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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
TRUSTEES Of The
SOLDIERS' HOME
Meeting Will Be Held at Gulfport,
Miss, to Make Report to the
Legislature.

Gulfpolt, Miss, Nov. q. The board
Of trustees of the Confederate Sol
dier's Home at Beauyoir will meet at
Gulfport on the md OF December to
formulate the biennial report to the
legislature and agree on recommenda-
tions to be made to the law-making
body for repairs and Improvements
at the institution.
The home is now filled to the limit
of its capacity, providing shelter for
.122 veterans, 81 wives and 81 wild
ows, total of $50 inmates. The num-
Der enrolled is much larger than the
! legislature anticipated when the ap-
preparation for their support was
made two years ago, and as a result
it has been necessary for the trus
! tees to use much economy and finan
cial ingenuity to prevent a deficit.
Since the home was opened in 1901
! the state has paid out the sum o
1927, 700 for the sustenance of indi
gent veterans and their wives an
widows. With each passing year tn
number of veterans incapable of sell
support grows steadily larger, and
is expected that there must be a col
responding increase of facilities a
the Beauvoir home, and in the apprc
priation for their support
In the year 1888 the legislator
adopted the policy of granting per
sions to INDECENT Confederate vetel
ans, the average pension to veteran
being $50 per annum. The total stat
appropriation for this purpose is nov
S350,000 per annum.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
Old FELLOWS
CONE M0NOAT
important District Meeting viii Be
Held. interesting Exercises
Arranged.

The odd Fellows of all South Mis-
sissippi will gather in Hattiesburg in
force Monday for a district meeting
under the auspices of Hattiesburg
Lodge No. 1877. Grand Master Her
man Katz of Hattiesburg will preside
over the meeting and during the
morning and afternoon matters of
a business nature will be cared for
In addition there will be a School OF
instruction in charge of Grand Sec
retary w. S. P. Doty.
At night the exercises will be
more elaborate and of a social ma
ture as the members of the order al
large, the lady members of their fami
hes and many guests will be enter
tanned. The address of welcome viii
be delivered by Luther Smith, Esq.
of Hattiesburg, and President Joe
Cook of the State Normal, and Rev
r. L. Campbell of Hattiesburg viii
, also deliver addresses. Following
the speaking an elaborate banquet
will be served in the Odd Fllow:
! Hail.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
LOCOMOTIVE FOR
FIRE fighting
!. & c. N. Railway Established lnno-
walton Among Railways of
Country.

Houston. Texas, Nov 2l.-As the
river boats are equipped with fire ap-
raratus for use in harbor fires it re-
mains for the locomotive to be simi-
larly equipped for fighting fires that
appear along the right Of way or in
railroad yards, started by a spark
from its own stack.
The International and Great North
ern railway in Texas is equipping all
it's locomotives with fire apparatus,
which takes water from the tender
under pressure of steam. 1t is ad-
Unstable in a minute. Steam hose is
used, for the water is hot as it comes
through the injector.
| The equipment is especially valu
able for fighting cotton fires on rail
road platforms. Cotton fires may be
subdued when combatted upon start
ing, but given little headway thous
ands of dollars can be lost in an hour
This locomotive fire equipment is es
pecially designed for cotton fire fight
ing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
BEATTIE'S FAREWELL.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 23.-Taking a
pathetic leave of his immediate fam
lily, Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., tonight
made ready to take the final plunge
into the unknown. Tomorrow before
the sun is an hour high he will have
paid the penalty demanded by the law
for the murder of his young wife last
July.
For a few brief moments today
Beattie broke down and it was feared
his remarkable nerve and stoicism
We're about to desert him. This was
when he took leave Of his father and
! brother, Douglas. When the parting
II ne the son laid his head on his
| fathers breast and sobbed convulsive-
ly. One arm was flung across his
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
MISSISSIPPI WOMAN'S COLLEGE
WILL HAVE CHURCH ENDOW-
MENT AND CONTROL.
A Big VICTORY FOR HATTIESBURG
1t Means the School Here For Girls
viii Be AS important as is the
Mississippi College For Boys at
Clinton.

Baptist State Convention accepts
Woman's College"
The above telegram was received
by The News from T. S. Jackson at
Culfport. last night, and though short
The message brought the much hoped
for information that Hatt'osburg gets
another educational institution that is
bound to be of untold advantage to
the city, south Mississippi and to the
Baptist denomination Of the state. 1t
is a great victory for the Baptists of
! Hattiesburg and more especially for
the members of the church here who
have carried the fight for this city to
a successful end. No less is it cause
for rejoicing for every citizen of the
community, regardless of creed.
So many good things have been
awarded this city during the past
twelve months, that the real signifi
cance Of this latest victory is not, tc
some perhaps, at first manifest. II
means that Hattiesburg has been Sc
lected by the Baptist State Conven
tion, assembled in Gulfport, as The
; domicile of a girls college, the proper
ty of the Baptists of Mississippi, ant
that the school is destined to become
, one of the leading educational insti
tutions of the state, with the backing
and full control of it's affairs in tn
hands of that powerful denomination
The school is to be for the Baptis
| girls of Mississippi what the Missis
sippi College at Clinton has for thes
: many years been to the boys Mssis
sippi College stands today as one @
| the strongest institutions of leaThin
: in this state and the south, and ha
sent from it's doors some of the bis
! gest and brainiest men of the soutf
Preachers, doctors, lawyers and me
III other walks of life who have mad
names for themselves as we'll as thei
state claim the college at Clinton a
their Alma Mater. None but grea
n school of learning, properly manage
r CONTINUED on Page Four.)
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SO INCHES OF RAIN IN 8 DAYS.

Washington, Nov. 24.-From Father
Algue's weather observatory at Ma
Mia comes a record of the greatest
rainfall in the history of meterology,
storm which overwhelmed Western
Luzon and especially Baguio last July.
Father Jose Coronas, the assistant di-
rector of the Manila observatory, has
issued a special bulletin to forestall
the great mass of correspondence
with meterologists which would other
wise follow the spreading of the news
of the remarkable occurrence.
There were the typhoons between
July II and August 2, an unprecedent
ed event, but the greatest of the storms
was one that ragged from July II tc
H. The figures show that in the first
three days of this period the rainfall
reached a total of over S8 inches
while in the first twenty-four hours 81
inches of water fell from the skies
The acting director says:
eve do not know of any instance 4I
which similar torrential rains have
been registered in any other part o
the globe. With this explanation a
hand the officers of the insular bureau
now understand the almost total de
struction of the magnificent militar.
road of Bagulo.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
GOES TO ELECTRIC CHAIR THIS
MORNING FOR MURDER OF
YOUNG WIFE.
HIS iron NERVE REMAINS
Confession Denies Many of Published
Details. Story of The Crime Which
Has Stirred a Nation and Held
Close Attention.


Richmond. Nov 24-Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., before his death in the
electric chair at 7:25 a. M, today, con-
fessed to the murder of his wife. The
statement, which was given out in the
rotunda of a downtown hotel follows:
Il, Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., desirous
OF standing right before God and man,
on this the 23rd Of November, 1911,
confess my guilt of the crime against
me. Much that was published con-
cerning the details was untrue, but
the awful fact, without the narrowing
circumstances remains. For this ac-
! ton | am truly sorry and believing
/ that l am at peace with God and am
son to pass into his presence, this
statement is made"
The confession is followed by the
following statement of the ministers.
This statement was signed in the
presence of two attending ministers
and is the only statement that can
and will be made by them"
Beattie's iron nerve did not desert
him as he marched to the electric
chair in the death room at the state
penitentiary. No other member OF
the Beattie family was present.
The confession was evidently made
at the eleventh hour when Beattie
finally became convinced there was
no hope of evading electrocution. TIVE
days ago Rev. Fix said Beattie de
clared he would not confess. It
seemed he desired to spare his aget
: father the blow by admitting hi
guilt. In his mind apparently ther'
was struggle between filial devotion
and desire not to go to his dealt
with a lie on his lips. He was urge'
to confess by spiritual advisers whicl
led at last to breakdown.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
TO THE PUBLIC.

Capt. and Mrs. Hazellief of The
Salvation Army, have returned from
their trip to Birmingham, Ala, where
they have been spending a few days
in officers counsels, and have come
back ready for work. In larger cities
The Salvation Army are giving
Thanksgiving dinners for the poor
and if any one here has anything they
would like to give to the poor of this
city through the Salvation Army, we
would be glad to be of service to you
and them by collecting it and giving
it to them. Anything in clothes OF
groceries can be used. Sometimes
the schools make up some groceries
for this purpose. Give according al
the Lord has given to you.
Capt. and Mrs. c. W. Hazelief.
915 River Ave.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
PREPARING FOR The
N. E. CONFERENCE

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 24.-Prelimin-
ary to the annual meeting of the
North Mississippi conference Of the
Methodist church at Macon on Nov.
2Sth the usual class examinations for
new members of the clergy will be
held, and calls for these gatherings
are now being issued.
The committee in charge of the
class for admission on trial will meet
on Monday, Nov. 9th at p. m, and
it is expected that there will be an
unusually large class of applicants for
admission. R. C. Brown, w. E. M
Brogan and T. H. Lipscomb form the
committee.
TIE committees on examination fol
the first, second, third and fourth
years have also been called to NEE
on Monday, Nov 9th, and notice has
been issued for members of the sew
eral classes to come prepared fol
written examinations.
The Mississippi conference session
meets at Meridian on Dec. 6th,and thu
several examining committees will
meet on the previous day. Statistica
blanks have been sent to pastors o.
which annual reports must be sui
mitted.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24

The monotony of trying blind tiger
cases, was broken in the circuit court
this morning when one Walter Rog-
ers, a negro youth Of indeterminate
age, but so ble ck you would have to
strike a light to see him in the rays
of a noon '\y sun, was put on trial
for purloi- from the residence OF a
Mr.. Bout (ho resides in the lower
part of, "a Snty, suit of clothes
and ac6kes =-o complete a Sabbath
appears se Alter was up for
"grandES ES-pnti anF he had con-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
JACKSON LOSES IN
BASEBALL APPEAL GAME.

San Antonio, Tex, Nov. 24.-ln the
matter of appeal of Jackson, Miss,
from League Presidents decision rela-
tive to protested games with Yazoo
City the league presidents ruling was
sustained, according to the report of
]. H. Farrell, secretary of the board
of arbitration of the National Asso-
citation of Professional Baseball
Leagues made public today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
The Baptists OF The State OF Mississippi Locate
Their Ne,u School For Girls AT Hattiesburg.
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{: MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND
:: HARBoR APPROPRIATIONS. :
Estimates for Mississippi i

J: Estimates for Mississippi in =
!. clude: ="
:: Pascagoula river, $4,000; ::
!. Horn Island Pass, $4,000 Biloxi =
:. harbor, $4,000; Gulfport harbor, =
!. and Ship Island pass, 100000; =
:. Wolf and Jordan rivers, $4,000; :
:. Pearl river, $4,000; mouth of =
{. Yazoo and harbor at Vicksburg, =
= $4,000; Yazoo, Tallahatchie, :;
:. Coldwater and Big Sunnower ::
!: rivers, Tchula lake, Steel and ::
:: Washington bayous, Lake Wash &:
:. ington and Bear Creek, $4,000. ::
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
Firm Lun1be, Co. Making
Extensiue Improvements

The Firm Lumber Co., the live
young corporation which recently
took over the plant of the Rich Lum-
Der Co, has improvements under way
that will make the plant the best
equipped and most modern planning
mill in the state, and will place the
company where they can handle the
public work on a most satisfactory
and economical basis. The new boil
ers recently ordered, are being in
stalled and will give an excess of pow
er for present demands, but the com
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
, 40 AND 80 ACRES ARE
RESERVED.
ALL OF PARTY we're DELIGHTED
Party Will Return to Chicago to
Close Up Their Affairs. Expected
to BE Actually Living on the Lands
in SIX Months.

The first homescekers' excursion, /
under the direction of e. A. Cummins
&Companv to the Newman lands, has
demonstrated that all the good things
said of these lands and the possibili- !
ty of settling them with a tirstclass
lot of people, has been more than
justified.
They not only brought an excellent
lot of people but they showed them
such splendid land dotted here and
there with prosperous farms that ev-
cry one of the home-seekers became
a purchaser, buying tracks OF 40 and
so acres each. They not only became
purchasers, but they proposed to come
to Mississippi and settle and cultivate
their farms. In addition Mr.. Gauldin,
the General Sales Agent for Cummins
& Company, was delegated by home
seekers. unable to make the trip at
this time to select lands for them,
in tracts mostly of forty and eighty
acres and in this way about twenty
additional parcels of land were re-
served. The deeds for these twenty
tracts will be closed when the party
returns to Chicago. So all told
about thirty-fve home-seekers have
lands reserved in the Newman track
and all of them will have made their
first payment in the next ten days.
Another excellent feature of this
first excursion was that half dozen
of the men on the train were dele
gated to investigate for small colon
, les. If they were satisfied, their
friends were to follow later and To-
cate their lands close together.
All these investigators have al
ready become purchasers. Many oi
the people who came had been pretty
well over the country looking over
nrospects before deciding what to DO
and they consented to come WIFI
Cummins & Company to Jock over
Mississippi. One days trip over the
land and it ended their investigations
They declared they could find noth
ing anywhere that could possibly
please them better.
last night the special car was at
tacbed to the Gulf and Ship lslan'
train for Gulfport. Today they are
snending their time enjoying them
selves in automobiles riding up an'
down the shell road and elsewhere
ohout the Gulf Coast. This treat is al
with the compliments of e. A. Cu"
mings & Company.
They are sending their new pul
cbasers home more than pleased VIII
all they found in Mississippi ana e>
coedinelv we'll satisfied with the re
cantion accorded them by the peopl
., uattiesburg, as we'll as the gene
ons entertainment extended by ~
Cummings & Company.
Continued on Page Four,)
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Negro "Boughf' For $780,;
Works Long; Then Steals

fession with a string tied to it to
make, was not represented by any of
the shining lights who frequent the
temple of justice in numbers in ex-
cess of the spectators. ]. R. Tally
represented the state in prosecuting
Walter, and the Boundses testified
against him. Walter was the princi
pal witness for himself, as well as
his own counsel, and was incidentally
one of the states star witnesses.
The elder Bounds testified that Wal
Continued ON Page Four.)
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*ALDRIcH CURRENCY .
= REFORM ENDORSED. :
(Bv Associated PreSS.)

= New Orleans, Nov. 24.-The =
:. American Bankers Association :
:. with the exception of the vote, ::
:. that of William H. Handy, Sec !:
:. retary of the State Bankers AS !:
:. sociation, unanimously endorsed ::
:. the proposed Aldrich plan for ::
:. reformation of the National cur ::
:. rency system. :
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): BANKER MORSE
:. MAY BE PARDONED.
(Bu Associated PreSS.)

= Washington, D. c., Nov. "a =
!: If no objection is raised Charles :
!: w. Morse, the New York bank !
:. er in the Atlanta penitentiary, ::
:. will be removed within a few ::
:. days to near Atlanta and kept ::
:. under observation by physicians ::
:. to determine If his physical con- ::
:. dition is such that he should be ::
:. pardoned by the president. ::
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!. CUMMINS SENTENCED :
:. a TO 8 YEARS. :,
[RN ASSOcidted PreSS.)

= New York, Nov. 24.-William =
:. J. Cummins, the Nashville bank =
:. er and head of the Suspended =
:. Carnegie Trust Co., of this city, =
:. recently convicted of the theft of =
:. $4,000 from trust funds held by =
:: that company, was today SEN =
!: fenced by Judge Davis to an in =
:. determinate sentence in the state :
!, prison of four years and eight :
!. months to eight years and eight ::
:. months.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
MISS. CENTRAL
IS IMP aUVING
Earninas are Increasing While Road
Is More Economically Ope-
rated.

The recent report of the MISSISSIPPI
ri Central Railroad to the Railroad
Commission for the quarter ending
Sept. 3Oth shows an increase in earn
ings over the corresponding period
last year of $2,345.19, indicating de-
velopment and increased business
along the line. 1t shows a decrease
in operating expense of $3,766.4S, in
dicating more successful and more
economical management.
The following is the gist of the
comparative statement Of the Missis
sippi Central Railroad for the quarter
ending Sept. 30th:
1911 1910
Passenger train
revenue. .. $ 4,15776 $ 8,921.14
Total transpor-
ton revenue. 146,811.S1 151, 1898;
Total operating
revenue ...... 216,762.66 16,1SS.9j
Total operating
expenses ..... 12S,5S8.26 '182,849.74
Decrease in operating expen-
ses ........ ...... SO, 766 AZ
Increase in operating reve-
nue. ..' ''.' '''''.'' P@'ofo' :
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pany is building for the future and
expects to build up a business far in ex-
cess of anything the plant has ever be
fore handled. In addition new dry sheds
are now being erected, and as soon as
completed much of the stock and
equipment of the mill proper will be
moved and an entirely new and mod
ern mill building erected. Then will
come the question of new machinery
and the most rapid, most satisfactory
and most economically operated will
!'be instslle1
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
TIL EMARkETS.
fBy Associated PreSS.)

New Orleans, La, Nov. 24.-Cotton
steady, three to four points under
yesterdays close.
Chicago, Nov. 24.-Wheat steady,
shade to quarter up. Provisions same
as yesterday to 1-2 and five up.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24
coNTRAeAND GOODS SEIZED.

Laredo, Tex, Nov. PA quantity
of munitions of war and hat bands
bearing the inscription Bernardo
Reyes" were seized by custom ofh-
cials here at local hotel. The per
sons having them in charge were not
found and no arrests were made.
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!. JAIL SENTENCE
/: FOR TAR PARTY,
(By Associated PreSS.)

: (By Associated PreSS.) :
!: Lincoln Center, Kans., Nov. :
!: 24.-Judge Grover summoned the =
:. jury in the "Tar-Party" this =
: morning and was told no agree =
:. ment had been reached. Off =
:. GERS gave them breakfast and =
:. told them they must return to =
:. their deliberation at the end Of =
:. that time. The Court said it might Z
:. keep the jury until tomorrow :
: morning. =
: Three members who confessed 4
:. being members of the "Tar- I
:: Party, were today sentenced to I
:: one year each in jail. 4
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& DETROIT GETS -
BANKERS NEXT.
(Bv Associated PresS')

tBy Associated PresS')
,. New orleans, Nov. 24.-Detroit :
= . WAS today selected as the meet
y NO place of 1912 for the conven. :
10 +'on ~ the American Bankers :
. Association. The Executive
no,,ncil at the spring meeting :
= will select the time fore, for calling ling ! !
anrertion ~, together. Today was
!, taken up with committee reports reports :
: ANEW few addresses and the selection ssas
!, Of officers for the ensuing g year y =. :.
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THE WEATHER.. :

:: Fair tonight with freezing tenn
!. perature; colder southeast por-
:. tion. Probably fair, rising tenn
{. perature north and central por
= tion.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24

Don't let Thanksgiving Day pass
without buying a pair of DAVlDsoN'S
stylish shoes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24

Damp cold days, says the weather
man. Get your feet in shape at DAV-
lDSON'S.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-24

It's a part of our service to fit your
feet properly.-THE DAVIDSON CO.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-12

4
and Miss Rebecca Mills arrived thii
evening from Los Angeles to visit
until the holidays.
r. Il. Kohler. a former Enterprise
boy, now president Of the Out West
Tent & Awning Co., Colorado Springs,
lie visiting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Burns OF
Idaho are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ].
e. Badger. Mr.. Burns formerly lived
at Abilene and this is the first time
he has been here in ~ years,
8. A. Romberger, wife and daugh-
ter are home from an extended visit
in Iowa. Pennsylvania and other
states. Mrs. RS mother. Mrs. Cup
penhaver and son Fred, came home
with them. sit was nice to visit
the east but 1t can't compare with
Kansas" reports Mr.. Romberger,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-12
NEWBERN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ettinger and daugn-
ter Lavina of Renova, Pa, spent a
few days at B. F. Jury's last week.
Miss Alice Betz, Miss Ruby Burn
worth, Miss Jennie Sheets of D. q
H. S. spent Sunday with home folks
Miss Helen Myers visited Sunday
with Miss Hattie Raffensberger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephriam Engle visit
ed Sunday at D. s. Engle's'
Ralph Baker purchased fine driv-
ing horse this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Engle MADE
a pleasant visit at J. M. Sheets
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rider spent
Saturday and Sunday in Abilene.
Mrs. ]. B. Caskey- and Ella Fry
visited at Navarro last week,
Miss Bell Hutchison spent few