The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1920-09-09
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ter Horse Shoers' association, at New
Orleans, announces that within two
years all Of the blacksmiths who shoe
horses will be dead and the trade lost,
since all men now engaged in that
trade are over forty years of age and
there are no apprentices.
Capt. j. G. d. Porter and d. A.
Newman, both of oakland, were killed
when the new United States destroyer
Kennedy backed out of it's moorings
at San Francisco. The launch was de.
stroyed. The two men who were on
the launch were killed by the destroy.
ers propeller.
News of the 'nching Of two negroes,
Butcher Higgins and Dan Calicutt,
near Corinth, Miss, because of their
alleged attack upon James White.
hourst, guard at chain gang, has been
received at Jackson, Miss. A mob of
LOO masked men forced the keeper
of the Alocrn county Jail to turn over
keys, took the negroes out from their
cells and to a pace two miles from
Corinth and hanged them to a tele-
phone pole.
Gov. John j. Cornwel of West Vir-
gina announces that he has request
ed the commander of the central de-
partment, U. S. A., to send detach-
ment of troops into Mingo county, w.
Va, to take charge of the strike sit
uation there.
With practically al of their tech
nical secrets destroyed before they
came into the hands Of the United
States navy. the three German de-
stroyers. which were assigned as units
of Americas war prize, have arrived
at the Norfolk, Va, navy yard.
Without contest by Alfred G. Rupp.
New York broker, Lottie Pickford
Rupp. movie star, sister of Mary
Pickford, was granted divorce at
Los Angeles, Cal, on charges OF de-
sertion and non-support. Proceedings
were brief Both Miss Pickford and
her mother Mrs. Charlotte Smith, tes-
tilted in the case, which was called
at Los Angeles.
Special kilograms from Carlisle, KY,
saw damage to Louisville estimated at
more than one hundred thousand dol
lars was caused there by cloudburst
which inundated the valley in which
the town lies.
The lumber producers lack cars to
shin lumber to the car builders so the
car builders cannot make cars to ship
tho lumber in. As a result building
costs are mounting higher. This is not
because production is slowing down,
but because enough freight cars can
not be secured.
The Hartman interests, recent pur-
chasers of big steamship enterprises
throughout the world, have bought
from n f. Kerr and A. l.. Clegg a
large part of their investments IN
the Kerr Navigation company for I'VE
million dollars, and soon will acquire
additional amounts of stock in the cor
noration. il is announced In New York.
The seven members OF the execu-
five board of the Denver (ColoD Tram
way Union must serve out their 9o-uay
iail sentence, the state supreme court
declining the application for a stay Oh
execution.
Herbert Medlock, Macon, Ga, man
who was accidentally shot at road
bopse near Savannah, Ga. by Mrs. w.
n Burden. and whose condition mas
been precarious. vii not de- physi-
clans state. The bullet went through
his brain. and his condition is amaz-
ing even to the doctors.
william E. Kettles, who, as boy
te,eerapher. received the message at
washineton announcing the fall OF
Richmond on the morning OF April D.
ices died at his home in the Charies-
ton district of Boston. He was ~
years of age. .-.;oo
chot through the abdomen twice.
No,son Sauls of Eufaula. Ala, died. A
.ro,her.in.law, Homer Stanley, OF Oh
ard Ala. is charged with the shoot
49,. ue made his escape. Sauls was
ring TO make peace between his wife
"a Mrs Stanley over a dispute be-
,woon children of the two families.
Forty-two steamship companies and
,.a,s,, brokers, including virtually all
,ha his transatlantic lines, were IN
. .,od NV the federal grand jury in
New York on charges Of conspiracy
"a Nv" restraint of trade in violation OF
-,,an antitrust law.