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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
WILL FOSTER
BIG SILK INDUSTRY

Mr. K. Joseph, of Picayune, was in
Hattiesburg yesterday on his way to
Washington City, where he goes to
meet interested parties in the forma-
tion Of new industry, and one that
heretofore has attracted but little at
tention from the native Southerner-
namely, the rearing of silk worms for
the production of fine quality of
silk. Mr.. Jacobs had on display here
some samples of silk made from his
collection of worms. Out of this army
Of workers owned by Mr.. Joseph he
has realized the past year nearly one
hundred and fifty poupns of silk that
sells from five to fifteen dollars per
pound
AS Is known silk is the strongest of
the textile fibers, and this thread the
worms draws from two large organs
or glands, extending along the body
and terminating at the mouth, where
are located two spinnerets. The
glands contain viscid substance
that develops into the natural thread
by the time the process reaches the
mouth. The worm winds itself with
in the thread and makes what is
known as a cocoon, the owner sim.
ply taking reel and winding the
thread on common holder. The silk
worm is a native Of the northern
provinces of China and by expert
ments have been found to thrive
splendidly in the south. Mr.. Joseph
expects to enter this business on q
large scale at Picayune.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
PRES. HARDY OF
A. 6 NJ. resigns
Hon. G. r. Hightower of Farmers
Union League is Slated For
The Vacancy.

Special to The NetOS.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 26.-Virtually
declaring that he was forced out of
office by political ringsters, and that
his continuance in the presidency
would only incur increased opposition
among members of the legislature,
President ]. G. Hardy, of the Missis-
sippi A. & M. College, rendered his
resignation to Gov Brewer last night,
to become effective at the close of
the present scholastic term.
The resignation occasioned very lit
tie surprise. When several members
of the general board of trustees of the
four state educational institutions,
who realized the inevitable. sent in
their designations, it was then gen.
orally known in inner circles that a
thorough upsetting of the higher sys-
TEN of education had been carefully
planned and would be carried into
execution.
Governor Brewer has accepted Pres
ident Hardy's resignation, and no ac-
tion will be taken toward filling the
vacancy until after the legislature
acts on the Burkitt bill which pro
vides for a return to the old single
board system, to be composed of five
members each.
The identity of the new president
will therefore depend on the person
mel of the new board, to be appointed
by Gov. Brewer. The current rumor
is that the "inner circle has fixed
things to give the position to Hon
George H. Hightower, former presi-
dent of the Farmers Union, who so
says the report, is in high favor be-
cause Of desire to get him out of the
way as a possible gubernatorial candi-
date.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
JAP SOLDIERS IN HAWAII.

Washington, Jan. 26.-According to
Maj. Gen. William H. Carter there are
$4,000 Japanese soldiers in Hawaii,
who would rally to the support of Nip
pom in case that country should de.
clare war against the United States.
There are said to be nearly 10000
Japanese men in Hawaii and nearly
all of them are subject to reserve
duty for their government in case of
war. This force, it is alleged, would
be quite sufficient to capture the
island, without any assistance from the
Jananese army or navy. Gen. Carter
expresses the opinion that the United
States must either greatly enlarge its
military forces both in Hawaii and
the Philippines, or be prepared to lose
its colonial possessions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26

this is to be regretted. Still, the out
of-town entries were a good deal larg-
er than the management looked for,
and this fact more than offsets the
lack of interest manifested by some
of the local people.
There is no doubt that with the
coming years this show will soon
take rank with the leading shows of
the country and become an event that
will be looked forward to with inter
est by the breeders of poultry all over
the south.
With the coming of immigration,
this line of industry will naturally
take on a more stable and progress
sive phase. The farmers of the North
and West, as rule, pay the CORE
spending amount of attention to their
poultry as they do to other lines of
farm work and the raising of chickens
would no more be left out of the plan
ming than would stock, and the other
items that go to make up the thor
oughly modern farm.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
Hoo-Hoos TO MEErIN euLFPoaT

Gulfport, Jan. 26.-The state con-
vention of, the Concatenated Order of
Ho-hoos will be held in Gulfport on
January 81 and the headquarters of
the meeting will be at the Great
Southern Hotel. w. N. Driver, man.
aging director Of the Great Southern
hotel and Hotel Hattiesburg, has ar
ranged very entertaining program
for the delegates to this meeting and
on the night of January 81 an elabor-
ate banquet will be given in their hon
or. 1t is stated that this will be the
most successful convention of the Or
der yet held.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
Poultry Exhibit VIII Be
of Lasting Benefit Here

Only one more chance is left the
citizens of Hattiesburg to see the ex-
hibits on display in the first annual
show of the South Mississippi Poultry
Association. The show will close to-
night, and those who have not here
tofore availed themselves of the op-
portunity to witness this exhibition
are urged to take advantages of this
last night.
The officers and directors of the
show have no cause to feel other than
gratified over the results that have
attended their first efforts toward the
opening of this feature, which will
hereafter be an annual attraction in
Hattiesburg. The attendance from
citizens of the city and surrounding
community has been very good and
quite nice sum was realized from
this source.
There are one or two prominent
breeders of chickens in the communi-
ty who failed to enter their stock and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
Legislature College Committee
IN Hattlesburg Tomorrow

The committees of the Mississippi
Legislature on Pensions and Universi-
ties and Colleges passed through Hat
tiesburg this morning en- route to
Beauvoir, where today and part of to-
morrow will be spent inspecting the
Old Soldiers Home. A number of
members of the legislature not on the
two committees were also members
of the party. as was Senator-elect
Vardaman.
The committee on Universities and
Colleges promised to return to Hat
tiesburg tomorrow, upon invitation
from Senator Donald, and spend to-
morrow in looking over the work that
is being done at the Mississippi Nor
NAL College. It is hoped that by
having the committee here to person
ally see what has been accomplished
and what the institution will mean to
the state when completed, that favora-
BILE action looking for ample appro-
priations for it's maintenance will be
more easily secured.
Senator Donald has also extended
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
ATTEMPT TO ROB N. 0.
& n, {. FiEIGHT OFFICE

Last night at 12;45, w. A. Lassiter.
who is employed in the freight office
OF the N. o. & n. E., at this place, dis
covered two masked men, evidently
robbers, in the main office of the COM
panys warehouse. Mr.. Lassiter had
been to the show. and before going to
his home, decided to go by the office.
Immediately on entering the front
door two masked men rose from be:
hind the cashiers desk, where the
safe is located and commanded him
to throw up his hands, which was done
with considerable alacrity They
then commanded him to go back into
the rear of the office. On complying
with, this command, the two men
backed out of the door and disap-
peared from the platform. Mr.. Las
sitter Immediately called Mr. Single
ton, the agent, and together they
went to the police station and report
ed the matter to the authorities. Up
to date no trace of the men has been
discovered. One of the would-be rob-
bers is reported as being of very
small stature, while his companion
1as much larger and well-built. They
both wore dark overcoats and black
caps, with black handkerchiefs tied
about their heads, completely hiding
their features.
1t is the custom of the freight office
to leave the front door open for the
convenience of the night clerk, who
is constantly on the go between the
passenger station and the freight Of
fee. Mr.. Singleton was in the office
at twelve o'clock and the men evi-
IDENTIFY formed the opinion that they
would not be disturbed again, hence
the attempt to rob the safe. They
could not have been in the office more
than half an hour before Mr.. Lassi-
ter appeared on the scene.
Mr. Lassiter in describing the af-
fair stated that he was so taken back
by the sudden appearance of the men
and the formidable array of "can-
mons" that his only thought was how
quickly he could raise bis hands at
the command Of the larger man. 4
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
BEAT ELECTION OFFICERS.

The Election Commissioners of For
rest county have appointtd the follow
ing named persons as managers to
hold special election in Beat Five,
Jan. S1st, 1912, for the eelction of a
Justice of the Peace and a Constable,
towit:
Helena Pecinct-N. W. Lee. Man
ager and Returning officer; A. M. Ma
gehee, G. w. Boon, ]. H. Morse. Bail
iff.
Make Pecinct-W. L. Yates, Man.
ager and Returning officer; J. w.
Gray. R. Pearce. ]. B. Jones, Bailiff.
Brooklyn Precinct-W. ]. Ferguson.
Manager and Returning officer; J. c.
Calhoun, A. G. Martin. G. P. Posey.
Bailiff.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
SECURITIES REMOVED
FROM VAULTS IN RUINS
OF EQUITABLE BUILDING.

New York, Jan. 26.-Securities
worth millions of dollars were taken
from the Mercantile Safe Company's
vaults in the ruins of the Equitable
building today. The contents of the
boxes were intact.
The first treasure boxes salvaged
were those of Hartman & Co. Joseph
H. Hartman led the party that got
four steel boxes, containing 500 0,000,-
900, out in safety.
Absolutely no heat was found with
in the treasure chambers when the
big steel doors were thrown open,
The combinations worked perfectly,
and exeperts who were at hand to
lend their skill in case of need found
nothing to do.
j. B. Russell, treasurer Of the COM
pany, G. K. Billings, secretary, and a
corps of fifteen guards were on hand
early. Hundreds of depositors had
been notified by mail, and even before
the company employees were there a
line of men had begun to form along
the front of the wrecked building.
The line stretched from the Mercan-
tile door, at Broadway, south of Cedar
street down Broadway to Pine street,
and around the corner toward Mas
sau. A dozen policemen and a score
of detectives were scattered about the
Broadway entrance, and when the
first depositors were admitted, clear
ed the street of loiterers.
Boxes were removed quickly, but
those which had rested on the bottom
tier of the lower vault were half fill
ed with water. Extreme care was TAX
en- in opening these, the water being
poured out and the soaked securities
examined by both the owners and the
company officers before the boxes
were relocked and taken out into
Broadway.
1t is possible that many of the Sc
curities will have to be replaced but
the simple fact that they were not
burned gave cause for much salts
faction.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
FUNERAL OF ]. T.
HARAHAN AT MEMPHIS

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 26.-The body
Of the late James T. Harrahan. form
er general manager, and at one time
the president of the Illinois Central
railroad, who was killed in the wreck
near Kilmundy, ILL.,, Monday, arrived
here today aboard special train.
Funeral services, conducted by
Bishop Thomas F. Gailor, of the Epis-
copal diocese of Tennessee, were held
this afternoon at the residence of
Capt. w. B. Mallory, father-in-law of
Mr.. Harrahan, at 1925 Carr avenue.
Afterward the body was deposited
in q vault, and final interment will not
be made until Mr.. Harrahan's two
daughters, Mrs. A. Nichol and Mrs. A.
N. Dale, now in Europe, arrive in
this country.
A number of Mr.. Harrahan's rela-
tives were in Chicago yesterday, to
attend the funeral services which
were held at his late residence there.
These accompanied the body to Mem
phis, and in, addition a number of
prominent men connected with rail-
road and financial affairs, with whom
Mr.. Harrahan had maintained close
friendship, accompanied the party to
Memphis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
CELEBRATE GREAT RAILROAD.

Key West, Fla, Jan. 25.-one of the
greatest engineering projects in the
history of the world, the ocean rail-
ROAD" from the Florida mainland to
Key West. has been successfully com
pieted and Key West will celebrate
the event this week with a great festi-
val that will continue to Friday. Sew
eral ships of the American feet are
mere to take part in the celebration.
and the city is filed with visitors.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
KANSAS GOVERNOR
OUT FOR ROOSEVELT.
(By Associated Press.)

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Governor Stubbs,
of Kansas appeared in Roosevelt Ma
tional committee headquarters today
to announce his willingness to accept
membership in the body. "Roose-
velt is the logical candidate of the
republican party" he said. "TIe would
carry Kansas by seventy-five thous-
and. There is strong sentiment in
favor Of him in my section.a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26

an invitation to the legislature as a
whole to visit Hattiesburg Saturday
week and the invitation has. been ac-
cepted. The committee coming to-
morrow will be taken in charge by a
representative reception committee
of the business men of the city and
every courtesy and attention shown
them
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
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|: TODAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate not in session.

i Senate not in session. Z.
= House debate began at noon I:
i on Steel Revision bill. General I:
= debate will close tomorrow and (:
= bill is expected to pass tomor- !.
= row afternoon. +:
= Samuel Untermyer of New York I:
= testified before the Rules COM 4
I: mittee regarding the domination !:
: of the country by the money ::
I. power by four groupes of finan- I:
: ciers. Z:
Z" Louis D. Brandeis of Boston ::
=: discussed the pending Antitrust !:
=" bills before the Judiciary COM !:
: mittee. :
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
Frank Noncommlttal.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 26.-other
than to admit that Ne is interested IN
. occurring a Cotton States league fran
obiss for New Orleans, Charles Frank
u,nnoger of the New Orleans South
orn league team, who was in Memphis
tonight, declined to comment on the
S.anting of the franchise at Jackson
TODAY. Engene Demontreville, VINO, VINO,
:. ,oua', 10 ,nserstood, is to manage the new
team, was equally noncomml''ai 40
to his plans.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
HoME-RuLERs NOT WANTED.
(Bv Associated Press,

Belfast, Ireland, Jan. 26.-The City
Corporation today refused the request
OF the Liberal Association for the
use OF Ulsteu~Han February 9Th, the
day OF the Home Rule Demonstration
at which Winston Spencer Churchill,
First Lord of the Admiralty, and John
E. Redmond, leader Of the Home Rule
party, are to speak.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
) '****<%=**=.=%*% = = 9 /,
; FOUR DEAD IN
; GEORGIA WRECK.

' Leesburg, Ga, Jan. 26.-Four =
:" persons were killed and Mail =
: Clerk G. L. Simmons was injured :
= and passengers were shaken this =
= morning in head-on collision on =
, the Central of Georgia passenger =
I: train here. The dead are: ]. Z
: T. Taylor, engineer; G. w. Gas Z
= sett, conductors G. o. Lindsay, Z
= engineer, and negro fireman. :
= The cause is unknown The Z
; trains crashed in a heavy fog. =
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
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: EIGHT KILLED BY THE I
: EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE. /:
(By Associated Press.)

I: Athens, Greece, JAN 26.-The !.
: earthquake which occurred yes I,
I: terday in Ionian Island, was !.
: more disastrous than at first re- !.
:: ported. In Cephalonia several :
: villages were destroyed and eight :
I: persons killed. Further shocks =
I. were felt today. I,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
THE MARKETS.

New Orleans, La. Jan. 2s.-cotton
steady, six points up.
Chicago.Jan. 26.-wheat hard shade
on to one-fcurth cent advance. Pro
visions easy, two and half to ave
cents lower.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
Nav ORLEANS COTTON.

Jan. opening s.s7. closed S0-3; Mch.
opening $50. closed 71-2; May open
ing $50, closed sl-2; July opening
1902. closed s1-s; oct s.s1. spo>1,
81.
These quotations made 1t the closs
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
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THE WEATHER.

: Cloudy tonight and Saturday,
: colder north portion Saturday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-17
POSSE READY TO LYNCH
THE DUNBAR KIDNAPERS
Believed That Kidnapped Child
Has Been Murdered and
Mob Seeks Vengeance
CBy Associated Press.)

LUCEDALE Miss, Dec. a.
Posses, armed with ropes and firearms,
tonight are searching this region for
possible confederates OF Joseph and
Robert Marshall, two tramps in jail
here on suspicion of having knowledge
of the mysterious disappearance of
Robert Dunbar, four years old, at
Swaynie Lake near Opelouses, La, sew
eral months ago.
Suspicion that the child has been
murdered by confederates of the i'm
prisoned men has aroused much excite
ment and many people were on the
streets tonight. The fact that rope is
being carried by the posses has led To-
cal authorities to fear a lynching.
One of the prisoners in the jail here
is said to have told detectives who are
searching for the lad that one Of the
imprisoned tramps told him that he had
possession of the missing lad prior to
his arrest. Both of the tramps have
denied all connection with the case to
the detectives.
Several residents here assert that
they have recently seen either one or
two strang men with a small boy. Miss
Ernestine Robert has identified Joseph
Marshall as one of two men she re-
Gently saw with a child.
Edgar Hooks, a one-legged suspect in
the disappearance mystery, is now in
Jail at Mobile, Ala. He win be taken to
Opelousas tomorrow, according to ad-
vices here tonight.
Joseph Dunbar, father Of the child,
offered $4,000 reward for his recovery
at the time of the disappearance.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-17
MUMM TELLS OF FIGHT;
WOMAN WAS NOT shot
Feminine Figure in Paris Sen
SatiOn in London-BarneS
Regulates Her
fBy Associatsa Press.l

PARIS Dec. 14.-SpeculatiOn, con-
lecture and gossip tonight continued to
be busy with the shooting OF walter de
Mumm. clubman. sportsman. aeronaut
and member OF the famous wine-grow-
ing family by the blonde New York d.
vorcee. Mrs Mary Van Rensimer
Barnes-Creel
According TO n report by the police
commissary investigating the affair
Mrs Barnes. as she was known here.
shot de Mumm only after he had bru-
tally beaten and kicked hfr around the
boudoir of her apartment in the Rue
des Bellies Feulles. n fashionable dis
trict in Passy.
No request for her requisition was
made but a warrant was issued Tor her
arrest at the request OF Henri de
sEumm- It was said that he request
ed the warrant be not served unless
Walter de Mumm died In the event
Of his recovery. IL was said that de
Mumm's brother wanted the warrant
hanging over the head OF Mrs Barnes
as an effectual means OF keeping her
out OF France.
The concf@~v@ said that Immediately
after the injured de Mumm left the
apartment. a strange man arrived in an
automobile. and called in four physi-
clans who worked over Mrs. Barnes an
hour before she was able 20 be moved.
With the aid Of the woman's cook. the
stranger carried Mrs. Barnes down to
the automobile and the three disap-
peared.
PARIS. Dec 1A-Magistrate Bouch-
ard interrogated Numm at the hospital
today. The wOunder man denied that
he had fired on Mrs. Barnes" After
returning from supper in the early
hours Thursday morning, he said. he
had informed her that he had definite
IL decided 10 leave her. She at first
burst into tears. then taking up a re-
vOlver. fired at him
Mumm added that he had rather
roughly disarmed her. but that he did
not otherwise abuse her.
1Iumm Is rep6rted tonight as improv-
fuE
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-17
BILL IN CONGRESS To
REPEAL PUBLICITY LAW
Representative Mott Asks Con-
: greSS to Amend Newspaper
Law to Great Extent
CBv Associated Press. J

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Represent-
day an amendment to the so-called
newspaper law to eliminate the sections
requiring newspapers to publish sworn
circulation statements, statements of
Indebtedness and the marking of read
ing matter published for pay.
1t would require publications to file
the names of their officers and owners,
emitting the names Of persons owning
less than per cent of the stock. Re-
ligious publications would not be ex-
empted, as in the existing law.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-17
PEACE WITH PEN BY
CHRISTMAS Or WITH
BAYONET BY EASTER
Such'iS the Demand the Balk-
an Allies State They viii Put
Up to the Turkish Plenipo-
tentiarieS at London
fRr Associated Prens.1

LONDON, Dec. 14.-On the eve OF
the peace conference the Associated
Press has gathered from the represen-
tatives OF the Balkan kingdoms and the
foremost Turkish delegate an authori-
tative declaration of the terms which
the victorious kingdoms propose to en-
force and the Ottoman views thereon.
Like experienced diplomats, all the
Balkan delegates. in speaking officially,
adhere to the watchword adopted in the
first and probably the last plenary
meeting before entering the conference,
that they are 'in complete accord and
have established a perfectly united pro-
gram to follow"
When they speak with friends, not
for quotation. their faces light up with
their enthusiasm and their faith is adj
mirable.
Tell the Americans" they say, that
we trust in their sympathy and moral
support, as we are fighting desperately
and shedding our best blood for the
same cause which rendered the name
or Washington glorious and venerated.
We are risking all we possess for our
liberty and independence"
AMERICANS GOOD FIGHTERS.
Tell them" added. in perfect Eng
lish NJ Vesnitch, the Servian minister
at Paris, who is a polyglot and a
Learned professor, that some of the
sons Of the Balkans who became Amer
lean citizens are in the ranks at the
front, giving proofs OF valor and brav-
cry, Of which Uncle Sam should be as
proud as we are"
The determination OF the Balkan
states not to allow an Ottoman policy
OF procrastination is significant on &C
count of the form which ii has mani
tested. ''The Turks are much mis-
taken" said one Of the. chief delegates,
eff they entertain such an idea Peace
will practically be concluded between
Christmas and New Years around the
diplomatic table in ST. James palace,
or we will impose it in Constantinople
at Easter under the range Of our cannon
and at the point of our bayonets. But
then conditions will be very different.
Now we are satisfied with the mini
mum demands; then we will exact the
maximum"