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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-04
HINTS FOR MOTHERS
PRACTICAL IDEAS IN MAKING or
cHILpREN's CLOTHES.
Dainty simplicity Always the Erect
Aimed ut, Though That Erect 4.
May Cost Much Money
to Be Attained.

The ~. 8. N" dress IL the latest |
type OF sailor suit for small girls, and |
Is wonderfully smart
There is absolutely no elaborateness |
of effect in children's clothes--a dam |
ty simplicity is the thing, though the
simplicity may be amazingly extraya-
CANT in the little best gowns when
fine hand embroideries and tiny bands
Of real lace enter into the makeup.
Many models quite as charming. how
ever. are made of plain little fine
mulls and batistes with simple hand
some tucks and the wee-est bit of lace.
With pretty little party frocks a soft
ribbon sash is sometimes worn.
Smart little gowns are made Of
pique with white pearl buttons and
bit of Irish ladder beading by way Of
trimming.
When planning children's dresses
the very first and most important
thing for the mother to decide is the
type of the child-for things that are
becoming to one are absurd on an
other. The thin, scrawny child needs
fuller dresses, sometimes is much
prettier In a guimpe than low neck
frocks, while a quaint plainness Is for
the plump small daughter. Then there
are some children who are absolutely
lovely In severe tailor-mades.
The most becoming color is a very
important item, and cannot be given
too careful study. Neither the harsh,
crude colors, nor the new fancy shades
with their impossible French names
belong to childhoods realm.
Ginghams are practical and comfy
for play dresses, and come In lovely
checks. plaids and stripes. They are
usually trimmed with bit of plain
linen to match one Of the colors in the
design, or harmonizing shade Of an
other color.
| Adorable little pocket editions o
the fashionable peasant models are
made for wee tots-the littlest things
of white linen with their bands o
gay, red or blue cross-stitch embroid
cry on white, and some are tied abou
the waist with cotton cord MATCHING
the embroidery.
A pretty idea for afternoon wear !
the matching of the slippers and hal
ribbon worn with white frocks. Pin
kid slippers with big pink butterfi
bow, blue, yellow or whatever color
most becoming. White socks ar
worn with the colored slipper.
A new model in bathing suits fo
girls is made on Russian lines wit
trimmings Of braid and patent leatl
er belt.
The Russian suit Is still the lea
ing design for small boys, and thel
Is nothing more comfortable. Blu
from navy to delft, and the light'
gray blues, and tan and natural liner
are the best, and are cool-looking ar
stay clean longer than some Of II
lighter shades.
Piduant little Normandy bonnets
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-04

Leone to Cape Town. In returning
the royal party will spend Christmas
at sea, arriving at Portsmouth, Eng
land, on Boxing day. A call will be
made at Las Palmas on the home
ward trip.
With it's great natural wea'4'
undergoing rar's -..n now
i --Y.a development, the
onion Of South Africa viii soon rank
in Importance with the Dominion of
Canada, the Confederation of Aus
! tralia and the Empire of India.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-04

This simple but attractive waist is
of pink wolfe. The sleeves are cut in
one piece with the body of the blouse.
which is made with groups of fine
plaits.
The yoke, motifs and cuffs are Of
beautiful silk embroidery. The under
sleeves are of tucked tulle.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-04

When sewing the hooks and eyes on
the placket of skirt, sew one pair at
the very bottom, fasten them and
crush them fiat. This will keep the
placket from ever tearing or ripping
at the end.
On wash dress the eyes should be
sewed on the upper flap and the hooks
on the lower, instead Of the usual fash
ion. The top flap can then be ironed
fiat without the little Jumps left by
ironing over hooks.
In working on heavy materials alter
nate the hooks and eyes; first an eye
and then hook on one flap, with first
a hook and then an eye on the other.
This method will hold the dress shut
and save you from much discomfort
and embarrassment
KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR
meet every Friday night at Odd Eel.
lows Hall. All members are request
ed to be present.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-04
Thanksgiving Cards Free

Not Cheap Trash, But 10 Beautiful
Ones
want to send free to every reader
of The Hattiesburg News, 10 beauti-
full, imported, embossed, colored
Thanksgiving post cards, all different,
without any advertising on them what
ever.
1 do this because want people to
know the high grade cards l carry at
manufacturers prices. If you prefer
beautiful Christmas or New Years
cards say so when you write. All I
ask is that you send me cents in
stamps to cover postage. Address, G..
T. TOMBSTONE, Pres, Dept. 249 Ro-
chester, N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
HAVE YOU BEEN
SWINDLED OUT OF
YOUR DOLLAR YET
Letters Continue to Pour Into
Post Office in Response to
"Fake" in New York

Despite the fact that the fraud has
been exposed. people are still foolishly
sending their dollars to Box Drawer
1872. New York Office Of Estimate,
in order to obtain an imaginary parcel
that is awaiting them there.
Hundreds of Bridgeporters have re-
ceived letters signed william A.
Smith. clerk. telling them to send
dollar to get a valuable package. which
was detained for the payment of
charges.
OF course it is fraud. pure and
simple. The postal authorities are
working hard to catch the offenders.
At the local post office today. letters
continued to pour in. responding to
the fraud. each containing a dollar
bill
The postal authorities say that let
tiers have been sent all over Connect
cut and as far as Springfield. Mass.
Probably the sharks seized the first
mail that came in response to their
decoy letters. and then made their es-
cape. The postal authorizes in New
York and Boston have taken up the
quest.
The swindlers apparently secured q
Scandinavian mailing list as the decoy
letters were sent mainly to people of
that stock.
The swindlers showed considerable
cleverness in their manner of opera
ton. Their decoy letters were posted
all over New York city. instead of be-
ing dropped in a bunch at one sta
ton. In this manner they avoided
arousing the suspicion that a big bun
die of mail might have done.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21

led the prisoner to gladly make writ
ten acknowledgment of guilt. OFTEN
the thief then buys the stolen goods.
In most cases, the thief is de.
lighted to restore the stolen goods.
and often to return ever more thin
is found upon her-in most every
case the shoplifters are women
bringing from ner home a store Of
little store. That the ends of jus
tice are well served in this way is
proved by the fact that in almost ITO
instance Of the sort is the same W.
man treated thus leniently, discover
ed fallen from grace a second time.
infrequent where women, turned
over to the police, return to shop
lifting a secand and third time.
Many are the cases Of poverty ANA
suffering brought to light through the
apprehension Of the shoplifters, ar,7
on the other hand, not few in
stances are brought to light of wo-
men shoplifters whose homes are
places of refinement and culture.
Only yesterday, the police were ask
home was found to be situated III
substantial residential district. Hen
husband, many years a prominen-
merchant of another Connecticut ci:.
has been q paralytic. The home i.
far from destitute. but the OVerpOsy-
ering desire to obtain Christmas goods
beyond her means led the woman Il
goods from half a dozer
of the larger stores. She readily con.
fessed to the police and when the
conditions at her home We're brought
to light, the arrangements of the
various stores indicated their reluct-
ance to prosecute. The goods were
restored ana the woman liberated.
The professional shoplifter usually
wears roomy garments with capaciou:
pockets concealed beneath her skirts
or cloaks. In the cases of the foreign
women who are not an inconsiderabla
part of the shoplifting sorority, they
have double aprons, between the
folds of which the loot is easily con-
cealed save from the trained eye of
the watchers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
PREPARING EMPLOYEES
COMPENSATION MEASURE
Bill as Law Will Eliminate Company Claim
Agents, Ambulance Chasers and Per-
sona| Injury Lawyers and Jury
Investigators

who shall have any personal interest
in the matter in dispute.
The proposed code defines a mans
earning capacity as a new basis for
an adjucation of the claims. he is en-
titled to receive. 1t is thought that
this plan will prevent accidents, in
asmuch as the workman himself will
become interested in avoiding risks
which may decrease his earning capa-
city. On the other hand, if accidents
do occur, his right to compensation
is established automatically and the
amount is fixed by arbitration of a
form prescribed in the code, which
provides for all possible features Of
the new system and combines many
of the ideas now employed in Euro
pean countries where compensation
acts are effective.
Together with the main code, which
is mandatory in form, is submitted
an Affirmative plan, which places the
upon an elective basis. The joint
commission, which has now COM
pleted it's work, is the outgrowth of
movements started Independently in
the various States. Believing that
uniformity was desirable, the separate
committees, year ago, formed
joint conference and delegated a gen.
eral committee representing all the
States to draw up satisfactory code.
The States represented are: New
York. Massachusetts,, Connecticut,
New Jersey. Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Montana. In all Of
these States which have legislative
sessions. this winter, the uniform bill
VIII be presented. 1t is expected to
receive the endorsement both of the
workers and of the employers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
Especial from United Press

Minneapolis, Dec 21.-Hugh W
Mercer. chairman ,of the committee
representing 10 States to prepare an
Employees Compensation committee,
today, made public the result of la
bors covering several years of inves-
tigation, travel and correspondence.
The measure is designed to replace
the present system of recovering dam
ages for personal injuries incurred in
industrial occupations by code
which will eliminate the company
CLAIM agent, the jury investigator,
the flexible witness and the ambu-
lance chasing personal injury lawyer.
Where it is now necessary for an in
jured workman to bring suit. at his
own expense, against large and veal
thy employing firms, the proposed
system does away with this form Of
litigation and makes the damages re-
sulting from Industrial accidents
charge upon the Industry instead of
against the persons connected with
the accident on either side. At pres
ent the wOrkingman not only carries
the risk Of contributory negligence,
but a still more serious risk in his
helplessness to cope with the well
organized legal forces Of large en-
pioyers.
The board of arbitration, according
three members in every county of the
State. the three to be appointed by
the district courts and to hold their
conferences subject to it's approval.
1t further provides that no person
shall act as arbitrator who is related
to either party to the case by blood
or marriage to the second degree or
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
BARNUM SCHOOL
PUPILS MAKE A
SPLENDID GIFT
Save up $77.29 Out of Their
Own Pennies For the Worthy
Poor of the City

Il certainly feel proud of my Bar
mum school pupils declared Principal
Carrie A. Seelye this morning. when
the Christmas collection Of the chill
dren was taken up and was found to
total s77.2s. which will be used for the
deserving poor of the city. The
amount Of the sum far exceeds the
expectations Of the school and reflects
great credit on the pupils. representing
their own pennies. nickles and dimes
entirely.
Il was at Thanksgiving time that
Principal Seelye conceived the idea Of
taking up a Christmas collection for
the poor. and thus observing the Xmas
tide in it's true spirit. and pot in the
thought1ess spirit which some lines be-
comes prevalent.
She preached the idea to the pupils,
who took up the work with enthu-
siasm. Miss Seelye warned the boys
and girls that she did not want them
to ask their parents for contributions.
but wanted them to make some little
sacrifices on their own part, Ii they felt
SO disposed. the spirit of the gift
counting more than the gift itself.
Nobody knows how much will power
was entailed by refraining from candy
chewing gum and other delights for a
whole month, but the pupils buckled
down to the task of self-restraint in
noble style. and the result was the sur
prisingly large total announced at the
Chris mas exercises Of the school this
morning. The announcement of the
sum was hailed with the greatest en-
thusiasm on all sides.
Already the school has prepared six
Christmas dinners. which will afford
real Xmas cheer to six needy families.
The ST will be placed in a bank. and
will be drawn upon as needed, when
cases Of worthy charity arise. Truant
Oficer Glenn will act as investiga lor,
and the pupils will have the true pleas
ure of knowing that their self-sacrifice
will mean real happiness for unfortun-
aid
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
E. II. DILLON g. CO.

large family to sit down to Christina
dinner in the big dining room. TIL
Taft family are noted for the stronf
ties Of affection that exist among ev
cry branch of the family. The fou
brothers with their families have mad
it point for many years to spend tn
summer vacations together. at Murra
Bay on the ST. Lawrence River. SO tina
the Taft family will probably be re-
resented by a large number at tn
Christmas festivities: Then there
the Presidents private secretary, WI
is always considered one of the hom
as well as Of the official falnil.
Monico Lopez Lare. the Filipino bo
who for about six years has been II
Taft's valet and general utility ma
is sure to come in for his share OF tn
holiday good will and cheer.
Full-fiedged Christmas trees have m
been used at the White House in
cent years, though Quentin Roos,
welt and Archie used to surprise Il.
family with miniature one they ha
trimmed on Christmas morning. Til
gifts are distributed In the large 81
cular room or tho room on tho SO
ond floor, which is g sort of fani
sitting-room, and the cosiest room !
the house.
Mrs. Taft is one woman il Il
country who need give no thougi
whatever to the holiday larder. Fro
farmers. fruit growers. poultryme
dairymen and bakers all over tt
country comes the best their stock 0
fords. Tho President never know
who sends these things, but the &C
rotary dispatches official thanks to Il
senders. Only one among the parti,
pants in the Christmas donation par
is known. For forty years Hen
Vose. who raises poultry in Rhoc
Island, has sent a prize Christr1
turkey to the White House, and it
his bird that is served on that da
Some of the chestnut-fed gobbIe'
have weighed as much as thirty-s
] pounds.
/ Christmas dinner is served on t.
i Colonial china which Mrs. Rooseve
had made to order, decorated in col
1t was made from an exclusive doci,
which is patented and copyrighted
that no other drumsticl1 IN the "A;
will rest upon The same sort Of ri
edged dish.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
SHOPLIFTING IS GENERAL
STORES HANDLING THEIR.
CASES WITHOUT PUBLICITY
Petty PiteTig Too Frequent During Christmas How Some
Of the Store Arrangements Deal With the probInl-
Thieves Are Not Always Poor People By ANY Means

Shoplifting in the big stores was
never so widespread during the
Christmas holiday rush, when such
crimes crop out, as it is this year,
according to the statements of detec-
tives employed by these stores to
exercise supervision over their trade.
The occasional arrests of shoplifrers,
bringing them to the attention of the
police department, represent very
small percentage Of the total number
of culprits caught with the goods,
for it is the policy of the larger stores
to discourage the practice through
the humiliation of the culprit.
Each of the big stores maintains
it's own staff of detectives during the
holiday rush, and these are assisted
in detecting shoplifters by the CLERKS
who are given special instructions to
maintain a vigilant watch for the
light fingered visitors.
Just how easy it is for the shop
filters T1ingling with the throngS in
the busy stores, to escape detection
is repeatedly brought to light by the
discovery in the occasional prisoners
home of a large quantity of goods
pilfered from many stores. But the
big stores realize that in many cases
suffering must result for the families
disgrace and possibly loss of employ
ment being the lot of the detected
thief, and with that in mind, the
various arrangements have adopted
methods of dealing with the culprits
In one of the larger stores, it is
the custom of the detectives, appre
hending the shoplifters, to swoop
down upon them when they are sure
they have the stolen goods in their
possession and force them to a pri-
vate office prepared for just such
emergencies. In event of denial of
guilt a search of the prisoner fol
lows. Then a written confession, aG-
hitting the guilt of the accused AMI
enumerating the stolen articles, is
prepared for the signature of the cul-
prit. In every instance the prospect
of escape from public disgrace has
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
FASHIONS AND FADS.

The heavy textures of this winter
are best trimmed with braid and fur
and the Hercules and giant braids of
six, soft and pliable, are most US
ed.
White kid gloves are heavily stitch
ed in black, finished at the wrist
with tiny band of black kid and
fastened with one large button of
black cut Jet.
Patent leather is still popular for
children. Shepherds checks, stripes
and coarse basket weaves are the
materials most favored for the school
frocks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
TREASURER-19fO.
HONORS IN MEMORY
OF CnlLE'S MINISTER

Washington, Dec. 21.-With all the
honors in it's power to bestow, the
United States, today. paid tribute to
Don Anibal Cruz, minister from Chile,
who died here, Sunday. The funeral
services were attended by the Presi-
dent, members of the cabinet. men,
bers of the Supreme Court, the en-
tire diplomatic corps, members of the
foreign affairs committee of Congress.
the Admiral Of the Navy. and officials
of the Department of State.
Among the honorary pall-bearers
were Chief Justice White, Secretary
of State Knox, and members of the
diplomatic corps,
Cardinal Gibbons took part in tho
ceremonies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
ARRESTED FOR FIRING
SCHOOL IN WATERVlLlE
Especial from United Press. }


Waterbury, Dec. 21.-The case was
continued, until tomorrow. to give the
police time for investigation of George
Mclean. alias Andrews, alias Gray,
who was arrested. early today on a
charge of arson and in connection
with last nights Sprague school fire
in Waterville. Mclean is said by the
police To have been mixed up in sew
eral late robberies In Waterville.
Sergeant Joseph Mclean saw the
prisoner leave the school building
during the fire and caught him after
an exciting chase. The suspect took
his arrest calmly and denied all al
LEGATIONS OF the authorities. Two wit
nessee. friends OF the prisoner. are
held. today. who say Mclean Is tho
guilty man.
The Sprague school was damaged
TO the extent of about $500. The
local fire lighters lay great stress on
the exigency of the auto apparatus
in last nights work OF saving the
building.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21

!: :: =: =: =: !:
tn F rank imposes uron our
NH Presidents the obligation TO
Ek5 2N celebrate the holidays IN a
E manner to emphasize the
best traditions of American
domestic life, the families of
he President and Of the Ex-president
ave more than met their obligations.
"a where is Christmas a simpler ex-
ression of goodwill and merriment,
nd the genuine sentiment of the sea-
IN. than it is within the walls of the
yhite House. Every Christmas, when
oosevelt was President, the doors
oened wide at holiday time to well
me home from college the sons and
lighters and their friends invited to
pend the Yu1etide at the gay social
sub Of the nations capitol, and the
nme doors have swung wide to admit
.he Taft brood and their many friends.
The Tafts look forward to the holt
eays with particular pleasure because
pften in the past circumstances did
cot permit Of complete family re-
anion at Christmas time. Sometimes
4 was che father who was absent, dur
ing the period when Taft was Gov
srnor of the Philippines or engaged in
his extensive travels; often it was one
Of the children, when they were attend
Ing widely separated schools in the
United States. Then, too, the Tafts
lived great deal in hotels and rented
houses, so that Christmas in the White
House has the added joy Of being, so
to speak, under their own roof tree.
In few weeks now the children will
begin to return from college for two
weeks of festivities. Robert, the eld-
est, will come from Yale, Miss Helen
from Philadelphia, where she attends
Bryn Mawr, and Charlie, the youngest
Of the family, from Connecticut, where
he is a pupil in his uncle's school. II
the Christmas Publications assume
any formal tone it is safe to say that
Cheerful Charlie" as he is called
may be counted upon to infuse enthusi
asm and spontaneity into all proceed
ings. He is great favorite about
the executive mansion, but is quite un
spoiled.
Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Taft's sister, who
has been at the White House almost
constantly during tho present admin
istration. will nc. doubt DC one OF the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21

Matthew. H. Rogers. Secretary OF
the State, Freeman F. Patten, the
State Treasurer, and Thomas d. Brad
street. the State Comptroller, met in
Hartford yesterday and officially ex-
amined the tabulated election returns
for Governor and the other State Of
fees. acting as Board of Examiners
as required by law.
The summary of the vote for Gov
ernor by counties follows:
Hob Fell
Good Bald en- Hun err
win win thai tar mann
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21

The figures show some peculiar
things. In bridgeport Emil Goris, a
candidate for Comptroller was cred
tied with 1892 votes for treasurer,
an office for which he was not a
candidate. James ]. Mcintyre, a cam
didate for treasurer, got 1886 votes for.
Comptroller, an office for which he
was not a candidate
The town Of Durham was decidedly
non-committal as to it's political pre-
ference. The Republican candidate
for Governor got 101 votes and the
Democratic candidate got 101 votes.
The Prohibition candidate got two
votes and the Socialist candidate got
two votes.
The official figures for the leading
candidates follow:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
Free Souvenirs.

The Union Pacific Tea Co. will pre-
sent their customers commencing Dec
%, %. a. a handsome souvenir of
china figures and trays, in addi ion to
the usual checks. These handsome
souvenirs will make an ideal Christ
mas gift for one of your friends. The
store is re-stocked with a great va
riety of teas. coffees. spices. cocoa, etc.
and customers should have no diff
vulty in selecting here for their Christ
mas feast. Call tomorrow and get a
china figure and tray
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
NEW BUILDING FOR
ILLUMINATING CO.

The new building of the United IL
Eliminating Co. will soon be ready
for occupancy. 1t is located at Broad
and Cannon streets, was designed by
Warren R. Briggs and cost $4,000 to
erect. The building is three stories
high in front, and has one story
addition in the rear to be used as a
StOrerOOm.