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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
LEGAL MASONS
J Elect OFFICERS
Names OF Those Who viii Serve Hat
tiesburg Lodge During the Next
Twelve Months.

At it's regular meeting Monday
night, Hattiesburg Lodge No. 397,
held it's annual election of officers,
which resulted as follows:
DR.. Jas. E. Hulett, W. M; J. d. Ben
nett, S. W.; R. A. Fowler, ] W.; w.
M. Conner, Treas; J. e. Hendrick,
Sec.; w. P. Smith, Tyler.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
LONG LIST OF APPOINTMENTS

Washington, Dec. S.-President Taft
yesterday sent to the Senate list
of about twelve hundred nominations
to Federal officers, mostly postmasters
of smaller cities and census super
visors. NJ NE u
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
KING OF BELGIUM
HAS PARAlYTIC STROKE
(Bu Associated PreSS.)

London, Dec. S.-Private advices
from Brussels say that King Leopold,
of Belgium, is in a grave physical con-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
She ROOTED FOR
THE WRONG TEAM
Young Lady Student at Fairmont
State Norma, Given Ice th
and Painted Red.

Charleston. w. Va, Dec. s.. The
State Board of Regents started IA I'M
vestigation to-day into the hazing OF
Miss Matte Taylor. a htudent at tha
Fairmont State Normal. wlo was CIV
en- an ice bath and painted fed. II p
alleged. because she rooted for The
w. .ong football team, recently.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
CONDITION OF BUILDING
considered DANGEROUS
Council Committee Appointed to No
tify School Trustees Of the Boards
Action, and to Assist in Securing
Another Building.
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: Resolved, by the Mayor and !.
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!. of Hattiesburs, That we notify I:
:. the board of trustees of the city !:
!. schools that we consider the !:
!. Main street building to be un- :.
: safe, and request that they at !:
!. once secure another house for 1:
: the school, and that the board I:
:. Of aldermen will assist them In :.
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The above resolution, presented last
night to the city council by Alderman
Comeron, was adopted by the board
and Messrs. Lassitier, Cameron and
Mccullough were appointed a COM
mittee to present the order to the
board of trustees of the city schools
and explain the sentiment and feeling
of the board of aldermen in the mat
ter.
Recently the condition of the Main
street school building has been such
as to cause the board of trustees to
be anxious for the safety of the chill
dren attending the school, and in or.
der, to ascertain the exact condition
of affairs, before the matter was
finally brought to the attention OF
the council, Architect Robert E. Lee
was employed to make thorough in
spection of the building and report his
findings to the trustees.
Mr.. Lees report, which is published
in full, was deemed by Mayor Donald
to be of sufficient Importance to de
mand immediate attention, and the fol
lowing written communication from
him was presented to the council last
night
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28
TAKE GREAT INTEREST
IN TAF1'S PANAMA TRIP
IL is the First Time President Elect
Has Left the Country for
Foreign Shore.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Mr. Tafts
present trip to Panama will be follow
ed with keener interest here and
throughout the country generally
than anything the president-elect mas
done since he defeated MI Bryan
at the polls last November. SO far
as the records show it is the first
time that a president-elcct has ever
ventured to journey beyond the con-
fines of the United states. Just as
President Roosevelt's trip to Panama
two years ago was the first instance
of a chief executive of the nation
leaving the country In the case of
Mr. Taft the interest, or it might be
said the apprehension, is increased
by the fact that there is no legal
provision for a successor to the pTesi
dency in the event of a fatality over
taking a president-clect before his
Inauguration.
Aside from this phase of the case,
however, the trip of the president
elect to Panama is regarded as Of
much public interest and Importance.
Mr. Taft will make a thorough in
sPection of the conditions on the is
thmus and the progress of work on
the canal and he will have the ben
eft Of expert advice from half a doz-
en- noted civil engineers whom he IS
taking along with him, A special
train viii be at the disposal of the
party while on the isthmus. Mr..
Taft plans to spend most of his time
at the site Of the Gatun dam as the
principal work of the engineers with
him Is to ascertain the adequacy Of
the natural foundations for this
structure. concerning which there
has been so much comment and crit
icism. Minor tanglys of administra-
tion which may be found to exist
will be Strengthened out by Mr.. Taft
who also viii make il a point to give
impetus to the general work on the
canal
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28
FEW SENATE JOBS
WILL Be FOR ROOT
The New senator from New York
Likely To BE Cut on From
Choice Positions.

Washington Jan. 2S.-Elihu Root,
when he enters the Senate from New
York, may find obstacles in the way
of securing berths on the so-called
choice committees. The word has
gone out that the senate Republican
leaders, which means Senators Al
drich and Hale. intended seeing that
Mr.. Root got on the foreign relations,
military affairs and perhaps the ju-
Ciciary committees. This would be
an unusual honor for a new senator,
and inasmuch as some OF the western
Republican senators have been pass
ed over i'm making up these commit
tees there is naturally revolt in sight.
Because Mr. Root has been secretary
of state it is argued that he could
serve to fine advantage on foreign re-
lations. committee usually reserved
for older senators. But opposed to
This are several of the new senators
who have tCen ass Pned to berths of
comparatively minor Importance, and
the thought Of this proposed rapid
promotion of Mr. Rout does not sit
well on their minds 1t is thought,
therefor, that the move contemplate
ed by Messrs. Aldrich and Hale, if
carried out, will stir up the radical
element.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28

President Roosevelt for all his efforts
in behalf of the livestock Industry.
Il was apparent before assembling
that the minority, representing the
Colorado Cattle and Horse Growers
association, would make a strong fign-
in opposition to the report of the
committee on resolutions in reference
to the policy of federal administration
of the public domain.
Former United States senator i.
NJ. Carey of Wyoming. presented the
report, The five delegates from the
Colorado. organization at once opened
the fight against the section referring
to Pinchot and the forest service.
They were led by former state SEN
ator Ammons.
The resolution offered by Ammons
as a substitute for those portions re-
ferring to federal control of the pun-
lie domain was as follows:
"Favoring the passage Of laws ade-
quate for the protection of timber in
ali public lands and the establishment
of national policy which viii on
courage the growth of timber on pri-
vate lands. Cesslon of public lands to
the states in which they lie: putting
timber on the free list to the end that
we may replcnish our diminiehlns
supply and lower the prices of build
ing material to the public, the re-
striction of the forest Seryic, 10 the
growth ana protection Of timber
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28
SOCIALISTS CORTRUl
MINER CONVENTION
They HOLD the Balance of Power and
urge Government To Take Over
AL Public Utilities.

indianapolis, Jan. 2S.-After ten
years struggle the Socialists in the
United Mine Workers of America
have obtained the balance of power
in the convention nov in session
here. It is estimated that 800 of the
l 400 delegates are either active So
Cialis,s or have engaged in support
Of the Socialistic tendency in the con-
vention. \ resolution for public
ownership Of public utilities was adj
opted today without dissenting
vote. President Lewis rival for Of
flee is a professed Socialist and to-
Gay the Socialists and conservatives
united I'm defeating movement to
organize an Independent labor party.
Il is authoritatively announced by
the friends of Thomas l.. Lewis,
president Of the United Mine Workers
Of America, that the count of the
ballots has proceeded far enough to
show that he has been reelected by
. majority approXimating 10000 over
his opponent John Walker, of hi
rois.
The mine workers today adopted
g. resolution demanding the release
Of Jan Pouen in addition to that Of
/ Christian Rudowitcz, Russian refugees
In this country. Release rs demanded
because political refugees of all
ether countries cast their eyes upon
this as an asylum for the oppressed" +"
The resolution further demands
"abrogation NJ the treaty which pro-
vidcs for the cxtradition Of persons
charged with offenses against nations
where persons so charged are not to
bc tried by jury of their peers This
is intended to apply also 10 Mexican
refugees fleeing across the Rio
Grande to escape prosecution as the
result Of labor troubles in that coun-
try"
An effort TO put the convention on
record as favoring the Independent
tabor party failed Congressman Will
SON Of Pennsylvania, told the con-
vention that labor derived its best re-
suits at present by putting upon first
one party and then the other the
force Of its influence for legislation
for its benefit.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28
CHICAGO PHYSICIANS
HAD STRANGE SOCIETY

Chicago. Jan. 2S.-A strange secret
of thirty-one years standing was re-
yealed when more than score of
prominent Chicago physicians and
surgeons today admitted they We're
members of the Ustioh Fraternity, a
society having for its object the dis
section and cremation of the bodies
OF its members after death
This weird fraternity to which
only members Of the medical profess
sion are admitted, is of national
scope Its headquarters are in a
sumptuously furnished club house at
332 Lake Park avenue Secret chap
ters exist I'm New York, Philadelphia,
Boston. Cleveland, Detroit and other
cities in the east. Its membership
is taken from the ranks of the most
prominent citizens living in different
parts Of tho United states
Each chapter Is known as a verte-
bra. The Chicago chapter being the
first organized, is called the "Prima
yertebra." Its high officer is known
as the "enccphslon, the Greek word
for head. Its next highest officer is
the "meduna." Its other officers are
named TO make up the other parts OF
the human body
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28
CUBANS REJOICE
At THEIR INDEPENDENCE
The Island Takes Over Rcins of GOV
crnmcnt Today for Another
Trial

Havana Jan. 2S.-A new rra in
Cuban independence dawncd today
when the affairs of the island, which
have ,beon administered by American
officials for more than two years as
result of a revolution against for
mer President Palma i'm 1906, We're
formerly transferred TO the newly
eleced native executive
The event was signalized by a gem
eral display Of fireworks and brilliant
illumination last night and a carnival
Of JOY until early this morning. Cere-
monies Incident to the Inauguration OF
President Gomez began al dawn and
will continue until after nightfau.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28
DIVORCED WOMAN
QUICKLY REAARRIES
She Was Freed shortly After -Four
O'Clock and Ate Dinner Win
New Husband ~ Few
Hours Later.

shortly after o'clock yesterday
afternoon Judge Abbott issued de-
cree of divorce in favor Of Mrs,
Charlotte Euing Van Eman, granting
her absolute separation and the re-
turn of her maiden name. Charlotte
Euing Watorhouso. but before she
took dinner at the Alyarado last
night. her name was Mrs. Arthur
Garfield Fleming.
Upon receiving the decree of d.
vorce. Miss Waterhouse walked out
Of Judge Abbotts chambers into the
nall. where She was joined by Mr..
Fleming. and accompanied by Mr..
Fleming. Miss WaterhOuse stepped
into the office Of the probate clerk,
ana together they secured a marriage
license. Shortly after they were mar
ricd by Rev. Fletcher Cook, rector
of St. Johns Episcopal church.
Today Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming are
receiving congratulations at the Al
varado.
In her complaint for divorce, Mrs.
Van Eman charged her husband, who
was an invalid, with brutal conduct
and habitual drunkenness, She and
the defendant had been living for
some time at Pena Blanca, previous
to last fall when the woman drove
to the city one day and complained
that her husband had mistreated her.
The bridegroom was with her the
day she came 10 the city. Mr.. Van
Eman followed her here and in a
scene in front Of tho Aivarado. fell
70 the ground with a hemorrhage.
lie was taken 10 the hospital and re-
4,yerrd
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28
MUST MODIFY DEMANDS.

Caracas, Jan. Negotiations be-
tween w. l. Buchanan, special envoy
- the United states and the Vene-
zulean government, looking to a set
tlomeut of standing difficulties, came
To a complete deadlock today over the
contention Of the United States that
the claims Of the New York and Bcr-
mudez Asphalt company should De
submitted to arbitration. 1t Is be-
lieved here that negotiations will be
discontinued unless the United States
modifies its contention In this respect.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28
STATEHOOD BILL
RtAOY BY TOMORROW

Washington, Jan. 2S-Chairman
Hamilton, of the committee ON terri
tories said today that the Republican
members of the committee, who have
had the Arizona and New Mexico
statehood bills under consideration
for more than a week, will be ready
t. report the bill 10 the full commit
tee by tomorrow. 1t will be reported
to the House saturday ana it Is hoped
the House will pass it early next
week.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28

Rcddng Conn, Jan. 2S.-Mark
Twain, who is living quietly in retire
mcnt i'm his new 19-room house at
Redding Center, says that ne came
here because he was too tired % stay
iu New York He has just passed his
seyenty-third anniversary.
Eut he is hale and lively. Week
end parties of his friends from New
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28

fees on collections; that he was duly
elected to the office of treasure in
1905 and served two years and that
he received and was entitled to re-
ceive for his services the sum of $19,-
S41.S7
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28
HEAVY RAIN IN MISSOURI.

ST. Joseph, Mo. Jan. 2S.-Rain,
which almost reached the proportions
Of cloudburst, did great damage at
st. Joseph and vicinity last night A
number OF bridges and culverts were
washed out and railroad traffic
blocked.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28
sArE nLoMERs GOT 500.

Ceuterville Tex, Jan. 2S-Safe
blowers dynamited the safe in Fred
St. Johns saloon early this morning,
secured 500 and made good their
escape.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28
WEATHER FORECAST

Denver, COIo,, Jan. 20---ParlB cIsuty
and colder tonight and Friday Fair.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28
lNlLIlQINE2l

York and elsewhere give him keen
enjoyment. He is particularly happy
in the frequent visits OF II. II. Rog-
ers, with whom his billiard games
are battles royal, though Twain
usually wins.
His place of retirement, Innocence
at Home is a mecca for literary
people from ali over the world.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-02
A VERY GRATIFYING REPORT
Ohio Have Prospered and Grown
the Past Year.

Columbus, o. Gov. Harmon has
received the eighteenth annual re-
port of the Inspector of build
ing and loan associations. The graft.
flying statement is made that during
the entire financial stringency which
covered the whole country, the build
ing and loan associations of Ohio have
prospered and grown and in no wise
been disturbed.
The net gain in assets of the asso.
Citations during the year has been
S6,626,297.15. During the year $50 as.
sociations were examined, the total
assets of which reached Sill, ,661 ,222.-
II. There were at the close of 1908,
645 associations in the state, gain
of but one during the year. but the
increase in assets was over $1,000, 600,
the total assets of all the companies in
the state at the present time being
$139,S40, ,424.17, and the liabilities the
same.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-02
OLD SEA FIGHTER
CROSSES DIVIDE
REAR ADMIRAL GEORGE A. CON-
VERSE DIES OF URAEMlc
POISONING.
IN ACTIVE SERVICE,
ALTHOUGH RETIRED
His Service to the Navy Was Largely
Identified With Torpedoes and
Torpedo Boats-command.
ed the Illinois.

Washington, d. C.-Rear Admiral
George A. Converse died at his home
here last night of uraemic poisoning.
Although placed on the retired list sew
eral years ago, he was in active serv-
ice at the time of his death, being
president of the board of construction
of the navy. He was confined to his
home only few days before his death,
the immediate cause of which, uraemic
poisoning, set in only day ago.
1t was under him, as chief of the
bureau of navigation, that the battle
ship fleet of 16 vessels which recently
circled the globe, was assembled.
Previous to this, he was head of the
bureau of ordnance. His service to the
navy was largely identified with tor
pedoes and torpedo boats. While he
was inspector of ordnance at the naval
torpedo station Newport r. l., smoke
less powder was introduced into the
navy.
Admiral Converse was born in Nor
wich, VT, in 1874, graduated at An
napolis, in 1866, at the head of his
class, and during the Spanish-Ameri-
can war commanded the cruiser Mont
gomery, after which previous to being
made chief of the bureau of equipment
he commanded the first-class battleship
Illinois.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-02
LAGUNA DAM is COMPLETED
Celebration at Yuma, Ariz., Over Great
Reclamation Project-Took Four
Years to Build Dam.

Yuma. Ariz. - After nearly four
years of work, the great Laguna
dam was completed formally today,
and Yuma and all the surrounding
country is celebrating the momentous
event. The ceremonies, which will
not be concluded before tomorrow ev-
ening, include speeches, music and
various forms of entertainment.
Laguna dam is 4,770 feet long and
extends across the Colorado river
about IA miles above this city. 1t was
built by the United States reclamation
service at cost of more than $1,000
600. The dam does not make a stor-
age basin, but diversion weir, which
allows the water to pass through
sluice-gates on either side of the river
into main channels from which many
laterals and bitches extend over about
10000 acres under the Yuma project.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-02
ATTORNEY GENERALS IDEAS
School Certificates Issued for Either
Five or Eight Years Can
be Renewed.

Columbus, O.-Attorney General
Denman has given to State School
Commissioner Jones two opinions of
Importance in educational circles.
He holds, and the opinion is en-
tirely new, that when it is desired
to centralize the schools of a town
ship, the township board of education
can submit the question to a vote of
the people at any time desired with
out the necessity of waiting for a gen.
eral election to come along.
In another opinion he says that
school certificates isued for either five
or eight years and which are known
as professional certificates can be re-
newed without the holder taking an
other examination, but that the re-
newal must come from the county in
which originally filed and not from
any other county in the state. This
in reality. amounts to making such
certificates of life tenure.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-02
The Eiuhtinu Editor.

The fighting editor is no joke in
Paris. There, if paper calls man
liar or thief, the man takes it seri.
ously, and, visiting the office, he de-
mands a retraction or a fight.
1t is the fighting editor who receives
him. The fighting editor sits in a
Louis XVI. study, smoking cigarette
and reading a new novel with a yellow
cover. He is faultlessly dressed in
deep black-the duellists color. The
ribbon of the Legion of H nor is in
his buttonhole. His brilliant eyes and
clear skin proclaim his perfect condi,
ton. His alert, supple carriage shows
his military training.
The fightin" editor never writes q
line, but is responsible, personally, fol
every word in the paper every day. On
a plain. outspoken sheet like LIE Matin!
which keeps him pretty busy, his sal,
ary is very large-$40 week or sol
A conservative journal like lie Temps,
having little use for a fighting editor,
pays the man no more than $40. II
Arthur Brisbane had French news.
paper, it is estimated that no fighting
editor would work for him under $200
a week.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-02
THE BUCKEYE RECORD
A GRlsT OF NEWS FROM VARIOUS
CITIES IN OHIO.
Short Chronicles of Days Happen.
ings as Told by Telegraph
for Our Readers.
SOME IMPORTANT OPINIONS
They Are Rendered by Attorney Gen.
eraI Denman and Are of Interest
to Buckeyes.

Columbus, o. - Attorney General
Denman has rendered opinions
that funds for park board commits
sions are held by township treasurer;
that counties pay costs in Rose coun-
ty local option cases prosecuted by
cities, and that the state board of pub
lie works has authority to lease the
rights to construct buildings over the
canal in cities, providing navigation
is not interfered with.
The tendency of certain corpora
tions to organize under the laws of the
state for the purpose of doing null
tiplicity of things, has been checked
by Attorney General Denman. In an
opinion he holds that company can
organize for but one thing alone and
that must be clearly stated.
In an opinion to Secretary of State
Thompson, Attorney General Denman
settles a much disputed point in the
operation of the Bronson primary law.
There has been much doubt whether,
under the law, it would be possible for
the Socialist party and others not
casting ten per cent of the total vote
in any election district at the last gen.
eral election, to nominate by pr-
maries. Mr.. Denman holds that the
Bronson law does not repeal section
2966-1S of the general election laws
and that any party which cast at least
one per cent of the total vote may
make its nomination by primaries.