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The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-07

Reconstructing the Supreme Court
The resignation of Justice William
Fl. Moody makes two vacancies In our
highest eonrt that President Taft will
have to ill when the senate recon.
vencs to confirm his nominations. As
be has already appointed Lurton and
Hughes. this will make four in all, or
within one of a majority of the court.
Moreover, one of the four places to fill
Is that Of the chief justice, so that it is
In the power of the president prac.
tically to reconstruct the supreme
court. Mr.. Taft has been in Office a
trifle over eighteen months. It is safe
to say that no president ever had SO
many justices to name In the same
length of time.
1t seems the very irony of fate that
one who Is denied-or. rather. who has
denied himself-the qualification of his
one great ambition of being member
of the supreme court Is thus given
power to Ninake the body which be
cannot enter.
1t II generally agreed that former
Governor hughes viii be the new chief
justice after serving about two months
as an associate.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-07
Death of DR.. E. A. Cox,

A truly good man, and one whose
removal from the sphere of active pax
ticipation in human affairs in all the
relations Of life will be deeply mourn
ed, has gone to his reward. in the
death of DR.. E. A. Cox, who diedNat his
home in Baldwin, on the 3rd ultimo.
To enumerate his many good traits
with fulsome euloey where he was so
we'll and favorablY known. would be
like gliding pure gold or painting the
lilly" From late press report the
following data concerning DR.. Cox is
taken:
For forty-three years he has been
actively engaged in the practice Of med
icine in Baldwin, and was much loved
or his many charitable deeds. He
Vas especially friend to the poor
.lass of people, to whom he rendered
dis service regardless of whether they
we're able to pay him or not.
The weather was nsver too bad or
he patient too poor for him to refuse
thssiir call. He was surgeon, a part
If the time, and also a colonel uni er
Gen. N. B. Forrest in the Confederate
army. He is the father Of Judge W, M.
Cox, of Baldwin. his only child"
Funeral services were held from the
Presbyterian church in Baldwin on
Saturday .ast. The deceased was 79
years of ase.-Bonneyille Banner.
DR.. Cox was one of the leading men
of his profession for many years, man
Of great intellectual power and cit
izen that reflected honor upon his
state, In all matters of public inter-
est ne took an active part and the
weight Of his influence was exerted for
The upbuildine Of the community in
which he lived and for. the welfare Of
the people generally. In passing away
ne leaves the impress of his character
upon the history of his state.
. h
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-07
Knights Of Pythlas

The support given the District
Meeting Of the X. Of n lodge
No. 1873 by its members is ex-
tremely gratifying to the officers
Of the lodge. and one Of the big
gest meetings ever held in this
district, will be pulled Off strictly
on scheduled time.
The attention of every mem.
Der is called to the Piano Contest
at St. Clair Drug CO., which will
be given to the party or parties
getting the largest number OF
votes. This plano is rceded ir
the banquet hall and can be USED
by the K. of P's.. Masons and
Eastern Star. 1t is up to the
members of these organizations
to get busy and secure all the
votes possible. Turn them over
to Bro. Cliff Walton or vote them
personally every Wednesday
Ask var friends for their coup
ons and be sure to get them.
The minstrel boys are getting
along nicely and but for The Car
nival last week the progress
would have been greater Bro.
Ballard earnestly requests every
on that can take part to be at
the Opera House on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturday nights.
Several new applications will
be voted on next Monday night
or committees will be appointed
to investigate, etc. Come out
and see for your self.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-07
Honor Roll, Seventh Month.

First Grade-Lois Allen, Herbert
Armstrong. Mary Elliott Boyle. Kathleen
Burns. Ianye Ballard, Robert Bonner.
Howard Chappell, viii Coggins, George
Cunningham. Charlie Dennis. James Fin
'ley. Josephine Goodlet. Carleton God
sey. Ralph Gentry. Grace Hall, Oliver
Hewitt, Holden Kincannon. Bess Kin
cannon, Olivia Long. Medford Leake.
Erib Mitts, Ruby May Porter, Byars
McEolluq. Rosa Rogers. Viii Norton
Robins. Minnie Kate Rogers, Sue
Brown Sterne, Janye Strain. Horace Viii
son.
Second Grade Neil Bonner. Need
ham Howard. Joaa Keyes, Baskin
Wright. John Wilson. Stafford Reeves,
Brooks Marmon, Johnnie May Guthre.
Ruby Thomas. Madell Ford, Shirley
Leake. Elaine Francis. Dabney Led
yard, Holditch Gary, Irene Repult.
Third Grade Blanche Boggan. Ma
ry Bonner Topp. LIZZIE D. Haygood,
Dorothy Strain. Daisy Keyes. Ruth AL
en- Rogers, Katherine Finley. Rebecca
Jones, ColemanH hamilton, Robert Kinds,
Lloyd Haygood.
Fourth Gyade-Neeta Hockngs,
Annie May Kincannon. Fannie Bonner
Sullivan, Paul Ballard, Halsey Clayton.
Harvey Keys, Springfield Murff.
Fifth Grade-Vera Francis, Nell Kin
cannon, Margaret Long, Van Rogers.
Joe Began.
Sixth Grade-Olver Kincannon,
Robert Weaver.
Seventh Grade Elizabeth Topp.
Miller Allen, Herman Trapp.
Eight Grade Roy Boggan, Neil
Boggan.
D. c.LANGsToN, supt.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-07
Meeting of 5. c. v.


On the afternoon of Friday,
March .31st, meeting of the
Sons of Confederate Veterans
was held in the Knights of Pyth-
las Hull. Though the atten-
dance was not large, it was q
very enthusiastic meeting. Ev-
cry one expressing the great
est interest in the organization
and desire to increase the mem
bership until this camp shall
rank among the first in the state.
Mr.. J. L. Austin was elected
lst 1t. Commander and Mr.. Jas
Rasberry, End 1t. Commander,
these Offices having been left va
can't at the former election of Of
icers. Mr.. Jas. A. Finley ten
Tered his resignation as Adjutant
ana ). ). Harris was elected to
succeed him.
Other matters Of Importance
before the meeting was referred
to a committee who is to report
at the next meeting which will
be held at 3 o'clock, Tuesday
April 18th in the K. of P. Hall.
All members of the camp and all
sons Of veterans desiring to join
in this organization are urged to
be present at this meeting.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-07
City Council Meets

The Mayor and Board sof Alderm en-
met in regular monthly session Tues
day night, the usual volume of routine
business was disposed of. Mr.. Shelby
fopp, who has served for many years
as Trustee Of the City Schools. tender
ed bis resignation. Mr.. Topp has al
ways taken great interest in the
schools of the city and has been 10y
al friead and supporter of our free
school system. Mr., W. H. Topp was
elected to fill out the unexpirel term.
#. H. Mitts and your humble servant
were reelected for the ensuing term Of
thSce wears.
The Board ordered an election for
April 22ni to dctermin. th. question
Of whether or not the city will issue
|S50,000.00 of bonds for the improve
ment OF the light plant, the paying OF
streets and the erection Of a City Hall
These matters have been discussed and
gone oyel by the people of the city fol
1.-THE past two months. There was a
meeting at the court house and free
discussion gone into by quite a number.
The concensus Of opinion at tina
time, was that the bonds should be is
aued and the work pushed as rapidly
as possible.
That these improvements are badly
needed, no one will deny If we keeI
step to the march of progress we must
make those improvements which ali
modern and growing places find pay
ing investment.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-07

Hon. j. W. Boatwright, of
Marshall county, has announced
his candidacy for state commits
sioner of agriculture No other
announcement by a state candi-
date could excite SO wide an in.
terest among the farming classes
of ! Mississippi as Mr., Boat
wright's. The Office of commits
sion of agriculture vitally con-
Germs the farmers of the state at
this time more than ever before
and it is indeed a good sign to
see that a man of such high
character and Of such splendid
success on the farm, as Mr..
Boatwright demonstrates within
himself, is win ing to serve the
people when their welfare is inn
periled by the boil weeyil. Mr..
Boatwright is q practical and
successful farmer. and the Jour,
nal ventures the prophecy that
he win be triunphsntIy eleeted
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-07

The liberal rewards, aggregating
$780, 900. offered for the discovery and
arrest Of the men who dynamited the
Los Angeles Times building give
ground for hope that justice may be
meted out to them. Men who are ca
pable Of such dastardly crimes gener'
ally have associates who are not In.
sensible to pecuniary inducements. and
the fear that would lock the lips Of
many often gives way before the at
fractions OF large reward.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-07

placed to your credit eight
months previous (see page 811. J
Through the work of the COM
mittee, you paid over 81, 4l9,
nearly four years, according to
the bank statement, after you
had drawn out the entire fund.
The point is this: Where were
you Keeping this fund for nearly
four years?. 1t was put In your
private bank, but il you had it
properly on deposit at some 9TH
er bank. you can come out even
now and show it. Otherwise,
this record is a challenge to your
honesty, in handling trust funds.
for it is a prima facie evidence
that you drew out all of this
fund when you did not need it
at all to settle war claims, for
you paid back s2,518 (see page
.all.)
You say that ya4 turned oyer
every cent Of this fund, and all
other funds, and apply with eps
ithets to say ethenwise, of which
is foreign to the record. as it
now stands, that you used that
fund as a private perqlisite. AS
to you paying back every cent,
after you were pressed by com
mittees, does not satisfy a breach
Of trust. Bark. the defaqlting
treasurer of Louisiana, and
Morse, the New York bank
wreoker, have offered to pay
back every cent if thay can only
get pardon for their crimes and
because we have no law to pun=
ish a governor for a breach Of
trust makes these funds doubly
sacred, and a still mare strict
moral accountability is required.
9th. The sane can be said Of
the contingent fund for the last
two years Of your administration
You say that you took it out Of
the treasury and put it to your
credit at the bank. The coutin
gent fund committe, some Of
whom were your friends, makes
a una nimous report showing
many items Of expense needing
explanation by you, but just
one, if you please:
On page IL of thatrerort it is
shown that you spent 81, 800 and
left no vouchers or explanation.
Two items alone. drawn out in
seven days time, of 81 .70Os and
still such large amounts as this
did not impress you enough to
give any explanation before the
committee. You could only tell
them chat you did not remember
and tried to convey the impress
lsion that enemies had stolen
your vouchers. But one thing
was notorious; Ia the honest
lefforts Of the committee to car,y
out their sworn duty and show
itevery cent expepde 81 you
g tlI liRd su oII5i
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-07

to show them bank statement
where you kept this fund depos-
tied. In the face of ope; charg-
es that you had placed this fund
to your credit as private money,
you stood securely, and are still
standing, behind the secrecy of
said bank. It is not ns:essarY
for you to say that eaensss stole
your vouchers, when yaa have
the chance to show a baak state
ment of expenditures = said
fund.
7th. You dismissed the free
free pass episode by saying that
your name written on the back
of said pass was an infamous
forgery, but the fact still re-
mains, which You did not deny,
that you did ride on this free
pass in violation of the laws of
the state. Your name Icing a
forgery is not material, however,
Conductor Weaver, who took up
the pass, says that you signed
it and Former Senator McGee
and trustoe OF the soldiers home
who was with you at the time,
in a-letter, says. The reason
Governor Vardaman signed the
pass was that his name appeared
first on the pass, and the rail
road conductor said that the par
| ty whose name appeared first
could sign it, and that would do
for ALL" You said'in your pa
per that you had never used a
free pass, anl aftar a paasograpa
lof said pass was published and
the parties that were with yol
at the time acknowledged it, you
said that you might have useo
one. So it must be admitted,
from your own testimony, tina
your memory on this subject il
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-07

Der of the lower house of the
legislature from Oktibbeha
county. and one of the most in
auential member of that body.
has addressed an open letter to
Ex-Governor ]. K. Vardaman
hat is circulated to make its re-
:ipient and the people of Missis
;ippi generally, sit 10 and take
lotice, The communication is
Ane of the most interesting con.
sributions to the literature of
he current campaign. and is in
full as follows:
Starkville, Miss, March 27. 1911
Hon. J. K. Vardaman. Jackson,
Miss.
Dear Sir-I heard your speech
n Starkville last Saturday. and
was much impressed with what
you did not explain. AS usual,
you referred to the legislative
caucus that did not elect you
senator, in terms of derision and
abuse. and especially cautioned
your voters not to send any OF
these men back to the legislature
meaning, of course, those who
did not vote for you for senator.
| feel that it is the duty of all
good citizens to resent your un-
warranted interference in the
legislative campaign in this and
other counties of the state. For
a candidate aspiring to the ex-
alted position of United States
senator, going aside from his
own campaign to take hand in
the local affairs of the people, is
low politics, and something un-
heard of before in the history of
the state.
You have said in your PAPER,
as well as on the stump, that
he caucus, that didanot elect you
senator, was vile. rotten, etc, etc.
Being an humble member of
that legislature, as well as a
participant in that caucus, | do
not know how to reply to your
villifcation of that patriotic body
of men, except through the
press, as you are so uncertain of
your position that you will not
go into joint debate with your
opponents. Hence, | must re-
spectfully call your attention to
the fact that you did not explain:
First--Why you stayed in that
caucus for seven long weeks and
said nothing about it being rot
ten. Instead of withdrawal
from it and trying to break up
that "rotten caucus" you boast
ed that you only wanted the
chance to run it off with one op-
ponent.
Second nd-After you had gotten
the long cherished opportunity
of running it off with one oppo-
nent, and Mr.. Percy was elect
| ed, still this choice had to be
confirmed by the legislature. The
roll was called and all but one
voted for the nominee. There
is nothing in law or ethics maxi
ing an obligation binding where
fraud is known, and if you knew
it. and said nothing, your cow
ariice units you for United
States senator. If your follow
ers knew it, and still indorsed it
with their votes. they are unfit
for legislators. and you ought to
be ashamed of your crowd.
Third After the third effort
by one of your leaders (BiIbo) to
bring reproach upon the good
name of the state by a false
charge Of bribery, and after one
Of the most thorough investiga
tions in the history of the state,
botn houses of the legislature
passed. without a dissenting
vote, the following resolution.
In view Of the scandalous ru-
mors which have been circulated
touching the recent senatorial
contest, the house of representa-
tives takes pleasure in saying to
the people of Mississippi, that
we are convinced that the con-
The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-07

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Victory Not compIsts.
ngley had found Q $40 bill.

Bingley had found 80 bin.
.But it'ssnot yours, Cyrus said hisI
wife; You're not tempted . kssp. Il
and say nothing about Il, ars youS.'
q was atxarst, but ] overcams the
temptation !" Fe .s,s..
''Then you advertised itf'
SIN sssntl sss1ftsJJoinsd Binslsy. With some
irf1ta4on:: M trying. 70 md the
owns elld1leights.yaaA but IN hopins
II shantstE,s sSs 3as
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Admjrer.

"Have you Thackeray's works3''
NO." sighed Mrs. Timpers; al.
though I nm Z grsat tadmirer 81, Thack-
cray
,'Indeedfs
eyes; and I was q anxious to have
hissrwofks complete. hut / couldn't.
md. : binding that would harmoniss
WITH the color scheme IN our library.
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.Niss Delaney" said . meek voice
from behind her.
She turned with a start to face her
employer, who looked with . grim
smile from her to John and "Red
Gulch Kelly and then back to her.
II hate to interrupt you" he said.
"but I should like to dictate a short
letter whom you r at liberty. II Il
win not take. up too much Of your
valuable time"
He turned back to the crimson.
faced youth, who was thrusting RED
Gulch Kelly" into. a drawer with one
hand while he reached for apple Of
mail with the other.
.Don't let me interfere with your
literary pursuits. John" he said. "6till,
II you should md time to copy those
letters I told you to send out last
night I should consider It . favor.
aYessir." answered John, becoming
fsverishly busy.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-16
TWO FOOTBALL TEAMS
ORGANIZED YESTERDAY.

The football agitation recently
started in this city assumed ccncret
form last night, when at meeting
held at the armory two strong teams
were organized and Christmas Day
was selected as the time for the
fist contest The grounds for the
game have mot yet been selected.
The teams are composed of young
men most of whom are experienced
in the game, several having been
members of coEegs teams and they
with undoubtedly give the public some
interesting exhibitions
Volusia avenue forms the division
lime along which the teams We're Or
ganized, that south of this line be-
ing called the DaytOna football team
and the one north of it the Halifax
Rifles team. Leon Despland, Jr.,
was selected as captain and
manager of the south end team and
the north end team is captained by
L. ]. Cowan, with E. L. Thompson
as manager
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-16
one TEAM ALONE IN LEAD
IN Big new YORK BIKE RACE
ONE MAN RIDING WITH BROKEN
RIB AND ANOTHER WITH BAD
LY INJURED LEG BUT BOTH
STICK TO RACE.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16-By desperate
sprinting early this morning the Aus
tralian team, composed of Fogler and
Clarke, gained a lap over the lead
ing teams and now hold the lead in
the big six-days bicycle race be-
ing run at Madison Square Garden.
Saldow is riding with a fractured
rib and his partner, Lorenzalse, was
in bad spill this morning and re
ceIyed a painfully injured leg, but is
stlll riding. The leaders are now
nine miles behind the former record.
The race ends at midnight tonight
At 1 O'Clock this afternoon, the
1880 hour of the race, Folger and
CLARK were still leading with a
record of 2,53S miles and four laps,
Is mites behind the previous record,
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-16
HEARS
FATAL SHOT
over PHONE
WOMAN TELLS HIM TO LISTEN
THEN GUN REPORT IS HEARD
WEALTHY OREGON WOMAN
HOLDS LONG CONVERSATION
WITH MAN IN CHICAGO OVER
PHONE THEN KILLS HERSELF.

CHICAGO. Dec. I6-Mrs. Eda Rob
inson of Portland, Ore, a wealthy
divorcee. shot and fatally wounded
herself in room at the LaSalle ho-
tel this morning, while standing at
the telephone.
She had been holding a long con-
yersation with Frank Cockrell, a
nephew of the former senator from
Missouri, in his room at the Sher-
man house. She seemed to be
pleading with him and finally sad:
Listen, Frank. listen" and the
next instant the shot was heard and
the telephone receiver was left
dangling.
Cockrell rushed from the Sherman
hotel over to the LaSaaEe as quickly
as possible and almost collapsed
when he caught sight of the fatally
wounded woman Both families arr
prominent
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-16
DAILY STOCKS REPORT.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16-Lehigh and
Steel were a point higher at the
opening of the stock market today,
the rest of the market being firm,
later becoming easier Cotton was
unsettled at three 1ower to three
higher. Later the market steady
ing to about five points net advance.
Stocks closed strong with cotton
barely steady at one to five net
higher.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-16
KELLEY PROBABLE LEADER
OF BANDITS WHO ROD|DfD
TRAIN IN SOUTH CAROLINA
AUTHORITIES nov HolKINe
on 4 THEORY or nlfHsf
By MISSING LIFE CONVICT

LITER WHO REcENTLy EscApEp
FROM CONVICT CAMP NEAR
DAYToNA KNOWN TO HOLD
FEELING or BITTER HATRED
TOWARD THE ATLANTIC coAsT
LINE AND WAS READY TO DO
ANYTHING IN REVENGE ron
CONVICTION.
That the hdadup and robbery Of
the Atlantic Coast Line Florida New
York train near Hardepalae, s. c., re-
GENTLY was PLANNED and carried out
by ]. NJ. Kelley. the hfer who re
Gently escaped from the c0nnick
camp between this city and DeLand.
in spirit of revenge for the ac<iFs
bty of the roads detectives and Off
cials In securing his conviction, il
the theory ON which the aGthorities
searching for the robbers are nov
working.
1t rs known that Kelley has been
very bitter toward the Atlantic Coast
Lime and everybody connected with
the road, since he received his SEN
tenee of life IN the convict camps. He
is dangerous man and would grasp
any opportunity and take any kind
of chance to work an INJURY to
the railroad which brought about his
conviction.
The description OF the taller of
the two bandits who held ND the fast
train in South Carolina exact1y fHa
Kelley, who was tall and slender.
with blue eyes and light complexion,
and the movements OF tho robber
were exactly similar to those OF the
missing lifer. The description OF the
smaller of the two holdup men fits
the missing guard. Smith, except tha6
the guard Is not quite as heavy as
the bandit. .l.
! When the railroad detectives and
authorities searching for the mis<sing
hoidup men grasped the clue that
Kelley was the leader of the two
men they began to trace the move
ments of the Infer from the time he
left the camp ON the Day6onarDe DeLan
road. They found that Kelley did
not take a westerly course afker maxi
j ing his getaway from the camp, but
came east and struck the East Coast
railroad line at Port Orange. The de-
tectiyes have been unable to find amy
trace of the guard who disappeared
at that time. in this vicinity. and 1t
is believed the clue which brought
the authorities to the conclusion that
Smith had taken steamer from
Tampa for Galveston is a substantial
one and the Galveston officers will be
ready to arrest him if he hands ia
that city.
As the detectives have traced the
movements of Kelley he came to
ward the East Coast when he left
y the camp. striking the East Coast
eAHiOts0 at OSPuCg
Sheriff Ed Johnson of Port Orange.
is now positive he saw Kelley board
a southbound train the evening
of the day he disappeared from the
camp. At the time he made a meuta
note of the fact the man hooked like
suspicious character and he re
membered having seen him before
somewhere. Because of the delay ia
sending out notices of the escape by
The DeLeon Naval Stores compan5
lolsnSca had received no word Of
he escape of Kelley. but when word
of the e.scape and a description was
eceiyed he was positive the men he
lad seen boarding the train that eV
ming WIS the missing lifer.
continued on page two)
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-16
Held
FOR MURDER
Of NEGROES
THREE men UNDER ARREST
AND UNDER 4 STRONG GUARD
CONFESSION or ONE IMPLIcATEs
TWO OTHERS IN KILLING or
BLACK MAN AND TWO pAueH-
TERs IN TENNESSEE.

SAVANNAH. Tenn, Dec. Is -
Following confession by Lige Scott,
the officers today arrested George
Shelton and John Bailey. white, for
the murder of Ben Pettigrew and
his two daughters. colored, Decem-
ber 4.
The three men have been placed in
the Jail here and are being held
under strong guard to prevent a
possible iynching because of the
strong feeling aroused by the con-
fessinn of Scott. The men will be
placed on trial for the murder next
week.
Pettigrew was successful farmer
and was well liked in this vicinity
Ladies' boudoir slippers ait Peck.
Hendricks.