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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-04
CROSS COUNTRY RUN
Is WON BY A ssPREP"I

Aberdeen, S. D.-Many of those
who promised to enter the second
annual Granger cross country trophy
cup race walled to show up yesterday
but despite that fact the race as run
was close and exciting. The course
81 miles and George w. Faulk-
ner of Burkmere, S. D.. a student in
the preparatory department of the
State college at Bookings, won the
race in 20 minutes. ALP seconds.
Thomas W, Starchan OF Crelsea, win
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-04
KENTUCKY RANK IS
CLOSED; OWES $3oo.o 600

Yates Center. Ky.-The Yates Cen
ter National Bank closed today by
d of Bank Examiner A. C. Cutler,
with liabilities of $500, 600. Failure
to realize on securities was given as
the cause of the failure. The assets,
II realized on. are said to be in ey-
cess. OF the liabilities,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-04

Fner of the cup last year, was second
in 30 minutes, Az seconds. Captain
Merle Legler of the Bookings team
came in third, and the other runners
finished in the following order
Louis Podoll. Aberdeen Floydc
Sllortridge, Aberdeen; G. A. Merkle,
Aberdeen; Peter Kloffenstein, Aber-
deem.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-04

not a fit person to have control of
them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
Rockefeller Agrees Through
Attorney to Accept SerUrce

New York. Jan. 4.-William Rookie
feller has agreed through his counsel,
John A. Graver, to accept service of
a subpoena to appear on Jan. 13 be-
fore the Pujo committee Of the House
of Representatives at Washington in
vestigating the money trust" accord
ing to announcement made last night
at the offices of Samuel Untermeyer,
counsel for the committee.
Mr.. Untermeyer in behalf of the COM
mittee, it was stated, has by the direc-
ton of Chairman Pujo, accepted this
offer.
No intimation of the whereabouts of
Mr.. Rockefeller was contained in the
statement.
Sergeant-at-Arms Riddell of the
House of Representatives, made a
formal demand at the house of William
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
Ottoman Delegates Will
Not Giue Up Adrianople

absolutely determined not to surren-
der the fortress of Adrianople or the
islands in the AEGEAN Sea, according
to statement made this morning.
The Turks, however, may make other
concessions in the province of Adria-
nople.
DR.. Daneff, chief of the Bulgarian
delegation, said:
I'VE expect the Turks will be un-
able to give us acceptable peace con-
ditions. Negotiations then will be
broken. We have an army which can
continue the war" He added, how
ever, if the Turks wish to appeal to
the European powers the allies could
not prevent them doing so.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
State Treasurer Forwards
$6I5,OOO on Bond Payment

Special to The Netos.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 4.-State Treas
urer P. S, Stovall last night mailed
to the New York banking firm of Kid
der & Co. draft for $615,OO0, the
amount due, with interest, on a note
against the state for borrowed money,
due Jan. Is. The money will reach
New York by Monday, it is thought
Treasurer Stovall has been working
hard to have the sheriffs in the state
remit promptly the sums they have
collected for taxes, and when he fin
ished his long distance telephoning
yesterday he said:
This is absolutely the hardest days
work have ever done"
In speaking of the financial condi-
ton of the treasury, Mr.. Stovall said
that he had collected a little more
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04

than enough to pay the New York
note, and that he now would begin
to pay Confederate veteran warrants
and other obligations. He believed
that by the tenth of this month there
would be enough money in the treas
ury to meet every obligation that is
due up to that time.
This means that about 100000 is
to be received and paid out within the
next few days. With the $615,000 sent
to New York last night the total
amount paid out by the treasurer by
the 10th will be approximately one
million dollars. Most of this will have
been collected since the 25th of las
month"; Some of the money is from
the sale of cotton by the prison de
partment of the state government, bu
/ \
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04

Rockefeller Friday evening for def
mite answer as to whether Mr.. Rookie
feller was there.
Accompanied by two deputies, the
sergeant-at-arms rode up to the house
in taxicab and rang the front door
bell several times. Getting no answer,
he rang the bell at the side door. A
maid opened the door and Mr.. Riddell
said:
81 want to see Mr.. William Rookie.
feller."
The maid replied: "Mr. Rockefeller
is not here"
"In the name of the House of Rep
resentatives of the United States, "
said Mr.. Riddell, 81 ask that l be
permitted to see Mr.. Rockefeller"
81 am sorry but he is not here" an
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
suPT. OF EDUCATION ISSUES A
STATEMENT IN REGARD TO
EDUCATIONAL CONDITION.
SAGE FOUNDATION PLACES
STATE in 45TH PLACE
Wants People OF State To Take Notice
OF The Standing And Cooperate for
lmprovements-children Must Have
Better Than s21o Year Teachers.
Special to The Neaos.

Special to The Neaos.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 4-State Super
intendent of Education Powers today
issued a statement in regard to edu-
cational conditions in Mississippi, af-
ter he read report of the Russell
Sage Foundation, of New York. which
put Mississippi in 45th place of the
states of the union in general educa-
tional efficiency.
The superintendent showed that the
number of negro children in school
exceeded the whites by more than
100000, and assigns this as one reas.
on. In his statement he urges the
people to take more interest in mat
ters educational, and appeals to the
press to assist in building up. the state
educational system. He urges the
need of better schools and better
school buildings. gives valuable and
interesting figures which he recently
compiled, after several weeks Of hard
work, and says he hopes the people
will take note of the educational
standing of the state.
The statement of Superintendent OF
Education Powers. in full, is as fol-
lows:
Negro Population Nearer Standard Law
Il have seen the full educational re-
port of the Sage Foundation, but have
4 not found time to verify the figures in
the report. | am, therefore, not sure
that the figures given are correct.
This report seems to be based on
the length of the school year and the
attendance Of the children Of school
age. On such basis our standard is
naturally low by comparison. note
that the three other states given by
the report lower standard than Mis-
siSsippi are states which have large
negro population. It must be remem-
bered that in the states where we
have a large negro population the edu-
cational efficiency based as above is
much lower than in those states where
such population is small. We have
done pretty well when we take into
consideration the great burden we are
bearing. The negro pays but little
tax and it is no little burden upon the
state to educate him. Why, this state
has today 1896 educable children
and of this number 425,967 are ne
groes. This gives the state 114,57S
more negro children than whites. For
ty-one counties in Mississippi have
larger negro population than white.
Ii is any wonder that we have had
CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
NEWS AGENT AND NEGRO PoR-
TER LOSE LIVES IN WRECK
ON N. o. M. G. C. NEAR LEAF
BRIDGE FOREMAN ONLY
WHITE AMONG INJURED
J. E. erayson of Harvey Suffered Frac-
tured Arm-Injured People Brought
to Hattiesburg Hospital Last Night
and All Expected to Recover.

Two people were killed and thirteen
injured when the combination bag
gage and passenger coach in train No.
3 on the main line of the New Orleans,
Mobile & Chicago railroad at 1918
o'clock Friday afternoon jumped the
track at a trestle one mile north Of
Leaf, and plunged to the bottom of
the creek below, crushing the car as
though it were shell.
The news agent, Oscar Sheppard,
of Mobile, and Jim Norwood, the ne
gro porter, were instantly killed. j.
e. Grayson of Harvey, the bridge
foreman of the road, who at the time
of the wreck was in the same COM
partment with the two who were
killed, was the only white person
among the injured brought to the hos
pital. He sustained fracture of the
right arm and was badly bruised about
the face and head.
The Injured.
Besides Mr.. Grayson, twelve negro
passengers were injured. They are:
Bud Balton, Beaumont, leg broken
and teeth knocked out.
Jim Shannon, Moss Point, internal
injuries and body bruised.
Richard Williams, McLain, internal
injuries.
A. T. Eaton, Laurel, neck, shoulders
and head bruised.
Octavia Davis, Cleveland, Ala, jaw
broken and shoulder injured
Will Thomas, Mcintosh, Ala, nose
split and partly gone.
Beatrice Williams, McLain, back
hurt and body bruises.
Eta Jones, Howison, Miss, head and
side bruised and internal injuries.
Julia Hannah, Ware, Miss, body
bruises
Irene Hyde, Lucedale leg broken.
Georgia Shannon, Moss Point, ribs
broken.
S. E. Mccormick, Heidelberg, face
and side bruised.
Within thirty minutes after the ac
cident, Doctors Green and Copeland
from McLain were at the scene of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
WILL Fight CASE TO
HIGHEST AMERICAN COURT
Hearing viii Be Given Jan. Before
Federal Judge HoIt-stormy PetreI
Had Already Made Steamer Reserva-
tions For Return to Europe.
(By Associated Press.)


New York, Jan. 4.-Judge Holt of the
Federal court today directed that the
writ of habeas corpus he granted yes
terday in the case of Cipriano Castro,
be made returnable Jan. 6, and Castro
be held at Ellis Island pending deci-
sion.
1t cost Castro S40O to cancel his
isteamer reservations. He declares he
intends to fight his case to the high
est American court.
The Federal courts were invoked
Friday in behalf of Cipriano Castro,
and writ of habeas corpus was grant
ed to bring him before a judicial trib-
unal, which may determine the cause
of his detention at this port. 1t was
alleged in the application that the for
mer President of Venezuela was be-
/ ing Illegally held at the immigration
station on Ellis Island here, where he
has been detained since his arrival on
French liner last Tuesday, and the
court will be asked to set him at lib
erty.
Castro, Immediately upon finding his
right to land was being questioned,
had decided to return voluntarily to
Europe and engaged passage on the
steamer Amerika, sailing tomorrow
for Hamburg. Friday, however, as
soon as he learned the writ had been
granted he cancelled his passage.
The starting of local proceedings to
determine the status of Castro came
as a surprise, for the former Venezue.
Ian executive apparently had given up
without especial regret his declared
intention of paying this country a
sightseeing visit and had declared his
desire to return to Europe as quickly
as a steamer could carry him.
/ The proceedings it was stated last
night at the offices of George Gordon
Battle, who applied for the writ, grew
out of visit paid to Ellis Island Thurs
day by Harold A. Content, connected
with Battles law firm. He reported to
Mr.. Battle, who advised the visit Mr..
Content stated that after talking with
Castro be believed the Venezuelan was
being held in violation of the immigra-
tion laws and that improper questions
were being put to him in an effort to
make him commit himself and thus
give specific cause for OBTAINING him,
If that proved necessary. 1t was then
determined to apply for the writ, Gin
the interests of public citizenship"
The petition declared that because
of restrictions imposed upon communi-
cation with Castro, it had been impos-
sible to get his signature to the petit
ton. 1t was declared, however, that
/ Castro desired to be discharged and
/ to be allowed to land, and that he had
instructed the petitioner to make the
pending application in his behalf
The concluding paragraph declared
that Castro was being detained with
out authority of law and in violation
of his rights, privileges and immuni-
ties under the Constitution and laws
of the United States, for the reason
that he is not within any of the classes
excluded by law from admission into
this country"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
CHANGE IN COMMAND
OF ATLANTIC FLEET


Washington, jan 4.--Rear Admiral
Hugo Osterhaus was today relieved of
the command of the Atlantic fleet by
Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger, for
some time past aid for inspections at
the navy department. Rear Admiral
Osterhaus has been assigned to duty
with the general board of the navy,
with station in this city. The new
commander of the Atlantic fleet will
take the fleet at once to Southern wat
ers for series of maneuvers. During
the winter the fleet will visit Colon
by divisions, in order to give the Of
ficers and enlisted men an opportun.
ity to see the wonders of the Panama
Canal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
TO STUDY ENGLISH
ARMY DISCIPLINE.

New York, Jan. 4.-Among the trans
atlantic passengers sailing from New
York today was Major Charles B.
Hatch, of the United States Marine
Corps, who has been sent abroad on
a rather interesting mission Major
Hatch is in charge of the naval disci-
plinary barracks at Port Royal, s. c.,
and the purpose of his visit to Europe
is to study the system of discipline
in the British army and navy, espe-
cially the detention system in force
at the Adershot barracks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
united CHARITIES
ASSOCIATION
PLANNED
MEETING OF THOSE INTERESTED
IN ORGANIZATION WILL MEET
NEXT MONDAY.

A meeting of all those interested
any way with charitable or benevol
work, has been called for three ocl,
Monday afternoon at the Masonic I
in this city, when an effort will
made to organize a united chart
association.
The Masonic lodge has taken
initiative in the movement and
committee from that order has
up the subject with the other 0
tin the city and also with the chu
Z A number have taken action !
pointing committees to cooper
the movement so as to make
tinctly a community organizatif
In all large cities there are
found such organizations.
smaller cities find that much
results are obtained by organi
The general public as wei
organized bodies of benevolel
ers are urged to attend the nj
That such an organization
iii Hattiesburg has long be
and now that it is propos
something in this line, it
that large number of inter
ties will be on hand
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
STAY OF SENTENCE
FOR CONVICTED
iron WORKERS
JUDGE BAKER OF U. S. COURT OF
APPEALS GRANTS WRIT OF
sUPERsEDEAs AT CHICAGO.
= = = . = . . 80 <%%%%<
. PLANNING TO FURNISH =
. BAIL FOR PRISONERS. .
(By Associated Press.)

= Chicago, Jan. 4.-Labor leaders y
: in many cities are planning to =
= furnish bail for the tLirty-two .
= men convicted of the dynamite y
. conspiracy and now in the fed =
= eral prison at Leavenworth, =
= Structural iron workers living in :
= Chicago hope to rush assistance =
y to the prisoners attorneys with =
= out delay. Those who own real .
= estate are expected to come for =
= ward as sureties. Z
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04

Chicago, Jan. A writ of super
sedeas staying execution of the SEN
terces imposed on the dynamite con-
spirators recently convicted at Indian
apolis was issued by the United States
circuit court of appeals here Friday.
Bail was based on the number of
years which the prisoners have been
sentenced to serye-s1O,OOO for each
year
Thus Ryan's bail was fixed at $70,-
900. Those who received sentences
of six years must furnish 100000; four
years, $4,000, and SO on down to s1O,-
0aG for the one-year sentences.
Judge Baker, who delivered the opin-
ion of the court states that Judge
Anderson, before whom the alleged
conspirators were tried, would be au-
thorized to pass on any bonds offered.
The judge said that in cases like
that at indianapolis, where a writ of
supersedeas has been applied for be.
fore sentence has been executed, il
is not usual to expedite the carrying
out of the sentence. but to await action
by the court of appeals.
In fixing the amount of bail, the
judges were impressed by the fact
that the offenses charged against the
defendants are not extraditable. Fol
this reason bail was fixed at amounts
which the court said would make it Of
interest to the sureties to see that the
defendants do not leave the jurisdic
ton Of the court,
Judge Baker said in granting the
petition:
when the question raised in the
petition for supersedeas are not friv
olous and are prosecuted in good faith
and not for the obvious purpose of de
lay, then the writ should be granted
We deem this fitting opportunity tc
express the view that when a judg
ment of Imprisonment has been ren
dered and the defendants have applied
for a writ of supersedeas, the represen
tative of the government should not
demand an execution of the sentence
until the question OF granting the su
persedeas has been finally passed
upon.
ut seems to us that these cases
come within the ordinary practice OF
admitting convicted persons to bail
pending the settlement of the appeal.
Newton Harding, of Indianapolis, OF
counsel for the defense, modified the
earlier optimism with reference to
securing bail. He said after hearing
the decision:
1 eve expect to exhaust every means
at our command to obtain bail foi
every defendant Just what success:
we will have remains to be seen, as
the bonds are unusually high, and WI
appreciate the difficulty of obtaining
sureties for these large sums.
It is certain that bonds will be oh
tanned for at least half dozen of tn
! defendants"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
(By Associated PresS.)

Newport News, Jan. THE steam
er Julia Luckenback, from Port Tam
pa to Baltimore, was sunk in Chesa-
peake Bay yesterday morning, after a
collision with the British steamer In
d-akuala. Twenty-Five lives were lost.
including Captain Gilbert and wife.
Eight men, including the second mate
of the Luckenback, were taken from
the rigging after clinging six hours in
the gale, which was sweeping the bay
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
Steamer Sunk in Bay;
Twenty- Two Lives Lost

York, is half a million dollars with
toll of three lives lost Numerous
small craft sunk along the coast and
probably more than thirty lives were
lost, including victims of the wrecked
steamer Julia Luckenback.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04

y RECHAD PASHA ORDERED
y TO REJECT ULTIMATUM. .
fBu Associated Press.l

y Constantipole, Jan. 4.-The .
= Turkish Council of Ministers this .
. afternoon telegraphed fresh in =
= structions to Rechad Pasha, head =
= of the Turkish delegation at the .
. London peace conference. The .
= Ottoman plenipotentiary is or =
= dered, it is declared, to reject the .
= ultimatum Of the Balkan allies. .
. 80 . 80 = = = . q q . . Q Q
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04

Coast Swept From Florida To Maine.
New York, Jan. 4.-Reports of dam
age done by the gale, which swept the
Atlantic coast yesterday, reveals that
a clean sweep of telegraph wires has
been made from Jacksonville to Maine
and several million dollars worth OF
property destroyed.
The damage in the vicinity of New
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04

Conference Postponed Until Monday.
London, Jan. 4.-The peace confer
ence, which Fas to have met again
this afternoon was postponed until
Monday at the request of the Turks
who are awaiting final instructions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
Body of Laie
Ambassador is
Laid to Rest
(Bv Associated Press.)

New York, Jan. 4.-The body Of
Whitelaw Reid, late ambassador to
Great Britain, was carried to its last
resting place today in Sleepy Hollow
Cemetery at Tarrytown. President
Taft, Cabinet officers, representatives
of the army and navy and hundred,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
MEN CELEBRATE

:, Jan. 4.-The Mod
America, the largest
ary society in the
lrty years old tomor-
,eived at the general
he order in this city
4 anniversary will be
lebrated by the local
1t the country.
ye Of the society was
IN, 5, 1888, at Clinton,
er than a dozen mem
present time the total
the fraternity is con-
Scess of 100000. Lo-
st in every state, with
of two. and in four West
of Canada. In the thir-
existence the order has
'ly $116,OOO,OOO in bene-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
CIRCUIT court TO
CONVENE MONDAY
MORNING
HEAVIEST CIVIL DocKE
TORY OF THE COUNTY
is FOR 7 wEE

When Circuit Court cow
day morning Judge Paul /
will have for consideration
docket ever presented to
judge in this county. The
been accommodating for a "
and included in their mum
arge number of damage
enormous sums. Practfca
railroad and a number of
porations doing business !
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
THE MARKETS.
(By Associated PreSs.)

Chicago, Jan, 4.-Wheat steady;
opening shade higher to shade lower.
Provisions firm; five cents up.
New Orleans, Jan. 4.-Cotton closed
steady at a net advance of one point.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
Bailey
gns; Johnson
Successor
IAssociated Press.l

2 AooVUIuFVW ITt"o'J
Texas, Jan. The appoint
n. M, Johnston, editor of the
Post, as SUCCESSOR to Joseph
y ih the Unitet States Senate
errh expiring Aext March was
ed by GovernSr colquitt to-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
o BE ARGUED.


"A formidable
supreme court
when it recon
the holiday re-
likely that some
may be handed
day. The deci-
70 cases and the
shts of the Union
in the distribu-
Pacific stock are
are awaited with
mt cases docketed
the supreme court
is the suit of the
i'll Haven Railway
ne collector Of in
Philadelphia. This
overnment's right
I corporations that
properties, winch
lied by the lower
If finally decided
ment, will involve
ldred thousand dol
ice there are thou
rporations which
operties and which
he decision.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
Ley IReslans Erbm Senate.

ley Resigns FPm Senate.
ington. Jan. -Joseph w.
rendered his resignation as SEN
ON Texas to Senator Gallinger.
snt pro tenn Of The Senate, and
d Governor colsuitt BY tele-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
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the throttle.
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ain and went
put suffered no
the experience
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doing well this
atalities are eX-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04

Determined to Hold Adrlanople.
London, Jan. 4.-The Ottoman dele
gates to the peace conference have
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04

Durg nave damf lsuits agalllle enela. 4
The entirs !, has been set FOR
the FIRST ! & = of the term, but
juries In for the full
90 it win prob
'of TIE Govt
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-04
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