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THE HATTIESBURG NEWS
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HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 10.1911
VOL XV—No 236
DAILY NEWS. Established 190
DAILY PROGRESS. Established 1896
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Consolidated
April 6. 1909
40,000 ITALIAN
A
SOLDIERS EMBARK
Heavy Movement of Troops For
Tripoli and Scene of War—In
fantry, Artillery and Engineers.
Famous
(By Associated Press.)
Rome, Oct. 10—The first Italian ex
pedition force, which left Naples Oc- three
tober fifth, landed at Tobruk, Tripoli, and
today. It consists of infantry artil- j states
lery and engineers.
the
taken
Atlanta
ple
lanta's
speech.
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40,000 TROOPS EMBARK.
Malta, Oct. 10.—It is reported that
forty thousand Italian troops left
Agosta, Sicily for Tripoli last night on
•fifty transports, escorted by a fleet of
warships.
south
Turkey Takes Aggressive Step6.
Constantinople, Oct. 10.—At a cabi- J made
net meeting today it was decided to j tary
close all Italian industrial, financial ! much
and scholastic establishments in Tur- i
and
key and to seize Italian steamers.
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QUIET IN TRIPOLI.
Tripoli, Oct. 10.—It is reported that
3,000 Turks are twelve hours distant j
from here under Munhir Pasha. It is I
thought probable that they are trying j
to reach Tunis.
tionary force has not yet landed,
erything is quiet in Tripoli.
It'is not considered likely that the j Says
Turks will try to recapture the town, j
as the officers have left their families
here.
The Italian governor has ordered
all the officials of the young Turks
regime to leave Tripoli immediately
and has provided a transport for oth
er Turks who wish to depart.
expedi- \
The Italia
elect
from
has
for
NAVAL DEPARTMENT
SHORT S3,228,270
•it
ly
Much Property Missing From Wash
ington Navy Yard Though No
Stealing Is Charged.
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Washington. Oct. 10.—It is a moral
ertainty that tlie Democratic
hers of tlie House Committee on Na
val Affairs, at tlie coming session,will
the completed inventory
mem- !
Investigate
of property at the Washington navy
yard which shows a shortage at that
institution of more than three and a
Just now it is be
quarter millions,
ing claimed it is a bookkeeping, or pa
per, shortage, and not the kind that
to be sent to the peni
V
causes men
tentiary.
The shortage in figures, is $3,288.
The books call for materials
270.
worth that much that could not be
found when the property was counted.
At no other yard has there been such
what the
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a discrepancy between
books call for and the material pro
duced by those in whose custody it
had been placed.
The fact of this shortage and the
further fact that Mr. Meyer has had
four boards trying to systematize ac
counting and management of navy
yards, taken together,
ground for an inquiry into tlie whole
subject of navy yards, their location,
and management.
The
vard in name only.
is sufficient
Washington yard is a navy
As a matter of
It takes
fact. It is a big gun factory,
the forgings for the larger sized guns,
puts jackets on them, turns the forg
ings and the jackets down to size for
tlie heavy guns as used in the navy,
then assembles the machinery
and
used i
nance.
operating these pieces of ordi
iquivalent to the
The shortage is
absolute disappearance of ten 12-inch
vith a few
rifles and their mounts,
dollars over to pay the freight of get
ting them to tlie superdreadnought on
re to be mounted. It Is
vhich they wi
1
one Stole the guns
The Spanish naval
to prove, after
a certainty that n
and their mounts,
authorities were aide
battle of Santiago, that it was
the
poor bookkeeping that made it appear
that the complement of Hontoria gun*
destroyed hv
cruisers
the fine
on
vlieti the
Schley was not complete
The ordinary ex
test of war came.
that somebody, intrust
planation
ras
«•herewith to buy
vhich
flth the money
guns, forgot the purpose for
had been given, and bought
the money
something else.
A NOTABLE AFFAIR
AT ATLANTA TODAY
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Famous Mission of Peace By Gate
City Guards is Suitably
Commemorated.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 10.—Soldiers of
three generations of as many wars [
and from seven northern and southern |
j states participated today in the peace i
{monument erected to commemorate j
the famous Mission of Peace under
taken by the old Gate City guards of
Atlanta in 1879. Thousands of peo
ple lined the streets and the military
pageant was the most brilliant in At
lanta's history. Governor Baldwin, of
Connecticut, made the principal j
speech. He said the north nor the !
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south could forget the northern trip
J made by the famous old Atlanta mili
j tary command, because it helped so
! much to restore understanding and
i peaceful relations betwen the north
and south.
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VARDAMAN FAVORS
STRIKING SHOPMEN
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Hopes They Will Win. De
plores Violence.
Special to The News.
Jackson, Miss., Oct. 10.—Senator
elect Jas. K. Vardaman spent a few
hours in the city last night, en route
from Texas and Louisiana where he
has been on an extended lecture tour
for the past several weeks.
missed connection
If he had not
•it h a train he would not have been
able to stop over; as it was he rapid
accumulation of
ly disposed of an
mail and departed at 11 o'clock for
Ala., where ho lectures to
Hawkins ville,
Opelika,
rill Ii
I night.
' Ga„ on the 11th; Ft. Gaines, the 12th;
He
Blakely on the 13th, and then some
lints in Florida, when his contract
Texas again.
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is looking well and |
Gov. Vardi
seemed in fine health and spirits. He |
has of course been out of touch with
ia n
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conditions in the state for some time,
but learning of the status of the rail
way strike, in discussing it he said:
"1 am very much in sympathy with
It is only by organiza
a
be
the strikers.
tion that the laborers of this country
will ever be able to force capital and |
predatory wealth to yield to them a
fair share of the products of their
own toil
"The objection on the part of the
railroad to grant the requests of the
federation of employes is only a con
tinuation of the opposition they have
pa
be
the
always maintained to organized labor.
I sincerely hope from the depths of
heart that the laborers will win
While I realize the
pro
it
my
in this contest,
provocation is great. I truly hope the
strikers will refrain from all acts of
the
had
ac
lawlessness.
"Their cause is a righteous one, and
they can confidently rely on the fair
minded people of America, who are
not descipies of mammon to sustain
and assist them in every way possible.
The better public sentiment is with
the strikers in tlieir efforts to better
their condition and
share of what they produce."
Gov. Vardaman will he absent sev
eeks on this trip.
navy
of
a fair
obtain
takes
guns,
forg
for
oral
Claim Ageni Kemp of G. &
S. I. Optimistic Over Situation
Major Kemp, claim agent for the
G. & S. I. R. R„ is at the Hotel Hat- j
that conditions
tiesburg. He states -
look very favorable for a prosperous
fali and winter business, despite the
short cotton crop. Right now is a •
■lien the farmer should J
e clearly than I
futility of de- 1
i,ending on cotton for a living. Be
sides the uncertainty that has always
existed in the marketing of eotton, the
weevil and other pests have to I
The object les !
•vho j
time, he says, w
be able to realize more
ever before the utter
boll
he contended with,
son taught by progressive
directed their efforts towards the
men
have
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BLACK RIVER FLOOD
COVERS MILES OF LAND.
La Crosse, Wis., Oct. 10.—The ❖
Black river flood which wiped ❖
out the business section of Black •>
river Falls Friday and Saturday, ❖
now spreads over the entire sec- ❖
tion reaching from the Minneso- •>
ta to the Wisconsin bluffs. Thou- ❖
sands of acres of farm lands are •>
inundated. ❖
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PfIMlf CMCÇ TH II A V
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The most notable incident of the as
sembly was the Induction into office
of Associate Justice W. C. McLean. in
of Grenada, appointed by Governor tlie
Noel a few days since to fill the va
jcancy caused by the resignation of f ee
{Associate Justice W. D. Anderson.
Justice McLean arrived on the morn-1
his
to
Prof.
Newly Elected Justice McLean I
ducted to Office. Supreme Court
Reporter to Be Elected.
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Jackson, Miss.. Oct. 10.—The regu
lar October term of the Mississippi |
Supreme court was convened at nine 0 f
o'clock this morning in the presence
of a large assembly of members of the view
bar.
ing train from his home at Grenada,
took the oath of office before Su
preme Court Clerk Myers, and occti
pied Anderson's place on the bench
when court was convened. Brief con
gratulations were extended by mem
bers of the bar and state house offi- {
cials but there were no formal cere
monies of any character.
Out of respect to the late Capt.
Thos. A. McWillie, Supreme Court re
porter, who died during the latter
part of July, no oral arguments were
heard at the opening session. The
civil docket for the middle district is
pending for consideration, with about
150 cases slated, a number of which
were submitted on briefs.
Within the next day or so the court
the
to
the
of
as
will fill the vacancy in the office of j
Supreme Court reporter caused by j
Capt, McWillie's death. This office
I here .
pays about $3,000 per year,
are several applicants.
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PLAY BALL.
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There will he an attempt made bj
that enterprising caterer to
amusement world, Al G. Field to put
notables in imitation on the stage for
the edification of their admirers,
Field, the home of the
the
| Forbes
pirate crew of Barney Dreyfus and
Fred Clarke will be the setting. Al
though only National leaguers play on
this field in the real games, manager
Field has brought the notables of
both the major leagues together
Honus Wagner and Tyrus Cobb side
by side; Charley Dooin and Hughey
Jennings; Napolean Lajoie and Roger
Bresnahan; Hal Chase and Frank
Chance; in fact all the baseball he
roes of the day are there in imitation
and the counterfeits are mighty hard
to detect from the audience. Stage
accessories make the made-up arti
cle look very much like the originals.
Its an innovation that takes immense
ly and a burlesque on the national
with the mobbing of the umpire
climax comes very near being a
It is a laughable piece of stage
work and tlie minstrels deserve more
than praise for their originality.
game
as a
riot.
growing of truck Is "worthy of all
j acceptation" and should he fostered
and encouraged.
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He states that the work of Mr. Lis
ter, the newly-appointed immigration
• agent of his road, was accomplishing
J many wonderful things in the way of
I getting farmers lined up and pledging
1 themselves to devote a certain por
tion of their crops to potatoes, beans,
peas, tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers,
etc., next season.
I Major Kemp says
! many new mills being built and old
j ones being started again alqjjg
that there are
& S. 1.
the G.
HEAD OF MILLSAPS
WANTS PRESIDENCY
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OF STATE NORMAL
PROF. DAVID C. HULL HERE IN
THE INTERESTS OF HIS
CANDIDACY.
A FORMIDABLE APPLICANT
didacy to succeed Prof. Smith as pres-1 a
ldent 0 f the Normal College. Prof, will
Hull's name is the latest mentioned j about
in connection with the presidency of
tlie Normal and he is already a form -1
Liable applicant for the place and !
f ee i s confident of bis selection. utes,
Prot H ull Is known as one of the the
forem08t educators of the state and
his friends think he is the logical man ally
to succeed Prof. Smith as president of
Prof. Joe Cook, of Columbus, Prof. !
Fant, of Meridiai
and Rev. J. N.
Also Mentioned as Suc
McMillai
oessors to Prof. Smith.
Prof. David C. Hull, president of
Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss., and
President of the Mississippi Teachers
| Association, spent last night and part
0 f this morning in Hattiesburg con
ferring with his local friends with a is
view to enlisting support in his can
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the Normal College. He has been an
enthusiastic advocate of the estab- j tal
to
lishment of the school and if selected
to head the institution would bring
the same enthusiasm into the work
of building It up and making it the
success it is expected to be. Prof.
Hull is a young man, comparatively,
and has had a most successful career
as an instructor and later as presi
dent of Millsaps college, to which
position he was elected some two
years ago, when Doctor Murrah was
made bishop of the Methodist church,
south. .Millsaps Colllege has grown
rapidly under his direction and his
his
to
the
work there has further demonstrated
of j hjs at)i iity and fitness for the head of
j llirKe educational institutions.
Prof. Joe Cook, of Columbus, is also
. men tioned as
tlie
applicant for
j presidency of the Normal and it is pre
dicted in some
lection
and Prof. Hull. Tile friends of Rev.
an
that tile sc
quarters
ill narrow down to himself
iJ, N. McMillan do not propose t
up in the work they are doing to have
him selected for the position and
■fforts on account of
With
bj
for
the
the
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not relax their
the sanguine claims of others,
three well-known men, all able, well
qualified for the place, applying for
the Presidency of the College, the
trustees will lie sure to select a
worthy successor to Prof. Smith and
the question wil simply be which of
the three is in their opinion best fitted
Al
on
of
side
he
hard
arti
a
stage
more
for the place.
It Is stated authoritively that Prof.
J. C. Fant whose name has been
prominently mentioned for the place
will not be an applicant.
The resignation of Prof. Smith as
head of the Normal College lias oc
casioned
throughout the state, but all are
agreed he has done a splendid work
in his present field as Inspector of
Rural High Si-bools and that his de
cision to remain in the work means
further advancement in the education
al system of the state. It is under
stood that the chief reason Prof.
Smith had for giving up the Normal
College presidency was to continue in
his present work, but the fact that he
had a magnificent home at Durant,
which he has just gotten in the shape
he wants it and which he would
doubtless have to sell at a sacrifice,
had considerable weight in his de
cision.
surprise
considerable
THE MARKETS.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Oct. 10.—Wheat strong,
steady, four to five points down,
one-eighth to three-eighths higher.
Provisions weak, five to seventeen
and half cents lower.
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THE WEATHER.
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Fair in north; local rain in •>
south portion tonight or Wednes- ❖
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RODGERS' FLIGHT
WITHOUT INCIDENT. *
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Springfield, 111., Oct. 10— Cal ❖
Rodgers,the aviator, arrived here ❖
at 5:20 p. m. today from Joliet. ❖
He left the latter place at 8:25 ❖
o'clock this morning. He expects •>
to leave here at 8 a. m. tomorrow •>
continuing his flight form New *
York to San Francisco. His •>
flight today was without inci- ❖
dent.
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ripe
from
has
SPECIAL SESSION
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I ship
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a
this
the
law
a special session of the legislature ei ^
will fix the date for the assembly
about the 1 st of November. ®
Xo specified length of notice forU*'
special of extraordinary sessions is]
required by the constitution or stat-1 a,n5
utes, and the Governor can convene j u
the lawmakers on a three-day notice, |
should he see fit to do so. It is gener-;
ally believed, however, that a ten-day
notice of the session will be given.
The Governor remains non-commit
on
Opinion Prevails That Governor Noel
Will Issue Call at Early Date
For Extra Session.
is current around the state house that
Governor Noel's proclamation calling
Special to The News.
Jackson. Miss., Oct. 10—The report
j tal on the subject, declining to state
positively whether or not he intends
to bring the lawmakers together, but
personal and political
his closest
friends feel confident that he intends
to do so, and the tenor of his conver- j
sation indicates that he has that pur -1
pose in mind, despite the fact that he ,
declines to answer direct questions on
the subject.
The sole and only subject for eon
vmaking
sidération, in case the la
convened, will be tlie* Gover
body is
nor's recommendation for
ment to the purchasers of the $600,
non state bond issue for interest on
tlie first semi-annual period which the
eimburse
held they are not en
and
Supreme court
titled to eollect.
payment
>r believes is abso
which the Govern
irv to maintain in the
lately necess
state's credit.
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PAYS TO CATER TO CLEANLINESS
are
and
lu the eighties, at tlie beginning
ago Al. G. Field es
twenty-six years
tablished a code of laws governing his
minstrels that have been in full force
since.
many sections or
chapters to the code—just something
like this:
"Nothing of a coarse or vulgar na
ture tolerated in
You must conform to this or you can
not go on."
This rule earned for the organiza
There was not
ed
this organization.
in
tion from a certain class the appela
tion of the "Sunday School Show "
Instead of repudiating the newly im
posed title Mr. Field declared he
proud of it. The code has been main
tained all the years since,
thousands of persons who rarely at
tend a theatrical performance of any
kind greet the Al. G. Field Greater
Minstrels in every community which
is proof positive that it pays to cater
to decency.
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vas
Today
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Confederate Veterans Leave
For Reunion at Gulfpo v t
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Hattiesburg and Forrest county will |
well represented at the State Ke
hich
he
union of Confederate Veterans.
in Gulfport today and eon
convenes
tinues for three days,
her of the old soldiers
A large num
vent down last
vent this
night and quite a number
Hattiesburg will furnish be
morning.
tween twenty and thirty veterans and
taking ad
many visitors who
vantage of the opportunity to attend
are
j the reunion.
will
delegation
The Hattiesburg
ork hard to secure the election of
Captain J. P. Carter as Major-General
Commanding the Mississippi Division
, U. C. V.'s and expect to get the sup
j port of a large portion of the South
UNRIPE ORANGES
BARRED BY WILEY
Growers Are Notified That Artificially
Violation of
A
Ripened Fruit is ii
Pure Food Law.
Washington, Oct. 10.—The Depart
ment of Agriculture has prepared for
confiscation of any shipments of un
ripe oranges or
other unripe fruit
ere
from Florida. Secretary Wilson, who | sic j e
has been in communication with the I t f ie
Florida agricultural authorities, an
twenty
nounced today that any attempts to | turne<
ship artificially ripened fruit out of j
Florida or to "process" unripe fruit j
its journey to the north would be j
a signal for government activity.
A shortage in citrus fruits has de
veloped throughout the north, with
accompanying high prices. Much of *"8
this Shortage is due, it is claimed, to «ns,
the enforcement of the Florida state
law prohibiting the shipment of un- j l*'en
ripe fruit and the Federal pure food j and
decision, which prohibits the transpor
tation of artificially ripened er color- j
ei ^ [ ru ' 1 ' . Noel
The agricultural department is pre-j would
® are oaeton er le pur ® Q f ! 8tates
forU*' Harvey W W of the.bureau 0 , Illlnols
clemis 15 ® a ec ia 1 i to
a,n5 suc * s >I' men nspecoiswoi j
j u e an > net essai) action. ers
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Lift I| P CrCj|iL|jL
lT|||iT||j til U I lllllLllU
innrmrm nft r I n
■UIILVILII VI! LID
t New
{situation
! vailing
Î Both
on
definite
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U. S. Marshals Have Names of 100 '
Men Alleged to be Implicated
in McComb Attack.
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Iterday
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Special to The News.
Jackson. Miss., Oct. fo.—Although
evidence has been collected involving
tion
' ists,
nearly I On striking employes of the
Illinois Central in violations of the !
issued by Judge ! tain
arrests will he : A
1
than
ing to a statement made at the office j ]^
United States Marshal F. W. Col
who
Federal injunction
Henry C. Niles, no
made during the present week, accord-.
of
I lins this morning.
I A majority of the alleged offenders
shopmen and machinists formerly
are
uiployed in the shops at McComb,
t
and who took part in the attack on a , reac
trainload of strikebreakers at that | i ey
es
during which
Tuesday,
than 1,000 shots were fired, and
window in the coaches shatter
place last
more
or
na
every
ed by the flying bullets.
The evidence against the strikers
been carefully gathered by the
of deputies sent to McComb by
to
be
j
has
posse
Marshal Collins to enforce the injunc
tion order, and in explanation of the
delay in making arrests it is stated
that Judge Niles has issued orders
not to complicate or aggravate the
instituting immediate
"
im
at
any
cater
situation by
prosecutions of the offenders.
As stated by Marshall Collins, even
if no overt act of violence had been
cimmitted, it was a violation of the
injunction order for the strikers to
put feet on the company's property,
and all persons affiliated with the la
vho took part in
vas
bor organizations
the desperate battle in the freight I
yards are guilty of violating the in-1
I junction.
rell as the j
The trains last night and this morn-1
ing coming into Hattiesburg and pas- 1
sing through on the G. & S. railroad |
carried many of the old soldiers and
th e reunion promises to be well at j
tended
| Mississippi delegates as
tions of the state.
support of delegates from other s
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RODGERS STILL IN FLIGHT.
(By Associated Press.)
Ree l 11 'ill Oct. 10.—Aviator •
Rodgers, au resumed his coast-to
coast high his morning at Spring
fielu, î» headed for Kansas City and
passed here juat before ten o'clock.
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STRIKE SITUATION
IS QUIET TODAY
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A Few Strikers Are Returning T®
Work, But Both Sides Preparing
For Long Fight.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, 111., Oct. 10.—Two hundred
non-union machinists from the East
ere put to work today in the Burn
sic j e shops of the Illinois Central and
t f ie roa ^ management stated that
twenty more striking car builders re
| turne< j to work today.
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*"8 tor a long fight. Sanitary kitch
«ns, dining rooms, sleeping quarter«,
shower baths adjoining, have
j l*'en fitted up in railroad freight sheds
j and shops,
j Jackson, Miss., Oct. 9.—Governor
Noel last night announced that he
would ask the governors of fourteen
! 8tates afft> cted by the strike of e
Illlnols central shopmen and clerks,
i to meet in a i° int conference with the
j representatives of the railroad strlk
ers in an effort to end the dispute.
' Yesterdays conferenc « was without
t New Orleans, Oct. 10.—The strike
{situation is unchanged with quiet pre
! vailing here and at McComb City.
Î Both railroads and strikers are prepar
definite results. It was participated
I in by Gov. Noel, President Markham,
I of the Illinois Central; United States
{ Senator John Sharp Williams, Mayor
Crowder, of Jackson, and several Mc
Comb City business men as represen
I tatives of the striking crafts.
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SITUATION AT McCOMB.
McComb City, Miss., Oct. 10.—A
1 break in the ranks of the striking
shopmen of the Illinois Central ig^^
j pected at any moment. The spirtt4l
; the men appeared broken early yfj
Iterday morning followlag the clrcdtp
j
ImTn
tion of the report that many
' ists, boil« î makers and hflp
!urne( j , 0 work tw the '■ttlnside shops.
! Leaders among the strikers main
! tain that the ȑr. will stand together. -,
he : A meeting in Mechanics Hall shortly
1 before noon was attended by not more
than 150 strikers. The men are rest
j ]^ s
strikers have applied to Master Me
chanic Barkley for reinstatement was
confirmed by a local business man
who was asked to confer with the
re
A report that a number of
raliroad officials.
t 'The crisis appears to have been
a , reac bed,'' said Master Mechanic Bark
| i ey this morning. "It Is true, abso
lutely that some of the men have
They have
asked to be reinstated,
offered terms which I am not author
the
by
iized to accede to. If the men want
to go back under the conditions they
have made for themselves they will
be reecived.
number of the men at work within the
next twenty-four hours"
j A business man at McComb con
firmed the statement of Master Me
chanic Barkley. He admitted that six
strikers called on him yesterday
morning and asked him to appeal to
the railroad officials to have them re
We expect to have a
the
the
even
been
the
to
la
in
instated. Others have made known
their desire to return to work, but are
afraid of being intimidated
mm MILLIONS
FOR 00R WATFRWAYS
I
in-1
v t
Oct. 19.—The
C.
Washington D.
army engineers charged with the ex
| penditure of money for waterways
projects, are rapidly sending in their
estimates for appropriations needed to
carry on the work now under way
the j throughout the United States looking
to the increased use of the water
courses. in-so-far as their navigability
morn-1 is concerned. These estimates
pas- 1 1,0 core over by a hoard of army of
railroad | fleers of which General W. H. Bixby
and is the head and in due season for
at j warrieH to Congress by the Secretary
s
•ill
i o: War. I liese estimates will he nec
nned in order that the river
an.I harbor appropriation bill, which
will undoubtedly be enacted at the
•ssion of Congress may he
î ssaril'
e< tiling
• kept witliiii the thirty million mark,
coast-to- as word has gone forth to the Chair
Spring- man of Committees having appropria
and , tion bills in charge to cut appropria
tious to the bone.