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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-15
MINOR OFFICERS
ARE sworn IN
An States Officials Except Governor
Brewer Have Taken Oath OF
Office.

All of Mississippi's new state OH
.,o,, except Governor-elect Brewer
.oo. The oath Of office today and en-
...a unon the discharge of their du'
ties. I,or.- Gov.
Tbso. G. Bilbo, the new Lieut-oov,
.,aor assumed that dignity at tne
noon hour, and presided over the ae'
uNerations of the senate
Npst state treasurer George R. Edwards y
..l,uouished his office to Hon. r .
o,nrar of Clinton, and moved up
o ,.a to the railroad commission
s'a.t a.t.rs where he will serve for tn'
aaS aa.t four years as commissioner, 49,,
n'ls Isnd commissioner James L. g siles
Dud rat,red in favor of Hon. M a
pie S...S ES''lcr for the past several year. =
nsmber D,U" of the lecture bureau Oh 'n'
''fs Cant. John A. Webb retlres 'a.,an :,
..mon oarr of the railroad commission
4 M NJ. edwards being his sess ss''s''' y
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-15
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
HAS LARGE CONGREGATION.

An unusually large. congregation at
tended the services at tho First Bap-
tist church at both the morning and
night services. Rev. Tretter's subject
at the morning sermon was Service
for Reward" finding his text from
Mat. 1:10. Overcoming Enemies, "
was the subject at the night service
and was splendid sermon. The
Baracca class numbered "a at the
study yesterday and all other classes
of the Sunday school were we'll at.
tended.
Rev. Mr.. Trotter left this morning
for Richmond, Va, where he goes to
be in attendance at the meeting OF
the Foreign Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention, that will
be in session there for the remainder
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-15
FINE SERVICE YESTERDAY
AT COLUMBIA ST. CHURCH.

Yesterday marked the installation
of new officers and Sunday school
teachers for the present year at the
Columbia Street Church. After their
installation the. pastor called for the
members to extend to the teachers
and officers the right hand Of fellow
ship which was done by nearly
every member that was present.
Rev. Solomon took his text from
Ephesians 4:11, and delivered a splen-
did sermon. Rev. Walter Harver. who
resides near Hickory Grove was re
ceived into the church.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-15

Columbus will be present. Each Of
the speakers talks along differ
ent lines all looking to better cbndi-
tions among the farming people and
the uplift of the citizenship generally.
The meeting next Saturday will
probably be held at the court house
and the sessions last from 10 a. m. to
1890 p. m. and from p. m. to 4. D.
m.
Mr.. Carter states that about two
days before the meeting a represents
tive of the Farmers Union Warehouse
company will be in Hattiesburg to
buy all of the sweet potatoes the
farmers have for sale.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-15
LITTLE GIRLS MAKE LONG TRIPS.

San Francisco, Jan. 15.-Louise
Lebreton, aged twelve, and her sister
Romonde, eleven, are in San Francis
co safe and sound today after trip
across the Atlantic and the American
continent. They are now with their
mother, Mrs. Savinmein, who took a
second husband two years ago and
came with him from Europe to the
Pacific coast. Mr. Savimein, the step
father of the young travellers, is now
connected with the Panama Exposi-
tion committee.
When coming to America Mrs.
Savinmein left her two daughters
with their grandmother in Nantes,
France. The grandmother of the
children was reluctant to give them
up, but finally consented to do so, and
they cross the Atlantic in the care oi
stewardess. The Travellers Aid
SOCIETY took charge OF the girls al
New York. where they arrived OF
Jan. Z. and week ago today they be
gan their journey across the cont
nent. AZ
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-15

be present from the following: A. c. |
Benners, ex-president of the Associa-
ton; Fred Sullens, editor of the Jack
son News, and Myer Poppeuhelmer.
one Of the popular travellers, whose
impediment of speech makes him
doubly attractive. The latter tele-
gram was read in an imitation of
Myers" own delightful style and it
was not necessary for the name to be
read; everybody knew Myer was re-
gretting. The messages were re-
ceived with applause. Then came the
address of the President, Chas. l.
Saunders, who told How it feels to
be president" Ben H. Holder, daddy"
of the Travellers organization and
chairman of the Railroad committee,
responded to Railroad VS.. Mississip-
pi Travellers" c. H. Williams, T. P.
A. of the G. & S. l. railroad, responded
in behalf of his company; A. G..
Staernaugel, chairman of Hotel and
Livery committee, told about Hotels,
good and bad" H. ]. Brittian, resident
| manager of the Hotel Hattiesburg,
was called for and made a short talk
welcoming the boys; F. D. Lander of
the Hattiesburg News, responded for
the press; that veteran of
the road, Capt. T. M. Curtis
contrasted "The Travelling man Of
today and twenty years ago." T. S
Jackson, president of the Commercial
Club, told the boys few things about
"Hattiesburg" that opened their eyes
Ed. Friedman, treasurer Mississippi
Travellers, discoursed on why mar
should be a Mississippi Traveller" M
T. Kerr, chairman of the good roads
committee, told what was being &C
complished in the way Of better high
ways; F. c. McGriff, was there will
something For the good Of the or
DER" Ike Rosenbaum, the only Ike,
dished up "A little OF dis an littl,
of dat "(mixedD" and it was as tn,
fparenthesis Indicated; Eugene Fly o
The News, spoke, but does not re
: member what he said or what hi
subject was. Hon. H. C. Yawn, O
Lumberton, was last on the program
and expressed his appreciation of tn
invitation to meet with the boys. Ol
motion and by rising vote, thank
we're returned to the toastmaster an
to Messrs. Driver and Brittian, an
adjournment was taken to the tune
I'VE want go home till mornin'."
The News wishes the boys the bes
there is the coming year and hope
they may come again and often, an
tell the other boys about the goo,
time they had in Hatiesburg. 1t ais
thanks the management of the hote
for the opportunity it's representative
had to meet with the Mississippi
Travellers and to wish for 1t that sue
cess to which courteous treatment an
progressiveness are entitled.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-15
WHITE and negro
POPULATION AS
Shown BY CENSUS
HATTlESBURG is FOURTH CITY
IN STATE IN NUMBER OF
WHITE INHABITANTS.
VICKSBURG LEADS In NEGROES
Yazeo City, vieksburs, Natehez,
Greenwood, GreenvlIIe, and Brook
haven Have More Negro Inhabitants
That Whites.
,urg, Natchoz,
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, D. c. Jan. ia pre-
liminary statement of the white and
negro population of Mississippi, by
counties and principal cities, as
shown by the returns of the Thir-
teenth Decennial Census, taken as Of
April Is, 1910. was issued today by
Director Durand of the Bureau of the
Census Department of Commerce and
Labor. The statistics were prepared
under the direction of William c.
Hunt, chief statistician for population
in the Census Bureau, and are subject
Continued on Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-15

northern district, was succeeded by
Hon. w. B. Wilson, of Corinth. The
commission will reorganize tomorrow
and elect a new chairman and Sec
retary. For the latter position Mr..
James Galceran, former bookkeeper
in the treasury, is slated to succeed
Mr.. Thos. R. Maxwell, who has served
for the past eight years.
Secretary of State ]. w. Power,
Revenue Agent Writ Adams, Insur-
ance Commissioner T. M. Henry,
Commissioner Of Agriculture H. e.
Blakeslee, Supreme court clerk Geo.
c. Myers. Superintendent of Educa-
ton ]. N. Powers, and Prison Trus-
tee C. C. Smith, w. A. Montgomery
and Leroy Taylor succeeded them
selves, and merely went through the
formality of taking new oath.
Attorney General s. S. Hudson, and
his assistants, J. r. Mcdowell and
Jack Thompson, vacated that office,
and Hon. Ross Collins, the new Attor-
ney-General. took charge, installing
his assistants, Hon. ciaude Clayton
Of Tupelo, and Capt. Frank Johnston
Of this city.
Hon. Duncan L.. Thompson took the
oath as state auditor several days
ago, Immediately after making bond
and succeeds Hon. d. ]. Smith in that
office, b There will be no changes for
the present in the clerical force.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-15
ALL IN READINESS
| FOR INAUGURATION
Elaborate Exercises VIII Mark
Change In Governors To
morrow.


Special to The Ne,os.
jackson, Miss, Jan. 15.--The ad-
vance guard Of visitors for the iuau-
guration of Mississippi's new Cover
nor, Hon. Earl Brewer, reached Jack
son today, afternoon trains bringing
distinguished citizens from all see
tions of the commonwealth.
Already the principal hotels are I'LL
ed to overlooking with Inaugural
guests. and. with every Indication
favorable for good weather tomorrow,
a record-breaking crowd is exepected.
Governor Brewers induction into
Office win be notable In at least one
respect He viii be the frst execu-
tive OF the state to win the Once
without opposition. and without the
formality Of being voted for II IL
Urinary Of his own party.
Unless the ceremony Is prevented
by inclement weather, the new oo>-
ernor win take the oath Of ofIlce. ~
mininstered by chlef Justice Robert
b Mayes. q tie supreme court o>
the front st , - ta5 ~ 81 81
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-15
Knights of the Grip Are Royalty
Entertained By Hotel Hattiesburg

ment. For toastmaster had been Sc
lected that jovial, big-hearted Chair
man of the important legislative COM
mittee Of the Mississippi Travellers
Asosication, Ed "(himselO" Self and
Richard earle has nothing on him. Ed
Self could not be anything but himself,
and no one would want him to be, for
then he is the best to be had. AS
toastmaster he did full justice to the
important role and in presenting the
speakers of the evening he did him
self proud and put some becoming
trimmings" on the subjects of his
remarks. AS soon as the guests, who
comfortably filled the dining room,
had been assigned places at the ta-
bles, Mr.. Self proposed a toast to
Hotel Hattiesburg' and its princely
management, which was given with
resounding cheers. Then came that
prince of good fellows, Will Driver,
who welcomed the boys on behalf of
the Hotel Hattiesburg; stated the OBJ
ject in view in having the boys with
l-them, and expressed his sentiments
in the following greeting to "The Mis-
sissippi Travellers which was printed
| on the menu cards:
We extend to you a greeting:
May your pleasures and your care Of
life
| The coming year be fleeting-
We want you with us, boys, always
And hope to serve you well,
And, if service is not pleasing,
Just go on and raise plain old H
Your troubles in the hotel line
We want to always find out
And the Inn man who won't listen
Is lazy loafing lout.
So, here's to all OF you,
And from US now we say:
"a long, long life and a merry one
To the boys OF the M. T. A."
The postmaster then read tele
grams of regret that they could no
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-15

of the week. Mr.. Trotter is Vice
President Of this Board for Mississip-
pi. In the event that he is unable to
reach home in time for services next
Sunday Rev. Gaines Dobbins will fill
the pulpit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-15

vagrancy case, also eminating in the
Circuit Court OF Forrest county and
appealed, the Supreme Court remand
"a and reversed the lower court.
Bessie Hoggett. another Well.known
white character. sentenced to sixty
days in the lower coart for vagfancy
and appealed. was also afiirmed By
the Supreme Co.. EsnnIa I1osgett.
Bossie's mother IS fned BY the
lower court $2o csca and 500
b another on Of retailing.
must pay up d e. asstae su.
5Ee2s csSft a Ssh - lh.ta
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-15

ors is hereby empowered to make the
transfer as described in Section / in
this act.
Section 3. That this act take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-15
Local Tigers Hard HIT
By Supreme Court

Ruth Oakes, the famous member of
the local demi monde, will soon be-
Come a bo.rdsr Vt TIE county farm.
according to O decision handed down
today by the Supreme Court. Ruth
has had several cases pending before
the Supreme Court. and two of them
we're decided today, one in her favor
and one against her. In the retailing
case in which she was fined $500 and
sEn1e1cz1z Jays in the Circuit
county, paying the
4 from the sentence.
- |tt afafseed tho del
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-23
WIFE INSPIRED INVENTION
OF THIMBLE IN A. D. 1854

The modern thimble dates from 1884,
when the goldsmith Nicholas Benscho-
ten. of Amsterdam, sem one as a birth
day present to a lady friend, with the
dedication; ITO my frouw van Rense-
laer, this little object which / have in
vented and executed as a protective
covering for her industrious fingers"
The invention proved such a success
that all who saw it tried to obtain sim
liar ones, and the goldsmith had
enough to do TO supply them. An Eng
lishman named John Lotting took one
specimen home with him and copied il
by thousands.
At first thimbles were rater costly
and only well-to-do people could afford
them, but afterward, when made of
lead and other common metals by ma
chinery they became very cheap.
Their use was a great relief to all who
had much sewing to do, and blessings
were invoked on the inventor.
The Dutch fngerbat Ginger hood be-
came in England the thumb bell"
from its bell-like shape. 1t was orig
inally worn on the thumb. says the Ave
Maria, to parry the thrust of the needle
pointing through the stuff, and not, as
at present, to impel 1t.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-23
GALE
IS NOW ABAT|AG
Wreck List Includes ID Houses.
Many Windows and In
Vulnerable Signs.

After blowing down fourteen houses,
ripping off roofs and doing a vast
amount Of damage to signs. widows,
trees and telephone and telegraph
equipment the gale that swept New
ark for twenty-four hours lessened to
a brisk breeze early today.
Work was commenced In clearing the
streets OF debris and repairing the
havoc wrought by the wind in the city
and neighboring towns.
The storm was unusual, both for ats
violence and it's persistence, For
twenty-four hours the wind jumped at
intervals to fifty miles al hour, ac-
cording to the records at the local
weather bureau. Late yesterday after
moor the maximum of sixty miles was
recorded.
In Newark and the vicinity fourteen
houses. some u~ncompleted, were
wrecked. Entire roofs were torn from
some buildings, and many others sut-
fered damage Of some sort or another.
Hundreds of plate glass windows and
advertising signs were wrecked.
In Montclair late yesterday afternoon
the wind caught a flfty-foot sign from
the Woolworth store and blew 1t like
a piece Of crumbled paper into the
street. A woman who was passing
was nearly nit by the wrecked sign,
She tainted with fright.
During the night a house in Orange
was blown down.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-23

turned his spread-eagle campaign talk
Into deed when he ordered that the
State build a dredge for drainage. July
4. 1906, with much political hullahaloo,
the dredge took its first bite of ooze.
But it was like a fly trying to eat the
carcass of an elephant.
In the closing days of his term ne
had progressed SO little that only q
second dredge was half completed.
Can the everglades, a large part of
which has never even been surveyed,
be drained? That's what the scandal
in washington is about. J.. o. Wright,
government surveyor, who says yes,
was later hired by the drainage
leaders, Elliott and Morehouse,
Wright's chief tried to suppress
Wright's report because they didn't
believe 1t.
But what If the great swamp can be
drained? It will be many years hence.
Then will come the apportioning of
little farms to thousands who held the
land contracts. How many VIII be left
in the great mix-up? And how many
of the acres will be good for anything
for crop purposes?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-23
c. S. EXAMS OPEN ONLY TO
RESIDENTS OF NEW JERSEY

The State Civil Service Commission
today announced examinations to be
held during March, open to residents
of New Jersey only. The position, sal
airy and time of examinations are as
follows:
Structural civil engineers, SIPS to S150
a month, and electrical Inspector in
the department of labor, $4,000 a year,
examinations on March a. Men and
women for telephone operators, salary
$40 a month, and superintendent of
game farm, men only, at $500 a year
and house, tests for these positions on
March 7. Inspectors of tuberculosis
In cattle, $1,000 a year examinations
March IA. Hydraulic civil engineers,
at SIPS to $3.50 a month, examinations
March IS. Civil engineers at salary of
SIPS to $3.50 a month, examinations on
March rs.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-23

thousands of people have learned so
ELL how sur and dependable Stuart's
s~yspepsia Tablets are for all itomach
ts that they are never without a
Ackage at home and at the office,
Id upon any indication that the
4omach is a little weary, they take a
Quarts Tablet after each meal for a
Nv days until the digestive organs get
ksted up again.
This is a splendid plan to follow and
ways results in much good. The APP
*tite is improved. the food is relished
lore, your sleep is more refreshing,
I'D your disposition win make you
Eiends instead of enemies.
For Indigestion, Sour Stomachs
elching Gas, Coated Tongue, In
astinal Indigestion and all Stomach
lsorders and Pains-or for Loss of
ppetite-nothing is better than
iuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for sure and
slant relief.
Use them freely-they are as harm
Is as sugar would be-and are by no
3eans to be classed as medicine
hey have no effect whichever on the
fstem except the benefits they bring
pu through the proper digestion of
tur food.
All drug stores sell Stuart's Dyspep-
Tablets. The price is so cents
" box. IL you wish to try them
5fore purchasing address F.. A.
4uart Co, 100 Stuart Bldg, Marshall.
ich., and a trial package will lie
tt you free.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-23
Florida Everglade bitches, as Planned,
May OutShine the Costly Panama Canal

Plans for draining the Florida everglades provide for canals and
bitches sufficient it is said, to equal a river $50 miles long and 200 feet
wide. The work is b-ng paid for by the State of Florida. The State
itself has given so much Of the everglade lands to the railroads
and has sold so much at 50 a n acre to "and dealers" in order to
get money for drainage, that today the State holds only 100000 o. the
100000 acres in the everglades. Estimates OF the cost of the work
have ranged from $1,000 00 to $600oO0. In order to make the drainage
plan feasible it will be necessary to drain Lake Okechobee, which is
the second largest fresh water la Ike wholly within the United States.
In wet weather Lake Okechobee is said to rise ten feet, and 1t has
been declared by engineers tina a canal sufficient to care for this 10
foot surplus and prevent its covering the everglades would require a
river 500 miles long and ten feet deep. As Okechobee is only twenty
feet above sea level the bed of such a canal would have a drop of only
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-23
MASONS PAY TRIBUTE TO
WASHINGTON'S MEMORY.

st. Johns Lodge No. 1. F. and A. M,
at the New Auditorium, last night,
paid tribute to George Washington as
a brother Mason. 1t was the 121st an
niversary of the order. and 1t brought
together $50 Masons, many from other
lodges of the State. The orator was
Congressman Thomas U. Sisson, of
Mississippi.
Richard c. Woodward. of Paterson,
deputy grand master of the Grand
Lodge of New Jersey; Rev. DIR. w.
w. Giles, of Orange, and Alonzo
Church, worshipful master of ST.
Johns, were the other speakers. Past
Master Arthur Mudd was the toast
master. Toasts were drunk In silence
to the memory of Washington and to
the memory of the brothers of the lodge
who have died since the last dinner.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-23
ASK DESIGNS FOR
l NEWARK POSTER
Trade Board Offers Prizes for
Competition Open to Anna
tours and Professionals.

To secur poster designs that vii
advertise Newark's great industrial
Exposition throughout h country. the
,,ommittee In charge decided this morn
lag to award prizes for the best posters
s1ne hundred dollars as a first prize
so second prize, and 500 third prize
l41yiYj .be given to the successful contest
nts. but the advertising derived by
Che winner will be a far greater To-
I@ard. as the artists name Is to oe
ssed Ia connection with the design on
!, posters, window cards and the great
aaass of literature that viii be dis
Srtbuted throughout the world. II is
aid that several artists have jumped
Into enduring fame through winning
imiiar contests.
n An effort will be made to interest
h.mateurs as we'll as professionals, and
,he committee hopes that the arr STU
,cnts Of Newark will participate
II The rules of the CONTEXT are as foi-
thsws;
q A 1rst prize of 800, a second prize
i6 $50 and a third prize of $40 will De
1nwarded by the Newark Industrial Elk
for the best poster designs.
nj 4n0 mtfilOtEB VI bAV
aittee of the Newark Industrial Ex-
yosition will be the Judges.
q All designs must be forwarded IN
to reach the committee by Sat
Vrday, March 20, 1912.
III The posters will be reproduced IN
'iaree colors. Designs must be In the
proportion of ! to 2, the height being
Twice the width.
. Designs must bear the following
cords:
NEWARK INDUSTRIAL EXPOSE
~ TION.
], The Board of Trade of the
II City of Newark, N. J.
FIRST REGIMENT ARMORY,
IL May 1926, 1912.
4 The designs for which the prizes are
ewarded will become the property OF
pe committee.
Each design should be signed by an
assumed name. A sealed envelope,
Fearing on the outside the artists as
73oiined name to correspond with that
a the drawing, should accompany each
loesign and contain the full name and
831dress of the contestant.
Address correspondence to Poster
syompetition, Newark Industrial Elk
I f,sition, Board of Trade. Newark, N. J..
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-23
EDISON GETS ORDER FOR
WIRE WITH OUTSIDE INSIDE

Thomas A. Euison was accepting
blandly a reporters apology for an err
ror In a. quotation. "Oh," Mr.. Edison
said. 1T am rather well used to being
misquoted. Science and scientific terms
are always confusing to the lay mind.
No wonder, Neither. Listen to this"
Here Mr.. Edison drew a yellow tele-
gram from his pocket.
II got this telegram from an assist
ant, an electrician. this morning" he
said. Listen" and he read: Wire
with no outside outside. Put inside
wire outside and outside inside. Need
more outside for inside"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-23
"PAPAL MARRIAGE DECREE
BINDS ONLY IN CONSCIENCE"

MONTREAL, Feb. 2s.--Judge Char
bonneau yesterday held legally valid
the marriage of Emma Clouatre, of
Dale River, Mass, Eugene Her
bert, of this city.
Both are Catholics, and their mar
rlage by a Methodist minister In 1908
in Point st. Charles, Montreal, was an
nulled by Archbishop Brochesi, head OF
the Catholic hierarchy here. on the
ground that according to the me
temere" decree of the church Catho-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-23
sla LOSS AT W FIRES.

There were two Ares started during
the night, but they were extinguished
with little effort. A lamp exploded in
the apartments of Henry Marschan. OF
495 Peshine avenue and caused $40
damage. A FIRE started In a rubbish
pile at the plant of the Morrison
Foundry Company. Ill Gotthart street.
There was no damage.