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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
KENNEBEC..
vAssAtsoRo.

' EAST Iirs. Henry Maricn passed
Friday in Watcrville the guest of hei
sister. Mrs. Spencer.
| AIRS phcbe Pinkham of Winthrop
Yves :hr guest Of friends in the village
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Ruttcrfield and daughter
! home Of l.. &. Barker called by the i'll
,, ness of Mrs. Rarker.
Mrs. Ruth koarin of Bangor and
The raet ting of the Library Associa-
ton WIS., ~ unusual interest Thursday
| evening. having Tor 4 program lantern
views of Switzerland and italy shown
| through the courtesy OF Miss Nancy
Gates, who described the places in an
interesting way. The library will be
open OH Friday afternoon of this week
instead of Thursday.
TIE preparations for the Grange fair
are going on rapidly. No time or pains
win be spared to make the exercises
successful. Bills are posted with the
dates The dedication Of the new hall,
| the o9th, and the fair and entertain
ment the Goth.
The ladies of the Friends church
have decided on the second week In
December for their annual fair Mon
day or "Wednesday evening. The exact
date will he announced later.
The death of cynthia Richardson,
wife Of the late John Richardson oc-
Cured Tuesday morning at 1890. The
deceased, would have been 80 years old
had she survived until the goth Of
April She had been confined to her
bed for over a YEAR from broken hip
Although at times a great sufferer, she
bore it all with the sweetest spirit, new
er rnurmuring or repining. All through
life she had been very active and until
the time of her fall was busy all
through the day with various kinds of
neetllawork. Since early childhood she
had heen an active worker in the Bap-
fist church. OF her it can be said she
was an earnest Christian. a devoted
wife and mother. a sympathetic friend.
Eight children survive to mourn her
loss, Mrs Ellen Jones. Iamfin Lincoln
and Henry. all OF whom live in Massa-
chusetts; Mrs. Clara Perly. who Is
passing the winter in Kentucky; Mrs.
Laura Perkins and Newton and Seth
3, of this town. with the last of whom
she had made her home for number
of years The funeral services Will be
held at II A. NJ. Friday from the Gem
ter Baptist church and intermant Will
be in the family lot nearby.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
SOUTH CHINA.

Mrs. J. Albert Jones and Mrs. Harry
Austin We're in Waterville on business
Tuesday.
Rev. Mr.. Palmer of China village
preached at Friends chapel Sunday in
exchange with Rev. Perry b. Leach.
Mrs. Herbert w. Jones LETT Tuesday
for Philadelphia to pass Thanksgiving
with Rufus M. Jones.
Miss Martha c. Jones returned
Monday from Waterville. where she
has been spending few days.
The Bible Study class met Saturday
evening at Rev. Perry Leach's.
Harold W. Jones of Whitman, Mass,
passed Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. +. T.. Jones.
James Fl. Austin took a load of APP
pies to Augusta Tuesday.
Rev. Perry Leach was business
caller in Watervillc Tuesday.
The village school closed last Friday
for a two weeks vacation.
SIDNEY.
Miss Mary Longiey of Upton. Mass
is visiting her brother r. W. I.ongley
Mr.. and Mrs. Eden Writ passed
several days last week with friends al
Clinton.
Mrs. Arson Bickford and daughter
Miss Charlotte Bedford of Oakland
were calling on friends here Sunday.
Charles Swift OF Waterville has
moved his family onto the farm re-
Gently purchased of Norris Swift
Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Sawtelle We're
given a reception at their home Sat
urday evening. Nov. 10. Refreshments
of cake and coffee were served. Mr.
and Mrs. Sawtelle were presented with
a neat little sum of money as re-
membrancc Of the occasion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
WALDO.
Palermo.

CENTER-Mr. and Mrs. John Gid
den of Washington visited relatives in
town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Stevens are
visiting relatives in Yarmouth.
Watson Turner and family of Jeffer-
son passed Sunday at his old home
on the Ridge.
Willard Smell of North Whitefield
has been spending a few days with his
brother Walter Smell.
Nelson. Rust. an aged resident, is
very i'll.
Henry Leeman is teaching school
again in Washington.
George w. Turner Of StoningtOn is
visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Al
den Turner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
RAILWAY MEN BANQUET.
Chairman Knapp of ,Intsrstats Com
merce Commission One Of Speakers.

New York; Nov. .22e-Martin \.
Knapp, chairman of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, Aaniel Will
lard. preside mt of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. and John Clahin,, president
| of the Il. b. Claim Co. were the prin-
cipal speakers at the annual dinner OF
the Railway Business Association held
tonight at the Waldorf Astoria The
banquet was the sequel to thehsecond
annual business meeting and election
| OF officers held today. ~ als1
..5E.ls,. -.
Washington, Nov 22.-Southem
Mexico. practically has been cut off
from the capital, railroad bridges hay.
been blown up or burned and the revo-
luton has attained great proportion,
in that section of the republic especial
~ in Yucatan. This lis the burden
of unofficial sadviccs Teceived here to-
night. Senor-De La 'Barra, the Mexi-
can ambassador, who declares reports
! OF the revolution to be greatly exag-
grated had no advices tonight iron,
MS government The state department
likewise was without any information
aside from that received during the
day. f
The recipients Of the unofficial in
formation declare that Vera Cruz will
be captured by the revolutionists with
IN three days, and that the .reyoIu.
tionary movement is sweeping north
ward. A copy of the proclamation is
sued by Gen. Madero was received
here today. So far it has not been
'ormaHS presented to the state depart
iileht' II contains an outline of the
new government and pledges Mexican
plo'ee'ioh 10 American lives, and prop
erty.
PRESIDENT Willard also said:
would not have it thought because
Oh anything L said that am Opposed
~ t"e poliey of. government SUPER
vision of railroads. On the contrary
am convinced that under all circuu-
stances, 1t is for the best interests of
all the railroads as well as the, public
that there should be effective govern
Inert regulation. But it is also equal
~ important that each regulation or
supervision be fair as we'll as effec-
ave and that it be not 50 extended as
TO destroy individual initiative and
enterprise. I will even go so. far as
to say that,I avn also conviaSfSAa thar
the only alternative to such control
oy the government, as l., haze indi-
Gated. is government ownership.
Personally ! am opposed to gov
eminent ownership Of railroads. I do
not think there rs any real demand
Tor such 9 policy being carried out
l am too good an American to believe
the American people would give their
consent to such a thing without giving
a full and fair consideration to the
present security holders--the Ameri-
can people and not repudiationists.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
COUNTY
'KENNEBEc'
TOME.

IsOME. + %
Mrs. Emily Blaisdeil was called
from Haverhill. Mass, by hte severe
Illness of her mother, Mrs. Joseph
Tracey.
George Mosher is making improve
ments on his house.
Mrs. Alfred Mosher has been visit
ing her sister. Mrs. Sydney Knowlton
OF Waterville.
Mrs. A. S. Foster is confined to her
room by illness.
The schools began Monday after a
two weeks vacation.
The Robbins schoolhoues has re-
Gently been repaired.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
real ESTATE IS
NOW ON THE MOVE
Transactions involving a Considerable
Amount of Money Have Been
Made in Last Few Days.

That real estate values in this city
and vicinity are holding their own and
the demand has increased substantially
is evidenced by the number of trans
fers made recently, and the amount
of cash involved in the various trans
actions.
The following list of realty trans
actions recorded during the past five
DAYS will serve to convey an idea
of the activity prevailing in this mar
ket
A. L. Montgomery to c. d. Mont
gomery, one-third interest in parcel Of
land in Township 5, together with i'm
provements. $4,000.
Miss Ella H. Scanlan to A. L. Mont
gomery, surrender of title to certail
land and improvements in Township D
to satisfy Indebtedness of $7,1S5.
Martha Halstead to Genevive Law
ton, lots and ), Block 6, Bowen 4
Fuller survey, $500.
]. f. Grayson to B. b. Williams. ic
). block . r. j McGee subdiyi7tc.
$500
D. r. Poole to r. P. Rouse, parc9
of land in Section %, Township 3.witl
improvement s1.100.
Mrs. r. |. Ferguson to c. o. Enre
lots 8. 10 and Il, block 145, Hamper 8
Whinnery survey, $4,000.
R. n. Steadman to 7. s. Jackson
lot s, block 1, F. F. Phillips secoA
survey, $l50.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
FREE RELATIVE
Of N0RLEMAN
Prisoner in Minnesota Penitentiary
Who Served Long Terms Claims
to Be Nobleman's Relative.
(By Union Associated Press.)

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. l'.-A
great deal of interest is being mani
tested in the welfare of prisoner No.
2GO5 at the state penitentiary at Still
water, who, according to letter
mailed by him to the Minneapolis po-
lice department, is to be released to-
day. The man, who is said to be a
relative of an English nobleman, asked
the police to find him a position. He
wrote,
IF you know anyone who is willing
to give a man with six prison terms
behind him chance, let me know.
have been twelve years and ter
months behind the bars. wish haC
the silver-tonsued eloquence of De
mosthenes, the orator of ancient Ath
ems, that might go out in the work
and persuade young men to avoid tn
lpitfalls Of SIM"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
TEACHERS and PUPILS
very ENTHUSIASTIC
Superintendent of Education Currie is
Addressing Letter to School Chill
dren With View to Encouraging
Them in the Work.

That the newly organized Forrest
County Agricultural and Poultry Club
promises to be one of the largest, as
we'll as the most enthusiastic organi-
cations of it's kind in the state, there
appears to be no manner Of doubt
Already several hundred school chill
dren in this county have enlisted and
launched enthusiastically into the
work, and in order to encourage them
every teacher in the county is enter
ing actively into this new campaign
of education.
Today Superintendent of Education
E. j. Currie is addressing letter to
the school children of the county, ex'
planning the purposes of the new or
ganization and urging them to lend
their efforts and support in making
it's work a success. AS will be judged
by the name of the club, it's purpose
is to encourage all branches of agri
cultural pursuits and to make the
work so attractive that school chill
dren will take an interest in it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
Valuable Prizes Offered.

For this purpose valuable prizes
will be offered in different lines of
work, including all branches of agri-
culture, poultry and stock raising and
domestic science. Already a consid-
cradle sum of money has been con-
tributed by citizens of this city for
that purpose. and when the announce
ment of the various prizes to be Of
fered is made it is expected that there
will be large number of youthful
and enthusiastic agrictulturists to en-
ter the contest.
The club will hold regular monthly
meetings at the office of Superinten
dent Currie, in this city, on the last
Saturday in each month, and at the
next meeting it is thought that addi
tional prizes will be offered and that
these prizes will be distributed among
the different departments at thai
time and the conditions of the con
tests named
1t is the intention of Mr.. Currie tt
reward the efforts of each contestan
so that none may be disappointed, re
gardless of whether or not he or sht
may be winner of one of the contes
prizes
More than two hundred dollar
have already been offered for thi
purpose, and ii is believed that thi
amount will be Increased to five hun
dred before the contest opens.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
Others May Prosecute.

While up to the present time only
five affidavits have been made against
Battersby, number of other citizens
who claim to have been "fleeced' in
the same manner will probably make
charges against him as soon as he
arrives in the city, and it is thought
that he will have to answer to at least
a dozen charges when formally ar
raigned in court.
It is understood that Battersby
claims to have gone to Mobile for the
purpose of having his booklet printed
there, and if such is the case, and he
can show evidence to that effect, the
cases against him will necessarily fail
for want of evidence of intent to
defraud.
An any rate, those citizens of this
city Who have been separated from
their money want to know the reason
why. and they will doubtless learr
when the charges against Battersby
are tried in Justice Bottoms court.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
Will FACE CHARGES
OF FALSE PRETENSES
Constable Morris, Armed With Five
Warrants, Went to Mobile This
Morning and Will Return Tonight
With Prisoner.

]. NJ Battersby, the man recently
published by Manager Hughes, of the
Hotel Hattiesburg, as a fraud anti a
swindler, was arrested in Mobile yes
terday on warrants charging him with
obtaining money under false pretens-
es, and will be brought to this city
by Constable Morris Riley, who went
to Mobile this morning for that pur-
pose.
The affidavits against Battersby
were made by resolutions of five diff
ferent concerns as follows: Peoples
Laundry, Union Cleaning and Dye
Works, Love Drug Company, Enter
prise Boiler Works and Otis Smith
each alleging that they have bee.
swindled out of various sums by Bat
tersby, who was soliciting advertise
ments for a pamphlet which he pro
posed to publish here and which hi
did not publish, having collected IL
advance for the advertisements, ant
leaving the city without advising an!
one as to his whereabouts.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
Not Unknown Here.

The Dalton Electric Company and
Mr.. Paul j. Guerin, the manager of
the Hattiesburg branch, are not un-
known to the business men of this sec
tion. The company is the largest elec-
trio company in the state and in fact
is the only Incorporated electric es-
tablishment in Mississippi. Backed
by ample capital, well equipped shops
full line of supplies, and manned by
experiencer men, the company has
done work in all parts of the state
The new motor system, which has
been installed by many of the busi
ness enterprises of Hattiesburg, was
the work of this company, and was
executed in large part and under the
direct supervision of Mr.. Guerin. Mr.
| Guerin is engaged now in installing
new motor system for the Komp Ma
chine Works. He is one of the bes
equipped electricians in the South. Is
active, willing, accommodating, ant
stands well with the business mel
wherever he has been. He is the
right man in the right place and unde
his supervision the Dalton Electric
Company is sure to grow and prospe
in Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
City AN IMPORTANT
Distributing POINT
New Concern Realizes Importance Of
Hattiesburg in This Respect and
Will Put in Thoroughly Modern Es-
tabIshment Here.

Emphasis is given the Importance
of the Hattiesburg territory as a point
of distribution by the establishment
of branch of the Dalton Electric Co.,
of Meridian, here. The new estab-
lishment has rented part of the Bat
son building just across Main street
from the Klondyke Hotel and will
open ready for business on Wednesday
of next week. A full line of General
Electric Co. supplies will be handled
a thoroughly equipped shop for elec
trical work will be put in and the es
tablishment will be equipped to han
die any and all classes of electrica
contract work and installation, ant
from the large stock will be able t,
meet any demands in the way of SUP
plies.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
ANOIHER MOVE TO
L|BERA7E MORSE
Martin LittIeton In Atlanta Today To
Institute Proceedings to Secure
His Freedom.
(By Union Associated Press.)

Atlanta, Feb. 15.-Martin w. Little
ton. counsel for Charles w. Morse, ar
rived here today to institute proceed
ings in an effort to obtain the prison
ers lease. He was met at the station
by w. f. Reid, of Boston, a close
friend of Morse, who is assisting Mrs.
Morse in her attempt to get petition
with a million names asking pardon
for her husband.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
fine EVIDENCES
or PROSPERITY
Fioures of Tax Collector and Chief of
Police Furnish Good Index to
Conditions.

Possibly no better evidence of the
prosperous condition of this city and
its citizens could be had than the fig
ures of the city tax collector and chief
of police, showing receipts of these
two departments of the city govern
ment during the month of January.
Chief of Police Williams books
show that during January a total
of $2,37S.5O in fines were charged and
of this amount $563.10 were collected
and paid to the treasurer, $91.4O
worked out by prisoners, 500 appeal
ed to the circuit court, while there are
now in custody prisoners represent
ing fines amounting to $1,624OO.
Tax Collector Bennett reported the
following amounts collected during the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
HILL MAY SPEAK.
(By Union Associated Press }

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 15.-James
x Hill, the Northeastern railway mag
nate, has been invited and may de-
ISer an address during the three-day
Invention opened here today by the
nth Dakota Hardware Dealers AS
iation. Mr.. Hill has been asked to
pak in prophetic way on the coun
IS prosperity.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
HAT1IESBURGANS
At COLUMBUS
Grand Lodge, and Several May
Take Higher Degrees.

Messrs. w. NJ. Conner G. Waldo Bat
son and DR.. Jas. E. Hulett, Grand Sen
ior Warden, Past Worshipful Master
and Worshipful Master, respectively,
of the local Masonic Lodge, are in at
tendance upon the Grand Lodge.
which is now in session at Columbus,
Miss.
At this session of the Grand Lodge
Mr.. Conner will be elected Grand Wor-
shipful Master of the state. an honor
of which he is eminently worthy and
which Office hes1A capable of filling in
mannert s<6ble to every Mason
1t is the of number of
!; : ; ! : !; ! s.; =; !; !;
der. -. rs
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
MORE Than 100000
fur A single ACT
Mississippians Are Paying the Fiddler
While Lawmakers Are Furnishing
Rather Expensive Music For The
Dance.
| Special to The NeDs.

Special to The Net0S.
Jackson, Miss, Feb. 15.-Members
Of the Legislature called on Secretary
of State Power yesterday with a re-
quest that he prepare a statement
showing what the cost Of the session
has been to date, and in course of
time he delivered the following to the
anxious inquiries:
Expenses of the Legislature from
January up to and including Febru-
ary 14th, 1910.
The Senate and House contains 1S1
members at salary of IS per day, so
that the cost per day on that account
is $3.50.
1S1 members Senate and
House at IS per day, $SS, $4,000
Clerk of House, AZ days at
$26 per day. 1,O92.OO
Secretary of Senate AZ days
at 500 per day .......... S40.pU
8 Senate stenographers 80. $4,000
House stenographers 10000
Senate doorkeepers ..... $4,000
House Doorkeepers. ... $4,000
Sergeant at Arms Senate. $1,000
Sergeant at Arms House,. $1,000
Postmistress Senate ....... 16S.00
1 Postmistress House ..... 16S.00
Pages Senate ....... 5O4.00
Porters Senate ... $4,000
s Pages House .......... 672.O0
6 Potrers House .......... 504.0O
Total ......... ..... .s44, ,436. 90
t Add to this mileage paid the
Y members approximated.. 100000
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool: Spots S.10 sales 5000
bales: Feb .-Mch. open 7.S7 1-2; Feb
Mch. close 7.S7 1-2; April-May open
7.S4-s5 IL: AprirMay close 7.S4
New orleans: Opening, Mch. 1893; !;
MAY 1919. low Mch. 14.S7; May 1905;
2:15 D. NJ, Mch. 14.S9; May 1905
Spots middling 15.1-16. Quiet, :,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15

This is said to be the largest amount
collected in a single month since the
panic and is an unmistakeble evi-
dence that the citizens of this city are
enjoying a greater degree of prosperi-
ty than formerly, and the proportion
of delinquents is also said to be con-
siderably less than in 1907-0S.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15

Total expenses are thus
found to be ............. S53, ,436.O0
So far Is acts have been made into
laws and approved by the Governor,
the cost per act being about s3,562.
The above figures do not include
water used in the two houses, nor the
cost of lights, fuel, stationary and
several other incidentals.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
HARDWARE MEN MEET.
(By Union Associated Press }

ST. Louis, Feb. 15.-The lobby of
the Southern Hotel was transformed
today into hardware exhibition, with
displays from concerns all over the
,ountry. The Missouri Retail Hard
ware Association began its session to-
LAY and will remain in the city three
days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15
w. o. w. MEETING TONIGHT.

A regular meeting of Leaf RiXel
Camp NO. 2S. Woodmer of the No.
will be held tonight, ant businee@ q
Importance will be transacted.
expected that the matter of organ
degree term will be taken up
all members are urgently 'equ
to be present.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-15

CONTINUED ON page FOUR
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-07
NO FEAR OF RACE RIOTS
Chief DOnahue Says People of Omaha
Are Law Abiding,
WILL PERMIT THE PICTURES
Says that Omaha CoIOred Population
is Different from That of other
Cities-Law Permits the
Pictures.
WILL PERMIT THE PICTURES

I'VE have absolutely no fear Of any race
war here" said Chief of Police Douahue'
because Of the prize fight, or for any
other reason. and If the fight pictures are
brought here they will be shown without
any Interference from us. The negro ele-
ment in this city is for the most part law
abiding and quiet, and we haven't enough
OF the rowdy element Of either color to
cause much trouble. In Washington Were
they have 5000 coiored people It may be
different, but we arc in no danger.
Besides, 1 am not sure that we would
have any authority TO stop the exhibition
Of the pictures even IL we wanted TO. Our
laws provide only against obscenities in
moving pictures and that would hardly In
clude prize fights.
Most such riots are started by small
boys who throw things until the older
people get excited. Nothing like that can
happen here because we would stop 1t be-
fore It got under way.
There have been no displays OF riots in
this city because OF the outcome of the
fight. Most OF our citizens are convinced
that 1t went to the best fighter, and that
is no reason for hard feeling"
Mayor Dahlman is out Of the city.