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HOUSTON DAILY POST; THURSDAY MOBNIKG. SEPTEMBER 17. 1908.
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We Advise
"Steel Shod" Shoes
K)T because
acking in
r i i
uur sales in school
in every pair sold.
Children s sizes 6 to 11.
Misses sizes ll to 2
Big Girls sizes 24 to 6
fCTIB
I I 1
You 11 find better selection better styles and longer satisfac-
tion in our array of school shoes for the money or we would
not ask you to come here.
"Spot Cah Accounts for Our Low Prices."
'The
Popular
Price
Store."
-rrHJ-JlJAtH:W-lJ.u-i.mj
JOS. F. MEYER CO.
"Outfitters to Contractors'
MALT SAP
A NON-INTOXICANT BEVERAGE BOTTLED
BY
American Brewing Ass'n
ECUSTON.
Cafe Saufer
certs Every Evening from 7 to 11. The coolest place in the
city to enjoy your meals. Quick noon lunch. Vist our Delica-
tessen next door. G. F. SAUTER Proprietor.
THE RICHELIEU
THE PRIDE
THE FINEST AND
HIRSCH. Proprietor
1AST YEAR we served 379.198 BAKERY
LunLtiLa. Houston
population of about
Somebody must have come Lack.
Philadelphia Dentist
415 Main Cor. Prairie
Over Sweeney Jewelry Store
ONE BOARD IS CONTESTING.
Files Motion to Dismiss the Appli-
cation for Mandttmus.
(Houston Post Special.)
FORT WORTH Texas. September
Assertlng Hint the court have no au-
thority or power to go behind the Judg
ment of the hoard In refusing an appli-
cant either a verification or ri eiproclty
license motions were filed Tuesday In
the Seventeenth and Sixty-seventh dis-
trict courts to quash the upplleat Ion tor
Writs of mandamus whleh Harhtn Trnsk
of Houston and three other d odors have
brought against the SJate board of medi-
cal examiners to force that hody to grant
them licenses
After stating the grounds given In the
Statutes on
whleh the State hoard Is dl-
rooted to reruse licenses uie ihiuuii-.-.
for the respondents urge In behalf of the
notions as follows
"in the determination of which ques-
tions or cither of them the board Is em-
powered or authorised to examine wit-
nesses hear testimony of any kind or
.character which. In the opinion of the
' eoard tends to prove or disprove any
fact under Investigation and to form
therefrom conclusions of fact and are
'required bv law to exercise their discre-
tion and Judgment In the granting or re-
fusing such license and there ts no au-
thority or power given the courts under
this ct to review the discretion and
Judgment exercised by the board In re-
fusing an applicant olther verification oV
reciprocity license. "
Should the court sustain the motions
'the applications of the doctors named will
stand refused and the present rases will
tor ended In these courts. Otherwise the
case will be heard on their merits.
The motions were filed against the ap-
plications of Harlan Trask of Houston
f H Bull and M. T Basanowltx of
lOBeaumont and Lee Beamster of Mineral
Veils.
i The applications which were brought
'tor writs of mandamus have been set
'.for hearing In the two courts Septem
ber W
It Injured in a Runaway.
I.
You to Buy
we dandle this line exclu
sively but because we Have tried every
make other than this and found them
some particular.
We buy "Steel Shod" Shoes
because they give to the child and
parent more satisfaction than any other
brand.
We buy them because there
is just
"Twice the Wear
In Every Pair."
)l shoes increase because of such qualities
spring heels $1.50
common sense heels . $2.00
common sense hee Is $2.50
irinrrm
303 MAIN STREET
WE MAKE
"Contractor's Supplies"
A SPECIALTY
Can furnifh complete outfits includ-
ing wheeled and drag Scrapers Chi-
cago tonpue and Fresno Scrapers
Plows (iraders Wagons Single-
trees Doubletrees Neckyokes and
Harness Parts.
802-812 Franklin Avenue
TEXAS.
You meet the best people in our
Family dining r;om upstairs. Con
RESTAURANT
OF HOUSTON"
BEST IN THE SOUTH
1010-1012 Centre..
lias a
85000.
STUDE'S
Full Sets of Teeth $5 88 $10
Gold Crowns 2'2-K:irat Gold $5
Best grade Am.iignm Fillings Jl
Teeth Extracted mil Vitalized Air 50c
was seriously Injured In a runaway this
mornlni;. Mis Kills was taking her chil-
dren in school In a buggy when the horse
became fiU;htened runnltiK away and
thruwiiiK the occupants out. Mrs. Kills
sufteieil a hriiken aim and a badly cut
lace. The i hlhlion escaped Injury.
WOMAN FIRES ON NEGRO.
Mother of Girl Victim Leads Posse
and Shoots Brute.
(.1 tsociotcd Vrcss Report.)
PoWDKK SPRINGS (ia.. September 16.
After forming and heading a posse to
ehase Hubert Rostlok. a negro who had
attacked her 9-year-old (laughter Mrs.
Sarah Keed wile of a prominent eltlxen.
shot the negro full of bird shot as he
was overtaken.
Unstick was
employed
nt the Reed
home a d
enticed thp little
outhouse where he attacked her and
tnfn tei. When the girl told' her
mot hri Mrs. Keed her huttband not
I t-mi; at limine r : t : . 1 lu-s U with h
MmtKun formed u posse of neiichhnrn and
led them In pursuit. After n long cliaae
the rw-Krn was discovered hldjen henlnil
h Injr In tho w.mmLh
Mrs Heetl failed on the mombern of
the ptf tn ptn tid hhrk. rn Ised her gun
a t vi (3lr!i:ir('i both bnrr Ih Into Ihe
negru prulnl'l y f u tn My wound Wig hlnv
She began to reload the Kun. when th
sheriff ni A deputies rode up Rnd took
liarge of the negro. Mm. Heed nob
Mng. begged the rdieriff to let her flntnh
UtoRtlok. The fdifrlff hurrt4d the negro
lo Marietta to prevent a lynching.
Tearing Up Rent Houses for Fuel.
Houston P-jf SptciaL)
KUQlTA. Texan September 16. Robert
R. Iovelnnd will In a short time relieve
J. E. Dodd H8 manager for the Klrby
Lumher ronipany at thin place. Mr. Dodd
will leave Fmpia with the good wtnhea
and friendship of the entire community.
He 1 transferred to a more Important
position.
An annoying epidemic of malicious mis-
chief seems to have struck this town.
Complaints have been made to the neace
orncers tnat people are tearing up oroy
rent house for fuel and other purposes
and by Dr. French that some one broke
tb chain- fey j whtob Jhlt WttoclpWla was.
AT BEAUMONT
Fire Chief Exonerated by (he City
Council in Open Session.
CHARGES OF DR. RIDLEY
Declared to Be Unwarranted Un-
just and Without Foundation in
Truth or Fact Election for
Wharfage Bond Issue.
(HoHjton Post Specxai.)
BEAUMONT Texas. September 1.
The Beaumont city council held a lively
and Important sesslun today adjnurncd
from yesterday.
The Dr Hid ley con t rover sy again t-ame
up and the special committee appointed
to draft suitable resolutions embracm 5
the findings of the council in its inves-
tigation of the charges ugalnst the t hi -f
of the fire department and the chairman
of the file conimittre in the inatier or
the parade of the San rialvadore society
submitted the following to which w.is
attached t he transcript oi t he evidence
adduced at the hearing held before the
council on September y arid recomnnMided
Its adoption
The resolution is a lengthy one and
sets forth that whereas Dr ('. A Hi 1
ley pastor of the First Baptist church of
Beaumont 'has publicly charged ' h.-
chief of the city fire department and the
chairman of the fire committee with hav-
ing forced employes of the city fire de-
partment to perfoim services not within
the scope of their duties and in violation
of their consciences and religious niclin.i
Hons viz. by ordering the said employs
to parade In the parad- of the San Sui-
vadoro society on Sunday or be dis-
charged from the city service'
The resolution then sets forth (Meriid
Investigation made by the council into
these charges and enneludej- as follows.
"And whereas af t r a most th'irough
and searching exam i na t ion and c i ref ul
consideration of the evl ience. it ts t'.e
opinion of the council t hat such charges
by said pastor had no foundation in truth
or fact and were In truth and fact un-
warranted unjual and unjust if lahh -;
therefore be 1
"Resolved By this council in open ses-
sion that said chief. Kd K Rastham ana
paid chairman of the fire commit toe .)-
T Booth be and are hereby completely
and fully exonerated from the baseless
charges made against trem and that this
investigation he and is hereby clo&cd."
The above resolution was adopted unan-
imously. The council passed a resolution t bat lT
proceed at once to take he necessary
steps to erect build and construct suit-
able whnrves find warehouses on the rlvr
front on its property abutting the Nech.es
river and that the said city do erect salrt
wharves and warehouses.
That the city of Beaumont Issue bonds
in the sum of $M).00U to he known as
wharf bonds in denominations of J 1 ikmi
each for t re purpose of building erect-
ing and constructing said wharves and
warehouses. That an election be and the
same is hereby ordered to be held on Oc-
tober 22 1908. In order that the qualified
voters of the city of Beaumont may de-
termine by ballot whether or not said
bonds shall be issued. The resolution
was adopted unanimously as was the or-
dinance providing therefor. Which passed
to Its third reading under a suspension
of the rules.
WILL EXPLOIT NEW FIELD.
Big Oil Companies Acquiring Leases
Near Houma La.
(Howton Post Sptcial.)
BEAUMONT Texas September 16.
That the possibilities for developing a
great gushing oil field In the new terri-
tory along Bayou Terrebonne and Ln the
vicinity of Houma l.a. are to be given a
thorough test. Is evidenced by the fact
that the big oil companies are entering
the field and preparing actively to en-
gage In drilling operations.
The Gulf Refining company which is
the Ixiulslana corporation affiliated with
the Ouffey company and the (iulf Pipe
Line company of Texas has secured
leases nf several hundred acres of land
In the Houma district from Mr. I'lckard.
who drilled the first well and has con-
tracted to sink a new well without delay.
Mr. Pickard is the man who brought In
the great gas well a few weeks ago
which Is flowing an enormous output of
gas. estimated at several million cubic
feet dally. (Ill experts who have visited
the field have oiade favorable reports
mid the nig companies who are the prin-
cipal producers are preparing to go Into
the new field and commence operations.
NEW LINE NEARS COMPLETION.
Frisco Service From Houston to
New Orleans Nearly Ready.
IHousto Fast Stfdal.i
BEAUMONT Texas. September 18. C.
H. Flsk chief engineer for the Louis-
iana division of the Colorado Southern.
New Orleans and Pacific railroad was
In the city today on business with the
general offices located here and stated
that such satisfactory progress had been
made with constructing the road and
with building the big bridge over the
Atchafalaya river ln Louisiana that the
Frisco would likely make the official an-
nouncement in a short time of the inaug-
uration of freight and passenger service
over the new line. Houston to New Or-
leans by December 1. The Frisco will
go from Houston to Baton Kouge over its
own tracks and from that city Into New
Orleans over the line of the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley railroad.
Convicted of Assault to Murder.
Houston Post Special.)
BKAUMONT. Texas September lti.-ln
the Sixtieth district court today Will (iar-
rett a young white man was tried and
convicted on a rharfre of assault with in-
tent to murder Newton Richards a negro.
The offense for which he was tried was
committed on July 31 last at a time when
the town wbb convulsed with excitement
growing out of the attempted assault by
a negro upon Ada Belle Hopkins a young
white girl.
The defendant testified In his own be
half and said that he was walking along
Laurel avenue v hen the negro pushed
him off the sidewalk when he pulled his
gun and shot him ltlchards. the negro
who was shot testltled that he had not
seen Oarrett until he was shot In the
back.
Plant Soon to Be in Operation.
(Hnustcn Post Special i
BEAUMONT Texas. September 16. The
plant of the Beaumont Spoke and Handle
factory will be ln readiness for operation
by October 16 and the rapacity will be so
enlarged above the original plans as to
provide a concern that will employ from
thirty to thirty-five men. It Is announced
that the entire output of the plant ln tho
way of wagon body material ha. already
been disposed of by Mr Cooley the man-
ager at Chicago last week
RESOLVE AGAINST TEXT BOOKS
Granbury Camp at Temple Indorses
Protest at Austin.
(Houston Post Special.)
TEMPLE Texas September 16. At a
meeting of Granbury camp 132S. United
Confederate Veterans of this city the
following resolutions concerning the text
book controversy were unanimously;
adopted .
Whereas Investigation baa shown that
several of the text books adopted by the
State text book board contain false state-
ments as to causes and conduct of the
war between the States 1861 to 1MT and
also give great prominence to Northern
statesmen and soldiers and altogether Ig-
nores or overlooks (nose from the South;
'and ! - j ' "i " " 'j' (!'. v 'v .
; TWrssyj"Tl Ik? !! State
text book board required that said board
should c&refuUr' acrutlnlxe each book
adopted by it aM accept none that Seal
with Injustice or unfairness with tba
Southern State ja the above mentioned
war; and
Whereas. The iwjralts of the work at
said beard shrW that It failed to do Ita
duty therefore be It
Resolved by Sranbury camp 1322. United
Confederate Veteran.. That we protest
against having; Itich books forced upon
our children and tnat we cordially en-
dorse the action of John B. Hood camp.
United Confederate Veterans of Austin
ln its condemnation of the books mention-
ed above ln Its first resolution adopted
on the subject aleo the action of Texas
division. United Confederate Veterans
taken at the meeting held at W1W11.
Point and we hereby obligate this camp
to aid by Influence and financially all
efforts made by the Texas division.
United Confederate Veterans to exclude
t-uch books from the public free schools
of Texas and we especially as that ohn
B Hood camp carry our contention Into
the courts If It la necessary and be 1
further
Resolved. That we demand of Governor
Campbell that he remove the member
of said board because either from care-
lessness or design they have heen re-
creant to their duty toward the people
and be it further
Resolved That Inasmuch as Confed-
erates and their descendants compose a
much larger portion of the tax payers
of this State ihan any mliei that we rs-
card 'his indifference to their fair names
as an insult which on i self-rexpect re-
quires is to resent and finally he It
Resolved by this camp That we will
endeavor to procure such changes ln our
laws and In the officers who execute
them as will make the repetition of .uoh
acts Impossible.
TO ELECTRIFY TERMINALS.
Illinois President Announces Inves-
tigation by Experts.
Associated Priss Rtport.)
CHICAGO September 16 J. T. Hara-
han. president of the Illinois Central
railroad announced at a meeting of the
hoard of director of the road held to-
day at New York authority was granted
for a full Investigation of the question
of electrifying the Illinois Central ter-
minals at Chicago.
In making the announcement he said:
It Is the purpose of the company to go
Into this' .question fully and Immediately
securing the most able experts ln the
country to Investigate the matter. After
a full and complete Investigation a re-
lort will be made to the board of direc-
tors uti the subject."
The Illinois Central railroad enters Chi-
cago along the shore of Lake Michigan
ami operates a suburban service from the
business district to the south side and
suburban stations on the line. The .moke
from the 700 trains used dally in this
way has been a subject of complaint for
years by residents of the south side. Re-
cently a number of meetings of south side
taxpayers have been held with the object
of compelling If possible the electrifica-
tion of the terminals.
PROPOSE TO . USE MOTOR CARS.
Interurban Promoters Figure They
Will Save by It.
(Houston Post Special.)
FORT WORTH. Texas September 16.
Figuring that JMO.OOO will he saved ln the
cost of construction and (10000 per an-
num In cost of maintenance and opera-
tion promoters of the Fort Worth
Weatherford and Mineral Wells Inter-
urban have definitely decided to build a
motor line Instead of an electric line. The
Keen perfected palatial motor cars In
view are propelled by gasoline although
the running stores a supply of electrlcltv
It Is claimed to equal one-third of the dis-
tance traveled.
This electrical power may be used ln
cases of emergency. Each car has Its
own Individual motor and ttxie will be
no nefd for overhead construction or
power houses.
Hurricane Is Moving Northward.
(Associattd Prists Kfpart.y
WASHINGTON September IS The
West Indian hurricane passed over thej
Bahama Islands this afternoon according
to reports received at the weather bu-
reau ami Is moving northward.
Mr. Garrett of the bureau said that the
hurricane would hardly lose any of Its
energy during Its progress toward the
New Foundland coast. The storm passed
close to Florida. Vessel owners have been
notified by the weather bureau of the
probuble course of the hurricane.
Five Additional Deaths.
(Associated Press Report.)
SKDALIA. Mo. September 18 Five ad-
ditional deaths as the result of an ex-
plosion of black powder at Windsor Mo.
yesterday occurred at the hospitals In
Sedalla today.
This brings the total dead up to twelve.
Among those who died today was Con-
ductor A F. Herrhberger. who. accord-
r
Sweet
Anticipation
Made at the Pure
lag to teatlmonv brought out at the erc-
ner's lnouest. threw the match which!
caused the explosion. Three others In-
jured are reported tonight as showing
Improvement.
WARN
MISSISSIPPI
FARMERS.
Night Riders Post Roadi Denanding
That Cotton Hauling Cease.
(Associated Prtu Report.)
MERIDIAN Miss. September 16 -A
special to the Dispatch from Banders-
vllle fifty miles south of Meridian says:
Wayne county night .riders have broken
into Jones county and three prominent
farmers living six miles east of here re-
ceived notices Monday night to haul no
more cotton to the gin or else they would
be waylaid as they returned home No-
tice was also placed on the public roads
warning all farmers to cease hauling
cotton after the fourteenth.
Considerable excitement prevails and
farmers near town aJe rushing their
cotton tn while those further away have
ceased hauling to the gins.
(Associated Press Report )
MONTGOMERY Ala September 16 -A
special from Quitman. Miss says:
People In this section are very much
wrought up over the alleged night riders
who have been operating ln the southern
part of this country.
The matter became more serious today
when it was learned that some of the
Insurance companies had notified their
agents to cancel their policies on cotton
gins In this district
BANK OFFICER SHOOTS HIMSELF
While Attending the Desk Pistol Is
' Acidentally Discharged.
(Houston Post Special. )
CALDWELL. Texas. September 16 At
about 12 o'clock today in the Caldwell
National bank. Oliver Wamble the as-
sistant cashier accidentally shot himself
the bullet striking him ln the head and
killing him Instantly.
A countryman for whom he had Just
cashed a check was the only one in the
front part of the bank building with
him at the time. Several persons were
standing near the door and on hearing
the report of the pistol rushed ln to find
out what was the matter but he was
dead when they reached him. He was
a young man of exemplary habits a
member of the Baptist church and one of
the most popular young men in town.
(Houston Post Sptcial.)
BRYAN Texas September 16 Dr. end
Mrs. W. H. Oliver. Mr. and Mrs. James
H. Webb and F. C. Oliver of this city
were notified today that their nephew.
Oliver Womble of Caldwell had acci-
dentally killed himself with a pistol. They
left at once for Caldwell by private con-
veyance. IS SHOT DOWN IN STREET.
William Nix Kills Man for Insult-
ing Daughter.
(Associated Press Report.
MEMPHIS Tenn. September 16. A spe-
cial to the Commercial Appeal from Am-
ory Miss. says:
William Nix walked across the street
today and suddenly confronting Bud Mor-
gan demanded that Morgan throw up his
hands at the same time leveling a shot-
gun In his face. He asked Morgan whv
he Insulted his daughter. Morgan made
some remark about not doing so the gun
fired striking Morgan with a load of
shot tearing a hole through the neck and
body. Morgan fell backward on the
ground dead when Ntx again raised the
gun and emptied It In the prostrate body.
Morgan never spoke after the first shot
was fired.
Nix surrendered to the city marshal
and was carried to Aberdeen this after-
noon where the circuit court Is In ses-
sion and was held to await the action
of the court tn a bond of 11000 which he
gave and returned to his home In Amory
this evening.
FALLS UNDER TRAIN.
C. Z. Robinson Has Both Legs Run
Over and Is in Serious Condition.
(Houston Post Special.)
TEMPLE Texas September 16. A ter-
rible accident befell C. Z. Robinson a
Santa Fe switchman employed In the lo-
cal railway yards this morning which
may cost him his life and ln any event
will cause him to be a life-long cripple.
While attempting to remove a coupling
pin between two cars In a long string
the latter stuck fast and the engine sud-
denly taking up the slack In the cars.
Robinson Ipst his balance and fell on the
rails. The cars passed over both feet
lust above the ankles crushing them
fearfully. He was taken at once to the
Santa Fe railway hospital where surgi-
cal attention was given it being found
Wh
en one
The Taste Lingers
10 and 15-cent
Food Factories of POSTUM CERE
necessary to amputate one foot The In-
jured man la ln a serious condition and
may not recover He H a member of the
Mart lodge Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen and had beea employed here
only about five weeks. His father who
resides at Kansas City was notified of
the accident.
TELEGRAPH BENCH WARRANT.
California Officers Want Man Held
in Sherman.
(Houston Post SpeotoJ.)
SHERMAN. Texas. September 16 -The
copy of a bench warrant issued out of
the supreme court of Santa Clara county
California demanding that James C.
Dunham be brought before that court
immediately was telegraphed to Deputy
United States Marshal Lee McAfee here
today and an attempt to take BUI Hat-
fh Id held In the Grayson county Jail
on the suspicion that he Is Dunham
charged with sextuple murder will be
made. Hatfield denies that he is the
man wanted and Ids attorneys have filed
a formal petition for a habeas corpus In
the Fifteenth district court here.
Hatfield who was arrested near Wood-
bine ln Cooke county more than a week
ago. txpresses great fear that he will
be kidnaped and taken to California
without trial saying he will be mobbed
though innocent. If he Is carried back.
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
KNOXVILLE Tenn. -A upeclal from
Jelllco Tenn.. aays about 3oj union coal
miners are on strike In the Woodrldge
coal mines.
NEW YORK -Dr. George W. Clark
who was the oldest living graduate of
Union college and as a young school
tearher "whaled'' Roscoe Conkllng Is
dead at his home ln this city aged 82
years.
PHIIxADELPHIA. - Dr. Morton of
Washington was arrested at a prominent
hotel here on a fusltlve warrant from
New York charging him with false pre-
tenses. It Is alleged he secured $100000
by means of fraudulent notes.
JONESBORO III. The semi-centennial
celebration of the great debate between
Lincoln and Stephen Douglas attracted
a large crowd. It Is estimated that 10000
Siersons attended the celebration which
was held In connection with the county
fair
CINCINNATI. -Like a drowning man
grabbing at a straw Joseph Wakefield a
colored hod carrier falling from a scaf-
fold six stories high caught hold of
William Malfleld a bricklayer and
dragged him down with him from' a new
six-story building Both fell 1M feet and
died in a few minutes
BALTIMORE Md -A mob of about
thirty men descended upon the camping
grounds of the Campbellites a religious
sect which Is holding a convention at
Brooklyn and set fire to the two large
tents used for meeting purposes. The
tents were destroyed and a house In
which was stored a quantity of provi-
sions was burned.
CLEVELAND Ohio Under a new ac-
tion for receivership. B. A Worthing was
again appointed receiver of the Wheeling
and Lake Erie Railroad company by
Judge Taylor ln the United States cir-
cuit court here.
OMAHA. Neb An attorney employed
by certain Interests connected with the
Rustln case says he has evidence to be
disclosed tending to show that Dr. Rustln
belonged to a suicide club composed of
men as desperate as himself who mu-
tually agreed on death as the only solu-
tion of their financial and moral distress.
Katy Freight Wreck.
(Houston Post Special )
TEMPLE Texas September 16. A rear-
end collision between two southbound
freight trains on the Missouri Kansas
and Texas railway occurred yesterday
afternoon at Brucevllle twenty miles
north of this city ln which a caboose was
smashed and an engine slightly disabled.
Traveling Engineer Stanton who wa. on
one of the train. suffered a spsalned
snkle ln 1umptn. There was no Inter-
ruption of traffic.
In the Golf Contest.
(Associated Press Report.)
GARDEN CITY. N. Y. September 16 -Among
the sixteen players who qualified
ln tomorrow's golf games were the pres-
ent champion. Jerome D. Travers snd
two former champions Walter J. Travis
and Even A. Beyers.
Thomas S. Sherman of Utlca a son of
the republican candidate for the vice
presidency. Is also ln the hunt for premier
honors.
Two Associations Agree.
(Associated Press Report.)
NEW YORK. September 16. -The differ-
ences between the Automobile Club of
America and the American Automobile
association the two foremost automobtl-
Ing organisations in America have been
settled and the two bodies will co-operate
ln working for the success of both the
Vanderbllt cup race and the grand Bjlse
race announced by the Automobile Club
of America to be held at Savannah Ga.
looks forward to breakfast of
delicately browned thin
4
pkgs. at Grocers
L CO.. Ltd..
STRUCK BY SQUALL
PARSEVAL AIRSHIP HAS TEC
ble while nr aol ; J
Comes Down on the Roof of a Hour.:
but the Occupants Sustain
No Injury.
V
t
(Associated Press Repr I. i ' i
BERLIN September 16-The ParSWral
airship with which experiments wars
being made by the government buckled
snd came down today at Greenwlld While '
racing toward Crossdobritx where the
emperor was waiting to inspect It. .
When the Parseval hlp was crossing
Hulen sea It was struck by a squall ana
the cigar shaped flexible bag began to .
show signs of trouble. Then the Interior
of the balloon half collapsed and the ma-" -chine
started slowly to come down jit .
cleared the waters of the lake and landed :r
on the roof of a house. Major Von Pan
seval and four companions alighted wlth-
iiui euviaiiiiiig ouy injuries.
An Air Ship Test.
i Associated Press Report.)
BERLIN September 16. A test
we
made yesterday with a Parseval airship '
representing the dirigible flexible sjfaHi.s
tern with inner air balloonets a flight j
of 11 i-4 hours being made. This more :
than fulfilled the requirements before ac-
ceptance for army purposea All the sya
terns have now proved their value fotw 1
long distance cruises. i
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Wrights Hold All Records. V
(Associated Press Report.) r
LEMANS September IS. WllbWJ
Wright aeroplanlst. Dayton Ohio todajr4
eclipsed all European records for sus-
talned aeroplane flight. He remained in
the air for thirty-nine minute and
eighteen and three-fifths seconds. Thla '
rives the wrignt Drotners the recoraa
for both iiemtspheres.
For Protective Plans.
'Associated Press RtPori.)
WASHINGTON September 16. As
result of the successful trials of the
Wright filer during the past two weeks'
by Orvllle Wright at Fort Myer. a Joint
commission composed of officers of the
ordnance department the signal corps
and the artillery corps of the army may
within a few months undertake the ex- t
pertments to determine the possibility of .
damaging an airship In flight.
QUARANTINE AGAINST
CUBA f
Two
Cases of Yellow Fever ia
Havana the Cause. '' '
(Associated Press Report
NEW ORLEANS. September 16.-Be-
cause of the announcement of two cases ; t
of yellow fever In Havana the United
Slates marine hospital service In New "
Orleans acting on orders from Washing- (
ton. tonight put Into effect a quarantine
against Cuba. f" ;
All persons leaving Havana for the
United States will have to remain at the
detention camp ln Trlsconla near Ha-
vana six days. If they are to go to Key
West or Tampa and five days If they h
are bound for New Orleans or Other s
ports. Except In extraordinary cases
there will be no detention at the qnarars- j -tine
station on the Mississippi river. . ' j '
Powder Magazine Explodes.
(Aeiecialrd Prttst ReOort.)
MALE8TER Ok la.. September H At -powder
magasine. used by wholsaml ;'
powder company ind the Samples Mining
company for the storage f powder -wee
struck by llghtqlng shortly after S o'clock
this afternoon the explosion Wllta n
miner Arthur Richards and seriously tnr
Jurlng eight others. Richards' head wag '
completely severed from the body. n'tV
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Capt&in A. E. Maxwell Dead.
Atmcioiea rrtsu nnmj . ( .
GAINESVILLE Ga. September It.-.;
Captain A. E. Maxwell general agent of
the Seaboard Air Line with headquarter
at Jacksonville Fla.. and one of the best '
known railroad men ln the South. died
ilittilv hrA arlv teiilnv tretm liMrt
irouDie. tie was to years uia.
C t
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negro uuarueu in Xiuuisi&na. -. .
( Associated Press Rstpori.) e c1'
BATON ROUGE. La.. September 1.
Dispatches from Batchelor La. say
negro named John Miles was lynched: t
there last night by a mob. The negro
was accused of shooting at a storekeeper: '.
the bullet tearing off a part of the latter -
nose. .
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