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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-21

"The Hold Up" is a feature moving
picture play that contains thrills and
laughter and will be on tonight's pro-
gram at the Gem theatre. Another
feature made by the Rex company en-
titled, Faith" and said to be of un-
usual brilliancy as to plot and scenery
will also be shown tonight. Illustrated
songs by Mr.. Van Allen and music by
the orchestra will conclude today's
splendid program. Tomorrow a spe-
cial feature entitled Saint Cecilia,
the Christian Martyr" will be shown
at the Gem theatre matinee and night,
with other special plays. Following is
synopsis of the play and history of
her life: Saint Cecilia, the patroness
of music, suffered martyrdom in 230
A. d. She belonged to family of the
Roman nobility and was universally
beloved by the people of all ranks.
She became converted to the Chris
tian religion which at that time was
in great disfavor with the reigning
Roman powers. She was betrothed to
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-21

Delayed shipment Mems Suits and
Pants. AS they were bought SO they
will be priced, 25 per cent below regu-
lar vaIue.-SHELRY'S NEW STORE,
117 {. Pine Street.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-21
ADMISSION
FIVE CENTS

MEMS Half Hose, 25c value, In black
sna solids six pair for one dollar
Street. " r"e
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-21

Squirrel hunting is much in vogue
at the present. Numerous parties are
going out every day, and various and
sundry reports of success are heard
on every hand. They are going pre-
sumably for SQUIRREL, but everything
from jack rabbits to deer are falling
under the unerring aim of amateur
marksmen. Bob" Welbourn, the well
known devotee of Isaac Walton, is the
latest recruit to the ranks of the hunt
ers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-21

F. w. Watts, wellknown cotton buy
er and merchant of Seminary was in
Hattiesburg yesterday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-21

G. S. Dumas and F. R. Polk, prom
inent merchants of Prentiss, are here
today
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-21

You have all heard of Lady Godiva,"
with the long and luxuriant hair, who
rode mantled by this provision of ma
ture to deliver her loving and beloved
people from unjust taxation. This is
a Saxon Legend of the eleventh CEN
fury, and every one is afforded a great
historical treat in this vitagraph por-
trayal at the Lomo theatre today. 1t
is worth seeing and no one will have
to be a "Peeping Tom" to see it. Also
an Indian drama, "The Sioux Lover S
Strategy" Mr.. Love will render an
other light popular ballad today. The
Lomo orchestra has a we'll selected
musical program which will be most
suitable to the pictures. See the Pathe
Weekly, Wednesday, We announce a
three reel special subject, Foul Play,
for Monday, Nov 27. This is taken
from Charles Reade's best book. Pro
duced by the Edison company.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-21

his financial record, insofar as public
funds are involved.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-21
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The Washington times., 1911-06-03
NEW RATE IN SENATE LOAN
SHARK BILL.

The Senate District Committee has
reported "loan shark" bill for passage
and the measure will probably be taken
up soon on the floor of the Senate. The
qualification which Washingtonians will
feel over this announcement, however
will be tempered by the fact that new
interest rate has been written into the
bill by the committee. The maximum
of 2 per cent month, specified in the
loan shark bill which passed the Senate
last year and was reported to the
House by unanimous vote of the Dis.
trict Committee of that body, has been
reduced to l1s per cent.
Those who have given the closest
study to the problem of regulating loan
agencies have agreed with practical
unanimity that a rate of at least 2
per cent a month is necessary to the
conduct of the business. In some com.
munities 3 per cent is authorized. Ex-
perience, not only in regulating loan
agencies but in the operation of such
institutions as philanthropies, has dem
onstrated that they cannot live unless
they are allowed to charge per cent
This makes the annual rate "a pei
cent, which looks large, but it must be
remembered that these agencies make
loans on slender security and that the
average amount of their loans is be-
tween $40 and SIS.
The purpose of loan shark legislation
is to regulate the business of making
small loans and to protect the bor-
rover from 100, 200, and 300 per cent
interest per annum, which he has paid
in the past. 1t is not the purpose Of
the law to prohibit the business, for the
person without means and with nc
The Washington times., 1911-06-03

our already sufficiently muddled poll
tics. l reason that for us as cosmo-
politan power there is danger in the
world power role.
Your correspondent, Everett Spring,
in The Times OF May Is, instead of con-
sidering the basic argument OF my arti-
Gle. takes the phrase world power" as
tary glories of the United States. He
equally as well by singing The Star
Spring that the United States has al
ways been a world power in one
sense OF the phrase-in the sense in
which he uses IL. In another sense OF
the words, ancient Greece is today a
world power. But in the sense in which
the whole tenor Of my article showed
that 1 used the phrase world power, the
United States has been one only since
very recent years. We all know that
world power" for US since the Spanish
American war has a very different
meaning from what it had on the very
rare occasions-were there any?-when
1t was used previously to that war.
May ! add to my original article by
saying that in our negro question We
have a problem sufficiently perplexing
without introducing foreign feuds into
our internal politics by modern world
power posing?
Our world-powering in the past was
very different in scope and animus from
our world-powering Of today. and our
population today is very different from
what II was in the past. PAX
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
LETTERS TO THE TIMES MAIL BAG

dependent upon this company for trans
pprtation. and their rolling stock
consists of Just two old worn out Her
dicks, that make noise enough to Waken
the dead, and make the deaf hear.
trust the Railway Commission and the
district Commissioners. Representatiy ye
Anderson. and Benjamin Johnson chair
man of the House Committee or District
Affairs. will go after the Metropolitan
Coach and include ii in the street rail-
way crusade, and make President Lin
coin. OF this company, place herdics OH
this line suitable fer the people and
not catuc herdics. such as they have
In New York on Fifth avenue, and
transfers to ALL lines of street cars.
Include the herdics in the street railway
universal transfers. While l am writ
ing let me suggest for the commission
to find out about the Metropolitan Coach
Company's franchise. Where did they
get 1t. when lid they get it, and how
did they get it? No one seems to know.
AS The Washington Times is the hust-
ling paper Of our beautiful Capital, We
feel confident of most satisfactory re-
suits in all you have undertaken.
NJ. l. COURTMAN.
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
HOME MADE OPERA
BECOMING POPULAR,
SAYS PR|MA DONNA
Miss Bertha Shalek Sees
Wide Future for Ameri-
can Product.

1t Is no longer necessary for an artist
in grand opera to have the brand made
in Europe tagged on his name to be
"A success" said Miss Bertha ShaIek,
one OF the most popular prima donpas
in the Aborn English Grand Opera Com
pany. now at the National.
Americans have come TO appreciate
things at their real value" said Miss
shalek. "and the great progress made
in grand opera in English during the
past few years is one Of the best signs
that the people In this country are
ready to appreciate home talent.
AT first many thought because grand
opera had always been sung In a for
etgn language 1t could not be given in
English and were told that English was
not musical or pcetical language, but
Il one stops TO consider for q moment,
this statement is absurd. Take the Ger
man language. for instance. 1t is thick
with gutturals and compound conso-
nants. which have to be sneezed or
couGhed. The French then is the orly
language for grand opera. others will
say, but one can reply that the French
singers dc not accentuate.
The italian is generally considered
the most musical OF all languages, but
by proper wording our English lyric
writer's can make our language Just as
musical. English is thoroughly cosmo-
politan and partakes of the vocabulary
OF nearly every known nation. The
poet who finds an inspiration in for
eign idioms finds a dozen different YER
hal clothings in English for the same
idea.
with the demand for grand opera In
English has coma encouragement to
American composers to write operas
and l think the time is here when the
American public demands national
opera"
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
WASHINGTON'S COAT-OF
ARMS FOUND.

The study of heraldry has never had
any very enthusiastic disciples in
this part of the world, so it is
hardly remarkable that no special
sensation is created by the an
nouncement that the vicar of Selby
has discovered the coat-of arms of
George Washington. The accident
of birth which made him a citizen Of
Mt. Vernon instead of the West Riding
of Yorkshire directed his attention to-
ward the discrediting of titles of no.
bility and enabled him to bear with
out reproach, the grand old name of
gentleman" OF which same he was in
finitely more proud than of all the
blood of all the Howards and all the
coats of arms ever emblazoned in azure
and gules or tricked out in Norman
French As a matter of sober history,
the abbey church in which it is alleged
the Washington arms were found, was
erected under William the Conqueror,
and it is more than probable that some
of the ancestors of our own George
Washington shared in that celebrated
passage across the English Channel
which in some mysterious way is sup
posed to enIsb the blood with a Oluer
tinge.
If he had wanted to take on a
coat-of arms he might have chosen one
which. reflected greater credit upon him
than anything to be found in the dusty
old abbey of Selby, and the dear old
vicar who has probably been rummaging
around in that old abbey ever since
he held the benefce just to find the
treasure recently unearthed, has simply
had his labor for his pains. For all
the average American cares, the Wash
ington device may be a Turks head
emblazoned on a charger.
A certain interest does attach to the
coat-of arms in question, as being the
alleged inspiration for the stars and
stripes, but even so, those same stars
and stripes stand as a very protest
against armorial bearing and the like.
Congress has appropriated money for
great many queer things, but it is
probable that the Washington coat-of-
arms will be allowed to remain in
Yorkshire, so far as this country is
concerned.
The Washington times., 1911-06-03

Naval Militia always give good ac-
count of themselves when thrown with
other organizations of similar charac-
acter.
Friends of the postal bank system and
prospective local patrons of it will re-
joice at the announcement that pos
tai bank is to be established in the
Washington City Postoffice. 1t is said
the bank will be in operation within
two months, and that 1t will be used
by the department for observation OF
the operation of the system In hrst
class offices. The creation OF the bank
means that we will have chance to
learn, first hand, what class OF people
in large cities patronize postal banks,
whether the demand for them is wide-
spread, and whether they cause loss In
the deposits of savings banks.
Anti-fy campaigners seem to have or
ganized most effective crusade in en-
listing the school children in the war
fare against the pest. BY the hundreds
these little fathers and mothers OF
future homes are being taught in ma
ture study classes the terrible power
of the insect pest in spreading disease,
they write compositions on the fly as
an enemy to mankind, and sing little
songs, which have their influence in
exacting greater cleanliness in grocery
stores and markets. Such as:
The fly flies out of the garbarge can.
He walks all over the steak and ham,
Then he wipes his feet on the grocery
man, and flies away"
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
WANTS TO "BE SHOWN"
IF LAWS ARE VIOLATED
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
At last the cat is out of the bag in
the Sunday opening of the moving pic
ture theaters. The Rev. DR.. Radcliffe,
in his remarks last Thursday evening,
said that the picture theaters kept peo-
pie away from the churches, and that,
in my mind. tells the whole story.
1t is the same old story Of don't spend
your own money as you please, or
where you please, but bring it to me
and let me dispose of it as l see Mt.
There is no taking away from the
churches of any of its members. Those
that attend the various amusements on
Sundays would not go to church in any
event. They want relaxation and light
amusement, after week of labor. 1t
is their only day, and it is an Innocent
amusement they seek when they go to
see the pictures. Perhaps if they had
the leisure time that many of the cp-
ponents of this form of amusement
have they would not feel compelled or
forced to seek pleasures on that day,
but working and shaving as they do on
the six days of the week., they must
have a change on the seventh, and so
We find them drifting in and out of the
various theaters, quiet and orderly, do
ing neither themselves nor others any
harm, and usually accompanied by mem
bers OF their families. You can lead q
horse to water, but you can't make him
drink, and SO in this case If you close
his places of amusement, can you make
him go to church? Not for one
minute.
Anent the violation of the excise laws,
perhaps it would be good plan to sub
nit substantial proofs of any violations
before making assertions, and If they
are furnished feel sure that the proper,
officials will see that prompt action is
at once taken. 1t is all very well 70
say that liquor can be had at any place
and time in this city on Sundays, but il
is up to those making the charges to
furnish substantial proof If they are
really in earnest. A charge without
facts in the case Is utterly useless and
receives little or no notice from any one
of a broad and liberal mind, which is
lust as it should be. This city of ours
is no worse than any of the Others and
Is far better governed than large num-
ber, and If the moral condition has
been made worse by the moving picture
theaters or the so-called laxity of the
police; if the record of crime has beer
Increased by the picture proposition, or
the churches have been deprived of any
of their membership or their much
sought contributions, then ! want to be
shown these things, and | am not from
Missouri, either. Furthermore, IL LIQUOR
can be obtained so easily in any first
class hotel or saloon, then the writer
extends an invitation to the Rev. DR..
Radcliffe to take him out any Sunday
that the latter may select, the name OF
the writer, and his address, being OBJ
tanned from the editor of The WASH
ington Times. JUSTICE.
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
FIGURING UP OUR
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
1t may not be amiss to foot up the
years business to the close of the
month and the year ending April 30.
I have the tables of imports and ex-
ports before me, and find that in the
twelve months named the United States
had more foreign trade than ever be-
fore. The total imports and exports OF
merchandise amounted to: Imports
81, ,513, ,657, ,S3l, and exports, $2,Ol2, f49 5O5,
a total of 1856, 40l. .S36, the greatest in
our history. The imports were s53,614,
S3l less than those of the precedins
year of the same date, while the exports
for the same period were S295, 794, ,0Ss
greater. and $4,000, ,0OO greater than any
previous year.
There can be no question as to pros
perity when our foreign trade is at its
greatest and our intercourse has not
fallen of. EZRA N. HILL.
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
GARY ON CONTROL OF
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.

The United States Steel Corporation
has always been at the front in con,
cessions to that public opinion which
insists that the people have a direct
concern in, right to know about, the
affairs of great industrial combinations
From its beginnings it has taken the
public more into it's confidence than
any other comparable concern.
Therefore it is not so surprising that
Judge Gary should frankly tell the Con-
gressional investigators that govern
mental regulation of prices is ultimate
ly going to be necessary. 1t is a long
and startling step. Yet Judge Gary
points out that we have governmental
price -fxation for the railroads, for
many other public service corporations.
He notes that the utmost detail of the
conduct of national banks is subject
to the utmost rigid scrutiny of Gov
ernment, and to detailed publicity. In
neither of these cases has the system
thus far moved us toward Government
ownership, which so many fear from
this sort of governmental domination.
We cannot have great combinations,
with their economies in production, and
at the same time have the unrestricted
competition that the antitrust act at
tempts to establish. The whole spirit
and genius of the times runs to pro-
duction through greater aggregation.
Investors, economists, statesmen, accept
this as inevitable. The public has be-
come convinced that this way lies
greatest efficiency and economy of
production. ~-
Return to the old order of small con-
Germs in great industries is out of the
question. The new order assures
economy in production, at least up to
a certain point. But if those economies
are to be transmitted into exaggerated
profits; if the consuming public is not
to get it's share of the benefits in
cheaper prices-then inevitably there
will come the demand for price-fxing,
in order to protect the public. Judge
Gary declares it must come. Why not ,
Why is it more practicable to fix prices
of gas and telephone service and rail
road service than to fix prices of steel
Judge Gary thinks it is not; and he
ought to know.
1t is not that we need the Sherman
act undone. 1t is not going to be un-
done. The public is for it; for it
stronger than ever in view of recent
demonstrations of its efficiency. But
it must in time be supplemented with
measures for regulation of prices, direct
or indirect Control of capitalization,
prevention of imitation, limitation of
earnings, may bring sufficient price
regulation. Certainly they must be
tried
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
OUR NEGRO QUESTION
is PROBLEM ENOUGH
To the Editor Of THE TINES:

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Some time ago I wrote g. letter to The
Times signed Pax" in answer to
correspondent evidently an 1rish-Amer-
ican. who urged vots:5 Of Irish and
German blood to use their political in
fuence in opposition to the arbitration
pact with Great Britain. 1 may add
that since the naturalization corre-
spondent wrote his appeal Irish and
German societies actually have petit
TONED Congress not to pass the arbitra-
ton pact.
In nv letter / used your Celtic
American correspondent as an excuse
for a short essay on the inflam-
mable character of mixed popula-
yolyed. In that letter l pointed out
that n appeals for International racial
alliances are made in opposition to a
mere fair play arbitration pact we may
safely reason that II America should
fipht by the side of European power
against q European power or powers,
II would be impossible to keep racial
prejudices and European feuds out OF
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
QUESTIONS EFFICIENCY
OF SAFE, SANE FOURTH
To the Editor Of THE TINES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
VIII the making Of July a day of
cemetery silence oe to the best inter
ests of America? Will II tend to make
boys patriotic. and will they grow up TO
be couregeoGs and fearless soldiers?
VIII the boys forget July 4. when we
cease TO hear the noise of firecrackers
and torredoes. and cease to see the fire
and glare of roman candles. skyrockets,
etc? To ali these questions. ! think, the
answer is the sarle.
l agree with the followers Of the safe
and sare idea, that IL is much more
pleasant without the noise; that we
can sleep longer in the morning, ana
that We will not be annoyed by mis-
rhievous boys, but what about our
country in time of need. when we will
have soldiers (volunteers) not accus-
toned to the sound Of rifle and cannon?
As an ex-soldier, wounded in battle
during the. war with Spain. l cannot
help protesting against the safe ard
sane idea. Instead Of boys staying at
home and firing OF f1recrackers. and
fireworks at night, YOU will find them on
pleasure bent at some resort or picnic
place far from home. Think of the anX-
iety ard WORRY to mothers ard fathers
on this account Compare the number
Of accidents on trains and steamboats,,
and at bathing and pleasure resorts to
The number of accidents from fireworks
and you will find the total about the
same.
asst year I dragged my three little
children to get a glimpse of the celebra-
tion. and when we arrived the place was
blocked with automobiles, carriages, and
wagons, which obstructed the view OF a
number Of spectators. And another thing
I wish to present to your readers is the
crowded condition of the street cars. 1t
Ia not pleasant to take children into a
large gathering of that kind.
I cannot help but say: Please let we'll
anoucb alone E. X
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
THE VERSATILITY OF CHIEF
MAGISTRATES.

The Chief Magistrate must touch life
at many angles. He must feel, or as
sumo, an interest in many phases of
our social life. He is off on a flying
trip to Chicago now. The main purpose
of his visit is to explain to the Western
Economic Society the beauties of reci-
procity. 1t is enough to occupy the
time and talents of a specialist. But
when he gets through he must drop in
and say few pleasant things to the
members of the Hamilton Club, who
do what they can to keep the party in
power from getting scared. Then,
presto! he is to address the Irish
Fellowship Club. The Alien and
Sedition act made Democrats of the
early Irish-Americans, and the faith
has been hereditary. One must walk
warily in making two such visits in
close proximity, with the reporters on
the job.
And then when the political go-round
is over, the President will press the
button to open the show of the Piano
Dealers Association. He must convey
the impression that he has an intimate
acquaintance with the methods of
manufacture and can tell the coo of a
baby grand as far as he can hear it.
Circumstances over which he has prac
tically no control will alone prevent
him from attending the game between
Chicago and New York.
1t will be busy visit for the Chief
Executive, but, as usual, he will
measure up to the requirements.
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
Fire Causes Big Loss
In Basket Factory

Fire this morning destroyed the bas-
get factory of John R. Hopkins. 6i7-649
B street northeast, causing loss esti-
mated at 5000, partly covered by In
surance.
The origin of the fire is not known.
The alarm to the Fire Department was
made to the department from Box 5l2
at Seventh and East Capitol streets
southeast at 2:40 o'clock. four COM
panies responding.
The building was owned by John R.
Hopllins and L. F. Palmer. There Is
no fire room in the factory, all of the
work having been done by hand, and Mr..
Hopkins said he had no idea wha.
caused the blaze.
Fire caused slight damage to the
residence of D. ]. Callahan, 1905 Euclid
street northwest, yesterday afternoon