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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-17
A NORMAL skuLE-6oY's CON-
POSITION.

Editor Daily News:
AS all the rest Of 'em has come in
and am still here. thought you
might want to hear a few lines from
me, so l will try to rite you the latest
from the Normal. AS Teddy would
say, we hav' bin havin' a strenuous
time" for the last sicks or seven days.
thought one time l wud hav' to rite
home and git them to send me my
name by parcels post, but I got it
from another Teller what has been
here a long time. The people has
shore bin comm in fer the last week.
never seed so many people in so
small place. What rooms they
haven't got three in, they is got four.
We had 410 fer supper last night and
that's goin' some fer us, amt it? We
had one man out here what cud crow
Just like a rooster, he was that home
sick. Every time some of the more
timid ones see bellcow on the cam
pus, they tune up and cry, they's SO
homesick.
Some of the faculty has bin terribly
wrough up this week. Prof. Thames
lost two or three more hairs and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-17
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS.

The Senator from Mississippi has not
been heard from so much since he be-
came a member Of the upper branch
of Congress as he was when be was
Democratic leader in the House, but
there are occasional indications that he
Is making an impression there. MARI
Sullivan, writing in Golfers Weekly
says:
OF all men in the United States
Senate, the one who comes as near
as any other to deserving to be
called a statesman is John Sharp
Williams Of Mississippi. There are
many Senators whose names are
more frequently in the papers,
many who are more conspicuous
on the floor Of the senate, and
many who have greater capacity
and devotion to the drudgery Of
legislative detail, but none who 80
invariably combine learning and
original thought in their contribu-
lions to the debates. Any person
reading the Congressional Record
is conscious when he comes to an
utterance by Senator Williams that
the type seems to raise itself above
the rest of the page. What he says
is always based on the fundament-
al philosophy of government. In
a long experience of reading the
Congressional Record the present
writer has never seen an utterance
in which Senator Williams appear
ed merely as partisan. He never
states merely his own case; he al
ways states the other side just as
fairly; he never takes a dialectic
advantage. He has the air of put
ting everything from every side on
the table, and then sitting about to
find the combination which Is
truth. Frequently he speaks with
deep utterances, but in his utter
ances there is always that which
indicates study of all points OF
view which he strongly disap-
proves.
Senator Williams is the type Of mi
most needed in public life. He
thoroughly educated and a deep 81
dent. There are too many Senate
and Representatives who have but
surface knowledge Of the things tn
are brought to consider, no powers
trained thought and little Of either
clination or ability to study.
Men Of this kind are often the mt
opinionated and headstrong. They
always rank partisans and are utt
ly unable to present question in
its bearings with the logical nice
that Mark Sullivan says Senator v
liams does. If they have the natu
capacity they never learned how
Nashville Banner.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-17
Forum of the People

beins he has not got any to spare, l
am awfully feared that If he has to go
thru another awdeel, he will become
sorder bawlheaded. Prof. McMillin
says he never seed so many English
men and women In all hiz bawn days
and he says that he has lived and
scraped aroun' the wurld now until
he has rubbed the greater part Of the
wool often hiz pate. Prof. Scott says
If we want to talk durin' skule hours,
we hav' to go out under the trees.
Pres. Cook scratches hiz noodle when
h, seez all the students comm In to
the Summer Normal and says, That's
good, That's good" Prof. Bond says
he don't hav' no more time to feed
and admire hiz razerbacks since last
Monday.
hav' been thinkin' of THROWN away
my old rags, but l am glad now
didn't, fer now l can smoke the skeet
ers outen my room with them. They
shore are some out here, two deep
and they never fails to pay us an ex
tended visit at night.
Hopin' that you are thru with you
college days,
l remain,
A Skule-boy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-17

mother column on this pase entitled. They Say" and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-17
JACK IN JUNE
How BeIated Frost Damaged Things
Half Century Ago.
GAINESVILLE Signal.)

GAINESVILLE Signal.)
''Fifty-four years ago this morning
Muskingum county and great part
of southeastern Ohio, for that matter,
was visited by a killing frost and
freeze" said a well-known citizen to a
Signal reporter today. ut was Sunday,
June 5, 1885," he continued, "and no
one who lived here then can ever for
get it might not have remembered
the date today, had it not been for the
fact that the cold weather this morning
and the slight frost reported from some
sections of the country called 1t ia
mind"
Older residents Of Muskingum coun
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-17

8 believes in q square deal Every man. we think.
Il with the world In other words pay your subscript
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-17
BLACK SPOT OF TOMATOES
J. M. Beal.

On account of the prevalence of this
disease and the damage 1t is causing
and of the lack of knowledge concern
ing means of combating it, 1t seemn
wise to publish something in regard
to the nature, cause and control Of this
disease. The writer has recently visit
ed Centerville where the damage from
this leaf spot is amounting to consid-
cradle per cent of the crop; in some
cases, causing complete loss. Other
inquiries have also been received ASK
ing for information.
This disease is a typical leaf blight,
causing brown, circular, or elliptical
spots with concentric markings. These
may be irregularly distributed over the
leaf surface. Badly affected leaves dry
and curl up. 1t affects the fruit produc-
ing irregular brownish or black spots
with slightly sunken centers. Several
of these spots may coalesce in more
advanced stage of the disease and pro-
duce large spots covering half or even
the whole fruit. The disease may
show, also, on the leaf petioles and on
the stem of the plant as black spots.
The fungus causing the disease
grows within the tissues Of the tomato
plant deriving food from this source,
and causing death and later decay OF
these affected parts. The fungus ID
q plant too small to be seen with the
naked eye. but It can be easily seen
with the aid of a microscope, especial
ly the spores. which are seed'hke
bodies serving to propagate the disease
These are many celled, club-shaped
structures. and serve to characterize
the disease on the tomato.
The injury from this disease 10
suits in an early death Of the leaves
and spotting Of the fruits. As result
Of this the vines dry up and losses u
the growing crop are often considers
BILE. The spots of the effected fruit
prohibit their sale. The disease Il
said to be more likely to begin a
/ Towering limo. Then It seems to In
j crease In virulence while the work o
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-17
AN OCCASIONAL VISITOR.

A notable housekeeper of the past
generation, before the days of screens,
had just announced with decision that
she never had any flies.
But, Aunt Augusta" faltered the
timid visitor, at seems to me that l
saw few in the dining-room."
"Oh, those" replied her aunt, with
a majestic wave of the hand, were
the neighbors' flies. They will come
in occasionally. But I was saying, we
never have any of our own."-National
Monthly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-17

shortage. All indications now point TO
a worse car shortage than that Of MI
which was the most severe ever ex-
perineced in Mississippi's milling dis
tricts. Little disposition has been
shown to get yards in shape for fall
and winter, and when the rush OF or
ders comes pouring in, it is feared 1t
will be impossible to take care oil
them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-17
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES

S
seriously before the
Hateburg and rest their hearts
weltOdo and comparatively
few poverty stricken people, none of Gods unfortunate children 0
g
not enough say the work" suf
Scnt answer to that that
es do work but the churches do sufficient
church" Sufficient to that is that every loyal
gives he does his family but he
his feelings he has
those not of his church The chart
his and the necessities that are ABOUT
locks the bowels of his compassion
found full But they neither 1901 nor
satisfy except himself
The Associated this they
great could only the attention of its read
them think seriously the subject The trouble
trouble not because of parsmony upon the
lack of thought They have not
thought stopped think what The Associated Charities is Tne
stopped think what they asked to do and
would amount What they asked to do
give systematically to give regularly not pasmodlcay TO give u
will the wOrhest and do the most good
Recently a this city langushng bed of
PAIN DYING slowly Church charity dng
there dying day by day The attention of the
called her. and with that graphing of the sua
ton among business men, she was sent to the or lew
saved She would have died. but for the Associated
Charities
Recently fell unconscious in the railroad
Willing something for him. but he
in strange land; member Of
Charities notified answered the
promptly desperately ill and would die
medical attention He sent to the Hospital
where remained unconscious for two days but was hna restored TO
his He would have died. in this city
full of churches, Associated Charities
reflection the churches 1t Is
largely contributions their members that
possible The point trying to emphasize that the
this special the Aoc
ed Charities is
o'clock the Palm Garden of Hotel Haesburg
Charities to which the pub
cordially informing the
this association the need for that
work done this association will
showing convenient the
members of this association
mendicants applicants
give handouts" to get rid of them
the duty to the com
and the but bust
their attend this
meeting the Thursday evening,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-17

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administration
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Wall That unafraid
in nothing"
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good
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McReynods besides McReynos
President
Secretary
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Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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The Forrest City times., 1913-05-02
To Test Pension Law.

Harrisburg. Pa.-Pennsylvania is to test the mothers pension system, Gov. Tener having approved the act recent ly passed by the legislature providing for county systems of pensioning for mothers under the administration of a commission of from five to seven women to be named by the governor for each county availing itself of the provisions of the law. The trustees are to investigate all cases and may recommend payments to any abandon ed mother or widow who is unable to maintain her children at home. Pay ments are to be made monthly and the combined maximum payment shall not exceed SIP month for one child, S20 month for two children, $25 month for three children and $5 month for each additional child.
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-02
DEPARTMENT GETS BUSY
Employers Given Time to Comply
 With New Law.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock.-Ten days was given by the State Board of Labor to manufac- turing, mechanical and mercantile es- tablishments in Arkansas in which to comply with a new state law enact cd by the last general assembly to pro- vide comfortable seats for women em- ployes to occupy during leisure mo- ments. This announcement which was made by Commissioner J. c. Clary, formed his first official act, The first notice to employers of women is in the nature of a request, but Commis- sioner Clary intends to institute legal proceedings against all who fail to comply with the act within 10 days. The law provides a fine of not less than $1O nor more than $50 for failure to comply with the act, and each days failure constitutes a separate offense.
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-02
FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON D. 1913
BLUE Skl' LAW WORKING
s'anks Mailed Out to Investment Com
 panies for Filling.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock. - Blank statements which must be filled out by investment companies operating In Arkansas. in compliance with the new blue sky" law, were received from the printer last week by J. J. Beavers, who has charge of the department in the office or State Auditor John M. Oathout. Hundreds of the blanks were mailed immediately to investment companies, which have applied for the statement forms.
 With an adequate supply of these blank statements or hand, Mir. Beav. CTS will begin immediately to enforce the new blue sky" law. He will mail the blanks as rapidly as applications for them are made at the auditors of flee from companies operating in all parts of the state.
 Information was received by Mir Beavers that company which has all the indications of being wild cat" concern Is operating in the state in violation of the new law. He at once asked the county officials to make an investigation and report to him at once.
 Auditor Oathout declared that mis understanding has resulted from pub fisher statement, which hinted at an irregularity in the passage of the blue sky" law. After the bill was approv ed, MT. Oathout asked Attorney Gen eral W1n, L. Moose for an opinion on pressed belief that every provision of the bill is legally drawn.
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-02
Howard Savers Acquitted.

Salem.-Howard Savers, p years old, was acquitted by jury in the Fulton Circuit Court on the charge of complicity in the murder of Charles Moore. the verdict closing one of the most sensational trials in the history of the county. One of the members of an alleged gang of murderers, the chances for young Savers, the commit ntiy thought were poor. and when Li- fus Davis, serving time for his part in the killing of Moore, was returned from the state penitentiary to testify in the case. it was the general belief that Savers would be found guilty and given a term.
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-02
DISCUSS FARM PROBLEMS
Plans for Operation of New Bureau
 Being Made.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Washington.-Plans for the opera ton of the rural organization service, new branch of the Department of Agriculture, which is to take up the question of better marketing, social welfare and other problems connected with the improvement of the farmers financial, physical and social life, were discussed at department con- ference, Secretary Houston called in. to consultation Assistant Secretary Galloway, Thomas N. Carver of Har- ward University, who has been chosen to direct the new bureau; Senator Hoke Smith, Representatives Lewis of Maryland, Rubey of Missouri and Ket. her of California; Dr. Wallace Buttrick of New York, representative of the General Education Board which is to work in conjunction with the Depart. ment of Agriculture in aiding the new movement, and a number of the de- partment's specialists in marketing problems.
 Dr. Carver spoke at length of the broad problems which the new bureau will have to solve. He declared him. self in favor of the extensive as against the "pent-up' system of farm ing. The former, he said, had been the Anglo-Saxon system. while the latter was the Chinese method, al- though practiced also ill Belgium. where large population sustained it. self on comparatively small area.
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-02
Amundsen to Use Canal.

Washington.--Roald Amundsen, Arc tic explorer, has written Secretary of War Garrison expressing his in. tention of availing himself of tho privi. lege of passing through the Panama canal this fall with the Tram, the ves- sel in which he is to make his latest Arctic trip. The Tram is now at Buenos Ayres. q have directed the Tram to meet me this fall at Panama" wrote Amundsen, "even if there should be some delay it still would be i'm. mensely more advantageous for the Tram to pass through the canal than to go around South America
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-02
OR. J. \. KIRKLAND
 UNIVERSITY HEAD
CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF ARkAN. sAs INSTITUTION BY BOARD
 OF TRUSTEES.
CHANCELLOR OF VANDERBILT
One of South's Foremost Educa.ors Funds Will Soon Be
 Needed.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-One of the South's foremost educators, Dr. James H. Kirk iahd, chancellor of Vanderbilt Univer slty at Nashville, Tenn. was elected president of the University of Arkan- sas at Fayetteville at a meeting of the board of Trustees, held in Little Rock. Dr' Kirkland is expected to assume charge of the university July 1.
 J. C. Hardy, formerly president of the Mississippi A. and NJ. College and al present president of Baylor Uni versity at Waco, Texas, was elected oean of the College of Agriculture at fayetteville. The complete faculty of Ire university was retained.
 Four well-known educators were con. sloered for the presidency, and mem- oers of the board feel that ten-strike has been made in engaging the serv- ices Of Dr. Kirkland. Arkansas has many Vanderbilt alumni who will wei come pr. Kirkland.
 The Board of Trustees has gone among tall timber for a president" said Acting President John H. Rey- holds at the Hotel Marion. "Chancel- Tor Kirkland belongs to small group of the most distinguished educators Of the nation. The state and the uni. versity are to be congratulated upon his selection.
 Deep cuts made into the salary list Of the university by the legiSla- ture Is source of serious embarrass- ment to the boa~d, and the financial committee is charged with a difficult task to provide the means with which to meet the heavy obligations against a growing university. But the board Is determined to meet the situation bravely. The members are taking a large view of their duties and propose to liberate the hands of the president by placing the money at his disposal If 1t Is possible.
 After much deliberation the board has decided to appeal to the alumni and former students to come to the rescue with $6,000 or $S,000 a year for the next two years. This money is necessary if the board is to meet the pressing obligations to provide the necessary teaching force and to pro vide salaries sufficient to hold compe- tent men in the faculty
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-02
Bank Closes Doors.

Helena.-The Bank of Helena, the oldest and supposedly one of the strongest banks in eastern Arkansas, with capital and surplus of half million dollars, closed it's doors after the Board of Directors had adopted resolution to liquidate the affairs of the bank. The assets are said to be nearly million dollars more than the liabilities. E. c. Horner, president of the bank assures depositors of pay ment, dollar for dollar. The cause of the closing of the doors as far as could be ascertained is outstanding paper which could not be realized on.
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-02
Randolph County Making Strides.

ocahontas.-Farmers of Randolph county have begun to realize the value of using fertilizer. especially those of the upland districts. During the past two weeks several carloads of ferti- lizer have been unloaded here. Only
 a few years past fertilizer was scarce ly used, but through the dem"Nstra- mailed to the farmers by the agricul- tural department they are beginning to see how they can produce more crops and cultivate less acreage. Ran dolph county has made great strides In agriculture during the past five years, and it is almost all due to the demonstration work being carried on.
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-02
Must Accept Poll Tax Money.

Little Rock.-That county collectors are required to accept the payment of poll tax, even though man refuses to pay assessed taxes on property, is the substance of an unofficial opinion handed down by Attorney General Wm. l. Moose for Collector F. T. Housley of Garland county. He held that poll taxes may be paid as late as the first Monday in July. In interpreting this point of law, Attorney General Moose cited section of Act 320, approved May 31, 1909. which says; Tt shall be unlawful for any tax collector to refuse to accept poll tax and issue re- ceipt therefor because of the failure to pay taxes due on any property held by such persons"
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-02
STATE BANKERS
 HOLD A MEETING
RECORD BREAKING ATTENDANCE. RELATION OF FARMER AND
 BANKER DISCUSSED.
SPEAKER CITES TEXAS WORK
Tells of Results of Offering Prizes for Soil Cultivation. To Give $450
 for Contests.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock-The Bankers of Ark ansas held their twenty-third annual convention last week.
 The session lasted two days and every minute was taken up.
 Over 400 delegates were registered, which was a record-breaking attend ance exceeding last year by about 150. Many speakers of local and national repute addressed the meetings.
 The most emphasized subject of the meeting was agriculture and the bank CTS relation to it. Speakers pointed out how the farmer and the banker should stand together in all things.
 Colonel Exall, of Texas, one of the invited speakers, described the work of the Texas Industrial League and it's results. In 1911. he said, $10,000 in prizes was offered, the first prize be- ing $1,000 In gold for the best results from soil cultivation. To show the i'm mediate results he stated that there was in 1911 total of 1,700 contestants from 163 counties. All the prizes, he said, were won in r counties In 1912 there were ,000 contestants from 205 counties; among them 16 of the r prize winning counties of the year before. In 1913 there were 10,869 con. testants scattered over 205 counties, showing how the work had spread over the whole state.
 The league he said, operated a free correspondence school of agriculture, employing a force of 22 stenographers. He told of boy whose father wanted him to sell his growing crop for mule worth SIPS, as the worms were bad that year. He urged the boy to keep in the contest, telling him if he balk- ed now he would be balky all his life. That boy, he added, won the first prize of s1.00o.
 The Arkansas association voted to increase last years prize offers to $50 each in the girls canning club con- tests, the boys corn club contests, making total of s45o, against $500
 Ni'N ldot year.
 The election of the following off, cers closed the convention:
 President, J. D. Covey, Bentonville; Vice president, j. K. Browning. Pig sou; secretary, Robert E. Wait, Little ROCK treasurer, T. E.. Brown, De- Queen
 Delegates to American Bankers convention: Thomas c. McRae, Pres cot; J, c. Sudbury, Blytheville: John M. Davis, Little Rock; w. H. Granaflo. Little Rock; c. R. Breckenridge, Fort smith. Alternates: George H. Bell, nashville; c. c. Agee, Helena; J. E. Parr. Jonesboro; T. N. Neal, Russell Vile; E. E. Mitchell, Morrilton.
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-02
After the Government Fund.

Paragould.-Local good roads en- thusiasts have launched a movement to raise s20,000 for the construction of a model highway across Greene county from Clay to the Craighead county line. At a recent meeting $5,oOO was subscribed and this week soliciting committees are at work in the coun- try securing subscriptions. It is stat ed that the route of the national au- tomobile road from Deluth, Minn., to Hot Springs, has been changed from the east side of the Mississippi river to the west side from Cape Girardeau and that the route now runs through Clay, Greene, Craighead, Poinsett, Cross and St. Francis counties to For rest City and from there to Hot Springs.