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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-17

rive this evening to spend the holidays
with her aunt, Mrs. J. f. Grant.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
BRYAN MAY
NOT RUN
AGAIN
Says That He Hopes Conditions
May Never Make 1t Necessary
For Him to Do So.

San Antonio, Texas, November 1S.-
"My friends do not require me to
prejudice the future, and l shall not
take the advice of my opponents on
this subject l shall continue to write
and speak in defense of the things
which / believe to be good for the
American people. hope that it may
never become necessary to run for
an office again, but | will not attempt
to decide that question until the time
comes to act. do not see any neces-
sity to say more on the subject"
In answer to the direct question,
"Will you run for the presidency again
if conditions arise to warrant it?" VIM.
j. Bryan last night dictated the above
statement.
Regarding the future of the Demo
cratic party he dictated:
Il am not at all discouraged as to
the future of the Democratic party.
There must be Democratic party in
every country, and / want our party
to be Democratic, and have no doubt
that the country will see the necessity
for the adoption of the reforms advo-
Gated by the Democratic party. 1t is
already a great educational force and
l have no doubt that conditions will
so vindicate the party as to make the
voters turn to it as the best instru-
ment for the accomplishment of the
necessary reforms"
"Will you allow yourself to be elect
ed United States Senator from Me-
braska?" he was asked.
"They do not elect senator this
year." he said with smile.
But they do two years from now"
he was reminded.
You have my statement regarding
my future so far as I care to say"
and he smilingly refused to discuss
the subject further, so far as his own
position is concerned.
"Will you continue the leader of
the Democratic party?" pressed a re-
porter.
Il shall continue to speak and write,
as 1 said in my statement" and a sort
of frown indicated his displeasure at
being questioned further along this
line, since he had said that he cared
NOT to further discusS the nlIes-
tion.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
DIR. MAYER
IN The CITY
Visited the Public Schools This
Morning and Will Remain
All Day Somorrow.

Dr. Fred j. Mayer, lecturer for the
Mississippi State Board of Health ar
rived in the city this morning from
jackson and has spent a very busy
day
At a. m. he lectured to the teach
ers and students of South Mississippi
College and his discourse was one of
the best ever heard in this city.
At II o'clock he addressed the
teachers and students of Main street
public school. This afternoon he
spoke at Hardy street and Court street
schools and tomorrow morning he will
visit the Fourth Ward and Eaton
schools.
Tonight he will be the guest of the
Forrest County Medical Society at a
smoker.
An important engagement for to-
morrow will be an address to the
mothers of the city. This will take
place at the First Baptist church at
$3.50 o'clock in the afternoon and ev-
cry mother in the city who can pos
sibly do so should be present.
In his talks to the school children
DR.. Mayer used simple language, tell
ing the boys and girls how to avoid
he dangers Of disease and to prevent
the spread of infectious and con-
tageous maladies. He dwelt at length
on the necessary precautions for the
prevention of the spread of tuberculo
sis.
Tomorrow night DR.. Mayer will lee
ture at the Court House and the pub
lie generally is invited to attend.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
PITTSBORO FARMER
COMMITS SUICIDE

Pittsboro, Miss, November Isles
lie Vance, manager of the Farmers
Union warehouse at Calhoun City, in
which capacity he has served for two
seasons, committed suicide Sunday by
taking laudanum. He had just re-
turned from trip to Memphis and
had been dissipating for a week or so.
He left a letter stating that, on ac-
count of having been in trouble be-
fore and having caused his father un-
told worry and considerable money,
he could not bear to face him in the
trouble he had brought on himself.
He also stated that he was not crazy,
but fully possessed of all his reason
ing power and aware of what he was
doing. The directors of the ware.
house association had called for his
resignation. He was a member II
one of the best families in Calhoun
county.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
BIG SALE AT COPLON,S.

The big public sale at the Coplon
Dry Goods Store began this morning
a o'clock, and since the opening
hour the store has been well filled
with people who are taking advantage
Of the occasion to supply their needs
at the greatly reduced prices that
are offered for the next ten days. AS
will be seen from the big advertise
ment on another page, this popular
dry goods house is offering exception
al bargains in seasonable goods. The
event is being we'll advertised and the
sale will no doubt be big success.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
over 100 BANKS SAID
To HAVE SUSPENDED
Entire Dynasty is lettering Toward
Dissolution - Japanese Newspaper
Correspondents Add to Discomfort
by Alarming Reports.
Hearst News Service.

Shanghai, China, November 1S.-It
is rumored here that the Dowager
Empress was poisoned by anti-Manchu
leaders, and the greatest excitement
prevails throughout the city.
financial panic of alarming pro-
portions is on in Pekin. More than
fifty banks have suspended today and
it is said that hundreds of others are
tottering.
Japanese correspondents in the
Chinese capital insist that the emperor
was also killed by officials of the gov
ernment. This theory is spreading
to an alarming extent and the whole
empire seems to be on the brink of
the greatest crisis in it's history.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
BAUM CASE
IS DECIDED
Jury Decides That Meridian
Woman is Sane and Can
Take Care of Estate.
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Meridian, Miss, November 1S.-The
Baum case took a sudden turn in
Chancery Court yesterday, when on
a rehearing Acting Chancellor Held
elberg rendered a decree declaring
that no matter what might have been
Mrs Baum's former condition, she is
now sane and of sound mind capable
of taking care of herself and estate,
and ordering the Meyer Brothers. eX-
ecutors of the late Jacob Meyer, from
whom she inherited a considerable
sum of money, to turn over the
amount they hold of hers to her.
When the case was called Attorneys
Witherspoon & Witherspoon, for Mrs.
Baum. introduced considerable testi-
mony tending to prove her sanity since
last March, when the proceedings
were instituted. The evidence was
conclusive in the mind of Acting Chan
eeIlor Heidelberg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
STRONG APPEALS
MADE IN.MHALF
OF ORPHANAGES
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special
Jackson, November 1S.-Strong ap-
peals in behalf of the various orphan
ages in Mississippi are issued, and
addresses sent out urging the friends
of the several institutions to be as
liberal as possible in their offerings
on Thanksgiving 1ays- .---.
The Methodist and Baptist orphan
ages in this city are now providing
shelter for over $50 children, and
they will need a more liberal meas
ure of support during the winter sea-
son than in former years, owing to
the largely increased enrolment.
The same is true of the Protestant
and Catholic orphanages at Natchez
and the Presbyterian orphanage at
Columbus. Several Of the institutions
have arranged to have special freight
cars run on the day prior to Thanks
giving for the purpose of bringing in
donations.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
RAILROADS
UNFAIR To
PATRONS
Demurrage Charges Collected With
out Warrant of Law From Far
mers Residing in Inteior.
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Jackson, November 1S.-The men,
bers of the MISSISSIPPI Railroad Com
missiin have been wrestling for the
past few days with the question of
storage, or demurrage, charges on
freight shipments where the consign-
ees live several miles from the near
est shipping point.
At Pachuta, on the line of the New
Orleans & Northeastern, a case of
this kind came up where the railroad
agent insisted on collecting demur-
rage from a county merchant seven
teen miles from the station after 4S
hours. The consignee made complaint
to the commission, the matter was
referred to General Freight Agent T.
F. Steele. who agreed that his agent
was wrong, and that the consignee
at this distance, under the rules of
the commission and of the Louisiana
Car Service Association, should have
been granted seven days free time.
Shortly afterward a similar case
came from Hazlehurst, on the line of
the Illinois Central, and the commits
sion took a similar action. In this
instance the complaint was referred
by someone to Mr.. Seely Dunn, man
ager of the Louisiana Car Service AS
sociation who replied that the ship
ment in question was an interstate
consignment and was, therefore, not
subject to the rules of the commits
sion.
In the meantime the consignee him
self had been informed that the rail
road company was wrong and that he
should be allowed the seven days free
time, based on his distance from the
station. And there the matter rests
although Commissioner Webb insists
that the commission is right, and thai
the storage charges collected must bt
refunded.
| OluCt lue appointment vi MI JOhi
G. Jones as general agent for the
Illinois Central and Yazoo & Missis
sippi Valley lines the railroad com
mission has had its burdens somewha
lightened in the matter of complaints
Mr.. Jones duties are largely to inves
tigate complaints and straighten ou
such misunderstanding as may aris
between the citizens and the agent
along the line, and in many instance
he is able to reach an agreemen
which satisfies all parties concerne,
and thus saves numerous complaint
from ever coming before the commits
sion at all. Only yesterday Mr.. Jone
was in Benoit and settled there a CON
plant of this character saving Con
missioner Webb a special trip to tn
scene of the complaint.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
TO Begin WORK
ON new BUILDING

Bricklaying will begin on the new
Crymes building at the corner of
Pine and Mobile streets tomorrow.
This is to be handsome two-story
structure, containing five small stores
on the first floor and offices on the
second.
Much Importance attaches to the
beginning of work on this structure,
as it will be the first new building
to be erected since the beginning of
the financial panic more than a year
ago.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
TAX PAYERS
RATHER SLOW

Jackson. November 18.-Tax-payers
are displaying unusual slowness in
setting their annual obligations, ac-
cording to reports being received from
over the state, and indications are
that December payments into the
state treasury, of local repositories,
on November collections, will be
somewhat lighter than in former
years.
This hardness is attributed in some
measure to the cotton holding move
ment among farmers who have made
up their minds not to market the
staple until better prices prevail, or
their financial condition compels them
to do SO. M
With each passing year, however,
there has been shown an increasing
tendency among Taxpayers to wait
until almost the expiration of the time
limit before settling their tax obli-
cations, and this frequently proves
embarrassing to city, county and state
exchequers. The state treasury, for
instance, is still without funds, and
many county treasures are in the
same condition, while Jackson's muni-
cipal treasury will show deficit of
about $4,000 for the current year, and
the city has been standing off its cred
itors for nearly three weeks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
SENSATION IN
LAMPHERE TRIAL
Hearst News Service.

La Porte, Ind, November 1S.-It
leaked out today that the defense in
the trial of Ray Lamphere will not
contend that Mrs. Belle Guinness is
alive, bu, will attempt to prove that
the woman and children were dead
before the building was fired, and
that even if Lamphere applied the
torch to the farm house he is not gull
ty of murder.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18

Jackson. November 1S.-The Great
American Life Insurance Company, of
St. Louis, is the latest of the new
companies to be granted a license to
do business in Mississippi, having
conformed to all the requirements Of
the state insurance laws and passed
the close scrutiny of Insurance Com
missioner T. NJ. Henry.
The company is a strong one, hav-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
SHEEHAN ELECTED
CONSUL COMMANDER

At a meeting of Leaf River Camp,
Woodmen of the World, held last
night, NJ. T. Sheehan was elected
Consul Commander. Mr.. Sheehan is
an enthusiastic Woodman and the
compliment implied by his election to
the highest office in the local camp
is deserved.
Leaf River Camp is one of the most
flourishing divisions of Woodcraft in
the state, and its membership is grow
ing rapidly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
POISONOUS GASES
DEPOPULATE TOWNS

Tampico, Mexico, November 1S.-
Poisonous gases pouring from an un-
governed oil volcano in the San Gero-
nimo district, threaten to depopulats
large area of country. The inhab-
itants of several villages within a
radius of % miles have been COM
PEELED to evacuate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
BONrS ATTORNEY
AFTER CHILDREN

Paris, November 1S.-In the suit of
Count de Castellane for the recovery
or possession of his children, Maitre
Bonnet, Bonis attorney, today de-
clared the condition in the de Sagan
home "intolerable" and said: ''It is
necessary that the children be re-
moved from the constant quarrels be-
tween the prince and his wife.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
IOWA GRAND JURY
AFTER STANDARD OIL
Hearst News Service.

Sioux City, Iowa, November 1S.-
The Lion county grand jury this morn
ing returned an indictment charging
the Standard Oil Co. with discrimina-
tion in violation of the new statute
forbidding corporations from charg-
ing different prices for commodities
where freight conditions are equal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
ATTEMPT To WRECK
TRAIN BEARING THE
EMPEROR OF GERMANY

Berlin, November 1S.-Seemingly
reliable reports are to the effect that
two attempts were made to wreck
the train bearing the Kaiser en- route
from Denauesshingen to Berlin for
conference with Chancellor Won Bue-
low.
Both Sunday and Monday dynamite
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
ANOTHER B|GL|FE
INSURANCE COMPAN
HAS ENTERED STATE

ing assets of more than a million dol
lars and a capital stock of half mill
lion, its ledger assets being $672,-
3SS.7S.
Mr.. G. B. Reynolds, vice president
of the company, was here in person
to look after the details of having
his company admitted, but has not
yet announced the appointment of a
state agent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
WANTS cARDINALATE.

London, November 1S.-According
to dispatches from Rome to the Tel
egraph, Archbishop Glennon, of St.
Louis, is the latest American candi-
date for cardinalate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
TWO SMALL CASES.

Onl ytwo petty cases were docket
ed for trial in the police court this
morning. Both of the prisoners were
negroes charged with minor offepses
and small fines were imposed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
COMMISSION HAS
COMPREHENSION
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special
Jackson, November 1S.-The Mis-
sissippi Railroad Commission has con-
cluded the business of its second No
vember session and adjourned. There
were no important matters before the
commission, and the two days of the
session have been devoted largely to
the most uninteresting routine. A
few comparatively unimportant or
ders have been entered, and a half
dozen or more cases which have been
pending for some time were dismissed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
MORTON MERCHANT
BECOMES BANKRUPT

Morton, Miss, November Isl. H.
Bishop, a merchant doing business
in this city, has filed voluntary Pc
tition in bankruptcy with Federal
Clerk Moseley. His liabilities are
given at $715 and his assets at $679.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
rockefeller
TO TAKE STAND
Hearst News Service

New York, November 1S.-John D.
Rockefeller is expected to take the
witness stand this afternoon before
Commissioner Ferriss in the case of
the government against the Standard
Oil Trust.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
MAMMOTH BALLOON
MAKES FIRST TRIP
Hearst News Service.

London, November 1S.-The man.
moth balloon built for the London
Daily Graphic, which will attempt to
break the long distance record and
reach Siberia, assembled today. Aero
nauts expect to reach Siberia Thurs
day night or Friday morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
BEING REPAIRED.

Mississippi Central engine No. 102,
damaged in the wreck near Brook
haven last week, is now in the local
shops of the railroad company, under
going repairs.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
NEBRASKA BREAKS
ALL PAST RECORDS
Hearst News Service.

Manila, November 1S.--That the bat
tleship Nebraska has broken all rec
ords for craftsmanship with twelve
inch guns is asserted by those who
witnessed the practice. The figures
are kept secret.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18

cartridges were found on the track at
Mulhein Station and only the post
ponement of the trip until Tuesday is
believed to have prevented the dis
aster.
The secret police of the empire are
now active and developments are ex-
pected in a few days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
BOWERS IN THE CITY.

Congressman Eaton ]. Bowers was
in the city for few hours last night.
He will leave shortly for Washington
to resume his duties in congress.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
DIR. v. T. BULL
STRONGER TODAY

New York, November 1S.-Dr. Will
liam T. Bull the eminent surgeon, is
much stronger today, according to
bulletin issued by his attending ply
sicians.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18

No matter from what point of view
you take a fat woman in all OF her
seems to be on that side.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18

Women put on their stockings first
so that If anybody comes in they will
feel dressed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-18
TRAIN PLUNGED
THROUGH BRIDGE

Kamloops, B. c., November 1S.-A
locomotive and seven cars of an east
bound, freight plunged through a
bridge into a ravine eighty feet be-
low last night and three of the crew
were killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
Chinese Kites.

Great ingenuity is displayed by the
Chinese In the manufacture of kites
Kites OF the angular shape, common
among ourselves, are never seen, the
designers representing ut their own
sweet will flowers, birds, fish and In
fact anything that may be found on
the earth or In the waters under the
earth. Many of them are extremely
beautiful and do infinite credit to the
artistic tastes of the people. Human
figures representing historical or myth
ical events are very commonly used,
while emblems such as the double fish
and characters Iof felicitous import,
such, for example, as shou longevity
and chi (good fortune), are favorite
subjects. On some OF them musical
strings are SO arranged that they emit
sounds Of melody as they fiy aloft, The
first ones so constructed are said to
have been Instrumental in saving an
army when1n dire distress. The gen.
eral commanding this unfortunate
force, being hemmed In by the enemy,
resorted to the stratagem Of flying In
the dead Of night number OF kites
with musical strings SO arranged as
to emit sounds resembling the words,
Beware of Ham, Like the Syrians,
at the noiseaof the chariot wheels, the
contending host took flight at the
sound and were destroyed horse, foot
and dragons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
Montaiane's Chateau.

The upper room in the round tower
of the chateau of Montague. In Peri
CORD, is practically upaltered since the
lord of the chateau housed his books
there and wrote his essays. On the
walls and on the ceiling are traces OF
the paintings that once adorned Them
A visitor to the tower says in the Lon
don Globe:
"On the ground floor was Mon
taigne's chapel. above were his bed
chamber and private apartments. while
on the third story was beloved book
room. There says the. essayist, I
turn over now one book and then an
other on various subjects without
method or design. One while l medi-
tate, another record and dictate. as
walk to and fro, such WITNESSES "a
these present to you here The walk
Ing to and fro seems to have been es.
sential to production. Montague says
his thoughts slept IL he sat still. His
fancy only went as his legs moved,
Round the walls of the room stood tbs
ordered ranks of books arranged upon
five rows of shelves, while from the
three windows the peripatetic essayisi
could not only overlook his own fami
~ and household concerns below. but
could let his eyes range over fine and
varied prospects,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
The DOER IS DONE
A. n. Mertz Tries to Reform Mo-
line School Board but
is Sat Upon.
MEETING NAMES A TICKET
Attempt to Eliminate the w. c. T. U.
= Officials Is Not Altogether
Successful.

A. II. Mertz. the "reformer." was
instrumental in calling a meeting last
night at the Moline Turner hall with
the avowed purpose of taking the NOM
ination of candidates for the school
board of that city out of the hands of
the w. C. T. o., which has been the
power behind the management of
school affairs for some years. There
were so voters at the meeting and in
stead of rapping the w. C. T. u. they
turned upon Mertz and did things to
him.
The school election will be held
Saturday DR.. A. r. Beal. Emil Helm
beck, G. w. Wood and A. j. Smith
are the retiring members, DR.. Beal
being president. DR.. Beal and Mr..
HeimbecS state they will not again
be candidates.
Mertz called last evenings meeting
to order but was Immediately hustled
out of the chair, Alderman H. G. Gripp
nominating c. F. Grantz who was
chosen to preside.
DIR. BeaI Again Named.
When nominations for president OF
| the board were asked for John Lind
vail proposed DR.. Beal MertZ named
G. w. Johnson, but Alderman Gripp
asserted that the consent of Mr.
Johnson had not been secured and
when it came to vote DR.. Beal was
nominated "a to 16. Other candidates
put up We're Oscar Abraham. alderman
il the Fifth ward; G. w. Sohrbeck
and DR.. Wyland.
| During the meeting Mertz made a
speech in which he asserted that there
had been shadowy proceedings in
school affairs under the retiring re
gime and his charges were denied
with much heat
The w. c. T. U. party and the JAM
tors of the various schools of the city
today named tickets and both are
headed by DR.. Beal for president.