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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
COMPANY
BEGINS IMPROVEMENTS

The Hattiesburg Traction Company
has begun active work in carrying out
plans for the enlargement of its plant
and large force of hands is now en-
gagged excavating for the foundation
for the cooling tank to be maintained
in connection with its 1900 X. w. tur-
bine engine to be installed at its
power plant.
When the proposed work is complet-
ed it is asserted that the capacity OF
the power plant will be more than
doubled. 1t is also claimed that this
will be accomplished without any ap-
preciable increase in coal consump
ticn.
A 200-K.W. machine for the use oi
the traction line has been installed
and is now being used with great salts
faction. The work mentioned is bu
part of the proposed plans Of thu
Traction company for the continues
development of its plant.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
WATER FAST SPREADING
over four LA. PARISHES
Immediate Effect of Crevasse ls To-
Lower Stage from Natchez South
Water viii Return Through Red
RiVer-Fear Crisis at Remy.
(By Associated rress.)

New Orleans, La, April 2S.-As .
result of the crevasse in the Missis-
sippi river levee early Sunday morn
ing near Gibson's Landing, north Of
vidalia, in Tensas Parish, the river
fell one foot at Natchez during the
forty-eight hours past and is expected
to continue to fall for several days
south of Natchez. With the return o.
the crevasse water through the Red
River the weather bureau today says
rise will begin again and the previ-
GUS forecasted record breaking stages
of "A feet at Baton Rouge, 35 feet at
Dcnaldsonville and stage Of % feet
at New Orleans may be expected
about the second week In May.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
FARMER and SON FOUND
DEAD; negro SUSPECTED

Lambert, Miss, April 2S'-W. A
Rieves, aged forty-three and son
James, aged sixteen, of Chancey start
ed hunting Friday evening. Not re-
turning, their relatives thought they
were lost and used every effort to find
them but to no avail. The search con-
tinued through Saturday. Sunday
morning news of their disappearance
was brought to Lambert, where a
party was formed at once to join the
search. Sunday evening the bodies
were found one and half miles from
Chancey, where they had been killed,
one shot in the face and neck and the
other in the body. The father was ly'
ing across his sons feet with several
SQUIRRELS tied to his side, both theiI
guns near them and both loaded.
A deputy sheriff will leave here a
once and the guilty one will be hunted
down. Rieves the father, leaves a wifi
and eight children. The bodies wer'
found by ]. X. Parker.
A negro on the place is suspected o
being the slayer. Mr.. Rieves jus
moved from Terry, Miss, to ChanceH
He was farming on the Lamp Fis
Lumber Company land.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
HATTIESBuRG
team WAS Third
MERIDIAN RAN AWAY WITH FIELD
DAY AT HoME-HARRIs COOK
WON GOLD MEDAL.

Harris Cook, of the Hattiesburg
High school, won the gold medal
awarded for defamation at the Field
Day events in Meridian Saturday. Mr..
Cook carried off similar honors at
Brookhaven, thus acquiring two gold
medals for oratory within a month.
The Hattiesburg High school failed
to regain the prestige held prior to
the recent Field Day in this city when
Meridian came out victorious. At Me-
ridian Saturday Meridian High school
won 81 points, Laurel 62, Hattiesburg
50.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
RESENTS JAPAN'S EFFORTS TO
FORCE ACCEPTANCE DEMANDS
"If We Must Have War or Submit to
This Indignity Am for War" Cried
the Mississippian -" what Would
jackson, Cleveland and Mckinley
SayT
(By Associated Press.)
say2"

Washington, D. c., April 2S.-"War
speech" in support of the California
anti alien land law was delivered in
the House today by Representative
Sisson of Mississippi.
'If we must have war or submit to
this indignity am for war;" cried Mr..
Sissons. 81 believe" said he mo nom
resident aliens should be allowed to
hold a foot of land in the United
States. What would Jackson, Cleve-
land and Mckinley say? l resent the
efforts of Japan to force us to submit
to her demands"
He took the position that the Japa-
nese government in protesting against
legislation is endeavoring to exempt
Japanese from the operation of states
laws. .,..
'If Japan now threatens us with
war what would she do when millions
of her citizens have acquired land IL
our country?" he asked, Il would no
surrender the right of the American
farmer to own soil In our country
without the competition which woult
drag down the standard of living, I'm
less we had spent the last drop o
blood in American manhood and i'm
poverished our country for a hundre
generations"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
vIdaIla Filled With Refugees.

vidalia, La, April 2S.-Reports this
morning from Gibson's Landing say
the crevasse there is now half-mfie|
wide and the ends of the broken levee|
continue to fall away rapidly. The wa
ter has spread over the towns Of Wa
terproof, Goldman, Gibson and Azuce-
ma and is rapidly approaching Clayton
and Ferriday, which are expected to
be covered within few days. vidalia
is filed with refugees. Levees north
Of here are lined with people. many oi
them with their household goods and
wearing apparel ~
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
Four Parishes Flooded.

Natchez, Miss, April 2S.-The leveo
at Lake st. John, in Concordia PARISH
ten miles above Ferriday, La, one q
the strongest and soundest In the
Fifth Louisiana Levee District broke
Sunday morning at 1920 O'Clock ans
the Mississippi river poured its flood.
waters into Concordia Parish with q
roar that could be heard for miles.
The gap Sunday evening was half
mile wide and 25 feet deep. The Gre
vase will flood Concordia, the lower.
part of Tensas, which lies on the
north and parts of Franklin and Cata-'
houla parishes on the west. 1t win
find its way back into the Mississippi
through Red River, going through
Lake st. John, Buckner's Bayou, Ten
sas and Black Rivers.
The water has backed up to Waters
proof, twelve miles north; Ferridayt
ten miles south, fiourishing town ot
100, the junction point for the 81
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southerr
Railway.
New Orleans and Northwestern
Memphis, Helena and Louisiana, and
the Texas and Pacific Railroads, with
> the railroad shops Of the former road
will be flooded and Vidalia, popula'
: ton 1000, just across the river from
Natchez is endangered.
The one chance to save Vidalia 4
: to fill the gaps in the railroad EN-
t bankment at the rear of the town
i There is ample material on hand fol
this work. but up to Sunday evenin'
there was no move to close the gaps.
Lake st. John neighborhood is tn
Z. richest agricultural part of Concord
porish, both sides of the lake bein
IS dotted with large plantations an
Ie handsome plantation homes. Some
e. these will be swept away. Large tree
n Immediately in the path of the CT
a. vase water were uprooted and CO
1s tages, barns and quarters for tie'
ed hands were swept away.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
OBSERVANCE OF
MEMORIAL DAY
CEREMONIES AT FIRST PREsBY-
TERRAIN CHURCH-GRAVES
DECORATED.

The decorating of soldiers graves |
was observed by Hattiesburg Camp
No. 21, of the United Confederate Vet !
Grams and the local chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
Sunday, when the members of the
camp and few members of the chap
ter, with few other citizens and
children assembled at the Court
House, where at 2:9O p. m. a process
sion was formed.
The procession marched around the
Confederate monument, which had
previously been draped with Confed-
crate flags, and after placing some
oflwers at the base of the monument,
continued its march to the First Pres
byterian church, where appropriate
ceremonies were observed.
Mrs. Massengale, the church organ
{ ist, played stirring march as the pro-
cession filed into the church. Captain
j.. P. Carter, commandant of the local
camp of veterans, called on DR.. E. ].
, Currie to lead in prayer, at the con-
clusion of which the audience sang a
hymn, which was followed by a pre-
sentation of crosses of honor by Mrs.
VIM. F. Hewett, who said there are
three important events in the life of
the soldier, the call to arms, the sur
render and the bestowal of the cross
of honor. Crosses were announced for
nine veterans, not one of whom was
on hand to receive the decoration
Some have answered the last bugle
call and the others, for one reason OIL
, another, were absent.
Those for whom crosses were g1ver
were H. B. Bostwick, private, Co. l
= 7th Georgia cavalry; H. D. Bundy, pri
/ vate, Co. H, 57th Alabama infantry
Adam M. Cooper, private, 23rd Missis
: sippi infantry: ]. B. Harris, private
I Co. X, 1st Miss. cavalry; A. B. Hut
I bard, private, Co. G, 5th Miss. cavalry
s John Reuben Dudley, private, 23r
Miss infantry; james M. Seller, pr
h vate Co. F, 1st Miss. cavalry; Henr
s u. Mckinney, lieutenant, Co. G, st
n Kentucky cavalry-medal to his daugi
It ter, Mrs. Stolenwerck; and ]. A. Win
n bish, private, Dickerson GUARDS
v. Burk's Alabama regiment.
ID Memoirs of five members OF the II
H. cal camp who had died during tn
Of past year were read by Camp Lieutel
n ant T. ]. Pittman.
ID Rev. R. L. Campbell preached tt
annual sermon, using as his subje'
"The Heavenly Home" Mr.. Cam
bells text was the scripture whiC
reads "For we shall see Him as he is
At the conclusion of the sermon Il
to benediction was pronounced by Re
II. ]. Currie and the procession I
Y; formed and marched to the City CEN
o. terry, where flowers and flags we
IF placed on the graves of all Confedera
and Federal soldiers known to
buried there.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
COTTON firm
GOES TO WALL
FORCES MEMPHIS CONCERN
INTO BANKRUPTCY.
(By Associated PreSS.)

Memphis, Tenn, April 2S.-A receiv-
er was appointed today for the Lesser
Ely Cotton Company, which was
thrown into bankruptcy Saturday aft
er the announcement of the failure of
the Bank of Tunica, at Tunica, Miss.
The court granted an injunction
against members of the firm restrict
ing them from removing any cotton
in a local warehouse.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
MEETING OF SCHOOL
IMPROVEMENT ASSN.

Miss Susie " Powell, president Mis-
sissippi School Improvement Associa-
tion, has announced a meeting of that
association in this city Friday after
noon at 1870 o'clock. The meeting
will be held in the Sunday school room
of Main Street church, where an ex-
hibit pertaining to school improvement
work will be open for inspection of all
interested.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
FOR BIG RECLAMATION PROJECT

Washington, April 2S.-Bids were
opened by the Interior Department to-
day for the construction of 22 miles
of canal in the Milk River irrigation
project in Montana. The canal is to
be built under treaty with Canada, the
Milk River flowing for $50 through
that country before getting into Mon
tana. ,-.g
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
Walters Served at Nashville.

Nashville, Tenn, April 2S.-Officials
OF the State prison examined the re-
cords of the institution Sunday and
found that William c. Walters, recent
ly accused of kidnapping little Robert
Dunbar, of Opelousas, La, last August,
was formerly an inmate Of the prison.
He was sent up by the Federal author
tiles in 1901 on a charge of violating
Statutes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
CONFER ON WOMAN
AND CHILD LABOR

Meridian, Miss, April 2S.-Delegates
appointed by the governors Of all the
Southern States assembled in Me-
ridian today for the first Southern
Conference on Woman and Child La
Dor. State labor commissioners, heads
of labor organizations and many noted
sociologists are here to address the
conference, the sessions of which will
continue two days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
ILLINOIS PROGRESSIVE
CONFERENCE

Springfield, ILL.,, April 2S.-With
former Senator Beveridge Of Indiana
and former Governor Stubbs of Kan
sas scheduled as speakers, confer
ence of the leaders of the Progressive
party in Illinois was opened here to-
day. A permanent organization of the
State and counties is to be perfected
in anticipation of the next campaign.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
Crises Reached at Remy

Remy, La, April 2s.-Fear Of n
pending high waters expected as /
elimination Of the crevasse on tn
west bank Of the Mississippi, near n
dalia, La, Sunday morning.
slowness with which the nei
being thrown up, caused a NFS q
! fort by the toilers at the broken IeRel
The work was carried on hurriedly u
der the supervision of the state ems
neer, Joseph Monget, who continu'
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
TO TRY ALLEGED BRIBERY CAGES

Charleston, w. Va, April 2S.-The
cases of the several members of the
West Virginia Legislature under char
ges of giving or receiving bribes in
the recent contest for the United
States Senatorship are expected to
come up for trial here this week. Five
members are under indictment for al
legged felony and eight are charged
with misdemeanor.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
GARDEN PARTY TO
THE cARNEGIE's

Hattiesburg delegates to the Fourth
American Peace Congress, which
meets in st. Louis, have received spe-
cial invitations from the executive
committee to be present at garden
party to be given at Shaw's Garden,
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Car
negie on Friday afternoon, May 2,
1913.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
TO TEST CAVALRY MOUNTS.

Washington, April 2S.-The third
annual military horse show at Fort
Myer began today and will continue
until Thursday. The chief object OF
the show is to determine the question
whether the thoroughbred or the or
dinary or scrub" horse is better suit
ed to the needs of the military service
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
SEEK LOWER PUBLIC
UTILITY RATES

Helena, Mont, April 2S.-Mayors
and other officials of cities and towns
throughout Montana conferred here
today on plans to secure a reduction
in the rates charged for lighting, heat
ing and power purposes throughout
the State.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
THE MARKET
(Bu Associated PreSS.)

New Orlaens, April 2S.-Cotton 2 to
points down.
Chicago, April 2S.-Wheat steady;
half to three-quarters higher. Pro-
visions dull; five to seventeen and half
cents down.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-28
THE WEATHER,

} Mississippi-Generally fair to-
b night and Tuesday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
HOld-0uts Worrying Bill Smith
Five Crackers Still Unsigned

ing to it, but whether the man to go
will be Dobard Heating or Herman
only Bill Smith knows-provided even
Bin does, which isn't at all certain.
1T ought to be mentioned that Jim
L Fox has a pretty nice team with
which TO start off the Sally League
race. His infleld is composed of small
lads (barring himseiD, but they are
uncanny lively. The outheld seems
moderately fast. And WoOd-of
course, they call him "Joe"-has
promise as "A pitcher He has de
livery that if II does not soon result
in swapping his head Off. will be- calCu-
lated to propel the ban across the
plate at high speed He has a lot of
other stuff and is thoroughly prom
Using.
I'M FOX says that the Sally pennant
J this year ought 10 so to Macon. He
believes that the addition Of Al Nixon
was all the Peaches needed to make
them a tremendously strong club.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
DERRICK LANDS
As SHORTSTOP
ON YANK TEAM

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
BOXING CAME
Gets ANOTHER
bic BLACK EYE
By w. S. Farnsworth.

Tt Atlanta can't have a boxing
commission, it is high time
that the game of hit-and-get-
away is killed. Until a year ago
nearly all the bouts staged here
We're shady" However. during
the past twelve months the game
has prospered, but last night il
was given a black eye that il
viii take months and months go
recover from.
Young Saylor was carded 10
meet Joe Thomas at the Orphcum
Theater. Saylor didn't arrive,
and the promoters knew at least
"A hours before that he would
not be here. Yet they didn't let
the newspapers or the fans know
anything about it.
Instead they kept right ON
boosting SaylOr ana telling of his
workouts In Yesterdays final
edition The Georgian published "a
story on Page to the effect that
Oily TOT WASH mere EVEN lltn
the promoters tried To convince
the writer that SaylOr was head
ed this way But wire from
indianapolis, Saylor's home, was
to ihc effect thai Saylor had
never departed from his native
shore.
The fans were bunked. They
paid their good money To see
SaylOr fight, Instead they saw
Yankee schwartz. who was sub
stituted for Saylor. beaten 20
fragile.
The promoters didn't Cndcavur
20 tell the fans as the ypurChasod
their tickets at the box office that
Saylor was not i'm the city. In
stead, one of the promoters.
when asked if SayIor was here.
SwOrc that he was i'm local
Turkish bath and that he would
positively be in the ring on time.
Enough is enough Atlanta has
stood for fight hunks long enough.
Here's hoping that the council
appoint a boxing commission or
see TO il that the game is killed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
BIRMINGHAM CLUB WILL
GIVE TOURNEY MAY 8-lO

Invitations viii be out April Is for
"a golf tournament over the course Of
the Birmingham Country club May s.
and 10.
This will be big event The Biz
mlnghum club has "a neat course. "a
fine club house and a deserved repu-
tatiOu for lavish Entertainment The
cups viii undoubtedly be among the
most handsome ever offered in the
South.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
G0TCH THROWS ZURICH
IN TWO STRAIGHT FALLS
and
Jeff

KANSAS CITY, April Frank
Gotch retained his supremacy as
wrestling champion OF the world to-
night, defeating George Zurich, OF
Russia. i'm two straight falls at Con-
vention Hall. Gotch secured the first
fan in 13 minutes and 10 seconds, and
the second in minutes and 50 Sec
Onds
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
FULTON TEAM ORGANIZES

The Fulton Bag and Cotton Mil
Baseball club has been organized for
the 1913 season The following Of
Ulcers were elected W. Il. MedlinE,
president. J T. Webb Jr., manager.
Jesse Nation, treasurer and Earle
HerndOn secretary. Walter Smith
was elected custodian Of the clubs
property.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
FOOD FOR SPORT FANS
BY GEORGE &. PHAIR.

ner is TO find out which one Nat
Goodwin is betting against
Every victory of Rudy UnhoIz is a
glowing testimonial 10 the value of
free lunch as "a steady diet
Whenever We see "a man watching
"a game of three-c cushion billiards we
are impressed by the fact that he
has whole lot of time 10 Kill.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
PrepLeague
News and Notes.

The q. VI. A. track team has new
hope" Tor the weight events. His name
is Snedecker and he can put the shot
and throw the hammer farther than any
man in the school. 1t was thought at
first that Griffin was invincible in the
weight events. but Snedecker is out
distancing him in practice right along
The Prep Leaguers are better at bat
ting this year than in any past season.
Their base-running, however. does not
appear TO have improved i'm the least.
Poor base-running is almost S fatal 20
a baseball team as poor batting
The Marist College track candidates
had the first real workout Of the sea
son yesterday afternoon Coach Bean
had them hard al work practicing the
sprints, pole vault high jump and ham
mer throw.
The stock Of the Marist baseball team
took a decided Jump the other day when
sumo his school work. Mahun has been
absent from the team for the past three
weeks and during his absence there was
no suitable man for the position Of
catcher
Donald Fraser School viii not enter
the Prep League this year. but Will be
represented next season. They have
pretty fair team out there this year.
however, and will play number Of prac
tice games with schools Of the Prep
League.
The winners in the field day eXer-
cises held at G. VI. A. last Monday Will
be entered iu the annual prep meet ar
Tech Flats on May e. II Wuul. be O.
good idea for the other schools IN the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02

a distressing mum
Der of holdouts
right here on the
edge Of the open
ing game.
T h q list in
Cludes
II a rry Bailey.
outieldCr.
Harry W e !
chonce. outhelder
Leonard Do
bard. inhelder
James b r a d y.
pitcher.
Edward ID u n
nelly. pitcher
Now, that's an
imposing list.
r alley a n d
WelChOnCe a I {
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
By Percy II. Whiting.

Y Y doesn't seem to be alarming Bill
Smith any, but it's fact, never
theIcss. that the Cracker club has
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02

the batting stars OF the cruz. Dopai ="
win probably make the team. Brady
is a star. Donnelly is another, but
nobody has expected him to sign, so
his holdout is no longer worrying any
body.
It's a pipe that Bill Smith viii have
to pull some big negotiations soon TO
get things Strengthened out before the
season begins. Here it is April 2-and
the season opens April 10.
1T is customary at this time 90 haz-
/ ard a guess on the opening day
uitcher. And this being true, mere
our one best hazard:
Orlie Weaver.
1T is undeniably true that the Crack
1 ers at present are shot full OF hold
outs But this doesn't seem TO al
feet the spirits of the team.
4 year ago this time, the team was
determined. but morose. To-day II Is
eauaIIy dptsrmineG-but as cheerful
and peppery as college squad. The
nlavers 20 at il gleefully. Laughter
arises now and again from the club
house. Occasionally somebody cracks
a Joke or a smile on the bench.
4 year ago. smiles and laughter
were unknown The manager seldom
spoke to the players-never cheerIu l-
Iv. And his attitude was reflected Dy
the club.
A team that enjoys its work plays
better ball. Just remember that-ahl
be thankful for the excellent mehlal
q
THE Crackers kept right on looking
good yesterday in the game WIN
Columbus, and won, as was eNpeSleu'
The score was 9 to q.
George Bausewein, the New Jersey
phenomenon. got his first full work
am And he looked even better than
rna last time out. George I- one OF
those lads who never gets going real
GOOD until ne has torn his shirt loose
from his belt. sprung the pefsplIa-
zion tank and broken a shoe lace. but
after that-watCh him.
There is strong suspicion ahoa-
that he Will make the team.
tact is. when Smith disposes Of
L The Arkansas Herring he VII.
have only one more man TO Top OF
until May l. He has his outfield re-
Juced TO three. now thar Callahan has
conc to Nashville and Nixon TO Ma
con.
He has four catchers and presumL.a-
blv he Is going TO carry four AFTER
the season opens. and maybe 70 ma
cutting day" The release OF Hart
ner TO Albany brings the pitching
sraff down TO within one man OF what
in viii be April 10, and that one man
is Herring-who may depart any uay
now. s-----
The fnfeld has an amputauon COM