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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
Miss Laing's Card Party.

Miss Rebecca Laing gave a de-
lightful party Saturday morning, u.s.
ing six tables of rock and bridge.
The honor guests were the members
of Miss Sarah McLain's and Miss
Marian Edwards house parties. No
prizes were given. A salad course
was served after the game by Miss
Mary Yeomans and Mrs. w. F. Sher-
man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
BILLION EGGS ON ICE.
Will Be Sold in Coming Years as
Fresh From the Country.

More than a billion eggs are on
ice, according to the report of forty
five public refrigerators, in the Unit
ed States. These figures account for
nearly three million in storage, as
compared with more than three mil
lion last year The holdings this
year are worth over $21, 100000
wholesale.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
"HOId Your Cotton

Read the following suggestions from
the Governments Commission, outIin-
ing necessities of farmers to have
marketing system and furnish cotton
twelve months of the year, instead of
only three months, as nowi
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15

c COTTON
ates Commission Says
id Your Cotton"
Southern States Cotton Corporation
Provides the Way
This is the identical plan upon which the Southern
States Cotton Corporation has been working for three years.
The officers Of this corporation long ago recognized the i'm
porance of such movement and last year sent its repre-
sentaves to Europe for the purpose Of arranging for funds
with which to pay threefourhs of the market value cash
to the farmer for his cotton We prepared pay this
money on day Of delivery and the farmer thereafter has
expense of any kind.
The commission says arrangements should be made for
cheap money order that the cotton may be held out Of
the market until it shall be needed The corporation has
these arrangements already and can handle three four
million bales If the market price on day edelvey &c
per pound the farmer paid &c cash. and he receives
the corporations scrip note for &c per pound additional
This scrip is payable renewable at the end of every
ninety days. and bears 900 interest until paid The corpo
alton guarantees keep pounds Of cotton Oasis Of l5c
pound) for every dollars worth Of scrip outstanding
The corporations plan hold enoug cotton out Of the
market in the fall prevent the usual guted condition. and
to sell this hod-over cotton to the spinner he needs it.
Under present operations the farmers throw the market
O to 7 million bales within three months time This is
almost enoug cotton to supply the worlds needs for the
entire year. The consequence is there being cotton
offered than needed the price depressed until ceases
to be profitable to the producer.
The United States Governments commission recognizes
this evil and advises the way out of Hod the cotton off
the market
Any farmer can get contract from the corporation to buy
his cotton from him the above plan. Write to offices at
Macon or Dallas for representative call and explain
any further.
,fafQS Chiffon COrnOrafiOn
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
THE EFFECT WAS ELECTRICAL

One of the apprentice boys on the
Post was telling a few days ago OF Z
novel method adopted by young lady
friend of his in Kidding herself OF 4
beau who persisted in staying very
late. She gave him a paper and PEN
Gil, and with sweet smile said: Nov
make a row of eleven ciphers; make
a perpendicular mark down on the
right of the first cipher, upward %
the right of the fourth, downward 81
the right of the fifth. upward on The
right of the seventh and eighth, down.
ward on the right of the. .6enth. The
lines should be half an inch long and
be against the sides of the ciphers al
indicated" She asked him to read
what he had written. The effect was
electrical.-Ex.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
VARDAMAN DISPLAY
CAUSES Two
INJURIES
POWDER EXPLOSION WOUNDS
TWo-FIREWoRKs ENDANeER
OLD CAPITOL BUILDING.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 2S.-During the
demonstration last night in honor of
Senator-eleot Vardaman, ]. T. Hale
was seriously and George Mccormick
painfully burned by a powder ex-
plosion. Mccormick had deposited
eleven bags of powder near can
being used to fire salutes, and Hale,
not knowing this, rammed lighted
torch into it while searching for some
article that had been dropped on the
ground. Hale was carried to local
hospital for treatment, while McCor-
mick's burns were dressed in a near
by drug store.
Fireworks being discharged from the
top of the old State Capitol building
Sc fire to that historic old structure,
but the flames were extinguished with
little damage,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
GOVERNMENT AGENT
Seems TO Be ASSURED

Secretary Hauenstein of the Com
mercial Club had a conference with R.
S. Wilson of the department of agri-
culture this morning, relative to the
employment of field demonstration
agent for this county. Upon the as
surance that with the appropriation
of $400 by the board of supervisors
and the $500 subscribed by individuals
in Hattiesburg the required $1,000
will be forthcoming to secure the $500
government appropriation, Mr.. Wilson
stated that he will have a man here
Tuesday, March 4, to take up the
work.
Mr.. Wilson is greatly pleased that
Forrest county has decided to take a
position among the progressives in the
matter of field demonstration work
and he believes that no better invest
ment could be made than that which
is now to be used to secure the full
time of high class agricultural spe-
cialist, He predicts that when one
year has past the results obtained will
be so satisfactory that there will be
no trouble in keeping such a man con-
stantly employed in this country.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
Plans For Making Hamper
Park Pay Own Expenses

Plans for putting Hamper Park on
a self-sustaining basis and making it
a really beautiful park will be report
ed by a special committee composed
of T. M. Ferguson, B. D. Moore and
R. L. Bennett at the meeting of the
Hamper Park commission, which
meets in regular monthly session in
the directors room of the Hattiesburg
Trust & Banking Company. The COM
mittee will also make recommenda-
tions as to the improvements neces-
sary to be made for putting the park
to use by the throngs this summer.
The present income of the park
commission from the small tax levy of
1-12 of mill does not afford suffi-
cient revenue to ever give any hope
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
c. 0. D. DELIVERY
BY PARCEL POST y
JULY |
PACKAGES VALUED AT NOT MORE
THAN 500 MAY BE PAID
FOR BY RECEIVER.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-On July l
next the collect on the delivery feature
will be added to the parcels post serv-
ice. An order~putting this into effect
was signed by Postmaster General
Hitchcock
Under the approved regulations a
parcel bearing the required amount Of
parcel post stamps may be sent any
where in the country and the amount
due from the purchaser collected and
remitted by the postoffice department.
The regulations provide that the par
GELS must bear the amount due from
the addressee and the collection will
be made providing the amount is not in
excess of 800. The fee will be 10
cents to be affixed by the sender in
parcel post stamps. This also will in
sure the parcel to an amount not to ex-
ceed $50.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
SPECIAL CARS WILL
Be Open TOMORROW

The Mississippi Central Railroad
Company has agreed to have its ex-
hibition car placed on its track near
the McInnis canning factory, where it
will be kept open all day Saturday for
the inspection of any who may wish
to visit the car. Merchants and other
business men of the town are request
ed to remember tomorrow to invite the
farmers and strangers who come to
town to visit this car which is being
kept open especially for their benefit.
Mr.. R. S. Wilson, state agent for
the United States Department of Agri.
culture, who is in the city today states
that the trip of the Mississippi Cen
trail agricultural and livestock train
from Hattiesburg to Natchez was alto
gether satisfactory.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
HIGH School BOYS
WILL DEBATE TONIGHT

The joint debate between the two
societies of the high school, which has
been arranged for tonight at s o'clock
on the question, Resolved, That the
signs of the times indicate the down.
fall of the republic" will be participat-
ed in by Forrest Morris and Smith
Garraway on the affirmative as repre-
sentatives of the Lafayette society, and
by William Pack and Verna Hanna on
the negative, as Representatives of the
Jeff Davis society.
Competent judges have been select
ed and good attendance is expected.
No admission will be charged, as it
is given to encourage and arouse com.
petition in literary work.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
Rowdy Woman
duplicates Man
In City Court

Lille White. who created consider
able stir about noon Thursday, when
three policemen were required to land
her in Jail for drunkenness, plead
guilty to a charge of drunk in the
city court this morning and was fined
IS and costs. She gave information to
the officers which caused the making
of an affidavit against the white man
whom she charges with having made
her drunk and whom the officers will
arrest under another charge. which
will probably come up for trial Satur.
day morning.
Jim Smith, known as a negro "round.
er,' was fined IS and costs for ap-
propriating 50 given him by a white
man with which to buy bottle OF
whiskey, and upon a charge of vag
rancy was sentenced to ten DAYS on
the city streets.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28

state. A school in Jackson county
applied for about $1,1OO from this
fund.
j. E. Pridgeh, of Jackson, now has
enjoined J. N. Powers, state superin-
tendent of education, Attorney Cen
eral Ross A. Collins, composing the
state board of education, and Auditor
d. L. Thompson to absolutely refrain
from drawing or paying said warrant
payable to the treasurer of Jackson
county, or doing any other act pre-
scribed to be done by Chapter S, Laws
of 1912, or giving effect, in any man.
ner, to said pretended act"
The injunction proceedings will be
heard by Chancellor Jones on March
7th. Whatever the outcome before
the chancellor an appeal will be taken
to the supreme court for full and
final decision.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
LADY owls HAVE
SECURED LODGE ROOM

The Lady Nest of Owls has secured
lodge room on the second floor of
the Odd Fellows building on Front
street and the meetings of that order
hereafter will be held at that place.
Wednesday night, March 5, at 1880
p. M, is the time for the next meet
ing of this organization, which now
has membership of slxty-one.
The mems nest of Owls donated S100
of the money paid over by T. j.
Thompson to the ladies' nest, although
that branch Of the order did not jain
in the war on. Thompson which result
ed in his paying back 5000 of the
amount collected in this city while en-
gagged in organizing the Order of Owls.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
Supplementary School Fund
Lau is Being Tested

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 2S.-A test case
to secure a supreme court decision
regarding the constitutionality of the
law, passed by the legislature in 1912,
establishing a supplementary school
fund, was instituted here late yester-
day afternoon, when j. E. Pridgen,
represented by Attorney j. M. Varda-
man, son of Senator-elect Vardaman,
secured an injunction in the chancery
court enjoining members of the state
board of education and the state audi
tor from honoring a warrant from
Jackson county.
In 1912 the Legislature passed an
appropriation of $4,000 to be used as
a supplementary school fund for use
in counties that were unable to oper-
ate the constitutional four months
period with money received from the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28

OF beautifying the grounds, which, II
not cared for by constant attention,
will soon become a reproach.
The time will come, it is believed,
when Hattiesburg will feel the real
need of city park, and as Hamper
Park is conveniently situated on the
car line and about an equal distance
between the business center and the
Mississippi State Normal College, 1t
is important that some plan be adopt
ed which will further the original idea
of having this park serve as an attrac-
tive resort for the citizens Of the town
and for visitors who come here. While
the contemplated plans will ultimately
accomplished the desired end, if the
committees views are correct, they
will not involve any great expenditure
of money at the beginning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28

six to six on the question8of guilt or
innocence.
Sherman is also under indictment
for obtaining goods under false pre-
tense from the Floyd Jewelry Com
pany and from Meyer & Schamber, the
total amount of value of the jewelry
alleged to be over $4,000.
On the latter charge Sherman can
not be tried at this term of court as
it adjourns Saturday. His attorneys
will make an effort to secure bond for
him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
YOUNG MARRIED MAN
KILLED BY LlcHTNINl

Lockport, La, Feb. 2S.-Peter Oree
ron, young married man employed %
Smithport plantation, near LockporI
was struck by lightning wednesda5
afternoon and instantly killed. orge
ron, in company with three other labor
ers, was planting cane in the field
when a shower came up. The part
took shelter under a cane wagon e
which four mules were hitched, wher
the bolt of lightning fell, killing the
man and one of the mules, but did MOI
injure any of the others. Besides the
widow, the deceased leaves two small
children. He was considered one u
the most trustworthy and valued EN-
ployes. on the place.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
COMP ANY SAYS IT
COMPLIED With
The LAW
BACK TAX ASSESSMENTS OF So,
2ss,a5o FILED AGAINST HAT.
TIEs5uRe TRACTION CO.

Assessments aggregating $2,23S,25O
were filed Thursday afternoon by
Writ Adams, state revenue agent,
against the Hattiesburg Traction Com.
pany, individually and as purchasers
and owners of the Hattiesburg Gas
Company and the Hattiesburg Light &
Power Company, on which claims for
back taxes are claimed in behalf of
the state of Mississippi, the county Of
Forrest and the city of Hattiesburg for
the years 1907 to 1912, inclusive.
These assessments have been based
on the authorized capital stock of the
several companies, and for 1907. In.
clude an assessment against the gas
company of $4,000 and against the
light and power company of $114,OOO.
The balance of the total assessment is
against the traction company for the
succeeding years, made up as follows:
1908, $433,625; 1909, $4SS,625. 1910.
I$451,OOO; 1911, $426,OOO; 1912, $780,
900.
The authorized capital stock of the
Hattiesburg Traction Company IS
$500, 900. but it has never been claimed
that its stock is a par value on that
basis, or that its physical property had
any such value.
Officials of the company state that
they are well assured of their ability
to show the state revenue agent that
they have strictly complied with the
law in their method of making returns
to the assessors during all the years
included in the assessment now lodged
against them. In fact, they say that
they have complied with the form sug
gested by the state revenue agent fol
the past two years, having obtained
that form from similar corporation
in one of the largest cities of the state
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
MORE THAN $4,000
ADDED To TAX VALUES

During this week, State Revenue
Agent Writ Adams has closed up a
number of cases wherein solvent cred
its have been assessed, with the re-
suit that over $4,000 was added to
taxable values and will be at once paid
on by those assessed.
A large number of others have failed
to respond to the revenue agents no.
tice of assessment, and these will be
subject to legal proceedings, which
will be instituted during the coming
week.
A settlement was reached with w. s.
F. Tatum, in so far as the state and
county are concerned, but the assess
ment for the city has not been adjust
ed, but will in all lprpbahility be ar
ranged during the coming week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
Rosaie's S Army
MUades Capital
OUnited States
(By Associated Press,)

Washington, Feb. 28.-"GeneraE"
Rosalie Jones of the suffrage army"
marched into the capital from New
York shortly before noon today,
through the capitol grounds and down
Pennsylvania avenue, with an escort
of local enthusiasts, which fairly chok-
ed the streets and delayed traffic. 1t
was one of the most remarkable street
demonstrations ever seen here.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
DEWEY HOTEL, SECOND CT
HosTELRy, OCCUPYING A 3
STORY BUILDING.
NOT MORE THAN rs
ESCAPE FROM BUILDIH
Register Destroyed, Making It Inp6
sibIe to Ascertain Number Of Cue
In Hotel or Number of Lives Lost
Only Few Escape.
(By Associated Press.)

Omaha, Feb. 2S.-Loss of life es(
mated all the way from twenty to 81
enty-five resulted from a fire whic
destroyed the Dewey Hotel, secon|
Gloss hostelry occupying a three-stor|
building, today.
The fact that the hotel register We
destroyed will make it difficult to 81
tain a list of the dead, and while I'll
manager of the place states that abou
fifty were registered others who we1
about the hotel declared that man
guests were not registered and thu
the total number was more nearly on
hundred. OF these not more tha|
twenty-five are known to have &
capped.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
EXPECTED PEACE HAS
NOT been SECURED
insurrectlons Break Out In All Sec
tlons, But Heurta Claims That Peace
Will Soon Be stablIshed-"Consti-
tutlonalists" Revolt in Chihuahua.
(By Associated PresS.)

Mexico City, Feb. 2S.-An important
battle between the rebel governor of
Aguas Calientes, Alberto Fuentes D,
and government troops under General
Hidalgo is expected late today.
The state capital is surrounded by
government troops, who, last night,
began the siege.
Governor Fuentes D is entrenched
in the government palace in the center
of the city.
A repetition, on a small scale, of the
street fighting and bombardment
which occurred in Mexico City appears
to be inevitable.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
BURKES COMPANY
OPENS UPTOWN OfFIG|

The Burkes Construction Compar|<
has opened an office in the Batson-Mc
Swain building opposite the KIondyks
Hotel. This company win continue ID
maintain its warehouse on Fron<
street, but win have its sample roon.
office and show window at the ne4
location, where it may be more easiI<
reached by those having dealings VT
the company.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
ANOTHER LEGACY TO
WILSON FROM
TAFT
by Associated PreSs.j

Washington, Feb. S2.-The rejoindel
OF the British government to the last
American note regarding Panama Ca
nal tolls question was delivered today
by Secretary Knox. The negotiations
on the American side will be continued
by Mr.. Knox's successor in office.
1t is understand that the British
note after a repetition of former argu-
ments in support of its original con-
tention contains a fiat proposal for
arbitration Of the issue between the
two countries.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
OMAHA HOTEL FIRE CLAIMS |
LIVES 70. To 70 GUEST
, e<~<<~><~>~A~~~>.
, CLAIMS GOV. WILSON
, HAS INVITED HIM.
(By Associated Press,

= Washington, Feb. 2S.-Ameri- .
= can Minister Beaupre at Havana .
= telegraphed the state department .
= today that former President Cas- .
= tro of Venezeula announced that .
. he had been invited by President .
= elect Wilson to attend the in .
= auguration. He leaves Saturday .
= for Washington, and will return .
= to Havana within a few days. .
= 80 = . = . . <<~> . Q
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28

and Juchitepec, short distance to the
south.
Fearing that they will levy forced
loans and restock their commissary de-
partments from the various towns, the
government has sent them money suf
ficient to maintain them during the
period of the negotiations. If the
negotiations with the zapatistas do not
result in their surrender the govern
ment must begin a campaign with con
ditions reversed-the rebels in posses
sion of a majority of the towns.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
EMILIO MAOERO'S
DEATH CONFIRMED
(By Associated Press.)

washington, Feb. 2S.-Official an
nouncement Of the killing of Emilio
Madero, brother of the former Presi
dent OF Mexico, was contained today
In a dispatch from Ambassador VIII
son, who reported that Madero was
shot while leading a rebel force in
Northern states.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
TURKEY READY TO
SEEK PEACE AGAIN

Sofia, Feb. 2S-Turkey has at last
signified that it is ready to reopen ne
gotiations for ending the Turko-Bal-
kan war on the basis of ceding Adri-
nople to Bulgaria. The announcement
was received here yesterday in a tele-
gram from the Russian government to
which Turkey appealed The Bulgar-
ian council is now considering the sit
uation. No announcement has yet been
made.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
Five Arrests Made.

Mexico City, Feb. 2S.-That investi-
cations now being conducted to de-
termine responsibility for the death of
Madero and Suarez are tending to sup
port the official statements is indicated
by the arrest yesterday of Jose lamar
coma and five others, alleged to have
attempted to rescue the former Presi-
dent and Vice President. They are of
no public prominence. Zamarcona is
classed as their leader. No statement
has been given out as to the result
Of the investigation.
Negotiations with the representa-
tives of rebels, especially the Zapatis-
tas, continue with varying results. The
last commission to confer with the gov
eminent regarding cooperation repre-
sents Genevevo de la o, Amador Sala-
Ear and Felipe Neri, all of whom have
gained regulations for the thorough
ness of their vicious warfare.
Among the conditions set forth is
that all Federal troops be retired from
the state of Morelos and that the gar
risons be composed of an army made
of ex-rebels.
President Huerta has declined to
grant this demand but this has not re-
suited in breaking off negotiations.
Meanwhile men under those leaders
have occupied Ayoteingo and Chico,
near the edge of the Federal district
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
BIG LAND SALE.

Waynesboro, Miss. Feb. 2S,-The R.
P. Cook Real Estate Agency recently
sold to a Pennsylvania syndicate 49,
900 acres of cut-over lands belonging
to the Hiwanne Lumber Company, sit
uated in the northeastern part of this
(Wayne) county, for $4,000 The
company expects to colonize the lands.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
IMPORTANT BATTLE WITH
REBEL GOVERNOR FUEN7ES
= y 80 = <><><<'
= EMPEROR LOST SUIT
= AGAINST TENANT.

= Elbing, Germany, Feb. 2S.--Em- =
= peror William today lost the law
= suit brought against him by a =
tenant farmer, whom, he boasted Z
y during a recent speech, that he
= had thrown out because he was
= no good" The court decided that
y the Emperor could not terminate
y the lease of his tentant, which 4
= ran until 1918. Z
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
New Insurrectlon.

Mexico City, Feb. S2.-An insurree-
tion broke out in the state of Coahuila
with the mutiny of the Thirty-eighth
corps of rurales. The affair was quick
ly ended, however, by General Aubert,
who disarmed the mutineers. The po-
Continued on Page Eight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-28
TWO BATTLESHIPS
RESTORED BY
SENATE
(By Associated PreSs.)

Washington, Feb, 2S.-All the princi-
pal items stricken from the Naval Bill
by the House, including two battle
ships provisions, restored by the Sen
ate Naval committee today with SEN
ator Tillman the only opponent.
The bill will be called up in the
Senate tonight.