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THE HATTIESBURG NEWS
Member ol A&sodated Press
VOL XV_Nn 17S MLY »SWS. bublUM 19«
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HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY AFTERNOCN JULY 29.1911.
, Consolidated
April 6. 1909
WHY DAN M'GILVRAY
SHOULD BE ELECTED
SYNOPSIS OF THE ADDRESS DE ■
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DEFIES OFFENDERS OF LAW I
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self
Mr. Gilvray States That He Wants to Has
had
but
es
ing
for
of
I
LIVERED TODAY AT LEA'S
SCHOOL HOUSE.
Be Elected Sheriff So He Can En
^—-force the Law—Some of the Reforms
He Stands For—Has Been Handi
capped.
Deputy Sheriff Dan G. McGilvruv
addressed a large crowd at a picnic
given at Lea's School House today, in
which he presented his cause as a
candidate for Sheriff of Forrest coun
ty. The address was well received
and highly complimented. Following
is a synopsis of the same:
1 "is is the first time I have put my
self before you politically; this is the
fir>t time I have ever asked you for
any office On the other hand my op
ponents are old politicians, well im
planted, well embedded in political
ein les. They have run, and run; they
have stumped this county over and
over again. They know all the crooks
and turns and tricks in politics. I must
confess that I am inexperienced along
that line, but I am not inexperienced
as to the duties of Sheriff and Tax Col
lector. I have rendered more than six
years' active service in this work;
have had experience iu each branch of
the office ; I claim every qualification
of ;i sheriff, both in and out of the of
fice.
)
if
I
has stated
if tny opponents
the stump that I am not running
lth the expectation of being elected
I ttle
frill
tor ttic purpose of putting my
s, if before the people so that 1 would
v si y four years front
bui
hnv th" rieht of
and that 1 no doubt
„ consider four years hence. My
vould be the
now
man
o ihre
that is being saitl
fri.-«
sidetrack yi
I. to
lie true sit
uir minds froi
knows there is ring poli
...r-li side of me; that there is
dist
It.
tic.- oh
a trail staked out and tied witit a tot
ter string oil each side ready to step
up and lay claim t
four years hence,
trick, gentlemen. If you
tlie Sheriff s office
the
You ca
see
vill stop to
think.
vish to say just here that i
And I
, nll t backed nor am I run by any
a
an
or courthouse ring.
political boss.
temperolarily retired polit io
bave no
Inn running for the office- in my name
I and ask for it
so that he. may step til
in his oVn name four years from now.
brothers practicing law to be
I have
I have no
made rich off of my election,
brothers nor sons expecting
So it 1» no family af
Job
no
if l am elected.
with me.
own merits.
And m>
cannot
I stand alone on my
fair
friends, an inexperienced
handle the situation, es
neclnllv in Hattiesburg. If either of
e elected he would
much about
man
niv opponents
not. coul.l not know as
ork at the expiration of his term
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the w
ith
0 begin
as I know ti
Strict Ec(ci' cerv,en * *- aW
enforcement of
1 stand for
That cannot be denied by
believe there is
■ in this district in
East Mississippi can show a be'
putting money in the
furnishing labor
the law.
man
I don'
comity 01
any on* 1 :
iu Fortvn
recoVd for
I
fou and build public mads;
riminnls to justice,
for the pa -
nko ent»'
I
brin sl HP
and in
have made
th
McKinnon
Mr.
Ms opponent.
the stump why T have
of the crime out of
asked from
wiped ail
ha*
not
such a law enforc
v if I an
why crime
-minty, and he
( ;ciitlenten. yon know
a Forrest
Mj friends, when I begun
' Mr. A. M. McCalUtm ns a
*" , ,.,„. 8 „go, he had five depn
depnty six
ties ill
besides myself, and
in Hattiesburg
nil busy: and by tlie time
ook charge of the of
ms the
I hem
kept.
Mngrudf
aim, it five years ago I
gained. And nince that
th'**
u»l>
icati >
much circuit and
1 have had as
tin
■ham erv court work to do as any n an
M have done, outside of hunting
wo „hl h»'- gt)n { wlu , eavp
have had on the
down criminals.
Imh'ÎnTheÏÎt six' V«™ If ■ haven,
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" e more t0 break UP Crlme ln For '
rest county than all of the other forces
put togther, let them be deputies or
what not. But, my friends, here Is the
point; my time has not been my own.
1 am only a deputy, under another
man. and one man cannot do it all by
himself. But If I am elected sheriff
the things that I cannot attend to my
self I will see are attended to.
Has Been Handicapped by Grafters.
Of course all of the backing 1 have
had for the past five years has come
from Mr. Magruder; he Is a good man,
but he becomes discouraged, and most
men will become discouraged over the
situation in Hattiesburg. 1 have rea
sons to believe, and do believe that
there are blind tlgets and other clash
es of criminals who are not only be
ing winked at, but backed, and even
protected by some of our lower courts
for part of the spoil; call It graft or
what yon please. If I am elected I
intend to show up some of that kind
of work.
I have done my best under the con
ditions under which I have
had to work to enforce the
law, but as most of you
men know, who have served on Juries,
I have labored under difficulties. 1
have been hand-tied, held back, handi
capped on almost every side. I have
not had a ghost-of a chance; and nf
ter accomplishing as much as I ha- e
under such difficulties I am sure if
you put the reins of the sheriff's of
fice in my hands I will master the situ
tion.
not
State
Gulf
time.
of
with
select
xious
city
ed.
three
year
burg
in
that
and
able
ed
974
in
the
Defies Criminals and Crooks.
Again.—I believe In good roads, and
if you will give me this office the pro
fessional criminal will have to quit his
nefarious business, leave this county,
or we will grade every' public road
from one side of It to the other. But
of course the criminal element is
fighting me and fighting me hard. And
I invite them to do it. They had hei
ter scrap me if they expect to stay
itéré, for they have never had any
trouble to what they will have If I am )
elected Sheriff. But these crooks,
these thieves, thugs, blind tigers, pros
titutes, and the professional gambler
with a few political bosses to their
backs, won't come out and fight a man
fair. They are not fighting me fair.
They won't walk up to you and tell
you that they are opposing McGilvray
because they are afraid of him, be -1
cause they know he would enforce the ;
law ; hut they hatch up some other
excuse, usually mix a falsehood with
It, and give that as their reason. They
have been breeding deception for three
and a half years to prejudice th
minds of good men against me. And
I will give some examples of their
dirty work if called upon to do so.
Addresses the Laboring Man.
My friends beware of Impostors.
You will meet them all along down
the line. They study politics for a
living, and when they are running for
office they pretend to be your friend;
pretend to stand for your interest, but
after they are elected they step over
on the other side, the side that is try
ing to crush you to the earth.
Because the money is there. You hear
some men say when they are running
for office that they stand for every
in
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of
of
of
Why ?
thing that is good; that they. too. I
stand for law enforcement. Men who j
have never been recognized on that !
side of the question; men who have
in their lives been accused of j
being on that side of the fence. They
call that politics, and try to stuff your
minds and ballot boxes with such |
dangerous dope. If the laboring man
Of today expects to protect his rights !
awl improve his present condition, hotted
must do it through the ballot box. M>
, | brother that is the only hope for our i
of
;i
by
in
never
salvation.
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Advocates Reform School.
There is being a great deal said now
about a reform school for hova.
believe we need this institution, hut
of i
1 too
he
let me give you the best remedy for
the evil that calls for it. It is the
- enforcement of law among men !
a
propet
A hoy is an imitator: he tries to imi
tai e the man: and when he sees men |
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walking the streets wearing good |
, 'othes and jewelry, and being address- {
gentlemen living dissipated, dis
and
of
the
that
ed as
honest lives, he tries to Imitate them i
and gets caught.
Mothers:—The same rules apply to |
girls. I say If we will close up these j
hell holes of iniquity, these dives and
dens of sin nmlon
and
an
eavp
the
WANT BAPTIST
TO MEET HERE
8 tate Convention Will Be Invited to
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Meet in Hattiesburg In
November.
Gulfport anounces that the city will
not be able to entertain the Baptist
State Convention in November as the
Gulf Coast Fair will be held at that
President W. M. Whittington,
time.
of Greenwood, Miss., in co-operation
with the other four officers of the con
vention will take the matter up and
select another meeting place.
The Baptists of Hattiesburg are an
xious that the convention meet in this
city and an Invitation will be extend
ed. The convention has met in the
northern part of the state for the last
three years and the Baptists ln this
section think that it should meet this
year in South Mississippi and Hatties
burg is considered the logical point by
1
many.
The members of the denomination
in Hatiesburg are especially desirous j
that the convention meet here on ac
count of the movement that has been
successfully launched to establish a
Baptist Woman's College in this city. !
and the endorsement of the state con j
vention will be sought.
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RAILROAD ACCIOENTS FEWER.
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First Quarter of Year Death
Lower Than Year Ago.
Washington. July 29.—A consider
able falling off of casualties on inter
state railways during the quarter end
ed March 1 last is shown in the ac
cident bulletin for that period Just
issued by the interstate commerce
commission.
There were 2,124 person« killed and
10,430 Injured during the quarter, in
cluding 706 employes killed and 10,
974 injured. This is a decrease of 229
in the number killed and of 2,908 in
the inured as compared with the cor
responding quarter of last year.
Accidents reported by the electric
)
jlmes on which interstate traffic is
carried show that sixty-one persons
were killed and 696 injured during,
the quarter, a decrease of fifty-three
in the number killed and 335 In thel
number injured as compared with the.
corresponding quarter of last year.
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THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS
IN THE UNITED STATES. ■
There are In the United States 184
theological schools, which are divided
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among the various denominations as ;
follows:
Advent. 1; Baptist. 18; Ro
man Catholic, 30; Disciples. 17;Chttrch
of the New Jerusalem, 1 ; Congrega
tional. 11; Evangelical. 2; Hebrew. 2:
Lutheran, 29; Moravian, 1; Methodist.'
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22; non-sectartan, 12; Presbyterian.
2t; Protestant Episcopal, 12: Univer ;
salist, 3; Unitarian, 2. The number;
of students enrolled In these schools j
during the year 1910 was 11,012. of I
which 491 were women. Of these stu ;
dents 8,337 were Protestants, and 2, |
675 (all men) were Roman Catholics.
The average attendance upon each J
Protestant school was 54, and each I
Catholic school 89.—Christian Advo
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cate.
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! arbitration treaty between the Uni
hotted States and Great Britain and be
tween the United States and France
i will he signed in Washington next
v- eek according to an announcement
After signing the treaty
formal exchange be
Lil
;i TREATY TO BE ill
(It y Associated Press.)
Washington, July 29.—A general
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j made today.
there will he a
Sucre
twen governments concerned,
tary Knox will sign the treaty for the
United States,
! GUARANTY CONCERN
READY TO PAY MONEY.
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| Jackson, Miss.. July 29—The Guar
{ antee Company on the bond of the
failed Mississippi Bank and Trust
pany of Jackson have notified the
governor that it stands ready at any
i ('
| time to make good to the state of
j Mississippi whatever deficit there is
on deposit of the »19,900 of state
nmlon no technlcali
Loan Companies Charged
With Fraudulent Methods
Jackson. Miss., July 29.—The ar
rest at Atlanta by the Federal author
ities of the officials of the Southern
Loan & Trust Company on the charge
of using the United States mails with
inlent to defraud has aroused a great
deal of interest in this state, because
of the fact that the company has been
operating extensively in Mississippi,
and its agents have written a large
number of contracts auiong^ersons j
I who were unable to penetrate the !
fraud Involved In its business meth- '
ods.
It Is alleged that the plan of opera
tion of the Atlanta concern is similar
in many respects to the Jackson Loan
& Trust Company, of this city, whose
affairs are now in litigation, and whose
principal officers are now under Indict
ment ln Oklahoma.
The Jackson Loan & Trust Com- !
Whlle
no criminal charges have been preferr
pany, like the concern in Atlanta, has
been operating extensively In several
1 Southern and western states.
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Coalition For a Broader
Tariff Revision Likely
Washington, July 29.—The eight
democratic and progressive republi-
can coalition for a broader tar'ff re-
vision gained ground yesterday, and
it was confidently predicted In both
houses that the conference indicated
ed
will
day
the
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a compromise on the wool bill, farm
ers' free list bill and posibly the cot
ton bill with the steel, sugar and oth- i
on
er schedules would be passed.
Meantime indications are stronger
than ever that Taft will exercise the
veto power of the tariff legislation
prior to the submission of the tariff
board report in December.
The cotton hill will probably pass
the house Thursday. Democratic
leaders asserted if the present pro
feram is carried out nothing can pre-|
j vent adjournment by the middle of
j August , Thp p!an contemplates a
oom p ro mi8e on the wool bill on 30
I |10lnts ad valorem and a raw wool
duty baB , 8 Tbls measure goes to the
con f erence Monday or Tttesäay. do
The free list bi'l Is to be changed
j only by an amendment which strikes j
J out the provision of placing farm pro
This amend- 1
! ment is necessary to insure the repub- j !;
■ ducts on the free list.
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WOODROW WILSON
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FOR PRESIDENT
; Headquarters Opened in New York
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To Further Ambition of The
Governor.
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(By Union Associated Press.)
New York, July 29. 'Woodr
Ison for President" headquarters are
! today open and in full sw'ing in an of
fice at No. 96 Broadway, while down
v WII
the West, is in
ty promotion.
headquarters are being paid by an or
ganization of educators, professional j
men and Princeton alumni, w ho he-i
- lieve that if Wilson is given the Dm
be- oeratie nomination next year he wll!
In a wav.
.
the street, at No. 42, a press bureau is i
engaged in grinding
tinted to further the great ambition of)
the New
it matter des'g
Jersey
governor.
Stockbridge.
Wilson's light was not concealed ur
der a bushel when the former Prii
ton president made his swing "vouml
•harge of the public!*
The expenses of the
lead the party to victory.
the Wilson campaign is unique, as
, far as now know not a solitary pro
fessional politician has a finger in th,-1
I front Maine to
numbered among the
"boomers" of Dr. Wilson ;
University met
; pie.
] California are
I voluntary
: For a period of twenty years, first as j
the j professor of political economy and
later as president. Dr. Wilson was con j
the —
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Local shoewr tonight or Sun- ❖
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THE WEATHER
ed against its officer» in Mississippi,
the pending litigation has many remi
fications, and those who are prosecut
ing the cases declare that there will
be no cessation of the fight until the
company put out of business.
The Mississippi Supreme court re
cently sustained Chancellor Lyell's de
cision holding that the contract form
of the Jackson Loan & Trust Company
j is fraudulent and usurious, but the
! chancellor was reversed on his ap
' pointaient of a receiver, the court
holding that action of this character
cannot be taken on a bill filed by the
state. The court suggested that the
vould be
proper method of relief
through a creditor's bill.
The present status of affairs makes
it impossible to prosecute the cases
until the regular November term of
! Federal court in this city, and it is
rumored that when the tribunal meets
the Federal grand jury will be re
quested to give the company's busi
ness methods a thorough probing.
liean Insurgent vote.
out
Democrats of both houses express- j bath
ed the certainty that the free list bill I
on
leged
ed
will be put through the senate Tues
day by the same combination as on
the wool bill.
Debate on Cotton Schedule.
Washington, July 29.—The debate
on the democratic cotton schedule re
vision bill was begun in the house
yesterday by Underwood, of Alabama,
chairman of the ways and means
committee, which prepared the bill.
There Is no fixe» time for closing the
debate on the measure, although It is
believed it will end on Wednesday. c ,
with a vote following that day.
The minority report was presented
today by Payne, of New York. It ex- ^
presses opposition to the bill ''be
cause of the unfairness to protective ^
duties for a great American industry |
tod frankly admitted not intended to 1
do so." ! in
Underwood said the cotton sehe- j
dole revision, proposed by the bill i
would save the American consumers
$299,000,000 yearly. He denied that
!; or would he injured by It.
vith Princeton University, and
nected
during that time thousands and thous- j
ands of graduates were turned out by ,
the great Jersey institution. Almost
to a man, regardless of whether they
are Democrats or Republicans, these
alumni are "ptilling" for the "Prexy"
and their influence—says the press
agent—will he felt in nearly every
city of the land.
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THE MARKETS.
(By Associated Press.)
j New Orleans. July 29.—Cotton clos-'
ed steady at a net decline of twenty
eight to thirty seven points.
Chicago, July 29.—Wheat steady, a
half point lower to eighth up. Provis
and one half down to ten
Sim«. Hire- voting white boys, wete
j arret ted yesterday charged with steal
ing bicycles. Three bicycles were se
Pine street, and tt was afterwards
learned that the boys left the city for
tons sev
. higher.
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STFALINB RICYim
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Leonard loues. Albert Creel and Ray
cured from Smith's bicycle shop on
Ovett, where they expected to dispose
of the wheels. Mr. C. E. Smith and
Messrs. Patton and Keys started out
after the boys on bicycles and over
took them about ten miles from town,
; They were brought back and put in
j jail, and given a hearing this morning
before Justice Greer Tones was given
j 29 days on the county farm, but the
sentence was suspended pending good
•> 1 behavior on account of his having
i- turned state's evidence. Creel was
<> given 20 days and Simms 80 days on
❖ the farm. The latter was only re
<■ cently released from the farm after
serving a sentence for burglary.
CONTRACT LET
FOR NEW SCHOOL
Burkes Brother A Flemming Successful
Bidders—Work 8t*rts Soon snd
Building Will be Finished In
December.
At a meeting of the city commission- |
ers and board of education Friday af- ;
ternoon the contract for erecting the !
new high school building on Main
street was awarded to Burkes Broth- !
ers & Flemming. The building will j
cost about »30,000 and will be very at- J
tractive. The original plans of archi- i
tect Lee called for a building that
would have cost something like $40.- I
000 , but It was necessary to modify ;
the plans, cutting out some of the un- j
necessary ornamental work. In order j
to get the cost down to the amount
of money on hand for the building. In
addition to this fact the local con
tractors were extremely anxious that
the work be done by a Hattiesburg j
firm and made their figures as low as
possible.
Work on the building will be com i
menced ?r soon as the material can be
gotten together and an effort will be
made to complete It in December.
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FORGED FRIEND'S NAME
FOR 10c WORTH OF NUTS,
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Paducah, Ky„ July 29 — Isidor Fa
William
al
confectioner a dime he Investigated,
found the note and immediately swore
out a warrant.
j bath is under bond to appear for trial
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on the charge of forgery.
Sohumate. prosecuting witness,
leged that Fabash, a bartender, forg
ed his name to an order on a confec
tioner for 10 cents worth of nuts.
When Schumate found he owed the
Vugll8ta Me j uI> . eg „The Maine
^ common 8chool fund . not In
c , mon(?yg fQr h , gh gchoo , s or for
superintendency work, will this year
. 48 i,35n.19. Of this amount $23.
^ )g fo) . .. ]ization fllnds - t0
' ' , owng *«77 «70 18 is to
^ distr n H jted among the towns ac
| [>ordin (0 valuation and $7Sft 051 9«
1 hp d)gtrihuted amon( , the town«
! in proportion to their persons of
j gchool agp
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MAINE SCHOOL FUND *1,481.350.19.
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SOCIALIST PUT
OUT A TICKET
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Secretary of State Notified Who The
Socialist Candidates Are For
State Offices.
Jackson, Miss., July 29.—The state
socialist party yesterday filed its cer
tificates of the nomination of its candi
dates for the state offices in Missis
sippi with the secretary of state as the
law requires, and as the nomination
was made by the convention, and
there will be no contest for any of the j
places, it will be unnecessary to bold |
a primary, for the nominations were
unanimous and have been ratified by
rganizat ion.
the party
The nominees
Governor—Sumner W. Rose. Biloxi.
re:
Lieutenant Governor—.1 T. Lester.
I Taekson.
Secretary of State Enos Farmer.
a in If port.
Attorney General— S. W. Crumm.
Jackson.
Treasurer- .1. D. Wallace, Lex ing
ton.
Superintendent of Education— C. F.
Mayes, Hattiesburg.
Clerk of Supreme Court —T. O. Mc
Murtrav, Yazoo City.
Land Comiestoner- .1. D. Smith. \
in
Clara. Miss.
Insurance Commissioner—B. A. Mr
Swain, McCullnm, Miss.
It is somewhat singular and worthy
of notice that no candidate for com
missioner of agriculture was named.
on
re
U has been publicly stated that Dr.
S. A. Steel has been agreed upon for
the presidency of the Methodist Con
ference Female Institute at Jackson,
Tenn. Doctor Steel was slated to
for
ÜR. LotfeU, IWl .
TWO HIRED AS
THE RESULT OF
SOFT DRINK WAR
RIVAL OEALER8 FIGHT OUT DIF
FERENCES ON 8TREET8—
FATHER AND SON DEAD.
Shaw. MIbs.. July 29.—C. J. Miller, a
»oft drink dealer here, yesterday shot
and killed George M. Hudspeth and his
son, Edward,
FRICTION FOR MONTHS PAST
Miller Claims Hudspeths Were Ad
vancing on Him When He Brought
Hie Winchester into Play—The Slay
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er Goes to Cleveland and Surrendera
to Sheriff.
For several months there has been
friction bet wen the venders of soft
drinks, headed by George M. Hudspeth
and hi, son on one side, and C. J.
Miller and a number of Italian mer-
chants on the other. The latter hired
a lawyer several weeks ago to appear
before the town council for the pur-
pose of securing an order closing the
tents in which a number of soft drink
dealers do business. The council de
nied the request, which added to the
ill feelings, the matter culminating in
today's tragedy.
Yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock
the two Hudspeths and Miller met at
a bannna car ln the contents of which
they were Interested. Hot words were
j passed, after which Hudspeth and his
son are said to have gone to their
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places of business and secured arms,
the father a rifle and the son a pistol.
Later, while going down the street,
they met Miller, who Is said to have
fled into the express office, picked up
a Winchester rifle and returned to the
! street,
have
The Hudspeths are said to
advanced upon Miller, who
rarned them not to approach. The
elder Hudspeth Is said to have raised
his gun as If to fire, but before h#
could pull the trigger a bullet from
Miller's Winchester pierced his chest,
killing him almost Instantly. This wai
folowed by another bullet, which en
tered Edward Hudspeth's breast, caus
ing death within a few minutes.
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Miller went to Cleveland Immediate
ly and surrendered to the Sheriff Mil
ler Is a Kentuckian, while the Hud
speths are from Indiana.
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UNIQUE TARGET PRACTICE
Washington. July 28.—Unique tar
get practice will be provided for the
battleships of the Atlantic fleet next
week.
resemble aeroplanes and dirigible bal
loons wll' be suspended from batter
ies of powerful box kites and will
serve as targets for the rifles of the
marines and the small breech boat
guns. So far the ordinance bureau
has not succeeded in producing a bl*
gun that may be safely elevated to
shoot Into the sky.
Sheets of canvas shaped to
Accountant Moore te In Charge of the
EXAMINE REEVES' BOOKS.
s:-~-tfr« OfRss.
Gulfport, Mira., July IS.— Acoouit
antant Moore of J*ckao*, ts in th*
eitv. He has been sent fiown by the
governor for a thorough cheek of th*
books of the sheriff's office. The
work may be finished today. Sheriff
Reeves has turned the office over to
him and is rendering assistance In
th work.
Mr. Reeves stated again yesterday
that he would soon be ready to make
a full statement of his side of the
case to the press concerning the al
leged shortage in his account*.
\ NEW PROCESS FOR
TANNING TANNED.
New York, July 29.- -The exploita
tion of
leather,
persons
of the American Tanning Company,
abrupt!v ended yesterday when
postoffice I r I-parlors raided tMp com
pany 's offices here and arres
yt-no S Itohliism:. Adam Hoch, F. C.
Canfield, O 11 erbart 8mhh. the >to
th9
a new process for tanning
which induced then sands of
to Invest »420,000 In the stock
.
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