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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07
KICKED COON AND
HIMSELF OFF LIMB
Thrilling Night Hunt Which a
Maine Man viii Not Forget
for Some Time.
SUSPENDED I'M SPACE
Crawled Out on Limb to Dislcdqe
Game-Unaware That He Was Di-
rectIy Over a Chasm Which Was
300 Feet Deep.

Portland, Me-'If there is another
region anywhere better cut and fitted
to suit the tastes of the night proWl-
ing, ring-tailed coon than the country
round about Lake Keuka, up in old
Steuben," said Packy Griswold of
Hammondsport, then l would be
pleased to have a look at it.
"Ordinarily there isn't anything
about a coon hunt up in the Lake
Keuka country that is calculated to
terrify the hunter, but I came just as
near being scared to death by coon
one night as anyone could come and
yet live. And I'm scared yet when
ever l think Of that coon hunt.
IL was hunting with friend OF
mine from Bath. l had good coon
dog, and we weren't long in starting
coon. He took bee line up the
steepest and highest hill there was
within five miles, but my dog was up
to the tricks Of the coon and followed
this one so close that the ringtailed
thief Of the vineyards was forced to
climb tree.
I'VE had managed to get to the very
highest point of the hill, though, more
than 300 feet above the lake. The
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07
Sheriffs Sale.
GEORGIA, BEN HILL COUNTY.

| have this day levied the within
and foregoing execution upon the
following property, to-wit: One
certain six room house and lot IN
the City of Fitzgerald, Ca, Ben
Hill County, described as follows:
Fronting Jessamiue Street, in
Lot No. II, Square No. -, Block
No. H., said lot being 60 feet
wide and 100 feet long and known
as the ''MolceY Hutson" house
and lot in said Fitzgerald, Ca,
said property LEVIED upon as the
property of Molcey Hutson Beech
er to satisfy the within and fore
going execution. This 7th day of
May, 1912.
j. w. Norris,
Sheriff Ben Hill County, Ga.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07

Mr.. Russell King has accepted
a position as Engine Dispatcher
for the A. B. & A.
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BOARDERS WANTED-Mrs. j. M.
Bostwick, ZIG E. Jessamine St.
First-class board at reasonable
rates. 34-St
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
SSIPPl TUESDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 80 1912
Bad Negro From Gulfport
Here For Safe Keeping

Chief of Police Dickey of Gulfport,
arrived here yesterday with a negro
prisoner, Brownie Brown, whom he
lodged in Jail for safe-keeping.
A strike has been in progress among
the longshoremen at Gulfport for some
time and the negro Brown was the
moving spirit among the strike-making
element of the negro unionists. Sat
urday night he entered the store of the
Pugh Mercantile Co., and asked John
Krebs, white man, to sign a petition,
which he, the negro, was circulating.
Krebs replied that he did not care to
sign it, Whereupon the negro passed
linn and went to the rear of the store.
Returning he approached Krebs from
behind and stabbed him several times
in the back with long pocket knife.
Believing that the white man had
been fatally wounded, a mob was
quickly formed for the purpose of
lynching the negro, who in the mean
time had been arrested and placed I'm.
der heavy guard. Officials became
alarmed and turned the negro over to
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
CH!NAMAN GOES TO
JAIL BY CHOICE

There are great many who stay in
Jail because they cannot make bond,
but there are very few who refuse
to allow friends to go their bond. But
the latter course was pursued yes
terday when George Chinn, a China
man, arrested for leaving his team un-
hitched, obstinately refused to make
bond when he could have easily done
so. He was carried to jail and remain.
ed there for several hours, finally
needing the advice of friends who
readily made bond for him and he was
released. In the City court this morn
ing he was discharged for leaving his
team unhitched, but fined S. and costs
for resisting an officer.
Redmond Lewis for profanity was
discharged. W. N. Esslinger for leav-
ing team unhitched, discharged. Will
King for assault and battery was dis
charged.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
NOTORIOUS negro
ACCUSED OF ROBBERY

H. B. Gilmore, residing in the
vicinity of the Fertilizer factory, has
made complaint to the county authori,
ties that on last Monday night he was
assaulted and robbed near his home.
He states that two negroes, one of
whom he recognized as D. Yates, a
well-known negro character, assaulted
him and after choking him into in
sensibility, relieved him of SIS in cash
and his keys After recovering con
seriousness Mr.. Gilmore found his KEYS
several feet away from the scene of
the robbery. Mr. Gilmore is employ
ed by the Meridian Fertilizer Factory
and resides near the plant.
The negro Yates was arrested but
protests his innocence. He is a no.
torious character and on more than
one occasion has given the police
trouble. He has never been known to
work more than two or three days at
a time, His accomplice in the hold-up
has not been arrested as yet.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
ROOF FALLS and
KILLS WOMAN

Philadelphia, Miss, April S0.-Mrs.
May Cook, wife of West Cook, a prom
i!nent farmer living two miles of this
place, in the Deemer neighborhood,
was killed late Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Cook was preparing supper
when one Of the children called her to
come help it over the fence. Mr.. Cook
had been repairing the house and had
removed the steps to the kitchen gal
lery. Mrs. Cook caught hold of one
of the posts supporting the roof ano
went to swing herself to the ground
when it gave way at the bottom, caus
ing the roof to fall One OF the raft
ers hit Mrs. Cook on the head. crush
/ ing it in. Mr.. Cook, who was in tn,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
HON. HENRY cHILDERs, OF NEW
YORK, HERE FEW HOURS, EN-
ROUTE TO LAUREL.
THINKS NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR
STRONGEST DEMOCRAT IN RACE
Talks Interestingly of the Candidates
But is Confident Wilson is Best Man
Who Could Be Named to Defeat Re.
pubIicansEThinks He viii Win.

Hon. Henry w. Childers, of New
York, who is spending a few. days in
Mississippi as the representative of
Gov. Woodrow Wilson, was in Hatties-
burg between trains this morning and
paid the News office a visit. Mr..
Childers was en- route to Laurel and
will probably be in this congressional
district several days, comforting with
prominent Wilson men and plans will
be made for the primary May 7th.
and larger vote, especially a larger
Wilson vote, will be cast than would
have been had the friends of the lead
ing candidate not become enthused
and aroused to the necessity of some
preliminary work
According to the view or Mr.. Chill
ders, it is going to be close finish
in Mississippi between the Wilson and
Underwood forces, the combine" hav
ing put up Underwood in this state, be
lievlng that he could poll a larger vote
than either Harmon or Clark simply
because he is southern man." "They
seem to have overlooked the fact
said Mr.. Childers, that Mr.. Wilson
was born and reared and married in
the south, and is really more southern
than Mr.. Underwood"
Mr.. Childers talks Interestingly O;
national politics and is an ardent be
lever in the nomination of Woodrow
Wilson, and believes that if Wilson is
nominated he will be elected
Mr. Childers says that Mr.. Wilson is
native son of the south, having been
born in Virginia and educated in
Georgia and Virginia, being a graduate
OF the University Of Virginia. He also
assert that Wilson is the best chance
for the south to get a president in the
White House, declaring that sectional
feeling is very predominant in the
east, and believes that Wilson can Sc.
cure votes that other southern
men cannot get, because of the fact
that they live in the south.
Mr.. Childers said he was a personal
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
OPINION ON new
PRIVILEGE TAX LAW

Ross A. Collins, Attorney General,
has mailed to all interested county Of
ficers an opinion covering the new
privilege tax law. 1t is interesting to
note that the opinion is identical with
the answer given Chancery Clerk Gil
lis, who recently presented for the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ruling a number of
questions RI tanning to this law.
The Chancery Clerks office is also
in receipt of the printed privilege
tax license blanks, issued by the State
Auditor of Public Accounts. Hereto.
fore receipts have been made out on
blank paper, the new receipts just
now coming from the hands of the
printers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
Williams Orders Parody
Struck Out of Record

Washington. April 3O.-Senator
John Sharp Williams parody on the
apostles creed attacking Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, made during a speech in
the Senate last week, has called forth
rebukes from two clergymen-Rev. G.
Ernest Smith, rector of st. Thomas
church, here, and Rev. H. Irving Mich
olas, of the First Presbyterian church
of Summit Hill, Pa.
In a protest made at the morning
service at his church Sunday Rev.
Smith denounced Senator Williams
utterance as "a blashemous travesty
of those doctrines of the church for
which in past centuries thousands
and tens of thousands have cheerfully
given up their lives"
Rev. Smith declared that the pulpit
of the Protestant Episcopal church
would be untrue to it's traditions
should it allow such an utterance to
go unnoticed.
Rev. Mr.. Nicholas, in an open letter
to Senator Williams, denounced the
parody in unsparing language, and be-
rated the members of the Senate who
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
FRENcHMEN IN QUAKER CITY.

Philadelphia, April 3O.-A commit
tee of distinguished Frenchmen, head
ed by M. Hanotaux, former French
minister of foreign affairs, who have
come to this country to present a
memorial bust of Samuel de Champ
lain to the United States, visited
Philadelphia today. They were given
an enthusiastic welcome by the city
officials and representative French
Americans of the city.
Returning to New York tomorrow,
the distinguished visitors will later
visit Boston, Champlain. Niagara, Buff
falo, Montreal and Quebec. The COM
mittee expects to sail for home on
June 8.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
LOUISIANA CELEBRATES.

New Orleans, April 3O.-Thousands
of visitors thronged New Orleans to-
day and witnessed the military, civic
and naval parades and other features
.of the Louisiana centennial celebra-
tion. The battleships New Hamp-
shire and Nebraska participated in
the naval features of the festival. Gov
ernors of several states, congressman,
diplomats, churchmen and other digni-
taries will participate in the banquet
tonight that will be the closing fea-
ture of the program
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
WISCONSIN SPECIAL ELECTION,

Madison, Wis, April 30.-An extra
session of the Wisconsin Legislature
was convened here today at the call of
Gov. Francis E. McGovern, for the
purpose of considering the following
SUBJECTS
State aid for relief of Black River
Falls and to strengthen the Portage
levee against floods; new water pow
er legislation, amendments to the
weights and measures law, and uni
form standards for berry crates.
The suffragists have also urged the
special session to pass a bill provid-
ing for a referendum on the question
of granting the ballot to women.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30

listened to the speech without pro.
test. He urged the senator to "get on
your knees and ask God to blot out
the great sin of your lips"
Senator Williams declared yester-
day that he was not the author of the
creed" that he did not intend it for
blashemy when he uttered it on the
floor of the Senate in denunciation OF
the former president, and that he
merely quoted 1t from a newspaper
clipping.
u see no reason" said the senator
why anyone should think that !
meant to be sacreligious. Further
than to say that l do not wish anybody
to think me guilty of blashemy, I pre-
fer not to discuss my utterances MOI
answer those who charge mel with
blashemy."
Senator Williams ordered that the
parody be struck out of his speech
in the permanent copies Of the Con
gressional Record. Senator Williams
expressed astonishment at what he
said he regardI as a misconstruction
by many Christian people.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
DOLLAR RATE ON LEMONS.

Washington, April 30.-Western
railroads have been handed lemon"
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, which has ordered that the ad-
vance in the lemon rate from 81 to
$1.15 per 100 pounds from points In
California to points in Colorado, Utah.
Montana and other states be abandon
ed, as not justified by the facts, and
that the old dollar rate be maintain
ed, effective today. The decision Of
the commission was based on a previ-
GUS one issued in the Florida lemon
case.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30

lot, heard the noise and ran to the
assistance of his wife. He found her
unconscious. He Immediately sum-
moned a physician. When the doctor
arrived he found Mrs. Cook beyond his
aid. She died in a short time.
She leaves besides her husband two
sons and three daughters, Thomas and
William, age, respectively, 13 and IL;
Mary, Annie and Susie, age nine, sew
en- and three years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30

Roosevelt Replies To Taft's Criticisms.
Pittsfeld, Mass, April 30.-'Tf you
vote for Mr.. Taft you vote for these
men," said Col. Roosevelt here last
night, after referring to Senators Lori
Mer, Penrose, Gallinger and Guggen-
helm. He said the President had prac-
tically nothing in his campaign back
of him outside of two or three states,
except the support he received from
those men "and their like, and from
the great sinister special interests
, which stand behind these bosses.
Col. Roosevelt devoted a large part
cf his speech to a reply to the things
President Taft had been saying dur
ing the day. At intervals he received
telegraphic reports of the Presidents
speeches.
Col, Roosevelt said the President
had asserted that the Colonel was stir.
ring up class hatred. This Col. Roose
welt denied.
The talk that I am stirring up class
hatred is arrant nonsense" he de-
clared. In this same connection he
said:
IF Mr.. Taft's policy of flabby inde-
cision and of helpless acquiscence in
the wrongdoing of the crooked boss
and the crooked financier is permitted
to continue there really will grow up
class hatred in this country. There
will grow up very uncomfortable and
very ugly feeling of discomfort with
political, social and industrial condi-
tions"
Col. Roosevelt made it clear that he
did not believe the result of his cam.
paign hinged upon the outcome of to-
days primaries.
Mind you," he said, 81 believe we
aan win this fight without Massacbu-
sets"
With his address in Pittsfeld Col
Roosevelt wound up his campaign in
Massachusetts.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
American Steamer Strikes
Mme---I4O Are Drowned

and engaged in carrying mails from
constantinople to Levant. The en-
trance Of the gulf was mined by Turk
ish authorities to protect the port
against attack by the Italian fleet. 1t
is alleged the disaster was due to the
Texas deviating from her course as in
dicated by pilot boat preceding her
through the mine fields.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
PAY RUBBER DIVIDEND.

New York, April S0.-Regular quart
erly dividends of per cent on first
preferred stock, 1-2 per cent on sec
ond preferred, and per cent on COM
mon were paid today by the United
States Rubber Company. 1t is an
nounced that the annual meeting of
the company will be held at New
Brunswick, N. j., on May 81.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
CELEBRATE CREEK TREATY.

Atlanta, Ga, April 30.-Daughters
of the American Revolution today
held exercises at Coleraine, Ca, COM
memorating the signing of the famous
peace and friendship treaty between
the United States and the kings of tue
Creek Indians in 1876. Prominent cit
liens of Georgia, Florida and Ala
bama participated in the exercises.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
new FLOOD RISES
At ALARMING
RATE TODAY
Cairo District Again FIooded-Gauge
Jumps Up RapidIy-AIarm Felt
at All Points.
, (By Associated Press.)

New Orleans, April 3O-While the
rising flood waters of the Mississippi
river south of Red river are causing
considerable uneasiness to the thous-
ands of, people protected by the west
levees in Louisiana, new floods in The
upper Mississippi around st. Louis
and Cairo are sending the gauge by
jumps so rapid as to cause alarm to
all points. This new rise in the up
per river will mean a continuance of
the flood stage to the lower river
points for perhaps two months longer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
CABLE ship
At HALIFAX
ARRIVES THIS MORNING WITH feo
OF TITANIC pEAp-sos BODIES
WERE FOUND.
AST0R'S BODY PICKED UP
STANDING In LIFE BELT
New York Importer Testifies Before
investigating Committee That Vice
President Franklin Held Back Newa
of Disaster IL Hours.


Halifax. April 3O.-The cable ship
Mackay-Bennett carrying 1870 bodies
of the Titanic dead, arrived here this
morning. The total number of bodies
found was three hundred and six, Of
which one hundred and sixteen were
buried at sea. Col. Astor's body was
among those taken to the morgue
here. 1t was picked up standing al
most erect in a life belt
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
HONOR GERMAN INVENTOR.

New York. April 30.-At meeting
of the American Society of Mechani-
cal Engineers in the Engineering So
cieties building this evening, honorary
membership will be conferred on the
distinguished German inventor, Ru-
dolph Diesel, director of the verein
Beutscher Ingenieure and inventor Of
the Diesel engine.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
RICHMOND ELECTION.

Richmond, Va, April 30.-A demo
cratic municipal primary, equivalent
to election, is being held today in
Richmond to choose a mayor and
member of the common council.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
RAISE INSURANCE RATES.

Chicago, April S0.-New insurance
rates adopted by the Modern Wood
men of America at the Chicago con-
vention will become effective for new
members after today. The raise in
the rates for fraternal insurance of
Al per cent will directly affect 1870
COS members.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30

wearer, was told that the shoes had
been given him by another Eegro in
the Ralston neighborhood. The vic
tim of the theft stated at the time
that he had been relieved of a gun, a
goodly lot of provisions and clothing,
and on hearing of the arrest of the
negro, who was caught in the act Of
robbing the store of the Barron Sup
ply Co., came to town in an effort to
recover some of his stolen property.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30

ismay Denies Company Tried to Re-
insure Titanic.
Washington, April 30.-Indignantly
denying that he or any representative
of the International Merchantile Ma
rine Company had attempted to rein
sure the doomed Titanic between the
hour she went down and the time the
real news of the catastrophe became
public, J. Bruce Ismay, head of of the
company, appeared before the Senate
committee today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
DELEwARE DEMOCRATS.

Dover, Del, April sO.-Six delegates
to represent Delaware in the national
Democratic convention at Baltimore
will be chosen by the state convention
opened here today. Both Wilson and
Clark managers claim the delegation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30

Mr.. Dickey, who hastened with his
charge to the woods. There he re-
mained two days and nights, finally
arriving in Hattiesburg yesterday.
1t is stated that the condition of Mr..
Krebs, the wounded man, is still pre-
carious, and that he will likely die.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
(Bp Associated PresSl

Smyrna, April 30.-The steamer
Texas, belonging to the Archipelago
American Steamship Company, struck
mine at the entrance of the Gulf of
Smyrna last evening and sank One
hundred and forty persons on board
were drowned.
The Texas was flying Turkish flags
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
Says Franklin Held News of Disaster
IL Hours.

Washington, April 30.-When the
sumed here this forenoon Senator
Smith insisted that E. ]. Dunn, New
York importer, the first witness give
him the name OF a man who declared
he heard Vice-President Franklin, OF
the International Marine, say he had
received message telling Of the
wreck twelve hours before the news
was made public. Dunn insisted he
could not give the name of his inform
ant because he must protect the lat
ter's father, who was employed by the
Western Union. Smith declared he
would get the mans name.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
Suit Against
Teddy's S Backers
Begun Today
(By Associated Press.)

st. Paul, April SO.-The government
today began its long planned anti
trust suit against the International
Harvester Company in the Federal
court here. The corporation is declar-
ed by the government to exist in viola.
tion of the Sherman law and its dis.
solution Is sought
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
Cairo Again Faces Disastrous Floods

Cairo Again Faces Disastrous Floods.
Cairo, ILL.,, April 30.-The Mississip-
pi river has passed the flood stage at
this point and the water is flowing
over the lowlands which only last
week shed the waters of the most dis
astrous flood within memory. The
drainage district north of the city is
under four feet of water.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
Floyd Allen is
Placed on Trial
at Wytheuille

Wythville, Va, April 30.-Floyd AL
len, one of the leaders of the clan
which wiped out the Carroll county
court at Hillsville last month, was
placed on trial here today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
FiOe Negroes Implicated IN
Robbenes Now IN Ia1Z

There are now confined in the coun-
ty Jail, twenty-one prisoners. Five
of these are implicated in the robbery
which Detective McGilvray uncovered
near Ralston few days ago, one of
the principals in the crime Charlie
Harris, being arrested yesterday. A
few days ago young white man call
ed at the Jail and identified a pair Of
shoes that had been stolen by one of
the negroes and on questioning the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
THEmARKETs.

New Orleans. April so--cotton 10
to IL points up.
Chicago, April 30.--Wheat one
eighth to dve-eighths down, provis.
ions two and half to twenty cents
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30

back on Lorimer, and Lorimer was not
successful in carrying Illinois, for me.
Well, my letter to him about Lorimer
was written year before knew that
the Colonel's hat was in the ring at
ALL"
81 say that Mr.. Roosevelt had no
right to misrepresent me in that re-
gard"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
VENEZUELAN CABINET RESIGNS.
lBN Associated Press !

(By Associated Press
Caracas, Venezuela. April s0.-Tha
Venezuelan cabinet resigned today
The reason for the step was not indi-
Gated.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-30
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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-12-06
Baptist Church Notice

At the Baptist church the pastor,
Rev. o. T. Finch, will preach at II
a. IN. and at 7.30 p. m. AT the
morning hour an old time Covenant
Meeting will he conducted and all
the members are urged to be pres
cnt. At 7.3O the usual evangeistic
service will be conducted. Sunday
school at 9.45 Il. III. Sunheams at
300 p. m. b. Y. j. L. at 6.l5 p. m.
Subject, Intelligent Faith Pray
or meeting Wednesday evening at
30 o'clock. Everybody cordially
invited to attend all these services