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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-03-05
AN EXPLANATION OF A
MUCH MooTED QUESTION.

There is much confusion in the mind
of the average citizen over the iden
tity OF the various water companies
that have served Denver and over the
rate schedules that have been in force
from time to time. 1t is the purpose
OF this article to exclude from discus
sion all the companies which have not
been Immediately interested In tht
1880 ordinance, No. A, which is IL
franchise under which the Denver
Union Water company is operating
This franchise was originally given to
The Denver Water Company" a coT'
poration which was largely made ~
of eastern capitalists. Associated with
them were the local capitalists who
now constitute the principal owners OF
the Denver Union Water company
Note carefully the difference between
the names OF the two companies SC
that no confusion will arise In the fu;
ther discussion OF this question. rhe
unwillingness OF the eastern capital
lists interested in the Denver Hatei
company 10 permit the construction -
storage reservoirs and other Improve
men,s that would provide for ths
growth OF the city, caused the forma
ton OF the Citizens Water compsn,
In 1889. composed wholly OF Denver
men. This was done after these sam,
far-seeing Denyeriies had been retus
ed an option on the old company. ih,
ultimate sale OF the older company Il
the American Water Works eompar y,
OF New Jersey In 1891 resulted In iiti
CATION and under court orders IA,
Denver plant was sold and purchaset
by the newly organized Denver Unior
Water company. the present company
which was organized for that purpos,
and at the same time took over the
plant OF the Citizens Water company
The new company was substantial,
the same as the old Citizens compan,
and ever since the water system o
Denver has been In the hands of loca
capitalists. Messrs. Cheesman, Mo
fat, Clayton. Halleck and others ar,
well known for their connection with
II.
The rate question is a complex one
II has taken fifteen years out OF tn,
whole twenty of the life OF the fran
chise tordinance itl for the court,
TO pass on II, and II is little wonder
that the average citizen does not un
derstand II. The city council In 1896
passed ordinance a at the request o
the Denver Water company through
Senator Patterson. its attorney. Re
member. that company was the one
composed of eastern capitalists. anc
the competitor OF the Citizens Water
company. composed OF Messrs. Chees
man. MofIat and others. The rates n,
fixed at that time are what are knowr
as schedule A, which remained II
force for five years. Then trouble be
gan because of proviso In section
of the ordinance. which was as fol
lows:
Provided, however. that at an,
time after Ave years from date. tht
city council may require said compan,
TO fix schedule rates for private con
sumers equivalent to the average rat,
prevailing In the cities of Chicago. ST
Louis and Cincinnati for the sam,
service"
In the meanwhile the courts. as
above stated. had caused eastern capt
tai to get rid OF It's Denver holdings
and the present company was in the
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-03-05

Literary every Friday night at Beth
lehem church. 2 l6 Larimer street A
mos, cordial We come is extended the
public. Refresh nents served.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-03-05
DENVt R LOCALS

Mrs. Harry p llk has been greatly
indtsposed. But with careful medical
attention she W able to attend her
fathers funeral Zion Baptist church
Sunday.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-03-05

The revival It Campbell church
closes this wee (, So far there has
been an additio of 116 members 20
that church wit ID IS who have been
there reclaimed or converted and join
ed other churcl es.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
MONSTER RATHER
KILLED NEAR town
Bit And Killed Negro Woman Who
Was Picking BIackberries.-Had
Forty Rattles and Button.

Perhaps the largest rattlesnake
ever seen in this section was killed a
few days ago near the southern limits
of the city, but not until it had bitten
and killed a negro woman.
The story is going the rounds that
three women were picking blackber-
ries when the monster was encoun-
tered, and before she could realize
what had happened, the snake had
bitten one of the women five times.
The other women, being greatly
frightened. went in search of someone
to kill the snake, and when they re-
turned discovered that the woman
who had been bitten was dead.
The reptile is said to have had forty
rattles and a button, which indicates
that it was forty years Of age. 1t is
said to have been of enormous size.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
SOME MUST GO To THE
STATE PENITENTIARY
While Others Must Serve Terms on
the County Farm-Many Appeal
Cases From the Lower Courts to Be
Disposed of.

The first week of the criminal term
of the circuit court resulted in the dis
posal of many cases which had been
Oh the dockets for some time, togeth-
er with a large amount of new busi-
ness and cases appealed from the low
er courts.
Saturday afternoon Judge Johnson
imposed sentence upon those tried
and found guilty during the week, a
list of the more important cases being
as follows:
John Pruitt, shooting with intent to
kill, nolle pressed; the same, carry
ing concealed weapons, jury and yer.
dict of guilty. Fined $500 and costs
Mrs. Julia McCardle, carrying con
cealed weapons, two cases; pleaded
guilty and fined $500 and costs in
one case, and sentence suspended in
the other
The light fines imposed in the above
cases were explained by Judge John
son to be for the reason that there
were extenuating circumstances il
each, and the fact that the cases hat
been continued from term to term un
til the costs had become very heavy
in one case alone amounting tt
$1S2.10.
Tom Beverly, obstructing justice, de
murrer sustained and prisoner dis
charged.
Sam Bennett and Ellen Dantzler
perjury, passed to files on motion o.
county attorney.
The Love Drug Company. Williams
& Sons and the Century Drug Store
selling on Sunday, pleaded guilty ant
fined $500 and costs.
Continued on page six.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
POLITICS CREfPS
into EXPO. Plan
New Orleans, San Francisco, Boston
and Washington are contenders
for the Big Event.

Washington, June 6.-Politics has
crept into the question of the govern
ment's endorsement of a Panama Ex-
position to be held in 1915. This is
the statement of prominent member
of the senate committee on industrial
arts which committee has under con-
sideration the claims of New Orleans,
San Francisco, Boston and Washing
ton.
In the first place the program is for
congress to pass the whole list of ex-
position projects up for this session.
To give official recognition to one ex-
position and not to all of them would
result in soreness in the cities which
got left. This seems inevitable, and
the Republican campaign managers
are unwilling to go into the coming
congressional campaign with addition
al opposition to meet.
1t is whispered around the capital
in stage tones that New Orleans is in
the lead for the show. 1t will never
do. however, to slight San Francisco
when there are several congressman
to be elected from that state, to say
nothing of one senator.
Boston is also scheduled to hold an
exposition five years hence. 1t is re-
allied in Washington that if Boston
is not favored and some other ambi-
tious exposition is, that the Massa-
chusetts discomfort with the admins
tration will not be lessened one bit
AS a result of these political consid
erations the word has gone down the
/ line, so it is stated, that no exposi
ton is to be recognized even remotely
until after the coming election. Nei
ther the house nor the senate commit
tee will make report at this session
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
MANY TELEPHONES
r OUT OF BUSINESS
Electrical Storm Saturday Night Re-
suited in Burning Out of Many
Talking Machines.

AS result Of. the severe electrical
storm which occurred in the city Sat
urday night, many telephones of both
local companies are out of commission
today, and it may be day or two yet
before they are all repaired.
The damage, it is said, was con-
fined exclusively to individual phones,
none of the instruments or cables at
either of the exchanges being in
jured.
Saturday nights electrical storm
was one of the most severe which has
visited the city for many months, but
the damage, so far as has been re-
ported, was confined to the tele'
phones.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06

Home plantation, this county, at $3.50
O'Clock Saturday night in an attempt
to assassinate him. Several of the
bullets entered the bed in which Mr.
Conner was asleep, but he received
no wound
Mr. Conner, according to custom,
retired at about o'clock last night,
leaving lamp burning in his bed
room. He thinks that the assassin
aimed at him through the window by
the light of this lamp. The case was
reported to the sheriff of this county,
who ! ; now investigating. but no clue
has yet been discovered. Mr.. Conner
knows of no enemies who would seek
his life and has no theory as to the
identity II the man who made the at
tempt on his life.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
COCA COLA men
Will HAVE TO WAIT
City Attorney Sullivan Advises Tax
Collector to Make No Refund on
Privilege License.

Notwithstanding the recent ruling
of the assistant attorney general that
coca-cola bottlers would not be liable
for a tax on a distribution depot in
addition to the bottling privilege, City
Attorney Sullivan has instructed City
Tax Collector Bennett to make no re-
funds of moneys which have been col
lected for this purpose.
Several days ago Mr.. Bennett re-
ceived a check from the manager of
the Hattiesburg Coca-cola Bottling
Works in payment of the distribution
tax, and, after the attorney general
had ruled that the bottlers were not
liable for this tax, Mr.. Bennett was
requested to refund the money but
declined to do so unless advised by
the city attorney.
Mr.. Sullivan's instructions to Tax
Collector Bennett is construed to
mean that he believes the ruling of
the assistant attorney general to be
an erroneous one, and has hopes of
having it set aside.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
v. c. Bennett WAS
ELECTED CHAIRMAN
26 and August 2, as Previously De-
cided Upon-Resignation of Chair
man Batson Accepted.

Owing to the threatening weather
Saturday night, the meeting of the
City Executive Committee was post
poned until this morning, when they
met in Tax Collector Benefits office
and proceeded to business.
The object of the meeting was to
act upon the resignation of Chairman
Batson and to further consider the
advisability of changing the dates for
the primary elections.
R. F. Kennedy was elected Temporal
ry chairman and called the meeting
to order. The resignation of R. D.
Batson as committeeman from the
city at large was accepted, and w. G.
Bennett elected in his stead. On mo-
tion Mr.. Bennett was also elected
chairman of the committee.
After the vacancies had been filled,
the matter of changing the dates for
the primaries was continued, and, af-
ter some discussion, it was decided to
let the dates previously fixed by the
committee stand without change, and
the former order providing that the
elections be held on July 26 and Au-
gust was confirmed.
This action was taken in considera-
tion of the fact that several candidates
had announced with the understand
ing that the elections would be held
on these dates and it might be incon-
venient to them should another
change be made.
The executive committee, as reor-
ganized, is as follows: w. G. Ben.
nett, chairman; ]. A. Beaumont, Sec
retary; F. F. Phillips, M. L. Thomp-
son; w. L. Pack, John Barksdale, A.
F. Draughn, R. F. Kennedy, and P. A.
Carter
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
Federal COURT IS
NOT A BAKE HOUSE
Kansas City Judge Tells 6Ieached
Flour LItigants to dc Bread 5ak-
ing Elsewhere.
fBu Associated Press.l

Kansas City, June 6.-There is not
going to be any bread baked in a fed
eral court room where Judge Smith
Mcpherson, of Red Oak, Iowa, is pre-
siding.
The court announced Saturday In
the course of the trial of the bleach
ed flour" cases here after attorneys
had suggested that it would be an ex-
cellent plan to bake bread in the
presence of jurymen and let them
Judge for themselves the relative
merits of bleached and unbleached
flour.
Bake all the bread you want to
outside of the Court and let witnesses
testify regarding its quality, but you
can't bake any here" said Judge Nc
Pherson.
DR.. A. L. Winton, of Chicago, was
again on the witness stand Saturday.
Replying to a question propounded by
Attorney E. H. Smith, for the defense.
DR.. Winton said he had stated Friday
that the acidity in flour bleached by
the Alsop process was greater than
that in unbleached flour. Mr.. Smith
then produced table of experiments
made two years ago on the two kinds
of -four The tables showed that in
but two of the sixteen tests was the
acidity in bleached flour greater thar
in unbleached flour. DR.. Winton said
the tests might have been In error.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
negro VAGRANTS
IN POLICE COURT
About Fifteen Burr Heads Consigned d
to City Jail for Want Of Money
to Poy Fines.

Possibly the largest bunch of negro
vagrants ever brought into court
faced Judge Davis this morning, there
being about fifteen female burr heads
who could not show visible means of
support. All these negroes were
rounded up from the Fourth Ward
Saturday night, and is is probable
that other negro quarters of the city
will be treated in like manner.
In each instance where conviction
was secured, Judge Davis imposed a
fine of $40 and costs, and nearly all
the women were consigned to the city
Jail for want of money with which to
pay the fines.
Usually at this season of the
year the negro women quit their jobs
on account of the hot weather, and
sometimes IT is very difficult for
white citizens, to employ house ser.
wants, the negro women and girls pre-
ferring during the hot months to live
by hook or crook, principally by
crook. In order to put a stop to this
practice, Chief of Police Williams has
determined to give them a lesson in
industry, and if they will not hire out
to the white families of the city, he
will endeavor to keep them employed
in the city cemetery or other places
where they may be of service tc
somebody.
There are large number of ne
gro women and girls now serving
sentences for the city, and it seems
highly probable that unless the city
jail shall be enlarged before the sum
mer is over there will be no suffi
cient room to house them all.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
AMERICANS TO BE
GUE.7S OF WILSON
United States Ambassador to Mexico
Will Receive Them at the Embas-
sy During Centennial.

Special to The Ne,os.
Mexico City, June 6,-The new
American ambassador to Mexico, Hen
ry Lane Wilson, has finished moving
the embassy to its new location, and
by the first of September, when the
centennial celebration of Mexico be-
gins, American visitors will be re-
ceived by the United States represen-
tatives In palatial office-home- for
Mr.. Wilson, when house-hunting, in
sisted upon a place where his offices
and living apartments would be in
the same building.
The new embassy is of recent con-
struction, built of stone. The archi-
tectural design is very pleasing. The
rooms are spacious, and adapted to
entertaining on large scales if the am
bassador and his wife feel inclined to
give social functions.
To Americans in Mexico it is
pleasant sight to pass by the embassy
and see the American colors, or gaze
at the coat of arms over the doors.
Naturally hundreds of Americans
will come during next September, and
naturally they will want to see the
American embassy. OF it they will
have no cause to be ashamed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
TWO were KILLED
and MANY INJURED
Originated in Warehouse on North
River Front, New York.
(Bv Associated Press.)

New York, June 6.-Two Firemen
were killed and more than score
more were overcome by sitting fumes
in fighting a stubborn fire today in
warehouse near the North river front
Fireman Timothy Cotter died on the
sidewalk after having been carried
from the upper floor, where he had
lain unconscious in pool of water
for an hour Fireman William Heal
ey was taken out of the building dead.
The firemen were caught in back
draught which partially enveloped
them in flames and smoke. That
more were not killed appears miracu-
lous.
Three of them, besides, Cotter and
Healey, however, may have been ia.
tally injured. They are now in hos
pital and are in a dangerous copdi
ton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
P0STMASTERS Will
MEET IN JACKSON
Preparations Being Made for Annual
Convention Of Mississippi Postmas-
ters' Association.
special to The Nel0S.

rptCtdt 10 Ihe NSlOS.
Jackson, Miss, June 6.-A program
is being prepared for the annual con-
yention of the Mississippi Postmas-
ters' Association, to be held in Jack
son on July 18th and 10Th.
Questions of practical nature rela-
tive to the postal service, and subjects
Of general interest to postmasters
and employees will be outlined and
discussed by prominent speakers. 1t
is expected that fully 500 members
Of the association will be in attend
ance
PostmasterGeneral Frank H. Hitch
cock has issued order No. 1856, grant
ing a fye-day leave of absence to all
postmasters in Mississippi ON account
Of the convention, and he personally
urges them TO attend the gathering
A half dozen or more inspectors
representative from the department
at Washington will be among the
speakers on the program.
Another notable state gathering to
be held in Jackson at an early date
will be the annual gathering of the
Mississippi Fire Underwriters Asso
citation, which convenes here on June
1G for a two-day session.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
ROBERT S. SCOTT
HUNT SOUTH Pole
Brief Sketch of the Man Who for the
Past Several Years Has Been
Seeking South Pole.

Lest you lose interest in expedi-
tions polar, this is to remind you that
today Capt. Robert S. Scott, who Com
manded the British Anarctic expedi-
ton of 1904, is forty-two years old,
also that he is busy completing ar
rangements to make another dash for
the South next month. Capt. SCOTS
latest quest for the South Pole is as
sured by a contribution of 100000 by
the government to complete the $780,
900, which is the estimated expense.
Scott is an Englishman and an officer
of the ROYAL navy. He is older than
Commander Shackleton, but some
fourteen years younger than Com
mander Peary.
He was born at Outlands, Devons
port, June 6. 1868, and entered the
navy in 1882. He was torpedo lieu
tenant of the Majestic flagship of the
Channel squadron, in 189S-99, was
made a commander in 1900 and cap.
tain in 1904.
Captain Scotts achievements in the
Antarctic earned him the medals OF
the Royal Geographical Society, Royal
Scottish Geographical Society, Ameri
can, Swedish, Danish, Philadelphia
and Antwerp Geographical Societies.
In 1905 he published the story of his
South Polar voyage.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
SUMMER NORMALS
in MISSISSIPPI
State Department Of Education Has
Practically Completed Plans
For Them.

Special to The NetcS.
Jackson, Miss, June 6.-The state
department of education has practi-
cally completed plans for the summer
normals to be held this year at Ok
ford, Starkville, Brookhaven and Clin-
ton. Faculty members have been Sc
lected, and the four events will-open
on June 18th and be in session from
four to six weeks each.
Supt Powers expects fully 1850
teachers to attend the normals. Much
regret is felt over the fact that it
became necessary to abandon the Co
lumbus normal, but teachers who have
attended the sessions at that place
in former years can attend the events
at Oxford and Starkville.
On Monday the state educational
conference will be held at Oxford, at
which all of the faculty members and
directors of the four normals, togeth-
er with institute conductors and many
county superintendents will be in at
tendance. The purpose of this gath
ering is to map out Mississippi's edu-
cational campaign for the coming
year. The establishment of the state
normal school, and its zunannaa ~
study, viii be one of Il
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
Proposition to Issue 100000
State Bonds Went A-Begginq
For Bidders.
NOT A SOLITARY BID
WAS PRESENTED TODAY
Governor Noel and Other State Off,
ciaIs Surprised That Nobody Want
ed to Buy the Bonds Which Were
Authorized by Legislature.
Special to The NeWS.

Special to The Netos.
Jackson, Miss, June 6.-Governor
Noel and other state officials were
much surprised when no bids were
offered today on the 100000 state
bond issue authorized by the legisla-
ture at its last session, and which
were to be disposed of to the highest
bidder today.
Several financial syndicates made
inquiry concerning the terms of the
issue, which is for a period of twenty
years, bearing interest at four per
cent, but none of them saw fit to
submit bids.
The funds expected from the issue
are badly needed to defray the ex
penses of the state government.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
Will NOT MEET
THE ACCEPTANCES
Liverpool Cotton Men Take Unusual
Action in the Matter of Knight,
Yancey G. Co.'s Affairs.
lBu Associated Press.l

Liverpool, June 6.-With the view
of determining in the courts the re-
sponsibility of banking houses in con-
ncction with the defective bills of lad
ing alleged to have been issued by
knight, Yancey & Co., of Decatur,
Ala, some of the local cotton men re-
fused to meet their acceptances which
fell due on Saturday on the ground
that the collateral security was fraud
ulent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
Pope Receives Rector
OF AMERICAN COLLEGE
Special to The Netps.

SpectdI 70 the Net0S.
Rome, June 6.-The Pope received
in private audience Saturday Monsig-
nor Kennedy, rector of the American
College in Rome who presented to His
Holiness a group of American sailors
from the United States Cruiser New
York, which is anchored in the Bay OF
Naples. The Pontiff urged the men Of
the navy to observe discipline and
serve their country Loyalty. being
brave as well as religious.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
uncle Sam PLANS
A BANNER HAT SALE
Special to The NetoS

SVFCTUF 20 IW6 NBWS
New York, June 6.-Possibly in time
for this summers wear, possibly not
until straw hats weather is nearly or
quite over for the season, the great
est bargain sale in Panama ever held
is in prospect and Uncle Sam win be
the auctioneer.
The sale was of recently seized hats
invoiced as valued at $6k01 They
are said by the govern be
worth s112,00o, and wifi dded
would be worth $4,000
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
kELLNER INQUEST
Was POSTPONED
lBN Associated PreSs.A

Louisville, KY, June 6.-The inquest
into the death of Alma Kellner, which
was to have been begun today, has
been postponed until tomorrow or
Wednesday, Coroner Duncan stating
that the evidence is not in shape to
be presented.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
COTTON TAKES
AN UPWARD jump
(By Associated PreSs.)

New York, June Ga scare among
operators short on July and August
delivery Of cotton in New York sent
during the early trading today. July
cotton sold at 1920, or 50 a bale above
the closing figures last week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
ATTEMPTED TO KILL
THROUGH window
DastardIy Attempt at Assassination
Made Near Natchez.-BuIIets En-
tered Bed Where Man Slept.
yDecial to The Neaos.

Special to The Neaos.
,Natchez, Miss, June 6.-An I'M
known assailant fired four times with
a revolver into the bedroom of Aud
ley B. Conner, manager of the Forest
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-06
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