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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05
DEVELOPMENT POSSIBILITIES
OFINTERSTATE INTERURBANS

That the system of interurban cleo.
are now engaged in building through
out the Piedmont section of the Caro-
linas is but the seed of a great system
that will rival the trolley systems of
the middle west, extending north into
Virginia and south into Georgia, with
Atlanta as the southern terminus, is
indicated by contracts just let for the
completion of stretches of road in
South Carolina.
The plains of the Piedmont and
Northern lines for extension north
from Charlotte and Greensboro, Dur,
ham and Raleigh in North Carolina
have been known for some time. With
these extensions it is considered that
the road will have gained such size
and Importance that Greenwood, S. c.,
the prospective terminus according to
present plans, would not be selected
as the permanent terminus.
1t is predicted that the Duke inter-
ests will then push on into Georgia,
cooperating, possibly, with the Geor-
gia hydro-electric interests which are
developing Tallulah Falls, and make
Atlanta it's southern stopping point.
The extreme efficiency that assures
the development is the fact that the
same interests that are pushing the
railway are engaged in giant hydro
electric enterprises all along the route
the railway will take, furnishing power
throughout the system with a mini
mum expense due to loss.
One of the most important consid-
erations to the rapid extension of the
lines is the cooperation of interests
that the railway will institute in the
promotion of manufacturing enter
prises through the inducement of
cheap power and easy facilities for
transportation.
1t is interesting to note in this con-
nection that by extending one of the
lines suggested in the Tradesman of
July %, out of Chattanooga to Duck.
town and Murphy, and also on to Dab
lonega and Gainesville, the last link
would be filed uniting two large sys-
TENS and admitting the passage of per-
sons and parcels from Guntersville or
Nashville, Tenn, to Raleigh, N. G.
The internal development of the
country is bound to come in the use of
the electric possibilities by interur-
bans.-The Tradesman
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

of the convention have been given
out. 1t was quite generally reported
however that Col. John W. Parker of
New Orleans, a Democrat would be
the permanent chairman of the con-
vention For a time It appeared to be
the plan to retain former Senator
Albert j. Beverage of Indiana, the
temporary chairman, as the perma-
nent presiding officer, but it was said
Mr.. Beverage has expressed a desire
that this be not done. Many of the
leaders in the new party movement,
anxious to avoid any semblance Of al
lance with the old parties, are urging
that the Democrats who have join
ed in the movement, particularly from
the South, should have especial re-
cognition in the convention.
The water power Of eastern Tennes-
see is to be developed electrically.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

rangement would also save an enor-
nous amount of coal and greatly faci-
ilitate the handling of the ship, as
with electricity it is quite possible to
control the ship from the bridge, elm
mating the ringing of signal bells or
with telephoning to the engine room
located for away in the interior of
the ship. The man on the bridge can
start, stop, slow up or reverse the
motors at will.
While the steam turbine-engine
shows better results for ship propul-
sion then the old reciprocating types,
experiment has proved that turbine
engines must travel at a high
rate of speed to give their greatest
economies and when they are used
for ship propulsion this speed must
be cut down with the aid of gear sys-
TENS, mourning serious loss of pow
er.
The United States collier Jupiter,
which is being built at the Mare Is
land Navy Yard, will be the first large
vessel to be equipped with electric
propulsion. The general scheme en-
braces a steam turbo-generator set
delivering its electrical output to a
pair Of induction motors, each of
which will be direct connected to its
own propelled shaft The designer
of this equipment is Mr.. w. L. R. EN-
met, of Schenectady, who described
its principal features and the method
Of control in a paper read before the
American Institute of Electrical En-
geneers. The generating unit consists
of six stage Curtis turbine connect
ed to an alternating current genera
tor.
The GOLFERS Neptune and Cyclops,
now In commission, are sister ships
to the Jupiter. The Cyclops is equip
ped with triple-expansion reciprocal
ing engines and the Neptune is equip
ped with a pair of steam turbines
with gear reduction.
The electrical equipment of the
Jupiter, which is being built by the
General Electric Company, was given
a thorough test few days ago at the
Schenectady plant before a party of
naval officers. The test showed be-
yond a doubt that electricity is the
ideal power for battleships and other
large steamships. Nearly all the
work aboard modern battleship, ex-
elusive of propulsion, is now done by
electricity and there is no reason
why they should not be completely
electrified. Inasmuch as the Curtis
steam turbines take up but little
room, and the motors even less, there
is no reason why the available horse
power Of future battleships could not
be much larger than at present, thus
increasing their speed beyond the
present record and making them more
efficient The saving of the power
now lost in battleships driven by re.
cipJocatlng engines would make a
vast difference in the speed records.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05
MAYOR OF WIGGINS
HAS DISAPPEARED

Virgins, Miss, Aug. 81. e. Lord,
mayor of Virgins, left home two
weeks ago, ostensibly on a short bust
ness trip to Dothan, Ala. Two days
after his departure he wrote his wife
nor hear of him unless she saw an ac-
count of his killing himself. Lord
was prominent in business and social
circles in Virgins.
1t is said that he was heavily in
debt as the time of his departure. He
leaves a wife and seven children.
One theory in the case is that he was
temporarily insane, his trouble being
caused by bad health and overwork.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05
MARTIN CHUz1EVIT
DICKENS FAMOUS NOVEL IN
THREE REELS AT THE LOMo
THEATRE TODAY,

The complete story is told on the
screen clearly and faithfully. This
novel contains some of Dickens best
known types, such as the hypocritical
Pecksniff, the self-sacriicing and Low.
able Tom Pinch and jolly Mark Tap
ley. To the lovers of Dickens, these
and many others will literally come to
life on the screen just as We NAV
believe the author had them in mind
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

first deaconess from the Mississippi
Conference.
Following Mrs. Lipscomb Rev. D. E.
Kelly made an appeal to the
congregation, and urged the church
to come at once to the help of
Miss Fail in furthering her purpose to
devote her life to the active work of
the church.
1t is the purpose to have Miss Fail
leave for the school at Kansas City,
September 10th next.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

The Automobile and Accessory as
ISOLATION of Atlanta, Ca, has decided
to give up its attempt to hold meet
ing this summer on the Atlanta Speed
way. A canvass of the situation dem
onstrated that good entry list could
not be secured, but the scheme was
deemed impracticable when the cost of
putting the track surface in condition
was learned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

A mistake which is made OCCASION
ally by people who have taken the
valves off the motor is putting the in
let spring where the exhaust valve
spring should be. After becoming
warm, the action of the exhaust valve
is slower, owing to the weaker spring
causing miss in this cylinder.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

More than 100000 has been taken
this year in motor license and registra-
ton fees in Pennsylvania. Not all the
money is available for road work, but
bill will be introduced in the next
Legislature providing that all such
funds be utilized for highway improve
ments. There is also 100000 in the
fund from past years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

"The Sunset Gum" a splendid Ed
ison PORTAL, of the Civil War with
an unusual strong plot, will be featur-
ed at the Gem Theatre tonight. On
the same program vitagraph comedy
that will cause heaps of laughter will
also be shown. 1t is entitled Never
Again" and is acted by the Vitagraph's
best comedians. AS a third reel, a
Pathe drama entitled 1.-THE Coin of
Mystery" will be found to be very
interesting subject. Music by the
Gem orchestra will round out a good
evenings entertainment at the usual
five cents admission. August the 18th
is the date on which the famous Mill
tary drama, "The French Spy" will be
shown at the Gem, it ia a Vitagraph
special in three parts, with an all star
cast, and superbly acted.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

The Spooner Dramatic Company ex-
tensively advertised to appear here
for the current week, on Saturday can
celled their engagement, giving as a
reason their inability y stand the
heat caused by a steam leak under the
stage from the city sewer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

CardboXes are never satisfactory for
carrying tubes. Every vibration Of the
car causes chatting between the box
and tube. and since cardboard is hard
er than rubber, the tubes will inevi-
tably be injured. Covers for inner
tubes should take the form Of bags,
which will fit snugly around the tube
when properly used.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05
Don't Find Fault With Your Wifes Dime
When You Force Her to Cook on an
Ancient WORKOUT Range

lene and oil at better rates than
could be obtained from local retailers,
automobile owners in Texarkana
Ark, have formed a cooperative So
ciety. 1t is claimed that arrangements
have been made whereby several cents
a gallon will be saved on gasolene.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

During the teamsters strike in Eng
land, which tied up practically all the
transportation in London, the London
Daily News employed a 3-ton motor
truck to haul it's supply of paper from
the docks to the publishing office.
Without the truck publication would
have been suspended during the strike.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05
TO DRIVE SHIPS BY
ELECTRIC POWER

The plan for future battleship pro
pulsion is to drive each ship propeller
with a powerful electric motor direct
connected to the propeller shaft, thus
doing away with all gears and conse-
quent loss of power. This new ar
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

Electricity took the lead in celebrat-
ing the Glorious Fourth this year ms
stead of the noisy firecrackers colored
electric lights were used to large
extent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

The Hattiesburg Traction Company
has begun laying 100 feet inch gas
main, being an extension of its gas
pipe line from 7th street out Main
Passing tracks are also being put in
between the company's office and the
bridge over Gordon Creek on Bay st.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

Prof. Claude Bennett, of Brookhav-
en-, principal elect of Hattiesburg
High School, was in the city today.
He expects to take up his residence
here on September list. In the mean
time he is in the field soliciting for
Whitworth College.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

NJ. L. Thompson has just returned
from visit to his son, Ben Thomp-
son, in Birmingham. He states that
Birmingham is strikingly busy city
of marvellous growth. While there,
his son pointed out one body of land
which at one time was owned by a
negro man, who is now working as a
day laborer in the city. The property
once forfeited to the state for taxes by
the negro referred to, is today valued
at over $4,000,000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

Rev. d. E. Kelly preached at Main
Street M. E. church Sunday morning
and administered the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper. Mr.. Kelly, now a
resident of Hattiesburg, is giving his
time to evangelistic work. His SER
mons are all earnest and he never
fails to interest his audiences.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05
AUTO cHUGs AND sPURTs.

The total receipts from motor Ii
cense fees, fines, etc, in Massachu-
sets this year may reach 100000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

1t is estimated that rs per cent of
the commerce Of the United States
starts over the public highways of the
country. The average American farm
is ten miles from railway, although
in Ohio the distance is less.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

The Automobile Club of Southern
California is making preparations to
post the road from Los Angeles to Mt.
Wilson.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

The Automobile Club of Minneapolis,
Mimi, has paid $500 in rewards to city
detectives for capture of automobile
thieves.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

w. G. Parker, of the First National
Bank of Commerce, is spending his
two weeks vacation at Fordyce, Ark,
where he and his wife are visiting rel
atives.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

Marriage license was issued by the
circuit clerk Saturday to Lem Wells
and Miss Bessie Patterson.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

In order to be able to purchase gaso-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05

40 excursion tickets to Gulfport
were sold by the G. & S. !. r. r. yes
terday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-05
CITY BREVITIES

Geo. M. Foot, of Gulfport, is bust
ness visitor to Hattiesburg today.
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what was meant.

what was meant.
BY the adoption of the three amend
ments removing the same restriction
wherever it occurs in the constitution.
the state will be in a position to de-
velop a system of public schools on a
parity with that of all the other states
For it must be remembered that Geor-
gia is the only state tina has such a
restriction against high schools. All
the other states can develop common
and high schools as needed and aid
them from the state funds.
Last November the Association OF
Colleges and Preparatory Schools Of
the Southern States created a commits
sion on accredited schools, consisting
of the professor of secondary educa
ton in each Southern state and one
other member from each state. This
commission organized in Nashville last
April by electing your professor of sec
ondary education chairman of the
commission. DR. B, f. Young, of Van
derbilt, was elected secretary. This
commission will prepare during the
coming year a list composed of the
best four-year high schools in each
Southern state.
1t will also prepare uniform blanks
for reports from the schools and GER
tificates for admission to college. Each
college in the South will report in
February the standing of students
coming from institutions in each state.
In this way we hope to unity the high
school and college entrance standards
throughout the South. making it easy
for pupils to pass from lower to high
institutions.
Arrangements are now under way
for the Southern commission to ex-
change accredited lists with the North
Central Association and with the East
ern Association. and the result will be
that in another year a high school
finding a place on the Southern list
will have national rating.
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8 The Unit Basis For Educational Degree

of the state? hope the trustees will
consider this matter.
Amendment to Constitution.
THE amendment to the constitution
in 1910 permitting high school support
in local tax counties and districts is
already showing its effect in the or
ganization and increasing number oil
high schools. These need to be brought
into some system by a prescribed
course OF study, with election in few
studies each year; some standards in
qualification of teachers and regulations
as to number of teachers in a school
having high school grades. We still
have too many teachers in one and two
teacher school are forced to teach
all the common school grades, and pos
sibly a half dozen scholars in high
school subjects"
The amendment to the constitution,
article 8. section l, striking out the
phrase, elements of English educa-
ton only" in defining what shall be
taught in public schools, which passed
the last general assembly and will be
submitted in October, will not obviate
the most serious difficulty to the in
crease of high school facilities in rural
communities as article 7. section 1, of
the constitution still remains in force.
This last section states that the state
school funds can be used for instruc-
ton In the elements of an English
education only
Therefore if the amendment now to
be submitted is to be of any force, il
passed, the restriction in article linn
iting the use Of state funds should
be amended at the coming session of
the general assembly, so that it may
be submitted to the people at the same
time as the amendment OF article g..
The amendment to article 7, section 1,
was defeated in the house in 1910 by
only fourteen votes, and / believe this
was due to a misunderstanding as 20
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mo degree should be offered by
state educational institutions upon
less than a 14-unit basis of entrance"
says Professor Joseph S. Stewart. in
his report to the chancellor and faculty
of the University of Georgia, just COM
pleted. Mr.. Stewart, professor of sec
ondary education at the university. is
also chairman of the commission on
accredited schools a part of the as
sociation of colleges and preparatory
schools of the Southern states, and is
considered an authority on his sub
ject.
Mr.. Stewart. in his report, discusses
the growing tendency toward more rig
Id enforcement of the rules governing
entrance to colleges and universities.
He says that entering. the sophomore
class from the high schools is almost
thing of the past. and the claims OF
schools offering to prepare for the
sophomore class at the university
should be carefully examined
Agricultural School for Negroes
An agricultural school for negroes is
urged in the report, Professors Smith
saying:
1T seems tc me that these schools
have demonstrated their usefulness t.
the white youth of the state who seek
vocational training. The time has come
when in fairness to the negroes of the
state the general assembly should at
the coming session offer on similar
terms as was made to the white citi-
zens, at least one such school. to state
to maintain it, when the most suitable
location and bid has been accepted by
the board.
We are giving $4,000 a year to the
training of white youth IN agriculture
and domestic science. We claim that
these are prominently the vocation of
the negro. Why then, in all fairness.
should not the state offer the negroes
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1t must be acknowledged by the just
everywhere that the United States has
made giant strides in the prosecution of
every class of ingenious industry, and
that the progress of this nation in the
past half century finds no equal among
the other nations Of the world.
This is unquestionably due to the
schools. the press, the platform, the pull
pit and other forms of public eduea-
ton, which have served to eniighten
our people. and awaken them to their
possibilities and opportunities Prob
ably the greatest of these agencies, and
certainly the one leaving the most last
ing impression. is the school. because
the mind of child and an adolescent
is impressionable. and is eager in its
pursuit of knowledge
Trained minds are the motive power
behind the growth Of any common
wealth The old saying that There's
more in the man than there is in the
land" is strictly true provided that man
has been trained from his youth up.
and made to appreciate all the oppor
tunities which environ him During
the last half century this nation has
become aroused upon the subject Of
education of the masses.
Educational Agencies Alive.
The appalling percentage of litter
acya and the incubus that this condi-
ton would continue to be upon our
national civilization. dawned upon the
thinking people of our country, and the
result has been that every educational
agency has bent itself to the effort to
eradicate illiteracy and build a nation
Of enlightened men and women
The education of the young men and
young women has been so fostered and
encouraged as that it is well nigh a
disgrace to a parent to allow his chill
dren to grow up in ignorance, and not
take advantage of the splendid school
facilities of the day. In some states
even this sentiment has so engrossed
the citizens that compulsory education
laws have been passed, and a parent
becomes an outlaw who allows these
opportunities to pass by unnoticed, and
he is forced by law to educate his chill
dren.
To one who half century or more
ago attended school in a clap boarded
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shanty with rough hewn boards for
desks, the present splendid equipment
of our modern graded schools, high
schools and colleges seems little short
of a wonder About one fifth to one
fourth of the population of our coun-
try are now engaged directly or indi-
rectly in business relating to the educa-
ton of our people.
Fortunes Invested in Schools.
The books alone used by the masses
in the pursuit of education cost many
millions of dollars annually. to say
nothing of -all the apparatus and sup
plies used in our schools which amount
possible to many millions more For
tunes are invested in school property,
colleges school houses lands endow-
ments and the like. and if the business
investment of the United States in edu-
cational equipment could be summed
up it would reach proportions absolute
~ gigantic. Thousands and tens OF
thousand of earnest. enthusiastic. con
seerated teachers are training the
minds of young Americans to appre-
efate their golden opportunities and
their tremer dous responsibilities.
We recognize in the young men Of
today the hope Of a future splendid
progress. They viii represent the lead
ing part of the great ana glorious fu
ture of our great country. Therefore
not only from personal interest but
from the interest of their fellows. they
must be prepared to faithfully perform
the work of the future with ability and
proficiency
The time has come in this country.
when the simple literary education.
While very necessary. is not sufficient
to equip a man for the discharge of the
duties of life. 1t is a day of specialize
ing, it is a day of demand for expert
service in all lines of endeavor; it is
day of activity, industrially and com
mereially; it is a day of demand for
brains and ability. The schools are
meeting this demand in that pupils are
urged to equip themselves with the
groundwork of good literary educa-
ton, and then specialize in scholastic
work along lines, which win equip
them for special work in after life.
1t is in this way that we can in fu-
ture expect the best of service in
all lines. and develop the best there is
in our people making the most of their
talents and their opportunities.
Education Is a Necessity.
Education has long since ceased TO
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be an accomplishment; it is not a lux
ury, within the reach only of chosen
few. 1t is common every day neces-
sity. and the young man or woman,
who does not equip himself or herself
with an education commensurate with
the demands of the times. not only falls
short OF the mental development, of
which he or she is capable but is
greatly handicapped in after life, and
the struggle is uphill and unequal.
Neglect along this line is therefore not
only short sighted, but works a great
hardship, which is uncalled- for and un
necessary.
Technical and manual training in
connection with literary training |