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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
HATTESBRC MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY AFTERNOON JULY 15 1911
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, July 15.-Governor De-
neen before the Lorimer investiga-
tion committee today testified that he
tentatively wrote the message calling
the Illinois legislature in special ses-
sion following the alleged confession
of White, but decided otherwise be-
cause of the confusion that might oc-
cur by the legislative investigation
committee probably including men
who were guilty. The Governor told
of being in the Tribune office and
probably read the first copy Of the
paper containing Whites story, leav-
ing the office with the paper under his
coat
Washington, July 15.-For nearly
six hours yesterday Gov. Charles S
Deneen of Illinois underwent cross ex
animation at the hands of counsel foi
i Senator Lorimer, concerning the testi
mony the Governor gave yesterday to
the Senate committee which is investi
eating the election of Senator Lori
mer. 1t is expected tomorrow the
| Governor will be cross-examined abou
events on the day Lorimer was elec
ted.
Nearly every phase of Illinois poll
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
Mr. Austin Embossed By 4
Large Number OF Voters

didaey for the office of Penitentiary
Trustee of the Southern District of
Mississippi and whereas this section
of South Mississippi has never been
represented on the Board of Peniten-
tiary Trustees and whereas we rec
egnize in Mr. |. V. Austin a man of
sterling character, possessed of splen-
did qualifications for the discharge of
the duties of the office and worthy of
all confidence; therefore, be it
Resolved, that we, the citizens of
Forrest county, In mass meeting as
sembled, do hereby endorse his can
didacy and tender him our loyal sup
port"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
MUCH TIMBER DESTROYED.

Boston, July 15.-The forest fire
situation in New England continued
serious. In the Moose Head lake re-
gion of Maine thousands of acres OF
timber lands have been destroyed by
a fire which defied all efforts to con-
troll. Some sporting camps were
threatened, but few people or build
ings were in danger. The forest in
the vicinity of Concord, N. H., Hope,
r. T., and South WATERFORD, were well
in control today, although they will
not be extinguished until rain shrdloo
not be extinguished entirely until rain
comes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15

An enthusiastic meeting of the sup
porters of Mr.. l. V. Austin for the Of
flee of Penitentary Trustee of the
Southern District of Mississippi, was
held at the court house last night.
Those present pledged their support
to Mr. Austin and a resolution of en-
dorsement was adopted. Every voter
in this section will be given an oppor-
tunity to sign his name to the reso-
luton, which is being circulated on
the streets. The resolution adopted
follows:
Whereas, Mr.. |. " Austin, of For
rest county, has announced his can
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
30 HURT IN STRIKE RIOT.

Saragossa, Spain, July 15.-Thirty
persons were wounded last night dur
ing encounters in the streets of the
CITY. Strikers armed with revolvers
attacked the police from different
quarters and the city was thrown into
a state of terror. The shops this
morning are closed and no newspaper
appeared on the streets. A state of
siege probably will be proclaimed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
"BLACKHANB" MAN
INSTANTLY KILLED
(By Associated Press.)

Jeannette, Penn. July 15.-George
Lobarto recently received a black
hand letter demanding money and ar
ranging for a signal when the money
was to be produced. Today Veni
Cogilano, an Italian barber, entered
Lobarto's place, when he gave the sig.
nal by lighting cigar, Lobarto pulled
a revolver and killing Cogilano instant
ly Lobarto escaped.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
PARIS GREEN SUPPLY SHORT.
Texas Cotton Supply May Suffer
Heavy Loss.

Austin, Tex, July ia national
shortage in the supply of paris green
may mean the loss of millions of dol
lars to the Texas cotton raisers this
year, according to an announcement
made today by Entomologist School of
the state department of agriculture
Mr.. Scholl said that the cotton leaf
worm is ravaging the fields of South
Texas to an extent heretofore power
less to check The spread of the pest
is because of their inability to get
paris green.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
MARK TWAIN NOT POOR.

New York, July 15.-Mark Twain
left actual property worth $471.13
An appraisal of his estate filed with
the surrogate today places this value
on securities and real estate the
humorist bequeathed to his only sur
viving child. Mrs. Gabrieowitsch,
when he died on April 81, 1910.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
NEW ON THE JOB.

Your wife wants you on the tele-
phone, announced the new boy In an
office where two different phones
were installed.
(which one?" inquired the boss,
thinking of the two telephones.
please, SIR" said the boy, Il don't
know how many you have."-Mack's
National Monthly
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
STEAMSHIP LINES
ADVANCE RATES
fBu Associated Press.l

Liverpool, July 15.-Several steam
ship companies of this and Londor
ports involved in the recent shipping
strike have advanced passenger rates
70 the United States and. Canada from
one dollar and quarter to two dollars
and half in order to Offset the increase
in wages they were obliged to grant
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
FIRST CHINESE CRUISER.

London, July 15.-The first cruiser
for China's modern navy under the
programme adopted by that govern
ment last year was launched at Bar
res-in-Furness today. 1t is a small
ship of 2,460 tons, and is equipped
with turbines providing speed of
twenty knots an hour. Its largest
guns are six inches.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15

Jackson. Miss. July 15.-The Demo
cratic state executive committee will
meei here Monday at the noon hour
to prepare the official ballot for the
stale primary to be held on August /,
and 10 declare as nominees of the
party all who have no opposition. The
list of candidates thus far unoppos-
ed is as follows:
For Governor: Earle Brewer, of
Clarksdale
For Clerk Supreme Court: George
c. Myers, of Jackson.
For Superintendent of Education:
j. ~ Powers of West Point.
Unless Withdrawals take place prior
to the meeting of the committee on
Monday, all other state offices will be
contested for, and only the above can
didates will be declared the nominees
and will not incur the expense OF hav'
4 ing their names placed on the primary
ticket.
Three weeks ago the list of unoppos
ed candidates for state office was
half dozen in number. but new en-
tries for auditor, prison trustee in the
southern district and revenue agent
cnt down the number.
This will be the first time in his
tory that an aspirant for the Cover
norship has captured the office with
ont oYno-ition. Hon. Earle Brewer
the next Governor is in the city to
aay and win remain over until Mon
5qy i1 attend the meeting Of the com
mittcp. after which he will probabl'
issue Gumal letter of thanks to tn
VOTERS of rhe state He was a clos
second iu the campaign four year
AGO. being defeated in the second pr
mary by o. f. Noel by a little NOR
than 1000 votes.
The next important matter to D
bronph+ before the committee will b
tbe preparation of the official ballo'
tn be sent ont to the various count
ovocpfiva committees. Names Of cal
dilatas will appear on the ballot /
tbo orde, that formal notification
-<,were sent 10 Secretary ]. b, StirIini
As applied 10 the Senatorial contes
tho name ii. Hon. c. II. Alexander wi
anpear first. followed by Senator l.
poy parcy and Ex-Governor James +
vardaman in the order named
The Senatorial contest continue
b ha The all.absorbing feature OF TN
oomnaiqn all other contests being
ooron,efely in the background that
is doubtful whether majority oil IN
votors know who is running for IN
rorions other offices, and will not D
ooma we'll acquainted with the
name, gnti they go to the poilln
nlaces tvu weeks hence.
rbe tpree Senatorial aspiran
h,oocnt A very strenuous week to
cIo-e this ofternoon, and Will spel
srnl.y ia Jackson. Although wea.
~ ,ondi,ions over the state during u
week were not favorable eaeh d, a
drsssed large crowds at all points VI
From ic three campaign bnrea'
u.,. nr sneakers who have been e
gagged to da]iver addresses IN PEN, oen'
., their rs-pectiye candidates durll
I'll t6e new fortnight are being AM annour ,ul,
Cd # j. estimated that at least iol
~aols.s vll be in the field durl'
tbe closing two weeks OF the 'e'
torial campaign.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
WAS A POSTMASTER
FOR FIFTY YEARS

Washington, July 15.-Lyman D.
Thurston, who was appointed postmas-
ter of Leicester, Mass, by Abraham
Lincoln, in 1861, has sent in his resig-
nation to the postoffice department at
Washington to go into effect today.
Today is the semi-centennial of Thurs
toms appointment, and his period of
continuous service breaks all records
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
COUPLE MARRIED BY
A NEW-MADE GRAVE
(By Associated Press.)

Lawton, Okla, July 15.-Beside a
new grave, Miss Nora Blankenship
and Isaac Upton were married yester-
day by Rev. w. E. Humphries. They
wished to wed without delay, and
learning that the pastor was officiat-
ing at the funeral, repaired immediate
ly to the. cemetery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
DoWAGER DUCHESS DIED
FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT,

oLondon, July 15-The Dowager
Duchess, of Devonshire, was taken
suddenly ill at sundown at the race
track yesterday, the result of the ex-
cessive heat, and died early today.
She never regained consciousness.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
THE MARKETS.


New Orleans, July 15.-Cotton clos
ed barely steady, unchanged to ten
points up compared with yesterdays
close.
Chicago, July 15.-Wheat closed
steady. a quarter to three eighths low
er to three eighths up. Provisions
firm. two and half down to shade up.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
SERIOUS CHARGES ARE MADE
AGAINST HIM OF NOT PER-
FORMING DUTY.
TOO FRIENDLY With SYNDICATE
House Judiciary Committee Votes For
Searching and Sweeping Inquiry
Claim That wiekersham Permit
tie Guilty to Go Unpunished.

Washington, July ,15.-After secret
consideration of charges made by Del
egate Wickersham of Alaska that Az
torney General Wickersham deliber-
ately permitted the statute of limita-
tion to run against agents of the
Alaska Syndicate, which defrauded
the government through perjury to
the extent of s50,000 the house COM
mittee on judiciary has determined to
report favorably a resolution of in
quiry offered by Delegate Wicker
sham.
Call on Wckersham to Show.
The resolution would call upon the
attorney general to furnish the house
with all documents, affidavits and tes-
timony in possession relating to an
affidavit submitted to him more than
year ago and sworn to by H. j.
Douglas, former auditor of the Alaska
Syndicate, in 1908.
Delegate StartIes Committee.
Delegate Wickersham startled the
committee when he produced a copy
Of an affidavit relating to an alleged
criminal act committed by Captain D.
H. Jarvis of the Alaska Syndicate, and
formerly prominent in the govern
ment revenue cutter service, who
committed suicide in Seattle on June
22, the day following the introduction
of the Wickersham resolution calling
for production of the papers in the
case, and by John H. Bullock, of the
John ]. Zesner Coal Company of New
York.
Through connivance of these men ii
> was charged the government was de-
, frauded on coal contracts and evi.
dence to that effect was permitted to
remain unacted upon in the attorney
generals office fc- more than a year
until the statute sas-
ed last May.
Photo
= Delegate Wickersham rufn.-
committee with Photographic copies
of letter of an attorney for the Alas
: ka Syndicate to d. H. Jarvis, admit
ting the expenditure of money to con
troll government witnesses in the Haz,
d, murder trial in 1908, wherein al
= agent of the Alaska Syndicate was ac
cused of numbering laborers employ
ed by rival interests during the cor
struction of a railroad in Alaska.
A photograph of an expense ac
count for s1,133.40 of Morissey, en-
ployed by the syndicate, it is claimed
# to entertain government witnesse
e and jurymen in that connection, ais
D. was submitted to the comittee. Thi
r evidence, Delegate Wickersham d,
II clared also is in the possession of tn
d attorney general.
'f Delegate Wickersham urged on tn
st judiciary committee the Douglas aft
davit involving the representatives G
the Northwestern Commercial Con
pany. one of the Alaskan syndicat
concerns, and the Zesner Coal Con
- pany.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
Protecting men
FROM MOB VIOLENCE
(By Associated PreSS.)

Somerset, July 15-Fearing mob
violence, James Ellis and Fount Hell
ton charged with shooting and killing
Justice A. ]. Beatty and Constable w.
F. Heath in the court house at Burn
side last August were brought here
today and placed in Jail for safe keep
ing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
AVIATOR MARS IMPRovED;
RECOVERY Is EXPECTED

Erie, Penn, July 15.-Aviator Mars.
who was crushed under his own aero
plane late yesterday, is reported in an
improved condition and the doctors
say he win recover.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
The Forest Fires Not As
Destructive As Reported

houses have been burned. Fires are
raging on the Quebec side of Lake
Temiskaming, and a large number OF
settlers around Sudbury have been
burned out and had to fee for their
lives.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
Engineer OLIVER
. INSTANTLY KILLED
fBu Associated Press'o

pocbester. July 15.-Ensineer oli-
yer was instantly killed here ,.'a .oa"s y
yer ~ WI his train ran full speed into a
""en ,.nn engine near Portage, deraiilns
t" iDa train and wreckins the rrsss express
'ne The fireman and six passengers
wore slightly hurt.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15

Java is a typical paradise and
Yields immense wealth to the Dutch
investors. Borneo is forging ahead
and many large enterprises are in
successful operation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15

Washington, July 15.-The delega-
tion sent here by the Louisiana sugar
planters either to testify, under sub
poena, before the Hardwick commit
tee, or to attend the hearings and
gather information about Congress as
to what may be done with the sugar
schedule, spent Friday in the commit
tee room, listening to most uninterest-
ing quibbling between some of the
committeeman and Frank G. Lowry
of the Federal Sugar Refining Com
pany. Mr.. Lowry was under eXamina
tion for two days, but today he gave
way to Messrs. Dymond, Wilkinson
and Bourguierres, in the order nam
ed, who will reply to any questions
that may be propounded and supply
an abundance of information on the
methods of the sugar trust in Louisi
ana.
It was expected that the other sugar
| Continued on Page Eighty
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
HEARING GIVEN
THE CANE SUGAR
men ON PRICES
MUCH NEW LIGHT is EXPECTED
TO BE THROWN ON THE
SITUATION.
HEATED PASSAGES OCCUR
HEATED PASSAGES OCCUR
Congressman Maiby Claims Reduct-
ion of Cuban Sugar Duty Didn't
Help customers-susar Growers
Said to Want Tariff On Sugar.
lBn Associated Press.l

Washington, July 15.-John Dy-
mond, the Louisiana cane planter, to-
day told the House Sugar Investiga-
tion Committee that the cane grow
ers of Louisiana are absolutely at the
mercy of the American Sugar Refining
Company, which bought sugar arbi-
trarily and paid its own price. He
said there was no competitive buying
in New York, practically all buyers
being brought into the combination
and observing an unarmed trust. Dy-
mond said no member of the Growers
organization owned a dollars worth
of stock in the trust, adding that the
growers couldn't afford to antagonize
the trust, fearing boycott. He gave
an instance of larger grower beinl
disciplined by the trust.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
The OFFICIAL
BALLOT Will
Be PREPARED
DEMOCRATIC STATE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETS IN JACK
SON ON MONDAY.
THREE CANDIDATES UNOPPOSED

Hons Earl Brewer, George C. Myers,
and J. N. Powers, the Lucky Ones
Senatorial Contest Continues to Be
Rthe Ali-Absorbng Feature of Com
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-15
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!. THE WEATHER.

/: Local thunder showers tonight ::
: or Sunday. !:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
BAD FIRE
Tower Visited by Disastrous
Blaze

Fire destroyed nearly a block Of
buildings in the heart of Tower
Wednesday morning at an early
hour. The origin of the fire was
from defective chimney it is said
The fire department had des-
perate fight of it to keep the fire
from spreading across the street and
to the east and west. To add to
their difficulties, the thermometer
registered nearly 80 degrees below
zero. Some narrow escapes are re-
ported on the part of people living
in the burned buildings but luckily
no lives were lost.
The Tower Weekly News plant,
Hja1mar Parsons barber shop,
John Hickey's saloon, Kunst Mar
tilla's confectionery store and the
Chas. Gown saloon were destroyed.
The loss is estimated between $15.-
900 and $2O,OOO.s Editor Burgess
is the heaviest loser, his building
and newspaper plant being entirely
destroyed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
INSTALL OFFICERS
Knights of Pythias Enjoy
Installation Ceremonies.

Grand Chancellor Jas. HI. Whar-
ton was up from Duluth Wednes-
day evening and performed the
ceremony of the installing officers
for the Knights of Pythias. 3 In the
work he was ably assisted by local
members of the order acting as
grand lodge officers.
!, After the installation and work
In the first rank in which the Grand
Chancellor also took the leading
part a social session was enjoyed
Some talks were given, cigars
smoked and most delectable tur-
key and chicken supper served by
Host Chas. Montroy and his wife.
The supper was pronounced by all
as one of the best ever served in
this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
WHAT WE PAY
st. Louis County Pays Four
Times as Much as it
Gets.

Some of the papers in other
counties have been examining
State Auditor VERSIONS report of
tax receipts and disbursements,
and find that only eight counties
pay into the state in direct taxes
more than they receive back for
the support of schools alone while
seventy-seven pay in less than is
returned to them. The Carlton
County Vidette has something to
say in this regard as follows:
st. Louis county pays into the
state treasury more than four times
as much as it gets out, and con-
tributes over half of the surplus,
which makes it possible for the
seventy-seven other counties to get
back more than they pay in direct
taxes"
The Duluth News Tribune then
takes up the matter and adds.
In addition to this, it might be
stated that of the permanent
school fund, in receipts from min
eral permits and leases, has been
$277, $50, and from royalty on iron
ores $1,391, 1872. 1t is estimated
that ultimate receipts from
this same source will be 5000, oO0,-
900 or more.
Still more than this, the state
gets annually from the present
gross earnings tax on the orecarry-
ing roads something like 81 900, :
900 merely for the ore transported !.
Nor are even these items all the
state at large gets from the mines,
as Itasca county is iron territory,
and Aitkin and Crow Wing have
been added this past year.
AS the people of the rest of the
state study these figures, it would
seem that they should lose their
prejudices against the iron
country" and thank the Lord He
placed these great mineral deposits
in the northland of this state fol
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
ANNUAL ELECTION
Fire Department and Relief
Association Elect.

The annual meeting of thu
Ely Fire Department and the Ely
Fire Department Relief Association
met Wednesday evening and held
their annual election of officers, be.
sides transacting considerable other
business.
The ballotting for chief resulted
in tie vote between Chief Eisenach
and Assistant Chief Cox. After
several ballots had been taken with
out arriving at any definite conclu-
sion, it was decided to leave the
naming of the chief to the city
council. The other officers elected
were as follows:
First Asst. Chief-Ed. Powers.
Second Asst. Chief-R. Hodge.
Sec.-David Childers.
Treas. u. Visited.
Capt. Cart No. l. Jack Seraph-
inc.
Foreman Hook and LADDER.
Visited.
Capt. Chenical-Joe Rothman.
The Relief Association decided
that the chief to be named by the
council be considered President OF
the association. Other officers
elected were:
Vice Prest. B. o. Strachan.
Sec. David Childers.
Treas. Visited.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
POSTAL BANKS
System Inaugurated Tues
day as a Trial.

The Postal Savings Bank System
opened Tuesday Jan. 8.
Thee establishment of postal saw
ings banks is regarded as the most
important and farreaching financial
step taken by the government since
the authorization of national banks
Their operation will be watched
with keen interest by fnanciers
throughout the world.
The new system is inaugurated
on a trial scale. One postoffice II
each state and territory has beer
selected as depository. In thes;
thorough test of the system viii
be made.
It was decided to make the be
ginning thus small because the
plan of operation adopted differ.
entirely from that of auy posta
savings system in the world.
The new scheme is the result o
many months of research by posta
and banking experts, whose effort
were directed by the board of trus
tees, consisting of the postmaste
general, the secretary of the treas
ury and the attorney general.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
LOW ESTIMATE
Mining Men Think More Ore
Will be Shipped.

Some Of the Duluth and range
mining ten do not subscribe to the
rumor which erninated from the
east that the Lake Superior mines
will be called upon this year for
about rs, 900, 900 tons only. They
declare that the amount will be moi
less than IS, 0O0. 900 and probably
more, A well known independent
mine operator of the Mesaba range
said:
1t is true that the furnace inter
ests have large stocks of ore and
that they are not smelling as much
as they would like to or as we
would like to have them, but there
is no excuse for the report recently
started, that Is, 900 900 tons will
meet the demand from Lake Super
Tor mines IN 1911. Even 1t the
furnace interests do not increase
their consumption. and continue
using about the same volume as
now. they will call on the Lake
Superior mines for at least IS, 00O,-
900 tons this year.
But / look for large demand
for the products of the iron and
steel interests of the country before
many months. The railroads are
sure to be in the market before the
year is far advanced as they are
holding up large orders pending
the decision of the interstate COM
merce commission concerning rates.
] shall not be surprised to see the
iron and steel business improve to
such extent that the iron ore pro-
duction and shipments will equal
those of 1910.''
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
New County Officers.

John R. Meining and S. w.
Gilpin, newly elected sheriff and
judge of probate have assumed
their positions and both are in the
harness working like old stagers.
Sheriff Meining has appointed
v. Dash as his chief deputy. Dash
has severed several terms in that
Office and is considered valuable
man. For the range court at Vir.
ginia Mr.. Meining has named VIM
Merrill of Tower and Chas. Gron
berg of Virginia in place o
Deputies Vim. Opel and Over
Gately who held the places unde
Sheriff Bates.
Tuesday morning when Judg