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The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
ACCIDENT FOLLOWED CLOSELY
SUICIDE OF BOATS OWNER
Occurred Just Four Miles From Grave
of Man Who Took Own Life Week
Ago In MobiIe-cauase of Accident
a Mystery-Investisation Started.
(By Associated Press.)

Mobile, Ala, Jan. 10.-Eight known
dead, eleven missing and believed to
have perished and twenty-five injured
is the human toll claimed by the de-
struction of the palatial river passen-
ger and freight steamer Staples on the
Tombigbee river yesterday.
All three boilers exploded when the
steamer was three miles from, Balden
Springs. The captain, pilot, engineer
and second clerk of the Staples, all
Mobile men, lost their lives, and four
negroes are known to have been kill
ed. Among the more than score in
1ured, five white men were seriously
MANNED and burned, one man and one
woman painfully injuAd, and fifteen
negro deck hands more or less Sc
riously hurt.
The known dead:
Captain Chesley T. Bartee, John
Kopf, Henry Moulton, Coots Mckee
and four negroes.
The steamer Staples was built here
five years ago and was valued at $780,
600. One week ago yesterday, Captain
Norman Staples, who built the boat
and named her for his father, com
mitted suicide in Mobile on account
of financial reverses
Rivermen regard with awe the fact
that the explosion occurred just four
miles from the grave of the owner, as
near to the grave as it is possible for
boat to go.
Captain W. H. Gary of Mobile prob
ably owes his life to the owners sui
eide, as he missed the trip to accom-
pany the body of Norman A. Staples
to Bladen, Ala, for interment. Cap
tain Gray had not missed trip for
more than a year.
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
Child NARROWLY
ESCAPED BURNING

Imogene, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. R. Croft, living at 44S
Buschmann street, had a narrow es.
cape from death this morning when
her clothing caught fire from the
CRATE in room at the home of her
parents.
Mrs. Croft was in an adjoining room
when she heard the screams of the
little girl. When she reached her, her
dress was aflame, but being of woolen
fabric, it burned slowly enough to en-
able the mother to extinguish the
flames before they reached the flesh
on the child's body, though the childs
hair was slightly burned.
In her efforts to save her child Mrs
Croft sustained a bad burn on her
right arm and while no serious conse-
quences are expected the wound is a
painful one.
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
WORK Will BEGIN
ON BRIDGES
APR. |
TREASURER OF CONVERSE co. IN
CITY WINDING UP DETAILS
OF CONTRACT.

M. c.. Hasselle, treasurer of The
Converse Bridge Compay, of Chatta.
nooga, Tenn, is here today closing
the contracts with the board of super
visors for the four steel bridges for
which his firm was the successful bid
der. Mr.. Hasselle has filed for his
company the required bonds guaran.
teeing faithful performance of the sew.
eral contracts and he states that
factory work will begin shortly on the
bridges and that by April he thinks
actual construction work will begin.
The material for three and possibly
all of the bridges will be shipped to
Hattiesburg and transported by wag.
ons from here. If there is any excep.
tion to this plan it will be the material
for the Black Creek bridge, which may
be shipped to Purvis because of It's
nearer proximity to that bridge.
Mr. Hasselle states that their SUPER
intendent of construction will be in
Hattiesburg in due time. He will
probably make his headquarters here
while the work on the four bridges
mentioned, is in progress
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
U. S. G. A. ANNUAL MEETING.

New York, Jan. 1O.-Golfers are ar
irving from all directions to attend
the annual meeting of the United
States Golf Association to be held to-
morrow night at the Hotel Astor. The
ticket of officers for the ensuing year
as presented by the nominating com
mittee is expected to go through with
out opposition according to the usual
custom. Several changes have been
made since the ticket was first an
nounced. Robert c. Watson, who has
served four terms as secretary Of the
association, is slated to succeed Silas
H: Strawn of the Glenview Club, Chi
cago, who has been president two
years. Milton Dargan of Atlanta, now
second vice president, is to take the
place of Joseph S. Clark Of PhiladeI
phia in the first vice presidency while
Frank L. Woodward Of Denver is to
become second vice president. John
Reid, Jr., of the st. Andrews Golf
Club, is to succeed Mr.. Watson as
secretary, and Percy R. Pyne Of the
Garden City Golf Club is to become
treasurer. The most important busi-
ness Of the meeting will be the selec-
ton Of the courses for the champion
ship tournaments this year. Half a
dozen of the leading golf clubs Of the
East are bidding for the national anna
teur championship, which is the event
most sought. The tournament was
held last year IN the West.
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
POLE DISCOVERIES TO MEET.

Washington, Jan. 1O-With honors
beftting his achievement Captain
Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the
South Pole, will be entertained in this
city tomorrow night as the principal
guest at the annual banquet of the
National Geographic Society. Captain
Amundsen will be presented with
special gold medal awarded by the
society in recognition of his achieve
ments in south polar exploration. The
address of presentation will be made
by Rear Admiral Peary of North Pole
fame. The ceremony will be witness
ed by a distinguished company that
viii include the President of the Unit
ed States and members of his Cabinet,
justices of the supreme court of the
United States, senators and represen-
tatives, the diplomatic corps, and
members of the society from many
parts of the country.
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
DEATHS in STATE
DURING MONTH
OF NOV.
FIRST REPORT OF BUREAU OF
VITAL STATISTICS SHOWS
TOTAL OF 1909.

Jackson, Miss, jan 1O-At this
time of year the cities throughout the
country are publishing their health
conditions for the past year.
Most of them claim much lower
death rate for the year 1912 than 1911.
The Mississippi State Board of
Health has just finished compiling the
deaths for the month of November.
The first months report is not COM
plete, as several of the districts did
not make their report. But Judging
from the reports received, the health
conditions of Mississippi have been
much maligned.
The total number of death reported
for the month of November was 1909
Of this number 636 were white and
673 negroes.
The people of Mississippi are to be
congratulated upon the results OBJ
tanned under the first months opera
ton of the new law requiring the reg
istration of births and deaths. This
state is the first in the South to at
tempt statewide registration.
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
CANDIDATES GAN
GET ON TICKET
LAS! DAY
ASST. ATTY.GENERAL RULES
THAT ELECTORS CAN WRITE
NAMES ON BALLOT.

jackson, Miss, Jan. 10.-The opin-
ion of Assistant Attorney General Eth
ridge holding that an elector has the
right to write the name of candidate
on a ballot, together with an opinion
Of the supreme court touching on the
same point, when it upheld the consti-
tutionality of the commission form of
government, virtually destroys the
powers of political executive commit
tees specifying time limit in which
candidates can get their names print
ed on the official ballot.
Heretofore it has been the custom
in party primaries for candidates to
tle their names with the secretary of
the committee at least two weeks be-
fore the date of election.
This ruling by the supreme court,
and assistant attorney general, means
that candidate can appear in the
field the day before election if he sees
mt to do so, and providing he could
summon sufficient support he could
defeat candidate in the race who
had been in the field since the begin
ming of the campaign.
1t is not likely, however, that there
will be many instances where this
method will be employed, as political
in Mississippi generally
conform strictly to the rules of the
parties to which they belong.
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
new CORP CITATIONS
ORGANIZED in STATE

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 1O.-The follow
ing new corporations have been
formed in Mississippi during the past
few days, and will shortly submit their
charters to the Governor for approval;
Ellis Drug Company, Sidon, Lefiore
county, capitalized at $4,000; e. e.
Ellis, ]. W. Armstead, and others.
Taryer-Davis Company, Water val
ley, Yalobusha county, capitalized at
$4,000; J. R. Tarver, C M, Davis, and
others.
Mississippi Humane Society, Gulf
port, Harrison county, no capital
stock; organized for the promotion Of
Juvenile reformatory to take care
of the wayward youth of the state;
William Estopinal. Mrs. A. L. Whet-
stone, Miss M. Kennedy, and others.
Hub Insurance Company, Hatties-
burg, Forrest county. capita sed at
$4,000; F. ]. Duke. J. q. Davis. and
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ELECTION TUESDAY,

The announcement of Saturday as
the day for the election of directors
for the Commercial Club was an error.
The time for the election of directors
by that body is the second Tuesday in
January hence next Tuesday, between
the houhs of ten a. m. and five O'Clock
p m. the ballot box will be in position
at the club rooms to receive the votes
of all members who choose to vote.
AS previously stated, ballots con-
tanning forty names of eligibles, will
be on hand at the voting place, and
from this list twenty-five directors
will be selected.
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
BROKER
Is suing FOR
COMMISSION
CASE BEFORE CIRCUIT COURT OF
c. M. PALMER, OF N. v, VS..
M. L. BlxLER.

The time of Circuit Court was taken
up Thursday afternoon in the hearing
of the suit of G. NJ. Palmer VS.. Mort
l.. BiXler, based on a claim for brok-
erage on the sale of the Hattiesburg
News to the present owners. The
hearing is before the Court without a
jury. The taking of additional testi-
mony employed part of the time of the
Court this forenoon. The argument
begun at o'clock this afternoon.
The suit of James Hand VS.. Hatties-
burg Trust & Banking Company in
volving the title to boiler and engine
claimed by Mr.. Hand, on which the
Trust Company holds lien on trial
this morning is yet being heard.
Cases disposed of were:
F. v. B, Price VS.. Tom Dearman
dismissed without prejudice on mo-
tion of the plaintiff.
r. B. Morris Tie Company VS.. O'Neal
Lumber Company, dismissed at plain
tiff"s cost.
Philip Werlen VS.. T. ]. Jackson.
dismissed at plaintiffs cost on plain
tiff's motion. ~
Lizzie Boyd VS.. ]. j. Newman Lum-
Der Company, jury and verdict in
favor of plaintiff for $500 and cost.
Hattiesburg Grocery Company VS..
The Planters Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, jury and verdict for 1897. 40
in favor of plaintiff.
Joseph Purcell VS.. Edward e. Will
liams dismissed at plaintiffs cost for
want of prosecution.
Mack Mullen VS.. ]. w. McInnis' J..
P. Carter garnishee, ordered that gar
nishee be discharged. with allowance
of cost incurred.
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10

reservations to her, translated what
the boiling pot had to divulge. After
giving Mrs. Gilbert sums of 81. 900.
5000 and $500 SO that "Hega's son"
might visit the island in search of
fresh herbs and blossoms, Mrs. Adams
said she handed the plaintiff a $4,000
note in return for promised "protec.
tion" for herself and family during a
trip to Mexico.
When informed that "Hega" consid-
cred this amount too small, Mrs.
Adams said she wrote the $4,000 note,
telling Mrs. Gilbert to keep it until
the defendant had made a bequest
for the same amount in her will. When
the provision was made in the will
Mrs. Gilbert refused to return the note,
Mrs. Adams testified.
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
PARTS OF HUMAN SKELETON
FOUND Is FEET BELOW SURFACE

At the Leaf River Gravel Compa.
ny's plant there has just been discov-
cred twenty-five feet below the surface,
evidences of prehistoric life that open
up field of interesting investigation.
Mr. Austin, the new manager of that
plant, was surprised when his atten.
tion was called to the fact that along
with the gravel being brought up by
the big dredge pump, there were a
number of human bones and piece
of petrified pine wood. Upon investi.
cation it was found that bones and the
petrified wood had all been pumpea
from the same depth.
OF the bones brought there were
found two leg bones, two thigh bones,
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10

knee cap bone and several pieces
of the human vertebrea.
1t is of course impossible to account
for the existence of these human bones
in that locality so far beneath the
surface of the earth, in this elevated
earth formation far down in a gravel
bed. The fact that the human bones
were found in the exact locality of
the piece of petrified pine wood seems
to indicate that there were human
inhabitants of this section far back
behind any historical record.
The petrified wood is on exhibition
at the Commercial Club rooms, while
the bones are retained at the plant of
the Leaf River Gravel Company in
this city.
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
VIGO ROUS 5 FIGHT
ON TRANSFER
TAX
WILL BE WAeED AT NEXT sEs-
SION OF LEGIsLATURE-BUR-
DEN ON CITY JEWELLERS.

jackson, Miss, Jan. 10.-One tax
measure adopted at the 1912 session OF
the legislature that will be vigorously
fought at the next session is the trans
fer tax, imposing a special privilege
of one dollar per $1,000 on all real
estate transfers filed for record in the
chancery clerks office.
There is no possible way of avoid
ing this tax, as the statute provides
that it must be paid to the county tax
collector before the chancery clerk is
permitted to file the deed for record.
In the larger counties, like Kinds,
for instance the state gets a revenue
varying from SIS to $3.50 per month
from this source. 1t is burden i'm
posed chiefly on city dwellers, realty
transfers in rural districts being few
and far between, while in the centers
of population speculation in real es-
tate Is an established business.
State Auditor Thompson has not
yet compiled figures on the subject,
but he estimates that the states rev.
enue from this source viii amount to
abou $4,000 per annum. The law
has been in effect since March 18th,
last. The tax is imposed on all real
estate transfers exceeding $500 in
amount, at 81 per $4,000 or FRACTIONAL
mart tharanf
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
NO TRACE OF VIM.
NJ ALISTER
SO FAR
ESCAPED FROM ASYLUM SEVERAL
DAYS Aeo-MAY BE GONE
TO WASHINGTON.

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 1O.-Authorities
at. the Mississippi Insane Hospital
have thus far failed to find any trace
OF William S. McAllister, one of the
most noted inmates of the institution.
who escaped several days since.
Il guess Bill has gone to Washing
ton to see about Woodrow Wilson's
lpsfhllation,' remarked one of the Of
H1lAls OF the hospital last night.
az was what he was worrying
apopt before he left, his latest de-
Hhslpn being that somebody was plot
tng to prevent the installation of the
new Democratic government"
AcAllister is considered dangerous,
ana has proven so on several occa-
s'ops when relatives were trying to
pIfee him in the insane hospital. The
Iofn of paranaoa is an unusual one.
an of his systematized delusions are
peHectly developed. but they invari-
spY follow one trend, his mind being
eo#stanay occupied with political,
\ fters. On all other subjects he ap-
Ie<sF to be perfectly normal, and can
'z with astonishing logic and flu
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
Investigation is Started.

Mobile, Ala, Jan. 1O.-An investiga-
ton was started this morning to de-
termine the cause of yesterdays ex-
ploslon on the Tombfgbee river steam
er James T. Staples, which claimed a
heavy toll in loss of life and injuries
to crew and passengers. Second En-
gineer Green Vernuille said:
Il do not know how the Staples blew
up. 1t is mystery. There were two
or three reports. We had plenty of
water in the boilers and there was not
an overpresure of steam"
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
S. AND COSTS FOR
KNOCKING DOWN."

In the City Court this morning John
Wooley a negro youth, formerly en-
ployed at the Smokehouse, was fined
IS and cost on the charge of petit
larceny. 1t was shown that he had
been uniformly knocking down" on
the small change he handled while
serving in the pool room.
Henry Ross, for riding a bicycle on
the sidewalk, was given lecture.
taxed with the cost and discharged
upon his plea of guilty and appeal for
the mercy of the Court.
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
IN THE OPINION OF T. r., WHO
SCOUTS MUNsEY PLAN TO
UNITE WITH THE REPuBs.
REPUBLICANS CAN NEVER
BE TRUSTED NOT TO STEAL
Believes All "Prosressives" win
Eventually Flop to Third -Termer
and Embrace SoclaIlstlc Doctrines
Praise For Mus-Wump Recruits.

New York, Jan. 1O-Theodore Roose-
welt replied Thursday to proposal by
Frank A. Munsey yesterday to bring
the Progressive and the Republican
parties together He said:
1 am simply speaking as one of the
men in the ranks of the Progressive
party. Personally, strongly feel that
wet ,hould no more enter into a COM
blnation with the Republican machine
than with the Democratic machine,
Iirmly believe that all good Progress
sives who may happen vet to adhere
TO either the Republican party or the
Democratic party, will, in the end, see
that the chance for honest government
lies only in the Progressive party.
mold that we are under the same OBJ
Ilgations to ex Democrats like Judge
Lindsey and Don Dickerson as to any
'ex-Republicans.
To my mind, the whole attitude of
those at present responsible for the
leadership and management of the Re-
publican party shows it would be folly
TO try to combine with them"
Mr.. Roosevelt referred to a recent
speechIby President Taft in which the
latter said: "The result of the Chi
cago convention was a triumph for the
permanence of Republican institu
tions."
Mr., Roosevelt then reviewed the
elections in Arizona, Michigan. In. |
diana, Washington, California and
some other states where the Progress
slves received heavy votes, and added;
THE triumph for the permanence
of Republican institutions of which
Mr. Taft speaks was the trump Of
fraud and theft, and it was rebuked
by the figures I have given above in
the various districts, in which it was
perpetrated.
Until the managers of the Republi-
can party learn that theft and fraud
and swindling the people and imposing
the will of the bosses, when they de-
clare by two to one majority at the
primaries in the reverse way, is not
the method in which to achieve the
triumph of the permanence of Repub-
lican institutions, it is idle to discuss
getting together with them"
Elsewhere in his statement Mr..
Roosevelt asserted that the Republi-
cans have shown that, under the pres
ent management of the party "they |
cannot be trusted not to cheat, not to
swindle."
Moreover, the doctrine of the pres ,
ent Republican managers about the
courts is just at present being prac-
ucally applied in Idaho" he continued.
The courts Of Idaho are acting along
the lines that Mr.. Taft, Mr.. Barnes. ,
and the other Republican leaders up
hold and defend. The Progressives ;
take the same view of the Idaho case ,
that Abraham Lincoln took of the bred {
Scott case. We take the same view ,
of justice that Lincoln took and of the ;
rights of the people to be masters of
the Constitution, of the courts and of
the Congress, that Lincoln took"
In conclusion, Mr.. Roosevelt said:
"All honest men who believe in these :
principles, both as regards those set
forth in the platform and those in ac
cordance with which we manage the
party, will be welcomed into our
ranks"
c
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
PoMERANIAN CLUB SHOW.

New York, Jan. 1O-Numerous fluf,
fy specimens Of the canine aristocracy,
with an aggregate value of more than
fifty thousand dollars, were petted and
admired by leaders of society who
thronged the Astor Gallery of the Wal.
dorf Astoria today for the third an
nual bench show of the American Pom
eranian Club. The show proved one
Of the most attractive specially exhibit
items ever given in the metropolis.
Reuben Clark, noted English sl,ttI1
ity judged the exhihiN. be
fha nrizan
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
!APPORTIONMENT
OF SCHOOL FUND

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 1O.-The &c
count sheets of the January apportion
ment, 1913, of the common school fun.
of Mississippi, as compiled by STAT,
Superintendent of Education ]. n
Powers shows that the rate per cnp
ita for the year is $1,931.34.
According to this report there ar.
1885 educable children in the STATE
S11.SSs whites and 425,967 colored
The total school appropriation for th.
year is $1,424,OSS, OF which two-third.
is distributed in january, divided Sc
tween schools in the state. The tota|
alrount to be expended on the AcAkal.
some ludic. first six months oi [6|G
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
GREEK LOSSES HEAVY
IN ATTACK ON JANINA
(Bv Associated Press.)

Salonih, Jan. 10.-Losses of Greek
troops fighting against Turks in the
vicinity of Janina have been very
heavy, To date they have lost more
than 1000 killed and wounded. The
Sixth division of the Greek army left
here today under orders to assist in
the attack upon the Turkish fortress
at Janina.
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
MEETING OF GUN
CLUB TONIGHT

The Hattiesburg Gun Club will hold
meeting at the Hotel Hattiesburg at
8 o'clock tonight when plans for the
proper entertainment of the state tour
ney, to be held here in the coming
spring, will be discussed. The club
members in the city are being urged to
attend as it is desired to make the
spring tournament a successful one.
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
CRIPPLED STEAMER
REACHES NORFOLK.
by Associated PresS.)

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 1O.-the British
steamer Alcazar, which had a severe
encounter with a storm off the North
Carolina coast for two weeks, arrived
here this morning leaking badly and
listing.
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-01-10
\. OF P. OFFICERS
INSTALLED LAST
night
F. S. sENToN, PAST CHANCELLOR
OF LOCAL LODGE, CONDUCT
ED INSTALLATION.

The installment of the officers-elect
by Crescent Lodge No. AZ, Knights of
Pythias, last night proved an inter
esting occasion for the body of re.
enthused members present. Past Chan
cellor F. S. Senton, now of Laurel but
formerly of Crescent Lodge, this city.
was present and conducted the install
lation. The meeting was made a So
eial event, enjoyed by all. Mr.. Senton
who was such an active Pythian when
in Hattiesburg, was given a rousing
welcome by his former comrades, as
well as by the new blood enthused in.
to this lodge.
The officers installed last night
were: J. E. Herman, G. c.; ]. w
Champlin, V. c.; H. L. Jackson, p. !;
j. F. Davenport, M. of W.; N. c. Blair,
M. of A.; ]. E. Hutchins, M. of F. and
K. R. S.; G. M. McWilliams, M. of E. !;
&. P. Smith, l. c.; Herman Trotter,
o. G.
This lodge will hereafter meet
Thursday night of each week. The
business meeting will be the first
Thursday night in each month. The
other meetings will be for initiation
work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-26
HavsrhiII Happsninas.

Albert and William Nelroath. OF
New Hampton are here visiting their
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Christ Neuroth
Mr.. c. J. Imholt. Of Hampton, was In
town Wednesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Youngwroth. who
were visiting in Kossuth county, for the
past month arrived home Monday.
Ed and Roy Welp spent Monday in
Marshallt0wn on business.
The Cortelle brothers, who have had
charge Of the grading for the double
track Of the c.. NJ & st. P. Railroad.
east Of town. have completed their
work.
The concrete gang is busy a. work
on the underground crossing one mile
west Of town. 1t will be some time yet
before the road will be open for traffic.
Mrs. Rose Jansen expects to move in
her new house before New Year.
Christmas day was observed at the
Catholic church here. The first high
mass was given at 5 o'clock in the
morning. Low mass followed, and the
second high mass came at 10 o'clock.
E. Miller and family spent Christmas
at Rhodes with Mrs. Miller's parents
Ed welp's new house is nearing COM
pietion. The open weather has been
very favorable for such work.