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Eight Big Committees.

Next in importance are the committees
,,,,,;c, handle money biils-the commit
tees on naval affairs. military anaiis' puo-
lie buildings ard grounds. agriculture
most o.nces and post roads. commerce. IN
dian ana.rs, PENSIONS
snou,d senator Perkins accept the
cha,, manship OF the appropriations COM
n,,t,ee. the similar place on the haVal
aIfaus committee wound pIopapiy ~ W
senator S1ainuger OF New hdAhPSn.io =.
,noulu he oeoiiie, 1t would go " 0enoe01
w etn,ore or HnOde lsiahd.
Senator warren would give up ZIG
Guardianship OF the mintary anairs COM
m,rvee. 10 accept tnat OF the appfopria-
IONS committee. should senator 1oTA.ns
oecilne. he can undcuDteoiy nave ING
workmanship OF the committee on puDhc
bu,lolnss and grounds, maze vacant by
the forced retirement OF senator Scott
of W est Virginia.
Senator Scott, ranking member OF the
military affairs committee, is out. Sena-
tor Ruikeley, who stanos next. seems not
likely TO return. This would give the
Craftsmanship to Senator du Pont OF DEL
aware, who will be returned.
Senator Hepburn of idano Is In q gooo
way to be chairman of the committee on
public buildings and grounds. as success
scr to Senator Scott. Its acceptance by
Senator Warren of Wyoming IN prefer
ence to that on military AFFAIRS only
STANDS In the way. .
Senator Delivers death made vacant
the Craftsmanship of the committee on
agriculture. AS Senator Warren, who
has the call. is not likely to accept it.,
Senator Burnham of New Hampshire win
probably succeed him.
Bourne in Charge Of Post Offices.
The committee on post Offices is sure
to be almost entirely reorganized with
the beginning of the Sixty-second Con-
gress. Chairman Penrose will go to the
head of the finance committee. Senator
Dolliver is dead. Senator Burrows will
then be out.
Senator Crane will probably prefer the
Craftsmanship OF rules. Senator Carter OF
Montana, IL he returns. may prefer to
remain at the head of the committee on
irrigation.
Senator Dick of Ohio will be out by rea-
son Of the democratic landslide. This
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LEE IS DECLARED VICTOR
IN CLOSE CONGRESS FIGHT
Final Count Gives Democrat Fifty.
One Plurality in schuylkill
County, Pa.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, November H.
After sensational day in court, during
which three ballot boxes were opened,
Robert E. Lee Of >Pottsville. democratic
nominee for Congress In the twelfth
Pennsylvania district, was officially de-
clared elected by a plurality of fifty
one votes over Robert d. Heaton. re-
publican, Of Ashland. Cornelius Foley,
socialist. polled 4,73s votes. The result
had been In doubt since the election.
Thursday afternoon the court. struck
of forty-sfx votes. returned for Lee
from the third ward Of Ashland, be-
cause the tally sheet did not show that
these votes were cast and counted. The
opening Of the. ballot box, however,
which was done last evening, showed
that Lee received one more vote than
was returned for him by the board
The election officers explained that they
counted up the straight democratic
votes without tallying them.
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SHIFT Of SENATORS
Committee Chairmen to Be
Much Moved About.
CHANGES AFTER MARCH 4
Toga Falls From Shoulders Of Prob
ably Seventeen Statesmen.
SOME ARE REMOVED BY DEATH
Perkins Likely to Have Charge Of
Appropriations, and PEN
rose Of Finance.
SOME ARE REMOVED BY DEATH

Sweeping reorganizations of many most
powerful Senate committees, with result
ing change in the personnel Of those who
direct the machinery of the upper house,
will result from the decision Of the bal
lots cast in Tuesdays election.
The changes are made the greater be-
cause of the incidental retirement of sew
eral wearers of the toga who have been
regarded generally as masters of its
destinies.
Withdrawals from the Senate, both
voluntary and forced, will remove prac-
tically all republican members from some
of the biggest committees. Practically
all committees Will have new chafrmen
when the Sixty-second Congress is Or
ganized after the 4th Of next March.
Seventeen Heads Chopped Off.
The senators whose retirement is ex-
pected March H. or who have died, ana
their chairmanships are:
Ahrich-Finance committee.
observation-disclosures.
Observation-Disclosures.
Burkett-Pacific railroads.
Burrows-Privileges and electons.
Daniel-Private fand claims
Depew-Pacific islands and Porto faSo'
Dick-Mines and m hing.
Dclliver-Agriculture.
Embellishments canals.
Hale-Approp- iations.
Kean-Cuntingent expenses.
McEnery-Transpor,a tron and sale Oh
meat products. ror
Observation-Disclosures accommodations LOT
the Library of Congress.
P,les-Loast and lnsular survey.
scott-Public build ngs and grounds.
Wa. ner-Mississippi river and Its trlpu-
taries. . oono-
while not all these are important COM
mfttees or even committees that nave any
mower some are the most powerful in
fhe Senate
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Ballots Counted in Court.

showed returns favorable to Lee. A
novel scene took place in court when
the vote was re-counted. The court or
dered the election board to do the
counting in open court. With the as
sistance Of Judges Shay, Bechtel and
Brumm, the entire vote Of Ashland 8
third ward was counted in fifteen min
utes.
During the session Of court. Represent
ative-elect Lee. who was known as the
BLACKSMITH candidate" made speech
in his own behalf to court AS Lee Is
not a lawyer, his act caused surprise.
but the court not only listened to what
he said, but granted his request, which
was to have watcher placed over the
election returns.
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Harry Edmonds Of 200 Rock Greek
Church road. was treated at Freedmen's
Hospital last night for painful injury to
his head. He sustained the hurt when
his bicycle coilided With an automobile
near PARK road and 18th street. The
bicycle was demolished.
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Not a Political Issue.

Jacob H. Schiff said, in part:
Currency reform is not political is
sue, but it is the most important issue We
have. The country for a time will APP
pear prosperous and contented, but with
all our resources we are internationally
considered a source Of danger.
1.-The American people have learned con-
siderable in the last three years. They
know that no permanent reform can be
accompl shed unless we have central
bank. The emergency currency measure
bearing the names OF Messrs. Aldrich and
Vreeland has not yet been tested, but
say 1t will never survive a panic"
Criticism Of emergt ncy currency legisla-
ton by Congress was offered by ]. Law
renee Laughlin, professor Of economics in
the University of Chicago.
Emergency bank notes would not be
available for RI serve." said Prof. Laugh
lin. such a device is helpful In times of
panic, but 1t does not hit at the funda-
mental sources OF financial instability"
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Mrs zachariah r. Stephenson died at
Port Deposit. Md. Friday morning. Her
death Is attributed to the terror Of last
winters food.
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BIAS MENACE
TO MONETARY REFORM
Senator AIdrich, Discussing
the. Commissions Work,
Sounds a Warning.

NEW YORK. November 12.--Senator
Aldrich was one Of the chief speakers at
the annual meeting of the Academy OF
Political Science being held in this city.
At last nights session he reviewed the
work done SO far by the monetary COM
mission. and explained that the commits
sion now commences a still more I'M
portant phase of the work. the compile
ton of a plan for presentation to Con-
gress.
The commissioners, he said. will now
go ahead and obtain opinions of stu
dents bankers and business men in this
country, which work has been delayed
because we did not think 1t wise to
enter upon any public discussion Of this
question in the midst of heated polit-
ical campaign
ANY plan," he continued, (which, for
one instant, permitted of political control
hereafter of any Of the great functions
of the organization which we might sug-
gest would be fatal. l realize this and
think my associates on the commission
will bear me out when / say that this Is
not new thought on my part
1T has not arisen in my mind since !
decided to go out Of political life: 1t was
not affected by the ems of the last
week. but 1t comes from knowledge
that this question, IL it is to be settled al
all, must be settled upon scientific and
business principles that will appeal to
the people of this country. regardless OF
their party Affiliations or political bias
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THE ATLAS

is the 1910 New Reference Atlas
Of the World containing $50
pages, with 142 pages Of maps,
beautifully printed in colors, with
marginal reference indexes, be-
sides illustrated description of
PANAMA CANAL, all handsomely
bound in red cloth. size 1OA KISS.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
C0CA-COLA TAX
REMAINS SAME
Disepnser Of This Beverage viii Not
Be Required to Pay Increased
Amount of Privilege.

Local. dispensers Of soft drinks
were very much exercised yesterday
as the result of a special sent to the
Times-Democrat from Natchez to the
effect that the legislature had in
creased the privilege tax on Coca
Cola to $25.
Inquiry at the tax collectors office
revealed the fact that there had been
no change made in the law covering
this item, and the tax on Coca-Cola
will be the same this year as former
lys $1.25 in the city and $3.50 in the
county for bottled goods, and $25 for
each fountain dispenser.
The Natchez dispatch was incor-
rect and it is not known from what
source this misinformation originated.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
METHODISTS ARE
NOW IN SESSION
Rev. A. r. Watkins Of HattiesbuuC
Chosen Secretary Of the General
Conference at Asheviiie.
(By Associated Press.)

Asheville. N. c., May 4.-With over
three hundred delegates present, the
sixteenth quadrennia, co lferehce OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
opened here today.
Bishop Wilson called the convention
to order. Rev. A. F. Watkins, of the
Mississippi Conference, was chosen
secretary of tine general conference.
An attempt to change the committees
was opposed by many delegates. In
stead of the committee ON temperance
il was proposed to have a .onlmittee
of Moral and Social Reform" and in
stead Of one on colpartage, to have
one on General Church. Relations"
Amendments and substitutes poured
in rapidly, Da' after some debate, dur.
ing which ii was explained that tie
harges were in name oDiy, these
changes were adopted.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
Secretary's Report.

The report of Secretary Brown was
read and unanimously adopt
ed. Mr.. Browns report gave an out
line of the work done by the associa-
tion during the past year, together
with summary of general conditions,
which showed a marked improvement
over the preceding annual period.
The afternoon session was devoted
entirely to routine business. About
fifty prominent manufacturers, sew
eral exporters and a large number of
retail dealers attended the afternoon
session and the meeting was in every
sense success, a spirit of genuine
optimism prevailing throughout
The annual election of officers
was held resulting as fol-
lows: j. F. Wilder, pres-
dent; T. L. O'Donnell first vice-presi.
dent; H. H. Gust, second vice-presi-
dent; P. M. Ikeler, treasurer, and Ev-
erett M. Brown, secretary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04

happy effort. He was responded to
by Messrs. H. A. Camp, ]. F. Wilder,
H. S. Haggerty and others, all of
whom entertained the banqueters
with their timely wit and splendid
oratory.
The banquet hall and the corridors
and lobbies of the hotel were deco
rated with the emblematic banners
of the order of Hoo-Bearing the Black
Cat and the motto. Health, Happiness
and Long Life" After the banquet
the cats. the kittens, and their guests
proceeded to the dance hall, where
Terpsichore was woed after the latest
and most approved fashion. The
event was altogether the most enjoy
able in the history of the order. 1t is
said. and those present will have
cause to long remember the pleasures
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
Stores TO CLOSE
FOR BALL GAME
merchants of Hattiesburs Will sus-
pend Business and Allow Employees
To Assist in Roofing Tomorrow.

In order to properly celebrate and
aid in making the opening of the Cot
ton States Baseball League in Hat
tlesburg a success, and to give all
who may desire an opportunity of
seeing the opening game between
Hattiesburg and Vicksburg, we, the
undersigned merchants and business
men of the City of Hattiesburg, do
hereby agree to close our respective
places of business at three o'clock
Thursday afternoon, and remain
closed until the game is over:
OFerral Bros, Central Hardware
Co, Abney Furniture Co., Deas
& Duke, !. n. Sarphie, S. & H. Katz,
}. E. Herman, Joe Shelby, T. A. High
tower, Adler Furniture Co., Ruben
stein Bros, Moore Bros. Gro. Co.,
Hawkins Hardware Co., Calhoun's
Ban r09t Store, Gotten & Woodruff,
Broy Fu,aitUre Co., Clark & Sigler,
Hat tms Hardware Co., n. B.
Bio 49, l.. iSiGslCerg, J. S. Tur-
ner 81, ... -ostoA ~hoe Store, Star
Grocery, Home Furniture Co., Hat
.tiesburg Furniture Co., W. E. Laird,
S. H. Kress & Co, w. A. Johnson Co.,
The Owl Brug Store, Century Drug
Store. Corner Drug Store, The Dav-
idson Co, City Barber Shop. Hays &,
Field, Hanna & Steinwinder, NJ. S.
Haistield, r. R. Barber Shop, A. A.
Currey, p Hanna, Yellow Pine Phar-
macy, Cryme Grocery Co., Love Drug
Co. Bufkins Drug Store.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
GULFPQRT GETS THE
v. 0. v. ENCAMPMENT

special 10 The NeUS.
GulfpOrt, Miss, May Announce
ment has been made by the executive
council of the Woodmen of the World
that in accordance with the action of
the sovereign camp the encampment
of the Uniform Rank District No. A.,
which includes the States of Aiissis-
sippi, L. cisiana and Alabama, will be
held at tie Gulf Coast Country Club
ground. at Gulfport, Miss
The e.campment will be known as
Camp : mrall There will be a guard
noun very morning and review
in the evening and constant drills will
be arranged, for which different prizes
will re awarded, one prize being S2,-
900. Wednesday during the encamp-
ment has been fixed as "Woodman S
Day" Excursion rates will be Sc
cured on all railroads.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
MEMBERS OF BAR
GATHER AT NATCHEz

Special to The Ne,Cs.
Natchez, Miss. May 4.-The ad,
vance guard of the members of the
State Bar Association, which opened
its fifth annual session in this city
yesterday afternoon, began arriving
Monday night, some of the members
being accompanied by their wives and
still others came in this forenoon.
The outlook for large, successful
and profitable meeting is most excel
lent. while the weather is most propi-
tious for the event.
The convention was called to order
at O'Clock this afternoon and there
is every indication the programme
will be closely adhered to. All the
automobile owners of the city have
rendered the use of their cars, and
the steamer Cordili has been most
elaborately decorated for the river
excursion, The benquet hall is a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
FOIL Two ATTEMPTS
AT TRAIN WRECkING
Special to The NeWs.

Special to The Neps.
Aberdeen, Miss, May 1.-Two at
.tempts at train wrecking were foiled
Saturday night on the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, by the watchfulness of
the engineers of the trains, at points
just north of Gibson, Miss
The first escape occurred wheh the
engineer of the north-bound passenger
train stopped his engine before a pile
of cross-ties that had been piled
across the track
AS soon as this happened, the tele-
graph operator notified all the engi-
neers and trainmen to look out along
that part of the road. The would-be
wreckers, not satisfied with their first
attempt, piled some more ties on the
track and this time freight would
have been wrecked but the engineer
was on the lockout and stopped his
train in time. 1t is thought that these
parties are the ones who have been
breaking into the stores at Prairie,
Miss, just few miles south of Glib
son.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
MAYOR REMOVED FOR
ATTACKING CITY EVILS
(By Associated Press.)

Council Bluffs, Ia, May 4.-The de-
cfsion of Judge Woodruff in the custer
case against Major George H. Rich
mond, chief of police of this city, is
against the defendant
The principal charge against the
chief was in connection with the rails
ing of revenues for the city from
gambling house and other illegal re-
sorts. In this Chief Richmond acted
upon orders from the mayor and city
council and the system had been in
vogue for forty years.
The court holds that he violated his
oath of office and orders his removal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
COUNCIL TAKES AN
IMPORTANT step
Every Citizen in Hattiesburs Will Be
Urged To Render Every Possible
Assistance in Making Enumeration
Complete as Possible.

The people of Hattiesburg are be-
ginning to realize that they are sleep
ing on their rights in the matter of
boosting the census of the city. This
was manifested at meeting of the city
council last night, when Prof F. B.
Woodley reminded the board that un-
less something should be done, done
in a hurry and in a systematic way,
the chances were that the Federal
census would give Hattiesburg a pop
ulation of not more than ten thou
sand souls
In order that the enumeration
might be made as complete as posi-
Bile. it was decided by the council that
the people of the different wards
should be asked to meet on Thursday
night and devise some plan by which
the census enumerators might be
helped to get complete list of all
persons residing in the city.
Members of the council agreed to
call mass meetings of citizens of theiI
respective wards and to preside over
these meetings. The negroes will
also be asked to hold meetings and
to lend their assistance in every way
possible. 1t was agreed that the
white citizens of wards one and four
be requested to meet at the cour,
house, while the negroes of these
wards are to meet at the school house
in Yellow Pine Park. White citizens
OF wards two and three will meet
at the City Hall, and the negroes al
one of the churches in these wards
Mayor Donald, City Clerk Farley and
members of the Board agreed to at
tend the negro meetings, explain the
object of the meetings and get them
started in a systematic way
During the discussion of the mat
ter by the council. it developed that
vast number of people had not YET
been enumerated, Notwithstanding the
fact that the enumeration had been
closed in the wards where they live
At the various meetings to be held
tomorrow night, it is desired that
some plan may be formed by which
the enumerators may be assisted tc
make the enumeration as complete as
possible, so that Hattiesburg win gel
all that she deserves 1t is urgently
requested that every one who can
both white and colored, be present
at that time, and lend their assistance
in this important work.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
CITIZENS To HELP
TAKE THE CENSUS
MILITIA TO LEAVE
ON AUGUST FIRST
Entire Second Regiment Will Partiel-
pate in Army Maneuvers II
chieamauga Park.

Captain j. A. Beaumont, Company
|. M. N. c.. is in receipt OF letter
from Colonel McCants advising him
that the second regiment would leave
for Chicamauga Park on August /. to
participate in the army maneuvers to
be held there beginning on August 8
end continuing ten days.
The entire second regiment OF the
guard will go to Chicamanga on this
occasion, and the troops viii mobolize
at Meridian on August l. This viii
be the biggest event in which mem
bers of the Mississippi Guard have
ever had the privilege of participat-
ing, and it is thought to be almost
certain that every company will carry
full quota of men. All expenses Of
the trip will be betrayed by the state
and the officers and men will draw
regular pay during the time they are
in camp, so that the trip will be prod
table from a material standpoint as
well as of great benefit in acquiring
knowledge and experience in army
tactics which could be had in no other
way.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
CONCENTRATION and
BANQUET OF HoO-H00
One of The Most Pleasant And Prof.
table Meetings of the Association
Held Since Its Organization.-Elee-
tion of Officers.

Many prominent lumbermen from
all sections of the Yellow Pine belt,
gathered in Hattiesburg yesterday to
attend the fifth annual meeting of the
Mississippi Pine Association The
executive sessions were held at the
Hotel Hattiesburg and the meeting
was well attended.
The association was called to order
at IL o'clock by President J. F. Wild
er, and the forenoon was devoted to
the reading of the secretary's report
and short addresses by prominent
lumbermen Among the speakers
were J. F. Wilder, who reviewed the
work of the association since it's or
ganization and spoke very encourag-
ingly of the conditions at present
prevailing in the lumber industry.
He was followed by P. NJ Ikeler, who
spoke on the subject of "Nle Devel-
opment of Cut-Over Lands Mr.. Ike
Ter advanced many convincing argu-
ments in support of the popular con-
tention that the necessity for develop
ing idle lands in this section was i'm
perative. He knows from experience
what can be done with cut-over lands.
having accomplished results in this
line of Moselle. Mr. H. H. Gust spoke
Interestingly of the general outlook
of the lumber industry in the yellow
pine belt.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
ORDINANCE PASSED
BY UNANIMOUS VSTE
Mayor and Council Go in Body Before
Board of Supervisors and Urge
Them to Take Similar Action on
This Important Matter.

By unanimous vote the city coun-
Gil last night adopted an ordinance de-
claring their intention to issue bonds
of the city of Hattiesburg in the sum
of $57, for the purpose of securing
the location of the Mississippi Normal
for this city.
The question had been previously
discussed by the council, and it was
known that their attitude was favora-
BILE to the bond issue for this purpose,
and when the ordinance was read last
night there was not a member who
offered the slightest objection. When
the roll was called every man voted
yes, loudly and with evident pleasure
at the privilege of helping to boost
the interest of the city.
Mayor Donald explained the
plan which had been adopted in
order to secure the normal, reviewing
the action taken at the recent mass
meeting and at the committee meeting
held later at the Hattiesburg Trust &
Banking Companys offices. The plan
the council, and it was decided that
In order to impress their earnestness
upon the board of supervisors, the
mayor and council should go before
them in body this morning and urge
them to follow the city's example and
make it possible to secure this great
institution for Hattiesburg.
While majority of the members
of the board have expressed them
selves as being favorable to the prop
osition, there appeared to be some lit
tie doubt in the minds of some of them
as to whether or not the citizens of
their respective beats would ap-
prove of their action in the
event they should vote for a
bond issue without first consult
ing them. They were thoroughly con-
scientious in their position, and it is
believed they will show their constit-
uents where this bond issue would be
a great advantage to every taxpayer
in the county
The mayor and council this morning
urged the supervisors to take imme-
diate action on the proposition, ex-
planning that immediate action was
necessary in order to land the prize.
1t is hoped the supervisors will de-
eide to vote on the proposition before
adjournment of the present session,
and it is believed that il vote should
be taken a majority will declare for
the bond issue.
In accordance with a suggestion
made at the recent mass meeting that
the mayor appoint committee of
three to cooperate with like commit