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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-03
BLAMES HIS crime
ON HIS BRUTHER
p. II. ADAMS, SENTENCED FOR
PERJURY, APPEALS FOR PAR
= DON TO GOV. BREWER.

Special to The Neios.
Jackson, Miss, April S.-Governor
Brewer has been petitioned to grant
a pardon to P. H. Adams, who was in
dicted at the February term of circuit
court in Noxubee county on the charge
of perjury, entered a plea of guilty,
and was given a two year sentence in
the penitentiary.
Adams was indicted for making
false statements concerning the finan-
cial condition of the Cotton Exchange
Bank at Prairie, the statement being
in the form of an affidavit to the au-
ditor of public accounts concerning
the condition of the institution.
In his petition for pardon Adams
say that he was induced to come to
Mississippi from Florida by his bro
ther Hardin Adams, who organized a
chain of small banks in that section
of the state; that he is man of linn
tied business experience, and was led
along by his brother to commit an
offense that he did not know was in
violation Of law. and his brother then
skipped out, leaving him to take the
punishment.
Adams also says that he has "a wife
and eight children to support, and
pledges the Governor that, II par
doned, he will try to again take up the
thread of life and become a respecta-
BILE citizen.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-03
TWO uNDERTAkERS
Want. negro BODY
9 soiga - H.a4t,
HvLETr COMPANY HAD IT. BUT
RAMSEY ISSUES RepLEvIN
FOR IT.
OPPOSING STATEMENTS AGREE
Ben Puckett's Widow Contracted For
Burial Of Her Husband by One Com
pany, Then Changed Her Mind
Without Financial Settlement.

AS result of the contest of two
local undertakers over the dead body
of Ben Puckett, the negro who was
killed night before last, a new and
unique case in civil Jurisprudence de-
veloped here Thursday afternoon.
Upon a writ of replevin issued by JUS
tice J. G. Farley upon petition of
Ramsey G Company, Constable F. G.
Cooper removed the negro's body from
the possession of the Hulett Undertak-
ing Company and turned it over to
Ramsey & Co., who claimed it upon
a written order given them by the
wife of the dead man.
Mr.. Permenter, of the Hulett Under
taking Company, claims that shortly
after the death, his company was
called by Puckett's wife and all ar.
rangements made except the selection
of casket. The widow was to select
the casket at s o'clock next morning
but in the meantime she had turned
the job over to Ramsey & Co. without
notifying the Hulett Company. She
sent an order for the body to Hulett
& Co. without mentioning settlement
for previous handling of body by the
latter, and for this reason, it is
claimed, the Hulett firm refused tc
allow Ramsey & Co. to have the re
mains until settlement was made.
Mr. Ramsey says the widow gave
him an order for the body, which he
presented to Hulett Undertaking Com
pany. The latter demanded a fe- fol-
the handling of the body, which he de
clined to pay, because he had no au
thority from the widow to do so. He
says that as he was unable to secure
possession of the body without legal
means, he used that process as sim
pie assertion of his rights in the
premises.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-03
White SLAVE TRIAL
in. MOBILE COURT
CASE OF JOEL M. FOSTER, WHO
ELoPED WITH srENoaRAPHER,
ON roMoRRows DOCKET.

Mobile, Ala, April S.-The case of
Joel M. Foster, who was arrested here
in the early part of the winter on a
charge of violating the Mann white
slave law, is on the court docket for
trial tomorrow. Foster is the son Of
a millionaire resident Of Scranton. Pa.
The charge against him was the re-
suit Of his alleged. elopement with his
sixteen-year-old stenographer, Delilah
Bradley. After his release on bail
Foster returned 10 New York and It h
understood that he has since been
eoqaned ia saAitarlsn ~
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-03

Mexico City, April 3.-vilIa
gives his loss at 500 killed and
1,5oo wounded. He estimates the
federal dead at 1000 and the
wounded at $500, go that the bat
tie cost about 1900 lives and !;
wounded $500 bodies.
The number of prisoners taken with
the, city is not known, but Villa be-
lieves the federal army of 10000 is
practically annihilated.
The prisoners are suffering intense
torture from heat and thirst and many
have died because of lack of treat
ment. This condition of heat and
thirst was maintained through nearly
the entire battle. being relieved some
what on the fourth day by rain.
Spectacular Battle. y
The battle was one of repeated as
saults by artillery fire and armoreu
trains and was one of the most spec-
tacular in Mexico's long war history.
The federals used rockets which burst
in the air, scattering a rain of buck
shot.
Villa soon learned that the artillery
fire of the federals was deadly in the
daytime SO he confined his day fight
ing to cannonading and made his as
saults at night. The federal artillery
is said to have been directed by Ger
mans and Frenchmen.
Following is telegram which villa
sent to General Carranza Immediately
following the capture of the city:
"Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico.
Gen. venustiano Carranza. Supreme
Chief of the Constitutionalists ~
I'm this moment the remnants OF
the federals are leaving Torreon in
fight. After eleven days of terrible
fighting, in which we lost 1900 wound
ed and 500 killed and the federals.
for the enormous number OF bodies
burned, must have had over 1000
killed. and their number of wounded /
am unable to estimate, our forces have
full possession of Torreon. regret
to announce that among the wouns
were Gen. label Robles and e.
Calixto contreras. congratulate
salute you with respect and ests
that have always had for you. !
subordinate.
GEN FRANCISCO VILLA.
Commander in Chief Of Constitution
alist Forces of Chihuahua"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-03
MONTGOMERY HONORS
LAfAYETTE'S MEMORY

Montgomery Ala, April 3.-In COM
memoration Of the visit of the Marquis
Lafayette to this city in 1895 tablet
was placed today in the Capitol Hill
School, which occupies the site where
the distinguished visitor was formally
welcomed to the city. The exercises
at the dwelling of the tablets were
under ths auspices Of Peter Forney
Chapter ,f the d. A. r. Governor
o'Nsai dfAivessd the prixcspsa "a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-03
TKNOW WHOKHLED
MARYEAGAW SAYS
WILLIAM J. BURNS
DETECTIVE REFUSES, TO
STATE WHETHER 1T is LEO
FRANK OR ANOTHER.
(By Associated Press.)

Chicago, April 81 know who the
murderer of Mary Phagan is," said
William j. Burns, detective, today on
returning from a trip to Kansas City.
81 can't say at this time whether it
is Leo Frank or someone else, but I
know his identity and can prove he
committed the murder"
Frank is sentenced to die April II
for the killing of the girl.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-03
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Mississippi = Unsettled tonight =
and Saturday; probably local =
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-03
Select Sites For
NewFederal Banks
in Reserve System,
HArT'EssvRo TO sE IN ArtAN
AyoIvIsloN-NEw ORLEANS
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated PreSs.)
New Orleans, April 3.-Heads Of
commercial bodies, business men
and bankers at meeting today
issued call for a mass meeting
Saturday night to protest against
New Orleans being eliminated
from the list of regional bank
cities. Those who spoke at the
meeting agreed that in their opin-
ion, politics had played large
part in the selection Of cities and
defining districts. A committee
was appointed to draw up resoiu-
tions Of protest to be presented
to the mass meeting for ratifiea-
tion.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-03
THE MARKETS.
(By Associated Press.)

New Orleans. April s.--Cotton
steady. four to five points up.
Chicago. April S.--wheat closed
weak. one-eishth to.sone-quarter cent
lower. Provisions unchansed. % ar'
rive higher.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-03
MOST SPECTACULAR BATTLE
IN MtxlCO'S BLOODY HISTORY
Villa Believes Federal Army Of 10000
Practically Annihiiated-Federal Ar
tiIIery Said to Have Been Directed
by German and French-Fishtina
Mostly at Night.
(By Associated Press.)

(By AsS0cfdfed Press.)
Torreon, April 3-The city of
Torreon was taken late last nipht
by General Villa and his rebel
army. The streets Of the city to-
day are strewn with dead and
wounded as a result of the six
days battle. The rebels are pur-
suing the remnant of the federal
army, which took flight for Msx-
leo City.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14

netism physics. meterolosy and theoreu-
cal mechanics in the universities OF
koenigsberg, Benn. Heidleberg, Leipsig
and Berlin.
lie was master OF them all and was
probably the greatest scientist the world
has ever known. greater than even Sir
William Thompson lord Kelvin. With
such men Edison does not compare. for
although known as a great inventor, tho
others interpreted the laws OF nature and
put them before US as an open book.
Helmholtz visited this country at the
time Of the Chicago worlds fair 1899
and in going on farther to the Pacific
coast. was induced to stop over in omaha,
where he was entertained at dinner here
by a few who knew Of the wonderful
record Of the man they were 90 meet.
Returning home he fell down stairs on
the steamer and broke mis- leg, from which
he never recovered
His work on sound that revolutionized
everything acoustic, and also all the
theories Of music is in the public library
here. His work on optics that did the
same for the science IS so stupendous
that II has never been translated into
English until very recently.
Ielholtz first expounded the law Of the
conservation of energy, as great n dis
covery as Newtons law Of gravity.
1t was Helmholtzs experiments in
physiology and his measurements of time
in the reaction Of nervous energy that
put metaphysics in the scrap-heap and
brought on the study Of psychology by
scientific methods and buried trans
centalism imagination forever. Thus,
you will notice in tho United states to-
day we have chairs in the Universities
Of Pennsylvania. Johns Hopkins. Column
bia Harvard, Cornell, Chicago and others
devoted to that part If philosophy called
psychology and under such men as Will
liam James. Hugo Nlunsterberg, Catell,
G. Stanley Hail, Tichener and others.
These men are trying to explain on
scientific grounds what is meant hy con-
seriousness or our will or as Herbert
Spencer says what is this that thinks -
These are the schools Of William Wundt
OF Jeipsg, who was a student of Helm
holtz at Heidelberg
That school has and is now going 30
far as to wrestle with the awful problem
Of the soul whatever it may te) and
such men as Sir William Crooks, sir
oliver Lodge. William James, Maurice
MaeterlInck, William Stedt and our owr
Mark Twain used to so love 10 bother
his head about telepathy and hypnotism
Here was the work being done in regard
to the TRANSPORTATION and reincarnaticn
OF the soul-probably a hopeless task.
Another branch Of this work is psychiarty
or the treatment of mental diseases by
mind like the Emmanuel movement and
even Christian Science comes under this
head, although hardly scientific.
All such research. the war will probably
stop for time and It will have the same
influence on arts in Europe.
GEORGE p WILKINSON.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
Let Them Come.

According to Commissioner Of Education
Claxton, students pursuing higher education
must now look almost entirely to the United
States for the time at least SO he has ordered
the publication Of a special bulletin describing
facilities for professional and collegiate study
in this country for distribution abroad.
While It reverses the currents OF higher
educational pursuit for Europe to come to
America, possibly we may in this way be able to
instill some thoughts which shall become the
means of persuading older heads in Europe OF
the futility and folly Of military government.
The very proposition is forceful reminder OF
the position our country occupies. sublmely iso-
lated by war to serve the higher needs of hui
manity in diplomatic. commercial and ethical
spheres alike. To no other nation has much
greater opportunity ever come. The students
who come to us from other countries will have
no occasion for feeling estranged, for we all at
some time or another came from old world an
cestry.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
"Reware of Pickpockets."

When the delegation from Omaha went 10
Lincoln last week to attend the state talr' the
first exhibit which struck them full In the race
was profusion of placards bearing large
letters reading Beware Of Pickpockets.' what
might at first seem offensive was, in truth a
timely admonition for the visitors to take home
with them for 1t applies not only to the common
kind of petty thievery, but also to the more
polite forms of picking the public pocket IN
way less obvious, but equally effective.
Beware of Pickpockets" is particularly
perttnent warning for voters when they
come to choose their public servants. sheriff
who offers his services to the taxpayers Tor
stipulated compensation, and then tries to get
away with an additional $4,000 Jail feeding
graft even though unsuccessful, has no right to
expect the endorsement Of reelection. dis
trict court clerk who takes the office with loud
promises OF reform, and then seeks to hold out
$4,000 to- $4,000 OF naturalization and in
sanity fees is in a business very similar to pocket
picking. We used to have treasurers who picked
our pockets by absorbing the interest paid by
favored banks on deposits of public money In
their keeping, but happily we have passed that
stage, and only few remnants of the more
delicate forms OF fee grabbing remain-but not
for long
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
The Test of Constitutionalism.

"If we ask why II is that our system tot
eoverpment) has not always been successful IN
other countries. the true answer is that II mas
never been entirely adopted" says David Jayne
Hill, writing in the North American Review on
The state and the Citizen
In most countries where the principle OF
constitutional government has been tried
superior emphasis has fallen on the person IN
ste.d ~ the principle and the experiment has
failed That seems to be the main trouble with
Mexico today. II has never been more thah
nominal republic. The mass OF its people are
ss ignorant OF the real principles Of consutu-
tiopal government as those Of land In Whlch
monarchy has always existed. They are IN
spred bv loyalty to leaders, not by love OF coun-
try They fight for factionalism, not for their
government.
In the United States the difference Is no.
ticeable Except for the contest over nulililca-
,ion and secession, DR.. Hin points out Amerl-
cans have not only respected the provisions OF
tho constitution but have regarded judicial IN
terpretation OF It as the palladium OF their
,,horties "There is something in the American
character" saws he that places more con-
t,dence in settled principles than in the trumpet
call Of theorists partisans and petitioners Vi
patronage" That, OF course, IS comforting
when the air is so often clogged with the trum-
pet calls. -
So Il is but fair to conclude that Wherever
outsido Of our own land we find seeming
breakdown in constitutional government II Is
not this which is failing, for nowhere except
boro has constitutional government been given
n fulI trial under most favorable circumstances
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
No Backdown Here.

OMAHA, Sept. 1S.-To the Editor If The
Bee: I have seen the letter signed by
Mr. lettering dt should be Bluffing)
where he makes some boasts what he
would do to a German II he made GER
tain remark in his presence l would
like to know how many Germans he could
make to kiss that little flag he carries in
his pocket before he got his nose
smashed flatter than a pancake. And
you print letter from a Dane, suppose
a Sleswig- Holsteiner or a must-Prussian,
as we call them back in Germany (he
signed himself II. F. J. l suppose he is
ashamed of his full name) He arraigns
Germany of all kinds of crime and wishes
it's downfall in this great struggle. All
the bad luck / wish him is to live under
the knout Of Russland so long as he did
live under the free and protecting gov
eminent of Germany, How any Dane.
Swede or Norwegian can wish the down
fall of Germany and the ascension of the
Russ to more power in Europe is past
my understanding. Why the greedy Rus
sian bear would gobble them in in no
time, would devour them for his break
fast. MATT SPADER.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
somc Thnnnht. tn pnndcr am.

some Thoughts 10 Ponder on.
OMAHA, sept. 13-To the Editor os The
Bee. am a constant reader Of your
letter box department OF The Bee and
take great pleasure in reading the various
letters appearing therein each day. How
ever many OF them. especially those
uIon the European question seem to me
to border upon the ridiculous For in
stances
J. Many writer's maintain that had II
not been for tho "Militarism" of Europe
there would have been no wal They
say. Look at the United States We
keep no large armies. We are a peaceful
national peace with the world" How
foolish! Why should we not maintain
a large and finely equipped army why
have We not a large navy. such as would
control the seas of the western hemis-
phere? Simply this. what neighorng
countries have we to fear? DO we re-
quire large army and strongly forti-
fled boundary to protect ourselves from
an invasion Of the Mexicans? or. do we
need to prepare ourselves for a possible
attack from the Canadians or English,
by land or sea? Certainly not There
is no necessity for such a thing, for we
are Wcl dDle 10 take care OF ourselves
with our present military outlay. But.
suppose We were like Germany or France
surrounded on every side by strong and
dangerous powers-whose peoples hate and
fear each other with an intensity second
only to that of class hatred. why, We
would seek to protect ourselves and we
would adopt such measures as would be
necessary to maintain our security. Sup
pose Japan bounded us on the south in
stead Of Mexico | leave the question
with the thinking public. Would we be
content with our present army Of about
1900 men?
2. The same writers maintain that
Germany brought on this war. II Ger
many wanted war-if it desires the COM
mercial and military supremacy of the
world-do you suppose II would have in
vited the hostility Of all the nations of
Europe at once? DO you suppose for a
moment that as broadminded and far
sighted a man as Emperor William would
undertake such a hazardous task as all
that. when he could have whipped them
all, one at time, as is generally con-
ceeded? No. II was not the kaiser's de-
sire, but it was his choice between fight
ing or seeing his beloved country crushed
beneath the weight of the other great
and conspirng nations. "E. B."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
Editorial Snapshots

Washington Post: A new Panama treaty
has been signed. but England will have
to look into it later
Philadelphia Press: Talk isn't going 10
capture the worlds trade for us. The
way to capture 1t is to get busy and cap
ture L..
Philadelphia lnquircr:' Speaking for
oursei, We would rather spend that SIS
10000 on boats for a merchant marine
than sink 1t in Columbia
Washington star Inventors OF DEATH
dealing machinery will never again find
a respectful hearing Tor representations
that they mean to make war impossible.
Washington star: The oues,ion ~
government ownership Of ships came for.
ward too rapidly to give political econ
omists much opportunity for erudite dis
cussion
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
WAR.

All nations were born by one law =, -.
NO difference is there to be found in His
The Power from above nh.
life VIM mas given US
- ard strife carnage
never meant. when creating the land and
the sea, " iaiiu ana
That men. in His r,r,o Ill,
things to he anu" eucn
TO kill, are the words of the beast and
To succor and save" are the thoughts ~
Are we less than human mare boa...
il were, SoS'9' aS
should stir? oehs'h
That through the long length and breadth
Great conflicts should rage with a nnsrci-
less hand?
That millions must perish in battle
alone.
And never once dream that their souls
Each man has one life, and but one. his
to live ms
Each man has one life, and but one. his
to give:
And when IT is given for conflict of hell.
Can we say. 1T is well worth his soul
II is well?"
Intelligent mind in the form OF a God
Is removed from the beast as a pearl
from clod:
He holds peace and honor and love in his
hand.
And bends all his powers to enlighten
the land.
Intelligent mind has a right to be heard
Before the stern menace of cannon and
Not far be the day when hostilities cease,
And the whole world is clothed in in
finite peace DAVID.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
SSMiM3s.%&Ieests.ssMzs
ssIzsILTo Eao0 ~ "a q

Rev, c. S. Witherspoon is about TO leave Omaha
having accepted a call to Youngstown, o.
Mrs. Samuel Hubbell formerly Miss Carrie Turner
Is visiting at the home OF her brother c. H. Turner
2iO6 Capitol avenue
Miss Sophia Norris Of Grand Island is the CUES.
OF Miss Nellie Ferron 1910 Chicago street
The Union Pacifics in the game with the
ST. Pauls by TO I. the diamond being a mire OF
mud The home team Is planning a trip TO meeting
outside teams, beginning next week
The b. NJ. its first train over the cutoff
between Kenesaw and oxford.
Joseph Needham. the day clerk Of the Cozzens
house, has gone 10 Washington 10 visit his parents
County Superintendent Drummer is making a map
OF the school districts Of Douglas county, which is
10 be fitted in with Nebraska school map for ex-
hibition az the New Orleans exhibition.
capable and neat girl who is a good cook and
laundress can find employment with Mrs d. s Bar
Tiger. brick residence corner Eleventh and Pierce.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
"The Day After"

OMAHA, Sept 13.-To the Editor of The
Bee: Has Christianity Broken Down."
is the question now asked alike by all
mankind.
Each Of the European nations with their
"diabolcal machinery, exquisite in devil
ishness and magnificent in constru ction, ."
all praying to the same God for the sue
cess of their armies! Unparalleled in the
worlds history! Millions of men herded
to the front TO kill and to be killed for
they know not what. Just because two
heather devil and imp possessed war
lords clamor for blood!
The atheist and pessimist will tell you
that God is dead IL there is God. or
that He is a monstrous giant who after
setting the universe in a tangle. has re-
tired. But wait for the day after for
that is Gods day. and remember that
God will not be Knocked"
Christianity has not failed! The iudg-
ment day OF a self-styled wisdom has
come and the midnight hour for the house
Of Hapsburg. for the house of Hohen-
Zollern, for England, Russia and France
is near. The day after, Gods day-and
then what?
A new Christianity born in the spirit OF
Him who was nailed to the cross. out of
which will grow a new democracy mod
eled on the conception OF humanity OF the
individual out Of ii will grow a new
Austria, Germany, Russia. France and
England! c. r. WALSH.
1922 Park Ave