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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03
FINAL SESSIONS OF
PEACE CONGRESS.

St. Louis, Mo-, May 9.-Without any
apparent diminution in interest or en-
thusiasm the delegates today held the
concluding sessions of the fourth
American Peace Congress. The meet
ing has occupied nearly the entire
week and in many respects has been
the most notable demonstration ever
held in America in aid of the move
ment for international peace.
Eminent representatives of the Do
minion of Canada were foremost on
the programme at this mornings SEES
sion, which was devoted to discus
sion of plans for the coming celebra
ton of the completion of century o
Anglo-American peace. Among TIT
speakers were Justice Russell OF Hall
fax, John Lewis of Toronto and Jus
tice Riddell of the supreme court O
Z Ontario.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03
FIVE CHARTERS
TURNED down"
COLLINS REFUSES TO APPROVE
NEGRO ms. COMPANIES IN
GUIsE OF "oRDERs!"

Jackson, Miss, May 3.-Attorney |
General Ross A. Collins refuses to
approve charters of negro insurance
companies formed in the guise of
benevolent organizations. Yesterday
he turned down" five applications
for charters of such proposed organ
izations, four coolred and one white.
They will now go to the governor.
The actions of the attorney general
in taking this course are of general
public interest, inasmuch as the insur-
ance commissioner, t. NJ. Henry, re-
Gently wrote the attorney general a
letter in which he said, while COM
planning of one proposed benevolent
society,"" that Il should be exceeding
ly careful in approving charters gov
erning the subjects embraced in this
one, certainly when operated by ne
groes, as the promoters are given the
finest opportunity to prey on the hum
bier members of their race, an oppor'
tunity seldom neglected"
The attorney general says he hearth
ly agrees with Insurance Commission
er T. M. Henry in his stand on the
matter.
The proposed charters disapproved
late yesterday are as follows:
Industrial Toilers of America" Of
Hattiesburg; Friendly Brotherhood,
of Lexington; "Union PROFESSORS" o.
Holly Springs; Independent Taber
nacle, Daughters of Knights; "Gul
Coast Longshoremen's Benefit Asso
ciation," of Gulfport The latte
sought incorporation by white people
In speaking of the matter the atto1
ney general said:
These are fraternal benevolent as
sociations, and the incorporators @
most of them are negroes. They wer
created, however, for the purpose
raising money by dues and assess
ments, and provide for sick and deaf
benefits. take the position that the
are insurance companies, and cannC
be created under the provisions
Chapter "a, on corporations, of tn
code of 1906, but must be formed unde
the laws applicable to the creation
insurance companies"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03
500 Reward, 500

The readers of this paper will be pleased tn
that science has been able to cure in all It's
jstages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
lis the only positive cure now known to the med,
ieaI fraternity Catarrh being constitutional
Eiisease requires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
hfirectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
1.-THE system, thereby destroying the foundation
'of the disease, and giving the patient strength
nv building up the constitution and assisting ma
ture in doing its work The proprietors have
lso much faith in its curative powers that theI
Walls to cure Send for list of testimonials.
Address f. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. u.
Sold by all Druggists 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03
BEST MEDICINE FOR COLDS.

When a druggist recommends rem
edy for colds, throat and lung troubles,
you can feel sure that he knows what
he is talking about. c. Lower, Drug
gist, Of Marion, Ohio, writes Of DR..
Kings New Discovery: II know DR..
Kings New Discovery 10 the best
throat and lung medicine / sell. It
cured my wife Of severe bronchial
cold after all other remedies failed
1t will do the same for you II you are
suffering with a cold or any bronchial
throat or lung cough. KeepNa bottle
on hand all the time for everyone In
the family to use. It IL home doc
tor. Price soc and 500. Guaranteed
by all druggists. Gre z %
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03
WONDERFUL SKIN sALvE

Bucklen's Arnica Salve Is known
everywhere as the best remedy made
for all diseases Of the skin, and also
or burns, bruises and boils. Reduces
inflammation and is soothing and heal
ing. T. J. Sossaman, publisher OF
News, of Cornelius, N. c., writes that
one box helped his serious skin all
ment after other remedies failed. Only
25c. Recommended by all druggists
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03
TO SETTLE REWARD
IN DUNBAR CASE

Opelousas, La, May 3.-Just what
reward or token of esteem will be
given to Deputy Sheriff Charles Day,
of Columbia, Miss, who found Robert
Dunbar, the kidnapped child, will be
settled at a final meeting of the bust
ness men of opelousas on Monday
When the Dunbar boy was stolen from
his home on August % of last veal
the business men raised $4,000 reward
to be paid to the person returning the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

1t would surprise you to know of the
great good that is being done by Cham
berlain's Tablets. Darius Downey, of
Newberg Junction, N. B., writes, my
wife has been using Chamberlain
Tablets and finds them very effectual
and doing her lots of good" II you
have any trouble with your stomach or
bowels give them trial. For sale by
all dealers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

c. R. Conner and S. V. Robert
son to d. c. Chambliss, l acre
in lot 6, block 2, d. E. Mclnnls
subdivision; consideration ...$ u
R. D. Williamson and wife to j.
w. Hollis, lots 2 and 3, IN
block 2, of Ferguson's subdi-
vision, block 10, Arledge sur
vey; consideration ........... l'oo
Geo. w. Davis and wife to Laura
B. Davis, lot n 1-2x130 feet on
River avenue, in block 4, d.
d. McInnis first survey con-
sideration ...... .......... lO
R. B. Stapleton to G. s. Oden,
west half lots 10, IA, Is and
16, block 143, Hamper & Whin-
merry survey; consideration. 6z
Mary K. iBurkett to Lizzie Nc
Donald, quit claim to lands
described in chancery bill;
consideration .. .........
Lula and Dave White, west half
lot /, block ia, Hamper q
Whinnery survey; other con-
siderations and ............
E. @. Epley to John Beasley and
wife, lot 40x100 feet, in D. d.
McInnis Bird survey; consid-
GRAFTON ......... ...'.''''''
Dug and Emma House to T. M.
Ferguson, lot 5, in block JOG,
Hamper & Whinnery survey;
consideration .... ........
Otis Smith to Mrs. Grace Gar
land, three-fourths interest In
lot 5Ox10O feet on East Pine
street, Hattiesburg; consld-
eTdLlOu $50 - - ~
Jas. M. Merritt and wife to Hin
ton Brothers Lbr. Co., s. IL
NE. IA, section 80, township
: south, range 10 west; consid-
Grafton ......... .'.''''''''
: i. Newman Lumber Company
= to A. D. Barnes, NE. IA OF
: NV. IA, section q, township
4 5 north, range IA west; con-
e sideration ......... ....'..''
l. R E. and Annie Carmichael to
j. Will Jackson, lot 1, block 49,
II Hicks of Hardy & Scott; con-
! sideration ......... .......''
o. C. and T. R. Rodgers to Paul
re B. Johnson and ]. E. Davis, lot
n. 16, in block IL, Yellow Pine
ut Park; consideration ......... l
A Paul B. Johnson and j. e. Davis
RS To A. M. Jordan ct al, lot 49,
is in block IL, yellow Pine Park;
Is, consideration ....... ...":
~ L. e. Hall to A. e. Norton, NV.
Ia of NE. ia of SW. IA, less
= a strip, section Z, township
= north, range 10 west; consid-
Grafton ......... ..,......''
Mrs. Jane E. Kennedy to N. T.
and D. N. Currie, half interest
in lot 4, block 80, of Burkett
survey; consideration ........
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

The most vigorous workers have
spells of tired feeling now and then
This feeling is caused by arrangement
in the stomach, liver and bowels. A
few doses of PrickIy Ash 6ltters
quickly corrects the disorder and sends
the blood tingling through the veins
carrying life and renewed energy
throughout the system.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

Attending four Of the five games
Washington has played at home this
season, stamps President Wilson a
real fan. And Griff's boys have shown
the President how the game is proper
ly played, too.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

Commodore Morton F. Plant, owner
of the New London Club, of the East
ern Association, has had small
grand stand" erected at his ball yard
to accommodate himself and friends.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

Hugh Fullerton, the Chicago expert,
picks the Pirates to win the National
League pennant. Hugh always was a
great baseball prophet. He can pick
almost as many winners on the dia-
mond as John L. Sullivan can in the
ring.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

Toronto gets a fine performer In
Pitcher Goulait. Demaree's grea'
showing with the Giants meant the
pink slip for GOO" and Joe Kelley
landed him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03
No. 666

This 10 prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHlLLS 4 FEVER:
Five or six doses will break any case, and
il taken then as tonic the Fever will moi
return. II acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not grippe or sicken. Csc
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03
Now the society editor will have to
break into the game.

With Sharpshooters Rucker, Allen
and Stock pitching real ball, Bill Dab
lens Superbas are bound to cop a fair
share of their games.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

Now is the time to get rid Of your
rheumatism. You can do it by apply
ing Chamberlain Liniment and mas
saying the parts freely at each appli
cation. For sale by all dealers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

National League the first week of the
season. 1t is perhaps better for a
team to lead the league the last week
of the season, but the Braves did nice
work at that.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

This fellow Johnson, the Maps first
sacker, is some clouter. La1oie, jack
son and Johnson form trio Of heavy
stickers that will freeze the feet OF
many pitcher.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

Manager Kelley, of the Indianapolis
Indians, has been taking another slant
at Hickory Nixon, now with Terre
Haute. The Indians canned Hickory
few weeks ago because he got the
hookworm.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03
BASEBALL CHATTER.

The Lincoln team got good start
in the Western League race, winning
four of the first five games played.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

Despite the heavy damage caused
by the recent floods in Ohio and Indi
ana the Central League opened on
time to big crowds.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

Out of sympathy for the Central AS
ISOLATION scorers Joe Schimnoski, OF
the Kewanee team has changed his
name to Schirm.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

Manager Jake Stahl, of the champs,
says that he has been out of the game
on account of weak legs, but 1t is whis-
pered that Jake's batting glims are on
the blink; hence the bench duty.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

Red" Doin's Phillies, who looked
like a bunch of counterfeits before
the season opened, are now producing
some high-class pastiming.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

If Frank Chance had a couple Of
more Keatings, the Highlanders would
be heard from before American League
pennant is cinched.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

Just because they didn't need Cobb,
the management of the Detroit Tigers
came to terms with the Georgia Thrill
Ter" and signed him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

Steve Yerkes, who played great bal
for the Red Sox last year, has been
pretty much on the wobble around the
keystone sack this Spring.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

Anyway the Boston Braves led the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03
DR.. BARBER

~ DR.. BARBER
Of the firm Of Drs. Barber q Williams
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists
Of jackson,
Has an office in Hattiesburg on
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Of each week.
Carter Building.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-13

thought he was getting to be Gil
bertian.
While these Lyrics were still
quivering, he would take them
out and read them to his Wife
aid the Hired Girl and the man
who attended to the Furnace,
and get their Impartial Judg-
ment.
They agreed that it was Hot
Gravy and too good for the
Stage.
Encouraged by these heart
felt Encomiums, he would hike
back to the Study, shoot himself
in the Arm with a hypothetical
Needle, and once more begin
picking Grapes in Already.
When People came up to the
House, not knowing that he had
been taken down with anything,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-13
Audience of True-Lovers.

Audience of True-Lovers.
The Ex-Minstrel Man said
there wasn't no such Animal as
an intelligent Playgoer.
The Simp that pushed his
Metal into the Box Office
wanted Something Doing every
minute and many Gals, other
wise it was back to the Store
House and a Card in the Clipper.
The Call on the Board read
Everybody at Ten," but the
brainy Writer and the versatile
Composer we're not included.
When they appeared at the
Stage Door they were met by
Props, who told them to get TO q
certain Place out of there.
Standing in the Alley, they
could hear Walls Of Anguish
and they knew that their Chile
was having the Vital Organs re-
moved.
The celebrated Author Of the
Graveyard Rag had been sum
moned in haste. He was il
charge of the Clinic-taking ou
the Grammar and putting il
Gags.
The Duos and Ensembles were
being dropped through the Tral
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-13

ing in from the eastern Centers
Of Culture they were enabled to
buy four-cylinder Cars with
which to go riding in lonesome
Country Lanes, far from the
sight Of Billboard.
When the Number Two Com
pany came along presenting the
Metropolitan Success in the One
Nighters, the reincarnated Gill
bert and Sullivan packed up
their Families and escaped to
! French Lick.
1t was Sell-Out, because all
the Members of the Research
Club wanted to see the new Dido
called the Chicken Flip.
There was no knocking at the
Dutch Lunches that night.
Every one said the Show was
a Bird, but they thought it was
up to the Author to resign from
the Baptist Church.
i MORAL: In elevating the
1 Drama be sure to get it High
enough, even if you have &c
make it a trifle Gamy.
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Door to make way for recent
Song Hits from the alcoholic
Cabarets.
The AK fell right on the pow
dered Neck of the beautiful
Prima Donna, who had studied
for Grand Opera, but never had
been able to find an Orchestra
that would fit her voice.
Her part was changed from a
Princess to a Shop-Lifter and
was assigned to Cissy st. Vitus,
late of Burlesque Bunch known
as the Lady Bugs.
The Tenor was given the
Hook, and his sentimental Role
was entrusted to a Head-Spin'
ner who had acquired his ORA
matte Schooling with the Robin
son Show.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-13
Summer
Excursion
Bulletin

:, Following low round trap
70 fares from Salt Lake City:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-13

head Of whipping a Performance
into Shape.
When the two Geniuses sat
out in front, they recognized
nothing except the Scenery and
Costumes.
Their idyllic Creation had been
mangled into a rough-house
Riot, in which Disorderly Con-
duct alternated with the shame
less Gyrations taught in San
Francisco.
The last Act had been omitted
altogether without affecting the
coherency of the Story.
The Plot died just four min
utes after the Ring-Up.
Although the Report showed
twenty-seven Encores and the
Gate began to jump $50 Night
both the intellectual Troubadoul
and the Student of Counter-Har
monies went to the Manager ant
cried on his Shoulder and sait
that their Beautiful Work hat
been ruined.
He called attention to tn
Chunk Of Money tied up in Sill
Tights and fireproof Borders.
When it came to a showdown
between Dough and Art h
didn't propose to tear up hi
meal ticket.
If they would beat it and sta
: hid and leave the Artists to fat
| ten up their Scenes, probably tn
Bermuda could be converted int
a Knockout.
While they were in the SAM
tarium, the former Minstre
!, King and young Able Fix-l
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-13

Commercial Aspects of the Mod
ern Stage.
He saw that it was over their
Heads.
It was too darned Dainty for
a Flat-Head who spelt Art with
a lower-case "a"
Yet it was so drenched and
saturated and surcharged with
Merit that he resolved to have it
done by Local Amateurs rather
than see it lost to the world.
The Music was written by
Genius No. 2, working in Pl-
ano Store. He had been writing
Great Music for years.
Whenever he heard anything
catchy, he went home and wrote
it.
He was very Temperamental.
That is, he got soused on about
three. and while snooted, would
deride Victor Herbert, thus
proving that he was Brilliant,
though Erratic.
He had trunkful Of Tunes
that were too scholarly for the
keys who publish Popular
Trash.
He fitted them on to the Ii
bretto, written by the Litry Guy
When the two got together tc
run over the Book and Score
| they were sure enthusiastic.
/ The Author said the Lines
: were the best he had ever heard
and the Composer said the 'um
bers were all Gems,
a When the Home Talent bunch
! pulled the whole Aseair befo~'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-13

he would own up that he was
working on a Mere Trifle, and
then, after being sufficiently
coaxed, he would give Reading.
These Readings could have
been headed off only by an Or
der of Court OF calling out the
State Guard.
lnasmuch as the large-sized
Carnegie Medal for Heroism IS
waiting for the Caller who has
the immortal Rind to tell a poetl-
cal Pest that his output is Punk,
the Author found himself
smeared with Compliments aft
er each of these parlor Try-Outs,
They kidded him into think
ing he had incubated a Whale
When he had chewed up a
Gross of Pencils and taken
enough Tea to float the Lusl-
tanja, the Great Work was COM
plete and ready to be launched
with a loud Splash.
He began to inquire the name
of some prominent Theatel
Blokje who was also q keen Stu
dent Of the Classics and a Per
son of super-refined Taste.
The man he sought had moved
, into the Poor House, so he com
: promised by expressing hl'
typewriter Masterpiece to
/, Ringmaster whose name he hat
@ seen on the Three Sheets. l
+ was marked, Valuable Pack
age"
8 In a few months TIE EN-
ployees Of the Company and tn
- Driver of the Wagon becaIn
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-13

Envelope containing the only
Hope of the present decadent
Period.
Every time the Work came
back to him with a brief printed
Suggestion that any Male Adult
not physically disabled could
make $1.75 a day with a Shovel,
the Author would Appear at the
Afternoon Club with another
scathing arraignment of certain
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-13

from the Music Foundry cut out
the last vestiges of the Original
Stuff and put in two Turns that
had landed strong over the
whole Orpheum Circuit.
The romantic Operetta now
became known as Another One
of Those Things.
It was eagerly discussed by
Debutantes and College Stu
dents.
Good seats down in the Oh,
servation Rows we're not to be
had except at the Hotel News
Stands.
The Litry Guy and the Music
Maker came out of the Rest Cure
to learn that they had registered
a Hit and could get their names
in who's Who"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-13

a subsidized City Editor, it was
q Night of Triumph for all con-
cerned.
The trained and trusty Liars
who, in every Community, wear
Evening Clothes and stand
around at Receptions, all crowd
ed up to the Author and gave
him the Cordial Mitt and
boosted something scandalous.
He didn't know that all of
them Knocked after they got
around the Dutch Lunch.
He went home, sobbing with
JOY. That night he nominated
himself for the Hall Of Fame,
and put it to a Vote, and there
was not a Dissenting Voice.
Every deluded Boob who can
bat up Fungoes in his own Back
Yard thinks he is qualified to
break into Major League and
line out Two-Baggers.
There was no holding the in
spired Librettist and the tai
ented young Composer.
They knew that the eager
Public in forty-eight States was
waiting for the Best Thing since
''Robin Hood"
The Author went up to the
City and found a Manager who
had a Desk and a lot Of Courage
and varied experience in risking
other peoples Coin.
| After the two Geniuses hac
mortgaged their homes, the I'm.
pressario was enabled to get
some Scenery built and rally 6
large Drove of Artists-most OF
them carrying Hand Bags.
During Rehearsals the bruta
Stage Manager wanted to GU
the Gizzard out of the Book anc
omit most of the sentimental
Arias, but Mr.. Words and Mr.
Music emitted such shrieks o.
Protest against the threatened
1. Sacrilege that he allowed all the
select homemade Cuff to lie
|. main in the Script.
He thought it would serve
them right
When they gave the first Rea
Performance in Deg Town 0!
+ a drizzly evening in November
!. there was no Social Eclat to Ill
the Sails.
, The House was mostly Papel
: and therefore very Missouri.
? Also full delegation from
the Coffin -Trimmers' Uniol
!, with Cracked Ice in their laps,
2 They did not owe any None!
to the Author or Have any Kin
folk in the Cast, so they sat bacl
t with their Hands under then
4 and allowed the pretty littl
s Opera to die like an Outcast.
The only Laugh in the Piec
was when the Drop Curtain re
S fused to work.
q After the Show the Manage
r met them at an Oyster Hous
and told them they had eased
j. Persimmon to him.
= He said the whole Trick wa
o a. Bloomer. 1t was just as funn
?, as a Wooden Leg. 1t needle
much Pep and about two tons Q
IS Bokum,
J. Both Words and Music re
J. fused to countenance any rad
cal Changes,
h They said it would be anothe
.e "Cavalleria' as soon as the