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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-10
Motor and Running
Races

Vaudeville performance Tuesday,
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
afternoon. and Monday. Tuesday,
Wednesday. and Thursday evenings,
including the Mario Trio. of bar
experts: Les Ballots acrobats, Mile.
Erna, queen Of the flying trapeze:
the Bimbos. the pantomimic clown
and the lady Hercules; and the
Wright Vaudeville Company, sing
ers and dancers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-10

2:15 pace, with nine entries.
Gentlemen's driving race, for PAGERS
or trotters, half mile.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
Notions
A Few Buyers Sale
Specials.

"A Few Buyers sale
Specials.
Halls glazed 6-cord cot
ton, 2OO-yd. spools
Special. 6 for 25c
Gold Eyed Needles
Special. papers sc
Machine Needles, for all
make machines
Special papers SC
Needle Point Pins 400
paper .--................--..-............--IC
Nickel Plated Safety Pins,
; special ............-.5 cards lOc
12-yd. bolt of Bias Tape SC
Fancy crocheted and pearl
buttons, "a to 26 ligne
Monday dozen 25c
La Cigale Stockinette
Dress Shields, sizes 2, 3
and 4 4.................-.....-...pair 1OC
Fine Silk Dress Shields;
sizes 2, 8 and Apr. 25C
Darning Cotton, black,
white and tan; four As
yard spools .....................--..5C
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
Wall Papers of Merit

A good $40 value. Think OF
that. Square posts and !.
square filings; height OF
head, 61 inches; height OF
foot, 80 inches. Double, /
or single sizes; satin or
bright combination finish.
Truly a beautiful bed ridic-
ulously low coz
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24

Pure Java silk floss; full
size. Best quality of tick
ing or fancy art ticking.
Splendidly made. Ch
Unusual value. ....... .pU
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
Cologne Bottles

Sterling silver deposit CO.
logne bottles, so handy for
the dressing table. They are
ornamental as well. These
are particularly well made
they'd be moderately priced
at Soc 10C
Monday. y.............OTN
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
339)C
The Fern Dishes

Fine quadruple plated open
work fern dishes. Inside dish
of pottery. Only a limited
quantity of these.
All to go c.
ar aJ
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
! ASSOCIATION

Hefyer, Pres.
r. hamburger &c. Sons, are now
"a aal expos1tio and sale.
!. - has turned over to this as
bus 1or the week beginning Mon
h~xERer to the Public the
~ srchandise which can be OBJ
o+hatry. Ne are offering un-
10 oArtments, and we ask of the
a oidsnos and patronage viii CHI
80 sat, fer which we now thank
N. c. Heffe1finger, Pres.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
The Silver Bags

German Silver bags - the
kind every woman and girl
wants to carry about in the
summer time. Large size
these, 6 inches wide by A
inches deep. French gray
frames, some open work. All
white kid lined. Best chain
mesh. They'd be extra
special at even @ E0
$5-Monday. ...s sDCsOU
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
Beaded Bags
Csc, 75c, $1.15, $l.25,
$1.75, 81, $2.25, $3.50,
$2.75, $3.25, $3.50,
$3.75 and $4.25.

are the prices we ask for
bags worth actually double
these figures. Just notice
Bought direct from a well
known importer, so there
are hardly two of a kind.
The Broadway windows will
give you an idea of styles.
Black jets, fancy effects,
fancy frame and fancy chain
styles-and just every con-
ceivable novelty. Wed adj
wise early selection if you
would get two bags for the
usual price of one.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
Silk Dresses

OF natural pongee in tunic
and plated skirt models, of
Cheney Bros" foulards in
wanted colors and styles; of
messalines and taffeta silk in
every mode imaginable - in
short, 100 regular SIS and
$50 dresses, C10 0E
to go at. D1Is1O
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
CONDITIONS
ARE GRAVE
Very Little Change is Reported
In Strike Situation at Phila-
delphia, Pa.
(By Associated PreSs.)

Philadelphia, Pa, March 4.-Condi.
tions here are still grave, the promot.
ers of the court arbitration plan hav.
ing received a setback this morning
in a dispatch from Pittsburg, saying
that the Pennsylvania Arbitration Act
of 1908, was declared unconstitutional
in 1909, when t.:e McKees Rock case
came up yeai ago.
AS the direct RS of the street rail-
way had called a meeting with the
suggestion that they work toward a
settlement with the striking carmen
with this plan in view, the remainder
of the decision at Pittsburg proved
discouraging.
One OF the first movements towards
general strike was an order issued
to Frescoe Workers today. Their
union commanded them to quit all
work, and, the union men of the city
hope that this will start the ball roll
ing in the direction of general sym.
pathetic strike.
1t was reported that the city might
be thrown in the dark tonight by a
sympathetic strike of mechanics at
the plant of the Philadelphia Electric
Co. This company says, however,
that few of it's employees are union
men. and that strike is improbable.
All hope of reaching an amicable
settlement in the street car strike
having been abandoned, the leaders
of labor unions late this afternoon
started making preparations for gen.
eral walk-out of all union workers in
Philadelphia. which has been ordered
for tonight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
ALLEGED ice TRUST
IS DISCOVERED HERE
Board Adopts Resolution Asking Dis
trict Attorney to Investigate Alleged
Observation-Disclosures Session of
City Council.

AT an adjourned session of the city
council held last night, many matters
OF interest to the general public we're
discussed, and while not a great num-
Der of orders were passed by the
Eoard, the meeting was an important
one and number of issues of vital
interest to the general public were
considered and disposed of.
The petition of citizens protesting
against the proposed bond issue, which
at the last meeting of the council was
referred to a committee with instruc-
tions to ascertain whether or not the
required number of signatures had
been obtained, was one of the more
important matters which occupied the
attention of the council. The commit
tee reported that, after having gone
over the assessment rolls, they found
that the petition contained the re-
quired number of signatures to war
rant the council in ordering an cleo
ion to decide whether or not the bonds
should be issued
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
FIRST DAYS WORK
WAS SATISFACTORY
Messrs. Camp, Conner And jackson
Have Succeeded in Getting Consid-
cradle Amount of Money Subscribed.
Mo Doubt About Proposition.

The committee recently appointed
at meeting of the business men of
Hattiesburg in the offices of the First
National Bank of Commerce to- solicit
subscriptions for the sale of s25, 900
Of the stock of the Mississippi Valley
transportation Company, are meeting
with splendid success and encourage
ment, something like $4,000 being the
total Of pledges received Thursday,
the first day. the committee has been
at work, and it is hoped that the en-
tire amount will be subscribed for
during the present week.
When seen by a News representa-
tive this morning H. A. Camp said
that the committee had every reason
to feel encouraged over the result of
the first days work, and to believe
that Hattiesburg citizens were going
to take hold of the proposition in
the right way. The general DISPOSE
tion of the people on whom the COM
mittee has called seems to be to
listen to and encourage them. The
arguments advanced for a substantial
recognition of the Mississippi Valley
transportation Companys efforts to
place Hattiesburg on the Meridian
basis of rates, and their guarantee to
maintain the parity, are convincing,
and financial support is being pledged.
The committee is composed of T. S.
Jackson, president of the Commercial
Club, H. A. Camp, president of the
Hattiesburg Trust & Banking Co., and
w. M. Conner. These gentlemen
have practically forsaken their per-
sOnal business and are giving their
entire time to placing this stock.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
BATTERSBY CASE
IS Still Pending
Court is Waiting on Dispositions From
Mobile Before the Trial Is Pro-
ceeded With.

The case of the state against ]. NJ.
Battersby, who is charged by several
Hattiesburg business men with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses,
is still pending in the court of Justice
Bolton, and the date for its final dis
position has not yet been set.
1t is understood that the case was
postponed by request of counsel for
the defense, for the reason that GER
tain witnesses could not be brought
into court. To get around this diff
Guilty, it was decided to take the depo-
sitions Of these witnesses in order to
give the defendant the benefit of the
same, and for this purpose, it is un-
derstood that stenographer has been
employed to go to Mobile, where the
witnesses in question reside and take
their testimony, which will be sub
mitted to the court
In the meantime, Battersby is in
the Forrest county Jail, having been
unable to execute the bond required
for his release.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

the board. This list showed that
property valued at about $4,000 had
escaped the assessor, for some cause,
and a lengthy discussion by the board
regarding an alleged dereliction of du-
ty by that official was indulged in.
The attention of Mayor Donald and
several members of the council having
been called to the existence here of
an alleged ice trust, or combination
to control prices on ice, the matter
was brought up for consideration by
the board, and resolution request
imp the district attorney to investi-
gate the allegation and take such ac-
tion as the premises warranted was
adopted, the resolution appearing in
another column of this issue.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
MADE Demand FOR
sum OF MONEY
New York Baker Was Threatened
With Death Unless He Separa-
ted Himself From $4,000.
fBy Associated PreSS.)

New York, March 4.-Leave $1OO
on your porch or your store will be
blown up with dynamite and you will
be killed in the street."
This was the message received in
a letter by J. H. Gibelhaus, a wealthy
baker, of First avenue.
The detectives placed $1.OO in an
envelope and put it on the bakers
porch. This morning a young man
came by, picked up the envelope and
started off. He was Immediately
placed under arrest.
He said he saw the envelope lying
there and thought he would Sc what
was in it. He denied having sent the
letter At the station house he gave
his name as Emil Rosenthal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
To Collect for Pavements.

Under the ordinance which requires
property owners to put down concrete
pavements in front of their property
in certain sections Of the city, and
which provides that in the event of
failure to do so the, city shall do the
work and collect payment therefor
from the property owner, it appeared
that a considerable amount of such
work had been done by the city for
which no compensation had been re.
ceived. Messrs. Cameron and Greer
were appointed committee to effect
settlement with these parties.
Tax Collector Benefits list of addi.
tional assessments was presented to
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
C|rY'S FINANCES
ARE E|NGOOD SHAPE
ASSASSINATION Of
HOWELL RECALLED
-''t IN Circuit Court For Recovery Of
h''ney Stolen From Peoples
Bank.

Hattlesburg Trust & Banking Co,
Assignee, VS.. United States Fidelity
.& & Guaranty Co.
ne above is the style of a case
tried in the Circuit Court Thursday
which consumed the greater part of
the day, and in which it appears that
the plaintiff, as assignee of the Peo-
pies Bank, sued the defendant for a
little over $4,000, which was missing
after the cashier, E. D. Howell, was
assassinated about two years ago.
The defendant company had executed
a surety bond for Howell, as cashier
of the Peoples Bank, an in
stittuion operated by negroes,
and the bank was robbed after
Howell had been killed, and two suits
were instituted by the assignee for
recovery of the money which had
been stolen.
The first suit was tried at the pres
ent term of the Circuit Court against
Joe Pettus, president of the colored
bank. and was for $4,000. In this
suit it was proven that the money
was missing, but the responsibility
could not be placed upon the presi-
dent.
The jury in the case Thursday re-
turned a verdict in favor of the de-
fendant, it being held that the bond
ing company was not liable for miss
ing funds after the cashier had been
killed and the bank robbed. and the
costs were thrown on the plaintiff.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
The Bond Issue.

In this connection, the question as
to whether or not the city was au-
thorized to issue additional bonds was
raised. and City Attorney Sullivan
was requested to advise the board, his
opinion on the subject, which was in
written form, appearing elsewhere in
this issue. Mr.. Sullivan's opinion not
being such as to warrant the council
in ordering an election at this time.
the matter was deferred until future
date.
Under a previous agreement be-
tween Mrs S. E. Eaton and the city,
by which the former was to allow
a certain strip of land between her
premises and the county court house
to be used for street purposes, pro-
vided the city would bear the expense
of moving a fence around the prop.
erty, Street Commissioner Reedy was
instructed to do the work, using the
convict force for the purpose. City
Engineer Putnam was instructed to
make the line and set stakes for this
purpose.
The matter of finances was then
taken up, and, according to previous
agreement, City Clerk Farley was
asked to submit an approximate esti-
mate of expenditures and receipts
during the remainder of the present
fiscal year. Mr.. Farley presented fig
ures which showed that, taking the
first two months of the year as ba-
sis for his estimate, and assuming
that the sanitary department would
be self-sustaining, it appeared that it
would not interfere with any of the
departments, as the revenues would
be sufficient to take care of the ex-
penditures.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
AGAIN SEARCHING
FOR PIRATE GOLD
million River Supposedly for La
fayette Treasure.
Special to The Ne1oS.

Special to The NeWS.
Abbeville, La, March 4.-Stories OF
buried pirates treasure are again
afloat in Vermillion parish. This time
the supposed treasure is near Perry
in a wooded bend of the Vermillion
river This is about twenty miles
north of the marsh where Price Choate
claimed to have found a tomb" con-
tanning $sO,OOO,OOO buried there by the
pirate, Lafayette.
In this instance there is no stock
for sale, as the prospectors have in
mind the fate of Price Choate, who is
now in the penitentiary for floating
his mythical scheme. Each prospect
or acts independently and will keep
all he unearths.
For the past several days eight or
ten men have been digging on the
plantation of Alcide Leblanc, in a
wooded bend of the river known as
THE Woods" Their work is done at
night and their movements are made
with secrecy. It is not known who
they are. None of the neighbors
seem to know, and it is suspected
that they are strangers to this Sec
tion of the country. They disappear
each morning as suddenly as if they
had fallen into one of their own exca-
vations..
The delving for supposed treasure
was discovered when one of LeGlanc's
employees was hunting for cattle sup
posed to have strayed in the deep
forest. Several were found in the
pits which the fortune-hunters had
dug.
Not being able to find the prospec,
tors, the owner of the land posted a
notice against the trespassers. But
this seems to have no effect, as the
burrowing continues. The tradition is
that Lafayette came up to this bend
in the river in a schooner when pur
sued by the authorities and there
buried his treasure. The amount /:
not down in the story, but is less thar
that claimed to have been found b!
Price Choate
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

Petersen then told of tearing up the
planks, and the difficulty he expe-
rienced in digging hole large enough
to admit the body of his murdered
wife.
Then I left the place." he contin-
ued, and knowing that the police
were after me. bought a steamship
ticket and boarded a railroad train
and came to Pensacola l was there
but two days when l came to Mobile
and made efforts to have the money
refunded on the steamship ticket. I
assumed the name Of Klein and ven-
ner."
Petersen was positively identified
by James Johnson, brother of Sophie
johnson, Petersen's murdered wife.
johnson became almost frantic when
he say Petersen, and cried, "You are
the murderer of my sister" He
sprang at Petersen with a knife and
would have killed him, the officers
think. if they had not restrained the
excited brother.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
Must Weiuh Ice,

In this connection Councilman Powe
called the attention of the council to
an ordinance which requires all ice
wagons to be equipped with scales
upon which ice shall be weighed be
fore delivery to consumer, which or
dinance had never been enforced
Chief of Police Williams was instruct
ed to enforce the ordinance and see
that all wagons should be provided
with scales, and that ice should be
weighed when delivered.
The council adjourned to meet again
on the night of March 15, when action
on the proposed election to decide
the bond issue will be taken.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
AN ALLEGED
ICE TRUST
City Council Adopts Resolution
Asking District Attorney to
Make Investigation.

The following resolution was adopt
ed by the city council last night:
Whereas, 1t is currently reported
that the Southern Lumber and Ice
Co., and the Hattiesburg Ice and Coal
Co., engaged in the business of manu-
featuring ice for sale for public con-
sumption in the city of Hattiesburg
and vicinity, have effected some kind
of combination or agreement for the
unlawful purpose of hindering compe-
tition in the production of and sale of
ice, and
Whereas, The effect of such COM
bination is inimicable to the public
welfare, and has already caused
considerable increase in the cost of
ice to the consumer, and it is the
sense of this board that some action
should be taken in the matter by the
proper authorities, for the purpose of
protection; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the attention of the
district attorney of this judicial dis
trict is hereby called to such reported
combination, and he is hereby respect.
fully requested to take such action in
the matter as the facts shall warrant.
Be it further
Resolved. That the city clerk fur
nish the District attorney a copy of
these resolutions"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
THE CITY MAY NOT
ISSUE MORE BOND;
MURDERER MAKES
full CONFESS|O
Struck Wife on Side Of Head wi
Gas Lighter in New York, Killing
Her Instantly.
Special to The Nesos.

Special to The Nes0s.
Mobile, Ala, March 4.-The ma
who is under arrest here charged wild
numbering his wife in New York cid
and burying her body under the fiod'
of the house in which the couple wer'
living. and who was positively identl
fled this morning by brother of th!
murdered woman, broke down com
pletely and made a full confession q
the crime.
When seen in his cell by an Assd
ciated Press correspondent, Peterson
made the following statement:
my right name is August Petersen
l killed my wife because l found hel
locked in the room with another man
81 am not certain whether it wal
February 6 or z. but about dark I re
turned home and knocked at the from,
door. No one answered. Then wen
to the rear door. After making me
wait some time the door was unlocked
and my wife asked me what was the
trouble.
The man went out the front door
Then found an empty whiskey bot
tie and a bottle with some beer in IT
We quarreled and picked up a gas
lighter and struck her on the side Of
the head. The blow killed her in
stantly
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
MORE BOOKS FOR The
new COLLEGE LIBRARY

An additional acknowledgment is
made today by the librarian OF South
Mississippi College to the following
donors of books for the new library;
Coy and Henry Kirkpatrick, Little
Shepherd OF Kingdom Come by John
Fox. Marion Nash, Tom Browns
School Days" and a childs book by
Louisa NJ. Alcott; A. Flanagan & Co.,
Chicago, ILL.,; eight books for children;
T. r. Furr, Tale of Two Cities by
! Dickens.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool: Spots S.O7; sales $4,000
bales; April-May open 7.72 1878
1-2: April-May close 7.75 IL; June
July open 1924 1-2; June-July close
7.64 l-2.
New Orleans: Opening May 14.74;
July 1880; low, May 14.70; July a.
~ 2:15 D. M, May 14.72; July 1850;
Spots middling IA 3-4
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
RUSSIAN STEAMER ABANDONED
I'm associated Press

New York, March 4.-News reach
ed here today that the Russian steam
er Korea. buffeted by storms in the
Atlantic and pounded into helpless
condition by heavy seas, was aban-
doned by her crew on March first and
left to her fate. The crew of forty
eight men was taken off by the An
chor Line steamer Catalonia, and are
now on their way to this port
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
TO INVESTIGATE LYNcHlNG
(Bu Associated Prcsso

Dallas, Tex, March 4.-Judge Seay
in the district court here today in
structed the grand jury to investi
gate the lynching yesterday OF the
negro. Alien Brooks, charged with as
,saulting a three-year-old white girl
II is believed, however, that investi
cations will be a mere formality and
that there will be no prosecution. The
militia has been recalled and saloons
re-opened. The city is quiet today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
ALLEGED MURDERER
sent To MOBILE
(By Associated Press.)

Mobile, Ala, March 4.-Lawrence
Odom, who yesterday shot and killed
charles Golden, David Gartman and
Joseph Stokes, at Citronelle, Ala,
was brought here today and placed in
jail for safe keeping. Odom, who is
cattle man, says the shooting is the
outcome of an old feud. He says the
three men came to his home yesterday
and set fire to the dry grass around
his house. Then the shooting start
ed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

in excess of seven per centum of the
assessed valuation. and the mayor
and board of aldermen can not issue
these bonds until they have first or
dered an election and obtained the con-
sent OF two-thirds of the qualified
electors of the c..y. and this must
be done in the first instance, aad be-
fore any other steps can be taken,
whether a retition against the bond
issue is presented by the tax payers
or not.
When the question: of the proposed
bond issue came up about two months
ago. ] called for information in re-
gard to the net earnings or net rev
Continued Son pare sieht,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

Some of the more pretentious AL
phine observatories are sheathed in
copper, as protection against light
ming and for the concentration of the
suns heat.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

Nearly every one is better than he
supposes the other fellow would be
under the circumstances.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

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