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The Washington times., 1913-07-09
Ready To Law Keel.

The keel of Americas greatest dread
naught will soon be laid in the Brook
lyn navy yard The vessel will cost
sl6,o5O,Goo 1t will be one OF the largest
men-of-war afioat. having a displace-
ment OF H,4oO tons, length SOS feet. 81
feet beam, and a draft of Is feet 10
inches.
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
Extra Copies Cut OFF.

Printing of $500 more copies of the
Pujo money trust investigating COM
mittees report was prevented today in
the House by Congressman Levy of
New York. whose constituents reside
principally in Wall Street. Levy pre-
vented consideration OF a resolution to
print the extra copies.
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
Disbelieve Report.

No cr"dence is placed by the State
Department in unofficial reports frcm
Mexico 10 the effect that an American
attached TO the consular office at Tux
pam, Mexico. was killed July 4, IL
battle between the federals and Zapa-
tiStls,
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
Towers Gets Leave,

The Navy Department has granted a
thrae-moaths' sick leave to Lieut..
John H. Towers, the navy aviator. who
was seriously injured by a fall of Loo
feet into Chesapeake bay. in the acci-
dent which cost the life of Ensign Will
liam D. Rillingsley. Lieutenant Towers,
who is chief of staff of the navy avia-
tors, will leave today for Rome. Ga,
to visit with his family. He insists
that he will rejoin the navy flyers IS
soon as the physicians release hIm.
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
To Consider Flood Control.

Plans were made today by the House
Rivers and Harbors Committee for eX-
haustive hearings later this month upon
bills proposing systems for controlling
flood waters of the Mississippi and Ohio
valleys
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
Mineral Production.

Mineral production in the central
States increased sl5,l56.s70 in 1872 over
1911. according to a bulletin issued to-
day by the Geological Survey. The
metals named are silver, copper, lead.
and zinc. and the States concerned are
Arkansas. Kansas, Michigan, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and northern IL
linois. The total for 1912 was s79,6l5,-
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
Object To Schmedemann.

Reports from Christiapa, Norway,
say that opposition has developed to
the acceptance of Albert G. Schmede-
mann, of Wisconsin, as minister to
Norway, on the ground that he has
never before held public office.
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
Legislative News In Brief

attained during the year ended June 30.
Figures compiled by the department
show that the Idaho attained the high
est merit in gunnery of the twenty-one
vessels competing in the battleship
class
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
Gunners Commended.

A letter has been sent by the Navy
Department 20 Capt. W. L. Howard, of
the battleship Idaho. commencing him
and his crew for excellence in gunnery
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
BookkEEPER AT PARcHMAN
FARM GOES TO JACKSON AND
MAKES BOND FOR $4,000.
never CARED FOR MONEY
.ecused Prominently Connected In Cap
ital City Where He Bore Best Of Rep
utation-says He Will Be Able to
Prove That He Is Innocent.

jackson, Miss, June 21.-A. G..
Davis, bookkeeper at the Parchman
state convict farm, indicted by the
Kinds county grand jury yesterday for
alleged completely in defrauding the
state through the sale of cotton seed
and other farm products, reached Jack
son on the afternoon train. made form
al surrender at the sheriff's Office, and
was admitted to bail in the sum Of
$4,000.
When the alleged irregularities in
the prison books were unearthed by
Gov. Brewer at the Parchman farm
several weeks ago, Davis frankly ad'
'mitted that he couldn't understand the
entries, and asserted with much We
hemence that his records had been
tampered with. He still stoutly as
Continued on Page Eighty
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
NATION wide Fight
To COMBAT CANCER

Minneapolis, Mimi, June 21.-The
American Medical Association conven-
tion which closed yesterday was mark
ed by a discussion of plans for a ma
tion wide organization and movement
to combat cancer DR.. j. Bloodgood, Of
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
outlined the movement, which was re-
Gently started in New York. DR..
Bloodgood explained the nature of the
American Society for the Prevention of
Cancer was launched formally in New
York Monday.
"This movement found its inception
in New York a short time ago when a
committee of laymen and women un-
dertook what is to be a nation wide
propaganda of education and research
with regard to the question of cancer
said DR.. Bloodgood before the surgery
section. This society is to deal with
the question of cancer on a broader
basis than in the past. Each medica
society in the country has been ap
preached in the matter and has en-
dorsed it."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
TOMATO Blight
REDUCES YIELD
CROP AT CRYSTAL SPRINGS WILL
BE AT LEAST THIRTY PER
CENT. SHORT.

Jackson, Miss, June 21.-Tomato
blight has reduced the yield of that
vegetable at least thirty per cent. in
the vicinity of Crystal Springs, the
largest tomato shipping point in the
United States.
Shipments from Crystal Springs
during the week just past closed to-
tailed about 150 carloads, and from
now on there will be steady decline
of shipments to the Northern markets.
At first it was thought that the
damage from blight would not be seri-
Gus, but it has wrought havoc in the
fields during the past ten days.
The movement to market this season
has been well proportioned, and the
truck farmers have received fairly
good prices. There was stiff ad-
vance in prices for carrots and cab
bage during the past week, and good
ly number of farmers made substan-
tial profits on these crops.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
WEDDING IN CABINET CIRCLE.

Washington, June 21.-A large rep
of the cabinet circle, to-
gether with numerous other persons
OF prominence in the official and resi-
dent society of the capital, today journ-
eyed to Brooklandville, in the Green
Spring Valley, to attend the wedding
of Miss Ethel Preston Mccormack,
daughter of Mrs. Isaac e. Emerson of
Baltimore, and Mr.. Francis Hugo Nc
Adoo, son of William G. McAdoo, Sec
retary of the Treasury The wedding
took place this afternoon at Brook
landville, the country estate of the
Emersons.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs
Emerson by her first husband. Her
stepfather, Capt. Isaac E. Emerson, is
the father of Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt
formerly Mrs. Smith McKim. Mr.. Nc
Adoo, the bridegroom, is a graduate
of Princeton and of the Columbia Law
School.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
Strike Ordered
On Birmingham
Street Railway
LITTLE EVIDENCE TODAY OF
SERIOUS SITUATION DEVELOP
INe-cARs RUNNING, -.
(By Associated Press.)

Birmingham, June 21.-Tbere was
little evidence this morning that the
threatened strike of street railway
employees would develop a serious sit
uation today. Although a strike order
was issued to go into effect at midnight
last night practically all cars are run
ming as usual today. At union head
quarters, however, it was maintained
that the ranks of the strikers would
be swelled shortly, and traffic in the
city be tied up as result.
The strike order was issued accord.
ing to officials in charge, in protest
over the allege rejection by the com.
pany of demands for reinstatement oil
discharged men and mediation Of fu
ture differences.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
ADVISE FARMERS
PLANT PEANUTS
iNsEcTloNs OF SOUTH MIssIsslP-
PI WHERE BOIL WEEVIL HAS
DESTROYED COTTON.

Jackson, Miss, June 21.-State and
Federal agricultural experts are ad-
vising farmers in those sections of
South Mississippi where the boil
weevil has devastated the cotton crop
to plow up their fields and plant Span
ish peanuts.
Advice from Virginia, the peanut
center of the United States, say that
Spanish peanuts are now worth $1.5O
per bushel, and are destined to go
still higher, as the prospective crop
will not supply the demand.
Spanish peanuts can be planted in
this section as late as the middle of
July and make a crop. While early
experiments with peanuts as a form
of crop diversiication in this state
were not wholly successful, the failure
were due chiefly to ignorance of cul
tural methods, and it is likely that a
large number of farmers will follow
the advice of the state and federal ex
perts, especially in those sections
where the fight against the boil weevi
is already hopeless.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
Regulars Put
One Ouer Tenn. y ;.
Fusion Forces
EXITS GUARDED TO PREVENT
BREAKING QUORUM ELECTION,
LAW is AMENDED.
(By Associated PreSs.)

Nashville, Tenn, June 21.-With
exits guarded by extra sergeant-at-
arms to prevent breakup of quo
rum, the bill amending the election
laws was suddenly called up today in
the Tennessee House of Representa-
tives and passed over the Governors
veto 54 to 1S. The amendment trans
fers control of the state election ma
chinery from the fusionists to regular
Democrats. 1t was to prevent the
passage that an exodus of enough rep
resentatives to Middlesboro, KY, to
break a quorum was affected several
weeks ago. The amendment has al
ready passed the Senate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
Gift to Vanderbilt
Vetoed By Bishops

Nashville. June 21.-At call meet
ing of the Bishops Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, attended by
nine members of the College of Bish-
ops, veto message was drawn up, set
ting forth the following objections to
the action of the board of trust in ac-
cepting the recent gift from Andrew
Carnegie to the Vanderbilt medical
college.
"That the action of the board Of
trust of Vanderbilt in accepting the
gift is a breach Of trust vested In It
under and by virtue Of the resolutions
of the Memphis convention which con-
stitute the foundation Of Vanderbilt
University; that said action is beyond
the powers of the board and that 1t
constitutes a diversion Of a large por-
ton Of the funds and property Of the
university from the trusts upon which
said property is held. is contrary to
the terms of other gifts to the univer-
sity and is illegal, null and void"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
Special to The Netos.

Special to The Netos.
Jackson, Miss, June 21.-Unless
Boyce & Co., the Memphis cotton buy
ers. bring their books and accounts, in
cluding seaport shipping weights of
cotton purchased from the penitentiary
board of trustees, for examination by
the Kinds County grand jury Monday
morning the states attorneys will re-
quest that body 10 indict members of
the firm on charge of conspiracy.
Gov. Brewer will then issue requisi-
tion of the Governor of Tennessee to
get members of the firm brought to
Jackson.
Governor Brewer was hot under the
collar this morning when he learned
that A. C. Gautier, Clarksdale, Miss,
representative Of Boyce G. Co., had fall
ed to bring his books before the grand
jury Friday afternoon. Gautier admit.
ted that he had shipped his books to
the Memphis office on June 18th, the
same date on which the Kinds county
grand jury issued a subpoena duces
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21

A copy Of this action will be duly
certified and forwarded to the secre-
tary of the board Of trust Of the uni
versity.
In addition to a veto message the
bishops addressed a general message
to the church stating their reasons for
opposing the gift. They say in part:
eff this gift had been offered with
out embarrassing conditions as all 9TH
er gifts to the institution have been
made, we should have offered no OBJ
lection to its acceptance, but the con-
ditions attached to this gift and the
letter accompanying it which must be
taken as expository of the conditions,
are such as lead us to believe 1t can
not be accepted without a breach OF
trust and without dishonor to the
church, IL conditions are fulfilled In
good faith to the donor.
I'VE are as unwilling that Mr.. Car
negie should be deceived as that the
university should be dismembered and
the church Of God dishonore1."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
LITTLE Sting
IN WEBB Law
CANNOT sE PROG
EcuTEp BY FEDERAL ATroR-
NEys. SAYS M'REYNoLps.

Washington, June 21.-The Webb
law forbidding interstate shipments Of
liquor into "dry" states Is not crimt
nal statute, and violations of 1t can
not be prosecuted in United States
courts. Attorney General McReynolds
so declared in instructions sent to
every United States attorney in
the country. The law merely prohib-
its interstate traffic and contains no
penalty for infraction.
Its purpose" said the attorney gem
eral. els to permit State laws to op-
crate in respect to intoxicating liquors
moving in interstate commerce"
The law simply deprives shippers Of
any privileges they might claim on the
ground of interstate commerce and per
mits the application Of state prohibi-
tion laws to interstate commerce In
liquors.
This is the first time the Depart
ment of Justice has construed the
Webb law, which was declared uncon-
stitutional by former President Taft
and former Attorney General Wicker
sham. President Taft vetoed the bin
on the ground that it violated the In
terstate commerce clause of the con
stitution by delegating the regulation
of interstate commerce to the states
The bill was passed over his veto.
Attorney General McReynolds' inter
lpretation is said to mean that the Fed
eral government is not called upU-e Il
enforce a law for the violation q
which no penalty is imposed and tina
the law is OUTLAW" commerce in re-
gard to which the states are free d
apply their statutes. The attorne.
general did not attempt to pass upol
the constitutionality of the act and l
is believed that this question ultimate
ly may reach the United States Su
lpreme Court.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
CAUCUS CONSIDERS
CHEMICAL SCHEDULE
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, June 21-Senate Demo
Gratis resumed consideration of the
tariff bill in caucus today. Discussion
was begun on the chemical schedule.
Chairman Simmons announced when
the caucus recessed at noon that the
chemical schedule had been partly
considered and nothing been charged.
Deliberation was resumed later in the
day. Chairman Underwood said today
that the changes made by the Senate
Finance Committee would meet nc
serious objection by House leaders.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
TO HONOR THE HUGENoTs.

New Rochell, N. Y, June 21.-The
Hugenots Association and the City of
New Rochell have completed prepara-
tions for the biggest celebration ever
held in Westchester county next week,
to mark the 225th anniversary of the
settlement of New Rochelle by the
French Hugenot refugees from La Ro-
chelle, France. The program provides
for anniversary exercises, parades and
land and water pageants. A leading
feature will be the unveiling of g
statute of Jacob Leisler, who, wher
governor of the colony of New York
bought for the Hugenots the 600
acres of land that constitutes New
Rochelle.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
GUN CLUBS WEEKLY
SHOOT THIS AFTERNOON

The Hattiesburg Gun Club has its
weekly shoot this afternoon, Saturday,
being the day the team shoots in the
contest with teams at Laurel and Me-
ridian. This contest is for the in
dividual and team cups offered by the
Peters Cartridge Company, and each
of the three teams have to shoot 5000
times. The cup will be awarded about
October 1st to the team making the
highest score and the individual cup
will go to the shooter making the best
Individual score.
Meridian, Laurel and -Hattiesburg
have up to date each shot 1850 times
and Laurel is at present leading with
Hattiesburg second. Laurel is Is
ahead of her nearest competitor.
A. e. Causey has the highest local
individual score at this time.
The local gun club is looking for.
ward with much interest to the big
tournament to be held here July 3-4-5.
An unusually large number of visitors
is already assured for this years
event.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
DISCONTINUE
CEMETERY WORK
INSUFFICIENT INCOME TO KEEP
MAN EMPLOYED REASON FOR
ASSOCIATIONS ACTION.

The Hattiesburg Cemetery Associa-
ton on Friday dismissed their garden
er and will discontinue the work of
caring for the privately owned lots
in the grave yard. This step is made
necessary by reason of the fact that
the income of the association Is not
sufficient to keep man employed all
the time, and as 1t seems impossible
to effect cooperative working plan
whereby one man can be employed to
look after the care Of private lots and
the streets and walks at the same
time, the association has decided to
abandon its work.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
oBERLiN COLLEGE BEGINS
INFRINGEMENT TOMORROW

oberlin, o., June 21.-The principal
features of commencement week at
Oberlin College will begin tomorrow
with the preaching of the baccalaure-
ate sermon by President Henry
Churchill King. The graduation exer-
cises will be held Wednesday. The
address to the graduates will be deliv-
cred by President George E. Vincent
of the University of Minnesota. who
will take as his subject, "a Philosophy
of Life"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
MANcHEsTER-NEW YORK
SERVICE ESTABLISHED.

London, June 21.-Never before in
the history Of transatlantic steamship
navigation has similar period wit
messed the establishment of so many
regular services between Europe and
America as has the past year. To the
list of those already in operation an
ther was added today with the sail.
ing of the steamer Memphian of the
White Star Line. The Mmphian in
augurates the first regular service be
tween the two ports every three
is planned to have regular sailings be
weeks hereafter.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
ELI PROVES He
IS NO VAGRANT

In the city court this morning Ell
Powell was arraigned on the charge OF
vagrancy, which was the last move OF
the police authorities to induce Powell
to quit the blind tiger" business and
go to work somewhere to earn an
honest living. Powell was represented
in court by H. o. White, who introduce
ed testimony to show that Powell Ia
employed as a cook at restaurant aIis
after arguing before the mayor the
law of vagrancy he secured Powell's.
release. The mayor, however, told
Powell that If he continued to carry
the sale of liquor, which the police
ficers feel assured he is doing, son
other legal means will be sought tt
bring him under the penalties Of the
law.
T. o. Hawkins, the white man who
on Friday pleaded guilty to stealing a
pistol from ]. H. Graham, was arraign-
ed on a charge of carrying concealed
weapons was adjudged guilty and fined
$25 and cost
X. McInnis was fined $3.50 and cost
on a charge of drunk and SIS and cost
on charge of profanity.
Rupert McLain was arraigned on one
charge of assault and battery and one
for profanity. He was fined 81 and
cost on the first charge and the lattel
was dismissed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
SECTION OF SEATS
RESERVED FOR SMOKERS

The management of the Hub All
dome announces that as they are he
to please the people, they win ado 4
the suggestion offered In the editorial
of The News of yesterday: To sepa
rate the gentlemen who desire 70
smoke during the performances at the
Airdome from the ladies' or other pa
irons who object to smoking. In fu'
ture gentlemen desiring to smoke Al
this place will find a large number q
eats reserved for the purpose. A large
sign will be placed near the entranct
indicating which seats are reserved
This must not be construed as to meal
that ladies win not be permitted to a
cupy these seats. Any lady, whose
cort desires to smoke, may occur
them. The seats reserved are on th
left hand side ufl(l8f fSeatre.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21

no clue has been found to confirm this
heory. Continued emphasis is laid upon
the fact that Mr.. Owens did not draw
against his account in the Laurel bank
the evening prior to his leaving there,
but instead made substantial deposit
Of funds which 1t is contended he
would naturally have taken with him
had he planned to leave the country.
While nothing special is being done
here to unravel the maystery 1t is
learned that efforts to locate the two
young women who have been mention.
ed in connection with Owens rumored
elopment continue.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
X. OF P. Ceremonial
At LAUREL, THURSDAY

A ceremonial of the Dramatic Order,
Knights of Khorassin win be held by
the knights of Pythias Of Laurel
in Laurel on Thursday, June 26th. The
days program will include street pa
rade at 8 p. m. and the ceremonial win
start at p. m.
The Laurel X. of P. Lodge extends
cordial invitation to the lodge here
and in fact requests the attendance o.
every Pythian In Hattiesburg on thii
occasion.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
NORMAL STUDENTS
FORM ASSOCIATIONS

The teachers from Clarke county at
tending the summer term at the Mis-
sissippi Normal College organized a
county association Friday afternoon
with twenty-five members.
Newton county teachers at the Mis-
sissippi Normal College have organiz-
ed fourteen strong, including three
members of the Normal College faculty
who are from Newton county.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
NO Developments
IN OVENS CASE
OFFICERS AND FRIENDS OF MISS
-t-.-=zs
ING MAN UNABLE TO THROW
LIGHT ON MYSTERY.

A telephone conversation this morn
ing between w. E. Day of Mt. Olive,
brother-in-law of E. H. Owens, the
missing Laurel man, and chief of Po-
lice Bennett, developed the fact that
nothing new or additional has been
learned regarding Owens movements,
or possible fate, since he was seen in
Hattiesburg on the night of June IL.
Neither the authorities here or owens
friends have been able to throw any
light on the mystery of his disappear
ance. The murder theory is still
strongly adhered to by some though
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
JUBILEE OF NOTED CHURCH.

London, June 81. st. Adams
Church, which occupies the site in
Brook street Of the thieves kitchen
described by Dickens in oliver Twist
will hold elaborate services tomorrow
in celebration of the completion of its
first half century of existence. Since
its foundation fifty years ago the
church has had the faithful Father
Stanton watching over it's destines.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
D . . . . = . . = . . . H~
} ATTACK ON sERviANs
AND GREEKS EXPECTED
(By Associated Press.)

. Vienna, June 21.-An attack =
= by Bulgarian troops on Servians =
= and Greeks is expected on the .
= river Varda in Macedonia accord =
= ing to Austrian newspapers. The .
. cooperation of Greeks and Serv- .
= ian armies has been accomplished =
= by the Servians concentrating in
= fortified positions on the right 4
. bank of the river. Z
. = . = = = = = = = = = =
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
MExIcANs OBSERVE HOLIDAY.

City of Mexico, June 21.-An artil-
lery salute at daybreak and the hoist
ing Of the national flag over all public
buildings today marked the anniver
sary of the taking of the City of Mexico
by the forces of Gen. Porfirio Diaz
June 21. 1857. The fall Of the capital
to the Liberal troops under Gen. Diaa
was a fatal blow to the Imperialists
and practically ended the long wal
of the French invasion. The anniver
sary is regularly observed as a holiday
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-21
CITY OFFICIALS GO
TO BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

City Commissioner Caperton and Fire
Chief A. F. Potter left Friday night
for Birmingham for the purpose of wit
Messing demonstrations there today of
fire fighting apparatus of Sundry
kinds.
These city officials are the invited
guests of the companies making the
demonstrations, and it was upon their
request that the visit was made.