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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-01-23
Incendiary Alone Conceived
Foul Deed Because He
Needed Money
DEATH RISKS WERE OF
NO CONCERN TO TAILOR
Waited Until Tenants Were Out
and Then Arranged Fam
tastic Fire Trap

a CKNOWLEDGING in detail the
~ story of a diabolicaI plan to de-
a stroy property by fire. with
crude disregard for human life.
to collect insurance, David Abrams,
tailor. confessed to Fire Marshal Towe
and Detective John Fitzgerald in the
central emergency hospital yesterday
afternoon that it was he who made the
attempt to burn his flats at Broadway
and Franklin street late Sunday night
He told the authorities that he had arr
ranged the arson scheme with the idea
of leveling the three flats to the ground
and thus obliterate any trace of his
crime. But his work was done clumsily
and the marks of the incendiary are
plainly evident.
Mrs. Nettie Rouda. wife of a mer@
chant tailor, in whose home the blaze
was kindled. and who was arrested on
suspicion of being responsible for the
crime. was released yesterday morning
on $1,000 bail a short time after Abrams
| was discovered In an unconscious con-
dition, with gas tube in his mouth, in
the tailoring establishment of H. G.
Armstrong, his employer, at A Eddy
street. She had declared her innocence
when arraigned in the police court and
her case was set for Wednesday morn
ing for hearing. 1t is likely that the
charge against her will be dismissed
peremptorily. Frustrated over the loss
of her belongings and the humiliation
of her arrest, Mrs. Rouda was taken
from the city prison to the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Goldstern, in the
Chesterfield apartments. at Bush and
Powell streets, where she is being at
tended by her son Arthur and her
daughter Josephine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-01-23
Great Crowd Present

While the meeting was under way the
crowd that sought admittance grew TO
such proportions that the police would
not allow further tax upon the capa-
city of the large hall.
When the senator was finally led to
the platform in the hall the audience
rose and shouted. women waved hand
kerchiefs and cheers were given for
him as the next president of the United
States"
I have been admonished," the sena-
tor said. that 1 am to address an audi
ence different from any I have ad-
dressed before. am admonished that
for the most part this audience
The speaker was Interrupted by a
voice.
This audience means business
II. too. mean business the senator
said. That's why l am regarded as a
dangerous man. 1 believe that, con-
trary to some rumors 1 have heard, the
men and women of New York do care
for this republic; are interested in its
welfare.
Our fathers provided that each stat
should send two representatives to con-
gress (their senators), not to represent
the steel trust. or the money trust, or
Standard oil, but all the people of the
state
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-01-23
Bench Not Deifed

Il do not defy the bench. / do not
feel that its inspiration always is di-
vine. When the court forgets its func-
tion is to construe the law as it is
written by the legislature and usurpe
the functions OF the legislature by
writing words into that law, 1 believe
there is justification on that score
alone for the recall Of the judiciary.
L will not try to veil my meaning
mean the supreme court of the United
States. When members of that court
wrote into the Sherman antitrust law
the very words which congress had re-
fused to write into that law. they went
outside their functions"
Some one called out: Where do you
stand on the female suffrage question:
Il believe in democracy" shouted the
senator. I believe that the women
of community have the same right
TO express political judgment on the
questions which affect their homes,
their lives, the society in which they
move and the conditions under which
they live as / have. Why, equal suf-
frage has passed the stage of argu-
ment We could not stop 1t if we
wanted to. and ! tell you you will be
ashamed of yourselves in a few years
if you do try to stop it now"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-01-23
CORRUPTION CowARDLY

'I would not fear corruption If 1t
fought boldly and in the open. I fear
it because it fights under cover and be-
hind locked DOORS"
Great applause interrupted the speak
er here. and he said:
why, you New Workers are no differ
ent from us Wisconsin folk
When La Toilette mentioned the re-
call as a progressive doctrine, a voice
from the gallery shouted:
Would you recall judge?"
Il paused to have that question
asked" said the senator. You would
not have asked that question if you
knew me. You would know that l
would speak of it before l left the sub
ject. Hence I came 40 New York to-
night prepared to say that favor the
recall for the judiciary"
Applause greeted this utterance.
Now, I am going to disappoint you,"
said the senator. 81 favor the recall
of the judiciary, but with restrictions
and reservations with which I would
not surround the recall of legislators
or executives.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-01-23
In VeritabIe WhirIwind

Page told Beachey a few moments
before he made his fatal flight that his
first sight of heavier than air ma
chine was when Beachey few across
his summer home, while making a cross
country flight from Bridgeport to New
Haven, Conn.
Aviators who saw Page fall declare
he was trying to make a right hand
turn-danger to a beginner at any
time-in q veritable whirlwind when
% lost control of his machine.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07

of his organization meet around the
Fifth Avenue building, where the
Democratic headquarters have been
established.
Contributions are continuing to
flow in upon the Governor, each days
mail containing an encouraging num-
ber of checks, money orders, etc. Some
of the checks are as low as 81 and
others are as high as $500. None of
the large amounts are tainted, as they
represent, in most instances, Install
ments of popular subscriptions being
raised by some of the Democratic
newspapers of the country.
This evening the Governor and Mrs.
Wilson will entertain the notification
committee and several personal friends
and a special train will take the party
back to New York.
An interesting reature OF the notih-
cation meeting is the Inauguration of
Wilson Old Home Day." by the
neighbors and friends of Governor
Wilson. The purpose of the celebra-
tion is to bring Seagirt into public
notice in way to make Beverly and
Oyster Bay feel like thirty cents, the
leaders say. The Jerseymen camped
on the 1,2O0 yards directly down from
the Little White House to the sea and
began saying an endless chain of good
things, as it were, about the Cover
nor. The chain is to be extended, with
remarks about Seagirt included, un'
til it is nationwide. 1t will be the
Governors neighbors' endorsement OF
his campaign.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
TULANE PRESIDENT
TO TELL Of RICH
Mine
BUSINESS MEN OF HATTiEseURG
INVITED TO HOTEL HATTIEs-
BURG TONIGHT.

A. ]. Carriere and J. S. Glenn are
in the city for the purpose Of bring
ing to the attention Of the business
men of .Hattiesburg mining PROPOSE
tion in Arizona, where they and their
associates have large holdings of min
eral lands in that section. where rich
silver, lead and. copper ores are found
in great abundance. Desiring to have
their proposition properly presented
by one thoroughly acquainted with all
its features, they have invited Prof
Brandt v. B. Dixon, President of Tu-
lane-Newcomb q csllege Of New Or
leans, to visit Hattiesburg and explain
the matter from the viewpoint of the
assayist. Prof. Dixon win meet those
business men who may be interested
in this proposition at the Hotel Hat
tiesburg at s o'clock tonight, when a
full explanation will be given.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
BEAUTIFUL MEDAL
FROM alma
Mater
JAMES F. JONES, A sTUDENT-soL.
DER OF UNIVERSITY OF VA,
SUITABLY HoNORED.

Mr.. James F. Jones, of Monroe coun-
ty, the father of Walter p and Jas. E.
Jones and Mrs Geo. ]. Hauenstein, of
this city, has recently received a beau
tiful medal from the University of Vir-
ginia, similar one being given to all
alumni of that institution who entered
the Confederate army from the Uni
versity. There are 11S still living.
The medal is abotu two inches in
diameter and Is a fine specimen OF
medallic art. 1t is bronze. On one
side is the head of Minerva in relief
encircled by laurel wreath and the
words University of Virginia
MCMXII." On the reverse is 1851
65, the gift of alma mater to her son.
encircled by the motto Mon lille pre-
caris amicis, aut patria timidus per
rier." With this medal was the fol
lowing beautiful letter:
"On behalf of the president and fac
ulty of the University of Virginia
take pleasure in forwarding to you by
registered mail, the medal awarded OIL
the public day, June IL, 1912, to tht
survivors of that gallant and patriotic
band of young men, who during the
fateful years 1861-65 were both stu
dents in this University and soldier.
in the armies of the Confederate
States.
1--WE beg that you will accept 1t as ;
token of the unchanging love of you
alma mater, of her unalterable devo
tion to the high ideals of loyalty ant
courage which governed your yount
life, of the continued honor and con
tinued reverence she will ever cherisl
for unselfish devotion and unstintet
service to the country of our unitet
love.
with the kindest and most cordia
regard and the earnest wish that tn
benediction of heaven may ever res
upon you, am yours most faithfully,
| w. M. Thornton,
Chairman of the Committee on tn
Confederate Veteran Alumni Re
union"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
SUE &. & S. |. RY.
ON Freight
CONTRACT
PIPE ron BANANA CANAL BASIS
sas9 NJ a. x IA.
or CIVIL ACTION FILED IN
HiNps COUNTY

Messrs. Green and Green, represent
ing the United States Cast Iron and
Foundry Company, has filed suit in
the Circuit Court of Kinds county
against the Gulf & Ship Island Rail
road Company.
The declaration is a lengthy affair
ana recites that over year ago the
United States Cast Iron and Foundry
Company was awarded a contract to
fernish certain amount of 20-inch cast
iron pipes for the use of the Panama
Canal Commission, the said pipes to
be delivered at Colon.
The declaration AYERS that the foun-
dry company entered into a contract
with the Gulf G. Ship Island road to
transport these pipes from Gulfport
to Colon at $3.50 a ton and that the
company based its price to the COM
sion upon this rate Of transportation.
After the company had secured the
contract for the piping they notified
the Gulf & Ship Island that their bid
Of $3.50 per ton had been accepted,
but the railroad company then failed
to transport the piping, leaving the
foundry company without means Of
shipping their pipes to their destina'
ton.
The suit is brought for the delay to
the foundry company, the expense oi
sending an agent to negotiate with
another company and the increased
rate of freight they were compelled tc
pay for getting their product to Pa
mama
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
BREWER OFFERS $1,000.

Clarksdale, Miss, Aug. 7.-Governor
Earl Brewer was in Clarksdale yes
terday attending to business matters,
and he says he is delighted with the
crop prospects in the delta, which are
very fine at this time. 1t seems that
the governor is tired of the assassina-
tions being committed in this state.
and he wired his secretary from here
to offer a reward of $500 for the
assassin of Walter Permenter, at Eu
pora last Saturday night, and $500 re
ward for the person who assassinatet
Detective Walker in Winston count!
some time since.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
MANY PEOPLE TAKE
THE HOOKWORM
CURE
CITIZENS OF HATTIEssURe AND
FORREST COUNTY TAKING AD-
VANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITY.

DR.. R. N. Whitfield, accompanied by
a News representative. yesterday af-
ternoon went to New Hebron school
house, where the hookworm specialist
made a half-hour talk. In this case as
in all others where he has presented
the, work of hookworm determination.
the audience gave close attention.
There is a growing disposition to
submit to the required examination
and marked readiness to take the
treatment when infection is discov
cred A number of the business mer
of the city have been examined by DR.
Whitfield and are informing theil
friends quietly, but with considerabl,
pride, that "Dr. Whitfield finds
haven't the hookworm."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
WOMAN TO TALK PEACE.

New York, Aug.7.-Mrs. Elmer e.
Black the first American woman to be
invited to speak before the Interna-
tional Peace Congress which meets
in some Of the large European cities.
usually, sailed today for England,
where she viii stop for while going
to the Congress, which opens In
Geneva, Switzerland in September
The honor paid Mrs Black is due tc
the remarkable work she has done II
behalf Of the peace movement For
two years she has refused TO accep'
social engagements and has deTotet
herself to the establishment o..
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
PEARL RIVER TO SUPPLY
JACKSONS DRINKING WATER

served several years as city engineer
of Jackson, and mapped out practi-
cally all Of the notable improvements
that have been made in municipal
utilities during the past fifteen years.
The plan to let the concerns en-
gagged in the manufacture of patent
filtration processes gobble up the con-
tract was effectually knocked in the
head. 1t is the purpose of the council,
after Mr.. Kirkpatrick has selected
site for the plant, to have plans and
specification for the filtration tanks
drawn, and contract will be awarded
in open competition, instead of plac-
ing the entire mater in the hands of
committee.
A majority of the council had
agreed prior to the meeting that each
and every feature in connection with
plans for the filtration of the water
supply shall be open and above board
thus preventing any possibility of the
, recurrence of the recent ugly rumors
alleging graft in connection with mu
nicipal contracts.
Assurance has been received from
Mr.. Kirkpatrick that he will accep
the commission from the city council
permission having been given him b.
the authorities at Birmingham todo S,
and he is expected to reach Jackcol
within the next few days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
REFERS DEATH
TO PUBLIC
DISGRACE
Pennsylvania COLONEL TAKES
LIFE ON TRAIN FOLLOWING
CHARGE OF THEFT.

Philadelphia, Aug. 7.-Col. Gibobns
Gray Cornwall, of the Sixth regiment,
Pennsylvania National Guard, and
prominent lawyer of West Chester,
committed suicide last night on a train
on which he was returning from New
York to his home city to face charges
of appropriating bonds belonging to
a trust estate.
AS the train approached the West
Philadelphia station Colonel Cornwall,
who was sitting beside the constable
who accompanied him, leaned over the
seat in front, where he had placed a
dress suit case. Pretending to be
sleeping, he quietly opened the bag
gage and drew out a revolver which
had been presented to him by officers
of his regiment. Before the constable
was aware of what was going on he
had placed the weapon in his mouth
and shot himself through the head. A
physician said that death had been in
stantaneous.
Colonel Cornwall was a partner in
the law business founded by his faith
er, Captain R. 7. T.fCornwall, which rep
resented a number of large estates
While the resiment which he com.
manded was in camp one Of the clients
died, leaving a WIN IN which sother
executors were named for the estate
which he held in trust. Investigation
by the new executors, it is alleged. led
to the discovery that number oi
bonds belonging to the estate were
missing.
Colonel Cornwall, who failed to re
turn home when the regiment broke
camp week ago, was taken into Gus
: tody Monday night in New York bu
. was released yesterday on his promis
. to return home with the constable VIII
had a warrant for his arrest.
He Indignantly denied that ther
: was anything wrong with his accounts
| and when starting home seemed i
4 good spirits. AS he neared his dest
nation he became morose and finall
left the constable to end his life.
- developed here today that on last Fr
day Colonel Cornwall telephoned h
( wife from New York and that she ha
e met him there Monday night. He tol
f her he could not return home and r
Q fused to accompany her back in spit
/, of her entreaties. 1t also was a
l. nounced today that he had resignt
his command in the National Guard.
o Although 1t has been estimated TIL
r the amount of trust funds Colon
l. Cornwall would have been called upC
to account for exceeds 100000, tho
= engaged in investigating his affai
l have thus far m@ks no details publ
y He left no message showing the exte
n Of the supposed shortage.
o A letter addressed to his wife W,
C opened last night and found to conta
e only the words: Goodnight, dear
J. 1t was signed Colonel"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
SUPERVISORS CHANGE
MANY ROAD OVERSEERS

The Board of Supervisors Tuesday
took up the work of revising the per-
sonal tax rolls. The remainder of the
week will be devoted to this work.
Changes in road overseers were made
as follows Dave Merrett appointed
in place of John Shepherd on road
link No. 40; John Nall instead of w.
L. Odom on link No. 81, Morriston
road; A. NJ. Brown instead of Tom
Cox on link No. 62, Hattiesburg and
Brooklyn road VIM. Duckworth ap-
pointed overseer on new road from the
3-mile post on the river road to Pal
mers Crossing; Charlie Lewis ap-
pointed overseer on the new road
starting at Hattiesburg and Purvis
road at C. E. Davis place and running
to Purvis road at county line.
Jas. E. Arledge was appointed a
member of Forrest county public
school board.
| Allowances amounting to $3.50 for
the month, were made to 32 paupers.
A warrant for $1,166.66 was author
lied, being the last installment of the
! $3,500 the county's part of the cost o.
the Confederate monument. A repor
from the recent term of Circuit Cour
was filed, showing commitments to tn,
county farm as follows: Clem Dantz
Ter, $55O.35 fine and cost and 80 days
Bill Cole, $2SS5 fine and cost; Pinl
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
BUYS LAMAR COUNTY LAND.

R. NJ. Cooper, of Winston county, is
on a visit to his brother-in-law, p R.
Perkins, of this city. Since he came
he and Mr.. Perkins have been looking
over South Mississippi cut-over lands
and Mr.. Cooper was so well pleased
that Mr.. Perkins induced him to invest
in 64e acres in Lamar county. He
will move here in the fall and go into
stock raising and fruit growing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07

Unity Sunday and the organization of
peace clubs in the leading universities
She went abroad to be presented at
court this spring, but hurriedly re-
turned to America TO resume her work
Mrs. MACK has chosen for her sub
iect in the Congress unseen Forces
in the United States Working for
World Unity" Above all, says Mrs.
Black, she is tdying to create a real
international sympathy. She was one
of the sponsors of the noteworthy
Universal Races Congress held in
ILoudon, last summer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
Big SOCIALIST PICNIC TO
BE GIVEN AT LUcEDALE.

Lucedale, Miss, Aug. THE So
cialist picnic Of George county, to be
held at Lucedale,s Aug 18th, is the
largest yet attempted by Socialists in
South Mississippi.
Dick Mofies. of the RIP Saw" is
expected to draw 1000 people. Among
the prominent speakers are Mrs. Ida
M. Raymond. state secretary of the
party; s. w. Rose, candidate for Con
gress on the Socialist ticks.. from tn,
Sixth district of Mississippi; d. G
Rawls, of Hattiesburg, candidate fol
elector; M. W. Doyle, O
Mobile, Ala, and several Others,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
LABOR TROUBLE
IN CARPET MILLS.

Hartford. Conn. Aug. labor
troubles which have been developing
rapidly for the past several days at
some of the leading carpet mills and
which may come to q crisis at any
time are causing manufacturers con-
siderable uneasiness. and from pres
sent outlook promise to become quite
serious. Should the trouble spread.
It WIN mean further reduction IN
the output OF goods for TIE fail ser
son while at the same time there b
every possibility Of sharp advances
being made on the finished goods.
Strikes are already on IN some Of the
biggest factories Of this city ana
Philadelphia and the strikers are try-
ing to get other operatives to walk
out in sympathy Some Of the manu-
facturers have closed down their mflla
for the summer vacation IN the hope
Of avoiding trouble.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
A GOOD ROAD, BUT

"The maxim that a chain is no
stronger than its weakest link, finds
frequent confirmation, as one travels
over the county roads" This remark
was made by a. citizen always talking
good roads, as he was yesterday being
driven over that road which leads to
the county farm. Most Of this route
is what one properly terms "good
roads," but that stretch Of about loo
yards beyond the bridge spoils the
whole thing, and proves the truth Of
the saying whats worth doing at al
is worth doing WELL"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07

Jackson, Miss, Aug Five years
after requirement of the water plant
citizens of Jackson are finally prom
ised clear and wholesome water in
lieu of the muddy fluid from the Pearl
that has been furnished ever since
Jackson threw off the swaddling
clothes of country village, abandon
ed the mosquito breeding cisterns,
and established pumping station on
the banks of the turgid stream.
At the meeting of the city council
Tuesday afternoon the order for an
experiment with shallow wells in Ran
kin county was abandoned, as a re-
suit of the vigorous fight against
what wonld have undoubtedly proven
a waste Of both time and money, and
the body adopted resolution provid-
iCg for the employment OF Walter G.
Kirkpatrick, city engineer Of Cirming
ham, to come Immediately to Jackson
60 over the situation thoroughly, and
recommend site for new pumping
station and filt1atio plant, to be built
nearer the city, thus saving the heavy
expense involved in the transportation
of fuel to the present pumping plan
three miles north of the city.
The selection of Mr.. Kirkpatrick
was unanimous. The members of thu
council have absolute confidence in hi
ability, by reason of the fact that HI
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
GERMAN INVENTOR
HARNESSES WAVES.

Farm and Fireside says in its cur
rent ISSUE
"a German inventor has put in eff
feet a system based on the principle
of the hydraulic ram, by which the
waves of the. sea do the pumping for
the purpose of draining swamps along
the shore. This should interest the
Atlantic and Gulf States of this coun-
try"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
N. Y. Y. c. ANNUAL CRUISE.

New York, Aug. THE yachts
composing the cruising squadron Of
1912 of the New York Yacht Club
gathered of Glen Cove today, pre-
paratory to starting on their first
squadron run to Smithtown Bay to-
morrow morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-07
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COL. SWANSON DEAD.
(By Associated Press.)

: Pass Christian, Miss, Aug. t. :
I: Col. A. H. Swanson, of Houston, :
I: died here today. He was the :
I: pioneer railroad builder in Texas :
I. and prominently identified with :
I: the construction of Morgan's :
: Louisiana and Texas railroad in :
= Louisiana. He was eigty-four :
: years old. :
= = = . = = = & = = q . o . . . .