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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19
BOYS CAPTURE THE
CORN CLUB PRIZES

Poplarville, Miss, Oct. 19.-The
Pearl River County Boys Corn Club
had big day here Saturday, it being
the occasion of the awarding of the
prizes given by the county. Quite a
crowd of farmers were present and
great interest was manifested by them
and the boys.
The prizes were small, it being the
first time prizes were given, as the
club was only organized this year,
but after this there will be more and
better prizes.
The list of the prizes and prize win
ners is as follows:
Greatest yield per acre-First prize,
won by Luther Smith, so bushels per
acre; $3.50 and steel plow. Second
prize, $500 and turning plow, won by
Charles Rouse, 6S bushels. Third prize.
$500, won by Clarence Frye, 65 bush
els.
Best Profit on Investment-First
prize, $500 and cultivator, won by
Luther Smith; made 6O6 per cent.
Second prize, $4.00 and cultivator, won
by Clarence Frye, made 357 per cent.
Third prize, $3.50, won by Emery
Frye, made 300 per cent.
Best ten ears-First prize, cultiva-
tor, won by Warren McGehee. Sec
ond prize, $3.50, won by Charles Frye.
Third prize, $1,50, won by Irwin Rouse.
Fourth prize, $1.OO, won by Emery
Frye.
For the Best Written Account-Ir-
win Rouse, first prize, $4.00; Luther
Smith, second prize, $3.50; Charles
Rouse, third prize, $15O,
The corn exhibits were the finest
ever seen in this section and prove
beyond doubt that there are vast op-
portunities in cultivating the cut-over
lands of the county. Two of the prize
winners, Luther Smith and Charles
Rouse, are students of the Pearl River
Agricultural High School.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19
The Sand Table.

Mrs. Watkins had many questions
asked her about this suggestion and
answered them from her own expe-
rience, having used the sand table.
In the sand she traced the journeys
of Paul or of Christ, telling the story
as she did so, she said. Then the
children might trace it themselves
and make the mountains. Some
times the water of a lake might oe
represented by blue tissue paper
crumpled up, etc. Grains of popcorn
in the sand might represent the noun
tains and the children would remem-
Der the story of the lesson so much
better. The little fingers will soon
learn to draw this map with their
fingers in the sand.
The value of object lessons, of men,
ory verses, birthday boxes, of buld-
ing blocks for building churches was
(fso<,fs~>s1s - - ~ r.,l.A> fti
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19
WORK STOPPED ON
GULFPORT SWITCH
Louisville And Nashville Road Ceasee
Labors on Construction of Track
Into Fair Grounds.

Gulfport, Miss, Oct. 19.-The road
supervisor of this division Of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad yes
terday ordered that the work of lay
ing the 1,5OO-foot switch at the fair
&rounds cease, and all material con-
sisting of steel rail, several carloads
of cross ties and switch appurten-
ances be loaded on fiat cars and for
warded to New Orleans. Similar in
structions were also issued regarding
the trainload of gravel that was to
be used in grading the bed for the
switch.
This order and its prompt execution
came as a great surprise to the di-
rectors of the county fair, as, by an
agreement said 10 have been lately
entered into with Superintendent
Charles Marshall, of the Louisville
and Nashville, the fair association
was to do all the grading, which, it is
alleged they were prepared to do, and
the railroad company was to furnish
the material for he switch.
1t was further agreed that the
Louisville and Nashville railroad
could use this track to expedite its
business.
This action on the part of the Louis
Vile and Nashville officials is regard
ed according to expressions of fair
officers, as manifestly unjust, in view
of its agreements. However, work at
the fair grounds goes on apace and
10 serious embarrassment is antici-
pated
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19

forenoon before the cyclone breaks
over this city in all of it's devastating
fury, though the unofficial observa-
tions tend to portend it's earlier arri-
val. The only damage that has been
done in this city so far is to swinging
signs, and few windows and exposed
frail houses.
Ocean resorts in the vicinity of Sa.
vannah have suffered most At Tybee
the sea has broken over the wall az
the government reservation and the
parade ground is under several feet of
water. The new Tybee hotel stands
in the ocean, and miles of the island
car tracks have been washed out.
Early in the evening practically every
soul on the island came to Savannah
in special train, fearing repetition
of the memorable storms of 1881 and
1898 when the entire island practically
was under water, and hundreds Of
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19
VESSEL THAT BORE
President HAD A
VERY CLOSE SHAVE
Mr.. Taft on a Visit to Ellis Island,
Was Passenger on ship Which
Almost CoIIded in Bay.

New York, Oct. 19.1President Taft's
visit today to Ellis Island, where he
made a thorough inspection of the
government immigration station, had
rather exciting introduction vixen
the immigrant cutter Immigrant, on
which the president and his party
were enroute to the island, had sever
al narrow escapes from collision in
the Huds-n river during the thick fog
that prevailed.
In the mark the little steamer was
several times seemingly on the point
of being run down and once had to
make an exceedingly sharp turn to
avoid collision with the ferryboat
Goshen.
Mr.. Taft, who was the guest of Com
missioner of immigration William
Williams on the trip, had a somewhat
unique experience after the arrival on
the island. This was when he unoff-
clally sat, as 1t were, as an associate
judge with Commissioner General of
immigration Daniel ]. Keefe, in num-
Der of immigration appeal cases. Mr..
Taft was given the opportunity to hear
these cases as an example of the prob
lens the immigration service continu-
ally has to contend with.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19
MASONS Meet
AT MERIDIAN
Fall Convocation and Reunion of Co.
Ordinate Bodies convenes for
Three-oay Session.

Meridian, Miss, Oct. 19.-The fall
convocation and reunion of the co-or-
dinate bodies of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry
convened at the Masonic Temple for
three days session yesterday. The
ineffable degree from the fourth to the
fourteenth inclusive, was conferred
by Meridian Lodge of Perfection No.
l. Last night the historical and re-
ligious degrees, fifteenth, sixteenth,
seventeenth and eighteenth were con-
ferred by Mississippi Chapter of Rose
Croix No. l. The class of candidates
taking the degrees are: A. D. Rosen-
baum, R. w. Robinson, Leland LYLE.
A. Moskowitz, M. H. Rosenbaum and
Ed. Funkenstein, Meridian; T. S. Var
brough and ]. R. Saucier of Hatties-
burg; M. R. Berbett and M. w. Curry
of jackson; ]. B. Evans of Quitman:
]. S. Goban of Gulfport; Mr.. Var
brough of Robinsonville.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19
DENVER UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS ON STRIKE

Denver. Colo, Oct 1--we want
a holiday" was the burden OF the
shouts yesterday of the more than 800
students at Denver University, VINO
reinforced their demands with clang-
ing COW bells, drums and tin cans
stQtmed recitation rooms and declared
a Nrike when their demands were re-
fused. Nearly 100 students, led Dy
four upper class men, stormed the
main building, entered class rooms
dragging students and professors into
the hall and threatening to throw be-
ligerent professors through the WIN
dows. After successfully breaking up
classes, the students retired to the
campus and held serpentine dance
The holiday was not officially grant
ed. and in consequence, about zoo SUI
dents have signed a pledge to remain
away from classes today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19
WOULD BE Big Thing
FOR HATTIESBURG
Union Proposes to Amplify Present
System by Putting in Central Ware
house to Take Care of All South
Mississippi Products.

AT a meeting of the Commercial
Club Monday evening, President G.
R. Hightower, of the Mississippi Di.
vision of the Farmers Union. submit.
ted proposition to the people of Hat.
tiesburg which may prove to be of far.
reaching Importance.
AS briefly explained by President
H1ghtower, the Farmers Union pro.
poses to amplify their present cotton
warehouse system by putting in a cen
tral warehouse and selling agency
which will take care of all the mar
ketable products which may be used
in South Mississippi. This plan. Mr..
Hightower said, had been necessary
because of the boil weevil; and the
intention is to avoid the disastrous
competition that can be avoided bv
cooperation.
Mr.. H1ghtower wants the citizens
of'Hattiesburg to subscribe to $4,000
of the stock of the Union Warehouse
Company, state corporation. the
money to be expended in building a
modern warehouse, large enough to
accommodate all the products which
might be assembled here, and also to
provide a modern syrup-making fac
tory with ample capacity to consume
all the cane grown in this section, and
to manufacture the same into an ex-
elusive grade of syrup, for which, it
is believed, there would be ready sale.
AS explained by Mr.. Hightower,
there is nothing new in the plans pro-
posed by the union, as the same work
is being successfully carried out in
many sections of the United States
with the result that the farmers are
making money, where before they
lost.
While there has been no promise
made to that effect, ii Is quite proba.
bic that in the event this plan is car.
ried out in Hattiesburg, 1t would ulti-
mately result in the location here of
the state offices of the union, and the
removal to this city of the thirty-five
employees of the union headouarters
VINO are now in Jackson. 1t would
also probably mean the location in
Hattiesburg of modern syrup-making
plant, such as are now operating sue
cessfully in Georgia and Alabama, and
which ship not less than $4,000 worth
OF syrup to Hattiesburg annually.
This whole matter will be discussed
IN detail at a meeting to be held at
the court house Friday night at eight
O'Clock, at which time the committee
appointed by the Commercial Club
to confer with President Hightower
VIII report on the proposition. This
VIII be an open meeting, to which
every citizen of Hattiesburg is invited
and at which they will have the same
of the floor as club members
Other important matters will be con.
sidered and it is hoped the attendance
will be large.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19
Round Table on Primary Work.

Round Table on Primary Work.
Mrs. A. F. watkins conducted the
Round Table on Primary Work so
cleverly and with so many good sug-
gestions that she was complimented
by the General Secretary of the state.
She declared the primary worker
needed first, place, separate from
the other pupils. The teacher of this
class must be the best in the school,
one in sympathy with child life,-a
young mother is usually good for this
work-and one who loves children.
Among the many questions asked
was, Where is the teacher to receive
the training for this work." The
answer was "In these county conven-
tions and such places as well as at
training schools. The children should
love Sunday school until they play it
all the week. Above all things, a
Sunday school teacher should be a
Christian, one who knows Jesus as
her personal Saviour"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19

support of the banks in the rice belt.
to the extent of inducing all rice grow
ers to join by refusing accommoda-
tions who are SO short-sighted, believ-
ing that such action will have the ef-
feet of holding the weax-xneed ones
in line"
Such was the action taken at a
largely attended meeting of the rice
growers of this section, which was
held Saturday night at the Peoples
Bank building, the object being to
form an organization with the view of
confirming the sales of the product
through the same channel, thereby
eliminating competition in disposlng
of the cereal. Speeches were made BY
Messrs. Wilkins, Gebbert, Randolph
and Senator H. L. Guerdan. who spoke
IN French n Powell was elected
n.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19

Savannah, Ga. Oct. 19.-Q a. m.)-
At midnight Savannah appeared to be
well within the influence of the West
Indian hurricane which has been head
ed in this direction from over Florida
all day. The wind was blowing sixty
miles an hour and the velocity increas-
ing hourly, indicating the steady ad-
vance of the storm.
Late observations made by the
weather bureau forecaster here con.
vince him that it will be tomorrow
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19

The equipment of the primary room
was declared to be of utmost impor.
tance, Little red chairs, so the little
feet may touch the floor will help to
keep them still. The educative value
of pictures is not appreciated half as
it should be, for child will carry a
picture in it's mind all it's life. There
fore, such pictures as Hoffman's s
"Head of the Christ Child" and "Jesus
Blessing the Little Children" should
be used in this room. A baby organ
is necessary, and such songs al ap-
peal to childrenssJesus BidsA Us
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19
rice men INDORSE
THE CROWLEY PLAN

Elton, La, Oct. 19.-"Resolved,
That we endorse the action taken by
crawley interests ini exposing the
manipuiators of the rice product by
the New Orleans millers, and that we
are fully in accord with the action ta-
ken by the mass meeting at Crawley
on October II, proposing to establish
united rice sales agency.
Resolved, That we recommend that
Il the proposed sales agency u con.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19
JUDGE PARKER begins
WAR On roosevelt

Olean, N. Y, Oct 19.-Judge Alton
B. Parker began the Democratic cam
paign in a speech in which he strenu-
ously denounced Col. Roosevelt's
charge of an alliance between Tamma-
ny Hall and Wall Street. On the con-
trary, he said, the coloneps charge
raised strong presumption that the
Republican political organization has
established relations with Wall Street,
or some part of it.
He urged enactment of a law pro-
viding for the imprisonment instead
of mere fines, in cases of corporate
contributions to campaign funds, Judge
Parker quoted extensively from letters
of Colonel Roosevelt, William ]. Bry-
an and Edward H. Hartman, to fortify
assertions that Mr.. Roosevelt, in the
campaign of 1904, solicited campaign
funds; that Roosevelt knew that the
great financial interests protected in
terests, and others having favors to
seek, contributed largely" and at Mr..
Roosevelt's urgent request Mr.. Harri-
man very shortly before election day,
interested himself in securing $3.50 900
which was turned over by the Repub-
lican national committees to the Re.
publican state committee"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19

Shine'-and others like that should
be sung. Such songs as "How Firm
a Foundation while beautiful, will
be appreciated later. The program
should be varied each Sunday and a
blackboard is indispensable. Low
round tables for the children to sit
around are fine. They must have
something to do, some kind of hand
work, so the Sand Table is excellent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19

An associated Press message from
Washington at o'clock Wednesday
morning stated that advices to- the
Weather Bureau indicated the West
Indian hurricane had passed the lati-
tude of Savannah, Ca, before that
hour its center being we'll out to sea.
Charleston and Beaufort, with other
exposed points along the coast of the
Carolinas were expected to feel its
worst effects early today.
Except for one wire reaching north
ward from Jacksonville all communi.
cation South of Savannah had been
lost by 9 o'clock at night and the dam
age done by the storm in Florida and
Southern Georgia can only be guessed
at. 1t is believed to have been heavy,
with probably considerable loss of life.
Jacksonville and st. Augustine were
still in the wake of the storm last
night and a returning tide was expect
ed to do further damage at the latter
point.
Key West got into communication
with the outer world last night by way
of Havana.
The damage to orange growers and
truck farmers in Florida will reach
into the hundreds of thousands.
The storm crossed from the gulf at
point about on line with Tampa
and its effects were hardly felt much
north of Tampa on the West coast of
Florida.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19
GEORGIA CITY HAS
SUFFERED HEAVILY
Jacksonville and st. Augustine Still
Storms Wake Last Night and Tide
is Expected to Do Greater Damaqe
at Latter Point.

Nearly all of the Florida Peninsula
is still isolated from communication
as the result of the tropical hurricane
which for twenty-four hours has been
sweeping across the state at rate
of sixty to ninety miles an hour. Mea-
ger news from the edge of the storm
territory indicates that it was one of
the severest in recent years, and grave
fears are felt for the safety of life
and property.
Several light houses on the South
ern extremity of Florida are dark since
the storm steamers report. The last
word from st. Augustine left yester-
day, reaching news channels today.
1t was preparing for a tide which was
expected to overflow many of it's
streets last night.
Brunswick was near the center of
the storm today at noon. The last
word from there came last night.
The storm was diminishing this
morning at Jacksonville. Fruitless
efforts were made to get into touch
by wireless with Tampa, which has
not been heard from since early yes
terday, when the storm was nearing
It's height and tearing off the roofs
in the city. The storms course to-
day appears to be up the Atlantic
coast, with prospects that it may veer
out to sea before it hits the South
Carolina coast.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19

Hudson, N. Y, Oct 19-Renewing
his campaign through the state in the
interest of Henry L. Stinson, Republi-
can nominee for governor, Theodore
Roosevelt, in speech from the rear
platform of his train here yesterday,
talked Of the statement that he want
ed to be king"
Il didn't expect to answer this king
business" said he. 81 don't think
that it is worth answering. What |
got at the Saratoga convention was
by fair and open fight. What infiu-
ence I had in Saratoga came partly
from the fact that the delegates be
lieved that l was right and partly be.
cause they knew that had the people
behind me-"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19
THE NEWS

Leading Paper of South Miss
'Sippi. always brings results
to Advertisers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-19

Gives the news, general, state
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man your subscription.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14
Sad End to RoyIsh Prank.

A number Of April fool stunts which
Harry Edwards and his younger broth
err, Fred, played In the attic OF their
home at Arlington, NJ j., resulted In
the death Of Harry. The two broth
ers were going to an April fools party,
but before they left they went up to
the attic OF the house. Fred left his
brother for few minutes to get
something downstairs. When he re-
turned he discovered Harry hanging
from a rafter He called to him but
received no answer. Around his neck
was a thin leather strap, such as the
boys use for their school books. Fred
cut this and his brother dropped to
the floor dead. The only explanation
the police could get was that Harry
probably wanted to fool his brother
and make him believe that he had
hanged himself He stood up on
couch and may have slipped of acci-
dentally.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14
Killed by a swan.

The swans which gracefully glide
over the many picturesque river
stretches and artificial lakes In Eng,
land are commonly regarded as harm.
less birds, much beloved by young and
did. and fed and fendled as things
embodyirg the poetic spirit of snow.
white grace and beauty. A different
story WAS tcld'at Nottingham recent.
ly, where at an inquest It was stated
that Cecll Rarratt. five years old. was
pulled into the river by swan, who
attacked him so savagely that he was
drowned.
The bov wns the sen OF the care
taker OF the Nottingham Rowing club.
and was playing on the landing stage
when the swan attacked him. Tho
lads father ran to the scene of the &C
cidcnt. dIved several times, but failed
to find the boy, and was also attacked
by the bird before he got ashore.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14

he had heard from Mr.. Chubbuck No
word had been received and then Mr..
Warder made the apportionment for
| two tracks as provided in the ordi-
nance. 1t is coHtended that If the
city authorities were sure that there
was definite understanding with for
mer General Manager Fischer, which
tthey considered binding, they should
mot have felt it necessary to obtain
confirmation of it from Mr.. McLaugh-
lin or Mr.. rhubbuck That an agree.
lment on the matter was sought from
\ the latter by representative of the
city is regarded as casting doubt upon
that matter.
There seems to be no documentary
evidence In existence that Mr. Fischer
Iagreed as contended, and the matter
rests between him and Mayor Parsons
as question of veracity between the
two. The only documentary evidence
on the subject seems to be the pro-
vision in the company's franchise or
dinance, which gives the company a
right to lay the second track at any
time within the period for which
lright-of-way is granted. and that if
the company shall decide to lay such
track after the street has been paved,
1t shall refund to the owners of prop
erty ahutting the street the. sum in.
volved. And this provision Is taken
| as distinctly recognizing the com
pany's right to refuse to lay the track
at the time the paving twas done.
| II the court shall decide against the
railroad company an appeal probably
will be taken and the Improvement
| delayed indefinitely.
The Big Fours objection that no
catch basins were provided for in
the ordinance was overruIed by the
eourt, as it was shown that these
were provided for in the sewer ordi-
nance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14
ST. PATR|Ck's SCHOOL
Closing Exercises Last Night at
Cairo Opera House--Elaborate
Program Well Rendered.

The closing exercises of st. Pat
rick's school were held last evening
at the opera house. There was a
large attendance, and not only the
relatives and friends Of the children
but the entire audience, we're pleased
with the performance. The good Sis
tiers who have been the faithful teach.
ers of the children for some time
We're very painstaking in drilling their
young charges for this suspicious
event Of their youthful careers. The
stage was prettily decorated for the
occasion. The songs, recitations and
pantomime were all excellently rem
dered and the cantata with its pretty
tableaux showed that much work
must have been done by the instruc-
tirs. The program as published was
given in every detail.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14
Napoleon's Elba Flag.

Lord Archibald Campbell has pre-
sented to the army museum In Paris
curious relic OF Napoleon. This Is
the flag which the latter few in the
isle of Elba during his captivity there.
The flag is square, white and fringed
with gold. bearing three gold bees and
diagonal scarlet stripe. The stan
carries a white and scarlet scarf, hav-
ing also three gold bees. Napoleon
does not seem to have used the nag
he invented elsewhere than In the Isle
of Elba. where he was dethroned
and captive monarch. In France, al
though bees we're always his emblem.
and were embroidered on his state
robes, his standard was the tricolor.