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Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14

Fifth company, Coast Artillery corps.
OF Westerly will have a complimentary
inspection in the armory Tuesday
evening, Jan. %, for Senator Louis W.
Arnold. Representative Albert Fl.
Iangworthy and the members of the
Westerly town council A smoker and
musicale viii follow the ceremony Of
inspection The committee to arrange
for the event is composed Of Capt. BOr
den A. Rabcock. First Lieut. Robert ..
Thackeray Second Lieut. Oliver H.
williams. Jr.. Sergt. William Mitchell
and Mus. William VI. Cameron.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14

The floors of the public library are
being covered with very thick linoleum
of q brown shade. About three hun
bred yards will be required.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14
WESTERNS BEAUTIFUL CEMETERY
Yields Dividends-All Resources Used to Improve
Property Annual Meeting of Stockholders -Neces-
sary to Get Busy in Post Office Site Matter-Miss
Henry Addresses D. A. r. Chapter-Fifth Company
Plans Complimentary Inspection.

irons jewel The presentation speech
was made by Mrs. Bertha G. Haines of
Providence, grand matron of the
grand chapter of Rhode Island. The
officers were installed by the grand
matron, assisted by Mrs. Mabel G.
Gibson of Providence, grand marshal.
A collation. was served after the in
stallation.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14
Local Laconics.

A bill authorizing the extension of
the Westerly fire district will be pre-
sented ar the present session of the
general assembly.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14

The contract for building a large
addition to the Ocean house, Warcn
Hill, has been awarded the Maxon
company. Colonel Dick, an experienced
hotel man, will be manager of the
house next season.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14

Miss Margaret E. Henry of Mays
vile college, Maryland, delivered an
address in the assembly room, Memo
rial building, wednesday afternoon.
Her subject was Southern Mountain
GERS. The address was instructive and
entertaining and was given under the
auspices of Phebe Greene Ward chap
ter. Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton. Miss Henry's scholarly effort
received cordial appreciation.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14

Before farther action can be taken in
the matter of the proposed new post
office building the site must be coded
by the state to the national govern
ment. and this cannot be done without
legislative action. If this is not done
at the present session of the general
assembly, nothing can be accomplish
ed for another year. The Westerly
Board of Trade win probably urge the
Rhode Island delegation to action in
the acceptance of the only bid made
for the site, made by the trustees of
the Brown estate. and which is prac-
tically the site Of the present. post
office building.
After notice is given of the accept
ance of bid, the necessary steps can
be taken for the formal transfer Of
the property. The appropriation of
100000 for the site and building is
available and, it is understood. the site
is acceptable to the treasury depart
ment and is certainly satisfactory to
the people of westerly.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14

Peter Eournier is the only Westerly
man in the list of 500 respondents in
the suit of Harriet 3. Sprague, widow
Of Col. Amasa Sprague, for her dover
rights to property in the town OF
Scranton. The suit is brought~against
the present owners Of the land, former
" the property of Amasa Sprague and
which was transferred to the late
Zachanah Chaffee in 1873, following
the big A. and w. Sprague failure, on
the ground that Harriet 3. e.prague
did not waive her dover right in the
estate. for which she now enters de-
mand.
The present value Of the property is
purely estimate, but will, 1t is be-
lieved, aggregate several hundred thou
sand dollars. The dover rights for
which Mrs. Sprague sues has been es-
timated at 100000.
Mrs. Sprague now lives In Warwick
and her husband died Aug. 4, 1902.
They were married Nov. u, 1878, and
tho following December Mr.. Sprague
delivered a mortgage deed, or trust,
conveying the lands now in question
to Zachariah Chaffee. Mrs. Sprague
neither signing the deeds nor waving
her right Of dover. She asks that she
be given immediate possession of her
dover rights or that fixed rentals may
be substituted for such rights.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the River Bend Cemetery
company was held Tuesday evening in
the town clerks office. Ethan WILCOX
was chosen chairman of the meeting
and Walter f. Wheeler clerk. The re-
port Of the secretary and treasurer for
the year ending Dec 81, 1908, was read
and accepted. Trustees for the ensu-
ing year were elected as follows:
Charles p. Chapman, Charles P. Cot
treIl Everett L. Whipple, Walter f.
Wheeler and John Il. Edmond. These
trustees will meet later and from their
number elect a president and secre-
tary and treasurer. This latter office
has been acceptably filed for many
years by Walter f. Wheeler and he
will be reelected. John E. Brown,
who has been president Of the corpora
ton since 1895, died during the year,
and it is thought Charles p. Clark VIII
be chosen as his successor.
The River Bend Cemetery company
is incorporated under the laws of
Rhode Island and the lot owners are al
stockholders. with voting privileges in
selection of the board of trustees. The
CORPORATION pays no dividends under
any circumstances and all money is
used in the extension, improving ana
identifying the cemetery property.
At the meeting of the board OF trus-
tees to be held resolutions OF the death
of the late president. John e. Brown.
will be presented and adopted for rec
ord.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14

Ex- Gov. George n. Utter of West
erly delivered an address on What's
the Matter? before the Mems club of
the Riverside Congregational church
Tuesday evening. The address was in
a witty vein, related to local happen
ings and elected applause.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14

Rev. S. H. Cathcart Of the Congre-
gational church conducted the funeral
services Of James Bonner at his home
in Marion street Wednesday afternoon.
There was large attendance of
friends and MAN. floral tributes. The
bearers were Eben Crocker, Robert
Buchanan. William F. Burnie. Thomas
Burnie. James NcMonies and AleEan .
der Wyness Burial was in River
Bend cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14

Branford.-The surveyors were in
Stony Creek Tuesday surveying the
proposed route from that place for the
trolley eastward toward Leete's Island
Guilford and other Communities on the
Shore Line trolley.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14

Members of Westerly lodge of Elks
partoo6 of a roast pig supper in their
hall Wednesday evening. A delega-
ton goes to New London this (Thurs-
day) evening and participate in the
dedication of the home of New London
lodge. Rhode Island will also be rep
resented by Newport and Providence
Elks.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14

Pension bills have been passed in the
house of representatives in favor of
William r. Collins of Westerly, who
served in the Ninth Rhode Island Vol
unteer infantry. and Henry Stiliman Of
Ashaway. Fourth Rhode Island volun-
teer infantry.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-14

Bridgeport.-The surgeons at the
Bridgeport hospital have amputated
at the shoulder the left arm of Mott
Z. Merrill, who was injured in a run
away accident on Fairfield avenue last
Thursday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
No ACTION TAKEN
ON CITIZENS PETITION

for some time to come, as the
amount available for street purposes
is not sufficient to buy the material
and pay for having the work done.
Much indignation was expressed by
those Ncitizens who had taken the
trouble to prepare the petition and
present it for the signatures Of the
business men and tax payers of the
city, and inasmuch as it was shown
that the appropriation asked for
would be a source of profit to busi-
ness interests and the means of at
tracing trade to this market which
rightfully belongs here and which is
compelled to go elsewhere on account
of the condition of these thorough
fares, the tax payer naturally feels
that he is entitled to some definite
explanation as to why the work
should not be done Immediately, more
particularly as the material can be
had free of charge.
AS befora stated, River avenue and
Bouie streets are the only streets by
which tho city can be entsr,i ty
people living er the other side of the
river, and tha. portion Of thu county
being the most thickly settled and
prosperous section of the country
which furnishes trade to this market,
it would seem the part of wisdom to
see that a way Is provided for these
people to visit the c'tv and do their
trading here.
Just what the intention OF the mayor
and board of aldermen with refer
ence to the matter is cannot be
learned, and 1t appears to be up to the
citizens to take the matter In their
own hands and dispose of the ques-
tion in the manner and by such means
as seems most practical and expedi-
ent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
TELLER soUANDERED FUNDS.
Lived RiotousIy on Money Stolen
From Atlantic City Bank.


ATLANTIC CITY, JULY 13.-In-
vestigation conducted at the instance
of officials of the Second National
bank, which lost $4,000 through the
defalcatdon of Eugene Wiltbank, a
$1,000 note teller, has disclosed the
fact that Wiltbank lived like a prince
during the weeks Immediately pre-
ceding his flight from the city.
1t is now known that besides squan-
dering large sums almost nightly in
boardwalk cafes in company with i
handsome young woman and jovial
friends, Wiltband paid $3.50 for a tax
icab in order that he might have the
use of the vehicle whenever it should
suit his fancy outside of banking
hours.
He(leased one of the handsomest Of
the lighthouses in the yachting col
ony on Gardner's Basin, but after
spending nearly $500 to have the in
terror decorated found the color
scheme unsatisfactory, threw up the
lease and rented another boathouse
near by, where he invested $400 more
in wall decorations and furnishings.
Then the princely teller paid $3.50
for a motorboat and a considerable
portion of the banks money is said
to have gone for dinners and other
diversions in connection with water
trips.
Before leaving the city this morning
in the custody of Deputy United States
Marshal Snowdon, Wiltbank init
mated to police officials that he will
plead guilty in the federal court,
where an Indictment has already been
recorded against him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
BRYAN WRITES To
PRESIDENT TAFT
CHICAGO BRIDES ALARMED.
Beseige Court in Effort to Determine
Legality of Marriages.

CHICAGO, July 10.-Weeping wives
and frightened husbands beseiged the
office of Marriage License Clerk Sal
monson in the county building yester-
day in vain effort to learn whether
or not they were legally married, or
whether, according to a recent deci-
sion of Municipal Judge Beitler, they
had been united by Justices of the
Peace who had no authority.
Many of the women carried babies,
while others led small children. Ali of
them had read of Judge Beitlers ruling
that marriage ceremonies performed
by Justices of the Peace in Chicago
since the Inauguration of the municip-
al court were contrary to the law and
there fore null and void.
Judge Foster, who was acting Chief
Justice of the municipal court while
Judge Olson is on his vacation, de.
clared the law was plain and that un.
doubtedly every marriage performed
by Justices of the Peace since the
municipal court law went into effect
was illegal.
If the decision is affirmed a specia
act of the Illinois legislature may be
sought that will leagalize all the mar
riages.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
DOG ORDINANCE
TO BE ADOPTED
"DoG CATCHER" AND FIXES
HIS COMPENSATION.

The vagrant dog quest had some
consideration at the hands of the city
council last night, and the discussion
which followed resulted in the appoint
ment of a new catcher" and the fix
ing of fee for his services which may
be the means of ridding the city of an
oyerplus of vagrant CANNES which
have been a source of annoyance to
citizens of the city.
The new order adopted by the board
provides for a fee of 25 cents for
every dog which shall be impounded
and not redeemed by the owner, and
an additional fee of $100 for every
dog redeemed. The city will also pro-
vide for feeding the dogs which have
been taken up.
This is a matter which has been dis
cussed considerably here of late, and
the action of the council in disposing
of it in this way will be gratifying to
those citizens who have been annoy
ed by worthless dogs. which have
heretofore been allowed to run at
large.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
A COOPERATIVE.
SLAUGHTER HOUSE
WILL BE BUILT BY HATTIESBURG
BUTCHERS AND ALL MEAT
SOLD WILL BE KILLED
THERE.

At a meeting of the butchers of the
city few days ago it was decided that
proper sanitation and inspection of
meat was impossible under the pres
ent system, in which there are more
than twenty slaughter houses in diff
ferent parts Of the city.
A committee was appointed to con-
fer with the city council as to whether
cooperation slaughter house,
with proper provision for sanitation
and inspection were built, at some
point in the city, slaughtering to be
done at nominal fee, the city would
protect them by requiring that all
meat sold in the city be killed there.
All members of the council ex-
pressed their willingness to protect
such an enterprise by ordinance since
1t seems the most satisfactory way
to assure the proper inspection of
meat, and agreed that as soon as the
butchers shall formulate their plan
the proper ordinance will be enacted.
The meat dealers of the city are
united on the matter and will take
immediate action, so that in short
time the citizens of Hattiesburg may
expect to have meat killed in an up
to date and sanitary slaughter house
and under city inspection.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
BALL PLAYERS
MUST Be CAREFUL

An ordinance adopted by the city
council last night, and one which it
would be well for base ball enthus-
iastics to familiarize themselves with,
is that pretaining to the playing of
ball within the city limits.
1t appears that there has been some
compliant made by citizens of the reck-
less way in which the game has been
conducted in various parts of the city,
and especially in cases where the ball
ground was near residences or bust
ness houses.
The ordinance adopted last night
provides that it shall be unlawful to
engage in any kind of ball playing in
any place in the city where property
is liable to be damaged thereby, un-
less sufficient precaution is taken by
the players or promoters of such play
ing by the erection of screens or other
such devices which will prevent dam
age to property.
This means that no more games may
be played on the Northeastern dia-
mond until the necessary precaution
for the protection of property in that
vicinity shall have been taken, by
erecting a wire netting between the
park and the buildings which are liable
to be struck by stray ball.
1t will not be long. however, before
the Hamper Park ball ground will be
ready for use, and in that event the
Northeastern park will more than like
ly be abandoned, so that the ordinance
will not interfere to any great extent
with thae players and lovers of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
STATE MUST
have MONEY
Georsia's Financial Embarrassment
Is Making the SoIons Look Around
for Means of Raising Revenue
State Must Have Money.

ATLANTA, Ca, July 13.--Any Geor.
gian who wants to keep a dog after
September 1, will have to pay the
state $3.50 for the privilege if a
bill introduced in the house today is
passed Since Georgia became finan-
cially embarrassed any plan for in.
creasing revenue is hailed with delight
The law makes the constable Of each
township responsible for the enforce.
ment of it and also provides that he
shall not only kill all unlicensed pups
but shall also bury them under at
least two feet Of earth. Dogs under
three months of age are exempt. The
author of this bill says frankly that
the state must have the money now
that the liquor revenue is no more
and that dogs are luxury, anyhow.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
GO TO LEGISLATURES
Rouse Passes Resolution for the
Income Tax.

WASHINGTON, July bit is now
up to the legislatures of the several
states to say whether there shall be
an income tax amendment to the Con-
stitution. By the decisive vote of BIZ
to IA, more than the necessary two
thirds, the house yesterday passed the
submission of the question to the
states. No amendment having been
made to the resolution it now goes
to the president for his signature.
Practically four hours were consum-
ed in debating the proposition, and this
afforded many members mostly on the
Democratic side, an opportunity to air
their views. The burden of the Dem
ocratic speeches was that it was sim
ply case of stealing Democratic
thunder, although some of the remarks
on that side incidentally touched up
on the tariff and the corporation tax,
scoring the Republicans for not keep
ing party pledges.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
WOULD HAVE The
Constitution CHANGED
Pledges His Support to the President
to Help Secure the Ratification OF
These Amendments to the constitu-
tion.

LINCOLN, Neb., July 13.-William
]. Bryan addressed letter to Presi-
dent Taft asking him to allow the
people to vote on popular election of
senators. Mr.. Bryan says:
President Taft:-now that the
states are going to vote on the ratifi-
cation of the amendment specifically
authorizing an income tax, why not
give them the chance to vote on an
amendment providing for the election
OF United States senators by popular
vote?
In your speech of acceptance you
said that you were personally inclined
to favor such change in the situation.
Would this not be an opportune time
to present the subject to congress I?
Two constitutional amendments, one
authorizing an income to tax and the
other providing for the popular cleo
( ton of senators would make your ad-
mlnistration memorable and I i'm
pledge you whatever assistance I can
render in securing the ratification of
these amendments.
with great respect 1 am,
Yours truly,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
POSTAL RECEIPTS INCREASE.
Nashville Only Southern City Show
ing a Deacrese in Receipts.

w WASHINGTON, July 13.-Enormous
increases in postal receipts for the
month of June, 1909, compared with
June. 1908, at fifty of the largest post
offices, are recorded in a statement
issued by the department. Dayton, O.,
leads with an increase of 40 per cent.
Seattle, Wash, is next, with an in
crease of 1920 per cent, Chattanooga,
25.50 per cent. The largest for only
one office was at the New York city
office, the amount being 81 ,666 5SS, or
an increase of 11,5O per cent over
1908. ----.
But three offices out of the fifty
showed a decrease, and these were
Nashville, Tenn, 1.S6 and Detroit and
Grand Rapids, Mich. The net increase
for all the fifty offices over June,
1908, was 1850 per cent as compared
with 0.94 per cent. in 1908 over 1907.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
NORTHEASTERN PAY CAR.

The pay car of the New Orleans and
Northeastern railroad made it's month
ly visit to Hattiesburg today, and dis
tributed good cheer to some three
score employees in this city. The
Northeastern has a large pay roll
here, and the advent of the pay car
is looked forward to with eagerness
both by employees and merchants of
the city, for it means many hundreds
OF dollars Of new money to be circu-
lated in the various business channels.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
Big SOFT COAL
STRIKE NEXT

PITTSBURG, Pa, July IA strike
Of $4,000 coal miners, which has been
ordered for next Thursday morning,
will close down many mines of the
Pittsburg Coal Company, the famous
soft coal trust, and will be drive az
the United States Steel Corporation,
which gets its coal from this source.
Shutting off the supply OF coal from
the corporation mills at this time will
be severe blow, and it is understood
that one of the reasons the strike was
decided on at this tina was because
Of the fight now on by the tin plate
workers against the steel corporation.
1t was announced some time ago that
the United Mine Workers were think
ing about taking a hand in the strike
of the tin plate men. ami also that
the Federation Of afo' had sent men
into the Pittsburg district to look over
the ground and make a report.
The mills of the Pittsburg district
are starting up again and there is n
big demand for part Df the 100000
bushels of coal wHi't the PittsDurg
Coal Company has promised to deliver
yearly to the coroo 'at,on. Cutting off
this coal supply at once was deemed a
good way to assist the strike of the
tin plate workers MS we'll as gain some
points for the miners themselves.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
REVOLUTION IN
1EhERAN, PERSIA
A THOUSAND NATIONALISTS EN-
TER THE GATES AND FIGHT.
ING BEGINS.
The Shah is in Hiding it is Thought
in Some Foreign Legation in
the City.

TEHERAN, Persia, July 13.-One
thousand nationalists entered Teheran
today by three gates. They found the
Cossacks occupying the central square
and surrounding the streets and fight
ing commenced at once. 1t had been
kept up in desultory way throughout
the afternoon. 1t is believed that the
Shah of Pesia has taken refuge in
some foreign legation but in the ex.
element attendant upon the fighting
going on in the city it is impossible
to get authentic information.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
WINDOW SASH cRUsHEs BOY.

BURLINGTON, N. j., July 13.-By
a peculiar accident this morning John
the S-year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sayres, was probably fatally in
jured. The lad, with a companion
named Boyle, was playing on a lum-
Der pile beside the new factory of the
Neidech Process Company, on East
Broad street, when a heavy window
sash was dislodged from the second
story where it had been set IN position
earlier in the day and falling crushed
both boys.
Sayre's legs were broken and he was
internally injured. Boyle was not badly
hurt.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
WANTS DEMOCRAT NAMED.
Mclaurln Wants 3. =. Cameron for
Postmaster at Meridian.

WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator
McLaurin, of Mississippi, called on the
President today about the appointment
OF postmaster at Meridian, Miss. The
term of Postmaster Price will soon
expire. Senator McLaurin has recon-
mended the appointment of B. F. Cam
eron, Democrat. He does not know
OF suitable Republican in the city.
which is his home.
The president will confer with Post
master-General Hitchcock about tx
position.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
LUMBER SCHEDULE
Was NOT REACHED
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE HAD
EXPECTED TO TAKE 1T UP BE-
FORE ADJOURNMENT
AS 1t Will Provoke Much Discussion
It Is Proposed to Put the Matter
Off Until Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-When the
conferes of the tariff bill began work
today it was with the belief that the
amendments to the lumber schedule,
over which contest was certain would
be reached before adjournment.
In view of the fact that the amend
ment would require a great deal of
deliberation, however, it was the dis
position at a late hour this afternoon
to put off the matter until another
day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
A CARGO OF PARROTS,

MOBILE, Ala, July 19.-The British
teamer Corinto arrived here last night
from Neuva. Corona, Isle of Pines,
brought a cargo Of 1900 parrots des-
tined for Philadelphia and New York.
This is the first cargo of this kind
ever brought NO this port.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
KILLED TWO NEGROES.

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 1S.-At-
tackled by three negroes here during
the night Sid Waller, a former police
sergeant shot and killed two of his
assailants and fatally wounded the
third. Waller made war on the negro
dives when he was on the police force
andsthe darkies have had it in for him