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The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-05

The earliest and finest yam pota-
toes seen here this year were brought
to town this morning by J.. w. Evans,
who lives four miles east of Hatties-
burg. Th4& bjiftyAs are large and
uniform, asp<a vi Evans states that
the yield l3 Shr on his land will
be gRasE3Yl 'sfse.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-05
FINAL CLEANUP

OF all Spring and Summer Goods is crowds
at O'FerralI Bros. If you need afulfport
thinq carried in this big stock y'ch the
can save money here. e, the
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-05

II LonGfellow's famous poem, "Hia-
Wotha' VIII form the subject for the
moving picture at The Ruby tonight
,6hd K&f 06 tell worth seeing. It is
a niAe ehidtent bfoduction, taking an
hour to shox INT there will be no
advance from the reeqIar price. A
special feature q u ! IL sshelp to
make an attractive bl5lF1z while
Manager Hirsh will stng {fb4 flefegt
New York song hit "I Used - 4I6k9rf
Wish I had q GIRL but it's now*1uke
Me Home.'" SasNt
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-05
CITY sREvITIEs.

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The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-05
Entire Police And Sheriff Forces OF
Dallas, Conducting Search For
Little Girl.

(By Associated PresS.)
Dallas. Tex, Aug. 6.-Working on
the theory that Katie Harris, the s.
year-old daughter of T. w. Harris,
clerk for the Santa Fe Railway here,
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-05

Domino Party for Miss Wallace. sf
Mrs. T. e. Groves Domino party
Thursday afternoon was delightful
affair of eight guests, who Reye invited
~ peNtr, guest, Mrs. s. Wallace
of New Orleans. The rooms were
fragrant with vases Of roses, and a
dainty ice course and cake was served
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-05
RAMSEY & COMPANY.
LEADING UNDERWRITERS.
PROMPT AMBULANCE SERVICE.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21

Mere Wishing Never Brings Success
 To make a success in the cure of Kidney, Bladder or Rheumatic trouble take Halls Texas Wonder. It gives quick and permanent relief. Write for testimonials. pr. E. W. Hall, 2926 Olive St, St. Louis, Mo. Sold by druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21
MONTGOMERY WILL SEND
 FINE EXHIBIT TO FAIR

w c. Nafti1, manager of the Mont gomery county exhibit, writes that he will bring to the State fair at Birming ham the best county agricultural exhibit that section of the state has ever pro- duced, and declares that the people of Montgomery are more interested in the Alabama State fair than ever before. He predicts that hundreds from Montgom- cry will attend the fair.
 In describing his exhibit he says:
 T am glad to say that the people in this county seem to be more interested in the fair and especially the agricultural department than ever before. Owing to the nearness of the boil weevil they wish to see and learn more about other farm products that can be raised here profita- bly,. and they know that there is no bet ter place to see and learn of the products of our soil than the State fair.
 While we will have some fine speci- mems of cotton on exhibition we will more especially endeavor to show to the visi- tors the corn and grain possibilities of the county as we will have on exhibi- tion some specimens of as good corn and small grain as can be grown anywhere
 We will also give prominence to such products as peas, pumpkins, etc. There will be shown some specimens of sugar cane and home-raised syrup, which is su- perior to any other syrup raised in the country, being both bright in color and of a delicious mild flavor, the making and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21
ORDINANCES FOR
 FINAL ADOPTION

Improvement ordinances for $50, ,00c worth of Improvements will come up for final adoption before the council tonight.
 The descriptions follow: O'Brien and Fountain avenues, side
 walk and storm sewer, grading and curb
 ing from Thirteenth to Fifteenth streets,
 s360O.
 Hemitite avenue, two blocks, grading,
 curbing and bituminous binder pave
 ment, s11,000. From Powell avenue on Spring street west, sanitary sewer, $500. aTwenty-sixth street, from Thirty-sev- enth to Thirty-sixth avenue, and Thirty seevnth avenue from Twenty-sixth tc Twenty-seventh streets, two blocks, grad ing, curbing, sidewalks and bituminous binder pavement $5000. Avenue E from Thirty-sixth to Thirty eighth streets, grading, sidewalk and macadamizing, $6000. Fiftieth street. from First to Fourth avenue, macadamizing and gutters, $200O
 Forty-ninth street from railroad to Fourth avenue, macadam. guttering and sidewalk, s300O Fourteenth avenue south, from Beach to Twentieth, and Ash street from High land to Fourteenth avenues, hituminous binder, $S000. Huntsville road, north of Benners S place, sanitary sewer, s15OO | Avenue B and O, Thirty-ninth to For ty-fourth streets, sidewalk, s15OO. Thirty-ninth street from Avenues A to E. asphalt bipder, side walk, s7000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21

The makeup of the next City Council is causing much discussion among the aldermen. President Harry Jones will announce his committees at the first meeting, which will probably take place on October 5, and. due to the fact that IS aldermen are retiring, many important places on the committees will have to be filled.
 It is considered quite likely that M. j.. Gregg will be chosen for the place or honor, chairman of the finance commit tee, to succeed c. c. Heidt. John Wil- Hams is a likely man for the chairman ship of the judiciary committee. to sue. ceed MT. Gregg, as he is lawyer and one of the hold-over members. The name of M. H. McDowen is being con- nected with the chairmanship of the san itation and police committee, to succeed A A. Gambill, and it Is positively under stood that Dan Hogan will be appointed to the chairmanship of the miscellaneous committee, to succeed R. D. Burnett MT. Hogan's committee will get busy imme-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21
POWELL AND PARTY
 LOOKING OVER LINE Queen and Crescent Officials
 Spend Day Here TALK ABOUT BUSINESS Vice President Powell Thinks Alabama Is Destined to He Great Agricul-
 turaI State-StOpped at Tus- s-4 5fs.ss -- caIOOsa Yesterday
TALK ABOUT BUSINESS

A large party of officers of the Queen and Crescent route arrived in Birming- ham last night from Meridian. The party is composed of: Thomas c. Powell vice president; Horace Baker, general manager; w. s. Andrews, general super intendent of transportation; c. Dougher- ty, chief engineer; l.. Seiver, general agent; J. w. Evens, superintendent, and others. The party passed through Bir- mingham yesterday morning at 1o:15 O clock for their southern destination and returned to Birmingham last night.
 This morning they will make a com plete inspection of the local terminals and shop properties and will leave this afternoon at o'clock for Attalla. They will visit the plants of the Southern Iron and Steel company at Gadsden and will later go to Chattanooga en route to Gin cinnati.
 MT. Powell, who was recently married in St. Louis and who later went abroad, has been out of personal touch with line conditions for several months. He stated that the trip so far had revealed the fact | that every feature of the work was fine and nothing had been left undone to care
 for every shipper on the line. In re- | turning to Birmingham last night the party looked over the Tuscaloosa depot site. The plans have been completed and work will not be long delayed.
 'I have been in touch with Birmingham
 all along," said MT. Powell, although l
 have been unable to get here for several
 months. After recurring from my vacation
 I was engaged on committee work at the
 Ohio Valley exposition. That occupied al-
 most constant attention and minutes were valuable. However, I am very glad to be | here at last.
 "The business conditions over the coun- try, believe. are improving. During the summer a shortness of actual transac- tions has been noticed. but I believe
 everything points to an uplift this win
 ter which will bring renewed prosperity
 to Birmingham and the country. Our
 interests here are in fine condition from what we have been able to inspect. T have no doubt but that the great
 crops we are to have this season will
 more than demonstrate that Alabama is Q fine agricultural state. I am very much interested in the correct tilling of | the soil in Alabama. I believe no state
 offers any more attractive land values
 than Alabama. We always try to bring
 people here to settle and our line is be-
 ing fast populated with an extremely
 desirable class of small farmers I am | a1 io ou in
 proper immigration to this state, but ]
 would not care to see Alabama populated
 with undesirables"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21
Good Roads Committee Meeting

The executive committee of the .Jeffer- bon County Good Roads association, which has charge of the entertainment bf the Alabama Good Roads association, which meets in Birmingham October F, (3 and 14, has been called to meet in the
 Chamber of Commerce tomorrow after boon at 4 o'clock for the purpose of hear Ing the reports of the various commit lees. which have charge of the entertain |nent. These committees have met with U great deal of encouragement and there Is no doubt when the good roads delegates |neet here they will be royalty enter (ained. An invitation has been extended 10 the good roads committee of the Cham Der of Commerce, Board of Trade, Busi-
 hess Mems League to attend this com |nittee meeting tomorrow afternoon. A Full attendance is very much desired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21
Vidduct Problem Win
 Come Up Again Tonight

The viaduct question will be the live issue of tonight's council meeting. The committee to consider the viaduct prob lem and prepare a counter proposition to submit to the railroads have been called to meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock to hear the report of City Engineer Mur- ray Nicholson.
 At last the question has como to a head, and definite action is expected to- nigh. Engineer Nicholson has made a complete study of the situation, having prepared maps and gathered data cover ing every detail of both the subway and viaduct plans for the First avenue and Twenty-eighth street propositions. He is is ready to make his recommendations and the council will likely act on them tonight.
 It will be remembered that the rail- roads submitted a proposition to build
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21
MAKEUP OF COUNCIL IS
 CAUSE OF DISCUSSION

diately to prepare the license schedule, which must come up before the council in November.
 The Greater Birmingham committee will probably be abolished, as there is no longer need for it. Walter Metcalfe is a probability for chairman of the public building committee. waiter Moore will probably remain at the head of the water committee, as will Simon Klotz for the light committee, J. R. Copeland for the street committee, D. R. Copeland for the fire committee. J. B. Gibson would be a likely man to head the railway com mittee to succeed Dan Hogan. The leg isiative committee, which Is one of the most necessary, will be made up of the chairmen of the most important commit tees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21
Pratt City News

The enrolment of pupils at the Pratt City public schools is very satisfactory and shows a marked increase over the number enrolled last year. The new school building, with it's 16 class rooms. Is proving equal to the accommodation of the children enrolled to date. The school opened with 615 pupils, but it is the inn pression that by the end of the week fully TOO names will be on the roll. A free kindergarten has been added under the charge of Miss Stillwel. An efficient faculty of IS teachers, with Prof. E. O. Sanders principal is in charge. and indi- cations point to splendid years work in the schools.
 Miss Mildred Morris left yesterday for Athens to enter the Athens Female col iege for this session.
 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Donaldson will move in few days to Fountain Heights.
 At the ice cream festival held by the ladies of the Northern Methodist church, Miss Louise Stedler won first prize for the most popular young lady, Miss Pearl Morrow second prize, Miss Susie Haskins third prize.
 Mrs. J. B. Aird and Mrs. Robert Moore were the guests of Mrs. J. D. Mckenzie yesterday
 Mrs. Nelson of Norwood is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Abercrombie, on East Highlands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21
WILL BUILD FINE ROADWAY
 FROM ENSLEY TO FAIRVIEW

Contracts will also be let during the week for the following:
 South Fifteenth street from Eff teenth to Sixteenth avenues, grading. sidewalk, curb and bituminous binder $2600.
 Crescent street from Highland ave- nue to Highland avenue, bituminous binder; $6O00.
 Huntsville avenue from Nineteenth street to Benner's place, bituminous binder; S4500.
 A general omnibus sidewalk ordi- nance; 5000.
 Bradley street. grade, crub, gutter and sidewalk; s2500.
 The contract committee met yester- day and went over this work and ex- amined the bids. They will be award ed next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21
Italian Picnic a Success

The Italian society gave a picnic at Germania park yesterday and a large crowd of the local Italians attended. The feature of the entertainment was the spaghetti made by two Irishmen, Johnnie Collins and John Horan. There was dancing in the evening with music by Harness band. A delightful barbecue was served by the society and refresh ments. Among the events of the day was the races among the members of the society. Everyone who attended pro- nounced the affair delightful one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21

The city will let the contract on October for the big double brick roadway connecting Fairview with Ensley, which will practically complete fine boulevard from Birmingham to the Steel City.
 This improvement will cost $57,000. The cut through which the South Ems ley car line runs from Fairview to Palmer station will be graded down on both sides to an easy grade, walled up with concrete wall on each side the car line and paved with brick, making two 1S-foot roadways on both sides the car line. It will be one of the prettiest pieces of road work in the city. The improvement ordinance has already been passed and bids asked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21
Funeral of pr. Mason's Wife

The funeral of the wife of Dr. U. G. Mason, the prominent colored physi- clan, will take place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence, Seventh avenue, north. The Rev. Dr. w. B. Johnson and the Rev. Dr. F. G. Ragland will conduct the services. The interment will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21
Blach'S 25th Birthday

On September 21st 1885, J. Blach Sons kSSSA opened a store in Birmingham. The writ fY ezffA CT was asking Mr. Sam Blach for descrip s IkfL1 tion of the store that we might have a WsSH5I sketch to show the first home of Fair and Square, in this city The accompanying drawing IS the result What the sign? asked He replied, Fo tell the truth don t think had sign when start ed Just little warehouse of place. doors with small panes of glass; windows But we had the right idea our father had instlled Fair and Square, principles
 into we boys and we've lived up to it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21
-------sos--- To Whom It May Concern

My attention has been called to a pamphlet issued by concern calling itself "The United States Patent Mfg, Corporation" in which my name ap- pears as president and director. l wish to state that the use of my name is entirely unauthorized. as I am not. nor have I ever been. in any way in- terested in said concern, either as a stockholder, director or officer.
 E. M. KILBY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21
18S5-1500 Square Feet of Space On
 First Avenue

ssWhy don't you make fuss about your silver an- nversary7 7-''My what chance for sae''-and sim liar suggestions have reached befitting the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-21

one viaduct at either place. provided the city would furnish the right of way, build the approaches and maintain the roadway on top of the bridge, at the same time closing forever the avenues and streets in the vicinity.
 The council then prepared counter proposition. selecting First avenue to be remedied first, agreeing to leave the ave- nues and streets in the vicinity.
 proposition, selecting First avenue to be remedied first, agreeing to leave the ave- nues that are not closed as they are for 20 years. On request of Acting Mayor Harry Jones this went over to allow the engineer to make his investigation.
 It is thought that MT. Nicholson will recommend viaduct for First avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
WHITE To TELL STORY
TO LORIMER PROBERS

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-When the SEN
atorial investigating committee begins
the inquiry into the election of Senator
William Lorimer Monday morning, 1t
is expected that Representative Charles
A. White, one of the Democratic legis-
lators who voted for Senator Lorimer,
will be the first witness to take the
stand.
No formal announcement that sub
poenas had been served was made
through the day by Chairman Burrows,
but 1t was tacitly admitted by the sem
ators on the committee that Represent
ative White has been served with a
summons to testify and that he would
be the initial witness.
Fifteen others, including several leg
islators, are understood to have been
either served with the official summons
or to have declared their readiness to
testify. II. ]. c. Beckemeyer and Mi
chiael A. LinlSe Democratic legislators,
who testified in the two trials Of Repre-
sentative Lee ONeil Browne for brib-
cry, are expected TO be among the first
to testify.
Chairman Burrows today received a
telegram from Senator James B. Fra
zier, Democrat, Of Tennessee that he
would arrive early next week. No word
was received today from Senator Nor
gan c. Bulkley Republican, Of Con-
necticuu, the other absentee.
No difficulty is anticipated in secur-
ing witnesses, as the committee is en-
powered to call to its aid the services
of any federal court or it's officers, in
cluding the United States marshals Of
any state.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
PLAN REMOVAL OF
SEATTLE'S MAYOR.
Demand GiI's Recall for Alleged
Violation of Law and
MaIfeaSanCe
Associated Press1

SEATTLE, Sept. 24.-The Public
Welfare league perfected its plans to-
day for the attempted ousting of
Mayor Hiram C. Gill by the recall, and
the form of the recall petition has
been drafted. 1t will request the re-
moyal of the mayor on the ground that
he Is violating the law and is guilty of
malfeasance in office in permitting the
existence Of a district inhabited by
disorderly houses and gambling re-
sorts.
To bring about a recall election 20
per cent of the total vote cast at the
election last March must be repre-
sented on the petition. The Welfare
league proposes to have the petition
signed at once, but not to present it
to the council until January, so that
the recall election may be held at the
same time as the election to choose
councilmeh.
The city has already decided upon
the abolition of the present council
and the substitution of smaller body
elected at large.
Receipts written in Chinese, which
were found in a safe seized in a Chi
nese gambling joint by the sheriff last
week, show that gambling conducted
by a syndicate of fourteen Chinese has
been continued since 1905 and has net
ted the syndicate nearly $5O0,0OO. The
papers show that up to six months
ago the net proceeds varied between
S100 and $3.50 day, but in the last six
months they have averaged from $500
to 5000 a day.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
DEMOCRATS OPEN
OHIO CAMPAIGN
G. 0. P. Extravaganza Denounced
by Governor Harmon in
Keynote Speech
Associated PressN

CANTON, O., Sept. 24.-The Demo-
cratic state campaign was opened here
today with Governor Judson Harmon
of Ohio, candidate for reelection and
the choice of Ohio Democrats for the
presidential nomination in 1912, as the
principal speaker.
Governor Harmon scored the present
national administration and told his
hearers that the only hope for the
people lay in the success of q national
Democratic ticket.
The speaker declared that wasteful
expenditures had led the Republican
party to overtax the nation to the eX-
tent of $3O0,000,000. He attacked the
Payne Aldrich tariff revision as legis-
lation opposed to the interests of the
consumers.
Congress is now appropriating a
billion dollars at each session." said
Governor Harmon, every cent of
which is levied on the people of the
country by taxation in some form.
"It is confessed that extravaganza
and mismanagement cause a waste
of not less than three hundred million
dollars each year in the ordinary con-
duct of the government, which is more
than the combined expenditures of all
the states in the Union.
at is surely time the people should
bestir themselves, for every one of
them is compelled to pay federal taxes
on almost everything he buys for con-
sumption or other use, whether he
owns property or not.
"And every one is now not only
compelled to contribute to this enor-
nous outlay of the federal govern
ment, but Is made to pay a much
greater amount in the form of in
creased prices on goods made In this
country because of tariff law framed
for the express purpose of making
him do this to swell the profits of the
manufacturers"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
SEATTLE CHIEF LAUGHS
AT DISMISSAL THREATS
Wappenstein Declares He Will
Not Hurry North

"I have been receiving kilograms
from home all day, telling me of the
antics of Acting Mayor Wardall-of
his offering my position to another
man-and of the Public Welfare
leagues threats in regard to a recall
election, and / find in it all nothing to
get excited about. ! am not going to
hurry home-there is no need of it"
Such was the statement made last
evening by Chief Wappenstein of
Seattle in regard to the report that
extensive graft charges were made
against him and the Seattle city ad-
mlnistration by Alderman Max War
dali, acting mayor of that city, In the
absence of Mayor Gill.
II repeat the assertions I made last
evening. With all their noise and
furry about graft the present city ad-
ministration would be reelected to Of
fee tomorrow if an election were
called.
"The Chinese gambling joints, in
which receipts for money were found
by the sheriff, have been in existence,
with our knowledge all the time. We
have raided them, they have been given
publicity in the newspapers, and every
person in Seattle who followed the
police records at all knew of their ex-
istence. They are no new discovery
on the part of Wardall.
IneY ndDD6Ueu 10 Dt IdllGu ny lllC
sheriff because a report was circulated
some time ago that the Chinese were
making up a purse TO buy off the sher-
ifs office This report made Sheriff
Hodge, who above all things hates dis
honesty, roaring mad, and he went on
the raid in which the receipts were
found to discover If possible who was
making up the purse mentioned.
"In regard to the colored clubs raid
ed, I will say only this: They are in
corporated clubs, run on the same
principle as ordinary commercial clubs
in any city, and with only negroes for
members. There may have been
gambling going on in them, L have no
doubt, but that they were running
gambling was going on while the police
had evidence of any such thing is un-
true.
LAS to Wardall appointing a chief in
my place-let him appoint one if he
can find a capable man to fill the posi-
tion. The man he tried to appoint
would not accept the position If he
We're guaranteed twenty years OF OF
flee. He is one of the best police cap
tains on the Seattle force and does not
wish to give up a position which is his
for life for one which depends on poll
tics for it's continuance.
LAS for the recall and the graft
charges, l again repeat my statements
of last evening-they will in the end
amount to nothing. The league is
good institution, but like most of its
kind is led by petty politicians who
desire power. They have-or think
they have-a chance to gain that power
while the mayor IS away. When he
comes back things will resume their
normal attitude because the reformers
have nothing to base their recall on.
7 I'M NJ
NV friends in Seattle and the people
in general seem to think the whole
matter a joke, and 7 am satisfied to
look on it in that light"