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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-24

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-24

Who, when I bring friends home to tea,
Sits, grim and full of majesty,
And glares at them AMI glares at me-?
My mOther***
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-24

W-o, when I try a bit of guile.
Looks at me with sniffy smile
That rasps my spirit like a file?
My mother *#**
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
PRICE OF COTTON
PRINTS GOING UP

Fall River, Mass, March S.-The
American Printing Company put into
effect today another advance, raising
cotton prints one-half cent yard and
shirtings one-quarter cent a yard.
The Algonquin Company has an
nounced it's intention to follow suit.
This advance to a six-cent basis is
the third from the low mark of 3-4
cents to which prints were cut on May
10 of last year. The first increase
announced on July 26, and effective
August 10, was to five cents. On No
vember is a raise to 1-2 cents was
announced. which went into en- C
November "a. The new quotation put
prints at the highest level since Ma.
2S. 1908, when they were cut iron
six ceuts to "a.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
ROAD OVERSEERS
MAKE REPORTS
Twenty-Five Overseers Pay Cash Into
The County Treasury.-County
Treasurer Makes Monthly Report
Tomorrow.-Co. Board in Session.

Besides the transaction of routine
business, the county board of super
visors, which met yesterday for the
regular March term, found time to
transact other business of more or
less interest to the general public.
Acting upon a petition from citizens
of the Helena neighborhood, and a
verbal request from citizens of the
Rogers school house vicinity. asking
for the creation of two new election
districts, one in each locality respec-
lively, the board adopted an order
creating the two districts as request
ed, one to be known as the Rogers
School House Election District, and
the other as the Helena Election Dis
trict.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
The New Districts.

The Helena district embraces the
communities of Carnes, Helena, Ell
der, and all territory adjacent to the
Columbia and Make branch of the
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad; the
Rogers School district embraces all of
Township 8, north of range 19 west.
The law requires that all new elec-
ton districts shall be created six
months prior to an election.
The years service of the road over
seers of the county having expired,
their reports were submitted to the
board yesterday. The report covers
the last six months of the years work
the law requiring semi-annual reports
OF the entire number of overseers who
reported yesterday, twenty-five oi
them paid money into the county
treasury. in sums ranging from ont
dollar to one hundred dollars.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
city BILLS HEARING
begins At ALBANY

Albany. y. Y, March S.-The AS
semblv Cities Committee today began
hearings on the Bates bill, which
grows out of the condition Borough
President McAneny of Manhattan
Greater New York City, found to exist
in connection with the employment OF
corporation inspectors when he as
sumed office January / last.
Charging that they were useless
NcAnenv ousted 100 of these inspec'
tors who we're employed by the city
but paid by various corporations IL
was the duty of these inspectors to
oversee the relaying of pavemehts
which had been torn up to lay wires
and Assemblyman Bates said touas
that as a result of the way in WHICH
they were employed system OF graz
had grown up. His bill provides tha'
corucrations tearing up streets shai
nav the city for relaying the pave
ments. and the city shall pay the IN
spectors from this money. The IN
spectors are to be appointed after CIV
il service examinations.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
WHAT COUNTY PAYS
and WHAT IT GETS
Under New Appropriation Forrest
County Gets An Increase of Only
$1,733.69.-Pays in $4,000 More
Than il Receives.

The unjust and inequitable distribu-
tion by the legislature of the public
school moneys of the state is further
evidenced by the appropriations made
to the several counties since the in
crease of the general state appropria-
ton, which has been raised from ST.
25O,OOO.OO to $1,424, 4,OSS.O0 for the
present school year.
An investigation reveals the fact
that of this increase of $104,0SS.0O
Forrest county gets the magnificent
sum of $1,S3S.69, or $1,O14.00 for the
city and $S19.3O fer the county. Last
year the county received $5,SS2, while
the allotment this year is $6,7O2.00.
Last year the city schools received
from the state $7,2S3.61, while this
year they will receive $S,29S.0O, or ar
increase of $1,O14.39, which is very
small per centage of the entire
amount of increase, in proportion tt
the taxes paid in by this county
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
A Just Contention.

All of this goes to prove the just
ness of the contention of citizens OF
South Mississippi that they are not
getting anything like a square deal in
the matter Of the distribution of the
school funds, and shows the absolute
necessity for an early correction OF
the conditions which now exist.
For the last scholastic year Forrest
county, including the city of Hatties-
bur, paid into the. state treasury, for
school purposes, just $4,000 more
than she received for the same pur-
pose, and this year, Notwithstanding
the increased general appropriation
and figuring on the same basis, she
will pay in $4,000 more than she will
receive. Several plans for the cor
rection of this evil have been sug'
gested, but the one which is consid
cred to be the most just and equita
BILE one is that proposed by County
Superintendent of Education E. j
Currie, of this county. Mr.. Currit
thinks that in order to give eevrybody
fair deal, the state levy should bt
reduced by about two mills, and the
various counties be given the authori
ty to make their own levies for schoo
purposes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
No LEGAL
OBSTACLE
Nevertheless, Hattiesburg is Get
ting Very Impatient About
Her New Charter.

Mayor Donald, who has just returned
from Jackson, where he went to look
after affairs connected with his office,
reports that he called upon Secretary
of State Powers yesterday to find out
why the new charter under the com
mission form of government, which
was applied for by this city about
month ago, hal not been issued.
Mayor Don: il stated this morning
that the seer, airy of state informed
him that, ha, .lg never written such
charter, he vas somewhat at loss
as to how to proceed, and had, there
fore, referred the matter to the at
torney general for instructions. The
attorney general, it was stated, had
not yet made any report to the
secretary of state because of the fact
that other matters occupied his at
tention, therefore, the charter had MOI
been written, and the probable time
of its issuance is not known.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
new Head MASTER
At SEWANEE SCHOOL
Joseph H. Spearing, of New Orleans,
Elected Head Master at Sewanee
Military School.

New Orleans, La, March Sit was
announced on Monday that Rev. Jo-
seph H. Spearing, formerly OF New
Orleans, and for eleven years rector
of St. Marks Episcopal Church in
Shreveport, has been elected head
master of the Sewanee Military Acad-
envy, and has accepted the position.
Mr.. Spearing will enter his new field
of labor on April |. He will come to
New Orleans for brief visit before
going to Sewanee.
Mr.. Spearing is a brother of Zach
Spearing, the well-known lawyer OF
I New Orleans, and was for number
Of years engaged in the practice OF
the legal profession here. He took
I'D the study of the ministry and final
" graduated into the priesthood of the
Episcopal Church Most of his WORK
for the church has been at Shreve-
mort. where he is greatly esteemed
not only by the members of mis- own
congregation. but by the community
at large.
Mr.. Spearing is a member of the
board of administrators of the Univer
sity of the South and in that way ha:
been in close touch with the work a
Sewanee 1t had not heretofore beel
intimated however, that he had an!
intention of retiring from his rector
ship to take up educational work.
Mr.. Spearing's resignation was pre-
, sented to the vestry of his Shrev'
: port church on March |, and was cor
sidered and accepted at meeting las
Saturday, Mr.. Spearing having mad
it plain that his decision was fina
In his letter he wrote with muc
feeling of his regret of having
= sever his pleasant connection viii
D the congregation and to give up n
~ residence in Shreveport.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
OUTSIDE aide FOR
IDLE IN WESS0N
mil operatives in Mississippi Town
Are in Destitute Circumstances as
Result of Shutdown.


ppt ttut ~ L Ht NtWos
Wesson. Miss, March S.-The out
look for the re-opening of the textile
mills at the present is discouraging.
The mills paid off Saturday. The
company collected half rent from its
house tenants, leaving some pay rolls
almost blank One man with large
family said he was left seventeen
cents after paying rent.
The city authorities have arranged
to disui ilute $500 among the deserv-
ing mill employees.
Mayor J. F. Thompson was called
to Brookhaven Sunday by the pastor
of the Baptist Church, who inquired
about the condition of the people here
The Brookhaven pastor took up a col
lection for the benefit of the mill
hands, which amounted to substan
tial sum. and promised Mayor Thomp
son to circulate a petition today and
send him the money at once.
The people here are getting neT
vous and all that can get employment
elsewhere are leaving. Several lef
Sunday for McComb City, hearing
that a few weavers were needed there
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
To Tell All He Knows.

II was stated at the court house
this morning that a subpoena will be
issued before the close of the ay for
Ex-Governor Vardaman to appear be-
fore the body and tell all he knows
or may have reason to believe, con-
cerning the influences that were at
work in the senatorial contest. Fur
thermore, he will be asked by the jury
to furnish the names of any other
persons whom he may think have in
their possession knowledge bearing on
the subject.
Judge Cook also made some point
ed references to high-class gambling
in Jackson during the legislative ses-
sion. saying that it was a matter of
concurrent rumor that poker games
were being openly conducted in ho-
tells and other places in the city, and
that members of the lawmaking body
had participated in these games. He
instructed the jury to go to the bot
TOM OF the lHdllei, anu pAouiSIcu Iho'
if the body once gets on the trail
of the participants in these games
they will come into court and make
candid confessions; that if they fai
to do SO it will be the first time OF
record that high-class gamblers have
evaded confessions.
In this connection It has been cur
rently reported for some time tha
one member of the legislature ha
been conducting a poker game in hi
| rooms at we'll known hostlery, an
that high stakes have been played fo
lnerly every night since the legislator
:, convened. This is probably the gam
to which Judge Cook had reference
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
JERE E.LILLlS
RECOVERING
Bank President Says He Does
Not Intend to Prosecute His
Assailant.
(Bu Associated ProsS.)

Kansas City, March S.-Jere F. Lii
lis, president of the Western Ex-
change Bank, who was attacked early
Sunday morning, had not sufficiently
recovered today to be removed from
st. Mary's Hospital. where he was
taken two days ago. At the hospital
it was stated that his wounds were
healing nicely and he would be taken
home tomorrow. Definite announce
ment. which has been made that Lillis
will not make any charge against
Cudahy, renders doubtful the probabil'
ity that any further details of the cir
cumstances that led up to the trouble
will ever be made public. John
Moss, the chauffeurs, who was present
when the attack on Lillis was made
has not been found.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
To INVESTIGATE
BRIBERY CHARGE
THEY DON'T Want
RIVER'S DIVORCED
Natchez Chamber of commerce And
Business Men Are Opposed to Di-
vorcement Of Three Streams


Special to The Nes0s
Natchez, Miss, March Sit has
developed here that. whilst the
Natchez Chamber of Commerce and
merchants generally are opposed TO-
the enforcement of the Mississippi,
Red and Atchafalaya rivers, the citt-
zens of Concordia parish, just across
the rice, are practically a unit in favor
of the proposition, and will urge up
on the Congressman from that dis
trict to vote for the passage Of any
measure that will be likely to further
the scheme.
The matter will, no doubt, rest
largely with the Mississippi River
Commission. and that body will re-
ceive a petition from Concordians in
favor of it. Should the divorcement
take place, 1t would save an immense
area of the southern portion of the
! parish from inundation when the Mis-.
sissippi river is at flood tide. because
the waters from the Red and Atcha'
falaya, when those streams are high
cause the Mississippi to back up and
do more damage in the lowlands thar
would be the case, as the ponyipG.0
their volumes of water into
sissippi impedes the lattes
rapid flow to the gulf.
4 1t is probable, too, that such di
vorcement would be some relief T
New Orleans, in that the water fror
the Mississippi would flow into tn
gulf more rapidly, and there would b
less of it to pass in front of that city
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
MILITARY MEN ARE
HEREBY NOTIFIED

Adjt.-Gen. Arthur Fridge is serving
notice on company commanders in the
Mississippi National Guard that new
ly-enlisted men who do not get their
names on company rosters three
months prior to the summer encamp-
ment and maneuvers at ChicKamauga.
will not be permitted to take part
in that event. This ruling comes
from the war department. and will be
strictly enforced in this state. The
Mississippi National Guard will prob
ably go to Chickemauga about the
middle of July.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
ARMY OFFICER GETS
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

Washington, March S.-Leave of alb
sence from today to July 81 has been
granted by the war department to
Lieutenant Colonel Robert R. Stevens.
chief quartermaster of the Department
of California. He will be advanced
to the grade of colonel on June 16 on.
the retirement of Col. John w. Pope,
and it is understood will soon after
retire from active service on his own
application. He will not reach the
age limit until June %, 1919.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
EX-GOV. VARDAMAN
Will Be SUMMONED
Judge Cook Wants Thorough investi'
cation of Alleged crookedness OF
LegisIators-Will Investigate Gam
bling Charges.

Special to The Net0s.
Jackson, Miss, March S.-Ex-Gover-
nor Jas. X. vardaman will be sum-
moned to appear before the Kinds
county grand jury within the next
twenty-four hours to tell all he knows
about the alleged bribery and corrup-
ton of Legislators in the recent sena-
torial contest.
At the opening of the circuit court
term yesterday afternoon Judge Cook
dealt at some length on this subject,
and instructed the grand jury to sift
the matter to the bottom, summoning
all witnesses that may be necessary
to ascertain whether the charges have
any foundation in fact
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
Pay Money to Treasurer

Several overseers turned in
amounts ranging from $40 to $50, and
these funds were paid into the county
treasury, increasing very substantially
the amount of cash on hand for road
purposes.
County Treasurer Gillis will make
his monthly report to the board this
afternoon This report will show all
departments to be in splendid shape,
and will show an increase in the
amounts credited to various funds
over the same period last year.
| 1t is thought probable that the
board will get through with all bust
ness before it and adjourn Wednes
day afternoon or Thursday morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
A Poor Deal.

This is understood here as very
poor deal to hand out to Hattiesburg.
The papers were forwarded to the
secretary of state Immediately after
the election, as provided by law, and
the only information received from
from him upon the subject was they
had been referred to the attorney
general. The attorney general appar-
emily forgot all about the matter; the
secreary of state evidently did like
wise. and the mayor of Hattiesburg
finds it necessary to call on this off,
cial for an explanation. The explana-
ton is given, but the result is the
same. and the whole matter is in the
same attitude as at the beginning.
No Legal Obstacle.
Mayor Donald states that he was
informed by the secretary of state
that there was no legal obstacle in the
way of issuing the charter, that all is
well and Hattiesburg citizens will get
what they asked for. But what Hat
tiesburg citizens want to know is
when can they expect to get it? A
primary election to nominate officers
for the various municipal offices will
be held early in August, and the sec
retary of state and attorney genera
might perhaps get busy again or tak'
vacation and Hattiesburgs applica
ton for a new charter get blown ou
of the window of the attorney general
office or get lost in the general shui
fie.
} 1t is respectfully suggested that tn
attorney general, as early as possible
furnish the secreary of state with tn
necessary information, and that tn
/ charter be issued at an early dat
Citizens of this city have a curloslt
, to see the instrument. and City Cler
7 Farley has a convenient place for II
] safe-keeping.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
MR.. MARTIN IS
DOING NICELY
Information from South Mississippi
Infirmary is Very Gratifying to
His Many Friends.

Information from the South Mfssis-
sippi Infirmary this afternoon is to
the effect that the condition of 5. b,
Martin, who was injured in a street
car accident yesterday afternoon. was
very satisfactory to the physicians in
charge of his case.
While it was stated that Mr. Martin
was suffering considerably from the
effects of the bruises sustained by the
fall. his condition was by no means
such as to occasion alarm, and hopes
| for an early and complete recovery
are entertained.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
Starch EXPLOSION
KILLS two WORkMEN

Chicago, March SIN an explosion
Of dry starch powder which occurred
in the plant of the American Maize
Products Co., at Roby, Ind, early to-
day, two workmen were killed, two
seriously injured and about twenty
eight others hurt. Fire followed the
explosion, but companies from South
Chicago. confined the flames to the
wrecked, building.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
Arbitration Again
Urged BY Citizens

and Mayor Rayburn to arbitrate the
differences between the company and
the men, but was given no ~satisfac-
ton. Their plan, however, will be
pushed, and they hope to enlist the
aid of many other business organiza-
tions in the movement. Business has
suffered to heavy extent. The
spring trade of the city has fallen of
and many buyers from the South
have passed on through to New York
There is little disorder today
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool Spots 1888; sales I,Ooo
bales. April-May open 1853 1858;
April-May close 1866 1-2; June'July
open 7.53 1-2-54; June-July close 1.oS
New Orleans; Opening. July i4.61;
May 14.5S; low, July 14.61; May l4.5s'
2:15 p. m, July 14.65; May l4.ef
Spots middling IA 9-16.
| New Orleans: Futures setady. Ma.
l14.64-65; July 14.64-65.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08

population, and which are receiving
and expending for public school pur-
poses money which citizens of south
ern counties are paying in, while
these same southern counties are
compelled to levy assessments of their
own in order to take care OF their
schools, could be shown the facts and
made to understand the burden which
the white counties are bearing, the
difficulty might be corrected with but
| little trouble.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
Has Etra Levy.

At present Forrest county has a
four-mill levy for this purpose in ad-
dition to the state levy, notwithstand-
ing the fate hat she paying to the
state several thousand dollars more
than she receives. The situation is a
serious one, and, it is believed, if the
people Of other counties of the state,
which have a preponderance of negro
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
(By Associated Press.)

New York. March S.-Amassed with
banks of flowers, the coffin contain
ing the body of Former Senator
Thomas Collier Platt was conveyed
this morning to Oswego, where inter-
ment will take place tomorrow. Mem
bers of the family accompanied the
body of the ate senator to his old
home. The body was taken in a spe-
cial car attached to the regular train
Brief prayers were said today at the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
Body ofEx-Senator
Is Taken to OsUego

home of the Senator'S son, Frank
H. Platt. and during the morning
hours many friends called. Former
associates Of Senator Platt win leave
ON special cars from Albany, Wash-
ington and New York tonight to at
tend the funeral at oswego. Word
came from the West today that Mae
e. Wood, indicted for forgery in con,
nection with her suits, against the for
mer senator, to whon1 she declares
she was welded, intends hxtne claim
| to his estates
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
fBv Associated Pressl

philadelphia, March S.-All of Phii-
adelphia hopes that the C1ty-wioe
movement begun yesterday by tne
limited Business Mems Association to
bring quick end to the great LABOR
conflict which has kept the CITY OF
Brotherly Love in turmoil for over
two weeks, will meet with greater sue
cess than the effort made last week by
the same body This organization asked
The philadelphia Rapid Transit Go.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
KING EDWARD IN FRANCE.
(Bv Associated PreSS.o

Paris, March S.-King EDWARD was
received with military honors when
he visited the Elysee palace TO-DAY
His majesty had an interview with
President Fallieres lasting half an
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08
OLD BILLIARD PLAYER DEAD.

Denver. Colo, March Sake
Shaeffer, the noted billiard player,
died here this afternoon with tubercu-
losis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-08

oIves the neNs, oevorn'
stste and local. oivs -
circulation man your sub
scription
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-12

several days attending to some mat
ters of business.
Mrs. Victor Debes left Friday morn
ing for her home in Pittsburg after a
several days visit with relatives and
friends in Mt. Vernon.
DR.. and Mrs. M. o. Humphreys of
Akron, arrived in Martinsburg Friday
to attend the funeral of DR.. Pum-
phrey's grandmother, Mrs. Celia Pun
phreys.
Miss We've Holt returned to her
home in Chesterville Friday after
spending several days in Sparta, the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Mary Dove.
Thomas Smith, who was injured by
falling into pit at the Camp Glass
works, and who has been at the Knox
county jail, was removed to the Knox
county infirmary Thursday by Supt
McManis. Smith is improving and
will be able to leave the institution
in a few weeks
Mrs. John Van Eman and daughter,
Amy left Friday morning for Wash
ingtn, c. H., where they will visit with
Mrs. Van Eman's sister Mrs Sally
Binegar for several days. From there
they will go to Elgin, Ohio, for sever
al days and then leave for their home
in Garland, Wyoming, where they wi