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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
GEO. N. KENNEDY
MAKES Statement
Says That Indictment Against Him In
Federal Court Was False
and Unjustifiabe.

Mr.. Geo. M. Kennedy called at The
News office this morning and made a
statement with reference to the Gulf.
port special printed in The News yes.
terday, and headed Unique Point in
Homestead Case" The article in
question said that Mr.. Kennedy was
indicted by the federal grand jury for
unlawfully cutting or chipping boxes
on 5000 pine trees in Lamar county,
which he knew to be the property of
the United States"
Mr.. Kennedy stated that this was
not fact. He did not know the trees
were the property of the United States
at the time they were cut for turpen-
tine purposes. A history of the case,
as given by Mr.. Kennedy, is as fol-
lows:
"As to the land in question, 1t was
originally owned by w. N. Collins.
who afterwards sold it to Collins &
Co., of which firm Mr.. Kennedy was a
member Subsequently, this same
land was sold by Collins G. Co. to A..
Hudson. Afterwards, the land was con-
tested by one Shenkels, who won the
suit against A. Hudson for its posses
sion. In the meantime, Hudson had
leased the land to Mr.. Kennedy for
turpentine purposes, the latter having
no knowledge whatever, that it had
ever been homestead.
After Shenkels won the contest suit
the government proceeded against Mr..
Kennedy, and the indictments and the
trial followed Mr. Kennedy proved
his innocence in the matter and the
case was accordingly dropped.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
FINE EXHIBITS FROM
THE A. & N. college
ANNIVERSARY
OF SUFFRAGE

Worchester, Mass, Oct. 22.-To-
morrow will be the sixtieth anniver.
sary of the opening in this citv Of
the first national convention for
"omens rights held in the United
States The movement had its incen.
tlon two years previous when a state
meeting of the friends of equal suf-
lrage was held at Seneca Falls, N. Y.
out the Worchester gathering marked
the real beginning of the movement
as a national influence. Many men
and women of prominence took part
IN the Worchester conference. but
the general public and the press ig-
nored the movement, or treated il
with ridicule as a mere ephemeral fad
of crack-brained enthusiasts. The
civil war period did not dampen the
ardor of the suffragists, and in 1863,
as the result of a project suggested at
the Worchester convention, the first
petition for woman suffrage was pre-
sented to Congress by the American
Equal Rights Association. By 1870
the agitation had gained such force
in New England that the Massachu-
sets Republican convention admitted
Lucy Stone and Mary A. Livermore as
regularly accredited delegates.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
DIR. HAWLEY CR!PPEN
SENTENCED To DEATH
(By Associated PresS.)

London, Oct 22.-Dr. Hawley H.
Crippen was today found guilty of
having murdered his wife, known on
the stage as Belle Elmore. He was
sentenced to death.
Richard Muir, closing his speech for
the prosecution, said the defense re-
lied largely on the theory that Grip
pen was too kind-hearted to commit
murder. He pointed out that the de-
fendant had lived a life of hypocrisy
mocking the grief of his wife's dearest
friends. He said the prosecution had
proved beyond a doubt that the body
found in the cellar of the Crippen
home was that of his wife; that no
one but Crippen could have cut I'D the
body and buried it.
Chief Justice Alverstone declared
undoubtedly Crippen was a liar and
lived an immoral life, but told the Jury
that he must be convinced that the
parts found were those of Belle FL
more; that death was caused by a will.
full act of the prisoner. The Jury was
out thirty minutes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
CHARITIES CONFERENCE
AT GALESBURG, ILL.
(By Union Associated Press J

Galesburg, ILL.,, Oct. 22.-Charitable
and correctional work in Illinois is ex
pected to receive a great impetus from
| the gathering here today of the mem
bers of the Illinois state conference
of Charities and Corrections. The an.
nual meeting opens this evening with
addresses of welcome and a discussion
OF civil service reform and the exist
ing spoils of system" as it relates to
prisons, reformatories and asylums.
An absolute divorce of politics from
charitable and penal institutions will
be urged by prominent men.
tomorrow a great public mass meet
ing will be held, with Tuberculosis
and What Illinois Can Do to Battle
Against it" as the keynote of the ad-
dress. DR.. Woods Hutchins of New
York; Charles F. Hall, chief sanitary
inspector of Chicago, and DR.. Caroline
Hedger of Chicago, will be the speak.
ers.
Judge Ben F. Lindsey, the famous
kids judge" of Denver, will shed
light on the subject of juvenile delin-
quency at Mondays session. Other
speakers will include Mrs. F. Morse
superintendent of the Minnesota In
dustrial School for Boys; Miss Mary
e. Richmond. of New York, and DR..
Emil G. Hirsch, of Chicago.
The final sessions will be held Tues
day, when the treatment of the deaf
and dumb and the insane will be dis
cussed by experts. In connection with
the convention an exhibition of work
done by inmates of the charitable in
'tltutions has been arranged.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
LAW SUIT over AN
ABSCONDING CANINE

Atlanta, Oct. 22.-Can a dog ab.
scond? If so, is the person liable
who gives refuge to the absconding
dog?
These questions are up for discus.
sion before the Fulton superior court
and are clustered around Bess. a big
st. Bernard. Will Faith, dissatisfied
with the justice court verdict, .ap-
pealed the case, declaring the dog
took up at his house where Bess
has lived these two years. Mrs. Lee
Dannes, former owner of Bess, val,
ues the dog at SIS. When Faiths
bond was assessed At s1oa Mrs sr,an.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
AN AUCTION SALE FOR
TWAIN'S TREASURES

New York, Oct. 22.-Literary treas
ures of the late Samuel L. Clemens
mark Twain) are to be sold at auc-
tion In this city, and among them
VIII be many manuscripts and docu-
ments, the contents of which have
never been published. Mr.. Clemens
house, "Stormfields," near Redding,
Conn, is to be sold, and his daughter,
Mrs. Ossip Gabrilowitch, has decided
to sell the bulk of the library, retain
ing only such books as have intimate
family associations, and signed vol
umes from living authors, WI were
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
WHIPPING BY THORMS
FATAL FOR FARMER

Paducah, KY, Oct. 22.-Henry
Bennett, formerly a prosperous far
mer of Dycusburg, KY, died yesterday
at Metropolis, ILL.,, from complications
believed to have resulted from a whip
ping administered to him by Night
Riders in February, 1908. At that
time Mr.. Bennett was lashed with
thorn switches and numerous small
thorns were imbedded in his body.
Mr.. Bennett entered suit for $4,000
in the Federal Court against the al
legged Night Riders, which has not
yet been decided.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
SOCIETY WILL MAKE
A WAR ON THE BORE.

London, Oct. 22.-To put an end to
the after dinner bore is the principal
object of the Public Speaking Club
of Great Britain, which, after weeks
Of preliminary training, will hold it's
first banquet tonight. The society
aims to train its members, profession
al and business men, in the arts of
after-dinner oratory in the hope that
British banquets may cease to be the
deadly dull and tiresome affairs that
they now are.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
AVIATION MEETING
OPENED AUSPlcIOUSlY.
fBy Associated Press,

New York, Oct. 22.-The interna.
tional aviation meet opened auspic.
lously this morning. Thirty aviators
and forty aeroplanes entered. The
weather is cloudy and cool.
Tod Sheiever, driving a Dietz BIZ
plane In the teeth of a brisk wind,
dashed to the ground fifty feet. He
sustained minor injuries, while the
biplane was destroyed. Capt. Thorn
as Baldwin flew from Garden Citv to
Belmont Park in six minutes, a speed
of more than mile a minute.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
CUBAN REVENUE CUTTER
AND ALL ABOARD LOST
(By Associated Press.)

Havana, Oct. 22.-Reports from
Cape Sanantonio say that the Cuban
revenue cutter Cespedes was wrecked
and the captain and all hands except
two men are lost. An unknown Amer
lean bark is stranded off the cape; the
crew was saved. The Norwegian
steamer Hames, the Cuban steamer
Rita and many small craft are ashore
on the Northeast coast Of Pinar del
Rio.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
Question of Jurisdiction.

The substantial question which the
government claims is before the court
was set out in the brief as being
whether the United States courts have
jurisdiction to punish a corporation
which printed in the city of New York
newspaper containing q libel, crimi
nal under tho laws Of the state of New
York, and circulated e6pies of the
same within federal territory Of West
Point. The governments claim is
based on an act of congress of 1898
"hlch the government urges, operates
TO transfer the state law to federal
territory for the purpose of Furnishing
acts committed there, which, if per.
formed outside and in the Jurisdiction
OF the state would be amenable to its
laws"
Ihe government argues that it is not
only the right, but the duty of con.
gress, so to legislate concerning terri
tory under its exclusive jurisdiction
as to preserve peace and good order
therein, asserting that:
Because one map be punished for
issuing libel in New York is no reas-
on for allowing him to go free of all
punishment for circulating 1t in West
Point. The people of the latter place
are entitled to protection"
The inconvenience to accused of he
ing subjected to prosecution in sun-
ory places where their alleged libels
are circulated was met with the arsu-
ment that "the convenience which NAV
De suffered by criminals has not GEN
orally been regarded as adequate reas.
on for permitting them to operate
without restraint"
The suggestion that the offense
charged could be punished in New
YORK state courts and therefore was
not intended to be included in 49,.
OF 1898, brought forth 4
from the government ii
OF New York cannot pun
:. =. = - 80, q. - .ll
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
'WENELING CASE GOES
BACK TO STATE Court

:, Louisville, KY, Oct. 22,-Judge Wal
3er Evans. of the federal court fol
the Western district of Kentucky yes
terday remanded back to the state
court the case of Joseph Vending
charged with the murder of Alma Kell'
ner.
Transfer of the case to the federal
court was sought on the grounds that
Vending being an alien, is entitled TO
a iury-- one-half of which shall be al
lens.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
HOPE NOT ABANDONED
FOR THE BLUEFIELps.
(BN Associated PreSa.N

New Orleans, Oct. 22.-The steamer
Bluefields is unreported since Friday
of last week, when she sailed from
Ceiba for New Orleans, with a cargo
OF bananas valued at fourteen thou
sand. Capt. Lange, his wife and
twenty-six others are aboard. Vac
caro- Brothers, the owners, have not
abandoned hope.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
ILLUSTRATED LESSONS
TO BE GIVEN DAILY
Special Agent of U. S. Department of
Agriculture viii Have Charge of
Most Interesting Display of AgricuI-
tura Products.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 22.-The big
exhibit of the A. & M. College and ag-
ricultural experiment stations reached
the State Fair grounds this morning
and is being placed in position.
The exhibit consists of three car
loads of material, and is in charge of
corps of six faculty members and
students from the institution at Stark
vile. 1t is under the direction of
Prof. Edgar Green, special agent of
the United States department of agri-
culture, cooperative and demonstra-
tion farm work, and one of the best
known educators and agriculturalists
in the South. Prof. Green received
instructions from the department
few days since to report for duty in
Jackson during the State Fair period,
and the exhibits from the big institu-
tion at Starkville and the several agri-
cultural experiment stations promise
to be one Of the most interesting fea-
lures of the State Fair. not only for
the farmers, but the general public as
we'll
Illustrated lessons of a practical
character will be given each day, ac-
companied by five-minute lectures on
pertinent topics. For instance at this
exhibit the work of the boil weevil,
and what its ravages mean on the
Souths staple, will be fully shown, to-
gether with illustrations of what can
be accomplished with the various spe-
cies of cotton if the cultural method
is followed. Another illustrated ex-
hibit will set forth lessons in corn
growing, based on practical tests Iii
various sections of the state, and SINH |
lar lessons will be given in the pro-
duction of the various forage crops, |
setting forth the varieties of hay best +,
adapted to various sections,
A dairy herd of six COWS accompa.
nies the exhibit, and at the main pa
Wilton lessons in butter-making under
the direction of Prof. Jay D. Baker. of
the United States department of agri-
culture, will be given, showing produc-
tivity from an ordinary COW and the
record cow at the Mississippi agricul-
tural experiment station, which pro-
ddced 900 pounds of butter in one seas
on.
In view of the great agricultural
revolutions in Mississippi, and the
general awakening of farmers to the
Importance of adopting new methods
o farming, the A. & NJ. exhibit will
be a center of attraction.
The corps of instructors and lecturers
las been selected with special care,
md nearly every branch of farming
ife will be fully illustrated. For in {
tance, the poultry display will furnish {
comparison of the new productive
less of an ordinary hen and record Z
zen from the A. & M. poultry depart
nent. The use of fertilizers, legumes,
ts., will be fully set forth, and if the
armers of Mississippi will take the Z
rouble to spend few hours each day
t this exhibit they will gather infor-
lation and see object lessons of in
value.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
become famous for its cures of coughs
when in need. 1t contains no harm
ful substance and always gives prompt
relief. Sold by HAYS 6 FIELD.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
DIsPOSSESSED GIRL
FLOURISHES A RAzOR

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 22.-Chased bv a
ouxom young woman armed with a
satety razor, Mrs. w. ]. Barnes. 207
ncho street, this city, got the scare
Oh her life yesterday. when she noti-
ned Miss Elmore Dunbar to seek an
other lodging place Mrs. Barnes
didn wait to see if it was a safety
razor the young woman snatched up.
out fed to her own room screaming.
and securely bolted the door. Neigh
bors called the police and Miss Dun
bar was found still master Of the sit
uation. clutching the razor Earlier
ay Miss Dunbar, when told to
drilled the neighborhood by
put that she had swallowed
!. : f>n examination 1t f1e
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
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THE WEATHER. .

: Washington, D, c., Oct. "a /.
:: Fair tonight and Sunday proba- :
: bly, light frost in North portion :
= tonight. =
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-22
THENEWS

Gives the news, general, state
and local Give the circulation
man your subscription.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
BOISE WILL REALIZE HEX
DREAMS OF MANY YEARS

Payette. Idaho.-The people of this
valley look forward to a very prosper
Gus year on account of the new rail-
road which will be built during 1910
and 1911 by the Central Idaho Rail-
road company. This line branches
off from the Oregon Short Line at
Owinza. This new line will run
through fertile valleys and will be
used for the through trains OF the
Oregon Short Line, realizing the per-
ennial dream of Boise. putting 1t on
the main line. II will conect with
the short Line again at Payette. With
Payette a junction point for two
main lines, considerable business will
naturally come to the yards here
Payette has hopes OF being made a
division station. This new line will
have n maximum grade of 1 per cent
as against the maximum grade OF
"a per cent on the present Short Line
This means that n great per cent OF
the freight business will be haulde
on the new line.
Payette will have daily telegraph
service during the frost danger peri
cd this spring, as most Of the fruit
growers have installed smudge pots
and with this new service there should
be a good crop of apples and other
fruit this year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
DRUNINiERS TO EAT.
Six Hundred Inland Empire CONNER.
cial Travellers to Attend Booster
CrnClror

Spokane. Wash. Six hundred COM
mercial travellers, who visit the vari-
Gus cities, towns and hamlets in the
inland empire. will be entertained at
booster" smoker and reception by
the officers and members of the Spo-
kane chamber of commerce in the new
assembly rooms the evening of Feb
ruary 26. A buffet luncheon. In
which will figure the products of
eastern Washington and oregon, north
and central Idaho. western Montana
and southeastern British Columbia,
will precede the smoker.
The entertainment committe, COM
posed~of w. S. McCrea, ]. r. Poisson,
H. G. West, George H. Goble and F,
e. Krause, has arranged an inter-
esting program, including brief talks
and a number of novel stunts and
there will be a handsome trophy for
the drummer telling the most original
story OF the road.
G. M. Fassett, president of the
chamber of commerce, will preside
and he and Mayor N. s. Pratt will
welcome the guests. A. w. Doland,
president of the Spokane Merchants
association. will discuss "The Rela-
tions of the Creditman to the Sales
man." and ]. b. Campbell has been
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
MRS. RUSSELL SAGE
BESEIGED BY BEGGARS

Pasadena, Cal.-Hundreds OF let
ters begging for financial assistance
have been pouring into Pasadena ad-
dressed to Mrs. Russell Sage, widow
of the late New York financier, who
arrived here a few days ago for
rest" A great package has been
added to a pile which Major Slocum,
her nephew, estimates at 500 in num-
ber. Most of the epistles have not
been opened. Thus far only two of
them have been given to Mrs. Sage to
peruse. The remainder probably will
not be read for some time. Speak
ing of the flood of letters asking for
aid. Major Slocum said:
Mrs. Sage is not in any sense in
public life. This continuous string of
letters asking for money is annoying
her. She will not pretend to give them
heed"
Mrs. Sage and her party are at the
Raymond cottage. She expects to re-
main here two months before return
ing to the east.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
LAND GRAFT is EXPOSED
IN LETTER BY TTLLMAN

North Yakma.-A letter has been
received here from United States Sen
ator Ben Tillman, addressed to F. H
McGranahan of Ellensburg stating
that he had noticed that McGrana>
han was on the point of employing
some one to secure for him filings OF
timber claim in land now in litga-
ton with the United States govern
ment.
Senator Tillman says it has come
to his knowledge that n firm of swim
dlers is operating in Portland, Ore,
along the line with ramifications all
over the country and he asks for any
letters or documents from the firm
with which McGranahan is dealing in
order that he may investigate. Such
1 filings he says. will give no priority
I rights.
{ a number of North Yakima peo-
/ pie have made filings in this same
way which will prove worthless, ac-
cording to Senator Tillman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
Toy FAILS IN SCHOOL
AND HANGS HIMSELF

New York Because he was the
one Of large class of public school
boys who was not promoted, little
Sammie Thompson, Is years old,
hanged himself to the head of his
bed at his home in Brooklyn.
The instrument of death he select
ed was the strap with which he had
carried his school books during the
term.
After school closed the boy, with
his head low and his eyes on the
ground, dragged himself to his home
at winthrop street and Old Glove
road.
"She didn't promote me-" he said
bitterly to his mother. 81 was the
only kid left back"
How do you ever expect to be an
engineer. like your papa, If you don't
pass in your school examinations? ?"
the mother asked.
She says she tried to be gentle with
him and only hoped to encourage him
to better efforts next term. The boy
said something about being afraid to
meet his father. who is the engineer
in charge of the county buildings in
Flatbush, and whom the lad idolized.
Mrs Thompson paid little attention
when he said he'd go upstairs to try
to sleep.
At o'clock the mother sent his
younger sister Ida to call him. She
got no answer and could not open
the door. An elder brother broke il
open. They found the youngster
dangling from the head of the bed,
to the post Of which he had tied his
book strap
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
WHAT CAUSED LEAKING OF
BOILERS ON NEW ORLEANS?

Vallejo, Cal.-There is much spec
ulation at the Mare Island navy yard
regarding the findings of the board of
inquiry presided over by Captain IN
derwood. which has just concluded
its investigation of the cause of the
leaking of the boilers on the cruiser
New Orleans. The findings have
been forwarded to the navy depart
ment.
The New orleans, Captain Wells
commanding, sailed from the navy
yard a couple of months ago for Hon
olulu, having been placed in COM
mission only short time before. Af-
ter being at sea for two days she was
forced to return, owing to the leaky
condition of her boiler tubes.
Special interest attaches to the in
vestigatlon, owing to the friction ex-
isting between the construction and
engineer corps of the navy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
CARNEGIE SPEAKS.
Steel Magnatc Says Trusts Arc Cause
Of High Living.


Los Angeles. are respon-
sible for the great rise in prices in
all directions, and undoubtedly for
the cost of foods. The spirit of this
commercial age has been combine,
and this combine has run riot"
Thus Andrew Carnegie with one
thrust went to the heart of the high
cost OF living. He did not weep over
the spectacle, He faced it as a fact
and hoped that the remedy for it
would be forthcoming.
Carnegie reached Los Angeles Fri
day afternoon. With him was his
wife and their daughter, Margaret.
The party was escorted by Carnegie's
old friend, Charles L. Taylor of Pitts
burg
Roosevelt is a genius. He is the
greatest man. in a political way, in
the world" continued the steel man.
"He is wonderful statesman. He Il
straightforward, true man who is
not capable of doing an underhand
trick.
"Yes, / think Mr.. Taft is carrying
out the Roosevelt policies. He is
working them out in his individual
way"
Mr.. Carnegie sidestepped any ref
erence to return from Elba." but
said: "T am going to meet Mr.. Roose'
welt in London. May Is. I had tele-
gram from him just before l left New
York.
Eyes, trusts have done their part
in the raise Of prices" continued Mr.
Carnegie, "but so has everyone else
in the selling business. True, tho
trusts started it. But the little fel
lows, that Is, the retailers, have come
in strong. Every fellow wants hi
rakeoff.
Combine is in the air. Everyone
, during the past 10 years has caugh
the spirit and has gone mad with 1t
That has brought the country to tn
pinnacle of high prices.
But 1 am confident things will b.
right. I believe the court of com
merce proposed by President Taft will
prove a solution of the high pric'
tangle. Combines have good points
but they must be regulated. A cour
of commerce is a necessity and It viii
| be made a fact"