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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
CONDITION Of
NATIONAL BANKS
GROWTH AND OPERATIONS DE
TAILED IN ANNUAL REPORT
OF CURRENCY BUREAU.

Washington, Dec. S.-Growth and
operations Of National Banks of the
United States are detailed in the an
nual report of the Currency Bureau,
submitted today by Acting Comptroller
Thomas P. Kane to Speaker Clark.
The report contains no reference to
currency reform and no recommends
tions but details the condition Of
banks during the year ended October
81. Only six national banks out of
more than 1000 existing, went into the
hands of receivers with aggregate cap
ital stocks of $4,35O,O0O Satisfactory
progress in liquidating the assets of
all was reported.
Growth Of the banking power of the
United States as indicated by loans
and discounts, capital stocks and de
posits, is pictured over nearly 10C
pages of statistics. The movement oi
government funds to banks all ovel
the country to aid crop moving is
referred to briefly. That is explained
in detail in the report of Secretary Nc
tAdoo submitted to Congress last week
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
ONE Change In
LOCAL CHURCHES
REvs. G. W. THOMPSON, C. W. cRIs
LER AND GEO. H. GALLOWAY
ARE REAPPoINTED.

The centennial session of the Mis-
sissippi Annual Conference of Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South presided
over by Bishop Warren A. Gambler of
Atlanta, closed it's session at Natchez
this morning with the reading of the
appointments by the bishop. EvH
Rev. Geo. H. Thompson, Rev. Chas.
w. Crisler and Rev. George H. Gallo
way were re-appointed to their re-
spective charges. Mr. Thompson to
the Hattiesburg district as presiding
elder, Mr.. Crisler to Main Street, and
Mr.. Galloway to court Street, Hatties
burg. Rev. M. NJ Black succeeds Rev
w. S. Harrison at Broad Street Church
this city. e9's-t
Rev. ]. L. Neal was reapH Jnted tC
the First Church, Laurel.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
|. 0. 0. F. LODGE
Will ENTERTAIN
INTERESTING PROGRAM is AR.
RANGED FOR eET-ToeETHER
MEETING TONIGHT.

A social evening or get-together
meeting has been planned by Hatties-
burg Lodge No. 127, I. o. o. F., for 8
o'clock this evening. The following
program has been arranged:
Opening Ode, by Lodge.
Prayer, by Rev. R. L. Campbell.
Welcome Address, by Claude Hill.
Song by Mrs. R. R. Akers.
Address by Rev. R. l.. Campbell.
Quartette, by Messrs. Esslinger
Swittenberg, Foote and HARRISON.
Address, by Mr.. Joe Cook.
General Review of History of Hat
tiesburg Lodge 1877, by H. Katz.
Instrumental Solo, by Miss Lola
May Thames.
Address, by Deputy Grand Maste
B. F. Fridge, of Ellisville. e.
Refreshments.
A. E. HARRISON will preside as mas
ter of ceremonies.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
REPORT RESGUE
OF 1877 At SEA
MYSTERY SURROUNDS REPORTED
BURNING OF SHIP-IDENTiTY
OF VESSEL UNKNOWN.
(By Associated PreSs.)

Norfolk, Dec. S.-The mystery sur
rounding the reported rescue of 1877
passengers from the Mallory liner Rio
Grande during fire at sea remained
unsolved. Though wireless is reaching
far out for information none was OBJ
tanned. The Rio Grande was reported
safely proceeding on her way to Bruins
wick, Ca, One probable solution ap-
peared in the British steamer Quern-
more which probably was in about the
position of the reported rescue. She
has wireless but has not been heard
from.
A wireless received from a revenue
cutter said the Rio Grande had beei
on fire, but the blaze was extinguished
Nothing was said about transferrin
any passengers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
HORSE>FE UPSIDE
DOWN INTO DITCH

County Demonstration Agent II. A..
Carpenter had started to the country
this morning and when near the end
of the Main street car line lis horse,
in trying to avoid passing street car,
backed up short distance, carsing the
buggy to go partly into ditch and
the horse to fall over, landing on its
back and wedging itself in the ditch
from which it was difficult to eXtricate
the animal In addition tc bruisine
the horse considerably, the buggy was
demolished.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
RAILROADS and
LUMBER CO. SUED
THREE DAMAGE SUITS AeeRE'
eATING $4,000 JUST FILED
| IN THIS COUNTY.

Three damage suits aggregatlng $751;
900 have just been filed in the circuit
court.
Sam Magee VS.. N. o. & N. e. R. R.
Co, is the style of a suit for $4,000 filed
by attorneys c. A. McSwain of New
Augusta and N. c. & c. e. Hill of this
city, for injuries alleged to have been
received by plaintiff July 6, 1918, as he
was thrown from the platform of
passenger coach to the ground.
John T. Mcintosh, by father and next
friend, c. B. Mcintosh, sues the Mis-
sissippi Central Railroad Company for
SO 900 damages for injuries alleged to
have been received when plaintiff was
caught and injured by revolving
lathe at which he was working some
months ago. N C. & c. E. Hill are
the plaintiffs attorneys.
I Suit for $4,000 against J. j. Newman
Lumber Company has been filed by
! N. c. C c. E. Hill, attorneys for j. P
Runnells, whose declaration alleges
serious and permanent injuries receiv
ed by plaintiff while engaged, singh
handed in stacking lumber on whicl
two men usually worked, causing al
accumulation of unstacked lumber
which resulted in the falling of STAG
which entrapped the plaintiff causin
the alleged injuries.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
TExARkANA CELEBRATES.

Texarkana, ,Aark, Dec. 8.-Rounding
out the first forty years Of her history,
there began in Texarkana today eel
ebration in honor of the great forward
strides that the four decades have
witnessed. The entire city is profuse-
ly decorated for the occasion. The
celebration will continue three days
and will include historical exercises
street pageants, aviation exhibitions
and variety of other attractions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
TWENTY KNOWN DROWNED At
BRooksHlRE TODAY BROUGHT
LIST UP TO NINETY-sIx.
FREEZING WEATHER
ADDS TO SUFFERING
Condition of Refugees Became More
Preearious With Drop in Tempera-
ture-Ice Formed in Many Places
Where People are Marocned.
(By Associated Press.)

Houston, Tex, Dec. S.-Twenty per-
sons are known to have drowned TO-DAY
near Brookshire This brings the
known death list up to sc at noon
About sixty miles from the mouth OF
the Brazos river, Brookshire marks
approximately the position Of the crest
of the food which moves slowly to-
wards the gulf.
The condition of refugees became
more precarious this morning because
of the cold weather. Ice formed in
many places, and persons still maroon
ed in trees and small buildings over
a wide section. must have suffered IN
tensely from the cold. These people
\ are being picked up as rapidly as mo
tor boats can get to them.
The additional known deaths in Sun
, days reports included four at Hunger
ford and like number near Wellborn'
Il The crest of the Brazos river Hood
!, II last night was nearing Brazoria coun
ty, which borders on the gulf. and thu
peak of the Colorado river food wa
approaching Matagorda county, ais
on the gulf. As the water passes
southwark the damage incident to tn
overflow grew corrcspondingly> III
director Of the weather bureau AeF
!. said he did not expect the Brazo
= floods to pass into the gulf befor
Wednesday.
~ Reports from Wellborn that twelv
negroes and Mexican had bee
IL drowned on the Allen Plantation,
the junction of the Navasota and Br'
zos rivers, and that % negroes ha
met death in the flood waters on tn
Parker plantation in the same vicinit
n were not confirmed.
II Governor o. B. Colquitt Sunday u
sued an appeal to the people of Tex
asking aid for the flood sufferers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
EXHIBITION OF
CREATIVE POWER
REV. J. A. MORROW PREACHED
SUNDAY NIGHT ON CHRIST'S
HEALING PARALYTIC.

]. A. Morrow, the Seventh Day Ad-
ventist evangelist, spoke Sunday night
in the |. o. o. F. hSll from Mark 2:1-2
emphasizing the thought that the heal
ing of the paralytic was an exhibition
of creative power and that it requires
manifestation of the same power to
forgive sin.
The speaker said in part: ut re-
quired nothing less than creative pow
er to restore health to that decaying
body. The same voice that spoke life
to man created from the dust of the
earth, had spoken life. to the dying
paralytic. And the same power thai
gave life to the body had renewed the
heart. He who at creation spoke ant
| it was who commanded and it stood
fast had spoken life to the soul deaf
in trespasses and sins. The healing
of the body was an evidence of tn
power that had renewed the hear
Christ bade the paralytic arise an
walk, that ye may know that the So
of man hath power on earth to TO
give sins"
Rev. Morrow announced that nel
Sunday night he would speak upon tn
subject of christian Temperate
showing that the intemperance of ol
time is a sign of Christ's coming ar
that temperance is a necessary pr
paration to meet him in peace.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
"RoSENKAVAlIERr
TO HAVE ~, to

New York, Dec. S.-"Der Rose
alier," the.first novelty to be give.
the Metropolitan Opera Company t
season, is to be presented tomorrow
night, and the event is awaited with
keen interest in musical and social
circles. 1t will be the first time that
this much heralded comedy of music"
by Richard Strauss has been given in
America The cast will include Frieda
Hempel, Otto Goritz, Margaret Ober.
Carl Jorn and Sophie Braslau.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
WOMAN HELD ON
MURDER CHARGE

Jackson, Miss, Dec. S.-Sallie Jones
Harper, a negro woman of middle age,
is-in the city jail on charge of stab
bing to death Chalmette Brown, ne
gro man with whom she has been liv.
ing for some months.
The woman was arrested by order OF
Chief of Police War; yesterday after
noon, following an autopsy on the body
of Brown, which showed that the knife
with which he was stabbed penetrated
the heart.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
WEST VIRGINIA COAL
MINING INSTITUTE

Charleston. w. Va, Dec. S.-Several
hundred of the leading coal men Of the
state are attending the semi-annual
meeting OF the West Virginia Coal
Mining Institute. which began a three
days session here today In addition
to papers on technical subjects the
program calls for an address on the
operations of the workmen's compen-
sation law, the effect of the Panama
canal on West Virginia ~ j. ID. "a
tions, and the new St ted to ex-
law and it's probable I'D 1t con-
miners 'at were
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
House FAVORS
CHURCHILL Plan

Washington, Dec. S.-By an over
whelming majority the house passed
the Hennessy resolution requiring the
President, so far as he can to cooper
ate with the suggestion of the British
Lord of Admiralty for the suspension
of building navy equipment for. one
year.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
sUFFRAdt1TEs ON
PARADE AT CAPITAL
tBy Associated Press.)

tBy Associated Press.)
Washington, Decs S.--Accompanied
by parade of women waving banners
and passing between lines of police,
a committee of 55 suffragettes march
ed to the capital, where they had an ap.
pointment with President Wilson. This
audience was sought because the Pres
ident said nothing of suffrage in his
recent address to Congress.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
More Than ~ Million
Bales Cotton Gmned

80 round bales, compared with 73,030
round bales last year, S7,996 round
bales in 1911, 101,71S round bales in
1910, and 134,39S round bales in 1909.
The number of Sea Island cotton
bales included were $1,000, compared
with 51,275 bales last year, S7,656
bales in 1911, 1881 bales in 1909, and
6S,S96 bales in 1908.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
WFST RESIGNS As
FRISCO RECEIVER
(Bu Associated PreSs.) }

)St. Louis, Dec. S.-Federal Judge
Sanborn accepted the resignation Of
Thomas w. West as receiver of the
Frisco. West was one of the syndicate
of 80 that promoted the Brownsville
road and sold it to the Frisco. James
w. Lusk. an attorney of st. Paul was
appointed in Vests place.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
bitter ARRANGEMENT Of
GOV. BREWER BY HOBBS
= = = y = 80 = = = = = = = = 4
. EXPECTS CURRENCY
. PASS BY DEG. 10Th.
(Bu Associated PreSS.)

D Washington Dec. S.-President
D Wilson expects the currency bill 4
. to emerge from conference early
= and its passage by December 20.
= This will mean a full Christmas
. recess for Congress.
. . . . = = = = = = = = = = =
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08

Hon. ]. d. Thames, ef Vicksburg,
who was the orator at the Elks' Me-
mortal service held in this city Sun
day afternoon, returned to the Hill
City Sunday night where he was to
take up his work as district attorney
upon the reassembling of circuit court
there this morning.
.Rhen asked by News representa-.
- had any statement to make
ahe Bilbo-Hobbs trial Mr..
~ his official connec-
ton ption made It I'M
proper use tdV the ex-
tent Of intiM the state
will persue or dfscfQslre
*<I-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
OLD CASE COMES UP FOR TRIAL

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. S,-Offcers
of the Brown-Ketchum Iron Works,
the failure of which concern in 1911
created sensation in industrial and
financial circles. were arraigned in
court today for trial on charges
brought against them after the failure.
The accused include William Brown.
former president; John l.. Metcham,
former secretary-treasurer; William
= Brown. former superintendent, and
hng J. vinson, former auditor Of the
n works. The charges named "a
indictments include embezzlemenk
aspiracs to emhezxle and recelyI6
sezxled gp<Iiu.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
THE MARKETS.
(By Associated Press.)

New Orleans, Dec. S.-Cotton
steady, two to three down.
Chicago, Dec. S.-Wheat closed
steady, unchanged to eighth up. Pro-
visions unchanged to seven and half
higher.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. S.-The sixth cot
ton ginning report of the Census Blu
reau for the season, issued at 10
O'Clock this morning, announced that
12,0S1, 900 bales Of cotton, counting
round as half bales, of the growth of
1913 had been ginned prior to Decem-
ber 1, to which date during the past
seven years the ginnings averaged
81 per cent OF the entire crop. Last
Rar to December l there had been
Rned ,11.s54.541 bales, Of $40 per
t of the entire crop; in 1911 to that
:, 12,s16,s07 bales, or s2.4 per, cent,
in 1908 to that date 11,oOs.661
or SAL per cent.
ludfd in the ginnings were S5.
u VI b.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
TOLL Of TEXAS FLOOD
IS INCREASING HOURLY
. . . Q . . 80 . = =
= BILL TO REGULATE
. STOCK EXCHANGES.
(Bu Associated PreSs.l

, Washington, Dec. S.-Represen- =
D tative Murray, of Oklahoma, in Z
&, troduced a bill regulating stock I
q exchanges and tehir operations I
. and barring speculative adyertis-
. ing from the mails.
q . . . . . . = = = . = . = q
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
FROST As FAR south
AS Fla. TONIGHT

(By Associated Press y
Washington, Dec. S--Frost,is expect
ed as far south as northern Florida
tonight. Temperatures fell decidedly
in the South and East this morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08
Hon.. ID. Thames Refused
To Discuss Bribery Case

any of the evidence that will be intro
duced at the trial.
$50 far as my relations to the trial
are concerned" he said, 'they are Of
ficial and unbiased. In this case, as in
any other where a crime is charged, I
shall seek simply to discharge my
sworn duty, with no effort, because of
the prominence of the parties accused,
to be more or less earnest in the pros
ecution than would be were they less
Prominent. Il shall. proceed upon the
! :: J; = : ! !:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08

Ginnings,
states, foil
Alabama,
900; South
sas, 7s9.oO'
ana, 34o,o
,NorSh Care
Ifei,oo0; T
| |s@71,ooo.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-08

prominent.
theory thaI
fer the pei
cent. no.
them Wind
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-20
Famous Expert Tells About Jobs of Referee, Umpire and Lnesman
COACH HEISMAN EXPL AIMS DUTIES OF OFFICIALS

ceremonies such as tossing the coin
to open the game. asking the team
scored on whether they Will receive
or kick, ascertainlng from the team
that lost the toss at the beginning of
the game what their pleasure is re-
garding the method of resuming hos
Titles al the commencement of the
second half, etc. He Il is who PAGES
off the specified distance when bring
ing 1t in from out of bounds.
The referee rules on the question
Of players of the offensive side being
illegally in motion at the instant the
ball goes into play; whether and
when the ball mas touched the ground
on being held by player in the case
of any free kick; on an illegal man
carrying the ball forward, and
whether 4 team has made an illegal
feint to snap the ball. He also marks
the point of all touChdowns and
touchbaCks, sees that the ball is laid
on the ground with its long axis
lengthwise OF the field, and Is the
only individual who can order time
to be taken out He also attends to
1t that nobody starts" anything be-
fore the ball is snapped.
This splendid individual is also the
sole authority on whether a team is
lifting, pulling or pushing) and as to-
whether either team is using inter
locked interference.
He is the one to say whether the
defensive team made a forward pass
whether a legitimate passer was i've
yards back when he made it, whether
more than one pass was made IN the
same scrimmage. and whether the ball
hit the ground for an inCompleted
pass. On this last point the umpire
has concurrent jurisdiction. The ref
cree attends to the ceremony of meas
urtng the ball and the distance gained,
when necessary.
n the main, the umpire's work con-
4 s!sts of Judging of fouls commit
ted by the players. He 1t Is who calls
players offside. And he is the heavy
with a 15-yard thud when they hJ.d
their opponents or interfere rouliy
when running with the ball.
ConCurrently with the referee and
linesman he judges whether there has
been any striking. kneeing, kicking of
opponents, etc. And they are all
equally competent to call down any
side line coaching.
The umpire says whether the line
men are set the way the rule calls
for them to be at the instant the bail
goes into play. and whether each
member of the team required to stand
a certain distance in front OF the ball
in all cases Of free kick is doing 50.
He judges, with the others. whether
the runneH has gone out of bounds,
and also whether any Of the players
have laid their hands on opponents
before the ball was snapped
One of the umpire's most importap,
duties is to judge and say whether
any tackler has lnterfered with an
opponents atteT"' to make a fair
catch, or even with the opponents
opportunity to make a fair catch: nd
whether the catcher has been thrown
TO the ground after making the fair
catch. He is also Judge OF whether
either side is blocking opponents in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-20
BY j. w. Heisnan.

TROM first to last of every foot
r ball season there is a lot of
wonder and curiosity on the part
Of the untutored as to what the diff
ference is between a referee in foot
ball and an umpire.
Time was when 1t was a perfectly
simple thing to explain the difference
between these two officials and their
duties; but in the last half dozen
wears 80 many new plays and rules
and penalties have crept into the
game that each official is nowadays
burdened with the responsibility of
enforcing three or four times as
many rules and observing more than
twice as much as he was formerly
called upon to enforce and to observe.
The result has been that the duties
Of these two now overlap in great
many places. as they are given con-
current Jurisdiction over great many
points in the game.
Formerly all one had TO do to ex-
plain the distinction between the Of
fcials duties was to say that the
referee was judge of the ball while
the umpire was judge of the players.
In a very general and rough way
that is still supposed to be the chief
distinction, but as have just init
mated. It no longer holds good.
Unless one went in for a mere YER
batim excerpt from the rule book, it
would be quite out of the question to
undertake to point out all the cases
in which the referee may be called
upon to exercise sole authority and
all those which are the umpire's sin
gle concern: for there is not a rule,
nor q section thereof, in the rule
book that Is not specifically desig-
mated to come clearly under the juris-
diction of the one official or the other,
or both 1t will be only possible to
point out in a general way here what
the distinction there is in the work of
these two and of the head linesman,
THE main work OF the referee is 10
keep up with the ball and Its
progress. He keeps track of the
downs, and announces them to the
teams after each one, and states the
distance remaining to be gained to
make II first down again.
He alone decides whether touch
down or any other point has at any
stage OF the game been scored by
either team
The referee is the one to start the
game. by the blowing of his whistle,
after ascertainlng that both teams are
ready; and he must ask the cap
tains OF the two teams whether they
are ready to resume play after each
occasion when time has been taken
out for any reason whatever. Ii is
then his whistle again that causes
the festivities to resume and the
wheels to go around.
This Official also attends to all
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-20

the case of a forward pass instead
of making. as they should, bona a lie
attempt to catch the ball themselves
Along with the other officials the
umpire says whether there has been
any piling up on a man, running INFO
and roughing the fullback, tripping,
tackling runner out of bounds,
crawling. unsport Smanlike conduct,
abusive language, flying tackles and
unauthorized persons walking along
the side lines.
THE head linesElan marks on the
side line the spot on which the
ball was downed after each down,
and has entire charge of the assist
ant linesmen who handle the 10
yard chains. He also assists the ref
! cree to keep tracr OF lie downs.
The line3man sole Judge of the
time of the game, and OF the time
| taken out, and he keeps a record o.!
the number of times that each team
takes out time in each half
He Is judge of out of bounds on the
side he occupies, both with reference
to runners carrying the ball and in
the case of forward passes or kick al
balls going out of bounds. He has
also authority to call offside play.
From the above one can see how
difficult it is to satisfactorily ofri-
ciate a game even in the minor ca
pacity of head linesman, and why il
is that there is so much wrangling in
so many games. One great reason s
that many men who attempt to Off
ciate do not really know the rules.
1t certainly requires a deal Of care
! full study to get then all down pat"
and not many men are willing to put
in the hard work on them that they
should If they contemplate Official
ing in games.
As time goes ~ we will hope that
there will come ia be an e er increaS-
ing number OF good officials When
we get them the games will move
along more smoothly and rapidly.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-20
W. 7. Gentry Offers
Scribes Golf Cup

The newspaper men Of Atlanta win
hold another golf tournament IN the
near future. Colonel W. r. Gentry, OF
the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. has offered a handsome
silver loving cup for the fourth estate
To ay for.
This trophy viii be the prize in the
first flight All the conditions OF the
tournament Will be arranged at a meet
ing of the golfers in the near future
II is believed, however, that the same
conditions as existed in the tournament
for the G.. W Adair trophy viii prevail
IN the new tournament. a trophy for
ihe tunners-up In the first flight and
one for the winner Of the second flight
viii a SO be presented, these from the
entry fees, which viii be 81