.
Etraub missed articles.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
Butter Was Poisoned.

Lexington, Ky.-Unknown miscreants
entered the dairy house of John Roark,
dairyman, living near this city, and
sprinkled paris green in large quantities
of milk and butter, which he had pre-
pared for the market. A broken win
dow led to the fortunate discovery of
the poison, lest a wholesale poisoning of
Roark's family and customers might
have followed.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
BRISTOL Is NOW A WET TOWN
Several Saloons Are Preparing tc
Open Up.

SPoA
Bristol, Va.-Saloons will open in
the Virginia half of the city at once,
as a result of Judge Kelley's decision OF
the now famous local option contest.
which grew out of the election of July
s, in which the vets won by a major
ity of 80. Judge Kelley sustained the
contention of the contestees in the con.
test, and decided that a majority of the
legal votes cast in the election were in
favor of license. He quickly denied a
motion of counsel for the drys to sus-
pend his order and refuse license until
their appeal is passed on by the higher
court, announcing at the time that he
will on Wednesday grant licenses to all
who may be entitled to them under the
law. The decision is a sore defeat for
the drys, who have spent a large amount
of money in an effort to have the vote
of the recent election changed so az to
show a majority against saloons.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
CRATER confesses.

Columbia, S. C.-Testifying that he
had. as a member of the State Dispen-
sary Board, voted for purchases from
those liquor houses which offered and
paid rebates, Joseph B. Wiley Of Ches-
ter. former member of the Board, made
a cIean-cut confession, giving the details
of the transactions, in which he received
commissions from j.. S. Farnum. Wiley
declared that in eleven months service
on the board he had made over $4,000.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
Johnson's Life Inspiration.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Gov. Marshall, OF
Indiana, said of Gov. johnson:
His life will be an unseen yet ever
present inspiration to all men and boys
of America who believe that justice and
mercy and charity can not be disasso-
ciated from the affairs of government"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
BRYAN SAYS Death Great Loss.

Douglas, Ariz.-Wm. J. Bryan said on
the death of Gov. johnson:
His career illustrates the possibilities
of American citizenship, and his death
is a great loss to our party and the
country. His civic virtues won for him
a host of admirers, and his personal quail
tiles converted his adimrres into friends"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
IS Children in 16 Years.

Hardy, Ark-At the Sharp County
Fair, held at Ash Flat, Martin Kissinger
took the premium for the largest family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kissinger have been mar
ried sixteen years and have thirteen chill
dren. all of whom are living, and have
never had twins or triplets born to
them.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
Toe Bailey's Tribute.

Houston, Texas-United States Sena.
tor j.. w. Bailey had this to say OF Gov.
Johnson:
"In common with good citizens every.
where, | deplore the death of Gov. John
son. His early struggles and ultimate
triumph are an inspiring lesson to the
youth of the land and teach how poverty
and obscurity must yield to ambition and
good conduct"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
Champ Clark's Tribute.

Bowling Green, Mo.-When told of ths
death of Gov. johnson, Congressman
Champ Clark said:
II regret exceedingly to hear of the
death of Gov. Johnson. He was a man
of high character, sterling ability and
great promise"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
PRESIDENT TAFT GRIEvED.

Limon, Col.-President Taft, III wiring
his condolences to Mrs. johnson, said:
"Gov. Johnson was a national figure
of great ability and great capacity for
usefulness to his country. His loss will
be felt far beyond the state that loved
him so we'll"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
Woman Author at Home.

Homemade jam is gradually disap-
pearing from the twentieth century
European household. And yet 60 years
ago George Sand, who treated most
of her domestic duties somewhat
lightly, was discovered by a visitor
wearing a cotton dress and a big
apron, and skimming q painful of fruit
destined for the jampot. 1T is not
easy work." she remarked. 4 find 1t
harder to make good jam than to
write Valentine or 'Mauprat'; but
there are some tasks one cannot leave
to otherH.n
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
STUDEBAKER AUTOMOBILE co,
SOUTH BEND, IND.
NEW YORK CITY
CHICAGO. ILL.
KANSAS CITY. MO.
BOSTON, MASS.
As Advertised.

He (lank, lean, and much the worse
for drink)-Are you the young m
to whom life would be a burden with
out the companionship of q man Of
noble character and imposing pres
ence?-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
WILL BRING THE BODY HOME.
Bishop Seth Ward Will Be Buried at
Houston, Tex.

Nashville, Tenn.-A cablegram re-
ceived here Friday from Kobe, Japan,
announced that the remains of the late
Bishop Seth Ward of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, who died last
Monday, will leave Kobe on October 3,
and will reach San Francisco about Octo-
her 90. The remains will be inferred at
Houston, Texas.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
Mack Saws ms Personal Loss.

Bridgeport, Conn.-Norman E. Mack,
of Buffalo, chairman of the democratic
national committee, said of Johnson:
HE was the type of q strong man
NV admiration for him makes his death
come rs a keen personal loss"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
< cood Thlno About 4 Girl.

One good thing about a girl. from q
mans standpoint at least, is that she
doesn't come around, as soon as she
begins to wear long skirts. asking her
father questions that he can't answer
without being embarrassed.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
Prices Forced Down.

Chicago, Ill.-The bears in wheat en-
ioyed an inning Thursday, forcing prices
downward in the absence Of buying
power. Final prices showed losses Of
SIS to / 3-Sc, with the September future
the weakest month m the list.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01

"Of all the quaint expressions !
have heard recently" said a clubwo-
man, none has struck me as more de-
lightful than that Of an English wo-
mar who told me that her daughter
would never smooth out q room
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
STRIPPED HIM TO THE SKIN.
H~ighwaymen Rob Young Man at Bir.
mingham, Ala.

Birmingham, Ala.-Milton Garfield, a
young man, was held up by two white
men, who took off his clothes at the
point of a pistol and sent the young
man to his home, a distance of several
hundred yards, in natures garb. The
robbers seemed angered that he had but
s1.65 in money, and after taking his
ordered him to 'beat it, down the
road.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01

LIN
PHILADELPHIA, PA. DENVER. COLO.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. CLEVELAND, OHIO
LOS ANGELES, CAL. DALLAS. TEX.
PORTLAND, ORE. INDIANAPOLIS. ND
SALT LAKE CITY SEATTLE, WASH.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-01-14

Of education for increased con-
sumption of American cotton in
the United States;
Resolved, That a copy OF this
preamble and resolutions be
transmitted to the senators and
members of congress with re-
quest for their cooperation in
such manner as may be best to
further the move to increase the
consumption of American raised
cotton in the United States in
competition with articles of for
eign production.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-01-14
Pearson.

Mrs. L. NJ. Monk returned Tues
day from Forest, Miss, where she
was called to the death bed of her
sister Mrs. Linsey Harvey.
D. j. Pickett is running meat
market in Jackson.
Miss Florence Saunders gave a
party to the young people of this
community last Saturday night.
There was prayer meeting here
Thursday night for the purpose of
turning out some of their members
who have been attending some
dances around here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Tatum de-
parted for Hickory, Miss. We'd
nesday evening. Mr.. Tatum was
depot agent here but resigned his job
and Mr.. Cassell of Smith, Miss,
takes his place.
Miss Mary Pickett who has been
quite i'll for few days is recover
ing and we hope she will soon be
well again.
Miss Gladys Fisher has been on
the sick list but is up now.
James Nicely Of Plain, was in our
town Friday and took dinner with
]. s. Fisher and family.
Rev. Wayne Allison filled his
regular appointment here Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Nicely, Mrs.
70. J. Tanner and daughters Misses
Mabel and Elorzell and Mrs. Char
lie Spencer, all Of Carriers Valley,
attended churchhere Sunday.
Miss Bessie CocueIl, Of Jack
son, visited H. D. Mendum Sum-
day.