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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-09-20
Mob SeiZes, Kills
Negro in Gun Attack
Black Who Wounds Aged Hattiesbure
Man Is Shot To Death

Black Who Wounds Aged Hattieeburg
Man Is Shot To Death
/ Hattiesburg, Miss, Sept. 1s.--Johr
Gray, negro, 10, was shot to
death last night on the Richton.NeW
Augusta highway by band Of ifats
citizens who forced officers to tufn
their prisoner over to them, after
Gray had shot z. w. Valley, q
Richton, father Of DR.. W. A. VALLEY,
and DR.. Dave Valley, both prominent
Jackson, Miss, physicians, three
times.
Mr.. Valley is not seriously
wounded, although he was hit three
times, once in the neck, once IN the
hand and once in the forehead BY TIE
negro, who had asked him for rtde
in his car. x
Believed Thief
Mr.. Valley thinks the motive fce
the negro's assault on him was, rob
berry.
According to the story told bys NJ.
Valley, who is a contractor and tim
Der man, Gray asked him to drive
him to q turpentine still some dis
tance from Richton. Mr.. VALLEY was
in Richton and was going the way
the negro wanted to ride and so let
him 60.
The negro riding on the back seat
opened fire without warning when
they had reached spot not far from
Richton. The gun began to snap
after the third shot and the negro
rrappled with Mr.. Valley, and beat
him over the head with the pistol, but
he became frightened and ran.
Meet Citizens #
Mr.. Valley was able to drive his
car back to town and there told the
story of the attack upon him.
Officers learned that negro taxi
driver had taken the negro, who did
and from there to his home near
the shooting, back through Richton
Ovette. They went to the negro's
home and were returning to New
Augusta with him when they met a
large band of white citizens, who
took him from the officers and
shot him to death.
The officers were notified this
morning that the negro's body was
found bv the roadside between New
Augusta and Richton.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-09-20

will be induced to adopt and put
into operation the budget system
for financing the work of the church
To this end the first Sunday in
December has been designated as
the day when all the churches
will conduct an every member can
vass.
It Is the wish Of the local COM
mittee that every Baptist church in
this section of the state she'll
arrange for an all-day meeting on
the regular preaching day in octo-
Der for stressing the payment OF
pledges and the making OF cash
contribution to the IS MILLION CAM
,paigl.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-09-20

county, and many persons not le-
gally allowed to do so; that many
absentee ballots were delivered to
the county executive committee
through the mails on the second
day after the election and were
counted, and some Of these votes
were cast by persons actually having
their legal residence in the state of
Alabama.
1t is further charged that after
the election closed and the ballot
boxes were locked and returned to
the county executive committee
that the ballot boxes we're broken
open, locks being removed and
many illegal ballots substituted.
Fraudulent and illegal prae-
tees were permitted to such an ex-
tent that the result of the election
in Wayne county for the office of
railroad commissioner is uncertain
and indefinite, and it is utterly inn
possible to determine with any de-
gree of certainly tn exact number
of legal ballots polled for either of
the candidates" says the petition.
The county executive committees
are requested to take formal ac-
tion on the charges within five
days after receipt. Chairman
Powell, Of the state committee, an
nounces that he will not call that
body together until he has heard
from the chairman Of the COM
i1litees in Pike and Wayne counties.
When the state committee can
vassed the returns Of the second
state primary on the 27th of
August, the figures showed that
Mn. Holmes had defeated M. Nor
gan by majority of e48 votes.
Mr.. Morgan at this time was not
satisfied with the result ard for
this particular office the state com
mittee made new tabulation by
precincts which did not materially
alter the results.
Jackson Miss. Sept. 19.--G, NJ.
Morgan, present chairman Of the
Mississippi railroad commission
defeated for denomination in the
second primary on August Is, has
filed q contest with the Democratic
state executive committee, alleging
wholesale fraud in the counties Of
Pike and Wayne.
Judge Robert Powell, chairman
Of the Democratic state executive
committee, today issued a fiat to
the executive committees in the
two counties named. directing an
investigation of the charges. The
law requires that action be taken
within five days.
The result of the primary showed
that Dean C. Holmes, of Nc
Comb City, defeated Morgan by
majority of 848 votes. Pike is the
home county of Mr.. Holmes, and
the charges preferred by Mr.. Nor
gan allege that in Pike county alb
sentee ballots were voted fraudu-
lently, delinquent persons were
permitted to vote, and fraud was
so general it will be impossible to
ascertain the true results. For this
reason he asks that the entire
county be thrown out. In Wayne
county, he alleges, the locks were
broken on the ballot boxes after
the election, legal ballots taken out,
and illegal votes substituted.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-09-20
Revival Closes at Purvls

par,is Miss, Sept. 11.-After
y, each,ng twice daily. Monday to
Friday, the revival meeting by ~
+ =. Chistian of New Orleans, Bible
Institute at the Purvis BAPTIST
church closed with large congfe-
yat;on present. During his stay
here Dr.. Christian made very
favorable impression by his learned
d;scourses in which he appealed
strongly to the intellectual view Oh
the christian faith, taught by the
Bible with which he. showed great
familiarity.
DIR. J. N. Mcmillan was present
during the services and gave en-
dorsement to the strong appears
made by DIR. Christian. Mr. hoy
Peterson, the song leader, is ma
tive Of North Carolina. He is a
student in the Baptist Bible Institute
of New Orleans. While here Mr.
Peterson made favorable impress
sion. He was especially apt IN
getting cooperation of the children
whom he organized as Junior
choir.
Dr. Mcmillan announced that ne
would preach here the morning o,
the third Sunday, this month ana
baptise. Sunday afternoon, those
who ioined the church during the
meeting as application for baptism.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-09-20
Country in Hands Of
Military Leaders

The Military Leaders Of Spain
nrder whose rule Spain has been
f,g .1ine past two weeks on account
of the revolution, has decided to eN-
rel thirty-one OF Spain's politicians
including the Premier and Minister
cf Foreign Affairs, and form q ne"
,ob;re4 of members chosen by the
Military leaders.
The King has issued pfociama oioh
declaring state Of war eXlstihg III
sna;n and that the Military leaders
we're in control.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-09-20
c. M. Morgan Files
Election Contests;
Charges OF Fraud
Alleges Wholesale Frauds In Wayne And Pike

Jackson, Miss, Sept. 19.-Judge
Robert Powell, chairman of the
democratic state executive COM
mittee, has issued a fiat to the
county executive committees Of
Wayne and Pike counties request
ing an investigation Of the charge
Of fraud in the recent primary elec-
tion, preferred by C. M. Morgan,
member of the railroad commission
for the southern district.
Chairman Powell's action is based
on authority conferred by sec
ton GAPS of the code, and it is the
first time this provision of the
states primary election laws has
ever been brought into action.
Mr.. Morgan, who is chairman Of
the present railroad commission,
prefers sensational charges against
the election officers of the two
counties, demands a recount Of the
vote, and the throwing out of all
fraudulent ballots.
The charges in reference to the
Pike county election. sea forth that
the circuit clerk and registrar. who
is blood relative Of Dean G.
Holmes. who was declared the no
minee, appointed deputy regis
trar for McComb City, who is also
a relative Of Holmes, and that the
latter. in violation Of law furnished
and placed in the ballot box many
absentee ballots Of voters who die
rot in any manner apply for ab-
sentee ballots as required by
Chapter 155 Of the laws Of 1920,
that these two officers fraudul-
entity undertook to use their in-
fluence for Holmes throughout the
election. Other allegations are:
That tne election managers counted
the sum total. votes cast IN Pike
coanty in such manner that Is
now immossible to tell which votes
are legal ard which illegal.
That the manager of the election
took ballots and went our and
sought persons who were ava
from voting places, requesting them
- vote and carried thcir ba'lots
back TO III >otilg places g dens.
tied in the boxes.
The MoComb City absentee bal
lots were obtained on election day
for voters who were not out Of the
city or intending to be absent and
these ballots voted. That many
delinquent persons were fraudenteiy
permitted to vote.
That the county executive COM
mittee on its own motion after
hearing of fraudulent practices at
Felders precinct threw out the en-
tire vote Of that precinct and that
same fraudulent practices were
used in every other precinct of the
county, making it impossible to as
certain the true result of the cleo
tion.
Mr.. Morgan asks that the COM
mittee meet within five days, hear
the charges of fraud which he has
preferred, and throw out the votes
of all precincts wherein fraud is
shown.
Charge Frauds In Wayne.
The charges in reference to the
election in Wayne county alleges
that the registrar permitted parties
to take absentee ballots over the
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-09-20
Bonhomie i Harrisburg
Southern Ry. Seeks to
Acquire 26 Miles r. R

Washington, Sept. 19.-The In
'terstate Commerce Commission
was petitioned today by the Bon
homie and Hattiesburg Southern
Railway Company for permission
to acquire and operate rs miie
section Of the Gulf, Mobile and
Northern Railroad Company. known
as the Hataicsburx aanch.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
TO OPEN OLD MINES
GiraIda Group in TaXco to Be Fully
Developed.

ChiIpancingo. Mexico. Jan. 60
CASTOR ]. Petit of Coyoacan, has &C
Guired the Giralda group of mines IN
the municipality of Taxco. and is pre-
pairing to open them IN under scientific
development work. This property is
composed Of five adjoining claims which
produce ores of silver and lead.
General Amador Acevedo and Mar
celino Aleman, local mining men OF
,Taxco de Alarcon, have applied for
titles to the Elena mine situated in
the Pizarrilla mountain. 1t adjoins
the old Guadalupe and La Trinidad
mines which arc silver producers and
is traverscd by the same veins.
The Milagro mine has been taken
over by J.. +. Fernandez. It lies paral-
lei with the Plan de Aqua Priesta prop
erty in the region Of Taxco.
Engineer Alberto Guevara, Of Tax
co. has recently taken up seven differ
ent groups Of mines in the municipali-
ty Of Taxco. In all there are 81
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
MOCTEZUMA COMPANY
HOLDS 2261 CLAIMS
IN STATE OF SONORA
American Concern Built a
TolUn and Employs Large
Number of Laborers.

Hermosillo, Mexico, Jan. 20.-The
Moctezuma Copper Company is one of
the principal mining and concentration
companies of the state of Sonora. 1t
is capitalized at 100000 pesos, the
principal stockholders being Americans.
The mines are located in the munich
palities of Nacozari, Pilares. Oputo and
Tepachc. The largest combined group
of properties is the Pilares which com
prises a surface area of over 1000 acres.
situated in the Pilares district. The
total holdings in the state comprises
2261 claims.
The town Of Nacozari was almost en-.
tirely constructed by this company.
which built a dam and reservoir to
furnish water for the inhabitants and
mills at a cost Of almost 100000 pesos.
The meat consumed in Nacozari and
other camps where the company has
proper ties is raised on the grazing lands
pc. tanning to the company, and the
supply of wood is taken from the noun
tains and wooded country owned by Il
The managers and heads of the yarl'
Gus departments are Americans, while
the miners and outside day laborers
are nearly all natives who have come
from all parts of the state. :,
Electric hoists are used in nearly al
of the shafts, some of which are very
deep. The electric power for the ma
chinery and lights is furnished by the
company's big power plant which is
equipped with the most modern Amer
lean machinery.
The ores are principally Of copper
with small gold values. Some OF the
mines in the more distant regions per
tanning to this company produce con
siderable silver and lead.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
COAL PRODUCTION
AT RIO ESCONDlDO
is ON AN INCREASE
Company Gums Ten Thou
sand Acres, Which Is Being
Exploited at Rapid Rate.

SaltiIIo, Mexico. Jan. 20.-The Rio
Fscondido coal mines in the northern
part of this state are now operating or
n large scale. They are in charge OF
T.. NJ. Lamar Of Sabinas. The Minas
Carboniferas de Rio Escondido owns
almost 10000 acres of sub-soil and con-
siderable surface rights for mining pur-
poses, buildings, etc. The surface IS
q rolling plain with small hills and val
lcys which gradually descend in the
direction of the Escondido river.
The station of EscondidO is about fiji
teen miles south of Eagle Pass on the
old International railroad. From this
station a branch road leads to the vari-
GUS mines about five miles to the west.
The mines are equipped with modern
machinery for the extraction OF coal and
Handling the water which occurs in
such volumes that some of the shafts
have been abandoned owing to the ex-
pense of handling it.
At the present time almost the entire
output from the mines is purchased by
the National Railways of Mexico.
Some additional shipments are made to
industrial concerns in various parts OF
Northern Mexico.
One Of the principal properties is
mine No. : which has daily capacity
of about 1T5 tons Of semi-anthracite
coal.
The principal buildings and head
ouarteSs of the company IRE at Rio
Fscoadido station. Here they have of
~ buildings, managers residence, hos
pital. school house. club house for heads
Of the departments, hotel and small
houses for the native miners and out
aide laborers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
MEXICAN OIL
|EXPORTsS SHOW
BIG INCREASE
Figures Show Gain Of
8,3l2,541 Barrels Ship
ped in 1922.
TOTAL IS 1S6,713,322
Salt Water Reduced Pro-
duction and Shipments
Toward End Of Year.
TOTAL IS 1S6,713,322

NlsTampico, Mex, Jan. 20.-Exports OF
fpetroleum from Mexico during 1922,
ftotalled 1S6,713.322 barrels, an in
5crease of S,312,541 barrels over the
xamount shipped in 1921 when 17S,400,-
fgS1 barrels of light and heavy crude
foiI. topped crude and distillstes were
\ shipped from terminals in Tampico, sea-
.loading stations along the Gulf and at
fTuxpam bar.
Salt Water Interferes.
N During the first seven months OF the
year, or up to the time salt water en-
! truded in the Toteco-Cerro Azul line
4 pool, two thirds of the entire ship.
ments were made. The Hausteca led
4 with 39.4OS,541 barrels, an increase
4 of 12.179,712 barrels over 1921, while
4 Mexican Eagle loaded 22,727 ,62S bar
rels at Tampico and Tuxpam, a loss
of 2.715,O99 barrels from the year
epreyious. The Dutch Shell subsidiary,
liza Corona with 20,210,123 barrels
! showed the greatest increase: l5,oF,-
4 49S barrels over 1921.
While the Mexican Seaboard finish
, ed the year with 14,5I6,O02 barrels
gain Of 4,5S1616 over 1921; 11,45I,-
g69 barrels were exported in the FIRST
seven months or before salt water In
! Toteco.
Standard Shows Loss.
The Standard Oil company OF New
Jersey showed a loss of 1O,5l4.6lS bar
rels for the year while the Tide Mex
Fuel Company whose terminal on the
gulf is a joint affair with the Stand
ard, gained 4,435,731 barrels despite
4 NOT making any shipments during the
last four months of the year. Inc
Mexican Gulf, New England (Magno,-
Iial u, s. Mex. Swiftsure, Empire and
Panuco Boston showed gains.
Though a loss in exports which are
credited TO the company paying the
taxes to the Mexican government, is
! shown by the Sinclair, this company
actually made gain through oil pur;;
chased and loaded at terminals OF
other companies but moved in Sinclair
tankers for Sinclair accounts.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21

I discovered vegetable compound
that does the work of dangerous,
sickening calomel and [ want every
reader of this paper to buy bottle
for a few cents and if it doesn't
straighten you up better and quicker
than salivating calomel just go back
to the store and get your money back:
/ guarantee that one spoonful Of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
thirty feet of bowels of the sour bile
and constipation poison which IS
making you feel miserable.
[ guarantee that one spoonful OF
this harmless liquid liver medicine
will relieve the headache, biliousness,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
COMMUNISTS GIVE UP
Laborers In Cotton Region Quit Syn.
&1cate and Look for Work.

San Pedro. Mexico, Jan. 20.-Bol-
saevlsm in the cotton belt of Mexico,
practically has faded away, as nearly
~ the labor unions or syndicates that
were organized here about a year ago
have disbanded on account of precari-
Gus conditions. OF the 60 syndicates
that existed in 1921 just one has been
able TO survive, and then with great
difficulty. This syndicate has only
"a members. who do not take great in
terest in their socialistic ideals because
they are engaged in an effort TO find
something TO eat. Economic conditions
Of this district are getting worse.
After the failure of last years cot
ton crop the laboring groups Of this
territory began to disband and emf
grated to the southern part of the re-
public in order TO find work.
Some Of the Communist leaders who
are responsible for the organization of
the syndicates are very much disap-
pointed. as they realize that commun-
ism has failed completely in this re-
gion.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
KANSAS SYNDICATE
BUYS BIG HACIENDA
FOR EXPLOITATION
Ranch Containing Timber
Tracts will Be Deuel.
oped by Oil Men.

Tomellin, Mexico, Jan. 20.--A Kan
sas. syndicate has just acquired the
famous hacienda formerly owned by
Gen. Ignacio Meiias, few miles from
this station. The property consists of
an entire municipality, equivalent TO a
county in the United States, system of
land subdivision and a very consider
able sum was paid for the over 100,-
600 acres involved. The hacienda,
known as "Boca de los Rios" is con-
sidered a very important tract as it has
several thousand acres Of well watered
ground and more which can be put I'M
der irrigation.
In addition to its agricultural posi-
bilities, the place has some fifteer or
twenty thousand acres of fine pine and
oak timber and a rubber expert has es-
timated that there are several million
pounds of rubber available on it, be-
sides a variety of other natural prod
ucts. At one time it supported about
10000 cattle, besides several thousand
head Of horses and goats.
The property will be commercially
exploited for its timber, rubber and
other products by the new owners, who
are headed by +. r. West, a banker,
Of Peabody. With him are associated
number of oil men who have made
fortunes in the Kansas fields.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
AFTER THE GOVERNOR
Labor Union Demands Resignation OF
CoahuiIa Executive.

Monterey, Mex. Jan. 2O.-According
to dispatches published by lei Porvcnir"
the workers of the State of Coahuila
have fixed period of ten days for the
retirement of General Arnuflo A. Con-
zalez, governor of that state.
The convention of laborists Mt the
mining district "Agujita" consisting of
$4,000 men, sent dispatch to Obre-
gon, saying that if Governor Gonzalez
does not present his resignation, they
will put him out by force.
The same convention after making
public their attitude toward Gonzalez,
has urged the Independent State Legis-
lature to designate a new governor.
Some very sensational happenings
are expected at Saltillo, capital Of Goa
hula, within the days of the coming
week,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21

IN PANUCO To
LAY OWN LINE
Cacalilao District Operators
Plan to Get Their
Oil to Ships.
TO PREVENT SQUEEZE"
Big Companies Might Be in
Position to Refuse Pro-
duction Offered.

Tampico, Mex, Jan. 2O.-To prevent
major operating companies from fore
ing them to sell production as low as
five cents per barrel or refusing to pur-
chase at all in many cases, so that the
entire investment as well as assured
profits were lost, as happened in the
light oil district in 1921, independent
operators in the Cacalilao district of
Panuco are combining for the purpose
of building a pipe line from the scene
of operations 10 the Panuco river,
where there is always a sale for spot
cargoes at the market price. The
movement is headed by Grady Venable
and company, who will do the actual
construction of pipe lines, pump and
booster stations and loading terminal
on the river.
Independents in Control.
Major holdings in two sections of lot
1, Cacalilao, the great producing ha-
cienda of the heavy oil district in which
are located wells of the Dutch Shell
and STANDARD Oil of New Jersey, good
for 10000 barrels actual production
daily, are controlled by independents,
seven in number. Including Nenablc,
five of these operators have agreed to
the handling of production they should
obtain through this independent line.
Each of these companies Is at pres
emit drilling at least one well on its
holdings and in the event of production
in any one of these ventures, Construc-
ton will be started Immediately and it
is estimated that flowing can be started
within thirty AoyS fbarnaftpr
Big Fellows Can Offset.
Surrounding the holdings of these
small companies is acreage belonging
to either the Dutch Shell, Sinclair,
Mexican Gulf or Standard Oil, so To-
Gated that wells can be drilled to off
set practically any completion of the
independents. Without n pipeline sys-
TEN Of their own, they would be at the
mercy Of the company offsettimg which
would be under no necessity of pur-
chasing the independent output as the
offset well will eventually drain the en-
tire adjacent territory.
While it is probable that the first
flow line to be constructed will be in a
southernly direction, about IL kilomet-
ers to the Panuco river. it is later
planned TO build a line % kilometers
long from section A of lot ], Cacalilao
east through Canoa, Ell Barco, where
the Kern Mex Oil Fields. Ltd, re-
Gently brought in a 400 barrel pro-
duced and then through Caracol TO a
point south of the terpinal of the New
England Fuel Oil Company, Caracol,
10000 acres in extent. is controlled ex-
clusively by Nenable who recently took
over n twO-thirds interest owned by the
Tampico Banking company.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
THREE MILLION PESOS
WILL BE EXPENDED
FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Federal Government to Give
States That Sum for
Educational Purposes.

Mexico City, JAM, 20.-The Mexican
federal government, according to a re-
cent statement given out by the secre-
tary of education, will expend 100000
pesos for educational purposes this
year. OF this amount S2,319,25S is to
be distributed to the states as follows:
Aguascalientes, 100000; Coahuila,
S93,319; Colima, $74,3SS: Chiapas,
SS5,919: chihuahua. 100000; Duran
go, S13S,000; Guanajuato, S26S.7S2;
Guerrero. S139,000: Hidalgo, S149,-
600; Jalisco, $4,000; Mexico, $780,
600: Morelos, $4,000: Querctaro,
$4,000; San Luis Potosi, 100000;
Sonora, 100000; Tlaxcala, $4,000;
Zacatecas, 100000. and Vera Cruz,
100000.
This money is to be employed exclu-
sively for the payment of teachers and
the sustenance of established schools.
The states, cities and towns are expect
ed to erect their own school buildings.