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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-12

First National Bank VS.. @. C. Orr,
ct ais, Judgment by default for $2,-
1896, costs and interest.
Gulfport Grocery Co. VS.. B. T.
Toomer Lumber Co., dismissed as to
Isaac M. Toomer and judgment by
default for plaintiff against B. T.
Toomer and J. s. Toomer for ST..
Os2.91 with interest at per cent on
$4,000 and 6 per cent Il terest on
balance Of Judgment. "a n cests.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-12
TEXAS BANKERS MEET.

(By Union Associated Press.)
Waco. Texas, Feb. 12.-The annual
convention of the Fourth District Tex
as Bankers began here today. A cep<
trail bank will be one Of the chi7f
.fopics discussed. K &. 4 H.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-12
FAIRBANKS IN ROME.
NV Union Associated Prese, ,

(By Union Associated Press'I
Rome Feb. 12.-Former Vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks who has been received
by both the King and Pope during his
visit here, will be the principal speak
~ at the Lincoln banquet to be given
hy tffl American colony tonight. It
5ll txncasn unusually brilliant aifair.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-01

The cheapest farming lands in the
state are to lie had in this part OF
the state. A fine 100 acre ranch
sold here recently for $4,000, and
unimproved lands can be had for $40
to SIS per acre"
Doctor for Small County.
Dr. Q. E. Linton ha0 been in the
Alsea country for several years. He
first put in a stock of merchandise
and drug store on the north side Of
the bay, and was appointed post
master at Lutjens. which position he
still holds although he has sold the
store to Mrs. Lou Bohon, who recent
" came from Kentucky. DR.. Lin
ton has general drug store at
Waldport with $4,000 stock OF
drugs, as good as there is in the
county. He put up one of the best
store buildings in the town, and the
postoffice is being moved alongside.
DR.. Linton came here from Astoria
and is live wire of the most snap
by order. He has three gasoline
launches, has got hold of a number
of town lots, is accumulating pets,
as well as property. Mrs. Linton
already has pet bear, several coons
and maliard ducks and as every
body brings the Doctor everything
IL is only a question of time when
he will have menagerie. He in
turn is the general father stork for
the Alsea Bay country. The first
doctors on the north are at Newport,
16 miles away, the first doctor east
is at Philomath so miles, and the
first south is at Coos Bay. DR.. Lin
ton has the largest medical diocese
in western Oregon He is a grad
uete of Rush medical college, Chi
cago. He does what surgery there
is to be done.
For physician this country is
distressingly healthy" said the Doc
tor to Journal reporter. I'VE
have had no eruptive diseases such
as measles, soarletina, chicken-pox,
or diphtheria. The country is abso-
lutely immune to typhoid fever, SO
far as my practice extends and away
before
"The climate is the big thing. Il
surpasses Astoria, with less rain.
fall. cool lights, absence of wind,
softer temper ture, and Gala lilies
blooming from March first on.
For boating and fishing we have
all the bays skinned. Our sporting
conditions are all the way from bear
to rock oysters. We have 500 acres
Of eastern CLANS free to all. Our
rock oyster beds are ahead Of alI
others in accessibility. The salmon
that come into this bay are the near
est to the Columbia river chinook OF
any.
II have seen salmon from Cali
fornia to Siberia and there are none
finer than ours. A sixty pound
Chinook is quite common.
For hunting, deer and bear and
cougar are nearby. Lands are listed
here at $1,000 to $4,000 for a quarter
section. The latter price Is for inn
proved property, with bottom lands
and stock. Our fruit lands are un-
surpassed- requiring only cultivation
and thinning the fruit--no spraying
or pruning required. There has
never, been pound of fruit spray
used in the Alsea country.
"The Fourth Of July will be cele-
brated here two days, July and 5,
with free entertainment for all
land and water sports
and barbecues and ball"
People who want to come into the
Alsea country can write to DR.. Lin
ton or look him up and they Will
find an accommodating public
spirited man who win take them
ishing, hunting. clamming, Grabbing.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-01

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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14

We have some sample cases of
the following makes that may be
had at one-third less than their
real value: Lawson, Eilers, Mel
son and Marshall &. Wendell.
In slightly used ones we have
Kimball, like new, reduced $175; a
handsome Louis XIV. Weber, new,
reduced 5000; Fischer. slightly
used, at almost one-half; a Knabe
and Kranich & Bach.
And don't forget that we are
closing out our entire line of
Weber, Steck and Wheelock
Pianola pianos, new and slightly
used, regardless of profit. 81
Remember, a piano is lifetime
purchase. You can't afford to sac
rifice quality for price, and while
we offer unusually attractive
prices, you must keep before you
the quality of the lines we carry
when making comparisons.
Here's a chance to buy a piano
of real quality and save money on
it. Any reasonable terms will be
acceptable.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
A PLEA FOR
SAFE CHRISTMAS

City Electrical Inspector Davis
advocates safe and sane Christ
mas in the matter of electrical dis
plays in stores. TIE cooperation of
merchants is solicited on the
ground that IAN ounce of proven
ton is worth a yound of cure" In
the matter of public safety. Mer.
chants have been invited to con.
fer with the electrical inspector as
to their displays and get pointers
on the best way to put them in.
The reason that Mr.. Davis calls
attention to this matter at the
present is the disastrous expert
ence of other cities.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
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q STUDENTS FIND ONE
q OF NUMBER CENTER
. OF SPOONY PHOTOS.

. SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. IA. =
. The University campus was =
= thrown~into state Of furOre =
= Sunday when someone ap- .
= peared with compy Of the .
. Cosmopolitan, containing as .
= illustrations Of a short story .
o. by David Graham Phillips .
. three pictures of one Of the =
= best known students at the .
= institution, Lucian Kellogg of .
. Wenatchee. One photo repre- .
= scented an old man ordering .
= Kellogg from his house; an Z
= other pictures him asking a Z
= a pretty girl if she loves him Z
= as she says she does, and .
= third-the delight of the cam q
= pus-pictured him holding the =
= self-same pretty. girl. in his =
= arms, with the explanatory Z
= line reading: kiss me-" she =
. said, her voice trembling with Z
Tenderness. More, more!" Z
= ,""Kelly," as Kellogg is pop Z
= ular1y known, admits posing Z
. for pictures on a recent visit Z
= in New York. but denied that Z
= the girl was a well known stu Z
= dent, of whom the pictures Z
= might be taken as very good Z
. likenesses. ~ =
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
ALICE MRS. ].
.SCHENCk INsAN.E|:
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10y United Press Leased Wire.)
WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. IA
An affidavit declaring that her
great grandmother. grandmother
father and two sisters were victims
of insanity, was filed today with
a motion for a continuance by at
torneys for Mrs. Laura Schneck,
whose trial for alleged attempted
poisoning of her husband was
scheduled to be called today.
When the trial is begun Mrs
Shenck's plea will be insanity, &C
cording to the affidavits. The
document continues:
"The affiant states and expects
to prove that the defendant is and
at the time the offense of which
she was charged, was committed,
was insane"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
MISGUIDED YOUTHS.

Just embarking upon would-be
career of sure-thing gambling, Ed
ward Lewis and Alfred Todd, both
mere youths, who were arrested in
the Idaho hotel on suspicion of be-
ing implicated in room thefts, were
sentenced to serve Is days in jail
by Police Judge Mann yesterday
afternoon. When arrested the
young fellows were found to be
we'll supplied with ''phony" cards,
loaded dice and marked cards.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
NO TROUBLE ABOUT
DRESS IN SCHOOLS

When asked about the regula-
tons being enforced in other cities
in regard to school girl dress of the
extreme fashion sort, Superinten.
dent Bruce M. Watson of the city
schools said that he did not an.
ticipate any trouble in this city and
stated that he felt sure that school
girls would continue to exercise
sufficient Judgment in the matter
of dress and make regulations un
necessary. 49,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
OUR DAILY BIRTHDAY
PARTY

Frederick Guy
Strickland, Al
years old today,
is q Christian
minister who
lectures over
the country for
the labor move
ment- He Is
among the fore
most of the
Christian social
lists who say
their aim Is to
apply the gospel
to industry, sub
shutting the
golden rule for
the rule of
gold"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
RUDK|N MAY
GET FEDERAL
JUDGESH|P
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

WASHINGTON, Dec. Alt is
whispered here today that Chief
Justice Rudkin of the supreme
court of the state of Washington
probably will be appointed as fed
eral Judge of eastern Washington
by President Taft. The position
was left vacant by the recent death
of Justice Whitson. 1t is said that
no tender has been made Judge
Rudkin or to any other candidate
thus far.
Representative Poindexter OF
Washington is publicly boosting
the candidacy of o. c. Moore OF
Spokane for the position.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
NOvEL.SlEAD
TO PRISON

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Thomas
Wandlass, who lies desperately
wounded from shots received while
attempting to rob house at Pas
siac, as boy was model Sunday
school attendant. His wealthy
mother lays his downfall to cheap
novel reading. Eight Of his 30
years have been spent in prison
cells, and another term awaits him
II death does not intervene. NJ
Jean Mitchell, his partner, Q6a-
fessed that they had participated
in 20 burglaries within the last
two months.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
DON'T FIRE IN CITY.

Little shining bullseyes on a side
hill caught the eye of N. D. Nc
Ivor Sunday afternoon, and he
started to pop at them with his %
caliber rifle. AS a result he was
heard firing by special officer,
who roped him in for discharging a
firearm in the city limits.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
How Organization of Bust
ness Men in Los Angeles
Has Descended to Perse-
cution Of Messenger Boys
in Fight to Establish
"Open Shop"

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec.
3.-The Merchants and
Manufacturers association,
representing "big business"
in it's fight here to break the
man who works, has started
a war on children in. the fur
therance of it's scheme to
down anything resembling
organized labor.
The children are the messenger
boys employed by the Western
Union telegraph Co. The strike is
story of petty arrests by the po-
lice of these kids" who work for
$50 to $50 month. 1t is a pitiful
story of how a grasping corpora
ton, assisted by an organization of
business men is trying to break
the kids" because they cought JUS,
tice only. 1t is another chapter in
the struggle between big business
and labor in Los Angeles, and be-
hind the scenes, helping the tele
graph company, is the M. & NJ,
whose members ranks as 1.-The best
citizens" of Los Angeles.
But listen to Frank Eckstrom
one of the boy strikers, he tells the
story of the troubles between the
messenger boys and the telegraph
trust" big business, the M. & M
and the Los Angeles police force,
all the interests allied to break a
few kids because they have organ.
lied for protection.
you see," he began, "I worked
for 'em first about five years ago
l was little and they could bull.
doze me. We only got a cent and a
half for message then. The com
pany has always kept too many
boys, SOS not to lose any messages,
but when there's so many of us we
can't make morn'n S. a week. They
wouldn't let us go home if we was
sick, and if we failed to show UP
Sunday we got locked 81, even II
we hadn't made anything that
week. When we was late they
fined us 20 cents an hour.
I'VE had to buy our own wheels
and pay for keeping them in order
and we are always in danger OF
bein' killed. If boy got in a col.
Iision and was hurt the company
didn't care any more than If he was
yellow dog. Amongst the kids
when a fellow was hurt and down
we always rustled around and took
up collections and tried to help
but nix from the company.
Then there was always favorit
ism. Some few Of the kids got all
the gravy"
."Gravy?" -,
81 mean the good assignments,
hotels and things like that, where
you deliver a big bunch of mes
sages at once and make good
thing. The rest of the kids had
to take out-of-the-way places, where
we rode long distance and got
cents.'
Don't you get 10 cents for a
message?"
mot SOS you could notice It.
The company always writes on the
message 10 cents for delivery.
That's a graft, because the COM
pany takes cents and the boy gets
only 4. That's the way the COM
pany fools the public. 1t has al
ready been paid for that message.
"And it was because of these
things in the Western Union and
American District Telegraph COM
panies that you struck"
Rightly speaking, we didn't
strike, not this time. The COM
panies locked us out for belonging
to the union after they forced us to
organize.
well, they was unfair like l
told you, but there was more yet.
We had a clerk that was awful
hard on the kids; he was always
punchin' 'em around and was bull
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
4 ~sSooo0 in < sTovEPlPE.

. Hid in a stovepipe were Z
. found bank books and bonds Z
= representing total value of Z
. $4,000. with a will, left by Z
. Miss Emily Williams, near Z
. Milford, N. j. Z
. She was 20 years old and Z
. lived alone. Her body was Z
. found Sunday, several days Z
. after she had died of heart Z
= disease. Z
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
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q TRAIN HITS COW;
q COW HITS NEGRO;
q MAN AND DOG DEAD

. MOBILE, Ala, Dec. IA
. When Louisville & Nash
. vile passenger train out of 4
. Nashville struck a cow near 4
. Kirkland late Saturday after
. noon the consequences were 4
q unusual. The COW was hurled I
= to one side, striking negro 4
q who was watching the train 4
= go by. The negro was knock
. ed into a puddle of water and
= killed. In falling he struck
. dog, which also was playing
. the part of an innocent by
= stander, and killed it.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
WAR ON CHILDREN THE LATEST MOVE
OF BIG BUSINESS" IN FIGHT ON LABOR

the manager sore and he fired
Red and put the mean one back.
Then we struck to get Red back
and won out. The manager put him
back and give him IS month
more. But he started in and made
it so hot Red had to resign"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14

dozin' and err chasin' 'em. Finally
the manager fired him for bein'
mean to the kids and put in red
headed fellow by the name OF
Bates. We called him Red ana
he sure was all right; all the kids
was crazy about him. This made
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
FIRST WOMAN BANK
PRESIDENT IS.DEAD

RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. 12.-Mrs.
Marion Carson Williams is dead
here, aged 70. She was the only
woman in North Carolina ever q
bank president. She held that po-
sition several years in the State
National bank Of Raleigh. and was
up to that time the only woman
who had ever held such position IN
the United States.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
70 MEXICAN REBELS
KILLED IN BATTLE

Official dispatches state that 70
rebels and IA federal soldiers were
killed and $50 insurgents and 80
regular soldiers wounded.
General Navarro planned Mon
day to capture Guerrero and ad-
vanced upon the town. The rebeis
were entrenched several miles
from Guerrero, and after stub
born fight were dislodged.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
MAN ON FIRE SAVES LIFE
BY JUMPING INTO BARREL

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. H.
Wright Powell, travelling sales.
man, lighted match while his
gloves were saturated with gaso-
line. His clothes caught on fire
and he saved his life by jumping
into a rain barrel filled with wa
ter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
10y United Press leased w,rs,

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 14.-The
extent of two days battle near
Guerrero was made public today
by the war department. 1t was
stated that 800 rebels engaged in
conflict with 500 federal troops I'M
der General Navarro, and that the
Insurgents were twice driven back,
leaving their dead in the trenches.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14

SEATTLE.-An explosion today
in the Western Improvement com
pany's coal mine at Ravensdale, e
miles southwest of Seattle, en-
tomber five men, two at least Of
whom are probably killed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
More Room Needed
For Player Pianos
ENTITY. FIVE UPRIGHT
PIANOS GREATLY REDUCED
IN PRICE TO MAKE ROOM.

We need more room at once for
player-pianos in order to display to
advantage the many fine lines that
we now carry and the variety Of
styles we have for Christmas buy.
ers to consider. Our temporary
store, where we are located during
erection Of our new. building, has
many limitations, but we have de-
cided that it is better to sacrifice
our profit in closing out odd styles
Of new pianos and all slightly used
ones, than to limit our display Of
player-pianos-the most popular
instrument for the whole family's
Christmas gift.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14

Please patronize John e. Lyon,
low price plumber. Repairing a
specially. Tel. M. 1897. Corner
Third and Howard. **"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14

PORTLAND, Ore.-General Har-
rison Grey Otis, proprietor of the
Los Angeles Times, has just closed
a contract with an Oregon city
paper mill for 100000 worth Of
paper to be used in the publication
of, the Times. This Is the largest
single contract for paper ever
made in the west.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14

Miss Rose Melville, who has en-
tertained countless thousands in
her role of isis Hopkins" Is really
Mrs. Frank Minzey, since about a
year ago. She has just left the
stage temporarily because she ex-
poets the most beautiful Christmas
present a woman ever had. Only
one guess is permitted.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-06

WOODMEN UNVEIL
SHAFT TO DEAD
Impressive Ceremonies Held by
Order in Mountain View
Cemetery

OAKLAND, June 5.--Impressive cere-
monument erected in honor of the mem-
ory of departed members of the order
by the Alameda county camps of the
Woodmen of the World in Mountain
View cemetery this afternoon. Form
ing procession at the cemetery gates
at o1lock the Woodmen. several hun
dred strong, marched in double column,
headed by band, to the various mon
uments already erected by the order
and formed en- masse about the site or
the new Shaft. Delegates from all the
camps and circles of the bay cities were
present and joined in the procession
and the memorial exercises.
The camps which attended in body
were Oakland. Alpha. Forest, Spruce,
Cerrito, Fruitvale, Encinal, Athens,
Bay Tree, Wedgewood and Peralta.
They were attended by Oakland, Alma,
Foresta. Spruce, Cerrito. Fruitvale and
Encinal circles guards.
Behind the camps marched the OH
GERS, commanded by Consul Comman-
der Thomas H. Robinson and Lieuten-
ant A. G. Ryer of Spruce camp. The
officers for the services were:
Thomas Nj. Robnson, consul commander A.
G. Ryer of Spruce camp, lieutenant r. c. Vose,
clerk of Alpha camp; d. r. Macurdy, banker, OF
Peralta camp; H. c. Pascoe. escort with nag,
Cerrito camp; Frank H. Reed, Oakland camp,
master of ceremonies; l. M. lllohan, Waterman,
Bay Tree camp; Mr.. johnson. Wedgewood csynp,
sentry: ". H. Ramsey, reader Of poems. Athens
camp; Henry p. Dalton, speaker of the day
w z. Phillips, minister; L. James Finney and
Ii. j. Richards, sooists.
The arrangements for the day were
in charge of the following committee:
Frank NJ Reed, ]. B. Allen. l.. S. Silyerberg
Of Spruce camp, DR.. f. w. Harms of Peralta,
Mr. Farnum OF Alpha, d. n. Wyckoff of Bay
Tree, A. A. Loring of Athens Mr.. Schroeder OF
Wedgewood. Fl. c. Pasco of CeTrito, Il. j.
Spencer OF Encinal and Z. E. Hunt of Fruityale.
At the close of the services at their
monument the camps and circles re-
formed under the command of Captain
Arthur d. Hughes and marched to the
shaft which was unveiled by the
Women of Woodcraft.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-06
JAMES j. WATSON, WAR
VETERAN, IS BURIED
Pioneer Rancher Was One OF
Lincoln's Escort
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SAN RAFAEL, June 5.-Steye Rich
ardson, said to be California's Oldest
native son, was one of the pallbearerS
today at the funeral of James J. Wat
son, pioneer rancher, civil war veteran
and one of the picked L who escorted
Lincoln to Richmond.
Watson, who was born at Monterey
40 years go and died at his home here
Thursday, served with the famous Cali
fornia 100 under Sheridan and was in
90 battles and gements. He was
noted for the Spanish dinners and bulls
head breakfasts he cooked for his
friends and epicures about the bay.
The funeral services, which were at
tended by many prominent residents Of
Marin county, were held this morning
at St. Raphaers church, Rev. Father
Phillips officiating.
Besides Steve Richardson, who was
firm friend of the other pioneer. the
pallbearers were Richard Kinsella,
John S. Kaneen, Peter Williams, Homer
A. Ames and County Treasurer Thomas
Fallon. The four sons of Watson. Ed
ward, Eugene, Benjamin and James,
were present. and his daughter Mrs.
Agnes Hutte. His three half brothers,
Deputy Sheriff Peter Crane. Henry
Crane and Charles Crane. were also in
attendance, as was a sister, Mrs. May
Rawson Interment was at Mt. Olivet
cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-06
INDUSTRIAL FARM FOR
PRISONERS SUGGESTED
William I. Day Speaks on How
to Help Released COnvicts

OAKLAND, June 5.-The feature Of
this mornings service at the Twenty
fourth avenue Methodist Episcopal
church was an address delivered by
William 1. Day. superintendent of the
California Prison commission. who took
the subject, How to Help the Men
From Prison"
Day pointed out the purpose and
necessity of an adequate prison COM
mission, speaking at length on the sue
cess attained by the commission in
placing former convicts in positions
where they could earn an honest living.
He said that there are more than $4,000
former cOnvicts in the state today who
have not returned to the state prison
for a second term. and who have been
greatly helped to a right start in life
through the efforts of the prison COM
mission.
The speaker suggested the establish
ment of state industrial farm, the
eligibility of men to a transfer from
the state prison to the industrial farm
to be determined by a company OF
prison officials led by the warden.