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The Tupelo journal., 1909-08-20
DISCOURAGED WOMEN.
a Word Of Hope for DespairIng Ones,

Kidney trouble makes weak, weary,
worn women. Backache, hip pains.
dizziness, headaches, nervousness, lam
guor, urinary troubles make women
suffer untold misery. Ailing kidneys
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
SIX PERSONS DEAD;
THIRTY INJURED.

Cuthbert, Ga, March 9-The north
western section OF Cuthbert was struck
by cyclone at $3.50 o'clock tonight
and almost totally destroyed. Many
buildings are in ruins and 1t Is exceed
ingly difficult to get details as total
darkness prevails. owing to the dam
age to the electric light system.
There were about thirty loaded
freight cars on the railroad track and
they were all DESTROYED.
The Central of Georgia Railway Is
completely tied up.
The property loss Will be large.
probably 100000.
bred dwellings and business houses
were destroyed. most OF the RACED resi-
dences being in the negro settlement.
Among the business houses DESTROYED
are several brick buildings. which were
literally demolished. including four OF
the largest mercantile establishments
in the town.
six negroes and probably seven are
dead and perhaps thirty seriously IN
tured No whites were killed so far as
ia known tonight. but a halt-dozen
were more or less injured
The cyclone came up suddenly from
the Southwest and threw the populace
IN fever of excitement. Telephone
wires are down and 1t Is impossible 10
ascertain what the damage is in the
outlying districts.
The cyclone moved northeast from
Cuthbert and it is feared that great
damage has been done to farm houses
in nearby territory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
Lightning Strikes Woman at Eas.
Lake and Carpenter Is Killed at
Smith Htll-Cuthbert, Ga, Is
Left a Wreck-East Alabama 4
Sea of Water.

From reports received by The Adver.
tiser last night the heavy rain and
wind storm of yesterday appears to
have been general from North Ala
bama to points all along the Gulf coast.
The greatest damage seems to have
been by rainfall In Middle Alabama.
where the fall was the heaviest.
Gusts of wind. here and there, wreak-
ed damage to property and in some
cases losses of life. w. A. Hartley
a carpenter, was killed at Smith HILL
near Blocton. while at work on q
house and Mrs. w. C. Grant was struck
by lightning IN her home at East Lake.
The greatest damage wrought by tha
wind. SO far as reported. was at Cuth-
bert. Ga. twenty-four miles South
east of Eufaula, where the business
section was almost completely destroy
ed. The property loss there Is esti-
mated at 100000 and a number OF lives
are believed to have been lost.
Reports from Southea Alabama are
meagre and it may be that belated re-
ports will bring news OF great dam
age.
Portions OF East Alabama are report
ed to be seas of water. Passengers on
trains reaching Columbus. Ca. last
night from Alabama reported that they
had to wade a part of the way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
AVOIDS DEATH BLOW
GOVERNMENT ASKS FOR TIME TO
PRODUCE EVIDENCE.
IT Must be Proven that RAILROADS had
standard Rate for OIL Ship
ments at Time Offense was
Committed

Chicago. Mar 9.-The governments
case in the retrial of the Standard Oil
Company Of Indiana, which so far has
Jared unfortunately in Judge Ander-
son.s court, narrowly avoided a death
blow today. ,-
Judge Anderson who Is following
the rulings of the court of appeals
with unvarying fidelity held that the
government must prove, as alleged In
the indictment, that there was a stand
ard rate for oil shipments between
whiting. Ind, and East st. Louis at
the time of the offenses with which
the defendant is charged, and that the
defendant knowingly accepted lower
secret rate. The court declared that
the government must convince him
that II would be able to prove this.
Al the request of Assistant District
Attorney Wilkerson. court unexpected
Nv adjourned until tomorrow to allow
time for the preparation OF arguments
to show that the required evidence
would be forthcoming.
Judge Anderson's ruling viii, 1t Is
said compel the government to ask
for leave to amend the indictment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
CUTHBERT IS
STORM-SWEPT
Houses Razed and Per-
sons Injured.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT 100000
Cyclone Tears Down on Little
Georgia City.
Loaded Cars Blown From Railroad
Tracks and stores and Ware
houses Are Left Masses
OF Debris.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT 100000

Cuthbert. Ca, March 9.-(Special.)-
Cuthbert was swept by a cyclone at 8
o'clock tonight which caused property
loss roughly estimated at 100000. Two
white persons and eight negroes are
known to have been seriously injured.
The city Is in complete darkness, and
there Is great excitement among the
people. The extent of the damage and
personal injuries cannot be told until
tomorrow.
The high wind struck the negro Sec
ton of the town. raising cabins and
leaving Generalization and dismay
among the blacks Sweeping into the
business district of the city it car
ried a number of the substantial bust
ness blocks before 1t, the houses being
torn away and left in ruins. Where
once were stores and warehouses of
brick and wood, are now nothing but
masses of debris.
AS near as can be ascertained IN the
night, the following stores have been
destroyed, the losses being estimated:
]. E. Martin and Son, $4,000, McPher-
son and Company $4,000. Gum. Shat
fer and Company $4,000, Cuthbert Gro
Gerry Company $4,000. w. H. Moye 3d.
900, W. o. Taylor $4,000. J. C. Graham
$4,000, the Palmer Supply Company
$4,000, Davis Automobile Company
$4,000, four big warehouses and fifteen
loaded box cars which were standing
on the side track of the Central Rail
road of Georgia.
The wind whipped these cars off the
track. carried them a considerable dis
lance away, where they were left torn
to pieces. The rails were torn and
twisted, and all railroad traffic is sus-
pended. The passenger train of the
sSeutral Of Weorgia Railroad is held up
here tonight.
The warehouses destroyed by the cy-
clone were owned by j. c. Crozier. +, A,
Bass, J. c. Martin and the Lawrence
Warehous Company A photographer
named Farmer. an unknown railroad
man. and eight negroes are the persons
known to have been injured.
The plant of the electric power COM
pany caught fire Immediately after the
storm, and was seriously damaged. The
phone exchange from which this mes
sage is sent, and it is impossible to say
what the loss there will be.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
WOULDN'T
RuDGE FOR PASSENGERS.

Elevators all over the city were put
out of commission through the fall
ure of the electrical power from Tai
lassee The elevators in the Vandiver
Building. the First National Bank
Building and in the Bell Building were
out of commission for several hours.
The disabling OF the elevators pre-
sented a humorous side. Particularly
were there amusing incidents In the
Bell Building. On the twelfth floor of
the new structure is located the Beau
voir Club and also since the first OF
the new year. the lockers of such gem
tIemen. who desire a convenient place
for the storage of their particular
brand of anti-prohibition.
About O'Clock, many were the
groans of despair and great were the
sounds of the gnashing of teeth. when
1t was learned that no elevator could
bulge an inch. But as one gentleman
remarked, 1t was a great deal easier
to get down than II was to get up.
The elevator boy. however. smiled as
he noted how many persons came to
inquire as to the conditions of the
elevators to look at the stairs. and
then to return whence they had come,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
WEATHER BUREAU
PREDICTS COLD WAVE.

At the nocal ofice of the Weather
Bureau 1t was said that last nights
reports indicates that the storm was
moving northeastward at such a rate
that its influence would cease to be
felt here by this morning. when fair
and somewhat colder weather would
move in from the westward over this
section.
While no freeze is anticipated, 1t is
thought that tho temperature will fall
low enough for frost to form in ex-
posed places, and the forecast of the
frost strikes terror In the hearts OF
those who have watched the premature
blooming of the fruit trees of the Sec
tion. A heavy frost will no doubt
wreak havoc among the fruit and early
vegetables.
Whether or not the storm OF Tues
day wrought damage through the coun-
ty, both with its wind and heavy rain.
could not be determined in Montgom-
cry last night. All telephone commu-
nication was unimpaired. and as no
tale of storm damage had come by that
source, MontGomerians were reassured
as to the effects of the weather out
side of the city.
In view of the heavy rain. however,
It is inevitable that damage will re-
suit in some quarters. and along the
country roads. Every creek and branch
Is thought to be swollen. and much
of the road in lowlands may be mum
dated. 1t will be late today, however,
before the definite results of the storm
will he ascartainad
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
WATER STOOD DEEP IN
GRAND THEATRE.

The drainage of the Y. M. c. a.
property on the corner or washington
avenue and South McDonough street
poured over the retaining wall and
swept under the doors of the Grand
Theatre running the carpets of the
boxes. the orchestra pit. and hoodlng
the cellar under the stage. to depth
of several inches. The boiler room was
flooded. and when the pumps were
started. contained five feet OF water.
The main damage to the theatre is
In the ruined carpets. as all OF the
musical instruments We're taken OUT OF
the pit to the orchestra floor. The
damage can be easily repaired, how
ever and the flood of last night Will
not interfere. in the least, with the
performance scheduled for tonight.
The Lions Head, confectionery
shon on Dexter avenue, was flooded
from the rear, trash and water being
poured through the front of the es-
adjustment
other cellars in the downtown sec
ton were flooded, but the actual dam
age was slight, with the exception of
The Advertisers cellar. in which hVe
car loads OF paper are stored.
Sweeping down Dexter avenue, the
water flowed through the gratings in
the sidewalk. damaging several rolls
of paper. The damage being estimated
at S100
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
FLOODS MAY COME
IN THE RIVERS.

All rivers are rising and flood stages
are expected. wetumpka and Pratt
Vile reported heavy rainfall and 1t is
said a high wind passed over a por-
ton of Gilmore county.
Selma business houses were hard hit
by the deluge. and the accompanying
high wind. Roofs of manufacturing
plants were carried away and the wat
err poured In on valuable merchandise.
One man in Selma stepped into
swollen gutter and was borne away,
being rescued in an unconscious
condition.
Storm warnings prepared the ship
ping interests OF Mobile and Pensacola
but the wind does not seem to have
reached a dangerous velocity in that
section. There was some damage at
Gulfport. rs
Telegraph and telephone facilities
were impaired and reports are neces-
sarily meagre. 1t is probable the dam
age to property and the losses of lives
will be greater than the now appear.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
Power Plant Impaired by Wind
and Water, Leaving City With
out Lights and With Poor Car
Service---Grand Theatre Is
Damaged by Water Rushing
In.

Montgomery caught one end OF
torn area which extended generally
over the United States. east of the Mis-
sissippi River yesterday. and with the
disturbance came the heaviest rainfall
within recent memory Of the inhabit-
ants.
In all. the rainfall between 1880 and
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon was
something of a record, with SAP Inches
of rain having been registered In the
FIVE and ons-half hours.
The rain came in spurts. during some
periods of the afternoon. striking with
n frenzy that was almost unprece-
dented.
In one twenty minute space, between
2:45 and sos. the fall was one-half an
inch; in thirty-five minutes. from un-
til 2:35. there came IS of an inch.
The heaviest sustained fall was be-
tween and o'clock. when 1.5 inches
fell.
Within a short while after the be-
ginning of the heavy rain, just after
! o'clock. the streets became flooded.
The rain came heavily. and so fast that
the cutters and sewer openings could
not accommodate the streams. which
spread over the streets. giving them
the semblance of raging streams.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
LABOR LEADER KILLED
FOR HIS INTERFERENCE

Roswell. Mexico, March Collie s.
Shirley. local labor leader wei
known in American Federation OF La
nor circles. was shot and instantly kill
ed here this afternoon by W. T. Wells.
a wealthy resident of Roswell. as a
result of a quarrel over the employ
ment of a non-union man on some
construction work heing done for
Wells.
Demand was made that Wells dis
charge the man. When Wells refused
eight union men struck. Negroes and
Mexicans were engaged to fill their
places. This brought Shirley to the
scene and the shooting followed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
POLICEMEN RESCUE
TWENTY NEGROES.

Seemingly in the midst OF the wiz
est part of the stream was TO" "a
eight negro houses. The water hao
gradually risen, until the occupahls
were forced to stand on tables anu
chairs to keep their feet dry ana wv
their lives to the fact that their houses
did not float away from their pLioA
niiiows. and also that prompt ASSIST
ance was rendered by the police. All
Of the negroes, twenty in NUMBER,
were safely landed at the ioo' VI
McDonough Street: .,.ar 2
o,cIock and the water gradually SUI
sided, not sufficiently, however, -
permit the occupancy or the hesio
tages. .h,. noint
Although the water at TINS poim.
backed up to the Brewery s'a'''
damage was enecteo ,,,.,orery
Further out in North Montsos .st
near the end OF the Riversiae 80
car line. the water flooded the ~
toms the car line itself In one pi"'e'
~ the depth of several feet
Here. too, the negroes ocou 30
cottages were put to great uisa
vantase. although in no actuai ua
ger The water for several oioo
made n small lake. severa! Ieet 49,
hut there was no danger OF cuflel..
Sccunants of these cottages Were
forced TO remain indoors all OF the
evening. and most of the night
The street car company suHereo ~
aamage other than the temporary sus-
pension of the traffic near the emu Vi
81 1ty1a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
IOWA SHERIFF FEARS
TO HAVE A LYNCHING

Ottumwa Iowa, March S.-John
Junkin, the self-cOnfessed murderer of
Miss Clara Rosen. was not brought to
Ottumwa tonight for arraignment.
Acting upon advice from his depu-
ties, Sheriff Jackson did not attempt
to take Junkin from the Sigourney
tail The sheriff came back alone to-
night and declared that the people
here are merely delaying the admin
istraaion of Justice by their oelliger-
emit attitude.
Crowds !o!tered around the station
tonight expecting to see the prisoner
Onicers are preparing to take extra
preca uti ons to guard the prisoner when
he is brought here for trial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
KILLS STATEWIDE
IN OLD ARKANSAS

Little Rock, Ark. March 9.-Amid
the Kisses of spectators who were
packed into the gallery and lobby Of
the Senate Chamber. the Senate this
afternoon adopted a submission amend
ment to the Gam Statewide prohibit
ton bill, which practically kills the
measure which vas passed by the
House after four days fight in that
body.
The submission question has been
perslstently fought by the prohibit
tionists.
The amendment provides for a spe-
cial election to be held July II for the
purpose of voting on the question of
State wide prohibition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
RAILROAD WASHOUT
DELAYS THE TRAINS

Selma, Marcn 9.-(Special.l-Pas-
senRer train No 15. on the Southern
railway from Rome, Ga, which was
due here at $40 o'clock this afternoon
did not reach Selma until AFTER IL
o'clock tonight.
The DELAY was caused by a big wash
out lust south of Talladega.
Considerable damage is reported on
the road north Of here as the result
Of the storm OF today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
MAN NEARLY BROWNS
IN STREET OF SELMA

Selma, March Especial. John
Toles, a white man, came near being
drowned in a ditch on North street,
near FRANKLIN. about noon today DUR
ing the heavy rain.
The waters were surging down the
ditch, which is quite deep. and had
washed quantity of trash down.
which lodged against one side of IT,
Mr. Toles. thinking this trash was
solid. stepped upon 1t, and sank In
about six feet of water. me swirl
waters carried him down the ditch.
and when rescued by several who had
seen him fall into the ditch. he was
unconscious.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
EAST ALABAMA
A SEA OF WATER

Columbus. Ga. March s.-(specieL)-
storm conditions prevailed over West
Georgia and East Alabama tonight
Reports reached the city that Gem
trail of Georgia Railay freight tram
had been blown of the track near
Cuthbsrt, Ga, several cars oelhs w.
Passengers on trains coming In rom
Alabama tonight had to wade through
water at places. the tracks being COW
late tonight the Chattahoochee Riv.
ar Is rising rapidly. although nooo
conditions are not yet indicated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
HULL PLEADS GUILTY.
Georgia Man Who stole Express Money
Orders.

Savannah, Ga, March Oscar X.
Hull. aged 22, pleaded guilty In
Chatham Superior Court today. to the
charge of forgery. growing out OF the
theft of book OF Southern Express
Company's money orders at Winokus.
Ca, and his cashing of many of them
here. He was sentenced to serve four
years in the penitentiary.
Hull was captured recently In ReVei-
stoke, British Columbia. he repeated
his statement that fast company
caused his downfall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
All! HA! ASHEVILLE
HAS TROUBLES, TOO.

Asheville. N. c.. March 1o.-Utter
darkness descended on the city OF
Asheville at ~ o'clock last night,
when a falling tree. uprooted by a
heavy wind storm. severed the main
feed of the Asheville Electric Com
pany, three miles from the city.
At 2 o'clock Wednesday morning the
city was still In total darkness. this
condition Affecting street residence
and business lights.
The failure of electric power also
put the printing presses and linotype
machines in local newspaper shops out
of commission. compelling the use Of
candles and the setting of type by
ham,.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
BUSINESS BUILDINGS
BURNED IN FLORIDA

Deland. Fla. March 9.-Fight build
ings were burned at Orange City. near
here. today.
The Hill Drug Store. the Fenwick
House. the Sperry store and dwellings
owned by Messrs Tucker & Brewster,
were destroyed.
Firemen from Deland were called
by telephone and made the six-mile
trip in nine minutes. stopping the fire
at the library building.
The total loss will be about $4,000,
not half covered by insurance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
COURT SQUARE
LOOKED LIKE LAKE,

At the foot OF all hills, and especial
Nv along Dexter Avenue and Court
square. toward which depression all of
the streets run, debris and loose sand
lof the streets piled and packed in
mounds. accommodating In the street car
tracks. and threatening to impede all
traffic until forces of workmen with
shovels were put to work at various
points where the impeachment was
thickest. to reclaim the right-of-way.
The light service suffered greatly.
The heavy downpour brought with it
the breaks in the power which come
with each excessive rainfall. But the
breaks were more serious and extern
sive last night. At first the entire ser
vice was stopped. but the less serious
breaks were remedied within short
while But until far late into the night
the linemen searched for impairment.
whereby nearly half the city was
plunged in darkness
The rivers bore the brunt of the
downpour Section Director F. p. Chat
fee, of the Weather Bureau. issued ad
yisory warnings at 8;45 o'clock last
night, declaring that the rainfall had
been heavy to excessive over the water
sheds of the Coosa, Tallapoosa and
Alabama Rivers. The three rivers will
rise rapidly during the next thirty
six hours, stated the warning. the rise
to continue the longer and at slower
rate in the Alabama, possibly reaching
the moderate food stage within that
time.
Late reports received by Mr.. Chaffes
show that the heaviest rainfall was ex-
perienced by Montgomery. as at Birm-
ingham the downpour registered but
2:22 inches in the twelve hours ending
D. M, while at Atlanta, the rainfall
was 1 8 inches In the same time.
The rains were due to a general
storm, which had Its center over llli-
nois, yesterday, and the influence of
which was quite widespread. 1t caused
general rains to the east of the Mis-
sissippi, with brisk to high winds at
scattered points In the South.
The wind struck the vicinity of
Montgomery early Tuesday. though
there was no appreciable damage. so
far as could be ascertained by reason
of the heavy blow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
GENETTA DITCH
A ROARING TORRENT

In South Montgomery similar hoou
conditions prevailed. The Gene'ta
pitch oyerfiowed Its banks. and swept
across the new asphalt pavement OF
south Hull street to a depth or sever
al feet. Street cars We're compelieu'
for the time being. to suspend passase
of the bridge on both the Perry
street and the Cleverdale lines, Even
after the water was being taken care
Of nv the culvert on Hull street,
was thought that the concrete orlose
was unsafe
Further south on Hull street In the
lowland beyond Finley avenue, the wa
fer flooded the surrounding properly
as.was the case in North Montgom-
erv. though without endangering any
lives.
On South Court street, at that point
where the Genetta ditch empties ITSELF
several acres were under water 10
depth OF three feet. A wagon bring
ing a party of county convicts BACK
to town was overturned, but no loss
of life resulted.
Down town. Montgomery presented
the scene of wide creek on Dexter
avenue, Stores were ruined In the
rear through lack OF ability OF the
storm sewers to take care OF the ram
fan throughout the afternoon. Dexter
avenue itself was at times several
inches deep in water.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
ithern Railway Agent Sentenced to

Southern Railway Agent Sentenced to
Prison.
Danville, Va. March George A.
Pugh, for many years ticket agent here
for the Southern Railway. pleaded
guilty In the Corporation Court here
today of embezlement of $4,000, the
funds of the company.
No witnesses were examined and the
jury after being out a short time gave
him the lowest sentence, which Is one
year in prison.
Pugh left the city in January and
after the Investigation showed the
shortage he was located in Kansas
City
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
DELUGE OF RAIN
IN GILMORE COUNTY

Wetumpka. Marcn s.-(Speciai.)-For
four hours there was deluge mere
today.
1t was reported this afternoon that
there had been a very severe Storm
several miles north of here. but cam
munication could not be established
with that section.
The river here Is rising rapidly,
there being a ten-foot rise since last
night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
OLIVER IS NAMED.
Republican Candidate to Succeed Knox
In Senate.

Harrisburg, Pa, Mar. y.-George
Tener oliver, of Pittsburg. was today
named by joint caucus as the republi-
can candidate for United States sena-
tor to fill the unexjpred term of Phi
lander C. Knox, who resigned last week
to become secretary OF state.
Two hundred and four of the two
hundred and twelve republicans in the
general assembly attended the caucus
The vote for senator was George T
Oliver 200: James Scarlet, Danville, Pa.
8 Henry C. Niles, York, Pa, /: The
nomination wos made unanim Gus.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10

Little Rock. Ark. March 9.-After
an extended hight. the Senate this af-
ternoon adopted the House concurrent
resolution extending the present ses-
sion OF the Legislature sixty days. The
action broke the deadlock between the
two bodies. the House having refused
to consider Senate measures after the
Senate first rejected the House reso-
luton
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
Dress Makers Convention.

Chicago, March 9.-The annual ex-
hibition of the dress makers conven-
ton which begins here tomorrow will
be signalized by important edicts
booming the directoire gown and kin
dred styles and endorsing costumes OF
the tenth, eleventh. twelfth and If
teenth centuries. The waist line" It
is announced. will be near the knees.