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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-12
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-12
S011a/ and Personal
BOTH ply ONES SIS

/ Minnie Hightower, Margaret McWil
! liams, Margaret Hawkins, Ethel and
Bessie Powe, Camille Thrash, Laura
Haney, Ethil Hill and the guests were
| Misses Lucille Hightower, Corrie Ha
ney, Mamie Farley, Allie Camp,
Alice Haney, Earline White, of Me-
ridian, Annie Dixon of Jackson.
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Cobweb Party.
Messrs. D. w. and Benton Holmes
entertained about rs of their young
friends at the residence Of their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Holmes.
The parlor, dining room and recep-
ton hall was one mass of cobwebs
which furnished the amusement for
the evening. The lawn and gallery
were gayly Illuminated with Jap Ian
terms, where the young people frolick-
ed gaily. At the end of the long gal
lery, Miss Louise Holmes served punch
The punch table was arranged in Jap
enese effect.
Miss Holmes house guests, Misses
Annie Ellie and Matties Thornton and
Rebecca Brooke, assisted in the spider
web and Miss Margaret Daughdrill
won the girls prize a jet bando and
Percy Breland the boys prize, a peck
ct book.
The heat of the June evening was
hardly felt out on the lawn where ices
and block cake was served.
The Messrs Holmes made fine hosts
assisted by their mother, and the
guests spent a pleasant evening.
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Married Ladies Card Club.
The Married Ladies Card Club met
with Mrs NJ. d. Foley, Friday after
noon at her home in Court street 1t
was the last meeting for the season
and the members all were present
with one exception.
The little daughter of the hostess
served iced lemonade during the
games. Mrs Alice Webb won the
prize, handpainted olive dish.
A two course luncheon consisting
of fruit salad in orange baskets follow
ed by ices with devils food
There were no guests present but
the members present were: Mesdames
NJ. Dunn, Alice Webb, E. P. Mackey,
Ed Weaver H. +. Welch, W. L. Oak
ley, ]. W Bolton NJ Dreyfus, w. c.
Rodgers, L. L. Major and Brogan.
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The Home Mission Society of Main
Street Methodist church will meet
Monday Afternoon at 4:30 at the church.
An interesting program has been pre-
pared and it is desired that all mem
bers be present Each member is
asked to bring the June number of
Our Home"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-12
OPTICAL TALK NO. 8.

I wish to call attention to few err
roneous ideas held by many who have
not made study of the eyes.
They Say:
THAT if you once adopt the use of
glasses you can never get along with
out them" If your eyes are normal
you can, and glad to get rid of them.
If your eyes are not normal and glass
es are needed, and correctly fitted
you won't desire to abandon their USE
but will cling to them like a drown
ing man to a life preserver.
W. QUEEN, Oph. D.
Optical Specialist.
Polk Building, ITO East Pine st.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-12

The Precillian Circle of Court Street
Methodist church, will meet Monday
afternoon with Misses Annie and Ruth
Carter at 4 80 at their home in Court
street. A full attendance is desired
as business of Importance will be
transacted.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-12
/: WORSHIP TOMORROW. :
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NOTICE-Ministers are requested to
furnish notice of their church SER
vices not later than 1920 o'clock each
Saturday morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-12

l. Ilt ItClllldn AlICl6 Vi AOuIL
Methodist church, will meet Monday
afternoon with Misses Annie and Ruth
Carter at 1870 at their home in Court
street A full attendance is desired
as business of Importance will be
transacted.
Sacred Concert.
There will be a sacred concert at
the Columbia Street Baptist church
Sunday evening at o'clock. Every
body is invited. Following is the
program:
Selection-Baracca Orchestra
Song-Choir
Vocal Solo-Mrs. Akree.
Violin Duet-W. Jackson and H.
McWilliams.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. Stokes Robertson.
election-Baracca Orchestra
Vocal Solo-Miss Lucille Hightower
Reading-Carrie Jackson.
Piano Solo-Miss Hessie Hickman.
Vocal Solo-Mr. Everette Tucker.
Reading-Eline Hardy.
Vocal Solo-Miss Annie Lou Thomt
son.
Song-Choir.
Selection-Baracca Orchestra.
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Mrs. Stapleton desires to have all
the members of the Philathea class
present tomorrow. Miss Fanny Thomp-
son will give a solo and the annual
report will be read to the class.
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Reading Circle.
The Reading Circle of Main Street
Methodist church met with Mrs. T. E.
Ross in Bay street Friday afternoon.
The subject for discussion was The
Story of Missions from Moslem." The
fields of Africa and Arabia were dis
cussed by Mrs. A. F. Watkins. Mrs.
Leo Martin sang Sing Ne To Sleep"
Piano solo, Mrs. NJ. D. King. Mesdames
T. NJ. Ferguson and II. S. Steven read
papers relating to the present uprising
in Turkey sent in by Mrs. R. L. Ben
nett. An ice course was served by
the hostess, assisted by. little Kath-
leen King and Martha Spears Ross,
Mesdames Henry Turner, Geo. Ellis
and NJ. D. King. The members pres
ent were: Mesdames A. F. Watkins,
T. NJ. Ferguson, w. Ellis, S. c. Powe.
Victor Seaman, w. S. F. Tatum. H. S.
Stevens and Powe and Misses Olive
Watkins and Lilly Chapman. The
guests were Mesdames NJ. D. King, NJ.
L. Harper, Leo Martin, Mcclellan of
Tallalah, La, Lamar Robertson of
Birmingham, Ala.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
J. ]. Stevens in College street
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-12
Christian Endeavor.

R. L. Campbell
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-12

GEO. H. THOMPSON, Paste
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
SCORES FALL FROM BALCONY
 ON HEADS OF CROWD BELOW
SIXTY INJURED WHEN IRON RAIL
 GIVES WAY
Crowd at Seattle Presses Against Flimsy Barrier to Balcony at Close of Exciting Race
 in New Armory

SEATTLE, May 10.-None of the sixty persons injured in last nights ac- cident during an athletic meet in the new national guard armory is dead but the conditions of Capt. Maurice w. Thompson, assistant adjutant general of the state of Washington, and his wife is critical.
 The armory, a huge building at Vir- ginia street and Western avenue, had just been completed but had not been formally accepted by the state, and was being used for the first time, the occasion being an indoor track meet in which the most prominent amateur athletes of the northwest were entered. The audience was very large and the balcony was crowded. The contests were thrilling.
 The performers distinguished them selves, notably Forrest Smithson of Portland, Ore. the champion hurdler of the London Olympic games, who last night set new record for the 50-yard hurdles by running the distance in 4-5 seconds. There was keen interest when the ten-lnile Marathon runners came out, and when this contest was draw ing to its finish. with F. L. Jackson of Seattle and Ed Crabbe of Portland run ming strong in the stretch. Jackson just yard ahead, the spectators in the balcony, wildly excited, crowded against a fiimsy iron piping that served as the only guard around the balcony. The whole east balcony railing swayed outward and snapped.
 The center gave way first, but in a fraction of second the entire section, fifty yards long, went down and scores of the people above fell upon the heads of the crowds below.
 Cecil Thornton, who is not expected to live, was a member Of the junior track team of the Seattle Athletic club. Earlier in the evening he had taken part in several events and was dressed in his street clothes and watching at the finish of the race when the col lapse came. He was struck on the head with the iron railing and. borne down with the human freight that fell with it. He bled so profusely from the mouth that he was for time not iden- tified. He was unable to speak
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
ITALIANS FEAR TO AID WIDOW
 OF BLACK HAND" DETECTIVE
BENEFIT FOR PETRosINos IS
 POORLY ATTENDED
Many Threatening Letters Are Sent to Persons Who It Was Expected Would Attend Charity
 Musicale

NEW YORK, May 1.-The remark able fear which the so-called black hand is able to instill in the minds of many was emphatically shown last night at the widely advertised benefit performance held in the Academy of Music for the widow and daughter of Lieutenant Petrosino, who was assaS- sinated in Italy.
 It was expected that fully S5000 would be raised, especially as the Tim othy Sullivan association was back of it.
 Hardly half that amount was raised. This was explained by a member of the theatrical firm who had the matter in charge, who said a few days before the date set. letters had been received by many persons, including the large and influential Italian colony, which had been expected to lend liberal pat tronage, threatening their lives if they attended or assisted in the benfit.
 Several we'll known Italian singers had signed contracts to appear last night, but thev strangely failed to reach the theater. Hundreds of seats which had been engaged by Italians and Italian societies remained vacant.
 We can only explain the failure of the benefit performance" said repre- sentative of the managers, "by the ac- tivity of the black hand society. We ourselves were threatened if we per sisted in giving the performance.
 Threatening letters were scattered throughout the Italian colonies of the city, and the performers were threat ened. In a mysterious yet effective manner these blackmailing organiza- tions spread the word in the last few days that dire consequences would re- suit to those who patroaized the per formance.
 Ut had its effect. Although well ad- vertised, and with program by the most noted actors in the city, the house was only half filed"
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
CONSOLIDATION ACT EFFECTIVE y LEGAL WAY PAVED FOR UNlSN SIXTY DAYS EXPIRE SINCE BILL
 WAS SIGNED. San Pedro Will Be Ready to Vote on Union as Soon as Several
 Small Compromises
 Are Made

SAN PEDRO, May 10.-AS the sigma ture of Governor Gillett was attached to the Consolidation act, which is to enable Los Angeles and San Pedro to unite under one government, March II, the sixty-day clause expired today, May 10, and the legal way for the union of the two cities has been pro vided.
 While no petitions for the calling of the election will be circulated until Los Angeles is ready, the feeling pre- vails here that the sooner the conSoli- dation committee of both cities are ready for the election the better it will be.
 Although the San Pedro committee has asked for many things to be set tied before the election is called, it may develop that some small com promise will be necessary. Resolu- tions were passed here by a mass meeting asking for boulevard 150 feet wide to extend from Los Angeles to the proposed public wharves and docks in the outer harbor. In all probability it will not be feasible to build such a bread highway, but compromise on this point will undoubtedly be con ceded by the friends of consolidation here.
 Other demands may likewise be mod flied, for the sentiment expressed here is that the Los Angeles committee is working out the plans for the benefit of the greatest number of people and if the report of the committee Is favor able to the outer harbor development. the boulevard project and recommenda- tions for fire and police protection here the people will. it is believed, be ready to vote favorably on consolida- tion.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
MURDERER AT EXECUTION
 REQUESTS A GOOD JOB

BOISE, Idaho, May 11.-Fred Seward was hanged today at the Idaho peni- tentiary here for the murder of Clara ONeal at Moscow. Idaho, in October, 1908. Seward met death bravely.
 Do good job, boys" he said to the executioners just before the cap was pulled over his head. His neck was broken by the fall
 fingered because Clara O'Neal. with whom he was infatuated. would not accept his counsel to reform her life, Seward went to her apartments and. holding her with one hand by the neck. shot her dead.
 He then made an unsuccessful at tempt to commit suicide. He was con- victed and sentenced to death, but was twice reprieyed-
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
AGED MEXICAN IS FATHER
 OF THIRTY-EIVE CHILDREN LATEST BLESSING ALREADY A
 GRAND-AUNT Seventy-Year-oId Parent Grieves Over Erroneous Report of chiId's Death Who Needs Baby
 Carriage

SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.-The As sociated Charities of this city are ad- vertising for a baby carriage for the thirty-fifth child of Juan Manuelo Gri- jalva, whose family owned thousands of acres in this state before the grin goes" came.
 Juan also has been wealthy in his day, but is now rich in nothing ex- cept children, one having come to UIess him nearly every year since his first marriage, almost half a century ago.
 Of his thirty-five children Juan has completely lost track of ten, and some of these left so long ago that he would probably not recognize them should they meet on the street.
 The baby that has just arrived to bring joy to the heart of its 70-year-old father was reported dead by the nurses at the hospital on account of a mix-up in names, as there was another baby in the same ward of the name of Dolores
 The grief of the aged father and the young mother, the fourth of Juan's wives, was intense, but their joy was equally so when they learned the re port was untrue.
 Now the baby is better and the de scendant of Spanish grandees Is seek ing baby carriage for his thirty-fifth child, herself grand-aunt
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
BANNERS ARE BUYING
 UP FAT OLD HORSES

COLUMBIA, Mo, May 12.-Thomas E. Carter of Sturgeon. in a letter to Dr. w. P. Cutler, state dairy and pure food commissioner, declares that meat dealers have agents in central Mis- souri buying up old horses and canning them to be sold as beef. MT. Carter says there is a readier market for fat horses, or of the worthless variety, than has ever been known.
 Dr. Cutler is inclined to laugh at the matter.
 'T have written to MT. Carter" he said. "that the pure food commission will look into the matter and we will do so. but there is no cause for alarm. and I feel certain Mir Carter's infer ences are unwarranted."
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
Timber Is Doomed

WASHINGTON. D. C.-Within ten or fifteen years. according to J. H. Finney, secretary-treasurer of the Ap- palachian Forestry association, there will not be stick of timber standing east of the Rockies. and within fifty years the entire country will be as barren of timber as the American des- ert, unless something Is done to avert the disaster. This statement is made in Standardization to the Traffic club. Regarding the coal situation. Mr. Fin ney declares the country consumes an average of five tons per capita, and wastes three
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
I'd Seek North Pole Aqain

WASHINGTON.@W Wellman announced Monday night that he would during the summer renew his effort to reach the north pole by means of a dirigible balloon or airship. The cap ital has been supplied by Americans who are interested in the enterprise on scientific and patriotic grounds. No change has been made in the general plan of the Expedition. which is to in fate the airship at the Headquarters station, Danes Island. Spitzenbergen, in July, and to start thence northward through the air in August.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
INTRODUCTORY

To the people of Holbrook and Navajo County we desire to say in beginning the pub lication of the NEWS that it will be published in the in terest of the town first. That we will do what we can for the building up of the town, a good moral town, and the county seat of Navajo, one of the best counties in she Ter ritory, will bring people and business; men who want 10 do business. here VIII asisd- 'hsar- A tiful Homes, Chufches and Schools. We have a fine coun- try and let us make it a good country to live in. We will try tol print all the news as we know it. and if you know anything, please tell us. Our politics will be republican, but Holbrook first and politics after. With a good will for everybody and a boost for the town, aRd hoping to merit your business. we remain,
 Very respectfully,
 SIDNEY SAPP.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
Gives Much to Charity

CHICAGO.-More than SSO0,OO0 is given to charity in the will of Otho s. A. Sprague. late president of the Sprague- Warner company of this city. who died in Pasadena, Cal, February 20. Under certain conditions this sum will be increased to $1.0O0,OO0. The rest of the estate, which is valued at $s, 800, 900, is left to his children.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
Ends Life win Bomb

MOUNT VERNON, m.-A dynamite bomb was the means employed by Car son Martin, a farmer. 45 years of age, living in Belle Rive, south of this city, to commit suicide. Martin took the explosive to an outbuilding Tuesday. The structure was blown 10 bits and his body was scattered over the prem ises. He left letter declaring his in tention to take his life.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14

Japan has 2.2s7 banks. with s2e5.2 334 capital
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
TELECRAPHIC NEWS
 IN PARAGRAPHS
CLEANED FROM NUMEROUS SECTIONS
 OF THE COUNTRY
Dispatches Piciuring Developments From the Outside World Stripped of Unnecessary
 Details and Presented in Brief
Rubonic Plaque Worse

Ecuador.-During April Seventy-Seven new cases of bubonic plague were reported in this city with Iwenty-three deaths. During the same period there were seventy-five new cases of yellow fever, of which forty two were fatal.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
Riot Breaks Out

NEW YORK-Rioting broke out again Tuesday in connection with the strike of the East side bakers, a mob attacking wagon belonging to Jacob Berk. head of the Master Bakers as sociation. The driver was dragged from his seat and his bread thrown into the street.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-09

Curriers' investment of s1,O0O has now grown from profits to a s2,5OO,- 900 corporation and the quarters have changed from one room in an office building to two five story structures in which 600 people are employed. Compared however, the eastern magazines, such as with
 "McClure's,' the Cosmopolitan % "Everybodys," with a combined cir culation of 1,4OO,OOO, the capitaliza-
 ton of publishing houses in the west still is inconsiderable, each of the three mentioned magazines being val ued at several million dollars. The
 Ladies Home Journal, with a circu- lation put at 1,250,O0O is popularly known to be held at s15,000,000 and the Munsey magazines have become $1O,00O,OO0 property. The big sue ! cesses of the west are growing sc
 fast that new capital is constantly
 required, but now are earning up to J $500 900 a year.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-09

by providing that there shall be a list of 300 names from which the se- lections are to be made.
 By MT Bailey-A bill prohibiting sa- looms and immoral places within 700 yards of a normal school. The ten dency of this bill is supposed to be to save the expense of local option cleo tions in the towns of Tempe and Flag staff
 By MT. Pace-A bill defining the rights of women.
 By MT. Peterson-TO encourage the construction of dams for irrigation projects.
 By MT. eterson-Amending the law in relation to live stock
 By MT Bourne-A bill providing for the office of territorial engineer and water commissioner and to regulate the use of water for irrigating purposes.
 By Mir Bourne-Authorizing the ter ritory to accept the provisions of the Carey act.
 By Mir Morris-Extending the pow CTS of incorporated cities.
 A communication signed by a large number of farmers was received, com mending the work of the experimental stations and urging that appropriations for them be continued and enlarged. In the course of the afternoon several bills, mostly counterparts of other measures which had passed one house
Arizona republican., 1909-03-09

or the other, or both, were tabled, but among the bills which suffered that fate was MT. Morris, providing for the preservation of the old capitol build ing at Prescott.
 The bill providing punishment for those who desert their families or ne glect to support them, was passed. The punishment may be a fine of $500 or six months in the county jail, or both.
 The Bailey bill, amending the law for the selection of election boards. was passed. It takes out of the hands of the supervisors the appointment of the judges, though they still name the inspectors.
 Mir Woolfs bill, establishing a rela ton between the training school at Tempe and the public school fund. was passed. with a show of opposition by the friends of the segregation bill, which MT. Woolf had opposed. '
 Mir Woolfs bill. amending the law with reference to municipal elections in certain incorporated towns. was passed. It will apply only to Tempe.
 MT. Doan's bill, requiring that gar nishment proceedings and attachments against employees must issue out of justices courts where judgment was obtained, was passed. Also, the coun cil bill providing for the disposition of wages due deceased employees. The object of this measure is to avoid the
Arizona republican., 1909-03-09
EAST IS BEATEN AT
 MAGAZINE PUBLISHING
BIG CIRCULATION HAS BEEN CAPTURED BY WESTERN
 HOUSES
Chicaso's Mailngs Now 75,ooo, 900 Pounds Annually.

Chicago, March 5.-(Special cor respondence of The Republican )- The west now has the east beaten at magazine publishing, according to of- ficial figures of the postoffice de- partment which put Chicago in the lead of Boston, once preeminent in the magazine field. To Chicago is accorded the record of 75.OOO. OOO pounds of second class mail matter annually with one single magazine Woman's World, contributing 5000 GOO pounds of the total as its month- y mailings to subscribers, its cir culation being now larger than that of any other publication in the united States or in the world.
 The increase of Chicago's second class mailings, which included news papers and trade papers as well as magazines, incerased from 1897 for ten years at the rate of 10 per cent. year. The panic cut down the total for 1908 and the practice of mailing sample copies has been dis continued by most of the publish CTS. The records show that the 656 Chicago publications in 1899 mailed
 
 1907 mailed 77,0OO,O ,OOO and the 676 in 1908 mailed 73,0O0,0OO pounds. This year will see a total of 75,OOO. 900 or more.
 Twenty years ago eastern cities, particularly New York, Boston and Philadelphia held preeminent rank in the magazine field. but when western magazines entered the field the publishers who were most sue cessful adopted original methods and in particular they smashed time honored conventions of the east as to subscription price for magazine of general circulation. A number of them have shot to the front with speed which has been astounding. George H. Currier, the publisher of the magazine with 2,O0O,0 poo having Outstripped his rivals by buying va rious magazines and combining them into one of enormous circulation. In 1900 he started with a capital of less than S1, ,O00 and with a subscrip- tion list of less than F, 1000 and how his mailings of Woman's World are the biggest item handled by the United States pOstoffice department requiring 34,OO0 sacks, going to ev- cry state and territory in the union and to Canada, Mexico, the West Indies, Hawaii Islands and the Phil ippines.
 Meanwhile the circulations of eastern publications have been grow ing notwithstanding that the pub fishing business sees few large suc- cesses and many failures. Those which have attained great national circulation having become enormous ly profitable, the stock of the Curtis Publishing Company of Philadelphia not being purchasable and said to pay 50 per cent a year, and the pro- fits Of the Munsey publications having reached a total of a million dollars a year.
 The competition of established magazines of the east has wrecked many promising attempts in the western magazine field, those which survived and reached the point of financial success and enormous cir culatiOn being chiefly those of low cost. In their cases magazine pub fishing has become, it is said, amaz- ingly profitable. For example, Mir.