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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
MACEDONIA SCHOOL
CLOSES APRIL 18th

The Macedonia school will close
the years work on April 18th. Patrons
and teachers in the school are ar
ranging for a big educational rally
and picnic on this occasion to be held
at Ideal. Prof. Joe Cook, Rev. G. w.
Thompson and Prof. Currie will be
the speakers of the day, which will be
an all-day> event, with athletic con
tests and other diversions, to which
people from all parts of the county
will be asked to join.
Prof. A. R. Barlowe and Miss Sallie
Draughn are teachers in the Mace
donia school, and are receiving many
congratulations on the successful
term that has attended their WORK
this session.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
PASSING Of AN
old INSTITUTION

Jackson, Miss, April 1.-The Ed
ward McGehee College, for many
years one of the foremost institutions
of learning in southwest Mississippi,
has been sold to the town of Wood
Vile, and will hereafter be used as a
high school building. The passing of
this old college is another manifesto
ton of the modern tendency in this
state to locate institutions of learning
at the larger centers of population.
In ante bellum days, and for many
years following the close of the war,
nearly all the important colleges We're
located in small communities or away
from the beaten paths of travel.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01

John Williams, negro, was found
o'clock at Petal.
1t is stated that last night when
the negro returned from a trip to
town he was drunk, and went immedi-
ately to bed. This morning his room
companion called to him repeatedly
to get up, and receiving no reply, left
him. Returning later and again at
tempting to arouse him, he was dis
covered to be dead.
1t is thought that acute alcoholism
was the direct cause of his death,
though the dead man may have been
affected with heart trouble.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01

Jackson, Miss, April 1.-Pessimism L.
as black as Stygian darkness prevails
among the farmers of Mississippi over
the crop outlook. During the past
week there was less than twenty
four hours of weather suitable for
work in the fields, and it is doubtful
whether exceeding 10000 acres of
ground was placed in shape for plant
ing in the entire commonwealth.
Heavy rains during the closing days
of the week were general over the
state, and, even with good weather
this week, it will be several days be.
fore work can be resumed in the
fields.
Country roads have been rendered
we'll nigh impossible by the heavy
rains, making it impossible for farm
ers in upland counties to haul ferti
lizers from the railway stations, ane
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
.BROOKHAVEN MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE

Brookhaven, Miss, April 1.-Ferdi-
nand J. Abshagen, twenty-four years
of age, committed suicide while alone
in his residence at an early hour yes
terday morning He was lying across
the bed in his room fully dressed, with
SS-caliber pistol in his hand and a
wound in his temple. In his left hand,
clutched over his breast short note
said "Good-by to ALL On another
note lying on the pillow by his side
with no address were penciled the
words:
"You caused it all. Kiss the little
one for me God knows loved her
Mr.. Abshagen was a member of the
firm of Abshagen Bros of this city, and
only a year ago lost his young wife on
the birth of a little daughter, for whom
the young man has since shown an
extraordinary degree of affection
Since that time, he insisted on keep
ing his residence, which adjoins that
of his father, in the same condition as
when formerly occupied by himself
and his dead wife, and always slep
there alone.
The direct cause of the tragedy Il
attributed to a new attachment of thu
past several months, to which the pa
rents, especially on Abshagens side
| strongly objected
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
HYDE TRIAL BEGINS.

New York, April 1.-Charles H.
Hyde, former city chamberlain OF New
York City and close personal trlehu
of Mayor Gaynor was placed on trlal
to-day 10 answer to the charge OF DID
erv A panel of sos talesmen report
ed this morning, and from these 'ne
hry will be chosen. 1t Is eNpeoteu
that Hvde's counsel will seek furthe'
DELAY and objections may be made 10
trial before Judge Davis. Two lndic''
ments were brought against hyoe'
fbo charges being the outgrowtn o.
tho failure of the Northern Bank anu
other Robin enterprises and the Gar
Degie Trust Company. Justice DaN'S
nresided at the trials OF Joseph d.
psichman and William T. Cumn''n7
or tba Carnegie Trust Company
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
TAX SALES Held
IN rs COUNTIES
Delinquent Poll List the Largest on
Record-Many Forfeit Right
to Vote.
Special to The Ne1CS.

SUcClQi 10 INe NctCS.
Jackson, Miss, April 1.-Delinquent
tax sales are being held today in the
seventy counties OF Mississippi.
disposal of property on which taxes
for the year 1911 remain unpaid being
disposed of at public auction at the
county court house doors.
The delinquent lists, as published
by the various collectors, are about the
same size as in former years. and
since the original publications about
thirty days ago much of the property
in jeopardy has been redeemed by
owners who through negligence or in
ability to do so, failed to pay taxes
prior to February list.
The delinquent poll tax lists now
being published are the largest on
record. indicating that a much larger
percentage of persons than usual have
forfeited their right to participate in
the Congressional and Presidential
elections to be held this year. In the
county of Washington there are about
10000 names on the delinquent pol
tax list. Washington, however, is in
the heart of the black belt, where ne
groes outnumber the whites ten to
one, and not exceeding two per cent
of negroes assessed with poll tax set
tie the obligation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
Farmers More Pessu1istlc
Than For Several Years

this will be a factor in the general de-
lay when active planting work is
started.
In the delta the area of total inun-
dation is the largest for many years,
and, with the Mississippi river send
ing down a mighty volume of water
that was but recently ice and snow
along the northern tributaries, the
backwaters are steadily rising, and it
will be several weeks before farming
work of any kind can be started in
that section of the state.
According to special agents of the
United States department of agricul-
ture who are familiar with general
conditions in the state, not exceeding
5000 acres of corn have been planted
in the entire commonwealth, and nc
ground has yet been prepared for cot
ton,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
MAYOR
OUT FOR WILSON

Washington, April 1.-THE follow
ing is part of a statement issued last
night at the Woodrow Wilson head
quarters:
Mayor Newton D. Baker, of Cleye-
land, known nationally as the political
heir of Tom L. johnson, has repudi-
ateds the presidential candidacy of
Governor Harmon and declared for
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson
Mayor Baker has announced his can
didacy as a Wilson delegate"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
DIED YESTERDAY MORNING AS
RESULT OF AN OPERATION
FOR GALL STONES.
THREE TIMES GOVERNOR
OF HIS NATIVE STATE
Take Place in Old Home at Knox
Vile, Probably Wednesday.

Washington, April Robert Love
Taylor, United States Senator from
Tennessee-''Fid Fiddling Bob," to all the
South-died here yesterday, unable to
withstand the shock of an operation
for gall stones performed last Thurs
day.
Early this morning the Senator be-
gan to fail to respond to stimulants.
Mrs. Taylor, worn out by day and
night vigil had gone to her apart
ments, At o'clock yesterday morn
ing the Senator began to sink so rap
idly that she was sent for. She was
at his side when the end came at 9:40
o'clock
"Fddling Bob" Taylor, so known
because he played his way into the
hearts of his audiences, carrying his
violin wherever he campaigned, was
sixty-one years old He was born at
Happy Valley, in Eastern Tennessee,
! but spent most of his life at Nash
vile practicing law. He belonged to
an office-holding family His father
was a Representative in Congress and
commissioner of Indian affairs. An
uncle was in the Confederate Senate.
Once pension agent at Knoxville.
thrice Governor of Tennessee, from
1887 to 1891 and 1897 to 1899, Senator
Taylor forged his way to the national
House OF Representatives from the
same congressional district that had
previously sent his father to Con-
gress, and later his brother, Alfred A.
Taylor, whom he subsequently defeat
ed for Governor.
Senator Taylor was a Cleveland
Democrat. He had served in the Sen
ate since January, 1907, his principal
, activity being in behalf of a compre-
hensive system of good roads and the
| Lakes-to-the-Gulf deep waterway pro-
ject. His last speech in the Senate
was made last July in advocacy of a
Confederate monument bill. His last
appearance in the Senate chamber
= was a fortnight ago.
r Senator Taylor is survived by his
4 wife, son, David Taylor and three
: married daughters in Tennessee. He
: was stricken March is at the union
: station as he was about to board a
train for North Carolina. He was hur
$ ried to his apartments suffering in
8 tense pain from gall stones.
l. An operation for their removal was
: urged, but he fatty refused to sub
y NIT to the knife. Meantime the pois
on was diffused is his system, and h,
finally acquiesced, but to the delay
death is attributed. Last Thursday
two gall stones were removed, and thu
, operation was regarded as successful
\ but stomach complications developed
causing extreme weakness, to whicl
he finally succumbed.
y. The Senate today will pay tribute
+ by an early adjournment. Both house.
4. of Congress will appoint committee
to leave here today to attend the fun
=. eraT at Senator Taylor's old home il
!, Knoxville. The burial service will b
4. Continued on Page Three.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
REVIVAL SERVICES
LARGELY ATTENDED
Services at First Baptist Church
Sunday Enjoyed BY Large
Congregations.

All three services were largely at
tended yesterday at the First Bap-
tist church. Songs by quartette at
the afternoon and night services were
especially enjoyed, as was also the
music by the orchestra. 1t is ques
toned whether there has ever been
any better church music in revivals in
this city. Mr.. Babbitt is composer
of music and is thoroughly easy as a
leader. One of the songs rendered by
the quartette was composed by him.
People were turned away for lack
of room at the night service. There
were eleven additions to the men,
bership Sunday, four of these for
baptism. There have been eleven ad-
ditions in all for baptism, thus far
and ga in other ways, making As in all
The meeting continues this week
The sermon tonight will be on the
Second Coming of Christ" If the
weather is favorable the Wednesday
morning service will be for the "Aged
and Shut-ins." People are asked tC
use buggies, hacks, autos, etc, il
bringing the aged and infirm to this
service.
Old songs of their liking will bt
sung and the entire service will be
/ especially for them, though every
I body is invited.
( The meeting is gaining in interes
and power.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
SMALL SHOOTING
SCRAPE AT RICHTON

Richton, Miss, April IA quarrel
Friday night at the home Of q. A.
Jordan, between two men, w. A. Man
ley, and Jack Russell resulted in the
shooting of Russell by Manley.,
He fred one shot with pistol. the
ball striking Russell on the head, but
failing to enter the skull, and there
fore producing wound OF no very
serious nature.
The Perry County Public Schools
Field Day was pulled on here Friday.
The exercises and contests were Of
an interesting character and well en-
ioyed BY the large crowd In attend.
ance II
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
IIN RS, Will RAISE
MONUMENT FUND

Jackson, Miss. April various AZ. AZ
cal chapters Of the MISSISSIPPI i ,nn Con.
Vision, Wis United Daughters Of Of the ne,Sn.i. UUh
sdsraey have joined s,,rns with eontrDa sntrn"
ssn .,onl 70 the fund being raised for 'ae ne
purpose of erecting a m0nu tha battle.
,Se yS, Confederate dead on u"., the Dnsss meet.
hsld :, a. me state chapter, to be held =, )
Hs Ss,sS.u, % a ways and means Of sec sseI1,ns mon
Mississipps full pro ,,'a"..sd rata 81 al and the
enp campaign pushed with. with s'efss tss summer
months.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
MccREARY SENDS
AID TO COLUMBUS, KY.
fBy Associated Press.)

Frankfort, Ky, April 1.-Goyernor
McCreary has ordered three hundred
National Guard tents sent to Colum-
bus, KY, and gave assurances of be-
ing ready to aid flood sufferers along
the Mississippi in other ways. Re
norts from Columbus state many per
sons are forced to seek temporary
homes in the hills.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
WHITE HOPES FOR
SPEEDY SETTLEMENT
(En Associated ?srees.l

indianapolis, April IAN over but
signing the new wage contracts. AS
a matter of course the increase in
wages won by the soft coal miners
will be followed by the granting of in
creases to the anthracite miners with
out the struggle" This was the state
ment of John P. White, President OF
the United Mine Workers when he re
turned from conference with the
mine owners at Cleveland.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
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(: MISSOURI ANTITRUST
:: LAWS ARE UPHELD. :
(Ru Associated PreSS.l

:. Washington, d. c., April l. :
:. The antitrust laws of Missouri :
:, were upheld today by the Su- :
:. preme Court of the United States. Z:
!! The Court approved of the states ::
:: action in ousting the Standard I:
:. Oil Co., of Indiana and the Re Z:
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:. York, from the state and fining ::
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!: SUPREME COURT UPHoLDs ::
!: COMMERCE COMMISSION. :.
(By Associated PreSS.)

:: Washington, April IA signal ::
:. victory was won today by the In =
:. terstate Commerce Commission =
:. when the Supreme Court decided =
= the commission had power to ::
:. compel water lines to report to :
:. it, regarding intrastate as well as :
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
Petal Negro Found Dead
In Bed This Morning

He was employed by the Mclnnis
Lumber Co., and was occupying a
house in the negro quarters of the
company.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
THE MARKETS.

New Orleans, La, April Cotton
steady; seven points advance.
Chicago, April Wheat easier;
three eighths lower to one eight up.
Provisions steady; two and half to
seventeen and half cents up.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
SMALL LEVEE BREAKS
IN NORTH MEMPHIS
(Bu Associated PreSs.l

Memphis, Tenn, April 1.-Scores of
families residing in North Memphis,
hastily moved their household effects
to second stories this morning when
small levee on Bayou Gayoso broke,
A portion of the streets in the dis
trict are flooded.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
CAN BRING
ACTION, SAYS COURT.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, April 1.-The right Of
the Federal Government to bring ac-
tion to have set aside some three
thousand conveyances by full-blood
Cherokee Indians, of their allotted
lands, was upheld by the Supreme
Court of the United States today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01

Miss Helen Taft, the Presidents
daughter has developed q fondness
for following the hounds. She ex-
poets to participate in the chase
Club here shortly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-01
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THE WEATHER.

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= noon and tonight. Tuesday prob =
= ably fair and colder. =
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-12
Women have taken to wearing mems
socks. What next?
directors Should Direct.

There are some things they do bet
ter abroad. For example, in England
directors of a corporation are held
rigidly responsible for the actions of
that corporation. A short time ago an
English insurance company declared
a dividend and a bonus on it's stock.
and on the strength Of the action a
man bought some of the company's
shares. The fact became known later
that the dividend had not been earned
and that the directors had been de-
ceived by their executive officer. Suit
was brought by a purchaser of the
stock to recover damages from the di-
r%ectors, owing to the false statements
OF earnings published. 1t was proved
that some If the directors were de-
ceived and bought stock after the
declaration of the dividend. They
were men of unquestioned honesty
and Of high standing. The English
jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff.
holding the directors liable for his loss
even though they proved that they
We're themselves deceived and did not
know the facts.
This may seem an extreme decision,
but that it is just and necessary will
appear upon slight reflection. Some
body must be responsible for the acts
of a corporation, and who if not the
directors? They choose the officials
and are thus responsible for the deeds
of h officials. 1t is idle for them to
plead lack Of knowledge of what. their
creatures do. for it is their duty to
know.
Sooner or later we must meet this
question in America. The dummy di.
rectors must 90. We must know
where to put our fingers on those re.
sponsible for the misdeeds of corpo-
rations. To fine the corporation itself
places the burden on the stockholders
and eventually upon the public, where
1t does not belong. Guilt is personal,
and the penalty should be paid per-
sonally by those in charge. There
must be responsible management.
Directors should direct and should
be held accountable.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-12
Dump Boy Saved Sixty.

Fred Evans was a boy who worked
In the dump in an Illinois coal mine.
One day there was a cave-in, and the
earth and coal in settling imprisoned
sixty men. The foreman Of the res
cuing party saw the small opening the
cave-in had left between the places
where these men stood and the outer
world. and he spoke to this boy to
know If he would dare to help him.
"The hole is just big enough for you
to crawl through" be said. land to
drag a hollow pipe after you. You'll
have to be mighty careful or the coal
will settle and crush your life out.
But if you can get it through to them
then we can pump air enough in to
keep them alive till we can dig them
out. Are you willing to try it,"
All Fred answered was. "Ill do my
best"
1t was a 600 foot crawl. and many
a time it stopped, and those outside
gave up hope, but at last there was a
faint call through it that told them he
was there. They began pumping air
and water and milk through the pipe
and kept it up for a week. when Fred
and the whole sixty we're safely
brought out and given back to their
families.-Heidelberg Teacher.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-12
TRYING TO ROPE A MANATEE.

from the mainland. and was seen by
the fishermen struggling in a shallow
part of the strip of water.
A boat with three men went out to
capture it. When they got close to it
Rodriguez climbed out of the boat and
attempted to put a rope around the
manatee's fins and was knocked un-
conscious by a blow from one of it's
fippers.
He would have drowned had he not
been dragged into the boat by his COM
panions. The rope was finally fastened,
and the manatee was towed ashore. 1t
is the second Of it's kind captured in
the Laguna Madre in the last few
weeks.
These animals are quite numerous
along the coast $50 to 200 miles south
of Point Isabel. They are adapted to
salt and fresh water. A strange fea-
ture Of their appearance in the waters
along the coast is that they are usually
accompanied by a school of 'sea dev.
lis" great sea monsters frequently
weighing as much as $500 pounds
each. One Of them when %harpooned
has been known to drag twenty boats.
httched tandem. each carrying two
men.-New York World.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-12
Eiuht With a Bio Shark,

After fighting desperately for two
hours with u full grown man eating
shark. which had become enmeshed I
their fishing nets off Angel island, five
Italian fishermen finally conquered the
unusual catch and saved their little
fishing smack from capsizing an6
placing them at the mercy Of the in.
furiated leviathan. The shark meas
ured twelve feet over all and weighed
500 pounds. says the San Francisco
Call. The fishermen are Of the opin-
ion that the victim of their nets stray
ed into the bay from the open sea in
search of new varieties Of food. They
also assert that they are thankful they
did not fall into the water while the
shark vas cruising about. Two nets
were torn almost to shreds by the
shark, and in order to secure the giant
and bring him near enough to attack
with clubs the fishermen sacrificed a
third net.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-12
ROSE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET.

lance Mr.. Petrie and his family dis.
tnguished two figures crouched in the
seats between the planes.
With the whir of it's engine increas.
ing to a roar the machine swept over
their heads, circled about and grad
ually sank to- earth. where it ran along
a short distance and then halted.
From it, his kit Of surgical instru-
ments in his hands. leaped' DR.. Alden.
He hurried to the Petrie home and to
the bedside of the boy. After he had
examined the youngster and dressed a
bad cut in his head, which, the physi-
clan said. was, luckily. the whole ex-
tent Of the lads injuries, he explained
how he had CHANGED to arrive in an
airship.
In response to Mr.. Petrie's telephone
message, he said, he had started for
Urbana in his automobile, sending the
machine along at full speed. When
he was ten miles from Urbana his au-
tomobile broke down. He was hard
at work on it when he heard the
whir of Hugh Robinson's engine and
saw the aviator soaring close over his
head.
DR.. Alden hailed the aviator. explain
ing his predicament and begging for a
lift. Robinson assisted him into the
biplane, made a place for his surgical
bag and then climbed into his own
seat, promising to have the physician
in Urbana in less time that he could
have made the trip had his automobile
not broken down.
The hydroplane rose several hundred
feet in the air. and her Robinson
headed it northward at full speed. In
exactly six minutes the ten miles to
Urbana were covered and the machine
was settling to earth near the Petrie
home.
Robinson stayed until he learned
that young Petrie was not badly hurt,
and then he flew back alone.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-12
GAVE DOCTOR A LIFT
IN HIS AEROPLANE.
Aviator Aids Errand Of Mercy
When Auto Breaks Down,

The small son Of e. A. Petrie, a resi-.
dent Of Urbana, near Hammondsport,
N. T., fell down a stone stairway, and
his parents. believing that he had frac.
tured his skull. t%elephoned to DR.. P. T..
Alden Of Hammondsport, who promised
to hurry to the Petrie home with all
haste. The minutes passed. however,
with the physician still not arrived,
when the Petries saw u hydroplane ap.
pear against the sky line.
The machine. at first a blurred spot
against the clouds. grew rapidly more
dlstlnguishable as it sped toward the
Petrie home. Its frame was outlined
clearly when 1t was still a mile or so
away, and in the seconds only which
1t took the machine to make this dis