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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
BUILDING FOR
COMMERCIAL CLUB
and EXHIBIT HALL
FAeAcHER RESTAURANT STAND
TO BE REMoDELED ON AN
EXTENSIVE SCALE.
WORK WILL BEGIN SOON
WORK WILL BEGIN SOON
Building viii Be Arranged For Larg-
With Large Assembly Hall on
Second Floor.

Coincident with the visit OF Captain
J. T. Jones to Hattiesburg few days
ago the plan to utilize the old Fa-
bacher Restaurant az home for the
Commercial Club and a permanent
exhibit hall took definite shape. 1t
is now a fact, settled beyond prob
able doubt, that at an early date the
building will be thoroughly overhaul
ed and remodeled to be used for the
purposes stated. The interior of the
building will practically be rebuilt
from the ground floor to the top and
will be made one of the most attrac-
tive buildings in the city.
The walls will be repaired and stuc-
coed on the outside and painted a uni
| form color with the Hotel Hatties-
burg, adding much to the appearance
of that part of the business center.
The plans for the improvements
will provide large assembly hall on
the second floor, with a large
double doorway leading into
the hall from the hotel, so that
during the session Of any convention
held in the hall visitors stopping at
! the hotel can step directly from the
hotel into the assembly room. Tbi'
hall will be suitably furnished and
arranged to take care of large gath
erings, something that has long been
needed in Hattiesburg.
The ground floor will be construct
ed and furnished for the exclusive
use of the Commercial Club and a
: permanent exhibit of the products Of
l South Mississippi And this exhibit
: will eventually be the largest in vari-
a ETY. and size to be found anywhere in
q the south. The Commercial Club has
+ pledged itself to gather the exhibits
= and work will be started at once by
l. taking up the matter with farmers with
t view to getting large exhibits of ev
o cry staple product fruit and vegetable
grown in this section.
If the plans under consid
Grafton are not altered the side
of the building next to the railroad
;, will be made into glass show windows
H almost the entire length of the build
ing, so that exhibits artistically al
ranged may be seen by passenger
- on the trains. The club plans to EN-
ploy a competent man experiences
d in arranging such exhibits to do thi
'e work, and they also intend to kee
st the exhibits fresh at all times by fire.
of quently replacing the old with me-
IN products.
he When the improvements conteml
or plated are completed and the buildin
or occupied Hattiesburg can boast {
lis the best home for its commercii
III body of any city in the state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
OPTION SECURED ON
LAND FOR NEW PLANT.

An option has been secured on the
10 acres Of land pledged to Mr.. Cas-
tona and associates, If they would To-
cate the by-product plant in Hatties-
burg. The land lies on the east side
of the right of way and near the G.
& S. l. shops, intersecting the right
of way Of the N. o., M. & c., and is
considered an ideal location for a
plant of this character The option
has been forwarded to Mr.. Castona
at Moss Point, who has stated that
the machinery has already been pur
chased and active work looking to the
erection of the plant will begin in a
very short time The land in ques-
ton was purchased from Robt. e. Bur
kett
The plant which is to be a wood
products concern will cost 100000
and will be used for manufacturing
turpentine, rosin, paper pulp and 9th
err by-products.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
THE FIRE Drill
MAY RE ADOPTED
Movement on Foot to Have Practice
Drills in Public Schools of
Hattiesburg.

Chief Potter and others are behind
a movement to have the public
schools of Hattiesburg adopt the fire
drill, so much in vogue in the larger
cities of the country. The idea is to
so instruct pupils as to the danger of
fires, that should a fire occur they
would all get safely out of building
without unnecessary delay. An
alarm of fire is turned on
in the school houses several
times weekly, without regard to
time, and sometimes in the very mid
die of class recitations and the chill
dren are drilled to fall into line with
out haste and march in an orderly
manner out of the building. BY prac
ticing this habit children are taught
self-control. 1t not only prevents
stampedes and probable deaths in thu
school room, but is of incalcuabl'
benefit to pupils who might be attend
ing the theatre or a public meeting
and be caught in a fire.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
H'BURG. WILL HAVE
A FIRS7-CLASS GYM
X. of p. Gymnasium Has Been Turned
over to A. e. HARRISON Who viii
Work For Its Up-5uiIding.

Some eighteen months ago the local
lodge X. of P. seeing the need in Hat
tiesburg of gymnasium and reading
room decided to rent room and
equip It with all necessary parapher-
MALTA to be free to the use OF the
lodge members, and open to minors
not eligible to membership in the or
der, on minimum membership fee.
The second floor of the Kennedy-Bat-
son building was leased for the pur-
pose and the gym established, and
which the lodge has maintained to the
present time. The proposition has
been a losing one and 1t has beer
realized for sometime that II 1t were
to be maintained in the future othe'
arrangements would have TO be made
meeting Of the lodge in it's hal
last night 1t was decided to turn IL
management Of the gymnasium owe
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16

Rev. e. D. Solomon has returned
from Clinton, where he made flying
visit to Prof. J. W. Provine of the
Mississippi College. He states that
the interest in the Woman's College
in this place is growing everywhere,
but that nowhere are more enthusiasts
tic supporters of this institution to be
found than in Clinton, both among
the citizens of that place and the
faculty of the Mississippi College.
Prof. Provine feels that his school
will be a great help In upbuilding the
girls school at this place and pledges
his hearty endorsement and co-opera-
ton In helping to place it among the
leading schools of the state.
The Baptist Board is scheduled to
meet in q few weeks now, when the
future objects of the school will be
discussed and an active movement
launched to obtain new pupils and tt
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
FIVE MURDERERS
WERE HANGED IN
Chicago TODAY
FOUR WHITE MEN PAY DEATH
PENALTY FOR NUMBERING
TRUCK FARMER.
LAWYERS PLEAD IN Vain
Fifth Murderer Hanged Was Negro
H. Who Killed Clarence Hill a Proml.
"
nent Railroad Official OF Windy
City.
LAWYERS PLEAD IN Vain
by Associated PreSs.)

Chicago, Feb. 16.-Four murderers
We're hanged in the county jail today,
while counsel was vainly trying to
secure a stay order on the ground that
the condemned men were insane. The
men were Frank Shiblawski and
Ewald Shiblawski his brother, and
Philip Sommerling and Thomas
Schultz slayers of Fred w Guelzow,
Jr. a truck farmer who was held up,
robbed and murdered while return
ing to his home on the outskirts of
Chicago last October.
Thomas Jennings negro, convicted
Of numbering Clarence Hitler a rail
road official, whose home the negro
Is said to have sought to rob, was
@1anged shortly after noon. Judge
Lands of the Federal court denied q
petition for re-opening the case The
negros attorney argued his right hat
been invaded by the introduction o.
finger print evidence.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
Knotty Legal Problem May
Be Furnished By Hattlesburg

Jackson, Miss, Feb. Y The At
torney- Generals office is on to be
confronted with a knotty legal prob
lem. Down at Hattiesburg a move
ment has been launched to secure an
abandonment of the commission form
of government, adopted about one
year ago, and which, according to the
friends of this municipal plan, has
not been given a thorough test to
demonstrate its practicability.
The point in controversy involves
the majority that is necessary to Sc
cure the repeal Of the commission
plan. The legislative act Of 1908. out
lining the commission plan, provides
that abandonment Of that method
may be had "by majority of the
votes cast at an election held for that
purpose shall declare for It,"
This is plain enough, but 1t so hap
pens that the commission charter is
sued to Hattiesburg, and approved by
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
HOT SHOT FROM
FORREST COUNTY
Representative Anderson Wakes Warm
In Debate over Land-Holdins
Corporations.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 16.-In the de-
bate in the house on the bill to pre-
vent corporations from engaging in ag-
riculture in Mississippi and to prevent
land holdings by corporations. Repre-
sentative Anderson of Forrest county,
who is noted for his unique express
sion, retorted after some member had
eulogized the development that cor
porations bring to the country.
"You, you just come down my way
in the piney woods, and see whole
township after township held by these
corporations, inhabited by nothing ex
cept bats, owls. lightning bugs and
fox-fire. and where they have cut of
the timber, I'm told they are fixing Il
Icolonize a lot Of dagoes on the land
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
He KILLED
GOV. VIM. G0EBEL
James Gilbert MortaIly Wounded In
Duel Before Dying Confesses
Assassination.

Helena, Ark, Feb. 16.-James Gill
bert, formerly of Breathitt county,
Kentucky, who said he had been
member of the Hargis faction in
feuds, was fatally wounded in a re-
yolyer duel with a bartender here
yesterday but before he died he de-
clared he was the man who fired the
shot that killed Gov. William Goebel
at Frankfort in January, 1900.
Gilbert had been in Helena about
three years. He was some time ago
charged with killing man here but
was released on the plea of self de
tense.
Recently Gilbert was made depu
ty sheriff and according to the author
tiles here, was without any sense o.
physical fear.
For about two weeks he had beer
living an irregular life, the events
of which had their elimination in the
shooting ARRAY today.
1t is said that Gilbert's son resides
in Kentucky, just where is not know
here.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
conference BOARD
MEETS March 18th

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 16.-President
w. H. Huntley and Secretary W. j.
Dawson, of the Mississippi conference
board of church extension, Methodist
church, have called a meeting of
that body to assemble in Jackson on
March 18th. All applications to the
general board of church extension for
donations or loans to churches or
parsonages must be submitted at this
meeting. and approved by the execu-
tive committee 1t is expected that
all of the presiding elders and many
of the pastors in the Mississippi con-
ference will be in attendance.
A meeting of the church extension
board of the North Mississippi confer
ence has been called to assemble at
Winona on March 18th for similar
purpose.
Rev. N. B. Harmon, secretary of the
Mississippi conference. has given no
tice that the first Sunday in March II
to be observed throughout the confer
ence as Veterans day, at which TIM
appeals will be made in behalf of tn
superannuated preachers, and tn
widows and orphans of decease
preachers. Mr.. Harmon states tina
not less than $4,000 will be needed 7
meet all claims by the LIST Of Apri
: the close Of the first quarter, and h
: reminds the Methodists Of the con
| monwealth that this has been an u
> usual hard winter, fuel bills have bee
S high, and the aged and superannuats
a preachers are badly in need Of fund
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16

Governor Noel provides that abandon
ment may be had with the consent
of majority of the qualified electors
of said city at an election to be held
for that purpose"
There is vast difference between
"a majority of the votes cast at an
election" and "a majority of the quail
fled electors of the said city," the
former proposition being much easier
to carry than tie latter because Of
the fact that many voters will not go
to the polls, regardless of the import
ance of the question at stake.
It will therefore be up to the At
torney-General to answer the ques
ton, (which king de we serve, Bezon'
ians?" and the ruling issued on the
subject will probably have much. to
do in determining whether Hatties
burg shall continue under the com
mission form. The chief opposition
to the plan seems to come from the
politicians.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
CONTENTS OF FORTY THOUSAND
LETTERS QUOTED IN iNDIcr-
MENTs BASIS.
"JOBS" BECAME ACCEPTED Term
Letters Said to Show Gigantic Plan
Carried on Six Years by Ryan and
other Leaders With Amazing Free
dom.
fBy Associated Press.)

Indianapolis, Feb. 16.--New disclos-
ures made in the dynamite conspiracy
cases through forty thousand letters,
quoted in the indictments as impli-
eating practically all the officials Of
the International Association Of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
will be the basis, it was declared to-
day upon which the government will
seek the conviction of the fifty-four
defendants charged with committing
or abetting almost one hundred ex-
plosions. The correspondence is said
to show that a vast plot, known and
furthered by Frank Ryan, President
of the Executive Board of Iron Work
ers and many business agents, was
carried on for six years to destroy
the property of steel and iron con-
tractors who employed non-union la
Dor. 1t purports to reveal evidence
that "Jobs" became the accepted
term in all correspondence to desig
nate place 10 De Dlown up ana tha'
officials of local unions called on the
international headquarters in Indi
annapolis to assist by dynamite ant
nitroglycerine in increasing the OK
penses of open Shop" contractors
Ortie McManigal, Herbert s. Picking
James B. Mcnamara became, it Il
charged, an organized "dynamitinl
crew." Letters are introduced II
show regular fees were paid to- Nc
Manigal, and the cost of local Jobs
frequently was discussed in the lei
tiers. 1.-THE freedom with which thes
men put on paper their plans, motive
, and the working out of their purpos
is amazing" said District Attorne
, Miller.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
Interest Grows IN Baptist
College Here For Girls

equip the school with all needed ad-
ditions and improvements. It is I'M
derstood that travelling representa-
tive will be placed on the road and
make a town to town canvas to Sc
cure new pupils. The present en-
rollment of the school is only about
65, but this is considered exception
ally fine progress when the great dis
advantages under which the school
was launched a few months ago are
considered.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
ACCUSED OF THEFT
GETS $4,000 DAMAGES.

Vicksburg, Miss, Feb. 16.-ln the
case of John w Duke VS.. the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley railroad COM
pany, the jury Wednesday afternoon
awarded the plaintiff the sum of S1O,-
900 on his petition for damages. The
plaintiff alleged that he had been dis
missed from the Greenville division
of the road last year, the officials
making the charge against him that
he had accepted cash fares while EN-
Moved as conductor of the road. Duke
asked thejudgment in the sum of $780,
900.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
LIQUOR Law NOT
LIKELY Be AMENDED
Amendments To Strengthen Prohibit
ton Law Making Slow
Headway.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 16.-The hoped
for legislation on the liquor
question from the present lawmak
ing body has failed to materialize, and
the prevailing sentiment among men,
bers is to leave that subject severely
alone-even if all of the solons do not
leave liquor in the same attitude.
At the beginning of the session
there were a number of bills intro
duced seeking to strengthen the state
wide prohibition law by throwing new
restrictions around the liquor traffic,
and to make the statutory prohibition
law more effective, but the committee
reports have not been favorable.
The demand of the Anti-Saloor
League for an amendment providing
for constitutional prohibition has met
with very little response, and the
same is true of the several other sug
gestions from that organization. Ever
Gov. Brewers recommendation of {
statute prohibiting newspapers iron
printing liquor advertisements wa
knocked out in the senate. bill wit
that end in view having been indef
nitely postponed at Wednesdays se'
sion. f
The only statutory enactment no
likely is the Rowan measure, whic
provides more drastic punishment fc
habitual Offenders against the illic
retailing statute.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16

to Mr.. A. e. HARRISON, member OF
the X. of p. but to entirely divorce
the management and responsibility
from the lodge. Mr.. HARRISON Is an
enthusiastic booster and deservedly
popular with the citizens and will no
doubt meet with gratifying success
in his efforts to build up the gymnas-
ium and place 1t on self sustaining
basis.
Mr.. HARRISON hopes to get every
thing in smooth running order by
March the first and in the meantime
will canvass prospective new mem
bers and try to arouse more interest
in the gymnasium work. The gym
nasium will hereafter be open to the
public for membership and dues OF
81 90 per month will be required of all
members. A competent man will be
placed in charge of the hall and the
best of order maintained at all times
The place will be conducted as mucf
on the plan of the Y. M. G. AS al
possible. * A comfortable readini
, room will be provided and all popula
[ magazines and periodicals Furnishes
: the members. which will be an al
tractive feature.
l. Hattiesburg is probably the lare
:. est town in the state that has no
+ M. C. A. or private gymnasium an
it is the purpose of the new manage
n ment to fill this long felt want. In al
5 Stunning charge of the gymnasium an
q taking the responsibility of its col
duct, Mr.. HARRISON does so solely
G the interest of the success of the pla
n and he will not realize one cent fc
his services. The dues will go toV
ards paying the expenses of mai
tenance and if there is any surplus
, will be turned over to the lodge
liquadate expenses already incurred
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16

see their brother. They seemed more
concerned in comforting thier mother
Summarizing saw his mother, three
sisters, two brothers, his wife and
baby and other relatives. The moth
er, bent and gray, constantly mutter-
ed prayers in Polish and was so deep
ly engaged in this that she did not
talk to her son.
Quite for the death watch was not
restored until the relatives had been
led from the Jail and Father F. M
O'Brien and Father D. L. Mcdonald
arrived from the Holy Name Cattle
| dral.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16

Chicago. Feb. 1.-THE four slayers
Of Fred Guelzow hanged today, gave
up all hope last night when they re-
ceived word from Springfield that the
governor and the prison board had re-
fused to commute their sentences.
With many relatives who visited
them for the last time the four men
gave way to a flood of hysteria that
bordered upon mania. Not since the
hanging Of the Haymarket rioters in
1887 have such scenes occurred at
the Cook county Jail.
The four. EwaId and Frank Shib-
lawsBi brothers; Philip summerling
and Thomas Schlitz. finally threw
themselves on the floor of the jail
corridor. They had to be partly car
ried back to the death chamber when
they attempted to follow their rela-
tives ont of the door of the corridor.
\ Mrs. Shiblawski mother of the
Nahers. and Julia Kline, the 1S-year-
old inancee of Ewald, we're led out
Of the Jail by guards after they had
precipitated frenzy among prisoners
and relatives by their actions.
"saye my two boys" Mrs shiblaw
ski exclaimed, tearing her hair and
fighting with friends who sought tc
ouiet her. Cant anyone save them
for their mother? Oh, God how car
the world and the law be so hard;
won't 90 home; I'm going to stay will
them to the end"
Miss Kline threw her arms abou
Ewald's neck and refused to let 60
"Tbey shan't hang you, they shan
hang YOU" the young girl chante'
over hundreds of times.
The tenseness of the situation IL
craased when Frank Shiblawski PAD
farewell TO his wife and two week
old SON Tonight was the first tim
rrorr had seen the baby and n
fondled it until the guards feare
that the infant would be hurt In
mother tainted. =,
sbultz, who is only 10 years Oh
was visited by his father mother .a an al,
,,,,,. .,s+ars The girls, IL an
wears oh apparently did not realia
thot II was the last time they wou
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
MARDi oRAs AT NICE.

Nice, Feb. 16.-Thousands Of Amer
leans are here today for the Mardi
Gras carnival, which is now In full
swing. Tomorrow, Monday and Tues
day will be the great days Of the festi-
val, which surpasses all previous Nice
carnivals in splendor and magnifi-
cence.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
= 80 = = ~ = = = .
AMERICAN SOLDIER LEAD
SQUAD INTO MEXICO.
(By Associated Press.)

: washington, Feb. 16.-The =
= War Department decided to deal =
= drastieally with Lieutenant Ben =
= w Fields OF the Eighteenth In =
> fantry who. in command Of q =
= squad Of American soldiers, made =
= the mistake yesterday Of CROSS =
= ing into Juarez, Mexico and =
= nearly precipitating an internar =
= tional clash. Fields has been Z
= placed under arrest pending Z
= further investigation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
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. TEXAS AND N. Y. COULD :.
. TRIM MEXICO AND CANADA
tBy Associated Press')

l. lBu ASSOttusS a
Z Washington, Feb. lS'-"re1 aas :, !,
s,ons could whip Mexico ,I in case : :
: til tive Berger today in attacking staaa ins
= pOll'' r ri the house resumed ::
: s consideration of the a 1no,opsa tne
!, United states needed no e, S asfense,
. army i ,us # the Canadians
: launched nt an at. attack New
. could do the JOB, AAa>%%%.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16

columbia's fencing team viii meet
Harvard at Cambridge. tomorrow,
when the Yale swordsmen win also
open their season against the Military
Academy at West Point.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
THE MARKETS.
fBy Associated Press.)

Chicago, Feb. 16.-Wheat easy,
three-eighths to three-fourths lower.
Provisions depressed: shade to seven
and half lower.
New Orleans La, Feb. 16.-Cotton
nervous. eight to fifteen points down.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16
~*~%*=****~~% go
THE WEATHER.

, Increasing cloudiness with =
) probably rain tonight or Satur- =
day; warmer tonight. =
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-16

Call cumb. ess for Auto Transfer
service. u !. 1e.4t
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-23
WEST WATERFORD

J. N. Chandler passed away Oct.
Is, after a little over a weeks i'll
ness. 1t only lacked one day of being
four months after his wife passed
away.
Mrs. Bertha Daniels Wright from
Ryegate visited her mother and
brothers last week.
Mrs. S. F.. Cutting has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Willis Bradshaw,
at Concord Corner.
A complete surprise was given Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Lyster. NJ. z. Ladd
invited them to to go for an auto ride
Saturday evening and when they re-
turned, about 40 of their relatives