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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-01
negro BOY KILLED
HIS STEP.fA7HER
Man Was Beating Boys Mother Un-
mercifully When the Latter Fired,
Killing Man Instantly.
Special to The Ne1oS.

Special to The Nea0S.
Enterprise, Miss, Jan. LIN de-
Tense of his mother, James Williams,
colored youth, shot and killed his
step-father, Alfred Snedeker, and is
now in hiding.
Snedeker and his wife had some
trouble, whereupon the man knocked
the woman down with a chair. The
son, who is but IS years of age, heard
his mothers cries and rushed to her
assistance with a shotgun in his
hands. AS he entered the room the
Infatuated husband again knocked the
woman down with the chair and the
boy fired, the charge entering Snede-
ker's shoulder, the wound resulting
fatally.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-01
MANY LIVES lost
in TRAIN WRECK
(By Associated Press.)

Trenton, Mo-, Jan. between ten
and fifteen passengers are believed to
have lost their lives to-day when a
Rock Island California special jumped
the track near here.
One Pullman caught fire and burned.
1t is impossible at this hour to CON-
pile list of the dead.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-01
THROW OUT THE LINE
Hattiesbure People Will Be
Happier.

Throw out the Life Line
The Kidneys Need Help
They're overworked-can't get the
poison filtered out of the blood.
They're getting worse every min
ute.
Will you help them?
Doan's Kidney Pills have brought
thousands of kidney sufferers back
from the verge of despair.
Will cure any form of kidney trou-
BILE.
w. J. Reddoch, grocer, Ellisville,
Miss, says: Il can, without hesita-
ton, endorse Doan's Kidney Pills
and l can state that they will cur:
kidney trouble, If taken as directed.
l was afflicted with this complaint
for long time and although | tried
many remedies, l found no relief.
Doan's Kidney Pills, however, went
to the root of my trouble and in a
short time had freed me from it,
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's--and
take no other.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-01
HAS OVERRULED
time Demurrer
Defendants in Lumber Suit are Given
Sixty Days in Which to File an
Answer to Bill.
Special to The Neacs.

Special to The Neacs.
Jackson, Jan. attorney Gener-
al Stirling has been advised by Chan
cellor McCool that he has overruled
the demurrer of the members of the
Retail Lumber Dealers Association
Of Mississippi and Louisiana, recent
ly filed to his original bill in which
he asks for the imposition of penal
ties for violation of the antitrust
laws of the state in entering into an
agreement in it's bylaws whereby no
member was allowed to buy lumber
from manufacturer who made sales
of lumber direct to consumers.
me cas- = leae.rg =. I-e.:irg.1r ",
in the ,chancery court of Holmes
county, but Chancellor McCool has
had the demurrer under considera-
ton for some time, and reached his
decision at his home in KosGusko
A decree in accordance with his de-
cision will be entered on the court
docket during the next day or two
The defendants, of whom there
are nearly fifty, each of whom is sub
ject to maximum penalties of about
100000, are given sixty days in
which to file an answer to the origi-
nal bill. Twenty-Five other defend
ants have already settled on the ba-
sis of $500 fines, and the attorney
general has turned into the state
treasury $4,000 and has $1,000 still
on hand to be turned in when the
chancellor issues decree authoriz-
ing the settlement on that basis.
The remaining cases will be heard
on their merits at the next regular
term of the chancery court for
Holmes county.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-01
no {. 0. D. BOO
in The FU1|

Washington, Jan. IL
criminal code forbidding tn
companies to carry c. o. n
went into effect today. The
are Forbidden to collect 9TH
price of liquor shipped as
commerce before, on or
cry"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-01

cAPUDINE for "THAT HEADACHE
Out last night? Headache and ner-
vous this morning? icks' capudine
just the thing to fit you for business.
Clears the head-braces the nerves,
Try It. At drug stores
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-01
FULL FARES TO
MERCHANTS MEETINGS

Chicago, Jan. 1.-The Western Pas
senger Association agreement abolish
ing reduced fares to all merchants
meetings went into effect to-day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-01

ADVERTISE IN THE DAILY NEWS,
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
FRATERNITIES
In LOCATIONS

Another fraternal home is to 20 up in
the nelghborhood bounded by Tatnall,
Washington, Ninth and Tenth streets,
the Knights OF Pythias having purchased
the Capelle property on West street
above Ninth. The Junior order Of Amer
lean Mechanics have their homo on Tat
nall street and the A. o. L. W is located
on Washington street.
The E,lks own the Aroperty at tho
southwest corner OF Delaware avenue
and Tatnar street. which in the near fu-
ture will be occupied by new building
to be used exclusively by the Elks.
This part OF the city was formerly a
residential section.
The building now occupied by the Char
les Warner Company at No. e07 Market
street, which Is owned by the Equitable
Guarantee and Trust Company. win be
fitted up as a store.
As soon as the Delaware Trust Com
pany secures possession Of the building
at the northeast corner OF Ninth and
Market streets which win be on March
25th, the building wal be remodeled and
fitted up as a banking institution.
Harry r. Thomas has rented his store
No. 70T Market street. for a period Of five
years II will be used as a boot black
parlor.
Mrs. Huida Ainsworth has sold her
house. No. e0i East Seventh street to
George NJ. Miller, real estate agent.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
WHEAT KING
SAILS FOR HOME

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
LIVERPOOL, March 12-sun looking
somewhat crestfallen over his treatment
In Manchester yesterday. when he was
hooted from the Gotten exchange and so
rudely assailed by mob that he had
to take refuge in store room until
police arrived, James Patten, Chicago cot
ton and wheat dealer sailed for home
aboard the Mauretania.
'The trouble with the people Of Man
chester" Patten said, sis that they don't
appreciate that 1 am not responsible for
the law of supply and demand. They
ought TO travel bit for never saw peo-
pie so in need of broadening.
Until tho Manchester cotton spinners
learn more Of the fundamental princi-
pies OF their business, they will never be
able to compete successfully with the
world. / would not Intentionally offend
them, but l certainly am sorry for theiI
ignorance. No greater proof OF it i.
needed than the demonstration agains
me. I have no more to do with thu
cotton industry in Manchester or will
the condition Of the English wheat mar
ket than with the movements OF HALEY.
comet"
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
ACTIVITIES OF THE
NO LICENSE FORCES

c. Il. Burchenal. attorney for the Anti
Saloon League Of Delaware, win spend
tomorrow with the Rev Benjamin A.
Bryan, pastor OF Harbeson NJ p. Cir
cult in Sussex county. speaking in three
churches Of that circuit in behalf OF the
league work OF this state.
Tho Rev. c. r. Keen. Of Hagerstown,
Ma, superintendent Of league for tho
Western District OF Maryland. win speak
IN Eastern Shore pulpits tomorrow in
Caroline county in the three churcias, Of
which tho Rev. Carroll Maddox IS pas
tor.
The Rev John NJ Arters will spend to-
morrow IN Washington, where field day
win be observed In forty or moro OF the
churches OF the District Of Columbia. Mr..
Arters will speak In two Washington
churches.
The announcement that Captain Rich
mond Pearson Hobson. hero OF tho Mer-
rimach, IS to be the Wilmington Confer
ence Temperance Anniversary speaker IS
causing renewed interest TO be taken IN
that anniversary occasion, and doubtless
great crowd viii be present 20 hear
Captain lIobson on Saturday night
March 18TH al Salisbury. Nd.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
WANT TAFT TO
INTERFERE
Continued From First Page.

company. This Offer was made at the
suggestion Of Mayor Reyburn.
The Committee OF Thirty appointed
at yesterdays meeting of representa-
tives OF civic organizations is today
informally considering plans TO end
the strike. These plans will be con-
sidered formally by the committee at
meeting tomorrow.
II has been suggested by members
Of the committee and by representa-
tive business men that financial in
terests in Philadelphia be asked to
bring pressure to bear on the Rapid
Transit Company to end the strike.
Many leading bankers have been ap-
pointed, but there is little likelihood
that they will act.
r. Clarence Miller. president of the
Philadelphia Stock Exchange declared
today no formal request had been made
upon the bankers and the Clearing
House Association to act, and that he
did not believe financial interests would
take the proposed step
Strike leaders to-day declare they
have gotten out a larger percentage
of the men employed in the great
Disston Saw Works. at Tacony. The
management denies that the plant has
been crippled by the walk-out, but the
labor leaders express great satisfaction
in the number of men out and say they
will be able to close up the entire plant
before night
Strong efforts were made by national
organizers and local leaders to make
inroads upon the forces at Cramps
shipyards in Port Richmond; Pencoyd
Iron Works at Manayunk, the Nfidvale
Steel Works at Nicetown, and other
big plants. which employ 5000 men
on the open shop" plan.
All these plants were surrounded to-
day by pickets doing missionary
work among the laborers. Cramps men
were paid of to-day and the organizers
hope 60 keep several thousand from
reporting for work Monday.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
TAFT GOES TO PITTSBURG
THIS AFTERNOON

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, March 12--President
Taft will leave Washington for Pitts
burg late this afternoon or tonight
TO attend the funeral OF Thomas NICK.
Laughlin, husband OF Mrs. Taft's sister,
who died there yesterday.
On Monday. the President will re-
turn 60 the White House to prepare
for his eight-day trip 10 Chicago, New
York state and New England. which
will begin on Tuesday. It has been
decided that the President will not go
TO New York on his way 70 Chicago
to attend the opera as was originally
planned. Owing TO the death Of Mr..
Laughlin. he will confine the trip 10
formal engagements.
The news of Mr.. Laughlin's death did
not reach the White House until early
last evening. too late 20 cancel invita-
| tions for a musicale sent out by Mrs.
Taft Five hundred guests crowded
the east room and the AFFAIR was held
as planned.
Mrs. Taft was deeply affected by the
death Of her sisters husband and she
was unable 10 receive her guests last
night. Owing TO her illness she will
not accompany tho President to Pitts
burg.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
"SALOMY JANE"
At The AVENUE
Strong American Play Next
Week With an Extra
Matinee on Thursday

"Salomy Jane" will open Monday even
ing at the Avenue Theatre for a weeks
run including four matinees and every
body seems to be p.eased that the Conness
and Edwards payers are 10 be seen ia
this play. In the opinion Of many critics
'Salomy Jane" is the strongest American
play produced in years and tho success
attained by Eleanor Robson (ldrs. August
Belmont) in presenting It, is well remem-
bered.
The action OF the play is laid in Ne
vada and the principal characters are
transplanted <entucklans. The thrill OF
the characteristic western life Of few
years ago is carried through the play and
the love story EMBODIED is out OF the ord-
nary and ends in a rather unusual man
ner
There are several strong parts in
"salomy Jane" beside tho title role which
will be played by Miss Pitt. Mr.. Miller is
cast as THE Man. An extra matinee will
be played on ST. Patrcks Day.
From March q TO &c the CONFESS and
Edwards co. will have rest as the Ave-
nue. VIII be closed during Holy Week.
They will have an elaborate re-opening
with Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hail."
the week Of March 2S. On Easter Monday
Mr.. Miller's photograph will be given to
each woman attending the evening per-
formance.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS In UNION
Association viii Train TeaC-
hers for Work in Graded
Schools

Teachers IN the primary and elementary
grades OF the Sunday Schools OF the city
and Of New Castle county, met yesterday
afternoon IN a conference at Central Pres
byterian Church. for the purpose OF FORM
ing an interdenominational union Of pri-
mary Sunday school workers. There was
large attendance and the audience rep
resented Presbyterian. Baptist. Episcopal
ian and Methodist churches. Miss Clara
Mendlnhall presided Miss Anna Il. Lin
coin read the proposed constitution for
the projected organization. and Miss Mag
gle Wilson, OF Seaford, told OF the work OF
a similar organization IN Seaford With
so many country members, they found II
practicable 20 meet only quarterly, she
said. They reviewed studies, and some
times model lessons were taught before
the association. the members acting as the
pupils
Many OF the teachers present took part
ia the discussion which followed, II SEEM
ing to be the general opinion that once
a month would be a good meeting time
for the New Castle society Miss Grace
Baird. Of West Church, spoke Of the ne
cessty OF careful consideration II the new
union was TO be successful. Miss Mendin-
hall said that meetings OF the public
school principals had been found very
helpful TO them, and the purpose OF these
proposed meetings would be similar-to
get acquainted. 10 exchange Ideas in re-
gard TO methods, and TO learn the newest
thought on tho subject. Mrs. A. r. Clay.
OF Old Swede's Church, suggested that
a useful feature would be the exchange
OF lists OF pupils, so that children would
not be attending more than one school at
a time. and could be placed IN the school
where they belonged. Other speakers
brought out the value these meetings
would be In training new workers. for Il
was disastrous TO put unframed teachers
In primary grades, they thought.
II was voted TO call the new association
1.-THE Graded Sunday School Union OF
New Castle county. Delaware" It is to bs
separate organization from the VII.
mington city Union. and the New Castle
County Sunday School Association
though It will affiliate with these In sneil
work There are three such elementary
Sunday School teachers associations al
ready formed in De aware. all three ir
Sussex county--at Seaford. Lewes ant
Milford. 1t is hoped TO have six In Della
ware by 1911. The following were appoint
ed a committee on organization. TO con
slider the constitution place and date o.
meeting, etc: Miss Mendinhall. Miss Tay
lor and Miss Lincoln. eN ofncio: Mrs
Clay. Miss Mead Miss Baird Mrs. Day
EFT, Mrs. Foreman, Mrs. Hay. Miss Cop
perthwait Mrs. Frazer, Mrs. Woodward
Miss Weldin, Mrs. Hamilton, Miss Rey
nolds, Miss Stirling and Mrs. Horn.
1t viii probably be decided 10 hold meet
ings IN other places in the county as wei
as I'm Wilmington.
About ten teachers from places in Nev
Castle county outside Of Wilmington wer
present at the meeting. AT the close OF tn
hour. a social tlmo was enjoyed and te
was served.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS TO
HAVE ANNUAL LECTURE

II Is tho custom OF the Christian Sclen-
lists OF this city TO have a. public lee
ture on Christian Science TO which all
that wish to know something Of the sub
sect arc freely invited This year they
have asked Judge william G. Ewing, OF
Chicago, H.. 10 be tho speaker. He is
we'll qualified 10 speak authoratively as
no has been a member Of the Christian
Science Board OF Lecturoship for more
than ten years. Judge Ewing relinqulshed
his position as Judge OF the Superior
Court OF Illinois In order TO devote his
whole time 10 the cause in which he Is
50 much interested. The lecture will bs
given in the Avenue Theatre tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. one OF Whining
toms prominent citizens has been asked tS
preside at this public meeting.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
P. B. 6 W. TRAIN
IS DERAILED
Engine and Ten Cars Jump
Tracks; TieinG up Traffic
on Road

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 12-
The derailment of locomotive and
ten cars of a train on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad tracks at Thirtieth and
Spruce streets, this morning. tied up
traffic for nearly an hour and gave
the passengers on the train q shak-
ing up. No one was injured.
Passengers from the Forty-ninth
street section and nearby suburban
points on the p, b. and W., who have
been crowding these trains lately ow-
ing to the strike, were compelled to
scale the banks and seek transporta-
ton to the city on trolley cars.
A thousand passengers were taken
aboard a north-bound Maryland divi-
sion train. which was held up for
twenty minutes, while a wreclSing crew
moved the derailed train from it's
tracks.
A passenger train from West Ches-
ter, due at West Philadelphia at S.29
o'clock, was running at low speed to-
ward the tunnel, when, in taking a
sharp curve, the rear wheels of the
locomotive took the the wrong tracks.
With a terrifv bump, that pitched
the fireman, Raymond Groves, back
ward into the coal tender, the locomo-
tive went off the tracks. pulling the
train Of ten cars after It. The en-
gineman shut down brakes, but this
did not prevent the train humping
along the ties for nearly a hundred
feet.
The cars were crowded, and the pas
sengers. excited at the possibility OF
worse dangers. rushed toward the
doors. They were prevented from leav-
ing the cars by the brakemen, who
assured them that nothing was to be
! feared.
A wrecking crew Of thirty men were
hurried to the scene and found thai
the locomotive had sustained some
damage to its machinery. 1t was de-
tached from the train and the wreck.
ing crew proceeded to its laboriou.
work Of lifting it truck by truck TO tho
rails.
The wrecked train was moved suf.
hciently to permit traffic on the othel
| tracks.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
WHO KNOWS OF
THE PAUL CHILDRENi

William ohm Paul, of this city, has ap-
pesled to friends in. Philadelphia for as
sistance in finding his brothers and a sis
ter. from whom NJ has been separated
during 80 years, since no was 5 years old.
Early In life the family was separated
and scattered through different homes,
some on farms; others employed in the
city, but whether they lived or died and
what became OF them eventually Paul
says he cannot earn.
As William Paul grew older and left the
home to which he had been committed be
made every effort 10 locate his relatives.
but there was not even rumor to aid
him.
He finally drifted TO this city and now in
his loneliness has determined TO make a
last effort to find his relatives
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
AT WHIPPING POST
WHILE SNOW FALLS

With snow falling on their backs,
eight men took their turn at the whip
ping post in the County Workhouse to-
day while Chief Warden Crawford piled
the lash. The highest number of lashes
imposed was ten and all the prisoners
took their punishment well despite the
inclement weather.
Those whipped, their terms Of inn
prisonment and the offenses on which
they were convicted follow:
William Johnson, colored, larceny, ten
lashes, II months; George Clark, coll
ored. ten lashes, IL months; Stephen
B. Bostic, colored. larceny, 10 lashes,
2 years and . months; Jacob Wynn,
colored. larceny, 10 lashes, 1S months;
Charles Cooper, colored, larceny, 10
lashes, year; John Cubbage, colored.
larceny, 10 lashes. months; Charles
Kennedy, larceny, lashes, year; Jo-
seph Myers, larceny. lashes, year.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
Financial and Commercial

+. d. Lackey & CO.. stated at noon to-
day: "Io-days market while dull and
almost entirely professional showed much
Improvement in tone as compared with
yesterday afternoons The hrst prices
were a shade better and some strength
developed in the Hartman stocks Steel,
Cope and some Of the generally inac-
tive railroads The changes for the day
were not great, the trading element evi-
IDENTIFY preferring to walt forMonday's de-
velopments. The New York Bank State
ment was somewhat better than expected
although on the whole would have no
materal erect should u nave been pub
look for next week is for Improvement
all around. The Philadelphia market was
stronger the Traction stocks I'm better
demand on belief the end of the strike
Is in sight"
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
STRIKE ON THE
WESTERN ROADS
Brotherhood Official Says
Men will Not Arbi-
trate

CHICAGO, March IA general
strike of engineers and hremen en-
ployed by forty-nine western railroads
appears probable within As hours.
The railroads have refused the de-
mands of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen for n
13 per cent wage increase and work
ing rules providing for promotion by
seniority. The latter was the chief
concession sought by the trainmen.
The managers have met the demand
of the employees with a proposition to
arbitrate the wage controversy but
this will not be according to a broth
erhood official today. The relations be-
tween the union and railroads have
become so estranged that it is believed
a strike will be ordered at once.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
HAT. PIN ORDINANCE
INTRODUCED IN CHICAGO

cH1cAGW March 1a-AsSistant Cor
poration Counsel Hayes tonight intro
duced IN the City Council tho "Hat Pin
ordinance. It provides that any woman
wearing a hat-pin which protrudes more
than one-half an inch beyond the crown
Of her hat shall be punished by a fine
Of SO
Women who have been opposing the or
dinance will test its legality in The courts
on the ground that 81 Is class legislation
Intended TO deprive woman Of one OF her
most effective weapons OF defense. Al
derman Bowler. father Of the ordinance.
SAYS they can stnl wear hat-pins that
will put most mashers 70 flight II the
crown Of the hat be made correspondingly
large.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
NO FURTHER INCREASE
FOR PEOPLES LINE MEN

The increase in the wages of the
conductors and motormen Of the Will
mington City Railway will not influence
the Peoples Railway in adding to the
increase TO is 1-2 cents announced a
few days ago, according to General
Manager Crook.
Mr.. Crook said the directors of the
Peoples Railway would hardly con-
slider the matter, since the increase
already announced by the company
was all it would be able to pay.
Evening journal., 1910-03-12

With thousands Of men on strike, re-
tall meat prices in Philadelphia are to-
day five TO ten cents a pound above nor
mai and dea ers predict another advance
Monday. While the advance is not attrib-
uted 10 the general strike It is causing
much suffering among men out Of work.
The street car company to-day declares
It is running 1850 cars. The strikers declare
only 800 arc in operation. Several cars
have been stoned at various points in the
northeast and northwestern portions of
the city TO day by individuals or small
crowds but no mob violence has been re-
ported Snow and cold weather kept num-
bers Of persons Off tho streets
Evening journal., 1910-03-12
Stock Markets

BY United Press Leased .-pacial Wire.
NEW YORK March 12.-Although frac-
tional losses were sustained at the open
ing the tone was steadier and after the
first few minutes prices were generally
established at moderate gains The most
important feature was the way I'm which
United States Steel Common was held at
and around IS. Amalgamated CODper
showed pronounced strength American
Smelling and Utah Copper showed frac-
tional losses in the early trading. The
railroad stocks were In good demand. At
the end Of the first fifteen minutes the
tone was generally strong.