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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
DIR. Dill COUNTY
HEALTH OFFICER
is NAMED BY STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH.
Under Recent Enactments of the Leo
isIature, This Office Is Clothed
With Many New Powers.

DIR. Emmett Dill has received a com
munication from Secretary S. II. Nc
Lean, Of the State Board of Health
announcing his appointment as CHIEF
county health officer of Forrest
county for term of two years. The
county board of supervisors has been
sent notification of the appointment,
and it is supposed the board will take
action thereon at its regular meeting
in June.
Under somewhat recent enactments
of the state legislature the county
health officers were clothed with in
creased powers. AS a matter of pub
lie interest, excerpts from the state
code of laws bearing on the duties and
powers of the county health officer
have been made and are quoted below
as follows:
Section 2491 of the code says: "a
competent physician shall be appoint
ed county health officer for and from
each county by the state board of
health, whose term shall be for two
years and said board shall cause the
appointment to be certified by it's sec
Rotary to the board of supervisors of
the county for which the appointment
was made"
Section 25O9 says "The county
health officer shall receive for his
services an annual salary, to be fixed
in advance by the board of supervis-
ors, which may be payable monthly
out of the county treasury"
In the case of DeSoto county VS..
Woodcock, the state supreme court
held that; The board of supervisors
cannot fix, or reduce after being fixed,
he salary Of the county health of
icer so as to virtually abolish the Of
ice."
As to penalties for violating the
ules Of the state board of health, sec
ion 25f1 of the code says; amy
erson who shall knowingly violate
ny rule or regulation Of the state
oard Of health, or any order or regu-
tion of the board of supervisors of
ny county herein authorized to be
ade, shall be guilty Of a misde- ,
eanor, and on conviction shall be
Inished by fine not exceeding $50 I
imprisoned In the county Jail not t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
court SAYS NOT
A Blind TIGER

The J. P. Barrett case before the
circuit court late yesterday afternoon,
representing as it did an interstate
violation of the prohibition laws, at
tracted considerable attention. The
case was a prosecution by the city of
Hattiesburg, the city's interest being
represented by City Attorney Sullivan
and the defendant by Attorney G. w.
Ellis.
The prosecuting witness was Theo-
! dore Smith, who made the transaction
with Barrett. According to his state
ment on the witness stand, Smith met
| Barrett at the New Orleans and North
eastern depot where he asked the de-
PENDANT Barrett, if he could order a
| quart of whiskey for him. Barrett
said he could. Smith then gave Bar
rett dollar for which Barrett gave
Smith a written receipt. A few DAYS
thereafter Smith went to the express
| office and there receipted for a pack
age, when he opened the package he
found therein a quart bottle of whis-
key. just what kind of whiskey the
defendant didn't know, but said it was
good"
The cross examination failed to de-
velop anything materially new and
both sides rested without argument
The issue was joined on an instruc-
ton for the court to submit to the
jury.
The issue being one to be argued in
the absence of the jury, but there was
no room to which the jury could re-
tire the court and the counsel retired
to the judges private room where
the legal point were thrashed out. The
legal issue involved was whether or
not the acceptance of the money by |
Barrett and giving a receipt therefor !
a sale and delivery the
sale having been made in another
state, Louisiana, and delivery made to
| common carrier. The prosecution
itood by the affirmative in opposition
o the defense.
On returning to the court room, the
curt instructed the jury to bring IN
verdict for the defendant and Bar
EFT stood discharged of a violation of {
he law. /
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18

pie time would be granted the de
Tense to secure the presence of the
witness, McLawhorn, and in the
meantime every resource of the court
would be put into force to find the
witness McLawhorn and produce him
at the trial.
Before the court had announced the
day for the hearing of the case coun
sci for the defense announced that a
motion would be made to quash the
| indictment. This motion to quash,
it was stated, would be based on the
fact that the wife of the defendant,
Minnie Crosby, under Indictment with
her husband as a party to the crime
had been taken before the grand jury
and allowed to make a statement be-
fore that body.
In support of this statement counsel
for the. defense suggested the sum-
moning before the court of the fore
man and the secretary of the grand
jury.
District Attorney McLaurin then
addressed the court and said that for
the information of the court he would
state that the Indictment against the
defendant, Crosby, had been found
by the grand jury before the defend
ants wife, Minnie Crosby, had been
admitted to the grand jury room.
The counsel for the defense then
interposed the suggestion to the court
that they desired to be heard by the
court on the issues raised.
Following this statement of the
counsel for the defense, the court
announced that it had set Monday,
May "a, at 10 o'clock a. m. as the day
and hour for hearing of the case
against Crosby.
The court also announced that the
defendant, Minnie Crosby, would be
brought into court Tuesday morning
to hear motions from counsel for the
state and the defense as to setting
the day for her trial.
The witnesses in Crosby's case
were then dismissed till Monday next
but those in the case of Mrs. Crosby
We're to appear in court Tuesday morn
ing, the court then ordering a recess
till $50 a. m. Tuesday.
Mrs Crosby's defense will be looked |
after by Attorney B. w. Scarborough,
of Laurel, he having been so employed |
by the defendants father, Mr.. Jones.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
BOOKLET is SENT FREE.

S. Jackson, F. w. Foote NJ. Dunn, V.
NJ. Seaman, r. o. Watkins, ]. T. Con.
ner. E. S. Peck, w. w. Crawford. S.
L. Heidelberg, R. L. Bennett, and NJ.
G.. Field.
Another important matter consider
ed was the question of organizing a
party of members of the Club who
would take a trip to Texas and Okla
homa in order to familiarize them.
selves with the work that had been
done in those states. The secretary
said he had written to three of the
four roads running through Hatties-
burg, but that the Mississippi Central
was the only one which had submitted
rates and that the round trop could
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
TRIAL DAYS OF The
CROSBYS ARE FIXED
Continued from Page One.)

70 await the reassembling of court al
2 1:5O O'Clock. When this hour hac
arrived the lower floor as wellas the
gallery of the court room had been
comfortably filled. The court being
called to order by the sheriff. Crosby
was brought in to await the first move
of his counsel.
me defendant was more neatly
CARRIED than on the day he appeared to
go before the coroner's jury. He had
discarded his blue working shirt for
soft white one and wearing a turned
down linen collar with light colored
wash necktie. In manner he appeared
to be thoroughly composed, though
while seated watching the movements
of lawyers and officials, he frequent,
ly In a casual manner surveyed the
crowd around the court room and
up in the galleries. He exhibited
little or no nervousness and awaited
the details of court procedure with
calmness of a man with troubles of
a much smaller degree ahead of him.
When the court called the case of
the State of Mississippi VS.. G. L.
Crosby, Attorney Conner for the de.
tense, arose to ask that an alias writ
be issued for one George Lawhorn.
This name subsequently appearing in
the affidavit of the defendant as the
name of the witness wanted, but af-
forwards amended to read George
McLawhorn, this being accepted as
the correct name by which the absent
witness was known.
Attorney Conner explained to the
court that efforts to secure the pres
ence of the witness having failed and
having reason to believe that the wit
ness, McLawhorn, was a most mate
>rial one, and was within the state of
Mississippi and in the capias jurisdic-
ton of the court, he asked that the
defense be granted a delay till a later
day in the term in order that the de.
Tense could have the benefit of the
Witness presence in court.
After hearing the statement of the
counsel time was granted for the de-
Tense to make a proper showing by
presenting an affidavit setting forth
the reasons for the necessity of hay
ing McLawhorn in court as a witness
in behalf of Crosby.
The counsel for the defense having
retired to prepare their showing the
court proceeded to consider other bus
mess on the docket. This Interrupt
ton in the Crosby case continued till
after o'clock, and being disposed of !
the consideration of the Crosby case
was again taken up.
The showing of the defense, an af
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
TUESDAY, MAY 49,, 1902

be made to Amarillo, Texas, and re-
turn, including stops at Memphis, Lit
tie Rock, South McAllister, Musko-
gee, Shawnee Oklahoma City and Ell
Reno for $25.O6. The Pullman could
be chartered for $4,000 per day so
that the trip could be made very nice
ly for $500. The matter was very
enthusiastically received and a com
mittee of three appointed to make the
ARRANGEMENTS. The committee is R
L. Bennett, S. l.. Heidelberg and NJ
G. Field.
The following new members vert
proposed and elected: L. c. Mays, "
e. Boto. c. W. Groves, j. R. Tale
ard d. E. Sullivan.
In closing DIR. Crawford the retiring
president took occasion to express his
ing and to say that he had the utmost
confidence that the plans outlined for
the club work would bring great re-
suits if TIE members would molly con-
tinue to show the enthusiasm which
had borught out SO many on such a
bad night. On motion of Mr.. T. S.
Jackson, DR.. Crawford was rendered
a vote of thanks, which was expressed
by the members rising.
Following the meeting of tn club, the
directors met and elected officers for
the ensuing year, as follows: Presi-
dent T. S. Jackson Dr. Crawford stat
ing positively that he could not serve
another year; NJ. G. Field and V. NJ.
Seaman, were elected vice presidents
and NJ. l.. Bixler secretary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18

than six months previous to death
were paid promptly when due; we
hand the family a receipt in full.
Isn't this a fair and liberal PROPOSE
tion-safe guard to keep the piano in
the home?
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
more than one month, or both"

|
! Enumerating the duties of the coun
! ty health officer, section 2494 of the
code says: ut is the duty of the
county health officer to enforce the
rules and regulations of the state
board of health in the prevention and
spread of all contagious, infectious
Or epidemic diseases in his county
Upon instruction from the
board of supervisors to investigate
and examine into the sanitary condi-
ton of any school, prison, market
house, butcher stall building, or pub
lie place of resort, and its surround
ings and suggest and recommend
suitable sanitary measures for the
same"
Under section 24S9: "The state
board of health is authorized to make
and publish rules and regulations nee
essary to enable it to discharge its
duties and powers and to carry out
the purposes and objects of it's crea-
ton, and reasonable sanitary rules
and regulations to be enforced in the
several counties by the county health
officer and under the supervision and
control of the state board of health
Section 2495 says: THE state
board of health, when informed by
a county health officer, or otherwise,
of the existence of any matter or
thing calculated to produce, aggra-
vate, or cause the spread of any epf-
demic or contagious disease, or to
ATTEST injuriously the health of the
public or community, may declare the
same a nuisance, and when it does
so, it shall notify the district attorney,
who shall forthwith commence pro
ceedings by information in the circuit
court to have the same abated. X X
Such proceedings may be tried by the
judge in term time or in vacation, in
a summary way. and if the matter be
urgent, it shall be tried without delay"
Notwithstanding the fact that the
legislature clothed the health officers
of the state with exclusive powers
since that body, to quote from a cir
cular, issued by the State Board of
Health, failed to appropriate suffi-
Gent funds to enable the State Board
of Health to manage or control cpl
demic diseases in the state, depending
on the boards of supervisors of the
various counties to control same
the county health officer UNI
der the direction of the State Board
of health, the state board adopted a
series of rules for the guidance of
county health officers governing the
regulation of infectious and contagi- |
Gus diseases, such as yellow fever,
dengue. smallpox, cholera, diptheria |
and scarlet fever. The rules and reg |
ulations are set out at considerable |
length. The rules of the state board !
also govern the. abatement of nuis- |
ances and the inspection of schools, !
iails, manufacturing plants, etc.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18

fidavit duly sworn to by the defend
! ant, Crosby, set out that information
mad come TO the defense which led Il
the presumption that the witness
McLawhorn, was in Lauderdaie coun
ty, near Meridian, and that he was pos
sessed of knowledge which had al
important bearing on the case and il
the behalf of the defendant.
With the conclusion of the reading
of the showing to the court. District
Attorney McLaurin announced to the
| court that before the court passed
upon it the prosecution desired to take
some testimony on it.
This being granted the district
attorney called Mr.. Pryor to the wit.
ness stand.
AT this point the counsel for the de-
tense interposed legal objection and
exception to the procedure.
This being overruled the witness
Pryor was allowed to testify. 1t hay
ing been shown that the witness had
known McLawhorn for some three
years, both being millwrights and had
worked together at Laurel an delse-
where and had roomed in the same
house in Hattiesburg, during which
association and acquaintanceship the
witness Pryor having received three
letters from McLawhorn, the witness
was asked to identify the last letter
he had received from McLawhorn.
This last letter, it appeared, bore
date of May 5, 1909, and the post
mark of Babcock, Co., The witness
had received the letter May G or I
and was the last one the witness had
received from McLawhorn.
After rigid cross-examination of
the witness as to his ability to testify
with positiveness that the letter had
been written by McLawhorn, which
the witness maintained as to the best
of his knowledge and belief from his
acquaintance with McLawhorn's hand.
writing through the correspondence,
and more intimate knowledge of
McLawhorn's signature, the witness
was dismissed.
The district attorney then intro
duced the official return of the sub
poena for McLawhorn from the sheriff
of Lauderdale county, who, after dill
gent search had been unable to find
the much wanted witness in his
county.
The defense then introduced Mrs.
Pearl Woodruff to support the claim
Of the defense that McLawhorn had
been in Lauderdale county sometime
subsequent to May 5, the date of the
Babcock letter. She testified that on
last she had received three
postal cards addressed to her from
Meridian and she had reason to be.
ieve that the cards were from Nc.
Lawhorn.
With a brief cross-examination Mrs
Woodruff left the witness stand.
After this witness had been dis
missed the court announced that am
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
BIG Meeting OF
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Continued from Page One.)

the great undeveloped resources sur
rounding it. The remarks of the visit
or were heartily applauded.
The next in order was the election
of directors for the ensuing year and
a committee was appointed to recon-
mend eleven members to serve in that
capacity. The following names were
reported and unanimously elected: T.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
COURT DISPOSES
OF LIQUOR CASES

The following cases charging the
selling of Intoxicating liquors
brought by the city of Hattiesburg
against the defendants named were
disposed of by the circuit court.
George Hammer, seven cases dis
missed at defendants costs, he to
stand committed until costs are paid.
George Hammer, writ of procedendo
to the lower court to enforce it's judg-
ment.
George Hammer Plea of guilty en-
tered in three cases and defendant
committed to await sentence.
George Hammer, occupant of build
ing where liquors We're sold. Cases
ordered passed to the files of the
court.
Anna Bell Williams, continued on
application of the city.
Rushing Mcbride, same order, two
cases.
Asberry Rodgers, plea of guilty.
Carrie Owens, writ of prosedendo to
lower court to enforce judgment.
George Davis, writ of procendo.
Daisy Tisdale, same order.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
THIS BOOKLET IS FREE
How to Get a Copy Of IAN Invitation to Join
Club in Wholesale Buying"
You're Interested in Saving Money. If You're
Not, You Ought to be, and Piano Money
is Just as Guod as Any.
The Less Money You Have to Spend, the More
Wisely You Should Buy.
Send For The Booklet Today.

When you buy Werlein Piano you
pay nothing extra for the name. The
New Sale $500 Werlein is a $500 value
the way pianos are usually sold
worth it, too.
The price Club Members pay $292-
represents the actual cost of the iu-
strument to which is added the re-
duced expense, made possible by parti-
cipating with ninety nine others in the
Club, being ourselves content with a
small profit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18


hand the family a receipt in full
Isn't this a fair and liberal PROPOSE
tion-safe guard to keep the piano in
the home?
ABOUT INTEREST.
The dealers who charge you "no in
terest" conceal in the price of the
piano (no matter what the price is) a
higher charge for the money than he
would dare announce openly. Any
business man knows that.
Club members all pay the same
price, not one dollar less if all cash,
merely a saving of interest. For time
accommodation they merely pay six
per cent interest not on the full
amount, but on the balances due from
the date of one payment to the next,
and so on.
Why let imaginary obstacles stand
in the way of your home enjoyment of
Music and entertainment when our
Werlein Club will provide you with a
Sstrictly High Grade Piano without
straining your income or sacrifice or
skimping.
We have in press-ready for mailing
this coming week-a little booklet en-
titled "An Invitation to Join a Club in
Wholesale Buying" and we advise
anyone who has piano to buy to
send for it, and then read and careful
ly consider the many advantages our
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
sTENoGRAPHER WANTED.

WANTED-a stenographer that kwons
how. Paul B. Johnson. 5-1S-ti
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-07
Jan, 7 In HISTORY.

111S-Gereral Israel Putnam born I'm
Danvers. Mass: died 1900, Put
nam won laurels as gallant sol
dicr before he became "Old Put"
of the Revolutionists. After ten
years of service. filed with -adven-
turc. he returned home with the
rank of colonel. He Joined the
"Sons of Liberty" in Connecticut
and was among the first to march
against the invaders. Connecticut
gave him command of all her
forces.
17GS-Joseph Bonaparte, eldest brother
of Napoleon, king of Naples and
Spain. born; died 1874.
1S92-Tewfik Pasha, khedive Of Egypt.
died: born 1852.
1902-Baron Jean de Bloch, author Of
'The War of the Future" the
book which led to the peace con-
gress Of 1890. died; born 1913.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-07
FOR PRIMARY Law
Governor Hughes in Message Presses
Matter for Which He Has
Long Fought.
WOULD PURIFY THE BALLOT
indications Are That Another Fight
Equal to That on Race Track Laws
Will Result.

Albany, n. Y, Jan. direct prim-
AIRY nominations and further strength
ening of laws for protecting the purity
of elections are chief among the rec
concentrations in the annual message of
Governor Hughes presented to the leg
islature at it's opening session yester-
day.
. The governor has been consistent
advocate of direct primaries and the
so-cailed Massachusetts ballot system
since his Inauguration two years ago,
both in his messages to the Legislature
and in public addresses.
May Make Bitter Fight.
Previous legislatures have failed tc
enact the legislation suggested, and il
is predicted that the proposed meas
ures will result in legislative strug
gle this year which may equal in point
of bitterness the conflict over the anti
race track gambling bills which were
finally enacted by the last legislature
at a special session called after the
bills had been defeated by a tie vote
j in the senate at the regular session.
Governor Hughes recommends sys
TEN. of direct nominations by all par
ties for all elective Offices other thai
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-07
CLASSR0LLGRoW
Interest in Manual Training Course
for Business Men is Mani
tested by Many.
NINE ALREADY ENROLLED
Board of Education Favors Plan, and
viii Encourage Idea of Series of
Evening Lessons.

The "grown-up's" class in manual
training which e. l.. Golf, a. d. WEIGH
and DR.. Alfred Stocker are fostering
has been taken up by number of
business and professional men and
bids fair to become successful AT
least nine men have placed their
names on record as desiring to join
and several others are considering the
project very favorably. 1t is the plan
of the promoters to have the class
number about Is or 20 and from pres
ent indications there are more than
that who will want to join it.
Favored by Board.
The school authorities have been in
formally approached in regard to al
lowing the class the privileges of the
manual training room at the high
school and there appears to be abso-
lutely no opposition to the plan, but
rather a desire to further it. The
names on the class roll so far are A.
D. WEIGH. C. C. Adams, E. L. Golf, l. j.
Hoare, H. G. Plummer. DIR II G Trent,
r e Collins, F l. Patterson and DR..
Alfred StOcker. If the services of Mr..
Kerns and Mr.. Hill, who teach MAI
/ the grades can be secured, it is likely
that the class will be started before
long.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-07
BABY HURLED FROM A
TRAIN IN KENTUCKY

Louisville, KY. Jan. 7.-As an Illi-
nois Central train was approaching a
tunnel near West Point, station 20
miles from Louisville. yesterday, a
woman was seen by Nicholas Mullen,
the tunnel Waterman, to throw a 2
.weeks-old baby from the car window.
Mullen caught a glimpse of the
,agonized face of the mother as she
dashed the little one to its death. She
was lowering the window as the train
disappeared.
The child was gasping for breath
when the Waterman picked it up.
There were two or three convulsive
spasms, gush of blood from the tiny
mouth, and then it lay still in his
arms
Detectives are working on the case,
and it is thought that the woman be-
longed to some well to do family from
the kind of clothes the baby wore.