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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29

Washington. July 29.-Representa-
tive Underwood appeared unexpected
ly before the lobby committee this
morning and denounced Mulhall as a
liar and blackmailer." The majority
House leader asked to make a brief
statement before being sworn, in
which he said he never before had seen
Mulhall, and denounced as untrue Null
halrs statements that he appeared be-
fore the Ways and Means Committee
or that Mulhall was paying money to
an employe of the Ways and Means
Committee,
Martin M. Mulhall sat on the witness
stand before the senate lobby commit
tee Monday and listened to another
senator deny his statements.
Senator Lodge, mentioned as one of
lobbyist for the National Associa-
tion of Manufacturers had held DO
lltical conferences, declared he did not
know the witness and never had heard
of him until the present investigation
began. 31y
MulhalPs correspondence read Mon.
day brought him into the year 1911.
when the House became Democratic.
In many of his letters that year he
spoke of interviews with Majority
Leader Underwood, William B. Wilson.
secretary of labor in President Will
sons cabinet, then chairman of the
House labor committee; James T.
Lloyd of the first Missouri district,
chairman of the Democratic congress
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
BOY DROWNED IN
BURKETI CREEK
IN SWIMMING WITH COM.
PANIoN MONDAY AFTERNOON
JOHN HAYWOOD LOST LIFE.

John Haywood, the eleven year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Haywood of
Harvey, was drowned in Burkett's
Creek about four miles from Hatties.
burg Monday afternoon at about four
o'clock.
The boy was in swimming with a
companion of about his own age and
it is supposed that he was attacked bv
cramp and sank before his companion
could assist him or could secure helm.
The body was recovered with very lit.
tie difficulty. The authorities. were
notified and coroners jury found in
accordance with the facts.
Funeral services and interment will
take place tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
ANDERSON WAS
GOVERNOR AND
KNEW 1T NOT

jackson, Miss, July Ex-senator A.
{. Anderson, President of the Senate,
was Governor of Mississippi for nearly
a week, and did not know it. The sit
uation was brought about by the alb
sence from the state of both Gov.
Brewer and Lieut.. Gov. Bilbo. Gov.
Brewer left here more than a week
ago to attend the state encampment
at Biloxi. He remained On the coast
Tor a day or so, and left quietly for
New York and Washington. Lieut..
Gov Bilbo had preceded Gov. Brewer
to Washington, and did not return un-
til Friday.
Both kept their movements to them
selves, and it was not until Gov. Brew
er returned Monday, with the an
nouncement that he had been out of
the state that Senator Anderson be-
came aware of the fact that he had
been sitting on the gubernatorial lid
and did not know it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29

Washington, July 29.-Secretary Nc
Adoo issued a statement last night
fatty charging that the decline of
government per cent. bonds to 95 1-2
"a new low record-was due almost
wholly to what appears to be a cam
paign waged with every indication of
concerted action on the part of a num-
Der of influential New York city banks
to cause apprehension and uneasiness
about these bonds in order to helm
them in their efforts to defeat the cur
rency BILL"
Banks throughout the country own
almost entirely $730,SS2,13O of the 2
per cents. Their market value today
was approximately $3O,OOO,00O less
than when the banks bought them.
Almost all the entire issue is used as
security for national bank notes. At
the present price however, the dis
crepancy between the market value
and the issues of notes against the
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
CORN Mashed;
Fight ENSUED
F FREE-FOR-ALL SCRAP RESULTS
WHEN DANCING BLACKS GET
FEET TANGLED.

one o'clock dance at a hall on
Mobile street, wound up in a free-for-
all fight, which resulted in the atten-
dance of forty negroes, men. women
and children, at the Mayors Court
this morning, where a full investiga-
tion was had.
There seemed to be no dearth of
evidence that the fight, which started
when one woman stepped on another
woman's foot as they were indulging
in the turkey trot, tango, bunny hug
or some one or other of the latest
dancing fads, was one in which feet.
fists, knives, pop bottles and guns all
played part, with no greater carnage
than the shedding of a small quantity
of gore when a negro named Happy"
landed on Will Green's nose, who in
turn straightway got his gun and
started to scatter the whole crowd.
The result of the investigation was
the imposition of fines on the follow
ing; Tossie House, $5 and cost; Ida
Bolton, $3.50 and cost; Charlie Hines.
So and cost; Charles Levi, $3.50 and
cost; Will Green $3.50 and cost; Jim
Hines, $3.50 and cost. Jennie Cody,
the woman whose corns were trod
upon, having waxed warm and cussed
too freely, was fined $3.50 and cost
Will Green was also tried on a
charge of vagrancy and was sentenced |
to ten days on the streets and to pay |
the costs of court
Besides those participating in the
big scrap, the Mayor had before him
.hree negro men, John Kinsley, Isaiah
Stringer and Simon Wecker, who plead
guilty to gambling, each of whom was
given fine of So and cost.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
COMMISSION FORM
LOES NOT WORK
WELL IN VILLAGE

Laurel, Miss, July 29.-After a six
months, trial of the commission form
OF government more than 200 voters
Monday petitioned for an election to
vote a return to the aldermanic form.
The election was ordered for Aug.
26 after a stormy session of the COM
mission.
commissioner H. w. Bell created a
sensation when he made a motion that
the commissioners resign in a body,
thus giving the people an opportunity
to elect three men who could work to-
gether for the interests of the city
His motion did not get a second and
was lost.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
MARVIN SUCCEEDS
Willis |. MOORE
HEAD OF INSTRUMENT DEPT. HAS
BEEN SELECTED CHIEF OF
WEATHER BUREAU.
(By Associated Press,)

Washington. July 24.-Professor
Charles F. Marvin was selected chief
OF the weather bureau, succeeding Will
lis L. Moore, recently removed. Pres
1dent Wilson will send the nomination
to the Senate probably this week.
Marvin is chief of the instrument de-
partment and was appointed to the
old signal service in 1884.
Under the new chief the weather
bureau will give more attention to
reports affecting agriculture and gen.
eral farming conditions. Marvin in
vented many instruments used now.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
new YORK BANKS
BLAMED FOR
DECLINE
SECRETARY McADoo HOLDS TIE
BANKERS RESPONSIBLE FOR
DEPRECIATION OF BONDS.
TWO PER CENTS WORTH PAR
In Spite of Campaign to Force Them
Down-official Sees Scheme to
Force Country Banks to Join With
4 ''
Wall Street Against Currency Bill.
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, July 2e.-lnvestiaa-
ton OF McAdoo's charges that
New York bankers have organized
a campaign to depress the price
Of government two per cent bonds
was demanded in statement is
sued by representative Henry,
"insurgent" member of the Bank
ing committee.
Representative Glass, chairman of
the Banking committee, said his
committee had its hands full and
would not be diverted. He and
others made it plain that they
shared the secretary's opinion as
reason for the depression.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29

Representative Henry of Texas. and
representative Ragsdale of South Caro-
INA. These amendments with the 9th.
er lnsurgent propositions, undoubtedly
Will be voted down by the conference
OF the committee members by a vote of
about II to 8. This vote would not
be sufficient to overcome the vote OF
the insurgent Democrats and the mi.
nority members in the full committee
Therefore the measure will be taken
directly to the caucus.
Mondays entire session of the con-
ference was spent in a discussion of
whether the proceedings of the meet.
ing should be made public. After con.
siderable argument, the conference re-
tected a proposition to throw open the
doors of the committee room and allow
the debate to be made public. The
vote was 6 to 6, and Chairman Glass
cast the deciding vote against the open
door policy. 1t then was voted TO en-.
Join secrecy as to the proceedings
on every member Of the conference.
President Wilson and Chairman Gless
OF the House committee, and Chairman
owen Of the Senate committee, be
lieve they will be able to get the
measure through both House and Sen
ate with the essentials practically un
changed, even though considerable Cd
position may be met at every step, ant
considerable delay encountered.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29

not good for anyone to eat, and should
not be eaten.
NO one knows what causes pel.
legra; that is what we are irving to
ma out Here in Mississippi the con.
oitlons are much the same as those in
other southern states, though in some
sections of the delta the disease has
spread rapidly Of late, I am told. OF
course such condition demands i'm
mediate attention. There is nothing
so very alarming in the present situa-
tion, though of course the spread of
any disease is serious matter, and
should be investigated.
AS a rule people who have pel.
legra live amid unsanitary surround
ings, and in many instances are per.
sons not noted for personal cleanli-
ness"
Or. Lavinder left. yesterday after.
noon for Washington, and 1t is prob.
able that within the next ten days a
government expert will be here to
conduct close and exhaustive exam
ination, and investigation regarding
pellaEra"It is believed he will go
firsf % The delta sections of the state,
and pRrsue his studies in that part of
a|ssiAsippi fdf some time
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
A CORRECTION

In filing the affidavit against Mrs.
Beaumont, who was arrested Saturday
afternoon at the house she occupied
on East Pine street, her name was
erroniously written in the affi-
davit as Mrs. ]. A. Beau
mont" The name should have been
Mrs. G. G. Beaumont" AS soon as
The News attention was called to the
error in initials the records of the
Justice of the peace, before whom the
affidavit was filed, were consulted and
1t was found that the mistake had
been unintentionally made by the Of
ficer who made the charge against the
woman.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
FIREMEN's coNcLAVE IN TOLEDO

Toledo, O., July 29-Toledo is en-
tertaining for three days a great con-
clave of firemen gathered from all
over northern Ohio and some from
neighboring states. The tournament
programme calls for demonstrations of
fire fighting and life saving and big
parade to show the progress made in
fire fighting apparatus from the old
hand tubs" to the motor propelled en-
gines and trucks of the present day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
ENoEAvoRERs OF TWO STATES.

bozeman, Mont. July ga num-
Der OF OFFICERS and other members
prominent in the Christian Endeavor
organization have stopped on here ON
their way home from the recent con-
vention at Los Angeles to address the
convention Of the Montana and North
ern wyoming branches of the society.
The convention assembled today and
viii continue throughout the greater
part OF the week. The list of speakers
is headed by William Shaw, Of Boston,
general secretary OF the national or
ganization.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
VIII Garry Fight on the
Currency Bill to Caucus

Washington, July 29.-Democrats of
the House Banking and Currency Com
mittee Monday agreed to allow them
selves two weeks more to discuss
the administration currency bill, Two
weeks from yesterday a Democratic
House caucus will receive the measure
In as finished condition as the com
mittee members can arrive at.
After three hours of argument, at
which various plans for disposing of
the measure were discussed, the Demo
cratic committee members voted to au-
thorize the chairman to TASK for a
caucus of the party to be called on Aug.
IL, to act upon such a report ON the
pending currency bill as will then be
made" Further than this, the mem
oers directed the chairman to make
public no details of what took place
at the meeting.
The supporters of the administration
bill. having failed, in weeks of discus
sion and argument to win over three
or four opponents of the measure
among the Democrats of the commit.
tee. have decided to proceed without
them, and allow those dissatisfied with
the measure to carry their fight to the
House caucus.
mi
This will throw into the caucus the
entire fight over the so-called insurgent
amendments, providing for cotton
eprn and wheat currency" as framed BY
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
SIXTY DAYS FOR
STEALING BRASS
DENNIS BROTHERS PLEAD GUILTY
TO PETIT LARCENY SENT.
ENCED TO FARM.

F. w. Dennis and B. w. Dennis.
charged with stealing 300 pounds of
car brasses from the N. o, e. N E.
X. r., were arraigned before Judge
II. c. Greer Monday afternoon, and
upon pleas of guilty to petit larceny
they were sentenced to the county
Jail for sixty days.
The Dennis brothers were represent.
ed by E. A. Anderson and the state by
Claude Hill, who agreed on a petit
larceny plea of guilt.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
gems VALUED AT
$4,000 STOI EN-
by Associated Press. J

New York, July 29.-Gems valued
at $4,000, including a rope of pearls
worth 100000, were stolen from the
home of c. c. Rumsey, at Narragan-
sett Pier, Mrs. Rumsey is a daughter
of the late E. H. Hartman.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29

Washington, July 29.-President
Wilson announced nothing regarding
Mexico, but there is every reason to
believe that this country will take no
steps pending the outcome of plans
leading Mexicans are taking to bring
about peace. 1t is a fact that media
tors are now trying to get Huerta to
abdicate in favor of a provisional
president. Being advocated by the
same men who induced Porfiro Diaz
to take such action encourages Amer
lean officials. Ambassador Wilson
said nothing regarding developments.
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson,
summoned from Mexico City to inform
the Washington administration of con-
ditions in the rebellion-torn republic,
talked for an hour with President Will
son and Secretary Bryan Monday, sub
mitting chiefly recommendation that
the United States use its influence to
stabilize the Huerta regime
No policy was evolved-at least none
was announced-but it became known
that the Presidents idea and those of
Ambassador Wilson's as to the course
to be pursued are so radically differ
ent that administration officials in
terpreted the days developments as
forecasting the acceptance of Ambas-
sador Wilson's resignation.
President Wilson and the ambassa-
dor regard the future of the Mexican |
situation, it was learned, from opposite |
viewpoints. The President is concern
ed over the morality of any policy
adopted by the United States and its
effect on other Latin American coun-
tries, and is disinclined to strengthen
a government that came into power
through the questionable events incl
dent to Madero's assassination.
Ambassador Wilson on the other
hand, is disposed to look at the situa-
tion not from past events, but with the
practical idea of the future. He be-
lieves It is the business of governments
to look to the future and his sugges-
tions have been in the direction of
extending recognition to the Huerta
government if it did certain things to
conserve American interests.
Ambassador Practical. u
The inadvisability from diplomatic
standpoint of maintaining in Mexico
City a representative who would not
be sympathetic with the purpose of
the Wilson aS oistration in Washing
ton is saidI have practically con.
vinced the President that the embassy
in Mexico City had better be conduct
ed for the present by Nelson o.
its first secretary. repu- 6
ed here as efficient and experienced.
rhe appointment of new ambassador Q
would be contingent upon the estab- S
ishment of satisfactory government t
It Mexico City. C
Meanwhile the President advised
AMBASSADOR Wilson to take rest for Il
few days, as he has been laboring t.
nder a nervous strain. S
While the chief officers Of the Ameri. +
an government were debating the
acts of the situation, it became Il
nown that a movement was on foot p
-hich might eventually spare them the %
ecessity OF offering mediation or any t
ther kind of interference in Mexican 81
Continued on Page Eight c,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
THREE GIRLS DROWNED

IN OUACHITA RIVER
Monroe, La, July 29.-Arla Year
wood, aged ~. and Mary Downing and
Rosa Lee Murphy, each IA, were drown
ed in the Ouachita River at Longtown,
IA miles from here Monday. They
were wading and stepped off into deep
water and were swept away by the cur
rent. The bodies have not been recov-
cred.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
MAJORITY HOUSE LEADER DE-
NouNcEs MULHALL AS A
LIAR AND BLACkMAILER."
NEVER SAW LOBBYIST BEFORE
Witness Denies Statements of N, a. M.
Representative That Latter Had Ap-
cared Before Ways and Means Com
mittee-Sen. Lodge Enters Denial.
by Associated rress.)

wy 0ooOCtutCU lTcSSs)
Mulhall later startled the COM
mIttee by saying his proposition
to have his own activities as a
lobbyist investigated was turned
down by Secretary of Labor Viii
son, Speaker Clark and Republi-
can leader Mann.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
, . . - = = &~ . o %%%%%
, BULGARIAN CAPITAL
ENTIRELY CUT OFF
(Bg Associated PreSs.l

' Belgrade July 29.-The last rail =
? road into Sofia, the Bulgarian Z
' capital, was cut by Servians. The =
y city faces a famine unless Rou- .
' mania allows the opening of the .
' road to the Black Sea to bring .
= supplies. a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
TRYING GET HUERTA ABDICATE
Leading Mexicans, Who Induced Diaz
to Resign, are Backing Plans to Have
Present Ruler Take Similar Action
in Favor Provisional President.
80 80 = = = = 90 %%~>>
= STEPHENS PROPOSES IN. .
= VEsTlGATIoN BY CONGRESS Q
(By Associated Press.)

, Washington, July 29.-Investi- Z
' CATION of conditions in Mexico by .
, a joint congressional committee .
, was proposed in a resolution in .
, troduced today by Representative .
, Stephens Of Texas. The resolu- .
, tion directs that all available data 9
, be collected quickly and that the .
, the committee recommend what =
, action the United States should .
} take. a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
. . . Q .
, REVOLUTION REPORTED
BREWING IN PORTUGAL
(By Associated PreSs.)

= Paris, July 29.-Dispatches 4
= from Portugal via the Spanish Z
= frontier indicate a serious revo- Z
. lutionary movement in Portugal. =
, Portuguese censors stop all press =
, dispatches. z
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-22
More Charges
Against friedman.

And now comes another doctor with
additional charges against DR.. Fried
mann, the discoverer of the tubercu-
lcsis cure" DIR. Beattie of New
York, has returned from Berlin and
announced that the turtle serum was
really discovered by DR.. Piorixski and
that friedman was working in the
laboratory with Piorkski and learned
OF the latter's discovery, stole the idea,
and has been trying to commercialize
Il.
It is known that DR.. Friedman
claims there is a great secret attached
to his vaccine. while Dr. Beattie says
there is no secret at all and that the
production of the vaccine depends on
the intelligence of the scientist. He
says that 1t is simply discovery that
n turtle may be inocu,ated with hu-
man tubercular bacciIi and those bac-
cilli made non virulent by transplant
ing them through various cold blooded
animals. 1t is said to require a long
time to make these cultures safe for
use on a human, but there is no Sc
cret about the process
DIR. Beattie claims to have brought
over lot of the Piorlski serum
which will be furnished to physicians
of standing without profit.
The value of the turtle serum has
not yet been established and these
chickering's and unprofessional actions
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-22
ITCHING IRRITATION.
Worst Form of Skin Trouble Quickly
Relieved by inexpensive Treatment.

When you suffer with any skin trou-
BILE, even though the itching seems un-
bearable, do not think that it is neces-
sary to use some disgusting, greasy
ointment. Try Hokara, a pure and
simple cream, that is guaranteed to
contain no grease or acids and which
is so clearly that it does not soil the
linen.
Its power to instantly relieve any
irritation of the skin and make it soft,
white and beautiful is almost miracu
lOus.
Not only do minor skin troubles like
pimpIes, blackheads, ache, BARRIERS
itch, etc, quickly disappear, but the
worst ulcers or cases of salt rheum or
eczema are cleansed and healed by this
wonderful skin food.
In order that any one may try Ho-
kara at small expense the Crystal
Pharmacy is selling a liberal-sized jar
at 25 cents. and in addition guarantee
to refund the money if the treatment
does not do all that is claimed for it.
(adv)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-22
THURSDAY, MAY %. 1918.
Put the Commissioners
Under Bond.

House bill No. %, requiring county
commissioners to give bond, has
passed There was some opposition to
Its passage but for what reason, 1t Is
difficult to tell. The commissioners
handle ell the funds of the counties
and as they are no better and no worse
than other average men, it is strange
they were not placed under bond be-
fore this.
Some authorities contend that under
the constitution which plainly says
all county officers shall give bond, with
the exception of assistant tax asses
sors. the bonding of the commissioners
was already provided for. But it has
been generally construed that the COM
missioners are district rather than
county officers.
In certain possible events the bond
Ing of county commissioners may prove
TO be highly important.