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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
CARTER n. HARRISON
PRAISES MISS. SHOW

Chicago. Dec. 5.-One of the great
est compliments thus far showered
upon the Mississippi booth-and
there has been hundreds of them
was given yesterday by Carter H..
Harrison mayor of Chicago.
"The Mississippi exhibit appeals to
me-" said Mayor Harrison, for more
han one reason. l.. e. Davis, of
Nltehc2. Miss, who was very cour-
t"ors to myself and party deserves
much praise for the splendid and
worthwhile work being done by him
self and his efficient corps of work
ors in exploiting the advantages OF
Mississippi-one of the greatest and
best states in the Union. I dare say
that no state represented at the Land
Show can give more forceful evidence
to the prospective investor than
Mississippi. The corn, yams, oranges,
and the dozen and one other valua-
BILE fruits and vegetables that its soil
produces proves the fact I believe
would like to go to Mississippi to
live"
One Of the most energetic and
sincere workers in the Mississippi
booth is Mr.. F. II. Lister, industrial
and immigration agent of the Gulf
and Ship Island railroad of Missis-
sippi. Mr.. Lister talks Mississippi
from morn til night and his friends
declare that he even tells of the
states advantages in his sleep.
"Thc questions asked me daily
about our state" said Mr. Lister,
would make volume that could not
be read within day. Mr.. Lister is
on the Job from early to late and
never seems to tire of telling prospec-
tive investors what Mississippi has to
offer TO the homeseeker.
Mr. l.. E. Davis, who has entire
charge Of the Mississippi display, has
made scores of friends for his state
among North country folk. All in all
/, the Mississippi booth is probably the
y uoet nopular one of the Land Show.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
GENERAL Fridge
PLAYS Detective
Arrests Negro Found Wearing Part
OF National Guard
Uniform.

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 5.--Adjutant
General Arthur Fridge, of the NIissis-
5ippi National Guard, in addition to
lis splendid qualities as soldier,
has ,ecome noted since last Saturday
for his detective powers.
General Fridge recently joined in
the fec0mmondation of Majors Corey
and Fassett, both L. S. Army officers.
for the appointment of Col. T.. b..
Baker as assistant CHIEF quartclmas-
ter, to look after military property.
/ Since the appointment of Col. Baker,
the officers of the National Guard Of
the State have sbeen warned that they
will be held in strict accountability
for state military property.
General Fridge decided that he
would do a little detective work on
his own hook, especially in the matter
OF learning how certain articles of
/ apparel belonging to the guard have
disappeared from the store-rooms in
the state Capitol.
Saturday General Fridge s1w ne
/ sro, Richard Sells, wearing an oliy,
drab shirt, and he accosted the black
man. Sells refused TO tell General
Bridge how he came into possession
Of the garment so the general prompt
iy causd his arrest
Sells was tried in the police court
and was sentenced to pay fine OF
500 His arrest was the first made
under the law which requires citizens
to return to the state all property
belonging to the Mississippi Nationa
Guard.
General Fridge is of the opinion
that there are number of persons
in Jackson/who are in possession o
the state property. 1t is a well-knowI
ract that some of the members of the
national guard have furnished thei
friends with khaki uniforms and dral
shirts. The uniforms are admirable
for hunters, and any number of then
are in use in this city and elsewhere
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
BANKER rice
BEFORE COURT
Remanded to Jail in Default of $12,.
500 Bond in Five lndict-
ments.

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 5.-W. J. Rice, |
former cashier of the Central Bank of
Mississippi, who was arrested in
Morehead, Kentucky, and brought
back here several days ago on a re-
QUESTION charging him with peculat-
ing funds of the bank was arraigned
before Judge W. \. Henry yesterday
afternoon, and on his plea Of not
guilty was remanded to Jail in default
OF bail in the sum of $4,000 required
by the court on the five indictments
against him Attorney w. e. Proc
tor, who has been retained by Rice
stated Immediately after his client
was arraigned that he would file
motion for reduction of bond eX-
planning that he would be able to Sc
cure a reasonable bail bond in the
event the court lowers the amount.
The indictments against Rice have
been fixed for trial on the third Mon
day in December Attorney Proctor
stated yesterday afternoon chat he
was going to try and have an agree
ment with District Attorney Taylor
TO try Rice ON one Indictment or let
4 all the CHARGES be absorbed into one
to he selected by the state
81 don't see anything TO fear in any
of the charges that have been brought
against Rice" he said. He has been
made a sort Of scapegoat in this affair
while the others have been turned
loose. Rice. instead of embezzling
money from the bank, stood with it
until his own money, amounting to
something like $4,000 was dissipated
This does not put him in the light OF
being a criminal as some Of his ac
cusers would make it appear. He not
only lost his own money. but saw the
money his friends invested swept
away.
Asked why Rice tried to eyado tn,
local authorities, Attorney Procto
explained that ne was merely play
ing for time in order that he coul,
set enough money together to com,
back and fight the charges agains
him. He explained that had Rice t,
make bond in Kentucky it would b,
easy for him to raise double tht
amount demanded here. but in view
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

"R. S. V. P" means send an an
swer, if you please We thought
everybody knew that; but it seems
they do not; for to know it and not to
do it. is carelessness bordering on
rudeness.
On the invitations we sent out to
the banquet to be given in honor of
Bishop Gum, next Monday evening,
there was "R. S. V. p at the bottom.
In addition we enclosed a self-ad-
dressed postal card upon which to
make reply: and yet quite a number
who have verbally expressed their
purpose to attend the banquet have
not replied. 1t is necessary there
fore for us to make this public state
ment: Plates will only be laid for
those who reply in writing. 1t is i'm
possible for us to prepare a banquet
for people we do not know are com
ing. There will be at the banquet
hall door man with list in his hant
of those who have replied to our in
vitation, and there will be seats a
the table for them. Others who hav'
not replied will be welcome to thu
reception, but there will be no place
or plates for them in the banque
hall. INVITATION COMMITTEE,
Sacred Church Congregation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
CITY COURT HAS LARGE DOCKET.

Mr.. T. NJ. Fuller. Mayor pro tenn
i'm the absence of Mayor Rich, has
been acting as Recorder in the City
court for the past few days, and those
denizens of the hair-pulling blind tig-
er and assault and battery fame are
getting all that is coming to them
from the acting Judge. The following
cases were disposed of in yesterdays
session of the city court: A. r. Her
ing, assault and battery, $3.50 and
costs: Arthur Currie, petit larceny.
s25.0O and 80 days; A. Donough.
drunk and disorderly. $3.50 and costs;
L. Bellinger, drunk and disorderly
$3.50 and costs: and some cases that
have not been finally disposed of.
The negro. Arthur Currie who was
given s25 and 80 days is an old Of
fender and has been up for stealing
on several occasions. He went down
on River avenue a few days ago and
while the proprietor was remonstrat-
gin calmly picked up pair of over
alls and carelessly sauntered away,
despite the vociferous protests of the
owner Judge Fuller gave Arthur a
piece of his mind and incidentally a
few days in which he will be given
time to digest the wisdom of walking
the straight and narorw path.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
AND GETS LIFE SENTENCE FOR
CAUSING LOS ANGELES TIMES
DEATHS.
JOHN given FOURTEEN YEARS
James Implicated No One in Times
Wreck, But Says He Did Not In.
tend TO Kill Anyone, Only to Wreck
Building.

Building.

Los Angeles. Dec. 5.-James b. Nc
Namara, the confessed murderer by
dynamiting the Los Angeles Times
building, was sentenced today to life
imprisonment His brother John J.
Mcnamara, who confessed to dyna
hitting the Tleycilyn iron Works, wa
sentenced to urtecu years in thc Dcai
tcntiary. Imprisonment will be in ne
san Quentin penitentiary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
NATALIE KELLY MURDER
CASE NEARING CLOSE

The Natalie Kelly murder case will
be given to the jury sometime this
afternoon and the woman accused of
numbering her husband should know
her fate before many hours. The jury
and court went this morning to the
scene of the crime on Mobile street
and spent sometime in going over the
ground in order that the exact loca-
tion might be ascertained and to cor
roborate the testimony given by wit
nesses on the stand. It is probable
that all of the attorneys engaged by
the two sides will make arguments
with the closing argument by Dis
trict Attorney Hall.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
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:: PACKERS MUST Z:
:: STAND TRIAL. =:
(Bv Associated PreSs.)

:: Washington, Dec. 5.-The Su- :.
!: preme court of the United States :.
:. refuses to grant a stay in the :.
= beef packers trial in Chicago, :.
!. pending the Courts decision on :.
:. constitutional questions raised by :.
: the packers in habeas corpus :.
= proceedings. :.
!. Chicago, Dec. 5.-Unted States :.
:. District Attorney Wilkerson,s said =
!. the Government was ready to :,
: proceed with the packers trial =
= tomorrow. The jury was ordered :.
: to report tomorrow. =
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
REWARD MONEY is READY
FOR DETECTIVE BURNS

Sacramento, Cal, Dec. 5.-Regard-
ing the payment TO Detective w. j.
Eurns of the $1,000 reward offered
by the state for the capture Of the
Los Angeles Times dynamiters Speak,
cr Hewitt, of the state legislature. to
day said:
The money will be paid the mo
ment the identity of the person en-
titled to it is proved to my satisfac
ton"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
THE LIQUOR QUESTION WILL
HOLD AN IMPORTANT PART
IN THE MEETING.
LOCAL DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN
Main Street Church Holds Quarterly
Conference And Elects A Board
Of Stewarts, Trustees And Other
Officials.
Officials.

The clerical and lay delegates to
ibe animal meeting of the Aississippi
.o,,s,,.an... - A. ,to.hodi.+ ob,,.ob
's'' ''''' iiioi iiiii7 'oi -Ne' 'u'''i'' VIC Z
the body VIII be called to order We'd
resday morning at ten o'clock by
.isbop Warren A. Gambler. of Georgia.
,oroo ,,,orrt of n,afir,ira,.,. rorl,
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-'celirss Oh the examining commit
lees for admission on trial and class
., ior thr Hlst. second. third ana
fourth wears.
Tonight the annual meeting Of the
NIississiDpi Conference Historical So.
cioty will be held. presided over by
Rev. r. w. Holloman. of Hattiesburs.
Several interesting papers will be
read.
The conference is expected to fol
low the lead of the North Mississippi
conference of the same denomination
which adjourned at Macon, Miss, to
dav and adopt a resolution memorable
ing the legislature to make Illicit Ii
ouor selling a felony and asking Con
press tn nrohibit the shipment of in
toyicating liquors into dry territory.
of course the ministers of all tn,
Methodist churches of the conference
district viii attend and the minister
..f the three local churches left on tn,
morning train. John A. Mcleod, la,
'deleea+es from the Main Stree
church aud r NJ Cameron. Law dele
gate from the Court Street church
are eypected to 90 later.
Preliminary to the Annual Confer
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
MoNhMARAs S CONFESSION.
iBu Associated Pressl

Los Angeles Dec. 5.-Jamcs r. Nc
Namara's brief confession, penued by
his own hand and bearing evidence
Of a man little skilled in letters, made
public it is as follows: 81, James b.
Mcnamara, defendant in the case of
the people. having heretofore plead
guilty to the crime of murder. desire
to make this statement of facts. ami
this is the truth; On the night of
September 30th, 1910 at 5:45 p. m. |
placed in Ink alley, near portion Of
the Times building, a suit case con
tanning sixteen sticks of ninety per
cent dynamite to explode at one o.
clock next morning. 1t was my inten-
tion to iniure the building and scare
the owners. | did net intend to take
the life Of any one. | sincerely regret
that these unfortunate men lost their
lives. IF the giving of my life would
bring them back l would gladly give
it. In fact in pleading guilty to mur-
der in the first degree I have placed
my life in the hand of the state.
Signed: James B. Mcnamara"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-Wheat weak, un-
changed to one-fourth lower. Pro-
visions weak, unchanged to twelve
and half cents down.
New Orleans, Dec. 5.-Cotton at
noon seven to eight points down.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
FRATRIcIDE UNDER BOND.

Collins, Miss, Dec. 5.-By agree
ment of counsel for defendant and
the state, Patrick Aultman, charged
with killing his brother, Washington
Aultman, last Saturday night, was re-
leased from Jail on bond of $1,000.
The preliminary trial was had before
Justice of the Peace Guice.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
INDICTMENT AGAINST
PUBLISHER LEWIS QUASHED
lBN ASsocia.ed Pressl

st. Louis, Dec. Federal Judge
Trieber squashed the indictment
against E. G. Lewis, the publisher,
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
NO ACTION AGAINST LITTLETON
(Rn Associated PrcSs.A

Washington, Dec. 5.-Speaker Clark
announced today that he would take
no action on the petition filed by
Henry B. Martin. Secretary of the
antitrust League asking for the i'm
House of Representative Martin Lit
Teton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
TWO KILLED OVER CHICKEN.

Baton Rouge, La, Dec. 5.-ln a
row over a chicken, I. o. Mayeux,
white man, and Jim Hillard. a negro.
were killed and Frank James, a ne
gro, was probably fatally shot here
veefer1ay
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
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=. WICKERsHAM ILL.
fBv Associated PreSs.0

. Washington, D. c., 5.-Attor-
!, pey General Wickersham was TAX :
=. on suddenly i'll while attending
. = cabinet meeting today. He is
. rororted not to be in serious
I: danger.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-05
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THE WEATHER. :

:: Fair: slightly warmer tonight; :
: Wednesday fair.
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The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
Lifetime of Various Animals

Oamels live from forty 10 fifty years, borse.
average from twenty-five TO thirty; oxen. about
twenty sheep; eight or nine; and dogs, twelve
non-dOmesticated animals, only few isolated
facts Are known The East Indians believe that
the lie period Of the elephant Is about three
hundred years, instances being recorded of
these animals having lived one hundred and
unknown age. Whales are Estimated 10 reach
the age Of four hundred years. Some reptiles
are very long lived. an instance being furninh-
ed by tortoise, which was confined ia l633
ana existed until 1853, when he persisted by
the eagle and the swan having been known 10
live one hundred years. The longevity Of
dishes Is often remarkable. The carp has been
known 10 live two hundred years, common
river trout ttty years and the pike ninety
40 l4oI bore a ring recording the capture Of
the same fish 267 years before.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
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enable them to pass deep pools and wet
places, but also to overlook their flocks feed
ing among the low thorny shrubs and brush
wood with which this region is partly COW
cred
lhe shepherd mounts his stills in the
morning from the roof of his house or stable
and does not take them off until he goes 10
bed. They are fastened, not at the knee. but
a. the thigh, in such a way as to allow the
legs to move freely.
lie carries large pole, which serves many
purposes. 1t is mis- shepherds crook and
with it he steades himself in walking when
necessary, supports himself when he wishes
to rest, eases his descent to the ground when
he wishes to sit or lie down and enables
him to get up at pleasure
Thus lifted above the earth. he goes strid.
ping. like an immensely tall thin-legged
giant, over bushes, bitches and fences with
perfect ease and security, looking for all the
world to be some grotesque, half-human
creature. Sometimes they travel as much as
forty or fifty miles a day on these artificial
legs.
1t must not, however, be supposed that
walking on stills is a custom which has ex-
listed only in the Landes. They were brought
to that section of France during the Middle
Ages, from Flanders, by worimen who were
imported to the Garonne for the purpose of
draining the marshes.
There was formerly an annual festival
held at Namur, in Belgium, which was called
the Battle of Stills, and which, so far as
known, was unlike anything else in Europe
he youth OF the town were divided into two
parties, under the respective names of "Me
lans' and "D'Auresses," said to represent
two very ancient families of Namur the re-
Iotion between whom, in bygone times, was
similar to that which existed between the
Montagues and Capulets, whose feuds have
been made immortal by Shakespeare in his
Romeo land Juliet"
On each side there were from five to six
hundred combatants, all mounted on stills.
Each army had its commander and its regi-
mental officers, together with its distinctive
badges and flags, which last, during the en-
gagement, foated from the windows of the
Town Hall
At signal for the battle to begin the COM
batants advanced to the sound Of trumpets
rom two opposite extremities of the Grand
Place, and the engagement began in right
earnest, the object of the wooden-egged war
'iors being to knock each other over, in
,y the other inhabitants Of the town, and
trangers who had come to witness the an
lual festival
They were only to use their stills and ell
'ows 70 trip their opponents up, and at a
lven time the "Hoia!" or Cease kicking!"
d over the largest number of the other fel-
ows was declared the victor.
= This fantastic exhibition was witnessed. in
he course of generations, by Emperor Char
es V, by Peter the Great of Russia, and
Napoleon Bonaparte; but the magistrates of
ertury, suppressed the Battle of Stilts as a
early function, because it frequently led TO
n undesirable occurrence of cracked skulls
nd fractured arms and legs.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

Of the calves, and is eating it. had to climb
the pasture, a big black bear did Also Sand and
seized calf. George at once climbed a tree,
but the cows could not. and 80 nothing was
lett Tor them to do except to below. This
they did as loud as they could.
The bear was now busy making a meal of
the cali, and the farmer, who was as brave as
hon. rushed forward, unarmed as he was,
with the exception of stick, which he pick
Cd up and which belonged to George, who had
dropped it.
As for me, was under the tree, and ready
to climb it at the first sign of danger When
the farmer reacEedh the bear, he kicked il
heavily on the side.
BruIn turned round lazily, and, with
"woof! woof!" struck the farmer ON his right
sumed work on the calf
1t wac now the farmers turn to below, al-
though it was with pain, not with fright. He
was wise enough not to kick the bear again.
and ran back to where / was standing under
the tree.
There was a lot adjoining the pasture, and
C Snnected win 1t by gate liz that lot there
of the cattle seemed to have made il wilder
and more vicious than ever.
1t roared. paved up the earth and plunged
at the gate and the fence, and expected
pasture - -
Il say. father" called George. from his
perch, get the old bull out. and let him go
"Good!" approved his father.
, And he went to the gate and opened il.
keeping himself sheltered behind il.
No sooner did the bull find the way clear
than he bounded into the pasture. and with
head down. and uttering a roar OF defiance
made straight for the bear, and struck Il
sqHaie ely, in the side with its horns.
Tho shock was so great that the bear was
knocked quite three feet away. He had iwst
to Stagger TO his feet, when the hull
rushed at him again and feIled him to earth,
This was too much for Bruin. He tried to
run !; away but the bull was again at him with
died. FfNN wv" anu
The cattle Aow became quieter. George slid
down the tree, and with the assistance Of
his dog, Shep, which had followed us from
the farm, we got that conauering hero. the
bull back in the lot and took the cows home.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

IrATl often near OF the bulls and the bears
M the stock Exchange, the bulls
V the value Of stocks, and the bears
u meaning those who are interested in
depressing their value. Between
those two classes of brokers there are often
hard fights and, fguratively speaking, broken
bones; but it was once my good fortune to
witness battle between real bull and bear,
which was more realistic than anything that
occurs on Wall Street.
A year ago was visiting relative Of mine
who has large farm in Central Pennsylvania.
There are many bears in that region, which
are much sought after by hunters. The farm
ers, however. have to keep a sharp lookout
for Bruin, who is fond of replenishing his
larder with fat sheep or a tender calf, and
the raids which ne makes upon their stock
often cause much loss.
did not go hunting when / was there pre-
terrng 10 wander around aimlessly and enjoy
the sights and sounds of nature. George, the
farmer son, who was fourteen years old, used
TO tell me stories OF the fights which hunters
sometimes had with bears in the neighbor-
hood; and never went far from the house.
fearing that one OF these black rascals might
be proving around and hit upon me for his
supper
One evening. little before sundown. the
farmer and ! were sitting on the porch, rest
ing and talking, just as George went to the
pasture to bring the cows home. To do this,
ne hdu 70 go Gown the road and through q
lane at least half mile from the house,
Every night he went after the cows and
brought them. quickly, but on this occasion
his father. waited and waited, and still there
was no sign of him.
At last the father jumped up and said:
Il reckon something must be wrong at the
pasture Let's go down and see."
We started off at a smart pace, and. when
we were going through the lane. we heard a
loud believing In the pasture.
The farmer began to run, and followed.
When, we reached the pasture, we saw the
cows huddled together in the centre Of the
field, and believing, with heads and tails up,
as they do. when they are in trouble.
why, where can George be?" asked; and
the farmer looked around anxiously.
There was large tree in the field near the
entrance, and, as 1 spoke, some one called
out from among the branches:
I'm here. father! A bear has killed one