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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-10
OFFERS PRIZES FOR
AMERICAN ARTISTS
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Dec. As an encour-
agement and an incentive to American
artists. former Senator w. A. Clark OF
Montana has donated $4,000 as prize
awards for pictures to be shown In The
fourth exhibition OF contemporary art
paintings, which ranks as an American
salon, TO be held here next winter at tho
Corcoran Gallery OF Art.
The four prizes open 10 competition by
American artists only will be $4,000 and
the Corcoran gold medal. $500 and the
Corcoran silver medal, $1,000 and the Cor
coran bronze medal. and $500 and the
CorcOran honorable mention certificate.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-10
Inquiry Prepared.

Dy =! socialcd Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a thorough
investigation OF the Interior department
by the house committee on expenditures
In that department Us proposed in a reso-
luton presented by Representative Gra-
ham OF Illinois, chairman or the COM
mlttee, today.
His resolution would empower the com
mittee to recommend reforms
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-10
Reporter Admitted.

Sheriff Hammel then announced that
one newspaper man could enter and talk
with tho prisoners as representative OF
all those on the car. When the reporter
entered the stateroom he found John j.
looking straight at him. and. although
they had met but once before, the former
labor leader called him b. name. James
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-10
Reporters given Tip.

By previous arrangement with Sherlt
Hammel a coterie of newspaper men ana
photographers were concealed behind tho
jail and were notified OF the exact mo-
ment Of departure OF the McNamaras. so
they collected about the entrance only
long enough to Sec the brothers enter
g waiting automobile. James b. s right
hand was manaclcd TO John is lcft
wrist. Both men looked pale and cheer
less and walked the few steps from the
1sil door with bowed heads,
Sheriff Hsmmel was accompanied By
Deputies Robert Brain. Claude Matthew
con and Martin Agulrrc. AS soon ~ the
prisoners were seated in the machine
canvas flaps on both Sides OF the hood
were drawn and with quick start the
automobile dashed up the hill beside the
jail and away to the northwsrd. Whether
the prisoners would be taken all the
way 10 the state penitcntiary by auto
mobile was not known 10 the general
public II was learned, however, that
for three DAYS Sheriff Hammel consid- =
, cred getting the prisoners into san
Francisco by boat and going thereafter
by launch direct 10 the San Quentin
gates
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-10
Engineer Killed,

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. Am engineer was
killed and number of passengers We're
shaken up tonight on the Chicago. Mil
waul.ee & ST. Paul railroad near Coriss.
Wis, when a passenger train ran into
a light engine at a switch crossover.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-10
To Our Patron
and Friends

| T !" board d''si'' , !: f :. .''',' 'ss
| tors Of the zion's \
- Savings Bank|
and Trust Company wish
10 extend to our dcposii.
tors and friends our
thanks for their patronage
and loyalty during the last
year, and We recognize
that the growth of this in.
stitution during thirty.
eight years Of It's busines,
history has been largely
due To the confidence and
esteem in which il is held
by the public.
On the basis Of the safe.
ty and service which Che
depositors and patrons Of
this bank have enjoyed
during the past, we invIts,
new accounts and other
business for the new wear.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-10

relief To know that Scott had won easily
lit worried me-" said John !.
James r. McNamara had little 10 say,
listening TO his older brother most of the
time.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-01
TO BE A GREAT OCCASION.
One Of Largest Farmers Institutes Yet
Held in State.

acknowledging on the cath inst.
ut the State Agricultural and Mechan.
ical college at Starkville, great
"round up" Farmers institute will be
held for about ten days. A most elab-
crate program has been provided, and
some of the leading experts in the couD-
try on agricultural subjects will be on
hand to address and work with their
farmer pupils.
A brand new feature also is the
fact that the county superintendenrs
OF education in many of the counties
are printing notices in the county papers
calling attention to the institute, and
in glowing terms which would do credit
to the advance agent Of a three ring
circus, advising and urging the boys
corn club members and the girls tomato
club and domestic science clubs TO at
tend, and see the model dairy, the model
chicken farm, and all the other attrac-
tions of Mississippi is complete and
creditable institution for agricultural
education. All railroads have granted
special rates, and rooms will be fur
nished free to those who attend, in the
college dormitories. Meals will also be
served in the dining hall. As the aver
age attendance at the college il about
$50, it will De seen that good many
farmers, young and old, can be accom-
inodated during the time of the insti
tute
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-01

h1bited by law. 6accharin is injurious
tol every one and Affects children seri-
oqsly. Much of the carbonated water
that Is mixed with the havors con-
ts(ins lead. Such q mixture should
b prohibited by law. A great per-
c4ntage Of the flavor is made Of vari-
q y k2nds of chemicals. all of which
Sfe more or less Injurious
Caffeine. which is being used 20
Generally BY many INSCRIPTIONS soft
drink dispensers. should be driven
fIpm the market by Law. Its effects.
Especially on young people. compares
VI 9TH the effect OF cocaine and NOR.
pt Sine.
ITS rather q hard matter to point
= the soda water fountain where you
YIN get . habit-producing drug or
Where you viii get pure soda water. l
know Of = number of stores whore
4crupulous proprietors sell only pure
spda water. know of many others
xhere they will sell anything that
win help nh their Golfers.
The only thing to do IL to md
ott which man sells pure soda water
AID then stay away from the other
aAcpo. This II not hard job for any
one who has much respect for biz
nerves and internal organs-"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-01
Danger in Dishonest Soda Fountains
THE soda water fountain is as great

a menace to femininity. In many
cases. as the barroom to masculintty.
according to DIR. Harvey w. Wiley.
the government pure food and drug
expert Let it be understood that DR..
Wiley is not defending the barroom-
While not prohibitionist. he is FER
ninst' strong drink
DR.. Wiley is not opposed to soda
water in itself. nor to the gayly be-
decked fountains from which 1t issues.
He is strongly opposed to dangerous
ingredients which are hidden in the
foam-covered glasses which are hand
ed out to young and old alike
Il am a friend of the soda watef
man" DR.. Wiley said. THE honest
soda water man who sells real soda
water is a godsend today ! would
not part with him for the world. It's
the man who sells injurious chemi-
Gals and habit-producing drugs In
soda water glasses to whom l am OPP
posed and whom | would like to see
driven out of business.
ITO be pure and healthy. soda va
ter should contain three ingredients
pure fruit navors. pure carbonated
water and sugar. not saccharin or
some other injurious sweetening- To
cell fiavors that are made Of chemf-
CHS instead OF fruits n criminal To
begin with. what Is soda water? First
OF all, soda water does not and h not
supposed to contain any soda The
name 10 Z mlsnomef. A great deal
Of the stun that Is sold under he
name Of soda water contains sAcchartn
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-01

Seems Year Of Tribuistion for Those
Who Grow Thinea

Jaekson.-1he agricultural department
10 in receipt OF adyices fror, the pecan
growing secpon Of the coast OF Missis-
sipPi, that the crop Of pecans will be
considerably surfaiied owing to a per-
feet epidemic Of caterpillars. Many of
the trees are being entirely denuded
of their leaves, and this causes the buds
to drop of. In the ease Of the smaller
trees the pest can be toierably well
controlled, but the large, old trees, from
which the main crops come, are suffer
ing severely.
Also from the Lake George section
in fazoo county comes the distressing
news from one planter, who has 400
acres i'm cotton, that the boil weevils
are SO bad on his place that he doubts
IL he will be able TO make the amount
the land would rent for--s5.0o an acre.
Capt. &. ii. Neyland of the Parchman
state farm states that there are plenty
OF army worms on the place, and boil
worms. too, but as yet no boil weeyils,
and none are expected this year, but
next year the advance guard 10 expected
to be on hand. The boil worms and army
worms are very plentiful, so he reports,
and this 10 the report from a number of
other counties, Ncxubee and Lowndes
among the number.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-01
Corporations Find Tax Law Is Stu

WHILE the treasury department II
w not disposed to be unduly harsh
with those corporations which have
failed to file their returns within the
specified time under the corporation
tax law. provided the failure has not
been due to a deliberate attempt to
evade the statute, at the same time IL
is not given much leeway under the
terms of the act
That is why several bills have been
introduced in congress for the purpose
of relieving delinquent corporations
from the penalties of the law for the
current year. Just why there should
be 80 many delinQuents 1t is hard to
understand. because this is the second
year that the law has been In force.
and the government officials think cor
porations and their officers ought to
be familiar with its provisions by this
time.
The commissioner of internal rev.
enue, who collects the corporation tax.
is busy sending out letters to corpora
lions and persons who write to learn
how they can be relieved of the penal
ties imposed by the law. He does
not give them much encouragement. for
the statute is stringent.
When a corporation neglects to
make it's return March 1. so per cent.
is added automatically to the amount
of the tax. This cannot be RENTED
by the commissioner, because the Law
specifically prescribes It, But in addi-
ion to this increase OF the tax cor
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-01

mountain as easily as q pig crosses
a meadow, only much faster.
Now's the chance for your .30-40,"
suggested one of the boys, land
quick, or he'll be over the ridge"
II was about 600 yards, but | gave 1t
trial to satisfy the boys, getting rid
of the five bullets before the animal
disappeared over the horizon Hasten
ing the bears pace seemed to be the
only effect, and comments were con-
siderately withheld.
Now the amt no use goin' down
in that hole and up again." command
ed John. We'll divide here, and.
Mex, you go around that ridge and
come in by DEVILS Gap and we'll go
the other way, towards the falls. If
he goes on north the way he's p'inted,
you git i'm, an II he goes to the river
we'll git i'm, an whichever way he
goes, one of us IL head i'm off and
mebbe git clost shot," With but
little argument this was agreed to
and the party divided. 1t appeared
later that Johns plan was a deep one.
He had hunted bears in that locality
until he knew which way they were
most apt to go. He counted on Mex,
also an old hunter, heading the bear
off. but being such a big one. that
it would do nothing less than whip
Mex's dogs and get away. perhaps,
with a wound that would make cap
ture easier, when he turned out of the
way of this obstruction to seek safety
in the gorge of the Linville river.
t. 01v rk ,,kv III IL
fastness has been the refuge of ami
mails fleeing from pursuit since the
time when William Linville and his
son, carly in the eighteenth century,
chased deer into 1t, only to fall
themselves into an Indian ambush.
Both lost their lives, but won endur-
ing fame by giving their name to the
crystal stream and the long, ever
green-covered mountain that lies
alongside.
Mex knew all the shortcuts, so he
decided to get well ahead of the race,
leaving his fourteen-year-old boy, al
ready the hero of one bear fight, to
watch a narrow pass where bears
often crossed The boy had not long
to wait before the black beauty
came tearing through the brush and
for thirty or forty feet was in full
view. not thirty yards away. Edgar.
the boy. brought his single-barrel into
action and sent a charge of buckshot
after Bruin, who did not seem to mind
1t at all. the dogs were pressing him
so closely. He merely changed his
course. Edgar and the dogs pursuing.
and started for the river. Leaving
Edgar and the dogs and two or three
of the other hunters who had Joined
him far behind. and Mex still further.
out of hearing. with the wind against
him. the bear at last turned on the
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-01
AUDITOR ADVISES ASSESSORS.
Gives Some Information About Changes
on the Rolls.

There has been a good deal OF con-
fusion In the minds OF the tax assessors
as TO how the changes In the tax rolls
should be made, and this should now be-
dissipated by the following lucid letter
sent out from the auditors office this
morning 10 one Of the inquiring officials
Dear sir-rhe supreme court has held
that when the board OF supervisors equal
Ire assessments, IL IL necessary for the
changes 20 be noted on the assessment
rolls, but IL IL unnecessary for the
changes 20 be- entered on the minutes.
Changes made after the roll has been
certified 10 the tax collector and auditor
should be entered ON the minutes and
certified copies should be- furnished to
both the tax collector and the auditor.
THE changes should be noted on tho
assessors copy OF the roll in red ink.
Section 1907 OF the code of 1906 re-
quires you 10 foot the roll. or rather
the copies. In making the copies for
the tax collector and auditor, Of the
assessment that have been changed. YOU
should copy with red ink, or the changed
assessment In purple ink You should
not copy the original assessment and
the changed assessment, 500. These in.
struetions are given concisely ia front
OF the assessment rolls"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-01

1ns1knoa.-G6nso ~ aDocttoa thrs
1sve bsea Wy pesutseeat runsss ailoa1
- - VARIES euns q noasy wea b
vaxioD peeP1e, ard amoag IL nunbes
STATE genatog JeAn Hebeon has bse1
credited With having woa al ths vsy
fFoa ten 70 forty thousand dollars on
ths election 81 vardAman- These rumors
have been extrs@ely distasteful to Sen
ater Hebron, and he has finally put
quietus upon then BY the following card
which settles the report:
ITO the Public:
The report 10 being industriously
circulated that won several thousand
dollars on the late primary election In
Mississippi.
This report has no foundation in
fact. l did not bet q dollar on the
election, or did win . cent.
lSignedl ~. L. HEBRON"
On the heels of that another report
which has had general circulation il
given the death thrust by Judge w. II.
Hardy, ex-circuit Judge for the coast
district, and one of the code commits
sioners compiling the last code of
Mississippi. His statement is also
brief and to the point:
Il am not an applicant for second
assistant attorney general under Mr..
Ross A. Collins. do not want the
place, and would, under no circum.
stances, accept it, if rendered to me.
"W. H. HARDY"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-01
BIG PLANTERS COMBINE.


Jackson.-The tendency OF the plant
ing interests in the Mississippi delta
To get together and consolidate their
holdings, to be operated by machinery
and with labor saving devices, such as
traction engines, pulling gang plows, two
horse cultivators, and such other de-
vices, is manifested again by the forma-
tion of the "Issaquena Planting Com
pany," domiciled Mt Greenville, Miss,
and capitalized at six hundred thousand
dollars. The incorporators are u. N.
Robertshaw, Lee A. Bell and Hugh G.
Watson, three of the largest planters in
that section.
The charter gives the company broad
powers and the right TO manufacture
cotton IL it so desires. IL il apparent
that the planters of the delta have con
ciuded to operate their holdings as any
other highly organized business is opcr-
ated, with great attention TO the de-
tails and the embracing of every OPP
portunity to stop waste and institute a
money and labor saving economy.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-01
J w. M'LAURIN WARD.
Late Methodist Minister Bequeathg
SIS, 900 TO Charity Hospital,

@~o,Voo 10 Shaflty hospital.
Jackson.-Thc will of the late Rev
j. w. Mcfaurin, of the Methodist min
istry, whose death occurred quite re-
Gently mt Monteagle, has reached this
city for probate, and was filed with the
chancery clerk by Watkins g. Watkins,
attorneys. The Jackson Bank is made
executor and the will directs that the
sum OF $4,000 Is 10 be placed in the
hands Of the trustees of the state char
ity hospital, 10 be reinvestod by the
executor bank until the principal aud
interest shall equal $50, 1000.
The inveftnsart OF tits -boquaet
the will directs that the annual income
shall go toward the equipment, main
tcnance and support of the -. w. Nc
Laurin ward" which In 10 be devoted 20
The relief Of poor, needy, sick and nf-
flictcd persons" The will further dc.
yises and directs that the inscription
I'm the name OF the Lord" shall be
placed as motto above the entrance
to such ward or wards
IL appears that Rev McImurin year.
ago, when property was comparatively
cheap, had invested his savings IN real
estate, which has multiplied exceedingly
IN value since then and his estate IL
estimated in value 20 be about 100000
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-01

}ation may also be fined for its neg
K. This fine Is In the discretion OF
and the law says IT
III not be less than 81. 900 or more
ID $4,000. Cases of fraud are pun
I'D more severely. The tax Is
tbled. and in addition to that the
Ter of a corporation who makes q
be return may be convicted OF a
fined $1,000 and sent to
for q year.
There are thousands of delinquent
operations In most internal revenue
trfcts. Through their representa-
e they are besieging the treasury
partment tor lenient treatment. The
u that most of them expect Is to
1ieved of the fine, but some OF
Fare even trying to evade the SO
Gent. additional tax This can be
only by an act of congress. Most
1e offending corporations are small
The general cry is that the
XDration tax law is altogether too
Dgent and that the United States
p the corporations as If they were
Bnals.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-01

=. against Slls. 90. 600 IN 1919 ana
-. 900 IN 1907. the former high
ri pear.
~ and dairy products show .
oe about $50. o0O. 90. against
n .ooo. 900 last year. but materially
- than In certain earlier years. In
{ich the total ranged - high -
.o00. 900 in 1907 and $21l. 900. 900 in
Food animals show . total q e13.-
e.0ee. against . little less than $12.-
D.000 last year. but much below tho
}ores Of earlier years. when the total
lures of food animals exceeded t43.-
|0.000 In the high record Of 1906.
Flour amounted to about $50. 1000. 900
value. against $47. SOC. 900 last year.
& much less than In certain earlier
lars. the high record In -four exports
k10o3 showing . total of $7S. 500 900.
hn manufactures the increase In the
|oup manufactures ready for con-
lmption" Is about 500. 600. 900. and
the group manufactures for further
In manufacturing" the increase II
poo. 0cc.. The increase In manufac-
e is APPARENT in q large number
rticles. Agricultural implements.
q whole. show an increase Of
$4,000. 900.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-01

they are contented, hospitable and ex-
tremely independent.
From October to May they are
keen sportsmen, pursuing coon and
'possum, wild turkey, quail and pleas
ant. but, most exciting of all, the lit
tie black bear. Ownership of a home
and several mongrel hounds seem to
be essentials 10 the hapuinesanOf the
mountaineer, for more than nine out
of every ten are SO provided.
Il reckon this bear is the daddy of
'em ALL" John explained, from the
tracks they tell about over the ridge,
and the way he's tore up the fodder
and made him a supper off Rom
Vance's fat pig. Well have to hurry
If we want to do any gOod-the other
boys has started already. Fine day
for a race-little damp, so the dogs
II work fine, and there's no wind to
bother"
Getting my .30-40, and putting on
the best available armor against the
briars, l started with John to join the
rest of the party about four miles
away. Eleven hounds and thirteen
men and boys took up the trail where
the bear had last been seen. The dogs
were led by three good trailers, and
before noon We were near enough to
inspire increased speed In both bear
and pursuers. All that afternoon the
race went on. across ridges, down hol-
lows. up steep mountain sides.
through t.ngles of briars and thick
cts of laurel and occasional locust
thorns. At night truce was de-
clared, for the only blood thus far
drawn in the chase was from the
faces. hands and legs of the hunters,
where the various kinds Of thorns
had found them.
1t was not long after daylight next
morning when the party reassembled
and the hounds were let loose upon
the track on they went. soon send
ing us back word in short. sharp
barks that 1t smelled fresh to them.
SO Mr.. Bear had evidently also taken
rest when revived from the urgent
need of keeping distance between
himself and his yelping enemies.
See where he left his mark" OBJ
served one of the hunters, pointing to
some fresh scratches on a chestnut
oak. Yes. and he sure went up the
tree, too," exclaimed another IF we
hadn't called the dogs In. they'd "a
freed him in a little bit"
Meanwhile. the dogs were getting
far ahead as we came to little clear
ing in the forest, where We could see
across a deep. wide ravine to the
briar-covered mountainside beyond
Searching over all visible territory
before us. the keen-eyed John sudden
ly called ont: There he Isl" and
following his direction we soon could
see the black object hurrying up the
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-01
Spy Charge Arouse

r HE war department for the first
i time in many years has a case OF
an alleged spy in the army. Capt.
James Watson, the army recruiting
officer at indianapolis, Ind. has in
formed the department that he holds
af1idavits charging Private George
Peters with being an Austrian secret
agent
one of the papers in the possession
of Captain Watson is an affidavit OF
Miss Clara A. Dyer. She said Peters
was stationed at Fort Totten. N. T..
in the 135th company. Coast artillery
corps, and that he was an Austrian
spy sent to the United States to obtain
the secret of manufacturing the pow
erful explosive used by the United
States government. Miss Dyer as
serted she had become engaged to Pc
tiers. The girl turned over a number
of letters. in which he told OF his
plans Peters real name. she said.
was Count Windisch-Graetz and his
home is at Prague. Bohemia
The country probably Will keep
tranquil in the face of the report that
this Austrian spy has been examining
its defenses and offenses for five years
as a private in the army ranks He