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The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
The NAVAL BILL
reported FAVORABLY Y

Washington, March 2.-The naval
appropriation bill was reported to the
senate yesterday. The naval program
as amended, includes two first-class
battleships, submarine tender and
two gunboats. The bill appropriates
$126, 6,4o0, ,SSS, an increase of $1,190,70o
over the amount fixed by the house.
Under an amendment adopted to-
day the eight-hour law will apply to
only the construction of battleships.
An unsuccessful effort was made to
have it extend to the entire construc-
tion program, The senate retained
the provision of the house bill declar-
ing that no part of the appropriations
for the building of battleships shall
be paid to any concern, which operates
as combination in restraint of trade
This provision, which was offered in
the house by representative STANLEY
of Kentucky. is directed at the stee
trust
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
THE FAMOUS TY COBB WILL BE
WITH THE CLUB
HERE.
PLAYERS REPORT NEXT WEEK
Baseball Contingent Restless and
Want Season to Start-SeveraI
Exhibition Games.

Arrangements have been completed
by the Hattiesburg Baseball Associa-
ton to have the Detroit Tigers play
the local club here Tuesday, March
IA. Manager Hugh Jennings and the
famous Ty Cobb will be with the 'Ti-
gers" and a great game is expected
by the local fans.
The Tigers" are now practicing at
Monroe, La. They will play in Yazoo
City March 13, Hattiesburg March IA,
Meridian March IS and 16 and in Jack
son on the 18th.
Manager Carlos Smith has sent
transportation to all of his men and
they are expected to report in few
days, and be in good shape for the
game with the "Tigers."
By the middle of next week the
diamond, which for weeks, yes, ever
months, has lain in silence, will show
signs of vigorous life and the new
restless baseball contingent of th'
community, and that contingent il
very large, will find a nerve soothe
In the actual presence of the perform
ers within the city limits. Or posi-
bly, their presence will increase tn
impRtience to see a scheduled gam
in full operation. Anyhow, the me-
are to be here, because Manage
Smith says so. There was a cheerful
note in Carlos voice, too, when h
made the assertion.
The season opens on April 6, with
series of games in Hattiesburg. and a
are glad that it is not further of
Some of the fans would like to Sc
March drop off the calendar.
There will be several exhibitio
! games this month. The Philadelphi
} Americans and Chicago Cubs wi
, probably be among the visiting team!
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
government IS
ABOUT TO PAY
COTTON CLAIMS
CONFERENCES OF HOUSES OF
CONGRESS VIRTUALLY AGREED
ON RESTITUTION.
COTTON SEIZED DURING THE WAR
Mississippi's Claims Amount To s1,-
sse, ,seo-senator Percy On
Committee.
COTTON SEIZED DURING THE WAR

Washington, March 2.-After more
than a quarter of century of hard
work, often hopeless and nevertheless
determined and unforgetting, the
friends in congress of the claimants
of cotton seized by the federal govern
ment soon after the close of the Civil
War, under the captured and aban-
doned property act" when hostilities
had ceased, are in the nearest way to
accomplishing the long-delayed act OF
restitution that has ever been ap-
preached
Time after time a committee of one
house or the other of congress has
reported favorably on these claims,
only to be blocked by the other house.
Now it appears that the two houses
are agreed that it is time that this
money should be returned to its right
full owners.
Wednesday the conferees of the two
houses of the committees on revision
of the laws agreed upon the Bartlett
amendment to consolidate under the
captured and abandoned property
act now in the treasury trust fund,
might be restored to those who sub
mitted their claims to the court of
claims with proper evidence without
being required to prove loyalty. The
fund amounts to $4,Ss6,671, the pro-
ceeds of captured cotton collected sub
sequent to June l, 1865, sold and the
proceeds turned into the treasury. The
cotton seized was sold by supervising
special agents at nine agencies be-
tween July, 1865, and October, 1866.
These agencies were at the following
points; Nashville-Comprisi Ala
abam and Tennessee and some Geor-
gia claims, amounting to s453.S52. &c;
Memphis, Tenn.-Arkansas Louisiana
and Mississippi claims amounting to
s1,SSe,390; New Orleans, La.-Arkan-
sas and Texas claims amounting to
$556,6S6: Galveston, Texas-Claims
amounting to $300,036: Newberne,
North Carolina - North Carolina
claims amounting to s3O2,S0O; Char
lesion, South Carolina - Claims
amounting to $422,547; Mobile, Ala
bama-Mississippi and Florida claims
amounting to s74S,1S0 Miscellaneous
claims made up the balance of the
total of the fund held in the treasury.
Senators Clark of Arkansas, and
Percy of Mississippi are members Of
the senate committee on revision Of
. the laws, and Mr.. Clark was one of
the conferees.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
AGED MAN and
Wife REUNITED
Samuel Walker and Wife, Both Aged,
Reconciled After Long
Separation.

Starkville, Miss, March 2.-Seven-
teen years ago, Samuel Waldrup, liv-
ing near Henry School House, be-
came estranged from his wife. They
had been married over sixty years,
and were blessed with five children.
1t seems the couple fell out about
some trivial matter, he going to a
son near here, while his wife remain
ed with another son at Palmetto, Ga.
Last week Mrs. Waldrup, who is in
bad health, longed to see her husband
once more before she died.
Her son furnished her with the nee
essary transportation, and she ar
rived here three days ago. She went
at once to her destination. Nobody
was expecting her.
When she walked into the house
her husband was sitting near the
hearth. She didn't recognize him for
some time When she did there was
a scene. Both embraced and cried
| like children, to the astonishment of
their son and grandchildren.
We'll not separate any more" she
said, as the tears coursed down her
| furrowed cheeks. mo more parting
until we are called to rest" The old
man gave his solemn promise that
they would live together the balance
of their lives. He is in his. S0th year
while his wife is so.
The children are reioieed at the re
union.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
HOSPITAL PLANS
Are ADOPTED
The Building Will be Completed Not
Later Than NoVen1-
Der 1st.

Jackson, Miss, March AT the
meeting of the trustees of the State
Charity Hospital Wednesday, plans
and specifications for the buildings
were adopted and Secretary j. j. &C.
man authorized to advertise for bids
from contractors.
The bids are to be submitted to Sec
retary Conan not later than 10 o'clock
April 1, on which date the trustees
will again meet to award the contract.
There was but little business to be
transacted at this meeting of the trus-
tees, as it was called specifically to
pass upon the plans and specifications.
They had first been submitted TO
Mr.. Theodore Link of st. Louis, ad-
vising architect, and recommended by
him.
By awarding the contract in April,
the trustees believe the hospital build
ings will be completed by November
/, at latest. which will be in time for
the buildings to be furnished and
turned over to the Legislature, which
will meet in January, 1912
Several contractors. it is understood
will bid for this work, among then
several local men, and the competition
promises to be keen.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
HATTESBJRC MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY AFTERNOON MARCH 1911
Big TRANSFER
CITY PROPERTY
Mr.. John Hamper Conveys Holdings
to son-Extensive Improve
ments Probable.

The day is dull, dark and dreary that
some important real estate deal is
not consummated in Hattiesblirg. The
transactions are not always as large
as one just closed, howsver
Mr.. John Hamper has conveyed to
his son, Mr.. G. w. Hamper. his real
estate interests in Hattiesburg. The
property involved in the transfer is
valued at $4,000, as shown by the
deed filed in the chancery clerks Of
flee for record.
The property is located in the Kam-
per & Whitney survey, the Robertson
place of the Hamper & Levin survey
and a number of lots in Hattiesburg
desirable residence lots in the city are
included in the transfer.
viii Improve Property.
Mr.. G. w. Hamper and his family
have moved to Hattiesburg to reside
oAu NIL fNdhpOi oAPOSlS W liHpIONe
his property and join hands with the
progressive business men of the city
in further upbuilding Hattiesburg.
Handsome New Houses.
Mr.. Hamper will at once erect {
handsome residence for himself ant
family on Buschman street, and ha
almost made up his mind to erect ;
twenty-five room modern boarding
house on the corner of Buschmal
street and River avenue. There is
great demand for such house in Ha;
tiesburg, and Mr.. Hamper realize
the building of one would be safe an
paying Investment
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
CHANGES MADE
AT CITY HALL
W. e. Estes Now Day Sergeant With
Other Duties-Mr. Phelps On
Police Force.

By a new arrangement at the city
hall, governing municipal affairs, Mr.
w. e. Estes assumes the duties of day
sergeant in addition to being book
keeper and collector for the water
works.
Mr.. n. E. Phelps, who has been the
efficient day sergeant, has been added
to the police force.
Mr.. Estes now has his office in that
of the chief of police, and parties using
city water will have to call on him
there to pay their water rent here
after. With his new duties he will
not have time to call on water con
sumers to collect for service.
The city commissioners have adopt
ed rule that all water rent will here
after have to be paid on or before the
tenth of the month when due, or the
service will be cut off. There are now
quite a number of delinquents, and Il
they do not pay up by the tenth o.
the month they may expect to have
to go thirsty and suffer the other in
conveniences of not having plenty o
good pure water.
This move on the part of the cit,
commissioners is in keeping with tha
of all leading cities, where things ar
conducted in a business-like manner.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
4" HE'LL" and DAMN"
NOT PROFANITY CD

New York, March 2.-Prohibition of
profanity and vulgarity on the stage
by a city ordinance is being urged
upon the New York aldermen by rep
resentatives of a hundred churches
and religious societies. AS an in
stance of loose language in the thea
tre, A. s. Colburn, president of the
Anti-Profane League, told the alder
men at its first hearing of current
play in which profane words occur
fifteen times. An alderman who op-
posed the ordinance asked Mr.. Col
burn if he thought damn" and "hell''
were profane words. Colburn
thought they were.
q think not. said the alderman
81 have looked them up in my die
tionary and | find no warrant fol
lsuch belief"
Colburn added that he had counted
damn" 1Sl times and hell 15C
times in Shakespeares plays.
"But those were ancient times,
observed the author of the proposed
| ordinance.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
BASKET BALL GAME
FRIDAY AFTERNOON

The basket ball teams of the Hat
tiesburg and Virgins High schools
will meet at Hamper Park Friday af-
ternoon at o'clock for contest.
The local team was defeated by
that of Virgins Saturday night in a
game played at Virgins, and is
anxious to regain its laurels. This
means a close and interesting game
will be played, and all friends of the
local team are expected to attend and
root for their success.
A small admission fee will be
charged in order to cover expenses.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
TAFT INFORMS
Senators OF
HIS INTENTIONS
HE SAYS CANADIAN RECIPROCITY
AGREEMENT MUST BE
ADOPTED.
GERMANY WANTS TO COME in
state Department Announces Further
Reciprocity Agreements Will
Not be Considered.
(By Associated PreSS.)

Washington, March 2.-Word of an
informal but definite character that
nothing but the approval of the Cana
dian reciprocity agreement by the
senate could avert an extra session of
congress, reached the capitol today
Failing such an action, the call for
an, extra session to begin earlier than
April will be sent to congress by
Nesident Taft
President Taft's response to reso-
luton introduced into the senate by
Mr.. Cummns asking for data ga' her
ed by the tariff board in respect 20
articles covered by the proposed Cana
dian reciprocity agreement and many
articles which the agreement does not
include, was read in the senate. The
answer probably will prove unsatis-
factory to the Iowa senator, unless it
was his purpose to show by state
ments from the board that there had
been insufficient information gathered
to proceed intelligently with a tariff
discussion of the articles named
No Further Reciprocity.
While no inquiry has yet been re-
ceived from the German government
as TO the effect of the proposed Cana
dian reciprocity agreement upon the
imports from Germany into the Unit
ed States of articles enumerated in
that agreement, the state department
has expected that more of the com
phercial powers would Immediately
aNe application for privileges similar
tn hose to be enjoyed by the Cana
Kan, once the arrangement is in force
1t may be stated authoritatively
however, that all such applications
will be politely, but firmly declined
President Taft, it Is said, has decid
ed upon March 20, as the date for the
extra session of Congress.
There is feeling of confidence
among the friends of the Canadian
agreement that the Democratic House
will pass the bill within one week
after the convening of the special ses
sion, and that the new Senate would
not delay action for more than &
month.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
SCRoGelNS GETS
FOUR YEARS IN PEN

New Orleans. March 2-Millard w.
Scroegins, who brought Eulla Powell,
a yoang country girl, to New Orleans
for wrongful purposes, was sentenced
t6 serve four years in the state peni-
tsyltiary by Judge Frank D. Chretien
III the criminal district court Wednes
day morning. Scroggins last week
was convicted of violating the white
slave law.
District attorney Adams has beer
asked by c. G. Roe, of Chicago, tc
write an article on white slavery,
as it effects New Orleans.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
MAN LEFT MILLION
CAN'T BE FOUND.

Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2.-If
Henry Downs, who recently died in
Salt Lake City, leaving a million dol
lar estate to brothers in Egypt, as
reported in a press dispatch from
Leicester, England, the million has
escaped the notice of the state Off
cials, who collect Inheritance taxes
and Downs himself has escaped the
attention of the directory publishers.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
(sy Union Associated Press

Harrisburg, Pa. March 2.-To con-
slider plans for the reorganization OF
the Democratic party in Pennsylvania
the state central committee convened
this afternoon in the Board of Trade
building. Party leaders declare there
is a chance to put Pennsylvania in the
Democratic column next year if a
concerted and harmonious campaign
is started Immediately.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
THE MARKETS.
(By Associated PreSS.)

New Orleans, March Cotton
quiet, unchanged to one point down
at noon
Chicago, March 2.-Wheat firm, un
changed to three-eighths up. Provis
ions weak, five cents up to ten down
New Orleans, La, March 2.-There
was a serious break in the cotton mar
ket today. The closing figures follow:
March, 14,S5; May, 14.47; July, 1887.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
ITALIAN PRINCESS
MURDERED IN ROME
lBn Associated Press.l

Rome, Italy, March 2.-The Princess
Dietrigona, the young and beautiful
lady in waiting to Queen Helena, was
murdered today at a small hotel in
this city by Lieutenant Paterno, an
officer in the Italian cavalry.
The tragedy created a great sensa-
ton. The cause of the murder and
details of the story that led up to it
are unknown, or suppressed. The
authorities, however, stete that Lieut..
Palermo strangled the princess and
then shot her.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
NEW PRESIDENT OF SALVADOR

San Salvador, March DIR. Manuel
E. Armujo was installed as president
of the republic of Salvador yesterday,
the event being accompanied with the
usual ceremonies. Onofre Duran was
linaugurated as vioepresident at the
same time.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
TARIFF BOARD BILL
is BEING CONSIDERED.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, March within half
an hour after convening this after
noon, the Senate decided by a vote of
55 to 23 to set aside the appropriation
bills and take up the bill creating a
permanent tariff board.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
MEDICAL SOCIETY
Meets FRIDAY night

The next regular meeting of the
Forrest County Medical Society will
be held on Friday, March 3, at s
o'clock, in the directors room of the
First-National Bank of Commerce.
The meeting time was first announced
for March q
Drs. r. NJ Donald and l.. H. Martin
will read papers on "Brights Disease,
and questions will be asked
A full attendance of the members OF
the society is desired
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
RESIDENCE DESTROYED
BY FIRE AT RICHTON

Richton, Miss, March 2.-The resi-
dence of Mr.. C, n. Sowell was de-
stroyed last night at about 7 o'clock.
Mr.. Sowell is farmer and lives about
a mile and half from town.
Incendiarism is strongly suspected
About year ago his barn was burned
under similar circumstances An ef-
fort was made TO secure the county
bloodhounds last night. bat without
success
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
DON'T NEED A coRkscREW!

Lincoln, Neb, March 2.-The su-
preme court has issued an order of
Injunction against the Union Pacific
and the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railway Company prohibiting
the sale of intoxicants on trains.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
RAILROAD WILL NOT
APPEAL FROM DECISION.

Chicago, March AT a meeting
Wednesday in the Western Trunk line
Association, it was decided to make
no appeal from the recent decision of
the right to increase freight rates.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
JIM CROW LAW STICKS.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March q
The Oklahoma senate has defeated
a bill authorizing the corporation COM
mission to suspend the operation of
the "Jim Crow law, which requires
railroads to maintain separate coach
es and waiting rooms for negroes.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
NURSES TERRIBLE DEATH.

Lebanon, Pa, March miss Lille
Light, aged thirty-four years, nurse,
died here in great agony from blood
poisoning. She was bitten on the
wrist and neck by an insane foreign
woman whom she was nursing.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
REVIVAL GROWS IN
INTEREST EVERY DAY

The revival being conducted at the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church becomes
l.Nore interesting with each service.
Y Rev J. n. Mcmillan, who is doing
the preaching, seems to be at his best.
He preached fine sermon last night,
using for his subject, What Is My
Life"
= Services are being held at 10 o'clock
in the morning and 1870 in the even
ing. All are cordially invited.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
SUNDAY BASEBALL
INTRODUCED IN HOUSE.

Montgomery Ala, March 2.-Repre-
sentative Bart Chamberlain yesterday
introduced his bill to allow the play.
ing of Sunday baseball in Mobile
Representative Chamberlain will fol
low up the bill and ask for an early
consideration and passage.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY.
ley Union Associated Press }

Austin, Tex, March 2-Texas Inde-
pendence Day was appropriately OBJ
served throughout the state today as
a public holiday All business was
suspended. Special exercises wert
conducted at the State University
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
2 TO I FOR LIQUOR.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 1.-Two
cities voted wet" and one dry" in
local options Wednesday in Fountain
county, which had been dry for two
years under the superseded county
option law.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
CoCk-A-DooDLE-Do!

Sixty Hens. Lay Thousand Eggs In %
Days-Cluck.
Terrytown, March BY strong
and well-timed finish the sixty hens
of Marsic johnson, of Glenville, won a
$500 wager for him during the month
his sixty hens would lay 1000 eggs
during February. 1t was close call,
but every hen laid an egg yesterday,
making 1,009 for the twenty eight
days.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02

THE WEATHER.

= Washington, d. c., March 2.- !.
!: Fair tonight and Friday; frost :
: tonight. !
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The Hattiesburg news., 1911-03-02
THENEWS

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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-06-19
new MANAGER FOR
HARRISBURG TEAM
DlssENSioN nv KITTY TEAM
MADE 1T NECESSARY TO DUST
MISREPRESENTATION RElSER
CHOSEN.

As res 81 iisseusiau n tie
NJ the Ioea pa.l tealo a@eh ore bv-
tye W. Ga responsible ior uHo
teams p3r oi& III reaeG atNea.
TIE lHeetus dacidad Tuesday nieac
q a8Ee a caGuse il the management
aud accordingly Reiser, forme ly al,
umpire for the Kitty league, was en-
1loyed to succeed Ira Hastings as
manager Mn Relser aTtievd Wei.
10 day eevning from Louisville and
took charge Of the team Thursday
morning On their return from Vim
.cnnes.
When asked by a representative OF
Tie Registe, what changcs would bc
nade in the personnel Of tie team
Mr. Reiser said that beyond securing
one new player for the outfieId CO..
cary Of Louisvillel he had not yet
determined upon amy changes and
hat IL might not be necessary to
pate amy RE said he believed the
cam as Mt present constituted wac
staong enough ITO cope srccessfully
Wit ans of the competitors If they
wonA put their best energies into The
ganie IIa would hnow, however, AZ
ta plaYils few games, whether or
1t ony changes were necessary
Selena Country Register.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-06-19
BUILT COTTON GIN
PRECEDENT or ROBERTS COTTON
oil co. TO DECIDE ON PLANT
FOR CAIRO.
Cotton Raising In This Vicinity stead
ny incfeasne---ci1 Needed ia
Prepare II For Market.

wv a Roberts o. MeaJus reaUs
e.rresi6aAl OF a Rcbe@s Cotton
Oh CO., viii be in the city tomorrow
en- route home from New York city,
where he has been or business
several days. He will inspect the
local plant and probably spend a few
days here. Arrangements are being
made to install a cotton gin at the
plant to gin the cotton that is he
ing raised in this yicinity-the acre.
age having been increased this year
TO such an extent that it would In
sure sufficient supply to warrant its
operation
Work will be started on the new
gin in August It is proposed to op.
crate it by electricity if the local
electric plant viii reach the plant
with its wires
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-06-19

D'Oyly Carte once produced The
Gondoliers" at Windsor By command
Of the late Queen Victoria 4 duey
bound volume Of TIE Hbrero had been
provided Tor one queen who referred
to a frequently to Keep abreast of tae
opefa when tha curtain fen che sent
Tor DOyly 0ate " express aer ar-
p&yaI and. having Gone 40 remarked
that she had noticed that some of the
actors had said things which were not
set down in the book.
Mr.. Carte explained that they were
gags"
"Gags?" queried the queen in puz-
zled tone. II thought gags were
things nrt in persons month hv an,
thority
mot always was thereby @rhese
gags are what people put iu their
mouths without authority
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-06-19

n strange youth rambled or tha
ryboat. First he wbacked a frie
che back with folded news
Next he TOOK OF a mans lat aea
IT on the deck. Then he pulled q CHAR
out Of another pal's pocket. BIZ of the
end and handed 1t back 70 him Foi-
lowing this. he stepped on still another
friends newly shined shoes, pulled me
ena * his necktie out of his ves
dnally dropped a cigarette dow
o8 tx.
ESCAPED lunsticT" querie6 q elif "
byssander.
s0p. ne. replied a ccnanntag
hailed iroIn she strange youth s9ysAN.
"He II merely the village cut-up. T-
rhiladelrs'a TeleTrsrh