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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12
Vet wolverton Wants Another

Jack Martin is the best young
shortstop in the American league"
said Kid Gleason, the White, Sox
coach, the other day IF the High
landers want TO get rid OF him just
say that we will take him. He ought
to be a star ball player n9<s year."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12
Tigers Get Tall Catcher.

The Detroit club acquired the tall
est catcher in the major leagues
when Hugh Jennings signed Gibson,
of the Dallas club. He stands six
feet seven inches in his stockings. is
% years old and still growing.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12

sBattea for Collins In nth inning. =.
Innings.
.DCtTCit ..........O l'U
: Iits-Off Collins. by IA batters I'm
4 innings: on Hail. 5 by II batters In
4 innings Two base hits-Nitt. ~ on
SLOW Three base hit-Speaker. Home
rUn---Craw ford Sacrifice hite-Hooper,
carrlean. stolen bases--Louden. Dou-
HE piays---Dubuc, Louden. r.. OnslOw
"a Ioud6n. 9fanaRe 10 Bush. Left on
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12
Saturdays Results.

Boston T. Detroit l.
Philadelphia s, Chicago y. (Second
game postponed. rain),
St Louis g. Washington l.
Cleveland 5, New York /.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12

The Detroit Boat clubs senior crew
took third place In the national re-
Catta senior eighths at Peoria SatuT-
day. winnipeg and Duluth beat the
Detrolters TO the finish.
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Ye.terdnr,r Rernlfs.

NUT TAI - IITII 7.
Battle Creek s, Lansing 3.
Jackson 80. Kazoc FL.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12
SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE
sntnrda,,s ResnIts.

lansing 10 kaIamaZOO TO.
Flint 100. Jackson IL
Adrian 4. Battle Creek 2. Game
called first OF seventh. rain).
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12
STANDING.
snturdax,s Results.

Phillies 1913, Cincinnati I'd.
brooklyn Z. Pittsburgh 8.
New York 6. st. Louis 2
Chicago IL, Boston 10.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12

TOday's Games.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston.
81. Louis at New York.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12

nusIness-Iike PrfntinR. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain, neat kind that
looks right Times Printing CO.. Is
John R-st PHI Main 149s or City 35S5
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
STANDING.
Yesterday Results.

Detroit 4. Boston 2
Cleveland 3. New York 3.
Washington 3. ST. Louis ?.
Athletics 80. Chicago 6-l.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Today's Games.
No games scheduled.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12
To,iay.s Games

Yesterdays Results.
No games scheduled.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12

Today's Games.
Lansing at Battle Creek.
Adrian at Flint
jackson at Kazoo.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12

FAINT BAKERY suRNs.
fLINT. Mich; Aus. l q. r,s.l plant n
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
BIG CROPS; PLENTY CASH.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Reports of the
bumper crops which continue to come
in from all parts of the West and
Northwest have caused the bankers to
consider the question of funds for crop
movement. Bankers in the big money
centers of the West declare that there
will be no stringency. Though the
large demands for money for the crops
does not begin until several weeks
later, country banks are already send
ing in their demands to the Chicago
banks and have received assurance
that these demands will be met with
out any trouble. The situation which
seems to be causing the greatest
anxiety among the farmers of the
country is the traffic situation, for the
railroads will be taxed to their capaci
ty to remove crops, and there is a
question whether they will be able to
meet the demands in time to have the
shipments made when they will yield
the greatest profit to the shippers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
MORE COMPLAINTS FOR
COMMERCE COMMISSION.

Washington, Aug, 12.-The new
rates of the Gould lines granting re-
ducton on grain from upper and low
er Missouri river points, through Kan
sas City to New Orleans which go into
effect today, are the cause of new
complaints to the interstate commerce
commission by shippers of Baltimore.
It is claimed that the reductions are
made for the purpose of diverting ex-
port shipments that are ordinarily
shipped through New York, Philadel
phia, Baltimore and Boston. The com
plants are made through the Export
Committee of the Central Freight As
sociation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
FILL VACANCIES in
UNCLE SANS
ACADEMIES
SENATOR WILLIAMS ANNOUNCES
EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD
IN SEPTEMBER.

Senator John Sharp Williams an
nounces that there win be vacancy
at the U. s. Military Academy at West
Point, and two at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, to be filled in 1918. That
the appointments may be given on
strictly meritorious basis Senator
Williams has announced that
he will hold a preliminary physical
examination in Jackson, September
goth, and a preliminary mental exam
nation September 21st, at the same
place. He states that the result of
these examinations will guide him in
the appointment of principals and al
ternates for each of the vacancies
named.
These preliminary examinations
will follow the same lines as the ply
steal and mental examinations, giver
by the respective Academies. Any
Mississippi boy of proper age, will bt
eligible for admission to these com
petitive tests. Any one desiring t.
enter may learn the appointed place
for the examinations upon inquiry a
the business office of either of th
Jackson daily newspapers, on Septem
Der goth.
The value of these appointment
lis generally known and highly appr'
ciated. The method OF making al
pointments strictly on the merits
the applicant, is to be commended
Senator Williams believes that for
young man to wear spurs he mus
win them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
GREAT PROGRESS
FOR STATE IS
PREDICTED
STRANGERS TALKING MISSISSIPPI
AND HATTIEsBURe-GooD
ROADS BIG FACTOR.

Gage G. Woodward, assistant cashier
Hattiesburg Trust & Banking Com
pany, commenting on the growing
appreciation abroad of the great fu-
ture of Mississippi, states that this
was well illustrated by two converse
tions he heard while recently travelling
in Pullman sleeper outside the state.
Two gentlemen, strangers to him,
were discussing southern develop
ment, when one said, with manifest
sincerity that In less than twenty-five
years, Mississippi would be the richest
agricultural state in the Union, size
considered. The speaker, whom he af-
terwards learned was the commercial
agent of the Southern Pacific Railway,
gave as a reason for this statement
that in Mississippi everybody is talk
ing agriculture and in the matter of
agricultural high schools she is leading
the Union. The other case re-
lates to different phaze of
development. A good roads ex-
pert of Atlanta, was discussing good
roads with an auto owner of Laurel,
and declared that in ten years
Mississippi will have more miles of
good roads than any state in the Union
of equal size.
This road specialist backed his state
ment with the declaration that more
counties in Mississippi are issuing
road bonds than in any other state.
Similar declarations are often heard
but when men who are specialist in
their lines, volunteer such statements
and the reputation of this state is sc
widely extended as to make part Of
every travellers conversation, it would
appear that the public has its eye
upon "Ole Miss"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12

the exchange with the train slowly
moving back at about the speed of an
OK team, the impact was insufficient
to dislodge the station pouch and in
consequence the post was pulled down,
bringing the test to an end. When
Mr.. Flanagan was asked by a News
representative to explain the cause of
the mishap, he said it was be-
cause of the failure of the upper spring
clamp to yield on account of the slow
movement of the car which caused a
pull" instead of the jerk it would have
gotten had the speed been greater.
The device is the property of the
American Railway Mail Device Com.
pany of New Orleans, in which the
inventor is largely interested. AS
now constructed it will exchange two
regulation-sized mail pouches filled to
capacity as easily as the Ward catcher
invented in 1869, and in use on prac
tically every road in the United States
handles one ward rouch.
The Adam device is the only ex
changing device before the Post Offic,
Department that relates to one bal
exchange stations. The U. S. Pos
Office Department sent representa-
tives to New Orleans, charged wit
the duty of investigating the merit
of this device, with result that a fay
Continued on Page Three.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
TEST OF MAIL EXCHANGING
DEVICE PROVES THAT WHEN
PERFECTED WILL BE SUCCESS

s. E. Flanagan, superintedent of N.
o. & N. e. r. r., was here Satur-
day accompanied by Richard P. Steck-
Ter, l.. H. Collett and Frank L. Carter,
of the American Railway Mail Device
Company of New Orleans, George Per-
ret, agent for j. l.. Adam the inventor,
and Mr.. Koepler, the demonstrator of
mail-catching device, recently in
stalled on the line of N. o. & N. E. r.
r. for exchanging mail pouches at
flag stations.
Upon invitation of Mr.. Flanagan a
party of twenty-five or thirty from Hat
tiesburg accompanied the New Orleans
party of gentlemen on a special train
to Petal, where one of the mail ex-
change devices is stationed.
The party having left the train at
Petal and taken position to watch the
! demonstration, the train composed OF
a mail car and Mr.. Flanagan's car,
backed up about mile and then came
forward at a 50-mile speed. When
the mail car passed the station post
all instantaneous exchange of two com
pletely filled sacks, was effected. Thi'
test was followed by another with thu
train moving about 35 miles an hour
with the same successful exchange
Thus far the test was highly satisfac
tory to all interested. When, however
the demonstrators undertook to max
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
PENSIUN EXAMINERS
WILL REVISE
ROLLS
REVISION WILL NOT BE eENER
AL, BUT MANY NAMES EXPECT
ED TO BE REMOVED.

County boards of pension exami-
ners in several counties announce
that they will make a thorough revis-
ion of the rolls at their meetings in
September, and all old pensioners, as
well as new applicants must appear
in person for examination.
'T regret very much that the revis-
ion is not to be general" said State
Auditor Duncan L. Thompson, ex-of-
ficio pension commissioner, in dis
discussing the subject. I endeavored
to get the legislature at its last ses-
sion to pass law ordering a general
revision, but the measure was defeat
ed. However wherever county boards
of examiners desire to do so, they
can order a general revision, and
through this means the rolls will
doubtless be purged of goodly num-
ber Of persons who are not entitled
to draw pensions"
The pension subject was live sub
ject before the last legislative assem-
bly,, and positive proof of padded rolls
in several counties was produced, but
the lawmakers evidently lacked the
nerve to order a general purging
In some counties it was shown that
the law was being fagrantly violated
and that fully fifty per cent of the
persons thereon had neither the lie
gal or moral right to the states boun
ty.
The appropriation for Confederat,
pensions is $45O,oO0 per year,and al
ter receipt of the rolls from the va
rious counties after the pensio
boards met in September Audito
Thompson will prepare for the an
nual distribution, which will TAX
place in October or November. 1t !
not likely, however, that there wi
be sufficient funds in the treasury
pay of the pensioners until early !
December.
There are now 9,225 pensioners o
the state roll, of which $3.50 are pr
rated widows receiving about ss5 pt
nmu,thauzpreferred class al
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
AMERICAN RIFLEMEN COMING.

Cherbourg, Aug. 1.-THE National
Rifle Team, composed of crack rifle
men from Camp Perry, Ohio, which
has been in England and France COM
peting in the international rifle match
es started for America today. The
American marksmen who have won
great favor during their European Wis
it, will return to Seagirt, N. j., to take
part in the National Rifle Association
matches and the New Jersey Rifle AS
sociation matches. The American
team extended an invitation to the in
ternational teams to meet at CamT
| Perry in 1918.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
ROADS EXPLAIN TRUNK LIMIT.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-General baggage
agents have gathered here today to
prepare statement covering the pro-
posed limitations in the length of
trunks to be presented to the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, which
has suspended the rules adopted by
roads for this purpose,
In Canada the proposition has been
sanctioned by the Dominion railroad
commission to place discriminatory
charges on all trunks more than As
inches long. Roads in the United
States hope to make the regulation
effective by Next November l.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12

ters or endorsements from the bar or
the general public regarding judicial
matters, and he has stuck consistently
to this policy, following his own judg-
ment in all selections thus far made.
Hon. ]. s. Sexton, of Hazlehurst,
was in the city last night returning
home from the coast He declined
to discuss the Supreme judgship, and
it was plainly apparent from the man
ner of his refusal that he is not seek
ing the honor. His private practice
is worth perhaps four times as much
as the salary of a Supreme Judge.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
JUDGE MAYE.S' SUCCESSOR
ON SUPREME BENCH WILL
COME FROM SOUTH MISS.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 12.-Indications
around the executive office today war
ranted the belief that Governor Brew
er will not waste much time in the
selection of the successor of Chief
Justice r. B. Mayes, of the Supreme
Court, whose resignation was tender
ed Saturday.
The names most prominently men
toned are Hon. ]. s. Sexton, former
president of the Mississippi Bar AS
sociation, and generally recognized
as the most eminent member of his
profession in South Mississippi; Hon.
Ira Ford, of Scranton, member of the
firm of Ford & White; Hon. ]. Mac
Martin, of Port Gibson; Hon. W. c.
Martin, of Natchez, former chancel
lor; Hon. Stone Deavors, of Laurel
former chancellor.
There are probably others who will
be suggested, and still others who
will suggest themselves to the Cover
nor, but the belief generally prevails
around the state house that GovernoI
Brewer will tender the judicial bertl
to one of the five men above named
and that their chances rank in th'
order mentioned.
At the beginning of his administra
tion Governor Brewer announced tha
he would not consider petitions, LEI
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12

that the Democrats will be called upon
to meet.
Almost at the same hour that Roose-
welt was so profoundly thanking his
convention for the nomination and
pledging to the party his strenuosity,
there was another scene which it was
my pleasure to witness; that was far
more impressive to the country at
large 1t was the acceptance before a
very large gathering of people at Sea-
girt, of the Democratic nomination by
Governor Wilson. His speech was
scholarly and dignified. 1t was great
deliverance by a man who resorts to
no tantrums, who INDUCES in no harsh
ness, who realizes the tremendousness
of the. task which has been set for
him, who wants to strangle no worthy
industry, who would threaten no hon
est business, but who favors sanely
all the reforms the people have been
demanding, and who will devote him
self and all of his best patriotic abili.
ties to their exactness. In the vast
throng which went down from New
York City and was REINFORCED from
many communities, there was not one
sign of discord. Never has the party
since long before the Civil War, been
so compact. There is never a doubt
that Wilson is going to win and never
doubt that his winning means the
prompt exactness of the reforms tc
which his party stands pledged. Not
a Democrat who gathered Wednesday
about the Wilson mansion but sees a
victory far more sweeping for the Jer
sey man than was given Taft foul
years ago and Roosevelt in 1904. It's
in the air and the view is strength
ened by the fact that in Governor Viii
son the party has a nominee who will
appeal to the reason of the masses ant
If elected will live up to the loftiest
traditions of the big office. While the
race looks at this time to be runa
way affair, each candidate is going tt
be given a fair hearing and what IL
spoken or written will be weighed ant
considered. The candidate who wins
will do so because he deserves to win
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
SORE AT JACK ROSE
SCHEPS WILL CONFESS
Says Pal Has Told Things Unnecessary
And Tried to Get Him In Bad, And
He Does Not Intend to Stand For It
Will Tell Whitman Whole Truth.
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Aug. 12.-This week
promises to unravel much if not all the
mystery surrounding the killing of
Herman Rosenthal. With the arrest
of Sam Schepps and a possible confes-
sion from Jack Sullivan, the district
attorneys office is prepared today for
new evidence corroborating the con-
fession of Bald Jack" Rose that Po-
lice Lieutenant Becker was back of
the murder conspiracy.
Il am the keynote of the whole sit
uation," Schepps is quoted as saying;
'If l talk it will reach long way"
1t is not believed Schepps will make
any effort to resist his return to New
York from Hot Springs, where ne was
arrested Saturday night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
0VERMAN GOOD ROADS
AMENDMENT DEFEATEn
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Aug. 12.-Senator Over
mans good roads amendment to the
Poe bill to appropriate $250.O0O for
highway work in each state to be
available when the state appropriated
like sum, was defeated today.
The Senate struck out the House
provision and adopted an amendment
providing for commission of three
senators and three members of the
house to make an inquiry and report
on federal aid at the earliest date.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12

the decision on the injunction suit
may hinge on the question of whether
the complainants have the right to in
stitute proceedings at this time. 1t
is contended that inasmuch as no
steps have been taken by the state
auditor or treasurer toward the col
lection of these taxes; sthe proceed
ings filed are premature, and that the
litigants must wait until after the
first of February, next, in order to
institute suit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
NEW PIrTseuRe CORPORATION.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE Pitts
burg Electric G. Manufacturing Com
pany today applied for incorporation
under the laws of Pennsylvania. Head
quarters will be maintained in this city
and the company intends to buy, sell
and manufacture as well as install
electrical and other supplies and
equipment. 1t is reported the westing-
house interests are behind the corpora
ton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
(By Associated PresS.)

Washington, Aug. 12.-American
Minister Weitzel, at Managua, Mica
rauga, has protested to General Mena,
head of the Nicaraugan rebels, against
his threatened bombardment of Man.
aqua. The city is filled with non
combatants and women and children
Mena has been notified that he and his
generals will be held personally re-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12

237 pensioners who receive $125 per
year, 734 in the second class receiv-
ing $75 per year, and 597 servants in
the prorated class.
For the past five years the pension
roll has been increasing at the rate
of about ten per cent per annum.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
White MAN CHARGED
With CRIMINAL
ASSAULT
Special to The NetOs.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 12.-James
Courtney, a white man was arrested
this morning charged with criminally
assaulting Flora Forman, an ignorant
country girl, aged sixteen years. The
Forman girl lives near Gloster and
was passing through the city on a
visit to relatives. She alleged that
Courtney enticed her away from the
union station and carried her to a
disreputable house in the southern
part of the city. The case against
Courtney is being prosecuted by the
Salvation Army.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
schepps Will Tell Whitman Whole

schepps Will Tell Whitman Whole
Story.
Hot Springs, Ark. Aug. 12.-"Jack
Rose has told things unnecessary in
his confession to the New York prose-
cutor and tried to get me in bad, but
I'll not stand for it. When get back
to New York l mean to tell District
Attorney Whitman the whole truth.
He can't give me the worst of it." So
declared Sam Schepps, arrested here
in connection with the Rosenthal muir
der. Schepps denied he had made a
confession, but declared he had al
ready talked too much.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
cHIcAGoANs BOON
HOME PRODUCTS.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-1n the first united
and city-wide effort to bring manufac-
turers, buyers and consumers into
closer cooperation, the shops began
the celebration of Made in Chicago
Week" here today. Practically every
shop of any size in the city is display
ing only goods made in Chicago.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
WISCONSIN eRocERs MEET.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Aug. 12.-The
twelfth annual convention of the Wis
consin Retail Grocers' Convention be-
gan here today. The delegates will
discuss methods of obtaining the re-
tailers' cooperation as well as avoid
ing the slavery of business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12

Federals Occupy City OF Nandaime.
San Juan, Delsur, Aug. 12.-It is re-
ported here that the city of Nandaime,
thirty miles south of Managua, was
occupied yesterday by government
troops who left Rivas Friday to attack
General Menas revolutionary forces
who made headquarters there.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MEETS TUESDAY NIGHT

The regular monthly meeting of the
Commercial Club win be held at the
club room Tuesday night beginning
at o'clock.
A number Of interesting questions
win come up for discussion and It Il
desired that full meeting Of the
club members be had.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Wheat shade
higher to half cent lower. Provisions
two and half cents lower to seven and
half up.
New Orleans, Aug. 12.--Cotton al
noonr2a II 80 points down.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
: = . so . = . . = Q 9 .
: TY COBB STABBED; -
: INJURIES ARE SLlGHT.*

; Syracuse, N. Y, Aug. 12,-Ty :
I: Cobb was attacked and stabbed in =
: the back by three unidentified =
: men at Detroit early TIM morning =
:: while on his way to catclz train :
: for this city. The injuries are =
= slight. IA =
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
LYELL EXPECTED TO HOLD
TIMBER TAX UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Jackson, Miss, Aug.12.-According
to the belief prevalent among men,
bers of the local bar Chancellor G. G.
Lyell will rule that the special tax of
20 cents per acre levied by the legis-
lature on all timber tracts of 1000
acres and the special privilege tax
on turpentine dlstilleries are uncon-
stitutional.
This phase of the litigation, how
ever, may not be formally passed up
on by the chancellor at this time, as
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-12
AMERICAN SOLDIER
WDUNDED BY MEXICAN
fBy Associated PreSS.)

kEl Paso, Tex, Aug. 12.-In a fight
last night between United States sol
dlers and Mexicans near Columbus,
New Mexico, one soldier was shot
through the body and Mexican SNUG
gler wounded.