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Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-04
ROYAL HENLEY REGATTA

LONDON. July 3.-More than or cinary interest is manifested iH the annual Henley regatta, which takes place this week over the usual course on the Thames. No college eight from the opposite side of the water figures this year in the Eng fish aquatic derby, but an eight from the Ottawa Rowing club is going to have a try for the grand challenge sup. while a four from the same club will compete for the Stewards challenge cup. All of the events are well filled and it is ex- pected some records will be broken. The regatta will open Wednesday and continue until the end of the week
Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-04
MIDDLE STATES TENNIS.

ORANGE, N. J.. July 3.-Play in the annual Middle States champion ship lawn tennis tournament began today on the courts Of the Orange Lawn Tennis Club at Mountain Sta tion. and will continue through the greater part of the week. There are many entrants and they are al- most without exception veil-knoWn players. whose high standard Of play gives promise Of good com unfiffou
Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-04
,,u, eou oeFNs NEW BRIDGE

TRENTON. N. j., July 3.-Govern- or Wilson today went 10 stone liar bor. in Cape May county, to speaK al the formal opening or new se0-foot bridge connecting seven mile island beach with the man land.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-04
MISSOURI SLOPE TENNIS.

BISMARCK, N D., July 3.--A ten his tournament to decide the cham pionship of the Missouri slope opened here today under the aus piees of the Capital City Tennis club.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-04
AN EXCELLENT NIeHTcAP

Hor-sor6's AeI6 .Phcsphste u.,f a teaspoonful of Horsford' ,.c,d Phosphate in han a glass ol 1r.fsr on retiring induces restfsl sIeep.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
BUSINESS VERY GOOD
SAYS Mr.. FRYANT

Business on the q. X 5. |. from
here TO Jackson is fine says II. H. T..
Fryant. representing the Crane Co., OF
Memphis.
81 made all of the towns on this line
and am glad to say that there is every
indication OF good times. had to
leave the road during he latter part
of our recent political fight, folks
would talk of nothing else, and looked
for awhile as if the boil weevil con-
versation would hold as prominent a
position at the trading places as did
politics, but | believe now there is
going to be a fair crop despite the
report to the contrary. However, |
am heartily in sympathy with Presi-
dent Barrett of the Farmers Union,
who is advising farmers to hold their
cotton and not to sell at price
around nine or ten cents, The in
creased cost of living has made it i'm
perative that the farmer get more for
his cotton, and they will, despite the
combined efforts of the bear manipula-
tors and the mill interests.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
SAYS He Saw
HENRY BEATTIE
KILL HIS Wife
SENSATION DEVELOPS IN THE
FAMOUS WlFE-MURDER
CASE.
ne v EVIDENCE APPEARS
Man Writes That seattie Threatened
His Life II He Told And Gave Him
Money And Clothes On Promise To
~
I Keep Silent.
:.


Chesterfield, Va. Sept. 7.-Prosecu-
tor Wendenburg made public letter
he received yesterday from a man
who claims to have seen Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr.. kill his wife The man
is now in a Western town, but inves-
tigation developed the fact that he
worked on farm near where the
murder was committed until two days
after the crime. The writer says he
actually saw young Beattie knock his
wife from the automobile with the
butt end Of the shotgun, when he
shot her as she lay insensible on the
ground. He says Beattie threatened
TO kill him and finally agreed to give
him a suit of clothes and a sum of
money if he would leave He says he
got the clothes and money at Beattie's
store and left. That he kept quiet,
- because he was afraid, but says he
~d3es not want Beattie to escape pun
ishment and is willing to testify.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
Half Million Increase in
Tax Values of County

made so the agent could devote his
whole time to the work, thereby max
ing more effective the demonstration
work and the application of scientific
methods in farming operations. The
board was not opposed to the appro-
priation and the individual members
expressed themselves in favor of
furthering the work of the agent, even
members who had heretofore been
opposed to the appropriation being
now in favor of it, but it was the sense
of the supervisors that the next board
should be allowed to pass on it, sew
eral members of the present board re-
firing the first of next year. It is
thought the new board will make the
appropriation as the hold over mem
bers are in favor of it and the newly
elected ones are not expected to Of
fer any opposition.
DR.. w. A. Clemens, government
veterinary inspector, was also before
the board and made talk explaining
the need of providing dipping watts
throughout the county for the purpose
of eradicating the cattle tick. The
board took no action on this matter
for the same reasons as given in re-
gard to the appropriation for the agri-
cultural agent. The next board will
doubles take the matter up and pro-
vide for the establishment of the watts,
in line with other counties of the
state where they are in operation
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07

The total valuation of Forrest coun-
tys real estate as shown by the land
assessment roll for 1911 is $4,637, ,012.
This is an increase of $642, ,955 over
the last figures, which were compiled
two years ago and shows a most
healthy growth in the value If
county lands. The personal roll show
ed a decrease of approximately $780,
600 over the 1910 assessment, but he
increase in the land roll leaves an in
creased valuation of nearly half mil
lion dollars in the total taxable prop
erty of the county
The increased valuation of Forrest
county lands should be a cause for
qualification to the citizens of the
county. Very few counties in the
state can show such a splendid gain
and large number of them will show
a decreased valuation as a result of
crop failures due to the depredations
for several seasons of the boil weevil
and other destructive insects.
Another matter coming before the
board and which was discussed at
length but no action taken, was the
question of making an appropriation
equal to the amount allowed by the
government to supplement the salary
of the county agricultural agent A
resolution was presented by a com
mittee from the Commercial club re-
questing that the appropriation be
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
Good Roads Meeting to
Be Well attended

The News has been diligently at
work striving to stimulate interest in
the good-roads movement, which is
sweeping the country, and which is
destined to revolutionize things in
Mississippi.
not long since a proclamation was
issued by Gov. Noel calling for
good-roads meeting to be held in Jack
son on Oct. 25th and Goth. The Farm
er's Union has taken hold of the
proposition and will have representa-
tives from all parts of the state at
this meeting. 1t behooves the city
business men to cooperate with the
farmer in this most laudable and
needed necessity The farmer by saw
ing time can apply that time to pro-
ducing more, having more to sell to
the buyer in town, who in turn has
more to sell to his trade, and so il
goes, that what will be of inestima-
Bile value to the farmer will be of pro-
portionate value to the merchant in
town.
The model road being built here has
done more to stimulate interest in
this direction, than possibly anything
else, and it is confidently expected to
lead to greater things.
Good public roads are public neces-
stiles and benefit all classes of citi-
zens and property-owners alike and all
classes should bear their proportion
ate part of the burden in building and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07

maintaining good roads.
This can be done by the bond sys-
TEN and taxation and it will then fall
on all citizens and property-own
alike, and in nearly every case the
money thus raised will be spent for
the construction of roads outside of
the towns and cities, but as the profits
of city or town invariably come from
the surrounding country the town
should be more than willing to be
taxed to maintain the roads and in
crease the trade thereby.
The agricultural products of coun-
try are necessities and must be grown
no matter what else must be given up,
the produce of the soil must be main
tanned. And nearly all of these agri-
cultural products have to be hauled
over the public roads, and the cost of
this transportation has to be deduct
ed from the real value of the product
to the farmer who produces it on ac-
count of the condition of the roads.
More than a million dollars a day is
being spent for the improvement of
roads in the United States, and South
Mississippi needs better roads more
than any other section, and there is
no reason why by concentrated effort
it should not be able to have better
roads. Farmers and business men of
this section should remember the
good roads convention on October
25th and 26th.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL
NEcEssITATED ONE AND ONE
HALF MILLS.
OTHER FOR BOND INTEREST
May Be That Vote5sf People May Be
Necessary on Agricultural High
School Proposition as Opposition
Has Arisen.

The Forrest county Board of Super
visors adjourned yesterday afternoon
after busy session of three days. In
addition to disposing Of the regular
monthly business the board made the
tax levy for the next year. The total
tax rate decided on is 18 mills, divd-
ed as follows: mills for the state;
1-2 mills for the county; mills for
bond, interest and sinking fund;
mills for special school district, and
1 IL mills for the Agricultural High
School,
The levying of the 1-2 mills for
the Agricultural High School purposes
was made as a result of the recent de-
cision of the County School Board au-
thorizing the establishment of the
school, and the Board Of Supervisors
had to make the levy according to the
letter of the act, which makes the
School Board supreme in the matter
of establishing the schools.
Some opposition to the establish
ment of the school has developed and
it is possible that the movement will
take such form that 1t will be neces-
sary to submit the question to the
voters. The opposition, however, is
not based on any antagonism to the
agricultural schools in general, but
some educators and other citizens are
of the opinion that the school
is not necessity in For
rest county because the Normal
/ College proposes to furnish practical
! ly the same line of instruction. It is
contended that students from the
county can attend the Normal college
at as small if not a smaller cost than
they could the Agricultural school
and will get the benefit of other
branches of study by the most compe.
tent instructors, and that the Normal
in offering these opportunities obviat.
es the necessity OF the Agricultural
school with the incident tax levy fol
its maintenance.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
NAMED As
SUCCESSOR Of REEVES

Gulfport. Miss, Sept. Acting
Judge Geo. S. Dodds this morning ap-
pointed Chief Deputy Sheriff Pate
.ouc 10 act as sheriff during the pres
EN- term of the Circuit court in place
of Sheriff VIM Reeves, Jr., whose ten
IRE of office is under controversy, he
having been suspended by Gov. Noel
although he refuses to relinquish his
office
The action of Judge Dodds was TAX
en- after a petition by District Attor-
ney Ford had been presented asking
that Reeves be removed from office
insofar as the conduct of court was
concerned. 1t is understood that the
grand jury will conduct an investiga-
ton of the alleged shortage of Reeves
in his returns on privilege taxes,
which caused his suspension.
1t is practically certain that Reeves
will resign from office either today or
tomorrow and that the board of SUI
pervisors will most probably appoint
as his successor his brother, lcham
Reeves.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
NORTH DAKOTA LANDS
OPEN TO SETTLEMENT

Minot, n. D., Sept. When it was
decided that the first envelope drawn
in the Federal government land dis
tribution. which began here today,
should be marked mo. 1" and entitle
the man whose name was in the enye-
lope to first choice of the homesteads
in the old Bethold Indian reservation.
interest in the winner became intense.
Those who had registered gathered
around the platform when Robert Han
ma, young son Of Congressman Hanna
blindfolded. approached the pile of
envelopes and picked out one. 1t was
then labeled No. / and when opened
was found to contain the name of E.
z. Click, Of FoXham. N y.
The name of the winner was an
nounced to the thousands of land seek
ers, who assembled from every cor
ner of the United States and who
hraved n heavy rain to attend the
drawing. The claim to be selected by
the winner who has first choice of the
100000 acre reservation may range in
value from $4,000 to $4,000. The
drawings will continue three days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
RY. COMMISSIONERS
ADOPT SCHEDULE
Uniform Freight Schedule Sought BY
Commissioners For the
State.

Jackson. Miss, Sept. The Missls-
,ippi railroad commission has decided
To adopt the Southern Classification Of
local freight rates. in lieu of the Mis-
sissipp classification, which has been
i'm effec, ever since the commission
was organized.
This is tba most imnortant artiou
,1,.r b.a haa,, tal,en nv tba commission
IN many vaars If is a long sten 10.
"a seeming nniformitv in freight
y rbropqbn,t +ha South and means
Nrnarors changes i'm existing owI
frIHs.
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...,... ,..,.
,..., - aa.,. ,.aa,- annlioorl, +o
,..r,.,. ,,.,,i,., .,,r..,,.n
,,......i....'.I nnadnots some of those
saaa,a1 r,+as amhody valuable coucos.
-. ...,...i ~, +ho rfaiIroods
.... ...,. ,,,,oh,d .r,s, .n.
- nv, -, '. .....a os tha oommission de
e'n.Ia '''e',' ai.onssion Of the subie.-.
,o'er 'rea ~ se,'als ranrosentine all the
"'i!' V''-' ,,, '''-. = 1p' ,',,;,,ns F tho stat.
~ - 'lN' p,'' - o.,a,domoo
"e'e J." '',' 49,, ,,,4 .h, roiIroods
,.,,, II - onnose NO, tbe change, although
"'n opp pf ,hon, thir1, that tbe commits
, e no.,I5 aot insist IN embodving
,ro ro sneciaI rates. on native products;
.,e. ,'e 7ps tno ,,r,r,a n,rnosa of the change
'''' 80 - ,,oiformi+v in local tariffs
's 10 ,eN''' ~ no ,nifo,mitv if a
anu ,s. ..> s.is+ina local rates are re.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
: ****:**~**~**H*: : :
to abandon Homes
For Neu Ones in Africa

Oklahoma City. Okla, Sept. 7.--
Frenzied by continuous race troubles,
most Of the negro population of the
southern part Of Bryan county Okla
homa. are making preparations to
leave the state. and a considerable
number have chosen the republic OF
Liberia, Africa, as the promised land,
Race frictions have been particu-
larly frequent, and serious rioting, fol
lowing the numerous recent attacks
on white women in that part OF the
state and the burning of a negro at
Durant several weeks ago, have arous-
ed the whole negro population of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07

state.
since then, relates Dewey Costner, a
esro renter on farm near the Col
oert Ferry, Bryan county, the leader
of the movement. many respectable
negro families in that county have
been subjected to embarrassing ac-
cusations by white men. Costner went
10 Denison, Tex, today to organize
and finance a movement to send a
number of negro families to Liberia.
He said that there were about fifty
families ready and anxious to leave
their crops in the field within a week,
never to return.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
MILLIONAIRES INDICTED
CHARGED WITH SMUGGLING.

. New York, Sept. Separate in
dictments accusing Nathan Allen, Of
Kenosha, Wis, and John R. Collins,
of Memphis, Tenn, reputed million
aires of smuggling gems valued at
many thousands of dollars, into the
port of New York, were brought to
light this afternoon at the office of
United States District Attorney Wise
Collins is president of the Southern
Fuel Company. No bench warrants
have been issued
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
Emmett McInnis Home
One Of Finest in State

and one-half years selecting the lum-
Ger ard timbers for the house and the
woodwork will consist entirely o.
heart pine, heart cypress. red cedar
and the choicest quarter-sawed oak
The general outline of the house will
be imposing and handsome. the art
features will be in the best of taste.
but above all the house will be built
fer comfort and convenience real
home.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
Normal Site ReQdy For
Material and Contractors

The Mississippi Central has had the
spur track surveyed to the school site
and this track will be completed and
ready for use in a week or ten days.
The building site proper has been
cleared from stumps and underbrush,
and all is practically in readiness for
the receipt of material for the build
ings and for the contractors to begin
work.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
SIXTY KILLED BY
TROOPS IN MEXICO.

=: Mexico City, Sept. Sixty of =
:. Zepata's men were killed Sun =
:: day in two encounters with fed !:
= eral troops, in the state of :
:: Morelos, according to official ad :
!. vices received here today. :.
:: No mention is made of the fed :
:: eral losses. Z"
:. Under the personal direction :
= of Emiliano Zapata, the rebels :
= made two stands on havienda at :
= Chinameca. :
Zepata's horse was shot be- :.
= meath him. e
. .. = =. -. .. .. o. . =.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07

Work on the handsome home OF D..
Emmett McInnis is making rapid
and it will only be short
While now before this splendid build
ing will be completed. When finished
it will be one of the most substan-
tally constructed and complete homes
in the state and will be one of the
city's most attractive features. Mr..
McInnis, who is practical and ex-
perienced lumber man, has been one
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
REEVES is RETlCENT.

Grlfport Miss, Sept. William
Reeves. sheriff, refused to say whether
or nor he would tender his resigna-
ton to the board of supervisors, now
in session, but all indications are that
he will do so.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07

Richmond, Sept 6.-While counsel
on both sides in the trial of Henry
Clay Reattie, Jr., indicted for wife
murder. conferred with Judge Will
liam z Watson here today concern
ing tine legal basis of the two argu-
ments scheduled for tomorrow at the
Chesterfield court house. detectives
for the commonwealth investigated
information alleging that Beulah Bin
ford, the so-called girl in the case"
was an accessory before the fact
Application was made to Judge
Watson by the prosecution today that
the release of the girl from custody
be denied at least until tomorrow.
Judge Watson was informed that it
the Investigation was successful the
Binford girl might be arrested and
indicted as an accessory.
Judge Watson today received a tele-
gram from a man in Chicago advis-
ing that Paul Beattie. cousin of
Henry, be indicted as an accessory,
declaring he would come to Chester
field court house to testify If he was
desired.
Detective L. L. Sherer tonight re-
pudiated any such purpose as to Paul
Beattie, but said the investigation as
to the Binford girl was not COM
/ pleted.
4 Tonight Sherer said he attached
but little Importance to it, and it is
quite probable that Beulah Binford
will be released tomorrow. yet he
was working on information received
and would continue to do so regard
less of her release tomorrow. or the
verdict in the case.
He made the statement immediate
ly after leaving the county jail to-
night, where he talked with the Bin
ford girl, that the latter pouted and
fretted at her long detention, and
even accused the prosecution of con-
nivance in preventing her from testi-
flying because they knew she could
get a bigger contract on the stage II
she had been allowed to take the
stand"
The report on which the investiga-
tion is based came first from a tele-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
THE MARKETS.
tBy Associated PreSS.)

New York Sept. All grades of
refined sugar were advanced ten cents
a hundred pounds today
Chicago, Sept. Wheat steady,
shade to three eighths higher. Pro
visions strong two and one half to
five cents higher,
New Orleans, La, Sept. Wheat
steady, eleven to thirteen points ad-
vance.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
WANTED NAME CHANGED;
COULDN'T BLAME HIM.

=, New York. Sept. 10. H. He'll ::
:. applied to County Judge Grant 4:
- in Brooklyn yesterday FOR an ::
= order changing his name TO Otto :
= Hill, for business reasons. :
: Il am about 10 open a confec- I:
:. tionary store" said Mr.. He'll, :
:. "and want my last name in big Z:
:. electric letters over the door l !:
:. don't think it would look very ::
:: we'll" Z
:. The court agrees with you ::
:. Mr.. He'll" said Judge Grant, ::
:. bring the papers in and I'll ap- !:
= prove them" :
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
Work Starts on Handsome
Store on West Pine

erty involved is some of the most de-
sirable in the city and includes the
store at present occupied by the Star
Grocery and the Thornton stable. The
lot has a wide frontage, with plenty of
depth, and the building to be con-
structed will be a credit to that part
of the city. The Star Grocery Co.
will move to the Hartfield building
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
DROPPED DEAD AT SUPPER.

Greenwood, Miss. Sept. Mrs. J.
y. McAlpin, a prominent resident of
North Greenwood, aged 40, dropped
dead at the supper table last night
Her death is attributed to heart
failure.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07

ing off the roof and removing the
superstructure of the J. B. Merkel
building on West Pine street just in
front of the fairfield building and
within a few months handsome two
story brick building will be construct
ed on the lot and will be occupied by
the Abney Furniture Co. The prop
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07

which has been fixed by the commits
sion applies.
Somewhat of a lusty howl has been
raised by Secretary Moore Of the Me
ridian Board of Trade, who claims that
in adopting the Southern classification
No 3S, the freight rates on 200 pro-
ducts are raised above what they now
are, and only seventy-fve have been
lowered.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07

Fifteen experimental farms are to
be established by the Central of Geor-
gia along its lines in Georgia and Ala
bama to test the methods advocated
by agricultural colleges.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-07
STAR WITNESSES IN FAMOUS
MURDER CASE OUT OF
PRISON.
PAUL BEATTIE GOING ON STAGE
Beulah Does Not Know What Will be
Next Chapter in Her Checkered
Career. Argument Starts in Trial
Today.


Chesterfield, Va, Sept. Henry
Clay Beattie, Jr., smiled when Judge
Watson concluded reading the instruc-
tions to the jury, but that smile faded
when Public Prosecutor Gregory
opening the argument for the common
wealth launched into a bitter arraign-
ment of the prisoner as the murderer
of his young wife. Henry Clay Beat
tie, Jr., should have been the keeper
of his devoted wife," said Mr.. Gregory,
"but he became a traitor and forsook
her. Why? We are not legally re-
quired to prove a motive, but the COM
monwealth has gone beyond and un-
locked the doors If his affection. He
went to the redlight district for his
affection while a tender babe was on
his wife's breast" Bitter denuncia-
tion of Beulah Binford followed as
Mr. Gregory charged that Beattie was
the direct cause of her coming back
last spring from Norfolk to Richmond.