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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-17
DELAND, THE ATHENS OF FLORIDA
.DELAND, the county seat of |

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is situated 3 miles southwest of
Daytona and is reached from the lat
ter city by an excellent hard-surface
read recently constructed
At DeLand is located the John B
Stetson University, one of the lead
ing educational institutions of the
South. Because of the interest in
matters educational DeLand is known
as The Athens of Florida"
Stetson University has a faculty of
SO professors and instructors. There
are over $780, 1000 in buildings and
equipment; nearly 100000 endow-
ment; Carnegie Library alone rep
resenting an investment IN building,
| endowment and books, Of more than
$4,000. The library is the United
States Government depository for the
State of Florida, and contains over
IS, 900 volumes. Science Hall, one
of the newest of 10 buildings, with
its furnishings, represents an outlay
of 500, 600 Elizabeth Hall is one of
the most beautiful college buildings
in the South.
The city has population Of about
$500, with thickly settled country
adjacent. DeLand proper is FIVE
miles east of the St. Johns River, on
the high, rolling pine land of the
great Orange Ridge" of Florida.
The predominating products are
oranges and grapefruit. the estimated
crop from this vicinity being over
100000 boxes this year. Grapes,
peaches, pears, Japan PersimmOns,
plums, pecans, guavas, strawberries
and other fruits are grown in plenty.
In the way of public Improvements
are many miles of fine she'll roads, an
excellent high school, electric lights,
a system Of aaterworks that IS owned
and operated by the city, supplying
the purest water at little cost.
Nine houses Of worship testify that
DeLand is a church-going commu-
nifty. Baptists, EpiscOpalians, Meth
odists Northern and Southern, Pres I
byterians, Christians and Catholics,
besides colored Baptists and Metho- /
dists, are represented.
The graded school offers a ten
years course, and the building which
it occupies is newly furnished
throughout, and is one Of the most
and best equipped pub
lie schools in the State.
The trip from Daytona to DeLand
is made by automobile in a little
over an hour, and there are many
pretty drives in the vicinity of the
county site. A good road leads to
DeLeon Springs, five miles, historic
spot, where $4,000 gallons of water
bubble from the earth every minute.
From DeLand automobiles 60 south
10 Osteen, Is miles, on she'll and
NAIL roads; the St. Johns is crossed by
erry near Osteen and cars can then
continue to Sanford and Orlando by
lard road. There is a she'll road
rom DeLand to Orange City FIVE
niles, and a good road from DeLand
o Lake Helen, a like distance.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-17
PROGRESSIVE NEW SMYRNA
NEW SMYRNA 3 situate fifteen

I NEW SMYRNA is situated fifteen
miles soufh Of Dzytoaa and Is an
ideal spot reached from Dzytona by
a hard surface read winding through
one OF the most picturesque parts Of
Florida
With its ancient ruins dating back
TO a time when the history of man
runnefh not, interlaoed with wires Of
the modern telegraph and telephone
its miles Of shell streets as hard and
smooth as a floor and over-arched by
hozry forest giants that grew in state
" grandeur during the lapse of by
gone centuries New Smyrna is truly
a place Of romance and rest.
All nature here is very inviting to
the tourist and pleasure-seeker. Here
too is to be found the best fishing and
hunting in the State of Florida.
The people are thrifty, the bust
ness men enterprising, and all unite
In extending the welcome hand of
hospitality to strangers. There are
FIVE church edihces for white people
and an equal number for the colored
population; the town has an excellent
high school, a splendid public lib
rary, and up-to-date business houses.
There are any number OF pretty
homes for the permanent population
which numbers close to 1000, and
some very fine winter residences.
There are good hotels and boarding
houses where you can find accomo-
dations TO meet your requirements.
Adjoining New Smyrna is as fine a
section Of vegetable land as can be
found anywhere. This land has
been divided into small farms which
can be bought at reasonable prices.
Some OF the finest celery grown in
the State is raised on this land. All
other vegetables grow in abundance,
and here, too, is the home OF the fam
Gus Indian River oranges.
New Smyrna has no bonded in
debtedness and the tax levy is low.
A point that no tourist should fail
to visit is the ruins of the Old Span |
ish Mission which stand sombcr and
alone about one and a quarter miles
southwest OF New Sm-sna. A good
road leads to the place and the trip
can be easily made by an automobile. |
Silent, in the great pine fats by the
margin Of the forest, is this place Of
for the pious; this rem
dezvOus for the picnicker. The ruins |
are extensive, and while there is no |
authentic history Of their origin, If |
is presumed that the Mission was
built by the Franciscans in the days
when the once powerful Kingdom Of |
Spain first planted its flag upon what
is now American soil. II was built |
Of coquina, the roof being Of the |
same material, cut into thin slabs
and covered with cement plaster.
Extensive gardens surrounded il,
which were enclosed by a stone
wall portions of which still remain.
Visitors usually come in parties
merry and curious but the spell OF
the place soon falls upon them and
they separate to sit alone, silent and
under the arches or be-
side the ancient well.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-17
CORONADO

Is situated on the peninsula opposite
New Smyrna and is connected by .
good road and bridge over the deep
current Of Indian River. Here you
can put aside your conventional
garb, breathe IN large and deep the
salty tonic OF the sea and enjoy your
self 10 your hearts content with rod
and reel n row or SAIL boat or IN the
ocean surf a short half-mile away.
The great varieties Of ash inhabiting
the river and lagoon pass through the
channel from the sea beneath the
bridge. From verandas, upper bal
comics and windows you behold the
magnificent river, the distant lsgoOns
and islands, the lOreSt-covered pen
Ursula and the vast reaches Of the.
Atlantic Ocean.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-17
HAWKS PARK

A pretty village located along the
ridge above the Indian River two
and one-half miles south of New
Smyrna and connected with fine shell
roads There is the appearance OF
newness, comfort and seclusiOn about
the place which stamps il as the abode
OF people who come here to enjoy
the blessings Of outdoor life away
from places where crowds are apt 10
gather.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
Shropshire and
TUTWILER HERE
Eight Members of Local Ball Team are
in the City-Eaton Expected to
Arrive Tonight.

Tutwiler and Shropshire. the two
Birmingham men who will play on
the Hattiesburg ball team this season,
arrived in the city last night and this
morning did their first practice work
with the team. Charley Eaton, who
was released by the Atlanta team, is
expected to arrive tonight, and five
other men will probably reach the
city before the close of the week.
Maj ager Stickney is putting the
men through some pretty hard work,
and frpears to be pretty well salts
fled " ith their performances so far.
He be ieves he has selected as good
men as can be had for the salary Of
fered, and is determined to get some
efficient work out of them during the
coming season.
1t is expected that the Hamper
Park grounds will be ready for use
next Monday, after which time those
grounds will be used for practice, SO
that the men may become familiar
with them before the season opens
The uniforms are expected to arrive
on the 18th inst, and President Mi
lette states that these "togs will
be as. attractive as can be had.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
BROWNSVILLE NEGROES
ARE FOUND GUILTY
tRy Union Associated Press.l }

Washington, April with the pub
lication today of the report of the
military court of inquiry, the investi-
cation of the shooting up of Browns
vile, exas, on the night of August 10,
1906, is ended. The court, of which
Lieutenant General S. B. NJ. Young is
president, confirms the finding of the
inspector-general, which, in the first
instance, led to the discharge without
honor of the members of the negro
companies stationed at Fort Brown,
The military investigation. it is point
ed out. developed a surprising laxity
in the keeping of the records of the
discharged companies.
The military court took the testi-
mony of eighty witnesses, and added
several thousand pages to the 10000
pages of testimony taken before the
senate committee which investigated
the case. None of the discharged sol
diers will be permitted to re-enlist
The report finally and for all time
sanctions the stand taken by former
President Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft. then
secretary of war, out of which Foraker
and others attempted to make politi
cal thunder.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
FRATERNITIES Are
MOVING ALONG
Much Enthusiasm is Manifested in Va
Degree Teams Organized.

Interest in the various fraternal or
ders in this city is growing rapidly,
and spirit of progress and energy
which has not heretofore been evil
dent, is being displayed by members
of the various fraternities.
The Hattiesburg lodge of Odd Eel
lows, which has the largest member
ship of any lodge in the state, is
beginning to take on new life, and a
competent degree team has recently
been organized in the subordinate
lodge. At one time this lodge had
one of the most efficient degree teams
in the state, but for various reasons
interest in the work Jagged, until the
team was abandoned.
The team which has been recently
organized, however, is said to be just
as good as the old one, and it is the
desire of the members to make it the
best in the state.
The affairs of the Encampment anG
the Rebekah lodge are in fine con
dition, new members being added
every week, and all branches of Ode
Fellowship in this city appear tC
Continued ON Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
WILL PROBABLY BE
NO Other APPLICANT
Friends OF Mr.. Hall Urge Him to Ap-
ply for Position, and He Has Inti-
mated That He Would Accept the
Appointment.

1t has been announced on good au-
thority that Hon. Robt. S. Hall, of
this city, formerly state senator from
this district, will be an applicant for
to the office of county
attorney, which was recently created
by an act of the legislature.
While Mr.. Hall has mot yet made
formal application for the PLACE, it
is known that a large number Of his
friends have requested that he apply
for the office, and have promised him
their support and influence ~" ~.
event he should decide to do so. Mr.
Hall has intimated that he would be
willing to accept the office, in the
event he is convinced that his friends
desire him to have it.
A number of prominent attorneys
who were seen by News reporter
this morning stated that they woul6
urge Mr.. Hall to apply for the appoint
ment, and, as far as can be learned
there is no prospect of there being
any other applicant for the place, a:
members of the local bar appear tt
be satisfied with Mr.. Halls ability t
look after the duties of the office il
a manner satisfactory to them.
Mr.. Hall, while still a young man
in fact one of the youngest practicinl
at this bar, is recognized as one o
the most successful attorneys in thu
city, and enjoys the confidence ant
respect of large number of citizen
and lawyers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
TWO AXE dead
|. 1--WE INJURED
As Result of Head-On Collision on
Georgia Railroad, Near Augusta,
This Morning.
fBu Associated Press.)

Augusta, Ca, April 1.-TWO are
dead and five more or less injured
as the result of head-on collision be-
tween two freight trains on the Geor-
gia Railroad at point about twenty
two miles above Augusta this morn
ing.
The dead: Engineer E. S. Johnson,
of Union Point, Ca. Conductor Chas.
Fitzgerald, of Harlem, Ga.
The most painfully injured was G.
e. Bowling, engineer, of Augusta, Ga,
who sustained broken leg and was
badly bruised. The others only sus.
tained minor wounds
Whether-the orders were bungled or
disobeyed is matter which railroad
officials are now investigating.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
SIX YEAR OLD BOY
SHOOTS LITTLE negro

Special to The Nei0s.
Houston, Miss, April 7.-Jodie
Moore, a negro boy I years old, was
perhaps fatally shot by Roy Thomas,
white boy, 6 years old, on Monday
1t is more than probable that the
Moore boy will die.
About a week ago Roy met the ne
gro lad and +old him that he was 60
ing to kill him. He proceeded to put
his threat into execution, but Jodie
Moore fled and escaped the little white
boy for the time-being
On Monday afternoon Jodie was
playing in the yard of Circuit Court
Clerk Joel Davis, with Mr.. Davis lit
tie son, when Roy Thomas suddenly
appeared carrying 22-calibre rifle.
81 am going 70 kill you," he is re-
ported to have said to the little ne
gro, and raising the rifle he fired as
the little black boy ran. The bullet
hit Jodie in the body, infiicting what
is thought to be mortal wound.
Owing to his tender age, the Thom-
as boy has not been arrested, as it is
not thought that it will be possible to
inflict any punishment upon him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
TESTIMONY OF FORMER
JUDGE WILEY POTTER
Many Witnesses Were Examined BY
Senate Investigating committee, and
Nothing New Of startling Nature
Developed.
(By Associated Press.)

Jackson, Miss, April Tt was
alter IL o'clock today when the senate
resumed it's investigation of the Bilbo-
Dulaney bribery charges. The princi-
pal witness before the body was Mrs.
C. ]. Neill. Mrs. Neill was on the
stand two hours and gave her testi-
mony in positive fashion. A woman
about forty years OF age. tall and
agular and plainly clad. Mrs. Neill
entered the chamber quietly. Shortly
after starting her testimony she said
she was the one who introduced Bilbo
and Dulaney to each other She said
that Dulaney told her to Feel" the
legislators and find out the Weak
Ones" who might be influenced by
money or entertainment. She said
she saw Bilbo and told him that if he
needed money and would vote fol
Leroy Percy he could get it, to which
Bilbo replied that he thought Q
thousand dollars Would not hurt his
feelings" Witness said that later she
arranged meeting between Bilbo and
Dulaney. She says that as Dulaney
left the room he said to her, "Yol
have been fooled, there is nothing IL
the damn little rascal"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
YOUNG White men
CARVE UP A NEGR0

Special to The Netos.
Columbus, Miss, April III. A.
Register, Jack Gilbert and Jim BurnsS
three young white men, were before.
Mayor Donnell Tuesday morning
charged with having raised a rouga
house at the home of Green Curtis, 3
negro living in East Columbus.
The young white men were presum
ably in search of excitement, and the
testimony showed that Register and
Gilbert entered the negro's home, and
after having wrangled for awhile as
saulted him. According to several
witnesses, Register cut Curtis IN tae
face with knife and Gilbert held
the negro while his friend did the
carving.
They were both bound over to the
grand jury. Registers pond being
fixed at $500, and that of Gilbert "a
$500. The fact was established that
Burns did not enter the house, and
the charge against him was dismissed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
Garter SENTENCED
To TWENTY YEARS
Special TO The NeiCS.

special 10 IHe NeWS'
Aberdeen. Miss, April Twenty
wears in the penitentiary was the sent
ence imposed upon John Carter the
SLAYER OF pr. R. P. Wendell, by Judge
Mitchell. after the jury had set aside
tbe plea of the unwritten law and
found the defendant guilty OF man
slaughter. This was the maximum
sentence under the law, and was i'm
Dosed after the court had overruled
= motion of the defense for a new
trial.
Carter was much downcast by the
verdict. and seemed almost stunned,
as the Judge pronounced upon him
the utmost penalty that the law wonld
allow him to impose. He looked as
though shrinking from the pronounce
ment that confines him to prison bars
and convict stripes for almost quar-
ter of a century, unless the supreme
court steps into the breech. That the
case will be appealed is the positive
assertion of Carter's lawyers. !,
"Don't let this thing worry you,
said Mr.. Mitchell, chief counsel for
Carter. as he left the convicted man
in the court yard, and there was a
smile OF good nature on his face as
he offered this trifing bit Of wculd-be
consolation. But Carter made no re-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
REVIVAL MEETING

Rev. w H. Sledge preached an
able and helpful sermon last night at
the First Baptist church to very
large audience. He spoke on Paul
before Agrippa as given in Acts 26.
He had the undivided attention of the
congregation. The interest is grow
ing with each service. There were
eight additions to the church yester-
day. six Of them for baptism. This
makes IS accessions and the meeting
continues. There were many requests
for prayer. Last nights service was
considered by some Tue best held
thus far.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
TWO ARE HELD FOR
WIGGINS MURDER

Special to The NeaCS.
Pine, La, April Two arrests
have been made growing out of the
assassination of Charles e. Virgins,
who was shot from ambush and killed
near here on March 81.
Coroner Brock heard evidence in
the case and warrants were issued for
Miley and Albert Pierce, two white
men.
Deputies Breeland and Grain arrest
ed the Pierces and they were remand
ed to prison without bail. Both men
deny they had anything to do with
the tragedy.
Wiggins came to the parish from
North Carolina and was engaged in
the turpentine business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
JUDGE SAUNDERS
URGES MORE PAY
speciol to The Nesos.

Speciol to The Nesos.
Washington. April 7.-Former Unit
ted States Judge e. D. Saunders. Of
New Orleans, appeared before the
house judiciary committee and urged
favorable action on bills to increase
the pay of the federal judges. Judge
Saunders was selected as one OF the
speakers before the committee by 3
conference of members of the Ameri-
can Bar, presided over by William B.
Hornblower, of New York
Judge Saunders told the committee
he had resigned because he could not
afford to give his time to the gaSau
ment for the salary it was payin
Judge Saunders called on Sci
Foster and McEnery while herS
lunched with Representative Wild
He went to Louisville last nightA
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
Another JAIL
BREAKER CAUGHT
Negro Who Escaped From Norfolk,
Va, Captured After Desperate
Chase. by Boodhounds.

Norfolk, Va, April Thomas Noel,
one of the condemned negro murder
ers who escaped from the Norfolk
county Jail on March 3O was cap
tured yesterday in the DrummOnd
woods, about ten miles from Norfolk.
He was sighted at one point yesterday
and bloodhounds were put on his
trail. They kept on it for twenty-four
hours and he was brought to bay this
morning. Before being captured it
was necessary to shoot the negro
down. He received several loads of
buckshct and is now believed to be
dying from his injuries. Elijah Rouse,
the other negro who escaped, was
captured two days later.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
CARNEGIE LIBRARY
DEDICATED TODAY
(By Union Associated Press.)

Washington, April 7.-Wlth speech
by President Taft and in the pres
ence of the donor, Andrew Carnegie,
the new library of Howard University
was dedicated today
The more than 10000 volumes in
the library were transferred from the
third story of the main building to
the new library in unique way. The
books were tied up in bundles by stu
dent labor. The students OF the col
lege and the academy then formed
in relays, and, without missing sin
gle recitation, in two days the whole
library was transferred without any
charge, as a generous expression Oh
their interest in the new library given
by Mr. Carnegie.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
Will BANQUET
JUDGE JOHNSON
Friends of Newly Appointed Judge
Will Tender Congratulations at
Banquet at Hotel Hattesburg.

In compliment to Paul B. Johnson,
newly appointed judge of this district,
a number of his friends have arranged
for banquet at the Hotel Hatties-
burg tonight, when he will be for
mally congratulated on his success in
securing the appointment.
The party will consist of thirty-two
gentlemen who were active in Mr..
Johnson's behalf during the recent
contest, and speeches of congratula-
ton will be made during the evening.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07

sponse, and had lost all OF that ap-
pearance of confidence and hope that
had marked his demeanor during the
ten days when the jury has been
hearing and considering the story of
how on the night Of the tragedy at
the Clopton Hotel. after having been
out for a drive after supper with
girls in the country until few hours
later he pulled of his shoes and slip
ped past the room of his sick wife in
the Pickle House. and found her and
the physician, as he alleges. in po-
sition that was compromising.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
JUSTICE White IS
NEXT TO Chief

Special to The NeUS.
Washington, April 1.-As Justice
Harlan is the senior member of the
Supreme Court he sits ON the right Of
the Chief Justice. Justice Brewer sits
to the left.
Justice White of Louisiana, is the
second in seniority since the death of
Justice Brewer, and for the first
time Monday sat on the left of the
Chief Justice.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
JUDGE w. 4. Potter.

Judge w. H. Potter, of the Jackson
bar, former circuit Judge of this dis
trict, who resigned few days after
Vardaman's defeat, was the next wit
ness, and testified that he was pres
ent at the conference held in Com
missioner Blakeslee's office when
Bilbo's plan to discover bribery was
discussed; that he did not go there
for the purpose of attending confer
ence of that kind, but was talking
with Vardaman when others came in
and the matter was brought up. On
this point. Judge Potter contradicted
several of Bilbo's witnesses who had
previously testified that vardanan
was not present. He said that the
matter was brought up by Biltmlnr
said that there were one
women at the Lemon Hotel Y
offered to give him money in
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
men Who R0BBED BANK
PURSUED and SHOT DOWN
fBu Associated Press.l

Chicago, April Three bandits
who robbed the Bank of Coal City,
ILL.,, sixty miles southwest of Chicago.
of $4,000, were pursued and shot
down. Five men were concerned in
the. robbery. They imprisoned a night
wstchman and an engineer before rob-
bing the bank. 1t is believed that
some Of the monNraat least will be re-
covered. Il be learned here
how seriousl zee robbers we're
wounded.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-07
WON'T TRY FOR
STATE Wide BILL
Special to The Neaos.


Mansfield, La, April with the
approach of the session of the legisla-
ture reports concerning the intentions
of the prohibitionists are becoming
more and more numerous Mansfield
is naturally headquarters for such
publicity on account of its being the
home OF Rev. J. J. Smiley, field agent
for the anti-Saloon League.
The plan of the prohibitionists,
about which most of the reports are
issued. is not to try for statewide
prohibition at this time. 1t is under
stood that number of bills have
been drafted, but as yet the league
seems to have been unable to decide
on any definite policy. This is taken
to mean that there is some dissension
as to just what the provisions OF the
bills should be.