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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
USED LEATHER STRAP
ON VERY SMALL Child
When Police Arrived at Cabin They
Found Small Child crouchins in
Fire Place and Bleeding From
Wounds Inflicted by Inhuman Parent

One Of the positive evidences of the
manifestation Of brute nature on the
part of negro was furnished in the
trial of Walter Jones, in police court
this morning, on a charge of cruel and
inhuman treatment of child, his
son.
During the recent past the police de-
partment has been called upon several
times to go to the Jones cabin to quell
disturbances in the family, and in
every instance it was found that the
man had been beating one of his chill
dren.
Last night another call was sent
in from the negro quarter, and Off
GERS Brannon and Tom Williams were
sent to the scene When they arrived
at the Jones cabin they found Jones
in bed asleep, and a small child, a
boy apparently not quite four years
of age, crouched down in fire place,
crying and bleeding from wounds in
fiicted by a leather strap in the hands
of the inhuman parent.
The child, the officers stated, had
been beaten numerically, and had
cried until is was almost exhausted.
The man was arrested ard locked up
in the city Jail, and this morning, in
police court, several witnesses tesri-
fed that this was not the first occur
roIice of this kind. Tho man had on
several occasions beaten the child un-
til it was almost insensible, and at
times it was necessary for other ne
groes in the neighborhood to inter-
fere.
The boy who had been beaten was
in court this morning and it was in
deed pitiful to hear witnesses relate
the cruel manner in which he had
been treated by Jones.
Judge Davis was disposed to be len
lent with the negro, because Of the
fact that he was known to be "a hard
working negro and had never been
convicted of crime. He imposed a
fine of $25 and sentenced the man to
Jail for ten days
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
DOPE DEALERS
Are HIT HARD
New Privilege Tax Law Increased The
License to $3.50 For Retail
Dealers.

Dealers in bottled coca-cola have
been hit hard by change by the last
legislature in the privilege tax law,
whereby the license on this beverage
has been increased from 1915 to
$3.50, practically eliminating the
small dealer from this erstwhile prof.
table field.
The change in the law was not dis
covered until several licenses had
been issued by both county and city
tax collectors, and it is not yet posi-
lively known whether it was really in
tended to increase the tax, as the
change may have been due to the fact
that paragraph of the old law was
left out by the printer when the re-
vised laws were printed.
The law is identically the same as
formerly with the exception of para
graph which was omitted, and which
provided that dealers in bottled coca
cola should pay privilege of $3.50 in
the county and $1.25 In the city.
The preceding paragraph provides
for license of $500 in the county
on each soda fountain dispensing coca
cola or other proprietary drinks, and
with the paragraph with reference to
bottled goods omitted, the law now
applies to both.
Both county and city tax collectors
have notified those parties who have
already secured license that they
would be expected to pay the balance
of the amount required by law, or to
discontinue the sale of coca-cola
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
TRAINED BEAST
TURNED ON BABE
Snatches Child From Mothers Arms,
Dashes it on Stage and Was Pre-
pairing to Devour IT,

Cleveland, Tenn, May ia
trained lion that was being exhibited
on an open stage here Wednesday
night, suddenly became the blood
thirsty beast of the jungle, and snatch
ing baby from the arms of its
mother, carried it to the back of the
stage, dashed it to the floor and plant
ed both his fore paws on its body.
Licking the blood from the wounds on
the babes head and face, the beast
raised himself to pounce upon his prey
when the frantic cvrowd grasping all
manner of weapons, attacked the lion
and attracted his attention. A man
snatched the baby from the stage.
The victim is terribly lacerated and
may die.
The keeper finally succeeded in get
ting the lion back into his cage.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
BAYOU PYTHIANS END
GREENWOOD MEETING
Special to The Nesos.

Special to The Ne,os.
Greenwood, Miss, May 13.--The
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Py-
thias which has been in session in this
city since last Tuesday, adjourned
Wednesday night.
When the matter of the election of
officers came up and the selection Of
a place in which to hold the conven-
tion in 1911, spirited contest was
begun between two factions of the
members and 1t was not until after
considerable time had elapsed that
they were able to select either a loca-
tion or list Of new officers.
w. C. Whitiker. was finally chosen
Chacellor Commander and Jackson
selected for the meeting place for the
1911 convention.
A resolution was passed unanimous.
ly, thanking the citizens of Greenwood
in behalf OF the Grand Lodge for the
courtesies extended to the Knights
while they were guests in this city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
PRECIPITATED MANY
into SALT LAKE
(Bv Associated Press.)

Salt Lake City, Utah, May 1S.-Part
of the Hippodrome at Salt Lake Air
resort, collapsed last night and pre-
cipitated hundred or more persons
into the lake. No one was killed, but
many were injured and hospital had
to be established at the resort to care
for the wounded. 1t was at the con
clusion of the prize fight between Cy.
clone Jimmy Thompson and Peter
Sullivan that part of the Nrowd rush
ed forward to see the combatants
their weight carrying down part Of
the platform.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
A FIENDISH NURSE
FED Pins TO BABES
unheard of Atrocity on Part Of Col.
ored Housemaid is Revealed by
Girl Employed in Mobile.

Special TO The Nesps.
Mobile, Ala. May 1s.-The police Of
this city are on the lookout for col
ored girl. formerly nurse in the fam
lily of c. Davies. in Sprinfield avenue.
whom developments show to have sys-
tematically fed pins to two children
under her care. Six pins have al
ready been taken from the stomach
of one child whose condition is stiIl
grave, while the condition of the 9TH
er victim, the one-year-old daughter
of Edward Guerry, is somewhat more
favorable. The physicians have al
ready relieved her of a number Of
pins. The negress left the employ u
the family as soon as the children
became ILL
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
CYCLONE RELIEF FUND
WAS JUDICIOUsLY SPENT
Many Expenses Were betrayed From
Remainder Of Fund Not Turned
Over to Col. street-Money Paid
Out by Governor vardaman.
Special to The Nesos.

Special to The Netcs.
Jackson, Miss, May 13.-The state
ment of Col. H. NJ Street given to the
press few days ago has aroused con
siderable interest in Jackson where
several parties who were acquainted
with the facts in the case reside, and
the two following letters were given
out today addressed to Col H. M.
Street.
Concerning the reference to Adju-
tant General Arthur Fridge contained
in the letter to ]. L. Rainey, it is
learned that General Fridge is out OF
the city today, and it is very probable
that he will make a statement in re
gard to the. matter.
The letters are self-explanatory:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
A DASTARD'S WORK
WAS THIS KILLING
Evidence Shows Assassination of Or
orator at Delta Was CoId-Booded
Crime.-Two Suspects Held.
Special to The Netos.

Special to The Netos.
Vickburg, Miss, May 13.-Although
the remains of ]. T. Clemenger, the
V. S. and P. operator at Delta. who
was foully murdered at that place
early Thursday, are here awaiting the
arrival Of his sister, Mrs. ]. w. Fletch-
er, of Decatur, ILL.,, little has been
learned to clear up the mystery Of his
death
Two men arrested Thursday are
held, but there is little, if any, posi-
tive evidence connecting them with
the crime. That the deceased was the
victim of a cowardly assassination is
only two evident, from what could
be learned Clemenger was at his key
on duty something after o'clock yes
terday morning and shortly before
that time he had sent messages along
the Nicksburg, Shreveport and Pa
cific road to Monroe and Shreveport.
1t is believed that while he was thus
engaged some one fired two shots
through the window of the telegraph
office, inflicting the deadly wounds.
Tallulah, May 19.-On the arrival
of the early V. S. and P train S. F.
Landers and e. W. Briggs, two white
men. were taken off the train and
held as suspects for the killing of
Operator T. ]. Clemenger, at Delta.
The men claim to be from Newton,
Miss, and are known to have been in
Delta last night and today. When
searched no weapons or discriminating
evidence was found on them
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
WOULD DROP WORD
FROM Church name
iBu Associated Press.l

Asheville, N. c., May 13.-The CON-
mittee ON Revisals at the conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, today reported in favor of
changing the name of the church to
The Methodist Church. A minority
report was also brought in. Both
reports were loudly cheered, and it
is believed that the matter will bring
about a warm debate when it comes
up on the floor in conference.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
Mr.. RaIney,s statement.
jackson. Miss. May 18th, 1910.


jackson, Miss, May 18th, 1910.
Col. H. M. Street,
Meridian, Mississippi
Dear Sir:-In your communication
given to the press you stated that
anyone knowing of moneys expended
by Gov. vardaman out of the I'VE
thousand dollars Meridian cyclone
fund, should in justice communicate
the same, as you are unable to find
where the balance of the 81 900. 90 has
been expended and what relief was
done with it.
| have seen the statement of Mr.. w.
H. King of Jackson. Mississippi and /
am familiar with the facts therein
stated. l can state of my own knowI-
edge that he took to Meridian with
him large company of negro labor
ers to be used in relief work and as
sistance and that he picked up others
on the road, remaining there himself
and keeping large gang of negroes
constantly at work day and night for
a portion of the time.
Mr.. King and his gang of negroes
worked with and near me, being in
charge of the convicts from the RAN
kin farm, and part of the time we
worked in conjunction with one anoth.
CONTINUED on page six.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
RAGING men DARE
COMBINED HOODOO

New York. May 13.-During the
combined hoodoo of Friday, the thir-
teenth, the Westchester Racing Asso-
citation begins its meet today at Bel
mont Park, with the first real classy
event of the season, the $1,000 Metro
politan Handicap, as the feature of
the card. Some of the best horses in
training, will start in the Metropoli-
tan. The distance is at one mile, for
three-year-olds and upward, and the
race will enable the wise ones to get
good line on the Brooklyn and the
Suburban. King James won the
Metropolitan last year, and will try
to duplicate his feat and take his for
mer stablemate. Fitz Herbert. into
camp.
There are fifteen stakes in all on
the Belmont Park program. Aside
from the Metropolitan, the event Of
greatest interest is the Withers, a
three-year-old stake at one mile for a
$4,000 purse. The first really high
class two-year-old stake of the season
will be the $4,000 National Stallion, a
five furlong run straightaway, Many
OF the best youngsters in America are
eligible, the entrants including August
Belmont, James Butler, John A.
Drake, F. A. Forsythe, James B. Hag-
gain. James R.ukeene and Others
equally as W in the tar'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
MOTHER AND SON
HAVE MARROW ESCAPE

Natalbany. Miss. May la-Nr<.
John Castle and his mother came very
near losing their lives in fire that De-
stroyed their home Wednesday night
barely escaping BY Mr.. Castle jumo
ing out OF a window and then pul1inu
his mother out after him. The hoo
and all Of the household goods wsro
DESTROYED the building being the prop
erty Of the NafaIbany Lumber Cou-
pany.
Mrs. Castle was awakened By ~
heat and smoke and immedia1e11
awakened her son. who was asleep =
another room and was almost ov<1s
come BY the smoke.
The goods we're nearly packe< 8
with the intention of novlns so HI
mund Today, where they jusk roc<nI
purchased . flne home Il u aIu1
q total loss to Mr. Csstle, ~ cssrS1
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
BOYS GUN PLAY Will
COST BROTHERS. life

Special to The Net0s.
Lorman. Miss, May 13.-Lying at
the point Of death at the home of his
grandmother, Mrs. G. P. Slay, is
George Slay, eleven years old, who
was shot and probably fatally wound
ed by his brother while the brothers,
along with a neighbor's boy, were
playing with a pistol, which was left
lying on the bed. The weapon was
discharged, the bullet entering the
boys head and coming out the tenn
pie. producing internal hemorrhage
and very likely death.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
PROGRAM FOR THE
COLlEGE Commencement

The faculty and graduating class OF
Z the South Mississippi College are
mailing out invitations to the annual
commencement exercises. beginning
Sunday, May Is, and continuing
through the goth. =
The program for the exercises is as
follows: M
May Is, II a. m.-Commencement
Sermon-Rev. c. s. Sholl, New Or
leans. La.
May 10. 8 p. m.-Recital-Music and
Expression Departments.
May 1s, p. m.--Contest for Smith
Medal
Nay IS. Q p. M. Contest for Phillips
Medak.
May 20. s p. m. Graduating Exer-
cises.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13

Almost 2o.O0o.O0o feet of lumber has
been engaged to be sent this month
from Portland, Ore, to Oriental ports.
Since the first of May seven steamers
have been chartered for loading this
month.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
NEGRO EXECUTED
AT DALLAS, TEXAS
iBr Associated Press.l

Dallas, Tex. May 13.-Rubber Rob-
ertson. the negro who killed Frank
Wolford, farmer. after robbing him
in Dallas in November, 1908. was
hanged at noon today. Several weeks
ago mob attempted to lynch Robert
son after lynchine another negro, bu
officers spirited him away
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
RULES Committee
COULR NOT AGREE
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, May 1S-The Rules
Committee of the House today tried
Intellectually to agree upon date for
consideration Of the Scott bill. to pro-
hibit transactions in futures on cotton
exchanges. It was decided to defer
action on rule providing for this
consideration for about two weeks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
COTTON MARKET.

Liverool: Spots. SIS: sales. A.
900; June-July open. 7.s3; June-July
close. 7.s6 IL: Septic open, 7.05-07:
Sept Oct close, 7-12.
New Orleans: Opening May. none;
July, 1874; low M4n11 !; July,
l54s: 2:l5 p. m. b; July,
|i5.4s; Spots Middnn
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
THE WEATHER.

: Washington, D, c., May 1s.- 4
: Fair tonight and Saturday; slight 4
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13
THENEWS

Leading Paper Of South Miss
ssippl. Always brings results
to Advertisers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-13

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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13
Dbe 3effersontan

Is there a more pathetic figure, more de
serving object, Of church benevolence, than q
poor old qoornout preacher? Ny God
what sad spectacle he is
And this Atlanta congregation turns him
and his tottering comrades away, eoith pitt
jul thlrty-severo dollars, while it sends to
heathendom nearly q thousand dollars, for
missionaries who live in luxury, and for ORR
entails Mexieans, South Americans, and Afri-
cans who are so tempted by the material bene-
fits conferred upon them by the missionaries
that nobody can tell whether or not they pro-
TESS change of heart just to get what the
missionaries furnish the converts" What
are some of these material benefits? Free
books, literary education, musical training,
free medicines, free medical and surgical
treatment; support and maintenance in or
phanages, asylums, and widows homes often,
free 6oard and lodging, as qoeU as free educo-
ton; free support in kindergartens, schools
and colleges Ind "aW over Africa," then
haze been BUYING little nigger orphans, to
rear and educate IN the moiss5on8t
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13
PAGE THIRTEEN

and hospitals 50 many Of the destitute men,
aoonoen end children Of 4 trica, China, Korea,
o0pan, Meulc0 and South Am1erlca? IT'S Il
SHINE, PARSON - AN INFERNAL
SHANE. How have they been enabled to
do it?
By keeping the truth from the people.
Your DR.. Lovett's, your Bells and Grahams,
your Schofelds, Crumptons, Towsons, Coreys
and Archibalds haze been deceivinq their
reuters That is why the Wesleyan Chris
tam AdvOc0te DARE'S NOR LET NE RE-
Ply TO THE REV. W. E. TOWSON, of
Cairo, Ga. That's why The Christian Indep
would not even allow DR.. E. j. Forrester's
letter to appear. Bell and Graham could not
print what my friend, Dr. Forester, had
written without complying with his fair and
manly request to print what [ had written;
they were determined that I should not be
heard.
Parson, do you think that orr people ap-
prooe Of such marroocness, such intolerance.
such aclzful and persistent determination to
deceive?
If ever the facts about the present unscrip-
tural unapostolic way of conducting mission
work comes to be generally known, the bot
tom as going to drop out.
Parson, drop note to the editors of these
UNCONVENTIONAL papers; and tell them
whether you indorse their unjust and dis
honest policy Of systematic deception.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13

she died as described in the book The scenes
between her lover and herself, are Of course
my own creations as, also, is the scene be-
tween me and her.
The account of my uncle's illness, and his
sudden collapse, when his sweetheart died, IS
IlteqaZZY t2ete
The morning when the negro called my
father to the front gate, to tell him that Jen-
ME Thomas was dead, is as fresh in my mem
DRY as 1t it had occurred last week. Uncle
Billy, as we called him, had heard the Negroes
sHello!" and had come to the front door of
his bedroom. [ can see him, now, at the part
ly open door, looking and listening, as father
and the negro talked in low tones at the gate.
When father returned to the house, he saw
his brother, looking at him intently- stand
ing inside the room, and holding the door
open just enough to reveal the blanched face,
with its look Of dread I again hear the
young soldier aslz-"J ohm, what did that boy
come to tell you?''
Father was one of the poorest liars you ever
saw; and his effort to 'pass it off,, and fool
his brother, was an utter failure "No," said
Uncle Billy. "No, that's not what he said
know what it was, Jennie Thomas as Dead"
He hardly spoke another word after that.
Where Bethany" has it different, the novel
ist was indulging in the license allowed to
writer's of fiction. The truth is, that the be-
reaved lover took his bed Immediately, and
died within few hours, without anything
more dramatic than accomplishing fortitude
and submission
Last summer, had the pleasure of visit
from gentleman, named W. A. Scott, now
a resident of Richmond, Virginia, who re-
lated to me some incidents of my uncle's
great dash and daring during the War Mr..
Scott was born and reared near here, and
he was an army comrade of Uncle Billy.
Mr.. Scott had read Bethany, and voted it
veracious picture of the period it treats of
Just as all the old people who have read
it, do.
(3) Edward
In Bethany, made myself much older
than | was at that time; and my father was
eliminated The harmonies of the story made
both these changes necessary. Of course, [
never heard those conversations between
Stephens, Toombs, Colonel Nat Crawford,
and my grandfather. I made those up.
Toombs and Stephens never had such a Joint
debate as you find in the book.
There IS no copy of Herschel v Johnson's
speech in existence. All those orations are
mine. Still, the conversations and the
speeches represent all the personages so truly,
that most readers accept the speeches as
copies. T. E. w.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13
Farmers Union Bosses i'm Geor-
gi0 Losing Sleep

If John Lee writes many more cards for
Ducks paper, the people will see what he
really is. That the Farmers Union of Geor-
gla should fall into the captaincy of such an
ignoramus, such hot-air humbug, such
gangllng saphead, is deplorable.
Says John, sezzee:
'It has been a hard pull boys. The little buncf,
elected to conserve your interest has spent many
a sleepless night
John uses this touching language in refer
ence to the amalgamated warehouses. Please
look the other way, while / weep Naturally,
don't like to be stared at, while / am crying
The very thought of John Lee, Ladson,
Boodlehunter, Duckworth and the other
members of 'the little bunch", sitting up all
night long, studying out ways to ''bring spin
ner and grower together, just makes me
boohoo-I can't help it.
cit has been a hard pull, boys"
Yep: the "boys" went ahead and built their
warehouses;; and now they have gone and
snapped the solid property for shares Of
stock In Ladson's Percheron stud-horse.
"The little bunch has spent many sleepless
night
It's a pity that each one of 'the little
bunch" didn't pull off his clothes, at nine
o'clock p NJ, and stretch himself out, along
Slde MS wife, and go to saving gourds. Those
sleepless mig hts are apt to cost the farmers Of
this State about as many thousands of dol
lars as the Livingston Exchange" did Old
Lon never rested, until he got everything
CONSOLIDATED, in Atlanta; and the Exchange
went to smash, losing the Georgia farmers
S80OOO
John Lee has been vouching for the Imple-
ment Company that Carmical is trying to
run; and has been allowing Carmical to en-
close in his envelopes John Lees envelopes)
letters in which the officers of the Locals were
told to insist that each Local take two or
more shares of stock in the Implement Com
pany.
Why should John do that? Why does he
thus allow Carmical to make it appear that
the head men of the Union want the Local
officials to rope their members into that very
dubious concern?