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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-15

Lincoln, Kan, Nov. 15.-The jury in
the w. w. McCanles case was COM
pleted and taking of testimony began
with Iva Jameson, the states first wit
ness Miss Jameson is the girl on
whom McCanles is accused of commit
ting the offense. She is an orphan
girl living at the home of ]. ]. Nc
Curdy. brother-in-law of the defend
ant Her story was distinctly favor
able to McCanles. The girl was un-
shaken under a long fire OF examina-
ton by r. A. Levitt, who is assisting
in the prosecution OF the states case.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17
Cases Di. posed OF.

Walter Scales, colored, conceal.
II weapons; retired to file.
Dero Love, gaming; forfeiture
Of bond.
John Wall, gaming, $4,000 and
cost.
Shrimp Williams, gaming; mol
pressed.
Gross Brides, retailing; dismiss
el proceed indo to lower court.
Rich Roberts, defaulting road
hand; mol pressed.
Eph Tate, retailing, $4,000 and
60 days.
Lula Seals, vagrancy; 80 days in
Jail.
Jim Hen bricks, gaming $4,000.
j. j. Henry, assault and battery
and exhibiting weapon, dismissed.
j. H. Nichols, exhibiting weap-
on; dismissed.
Iheo. G. Bible, contempt OF
court; dismissed.
Andrew Kemp, gaming, $4,000.
VIM. Anderson, gaming $4,000.
L. E. Watt, gaming; mol pross-
ed.
J. S. Spraggins. making false
arrest; mol pressed.
NJ. Horn, agent for liquor sale:
5000 and 30 days.
Will Cummings, petit larcency;
not guilty.
j. P. Bracken, false pretences
indictment quashed.
P. Austin, dlsorderly conduct
APP cal withdrawn.
A. Montgomery, assault and bat
terry; appeal dismissed.
Shng Bell, defaulting road
hand; mol pressed.
Spence Spencer, profanity; dis
missed on payment OF cost.
AHA. l.. Clardy, shooting in cor
porate limits; pseal dismissed
Coy Howard, murder; contin-
ued by consent.
Vesta Burgess, carrying liquor TO
public la]e; $500.
Chas. Winn, burglary; 60 days
or $4,000,
EnaR Rush, burglaryl 90 days
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

Circuit court convened Monday
and held two days, the shortest
term eyer held in this county.
This term of court would have
been pretermitted on account of
the delayed farming operations,
but Judge Carroll, on account of
the nine men held without bail,
thought it best to convene court
and dispose of their case. AS the
grand jury refused to indict, the
nine prisoners were releared Tues
day afternoon.
The case of Howard, who killed
Belts, was continued by consent of
both sides. A great many wit
nesses were summoned in this case
which largely accounts for the ex-
ira heavy expense incurred in hold
ing this term of court.
Notwithstanding the short term
OF court, a great amount of busi-
ness was transacted and large
number of cases disposed of, a list
Of which we give below, together
with an itemised account of the
court expenses, and an outline tf
the Judges charge to the grand iu-
ry, which was one of the most com
prehensive and impressive charges
ever delivered from the bench in
this county:
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17
Report of the Grand Jury.

To the Honorable Thos. b. Carroll,
Judge of 10th Judicial District
We. your grand jurors, empanelled at
the May term of the Circuit Court, beg
left to submit this our final report:
We have been in session two DAYS.
have examined about 100 witnesses and
found Is true bills.
We have examined the books of the
county officers and find same to be neat
ly and correctly kept.
We sent committee to examine the
Starkville Opera House In compliance
with your Honor'S charge in reference
to doors, windows, exits, etc, and we
think that it is arranged according to
law.
We have attempted to hurry through
our labors owing to the fact that the ex-
cessive rains have made crop conditions
backward, but at the same time we have
given full investigation to all crime in
the equity so far as we are advised of.
II. "A. BEATTIE, Foreman.
LEO f. BOYD, Clerk.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Meet at Courthouse Monday Elect
New Executive Committee and
Name Delegates to State
Convention

Persuant to call of the Chair
man of the Executive Committee
the Dem ocratic County mass meet
ing assembled at the court house
on Monday, May 18th.
These delegates in con, ention
assembled, organized by selecting
Mr.. G.E. Galueran Chairman and
Ell. Fl. Skies sect.
The following delegates were
present:
- Beat One VIM. Ward, Gee John
son, W. w. Magrudedf G.. O.
Daniels, and T. j. Wood.
Beat Two-J. E. Love, B. P.
Williams G. G. Thompson, H. H.
Skies, and A. A. Montgomery.
Beat Three-W. 7. Thompson,
A. n. Belts, Cap. Davis; w. K.
Vandemer and G. E. Scroggins.
Beat Four-G. E. Galcerau, J.
f. Sharp, r, A. Upclurch, R. l..
Hannah and r. E. Hannah.
The chairman stated. that the OBJ
ject of the meeting was to select
delegates to the jackson conven-
ton and to elect a new Democrat
ic Executive committee.
The following delegates and their
alternates were duly Selected:
Beat One-A. G. Erwin, Del,
and Z. j. Wood Alternate.
Bea; Two H. H. Skies, Del,
V. j, Robinson Alternate.
Beat Three-C. E. Scroggins.
Del. and A. N. Belts, Alternate.
Beat Four G. E. Galceran, Del. /,
and w. E. Murphy, Alternate.
DeaC FlVe-a. "A. FOX DEL, and
E. G. Harrell, Alternate.
The following parties were ap.
pointed on Executive Committee
1ett One-W. w. Magruder, E.
Richey, and j. G. Lewis.
Beat Two-V. j. Robinson, Ben
ton Daughetry, and J. R. Cannon.
Beat three Raymond Reed, Z.
j. Harpele, and A. n. Belts.
Beat Eour-D. E, Rainey. j. E.
Brown. and r. A. Upchurch.
Beat Five Walter Crigler, E. E.
Tomlinson, and Lee Rice.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17
MAY TERM OF CIRCTIT COURT
HOLDS ONLY TWO DAYS.
GRAND JURY REFUSES TO DCT THE NINE MEN HELD PRISONERS
ON CHARGE OF LYNCHNG NEGRO AND THEY
ARE RELEASED FROM CUSTODY
Large Number of Cases. Both Civil Disposed Of The Howard
Case Postponed Until Next Term Of Court Judge
Carroll Delivers Splendid Charge

or $500.
The last named two parties under 16
years of age.
CIVIL CASES.
Corinth Cotton Mills Co. VS..
Mrs, Cooper; dismissed at plain
tiff's cost.
Eagle Milling Co. VS.. Robinson
Il Cook: judgement for plaintiff
for $350.00.,
Robinson Bros. VS.. l. G. rail
road; compromised and dismissed.
Archibald Smith, VS.. A. & M.
College; to be heard in vacation.
Mrs. Lizzie Crow VS.. T. r.
Thompson and Miss Worsham,
claimant; Mrs. Crow awarded fthe
piano in question upon the
payment of $37 so to claimant
l.. D. Cummins Tvs. l. G. rail
road; transferred to Federal court.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17
Judge Carroll's Charge.
In his charge to the grand jury
the Court said in substance:

the Court SAID III substance:
BLIND TIGERS
While there appears to be great
many blind tigers scattered throughout
the district, the quantity of liquor sold
Is not so great as compared with some
years ago; that there are a large nun .
ber of negroes and some few irresponsi
bic whites that sometimes sell it, but n,
a rule the amount sold by each individ-
ual is not large; that the whiskey seller
of to-day, who peddles out few bot
ties, would be buyer and patron of
some other tiger tomorrow, and again
in few days he would be a seller. But
1t is evident that there are Il few in every
county who make Il business of selliro,
whiskey for living. In every court-
house town it is generally believed that
there are certain white men who oper-
ate on considerable scale and perhaps
supply negroes with liquors to peddle
out on Saturday nights and SUNDAYS at
their social gatherings and churches
That while the quantity of liquors sold
by each tiger is not great, the chief
danger comes from the number of peo-
pie engaged in it and its wide distribu-
tion over the country. That not many
years have passed since whiskey was
shipped into every county in the district
in barrels and even in carload lots.
while now it comes in cases of dozen
bottles and in gallon jugs. But the
blind tiger is II teacher in the school of
crime. lie not only encourages crime
by debauching and intlaming his pat
rons, but he promotes perjury. 1t is
very difficult to get a patron of the tiger
to give evidence as to the sale of liouor;
he will usually perjure himself rather
than do so. But while the people of the
state have widely divergent views on
many things, they are practically unit
in the determination to suppress the Ii
quor traffic, and the grand juries will
indlct and the petit juries convict where
there Is any evidence warrantino it,
That since lie had been on the bench he
had seen but one tiger acquitted who
was clearly guilty; but he stated that
there was more federation for the tiger
in this county, than in any other county
in the district. judging by the small pen
alties sometime imposed after conyic-
ton; that there should be Jail sentence
imposed in every case; that if it were
generally known that tigers were some
times not imprisoned here, when con-
victed, there might be general immi-
grafton of the tigers from other less
hosptable counties to this one.
JURIES AND HOMICIDES
Judge Carroll spoke Of the general
improvement In the moral tone of the
average juror and sand that it was each
year becoming more difficult for the
guilty to escape, no matter what the
crime charged against him, unless it
was homicide. That us TO homicide in
dictments, there had been no improve
ment in many years; that there were
very few cases where white men were
convicted o. this crime, but jurit i respect
ed property rights, ana that defendant
would stand q better chance to be ae- |
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17
ZEMO FOR YOUR SKIN.
Eczema, Pimples, Rash and All Skin
Affi:tions Quickly Healed.

No matter what the trouble, eczema,
chatting, pimples, salt rheum, Zemo in
stantly stops irritation. The cure con- es
quick. Sinks right in, leaving no trace.
Zemu is a vanishing liquid. Your skin
fairly revels with delight the moment
Zeno is applied. Greatest thing on earth
for dandruff.
Zemo is prepared by +. w. Rose Med
icine Co., st. louis, Mo-, and is sold BY
all druggists at 81 a bottle. But to prove
to you its wonderful value it Is now put
put up in liberal size trial bottles at only
25 cents and is guaranteed to do the work
or your money back. Il, X. u L l..
Weig drug store,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

Mrs. M. D.. Wightman, widow
OF the late Bishop Wightman,
died at her home in Charleston 8,
C.' Monday morning the 18th.
inst. She leaves one daughter.
Miss Marie Capers and an oulv
SISTER, Miss Fannie Davis, to
mourn he rloss. She was an aunt
of Mrs. Tom Shearer, cousin Of
j. l.. Lucas, DR.. j. w. Eckford
and Mrs Il. 7. Saunders of this
place.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

Prof and Mrs. A. w. Garner,
of the A. & M. M.College, are receiv.
ing the congratulations from their
many friends upon the advent of q
beautiful nlne-poun dbaby girl who
arrived Tuesday May l4th. Long
may she live to bless ana brighten
the home of her proud and happy
parents.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

Mr., Tom Shearer, the nobIest
veteran of them all, returned from
Macon Friday, where he attended
the reunion of Old Vets. Mr..
Shearer is very enthusiastic in his
praise of the good treatment and
open-handed hospitality accorded
the old soldiers by the citizens Of
Macon. May he live to attend
many more of these annual re,
unionsa
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17
N0~o~o-o-@o-o-o-oo

Mr.. j. Kolb, of Sturgis, was in
town attending Court Monday
lie says there is little or no busi.
ness from oturgis for this term Of
court but the citizens have formed
the habit of attending court req.
ulorly and could not break the
habit suddenly.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

Mrs. j. w. Hunter and baby,
New Orleans, are visiting Mrs.
Hunters parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Stanton.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

Mrs. Sallie' Sage came up from
Macon and spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. 7. n.
Shearer.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

Mr. A. G, Erwin and Senator H.
ID. Skies left Tuesday for jackson
to attend the State Democratic
convention, they being the del
egates from Beats one and two, re-
spectfully.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

Mr. B. F. Bell, Jr, is at home
Tor a weeks visit to his parents.
tie holds position in Mobile with
an auto company and is we'll pleas,
ed with his work,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

Mrs. Phil. Cramer and children.
of Sardis,, arrived Monday and will
spend several weeks with Misses
Yeager and Donie Saunders.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

Miss Lee Friend, who has had
charge as an elocutiou class at the
Public School this session, left
Sunday morning for her home 81
Fort Smith, Ark.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

Mrs. w. Q. Raymond, of Tupelo
spent several days last week in the
home of her father, Mr.. L. N.
Shearer.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17
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Mr., Murry Maxwell came in
from his farm Monday. He saws
he plowed in the mud, planted in
the mud and now has the finest
stand of cotton he has ever seen.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17
Mrs. w. I'll. McCann, of Long
view, spent Tuesday in StarhviIle.

Mrs. Oscar Butler and children,
of Louisville, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanton.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

Mr.. J. w. Cook, we'll known
business man and banker, of Ma
ben, spent Monday and Tuesday
mlngling with hir Starkyille
friends
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

Senator John l.. Smith and Mr..
lsham Evans, of West Point, were
in the city one day last week for a
few hours.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

The Times received a very pleas.
ant call Tuesday from Mr.. j. T.
Mckie one of Beat Four'p most
substantial citizens,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17
REGARDING MOBS

which were at the hands of mobs.
REGARDING MOBs
His Honor declared that there was no
possible defense for the mob, because if
the parties who were lynched were
guilty, they would be speedily hanged
by the law, and that he stood ready to
call special term of the court at anv
time for urgent cases. That it has been
said in defense of mobs that the law
would not hang unless the offense was
completed, but that this was not true.
for as the law is now written, msn can
be hung for the attempt Us well as for
the completed crime. lie gave the
definition of murder and stated that ev-
cry man who took part in lynching.
was, according to the law. guilty of
of murder. That probably fifty or one
hundred men would take part in each
lynching, and where there were several
occurrences of this kind, the result
would be that there would be two or
three hundred men scattered over the
county, who according to the definition
given by the laws of our state, were
simply murderers. That this would be
a bad condition for the county for it is
we'll known that the man who violate
the law himself cannot be relied upon as
a juror to enforc the law and punish
others who are no more guilty than
himself. Although the laws are uni
form throughout the state the true rea-
son why the courts in some of the couu-
ties cannot enforce the law is because
the jury material violate the law them
selves, and are not willing to punish
others,
OURS A BLOODY NATION
He further said, That we boast of
our good government and high state of
civilization and that we object to the
people of certain European countries
emigrating to this country because of
Malta and Black Hand societies that are
said to flourish there, but that it would
shock our self-conceit if we would stop
to reflect that we are the bloodiest peo-
pie among all the enlightened nations;
that for every men murdered in Ger
many and every 8 in England there are
lis in America. That even Italy, the
alleged home of the Malta and the Black
Hand has less than ID murders to our
lis: while these people are no better
than we are they do not murder there
often because they know conviction is
certain, while we in this contnry know
equally well, that if we have money or
influential friends that acquittal Is al
most certain. 1T is high time" said
Judge Carroll, 'that this wave of homi.
eide sweeping over the land should be
checked, and the only way to stop it is
for the juries to condem it by their ver-
diets"
CItTt n I Ibn13 FfrC
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17
MEMORIAL SERVICES
To Be Held by the D. A. R. at Odd
Fellows Cemetery Sunday
Afternoon.

The Hic-a-sha- -ha Chapter of
the Daughters lotithe American Rev
olution will honor, Sunday after
moan at 5 O'Clock at the Fellowship
Cemetery, the memory af a Cap
tain in the war for independence.
1t may not be generally known
that our cemetery here has the
distinction of being the last resting
place of q patriarch.
1t is very appropriate that this
grave should be marked in order
that the memory of a soldier who
served our country in the early
struggle for freedom and the
Daughters of the American Rev.
olution cordially invite our citizens
to come to the Fellowship Gene
terry at . O'Clock and assist them
in the exercises at theigrave of Cap
tain William Hilhouse. The fol.
lowing is the program.
PROGRAM.
OF exercises in Commemoration
of the Service Of Captain VIM Hill.
house as Soldier of the American
Revolution. May 1912
Prayer..~...............".".."""aDr. Raymond
Hi t)rical Statement. The Recent
heminiscences,'..,.................Dr. DR.. Raymond
Poem for The Occasion WA. Jordan
oong-".........' "America"
49, ~ N~~>-'--
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17

quilted on a murder charge than he
woulc be for stealing mule. He stated
that four homicides had been committed
ir this county since last court, two of
which were at the hands of mobs.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-05-17
CHILD LABOR, ETC.

lie next explained the Child Labor
Law and the dnties of the officers in EN-.
forcing it, following this with Il discuss
sion of number of matters he said he
was required by law to call the grand
jury's attention to.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-24
Notice Contractors!

Sealed tenders viii be received by
the undersigned tin noon Monday, the
10th inst, on a brick residence for Mr.
c. T. sigmoD, Chickasha avenue.
Plans and Specifications may be oh.
tained from Harold Macklln. archi.
tect, room 202, o. C Terminal build.
ing, upon deposit Of $1,000. which will
be refunded upon the safe return Of
the plans after five days. Contractors
wishing to keep plans longer than this
must pay $500 per day for the use Of
same.
All tenders must be accompanied By
a certified check for five per cent OF
the amount Of the tender made pay.
able to Mr G. n. sigmon, the same
viii be returned to contractors within
three days. Successful bidders check
win be held until he has executed
surety bond IN the sum Of fifty per
cent OF the contract price.
The lowest or any tender win not
necessarily be accepted.
HAROLD MACKLIN. Architect.
Chlckasha. Oklahoma. April 18th,
1919. a-la-As
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-24
TO THE PUBLIC

II cough syrips would cure coughs
every time, it would not be necessary
for us to print this information. but
there are so many cases Of chronic
bronchitis in town that have hung
on for months and years. we feel that
we must tell what we know about it.
It is positive fact that the only
right way to treat a cough is to use
remedy that acts on the blood, such
as Vinol, our delicious cod liver and
iron preparation without oil.
This makes the blood rich and pure
so It can heal and strengthen the in
flamed bronchial tubes. Its taste is
so pleasant that even children like It
Mrs Olivia Parham. East Durham.
n. c., says, Il used Vinol for a cough
which had lasted two years and ii
gave me perfect satisfaction. am
also giving it to a delicate child to
strengthen her She viii not take
any other medicine. but vinol is SC
pleasant she cries for 81 and il il
benefiting her very much.
Remember il Vinol does not help
you it costs You nothing.
Palace Drug Store. Chickasha, Okla.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-24

said defendants. Mrs Z L. McFar
land and 2 Z Mcfarland. and each Of
thom, must answer The petition filed
.horeln by said plaintiff on or before
tho 2ih day Of May 1919, or said pc
iiiion viii be laken as true aud iudg
ment iof said plaintiff for slefit5 end
costs ~ snii. and q Judgment sustain.
ms The attachment and fQreclosing
same. will be rendered accordingly
Dated this, the 10th day Of April,
4. u. 1919.
Attest: J. r. CALLAHAN.
lacall Clerk District Court
WELBORNE & McCALIA.
Attorneys Tor Plaintiff i.iig2d
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-24
THE SWEET GIRL GRADUATES
GOWN.

An exchange says that the girl
graduates Of the Muncie, Ind. high
school have agreed that their gradu-
ating frocks shall not cost to exceed
$3.50 each Five yards material,
1885, six yards Of lace, 75c; buttons
and thread, Csc; two yards ribbon,
6Oc; possible advice from dressmak-
er soc; incidentals. l5c; total, 50 So
1t Is agreed that there shall be no
restriction as to the adornment put
on the girls frocks so long as they
shall do 1t themselves. But there will
be little further adornment, for it is
a well known fact that when a sweet
girl graduate gets into a simple dress,
she cannot make herself any prettier
by ribbons and gewgaws.
The motive that prompted such an
agreement, however, is the most beau
tiful thing about it. The girls OF
wealthy families, while possessing all
the love Of expensive dress that char
acterizes their sex, these girls real
lied that while the cost OF their
clothes might reached hundreds Of
dollars, some Of their dear friends
might not be able to spend more than
avery modest sum in the same man
neg, not to exceed, perhaps, five or
teFNdolaars each.
The fear that this condition might
cause sorrow to the less fortunate,
and perhaps strain that spirit Of fell
lowship and sisterhood that always
exists among the girl graduates about
commencement. time was doubtless
what prompted the making Of such a
happy agreement. And it is safe ia
venture that toe one who proposed
the agreement was perhaps one whose
means were in no wise restricted, and
who could have had any frock that she
may have desired. Shawnee Herald
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-24
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Compiled by the Grady County
Abstract Company, 1os
North Third Street.


L. r. Baily and wife to NJ. NJ. and
W. g Quinn, 4.2O-l2, $3.50; lots 1916,
block 3. steele's First add to Chicka-
sha
c. Edgar Honnold to Beual Prest-
ridge, 4-24-O9, s27O; lots IT'S, block
10, Highland Park add to Chlckasha
A. NJ Loomis to w NJ. Loomis. /
1gii2i s95e0i lots ii to ", inclusive
block 4, Ireton add to chickasha.
Geo. D. Stephenson, guardian. to
c. II Harris 4-l6-l2. $40; all OF the
NE Sc 5-6-7, east Of railroad.
Milton H. Edens and wife to John
R. Raines. l.3i-12. $500; part of lot
Z, section 7.7.S.
c. c. Nations to Robert N. Oagle,
3-2O-12, 500; Sc NE NE, 32-7-5.