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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
OHIO SCANDAL ABOUT
To BE UNEARTHED
(By Associated Press.)

Columbus, Ohio, May 1.-The Ohio
members of the Ohio Legislature
fiocked into this city today because OF
the charges that detectives~are investi-
eating the legislative bribery. 1t Is
said the detectives have unearthed the
worst scandal in the history of the
Ohio general assembly.
The detectives assert they have
proof of the bribery charges through
the use of dictaphone, and that the
stenagrapher sat in an adjoining room
and took down every word which
passed between the detectives and the
Legislators In the alleged bribery deals
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
Mr.. r. D. Reeues viii Go
With the Illinois Central

three years spent in Hattiesburg. His
first work with the Illinois Central
was in 1898, in Louisville, KY, where,
when quite a young man, he held
position as clerk in the traffic depart
ment. He continued to make his way
up until he became chief clerk of the
Louisville office. In 1905 he was sent
to Jackson, Miss, as travelling freight
agent of the Illinois Central, and spent
some time in 1906 in the general
freight office of the road in Chicago.
Later he was made chief tariff clerk
of the road with headquarters at
Memphis, Tenn, and was there until
he accepted the position of general
freight and passenger agent of the
Mississippi Central and came to Hat
tfesburg in December, 1907.
Mr.. Reeves is one of the youngest
men in the country holding such a
! responsible position. His rise in rail
road circles has been rapid and by
those who know his efficiency and
true worth best, still further promo
tion is predicted for him.
Mr.. Reeves states that his stay II
Hattiesburg has been quite pleasant
and that he regrets to leave the city
Notwithstanding the fact he is to take
a much better position. Mr.. Reeves
speaks in an enthusiastic manner o
Hattiesburg's future and that of al
South Mississippi, and thinks that th'
time is not far distant when the coun
try will recognize this section as be
ing the most wonderful and promising
in the entire land.
No announcement has been made a
to Mr.. Reeves successor with the Mis-
sissippi Central, and it is probable tha
none will be made for several days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
SESSIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE
AUDIToRlUM-oPENs AT
II O'CLOCK,
SUCCESSFUL MEET Is EXPECTED
The Social Features Arranged-EIab-
crate Banquet In Honor OF Guests
At Hotel Hattiesburg.

With an invocation by Rev. E. J.
Currie, the lawyers of Mississippi will
meet in annual session in the Audito-
rum tomorrow morning at eleven
O'Clock. The outlook is that this years
meeting will be one OF. the most sue
cessful and pleasant in the history of
the organization and that the atten-
dance from all parts of the state will
be large.
The meeting tomorrow morning will
be of an entirely social nature and
will afford an opportunity for renew
ing old friendships and making new
acquaintance. President W. H. Pow
ell, of Canton, will preside, and the ad-
dress of welcome will be delivered by
Judge N. C. Hill of Hattiesburg, whose
legal ability has won recognition from
the bar of the entire state and who is
at all times an entertaining and in
structive speaker. Hon. E. o. Sykes,
Jr., of Aberdeen, will deliver the re-
sponse, and then the large assemblage
will be entertained by musical pro-
gram delivered by number of the
sweetest singers and most talented
musicians of this city.
This program will be under the di
rection of the Choral Club, and will
consist of solos by Mesdames Ben
Moore, S. V. Robertson, T. II. John
ston and Mr.. P. L. CASTOR, and severa
selections by the Male Quartette, con
sisting of Messrs. CASTOR, Cook, F'oott
- and Harb. Miss Ethel Powe will bt
the accompanist.
~ fFollowing the social meeting an ao
W5urnment will be taken until o'clocl
for lunch, and at that time the regula
business session will open with tn
address of President Powell. Report
of the different committees will be re
ceived, and the time of the meeting
will be taken up until the formal ao
iournment Thursday afternoon.
Among the social AFFAIRS IN hohor
the Visiting lawyers and their wive
will be a public reception Tuesda
evening at the Hotel Hattiesburg, d.
ginning at o'clock. The palm ROOF
and parlors and reception rooms {
the hotel W Il be decorated Tor I'll
occasion. and a seven-piece orchestr
will render a well-chosen musical pr
gram. The people of Hattiespurg al
.dio,,,, invited to attend this rece
ton and meet the visitors
The close of the meeting VIII
marked by an elaborate banquet
honor of the lawyers and thelr wiv'
II the Hotel Hattiesburg on lhurso'
night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
STATE BAPTIST
NUMBER 223,22S

The American Baptist Year Book
shows the Baptist denomination to
have a membership of 5,26o,S69, fall
ing off from report in 1910 of 17,575.
The total contributions of the denom-
nation are set down at s25,97S,s11.21,
as against s24,122,911.a5 for the pre-
ceding year-an increase of $1,S45,-
999.S6.
Mississippi is shown to have $685.
445 members, of whom 1927 are
white and 22S,22S colored. Mississip'
prs total contribution from white Bap
fists for the closing year is given al
$685. 5,s72. Mississippi is credited with
ls2s Sunday schools and 59,2s9 scholars
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
Lepy Found Guilty BY Jury;
Fiue additional Indictments

he will not pass sentence on Levy un-
til after he has been tried on the other
charges against him.
1t is currently reported that counsel
for Levy propose to appeal the present
case, on account of alleged irregulari-
ties at the trial. Levy has employed
some Of the leading attorneys Of the
city to defend him and is making q
desperate fight to be acquitted.
Levy will be tried on the grand jury
! indictments against him next week. :.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01

The Circuit Court jury was out only
a few minutes Saturday in the I. Levy
case when a verdict of guilty was re-
turned.
Levy was tried on case appealed
from a justice of the peace court,
charging him with wholesaling whts-
key in Hattiesburg. The grand jury
now in session has found five addition
al true bills against Levy for selling
whiskey. and Judge Johnson states that
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
Employees of Pennsylvania
Railroad Out on Strike

that the company has been discharg-
ing and laying off men who have been
with the company many years because
they belong to the union. Fifteen
hundred men went out between Altoo-
ma and Pittsburg.
A. X. Ireland, general organizer OF
the railroad department Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, said that
eight thousand men will be affected by
the strike. At Pitcarn the company
had laid off FIVE hundred men and the
five hundred remaining promptly quit
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
SMALLPOX BREAKS
OUT IN SUMRALl:

-Jc,,rra,l Miss, May 1.-Dr Ross, Oh
T Ia..,ashurg came here yesterday TO
kramine supposed case , Of sma,,poA, Tnay
.. o. company with DR.. Clark. They y
IN ~. Fill investigation and pronounc'
maae oase as genuine smallpox the
e,t,zeus eu ,s held a meeting YESTERDAY a,aas
ciaiAen aon 10 decide whether to close
al.s. aa sabool until further DEVELOPMENTS
the sono o,,tions were passed to con
Dut i.s .so school everyone will be re
tlnu. .ato ~ 70 be vaccinated, especially
'auesse esool children. There is hardly
any chance for the disease sprsA''A'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
SISTERS BURN TO DEATH.

Mt Judea, Ark, May 1.-Two daugh-
a of lanes Wallace, aged p and 20
soars respectively, were burned to
death at their home three miles east
80 Tasty Newton county. They were
,nrninq brush on their fathers farn
when the youngest girls ciotnlne
rh+ ere The older sister went to
har assistance and received injuries
-tt-. caused her death an hour al'e'
~ doatb of the youngest sister
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
(By Associated Press.)

Pittsburg, Pa, May 1.-The en-
ployes of the Pennsylvania railroad
shops went on strike at points be-
tween Pittsburg and Altoona this
morning. 1t is reported that some OF
the crews Joined the strikers at Pit
cairn. Those men asserted that thous
ands of sympathizing railroad EN-
ployes will join them before the day is
over.
The grievance of the shop men II
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
DAVE SPEAKS
ABOUT OPENING
OF Big CANAL
THINKS THE NATION SHOULD
CELEBRATE THE IMPORT
ANT EVENT.
NEW ORLEANS IS LOGICAL POINT
Plans Being Made for Celebration
Will Have No Exposition Feature
OF National Importance.
new ORLEANS is LOGICAL POINT

Washington, May 1.-Managing Di-
rector Dave, of the Southern Com
mercial Congress has returned from q
two weeks trip that included New Or
leans and ten other Southern cities.
1t resulted in national movement to
commemorate the transformation OF
the Panama ditch into the Panama Ca
nal.
In an interview today, Mr.. Dave ex-
planned the connected details Of the
idea. He said:
"Water will be turned into the Pana-
ma ditch between September and No
vember, 1918.
"That will be the time for the ma
ton to celebrate the existence of the
Panama Canal
"The logical point for such COM
memoration is the nearest great city
to the thing commemorated, so that
the canal itself may be visited as part
of the commemoration.
Louisiana, having gone in and
failed to secure the 1915 exposition is
by that fact unable to move in the
matter of national celebration.
"The Southern Commercial Con-
gress being south-wide in extent will
move to give to the celebration ma
tional significance with the>Soutifeanr
states acting unitedly as hosts.
"The region affected by the Panama
Canal is the entire nation, and the con-
gress will, therefore, invite to New Or
leans the leaders of the nation along
various lines.
Series of Conventions.
Under. the guidance of President
Fletcher and the executive committee
of the Southern Commercial Congress
there will be held a series Of conven.
tions in New Orleans affecting each
: chief commercial interest of the ma
tion, and running through the month
of November. Concurrently with the
convention. Louisiana will arrange q
: series of land and water pageants, his
torical and alegorical, setting fortf
the progress of the nation from ths
= time of the savage to the date Of tht
wedding of the Atlantic and the Pa
n cific. At certain pre-arranged date!
t IN the month or possibly daily, through
:, out the month, one or more excursion!
e will carry the nations business lead
S ers to see the canal on which so mucl
u of the nations money has been used
IL The plan will endeavor to make !
e possible for men living within on
l. thousand miles of the gulf to spen'
= not more than $4,000 in travelling ex
g penses to the canal and home again.
''I visit New Orleans again on Ma
Is End, to confer with a committee of tel
s. of which Crawford HI. Ellis is chail
1t man and M. B. Trezevant, president @
the Southern Commercial Secretarie:
Association Is secretary.
''The Southern Commercial Congress
and the louisiana leaders are en-
phatically of the opinion that as thi
II celebration will have no expositio
feature, it will aid rather than hinde
l the work of the victorious Pacific coas
during the Panama-Pacific Expositio
of 1915"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
Chinese rebellion
IS RAPIDLY SPREADING
(By Associated PreSS.)

Hong Kong, China, May 1.-The in
surrection at Canton is spreading rap
idly through the country side. The
rebels have taken three important
towns in the West River district-Sam
Shuib. Wetchow and Woochow, all of
which they looted. Murder and pillage
is reported from all parts of the dis
trict,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
SNOW STORM IN KANSAS.

Topeka, Kan, May IA snow
storm driven by a high wind, swept
northern Kansas last night. Salina
and other towns report temperature
of thirty-four degrees, a fall of fifty
eight since Saturday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
: 8 = s. I: 8 : = : : I: = = ***
/. THE WEATHER..

!: Washington, D.. c., May L. :
. Rain and colder tonight; Tuesday !:
: fair; colder in extreme east and =
Z south portion. =
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
Get Together and Booster Meeting
of The Commercial Club Wednesday
Eueni1g; Mr. Dawe Will be Here

generally is desired at this meeting, at
which the election of officers for the
ensuing year will take place. The
date was moved up from the Sth of the
month to the 3rd, in order that the
election of officers could be held on
the same date and preceding the ban
quet Short speeches will be made by
officers and members of the club at
the business meeting, and ball OF
enthusiasm is expected to be set in
motion which will be given momen-
tum at the dinner.
Address BY Mr.. Dave.
G.. Grosvenor Dave will deliver the
principal address at the dinner, and 1t
is needless to say that he will have a
cheering message to deliver. Mr.
Dave is one of the leading spirits In
| the Southern Commercial Congress
which has done more than all Other
organizations combined to advertise
the South and its unbounded re
sources, and he comes fresh from thu
Igreat meeting recently held at Atlantis
filled with the boosters" spirit an'
sound advice. Other speakers of not
4 have been invited to be present an'
are expected. but thus far have no
Isignified their acceptance.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
THE MARKETS.
(By Associated PreSS.)

(By AsSoctdted PreSS.)
Chicago, May 1.-Wheat closed
steady, Is off to ga higher. Pro-
visions easy, to Is cents down.
New Orleans, May Cotton at
noon was easy, 1 point down to up.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
CORRAL Denies
He CRITICISED
This COUNTRY
SAYS THE ALLEGED INTERVIEW
IN SPAIN WAS A PURE
INVENTION.
in EUROPE FOR HIS HEALTH
Corral Says He Does Not Expect to
Resign His Office at Present
Did Not Discuss Future.
(By Associated PreSS.)

Paris, May 1.-Vice President Cor
raj, of Mexico, arrived here today and
in statement to the Associated Press
denied he ever gave an interview at
Santander, Spain, or elsewhere In
which he criticised Americans as hav-
ing fomented the revolution in Mexico
On April 27, the Gel impartial" Of
Mexico City, printed a dispatch from
Santander, Spain, in which Corral was
quoted as saying the revolution in
Mexico was fomented- by Americans
desirous of Intervention by the United
States. According to the dispatch
Corral said in the case of Intervention
by America all Mexicans, regardless o
party, would unite to fight the common
enemy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
Corral Very Emphatic.

AS soon as he arrived here Presi-
dent Corral took occasion to repudiate
the remarks accredited to him saying:
"I have never given an interview at
Santander or elsewhere criticising the
Americans as having fomented the re-
bellion in Mexico. The alleged inter-
view was a pure invention unworthy
of notice"
The publication of the alleged inter
view was the subject of a strong diplo'
matte note from Secretary Knox to
the Mexican foreign office.
When asked whether or not he in
tended to resign, Corral replied he had
no intention now of doing so, but could
not, of course, speak for the future
He had come to Europe on a leave ol
absence from congress to receive medi
cal treatment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01

The presence Of the business public
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
THE NEWS

Leading Paper of South Miss
"sippi. Alway- brings results
to ADV ertfsers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-29
DIVING, BOY HITS
HEAD UPON LOG;
NOW PARAL YzED
Loses Use of Lower Limbs Fol-
lowing Accident in Pond
Near MOrristOwn.
Especial to the Newark star.l

MORRISTOWN, June 29.-Harry
Hodson is at the home of his mother,
Mrs Jesse Lepine, today suffering from
paralysis of the lower limbs as re-
suit Of bathing accident last evening
With Edward Nally he was swimming
in Pocahontas pond, foot of Lakeside
place. His mother was standing on a
small dock on the shore watching her
son and Nally.
"Would you like to see me dive?"
Hodson, who is q years old, asked his
mother.
mo, my son; l don't like that sort
of thin" Mrs. Lepine replied.
Nally was on the pier and he exc
cuted fancy dive to the water. Mrs.
Lepine turned away and walked to her
home on Lakeside place. Hodson then
.dived from the pier. His head struck
a sunken log lying on the bottom Of the
pond and he was rendered unconscious,
Nally got his friend to the shore and
carried him to his home short dis
tance away.
DIR. Lathrope was called and worked
over Hodson for an hour before the
boy regained consciousness. DR.. La
thrope, as well as DR.. George L. John
son, who is also attending Hodson,
think that he will recover.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-29
P. s. PAYS CITY
s148,256 TAX ON
TROLLEY LINES
This Only Represents Tribute
for Privilege of Using
Electric Power.

A check for $14S, ,256i5 was given to
Tyler Parmly. the city comptroller, by
the Public Service Railway Company
this afternoon. 1t represented the pay
pent of the special 5 per cent. tax on
the gross receipts of the trolley lines
in Newark last year which tax is ex-
acted from the company for the privi-
lege of using electricity as a motive
power, or, in other words, is "A sort of
rental paid for the streets through
which the company $ cars are operated
Last year lie tax amounted to $140,-
O2S52, so that there has been an in
crease of upwards of $1,000. As there
was no increase in mileage oe tracks
during the year the larger sum means
that there was an increase in the num-
Der of passengers.
The company in paying the special
tax adheres to its plan of figuring the
amount due on the basis of track mill
cage. Whether this is the right method
or not the city has asked the courts to
say in a test case brought by City
Counsel James r. Nugent. No mention
of this case was made in connection
with today's payment, but the COM
pany's general auditor, M r. Boylan.
did send a letter calling attention to
fractional revisions in the mileage Of
some of the lines
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-29
COLGATE
TO BE CANDIDATE
FOR STATE SENATE
Colonel Makes Positive AM.
nOuncement That He Is
After Nomination.

Colonel Austen Colgate intends to he
a candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for senator from Essex county this
fall. He authorized this announcement
today
Colonel Colgate has been asked both
by the Regulars and Progressives in
this county to be the candidate for SEN
ator. There was a string to the invi-
tation extended by the Progressives,
however.
They want the colonel to agree TO
stand on their platform before they will
give him an Endorsement Colonel Col
gate made 1t known today that he
could not agree to the proposal of the
Progressives for the mere sake of Sc
curing an Endorsement. The colonel
said that there was an apparent OPP
portunity at hand to harmonize the two
factions of the Republican party in this
county, and that this was one of the
things that induced him to be a candi-
date for the. .senatorship.
There Is to be a meeting of the
Progressive Republican League tonight
at headquarters at Halsey and Cam
field streets. at which the special busi-
ness scheduled is the Endorsement OF
a candidate for the senatorship. Colonel
Colgate's name may be one of those
presented to the meeting Frank Fl.
Sommer and Lathrop Anderson, repre-
senting the Progressive League. called
on Mr. Colgate a few days ago and
suggested his receiving the indorse-
ment on conditions,
If Colonel Colgate is not given the
Progressive Endorsement 1t is likely to
go to William Fellowes Morgan, of
Short Hills. Harold j.. Howland. of
Verona. was the first choice of the
Progressiyes for the senatorship, but
he drew out of the race. giving busi-
ness reasons as the cause. after having
accepted an Endorsement
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-29
DROWNED WHILE
At CONF ERENCE
IN NORTHF|E[D
William Clark, of Caldwell, and
Companion Meet Death In
Connecticut River.

The body of William L. Clark, OF
Caldwell, the Hamilton College junior
who was drowned with a classmate,
James Parker, at Northfeld Mass,
was recovered from the Connecticut
river today and will probably be for
warded to Caldwell Immediately for
burial
News of the drowning was first re-
ceived by the Rev. Nelson b. Chester,
pastor of the Caldwell Presbyterian
Church, who was asked to break the
news to the young mans parents His
father Is Almus p, Clark, of Caldwell.
The shock to the parents was so Sc
we're that neither was able to make ar
rangements for the funeral Mrs. Clark
is in a serious condition as a result of
the shock
William was an only SON He was
popular in Caldwell, where he prepared
for college at the Caldwell High School.
He also studied at the Kingsley School
for Boys.
Upon the advice of the Rev. Mr..
Chester he decided to study for the
ministry and went to Hamilton Col
lege He was attending Y NJ. c. A,
conference at Northfeld when drowned.
He and companion made an attempt
to swim across the river. but became
exhausted,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-29
TAFT DRAWN INTO.
LOR|MER INQUIRY
BY WITNESS HINES
Says Senator Aldrich Told Him
President Wanted llIi-
noisan Elected.

WASHINGTON. June 29.-Edward
thus far of the second Lorlmer inquiry,
today told the Senate Lorimer commit
tee his story of how he became actiVe-
ly interested in the election of Mr..
Lorimer to the United States Senate.
He declared that both Senators Aid
rich and Penrose approached him in
May 1909, ON the subject of the Illi-
nois senatorial situation. and that Sen
ator Aldrich represented to him that
President Taft was especially interested
in having the Illinois vacancy filled.
Senator Aldricb. Mr. Hines said, also
stated that both he and the President
felt that Mr.. Lorimer. then represent
ative in Congress- could be elected.
Mr.. Hines asserted that Senator
Aldrich had wanted him to go to the
White House to see the President.
Hines said he thought 1t best for Mr..
Aldrich and Mr. Taft to talk the mat
ter over by themselves and did not go.
Senator Aldrich came to him, he said,
Immediately following the conference
and reported the President as favoring
Lorimer.
Mr. Hines said he at once got in
communication with Senator Lorimer
at Springfield over the telephone and
went West the next day to carry out
what he believed to be mission from
the administration. Senator Aldrich
told him that if any one doubted the
administrations attitude to have him
call up either Aldrich or President Taft
himself
Following the forenoon session of the
committee at which Mr.. Hines testified,
Senator Penrose made this statement
in regard to his activity In the Lorimer
matter:
II did talk with him about the situa-
tion in the Illinois Legislature. pending
the senatorial election in 1909 I had
served with Senator Hopkins and felt
interested in him and | told Mr. Hines
that I hoped there would be an election.
1 thought the Republican ranks should
be filled up and said so. but beyond
such expression l did not go. Senator
Aldrich felt the same way and so ex-
pressed himself"