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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
LABOR LEADERS WILL Be
SUMMONED TO SHOWICAUSE

Washington, D. c., June 26.-Justice
Daniel Wright, in the District of Co
lumbia supreme court today issued a
rule against Samuel Gompers, Frank
Morrison and John Mitchell, labor
leaders, requiring them to show cause
on July II why they should not be
Judged guilty of contempt Of court.
This action followed the filing Of a
report of special committee of attor-
neys. appointed by Justice Wright, to
inquire into the matter Of contempt
proceedings, in the Bucks Stove and
Range boycott case.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
DENY ENTERING CONTRACTS
WITH TWO NEGRO LAWYERS

Oklahoma City, June 24-The con-
tracts alleged to have been entered
into between ]. Milton Turner, St.
Louis negro attorney, formerly min
lister to Liberia, and a number of
negro or freedmen citizens of the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw nations, are the
subject matter of an appeal taken to
the supreme court today from the dis
trict court of Carter county.
Turner and S. T. Virgins, negro
attorney of Ardmore, as Turner e
Virgins, entered, it is declared, into
contract with Charles Cohee and
other Chickasaw and Choctaw freed
men, January 6, 1906, to use their eff
forts to obtain the passage of legisla-
tion through congress placing the
clients on the rolls as citizens of those
tribes entitled to allotments. Accord
ing to the terms of the alleged con-
tract the attorneys were to receive a
fee equal to 81 for each freedman citi-
zen of the tribes as shown by the rolls
of the Dawes commission if their ef-
forts were successful or if they cxer-
cised due diligence in getting the ne
groes on the rolls.
Turner filed suit to recover $11, 400
alleged to be the balance due on the
contract from Cohee and eleven others,
who were alleged to have been mem
bers of the executive committee of the
| lfreedmen's organization with which
the negro lawyers were dealing, Tur.
ner stating in his petition that $3.50
already had been paid The negro
lawyers got judgment in the lower
court for $5,S52, including interest, and
the freedmen now appeal to the SUI
preme court.
The reputed clients of Turner and
Virgins, in their answer to the suit in
the lower court, denied that they were
members of the executive committee
or that they signed any contract with
the attorney and declare that their sig
natures, if they appear on the con.
tract, were placed there through
fraud. They also allege that they now
are on the freedmen rolls of the Choc
taw and Chickasaw tribes.
The appeal recalls the fact that Tur
ner appeared before the senatorial
committee named at the instance OF
Senator Gore to investigate the Me
Murray contracts, at its sitting at Mus
kogee a year ago last May. All In
dian contracts were made subject
of inquiry. Turner testified that he
hit upon the scheme to go into the
business of obtaining Indian contracts
while he was minister to Liberia. He
stated that when appointed by Presi
dent Grant he was cautioned by the
executive to make a close study of al
foreign treaties.
After he had exhausted the subject
of all other treaties he took up the
study of Indian agreements and while
examining the treaties with the Choc
taws and Chiekasaws formed the ides
that the former slaves of those tribe:
who were living in the Choctaw ant
Chickasaw nations should be admitted
to full citizenship rights with the white
members of the tribes.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
Ties Up lnterurban Service.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Kans., June 24.-Inability
to obtain satisfactory adjustment of
the wage scale caused 10S motormen
and conductors of the Joplin and Pitts
burg electric railway, to strike today.
Interurban service to Joplin, Colum-
bus, Girard. Mulberry, Cherokee and
twenty other towns and mining camps
is tied up.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
Government Defeated.

Paris, France, June 2S.-The govern
ment was defeated in the chamber of
deputies today, on the question rela-
tive to the supreme command of the
army in case of war. Minister of Pre-
mier Monis decided to resign.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
FAVORABLE REPORT ON
STATEHOOD RESOLUTION
BY Associated Press.

by AssuCIdltu TItss.
Washington, d. c., June 24.-The
senate committee on territories today
voted six to three to report favorably
the house resolution, admitting New
Mexico and Arizona TO statehood, with
the provision that the Arizona consti-
tuition containing the judiciary recall,
be resubmitted to the people. Slight
amendments to the house resolution
were made.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
Captain Jarvis Commits suolde.

Seattle, Wash, June 23.-Captain d.
P. Jarvis, vice president of the Booth
Fisheries company, formerly head of
the Guggenheim interests in Alaska.
shot and killed himself in the Arctic
Club today.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
Ness City Has Big Fire.
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Ness City, Kans., June 23-Fire to-
day destroyed the electric light and
ice plants and large mill here. The
estimated loss is a hundred thousand
dollars.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
viii Veto ANY Amendment.
By Associated Press.

Washington, D. c.. June 24.-It be-
came known at the capitol today that
President Taft, talking over the long
distance telephone from Providence
last night repeated to several senators
his determination to veto the Canadian
reciprocity bill in case any amendment
was added to it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12
A VEGETABLE FAMINE.

Meridian, Miss, July 12.-There is
quite famine prevalent in vegetables
in this section. Garden truck, owing
to its scarcity, is bringing fancy prices,
with an unusually heavy demand.
Irish potatoes are bringing the
hadsome price of $1.S5 wholesale with
an indication of a rise in this price.
Even at this figure, no potatoes can
be purchased. The retailers are dol
ing out potatoes three for five cents
The unusual scarcity Of garden
truck is due to the extremely dry
weather prevalent during the months
of May and June, which practically
put the home gardens out of business
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12

er by the tension of dramatic piety;
but frowning in spicy reports of what
was said at the last meeting. Throw
ing stones by those who live in glass
houses, and the glass too being very
thin, is a daily occurrence. This man
has a brother, son or father who is a
drunkard, gambler, ex-convict, etc.
That man has a shadow on his family
name by a disgrace which occurred
eighty years ago in Carolina or Vir-
ginia. The privacy of every life is
ruthlessly dragged into the limelight
of public inspection, comment and de-
rision
Well, perhaps it will eventuate in
some good, as certainly people have
strong suggestions from present ex-
element to examine their own per-
sonal and private and family history.
All these speculations, and many
more are in the air
What fools we mortals be-"
HERMIT
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12
A CRY FROM THE WILDERNESS.

New Augusta, Miss. July II, 1911.
Editor The News:
When the heavenly host sang "On
earth 0eace, good will toward men,"
tie celestial choristers were announc-
ing an established condition in
Heaven; but an Injunction and not a
status on earth. With people fighting,
slandering, working, grating and
scheming, it is little wonder that con-
sentative people seek the seclusion of
solitude and severance from the fiery
tide of these troublous and even peril
Gus times in old Mississippi.
If what we hear and read be true
there is not today an honest, upright
politician-and very few honest pri-
vate citiZens-in the bounds of the
entire state.
The historic Kilkenny Cats set an
example in their mutual extermina-
ton which finds normal adoption in
the present campaign of hot politics.
Today throughout the state there is
working every hour some argument or
issue or circumstances which results
in irreparable severance and loss of
peace, friendship and order.
The ambitious enthusiasm which
covets triumph too often loses the real
issues, interests and consequences Of
its damnable doings.
Men, women and children have en-
tered the lists as fiery and needless
adherents of this or. that man, or this
or that measure. Every street corner
is literally blocked with self-constitut-
ed sages, who. on investigation prove
to have spent their whole lives in CEN
serious criticism of the people, the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12
Forum of the People

times and the conditions; and who as
individuals have never accomplished
a single feat, duty or triumph, except
to demonstrate by example. the count
less ways by which a man can fail to
DO anything, learn any thing, have any
thing or nationally expect anything
except to confer glorious blessing o.
suffering humanity when with "life's
ftful fever over, they sleep well' to
the infinite relief of their worried sur
vivors.
| am happily situated in that l am
RECALLED by the voices of peaceful ma
ture in the croak of frogs, the twilight
cry of Katydids, twinkling bells, bleat-
ing calves, lowing kline, Growing roos-
tiers, barking dogs, such chimes as
make one glad that the brute creation,
guided by instinct is often far more
edifying than the imbecile jargon of
nondescripts with withered brain,
grimy heart, and calliope voice offer
their intrusive blatancy to hearers who
are almost sorry when they are not
deaf and that the speaker is not dumb
recognize this as an irrepressfble
wall from a heart made desolate by
the putrid excess of association with
counterfeit virtue pretended patriot
ISM specious and ~gewgaw wisdom.
blown constantly and discordantly
from an animated photograph with
breeches on and brain off. But have
deliberately sought the silent retreat
where no man can assail me with his
transformation.
Even lovers are being broken up,
the chickens Of the opposition have
cholera, the milk is weedy, the crops
grassy-and this applies to all factions
ladies' aid societies are held togeth-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12
CALF WITH TWO HEADS.

Meridian, Miss, July 12.-E. s,
Johnson, a negro, who lives on Four
teenth street and Nineteenth avenue.
exhibited a calf with two perfect heads
in the city Monday afternoon. The
calf was born Monday at 10 O'Clock
and was dead.
The calf's heads were perfect. both
having a separate and distinct neck.
coming together at the shoulder. The
rest Of the body was absolutely per-
feet.
Johnson is having the freak prepar-
ed for preservation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12
CUTTING AT MERIDIAN.

Meridian, Miss, July 12.-Quite a
little excitement was caused Monday
afternoon when Walter Suttle, the
eldest son of R. A. Suttle, and M. A.
Griffin had an ARRAY, in which Mr..
Griffin cut Suttle twice, once in the
neck and once on the hand.
Mr.. Griffin said that the trouble
started over a business matter, and
that Suttle attempted to hit two or
three times. Griffin then pulled his
pocket knife and defended himself, &C.
cording to his statement.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12
. RESPECT THE
ELECTRIC WIRES.
{. E: $3.50 So. :. :. :.

There is an old saying that fire is
good servant but bad master and
this is equally true of electricity. Now
that electric wires are being rapidly
try it is important that people. and
particularly the young people be edu-
Gated to respect all electrical circuits.
Electricity is dangerous only when
it is rushing along natural conductors
under great pressure, such as long dis.
lance transmission lines, trolley wires
and arc light circuits. The coming
generation should be taught that cleo
tricity is mans greatest servant, that
it is doing most of the hard work of
the world and that it is directly re
sponsible for most of our modern con-
veniences. 1t turns our wheels, drives
our cars, lights our homes, cooks our
food carries our messages around the
world and does a thousand and one
other things of greater or less magni-
tude. But during this educational
work the youngsters should also be
taught that electricity is not to be
trifled with. This does not mean that
electricity should be banished from
the play room of the youthful work
shop, inasmuch as dry batteries. wet
batteries and friction electrical ma
chimes are perfectly harmless.
Every now and then we read of
some boy. and not infrequentlv a
sroWn man. who has climbed the cleo
| trio light pole and grasped the wire
only to be hurled to the ground below.
/ of others who have thrown a loop of
wire over transmission or trolley
line only to be seriously burned and
i5ut, and OF other instances of triling
with the electric circuit.
| Electrical energy is invisible. No
human eye can tell whether an cleo
trio circuit is carrying current or
not. Thousands of kilowatts. under
the terrific pressure of a hundred
thousand volts, might be hurrying
along the copper wire at the rate of
10000 miles a second and no man
could see it, nor otherwise sense that
it was there.
The pull of gravity is likewise invis-
IDLE but we, both young and old, have
learned to respect it. We know that
it is safe to jump off low step but
that it is very dangerous to leap from
the second story or the top of the
/ house. We know that live steam Is
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
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(By Union Associated Press.)


1543-Henry VIII. married the Pro
testant lady, Catherine Parr, his
sixth queen. She was a doctor
and lover of learning and sur.
vived Henry.
1691-Cardinal Pignatelli elected Pope
and took the name of Innocent
III.
1793-The first official trial of the
CLAUDIA Clappe telegraph was
made with complete success,
transmitting dispatches forty
eight leagues in thirteen min
utes, forty seconds.
NATURALIZATION of the peace be-
tween Bonaparte and the King
of Prussia at Tilsit.
1S56-The Crimea was evacuated by
the last Of the allied forces of
Great Britain and France.
lS57-Battle Of Futteypur Gndian
Mutiny), between a strong force
of rebels and the British troops
under Havelock, who was
marching to the relief of Luck
now.
1S61-Battle Of Rich Mountain, be-
tween $4,000 Federals under
Mcclellan and 10000 Confed-
crates under General Gar
rett, The Federals stormed
the heights of Rich Mountain
and Laurel Hill, and drove the
Southerners from their posi-
tions, with loss of about 1,gOU,
including prisoners. During the
pursuit on the following day
General Garnet was killed in
cavalry skirmish.
1S64-Telegraphi Communication
with Washington, D. c.. having
been cut off, rumors of its can
ture by the Confederates and
denials followed each other over
the country all day.
1910-The Pan-American Congress
opened at Buenos Ayres.
Aviator Charles S. Rolls was
killed by fall at Bournemouth,
England, almost in the presence
of his father and mother.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12
BOY ACQUITTED OF MURDER.

Meridian, Miss July 12.-Arthur
Lewis, a 16-year-old negro boy, who
stabbed Frank Hunter, another negro
about the same age. near the Acme
mills last week, Hunter succeumbing
to his wounds last Thursday, was tried
before Justice of the Peace T. G.
Keene, Tuesday morning and acquitted
of the charge of murder.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12
TRAIN LEAVES GIRL CLAD
ONIv IN HER KlMONA.

Miss Eelzeon, daughter OIL III. E'
ueueon of Norway went into 'ns
dressing room of a Pullman in kmo"a
end slippers mean Menominee NIc"'
and in so doing had to leave the car
in which were her clothes.
The Pullman was cut off, ami when
she started back she found that she
was marooned with her clothes
speeding away at a 6O-mile clip Off
cials telegraphed her father on the
other train, and he took the first eX-
press back with her clothes, arriving
two hours later
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12

.ea.erous, and therefore no one .' oO'n
o or. around pipes carrying steam '""''
heavy pressure ,.,.,.sihle
r.,.mach as il is quite impo'', ,'
TO tell by looking at electrical c0n1 'oo
tors whether they are carry '"s ,oa,d
. .g currents or not the boy 'houIa
re taught at home aid at school 10 l IL,
all electrical wires severely alone lOl
his own protection. If every young ,s.
ster was educated along this line '"e' =.
would be no more danger of a hoy ;
touching a high transmission line tnaH
t1e,c would be Of his jumping on 'ne
.a.. OF a high tuilding.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12

law which will least autholl@e
sale of prison manufactured goods ana
the payment of the prison earnings
of wife deserters to their iamlIl'S
At the last session of the leglsia'u'e
union labor defeated three bills on t'''s
order and legislation of the sort WIZ
be opposed in future, on the 'heo''
that prison labor completes with the
union men to the detriment OF the
latter
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12

Union Labor in Chicago has issued
a vigorous protest against collecting
subscriptions from public school chill
dren to raise a fund to pay for the
best national anthem. Labor leaders
declare that genius should be allowed
to take its disappointed course of in
spiration and not to be tied to the
wheels of Mammon's chariot.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12
A FATAL ACCIDENT.

Meridian, Miss, July 12.-Informa-
ton was received in the city. yester-
day that Mart Jackson, aged 65, fell
from tree near his home, Moscow,
Kemper county, yesterday morning,
the fall resulting in breaking his neck
and causing immediate death. He had
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12
TRUCK BRINGS 100000.

Crystal Springs, July 12-The ship
ping season is now entirely over. This
has been one of the best years in it's
history, the number of cars being
something over 1000, each worth on
an average of 5000. One farmer stated
that he had made over $500 an acre
on some of his land
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12
Around The State

been to see son and stopped by the
roadside to saw off a limb and it is
supposed he lost his balance, causing
him to fall. He is survived by his
widow and four children.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12
LUH4T GEORGI4NJ
IRE DOING FOR Georgia

4NE OOfVG FOK CEORCIH
charge Atlanta twenty years ago when
Atlanta struggling with few manufactures
small resources meager transportation facilities
Of SQUARE miles of city
more than hundred fifty
second to New Orleans the largest city
bbpg center the SOUTH the
filled with handsome buildings beautiful
cdate ustng carry to the
marts of the word-and Atlanta still growing
The spread the bounds
Georgia and today county in Georgia has Th
greater or less degree and the state is bossomng like
Its resources being developed
and The dognhemanger
rhe people of that state do not demand that Georgia shall
blossom like but for their
The climate and to aid
the development of their
Realizing the value of printers
the publications the good things
awaiting and to issue an invitation the people the sections
the
We Every
word said this advertisement would be equally Mississippi and
then the half would not be told Mississippi
sibi Practically every
eeptaDe to high state of cultivation The returns from farming
tonsn this state for would be far
Three million fertile land in awaiting
magic touch the Industrious
The
Georgia state east
Mississippi River Threeourths
5000 The National
zones of climate Georgia has eight
can grow one or another of these all the sspe
Vegeabes and fruits
too with less work less expense a greater profit
variety
Uhon Its last amounted hundred fifty million
ddnars growth 64SOSoOO
bushels of The wheat yields in the
dleGeerga revelation to the Agriculmrt.
Georgia has the largest tobacco plantation
more than $4,000 character ranging
from any gold
continent The
Geerea almost nauabe among
There month
CROWN and marketed proftably.
Te shipped throughout the United States
commanding the highest price proaby
The peaches in
United States The
IS all its
peach the market
st good Illinois; oats equal
those
in
ad
tase being poftab demonstrated
alfalfa
horHes and poultry
support upon area
prosperity
producing for them everything the
of
intelligent
esan presented north being
opportunity
ways abide
do An of in
hund hundred dollars Let the hundred
dollars The production
the this
Net profit probably dollars
of a
the land twill
mentM
al farm
dollars This thirtydoa
easily
Iowa The profit is quite
condition.
hf dollars and of which makes
investment is ten cent in Georgia fifty cent"
papers cali string hend
Illinois poured and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12
Today---The Present
Tomorrow---T The Future

The present shapes the future. What you do to-
day concerns the things of tomorrow. Money saved
and deosited today means surplus for tomorrow.
If you are concerned about your financial future,
you should seize the opportunity to today 1t is
better to save today than to be in want tomorrow
We know of no better aid to saving than bank
account. Our Savings Department is organized for
the special purpose of caring for small deposited
by those who are seeking financial independence.
You open account with one dollar or more.
Citizens Bank
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12

Women are now engaged in all but
two of the 1903 gainful occupations of
the men of this country, and women
are in the majority among the strikers
of the leather workers of New York.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12

Many young women in various parts
of the country will be thrown out of
employment by the new electrical Of
flee device that seals, stamps and
keeps record of $50 letters per min
ute.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12

The federal trades council OF Sa'IA-
mento, California, has taken the led'
in the prosecution of owners OF de
partment stores in that city for the
violation of the eight hour law Tor
women.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12

WANTED You to ring Home Ptora
IL" W. when You want your fprpi.
lure refnished Or upholstered-aIl
VI 'ei'i' ing. Soft.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12

"ANlED-To rent cottage with mod.
81" coh'eniences, on Or near car
me- give description Home .
care News. o
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12

In several states where large talr9
held in the autumn plans are on 1907
to have the Labor day celebration hen"
in connection with the fair, whereve'
it is possible for the dates to agree.
By this means the State fabs autholi-
ties plan to add thousands of labor
union men who usually go to other
entertainments on Labor day to the
crowds of the fairs. In many instanc-
es the Agricultural Departments OF the
States working on this plan are lend
ing their cooperation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12

1t is reported that a vigorous effort
will be made at the next session of the
Pennsylvania Legislature to enact a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12

On Monday next President Samuel
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor, Vice-President John Mitch
ell and Secretary Frank Morris will
appear before Justice Wright of the
District of Columbia supreme court to
show cause why they should not be
punished for contempt of court. The
citation grows out of a report on the
Buck stove case issued by Messrs.
Gompers Mitchell and Morrison, In
case the labor leaders are found guilty
of contempt, it is an open question
whether the court will impose judi
cial sentence. President GOmpers be
lieves he was within his constitution
al rights in making the report. and
says he will not apologize for issuing
same.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-12

FOR RENT Rooms for light house
keeping Modern conveniences. 600
Bay street. Sat.