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The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-15
DISSOLVING
 THE TRUST
PLAN TO SPLIT UP THE ToBAC- co TRUST HAS BEEN FoRMu-
 LATED AND GIVEN OUT.
Wlll Divide Cooperation Into Four Smaller Companies and Divide
 Up the Tobacco
 Business.

New York, Oct. l4-The plan for the dissolution of the American To- bacco Company in compliance with the decision of the Supreme courr. decreelng it an illegal combination. was officially made public tonight. It will be submitted to the United States circuit court of the southern district of New York for approval Monday
 Ii was decided to make the pIan public prematurely owing the pubi- cation today of summary purport- ing to be official. by which, aecord- ing to Delancey Nichol, counsel for the American Tobacco Company was Incorrect.
 The official plan provides for n division of the American Tobacco Company into four companies. no one of which. it is stated. win have a controlling Influence in the tobac- co business. The four companies are the present Ameriean Tobacco Con- pany. which will continue it's corpor- ate existence; the Ligget and My- CTS Tobacco Company, which IS to be organized; the P Llorilard Com pany. also to be organized and the
 R. J. Reynolds Tomaeco Company. las existing corporation.
 Disintegration is to be brought oHt lby selling $il5.OO00O0 of the prop ierty of the American Tobacco Com
 pany, consisting of factories, branus. business and capital stock Of sss
 manufacturing companies now owned land controlled by it. to the Lggett
 and Myers Tobacco company and
 the P. I.orilari Company for cash and securities of the two vendee com lpanies and by distributing to compa- lny stockholders of the American To- bacco Company two-thirds of the stock of the R. J. Reynolds Tobac- co Company. now owned by the Am erican Tobacco Company.
 The plan also proyiles for distrI- button, In the form Of dividends of the securities of the various subsf- diary companies controlled by the American Tobacco Company. manu- facturing liccriee, snuff tin foil etc. to the American Tobacco Company's stockholders and the division Of lsome of these subsidiary companies which were held to be Illegal combi- nations, into separate companies, having no interest in each other. It provides further for radical changes in the voting power of the stock that the 2S9 individual defend ants who formerly controlled tho American Tobacco Company through the ownership of 56 per cent of the common stock will surrender this control
 The principal financial feature of the plan is an assessment on the $40, ,260.400 common stock of tho Am- Ierican Tobacco Company amounting to $35,651.925 or about 91 per cent. which will be used toward the pro- posed retirement and cancellation of the company's existing bonds. For this assessment, however. the com mon stockholders will receive conn mon stock of the Lggett and Myers and P. Lolllard companies.
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The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-15
HoRsEMAN DEAD.

Columbus. O.. Oct. i4-Martin V. Walls aged SC, for many years no- table figure on the trottIng tracks. died at his home in this city to- day. For 2l years Walls was one of the judges on the Grand Circuit and in his time he had ownei some of the best known trotters.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-15
LIGHTNING STRUCK CHURCH

Kokomo. Ind, Oct. 14 Lightning thls afternoon killed five horses, in jured sixteen persons and caused a panic among 300 Dunkards gathered in church near here. while they were holding their annual love feast.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-15


 everywhere. Memphis andi Little Rock papers carried specials about pickpockets just previous to the fair here, 1t did not serve as a scare. There were but few pickpockets from these nearby cities to show up in Hot Springs, and they were grabbed as soon as the landed and headed back.
 Not alone has the fair been free from criminal operations of any kind, but it has been free from ac- cdents. The street car system has carried the people, thousands every day gathered here from the smaller |cities of the state, and from places where they are unused to fast traffic and there have been no accidents.
 Sheriff Webb and Constable Carp enter deserve commendation for grv- ing their time and attention to the protection of the crowds. which they have done to excellent satisfaction. Mayor Waters has too. been a fre- quent visitor, and has spent mncn of bis time watching the situation, and his cooperation with Lieutenant Wiley, in charge of the police fair work, has helped that officer ma eriaiiy in the matter of maintaining order.
 The shows began their work of dismantling last night. Most of the horsemen and exhibits will take to the small county fairs which are here and there through Arkansas and Oklahoma, whiie some of them ship direct to Dallas. The Texas State Fair is the next real big ex- position in order after this show.
 Miss Carrie Price, who has charge of the woman's department, which has also contributed It's share to the success of the fair, requested last night the announcement that the first rush of removal should be in favor of the foreign exhibitors. and asked local exhibitors not to call for theii goods until Monday mrning.
 The Boy Scouts.
 One of the big features of the fair of yesterday was the presence of hun dreds of little khaki clad. Boy Scoats, who paraded about the grounds in true soldier fashion, who who made their camps on the grounds and who lived true scout life dur ing their visit here. They came from other cities in numbers, and were the guests of the five troops or Boy Scouts of this city.
 Yesterday morning they made a street parade in the down town district behind large American flags. which they always use in their marches. They proved most order ly set of youngsters. and the dis clplne about the fair grounds was commented on by many, the incident bringing into prominence some of the good fruits of the organization.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
NATIONAL RIFLE MEET
Being HELD IN Ohio

Camp Perry, o., Aug. 14.-Follow-
ing the preliminary practice of the
last few weeks on the nations pre-
mier shooting ground, the rifles be-
gan their leaden splitting today in real
earnest, marking the inaugural of the
twenty-ninth annual tournament of
thhe National Rifle Association of
America, which will continue for
eight days. Then will come the ninth
manual matches of the National Board
of the Promotion of Rifle Practice,
beginning Aug. % and extending
through the remainder of the month.
Crack riflemen from nearly every
state are assembled today on Ohio's
mammoth range, and their reception
and entertainment is going on with
clocklike military precision. The Uni
ted States government is in full
charge of the range, with Brig.-Gen.
r. K. Evans as executive officer. The
marking and scoring is in the hands
| of troops OF the United states army
and marine corps. A complete mill
tary field hospital has been establish
( ed and will care for all who become
i'll or who may possibly be injured.
The card of the National Rifle As
sociation embraces six new matches
which it has taken over from thu
Ohio State Rifle Association. Thes'
include the Adjutant Generals match
in which the prize is $500 cup; thu
$500 Catrow cup match the Nal
match. the 2OO-yard off-hand match
Ia Governors match, and the Buck
eye matches for the $4,000 Herricl
Cup.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14

Hattiesburg goes to Meridian for
three games.
Pitcher M. Smith has been recalled
by Montgomery, but will play OUT the
season with Hattiesburg. Montgom-
cry had an option OF recalling Smith
by August / and gave notice to the
National Secretary in ample time to
protect themselves. Smith was a bit
slow in getting in form the first of
the season, bur when he did round to
he developed into one of the most
finished pitchers in the league and
one of the most useful men on the
Hattiesburg team. Smith can always
, get welcome here, and if he is avail
able next season Hattiesburg will
surely try and get him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
LOOKS BAD FOR LOAN
and TRUST COMPANY

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. IA prelimi-
nary hearing has been set for tomor-
row in the case of the officials of the
Southern Loan and Trust Company,
who are charged with using the mails
to defraud and with promoting a lot
terry. The company has been doing a
money-lending business all over the
South and the postal inspectors be-
lieve that it's operations may have
extended into millions.
According to the inspectors who
worked up the case, a person wishing
to borrow money from the concern
paid SIS for a contract, which bore a
number between one and one hun
bred. Each holder also paid IS a
month in addition to his original in
vestment A person wishing to Dor
row money had to wait his turn, in
accordance with the number of his
contract. The inspectors assert tba,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
TEXAS SOLONS
HAVING TRIALS
Legislature Making But Little Prog
ress investigating The Recent
Prohibition Election.

Special TO The NcicS.
Houston, Tex, Aug. 1.-THE Texas
legislature, now in special session to
discuss state financial matters, ac-
cording to the wording of the official
call. is having a hazardous time trying
to investigate the recent prohibition
election, a task it has taken upon it
self.
According to the laws of Texas the
legislature, when called in special ses-
sion. may take up only matters men
toned in the official call This legis-
lature. however, happens to possess a
"dry" majority and as the prohibition
lists were defeated in the recent cleo
ton they have taken upon themselves
the task of trying to find the reason
the election went against them. The
prohibitionists declare frauds were
lperpetrated and are taking advantage
bzEs zalu majority 10 investigate,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN The
WHOLE SHOW IN OHIO

Columbus, o., Aug. 14.-William
Jennings Bryan is the whole show
at today's barbecus of Ohio Demo-
Gratis, held under the auspices of the
jefferson Club. 1t was intended to
get all the possible Democratic presi-
Dental candidates to come here to-
day, but Bryan was the only one to
accept the invitation. Gov. Harmon
is spending his summer vacation in
Michigan, Gov. Woodrow Wilson of
New Jersey is too busy in the East,
Champ Clark has had his hands full
looking after Congressional affairs,
and Gov. Marshall of Indiana, had an
other engagement.
Some of the anti-Harmon men as
sert that the Governor could have
come if he had wished, and that his
reason for staying away was desire
to avoid the Nebraskan.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
FAST TRAIN DlTCHED

Continued from Page One.)
with only slight injuries to his head
and face.
THE train was running at terrific
rate of speed" he declared. The first
intimation that I had that anything
was wrong, was when all the passeng-
ers in the dining car were thrown
headlong the entire length Of the car.
The next thing 1 realized men were
fighting like beasts to get out of the
car, and the steam escaping from the
kitchen was choking us. Another
man and l fell to the floor and crawl
ed along in the semi-darkness and
among the cursing, screaming men
to a window, through which we made
our escape"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
!: FUEL FOR MILLIONS !:
!. JUST AT HAND. ::


In a country so richly endowed with
mineral fuels-coal, petroleum and
natural gas-as is the United States,
it would at first glance seem unlikely
that peat should ever become a widely.
used fuel 1t is true that European
countries manufacture peat fuels to
the value of $10,000,000 or $12.000,00O
annually, but this is done for COM
munities that are remote from coal
deposits. However, peat may yet come
into considerable local use as fuel
in the United States.
1t is estimated by the United States
geological survey that of the great
unreclaimed swamp area of the Uni
ted States 8 per cent may constitute
workable beds of fuel peat, with total
content equivalent to 10000, 100000
tons of air-dry fuel 1t is somewhat
singular that the regions containing
these peat beds lie almost entirely
outside of the territory in which coal
and other natural mineral fuels are
found in abundance. With the per-
lection of peat-briquetting machinery
these beds may furnish at least sup
Elementary or auxiliary fuel for local
consumption. AS a fuel peat is no
makeshift: it is highly efficient and
desirable, and the practicability OF its
use is controlled principally by the
cost if production.
Since 1903 there has been considera-
BILE interest in the question of utiliz-
ing the great peat deposits Of the
country, and many attempts have
been made to place fuel peat on the
market in commercial quantities. The
failure to bring about this result, ac-
cording to the geological survey, has
been due not to the nature of the peat
itself, but to overenthusiasm, lack OF
understanding of fundamental princi-
pies of economical production, too lit
tie capital and too much confidence in
poorly designed and untried machin
F. cry.
, The fact that there is a market fol
: peat has not been questioned, for The
> small quantity of the product ofere'
has always been sold readily at goo'
: prices The geological survey de
2 scribes a considerable use of peat a
fertilizer and fertilizer filler, AM
: Of neat moss as stable litter, ant
( even as an ingredient as stock food
The production and consumption Q
neat in 1909. was 1854 tons, used TO
/ fuel valued at $4.145; 26,76S tons use
e for fertilizer, valued at s1lS.S91. an
5 1.245 tons used for stable litter, va
] ued at $4,000 "a total of 29,167 tons
i valued at $4,000, There was ais
: imported 940S tons used as stabl
litter, valued at $47, 227.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
fo0dpeckers at Home r.
Last Appearance of Season

u The Woodpeckers are at home for
heir last appearance this season, and
Vii probably play eight games here
lh1s week, four with Yazoo City and
-FOUR with jackson. Yazoo is first on
the list and tie matinee will open
this afternoon with ore game To-
morrow there viii he a double-head-
er, and in case Of rain today there
viii also be double header Wednes-
day. The double-he ader with Jack
son win be announced later.
The race is now on for second place
with Hattiesburg holding a slight
lead over the Zoo Zoos. The visitors
are coming strong however, and we
have got to take at least half of the
reamining games to hold them safely
The season will end next week wher
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14

in extending the glad hand of welcome
to the prints who constitute one
of the best organized and most eff
cient bodies of worllingmen in the
world-Gen. Otis of Los Angeles to
the contrary.
The convention opened today Is
the first national meeting of the print
ers to be held west OF the Rocky
mountains, and nearly all of the
unions and newspapers Of the Pacific
coast have used their influence tow
ard making It a most memorable one
The local union of the followers OF
Gutenberg was formed in 1850, when
San Francisco was a lusty municipal
infant, and was granted charter by
the international Typographical
Union in 1870.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14

"The Lovers Signal" one of the
great Imp dramas, will be featured
at the Gem Theatre tonight at the
usual five cents admission. On the
same program a splendid new comedy
called, 1.-The Cowboys Ruse," will be
as equally interesting, making quite
variety of moving picture plays.
Mr.. Frank Till, who has just closed
long engagement in Atlanta, will be
the new singer this week at the Gem,
and is capable of handling the heavy
as we'll as the light vocal selections.
He will open his engagement tonight
in the latest Basso ballad hit, alone
in The Deep" The Gem orchestra
will render a number of new catchy
selections.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
ASK GOVERNOR
FOR PARDONS
Three Petitions Now Pending 5eio
Noel-Raybourn, Armstrong
and McClelland.
Special 10 The NetOs.

jackson, Miss, Aug. 14.-Alleging
that his trouble grew out of an old
family fued for which he was in no
wise responsible, and that he acted
in self-defense, Marshall Raybourn, of
Lawrence county, petitions the COVER
nor for a pardon. He was fined 5000
and given a sentence of three months
in the county Jail for assault with in
tent to kill. 1t is also claimed that
he is physically unable to perform
manual labor, too poor to pay the fine
assessed against him, and that he has
large family depending on him for
support.
Petition has been presented In be-
half of James o. Armstrong, sent up
from Adams county in April Of last
year to serve a term of one year.
Armstrong escaped after he had been
in the penitentiary about four months,
but returned and made voluntary sur
render. He wants a pardon to pre-
vent another sentence being given
him for escaping.
Sam McClelland, sent up from Lin
coin county to serve a one-year term
for robbery, asks for pardon because
of his extreme youth, being only
eighteen years of age. He has served
about six months of his term and
thinks he has been sufficiently pun
ished.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
. : ******* -:
:: TAFT'S CABINET is .
Z: IN SPECIAL SESSION.
Z: ODD BILL PRESENTED. :

: Washington, Aug. IA spe- =
= cial meeting of the cabinet was =
= called at noon today, soon after =
:: President Taft's return fro.n ::
{! Beverly. 1t is understood the ::
: Presidents veto on the statehood ::
:. bill and the rough draft of the :
: veto message on the wool and !
= farmers free list bills would be :
{. considered. .
:: An Odd Bill. =
:: A bill requiring that decisions =
:. of the United States supreme :
:. court on questions affecting the :
:. constitutionality of any federal =
:. or state law must be unanimous Z:
:. was introduced today by Senator :
!: Bourne, of Oregon. The bill was I:
:. attacked by Hepburn as an Z:
:. "oddity." "
::
a :. =. :. :. :. &. 5. - q a o 4 . Q .
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14

despite the announcement by the gov
ernor that all evidence of fraud sub
mitted would be promptly submitted
to the courts and Investigated, the
state, even hiring prohibition attor-
neys to present the cases.
As the prohihitionists hold a major
ity in the Legislature the solons upon
convening promptly took up the pro
hilition investigation. This action
raised a fine point of law and the very
men who make the law for others to
keep are found breaking and tearing
down statue of their own making.
For the investigation a senate com
mittee was appointed with power to
subpoena witnesses" When the day
of the hearing arrived it was found
Austin was filled with prohibitionist
witnesses and one lonely anti. It de-
veloped the ants were contrasting the
legality of the legislature to take up
matters not in call, also questioning
the legality of the Legislature investi-
eating a matter for which courts were
created AS the Texas government Is
divided into three branches-adminis-
trative, judicial and lgislative-one
branch cannot interfere with the oper-
alton of another.
This fact developed whe the hear
ing was opened When the lone anti
witness was placed on the stand he
answered but two questions-his name
and residence. When asked if he
were connected with the anti organ
ization he refused to answer on the
ground that the legislature has NJ
authority to enter upon its attempted
investigation. He was excused.
Subpoenas were then sent out t
other ants. The process server wa
the only individual to return. Hi
report is contained in the following:
"Mr. Sergeant-at-arms, have yo
, seen Mr.. Smith,"
Eyes, sir"
: What did he say?"
"Mr. Smith said to give the senat
investigating committee his best re
p CARDS and say that he would not al
. pear before it,"
t did you see Mr.. Jones?"
- "Mr. Jones said he would not al
: pear unless attached"
q Did you see Representative Doe?
K "Mr. Doe sent the committee hi
o best regards and did not think h
would appear"
II Did you see Mr.. Brown"
J. Eyes, sir; Mr.. Brown asked that h
n compliments be extended the commi
# tee and that he is indisposed."
Answers in this vein followe
throughout the list of anti witnesse
q then the prohibition list was taken II
d The plethora of talent that followe
q swamped the committee.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
Beware Of ointments for catarrh that
Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering 1t
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney
g. Co., Toledo. O., contains no mer'
curry. and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you ge'
the genuine. 1t is taken internally and
made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney
{. CO. Testimonials free
Sold by Druggists. Price. 7Sc pei
bottle. u.
rake HalI,s Fsmilx PilIs Yer consti
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
WHITWORTH COLLEGE
(For Young Ladies.)

Thorough instruction under chris
ton influence. Sessions 1910 and 1911,
twenty officers and teachers. Two
hundred and fifty students.
Forty thousand dollars will be ex.
pended for improvements, within the
next eighteen months. Engage room
early. Next session begins Sept. IA
1911. For catalogue address,
WIIITwORTH COLLEGE,
Brookhaven. Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14

those holding high numbers had little
or no chance of being able to borrow.
This phase forms the basis of the
lottery charge. The company con
Quoted branch offices in Virginia, Ala
bama. Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Texas, and did bust
ness in many other states, principally
in the South.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
PRINTERS MEETING
IN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, Aug. 14.-Fifty-
three thousand printers of the United
States, Canada and Uncle Sans Is
land possessions are represented by
the delegates assembled in San Fran
cisco today at the opening of the
flfty-seyenth annual session of the In
ternational Typographical Union. All
of the labor bodies of the city Joined
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14

The eighth week of the summer en-
gagement of Velaska Suratt in THE
Red Rose" at the Globe Theatre ends
tonight. The scenery in this musical
comedy is among the most beautiful
ever seen in New York and the cos
fumes are the talk Of the town.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
"Hubby's Day at Home" will |

"Hubby's Day at Home" will be
seen at the Lomo today. A genuine
comedy scream is hard to find, but
this is one and THAT City Fellow"
another. Bruce. the Selig Company's
Collie, plays an important part in the
hero's rescue, from the empty shack
where two Jealous swans of the
neighborhood are trying to induce him
to leave the country. Sam Mandell
will sing a good sentimental ballad to-
day, Where the River Shannon
Flows" Watch for announcement OF
Faust" two reels.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
Games Today.

New Orleans at Atlanta.
Birmingham at Nashville.
Montgomery at Memphis.
Mobile at Chattanooga.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14

Governor Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey may say a few words on the
subject of his own presidential aspi-
rations at the opening of the Staten
Island, N. Y. fair at Donegal Hills at
the end of this month.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14

Philadelphia at New York.
Brooklyn at Boston.
ST Louis at Pittsburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday

Chicago l, st. Louis 0.
Pittsburg o., Cincinnati A.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Detroit 8, Chicago I.
Cleveland I'll, st. Louis II