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Okolona messenger., 1912-05-16
OKOLONA MISS. MAY. 16. 1912
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CITY DGRL Glory
II, L. Morrison, Mayor.
j. H. DAVIS, City Clerk.
W. + Savage, Treasurer
G. II, BabOt., City Collector
W. Knox City Marshal
l., Haley. City Attorney
T. NJ. Beatty, Manager Water and Light
Plant.
CITY COUNCIL
j. S. W. Hawkins President
7. ". Beatty, 5. g. Sadler W l. Harrill,
W. B. Gum, r. p. Davis R, W. Chandler
SCHOOL BOARD
J.F. Mcdonnell President.
LII. Davis, Clerk w. T. Mos b. F. Roseu-
stei S. D Murphee
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
Mai. Gen. AinsWonh's Retirement To End
 Big Army Fight
Bill Before Congress, Pro viding for Consolidation of Offices, Will Do Away
 With Continual Conflict Between Line and Staff.
Special from United Press)


 Washington, Feb. 17-That Major General F. C. Ainsworth-the first prominent officer to fall in the army fight between the line and the 'staff''-shaIl be the last sacrificed in that contest was the intention of the House of Representatives in passing the amendment to the Hay Dem., Va-). bill providing for consolidation of the offices of the chief of staff. ad- jutant general and inspectors general. This was admitted by members of the House today, following the voluntary retirement of General Ainsworth after being suspended by Presidential order for insubordination. The fight be tween the two branches of the army, in progress for years, will be a thing of the past should the amendment to members of the House Committee on Military Affairs consider that the army will be much benefited thereby.
 General AinSworth, after 37 years of military service, today commenced his preparations for a journey South. While declining to discuss his ret ire ment and reiterating that it was only because he Was worn with the heavy burden of care and responsibility t he former adjutart general intimated that his retirement had been inf1u- enced by friends having the interests of the army at heart and who feared that the airing of the Ray scandal and the Ainsworth-Wood imbroglio might hurt the army in the eyes of the country.
 General Ainsworth denied that he intended to push his case further and said that he was merely going to ''rest for a while. and then hold him self subject to further orders '1ibe any other retired officer
 Chairman Helm, oe the House Com mittee of Expenditures in the War Department, today denied the report that an tigatiou of the War De- partment and particularly of the Leonard Wood regime in Cuba, was
 Nothing of the sort is contempiat- ed,' said Helm, ''and I do not think anyone will propose it''
 T am ready to be investigated at any time" said General Wood, when told of the rumor. My army speaks for itself and I will stand by it and my record
 A searching investigation of the all legged political activities in the War Department, which contemp' ates a probe in the inside history of Major General Fred c. Ainsw worth's retire ment under charges of insubordina- tion. will probably be begun by the House Committee on War Department Expendftures, next week.
 Chairman Helm said this afternoon that while no separate investigation of the army feud of the staff and the line would be undertaken, he had no daaht but that Atnsworth would be
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slTbpoenaed for some day next week to tell his side of the case, in connection with a probe of politics in the War Department
 Helm said that the commission will take up the question of summoning Ainsworth at a meeting on Monday, the investigation to be conducted jointly with the probe now in pro gress, what part politics played in the case of Major Beecher B. Ray, of the paymaster's department.
 Members of the committee said that the Investigation would be along two main lines:
 First-That opened by Ainsworth's s voluntary retirement under fire and,
 Second-That presented in the Ray case.
 Because the name of Brigadier Gem eral Clarence E. Edwards, chief of the bureau of insular affairs, has been brought into. the Ray case through correspondence just made public, that bureau will also be probed.
 The old fight between Major General Wood, chief of staff, and Major Gen eral Ainsworth, which kept the de partment in a turmoil for years, will form the basis for one line of the in vestigation-
 Colonel H. P. Mccain will tempor- arily direct the adjutant generals of flee. General William F. Hall, the ranking brigadier general, and Briga- dier General Henry O. Heistand are believed to be in line for advancement by President Taft
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
TWO MISTAKES IN PERSONAL
 TAX ARRESTS
Irving R. Jayne and Charles S.Ferrett, Hailed Into Court,
 Had Paid Their Taxes
Indignant Over Arrests Other Cases Continued and Accused Released on Own Recognizance.

Irving R. Jayne of 2O4 Prospect street and Charles S. Ferrrett, of 69 Beach street, were a pair of indignant individuals when hailed into court this morning with half a dozen others, to answer to the charge of having failed to pay their personal taxes.
 Messrs. Jaynes and Ferrettt had just cause for being angry. Both were arrested and taken from their homes to answer to a charge of which they were guiltless. Both paid their personal taxes long ago, and through some sIip-up on the part of the col lectors, their names had not been re. moved from the list of those liable
 MT. Ferrett produced his receipt in court and the judge at once found him mot guilty" MT. Jayne spent several hours last night looking for his receipt but could not find it. He declared in court that he paid his tax in December A search of the records proved that he was right and the case against him was likewise dism issed.
 All the other cases were continued for one month, until March Is. Sew eraI of the accused intend to petition the Common Council for an abate- ment of their tax. Others wish to procure certain records to prove that are not liable. All are released under their own recognizance, not being re- ouired to furnish any bonds.
 Those arrested, besides the two mis- taken cases, were Nicholas Somsky, William Meyers, Charles Hungerford and Henry Pow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
BRIDGEPORT MAN TO WED WEALTHY
 YOUNG WOMAN
Romance That Came Near Having Tragic Ending to
 Culminate Happily
Brides Father Relented Only When Daughters
 Health Was Imperi1led

Considers ble of a romance attaches to the wedding of David Fodeman, a former Bridgeporter who will marry tomorrow in Springfield. Mass, Miss Anna Richman, daughter of Samuel Richman, a wealthy and retired mer- chant. At least fifty Bridgeporters who are prominent in Jewish circles Tn this city have received invitations to the wedding. The fact that Fode- man is a former Bridgeporter, that a pretty romance attaches to his court will bring him a fortune as a dowry has added interest to the event.
 Fodeman is a son of Abraham Fode- man of 80 Fulton street Some years ago he went to Springfield and secur- ed employment as clerk in furni- ture store. He met his bride to be both guests and according to the gos- sips it was case of love at first sight.
 But the girls father did not look with favor on FOdeman'S suit. He had other plans for his daughter and he thought she could make a much better match. He denied Fodeman permission to call on his daughter and forbade her to meet him or speak with him. Fodeman was heartbrok en and as the story goes Miss Richman at once went into decline.
 Prof. Jacoby, the famous New York specialist was called to treat her. After prescribing in vain Prof. Jacoby told the stern father that if he did not want to see his daughter go down to an early grave he had better re- move the ban from Fodeman and con- sent to the match. After much ob- jection MT. Richnan -ielded to the entreaties of other members of the family and Fodeman was told that all parental objection to his paying ad- dresses to Miss Richman were reInov- ed
 Hence the wedding tomorrow. Ac- cording to the story MT. Richman who is a wealthy man will give his daugh- ter S25,0Oc in cash and a house and he will set Fodeman up in the furni- tIIre business for hirrnsaIf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
Congressman Henry Again Urges
 Probe Of InSidiOuS Fi- nanCiaI Methods
NOT SATISFIED WITH
 PROPOSED INVESTIGATION
Should Know Of Deep ViIIainy Before Currency Laws
 Are Rewritten
Especial from United Press.

Washington, FeD. lI--1t Is hlgh time for this House to inquire into the bIackhand methods of the f1nan- ciaI Mafa,'' shouted Representative Henry. (Dem., Tex.), from the floor of the House, this afternoon. NO ef- fective investigation can be maintain ed into the ramifications of currency legislation, trusts or corporations un- til Congress understands the meth ods of the most insidious and almost su- preTne money power.
 Henry had presented to the House the resolution, authorized by the Democratic caucus, over his heated protest, ordering the banking and cur rency commission to investigate fin anciaI conditions. The Texas Repre- believed the resolution and proposed investigation utterly futile" but that as chairman of the rules committee he had to hand up the resolution.
 More than 75 per cent. of our fin anciaI resources, industrial and rail road corporations" he declared, ''is now dominated by not more than four small groups of financiers. This fin ancial oiigarchy has now within its grasp the resources, deposits and funds with the powers that paralyz5 competition and destroy comp petitors They now have at their feet in merci- less subjection more than 76 per cent of the country's vast army of banks and bankers. They are com bined and acung Tn WlIh Lht railroads and industrial trusts, by throwing their protecting arms around them, with the avowed purpose of as sassinating in business all of theiI com ,etitors.
 Henry quoted A. E. Sti1lwell. presi dent of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad, that the money DOW CT has for years pre- tented him from securing capital.
 "Shouldn't we know something ot the depth of vi1Iainy to which this Mafia will descend before we rewrfts our currency laws?" he demanded wouldn't 1t be better to probe deep Iy into that hidden and mysterious side before we wallow in the Aldrich plan? Let me warn the American people that we will be groping in the dark and will go down in their pit falls unless we have a thorough Con- gressionaI investigation and unearth their system, their vfllainy and theil secret modes. While we are grap- bling with this momentous problem this money power is moving heaver and earth to circumvent us."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
SKULL BROKEN BY POWER BELT
 IS NEAR DEATH
Engineer at Columbia Nut &g Bolt Go. Rushed to St.
 Vincent s Hospital
Death Imminent, Is Put On Operating Table As a
 Last Resort

With his scalp partly torn off and his skull fractured, Edward Carson, aged 40, of 62 Benham avenue, under went an operation at St Vincent's hospital at press hour this afternoon as the last chance of saving his life. Dr. c. c. Godfrey and the staff phy- sicians of the hospital performed the operation.
 Carson is engineer at the Columbia Nut and Bolt factory This morning whLe at work in the engine room he slipped and fell against the main belt in such a manner that the leather caught in his hair and whirIed him heavily to the floor, tearing his scalp and fracturing his skull by the force of the fall.
 The ambulance corps was called and the injured man was removed to St Vincent's hospital. There it was seen that an immediate operation was uac- essary, his chances for recovery being slender.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
SUFFER
 WITH BUSINESS USED AS PAWN
Financier Perkins Says COmmis- sion / of Merchants Should be Appointed to Investigate Practical and Urgent Needs of Whole Country
Especial from United PressD


 Pasadena, Cal, Feb. 17-Business is being used as a pawn in the President ial election while the people suffer &C., cordingly, in the opinion of George W. Perkins, the New York fnancier. This. he says, Is a distinct breach of faith
 The entire country, he said today, In reviewing his trip across the con- tinent just ended, is suffering from lack of confidence in the business pro- gram of our government.
 Perkins suggested that a commission of merchants be called by the Presi- dent to present to Congress the prac- tical and urgent needs of the business of the who. e country. According to the New York fnancier, Congress is too busy with politics. Perkins said:
 Next to the colossal opportunities this country offers for development and achievement in the future, one of the most noticeable things in a trip across the continent is the lack of confidence in the business program of our government. The feeling seems to be general that dissolution of cor porations is no solution and that some other method of handling this great question, which will have substance to 1t, may be found.
 Every days delay in reaching a constructive rather than a destructive solution of this matter is costing our people the loss of much precious time As Congress is evidently so engrossed In playing politics for personal or party gain, it would seem clear that we cannot expect any help from that source, this session, but there wou d seem to be no good reason why the Executive cannot act.
 We have had commissions appoint ed to investigate the tariff, the portal system. etc. We have had commits sions of governors called by the Pres ident to consider conservation, etc. Why not have a similar commission of interstate conference of merchants, ! r9 gress with the practical and urgent l needs of the business of the whole "ountry-as sad in an address at Youngstown, O., recently-a gathering of men not alone from Washington or New York, but from all parts of the country as the question affects all sections2
 ''It tis not question of what New York or Washington wants, but what | the whole country needs. It is a dis | tinct breach of faith with the people | to use business as a, pawn in a Presi- dentiaI election and play politics while | progress suffers ''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17

William J.. Burns was busy this noon-decidedly busy-when he had finished dictating to his secretary let ters and telegrams enough to fill small volume, and received a Farmer reporter in his suite at the Stratf1e1d.
 He talked while he packed his grip. He answered telephone calls, received messages and now and then gave a bit of instruction to his secre- tary as he kept talking and packing.
 His dresser was lined with letters. telegrams, and ether appurtenances besides his personal effects. Nestlin;g almost always within reach of the SleuthS hand, was @ pretty little ornament, a blued steel Colts auto matic "A calibre pistol. It stayed on packed It was the last thing to go. and with a delft motion that showed familiarity with the move, Burns beneath the tails of the coat of his brown English walking suit it reposed peacefully.
 Once when he was talking the door knob of the corridor door rattled. As if instinctively Burns right hand sought a position of ease not far from the young cannon. But the alarm was needless. It was only a harmless emissary from the dining room, come in answer to a summons to bring menu t1 the detecttve's room.
 "Yes. it's always my busy day. said he as he busted himself getting his grip ready. "But I'll talk while I pack if you don't mind" and he con tinued with his work.
 MT. Burns talked freely, apparently. yet carefully always I'm careful of what say,' said Burns when he was pressed to say something definite of the relation of Samuel Gompers to the Federal governments investiga- tions.
 "Gompers has been trying ever since the confession of the McNam-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
SCOTT WRECKING TUG
 FROZEN IN SOUND
Special from United Press.l

Stamford, Feb. 17.-It was learned anere, today, that the tug Tasco, of the Scott Wrecking Company, New Lon don, is frozen in solidly at her dock in Northport, L. l., just across the Sound, where she arrived, recently, on a wrecking mission, and will proba bly, be forced to remain there until April
 The Tasco is equipped with wire less. Orders were received, recently to proceed to Northport, where q barge, laden with 300 tons of coal was in danger of sinking. The name of the barge was not made known here The Tasco imm ediately set out but the coal barge had sunk in the meantime. according to the report The tug then docked over night and was frozen in fast
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17

were set forth as follows:
 While fully admitting the forceful- ness of the argument in favor of conduct of large industries by pow erfuI and efficient agencies that can fully develop and apply the economics of cooperation, yet your committee had just as well recognize that conn petition must give place to monopo- listic combinations and proceed to leg itimatize and regulate the great trusts.
 "To undertake to force them by law to charge only a reasonable price. is then, the only condition upon which their continued existence can be con- templated, and yet to fix the price of commodities by law would clothe the government with dangerous pow er rob the citizen of individuality and embark the nation into extreme paternalism. Competition and individ- uality are the great remedies that have been submissioned throughout the ages to protect us from the evils that now threaten. We are not yet ready to write an epitaph over either,
 'The Sherman Law ought to be rigfdly and impartially enforced It ought, in our judgment. to be supple mented by legislation that will make Its provisions definite and certain, protect the consumer and investor from the evils of overcapitalization and guarantee corporations from ex- ploita ton by their trusted officers and agents for their individual benefit and profit.
 "As the matter belongs to the jur- isdiction of a great standing commit tee of this House. your special com mittee will not, as a committee, un- dertake to present a bill upon the subject or to further elaborate the ideas herein suggested, being confi- dent that the entire subject matter will receive careful and prompt con- sideration by the standing committee having jurisdiction thereof
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
Especial from United Press0


 Washington, Feb. 17-Assailing the system by which the old sugar trust overwhelmed it's competitors, but re- fusing itself to recommend legislation which might curb abuses of a similar nature in the future, on the ground that such authority was within the jurisdiction of the standing commit tees of the House, the Hardwick Sug, ar Trust Investigating committee, to- day. reported it's findings to the House.
 A comprehensive discussion was em- mittee declaring that it was unable to agree with the "forceful argu- ments' that big business needed com pines.
 A few of the evils are pointed out as:
 "Original. overcapitalization of great industrial corpora tions resulting in in- creased cost of production, if a profit is to be made Gas is always insisted upon), inflated capitalization and higher prices to the consuming pub- lie.
 "The temptation of the persons who organize and control these large cor porations to earn dividends on water ed stock as soon as possible so thai such stock may be unloaded in the open markets upon the investing pub- lie.
 Exploitation not only of the con- suming public and of the investing public, but also of the corporations themselves, by their officers, directors and trustees, who do not hesitate to overburden the consumer, to deceive of the corporations that have trusted them, whenever it will line the DOC kets of such individual trustees"
 The conclusions of the committee
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
Weather Indications
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New Haven, Feb. 17-Forecast: Fair tonight, becoming unsettled Sunday; moderate variable winds.
 The storm that was central near Nantucket, Mass, yesterday morning, has moved eastward and is now cen tral near Halifax, N s. An area of high pressure central over Virginia is producing pleasant weather along the Atlantic coast from North Caro- lima to Maine A long trough of low pressure extending the entire length of the Mississippi valley is causing cloudy and rainy weather in the cen tral and southern sections Moderate temperatures continue in all sections.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair tonight with unsettled weather and probably Hzht rain Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17

aras to set himself right on the state ments he made at that time. Comp CTS said he knew nothing at all about the guilt of the McNamaras,'
 Burns stopped his work for a mo- ment. and a silence almost dramatic ensued as he prepared to make the following statement:
 That was a liet'
 "Gompers has been trying to set himself right ever since" he went on.
 Do you believe Gompers had an intimate knowledge of the facts in the dynamiting case before the McNamara confession ?" he was asked.
 q don't know what intimate knowledge Gompers had. I can't say that before the McNamara confession, Gompers knew they were guilty
 Burns is emphatic in the assertion that organized labor is here to stay. ''It must stay through it's many hon est and able leaders"
 'But who are the honest leaders, in your opinion? ?"
 'tI wouldn't attempt to name them,' 9 said he. because if named some of them, I would have to leave out q great many who are equally honest and sincere"
 'fOrga mixed labor" he went on, must look to honest men to lead it. But organized labor can't prosper with Gompers and Morrison and all that crew."
 Does John Mitchell go with the crew. Mir. Burns?"
 "I know nothing about MT. Mitch eH,' was the prompt rejoiner. 'tSo far as know he is a good man, an honest man"
 Mir Burns discussed freely the San B,r, tl2isccN aft investigation in which he figured conspicuously.
 "Poor Abe Reuf!'' he said. ''I read a few days ago that he cot into trou- ble by giving clears away in the pris- on. Force of habit, maybe he ven tured, stopping a moment to peer over his glasses at his guests to see whether the humor of his observation went we'll"
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
Young Roosevelt Not
 Decided Yet to Give Up
 Carpet for Bank Job
Especial from United Press,

New York, Feb. 17-Discussing the report that he was to become bank CT and become affiliated with the firm of Bertron, Griscom & Jenks, of 40 Wall street, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., said today that the matter has not been settled. In any event, he said, he will go back to the carpet business in San Francisco for a while
 What I may do after that he said, at his hotel today, "I don't care to discuss. I don't believe the public is interested in me, anyhow so I shouldn't feel like discussing my af- fairs for the public"
 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt spent today choppinG wood at his Oyster Fay home. and failed to come to the city. He said he did not expect to entertain any political visitors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
UNDERTAKER KILLS
 HIMSELF WITH ACIT
Especial from United Press.)


 Indiana polls, Feb. 17-Frank ". Hammer, 5s. member of a local un- dertaking firm and one of the most prominent businessmen of the city, today walked into the chapel of his business pIace and killed himself by taking carboIic acid. His body was discovered by one of the firms em- ployes.