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The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-02
THE JEWISH HERALD.


and $S3.17, making total error on
their part Of $244.OO.
1t must be remembered that the Con-
gregation is a religious corporation
and not one for profit and any surplus
whatever is worthy of consideration.
The official statement is silent as to
another salient fact in enumerating
the items of income. 1t fails to in
form the members that during the in
cumbency of the present president the
sum of $1250.OO was paid by the trus-
tees of the T. w. House estate, which
sum went to swell the general reve-
nues of the Congregation and is prop
erly an asset available for any char
acter of expense yet totally ignored
in the statement.
In this same connection said state
ment fails to mention the balance due
the Congregation by the T. w. House
Bankruptcy Estate, amounting to
$7,50000, and the officials of the Con-
gregation, had they so desired, could
have informed themselves of the fact
that a large dividend is about to be
paid by the trustees of said estate,
and that the congregation can at this
time borrow as much as forty per cent
upon the amount due them
The official statement was as silent
as the toombs concerning the very val
liable lot adjoining the property of the
congregation on Jackson street, which
said lot has market value of $4,000,
which sum when realized would become
an asset for the payment of current ex-
penses.
Th regulations of the Congregation
require an annual statement of it's
affairs and condition, and the prepare
tion Of statement at this time was for
political effect 1t was intended as an
argument to show that the Congrega-
tion was bankrupt and no longer able
to maintain a spiritual head.
Had the statement reflected the
truth, it would have been uncalled for
at this time. If the president of the
Congregation wished to keep the mem
bers informed of the affairs of the Con
gregation why did he not issue semi
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-02

monthly balance is at least even!
can't figure $4,000 deficit, neither
can anyone else.
In the official statement there ap-
pears the sum of $500 derived month
ly from the cemetery. If the books
had been adverted to they would have
informed the officials who compiled
the statement that nearly or fully
100000 is netted the Congregation an
ually from the cemetary, averaging
$4,000 monthly and not $1,000.
The official statement places the
monthly collections of dues at the
sum of $4,000, while the Congrega-
ton has 175 members at $1.00 per
month and reference to the books
will show that for the past year the
collections have averaged $4,000 per
month, owing to offerings and collec-
tion of back dues, and the estimate
placed by Mr. l. Kapner at $175.00 is
extremely conservative
The official statement shows a
monthly expenditure of $500 for Gem
etary Waterman, while the fact is the
cemetary Waterman has been paid by
the Ladies' Aid Society for the past
several years, and during that time
the Congregation has not expended a
dollar for that Individual
The official statement contains a
charge of $4,000 monthly for insur-
ance. while in truth and in fact the
item of insurance costs the Congre-
cation but $1,000 per month, being
based upon the three year rate.
The official statement contains
charge of $4,000 monthly for gas and
electric lights, while the books show
that $1,000 monthly will cover fully
that item of expenses.
The official statement shows an ex
penditure of $500 monthly for re-
pairs. This is by far the most iniquit-
GUS charge of all, as the buildings
owned by the congregation are new
and nothing has thus far been expend-
ed in the way of repairs and it is not
likely that single dollar will have
to be expended for this purpose for
years to come.
Now comparison of the two state
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-02

what condemnation should follow his
action when in addition to compiling
statement not provided for by the
bylaws and rules of the Congregation,
he prepares statement pregnant with
falsehood and Misrepresentation,
which is purely an effort to poison the
minds of the members against the re-
tention of that splendid leader who
now graces the pulpit of the Congre-
cation of Adath Yeshurun?
Can the members place full faith
and confidence in president who is
sues to them statement so wide of
the mark, when he had access to the
books of the Congregation and could
have informed himself of the facts
pertaining to it's affairs?
Was it not bold and wicked at
tempt to wreck the Congregation by
robbing it of it's spiritual head?
For motives purely partizan and po-
litical there has been waged cam
paign which for downright misrepre-
sentation and vilification has no paral-
lei in the life of Congregation Adath
Yeshurun and was disgraceful. How
long, Oh Lord, How long?
A MEMBER.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
TENDERLOIN DISTRICT TO
GET BRISTOL SALOONS.
VIII Not Be Located Near the School
House and Churches.-Segrega
tion Fight.

BRISOL, July 15.-The fight for the
segregation of the saloons in Bristol,
Va, will not be abandoned and it is
now practically certain that none will
be permitted on State street, the court
house square or very close to any of
the churches or residence sections.
This will throw them in and near the
tenderloin district, where disreputable
resorts formerly flourished. Petitions
are being prepared and will be pre-
sented to Judge Kelly, before he grants
the license, affecting the locations. 1t
is necessary for an applicant for IL
cense to publish his intention of ap.
plying thirty days before the date of
his application, together with the To-
cation of the building he proposes to
occupy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 15.-Co-
incident with the announcement that
Montgomery business men are ready
to organize company to operate a
line of steamers to Mobile, it was said
today that the steamer Nettie Quill is
on her way to Montgomery and will
reach here early tomorrow morning.
The Independent line is a result of an
announcement that the navigation
company would take it's steamers off
the river during the summer months.
II. F. Vandiver, son of the late w.
F. Vandiver, Jacques Loeb, s. J. Cas-
sells and other leading business men
are behind the proposed steamer line.
They declare they will raise 100000
for the purpose.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
HEAVY SHIPMENTS OF
LUMBER FROM PENSACOLA

PENSACOLA, Fla, July 15.-Vessels
clearing from the custom house to-
day for foreign ports carried out more
than four million feet of lumber and
timber, thus swelling the already
heavy outward movement for this
week. This is in addition TO the Inn
mense shipments Of cotton and naval
stores, as well as tobacco. and it IS pre-
dicted by shippers. as well as govern
ment officials, that this week and the
month of June will witness the heav-
lest outward movement of freights to
be experienced in more than a year.
This is especially true of lumber and
timber as so many ships are in port
taking cargo of this character that not
enough men can be secured to do the
work, though wages of s, Sc and So
a day are paid for the work.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
MRS MINNIE CROSBY
NOW A FREE WOMAN

ed to the deputy sheriff was to the
effect that she had been intimate with
McShan for some time; that she had
repeatedly met him at the bridge near
the scene of the tragedy and that her
husband had suspected her of unfaith-
fulness. and intercepted correspond
ence between the two. Mrs. Crosby
stated that under threat of death
from her husband she had agreed to
assist him in decoying McShan to the
swamp, and Thursday night before
easter, her husband standing over her
with a revolver, she had written a let
ter to the victim asking him to meet
her at the bridge on Easter Sunday
at IL o'clock, and to "come alone"
This letter was mailed by Crosby, who
received McShan's reply, in which he
agreed to comply with her request.
The girl further stated that the
night before she was to keep this ap-
pointment she and Crosby took a shot
gun and hid it behind log in the
swamp, and that the two sat on the
log and planned the details of the
murder, the man insisting that she
should pull the trigger The two ac-
cordingly went to the bridge next
morning, Mrs. Crosby waiting near the
road while her husband went to the
log where the gun had been hid and
secreted himself from view McShan
appeared at the appointed hour and
was met by Mrs. Crosby, who insisted
that they go further back in the woods
for fear they might be seen from the
road, all the while she was leading
her victim nearer and nearer to the
log behind which Crosby was hid
with the deadly weapon. When they
had gotten within a few feet of the
log, Crosby arose, and pointing the
gun at the young man, insisted that
he throw up his hands, which he did,
and while standing in this attitude,
according to the young woman's state
ment, she walked behind her husband
and pulled the trigger, the full charge
taking eeffect in McShan's face, caus-
ing almost instant death.
Crosby and his wife then returned to
their home at Petal. and remembering
that the gun had been left in the
woods, the former returned under COW
er of night and carried the weapon
home.
Mrs. Crosby further stated that she
could have prevented the tragedy after
McShan had reached the woods on
the fatal day by warning him of the
danger, but that her husband had
threatened to kill her. and it was this
fear which induced her to lead the
victim to the horrible fate which
awaited him.
Crosby's case was heard at the May
term of the circuit court, the trial
resulting in verdict of not guilty
while the young womans trial was
postponed on account of the feeble
health of the prisoner. Mrs. Crosby
is mere girl, not yet fifteen years of
age, and is a bright, good looking girl
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
THE WHEAT KING
ADMITS PROSPERITY
is BIGGEST TAX PAYER IN THE
CHICAGO SUBURB OF
EVANSTON.
Told the Assessor That He Might Put
Down Double the Quarter Million
He Was Assessed Last Year.

CHICAGO, July 15.James A. Patten,
who is said by his fellow memoers of
the Board of Trade to have made a
profit of 100000 within twenty-fouy
hours yesterday, today found himself
on the top of the list of taxpayers
in Evanston, a Chicago suburb. "How
much personal property am / to as
sess YOU on this year, Mr.. Patten,
asked the assessor. How much was
it last year." asked Mr.. Patten
Something like a quarter Of a mil
lion said the assessor. "Well, what
ever II was then just double it," re
piled Patten. 81 guess that will oe
all right"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
THE YOUNG WOMAN
GOES TO Her FATHER
A Review of the Circumstances At
tending the Murder of J. r. Nc
Shan and Ultimate Outcome of the
case.-Mrs. crosby's Confession.

Mrs. Minnie Crosby, the young wo-
man who has been confined since
April in the Forrest county Jail on
lan indictment charging her with the
Nurder of J. R. McShan. regained her
liberty yesterday afternoon, her bond
having been signed and approved.
Mrs. Crosby left at o'clock last
nigh for Laurel, where she was met
by friends, and from there she went
to So So, her fathers home in Jones
county.
The details Of the crime with which
this young woman, together with her
husband, were charged, we're the most
narrowing and nauseating ever
brought out in a criminal trial in this
county.
It will be remembered that on April
21 the mutilated and decomposed body
of a man was found in Leaf river
swamp, near the Bouie street bridge,
and an inve~tigation disclosed the
fact that J. R. McShan, a young brick
mason who had been in the city only
a short time had disappeared from his
boarding house on Easter Sunday.
From information obtained from par
ties who had conversed with McShan
the last day he was seen, the Officers
we're in possession of facts which war
ranteed the arrest of Crosby and his
wife in connection with the g ''ndins
of the body several days later. They
were accordingly apprehended at Pet
al, a suburb of this city, brought tc
Hattiesburg, and Investigations by the
coroner's jury which lasted nearly
two days, resulted in a verdict charg
ing G. L. Crosby and Minnie Crosby
with the murder of McShan.
At the first session of the coroner's
Jury both Crosby and his wife denied
all knowledge of the crime, and after
thev had been carried back to jail
and confined in separate cells, Deputy
Sheriff McGilvray secured a complete
confession Of the horrible tragedy
Crosby was then recalled to the jury
room, and upon being tol hat his
wife had confessed, was t-4clined to
treat the statement as joke, saying
What are yau trying to give me-
After some of the details of the crime
as related by Mrs. Crosby had been
repeated to him, the man made full
confession, corroborating his wife's
statement in nearly every particular.
The young woman's story as relat
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
REPUDlATES A STRIKE.

Lewis, sresident of Mine Workers,
says Trouble Is Unauthorized.
PITTsBURG, July 1S,-Efforts are
being made to prevent &ntsike to.
day between the United ~ pnrlks
ers of America and the Pl1< 11
Company. Thers are s. "a.
volved, employing $4,000 men, X&bm-
as L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, left today
for Pittsburg, Kan. When questioned
conoarr,,r the threatened strike Of
10 noo ooo1 ,,i,,ars IN the Pittsburg
size
did not have the sanction of the ma.
tional organization and would not
have.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
NAVAL HONORS FOR
ljfraa,nl ensign
BODY WILL BE BROUGHT TO
NEW ORLEANS.
Salute Fired by Italian Warships in
Honor Of the Dead officer.


NAPLES, Italy, July 15.-The body
of Ensign Hugh Kerr Aiken, the young
southern naval officer who was
killed in a gas explosion on the cruis-
er North Carolina several days ago
was today brought ashore and land
ed at the mercantile port. The cof-
fin was wrapped in an American flag
and escorted by American and Italian
naval launches. A salute was fired
by the Italian warships in honor Of
the dead officer. The body was TAX
en- this afternoon to the steamer Pc
rugia, which sailed late today for
New Orleans, young Aiken's home.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
WATER OPPOSITION
To |. & N. ROAD
STEAMERS TO RUN FROM NEW
ORLEANS TO MOBILE TO
MONTGOMERY.
Alabama Capital Moneyed Men to
Raise 100000 For a Line
to Gulf City.

NEW ORLEANS, July 15.-Captain
A. Stamant, owner of the steamer
Alice O., of New Orleans, has entered
into an agreement with the Birming-
ham G Gulf Railway and Navigation
Company of Mobile of which J. M.
Dewberry is vice president, by which
line of steamboats, will be operated
between New Orleans and Montgom-
cry and other points in Alabama via
Mobile, in opposition to the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad.
The line will have about three boats
that6wil make weekly or bi-weekly
sailings as the business demands and
its object will be to make lower rates
than now prevail between New Or
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
STRIKERS CLASH
WITH CONS7ABULRY
TWELVE MEN INJURED IN A RIOT
AT McKEEsRock PRESSED
STEEL WORKS. 49,

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 15.-Twelve
men were injured some of them per-
haps fatally when the Pennsylvania
State Constabulary and strikers clash
ed today at the plant of the Pressed
Steel Car Co., at McKees rocks. Over
score of the strikers and their SYM
pathizers have been placed under ar
rest. Twenty additional state police
were sent for, making force of sixty
one. More than 200 deputies and spe-
cia lofficers are on duty.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15

leans and several points in Alabama
for freight over the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad. For some time the
line has been talked of but yesterday
it was formally agreed upon and Cap
tain Stamant and Mr.. Dewberry signed
the article of agreement.
The steamer Alice will be the first
boat of the new line and others will
be added within couple of weeks.
1t is the purpose of the line to run
boats from New Orleans to Montgom-
cry via Mobile and handle freight all
alonge the route.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
NO DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
President Will Name No-NeW Fhep-
resentatives at Present.

WASHINGTON, July 15.-No
changes in the diplomatic corps Of the
United States are anticipated before
the reassembling of congress in De-
cember.
1t is generally expected that by the
end of the year the President will
have determined upon successors to
Ambassadors Whitelaw Reid, at Lon
don, and to Henry White, at Paris,
and the appointment of an Ambassador
to Austria-Hungary, as well as Min
lister to China to succeed Mr. Rockhill
lately transferred to st. Petersburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
OFFICER HEAVILY FINED
FOR MIsTREATING MOTHER

MACON, Ca, July 15.-F. O.
Wade, city impounding officer. Is TO
serve 80 days or pay a fine of $50
for having mistreated his mother at
the family home when he required
her to leave a sick bed and cook his
dinner yesterday while he was drunk.
Recorder Urquhart made the sentence
a severe one for tho officer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
SOCIETY EVENTS
Are NUMEROUS
Extreme Heat Made the Red Cross
Ambulance a Necessity During the
Review Yesterday.-Big Street Pa
rade Tomorrow.

JACKSON, July 15.-There is no
diminution in the size of the crowd
that finds its way to Camp Sam Sam.
pie every morning, afternoon and
night-in fact, they seem to be grow
ing, and on yesterday the face of
the earth was full of people when the
dress parade was pulled off at about
$50.
The troops of the Second Regiment,
Mississippi National Guard, were
lined up quarter of a mile from
tract between the two camps, and
thousands of men, women and child.
rem dotted the hill sides where they
had fine view of the maneuvers.
Governor Noel and General Keesler
commander-in-chief of the state
! troops, rode side by side to the drill
grounds, and sat on their chargers
during the entire exhibition. Severa
other members of the governors staff
were present.
The regiment lined up with abou
ten companies, including cavalry an(
artillery. Headed by the regimenta
band they paraded about the grounds
two or three times, being reviewed
by the governor, and put up mag
nificent drlll. ... ~
The Red CROSS ambulance was il
attendance, and it was needed, a
| several of the soldier boys becam
over-heated and dropped out of tn
ranks.
Horses that had been ridden to an.
considerable extent also showed sign
of suffering, the afternoon being on
of the hottest of the year, and the dus
devil very busy all over the grounds
save where the drill took place.
Transportation.
The street car company has handled
the great crowds remarkably well
all things considered, and Bob
Jones, general manager, will deserve
a good rest when the rush is over. H,
is working over time in order to ac
commodate the crowds, and is moving
them as we'll as anybody could do
Getting out early every morning he i!
on duty till IL or l o'clock at night
accompanying the cars to and from
the camp, and giving the service hi:
close personal attention.
While the cars are badly crowded
that was to have been expected, as NJ
such numbers of passengers were owe
before seen here. There are few
tiresome waits as one could reason
ably expect.
Shuttle Trains Stop.
The Illinois Central announces
that it has abandoned it's shuttle car
to and from the camp grounds, ant
Conductor Price will have a rest 70
day or two unless he is put out OIL
the road. The Central found that th
people would not make, a second tril
over its line, though the train was
great convenience. The stoppin
places were about two blocks from tn
camp grounds, and the road was aw
fully dusty. The patrons of the roa
refused to take the two-block walk.
Artillery Drill.
The mounted artillery drill in from
of General Fridge's headquarters ye!
terday was one of the most interes
ing features of the day, or of the Ell
tire week, so far, and was witnesse
by quite a large crowd of spectator
| Tho man urovod thamsalvoc rioht =,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
ARM BADLY MANeLEn.

POPLARvILLE. July IA. Thomas
c. Williams, Jr., twenty years Of age.
had his left arm badly mangled at the
Poplarville Lumber Company's mill
here this morning while attempting
to adjust belt. He was sent to the
sanatorium at Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
SALE OF PETROL BUTTER.

State Food Commissioner Will Issue
Statement Relative to Product.
HARRISBURG, July 15.-Dairy and
Food Commissioner Foust has the
question of petrol butter under con-
sideration. He had heard of the Inv
tention of the Standard Oil Company
to begin the manufacture of an imi
tation butter from petroleum products,
and is investigating the subject. In
a few days he will have statement on
the subject. The law makes special
provision regarding oleomargine and
its sale as well as that of all imita,
tions of butter.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
Collided With Unknown Steam
er at Night and All On
Board Lost.
SIXTEEN men
LOCKED inside
Another Submarine Was Also in the
Collision but Escaped-The Acct
dent Occurred Near Lowestoft and
| Sixteen Men Went Down.
LONDON, July IA wireless

7LONDON, JuIy Io'-A NHeIFss'
Portsmouth states that the subn
rine torpedo boat Gil was in a CO
hsion late last nigbtasWith an un-
known steamship near L.oysz1eft and
men. <'S2 9 2
Another submarine boat, c.
also damaged in the collision but 60
crew was saved. 1t is understood
that the crew of C-11 had no chance
to escape as they were locked inside
the submarine and went to the bot
tom with it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
BRITISH Submarine
MEETS DISASTER
THAW's WIFE ON THE STAND.
Her Appearance Attracts a Large
Crowd at Sanity Hearing.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, July 15.-
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw took the witness
stand for the state this afternoon in
the hearing on Harry X. Thaws men.
tai condition. A large crowd congre-
gated around the court house to see
the much talked of woman and the
excitement she caused resulted in her
testimony being very late, so late that
at one time it was believed that
court would have to adjourn for the
day before she could begn.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
FIRST NEGRO ELEcTRocuTEp.

RALETIGH, N. L., July 15.-Walk-
er Morrison, a negro, of Robson coun-
ty, was sentenced today to be cleo
trocuted for an assault upon a white
woman. This is the first sentence in
North Carolina under this form of pun.
ishment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
NEW OBSERVATION STATION.

geological and astronomical observar
tion station, at an altitude Of about
$4,000 feet is to be erected on Mount
Whitney by the Smithsonian Insti-
tute.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
STATE HOUSE
TO BE FINISHED
SuUabbIe over the Contract Has De-
Iaved Work for Two Years.

Iayed Work for Two Years.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July ID
After a lapse of two years work was
resumed today on the million dollar
capitol for which Arkansas broke
ground ten years ago. The delay in
building has been caused by squab-
bles over the contract.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15

Continued on Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15

to the top notch in their work, and
that they had been we'll drilled by
their officers before coming down to
Jackson. These artillerymen are from
Vicksburg and their company is
said to be the largest on the grounds,
numbering 70 men, D. S. Hossley is
captain.