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The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
Eight KILLED IN
PASSENGER WRECK
Others Were Seriously Hurt in Rear
End Collision Between Passenger
Trains on Grand Trunk.
(By Associated Press.)

Durand, Mich. Aug. 25.-In a rear
end collision between passenger
trains Nos. 4 and A, both eastbound,
on the Grand Trunk Railway near
here early today, eight persons are
known to have been killed, three were
probably fatally injured and five were
seriously hurt. Train No. IA had
stopped TO repair a defective brake
when No. came up behind and
crashed into the rear coaches OF the
forward train. The engine on num-
Der four pioughed half way through
IA sleeper before coming to a stop.
The bodies recovered from the wreck,
which burned for some time before
the fire was subdued, include those
of two unidentified women and those
of three men.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
S0UYHERNERS To
OPPOSE INCREASE
What May Become of Nationwide
Struggle is Started at Meeting of
Southern Lumbermen.

st. Louis, Aug. 25.-What &pay be-
come of a nationwide fight against
increases in freight rates and agita-
tion by carrier officials was started
at a conference of nearly 200 South
ern lumbermen here yesterday. They
assembled to protest against the ac-
tion of the trunk line railroads in
cutting them off from divisions of
rates that have heretofore been in
effect.
c. D. Johnson of st. Louis presided
and Wesley F. Christine, editor of a
Chicago lumber journal, was one Of
the principal speakers.
Luther NJ Walter of Chicago, an
attorney for the interstate commerce
commission, advised the lumbermen
to begin an organized movement, TAX
ing their cases before the interstate
commerce commission and asking that
the tariffs which will go into effect
September "a be held up pending fur
ther investigation.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
GOOD Progress MADE
ON PRELIMINARY SURVEY
Work Is Progressing Satisfactorily,
And it is Believed That Freiqhters
viii Ply Leaf River At No Far
Distant Date.

The presence in the city of Mr.. J.
M. Pratt, assistant Government En-
gineer, who has charge Of opening up
Leaf River from Hattiesburg to the
coast, is gratifying to all who are in
terested in the welfare of this city.
The details have all been arranged
for constructing a snag boat which
will be used in clearing out the river,
and if Mr.. Pratt's plans are carried
out this boat with it's crew will be in
service within thirty days. There
has been some delay in procuring
lumber out of which the boat will be
made, but, thanks to the insistence of
Mayor Donald, this delay has now
been overcome and work on the boat
will begin at once.
The crew of Government surveyors
which left here some three weeks
since to survey the river has now
reached a point about eighteen miles
below Merrill. Another crew left
Pascagoula about the same time and
the two boats will meet. The engi-
neers report that conditions as far as
they have gone are most favorable;
that the minimum depth at low tide
is four feet. This being true, it will
be but short time until boats with
a capacity Of forty tons or more will
be traversing Leaf River from Hat
tiesburg to the coast. The signifi-
cance of this lies in the fact that Hat
tiesburg will then be placed by the
Continued on Page Eight)
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
PROHIBITION TO
FIGURE IN fight
Insurgent Republicans in Alabama
and Lieutenant Governor.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 25.-The
Republicans of Charles H. Scott, of
Montgomery for governor and Major
w. F. Tebbetts, of Mobile, for lieuten-
ant governor here yesterday, brings
about peculiar situation in which
the prohibition question is sure to
figure.
J. o. Thompson and G. A. Chenault,
the regular Republican nominees, are
both avowed advocates of statewide
prohibition. Mr. Chenault only to-
day issuing a statement to the effect
that he was standing shoulder-to-
shoulder with Thompson. The ticket
nominated today is anti-prohibition
and its primary purpose is to get a
larger vote than Thompson and Che
nault and thus show the outside world
that the office-holding crowd is in the
minority in the state. They also fig
ure that Tebetta will get few Demo
cratic votes from the men who will
even break over the party traces to
keep from voting for W. D. Seed, an
avowed statewide prohibitionist. On
the other hand, the wise ones say
Thompson is sure to get some of the
anti-saloon league vote because many
of them think. O'Neal is not with
them. DR.. w. H. Crumpton, a leader
in the anti-saloon league, who was
here this week, took particular pains
to deny report that he intends to
vote for O'Neal
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
LUMbERMEN MAY Fight
AN INCREASE IN Rates
HOUNDS and POSSE
ON TRAIL OF negro
Cut Wire Screen in Tunica Residence
and Grabbed Nine-Year-OId Girl,
Whose Screams Brought Help.

Tunica, Miss, Aug. 25.-Cutting the
wire screen on a bedroom window,
VIII Jones, a negro, on Monday night
reached through the opening and
grabbed Laura Thomas, nine years
old, the daughter of c. w. Thomas,
who lives at Bostick's Mill, six miles
Southeast of Tunica
The child's screams brought her
mother, who also clutched the little
girl in an effort to prevent her being
dragged through the window and for
few minutes the mother and negro
tugged for possession of the child
White men on the place were T.
tracted by the screams of Mrs. Thorn
as, and the little girl, and their ap-
pearance frightened the negro away.
Investigation showed that all the ne
groes on the place except Will Jones
were asleep and bloodhounds were Sc
cured from Memphis and put on his
trail The negro has been located,
and if caught it is feared a yncning
will follow.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
noel Will NOT
MAKE Engagements
To Speak in Mississippi Until After
His Return From Milwaukee
And st. Paul.

Special to The Neaos.
Jackson, Miss. Aug. Ex-Governor
Noel will not, because of other inn
portant engagements, two of which.
require him to leave the state for sew
eral days, accept any invitations till
his return from Milwaukee and st
Paul.
Governor Noel departs for Milwau-
kee Aug. 2S to attend the internation-
al tax conference, one of the most
important meetings scheduled for
some time, and will go from there to
st. Paul to attend the National Con-
servation Congress, which comes di-
rectly after the tax conference.
Both of these subjects are of vital
interest to Mississippi, and Governor
Noel is going to give them as much
study as possible during the next few
months, and may in his farewell ad-
dress to the legislature, make some
recommendations along the line Of
work undertaken by these two con-
ferences
Both meetings will be largely at
tended and among the delegates will
be the Governors of many states,
while experts on subjects to be dis
cussed will deliver addresses.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
spent $4,000, But
DIDN'T BRlBE Voters

Franklin, Pa, Aug. 25.-Joseph c..
Sibley, of this city, whose arrest on
charge of conspiracy to debauch
and bribe voters of Warren county
followed his resignation as Republi-
can nominee for Congress in the twen-
ty-eighth Pennsylvania district, has
issued statement in which he ex-
presses the hope that a full and ex-
haustive audit of his campaign ex-
pense account will go on as planned.
"The audit" says Mr.. Sibleys state
ment. "will give me opportunity to
present my side Of the case and en-
phatically deny the rumors that have
been circulated and inspired by my
political enemies
Mr.. Sibley also says he will attend
the audit in Warren on next Monday
eff they have to carry me there on
stretcher."
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
dead" YOUTH SlGHS;
PARENTS TAKE fright
Special to The NetDs.

Pittsburg, Aug. 25.-Staney Zon-
chesky, aged IL years, who was
struck and terribly mangled by a Bal
timore & Ohio passenger train Tues
day and taken home for dead caused
a wild panic in his north side home
today, when his parents ran from
their house shrieking, "Our boy has
come to life"
Young Zonchesky was playing with
companions when injured. His
crushed body showed no sign of life,
according to physicians. The lads
mother and father summoned an un-
dertaker. At an early hour today,
while the mother and father watched
in the room where their son lay, ap-
parently dead, the lad sighed.
Physicians were imediately called,
but little hope is felt for his ultimate
recovery.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
A HEAVY STORM
IS PREVAILING IN !
GULF OF MEXICO
Two Storm Warnings Issued Wednes.
day by New Orleans Weather Bu-
reau.-Headed Northward.

New Orleaps, Aug. 25.-From storm
warning issued Wednesday morning
by Willis L. Moore, chief of the
Weather Bureau at Washington. and
DR.. Isaac M. Cline, the local weather
forecaster, 1t is evident that this Sec
tion will experience a slight touch of
a tropical storm that is reported to
be raging in the central and middle
gulf and which is moving in north
westerly direction.
The local Weather Bureau Wednes-
day issued the following bulletin:
Advisory warning S:2O a. M, Louis
lana Coast:
Disturbance apparently central in
middle gulf. Will probably move
north and cause brisk northerly winds
today and tonight. CLINE"
Chief Moore has issued the follow
ing:
Tropical storm center near and
south of San Domingo, moving west
by north apparently of considerable
intensity; unsafe for vessels in west
ern Caribbean Sea and region of Cuba
in next few days.
(Signed) .MOORE."
Much intensity has developed from
the high pressure in the west and
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
ANNUAL STATE FAIR
OF CALIFORNIA Opens
(By Union Associated Press.)

Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 25.-Califor-
MAS annual state fair opening here
week from Saturday. will be the
biggest exhibition of its kind ever
held on the Pacific coast, according
to the promoters who are now en-
gagged in getting everything in readi-
ness for the inaugural. A special
day Tuesday, Sept. 6. has been set
aside as Panama Exposition day,
when the big worlds fair scheduled
for San Francisco In 1915 will be Civ
en- a boom.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
YOUNG GORDY TOOK
POISON BY MISTAKE

Abbeville, La, Aug. 25.--Walter, son
of Judge and Mrs. Minos T. Gordy,
Jr., had a narrow escape from death
when he took fly poison for cough
syrup.
The youth was spending the night
with friends, and, suffering from a Sc
we're cold, was directed where cough
syrup could be found. He selected
the wrong bottle, and tool, hy poison.
A flying trip in an ad1<ln61lle to a
doctor and the effectiv4 - of
stomach pump soon pla&41 ia suffer
er out of danger. He GoW doing
nicely.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
RAISE IS one CENT
Per HUNDRED POUNDS
Local Lumbermen May Have Confer
ence to Decide What Steps to Take
in the Matter-May or May Not Op-
pose Increase.

Hattiesburg lumbermen are just
now occupied to some extent with the
proposed increased rates on lumber
which will go into effect on Septem-
ber l on all railroads within the field
covered by the Southwestern tariff
commission, and 1t is probable that a
meeting will be held within the next
day or two, when decision as to the
course to be adopted by them in this
connection will be reached.
The advance, it is said, will cost
this territory $15O,O0O in rates, as the
lines affected by the new tariff sched-
ule are those West of the Mississippi
river, and the New Orleans roads, it
is said have Joined in advancing
rates. The raise is one cent per hun
dred pounds. The Southern Pacific
the Frisco, the Red River Valley and
the subsidiary lines of the Queen and
Crescent are said to be in the combi-
nation.
F. A. Leland, of st. Louis, is chair
man of the committee which has been
adjusting freight rates, and it is said
they are to be advanced on some COM
modities and reduced on others. This
is the point against which the lumber
men, it. is believed, will protest. While
as rule they are friendly to the rail
roads, they feel that the rates on
lumber which are now in effect, are
about as heavy as they can stand and
continue to do profitable business,
and argue that it does not seem just
exactly fair for the railroads to in
crease their rates on lumber and low
er other commodities which. will not
benefit the lumber territory.
Secretary Brown of the Mississippi
Pine Association, stated this morning
that it was his intention to ascertain
the sentiment of local lumbermen
with reference to the schedule, and it
is probable that conference will be
held Immediately to discuss the mat
ter. 1t is not known whether the
lumbermen will protest against the
rates or accept them without protest,
but it is thought quite probable that
an effort will be made to prevent the
new schedule going into effect
At present the manufacturer is
making smaller profit than at any
previous time, and it is he who will
suffer mostly from the effects of the
increase. The price of stumpage is
gradually increasing and practically
all available tracts have already been
bought by the larger mills, which is
an indication that the prices on lum.
Der are bound to advance.
The manufacturers, as a rule, bear
all the losses occasioned by fiuctua-
tions in the market, but it is not
reasonable to suppose that they will
stand for this increase in freight rates
without raising their prices cores
pondingly
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
WILL TRY To MAKE
GOOD HIS SHORTAGE
Special to The Neaos.

Vicksburg, Miss, Aug. 25.-Accord-
ing to a telegram received by his wife
here yesterday, Clyde R. Cosby, for
merly manager Of the Forbes Piano
Co. here, and who left here some
time since and confessed that he was
short in his accounts with the COM
pany, will return to Vicksburg this
week and try to settle his shortage.
1t is said examination of the ac-
counts show that Cosby is short about
$1,000. A warrant has been issued
for him on a charge of embezzlement,
and he will be, arrested as soon as
he reaches here.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
JAPAN IS READY To
TAKE over HERMITS

Toxic, Aug. 25.-The text of the
convention under which Korea is an
nexed to Japan was communicated at
IL O'Clock yesterday morning to the
representatives of the powers. The
document will be effective when ef-
fectually promulgated. This will oc-
cur. according to some of the minis
ters, August 29 or 80, when the inde-
pendent existence of the hermit king
dom. the struggle for whose control
started the Russo-Japanese war. will
cease.
Baron Hirata, minister of them
terror summoned the proprietors
all the japanese newspapers to
cabinet today and requested then
publish no unauthorized informal
regarding the situation in Korea.
The newspapers agreed to his VI
es and nothing regarding the ann
tion beyond official statements
therefore be published before
publication of the promulgation of
convention. Considerable uneasin
is reported at Seoul, owing to the
cuiation OF threats Of disorder folloW.
ing the annexation.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
SECRETARY DAVIS IS
BACK in HATTIESBURG
Is Enthusiastic over Prospects for
Development of South Mississippi,
and Commends Progress of Its Citi-
zens.

L. E. Davis, secretary and general
manager of the Mississippi Land De-
velopment Association, who was in
Hattiesburg few days last week, and
spent several days with Mr.. Camp in
working up subscriptions to member
ship in the organization, has just re-
turned from Gulfport, and will remain
in this city for two or three days
more in the interest of the associa-
tion.
Mr.. Davis stated this morning that
he was highly gratified with his work in
Gulfport, complimenting the liberality
of the citizens of that thriving city in
paying high prices for life member
ship certificates in the Land Develop
ment Association, and especially the
Gulf and Ship Island railroad, which
paid $500 for a certificate.
This spirit of liberality on the part
of the Gulf and Ship Island road is
all the more commendable for the
reason that this road has not a foot
of land to sell,' said Mr. Davis. In
fact, Captain Jones is now negotia-
ting for the purchase of 40 acres of
ground to be used as a truck farm
in order to raise products for his ho-
tells at Hattiesburg and Gulfport, but
he knows that his railroad will bene-
fit from any movement which has a
tendency to develop the state, al
though there are other railroads which
will reap a much richer harvest from
the results of the immigration move
ment in Mississippi"
The L. N. Dantzler Lumber Com
pany contributed $3.50 to the associa-
ton, while other business concerns
and individuals purchased life mem
bership certificates at 800 and more.
In conversation with a News re-
porter tbs morning. NJ. Davis said
that Scu,h mississippi. and particu-
larly the section in the vicinity of
lIattics burg, would Lcnelt more large
ly from the immigration movement
than any other section of the
state. Hattiesburg, he said, will
eventually be the largest city
in the state, for the reason that
its citizens are progressive, liberal,
and wide-awake to their opportunities.
Besides, its natural advantages are
greater than those possessed by any
other city in Mississippi, and all that
is needed to push it rapidly to the
front is the development of the thous-
ands of acres of fertile lands by which
it is surrounded.
Mr.. Davis will remain in Hatties-
burg for few days, and expects to
secure additional contributions to the
association which he represents.
While here he will be assisted by Mr.
H. A. Camp, who is executive CON-
mitteeman from this district, and who
has done more than any other one
man perhaps for the development of
Hattiesburg and South Mississippi.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
CATHOLICS SAIL FOR
MONTREAL, CANADA
(By Union Associated Press J

London, Aug, 25.-What is said to
be the largest party of Roman Catho-
lie prelates and laymen which ever
crossed the Atlantic together sailed
today on the Empress of Ireland for
Montreal, to attend the Eucharistic
Congress opening in the Canadian me-
tropolis early in September. The
party represents the Catholic clergy
and nobility of Italy, Spain, Austria,
Germany, France and Belgium, as
we'll as Great Britain and Ireland.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25

northwest, causing sharp fall in the
temperature in those sections. This
area is widening and extending to the
southeast and by Thursday night
the temperature in Arkansas, Okla
homa and the northern parts of Tex
as and Louisiana is expected to ma
terially drop. The entire western
half of the country is reported in the
grasp of the cyclonic winds causing
high pressure and general drop in
temperature.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
SART0R FOR Mayor
OF M0NTROSE, MISS,

Montrose, Miss, Aug 25.-The fol-
lowing were nominated at the muni-
cipal primary held here Monday:
Mayor, T. j. Sartor; treasurer, ]. B.
Burnett; marshal, W. F. Hardy; al
dermen. ]. S. Kennery, ]. N. Gam
mage, c. w. Alexander and P. l..
Blackwellss NJ Blackwell and O..
E. Jones - a second primary
G. Z. Cred Abney, A. B. Cot
ton, L. ca and ]. w. Shar-
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
Think fires ARE
Under CONTROL
Troops Will Not Be Required on Ac-
count of Heavy Snow Which Fell
in Flathead Reservation.
by Associated Press.)

Washington, Aug. 25.-Two compa-
MES of troops, requested by Supt.
Morgan, of the Flathead Indian Reser-
walton for fire fighting duty, will not
be required, owing to a fall of snow
last night, says telegram to the In
dian bureau today. 1t is assumed
that the fires in that section are now
under control.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
LATE MARKETS.

New Orleans, Aug. 25,-Cotton fu-
lures at noon dull and easy'9 points
below yesterdays close.
Chicago, Aug. 25.-Wheat active'
Ia to SIS cents up. Provisions firm
at slight advance.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
COLll Weather FOR
MONTH Of AUGUST
Thermometer at Colorado Springs
Registers 80, Only Few Points
Above Freezing.
(By Associated PreSs,1

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. 25.-
All records for cold August weather
were broken today when the ther-
mometer at the government observa-
tory here registered SO degrees, only
a few points above the freezing mark.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
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) THE WEATHER.

: Showers tonight or Friday; .
:: coNler in north and central por- .
= tion tonight. Cooler Friday. .
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-18
SWEDISH lUTHERANS TO
FORM A new CONFERENCE
Churches in Northern Michigan
and Wisconsin Included in
New District.
TO ORGANIZE NEXT JANUARY

After the first of next year the Swed-
ish Lutheran church of Calumet will
no longer be AFFILIATED with the nil
nois conference. but win become a part
Of. the Ishpeming division of new
conference To be established. which
will probably be known as the Michi-
gan conference. This was decided at
a meeting held i'm Chicago last week,
at which Charles Olsen of Laurium
represented the local church The IL
linois conference will continue as in
the past until the close Of this year.
but soon after January 1, big meet
ing will be held at which the new
conference comprising the Ishpeming,
Green Bay and Ogoma. Wis. districts
will he formally launched and the Of
ficers elected. The name OF the new
body has not been decided 1t will have
jurisdiction over the churches i'm up
per Michigan and northern Wisconsin,
about 20 in number The Illinois con-
ference viii retain jurisdiction over
Illinois. southern Wisconsin and south
ern Michigan, with about so churches.
The only contest which developed ut
the conference just held was over the
Augustana hospital Of Chicago. the or
phanages at Joliet and Andover, and
the old peoples home at Joliet. TO
which institutions. all of the churches
affiliated with the conference have
been contributing. Whether these in
stitutions will all remain i'm the I'LL
nois conference or whether some #
them will be moved to the new con-
ference is yet 20 be decided.
Rov. +. A. Under of Geneva, wis,
was-re-elected president of the con-
ference. A new constitution and by
laws were presented for consideration
at the meeting Of the Illinois confer
ence but, because Of the contemplated
division. they could not be adopted.
The new constitution provided that the
president should be elected for a term
of five years, instead of one year, as az
present.
1t is believed that the division will
mean much to the churches i'm this
section, as it will bring them i'm closer
touch with one another and make bet
ter work possible.
Mr.. Olsen, the local representative
has not yet returned, he having de-
cideG to spend a short time as the
guest OF friends in and about Chica-
go.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-18
WANTS LEAHY FOR CAPTAIN.
Harry Hermann Will Also Ask Him to
MANAGE Baseball Team.


If Tom Leahy will agree to captain
and manage a professional bal
team for Laurium. the team will be
organized Immediately. Leahy is to
be asked to take hold of the PROPOSE
ton today, by Harry Hermann, who is
promoting the club.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Hermann
and those interested with him i'm the
organization of a local ball team to go
to Houghton Sunday afternoon to talk
over the matter of organizing a semi
professional league i'm the copper coun-
try. 1t is believed that the time is
ripe for such a league.
Calumet has two first-class ball
parks and there are more than enough
local ball players available to make n
good team With such a player and
coach as Tom Leahy, formerly of the
u. of w, and later catcher on Calu-
NETS professional ball team. the To-
calls should be well served. Cullis, of
the North Tamaracks would likely be
available, and perhaps Bert Roseveare.
n. f. Kaiser is also likely to play ball
the coming season, and Bert Sincock
could probably be signed.
There are other semi professional
men i'm Calumet who could make good
on the local nine. and il is the general
consensus Of opinion that if Leahy
consents TO act as manager and cap
tain he will get flrst-class support both
from the players and the public.