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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
Two PARISHES WUULD BE
FLOODED FROM CREVASSE
I But the Levees at New Orleans Would
Be ReIieved-Efforts Made to Tie
Ends Of crevasse at Glbson's Lds.
Water Expected at vidalIa Friday.
(By Associated Press.)

New Oroleans, La, May IA bad
slough in the levees at Poydras, thir-
teen miles below New Orleans, on the
east bank of the river was discovered
early this morning and crevasse ap-
peared imminent. The batture caved
in right up to the river side Of the
levee and within anIhour after 1t was
discovered the crown of the levee fell
in, throwing the threatening food wa
ter against the line Of sand bags hur-
riedly thrown up. Laborers from near
by plantations were hurriedly assem-
bled and put to work strengthening
the temporary sandbag dixie, Supplies
and laborers were rushed to the scene
from New Orleans.
The break in the levee at that point
would give considerable relief to levees
along the city water front and above
New Orleans but would flood all OF
Plaquemine parish and part os st.
Bernard parish.
Attempt to Tie Ends of Crevasse.
Vidalia, La, May efforts were
begun this morning to tie the ends OF
the crevasse in the Mississippi river
1evee near Gibson's Landing which II
emptying vast quantity Of flood wa
ters over the rich farming lands o.
Concordia and adjoining parishes.
A huge tarpaulin weighted with rail
road iron has been placed over tn
north end to prevent crumbling an'
the greater task Of tieing the broker
south end will be undertaken later to
day.
The gap was half a mile wide thi
- morning. The flood water Is steadil
spreading in every direction, destroy
ing thousands Of dollars worth O
growing crops and inundating man
, towns and villages. The water is e,
:, pected to reach Vidalia by Friday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
HOST TO
HUNDREDS Of TEACHERS
GRAND JURY'S
FIRST REPORT
NQUlSlTORIAL BODY FINDS TRUE
BILLS AGAINST PARTIES
IN JAIL.

In circuit court this morning the
case of the State VS.. Red" Berry,
white youth, charged with the embez-
element of coat, the property of Ben
Boon, a negro, consumed most of the
courts time, and resulted in a verdict
of guilty.
The grand jury turned in its first
installment of indictments, among
which were three against Robert M.
Davis, two charging forgery and one
obtaining money by false pretense;
one against Jas. Barnes and one
against Robert Hershey for burglary OF
NJ. Risks store; one against Henry
Huffman, alias Chicken" for burglar
izing the Jones Tailoring Company's
store; and one against Louis (Fatty)
Smith, for assault and battery witt
intent to kill J C. Copeland. All o.
these parties were in jail when the
true bills were returned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
BREAK in LEVEE NEAR
new ORLEANS IMMINENT
CONVICTED OF
FALSEPREIENSE
RoB'T DAVIS, YOUNG WHITE MAN,
OBTAINED 500 FROM MLAuRIN
MERCHANT.

The case of the State vs.. Robert
Davis, indicted by the last grand jury
for obtaining money by false pretense,
which took up the time of the Circuit
court Wednesday afternoon, was CIV
en- to the jury at about $3.50 o'clock
and a verdict of guilty as charged
was returned within five minutes.
Davis was arrested last November,
shortly after the indictment was re-
turned, and has been in jail ever since
unable to give bond.
AS he sat in the court he had the ap-
pearance of we'll to do young man
with a decidedly proposing appear
ance and except that he occupied the
prisoners chair no one would have
suspected that he was the white man
being tried for having obtained the
sum of 500 from a merchant in the
community where he was we'll known
by the use Of check on bank where
he had no account.
T. w. Cox, merchant Of McLaurin
was the party who cashed the bogus
check, and after the trial he stated
that he felt genuine pity for thu
young man and regretted that he ha'
to appear against him.
Wednesday afternoon mistrial wa
entered in the case of the State VS.
Nell McComb, the negro woman indict
ed for unlawful retailing. After de
liberating for some time the jury n
ported their inability to agree on
verdict and was discharged.
The case of the State vs.. Tez Me
rill, appealed from Justice A. D. Har
fields court, where the defendant wa
adjudged guilty of an assault and ba
terry on Mahala Harrell, was mol pro
red after the hearing Of a demurr'
filed by E. A. Anderson, attorney fl
l. the defendant.
q The State VS.. Noah Shacklefol
! charged with retailing, defendal
4 pleaded guilty.
a The State VS.. D. X. Holmes indictt
!. for carrying concealed weapons, pie
of guilty was entered.
n A motion by counsel for G. Q. w
q liams, to set aside the judgment nj
! taken against him in the case of Il
\. State VS.. Joseph King, was sustain'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
PARENT-TEACHER ASSN.
WILL SERVE BREAKFAST

The Parent-Teachers' Association of
this city, has arranged to furnish
breakfast in the domestic science de-
partment of Main Street High school
both Friday and Saturday morning,
from 1880 to $3.50.
The breakfast will be prepared and
served under the direction of Miss
Reese, superintendent of the domestic
science department Of Main Street
High school, and charge of 25 cents
will be made to cover the expense OF
the service.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
ANNIVERSARY OF THE
BATTLE OF MANILA

Washington, May To-day is the
fifteenth anniversary of the moment
Gus battle of Manila Bay, that brilliant
victory of the American feet under
Admiral, then only Commodore Dewey,
which led to such far reaching
changes in the policy of the United
States, following the destruction of the
battleship Maine in the harbor of Har
vana. When war was declared the
American fleet under Commodore
Dewey, which had been ordered away
from Hong Kong by the British au-
thorities, made a quick dash across the
South China sea and headed straight
for Manila, the most important port
of the Philippine Islands. On the
morning of May 1, 1898, just before
dawn, the American feet under cover
Of the darkness and regardless Of the
mines in the channel, steamed into the
inner harbor and at sunrise opened
fire upon the Spanish feet, completely
destroying every one of the enemy's
ships, without the loss of single man
on the American side. The Spanish
fleet suffered a loss of more than 400
officers and men killed or wounded
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01

Hampton, S. c., May 1.-Two promi-
nent Hampton county white men were
killed and several wounded in a pitch
ed battle Wednesday afternoon and
night with Richard Henry Austin,
negro accused of attempting to Grim
inally assault white woman at Luray.
The dead are ]. Frank Bowers,
Hampton county planter, and Magis-
trate F. H. Edenfield of Allendale, s.
c. The wounded include George Han
ma, McTeer Bowers and DR.. S. T..
Moore, local physician, and an uni
Identified white man. Hanna, the un-
known man and Dr. Moore probably
are fatally injured.
Cries Attract Passersby.
Austin is alleged to have gone to the
home of well-known citizen of Luray
and attempted an assault upon young
woman about o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. Cries of his intended vic.
tim are said to have attracted passers
by. The negro escaped and sought
refuge in thick woods. He was arm
ed with a shotgun, bag filled with
shells, a large revolver. and a bell
filled with cartridges.
When the pursuers approached thu
negro in the woods he penetrated
further to a little bay alomst entirel!
surrounded by heavy underground. Al
attempt was made to follow by th'
white men; and the black opened fire
In the first exchange of shots Bower
was killed, DR.. Moore wounded an
Hanna shot in the back.
/. The pursuers retreated short dis
! ance and kept up scattering fire a
the negro Help was summoned fro
Allendale and Hampton, and bloc
hounds were ordered.
r Magistrate Killed.
e About 8 o'clock last night Edenfiel
r who had Joined the posse, attempte
# to lead a dash into the swamp. f
y was shot and killed and man wit
D him probably was fatally wounded.
If A Gordon was drawn around the Sc
n ton of the swamp where the neg
it was at bay and reinforcements. we
1t awaited. Shortly after 8 o'clock Il
is negro made dash for liberty. Full
;" fifty shots were exchanged but
broke through the Gordon and escape
Bloodhounds are being rushed to t
= scene from Barnwell s. c., and frc
. the State penitentiary. Gov. Blea
. also was requested to senss ..., . -
. the swamp, but
: action had he's TO principal psIn
: - - 70 Main css ana $50.
Eosnea. 2t7 csrepdslet
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
THREE GERMAN FAIRS OPEN

Berlin, May Three great fairs be-
gan today in which Americans have
shown much interest. At Leipsic the
International Building Exposition
opened with a number of American
booths in the exhibit. At Cologne the
city exposition has attracted many
tourists, while the Horticultural ex-
position at Breslau, in honor of the
centennial of the War of Freedom, is
interesting horticulturists from all
parts of the world.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
Child HAS NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH

Blood in the veins of scores OF
people on East Pine street ran
cold this morning when a run
away horse dashed up the street, the
only occupant of the buggy to which it
was hitched being little boy, who
sayid himself from serious injury and
possibly death by clinging to the side
of the vehicle. The horse was stop
ped near the Hawkins Hardware Co.
store and the badly frightened little
fellow, who was the son of John Cole
man, an employee of the Cumberland
Telephone Co., was found to have es
capped injury. Mr.. Coleman was deliv
ering telephone directories in the
neighbortrood of the Hotel Hattiesbure
and had been away from his buggy
only a few seconds when the horse
became frightened, broke the hitcl
rein and dashed up Pine street.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01

and later progress in educational meth
ods demand it's revision and re-adapta-
tion to present conditions.
There are now 27 agricultural high
schools in the state, six others will be
added with the opening of next falls
session, and it is predicted that there
will be an agricultural high school in
every county in Mississippi within a
few years.
The ultimate aim of the agricultural
high school is to uplift country life
and improve rural conditions by train
ing boys and girls for happy and pros
porous lives in country districts.
Those composing the committee are
B. A. Talbert, of Purvis; John r
Hutchinson, of Ellisville; B. o. Brady
of Morehead; w. N. Taylor, of XII
michael; ]. w. Sargent, of Goodman
all agricultural high school principals
in their respective counties. Associat
ed with them are W. H. Smith, chair
man; j. c. Frost, of the University
acting chairman; c. A. Cobb, OF the A
& M. College and Miss Mabel Ward
director OF the Home Science Depart
inent OF the |. I. g c., at Columbus.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
(By Associated PreSS.)

Washington, May Secretary Bry-
an telegraphed from Sacramento that
he will leave there tonight for Wash
ington. The secretary probably COM
municated directly to President VIII
son the latest developments in the
alien-land owning legislation, but pend
ing final action of the legislature off
cials here are silent.
The President prepared to leave fol-
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01

"But where is Bruce? What has
happened to my boy?" the Ander-
son woman cried. "a want to see
Walters. Take me to him.
want him to tell me where my boy
is."
Julia Anderson and her escort
reached opelousas early today in
a motor car in which they made
the trip from New Iberia. She
was later taken to the Dunbar
home, where she was given an
opportunity to see the child. She
looked around at the men and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
''He is Not Mine," Declares Julia
Anderson When She Sees Child Today


women assembled about her, and
when Mrs. Dunbar appeared with
Robert cIasped in her arms the
North Carolina woman, after care
fully looking at the child, said
with a stifled cry of disappoint-
ment:
"That's not my boy"
1t is now regarded here as prac-
etically assured that Governor
Brewer OF Mississippi will honor
papers for the return of Walters
to Louisiana to face a charge OF
kidnapping Robert Dunbar.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
MANY NoTABLEs FROM ALL SEC
TIoNs OF THE COUNTRY IN
ATTENDANCE.
ANDREW CARNEGIE SPEAKS
BRYAN and other Leaders In the Move
ment Will Make Addresses-Will
Discuss Plans for tooth Anniversary
British-American Peace.

st. Louis, Mo-, May 1.-The fourth
American Peace Congress, a gathering
of peace advocates from every Sec
tion of the country, assembled here
today and will continue in session un-
til next Monday. Few events in the
history of st. Louis have ever brought
together so many representatives OF
such different belief, birth and breed
ing. Farmers and financiers, states
men and artisans, college presidents,
diplomats, clergymen and representa-
tives of many other professions and
trades-all are here to lend hand in
promoting the general movement for
permanent basis of arbitration among
the nations of the world.
Congressman Richard Bartholdt,
president of the congress, called the
initial session to order in the Odeon
theatre at 9 o'clock this morning. The
proceedings opened with an invocation
by Bishop Tuttle. Governor Major and
Mayor Kiel delivered addresses of well
come and United States Senator Theo-
dore E. Burton, president of the Ameri-
can Peace Society, responded for the
visitors. Senator Burton was follow
. ed by Andrew Carnegie, whose ad
, dress on the meaning and progress OF
| the movement for international peace
, was the principal feature of the open
: ing session.
Il Sectional conferences, each of which
: was addressed by men and women oi
: national prominence, were held this
afternoon. John Barrett, director o
: the Pan-American Union and Senol
= Don Ignacio Claderon, the Bolivian
e minister to the United States, we're thu
3 chief speakers before the meeting II
Y consider inter-American relations.
President Hill of the University o
Missouri occupied the chair at the sec
tional meeting devoted to the discus
sion of the universities and the peac
l. movement. The speakers at this mee'
l. ing included President Thwing G
Western Reserve University, Pres
II dent Hutchins of the University c
e Michigan, President McVey of the I'm
s versity of North Dakota, Presider
e Mitchell of the University of Sout
N Carolina, Chancellor Kirkland of Val
a derbilt University, and Mrs. Fanni
Fern Andrews, secretary of the Amer
al can School Peace League.
fe Another of the meetings of the afte
n noon was devoted to a symposium di
IS cussion of the subject of disarmament
President David Starr Jordan of L
re land Stanford University presided al
r. among the noted participants we
y, Andrew Carnegie and DR.. Jenkin Lilo,
IL Jones of Chicago,
n, Many other noted men and wome
lis in addition to those already name
1T are to be heard at the subsequent sc
ir- sions of the congress. At the gre
", mass meeting to be held Saturd
A. night the speakers will include Sc
ID. retary OF State william J. Bryan al
rt- Mrs Percy v. Pennybacker, preside
Continued on Page Two.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
(By Associated rress.)

Opelousas, La, May 1.-Julia
Anderson, mother of Bruce Ander-
son, who W. c. Walters, the
tinker, says is the child taken
from him at Columbia, Miss, and
claimed by Mr.. and Mrs. c. p.
Dunbar to be their kidnapped son
Robert, failed today to identity
tie child as her son. When the
woman was taken before the boy
believed to be Robert Dunbar, she
declared: HE is not mine."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
Bishop Fears
Japs Would
Get Hawaiii
(By Associated PrssS.)

Washington, May 1.-"Placing sugar
on the free list would result in the
turning of the Hawaiian Islands over
to the Japanese" said a letter Senator
Works had read in the Senate today
from the Episcopal Bishop of Homo
lulu. "It would drive nine-tenths Of
the white population, other thar
troops, from the islands and leave II
in the hands of Japanese, who NIGH
be able to exist on the reduced profits
from work on the sugar plantations,
said the writer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
NORMAL AND HIGH
SCHOOL PLAY BALL

The Hattiesburg High school and
the Mississippi Normal College, two
of the best amateur baseball teams In
the state, will play at Hamper Park
today, tomorrow and Saturday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
LEGISLATURE WILL VOTE
TODAY ON ALIEN LAND BILL
Measure said to be Most Drastic Yet
Proposed, Still Least Objectionable
From international Point of View
President Wilson Goes to N. j.
. . . = =
. BRYAN's LATEST DISPATCH
. TO WILSON OPTIMISTIC. 4
(Bp Associated PreSs.)

= Washington, May 1.-Secretary =
= Bryan's latest dispatch to Presi- =
. dent Wilson contained a note of =
= optimism over the situation at =
= Sacramento He is said to have =
. telegraphed the President not to =
= credit alleged misleading reports =
. of the intent of the proposed leg =
. islation, expressing belief in =
4 solution of the difficulty satisfac- Z
= tory to the people of California =
q and the federal government. 4
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
Fighters FINED
in MAYORS COURT

In the Mayors Court, Bufkin Brow
der and Ed Clark were each given q
fine of 81 and cost for fighting.
Ras. MCGEE, who plead not guilty
to- the charge of assault and battery on
Bessie Carr, who he was charged with
cutting across the hand with knife.
was fined $40 and cost.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
DESPERATE BLACK
KILLS TWO,
WOUNDS 4
NEGRO CHARGED WITH ATTEMPT
ED ASSAULT, AFTER HIDING
ALL NIGHT, ESCAPES.
| MAGISTRATE AMONG DEAF
Brute Heavily Armed was Surround
ell In Swamp by Posse-Victims ar
Prominent South Carolina Citizen,
BIease Asked for Troops.
MAGISTRATE AMONG DEAD
(Bp Associated Press.I }

VDV dS0UCtubbU FtNosT
Augusta, Ga, May 1.-After hid
inq all night In the swamps, Rich
ard Henry Austin, the negro who
yesterday killed two white men,
wand wounded four Of a posse pur-
suing him for an attempted assault
upon a young white woman, slip
ped through his pursuers this
morning and. escaped.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01

Thomasville, Americas, valdosta, Way
cross, Cordele and Brunswick. The
schedule calls for season of ninety
games with August 10 as the closing
date.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
NEW LEAGUE IN
THE SUNNY SOUTH

Brunswick, Ca, May 1.-The EN-
pire State baseball league, which was
lInxanized the past winter, started to-
Hill Nr,on its first pennant race. The
IlN Aircuit is made up Of six cities
Hill irn Georgia. (The cities are
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-01
&V~ =
THE WEATHER.

= Mississippi Fair tonight and =
= Friday. =
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-21
WINNIPEG PRESS.
Walker Crowded to TIE Doors-A
Strong Play by Strong
Actors.

Paul Gilmore's Players appear
ance last night was greeted before !;
packed house, and with a clear de
cisive plot and magnificent acting
one of the really nice evening".
which cultured people love, was CT
joyed. 1t was a fine play. with l.
we'll defined motive and never was
Gull for minute.
1t deals with u situation all too
common in this twentieth century
and one that allowed to thrive un-
checked, must inevitably sink the
morality of nations to the lowest
depths.
, Saskatoon Proenix: "Thc hand
ling of the theme is a daringly nov.
cl one and Mr.. Gilmorc's coInpany's
portrayal Of 1t is a powerful and
memorable one" IN. ..r .,. p.,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-21
JOHNNY GREEN WILL FLY
AGAIN AT CHATTANOOGA
Green's Cardui FLYER,

I CHATTANOOGA. August 20.
'SpeciaD-Thc chairman of tn,
Grand Army Entertainment Commit.
! tee, has closed contract with JohA.
n! Green. famoue Gardui birdmau
and waterfowl. to make three flights
IN Chattanooga during the G. A. r,
Reunion. to be held In Chattanooga
September 1920.
Green is the man who made the
record flight in Cardui Flyer No. |
over Lookout Mountain during the
U. c. V. Reunion last May. He was
the first man to attempt that DAN
Sefo"s flight, refused by so many
other prominent aviators a feature
OF his exhibition next month will be
Tight in his Cardui Flyer No. 2,
equipped with hydroplanes. up the
Tennessee river. This will be the
first hydroplane flight ever made by
any Southern aviator.
Visitors to the G, A. r. Reunion
viii do well not to miss these flights
by the famous aviator. free to all,
and should lool: out for the dollar
bills, wh!'h l.. Grra Gmaag the
erowea below, a. - Eaes kartliag
through the air.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-21
MUD LICK RUN AND .,..,..
PRICKETT'S CREEK
Fairmont, R. F. D! No. 8. tr

Rain is needed very badly in thi,
part.
Mr.. Tom Kcencr is working 10,
Mrs. Emily Heiskill at present.
Miss Mamie Travis is the guest CT
her nephew, Mr.. Buriccn Travis. ri
present.
Those calling on Miss Annie IIcis.
XIII Sunday were: Misses Jessie Nor.
gan. LESSEE Stanley, Estclla and Ha-
gel Boyce.
Mr.. John vanGilder, of the city,
was at home Sunday.
Little Miss Ruby Vincent was Wis.
ttfng her grandparents, Mr., ana mrs {
j. G. Morgan, last week.
Several people from this place at
tended the funeral Of, Mrs. Robert
Musgrave at Mt. Ncbo last Saturday.
Mrs. Ella Travis was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. James Neel one day
last week.
There. will not be any preaching ct
Samaria next Sunday on account of
the camp meeting and Gypsy. There
will be preaching the first Sunday in
september. KIDDO.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-21
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