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THE HATTIESBURG NEWS
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VOL XV—No 187
Member ol Associated Press
OAILY NEWS. Eitabltahed 190
DAILY PROGRESS. Kitabllahrd 1896
HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 15.1911.
, Consolidated
April 6. 1909
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VETOES
THE STATEHOOD
MEASURE TODAY
j
The
crossings
N.
vision
eastern
President Disapproves the Recall of recently
will
with
chert
walk
w ill
drainage
will
more
3£NT LENGTHY
MEASURE TO
CONGRESS HIS REASONS FOR
OPPOSING RESOLUTION.
The
and
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I properly
The
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ARIZONA CONSTITUTION CAUSE
• Judges. Says Under Such a Law
Lp f Judges Would Make Decisions "Un
ci' Legalized Terrorism/'
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(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 15.—President
Taft, in a special mesage to the Hous-' ed
today vetoed the joint resolution pro ! chief
i
viding for the admission of New Mex- the
ico and Arizona to statehood. The led
President says his reasons are based plan
on his thorough disapproval of the re- ) of
call of judges clause in the Arizona
Constitution. The New Mexico state- [
hood being bound up in that of Ari- ;
tons was meted out to the same fate
and neither territory can come in un
less friends if the joint resolution can ! ore
muster the necessary two thirds vote
to pass it over the veto. President j
Taft didn't spare words In condemn- 1
Ing the recall for judiciary, which he
said would compel them to make de
cisions' "under legalized terrorism." ] Miss.
Date For Adjournment,
mocratlc Leader Underwood, of
thr House today picked Wednesday, |
August 29, as the probable date of j -lohu
adjournment of the extra session of |
Crmgress He sakl it appeared prac
ticallv certain that action will not be dates
taken on the cotton bill. at
115.
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! lieve
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"At the end of this week this se
After
sion of Congress will collapse,
the wool hill is vetoed there will be no
Congress because the members are
Thus said
determined to go home."
Henry Cabot Lodge, the real head of ! ed.
regular Republicanism in the Senate
this afternoon when asked as to revis-;
:hat has passed already the
j said
will
lie
ion beyond
the House and Senate.
•"It will bn at least the first of Sep- j
•e ran think of going
mins, one of '
of insurgent Republican-.
ed.
tember before
home," said Albert
the heads
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The pertinency of the question of
adjournment is to be found in the fact
that If the session is prolonged the
insur
it and Bryan clamor for furth
what
just
force
this
vill
revision
Urs. Cummins and Bryan want.
v
(s
than a two
■With a shade more
IrdP vote the House this afternoon
carried out
wiih regard to the wool bill.
hairnian of the Sen
he Underwood program
Senator
I,a Follette, the
report the
the Senate before
In fact, early in
colleagues be
ate conferees, expected t
wool agreement
the day
vas over,
told his
the day he
1,1 do that, but the House did not
get through with the papers until so
late in the afternoon that the Wis
leader announced
on
that he
consin
would not present the report during
many Senators.
the absence of si
Vote is 206 to 90.
ion
the House ac
vhereby
The vote
repted the LnFollett e-Underwood com
promise wa
-tug 1»'
on passing
dent's
w.mbl have beei
• itli 8 answer
Had the question been
over the Presl
•o-t birds
ith a margin
se the
ou 1»1 have
ent.
the bill
•cssary
veto the
had
to spare, bee:
. ring present
votes
of
ot two
eiglo a
,,, |je counted in.
vo-thlrds majori
uce of !
t
- The f
ty over
worth talking
:eto is so small as to be not
about, although there
rulnr Representatives
to punish their in
, 'Vagues by remaining away
the hill to become a law
reu
many
are
would like
who
sur cent • <
a-.ul allowing
president's veto.
,d. in closing the argu
said that it would, if
of woolen
over the
Mr. L'nderwi
in the hill.
, te ,i relieve the user
of per cent of the tax he
Cl< ' ,,: He hoped, therefore, the
, 1,1 t,e patriot enough to
of hope
ment
ÏV
- no«' P 1 »'
President w
expression
applause.
The
„ e d tnmulous
it.
sign
ai ou
CARTER.
SUCCEEDS
HOYT
15.—Brigadier
today succeeds
com
Aug.
Hoyt
William H.
,he maneuver
latter having
Washington.
Ralph W.
Gen.
Maj.-C.en
mand of
Texas, the
Carter i
brigade in
been rellev
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Mobile Street Crossing
Improvements Have Started
The work of improving Mobile street
crossings has at last commenced, and
N. A. Kelly, supervisor of this di
vision of the New Orleans & North
eastern railroad, is in Hattiesburg
down
work
are
will
recently put down on Main street; if ]
will be of crushed stone and chert, the
with a coat of oil after the stone and
chert has been beaten down. The side
walk will be if the same material, but
w ill lie raised above the street, and
drainage for both sidewalk and street
will he improved. While better and the
more lasting material and higher'land
supervising the preliminary work.
The railroad tracks are being raised
and such other work done as is
; necessary before the crossings can be
I properly paved.
The paving will be similar to that
.
ed to resume his duties as assistant Ilf
! chief of staff. The large reduction in j
i
the number of troops in Texas has
led to the abandonment of the original
plan to rotate major generals in tours
) of duty there,
[
;
compelled to fire on a mob of strik
! ore here early this morning. Bayonet
charges were also made upon the dls
j orderly element.
1
he
] Miss. Div. May Select Sept. 14-15 For
of
| Jackson. Miss.., Aug. 15.- Captain
of j -lohu A. Webb, adjutant of the Mis
of | sissippi Division, U. C. V., stated yes
terday that he was informed that the
be dates selected for holding the reunion,
at Gulfport, were September 14 and
115.
j "The information was not given of
j fieially,
I from it
! lieve that these dates will be select
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STRIKE GROWS SERIOUS.
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Liverpool, Aug. 15.—Troops were j
VETERAN REUNION.
Gulfport Meet. Camps Preparing.
1
" explained Capt. Webb, "but I t
s source 1 have reason to be- *
se
no
are
of ! ed. '
the purpose of selecting a date. It is
j said that General W. A. Montgomery
will recommend the dates above nam
The various veteran commands of
lie State will meet in a few days for
j
ed.
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acres of Chester Park, an amusement
. ' . t
n ioce and the Farrtn Korn Lumber
hundred !
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FIREMEN CONTROL
CINCINNATI FIRE
(By Associated Press.)
Aug. 15.—The firemen
this morning succeeded In controlling
five
Cincinnati,
flames which swept over
The loss is four
plant.
thousand dollars, of which the lumber
plant lost three hundred thousand.
CONFERENCE REPORT ON
WOOL TARIFF PRESENTED.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 15.—Senator La
Follette today presented the confer
the wool tariff revis
bill which was concurred in yes
terday by the House.
enee report on
ion
harvester company
HAVE MORE TROUBLE.
THE
TO
(Uy Associated Press.)
15.—A resolu
Washington. Aug.
calling for a special investigation
tion
of the International Harvester Corn
introduced to
-orporation was
pany
day by Representative Foster, of Illi
nois, who is a democrat.
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN MEET.
N. Y., Aug. 15 .—Veter
hard fought fire as
Rochester.
ans of many a
Rochester this morning
if
sembled in
and marched to Convention Hall to
of the New
to
open the annual reunion
Firemen's Associa
York Volunteer
Drills, races and contests of va
kinds will be held and the con
vith a big
tion.
rious
ventlon will close Friday
parade.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
DECLARDED DIVIDEND.
New York, Aug. 15.—The directors
Standard Oil Co. today declar
regular dividend of six dollars
of the
ed a
ner share.
in
i
t
grade work both for sidewalk and
street was hoped for, that to be put
down will be accepted as a great im
provement over the present miserable
condition of the crossings.
A number of laborers are now at
work digging out the curb stones that
are buried in the ground, which will be
elevated to a degree that the sidewalks
will not in the future be used by
vehicles.
Sidewalks will be built on lioth
] sides of the street, commencing where
the paving stops near the railroad
tracks close to Front street and will
extend to the end of the Northeastern
railroad shed.
The work is being done by the New
Orleans & Northeastern railroad with
the assistance of the Gulf & Ship Is
higher'land road.
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Ilf â n f|ai PVflDCd?
j |J!^j ill IJU
COMPANIES ON
the
of
der
ers
Movement Expected to Spread Over
the Entire Nation—Reduction
j
in Rates Wanted.
in
Chicago, Aug. 15.—A movement
that Is expected to spread over the
entire nation, having as its object the
reduction of express rates and the
eventual abolition of express com
1 panies, will probably be instituted by |
the American Association of Railway
Commissioners, the sub-committee of
which met here today to complete the
report of its inquiry into the express
business. The association consists of
the railroad commissioners of all the
states and is a wonderful and influen
I t i a i bo( j y j t ( s expected that the re
be- * port 0 f b |ie committee will be prac
tically finished during the meeting
commenced today, and will be in read
iness to present to the meeting of the
general association to be
is
of
for
held in
iness to present
general association to be
Washington in October.
A majority of the members of the
committee favor the entire abolition
of the express companies as useless
middlemen and as "barnacles and
parasites on the
tion." Congress will
asked at its next session to enact im
mediate legislation to govern the ex
Three plans will he
Regulation
by the Interstate
acquisition
and operation of express companies
by tile government; or. the establish
i ment of a parcels post which would,
J , ..
f made broad enough, put the ex
, , . , , _
! P ress companies out of business. Gov
ernment ownership, most of the com
mittee members agree, is the least
satisfactory of the three plans pro
posed.
It is pointed out by the investiga»
tors that one express company is cap
italized at $1,000,000 and represents
an original investment
Last year tt B gross receipts were $2,
164,435 and net profits nearly $700,
000 .
held in
commerce of the im
probably be
press business,
suggested for adoption:
of express rates
Commerce Commission;
La
of $71,280.
It has developed that any attempt
to bring about a general slash of ex
press rates will be fought by the rail
The attitude of the railways
roads.
in the matter has long been proble
matic. but now that the. question is
nearing an issue, the men behind the
railroads
are showing their hands.
Representatives of a number of im
portant lines
they will protest vigorously against
the express rate cut. and it is believ
ed that they reflect the sentiment of
railroad officials the country over.
to
have announced that
Illi
BUGGY AND HARNESS
STOLEN LAST NIGHT
as
j
to
New |
va
con
big
About 11:30 last night some one
barn of J. Monroe
stole from the
Smith, on Adeline street and Sixth
avenue, his rubber tired buggy and a
The buggy had
set of new harness.
black body and yellow running gear
and had recently been repainted and
should be easy to find and recover.
The burglar wa B doubtless a young
boy. as a boy's saddle was left in the
and the tracks of the horse
barn
would Indicate that of a small one.
GREAT BRITAIN
TRANSPORT MEN
OUT ON STRIKE
at
be
by
will
Is
of
to
STRIKE INCREASES AND THEIR
IS BUT LITTLE HOPE OF AN
EARLY SETTLEMENT.
MUCH DISORDER REPORTED
Conflicts Between Police and Mobs
Frequent—Three Thousand Infan
trymen Called Out to Assist the
Police.
(By Associated Press.)
Liverpool, Aug. 15.—This city is the
storm center of a strike which is raen
acing trade and Great Britain was un
In addition to the
der arms today,
police, three thousand infantry and
cavalry men are quartered in the city
prepared to back up the police, as
was shown In the riots early this
morning.
Only a few dock workers are re
turning to their jobs and several lin
ers are still in the streams unable to
sail.
Over
Strike Increases.
London, Aug. 15.—The railway
strikers throughout the country in
creased today and passenger service
in many places is disorganized. Pre
mier Asquith held a conference to
the
the
the
com
by | day with the strikers.
The strike Is effective on all the
local steamboats and the Merzy fer
of
the
of
the
re
prac
ries.
Seven
thousand dockers struck
last night at Birkenhead.
Yesterday the lockout threatened
by the shipowners became effective
and 30,000 men were refused employ
ment until they decide to abide by
the terms of a recent agreement.
There was much disorder In both
Liverpool and Birkenhead throughout
the day, and the police were constant
ly in conflict with crowds. Tonight
the plateau in front of St. George's
Hall, where the rioting started Sun-1
day, became Impassable because of
the great crush of workmen. There
stampedes following
were frequent
the efforts of the police to disperse
Several fires, believed to have been
of incideniary orgln, occurred this
afternoon. The most serious was at
the offices of the Shipping Fédéra
tion, which were gutted by the flames.
At a meeting held in London by
the crowds.
the managers of all railroads having
as resolved that
terminals here, it
the time had arrived to resist the
The managers
men's encroachments
contend that the men. by striking,
will violate the agreement arrived at
after the railway troubles of 1907, un
der which all disputes were to be re
ferred to conciliation boards or an
This agreement, they say,
nrir V n rill'HTP
RFV W K liLrMr.Nlu
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Tfl PRE APH HFRF
IU I lli nVi. U *1
arbitrator,
was to run until 1914.
The managers expressed the fear
that there would be grave troubles on
all the railway systems before the
present week is ended.
j
is
Rev. William Jasper Montgomery,
pastor of the Church of Christ an
that Rev, William K. Cle
secretary of
of
nounces
corresponding
ments,
the Mississippi Christian Missionary
Society, and also pastor of the Church
of Christ at Greenwood, Miss., will he
in Hattiesburg next Friday. August
18, and will preach at the old Metho
| dist church on Main street at S
A cordial invitation Is extended
to all to attend the service and an
especial Invitation is extended to the
m.
ministers.
Mr. Clements came to America from
London, England, four years ago and
is considered one of the ablest min
isters of the Church of Christ in this
section.
one
a
had
and
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* THE WEATHER.
the
Local showers tonight or Wed
❖ nesday.
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Could Not Accept Home
Major Vardaman Says He
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Dr. J. D. Donald and Mr. Ben D.
Holmes have received a letter from
Major James K, Vardaman stating
that he can not accept a home if of
fered to him, purchased by public
subscription. It will be remembered
that a call was issued to' the friends
of Major Vardaman last week by Dr.
Donald and Mr. Holmes, of Hatties
burg, asking subscriptions to a fund
to purchase or erect a home for Mr.
Vardaman in Jackson.
Major Vardaman's letter follows:
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 14, 1911.
"My Dear Friends: On my return
home yesterday, my attention was
called to an address issued by you to
the 'Friends of Governor Vardaman'
and published in The Issue of the 11th
inst., asking contributions for the
the
the
raen
NORMAL SCHOOL
BOARD TO MEET
un
the
and
city
as
this
re
lin
to
A Luncheon Will Be Given Them
at the Hotel Hattiesburg
on the 23rd.
The board of trustees of the State |
Normal College will meet in Hatties
burg on Thursday, the 24th inst., to j
finally pass on the plans being drawn j
by Architect R. H. Hunt for the col
lege buildings and to let the contracts
in
service
Pre
to
I
the
fer
for their erection.
The board of trustees of the Insti
tution have been extended an
tation by the Hattiesburg Commercial
Club to attend a luncheon given in
their honor at the Hotel Hattiesburg
on Wednesday evening, the 23rd, and
the invitation has been accepted.
invi
struck
employ
by
both
has finished his
grounds can not be found in the state,
The work of clearing off the cam
pus for the college is progressing nice
ly, and when the landscape gardner
fork more attractive
grounds can not be found in the state,
of j
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THE MARKETS.
• (By Associated Press.)
New Orleans, August 15.—Cotton
! steady, 22 to 23 points over rester
| day's close.
Chicago, Aug. 15.—Wheat depress-,
! e d, quarter to five eights under yes
j terday's close. Provisions dull and j
at I lower: ribs twelve and half points
1 down. ;
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by
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Chicago, Aug. 15.—A series of ac
of which might easily
ACCIDENTS TO AVIATORS.
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I i-idents, any
I have proved fatal, kept the crowd at
the International
the third day of
at 1 Aviation meet here on tiptoe of ex
cltement all the afternoon. Two ma
re- chines swoped into Lake Michigan,
their drivers. Rene Simon i
an
whence
and Lee Hammond, were rescued by
motor boats, uninjured, but mourning ]
Loulsvllle. Kv.. Aug. 15.—A general |
raise of five per cent in the wages of
employes of the Louisville & Nash
ville railroad's mechanical depart
I ments was put into effect todR y- Thos ' j
aluls of men will participate in this |
on
the
the loss of their ships.
SHOPMEN GET A RAISE.
advance, there being 2,500 men in the '
local shops alone. The advance means.
additional expenditure of about
A pension system
an
Cle
of
an
$250,000 a year,
j for old employes of the road is also
I under consideration.
j
he )
WOMEN FAST TO AID
THE SUFFRAGISTS
p.
an j
the ,
the
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New York, Aug. 15.—To aid
suffragists of California in their bat
tle for the ballot, thousands of New
York women today began a "fast" to
week, during which
from
and
min
this
continue for a
period they are pledged to eat only
the "necessaries of life," to renounce
the soda fountain and all its works,
to abstain from confections and other
luxuries dear to the feminine tum
tum. and to abjure theatres, roof gar
dens and other sources of unneces
The money thus sa\
4 4
4
♦
•>
sary expense,
ed is to be turned into a fund to be
♦
-
purpose of erecting and presenting to |
me a home in the city of Jackson. '
Now, I have not words with which to
express my gratitude to you and oth
er friends for this manifestation of
love and interest, but I must ask you
not to undertake to raise the fund.
I could not accept the home if you
were to offer it to me. The people
of Mississippi have been good to me
beyond my deserts, and all that I ask
of them now, is to give me their con
fidence and their love. I understand
the spirit behind this movement, and
I want you to understand that I love
you for it.
•'With sentiments of the highest
personal regards, I am,
"Cordially and sincerely,
"Your friend,
Jas. K. Vardaman."
D.
of
Dr.
to
the
j
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expended in hammering some sense j
about the equal rights question into
the hands of the masculine voters of
the Golden state.
The question
whether or not, women are to be giv
en the ballot in California will be de
cided on Oct. 10. It is expected that
thousands of dollars will be added to
the war chests of the western suf
frage campaign committee by reason
of the "fast" of the metropolitan de
votees of the cause.
RING THE BELL!
LAGER IS TAPPED.
State |
to j
j
col
I Alabamian Would Sound Alarm On
Opening and Closing Of
Saloons.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 15.—Cap
tain George B. Halls, an Alal»amian,
has suggested to the various excise
commissions of the state, who are en
gaged In regulating the saloons under
the new law, a new way to enforce
the closing of saloons. He says that
hells are used In this country to tell
the time of day, announce the coming
of the fire engine, etc., and that the
city bell should be rung at the open
Insti
in
and
invi
state,
cam
nice
( and closing of places where liquor
sold
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
left
mrvT Tiiromv Hp
PI La I I uLnll A 1 His
I
and
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 15.—The adjourn- : the
ment of Congress on August 22 was
provided for in a concurrent résolu- j
tion offered today by Senator Pen- j
; rose, chairman of the finance commit
! tee of the Senate.
trict
in
the
I A resolution providing for the ln
I vestigation of the election of Senator
Isaac Stephenson, of Wisconsin,
adopted by the Senate today.
was
the
on
CHOLERA ANTIDOTE, and
has
CAVIAR DISCOVERED
Germs Placed In It Destroyed In Four
i
Days' Time.
-
] gt. Petersburg, Aug. 15.—The Otto
man Bacteriological Institute
found that caviar is an antidote for
cholera.
The discovery is the result of a pro
| te8t aga j n st the Turkish government's I
exclusion of Russian caviar from !
-Turkish territory for fear of cholera
j„f eq tion. The institute, after Tur- j
j key's ban, experimented with a pot of
| cav i ar which had been infected with
' ( .j 10 j era bacilli.
j n four days time it was found that
all the cholera germs ln the caviar
had been destroyed.
SCORED BY LODGE. .
ARBITRATION TREATIES
Cni ed
, States, Great Britain and Fram e were
today dubbed "Breeders- of war and j
■Titter report pre
prepared by !
(By Associated Press.)
I Washington, Aug. 15. T he arbtf ra-1
I tion treaties between the
i
j not of peace" in a
seated to the Senate
j Senator Lodge.
to I
| GERMANY FAVORS TREATY
WITH UNITED STATES.
(By Associated Press.)
Germany has accepted the general
principles for an arbitration treaty
with the United States as tentatively
outlined in a communie » ion suhmit
ted by Secretary Knox to Ambassador
Bernstorff.
be
DÜRING AVIATOR
WJfl CONTINUE
HIS LONG FLIGHT
to |
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to
of
me
j HARRY ATWOOD ESTABLISHES A
NEW DISTANCE RECORD FOR
SINGLE DAY.
FACTS ABOUT THE FLIGHT
Atwood Expects To Spend Tonight In
Elkhart, Ind., One Hundred Miles
From Chicago—Landed in Chicago
Amid Great Cheer«.
(By Associated Press.)
j Chicago, Aug. 15.—Harry Atwood,
j who made the sensational flight from
into g| Louis [0 Chleago y egte rday, was
of
up early this morning preparing to
continue his flight eastward this after
noon. He expects to spend the night
at Elkhart, Indiana, one hundred
miles from Chicago.
Facts About Atwood's Flight.
giv
de
that
to
suf
de
Establishing a new American dis
tance record for a single day.
Total distance traveled in air line.
286 miles.
Actual flying time, 5 hours and 43
minutes.
Time from start to finish, including
delays for two stops, 10 hours and
14 minutes.
Average altitude, 500 feet.
If he kept up his first day's record
Atwood would be able to cover the
1,460 miles from St Louis to Boston
within Beven days Instead of ten as
planned.
The best previous American record
was made by Atwood himself when
he flew 148 miles from Atlantic City
to Baltimore, July 10, 1911. The best
international cross-country record
is held by Andre Beaumont, who
I in the Paris-Rome contest covered 401
miles in a single day, but in this In
stance he made three landings, while
On
en
that
tell
the
open
liquor
Atwood landed only twice.
Atwood in a Burgess-Wright biplane
left St. Louis at 8:05 a. m. Monday.
Hp ,an,1ed ln chlras ° at p- m -
His totaI time between St. Louis and
Chicago, counting the delays occa
sioned by the two stops, was 10 hours
and 14 minutes, but his actual time ln
the air was 5 hours and 43 minutes.
Atwood'# descent into Chicago was
thrilling. Sailing in from the south
west, a lone speck in the clouds, he
made directly for the downtown dts
trict and for a time hovered unnoticed
in the distance over the skyscrapers.
Thousands of people were crowded at
the lake front, intent upon seeing the
flights of the aeroplanes competing ln
the aviation meet Atwood appeared
on the scene as a stranger, unheralded
and expected only by a few.
Suddenly the crowd noticed the on
coming stranger and a voice shouted
"That's Atwood from St. Louis." Im
mediately the vast assembly was ln an
uproar. Two or three of the airmen
sailed out to meet him.
Coming steadily onward Atwood
steered over the aviation field and
circled around it while several of the
I machines listed In the meet followed
! behind as gn escort. Once around At
wood descended gracefully, touching
j the ground for the first time since his
stop at Pontiac. 111., 91 miles from Chl
cago.
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22-STORY B'LDING FOR ST. LOUIS,
St. Louis. Aug. 15.—Work commenc
ed today on the wrecking of the Barr
building, the home of one of the larg
. est of this city's department stores,
which will be replaced by a twenty
two story skyscrapper, to cost $2,
The new edifice will cover
jthe entire block between Olive, Lo
cust, Sixth and Seventh streets and
j will be the largest building in the
city.
! has leased six of the upper floors.
000,000.
The Missouri Pacific railroad
75-YEAR-OLD FACTORY CLOSES.
Hudson, Mass., Aug. 15.—Hudson
loses one of Its principal industrial
establishments by the closing down
today of the big shoe factory of the
F. Brigham and Gregory Shoe Com
pany, which was founded In 1836 and
has been making shoes for three-quar
ters of a century. The factory em
ployed 3E0 operatives.
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