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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
War ON EXPRESS
COMPANIES ON
Movement Expected to Spread Over
the Entire INSTRUMENTATION
in Rates Wanted.

Chicago, Aug. ia movement
that is expected to spread over the
entire nation, having as its object the
reduction of express rates and the
eventual abolition of express COM
panies, will probably be instituted by
the American Association of Railway
Commissioners, the subcommittee of
which met here today to complete the
report of its inquiry into the express
business, The association consists of
the railroad commissioners of all the
states and is a wonderful and infiuen-
tial body. 1t is expected that the re-
port of the committee will be prac-
| tically finished during the meeting
commenced today, and will be in read
mess to present to the meeting of the
general association to be held in
Washington in October.
A majority of the members of the
committee favor the entire abolition
of the express companies as useless
middlemen and as "barnacles and
parasites on the commerce of the ma
ton" Congress will probably be
asked at its next session to enact i'm
mediate legislation to govern the ex
press business. Three plans will be
suggested for adoption Regulation
of express rates by the Interstate
Commerce Commission; acquisition
and operation of express companies
by the government; or, the establish
ment of a parcels post which would
if made broad enough, put the ex
press companies out of business. Gov
ernment ownership, most of the com
mittee members agree, is the leas
satisfactory of the three plans pro
posed
It is pointed out by the investiga
tors that one express company is CAP
italized at $1,000,O00 and represent
an original investment of S71,2So
Last year its gross receipts were So
164,435 and net profits nearly 500
900.
It has developed that any attemp
to bring about general slash of e'
press rates will be fought by the raj
roads. The attitude of the railway
in the matter has long been probl'
matte but now that the question
nearing an issue the men behind tn
railroads are showing their hand
Representatives of number OF IN
portant lines have announced thf
. they will protest vigorously again'
the express rate cut and it is belle
ed that they reflect the sentiment
railroad officials the country over,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
RING THE BELL!
LAGER is TAPPED.
Alabamian Would Sound Alarm On
Opening and Closing OF
Saloons.

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 15.-Cap-
tain George B. Halls, an Alasamian,
has suggested to the various excise
commissions of the state, who are en-
gagged in regulating the saloons under
the new law, new way to enforce
the closing of saloons. He says that
bells are used in this country to tell
the time of day, announce the coming
of the fire engine, etc, and that the
city bell should be rung at the open
ing and closing of places where liquor
is sold
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
CAVIAR DISCOVERED
CHOLERA ANTIDoTE.
Germs Placed In It Destroyed In Four
Days Time.

ST. Petersburg, Aug. 15.-The Otto
man meteorological Institute has
found that caviar is an antidote for
cholera.
The discovery is the result of pro-
test against the Turkish governments
exclusion of Russian caviar from
Turkish territory for fear Of cholera
infection The institute, after Tur-
keys ban, experimental with pot of
caviar which had been infected with
cholera bacilli.
In four days time it was found that
all the cholera germs in the caviar
had been destroyed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
SHOPMEN GET A RAISE.

Louisville, KY, Aug. ia general
raise of five per cent in the wages OF
employees of the Louisville & Nash
Vile railroads mechanical depart
ments was put into effect today. Thos-
ands of men will participate in this
advance, there being $500 men in the
local shops alone. The advance means
an additional expenditure of about
S250,00 a year. A pension system
for old employees of the road is also
under consideration.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
Women FAST To AID
The SUFFRAGISTS

New York, Aug. 15.-To aid the
suffragists of California in their bat
tie for the ballot, thousands of New
York women today began fast to
continue for a week, during which
period they are pledged to eat only
the "necessaries of life to renounce
the soda fountain and all its works,
to abstain from confections and other
luxuries dear to the feminine tum'
tum. and to abjure theatres, roof gar
dens and other sources of unneces
sary expense The money thus say
ed is to be turned into fund to be
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
STRIKE INCREASES AND THEIR
is BUT LITTLE HOPE OF AN
EARLY SETTLEMENT.
Much DISORDER REPORTED
Conflicts Between Police and Mobs
Frequent-Three Thousand Infan-
trymen Called Out to Assist the
Police.


Liverpool, Aug. 15.-This city is the
storm center of a strike which is men
acing trade and Great Britain was un-
der arms today. In addition to the
police, three thousand infantry and
cavalry men are quartered in the city
prepared to back up the police, as
was shown in the riots early this
morning.
Only a few dock workers are re-
turning to their jobs and several lin
ers are still in the streams unable to
sail.
Strike Increases.
London, Aug. 15.-The railway
strikers throughout the country in
creased today and passenger service
| in many places is disorganized. Pre-
mier Asquith held a conference to-
day with the strikers.
The strike is effective on all the
local steamboats, and the Merry fer
ries.
Seven thousand dockers struck
last night at Birkenhead.
Yesterday the lockout threatened
by the shipowners became effective
and 10000 men were refused employ
ment until they decide to abide by
the terms of a recent agreement.
There was much disorder in botf
Liverpool and Birkenhead Throughout
the day, and the police were constant
ly in conflict with crowds. Tonigh
the plateau in front of st. George
Hail. where the riotng started Sun
day, became impossible because o
the great crush of workmen. Their
were frequent stampedes following
the efforts of the police to dispers'
the crowds
Several fires, believed to have beel
of incideniary origin, occurred thi
afternoon. The most serious was a
the offices of the Shipping Fedora
ton, which were gutted by the flames
At a meeting held in London b.
the managers of all railroads havin
terminals here, it was resolved tha
the time had arrived to resist tn
mems encroachments. The manager
. contend that the men, by striking
sso1o h. a arrived
J. after the railway troubles of 1907, III
der which all disputes were to be re
ferred to conciliation boards or a
!. arbitrator. This agreement, they sa!
g was to run until 1914,
d, The managers expressed the fea
: that there would be grave troubles o
: all the railway systems before tn
present week is ended.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
BI]GGY and HARNESS
Stolen LAST night

About 1880 last night some one
stole from the barn of J. Monroe
Smith. on Adeline street and Sixth
avenue, his rubber tired buggy and a
set of new harness. The buggy had
a black body and yellow running gear
and had recently been repainted and
should be easy to find and recover
The burglar was doubtless a young
boy. as boys saddle was left in the
barn and the tracks of the horse
would indicate that of small one.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
22-sToRY B'LDlNe FOR ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis. Aug. 15.-Work commenc-
ed today on the wrecking of the Barr
building. the home of one of the larg-
est of this city's department stores,
which will be replaced by a twenty
two story skyscrapper, to cost ST.
100000. The new edifice will cover
the entire block between Olive, Lo-
Gust, Sixth and Seventh streets and
will be the largest building in the
city. The Missouri Pacific railroad
has leased six of the upper floors.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
DARING AVIATOR
Will CONTINUE
HIS LONG Flight
HARRY ATWOOD ESTABLISHES A
NEW DISTANCE RECORD FOR
SINGLE DAY.
FACTS ABOUT The FLIGHT
Atwood Expects To Spend Tonight In
EIlthart, Ind, One Hundred Miles
From Chicago-Landed in Chicago
Amid Great Cheers.
(By Associated PresS.)

Chicago, Aug 15.-Harry Atwood,
who made the sensational fight from
St Louis TO Chicago yesterday, was
up early this morning preparing to
continue his flight eastward this after
noon. He expects to spend the night
at Elkhart, Indiana, one hundred
miles from Chicago.
Facts About Atwood's Flight.
Establishing a new American dis
tance record for a single day.
Total distance travelled in air line,
2S6 miles.
Actual flying time, hours and 43
minutes.
Time from start to finish, including
delays for two stops, 10 hours and
IA minutes.
Average altitude, 500 feet.
If he kept up his first days record
Atwood would be able to cover the
1,46O miles from St. Louis to Boston
within seven days instead of ten as
planned.
The best previous American record
was made by Atwood himself when
he flew 14S miles from Atlantic City
to Baltimore, July 10, 1911. The best
international cross-country record
is held by Andre Beaumont, who
in the Paris-Rome contest covered 401
miles in a single day, but in this In
stance he made three landings, while
Atwood landed only twice.
Atwood in a Burgess-W Wright biplane
left St Louis at sos a. m. Monday.
He landed in Chicago at 6:19 p. m.
His total time between st. Louis and
Chicago, counting the delays occa-
stoned by the two stops, was 10 hours
and IA minutes, but his actual time in
the air was hours and 4S minutes.
Atwood's descent into Chicago was
thrilling. Sailing in from the south
west, lone speck in the clouds, he
made directly for the downtown dis
CTlCI anu lOI d Jllllc uONCiOu uuhObiNC0
in the distance over the skyscrapers.
: Thousands of people were crowded at
; the lake front, intent upon seeing the
flights of the aeroplanes competing in
the aviation meet Atwood appeared
on the scene as a stranger, unheralded
and expected only by few.
Suddenly the crowd noticed the on
r coming stranger and a voice shouted
That's Atwood from st. Louis" I'm
mediately the vast assembly was in al
; uproar. Two or three of the airmer
s sailed out to meet him.
r Coming steadily onward Atwoot
steered over the aviation field AM
J. circled around it while several of tn
s machines listed in the meet followe
n behind as an escort. Once around A
a wood descended gracefully, touchin
r the ground for the first time since hi
Of stop at Pontiac, H., 81 miles from Ch
h cago.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
congress ADJOURNS
NEXT TUESDAY
(By Associated PreSS.)

Washington, Aug. 15.-The adjourn
ment of Congress on August % was
provided for in concurrent resolu-
ton offered today by Senator Pen
rose, chairman of the finance commit
tee of the Senate.
A resolution providing for the in
vestigation of the election of Senator
Isaac Stephenson, of Wisconsin, was
adopted by the Senate today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
VOLUNTEER FlREMEN MEET

Rochester. n. Y, Aug. lo.-Neter-
ans of many a hard fought fire as
sembled in Rochester this morning
and marched to Convention Hall to
omen the annual reunion of the New
York volunteer Firemen's Assocla'
tion Drills. races and contests of va
rious kinds will be held and the con
vention will close Friday with DIG
parade.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
75-YEAR-oLD FACTORY CLOSES.

Hudson, Mass, Aug. 15.-Hudson
loses one of its principal industrial
establishments by the closing down
today of the big shoe factory OF the
F. Brigham and Gregory Shoe Com
pany, which was founded in 1886 and
has been making shoes for three-quar-
ters Of q century. The factory en-
ployed $50 operatives. 20
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15

ed to resume his duties as assistant
chief of staff. The large reduction in
the number of troops in Texas has
led to the abandonment of the original
plan to rotate major generals in tours
of duty there.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
REPORT ON
WOOL TARIFF PRESENTED
(Bv Associated PreSs.)

Washington, Aug. Ex-senator La
Toilette today presented the confer
ence report on the wool tariff revis-
ion bill which was concurred IN yes
terday by the House.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
THE HARVESTER COMPANY
TO HAVE MORE TROUBLE.

Washington, Aug. 15.-A resolu-
tion calling for a special investigation
of the International Harvester Com
pany corporation was introduced to-
dav bv Representative Foster, Of llli-
nois. who is a democrat.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
FIRFMEN CONTROL
CINCINNATI FIRE
(Bu Associated PreSS.)

Cincinnati, Aug. 15.-The tiremen
this morning succeeded in controlling
the flames which swept over five
acres of Chester Park, an amusement
place, and the Farrin Korn Lumber
nlant The loss is four hundred
thousand dollars, of which the lumber
plant lost three hundred thousand.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
STRIKE GROWS SERIOUS.

Liverpool, Aug. 15.-Troops were
compelled to fire on mob of strik-
ers here early this morning. Bayonet
charges were also made upon the dis
orderly element.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
TREATIES
SCORED BY LODGE
(Bu Associated Press.l

Washington, Aug. 15.-The ar0itra-
tion treaties between the United
States, Great Britain and France were
today dubbed breeders of war and
not of peace" in a written report pre-
sented to the Senate prepared by
Senator Lodge
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
GERMANY FAVORS TREATY
WITH UNITED STATES
(By Associated Press.)

Germany has accepted the general
principles for an arbitration treaty
with the United States as tentatively
outlined in a communication submit
ted by Secretary Knox to Ambassador
Bernstorff.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
THE MARKETS.
(By Associated PreSS.)

New Orleans, August 15.-Cotton
steady, % to % points over yester-
days close.
Chicago, Aug 15.-Wheat depress-
ed, quarter to five eights under yes
terday's close. Provisions dull and
lower: ribs twelve and half points
down.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
uoyr SUCCEEDS CARTER

Washington. Aug. 15.-Brigaaler, saa"ss
"'I na,nh w Hoyt today succeeds
Gen h@'p wnliam H. Carter in com
Ma,,,9'o nS Of the maneuver brigade IN
MANI MANI the latter having been renew
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
DECLARDED DIVIDEND

New York, Aug. 15.-The directors
of the Standard Oil Co. today deciar-
ed a regular dividend of six dollars
per share.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-15
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-11-28
EnsiIage to the Rescue.

When a silo ten feet in diameter and
thirty feet high can be filled from the
product of three acres OF land, 1t Is USE
less to ask, "Does the silo pay?"
Especially Is this true in season like
the present, when the hay crop in this
part of Pennsylvania is the nearest to
being failure that remember in thirty
years of farming. That the hay crop
was light throughout much of the coun-
try Is shown by the high prices quoted
in all the reports.
During last winter much discussion
was given the silo question In our local
papers. 1t was said by those opposed to
the silo that ensilage is not a wholesome
food for COWS; that the expense of build
ing and filling the silo is so great as to
overbalance any possible advantage, and
that many people-prominent farmers
who had built silos had now discon-
tiuued their use. As the result of this
discussion more silos have been built in
this section than ever were built before
in any one year. No doubt the short hay
crop had m uch to do with this. Barns
which usually held from twenty-five to
fifty tons of hay were almost empty; had
the "hollow horn" as one neighbor
facetiously said, and farmers saw that
their only hope Of wintering their stock
lay In the corn crop. Fortunately the
corn, despite the crows, cutworms and
hail, made good, and is now either In the
silo or in the shock ready to be husked ;
and 80 the outlook for the coming win
ter is much better than 1t was few
months ago.. j. Mcdonald, Guys
Mills, Penn, in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-11-28
[ro BE CONTINUED
III Timed Humer.

Dr. Frederick Van Eeden. the Dutch
physician and author. always kept lD
sight the injustice Of fate that sub
jects the poor to tOrtures from which
the rich are exempt. He told the fol-
lowing bitter little anecdOte. which
occurred during his student days In
Amsterdam:
Once poor man was brought Ia
affected with very strange and rare
disease OF the spine that caused him.
by involuntary spasms Of the legs. T."
Jump and to continue hopping when he
tried to stand on bis legs. Our pro-
fessor wanted TO show this to his stu
dents. and lie requested the patient 10
stand OIL his feet. The poor mnu
looked at the crowd around and said
with a pathetic. lmplor'ng look:
If the gentlemen will please not
laugh" The professor promised they
would be serious.
And yet when the man began to
hop the gentlemen" roared. And l
felt the tears come TO my eyes and
my fists close In my pockets. Worlds
Work.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-11-28
Adventure
A Romance of
The South Seas
BY
JACK LONDON
Copyright. 1910. by Street q Smith
Copyright. 1911. BY the Mscmillan Company

4
JOhnsOn's dead. sir. forgot to tell
you three days ago"
Sheldon turned to his partner. calling
for boys to carry him into the house.
But Hughie Drummond had reached
the end. His breathing was impercep.
uble. BY mere touch Sheldon could
ascertain that the dying mans TEN.
perature was going down. II must have
been going down when the ther.
mometer registered one hundred and
seven. He had burned out. Sheldon
Lnelt beside him. the house boys group
I'd around. their white singlets and
loin cloths peculiarly at variance with
their dark skins and savage counte-
nances. their huge ear plugs and carved
and glistening nose rings. Sheldon
tottered to his feet ut last and half
fell into the steamer chair. Oppres.
sive as the heat had been II was now
even more oppressive. II was diff
rult to breathe. he painted for air.
The faces and naked arms Of the house
boys were bended with sweat.
"Marster." one Of them ventured.
big fella wind he come. strong fella
too much"
Sheldon nodded his head. but did not
look. Much as he had loved Hughie
Drummond. his death and the funeral
1t entailed seemed an intolerable bur-
den to add to what he was already
sinking under. He had feeling
nay, It was certitude-that all he
had to do was to shut his eyes and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-11-28
A Barbed Wire Fence victim.

"Subscriber," Saugerties, N. Y,
writes: / have COW that was badly
cut on a barbed wire fence about two
weeks ago; one teat was cut about 3.4
inch above the natural outlet through
which the milk flows as through the
natural way. The wound is nearly heal
ed. Please advise me what to do.
am fearful that the cow has received
an irreparable injury. Go to the drug
gist and get an ounce of collodion and a
camel's hair pencil, and at every milk
ing dip the pencil in the collodiou and
wet the opening with 1t. 1t may In time
close 1t. Now I will tell you of some
thing better yet. Take down and roll
up that barb wire fencing, and the first
time any old junk dealer comes your way
sell it to him, and replace the fence with
some good woven wire fencing. The
barb wire fence has had its day and has
cost the farmers lot of loss over the
whole land from ocean to ocean. 1t 10
now high time 1t was abolished; 1t should
by law be classed as criminal neglect to
allow it to remain as fence on any
mans farm.-C. D. Smead, V. s., In
Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-11-28
Lighter Work and Better Care.

D. F. B., Hampton Falls, N. A.,
writes: Last April bought pair of
Western horses, weighing 1900 pounds,
four and FIVE years old respectively.
They were not sick in the spring aud
have eaten we'll all the time. OF late l
have been usiug them on dumpcsrt,
hauling quite heavy loads OF gravel.
The weather has been somewhat wet and
they have lost only one day and half.
They are troubled with large pimples on
the top Of the neck. These have not
discharged. The younger horse is the
worst; be also snaps one of his hind
ankles ahead. / noticed this when he
was going with an empty cart. They are
having one quart of mixed feed, one
quart OF meal and three quarts of oats
three times day, with mixed hay Of
good quality. Every Saturday night I
have given them one teasp00nful OF salt
petre, and for about two weeks one tea
spoonful of sulphur once day. The
young horse has held bis flesh better
than the five-year-old, which is mare.
They are low and we'll built. What can
do for them?
You say they have pimples on top of
the neck. That 10 quite indefinite. If
you mean underneath the collar pad on
top of the neck, the cause is doubtless
your using them in damp weather, and
the wet and sweat combined have pro-
duced the trouble. 1t is . good practice
every night to wash the top of the neck
10 warm water and keep the parts clean.
On top of the necks Of horses are creases
in the skin, or folds, and In these there
will be an accumulation OF sweat and
dirt, and II care Ia not used In time there
will be sore or scald necks or boils. The
prevention of all these troubles is good,
we'll fitting pads, kept clean and nightly
washing with warm water. Now, about
that knuckling or swapping OF the an
kles: You are simply overtaxing this
horse by hauling larger loads than his
yet immature ligaments and muscles
will stand. No four-year-Old h0rse-l
don't care II be weighs ton-should be
put at the steady, hard work you have
put this horse to. 1t is question
whether you will stop 1t or have an an
kle cooked horse. II you will use him
only moderately and shoe him for time
with heel and no toe calk shoes and
daily bathe his pasterns with tincture OF
arnica and bandage every night, think
you will keep him sound. These are
not cases for saltpetre or sulphur; less
pulling and moro care In washing the
neck, with perhaps better pads on top ol
the oollar.-C. D. Smead, v. s., In Trib'
une Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-11-28
PROBATE NOTICES.

To all persons Interested In either Of the estates
hereinafter named:
At Probate Court. held at Rumford. In and
for the County Of oxford. on the End Tuesday OF
Nov, In the year Of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eleven, the following matter
having been presented for the action thereupon
hereinafter indicated, IL is hereby ORDERED:
That notice thereof be given to all persons In
terested, by causing copy of this order 70 be
published three weeks successfully In the Ok
ford Democrat. a newspaper published at South
Paris, In said County, that they may appear
at Probate Court to be held at Paris, on
the third Tuesday Of Dec, A. ID. 1911, at nine
OF the clock In the forenoon, and be heard there
on II they see cause:
John E. Wood late Of Buckfeld. deceased
will and petition for probate thereof presented
By Nellie Wood. the execItrix therein named.
Marcellus q. Atkins late of Peru, de
ceased; will and petition for probate thereof
presented by Sarah Atkins, the executrix there
In named.
Viola ID. Holt late of Dixfield. deceased
final account presented for allowance by John
5. Harlow, administrator.
ADDISON E. HERRICK, Judge Of said Court
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