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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
WILL PROBABLY BE MADE
Highway Commission Confident It Can
Arrange to Handle the Issue Locally
And on Terms euch Better Than
Any Proposed by Bidders. as

The board of supervisors this morn
ing opened the bids for the 100000
good roads bonds, which the county
proposes to sell for beats one and
three, and rejected all of them.
John Nuveen & Co., of Chicago.
were the only bidders who complied
with the requirement for a certified
check with their bid. Their offer
was to pay s1O1,O1o and to furnish
the autographed bonds, on condition
that they be issued in denominations
OF $1,000 and made payable $500 an
nually February l. 1913 and each year
thereafter till February 1st, 1882. the
balance to be due Feby. /. 1888, and
to bear interest at rate Of 5 IL per
cent.
A. j. Hood & Co. offered $4,000 fat
and the lithographing, provided the
bonds be made payable $500 Feb. 1,
1928, and $500 each year thereafter
till 1888, when the remainder shall
become due, provided the rate is
made per cent, and the right to
prepayment is waived Bonds to be
paid for $25.OOO at time as mutually
agreed.
Seasongood & Mayer stated in their
letter that they were unwilling to fig
ure on the bonds at the 5 per cent
rate, but if the rate is increased they
are willing to submit bid.
The County Highway commission
feel quite confident they can make
local arrangements to handle the en-
tire issue on terms that are satisfac-
tory, and much better, than any pre-
pared by the bond houses bidding.
The commission is today looking into
this matter and will report to the
board some time Wednesday.
In the event this commission should
fail to dispose of S per cent bond
as high as par, it VIII become neces-
sary for the board of supervisors to
re-advertise the sale of the bonds
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
S. / Ferguson to Engage in
Sand and GraueL Business

AS shown by reports recent real
estate conveyances, S. j. Ferguson,
whose home is Meridian, but who has
for years had large property inter-
ests in Hattiesburg, has just acquired
title to three tracts of land in Hat
tiesburg containing in the aggregate
twenty-seven acres for which he paid
$14,5O0.
The property which is all blocked
up, lying east of the southern extern
sion of the Mississippi Central rail-
road within the city limits, is said to
be underlaid with gravel strata of
such depth as to be practically mex
haustible. Mr.. Ferguson will begin at
once the excavation for a pond to be
used in connection with the mining
and shipping of gravel The machin-
cry has been ordered and prepara-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
DAUGHTER CHARGES
FATHER WITH
CRUELTY
c. E. TUCKER ARRESTED AND
PLACED IN CITY YJAlL-PRELlM-
MARY TRIAL TOMORROW.

C. E. Tucker was arrested by Depu-
ty Sheriff Cahal Monday afternoon on
a charge of assault and battery with
intent to kill, upon his daughter, Miss
Ida May, who reported in person at
the sheriff's office.
Upon information given by the
young woman an affidavit charging
assault and battery with intent was
made returnable before Justice of the
Peace Greer and Tucker was at once
arrested. His appearance bond was
fixed at $1,000, which he was unable
to furnish and he was locked up in
the city Jail to await hearing before
Justice Greer at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
When the young lady reported at
the sheriff's office it was manifest that
she had been severely beaten She
stated that her father threw her to
the floor and whipped her with piece
OF ceiling, and that she and her mother
had been terrorized by her father
since Saturday night. Also that in
leaving home she had to pretend that
she was on her way to school to es-
cape his threat to detain her
At the request of the sheriff Doctors
Donald and Turner made an examina-
tion of the young lady's condition and
they will be prepared to give testi-
mony relative thereto at the hearing
tomorrow afternoon
Tucker was recently put under a
peace bond, after his wife had shot
him in the shoulder, during a disturb
ance in which she claimed he was
trying to shoot her Subsequently
Mrs. Tucker signed a document in
which she gave her consent for the
annulment of that bond and certified
that the differences between her hus-
band and herself had been compro-
missed and settled.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
New Police Chief Makes
Pointed Address tc Force

At o'clock Monday night, Chief of
Police Bennett summoned the entire
police force to meet him at the city
hall, where, in the presence of Mayor
Batson, he made them an address with
reference to their duties, in which he
stated that they were the guardians of
the peace of this city; that they had
been selected because they were DEEM
ed capable of exercising coolness and
fearlessness in the discharge of their
duty, which requires them to see that
the lives and property of the people
are protected and the ordinances OF
the city observed. He stated that Hat
tiesburg is not entitled to the reputa-
ton of being "a wide open town.
and 1t is the purpose of the police de-
partment to see that it does not get
such a reputation. The chief stated
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
DEATH FOLLOWS AN
ACCIDENTAL
SHOOTING
TAYLOR GEIGER OF SUMRALL
DIED HERE AS RESULT OF DE-
PLoRABLE ACCIDENT.

Taylor Gieger, aged is years, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Gieger of Sumrall,
who on Saturday was accidentally shot
through the body with an automatic
revolver in the hands of Joe Russell,
and afterwards brought to a local hos
pital here, for surgical attention, died
Monday and his body was shipped by
Ramsey & Co. to Sumrall for inter
ment Monday afternoon.
The accident, which resulted in the
death of young Gieger occurred when
Joe Russell was examining a revolver
which he was offering to sell to Rus
sell.
Thinking the revolver was unloaded,
Russell pulled the trigger, shooting off
one of his own fingers and sending
ball through the body of Gieger at
point just below the stomach.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
EATONVILLE ". 0. ".
ELECT OFFICERS

Eatonville Camp No. 6SS, w. o. W.,
has elected officers for the year 1918
of which the following is a list: Past
council commander, w. R. Montgom-
cry; council commander w. A. Stra-
han; banker, H. H. Burkett; clerk, A.
L. Strahan; escort, ]. E. Travis; watch
man, ]. E. Baylis; physicians, DR.. H.
G. Fridge and DR.. j. j. Bethea; mani
ayers, L. M. Richardson, G. w. Stew
art and R. c. Baylis.
This lodge is composed of an en-
thusiastic body of intelligent work
ers, who find in the monthly meetings
which take place on the last Satur-
day in each month, a splendid op-
portunity for the development of the
social elements which have proven
quite a factor in promoting COM
munity spirit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07

that in order that every police
man may know just what this state
ment means he would say plainly that
the ordinances against "blind tigers"
are to be observed. He charged the
force that they shall arrest every per-
son whom they know to be guilty of
any violation of the liquor laws. The
entire force appeared to be impressed
with the idea that they were hired for
service and they seem to appreciate
the assurance of their chief that he
would stand by them so long as they
did their duty as police officers.
Mr.. Bennett stated that he desired
to be regarded as one of the force
and that he will never send one of his
men where he would not go himself.
Mayor Batson, who heard the chiefs
address, stated that he thoroughly in.
dorses it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
LUMBER OUTLOOK IN
THE STATE IS
ideal
CAR SHORTAGE GREATLY RE-
LIEVED-5AD WEATHER MAY IN
TERFERE WITH LOGGING.

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 7,-Except for
the possibility of an unusually bad
spell of weather interfering with log
ging operations during the next two
months, the lumber outlook in this
section is ideal. Representatives of
big interests throughout the state who
have their headquarters here all point
out a roesate future for 1913.
The car shortage has been so great
ly relieved during the past ten days
that conditions are rapidly again be-
coming normal. All mills except the
smallest ones, located on branch lines,
report that they are now able to OBJ
tain an abundance of empties on short
notice, and that their yards, which
were badly jammed recently, are rap
idly being cleared of surplus stocks
Lumber is being shipped to market
as fast as 1t can be loaded in cars, for
the demand is excellent, and prices
are ruling high. The movement north
through Jackson, railroad men report,
has been unusually heavy since the end
of the holidays.
A prominent visitor here last week
was John H. Brooks, of the Schultz
Holloway company, Chicago Mr..
Brooks declares trade in his section
brisk.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
TO ELECT SENATOR.

Providence, R. l., Jan. THE
Rhode Island general assembly met
today and organized for the annual
session. One of the first matters to
be taken up will be the election of
a United States senator to succeed
George p. Wetmore, who has declined
to become a candidate for another
term. The Republicans have a SUBJ
stantial majority in each branch of the
legislature and there is little doubt
that their candidate, Judge LeBaron
B. Colt of the United States Circuit
court of Appeals, will be elected SEN
ator. Labor and railroad measures are
expected to consume much time dur
ing the session.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
CHICAGO AUTOMOBILE
BANDITS IN CUSTODY

Chicago, Jan. GA woman rooming
house keeper gave the police infor-
nation which has led to the arrest
of four men accused of being the motor
car bandits who have recently COM
mitted a number of bold robberies,
escaping each time under showers Of
bullets.
The men under arrest are Herbert
Cattlith, Charles McNeff. Albert Cal
rest and James Mitchell. All of the
prisoners have several aliases. Viola
Allen, girl companion of Cattlith,
also was detained
Cattlith, who is believed to be the
leader of the gang, has confessed, ac-
cording to the police, to participating
in three robberies and fifteen burglar.
les, but he and his companions denied
they are guilty of the Clark street rob-
berry, done Saturday. Cattlith says he
is son of the parish assessor ST
Marksville, La, and that he came here
recently from st. Louis.
Three victims Of holdups have iden
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
LONG r. r. BRIDGE
DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Jackson, Jan. THE Y NJ V. rail
road bridge that spans the Big Black
river between Bentonia and Flora, and
situated on the main line of the road
from Jackson to Memphis, was de-
stroyed by fire Monday, according to
a long distance telephone message re-
ceived here yesterday afternoon.
1t is believed that the destruction
of the bridge will tie up traffic on the
main line for several days, probably
week or more. All trains running
between Memphis and Jackson on the
road are being detoured.
The origin of the fire is a mystery
The bridge, with approaches, was
about three quarters of mile long.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07

tions are being made for putting in
siding to connect with the Mississippi
Central track.
Mr.. Ferguson has been giving much
attention to the matter of locating an
industry to which he could give his
personal attention and, having had
his attention drawn to the immense de-
posits of high grade gravel at the
point of his recent purchase, he quiet
ly went to work to secure options on
the property and when all of the own
ers had agreed to sell, he closed his
options and placed orders for modern
machinery with which to install first
class, plant with a capacity for q
large output.
The addition of another such plant
to the industries of Hattiesburg will
be gladly welcomed by the commun
ity.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
NOTED EDUCATOR "a YEARS OLD.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Jan. 7.-Dr.
James B. Angel, president emeritus
of the University of Michigan and
dean of American educators, entered
upon his S5th year today DR.. Angel
was born in Rhode Island in 1929 and
is graduate of Brown University.
Before coming to the University Of
Michigan in 1871 he had been editor
of the Providence Journal for some
years and later filled the presidency
of the University of Vermont. In the
early sos he served for a time as
United States minister to China.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07

the decision of the state court today
interferes in no way with the proceed
ing. In fact, he declares it makes it
easier for him, the case now being
narrowed down to manufacturing by
the use of machinery. That being the
policy of the state, being declared the
law of the state as intended by the
legislature, the supreme court of the
United States will hardly take diff
ferent view of the matter, it is be-
lieved.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
NUMBER OF CASES
DISPOSED OF
MONDAY
SEVERAL WERE SETTLED OUT OF
coURT-JURY AWARDS AT
ToRNEY FEES IN 2 CASES.

A number of cases were settled and
many others set for fixed days of trial
in the circuit court Monday. The cases
disposed of were as follows:
A. Mordicai VS.. Otis Smith, 1udg-
ment by default against Otis Smith,
principal, ]. S. Lea and A. N. Sexton
on appeal bond, with jurisdiction re-
served for the purpose of assessing
damages.
Hattiesburg Trust & Banking Com
pany VS.. Mercantile Lumber Company
and w. R. Hickman VS.. same defen-
dant both dismissed, having been set
tied.
George Danner VS.. N. o. & N. e.
railroad, dismissed at defendants cost,
settled out of court.
Josephine Callahan VS.. G. & S. I. rail-
road, dismissed at defendants cost,
settled out of court.
Same order made in case of Mrs.
NJ. A. Taylor VS.. same defendant.
John Campbell ct al VS.. ]. J. New
man Lumber Company, verdict in ia.
vor of defendant.
/ NJ. A. Beason VS.. R. S. Hall, judg-
ment by consent for $26731.
Hattie Dallas by next friend VS.. Will
lis Moore, plaintiff ordered to give
| S100 bond for cost.
| A. e. Anderson VS.. Gilbert Dearman
and ]. G. Griffin, jury and verdict al
lowing plaintiff $40 damages and cost
of court.
~ T. Currie and D. T. Currie VS.. w.
D. Draughn for attorneys fee, verdict
of jury allowing $500 and cost to plain.
tiffs.
Newberger & Levy VS.. Hattiesburg
Compress Company, dismissed, settled
out Of court.
Wiley Mose1ey VS.. N. o. & n. E.
railroad settled for $50 and cost and
case dismissed
An order was spread on the minutes
prohibiting the taking of any of the
court files from the room, except up
on order of the court.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
PARTIAL VICTORY FOR
MANUFACTURING CONCERNS
Law Does Not Apply to Large Glass
Of Laborers Is Tribunals Decision
Suggestion of Error, However, Filed
BY Newman Lumber Co. overruled.

Jackson, Miss, Jan. TONY Hig-
gins must hang at Magnolia, Pike
county, Feb. 81, according to the SUI
preme court. Higgins was convicted
of murder and the death penalty was
imposed. The supreme court review
ed the testimony fully, showing that
the killing was nothing but a cold
blooded murder and that there was no
merit in any of the several sugges-
tions of error. 1t was shown that
Givens, the man killed, was leaning
against fence talking to a woman
who had stopped him as he returned
from a fire. Higgins came along and
opened fire, breaking both of Givens
arms. Givens appealed to a friend to
assist him. and as the friend walked
W Higgins attempted to shoot him
and chased him around the block. He
then returned to Givens, who already
was shot three times, once in the back
and finished his job by shooting him
again as he lay on the ground. Hug
gins will be the first white man hanged
in this state in several years.
The cases Of most far-reaching i'm
pcrtance determined Monday were
those of the State VS.. Butterfield Lum.
ber Company, and State VS.. Newman
Lumber Company, companion cases,
and involving the 10-hour law A few
weeks ago the supreme court held that
the 10-hour law enacted by the legis.
lature of 1912 was constitutional and
valid, on which some of the oil mills
are said to have shut down, and the
big lumber mills were seriously dis
scommoded. Suggestions of error were
filed in the Newman case and over
ruled, but the Butterfield case gets
another hearing in the Lincoln county
court. The supreme court has looked
through all the dictionaries to arrive
at the true meaning of the word man
ufacturing," and is convinced that it
dOSo hOI Apply " lu6 GOmluOn ldDOICT
who is engaged in rolling cotton, han
ding seed and meal, cutting logs or
timber trees. 1t is convinced the
legislature intended to protect the Ia
borer who is working machinery and
doing actual manufacturing-con
ing the rough material into finished
article of commerce. This is relief
to the employers of labor in the state,
enabling them to work their plants
with only two shifts, save for those
who operate the machinery. Mean
time, the case, testing the constitn-
tionality of the 10-hour law, will go ON
to the supreme court of the United
States. 1t was upheld recently by the
Federal district court at New Orleans,
and Attorney General Collins declares
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
Texas RIanketed in Snow.

Dallas, Tex, Jan. For the first
time in several years large portion
of Texas is blanketed in snow. San
Antonio was white with sleet, which
remained on the ground several hours.
Dallas had it's first snow in several
years. Fort Worth, Waco and num-
erous other places reported light
snowstorms. At Houston ice on wires
and tracks seriously delayed traffic.
The cold in that section penetrated
the citrus fruit belt, but growers de-
clared they felt no fear of crop dam
age.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
PESTS THREATEN SUGAR CANE.

Washington, Jan. IA hearing was
held at the department of agriculture
today to determine the advisibility Of
establishing quarantine against the
plant diseases and insect pests that
are believed to threaten the Soutn's
sugar cane crop, the principal source
of the country's sugar supply. Should
the quarantine be established it migfs
include Porto Rico and the Philip
pines.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
80 Below at Miles City, Mich.

Washington, Jan. Thirty degrees
below zero at Miles City, Mich, this
morning formed the climax of the cold
throughout the West, extending south
westward to the Gulf states. Nearly
all sections of the country will grad
ually feel the cold before the week is
over, according to weather sharps
Southern California is experiencing the
coldest weather in forty years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
GEN. LEONARD WOOD
ENDORSES TILSEN BILL
(By Associated PreSS.)

Washington, Jan. I'm order to es-
tablish reasonably strong reserve
corps, all men who have served
in the regular army and marine
corps of militia and are of proper age
physically fit, should be authorized
to enlist in the reserve and receive
pay, in the opinion of General Leon
ard Wood, who today endorsed the Til
sen bill pending in Congress.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
RAILROAD WOULD
RESTRAIN
|. c. G..
LA. 6 PAc, APPLIES TO COMMERCE
COURT FOR INJUNCTION TO
STAY ORDERS.
(Bu Associated Press.l

Washington, Jan. THE Louisiana
& Pacific Railway Company, so-call-
cd tapline, applied to the commerce
court for an injunction to restrain the
Interstate Commerce Commission from
enforcing its orders which declared
the road is not a common carrier
and not entitled to through routes and
Joint rates with trunk line railroads.
The petition AYERS that the commits
sion was without authority to issue
such an order and that the order is
unconstitutional, This is the first OF
series Of applications to be filed by
taplines which hold themselves IN
jured by ii commissioners orders.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
GENERAL BELIEF IS
CONFERENCE BE
RESUMED
ALL PARTIES TO PEACE NEGoTIA-
TloNs AvERsE TO REOPEN
ING HosTILITIEs.
(By Associated Press.)

Lop lon, Jan. THE general belief
is peace conference between rep
reseK .atives of the Balkan states and
the Turkish government will be re.
sumed after the celebration of the Or
thodox Christmas holiday. There is
deep seated reluctance among all
parties against the reopening of hos
tilities. although threats of such an
eventuality are still uttered, If the
Turks delay much longer in yielding
Adrianople, Bulgarian delegates de-
clare, at will be General Savoff and
cannon who will speak,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07

ELECTRIC POWER FOR
TRANscoNTINENTAL r. r.
(By Associated Press.)

. Washington, Jan. What Sec .
= retary Fisher believes is the be- y
= ginning of the electrification of =
. all transcontinental railroads .
. was marked today by the grant .
. to the Great Falls Power Com .
. pany of Montana to transmit .
= over the public domain, under =
= strict government regulation, .
. power for Identification of four =
= hundred and fifty miles of track =
. of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
= Puget Sound railroad, between Z
= Harlowtown, Mont, and Avery,
. Idaho.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
. . ~%%%~<<%<%%~>, = . . .
) FOUND cHLoRoFoRMED
IN BERTH OF SLEEPER.
(Bu Associated Press.l

= Cincinnati, JAN, 7.-Uncon- =
= scious from the effects of chloro- =
= form, a young woman, who later .
= said she was Miss Evelyn Stew =
= art of Jacksonville, today was =
= found in the berth of sleeper on .
= Big Four train, which left Chi .
. cago last night. Both arms were =
= tied behind her. She was sent =
= to hospital and beyond murmur- =
. ing her name she has been unable =
. to speak.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07

titled Cattlith and some of the other
prisoners as the men who robbed them.
All of the men except Cattlith were
arrested last night. Cattlith escaped
until today. He said last night he
wished he had been killed as he had
disgraced his family.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
FIRST SNOW in YEARS
AT MANY TEXAS POINTS
Whole Country viii Feel the Cold Be-
fore End of Week-3o Degrees Be-
low Zero Is Reported at Miles City,
Mlch.-Due Here Tonight.
(Bv Associated Press.l

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 7.-Tempera-
lures from to degrees lower than
Sunday night were reported last night,
blasting the hopes of orange and lem
on growers. Estimates of the damage
run from 10 to 80 million dollars.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
cEMENr USERS ooNvENrloN.

Mason City, Ia, Jan. 7.5-The annual
convention of the National Cement
Users Association opened here today
with an attendance Of delegates and
visitors representing many sections of
the country. The proceedings will
continue until Friday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
The Markets.

New Orleans, Jan. T. Cotton =
Steady; Is to 16 points under yester-
days close.
Chicago, Jan. 7.-Wheat-S Steady;
is to 1-4c up.
Provisions-Unsettled; to 27 lie
down.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
OIL. STEAMER SUNK
in So Mile GALE
tBv Associated Press.)

Astoria, Ore, Jan. 1.-THE Oil steam
er Rosecrans went ashore at Peacock
Spit today in a 55-mile gale and was
sunk by the heavy seas. When tugs
arrived only three of the crew of thir-
ty-six were seen hanging to the rig
ging.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-07
y
THE WEATHER

= Mississippi-Rain or snow Z
, north and central, rain southern Z
, portion tonight, much colder; 4
, Wednesday cloudy, colder south 4
3 east and extreme south portion. 4
y = = . 8 . . = ANA . . . . . Z