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IP IT IIAFPZKO CI TII2 CZCATUr.3 YOU WILL READ IT IM I-''. 2f YDLL HEW DECATUR, ALABAMA, TKURSDJT, AY 1111 seeuods collisions IIOSPll FOOD ft 5 1 fl 0 MARK TODAY At Gettycturi He Addresses Enormous iCrowd. Hrs. Hack Brown Knocked From Bujjy c3 Seriously Braised When Cortner's Big Ccd-: Senator Smith Weiiiiit'taft and Speak at Her Vehicle iliac Ran Into Mrs. Mack Brown, wife of a lMad' GeUvubure 3D Declarlne thai "We should coimeorat" ville shops, was painfully bruiaed about the head and body shortly after 1 o'clock today, when she was thrown from a buggy at the corner of Second Avenue and Jackaon streets by the Impact of a collision with ourselves anew toward trying hi a practical way to apply to the lianes of today that spirit of lofty idealism and Lincoln worked," 'Theodore Roosevelt sr jii su.

km mm and If she bad seen his facembe was too badly frighten 'lo remember. Miss Elsoas Statement Miss Lillian Eison, who was occupying the -ame room with Mlas Campbell her mother, said: "I was awakened by Iiss Campbell's screams for and beard ber say to her mother, In response to the letter's "What's the matterf "Look at the window' I looked at the window but by that time tbe in- truder had disappeared. I called tor aaalatance and 'a Mr. Moore, next door, heard our cries and' started over but thought It was one of the chll- National cemetery hCre this: afternoon. jin automobile driven by Mias Grace li Kiitrint In mrhltl alia mtmu vM In According to atatements made automobile was coming up Jackson He iateV addressed the Brotherhood of Locomotive There was no reference to politics In either speech.

"More than buggy 1n which Mrs. Brown was riding waa going out Second Avenue to 20,000 Jp, own; South Town. The automobile and buggy hit at right angles, tbe bucxr being thrown a number of feet Mrs. Brown was hurled from curred. She was quickly removed to PRESIDES TTAFT AID SEJATOB SMITH AT ASLLXOTOK.

ifsJUi Press. Washington, May' 30The principal memorial exercises at Arling- ton today had President' Taft and SenatoT William Alden Smith of Mich given medical attention by Dr. M. W. Murray, and waa then later removed to ber residence on Sixth Avenue.

igan as tbe chief Ao Immense i gress adjourtad and all he depart men dren living next door to us that had amount raked today c-nnot be given, cried out In IU sleep, anil when we EnthusLam In the campaign con-did not call 'he concluded tlnues the diily meet- lajarles Not Dr. Murray atated that Mrs. A parade of Civil and Spanish war evterans preceded tbe exercis-A memorial wreath was prace 1 on tbe tomb of Washington and a ered dangerous. The extent of Injuries appeared to be bruises around tbe head, lipa cut' and numerous bruises around, the lower part of her The automobile was a new Cadillac belonging to R. O.

Cortner, and 'Miss Carolyn Cortner and Misi Grace Nowlin were the only occu-pants. Miss Nowlin was driving 'hi car at the time of the accident Miss Carolyn Cortner. state 1 TL'RS DAILY over the telephone, fiat at the time of the accident the automobile was running at a very moderate rate of speed. Mr. Brown, husband of the injured Woman could not be interview ed as to the accident, but it is understood that he stated that Miss Nowlin Arlington homely common sense which spoke to an immense crowd I the crowd was In attendance.

Cqn- ta closed. was unveiled by Mrs. John Hays TOITTICK OF TTPH910 FAMOUS AS INVENTOR OF FLYING MACHINE AND AS AN; -AVIATOR Dayton, Ohio, May 30 Following slight rally, during which he ook nourishment, Wilber, Wright, tamed as an' inventor and aviator, died at 8:15 o'clock this morning." 'The end-caue- peacefully. while he was surrounded by members of bis family. -At the bedside were Wright's father, Bishop Milton.

Wright's sister. Kath erlne, and his brothers Crville, Lorln and Rueschlin. Wright first conplalned of feeling unwell on returning from a business trip on May 2. Looking into the prob able cause of his indisposition, he re called eating fish and clam broth at Boston hotel. Two days later he took to hts bed and soon developed typhoid.

7 Sketch of His Life. Wilbur Wright was born near Mill- ville, April 16, 1867, and washed- ucated, after four years at Richmond, at the High School, at Dayton, Ohio. He was not married. For five years he worked on flying machines fn Dayton, while with his brother Or-J ville he ran a bicycle shop before the I world knew of his His first flight was made in a gild- tng maenme, 1902, at KittynawaU N. C.

In 1904 he made his first flfght In a motor-propelled machine. 1 TUPELO CITIZENS COME Tl LOOK OVER PIVIIG HAD HEARD Of FINE STREETS AND SIDE.WALKS AND CAME TO SEE THEM. The McllniM the pave I slrnU tf the Decalurs i.ttr:nJ a irat deal of itsil 3 comment, and )ic-r- day D. W. Ujj.ij.

Mayor and S. ap.embtf of the wen (l- tlu IXcatjiS guests of Miv- H. A. Skeggs fctn machinist at the Louisville Nash Nowlln, bitting the rear of by several parties, It seems that the street to Second Avenue, -end. tbe the buggy when the.

collision oc a nearby bouse, where she waa Serleis 1 Brown's injuries were not consid to. a representative of. the turn out sufficiently to pass the PROSPECT BIIB-OP DEI ARRESTED IT ftUSIl AGENT IDENTIFIES THEM AND THET ARE LANDED IN THE COUNTT JAIL Pflaskl, Tenn. May 30 Two men. suspected of robbing the depot at Prospect Sunday morning, were arrested last night night is a deserted house about a mile north of Buford Station in this county.

'The sheriff had been on the lookout for the pandits and yesterday afternoon learned that two young men were practicing pistol shooting on the public highway In the neighborhood of Buford. Sus pecting that these were the men wanted, he went to the scene and after little while located the men In vacant tenant house, one of them asleep while the other- kept' guard. The man who waa on lookout was surprised, and finding himself cover ed; relunctantly surrendered vrlthout resistance. The men were landed in jail at Pulaski and this moraine iden tified By, the agent at Proipect, who was held up by them. They gave their names as George Jesse and Butler Moore.

SCATTERED BY lEROFLCE' UNIQUE MANNER OF'PATIHQ TRIBUTE TO DEAD IN. XlLnAUKEEf Milwaukee, May 0. Floweri were etrowa upon the graves of tbt soldier dead1 by a patriotic daughter of a veteran from aerobian at thm Kfilrilora LTnmA vrutnt 4tfial the first ceremony of a country's fallen hero ever conducted; In-tbXg manner In the world. young woman was taken i to to the Soldiers Home jby.i -HorMi M' At I o'clock tbia "morning an unknown miscreant appeared at an open window- of ihf residence of M. j.

Campbell, at 1318 Avenue, la- South Town, and bis hand 4bt opea window grasped Mils Fannlefcampbell, who was leaping by the 6pen window with her mother, by tbe-arm and attempted to pull her, from the ped. Mis Campbell waa awakened by the graap of the unknown-man and begaa acreamlng for assistance, Mra. Campbell, her mother, waa awakened by the acreamf pf her daughter, and he Joined her In loud crlet for help, flu Lillian Klaon, who waa occupying the aame room with lira. Campbell and her daughter, waa( awakened by tbe calla, and jumping from her bed, ran toward the door, calling for help. 4.

MUi Cmpbir Statement Mlia Campbell, when teen, by a rep reientatlve of the DRCATURS DAILY, thla. "It wai about 3 o'clock when I vaa awakened from my sleep by feeling tbe band or aoro one graap my arm gently puir me loward the open wjndow. I looked iip and saw a man landing 'outaUle the window with hla rin through the. window, grasping me Uyhe left arm. JlmncHllately asreaming tor aaaiitance and my who were In the jam with" we were iwakened aQdthey Joined mi with their' cries.

unknown maa iurned my arm xaaj.out.of the -yard. I quni wuw wpica way oe weni i wm iuv wiu; tri(Hiuen io uvea look, i Mill, Campbell 'was asked as to whether the could Identify the tnaa but she was so badly frightened that she did not even look BSIIItlElSO HIS- SOCE 'lElll BIO" JBRIES WELL-INOWS SALOON KEEPER, IS ACQUITTED IX PACE OP EVIDENCE The Naahvlfle Tepneasean of tins morning saysi'; evidence plain before them of a specific sale' of liquor In violation of the 'four-mile 4be jury In the case of State ya.Efttb Heel, tried in the criminal court acquitted the defendant. There were two counta to the Indictment, however the first charging a violation of the four-mile law, wblch means a workhouse sentence of from one to six months, if the. crime is. pro and tbe.

second charging tbe defendant with doing business as a 'liquor dealer In viola. tlon of the aUte revenue laws, for which a fine Is Imposed. "In this latter count, which entails only a fine, the jury found the defendant guilty as hut in the first which would have meant serv Ice on the rock pile, they brought la a not-guilty verdict. The evidence was as' plain in one case as another." "The case' against Uh defendant waa" proven conclusively. Judge John A.

Pitts and lohn Cooper, the chief witnesses for the state, when placed oh the stand, Ahtbited bottW of whlstey which they. -'stated were bought at the place of basiness of the aeienaani mmarcn or-iapi year. "The evidence of these two witness-eV was not shaken the slightest; by the tJolorleBScrgSa-exarainatlon." SEVERAL DECATUR KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS ENJOYED V. Quite a large crowd pf members, of the Knights of Pythias from this sec tion, attended the Initiation of Con- gressman Richmond Pearson Hob- son last night at Birmingham. The following are those who at- T.

M- Dfx of Decaturt J. P. Karp and qf. New.He- raturr A. Pattarsonand.

John' L. a ADD ALL COMMITTEES HAD HOT REPORTED. AT. NOON LUNCH Horn iirasn is ramo ONLY FOl'R PAIS HATE PASSED AND SCCCES OP WHIRL. WIJiD CAMPAICiH IS IHSUKED Mi The report given.

out at Hospital headquarters at, moan today, was to the effect that the S5.000 mark bad pagsed, with Decatur not rtport- mgi anjj. that the half-way ststlonj wai eft weil lo the rear. All the 'commltteea In" New Decatur bed not turned In-their reports at noon, hence a full and eomDlete figure on tbe ingg at H)1 Heodqnarters. where lunch Is ser.od each day. produc- tlve of mnny valuable Ideas and sug- geBtlons.

only four days of the cam- paign passed and over Jialf the amount ralaed, the commltteea are very mucn encouraged and anticipate little trouble In raising the remain der In the sis days yC, to work In; Decatur reported this afternoon that the subscription of that town is now $1,475 to 4ate. UPTOUBBflm BE6IXS AT 8 O'CLOCK AT COURT uorsKovrrs eon. esslos preliminary hearings of Frank Scheurman. and of Berry and who are being held In the Morgan County Jail charged with the killing of John Henry at the Scheurman boat-house on the night of May 20, will be held tomorrow morn Ing at 8 o'clock, at the.Morgau County court house. This.

case was trans ferred from. Limestone county, as a Majority of the witnesses in tbe case reside in the Decaturs. The hearing which was to have been held on last Monday was post poned oh account of the absence of Joe Stewart, who accompanied Hen rr and Tom Kowe.to the boat-house txltiiA thA Irililno ruiAiirinn The confession of Uo we yesterday, which was published exclusively in the DECAT0RS DAILY, lends anen- tirely different view to the situation Ud bear out the story as first pub-i "Bhed In the DECATURS DAILY, on the afternoor after the killing curred, OC- It Is understood 1 warrants have been Issued for tbe arrest of Joe Stewart, by the confession of Rowe, Is Implicated In the attack uDon Scheurman'a house. The last report heard from Stewart was that be was Been In Nashville, some ten days ago. ii UIBIUE SARAH BERNHARDT TO NEW DECATUR FAMOUS FRENCH ACTRESS WILL APPEAR, AT MASONIC MONV JDAT, JUNE 10.

Sarah Bernhardt the world's great est actress, ts coming to New Decatur on Monday June 10. and will play matinea performance at, the Masonic theatre in the afternoon, and again nloh She will appear in her greatest role," that of "Camllle In this made', her greatest success, her nortraval of th a character will im- mortise her. MWSe prices will be 25, 35 and 50 cents, the regular prices at which the pictures we're shown in Birmingham three weeks ago, at the Bijou theatre, In fact, "th. divine St jah" won't al- low them to be shown for any less. The production Is said to last two full hours.

Besides Madame Bernhardt, Madafme Rejanei the French comme I The announcement of the coming I of-Madame Bernhardt will create I vue uecaiure, urn wen, UMjiintt goers throughout this section. that It was one or tne iniidren mat bad cried out. Acrdlng to MlBses. Campbell and Eiaon, this ts not therst time prowl- ers have oeen around' the house at night, ano nurmg tne past winter sev- eral attempts! were made by unknown parties to pull tne eooa rrom ner In fact, so many attempts were made, they w.y. that it was ne cesaary to place wooden bars across the window, both inside and out.

i Bed. Close to Wlalo The bed that Miss Campbell and ber mother last night waa nearly against the window, and It was but a few steps from the open" window to the sidewalk. There. Is. no fence about the front yard and It was very easy matter for anyone walking' along' thle 'sldeWalU' to see the youag girl- -through the- bdavYaifa to cross the yard and put their baud In.

through the. On' account of there being so tele. phone In the house the police were not notified of the occurrence last bight. -There is no unknown miscreant. clue as to the ELOER DIES FB0L1 HEIBT TROUBLE DAVID L.

PARRISH, 80 YEARS Hi i m'Anmv at in Litl iiAtiKD EM'E, DEAD, Florence. Ala. May 30-Preeldlng GU nnlit Twl Pnrrlflh if tho I i I the district parsonage in this city. He had been ill for several months with heart lrouW and his death was not in. unexpected.

io tv saw- uuu m-u -Liusa i dren 'survive himl was born In Gwinnett In 1 849, and admitted to the mjnlstry' by the North Georgia conference In 1872. He joined the North -Alabama conference in 1882, and died in the harness after a con tinuous service of forty years. Mr. Parrlsh was a Mason, an Odd Fellow and a Knight of Pythias. Tbe body left, Florence this morning for Bir- mlnghaui, where the interment will take place.

Li KILLED IX I RUNkWAY TEAM BECAME. FRIGHTENED AT I PASSOiq Al'TOMOBILEr-BU. RIAL IS THIS lULiiTl Cullman, 'May Kellyi a uofv nrrtmlnnnf fafmur Tnrirrin county died at his home of, his Monro Kelly of thl elty, is a result of injuries" received Monday afternoon whed-aJav team. efimuUa rah away, Inflicting Several Internal Injuries as well as breaking his left leg in two places, la said that Mr. Kelly had stopped to repair; some slight detect in his.

'wagon 'when his team became frightened, at a passing automobile, Mr. Kelly ifta thrown to the' ground left leg broken In two places while the loaded wagon passed over hif hodycrusWajg hts breast. Mr. Kelly was carried to the home I I es. floral monument to Major Archie Butt Hammond.

SEVERikL WHISKEY MSB III PROSSEQ TDDIY CASES OF ERNEST CARRIGEB, CHARLES WOODWARD OTHERS DISMISSED Tbe Jury In the case of Will Camo- who was' tried yesterday In the Law and Equity court, on charges of resisting an officer, returned a verdict tt rwt mtltv. )iv FAAttrtfi aI -diaanlfv In accordance with ibe.t verdict brought in by the' jury Judge- Wert wilt send Camody to the, State Insane Asylum, This morning th'e following whls- iey cases were nolle proased on aug- of tbe solicitor; Ernest Carrl- Woodward, Ben' Strange Lee Carter i. Following the nolle pressing) of hese cases, adjournment of court was aken until 10 o'cIock Monday moru-ng. IHST DAP.CE AT PAIlLliON TQ BE GIVEN FR10AT WIGHT STREET RAILWAY COMPANY WILL OPEN DANCING AT PARK The North Alabama Traction jCom- any will open Its Pavlllionlat "Oak- and" Friday night wltha dance, from :30 to 10:30. Music will be furuieh- xj by Haok's band From now on through tlie summer.

lances will be given' 'each Tuesday ind Friday nights of each week, and lauk'a band will furnish the music -o EDBIR MDBRQiV'S HOUSE 8T TWO. BARNS STRUCK IN MOULTON AND TEN HEAD OF, HORSES BURNED. The residence qi Edgar Morrow, on Sixth Avenue, waa -struck by lightning during "the storm Tuesday night, and that the house waa not destroyed waa 'a' The. dam- age done- was to number of shingles from the roof, and set the roof on fire. "The Blaie was ex tinguisbed by the occupants 'of house.

the town of Moulton. the llgbt- ning piayea aavoc. setting tire to two i. owned toy vil nton and John Callahan. The contents' of, tout barns were completely rwroyed, 1 Four head of, stock In theV Shellon barn were burned to deajh.as ers six horses in tbe Callahan barn: BROCK AND CUNNINGHAMS BCI.A0TpEB;Lf)T L.

W. F. Cunningham I yesterday purchased from MA. Ab- jshira, a cottage on lot 1JL 'BWk '44 1 sixia. Avenue, aaion ueca- tur.

t.ThO consideration iwas-flJS' i Dix the real estate man a seemed to get confused and failed buggy. BIRUWJ DQCTOB SEES "7DICK HAYES' ghost CLAIMS HE HAS MAD SEVERAL VISITS FROM NOTORIOUS WIFE MURDERER, Birmingham, May 30 Birmingham has a well authenticated ghost story that ts creating something of a sensa tion. Dr. Albert Douglass, formerly pf Nashville, but for thirty yetrs a citizen of Birmingham, 'declares, that the ghost of Dick Hawes, hanged here 1889 for the murder of hla- wife Und children, has appeared to him several times and conversed aim. Dr.

Douglas aa Hawes' physician during his life. In an effort to lynch Hawerbefore his trial, thirteen men were killed in a riot on the streete Birmingham. Dr. Douglass declares that Arthur Breast, a traveling salesman of Nash- Utile and a brother-in-law of Mrs. Henry N.

Morscheimer of this city. (also saw the ehost on one of Its ree- jBiar appearances at 11 o'clock at nitcht. The doctor relates manv p'on- versations with the spirit of Hawes MISSIONARY LAYMEN'S UK1DN L10NDAT NIGHT I PROGRAM FOR MEETING TO BE HELD AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, EAST TOWN The following program la for the Special Meeting of the Missionary Laymen's Union, -which will be held at the First Baptist church in East I Decatur, next Monday night, begin Bible lesson. led by S. E.

Dutton. followed by sentence prayers, led hy W. C. Howell, closed by President. What has the Union done and Is doing? discussed by Rev.

L. Royer. Jesus." "The Poor and Ou Duty to Thim" Discusser by A. M. Bowea.

Song "Showers of Blesiingi," ly four young ladies. Temperance Discussed by T. i Solo "Where Is My Boy Rev. L. P.

Royer. Truthfulness Discussed by Rev, E. Merrell Son -Nearer My God to Thee" Benediction 1 P. Johnson. -All are cordially Invited.

T. B. POTTER, Chairman. COTTON MABIET Middling)! 1-4. Strict middling 1J 1-1 ''Market City EnnSpeu1 McCal'a, (Vtrlning at 7:30 o'clock p.

m. Kearny, and high ajr ih scattered roses' and eaatgUOM like a gentle summer ram- upon the graves of the soldiers who rest In too the Mayor Aim A stated yester Joy t. reprcaoataMot the DIWIUPS DAILY that Ihe paved streets ml the Deeatura were far rci those in' towns of aui'ilar size and in some' cities of larger size. He i seemed to 'be very much impressed with the Decatura and said that a briliaht future is" fn, store loir them. The visitors were given an auto mobile ride over the paved portions of the Deca'ura, and they declared themselves, with being very much pleased with the style of paving used here.

Mayor Robbins and Alderman Clay ton are a committee of two appointed Dy tne Tupelo council to mage 'an inspection of paving In several cities of the South, before a contract la let for street paving They left on the Southern for their home. On account Of Itpday being National Memorial Day', no weather fATWfflMt: tUBiMxf "I 1 i quiet graveyard of the Horn. This was a real service, patriotic and self- sacrificing on the part of the young woman. She never had bean np in an aeroplane, but setting aside bar natural girlish timidity she immed iately contented when asked by Kearny to join him la this unique tribute to the nation's "dead heroes. Kearny himself is an Urshroan, but with tru Celtic spirit he loves the adoption, 'and- it fU thatth: way tf observing Day be Ci Thursday, nt hla aim! hla wounda were attdienne.

aleo ADnear tended by Dr Martin, and the Injured man remained Mn gunman up-W' the timwof hw The remaina of jnterestto Jhe people-pf ourrfea lO.iworifiiB couniy yemeruaT formefmefit7 Barber of iH t..