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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-05-11

for freight what Hogs
pound well bred horses alto
to 20 cents pound
not
to be cad with hay
and one-haf
them
them Anybody
of the dairy
the orchardst will
his OF live the time
it really isn't
land it's
With this magnificent agricultural section
butter and
thought in
little while The
because it
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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-05-11
HOW TO BEAT THE FREIGHT GAME.

Diversified
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
family
Bible RECOVERED
Contains A Record Of Humphreys
Family For Three Generations,
Lost Several Years.

Jackson, Miss, Sept 23.-The Hum
phreys Bible, formerly the property
of Col. Ralph Humphreys, a soldier Of
the Revolution, in whose honor the
Ralph Humphreys chapter Daughters
If the American Revolution, of this
city was named, has come into the
possession Of his grandson, Congress
man Benz. Humphreys, of the Third
Mississippi district, after being miss
ing for many years.
The Bible contains the family his
tory for three generations, and also
contains other data of great histori-
cal interest. incidentally, it brings
to light a blood relationship between
the Humphreys family, of this state,
and Gov. Woodrow Wilson, of New
Jersey.
Col. Ralph Humphreys, Revolution
airy hero, who died at the family plan
tation in Claiborne county in 1892,
married a Miss Wilson, sister of the
man of that name who signed the
Declaration of Independence, and to
whom Gov. Woodrow Wilson traces
his ancestry. A son of Col Ralph
Humphreys was named Ralph Wilson
Humphreys, and another son, Brig
Gen. B. G. Humphreys, of the Con
federate army, was serving as Cover
nor of Mississippi when he was oust-
ed from the executive mansion by
Federal bayonets during the recon
struction regime, and Gen. Aldebert
Ames, son-in-ls W of Gen. Ben Butler,
installed in his stead.
The Humphreys Bible was sent to
Congressman Humphreys by Sam H.
James, of Mound, La, a distant rela.
tive, who inherited it from his moth
er. Believing that this precious bit
of family history should be in the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
The Sugar Cane Industry
a Profitable Undertaking

cane can be raised on to a most as
tonishing profit.
The syrup industry has leaped with
gigantic strides in the last two or
three years. From almost an entirely
southerners breakfast dish it is now
used almost universally in the North
and East, the South furnishing almost
the entire crop. One concern in New
Orleans and another in Memphis put
up in cans probably two-thirds of all
the syrup used in the United States
One man near Hattiesburg figures
that he will make twice as much or
cane in proportion as he will on cot
ton, with less than half the work ant
good deal less than half the worry
The sugar and syrup market fluctu
ate very little and the past few year:
has steadily climbed in price so this
offers the producer price that he car
safely figure on when he begins max
ing calculations at the beginning o
a season to find out where ''he is at.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
NEWS FROM LIVERPOOL
WAS MISLEADING
ing Drafted To Meet
Objections.

London, Sept. 23-Brief announce
ment from Liverpool last night re-
garding an amendment to the new sys-
tenn for verifying the through cotton
bills of lading was misleading.
Changes referred to in the circular is
sued by the leading conference deal
only with notifications previously
announced in America and drafted to
meet objections of American bankers
to the original form of the shippers
letter to the Central Bureau.
The circular states that it is mat
ter of regret that the opposition
among Southern interests is still to be
dealt with and concludes:
'But the conference committee is
confident that this opposition is due
mainly to misconception and misun-
derstandings and that practical ex-
perience in the working of the scheme
will convert every one to it,"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23

think this matter over.
This matter of memory is a strange
thing" said Kimmel today. mo two
persons see the same thing in the
same way; no two memories run on
parallel lines, and the incidents that
impress one perso do not impress an
other.
Two people might go to Niagara
Falls and each in describing it would
show by his description that he had
seen the great falls from an entirely
different angle or viewpoint
He laughed as he asked what the
papers had to say about, the "mys-
terry"
81 don't care what they say about
me-" he said, they can abuse me just
as much as they want, but | don't
want them to say anything mean
about mother and aunt. If, after all
this is over and they are not able tc
acknowledge me, shall regard then
as my relatives ami they will be just
as dear to me as ever"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23

hands of lineal descendant, he sent
it to Congressman Humphreys with
his compliments.
An interesting coincidence in con-
nection with unearthing of this an
cient Bible, showing relationship be-
tween the Humphreys and Wilson
families occurred few days since
when the w. D. Humphreys chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, at Greenwood, was presented
with a copy of Gov Wilson's American
history. At the time the presenta-
ton occurred the family relationship
was not known.
A short time since new local chap
ter of the d. A. R. was formed at
Greenville, Congressman Humphreys s
home town, and his daughter was ap-
pointed to regency, the selection hav.
ing been made by Mrs. Chalmers Meek
Williamson, of this city, the state
regent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
HOW DID 1T HAPPEN?
Asks ALj CANADA

Montreal, Sept 23.-The popular
post-election puzzle of How did it
happen" fascinated all Canada to-
day.
The fear of annexation. disagree
ment with the governments naval
transportation policies, and anxiety
lest the principle of independent ma.
tional development be abandoned
were among the causes assigned for
the surprising change which gives the
Borden conservatives a majority of al
least As in the new house of commons
The Borden party will soon take uI
the reins of government and it is ex
pected Laurier will retire at the ear
liest possible moment consistent will
proper arrangements of large affairs
which so long have been under his
control. He said he has no definite
plans for the immediate future.
Liberal organs describe the pre-
mier's defeat as little short of a ma
lional calamity
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
"Geo. 4 Km1meL" Fails to
Recognize Family Portraits

Niles, Mich, Sept. 23.-Whether
George A. Kimmel" Is George A. Kim
mel remains as much in doubt today
as when the released Auburn, n. =,
prisoner appeared in Niles to claim re-
lationship with the woman he says is
his mother, who steadfastly has re-
pudiated him.
1t was said this afternoon the aged
Mrs. Kimmel had reached the conclu-
sion that the man was not her son,
but later she declared she wished still
more time in which to come to con-
clusion. Above all, she wished to con-
suit her daughter, Mrs. Ada Bonslett
of Chicago, who was the plaintiff in
the suit at st. Louis to recover the
large amount of insurance on her
brothers life.
1t is said 'Kimmel," on his visit to-
day to the old home, did not recog-
nize the family psrtraits on the wall,
among which was the portrait Of Geo.
Kimmel. He said he desired time to
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
WRITES GOVERNOR
OF MASSACHUSETTS
Mississippi Lady Wants to Know
About Their Solitary Confine-
nent of Prisoners.
Special 10 The Neacs

Special 10 The Nel0S
Jackson, Miss, Sept. 23.-After
reading a press dispatch a few days
since that Massachusetts court had
sentenced a man to solitary confine-
ment for life, and reluctant to believe
that such barbarity could exist in an
enlightened commonwealth, Miss Ell
sic Timberlake. of Clinton, this coun-
ty, addressed a letter to the Cover
nor of Massachusetts asking if the
story was true.
The prisoners name, referred to in
confined in the Charleston prison. Re
plying to Miss Undertakes letter the
private secretary of the Massachu-
setts Governor says:
"The facts as stated in the dispatch
are practically true. Pomeroy was
sentenced for murder of most fenG-
ish type. He was also guilty of IN
other murder equally horrible. for
which he was never tried. So pro.
nounced has been public sentiment
against him that during all these
years it has never relaxed, and is as
strong today as it was at the time of
his sentence
"The Governor is very much inter
ested in this case, and, while he real
ICES that a pardon would be impossi
BILE, he is endeavoring to have the
severity of the sentence relaxed sc
far as it compels solitary confinement
so that he may mingle with his fe
low prisoners and come in contact
more with his fellow men.
"The Governor of Massachusetts
does not have the pardoning power
He can simply recommend to the
council, which may, or may not, vot,
votes in the affirmative, the Cover
nor signs the pardon, so his function
is merely that of reference. 1t ha:
been impossible ever to gain the con
sent of the council to even consider
this case, but the feeling is growing
that this mans sentence is far anC
away beyond anything that X ahoul,
be, and Governor Foss hopes to have
the solitary part of the sentence abol
ished."
The communication has provoked
Miss Timberlake, who is a schoo
teacher of unusual accomplishments
to remark that, while Mississippi ma!
| be behind the times in some respects
/ ings occasionally, they have never be
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
HAD MANY DEBTS;
REFUSED $4,000

Amigo, Wis, Sept. 23.-That a
Methodist minister of little church
near Newport, R. l., refused a check
of $4,000 to perform the marriage
ceremony of Col. Astor and Miss
Madeline Talmage Force was the an
nouncement of Bishop John w. Hamil-
ton of New York, before the Metho-
dist conference here today.
The information was contained in a
letter which the bishop read, but re-
fused to divulge the name OF the
clergyman who rejected the PROPOSE
ton.
TI minister's self-denial was great,
.hef bishop said, because of the fact
hi he was burdened with debts.
When the story leaked out, accord
NC to the bishops information, a
wealthy layman of the Methodist
church offered the clergyman of the
humble parish an equal sum to recon-
pense him for the loss, but this tender
also was refused, the clergyman say
ing he had done only his duty.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
PREACHER FINED
FOR J0Y-RIDI

Cincinnati, Sept 23.-The Rev.
5. Herget, pastor of the Ninth S.
Baptist church. was fined $40 "a
costs today for joy-riding in an I'D
mobzile which was presented to asf
by his congregation last week nf8
his return from his vacation.
The clergyman had been out mad
ing PASTORAL calls. and was retufnI
to the city, when an officer folf5sss<1
him at the rate of thirty-eight miles
an hour before he could stop the
speeding pastor.
When arraigned in the police court
the Rev. Mr., Herget testified that IL
the officer said he was going in ex-
cess of the speed limit he must have
done so, for he had no speedometel
/ He entered plea of mot guilty"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
t1-CENT MEALS FOR SOLDIERS.

New York, Sept. 23.--How Uncle
Sam feeds his soldiers on eleven
cent meals is explained and demon
strated by an exhibit of the United
States Army commissary department
at the National Domestic Science and
Pure Food Exposition, opened today in
Madison Square Garden.
The display shows the economical
methods by which foods are pur-
chased and distributed in the army, as
well as the nature OF the foods sup
piled for the army messes. The Uni
ted States Navy also demonstrates
how foods are prepared and served Oh
d modern man-ofwar. The navy Gull
nary departments are noted for their
convenience of arrangement, and il
lustrate the ideal methods of econo
mizing space and maintaining perfect
sanitation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23

Now that great deal of sugar cane
is being harvested and made up into
sugar and syrup it would be profitable
to get an expression of opinion from
some of those who have raised it; as
to the cost of making and the profit
derived. The results obtained from
the raising of cane would doubtless
astonish the majority of farmers.
Cane is comparatively of no trou-
BILE whatever There are never any
complete failures. there is always a
ready market and soil conditions
around here particularly favorable for
its cultivation. Louisiana will add
over five million dollars more to her
revenue from this one source this
year and With her cotton, rice and
letherxfled products will make a won,
derful advance over any other year in
her history.
south stiEMssippi offers to tn,
farmers soil not so rich or adaptable
as that of Louisiana but one tina
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
PRESIDENT SCOTT
Will step down
Wants Some One Else to Act as
President For Cotton States
League.
Special to The Netds.


Jackson, Miss, Sept 23.-The an
nouncement of President Frank Scott
of the Cotton States League that he
will not, under any circumstances, ac
cept second term, has caused much
speculation around the circuit as to
the probable identity of his success.
sor.
One name being prominently MEL
toned is that of Secretary A. Lewis,
of the Jackson Baseball Association.
While not an avowed aspirant for the
place, it is believed that he could be
induced to accept it, and in event
his name is placed in nomination
when the league directors meet iu
Vicksburg on Oct. 14th he will have
a very formidable following.
1t is generally coaceded that there
is not a deyotoe Of The game in the
circuit who is more thoroughly yersed
in the diplomacy and statecraft Of
baseball than Mr.. Lewis. Among the
Jackson fans he is popuarly known
as "Baseball' Lewis, an appellation
inspired by his passionate devotion to
the national sport, and his indefatig.
able energy in directing the affairs of
the local association. He is an as
tute Judge of players. intimately ac-
quainted with the details of the game,
and has conclusively demonstrated
that he possesses the executive ability
essential to hiring and firing about
forty umpires each season. and dt.
tending to the divers and sundry 9TH
er troubles connected with the presi-
dency.
While nothing definite to this eff
feet has been announced, it is under
stood that Meridian will offer J. J.
O'Neill for the presidency, and Green
wood will put her favorite baseball
son, W. S. Mayre, in nomination.
With three candidates thus arrayed in
a siX-team circuit, it is impossible to
predict the outcome.
There is hardly any likelihood that
Vicksburg will have a candidate for
the Scott succession unless Al Fischel
can be induced to become an aspirant.
and it would take a lot of persuasion
to get him into Barkis-lke attitude,
President Scott is emphatic in the
declaration that he intends to retire.
Putting it just as mildly as possible.
the genial, rotund and usually urbane
head of the league says that he would
rather try to nurse a set of teething
triplets through a hot summer than
to again direct the destinies of the
organization, and that any man who is
b. hunting for trouble can certainly take
the Job, so far as he is concerned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
Improvements WI
Start at an Early Date

A. B. Patterson, of Meridian, repre-
senting the Doherty company, who re-
Gently took over the Hattiesburg Trac-
tion Company, is spending few days
in the city and is accompanied by Mr..
Carbutt, an engineer from the New
York office of the traction magnates.
These gentlemen, in company with
Mr.. Stevens of the Traction company.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
A. A. KELLEY, LOCAL NEGRO
DOCTOR DEAD AND HETTIE
GRIMES FATALLY WOUNDED.
KELLEy'S WIFE IN JAIL
Trouble of Long Standing and Ne
groes of the Community Are Arous-
ed as Never Before. Kelley Woman
Determined in Quest for Vengeance.

A. A. Kelly, negro physician Of
this city, was shot and stabbed by his
wife, Natalie Kelly, yesterday after
noon from the effects of which Kelly
died early this morning at the Hat
tiesburg Hospital Hettie Grimes. the
other woman in the case and who was
also marked for slaughter Is in criti-
cal condition at the hospital with
three bullet wounds in her body.
Kelly's wife came upon the objects
of her wrath together in the home Of
the Grimes woman on Mobile street
and proceeded to empty the contents
of a revolver, with deadly aim, into
their bodies. Kelly tried to escape his
murder-bent wife, after being shot,
but she was determined to make a
complete job of the work she had set
, out to do, stabbing him numerous
times as he fed into the street and
even after he had taken refuge in an
automobile. The woman was in a
desperate frame of mind when arrest
ed by Constable Farley, and wanted
to carve everyone who tried to inter-
fere with her work, it requiring sew
eral men to overpower and disarm
her.
The Kelly woman was taken to the
county Jail on a charge of assault
with intent to KILL but this charge
will now become manslaughter or
murder. The woman will be given a
preliminary hearing sometime next
week unless she valves examination
to await the action of the grand Jury.
The death of Kelly is the x1ina-
tion of trouble extendinsk|K two
or three years and which has caused
the Kelly and Grimes woman to ap-
pear in court on different occasions.
Kelly and his wife had been living
apart sometime until few weeks ago
when they went back together. he
promising to mend his ways and cease
his attentions to the Grimes woman.
This he failed to do and paid the
price of his unfaithfulness with his
life.
Mobile street, the scene of the trou-
BILE, was in an uproar after the mur-
derous work and has not been so
stirred since the death of Ed Howell.
This is the one topic of conversation.
and will be for sometime to come,
with the colored population of the
community. Kelly was one of the best
known negroes in Hattiesburg and the
others looked upon him as one of
their leaders. He was a son of War
rem Kelly, who lives about four miles
in the country from Hattiesburg.
Warren Kelly has been an inhabitant
of the county for many years and is
we'll known and generally liked by
the white people of the county.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
WINE sIvEs TOWN A FIRE.

San Fra cisco, Cal. Sept. 22,-Fhe
old town Sonoma was saved from
destruction from fire last night by
rso of wine from the great tanks in
wineries there, The toYn is built al
most entirely of wood and when the
fro started it spread with great rap
idity. 4od
The water supply was exhausted
(Uben the aremen turned >Httention 'o
the wine tanks. Witk>the wine Tn.
progress of the flames was ene
after a loss Of ssSaas -. -
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23

have spent their time in the city in go
ing over the recently acquired proper.
ty for the purpose of seeing what ex-
tensions and other improvements are
needed in the near future, and win
make recommendations accordingly.
Some of the many improvements con-
templated will no doubt be started at
early date.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
HATSBURC MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER % 1911
State Banks Show Big
Increase IN Deposits

the aggregate resources of the $50
state banks shows an increase of over
nine million dollars as compared with
the statement of the same date last
year. The total deposits carried
shows an increase of nearly eleven
million dollars.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
FOOT BALL SEASON
IS OPENED TODAY
Lons-Haired Boys Of Many Schools
Begin Pushing The
Pig Skin.
I: :: = :: :. :: **:*: -: .
= FOOTBALL GAMES TODAY. .

:: Carlisle Indians VS.. Lebanon I.
: Valley at Carlisle. =
:: University of Virginia VS.. I.
:: Hampden-Sydney at Charlottes- :
:: Vile. j.
= University of Maine VS.. Fort 1.
: Mckinley at Ozone. I:
= University of New Hampshire I.
:: VS.. Bates at Durham. .
+" Connecticut Agricultural Col {.
= lege VS.. Rockville at Storrs. =
= Gettysburg VS.. Middletown at :.
= Gettysburg. -
:" Holy Cross VS.. Boston Univer- 1:
= sit at Worcester. =
= Lafayette VS.. Bloomsbury at 4.
= Easton. =
= Ursinus VS.. Steelton at Ursinus. !:
= = = : > :. :; :: !: !. :. = :: 80
New York, Sept 2s.-The frost is
on the pumpkin, the katydid has de-
livered the goods, the old straw bon.
net has gone to the discard, all the
theatres are open, and the rah rah
boy is abroad in the land. Last but
not least, the football season is on.
There is no mistaking the fact-it is
Autumn.
While todays gridiron contests in
volve few of the bigger institutions of
learning and athletics, everything has
to have beginning, and next Satur-
day nearly all the big eastern colleges
and many of the southern and western
ones will see their first games.
The Carlisle Indians are, as usual
the first to get into action The red
skins always play more games than
any othe- college. Tkey ,vfa.s.eo
against he minor elevens n5liI ~
A. when tRefr hrst Important III
Will be with Georgetown az wash
ton. On Nov. the aborigines will 90
to the mat with Pennsylvania. and n
week later will make their annual trip
TO Cambridge to play Harvard. Later
they Will play Syracuse. Johns Hop.
Iins and Brown.
Little Ursinus opens is :, sson to-
day with Stoelton, and on Oct wilx
go to Philadelphia TO meet Pennsyl-
/ vania. The Ursinus aggregation de-
feated the Quakers last year bv a
score of to 5, and the Punsylvanians
are anxious for an opportunity to wipe
out the disgrace. Ursinus put a big
dent in the championship claims of
the Pennsylvanians at the close of
their otherwise victorious season.
Virginia opens up at Charlottes-
vile today with Hampden-Sydney.
The schedule of the big southern
state university includes Randolph-
Macon, William and Mary. Swarth-
more, st. Johns, Virginia Military In.
stitute, Wake Forest, Johns Hopkins.
and Georgetown.
mere is every reason to believe
that the football season just opening
VIII be a record-breaker in interest
and excitement. Princeton and Har-
Vard are both anxious to wipe out
yale victories of last fall. That Penn
syivania will again be a championship
contender is generally admitted, West
Point has a strong eleven and Cornell
: Is starting the season with excellent
material to draw from.
r--sS
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
Special to The NeS5..

Jackson, Miss, Sept. 23.-The sum-
mary issued by State Auditor Smith
this morning, shows that twelve new
state banks We're organized during
the year ending September End. That
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
Burned to Death at
a Height of 200 Feet

der control, when suddenly the whir-
ring of the propellers ceased.
The craft dropped like a shot for fif-
ty feet and then a tint of blue flame
was seen coming from the engine. An
instant later the gasoline tank ex-
ploded and the machine struck the
ground with great force the driver be.
ing literally roasted.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
NO DRINKING CUPS
rs. AFTER OCTOBER 1st

The order of the Mississippi rail-
road commission abolishing public
drinking cups on railway trains goes
into effect one week hence. All rail
way lines announce that they will give
rigid enforcement to the order, and
warn the travelling public to equip
themselves with drinking cups before
starting on railroad journeys.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23

Troy, Ohio, Sept. 2S.-Forced into
the air by the jeers of thousands who
called him a coward, Frank H. Miller,
aged 23, a Toledo aviator at twilight
this evening at a height of 200 feet
was burned to death Miller was
starting a spiral glide when it was
seen something was wrong and the
birdman tried to get the machine un-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-23
BOY SCOUTS CONDEMNED.
(By Associated FreSs.)

Battle Creek, Mich, Sept. 23.-The
State Federation of Labor adopted a
resolution today condemning the Boy
Scouts.