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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS
ARE in session HERE
STATE BANKS
ARE FL0URISHING
Large Sum Invested in Banks Since
the First of the
Year.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 14.-Two hum
dred and fifty thousand dollars have
been invested in banks in Mississippi
since the first day of the year 1911.
OF this amount, $4,000 was where old
institutions increased their capital
stock, but in the remainder, it is new
banks, of which there are four. There
were several banks chartered In De-
cember, with capital stock running
something over $4,000, which is a
pretty good showing for the month
and one-half.
Banks are being organized in all
parts of the state, and much outside
capital is being invested in bank stock
in this state, which shows general
revival of business in Mississippi and
indicates more prosperous times in
this state.
The Citizens Savings Bank G. Trust
company, Jackson, increased it's capi
tai from $4,000 to $4,000.
| The Bank of Lexington, doubled it!
capital by increasing it from $4,000 tt
100000.
The Bank of Sumner was the larges
of the new banks organized during ths
month Of January. 1t is capitalized
at 100000.
The Merchants & Farmers Bank O
Louisville, chartered last month, 1
capitalized at $4,000.
The Union Bank of Pike, located a
Summit, is capitalized at $4,000.
The Wheeler Banking company
domiciled at Wheeler, is capitalized a
$4,000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
SHERIFF'S SHORTAGE is
LARGER THAN REPORTED

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 14.-Governor
Noel'has received final report from Ac-
countant Chas. ]. Moore, covering his
audit of the books and accounts of J.
F. Greer, the deposed sheriff of Lin
coin county, which discloses a short
age much more extensive than that re-
ported previously, and spon which
showing the executive exercised his
perogative and suspended the sheriff
pending further investigation. Ac
countant Moore finds that the short
age is almost double that previously
reported, or $11,O35.95, indicating tC
some extent the high-rolling propensi
ties of the whilom sheriff.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
negro man and
Children ARRESTED
The Man is Charged With Stealing
Mules and Fugitive From
Justice.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 14.-Vanherst
Fisher, negro, and two little chill
dren were taken into custody by the
Jackson police Sunday on advices
from Holmes county. Fisher was ar
rested as a fugitive from justice, and
he is charged with stealing pair of
mules in Holmes county recently.
With the two children Fisher start
ed for Jackson, and as soon as it
was learned he was coming this way
the police were notified. Fisher had
not been in this city long before he
was arrested. He is held at the city
Jail pending the arrival of an officer
from Holmes county to carry him back
for trial.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
EXAMINATIONS TO Be
Held ON March 81

State Superintendent of Education
Powers has yielded to numerous re-
quests, and sent out circular letters
notifying county superintendent of
education that the examinations in
the various counties fixed for March
8 and 4, will be held March 81 and
April 1.
The applicants may take this ex
animation in their respective counties
or at the department of education
Jackson.
Any candidate for county superin
tendent may take the examination al
any time he desires by notifying Su
perintendent Powers ten days in ad
vance, by registered letter, of the
time he will be on hand for the ex
animation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
GOOD, CLEAN SHOW
GIVEN LAST night

The Burrows & Leslie Show Co.,
which is in Hattiesburg for this week,
gave as their opening performance
Monday evening "Counterfeiters of
Kentucky" which they presented in
their big tent. In spite of the driz-
zling rain, the atenadnce was quite
large, and the audience seemed to en-
joy it thoroughly for it was good,
clean show. The stage setting and
costumes were very appropriate, and
each cast of character did her part ex-
ceedingly well.
The tent is a large one and well
supplied with seats and lights. The
interior arrangements are neat and
clean and the tent is heated with
charcoal heaters.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
WANTS To BE A
STATE NOTARY
South Mississippi Gentleman Thinks
There Should be Such
Office.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 14.-Secretary
of State ]. w. Power has received a
letter from a man in South Mississippi
who desires to be appointed notary
public for the state at large" In a
well written letter this gentleman tells
why he should receive the commission
he asks for.
In Mississippi a notary is limited
to his supervisors district, except in
the larger cities, and the request OF
this gentleman to be made notary for
the state at large created something
of surprise among the officers of the
state house.
The gentleman says he travels a
great deal, and thinks, if he were com
stoned notary for the state at large
he would be able to 'pick up consid
cradle business" He desires, it seems
to make the notary business a special
ty to another side line, but does no
state what his other line of business
lis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
HERBERT KNOX, COMMISSIONER
OF CORPORATIONS, MAKES RE-
PORT TO PRESIDENT.
A NUMBER OF COMBINATIONS
Concentration in Timber and Land In
wolves Grave Future, Says
the Report.
lBu Associated Press.l

Washington, Feb. 14.-The concen-
tration of the control of the standing
timber in a very few hands. Vast
speculative holdings, "far in advance
of any use thereof" an enormous in
crease in value of this diminishing
natural resource with great profits to
its owners" and incidentally, "an
equally sinister land monopoly" and a
"colsely connected railroad domi-
nation" are the findings reported to
the president by Herbert Knox Smith,
commissioner of corporations in the
first installment of his long awaited
report on lumber industry in the
United States.
In letter of transmittal of his re-
port to the president, Commissioner
! Smith says: There are great
many combinations in other indus
| tries whose formation is complete
In the lumber industry, on the other
| hand, the bureau finds now in the
making a combination caused funda-
mentally by a long standing public
policy. The concentration already ex-
isting is sufficiently impressive, and
still more impressive are the possi-
bilities for the future. In the last
forty years the concentration has so
proceeded that 1875 holders, many in
ter-related now have practically one
half of privately owned timber in the
investigated area, which contains
eighty per cent of the whole.
This formidable force of concentra-
ton in timber and land" says Mr..
Smith, certainly involves grave fu-
ture possibilities of impregnable mo-
nopolystic system, whose far-reaching
consequence to society it is not diff
cult to anticipate fully or to overesti-
mate"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
BY ADVOCATES OF A STATE RE-
FoRMAToRY AND JUVENILE
COURTS.
WILL ORGANIZE The COUNTIES
Members Of the Legislature Will be
Requested to Support the
Movement.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 14.-Advocates
of a state reformatory and juvenile
court in Mississippi, at meeting
Monday afternoon formed a central
committee, with Miss Emily Butt
chairman, and mapped out plans for
statewide campaign in behalf of
juvenile offenders.
The meeting was largely attended,
and the committee has assurances OF
financial assistance in its work, while
encouraging letters were received
from many persons.
Miss Butt, who is a school teacher,
has devoted several years to work at
the Rankin farm, where she has a
strong influence with the convicts, all
of whom know her and appreciate hel
efforts in their behalf. She has visit
ed the farm every Sunday, rain OIL
shine, for several years, and has done
much to improve conditions at the
farm. She has had opportunity tt
study the juvenile offenders imprison
ed there, and proposes to utilize this
knowledge, if the legislature will en-
act the necessary laws by trying t.
reclaim the young boys of the stat
from life of crime.
A regular campaign will be made il
behalf of the reformatory and juve
nile court. Organizations are to b
formed in every county in the state
and members of the legislature vii
be, wherever possible, pledged to tn
reformatory.
Miss Butt is receiving the assistanc
of many of the leading women of tn
state, while a large number of tn
most influential men in MISSISSIPPI
are becoming interested in the worl
Instead of life of servitude, Mis-
Butt thinks the juvenile should b
isolated from the hardened criminal!
given an education and taught usefu
trade, to be followed after leaving tn
reformatory.
She has been working along thi
line for several years with but littl
encouragement, but she now believe
her hope for a state reformatory an
juvenile court is about to be realized
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
EXPERT TAKES
LOOK AT School
Says Main Street Building Can Be
Made Safe-Estimate On
The Cost.

The city commissioners continue to
ponder over the proposition of build
ing a new school house on Main street
and as to whether the old one will be
repaired.
A prominent arcnitect visited Hat
tiesburg recently and made thorough
examination of the old building and
says that the building can be repaired
and made perfectly safe. In his opin-
ion the walls are intact and only the
roof and interior of the building need
remodeling.
1t is understood the gentleman re-
modelling the old building at a cost Of
$4,000, and that for $4,000 he offers
to build eight additional rooms on the
front of the old structure and make
the necessary improvements.
The commissioners do not expect tt
have any trouble in floating the schoo
bonds they have the right to, ant
the work of remodeling the old schoo
house and building the addition will
no doubt, be commenced at no distan
date.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
HATTESBURG MISSISSIPPI TUESDAY AFTERNOON FEBRUARY 1911
several Land
DEEDS FILED
Activity Continues in Transfers Being
Made in icty Residence
Property.

Land Deeds were filed in the Office
of the chancery clerk of Forrest coun-
ty Monday as follows:
B. F. Travis to N. T. Currie, block
go of the D. D. McInnis survey; subdi-
vision of section 16, township north,
range 13 west.
George Washington to George Kinds,
south half of west half of lot g., block
8, Nancy Anderson survey.
Arthur Wainwright and wife to
Ship Island Lumber Co., lots 1 and 2
of the A. A. McNair subdivision of lot
| 8, block A, of the John Hamper sur
vey.
]. w. E. Farley and wife to ]. w.
Shattles & Son, six acres in section
II, township north, range IL west.
! A. A. Montague and T. E. Ross to
Mamie Smith, lot 1, block 2, of the
Compress addition to Hattiesburg.
A. B. Norman to j. w. Callahan
part of lot 1, block 40, Hardy & Scott
survey to the city.
S. V. Robertson to j. N. McCord
south half of lot 4, block 1, E. H. Nc
Kinstry addition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
COTTON prices
TOOK A TUMBLE
Said to be Due to Holidays and the
Selling of $4,000
Bales.
(By Associated Press.)

During the two holidays in the
American markets, Liverpool cotton
declined 30 points, and at present is
five points lower.
The heavy loss Monday was at
tributed to the selling of $4,000 bales
for Texas operator. In the English
market, New Orleans sold today as
low as 1898 cents for March, and
1877 cents in New York. The hold
ers of unhedged cotton are very firm
in their attitude and Indifferent about
selling. AS soon as the wave of liqui
dation is over it is thought that the
market will respond to legitimate in
fiuences, and will be better.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
NEW "coMIc" VALENTINES.

New York, Feb. 14.-Although Uncle
Sans mail carriers are staggering
today under loads of valentines, there
are among them few of the vulgar
comic" variety that were so preva-
lent few years ago. Alleged ''hu-
morous' postcards have taken the
place of the COMICS but they are
necessarily of less Objectionable
nature than the cheap colored valen-
tines of former years. Dealers report
that the demand for sentimental MISS
ives, especially of new and novel
variety, has been larger than ever
this year.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
Mr.. M'INNIS TO
BUILD new Home
It Will Cost About $4,000 and be an
Ornament to the
City.

Mr.. Emmett McInnis has accepted
the plans drawn for him by a Mem
phis architect for handsome resi-
dence he proposes to build on the cor
ner of Pine street and First avenue.
The residence will be built of the
best material and elegantly finished.
There will be eighteen rooms in it,
and the cost will be something like
$4,000. Work will be commenced
about April 1st.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
LONNIE GLENN HAS
Returned TO CITY

Lonnie Glenn, the runaway boy, re-
turned Monday morning, after a
weeks absence. He says that the
Rhodes boy enticed him to leave with
him and had for some time tried to
get him to leave home, while both
worked at the mill.
Lonnie tells his mother he never
will leave again, and says that after
all, there is no place like home. Oh
the $4,000 that he took with him,he
didn't spend but $3.50.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
BLACK HAND BOMB
WRECKED BUILDING
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Feb. 14.-The explosion
of what is believed to be BLACK
hand" bomb, pitched by seven mem
bers of Frank Barnes family from their
beds in a Harlem tenement this morn
ing, wrecked the apartment and broke
every window in the building. Two
score dwellers in the building were
driven to the street in panic. No
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
THE PRICE OF eggs
LOWER In Chicago
fRu Associated Press.l

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE withdrawal
of cold storage eggs from the market
yesterday follows the announcement
of further decline of two cents a
dozen in the price of fresh products
This reduction brought best selected
eggs to sixteen cents I dc1en<s the
lowest price in Chicagoin t6<e5 years
and lower than ever to<of1 corded
in February.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
MANAGER SMITH WILL
REACH CITY TONIGHT

Carlos Smith, manager of the Hat
tiesburg baseball club for the coming
season, will arrive tonight and remain
here several days. While here, Mr..
Smith will meet as many of the fans
as possible, and arrange some of the
details for the season.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
WIN. r. EpMUNSoN HERE
LOOKING AFTER BUSINESS.

sWilliam R. Edmunson, of Nashville,
district commercial agent of the West
ern Union Telegraph Co., was here
today investigating the affairs of the
local office. Mr. Edmunson holds in
high esteem the local agent, Howard
Whitsett, and is well pleased with the
manner in which he has been caring
for the business of the company.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
RECIPROCITY MEASURE
MAY BE DELAYED
(By Associated PreSs.)

Washington, Feb. 14.-When the
house resumed consideration of the
Canadian reciprocity bill today it was
announced the proposed agreement to
end the general debate at 5 p. m. had
failed and that passage of the meas
ure might be delayed two days.
Debate To Cease.
Washington, Feb. IA e p. MIA mo-
ton to cut off the general debate on
the Canadian reciprocity bill will be
made at 5 o'clock and advocates of the
measure claim to have enough votes
to put it through.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
CUSTOMS COURT coNvENEs.
10y Union Associated Press.)

Washington. Feb. 14.--Between six
ty and seventy cases will probably be
decided by the United States court
of customs appeals during the regular
session for hearing of arguments com
menced in Washington today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
CULLEN JAMES is
MISSING FROM HOME.

Cullen James, the 14-year-old son OF
Mr.. c. C. James, who lives in the
Pool addition to Hattiesburg, disap-
peared Monday morning and has not
been heard from since. It is not
thought the boy was a victim of Soul
play. and friends think he win return
soon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14
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THE NEWS

Leading Paper of SSs,th Miss
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-02
PIONEER RESIDENT EXPIRES
Mrs. Annette c. Himebaugh succumbs
to Stroke Of Paralysis.
PROMINENT WOMAN SOCIALLY
Comes Here in Earlier Days with Her
Husband, Who Was one of PiO-
neers An Grain Elevator
Business Here.

Mrs Annette c. Himebaugh, widow OF
Pierce C. Himebaugh. died of paralysis at
o'clock Friday morning, at the Hamilton
apartments, after an illness OF more than
two months. Mrs. Himebaugh was one
OF the pioneer residents Of Omaha, and
was a. prominent socially as her husband
was in public affairs.
Tho body Was taken 20 the residence OF
her only daughter, Mrs. o. c. Redlck
from where the funeral viii be held this
afternoon at 800 o'clock. The burial will Be
in Forest Lawn cemetery,
Mrs. limbaugh was Annette c. John
son, a native of Vermont and was mar
ried TO Mr.. Himebaugh at Sycamore, Ill.
December g. 1854. coming with him &c
Nebraska In 1875. when he engaged IN
the grain business In Omaha, and bull
the Union elevator, afterwards conducted
By Himebaugh 4 Merriam. Mrs Hime-
bAuEh later married A. s. Carter, alsS
OF this city, who died after q few years
She was prominent In church and charity
work Mr.. Himebaugh had founded the
Young Mems Christian association II
Omaha and had been tie chief benefAetol
during his lifetime. and Mrs. Himebsugt
continued generous support 10 that organi
kation and TO the Young Women's Chris
tian association.
Mrs. HimsbSugh is survived by he
daughter. MrA o. C. Rediek, and BY twl
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-02
! PSSssGar r TRY HAYDEN'S FIRST pIMTs
DON'T
FORGET

ploited. wyoming has a varied assortment
OF products, not only grains and grasses.
but oil and minerals.
While in Idaho ! visited the irrigated
district at Downey NJ this time Other
sections OF the state had already engaged
for display space The Partneuf-Marsh
valley projects are just being completed,
and by them 5000 acres Of fine land will
be watered. This Is now raw land and
under tho dry farming method eighteen
and twenty bushels OF wheat were raised
there this year on raw land, 30 Il Il readily
seen what via follow when this big tract
Is watered by irrigation.
The fruit crop OF Utah - not quite as
large Is in former years, but the quality
is 80 fine that II coInterbalances the
shortage Fruit will be the feature OF the
Utah exhibits at the Land show, Utah
like other western states. greatly APP
pFeciates the splendid results obtained
through the medium % the Land show in
Janaury, and tina Utah Development league
will do all of its exhibiting al
the october show In omahs, though they
have been hard pressed by representatives
Of the Chicago and New York shows. Ths
state has gwen hearty support to al
colonization pFojectS and in many ways
is aiding In bringing Utah into the fore
ground"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-02
EUGENE THOMAS DISCHARGED
Proprietor OF Walters Club Found
Not Guilty OF Alleged Assault
on II. j. Pihkett.

H. ]. Pinkett, negro attorney ana re-
former, failed In his prosecution OF Eugene
Thomas, proprietor of the Walters club.
another negro, for assault with intent 20 do
great bodily injury IN county court Friday.
Pickett and Thomas came 20 blows In
Thomas place on July q, when Pinkett
called 70 collect q 80 debt for a client,
George Buck. He then filed the complaint
against Thomas. In the trial Pinkstt tssti-
fled he was slugInd with q BLACK Jack
Thomas and several witnesses testified
PinGett was the Rfyressor and Thomas had
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-02
GRAIN SHIPMENTS INCREASE
During August There Were 100000
Bushels of Grain Handled
ThFOuEh Omaha Exchange.

Grain receipts in Omaha for August as
recorded by the secretary OF the Omaha
Grain exchange, are far IN advance OF the
figures Of August OF last year. In Au-
gust 2992, 900 bushels Of grain were re-
eelyed, and OF this amount corn and
wheat made the best showing. OF wheat
1,S4O,O0o bushels and 800 bushels u
corn were shipped in from surrounding
states, and oats. barley and rye made up
the remaining amount
The movement OF grain during August
was much lighter than In July, when the
heaviest action In the wheat market in
seven years was noticed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-02
Business Opportunity
WANTED o

WkNTFn -One OF the largest and most
widely known shoe manufacture
ers In the United States, giving employ
ment 20 between four and five thousand
people. and who have spent several million
dollars giving publicity 10 their products.
which are today known In every city and
town IN the United States. want a man or
woman with average business ability 10
operate a store In towns OF ten thousand
and up, including Omaha
The line OF goods IL a commercial staple
and necessity, A store OF this kind backed
by our Advertising campaign. which Is
conceded by experts 20 be the greatest In
tina world, IL bound 20 be a success and a
monsy-maker from the start Thorough
tnves tigation invited and no investment
asked until thoroughly satisfied In regard
10 prospects OF success, II Will require q
capital OF from s 800 70 5000.
Address, Shoe Manufacture. Dept n
Progress station, St. Louis, No.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-02

receive maximum returns for their pro-
ducts The potato crop of Colorado is Of
exceptional quality, In addition 10 being
heavy. train load of this staple OF food
is being shipped every day from the dis
trict lying between Montrose and Grand
Junction. The CRrbondale, Greeley, Utah
and Idaho potato districts are also boast
ing Of big crops. This lie also true of
the North Platte country in Nebraska.
Western Nebraska is going to be hand
somely represented at the Land show In
October. At the January exhibit Dawes
county was the only section represented.
but In October that county IL coming With
a collection Of products doubled in size,
and in addition there viii be displays from
Sheridan and other places IN the north
west part OF the state In that section the
people are jubllant over the fact that
many land seekers who will file for South
Dakota lands viii be In the vicinity OF
the northwest Nebraska land. and since
not more than one in nifty OF the APP
plioants will draw tracts, the remaining
fOrty-nine will see the advantages OF Ne
brAska land while on their way 20 and
from the Omaha Land show. The North
Platte country will make a splendid show
ing. exploiting the enlarged area OF land
TO become available through irrigation.
Colorado in Fine shape.
In Colorado i found conditions to be
excellent. The state as a whole will be
more or less represented. but the largest
exhibits viii come from the San Luis val
ley, the San Juan valley and the western
slope, There viii also be fine showings
from the northeast section OF the state
including the Greeley district. These sec
tons had fine rains during the spring and
summer. as well as plenty OF irrigation
water. and crops were never in better con-
ditton.
From Wyoming some fine exhibits are
coming. The larger ones are being as
sembled in the sections Oong the BurlinE
ton, though other districts are 10 be rep
resented. Both the dry farming and irri
CATION features OF Agriculture viii be sx