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VOL XV--No 113
DAILY NKWS. KitablUhetf 1VÜ
DAILY PROGRESS. Fstabliibed 1896
. Consolidated
April A. lW0<y
HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, AFTERNOON. MAY 19.1911.
Member ol Associated Press
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GOVERNMENT experts
gospel of improved
HIGHWAYS.
PREACH
Hope E
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'etcial Bodies Will Act in !
- Building New Roads and
Impr: i,.g Die Old Ones.
Matter
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■" " •• Joint auspices of these
Oil, c of Public Roads
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rain visit in :
Point,
Greenwood,Wino
ii'IIanola. Carrollton,
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monstrations in the
given and
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and demonstrations are
•w stop by government
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lie that farmers and
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CONVICTED OF MURDER.
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SHNTF.NCED TO DEATH.
19.—James
Gm. May
.is convicted yesterday af
,,f murdering Policeman Ma
last April and sent
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Marchant
he hanged June 23.
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enced to
Seek. Change of Venue
in Benson Murder Trial
Alleging that the case would not re
ceive a fair and Impartial trial at the
hands of any jury selected from this
county, attorneys for the defense In
the case of Henry Benson, a negro,
charged with murder, are asking for
a change of venue, before Judge John
son in the Circuit Court.
! The case ,s being argued today and
a decision Is expected this evening or
tomorrow morning.
Baptists College Movement
Endorsed by Commercial Club
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At the meeting of the Commercial
club Thursday evening, the matter of
establishing a Baptist College for
Young Ladles on the site of the old
South Mississippi College, was dis
cussed and the movement fully en
dorsed.
It is estimated that adequate build
ings in addition to those already built
can be erected at a cost of $90,000,
and Mr. Tatum, owner of the South
Mississippi College buildings and land
has offered to donate the property and
loan the Baptists $15,000 at six per
cent interest it the denomination or
I city will raise $15,000 or more.
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The report that the Gulf and Ship
Island railroad shops and round house
are to he moved from Gulfport and
that the officials of the railroad are
favorable to the shops being located
at Hattiesburg, has been gladly re
ceived here.
At a well-attended meeting of the
Commercial Club last night T. O. Wat
j kins, H. A. Camp, F. W. Foote, George
j Komp, T. S. Jackson, Mayor C. W.
j Rich and City Commissioners T. M.
j Fuller and W. R. Hardy were appoint
ed a committee to confer with Presi
dent Jones and General Manager W.
T. Stewart, of the Gulf & Ship Is
land railroad and use their influence
with them in reference to moving the
shops and round house to Hattiesburg.
A telegram was sent to the railroad
officials last night requesting a con
ference with them, and if a favorable
reply is received to the message, the
committee will go to Gulfport at once .
and present Hattiesburg's claims, if
Captain Jones and Mr. Stewart do not
decide to come to Hattiesburg.
The G. & S. I. shops are said to
have a pay roll of about $20,000 a
month, and high class workmen are
employed, who make good citizens in |
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any city.
Hattiesburg is the most logical point
on the G. & S. I. road for the shops,
and the progressive business men of
Hattiesburg will do all in their power
to secure them.
General Manager Stewart Talks.
The Gulfport Herald of Wednesday
contained the following article In ref
erence to the probability of the shops
being moved;
"The report that the shops of the
Gulf and Ship Island road might be
moved from here to Hattiesburg or
some other point have caused more or
less speculation. Reports of this sort
have been heard before at Intervals,
hut no action In that direction was
ever taken by the officials of the road.
Gen. Manager W. T. Stewart was
questioned and he stated that there
a possiliility that the shops might
be moved.
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What Mr. Stewart Said.
"Mr. Stewart said there was a num
ber of reasons why it was possible
that the road would move Its shops,
but that thus far the matter had not
really been gone into by the officials.
Mr. Stewart was disposed to believe
that the city of Gulfport was not af
fording the road Just the treatment
that it had a right to expect. He said
that the shops were brought here for
the good of the town, but that the
town did not sem disposed to do any
thing for the road.
"He was asked by the interviewer
District Attorney Hall, Judge N. C.
Hill and Attorney Claude E. Hill are
arguing the case for the prosecution
and J. R. Tally of this city and- Gen.
Garber of Birmingham, are for the
defense.
Benson is. charged with murder In
the first degree in connection with the
killing of Walter Crymes, a white
boy, who was shot in the head last
Christmas morning.
Mr. Tatum has no doubt as to the
success of such an institution and is
disposed to show his confidence in the
proposition by his liberality.
Tli- Commercial Club by a unani
mous vote pledged fts inflj c.> in the
undertaking and speakers on the
pt »populos "'ere of the opinion that
a committee could be put in the field
and easily secure the necessary
money through subscriptions in For
rest and adjoining counties.
The matter was referred to the com
mittee on education of the Commer
cial Club, and Mr. Tatum and the
Baptists of this city interested w ill
be requested to make a formal state
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ment of what they are willing to do
towards building the college.
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if the fact that a movement had been j
put on foot to open 26th avenue across
the tracks of the Louisville and Nash
ville and the transfer track or Y
which connects the G; and S. I. with
the L. and N„ had anything to do with
the talked-of movement of the shops.
Mr. Stewart said that this was one of
the reasons.
Gulfport Not The Logical Point.
"Mr. Stewart stated that Gulfport
was not the logical location for the
shops. If the shops were located at
some point about midway between
Jackson and Gulfport, it would be a
saving to the road, he explained, in
that shorter hauls would be made in
bringing cars and equipment to
shops for repairs. As an illustration:
jf a car were to get in bad repair at
present at Jackson, it would be nec
essary to haul it 160 miles to Gulf
port. If the shops were located at
Hattiesburg the haul would be only
half as great.
"The shops, Mr. Stewart said, would
have to be rebuilt soon and he Inti
mated that the question was whether
to rebuild them at Gulfport or else
where.
| "He was asked if there were other
reasons which he would name why It
was possible that the shops would be
removed from Gulfport and stated
there were other reasons, hut be
lieved that those enumerated were
about enough.
"He did state however, along the
same line of argument as that with
respect to the proposed opening of
26th avenue that some time in the re
cent past an attempt had been made
to open up 24th street across their
tracks.
This street if opened up
would have crossed five tracks and
a Y, he said. The road had received
no notice that this street was to be
opened until one morning they had
found teams and workmen there pre
paring to do the grading,
they had succeeded in having It
stopped.
"From the general tone of the inter
view with Mr. Stewart, It was evident
that he believed there was a tendency
here among certain factions, at lqpst,
to antagonize the road, and that It
was possible that the road would, be
cause of this, move the shops."
He said
THE MARKETS.
(By Associated Press.)
New Orleans, La„ May 19.—Cotton
quiet, two points up to three down.
Chicago, May 19.—Wheat easy, a
shade to three-eighths down. Pro
visions steady, two and a half higher
to two and a half off.
BAPTISTS MEET
- NEXT YEAR IN
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS
OF SECULAR NATURE PRECIPI
TATED LIVELY DISCUSSION,
ARBITRATION TREATY ENDORSED
Protest Raised Against Secular Activ
ity on Part of Convention—Conven
tion Will Aid in Christianizing
World as Soon as Possible.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 19.—Okla
homa City was selected for the next
annual meeting of the Southern Bap
tist Convention by the committee, and
the convention is expected to ratify
the selection.
The introduction of a resolution
dealing with matters outside the
church precipitated a lively discus
sion. The resolution, fostered by Capt.
J. G. McCall, of Quitman, Ga., gave
strong endorsement to President
Taft's proposed arbitration treaty with
Great Britain and France and asked
that it be extended t.o Germany and
Italy. This was adopted by the con
vention.
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Judge George Hillyer, of Atlanta.
Ga., offered a resolution expressing I |
! displeasure at the prevalence of crime I
and asking the press and pulpit to j
Ga„ protested against any further
secular activity in the convention. He
snid if thfs tMng k pt up " w ° uw
I not be long before a committee would
I he appointed to consider the origin, |
effect and cure of the hookworm. The ]
Hillyer resolution was tabled.
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There was a world-wide sweep to a
resolution adopted in the Southern |
Baptist convention introduced by F. j
M. McConnell, of Texas. It provided !
for a committee of five members to
formulate a plan for uniting all Bap
tist missionary societies In a com
bined effort to Christianize the world
as speedily as possible. This plan is
to be presented to the World's Bap
tist Alliance, which will meet in Phlfa
delphia in June. The Idea is to get
all Baptist mission societies to co
operate in a great advance movement.
Enemies Of Madero Said To Bt
Treatening His Life In Mex
ico City.
(By Associated Press.)
Juarez, Mexico, May 19.—The plans
for the departure to Mexico City with
in a few days of Provisional Presi
dent Madero received a setback today,
when a member of the El Paso revo
lutionary Junta received a telegram
from the capital of Mexico stating that
persistent rumors are in circulation ,
there of a plot to assassinate Madero
on his arrival.
The message regarding the plot
gave no details, hut the matter was
considered serious enough to result in
a hurried consultation of the insurrec
to leaders as to the advisability of
postponing the trip of Madero until
such time as the report is disproved
or the affairs in the capital become
more settled.
Madero and his advisors are await
ing an answer from Mexico City as to
the immediate naming of four pro
visional governors, the remainder to
be nominated later.
Fierce Battle Fought.
Cuernavaco, Mexico, May 19.—A bat
tle was fought today at Cuautla, twen
ty miles southeast of here between
the federal garrison and a force of
rebels under Colonel Zapata,
fugitives arriving here state that the
streets of Cuautla are strewn with
dead and wounded.
The
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THE WEATHER.
Washington, D. C., May 19.— •>
•> Showers and thunderstorms to- •>
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Lumbermen of Country Are
Charged With Conspiracy
(By Associated Press.)
New York, May 19.—Sweeping
charges of a gigantic conspiracy to
maintain high prices and to blacklist
"proper"
and to violate the Sherman anti-trust
law are made in the government suit
filed by Attorney General Wicker
sham in the United States Court here
against the so-called lumber trusts.
concerns not regarded
Senator Percy Paid His
Respects to Col. Vardaman
Seminary, Miss., May 19-—United
States Senator LeRoy Percy spoke to
from three to four hundred people at
this place yesterday, most of whom
were voters of Covington county. The
forenoon was taken up by the county
candidates in short speeches, announc
ing themselves for the offices to which
they aspire. Senator Percy was In
troduced by Representative Cranford,
and made a speech of about two hours'
duration, in which he said (hat while
at Washington he "had not uprooted
the tallest pine, dipped its roots in
fire and stood upon the mountain top
j and written his name in letters of fire
! across the canopy of heaven,"
that he had been dilli
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Commences in Yazoo City
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Yazoo City, May 19.—The case of
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ladies being present, crowding the bar [
and auditorium.
Prominent among the spectators was |
the woman claiming to be Mrs. Ben- |
nett No. 1, lier step-father, Dr. Leon
K. Philpot, her half-brother,
Eugene C. Philpot, of Columbia, S. C-,
and J. Walter Doan, of Georgetown, S.
C„ who introduced Miss May Ella Gill
man to J. G. Bennett, at Columbia, S
C., some twenty-one years ago, and
witnessed the marriage ceremony.
Another prominent gentleman in the
court room was Livingston Kenan, of
Milledgeville, Ga., who was retained
by Rev. Herbert Woodward, brother
of Miss Alice Woodward, to whom
Bennett was married at the residence
of J. G. Ellis, in this city, on March
16, 1911. Mr. Kenan reminds one of
the late Senator Carmack, of Tennes
see, except that his hair is black while
Carmack's hair was red.
Mrs. Bennett is a small, thin and
delicate looking woman, with a sad,
intelligent face, shrunken cheeks,
sharp features, piercing grey eyes,
quiet in manner, modestly dressed in
black, with simple straw hat, becom
ing a woman of her age, possibly 45.
As she frequently found herself her
the State against J. G. Bennett, indict
| ed on the charge of bigamy, was called
j at 2 o'clock yesterday, the court room
! being well filled, a large number of
ard
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eyes " andered searcbtngly towards
Bennett, who sat at the end of the
council's table about twenty feet away.
At times her gaze was so intense that
her wistful eye seemed to bear recog
nition of the man whom she claims
married her over twenty years ago.
Not once did Bennett look towards
the woman he Is charged with desert
ing, adding insult to injury by marry
ing a pure and unsuspecting young
lady of Yazoo City, who for years was
the principal of the Poindexter school
in Jackson.
Remarkable Change of Front.
The one strange feature of the case,
the one most frequently comment« d
upon, Is the changed attitude of Rev.
Herbert Woodward, brother of the lady
to whom Bennett was recently mar
ried. toward the prisoner,
ht was quite active in getting up evi
dence to convict Bennett, hut a few
days ago. It seems, his mind has under
gone a complete change, and now, ac
cording to rumor, he believes Bennett
innocent, and brought his wife's bro
ther. an eminent lawyer, from Georgia,
to take part in the defense.
It ls also said that Bennett's second
wife, now also believes him Innocent,
and exchanges notes with him dally,
At first
Ten trade organizations and more
than one hundred and fifty individuals
are named as defendants.
The suit is replete with sensational
allegations and asserts builders and
consumers of lumber all over the
country are- at the mercy of the re
tailer's organizations in different sec
tions of the United States. The suit
filed today is against the Eastern
States Lumber Dealers' Association.
gent in every instant where
the people's rights were In
volved. He paid his respects to ex
Governor Vardaman by saying that he
should be "pickled or preserved hair
and all, as an heirloom for the onlook
of future generations;" and he did
not fail to take a shot or two at Bilbo,
the substance of which was to the ef
fect that Bilbo was lucky In escaping
the penitentiary.
It was feared by some that Mr.
Percy would be hissed when he spoke
derogatively to the candidacy of Varda
mau or Bilbo, as it is known that each
of them is very popular in this county.
But Mr. Percy was given a courteous
reception and nothing of an unpleas
ant nature occurred.
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though the contents have not been
made known.
The lawyers in the ease are District
Attorney McNeil, County Attorney
George, Barnett and Perrin, for the
prosecution ; Barbour & Henry, E. L.
Brown and Livingston Kenan for the
defense.
Bennett's Children.
Dr. Leonard K. Philpot, who mar
ried the mother of Mrs. J. G. Bennett,
says he raised her from her tenth
year, and that Bennett married his
ward in his house in Columbia, S. C„
twenty-one years ago; that there is no
doubt about the man on trial being J.
G. Bennett, that he knows him well
and would recognize him anywhere;
that four children were born of the
union, two girls and two boys, as fol
lows: Isoline Gordon, aged 19; Wal
ter Kyle, aged 17; Imagene, aged 14;
Eugene Leonard, aged 12.
Dr. L. K. Philpot testified that Ben
net and wife No. 1, lived together as
husband and wife until in October.
1899, when Bennett left
He also identified
written by Bennett to his oldest
daughter in which he called his other
children by name and sent them and
their mother his love. He produced
the marriage certificate signed by the
minister Who officiated at the mar
riage and by witnesses.
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by Bennett's attorneys.
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the city
RUIN McNAMARAS.
CORRECT ASSESSMENTS
ON THE CITY BOOKS.
The city commissioners are doing
good work in correcting the assess
ment roll for the city.
Putnam is working in connection with
City Assessor McKenzie in checking
the assessments against
maps, correcting many wrong assess
ments, to the end that much unneces
sary labor may be saved and confusion
avoided.
ALLEGES PLOT TO
Pittsburg, May 19.—James Elliott,
a structural iron worker is held by the
police following an alleged confession
implicating Detective Burns. Attorney
Walter Drew and local detectives in
a plot to ruin McNamara and others.
IN GIRL S ROOM; IS SHOT.
Mobile, May 19,—James W. Dugan,
a railroad clerk was shot and fjtally
wounded by James L. Reynolds, of
Augusta, when he found Dugan in a
room this evening with Reynold's
daughter.
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LOCAL KNIGHTS
TELL OF THEIR
RECENT MEETING
SESSION of grand commandery
WAS 8UCCESS AND GREATLY
ENJOYED.
BRIEF REVIEW OF HAPPENINGS
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Visit to Great Mississippi Levee Quite
Interesting—The Work Being Done
There—Other Points That Attracted
the Visitors.
Our delegation arrived safely over
the "Little Yellow Dog" and was met
at the train by the reception commit
tee, where, after exchange of cour
tesies and parting with a few of our
sheckels to the old-time darkey, our
baggage along with ourselves finally
reached Its destination,
ran along through the heart of the
great Mississippi Delta, and for the
first time one of our native "Piney
Woods" delegates was permitted to
view the landscape; that is that part
of It which was left uncovered by the
muddy surging waters of the Yazoo
and Yalobousha rivers. Incidentally
we thought of Harrison Dixon and
"Old Reliable," for in fact the scene
was none other than is so strikingly
portrayed by Mississippi's most gifted
author.
our journey was of little further inter
! est until we arrived in Clarksdale—
' our headquarters.
Monday evening, May 15th, we at
; tended a special conclave of Coahoma
Commandery and witnessed the con
ferring of the Orders of Knighthood
by the officers of Mississippi Grand
Commandery. The work was done In
an excellent manner, under the direc
tion of Right Eminent Commander
Jno. S. Brooks of Mississippi and
Right Eminent Commander W. H.
ioyner, Grand Commander of Tennes
i see.
Our route
After passing these rivers
Tuesday's Session.
The Grand Commandery assembled
at the opera house In full uniform of
the order to attend exercises, to which
the public was invited,
come addresses were delivered on be
half of the City of Clark3dale by Sir
J. W. Cutrer and on behalf of Coa
homa Commandery by Sir Earl Brew
er; responded to by Sir E. N. Thomas,
of Greenville.
Tuesday Afternoon Session.
The Grand Commandery was called
to a business session in the Elks' hall
at 2 o'clock and the usual routine busi
ness dispatched,
the ladies of the visiting Sir Knights
were tendered a reception at the resi
dence of Mrs. J. W. Cutrer.
The wel
In the afternoon
For the first time in the history of
the Grand Commandery of Mississippi
a public drill was given in front of
the Elks' hall by Mississippi Com
mandery No. 1, under the command of
Sir Knight Lieutenant Coffey, U. S. A.,
; and as a reward for their excellent.
drlll, Mississippi Commandery was
I presented with the Rogers' loving cup.
Mississippi Commandery gave a de
I lightful reception at the Elks' hall at
I 6 o'clock in honor of the visiting ladles
and Sir Knights, and each lady was
presented with a handsome souvenir
hatpin, with the insigna of the order
thereon. After the reception the Sir
Knights and their ladles et^^'ed a
delightful dance in the Elks' club
room and at 10 o'clock the guests re
paired to the Alcazar hotel, where a
most sumptuous banquet was spread.
Impromptu speeches were made by
Sir J. W. Cutrer, E. N. Thomas, Gov
ernor Noel and Sir H. M. Quinn of
Jackson and Sir Earl Brewer and the
newly-elected Grand Prelate. Sir J. T.
Lewis.
Wednesday Morning.
Business of the Grand Commandery
was resumed at the Elks' hall at 9
o'clock; all the officers were moved
up a notch and Sir Lewis of Clarka
dale, was unanimously elected Grand
Prelate. Sir Jas. F. Hill, of Gloster,
Mississippi, was unanimously elected
Grand Warder, thereby starting his
journey towards the Right Eminent
Commander's station.
Commander O. L. McKay, of Merid
ian, was elected Grand Recorder to
fill the position lately occupied by Sir
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