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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
GOD TOOK CARE
OF RED Skins
INDIAN CHIEF COMPLAINS TO
SECRETARY LANE OF Gov
ERNM ENTS TREATMENT.

Helena, Mont, Aug. 5.-"God was
taking care of us all right until white
man came and induced us to listen to
his promises of protection. Last win
ter we had to live on dogs and frozen
horse meat"
Chief Little Bear of Pariah TRIBE
of Chippewa Indians made this state
ment Monday through interpreter to
Secretary of the Interior Lane. The
chief asked for land for 500 families
and assistance until the tribe became
self supporting. The Secretary prom
ised to do what he could but said no
help would be forthcoming to the lazy
Indians.
Secretary Lane took 90-mile auto
mobile drive Monday to inspect a
pumping project in the Prickly Pear
valley. He left last night for Great
Falls.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
SEVERAL Changes
RECOMMENDED
BY THAMES
PRISON TRUSTEE MAKES IMPORT
ANT SUGGESTION AT MEET
ING OF THE BOARD.
The HANDLING OF FUNDS
Law viii Be Complied With, Trustees
Meeting In jackson Once a Week
to Look After Cash-Estabishme Mt
! Of Waterworks at Farms Urged.
The HANDLING OF FUNDS

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 5.-When the
board of trustees of the state peniten-
tiary met here today the new member,
]. f. Thames, who succeeded c. c.
Smith, after the latter was convicted
on charge of defrauding the state in
the sale of an automobile, made several
important suggestions and recommen-
dations that probably will be adopted
in the near future. Besides Mr. Thames
the only other member present was Col
w. A, Montgomery, Col. Leroy Taylor
being too i'll to attend.
The afternoon session of the board
lis being devoted to the purchasing of
supplies of clothing, hats, shoes, etc.
for the different convict farms. Trav.
cling men and representatives of a
large number of firms are here to bid
on supplies.
In his report Mr.. Thames referred
to his visits to the farms, and recon-
mends that a clock time system be
adopted to supplant the one now gener
ally used of the watchmen blowing
Continued on Page Five.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
FOUR Negroes
Held IN JAIL
jim cAEsER ARRESTED IN CON-
NEcTIoN WITH MURDER OF
ROBERT HUSSEY.

Jim Caesar, an employee of Tatum
Lumber Company, whose home is two
doors from where the negro gathering
was had Saturday night from which
Robert Hussey was returning when he
was assassinated, was arrested Mon
day by Deputy Sheriff Riley and is now
in Jail awaiting further investigation
of the killing.
Caesar is the negro who was named
by Robert Hussey before the latter
died as one who was with him when he
was shot down, though he did not con.
meet him with the killing.
Caesar went to his regular work at
the mill Monday morning, but at nine
o'clock laid off. saying he, had head
ache. Later in the day he was arrest
ed at his home.
Constable Risher and F. H. McKen
zie during the day arrested Mack
Walters, who is suspected of compli
city in what now appears to have beer
a pre-arranged plot to assassinate Hus
sey.
There are now in Jail two men ant
two women being held in connection
with the killing of Hussey and othel
arrests are said to be contemplated.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
HOLD CONFERENCE.
With BANKERS
OF SOUTH
SECRETARY McADoo HAS INVITED
FINANcIERs TO DISCUSS DIS
TRIeuTloN OF FUNDS.
PLACE DEPOSITS IN SO CITIES
Meridian and Vicksburg Selected for
ississppi-Treasury Officials State
the Entire 100000 viii BE De-
posted If Necessary.
PLACE DEPOSITS IN SO CITIES

Washington, Aug. 5.-Representa-
tive bankers of So large cities in the
agricultural regions of the south, mid
die West and Pacific coast were invit-
ed by Secretary McAdoo Monday to
come to Washington to confer with the
Treasury Department regarding the dis
tribution of the $5O,OO0,OOO government
funds about to be deposited in the na-
tional banks of those sections to facili-
tate the marketing and movement of
the crops.
This unprecedented step which will
call to Washington bankers from the
centres that will finance the handling
of the great crops soon to be harvest.
ed is designed to give the Secretary
first hand information and advice as to
the specific and relative needs of each
of the farming districts. 1t has been
tentatively decided to place the de-
posits in the SO cities to be representa-
at the conferences. Invitations were
sent by telegraph to the presidents OF
the clearing house associations in each
of the cities asking them to send rep
Continued on Page Five.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
Fine Showmg on
New Demonstration Farm

l.. E. Prentice, formerly United
States demonstration agent in the
counties of Lamar and Pearl River,
has been appointed manager of the
Sumrall office of E. A. Cummings &
Co., to succeed J. w. Heriot, who has
returned to the Chicago office of that
company.
Mr.. Prentice is said to be a prscti-
cal farmer, and well qualified for aid
ing settlers from the north in getting
right start on their cut-over land
purchases, a very necessary thing to
do, if such parties are to be retained
as permanent settlers on the raw, un-
improved land being sold them by the
development company.
Mr.. Prentice states that the com
pany has recently built a dipping vat
on their demonstration farm, located
near Coral. and have granted the
farmers in that vicinity the privilege
of using it for dipping their cattle.
]. W. Dill, farm foreman Is now en-
gagged in canning his tomato crop ant
Mr.. Prentice states that he will pu
up fully $4,000 twopound cans of tc
j lmatoes from one acre of ground tina
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
Negroas7 Many Tales
To Protect Leo Frank

After Conley had repeatedly stated
in reply to questions that "he did not
know" or didn't remember" he was
asked by counsel for the defense:
"The truth about this matter is,
Jim, that you told so many stories that
you can't tell what you did tell. can
you2"
mo, sir, can't tell whether it's true
or not" the witness replied.
Isn't the truth. Jim. that you made
such verbal statement at the police
station and after that made three af-
fidavits, and none of them was true?"
mo. sir; some is true" replied
Conley,
AS an excuse for discrepancies In his
views of the murder he declared:
"I just didn't want to give the man
away. thought he'd look out for
me-"
He added that when he told things
that were not true he either hung his
head, twirled his fingers or didn't look
up.
Il didn't look them straight in the
eye like I'm looking at you," he added
| Conley was being questioned in re
gard to the affidavits given to detec
tives shortly after the murder wher
court was adjourned until today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
BRITTON WANTS
3 DREADNAUGHTS
BUILT AT ONCE
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Aug. 5.-An emergency
appropriation sufficiently large to
start the building of three dread
naughts at once was urged in a resolu-
tion introduced in the House by Brit
ton of Illinois. The resolution de-
clares the administration is apparently
unable to cope with conditions in
Mexico and Japan and the United
States should be prepared for war.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
WILL NOT RECOGNIZE
HUERTA GOVERNMENT
Special Ambassador Goes to Mexico
City to Get at True Conditions, Will
Inform lnquirers This Country In
sists on Huerta Quitting Office.
(2y Associated Press.)

Washington, Aug. 5.-No announce
ment of the policy of the United States
in Mexico is expected until John Lind,
former governor of Minnesota, reports
on conditions. Lind is going to Mex
leo City as an unofficial investigator
for the United States and from him is
expected an impartial report on true
conditions. Lind will inform inquirers
that the United States will rot recog
nize the Huerta government and will
insist that provisional president be
appointed to replace Huerta immedi-
ately.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
MAINE TOWN CELEBRATES.

Machias, Me-, Aug. 5.-A three days
celebration of the 150th anniversary of
the founding of Machias was ushered
in this afternoon with marvellous out
door pageant illustrating notable
events in the history of the town and
its vicinity. Among the events de-
picted were the visit of the French
Governor La Tour in 1853 to the In
dian trading post, Tallyrand's visit to
Machias, and the first naval battle of
the Revolutionary War, when the
American sloop Unity captured the
British brig Margaretta
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05

Atlanta Ga Aug. 5.-Counsel for
Leo M. Frank, on trial for the murder
of Mary Phagan, spent the entire af-
fefnoon Monday in a gruelling cross
examination of James Conley, negro
sweeper at the pencil factory where
the girls body was found. Cross
examination had not been concluded
when court adjourned. The negro
earlier in the day accused the defen.
Idant of being degenerate. and
charged that Frank killed the little
factory girl because she repulsed his
undesirable attentions.
While this sensational testimony re-
suited in court order barring women
from the trial, no reference was made
directly in the cross-examination to
this part of the negro's testimony
Counsek 'g the defense volleyed
question after !. estion at the negro,
in what they explained was test of
his memory.
By agreement of counsel for the de-
fense and prosecution the negro last
night was placed In solitary contine-
ment. His guards were forbidden to
converse with him. They also were
ordered to deny admission to any visi
tors.
Little was brought out in the cross
samination.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
SENATOR Forced
RELEASE FLOOR
HOkE SMITH CALLS OWEN DOWN
FOR MAKING SPEECH ON CUR
RENcY-ouT OF ORDER.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Aug. 5.-Senator Hoke
Smith forced Senator Owen to release
the floor of the Senate today in the
midst of a speech on point of order,
declaring the tariff bill not currency
legislation, was before the Senate.
Owen said he would resume his speech
at the first opportunity. He was re-
plying to a speech of Senator Hitch.
cock against immediate currency re-
form.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
WANTS LIST OF
BOND TRANSFERS
REP. LEVY INTRODUCES REsoLu.
TlON CALLING ON McADOO
FOR INFORMATION.
(Bu Associated PreSS.l

Washington, Aug. 5.-Representa-
tive Levy introduced resolution ask
ing McAdoo to furnish list of all
transfers of government bonds since
July /. The action is in connection
with McAdoo's statement that bonds
are being manipulated for political
purposes. McAdoo, with the aid of
bank examiner, is making a quiet
but thorough investigation of recent
bond transactions to ascertain if many
were made in an unusual manner.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
No Intention
To Establish
A Naval Base
GREAT BRITAIN MERELY INTENDS
TO REMEDY A MISTAKE IN
BERMUDA, SAYS PRESS
tBy Associated Press

London, Aug, 5.-Washington re-
ports of Great Britain's intention to
establish a naval base in Bermuda is
regarded by the London press as re-
hecting a misconception in America
of the admiralty's plans. 1t is de-
clared that this is merely to remedy a
mistake made under Admiral Fishers
regime and for the purpose of afford
ing greater protection to British ship
ping which makes use of the Panama
canal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
GREAT WESTERN
CIRCUIT STARTS.

Decatur, Ill, Aug. 5.-The season of
the Great Western Circuit of trotting
and pacing meetings was inaugurated
at the local track today. Several hun.
dred horses, representing many Inn
portant stables, are here, and all indi.
cations point to a successful meeting.
The Great Western Circuit has
mapped out an ambitious schedule for
the present season. There will be
three solid months of racing. during
which time more than a quarter of a
/ million dollars will be distributed IL
purses. From here the horses will g
to Peoria and then to Galesburg. Al
ter the Galesburg meeting the circui
will follow a continuous line of stat
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
House Begins
Its Probe IN
Lobby Matte,
ASPECT WITH TWO COMMIT
TEES GRINDING.
(By Associated PreSS.)

Washington, Aug. 5.-Congressional
investigation of Mulhalls story of lob
bying took a dual aspect today when
the House lobby investigating commit
tee began grinding away on thousands
of letters in the famous correspon-
dence. While the House committee
was prepared to cross examine the
self-confessed lobbyists the Senate be-
gan hearing testimony of men men
toned by Mulhall in letters put into
the Senate evidence.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
MINNESOTA GOLF TOURNEY.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. with
an entry list that for size and class
has never been excelled in the history
of the association, the thirteenth an
nual tournament of the Minnesota
State Golf association was started on
the links of the Interlachen Country
club here this morning. Play will
continue each morning and afternoon
until Saturday, when the final round
for the championship will be con
tested
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05

Withhold Arms From Both Factions.
Meanwhile arms and ammunition of
war from the United States will con-
tinue to be denied the two warning
forces and unless it is apparent that
internal efforts to bring about peace
have failed the United States will not
offer its services as a mediator. Mr..
Lind will undoubtedly act in that ca
pacity when the time comes.
Declarations from both Huerta and
Carranza has been made in the press
expecting mediation proposals, but
administration officials realize that
both sides fear they may be showing
weakness in the acceptance of such a
proposal at this time and are not con-
vinced that friendly efforts to mediate
would prove ineffective. Officials here
hope that the effort to put an end to
blood shed and destruction of property
would appeal to public opinion in Mex
leo and unite the actions on a peace
program.
Little of an affirmative nature came
from President Wilson or Secretary
Bryan during Monday to indicate what
the future policy of the Washington
government would be though the ac-
ceptance of the resignation of Ambas-
sador Wilson settled finally that his
recommendation for recognition of the
Huerta government after a period of
military cooperation in northern Mex
leo on the part of the United States to
restore peace had been rejected.
The ambassadors views and activi-
ties at Mexico City in the closing days
of the Taft administration were off.
cially described as at variance with
those held by President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan and a reiteration
came from high officials that the
morality of the situation would moi
permit the recognition of President
Huerta on account of the circum
stances surrounding the death of Ma
dero and Suarez.
While officials of the administration
look with disfavor upon the processe1
of armed revolution to overthfo& tan
5 stituted governments in Latin Ad1ef|
ca there is a distinct feeling sof syn
5 pathy manifest toward the hbers
e movement in Central America Q
which Maderos administration wa
the beginning in Mexico
Argument, therefore, that it wa
J. necessary to have in Mexico the "iro
hand of Diaz" which might be expec
# ed in Huerta, failed to make an in
6 preston on government officials her
d who believe that the Latin-America
4. governments cannot thrive on the Q
a. tremes of civil tyranny or militai
T. relationships.
s. These ideas are likely to be refiectt
IS In whatever pronouncements the Pre-
Or ident may make in the near future al
be form the keynote OF the administr
ng tons policy toward the Latin repr
a lies.
In Mr.. Lind, who has been in Was
go ington for the last few years,
Af- talked with President Wilson and s.
uit retary Bryan and obtained their vie
ate of the situation. Mr.. Lind is law,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
PLANNED REVOLT
While IN DRESDEN
CASTRO MADE FALSE STATEMENT
FUTURE MovEMENT-WENT
DIRECT FOR VENEZUELA.
(By Associated PresS.)

Berlin, Aug. 5.-Castro planned the
invasion of Venezuela while staying
in Dresden few months ago by max
ing false statement that led everyone
to believe he was going to Paris and
then to the Canary Islrnds, but left
Dresden direct for Venezuela early in
July, according to friend with whom
he lived in Dresden
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
CATTLE RUSHED
TO MARKET FROM
DROUTH SECTION
(By Associated Press.)

Kansas City, Aug. 5-The rush Of
cattle to market from the drouth
burned plains continued today when
sixteen thousand were received. In
ten days prices dropped fifty cents to
a $1.25 per hundred Commission men
say that unless rain comes flooding
the market will be redoubled.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
BRITTO HEARING IS
Postponed To AUG. IS

New Orleans, La, Aug. 5.-Hearing
habeas corpus proceedings in behalf
of Emanuel CastriilO Britto, former
governor of the Mexican state of Cam
peche, was postponed to Aug. 19 He
is charged by the Mexican government
with murder and robbery and is held
here by United States Federal authori.
ties.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
TURLEY TAKES STAND AND
ADMITS DRAWING CHECKS
. . . y . . . . . . %%% 90
= COMMONS DISCUSSES
= EXPOSITION MATTER.
(By Associated PreSs.)

= London, Aug. 5.-Great Bri-
= tains declination not to partici- =
= pate in the Panama Pacific eXposi-
= tion was debated in Commons Z
= this afternoon. 1t was suggested
= that private interests might fur 4
y nish the impetus necessary for 4
= representation which government 4
= declined to give. 4
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05

of corn on the demonstration farm is
that growing where an Irish potato
crop was grown this year. He plans
to follow this corn with cabbage, thus
growing three crops in one year on
land that was covered with stumps
and tree tops at the beginning of the
current year.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-05
ANNOUNCEMENT WILL AWAIT
REPORT OF SPECIAL ENVOY
. = = = . . . = . . q . 90 .
. PROCLAMATION AUTHORIZES =
= DISPOSAL OF GOV. LANDS. .
(By Associated Press.)

, Washington, Aug. 5-President =
= Wilson by proclamation has au- =
= thorized the disposal under the =
= registration plan, of million =
= acres of surplus land within the =
= Peck Indian reservation in north .
= eastern Montana. .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-26
FIFTY MEMBERS NAMED
On Committee to Re0rgnnize the New
York Democracy.

New York. Nov. 26.-The first so mem-
bers Of the committee Of go to reorgan-
ize the Democratic party in New York
city in opposition to Tammany Hall
have been named by, the nominating
board of eleven which was appointed
on November by the anti-Tammany
Jenersonian alliance. Tentative plans
Tor selecting the remaining 200 mem
bers were made by asking the origi-
nal committee of 46 to forward the
names of prominent Democrats for con-
sideration.
Democrats active in the new organ
ization which cast 5000 votes for the
Ius1on ticket at the recent city elec-
ton said today that at the first meet
ing OF the Committee of $50 which It
Is hoped to hold early in January. a
platform will be ado pied to include
among sa otner statements Of principles
the demand for a short ballot and the
massachusetts, ballot law and a revis-
ion OF the direct primary law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-26
FOUR DEAD; EIGHT HURT
Headon Collision Of Motor Cars Filled
With Joy Riders.

Neu vork Nov N-Thomas F. Denny,
Democrat member of the assembly iro"
the Nineteenth district; Leonard Conen.
a dress goods manufacturer. prominent
in Tammany circles, and two well dresseo
young women lay dead in the noreue To-
day victims Of An automobile crash IN the
Bronx. All met instant death carry .nls
morning in a head-on collision DetWeen
Cohen's car and the car OF Bert =. .Hlcn,
a garage owner, operated by Jeremiah
Mahony, chauffeur. The later was neio
on a technical charge OF homlcioe.
Richard Rogers, negro chauffeur OF the
Cohen car. was battered and bruised. ana
of the four occupants OF the Hicn na.
chine there were injured. 1o,,np Woman
companion, Estelle Norton. was 80 paoiy
bruised that she was rushed 10 q hosp.a.,
and Mahony. the chauneur' ,er nau = Va
crushed. william MOTIFS d i0"SA'
unscathed.
The two women victims in the Cohen
car had not been identified this morning;
One wore a ring inscribed IS. A. ".
Testimony taken by a coroner showed
that the members of Rich's party LETT
Larchmont about midnight. and tneir car
swung into Pelham pni,s park%nin,s wa. east
bound running according to the neEIo
chauffeur about q miles an hour Inc
Rich car put on speed to pass car Ne -
tween II and the Cohen car, and swervlng
hack to the road center, the cnauHeur'
blinded by the headlights. rammeo square
ly into the approaching car Aron1. Ano
impact was terrific.
The Rich car described semi-circle
and landed in two heaps, chassis ana Lon-
neau separated. The negro chauHeur
alone rose from the wreck. The Cohen
car, rebounding nearly 100 feet. was re-
duced to wreckage and the car oetWeen
the two, operated by Joseph fIaum, a
chauffeur was slightly damaged. The
passengers. two young women ana Two
young men, were not seriously hurt Tne
total casualty list from the accident was
four killed and eight injured.
Conrad Loos identified one OF the
women's bodies as that of his wife.
She went riding last night with Mr.
Cohen, who was a friend of the fam
, lily. A daughter of Loos said she
thought the other woman was Helen
Schaeffer, a friend of her mother.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-26
CAUCUS ON CURRENCY
Democrats T1areshing Out Difference
Behind Closed Doors.

Washington, Nov. 26.-The currency
reform struggle was transferred from
the open senate today to the closed
precinct of a Democratic party eau
Gus. Leaders did not expect the con-
ference would come to any binding
agreement in support of the Owen bill
as a whole. Those supporting that
bill, which has received the general
endorsement of President Wilson were
determined. however, to fight out any
differences that might exist between
them and the socalled Hitchcock wing
of the party behind closed doors, and
to reach q general understanding that
there should be no wholesale changes
made in the Owen bill.
The sudden decision to call a con-
ference reached by the Democrat
leaders revived hope today in the
minds of the more enthusiastic sup
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-26
NO HELP FROM CLARK.
Speaker Says He Has Nothing to Do
With Pie Distribution.

ST. Louis, Nov. 26.-Speaker Champ
Clark in letter to w. A. Bode of
Alton. ILL.,. a personal friend has en-
tered a disclaimer of any Job getting
Influence or any intention to inter-
fere in the distribution of patronage
outside of his congressional district
Bode has been mentioned as a possible
candidate for the postmastership Of
Alton.
The speaker wrote. ..I have no more
to do with postofffces in Illinois than
the man in the moon. So far, outside
Of postoffices I have been able to Sc
cure three small offices for my district
two Of them hardly worth having
Why anybody would want that office,
have never been able to understand -