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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20
Body Taken to BrooklHn.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 18.-The body Of
Leo NJ Frank, under a heavy police
guard, was. placed aboard a Southern
railway train, which departed at 1901
o'clock this morning. The funeral
party, including Mrs. Frank and sey-
eraI Atlanta friends of uhe family,
who will accompany the body to
Brooklyn, also was guarded carefully
by the police until the train left the
terminal station.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20
Story Of the Lynching.

Marietta, Ca, Aug. 17-Leo M.
Frank is dead, victim of mob law.
Shortly before 7 o'clock this morning
he was Banged to an oak tree in
woods two miles east of mere, after
having been removed from the Georgia
prison farm one hundred miles away
late last night BY a band of about 25
men. Thus ended the career of the
man who for two years Iaad maintained
his innocence of the murder of Mary
Phagan.
Frank, on his ride to death, was
clothed in a silk night shirt, with the
letters 'L. NJ. F." embroidered over
his neart. When found toGay white
handkerchief Tad been placed over his
face and piece of brown cloth bound
around his limbs. His hands were
bracketed before him and his feet were
bound with a piece of rope. The
hangman's knot lay against lis right
jaw.
Discovery of q body was made at
$50 this morning by searching parties,
which had been organized after Franks
removal from the prison farm became
known. The news spread with light
ning-like rapidity and within half an
hour hundreds of people, including
scores of women and children, from
Marietta and the surrounding country
side began to arrive to view it. This
continued until Coroner Booth arrived
three hours later.
Judge Appeals to Crowd.
objection was made by some, to the
coroner's announcement that the body
would be cut down at once and taken
to Marietta. Cries of ''Don't move the
Jews body till we shoot it full OF
holes,' were. heard. Then former su-
perior Judge N.xA. Morris, of Cobb
county, appealed to, the crowd.
"Let there be no furt-er violence,
ne pleaded. 1.-The work of the mob is
done. Leo NJ. Frank has given his life
for the crime he is alleged to have
committed. Do not mutilate the body.
Let it be sent to lis mother. ap-
peal to your better judgment and
ask all who agree with the course
suggest to raise their right hands"
For moment the crowd seemed to
hesitate as the speaker concluded.
Then simultaneously Eands appeared
everywhere. A moment later the swish
of knife cut the rope that he'd
Franks body suspended three feet
above the. ground. It was quickly
placed in an undertaker's wagon and
started to Marietta Two score auto
mobiles loaded with people immedi-
ately followed.
Body Put in Automobile.
Officials evidently feared the earlier
mood of the crowd might return and
some form Of vengeance result. To
avoid this possibility, the body hur-
riedly was taken from the undertak-
er,s wagon at the edge Of Marietta.
placed in an automobile with former
Judge Morris and, hurried to- Atlanta
/ With, Ute departure of the body the {
excitement chat mad stirred the. town
rapidly diminished. The dense crowds
that had filed the streets during the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20
FREDERICK HARMON DEAD.
Was One of Best known Farmers OF
Richland.

News and Courier.
Columbia, Aug. 1S.-Frederick Har-
mon, aged about 70, one of the best
known farmers of Richland county, an
extensive land-holder, and Confed-
crate veteran, died this morning at
1915 O'Clock after an illness Of some
months. The funeral services and bur-
ial services will be at st. Johns Lu-
theran church, Lexington county. to-
morrow morning at 11:30 o'clock.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20

Just as theN mother and Ter small
son left tne neighbor's house, where
they had been calling, the hostess
handed tie little fellow banana.
"W7hat do you say, dear?'" admon-
ished his mother.
"I'll be back again later" said the
boy.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20

Dallas, Texas, Aug. 1S.-Galveston
has emerged from one of the most
severe storms in the annals of the
Gulf of Mexico, battered and severely
burdened with financial loss, but with
the known loss of life less than a
score.
This summarizes the first definite
news received from tee island city
since the tropical hurricane which
Monday began battering against the
gigantic sea wall which protects the
city from the waters of the gulf. An
accurate estimate Of the property
damage was not possible tonight, but
those who did venture an estimate say
that it might reach the proportions of
the storm of 1900, when property val
ued at s15,OOO,OOO was swept away.
The first messenger from tie stricken
city reached Houston today and re-
ported a thousand feet of the sea wall
swept away; the causeway which con-
meets Galveston with the mainland cut
into and the city strewn with the
debris of 500 buildings crushed by the
assaults of wind and tidal waves.
Fires Add to Damage.
Three fires also did great damage
and Tire city is without an adequate
supply of drinking water, the mains
leading to the city's supply wells at
Alto Iona, IS miles away, having been
broken.
The belated report today says that
the storm reached its zenith at 3
o'clock Monday and the cottages along
the sea wall were crumbled and scat
tered into flying timbers. The waters
of the gulf, whipped into fury, tore
away bits of sea wall until an opening
had been dug into the tough cement,
fnen the battle between water
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20

Tais is a fine time to use the split
log drag. You will want good roads
during the winter and the use of the
spit log drag now while the roads are
in good condition for it's use will be
worth a whole lot for the winter roads.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20

Mr.. Chas. E. Summer has just re-
turned from Richmond, Va, reporting
a great time in that ricn and -ospita-
BILE city. His brother, Mr.. Geo. W.
Summer, went on the New York.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20
100 PERISH In
VIOLENT HURRICANE
PROPERTY LOSS WILL PROBABLY
REACH ssO,OOO,000.
Galveston's Property Losses as Great
rs in Storm of 19O0-Sea Wall
Stood Firm.

With large sections of the storm
swept southeastern coast of Texas still
cut of from communication, reports
received Wednesday night and early
Thursday place the number known to
have been killed in tee tropical hurri-
cane which swept the Texas coast at
more than 100. The property loss was
vaguely estimated in the millions,
some estimates placing the probable
loss as high as s3O,oOO,OOO.
Galveston suffered probably U>e
heaviest financial loss, but only four
teen persons are known to have lost
their lives in that city, while at Vir-
ginia Point thirty were killed, and at
Texas City, across the bay from Gal
weston, eighteen more lost their lives.
Other points reporting loss of life
were:
Morgan's Point, II; Sylvan Beach.
3; Houston, 2; Hancock, Z; LaPorte,
rs; Port Arthur, 4; Lynchburg, 8; Sea-
brook, g.
Property loss estimates were vague,
except in few instances. Some of
the estimates were as follows:
Galveston, s15,0OO,OOO; Houston,
s2,O0O,OOO Texas City, 100000; Port
Arthur, 100000; seabrook, 100000;
Sabine, 100000; Sabine Pass, $780,
900; Kemah, $4,000.
Loss to Cotton Growers.
In addition there was an enormous
loss to cotton growers in the storm
belt. The damage in the oil fields was
estimated at s500,O00.
Galveston, as in the storm of 1900,
witch took a toll of more than 5000
lives, bore the brunt of the hurricane,
which reached its height there at 3
q. m. Tuesday, when the wind reaoeed
a velocity of 92 miles an haur. Five
hundred buildings in Galveston, which
were wrecked, the sea wall damaged
and the causeway connecting that city
with the mainland was cut in two.
A Shortage of drinking water has
added to the seriousness of the situa-
ton in Galveston, Texac City and other
coast towns. Food is also reported
scarce and lighting systems and street
cars are out of commission.
The dead includes fourteen soldiers
of the second division of the United
States army. stationed at Galveston
and Texas City.
State, federal and municipal authori-
ties in Texas have started measures
for relief.
Martial rule was in force in Texas
City AID Galveston.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-24

SEASON TICKETS FOR BASEBALL
GAMES TO BE PLAYED ON
SALE WEDNESDAY.

Uniforms have been ordered, a
Schedule of games for the season
about completed, and practically ev-
erything is in readiness for the open
ing of u.e City Baseball League here
within the next few days.
Backed by w. J. Haynen and B. d.
Moore, the organization today placed
its orders for uniforms, and got nearly
everything in shape for the opening
game.
A series of season tickets will be
placed on sale Wednesday, The tick
cts for men will cost So each, while
those for women will be 81 each.
Representatives of the organization
will canvass the city and sell these
tickets on that day.
A meeting of officers and members
of the club was held yesterday after
noon, to discuss these matters. Those
present were w. ]. Haynen, B. D.
Moore, r. r. Bonslagel, ]. B. Crane,
R. B. Small and A T. McCurdie.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-24

7 the pair resided here several months
Mr.. Lea, who is a dry goods expert,
obtained a good position in Jackson
vile, Fla, and with Mrs. Lea. took up
his home there.
Some time ago, fiattering offer
was made to Mr.. Lea to come to TuI-
sa. This he accepted. Mrs. Lea and
their three-year-old girl were taken
to her relatives home in New Or.
leans, and Mr.. Lea went directly to
Oklahoma to make ready for bringing
his family there. Last week he wired
a sum of money to Mrs Lea to defray
her expenses and those of her child,
In joining him. She was to have
left the Crescent City Sunday morn
ing for Tulsa. She failed to reach her
destination, and Mr.. Lea started an
investigation. He learned that with
another girl friend. she had spent
much time in New Orleans with NOV
ing picture companies there, and be-
came convinced that the lure of the
silent stage had been too strong
for her. ea
The little girl also is said to be un-
usually pretty, and friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lea here say that the pair would
make an exceptionally good team In
moving picture work
Mr. Lea desires only to gain posses
sion of the child. He has no inten-
tions of trying to induce his wife to
accompany him to Oklahoma" mem
ber Of his family said this afternoon.
"But he Will get the child. If he has to
follow the woman TO the end Of the
world" sse.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-24
by associated PreSS.l
Smyrna.

London, April 24.-The new battle
in Belgium has developed into one Of
the most important encounters in the
west since the present battle line was
formed.
A relentless German attack is meet
ing with stout resistance from the AL
lies. 1t is apparent that the Germans
have brought up heavy reinforce
ments. Some observers believe that
they have 100000 men there, and 1t
is suggested in London that possibly
the battle means another German at
tempt to reach Calais.
The Germans made gains along a
front of five miles, they say. But the
Allies are now delivering a fierce
counter attack in an endeavor to re-
gain the lost ground.
Berlin is elated over the advance
and the newspapers there say it evens
the score of the British capture of
Neuve Chapelle.
The French say that the Germans
released a thick yellow smoke from
their trenches which was carried to
all trenches by wind This produced
complete asphyxiation of our troops"
The Germans say their successes con.
tinue in Belgium, but the French say
the advance has been halted.
The freighter Ruth and the Finnish
steamer Track have been sunk by
German submarines. 1t is reported
that the crews of both were saved.
Allied aviators operating over Smyr-
ma say that the city is being defended
by $4,000 Turks in trenches.
A German steamer was sunk and
two men in a Turkish fort killed by
bombs dropped by aviators.
BattIeship Damaged.
Washington, d. c., April 24.-The
German Embassy announced today
that 1t has information from reliable
source" that British battle ship was
severely damaged in the last Zeppelin
attack over the River Tyne.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-24
A Modern Story of
a Moonlight Night
and Dangers of 1T
SHOWING THAT UNREsTFuL is
THE sLUMBERs OF THE MAR
RAGE LICENSE CLERK.

This is the Story of the Young
Lochinvar who was afraid the Moon.
light Nights and the accompanying
Sentiment wouldn't last Always, and
of the Young Woman who took him at
his Word and went with him to Par
sonage where they put an End to their
Single Bliss.
Once upon a Time, the Spring Fe-
yer and Attending Fancies struck a
Young Man in the pericardal regions,
where a Doctor could not reach, and
where Patent Medicines were Ineffec-
tive. He called upon a certain Young
Woman of long acquaintance and told
her his Troubles. This Spring Fever,
it seems, had attacked her in the same
way. She, too, had tried to find a
Remedy, but had given up the quest
in Despair.
"R. B." she said to this Young
Lochinvar, 'T'm Hit, too, but I think
the first Cool Wave from the Gulf
Coast will make us both all right"
"Not for me-" he replied Nothing
like that for me. It's Stroll up to
the Parsonage and those Magic Words
DO You Take, etc." from the mouth
of a Third Party, and the response Z
WILL" that will Cure the pair of us.
And it's got to be done Right Away.
won't walt
Then it was that he dropped to his
Knees, regardless OF the fresh creases
in his new Palm Beach, and then and
there told Her just Why and How
and When he had to have her. And,
strange to say, she believed him.
And so, following the Custom re-
Gently put in Vogue in these parts,
they hied themselves to the home of
the Circuit Court Clerk, awakened
Continued on Page Six.l
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-24
'ODD FELLOWS WILL
OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
- 4
NINETY-sIxTH ANNIVERSARY OF
ORDER TO BE CELEBRATED
MONDAY NIGHT.

The ninety-sixth anniversary of the
founding of Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, will be observed by Hatties.
burg Lodge, No. 127 of that order,
Monday night. A general invitation
to all Odd Fellows of the local lodge,
and to visiting brothers to attend the
celebration, was issued today.
The Rev. w. L. Linfield and r. S.
Hall, district attorney, will make the
addresses. They will speak on "Odd
Fellowship"
For several years, the Hattiesburg
lodge has had the distinction of be-
ing one of the biggest Odd Fellow
organizations in Mississippi.
Every member has been asked to at
tend Refreshments will be served.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-24

Columbus, Miss, April 24.-The city
, and county authorities are making a
most thorough investigation of the at
tempt of dynamiters early today to
blow up the fine old colonial home OF
w. G. Meek, one of the most promi.
nent attorneys in this part of the
country.
Two bombs which had been lighted
but had failed to explode were found
by Mr. Meek lying under the window
of his room. The discovery of the
bomb was accidental having been
found by Mr. Meek in going to a well
upon the premises. They were con-
cealed in neatly wrapped packages
and showed that only a small portion
of the fuses had been burned.
Besides Mr.. Meek, six other mem
bers of his family occupied the resi-
dence All of these were exposed to
the danger the explosions would have
entailed.
Mr.. Meek is one of the city's oldest
practitioners and is we'll thought of
generally. He knows of no one who
bears him sufficient enmity to perpe-
trate such an act against him, nor can
any other member of the household
account for this dastardly deed
The city and county authorities
were promptly notified of the discov-
cry and Immediately set to work to
detect the offending parties. Nothing
tangible has yet developed from their
efforts.
Since November IA last, Attorney
Meek has received nine Black Hand
notes, and several times reported to
police that white man had been seen
prowling around his house at night
The tenor of the notes shows that
they came from man, whose name is
not revealed, and whom Attorney
Meek prosecuted in the courts last
year.
Attorney Meet has placed the entire
case in the hands Of local police.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-24
MoUit1g Pictures Lire Wife
Man
MRS TEssIE NORWOOD LEA, YOUNG AND PRETTY,
CALL OF THE SILENT STAGE, AND RESPONDS
OF TWO CITIES r THE WIFE AND
HER THREEYEAR-oLD DAUGHTER

The lure of the moving pictures was
too strong for Mrs. Tessie Norwood
Lea, the young wife of Samuel G. Lea
formerly a resident of Hattiesburg
and whose family resides here now,
and the police of two cities today are
searching their studios in an effort to
locate her and her three-year-old
daughter.
The young woman left New Orleans,
presumably for Tulsa, Oklahoma, last
Sunday morning. She never reached
the Oklahoma city. and an investiga-
tion by Mr.. Lea showed that she went
directly to Chicago. A search of the
studios of the Windy city was com.
meneed this morning. Dispatches
reaching Hattiesburg later. stated that
Mrs. Lea probably had gone to st.
Paul from Chicago Chief of Police
Bennett and Mayor Batson immedi-
ately notified the officials Of ths Mn,
nesota city today to visit the moving
picture galleries there and try to To-
cate her. 4t# 80
Mrs. Lea, who is of an unusually
beautiful type of womanhood. has been
drawn to this life by its fascinations,
her acquaintances here stated today,
and in all probability, she will be To-
Gated with some movie company.
Mrs. Lea is about 25 years old. She
formerly was a student nurse at the
South Mississippi Infirmary here. but
never finished her course. She is
originally from Covington. La. and
had been Id . New Orleans hospital
before coming here. About four years
ago she was married TO Mr.. Lea, ana
=
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-24
Robbery Made OIL Train Nearing New Orleans Bandit
MethOdists of the
Local District to
Gather afSun1raU
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD THERE
BEGINNING ON TUESDAY,
JUNE I.

The conference of the Hattiesburg
district of the Mississippi conference
of the Methodist Church, will be held
at Sumrall, June 1, according to the
announcement made today.
| An entire list of the conference
dates and where they will be held, is
as follows:
Port Gibson District, at Gibson
Memorial church, Vicksburg, April 27.
l27.
Brookhaven District, at Monticello,
May II.
Hattiesburg District, at sumrall,
June l.
Jackson district, at Terry, May IS.
Meridian District, at Waynesboro,
May 4.
Seashore District, at Bond, May %.
Newton District at Philadelphia,
June 8.
The North Mississippi Conference
district conferences will be held as
follows:
Greenyille District, at Tunica, April
1926.
Aberdeen District, at Houlka, April
20, May 2.
Sardis District, at Coldwater, May
1919.
Corinth District, at Ripley May %
%.
Durant District, at Eupora, May 25-
27.
Winona District, at Drew, May 2S-
80.
Holly Springs District, at Duck Hill,
June 1-3
Columbus, District, at Craffor, June
1913.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-24
CRIME COMMITTED IN
1912; VICTIM DIED 1914
Is Located in Bogalusa, La, and
Brought To This City and Lodged
in Forrest County JaiI-Denies Com
pIicity-OfficiaIs Continue Investiga.
ton of Events Leading UP To the
Murder.
Murder,

Arrested in connection with the as
sault on December %, 1912, on T. J
Williams, formerly a Hattiesburg po
liceman, which nearly two years later
resulted in the death of the latter
Herbert Blakely, Hattiesburg negro
was lodged in the Forrest county jail
last night, pending a more complete
investigation into the affair
He was arrested yesterday in Boga
lusa, La, by Constable F. G. Cooper
who had been searching for the man
for several months. Blakely denies
any knowledge of the assault.
Williams was attacked in front of
the residence at Seventh and New Or
leans streets on the night of December
%, 1912. This house was occupied by
Prince Morgan and his wife. They
were arrested for the crime, but later
were released.
Dies TWO Years Later.
Williams suffered a fractured skull,
and he remained in the hospital for
months. He never was able to give a
Continued on Page SKI
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-24
SUMMER STUDENTS
COMING TO NORMAL
BETWEEN rs AND 100 FROM VARI.
Gus PARTS OF THE STATE,
JUST ENROLLED.

During this week, between rs and
100 new students have entered the
Mississippi Normal College here. il
was learned today.
The regular summer normal course
will not open for several weeks yet,
but this influx of students comes from
the country schools which are closing
over the state at this time.
More than 400 students are boarding
at the College now, while more than
so reside in the city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-24

Pensacola, Fla, April PA new
worlds record for altitude fight Of
hydroaeroplanes was made here yes
terday when Lieut.. L. T. Bellinger
at the Naval Aerinautical Station
arose 10000 feet. Bellinger also held
the previous record of 5000 feet.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-24
POSTMASTER FULLER
GREATLY IMPROVED
Is Preparing To Leave the City TO Re.
cover From Recent Illness.

Postmaster T. M. Fuller, who was
taken to the South Mississippi Infirm
airy Sunday night In a serious condt
ton. has 80 far improved that he has
left that institution, and Is now at his
home. lQ5 Bay street. 4
Mr.. Fuller as soon a. his strength
will permit, will leave Hattiesburg On
. brief vacation, where he viii take q
good rest E
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-24
Special to The NeaUS.

Special to The Ne1US.
New Orleans, April 24-One of the
most daring train robberies which has
occurred in the South in years, was
that made of the Louisville & Nash
vile train No l, from New York and
Cincinnati to New Orleans, outside OF
this city last night
Harry Lester, a white man, answer
ing TO the description furnished the
police by the train crew, has been
arrested, charged with the crime. A
revolver and mask were found near
the spot where Lester was arrested,
while holster was hidden on the
man. Lester is badly bruised. He
said that he had fallen from the train
on which he was beating his way from
Mobile to New Orleans.
Fifty dollars in currency, and $25
worth of jewelry, consigned to Baton
Rouge, La. were taken from the car
A package of mutilated bonds was
found on the floor Of the car.
After firing a As caliber, revolver
bullet through the right shoulder of
Peter Marcy, baggage master, the
masked bandit about 7:40 o'clock
somewhere between Bay st. Louis and
Pearl River, Miss, stepped over the
body of the wounded man, forced the
express messenger, r. p. Barry, to lie
in pool of ice water on the floor of
the car, and then blew with dynamite
the safe in the express and baggage
car of the L. & n. train.
Fires At Him.
The bandit then sat quietly in the
car. after locking it's doors and wait
ed for the train to slacken speed upon
reaching the city. Not until the train
reached Elysian Fields avenue and Ro-
man street did anyone, except Marcy
and Barry see the bandit. Then Pull
man Conductor Kockperman fired three
shots at him as he poked his head
around the forward end of the car
When the train crossed Robertson
street. the bandit jumped from it. He
ran across Elysian Fields avenue, and
disappeared up Robertson street.
Reports from Touro Infirmarv. at an
early hour this morning. held little
hope for the recovery of Marcy. No
statement could be obtained from
him He is 35 years old, unmarried.
Express Messenger Barry gave a
graphic description of what the ban
dit allowed him to see after Marcy
was shot down. Barry was standing
at the front end of the car, sorting
express packages. when he heard a
shot. He looked up. and saw Marcy
lying on the floor. A tall man about
six feet tall-wearing blue canvass
bag over his head. levelled revolver
at Barry. and commanded him to hold
up his hands.
He was about seventeen feet from
me- said Barry, and he stepped over
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