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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-04
MANY BABIES Are
FACING. STARVATION
Thousands of Infants Are Suffering
for Want of Nourishment and All
Milk Supplies Have Been Cut Off
Strikers Will Para'yze Railroads.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, August A.
AS a result of the general strike here
all supplies of milk have been cut
ofI. Thousands of Nbabis are suf-
fering today and many of the tots OF
the poorer classes are actually fac
ing starvation. The children of the
well-to do have found it possible to
obtain nourishment through pur-
chases of condensed milk and other
forms of the lacteal fluid in cans,
but this is bringing about much sick
ness as a result of the change in diet
All milk wagons have stopped ant
by tonight the strikers say that they
will have conditions on the railroads
and telegraph lines paralized.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-04
LAWYER ACQUITTED
OF RETAILING
Member of the Legislature From Wes'
son Was Arrested on a Charge
of Illicit Retailing.

WESSON, Miss, August 4.-The eff
fort TO connect w. w. Robertson with
a charge of retailing beer fell through
Yesterday before the mayors court,
and resulted in him being proven in
nocent of the charge and honorably
discharged by the mayor, which was
recommended by the prosecuting at
torney, p. u. Jones of Brookhaven.
The defendant was represented by
Tom Sullivan and Jesse B. Webb, of
Brookhaven, who were assisted by Ed
Gibson. of Summit. The defendant
did not use a single witness. The
state had summoned about forty wit
nesses about twenty of whom swore
that they had never seen a bottle of
beer at the defendants place of busi-
| ness. After about twenty witnesses
were examined for the state, the pros
ecuting attorney announced that the
state had failed to make out case
against the defendant. The defend
ant owns a little grocery store in the
western part of the city, which is con-
Quoted by young man by the name
of Blades. A few days ago some one
suggested to Marshal Anding that they
believed that beer was being sold at
the store, and he secured a search
warrant and made a raid, finding four
or five empty bottles and few labels
in bucket of water, where the de-
Ifendant had been keeping few bottles
for his own use. Robertson is men,
Der Of the Board of Aldermen of this
city, a member of the State Legisla-
ture, a Mason, a Woodman, a Pythian,
an Odd Fellow, a junior Order man,
member of the Farmers Union, and
member of the Baptist church. He
is also editor of the Wesson Enter
prise.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-04
SOUTH CAROLINA
TO Join DRYS
No Liquor Will Be Dispensed in That
State Until After the Election
on August II.

COLUMBIA, S. c., August 4.-Pre-
paratory to the local option election
to be held in the counties in South
Carolina on August l, under the loca!
option law passed by the last legisla-
ture, the entire state will join the col.
umn of the dry" states tomorrow.
Due to the strategy of the prohib'-
tionists in the South Carolina leg1sla-
ture. the "drys" have all to gain anc
nothing to lose in the approaching con
tests. Twenty-one counties are already
in the prohibition camp and the same
number officially engaged in the sale
of intoxicants under what is known
as the county dispensary system. This
law enacted at the last session of the
territory already "dry," providing only
for electors in the "wet" counties to
determine whether they should re-
main "wet' or join the white ribbon
camp.
A protest went up from the ''wets'
when Attorney General Lyon delivered
an opinion to the effect that the result
of the elections would not ''be known"
until officially declared by the state
board of canvassers. which means that
county grog shops will be closed for
at least a month. AS Governor Ansel
has concurred in this opinion. it stands
and any attempt to open any olspen-
sary before the vote is officially de
clared would unquestionably mean the
dismissal from office of the offending
Idispensary commissioners.
In the election each county votes
as unit. It is conceded that num-
Der of them will set the seal of dis
approval upon the sale of intoxicants
within their borders. Richland, in
which Columbia is situated, and
Charleston are among the counties
which will participate in the elections
1t is conceded that Charleston will re
main wet
The county dispensary is the out.
growth of the late state dispensary
system of which Governor Tillman
now United States Senator, is the ac
credited father and which was
wrecked on the rocks of political strife
and internal corruption. After thir
teen years, at one time eliminating ir
calling forth from the then Governor
a riot, with resultant bloodshed anC
Tillman a proclamation of martha,
alw. the state dispensary system was
two years ago killed by small ma
iority in the legislature. after one o
the stormiest sessions in its history
A half dozen of the officials of tn
state dispensary, charged with accept
ing thousands Of dollars in rebate
from whisky houses, are now at iii
erty on bonds ranging from $1,000
to $4,000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-04
Union WAREHOUSE
FOR GULFPORT
Arrangements Being Made for Its
Opening by the President, Who Is
Biloxi man.

BILOXI, August 4.-Arnot Smith,
who was elected manager of the Harri
son county Farmers Union ware
house last Saturday, left for New Or
leans this morning to confer with
the merchants of that city to get
prices on supplies. The warehouse
will be located at Gulfport, and will
handle all kinds of produce brought in
by the farmers, truck, eggs and poul'
try, and especially sweet potatoes
and canned syrup. The warehouses
will furnish the farmers with gro
-ceries and supplies and farming inn
plements and fertilizer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-04
ELABORATE PROGRAM
HAS Been ARRANGED
There Will Be Speaking, Music and
Banqueting-The Commercial Club
Will Lend Its Assistance in Show
ing the Visitors Good Time. \

Arrangements for the entertainment
of the visitors who will attend the
first session of the Mississippi Sher-
ifs Association in this city next Mon
day and Tuesday have about been
completed, the program having been
arranged by Sheriff J. c. Magruder.
who has attended to every detail of
the arrangement, which warrants the
assertion that the entertainment will
be of the highest order in every re-
specr.
Sheriffs from all parts of the state
are expected to be present, and moth
ing will be left undone to show the
visitors that the citizens of Hatties-
burg appreciate their visit. VariouS|
topics pertaining to the welfare of :,
assocaton Will be discussed, an address
of welcome will be delivered by Mayor
Donald on behalf of the city, which
will be responded to by the president
of the association; an elaborate mus
]
the visitors will be taken in charge
Tuesday by the Commercial Club and
given a tally-ho ride over the city.
Hattiesburg is proud of the honor Of
being allowed to entertain as guests
such a distinguished body of men, and
it is believed that the visitors will be
accorded a welcome which will not
be forgotten for years to come.
Sheriff Magruder has had the pro-
grams for the occasion printed and is
today mailing them out to the differ
ent members of the organization. Tie
program follows:
Opening Session at Court House.
Monday, August 10, 3 p. M.
Order of Business
Report of committee on credentialA,
Appointment of permanent commits
tees.
Report of various committees.
! At Auditorium. Monday Evening $3.50
Address OF Welcome-J. D. Donald,
Mayor.
! Response-R. NJ. Kelly, President
Association.
Followed by musical program.
At Court House, Tuesday, August 10.
Benefits to be Derived from Mem
bership in Sheriffs' Association. j.
| c. Magruder.
Responsibilities of the Office of
Sheriff S. 2. Prophet.
Need of Uniformity in forms OF
Writs, Subpoenas, Etc."--J. L. Savage.
THE Best Method of Collecting De
linquent Personal Taxes. .'-Thos Har
ris.
Experience in Handling Prisoners
and Keep of Jail."-C. NJ. Wells.
Results of Experience with Blood
J Hounds in Criminal Work. WIN
Reeves.
THE Best Methods of Catchins
Criminals e. M. Clark.
Other subjects to be discussed gen
2 orally.
+ Tallyho ride over city compliment
= of Commercial Club.
All members please report at Sher
ifs office (official headquarters) up
on arrival.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-04
Change
''''FIfA form OF
TAXATION
WcKsBURe STARTS MOVEMENT TO
TAKE POWER OF FIXING VAL
UATIoNs FROM THE RAIL
ROAD COMMISSION.
Wants Various Municipalities to Bt
Empowered to Levy Their Own
Assessments Against Rail-
roads.

VICKSBURG, Miss, August Al
derman Ben Stein, of the Third Ward,
called the attention of the council
Monday night to an evil that he saio
should be corrected at as early date
as possible. 1t was with reference to
the present state law empowering the
state railroad commission to fix the
valuation for taxation purposes of the
railroads, telephone and telegraph
companies and other public serv11e
corporations in the state. Alderman
Stein made a motion, which was
adopted, that the mayor appoint COM
mittee of three to act with similar
committees from the board of trade
and Cotton Exchange, to take up the
matter with the state authorities and
the next legislature with view OF hav
ing the present state law repealed con-
ferring such power on the railroad
commission and leaving it to the va
rious municipalities in the state to
| fix the assessments on such corpora
tions at a fair proportionate share OF
the taxes they should pay.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-04
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
ELECT OFFICERS

MOBILE Ala, August 4.-James A.
Flaserty, if Philadelphia, was today
elected Supreme Knight of the
Knights of Columbus and NJ. II. Car
mody. of Grand Rapids, Mich, was
elected deputy supreme Knight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-04
TO GUST DEMOCRATS

LEXINGTON, KY, August 4.-Judge
Watts Parker in the circuit court to-
day declared the election Of the city
officers held in 1907, to be null and
void on the ground of fraud and cor
ruption.
The effect of the decision is to
oust Mayor Skin and three other Off
cials from office. All of them are
Democrats. They have filed motion
for an appeal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-04

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-04
NEW PHOTOGRAPH STUDIO.

Mr.. C. A. McDuff has opened up the
New York Studio over the old Casino
Theatre on Pine street. His ad will
be found in another column.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-04
FOR A STATE
REFORMATORY
Miss Emily Butt, the Young Woman
Who Has Been Teaching Youthful
Offenders at the Penitentary
lndorses the Movement

The following letter was received
Yesterday by DR.. Donald, and shows
that Miss Butt is in hearty sympathy
with the proposition to establish a
state reform school in Mississippi;
Greenfield, Miss, Aug. 2, 'O9.
DR.. ]. D. Donald,
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Dear Sir:-Learning of your inter-
est in the proposed Reform School, l
am writing to bid you God-speed, to
tell you of my own interest and to
ask if you can suggest means by
which it can still be pushed. 1 am
keeping closely in touch with Mr.. NC
Dowell, the author of the bill, and
other workers, and it seems to me
that success is assured, but it is never
wise to rest on ones oars until the
port has been made.
Since the first of July, I have been
teaching the dozen and a half boys
under twenty one who are now in the
penitentiary, and results prove con
clusively that there is much that is
good in them, and that most of then
are here from lack of opportunity
Others are here because of the weak
ness of parents who failed to contro
them. 1t is very interesting work
and nothing must be allowed to stanC
in the way of a permanent establish
ment
Very sincerely,
| (MISS) EMILY BUTT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
PATTERN FOR CHuD'S SLIP.

dot on the material with either chalk or a pencil at each perforation, and when the pattern is removed mark the dots with tailors' tacks, made with col ored thread. Stitch all the tucks in the front portion and join the front to the backs at the underarm seam; in wash able material 1t is probably best to make these French seams If the ma terial Is rather thick make ordinary seams, press them open and bind or overcast them.
 Cutting the Sleeves
 Turn under the lower edges of the yoke three-eighths of an inch at front and back. and at each corner, where it extends for the upper sleeve portion. cut in diagonally to the three-eighths of an inch line, to separate the turned-under edge of the yoke from the seam-edge of the sleeve portion.
 Join the under portion of the sleeve to the upper, matching the notches and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
SHRIMP SALAD WITH BOILED. DRESSING, GARNISHED WITH LETTUCE AND ITALIAN
 DRESSING.

except in one particular way. This deft lady was even known to slip strainer under the lid of pot where potatoes were boiling and stedns the eggs! All Is grist that comes to her mill, no matter whether the package has printed recipe or not.
 She found out. all by herself, the very best way to pan-broil chop. It is even better than using a broiler. She reas- oned that the fat that tries out as the chop cooks, keeps too high a temper ature and spells the meat, so she drains off this fat every once in while, and presents a chop juicy, tender and Drowned just right She stood one day watching the juice run out where she had stuck her fork into the meat, and it struck her as a very foolish thing af which to look. She puts the fork sinte the fat part of the meat now, when she turns it.
 This lady of the quick step is a great believer in the covered roasting pan She puts things into the oven, regulates the heat and goes off, sometimes for several hours. When she returns she finds things fairly coaxing to be eaten She pins her faith to long, slozO cooking for meats, and wishes she might start 1t going as fad. She says 1t Is real pity to spoil so much meat by hurried cooking.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12

outside belt and hemmed down to cover the seams that join it to the waist and skirt Two buttons and buttonho1es in the belt will hold it securely and prevent the placket from gaping.
 An Ever-Usefu1 Garment
 Turn under seam at the bottom of the skirt, and face to hem-depth on the inside, either with a bias strip of the material or with a piece cut to fol low the shape of the bottom of the skirt; the latter method may take little more material, but it will obviate the necessity of laying p1aits in the upper-edge of the facing to make it fit
 The shaped piece may be cut at the same time as the gores of the skirt, by making a continuous mark on the pat tern about three inches above the lower edge and cutting, by this, piece for each gore. These pieces may be joined at the seams in the same way as theif corresponding gores.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
ASPARAGUS SALAD BAKED BEAN SALAD
 WITH WITH. ~I-a FRENCH DRESSING BOILED DRESSING.

dressing over 1t, she would have gar nished 1t with celery leaves, capers and pimolas cut in rings.
 And now for the making of a may onI1aise. Making Mayonnaise
 One teaspoonful. of dry mustard, one teaspoonful of powdered sugar, one-half a teaspoonful of salt, one-quarter of a saltspoonful of cayenne, the yolks of two eggs, one pint of olive oil, two teaspoon fuls of vinegar, two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice. %..z
 Mix. the mustard, sugar, salt and cay. enne in small bowl, add the yolks of the eggs, and stir we'll with small wooden spoon until the yollls are smooth. Add the oil very slowly, few You can't hurry this dressing one bit, so the calmer and more serene you keep the better. If by chance you get in too much oil at time, do not attempt to stir 1t all in at once, but take 1t gradu- ally. You will find 1t easier to manage if you pour the oil into pitcher and turn 1t if a very fine stream into the bowl, holding the pitcher with one hand, while you stir with the other. '.
 Stir unceasingly, and don't stop to rest. When the dressing is thick, thin 1t with little lemon juice, then add oil and lemon juice alternately, and lastly the vinegar The oil should thick en the egg almost immediately, and the mixture should be thick enough to take tip in ball on the spoon before adding the vinegar.
 When 1t is ready to serve add half cupfu1 of whipped cream if you wish. The. cream makes the mayonnaise thin ner and wf1iter I ought to have said that while beating, The bowl should be set in dish of chopped ice to keep the dressing cold. It keeps 1t smoother, as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12

regardless of where the joining seam will come, but this would not be good dressmaking; to achieve that result a little thought must be given to determine where the seam may best be concealed. In this case 1t was placed under the second of the two side tucks and the excess material cut off.
 Forming the Tucks
 A small perforation in the pattern in dicates the fold-edge of each tuck, and if a pencil-line were drawn one-ha1f inch each side of each perforation, each pair of pencil-lines would represent the sew ing-lines that form each tuck As the tucks at each side turn toward the back, the piece must be joined at the underside of the tuck. along the pencil line that is nearest the underarm seam.
 Allow on the front portion a seam lthree-eighths of an inch) beyond this line, then cut the piece to be joined, allowing three-eighths of ar. inch for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
POTATO SALAD WITH FRENCH DRESSING, GARNISHED WITH BEETS AND PARSLEY AND
 YOLKS OF EGG

incorporated, add one cupful of milk, one-quarter teaspoonful of salt. one quarter teaspoonful pepper. Stir until creamy.
 Domestic Skill
 Women cook very much as they walk. She of the light, springing step gives a touch and go" to her cook ing and turns out delicious things. She is deft and quick, getting through i'll time to read book or study the fash ions. She has time to think for herself. Remembering her copybook, she reads her documents before signing, which means that she accepts no recipe blindly, but investigates before adopting. Even if an authority" does tell her to make rich syrup by boiling a cupful of water eight minutes" she knows better and declines.
 When proportions seem reasonable and the combination sounds attractive, even if novel, she tries it-for she loves to experiment..
 No one told her-she just found out for herself-that eggs scrambled in a double boiler are far and away ahead of those done in pan. She learned that one day when 1t was necessary to get a meal on double-quick time and make toast, cook meat and scramble eggs all at once.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
Good Toast

0ooo To4SS
 By the way, she never insults the digestion of her family by making "toast" over a flame, serving it burned black outside, soft and @waddys inside. Instead she uses a gas-toaster or the oven, and feeds them on slices such as the heroine always serves-crisp, brown and tender, a dream in the toast line.
 She is person who dares to have two ways of doing the same thing, and chooses the method best adapted to her time. When she comes in, tired and hurried, she starts the eggs cooking in cold water, because she knows that by the time the water boi1s the eggs will be ready to serve, and tine table can be spread in the meantime. She objects to waiting when she is hrmgTY, That is why she starts the coffee in cold water also.
 Perhaps the very next day she will reverse the process, and start eggs and coffee in boiling water, because there happens to be boiling water ready, and just that much time is saved. Finding Out for Ones sdf
 Now, there are women who would choke if eggs or coffee were ever started
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12

| making French seam by stitching first a sseam one-eighth of an inch deep, its raw edges toward the outside, then turn the sleeve and stitch second seam, the inside of the sleeve, the raw edges of the first seam enclosed inside the second. When the edges of the yoke have been turned under and pasted, the notches that correspond with those in the top of the lower waist portions will be concealed; their places should be in dicated by a stitch of colored thread, taken in the material. Gather the top of the front and back waist portions, and baste the yoke to them, tapping it three-eighths of an inch
 Stitch the edges, making two rows of stitching one-quarter of an inch apart. The inside finish will be heater if a bias strip of the material or a strip of tape is pasted to the inside, covering the raw edges, before the outside stitch ing, which will hold it in place, is placed.
 The edges may be further decorated with feather-stitching which may also ornament the edges on the neck and sleeves, or insertion or band trimming may be applied. Turn under oue inch and three-eighths at the back edge of the yoke and the lower portion, and stitch hem one inch wide.
 Skirt Cores
 Mark on the skirt gores the perfora- tions that indicate the positions of the plaits, making the rnafks first with the large pin or with pencil Cor chalk, then use tailors' tacks to mark each pair of gores at the one time. Separate the gores by cutting the tack threads, and haste all the seams, except the back. matching the notches at the edges of the goreS. It will be much easier to ar range the plaits at the front and sides, if the back seam is left opeu until after these are made.
 Arranging the Tucks
 The perforations Cor tack threads) nearest the seam indicate the fold-edge of the first plait, and the seam repre- sents its underfold The tuck nearest the edge of each gore laps, toward the back, over the front edge of the gore next it. The third perforation (count- ing ln from the edge) represents the fold-edge of the second tuck. and the perforations between these and those of the fold-edge of the first tuck represent the line to which the fold-edge of the second tuck Is to be brought
 The seams should not be pressed open, but turned, both edges together. toward the front. When both tucks are laid, the underfold of each will repre- sent the sewing-line that forms the tuck
 A pretty finish, as we'll as an excel lent method of holding the tucks se- cure1y in position, is to continue the stitching across the tuck iu j> diagonal