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The Hattiesburg news., 1911-09-01

New Orleans is the widest
go
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-09-01

Mrs Upton Sinclair does think anything
right How is that choosing OF
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-09-01

FOR SALE--Cheap. two secondhand
automobiles See Otis Smith ala
W. Pine street 9set
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-09-01

Chesterfield, Va, Sept. THE TAX
ing. Of the deposition at the home of
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-09-01

However poor man may be- he always high
priced college o
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-09-01

What fine advertisement the old
ful view of all the travelling public,
The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-04
DENTON CASE IS
 CALLED TODAY
ATTORNEY LONG, APPOINTED BY COURT. ASKED FOR muRE
 TIME ON THE CASE
Two of the Witnesses Absent, But officers Learned They Had Left the State and Would Not
 Likely Return.

Upon the presentation of state ment that it would be impossible for him to give a proper defense n the case of Joe Denton, charged wita grand and petty larceny, A.soraey Long yesterday afternoon whea lhe case was called, secured q postpone ment until this morning at 10 o'clock, when the case will be taken ID for trial.
 Attorney Long had been appointed by the court to defend Denton, after Denton had represented to the court that he was not able to secure c?un- sel. He had been busy with other legal matters and had not but few minutes consultation with Denton, when the case was called.
 q thave not been able to talk with any of the witnesses, and have but few minutes talk with DentOn,' said Attorney Long, "and in justnce lO btlC POotetOh OSOuPJ III thC ter would ask until tomorrow to get in touch with the case"
 Judge Gotham had the names of the defense witnesses read by the clerk to ascertain if they were pres ent. The name of Jack Purnell was first, and he did not respond. Deputy Sheriff Hinton said he had summon eSii him. Other witnesses were call ed, and two were absent. It was stated however, they were not in the state, therefore there can be no serv- ice on them.
 Prosecuting Attorney Wood vii conduct the prosecution, and the blind farmer whose house Denton is charged with having robbed was n court ready to offer his evidence The case is the first criminal case tried at this session or court.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-04
OFFICERS CHANCE

Captain Joe Landlord, who for eight years was night captain, but who has since the advent of the present administration been lieuten- ant of police. was changed yesterday to night captain again, and George Howell, who had been night captain. was transferred to lieutenant of po- lice. The change is in keeping with a policy announced by the mayor at taking over the office. when he stated that changes not. too frequent would be made under. the theory that 1t aided in the police service. The rank of both officers is the same, and they are merely shifted each from the others position.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-04
Grand Opening of
 SPRING LAKE

 Under Entire New Management. The Famous Spring Lake Summer tesort is now open for the season figh altitude, fine fishing and boat ng, as well as hunting. Scenery un. urpassed. Only six miles from Hot brings, accessible by three daily rains, or beautiful drive.
 SPRING CHICKEN DINNERS Q order, country style, $t.oo a plate. Soliciting your patronage. am,
 Very sincerly yours,
 st E5B. REfSWss.
 Manager. i.
 .a
The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-04
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Will Visit This City Next Month to
 Look Over the Situation.

Superintendent Myers of the res ervation has received word from Washington that some time next month Chief Clerk Ucker, one of the best friends of Hot Springs ill the Interior Department, and Secretary of the Interior Fisher. would make a personal inspection visit to Hot Springs. The visit is of the utmost importance, since it will be the first time in the history of the city that the secretary Of the interior has paid this important reservation personal visit.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-04
HORSE TAKEN FROM WELL
Fire Department Effects Rescue
 After Many Calls are Sent In

IA black horse was rescued from q we'll about the rear of the Whiting ton park last night. Parties saw the predicament of the horse and notified the mayor. The mayor mo- tifed the police department and the police department notified the tire department. and the latter rescued the morse. No one seemed to know whose horse it was. so the animal was taken to fire headquarters and cared for during the night.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-04

You are not experimenting ON yourself when you take Chamberlains Cough Remedy for cold as that preparation has won its great reputa- tion and extensive sale by it's re- markable cures of colds. and can al- ways be depended upon. 1t is usual ly valuable for adults and children and may be given to young children with implicit confidence as it con- tains no harmful drug. Sold by all dealers.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-04
ABANDONED SCHOONER

Duluth, Minn, October 3-Aban- doned by her crew of 13 men, the steamer A. L. Hopkins, loaded with lumber, Is adrift on Lake Superior The news reached Duluth late today from Ashland. where the crew was taken by the ore-carrier dinkey. At the time the crew was rescued the Hopkins was floating A9 effort wiIl be made to remove thel abandoned craft aa she is a menacel to naviga- tion.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-04

Dr. Scillan and wife, of Stuttgart arrived in the city yesterday aal vii remain here during the state fair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
DIED.

AhsGh Sn EsS,aosK b RssaP'r husband l'
Funeral services will be held at his late resi-
dence, 625 North Carolina avenue southeast.
Monday, December T. at 2 pm. Rela-
tives and friends invited to attend.
BECKLEY. On "Wednesday. November %. 1911,
southwest. CHARLES R. BECKLEY. be:
loved husband of Gertrude c. Beckley and
father of Rosia. Gertrude and Charles A.
Funeral from Israel A.. NJ. E. Church Sunday.
December 3, at l O'Clock pm. New York
and Baltimore papers please copy) g
All members of Columbia Lodge Of EIks are
requested to meet at 305 LIST street southwest
Sunday, December 3, 1911. at Il noon. to at
tsRd sd E. 81 OF our late
"a ''', WIN. Z. GALES. Exalted Ruler:
Il. w. HUNTER. Secretary.
BELL On Saturday. December 2. 1911. at $3.50
am, at her residence. 1909 Norton place.
BUSHBY BELL beloved wife Of Colley Wood
Bell. aged twenty-three years.
of HoDdag
Adams Church. DR.. G.. C. F. Bratenahl OH
ciatng. Interment (private) at Rock Creek
cemetery.
BoTdINEAU On EE,aay December Ger I iSl1;
year of his age. at his residence, 2f2
street northeast.
Funeral from Wright's undertaking establish.
ment: thence TO st. Joseph's Church, I'd and
@ streets northeast, where services will be
held at 9 o'clock Monday morning. December
North Dakota papers please eopy)
coGAN. On Friday, December 1. 1911, at 2:so
pm, WILLIAM ]. C0GAN, at Fairfax, Va.
Funeral Monday, December T. Intefment at
Fairfax, Va. Relatives and friends invtted3s
CONWAY On Friday, December !, 1911. at 8
am, at his residence. 1888 Kramer street
northeast. WILLIAM j., beloved husband Of
Nellie l. Conway. aged thtrty-three years.
Funeral from chapel OF Frank Geiers Sons,
1113 It'll street northwest. Monday. December
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
DIR. Freeman for College President.
Will Try to Split the League.

What is accepted as an effort on the
part of some persons to split the Vir-
ginia State League is seen in the move
ment now on foot. The row had it's
origin in the election of F. w. Whitaker
of Lynchburg to the presidency over r.
c. Williams of Roanoke. At that meet
ing five Of the clubs We're present
Three of the five voted for Mr.. Whitaker,
two for Mr.. Williams. A proxy pre-
scented by a gentleman for Norfolk was
voted out. Roanoke and Petersburg
were the dissenters. and they tried to
break a quorum after they had voted
Mr.. Williams, the deposed president, has
called a meeting Of the league for next
Monday in Petersburg. and it is stated
with positiveness that the Richmond,
Lynchburg and Danville clubs will de-
cline to attend, and as the officers for
the coming year have already been elect
ed, it is not seen just what can be ac-
complished at the meeting. The records
have been approved The three clubs
Richmond, Danville and Lynchburg-wiu
stand pat, and if there Is a disposition
to start disruption of the league, the
matter will be taken in hand, and clubs
will be placed in other cities, or in
the same cities by other interests than
the present owners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
LAYING UP RIVER CRAFT.
Owners Prefer Not to Take Chance
on Sudden Freeze.

The boating season on the river is draw
ing to a close, and the masters and owners
Of many of the wood and lumber freight
ers that have been in constant service
since last spring, not wishing to take any
chances of having their craft caught in
a freeze that may now come at any time,
are laying them up in sheltered harbors
to remain until next spring, when all dan
ger from ice is over.
The schooner Bertha May. which left
here about ten days ago for Nanjemoy
creek to load back to this city has been
laid UP in the creek. The schooner S. L.
Bowen, Capt. Billy Kendrick. which this
week discharged a cargo of cord wood
here, has gone to a Maryland point to
seek winter quarters. Other vessels early
In this month will follow Capt. kendric IS
example. and the number of freighters in
service on the river will be reduced one
half. While laid up the vessels will be
overhauled and painted, and when they
return to service in the spring they will
look like spick and span new craft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
.LAUR|ER MAY SUCCEED
TOIMPORTANT PLACE
Sir WiIfrid likely to Be Made
Canadian High Commits
sioner in London.
Special Cablegram to The Star.


LONDON, December 2-It is gathered
from a high and confidential source that
Sir Wilfrid Laurier will soon succeed
Lord Strathcona In London as the Cana
dian high commissioner. After the recent
sensational Canadian election Lord Strath-
coma made one of his many flying visits
to the Dominion in order, as he told his
friends, ito take my friend Borden by the
hand
During that visit the question of sue
cesSor to the increasingly important post
of high commissioner was discussed. Sir
Wilfrid Laurier expressed the opinion
that if he took the London Post imnedi-
ately it would look as if he were Sinking
his duty, which is to lead the OppoSi--
ton. The force of circumstance has,
however, prevailed, and Lord Strathconas
growing feebleness makes it imperative
that his post be filled. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
has always made great impression dur
ing his visits to London, and his ap-
pointment would give the greatest salts
faction. Lord Strathoona still makes a
brave attempt to go about work at all
hours as If he were a young man. and
his physicians have long since despaired
of offering him advice, but during the
past few weeks he has suffered greatly
from violent pains in the neck, and his
eyes have given him much trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
SIR CONAN DOYLE RAPS
ENGLAND'S DIVORCE LAW
Author Declares 1t Is Hope
IessIy Wrong From Top to
Bottom.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, December 2.-England's re-
markable divorce laws, which do not
permit wife to divorce her husband on
the grounds for his infidelity. are subject
to an active crusade which promises to
end in a radical reform. An interesting
contribution to the discussion is made by
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the following
letter written to the Weekly Budget:
THE present state of the divorce law
is a scandal. 1t is so hopelessly wrong
from top to bottom that one does not
know where to begin. The separation
law, which holds people apart and does
not allow them to remarry, is a direct
incentive to immortality. A woman
should have a divorce as a man does for
inf1delity alone.
AT present there is no way by which
a wife can divorce an urbane scoundrel
with six miStresses.
Divorce also should be cheapened for
the poor. Penal servitude hopeless mad
ness and confirmed drunkenness should
be good grounds for divorce. There Isl
l think, more preventable human misery
-man-made misery-from this cause than
from any other"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
Held on Three Charges.

Raymond Baber. w. L. Blunt and
Richard Cox are three young white
men who are in jail on the charge Of
defrauding Mrs. Laura Skinner. an old
lady of South Richmond, out of some
$50. Mrs. Skinner has a son who ran
afoul of the police on some slight mis-
demeanor, and he was locked up. These
young men went to the aged mother
and told her that her son was liable
to be arrested, asking for SO with
which to pay for broken window. She
gave up that. Then they went back
and said that the young man had been
fined SIS and was in Jail, and that the
money was needed to get him out She
paid them that. one of the trio claiming
to be an officer. They went again for
some more money with which to pay
the costs, and the officers descended on
them Mrs. Skinner complained to the
magistrate that her son had not re-
turned, and without knowledge of the
young men he was released and was
at home. The young men are held Tor
forgery, impersonating an officer and
getting money falsely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
SUICIDE Of FL. MEYER
DUE TO GRIEF FOR SON
Had Also Been Apprehensive of
Losing His Position-Three
Children Left FatherIess.

A verdict of suicide was given by Cor
oner hewitt in the case of Frederick
L. Meyer of 2401s 14th street southeast.
who killed himself by cutting his throat
yesterday afternoon while at his home.
That Meyer was prompted to take his
OWN life because he could not help
brooding over the death of his young
son about a year ago, is the belief of
Mrs. Meyer. Night after night she was
awakened from her sleep, she says, by
the father talking to himself and Groom
ing the songs Of his fatherland, Germany.
which he used to sing to his little nine
year-old namesake, who died.
This constant brooding, she believed,
had depressed her husband more than
had been suspected, and, when few
days ago he became ill and he worried
because he feared to lose his position
with the National Capital Brewing Com
pany he grew more respondent. she sad.
Much of his recent worry was due to
imagination, she thought.
The fatherless home presents pathetic
scene. Three children, five, three ana
one year old, respectively, are left fath-
erless. Wholly unconscious of its moth
er'S sorrow, the youngest child sits on
its mothers knee, Growing and Laughing:
One of the mothers hands is bandaged
where the knife with which her husband
she tried to prevent the suicide.
Meyers Self-Destruction.
AS Mrs. Meyer looked on yesterday
afternoon, the Respondent man stood be-
fore mirror in the kitchen and sharpened
the pocketknife with which he took his
life. One of the children, who happened
to be in the house at the time, he sent to
telephone to his uncle, Henry Meyer. He
then told his wife to go to the store and
order some wood. Although she was
wholly unsuspicious of his purpose, she
did not leave at the time. The next
moment he had stuck the knife into his
throat. Time and again he slashed his
throat. His wife grasped at his hand
but he pushed her aside and ran into the
bedroom. where he fell to the floor with
the blood streaming. Unmindful of her
own injury Mrs. Meyer opened her win
dow and called for help. Neighbors tele-
phoned for the Casualty Hospital am
bulance. but when DR.. Jaeger arrived a
few minutes later life was extinct. H
M. Jett of the ninth precinct took charge
Of the body until the arrival of the
coroner.
Meyer was born in Germany thirty-two
years ago. He came to this country
about fifteen years ago. He has a father
living in Germany, after whom he is
named. Funeral arrangements have not
been completed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
MRS. ANNIE WINFIELD DEAD.
Succumbs in Japan Just Before Sail
ing for This Country.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md. December 2.-Mrs
Emily C. Shoupe. mother-in-law Of for
mer Representative George A. Pearre. re-
ceived cablegram announcing the death
Of her sister-in-law. Mrs. Annie Win
field. widow Of Frank Winfield, at Yoko-
hama, Japan. Mrs. Winfeld's husband
died in Yokohama In October, 1908. and
his body was cremated there. Eighteen
months ago Mrs. Winfield conveyed his
ashes to Broadway. Va, his old home,
where they were buried.
Mr.. Winfield was a retired business
man. While he and Mrs. Winfield were
touring in Japan for the benefit of Mr..
Winfield's health they decided to make
their home in that country.
Mrs. Wnfeld's death occurred just as
she was preparing to leave Japan to re-
turn to Los Angeles. where she intended.
to reside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
EASY PAYMENTS.

Our liberal terms enable CIV
ing immediate attention to your
teeth, instead of allowing the
teeth to be ruined while saving
enough to have them properly
attended to.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
Freight Train in a Wreck.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG. Va, December "A
westbound freight train was wrecked
last evening sixty miles west of Lynch
burg on the James River branch Of the
C. & o. A half dozen. cars were demol-
ished and traffic was tied up several
hours. The trouble is said to have been
due to a defective rail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
MARRIED.

LUSBY-SCOTT. On November Is, 1911 in
Baltimore. Nd, by the Rev. G. r. Crosse,
RUTH HAZELTON SCOTT and GUY Nice.
LUSBY Of Washington, D. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
Charged With Clever swindle.

Detective Charles E. Dolphin Of Seat
tie is here with a requisition for ". w.
Smith, with enough aliases to fill out half
page in a directory. The man is
charged with being a .swindler, and Tor
many years the officers In the western
states have been trying to land him. He
has posed as a real estate operator, as
private banker and various other things.
He offered to loan money on real estate
at far less terms than the legitimate
money lenders. He had no lack OF pat
ronage-the sort that paid him we'll For
this he must answer. He agreed to leno
sums up to 81 COO and demanded that the
interest for the first year and fee Tor
examining records should be paid him.
This amounted to $50 in each case. He
had several hundred callers. and before
he could complete the examination Of the
records he would disappear. He hassbeen
indicted LA times in Seattle for pecuia-
lions Of this kind, and he Is wanted In
other places than Seattle. The requisi-
ton appears to. be in due form and IL Is
expected that Smith will start back to the
Pacific coast by Monday.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-03

manicured that morning When she
was led to the barn near by ! knew
she was a royal princess, for the stable
boy was waiting to throw her opera
cloak over her and lead her to her stall.
How mans heifers have you here;r
] asked the stable boy when he had
finished bedding her down.
81 have my hands full this time" he
exclaimed. Il have seven to take care
Of. That's about the limit when you
are doing the State Fair. all right"
I left the barn and went out into the
roadway to think. | recalled wildly
a school visited only tie day before
where young man in Jefferson
county was striving 90 handle thirty
six boys and girls IL all eight grades
and another school where tired won
an worried with ,ixty-fve. have seen
100 in one roon,
The roadway was crowded With
splendid. healthy boys and girls brown
with the kisses of a summer sun. They
were laughing and chattering. full to
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-03

a new building Is soon TO replace this
one, and it is high time, for the county
superintendent said:
sits shame. u crying shame.
know 1t and feel II all the time: so do
any number of other superintendent
all over the state. But what can we
do when the general public simply
says over and over again, 4 went to a
school like that one, got my education,
all i ever had. and what was good
enough for me Is good enough for my
own children, reckon"
We went inside the old shack, and
the county superintendent asked me to
look at the rough waHs, the knife
hewn desks Of pattern long out OF
date. Then he said:
what kind of work can You get
out OF 'em when it's so much worse
than they are used TO at home;
Mighty rough, isn't it? But that isn't
the real tough part OF 1t. | came out
here during a sudden cold snap last
winter to see how they could heat the
school. You'll notice they have piece
of an old stove in the middle of the
room and there is no protector about
1t to distribute the heat made the
child who was sitting next to the
stove move his seat. and ! plnced "A
Thermometer where he had been sit
ting. busy with his lessons THE
MERCURY RACED UP TO ITO DE
GREEs. took the same thermom.
eter and hung It against the far wall
Of the wind shaken house. II
DROPPED SUDDENLY TO 40 DE.
GREES. No child could do real mental
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-03

work with this difference in temper
allure In the schoolroom, and there
was grave danger for the children
physically"
If the white schools in old Kentucky
are bad the negro schools Ia many
localities are almost beyond the flight
of imagination. At small village in
this county Of Daviess ran across u
very poor one. not any worse than
others had seen. but 1t was rathei'
peculiar in its style Of architecture
The windows were broken, the door
unlocked and partly ajar the front
steps entirely gone. and the fence that
had once separated the building from
the roadway had disappeared except
for some lonely pieces of posts. On
pushing open the loose door saw II
bleak interior. with trash covering u
badly warped aoor. The room contain.
ed rusty stove. OVERLOOKING ashes on
to the floor. and two rickety benches
made of undressed lumber. The wal.
Of the room were made OF undressed
siding nailed to studding and stripped
There hnd never been any inner wall
Of plaster or ceiling to keep out the
cold. 1T WAS AS BLEAK AS a
CATTLE BARN. Is II any wonder
that lllteracy stalks menacing figure
nbout the old state of "the dark and
bloody groundy'
To assist In the strong campaign
necessary for the development of the.
educational movement buttons bear
ing the inscription MY 5 for improve
iAent Kentucky schools are to be sold
By the educational committee in Louis
VILE.