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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16
Passenger TRAIN
WRECKS Freight
The Engineer, Eireman and Express
Messenger on the Freight Train
Killed Outright and Two Injured in
Headon Collision.

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,. July 16.-Three
men were killed instantly and two in
jured in a head on collision between
south-bound passenger train, No. %
and north-bound freight train No 26
on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Railroad at Royal, near here today
The dead are:
w. e. BAKER, engineer of Chicago
NELSON PAULSON, fireman OF
Villacove, Ill.
F. H. HOLLENBACK, express mes
senger, of Chicago.
The injured are:
R. BERGER, engineer, villacove, Ill
OSCAR THOMAS, express messeng
er. Chicago.
An open switch is responsible fol
the wreck. One train had taken the
siding and the switch being left open
the other train left the main track
and crashed into 1t.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16
SOUTHERN EXPRESS
OFFICE ROBBED
TWO GALLONS OF WHISkEY TAX
EN- FROM FREIGHT ROOM
LAST NIGHT.

The freight receiving office of the
Southern Express company was enter
ed by thieves last night and two gal
Ions of whiskey carried away.
The robbery occurred while the Of
flee force of the company were work
ing at N. o. & N. E. passenger train
No. 2, which arrives at 1925 and
usually unloads a large consignment
of express matter for the Gulf and
Ship Island and Mississippi Central
roads, requiring the entire night force
of the company to work the train.
Last night, when No 2 had made
it's appearance over the grade beyond
the bridge, the company's clerks pre-
pared to meet the train and had as
sembled on the station platform to
await its arrival, but for some reason
the train was delayed at the Main
street crossing for about five minutes
and it is supposed that during this
time the robbery was committed.
The thieves gained entrance to the
office by removing a large section of
tin with which the building is cover
ed, and which had become rusted and
decomposed in some places near the
ground. From the manner in which
the robbery was done. the thief evi-
IDENTIFY had planned his course of pro-
cedure and only waited until the clerks
should leave the building to work No
2, and the delay of the train before
it pulled up to the depot gave him am
pie time to remove the piece of tin
and lie in wait near the building until
a favorable opportunity to sneak in
and make the steal presented itself.
Some freight cars were standing on
the siding between the express office
and railroad street. so that the burglar
had an excellent opportunity to com.
NIT the theft and get away without
having been seen. The whiskev stol
EN- was routed for the Mississippi Cent
raj No. l which leaves here at 6:2C
a. M, and the robbery was not dis
covered until the express for it was
being checked up and sorted out in &
corner of the building, and the THE
evidently saw the whiskey when 1
was put against the wall in the cor
ner and had arranged to "set himsel
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16
COUNCIL Meets
MONDAY night
Large Delegation of Business Men and
Tax Payers Will Attend the Ses.
sion and Hear Explanation of Why
Their Petition Was Tabled.

Since the News begun in earnest to
agitate the question of the paving of
Bouie street and River avenue, and
more particularly since the action of
postponing the petition of a majorityof
the business men of the city, asking
that this work be commenced once,
the question has been discussed up
one side and down the other by prac-
tically every tax payer in the city.
Several citizens who are interested
in the matter have gone out and re-
viewed the situation, and more than
this, have even gone so far as to get
the figures of an expert as to the
approximate cost of the work.
The distance from the junction of
east Pine street and Bouie street to
cubic yard, a pretty definitea idea OF
mile, and but little grading will be
necessary in order to put the thor
oughfare in shape to receive the paw
ing material Admitting the distance
to be one mile, and the approximate
cost of the work to be so cents per
cubic yard, pretty definite idea of
the cost of the work can be easily
figured out. There are 25R cubic
yards to 100 feet, and as the paving
will be four inches thick and 25 feet
wide. this makes 1926 cubic yards
of surface to be paved on Bouie street,
and about the same on River avenue.
The work can be done for 80 cents
per cubic yard, possibly a title less,
making the total cost of the work on
the two streets little more than $l,-
600. This is not inclusive of the cost
of hauling the material from the fer
tilizer factory.
AT the highest estimate, the entire
work, including grading, hauling and
everything will not cost more than
$4,000, and as there is something like
"A 900 in the city treasury to the credit
of the street fund, and it not appear
ing that these funds could be applied
in a wav which would result in more
good TO a larger number of people,
there seems to be not the least shadow
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16

Charley Wallace, a fourteen year
old carrier for the News, fell from the
third landing of the stairway on the
ont side of the News building which
goes to the old Elk's Club at $3.50
n m. and sustained fatal injuries.
Both arms were broken and the right
leg was broken above the knee and
he also sustained serious fracture
of the skull. The unfortunate boy
was engaged with some other boys
in "chunking" some pieces of plaster
at each other and as he looked down
TO see the boy he was "chunking" he
lost his balance and fell head fore
most to the ground. He presented
a sickening condition when found and
the bones of one arm and leg were
protruding; he was in such serious
condition that there was no hope for
his recovery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16
STATE WILL EXAMINE
H|BERN|A TRUST CO.

up to it as soon as the clerks should
leave the office.
The burglar had ample opportuni-
ty to carry away many valuable pack
ages, but it seems that the whiskey
was all he wanted, for nothing else
was missing from the office.
This is the forth robbery committed
in the same way within the past few
months, and it is supposed by the
company's employees that the same par
ty must have committed them ALL as
nothing but whiskey was taken either
time.
The building now used as a receiv-
ing and transfer station by the South
ern Express company is a mere hull.
covered with galvanized tin, and this
in many places has become so rusted
that large portions of the covering
have fallen away, and a small boy
could without difficulty push a hole
in the wall at almost any part of the
building.
The company, however, expects to
occupy new and commodious quarters
at the. new depot shortly after Aug
ust 1st, and it is not deemed expedient
to expend money for improvements on
the old building at this late day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16
NEGRO PUG is INJURED.

CROWN POINT, Ind, July 16.-
Champion Jack Johnson, the negro
heavyweight pugilist, who is in train.
ing at Cedar Lake, near Crown Point,
went out on frolic with some white
girls last night and in an automobile
accident, is said to have been pain
fully injured.
There is considerable mystery at
tached to the accident. 1t is report
ported but not confirmed, however,
that one Chicago girl was probably
fatally injured that the fighter him
self was covered with blood after the
collision and that other girls in the
big touring car were also seriously in
jured.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16
Three negro
CONVICTS ESCAPE
TWO OF THEM WERE SERVING
LIFE SENTENCES.
All Three Get Away from the Big
Farm in SunfIower County, Two of
Them Boring Their Way and
Taking Rifle With Them.

JACKSON, Miss, July 16.-Secre-
tary Yesger of the prison board has
been notified of the escape from the
Sunflower farm Of three negro con-
victs two of them were serving life
sentences for murder.
One of these, Jim Webster, was sent
up from Coahoma county last April
but had previously served five years
sentence from 1901 to 1906, under the
name of Will Johnson, being sent up
from Kinds county on some minor
felony.
The other life man is also from Co.
ahoma county, having been sent up in
1908. Coincidentally, he also was
originally from Kinds county and his
mother lives at Ridgeland, nine
miles north of this city His name is
Marshall Kelley.
The third man, Charley Armstrong,
was sent up from Lamar county for
seven years on a conviction for bur-
glary in 1908.
Webster made his escape from camp
No. 1 and Kelley and Armstrong es-
capped together from No. 6, taking
with them one of the states rifles and
lot of ammunition. They escaped
during the night by boring their way
out of their quarters with an ordinary
brace and bit. Just how they secured
possession of these tools and the gun
and ammunition is not reported.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16
Will COST ABOUT.
SIXTEEN HUNDRED

of an excuse to offer why the worl
should not be done iE<nediately.
The city council seems to be a
unit in the opinion that these streets
should be improved and put in pas
sable condition. the only point of diff
ference being in the manner in which
the work is to be done. 1t appears
that there is a scheme to get the
county to lend some assistance in the
matter, Notwithstanding the fact that
the supervisors have stated to the city
councils committee that they were
without authority of law to make an
appropriation for the purpose, and
have passed an order to that effect.
One contractor stated to a News
man this morning that he had been
out and looked at the section of streets
under discusson and had prepared a
proposition which he proposed to sub
NIT to the council Monday night and
to- this end had conversed with Mayor
Donald with reference to submitting
a bid for the work. 1t appeared from
the Mayors conversation that the
matter would be taken up at the next
council netting but it was made ap-
parent at the same time that bids
for the work would not be invited un-
less the plans now under contempla-
tion should miscarry 1t is said that
these plans cannot be revealed for
fear that the whole project might be
thrown out Of gear, and the work cost
the city considerably more than it
would otherwise.
Superintendent Robbins, of the fer
tilizer factory, has stated to one of the
councilmen that when the factory be.
gins running next week that he will
have the pyrites loaded on cars and
delivered to the Fourth street cross
ing Of the Mississippi Central railroad,
thus saving the city considerable
amount which would have to be paid
for hauling the material from the
factory.
While it is reasonably believed that
some definite action will be taken
by the council next Monday night, a
large proportion of the business men
Of the city have expressed their in
tention of attending the meeting, tnd
hearing the question discussed by the
council.
" Chity Engineer Putnam was seen
this morning and in discussing this
question said that he should insist
on a six inch paving instead Of four
inches, as had been ssuggested. Mr.
Putnam says that the condition OF
those streets is such as to make
six inch pavement necessary, and gave
it as his opinion that 1t would be
better to make the driveway only
twenty feet wide and add the addi-
tional two inches to the depth. His
estimate which will be submitted to
the council will therefore call for
depth of six inches, and it is very
likely that his suggestions will be
carried out
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16
WESTERN ROADS REPORT
Big INCREASE IN TRAFFIC.

CHICAGO, July 16.-Western traffic
officials report steady increases in
traffic with but one or two exceptions
over the recent weeks, but all claim
good gains over the same period a
year ago. On the Southwestern lines
there has been somewhat of a lull dur
ing the past fortnight, but the trans
continental freight and passenger bus
mess continues heavy. Officials of
these roads are looking for a steady in
crease in the movement of new wheat
in Kansas and Oklahoma and there is
more old corn being offered as the ele-
vators are shipping out their corn and
preparing to handle wheat.
The government crop reports for
July more than confirmed the claims
of railroad officials of excellent crop
prospects, and indicates the largest
yield of all grains ever produced. This
will mean additional prosperity for
the farming sections and an enormous
/ tonnage for the railroads, for the
crop without any question of doub
will be sold at prices which will eclips,
anything ever recorded for a crop o
such magnitude. While the indicai
ed yield of winter wheat is less thai
a year ago, it is fully equal to that o
1907, but this loss is offset by the ez
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16

cellent prospects of a bumper spring
wheat yield and indicates that as
whole the wheat crop will be much
larger than a year ago. The largest
yield was in the year of 1906, but
this year this TOTAL promises 20 ex-s
ceed the total of that year BY over
100000 bushels, making the yield the
largest in the history of the agricultu.
raj department
The recent floods, however, NAV in
terrupt or delay their movements, as
the railroads are finding some diff
Guilty in keeping their lines open along
the overflowing river territory. The
movement of merchandise continues to
be the leading feature of railway traf-
fic, although in other classifications
there is now an improvement shown.
and traffic officials say that earnings
are showing gratifying increases. In
the Northwest officials are somewhat
enthused over the volume of business
they are handling. and in that section
earnings are also up to expectations.
The present crop outlook is excellent
and preparations are now being made
to handle the largest fall trade ever
experienced. Generally the railroads
are prepared for a big movement ol
freight and have put rolling stock and
motive power into excellent condition
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16
FATAL ACCIDENT
THIS AFTERNOON
Charley Wallace, Carrier for The News, Lost
His Balance and Fell to His Death at The
News Office, Dying in Thirty Minutes.

When first found he was conscious
but DR.. Crawford, who was first to
the scene gave him some morphine to
ease the pain and death ended his suf
fering at four o'clock.
The body was taken to the family
residence on Bouie street where ar
rangements will be made for the in
terment.
The injured boy is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. w. Wallace, an employee
of the Newman planer, living on Bouie
street. He was an exceptionally
bright, erergetic boy and we'll liked by
all who knew him and the accident
was a severe shock to everyone con-
nected with the News.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16
EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE.

ATHENS, Greece, July 16.- An
earthquake today demolished 400
houses in the village of Havari in
Ellis province. Thirty persons lost
their lives at this point and nun.
Der were injured The shocks were
felt at Patris, Prygos, Lalamas and
Tripoli. Outside of Havari few deaths
are reported. A volcanic upheaval Is
said to have occurred near the vii
lage OF Ponhioti.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16
ITALIAN MURDERER
PAYS THE PENALTY
LEONARDO eEsRIA, ONE OF THE
kiDNAPPERS AND MURDER
ERS OF LAMANA CHILD
- is HANGED. -
Went to His Death Protesting His In
nocence.-Father of the Dead Boy
Not Allowed to See the Ex.
ecution.

HAHNVILLE, La, July 16.-Leon-
ardo Gebbia, charged with being one
of the parties to the conspiracy which
resulted in the kidnapping and MUIR
der of eight year old Walter Lamana,
in New Orleans, two years ago, paid
the death penalty on the gallows here
shortly before one o'clock this after
noon.
The drop fell about 12:46 and death
from strangulation followed in a few
minutes.
Gebbia today requested that Peter
Lamana, father of the murdered child
be kept out of the Jail yard and this
request was granted. He also asked
that the newspaper men be denied the
privilege of witnessing the execution
but he was not INDUCED to this extent.
Ten Italians were indicted in con-
nection with the kidnapping and MUIR
der of the child. Four of them es-
capped but four others including one
woman, were tried here and sentenced
to life Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary. The remaining two, Leonardo
and Nicolina Gebbia, brother and sis
ter got the death penalty. The wo-
mans sentence was commuted to life
Imprisonment but the man was exc
cuted today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16
MR.. SENToN RETURNS
FROM THE NORTH.

Mr.. F. S. Senton, the we'll known
cotton brokers has just returned from
Nashville and other northern cities
where he has been in, the interest OF
a patent clamp, in which he is inter
ested and which is the latest, most
economical and successful clamps usel
by telegraph and telephone companies
for their guy wires.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16
TO GO AFTER THE
INSURANCE COMPANIES

JACKSON, Miss, July 16.-District
Attorney Geo. H. Strang, of the First
district, announced today that he
would shortly file suits in the chan
cery court of Union county against
fifty or more insurance companies al
leging violations of the Mississippi
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16
PRIVATE tom
MARKS STRUCK
BY LIGHTNING
YOUNG SOLDIER OF ABERDEEN
COMPANY is IN A VERY PRE-
cARIOUS CONDITION..

JACKSON, Miss, july 16-During
the heavy wind and rain storm yester-
day afternoon lightning played a
strange freak at Camp Sam Sample,
and as consequence one of the sol
dier boys lies very close to deaths
door.
From the best information that could
be gathered the young man, whose
name is Thomas Marks, and who is
private of Company B, Second Regi-
ment. was in his tent. Seeing that
there was to be a heavy rainstorm he
reached out of his tent and took hold
of brass ring that held the rope to
his tent. At the same instant he
keeled over, apparently dead, and has
been unconscious must of the time
since that.
His companions hastened to his re-
lief, and he was taken to the hospital
and placed in charge of the surgeons
just as soon as possible and efforts
made to revive him, but all to little
or no purpose till well along towards
midnight, when word came from the
camp that he was good deal better,
and that there was then some hopes
of his recovery.
Mr.. Marks, though a member of the
Aberdeen company, is said to come
from Amory, in the same county.
kilograms were sent to his relatives
last night advising them Of his very
critical condition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16

DECIDES ON MINISTER TO CHINA
WASHINGTON, July 16.-Presi-
dent Taft has decided to appoint
Charles R. Crane, of the Manufacture
ing firm of Crane & Co., as minister
to China.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16

Mr.. Loveless, foreman of the paint
ing department of the Mississippi Cen.
trail painting shops, who has been i'll
at the infirmary, will leave next
week for his home in Cincinnati.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16

Miss Estell Bonnor, of Jackson, is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Dan Cat
lin.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-16

Editor Calender of the Silver Creek
News was IN the city today.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-01-29
VENDUE
Will be sold at public sale on
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1909

at the residence of the subscriber on the Will
ey farm 3 miles below PENIS Grove, on the
road leading to Pennsyille. the following stock
machinery and implements
lCoLT-roan mare 8 years old
good for work or driving, bay colt 4 years old
by King Fleetwood dam by Lancewood, 2 good
work horses.
20 COWS 8 ~BULLS-Some of them are fresh
and rest by day of sale, all good mixers. {
three-year old heifers are Springing. 5 two-year
old heifers. with calf. one Holsiein bulb two
years old, Durham bull, one year old, ~yearling
Jersey bull.
10 Handsome ShOatS
FARMING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tire run
about good as new, spindle wagon, 2 two horse
farm wagons. 2 sets sides and bottoms. sulky
gang pillow, Bateman gang pillow, 2 two horse
plows, one-horse pillow, corn marker, 2 corn
cOyererS, 2 vine turner's, 5 hoe harrowS, sweet
potato hitler, follow harrow, smoothing har
row, Mccormick binder, Mccormick mower,
Tiger horse rake, two-horse tread power rol
Ter. sod cutter, two sets hay shelvings, dairy
4 horse evener' 3horse evener, 2-horse eyener,
4 swingletrees neck yoke, two scythes and
OF shovels and tongs, lot of rope, 100 sacks.
CoRN-HAY-PoTAToEs
500 bushels of corn on the ear, 70 pounds to
the buShel. so buShel Green Mountain, second
size white potatoes, 80 baskets Irish Cobblers,
second size white potatoes. 20 tons of rough
hay for hotbed or litter.
HARNESS-Two sets half chain harness in
gOOu Oruer, SET OF single carriage harness ID
good condition, 2 pairs of double lines, 4 brides,
head halters, 2 sets fyEets. 2 sets of short
tea cha ms.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS-Parlor suit consist
ing of 5 pieces, bureau, bedstead, l 20-quart
milk can, | 30-quart milk can, 2 cooling kettles,
Sale to begin at IL o'clock noon. Every
thing will be offered and sold without fail.
CONDITIONS-All sums of $40 or under cash
at close of sale, $40 and upwards a credit Of 6
months with interest fiom date by giving note
with approved security, payable at PENIS
Grove National Bank. WILLIAM SHAPE
Jos. NJ. Weatherby, Auct. George H. Elkin
ton, Jas. Borden. Clerks. l 50 ct
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-01-29
Helping Mother

n ~. T--
Recently when | was at a friends house
a lady there brought such a light and an
awakening to me l believe L will never
forget as long as live. She spoke of a
son who gave much to the church yet
was neglectful OF her needs, the mother
having a husband, but they We're i'll hard
circumstances.
L spoke TO her in defence OF the absent
son; that If he felt 1t his duty it was
just and proper he should do it. She
said she felt ashamed oil me that l did
not know any better. Then came the
truth to me more forcibly than in all
my life before, that in respecting and
honoring our parents we are doing the
same with God.
When we do the most we possibly can
do for our mothers, how little it seems to
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-01-29
IS

Jan. ga quiet wedding took place
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. French
Moore OH Saturday evening Jan. 10th
when their daughter, Miss Alice Moore,
was married to Newton Myers, of Swedes-
boro. Rev. j. b. Whitton. of Bridge
port, performed the ceremony which was
witnessed by only the immediate families
of the contracting parties. The happy
couple have the congratulations OF a host
of friends,
Mr.. Artie Pancoast who now occupies
his fathers farm near East Lake will
move in town i'll the near future.
The Sunshine Circle observed Jan. %
as 'sTag Day." the proceeds received
amounted to $50, since March 1908 they
have carried sunshine to 1873 homes,
made the yearly visit to the Almshouse
oil Nov. 18th and presented the inmates
with a gift of candy. Several new MEM
bers have joined the circle the past
week:
Miss Mabel Davis has been visiting her
brother at Collingswood.
Grover Jess, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w,
| Jess, aged % years. died OH Friday morn
ing with typhoid fever and was buried
| from his parents residence iii Monday
morning. The interment was made III
| the M. E. Cemetery.
Five persons were baptised at the Bap-
| fist Church'on Sunday evening. Others
will be baptised as a result OF the revival
continuing. Mrs. E. A. Wells who con
Quoted the revival for ten weeks i'll the
| M. E. Church addressed the meeting III
| the Baptist Church Oh her last night here
- ID sgDc-ks,4 x-oko~ aud Mnfh06Ig
| fire makes good Gospel steam."
AS a result of the famous revival q
Young Mems Christian Union has been
organized.
Miss Lille Dickinson and Mr.. Edward
Purtell were married at the home of the
BRIDES mother on Saturday afternoon.