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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
Me,1dian Fertilizer Factory
Installing Nelu Machinery

of this machinery is in the iineness OF
the rock after being run through it.
Mr.. Benton hs just recently erected a
lot of this type of machinery at Leeds,
Ala, the great cement center, at Pied
mont, Ga, and Ragland, Ala. One
concern in Tennessee operates SO OF
these crushers and there are over two
thousand now in use.
The addition of this equipment to
the plant of the fertilizer factory will
greatly increase their output, and it is
gratifying to know that the business
of this concern is in splendid shape
their business having grown rapidly
and steadily under the management OF
Mr.. f. l.. Robbins. Mr.. Benton will be
here for two weeks or more.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
BLOOD THIRSTY
DEED OF SLAV
One Foreigner Sought For, Thought
To Have Murdered Fourteen
Americans.

Ellworth, Kansas, Oct. 19.-That
Charles MarZyek, ex-convict, sought by
the county authorities in connection
with the murder of the five members
of the William Snowman family here
Sunday night, had been in Colorado
Springs, where the six members of the
Wayne and Durham families were
slain and was acquainted in Mon
mouth, ILL.,, where three persons were
murdered recently, was the startling
statement made to the authorities to-
day by Mrs. Minnie Vopat. Marzek s
divorced wife. All these fourteen vic
tins were killed with an axe.
Samuel Snowman, brother of Will
liam, head of the murdered family to
day led a posse to search the county
Marzyek is believed to be hidden in
the neighborhood. If he is found, 4
battle is expected.
Marzyek not long ago served a term
for stealing grain from James Nopat
Last night Vopat, who is the husband
of MarZyek's former wife, saw the
ex-convict in field near his house
Vopat and his family, terror stricken
fled to the home of a Slav fellow
countryman five miles distant.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
THE DEAL Is OF FAR REACHING
IMPORTANCE TO HATTlEs.
BURG AND ITS PEOPLE.
MEANS ANOTHER TRUNK Line
Frisco, a Yoakum Road, Reaches
From Chicago to the Cities of Texas
From Kansas City to Birmingham.
Management is Progressive.

The announcement from New York
today that the Frisco has secured con-
troll of the New Orleans, Mobile and
Chicago railroad is of far reaching i'm
portance to the section of the coun-
try about Hattiesburg and to the peo-
pie along the route of the road
While the announcement states that
I the Frisco has not purchased the road,
but has simply secured stock CONTROL,
that will be sufficient for the Frisco to
dictate the policy of the road and Sc
cure the improvement of the line and
service.
The Frisco is a Yoakum road and is
among the great systems of the coun.
try. Its lines run from St Louis
through the coal fields of Illinois to
Chicago. From St. Louis to many OF
the larger cities of Texas. From Kan
! sas City to Birmingham. The manage
ment of the Frisco is recognized as
the most able, not only in the way Of
promoting and re-organizing new prop
critics, but in operating railway sys
tens along broad lines.
The following New York special tC
the Mobile Register tells of the dea
more fully:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
Wild RUMORS OF
REBEL VICTORY
Teiearaphic Communication With Han
kow Cut of and This Leads
to Uneasiness.

Peking, China, Oct. 19.-The official
announcement was made today that
telegraphic communication with Han
kow has been interrupted since sunset
last night caused CONSERVATION
throughout the capital. The widest
rumors of reverses to the Imperial
arEE spread like wildfire although
ttffe we're no definite facts to support
them. Government officials continue
to express the utmost optimism. They
insist that the twenty-one thousand
troops and seventy guns which have
left Peking for Hankow should be suf
ficient to swamp any revolutionary at
tack. Some of the rumors today how
ever hint at disaffecton in the army
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
BRIDE OF FIVE DAYS
Tells OF MURDER

Atlanta, Oct 19.-Robed in black
and sobbing at times at the memory
of the tragedy that robbed her of a
husband five days after her marriage,
Esther Mitchell the young widow of
John Mitchell, who was stabbed to
death by George Quarles on Aug. ),
told a jury this afternoon how the
man she had Tilted slew the man she
had married. The witness admitted
she had thrown over Quarles to marry
Mitchell. and the former had vowed
to get even. She said that she and
her husband were at home on the eve
ming of the, tragedy, when Quarles
I forced his way in and said he had
come to settle matters. Mrs. Mitchell.
who was sitting on her husband 5 lap
said Quarles jerked her up and then
the two men began to fight. Quarles
crying that he would be revenged for
being robbed of the girl he loved. Mrs
Mitchell ran into the hallway scream
ing for help.
In a few minutes" said Mrs. Mitch
ell, "Quarles dashed by me and out OF
the house. Then my husband stagger
ed out of the room to where | was, anc
| saw that knife sticking in him. Ht
came across the room and leaned
against the door by me and asked nj
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
PLAN MASSACRE
OF Foreigners
Turks Of Saloniki viii XIII All For
eigners. Outbreak Of Cholera
Feared.

Rome, via Frontier, Oct. ia mas
sacre of all Europeans is planned by
the radical element among the Turk
ish residents of Saloniki, European
Turkey, according to refugees from
that place.
All the cistern ships of the Italian
navy have been ordered made ready
for transportation of drinking water
to points along the Tripolitan coast
occupied by Italians, if such course
proves necessary as a result of the
appearance of cholera among the SOL
diers.
A message from Tripoli today says
the arrival of Turkish deserters at
Tripoli continues. The men say that
they have abandoned their army be-
cause they had been worn out with
constant marches and lack of food.
The Italians do not believe these mar
ratives. suspecting efforts to deceive
them as to the condition of the Turk
ish forces.
Although the resistance of the Turks
is considered hopeless, and they have
been invited to surrender, it is be-
! lieved that it will be necessary to
lombard them that they may say they
gave up only by force.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19

Clarence Darrow, counsel for the
McNamaras and the recognized friend
of labor thinks that the old time meth
cd of striking has run its course. He
adds that it is Intellectual. brutal and
mussy in the extreme" "So-called
rights of property must be radically
modified and changed" says Mr.. Oar
row. before much progress toward
social justice can come. 1t is high
time that the workers get together
and change the laws, if they really
hope to accomplish anything for them
selves and mankind"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
Good Reports Come From
G. G. S. l. Immigration Agent

The introduction of an immigration
agent by the G. & S. l. railroad was
decided addition to its corps of work
ers. Mr.. Lister, the new man is still
pushing the good work with a vigor
that is bound to produce results. He
is still doing demonstrating and lectur-
ing along the line of the railroad and
keeping in touch with the tide of i'm
migration that is sure eventually to
find its way toward South Mississippi.
Just within the last few years has
the native agriculturist learned of the
possibilities of farming land in this
section. Not until modern, scientific
and intensive system of farming were
applied here did the average farmer
know that he could make two blades
of grass grow where one grew before. "
Another applies to the production of
corn, oats, wheat and especially the
-. -.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19

to pull it out. Before l could touch
the knife my husband cried 4 am dy-
ing!' and dropped dead at my feet"
While the widow was telling her
story to the jury, Quarles, the man she
had Tilted for the dead man, listened
with smile on his lips, seemingly un-
disturbed. Quarles claims he acted in
self defense, and that he stabbed
Mitchell to save his own life. The
case was given to the Jury tonight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19

Listers hobby and he hopes by the
time the marketing of vegetables
comes in to show the people of South
Mississippi what the introduction of
care, system and the diversity of crop
will mean in dollars and cents.
Land values increase proportionate-
ly with its productiveness and prices
for land are going up fast, so that
within few years he who can now
own a farm will be unable to buy
lot, and land that has formerly been
regarded as of no earthly use since
the timber has been cut off will pro-
duce a yield that will feed the multi
tudes" Hattiesburg is so situated
that it has a natural and easy access
to the market of the South
Colonization will be encouraged by
Mr. Lisire's road and ii is hoped to
have several colonies established near
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
!. :: :: :. :. {. :: :. {. :. {. :: =: &: = :
:: ARE NOT DEMANDING I:
= MARKS AND NUMBERS. :

:: New Orl leans, Oct. 19.-The Lon Z:
:. don bankers are not demanding I:
= marks and numbers of cotton {:
I: bales on drafts for cotton ship I:
= ments, was the information re- ::
= ceived in a cable today from Lon I:
= don by Sol Wexler, chairman of !:
: the special committee of the New ::
= Orleans Cotton Exchange on the ::
= bill Of lading question. The Brit ::
= ish bankers state they had no in ::
= tention of making any such de- :
= mands. ::
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
HATTESBURG MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY AFTERNOON OCTOBER 10 1911
.:**:**::******** !:
. NATIVES FEAST ON
!. THE VESSELS GREW.

!: Victoria, B. c., Oct. 19.-The ::
: Rev. ]. G. Patton, who arrived to- ::
:. day from Malecules, New Hebri- 4;
: des, where he has been a mis- I:
:. sionary for 10 years, said that :
: shortly before he left, a French :
:: trading vessel made raid and =
= number of natives were kidnap- :.
: ped. The natives In revenge at =
:. tackled the steamer and captured =
= three of the crew, all natives. =
: These were killed and eaten. :.
:. {. :. !: i: :. :: = E: :: Z: Z: Z: :: =: Z: Z.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19

The introduction of trades unionism
into Servia has brought about many
changes for the better among the
working classes. The greater bene-
fits. as far as hours of labor are con
ccrued, have been secured by those
working in factories, class that has
embraced unionism to a much larger
extent than those engaged in other
lines of business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19

Mrs. Marks, State Organizer for the
Lady Maccabees, who resides in Jack
son delivered a most interesting, en-
tertaining and instructive lecture at
the Woodman Hall yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Marks is gifted speaker
and her knowledge of the affairs OF
her lodge is complete, and as told
form a pleasant and simple idea of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
Frisco System Secures
Control of N. O, NJ. & 6.
The WORLDS
NERi|ES1 GIRL
Young French Woman Risks Life in
New Circus Thriller.

The most dangerous and terrific of
circus thrillers is being presented this
season with the Adam Forepaugh and
Sells Bros circus by young French
woman, Mile Marie Petrot Seated in
heavy automobile she makes a ter
rife dash down a steep incline, the
car and the rider then leaping, high
into space and making two complete
somersaults in space before lighting
on a spring platform fifty feet away.
The danger of the act is apparent to
all beholders AS the car makes it's
frightful leap into space a tragedy
seems inevitable. The first turn is
made in safety. but this only intensi-
| fes the suspense. For the fraction Of a
second the automobile pauses in the
! air, bottom up, as though its energy
were already spent. This for the audi
ence is the critical moment and many
avert their eyes. death to the brave
young woman seeming certain As
gracefully as a bird wings its way
across meadow the second somer-
sault is turned and with a heavy crash
the car hits the platform.
This is but one of many sensational
numbers with the show. The Ty-Bell
sisters, from France, are presenting
an aerial spectacle known as the "Hu
man Butterfly" act. 1t is fully as
dangerous and it has great beauty as
well. Among the tarined animal mum
bers are two troupes of riding, iuggl
, ing and musical sealso Prof. Taylor''
monkey circus and the three best
trained herds of elephants in The
world.
The big circus will be seen in Hat
tiesburg on Wednesday. Nov. S. givinr
two performances which in every de-
> tail will be the same as those present
d ed in New York City where this SHOW
- is considered the pattern for all TIL,
- parade to be given in the forenoon is :
great moving worlds exposition. 1t Is
three miles in length and the eutir,
, equipment is new.
There are $50 artists with the show
gathered from the four corners of tn,
earth. There are riders from Arabia
acrobats from Italy, equilibrists from
France. gymnasts from Germany. Jug
glers from India, aerialists from Rus
sia, clowns from Persia. animal train
ers from Africa and balancers from
Japan. There are Cossacks. Australian
> bushmen, Saharan wonderworkers
Roman charioteers Spanish toreodore
l and hippodrome racers and contest
ants from many savage and civilized
lands. Novelty is the keynote of thu
big show Everything has been dom
to give the circus an entirely differen
: aspect from the circuses of the past
In this effort the management ha
been most successful
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
Iram Turns OOer On
~. O. G. ~ E. Near Laurel

must have been running at a very
slow rate of speed when the accident
occurred or the wreck would undoubt-
edly have caused many injuries and
POSSIBLY loss of life. No damage was
done except the track was torn up for
considerable distance, necessitating
the detouring of all morning trains
via Saratoga over the Gulf & Ship Is
land All southbound trains were
several hours late this morning. The
cause of the wreck has not been
learned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
Local Lady Maccabees
Hold Splendid Meetings

workings of this great beneficial or
ganization whose membership covers
the whole of the United States.
After the address a dainty luncheon
was served and the whole affair prov
ed a most enjoyable occasion.
The local lodge of this order is in a
most flourishing condition and is grow.
ing steadily. Miss Teel is the Com
mandeT here
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
Bay Street Services
Grou in Interest

The meeting at the BAY Street Pres
byterian church is growing in interest
at each service. Dr. Hutton is an un-
usually strong preacher He preached
a great sermon last night 10 a good
sized audience. Those who hear him
once go again. The singing is good
and the audience is attentive. The
morning services are especially help
full The nublic is cordially invited to
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19

Train number s, the local passenger
train on the y. O. & n. f. railroad,
leaving Hattiesburg about $50 last
night was derailed between Ellisville
and Laurel, but fortunately none OF
the train crew or passengers suffered
further than general shaking up
The train was double-header, a new
engine being carried north, and 1t was
this engine that first left the rails
carrying with it all of the coaches
except dead-head sleeper The train
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
RAIN AGAIN INTERFEREs
WITH WORLD SERIES.

:: Philadelphia, Oct. 19.-For the ::
:: second time rain interfered with ::
= the Worlds series and necessi- ::
= tates postponing the fourth of ::
:. these great contests between the ::
= Giants and Athletics. :;
= The grounds were soggy and a ::
:" light rain continued this morn ::
:. ing. The game will be played ::
: tomorrow if the weather permits. ::
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19

DOESN'T WANT AN FEARLESS"
Oklahoma City. Okla, oct. 9.-W.
Joseph Eldridge, recently discovered
heir to the title and estates of the Earl
CT 3Iar, in Scotland. has a wife and
one child, and has asked the newspa-
pers to spread this fact broadcast. His
LortaSip and her Ladyship, especially
the latter, have been considerably
"peayed" by the a@nfcr Of proposals
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19

Chicago, Oct. 19.-Nearly thousand
of the striking employees of the LIMOS
Central railroad returned to work to-
d,y it was announced and the com
many has raised the embargo set
s.,inst outside cars when the strike
logan. Freight tonnage is as great on
IVA freight between Chicago, New
C LEANS and Memphis as it was before
H. strike, ~ the road officials.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
m,v Rseort to Arbitration.

< MAY Bort to hrhitration'
>,ow Orler,s. oct. IL An appeal te
.,l,ration probably will be made by
striking employees of the harrl-
limos accordirg eto statements
,,,I. this afternoon at the headquart'
49,. of the strikers hor". While w. r.
l.,.n. General Secretary OF the FED
....,n of Employees of the Illinois
80, railroad, declined to be quoIe'
>, .s admitted by others at the head
tors that the national officers oil
-, rodaration are considering arJltfa-
H., e- a means of bringing the con,
...,,,, tha men and the railroad
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19

New York, Oct. 19.-On reliable au-
thority the statement can be made
that the Frisco has become,or is about
to become, owner of the New Orleans.
Mobile and Chicago railroad company.
a 400-mile line, having connections with
the Illinois Central. Mobile and Ohio,
Louisville and Nashville, Southern
Railway and Frisco. The new line
would give the Frisco a direct line
from Kansas City, Oklahoma, Memp-
phis and all territory west of the Mis-
sissippi to Mobile.
The New Orleans. Mobile and Chi
cago is a reorganization OF the Mobile,
Jackson and Kansas City and the Gulf
and Chicago, whose properties We're
sold under foreclosure in August, 1909
and has the following outstanding
capitalization: $S.075,000 common
$2,00O,O0O preferred stock and $4,000
600 bonds.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19

New Orleans, La, Oct 19- Cotton
steady, five to seven points down at
noon.
Chicago, Oct. 19-Wheat steady. un-
changed to one fourth down. Pro
visions strong, two and half to ten
cents up
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19

.ssr. J. +. Benton, mechanical engi-
fWAy,Rpresenting the Lehigh Car
\ & Axle Works of catasauq"a'
' II the city erecting two Fuller
LeN pulverizors in the plant of the
Meridian Fertilizer Factory The ma
chimes to be installed by Mr.. Benton
are of the latest and most modern
type and are the invention OF the pres
idaut of the Lehigh concern. They are
80 constructed as to do twice the
amount of work as do the machines
used at present, and are USED lor
crushing and pulverizing the phos-
phate rock which forms an important
body in the manufacture of fertillz-
ers. The main point in the superiority
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19

The trial of the McNdmaras have
caused many walk-outs among work
ingmen, as a protest against the pro
ceedings.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
Mobile and the Canal.
Continued on page two.)
(. :, :. :. :: :. :: {. :. :. :. :. :. :. :, :.
:: THE WEATHER.

= Local showers tonight or Fri :
!. day: collier tonight in north por- =
:: ton; cooler Friday in interior. :
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
B. r, Yokum Talks.

B. F. Yokum, chairman of the
board of the ST. Louis and San Fran
cisco, in Connection with the reported
purchase of the New Orleans, Mobile
and Chicago, said
"The Frisco has increased its hold
ings in that property. Several years
ago it purchased a small interest
Since that time the property has gone
through reorganization, and more
than $1,250.000 has been expended
upon the property, terminal facilities
and equipment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-19
Serves Progressive Mobile.

This road serves Mobile, one of
the most progressive ports on the Gulf
of Mexico, the traffic of which both to
and from the ships is increasing rap
idly. Through property purchased in
Mobile this company now, for the
first time, has ample and adequate
facilities to handle the business of
that city. Heretofore without this ad-
vantage it had great trouble in get
ting its share of business, These ter
minals are now nearing completion.
Mobile and the Canal.
"The opening of the Panama Canal
and the consequent large increase in
traffic to and from South and Central
America makes this new outlet at
Mobile important for the Frisco in
handling export and import commod
tiles, distributing the latter to the in
terror of all states served north o!
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-25
KNIGHTS OF PYTH|AS
HAVE A BULLY TINE
Seventy Five From Chicago
Come Out to Accept Ham
mond's Hospitality.

Tweny five members of Peerless
lodge, Knights of Pythias. and several
members of the Ellsworth lodge of
Chicago were the guests of the Ham,
mond fraternity last night. The Ham
mond uniform rank attended in full
dress uniforms. and later in the evening
were surprised by receiving a handsome
banner which had been donated to the
organization by Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. St.
Clair. the banner being their own
handiwork. Mr.. st. Clair, who is to be
the manager of the Orpheum theater
in Hammond, is a member of Peerless
lodge of Chicago
The visitors arrived early and stayed
late and enjoyed themselves very much.
The program for the evening was a
more or less impromptu one. The regu-
lar session was adjourned as soon as
possible, after which Attorney d. c.
Atkinson made an addNess of welcome
to the visitors In the course of the
evening several of the visitors gave
some very entertaining talks. none OF
which was more appreciated than the
one given by Mr. Freek of Ellsworth
lodge. A lunch was served toward the
close of the session and cigars were
burning practically throughout the
evening