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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
Mr.. HUMPHREYS
40 YEARS old

Washington, Aug. 17.-Today Con-
gressman Benjamin Grubb Humphreys
of Mississippi celebrates his forty
sixth birthday, since he was born
August 16, 1865, in Claiborne county,
Miss. His father was a distinguished
Confederate General and served as
Governor of Mississippi until 1858,
when he was succeeded by Gen. Adel-
bert Ames, U. S. A., as military COVER
nor. He was educated In the Universe
ty of Mississippi, and started his bust
ness career as a commercial traveller.
In 1889 he began the study of law
and was admitted to the bar in Novem-
ber, 1891, and his admission to the bar
was the signal of his beginning his
political career, First he was elected
superintendent of education for Le-
flore county serving four years; then
he was selected as a messenger by the
presidential electors in 1892 to deliver
the electoral vote of Mississippi. In
1895 he was elected district attorney
for the fourth circuit district of Mis-
sissippi for a term Of four years, being
reelected without opposition. When
the war with Spain broke out he rails
ed a company at Greenwood and was
elected first lieutenant. He was given
leave of absence by Governor A. ]
McLaurin, who refused to accept his
resignation as district attorney.
He served in the Second Mississippi
Volunteer Infantry under Maj. Gen
Fitzhugh in Florida during the entire
war, being mustered out with his regi
ment at Columbia, Tenn. Mr.. Hum
phrey has been a member of every
! Congress since the Fifty-eighth tC
which he was elected. He is a mem
Der of the House Committees on Riv
ers and Harbors and on Territories.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
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=: INDUSTRIAL WAR
:: DECLARED BY UNION
:: MEN IN ENGLAND.

:. London, Aug. 17.-An indus :
:strial war has been declared and =
= the employees of all the rail :
:. road lines of the United Kingdom =
!. were called out at once. :
:. The conference at the board of =
:. trade offices proved fruitless. :
:. Representative of the union :
:. were irremovable from the stand :
!: point that the managers of the :
:. roads had violated the spirit of :
:. the Cancellation agreement. The :.
:. companies must consent to meet :
:. u.s." they said. Premier Asquth :
!. then interviewed and offered to :
: appoint a royal commission to :
:: investigate and report desirable :
:. amendments for a Cancellation :
!. plan. ::
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
CROPS EXAGGERATED.
Southern Conditions Misrepresented,
Says Georgia officers.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 17.-Alleging
that Southern crop conditions have
been grossly exaggerated, T. G. Hud-
son, commissioner of agriculture of
Georgia, has written to similar offices
in all the Southern states, asking that
they meet and devise plans to correct
what he calls wrong impressions of
the outlook. He asks that all farmers
organizations cooperate with the state
commissioners. 1t is declared that
crops, especially cotton, will not have
as large yields as have been reported
and that such alleged false reports
will tend to hurt prices.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
BOSTON WELCOMES TOGO.

Boston, Aug. 17.-Admiral Togo,
the hero of the naval battle of the
Sea of Japan, paid a brief call on
Mayor Fitzgerald this morning, the
Mayor returning the call soon after
ward. This afternoon the distinguished
Japanese warrior inspected the Bos-
ton Navy Yard and the yards of the
Fore River Shipbuilding Company.
Tomorrow the Admiral will be the
guest of Harvard University, and will
leave for Buffalo and Niagara Falls
late in the afternoon, On Saturday
he will bid farewell to the United
States, proceeding to Montreal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
UNIQUE LABOR MARKET
Gotham Philanthropist Hope to Ben.
eft Employer and EmpIoye.

New York. Aug ia central labor
market-a common meeting ground
of employer and employee. where Ia
Dor may be bought and sold-was
opened today at Sc Cooper Square, op-
posite Cooper Union, by the philan-
thropists who two years ago incorpor-
ated the National Employment Elk
change. Just as a buyer of horses
goes to a horse market, so the pur-
chaser of manual labor may visit the
exchange, look over the days offer
ings and pick out such as meets his
| demands.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
NEWSPAPERS ASK FOR
UNLIMITED ARBITRATION
ASSOCIATED Press Report.)

San Francisco, Aug. ia long con-
ference yesterday between Harry n.
Kellogg of Chicago, representing the
American Newspaper Association,a and
the arbitration committee of the In
ternational Typographical Union, now
in convention here, ended without an
agreement as to the new arbitration
contract which will be voted on by the
Convention Friday.
In behalf of the association Mr.. Kel
logg asked for unrestricted arbitra
tion. The proposed agreement to re
place the contract which will expire
May =, 1912, provides for arbitration
of only those matters not affected by
the international law of the union
President James NJ. Lynch, of the un
ion, has sanctioned the tentiativ,
agreement as it now stands.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
ANARCHY ON lSTHMUS.
Reports of Their Activity Among
Laborers in Panama.

New Orleans, La, Aug. 17-Accord-
ing to information received here from
Panama, it is believed that an organiz-
ed body of anarchists has been dis
covered among the laborers on the
isthmian canal.
The discovery, it is said, was made
through the confession of a laborer
believed to be Aquilino Lopez of Bar
celona, alleged to have been implicat-
ed in the massacre of priests, nuns
and other religious workers in various
parts of Spain two years ago. The
man said to be Lopez and several
others who admitted they were an
archists have been detained.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
WILEY AGAIN ON
WITNESS STAND

Washington, Aug. 17.-Dr. Wiley
resumed the witness chair in the
House committee investigation and
showed letter from Secretary Will
son, appointing DR.. Gigelow, which he
construed as giving the latter author
ity greater than his (Wiley's) own.
Wiley said he personally took the
matter of Busby's employment to the
secretary and explained fully the
terms of the agreement. Wiley said
he assumed full responsibility for the
arrangements.
DR.. Wiley added another sensation
by testifying that after the chemistry
bureau found that Corn syrup" was
an illegal label for glucose and find
ing it was indorsed by the pure food
board and Secretary Wilson an exact
ly contrary decision was published by
three members of the cabinet vested
with jurisdiction in such matters as
the pure food and drugs act. DR.
Wiley said that during the interval
between the preparation of "our decis
ion" and the ruling of the three secre
+ taries he knew that the corn products
company was very busy"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
WE'D ALMOST FORGOT HER.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Asks for {
Lunacy Commission.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 17.-Asking for
lunacy commission for Harry Ken
dali Thaw, confined in the Matteawan
hospital, New York, following the kill
ing of Stanford White, petition was
filed in common pleas court here yes
terday in behalf of Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw. his wife.
Judge Davis admitted the petition
after some discussion as to whether
a Pennsylvania court had jurisdic
ton.
Attorney Frances Rawle of Philadel
phia, who filed the petition, stated
that Thaw's income is 100000 a yeal
and Mrs. Thaw, being without means
is entitled to share of this amount.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17

Race feeling between members
of the colored population has been
running high with the thermometer
the past few days, and scraps have
been quite common in and about Hat
tiesburg.
Yesterday afternoon about A o'clock
in the Yellow Pine park neighborhood
a cutting scrape was engaged in to
relieve the monotony of an otherwise
dull day. Ed Fortner, a negro from
near Make came to town for the pur-
pose of recovering his stolen wife;
one Walter Lamb is said to have made
off with the other half of Ed. Ed
located the object of his search and
forthwith proceeded to carve a while
on the person of Walter, but the in
juries were of a flesh nature and no
serious damage was done. Ed escap-
ed after fiourishing the steel and has
not been located.
Last night officer Beverly was called
to fifth street to quiet a disturbance,
which he did, taking Doc Gilbert into
custody for beating a dusky damsel
Sing Bounds by name. Doc made
bond and will be given an opportun
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17

while visitors with their heads thrown
back are watching the aeroplanes.
a dozen pocketbooks emptied of the
currency they contained were brought
into the postoffice yesterday after be-
ing deposited in mail boxes. One of
the wallets contained nine notes va
rying in amounts from 5000 to $1,000
and aggregating abut $4,000. How
much currency the pickpockets re-
moved before dropping it in the box
is not known.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
CLASH LIKELY |"
TYPOGRAPHICAL union

san Francisco, Cal, Aug. Inter
est in t4e convention OF the inter-
national Typographical Union now in
session here centered in impoundlng a
clash between the administration ana
anti-adminisuation forces, with the
former apparently in control of the
convention. The latter was bldlhg
time and probably will make their
...sbow when the appeals are filed from
tbe decision of execution of the execu-
five council in local cases called up
for action. The result means the
opening volley in the fight to unsea'
President Lynch when the Referendum
vote is taken next May
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
Race Feeling is Running
High With Colored Folks

ity to explain in the Mayors court
tomorrow morning.
Another engagement of a fisticuff
nature drew a large crowd to foot of
Front street this morning. The parti-
cipants in this free exhibition were
Peg" peg-legged darkey who
drives a street hack, and another
descendant of Ham, by the name Of
Tom. Peg approached Tom, it is un-
derstood, with the request that Tom
come across with one dollar said to
be due Peg, but Tom being in a hurry
SO stated and started to start where he
was gwine, when Peg attempted to
satisfy the debt in physical way.
Discretion did not enter into Pegs
calculations, for Tom Jack Johnson
ed Peg in short order, receiving Peg S
first jab in the face and retaining a
hold on Pegs thumb. Together they
fell, Peg to the bottom, and Tom pull
verized the pavement with Pegs bean,
all the time pummelling the upmost
part of the Uranium. The parties to
the fracas were given a hearing be-
fore Judge Bolton. 1t is not learn.
ed authoritively what the result was,
but it is said Peg had to come
over with several more dollars for
trying to collect one.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
LUMBERMEN MAY MEET
DEMANDS OF LABOR

Chicago, Aug. 17-Members of the
Southern Lumber Operators Associa-
tion held an executive session here
yesterday, with representatives pre-
sent from Missouri, Kansas, Texas,
Mississippi and Tennessee.
While officers of the association de-
clined to state the specific purpose
of the meeting. yet it is said discus
sion ranged about demands of labor
organizations. Plans to appease these
demands was one object of the lumber
mems meeting, it was said.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17

Liverpool, Aug. IA renewal of
rioting growing out of the strike of
dockers and allied unionists occurred
last night in the Scotland road divis-
ion of the city.
Motorwagons which were conveying
print paper to newspaper officers were
attacked, street car windows were
smashed and another attempt was
made to release prisoners from vans
conveying them to Jail. Police and
soldiers, however, were present in
force, the troops with bayonets fixed,
and the crowd was not so daring as
on Tuesday night and did not compel
the militia to fire.
Troops are bivouaced in the streets
Their orders are not to fire over the
heads of rioters in the future, as this
endangers innocent parties, but if il
becomes necessary to shoot, to pick
out the ringleaders of the mob.
Coal and provisions are being
brought into the city under military
escort. In many provincial towns
business has been partially or com
pletely demoralized because of the
strike.
At Manchester and Swanson provi
sions are running low.
Police clashes with mobs are re
ported from Sheffield.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
Large Amount of Whiskey
and Beer Captured Here

Deputy Sheriff d. G. McGilvray and
Constable NJ. Riley demonstrated yes
tCrday their alertness and ability to
discover intoxicating liquors in Hat
tiesburg. After obtaining information
that Joohn Bell and Will Moore had
had shipped into this city more than
the usual quantity of Intoxicating
spirits, they consulted County Prose
cutting Attorney Hall and after secur-
ing warrants proceeded to the Missis-
sippi Central Railroad company's de-
pot, where the liquor was supposed to
have been housed, and after executing
their search warrants they seized the
beverage and carried it to the county
Jail, where they now have it pending
the action of the court.
The officers seized SIC quarts of
beer and 216 quarts of whiskey belong
ing to the aforesaid John Bell and
$50 quarts of whiskey and SIG quarts
of beer belonging to Will Moore. In
all, 1852 quarts of beer and SIC quarts
of whiskey were confiscated.
This is a splendid haul for one day
and with such vigilance on the part
of officers intoxicating beverages will
soon be scarce in the city and the
trade of the blind tiger all the more
precarious.
The officers are to be congratulated
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
LANGLEY PEARp0NT
INJURED RY AUTO

Langley Pearpont, the 10-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pearpont,
was run over by the auto delivery
wagon of the Phoenix Laundry We'd
nesday afternoon and received a few
cuts on his limbs and bruises on his
body.
The accident occurred near the in
tersection of Hardy and Pine streets,
and it is said Langley was running
along the side Of street car and
did not see the automobile and step
ped in front of the auto so suddenly
that the driver of the machine did not
have time to prevent the accident.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
THE RAILROAD
TIE UP FAILED
TO MATERIALIZE
REPRESENTATIVES OF WORKMEN
AND BOARD OF TRADE ARE
HOLDING CONFERENCES.
SOLDIERS GUARD NEGOTIATIONS
Motorwagons Attacked and Car Win
doWs Are Smashed at Liverpool
Supply Trains Being Guarded BY
Troops.
(Bu Associated PreSS.)

London, Aug. 1.-THE threatened tie
up of the railroads in the United King
dom failed to materialize this morning
and traffic is proceeding as usual.
Representatives of the workmen are
holding a conference with the board of
trade and it is generally understood a
truce will be observed while the neg
citations are guarded by soldiers with
bayonets fixed. A report is current
that settlement of the railroad dis
pute is settled.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
WORK OF IMPROVEMENT AND
REPAIRS AT MISS. COLLEGE
SITE IN PROGRESS.
HANDSOME MAIN BUILDINGS


The sound of saw and hammer and
the swish of the paint brush tell in a
practical way that the old South Mis-
sissippi College property is really to
be converted into an up-to-date Wo-
mans College for Hattiesburg.
Two or three hundred dollars
worth of carpentry work in the shape
of additions and repairs are contem-
plated on the girls dormitory. The
buildings are to be painted on the
outside and the girls dormitory IS to
be painted on the inside throughout.
The halls are to be beautified and the
floors of all the rooms will be stained
and hard oiled. The parlors are to
be papered and otherwise beautified.
1t is the purpose of the management
to furnish the building throughout in
a first-class manner and be prepared
to care for patronage from the best
homes in the state
When completed, and the contracts
call for completion before school opens
Sept. 20, the accommodations will be
the equal of any in the state and since
they will be new, superior to most
girls schools in the state.
Teaching quarters will be fitted up
in the west dormitory to be used till
the administration building is COM
pleted, This building is to be OF
brick. modern and thoroughly
equipped It is expected that this will
be completed before the end of this
session.
In other words, Hattiesburg Is to
have a Woman's College Of high or
der. It is estimated that $4,000 in
improvements will be spent outside
the administration building.
Professor Rivers is of course a busy
man these DAYS. He is not only look.
ing after the improvements, but is
arranging the school curriculum, look
ing after the advertising and in cor
respondence with teachers with a
view of perfecting his faculty
Professor Rivers is one of the fore
most educators of the state. He is a
! man of fine education himself and in
addition has had a number of years OF
valuable experience as a teacher and
as the head of large schools and is
backed by the knowledge Of success
in the past. The new school will oper
under favorable auspices. 1t has the
endorsement of the people of Hatties
burg and of the church people of the
state. 1t will draw patronage from 6
wide territory, and while no success
is attained without labor and withou
time for the achievement OF results
the Woman's College of Hattiesburf
is sure to grow rapidly and prosper
and in a few years will be one of thu
most important educational institu
tions of the commonwealth.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
LETTER BLOWS UP
PosToFFICE CLERK

South Norwalk, Conn, August IL
Postal inspectors are searching for
the sender of a letter which exploded
in the electric stamping machine OF
the postoffice Tuesday, wrecking the
machine and badly injuring Fredericb
M. Miller, who was operating it. Fire
followed the explosion but was sub
dued quickly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
AMENDMENT FOR
STATEHOOD BILL

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE Senate
and House conferees on the statehood
bill for Arizona and New Mexico re-
ported a complete amendment of
eliminating the clause providing a ju-
dietary recall. This is said to con-
form to the views of President Taft.
After the adjournment of the cabi-
net meeting it was learned that Pres
ident Taft's veto of the wool bill
might go to the House late today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JR.,
is NOW A FATHER.
(By Associated PreSs.)

San Francisco, Aug. ia daughter
was born this morning to Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. Both
mother and child are reported in salts
factory health. Mr. Roosevelt is en-
gagged in business here.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
THIS WOMAN CAN TAKE
CARE OF HERSELF

st. Louis, August 17.-Mrs. Edith
Stankey of 2607 st. Clair avenue, East
st. Louis, is considered by the East
Side police abundantly able to pro
tect herself from burglars.
Twice within a week she drove
burglars from her home, and once
forced the visitors to drop tubful OF
canned fruit In escaping.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
GRABS BUSH; ESCAPES DEATH.
James j. Hill S Son-in-LaW Saveo
From 1oo-Foot Fall by Shrub.

Salem, Ore, Aug. 17.-Samuel Hill,
the Washington good roads" enthus-
last and rich son-in-law of James J.
Hill, railroad magnate, had narrow
escape from death yesterday while de.
scending a bluff 100 feet high neal
Goldendale, Wash.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
THE MARKETS.
(By Associated Press.)

New Orleans, Aug. 17.-Cotton
barely steady, Is points under yes
terday's close.
Chicago. Aug. 17.-Wheat closed
steady, shade to quarter and three
eights higher. Provisions dull, pork
two and half points under yesterdays
close.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
KILLS WIFE AND SELF

New York, August 17-After four
weeks of wedlock Aoscoe Caruso shot
and killed his wife, Anna, aged 10.
and then committed suicide In their
home last night. The tragedy wax
the outcome of a petty quarrel.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17

mite caps enclosed in the letter. The
caps were of the kind inserted in
fourth of July canes several years
ago but which were tabooed by the
state because of their explosive force.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
DISCUSS NEW YORK CHARTER

New York, Aug. IA special meet
ing of the New York Chamber of Com
merce was called today to consider
the proposed new charter of the me-
tropolis. A number of prominent
men discussed various phases of the
document.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
Big INCREASE
in THE VALUES
OF FARM Lands
ALL OF THE SOUTHERN CENTRAL
STATES MAKE AN EXCEL
LENT SHOWING.
The INCREASE l25 PER CENT
Number Of Rural Estates Increase
Nineteen Per Cent In a Decade
Oklahoma Only State That Leads
Mississippi In Progress.

Washington, Aug. 17-Census Di-
rector Durand has issued the first Of
fetal statement from the Census Bu-
reau relative to the agricultural sta
tistics for the South Central Division
of States, collected at the thirteenth
decennial United States census, April
Is, 1910. The South Central Division
includes Kentucky, Tennessee, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisi-
ana, Oklahoma and Texas. All the
data included in this statement have
been reported separately for the
states named above.
1t is based on a preliminary COM
partive summary submitted by DR.. Le-
Grand Powers, chief statistician of the
Division of Agriculture in the Bureau
of the Census. This summary shows,
for both the census of 1910 and that
of 1900, the reported total value of
farm land buildings and implements
and machinery total acreage, i'm
proved acreage, average acres per
farm, average value per acre of farm
land and buildings, average value per
acre of farm land alone, and the ag-
gregate expenditures for labor and
fertilizers. It also distributes the to-
tai number of farms according to col
or of farmer. specified character Of
tenure, whether held free or mort
gagged by owners, and by certain acre.
age groups.
Attention is called to the fact that
the figures are subject to revision
later, as a number of farms, whose re-
turns are incomplete, will be includ-
ed in the final tables. These addi-
tions will not, in all probability, modi-
fly materially any of the amounts or
rates contained in the present state.
ment.
Number OF Farms.
The statement shows in detail that
the number Of farms reported II. 1910
was 1881 Isl. as compared with :.
65S,166 in 1900, an increase of 322,
9S5 farms, or 19 per cent. It should
be noted that a farm" according to
the census definition, is "All the land
which is directly farmed by one per
son managing and conducting agricul
tural operations, either by his OWE
labor alone or with the assistance Of
members of his household or hired EN-
ployees."
Each OF the states shows an in
crease in the number Of farms. The
Increases during the decade, IN tn,
order of their Importance. are: Ok
lahoma, 75 per cent: Mississippi, 2.
:, per cent; Arkansas, 90 per cent; Ala
bama and Texas, each, IS per cent
Kentucky, 10 per cent; Tennessee,
per cent and Louisiana, 4 per cent
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
POPE Plus SEEMS
TO BE RECOVERING
(By Associated Press. !

Rome, Italy. Aug. 1T.-Physicians
found Pope Plus with normal temp
erature today and allowed him to de-
part from liquid diet. He is also other
wise improved,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17

upon the manner in which they seized
and brought before the courts the
enormous amount of liquor.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-17
plcKPocKETs REAPlNG
HARVEST AT AVIATION

Chicago. Aug. 17.-Pickpockets have
oanod harvest on the lake front