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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-28
Another Yankee Invasion.

Latest of all it is Yankee slang
that is causing our English cousins
TO groan aloud and lament the de-
generate liking for alien ways which
seems to be growing on the once
tight little island.
"lnsidious" is the word one Eng
lish critic uses of the tendency.
And it is to the moving picture show
oddly enough, that he attributes
most of the invasion. Apparently
the bulk of the moving picture bust
ness is in the hands of American
interests and uses American films.
Thus, says the grooming critic,
railway station" is fast becoming a
depot" "hooligan" is losing ground
before "hoodlum" and tough" and
tramp" give way before hobo
which last vivid invention he .con-
siders "stodgy" oddly enough.
Wholly aside from the movies"
too, Americanisms are making
their way, this writer asserts. The
horrible use of fall for autumn" is
actually appearing on British lips,
il seems So also are stunt"
peach, boss" GLAD eye" and
elevator" Much of the phraseology
cited is very far from slang in this
country, as, it happens, having long
since taken its place among the SER
viceable words of our spoken and
written language OF such may be
cited "broncho." ''hold-up" and
road house, for example.
We see only one error in the long
list of definitions given. That is
when dub" is cited as meaning
man or woman with a past. A man
or woman without a past in the par
ticular subject at hand would have
been a much happier Interpretation
of this excellent monosyllable. as 1t
happened.
There will be yet more wailing
and crashing Of teeth over this ten
dency, we suppose. But may it not
be a favorable sign, after all? Ouh
friends the French are always eager
for a good foreign word, slang or
not, provided it is a good one. Yet
their language seems about as pre-
else and perfect as ever. American
slang may be irritating for haugh-
ty nation to swallow. But we are
sure it is stimulating and on the
whole healthful-New York Tribune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-28


graph you to send on a full chested
colonel with a voice like the roar Of a
bull.
For reasons that will be given later
on there has been forwarded to you
the following fiendish and untruthful
charges against me. When you have
read them you will ask Yourself as /
have done. as this America or Texasf'
Answers Grave Charge.
Charge No. THAT Old Pap has
He'd to twenty different Jericho
ians about getting them federal APP
pointments and has therefore kept
them hanging around with clean shirts
on when they might have been enjoy
ing themselves"
Answer have simply promised to
use my influence when the time came.
II hasn't come yet. As ! understand
1t and they don't, there are some 7JO,-
600 appointments TO be made before
Jericho Is reached on the list / take
1t that 1t is my duty 20 keep promising
and thereby keep clean shirts on as
many OF our eminent citizens as pos
sible.
"Charge No. 2.-That old Pap Is be
lieved TO be a defaulter to the govern
ment 10 the amount of $500. and we
demand that he he brought to book at
once"
Answer.-Ten days ago, when
made my quarterly settlement with the
postoffice department, ] was II cents
ahead Of the game l offered TO trust
Uncle Sam for the amount till next
time, but the inspector insisted that
such innocence and self abnegation as
mine should he rewarded on the spot.
and he gave me due bill for the
amount on Washington clothing
store. Thus my next summers vest
buttons are provided for and the en-
envy put TO rout at the same time.
"Charge No. 3.-That Old Pap has
persistently refused to HEX on stamps
for old Mrs. Goodhue. although aware
OF the fact that seven years ago she
cut off half her tongue while trying to
shave her chin with her husbands
razor"
Answer Is true that the party
named lost half her tongue in the man
ner named and is unable TO lick on
stamps or chew gum. Being OF an In
dependent nature. however. she has
never asked me to do the licking. She
has always brought a wet sponge
along In her pocket to moisten the
stamp.
Charge No. 4.-That Old Pap will
fully and maliciously broke up a
Thursday evening prayer meeting al
one Of the churches six weeks ago and
thereby brought the postoffice depart
ment into disrepute."
Answer.-On certain Thursday
some time since asked all such Jeri-
cholans as wanted Jobs In the custom
house at the port Of New York to call
ut the postoffice at o'clock that even
ing. I forgot that II was prayer meet
ms night. but had I remembered
shodld still have done as did. As
look at Il now, a new administration.
Just getting started and anxious 10
give everybody an Office. should take
the precedence over a prayer meeting
avery time. / expected about eight PEG
pie 20 respond to my notice. The num-
Der that gathered was T6s. and that In
clnded about 100 women Was II my
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-28
old pap PINKHAM.
Sends President News About Do
ings In Jericho.
ANSWERS GRAVE CHARGES.
Still In Bed After Clearing Out Meet
ing In Eagle Hall, but Town Is Now
Quiet and Danger of Recall is Past.
Reports He Is In Full Control.

BY M. QUAD.
copyright, 1913, by Associated Literary
Press.l
n KY DEAR MR.. PRESIDENT
I'VE 1t is far from my wish to
4 n add to your Nightmares.
1t looks to a man up tree
as If he could run the United States as
slick as driving hog along turnpike.
but after he takes hold he begins to
wonder which suspender will break
first.
He don't know which dog to kick at
first and is as apt to be bitten by his
own as the other feller's.
The fact Is there is little trouble
here In Jericho. and Mrs. Pinkham
thinks you ought to be informed Of 1t.
so that If it becomes necessary to call
out the federal troops you won't be
taken by surprise.
Many man has lost his woolchuck
by not being ready to hit him over the
head when he came out Of his hole.
l am in control of the situation just
now, but If it grows worse / may tele-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-28
LOCKWOOD & BUSS
Contractors and Builder

Estimates on new nuilcings. Repairs, otc.
promptly made. Shop in rear DR.. A. 2. Cutt5r
block. Main Street. Telephone H.F. Rockvt Cd
otM. Buss
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02

AS finally passed the reserve section
requires that after a period of gradual
changes the country banks must keep
their Is per cent reserves either in
their own vaults or in the Federal re-
serve bank of the district in which they
are located.
BY vote of Z to the conference
struck from the bill a provision pre-
viously ordered inserted, forbidding in
,terlocking directorates between banks.
1t was stricken out on representations
that the President believed It should be
considered apart from general curren-
cy legislation.
The so-called insurgent amendments
to the bill calling for currency on ware
house receipts for cotton, corn and
wheat were voted down by viye voce
vote with little discussion Representa-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02
CURRENCY BILL IS
Continued from Page One)

and reported, and Monday the Demo-
cratic committee members will take
a formal vote on recommending the
measure to the Democratic caucus. 1t
will go to the caucus with the disap.
proval Of at least three members Of
the committee, it was virtually GER
tain last night.
AS closed last night the bill differs
little in its essentials from the admin
istration measure framed by Represen-
tative Glass, Chairman Owen of the
Senate committee, and Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo and approved by
President Wilson. Complete govern
ment control of the Federal reserve
board, which will direct the new bank
ing and currency system, deemed By
the President the all-important factor
of the bill, was retained. At the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02

represented in Venezuela at present
only by legation clerk, Richard ].
Biggs, Minister Northcott resigned
and left his post, and Secretary CAT
ferry now is in Washington attached
to the Latin-American bureau.
1t was announced that a secretary
would be rushed to Caracas to be fol-
lowed by regularly accredited min
lister as soon as one could be appoint
ed and confirmed.
The state department Friday called
upon the navy department for war
ship to look after American interests
in Venezuelan waters, and the gun
boat Des Moines, now at Brunswick,
Ca, was ordered to make the cruise.
1t is calculated that the gunboat can
make the run to L. Guaira, the nearest
point to Caracas, in about six days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02
REQUEST HAS
Continued from Page One.)

is said on good authority that informa-
ton is in possession of the State De-
partment contradicting in many essen
tials the reports of Ambassador Will
son. For this reason it is believed
that when Chairman Flood, of the
House committee on foreign affairs
consults the President or Secretary
Bryan about summoning the ambas.
sador before the committee, he will be
informed that while no objection ex.
lists to the idea of allowing the public
the same information which the am
bassador gave the Senate committee,
the administration is strongly DESTROYS
not to agitate the situation further, es-
pecially since Mr.. Wilson is not likely
to go back to Mexico as the American
ambassador.
News was scant in Mexican circles
about the progress of the peace sug.
gestions that are passing to and fro be-
tween some of the leaders of the two
factions in Mexico. The most signif-
cant development was the frequent use
of the name of Miguel Covarrubias at
present Mexican minister to Russia, for
provisional president. Covarrubias is
an appointee of the Huerta administra,
but is not affiliated with any faction
in Mexico He would satisfy the con-
stitutionalists, who say their only de-
sire is to have provisional president
chosen to succeed Huerta, who would
conduct free and honest election.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02
REFORMER Will
TACKLE LAUREL
REV. sPiNKs WHO CAME INTO
LlMELlGHT IN MERIDIAN, is
IN JONES CO. METROPOLIS.
(From Laurel Argus.)

The Reverend Lycurgus Spinks, a
cadaverous-looking reformer of the
underworld. famous for his exploits
in rounding up the FOUNDERS in Meridi-
an and other cities, at so much per
round, has reached Laurel to point the
way for the people of this city, at so
much per point.
The Reverend Lycurgus managed to
get into the limelight several months
ago in Meridian by swearing out war
rants against the women of the red
light district, and was about to get
away with the credit for the COM
motion that was raised there, when
the preachers of the city entered a
protest, repudiated any association or
collision with him, and it is rumored,
he was requested to seek other places
to reform.
1t is evident that he has selected
Laurel Who is responsible for his
being here. has not yet been disclosed.
He was this morning in conference
with certain city officials.
One of the numerous reasons why
the Rev. Lycurgus was regarded as
an undesirable addition to the pop
ulation of Meridian was that on the
trial of woman of the underworld for
vagrancy, if was brought out in the
testimony that the reverend had gone
into the woman's place, purchased beer
and INDUCED in other indiscretion, in
order to put himself in position to
testify in a prosecution of the woman,
portion of the fine for his services.
The attorneys prosecuting these wom-
en- of the redlight district there for va
grancy, promptly mol pressed all cases
brought upon an affidavit sworn to by
him, and announced that they desired
to offer better evidence.
Reverend Spinks' speciality is moral
spellbinding, at so much per spell, and
he is a specialist in moral uprisings,
and will, at so much per spasm, furn-
ish the evidence and the testimony.
There will evidently be something
doing in Laurel if the reverend re-
mains here, for he makes his living
that way.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02
CAMP Meeting
OF ADVENIISTS
CONFERENCE OF CHURCH
IN THIS STATE BEING HELD
IN HATTIEsBURe.

A body of religionists known as
Seventh Day Adventists are holding a
camp meeting and local conference on
the vacant lot south of Duke avenue
and west of Edwards street in this city.
The conference began Wednesday
night and will continue through August
a. The camp seen from distance has
the appearance of military post, with
its new canvas tents used for all fea-
lures of the assembly Besides the
large tent used as a tabernacle and one
nearly as large serving as a dining
room, and another as a trading tent
where refreshments, bibles and tracts
are sold, there are about twenty other
tents used for lodgings.
Elder E. S. Weist, president of the
Mississippi conference of Seventh Day
Adventists, with headquarters at Jack
son, and who is here directing affairs
on the grounds, being questioned by
a News reporter said:
THE reason for coming here to hold
this annual conference is because Hat
tiesburg is such a convenient railroad
centre. Our church in Mississippi has
about 200 white members. We work
among the negroes as well as the
whites, and have about 400 negro
members in the state, but the negro
work is kept entirely separate from
that among the whites
'The church is divided into several
bodies. The general conference of the
world has its division conferences, and
these are sub-divided into union con-
cerences, composed of five to seven
local conferences. The present gath
ering is local conference embracing
the state of Mississippi"
Elder G. B. Thompson, of Washing
ton, D. c., secretary of the North Amer
lean Division Conference of Seventh
Day Adventists, is attending the con.
ference and was the principal speaker
at Friday nights preaching service, his
subject being the Second Coming of
Christ"
Elder S. E. White, president of the
Southern Union Conference, which EN-
braces the Mississippi local conference,
is also attending the camp meeting and
preached AT Thursday nipht,s carvioa
Elder R. G. Ryan, who has been sta
toned at Nashville, Tenn, is a return
ed missionary from the Kafflr country
in Africa, is in attendance at the con.
ference.
Preaching services are held daily,
beginning at $50 a. M, $3.50 and 7:45
p. m. The Sunday services will begin
at 10: 80 a. m. 5 and D. M.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02
She RIFF BENNETT IS
AGAIN OPERATED ON

Sheriff ]. d. Bennett was again
operated on by Doctors Stevens and
Crawford at the South Mississippi In
Urinary this forenoon and is reported
to have stood the operation well. II
was some time ago decided by the
surgeons that 1t would be necessary
to perform an additional operation be-
fore Mr.. Bennett could be permanently
benefited and they have only delayed
the matter until their patient was
strong enough to undergo the ordeal.
While it viii probably require sew
eral weeks for him to get out It is
thought that Mr.. Bennett is now as
sured complete restoration to health.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02

eleventh hour Democratic members of
the committee incorporated an amend
ment providing for an advisory board
of bankers to advise" the Federal re-
serve board. This amendment was
in the nature of compromise with the
banking interests, which protests Wig
orously against the exclusively govern
mental feature of the control of the
board.
Another important amendment in
corporated in the bill altered the re-
discount section, comforting the power
Ito require Federal reserve banks mu-
tually to rediscount paper. change
was made in the division of the earn
| ings of the Federal reserve banks Gre
ated by the law. Originally the banks
were allowed a yearly cumulative divl-
dend of per cent of the paid-in cap
!, ital stock All earnings above these
an, cunts reverted to the government.
AS amended the balance of earnings
after th.' per cent dividend and 20
per cent Surplus will be paid, 60 per
cent to the gC vernment to be used as
a sinking fund 10 reduce the national
debt and 40 ber ce,t to be divided
among the member banks m proportion
to their balances in the Fe~' erai re-
serve bank concerned. In the re- We
section the committee reduced BIC
period DUNG which bank mast ho>'d
a % per cent reserve against deposits
from twenty-six months to sixtg-days !
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02
REV. SpINKS HAS
QUIT MERIDIAN
MAN WHO SPENT SOME TIME
HERE IN "REscUE WORK" DE.
PARTS FOR NEW FIELDS.

Meridian, Miss, Aug. 1.-Rev. Lycur-
gus Spinks, who started the crusade
against the red light district in this
city, declaring that he had a home to
rescue all the inmates of the district,
has closed the doors of the house he
occupied, which he dubbed a rescue
home, and silently departed for a new
field of endeavor.
So far as can be learned, there were
only three women ever taken to the
home. Two of these were brought here
from Hattiesburg, and, according to the
police, they left shortly afterwards.
claiming that they could get nothing
to eat
The last occupant taken to the home
by Rev Lycurgus Spinks was Mrs.
Alma L. Davis, who came into promi.
nence with the arrest by Federal Of
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02
HEADLINE PLAYS
PART IN TRIAL
MlSTRlAL THREATENED IN PHA-
GAN CASE WHEN JUDGE READS
IN VIEW OF JURORS.
by Associated rreSs.)

Atlanta, Aug "A headline across
the front page of newspaper threat
ened today to precipitate a mistrial in
the proceedings against Leo. Frank,
charged with numbering Mary Phagan.
The jury returned to the courtroom
after a brief recess and Judge Roam
was reading newspaper in full view
of the jurors. Luther Rosser, counsel
for the defense, conferred with the
judge and requested that he make
statement to jury concerning the head
line and that he did not propose to
demand a mistrial at this time. The
Judge complied.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02
Pianos and Organs
At Sacrifice Prices

On account Of leaving town we are
going to sell all stock on hand at
greatly reduced prices. We would
rather sell them for less than cost
than to take them with us. If you are
at all interested in buying a piano or
organ, 1t will pay you to come to see
us at once. Look at these prices.
5000 VIM. knabe . s3es no
S'oo.oo Voee ..............$ 245.0o
$4,000 Emerson .. s315.oo
s375.oo Weser ..........$ 2s5.oo
2 $500 waIworth, used. but IN
perfect condition ........ $500
:sazA, 90 Schultz Organ, 6 oc-
tsve>, walnut case ~ $500
s125o0 Organ. slightly used-s23.oo
The above pianos are all new and in
s,arfect shape, and at the prices we
are offering them. are the biggest bar
gains that you ever saw.
II you do not care to pay cash we
win arrange terms TO suit you
Earl Williams Piano Co.
clszsns Bank sailalns
. . 4
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02
VENEZUELA IS
Continued from Page one.)

different points in Venezuela.
From the legation at Caracas the
state department was informed of up
risings in the state of Tachira, at Coro
and Masuro.
Photographic communication be-
tween the capital and the disturbed
points were interrupted, but the Ven
ezuelan foreign office claimed the
revcluticnists had been defeated by
state troops at all points.
The United States government is
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02

ficers of w. ]. Jackson, on charges of
white slavery.
Mrs. Davis, who was cared for by
charitable organizations at local hotel
when brought to Meridian by Federal
officers, was urged by the Rev. Spinks
to go to his home. After several visits
of Spinks Mrs. Davis consented to go
to his so-called rescue home, also being
urged by others to do so.
when he came after me to go out
there" Mrs. Davis declared, his wife
was not at home and refused to re-
main there alone with him. | went
over to neighbours and remained for
the night. My little boy was given in
care of the Salvation Army.
"Mr. Spinks and his wife have both
been sick and since | have been out
there | have been compelled to do all
the work. I was satisfied with this.
Last Wednesday Spinks told me that
he was going to close up the home and
go on a lecture tour. went out for
while Wednesday and. when I returned
found that he had sent my trunk to
neighbours house and had locked up the
place where he had taken me.
Several days before the place was
closed he held conversations with me
and asked if 1 knew of any girls could
reform. He said that he wanted to go
on a lecture tour and that We could
hold meetings at various places and he
could show the people the girls he had
reformed.
Il told him that I would not enter
into any such transaction. Later he
told me that he was going to close the
place and was going out on a lecture
trip; that he was going to send his wife
to her people and that he would start
his lectures in Jackson.
81 told him that if he wanted any
body to accompany him about on the
lecture trips he had better go and get
them.
1T is funny thing for anyone run
ming a rescue home to close it up and
go off, leaving a person without any
place to go or any funds with which to
provide the necessities of life. I was
left without a cent and without any
place of abode.
"Spinks told me that the Federal Of
ficers would take care of me and that
they would pay me $3.50 per day. l
called on them and found that they
could do nothing of the sort.
81 have no set plan at present. 1
have a position offered me and I ex-
pect to go to work"
Mrs. Davis has secured temporary
lodging at a local boarding house,
where she says she will remain for
the present.
Rev. Lycurgus Spinks will be remem-
bered as the man who started the re-
form movement in Meridian, swearing
out affidavits against IL women The
affidavits. however, were later changed
and signed by another. Some of the
charges in the affidavits are yet to be
tried.
Mrs. Davis has taken possession of
her little son.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02

Were all medicines as meritorious
as Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy the world would be
much better off and the percentage of
suffering greatly decreased" writes
Lindsay Scott, of Temple, Ind. For
sale by all dealers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02

In warm weather Prickly Ash Bit
tiers helps your staying qualities.
Workers who use it occasionally stand
the heat better and are less fatigued
at night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-02

1--WE Ragsdale and Representative
Henry Of Texas will carry the fight
Tor these amendments to the floor Of
the Democratic caucus
The Caucasian., 1913-02-25
NO HARD CIDER
Categoried as Being In Class Of
Intoxicants.

Texas attorney generals depart.
holds that it would be a violation of
the law, with heavy penalty, for retail
dealers to sell in wet territory cider
capable OF producing intoxication
without qualifying as retail liquor
dealers; also that where such cider is
sold in prohibition territory it makes
the parties interested in such sale to
be guilty OF felony, and where sold
by drummers or agents soliciting or
ders. the seller and all members of the
firm are liable to the payment Of tax
OF sS. 900 in each dry county.
The state chemist has analyzed re-
Gently sealed samples of cider from q
number of counties in the state aud
found them heavily charged with al.
cohol. Cider said to be intoxicSetng
it is claimed by the attorney generals
department is being sold at Corsi-
cana. Paris Mexia. Dallas, Lufkin,
Marshall, San Antonio. Comanche
and Austin.