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The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
WINS IN AIR FLIGHT
HAMILTON FLIES FROM NEW
YORK TO PHILADELPHIA
At . Speed Of So Miles Per Hour-Mors
Hazardous Journey Than curtiss'.
Flew Many Miles Over Sea-.

New York.-Charles K. Hamilton
Arose from Governors Island In an aer-
oplane Monday morning and sped with
out a break eighty-eight miles to Phil
adelphia In q remarkable cross-coun-
try flight. He made the trip In 1 hour
and 81 minutes, leaving Governors
Island at 7:35 and landing at Phila-
delphia at 9:26.
Arriving at Aviation Field. he deliv-
cred letters from Gov. Hughes and
Mayor Gaynor to Gov. Stuart and May
or Reyburn, accepting messages OF
congratulation from them to bear in
return and started for New York again
with only a brief intermission for food,
fuel and oil.
He had flown approximately seventy
miles of his return journey when a
sluggish motor drove him to descend
in a swamp near South Amboy, N. j,
at 1885 pm. The propeller was broken
there in landing, but after repairs had
been made, Hamilton resumed his
fight at $40 and landed at Governors
Insland at 6:39. Thus the return trip
was made in one hour and thirty-six
minutes, at an estimated average
speed Of 1896 miles per hour, which
breaks the record made In the Curtiss
flight from Albany to New York.
That Hamilton did not make the re
turn trip as easily as the outgoing trip
was due only to undue haste. In his
hurry to get away he neglected to
clean his spark plugs, they fouled, the
engine baked and he had to come
down on the banks of the Raritan river
two miles above South Amboy.
Curtiss still holds the official record
for speed but Hamilton took all Amer
lean records for cross-country distance
and duration, and using his own figures
for the return journey, his average
speed per mile established a new fig
ure. The accident to the propeller In
the Jersey swamp was the second mis-
hap of the kind during the day, but a
telephone call to Governors Island
brought a new one by automobile with
a new set of spark plugs and the avia'
tor was able to finish within twelve
hours, although twenty-four hours were
| allowed in the terms Of his contract.
Hamilton flew thirty-two miles over
the salt water with no protection but
three inner tubes of bicycle tires
wrapped around his waist. He took
| chances on rooftops. bridges and NOV
| ing trains that have never been even
thought of before, let alone attempted
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
ILLINOIS G. A. R. LEADER
Col. James A. Connolly, Former Men,
Der of Congress, Elected Depart
ment Commander.

Springfield, m.-James A. Connolly,
of the Illinois department of the Grand
Army of the Republic, was born at
Newark, N. j., March 8, 1S43. The
family moved west to Chesterville, o.,
where Mr.. Connolly took an academic
course at the old Selby seminary. He
was admitted to the bar In Ohio in
1860, when barely Is years old, n
the same year he moved to Charleston,
ILL.,, where he began practise.
When war broke out he enlisted as q
private in a company which became
a part of the One Hundred and Third
Illinois infantry. He fought through
the entire war and was brevetted
lieutenant colonel. He was elected
to the legislature In 1872 and 1874
and was appointed United States dis
trict attorney for the southern Illinois
district by Presidents Grant and Ar
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
URGED TO COME SOUTH
EXODUS TO BRITISH NORTHWEST
AND TO CITIES DEPLORED.
Louisiana Congressman Sounds Ring
ing Note for Opportunity Afforded
In South's Sunny Fields.

Washington-With eco South, young
men and immigrants" as his key
note, Representative Ransdell, OF Lou
isiana, addressed the house, as a sort
of advance agent for the Southland H.
general and Louisiana in particular.
He based his remarks on the exodus
of many Of "our best citizens into the
British possessions north of the United
| States, and the rapid congestion OF
our cities, caused by the growing un-
popularity of life on the farm, and by
the large influx Of foreign immigrants,
many Of whom settle in cities" AS a
remedy for all those problems, he sug-
gested to the house that the persons
concerned should be induced to come
to the South.
He showed that during the last five
years 312,614 citizens. carrying with
them material wealth in money and
property, valued at over 1912, 900, 00o,
"to say nothing of the immense poten'
tial value of each of these splendid
people," emigrated from the United
States into Canada.
"The Southern states would gladly
furnish homes to every n OF our W
citizens" said he, "who have gone to
| Canada or contemplate such a move,
and would welcome all the boys and
girls who have left or expect to leave
the hardships of northern farms to
seek unfamiliar work In congested
cities.
Then he entered into a description
OF what the South offered.
"A few years ago." he remarked.
"the Southerners were nearly all farm
ers, and the one crop was cotton"
Its scepter was seized some time age
by King Corn and is now firmly held
by that monarch" he added.
But corr and cotton are not the only
crops grown in the South, MI. Rams
dell gave the house to understand. He
told of a great change that had come
over 1t and the present practice OF al
versifcation of crops.
The farms were not the only things
the South had to offer, Mr.. Ransdell
informed the house. He suggested tina,
an inspection Of mining, mercantile
and manufacturing statistics would
show that.
He challenged the statements that
the South was not a healthy section
The whites, he said, were just al
healthy as whites In any other portion
of the country. 1.-THE negro race is not
healthy" he admitted, "for reasons
which the scope of this speech pre-
vents me from discussing"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
Buy Big Mill Stocks.

Charlotte, N. C.-Probably the lar.
gest deal in cotton mill stocks ever
made IN the South has just been con.
summated, by which Marshall Field &
Company of Chicago secure controlling
interest in several mills at Spray, this
state. The purchase includes the con-
troll of the American Warehousing Co.,
mammoth finishing plant. warehouses,
etc; the Spray Wooden Mills, one OF
the largest wool manufacturing con-
Germs in the world; the Lily Mills. the
Rhode Island Company and the Nan
tucket Mills.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
OKLAHOMA HAS DUAL CAPITAL
Crisis Is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DomI.
ciIed In Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Oklahoma
has a dual capital, and while men and
newspapers discuss the situation more
acrimoniously and lawyers wrangle
over injunctions, a crisis is near ap-
preaching.
Adjutant General Frank Canton, of
the First regiment of Oklahoma Ma
tional Guard, conferred with Gov. Has
kell Tuesday after it was reported
from Guthrie that State Labor Com
missioner Daugherty had been de-
tanned at Guthrie by the officers anu
searched.
/. Gov. Haskell has repeatedly an
nounced that he meant to resort to no
manner Of force or stealth in the re-
moval of the capitol. but the search
ing of a state officer In Guthrie caused
the governor to demand of Mayor Far
quar-, of Guthrie, an apology for the
insult. State officers are going back
and forth between Guthrie and Okla
homa City, but a majority of them
consider that Oklahoma City is the
capital.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
WHY NOT DAVIS STATUE?
In Capitol as Well as Lees, Declares
Atlanta Minister.

Richmond, Va.-"As Lees statute is
yonder in the national capitol, so by
all the stars in the South, that of JEFF
ferson Davis should be there Also" e K
claimed DR.. d. B. Gray, of Atlanta. Ca,
general secretary Of the home mission
board of the Southern Baptist conyen-
ton, at the opening Of his address to
the graduates of the Richmond Col
lege and the large In the
hall. With one accord the audience
applauded the statement.
1t was while speaking Of Mississippi
that DR.. Gray gave vent to his feel
ings, and the recent CONCENTRATIONS
of that state to have the Davis bronze
statue placed at Washington wrought
interest in the expression.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
men INDICTED
GOVERNMENT MAKES FIRST MOVE
AGAINST sPEcuLAToRs.
Patten, Hayne, Brown, Scales and
RothschIld Give Ball In the Sum Of
$1,000

New York.-The government came
out Friday In its attempt to prove
that manipulating the cotton market
is against the law. James A. Patten.
of Chicago. and seven lesser figures !
the speculative field have been indfct'
ed. charged with conspiracy In re-
straint Of trade under the herman
antitrust law. The Indictment was
returned by q special federal grand
jury late this afternoon and handed
up before Judge Hough in h u. >.
circuit court. Five of these indicted
Patten, Eugene B. Scales, Frank B..
Hayne, William P. Brown and M. II.
Rothschildr-gave bail Of $4,000 az re-
quired, through counsel.
Immediately after the indictmens
was announced there was an excited
break on the New York Cotton Elk
change, July and August deliveries de-
clining about $3.50 a bale. July selling
at 14.81c. and August at 14.3oc, as
against 1920 and 14.84c at the close
of the business on the previous night.
The bull leaders, however, appeared
to be In no disturbed by me
governments action and by their buy
ing orders helped to rally prices u
ing the last few minutes, July closing
at 1890 and August at 14.49c bid, or
about II to IA points up from the low
level of the day.
Five counts are embraced in the in
dictment. which is in blanket form and
contains 10000 words. The first count
charges that the defendants unlaw'
fully did conspire with certain corpor-
ations not herein indicted to demand
arbitrary, excessive and monopolistic
prices for cotton"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
Rumor Bio Hotel Trust.

New Orleans.-A gigantic combina'
ton of hotels reaching from New Yorb
to San Francisco, and from Duluth te
New Orleans. is now under way, and
a capital Of $50. 600. 900 is said to be
the claim of the promoters. The pres
ent plan puts one hotel in each large
city and where a suitable or first class
hotel is necessary it will be erected
One of the main features Of the com
bination is the purchase of supplies ~
immense quantities. thereby saving
the hotels interestd large sums
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
The One place.

A gentleman was standing in the
lobby of one of Birmingham's leading
hotels when some n made a re-
mark about It being SO easy to get a
little wet refreshments" in the Magic
city. The young man said: II have
been in Birmingham for nine days and
I have never found that wet spot yet
and l want to tell you I have looked
for 1t, too"
The never sleep" negro porter OF
this hosiery had become interested in
the conversation, and advancing close
enough to the speaker to tip his cap
politely, asked this question: BOSS,
where is you been stopping since you
come to town-in de cemeteryf"-Bir.
mingham News.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
PASSES R. R. BILL
All Of the Negative Votes Were Cast
by Democrats.

Washington. - The senate Friday
placed it's final stamp of approval or
the administration railroad bill by
adopting the report of the conference
committee on that measure.
The vote came at the close of a day
devoted to a f~ragmentary discussion Of
the and was without especial
feature. The report prevailed by SO
to II. All the negative votes were
cast by Democrats and Senators Cham
berlain, Clay. McEnery. Simmons.
Stone and Taylor united with the Re.
publicans in support of the bill.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
No Racino for New Orleans.

Baton Rouge, La.-There will be no
racing legislation in Louisiana this
session. The committee Of the New
orleans Progressive Union, In spite Of
their victory before that body last
week, has decided not to introduce any
bill asking for repeal Of the Locke law.
A statement by nj Of the members
Wednesday wal to the effect there
were SO many other things Of public
necessity demanding attention Of So
Ions that agitation bound to result
from the Introduction OF a racing bill
would 1eopardize greater interests.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
STATEWIDE UP IN OKLAHOMA
Petition Signed by 10000 Electors Goea
to Ballot.

Petition Signed by 10000 Electors Goes
to Ballot.
Oklahoma City, Okla.-Another pro
hibition fight in Oklahoma is hmm
nent, the initiated petition signed by
about 10000 electors asking that the
governor call an election for the sub
mission of a measure proposing to re-
peal the prohibition ordinance OF the
constitution, which Gov. Haskell re
fused to officially receive, was referred
to the attorney general by Secretary
of State Cross, for the preparation Of a
ballot title.
The governor having refused to call
a special election, the proposition un'
der the law will be submitted at the
general election I'm November.
The "Sons Of Washington" a per.
sonal liberty organization composed OF
local chapters throughout the State,
will wage the fight for resubmission.
The Anti-Saloon League is organized
to oppose 1t.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

The figures showing the April fire
loss in the United States and Canada
carry with them some consolation.
The total was $751; 91, 800, which was
less by more than a million dollars
than in the corresponding month last
year, and far below the aggregate for
April, 1908, which was $26, 009, 900. The
first four months of 1910 also reveal
a decrease, the totals being: 1908,
800, SO4, 400; 1909. s72, 0o6, 700; 1910,
SCI, 222, 100. The falling off is not suf-
ficient to inspire too strong hope of
permanent improvement, but the trend
is In the right direction and furnishes
cause for encouragement.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
NEW TRUSTEES TURNED DOWN

VanderbiIt's Board o. Trust Goes on
Record as Standing for SeIf-Perpet.
uating Body.
Nashville.-By a vote of 10 to s, the
board of trust Of Vanderbilt University
refused to recognize the three men
elected by the general conference OF
the M. E. Church, South, at the Ashe'
vile meeting to fill the vacancies on
the board.
Following the vote refusing to seat
the conference-elected members, Bish-
op A. w. Wilson rendered his resigna'
ton as a member Of the board, which
was accepted and the vacancy filed
along with the others.
BY refusing to recognize the selec.
lions made by the Methodist confer.
ence the board of trust put itself on
record as standing for a self-perpetu
ating board.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
KEEP TEETH, PAY OR NO
Dentist Cannot Remove Them When
Patient Defaults.

Paterson, N. IA dentist may not
forcibly remove the false teeth he has
installed in the patients mouth just
because payment is not C. o. d. This
is law, In New Jersey, at least. inter
preted by Judge Lewis in the suit OF
DR.. William Schanyerson against Mrs.
Samuel Champagner.
Mrs. Champagner testified she had
paid the dentist $50 and promised an
equal amount next week."
"That won't do" she said the doc
tor answered, and thereupon pulled out
the upper and lower sets of teeth he
had just placed in her mouth.
Judge Lewis held that the dentist
had no legal claim until his work was
completed.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
Favor Cotton Future Bill.

Washington.-The house committee
on rules Wednesday voted to report
the bill prohibiting dealing in cotton
futures, and the Weeks bill for protec-
ton OF waterways OF White mountains
and Appalachian mountains, known as
the Appalachian forest reserve bill.
The committee had decided positively
not to report the anti-options bill. but
reconsidered. 1t is believed the Appa-
lachian bill will pass both houses, and
while the cotton futures bill Will pass
the house, II is not certain to set
through the senate
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
Tho Cheapest Seat.

Here is the latest joke from the
British metropolis: The country Wis
itor was doing London and went to u
well known concert hall. He was par
ticular to inquire the price Of seats
and the obliging attendant said: front
seats, two shillings: back, one shilling;
program, a penny oh. well. them
blandly replied the countryman. I'll sit
On q program"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
Death and Suffering.

Cologne.-Stories Of death and the
sufferings of survivors are brought by
refugees from the flooded valley OF the
Abr. The waters are rapidly subsid.
ing, but while at their height they
wrought fruitful damage.
Several villages on the banks Of the
River Abr were literally washed away.
Houses, collapsing, buried their occu-
pants beneath the flood. So strong was
the current that it swept away locomo-
tives and steam road rollers as a child
might scatter it's toys.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
RECALLS BIG GRAFT CASE
MacoupIn County, Illinois, to Celebrate
Payment Of Debt on Court
House.

Carlinville, nl.-July 81 Is the date
Ielected for a unique celebration.
Macoupin county will on that date her
AID to all the world the announcement
that Its famous courthouse. COM
menced In 1857 and which cost the tax
payers the enormous sum Of $1.66S,o0O
will have been paid for.
Only a few state capitol buildings
cost more than Macoupin county court
house. and there Is no other known
Instance of such a colossal rural graft
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

The results of the parliamentary
elections in France as finally estab-
lished by repollings and revision Of re-
turns leave the present government
more firmly established in power than
before and afford little hope of any
successful reactionary movement. The
republic appears to be firmly estab-
lished in the affection and confidence
of the people, and it would be a
daring spirit indeed that would pro-
pose to lead a militant movement for
monarchy.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

A New Jersey man who is ninety
years of age has been doing some hg-
uring and arrived at the conclusion
that during his life he has saved $751;
600 owing to the fact that he never
has been shaved by a barber. He
doesn't explain what he intends to do
with the money.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
shot at Self: Missed.

Waco. Tex.-P. G. Hall, who became
Respondent, tried to end his life by the
pistol route. He snapped the revolver
four times and when finally 1t did GO
on it burned most of the hair from the
top OF his head. Interference put .
stop to his efforts to end his life.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

According to official statistics there
is one bathtub to every IA people. As
most residences have tubs and do not
average over five persons to the tub,
there must be a few tubs doing heavy
duty and a whole lot Of persons who
are entirely tubless.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
Parr Gets 100000.

Washington.-Richard Parr, the GUS
toms deputy at New York, who mate
rally assisted the government in re-
covering over 100000 in the sugar
underweighing frauds, II to be given
5 reward Of 100000.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
TAFT TALKS STATEHOOD
Would Have the House Accept the
Senate Measure.

VVVdi0 tdN ~
Senate Measure.
Washington.-President Taft Friday
took upon his shoulders the task OF
securing statehood for Arizona n
New Mexico. He conferred with sew
eral house leaders and is said to have
obtained assurance that every efor
would be made to have the house &C
cept the senate bill as a whole. In re-
turn the president is said to be In a
position to promise that the senate
will accept the house postal savings
bank bill.
It has been suggested that the pres
ident is holding up the river and hal.
Dor bill as a club to secure his legis'
lative programme. He is u~nquestion'
ably the center of the legislative stu
alton.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

The president of the University Of
Chicago is reported as saying the
present age is the most decadent In
history, with the exception Of the
days before the fall of the Roman re-
public and before the French revolu-
ton.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
Bow Tries TO Fly; Dead.

San Francisco.-While making q
practice fight in an aeroplane glider
Eugene Speyer, a 17-year-old boy. fell
to the ground from a height Of fifty
feet. suffering injuries which resulted
in his death. The glider vas attached
70 an automobile.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
MANY P~rostrations.

Chicago.-Prostrations due to OPP
pressive heat were numerous through
out the city Friday Shortly before
noon the weather bureau reported "84
degrees and rising" while at the street
level as high as 90 degrees was regis.
terod
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
Burned in Powder Factory.

Corning, N. Y.-Clarence Buck, TN
ventor Of a so-called safety powder
and his son were burned to death in a
fire which destroyed their powder fac
tory at Coudersport, Pa.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

Even the government weather
bureau admits recent changes in tenn
perature are without parallel. 1t Is
comforting to have this department
for once agree with unsophisticated
popular opinion.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
WOMAN is ACQUITTED
Charged With Dynamiting House Of
Lover and Bride.

CHdTgcu WITT 0yHdTHTtTHy TI0uSe Vt
Lover and Bride.
Des Moines.-Dr. Ida May Guthrie.
Of Carthage, Ill, indicted on the charge
of dynamiting the house near Newton
in which her former sweetheart, DR..
Alexander Hall, and his bride lay
asleep, was acquittd by the jury at
Newton. DR.. Guthrie explained her
presence in Prairie City the night OF
the dynamiting by stating to the jury
that she was looking up a location
and had heard that DR.. Hall was re-
moving.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24
200 Lives Lost In Flood.

Cologne, Germany.-It is estimated
that 200 persons lost their lives In the
flood that swept the valley of h river
Abr in the Eifel region. Eighty-seven
bodies have been recovered. These
were found along the river banks,
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

Scientists in Washington put a man
In a glass case to test certain foods,
just as If it were not bad enough to
test foods under the glittering eye OF
the clearinghouse landlady.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

England takes the census In one
hour at a cost of 500, 900. In the Uni
ted States the census takes a month
and costs $40, 000, 900. They do some
things better abroad.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

Wilbur Wright, explaining his
bachelorhood, says it is just as easy
not to get married as it is to run an
aeroplane. However, married men
have been known to take a little f1ier
occasionally.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

II you pick up a starving dog and
make him prosperous, he will not bite
you. This is the principal difference
between a dog and a man.-Pudd'n-
head Wilson's Calendar.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

A st. Louis statistician says that In
Chicago there Is a larger percentage
of happy homes than in any other big
city. How could it be otherwise with
such adorable women?
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

A Boston professor asserts thai
woman is still a savage. Maybe so,
but the proposition is a pretty tough
one as an illustration of the effects of
association with the other seq.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

thur, was removed by Cleveland and
reappointed by Harrison. He moved
to Springfield, his present home, In
1885, and was sent to congress In
1874 to succeed Representative "Bill"
Springer.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

A scientist has discovered rubber In
the cactus. Accounts for the residence
a few horns of pulque will put Into a
human.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

The back yards gardener has n
consolation of knowing that the exer-
else is good for him, even If he does
not raise anything.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

If the bank notes were reduced to
a quarter of their present size the
gent in loud clothes who likes to dis
play a fat roll of 81 bills would have
more trouble In creating a sensation.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

Who says that the life of an as
tronomer is not replete with excite
ment? Halley's comet returns every
seventy-five years.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

Some of our astronomers could
write a large and uninteresting book
ON what they do not know about
comets.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

The boy who Is trying to make his
way across the country on roller
skates appears to have an exaggerated
Idea of what the promoters Of the
cement shows are accomplishing in the
way of results.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

The king of Siam will bring forty
wives with him when he visits this
country. What a bunch of heiresses
he'll be snubbed by!
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

A New Yorker has just finished
school and received a diploma at the
age of seventy. New York is pro-
ducing some bright boys.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-24

Cotton goods are believed to be go
ing up, but not sufficiently to prevent
threads Of that material from finding
Judgment in certain Atwood garments.