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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-08
LEVEE BOARD Debt
TO Re LIQUIDATED

jackson. Miss, Feb. s.-The Missis-
sippi Levee Board is planning to iiqui-
date the entire Indebtedness of ST.
100000. and will ask the legislature
for authority to refund certain out
standing bond issues at a lower rate
Of interest A recent report of the
board showed that the net revenue Of
the board for 1917 was s125,ss7.44
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-08
ENToMBED MINERS
WILL BE RESCUED.

Sutton Creek, Cal, Feb. S.-Rapid
progress has been made by rescuers
working to clear shaft of the Bunker
Hill Mine where 50 miners were i'm
prisoned yesterday. by collapse in
the shaft. The entombed men talked
and joked through the air pipe and
with the rescuers through the night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-08
AERO AUCTION EXCHANGE
NEW BUSINESS FIRM.

The Aero Auction Exchange b the
name Of the latest business snter-
prise in Hattiesbufs. Messrs. A. \.
Groff and A. T. Ratiiff are the pre-
moters Of this new concern, and n a
part Of the sales company ressstly
organized by these gentlemen. Thsy
have rented a store in the Fsrgussn-
Allen building On East Pine stssst
and are making some decided N
|provenents In the way Of new Hses-
/ ing. shelving ana counters a They WIN
conduct a general aactisn businsss,
handling ON communications snytA1ng
from house and lot to cradle. ~
ing especial attention tssthe sa1e a
hcspehold goods and msxeen<i1u
b. ssiss win - hsla lArse 49,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-08

in many important matters pertaining
to monetary conditions and formulat-
ed the present system of financial
system under which the Government
of San Domingo is ruled. This was
done at the instance Of President
Heureux of that country. He is the
author of many works on political
economy, and allied subjects, cover.
ing period of many years, during
which time he has studied the money
question in this and other countries
OF the world.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-08
WEBER AND FIELDS JUBILEE,

New York, Feb. S-Nearly all of
the famous artists identified with the
Weber and Fields comedy organiza-
tion during the days of the old Music
Hall will apepar in the Weber and
Fields Jubilee. which begins tonight in
the Broadway Theatre.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-08
THE MARKETS.

New Orleans La, Feb. S.-Cotton
steady, eight to ten points up.
Chicago, Feb. 8.-Wheat easy, one
eighth to one half cent higher. Pro.
visions steady, unchanged to five
cents mp.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-08
Search For Tram Robbers
So Far is Fruitless

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. San all
days search of heavily wooded terri
tory bordering the Mississippi river,
opposite Memphis, in an effort to To-
cate five men who held up and robbed
a Rock Island passenger train near
Hubert, Ark, early this morning, was
barren Of results, as far as can be
ascertained tonight. A score or more
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-08

of railroad and private detectives, and
several posses, searched all day. Up
to a late hour last night no arrests
had been made.
The express company contends the
amount of loot secured by the rob-
bers was small. Postal officials as
sert that one pouch of mail is miss
ing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-08
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THE WEATHER.

= Increasing cloudiness, proba-
= bly, rain late tonight and Friday; I
= warmer tonight. .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28
MOTHERHOOD AND SUFFRAGE
Maternal Instinct Aided by Vote
Would Better Conditions Among Boys

TIC the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. | read in to-days paper an article
by "R." from Mattltuck, Long Island. In
answer may | ask II the writer does not
think there is great opportunity for wom-
Ell to do good by their votes in Mattituck?
II we. as Mattituckians. had the power
10 put men In office who would enforce
laws that would prevent our boys and
young men from gathering in the freight
yard and around the liveries TO shoot
craps and smoke and swear, would our
vote not be worth while?
What woman who is mother or sister
would not work for equal suffrage IL she
realized that with her vote she might help
enact laws which would raise the moral
standard Of the boys who are daily com
panions OF her own boys or brothers in
tho school room?
II the women OF Matttuck only realized
Il. the great majority OF their boys ana
Young men are loafers. spending their
evenings holding down the street corners.
II their mothers could hear their CONVEX
stations and realize how little home means
10 them. they might see that with the
risht TO vote women who care could 90
much 10 remedy the disastrous conditions
that exist among the youth OF Mattituck.
As to equal suffrage taking women from
their homes. how many OF Mattituch
women regret the hours spent at cara
clubs, teas, sewing circles, etc, that DO
90 much harm in this community ana 30
little good?
Women OF education-and it IL such
v.ouen that demand sufTrage-keep In
touch with political situations through
the magazines and papers. but were II
necessary TO spend al occasional hour
AZ a political meeting. does 1t not seem
10 RI" that more good would come OF
that hour given TO politics IMAM oou'u
ever come from the hour spent at the
teas and sewing circles, where women
meet but to gossip and s!ander young and
ora. az ,wc all know Is the custom he'e
- ,,.,,t,,cL \ MOTHER.
Mauluck. y. Y. Noy. ., 1872.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28
PROTECTING THE HUNTER.

The state Conservation Commission
reports very unusual deer hunting
season lust closed. Many deer were
slain. but the commissions statistics
do not reveal the death Of single hui
man being "shot in mistake for q deer.
The newspapers I'm the early part or
the season chronicled one or two such
shOOtings. but from the commissions
report II is to be assumed that they did
not result fatally.
This is in strong contrast 10 condi-
lions in the Michigan and Wisconsin
woods. Reports from there short
time ago said that never had there been
a deer season more costly in human
life The chief game protector OF the
Conservation Commission attributes the
lack Of fatalities In this state to a pro
vision in the revised game law prohibit
Ing the killing OF any deer except bucks
with horns three inches or more In
length That provision was put into
the law TO protect does and young
bucks. In order that the annual deStruc-
ton might not exceed the natural year.
IN increase. It's effect has seemingly
been 10 engendcr caution even among
the most needless spOrtsnen, for while
in some parts Of the Adirondacks 1t IS
possible TO eyadc the game law without
great difficulty, there is increasing eff
cheney I'm the corps Of inspectors, and
no hunter takes needless chances Of In
curing a fine for shooting 4 doe. There
is a touch Of irony in the fact that fear
Of inCurring monetary penalty viii
produce care in shooting where fear Of
taking human life would not Never
theless, the result Is one TO be thankful
for, however achieved Perhaps few
prison penalties for careless hunters
who in future years manage 10 shoot
their fellows might help 10 continue
tliS record
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28
GONE.

The Iustig case illustrates one way
in which Justice fails In this country
Lustig was convicted two years ago
Of wife murder. On appeal new tria!
was ordered. When it came 10 sec
ond trial the witnesses were missing
and the District Attorney has been
compelled to move for Lustigs dis-
charge, The new trial was ordered on
two grounds. No doubt the Court OF
Appeals regarded them as material
for under the law il is bound TO DO
so. but as they are explained in the
newspapers they strike the layman as
technical.
The grounds were these: One Of the
witnesses, a chemist dt was poison
ing easel. having on direct examina-
ton given detailed description oil
the tests he made in discovering
Strychnine. the court ruled that he
need not redescribe them on cross
examination. though he might ne
crOss-examined on his first statement
This was held to be an error. The sec
ond error was the exclusion of teSti'
mony tending TO show animus on the
part Of witness against the accused
ON the ground that the way for the
introduction Of such testimony had not
been properly prepared when the Wit
ness whom # was proposed TO attack
was herself on the stand.
This sounds like an important error
until the circumstances are recalled.
According 10 the District Attorney, the
witness whom the defence needed In
order TO establish IA proper basis under
the Judges ruling for the introduction
Of the testimony showing animus was
in court and might have been recalled.
Apparently counsel cared less about
getting the testimony in than about
establishing grounds for an appeal
Probably that was wise. The second
trial has come and the witnesses are
gone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
From The Tribune Bureau. J

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Nov. T.-st. Thomas
Church was filled at o'clock this after
noon at the marriage OF Miss Harriet Ad-
olson Bayne, daughter Of Mrs. John w.
Bayne and Lieutenant Guy wilkinson
Stuart Castle. U. s. ~ The.bride was at
tended by her sister, Miss Louise Dudley
Bayne, a maid of honor. and was escort
ed 10 the altar by her brother DR.. J.
Breckenridge Bayne. She wore a gown OF
heavy white satin with court train and
an elaborate embellishments OF rose point
and duchess lace on the bodice Clusters
OF orange blossoms held the graceful drap-
cry OF the skirt and tho long tulle veil In
place.
The best man and ushers. all brother Of
ncers, wore the uniforms OF their respec-
two rank. Lieutenant F.. II. Portcet was
best man, and the ushers we're Lieuten-
ants W. W. Galbraith. Adolphus Andrews.
T. +. Neal Hollis Cooley, John T, Tow
ers, d. W. Bagley and r. l., Walker and
Professor Paul Dashiell all OF the navy.
The maid OF honor wore q costume III
mauve charmelse and chiffon. with shad-
ON idNt' anu ~ push nat " VIZ StAAiN
shade. with a long plume and orchids.
The bridesmaids-Mss Mary Bayne, OF
New York Miss Julia Addison, OF Siam
ford. Conn: Miss Cornelia Claggett, OF
Indianapolis. and Miss Valerie PadelfOrj,
Miss Marguerite Williams. Miss Anne
Lomax and Miss Dorothy Anderson, OF
Washington--wore gowns OF mauve char
meuse and hats OF the same color.
The Rev DR.. Smith rector OF ST.
Thomas's Church. OBLIGATED. and follow
ing the ceremony there was large -ecep-
ton at Rauscher'A Lieutenant Castle is
stationed at Annapolis and will take his
bride there to live.
Another wedding OF interest occurred
this evening in the home OF Judge Daniel
Thew Wright and Mrs. Wright when
their daughter, Miss Alice Liston Wright
was married to Robert Yedder Fleming
The Rev. Henning helms offciated. The
bride was attended by her sisters, Mrs.
Harry A. Kite and Mrs. Durant Church,
the latter of New York. and Mr.. Flem-
ming had as best man George Nass, Of
New York
An informal reception followed the cere-
mony, which was witnessed only by MEM
bcrs OF the family and out-of-town guests
Among the latter were Mime Cor1a, OF
New York: Mr.. and Mrs. william Burnett
Wright, of Buffalo; Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ
De7ereaux, of Cincinnati, and Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Besuden and Miss Besuden.
Of Newark, Ohio Mr. and Mrs. Fleming
will I've In Washington.
DR. and Mrs. George Barrie, Of New
York. have arrived to attend the wedding
OF Miss Alice Boutell and Mr. Ladd, OF
Boston. which will occur at o'clock to
morrow at St Johns Church. Following
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28
BELIEVES IN INSTRUCTION
Would Have Young Men and Women
Learn Sex Hygiene.

To the Editor Of the Tribune.
Sir: am one of many interested and
pleased by the recent policy Of the daily
papers in their palmer talks on subjects
so long tab0oed in their columns. / be-
lieve IL will lead to a better understand
ing Of the laws OF hygiene and their
necessity, resulting in a decided de-
crease of various diseases
] would like to see this campaign or
publicity carried further | believe that
If the young men and women OF our
country were instructed in sex hygiene
there would be fewer unhappy marriages
and fewer divorces. Many of our girls
marry without any conception OF the
marriage relation or their duties as
housekeepers, wives or mothers. The
boys have no understanding Of the trials
Of the wife and mother.
In these days OF eugenics, isn't it
time We faced the question squarely?
SAMUEL T. STEWART.
New York, Nov. &c, 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28
SPOKEN ENGLISH.

PeoUIe with discriminating ears. OF
whom there are probably some left in
New York, will heartily and gratefully
agree with the Board OF Superintend-
ents OF the school system that some
thing needs 10 be done for the improve
ment Of spoken English. We have
heard much in recent years about the
reform Of spelling, but little about the
protection Of pronunciation Well
meaning gentlemen have striven indus
triously to persuade us that life will
no longer be worth living If we do not
write thru" for Through" and mist
for missed" But where are the vigi.
liant guards who will save from being
lost in the vocal shuttle the "r" in girl"
and the "h' in which and shut off Il
final ~" from raw and saw" and
insist upon the recognition Of the exist
ence Of the g. in the sufiiX fing,' and,
in brief, prevent q slngularly rich and
musical spoken language from degen-
Grating into cOlOrless and mOnotonous
jargOn?
Nearly fifty years ago the greatest
philologiSt Of his time warned the Eng
lish speaking world against what he
fittingly called phonetic decay. There
is, as Max Miller then pointed out, a
class Of phonetic changes which take
place in various languages and which
are the result Of nothing else than
sheer lazlness. There is manly, sharp
and definite articulation, and there IL
one which is effeminate, vague and in
distinct. The former requires the ex-
crtion Of intelligent will and muscular
energy. The latter is the result Of
careleSsness and lazinesS. Phonetic de
cay in a language sets in when those
who use II admit the law Of IdiSSer alter
to their orthoepy and shrink from the
effort of giving to each letter its due
sound; and the process is continuous
and cumulative.
The process has already gone far in
this part Of the world. The considera-
bic number OF vowel sounds which once
gave TO our speech its chief charm Of
tone color have been largely abandoned
in favor Of few blurred and indeter-
inmate sounds which are made to serve
almost indistinguishably for all the
vowels, while important and really es-
sentlal sounds, both vowel and Conso-
nant, have been either dropped alto
gether or replaced by others the utter
ance of which requires less care and
effort. There is not one Of the nine
counts in the indictment which is made
by the Board of Superintendent which
is not well founded and to which the
general public must not to deplorably
large extent plead guilty. The correc-
ton of the evil will not be easy, since
it will involve the eradication Of habits
Of speech which are already deeply
fixed. and the doing Of this in the face
of almost universally adverse intiu-
ences. IL is to be feared that mahS Of
the teachers themselves are victims Of
phonetic decay, and it is quite certain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28

her friendly and contented instead
of an unfrendly and discontented
neighbor. Indeed, il the Balkan League
were left TO settle terms of peace win
Turkey at its will, without interven,
ton or influence Of any kind, there
is reason for supposing that no essen
tial interest Of any Of the other powers
would be menaced and that more SUP
stantial justice would be done and a
more honorable and lasting peace
would he assured than would result
from any intervention of self-seeklng
powers. Apart from any purely ethical
purpose. therefore, it is shrewd move
for the socialists thus to array them
selves on ground where they Will com,
mand widespread sympathy and VIII
no in sense the spokesman OF a
pretty general public sentiment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington. Nov 27-President and
Mrs Taft were Joined at the White House
tonight by their younger son, Charies
Taft who came from the Taft schooi 81
Watertown. Conn, to spend the 1hanEs-
giving holidays. Miss Taft is on her way
home from Panama, and Robert tart AiS
ton short a vacation from his studies III
tho Harvard Law School TO admit Oh MS
coming home.
President and Mrs Taft will have a
family party to help them eat the great
Rhode Island turkey, their younger SON
Mrs Thomas X Laughlin, Mrs, tart
sister. and her two small sons "Hii""'
and Thomas. making up the party
Mrs Taft and her sister, Mrs Lausn,in'
,notored TO the Chevy Chase links to-udS
and PLAYED golf, paired with Mrs. Na'hdn-
lei Francis and Mrs. Hugh Wallace
The President is declining all out-ol-
,oun engagements for the coming winter
e. be,np his purpose TO remain az the cap
ital for the next three months anu w
what he can to get through this last ses
sion of Congress In his administrator aS
many measures as possible in Which he
60 deanIv interested. He has received hu-
merous invitations to attend Lincoln Day
banouets and others, but has oee''i'eu
them all. 1av
The President had at luncheon .o, ,,rs'
pishop Cranston, DR.. Wallace kadc'liAe,
nv I Brown and Robert Speer' Oh
New York. and Major Finley. -,
President Taft. accompanied by ms ~,
tarv aid. Major Rhoades, attended inc lu
neral Of Senator Rayner OF Mary ,,.'..
this afternoon. Later he went 10 '"0''
Chase TO play golf.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28
THE CABINET

The Tribune tpe''''
washington. Nov. 27.--The Caoinet ''ie'n.
hers viii qpend a quiet day to-rhoI ~
all Of them being In town except ~
coo,o,arv NJ War and Mrs Stmson' VINO
ar. returning from Panama, ana '"o
Postmaster General -,
Tho Secretary Of state and Mrs. Knox
will not go 10 Valley Forge where 'nen
country estate is located, but VIII uihe
quietly here.
Secretary of the Treasury and MRS
uscyeagh will dine at the home OF MIS-
Marshall Field, where they VIII meet sew
eral additional guests
The Attorney General and Mrs. WICKER
sham will entertain a few friends intor-
maIly at their Thanksgiving dinner.
The Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs.
Fisher will have a quiet family dinner
with their children.
Postmaster General Hitchcock left
washington tonight for Boston, ana VIII
enjoy his Thanksgiving dinner With mem
bers or his family.
The Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. NaRe will attend the Pam
American mass az St Patrick's Church
In the morning: will hear robin Hood
at the New National Theatre in the
afternoon. aud will have a family din
ner.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs
Meyer will have a small family party and
a few guests 10 take Thanksgiving dinner
with them.
The Secretary OF Agriculture and Miss
Wilson viii dine without guests
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28
THE EFFECTIVE MINORITY.

The figures of the popular vote Tor
President are still far from complete,
hut those so far assembled show that
Mr.. Taft's and Mr.. Roosevelts votes
we're much more nearly equal than
many have supposed Mr.. Taft led Mr..
Roosevelt in nineteen out Of the forty
eight states, and Mr.. ROosevelts plu-
,rality over Mr.. Taft is reported as close
to $4,000.
By the trick Of the ProgreSsiyes, the
lRepublicans Of California were prac-
ideally deprived Of the chance to vote
flor their candidates and were either
DISTINGUISHED altogether or driven over
10 Mr.. Wilson in protest against the
rwrong. In South Dakota there was
Sombination on the electoral ticket
whose supporters are all counted for
Roosevelt. In Pennsylvania the Re
publican state organization under con-
troll Of Finn piled up great vote for
,tbe Progressive electors, but the con
tinued devotion OF Finn to Roosevelt
and the idea OF making this better
country for his children IS much doubt
cd. In many states Republicans by the
thousand, considering Democratic sue
cess certain, stayed away from the
polls. while other thousands, fearing
Roosevelt. undoubtedly voted for Will
son. though intending TO remain Repub-
hcans. When these facts are taken
into consideration It will be seen that
for the practical purposes Of future
action the Republican party is the eff
fective political opposition. intrenched
I'm a firm position and certain Of in
creasing strength.
It has second place in Congress and
second place on the ballot, even In sew
eral states, as in New Jersey, where 1t
was third in the vote for electors. How
permanent may be the ties Of Progress
sive union cannot yet be told. Enthusi-
asm is still proclaimed, and nothing has
occurred 10 force new allgnments; but
in this state, at least, many who voted
for Mr.. Roosevelt enrolled as Repub-
llicans and intend to act as such for the
future. AS the particular controversies
OF the recent campaign die away the
great body Of those who are opposed to
the Democracy will drift to the Repub-
lican party. That drift will be ire.
.sistible IL the Republicans show them
selves unselfishly open minded to every
real reform. The Progresslves, while
in strong position to agitate, are too
weak in Congress and in most of the
state legislatures to be an effective mi.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28
SOCIALISTS AND THE WAR.

There will he strong diSapprOyal, on
grounds both Of theory and practice, Of
the order for a worldwide strike for
twenty-fmr hours on December 16.
Yet, despite this alteration, one Of
the most interesting and significant
Of what we may call the by-features
Of the Balkan war was the inter
national congress i'm the old cathe.
dral at Basic, Switzerland. protesting
against any extension Of the war into
the other countries Of Europe and de-
viSing means for making. if possible.
that protest effective. II was Il socialist
gathering, and was called together last
month by the International Socialist
Bureau at Brussels in pursuance OF a
policy adopted year ago, but its sig
nifcance and potential influence tran
scend the technical limits Of that
political organization and appeal
strongly TO the world at large.
1t is no light thing for 40 men,
representing twenty European nations,
many of them members OF national
parliaments. thus TO come together for
the influencing Of governmental action.
Among them are such men as Bebel,
| Of Germany; Adler. OF Austria: Jaures,
of France: Keir Hardie, OF England,
and Vandervelde. Of Belgium. who for
| their intellect and character command
| the respect even Of those who most
| dissent from their peculiar doctrines
and who are the recognized leaders Of
parties which are steadily growing In
power in their respective countries and
which in some hold the balance OF
political influence. And while we may
| regard IA visionary the general prin-
Ciple Of "anti-militarism" which is
being urged and may condemn as posi-
, lively pernicious the proposal OF Il
universal strike" for its enforcement,
the special purpose Of this congress.
to prevent the spread of the war to
other lands, must be earnestly approved
and will command the sympathy Of
multitudes who have no part in nor
patience with the specific tenets Of
socialism.
No man in his senses supposes that
| it is necessary for her own safety that
Austria Hungary should intervene to
balk the plans Of Servla. The annex
alton Of Northern Albania and the ac-
QUESTION Of an Adriatic port by the
little Sav kingdom would not imperil
the safety nor impair the interests
OF the Dual Realm, but would rather
promote and confirm them by giving