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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-06
PILGRIMS At SHRINE
Many Persons Visit Church at
Echternach, Luxembourg.
Curious Ceremony Part of Reputed
Cure for Nervous Disorders
Several Bands Help Devout
Keep Step During Hop.

London.-The extraordinary spec
tacle OF between one and two thou
sand solemn-faced men, women and
chlldren hopping and dancing, back
ward and forward, to the inspiring
strains OF number of brass bands
was seen in the quiet little country
town OF Echternach, Luxembourg, re-
Gently.
Inc occasion was that of the feast
Of ST. Willibroed, an eighth century
aDDot OF Echternach, and the hopping
multitude Is formed of pilgrims to his
shrine, for 1t Is said that all those who
suHer from nervous diseases who will
pass before the shrine of the saint
displayed in the old abbey church
here, hopping three steps forward and
then two backward, will be cured.
The scene reminds one strongly Of
a troop of bowling dervishes, who aft
er bowling and waving about for
hours, become frenzied and end by col
lapsing.
The pilgrims of Echternach are not |
80 bad as that, but many of them
danced until almost exhausted, and, |
with clothing burst open and perspira-
ton streaming down their faces. thew
staggered to drink the water held out
to them by the onlookers, then dash
ing through the crowd back to the
places In fever of religious excite
ment
AT a distance the procession looks
IKE huge party of merrymakers un-
I'll closer inspection shows the tense
and solemn faces.
They came down the narrow streets
IN ranks OF about six, each holding a
handkerchief to connect him with his
1elghbor. Hundreds of women, ut.
.erly careless of appearance, their
PACK dresses covered with dust, hair
'omDs and pins falling and faces red
WIN exertlon, struggle along, in many
asses dragging children with them.
Wh1te-robed priests, bands and ban.
lers head the pilgrimage, followed bv
pody or young men wearing only
hirt, trousers and boots, who put
reat energy into their dance. surg. =
ng back and forth regardless of
nose toes they stamp on.
When the church is reached the pc
uliar step is continued, the pilgrims -
assing in at one door and out at an.
ther
Instead of the quiet GOODNESS one G.
Spects to find inside the church there
a terrible din; several bands play.
lg independently and the scraping
nd banging of hundreds of thick
BOTS make it quite unlike a place of GU
orship. HI
The pilgrimage to the shrine is held da
great esteem in the neighborhood or
Id vast number of cures are at.
iputed to the beneflcent influence of ."
% worthy old Abbot of Echternacb. lol
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-06
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Inc highest point of woman's han.
plness Is reached only through moth
erhood, in the clasping of her child
within her arms. Yet the mother-to-
De is often fearful of natures ordeal
and shrinks from the suffering Incl.
dent to its consummation. But for
natures ills and discomrorts nature
provides remedies, and in Mothers
Friend Is to be found a medicine of
great value to every expectant mother.
1t Is an emulsion for external
application. composed OF ingredients
which act with beneficial and sooth.
ing effect on those portions of the
system involved. It is intended to
prepare the system for the crisis. and
thus relieve. in great part, the suffer
Ing through which the mother usually |
passes. The regular use of Mothers
Friend will repay any mother In the
comfort it affords before. and the help
full restoration to health and strength
It brings about after baby comes.
Mothers Friend
' e: Z {: !: Z s; !: ! llH|l
appellant moth
'rs which contains much valuable
Information. and many suggestions Of
helpful nature.
YIELD REGULATOR CO.. A,la.... G.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-06

VINO made the nominating speech for
Governor Wilson at the Baltimore con-
Vehtlon has inuIsnceu mat he is a
candidate for the Democratic nomina.
Iloh for United States Senator from
New Jersey. He wants to succeed
senator Briggs and will have the SUD.
port OF Governor Wilson in his fight. it
is said.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-06

Nathan Merriam, one of the dele
gates at large from Nebraska to the
Republican National convention. in a
letter to Lafayette B. Gleason. secre-
tary of the convention, refused to act
as member of the committee to noti-
~ President Taft of his denomination
and 1t is reported that he will join
forces with the Progressive National
Party
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-06

NO politics is the platform on
which Mrs Helen King Robinson
journalist lecturer and sociological
worker, will ask the voters and espe.
cially the women voters of Colorado
to elect her to the State Senate. Mrs
Robinson, if elected, will be the first
woman even sent to the Colorado Sen
ate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-06
~ Health Caused rastor,s suicide.

East Liberty, O.-Continual brood
ing over his own and his wife's in
health caused Rev. Alonzo Skidmore
Christian minister, to commit sui.
eide recently. He was found dead In
his room, hanging to bedpost, havins
made q rope Of nieces of shirt.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-06

1t is fact not generally known that
Charles D. Hilles, the new chairman
OF the National Republican committee.
is recognized authority on juvenile
corrective work.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-06

Inc widow of "Sockless Jerry"
the Kansas statesman, is a
for county superintendent of
schools IN Sedgwick county, Kansas.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-06

New Orleans will soon hold an cleo
'lon TO decide whether the city shall
adopt the commission plan of govern
ment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-06

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chicago and the Prohressives TODAY
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-06

0eaglrt and the Democrats on We'd
nesday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-06

Former Judge John w. Westcott,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-06

READ THE DAILY NEWS.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-06

Chlcago and the ProATessives TODAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
BLAME GENERAL MANAGERS.
Shop Federation Accuses Heads for
Hartman Strike.

st. Louis. June 26.-The executive
council of the Federation of Fedora
tions, an organization composed of
nine branches of railway employees,
have started the t~abulation of a strike
referendum vote.
A. o. Wharton of st. Louis is presi-
dent of h federation. The executive
council is composed of the nine gen.
eral and International presidents of
the affiliated bodies.
The vote was taken following a
meeting in Kansas City, Mo-, in Octo-
Der n is to determine whether the
members go on strike IN sympathy
with the men now ont on the Illinois
Contra and other Hartman lines.
The strike vote was decided on. the
members of the federation say, after
they became certain the strike on the
Hartman lines was being conducted
by The General Managers association,
an organization of railway heads. The
proposed strike would affect fifty
trunk lines running west of Chicago
and 100 auxiliary lines. More than
100000 men would walk out, includ-
ing boiler makers, painters, black
smiths, sheet iron workers, pattern
makers, carmen, machinists, steam
filters, clerks and others, should the
result favor a strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26

In your hand you hold
a five-cent piece.
Right at the grocer's
hand is a package of
Uneeda Biscuit. He
hands you the pack
age-yOu hand him the
coin. A trifling trans
action?
NO-a remarkable one
for you have spent the
smallest sum that will
buy a package of good
fOOd-and the grocer has
sold you the most nutri-
tiOus food made from
flOur-as clean and crisp
and delicious as it was
when it came from the
oven.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
DIssENsIoN GOSSIP NAILED.
On Contrary, Union Pacific and North
western Join Traffic.

Chicago, June 26.-Announcement
of definite train service to the west
disposes of gossip which has been ex-
plotted from time to time that there
was dissension existing between the
Northwestern and Union Pacific. On
the contrary, the arrangement really
ties the two companies closer together,
and will permit of exclusive North
western trains with exclusive North
western equipment in both directions
between Chicago, Denver, San
cisco, Los Angeles and Portland.
The Union Pacific, Chicago & North
western and Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroads have arranged a pas
time schedule to become eff
fective in the near future that will af-
ford much better service to the public.
several years some of the trains
on the Union Pacific, west of Omaha,
have been made up from trains on the
Northwestern and ST. Paul roads, due
to arrive at Omaha from the east at
the same time, at which point they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
RAILROAD NEWS
Shippers Don't Like Economy
Plan of Carriers.
Declare Tt Will Injure Their
Service in West.
SANTA FE LEADS FIGHT
Big System Would Rearrange
Freight Schedules.
Other Items of General Inter-
est in Traffic World.

Chicago, June 26.-Another vigorous
| contest between the shippers and the
railroads, this time over a move con-
templated by the carriers in the di-
rection of operation, is a possibility.
| From an authoritative source today
it was learned that shippers are
quietly arranging their forces to COM
bat the move and will be prepared %
force the issue to a conclusion on
short notice when the plans now I'M
der consideration by the carriers have
been completed and announced.
Lengthening of freight train sched-
ules, with the end in view of ringing
about a reduction in "opens of oper-
alton is the point about which the new
contest may center. Sometime ago this
proposition was put up to the Chicago
railroads by those favoring the change
but some of the most important inc
took a stand against the move. The
matter, it is stated, then was referred
to the executives in New York, and
now has been referred by them back
to the presidents in Chicago, with in
structions that all get together on thN
proposition and work it out that the
resulting cut in expenses may be Sc
cured.
The plan. it is understood, is SO to
alter freight schedules that shipments
leaving East ST. Louis, for instance,
will be delivered in Chicago the Sec
ond morning instead of the first morn
ing, as at present resulting in an
increase of twenty-four hours in the
time for moving freight between the
two points. From Knasas City to ST.
Louis the schedule, it is stated, will
be heightened to approximately
twenty-five hours, which would neces-
state second morning deliveries,
whereas under the present orange
ment a seventeen hour delivery is
effected.
Between Chicago and the Missouri
River the schedule, according to the
plan, will be heightened so as to pro-
vide third morning delivery from Chi
cage to Kansas City. and 1t is under
stood to be the intentions of the lines
to lengthen ~chedule similarly to
points located farther West. The
Illinois Central, it is stated, contemp-
lates frightening its Chicago-New Or
cans schedule approximately twenty
four hours.
The railroad understood to be most
active in bringing about the step are
the Santa Fe. the Burlington, the
Wabash.
On the other side, shippers have
set on foo a movement to have the
state commissions as well as the In
terstate Commerce Commission take
action to prevent the change on ac-
count of an alleged combination which
would result in much extra cost to
shippers, not only in market service,
but in extra icing cost on shipments
of p~erishable products, as the con-
templated schedule would add at
least one icing between the points
shown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
NEW LINES IN OKLAHOMA.
rench Capital vii Build Line Across
Northern state Territory.

Northern State Territory.
Guthrie, Okla, June 26.-Attorney
H. A. Noa of Alva has returned dur
ing the past week from Paris, France,
where he went two ago with
F. Comtemah, who represented a syn
dictate of Partisan bankers in inveSti-
eating the proposed railroad across
to Des Moines, N. NJ. 1t was chartered
several years g as the St Louis,
Bartlesville & Pacific. and touches the
Oklahoma towns of Ba~rtlesvflle, Paw
huska, Ponca City, Pond Creek, Chero-
kee, Alva, Beaver and Guymon, giving
an east and west line to = country now
practically without one.
MI. Noah announces that capital is
now assured for construction, the first
link to be built being the line from
Alva west to Des Moines. where there
are rich coal fields. 1t will cross
Beaver county, now without a railroad.
Mr.. Comtemah first came to Oklahoma
in June, a year ago, to begin his in
~vestigation, and upon his report de-
pended the action of the trench CAPT.
~talists. The entire length of the line,
if completed according to the charter,
is S64 miles.
Colonel Jake L. Hamon of Lawton,
president of the ArdmOre, Lawton &
Duncan Railroad company,
that construction on that line will start
on July Is. The proposed ROAD is 100
miles in length from Lawton east
through Duncan to Ardmore, and
to Sherman, Texas. The COM
pany has pledge in bonuses from
towns along the line amounting to
100000, and good until June 1, 1913.
lannon's is being financed in
New York and Philadelphia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
SANTA FEE ABANDON OIL FUEL?
This Is Rumor Coming From Local
Kansas Division.

has been talked in railroad circles for
several weeks that the Santa Fe is
going to cut out the oil for fuel and
go back to coal. There has been no
official statement issued to this effect,
but is generally known that the Santa
Fe has been considering the change.
The reaso assigned for this proposed
action, is that the price OF oil has been
steadily increased and the m
can use coal at a greatly reduced ex-
pense. The oil has been very sa~tisfac-
tory in other respects but it is too ex-
pensive compared with the cost of
coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
Indiana Banker Released.

Leavenworth, Kan. June 26.-Oscar
F. Cochran, Of Indianapolis, a member
of the bankers colony in the fedora
prison here, has been released after
serving nearly three years of his five
year sentence. He was given his free
dom under parole. Cochran was con
victed, with a G. Gall, Max EN-
merck, Harry Prinzler and Noah Mar
ker on charges of embezzling funds OF
an Indianapolis bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
KANSAS GOSSIP.
Old Rain Maker Dies.

Wichita, Kan, June 26.@George g.
Matthews, the original rainmaker of
Kansas, died at his home in this city.
Mr.. Matthews studied for years the in
fiuence of various chemicals on the at
mosphere to cause rain and tried ex-
periments in a number of h dry
counties of Kansas. In a number of
cases he was given credit for being
successful in bringing rain. He was
widely known for his experiments in
this line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
WEDDING BRINGS MOB
Crowd Throws Brick When "Chink''
MarrieS White Girl.

Chicago, June 26.-Bricks and cob
blestones pelted against the home of
Tom Moy, a Chinese. brought to an
abrupt close a wedding feast being
celebrated in honor of Wo Sing, a
laundryman, and Josephine Carlson,
II years old, a white nurse.
While many friends of the Chinese
and his bride were making the night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
Old Kansan Is Dead.

Belleville, Kan, June 26.-The fun
eral of George Fritsinger, one of the
oldest citizens of this county, occurred
here. Mr.. Fritsinger, a native of Ger
many, was past 80, a veteran of the
civil war. and had been a resident of
the county for owe 40 years. He leaves
a widow and a large family. The John
Brown post of the G. A. R. Of this
city, of which he was a member, had
charge of the services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26

were consolidated in one westbound
train.
Likewise a single eastbound train on
the Union Pacific has been split up at
Omaha and divided between the
northwestern and st. Paul railways
for Chicago. This resulted in very
great inconvenience to passengers and
delay, because whenever a train on
either line was" late ~Stbou the
passengers on the other Dad had to
wait at Omaha for the delayed train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
Bonds for High school Voted.

Oskaloosa, Kan, June 26.-An cleo
ton was held at Nortonville for the
purpose of voting bonds to the amount
school building. Three undre and
twenty-five votes were cast. and the
bonds carried by a majority of 10. This
gives every high. school in Jefferson
county a modern, up-to-date building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
Gasoline ExpIodes, Boy Hurt.

Cottonwood Falls Kan, June 26.-
While using gasoline to remove an oil
spot from the pair of trousers which
he was wearing, Willie Watson, the
1~5-year-old son of a mechanic of this
city, was painfully but not seriously
burned about the limbs and thighs. He
accidentally stepped Oh a match while
applying the gasoline.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
FIND FOOD IMPURE.
Inspectors Condemn Over Three Mil
lion Pounds of Truit

New York, June 26.-The report of
the food inspection department of the
New York city department of health
shows that since May 1, the inspectors
have demanded 3,150,000 pounds of
fruit and 100000 pounds of vegeta-
bIes. The total amount of food con-
demned during the year 1911 was
Ia, 200, 900 pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
Ticket Agent ms GONG.

Winfield, Kan, June 26.-John Erwing,
ticket agent at the Santa Fe depot
ha been missing since Monday. Just
before that he bought a revolver. A
search by his friends and the police
have failed to discover any trace of
him. He la been in the employ O.
the railroad here about four years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26

gay in Moy's dining room, a mob of
500 men and boys the
place and hurled missiles until every
window in the house was shattered
The guests made Wo's laundry be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26

meath h home of the host a place of
refuge until the arrival of the EnpIe-
wood police, in response to a riot cali
The mob was dispersed. but no arrest.
were made and no n was injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-05
MAGDALENA BAY AFFAIR
ISD|SCUSSED BY LODGE

Senator Lodge, a caller at the White
House today, declared his resolution call
ing on President Taft to inform Congress
whether or not Japan was attempting to
secure a naval base and found a colony
on Magdalena bay. in Mexico. already
had accomplished much good. Senator
Lodge explained for the first time just
how the report gained credence that
Japan was seeking foothold on the
North American continent.
According to the Massachusetts, senator,
the coast line of Magdalena bay for $50
miles is owned by an American syndicate.
This syndicate bought the land on specu-
lation, largely because IL was cheap.
Eventually it found that it was practi-
caliy worthless and became anxious to
sell.
There are good harbors on the bay and
naval colony would be able to exist
there without trouble but. aside from its
strategic Importance. the country is alb
solutely valueless.
Notwithstanding this fact. Senator
Lodge said negotiations were begun by a
Japanese steamship company to buy part
Of the American syndicate's possessions
there. The steamship lines of japan, he
declared, are close to the government and
behind the effort of the private concern
could be seen the plan of the mikado to
enter the American continent His reso.
luton, Senator Lodge believes, probably
will prevent this plan from being carried
out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-05
DESTITUTE IN MEXICO.
Red Cross Sends 81 500 for Relief of
211 Stranded Americans.

There are 211 Americans stranded in
Vera Cruz, Mazatlan and Manzillo. Mex,
a number in absolutely destitute circum-
stances, and the American National Red
Cross here today dispatched $500 for
their relief. 1t is probable this number
will be increased, according to the consul
lar reports. In that event IL will be nee
essary for the Red Cross to issue a ma
tional appeal
Vera Cruz has 100 of the American
refugees. ten of whom are destitute and
number sick, says American Consul
Canada. From Mazatlan Consul Alger
reports there also are 100 refugees in that
city. with ten entirely destitute. He
says that he personally sent six persons
home. At ManZanilla, says Consul Kirk
there are eleven destitute persons It
costs S11 a day to maintain them, and
each additional arrival will cost 81 extra
Each of these three consuls received
S.as, of the Red Cross funds.
While the consul at Salina. Cruz report
ed there were no Americans in his dis
trict needing immediate assistance. he
wired that If IL were necessary hurriedly
to depart from the republic money would
be needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-05
FOR A CLEAN CITY.
A Proclamation by the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia.
Commissioners Of the District Of
Columbia, Executive Department,

Commissioners Of the District Of
Columbia, Executive Department,
Washington, April 8, 1912.
The Commissioners have been asked by
The Evening Star to designate certain
week as cITY-cLEANlNG WEEK for the
District of Columbia.
Believing that great benefit may be de-
rived from a cooperative effort on the
part Of citizens and the government Of the
District to make Washington a more SAM.
tary city, the Commissioners do designate
the week of April IS to 20, 1912, as CITY,
CLEANING WEEK.
For the purpose of directing the munich
pal cleaning campaign, the Commissioners
appoint the following committee, to be
known as the central committee, consist
ing Of one representative each Of the citi.
zens' associations Of the District, various
civic bodies and departments Of the Dis
trict government, said committee to hold
Its sessions In the boardroom Of the Mu-
nicipal building, devise ways and means
for conducting the campaign, carry out
the details of the work proposed and re-
port to the Comm issoners the results
achieved:
DR.. William C. Woodward. health de-
partment.
Maj Richard Sylvester. police depart
ment.
Chief Frank J. Wagner, fire depart
ment
]. w. Paxton, street cleaning depart
ment.
George s. Wilson. board of charities.