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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12

MISS EDWTNA BEHRE has de
cided TO remain in Atlanta this
year and has become "a mem
her of the faculty Of the Southern
University of Music. She has become
famous as a pianiste and as an eX-
pouent of the LcSCuctisElJ method. At
an early date she will he heard IN
concert, probably next Thursday
~vening, the recital that should have
taken place last Thursday having
been postponed.
Besides Miss Behrc the following
will take mart: Mrs Mabel A. Nather
Madam Sara Jane Ainslec. dircctrcsa
of Atlanta School of Opera and Ora
matte Art. Alexander Won Skbinsky,
violinist.
The evening world., 1913-10-17
REALTY SpECUlA1on
ACCUSED Or FRAUD
Associate Of Thomas A. Edison As
serts He Was Swindlsd Out
of $4,000.

Frederick n. Hssselman. a supposedly
wealthy real estate promoter OF Essex
County. n. j., was arrested last night
In HE apartments at the Essex Country
Club at Hutton Park. charged with oh.
talning siD,OOo by fraud aud conspiracy
from w. L. Gilmore, a millionaire con-
tracing carpenter ard associate OF
Thomas 4. Edison.
Taken from the luxurious club. Has
eslnnan, protesting that he was limo ,ent
OF Gilmore's charges In every particular
was taken by Constable Purcell TO the
o'il,e of Justice OF the Peace Francis
w. Smith In Newark. lie was pot
under bonds OF s2,oO to await the action
Of the Gran. Jury.
Mr.. Gilmore charged that by Hassei-
mans representa- IONS he was three
years ago induced TO put $4,000 into
the Liewellyn Realty Company. lie nas
received no return. he Charged IN mis-
application for warrant. and has
found no tangible assets remaining. He
also charged hasseinan with having
carried dummy employees on the rolls.
On an execution obtained by Mr.. Gil.
The evening world., 1913-10-17
EARTHQUAKE IN NICARAGUA.

SAN JUAN DEL SUR. Nicarasu
Oct. 17.--Siolent continuous earth.
auakes to-day shook tho cities Of Nan.
aqua, Mssaya and Granada, where the
alarmed populations have deserted their
houses and are slsepins In the public
squares and open spaces. One house
collapsed in Jslteva, a suburb Of Gran.
ada. and II Is feared that more will fall.
The earth trsmors coincide with the
activity Of the volcano OF Santiago.
The evening world., 1913-10-17

more. RasssamsA's residence IN mas,
Orange was sold for $1,000 few days
ago. and an execution for property Of
Hasselinan At the Country Club also
hAs been issued.
The evening world., 1913-10-17
ERLE-hiliaruey Roses

4 coTSsgc Of 3 Killarney roses
will be presented to persons making
q purchase anywhere in the store
upon presentation Of sales
voucher from y TO IL O'Clock and
2 to S o'clock.
The evening world., 1913-10-17

Most popular hospital to receive
donation from Eloomingdales'.
Women only cen participate. Not
necessary to make Q purchase to
vote. Cast u ballot for your
favorite.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
Local Lumber Market
Prosperous Condition

and other heavy timbers are in great
demand The sill and other car ma
terial market, which has been strong
all winter, continues good, both as to
number of orders, and the prices made
and accepted.
Export business shows but little
change, prime being in unabated de-
mand, predisposing inspectors to great
liberality in the application of the
rules in taking up this class of ex-
port material.
The car situation is getting In a
very satisfactory shape. Shippers have
been making every possible use oi
open cars and thereby so conserving
their supply of closed cars as to prac
tically meet their needs.
To sum up, it is pretty near a case
of the sawmill man Saving wood an'
saying nothing" Everybody busy ant
everybody happy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
PRESTONIANS WIN
DEBATE AT NORMAL

The Prestonian Literary Society,"
representing the affirmative, won the
debate against the Platonian society at
the Normal College last night on the
subject, "Resolved, That Mississippi
should have a compulsory school law"
The speakers for the affirmative were
A. A. Burns, Sidney Weatherford ana
M. D. Dunlay. The negative speakers
were r. H. Mills, B. F. Valentine ana
T. H. Pierce.
The debate was held in the auditor
ium Of the college, and was presided
over by Rev. ]. N. Mcmillan. The
members of each society are very 10y
al and enthusiastic, but they maintain
ed a eentlen;snly courtesy in their dis
cussion and handled the, debate witt
an intelligence that indicated tn'
statesmen timber that exists at TN
college. A large Sddience heard TN
debate
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01

The selection of a permanent park
improvement committee, consisting OF
R. L. Bennett, chairman; B. D. Moore
and Thomas M. Ferguson, with full
power to act, in all matters of urgency,
was the principal business transacted
at the regular meeting of the Hamper
Park commission, held at the Hatties-
burg Trust & Banking Company Fri
day afternoon, at which ten of the
twelve members of the commission
were present.
A special committee appointed at
the January meeting for the purpose
of ascertaining what work was imme
diately necessary, made its report, sug
gesting the building af concrete re
ceptacle at the deep well, with th'
idea of securing reservoir for al
overflow, which can be obtained b!
cutting the pipe below the presen
water line in the well; swinging gat
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
Detroit Tigers
Will Tlay in
Hattiesburg

The Detroit Tigers will be seen IN
action in Hattiesburg, when Hughey
Jennings brings his squad over from
the training camp at Gulfport for
practice game with Stays MISSISSIPPI
Normal College team on Thursday and
Friday of next week.
The very fact that the Tigers are 10
be here for the purpose OF playing Daii
is certain to arouse much interest, and
that the Normal College boys are &c
have such high class artists as con
testants on the diamond will prove
decided incentive for them to do theil
best work.
/ AS the games are to be the first tina
Hattiesburg is to witness this seasoi
a large crowd may be expected.
The filling of the grandstand an
the bleachers will go a long ways u
wards inspiring the Normal boys I
their best, while it is certain the TIL
ers would not be effected unfavorabl
thereby.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
Proceeds From Green
House to Sustain Park

over Gorden's Creek and the repair
ing of the roof of the pavilion. This
report was received and the recon-
mendations were referred to the i'm
provement committee for action.
1t was reported that the committee
had in mind plan to establish at the
park what shall be called "the park
nursery and green houses" and that
the services of a competent land
scape gardener and florist can be had
upon terms eery favorable to the parl
commission. In the event this sugges
tion is carried out 1t Is confidently be
lieved that after one year the parl
can be made self-sustaining and il
five years it can be brought to stat
of beauty that will be Joy forever.
A. A. Montague having resigned a
member of the commission and n
fused to stand for reelection, M. {
Field was appointed as his successor
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01

Local lumber market conditions
show but little change from last we sk's
report, which were altogether favor
able, with the two exceptions OF bad
logging conditions and continuation
of the closed car shortage.
Though the present week has exper-
fenced something of storm that at
one time was feared hac done great
damage to standing timber, nothing OF
a serious nature has been reported, eX-
cept the partial destruction of the mill
shed, the unroofing Of the commissary
and the leveling of several laborers
shacks at the Hemphill mill at Foley
While there has been much rainfall
during the week the strong winds thai
have followed have served to dry the
ground SO as to make logging mucf
| easier than for several months.
The railroads are in the market TO-
their spring needs, and stringers' Sill
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
I0WANS BUY LAND
near HATTIESBURG

Mr.. Linton, Mr.. Sizes and Mr.. Keeker
all connected with the international
Harvester Company, who were among
the company of homeseekers brought
here by E. A. Cummings & Co. two
weeks ago, have returned to their
homes in Iowa, after having each made
individual purchases Of land in this
section, which it is their purpose TO
improve, making it fit for high class
farming. These gentlemen have had
opportunity to study the farm land
question as incidental to their service
with the harvester company, and or
their recent visit they were careful tc
look into the merits of the lands showr
them, and the result was as stated.
These gentlemen all announce thei
intention of returning here in Octc
ber with the idea Of developing thei
land purchases.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
RIVAL DELEGATIONS
FROM LOUISIANA

New Orleans, La, March 1.-Two
special trains carrying rival delega-
tions of Louisiana Democrats to the
Inauguration leave this city tonight
for Washington. The Governors"
special has been engaged by Governor
Luther E. Hall and large party OF
friends, while the Mayors" special
will carry Mayor Martin E. Behrman
and many of his political followers
The Governor and Mayor represent
rival factions in state and city poll
tics, but both are Democrats. Cover
nor Hall has promised to ride horse
in the inaugural parade.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
new GRAVEL PIT TO
BE OPENED near CITY

G. C. and George H. Robertson have
recently acquired a sixty-acre tract
of land said to be underlaid with an
inexhaustible mine of fine gravel suit
ed to concrete work, and have already
begun the putting in of machinery and
the erection of plant for mining and
shipping of sand and gravel. The plant
is to be situated at Bouie station on
the G.. G. s. |. railroad, just north oil
n avis Springs.
his makes the fifth gravel mining
in and around Hattiesburg
pc pa"- board of United States army
!" s..,. - - were here several months
.s, ..,;,,,sg violence in the hearing OF
ne .,,Se Toat sfue, improvement project
.tev tSe ,,eS. ,Sa,e ,',c, Interested in the testi
mony regarding he character and
quantity Of gravel to be nad In TINS
locality.
One of the army officefA expresses
himself as being convinced 'nae ene
day would come when these srasel
beds would b na <trAable gold nifl'es
in this secti pa pfof|ded the suppl
was even hal "a what was claimeu at
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
Porfirio Pleased.

Mexico City, March General Por-
firio Diaz, the exiled ex-President Of
Mexico, yesterday sent telegram to
President Huerta from Nina, Egypt,
expressing his "inestimable satisfac-
tion" over the consideration shown
by Huerta to him in a message sent
him informing him Of the elevation
of the new administration. Diaz ex-
presses the hope that Huerta, by
"self effacement and patriotism" may
bring peace to Mexico. Felix Diaz yes
terday formally accepted the candi'
dacy for the presidency offered him by
committee of a party organized for
that purpose.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
TWO NEGRO TRAMPs
y LYNCHED IN GEORGIA.

Cornelia, Ca, March 1.-Two un-
identified negro tramps, charged with
killing Policeman John Gibby of Cor
pelia, were taken from a posse ana
lynched here early last night by mob
of masked men. They were strung
up to a telephone pole in the presence
of several hundred persons from Cor
nelia and Clarksville.
The negroes came to Cornelia this
morning on freight train and were
arrested by Gibby. AS he was hano-
cutting one, the other took Gibbys
pistol and shot him twice. Death was
instantaneous.
Both escaped, but posses later cap
tdred them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
KEEN INTEREST IN
NJ. c. SPECIAL CARS

Jackson, Miss, March III. Il.
commissioner Of agriculture,
returned from a four days farmers
demonstration trip over the Missis-
sippi Central railway, between Hatties-
burg and Natchez, winding up at Nat
chez. According to actual or near-actual
count, the demonstrators on the train
saw and addressed upward OF 4,ooV
people. and Mr.. Blakeslee is satisfieo
that good results will follow. He states
that he has never seen as keen dis
play of interest and manifestation OF
the spirit of anxious inquiry on any
of his recent tours as that which char
acterized this weeks trip. The special
lists accompanying were effective ano
forceful In their lectures and drew
many questions from the sturdy an'
inouiring farmers and stock raiser'
who are seeking their way out OF TN
boil weevil wilderness.
Mr. Blakeslee states that 1t was II
teresting to note the attendance
negro farmers at every stop, who wer
as anxious and attentive as their whit
neighbors. At one stop made Fel
wick. in Adams county. there were q
! negroes in the lecture car, with thr'
white men, the whites having gone
, lto Natchaz for the meeting in tn
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
TOO MUCH LIP
COSTS A DOLLAR

In Justice of the Peace Bowling's
court this morning quite number OF
negroes were on hama as witnesses
in case in which Mason Malone was
charged with the use of profanity in
boarding house. AS nothing was said
as to the nature Of the meals being
served there seemed to be no extenu-
atlng circumstances, hence the magis-
trate taxed the usual 81 and cost as
punishment for the too free use Of the
lip, upon payment Of which Mason was
allowealto 50 free
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
E RADICATIO n OF
CATTLE TICK
in SOUTH
SUCCESSFUL WORK CAUSES SEC
WILSON TO RAISE oUARAN-
TINE IN MANY STATES.
Big TERRITORY IS RELEASED
Restrictions to Remain on Florida,
Louisiana and Portions of Other
States-Mississippi Partly Free
Order Effective Today.
(By associated PreSs.)

Washington, March 1.-The progress
made during the past year in Southern
states in the eradication of ticks,
which spread a disease among cattle
known as Texas fever, has resulted
in an order from Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wilson, effective today, by which
over 10000 square miles in the South
is released from quarantine.
The quarantine is to be continued
against the removal of cattle except
under certain conditions from all of
Florida and Louisiana and the greater
proportion of Mississippi and Texas
together with several other states.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
D FLEES /
With STATE
funds
FEDERAL TROOPS TAKE CAPITAL
OF REBELLioUs STATE, BUT
DEFENDERS ESCAPE.
old DICTATOR rs PLEASED
Continued Improvement In Situation
General Ago, Prospective Ambassa-
dor to Belgium, Arrested For unwar-
ranted Execution.
(By Associated Press.)

Mexico City, March Although
government troops have taken posses
sion of the city at Aguas Caliestes,
Governor Fuentes D has made his es-
cape to the hills with small follow
ing.
He took all the available state funds
with him.
General Felipe Angles Ago, who was
this week appointed military attache
to Belgium, was today formally charg-
ed with the unwarranted execution OF
Miguel Cardune during the fighting in
the capital. Cardune's uncle Is gov
ernor of the state OF Mexico.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
REoRGANIzE SENATE.

Washington, March 1.-The WIN
drawal yesterday Of Senator Martin
Of Virginia from the race for the chair
manship of the democratic caucus
carrying with it the Democratic fioor
leadership, revived the interest IN d
reorganization movement, and early IN
dications are that the result Will De
rbe choice of Senator Kern of Indiana
as chairman.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
T. p. A. MINsTRELs.

Jackson, Miss, March IA min
strel performance, under the auspices
of the Mississippi Travellers Aid AS
sociation, an auxiliary of the Missis'
sippi Travellers Association, was Civ
en- at a local theatre last night. The
opera house was packed to the doors
by crowd which witnessed a credit
able performance. A large sum was
realized by the aid association, and i
will be devoted to charity objects.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
CHURCH IMPROVEMENTS.

The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church will meet in the church house
on Main street on Monday afternoon
at O'Clock. At the meeting last
week at the home of Mrs. w. X.
Clements, the matter of repairing the
church house was fully decided upon
The decorator will begin work on the
inside almost at once and expects tC
have it completed by Easter Sunday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
new SCHEDULE NJ. C.
PASSENGER TRAINS


The Mississippi Central Railroad
company announces change in its
train schedule beginning Sunday
March 9, which effects all four OF It's
passenger trains.
Train No. /, which heretofore mas
left Hattiesburg at $3.50 a. m' is
changed to leave at 6:2O. Tram NO
4, which has heretofore left Hatties
bhfs at 2:5O n. m, is scheduled t'
denart at 2:35 p. m. Train No. z, aus
TO arrive at 10 noon, will hereafte
(! come in at 1920 p. m. Train NO.
/ arriving at 1880 p. m, will come Il
.lhareafter at 7;45 p: m,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
BIG EVENT MAY BE ANNUAL AF-
FAIR FOR THIS SECTION
OF STATE.
WILL GIVE MANY PRIZES
Music and Athletic contests-Amateur
Athletic Rules-Reduced Railroad
Rate-SmalI Admission Fee-Rail-
roads May Run Special Trains.

Superintendent F. B. Woodley, Prof.
Claude Bennett, principal of the Hat
ttesburg High School, and Prof. w. G.
. Strahan, teacher of mathematics and
athletic manager of the high school,
have prepared for sending out to all
the schools in South Mississippi, an
invitation to participate in the field
day exercises which it is proposed to
have in Hattiesburg, Friday, April IL,
1918.
1t is the intention to do everything
possible to awaken interest in this
event, with the idea of making it an
annual affair to which all schools in
South Mississippi will look forward
with pleasure. The contests will
embrace music, expression and ath-
letics.
The contests in music will be of two
kinds-quarettes by boys and piano
solos by girls. Winners will be given
SIS in gold and a gold medal respec-
lively
The athletic exercises with prizes
for winners of first and second places
are as follows: Mile race, SO and $5;
half mile race, IS and SO; relay race
SIS and So; 100-yard dash, $40 and 50;
hurdle race, S. and So; hammer throw
s5 and SO: shot put, IS and 3; running
broad jump, IS and SO; running high
Jump, $5 and So; pole vault, $40 and IS
The school winning the greates
number of points will be awarded
s25 trophy cup to keep in its posses
sion one year. The school winning /
three years in succession will becom
it's permanent possessor.
A small admission fee OF not NOR
than 25 cents will be charged at tn
gate of the athletic field.
All bona fide high school pupils l
South Mississippi, under 21 years
age, are eligible to enter these col
tests, Each school may enter on
rboys' quartet and one girl In musi
one boy and one girl in expression.
least two from each school will
allowed to enter each athletic exc
else.
The Amateur Athletic Union rule
with slight variations to meet loe
conditions will be used to govern the
contests. All railroads entering HI
tiesburg will give reduced rates an
perhaps, run special trains on tt
day.
Schools expecting to participate
bese events must give notice of th'
q, tention to do so not later. than Mar
1b.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
Confidence In Huerta.

Washington, March 1.-Two acts or
the administration yesterday indicated
confidence in the Huerta government
of Mexico. Orders were sent to the
military commanders in California and
Texas to release all Mexican refugees
and captured Americans on the side
line. Safe conduct was granted to Col
onel Delafuente, in the vicinity OF
Juarez to proceed to San Antonio
where an important conference VIII
be held by Mexican factions in the
interest of peace.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
SEEK DISSOLUTION
CORN PRODUCTS
COMPANY
ANTITRUST SUIT FILED AGAINST
COMPANY CHARGING VIOLA
TIoN OF SHERMAN LAW.
lRn Associated Press.l

New York, March 1.-Dissolution of
the Corn Products Refining Company,
an alleged starch, glucose and syrup
trust" is sought by the Federal gov
ernment in an antitrust suit filed here
today, charging the combination with
entering conspiracies and contracts to
destroy competition in violation of the
Sherman law.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
NORTHERN MERCHANT
TO DEVELOP LAND

DR.. ]. ]. Steadman Of Chicago, who
has been in Hattiesburg for the past
two weeks, left last night for his home
On a previous visit here DIR. steadman
had purchased tract Of land of q. A..
Cummings & Co., and during his last
visit he made additional purchases SO
that he now has fully section OF land,
all of which he intends to develop and
improve. .
DIR. steadman is the owner of a chain
Of 5 and 1O-cent stores in the North
and is amply able to carry out his plans
for improving his property-in fact, ne
has expressed the purpose Of making
,.-.-c irvesfmenfs Ia this; section,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
,Arres % WOMAN PARDoNED
BY GOVERNOR BREWER

Jackson. Miss, March 1.-Gertrude
rsuanas negro woman, who was
convicted of n ,anslaughter in sharkey
s..., 80 - Nor, h, 1912, was given a
pardon by Govern OF Die"e
afternoon. ~ g.,
The woman killed -,
vestigation is said to n "'o u,,.. 80 .ot,.,or
tenuating circumstances, ne p1.,sio .Ss
for her pardon was numerosA,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
OPERATIONS FOR
INAUGURATION
COMPLETE
BRILLIANT DECORATIONS AND
FIREWORKS TO MAKE EVENT
ONE TO BE REMEMBERED.
WILL SURPASS ALL OTHERS
Police Protection For the Unwary and
Inexperienced Thronss Beginning
Street Fakirs In Evidence.
(BN Associated Press.l

Washington, March 1.-The city is
ready to welcome the new President
next Monday, and to inaugurate him
on the following day.
Washington was draped today in all
it's patriotic finery.
Every incoming train poured in
crowds of visiting advance guards.
Before noon it is expected the rush
arrivals for the first Democratic in
auguration in twenty years was on in
earnest and the streets of the city were
filled with the vanguard.
Vice President-elect Marshall, who
CONTINUED On Page Eight.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
WILSON TURNS over
OFFICE TO HIS
SUCCESSOR
(BD Associated Press.)

Trenton, N. j., March 1.-Woodrow
Wilson, soon to be inaugurated Pres
ident of the United States, formally
turned over today the office of gov
ernor of New Jersey to Senator James
F. Fielder, president of the state Sen
ate.
people of this country are going to
be served by conscience and not by
expediency," was the assurance which
Mr.. Wilson gave in an impromptu
speech of farewell.
The President-elect was cheered by
the big crowd.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
DENIES REPORT OF
SHELL EXPLOSION.

. Washington, March 1.-Rear =
q Admiral Fletcher, commanding '
. the American battleship squad 4
. ron off Vera Cruz, in dispatch
. to the Navy Department today
. emphatically denied the pub
Q lished reports that one person
q had been killed and three injured
. by the explosion of a shell from
o one of the battleships during
. target practice yesterday.
! a 4 a a q q q . . . %~~
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
HIGHEST GIFT TO
BESTOW upon
CITIZEN
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, March Capt. A. H..
Rostron, commander of the steamship
Carpathia when she rescued the sur
vivors of the Titanic, arrived in Wash
ington today to receive from President
Taft the medal of honor awarded by
Congress, which is the highest gift it
can bestow upon civilian.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
Webb BILLIIS
REPASSED BY
BOTH HOUSES
(By Associated PreSS.)

Washington, March 1.-The House
today repassed over President Taft's
veto the Webb bill prohibiting ship
ments of intoxicating liquors into
dry" states.
The Senate passed it over the veto
last night and the bill now becomes
law.
This is the first time in fifteen years
that Congress has overriden a Presi-
dents veto.