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THE HATTIESBURG NEWS
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NEWSPAPER
3:30 EDITION
VOL II. NO. 208
HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 29,
1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Sam Reber Gets a Bullet Through
His Head and Dan Maybe is
Charged with Crime.
WOMAN UNDER ARREST
HAS BAD REPUTATION
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Maybe Claims That He Acted in Self
Defense and Only Used His Pistol
When He Was Attacked By Two
Men.—Injured Man Still Alive.
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Daily News Special.
Jackson, October 29.—Jackson has
another shooting to its credit or dis
credit.
Last night about 10 o'clock Sam
Reber, a well known young man of
this city, was shot and seriously
wounded by Dan Maybe, a contractor,
in the house of Lucretia Deangeles,
on Farish street. The ball entered
the right temple and came out back
of the ear.
Young Reber was taken to the sana
torium, and his wound dressed by Dr.
E. H. Galloway, who pronounced it
very serious.
The woman, Lucretia, was arrested
and lodged in jail a few minutes after
Maybe had surrendered.
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Maybe telephoned to police bead
quarters asking that an officer be sent
to arrest him and take him in charge
but the officer on duty suggested to
him that he come up to the city hall
and surrender himself, which he prom
ised to do, and in a few minutes he
was there. ,
The man who did the shooting show
ed very plainly that he had been In a
very warm engagement of some kind.
His face showed two or three bad cuts
and his person was covered with blood.
The woman presented a horrible ap
pearance also, and when she walked
in at the city hall in charge of the
officers, it was supposed she,too, had
been cut or shot, so bloody were her
arms, hands and clothing. However,
most of It washed off, and It was found
that sbe had been In the midst of the
melee but was not injured.
Maybe stated that he never used
his pistol till he had been attacked by
Reber and another man, and claimed
to be acting in self-defense.
Sam Reber is the youngest son of
Mr. E. H. Reber, one of the moat high
ly respected citizens of Jackson, and
whose friends will very deeply sympa
thize with him in his sad affliction.
Sam is about 21 years of age and has
been employed several years about the
oil mills of the city, and by the mana
of which he was highly esteemed.
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Lucretia DeArcgeles is the same wo
who figured very prominently in
man
the killing of Jesse Puckett in a blind
tiger den on the other side of Pearl
river a few years ago and has been
notorious for a long time.
The Lateet.
At 2 a. m. Mr. Reber showed no
change in condition,
deal of blood before the surgeons
reached him and was very weak, with
chances about even.
He lost a great
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FREEZING.
Washington, October 29.—For Mis
sissippi. Fair tonight and Friday.
Frost tonight.
JACKSON WEDDING
OF MUCH INTEREST
Daily News Special.
Jackson, October 19.—A wedding of
more than usual interest, not only in
Jackson, but throughout a good por
tion of the state as welt, was that last
night when Mr. James Alexander, a
prominent young lawyer of this city,
and a son of Hon. C. H. Alexander,
was united to Miss Mildred Thompson,
the attractive daughter of Judge R. H.
Thompson. The wedding was a very
brilliant affair, and took place at the
Frist Presbyterian church, Dr. J. B.
Hutton, the pastor, performing the cer
emony. The wedding, which was at
tended by a large and fashionable
audience was followed by a brilliant
reception at the home of the bride's
parents. Many guests from out-of
town were in attendance.
INQUIRY
President of the Railroad Commis
sion is Investigating the
Cumberland Company
WANTS HATTIESBURIi
TO MAKE AN APPEAL
Thinks That Commission Could Sue
pend Its General Rate and Allow
Hattiesburg to Enforce Its Charter
Restrictions.
Mr. F. M. Lee, president of the Mis
sissippi Railroad Commission spent
last night in the city, leaving on the
Gulf and Ship Island train this morn
ing for Jackson.
While In the city Mr. Lee inquired
into some matters pertaining to the
charges that were being made by the
Cumberland Telephone Company for
service rendered In this city. He
stated that it was tlie former commis
sion that allowed the Cumberland to
charge $3.50 for business phones when
the exchanges had between 600 and
1000 phonos. Mr. Lee was asked If
the city council and the people were
to petition the commission to change
this order so that It would apply to
and enforce the charges named In the
charter, If the commission would gTant
the petition, and he replied If one
other member can he had to vote for
It that it could be done. He said
there was "nothing like trying."
As the Cumberland Company la now
charging on a basis fixed by the com
mission and not by the charter, It is
believed that the commission, upon
request, would compel the Cumberland
to fix the charges according to the
prices named In the charter, and If
this is done the Cumberland will he
compelled to show that they are serv
ing 800 bona fide subscribers before
they could charge the business houses
$3.60 for the service rendered.
Mr. Lee was further asked if the
Cumberland could count as a part of
their exchange the room pbones of the
Hotel Hattiesburg. He stated that he
had not investigated this feature and
was not prepared to render a de
cision, but If the comnany charged less
for these phones he thought It was dis
crimination, provided they were count
ed in the list of subscribers.
Asked as to what Information he
had in reference to the building of the
Northeastern passenger station, Mr.
Lee stated that there was nothing
new.
GARRiTO HANGED.
Hearst News Service.
Pittsburg, October 29.--Salvatore
Gurrlto was hanged In the jail here
this morning for the murdet of State
Policeman Timothy Kelleb ir on Sep
tember 19, 1907.
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These pictures illustrate the dispos
ing accident in Brooklyn in which an
8 year old boy lost his life,
picture and the sketch show how the
crowd lifted the trolley car after it
had crushed the boy. The boy Rafelo
Sterdeco is shown below.
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Hattiesburg Team
Attended District
Odd Fellows Meeting
The district meeting of the Odd
Fellows Lodge was well attended and
the Hattiesburg delegation returned
yesterday from Laurel where the
meeting was held and where the visit
ors were handsomely entertained. Odd
Fellows from many different towns
were present, among the distinguished
ones being Hon. W. S. P. Doty, Grand
Secretary, of Grenada.. The meeting
was decidedly interesting and profit
able, the work of the order being ex
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IS SHOT FIVE TIMES
Daily News Spclcal.
Greenwood, Miss., October 23.—Ern
est R. Locke, a prominent druggist of
this city was shot and seriously
wounded by Ben and Stuart Weir, of
Yazoo City, last night.
The shooting occurred In the drug
store of Locke In the heart of the
business district.
Locke's wife is a siter of the Weir
brothers and it Is believed that family
uffairs are at the bottom of the
trouble, though no statement has yet
been made.
Ben and Stuart Weir came up from
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THE TRUST
Hoarst News Service
Richmond, Va., October 29.—With a
maximum capital of $20,000,000, the
State Commission has granted a chart
er to the industrial Chemical Com
pany, whose purpose as set forth In
its charter Is to engage In the manu
Acture of fertilizers and to conduct
such other business as may be deem
emplified by the Hattiesburg degree
team.
The following members of the de
gree team from this city were In at
tendance: L. M. Williams, J. E. May,
M. T. Sheehan, A. E. Ilarbcson, Win.
Bush, Louis Coplon, N. E. Lee, W. J.
Force, L H. Simmons, 0. F. Roddoch,
H. M. Freeman, J. C. Herman, F. C. !
Hall, A F. James, P. Oliver, A. T.!
Preston, R. J. Oliver, S. S. Wright, J. ;
G Kay, E. L. Burkitt, L. H. McKinzie !
and H Katz.
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Yazoo City on the evening Y. & M. V.
train, arriving about 8 o'clock, and
preceded immediately to Locke's drug
store.
Locke was standing outside
the door, but stepped back into the
store, when the Weir's opened fire on
him.
Five bullets took effect.
Mr*
Locke was In the rear of tha building
and rushed to the front, seized one
of her brothers and begged them no\
to shoot again.
Locke has a broken arm and a flesh
wound in the other. Two bullets took
effect In his legs, and another grazed
ids side. He is only slightly hurt
ed necessary in the estnblDhment of
fertilizer factories, branches and
hpuses.
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The new concern will run in op
position
to the Vlrglnla-Carolina
Chemical Company, known as the for-'
tllizer trust.
Prominent Richmond capitalists are
behind the new enterprise.
Chairman Conners Says that He
Will Carry New York State
By Rousing Majority
BRYAN AND CHANLER
ROTH MAKINti VOTES
Chanler's Majority Will Be More Tha
100,000 and Bryan Will Carry the
State By 40,000 Or More—Has Es
timates From Every County.
Hearst News Service.
New York October 19.—W. J. Con
ners, Chairman of the State Democrat
ic Committee, gave out the following
statement:
"I am thoroughly confident that
Bryan and Chanler
will carry the
State of New York as I am that elec
tion day will come on next Tuesday.
"My confidence is based
upon a
complete canvass of the State and
detailed reports I have received this
on
week
)in every Democratic State
Con
, county chairman and
nlneflt p leaders. These re
Show that the labor vote of this
Statg ig practically solid for both the
national and State tickets.
will jpiore than hold
pro
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our own
ig tha b
spoint to
lisinoss sections, and all
' an increase in the Deni
als ong
singj__
oca# VgH in tlie rural districts.
, inpose; sion of estimates from
everjneounty ill the State, based upon
Ing eond and I thoroughly
holier* that |ho Republican national
tickcM will have less than 89,000 plu
ralit\| outride of Greater New York
and the Repul >lican State ticket less
than 07,000. |
"Btflan's plurality in the State will
10,000 and Chanler's
100,000. These figures
be u
not 1
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Lieutenant Gover
Ihanler lias made a strenuous
and i/lnnlog-campaign. Mr. Brj'an's
visit to the Slate of New York has
been productive of immense good to
the
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votes ^B
; his to#*
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has made a profound
we are many thousand
than when he began
tV State on Saturday
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! DAVID $ENli*TT HILL
TRODUCES W. J. BRYAN.
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Hearst News Service
Alban|r, |N, Y,, October 29.—Former
United States Senator David Bennett
Hill intrpdtteed W. J. Bryan in this
city last night. The Democratic can
didate (rilled attention to the fact that
this w
it time that lie had
had thoi_
guisbed M*w Ytorker.
support of (he distin
"The party is
now nnitoSP Ms said "and we are go
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TAFT EXPRESSES DOUBT.
Hearst News service.
New York, October 29.—In begin
ning his address In Madison Square
Garden last night, Mr. Taft said: "The
inspiration of this presence, no mat
ter what happens on November 3, will
always be the sweetest memory of
my life."
The meeting was held in a down
pour of rain and those who failed to
ga..i entrance to the hall soou return
ed to their homes.
Mr. Taft spoke for less than ten
minutes because of the hiiBkiness of
his voice.
MANY LIVES
LOST AT SEA
London, October 29.—Portions of a
wrecked steamship, thought to be the
Yarmouth, were picked up today in
the English channel. The Yarmouth,
carrying a crew of thirty men, left
Rotterdam several days ago bound
for Harwlck and great anxiety is felt
over the fate of the vessel.
H. CLAY PIERCE
WILL FACE COURT
ON GRAVE CHARGE
Hearst News Service
Austin, Tex., October 29.—(Governor
Campbell has been informed by the
attorneys for H. Clay Pierce that the
oil magnate will be in Austin
November 9 to stand trial on a charge
of perjury.
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Pierce is now at his summer home
in Massachusetts and is said t
ill health.
be in ;
Tlie perjury charges on I
which he i3 to be tried grow out of !
his efforts to have tbo Watcrs-Pierce i
Oil Company released from disbarr- I
ment by the State of Texas.
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Hearst News St*i*vtee.
Montgomery, Ala., Oi t < >*«*;- 2».~a
Shilley Bragg, Stale 1 specter of
prisons, jails and cotton
committed suicide
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The greatest secrecy ft tntalned
at his home ann reporters
nil information.
Dr. Bragg only recently r<#rned
from New York, where he
fined for some time in
ill health is believed to have b n the
cause of the suicide.
Ho leaves a widow but no cl Iran,
Dr. Bragg was
Braxton Bragg of the
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He was for several years presld
of the state conivct hoard and w
well known throughout the state.
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Hearst News Service.
Wilkt sbarre, Penn., October 29.—
All colliers In the anthracite region
are closed today and 18,00 miners are
celebrating "Mitchell Day.'
John Mitchell spent the day at
Scranton and addressed two meetings.
T. L. Lewis, present president of
the Miners' Union, delivered an ad
dress at Shenadoali.
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SENSATIONAL CHARGE
OF CHAIRMAN MACK
Hearst News Service
New York, October 29.—Norman E.
Mark, Chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, today expressed
the belief that the "Taft and Chanler
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Andrew Carnegie Says
the Election of Bryan
PE ok Id Beypig Calamity
New York, October 29.-—Andrew
Carnegie arrived from Europe this
morning on the Steamer Adriatic. In
an Interview he declares that the elec
tion of Bryan would he the greatest
possible talamlty to the country. He
SHOPKEEPERS
INSURE AGAINST RIOTERS
Hearst News 3ervlco.
London, October 29.—Terrified by
recent riots among England's unem
ployed thousands and by threats of
still more serious disorders, the shop
STATE FAIR
BIG DAY AT
More Than 2,000 Children of the'
Jackson Public Schools Passed
Through the Gates
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FEATURE OF AFTERNOON
University and Mississippi College
Teams Measure Strength and Skill
—Next Saturday is School, College
and Drummer's Day.
Daily News Special.
Jackson, October 29.—An interest
ing feature of the State Fair today
was tlie filing in at the gates of prac
tically all the school children of the
city, numtou-ing more than 2,000, the
schools having been dismissed for the
for that .purpose.
ture, however, as oil yea
tpKfrv. was the races, some of the
best stock in the country having been
entered. It was evident, however, that
some of the best pacing and trotting
horses were somewhat out of form
juid the limbering up which a day or
4v o of track work will supply.
B The football game, to be called at
Wree o'clock this afternoon between
the earns of the University of Missis
<dpi and Mississippi College, has
JMci a factor in the drawing of one
le biggest crowds in the history
he Fairo, the admissions today
I' exceeding in number those of
B Monday or Tuesday.
Ht to todaj, if not in fact sur
■fe it in interest, next Saturday
|9ks to be tin big day in point of
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that day having been set.
v Day. and
Both these features
aside as chool l\
Drummers Day.
are •rwu v. d for Saturday in order
['• tnerba; the attendance, as all the
ehools ha ve holiday on Saturday, and
' tsar Ot tne drummers will be able
to gat to hi re oa Saturday who could
imt get In on any other day in the
wi ate.
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EARNEY SICK.
Tli* runny friends- of Mr. J. L.
*«y will learn with deep regret
nets seriously ill at his home on
Kren
t hat
Bay struct, and will wish him a speedy
recovery.
president and Chanler ns governor of
New York la bring financed by tha
! Republican National Committee.
Business Mena ^League," having as
its object the pectlon of Taft as
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expressed his belief in the success of
Tal't and Governor Hughes, toward
whose campaigns lie admitted that he
had contributed liberally. He charac
terized Brynu as a "demagogue, who
would color the Supremo Court by
his partisan appointments."
keepers of English, Scotch and Welsh
towns are insuring heavily against
losses at the hands of mobs.
The army of unemployed now num
bers 2,000,000 and Is steadily Inrrtf*
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