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Evening star., 1909-09-03
KILLED IN THE FOG
Freight Hits Working Gang at
Greensburg, Pa.
CAUGHT BY PASSING TRAIN
Nineteen Young People injured
Near Williamsburg, Pa.
ENGINE SMASHES HAY WAGON
Another Serious Accident in Des
Moines, When Express Strikes
Street Car.
CAUGHT BY PASSING TRAIN
ENGINE sMASHES HAY WAGON

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PITTSBrRG, Pa. September 3.-Four
men We're killed and eleven others had
narrow escapes from death when a sec
ton gang working on the Pennsylvania
railroad a mile and a half west of Green's
burg was run down in the fog by an
east-bound freight train this morning.
The men were getting out of the way Of
a west-bound train.
Cries of the crew riding on the front
of the freight train and of the crew of
the west-bound train, which was passing.
failed to warn the men in time. They
could not see the freight until it was
upon them, and could not hear 1T for the
roar of the other train.
The dead:
Joseph Juhasz thirty-four years old.
Janos Kis. thirty-four years old.
Andy Rarabas forty years old.
Mikoliay Tjrela, thirty years old.
There We're sixteen men IN the section
gang. The fog was very dense and in the
roar of the passing cars they could not
hear the east-bouud freight approaching
on the track on which several CT them
were standing.
Nineteen Are Injured.
WILLIAMSBURG, Pa, September s.
Ninet, persons We're severely injured,
| two probably fatally, last night when the
| haywagon in which they We're being
| taken to a corn roast was struck by a
! freight engine at the ST. Clair crossing
4 of the Williamsburg branch of the Penn
| syivania railroad.
/ Dorothy Henderson and Edna Snively
| of this place were caught in the upset
wagon and dragged great distance
| Ip,,tI, i,,jy into a
| conditions is critical
/ The seventeen others, all young meI
| and women, were painfully cut ant
| bruised
Train Hits Street Car.
DES MONIES. Iowa, September B.
Mrs. r. NJ Rollins and Mrs. Edwart
LaWless were probably fatally hurt ant
/ eleven other passengers were severely In
! jured last night when a loaded Rock sane
passenger train carrying state fair visit
| ors struck packed Fort Des Moine:
street car in the middle and crushed it Il
| kindling wood.
The street car was dragged fifty fee
on the pilot and wrecked against thu
steel girders OF the railroad brids'
across the Des Moines river The
| wrecked car remained balanced preca
riously on the bank of the river twentA
feet above the water. 1T was with dl1
| ficulty that the injured were taken IRON
| the wrcckage without falling into tht
river.
/ While rescuerS were removing tht
street car passengers from their peril
Gus situation another Rock Island trair
| ran into a crowd at the rear OF tht
first excursion train and 4 second ca
| tastrophe was narrowly aNerted-
All the injured live in Des Molnes
| While only eleven We're taken to hos
pitals, everybody in the street car was
hurt.
Her Throat Is Cut.
Mrs. Lawless, who may die, had hel
throat cut by a piece of glass.
| Conductor Harry Badgley OF the
street car declared that the right o.
way had been given his car by the nag
man at the crossing.
Evening star., 1909-09-03
Copenhagen Plans Fete
in Honor of Explorer

Special Dispatch Ia The Star.
COPENHAGEN. September 5. = The
steamer Hans Egede, with DR.. Frederick
A. Cook the American explorer. on
board. passed Cape Skagen. the northern
extremity of Denmark, at o'clock this
afternoon.
1t is nearly 200 miles from Cape Skagen
uhe Skaw) to Copenhagen AS the Hans
Egede is not fast vessel. it is unlikely
she will get in before midnight.
To Escort Geek Into Port.
Representatives of the Danish Geo.
graphical Society and officers o. the
municipal government have gone to meet
the Hans Egede in the steamer Melchior.
Minister Egan and members o. his staff
will go in Gould Brokaws yacht. which
has just arrived here from Kiel.
The city is ablaze with flags in recog-
milton of the event. Crowds have gone
to Elsingmore to watch for the coming
of the Hans Egede.
The king will probably grant an audi
ence to DIR. Cook on Saturday morning.
Afterward on the same day the minister
of commerce will tender a banquet in
honor of the explorer.
Entertainments Are Planned.
Banquets will also be given by the mu-
nicpality, by other civic organizations
and by individuals. including Minister
Maurice F. Egan, if Dr. Cook will stay
here long enough to attend them.
The Greenland Commercial Society is
organizing the reception in behalf of the
city.
committee under the presidency Of
the minister of commerce has been form
ed to arrange a fitting reception to the
intrepid explorer on his arrival.
The Danish government last night dis
patched the torpedo boat Juliand from
Aarhus to meet Dr. Cook. The Julland
came across the Hans Egede off the
Skaw. The commander conveyed con-
gratulations to the explorer in behalf Of
the government.
The special committee of the Royal Geo
be the societys guest during his stay at
Copenhagen. Rooms have been reserved
for him at the Hotel Phoenix.
Denmark Claims Right to Honor.
At a meeting held unoer the auspices oil
the government, at which the municipal
ity, the Royal Geographical Society ana
trade and shipping interests were repre-
sented, Mr.. Egan. the American minister
expressed a desire TO take DR.. COOK on
the Hans Egede and bring him to the
capital under the American flag. He
waived his right at the instance or tht
Danish authorities. who said they wishee
to give the hero a welcome befitting tht
honor he does the nation by landing on il,
shores directly after coming from the pole
So the American greeting will be extend.
ed by Minister Egan from aboard Mr.
Brokaw's yacht. which will send up fire.
works as the Hans Egede passes. while
the band will play the American nationa
anthem. A Danish torpedo boat will meei
the Hans Egede somewhere south of thu
Skaw and convey DIR. Cook to Elsinore
Evening star., 1909-09-03
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Irate Father Kills Daughters Suito
and Turns Revolver on Self.

FORT WORTH, Tex, September B.
Forcing. the driver of a taXicab at the
point of a revolver to take him to the
home of his victim, j. c. Woodall 2s
years old, a fireman on the Texas and
Pacific railroad, shot and killed S. ID
Williams, a truck farmer, late yesterday.
In an effort to escape, Woodall exchanged
shots with two police officers and Viii
lams' son-in-laW. and when cornered.
turned his revolver on himself, firing
a bullet through his head that caused in
stant death. Williams objections to
WoodalPs attentions to Miss Dovey Will
liams, the farmers sixteen-year-old
daughter, provoked the tragedy, it is al
legged.
Evening star., 1909-09-03
SUICIDE FROM DEsPoNDENcY.
Bodv Of Once Prominent Actress In
the Denver Morgue.

DENVER. Colo, September IA wom-
ans body which has lain In the morgue
two days, unclaimed. has been identi-
fed as that of Helen Florence Dixon.
former political orator and prominent
actress of twenty years ago.
In the early nineties. when the popu-
list party was a power in Colorado. she
was one of it's leading exponents.
On the stage Mrs Dixon was known
as Miss Helen Florence. Photographs
of noted players were found among her
belongings. She once was an instructor
in an academy of music at Buffalo, N. Y.
For the last ten years Mrs Dixon has
lived in seclusion in Denver.
Her death is believed to be a case of
suicide. caused by dependency.
Evening star., 1909-09-03
Testimonial Banquet to Edison.

BR1ARCLIFF MANOR, N. Y. Septem-
ber 3.-Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A Edison
last night attended banquet given here
in his honor by 250 men who have been
associated with him in the commercial
development of electricity. Five thousand
pin-point incandescent lamps sparkled
among the roses and asters that deco
rated the tables There were no set
speeches.
Evening star., 1909-09-03
To Discontinue Tortures of Moors

TANGIER, Morocco September B.
Mulai Hafid, the Sultan of Morocco. has
promised the French consul at Fee that
he will cause to be discontinued the
cruel tortures such as recently were in
aicted by his soldiers upon rebellious
,,oors who were led captive into Fez.
Evening star., 1909-09-03
seas are open to all for navigation and

seas are open to all for navigation and
fishing.
All authorities on international law are
silent on the subject of permanent Ice
fields. 1t is pointed out that If the Ice
fields can be considered as land, and II
the question of settlement is not to0
! strongly emphasized, the pole may be
considered as territory belonging to the
United States, even though DR.. Cook did
not represent this country officially.
Question Legal, Not Diplomatic.
Assistant Secretary of State Adee said
that the ownership of $4,000 square miles
of territory. apparently discovered by
Dr. Cook near the pole, is not diplo-
matte problem, but legal question to be
decided by the solicitor of the State De-
partment Other officials of the State
Department expressed the opinion that,
as DIR. Cook is citizen of this country
and had planted the American flag at the
north POLE the land nearby belongs to the
United States by right of discovery.
All sorts of humorous opinions were
given on the subject. At the Department
of Justice 1t was said that as soon as the
region around the pole gets thickly set
tied officials of the department would be
sent up there to bust up the ice trust.
AS the territory is supposed to belong to
the United States, the question was raised
as to how many census enumerators
should be sent up there, and whether any
one had yet applied for the job.
Some army officers said that the student
officers at the War College are already
hard at work mapping out plan of de-
fense in case of threatened invasion OF
the north pole by foreign power.
Evening star., 1909-09-03
WRIGHT will Not Fly Today.

BERLIN, September 3.-Orville Wright
will not fly in his aeroplane at the Tenn
pelhof parade ground today. as expected,
on account of the prevailing high wind.
Evening star., 1909-09-03

aigrette high up on the left side.
The Association of Retail Mlliners in
session here. is the designer of the DIR.
Cook hat.
Evening star., 1909-09-03
STEAMER HANS EGEDE DUE
AT HER DOCK BY MIDNIGHT
Government Warship and Other
Craft Off to Escort Her In.
MINISTER EGAN rs IN PARTY
Round of Entertainment in Honor
of Arctic Explorer Is Planned.
King to Receive Noted Far
North Traveller.

SKAGEN, Denmark. September 3.-A
newspaper correspondent who went
on board the Hans Egede from the pilot
steamer of here was able to obtain u
few words with DIR. Frederick A. Cook.
The explorer ascribed his success 10
the fact that he made use OF the old
methods, namely. Eskimos and dogs.
and that he lived like an Eskimo him
self.
The explorer then gave hurried
sketch of his expedition. in which he
said:
"Going northward. 1 struck first "a
westerly course from Greenland, and
then moved northward.
Il arrived ut the north pole April ~.
zoos, as already announced, accom-
panied by only two Eslimos. We
reached the pole at o'clock I'm the
morning.
IL took daily observations for n whole
! fortnight before arriving mt the pole.
"Returning, we were forced to take q
more westerly route, and the first ten
days L took observations daily and re-
corded them. 1 WINS unable to measure
the depth Of the sea, as I had not the
necessary Instruments.
"The lowest temperature recorded
was s3 degrees. centigrade, below
zero"
| Eighty-three degrees. centicrade. le-
low zero fs equal TO III degrees below
zero. Erhrenhe1t.
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Weather.

Increasing cloudiness and
warmer tonight. Saturday
probably showers and warmer
Evening star., 1909-09-03
DR.. Stolberg, on Hans Egede,
Companion of Explorer Cook

BERLIN. September 3.-The Tage.
blatt's correspondent at Strasburg states
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CONTINUED on Eleventh Page.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
BOND ELECTION
ON DECEMBER 29
Issuing $25s, 900 Municipal I'M
provement Bonds.

Special to The Ne1os.
Jackson, Miss, Dec. 16.-The city
council last night passed the ordi-
nance prepared for passage at Tues
days session, ordering an election to
be held on December 29 to decide the
question of issuing $25S,O0O of mu-
nicipal improvement bonds, the con-
troversy over the form of the ordi-
nance having been satisfactorily set
tied by the insertion of minor
amendment.
The proposed issue, is to include
$4,000 for paving, $4,000 for water
works improvement, $4,000 for re-
pairs on school buildings, $4,000 for
repairs on city hall, $4,000 for west
end fire station, $4,000 for storm sew
ers and bridges, $4,000 for extending
sanitary sewers and $4,000 for side
walks.
Already the campaign is on, and
both the adherents and the opponents
of the issue are on the streets, using
what arguments they can for and
against the measure.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17

Mr. Humphreys will ask for $4,000
900 for the revetment of the banks OF
the lower Mississippi. The usual ap-
preparation for this purpose is $1,000
900.
Mr.. Humphreys feels assured OF
Speaker Cannon's support in securing
double the amount this year. Mr..
Humphreys will also ask the Rivers
and Harbors Committee, of which he
is a member, for $350,000 for Big Sun
flower river to provide one lock and
dam at WOODBURY.. This would give
continuous navigation as high as
Hushpuckana. This project is now
being considered by an engineer
board, which has not yet completed
its report.
An item of $4,000 will be secured
by Mr.. Humphreys for Steele's Bayou
to make it navigable from the mouth
up to Washington Bayou, and through
that into Lake Washington. This
project has already been approved by
the engineer board
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
A CORRECTION.

In an item with reference to a sick
Mexican bein G taken by Captain
Belcher, of the Salvation Army, to the
hospital at Vicksburg, which appeared
in The News recently, the statement
was made that the transportation ex-
penses of the sick man were betrayed
by the local officers of the army. Cap
tain Belcher wishes to state that this
was an error the money with which
to buy the mans ticket having been
furnished by the Board of Supervisors
of Forrest county.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
Splendid WORK BY
HOME Enterprise
Fhty-Ton Locomotive Rebuilt BY En-.
terprise Boiler and Machine
Works Good AZ New

Mr.. H. L. Graham, Of the Enterprise
Boiler and Machine Works, of this
city. has Just returned from Westonia
Miss, where he delivered to the Yves.
tonia Mercantile Company a fifty-ton
locomotive which had been completely
rebuilt by his concern.
This was probably the biggest job
ever undertaken by local shop, the
locomotive in question having been
completely rebuilt from the ground up
after having been burned and melted
almost beyond recognition.
When the locomotive left the shops
of the Enterprise Boiler and Machine
Works it could not have been distin
guished from new machine, all brok
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17

en- and injured parts having been re.
placed with new and the machine
overhauled and thoroughly repaired in
every particular.
The entire work was completed
within a period of thirty days, and the
Westonia people are to be congratu-
lated upon the splendid work done by
the Enterprise people on an engine
which appeared to be absolutely
worthless.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
WIFE AND CREW LOST.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 16.-Reports
have been received here of the loss
of the five-masted schooner Governor
Ames, off Cape Hatteras, coast of
North Carolina, last Monday. The
captain, his wife and the crew of
twelve men are supposed to have
been drowned.
The schooner was valued at $4,000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
WANTS Big sum FOR
river IMPROVEMENT
Mississippi Congressman Asks for
$4,375,0o0 To Be Expended in
This State Alone.
Special to The NeaCS.

NPtCFuF 70 I TIC NBWS.
Washington, Dec. 17.-River and
harbor improvements in Mississippi
costing $4,375,000 will be provided for
in the rivers and harbors appropria-
ton bill, if the estimates of Repre-
sentative Humphreys are accepted by
the committee, as it appears they will
be. This large sum is in addition to
the amount included by the Secretar,
of the Treasury in his estimates sent
to Congress at the opening of the ses-
sion.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17

Ten Christmas shoppers standing in
line;
One got elbowed out, then there were
nine.
Nine Christmas shoppers, shopping
very late;
e One fell asleep. and then there were
eight.
Eight Christmas shoppers, shopping
till eleven;
One tainted dead away, then there
were seven
Seven Christmas shoppers, cross as
two sticks:
One flounced home to bed, then there
were six.
nix Christmas shoppers, only Just
alive:
Oh remembered baby! Then there
we're nve.
Five Christmas shoppers paving bar
gains DER;
The salesgirl snubbed one then Their.
were four.
Four Christmas shoppers, nervous as
i could be;
One smelled smoke. and then there
we're three.
Three Christmas shoppers, making
great TODD;
One had Mysteries, then there were
two.
Two Christmas shoppers, with shop
ping not half done;
one thought she saw mouse, then
there was one.
One Christmas shopper, who'd spen,
all her mum;
Her husband came for her-then there
was none.
Carolyn Wells, in Judge.
q = /"
Maids and Matrons With
Mrs. waiter Dryfus.
Mrs. walter Dryfus was hostess Of
The Maid and Matrons Thursday aft
ormoru NJ her home nm Court street
The club prize. pair of silk hose,
& was won by Mrs. Ben T. Toomer.
After several games of $780," the
hostess served tempting two-course
luncheon to the following: Mesdames
{ Ben T. Toomer. R. ~ Collins and her
& guest Miss Sadiemae Allen, Of Marion,
Ohio. N. D. King, w. B. Perry, Philip
J. Toomer, H. s. Turner. C. w. Rich,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17

Robert Field, M Dryfus M. L. Thomp-
son. Jr., Miss Aussie Haney and her
guest, Miss Florence Wood, of Gulf
port, Misses jamie Mcleod, Ethel Hill
and Marie Rowan.
= q y
Kings Daughters TO Have
Christmas Tree.
The annual Christmas tree which
the Whatsoever Circle of Kings
Daughters will give to the city's poor,
will be held on Christmas eve at 1880.
1t was at first thought that the
Daughters would not be able to give
the tree, but so much outside encour-
agement has been given them, their
plans were changed and the ladies' are
working faithfully to make it a sue
cess.
Each member is requested to bring
or send two present and any gifts
from outsiders will be appreciated.
The college set will regret to hear
that Herman Trotter, son of Rev. and
Mrs. l. P. Trotter, and Walter Trot-
ter, Of Winona, students at Princeton
University. Princeton N. Y, will not
spend Christmas at home, but will Join
Charlie Hightower, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A. Hightower, and Rowan Ha-
ney, son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Rowan
Haney, who are seniors at Jefferson
Medical college, at Philadelphia,
Penn, and the party will spend the
Yuletide in Philadelphia.
The fairfield building, corner West
Pine and Forrest streets, was crowded
all day yesterday with the Christmas
shoppers. for they took advantage of
the holiday bazaar and luncheon
which was given at the fairfield
building, under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid Society of the First Pres
DylcTidu OuuFcQ.
The articles displayed were very
pretty and of large variety, and the
luncheon served was delicious.
. = =
Little Girls Sewing Club with
Hazel Batson.
The Little Girls Sewing Club met
yesterday afternoon with little Miss
Hazel Batson, at the home of her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.. E. Batson, on
Main street.
A number Of the members were
present and during the afternoon the
little hostess served dainty refresh
ments.
But our ideals!"
What of them?"
Are they higher than they were
generation ago?"
Sure. Everything is higher now"
Journal.
Miss Bertha Trotter, Blue Mt.
college girl, is expected Wednesday
from Blue Mt, Miss, and will spend
the Christmas holidays with her par
ents. Rev. and Mrs. |. P. Trotter, on
Walnut street.
- = =
us there anything which people will
really swear off this year,"
Sure"
What is it,"
Their xes."-Baltimore Amer.
can.
Agnes sat playing bridge all the
fternoon with her back to a glorious
fountain view"
Eyes. She is president of our Back
0 Nature Club. Life
I: = q
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H. Cline and lit
g daughter, Francis, left this morn
e for st. Louis, where they will
pend Christmas with Mr.. Cline's par
nts, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Cline. \
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
SOCIAL CALENDAR.

saturday.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Club: hostess
Miss Aussie Haney; o'clock.
misunderstanding Whist Club;
hostess. Mrs. ]. w. Davidson; 8
o'clock.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17

Harry Terrell, of New Orleans, is
expected the first part of next week to
spend Christmas with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs, J. T. Terrell, on Buschman
street.
I" = 4
Miss Ethel Powe will entertain the
younger members OF her music class
Saturday morning, from 10 to -, at
her home on Mabel street.
= ! :
Louis Maple, of Chicago, ILL.,, was a
business visitor here yesterday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17

CITY BREvITIES.
Mrs. McMillon has again opened
her studio at 208 Front street.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17

Mound City Paints may cost a trifi
more, but! Hawkins Hdw. Co.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17

TEN CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-29

spending the night in the house.
He returned home. however later,
and found Mrs. Farmer and her hus-
band occupying The house. Mrs!
Farmer told him that 50 long as he
used teh Farmers we'll. he could
stay. Brennan then reported the
matter to the district attorneys OF
fee and engaged constable to
search for his wife.
Move Into Brennan House
The Farmers, In the meantime
with Others we're induced to help
by free access to ale which was fur-
nished. commenced moving their
goods to the Brennan house. In one
Of the back room was d large black
trunk which Mrs. Farmer asked one
OF the men to tie with atrope. Mrs.
Farmer lifted the ends of the trunk
while clothes line was wrapped
around. 1t and tied securely Mrs.
Farmer said she had stun sin there
she didn't want broken and had
two men carry 1t to the Brennan
house while she walked along and
directed where it should be placed,
in back room where other things
wsre piled upon II. She then prg-
ceeded to do some washing. 4
When the constable who had been
employed by Brennan went to the
house and asked where Mrs. Brea-
nan was Mrs. Farmer told him
she had gone to watertown to SET
her teeth fixed. She went for the
parish priest, told him simiiar
story and had him bless the home.
On the following Monday the
sheriff with several others visited
the Farmers ard asked. Mrs. Far
mer to produce the deed, ana after
some delay she pulled the black OH
cloth pOcketBook from cradle and
showed the papers. Then a search.
Of the house WIS beg4ln. inquiry
was made regarding the, trunk tied
with a clothes line. whereupon Mrs.
Farmer denied chat she owned III
SAYING II belonged to her husband,
and he Wlth al oati saia d did not
IS go ~