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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
MOB PLUNCER PATTEN
POLICE RESCUE CHICAGO SPECU-
LAT0R FROM THRONG.
Many of Those in Mob Lost Money in
Recent Cotton Rise, and Blamed
Patten for 1t.

London.--A hostile demonstration on
the floor of the cotton exchange at Man
chester, and one directly contrasting it
for friendliness on the corn exchange at
Liverpool, was met with Friday by
James A. Patten, the Chicago wheat and
cotton operator. In the first, Mr.. Pat
ten was mobbed and probably escaped
injury only by being rescued by the
police; in the latter he was greeted
with cheering and other manifestations
of friendliness.
The brief vacation in England of the
Chicago operator had been spent mostly
about the Liverpool markets, and Fri
day he made up his mind to run over to
Manchester to see the city and visit the
cotton exchange. 1t was known to Mr..
Patten that there had been threats of
an unpleasant reception should he visit
"Cottonopolis," but ne refused to be-
lieve they would be carried into effect.
These threats, it is said, emanated
from persons on the exchange who had
lost large sums as a result of Mr.. Pat
tens operations in Chicago and from
Others who held him responsible for the
rise in the price of cotton and who be-
lieved that his visit to England had for
its purpose the manipulation of the mar
ket.
Hardly had Mr.. Patten touched the
floor of the Manchester exchange before
the outburst came. He was hooted and
jeered by the throng and then surround
ed and hustled to the street. The crowd
followed even here, and did not desist
in its manifestations of dislike until the
American had been placed in a cab by
the police and started for the railway
station, where he took the first train
back to Liverpool.
Arriving in Liverpool, Mr. Patten just
had time to visit the corn exchange be-
fore it closed for the day. The floor
was crowded with members, who evinced
their sympathy with him for the treat
ment that had been shown him in Man
chester by taking off their hats and
cheering him when he referred to the
incident
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
SAFE FROM SHOT AND SHELL.


French experts are quoted as saying
that the recent fight OF Hubert La
than, at the height Of from 1000 to
1000 feet above the earth, in an aero
plane, proves that such flying ma
chimes can be considered immune,
when used as Latham handled his,
from the risk of being hit by bullets
or shells in case of military service
in war. 1t is a reasonable conclusion,
studied the difficulties of hitting a
swift-moving target half mile or
more above the ground. 1t would be
great shooting to hit mark the size
of an aeroplane, moving at the rate
of 40 miles an hour. three-quarters Of
mile away, on the earth, but when
the target is elevated to that height
the feat becomes practically impossi.
BILE. There is nothing to sight over,
no background to aid the gunner. The
position of his rife or cannon must be
awkward and unfavorable to quick
aiming. He must cope with rapid and
unforeseen changes in the position Of
the mark he tries to hit, not only up
and down but in other respects Its
course may be almost as irregular as
the flight of swallow In mist or
darkness the. target would disappear
altogether
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
Walter George Smith Invited.

In both branches concurrent resolu-
ton was adopted authorizing the gov
ernor to invite, in the name of the leg
islature, some member of the national
commission on uniform legislation to
address the two houses at an early date
on legislation necessary to effect uni
formty in the state laws relative to
stock transfers, negotiable instruments,
uniform sales acts, bills of lading, ware
house receipts, all of which are prepared
under the direction of and recommended
by the national commission on uniform
state legislation. Immediately upon the
adoption of this concurrent resolution
kilograms were addressed to President
Walter George Smith of the national
commission, at Philadelphia, who will
be asked to send representative here
to address the legislature on the subject,
and it is expected that laws will yet
be passed identical with those of other
states on the same subject.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
A Solar pI.x,,s

On one occasion Sam Berger, the
brawny manager of James J. Jeffries.
was in small California town, sound
ing some of the residents as to the
possibility of holding prize fight
The local police force, clownish-look-
ing individual with a huge badge,
heard of Sans Investigations.
you can't hold no prize fight in this
here town." said the police force,
threateningly, in his best "I-be-the-
marshal" tones. 1T is agin' the law,
and won't stand for it,"
Jaw, beat it," said Berger, in dis
gust. What do you know about law?
Why, your very appearance in public
Is misdemeanor. "-Lippincott's
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
PUBLISHED EVERY WINTER
Famous Cough and Cold Prescription
Has Cured Hundreds Here.

get two ounces of Glycerine and
half an ounce of Concentrated Pine
compound. Then get half pint of good
whiskey and put the other two ingre.
dents into 1t. Take teaspoonful to
a tablespoonful Of this mixture after
each meal and at bed time. Shake the
bottle well each time" This is said to
be the quickest cold and cough rem.
edy known. 1t frequently cures the
worst colds in twenty-four hours. But
be sure to get only the genuine Con-
centrated Pine. Each half ounce bottle
comes put up in tin screw-top case.
Don't use the weaker pine prepare
tons. Any druggist has it on hand or
will quickly get it from his wholesale
house.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
AMERICAN TEL. EXPLAINS.
Capital Stock May Be Increased to Half
Billion.

New Vork.-A recommendation that
the capital stock of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company be in.
creased to $5OO,OOO,OOO, is contained in
the company's annual report, made Fri.
day, but otter than to say that the
company desired to be "forehanded,1 no
reason given for the proposed increase of
$200,000,00O. Wall street believes the
company intends to still greater expan.
sion, though the report states that "none
of this increase will be needed during
the current year for ordinary capital
expenditures"
The report shows that the number of
telephone stations in the Bell system
was increased to more than 100000,
including 100000 operated by connect.
ing companies.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
WHAT'S THE USE
Sticking to Habit When It Means
Discomfort?

Old King Coffee knocks subjects
out tolerably fiat at times. and there
is no possible doubt of what did it. A
Mich. woman gives her experience:
Il used to have liver trouble nearly
all of the time and took medicine
which relieved me only for a little
while. Then every once in a while l
would be suddenly doubled up with
an awful agony in my stomach. 1t
seemed as though every time took
breath l would die. No one could
suffer any more and live.
Finally got down so sick with
catarrh of the stomach that could
not turn over in bed, and my stomach
did not digest even milk. The doctor
finally told me that If / did not give up
drinking coffee l would surely die, but
I felt could not give it up.
However, Husband brought home a
package of Postum and 1t was made
strictly according to directions. 1t
was the only thing that would stay
on my stomach, and soon got SO
liked it very much.
Gradually began to get better, and
week by week gained in strength and
health. Now / am in perfect condi-
ton. and am convinced that the whole
cause Of my trouble was coffee drink
ing. and my getting better was due to
leaving OF coffee and drinking Postum.
"A short time ago tasted SEINE
coffee and found, to my establishment,
that I did not care anything about 1t.
never have to take medicine any
more. hope you will use this letter
for the benefit Of those suffering from
the poisonous effects of Coffee
Read the little book. 1.-THE Road to
Wellville, in pkgs. There's Reason
Ever read the above letter. A new
enc appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true and full Of human
Interest.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
win Fight Bryan.

Lincoln, Neb.-Governor Shallenber-
ger said Friday he was opposed to
county option and would favor the 8
o'clock closing law. His policy for reg
ulating the liquor problem will be fought
by William j. Bryan, VINO fayors coun-
ty option.
Mr.. Shallenberger said:
Il am a Democrat and will be guided
by what my party does with the ques-
ton of county option. / think at this
time, however, that the party will not
declare for prohibition, and this is what
county option seems to mean"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
Americas Opportunity in Turkey.

DR.. George Washburn, president of
Robert college, 1870-1903, writes:
1T is a great opportunity, wonder.
full opportunity, and it is call espe
cially to Americans. They believe in
us now in Turkey. They trust us.
There is nobody they believe in and
trust as they do Americans in Turkey.
They know that we have no selfish
ends in view there. We do not want
any of their territory; we are not
going to try to overthrow the Turkish
government; and they understand fully
that what we are doing there we are
doing for their good. They may think
we make mistakes, but they know we
are honest, and they know we are do
Ing 1t for their good. They trust us as
they trust nobody else, and conse-
quently it is a great opportunity,
wonderful opportunity, for us to go on
and to try to make these people under
stand who Christ is and what Christ is
to the world"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
FARMERS, ATTENTION!

Here is a question that we want
to put to every farmer, and we urge
that you give yourself an honest and
truthful answer: Cannot the South,
and cannot you, on your farm, raise
your corn, hay, hogs, mules enough
for work stock, and still produce as
many bales of cotton as you have
heretofore? You plant enough land
in corn at so bushels per acre to
make all you need, you can have hay
by cutting the native grasses, or bet
ter by planting the best, your hogs
and mule colts can Craze three
fourths of the year, and will cost
you but little. Can you make so
bushels of corn per acre? Is there
not some farmer in your county who
is doing this? You know you can
if you will give the land your atten-
ton, and enrich and cultivate.
We have made the farmers North
and West rich by buying from them
since the Civil War. Can we stand
the drain of paying profits to the
Northern farmer, to the dealer who
buys from him, to the railroads and
to our own merchants? Look at the
market prices now>on corn, hogs, hay
and mules, and you win surely agree
that yeu can raise any and all of
these for less than one-fourth of
what they cost you.-Memphis Com
mereial Appeal.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
Husbands Afraid.

Ann Arbor, Mich.-Frightened hus-
bands have been burdening DR.. Victor
c. Vaughan's mail recently with speci.
mems of coffee, meat, sausage and other
articles of food, with requests for an
analysis of it. Explanations intimating
fear of poisoning accompany each pack
age. DR.. Vaughan has been engaged as
toxicologist in several noted cases of
alleged poisoning, notably the Swope
case at Kansas City, and the idea has
apparently gotten abroad that he is at
the service of all suspicious husbands.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
Redistricting Bill Win Pass.

The most important piece of legisla-
ton of the day was the taking up of
the circuit court redistricting bill by tho
house committee on judiciary Tuesday
afternoon, the committee sitting for
three hours in busy session with this
one bill before it. The committee heard
from several prominent lawyers of the
state, not members of the legislature,
including G. Wood Magee of Monticello,
R. N. Miller of Hazelhurst and A. t.
Stovall of Okolona, and the entire bill
was freely discussed and finally favor
ably disposed of It was ready to re-
port to the house at the evening session
and without doubt that it would pass.
Notwithstanding as outlined the meas
ure is not entirely satisfactory to every
one, the prospect is that the bill will
become law before the end of the
week.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
Odd Fellows Honor Sire.

When w. L. Kuykendall, grand sire
of the Independent Order of Odd Fell
lows in the Mississippi jurisdiction, left
here Monday he carried with him as one
very pleasant and gratifying reminder
of his visit to Mississippila beautifully
wrought silver loving cup. Among other
past grand masters in attendance to
greet the head of the order, ws4es Hon.
Wylie N. Nash of Starkville and Emile
Bonelli, also a former supreme repre-
sentative from Mississippi. Seated near
the rostrum, and side by side, were two
men who are probably the oldest living
Odd Fellows, in point of continuous
membership, in Mississippi-Sam D.
French of Vicksburg, who celebrated his
golden jubilee as an Odd Fellow six
years ago, and is the only wearer of
veterans jewel south of the Ohio river,
and T. ID. Pace, of jackson. Both these
men were members of lodge in Jack.
son fifty years ago.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17

A messenger boy in New York on
salary of Sc week was arrested
after $4,000 intrusted to him to take
to the bank had disappeared. 1t is no
offense before the law to offer such
enormous money temptation to poorly
paid boys, but according to the law
of morality all the blame and pun
ishment, If that temptation proves too
strong to be resisted, should not fall
on the young mind so enormously
tempted. The practice of giving large
sums to mere boys is one often repre-.
hended In business.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
EXCHANGE NOT BUCKET SHOP
New York Court vindicates New York
Cotton Exchange.

The appellate division of the state
supreme court decided unanimously that
the New York Cotton Exchange is not
bucket shop, but a legitimate market
for trading in actual cotton.
The decision was handed down in the
case of Richard A. Springs and others
against David w. James, Blakeley,
Ca, planter. James refused to settle
claim for $4,000 due on cotton trans
action, on the ground that it had been
contracted through gambling transac-
tions, upon which there can be no reeov-
cry"
The court ruled otherwise, sustaining
the lower court and referees report.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17

Not SO many years ago farmer"
was about as ecornful slang term as
could be applied to anybody who blum.
dered, stumbled or got in bad" But
what would the average man in the
streets say to-day If somebody shouted
at him you farmer?" Wouldn't he
throw his chest out and spring a
smile as broad as if he owned a gold
mine? He certainly would. The farm
er doesn't wear his hayseed In his hair
any longer. He sells it and buys an
automobile And when doctor, law
yer. merchant chief point their fin,
ger at him and say, You're it." he
merely throws in the speed clutch and
smiles back along the wind.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17

II engaged a model the other day."
said the artist sadly, for her beautiful
hair. never saw anything quite so
magnificent or abundant. When she
got here didn't like the way she had
1t done UP, so asked her to change it.
I thought she had kind of embar-
raised look, but she went behind the
screen and took it down and did it up
all over again. When she came from
behind the screen was shocked.
"She had left half her beautiful hair
behind the screen!"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17

The senate chamber was the scene of
impressive exercises Wednesday night in
honor of two members of that body who
served during the first session of this
legislature, Samuel Nelly Sample of
Holmes county and Frederick George
Barry of Clay. The chamber was filed
with senators and representatives, as
well as public officers. The chamber had
been draped with streamers of white
and black crepe, while the desks which
had been used by the two senators were
draped, and in addition, each bore
vase containing lilies of the valley.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17

Every time you get cold feet" says
a Chicago health department bulletin,
mark it down and see how often you
get cold. Do the same thing every
time you get your feet wet. You will
find that your ideas about cold feet or
wet feet have been more wrong than
right" How does the Chicago health
department know what our ideas have
been about cold feet?
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
Beauvoir Gets 500, 10000.

Mr.. Vance explained the Beauvoir ap.
preparation bill, and the senate readily
passed it, the $4,000 being given, so
that the cottages might be completed,
the culinary and hospital departments
improved, and the present number of
1875 veterans be increased by the forty
now on the waiting list. This move will
be benefit to the veterans on this list,
and to the daughters, also, many of
whom have the care of veterans who
should be in the home. The senate
passed the Old Ladies' Home bill, giving
this institution $4,000 for the two years
1910 and 1911.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
WILL DROP ILLS AFFAIR.
Prosecutor Gets Affidavits of Some Eye.
Witnesses.

Kansas City.-All the information re-
garding the Cudahy-Lillis affair obtained
by the police department was turned
over to Prosecutor Virgil Conkling
There were several affdavits from of
ficers and other parties, but no state
ments from John P. Cudahy, Mrs. Cud-
ahy or Jere F. Lillis.
Unless request is made by Lillis for
the prosecutor to take legal steps
against Cudahy there will be no prose
cution in the case Lillis has already
stated he will not prosecute.
Prosecutor Conkling has said posi-
lively that he will not initiate an inves-
tigation of the affair.
Iillis is recovering ranidlv
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
On the Home Stretch.

During this week two most important
committees will have the right of way,
these being the appropriations and judi.
ciary, though an effort is to be made to
get the floor for consideration of revenue
measures, which will consume several
days. There will be little idle time ON
the hands of the solOns from now until
the day of adjournment, and many of
the less important measures pending will
Of necessity have to remain on the cal
endars for another legislature to take
up and wrangle over.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
Would Hear Col. Gordon.

The senate concurred in the house
resolution inviting Col. James Gordon,
the distinguished and recent acting sem
ator from Mississippi by appointment of
the governor, pending the election of the
late Senator McLaurin's successor, to
visit this city and address the legisla-
ture. No date has been fixed, that be-
ing detail left to be filed after Col.
Gordon is heard from.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17

An aeronaut is reported as claiming
that the airship has ended the battle.
ship. This seems supererogatory. AS
naval experts decree that battleships
of the vintage of the COS are effete
and much scrapped 1t certainly ap.
pears that the battleships end them
selves rapidly enough.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17

Mississippi Statesman Makes Delightful
Talk at Luncheon.

| LAX AZ LuuCueOu.
Those who attended the luncheon
yiven at the Memphis Business Mems
Club in honor of Hon. James Gordon of
Mississippi, poet, statesman and ex-
United States senator, can well under
stand how this grand old man, with his
plain, old-fashioned eloquence, born of
the old Southern school, swayed The SEN
ate recently with his "love everybody
speech, which made him famous in a
day. II would take a man with heart
of adamant to withstand the sponta-
neous bubble of sunshine disseminated
by the gallant old soldier, without feel
ing that he was better man for hav-
ing heard 1T.
The reception to Col. Gordon was
marked throughout by the utmost sim
plicity, though none the less hearty, II
fact which apparently appealed to the
guest of honor.
Judge Greer, in happy speech, babe
Col Gordon welcome. Col Gordon re-
sponded in a short speech which must
have been the prototype of the one
which made him famous. Without ST.
tempt to drift into the flights OF oratory,
in which he is not versed, the venerable
statesman voiced, in his own PLAIN way,
his appreciation of the welcome which
had been extended him.
81 am glad to be in Memphis" said
he, 'for | feel very much at home here.
am especially glad to meet SO many
of the business men of Memphis. / have
never known very much about business.
There is one business, however: that |
have been successful in. / am great
circulating medium. believe that money
should be circulated, and that's one rea-
son why / admire John d. Rockefeller"
Col. Gordon then told how he had
broken into the United States senate,
during the course of which he paid
glowing tribute to Gov. Z. +. Noel Of
Mississippi. He said that the speech
which had attracted such widespread
comment had been delivered with no
such intention.
81 didn't mean to do it," he said "But
when that large, portly gentleman, our
beloved president, came up and en-
braced me after it was over | knew that
must have done some good in the SEN
ate after all. Even Senator Hepburn of
Idaho came forward and shook my hand
after had invited him to pay a visit to
my Mississippi home. Gentlemen, Hey
hArn is all right, you must not think
too hard of him. 1t was his environ
ment hat warped his view of the South.
He has been sitting way ny there in
Idaho on an iceberg, with nothing more
than the Aurora Borealis to enlighten
him about the South. That's the rea-
son invited him to come down and see
for himself"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17

A Jersey justice once sapiently said
that a boy wasn't worth, in money.
more than 81. Judge Wheeler OF
Bridgeport has just refused to accept
a verdict Of 5000 damages for a boys
death as insufficient The law is al
ways interesting. but its administra
ton is not always consistent.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
New County Defeated.

One of the surprise features of the
day was the defeat, by a margin of Ii
votes in the house, of the bill creating
a new county in South Mississippi, to be
named Walthall county, which bill had
passed the senate by good majority
and came from the house committee with
a unanimous vote.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17

Fifteen girls In a Massachusetts
feminine college are living on 50 q
week to secure their collegiate edu
cation. Energy and determination like
this, with such capacity for self-sac
rifice. are what this age of enervatioD
and selfish ease needs.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
Fish and Game Law.

Monday was set for the special con-
sideration of the Pierce fish and game
law, but at the very first section, which
proposes to tax every man, woman and
child for fishing" in public streams, and
every boy for shooting q field lark"
the senate took alarm and decided to
wait a bit, and so ordered $50 copies
of the bill printed.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17
County Depository Bill.

Mr.. Stennis called up the county de-
pository bill, which, with few unim-
portant amendments, was passed, the
vote being sc TO Z. This bill has been
very much delayed, having been report
ed by the ways and means committee
on Jan. 30. 1t follows the general state
depository law in all essential features,
and is believed to be good measure.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-17

A Louisiana woman was arrested
and fined for challenging another te
a duel with shotguns. There is some
sport ihGt men seem determined !.
keep to themselves.