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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
REPRESENTATIVE ROBERTSON
LEAVES FOR JACKSON

Stokes V. Robertson. member OF
the legislature from Forrest county
will leave tonight for Jackson to at
tend the special session of that body,
(Which convenes tomorrow, recent
ly called by Governor Noel for the
purpose of paying the purchasers of
state bonds the amount of interest ac-
crued from date of the bonds to the
date of sale, and payment of which
was refused by state Treasurer Ed
wards. Other matters will come be-
fore the extra session. one of which
will be the matter of making an ap-
preparation to pay the troops on duty
at McComb City and Water Valley
during the strike on the Illinois Cen
trail railroad.
Mr. Robertson is not in position be
fore leaving for Jackson to say how
he will vote on the bond interest mat
ter, as he wishes to thoroughly famil
iarize himself with the details and
law involved. However, he states
that he will not allow factional poll
tics to influence him in the matter
but will be governed by the legality
of the proposition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31

In company with his manager here,
Floyd Hughes of the Hotel Hatties-
burg, b. E. Eaton, General Attorney
and H. A. Camp, Capt. j. T. Jones of
Gulfport, made a thorough inspection
of Hattiesburg and environs yester-
day afternoon.
Leaving the hotel the party were
driven in an automobile to the Nor
NAL grounds, thence over the princi-
pal streets of the city and around the
Petal Loop.
you have certainly chosen an ap-
propriate site for the school building" "
said Capt. Jones, land | am particular
ly impressed with the commanding
view it will naturally have of the sur
rounding country; it is high and well
drained and l am glad to see work
being pushed ahead.
"The trip around the Petal sec
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31

department of every home as the
chemical laboratory of that home and
she is a firm believer that families
can be made either happy or miser-
able by the use or misuse of the do
mestic laboratory.
She declares that every kitchen
should be equipped as well or better
than the parlor Of the same home.
She states that the average woman
has a natural ability to cook well, and
that by careful attention, not neces-
sarily labor, the burden which the
kitchen is commonly looked upon as
inflicting may be made no burden at
all. The proper methods of handling
food is the whole secret, according to
her belief. And she is authority for
the statement that the art of cooking
can be mastered without great trou-
BILE.
/ Properly-cooked food, she says, is
the preventive of indigestion, and a
score of other misery-r1aking ills,
and the iron-handed old Mr.. .Dyspep-
sia can be easily conquered and neat
( ly tucked away in an humble grave
by a mastery of culinary art.
Cooking is not a haphazard bust
ness. 1t is part art and part science,
it is an art to the extent that skill
full Judgment must be used in prepar
ing and serving food. Food must be
prepared with a nice sense of tht
proportion of things and it must be
served in an attractive way. So, toQ
cooking is a thing of science, since
the cook must be careful to selec
wholesome food and equally careful
in preparing, cooking and serving it
lest it lose its wholesome qualities il
the kitchen. Wholesome food can b.
spoiled in the process of cooking, bu
It is nos possible to baste and cool
wholesome qualities into food that i
not wholesome. Hence to be a reall,
good cook means to be a good buyer
As climax to the Cooking School
a Baking content will be conducted ol
Saturday. the 18th. valuable prize
will be given to the successful con
testants. After the prizes are award
! ed, the cooked articles will be sol
and the proceeds given to the Kings
Daughters. Complete details of tn
contest will be published later.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
insane IRE
KEPT IN JAILS
Crowded Condition of the Insane
Hospital Cause Of Much
Concern.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 31.-Dr Nolan
Stewart, superintendent of the Mis-
sissippi Insane Hospital, has receiy-
ed notice from the sheriff OF Coaho-
ma county that there are ten crazy
negroes in Jail at Clarksdale await
ing transportation to the institution
Owing to the crowded condition ot
the hospital. none of these untortnn-
ates can be received. Similar condi-
tions ere found in many other eoun-
ties where crazy persons are being
kept in Jail, without actual authority
in law, because there is no room for
them, either at the hospital or the in
stitution at Meridian.
The destruction by fire OF one OF
the principal wards several months
ago was a heavy blow to the hospital
as it was filled to overlooking at that
time. and there have been very few
admissions since, new patients being
received only when deaths or dis
charges occur.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
JONES, LEWIS OR SMITH
AGAIN IN TROUBLE

New Orleans, Oct. 31.-A. Lafayette
Jones, alias Lewis, alias Smith, who
was recently arrested here charged
with having swindled banks at Mo-
bile and Meridian, Miss, by obtain
ing money on alleged forged bills of
lading and was later released on
bond, is in trouble again. He was TAX
en- into custody by Federal authori-
ties and locked up on the charge of
having used the mails with fraudulent
intent on several counts.
1t was stated today that Jones was
wanted in several other Southern
states, growing out of his operations.
He will be given hearing next
Thursday before United States Com
missioner Brown.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
JOHN BENNETT JOINS
ISAAC WALTON CLUB.

John Bennett yesterday afternoon
qualified as a member of the eXclus-
i've club whose members heretofore
have been Bob" WelbOrn, Hermtn
Watkins and R. p. Black, by landing
1-2 pound bass. The catch was
made in Bouie river with rod and
reel. The head of the bass was eX-
hibited on the streets this morning
and was greatly and enviously admir-
ed by those of the fisher folk who
have not been so fortunate this seas
on. but who "onct caught one" ETC.
the last of such fishy expressions We're
lost as the big fish head talked a
sight louder than "reminiscences
minus the proof.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31

John Lundy. the ngro who some
two weeks ago shot and killed Fred
English, another negro while the lat
ter was lying in bed, in his home
south of Hattiesburg, on the Missis
sippi Central Railroad, has voluntari-
ly surrendered to Sheriff Magruder
The capitulation took place this morn
ing early at the court house. Lun-
dy was sitting on the back steps,
facing the Jail, longingly, when the
sheriff ctme down. He gave as his
reason for surrendering that he was
afraid the friends of the dead negro
would waylay him and he would feel
safer in Jail to face murder charge
Lundy disappeared Immediately af
ter the shooting and states he has
been working his way back to give
up every since he subdued his speed
which carried him far from the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
GOVERNORS SAY HOLD COTTON

New Orleans, La. Oct. 31.-At the
morning session of the Governors
Conference. Governor Colquit, of Tex
as. submitted statistics relating to the
worlds demands for American cotton
of the present crop. The figures were
obtained through the State Depart
ment from consular representatives
of this government The totals show
the spindles of the world will require
thirteen and three-quarter million
bales of the present American crop.
With these figures before him, Cover
nor Colquitt said THE farmer should
not hesitate to hold every remaining
bale of the present crop until the
manufacturers some across with what
he considers a fair price
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31

0pelousas, La. Oct. 3l-Reite.ating
her statement thai she killed Allan
Garland to protect her honor and be-
cause she feared he would do her bod
lily injury. Mrs. Zee Runge McRee sat
six hours in the witness chair here
yesterday telling a dramatic story OF
the incidents leading up to the trag-
edy.
Several times she became excited
and spoke so rapidly the expert court
stenographer was unable to take down
her testimony. The foom was jammed
with spectators, many standing on
their chairs.
Only two or three times were EN-
barrassing questions put to her by the
prosecution, one for an explanation Of
/ the three wounds in Garland's bach
Continued on Page Eight)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
Captain Jones Delighted
With the Cty;s Gro,Oth

tion shows me what you are really
doing in an agricultural way There
are many pretty farms in that COM
munity and the future of all this coun-
try lies in its soil. We have gotten
great deal from the top of the ground
and in few years the timber will be
exhausted and this will become a
farming section in the fullest sense
of the word. The Newman land deal
of recent date is sure to bring many
new people to this section and Hat
tiesburg will derive new impetus in
her onward progress. have interests
here and am we'll satisfied with my
investments"
Capt. Jones was shown the new
buildings under way and contemplat
ed in the city, and also the Tatum ant
McInnis homes. He left in his private
! car yesterday afternoon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
Cooking School
Will Re FILLEN
enlerdid Prizes Will Be Given At
The Baking Contest, Satur-
day, Nov nth.

The many inquiries received at the
office of The News regarding the
Cooking School announced yesterday
Indicate that the odd Fellows hall
will be filled each day next week.
Good cooking is a subject that inter
ests Those of us who do not live to
aot must eat to live 1t is vital sub
iect
Edith L. Cliff has made the art OF
cooking A life study. She knows the
WHY'S and wherefores of measuring
miyirg boiling. roasting, and all 9TH
er processes pertaining to the prepa-
ration Of food. Not only does she
know these things, but she can also
talk about them in an interesting and
entertaining manner.
If Won wish to be entertained as
we'll as instructed, watch Miss CUit
nrenare a menu while she keeps up
an interesting flow of conversation
describing each movement. a mouei
litcben will be arranged on the stage
gas range, refrigerator kitcheH
cohinet. bowls. pots, pans, ct al. ooon
tbe savory odors will be wafteu
through the hall. In due course the
finished dishes will be passed among
tbe audience for inspection. Finally
oach attendant will be given sam
n,o Of the articles cooked during the
day. It is fun to attend such "A scnooi '
Mise Cliff looks upon the culinar!
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
Federal CONTROL
OF ALL RAILROADS
Decision of Supreme Court Virtually
eliminates State Railroad
Commissions.

Washington, Oct. 31.-Complete con
troll of all the railroads of the coun-
try by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and virtual elimination of the
State commissions from such control
is foreshadowed in an opinion hand
ed down yesterday by the Supreme
court of the United States. The court
held that hereafter all locomotives,
cars or other equipments on any rail
road which is a highway of interstate
commerce must comply with the Fed
eral safety appliance act.
The court held that the cars or
equipment of such roads even if en-
gagged in such transportation within
the confines of a state must be con
sidered as part and parcel of the road
and therefore completely under the
jurisdiction of the Federal commits
sion.
Members of the Interstate Com
merce Commission who have beer
embarrassed on numerous occasions
by clashes with State commissions
are iubilant at the ruling of the Su
preme court which was unanimous
Referring to the courts opinion Com
missioner Franklin X. Lane declared
ut means that eventually there i.
to be no dual control of interstate,
! carriers"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31

the national assembly, it cannot be
said that Pekin is yet safe from at
tack.
The imperial edict has been wide
ly distributed and it is generally be-
lieved it was issued to provide Yuan
Shi Kai a powerful lever to use in
his negotiations with the rebels. Its
effect in Peldn is already good The
fear of the people which was great
this morning when it became known
that the capital was threatened with
an attack unless the government ac-
ceded Immediately to demands Of far
reaching importance, had somewhat
subsided tonight although 100000
Chinese continue to fear a massacre
and 100000 Manchus are in dread Of
Chinese attack.
At Tien Tsin today the foreign
troops marched around the conces
sion to impress the natives with thei-
numbers, armament and general pre-
paredness. The customs commission
er received a letter signed by Shul
Yen Fang in behalf of the Tiel
branch of the revolutionary commit
| tee announcing it's intention soon t
2 take possession of both Tien Tsin an
Pekin.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
MRS. M'REE Tells
A TRAGIC STORY
OF The KILLING
INSISTS SHE KILLED YOUNG AL
Ian GARLAND IN DEFENSE
OF HER HONOR.
EVIDENCE WILL FINISH TODAY
And Case Will Go to the Jury To-
morrow. Many Witnesses Testify
to the Good Character of the De-
fendant.
(By Associated PresS.)

Opelousas, La, Oct. 31.-The court
room was crowded this morning when
the case of Mrs. McRee for killing AL
Ian Garland was resumed. The court
ruled that the defense could put on
witnesses to prove the accused good
character during her stay in New Or
leans and Mississippi. About a doz-
en- of these witnesses were heard and
all testified that Mrs. McRee's char
acter and reputation were good. 1t is
believed the case will be concluded
this afternoon and i'm the hands OF
the jury Wednesday night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
JOHN SHARP
BEING MISQU07ED
Senator Williams Says He Never
Asked Federal Pensions For
Confederate Veterans.

Jackson Miss. Oct. 31.-United
States Senator John Sharp Williams
is being extensively misquoted by the
newspapers of the country regarding
his position on pensions for Copfed-
crates and the erection Of memorials
to Confederate veterans by the Fed
eral government.
~ have never asked Federal pen
sions for Confederate soldiers, and
have never thought OF doing it," says
Senator Williams. 81 presented a bill
in the Senate for the Federal Govern
ment to pay for the Confederate Ma
val Monument in the Vicksburg Ma
tional Military Park, but it was done
at the request of the commissioners
in charge of that park, all of whom,
except one, were Federal soldiers.
Maj. Rigby, chairman of the commits
sion, was very much in favor of the
bill, as were the other members OF
the board of comissioners."
Senator Williams says, therefore.
/ that the first offer to use Federal
money for Confederate monuments
has in reality come from the North,
and he feels sure that the measure
will be passed when it reaches a
vote; that it would have passed at
the last session but for the. tactics of
! Hepburn.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
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!, GIRLS, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE! :

= Fort Worth, Tex. oct. 81
:. Anyone knowing of comely =
:. widow whose husband was :
:, hanged should notify John B. =:
:. Randall. a ranch owner of Man :
:: gum, Okla. Today Randall =
:. placed an advertisement in the :
:. Fort Worth papers for a wife :
:. and he says the applicants must +"
:. be widows whose husbands have ::
:. been hanged Randall offers :
:. them good home, fine time" :
:. and plenty of money. =
!. His wife also must be good =
:. looking and a good cook. Ran :
:. dali says he insists on the hang :
!: ing provision becanse otherwise :.
:. his wife always would be remark :
:. ing what fine fellow her first :
:. husband was. :
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
A TUG OF WAR
IN legislature
Anti-Administration Forces Will Try
And Adjourn Immediately A.
ter convening.

Jackson Miss, Oct. 31.-Twenty-
ty-four hours before the assembly of
the extra session of the Mississippi
legislature it is apparent that there
will be tug of war between the ad-
ministration and antiadministration
forces within ten minutes after the
roll is called in the two bodies.
The vardaman fatcion has prepar-
ed a resolution setting forth that the
extra session is wholly unnecessary,
and providing for immediate adjourn
i ment. The faction leaders say that
they have enough strength to secure
its passage.
! On the other hand, Gov. Noel and
his followers are sitting steady in
the middle of the boat, with very lit
tie to say, except to express doubt
that the opposition can muster the
majority necessary for immediate ad-
journment.
In event the resolution fails to pass
it is currently reported that fiilibust-
ering tactics will be resorted to;
that, if necessary, an attempt will be
made to break the quorum, the Varda-
man faction marching from the halls
in a body and declining to participate
- further in the proceedings.
= Conservatives on both sides are
I counselling caution, but they seem to
0 be in the hopeless minority, and it is
e apparent that the session is going to
II bring about bitter factional fight
that will be spirited at the start and
n get worse as it goes along.
s. Incoming trains today brought
If scores of legislators, both new and
E. old The Vardaman faction is espe
n cially active and exceedingly vocifer
h Gus in its claims of how the legisla
n ture will be dominated.
It. Governors Noels message 10 tn,
to lawmakers will be very brief. He in
Id tends to merely set forth the purpos
of the call, and trust to the lawmah
problems he has presented, the re
3. fund of the 100000 state bond is
III sue, and an appropriation Sor the sui
IS tenance of the troops now on strik
re duty at McComb City and Water Va
IN ley
ne It is evident however, that the Co
as ernor is quietly organizing his force
nd for the fray, and that he intends I
* make a stubborn fight for the passag
Nc of the two measures. He was exceet
IT. ly busy today, holding numerous col
no ferences with his supporters, and
Is especially gratifed over the fact ths
. several legislators who heretofor
re have not been politically friendly
a him have pledged their support
es this instance, believing that ii
states credit and financial integrit
is at stake.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
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WANTS BRIDE BADLY! ::

:. Galveston, Tex, Oct. 31.-Sa~:
:. cul a thriving town Of nearly E"
:. 1000 souls, has not had a mar =
:. riage for three years. Attention :
:. having been directed to the IN =
:. usual record, the towns people :
:. bought a plot of ground upon =
:. which to erect a modern home, to =
:. cost not less than $4,000, and com =
:. pletely furnished. This will be =
:. presented to the first bride :
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
FOWLER FLIES INTO A
CROWDED GRAND STAND.

Tuscon, Ariz., Oct. 31.-Caught by
a sudden heavy gust of wind just as
he was nearing the Athletic field of
University of Arizona late today, Rob
ert G. Fowler, trans-continental avit-
tor, on his eastward trip, crashed into
the grand stand, where hundreds of
spectators were gathered.
Both landinng skids of Fowler :
areoplane were crushed and one of
the uprights was mashed. Fowler es-
capped unhurt, nor was any one in the
stand injured
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-31
ST LOUIS men
TO VISIT CITY
Special Train Will Bring Eighty
Merchants to City November
10th.

Hattiesburg will entertain about
eighty of the large wholesale men and
jobbers of st. Louis on November
10th from 1880 a. m. to l p. m.
A special train of three sleepers, a
dining car, an observation car and a
baggage car, will leave ST. Louis Sun
day night, Nov. 5, for tour through
Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi.
On the train will be about eighty men,
representing the largest wholesale
and manufacturing houses in st.
Louis. These men are members of
the st. Louis Sales Managers Asso-
citation and their trip is so arranged
as to permit them to make more or
less brief stops at thirty-four of the
cities and towns along the L. & n.
Southern Ry. and Illinois Central
lines.
The trip is a trade extension eX-
cursion of these eighty men to put
them into closer touch with the retail
and iobbing interests of the South
and is one of two similar trips made
annually by the Sales Managers As
sociation.
The trip really begins at Nashville
as that is the first stop, and the re
mainder of the itinerary is as printe.
below. The stops over night will be
at Decatur, Ala, Monday night, Nov
6: nj Birmingham, Ala, Tuesday
night: at Montgomery. Ala, Wednes
dav night, at Meridian, Miss, Thurs
dav night; at Jackson. Tenn, FRIDAY
night. The tour will end at HOLY
Strings where the train will arrive
Saturday at p. m. to remain unit
10 p. m. From there the big party o
St. Louisans will return to thei
homes in st. Louis.
A band of lften pieces will b.
along to play concerts at the hotel
at the night stops and to escort tn
St. Louisans into the business dis
tricts of the towns where the stop
are shorter. They will sleep on thei
Pullmans.
The personnel of the party is mad
ND from nearly every important bus
ness interest in St. Louis. There ar
six banks represented, five OF the bl
wholesale dry goods houses, as man
of the shoe manufacturers, and one
three or four from almost all Of tn
other important business interests
the st. Louis market. This is not
selling trip but serious visit OF lC
of serious business men to the retail
ers and jobbers OF the South to &c
into closer and warmer busines
touch with them There will be 4
attempt at order taking or at sellin
goods. Handshaking will be the rul
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= LUMBERMEN CHARGED
q: WITH PEONAGE. :

: Opp, Ala, Oct. 31.-W. T. q"
:: Shepard, president of one OF the =
:. largest lumber companies in "
:. Alabama, located at Policy, and :
:. his foreman, Cage Windham, :"
:. we're arrested this morning :
:. charged with depriving a negro =
:. of the rights guaranteed him un- :
:. der the Federal constitution by !
:. forcing the negro to work at the :
:. lumber plant The defendants Z:
:. will be taken to Dothan this af- :
:. ternoon for arrangement.
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