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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-02

you gte into the stockroom upstairs
youll probably bump against Jag
gers, the city buyer. He's another
relation. guess his wife, Is a
cousin Of the old mans wife or
somethin like that"
He married into the business?"
suggested the beginner.
"Nothin' else" assented the in
structor "and he's in pretty close
to headquarters, so you want to'be
careful what you say and do when
he's around. No sialiin' goes with
him-he's a ferret, Jaggers is. The
old man himself amt so bad-ths
trouble is he's always hikin away
to New York or somewhere and
don't know half that's goin' on
here. lie leaves IL all TO this pack
OF relatives, and. believe me, they're
Robin him blind. Did you ever
see the old MANI" he asked, as an
afterthought.
"oh. yes; i've seen him." admit
ted the recruit. Hes my father. p
Chicago News.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-02
Short Stories For Evening Hours

is, eh?"
Il understand what you mean"
said the newcomer with interest,
land I'll be very glad to learn all
| can about them"
We'll. there's that old geezer
that brought you out here this
morning." said the shipping clerk,
confdentially. Hes a brother OF
the old man, and that's why he's
general manager. | think he's u big
hunk of cheese when II comes to
runnin this business. but he's there
with the drag upstairs and you'd
better kotow."
81 see" said the student. Pretty
strong, Is he?'
HE sure u.s." declared the ship
ping clerk. One of them family
arrangements, you know. This
place is full Of family corrections
Of the old man. don't know
where he digs 'em all up, but he
can find more brothers-in-law and
cousins and one thing and another
to slip into all the good jobs than
YOU could crowd into the Coliseum.
That old guy we was talkin' about
Is brother, you remember, and
there's a brother7fn-law holdin'
down the job Of sales manager
don't know II he ever sold bar
of soap in his life before he came
in here, but he don't look good to
me. More of that family stun, you
know Keep an eye out for him,
kid lie butts into things out here
once In while"
I'm watch out for him" said the
dindent youth. 81 suppose we
must jump when he says the
word?"
High and hard. son. said the
shipping clerk, earnestly. High
and hard. II jo'lies these old gold
bricks TO see the men that do the
real work pretendin' to II EN- to
what they say. as II they were the
wise works always string 'em
along as IL thought they knew
what they were talkin' about. II
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-02
KINDLY ADVICE.

Having critically studied the diff
ndent and well.dressed young man
who had been turned over to him
lhat morning by the general man
aRer with instructions No show
him the ropes" the shipping clerk
stalted IN TO teach him the bust
ness.
Fever worked anywhere before?'
he asked
H,tNu," admitted the beginner.
rIiNe Just left college"
Fs'I thought So" said the shipping
clerk with just a suspicion of a
snir. you don't look like the
wuilin' kind--your hands are too
soft. but well soon fix that for
you" he added with a bright smile.
sfl expect So said the dinident
youth. That's ore of the things
I'm figuring on"
Tie shipping clerk made few
entries IN his freight receipt book
before returning to his new task as
instructor.
college. ch?" he said with an in
torested infection "Well, | sup
pose college is all right In its way.
but amt never seen where 1t did
a fellow any good in business. They
learn you too much Greek and Latin
there when you ought to be studyin'
what your work is goin' to be-
81 have often thought the curric-
ulum Is not strictly unitarian" ad-
mitted the business recruit, mod
estly.
The shipping clerk opened his
mouth, closed IL again and put his
pen into the mucilage bottle In his
excitement. zone of the first
things any young fellow wants to
learn around here" he said when
he grew calmer. lis about the diff
ferent bosses and who's who and all
that. Some of em you can jolly
and some OF 'em are on the job all
the time, so you cant get by them
with anything. Yop know how that
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-02
,cooco,oco GOATS
cAvoRT ON EARTH
More sheep Than Chinese. and More
Hogs In Ameries--Would outnum
Der Any Army.


WASHINGTON. d. c.. Mar. 2O.-lf
all The useful animals in the world
were to organize themselves for re-
volt against the cruelties Of man they
would outnumber any human army
that could be brought against them
even II every man. woman and child
of every race under the sun marched
from the four corners OF the earth TO
join rs ranks
Such records as the department OF
agricultural has been able to gather.
and has Just summarized In the de
partment's crop reporter" show that
the population Of useful animals more
than equals the estimated population
Of the earth.
General Bellwether could org lnize
his sheep into a division Of $50 O00,.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-02

the prestige OF the Fatherland de-
ponds on the army and maintains that
the expansion of naval ornaments Is
gradually outstripping the require
ments for the defense of the empires
trade and coasts.
VIII Rule the Seas.
THE time Is gradually approaching
indeed" says Colonel Gaedlee "when
the German feet will be superior TO
all fleets in the world. with the single
exception OF the British II was so
unimpeachable witness at the 'Kreuz
Zeitung which told us couple of
months ago that our feet was making
such rapid progress that in 1871 IT
would be superior to that Of the
United States. even limiting calcula.
lions to the strictly modern type OF
vessels.
1T is officially admitted that In the
spring of 1912 Britain will have twenty
completed dreadnaughts, the United
States twelve. Germany eleven and
France six. Thenceforward our rela.
tive strength will rapidly increase 50
that in 1914. for example we shall
possess nineteen dreadnaught, against
the sixteen of the United States.
Vastly More Than France.
"In the six years between 1898 and
1903 Germanys expenditure on new
ships was $3.50 i75,O During the
succeeding six years we spent $685.
AIS, 900 on new ships. and in 1908 and
1909, S9l $4,000. or vastly more than
either France or the United States de.
voted to the same purpose.
"Until 1914 at least the German dis.
bursement for new vessels and arma-
ments will be still more strongly en-
phasized. In 1911, for example. the
program calls for more than s65 000.-
900. In the last twelve years Ger.
many has spent on new ships alone
1916 100000. and between now and
1914 will spend another $2S7 500, 000.'
The readiness Of Germany TO expand
her fleet regardless of expense was II.
Illustrated on Thursday last. when the
budget committee of the Reichstag
passed without debate the admiralty's
estimate for new armor for the current
year. The sum of $2l ,4S2 500 for the
artillery of new battleships, cruisers
and torpedo boats and for mine float
ing apparatus was voted without any
suggestion of objections from any
quarter.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-02

II is fortunate for some people
that they do not have TO pay real
estate taxes on their castles in the
air.-Rome Sentinel.
The man who earns the money
isn't always the one who gets 1t.
How some people do like to adver-
tise the few virtues they possess!
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21
Trusts Are Responsihle


The inspiration of the article" he
declared, lis easily discovered. But
short time ago the so-called indie
pendent tobacco buyers met in this
city. their purpose being to relieve
themselves of legislation passed at the
last session of congress: and the
whole object of the attack is to preiu-
dice the mind of congress, of the pres
ident and department of justice
against the tobacco societies of Ken
lucky. in order that the so-called in
dependents and their allies may cause
whether justice or not, proceedings
to be inaugurated by the government
against these societies under the
Sherman antitrust law"
After reciting some history of the
events leading up to the passage by
the Kentucky legislature of the statute
allowing the farmers to pool their
crops. Mr.. Bradley asserted that ''the
trusts and not the night riders, are re-
sponsible for all the crimes commit
ted within the borders of the state in
connection with the tobacco troubles. 8"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21
HONOR ROLL FOR
The HIGH SCHOOL
List of Those Who Have Made Execp-
ticnaiIy Good Averages During
the Past Month.

Ninth Cradc-lrene Bryant, ST.
John Davis.
Tenth Grade-Mozellc Carpenter,
VII iEinia Carpenter, Cleo johnson, Te.
lula McMillin
Eleventh Grade-Velma Arlodge
Ellie Binns, Velma Bishop, Arthur
Brice, Clara Carpenter, Matte Carter.
jeanette Currie, Edna Hearon, jessie
Hubert, Charles Mullins, Katie Reedl
and Sidney Weatherford.
Mr.. Thomas Nj. Ferguson offers a
valuable book to all honor students oi
the eleventh grade for the fifth month.
The honor roll means 50 in deport
ment and an average of 80 in scholar
ship, not falling below 10 in any sub.
ject.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21
TOBACCO war is
WORK OF TRUSTS
Senator Bradley Of Kentucky, Deliver
ed Strong Speech and Resents At
tack on Blue Grass State.
fBy Associated Press.)

Washington. Jan. 21.-Replying
from the floor of the senate to a
recently published article on night
riding OF Kentucky, its causes and re-
suits, Senator Bradley of that state,
yesterday uttered vigorous protests
against what he declared was the in
justice and falsity of the story.
He took exception to the assertion
in the article that conditions in Ken.
lucky today are as lamentable as he
himself acknowledged in his speech
they We're in 1907 and during a por-
tion OF 1908. During that period, he
said. he had denounced the disgraceful
conditions. and there is no Kentuck-
ian who loves his state" he added,
who has condemned them"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21
A. & N. college
ASKS AEFIY SUN
Senator Seawright Presents a Bill
Asking for an Appropriation of
$s5,e46.36.
SpeciCl 10 The Meas.

Specjcl 10 The Ners.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 21.-The Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College, Mis-
sissippi's largest educational instit,l-
tion, asks the legislature for rather
hefty bunch of money in the bi-ennia!
budget presented to the senate yester-
day by Senator. Seawright
The bill asks for . support fund
proper of $65,94G.36 per year, which
is modest enough, as compared with
the enrolment, but whether the law
makers will see 1T to grant tha sum
total set forth in the bill is another
question. It is more than likely that
there will be considerable trimming
before the bill has. run. the gauntlet
of committees ant consideration in
open session.
The sum total asked for. inclucing
support, repairs. improvements and
special purposes, is $307, ,660.69. This
does not include, however, amounts
necessary for tWo additional buildings
that have been asked for in bills pre-
viously introduced Among some of
the larger items in the regular bud
get are $4,000 for completion of mess
hall, $4,000 for repairing an old dor
mitory, $4,000 for additional resi-
dences, and 81 900 for Il power house.
President ]. G. Hardy, he?G OF the
Institution, has been in the city for
several days comforting with lawmak
ers, and states that all OF the items
contained in the budget represent vi
tai needs of the college.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21

1own Of Wiggi,,s, Miss.
Destroyed By Flames
Special to The NeaCS.

Special to The NeaCs.
Virgins, Miss, Jan. 21.-Fire, en-.
failing a. loss of approximately $780,.
900, with but $4,000 insurance, Wis.
tied the town of Virgins at II O'Clock
this morning, entirely destroying prac.
tically every building on the east side
of the railroad. including many of
the largest business establishments
and handsomest residences of the
town, besides the offices and depot of
the Gulf and Ship Island railroad COM
pany, which was total loss
The fire originated in a negro shan
ty above the blacksmith shop of Mr.
Bravvender, in the extreme northern
part of town, and as soon as it was
discovered every effort was made to
get the flames under control A
strong south wind, however, carried
1t along at a rapid rate and it soon
reached the store of the Virgins Mer-
camille Company which was a total
loss. After this building had burned,
all efforts were directed towards saw
ing the east side of the town. the
Gulf and Ship Island depot having
caught and burned entirely to the
ground
Among the business houses and res.
licences burned were the following:
A house owned by Mrs. Bonfil,
which was next door to the shanty
where the fire originated, and which
was occupied as a residence; store
owned by Joe Breelend, the Electric
Theater, owned by Patterson G, Bond,
loss, except piano. The Wig
gins Mercantile Company, general
store: the Bond Mercantile Company,
general merchandise; Mrs. Burnett's
Store. After passing this
building, The fire next went to the
Peoples Bank. Building, which was
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21
Gets Heavy Fine.

Del.e0n was tried in two cases in
Judge Bottoms court, convictions be-
ins secured in each, and penalties ag-
.@r"gating three hundred dollars in
fines and six months imprisonment
were prescribed by the magistrate,
Immediately after which the prisoner
was taken to Justice Wallis court.
where he was tried on TWO similar
charges, receiving in each fine of
Two hundred and fifty dollars and q
iail sentence OF thirty days, making a
total III both cases OF Ave hundred
dollars and sixty days.
Officer stated that FOR somc time
the Mexican. had been suspected OF
selling whiskey to minors, and that a
trap for his apprehension had been
laid, with the result that he had been
caught in the act. 1t is stated that
the male man had sold whiskey to
practically every boy in town who
had attempted to obtain it of him,
while in 10 instance had he been
known to make a sale to an adult.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21
GOT HEAVY fines
IN JUSTICE COURTS
Penalty in Four Cases viii Aggregate
Fines to the Amount Of Eishs Hun
dred Dollars and Eight Months on
County Farm. =, ~ (

Shrewd detective work On the part
of Deputy Sheriff Dan McGilvray and
Constabics. Morris and Riley and du
plicity on the part OF the offender,
were responsible for the arrest and
conviction yesterday of Ed DeLeon, a
Mexican hot tamale vendor, on the
charge OF retailing intoxicating H.
quors to minors.
The court of Justice of the Peace
j. ". Bolton yesterday afternoon
presented the appearance of kinder
garten when the case against DeLeon
was called for hearing, there being
present 4 score or more of boys, rang.
ing in age from ten to sixteen years,
who had been summoned by the. Off
cera 10 give evidence against the
Mexican, and officers stated that had
i, been necessary. doubtless many
more could have been procured for
4hat purpose.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21

crossed an alley, taking in the Bag
get Hamburger stand, the City Livery
Stable and the Virgins Skating Rink.
The flames then took a southerly d.
rection, crossing Pine street and first
reaching the Wallace Hamburger
stand and the City Bakery, both of
which were completely destroyed,
then the Tate Hamburger stand and
the Sweitz Mercantile Company's
store, also total losses Next in this
section was the office of the Virgins
Enterprise, weekly newspaper,
which was entirely destroyed, without
insurance. Then the Wilkes Press
ing Club, the Bond Livery Stable. and
the J. c. Harrington residence, one of
The fine houses in Virgins. The res
idence of Hon. L. B. Parker, next door.
vas saved by the hardest work.
The fire, OF ginating as it did in the
ncrthernD3st portion of the town
and a hea''y wind blowing from that
direction. it was impossible to get
the flames under control. DR.. Hosey,
Mayor of the town. telephoned fol-
the Gulfport Tire Department but re-
ceived no response to the calf. The
Peoples Bank cleared their place,
and aside from horse and buggy be
onging to the cashier, no loss was
sustained by them. the building being
ful!y insured
The fire Was confined exclusively
20 the east side of the railroad, hav-
ing been checked after burning the
!Ierringtol residence, which was oc-'
'uried by A C. Lindsey, who saved
rone of his household effects. 1t was
at first thought that the flames would
reach the City College buildings. but
was checked before it got to that
point, change in the wind being the
only thing which prevented the loss
of these buildings and the home of
Continued on page eight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21
BIG EXCITEMENT
At CONVENTION
Man Would Probably Have Been
Killed But for the Fact That He
Was Not at the Meeting.
(Dy Associated PreSS.)

Indianapolis Ind, Jan. 2l.-A man
named Rivers created great excite
ment today at the convention of the
United Mine Workers of America
though he was not present, If he
had not left already" President Lewis
said. he probably would now, for he
Yves secret agent Of the Alabama op-
orators. Kill him" shouted dele
gate, however, the man had al
ready left. AT the election this after
noon, ThoS. l.. Lewis, of Ohio. was
reelected president over William
Green, also of Ohio by majority of
25,579.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21
NOT ENOUGH LAND T0
KEEP THEM EMPLOYED
re1tentiary Truetees Demand at
Least TWO Thousand More Acres
and 10 Thought Very Probable That
Demand viii Be Complied With.

Spet;cl TO The Neics.
Jackson, Miss. Jan. y. Tho rec
ords Of the mississippi penitentiary
show that during the past five years
there has been steady Increase in
the number of new convicts recei, ii
each year, thc figures being as fol
lows:
In 1904 there were 36S: in 1905,
35S; in 1906, 500; in 1907. 1876: in
1908, 546; il 1903, 593. 1t is safe to
predict that this year aud those to
come will show above 500 each, and
as great many of them ere ,ong-
termera, there is small prospect that
the prison population will ever de.
crease. 1t is row atout LOO. and
while the state owns and farms on
about 10000 acres of land. the de-
mand of the trustees is for more land,
and the Legislature has been called
on to furnish it.
So far the trustees have been able
to keep the convicts employed all
their time, but all the wood land that
can be spared has been cleared, and
convicts will be idle this year unless
more lands are procured. The trus.
tees demand at least 1000 acres at
once, and doubtless will get it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21
Meetings Will
Be HELD IN SOUTH
Laymen's Missionary Movement is
Now Spreading Through the
Southern States.
{ BY Union Associated Press. /,

Macon, Ga, Jan. 21.-The Laymen's S
Missionary Movement, which seeks TO
evangeliZe the world, is now spread
ing through the South. Meetings have
already been held in Carolina cities,
and the Georgia gathering will be
held here during the next three days.
Other southern meetings have been
scheduled for Nashville, Jacksonville
Tampa, Montgomery. Jackson. New
Orleans, Shreveport, Houston, Dali 5
and El Paso.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21

entirely destroyed. 1t is stated, how
ever, that all the banks papers were
saved and the building was covered by
insurance.
The D. C. Barber Shop was the next
building to burn, then the Lumber
mems Home, popular hotel, which
was a total loss. After passing the
hotel, the dry goods store of Nathan
Davis was the next place burned, then
the dental parlors of DR.. Waller, and
passing on came to the Bundy Jewel
ry store, which was destroyed, and
passing south on Pine street the Of
fee of DR.. w. H. Hosey and the Peo-
pies Laundry, of Mobile, were en-
ttrely destroyed. A grocery store
formerly owned by A. G. Lundy &
Co., but which was recently taken
over by the Virgins Mercantile Com
pany was the next building to go up
in the flames.
The fire then travelled in an easterlv
direction, leveling to the ground the
Burnett Laundry Agency. the Petty
Pool Room and the Virgins ATer19n
tile Company. the furthest easterlY
point in the mercantile district reach
ed by the flames being the city meat
market The flames at this point
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21
RUSSIANS REPLY.

The Russians reply to Secretary
knox's note proposing naturalization
of the Manchurian railways was de-
ivered to Ambassador Rockhill today
The communicating rejects the pro
posal for the naturalization of exist
ing railroads. 4,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21
Big ICE GUNGE
GOES down RIVER
Carried Bodies Of Dogs, Cattle, Tim
Der and Barees. Besides Rem
nants of Houses.
(By Associated Press.)

Paducah, Ky, Jan. 21.-The big ice
gorge from Wolf Creek, carrying with
it the bodies of dogs and cattle, ties,
timber and barges, and occasionally
barn or remnants of houses. reach
ed Paducah today on its way to the
Mississippi.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21
SOUTHERN CHARITY BALL.
(By Union Associated Press }

Washington, Jan. 21.-One of the
largest charity balls of the season
will be held tonight by the Southern
Relief Society at the New Willard.
The proceeds will go to a fund for
the relief of poor Confederate veterans
and their families
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21

court, and when this is settled it is
likely that the Mexic6ns will find 1t
necessary to pay the county about
eight hundred dollars and serve a
term of about twelve months on the
farm.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21

At the conclusion of the eeremon,
the remains were enKeyed
the union station nlacee i
aboard the east - {
at 2:30 p. m.
veyed to the old farN
at Brandon for interment The
al party occupied a special car, whA&t 4
was filled to overfowing, many of ftssi
members obtaining seats on othel,I
coaches of the train
Pursuant to resolution adopted byx
the two houses yesterday a specia1
legislative committee accompanied4 I
the party composed of Senator's i
Banks, Mcmillan, Gibbs. Simmons AMI
Potter. and Representatives Norrel1fz &
Cavett. Stewart of Madison. AndeI
son of Tippah, Foster, Loftin, McE1fz
benny. Zachry. Bennett of Alcof1
and White. The Joint legislative co.. s
mittee attended the obsequies at ~
residence and also accompanied til
party to Brandon.
n The members of Robert A. Sm111
Camp, United Confederate veter12
Of which General Lowry was MI
Continued on page 9f7hf, }17 "a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21
STEN0GRAPHER
SUED DR.. COOK
-
Get judgement fer Eighty Dollars
and estaches Employers Bank
Account.
iEn 4ssnciateA Prcas.l

New York Ian. 2l-Miss Besc
Weber, stenographer who did work
ior DR.. Cock, has received Judgment
fer eighty dollars against him in the
asgnicipe. col.t here and her coun-
SCI has attached Dr. Cocks baa.1 &C,
co2s ser The amount
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-21
JAPAN and RUSSIA
REPLY TO KNOX
Decline ct Proposition of United States
rian Railway.


Toxic, Jan. 2l.-The reply of the
Janpanese government to the United
States proposal for naturalization of
the Manchurian railways was handed
to Ambassador Obrion this afternoon.
1t is a polite declination.