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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
ALFONSO INvETERATE
CIGARETTE SMOKER.

Paris, Dec. 20.-King Alfonso of
Spain, during his recent visit to Faris,
amazed the French officials who at
tended him during the hunt at Ram
boullet by the number of cigarettes he
smoked
He appeared to use a fresh box of
twenty every hour. and yet he did not
give the least indication of the effects
of excessive smoking. Alfonso is
known to be the greatest cigarette
smoker among all crowned heads. His
mother almost always has cigarette
between her lips, except when asleep
and she lays down the principle that
smoking is great aid to thought.
Among other royal women smokers
are the Dowager Empress of Russia,
and the reigning Russian Empress.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
will INCREASE
CHARITIES WORK
DIRECTORS OF LOCAL ASSOCIA.
TON MEET AND DISCUSS
PLAN FOR FUTURE.

A well attended monthly meeting of
the directors of the Associated Chari-
ties was held at the Commercial Club
rooms Friday night. Rev. Geo. H. Gal
loway, the secretary, reported that
twenty-four applications for help have
received attention during the past
three months, including individuals
and families sixteen families with 4S
children are on the regular list Of the
association and these are being given
help each month.
There is evident growing apprecia-
tion Of the purposes, plans and work
Of the association and the officers feel
encouraged to believe that as the peo-
pie come to more thorough know
ledge of what the association stands
for and is doing, there will be given
much more general support from the
public. {
For the purpose of more thoroughly
acquainting the public with the char
actor Of the Associated Charities, a
mass meeting will be held early in
January when an exhibit Of work will
be made and larger plans for the future
outlined. 1t has already been decided
by the board Of directors that a room
ing house is needed where temporary
shelter may be given to those under
the care of the association who are un-
able to pay rent. This is needed for
the purpose also of teaching sanitation
and doing certain educational work.
A kindergarten with competent in
structor will likely be employed in the
event the apartment house is secured.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
PEACE SUNDAY TO
BE WIDELY OBSERVED

Washington, Dec 20.-The Ameri.
can Peace Society, which has its ma.
tional headquarters In this city and of
which United States Senator Burton
of Ohio is president, is In receipt Of
advices which indicate that tomor.
rows observance of peace Sunday
will be of a more general character
than ever before. Pastors of churches
of nearly all denominations and in
nearly all the cities of the country
have signified their willingness to hold
services in observance of the day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
BANKERS we're
ONLY BLUFF|NG
PASSAGE OF CURRENCY BILL
FINDS N. Y. BANKING coMMUNI-
TY READY TO ACCEPT

New York, Dec. 2O.-Passage of the
currency bill finds the local banging
community, which at first was none too
kindly disposed toward the bill, ready
to accept its salient features. 1t is be-
lieved that no bank will carry out
threats made recently that they would
relinquish their federal charters if the
bill passed. The president of a Wall
Street bank said each of thirty-six ma
tional banks in New York would enter
the new system.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20

Washington, Dec. 20.-The admins.
tration's campaign of peaceful trust
busting was marked Friday by anoth.
er civil victory Following the federal
hearing relative to alleged violations
Of antitrust law, the American Tele.
phone and Telegraph Company last
night agreed to give up interests in
the Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany.
1t complied also with the depart.
ment Of Justices Interpretation of law
by recognizing in accordance with
the departments suggestion. The
company, by this move, will probably
avoid litigation. Witnesses in the re.
cent government hearing testified to
an alleged plan of the American com.
pany to absorb the Independent tele.
phone companies throughout the
United States at an estimated cost OF
more than $500, 100000.
The reorganization plan, originating
with the so-called telephone trust, is
regarded by the administration as a
most striking indication that big busi-
ness has concluded to confrom to and
not fight the Sherman law. The plan
is not only endorsed by the attorney
general, but is heartily approved by
the president In a letter to McRey.
nolds. The latter, in letter to the
company, expresses the belief that
the plan will result in full competi.
tion In the business Of transmitting
Intelligence by wire and declares the
government is eager to secure con-
formity to law without suits and to
aid legitimate business.
Coming on the heels that the gov.
ernment, the president and the post
master general are seriously consider
ing government ownership of teM.
phone lines, the action led officials to
think that federal ownership would not
De pressed this, session.
The American company's agreement
provides that the American promptly
will sell the Bell holdings, making
each concern a distinct management,
independent and won't hereafter ac.
quire or control any more telephone
companies ad arrange for all other
telephone companies in the United
States to have access to the toll lines.
The last concession was more than
the government hoped to secure in
court. The Bell company is thought
to hold 80 per cent of the Western
Union stock.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
MARSHALL signs
LYCEUN CONTRACT
vlcE.PREslDENT TO DELIVER LEG.
lTUREs IN WEST WHEN CON.
GREsS ADJoURNs.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-It was announced
by a lyceum bureau here that Vice
President Thomas R. Marshall has
signed a contract to lecture at least
four weeks after the close of the pres
ent session of Congress. The vice
president will receive $500 a lecture,
according to the announcement. His
lecture tour, 1t is said, will cover cities
in the Middle West.
In an article to appear in the next
number of the magazine published by
the bureau a statement by Mr.. Mar
shall will criticize severely the news.
papers which found fault with Secre-
tary of State Bryan for going on the
public platform. Mr.. Marshall's state
ment, according to the lyceum manage
ment, tells that he has examined all
the records and precedents and finds
that there is nothing in the Constitu.
tion or in any precedent for objection,
official or otherwise, to his taking to
the lecture platform.
The only bar to his appearance, as
found by the vice-president in his
search for an obstacle, would be this
fact OF Congress being in session. Ac
cordingly. the tour was timed to com.
In period during which Congress.
would not be sitting.
In explaining his reasons for speak
ing at chautauquas, Secretary Bryal
said that his salary Of $4,000 a yea
was insufficient. Mr.. Marshall give
no reason for preparing to make Ies
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
n. 0. N. c. in
HANl5 RECEIVER
PRESIDENT OWEN APPOINTED
Ait- SAYS ROAD WILL BE oPER-
ATED AS HERETOFORE.

Mobile, Ala, Dec. 20.-The New Or
leans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad
was thrown into the hands of a re-
ceiver Friday through petition filed by
the Metropolitan Trust Company, of
New York, in the Federal District
Court. Judge Toulmin Immediately
appointed Colonel w. F. Owen, presi-
dent of the railroad, as receiver.
President Owen announced immedi-
ately that the road would be operated
as heretofore, except under the ap-
proval of the Federal Coourt. There
will be no changes in the personnel
Of officers or employees of the com.
pany brought about by the receiver.
ship.
Joseph G. Rich, general counsel fol
the New Orleans. Mobile and Chicago
made this statement:
"The immediate cause necessitatins
the receivership was the failure of the
| company to pay the interest on itl
tbond issue last July. The receiver
ship is preliminary to readjustmen
of the company's finances on a bette
basis"
The bonds are held by the Metro
politan Trust Company. aggregatin,
$12,OOO,OOO. They bear interest at
per cent.
The New Orleans, Mobile and Chi
cago is controlled jointly by the Frisc,
and the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road system. The insolvency of tn
Frisco is said to have embarrassed tn
Mobile line, even though the latte
has enjoyed good freight busines
during the current year.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20

New York, Dec. 20.-There was a
sensational break on the cotton market
after the ginning report, which was
more than 100000 larger than general
ly expected. Statisticians say the re-
port indicates that the government re-
port underestimated the crop. The
market broke thirty to thirty-five
points closing $3.50 a bale under last
weeks high. and 1915 under the Oc.
tober high price.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
CHICAGO ~" coNvocATIoN.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 20-One of the
features of the eighty-ninth convoca.
tion of the University of Chicago to-
day was the dedication of the new ad.
dition to the Ryerson Physical Lab
oratory. DIR. Abram W. Harris, presi-
dent of Northwestern University, de-
livered the grafton at the convocation
exercises. which were held in Mandel
Hall this morning, when 1852 degrees
were conferred.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
MURPHY APPOINTED
CHANCERY CLERK

jackson, Miss, Dec. 20.-John ].
Murphy, of Gulfport, deputy clerk of
chancery court there, was last night
appointed chancery clerk by Gov.
Brewer, to succeed Clerk F. S. Hughes,
who recently died.
Mr.. Murphy will serve as chancery
clerk until an election is held to fill
the vacancy. The election has been
called to take place on January II.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
GOVERNOR REMAINS IN JACKSON

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 20.-Gov. Brew
er is not sure when he will return to
Vicksburg. Detective Fegan, who ac-
companied Gov. Brewer to Jackson,
left the city late yesterday but his des.
tination is not known.
Gov. Brewer stated today that he
would not go back to vicksburg until
his presence there was necessary in
the trial Of State Senator G. A. Hobbs.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20

Washington, Dec. 2O.-The admins
tration currency reform bill, proposing
revision of the financial system of
the United States and the creation of
regional reserve banks to act as stabil-
1zing elements in the banking and fl
nancial world, passed the senate last
night by vote of 81 to "a.
Forces that had fought together for
improvement and amendment of the
measure to the last divided when the
final vote came. Senator Hitchcock,
who had led the opposition to the bill,
returned to the Democratic ranks, and
Senator Weeks, one Of the leaders on
the Republican side, with five other
Republicans, and Senator Poindexter,
Progressive, voted for the passage of
the measure.
Wide differences exist between the
form Of the legislation passed by the
Senate and the bill that passed the
House several months ago. Democrat
ic leaders already have partly adjust
ed these differences, however, and it
was predicted last night that the bill
would be completed by conference
committee and sent to President Will.
son for his signature by Monday night
The adoption Of the administration
bill, known as the "Owen BILL" fol-
lowed upon the formal defeat, by A
to Al, of the Hitchcock BILL" which
had been indorsed by Senator Hitch
cock and the five Republican members
of the evenly-divided Senate commit
tee that passed on the legislation. The
Senate had previously rejected, with
out roll call, central bank" bill Of
fered as a substitute by Senator Bur-
ton.
The senators who voted for the
Owen bill were:
emocrats-Ashurst, Bacon, Bank
head, Bryan, Chamberlain, Chiffon,
Clarke, Fletcher, Gore, Hitchcock.
Hollis, Hughes, James, Johnson, Kern,
Lane, Lea, Lewis, Martin, MARITIME,
Myers, Newlands, O'Gorman, Over
man, owen, Pittman, Pomerene, Rams
dell, Reed, Robinson, Salisbury Shat
roth. Sheppard. Shields, Shively, Sim
mons, Smith of Arizona, Smith of
Georgia, Smith of Maryland, Smith of
South Carolina, Swanson, Thomas,
Thompson, Tillman, Vardaman,
Walsh and Williams-47.
Republicans-Crawford, Jones, Per-
kins, Norris, Sterling and Weeks-6.
Observation-Disclosures.
Those who voted against the bill
were.
Republicans = Borah, Bradley, Brady,
Brandegee, Bristow, Burton, Catron,
Clapp, Colt, Cummins, Dillingham;, Du-
pont, Gallinger, Goff, Gronna, Jack.
son, Kenyon, La Toilette, Lippitt, Nc
Cumber, Mclean, Nelson, Oliver Page,
Penrose,. Root, Sherman, Smith of
Michigan, Smoot, Sutherland, Stephen
son, Townsend, Warren and Works
"a.
Absent and paired: Burleigh, Clark
(Wyoming), Culberson, Fall, Lodge,
Stone, Thornton.
Vacancy-Alabama.
Throughout the afternoon, when a
vote on the bill was momentarily ex-
pected, Mrs. Wilson, with party of
friends from the White House; Secre-
tary McAdoo and Joseph P. Tumulty
, President Wilson's secretary, were Ia
terested spectators of the Senate's pro
ceedings.
Mrs. Wilson stayed in the private
gallery until o'clock, but left before
the bill was passed. Galleries and the
floor of the Senate were crowded
throughout the day and the passage
fContinued on PRf 'E
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
- = ~
rEsTIFIEs THAT STATE SENATOR
APPROACHED HIM IN 1872
WITH PRoPoslrIoN.
80
BREWER ADVISED HIM TO
CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS
Paid Defendant 900 in Hotel Room
That Had Been "FIxed"-st.te rim
ished with Witness Defence psslns
cross-Examination This Afternoon.
(Bv Associated Press.)

10Y AocOCtoec0 1fEoSsy
vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 90 stephen
castIeman, first witness IN the trial Of
Senator Hobbs, charged with accepting
a bribe, testified that Hobbs ap-
preached him in 1912 with proposI-
tion to put through county blu II
properly paid. He said he informed
Gov. Brewer Of Hobbs statements and
the Governor advised him to continue
the negotiations with view to crap
ping Hobbs and BiIbo, Jointly indicted
with Hobbs.
castIeman said he finally gave Hobbs
5000 and the final negotiations were
made in his own quarters in hotel
room that had been 'sfixed."
The state finished with castisman
and recess was taken until thres
o'clock, when the defence viii eross-
examine him.
Judge Mounser ruled against wlt.
nesses being In eeert and 0sssepor
Brewer and others wsrs feresd - -
main outside. sr
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
CHARLES p. TAFT 70 YEARS OLD.

Cincinnati, o., Dec. 20.-Charles P.
Taft, the well known Cincinnati news
paper publisher and half-brother Of
former President william H. Taft,
will be seventy years old tomorrow.
Mr.. Taft is a native of Cincinnati and
has passed his entire life in this city,
with the exception of two or three
years that he spent in study in En-
rope. For ten years after completing
his education he practiced law here,
but since 1879 he has devoted the
most of his attention to his newspa
per interests.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
HONE TRUST
Agrees ON PLAN
TO DISSOLVE
AMERICAN COMPANY WILL GIVE
UP ITS INTERESTS IN THE
WESTERN UNION.
VICTORY FOR ADMINISTRATION
Combine Complies With Department
Of Justices Suggestion Of Re-orsan-
ization Plan-concessions More
Than Government Had Hoped For.
VICTORY FOR ADMINISTRATION
(Bv Associated Press,)

(By Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 20.-Announce
ment Of severance Of the Western
Union from the American Bell Tel
ephone and Telegraph caused a
rise of the former stock Of two
points and the latter seven on the
stock exchange.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
COTTON DECLINES
ON GINNING
REPORT
SENSATIONAL BREAK ON N. Y. Ex-
cHANeE-HUNDRED THOUSAND
MORE THAN EXPECTED.
BELIEVE ESTIMATE TOO LOW
statisticians Think Government Re-
port Underestimated the crop-cen-
sus Bureau Figures For Ginnings to
Dec. 13 nearly 13 million BeIes.
BELIEVE ESTIMATE TOO Low
(By- Associ.. rlPrcss.)

New Orleans, Dec. 2o.-The gin
ming report, s'owing more than
100000 bales than expected, forced
cotton down soon. after the OPEN
ing until at the lowest II was "a
to 81 below yesterdays close.
There was a little recovery and
the close was steady at decline of
80 to SO points.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
AMERICAN REDEMPTION TRIAL.

Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. 20.-The case Of
the American Redemption Company,
indicted by the Federal grand jury
some time ago on charge of using
the mails in a scheme to defraud, will
be called for trial Monday before
Judge Hazel in the United States Dis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20

vicksburg, Miss. Dec. 20.--Ate7:45
O'Clock last night Judge Moungsr an
nounced that the jury had been empan-
elled in the case of the State W. State
Senator G. A. Hobbs for alleged bri-
berry and the state testimony would be-
gin this morning. The defense after
the motion for continuance was overs
ruled asked for writ Of attachmentJ
for the appearance of Mrs. NJ. L. Tur.
mage and service was made to have
her brought into court
The following Jurors in the Hobbs
case were sworn in last night:
Charles johnson, vicksburg, board
ing house keeper; B. P. Ferguson.
Fourth District, Poorhouse-keeper; M.
L. Norwood, Forth District, section
foreman; R. B. Beard. Third District.
storekeeper; ]. E. Bradston. Fourth
District, engineer on road engine; I. ].
Griffith, Fifth District. farmer; w. F.
Boiler. Second District, Farmer; J. T.
Havis, Second District, contractor:
Ben Riley, Fourth District, farmer;
Arthur Evans, Fourth District, dairy
man and farmer; A. Luckett, Third
District, farmer; e. L. Cogan, Third
District, farmer.
The Special bailiffs in charge Of the
jury are Lawrence Ferguson and Thos,
Mackay. who were given special orders
by Judge Mounger that there was to be
no communication whatever with any
member of the jury and not even the
walters with meals were to be allowed
in the presence of the Jury.
The much expressed opinion that Il
would take possibly several days to get
the jury was shattered as the 12 men
were secured before the first hundred
of the 300 selected names was exhaust
ed. Various excuses for exempting We
niremen came up during the day but
there was nothing developed to inter
fere with getting the panel for the tria'
of the State VS.. G. A. Hobbs for al
legged bribery.
| castleman's Reply.
| vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 20.-Follow
ing Judge Mounger's action in overrui
ing the defense motion Friday morn
ing. the chief substance of which mo
tion was the alleged condition of Mrs
M. L. Turnage Of Belzoni, who, It wa
claimed, was Ill with appendicitis an
who charged that Mr.. Castleman ha,
offered her the use of $2,500 to arous
influence for the creation OF the ne,
county, Mr.. Castleman was asked Il b
cared to make statement. He ha
been in the court room during tn
morning but left before action wa
taken on the motion. He said:
: Il have known Mrs Turnage for 2
years and our relations have at q
times been most pleasant and cordi,
and l can't believe that sln would 1
; on the stand and testify to what
(Cont1nuoA ou unnn Nln~~ 1
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
CURRENCY BILL GOES
To- CONFERENCE TODAY
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= FEDERAL SOLDIERS
= DESERT IN HUNDREDS.
(By Associated Press.)

= Maytorena, Sonora, Dec. 90 =
= Deserters from the federal garri- =
= son at Guaymas, a few miles .
= south Of the insurgent camp here, =
= are arriving in great numbers. =
. 1t is believed the aggregate will =
= be 500, among them eleven off, =
= GERS. Z
= = 80 y = = y = = = . . q . Z
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
NEW PRESIDENT FOR RED sox.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 20.-Jams J..
Lannin, who recently acquired half
interest in the ownership of the Bos.
ton American league baseball club,
was elected president Of the club at
the annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers today Mr.. Lannin succeeds James
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
STEPHEN CASTLEMAN FIRST
WITNESS in HOBBS TRIAL
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; POLISH COUNT KILLS Z
; HIS WIFE AND-NEPHEW
(By Associated Press.)

= C.aetz, Germany, Dec. 20-Find- .
= ing his wife and nephew In .
= room together Count Miellzyneski .
= shot and killed both. The count =
= is a millionaire Polish nobleman .
= and member of the German i'm =
. perial parliament. .
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
PASSED SENATE FRIDAY NIGHT
BY VOTE OF 81 TO 34-HITcH.
COCK IN LINE.
EARLY ADJUSTMENT OF
Differences EXPECTED
Measure viii Be Ready For President
Wilson's Signature Monday, Is Be-
lIef-Six Republicans and One
Progressive Vote With Democrats.
(By Associated Press J

(By Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 2O.-Attempts
In the House to concur at once In
the Senate amendments to the
currency bill were defeated and
the measure was sent to confer
ence.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-20
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THE WEATHER. .

= Mississippi-Local rains and .
. colder tonight. Sunday fair and =
= colder. q
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-04-17

Judge and Mrs. r. c. Glanvlle ar
rived last Friday from Vancouver, B.
c.. and will make their home on the
ranch recently purchased by Judge
Glanville from B. E. Duncan. Judge
Glanvile will have as his guests this
summer a number of his grandchild-
ren,