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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
BOATS MUST HAVE EQUIPMENT

Washington, July 31.-Steamship
and steamboat companies ordered to
equip their vessels with additional
life-boats and life-rafts, as result of
the Titanic disaster, must have fifty
per cent. of the equipment ready by
midnight tonight or else they are liza
BILE to get into trouble when the Gov
ernment's inspectors start their
rounds of investigation all over the
country tomorrow. The companies
have been ordered by the Department
of Commerce and Labor to have hall
of the full equipment required by law
i'ready tonight and the remaining hall
ready within the next sixty days or by
September 80. This new order by the
Government has cost the steamship
! companies of the country millions o
dollars in their efforts to meet its re
quirements.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
MOOSE MEETINGS
In JACKSON
TOMORROW
LILLY WHITES AND BLACK AND
TANs WILL BOTH NAME DEL
GATES TO CHICAGO.

Jackson, July 31-The two factions
of the Bull Moose party in Mississippi
will hold their state conventions in
Jackson tomorrow for the purpose of
naming delegates to the national con-
vention at Chicago on August 5th.
| Chairman B. F. Fridge, of Ellisville,
leader of the lily white faction, desig-
mated by Senator Dixon to set as pro-
visional national committeeman for
this state, arrived from Ellisville this
afternoon. He states that letters re-
ceived during the past few days in
dicate a fair-sized attendance at the
convention, which will be called to
order at the Edwards House at one
o'clock.
Leaders of the Blck and Tan fac
ton are also sanguine, and, while re-
ports from all other sources indicate
that it will be exclusively negro
gathering, the leaders assert that q
goodly number of white delegates
including the signers Of the origina
call, will be present.
Both conventions will name twent.
delegates to the Chicago convention
and they have arranged to leave her
on the afternoon of August 3rd TO
Chicago.
There is a strong probability tina
Col. John M. Parker, Of New Orleans
the recognized leader of the lily whit
4 faction Of the Bull Moose party
\ the South, will attend the convention
y He is a native Mississippian, and
was through him that Mr.. B. F. Fride
was induced to accept tie state chat
m manship and launch the party as a
exclusive white mans organization
Col. Parker has been PROMINENT
mentioned as the party candidate &c
yice-president.
The black and tan convention wi
le be held in he hall on Parish stree
st which was tna scene Of the turbu'si
IN Republican state convention held hel
n, last March.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
|ONLY Three CITIES
TOLERATE near
| beer JOINTS
PELAHATCHIE AND GULFPoRT
HAVE PLACED BAN ON
PSUEDo SALOONS.

Jackson, July 31-Near-beer saloons
recently established in Gulfport and
Pelahatchie have come to grief, au-
thorities at the two places named hav-
ing concluded that public sentiment
will not approve of pseudo-saloons,
regardless of the fact that the last
legislature apparently legalized the
traffic by fixing a $500 privilege tax
on establishments selling liquids that
look like beer.
| The suppression of the near-beer
saloon at Gulfport occasioned some
surprise, in view of the fact that a
member of the city council supposedly
had a proprietary interest therein,
and it was presumed that he had some
assurance lof police protection. In
the neighboring city of Biloxi seven
teen near beer joints are enjoying q
thriving business, without molestatior
from city or county authorities, and
according to the bibuliusly inclined
are dispensing beverages decidedly
stronger than beer.
The raiding of the near-beer join
at Pelahatchie confines this so-callet
legalized traffic to coast and rive
towns, Natchez, Vicksburg and Biloxi
being the only large cities where the.
are tolerated. This does not apply
: of course, to the old-fashioned blin'
, tigers, which flourish almost every
= where, and a majority Of which ir
, stead of deluding their patrons wit
p low grades of beer, frankly sell tn
T. genuine stuff.
/. In spite of the tightening of tn
|. prohibition laws at the last legislativ
session, and the enactment Of statu
making the fourth conviction for illic
retailing a felony, 1t is nevertheless
fact that the blind tiger business
Mississippi Is steadily increasing, an
:. more liquor is being sold than eve
before in the history of the state.
a majority of the cities and towns I'll
officers expend their energies In a
. resting negresses who run sma
: joints, while the big tigers Of the 70
J al Bengal variety that handle into1
= cants in large quantities are rare
" brought into court.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
EOUALIzE Personal
ASSESSMENT
ROLLS
BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS IN u
COUNTIES MEET MONDAY
DECREASE IN REVENUE.

jackson, July 31-The boards of
supervisors of the seventy-eight coun-
ties in Mississippi will meet next Mon
day as boards of equalization for the
purpose of examining and approving
the personally assessment rolls for
the current year, on which tax col
lection will be based.
While no officials reports have been
received at the auditors office, and
rolls will not be filed until early in
October, information has been receiv-
ed from a goodly number of counties
showing decided decreases in person
atty assessments, while the increases
reported are relatively small.
In event the recapitulation for the
entire state shows loss, as compared
with the 1911 assessments, there will
be no actual loss of revenue, as the
basis Of assessment adopted by the
railroad commission for common car
riers shows an increase of approx
mately $15,OOO,000.
The total amount of Mississippi TO
1911 was 1899 900, of which $239
1898 was realty, $109,919,633 per
sonalty, and $50,100,449 common cal
riers. No new assessments O
; reality is made this year, the df
ures for 1911 being used as bash
and IL the state is to receive addition
al revenue, it must come from persol
al property and common carriers, wit
indications that the increase of tn
T latter will about balance the decreas
e of the former. AS an indication
how reductions are being deliberate
y made by property owners, the perso
l. atty roll of the county of Pike, as t
e ed for approval by the board of su
n ervisors shows net loss of $4,000.
u The tax levy for 1912 remains u
-" changed, and on the six mill bas
II the states income from ad valore
u taxes will be about $2,400,000.
- Under the provisions of secti
= 1926 of the annotated code, part
who desire to object to their asse
- ments must do so in writing befc
=, the August meetings of the boards
:, supervisors adjourn, or they will
- barred from making complaint.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
SWORN STATEMENTS GRAFT
AMOUNTED TO 100000
Every Man VIII BE Protected, Except
Those Who Shot Rosenthal, II lnfor-
nation viii Lead to Detection Of
The Men Higher Up
(By Associated Press.l


New York, July 31.-Amazed by the
sordid confession of BALD Jack" Rose
who declared New York's police col
lected millions of dollars as protection
money from gamblers and disorderly
houses, Prosecutor Whitman today
faced the double task of picking up
the trail of the graft monev and rum
ming down the men who we're behind
the conspiracy to slay the gambler,
Herman Rosenthal.
The district attorney took the view
point that the smashing of alleged
relations between gamblers and the
police was much more important than
avenging the murder of Roseutbal and
indicated he will protect every man
in the Rosenthal conspiracy, except
those who fired the shots, If it will
lead to the higher ups" Meanwhile
Becker, a prisoner in Toombs, Is say
ing nothing and there is no confirma
tion of report that his defense will
be that the three gamblers, Rose, Val
Ion and Webber, finding the case go
|, ing against them framed the stor.
, that would involve him. "Dago Frank
Cirofici is the only one of the alleges
= four slayers of Rosenthal taken int
custody.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
oRAToRIcAL CONTEST
AT CRYSTAL SPRINGS

jackson, Miss, July 3o-A large
crowd of collegians left Jackson this
morning for Crystal Springs where
the midsummer oratorical contest OF
theMississippi intercollegiate oratori-
cal Association takes place at the
chautauqua grounds tonight. The
four institutions having representa-
tives in the contest are Millsaps Col
lege, Mississippi College A. & M. Col
lege and the University Of Mississippi
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
FORCES THREE
MEASURES BACK TO SENATE

Washington, July 31-With machine
like precision the Democratic House
yesterday forced three tariff measures
back upon the Senate. They were the
wool and sugar revision bills and the
excise tax bill. All were sent back
with none of the Senate's amendments
accepted. On the wool bill no con.
ference was asked. The House left II
fatty to the Senate whether that
branch desired to pursue the legisla
tion further.
The Senate last night was in Q
quandary as to the program 1t would
adopt in further considering the three
bills. The regular Republicans were
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
LUMBER MINERAL. COMPANY
DEVEL LOPING CUT-OVER LANDS

H. H. Gust, manager of the Lumber
Mineral Company, at Arbo, was in Hat
tiesburg yesterday. Mr.. Gust states
that his company, who own large
number of acres Of land, has set aside
500 acres to be used for demonstrate
ing the possibilities of South Missis-
sippi cut-over pine land.
This season, in order to encourage
truckers in their vicinity Mr.. Gust
permitted his farm manager to put in
four acres in cucumbers. The yielo
was abundant, but owing to the fact
that planting was late, they made
nothing on the crop. Following Gu
cumbers he planted corn, which ha'
developed so wonderfully on the en-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31

riched land, that yield Of 100 bushels
to the acre is promised
When asked about the scarcity OF
farm labor Mr. Gust stated that 1t is
the intention of his company to supply
that lack with improved agricultural
implements. They now have IL
horsepower gasoline farm engine, a
power shreder and thresher.
Mr.. Gust expressed great confidence
in the possibilities Of these cut-oveI
lands, now offering at such low fig
ures as to often raise a question IL
the mind of the prospector. "If you
lands have such capabilities why arr
they so cheap?" Not knowing tina
there is but one reason-more land
than people to cultivate them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31

reported to be favorable to plan
phereby they would abesent themsel-
yes from the chamber, thus giving the
Democrats chance to pass the meas
ure and send them along for the Pres
idental veto. The Republican >"insur-
gents" however, opposed this scheme
and insisted that differences where
they are reconciliable be threshed out
in conference.
Senate Democrats will seek to take
advantage of Republican disagree
ment. Some concerted plan of action
probably will be adopted today wher
the Senate Democrats caucus on the
wood measure. The whole tariff pro
gram will be discussed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
MAKING Progress
ON CANNING FACTORY

The McInnis Canning Company is
making rapid progress on its large
building on second street, prepara-
tory to canning the potaties for which
contracts have been made with local
growers as we'll as any other stock
that they may buy on the open market
the coming fall. A specimen Of the
labels to be used on the goods has
Just been received. The label is finish
ed in an artistic manner.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
TO EXECUTE NEGRO WOMAN.

Richmond, Va, July 31.-Unless
Governor Mann, at the last minute
commutes her death sentence, which
he says he will not do under any cir
cumstances, Virginia Christian, the
negro woman convicted of the murder
of Mrs. Ida Belote of Hampton, will be
executed tomorrow. She will be the
first woman electrocuted in the state
of Virginia. She has already been
given a respite and had her case con
sidered in many ways by Governor
Mann, who says that the evidences Of
guilt are so clear that he can not dc
anything else in the matter.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31

peal from magistrates court, on con-
viction for profanity, was discharged
through a pre-emptory instruction
from the court.
The case of State of Mississippi VS.
Marvin Dearman, under indictment for
burglarizing Denham & Cos store
took up the morning session and is
sill on trial.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
Leniency For Becker II He Tells All
He Knows.


He Knows.
Sworn statements tending to show
that the annual graft collected by
high police officials in New York city
from gambling houses and other IL
legal resorts has amounted within the
last year to 100000, are in the hands
of District Attorney Whitman. The
statements were made to the district
attorney by Bald Jack" Rose, SELF
accused graft collector for Police Lieu
tenant Charles Becker, head of the
''strong arm squad" Becker last
night began his second day of incar-
ceration in the Tombs prison as an
alleged instigator of the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal, the gambler.
This annual yield OF $2.400.Ooo pro-
lection money was divided, equally, &C
cording to the story told by Rose.
among four high officials of the police
department, one of them being Becker,
and from other evidence the district
attorney has collected he has reason
to suspect that each 100000 was dis
tributed further. In other words, there
were four separate system or bureaus
of graft collection, each headed by 9
high police official.
Mr.. Whitman, 1t was learned, has
the names of the other three police
officials whom Rose has named, and
his further efforts in this now mos
sensational police exposure" thai
New York has ever seen, will be di
rected toward strengthening the evl
dence which points against them. On
of the officials named, 1t was learned
holds a position at headquarters ant
8 is, in strict sense, civilian en-
3 ployee.
l. The name Of a former prominen
b city official has been brought to tn
Il attention Of the district attorney a
k having been connected closely wit
It the graft system" but It was learne
le that the evidence thus far sobtaine
Is against him Is not OF a tangible nj
h. ture. The evidence, however, is b
ing followed closely by detectives
the employ of the district attorney.
. It also became known last nigl
= that II Lieut.. Becker VIII ten all J
= knows. not only in respect to his ov
. alleged completely In the murder, b.
. will unfold the inner workings Of q
= graft system. in SO far as II may J
= volve the pen higher up" no emo
= win be d de to enforce the extren
. penal t'r the crime Of which he 90
= stands .ccused- the murder q Rose
= thalLbut he win be granted ienien'
} = on that condition es'x
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
four CHARGED With
USING MAILS TO
DEFRAUD
(By Associated Press.)

Sioux City, July S1-John L. Bow
ers, of San Angelo, Texas, M. o. Wilk-
inson, of Yoakum, Texas, w. G. Nc.
Kinney, of Hat Springs, Ark, and
Arthur Mann, Fort Worth, Texas. were
arrested here charged using the mails
defraud. They are charged will
swindling W. F. Gilman, hotel pro
prietor, out of two thousand dollars
on a contract for the exclusive right
to sell a powder ejector in Minnesota
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
POSSE HUNTS FOR
SHERIFF'S SLAYER
fBy Associated Press.)

Clarksville. Tex, July 31--A large
posse is securing the country around
Clarksville today for Leonard Petts, q
negro who last night shot and killed
Sheriff Stevens of Red River county
when that OFFICER attempted to arrest
him for the murder of T. A. Ledford
a Dallas policeman.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
WOULD REAFFIRM
THE monroe
DOCTRINE
(Bu Associated PreSS.)

Washington, July 31.-The Senate
Foreign Relations Committee today
adopted Senator Lodges recommends
ton that the United States reaffirm
the Monroe Doctrine in terms clear
to all the world and to express dis
approval of the purchase Of any posi-
BILE naval base on the American conti
nent by foreign power.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
new REVOLUTION
In NICARAGUA
(By Associated Press,

Washington, July 31.-A new revo'
luton has broken out in Nicaragua
Captain Terhune of the gunboat An
napolis wired the Navy Department
that Managua. the capital, was at
tackled Monday and is now cut off from
communication.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
CHICAGO STREET CAR CRISIS.

Chicago, July 31.-Ten thousand
street and elevated railway employees
are preparing demands for an increase
in wages and radical changes in work
ing conditions. The demands are to
be presented tomorrow. Contracts
between the employer and the unions
on the surface lines expire at midnight
tonight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
, Q . q q . q = 8 .. = . . = = .
. TWENTY-NINE LUMBER =
; COMPANIES HELD GulLTY.* =
lBu Associated Press.)

= Jefferson City, Mo-, July 81 =
= Special Commissioner Reynolds =
I. in the states custer suit against =
I. certain lumber companies alleged =
= to be in a trust has filed report =
I. holding twenty-nine companies =
= guilty. =
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-31
. Q Q . . . . Q . ~%~<tHe .
: EIGHT MEN SHOT =
: DURING RioTiNc. :
(By Associated Press.)

= London, July 31-Seven strik- 4
> ers were shot, and twenty other I
naen seriously wounded by flying
kricks, during rioting between un-
: lists and nonunionists around
l1e docks In London today.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
Young Immigrant Says Mrs. AstOr Threw Shawl
 Over Him and Told Him to Keep Quiet
SAILOR HAD DRIVEN HIM FROM A LIFEBOAT
Believes Seeage Passengers Had Equal Chance For Life With Others After They Broke Through the Gate-George A. Harder Says Crew Were Unable to Move Bolt on
 Plate of Watertght Compartment Bogus Survivors.

roborates that of Lowe, one of the Ti- tanic's surviving officers, who told al the inquiry in Washington of man in his boat, No. 6, who had worn women's clothes, and refused to row.
 Did it seem to you that the steer age passengers had as much chance to be saved as the first a1d second class passo1gers?" the senator asked next.
 Yes, they had just as much chance" replied Buckley After a while all the classes were mixed. But at first just after the boat struck, we were not allowed to leave our quarters and so to the upper deck
 Who kept you back?" demanded Senator Smith.
 I think they were sailors" returned Buckley. There is q little gate at the top of the ladder that runs from the steerage to the upper decks, and we were not allowed to pass it. Finally one of our beys tried to force his way through and the sailer there threw him down the ladder and locked the gate. Then we got mad. and we climbed up the ladder and broke through the gate and after that we went wherever we pleased"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
FOR THREE-cENT PIECES
 AND ALSO FOR HALF-cENT.
Treasury Department Withdraws op-
 position to Their Coinage.

Washington May S.-The treasury department has withdrawn it's opposi- tion to the coinage of additional de- nominations of money and is not op- posing the bill introduced by Repre- sentative Bulkeley of Ohio providing for three-cent and one-half cent pieces.
 George E. Robert, director of the mint today declared that the treas ury is passing in the matter and will offer no objection if precautions are taken to guarantee distinctiveness in design.
 The old three-cent pieces we,e re- tired because they resembled the dimes too closely and until recently the treasury consistently opposed an increase in these denominations of coins.
 If the bill Is enacted into law, the three cent piece will be made about the size of nickel, with either a hole in the center or a scalloped edge.
 The design of the one-cent piece will be considerably smaller than the dime and will have A scalloped edge. These designs have been practically agreed upon in conferences between treasury officials and members of congress.
 Quite a demand for tho three-cent piece has come from Cleveland. where the three-eent carfare has been adopted.
 Treasury officials foresee opposition to the bill from traction companies be- cause of the fear that It's enactment might renew agitation for the three cent fare,
 The coinage of one7half cent piecs is being advocated on the ground that it would result in many articles HOW selling for cent being reduced ones | half.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
FLOWERS ON EVERY CRAVE.
White Star Line Provides for Victims
 Buried at Halifax.

Halifax, \. S., May 3.-Fifty-nine unidentified victims of the Titanic dis aster were committed to their last resting place in three cemeteries to- day.
 Four bodies, identified as having been those of Roman Catholics, were buried with the rites of the church in Mt Olivet cemetery, and nine as those of Hebrews in the Hebrew cemetery with customary ceremonies.
 The remaining 46 were inferred in FairvieW cemetery A large plot Of ground had been purchased by the rep resentatives of the White Star line and it is understood that the graves will be marked with a suitable monu- ment.
 The scene at the last named eeme- tery was sad and impressive. One hundred bluejackets with barred heads formed a square around the graves while the bodies were being lowered. Protestant clergymen delivered breif orati0ns, and the Royal Canadian regi- ment band played the dead march from Saul and Nearer, My God, to Thee"
 Floral offerings contributed by the White Star company and unknown donors were placed upon each grave.