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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23

struction of the water and sewerage
mains to the school buildings. Arrange
ments win be made in the plumbing
of the buildings to connect with the
city sewerage and water mains.
Architect Hunt is well pleased with
the buildings and the progress that
has been made on the grounds. He
has been all through the buildings and
is satisfied that they viii be ready for
occupancy by the first of next septem-
Der. Nearly all the heavy work has
been completed, and the contractors
are busying themselves with the
smaller items; such as heating, wiring
plumbing, etc, and with the closing
Of these contracts today all details
preparatory to the Anal completion Of
the present buildings win have been
made.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
Slayer Of Claud Hendrix
Granted Bail IN Sum So, 900

Jackson, Miss, March 23.-The pre-
liminary hearing in the case of John
Evans who slew Claud Hendrix in a
house on Oakley street last Monday
afternoon, after an all day session
lasting into the night, resulted in de-
cision of the court to hold Evans for
the grand jury which meets in June,
under $4,000 bond. The relatives of
the prisoner are attempting to secure
the required bond and are depending
chiefly upon a wealthy planter at Ben
tonia. The man may be released to-
day.
The substance OF the testimony
drawn by attorneys from the wit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
AT CLOSE OF CHANCERY TERM
LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATION
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS.
THANKED The BAR FOR
EXPRESSIONS OF REGARD
The Chancellor Was Appreciatiye OF
The Testimonial From The Associa-
tion-Has Presided over The Court
Eight Years.

Yesterday afternoon marked the
close of the March term of Chancery
Court. However, there being a num-
ber of important suits not disposed
of, Chancellor Wood has set Tuesday,
April End, as a special term.
At the conclusion of the term, it
being Judge Woods last term, men,
bers of the Hattiesburg Bar Associa-
ton took occasion to form and present
to Judge Wood resolutions commend
@ng his services as chancellor.
Addresses were delivered by Judge
Hill, Clyde Conner, d. NJ. Watkins, s..
e. Travis, H. S. Stevens and d. E.
Sullivan. These were in the nature
Of testimonials of approval, showing
the high regarl in which Judge Wood
is held by the lawyers of Hattiesburg.
After the addresses Judge Wood deliv-
cred splendid speech in which he
thanked the members of the Bar for
their many kind expressions of ap-
proyal for his conduct as presiding
Judge of this Chancery Court division.
Following are the resolutions:
AT a meeting of the bar and Off
GERS of the court of Forrest county
held in the courtroom on the 22nd dav
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
oUEcKMEYER FOR THE
OLYMPIC GAMES.

Jackson, Miss, March 23.--Lieut. j.
G. Queckmeyer, of the fifth cavalry,
United States army, former Missis-
sippian, now stationed at Schofield
Barracks, Honolulu, has received or
ders from the war department to rep
resent the United States army at the
Olympian games to be held at Stock
holm, Sweden. Lieut., Queckmeyer is
one of the foremost athletes in the
regular army.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
''A'E SENATOR ADMITS ALTER.
ING BILL PASSED, MAKING
sURsTITUrIoNs.
uOVtRNOR WILL NOT ISSUE
PROCLAMATION CREATING CO.
00"a Arrested on Criminal charqes
Preferred by Governor, After Get.
""9 Confession.-confession is in
Hands of District Attorney.
Special to The Nelcs.

"P'Ilut 10 IHe NelCS.
jackson, Miss, March 23-Governo,,
brewer Will not issue a proclamation
creating the new county of Stone as
result of the attempted correction
OIL the enrolled bill by State Senator
A W. Bond, and the latter's arrest on
criminal charges preferred by the
Governor.
The statute in its original form does
not give the proposed new county suf-
hclent territory to bring it within the
constitutional limit of four hundred
square miles, and it was for the mr.
pose Of remedying this defect in a
measure of his own authorship that
Senator Bond made the substitution
mat renders him likely to get a ten
year sentence in the penitentiary.
Governor Brewer acted with busj.
ness-like promptness. After learning
from Secretary of State Power how
range II" had been substituted for
range l5' in the original and enrolled
bills he sent for Senator Bond led
him along by easy stages, and extract
ed complete confession, which was
placed in the hands Of District Attor-
ney HOWE last night
1t was not necessary for GOV. Brew
er to use the third degree wies the
legislator, Long experience as dis
tlict attorney gave him admirable
training in the art of pulling a story
out Of a witness and despite the fact
that he is a lawyer by profession, Sen
ator Bond did not seem to realize that
he was giving testimony that would be
used against him. In fact, the state
ment was being taken down in short
hand by Private Secretary Buck, who
was sitting just few feet in the rear
of the Harrison county legislator.
Governor Brewer thoroughly agrees
with Senator Bond that it was a tech
nical error in a bill, but he cannot
see how technical error can Justify
a criminal act, and, in view of the
fact that this is not the first time that
enrolled bills have been surreptitious-
ly altered, he decided that it was high
time to make an example of some
body.
Senator Bonds confession shows
that he was cognizant of this error
before the legislature adjourned, and
introduced a bill to have it corrected,
but the correction was as bad as the
original Perry county h~ving been
left out of the second bill, and Forrest
out of the first.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
Legislation VII Not GiOe
Near r Ter Dealers Protection

sion of a privilege license will not
save the vendors from prosecution.
1t is quite evident that in some
towns Of the state these soft drink"
Establishments intend to continue in
operation, regardless of how many pro-
hibition laws may be written by the
legislature. This is particularly true
in Vicksburg, where the statewide
prohibition measure has been a dead
letter ever since it was enacted. Un-
der this new clause of the privilege
tax law the state will simply get a
revenue from the business, but at the
same time the license will in reality
afford no protection to the dealers If
they sell wet goods that produce in
toxieatlon, regardless of how small may
be the percentage of alcohol therein.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23

wesses is to the effect that there was
jealousy or rivalry between the two
men over the woman, Mamie New
man; that Hendrix had been in the
house for an hour before Evans arriv-
ed; that the woman went from the
room occupied by Hendrix and he-sep.
into another room where she called
Evans for conference.
When Hendrix came out and follow
ed, the woman closed and barred the
door with her foot, but he forced his
way in. AS he did, she rushed out
and heard two shots fired after she had
left. She saw no weapon in the pos
session of Hendrix.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
REBELS ROUTED
IN BATTLE WITH
FEDERAL FORCES
(By Associated Press.)

Mexico City, March 23.-After two
hours sharp fighting between three
hundred rebels and federal troops,
near Escalon yesterday, the insurrec-
tos quit the field returning north tow
ard Jiminez, burning bridges and crops
as they retreated, Reports of the en-
gagsment here received today state
the rebels were commanded by Gen
eral Salazar and Emilio Capma, and
the Federals by Colonel Galzan. The
rebels left eighteen dead. The federal
commander declared only three of his
men were wounded
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
ALL WASHINGTON
ATTENDS BURIAL
MAINE HEROES
(By Associated PrcSs.)

Washington March 23.-With all
the honors that mighty nation can
pay its heroes Of war the last of the
dead of the battleship Maine, GA men,
were laid away today in Arlington
cemetery. Government business in
Washington was practically suspend
ed by an executive order of President
Taft. Most of the members of the
Cabinet, the highest officers of the
army, navy, and marine corps and
many foreign diplomats participated
in the ceremonies. Congress adjourn
ed for the day and everywhere flags
were at half mast.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
Fire Cuts Collapsed Bldg.
at the Fertilizer Factoru

What at first threatened to be a
disastrous fire occurred this morning
at one o'clock at the plant of the Me-
ridian Fertilizer Factory, but a prompt
answer and heroic work by the fire
resulted in the fire being
extinguished with comparatively small
loss.
The direct cause of the fire is
thought to have been due to the col
lapse of the main acid chamber which
occurred in the early hours yesterday
morning, the fire being confined en-
tirely to this departme-t.
The fire fighters made a quick run
10 the scene c. the contiagration, but
when they arrived smoke and flames
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
Defendant Smiled For FIRST lime.

Defendant Smiled For FIRST Time
New Orleans, March 22..-The attor-
neys for the defense of Annie Craw-
ford begun prosecuting their case as
soon as court convened this morning.
The defense did not summon a witness
until yesterday morning and attempts
were made to keep the names of these
witnesses secret. Two druggists have
been sumoned as witnesses, also An
ME Crawford's married sister, Mrs.
Edward Leo, of Port Arthur, Texas,
and several other persons who knew
both Elise and the accused,
When court convened at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon the defense an
nounced that more time in which to
prepare the defense was necessary and
adjournment was taken until today.
Annie Crawford smiled for the first
time since she has been on trial when
her dead sisters former conduct was
brought from the unwilling lips of her
, aunt, Mrs. Robert Crawford, who ad-
mitted that Elise had given birth to
child six years before her death and
that she thought when she became
i'll the second time that she was once
more in delicate condition.
Mrs. Crawford was pressed hard by
the defense to say whether she had
not told Annie she would have done
away with the child had she been per-
mitted. Mrs. Crawford denied she
had made this statement.
Annie" she said, ''once told me
that it would have been great deal
better if Elise had died when she first
became a mother
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
LEVEE BOARD FILES
STATEMENT WITH GOVERNOR.

Jackson, Miss, March 23.-The semi
annual statement of the treasurer of
the Mississippi Delta Levee
Board has been filed with Governor
Brewer by Treasurer Guy P. Clark. It
shows total receipts to March 11th
of 1884, 1888, and disbursements for
the same period 1896, 6,144.7O, leaving a
balance on hand of $4S,640.S3.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
The MARKETS.

New Orleans, March 2S.-Cotton
closed steady; net advance five to
eight points.
Chicago, March 23,-Wheat strong
one-fourth lower to three-eights up.
Provisions easy; two and half lower
to FIVE cents up.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23

WrangIe of Factions Grows Warmer.
Washington, March 23.--Counter
charges that efforts had been made to
coerce office holders of Texas are
made by the Taft and Roosevelt head
quarters in statements given out here
Continued on Page Five.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
no DISCUSS WAGE cur.

Detroit, March 23-Representatives
of several divisions of the Grand
Trunk Railway system, which has cut
the wages of its conductors, brakemen
and baggagemen, beginning April 1,
met here today to discuss the COM
pany's action and advisability of a
strike.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
BOSTON EXHIBIT CLOSES.

Boston. March 23.-The 2ith eX,.ibi-
tion of the Boston Society of Water
Color Painters closed today. Over 100
nictures were exhibited and the show
is the best in the history Of this IA
nous society.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
ST. LOUIS TEAMS TO CLASH.

st. Louis, Mo-, March 23,-The local
American League and National League
baseball clubs will open their spring
series today. The remaining dates
will be Saturdays and Sundays until
April Z.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
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: lNFlRMARY ASPHYxIATED.
by Associated Press.)

= Norwalk, o., March 23.-Six in :
: mates of the Huron County In ::
:: firmary are dead from asphyxia- I:
: tion. Seven others were over Z:
:: come by leaking gas. All of the :.
:: victims slept in the same room :.
: in the mems dormitory. :.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
NEW ISSUE OF FRENCH BONDS.

Paris, March 23-The French Gov
ernment today issued 100000, 900 of 4
per cent redeemable bonds at par The
money derived from the bonds will be
used for the building of the new state
railroad.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
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: FATHER OF HOUSE
: HY. BINGHAM, DEAD.
by Associated Press.)

: Philadelphia, March 23-Gen- !:
: eral Henry H. Bingham, member ::
:: Of Congress from the First Penn ::
:: sylvania Distict, died this morn !:
{. ing at the age of seventy-one. Z:
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-23
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THE WEATHER. .

!: Rain tonight; colder in south :
: west portion. Sunday cloudy, =
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-18
WOMAN CAUSE OF STRIKE.

Coal strikes have sometimes been
threatened on curious grounds. In
1874 woman was employed as a
messenger at one of the collieries
near Oswestry, England. AS she
commenced her days work very
early, she often met the miners on
their way to the pit, and as the men
considered it a bad omen to meet
woman first thing in the morning,
trouble arose. BY threats and per-
suasion they tried to get the Offend
ing female to give up her job, but,
failing in this, they went in a body
to the manager and fatty refused
to go down until the woman had
been dismissed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-18
GREAT MEN OF SCIENCE.

In recording the death of Francis
Gallon somewhat less than a year
ago, it was noted here that of the
great men of science who gave dis
tinction to the Victorian era only
three remained-Hooker, Wallace
and Lister. Hooker has since died
at the age of ninety-four years, and
on February II Lister died at the
age of eighty-four years. An Eng
lish journal recently compiled a list
of the ten greatest men of the world,
and Lister would perhaps have been
the name on which there would have
been the most general agreement.
Like Gallon and Hooker, Lister had
distinguished scientific ancestry, his
father having been a fellow of the
Royal society, who, among many
other services, gave us the existing
compound microscope. = Popular
Science Monthly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-18
! SNAKE cHARMERs or OLD
Homer and Virgil Mention Them and
Ancient Tablets Show the
Tanned eerpents.

Snake tanning Is mentioned By vir-
gil, and Homer refers to the snake
owned and specially favored by Ajax.
That the Macedonians were on inti-
mate terms with reptiles is shown by
tablets bearing images Of women feed
ing serpents. other tablets show ser
penis twining around columns In the
temple Of Hercules, where they were
placed by people In token of gratitude
to the god.
The chariots of Minerva and Ce-
res were drawn by snakes and snakes
guarded the affairs Of many of the
gods. On fragment of Pompeiian
fresco a serpent is depicted coiled
In tree on a stretcher borne by two
slaves.
The guardian serpent was the good
fairy of the antique home and the
watchful guard of the family honor.
Even at the present time the Next
can peasants flock to Cocula from all
the country round about to keep the
feast day of st. Dominic, the saint who
conferred on man the power to tame
serpants. On St Dominic's day snake
charmers appear In Cocula bearing adj
ders and other reptiles. In Umbria
the snake Ia supposed to possess the
power OF working miracles.-Harper's
Weekly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-18
Herodotus a Muekraker.


Such as believe the tales OF the
Egyptians credible are free to accept
them for history. For my own part,
propose to myself throughout my
whole work faithfully to record the
traditions Of the several nations.
The Egyptians maintain that Ceres and
Bacchus preside in the realms below
They were also the first to breach the
opinion that the soul OF man is i'm.
mortal, and that when the body dies
It enters into the form Of an animal
which Is born at the moment, thence
passing on from one animal into an.
other until It has circled through the
forms Of all the creatures which tenant
the earth. the water and the air; after
which 1t enters again q human frame,
and is born anew. The whole period
Of the transmigration Is (they say
three thousand years. There are
Greek writers-some of an earlier,
some of a later date-who have Dor
rowed this doctrine from the Egypt.
ans and put 1t forward as their own.
could mention their names, but ! alb
stain from doing so.-Herodotus.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-18

Edward o. Easton's story Of His At
tempt to Hire Typewriter
In Southern Town.

Edward ID. Easton, who claims
that he made the largest single fee
OF any shorthand reporter in the
world when he collected $4,000
from the lawyers in the famous Star
Route trials, was sent to report an
important hearing in a small south
ern town. The work was so pressing
that he found he needed an assist
ant who could typewrite. Searching
for such a person, he sent out mes
sages, advertised in the country pa
pers, and made desperate appeals for
somebody to locate the man.
He waited at his hotel all day
without sign of an assistant, and
went to bed that night extremely
worried because his work depended
absolutely on his getting some one
to help him. Shortly after midnight
he was aroused by a knock at the
door.
81 am the man you want" said
the stranger. 81 am the only type
writer in this part of the state,
and"
SWELL" exclaimed Easton eagerly,
"can you come to work tomorrow
morning"
II was going to tell YOU" con-
tinued the visitor, "that 1 read your
advertisement saying you wanted a
typewriter, and / thought I'd drop
in to tell you l can't do the work.
Lafe Smith and me have got to 60
fishing. Popular Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-18
Horse Came Back.

A. H. Whitman, a Los Angeles
(Cal.) jeweler, says that cat may
come back, also a horse. Whitman
owned horse for several years, and
recently deciding that the animal had
outlived its usefulness, he gave q
young man SIS to take the equine into
the country and shoot it.
He then decided that he must have
a new steed, so inserted an advertise
ment in the newspapers. Among sew
eral answers, one especially appealed
to him.
1t stated that the writer possessed
a gentle family horse. and gave a de.
scription which sounded good to the
jeweler.
Accordingly, he journeyed to China,
from which town the letter came,
looked over the horse, and bought it.
When he got the animal home he no
ticed something familiar in it's actions,
and upon closely examining the ami.
NAL, found it to be the one he had
paid to have shot.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-18
COOKING FISH OUT or DOORS
Recipe Producing = Delicious Result
Which Gould Net % Surpassed
BY Any Chef.

Clean the fish, but do not scale ;
leave head, tail and fms intact, and
put a small strip of bacon in each
Of them. Dig hole large enough
for the fish to lie in with several
inches to spare. Build a fire IN it
and get a good, hot bed Of Goals.
Rake out half of them, cover the
remainder with an inch of grass,
cover with more grass, and pile the
rest Of the hot Goals on top. Cover
the hole with frying pan or any
other handy thing, as for instance
fiat stone.
In thirty minutes they win be
cooked, and Delmonico himself
could not make them taste better.
They are partly fried and partly
steamed by the juices Of the grass I;
the bacon fat has fried out and
permeated the flesh; the grass
juice adds peculiar and exceeding
ly pleasant flavor, and when taken
from the hole the grass which clings
to the fish can be easily pulled off
and all the scales and skin will come
with it.-Edward G. w. Ferguson.
in the Outing Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-18
INTERVIEWING A PREACHER.

The pastor began by interviewing
the little girl before he knew tina
she was doing something in that line
herself.
care you preacher ?" she asked.
81 am" he admitted.
preachers is good, amt they?"
"Well, they are supposed to be-"
care your"
81 hope So"
'FWhat do you do?"
81 try to make people better"
"Is that alp"
eyes, that is enough. If 1 can dc
that shall be sure of my reward"
"What reward?"
Heaven"
"Where all the good ones goP"
eyes, DEAR"
"Well, but what'll you do for q
livin' when you get there ?"-Cleve.
land Plain Dealer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-18
Footpaths on Road to Peace.

To be glad of life, because it gives
you the chance to love and to work
and to play and TO look up at the
stars: to be satisfied with your pos
sessions. but not contented with your
self until you have made the best of
them; to despise nothing in the world
except falsehood and meanness, and
to fear nothing except cowardice; to
be governed by your admirations rath-
er than by your disgusts; to covet
nothing that is your neighbor's except
his kindness of heart and gentleness
OF manners; to think seldom Of your
enemies. often Of your friends and ev-
cry day Of Christ; and TO spend as
much time as you can with body and
with spirit, in Gods out-of-doors-
these are little guideposts on the foot
path OF peace.-Henry Van Dyke.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-18
PAID WELL FOR HIS BOAST
Probably In the Future DubbIeIgh VIII
First Find Out identity OF His
Listener.

"Thet's . derned fine-iookin' car o.
yourn. mister" said the old man with
q chin whisker. as he inspected Dubb-
leigh's motor standing in front Of the
Eagle House at Togus.
You bet 1t is" said Dubbleigh. II
came over here from Watkins Corners
this morning in Just ffty-hve minutes.
Going some, eh?"
"Ya-as," said the old gentleman,
stroking his whisker thoughtfully.
kin ye prove it?"
Il have witnesses in my guests
said Dubbleigh.
"Wal-al, I'll take yer word for it."
said the stranger. "Jest fork over
twenty-five, and we'll call 1t square.
I'm Jestice o. the Peace raound here,
and it'll save time to settle this here
vi'lation right now."-Harper's Week.
".