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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
THORPE LOOKS
LIKE A Conner
SAC AND FOX INDIAN HAS BEEN
LEARNING BASEBALL UNDER
McGRAW'S TuTELAGE.
by associated PreSS.)

New York, Oct. 6.-Jim Thorpe, the
Sac and Fox Indian. of Olympic games
and football fame, who has spent the
summer learning professional baseball
under the tutelage of John j. McGraw,
is beginning to show signs of develop
ing into big league player. Although
he has done little toward aiding the
Giants in winning the National Lea
que pennant of 1918 since he signed
New York Club contract, Thorpe has
not wasted his time spent upon the
players bench. According to other
members of the club the Indian will
be ready to break into fast company
before the middle of the 1914 season
if he continues to improve next spring
at the pace he has been maintaining
in the past few months.
Thorpe proved absolutely green, so
far as big league baseball was con-
cerned, when he joined the Giants
training squad at Marlin Springs, Tex,
early in the spring. Aside from his
national athletic prowess and the abil-
ity to drive out tremendous hits when
he could hit the ball, he was the veriest
kind of rookie" He showed Nc
Graw, however, that he was willing
and eager to learn, and he has been
one of the hardest workers during all
the practice sessions of the Giants. He
developed surprising speed on the
bases and throws in excellent style.
His one weakness is inability to wait
for a ball when at bat Thorpe as
yet has not overcome the fault OF
swinging at everything.
One OF the veterans Of the team, ir
discussing Thorpe, said recently: "Tht
Indian is a wonderful natural athlete
fine, companionable team mate. ant
has the making of a great ball player
He has learned a lot during the seasol
on the bench and has shown more i'm
provement than any of the green re
cruits. Just as soon as he learns t
| make the pitcher put the ball in tn
grooFazhefore hitting at it he will b
r6<1r <eE the big game. 1t wouldn'
surn1I1e ne If he got into the regula
liz lore midseason next yeal
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
FALL FESTIVITIES AT ST. LOUIS

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct 6.-Thousands
Of visitors are arriving in st. Louis
for the annual fall carnival. The
festivities will be inaugurated tomor-
orw night with the Yelled Prophets
pageant and ball. Additional attrac-
tions Of the week are tn eannual ap-
tomobile show and the big celebration
of the centenary of the German war
of liberation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
UNITARlANS IN CONFERENCE.

Buffalo, N. Y, Oct 6-Liberalism
in religious thought is to be the prin-
cipal theme at the twenty-fifth biennial
session of the general conference OF
Unitarian and other Christian churches
which assembled in this city today for
a tour days session. DR.. Charles w,
Eliot, former president of Harvard
University, is presiding over the ses-
sions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Oct 6.-All is in readi-
ness fer the worlds series at the Polo
Grounds tomorrow. Eight thousand
reserved seats have been sold and
thirty thousand unreserved will be
open for sale tomorrow. Snodgrass is
suffering with a Charley horse and
not play center field for the Giants.
Betting is light with neither team fav-
orite. The Giants have an exhibition
game with the Philadelphia Nationals
today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
ROBBERS LOOT
FOUND HIDDEN
IN STONE WALL
(By Associated Press.)

Stonington, Conn, Oct. EN- route
form a bank to the American Velvet
Company's mill, Carl Koelb, the mill
cashier, was robbed of $4,000 this
morning by two masked men. The
robbers escaped. A posse is pursuing.
The money was later found hidden
in stone wall near where the robbery
occurred.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
APPEAL is GRANTED
WITH SUPERSEDEAS

Chancellor ]. Morgan Stevens Satur-
day granted the motion of complain
ants for an appeal with supersedeas in
the case of H. P. Molere and H. L.
Eckels VS.. c. and ]. W. Hollis, recent
ly decided in favor of defendants and
fixed the appeal bond at $1,220.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
THE MARKET
(By Associated PreSS.)

New Orleans, Oct. Cotton fifteen
to seventeen points down.
Chicago, Oct. 6.-Wheat shade to
quarter lower Provisions same as
Saturday to five decline.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
LUNAcY CHARGE NOT PROVEN.

Upon writ charging lunacy Fannie
Vaughan, negro woman, was tried
Saturday before a jury composed of
H. A. Moore, w. P. Roberts. J. B. Eure,
D. H. Alexander, D. ]. Lee and ]. G.
Brown, who upon hearing of the case
before the Chancery Court decided that
the accused is not lunatic and she
was thereupon released.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
REDUCED RATES
FOR TRADES DAY

The railroads entering Hattiesburg
have granted a round trip rate of one
and one third fare for those who attend
the Farm Exhibit and Trades Day
event October 1918.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06

Chicago, Oct. 6.-Mrs. Mildred ALI.
son Rexroat, dancing teacher who was
shot to death at Wheaton, ILL.,, week
ago, was the victim of a modern Blue
beard, who according to his own con.
fession, had killed thirteen others in
as many years. Henry Spencer, arrest
ed in room near the South Side levee
district, last night confessed that he
not only killed Mrs. Rexroat, but that
he had slain fourteen persons.
He was positively identified as the
mysterious Mr.. Spencer with whom
Mrs. Rexroat left Chicago on the night
she was killed. Mrs Rexroat's blood.
stained rattan suitcase was found in
his room, as also was the revolver
with which he said he had killed her.
The police, while in doubt as to the
full truth of Spencer's story, are con-
fident they have found a wholesale
murderer and that he will be proved
to have killed at least several of those
whose deaths he described in long
confession last night.
Spencers confession was so start
ling that it probably would have re-
ceived no credence had not the bloody
suitcase and the revolver confirmed
at least part of his statement. Il
Killed To Rob.
All his murders except two, he de-
clared, had been for the purpose Of
robbery. The two policemen, Pennell
and Devine, who were shot to death
twelve years ago, he said he and a
companion killed to escape being ar
rested.
81 intended to kill Mrs. A. ]. Sco-
field, proprietor of the rooming house
where | have been living" he said.
IF l hadn't been arrested at just this
time, would have killed her"
The police explained that Spencer
was permitted to tell his story with
out interruption or suggestions.
Spencer admitted that robbery was
his only purpose in killing Mrs. Rex
roat.
He told the police he had killed
fourteen persons in all, ten since his
release from the Illinois state peni-
tentiary in September, 1912, and four
previous to that date. Except in the
Staying of Policemen Pennell and De-
vine, who, Spencer said, were shot by
himself and companion named Muir
ply, in escaping arrest for burglary.
the killings were all for purposes Of
robbery. Following is the list of kill
ings Spencer related to Chief Of De-
tectives Halpin:
List OF Dead.
One man and a woman, about four
teen years ago; Policemen Pennell
and Devine, twelve years ago; first
wife, killed near West Point, N. Y;
two girls at Paw Paw Lake, Michigan
last August; one girl at Lake Dele
van, Wis., last summer: one woman
at Belle Island, Mich, last summer;
one man shot in Chicago this fall;
! one old man. shot in South Sidt
park two months ago; one woman
shot and burned on the northwes
side of Chicago late last summer: on,
woman killed near the Cook count.
/. hospital few days ago.
The police cannot account for al
the victims Spencer claims TO hav
slain. The only victim Spencer wa
able to name was Fannie C. ThomT
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
none OF THAW'S
RIGHTS VIOLATED
(By Associated Press

Washington, Oct. 6.--Solicitor Folk,
of the State Department, ruled today
that none of Thaw's rights as an
American citizen were violsted when
he was recently forcibly departed
from Canada.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
HARRISON GIVEN
A GREAT WELCOME
(By Associated PreSS.)

Manila, Oct. 6.-Francis Burton Har-
rison, newly appointed Governor
General of the PHILIPPINES, was CIV
en-. great welcome upon his arrival
today. He announced that the first
step would be to give native citizens
a majority in both houses of the Phil
ippine legislature.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
WILSON DOESN'T
FAVOR EXEMPTION
CERTAIN OFFICERS
by Associated PreSS.)

Washington, Oct. 6.-President Will
son indicated he did not favor the ex-
emption of deputy collectors of in
ternal revenue and deputy United
States marshals from the classified
service as provided in the bill as pass.
ed by the Senate. An effort will be
made in the House to amend it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
MODERN BLUEBEARD
SAYS he KILLED
FOURTEEN
MAN ARRESTED FOR MURDER OF
MRS. RExRoAT coNFEssEs
TO MANY OTHERS.
ROBBERY WAS HIS MOTIVE
= Says With the Exception of the sIay-
ing of Two Policemen Several Years
Ago All of His Crimes Were For the
Purpose of Robbing Victims.
by Associated Press.)

Chicago, Oct. 6.-WhiIe the DO
lice are satisfied that Harry spen-
Ger is guilty of many murders
other than that of Mrs. Mildred
Allison Rexroat, they are forced
to conclude that his statement to-
day that he had killed twenty per-
sons was an exaggeration. He is
addicted to the opium habit, a
symptom which is erotesque
imagination. DISPATCHES from
several places shook the official
facts in his confessions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
MlscHIEvIOUs BOYS
BREAK LIGHT GLOBES

Parkkeeper King reported this
morning to the mayor that three small
white boys Sunday broke large mum,
Der of the electric light globes in the
pavilion at Hamper Park, also many of
the globes on the line between the
park gate and the pavilion.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
All is in Readiness For
The Championship Opene,

York early this afternoon as originally
planned, Manager Mack won't leave
with his players until tonight. He
gave his men good workouts in fine
weather today. Bender, who is ex-
pected to pitch the opener, finished
his course of preparation yesterday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
COBB And DAUBERT
LEADING BATTERS
lBp Associated Press.l

Chicago Oct. 6.-Complete unoffi-
cial batting averages show Cobb the
seasons real leader Of the American
and Jake Daubert,. the top man in the
National League, Cobb 3SS, Daubert
359. Jackson follows Cobb with 36S.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
MURDER MYSTERY =.
REMAINS UNs0lyED
(Bp Associated Press.) ]

Chicago, Oct. 6.-The murder Of Miss
Legson, the art student who WAS
found strangled on a prairie near
this city Saturday, is still unexplained
today. She was lured from the city by
telephone call. Little was found q
indicate the motive. \
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06

When McGraw thinks he is ready the
Indian will get his chance, and it's a
hundred to one that he proves a SEN
sation. Mac isn't noted for holding
onto youngsters who haven't got some
thing"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06

KILLED IN
r. r. WRECK IN RUSSIA.
(By Associated Press.)

, Devinsk Russia, Oct. 6.-Four- =
, teen passengers were killed and =
, twenty-eight injured today when
. the st. Petersburg Express col Z
= lided with a stalled locomotive Z
= near here. 4
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
= <%<N~%~<<>>~~>>> =
D YUAN SHi kAl ELECTED
D PRESIDENT OF CHINA.
(By Associated PreSS.)

= Peking, Oct. 6.-Yuan Shi Kai
. was today elected president of 4
= the Chinese republic for five Z
. years. He received a two-thirds
= vote of parliament on the third 4
= ballot. 4
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06

Athletics leave For New York Tonight
Philadelphia, Oct. 6.-Instead of TAX
ing the Philadelphia team to New
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06

IN OUR Boys Department
l we h ave an outfit for
every boy in Hattiesburg
from 2 to 18 years Of age.
Ask to see the Right
Posture" Suit.
THE DAVIDSON co.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
CAN INTRODUCE NEW TESTIMONY

tBy 1s,ociafed Press.)
New York oct. s.. Despite the. pro-
tests of sul4er'a eounsel the proseco.
tIon "t'ir aS'< psrnit to intzodoee
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-06
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THE WEATHER.

Mississippi-Cloudy tonight and Z
Tuesday. Probably showers. =
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-08-21
A Bad Hail Storm.

Last Thursday night the country
, north of Malta was visited by one OF
The most severe hail and wind storms
that has been seen here in years. 1t
came from the west and did untold
damage from where it entered the
county to little north of Hinsdale.
Mr.. Joiner's sheep we've caught out
in the storm and number OF them
killed, while others were blinded and
more or less crippled up. 1t cleaned
things up pretty thoroughly on Big
Cottonwood in the neighborhood of
the Mason ranch and on the bench
between the two Cottonwoods it
cleaned up the crops thoroughly.
Those in the Lovejoy neighborhood
who were the heaviest losers are
Henry Christianson, Erne Loyeloy,
Lloyd Allan, John Crowley, George
Russell, c. C.. Slime, Tressa Cox,
Emily Macarthur, Frank Pewanke,
Red Sullivan and a number OF others.
MI. PeeDleS was out III llle storm ana
was badly bruised and beat up by the
hail as we'll as having his crop de-
stroyed.
At Langdon it cleaned the entire
settlement out completely excepting
what little crop they had cut, and
that was about one half pounded out.
Further east it caught Tleasa Bocan,
James Austin, Frank Wilma and
others. There were very few in that
path of the storm that carried any
hail insurance and it will work a
great hardship on those who were
hit.
was a severe hail storm the same time
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-08-21

up friends of our own, and relatives
for those who had sent messages with
us to them.
| Major Walker was member of the
West Virginia Volunteered Infantry.
He had fought from the Shenandoah
Valley to the banks of the Potomac,
OF to Richmond and AppomattoX
He was engaged in the csmpaign pre-
lim'nary to the first days battle at
Gettysburg. His command was de-
stroyed by death and by capture in
the engagements of the approach to
Gettysburg. For his soldierly quail
ties in the Sheridan ride he is namely
cherished. The Major consequently
found many comrades here and there
rs he moved about from tent to tent
whom he had not seen for Gftv wears.
| recall two meetings in particular.
the one the meeting of a comrade
who was captured by Ewell's COM
manG and imprisoned, and whom the
Major had not seen since that day.
His name was Daniel Lymer, of
Clarksburg, w. Va. The other was
Flavius Hall, who was also captured
III the same battle. When the Major
and these men discovered each other
they literally fell into one another's
arms. The tales of war that followed
as these three vets sat down and rem
missed were fun of pathos and humor.
The supreme features Of each day
were these little cluster reunions and
remlnsclng meetings of the veterans.
They "ept, they laughed, they sang.
they ciasped hands. Their ewes Oils
tened and their bent frames shook
with something within them that de-
lied definition. They walked hand in
land TO the memorable spots on the
battlefield where fifty years ago they
had fought as comrades or as foes.
Ihey read together the history of
their regiments, their generals, and
the conflicts engaged in as they passed
from stone monument and bronze
Shaft until that whole historic field
had been traversed again. They
would return to their tents with me-
lnelltos OF some sort. a stone or a tree
llmD picked from some neyer-to- be-
forgotten battle scene. Yes. the ke-
ulllof Ct tie Blue AND the Gray WAS
unique. The result was unique. The
entire nation will be forever blessed
because Of it.
AT the close of the fourth day of
the Reunion | visited the entire bat
tlefield, including the Soldiers Ma.
tlonal Cemetery, accompanied by
Major Walker. 1t is the most elab-
orately and accurately marked battle
ground in the world, and has more
monuments and memorials than all
other battletields combined.
The position of every body of troops
and all lines and boundaries where
infantry, cavalry, and artillery EN-
gagged in conflict are accurately,
and definitely marked out, so
that the whole tragic drama of Get
tysburg cam be easily traced today.
Having completed our visit over
this sacred spot, now under the lov-
ing care OF Il generous and patriotic
people, we turned homeward and as
we took the last look backward over
the scene soon to be parted from us
by the long miles lying between it
and the far west, we found ourselves
in tears, neither of us able to speak.
The sweet and pure influence of those
historic grounds had touched our
heartstrIngs as we babe "Goode Bye"
to Gettysburg for the last time.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-08-21

which did lot of damage in that To-
cality. South of town there was
also some hail fell, and there are two
or three who report about half loss
tOtheir crops.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-08-21
Announcement.

| have leased the entire first iool
Of the magnificent new building re-
Gently erected on Sixth Avenue just
south of the First State Bank, and
known as the Veseth Block, and will
remove my stock of goods there With
in the next two weeks. 1t is my in-
| tention to carry the same lines of
merchandise that have in the past
but with the additional space will
have III the new building | will be
enabled to carry more varied assert
ments IN all departments, and espee-
tally SO i'll ladies' and Children 5
ready-to-Wear garments.
| Will also establish a complet q
millinery department With Il l5fstz
class niIlner in charge.
l'take this opportunity of thanking
the public for their very liberal pat
ronage in the past, and solicit a con-
tinuahce Of the same in the future. |
shall endeayor at all times to give
you the best of merchandise, the best
of service, and to conduct my busi-
ness in II manner worthy of your com
tidence. +. w. st. Hill.
Don't forget Our new home after
Aug. 25th will be on Sixth Avenue,
south Of the First State Bank.
st. Hills.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-08-21

A Story of Love and Politics, Red and
White Roses" at the Orpheun Saturday
night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-24
TWO AWFUL SACRIFICES.

Two fires. reports OF which appear
ed in yesterdays Times-one at Bling.
hampton. N. Y. the other In con
Wet prison In Misslssippi-in each OF
which the loss OF life was shocking.
sound their own condemnation OF in.
sufficient care for safety OF people
massed in buildings. The reports
from Binghampton give Indication
that fire drills were numerous in the
structure that was, destroyed and an
inference therefrom Is that the man,
agement had genuine concern for the
safety Of its employees. Yet the very
numerousness OF these drills Is prima
facie evidence that the factory was
OF such construction that 1t would Of
fer little resistance to flames and tina.
he need would be to empty II rapidly
In an emergency. This view is onl!
too well borne out by the rapidity ol
Its destruction with its human occu
pants. No matter what the cause.
contrlbutory TO loss of life the chic
one must have been the inflammability
OF the structure no less than It's con.
tents. 1t Is said that fire alarms were
so numerous for the purpose OF drill
ing employees In expeditions exit tina,
when a real alarm came they though;
It another drill. did not bestir them
selves soon enough and were trapped
| in the raging conhagration. The null
tiplicity OF. alarms and drills and the
consequences Of the fire tell a tale
with regard to the character OF the
building which cannot be ignored.
With regard to the IS negro con
victs burned to death near Jackson
Miss, there Is no reason to draw in
ference from attendant circumstances
The case presented there is one OF Of
ficial criminal negligence so plain tina,
anyone may see /. al a glance
Pittsburgh Gazette-Tifnes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-24
COMPETITION FROM THE ORIENT
washington Post


Some tall hustling must be done by
Americans II they are to take advau,
tage OF the large opportunities OF the
worlds markets, In accordance with
the suggestion OF the Democrats. to
make up for their losses in domestic
commerce under the new tariff bill.
On paper. at least. the situation does
not look altogether promising
Recently the two steel mills OF ia.
pan and China, which few years ago
were insignificant in size, but which
now employ more workingmen tina
any steel company in the world ex-
cepting the United States Steel Cor.
poration. captured a big order for the
Philippines. on which American, Ger
man and British producers were bid.
ding. .-........
Something Of a shock was caused
to our own producers. They should
realize, however, that the plants OF
China and Japan are modern, ana
that the workingmen employed there.
ing receive for a months labor Just
about as much as the workers In our
plants receive Per day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-24
The SAME OLD REASONS.

John Wannamaker, or some other
patsiot. a good many years ago said
that there were just four reasons why
this country did not have the parcel
post, and named the four express COM
panies then doing business as the rea.
SONS That conclusion was right. The
express companies and their unholy
alliance with other big business pre-.
vented this country for many years
from having the convenience offered
By the parcel post that other coun.
tries Of the world have enjoyed.
The same reasons now might, with
equal correctness, be advanced to ex
plain the opposition to the plan OF
Postmaster General Burleson to i'm.
prove the service by reducing the
rates and accepting packages up to
twenty pounds.
The falling off-in the express bust.
mess was enormous Immediately fol.
lowing the Inauguration OF the parcel
post plan and It Is nothing but natur,
althat the express trust would oppose
any plan, from any source that would
further curtairtheir business and save
the people money. This sinister in
fnenee may for time block and hind.
Ell the postofiice department in the ex.
tension: Of the PARCEL post but 1t can.
not; long delay the coming OF the day
when the people will assert their
lights and get what they have been
obhed sofs for 80 many years.
The excuse for this interference is
sed ION the charge that the depart.
ntis not paying expenses and that
Postmaster General does not have
aithorlty to reduce the rates, such
P6rity resting solely in Congress
further charge is made that the
Is -ungramatical and unintelligi
Possibly the grammatical con.
Elton Of some parts of the law
4 be improved by a good gramma.
or rhetorician, but the plain PEG.
20 not care as much for grammar
hey do for results. The language
been sufficiently plain to show the
Sof millions to the express com
hes in business that is now being
hdled BY the government at about
|k the express rate. and 1t was sutti
ently understandable to cause the
kpress companies to reduce their ex,
horbitant rates In many instances tc
prevent the further loss of business
D. The original rates and plan OF tbs
parcel post was an experiment ant
he, people are so well pleased With
he first test that they will rally to
he support OF the Postmaster Gener
j In furher extending the benehs Of
he experiment