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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-25
Birthday.

blTtHudys
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Jackson enter
tanned fifteen little folk Friday after
noon at their home on Main street, in
honor of the sixth birthday of their
youngest son, Clifford. Games were
played and an Easter egg hunt caused
much merriment The dining room
was prettily decorated in red. From
the chandelier hung large red bell,
from which red streamers fell to the
corners of the table, which had for a
center-piece a large birthday cake,
with six red candles. Miss Catron,
the honoree's teacher, assisted in en-
tertaining and in serving the fruit,
cake and cream.
The little guests who enjoyed the
delightful birthday party were:
Francis May Waggoner, Antony
Shelby Thames, Clinton Rod
gers, John Settler, Norma Farley,
Russell, Jeanele Wright,
Laneal Mccullough, Norvel Ballard,
Bonnie Jean Montague, William Carl
Hickman, Edwin Darden, Agatha and
Vivian Akers.
. = =
Mobile Wedding of Interest
In HattIesburg.
A prominent event of Wednesday in
Mobiles social circles was the lovely
wedding of Miss Annie Glover and
Rev. Edward s. Barnes, which took
place at Q o'clock at the home Of the
brides brother-in-law and sister, DR..
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-25
48 % Interest
On Your Money

We want to increase our cash trade. 1t is the
most satisfactory business any store get. So
beginning April LIST will ask cash custom
to keep their duplicate sales tickets Bring
them in at the end of each month and we will pay
4 per cent them. That is an annual interest
rate of AZ per cent. Ask saes-peOple for full
= details of this plan. 1t will put money in your
pockets.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-09
TO Be s. STORIES
Gotham Office Building TalIest
in the World.
Structure Rises One-Seventh Of a Mile
From the Ground-Exceeded In
Height Only by tho
Eiffel Tower.

New York.-Men will be at work
daily In a structure of stone and steel
o~ne-seventh Of a mile from the ground
and in all Of the IS stories Of the new
Woolworth building before the end Of
next year.. the time appointed for
completion OF the tallest business
structure In the world. Laid out fat
The giant building would be longer
than three city blocks, and Salvatore
record speed for a mile would make Ia
seconds the time necessary for the
champion to cover the distance. Only
The Eiffel tower. in Paris. a steel skel-
eton, will exceed in height this new
est New York pinnacle.
Higher and higher do our skyscrap-
ers soar. outtopping everything but
he mephitic clouds Of smoke from
their own boilers; deeper and deeper
10 they thrust down through the soil
until their massive steel roots find an
chorage in the rock below. The true
rftans of the modern world are the
builders. heaving their tons Of steel
and stone and brick aloft In defiance
II the Law of gravitation and the winds
II heaven and daring even the earth
quake to confound their work in ruin.
Besides these modern giants OF struc-
:ural efficiency the builders Of the
sarly world yer but pygmies playing
with blocks In the nursery. How
high will the skyscraper Of the fu.
:ure mount? Has the physical limit
oeen reached. or will the man-made
3ierras OF tomorrow lift their giant
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must show that your alleged confess
sion is untrue: that 1t vas dragged
from you involuntarily. We must find
that mysterious woman who came to
Underwood's rooms while you lay on
the couch asleep. Do you know what
my theory is, Howard"
"What?" demanded her husband.
Il believe you were hypnotized into
making that confession. I've read of
such things before. You know the
boys in college often hypnotized You.
You told me they made you do all
kinds of things against your will.
That big brute, Capt. Clinton, simply
forced his will on yours"
by Jove-I never thought of that
ached terribly after he got through all
that questioning. When he made me
look at hat pistol | couldn't resist
any more. But how are we going to
break through the net which the po-
lice have thrown around me?'
by getting the best lawyer we can
procure. l shall insist on Judge Brew
ster taking the case. He declines. but
l shall go to his Office again this after
noon. He must"
Howard shook his head.
You'll not be able to get Brewster.
He would never dare offend my father
by taking up my case without his per-
mission. He won't even see YOU"
We'll see," she said quietly. Hell
see me If l have to sit in his Office
all day for weeks. l have decided to
have Judge Brewster defend you be-
l believe 1t would mean &C.
quittal. He will build up a defense
that will defeat all the lies that the
police have ~cOncOcted. The police have
q strong case because OF your alleged
confession. 1t will take a strong law
yer to fight them" Earnestly she
added: Howard. if you life is to be
saved we must get Judge Brewster"
"All right. DEAR" he replied. Il
can only leave it in your hands. l
know that whatever you do will be for
the best. Ill try to be as patient as
can. My only comfort is thinking
of you, dear"
A heavy step resounded in the corri-
dor. The keeper came up.
Times up, m'm," he said civilly.
Annie thrust her hand through the
bars; Howard carried 1t reverently to
his lips.
"Good-b by, dear she said. Keep
up your courage. You'll know that l
am working for your release every
moment. l won't leave a stone un-
turned"
"GoOd-by. darling" he murmured.
He looked at her longingly and
there. were tears in her eyes as she
turned away.
I'll be back very soon,' she said.
A few minutes later they were in
the elevator and she passed through
the big steel gate once more into the
sunlight street.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-09
Could Do Better.

The lecture was on the economics
OF nature and showed that her great
destructive POWERS were used only
to transform the elements into othe.
channels.
ITO illustrate" said the professor.
there is in one OF the Pacific islands
a volcano which has for 16 years been
pouring molten lava into the ocean
over q precipice 400 feet high and
eleven miles long. Eggs are boiled in
the open e 20 miles away"
my goodness" cried a feminine
voice In the audience. what a big pan
and what . waste of fire and water
and fuss over : little plain oookdnx!"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-09
SYNOPSIS.

Howard Jeffries, bankers son. under
the evil Influence OF Robert Underwood.
feilow-student at Yale. leads a life OF dis
sipation, marries the daughter OF a gam
bier who died in prison, and is disowned
by his father. He is out OF work and In
desperate straits. Underwood, who had
once been engaged to Towards step
mother. Alicia. is apparently in prosper
Gus circumstances Taking advantage Of
his intimacy with Alicia, he becomes a
sort OF social hi~ghwayman. Discovering
his true character, Alicia denies him the
aa1cide. Art dealers for whom he acted
- commissioners. demand an accounting.
He cannot make good. Howard calls at
10 apartments In an intoxicated condi-
11en to request a loan OF $1,000 to enable
MN to take mp a business proposition.
Underwood tells him he is In debt up to
maudIin condition. and goes to sleep on q
divan. A caller Is announced and Under
wood draws q screen around the drunken
promise from Underwood that he viii not
take his life. He refuses unless she will
renew her patronage. Thi. she refuses:
Ard take: her cave. Underwood Kills
kens Howard. He finds Underwood dead.
Realizing his predicament he attempts. to
nee and II met by Underwood's valet.
Capt. Clinton. notorious for his brutal
treatment of prisoners. puts Howard
through the third degree. and finally gets
man. Annie. Howard's wife, declares her
belief In her husbands innocence, and
eays she will clear him.. She calls on
She viii Consent to a divorce. To save
Howard she consents. but when she finds
that the elder Jeffries does not intend to
stand by. his son. except financially, she
ecOrns his help. Annie appeals to Judge
Brewster. attorney for J@efries. ST.. to
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-09
BURN MANSION FOR A SHOW
Rescue and Bucket Brigade At.
tempting to Quench Flames.

New Rochelle. N. Y.-The historic
Sfcard mansion. built $50 years ago
by a Huguenot family, and the scene
of many festive meetings of a~ristocrat-
society In colonial days, is a mass
Of blackened ruins today. 1t was sac.
rifced to furnish a spectacle for u
motion picture film. The site OF the
house was recently purchased for q
new Episcopal church. and the old
mansion. offered at auction, was bid
in by a moving picture company.
With the permission Of the city au-
thorities the company set fire to the
house In order to obtain a series OF
realistic pictures of the rescue OF a
child. a village bucket brigade in &C.
ton. and a mourning family viewing
he ruins.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-09

lowers oul OF the lofty masses of the
present like mountains springing from
foothills?
Chicago has its skyscrapers, but 1t
has not yet surrendered to the passion
for "topless towers" which grips all
New York. The Singer building, with
It's tower lifting 612 feet above the
pavement, had scarcely ceased to be
the wonder of Gotham before the Met
ropolitan tower looked down upon it.
and now the Woolworth building is to
be piled higher yet-nobody knows
quite how high. What Is to be the de-
terminating factor of the future in re-
gard to height?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-09
CHAPTER XIV.

Outwardly, at least, Judge Brew
ster's offices at So Broadway in no
way differed from the Offices of ten
thousand other lawyers who strive to
exc out a difficult living in the most
overcrowded Of all the professions.
They consisted OF a modest suite of
rooms on the sixth floor. There was a
small outer Office with a railsd-cff
Enclosure. behind which sat q half
dozen stenographers busy copying
legal Documents; az many men clerks
were writing at desks. and the walls
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-09
1900 FOREIGN Girls Lost.

Indianapolis. Ind.-"Eighteen hun
dred immigrant girls we're lost track
of after having been received at Ellis
island, and put aboard trains for Chi.
cago and other points in the west. in
the last year and a hail." Miss Grace
Abbott Of Hull House, Chicago, said
In discussing In the biennial conven-
ton Of the Young Women's Christian
association Of America. the problem
Of caring for immigrant girls. Miss
Abbott advocated a federal immigra
ton bureau In Chicago. las a checs
on the work Of the white slavers.'
immigrant girls deserted the quaint
shawls and aprons Of their native
lands for the hobble skirt all toe
quickly, MISS Abbott said.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-09
BUSINESS WOMEN
A Lunch Fit for q kino,

An active and successful young
lady tells her food experience:
Some years ago / suffered from
rvo prostration, induced by con-
tinuous brain strain and improper
food. added to a great grief.
Il was ordered to give up my work.
as there was great danger OF my mind
falling me altogether. My stomach
was in bad condition nervous dyspep-
sia, I think now and when Grape
Nuts food was recommended to me. I
had no faith In it. However, 1 tried
It. and o there was a marked i'm
provement in my condition.
Il had been troubled with faint
spells. and had used a stimulant to
revive me. found that by eating
Grape-Nuts at such times l was re-
lieved and suffered no bad effects.
which was a great gain. As to my
other troubles-nervous prostration,
dyspepsia. etc.-on the Grape-Nuts diet
they soon disappeared.
Il wish especially to call the atten-
ton Of Office girls to the great benelt
! OSIlVSu lTOLu Tue use Oh dTdpc-1Nul0
as q noon luncheon. / was thoroughly
tired of cheap restaurants and ordin-
AIRY lunches, and so made the expert
ment Of taking q package Of Grape
Nuts food with me, and then slipping
out at noon and getting q nickel's
worth of sweet cream to add to It.
Il found that this simple dish, m
ished on with an apple. peach. orange,
or q bunch of grapes made a lunch At
for q king. and one that agreed with
me perfectly.
Il throve so on my 0rape-Nuts diet
that I die not have 20 give up my work
at all, and ia the two years have had
only four lost days charged up against
me.
Let me add that your suggestions
In the little book, Road to Wellville,'
are, in my opinion. invaluable. espe-
cia!ly. to women" Name given By
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read THE Road to Wellville" q
rkgs.
There's q Reason"
Ever read the above letterV 4 new
one . from time { tiMe. Thev
are genuine, trues and full o3 ho0oo
Interest.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-09
$3.50 RECIPE FREE,
FOR WEAK KIDNEYS.
RELIEVES URINARY AND KIDNEY TROUBLES,
BAcKAcHE, STREAMING, SWELLING, ETC.
Stops Pain In the Bladder, Kidneys and Back.

Wouldn't It be nice within a week or SO
to begin to say good bye forever to the
scalding. %dribbling, straining, or too ire
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-09

ME. You know l am as innocent of
that murder as you ire"
Thank God. thank Cod" exclaimed
Annie. Il see it all now"
Her tears were dried. Her brain was
beginning to work rapidly. She al
ready saw a possible line of defense.
Il don't know how it all happened"
went on Howard. Il don't know any
more about it than you do. left you
to go to Underwood's apartment. On
the way l foolishly took a drink. When
l got there l took more whisky. Be-
fore l knew it l was drunk. While
talking l fell asleep. Suddenly l heard
q woman's voice"
"Ah!" interrupted Annie. You, too,
heard a woman's voice. Capt. Clinton
said there was a woman in it."
Thoughtfully, as if to herself, she
added: we must find that woman"
when l woke up" continued How
ard, 1T was dark. Cropping around
for the electric light, l stumbled over
something. 1t was UnderwOod's dead
body. How he came by his death
have not the slightest idea. l at once
realized the dangerous position l was
in and l tried to leave the apartment
unobserved. Just as l was going,
UnderwOod's nan servant arrived and
he handed me over to the police.
That's the whole story. I've been
here since yesterday and Ill be devil
ish glad to get out"
You will get out" she cried. I'm
doing everything possible to get you
free. I've been trying to get the best
lawyer in the country-Richard Brew.
ster."
Richard Brewster" exclaimed How.
ard. Hes my fathers lawyer"
Il saw your father yesterday after
noon," she said quietly.
You did" he exclaimed, surprised,
WAS he willing to receive your"
HE had to-" she replied. Il gave
him q piece of my mind"
Howard looked at her In mingled
amazement and admiration. That she
should have dared to confront a man
as proud and obstinate as his father
astounded him.
What did he say" he asked Gag
erly.
II asked him to coma publicly tc
your support and to give you legal
assistance. He refused. saying he
could not be placed in a position Of
condoning such q crime and that your
behavior and your marriage had made
him wash his hands of you forever"
Tears filled Howard's eyes and hit
mouth quivered.
Then my father believes me guilty
OF this horrible crime?" he exclaimed
He insisted that you must be guilty
~ you had confessed. He offered
though, to give you legal assistance
but only on one condition"
What was that condition." he de
manded.
THAT l consent to q DIVORCE" re
piled Annie quietly.
what did you say"
II said I'd consent to anything ii II
would help you. but when he told me
that even then he would not come per
sonally to your support l told him we
would worry along without his as
sistance. On that l left him."
You're . brave little woman!"
cried Howard. Noticing her pale. anx.
ious face, he said:
"You, too. must have suffered"
.Oh, never mind me-" she rejoined
quickly. What we must do now Is to
get you out Of this horrid place and
clear your name before the world. We
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-09
The Second Dimension,

It was on a little branch railway
in a southern state that the New
England woman ventured Il refer to
the high rates. at seems to me five
cents a mile Is extortion," she said.
with frankness. to her southern cou-
sin.
Its a big lot OF money to pay II
you think of 1t by the mile," said
the southerner, In her soft drawl:
but you just think how cheap It 10
by the hour, Cousin ~Annie-only
about thirty-fve cents."-Youth's
Companion.
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And They Adjourned.

The Mutual Admiration society met
and was called to order.
What OF all the things Ia this world
do you like best?" asked the girl,
angling for a compliment.
"Beefsteak!" cried he, taken un-
awares, and a moment later the SO
ciety adjourned.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-09

Wise-Do you see that striking look
ing woman with the veil.
Howe-Yes.
Wise-Do you know why she wears
the veil?
Howe-No. Homely?
Wise-No: she's afraid the sur
Night blister the paint.
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CHAPTER xul.-continued.

Where are the women?" asked
Annie. trying to keep down the lump
that ose c~h0kingly in her throat.
They're in a separate part of the
prison." replied the keeper.
"Isn't 1t dreadfuly" she murmured.
"Not at ALL" be exclaimed cheer.
fully. These prisoners fare better in
prison than they do outside. l wager
some Of them are sorry to leave"
But it's dreadful to be cooped up
In those little cells. isn't it," she said.
mot so bad as 1t looks" he laughed.
''They are allowed to come out in the
corridor to exercise twice a day for an
hour and there is a splendid shower
bath they a take"
Where Is my husbands cell?" she
whispered. almost dreading to hear
the reply.
There It is" he said. pointing to q
door. mo. 456."
Walking rapidly ahead OF her and
stopping at one of the cell doors. he
raped loudly on the iron grating and
cried:
"Jeffries. here's a lady come to see
you. Wake up there!"
A white. drawn face approached the
grating. Annie sprang forward.
Howard" she sobbed.
rs It you. Annie?" came = weak
voice through the bars.
Cant l 60 in to him?" she asked
pleadingly.
The keeper shook his head.
mo. MN. you must talk through
the bars, but / won't disturb you"
He walked away and the husband
and wife were left facing each other,
The tears streaming down An
MES cheeks. It was dreadful to be
standing there 30 close and yet not
- able TO throw her arms around him,
Her heart ached as she saw the dis
tress In his wan. pale face.
Why didn't you come before!" he
ested.
II could not. They wouldn't let me
oh. Howard" she gasped. what Z
dreadful thing this is! Tell me how
you got into such . scrape!"
He put his hand to his head a. II Il
hurt him, and she noticed that his
oyes looked queer. For q moment the
agony Of = terrible suspicion crossed
her mind. Was 1t possible that in q
moment Of drunken recklessness he
had shot Underwood? Quickly. almost
breathlessly. she whispered to him:
Tell me quickly. tits not true. 10 It!
You did not kill Robert Underwood
He shook his head.
No" he said.
Thank God for that" she ex,
claimed. "But your confession-what
does that mean1"
Il do not know. They told me ! did
e Thsy insisted l did IL. He was
sure ! did II. He told me he knew |
aid ~ He showed me the pistol. He
was = insistent that l thought he was
giSht-that ] had done It," In . deer
whispsr he added earnestly: .But
you know ! didn't. don't your"
who y he?' demanded Annie.
sThs police captain"
.Oh. Capt. Clinton told you you
~ itfs
Howard nodded.
1Yea, 10 told me he knew / did Il
H kept me- standing there six hours,
questioning and questioning until !
VA ready 70 drop. / tried to of
DOWN: ~ made me stand up. / did
noe know what | was saying or doing.
~ told ne ! killed Robert Under.
Meoe. ~ showed me the pistol under
Skhn 14Frn1 Mint qrhn reNnc%s.- G--
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-16
HETTY GREEN CAN DANCE.
Says She Could DO n Steu a. Two in
the MOonIiGht.

Ncw York. Soy. Il Mrs iIcity Green
had 81 few words 10 say Yesterday on tie
report that her son. Col Edward n. Il.
Green had become tired of handling her
millions and wanted to totun to Texas
and that the Governor " the Lone Star
state had suddenly realized how much he
missed the genial colonel from his staff
and had decided to order him back
The colonel himself, who was in the
Offices of the Westminster company with
his mother, sent out word that he was too
busy to see a reporter.
II certainly hope Ed will go back to
Texas" said Mrs Green, FOR | have a
railroad there; but this story that Cover
nor Colquitt is going to order him back IL
nonsense He couldn't do that You
mustn't believe all YOU hear or all that
is told YOU.
why, away back in 81 the doctors told
me hadn't another year to live. hut /
could do a skirt dance In the moonlight
now if | wanted to entertain YOU.
ED can go back If he wants to and
probably will And | can 80 wherever
Ike. I'm a great traveller myself and !
don't mind IT, | can get mp and go any
where at a moments notice. why, once
when the clearing house wanted mo, they
telcgraphed me | packed up and was
here the next morning, bought all that a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-16

COVERS EYES WITH HIS HANDS
First Indication of Attempt to
Advance Insanity as a De-
fense, Made Late in
the Day,

I Springfield, Mass. Nov. H-I}ertram q.
Spencer the man who. according to the
oolice has confessed that he tcrrori2ed
residents of western Massachusetts for
two wears by daring robberies, appeared
completely unnervcd at to-daNs session
of his trial on the charge of numbering
Miss Martha b Blackstone. While Dis
trict Attorney G. 4. Callahan was de-
scribing the shooting of the school teach-
or on the night of March 81, 1910. at the
home of Mrs Sarah j. Dow, the accused
man broke down and wept, and eNclain''
cd mo Oh. my God Mo- mo. |
never said that" 1t seemed impossible
for Spencer to keep still. His legs trem-
bled continuously and he covered his eyes
with his hands
What was apparently the first effort
on the part of the defense to show that
Spencer was insane at the time of the
tragedy was made late to-day when
Mrs Sarah j. Dow was cross examined
10y Attorney Stapleton. chief counsel for
lie accused man. Mr.. Stapleton inquired
particularly if the eyes of the man who
entered her residence looked wild
You might call it so. l suppose
the witness replied. Later Miss Lucy
DOW. a daughter of Mrs Dow, was
asked whether the robber had not
overlooked articles OF value, taking
property of less consequence. Miss
Dow replied in the affirmative.
WOMEN TELL SAME STORY.
The stories of the tragedy told by
Mrs. Dow and her daughters. Miss
Lucy J. Dow and Miss Harriet DOW,
we're practically tho same. None of
the women could Identify the accused
man as the person who entered their
home and killed Miss Blackstone. say
ing that the lower part of the murder
ers face was covered by a handker-
chief. They did, however, identify a
beaded belt and pearl brooch said
10 have been found in the possession
of Spencer at the time of his arrest,
as their property.
In reviewing the events Of the night of
the shooting the witnesses testified that
Miss blackstone visited the Dow home in
the afternoon and remained after supper
The four women were in the back parlor
about eight o'clock when a noise was
heard and "A man wearing q slouch hat
and with the lower part OF his face cover
I'd with a black handkerchief, appeared
in the doorway.
The women gathered in the center Of
the room. Then Miss Lucy Dow moved
towards s. telephone to call for assistance.
and a. she took down the receiver the
man levelled his revolver and shouted
"Give me your money" That was the
first time he had spoken.
Miss blackstone at this point, rushed to-
wards the door TO leave the room. and the
intruder shot her through the heart.
Miss Harriet Dow began moving a chair
towards the man who said IF you want
70 die, you will die then Thereupon he
fired at the young woman. inficting a
scalp wound that proved not to be seri-
Gus. He then opened an outside door and
disappeared.
Seventeen witnesses We're heard at to-
days session and tonight II was predict
ed that the prosecution would conclude
its direct testimony tomorrow.