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Evening journal., 1910-12-13
WHTSKEY WAS USED
Barrels Of Democratic Liquor in one
District Republicans Used No
Money, But Democrats
Suspected.

DAGSBORO, Del, Dec. 12-R. d.
Lingo. Jr., one OF the most active Re-
publicans IN the second election dis
trict Of the sixth Representative dis.
trict. which takes in the lower part oi
Dsgsboro hundred. says the recent
election here was untainted by Re
publican money or whiskey.
The Democrats are said To have
used money in this end of tho dis
trict, but don't know personally that
they did it, Lingo said. They had
however barrels OF Whiskey. Tho
Democrats made gains in this district.
! don't know how much money they
had in this county or who handled II.
1t is reported, however, that they
drove through the hundred distribut-
ing whiskey There also Is no doubt
Democratic money was used, but II
was done so carefully we have as yet
failed to get definite PROOF Of IL for
purposes Of prosecution"
Former Sheriff Elijah Lynch OF Sell
byville, Baltimore hundred, which IL
in4the Seventh Representative district
Of Sussex county, says he thinks the
fact that the Republican vote In Bal
timore hundred fell on i05 In two
years is the best proof in the world
that Republican money was not used
in the Seventh Representative district
The Democrats, he says, this year
voted men In thar hundred who are
so venal that they never vote at ali
unless they are paid for IT, The vote
in that district, Lynch says, indicates
the use of Democratic money. The
Democrats, he says, got much more
than their ordinary share OF the
hoaters.
But If the Democrats we're paying
money here" Lynch said, they wer'
doing it mighty slyly. and there Il
little trace Of u except on the election
returns.Y
Evening journal., 1910-12-13
FREE LIQUOR sERYEp.
Another Of the Many Charges I'hnS
Democratic Whiskcy Played Part
In the EIecflnn Inst Mnnfh

GLASGOW, Del. Dec l2.-Demo-
cratic money, wn9skey and intimidmn
tion failed 10 swing the Eleventh Rep
resentative district Of New Castia
county into the Democratic column,
and men Of all shades or political
opinion In this section are Indignant
thnt the Democratic leaders shouid
have raised the cIy Of corruption ana
bribery, as salvo Tor their defeat In the
recent election. THIS le a close district.
although In the last three elections the
Republicans havs carried II for Repre-
sentative This time is was regarded
particularly close district. and tho
Democrats we're sanguine that they
would carry It. In 1908 the Republicans
carried the district by nine majority.
This time the Republicans carried h
by eight majority. or a falling OF OF
enc, as compared with the majority Of
two years ago The fact that there was
no Republican gain, but an actual Re.
publican loss in the district. refutea
positively any Democratic assertion
which may be 1.ade that the Republf-
cans resorted to vote-bpying In this
section.
I'VE used NJ money a. all IA tho
district said William Evans. one oe
the most active Republicans in thia
district, to-day. "The Democrats here
have never had the hardihood TO ac-
cuse us Of using money to influence the
result How much the Democrats used
I have no means of knowing I can say.
however. that ! saw negroes come to
the polling pleee evidently for the
purpose of voting, and then. after they
had seen some Democratic worker.
they would get in their wagons and
drive away without voting. That. Il
seems TO me is SIGNIFICANT circum-
stance. IN the lower district the Demo
crats got many colored votes, and a
K not thoreht titt those negroes who
voted the Democratic ticket. we're in.
nrenced by any high moral motive
That is another thing that looked sus
picious.
Everett c. Johnson. Of near Newark
, v as the Republican candidate 70
Penresentative The Democratic can
didate FOR representative was T. Rose
r " McNulicn He ran two years az
4 and was whipped He also ran 20
!, Levy Court COMMISSIONS sewers
wears ago and vas defeated The
! was nientv OF Democr attic whisFev
our district Cor al who wanted =
4 an the lower end Of Pencader f"r
4 dred which is IN the Eleventh Rf 2
i sentative district, Harry Salmon
i former Democ~sii, President OF
= etate senate and glso former
, Court Commissioner in New cas- =
county went N and ont y re
= ton room many times and when 'o'.
I. he Was violating the law. be re1n 70. ~
= several times. The Republicans -
4 objected When finally Johnson -
! Republican candidate. inslssen
: aniunops remain outside' ao o7sin'S1
Evening journal., 1910-12-13
DEMOCRATIC PRICE.
Fifteen Dollars a Vote Said 70 Have
Been 0Nsred-Ar Increase in the
MaiOrifV Pointed ONT.

GEORGETOWN, DEL, Dec. 12-
Sheriff Joseph ID. West, of the Ninth
Representative district of SUSSEX
county. which takes in GEORGETOWN
hundred, said to-day in discussing the
stories Of Republican bribery:
They are not true. The DemScrats
got the gains In the vote and II looks
very much as n they got them by the
use of money ard whiskey. Whiskey
certainly was used by the Democrats
ana they seemingly we're handling tho
1oater vote. Peter A. Doddf was the
Republican candidate for Representa-.
tive in our district this time and DR.
John II. Hammond was the Democrat,
candidate. Dodd received 266 votes an,
Hammond Az. Two years ago tn
Republican candidate, Charles 7.
Moore, was defeated by DR. William L
Rawlins. the Democratic candidate. b,
only 40 majority, and that was re
garded big ynajority for the Demo
Gratis. The vote this time shows Al
increase Of l66 IL the Democratic ma
jority. That speaks for itself / dom
know how much palmer you can get II
Although ! am no, In a position a
this time to discuss specific Instance
of bribery, my information is that {
get many of these voters the Demo
Gratis had to raise the price from 81
to SO a vote. We have some prett
cheap meat down here In my old dis
| trict, Gumboro hundred. two men wen
to a prominent RepLblican and aske
him what was doins In the way c
vote-buying. He told them he kne'
nothing about Il. They replied tina
they had been offered SIS apiece
vote the Democrat ticket. To that tn
/ Republican replied: Well. II that
what you want ts do. I would adyis
you TO do IT, That is a good price.
reckon--I conssreI. that good price
they went into a polling place and tn
supoosition is that they voted Tn
Den ocratic ticket and got their 81
Evening journal., 1910-12-13
Go,erpor sIIenced the Democrats.

LEWES, Del, Dec. 12.-GoveFnor
Pennewill's analysis OF the vote in
the several representative districts in
Sussex county has had the eject Of
sileneing the Democratic psrtisans in
this section who nave been crying
fraud and corruption against the Re
publicans. The more conservative
Democrats even admit frankly that
the ANALYSIS made by the governor is
SO clear that 1t is simply impossible
for anyone 10 refute IT,
The Republicans conducted a clean
campaign In this section. II is kpowr
that the Democrats used much whis-
key here among the electors. and
conditions which existed indicated
they also used money. The full eX-
tent of the use OF money as yet has
not haen ascertsined
Evening journal., 1910-12-13
summary Action Anprorca.

DELAWARE CITY. Del. Dec. 12--
Loyal Republicans here are delighted
that Governor pcnnewill. Thomas s.
Lewis. secretary Of the Republican
Stat Committee. and Robert q. Hous-
ton president of the AntiBribery
league of the State OF Delaware. have
taken such sunin;.-y action in refuta-
tioa - Demacratic charges 0.
Sr.hor- artf coFrurtio1.
Evening journal., 1910-12-13
rvo methods Compared.

Dpr.AfAR, Del. Dec. 12.--lt Is no-
torious fact here that the pemoe.sIs
resortss to every available expetlenx
in mis- district TO win votes. Er~s
whfskey was plentiful not only on eiec-
don day, but slso on several oayf
nreoedinx II. II wsa handled br
Democrafic workers who used much of
"A among the white fioe'ers IN ting
district The Republicans oondnc<se
their campaign here In . clean. who&s'
some and honset way That Is acna4 b
ed openly By tha crnnr.vatise Dsrnn
esr,s nue 1r1~H;siY ~ tks rE&'cHlA
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-17
DEMONSTRATION
WAS Big SUCCESS
More Than Three Hundred Ladies AZ
Moore Bros Wednesday-Sou-
venIrs and Prizes Given.

More than 300 ladies attended the
demonstration of the J. A. Foiger
goods. and National Biscuit Co. pro-
ducts at Moore Bros Grocery Tues
day and Wednesday, and the aHair
was one of the most successful OF the
ksd ever held in Hattiesburg. Each
lady was presented with an accepta,
BILE souvenir on leaving. the store and
the following were awarded the de-
sirable prizes:
First prize, Mrs. ]. @. Perry; IND
Mrs. r. L. Burdette; 9rd. Mrs. Fred
Volking; 4th, Miss Corrie Haney; 9TH
Mrs. James Hays; 9Th, Mrs. George
Hauenstein; 7th, Mrs. Rocker; 9Th
Miss Lucy Russell; 9th, Mrs. A. U
Montgomery; 10th, Mrs. Ethridge
nth, Miss Sadie Anderson; 18th
Miss Emma Arledge; 18th. Miss Edns
Baker; 14th. Mrs. G. B. Huddleston
18th, Mrs. S. B. Martin.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-17
GOVERNOR APPROVES
TWENTY-THREE BILLS
SnecinI To The Nef1S.

Special to The Net0S.
Jackson, Miss, March 17.-Governor
Noel sent messages to the house and
senate this morning announcing that
he has given approval to twenty-three
bills presented to him for signature
during the present week.
The most important measure in the
list is that creating two supreme
court commissioners, appointments
for which will be made before the ad-
iournment e.
The bill amending the act creating
county agricultural high schools, and
obviating the constitutional defect
found in the former law, has been ap-
proved, and this time it Is believed
that the statute will stand the test.
The governor has approved the bill
! creating the office of Second assistant
attorney general, the incumbent of the
office to devote the major portion oi
his time to the railroad commission
He also approves the concurrent reso
luton authorizing the employment ol
an expert accountant to investigate
the books and accounts of the state
officers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-17
CARTER IS INDICTED
MURDERED DR.. wendell

Aberdeen, Miss, March 17.-If John
Carter, indicted Wednesday for the
murder of DR., R. P. wendell, is to ask
for a change of venue it will be done
today, when the case is set for call.
His witnesses have been sumomned,
and this course is expected.
The first move yesterday was an ef-
fort of the defense to quash the in
dictment on the ground that during
the grand jury's deliberations the dis
trict attorney had a private stenog-
rapher in the room, taking the testl-
timony of witnesses. Judge Mitchell
overruled this motion after consid-
cradle argument by Judge Sykes and
Mr.. Mitchell to the effect that the
presence Of an outsider vitiated the
indictment because of its possible in
fiuence upon the grand jurors.
District Attorney Strange contend
ed that the matter was perfectly legal
and that what the defense wanted was
a transcript of the testimony. An ex-
ception was taken to the ruling.
Shortly before the opening of court
Wednesday morning the prisoner was
brought into court accompanied by
several friends. Carter appeared In
excellent health and to have fared
well since his confinement in Novem
ber
Interest in the tragedy, when DR.
Wendell was shot down about midnight
in the Clopton Hotel, has from thai
time practically obscured all else
There seems no doubt that an applica
ton for a change of venue will be
made today.
About swo days will be consumed
hearing the forty or fifty witnesses OF
both sides as to the possibility OF
fair and impartial trial here.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-17
POUND KEEPER
HAS MADE GOOD
Has Already Made More Than The
Amount Required Of Him by the
City Council.

According to the schedule Of prob
able revenues to be derived this
month by the city from the different
Officer Willis Moore,
who had charge of the city pound,
can afford to LAY off" during the
remainder of the month, as his de-
partment has already made more than
the required amount.
In considering the expense matter
at the beginning of the present
month, City Clerk Farley presented
to the board list Of expenditures
and probable receipts from different
sources, to be used as "a basis for
expense reduction, and in this list 1t
was required that the city pound
should earn $3.50 per month, while q
similar course was adopted with all
other departments which have an
earning capacity.
Although, only seventeen days of
the month have passed, Officer Moore
has succeeded in gathering into the
city pound more than the number ol
cows, swine and other animals neces
sary to make the required amount
The unusually large number OF cows
found running at large during this
month is attributed to the temptation
offered the bovines by the fre5hl,
budding grass and boughs of the earl!
spring.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-17
A Clever Piece Of Work.

1t is not known at what time the
robbery was committed, but 1t is gen.
orally conceded to be the cleverest
piece Of work of its kind ever pulled
off in this city. The window through
which entry into the store was ef-
fected is less than 100 feet from the
corner Of Main and Front streets, d.
rectly in front Of The News office, and
is almost under an arc light, which is
supposed to be kept burning all night
The thief evidently had ample light
by which to work in forcing an en-
trance to the store, and the a-c lamp
on the outside Of the building, 1t IL
thought, furnished sufficient light
through the plate glass windows fol
the burglar to locate the articles
which he had evidently spotted" some
time during the day.
None of the members of the firm o.
attaches of the store have any ide.
as to the identity of the burglar, ant
it is thought the police will have grea
difficulty in apprehending the guilt.
party.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-17
Valuable Articles Stolen.

The burglar had evidently spotted
his booty before entering the store,
as he seemed to know exactly where
the most valuable goods we're kept.
There were no lights in the building,
but Notwithstanding this fact, the
nocturnal visitor knew where to go to
find what he wanted. Some Of the
suits stolen were taken from the racks
in the display window of the gents
furnishing department, while the re-
mainder was taken from the shelves
in other parts of the building.
A circumstance which gives
strength to the belief that the burglary
was committed by an "old-timer" is
that none of the stock on the shelves
or counters or in the display windows
was disarranged, the only thing left
out of place being part of bolt of
cloth from which the thief evidently
tore a piece of cloth in which to tie
up his booty and carelessly left lying
on the counter.
This remnant of cloth was discov.
cred early this morning by a clerk
who remembered having sold piece
| from the same bolt yesterday after
noon, and who was positive that he
had replaced it upon the shelf from
which it had been taken. This Incl
dent furnished the first suspicion thai
something was amiss, and an investi
noon, and who was positive that hi
had replaced it upon the shelf from
store had been entered through the
rear window and several hundred dol
lars worth of valuable merchandise
/ stolen.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-17
HA1TIESBURG MAY
get STATE N0kNAL
Bill Providing For Its Establishment
Passed in the Legislature
Yesterday.

The bill creating state normal
training school was passed in the leg
islature yesterday afternoon, and is
now before the senate, with favorable
prospects for its passage by that
body.
Messrs. ]. D. Donald, F. B. Wood
ley and w. I. Thames, who went to
jackson Tuesday night for the pur-
pose of securing the location of the
school in Hattiesburg, have returned
and report that his city will be given
an equal chance with ali other cities
in the state to secure the institution,
but in order to get it, it. is probable
that some lively bidGing will be neces-
sary.
The location is to be left entirely
with the board of trustees of the
school. These trustees are to be ap-
pointed by the Governor. one from
each congressional district, and they
are to ask for proposals from the
communities which have expressed 6
desire to have the institute located IL
their midst.
The bill does not provide any funds
for erecting buildings or maintainin,
the institution, these details being lef
for the next legislature to dispose Of
1t is probable, however, that som
sort of attractive proposition-will b
made the trustees BY citizens Q
this city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-17
collins HOME ROBBED
BY A negro BURGLAR
MAY name JUDGES ]
EARLY next WEEk
Governor Noel is, Expected to shake
The Judicial Plum Tree Within
Next Few Days.

Special to The Nescs.
jackson, Miss, March 17.-Gover-
nor Noel will probably shake the IT.
dicial plum tree early next week an1
send over q basket OF juicy fruit fos|
consideration by the senate.
Since the early part Of the week The
Governors time for fully six houro
each day has been consumed by vi11
tors who want to discuss the judicinI'
appointments. A goodly number G.
legal delegations have called to pre-
sent the claims of their respective
candidates.
Four new circuit judges, In additio4
to the. vacancies about to occur r.
several of the old circuit and cha
Gerry districts. are to be filed befor1
adjournment 1t Is also likely th14
both houses will take favorable ~
ton on the bill creating three neW
chancery districts.
The applicants thus far have mo-
succeeded in eliciting promises Of any
sort from the Governor, nor hay<
any of them obtained intimations r
to where the gubernatorial lightninr
is going to strike.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-17
DEP PARTMENT Store
ROBBED LAST NIGHT
ST. PATR|CK'S DAY
IN HA7T|ESBURG
Many Loyal Sons of Erin Are Today
Wearing the Shamrock in Hon.
or Of the St.

st. Patrick's Day in Hattiesburg is
being observed today in the usual
way, and many loyal sons of the
Emerald Isle are wearing the Sham
rock and bow of green ribbon in
memory of the departed saint.
The way in which the Irish are i'm
posed upon on this occasion is little
short of ridiculous. Every man who
pins upon himself a bow of green rib
bon, and who can scare up four
leaf clover, poses as the real arti-
Gle, and in many instances they even
affect the brogue in order to make
the deception more complete.
However, there are in this city
many real descendants of the genuine
Irish nobility, and, as a matter OF
courtesy, their friends, in many in
stances, wear the shamrock and green
ribbon on st, Patrick's day, while
numbers of them who wear the
green are committing little less than
crime by so doing-at least, this is
the way the real Irishman looks al
il.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-17
RlJRGLAR Frightened
BY SCREAMS OF LADY
Mrs. r. N. Collins Was Awakened by
the Negro Striking a Match IN Her
Room and Thought Il Was Her
Father-Nesro Escaped.

The residence of Mrs. r. N. Collins
on Bay street was burglariZed about
midnight Wednesday night, and per-
sonal property valued at more than
5000 was stolen. The most valuable ar
ticles taken by the burglar include
a diamond stud worth about $500, a
watch, one bracelet and $40 in cash
Mrs. Collins was awakened about
1880 by someone scratching match
in her room, and thinking it was her
father, w. e. Herren, she called to
him. On receiving no reply, she
screamed for Mr.. Herren, who occu-
pied a room across the hall, and the
robber was chased down stairs and
out of the house, and call for OFF,
GERS was sent in. Mrs. Collins was
able to give the officers an accurate
description of the man in her room
and the principal characteristic which
will no doubt result in his ultimate
arrest, being that he was considera
bly, hunch backed. The man was
negro.
! By the time Officers Brannon ant
Mack Doherty arrived on the scene
the negro had made his escape. ant
there was little clue around the houss
for shefn 70 work on The fact de
veloped this morning, however, that
young. man by the name of Groves
who had spent the evening at tn
lhome of Mrs. Collins, met tw,
negroes on Bay Street as he. wa
returning home towards the busines
portion of town, one of them bein
considerably stoop shouldered an
otherwise answering the description
given by Mrs. Collins of the man /
her room. The other negro was me
it is thought, on his way back to tow
by the officers. as they were answe
ing the police call.
Both these negroes have been Il
Gated by the officers and it is expec
ed that their arrest will be made t
day.
Since the business part of town
policed by only two men at night, an
the south side of town not at all, tn
theory was advanced by many tn;
this robbery and the one at Turner
department store are the result of
: welllaid plot, and that the two jot
: were attended to by the same 81
of men. AS Mrs. Collins home wa
Z. entered about 1890, and the time
' the robbery up town is not know
!, it is believed that the robbers kne
that the two officers patroling Il
business part of town would be callt
to the south side, and planned
execute the store robbery at the tin
they were out there.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-17
HATTIESBURG HAS
signed MANAGER
Link stiekney is The Man Who Will
Look After the Local Baseball
Team This Season.

II there exists in the mind of any
local lover of sport the merest 5us-
picion of doubt that the real, gen.
uine, professional article of base ball
will be produced on the Hattiesburg
diamond this season, it is now time to
Danish the thought. If present cal
culations do not miscarry, this city
will have a pennant-winner in the
Cotton States League, and it is up to
every local fan to do his part towards
accomplishing this result.
1t will perhaps be gratifying to the
"old-timers" to know that a mana
ger for IL , Hattiesburg team has al
ready been signed, and the mention of
Link" Stickney's name in this con-
nection W serve as a soothing balm
to the mir lis of the erstwhile dubious.
Link" is the boy who will hold down
| the lid on the Hattiesburg aggrega-
ton this season, and he has already
been ordered to report for duty on
| March 28. He will also bring with
/ him three or four players of his own
| selection, and who will be accepted
or rejected, according to the disposi-
| tion of the local association.
H. s. Haggerty, who is temporary
president of the Hattiesburg associa
ton, has already received about thir
ty-five applications for positions or
the team. and negotiations with al
least fifty players are now under way
It is thought that the team will be
gotten together and be ready fol
practice within three weeks from to
day.
A meeting will be held this evening
at which time the local association
will be permanently organized and
plan of the seasons work outlined
1t is generally understood that H. S
Haggerty will be retained as presiden
of the association, and full boar
of directors will be elected this afteI
noon.
1t has been announced that
season ticket will be given to the lad
who will suggest the most appropriat
, name for the Hattiesburg team, an
, IT is desired that as many as feel s
! inclined will enter this competition
: Any nickname" which NAV be COZ
I sidered appropriate for the team wi
e be acceptable For instance, "Th
e Tar Heels" "The Log Rollers" or an
4 name suggestive of the locality wi
r do
a The Traction company has alread
+ had the grounds at Hamper Park su
veyed, and the grand stand an
n bleachers will be ready before tt
n team gets ready for practice. TT
!. committee in charge of the work
o raising funds have met with mue
q encouragement, and they hope to Fl
ish this work within the next fe
days and collect all funds which hay
been subscribed.