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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
GREAT DAY FOR
INTERESTS HERE
Letter Being Sent Out To Business
Men Relative To Political Rally
And Picnic. E.

The finance committee appointed to
provide funds for the payment of ex-
penses connected with the political
rally and picnic at Hamper Park In
this city on Wednesday, June %, is
sending out the following circular let
ter to business men:
'Is 1t not a fact that if five thou
sand people visit Hattiesburg in one
day, spending the better part of the
day In the city, that they are spending
and leaving among the various inter-
ests in Hattiesburg a great deal more
money than it will cost the people, of
Hattissburg to get those people here?
"On the 2Sth day of June we desire
to have at least five thousand people
here to hear the local candidates
speak in the forenoon and the Hon
orable Jas. X. Vardaman in the after
noon, and also to see the magnificent
game of baseball between Hattiesburg
ard Victsburg, the two leading teams
in the Cotton States League. In order
to do this we feel that We ought to
furnish plenty of ice water on the
grounds at the park for all who are
present, we ought to have a good band
to furnish music for the crowd and as
nearly as possible have sufficient seats
to rest those who may become weary
from standing.
IN order to do this It will be neces-
sary to raise about $500 to cover the
actuel expenses of that days enter
tainment. The Hattiesburg Traction
Co. has agreed to donate 10 per cent
of its gross receipts on that day to
wards this purpose, and the Hatties
burg Baseball Company has also
agreed to donate 10 per cent or Its
gross receipts on that date; and we
Feel that the merchants, the bankers
the transfer people, the hotels, res
taurants, and in fact all interests il
Hattiesburg will be benefited by hav
ing this great crowd of people as
semble here for one day, and IL every
body who feels an interest in the we
fare of this city will contribute a SINAI
amount the burden will not pres
heavily on anyone, and we hereby RI
quest every person who feels an inte
est in his own town to contribute
this gathering on the above date q
literally as he may feel that he poss
bly can, and let us all make It gre,
day for Hattiesburg.
e The finance committee will call u
a on each person for his contribution
n an early date.
d JOHN r. TALLY,
n "B. d. MOORE.
s. "A. E. HARRISON,
e. Finance Committee .
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
How Accident Occurred.

Columbia. Miss, June 1S.-A rather
peculiar accident occurred at West
Columbia which may have fatal end
ing. w. b. Leeke, a prosperous mer-
chant and mill man of Baskerville. In
company with a son. a young man just
grown. had just returned from Koko-
mo. Entering a store near the depot
to wait for the first train into Colum-
bia, the young man set his grip down
on the floor, and the bystanders were
ut once greeted with a muffled report
from the bag. and Mr.. Leeke was seen
to stagger back, grasping at his stom'
ach Promp investigation revealed
that a heavy c9libered bullet had en-
tered the stomach Just above the navel
and took an upward course. He was
placed on a train bound for Columbia
shortly afterward and was soon made
as comfortable as, possible at one oi
the hotels here, where medical atten
tlon announced that the wound was 6
serious one.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
VOTE ON RESOLUTION "a TO "a
AND ON THE FEDERAL SUP
ERvlsioN AMENDMENT 44-44.
VICE PRESIDENT DECIDES VOTE
Democratic Senators Criticise Bris-
tow Change of Attitude-in Last
Session He Voted Against Similar
Amendment offered.

Washington, June 12.-The senate
last night by vote of Ga to "a passed
the resolution amending the constitu-
ton to provide for the election of SEN
ators by direct popular vote.
The Bristow amendment giving the
federal government supervision over
such elections was adopted Al to A
the vicepresident casting the deciding
ballot. The house has already passed
the resolution.
Senator Reed of Missouri protested
against the vice president casting the
deciding vote and the democratic SEN
ators criticised Bristow's change of
attitude.
| Bristow framed the principal
amendment in the nature of substi-
tute to the main provision and sought
to continue the supervision of sena-
torial elections in congress instead of
| delegating it to the states as propos-
I ed by the house resolution.
In the last session the Kansas SEN
ator voted against the amendment of
fered by Sutherland of Utah, which
would have the same effect as his
own provision this session.
Davis, of Arkansas, arraigned Bris
tow, referring by name to Cummins
Clapp and Lafollette declared the
"insurgent crowd never had been sin
cere on any subject they brought be
fore the country"
Bacon aroused feeling by declaring
that great interests had heen bring
ing enormous pressure to bear to de
feat the resolution. Works, Guggen
helm and Cummins arose to refute the
allegation when Bacon explained he
was imputing no impropriety on any
member Reed, o. Missouri, declared
Bristow's conversion to Sutherland's
viewpoint was because of the negro
vote in Kansas"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
POSTAL MADE To PAY
S36,6S4 FOR BlUNDER

New York, June 13.--A jury in the
Supreme Court today brought in a
verdict OF s36,6S4 in favor of Stephen
NJ. Weld & Co., cotton brokers. and
against the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, for damages the plaintiffs sus-
tanned in the transmission of a tele-
gram to their agent in New Orleans
The plaintiff alleged that they tele
graphed their New Orleans agent tc
sell 10000 bales of cotton at 1870, but
that when the telegram reached tbs
agent it read to sell at 1907. The
plaintiffs asked for damages to tn,
amount Of s27,565 with interest. Th
jury gave them the full amount dc
manded.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
Mr.. LFFKE Died
FROM HIS WOUND
Remains Carried t. Lumberton Last
Night-Special Train Passed
Through Hattiesbure.

A special train over the Gulf & Ship
Island railroad passed through this
city last night conveying the body Of
Mr.. w. B. Leeke. a merchant and mill
man of Baskerville, who was acciden-
ally shot through the body last Satur-
day in Columbia.
The remains were being carried to
Lumberton and were accompanied by
Mr.. Leeke wife and sons and several
friends from Columbia. The inter-
ment will take place today at Ellis
vile, the burial place of the family.
Mr.. Leeke was well known in Hat
tiesburg. He was about sixty-seven
years of age and was in perfect health
and apparently good for many years
of service. He was a brave CCnfeder-
ate soldier and had many friends in
this section of the State. He came to
Baskerville several years ago. where
he engaged in merchandise and saw
milling, accommodating some property
He leaves a wife, several sons and
daughters and host of friends.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13

One Of the parties who is heavily
interested in one of the properties
mentioned In the deal, and resented
the idea of his property being decided
away from him without his knowledge
or consent, set out to run the rumor
down. He found out that The News
man got his information from a local
correspondent to an out-of.town news
raper; and this party heard the story
from the secretary CT the commercial
club; and the said secretary gave as
his informant certain railroad man:
and the railroad man said lumber
man told him and the lumber man
said he "hsard It last fall" and it had
taken all that time to work out of his
system.
The News publishes the correction
in juctice to all parties concerned, and
to try to head the rumor off before II
circles the g'obe and gets back here
"a live one" and starts circulating
a9ain. For some rumors have more
lives than cats. In fact rumors dc
rot have cats at all; they have lives.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
BAPTISTS FROM
ALL PARTS MEET
Representatives Of The Denomination
From Every Country, Assemble
In Philadelphia Today.

Philadelphia, June 13.-During the
two weeks beginning today Phlladel-
phia will be the scene of what will
probably be the greatest denomina-
tional demonstrations the world has
ever known. Three great conventions
of Baptsts will attract representatives
of the church from every country un-
der the sun.
Today the vanguard of the Baptist
hosts is pouring into the city for the
Northern Baptist convention, which
comprises congregations of the denom-
nation north of Mason and Dixon's
/ line. including the western states.
About a thousand delegates and hun
dreds of visitors are here today and
were cordi-l'y received by the Bap-
/ lists Of Philadelphia. Only prelimi-
nary matters were taken up today, and
tie real business Of the session will be
inaugurated tomorrow and continue to
nRNt SuDudN. Ill COiHCAlAOi WIN thN
meeting of the Northern Baptists
sessions will be held by various Of
fliated societies, including the Ameri
can Baptist Home Mission Society, the
American Baptist Foreign Mission
Society, the American Baptist Publica
tion Society ard the Women's Home
and Foreign Missionary societies.
Following the present meeting will
come the congresses of the NORTH
American Baptists and the Baptist
World Alliance. The latter will ex
terd through all of next week ant
will be attended by clergymen ant
missionaries from the world over. The
international meeting is held ever!
five years, the last congress havint
been held in Edinburgh, Scotland. DR.
John Clifford, of London, is presiden
and will preside, and the Rev. ]. Fl
2 Shakespeare, a descendant of the fam
ily of the great dramatist, is secre
tary.
A feature Of the worlds convention
will be the presence of nearly hur
dred Baptist ministers from Russia,
: number Of whom have served pens
i terms for operating their churches !
+ defiance of government opposition
Funds were raised in this country an
p England to pay the expenses Of th
$ Russians to Philadelphia and return.
J. Baptist churches, throughout tn
y world will observe Sunday, June Q
the closing day of the convention, 9
Baptist Day. The Baptists OF tn
southern states recently held the
convention in Jacksonville, Fla, bi
n many delegates from that section wi
| attend the North American and worl
convention next week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13

Kansas City, Mo-, June 13.-At the
behest OF the Southern Lumber Manu-
facturers Association, the Longbell
Lumber Company, which controls
thousands of acres of timber lands.
curtailed it's yellow pine output S3 1-3
per cent during six months of 1904.
So testified r. A. Long, president of
the company, at a hearing Of the
States custer suit against the alleged
lumber trust here yesterday.
This cuItai ment was not effected to
raise the price of lumber but to avoid
losses by depreciation and needless
insurance and other expenses, said
the witness. At that time, said Mr.
Long there was an over-supply OF
yellow pine.
Mr.. Long also admitted the asso
citation appointed a price list commit
tee and adopted its reports at an an
nual and semi-annual meeting. The
use of this price list by dealers was
not mandatory, averred Mr.. Long, bu
was for their guidance in making
sales.
Incidentally, Mr.. Long asserted /
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
Declared Lumber Price
Lists Not Mandatory

the public would cease its "prosecu-
ton and persecution Of the lumber
trade and permit its dealers to act
together 20 per cent of the timber that
now goes to waste would be saved.
All of Mr.. Longs testimony was
taken today. He may be recalled,
however. 1t is believed the hearing
here will be closed in a few days
Charles S. Keith, president of the
Central Coal G. Coke Co., was the only
other witness today. He covered prac
tically the same ground as did Mr.
Long.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
BREWER TO BE
4 DECLARED THE
/. NEXT GOVERNOR
HAVING NO OPPOSITION, HIS
NAME WILL NOT APPEAR ON
TICKET TO BE VOTED.
OTHERS IN THE SAME CLASS
Asprants For Office Who Have No
Opposition Will Not Be Required To
Pay Assessments to Defray Election
Expenses-Fay Committee $40.

Jackson, Miss, June 13.-About
100000 or so Mlssissippians who had
Deen LOOKING forward with pleasure to
\ citing for Hon. Earl Brewer, the next
Governor of Mississippi, will not have
that privilege.
Mr.. Brewer will be declared the
next Governor of the commonwealth
by the Democratic state executive
committee when that body again
meets in Jackson on July 18th, and
his name will not appear on the Of
fetal tallot to be voted at the state
primary on the 1st of August A reso-
luton declaring it to tie the purpose OF
the committee to formally declare as
the party nominees all candidates who
have no opposition was adopted by the
committee yesterday.
This means that the aspirants for
office who are running without opposi-
tion will not be required to pay assess
ments in the various counties to defray
the expenses of the primary, and thus
they will be saved several hundred
dollars. Each candidate, however.
who is so fortunate as not to have an
opponent, will be required to pay $40
to defray the expenses of the state
committee
In the same class with Mr.. Brewer
are C. c. Smith, prison trustee OF the
southern district, Prof. ]. N. Powers,
state superintendent of education.
Hon. T. NJ. Henry, insurance commits
sioner, and Hon. George c. Myers.
clerk Of the supreme court. All 9TH
er state offices are sought by two or
three aspirants.
The action of the state executive
committee in fixing the date for the
first primary at August lst and the
second for august % meets with gem
ersl approval.
The desire seems to be universal in
political circles to bring the campaign
to an early end, and August l was the
} earliest possible date that could have
heen selected under the law of the
first primary.
J The resolution prescribing the rules
J and regulations to govern the event
7 merely outlines the primary election
statutes, and no effort is made by tbs
committee to dictate to the county
, executive committees. It is the duty
. of the county boards of election com
! missioners to give the registra ton and
t poll books a thorough purging. strik
: ing therefrom the names of all per
= sons who are not duly qualified eiec
0 tors, and the county committees mus
$ follow the books as revised by the
e county commissions.
J, Each political faction will of course
g. have it's watchers at the polls to pre-
n vent illegal voting, and this featur,
,. will be more carefully watched thar
). in any former event since the stat,
y primary law was enacted.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
HEAVY LOSS OF COTTON.

Clarksdale, Miss, June ia fire.
supposed to have originated from
sparks thrown out by passing train,
destroyed the Gulf Compress, includ-
ing all outbuildings, sheds and two
thousand bales of cotton, Sunday.
The entire town of Bolan, suburb
where the compress wss located, was
threatened with destruction for a
time.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
LIQUOR SHIPMENT STOPPED.

Savannah, Ca, June l3.--Liquor
dealers here were considerably per-
turbed yesterday when they were no
titled by the Southern Express Com
pany that it would refuse to receive
the customary wet packages for ship
ment into various parts of the State
after June 10.
This ruling does not affect the ship
ment of private packages by indivi
duals who are known not to be en-
gagged In the liquor business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
CHURCH UNION IS
Held VALID BY COURT
fBn AsSociated Prcss.l

Nashville, Tenn, June ia tele-
gram received here today states the
Mississippi Supreme Court has af-
firmed the finding of the Chancellor in
the Caruthers versus Mobley case
which upheld the validity of the union
OF the Cumberland Presbyterian and
United St1tes of America Presbyte-
rian churches.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
INVESTIGATION coNcLunEn.

Pittsburg, June 13.-Federal inves-
tigation to determine whether there
is combination in restraint of trade
in the coking and coal industry was
concluded here this afternoon and the
grand Jury temporarily excused II
is not expected the fury win return In
dictments at this time.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
THRASHING OUTFIT
HAS BEEN PURCHASED

Il. E. Williams, a progressive farmer
of the Eatonville district, has pur-
chased a complete thrashing outfit.
1t will be used in thrashing peanuts.
Mr.. Williams says that there have
been enough peanuts planted in this
section to insure the success of his
venture He win also thrash oats and
bale tie straw, which is something
new to this section.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
WATKINS MACHINE
SHOPS EXPANDING

Expansion and improvements con-
tinue to go on at the plant of the
Watkins Machine and. Foundry Con-
pany of this city. A complete elee-
tricaliy-driven plant is being install
ed, which will not only add to the
profits of the business, but also to It's
capacity.
The foundry department is also be
ing enlarged to take care of the III
creased business.
Manager Watkins reports the SUP
ply business good, having sold three
logging locomotives in the past month
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
MOST VALUABLE COTTON CROP

Washington. June 13.-The cotton
crop of 1910 was announced today to
be the most valuable ever produced in
the United States. Estimated In the
census bureaus annual bulletin, the
crop last year was valued at $96S.1S0,.
900, compared, with $s12,o9O,0OO for
1909.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
BRlSToW AMENDMENT TO PoPu.
LAR ELECTION OF SENATORS
LIKELY TO BE KILLED.
SECRETARY KNOX MUST TESTIFY
Sugar Trust Inquiry continues-Ed,
w-rd F. Atkins Testified as to Meth
oes CT Company-Heciprocity Bill
Has AT Last Feac&ed The Senate.
(by Associated PresS.)

Washington, June l3.-There is a
grave doubt Of the Democratic House
asleei.g to lie Bris ow amendm mt to
tie resolution for the popular election
OF United States senators. The Bris-
tow amendment, which was adopted
by the Senate yesterday, gives the
federal government control over cleo
tons.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
KILLS WIFE AND MAN

ABERDEEN. Miss. June lS.-Ben Nor
-,v shot and killed his wife and VIII
R,nn.,r. using a double-barreIed sho''
,ur. near Central Grove. Immediately
.,,,.r Nh, Killing ne gave himself UP
~ If Cunningham, and was
,.,rynr to Aberdeen by Wood j. ROD
o,+s and placed in the Monroe county
.ail
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
THE MARKETS.

New Orleans, June 1S.-Cotton clos
ed steady, one 10 ive points dowa.
Chicago, June 1S.-Wheat closed
steady, one fourth to seven eighths
higher. Provisions weak, two and
half to twenty-five and half points
down.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
CARGO WAR
) SUPPLIES SHIPPED

u,rI. June l2.--The Norwegian
''n.r Herald" sailed this morn
.ns FOR c,ita, Honduras with large large
'.r,o ."5 including one thousand rifles rifles
'"'7'' ,,r.. amount CT ammunition.
u, .a. reported that this war m mater, Ter
IL ,,, .to reyclrtlonislF, but the
s,,,m.nr oanrrs do'i'r" " 'o' '"'
u,,,..l.s a,v-rm n''
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
TEXAS ROAD SOLD;
GOULDS MAY HAVE |!
(By Associated PsseqN

Palestine, Texas, June 13.-A COM
mittee said to represent the Gould in
terests purchased the International &
Great Northern railroad at the re-
ceivership sale here today
The road sold for s12,645,000
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
Knox Subpoenaed.

A subpoena for Secretary Of State
Knox 10 appear and eXpllin the pay
meut 10 Frederick Hale, son of former
United States Senator Hale, of $4,000
frcm the Canadian boundary fund of
thc state department was issued today
by The House committee on expandi-
tures in the state department. The
money was paid on the sole authority
of KnoX's 20 X" on a piece of paper
attached 10 an unsigned voucher.
Sugar Trust" Inquiry.
An effort to discover when non
competitive zones had been estab-
lshod by the American Sugar Refin-
ing company IN an effort to control
prices marked the resumption today
Of tie sugar trust" inquiry. Edward
r. Atkins, acting head of the sugar
corporation, declared that the Ameri'
en- Sugar Refining company practi'
cally owued a majority of the stock
Of the sugar refining refineries in Call
forn'a ana d'd not attempt to compete
with them. He gave as a reason for
the Abandonment of the Pacific coast
business The freight rate difference Of
on. hrl' .c.t Mound on sugar trans
ported nom Eastern refneries.
reciprocity Bill.
~,. ra rf'a0 reciprocity bill finally
roa-.rd ne foor in the Senate today
Tha rw.nne Committee reports the
h5r vtn jha Root amendment, with
o-J r. omw"ndatio0. In the HOUSE
trc d.-.os-ion Of the Underwood WOO
tartn nI sas expected to consume th'
whole aoy. while the street trust ant
suga ro investigating committee
renewed their inquiries.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-13
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
BARON s CHINDA
r IERCE SNOWSTORM
 HOLDS SOUTHWEST

Kansas City, November 27,-A heavy snow storm, driven by wind that at times blew 60 miles an hour, ragged over Kansas Oklahoma and large part of Missouri today and tonight. Reports showed rapidly falling temperatures
 In Kansas the snowfall ranged from one inch to three inches. At Hutchin son windows in the high school were broken by the wind and three pupils were injured by flying glass.
 Snow fell along the lines of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad in Oklahoma. At Hobart a 65 mile an hour wind drove a blinumg snow before ii. A number of small buildings were blown down and many plate glass win dows in business houses were broken. Shawnee, Okla. Oklahoma City and Muscogee, okla, experienced similar conditions.
 In Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas it showed tonight after day of rain and sleet.
 Amarillo, Tex, tonight reported four l inches of snow and it was showing from 1 Childress to TeXline.
 In Kansas City the storm began 1 shortly after midday and continued un- til 9 o'clock tonight. During that time l three and one-half inches of snow fell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
ALASKA EMPIRE
 IN TIE MAKING

Seattle, November 27.-"Alaska is is an empire in the making, and all it needs is chance to develop said the Rev. Peter T. Rowe. Episcopal bishop ef Alaska, before 4oe gersos.s at de- velop Alaska dim. the Chamber of Commerce at the ,,a ,-fc club.
 The purpose of the gathering was to further the movement to obtain legis- lation from Congress for the opening of Alaska to settlement and of its re- sources to development.
 Controversial subjects, including coal. timber and form of government were avoided. The speakers confined them selves to constructive matters.
 T have been going up and down Alaska for 16 years. said Bishop Rowe, "and I am satisfied that the men of the country represent d citizen ship, pride in it, and a respect for the laws of their country that cannon be excelled. if equalled. anywhere else.
 "They are broad minded men and pioneers who through dauntless cour- age, the sacrifice of health and life have discovered the resources of Alaska and to treat them and their great work as been done in magazines and by gov ernmental apathy is a shame. A chance to develop has not been had. There is 1oom in Alaska for millions of people who will be able to live from products of the soil alone. But before anything can be done in this way the govern rnent must carry out the usual survey to make the advance of d population in- to Alaska possible