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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
DETROIT ALDERMAN
CHARGED WITH
GRAFT
ACCUSED OF RECEIVING OR con-
SPRING TO RECEIVE MONEY
FROM RAILROAD.
SEVEN OF EIGHT RELEASED
ON five THOUSAND BAIL
Honest Tom" eIinnin, Leader Of
Council and E. r. sohreiter, Score
tary American League MunicIpaii-
ties involved In Scandal.
(By Associated Press.)

Detroit, July 27--Seven of the eight
aldermen arrested with the Secretary
of the Commen Council charged with
receiving or conspiring to receive
money for closing a street for a rail-
road were released today on five thou
sand dollar bail. Honest Tom" Glin-
men was granted temporary liberty to
attend the bedside of his sick wife.
He is leader of the council and is al
legged to have received one thousand
dollars.
investigation Began Last February.
Detroit, July 27-Eight aldermen
and the secretary of the common coun-
ell committees were arrested Friday
afternoon on charge of accepting
bribes and conspiracy to ACCEPT a
bribe for their votes and influence in
the passing of measure affecting
city property recently transferred to
the Wabash Railroad At least six
other arrests of aldermen are expect
ed at any moment, and it is believed
that $1,000 passed hands in sums Of
from $100 to $1,000. The bribery was
consummated and the arrests were
accomplished under the personal
supervision of Detective VIM. J..
Burns.
The officials already arrested are
Thos. Gilman, president of the coun-
Gil; E. R. Schreiter, Jr., secretary Of
council committees and also secretary
of the American League Of Municipal
tiles, who is charged with conspiracy
to bribe and agreeing to accept $500:
Alderman Joseph L. Thieson, said to
have accepted $500; Alderman Martin
], Ostrowski, alleged to have received
5000; Alderman Patrick O'Brien. con-
spiracy; Alderman Louis Tossy, said
to have received 5000; Alderman
Frank ]. Mason, Alderman Louis Brozo
and Alderman Deimel, the last three
being charged with accepting 500
each.
Alderman Gilman, who long has
been known in city politics as Honest
Tom," when arrested is said to have
turned over $1,000 and made a com
plete confession. Schreiter, who, Il
is claimed by the authorities, negotiat-
ed the affair, was arrested in his Office.
Officers claim he went to the office of
the detectives, who were posing as
Wabash Railroad agents, to get his
money, and discovered the officers
who had just arrested Gilman. It is
said he also made a statement to the
officers.
The detectives say they have caught
their men not only with market mon
ey, but telephone testimony and
Photographic records.
The investigation which eliminated
in the arrests has been going on since
February, when rumors of graft in
the councilmanic body began to as
sumo serious proportions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
SANFORD TRUCKERS
MAKE GOOD SHOWING

Sanford, Miss, July 27.-While the
tomato crop here is by no means the
best, the Sanford truck growers yes
terday loaded solid car containing
500 bushels Of tomatoes. The ship
ment was consigned to the American
Can & Pickle Company, at Virgins.
The truckers have just finished the
cucumber crop, shipping an average
of one carload day for six weeks,
all the shipments going to Virgins for
picking purposes. This is the first
year for trucking at Sanford, and the
results will lead to larger things next
season. The Ship Island Lumber Com
pany has set out upwards of sixty
thousand strawberry plants.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
TEXAS PRIMARIES.

Dallas. Tex, July 27.-Both the Re-
publicans and Democrats are holding
statewide primaries today to choose
delegates to state conventions to take
place August 13. Texas adherents of
the new party movement have ar
ranged for precinct primaries today,
but it is probable that few Progress
sives will attempt to vote in either the
Republican or Democratic ranks owing
to the mix-up of dates. No definite
announcement has been made as to
whether the Progressive will attempt
to capture the Republican state con.
vention, this being left for determine.
tion, until after the Chicago conven.
ton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
SENATE PASSED EXCISE
BILL BY VOTE OF Sc TO IS
Amendments Tackled on However That
Means Fight With House Tariff
Commission and Repeal of Canadian
Reciprocity Opposed.
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:" ment between regular and pro- :.
:: gressive Republicans was reach :.
:: ed today for passage a tariff bill :.
:: fixing duty of SLIGO per hundred :.
. pounds in place of the present =
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Washington, July 27-Strengthened
by the force Of two victories in the
last two days Senate Democrats and
Progressive Republicans are prepared
today for the last fight on the tariff
program, the sugar schedule. It is
the belief that level lower than the
regular Republicans favor will be
adopted. 1t is reported today that
Senator Smoot had agreed to $1.62 1-2
per hundred pounds and that Bristow
had advanced to $160 in hope of com.
promising with the regulars. The
Democrats are determined not to in
dorse the House free sugar bill but to
stand behind the William bill for a cut
of one third
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
ELIMINATION BALLOON RACES.

Kansas City, July 27.-The best bal
looms in the country, engaged in com.
petitive tests, will start in the elimi-
nation balloon races here today. The
aeronauts making the best showing
will represent the United States in
the international race which is to be
held this year at Stuttgart, Germany
next October. San Francisco, Den.
yer, ST. Louis, Kansas City, Akron
Ohio, Indianapolis and Nashville are
some of the cities represented. Per.
haps 100000 will witness the races
which start from the Armour-Swift
Burlington grounds at five o'clock this
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
WOULD SUSPEND
WORK ON DEPOT
New Station Little Improvement on
old Is Claimed Of Laurel
Citizens.

Jackson, July 27-The Mississippi
railroad commission has been request
ed by citizens of Laurel to order a
suspension of construction work on
the new depot of the New Orleans &
Northwestern Railway at that place.
The request is based on the conten-
tion that the new station is not COM
mensurate with the needs of Laurel; /;
that it is entirely too small for the
volume of passenger traffic through
the place, and but little more COM
modious that the old frame depot it
is to replace.
1t developed that plans for the sta
tion were not submitted for approval,
either by the railroad commission or
the city council of LAUREL
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
ESCAPED TIeREss CAPTURED.

The sheriff's office this morning re-
ceived phone advice of the arrest at
Beaumont of Ida Bolton, a negro wo-
man convicted of retailing and SEN
fenced to the county farm, who es.
eaPed about two months ago. The
prisoner was lodged in the Jail at New
Augusta to await an officer from here
on this afternoons train.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
MACHINE FOR MAKING
POPCORN "cRisPETTs."

Factories and more factories is the
metropolitan cry. 1t is often said,
give us factories if they are but
small ones" The latest thing in Hat
tiesburg in the factory line helps to
meet that demand. if we emphasize
small" ]. W. Hopkins has just put
in a machine for turning out popcorn
"crispetts," which. Judging from the
samples, is destined to supply long
felt want-in the children's appetites.
being similar, but great improve
ment on, the popcorn always in evil
dence when the circus comes around.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
STATE WIDE PRIMARY
ON In TEXAS TODAY
(By Associated Press,

Dallas, July 27-A Democratic pri-
mary election is being held today in
Texas. One United States Senator,
eighteen congressman, governor, state
officials and next years legislature,
which will choose successor to SEN
ator Bailey, are being voted for Pro
hibition features the campaign.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
Excise Bill Passed Senate BY Vote of
SO to 18

Washington, July 27-Democrats
and Progressives united again in the
Senate last night and by vote of 36
to 18 passed the Democratic excise tax
bill extending the present tax on cor
porations to the business Of individ-
uals, private firms and co-partnerships.
Attached to the measure also by the
aid of Republican votes were amend
ments for the repeal of the Canadian
reciprocity law and the taxing of 50
per ton tariff on print paper; and for
the establishment of a permanent nom
partisan tariff commission.
Senator Borah in fight to have his
income tax bill substituted for the
f'tax on business" lost by a vote of
% to 33, although he mustered to
his support many of the regular Re-
pubIicans and four Democrats, AS
hurst Culberson, Hitchcock and Mar
tine.
The Democratic minority stood out
solidly against any change in the
House bill that would threaten its de-
feat. They declered the tax on busi-
ness was clearly constitutional, while
an income tax law had once been held
unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
and might again suffer the amend
ment to the federal Constitution.
On the passage Of the excise bill the
Democrats were supported by the fol-
lowing Progressives and Insurgent Re-
publicans:
Bourne, Bristow, Clapp, Crawford,
Cummins, Gronna, Jones, Kenyon, La
Toilette, Nelson, Poindexter, Town
send and Dorks.
The measure was changed from the
original House bill only in minor par
ticuiar, except for the addition of the
Canadian reciprocity repeal and the
permanent tariff commission provision.
II will 20 back to the House FOR the
approval of that body and it is be-
lieved an agreement will soon be
reached
The excise measure would levy nm
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
MORE Than 81 BALE
ADVANCE IN
COTTON
tEy Associated PrcSS.)

New Orleans, July 27-The net ad
vance of more than a dollar a bale
on cotton was the result of bullish ac
counts of crop damage in southwest
Texas due to the hot dry weather
October and December went above
the thirteen cent level. The forecast
of fair weather over Sunday for the
Western belt led the bulls to believe
the advance would be continued Mon
day. The market closed firm, "a to
"a point up. On the New York ex-
change the prices closed 80 to 36
points advance.
Chicago, July 27-Wheat steady; un-
changed to half up. Provisions firm;
shade to twenty cents higher.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
SENATE TO VOTE ON SUGAR.

Washington, July 27.-The Senate,
according to schedule, will take de-
cisive vote of the sugar tariff bill to-
day The regular Republicans have
been trying to secure the support Of
the progressives in order to be able to
reject the bill, but the progressives
have been working with the Demo
Gratis, who have been trying 10 meet
their teams, but without result entire
ly satisfactory to all concerHed< It Is
probable that the bill will s. reIec<ed
bv marty vote.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
FORREST CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS

At meeting of the members Of the
Forrest Club, Friday night the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year; president, w. G. Gillespie;
LIST vice-president, e. R. Farrell; End
vice-president, R. X. Smith, 3rd vice.
president, ]. e. Davidson; secretary,
Geo. D. Stockman.
The affairs OF the club were shown
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
MRS. TAFT AT HORSE SHOW.

Boston, Mass, July 27.-Mrs. w. H.
Taft, wife of the President, will be
the honored guest at the "Montserrat
Country Fair" held on the grounds
of the Montserrat Gold Club, near
Beverly Cove today for the benefit of
the Children's Island Sanitarium.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
DISPUTE Of LONG
STANDING IS
SETTLED
(By Associated PreSS.)

Washington, July 27-The Mexican
Ambassador and State Department
have reached an agreement to settle
the long standing dispute regarding
the ownership of the Chamizala tract
of $50 acres forming part of the city
of Elpaso, Tex, on the basis of the
purchase of the land from Mexico by
United States. The tract is valued at
approximately one million dollars.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27

city. No question involving the well
fare of our people has arisen to find
Mr.. Caperton uninterested or on the
wrong side. If elected no class need ex-
pect him to vote to grant any special
favors, while every feature of the pub
lie veal will fully enlist his best tai.
ents and labors.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
SIS and COST
FOR RETAILING

In the City Court this morning there
was but single case for the consid.
GRAFTON of Mr.. Fuller, that of Lige
Maggard, whom Willis Moore, chief of
police, had detected in the act of
handing out the beer and taking in the
nickels. The man plead guilty to the
charge and was fined SIS and cost
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
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= EXPECTED CONFESSIONS
= FAIL TO MATERlALIZE
(By Associated PreSs.)

:: New York, July 27-Expected :
= confessions Of the murderers of :
:: Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, :.
: failed to materilize today and the :
= prosecutor is as much at sea as :
:: ever. No further arrests are ex- :
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
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/: TROOPS RUSHED TO .
: MINING DISTRICT. :
(By Associated PreSS.)

" Charleston, w. Va, July 27.-A :.
:: special train carrying troops is :.
= hurrying to the Point Creek dis :.
: trict where coal miners have been :.
: on strike since last April. Serious :.
:: conditions exist on account of :,
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
Senate Amendments Centre of Fight

Senate Amendments Centre of Fight.
Washington, July 27-The fight over
the excise tax bill which was returned
to the House today as passed by the
Senate was centered around the amend
for the tariff commission and the repeal
of Canadian reciprocity. House Demo
Gratis are opposed to both. Under
wood said he thought compromise
would be reached.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
EMPeRoRs STRENGTH

Is FAST EBBINo.
Tokyo, July 27-Bulletins from the
bedside Of Emperor Mutsuhito indi-
cate his strength is fast ebbing. He
is suffering from complication Of dis-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
LEADERS VISIT
GOV. WILSON TODAY
ny Associated Press.)

Seagirt, July 27-Gov Wilson re
turned today with his notes and speech
of acceptance of the Democratic nom
,ipation. He expects to receive a del
eeption from Brooklyn, Senator Gore
and Herman Ridder today. Ridder is
Treasurer of the National Committee
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-27
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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-09-06

Announcement of the appointment Of
the boys who won membership in The
State Fairs first farm boys enaamp-
memt has been made by Secretary j. l..
Dent.
THE ages of the youngsters range
from fifteen TO eighteen Years. Mhe
Kentucky State Fair viii pay their
expenses whi e they are at the fair
as wei as rc.mbursing them for mil
road fare. ,,'
The boys receiving anpdntment from
this section of Kentucky are as fo'-
lows: OHIO County, Charles n. Baird
Route 2, Hartford: DaNsss cohntyt-B.
F. Field, owensboro, r. r. No. 2; Brsck
enr.ige county, George Gregory, Gar
fled; Christian county. Foster Mason,
Hopl rnsville HANCOCK county, II. S. Pat
teerson, Jr., LewtSport; Henderson noun-
ty, Ar1hbaid Bennett, Hruderson; Hop
ms county Ilola s'isk, Dalton; Mclean
county, Mathews Vincent, Bee Sping
Union county, Ray w. lHoars, Hender-
SON Webster county. Ben Watson, Jr,
Dixon.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-09-06

Deputy Sheriff s. o. Keown wild be
at the following places on day named tc
collect your taxes:
SuIihur Springs, Tuesday, Sept. 8
forenoon.
Dundee, Tuesday, Sept. 3, afternoon.
Deanfisd, "Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Herbert, Thursday, Sept. 5.
Trisier. Friday, Sept. s, forenoon.
Shreve, Friday. Sept. 6, afternoon.
Fordsvtle. Saturday. Sept T.
Beaver Dam, Monday, Sept. 9.
Centertown, Tuesday. Sept. 10.
Matanzas, Wednesday, Sept. IL fore.
noon.
Point Pleasant. "Wednesday. sept. H.
afternoon.
smaihous. Thursday, sept. u, fore
noon.
Ceralvo, Thursday, Sept. 70, afternoon
McHenry, Saturday. Sept. II.
Rockpor, Monday, Sept. ls.
wysox, Tuesday. Sept. II.
Prentis, Wednesday, Sept. IS.
Cromwell, Thursday. Sept. 10. fore
noon.
Rob Roy. Thursday. Sept. 70, after
noon.
T. H. BLACK. S. o. C.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-09-06
A Surprise Birth Day I inner.

The many frfends and relatives Of
Mrs. ]. A. Hooker gave her a surprise
on Sept. with a birthday Inner in
honor of her 42nd birthday.
AN come with well filled baskets
and spent a peasant day.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Hooker, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Igie-
heart. Mr.. and Mrs. Scrota Hooker, and
son Earl, of Centertown; Mr.. and Mrs.
p. NJ. Brown and daughters, Pearl,
Geneva and Mary; Mr.. J. T. Hooker
and daughter, Neck; and son Barney, Of
McHenry; Mr.. and Mrs. Dave RhuSls
and daughters Irene and Audrey; Mrs.
Claude Norman and children, 'Kath-
crime, Beverly and Paul; Mr.. and Mrs.
jam Tichenor, of Beaver Dam; Mrs. A.
j. Williams and son Douglas, of Hart
fond; Mrs Julia Mitchell, of OWENS
bono; Mr.. and Mrs. Hut Sinnntt, Mr..
and Mrs. u.s.. Cecil and daughter Goa ;
Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Pirtle, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. NJ. Pirt,e, Mrs. John Mail and
sons Cnrk and Claude.
ONE PRESENT.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-09-06
DEMOCRATIC BLUNDER.

The Louisville EvedGrg Posi- which Is
supporting WILSON Tor Ply sidont, and n
r,ct by far the most potent mid the
- mocnaa,c ticket is rcoei'ing In Ken
lucky. because 1T is read by so many In
dgcndcnts and Republicans, has ihe
following to say of the Domocratic cam
pafem tent book:
''The Panama Canal is THE greatest
work of a natural character he unAted
States has contributed TO civil ization.
Because 1, is primarily the work Of
Thndors Roosevelt. the hired organs
Of Wall street and the hungry lobbyists
and some fool Domocrp.s have und srtak-
en- to give form and substance to car
tain mythical "ch,ms" from Columbia 20
oompensate Columbia FOR the expendNur
of 40 milions on this great work.
Last winter, in the House. a Demo-
cratic Committee of Foreign Affairs,
ignorantly or deibera.ey, heard
staV.mens from the agents of the
ChlffEhlVS, hdstu oi Ia 81 HiNF"IN, i@i'
history. false Jaw. designed to impugn
the honor of America in dealing with
Columbia, all to promote a new raid on
the treasury ON ehe name of Co.uihbia.
No. all the power of u journalistic
syndicate, not aE abe ingenuity Of e
Foreign Affairs Committee, coud maze
the ''hearing' important. and It dis
credited all men WHO were strenous!y
promoting it.
Now that calm appears in the heart
of the Democratic Campaign Book. 1t
damns nhe book. Ii the, Democratic par
ty is to become the agent of the Lob
by i'm this raid, organized in the name
of Columbia, it will be damned and
ought TO be.
Now the inoompeten' comEaers of the
Democratic Handbook, to be placed DIN the
hands Of Democratic speakers Rnd edi-
tors, have undertaken to put the Demo-
cratic party back of this fake claim,
and make Democratic success a victory
for a lot of lobbyists in their RAID on
the treasury of the United States.
1t is blunder hhat should be COW
rected and repudiaaed. No SUCCESS IAN
come to the Democrats on such fa,se,
on such a base, issue"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-09-06

Seattle, Wash, August si.-.IVison ex-
tract from the roots of pach trees. sad
to aave been pne of tine inereNien9s of
medicine prescribed by "a Ohnnse herb
doctor, is bedeved by Coroner j. {,
Snyder. TO have CAUSED the DEATH Of
Louis Potter, the New York sculptor,
who did here Thursday.
Am analysis of the meJicine is haiag
made, and the police ane instdtuthg a
search of Pacific coast aitiszs for che
Chinese doctor, who tas been ,ntsstng
since Potter's death.
According to friends here, POTTER Ina !
long heen deeply Interested in Ortenta.
mysticism, hut nome of those question, ID
had heard anything frnm the SCULPTOR
OF the treatment i've WAS undcrgodag at
The hands Of the Chinese. 4 D..
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-09-06
TROUBLE FOR PROF.
WILSON'S COMMITTEE
National Chairman Virtually
Barred for His Graft
Alliance.

Washington. Aug. S.-'nhat WI nam !.
McCon,bs has in OBJECT bean l,9cs vi
from the national chairmanFlllp of the
Damocrtsc garty is the word that
reaches Washington through Seemingly
re(ab'e channels
He will conainue to be aitu'nr head
of the organization burt any, contributd m
he may make IN directing affairs will
be nominal, by way of permi4ng him
to save his face, and he Wi be KEEP,
in the background as much as possGble.
WI. lam g. MoAdco, vic uhairman, IS
now in general charge at Democratic "a
tional headquarters and there arc ru-
mors that If MIR. McComls su.urns there
at aC it will be toward the end of the
campaign.
Several reasons for putting Chairman
McCombs in ec'tise are assigned in The
sensational stories that are afloat.
One is that Col Roosevelt has 4
charge Of dynamite" In store for him.
based on the SUPPOSED fact that he iIsbs
bean attorney for some of tine beneficial
ries OF the poke graft in New York
and THAT this professional RELATION. while
not refiecting on Mr.. NcOonlbs' per-
sonal integrity, renders him u brigat
and shining target.
Another report is that lMcCombs mlie
Himself objectionable TO WdFiiam !.
Bryan by giving out very freely about
the Lawyers Club and els where that &c
Wli'son were nominated Bryam would I'VE
duly and effectively put out of bust
hess.
Bryan, 1T is reported, took umbrage at
IL lis line of talk.
A still further alleged reason is that
there has betn a great deal pf COM
paint of amateur;sh methods at heLd-
quarters, witch have resulted in some
gro;esque mistakes.
In any event the management IF the
Democratic national campaign Is in
peck of trouble and new faces VIII he
seen shortly around headquarters.