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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11

my friends that If the people turned
down the Commission Form of Gov
ernment under the circumstances
would Immediately resign.
You state there are five people en-
ployed in the City Hall. There are,
in fact, four. Mr.. Farley. city clerk
and tax collector; Mr.. Estes, water
works book-keeper and day sergeant;
Miss Reid and myself Mr. Beaumont
is city assessor and eonnot be charged
to the office. If it is your idea that
we could do the assessing as we'll as
the other work of the office, | think you
will convict yourself of the lack OF or
binary intelligence You knew that Mr..
Beaumont was the assessor for you
heard my report at the court house.
1t is quite apparent to the average
man of the street that it is not the
management of my department that is
giving you so much concern, but it is
the other things / am responsible for,
such as troubling the blind tigers and
gamblers of Hattiesburg. You are
needing the voice of your master, who
is calling his helots to help him in the
time of his trouble. Now in regard to
the election, you say capt. Rich has
repeatedly stated to his friends ne Is
willing to sign an agreement to resign
etc. Then why has he been silent
with us in the matter. And why was
he silent when l personally, in the
presence of Mr.. Hardy, callenged hin
on this very point. 1t would have
afforded me very great pleasure t
have joined him in such a pledge
But no, he makes this play after tn,
call has been rescinded. / had moth
ing to do with the resembling of tn,
call and stated both publicly and pri
vately that was ready and willing t.
make the race in the primary, but
thought in all fairness that Mr.. Ricf
should sign an agreement to alst
abide by the primary.
! l now challenge Mr.. Rich to conn
across with his written pledge and
will not only sign the pledge to resign
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
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THE POSSIBILITIES
OF GROWING
PECANS

P. R. Perkins has just returned from
a visit to Ocean Springs. where he went
to view the Pabst pecan nurseries.
While there he secured from Mr.. Pabst
the privilege of offering in this terri
tory a limited number of six year old
pecan trees.
Pecan growing in South Mississippi
is no experiment. 1t is said when the
possibilities Of pecan grove are con-
sidered the wonder grows that more
peopIe are not found engaged in it. 1t
Is pointed out that if South Mississippi
ueople were disposed to walt more
natiently for results than they gen.
orally are the pecan business would
become marvellous industry in this
section; if for instance the German
spirit Of planting today and waiting
for years for results was applied 70
the pecan business, incomes for gener-
atoms, would be assured.
The story of che lady in Georgia
whose husband left at his death q
pecan grove of eighty acres, for which
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11
UNION men CHARGED WITH
MURDER and INCITING RIOT
Men Charged With Abduction In Jail
at Lake charIes--Was Forced Into
Woods at Point of Guns-strike Re-
ported Brewing at Bon Ami.
tPy Associated Press.)

Deerider, La, July 11-Andrew e..
Deny and Will Collins are in Jail at
Lake Charles charged yith having abb
Quoted Deputy Sheriff Will Grantham
Tuesday night from the Galloway
Lumber mill at Grabow.
Grantham's story is that six men
attacked him and forced him at the
points of their guns six miles into the
woods There they left him with
threats of death if he returned. Gran
than showed up at the mill last night
reported to other deputies and the ar
rest of DENLY and Collins followed
The other four are expected to be TAX
en- into custody.
Fifteen warrants were also issued
here yesterday for union men charg
ing them with murder or exciting to
riot in connection with the Grabow
labor class last Sunday. Five were
arrested and taken to Lake Charles
They are Jack Payne, A. B. Chapman
John Hellton, Jim Pearson, president
of the local union and Alfred Bron
son.
Unverifled reports are that strike
is being planned by employees at the
Bon Ami mills.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11
Platform Repudiated
By Iowa Republicans
REFUSE IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED TO NDoRsE THE CHICAGO
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NAME ELECTS CHEERS.

Des Moines, Ia, July 11-Efforts of
Governor Carroll, Taft adherent, to
have the Republican State Convention
yesterday pass a resolution endorsing
the platform adopted at the National
Convention, failed, being tabled, 773
to 342, and his effort to eliminate from
the report of the majority of the reso-
lutions committee the section con-
demning as fraudulent the Chicago
convention, also failed. The progress
sive controlled the convention through
out.
Neither Taft nor Roosevelt was
mentioned in the resolutions adopted,
which commend Republican achieve
ments and progressive policies"
Governor Carroll precipitated dem.
onstration for Roosevelt, which lasted
for more than twenty minutes, when
he said the national Republican plat
form was not tainted, but was adopted
regardless of whether the delegates
we're aligned with Taft or Roosevelt
The mention of Roosevelt's name
was the signal for cheer after cheer
delegates waving bandanna handker
chiefs, flags and hats.
Resolutions adopted include re
quest that the Legislature submit the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11

Street gossip on the subject of
city primary having become more and
more persistent, there has developed
breach between Mayor Rich and
the Commissioners, on the subject of
their respective positions on this sub
ject. This breach was greatly wild
ened by publication that appeared
Wednesday evening. Commissioners
Fuller and Hardy are out in card
today. in The News. and in addition
Mr.. Fuller replies to the communica-
tion referred to, in Enthusiastically
vigorous terms.
Commissioner FuIIer's Card.
AN OPEN LETTER TO LEE NOTES,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11
DR.. Watkins Left
For jackson Today
DEPARTURE OF BELOVED PASTOR OF MAIN
FOR REGRET AMONG MANY FRIENDS.

DIR. A. F. Watkins and his interest
ing family left over the G. & s. I. R.
R. this morning for their future home
on the campus of Millsaps College, at
Jackson. The departure of this fam
lily from Hattiesburg is regretted by
many in the city.
DR.. Watkins having been the pastor
of Main Street Methodist church for
three years and seven months, has the
distinction of completing a longer term
of service in that church than any
pastor that has ever filed that pulpit,
except the Rev. Mr. Howell, who COM
pleted the full quadrennium permitted
by the laws of the church, about twen-
ty years ago.
During DR.. Watkins stay in Hatties-
burg he has by his splendid pulpit
ministrations, his excellent social quail
tiles and his strong christian charac
ter, made many devoted friends, botf
In and out Of his church.
When it was known that he ha6
been chosen as President of Millsap:
College, there was felt keen sense o
regret by many in this community
that this meant he would necessaril.
be compelled to leave before film!
out his full four years as a local pas
tor. This sense of regret was, how
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11
DANGEROUS USE OF "ALso."

From the Admission Evening Star
this item is taken:
''Baton Rouge, La, July 8.-The
steamer Majorie, bearing one hun
dred and fifty convicts, turned turtle
in the Mississippi river today. All of
the prisoners could have escaped, but
none did so, woman cook also being
drowned"
If the word "also" is omitted from
the last clause in this news item,
would the catastrophe seem so shock
ing?
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11

she was offered and refused $4,000, is
mentioned in calling attention to this
subject. The case referred to is
thoroughly vouched for, and the state
ment made that the lady said that
she would not know what to do with
that much money, and if the grove
was worth $4,000 she wanted to keep
it, as she could care for it, gather the
nuts and collect and use the pro-
ceeds of the nuts when sold.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11
EDITOR OF THE SOUTH MIssIs-
SIPPI HERALD:

EDITOR OF THE SOUTH MlSSlS-
SIPPI HERALD:
In your issue of the 10th inst, you
plead for the privilege of the people
to recall bad, incompetent or lazy Of
ficials. Inasmuch as you single me
out by name, l am. in your opinion,
either bad, Incompetent or lazy. or
course your opinion does not amount
to anything to me personally, but as
your paper circulates among some of
my friends, will take notice of the
charges.
It is true l was not elected to act as
city clerk or tax collector at all
times, when the question came up
stated / was not running for city clerk
or tax collector, that was running
for commissioner. My conception Of
the man needed was good business
man who would save the city more
money by his supervision than by con
fining himself to routine work of {
clerk. l urged upon the voters tha
this was the kind of man needed ant
If they thought I could fill the bill t.
vote for me.
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ever, compensated for in a measure,
by the general belief that the change
meant much to DR.. Watkins and to
the church at large. The conviction
has steadily grown that the selection
of DR.. Watkins as president of Mill
saps College was an excellent thing
for that institution, placing as it does
man at the head of the institution
who is SO eminently qualified by train
ing, both of head and heart, to mold
and influence the characters of the
young men and women who will be
brought in touch with him, as he ad-
ministers the affairs of this important
college; an institution that has done
and is destined to do, much for chris
tion education in Mississippi. 1t is
also matter of pleasurable interest
to those who love DR.. Watkins-and
fact that he is thus afforded an oppor-
! tunity to round out most usefully a
life already devoted to his church and
state, from its youth. No reference
to the value to the church of Dr. Wat
ldns, that failed to embrace with equa
commendation the distinguished ser
vices of his talented wife, would bt
proper, and Millsaps College will hav,
IN Mrs. Watkins factor for good tina
cannot ba ovprastim atad
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11
FIRE MARsHALs GATHER.

Detroit, Mich, July 1.-THE Fire
Marshals' Association of North Amer
lea began its annual convention here
today with delegates present from all
parts of the United States. Although
the organization is only six years old,
the movement has spread until it has
branches in twenty-five states of the
United States and two Canadian prov
inces. An effort will be made to have
the legislatures of all states create
the office of fire marshal where it
does not exist.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11

question of votes for women to the
people and endorsed direct nomination
of President, Vice President ana
United States Senators.
The resolutions committee declined
to include in its report the suggestion
of Senator Cummins for commission
to investigate the manner in which
President Taft was renominated at
Chicago.
Last night the progressive delegates
attended a meeting presided over by
Judge John L. Stevens, leader Of the
Roosevelt forces in Iowa, at which
plans for the new party movement
were made.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11

A prominent citizen residing on
Redus street, requests The News to
cali public attention to the daily prac-
tice Of engineers on southbound in
coming evening trains. ON G. & s. l..
r. R., Of blowing their whistles after
they have gotten fully one mile with
in yard limits. It is stated that this
is done by both freight and passenger
engineers, almost II not every day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11
UNIQUE PARDON PETITION
AWAITS GOVERNORS ACTION

for the murder of J. L. Griffis.
wealthy planted and landowner Of that
county.
Citizens of three counties have sign
ed the appeal for pardon, about 1900
names being thereon. while the coun-
ter petition asking the Governor to
let the two convicts stay where they
are contains about 500 names.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11
CITIZENS MAKE COMPLAINT OF
WHISTLE BLOWING NUISANCE

and that complaint has several times
been made to officials of the road
without getting an abatement of the
nuisance. The complaint in this case
expresses the hope that by this means
relief will be obtained. but adds that
II it is not. it is the purpose Of
one citizen to make daily affidavit
every time the number Of the engine
can be obtained.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11
STILL EXPECT Vote ON
L0RlMER TOMORROW
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, July 11-Senator Lori
mer began his speech defending his
rights to his seat in the senate. He
followed Senator Reed, of Missouri
who made a bitter attack on him. A
vote is expected tomorrow.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11

Jackson, July 11-When Governor
Brewer returns from his trip to the
delta he will find an unique pardon
petition pending before him for con-
sideration, with advocates and oppon-
ents ready for spirited fight
Petitions for clemency have been
presented from Pamela county in be-
half Of win White and Nathan White,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11
THE MARKETS.

New Orleans, July 11-Cotton
steady, five down to two up.
Chicago, July 11-Wheat weak, un'
changed to one-fourth off. Provis-
ions dropped, two and half to seven
and half down.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-11
DEATH AT COLUMBIA

Lux, Miss, July 11-News reached
here yesterday, of the death of Ed
Easterling, in Columbia. He will be
buried today in the Providence Gene
terry about miles from this place.
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e DEATHS FROM
The PLAGUE
TO DATE
lRp Associated Press.l

Washington, July 11-Another case
of bubonic plague is reported from
San Juan to the public health service.
To date "a cases and % deaths on the
island have been reported In Hav-
anna five hundred rats from infected
districts have been killed.
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: : . ***~** $50 = = = .
= IOWA PRoeREsslvEs .
. TO HOLD CONVENTION I
fBy Associated Press.)

/. Des Moines, Iowa. July 11-Pro-
: gressive Republicans in session
!. here decided to hold state con-
; vention July "a, to select dele
; gates to the Roosevelt conven-
; tion August 5, in Chicago.
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!: ExTRADiTioN TREATY 4
SIGNED WITH HONDURAS. 4
(Bu Associated Press.,

Washington, July 1.-THE state =
Department has signed an extra Z
dition treaty with Honduras, thus I.
; closing the last refuge for fugi- !:
. tives from justice on the Western =
: hemisphere.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-15
PERSONALITIES

. MRS. DE LA NUx, and her two
daughters leave for Naalehu. Hawaii,
on Saturday and will make their per
manent residence there, ....
MRS. RILEY III. ALLEN returne d
on the Canadian-Australian liner Ma
rama yesterday. after spending three
months in the Northwest.
MISS FRANCES BLASCOER, the
visiting social worker. attended a,
meeting of the committee on munici.
pal research OF the Central Improve
rent Committee yesterday, and gave
Ter views on various sociological
problems of Honolulu. The commit.
lee are President B. Won Damn, Sec
rotary, George G. Guild. and Ed.
Towse.
DAVID FORBES was appointed
manager of Waiakea plantation by
the directors yesterday, to succeed
c. C. Kennedy, who resigned after
more than twenty years OF. eminently
successful management. Mr.. Forbes
has been manager of Kukaiau for sew
eral years and is recognized as one
Of the foremost agriculturists. in the
Territory. I ! :
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land edge of the harbor and make the handling
of freight expeditions and economical.
These are the two most important advantages
Of the improvement, but there are number of
others. Public access to the waterfront will not
be blocked By this large area of lumber.yard, and
civic convenience will be served as we'll as civic
beauty Outside of the immediate commercial
advantages, the territory will be moving forward
on a line that is in the end sound policy,-public
ownership and control of its slips and wharves,
The Star Bulletin believes that the private in
terests involved will act fairly and promptly
with the special committee Of commissioners
named to confer with them regarding the Allen
& Robinson property, and that if spirit of fair
ness is shown the property can be secured with
out the necessity of condemnation. This will be
the shortest course and the cheapest course
1t is an improvement badly needed, and the
harhOr commissioners should receive every NOR
al and financial support in carrying it out:
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TO ATTACK | ! FREAR
Continued from Page y

that this was, case where. the
Governor was Obliged to get peo-
pie who formerly lived In Hawaii,
but now residents of San Fran
cisco, on account of no money be-
ing appropriated for expenses.
Granting that the excuse is good,
was it not possible to find two
Democrats who came up to all
those requirements? Was 1t not
possible to find at least one Dem
ocrat who would come up to all
those requirements? ! .s.sE
think am Justified In saying
that 1t appears to have been the
policy of Governor Frear to show
that no Democrat in this Terri
tory or out of this. Territory Is
worthy of trust Ineed only point
to his action in the make up OF
the Supreme Court and the sew
eral boards Of a public character.
all of which is up to him.. ID
am satisfied that the Demo
Gratis elected to the Legislature
will do the right thing as to the
appropriation mentioned and that
there will be such a recommen-
dalton in the Democratic platform,
hut ] think the niggardly policy
pursued by Governor Frear4 and
backed up by the local Republican
party should be whacked good and
hard. / speak only for myself.
Very truly yours, 4. e.. ~ ,.es ss..a,,,
T. ]. RYAN. ~
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DOWSETT FOR DELEGATE

1. Nominations for delegates to the Republican
convention are but a week away.
The Republicans are faced with the plain
duty of sending to the territorial and county
conventions men who can be relied upon to nom
mate candidates of the highest standing There
will not this year be the-excuse that such candi.
dates are not available. -.
The businessmen's committee accomplished q
notable thing in securing the candidacy of a
large number of leading businessmen who are
willing to devote time and energy to the govern
nient of Hawaii for the next two years. AT the
head of the ticket is j. NJ Dowsett. Able, fear
less, determined, successful in business and al
ready enlisted in public, work, Mr.. Dowsett is
the type Of citizen upon. Rhom- Hawaiian voters
can rely to make a brilliant representative at
Washington. He will command the maximum
of respect and support from his colleagues there
and he will have the interests Of Hawaii at heart
Mr. Dowsett served in the territorial legisla-
tnre as senator with distinction. He has given
d large AMOUNT lof time to- the forestry and agri;
culture department as fhenibef 'of thesboard of
commissioners and has served and is serving on
other public boards and organizations He has
distinctly the ability and the qualifeatio that
fit him for Hawaiis delegate to Congress a
The Star Bulletin has already defined its po-
sition with respect to the delegate. Kuhio's
strength will not be the strength of impartial
Judgment by the voters, but the strength of an
appeal on lines of personal animosities and on
lines that are iniuring this territory.
Mr. Dowsett is the man for Hawaii to make
delegate to Congress.
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FERRIS HARTMAN. ACTOR. I.
WILL RECEIVE FORTUNE

SAN FRANCISCO: August 1.-Ndl 4
ter R. de Leo1, a we'll known meg
Der of the Ferris Hartman company,
l'etitioned the Superior Court yester-
day for the restoration of the records
of his adoption by B. N. de Leon, now
deceased. His brother, Paul. joins
in the petition. A handsome fortune
is to be distributed to the elder De
Icons heirs, and as Walter and Paul
we're given all the rights of sons un.
der the adoption, their present peti.
ton Is the first step toward a COM
Portable corner of easy street.
The adoption papers were signed in
1902 and destroyed in the great fire
of 1906 The foster father died three
years ago: He had married Mrs.
Nellie Jones, the mother of the pres
ent petitioners, in 1902. The boys
being much of the time on the road,
and not. writing home Win very
great regularity, they were not aware;
of: the fortune which was waiting for
them until few days ago, when they
received a letter from an Eastern
lawyer asking them to have the re.
cords of the adoption restored, so
that the estate might be settled with.
cut further delay. The elder De
Icons will leaves half Of his proper
ty to the widow and the other hall
equally between his adopted sons.
Walter is booked to sail for Aus
tralia with the company on August
18th. Judge Graham will hear the
netition on the morning of the de-
rarture.
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SUPPORT THE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS

Honolulus. opportunity to make this port
ready fer the opening of the canal is here in con-
crete form. e ~ SO
The board Of harborl commissioners yesterday
took action toward securing for the territory the
Waterfront. property generally known as the AL.
len & Robinson property, and which for many
years has been used for. lumber yard and ware
house purposes 1t is now proposed, to secure
this property for government wharf purposes
In brief, here is the plan entertained by the
harbof commissioners: .,~
That part of the waterfront bounded by
Queen street. Fort street, the mauka. end of the
Oceanic dock site, and the water of the harbor
itself lis to be wholly acquired. The territory
already owns narrow strip alcng the harbor
front, the strip varying in width from twelve
feet to foot, This strip has been used by the
Robinson estate under a1f Oldlicense dating from
the days of the monarchy, The license is held
by the territorial authorities to be subject to
cancellation. Part of this area now wanted is
owned by the federal government, and this is to
be secured also, under the present plans, perhaps
by an exchange of property with the territory.
1t is proposed to raise the funds to make these
land purchases partly by the sale of territorial
property with the authorization of the governor,
and partly by Legislative Appropriation, and if
negotiations for the land aresdecessful, the next
legislature will be asked to provide such funds
rs have not been secured by the frst-named
method. &c.,, -. :
Two great public necessities will be served,
saw the harbor commissioners, by this PLAN
1eirst. the available wharfage rtpem in Homo
t4.lu,S harbor will he considerably increased.
Berths will be furnished for two more large YES
.els. Secondly, the way will be cleared for the
..elf.line railroad that is to swing around the
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AN ADEQUATE LICENSE.

A license is recorded, made by the
Territory of Hawaii, under advertis.
ed sale at auction, to the trustees OF
the estate of the late H. P. Baldwin
for a right of way, 40 feet wide, for
an aqueduct over the government
lands of NapiIi and Honokawai in
the district of KaanaDali and Wahi.
kuli in the district of Lahaina, Maui
for a term of 25 years at SOL per an,
mum. .
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and they are going 10 have II. No such
political manipulation can stop it,"
You and differ in nothing more
than this: that you may always have
the last word.
(Signedl G. r. CARTER.