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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
MONTGOMERY IS
GIVEN REVERSAL
ACTS OF SECRETARY YERGER RE.
VIEWED BY COURT IN DEcIs-
IoN-JUDGE ERRED.
THEORY OF STATE WRONG
Would Sacrifice the Spirit to the Let
ter of Law, Declares Supreme
Court in Opinion Handed
Down in Jackson.
jackson.

Jackson.
The supreme court reversed the YER
dict Of the jury in the Kinds county
circuit court finding Col. w. A. Mont
gomery, a prison trustee, guilty of mall
feasance in office, ordering that off,
cial discharged. Col. Montgomery was
fined 500 and removed from office,
but continued to hold his position as a
member Of the prison board pending
the result Of the appeal to the supreme
court. The decision was written by
Justice Cook.
The supreme court takes the view
that while the trustee may have been
negligent, In that he did not keep a
strict check on the actions Of the sec
rotary of the board, Lawrence Yerger,
who embezzled more than $4,000 Of
the funds of the ~penitentiary, he could
not be held criminally responsible for
what Yerger did.
The supreme court says Judge W. A.
Henry, before whom Col. Montgomery
was tried, erred in granting certain
instructions, and that the counts in
the indictment were so conflicting that
the defendant could not prepare a
proper defense.
The main basis Of the prosecution
was on the theory that the trustees
had no lawful authority to delegate to
the secretary the duties prescribed for
performance by the trustees, such as
selling farm products and ~indorsing
checks. In performing these duties,
prescribed as being those Of the trus-
tees, Yerger was enabled to embezzle
large funds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
NEGROES ROB PAY TRAIN.
Two White Are Killed and Three Are
Wounded by Robbers.

by HopDGIo
Laurel-Reese Fitzpatrick and J. V.
Simmons are dead, and Wyatt Robin
son is severely wounded in the arm
as the result Of a sensational hold-up
and robbery Of the pay car Of the Gil
christ-Fordney Lumber Company, a
short distance from Stevens, in Jasper
| County.
The pay car was held up and robbed
by three negroes who secured S2,3O0
! in small change and currency and es-
capped into the woods.
Fitzpatrick and Robinson left Lau-
rel soon after noon for the Gilchrlst-
Fordney Lumber camp to pay off the
men.
They went as far as Stevens on the
regular New Orleans, Mobile d. Chi
cago passenger train, where they were
met by j. V. Simmons, b%ookkeeper at
the camp, and the three men proceed
ed on n small motor car along the
tracks of the logging road leading out
into the woods from that station.
When a short distance from Stevens
they encountered a pile of ties on the
track and alighted to remove the OBJ
struction, when they were tired on
from ambush.
Fitzpatrick was shot through the
body, dying Immediately. Simmons
received the contents OF a Winchester
shot gun in the head and died before
reaching a hospital in Laurel. Rob
inson received a painful wound in the
arm. He dropped to the ground and
the negroes evidently believed him
dead, as they then boarded the car,
took possession OF the money and dis
appeared in the woods. Robinson then
made his way back to Stevens and
gave the alarm.
The negroes were concealed behind
a pile of timber and fired rapidly.
Robinson is positive that he knows
one of the negroes and he believes he
can identify the others. A special
train bearing doctors and a posse OF
citizens left Immediately for the
scene Of the robbery and the bodies
of the two men reached Laurel about
dark. Robinson is suffering intense
pain, but gave the officers a fairly
good account Of the hold-u up. All OF
the men are prominent.
If the negroes are captured 1t will
be hard to- prevent a lynching, as
threats are already being freely made.
The town Of Stevens is 2G miles north
Of Laurel and the country where the
robbery and double murder occurred
is hilly, with numerous reed brakes
and dense underground, which will
make the man hunt all the more diff.
cult.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
Boon e Mankind.

Ignatius Tootle, the renowned au-
thority on floral life, who lives near
the quiet village Of Yankee Springs,
is at the present time trying to out
burbank Burbank, the wiz, by grow
ing a rectangular watermelon. Mr..
Tootle has noticed for years that ulti-
mate consumers have had much trou-
BILE trying to carry watermelons from
the store, inasmuch as they (the wa
termelons) r Of awkward shape and
quite slippery, and after a watermelon
has fallen and has hit the cement side
walk its usefulness may be said to be
over. MI. Tootle's watermelon will
be long and will have square corners,
one of which n will At into the
bent elboy when the melon is carried
on the inside Of the arm. Mr.. Tootle
expects to have his new melon grow
ing and on the market by 1927. II moth
ing happens.-Boston Globe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
WASHINGTON JURY REPORTS.
Examined 291 Witnesses and Returned
"a TruA Rills-

'
Greenville. - The grand jury Of
Washington county has made its final
report, which proved Of unusual inter
est, because of the special references
contained In the report. The report
shows the examination Of POI wit.
nesses with 70 true bills. 13 for MUIR
der, returned into court. The jury re-
ports that blind tigers have flourished
In certain parts Of the county, notably
at Leota, Arcola, Isola and Belzoni.
The jury made a thorough investiga-
ton, but expressed the opinion that
many had perjured themselves to pro-
tect violators of the prohibition law.
The jury also charged that many of
the justices of the peace of the county
are apparently Indifferent to this vio-
lation OF the law. They also call at
tention to the fact that many OF the
stores Of Greenville, including pool
rooms, are kept open on Sunday and
calls on the city and county officials
to stop it.
The jury reported the county Jail In
splendid sanitary condition with the
prisoners well cared for and compli.
mented the county sheriff, circuit
clerk, judge, district attorney and coun
ty attorney for courtesies extended.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
Visits National Guard.

Lieut.. B. F. Mcclellan of the TWEEN
ty-eighth United States Infantry, on
instruction duty with the Mississippi
National Guard, has been ordered to
take up special instruction services in
several states with their respective
national guard organizations. Mr.. Nc
Clellan will visit the national guard Of
Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama,
and will assist in preparing the re-
spective organizations for participa-
ton in the joint army and militia
maneuvers, provided for later in the
summer. He will be absent for about
four weeks and will return to Missis-
sippi in time for the state encamp-
ment at Natchez, beginning the last
day of July and running through the
first week in August.
Adjt.-Gen. Scales reports that the
only officer IN special detail duty at
present in the encampment prelimi-
naries is Capt. s. P. Walker, inspector
of small arms practice, who has been
detailed to Natchez to prepare a map
or chart of the Duncan Park tract and
surroundings, which is to be the en-
campment site. A special detail,
made up of two men from each COM
pany, under two commissioned off,
| GERS, will be sent ahead of the guard
to prepare camp, this detail to be
made up shortly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
Country Club for jackson.

J~ackson.-A modern. well-eQuipped
country club, with all the accessories
which usually go with such institu-
tional adjuncts, is the latest venture
upon which the leading men of Jack
son have launched their enterprising
activities
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
Or. Riley Congratulated.

DR., Franklin l.. Riley, professor of
history at the University of Missis-
sippi, and secretary of the Mississippi
Historical Society, is receiving wide
spread congratulations on the latest
issue of the Mississippi Historical So.
ciety papers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
nke Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver. Drives
out Malaria, Enrfches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System 50 cents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
Two Oil Wells Under Way.

Collins.-The deep well under way
at Sanford by w. S. f. Tatum has
reached a depth of about five hundred
feet. A fine flow of artesian water
was intercepted at a depth of about
$50 feet.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
Fountain Presented

McComb City.-The Civic league of
this city, always working for the beau
tifying of the city, has completed a
nice drinking fountain at the head Of
Main street, which was presented to
the city.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
Heat Victim at Natchez.

Natchez.-A. j. Gerard. local agent
of the American Express Company.
was overcome by the heat and is in a
serious condition. The maximum tenn.
peratire was 81.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10

Columbus, Fire destroyed two
houses belonging to T. A. McGahey.
together with household effects, en-
failing a loss of $4,000, partially COW
cred by insurance.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
Reasonable Guess.

Church-They say the new comet
hasn't been seen before in Is years,
and it's egg-shaped.
Gotham-Where do you suppose it's
benin cold storage?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
For Rose Buus.

1t Is a good plan to remember this
about roses and rose bugs; that water
at a heat Of 1872 degrees will kill the
rose bugs without in any way hurt
ing the roses.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
Better 70 Admonlsh.

II II better to admonish than to re-
proach; for the one is mild and friend
ly, the other harsh and offensive; the
one corrects the faulty. the other con-
victs them.-Epictetus.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10

your OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL you
Try MURINE Hye Remedy for Red, Veal, Wetery
nyes and Gfsnulated Byeidsi No Smaring-
by mall BseA Murine Rye Remedy Co, Chicago
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10

Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure.
The worst cases. NO matter ofhow long standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable DR..
Porter's Antiseptic Healing OIL. Il relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. 2sc. Soc. sl00.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10

Happy is the man who can forget
all the mean things he knows about
himself. -
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
Artificial Flowers an Old Idea.

ARTIFICIAL Flowers an Old Idea.
Artificial flowers were made in an
cient times by the Egyptians. In
Europe during the eighteenth century.
when there existed such a craze for
porcelain, flowers were made of this
substance; while the odor of the real
flowers was initiated by the use %
perfumes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
Sisson Endorsed.

SlSSon IndoFSeu,
At a large and enthusiastic meeting
of friends of Congressman T. U. Sis
son, held at sWinona, a T. U. Sisson
Club was organized,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
No. S%Ix.SlxTY.sIx

This is a prescription prepared 81.
pecially for Malaria or chiils and
Fever. Five or six doses will break
any case. and II taken then as a tonic
the fever will not return. 25c.-AdW
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
Business Men Organize.

BUSINESS wen VTydNI<e'
The business men of Tunica have
formed a retail merchants association
to protect the merchants of Tunica and
m have the wholesale houses of Mem
phis and elsewhere cease selling direct
to the individual.
Negro Teachers Meet.
In an interesting address before the
convention of Mississippi negro edu.
caters during the 1914 convention, l..
"a. Jones. head Of a successful negro
school at Braxton. in Simpson county.
made d strong plea for more attention
to vocational training.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
But Not ToothIa

But Not ToothIess.
Call OF your dog. for goodness
sake!"
mo use; he's deaf."-Le Rire.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
Good Potato Crop.

Good Potato Crop.
Mississippi farmers who planted
Irish potato crops this year are, al
most without exception, reaping a rich
harvest.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-29
Profitable lnterchanos.

In return for the white pine, III,
Douglas fir and the black walnut, Eu
rope has given North America tn,
Norway spruce and maple and thu
Scotch and Austrian pine.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-29
SPECIAL ELECTION.

By virtue of the authority vested in
us as election commissioners for
Washington county, Tenn, a special
election will be held on Tuesday,
November 3. 1914 in the 9Th civil dis
drict of Washington county for the
purpose of electing justice of the
peace for said district to fill out the
unexpired term of ]. L. Humphreys,
resigned. The election will be held
at the same time and place and by the
same officers and in the same ballot
box as the general election on that
date.
This Sept "a, 1914.
E. C. REEVES,
P. H. WOFFORD,
w. M. HYDER,
Commissioners of Election for WASH
ington county.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-29
HOOPERS SINCERITY
TOWARD PROHIBITION.
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Hamilton Exposes Efforts to Drag Anti
Saloon League Into Mire OF Par
I isanism-PrOVes Political
Sensation of Hour.

Il am charitable enough to still con
cede that Gov. Hooper would stant
for temperance and law enforcement
but that the taking care of his polit
ical organization would have first con
sideration. That he knows how Il
build up political organization, nj
one will question. AS proof OF this
fact, only few days ago very ar
dent antisaloon and law-enforcemen
leader in the state, and who is also
very active in politics, said that he
was supporting Gov. Hooper for poll.
tical reasons, but was thoroughly con-
WINGED that he was not making pro-
hibition and law enforcement para
mount, stating at the same time that
he was in position to know that the
political machine that Gov. Patterson
had built in Tennessee would look
like baby by the side of the one Gov
Hooper had. He further stated that
the republican campaign committee
had moro money than they had had in
any of lis previous campaigns"
With this and many other striking
and stratling paragraphs in lengthy
statement issued yesterday, w. R.
Hamilton, who recently resigned the
position of superintendent of the Ten
nessee Anti-Saloon league after a
service of nine years, exposes an at
tempt to throw the league into parti-
san politics and manipulate it in the
interest of the candidacy of Gov. b.
w. Hooper for q third term.
The statement is the political SEN
sation of the day, and Mr.. Hamilton
lays bare some very bold political
plays, and while he does not make the
direct charge, his statement intimates
that Gov. Hooper has been playing
politics with the liquor question. He
does not charge direct, but after pre-
senting certain facts, asks the signi-
ficant question as to whether Hooper
has been faithful to his platform
which declares for national prohibi-
ton. He cites instances of cases
which to the ordinary observer locks
like a play of partisan politics. He
declares that "The partisan action Of
those members of the executive COM
mittee in their meeting of Oct. Is, in
which they indorsed Gov. Hooper. has
fully justified my action in resigning
as superintendent of the Tennessee
Anti-Saloon league. They have con-
firmed my statement that the commit
tee, on Sept. "a. at which time they
refused to publicly declare the neu-
trality of the league, violated the many
former declarations of the organi2a-
tion -
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-29
Full Text of Statement.

The full text of Mr.. Hamilton's
statement is as follows:
II deem 1t my duty in the interest. OF
future welfare of the organization
have tried faithfully to direct to give
to the press of the state the following
statement:
"The partisan action of those mem
bers of the executive committee in
their meeting of Oct. Is in which they
Endorsed Gov. Hooper has fully justi-
fled my action in resigning as super
intendent, of the Tennessee Anti-Sa-
loon league. They have confirmed my
statement that the committee, on Sept.
"a, at which time they refused to pub
licly declare the neutrality of the lea
que, violated the many former decla-
rations of the organization.
why was such short notice given
of the meeting of Oct. Is to the mem
bers of the committee scattered
throughout the state, from Memphis
to Bristol? The call was mailed out
on Tuesday night, Oct 13, for the COM
mittee to convene Thursday morning,
the 18th. To my personal knowledge
the notice did not reach one member
at Bristol until about three hours be-
fore the committee was called to con-
vene in Nashville.
d.. IN
some things that had hoped, for the
future welfare of the anti-salcon lea
que, 1t might not be necessary to say
"In the statement and partisan in
dorsement of Oct is they make no
direct denial of the fact that the meet
ing Of the gath adjourned with the
thorough understanding that the lea
que should remain neutral in the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-29

/ -
gube m }Ga b GBb% ~ gE This tj Is yh
1eqd league 4Bsasdal f6oafidRsadf 1 no per-
sob 5F bap& 9lpubiish a declaration
81 It's neutrAlTty in the gubernatorial
campaign. EnA =
The Willingness of the committee
to snainiaihe this attitude behind closed
doors, and their unwillingness to make
a public statement to this effect, was
the basis of my resignation. l quote
from my former statement, which 1
re-afirm:
At the meeting of the committee
after full discussion of the situation,
it appeared that the committee was al
most unanimous in the opinion that
the league should remain neutral in
the governors race. But when the
question of issuing a statement of the
leagues position and its reasons for
So doing came up for consideration,
majority of the committee was oppos-
ed to any declaration being made and
acted accordingly
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-29
Slightly M,souoieu.

Shield | understand you to say
that your friend. Mr.. Needs, was
thirsting for gloryT He-"Wen. not
exactly. said he had a glorious
thirst "-Tit-Bits
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-29
Extension of FOur.MiIe Law.

"The anti-saloon league held Meth
er this against Gov. Hooper, nor the
fact that six years before he had sup
ported Jesse NJ Littleton for governor
on a liquor platform.
"In 1906, as division superintendent
of the anti-saloon league, with head
quarters at Knoxville, l, along with
others, carried on a campaign all
through East Tennessee for the ex-
tension of the four-mile law to the en-
tire state. (The Pendleton bill passed
in 1909 This organized effort re-
suited in the abolition of the saloons
from Knoxville. Newport, the home
of the governor, is only sixty-four
miles from Knoxville, and yet, in all
my work in East Tennessee and Knox
vile, failed to meet or hear of Gov
Hooper. Gov. Hooper was not heard
of by the league in the memorable
statewide fight in 1909. And yet these
facts did not raise any question in Ily
mind as to his sincerity when he was
nominated for governor. And the an
ti-saloon league did not question his
sincerity. When Senator Carmack
was called to lead the temperance
forces in the famous Carmack- Patter-
son primary, the anti-saloon league,
in its support of Senator Carmack,
did not raise the question of his past
political Affiliations.
IF the league could accept Gov.
Hooper without any reference to his
past political Affiliations, no question
being raised as to his failure to CO.
operate with the league previous to
that time, why should it be necessary
to condemn Gen. Rye, by assuming a
partisan attitude because of his past
Affiliations, when he occupies the
same attitude occupied by Gov. Hoop
er then?
Reference is made to the passage
of the law enforcement measures in
which the entire credit is given to
Gov. Hooper. and l have no DISPOSE
ton to take from him any credit due,
for we'll know that the work could
not have been accomplished then with
out him, but it should be known that
most of them originated, especially |
the nuisance law, with the anti-sa-
loon league, as has practically all the
other temperance legislation which |
has been enacted in recent years. 1t
seems, therefore, inexpedient that the
efficiency of the league should be inn
paired to boost the candidacy of Gov. |
Hooper.
I'm dealing with matters pertaining
with reference to the policy
of the anti-saloon league, I have al
ways strenuously avoided taking coun-
sci from political leaders of all par
ties, or putting myself or the league
under obligations that might in any
way embarrass the league in pursu-
ing its work as nonpartisan organi-
zation. have all these years refused
to intercede for the election or APP
pointment to Office the hundreds. who
have sought my influence as superin-
tendent of the league, unless the posi-
lion sought had to do with the mission
Of the league. In only two cases has
his rule been violated, and these were
eases where the parties lost their for
ner positions because of their activ-
ties in cooperating with the league
n its work.
CONTINUED on Page Fourl u
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-29

| This action was taken in accord
lance with the nonpartisan principles
of the organization, and not in the
interest of particular candidate
This statement is also contradic-
tory of the former actions of the or
ganization. 1t is at variance with the
views of the committee at its meet
ing on Sept. "a. The reasons assigned
for their Endorsement of Gov. Hooper,
namely, the difference in the platforms
of the two candidates, their pronounce
ments on the issues. their political
alliances and their records were all
before the committee at its meeting on
Sept. "a. And yet, with these facts
before the committee at that time,
they were willing that the league
should occupy neutral position Sc
cretly. / ask again, why the change?
1.-THE reasons given for indorsing
Gov. Hooper are all matters on which
individual members Of the league may
and do differ. But maintain that
conditions were and are such that the
antisaloon league, as a nonpartisan
Organization, had no right to make any
other declaration than one of neu-
trality. In doing so the committee
has undermined and set aside the very
foundation of the organization.
''In making their statement of Oct.
Is, indorsing the candidacy of Gov
Hooper, the members of the commit
tee have gone far afield, and in place
of acting as nonpartisan representa-
tives of the Christian and moral
forces of this state, they have become
a partisan adjunct, repudiating for
lner declarations of the league.
THE league in 1910 accepted in
good faith the platform and state
ment of Gov. Hooper, declaring for
the prevention and enforcement of the
anti-liquor laws, without going into
the record of his past political aff1li-
ations and alignments. The league
as an organization knew nothing of
Gov. Hooper until the day before he
was nominated for governor, when he,
accompanied by friends of the league, |
visited the Office of the organization |
and sought conference with the SUI
perintendent, in order that he might |
state his allegiance to the things for
which the league stood. 1t is mat
ter of familiar history that what was
for years known in East Tennessee as
the 'CoX-Brownlow alignment was the
recognized representative of the liquor
interests, opposing the anti-saloon
league on all occasions. My informa-
ton is that during all this time Gov
Hooper was one of the strongest sup
porters of the Brownlow faction of
the republican party--or the Cox
coalition.