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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
new BUILDING At
A. & N. College
GREAT CROWDS WITNESS LAYING
OF CORNERSTONE.
dress BY Former Attorney General
Wiley N. Nash, of StarkviIIe.-
Thousands Present.

STARKVILLE, Miss, April 16.-The
laying of the cornerstone of the new
administration building for the Mis-
sissippi Agricultural and Mechanical
college today has been one of the
greatest events in the entire history
of the institution, fully two thousand
students of the three state education
al institutions having taken part in
the exercises, and many visitors from
all parts of the state being present.
Practically the entire student bodies
of the Industrial Institute and college
for girls at Columbus and of the Uni
versity of Mississippi, besides those
of the local institution, formed an
array of young Mississippians such
as one seldom sees.
The ceremonies themselves were
of the most elaborate character, con-
Quoted under Masonic auspices by
Grand Master Wylie H. Clifton of
Aberdeen, who officiated as master Of
ceremonies.
A feature of the program was an
able address on behalf of the local
Masons by Hon. Wylie N. Nash, for
mer attorney general of the state.
Following the exercises, DR., w. G.
Thompson, president of the Universi-
ty of Ohio, delivered a magnificent
address on education.
Addresses were also delivered bv
President ]. c. Hardy of the A. and
M. college, and several other promi-
nent educators. Gov. Noel, who had
been expected to attend, was not
present, having been called to Arkan-
sas on official business of a private
character.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
LITTLE TOWN IS
HAVING TROUBLES
MARTIN MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
HAVE RESIGNED.
Governor Appoints New Set of Off
ciaIs.-And Now the New Mayor
Wants to Know If His Father Can
Serve AS Member of the Council.

JACKSON, Miss, April 16.-The
small village of Martin, located in
Clairborne county on the line between
Jackson and Natchez, has been having
numerous legal troubles lately in it's
board of mayor and aldermen. Sew
eral days ago the aldermen sent in
their designations to the governor say
ing they had no election at the proper
time and were tired of their Jobs,
which they had been holding over for
some time. They were advised to re-
sign to the mayor, but the mayor, like
themselves, was merely holding over
without authority, the last session of
the legislature having so changed the
law as to vacate such offices when
an election fails, instead of permitting
the officers to hold over. 1t therefore
devolved upon the governor to appoint
new set of officers, which he did
And now comes a query from the
new mayor, Mr.. E. Nesmith, to Attor-
ney General Stirling, as to whether
or not it will be legal for his father to
sit as an alderman while he himself
is mayor. The attorney general can
find nothing in the law to prevent the
entire council being made family af
fair if the people of Martin so desire
it, and has so advised.
There are many other villages and
small towns in the state where no
elections were held last December and
where the old officers are holding over
illegally, but so long as the people
are satisfied and no complaint is made
no apparent har mis- being done and
nobody cares to take it upon himself
to bring the mater up. In the mean
time, so long as the matter is not
brought into question, according to
a recent ruling of the supreme court,
their actions are legal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
1870 men ESCAPED In
their NIGHT CLOTHES
Found 1t impossible to Rescue Them
Only One of the Dead Has Thus
Far Been Identified.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16-Five
bodies have been recovered and prob
ably eight others are buried in the
ruins of the st. George Hotel cheap
lodging house which was destroyed
by fire here early today.
The fire broke out before daylight
and the inmates were still asleep. 1t
had gained such rapid headway before
discovery that it was impossible for
the firemen and police to rescue the
sleeping guests. There were 1S0 men
in the hotel when it caught fire and of
those who escaped none had time to
dress.
Only one body thus far recovered
has been identified. This is that of
D. S. Cartwright, a carpenter, of Sal
EN-, Oregon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
REFERENDUM FOR
BENEFIT OF Vets
TRUSTEES OF SOLDIERS HOME TO
BORROW $4,000.
Hon. H. Clay sharkey, Chairman of
Board of Trustees, is Asking Per-
mission From Members of the State
Legislature.

JACKSON, Miss, April 16.-Hon. H.
Clay Sharkey, chairman of the boari
of trustees of the Soldiers home at
Beauvoir, has received replies from
nearly half the members of both
houses of the legislature to his recent
letter in which he asked, on behalf
of the board, authority to borrow not
more than $4,000, to be repaid by an
appropriation at the next session, in
order to provide funds to accept thir-
teen of the thirty odd veterans who
have applied for admission to the
home, and who have been denied ad.
mission because there was not suffi-
cient money available to support them
Only one of the replies thus far re
ceived is a negative one, this being
from a member of the house from
Sunflower county. Only thirteen OF
the applicants can be taken in nov
on account the limited room, and
these cannot be handled on the pres
ent available money. The money viii
not have to be borrowed until in Nc
vember, as the present funds can b
made to last until then, and the In
terest will therefore be small.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
VARDAMAN
MAKES HIT
Tells the Citizens Of Illinois the
Truth About the Negro
Problem.

SPRINFIELD, ILL.,, April lex
Gov. James K Vardaman of Mississip-
pi, lectured here last night to crowd
ed house. Recent race troubles in
Springfield served to draw many peo-
pie to hear the distinguished Missis-
sippian on the problem. He was Wig
orously applauded throughout his ad-
dress. 1t was perhaps, the most
striking on the subject ever delivered
here.
Much attention was paid him. Gov.
Charles S. Deneen and the Elks Club
entertained him while in the Illinois
capital.
Gov. Deneen had for his guests at
luncheon former Gov. Vardaman, OF
Mississippi, the state officers and the
supreme court judges.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
new LAW And ORDER
LEAGUE IS CRITICISED
Seven Members of the Kinds County
Grand Jury Deprecate Employment
Out Crime in Mississippi.

JACKSON, Miss, April 16.-One Of
the mildest, yet most effective, re-
Dukes ever administered to a Missi $
cippi grand jury was that dealt out to
the Kinds county inquisitorial body
when it filed its final report yester-
day, and before it was discharged by
Judge Potter.
1t was not a sensational reprimand,
but nice, friendly, sugar-coated talk
in which he told them how, accord
ing to his information, they had failed
to indict in certain cases where It
had been their plain legal duty to do
so; that they had permitted their
sympathies to sway them from the
course laid down by the law and the
testimony which had been placed be-
fore them. He recommended human
sympathy as a splendid trait, but en-.
phatically declared it had no proper
place in the deliberations of grand
jury.
No specific case was mentioned, but
the inference was that he referred
to the cases Of several parties who
have been shown to have aided Will
liam Sorsby in escaping from Clinton
on the night when he fired the shot
which resulted in the death of Post
office Inspector Charles Fitzgerald,
and others who assisted in conceal
ing him in Clinton for three months.
A significant fact in this connection
is the fact that Mr.. r. S. Withers,
foreman Of the grand jury, and a
splendid citizen, admitted on the wit
ness stand that he aided Sor5by in
mounting his horse and adjusting his
stirrups to ride away, about thirty
minutes after the shooting; that
Sorsby told him things looked mighty
dark for him, and asked for advice as
10 whether he ought to surrender
which he declined to assume the re
sponsibility Of giving.
A minority of seven members o.
the grand jury had submitted a sep
arate report in which they declare'
that in several cases where they
thought indictments should have beer
found they were unable to get enough
votes to carry them. This minority
also took occasion to criticise the
methods employed by the Law En-
forcement league. This subject was
treated in this paragraph:
"Witb all due respect for the Law
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
WILLING TO ACCEPT
NEWSPAPR READERS.

NEW ORLEANS, La, April 10
During the course of the trial here
today of William Adler, president Of
the defunct State National bank, when
efforts we're being made to secure 4
jury, several talismen examined said
they had formed opinions through
reading the newspaper stories of the
case. Judge Boardman. said that they
were impressions" and not opinions
and that this would not disqualify the
tslismen from being made jurors.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
RESIDENCE ON FIRE.
Prompt Arrival of Department Pre-
vented Serious Damage.

A telephone fire alarm at $40 this
morning took the fire apparatus to
Railroad street near First avenue.
The trouble was found in a one
story frame house owned by Mrs Sims
and occupied by a family named
Moore.
The fire was located at the base of
a brick flue into which ran the pipe
of the kitchen stove. This brick flue
rested on the woodwork of the attic
flooring and this woodwork became
ignited from the heat of the flue.
The firemen arrived in time to ex-
tinguish the flames before much dam
age was done, the extent mainly be-
ing a joist which was burned about
half in two.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
BANK At PURVIS
NOW PROSPEROUS

PURVIS, Miss, April 16.-Stock.
holders of the Lamar County Bank
met on April Is and declared a semi
annual dividend of five per cent, pass
ing the sum OF $4,000 to the undi-
vided profits account. The capital
stock of this bank is $4,000, to
which has been added undivided prof
its aggregating $11,500 more. The
individual deposits subject to check
amount to $S1 900, which indicates the
prosperity of the people of this town
and section, which was almost COM
pletely devastated by the storm of
one year ago.
The officers the bank are w. H.
Magee, president; James Hand, vice
president, and w. c. Bennett, cashier
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16

Enforcement league, we wish to 60
on record as being totally opposed to
the manner of action which they have
pursued by ignoring the proper Off.
GERS of Kinds county, and the city of
Jackson, who are as faithful and hon.
orable a set of officers as can be
found in the state of Mississippi by
employing men who do not reside in
this state, and whose oaths have been
by the juries of RESPONSE
BILE citizens of Kinds county" This
report is signed by B. M.
Brady, ]. c. Plexetti, J. T. McAlpin,
G. e. Hubbard, A. C. Nicholson, H. A. |
Lutrick and H. L. Smith.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16

CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, April
16.-Moslem fanaticism against the
Christians of Adana appears to have
broken out afresh. Moslem attacks
were recommended yesterday after
noon and continued throughout the
night. Large numbers of Christian
missionaries are said to have been
slain in the streets and hundreds have
fled to the country for safety.
The consuls have been appealed to,
but thus far have been able to Of
fer little protection.
The fact that several Americans are
said to have been among the killed
lends hope that the department at
Washington may take immediate ac-
ton to consumate a cessation of the
slaughter.
Among the American missionaries
at Adana are Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Chambers, Mrs. Chambers is a sister
of Talcott William, editor of the Phil
adelphia Press. The Government has
given assurances that it is doing its
best to restore order at Adana.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
HATTIESBURG MAN
dies At BOGALUSA
INJURED IN ACCIDENT SEVERAL
DAYS AGO.
Remains of Mr.. J. 3. Prayter Will Ar
rive in Hattiesburg This Evening"
Funeral Arrangements Will Be An
nounced Later.

This morning at o'clock Mr.. j. B.
Prayter of Hattiesburg died at Boga-
lusa, La Mr.. Prayters death was
the result of internal injuries receiv-
ed in an accident which occurred near
Bogalusa on Friday last. He was
logging superintendent for the Great
Southern Lumber company, and while
he was engaged at work a log fell on
him. injuring him so severely he sue
cumbed to the effects.
The deceased, who was 63 years
of age at the time of his death, had
been a citizen Of Hattiesburg for fif-
teen years, where he was most IA
vorably known personally, and as a
loving father and an affectionate hus-
band. He leaves a widow, who was
Miss Lula Cankey of Livingston, Ala
and eight children, all of whom are
now living in Hattiesburg, to mourn
his loss. These children are Luther,
Lee, Charlie and Clyde Prayter, Mrs.
Herring, Mrs. Charles Langford and
Misses Lula and Pearl Prayter.
The remains, accompanied by Mrs.
Prayter, will arrive in Hattiesburg 1T
$50 o'clock tonight. The funeral ar
rangements will be made subsequently
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
Bank is Blown Up
By Band of Robbers;
Escaped With $4,000

daylight and had evidently been care
fully planned. A livery stable had
been entered, where several horses
were saddled and bridled and hitched
outside. Those who reached the scene
of the robbery first say that the rob-
bers were then scurrying toward the
horses, which they mounted and GAL
loped across the praries.
More than a hundred citizens are
in pursuit, but little hope is enter
tained of overtaking the robbers, as
they had picked the best horses in
the town on which to escape.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
ANNOUNCEMENT.

In another column will be found an
ad. announcing that The News is pre-
pared to do Linotype Composition in
any amount for printers and publish
ers in the surrounding territory. We
have two machines, and We will ar
range to work them all night, if nee
essary, to take care of any orders
sent us.
This announcement ought to appeal
to the trade around this city, as it
affords a convenient point at which
to handle business which is too hig
for their own office. Our rates will
be as low as is consistent with busi-
ness requirements.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
WORK ON NEW DEPOT.
Structure Will Be Completed On Con
tract Time.

Work on the new union depot of the
New Orleans and Northeastern is pro-
crossing right along and the entire
building is presenting an appearance
of near complication.
The pillars of the steel umbrella
shed are being placed and the founda-
tions are being gotten into readiness
for the pillars. The shed will have
width of 35 feet on Agness street and
extend eastward along the north side
of the depot for $40 feet.
Some delay in the brick work has
been caused by the failure of press
ed brick to arrive and the bricklayers
were laid off at noon today to await
the arrival of the brick.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16

ENID, Okla, April 16.-Robbers to-
day dynamited the safe of the Bank
of Lucien, thirty miles east of this
city this morning, and escaped with
$4,000 in coin and currency, includ-
ing a large number of notes and other
valuable papers.
The interior of the bank building
was wrecked by a terrific explosion of
dynamite, which shook the entire
town, and was felt for miles in all
directions.
The robbery took place just before
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
NOEL coNFERS WITH
GOVERNOR DONAGHEY.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April 16.-
Governor Noel of Mississippi, is here
today in conference with Governor
Donahey relative to the passage of a
bill which will prevent lawlessness on
the Mississippi river between these
two states. The culprits always cross
the river into the other state when
pursued by officers of either state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
ILLINOIS BANK ROBBED.

MOUNT VERNON, ILL.,, April 16.-
The bank at Woodlawn, a mall town
seven miles west of here, on the Louis
villes& Nashville railroad, was robbed
early today. Five masked men dyna-
mited the safe and escaped with $1,000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
LAU REL MAN IS
KIGHLYIHUNORED
AT ATLATNA, GA.

ATLANTA, Ca, April 16.-Robert c.
Ogden was today elected president of
the Conference for Education in the
South for the tenth time. Among the
list of vice presidents are: Paul H.
Saunders, of Laurel, Miss, James H.
billiard, of New Orleans and J. B. As
we'll. of Nachitoches, La.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
ARTIST COMMITS SUICIDE.

ATLANTA, Ca, April 16.-William
Lycett, well-known as an artist, and
especially as china painter, cimmit-
ted suicide by shooting yesterday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
FIRE ALMOST WIPES OUT
VANCE, MISSISSIPPI

CLARKSDALE, Miss, April 16.-
Vance, a small town twenty-eight
miles southeast of this city on the
Yazoo Delta railroad, was destroyed
last night by fire. The loss is be
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
CUDAHY COMPANY
IS INDICTED FOR
GIGANTIC SWINDLE

TOPEKA, Kan, April 16.-Indict-
ments were returned here today by the
federal grand jury against the Cudahy
Packing Company, of Kansas City,
Kan, on 737 counts for defrauding the
government out of $4,000 by viola
tions of the internal revenue laws.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
RAILROAD MEN LAID OFF.

M'COMB, Miss, April 16.-Another
big suspension of men in the railroad
shops took place yesterday evening,
laying off about so men in the differ
ent department of the shops.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16
HUNDREDS have FLED
To PLACES OF SAFETY
Consuls Have Been Appealed to For
Help, But Are Thus Far Able to Af-
ford Little Protection United
States May Intercede.
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!: TWO MISSIONARIES :.
!. KILLED IN ARMENIA. :.

: CONSTANTINOPLE, April 16. :.
= Information received here to- :
= day declares that two American !.
= missionaries have been killed in :.
= the anti-Armenian outbreak. :.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16

With so much millinery in 1t, is
there any wonder the tariff comes
high ATLANTA Constitution.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-20

You have probably never bought
better Handkerchiefs at Zoe. They
are of good, generous size, plain
white, hemstitched, cambria Hand
kerchiefs-we have hundreds of
them to sell you. And we will sell
you just as many as you want F.
at this sale figure. Each. 49,. .OC
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
ChaImers-Detroit Agency.

G H King. sales manager Of the
Keats Auto company of Portland, was
in the city yesterday and established
an agency for the ChalmerS-Detroit
motor cars with J. X. and NJ. H. Pax
ton, Jr Although these cars have been
sold in large quantities throughout the
country, they have not yet made their
appearance in this locality, there be-
ing but one in the valley. The 1910
model Chalmers Detroit cars are now
on the market and the exclusive agency
for this modern machine has been
placed with local people. This machine
is noted as being one of the best made
and it has won it's way into the fore
most ranks of prominence owing to it's
ability to emerge from any test with
flying cOlors. Its appearance into this
section of the country will be heralded
with delight by all who recognize its
ability to maintain it's own with any
other make of car and a large sale of
the latest model is prophesied.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
Aft Belt Returns.

Alfred Belt, captain elect of the
Whitman varsity Basketball team and
one of the leading football players of
the northwest arrived in the city yes
terday afternoon from his home in
Spokane, to resume his work in Whit
man. Coach Blanchard will undoubt-
eddy give Belt an opportunity to make
good at quarter back this fall. Belt
uation fboth Schmidt and Brainard
necessitated the breaking in of new
PLAYER for that position.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
Visiting With Fire Chief.

Fire Chief Kellogg and wife. of Sioux
City, Iowa, arrived in the city yester-
day afternoon from Seattle, where
they had been attending the exposition.
and are visiting today at the home of
Fire CHEF and Mrs. William Metz. SIC
South First street Mr.. Kellogg was
chi.f Of the fire department in Sioux
City when Mr.. Metz held the position
Of captain. and the meeting at central
station Yesterday afternoon was some
thing Of a surprise to the head of the
Local department.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
Thirty Questions.

A l. Lorenzen a local real estate
man has received and turned over to
the publicity department, commune
cation from a resident of Oklahoma
containing % questions regarding the
Walla Walla valley. Not being con-
tent with the rapid fire number of
queries. the writer adds a postscript
in which he asks: Does it get hot in
summer. and does it get cold in win
ter?" Publicity Manager l.. E. A'ea-
cham is segregating the questions
and the reply will be duly made this
afternoon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
To Observe Semi Centennial.

On october 9 to 10 inclusive, the
First NJ E. church of this city the
second Oldest in the state. will com
memorate the 5Oth anniversary of its
foundation by one of the biggest and
most noted celebrations ever held in
this state by any church. The pastor,
Rev. a. l.. Sanders, is already work
ing on the program and in all proba-
bility Rev John Flynn, now of Port.
ond preacher to fill the local pulpit,
will be the guest of honor. Bishop
Smith will also be invited besides
many other notables
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
Basketball Opens.

Upon the opening of the Milton gym
nasium next Monday night a squad
from the business mems class of the
Y. NJ. c. A. will play an initial game
of basketball with an aggregation
from Columbia college. AS both teams
are in the pink of condition, a good
contest is promised. In addition to the
contest, there will be short addresses,
music and a general Publication It is
understood that a number OF rooters
viii go from this city in the endeavor
to bury the Oregon crowd.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
Articles Filed Today.

Articles of Incorporation of the Wal
La Walla Floral company compris-
ing Games Wait, F. f. Mojonnier and
H. H Curr, We're filed with county au-
ditor today The capital >stock of this
organization is placed at $4,000 with
500 shares selling at $100 per share
The principal place of business is des-
ignated as Walla Walla and the object
of the concern will be to conduct a
modern, first-class floral house.