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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-20
P OUT.

Emporium, Pa.-It is reported here
that the town of Wharton, eight miles
below Austin and three miles below
Costello, also suffered greatly from the
rushing waters. The information received
here gives the number of lives lost at
from $50 to 500.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-20
Would Ride Horse at IS.

Coldwater.-Mrs. M. J. Solomon,
mother of Frank Solomon, of this place,
IL IS years old, but more active than
many of her younger friends. At the
Tate county fair, on opening day, when
the young ladies' were competing for the
prize offered for the best rider, she
wanted to enter the contest. Mrs. Solo
nor keeps her own horse and buggy and
goes unattended wherever she wishes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-20
Mississippi Baptist orphanase.

Jacksonville monthly report of the
Mississippi Baptist 0~rphanage shows
that cash contributions for September
amounted to $s15.31. The school at the
institution is accomplishing splendid
work, and a frst-class faculty is il
charge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-20

As frost, raised to its utmost intenr
eity, produces the sensation Of fire.
SO q good quality, over-wrought and
pushed to excess, turns into it's own
contrary.-Wm. Matthews.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-20
commerce,
Commission Government Paws.

COMMISSION UOVetnment rays.
Hattiesburg.-On the first of the pres
ent month Hattiesburg, the only city in
the city state with a commission form
Of government, closed its fiscal year with
every account paid, nothing owing and
money in the treasury. The plan has
worked splendidly and the citizens are
delighted with it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-20
The Kind.

Don't laugh at Miss Gladys Goose
berry as trivial. She IL . scientific
woman"
"She scientific? What kind?"
"You must admit she Is q chemical
blonde"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-20
Dr.. Anthony Miller Dead.

DR.. Anthony Miller, one of the most
prominent physicians in the state and
for the past quarter of a century mem
Der of the legislature, died suddenly as
his home in Rolling Fork.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-20

A man never gets too old to remem-
Der some Of the things that never 90
Cured when he was a boy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-20
WHOLE STATE TO AID.


WV 4VWSA V2B0HLbVS 70 4AVAtVH CWC
Flood Sufferers.
Pittsburg, Pa.-Gov. Tener, who is in
this city, wired orders to- Harrisburg -
have the state health officials, Adj.-Gen.
Stewart and as many state police as can
be gathered together to proceed to Aus.
tin, in the quickest possible time. Gov.
Tener also wired the state board Of
charities to send representatives to the
scene, taking with them the necessities
~ ft>.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-20
Big Hay Crop.

The hay crop may be short elsewhere,
but from advices received from Copiah
county there will be plenty of it here.
The present season has been a fine one
for hay, the rains of the summer coming
at the proper season to induce a luxuri-
ant growth Of grass, and the hay crop
of Mississippi will be something enor.
mona
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-20
Kick on Rates.

Jacksonville boards of trade of IS
cities and towns of Mississippi are GER
tainly worked up over the adoption by
the Mississippi railroad commission of
Southern classification No. IS on freight
rates, by which the rates on 1872 commod-
tiles in common use are raised and re-
ductions on sixty which are not " gen.
orally used.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-20

RED CROSS TO RESCUE.
Washington.-Red Cross relief work
for the Austin flood sufferers viii begin
immediately
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-20

Draft mares should possess great
constitutional vigor, good style and
excellent action, says a writer In the
Horse Breeder. They should be deep
and broad and long, with smooth bod
les and clean and smooth limbs well
set. Mares should be as symmetrical
as possible, avoiding extremes In any
direction. II the legs are too long or
too crooked, 1t denotes weakness: II
too short or too straight. a poor, SLOW
emily traveller Is certain. Size is OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
SEVEN IN THE GANG.
Three of Wennerstrom's 1Turderers
Are Locked Up.

Waukegans Dec. with the man
who admits that he shot and killed
Frederick Wennerstrom, the chauffeur
at Cary, ILL.,, September =, last, in Jail
here; his brother-in-law who also had
admitted his part in the crime locked
up with him and one other man, who
is implicated by the confessions of these
two under lock and key nearby, States
Attorney David r. Joslyn of McHenry
country laid his plans to arrest three
men who are still at liberty but whose
names are known.
According to the confessions, there
were originally seven men in the gang
when WennerStrOm was murdered, but
friends few days later in a quarrel
over the division of money taken in
Swallowing expeditions.
Forrest Knapp of Battle Creek, Mich,
is the man who has confessed that he
killed WennerStrOm. David MANHOOD
a patroled convict and brother-in-law
of Knapp, has admitted he helped
weight the body and throw it into Fox
river Edward Allen. cousin of
MANHOOD, who was drawn into the case
by the confession, is locked up at Wood
stock, Ill.
George Birch, John Lynch and James
Menzer, all of COldwater, Mich, are the
other three sought and the scene of
activity in the case shifted to that
town today. Detectives Van Malta and
OSullivan of the Chicago detective
bureau, have gone to Coldwater and
thew expect to arrest the three today.
Frank Hunter is the member of the
gang who was slain. According to
States Attorney Joslyn his BODY was
weighted ard thrown into Lake Michi-
gan after he had died in a shack near
Hammond, Ind. He was taken there
by two members of the gang who shot
him two days after the murder of Wen
nerstrom. He lived only three days and
after disposing of the body the bandits
resumed horse stealing in McHenry
county According to the confession of
Knapp Wennerstrom was murdered
when he refused to drive the thugs to
Ma Olson. wis. where they intended en-
gaging in horse stealing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
MESSAGE FROM TAFT.
1t Is Read at the Opening of the Irri-
CATION Congress.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-Experts in irriga-
ton from many of the western states
and from a dozen foreign countries,
including Mexico, Canada and Central
and South America and government
officials interested in the reclamation
of arid and swamp lands attended the
opening today of the 18th annual meet
ing of the National Irrigation congress.
The work already done and the prob
lens still to be overcome in the United
States were presented before the con-
gress in these figures: Twelve million
acres already irrigated. 100000
acres still to be irrigated; $4,000, 600
acres of swamp lands to be reclaimed
Drain the swamp lands and water
the arid land and thus relieve the con-
gested cities of their surplus popula-
ton was the burden of many speeches
y experts who are to fill the program
until adjournment Saturday B. A.
Fowler, president of the congress, an
nounced the receipt of an encouraging
message from President Taft
Dr. F H. Newell, director of the
United States reclamation service R.
p TeeIe, in charge of irrigation sta
tistics of the bureau of census and
Senator William z. Borah of Idaho
were the chief speakers for this after
noon. Clifford Pinchot, president of
the National Conservation association.
is scheduled to speak on Friday, and
DR. Harvey w. Wiley, chief of the
bureau of chemistry of the departm ent
of agriculture, on Saturday The cleo
ton of officers also is to take place on
Saturday. President Taft's message to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
STUBS is SILENT
Governor Says He Hasn't Made Up
Mind About Special Session.

Governor Stubs was asked point
blank today if he would call a special
session of the legislature, and he re-
piled that he had not yet made up his
mind in the matter. He was Informed
that it had been reported that he had
decided to issue the call for the special
session about December Is. His reply
was characteristic. This is the first
have heard of it." he said
But it is the general opinion that a
special session will be called this win
ter The idea is to pass a presidential
primary law in the hope of taking the
state away from Taft. The progress
sives, many of them, view the move
with doubt and distrust But, strange
to relate, the regulars, who are sup
posed to be for Taft and therefore
against a special session, are delighted
with the idea Regular members of
the legislature look and act like men
who carried spades and were making
ready to dig a grave. One of these
is getting ready to come clear back
here from California to help at the
last obsequies- They promise a forty
day session, lots of fighting and more
expense and little done and then the
failing of a political star. ut would
be worth all the trouble and expense
said a member of the legislature today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05

the congress was addressed to Isham
Randolph. a waterway engineer, and is
as follows:
st have your letter of November 90.
Though I shall have to be in Wash
ington at the time the 18th national
irrigation congress is in session in Chi
cago, am very glad to take this means
of assuring the friends of irrigation
of my continued interest in the subject
and my belief in the Importance of go
ing forward without a halt in the work
of bringing under cultivation and
making habitable by man the arid re-
gions of the United States. I am
strongly in sympathy with the general
purpose of the irrigation congress and
earnestly hope that its session this year
may be fruitful of great good for the
cause of irrigation.
with cordial greetings to the dele
gates who will be assembled, believe
me, sincerely yours,
civilian H. TAFT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
HE BEAT HIMSELF.
Hyde's Lawyers Oppose Introduction
of His Former Testimony.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 5.-Whether
DR.. B. Clarke Hyde. charged with muir
dering Colonel Thomas H. Swope, will
take the stand in his own behalf at
this trial of the case was the absorbing
topic of comment at the hearing to-
day. A vigorous protest of the defense
yesterday against the introduction of
testimony given by the physician at the
former trial brought up the discussion.
Attorneys for DR.. Hyde refuse to say
whether he will stand by his constitu-
tional rights and refuse to testify.
1t is said on good authority that DR..
Hyde testified at his first trial against
the wishes of his counsel. He was not
permitted to take the stand until after
his attorneys had tried in vain in a
conference that lasted practically
throughout one night to dissuade him
from his course. Jurors said after the
former hearing that the accused ply
stefan convicted himself by his de-
meanor on the stand. He was very
nervous and it was generally thought
he failed in his effort to explain his
cyanide purchases.
Miss Elizabeth Gordon, a nurse, was
on the stand when court convened to-
day. She occupied the chair practf-
cally all day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
LAFOLLETTE MEN MEET
Conference Today and Banquet To-
night in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee. Dec 5.-Supporters of Sen
ator LaFollette are in Milwaukee today
to attend a conference of the Wisconsin
branch of the National Progressive
league and to take part in a big banquet
tonight. It is planned to reach an agree
ment as to those who shall receive sup
port at the primaries in April as dele
gates at large to the Republican national
convention, also those who will represent
the various congressional districts Gov
ernor Francis E McGovern is spoken OF
as likely to head the delegates at large
Walter L. Houser head of the LaFol-
lette bureau at Washington, is here as
the personal representative of Mr.. La
Toilette Governor McGovern will pre-
side at the banquet and among the prin-
cipal speakers are George L. record 81
New Jersey and Professor Charles E.
Merriam Of Chicago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
THEY SEE SHOWS
Sheriff Takes Bank Robbers to
st. John Theaters.
Desperate Characters Are Well
Treated in Stafford COuny.

Hutchinson. Kan, Dec. 5.-Under SEN
tence of IS and As years in the peni-
Tertiary for completely in the robbery
or bank at hudson, Kan, Walter Ber-
ger and Charles Mckenzie, waiting
transportation to the state prison in
the Stafford county Jail, have not miss
ed a show that has appeared in St
John this fall. Sheriff J. B. Cline takes
them to every public entertainment
which is held at the st. John opera
house
They are desperate characters. belong
ing to the crowd of yeggmen who ter
rorized Kansas for several years and
they are also the first men to be SEN
fenced under the law passed by the leg
fslature making bank rObbing a more
serious crime in Kansas.
when we take Berger and McKen-
zie to a theater,' said Sheriff Cline.
lone is shackled to myself, while the
other is taken in charge by a guard
I'm this manner I do not consider that
there is any danger of escape. At any
rate, 1 am responsible and have no
fears.
I allow the prisoners in my charge
these liberties because 1 recognize that
they are human and should be accord
ed some of the joys Of life, especially
when there is nothing before them ex-
cepting terms in the penitentiary
which means most Of the life of each
of them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
COSTS A BIG sum.
For Uncle sam to Take Private Land
for Public Use.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Holding that it
would be shocking to every principle of
law and justice to maintain the doctrine
that lands can be invaded and taken to
change stream flows without compen-
sating the owner the United States court
of claims gave Judgment for $4,000 in
favor of George F. Archer and Kate c.
Archer in their claim against the United
States.
The government took about 81 acres of
land OF the plaintiffs situated along the
Mississippi river and by the construction
of a dixie caused a sediment TO render
unfit for use approximately $500 acres.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
AFTER HIGH MARK
Bowlers Seek to Pass Record of St.
Louis Team.

Des Moines, Dec. 5.=Omaha and
Des Moines teams were scheduled to-
day to make an attempt to beat the
high score of the middle west bowl
ing tournament of 2,77o, now held by
the Old Lynch Ryes of st. Louis. With
the political program of the tourna-
ment out of the way by the reelection
of President George Strotz, bowlers
today turned their energies to setting
high scores, not only in team work
but in the singles and doubles. The
latter events will be rolled during this
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05

an Increase to II pounds in the size of
fourth class mail packages from the
present maximum of four pounds and at
the same time provide for a dininution
of charges from the present rate of one
cent an ounce
Pound packages will be carried for 10
cents, with an additional charge of
cents for each additional pound.
For the smallest package provided for,
weighing eight ounces, there will be a
charge of cents. In cases in which the
package does not go beyond the rural
route on which it originates the charge
will be reduced one-ha1f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
NOW IT'S MALT CREEK.
Four Carloads of Beer Poured Into
Cow Creek Today.

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 5.-Under the
direction of w. E. Montgomery, as
sistant attorney general of Kansas,
four carloads of beer were destroyed
here today. The 1iquar represented
the confiscation from illegal selling
places during the last three months. A
crowd gathered in a pasture north of
the city to watch the pouring of the
LIQUOR into Cow creek.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05

Who's Loony Now ?-''This division of
the woman's ward" said the asylum
guide, was made necessary by the new
style in skirts" Looking in, the visitor
saw a number of women in queer, BIZ
furcated garments parading up and down
the room These patients" continued
the attendant, I'VE call our pantaluna-
tics. ,,-Iippin cott,s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
BOURNE HAS A BILL.
Agitation for a Parcels Post to Be
Started Early in Session.

washington. Dec. with the end in
view of supplying a basis for the work
of the committee on postoffices and post
roads Senator Jonathan Bourne soon will
introduce a bill providing for parcels
post system The measure Will authorize
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
ONLY ONE WEEK
Christmas Vacation of Schools VIII Be
Shorter.

All hope that the school children
might have entertained that they
would enjoy q two weeks Christmas
vacation is chilled by the action taken
by the board of education Monday
night at the regular December meet
ing, deciding that the vacation shall
begin December % and extend to
January 2.
The opening date of school was
put off until after the state fair was
thing of the past, and it was the
general understanding among the
board members at the time that if
the opening date were put off a week
the vacation at Christmas time would
necessarily have to be limited to one
week.
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter took
a decided stand in favor of allowing
the full two weeks vacation time,
but superintendent Starr felt that an
other week off would interfere with
the proper completion of the courses
so the motion prevailed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
4 M0THERS
41A1UTY@

1t is the duty of every expectant
mother to prepare her system for the
coming of her little one; to avoid as
far as possible the suffering of such
occasions, and endeavor to pass
through the crisis with her health
and strength unimpaired. This she
may do through the use of Mothers
Friend, a remedy that has been SO
long in use, and accomplished so
much good, that it is in no sense an
experiment, but preparation which
always produces the best results. It
is for exernal application and so pen
etrating in its nature as to thoroughly
1ubricate every muscle, nerve and ten
don involved during the period before
baby comes. 1t aids nature by ex-
banding the skin and tissues, relieves
tenderness and soreness, and perfectly
prepares the system for natural and
safe motherhood. Mothers Friend
has been used and endorsed by thou
sands of mothers, and its use will
prove a comfort and benefit to any
woman in need of such a remedy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05

The Prudential Bank
Checking and saving accounts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05

Mothers Friend
is sold at drug
stores. Write for
free book for
expectant moth
ers, which con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05

According to the report of the treas
urer, ]. NJ. Wright, the outstanding
warrants total $S7.447.94 = $32,2OS.S1
in the general fund and $55,239.63 in
the building fund. December 1 there
was S7,57O.9S in the treasury, which
would offset some of this Indebtedness.
It will be possible to pay off por-
ton of the warrants by the first of the
year, when some of the 1911 tax money
will be available.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05

tains much valuable information.
RRADEzELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta. ca.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05

The bills for November aggregated
$29, 263.15, of which amount $23, 1888
went to pay the salaries of teachers,
officers and janitors. One item was
S1SO1.25 for taxes assessed particu-
larly for improvements in the way of
paving adjacent to school property
The water bill for the year was
$777.4O Through the recent towel
edict of DR.. S. J. Crumbine it was
necessary to expend S12.5o for paper
towels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05

DR.. c. B. Van Horn stated that he
that for 4 years the board
has been trying to have presented tic
the individual members each month
by the treasurer a statement of the
financial standing of the board made
out in such a manner as to be easily
understood by individuals who do not
pretend to be expert accountants. The
board decided to request the treasurer
to make out such a statement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
By Gus Ma ger
The Case of the Client With a Cold

Copyright, 1911, National News Associa toni
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05

The addition to the State street school
has not been satisfactorily completed in
the estimation of the board. Conse-
quently the last estimate presented by
the contractors, Moore & Vickland, was
held up by the board. NJ E. Moore
appeared before the board for the pur-
pose of showing that he had compile
ted the work strictly according to plans
and specifications He laid the blame
entirely on L. NJ. Wood. the architect
whose plans he insinuated were not
what they should have been.
Things went on at that building"
said he, that shouldn't have gone
on
What. for instance?'' asked a
board member.
your heating system isn't com
p1ete. Your superintendent, Allen,
was there twice a day. He should
have been there all of the time
The question was turned over to
the building committee with power to
act.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-04

What the public here will think
about it when all the facts are known;
what the effect on the election may
be, are interesting questions to be an
swered in the next two or three days.
But the questions that l should like to
leave on the national mind are Just
these:
What are we Americans going to do
about conditions which are breeding up
healthy, good tempered boys like these
Mcnamara boys to really believe. as
they most sincerely do, they and a
growing group of labor, that the only
recourse they have for improving the
conditions Of the wage worker is to
use dynamite against property and
life?
And is it possible for group of en-
ployers, well meaning as these are
whom we have dealt with in Los An
geles, to understand their employees
point of view, not to take it, mind you,
but simply to comprehend it?
These are real questions, that are
pressing here. They are coming to all
of US in all our cities. Isn't it time to
consider them seriously? Certainly it
is worth while to watch what happens
here in Los Angeles during the next
few months. ! propose to follow this
inquiry east for while and then come
back here. We are getting an under
standing of politics. we are coming
even to get some sense of the evils of
direct action,by organized capital. Why
couldn't we go on and find outsabout
labor? = .;',t.ii- ya,n...
f LINCOLN sTtFFENs.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-04

icks, and all / heard of this was in
direct. But it amounted to this: That
the district attorney knew he had an
almost perfect case; that he had been
criticized a good deal during the last
campaign, and was eager to handle this
case in way that would answer all
his critics; but that, like everybody
else, he took the larger view and COM
promised in the interest of the COM
munity
The day after the meeting in Mr.
Lissner's Office, Thanksgiving day,
some eight or ten other leading citizens
of the city were sought and four were