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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-09-24
OLD VIOLIN MAKER CLINGS
TO HIS ANCIENT CALLING

~ nv N3NStIiNt SFN1GtiNN
Detroit.-In the heart of the city, |
surrounded by factories and decayed
tenements and overcrowded by tall
buildings, stands little shop that is
an oasis In the desert of noise and
hurry that marks the growth of De-
troit.
1t bears the legend on it's door, 81.
Adolph Krug, violin maker" and as
one steps across the threshold he is
waited out of today and back to old
Germany, where violins have been
made for centuries. For the past
quarter of a century Mr.. Krug has
worked in this little shop at 16 Chap
lain street and watched the city grow
about him. For twenty-five years vio-
building to take up their mission OF
song in all parts of the country, and
yet the shop and the maker have
passed unnoticed to the majority Of
Detroiters.
ut is because do not push" said
Mr.. Krug in his kindly German accents
as he led the way into his shop. Il
have all l can do without trying for
more business. You see, violin can
not be made in a day or in week.
1t takes months, and the maker can
not hurry. Since l have been in this
shop l have made about $50 violins.
have only one left now, and am work
ing on others, but there is no telling
when they will be finished.
And then after an instrument il
finished do not know whether 1t will
play we'll or not. Sometimes the tone
Is excellent, and then l can get BIZ
price for the violin. Others are in
ferior and unless can locate the flav
must dispose of an instrument TO
what can get have been makin
, violins for thirty-five years, and d
, not yet know enough to tell what on
will do until it is finished"
, Then the violin maker turned to hi
v bench and pointed to youth who wa
!. busy vanishing violin. AS the yout
, carefully spread the coat of liquid o
/ the wood the maker smiled in satisfa
n ton.
y HE is my son, Albert" he sal
hol
n this work, and he is getting to kno
= just how to make a violin. He hi
:, the gift of picking out the right woo
and the eye to judge the proper thic
ness to make the backs and soundiI
boards. He is the only one Of my Sol
that can do it, and he will carry
the business for me.
| You see, learned my trade in A
tenburg, Saxony. l spent three yea
as an apprentice, and then l came
| America. Violin makers wernt
| plentiful in those days as they are no
in this country. l had hard work
first to convince people that as goo
violin can be made in Amerira as
the old country
| Here is a Stradivarius that l o
tanned some time ago. 1t Is wor'
5000, because 1t has been played
until the vibration in the wood has b
come very great. That is what max
the tones beautiful. In 200 years Il
violins made today will, believe,
as good as these ancients.
II get most of my wood from e
rope. American wood Is just as goo
but It has not been seasoned loi
enough. The Tyrolean spruce that
used In the backs has been season'
for twenty-five years. Just now
making some violins from pieces
wood that came from an old Flore
tine cathedral. The right kind
wood is hard to get, and often pi'
up odd bits in old buildings. Not
scrap can be wasted. "-Clevelal
Plain Dealer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-09-24
rKF HATIIf.s 81 Ku NEWS

Gopperville, Tenn. to Louisville and
Atlanta; w. p. Brown & Sons Co. .et
al. VS.. L. & N. Railway, on hardwood
lumber rates from Kentucky, Alabama
and Tennessee points to Louisville,
Evansville and Cincinnati.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-09-24
WHY FARMERS HAVE
SUCH A "RAT PROBLEM"
Farm and Fireside says

Farm and Fireside says
"If we avoided piling products
around where rats and mice easily
reach them. and II we kept granaries.
cribs and other places Of storage for
fruit and farm products rat-proof. We
would see or hear very little about
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-09-24

Miss Elise Hanneman, fancy diver
who have Just won a medal for her
diving in the Perry celebration on
Lake Erie. startled champions and
Others when she showed what she
could do In that line in contest given
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
THREE CANDIDATES
ARE AGAIN IN CITY
Miller, King and HuddlestOn
Return From Opening of
Fight in Oneonta

The three candidates for Congress from
this district are again in Birmingham
after having shelled the woods of Blount
county at Oneonta Monday and Tuesday.
Each feels that his reception was ideal.
Jere C. King threw the first pepper
into the campaign when he charged that
one of his opponents, George c. Huddles-
ton, was an advocate of free suffrage for
men and women of all races. Yesterday
Mr.. Huddeston, in his reply charged Mr.
King with Inconsistency in regard to
whisky legislation, and that Mr.. Miller
was receiving the support of the inter
ests."
1t is generally understood that DR.. r.
NJ Cunningham of Ensley will issue a
statement In the near future saying def
initely whether or not he will offer for
Congress. 1t is thought that he will re-
frain from becoming a candidate 1t is
generally believed that the list of entries
is closed.
As to the next meeting of the candi-
dates, there is doubt, and it is problemati-
cal whether or not the mild charges aired
at Oneonta will become more intense as
the campaign progresses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
HUERTA REPORTED
READY TO RESIGN

Mexico City. October 2S.-A report
which gained much currency here to-
night that Gen. Victoriano Huerta
had Offered to resign the presidency In
favor of David de la Fuente, former
minister of communications and the
candidate of the liberal republicans
In the recent election. later was char
acterized as absolutely untrue by tile
Norwegian minister, Michael Strom-
lie. who had been credited with being
one of the principals in the incident.
Stromlie called President Huerta
companied by several other European
diplomats and pointed out to him the
danger of complications with the
United States, expressing a desire to
help MIN avoid these. General Huerta
was said to have responded that IL
the foreign governments would guar
antee the safety of himself. his family
and his property, he was willing to
resign and would choose David de la
Fuente as his successor
When seen late tonight the Norwe-
gian minister said there was not the
slightest foundation for the story. He
denied having seen President Huerta
on any subject that had any connection
with such action.
The American charge d'affaires, Nell
son O'Shaughnessy.. declared he knew
nothing of it.
Senior Moheno. minister of foreign af-
fairs. was In conference for a consider
able time with the President this eve
ming. but the nature of their discus
sion was not disclosed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29

ganized in 1904 This evidence was marked
as one of the exhibits and submitted
Mr.. Rhodes was the last witness on the
stand in the afternoon session, and at the
conclusion of his testimony the court ad-
journed until tomorrow at IL o'clock.
Charges Read by Brickell
At the morning session of the court the
charges and specifications against Judge
Hasty were read by the attorney general,
and r. B. Evins for Judge Hasty an
nounced that the defense would enter a
plea of not guilty. Ray Rushton OF Mont
gomery assisted Attorney General Brick
ell In the prosecution. while Judge Will
liam Cunningham of Linden conducted the
case for the defense. assisted by r. b.
Evins of Greensboro, George Pegram of
Faunsdale B. r. Elmore and w. II. Her.
bert of Demopolis, Robert Jones of Lin
den and l. |. Canterberry of Centreville.
All the members of the supreme court
were present, Chief ]. r. Dowdell presid-
inf The hearing took place In the senate
chamber at the capitol, as the room used
by the supreme court is undergoing re-
pairs. The large senate chamber was ex-
ceedingly cold during the morning session,
and justices of the court, the witnesses
and attorneys were subjected to much
discomfort.
More than 60 witnesses from Marengo
county were at the capitol ready to tes-
tify.
They were put under rules of court and
permitted to circulate around the different
halls and lobbes. Judge Hasty sat with
his lawyers during his trial and frequent-
ly held whispered conferences with them.
1t is believed that the case will be fin
ished at the two sessions tomorrow. About
Is of the men to be examined tomorrow
are character witnesses and 1t Will not
take long for them to offer the testi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29

succeeded in driving the guards slowly
back to the mine.
While fighting outside the stockade.
Guard Angus Alexander WAS killed. Alex
ander had shot a Greek striker through
the leg. the fighting being at very close
range at that time. and another Greek
alleged to have been one OF four who
had attacked the guards. fired bullet
through Alexander's head.
Children Injured
AT Tabasca the two children were the
only injured, but 1t was from this fight
that the one guard was reported miss
ing. About one hundred strikers were en-
gagged by an equal number of mine
guards. While the battle was at its height
strikers dropped a tin bucket full of black
powder with a lighted fuse attached into
the canon at a place calculated to land
it against one of the frame buildings of
the camp. Water from falling snow had
gathered at the point where the bucket
landed and the fuse was extinguished.
At about this time the mine guards
reached the top of the opposite einbank-
ment and began to operate their ma
chine gun, guided by the light of a search
light. Guards from the adjoining camp,
Berwind, hurried to the aid of those at
Tahasca and the strikers deployed along
the hill to this camp after firing from
the machine gun began.
Here the battle was renewed and con-
tinued until o'clock. Late this after
noon militiamen from the Trinidad COM
pany reached the camps in this terri
tory, and by virtue of martial govern
ment closed every saloon in the three
camps. No attempt was made to dis
arm the guards.
Strikers late today could be seen in
the hills within rifle shot of the three
camps and all were heavily armed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
BADAUF is BADLY
CUT IN AFFRAY
WITH ED CAREY

Monk Badauf, a chauffeur, in the en-
ploy of the Florence Taxicab company,
was stabbed through the lungs in an af-
fray last night about $50 o'clock, ty Ed
Carey, another chauffeur, on Second ave-
nue. near Nineteenth street. Carey was
arrested and placed in the city Jail on
the charge of assault with intent to
murder
According TO accounts of the affair,
the trouble between the chauffeurs start
ed Monday, when it is said that Badauf
was discharged from the employ of the
Taxicab company and trouble with Ca
rey followed. Carey is alleged to have
bought a long knife yesterday morning
snd when Badauf approached him last
night Carey is said to have drawn his
knife and stabbed Badauf through the
lungs.
At the Hillman hospital, where Badauf
was removed, 1t was stated at an early
hour this morning that he was in O
very critical condition but that unless
pneumonia set in he had an even chance
of recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
EUROPEAN POWERS
TO AWAIT ATTITUDE
OF UNITED STATES
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a new government could be established
without intervention. This would nee
essitate a cessation of all hostilities
and cooperation on the part of Mexican
revolutionfsts.
An evidence of the sincerity of France
in the proposed cooperative Mexican
policy came today In a request by that
government that the United States send
a warship to protect here citizens =
San Ignacio, Sinaloa, on the Pacific
coast of Mexico. The state department
received the request late in the day
and tonight was making plans to ac-
eede to it..
John Barrett, director general of the
Pan American union, telegraphed the
Presidopt tonight that the Latin-Amer-
lean diplomats at the Southern Com
mercial congress had been profoundly
impressed by his Mobile speech. Mr..
Barrett suggested that the full text of
the address be sent to all legations
and embassies in Central and South
America by the state department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
HOBSON'S LIQUOR BILL is
GOOD CAMPAIGN THUNDER

tion and Importation of alcoholic liquors.
OF course, the fact that Hobson is not
here to urge the immediate consideration
of this measure does not rob 1t of its
campaign thunder.
The process of offering a measure in
the House is a simple one. 1t is SO simple,
in fact, that rank outsider may intro
duce a bill, and no one be the wiser until
the fact is noted in the Congressional
Record. For example a day or so ago
Representative Cary of Wisconsin made
protest that bill had been intro
duced to which his name was attached
without authority There is box on the
speakers rostrum which is used as a
receptacle for bill which members desire
to introduce, so Hobson presented his
bill by forwarding it to his secretary who
deposited 1t in the box for the purpose.
Word going out that the measure is of
fered gives the impression that in his pur-
suit of the demon rum, Mr.. Hobson is
ever alert and active.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
PURSE
SNATCHER ARRESTED

Olato Reeder, negro, was arrested
yesterday morning by Detectives Ray and
Gray and placed in the city jail on the
charge of highway robbery.
The arrest of Reeder is considered at
police headquarters as highly important
as it is felt that the detective Depart
ment has at last captured the notorious
purse -snatcher who has terrorized the
residential districts for SO many months
past. Reeder was arrested for snatching
purse which contained a check and
the negro indorsed the check and placed
1t in a bank for collection. His capture
followed and after a long session with
the detectives at headquarters ne admit
ted his guilt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
PRESIDENT WILSON
BACK At CAPITAL
Declines to Discuss Mexican
Situation
ENJOYED MOBILE TRIP
Executive Pleased With ROusing
Demonstration Accorded Him in
the South = Amusing
Incidents Told

Washington, october 2S.-Presdent Will
son returned to the capital tonight at
l0:s0 o'clock from Mobile, Ala, and mo-
tored Immediately to the White House.
He had nothing to say about Mexico.
On account of the many phases Of the
situation that had arisen in his absence,
the President was unwilling to say until
he had conferred with other administra-
tion officials what would be the next
step by the United States When asked
II the United States would announce a
new course of action to bring peace in
Mexico or allow the previous reputation
of last Sundays election to stand as his
fixed policy, he said:
IT an not discussing Mexico at present
with anybody or making any comments
on the situation there"
The President told his friends that he
rarelG had enjoyed trip SO much as he
did fyS journey to and from Mobile He
got such a spontaneous welcome every
where en- route that tonight he had a
pair of weary hands which had been
pressed by thousands during the day as
his train sped through North Carolina
and Virginia. once the President got
off stretched his legs and mounted the
engine to see Engineer n. S. Hunter
proudly exhibit his locomotive with Its
gilded American eagle on its headlight.
"Ciimb down backwards" admonished
Engineer Hunter.
''Hate to Back Out
"I hate to back out of anything"
laughed the President as he descended.
The President had given orders not to
have the train make any unnecessary
stops, but 1t ran slowly through scores
of villages where big crowds cheered as
they got glimpse of the executive. The
President, however, requested a stop at
Culpepper, Va, the home of DR.. Cary It.
Grayson, u. s. N, the Presidents ply
sician and constant companion. DIR. Gray
son said a through train had not stopped
there In five years.
1.-THE whole town will be there" he
told the President enthusiastically as he
noted that 2201 persons were found there
stop at Culpepper, there was only one
man at the station and It was very
dark.
DO you know anyone in the crowd?'
asked the President soemnly.
"Oh. yes." replied the doctor, somewhat
crestfallen, that's Cooney Hansborough
but he meets all trains anyhow"
AT Charlottesville, Va. a big crowd of
university students gave the President a
college yell and invited him to attend
their football game next Saturday.
At Evington, Va, the President gave
the feminine contingent asket of flow
ers. Governor Craig of North Carolina
aud his staff paid their respects at Char
lotte, N. C. The entire trip was made on
schedule time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
STARTLING CHARGE
MADE BY GORMAN IN
IMPEACHMENT CASE
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inspected the accounts of Judge Hasty
in the courthouse at Linden. but that
the examination had not been made In
the office of the probate Judge but in
another room.
Fl. Y Brooke, examiner of public ac-
counts, followed Major German on the
stand. He testified that he examined
the accounts of Judge Hasty in Au-
gust, 1909.
Hasty Cautioned by Brooke
Il told him at that time that unless
he changed his methods of keeping his
accounts that he would lay himself liza
BILE to a trial on charge of peonage,"
said Examiner Brooks. Attorney Evins
for the defense objected to this state
ment.
Judge Hasty Is not being tried for
peonage." said MIR. Evins.
Examiner Brooke said that the book
in which the docket of the Marengo
court was kept was antiquated He
said ii was not large enough to con-
tain the proper records in cases and
declared that in the space allotted there
was not room enough to enter the de-
cree.
After a few questions under cross
examination the attorneys for the de-
state called Alex McGinnis, a negro, to
the stand. McGinnis says that he had
paid Judge Hasty $87 as a fine for his
brother. Coleman McGinnis. but that
the transacation was a personal one
with the judge. He said that j. j. King
of Marengo county had come to him
recently and obtained the records In
the transaction he had with Judge
Hasty.
Check Identified
c. Il. Bailey. a farmer of Marengo
county. was called to the stand and
identified a check for $50 which he
declared he had paid to Judge Hasty
as fine for a negro that worked on
the Bailey farm. He said he had only
paid t~-o checks to Judge Hasty and
that each was for fine assessed
against negro farm hand on the
Bailey place
In order to show that Judge Hasty had
kept personal account at the Bank
OF Linden, and had kept some of the
funds paid him as probate judge in this
account, the state called w. e. Rhodes,
cashier of the bank. to the stand. Attor-
ney Ray Rushton for the state declared
that he believed that the state could show
that he deposited county funds in his
personal account. After a short argu-
ment between attorneys for the defense
and for the state over the question of the
admissibility Of this testimony, the court
overruled the objection of the defense and
permitted the witness to proceed.
Mr. Rhodes submitted full record of
the account of Judge Hasty, which COW
cred the time since his bank was Or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
Colorado Coal Fields in
State of InsurrectiOn;
State Troops Hurried to
the Scene of Fighting
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wounded, were the casualties of the three
fights-one here, one at Tabasca, and the
other at Hastings.
The most serious fighting took place at
Hastings. where the mine guard was
killed and the strikers wounded. The
mine camp had been hemmed In on two
sides by the strikers who climbed the
steep hills of either side of the canon dur
ing the night and at daylight began
shooting into the camp
Mine officials had been notified that
Marshal Robinson with deputies was on
his way to the mine camps, and when
the fighting started they made a rush
out of the stockade in an attempt to To-
cate the marshal's party. Not more than
% guards were defending Hastings when
the miners attacked them and for almost
an hour the battle waged in the hills
surrounding the mine Then the strikers,
who numbered approximately 300 men,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
Suffers From Burns

Newport News, October 2S.-Hemmed
in by flames in the foundry room of the
battleship New Jersey tonight when
a gasoline tank exploded, one man suf-
fered probably fatal burns, while two
others were badly burned. The names
of the victims were not obtainable. Ono
seaman is said to have held a torch
light near the gasoline drum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
Negro Woman Cut

Annie Brown, a negro woman, was seri-
ously cut by Simon Lewis, a negro, yes
terday afternoon at Avenue and Twen-
ty-second street. The negro woman was
sent to the Hillman hospital, where ii
was stated that she would recover. The
negro Lewis was arrested and placed in
the city Jail, charged with assault with
intent to murder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
Training Ship Arrives

Havana, October 2s.-The Mexican train
ing ship Zaragosa arrived here today
from Vera Cruz. On board, under strict
guard, were the members of the embassy
to Japan, of which General Felix Diaz
was the head. They had been arrested
at Vera Cruz for disobeyink orders to
remain at Havana and went with Gem
eral Diaz to Mexico.
The prisoners were not allowed to land
and Col Adolfo Martinez, who is in
charge of them, said he would await in
structions from his government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
Snow in Kansas

Kansas Ciyt, October 2s.--Snow covers
central and northern Kansas and west
ern Missouri tonight with temperatures
10 degrees below freezing. Various
places reported from two to five inches
of snow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
DiaZ Not in Danger

Mexico City October 2S-The taking
of refuge on an American warship by
General Felix Diaz is regarded by gov
ernment officials as an act of cowardice.
for which there was no Justification.
Diaz, it is insisted, was In no danger.
Had he accepted the overtures of Cen
eral Huerta he would have been treated
with every considera tion according to
Foreign Minister Moheno -
Senior Moheno considered the conduct
OF General Diaz as unpatriotic, cowardly
and inexplicable. Every guarantee was
assured Diaz, the minister said. and un
usual honor was shown him In dispatch
Ing special train and putting the school
ship at his disposal He declared to-
night he could not conceive upon what
General Diaz based the fear which pos
sessed him.
Prestige Gone Forever
what prestige Diaz enjoyed with the
Mexivan people is gone forever. declared
, Senior Moheno. General Diaz is now a
private citizen by virtue of his resig-
nation from the army, and for that rea-
son his acts according to declarations
OF officials, are of little moment to the
government
Jose Luis Requena, who was on the
ticket with Diaz. said he had no posi-
tive information regarding the flight OF
General Diaz, but if reports were true.
Diaz undoubtedly had good reasons for
his course. He said he had positive
| PROOF that the government was not act
| ing in good faith in the matter of the
election.
| Among Mexicans there is a division
| OF opinion, many believing that Diaz
would have Jared badly had he listened
TO Huertas overtures. On the other hand
II Is asserted that the bearing of Diaz
| throughout affairs last year was that of
man lacking moral and physical cour-
age.
| Foreign Minister Moheno expressed the
opinion tonight that no international com
| plications would follow The American
charge had no comment to make on the
subject
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
Merrimac Hero Introduces
Measure by Proxy While
He Campaigns in State.
Process Simple
by c. E. STEWART

Washington. October 2S.-(Special)
Representative Hobson is down In Ala
bama beating the bushes for votes in his
campaign but he is not neglecting to
introduce bills in Congress
By proxy today there was a resolution
introduced in the House in his name, pro-
posing a constitutional amendment pro-
hibiting the manufacture, sale, exporta-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-29
Fighting Resumed

Mexico City, October 2S-FightinE has
been resumed at Monterey, according to
late advices received here. Telesraphic
communication. which was re-estabItshed
after the frst attack. has again been
cut. serious uprising is also reported
among the Oaxaca Indians. The Indians
are said to be we'll supplied with arms
and ammunition.