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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
RATTERSBY ACCUSED
OF MACING SHRINERS

The following from the New Or
leans Times-Democrat will be inter
esting to the citizens of Hattiesburg
who recently had dealings with the
man mentioned in this story:
James M. Battersby, forty-niIe
years old, who claims to have been
a member of Lu Lu Temple of Phila-
delphia, was arrested last night on
complaint of Gus d. Levy, potentate
of Jerusalem Temple and locked up.
charged with being dangerous and
suspicious character.
For several days Battersby, it is
charged, has been menacing shriners
Unfortunately about the hotels on
the plea of being member of the
order temporarily without funds Bat
tersby claims to have been in good
standing in the order some ten years
ago, but says for the past several
years he has been sick and could dc
no work. Potentate Levy claims that
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
women HISS At
PRESIDENT TAFT
Because President of United States
is Not in Sympathy With the
Suffrage Movement.
(BB associated PreSS.)

Washington, April 16.-The presi-
dent OF the United States, the first
Of that office ever to greet conven-
ton Of women suffragists, had the
courage TO confess his opinion Thurs
day and was Kissed for his action.
President Taft was welcoming to
Washington the delegates to the con-
vention Of the National Woman Suf-
frage, He had frankly told them he
was nor altogether in sympathy with
the suffrage movement and was ex-
planning why he could not subscribe
fully to its principles. He said he
thought one Of the dangers in grant
ing suffrage to women was that the
women. as a whole, were not inter
ested i'm IT, and that the power of the
ballot as far as women were con-
cerned, would be controlled by the
less desirable class"
when these words fell from the
president lips the walls of the CON
veutiou uai echoed a chorus of femi-
nine Kisses Tt was no feeble demon
-tratton of protest The combined
Kisses sounded as if a valve on II
steam engine had broken.
President Taft stood unmoyed on
The platform during the demonstra
ion of hostilty-for the Kissing con-
tiuued but a moment-and then, smil-
ing as he spoke, he answered the I'M
fayorabla greeting with this retort:
Nov my dear ladies' you must
show yourselves capable of suffrage
by exercising that degree of restraint
which is necessary in the conduct of
governments affairs. by not Kissing"
The women who had Kissed were
rebuked The presidents reply ap-
parently had taken hold. There were
no more Kisses while he continued
his address. which he characterized
as my confession on the woman suf-
rage question.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
PEaCY'S SPEECH TO
The LEGISLATURE
Wants Primary Held This Year To
Nominate Candidate for the Long
Term in United States Senate
Fpocial to The NetCS.

Special to The NeWS.
Jackson, Miss April Ex-senator
Leroy Percy yesterday afternoon ad-
dressed the legislature at Jackson, his
theme being principally the recent
charges OF fraud and corruption in his
election. In this connection, Mr..
Percy said.
THE shameless story has been
spread broadcast over the land that
Mississippi Legislature had been de-
bauched and corrupted by son OF
Mississippi Among strangers, seek
ing as best / could to uphold the dig
nitv of the state, whose commission l
bore, knowing that that commission
bad beop won as fairly and as hon
orabIy as any ever held by son of
Mississippi loud applause; knowing
that | had entered the political strug-
ole through no desire to crafty per-
,,onal ambition that ! had cast my
lot in il with those who had fought
hecause they believed that Mississip-
nj was threatened with grave disas-
ter in the election of James K. Varda-
man; knowing that I had forbidden
those who left me at home to bear
cent of the expense incident to the
campaign here, and said to them that
there is no expense except the legiti-
mate expenses that attended the pro-
longed stay in the capital city (thank
God no money has been spent on a
Continued on page ski
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
AN EXCELLENT
HEALTH RESORT
Mammoth Springs Property Is Offered
For Rent For The Remainder
Of The Current Year.

Elsewhere in The News today will
be found an advertisement of Nam
moth Mineral Springs Company, offer
ing to rent their property for the re-
mainder of the current year.
Mammoth Springs are strictly in
Hattiesburg territory. Prior to the
late unpleasantness, known now in
history as the panic" this was a
very popular resort, and the genial
DR.. Brumfield kept busy lauding the
wonderful merits of the water and
entertaining his guests.
The present owners, comprising
quite large number of professional
and business men, have chosen to Of
fer to lease the property for the re-
mainder of the current year with the
avowed intention of putting in opera
ton in the near future, such plans as
will re-establish this health resort on
such basis as its merit deserve.
Nature has been wonderfully kind
to this section of the state in her
provision for cooling, wholesome and
health-giving waters.
With proper publicity there is no
good reason why Mammoth Mineral
Springs should not become one of the
most popular resorts in the state.
The News desires in every way to
encourage every feature of South
Mississippi development For this
reason it commends the action of the
owners of Mammoth Mineral Springs
for every step taken to bring again
into wide public notice the merits OF
their spring and resort.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
AMERICAN OPERA To
BE sung IN GERMANY
(By Union Associated Press.)

Berlin, April 1G.-Nevins American
Indian opera, "Poia, will be given
its first rendition at the Royal Opera
House tomorrow evening. The plot
of the opera is BASED on stories of
Blackfoot Indian life by Walter Nc
Clintock, the Pittsburg ethnologist,
who supplied the local color, princi-
pally red. What sore of chiefs, medi-
cine men, bucks, squaws and papooses
the plump German singers will make
remains to be seen.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
NATIONAL Laws
Are NECESSARY
To Check Drug Debauchery In The
United States, Declares a Prom
inent Pharmacist.
(By Associated PreSS.)


Washington, April 16.-The differ
ent forms in which the drug cocaine
is prepared for sale to its victims
were exhibited to President Taft
Thursday by DR.. Joseph p Reming-
ton, of Philadelphia, chairman of the
committee on revision of the United
States pharmacopia, which will hold
it's next convention in this city May
20. DR.. Remington told the President
that the illicit sale of cocaine mad
grown to proportions in this country
that seriously threatened future citi-
zenship.
1t had been discovered in Philadel-
phia, he said, hat the drug was sold
in large quantities to school children.
hundreds of them having been de-
bauched through it's agencies. Re-
strictive laws in cities and States
were ineffective because the drug
could be obtained by mail from other
States. What was needed was ma
tional legislation under the interstate
commerce clause of the constitution
that would forbid the handling or sale
of the medicine except by licensed
druggists and physicians.
The President was appalled, by the
facts told him and promised to give
his aid in any way possible.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
REVIVAL AT THE
main ST. CHURCH
Pastor Watkins Will Be Asst
Two Splendid Preachers in Sc
ries of Services.

A series of evangelistic services
will begin at the Main Street Metho-
dist church tomorrow morning. The
services of tomorrow will be conduct
ed by the pastor, and on Monday
morning he will be Joined by Rev. H.
B. Watkins, of Magnolia and Rev. c..
n. Guice, of Summit.
1t is expected that the meeting will
continue throughout the week, and
probably through the week following.
The service of song will be under the
special leadership of Mr.. Guier, who
will be assisted by local singers in an
effort to present an especially attrac.I
tive feature of the revival service.
There will be two services every
day and the active cooperation of the
Christian people of Hattiesburg is
solicited
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
OFFICERS AFTER
COKE sellers
Will attend
THE PRESBYTERI
Presbyterian Ministers and RepreseF1
tatives of Each Church viii 90 to
Philadelphia Tuesday.

The Presbyterian ministers of the
city, together with a representative
of each Presbyterian church of the
city, will go next Tuesday to attend
a meeting of the Meridian Presby-
terry, which will convene in Philadel
phia, Miss.
At the Spring meeting of the Pres
terry much of the business of the
church is transacted. The records
of the individual churches are ~
viewed. 1t receives and licenses can
didates for tn gospel ministry. II
superintends their education, both
academic and theological. 1t ordains
men to the gospel ministry. 1t at
tends to creeping churches and sits ii
judgment upon the qualification Of
men, and their fitness for certain
churches.
The Presbytery in receiving a min
lister from another Presbytery is re-
quired to examine him as to his
knowledge of experimental religion.
systematic theology, sacramento and
church government. -
Meridian Presbytery is grd
both ministers and churches
last decade the Presbytery nd
500 per cent in ministers and
cent in churches. 1t is educat
young men for the ministry, 7snd Is
the Invest Presbytery in the State in
| Home Mission work.
There will be about 30 TO 60 in at
tendance upon the approaching meet
ing, and from all the churches is ex.
pected a good report. Especially
| is this true of the Presbyterian
| churches of Hattiesburg
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
HAD BOUGHT COCAINE
FOR OTHER PARTIES
Officers Tucker and Riley Laid Plans
Which Worked Out Satisfactorily
So Far as Capturing So-caIled
agents" Was Concerned.

Constable c. E. Tucker and Morris
Riley, as the result of a cleverly laid
scheme to break up the traffic in CO.
caine in this city, have succeeded to
the extent of convicting two negroes
who acted as agents" or "go-be-
tweens" in a transaction which took
place last Tuesday night.
These officers had reason to believe
that cocaine was being sold in Hat
tiesburg but by whom was the question
which they thought very necessary to
be answered before anything could be
accomplished in an effort to break up
this traffic.
In order to get information on this
subject, the constables saw some ne
gro women whom they had reason to
believe were addicted TO the coke"
habit, and approached them with the
request that they purchase some Of
the stuff for them. The women, it
appeared, were willing to accommodate
the officers, so the necessary amount
of money was given to them by Con
stable Tucker and the women in
structed to get the dope and bring it
back to them.
According to evidence adduced this
morning at the trial of Mack Nixon
and Lomax Woodward. on a charge
of selling cocaine, the negro women
who had been given the money by
! Constable Tucker, in turn gave it to
| Nixon, who testified that he gave it
TO Woodward. At any rate, Wood
ward was seen by the officers to de-
liver to the negro women a small par
eel and the whole bunch was accord
ngly arrested and locked up, and the
alleged cocaine held as evidence
In the trial this morning three small
| boxes of white powder which were
proven to be the ones taken from the
women at the time they were deliv-
cred by Woodward, were introduced
as evidence, and Dr. ]. D. Donald was
asked by the court to examine the
stuff and give his opinion as to what
it really was. DR.. Donald examined
the powder in all the boxes and testi-
/ fed that it was cocaine.
Nixon and Woodward acknowledged
that they had assisted the women in
obtaining the drug, and upon being
questioned by the court, Woodward
stated that he had purchased the
stuff from Leo Korndorffer, on Mo-
! bile street. He said when he made
the purchase that he merely asked
for three twenty-five cent boxes" and
that the stuff which he delivered to
the women was the same as had been
bought by him. He could not say
whether or not it was cocaine. He
had merely asked for three boxes
Yesterday before Justice Wall.
Korndorffer was tried on a charge of
selling cocaine, but the Court decided
that the powder which had been sub
mitted in evidence was not proven to
| be cocaine, and Korndorcer was ac-
cordingly discharged by a jury.
Woodward and Nixon were both
convicted before Judge Davis this
morning, and the court was disposed
to be lenient with them, inasmuch as
it was shown that they were not in
the business for profit, but had mere
ly purchased the drug for some one
else. They were each fined S25 and
sentenced to jail for twenty-five days
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
CHINESE PRINCE IS
COMING TO THE U. S.
BY Union Associated Press.

Washington, April 16.-According
to advices from Honolulu to the state
department, Prince Tsai-Tao. brother
of the prince regent of China, is due
at the Hawaiian port today and will
reach San Francisco the latter part OF
the month. He is on his way to the
United States to study the military
system, with a view of adopting It's
best features in the Chinese army.
His stay in this country will be brief.
he is accompanied by large party
of attaches and servants.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16

Battersby is the same man who was
in the city about year ago and left
the city when threatened with arrest
for the same offense.
at is said a large number of visit
ing Mobiles have been touched by Bat
tersby's plea and have given him va
rious amounts i3attersby was warn
ed to leave The city several days ago,
it is reporte h2< Pok no heed"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
SAYS He Saw HIS
Wife STABBED
lBu Associntcd Preas.l

Alexandria, La, April 1G.-Andrew
Moody, farmer living at Nugent, La,
nine miles north of here. came to
Alexandria today and reported that
Just as he entered his home last night
he saw a man stab his wife several
times and fire two shots into her
head, killing her instantly. The man
he says, escaped. The matter is be-
ing investigated by the authorities.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
ONE KILLED and
SEVERAL HURT
OH Associated Pl.ess.N

Nashville, Tent, April 16.--One
man was killed and four more Or less
injured in fire which badly damaged
la wholesale furniture plant here to
day Lieut.. John Ambrose, a fireman,
was caught under falling wall and
killed. The other four men injured
were all firemen. Their injuries are
slight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
A new APPLIANCE
FOR BATTLESHIPS
Special to The NeWS.

Special to The NeWS.
Washington, April 16.-Trials will
be made next week by the battleship
Indiana off the Delaware capes of a
new device which is said to be able
to stop 10000 ton battleship gong
at full speed within her own length.
The inventor is a Canadian He has
an arrangement like barn doors on
the sides of ship which he guaran.
tees to fulfill the claims made by it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
VICTIM OF LAST
SEASONS FOOTBALL
by Associated PreSS.0

Annapolis, Md, April 16.-Midship-
man, Earl Wilson, the navy football
player, died this morning. Wilson
who was from Covington, KY, was
injured October 16 last in a game
against Villa Nova College. It vas
back of his neck struck violently
against the ground, fracturing the ver-
tebrae.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
AN INDIAN MAY
LOWER The RECORD
(By Union Associated Press. }

New York, April 16-At the Harlem
games this evening, Louis Tewanima,
the Monki Indian, will make an at.
tempt to better the present indoor rec.
ord for ten-mile race. which he him.
self now holds, and the Amateur Ath.
letic Union will award him a medal in
case he succeeds. All the cracks in
this part of the country will run
against the Indian.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
new SCHEDULE WILL
TAKE EFFECT SUNDAY

The following new schedule will go
into effect on the NJ, J. & X. c. to-
morrow:
No. Is will depart at 7:15 a. m;
No. Is will depart at Abs p. M; No.
IA will arrive at 1920 a, M; No 16
will arrive at 7:15 p. m.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
WARSHIP BITS GOOD
BYE To CHARLESTON
Special to The Mems.

Special to The NeUS.
Charleston, s. c., April 16.-After
five days stay in Charleston harbor,
the whole period of which was given
over to festivities, in connec ion with
the presentation of a splendid silver
service by the State of South Carolina
to her naval namesakes, the battle
ship South Carolina sailed yesterday
morning at II o'clock for Hampton
Roads.
A great sendoff was given tile shir
as she steamed out of the harb ar.=a1a<
she responded with wireless ~
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
NAVAL CRUISER
Sent TO China
OBJ Associated Press.l

Annoy, April 16-The cruiser Gle
veland, of the United States Asiatic
fleet, has been dispatched to Hankow,
because of the auti-Missionary riots
at Changsha.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
SEVERE STORM IN
EAST MISSISSIPPI!
lBN Associated PreSS.l

New Orleans, La, April 16,-Ser.
Gus damage by storm is reported
today from Northeast Mississippi and
Central Alabama. Torrential rains
accompanied by high cyclonic winds,
were reported from many places in
the Central Gulf states.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
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: THE WEATHER. Z:

: Washington. d. c., April 16.- ::
: Fair in west; showers and cool I:
: er in east portion tonight. Sun /:
: day fair. Colder in southeast ::
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16

sages from the captain after she had
passed out to sea and was hidden from
view. The South Carolina will take
on coal at Hampton Roads and will
|fhen proceed to Provincetown to join
The fleet. 1t is expected that later
he win go to Europe.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16

Continued on page six.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
THENEWS

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-16
THE NEWS

Leading Paper of South Miss
lSsppl' Always brings results
to Advertisers.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-17

house few days ago when Patrol
man Egbert was struggling to over
power Frank Woods, a cocaine-craSed
negro, who bad shot ]. Allor
George was positively identified by
John Stewart. the bartender Of the
Lion bar. as the men who attempted
to hold up that place few nights
ago and who. when folled in the at
tempt, smashed out the plate-glass
door In making his escape.
George was seen on Commercial
street by Patrolman Cleveland and
followed to the corner of second
South and Main streets, and then
bnck to Commercial street AS he
was about TO start up Commercial
street Patrolman Cleveland called
Hello, Tracy" and the negro turned
and answered Hello AS he did
SO he looked in the revolver OF Pa
trolman Cleveland, who was joined u
moment later by Patrolman Burton
AT the station George gave his name
us George Carter.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-17
KARTH UNDER ARREST
ON GRAVE CHARGE

SALT LAKE. June 16.-M. Karth
the butcher. who a week ago Monday
attempted the murder of his wife.
Eva Karth. by shooting her, and then
attempted selfdestruction by cutting
his throat. Will be placed under ar
rest this afternoon while he Is still
lying at st Marks hospital.
When the day after the almost
fatal tragedy it was believed Karth
would recover from his self.innicted
wounds, two complaints were. issued
against him, one charging assault
with intent to commit murder and
the second assault with a deadly
weapon.
At the hospital 1t is reported that
Karth Is now out OF danger and pro-
crossing favorably and that he Will
be able to be removed from the hos
pltal within a few days. The war
rants for arrest have been held by
the police since their issuance and
will be served today, after which
Knrth will be placed under guard un-
I'll his removal from tho hospital
Mrs, Karth. the victim Of her hus-
bands maddened act. left the hos
pital last week and returned to her
home on Edison street
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-17
GOOD FINISHES
AT LATONIA MEET

LATONIA, June 16-Thcrc were
plenty OF close finishes at Latonla to-
day and card hat promised little
In the first place gave the spectators
plenty OF thrills The third race has
been expected to furnish one of he
good contests of the day and il full
filed the expectations.
First race, four and half furlongs
Mary Day. s26.90, won; H. =. r.
Brandt. place s42O. second; Embel.
lIsh. show, SO. third. Time, 81 1-5.
Second race. six furlongs
Grain, $3.50, won. White Eagle. S6.4o.
second; Major. show, $3.50. third.
Third race, six furlongs-Alice
George. s167O. won; Barnesdale,
place, s770, second; Merrlck. $40.
third Time. 1:l2 3-5
Fourth race. Ave furlongs-Gov-
ernor Gray. $3.50. won, Labold. $40.
second; Jack Denman. $40, third.
Time. 100 2.5.
Fifth race. mile and an eighth
Charles F. Granger. $3.50. won; Gil.
vedear. sl1e0. second; Solicitor,
$40. third Time, 1;52 20
Sixth race. mile and an eighth
Quagga won, Nanette second. Wolf
erton third. Time. l:55.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-17

threescore clubs of the Western Golf
association began competition today
on their respective links for the Tom
Morris memorial trophy 1t is the
second annual tribute to the grand
old man of golf on the anniversary
of his birth
Conditions governing play were the
same as those of last year except
for the elimination OF half strokes
from the par figures. According to
the new regulations. par for holes
up to 215 yards Is 8; for ZIG TO sou,
4; from 401 to SIS Yards. 5, and from
SIC and upward. g.
Each club was represented by
eight men playing is holes against
par OF the respective yourses.
Play must be finished today regard
less of the weather. The trophy was
presented by Peter Dawson OF Glas-
gov, Scotland
il Will become the permanent prop.
erty Of the club winning 1t Eve times
not necessarily in succession Tho
Denver Country club won II last year
with a score of 16 down
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-17
SHER|FFS VISIT
OGDEN TODAY

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, June 16.
The iptcrmountain association of
sheriffs at business session today
resolved to invite into tho orgapiza-
tion the shcriffs of Colorado, Cali
fornia and Arizona Those OF Utah.
Nevada. Idaho, Wyoming. Montana,
Washington and Oregon are already
affiliated Discussion today turned
upon the difficulties encountered by
sheriffs In securing official interviews
with governors on eXtradition mat
tiers, President Sharp said that on
one occasion he had to pay an at.
torney S25 to secure an audience with
the governor OF Pennsylvania Mem
bers OF the association urged each
other to he more prompt in answer
Ing official letters. Visits were made
by the delegation to the states prison
and the new Salt Lake county jail
The following vice presidents were
elected
Montana. X O'Rourke. Silver
Bow county. Idaho. ]. A. Bennett,
Ada county Oregon. T. S. Taylor,
Umatilla county Washington. Nc
Pugh, Spokane county Wyoming.
Jonathan Jones. Uintah county
Nevada.L G. Clark. Elko county
Utah. NJ NJ. Bush. Toole county.
The sheriffs will inspect the Lucin
cutoff and the state Industrial school
In this city.