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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
25 DEAD, SCORES
WOUNDED WHEN
Boiler EXPLODES
S. P ENGINE BOILER ExpLopes
IN SAN ANTONIO WITH TER.
RI7LE RESULTS.
BUILDINGS WRECKED FOR BLOCKS
Eighteen Bodies Recovered in Two
Hours-Injured Fill Stores and
Buildings Near scene-Round House
and Copper Shop Demolished.
BUILDINGS WRECKED FOR BLOCKS
tBy Associated Press.)

San Antonio, March 1S.-With a
force which crushed at least twenty
five human beings to death as easily
as if they had been ants and which
leveled walls and wrecked buildings
Tor a radius of three blocks, a South
ern Pacific locomotive boiler exploded
in the Southern Pacific yards this
morning. Eighteen bodies were re-
covered from the wreckage within
TWO hours and more were being re-
moved constantly, while nearby stores
and buildings were filled with injured.
The Army hospital corps rushed to
the yards and police ambulances and
other workers organized into rescue
bands to dig out the dead and try to
save the fast ebbing lives of the
wounded. So mangled were some of
the victims there seemed no hope of
piecing fragments of the bodies to-
gether sufficiently to identify. The
boiler was blown three blocks, the
round house and copper shops were
almost demolished, and the men work
ing in them hurt by falling walls. The
first of the dead identified was Wal
ter Jordan the engineer, who was in
the cab when the boiler exploded.
Strike breakers have been employed
in the Southern Pacific shops ever
since the shopmen's strike began sew
eral monthes ago After the explosion
rumors were ahoat that dynamite
caused the explosions but an investi-
cation showed that the rumors did
not start at the yards. The victims
are largely strike breakers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
GOOD sermons
BY Mr.. BOWEN
Yesterday With Large Con-
cations.

The revival at the Court Street
Methodist church commenced yester-
day morning with a splendid sermon
by Rev. ]. A. Bowen Of Birmingham,
Ala. The subject for the IL o'clock
service was Power of the Holy Ghost
and Witnesses for Jesus" The speak
er declared tnat there was vast diff
ference between good man or good
woman, and powerful, good man or
powerful good woman. That wit
nesses for Jesus are dependent upon
the Power of the Holy Ghost.
Afternoon services were held at 3
o'clock, the short but impressive ser
mon on Personal Evangelism" car
rying truth and conviction to the hear
ers and presenting a splendid founda-
tion for the commencement of the re-
vival. Secret daily prayer and per-
sonal work was urged upon the mem
bers as a matter of individual duty.
At 7:90 Mr.. Bowen found his text
in James 4:8, DRAW nigh to God and
He will draw nigh to you" The SER
mon was preceded by a prayer service
in the Sunday school room and song
service by both the choir and congre-
cation In the auditorium. The indi-
vidual and the church alike must draw
close to God in order to fulfill their
mission on earth. the speaker said.
In all walks of life he succeeds best
who lives closest to God. Man must
touch the fatherly heart of God be-
fore he can touch the great heart of
humanity. These were some of the
strong points made at the evening SER
vice.
The audience in attendance yester-
day have seldom listened to a purer
gospel or a more inspiring speaker
than Mr. Bowen. He breaches the
old-time religion without any affecta-
ton. in a simple manner, convincing,
earnest and powerful.
Services will continue through the
week at 10 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Wednesday series of services for
children will begin; every afternoon
at $3.50.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18

section in question provides that 'if
more than one amendment shall be
submitted at one time, they shall be
submitted in such a manner and form
that the people may vote for or
against each amendment separately"
In this instance the amendment pro
vided for the election of circuit judges
and chancellors, and the Governor
holds that some voters may have de-
sired to vote for the election of circuit
judges and retain the appointive plan
for chancellors, or vice versa.
The question, Of course, will eventu-
ally reach the courts for decision, and
that is just what Gov. Brewer ex-
poets it to do. However, it is difficult
to see just how the matter can be
properly brought up this time, as no
effort to elect judges and chancellors
can be made because of the Cover.
nor's veto of the law putting the con
stitutional amendment into effect, and
the matter will probably hang fire
for the next two years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
STATES FINANCES
BADLY MUDDLED
Legislature Adjourned With the Prob.
lem UnsoIved-Gov. Authorized
to Borrow.

Jackson, Miss, March 1S.-That the
legislature adjourned with the fnan-
cial problem unsolved is the opinion
being freely expressed around the
state house.
One of the final acts of the lawmak-
ers was to confer authority on Gov
ernor Brewer to borrow 100000 dur
ing the ensuing biennial period to
meet any treasury deficit that may be
threatened.
1t is very easy matter to authorize
the Governor to borrow money, but it
is not always easy for the Governor to
find the money, and it is gravely fear
ed that in this instance Gov. Brewer
is going to go up against a very hard
proposition.
The states financial integrity has
unquestionably been tarnished by the
recent litigation over the 100000
bond issue negotiated by the Noel ad-
ministration, and the reputation by
the state treasurer of the accrued in
terest coupons. Local bankers frank
ly express the opinion that if Gov
Brewer succeeds in negotiating the
loans authorized he will have to get
the money inside the state, as Eastern
syndicates will not regard it as an at
tractive investment in view of happen
ings during the past six months.
1t was Gov. Brewers idea that, If
the legislature was disinclined to in
crease the tax levy and thus secure
the additional revenue needed that
bonds should be issued, but the law
makers ignored his suggestion set
forth in a special message, and order
ed him to negotiate loans in event OF
a deficit. Even if the Governor sue
ceeds in getting the money, it will
mean high rate of interest. and the
legislative plan, in its last analysis, is
but temporizing with the states f.
nancial problem.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
RIVER COUNTIES
WANT RELIEF

Jackson, Miss, March 1S.-A large
delegation of citizens from the coun-
ties of Warren, Claiborne, Jefferson,
Adams and Wilkinson passed through
Jackson this afternoon en- route to
Washington to appear before joint
committees of Congress in advocacy
of the bills now pending for the relief
of owners of lands damaged by over
flows caused by government-built
levees on the Louisiana side of the
Mississippi river.
The delegation was headed by Judge
jeff Truly, of Natchez, former asso-
ciate justice of the Supreme Court,
and counsel for the riparian land own
ers whose claims aggregate about FIVE
million dollars.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
The LITTLE GIANT
STUMP FULLER CO.

The Little Giant Stump Fuller Co.
is today publishing its charter of in
corporation and as soon as the papers
are approved the new enterprise will
be ready for operation. In the mean
time preparations will be pushed for
the erection of the plant, which has
for its object the manufacture of a la
Dor, money and time saving device for
removing stumps from cutover pine
lands. The Little Giant Stump Fuller
has heretofore been manufactured at
Standish, Michigan, by Fred Server,
Jr., owner of the patent rights and
president of the local concern, who
saw the possibilities for greater sue
cess in the South Mississippi field
where the greatest amount of work
was to be done in the way of Kidding
land of stumps, and decided to remove
the plant to this city
The incorporators of the concern
are Fred Server; Jr., president; c. M
Spears, sales manager, and F. M
Hill, secretary-treasurer The latter
two named are wen known cstizens ol
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
HATI1ESBURC MISSISSIPPI MONDAY AFTERNOON MARCH 8 1912
Truck Crowers MetSaturday;
Buyers Are Making Inquiry

The Hattiesburg Truck Growers AS
sociation held a meeting at the Com
mercial Cub Saturday afternoon The
good weather of Friday and Saturday
doubtless kept members on their
farms to do needed work that has
been left undone for weeks on account
of the continued rainy weather. Pres
ident Ward was absent but Secretary
Bobo was on hand and stated that he
was receiving inquiries almost daily
from the markets of the country in
quiring after the crop outlook. The
indications are that every product of
this section will command a good
price at harvest time and members
are urged to pull together now for
the mutual benefit of all.
If the weather continues fair for a
few more days many of those who
have been unable to plant potatoes
will have them in the ground by the
end of the week.
The next meeting will be held Sat
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
INQUIRIES FROM
MANY SOURCES
Secretary stoekman of Commercial
Club Is Busy Replying To Pros
pective Settlers.

Secretary Stockman is in receipt OF
letter from c. A, Slattery, Naylor,
Mo-, in which the writer states that
he is going to move South, and asking
that information concerning this sec
ton be sent him. He asks IL vegeta.
bles, small fruit and poultry can be
raised here profitably, and if the cli-
mate is of very uniform nature. His
inquiries have been answered.
Several letters have also been re-
'ceived from merchants and manufac-
turers within the past week, asking
if there appears to be an opening for
their different lines of business in this
place. The Commercial Club Is now
going after factories in earnest and
there are several in view that If land
ed will add much to the Industrial fu-
ture of Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
TAFT ANSWERS
Dixon CHALLENGE
(By Associated Press.)

Boston, March 1S.-President Taft
today declared in favor of presidential
preference primaries surrounded by
legal safeguards, for the coming cam.
paign wherever full and fair notice
of the election can be given, wherever
adequate election safeguards can be
thrown around to practice perfec-
tional primary for presidency, wherev-
er the. constitution in the state per
mits its being made applicable TO
the present election, favor it and
welcome it." This was the Presi-
dents statement in a speech before
the Massachusetts legislature, reply
ing to the challenge issued by Senator
Dixon, Roosevelt's manager.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
Trial of MzeN Resumed;
No Echo Court Sensation

though the evidence in each case was
so strong as to convince the entire
public who the guilty persons were,"
said the district attorney.
Il am daily being threatened with
assassination. 1t has come to me from
reliable sources that l may be shot
down in the courthouse at any mo-
ment l am being guarded in court,
and am in nowise safe"
Elvin Mizell is charged with the
murder of S. o. Hindman, Jan. 20. The
trial, hard-fought at every point, had
been in progress from Tuesday until
Saturday, when it was interrupted by
a lively disagreement between the
prosecutor and F. E. Jones, one OF
counsel for the defense. The district
attorney says Mr.. Jones snatched pa
pers from the hands of a witness. The
district attorney then took the papers
from Mr.. Jones by force, his demand
for them being refused and the court
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
PRESIDENT IN BOSTON.

Boston, March 1S.-With a sham
rock on the lapel of his coat and wear
ing Sunny Jim" smile, President
Taft is in Boston today and will re-
view the st. Patrick's and "Evacua-
tion Day" parades The President was
given a tumultuous greeting by the
large Irish population of the Hub. To-
night he will attend the dinner of the
Boston Bank Officers Association, and
will make a brief address, He will
leave tomorrow on tour of New
Hampshire to repair his political
fences, which are understood to have
been somewhat shattered by the
Rooseveltian activities of Gov. Bass.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
CHAIRMAN LoMAx WILL CALL
MEETING TO BE HELD AT EARLY
DATE IN JACKSON.
PRIMARY A MOOTED QUESTION
Legislature Passed Resolution sus-
sesting Presidential Primary Be Or
dered-DeIesation Will Likely Go
To Baltimore Uninstructed.

Jackson, Miss, March 1S.-Call will
be issued within the negt few days by
Chairman c. L. Lomax for a meeting
of the Democratic state executive COM
mittee to discuss plans for the naming
of delegates to the Democratic nation
al convention in Baltimore The
meeting will be held in this city dur
ing the last week in March or early
in April.
The legislature at its recent session
passed resolution suggesting to the
state committee that presidential
primary be ordered. The lawmakers,
however, did not specify Presiden-
tial preference primary, and the big
question to be brought before the
state committee is whether to order a
primary merely for the election of
delegates, or give the voters opportun-
ity to express personal preference as
between the four principal aspirants
for the Presidential nomination.
1t is known, also, that several men,
bers of the committee are unaiterably
opposed to the primary plan, and viii
insist that the committee stick to the
old plan of nominating the delegates
in convention and allowing them to
go to Baltimore free and untram-
melled, to use their own Judgment
between the four men who are aspir-
ants for the honor of party standard
bearer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
AFTER LULL CITY
COURT GETS BUSY.

The record of five days without
case in the City Court was broken this
morning when 1S offenders faced MI.
Fuller. Eight of these we're game
sters, and old offenders were assessed
$40 and costs and those who were up
for the first time were let down with
half this amount. There were two
cases of malicious mischief, one for
reckless driving and several vagrants.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
FIRST DEAF And
dumb negro CONVICT

Jackson, Miss, March 1S.-To Ben
Gordon, of Wilkinson county, belongs
the rather unenviable distinction Of
being the first deaf and dumb negro
ever sent to the Mississippi peniten-
tiary. Gordon was convicted at Wood
vile last week for the murder of a
negro woman. The jury returned a
verdict for manslaughter and Judge
Brown fixed the sentence at fifteen
years. Gordon has never been taught
the deaf and dumb language, and the
trial progressed amidst many difficult
ties.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
DICKSON Will
HAVE OPPOSITION

Jackson, Miss, March 1s.-Report
is current in political circles that
State Senator R. E. Jackson, of Amite
county, will probably be a candidate
for Congress in the seventh district
this year. Congressman w. A. Dick
son is an aspirant for reelection, and
is now completing his third term.
Hon. P. E. ouin, OF McComb, is an
avowed candidate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
Mr.. M'COMB HEARD
BY LARGE CROWDS
Revival At First Baptist Began Yes
terday-Eight Additions to
The Church.

Rev. w. A. McComb, the well-known
evangelist began revival meeting at
the First Baptist church yesterday
morning. The house was packed at
both this and the evening service.
The subject of the morning discourse
was the Conditions for a Successful
Revival" The speaker laid the foun.
dations for the present revival in this
sermon, which was particularly
strong and helpful one. At night the
subject was the Worth of a Soul
quoting the familiar lines, "what will
it profit a man if he gain the whole
world and lose his own SOUL" Many
new and delightful truths were pre-
sented to the audience, which was a
very attentive one. Mr.. McComb is
pleasing speaker and there were many
expressions of approval heard after
each service.
One of the most noteworthy fea-
lures connected with the revival at
this church is the work of the choir,
in charge of Mr., Babbitt, of Waco,
Texas. Mr.. Babbitt has also organ
lied a juvenile choir that is attract
ing much favorable comment.
During the services yesterday there
were eight new additions to the
church. Services are held every
morning at 10 o'clock and every eve
ming at 7:30. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
(By Associated Press.)

Jena, La, March 1S.-Notwithstand
ing the tense excitement growing out
OF clash Saturday between presiding
Judge Wear and District Attorney
Perrin, court reconvened this morning
and the trial of Elvin Mizell for the al
legged murder of S. o. Hindman. pro-
ceeded without the slightest echo of
the Saturday incident, which resulted
in Perrin being sentenced to one day
in jail for contempt of court.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18

Prosecutor Says He Is Threatened.
Jena, La, March 1S.-'Tt is my in
tention to carry this case through to
successful end" said the district at
torney, who adds the sinister sugges-
ton, "if live long enough" The de-
fense attorneys also stated that the
trial probably would proceed today
conditions being favorable"
-Four men have been murdered by
assassination, and no one punished, al
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
JUDICIAL reform
GIVEN SETBACK
Gov Brewer Vetoed Measure Making
Judges EIectiVe-Courts Will
Have to Decide.

Jackson, Miss, March 1S.-Gover-
nor Brewers veto of the bill prescrib-
inc the manner of electing circuit
mdees and chancellors at the Novem-
her election this year means that the
elective judiciary amendment insert
od intn the constitution by the legisla-
tnre is dead letter, insofar as the
executive department is concerned.
That the elective judiciary adVo-
catos were both mad and indignant
whom they learned that the Governor
had decided to veto the bill expresses
= very mildly. Having inserted the
o,ective judiciary amendment into the
orooric law. in spite of Gov. Brewers
nnbliclv expressed belief that it was
clearly unconstitutional, they evident
/. +bouobt that they could run IL
Alauoro +ha Governor, anyhow, and that
Jba would not dare to use the Fe'o
~ AGAINST an alleged judicial re
form that had been adopted ny inc
people. H. aoro and
But Gov. Brewer took the dare, anu
- .horo are any legislators who THINK
mot y ' the Governor is wrong in his con,
o,ns,on s that the Judiciary amendment
ciu'.on nstitutional, they have the priv
Is "H .ok;ne the matter into the
courts. or,s onin.
briefly stated, the Governors op'n, IL
D :. that section 278 was violated IN
toa ,pn - framing of this amendment. rhe
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
SPECIAL TRAIN FROM
JACKSON TO MACON

Jackson, Miss, March 1S.-Arrange-
ments have been made for a special
train of five Pullmans and several day
coaches to carry Mississippi's official
party from Jackson to the annual re-
union of the United Confederate Vet
Grams at Macon, Ga. The train will
leave Jackson Sunday night, May 5th.
Mississippi headquarters at Macon
will be at the Lanier Hotel
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18

Hattiesburg. The office of the COM
pany is in the Carter building.
The Little Giant" is said to be, by
those who have seen 1t in operation,
an efficient and economical device for
removing stumps. and the concern
should meet with success as the de-
mand for such a product is great in
this section.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
BREWER ASKED TO
PARDON S. S. king

jackson, Miss, March 1S.-Governor
Brewer has been petitioned to grant
pardon to s. s. King, sent up from
Covington county last year to serve a
two-yesr term for manslaughter. King
is nearly sixty years Of age. and the
petition recites that he was not guilty
OF the offense and has large family
depending on him Tor support
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
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= lima sheriffs and deputies and de- =
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18

San Antonio, March 1S.-There
were probably fifty people injured A
full public investigation of the eX-
plosion will begin Immediately Four
buildings forming a square about the
tracks where the locomotive stood,
we're wrecked. The money loss has
not been estimated.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
RicHToN RESIDENCE
DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Richton, Miss, March 1S.-The resi-
dence of l. B. Loper, town marshal,
was burned here last night at 2 o.
clock. The cause of the fire is un-
known. The loss of about $500 is
fully covered by insurance.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
THE MARKETS.
tBy Associated Press.)

Chicago, March 1S.--Wheat steady;
one-eightn to- one-half higher. Pro
visions easy; shade advance to seven
and half cents down.
New Orleans. March is. Cotton
easy nine to eleven points down.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18

urday, March both, when it is hoped to
have some very prominent truckers
and farmers from different paris of
the country on hand to address the
meeting.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-18
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