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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-01-20

going the rounds 1t would ,e1l g."
immortalize any one 0f the ..aa-
ing men of the seven regular ee-
didates before the caucus H-.
would voluntarily retire frcH Co.
race, and so contribute mlta
TO undoing the knot If there
any such step ln conteurl ate-
however, il is not in evidence -.
the contest promises Is draE
indefinitely.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-01-20
LECTURES BY
DR.. S. A. KNAPP
COTTON WELL EMPHASIZED
TALKED TO LARGE CROWDS IN GREEN
VILE MONDAY AND IN WEST
POINT TUESDAY

DR.. S. A. Knapp spoke at
Greenville on Monday to large
and appreciative audience. He
spoke again on Tuesday at West
Point where the citizens and
countrymen for miles around
gathered to hear him. Among
other things DR.. Knapp said:
Forty years hence the world
will require of the United States
a round fifty, million bales of
cotton from which to fashion its
clothing"
One of the main points DR..
Knapp stresses is diversified
farming. He advocates good
draining and urges the necessity
of planting for early maturing.
Diversified crops along co-opera-
tive lines he advocates. He said:
1t certainly will modify very
much the tenant plan, "
for hitherto we have leased our
lands and allowed the tenant to
farm at his will. In future the
successful planter will be obliged
to have his plantation supervised
and his work done according to
definite plans.
In the case of a large number
of independent farmers it will
require that one man be employ
ed to supervise and give special
directions to the small farmers,
because it will never be safe, un-
der boil weevil conditions, to al
low the old, loose way of culti-
waiting cotton to continue. 1t is
sure to result in failure. In fact,
it has always been a failure to a
great extent. "
In the South's preparation to
meet the worlds increasing de-
mand for its greatest crop, the
towns and cities would have to
bear a share, said DR.. Knapp.
In order to care for the labor the
growth of the industry would de-
mand in the summer, and
which would be practically idle
in the winter months, industries
would have to be established that
would care for the idle army.
In some sections some of
these industries will be carried
on only in the winter" he said.
THUS the farmer wild be obliged
to find more continuous labor for
his employees. Hitherto he has
expected that the tenant farmer
or the farm laborer would earn
all that was Necessary during
the summer, but we are coming
into a more strenuous life and
labor must be provided for the
winter. /"
DR.. Knapp suggested that the
diversification of crops and the
household garden would offer q
partial solution of the problem,
while clearing and fencing also
should mark the winter months.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-01-20
Negro Found Dead.

Harry Harris, a negro man
age rs years, was found dead
yesterday morning at his home
on North 18th street. The cause
of the death being unknown.
The remains were taken to Gun
ter Bros Undertaking Parlors
and made ready for burial.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-01-20


ing and told him that he had
killed Mr.. Smith and buried him,
and Mr.. Muslin wanted to know
why he didn't throw him into
the lake. and that he was told
that he would be paid as soon as
the thing blew over. "
Hon. z. P. Landrum upon
cross-questioning Belts had him
tell the way in which he killed
Smith. The witness stated that
he and Mr.. Smith had just fin
ished a conversation, and when
Mr.. Smith rode off he shot him
twice in the back of the head,
and after going to his home he
returned and buried the body.
He told the court again of the
conversation that he had with
Mr.. Muslin, on the Wednesday
before the killing. near the har-
ness shop in the front part of his
stable in this city. between 9 and
IL o'clock.
For the purpose of laying the
ground for impeachment, Hon.
Landrum questioned the negro
in the following manner: Were
you not with Austin, a negro,
during the entire day that Sun
Bro. s circus was in the city?
Did you not tell the grand jury
] at the last term of court, that
Mr.. Muslin had promised you
forty acres of land, and at an
other time a horse and buggy, to
commit this foul deed? Did you
not tell Officers holland and
/ Lance, when they were taking
you to Meridian, that you impli-
Gated Mr.. Muslin in the crime
because his name was the first
to come into your mind? The
witness stated that he did not
make such statements.
Constable Wood was the next
witness for the state, and he
only testified as to the dates.
This being the only two witness
es for the state, the witnesses
for the defense were next heard.
Robert Austin, a negro, stated
that Belts was at the show
grounds the day that ne claims
he made the agreement with Mr..
Muslin, from 8 a. m. until 4 p.
m.
The next witness was John
Field, who was jailed at the same
time Belts was, but afterwards
turned aloose. Field said that
Smith caught Belts killing one
of his COWS. and he believed
that's why he killed Smith.
Mr.. Noland. one of the officers
who carried Belts to Meridian.
took the stand next and said that
Belts told him he implicated Mr..
Muslin because he was the first
man who came to his mind.
This statement alone was suffi-
cient to clear Mr.. Muslin.
Mr.. Landrum representing the
defense next requested the court
to have the jury retire, after
wards entering a motion for per-
emptory Instructions, claiming
that the only testimony against
Mr.. Muslin, was that of a con-
victed murderer, District Attor-
ney Curry made no objection to
the motion, the jury was again
brought out, and peremptory
charge was given them, for the
defendant, by Judge Buckley.
Mr.. Mustin's acquital was oc-
casion for heartiest congratula-
ttions from his numerous friends.
Among the other cases dis
posed of are as follows:
1 State VS.. Ely Vaughn, mol
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-01-20

Mobile, Ala, Jan. 15-I. R. Nc
Elroy, aged 48 years, formely
postmaster of Meridian, Miss, as
well as ex-city clerk, died there
Friday night from the effects of
a pistol wound in the left breast.
He left a circle of friends and
went into an unoccupied room.
1t is believed the revolver went
off accidentally while he was
loading the weapon.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-01-20
CIRCUIT COURT in SESSION;
W. s. Muslin ACQUITTED
COURT CONVENED MONDAY MORNING. PRESIDED OVER BY
JUDGE MO. [. BUCKLEY, OF TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

The mid-winter term OF circuit
court convened Monday morning
with Judge John L. Buckley pre-
siding. He delivered the charge
to the grand jury in his usual
impressive and dignifed way and
at the same time paid this
county the following cOmpli-
ment: You have been one Of
the most law abiding counties in
the tenth judicial district and
but for the fact that the law
makes it compulsory for me to
do so, | would deliver no charge
to the grand jury since it is COM
posed of honorable, upright men,
who would do their duty without
any official instructions. The
Judge warned members of the
grand jury that anyone drinking
while on duty would be punished
as the law directs, but that he
had never noticed anything Of
kind in Lowndes county. He
stressed the fact that the carry
ing of concealed weapons should
be thoroughly investigated. He
also spoke of the law prohibiting
the sale of adultered fertilizers
and asked that an investigation
be made to see if the law was
being violated in this county.
Judge Buckley dwelt at length
upon the fact of the large num-
Der of murders being committed
in Mississippi as well as through
out the United States, and beg
ged each citizen to cooperate
with the court in helping to en-
force the law.
The most notable case at this
term of court was that of the
State VS.. w. S. Muslin, who was
charged with being implicated in
the murder of J. w. Smith, last
September, which case was
brought up at 2 p. m. Tuesday
and resulted in the acquital
of Mr.. Muslin. Mr.. Muslin was
indicted at the last term of court
upon the statement made by
Henry Belts, the negro who killed
Mr.. Smith, to the effect that he
had been hired by Mr.. Muslin to
commit the crime. Mr.. Muslin
easily made a $25, 900 bond to
await this term of court. Belts
was convicted of murder and
sentenced to be hanged this
month but the execution was
postponed until February IL, in
order that he might be given a
fair trial. Belts who has been in
Jail in Meridian since his con-
viction was brought back to CO.
lumbus Monday, and was the
only witness against Mr.. Muslin.
The first thing was the selec-
ton of the jury. Mr.. l.. H.
Hatchett of this city, was the
only one rejected. he having ex-
pressed an opinion. AS soon as
the following jury: Messrs. NJ.
L. Smith, John Weaver, Jno. w.
Stesn, j. A. Logan, c. w. Jer-
nigan, r. B. Willis. w. |. Nc
Kellar, 7. B. Beatty. Jno. Egger,
w. A. Gibson. w. A. Freeman
and Claud Christopher. had quail
flied, the examination began. Fl.
Belts was the first called by Dis
trict Attorney Curry. He stated
that he killed Mr.. Smith last
September, and that Mr.. Muslin
had for the sum of $100 hired
him to commit the deed. He
told of the talk that he had with
Mr.. Muslin, on the day Sun
Bros. circus exhibited in Column
bus. and how he was instructed
in regard to loading the shells.
He said that he again saw Mr..
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-01-20

Among Columbians who at
tended the Crigler- Weaver we'd
ding on yestesday which was
solemnized at the brides parents
east of the city were, Misses
Annie Lide, Lillian Gunter, Al
ice Gunter, Kate Hurry.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-01-20
Attention Woodmen.

A special meeting of Queen
City Camp %, w. O. w. will be
held tomorrow night at 7:30
o'clock for the purpose of ballot
ing on candidates.
w. Fl. DUNCAN, c. C.
S SCHWAB, Clerk
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-01-20

The new Picture SHOW opens
tonight. Ladies and chalrr
free. An excellent program r"
Pictures and Songs.
Theatre will be named Fr
night.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-01-20
SAME OLD NEWS
FROM THE CAUCUS
TO DATE TWENTY THREE BALLOTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY
THE LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS WITH NO RESULT

Jackson, Miss. Jan. 1.-two
ballots cast this afternoon for
United States senator resulted
as follows:
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-01-20

Mr.. T. A. Wilcox, of Ethelville,
Alabama, visited relatives in CO.
lumbus Monday.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-01-20

Mr.. James Newly and N
Elvira Newly are VISITING
Birmingham.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-01-20

Mr.. Burney Scales of Craw
ford, spent Monday in the city.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-01-20

Kaufmans say, stock will be
reduced.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-14
RANCH FOR TRADE OR SALE.

WILL TRADE all or part of my 20
acre fruit ranch for good bust
ness in Wenatchee merchandise
preferred), or for part Wenatchee
varieties of apples and peaches, 3
and years old. Good water right
paid for; also fine spring water
Price $500 per acre Owner, G. C..
Hubbell, 237 Arcade Annex, Seat
tie, Wash. 1921
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-14
and the following year the waters
between that point and the boundary
line will be surveyed"
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
PLAIN SEWING.

w ANTED-Anyone wishing plain
sewing done, call at 347 n. Mis-
sion st. Phone 20S6. 1912
Evening journal., 1910-09-23
THE FATNESS OF HEALTH
SamOse Fills Out the Curves and
Makes Thin People Fat.

II you are thin, your health is not
what 1t should be. If you are losing
weight steadily. there is something
wrong and should be attended to at
once. You can not be healthy and
strong If you are thin.
Perfect health and good. solid,
beautiful flesh can only come through
the use of Samose. the remarkable
hesh-forming food
This makes the thin and scrawny
plump and robust; il mixes with the
food so that all of the elements that
make solid bone, firm Muscle and
good flesh are thoroughly assimilated
and retained in the system.
Samose is not a drug or a stimulant;
1t Is a scientific fesh-forming food
that-restores thin people to a normal
condition of good healthy flesh.
There are thousands of unhappy,
nervous thin people who would look
and feel entirely different if they were
only fat and plump. Let them use
Samose and they will soon notice re-
markable results.
These statements are confirmed by
\. b. Danforth, the druggists offer TO
refund the money to any one buying
and using Samose who does not gain
in weight as promised. The thin and
scrawny can buy Samose at n. B.
Danforth's drug store, with the
knowledge that if il is not success
ful II will cost absolutely nothing.
Evening journal., 1910-09-23
AC0RV'G New Daylight Department Store 2l2 % %ST STREET
NNODA OS Store Closes Daily O'clock Saturday Niaht M 30 IOc

that the death rate Of England and
Wales for that year was 14.5 per
thousand which was also the lowest
on record for that country, while tho
rate OF IA for the city of London was
even lower and demonstrates the fall
lacy of the belief that high death rates
are necessarily found I'm large cities.
The total number of deaths return
ed from the registration area for 1909
was t32,53S, an increase of 40.g64
over the number. 691,5 returned
OF the total number in 1909. there
were 39S,591 deaths, or 54.4 per cent
among males. as compared with 543
In 1908.
The largest number of deaths re-
turned for any month I'm 1909 was
iO,O95 for March. With the great ma
lority OF the registration states and
clties it is the month having the
largest number of deaths. while June
Is the month OF lowest mortality.
Ihe Professionally estimated aggre-
gate population Of the registration
area of the United States i'm 1909 a
4S,U6,SS3 or 55.3 per cent. of the
total estimated population OF con-
tinental United tSates.
The official death registration araa
is composed of those states and cities
which require the registration of \
death before the issuance of burial
permit and which have complied with
other requirements imposed bv the
Census Bureau as conditions prece.
dent to inclusion IN this area whose
death returns arc annually collected
I tabulated. analyzed, and presented IN
bulletin and report form by the Cen.
sus Bureau. Ia 1909 the death regis.
tration area included the followins
states:
California, Colorado Connecticut
Indiana, Maine. Maryland Massachu
setts, Michigan. New Hampshire. New
Jersey. New York. Ohio. Pennsylvania
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont
Washington and Wisconsin.
In addition to these. returns o.
deaths were received from "a cite:
in non-registration states, in which
the registration under local ordi
nances Is considered satisfactory. TIL,
District of Columbia, which is coter.
minous with the city of Washington
is not included in the list of sepa.
rate registration cities. For most
purposes il Is treated as city, but
in the table showing groups Of regis.
tration states the District OF Columbia
Is included as a state area.
Evening journal., 1910-09-23
PASTOR CLELAND
TO GO ABROAD
Will Attend WaldenSian Synod
and Preach in Several
Historic Churches

The Rev. ID. NJ. Cleland. pastor OF the
First United Presbyterian Church. will
sail next Wednesday at noon on the
Italian liner 'Ancona," from Philadel-
phia to Naples, where he goes as COM
missioner of the central board of man
ayers of Citizens Schools for Foreign
ers, located at Pittsburg, Pa. to in
vestigate the influences returned for
eigners have in their local cOmmuni-
ties as the result of their being@in
America and also as fraternal dele
gate from the United Presbyterian
Church of North America TO the Wal
densian Synod and the Methodist Epis-
copal Church of Italy.
The itinerary will include Naples.
Palermo. Goette. Messina and Reggie.
Rome, Pisa, Venice, Verona, Milan.
Turin, Genoa and the Waldensian val
leys in Cottian Apis. Mr.. Cleland will
preach at Messina in Waldensian
Church erected since the earthquake.
at Rome and in the Waldensian Ca
thedral near Turin. On the way home
| he VIII preach in CalYins Church al
! Geneva, Switzerland. He will spend
two days in ISndon, Paris and Glas-
! gov, from which city i'm Scotland he
will sail for home on the California.
of the Anchor line, arriving home
about Thanksgiving day
On his return to Wilmington Mr.
Cleland will give his full time to de.
voloping the work of the Citizens
Schools for non-English speaking peo-
pie, as assistant pastor being now ar
ranged for who will have charge OF
his congregation. He thinks there is
no better point in all this eastern part
\ of the country for this work than Viii
mingtOn and believies the interest
shown by the citizens here will enable
the board having the work in charge
Evening journal., 1910-09-23
NO CARFARE FOR
HEALTH BOARD

AS the result of an investigation by
the finace committee of City Council,
the Board of Health will not be given
an additional appropriation Of $500
for car fare for its executive officers,
for which the board petitioned City
Council, after the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company had
Withdrawn passes.
The committee submitted a report
to City Council last night in which
the adverse recommendation was
made. and the report was filed. The
committee gave as its reason the fact
that the executive officers still re-
ceived passes from the Peoples Rail-
way Company, which, it said, covered
practically the whole city. The COM
mittee took occasion to express pub
licly its appreciation of the courte-
sizes extended by the Peoples Railway
Company.
Evening journal., 1910-09-23
TO PALE. THEN PEOPLE
Ofier TO Pay for SamOse. ii il Does
Not Make Thin Folks Eat.

Not Make Thin Folks Eat.
Pale, thin people are simply suffer-
ing from want to nourishment. They
may eat enough. but their food is not
properly digested, and does them no
good.
Samose, the remarkable iesh-form-
ing food should be used by all who
are pale. weak and thin. II mingles
with the food and aids assimilation,
SO that when taken for short time
Nature will soon assert her normal
powers, and the food that is eaten
will give strength and good flesh.
Weigh yourself before you COM
mence the use of SamOse, and Will
notice a steady gain. Samose is a
scientific flesh-forming food that re-
stores the thin and scrawny to their
proper weight, and fills the weak and
debilitated with vigor and vitality.
The woman who longs for rosy
cheeks and the plumpness of beauty
should use Samose. The man who
wants TO be strong and well and gain
health and good flesh will find his de-
sires accomplished by Samose.
n. b. Danforth, the druggist, is will
ing to refund for the treatment if it
does not give the desired results. He
makes this offer generally and wants
all who are thin, weak or out Of
health 70 get box OF Samose on these
terms
Evening journal., 1910-09-23

an era of low mortality has begun.
The death rate for 1909 is. the bulle-
tin states. lower than that for any pre-
vious year of registration and prob
ably is the lowest that ever occurred
in the history of the United States
10 is stated that the mortality was
distributed with more than ordinary
uniformity throughout the year 1909
and no epidemics of other than very
local extent were found to have oc-
CURED.
Il is a fact Of much interest. the
bulletin states, as showing the gem
eral prevalence In 1909 of extremely
favorable conditions for human life,
Evening journal., 1910-09-23
MORE CROWNUPS
ARE DYING NOW
Life Insurance Doctors EN-
phaSlze Increasing Mortal
ity Of Adult Age

DIES MONIES, Ia. Sept. 2S-At the
annual meeting of the American life
insurance convention, comprised Of
officials of western and southern life
insurance companies, the medical
directors emphasized the increasing
mortality Of adult age.
DR. w. f. Milroy of the Bankers
Reserve life of Omaha, cOntended that
the people are in a perpetual state
Of auto-intoxication due to improper
diet and overeating. He advocated
a boycott of the meat sbops-at least
as per CEN. OF the present patronage.
Dr. Milroy prophesies that unless the
people return 10 a simpler diet there
will be an even greater mortality in
the older ages. The great prosperity
Of the nation during the last decade
has resulted in the richer diet
BIames Modern Eating Methods.
"Our kidneys are being overtaxed
and arterial walls are degenerating
due to modern methods of eating,
said Dr. Milroy "The stress OF mod
ern life is not the cause of increased
mortality. Neither are alcohol, to-
bacco, tea. coffee. and overwork. Mod
tiH toiulpIiH nave diutlioldltu oui
condition. Inventions have lessened
the harder toll and much anxiety. All
this tends to improved health. We
must get back to more moderate and
healthful diet to decrease mortality
after the age of forty"
DR. Albert Anderson of Raleigh,
~ c., told Of some of the forces work
ing TO reduce mortality. The con-
vention intends to publish and present
to the public the educational ma
terial brought out by the medical
directors this morning. Statistics
presented show that the diseases at
lacking those from 60 years Of age
and further on have moved back TO
the ages OF 40 and 45.
Says Courts as a Rule Are Fair.
While the medical men were promin-
ent in the morning session, the law
yers held sway in the afternoon.
George II. Carr, general counsel of
the Central Life of this city i'm his
paper said that insurance ohiicals
hold the belief that courts are
preiudiced against insurance com
panies and hence rule against them
often unjustly. Mr.. Carr cOntended
that the courts as rule are fair. He
reviewed a number of decisions af-
fecting insurance during the year
and held that most OF them We're in
comport with the law and evidence.
Evening journal., 1910-09-23
CENSUS FIGURES SHOW
LOWEST DEATH RATE YET

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Sept. 2s.-The
death rate In the death registration
cities and states of the United States
dropped TO Is per thousand of pro-
yisionally estimated population last
year, according 10 the forthcoming
United States Census Bureaus bulle-
tin on mortality statistics for 1903,
which has been submitted TO Director
Durand by DR.. Cressy l.. Wilbur, chief
sialistician for vital statistics.
In 1908 the death rate I'm the Census
Bureaus registration area was l5i
per thousand and in the bureaus an
nual report for that year, issued last
spring, il was stated that il is evident
Evening journal., 1910-09-23
A LIBERAL OFFER
ANY One Can Try SamOse, the Re.
markable Flesh-fOrming Food

ANY One Can Try SamOse, the Re.
markabIe Flesh-fOrming Food
When one of the leading druggists
in Wilmington tells you that he has a
preparation on which he will refund
your mopey if it does not do all that
is claimed for it. it shows that the
article must have unusual merits. Il
is in this way that y. b, Danforth. the
druggist, sells Samose, the remarka-
Bile fiesh-building food.
This great discovery is destined 10
work a great revolution in treating
the thin, the weak and the sick. There
can be no doubt that it helps people
who are weak and sickly, who are
tired, and who have poor digestion. re-
storing them quickly to health and
strength, and increasing the weight
so that life is a pleasure and a ioy.
Samose is in reality a concentrated
food, and restores life and vitality at
once to the blood. Il mixes with the
ordinary foods and aids digestion; il
extracts from the food that YOU eat
the fesh-forming and strengthening
elements, building up the tissues and
the general health.
Any one can get a 50-cent box of
this remarkable flesh-forming food.
knowing that their money will be re1,
funded If IL does not increase weigE
and restore the system TO health.
Evening journal., 1910-09-23
GAVE RECEPTION TO
FATHER TEMPLE

Division No IL, A. o. H., last even.
ing rendered a reception to the Rev.
Wr. William Temple. who recently
arrived home from a trip through Eu-
rope and a visit to relatives in Ire
land. State and county officers were
present and several addresses We're
made by the visiting officers.
Tn address of welcom was made by
Thomas f. O'Donnell, president OF
Division No. H. Father Temple told
of the interesting places visited and
the sights he saw during his trip.