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The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
BIZ CAMPAIGN FOR
DIVERSIFIED FARMS
MANY NOTED SPEAKERS ARE TO
VISIT SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
NEXT MONTH.
BACKED BY COMMERCIAL CLUB
p. G. Holden, Noted Alfalfa Expert of
International Harvester Company
will Head Experimentation and
State Agriculture Departments to
Furnish Men.
BACKED BY COMMERCIAL CLUB

whirlwind campaign to stimulate
Interest in diversified farmin will be
carried through South Mississippi be-
ginning March 30th and ending April
10th, Hattiesburg will be visited Wed
nesday, April Sth.
The Commercial Club at its meeting
tomorrow night will discuss plans for
entertaining the spe eakers and furnish
ing automobiles for them to penetrate
every section of the county.
The primary purpose Of the cam
paign, which is fostered by the Inter
national Harvester Company, is to
stimulate interest in diversified farm
ing and to show that the one crop sys-
TEN means poor soil, poor people and
poorly equipped farms.
Professor P. G. Holden, Of the Inter
national Harvester Company and one
of the best authorities in the country
on alfalfa, will be the chief speaker
of the party. G. H. Afford Of Chicago
is to be the general manager. Other
speakers will be furnished by the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture, the State Department of Ag-
ricLlture, the Mississippi Agricultural
and Mechanical College, the railroads
and other organizations interested in
the agricultural development Of the
section.
A similar campaign has recently
been waged in North Mississippi and
is declared to have been a decided
success.
The speakers will arrive at Hat
tiesburg early in the morning of April
Sth, and will at once divide into foul
groups. Each four will take a sep
arate route into the county and viii
hold four or five meetings during the
day. In this way from sixteen to TWEEN
ty meetings will be held during thu
day
That night the groups will reunitt
in Hattiesburg and a big meetin, tt
be addressed by several Of the speak
ers, will be held at the Auditorium
or some other public hall
The campaign will STRAIT at Jackson
and proceed through the country sur
rounding Hazlehurst, Brookhaven
HToro,,b MoguoIia TylertOwn COlum
bia, Prentiss. Sumrall Hattiesburg
Virgins and Laurel.
At the meeting OF the Commercial
Club tomorrow night, the followin.
committees are to be appointed: au
tomobile. schedule, publicity, finance
entertainment and schools.
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
WoMiN'snEGE
Defeats Su4GI|
IN FASTEST GAME OF s.
LOCAL BASKETBALL olRu1
ARE vIcToRs, 10 TO 8.

The basketball team of the Wo-
mans College defeated the team from
Sumrall on the grounds of the Wo-
mans College Saturday afternoon by
a score of 10 to 8.
This was perhaps the fastest game
that has been played on the grounds
of the Woman's College this season.
The Sumran team defeated the Wo-
mans College team three weeks ago
at Sumrall by a score of 13 to 6.
Sumrall has held the championship
for South Mississippi for some time.
They played extra fast ball and did
splendid team work. Miss Davidson
did some of the best playing for Sum
rail-.
The Woman's College team proved
themselves superior in both speed
and team work. Every member oi
the team did star playing. Miss Park
er deserves special mention as the
score will show. AS usual she was
too fast for her opponents. Miss
Watts handled the ball in her usua
magical way. Miss Watts has moi
permitted her opponent in any of the
six games Of this season to throw 9
goal over her and has not been foulet
for over guarding while her opponen
was trying for q goal.
The woman's College team ha,
played six games this season and ha
won four.
Following is the lineup:
Sumrall-Misses Davidson an
Tournage, goals; welch and Fagar
guards; Clark, Clark and Tisdell. Ger
ters.
Woman's College-Misses Thatc
and Parker. goals; Watts and Myer,
guards; Hays and Beal centers.
Field goals, Miss Parker. Eve: Mis-
Davidson. one. Foul goals, Miss Da'
idson, one. Referee. Miss Chance. ,
sumrall. Umpire. Miss Brown. /,
Normal College. 'Na sif
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
BR0ABW AY ANb LIQUOR
KoW IN sANlVARIUM

New York, March 9.-Forsaken by
all his old friends excepting the men-
bers Of his Immediate family. Terry
McGevern. once the idol Of American
ring followers. passed his thirty-hfth
birthday today IN the sanitarium TO
which he was recently committed by
order Of the court. After he lost the
Seathsrvsisht championship title 70
Youns Corbett In 1901 AcGovern fell
a victim to the lure Of the white lights
along Broadway and his snug little
fortune was soon dissipated. OF lats
years he has earned a precarious hv
ing at odd jobs. when he has not beer
confined in some retreat for the cur
Of the liquor habit
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
BREWER TAKES
ANOTHER RAP At
BIlBO and HOBBS
SENDS SPECIAL MESSAGE TO SEN
ATE DEMANDING PAYMENT
BURNS DETECTIVES.
DUTY TO PAY DEBTS DESPITE
| MEMBERS POLITICAL Views
Senate, Unable to Get Quorum, As.
sesses Fine of S. For Absence-
House Refuses to Create Board Of
| Pardons-Judlciary BiIis.


Specisl to The Nevs.
Jackson, Miss, March Ex-Governor
Brewer sent a special message to the
Senate this afternoon urging the
prompt passage of the bill to reim-
burse the Burns Detective Agency for
services rendered in the penitentiary
anti-graft investigation. The mes
sage takes Lieutenant Governor Bilbo
and Senator G. A. Hobbs sharply to
task for lobbying against the measure
THE Governor calls attention to the
'fact that he borrowed $4,000 from a
I local bank to make this payment, Sc
curing legislative sanction therefore
He says the note is now past due, and
it is the duty of the legislature ,to
promptly pay the states financial OBJ
| legations, regardless of whether II
suits the political views Of individual
| members.
No Pardon Board.
By a vote Of A to 81 the House
this morning rejected the proposed
constitutional amendment creating {
state board of pardons. The measure
provided that pardons be granted b!
the governor only upon the approva
of the trial Judge, the lieutenant-gov
ernor and the attorney-general.
Fine Cigars, These.
After two efforts to get working
quorum had failed this morning, tn
Senate assessed fine of five dollar
each against absentees, the proceed
to be used in buying cigars for thos
present, and ordered the sergeant-at
arms to enforce the collection
recess then was taken until thre
o'clock.
Measures from the judiciary con
mittee had the right of way in tn
House this morning and large bate
of bills passed on one roll call, anon
them being the one which prohibit
an appeal to the Supreme Court b
any person who has entered a pie
of guilty in the lower court.
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
Six Known Dead;
Hope Abandoned
For "a Others
mis- SOURI, ATHLETIC CLUB DEs.
TRoYED-MccoMB, MISS,
MAN INJURED.
(By Associated Prcss.)

St Louis. Mar. Six are known
to be dead and twtnty-four more
ire missing and givca I'D as lest as
a result of fire which destroyed the
Missouri Athletic Club and Boatman's
Bank, Fourth and Washington avenue.
One hundred and thirty-five men were
sleeping In the club when the fire
broke out. The three known dead
were killed by jumping from the sixth
story. Explosion Of the boilers made
IRE fighting exceedingly dangerous.
The building is still burning this af
ternoon. 1t will be impossible to ak
plore the runins before night or to
morrow.
B. c. Holmes. Of McComb. Miss, Il
among the injured.
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
Young Men Commend
The News For Its
Prohibition Stand
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS EXPRESS
Es APPRECIATION OF EDITo-
RAILS IN THIS PAPER.

The position of the News as force
for moral advancement in the COM
munity was brought out strongly in
Judge J. Morgan Stevens class for
young men in the Main street Metho-
dist Sunday School yesterday.
1t was temperance Sunday and dur
ing the discussion Of the lesson, the
attitude of the News was freely com
mended.
A. X. MoInnis, president of the class
e. e. Eslinger, secretary, we're in
structed to draw up personal letter
to the Editor Of the News, expressing
appreciation for the strong editorials
against the liquor traffic, and also
for refusing to accept liquor adver
tisements.
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
(By Associated Prcss.)

Laredo, Tex, March 9.-The mutt
lated body of Clemente Vergara, Tex
as ranchman, was secretly brought to
the American side of the Rio Grande
in the early hours Of Sunday morning
establishing the fact that he was exc
cuted after he was seized by Mexican
federals.
For many hours it was impossible
to know positively who had removed
the body from the Mexican side, but
all doubt passed away when Governor
Colquitt received telegram from Cap
tain Sanders, of the Texas rangers, in
which the deed was described fully.
Governor Colquitt, after talking with
Captain Sanders over the telephone,
gave out a statement in which he said
Sanders had told him he did not go
into Mexico, but was informed Yer
gara's body would be delivered at a
certain place on the Texas side early
Sunday.
He said he went there and found
the body, which he took to Laredo.
Captain Sanders refused to discuss
whether he went into Mexico further
than to cite the report he had made
to Colquitt. The body Of Vergars
brought here has been identified by
the widow.
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
old CANTON BANK /
CLOSES ITS DOORS
DIRECTORS EXPECT DEPosIToRs
TO BE PAID IN FULL-IN
SOUND CONDITION.
GUARANTEE CLAUSE IS REASON
At Last Statement, Bank Showed Re-
sources of Near $70o, 900 and Depos-
its of About $500, ,ooo-Exact condi.
ton at Present Unknown.
GUARANTEE CLAUSE IS REASON


special to me Nsss-
Canton, Miss, March 9.-The Mis-
sissippi State Bank, one of the oldest
and largest institutions in this section
of the state, failed to open its doors
this morning. The following notice,
signed by the directors. was posted on
the doors:
1--WE the directors Of this bank,
think it is for the best interest of
depositors to liquidate. We have
placed the affairs of the bank in the
han1s of Emile Levy and l.. F. Hoss-
tey and feel sure that all depositors
will be paid in full"
l.. Foote, one of the best known cap
italists in Madison county, is presi
deiit, and Emile Levy is cashier.
No statement as to the present
| financial condition of the bank is
| available, and will not be for several
days. The last statement sent to the
state auditors office, bearing the date
of December 9th, showed a capital
stock of 100000 and surplus of $50,
coo. Deposits aggregated s473,461.2O
The dividend raid to stockholders on
last years business was $12,724.96
leaving undivided profits of about 500
The total resources of the banl
we're $673,599.2S, with loans and dis
counts of $372,94S,O1, and stock ant
bonds amounting to s210,9S0.
Directors of the institution say tha
the decision to liquidate was caused
chiefly by the enactment of the qua
rantee of deposits clause in the nev
state banking law.
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
A. \. INERARITY
FOR COMMISSIONER
F,EsT ANNOUNCEMENT OF CAN.
plpATE IN COMING CITY ELEc-
TioN-WELL KNOWN HERE.

The first announcement for the COM
ing city election, that Of A. H. lner-
arity for commissioner, appears In
The News today.
Mr.. Inerarity is well known In
this city, where he has lived for the
past fourteen years, during large
part of which time he has been con
nected with either the city or county
government.
In making his announcement sup3ec'
to the will of the people. Mr.. fner
arity 'pledges himself Il elected "a
devote all his time and energy V the
proper discharge Of the duties Of th<
position o ~ - 81 F"'f'
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
NOTED EDUCATORS
VISIT The NORMAL
ATTEND THE CHAPEL EXERCISES,
HAVE LUNCH AND EXPRESS DE-
LIGHT WITH WORK DONE.

DR.. Wallace Buttrick, secretary Of
the General Board of Education, ac-
companied by State Superintendent of
Education ]. n. Powers, w. II. Smith,
Mississippi representative of the Gen
eral Board, ]. C. FAINT, of the Univer-
sity of Mississippi and ]. T. Calhoun,
Superintendent of Education of Gov
ington county, visited the Normal
College this morning, while en- route
to New Orleans.
The distinguished visitors were
present at chapel exercises and were
the guests of President Cook and the
faculty at lunch.
DIR. Buttrick, as secretary OF the
General Board of Education, has much
to do with disbursing the, funds for
Boys Corn Clubs and Girls Tomato
Clubs, and the tomato club at the
Normal honored him with a number
of songs and college yells.
This was DIR. Buttrick's first visit
to the Normal and he, as well as the
other educators, were delighted witt
the work being done here.
They left this afternoon for Poplar
vile, where they will visit the Higl
school before proceeding to New Or
leans.
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
CHANCERY COURT
C0NvEaS EE

Chancery court convened here this
morning With Judge J. MsaSAa ets$.
ems on the bench and Clerk GAlts eae
sheriff Bennett. preeent 10 ieoA aftsr
their respective Autkes.
The term doubtless will lase for eev-
sral weehs. as the docket i.sasess
several cases Of considerable moment.
]. A. Harrington vas decrseA . d.
vorce from Mrs. Allie Harrington.
Conn Bros. vs. Illinois Central and
Mississippi Central railroads was con
tinued for hearing in sixty days be
fore the chancellor in vacation.
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09

Washington, March 9.-Offcials
here had no reports on the recovery
OF Vergara's body, but President VIII
son is expecting a full report from
Colquitt. Chairman Shiviey. Of the
Senate Foreign Relations committee,
had a conference with the President
and Secretary Bryan on the incident.
Senator Fall received the following
telegram from Governor Colquitt. dat
ed March eight:
Just received telegram from Cap
tain Sanders, Texas rangers, saying
he had returned from Hidalgo, Mexico
with Vergara's body and has 1t on
American SOIL"
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
rs~RRsv COUNTY uovs
wtN ~ sAexGrUAIL.

4 A game Of basketbAn between tAe
AEteu1turai H1sA schools cc Fusrsst
ana Harrison counties played q IL
Forrest County school saturday. ~
suited b victory for the rurmse b
q sce~s - " - 81. 1r
me lineup vsa - foliows: Harrs
con osunsy ChAvsss lna Bond
sSsrds: Davis. center, Nsassa ~
Lsdiner. forwards. Forrest county.
Pearce and Bryan. guaraa; Hsrvisoa
center; Cook and Conn, for~aFdn
Hun Vas sstsres ana Izsarea enplre
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
Only PARDON Can
SAVE DYNAAI1FRs
SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO RE.
VIEW CONVICTION OF FRANK
RYAN AND OTHERS.
(Bp Associated PrcsS.)

Washington, March 9.-The Su-
preme Court today refused to review
the conviction of the men involved in
the "dynamiting cases. Only pardon
from the hands of President Wilson
can save Frank Ryan and twenty
three other iron workers from the
penitentiary.
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
NINE. laBAB!E u
APPEAR TeMGEI

Mime. Labadfe, dramatic reader.
who Is to appear at the Auditorium
tonight under the auspices of the
Baraca-Philathea Union. arrived in
the city Saturday. The net proceeds
of the entertainment will be used for
the addition Of books to the public
library. W
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
BODY OF VERGARA
BROUGHT To us.
BY TEXASRlNGtRS
CAPTAIN SANDERS MAKES CON-
PLETE REPORT TO COVER
NOR coLoUlTT.
MURDER THEORY Is CONFIRMED
President Wilson Has Received No
Official Advice, But Expects Report
From Texas Govsrnor-Mutiiated
Body Identified by His Widow.
MURDER THEORY is CONFIRMED
(BT AssoeiGted Prees

Washington, March e.--epeeihe
charges that more than q hundred
Americans and other foreigners
have been killed, murdered or cut
ragged during the three years' rev.
oIution in Mexice.we laid before
the Senate sev IA speech by
Senator - M kesn. He
urged armed rot for
war but for the pco1o Aon-
combatants, and he, en- =
administrations policy. - ~
places and dates of allego4
RACES and murders, having gajQ14
this information from privato'
sources. Bryan said he would
leave the administrations defense
to the Senate.
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
, = = = = = = = >>> . . . .
100000 STRIKE At
ROME, RIOT FOLLOWS.
(By Associated PreSs.)

= Rome, March 9.-Rioting
. marked the first day of the strike
= of 100000 Italian workmen. Cav
. airy charged the crowds and
= many were hurt.
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
KILLED HIS WIfF'S
ABMIRER on TRAN
DON ANeLIN OF MENpeNaAf@ \
SENDS TWO BULLETS THRouot
WILL 7. BRIGHT.
WOMAN HAD BABY IN HEa ARnS
AssaiIant Lodged in Jackson j3Ii e
Murder charse-Dsad Man g1
Once without Success -occ,ssi1
Gulf and ship Island Road-


scsctsl 70 rAs ReUs.
jackson. Miss. March s.-Wm 1<3
Bright, who was shot twice thrQC
the back and stomach. the bullets ~ 5
forating the intestines. by Dun 49,
lin In Gulf and Ship Island So1lzun1
coach while the train stopped q M1n
denhail late Saturday night, ~ ~
the State Charity Hospital here 1on
day afternoon at o'clock. The ~
was taken to a local undertn1E1nx
tablishment. and was sent to MGu1c
hall for burial
Anglin, who shot Bright, II r.
at Mendenhall charged with m1
The wife of Anglin, over who1[
shooting is said to have OCCURS
still at the hospital here with =
let wound in her cheek, the III
being inflicted by a bullet fr0m
husbands pistol
Bright was powerfully bulk =
and this. the doctors say, u WY
survived for fifteen hours the x11
wounds inflicted by the infoI
Anglin when he saw his foe opr<
his wife in the chair car Of the =
Saturday night. g }
> The woman, Mrs. May Anglln. r
Y a baby not quite year Of ago. -
Arms. Blood from the wound - g.
man's cheek flowed over the ~
4 N The child is being cared o.
= npital by the nurses.
<was a married man, - M
IEinformation from Mon
: h2 eised friends to 49,
n ltentf rlin's wife. They ~
, theref6 "a at the shootin
y fray, foll> meeting when 4
Anglin arm >denhall from
e home at Arb 'pg gone r.
S ostensibly to
/. When the train G4cI
j. Bright went into the
% woman was seated. II ls s4i4 ~ Z
s. two tickets for Jackson, the prosur
. ton being one was for himself, q
e. other for Mrs. Anglin. The womnn
d husband, who had boarded the ~
N at Arbo, unknown to his wife, .
D. Bright enter the coach, and comb
from the next car he pulled his pin1
ID and began to shoot at Bright, who a
N almost Of the woman's feet. Brio'
of fired once at Anglin without eloct.
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
aJF sgsE Wgzr
!. ! . ). UlII|asElll. I! L. sIlGliAlll sIlGlil .Ml
~ Asssosssst 1rsss.,

washington. March s.-rhe su-
preme Court today granted Louisiana
! mission to file application for in.
action against Secretary McAdoo
restraining him from enforcing re
duced sugar tariff rates.
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
><<N>s
THE WEATHER.

. Mississippi-Fair weather ana
. rising temperature tonight and
= Tuesday. "A
y = = . Q . . Q Q o = >~t ~
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09
, . = . . . . = = . = . . . . =
, PRESIDENT CONVICT BOARD .
, CHARGED WITH THEFT. .
(By Associated Press.)

(Bp Associated Prcss.) .
= Montgomery, Ala, March O. .
4 James Oakley, former president .
mi the Alabama convict board, .
= - placed on trial here today =
4. with embezzlement of .
y U1G<p 1n1s while president of =
The Hattiesburg news., 1914-03-09

Mexico City, March 9.-Huerta
has telegraphed to all governors
and military commanders that the
government take the offensive in
the field against Carranza's forces.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28

just a week from today and we shall
whom TO congratulate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28
AN APPEAL FOR SUFFERING EUROPE

Perhaps every one can not realize the
litlahlo condition of the hundreds of thou
lands Of the poorer classes throughout Eu-
rope, caused BY the great struggle which
has involved the people of the five leading
countries of the continent. ID is indeed
almost inconceivablc that such a war could
tie possible-that millions of men are ac-
tyaily engaged IN the awful work Of kill
me each other as fast rs they possibly can,
that they are burning and sacking whole
towns, and laying waste areas of land as
large as whole STATES of this country. But
all who can realize hat this is today a real
TACT, must realize also that such a wan is
making endless suffering for the poor pco-
pie OF those countries, that there are today
thousand OF little children, women and old
people who are suffering from the pinch Of
staryation, homeless, without means of
fuhsiatence, while their eyes are filled with
tears and their hearts with sorrow for the
loss Of The father, husband. brother or
son who was wont to aid in keeping the
taHJy from want.
The tate OF Belgium-that unhappy
country that he's borne the hrunt Of this
terrible wer, that fair land that has been
desoiated BY the invading German hosts,
thai once happy and prosperous home of so
many thrifty, industrious and contentcd
people. whose beautiful towns are now
snoicine runs, whose once fruitful fields
are now barren wastes, and whose people
are more 10 be pitied than those Of any Of
TIE other war-strlcken countries-thc fate
oi Belgium IS indeed one to wiring the
heart OF every man or woman who has
pity Tor the sorrows of those who suffer.
Al Is to those who have within their
hearts thls God-given pity for the unhappy
ones of earth that the appeal for a con-
tiIeutlon 10 the Christmas Dollar Fund i
made. There are few of u who could
not easily donate such a small sum as one
dollar toward the fund that i being raised
Tor the purpose of sending relief To those
unhappy people across the water. The an
peal made 20 the people of this section
me Herald by Henry Clews, the noted
New York lnancier. should reach the
hearts OF our people, and bring forth n re-
Snonse which viii prove that We are SEN
sihle OF our duty toward suffering human
ity. The prominence of the men who have
undertaken tins great philanthropic move
'hent + sufficient to guarantee that the
'und viii be handled honestly and that
every dollar contributed will be sent direct
10 Europe to carry its Christmas cheer 70
gladden. the heart Of some sufferer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28

of the total number of paupers enumer-
ated in almshouses on january j. 1910.
there 5000 males and 27,149 females,
and of those admitted during that year,
6 7,195 were males and Pills females.
The ratio Of paupers per 10000 popula-
tion of the same sex was 1908 for males
and 60.s for females, among the inmates
on q given date.
The ratio Of males per 100 females
among almshouse paupers increased stead
lily from 1880 when it was 116.1 To 1910
when il was 30. Thus the males outnum-
Der the females two to one in the aims
houses and the tendency is toward an in
creasing preponderance of males. This
probably j. due To the development Of spec
ial institutions for the care Of INDECENT
women.
Single persons are relatively more nu-
merous among adult almshousc paupcrs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28
Age of Paupers.

About onc-third of the paupers enum-
Grated on January 1, 1910, were under 55
years of age; about one-third between So
and 90 years of age; and about one-third,
20 years of age and over. The ratio of
almshouse paupers to population increases
decidedly with advancing age, about one
person in sixty over so years Of age be-
ing an inmate of an almshouse. The pro-
portion of almshouse paupers in the
younger age groups, in fact in all age
groups under 80 years, declined from cen
sus TO census, indicating that young per-
sons become inmates of almshouses in
fewer cases than formerly. In 1880 more
than half Of the paupers were under 50
years Of age; in 1910 only about ~onefourth.