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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
WANT SEATS FOR ALL IN CARS.

WANT SEATS FOR ALL IN CARS.
Los Angeles, Cal, May 2S.-A spe-
cial election will be held in Los Ange-
les today on several initiative and re-
ferendum ordinances, including the
Hawley petition prohibiting trolley
cars carrying more than their seating
capacity of passesgers and requiring
the local traction companies to pro-
vide enough cars at all times to af-
ford seats for ALL Railroad rates,
tuberculin tests for all dairy cows
from which milk is supplied for the
Los Angeles market, the Socialist pro-
posal to add two members to the aque-
duct Investigating committee, and 9th
er matters, will be voted on.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
ADDITIONAL FUNDS
FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS

The Ladies of the Maccabees of the
World have contributed through The
News SIS for the benefit of the food
sufferers at Natchez. A check has
also been received for $3.50 for the
Louisiana flood sufferers. Both the
contributions are being forwarded to-
day to the relief committees.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
TRACKS WILL BE
CLEARED TO-DAY

officials of the Mississippi Central
Railroad Company state that the track
will be open for service at the scene
of Sundays freight wreck today. The
work has been delayed because OF the
necessity for moving most of the lum-
Der by hand.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
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. MEXICAN CONGRESS
. MAY REMOVE MADERo.
(By Associated Press.)

= Chihuahua, May 28.-Unofficial .
= advices have been received at .
= General Orozco's headquarters =
= that an emissary, representing Z
= the controlling influence of the ::
I: Mexican congress is en- route I:
: here topropose that If Orozco will !:
= recognize congress majority =
: of that body on his return will ::
= remove President Madero from :;
: power. :
: (. = :: = . 80 . = . = . . =
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE
TAKEN TO TASK FOR LAxITY
America viii Leave to England the
chastisement Of the cuiity--cap-
tain Lord Of Californian Could BE
Prosecuted for Misdemeanor.
tBy Associated Press,

Washington, May 2S.-Blame for
the Titanic disaster is chargeable di-
rectly to the failure of the dead Cap
tain Smith to heed repeated warnings
of icebergs ahead, but responsibility
for unnecessary loss of life must be
shared by Captain Lord Of the steam
ship Californian, through his disre-
gard Of distress signals. This is the
finding of the Senate Committee
which. investigated the sinking of the
Titanic, as prepared In comprehen-
siye speech delivered by William Al
den Smith, of Michigan, Chairman OF
the committee.
Senator Smith declared that re-
sponsibility also rests upon the Brit
ish Board of Trade. ito whose laxity
OF regulation, and hasty inspection, the
world is largely indebted for the aw-
full fatality" In denouncing Captain
Lord, of the Californian, the Senator
said the Titanic's distress signals
were plainly seen from the deck Of his
vessel short distance away.
America will leave to England the
chastisement of those guilty asserted
the Senator, and he quoted British
law to show that Captain Lord might
be prosecuted for misdemeaHor.
Other conclusions presented, IN
brief, were as follows:
Before the Titanic departed on her
maiden voyage there were no suf-
ficient tests of boilers, bulkheads.
equipment or signal devices.
Officers and crew were strangers to
each other and not familiar with the
ships implements or tools, and no
drill or station practice took place and
no helpful discipline prevailed.
The speed of the Titanic was "a 1-2
miles an hour at time of the accident.
although officers of the Titanic had
been advised of the presence Of ice
bergs by the steamships Baltic, Amer
ika and Californian.
Passengers were not advised Of
danger. although President Ismay Of
the White Star Line, who was taking
the vessels maiden voyage, was in
formed. No general alarm was given
nor any organized system Of safety
undertaken.
or the 1924 passengers and 500
members Of crew on board, there was
room in lifeboats for only 1,176 per
sons, and because of lack Of orderly
discipline the boats took on only 7o1
persons, IL being rescued from the
water.
Officers of the White Star Line
"battled with the truth" after receiv-
ing information from their Montreal
office Monday morning following the
accident.
Senator Smith condemned "anti-
quated shipping laws and overripe ad-
rinistrative boards" and asked that
all nations act together in shipping
reforms. New laws" he said, @will
best testify our affection Tor the
dead"
| Captain Rostron, of the rescue slip
Carpathia was praised by Senator
Smith and he urged that Congress-
recognize his valor.
At the outset. Senator Smith de-
Tended the course of his committee in
holding British subjects to secure
their testimony without delay. and
briefly answered criticism Of his lach
of nautical knowledge.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
Texas Strong For Wilson.

Houston, May 28.-The election of
solid delegation of forty for Wood
row Wilson, under the unit rule with
no second choice, was the main pros
pect of the Texas democratic conven-
tion which met at noon. Wilson dele
gates have a conceded majority.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
TEXAS DEMOCRATS CONVENE.

Houston. Tex, May %. Woodrow
Wilson men are in control of the Texas
Democratic state convention, opened
here today. There are 623 votes in
the convention, of which Wilson con.
trolls considerably more than half. with
Harmon second and Clark bad third
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
THE MARKETS.
(By Associated Press.)

New Orleans. La, May 2S.-Cotton
steady; four to five points up.
Chicago, May 2S.-Wheat unchang-
ed to three eighths down. Provisions
five cents lower to a shade advance.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
3 Thousand Tons of Cane Burned.

Santiago, Cuba May 2S.-Insurgerts
today burned eight thousasd tons of
sugar cane, many cars and other prop
ertv on the Marcos Sanchez p.anta.
tion in the vicisity of Guantanamo.
The American Fidelity Company was
the owner.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
NJ.Voters BaHotng Today;
Taft Spoke UnhlNoon Hour

Opponents of Gov. Wilson are conf
dent of electing uninstructed dele
gates in Newark but Wilson claims a
solid delegation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28

Prairie Arriver at Cuban Port.
Caimanera, Cuba, May 2S.-The Uni
ted States transport Prairie arrived
here this morning with IT'S marines.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
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= THE WEATHER. .

Local showers tonight or We'd =
, nesday .
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The sun., 1912-08-02
CAUGHT UNDER FALLING ROOF.
Five Men seriously Hurt In Heart Of
Brooklyn shopping District.

Five men were seriously injured and a
dozen Others were slightly hurt yesterday
afternoon in the cola pse of the roof of a
two story building In course Of construction
at Livingston and lioyt streets, Brooklyn
Livingston street was crowded. that point
being In the heart of the shopping district.
Hook and Ladder Company 40 rescued
tho fve men who were pinned under the
wreckage. Father McNally OF ST. Charles
BOrromeo and Father George Caruanna
OF the Church of Our Lady OF Mercy. who
were passing. went into tho wreckage and
ComiOrted tho injured.
Those most seriously hurt arc James
vitale. 10 years old, of 5si Sixth avenue.
driver. removed TO Sency Hospital with a
fractured skull; David Olsen. -. as Dean
street. broken leg and internal injuries. TO
the Brooklyn Hospital, Joseph Moore. g3.
foreman. 2029 East Fifteenth street, cut.
bruises and internal injuries. 10 Seney
Hospital; Luigi Nova. 3S, u Rappelyea
street. cuts on the body and limbs, To Cum
berland street Hospital. and Angelo Stenzio.
8%. Of ~ Garfield place. cuts and bruises.
to the brooklyn Hospital.
Superintendent of buildings Carlin re-
fused TO authorize the police to arrest any
one until he had made an Investigation
The building was being erected for Dcs-
mond nunnc 4 Go. by the !larwood Con
structuion company and William Moore
to be used for offices and small stores,
The sun., 1912-08-02
SHOT IN GANG FIGHT.
Youth Found Wounded In street
shields Aasailants,

benjamin Gall. who said he was n
salesman. - years old. of rs Allen street,
was shot in the stomach in an Eas; Side
hrawl early this morning. An opened
jackknife of vicious dimensions was
found beside him a. he lay on the side
walk. and he was made a prisoner.
Gall and seven or eight other young
men had left a poolroom near Eldridgc
and Houston streets and had argued
loudly through the block When they
neared stanton street two OF the men
drew revolvers and began to shoot.
Three shots were fired and the gang
scattered.
Policeman Nathan Whitman saw Gall
staggering along Stanton street. He fell
before the policeman reached him.
Don't bother me-" said the wounded
man; you know I don't know. Put 1t
down that | was shot for some one else"
-Four young men came into the place
before the ambulance had taken Gall TO
Gouverneur Hospital. They looked too
innocent for Whitman and he took them
to the Fifth street station to be ques.
toned
The sun., 1912-08-02
ITALIAN INF0RMER KILLED.
Crapa stabbed 10 Death and BE.
headed Body Put on Railroad Track.

GLEN COVE. l.. J.. Aug The body
OF Cannelio Crapa. an Italian who gave
testimony month ago against two OF his
countrymen arrested for an attack on a
young girl, was found by the side of the
tracks OF the Long Island Railroad at the
Nassau station early this morning. The
head had been severed from the body and
was found near by on the cmbank ment
The body itself was close TO the track.
II IL supposed that those who put tho
body where II was found ended to convey
the impression thA' 1t had been hpheaCed
by train. The pan was marred by tho
appearance" OF some forty knife wounds in
the body and the fact that the head had been
severed by knife and the job crudcly done
frnpa was about 3. years old month
ago two Italians were arrested for attack
inx young Polish girl on her way home
from dance. young man who accom-
panied the girl was frightened away by the
display OF rrvolyers. The girl screamed
and the two Italians ran away They wer,,
arrested later and were identified hy the
girl. Crapa testified against them and
both prisoners were convicted
Crapa WAS seen with friends at II o'clock
last night at the Orchard" an Italian SETTLE
ment here. He did not reach home Altar
daylight this morning. BENJAMIN Boidrr
engineer OF an early train ont from New
York. saw the body lying beside tho track
and stopped his train before he reached il
Coroner 1uystcr has put blOodhounds on
the trail.
The sun., 1912-08-02
RAILROADS GOOD SHOWING.
Four Large systems show Bixs~u
Net Earnings Than Last Year,

The Juno reports OF four Of the large
railroad systems. the Pennsylvania, New
YORK central. Atchison and Southern
show marked increases a. compared with
June Of last year In net operating returns
Most OF these roads have been reporting
decreases in net as compared with last
year In the monthly reports OF this year.
Net returns on the Pennsylvania lines for
June Increased d .5S<. .eos. to o., ,as7, ,32i over
those OF June last year. This large increase
a. compared with last year turned y do
crease that would otherwise have been
reported for the six months Of this year
into an incrsase OF sss> .ais for this period
as com pared with last wear. Total net for
the six months this year was e3? 93s, ,77s
The increase in net returns Of tho New
YORK Central lines for June over last year
was SSH .726 and the increase In net for tho
six months OF this year ss.a2%. .~si. Total
net for the six months this year 10 e2e. .oS8, ,0is
Atchison showed an increase OF t2O3 SIS
IN net Tor June over last year In its total
june net OF O.. .sS5, ,82i. For the ak months
Of the year AtchlsOn still has q decrease
s5t. '''''''
Tho southern Railway showed an in
crease in net for June, though the small
one OF VI ,OIh, over last year In its net Income
for June OF u 1927. lta operating income
Tor ~" siA months period, amounting 10
Inst wear
The sun., 1912-08-02
SMALL BOY, BIG MELON.
iI.Near-Oid Englishman CouIdm't
tet Too Much of the Fruit.

A small boy was discovered on the Other
side Of big slice of watermelon in the
Breelin dining room. lie had already
eaten hearty breakfast. and though he
had developed symptoms of overeating
the night before to such an extent that a
well known family remedy had to be given.
he stuck manfully at the watermelon until
all the red had disappeared
Watermelons don't grow where he came
from. according 10 Harry Jackson. Harry.
who ia II years old, was born in Leeds
England His family now live in Alberta
and he il one of the passengers W ho started
for the other side on the Empress OF Britain
and were sent on TO New York after the
liner ran down collier.
Harry il travelling alone. and he il ON
his way to Leeds. a. he put 1t. for his
Some years ago Harry.
parents took him TO California. and he first
learned about watermelon there. He
spent all day Wednesday in New York
without knowing you could get water
melons here. but when he took up the menu
card yesterday morning he at once de-
manded that the biggest slice that could
be cut be brought him
The sun., 1912-08-02
RAB0RG DIVORCE EXPLAINED.
New York Banker Separated From
Wife Living In France.

Dispatches from Paris told Yesterday
that Mrs. Marie Vyse Raborg. formerly of
New York. had won "A divorce in n French
tribunal from her husband, Thomas 7. NJ
RabOrg. a banker OF this city. Desertion
and non support were the grounds.
Mrs. Raborg filed suit last October in
the Supreme ourt of New York county
naming Mrs. Moore Of 10 East Forty NTH
street. Mr. Rnborg. whose Office * at III
Broadway and who Is member Of the
Metropolitan club. the American and
Sea wanhaka Yach, clubs and the sons Of
the Revolution. immediately lled u counter
suit. charging HIS wife with misconduct
in France during q r.riod covering thre"
wears and naming llaron Glno de MonpurgO.
Vlcomte de tadcr Il. Neanc" and James u
Colfeit, who makes his home at binard
France.
Mrs Raborg is about - years old She
IN the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Thomas A.
Xys. ot staten Island and n cousin Of Mrs
frederick Ncil-on. mother Of Mrs Reginald
Vanderbilt MIR haborg came, from Nir-
vinia hey were nlHrried o'iOi,sr ~. li1i
n ST i.,o'h thurrh. IN w"n'y eighth street
u, II, Re-, !.,'hcr lni""y An"r their
wcdding lrip Nl and Mrs, Raborg made
heir hume at Madison avenue and SiNticth
.tIsTt
Ahout five ycirs aPo Mrs Eahorg went
20 Lurope ana rsinH med over there much
uf tho time nn'l early last fan
The sun., 1912-08-02
TWO SPEECHES FROM T. R,
Colonel VIII he Notified and Accent
At Convention.

tHi' '"o. Aug Col. Roosevelt il down
to max" two speeches before the Bull
MooS" convention. Tho corrected pro-
Rram'hc for III" three days meet next week
was made pubi" to-day. The Colonel will
deliver his personal keynote speech beforc
the nominations are made and he will eain
appear ai"r the nominations and deliver
"A speech OF acceptance
Joseph VI, Dixon. chief director OF tho "aU'
paiiEn, a, are ready y. for delivery. " ''"'
do away with the customary noti3cn,i," ="
committee that he may take the no,idcaat,ii,o'iil
from the convention Itself and imIue,l MAJ =,
The convention will be called TO order
a, noon Monday by Gov. Hiram W, Johnsnnp
OF California. Albert J. Beycrid gr t,"n ,nn,i
In" election Of q permanent chuirmmmr,n, NM,
and appointment Of Commuters will fnIlmnai
on TUESDAY the colonel's first speech viii
ON "Wednesday the nominations VIII he
made.
Among the visitors. at hcadauarter.
associated with senator kenyon Of Iowa H,
in managing senator Cuinrnins's head
quarters AZ the Republican national CON
oppose tn" election OF President TAFT. Will
"Sena!or Cummins is opposed to Pre- sident
seen, SEEN said Mr Ms"vioseP, Mvsiief' After H.. hsvs ave
introduced to the Newspaper men by Senator
Dixon. That is not u state secret nv nnv
means II may be an far M he has rot
now hut there is no doubt which side he
Will ba on '''
Miss Jane Addams. Senator Dixon said
will bc selected by the Illinois Ineetinv
saturday ~ ON" of the eight delegates mi
large from this state w
Senator Dixon announced that the os
sis'an' -""r"'nr'"a ~ ~" convention wi!! nr
these Newspaper mon, most of thcin Wash
ington correspondents: William Allen Whj,c
Jndson G., Welliycr. George 4, Miller .j"h,,,
I allan p'Iaughln. Angus McSw.cn. & Is
T9nnoliyt J Haskell, l.. 4. Dickson and
The sun., 1912-08-02
BANANA BATTLE ENDED.
Atlantic Frait suit Grew Ont oi
Competition with Rivals.

The action of the Atlantic Fruit and
steamship Company against Lindo Bros
| OF Costa Rica. which as told in a despatch
| In yesterdays SrH from Kingston, Jamaica
has been settled by the payment Of SiOO. 900
In gold by the defendants. terminates one
Dig battle that has been incidental to the
competition between the Atlantic company
and the United Fruit Com pany In the banana
trade since the Atlantic company suddenly
grew big enough to be considered a rival
of the elder concern.
Lindo Bros. are the largest banana
growers in Costa kica. According to Joseph
Ill GiorRio. the president of the Atlantic
Fruit and Steamship Company, his firm
at the time II was being enlarged last year
took an option on the property Of Lindo
Bros. mostly plantations. for which 81, 500. :
900 Ia cash and stock in the new firm we're
to be- paid. just a. the Atlantic company
Ias indo rfHisins Hrda .nS %SGney to finance the deal
COMPANY. This was before the Atlantic :
option had expired, and the latter company
Of something like N.ooO.ocO Suit was
brought In This country To recover that
amount. but In tho meantime agents OF
the Atlantic Fruit and Steamship Company
In Costa Rica pm, AN embargo on the prop
payment OF tioo. 900 BY the defendants Is Is
IN the nature OF compromise. according
Mr.. di Girogio laughed at rumor that the
settlement ot the suit might involve his
compabny's discOntinuance of business In
This suit has nothing whatever to do
with such matter" he said yesterday.
We shall continue our opera ions in that
country. The Costa Rican Government
wanted competition in the fruit business
and and gave Hs a concession involving planta-
"Bsnsnas are not SO plen ntiful this summer
as vas expected. The demand for them
In this country ID. s.constantly;growing.b but a
lot were detroyed by storms In Costa Rica.
in cuba. Mexico and Honduras did not
suner. but the fruit IL now selling at o. 40
per 100 pounds. We have received 900 900
punches this month
The demand in Europe has increased
SO enormously OF late.-it has only been n
few years since northern Europe rot TO
know the real taste Of bananas-that We are
We have just contracted with the Hamburg
just building. and which will 90 into service
In December between Central and south
and possibly an English port"
The sun., 1912-08-02
GET $l2,s5o,o0o FOR 100000.
sugar InQuiry shows Big Returns
On uavemcyer.' lnvestment.


SAN Francisco, Aug. lin the Gov
ernments hearing to dissolve the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company under the
Sherman law as a comblnati,n n in re-
straint OF trade evidence was produced
to show that ownership of one-half Of
the common stock In the Western Sugar
refining Company. the John d. and
\. b. Spreckcls concern here, has nette,l
tho Havemeyers $l2.950.00O In twenty
one years on an investment Of $500, 900.
Evidence was also produced to show
that more than sI2,OOO.OOO has been
paid since 1896
The first payment OF the dividends
was made in 1891 and amounted to
100000. That year and one other year
are the only times when the Have
meyers have had more than their ini-
tial investment put In these stocks.
W. II. Hancock. secretary Of the
Wcstern Sugar Refining Company.
showed un official statement in which 1t
was shown that for every dollar that
the Havemcycrs and their associates
got the Spreckels party got a dollar.
In two months In the fall of 1891 It
was shown dividends amounting to ST.
900 were paid. The next year the
'apital stock was reduced from s.. 900, 900
- sl,0O0.0o0. This returned half Of their
initial Investment To- the Havemcyers.
In the year 1895 on three dates the
Sugar Refining Company paid
$4,000, 900. half OF which went to the
|iavemeycrs. The inquiry here will close
o-inorrow and the Government attor-
leys will move to Salt Lake to continue
he investigation.
The sun., 1912-08-02
BRYAN Is OUT FOR CLARK.
'anrels Ghauta uIuH Dates aud
Praises COngressman,

LINCOLN. Neb.. Aug. lin Difference
to the wishes OF the people Of Champ
Chrk's Congress district in Missouri
that he cancel his Chautaqua dates In
that district. W. J. Bryan in the forth
coming issue Of his Commoncr an
nounccs he has complied
Mr.. Clark is the Democratic nominee
FOR Congress In the Ninth Missouri dis
trict. he says. land Mr.. Bryan IL more
anxious To See him elected than he Is to
answer the criticism OF Mr.. Clark's
friends. No friend of Mr.. Bryan's should
allow Mr.. Clarks criticism. uttered in
the hours of disappointment or the crit
icisms made by Mr. Clark's friends. to
prevent his giving his hearty support
To Mr.. Clark for Congress We cannot
anord to lose district. not to speak OF
losing MIR. Clark from Congress"
The sun., 1912-08-02
AUTO RUNS WILD IN BROADWAY
Girfs Shoulder Dislocat~d and IIor.~
Killed In Crash,

An automobile. owned and driven by
George Book of Palisades Park. \ i
was going south on Broadway at i25th
street yesterday afternoon when Boc,
lost control of the machine. The car
'irst struck delivery wagon as it was
standing nt the curb The driver. Warren
Dobbs of ~ West i3ist street was about to
climb on to the seat. One of the horses
was struck by the automobile and got a
leg broken.
In" auto then hit Stapisc Kanecka. 10
years old Of 52s West i25th street az she was
crossing the street. She WAS knocked
ten feet. her left shoulder diaIocated and
her face cut. She was treated by DIR.
Dickens Of the j. Hood Wright HOSPITAL
Dohbs: III" injured driver. had Policr-
man Zeller arrest Book for reck less driv-
ing. lie said he lost control of tn. chr