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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11

Profound regret was felt in Macon at
the news of the death of Miss AGA
Simpson Sunday last. She was born
in this county and has long made Ma
con her home where she was greatly
liked and esteemed. She had gone to
2 hospital inMemphis and was operated
o , Friday. Saturday evening late she
p 'ssed away. Her remains reached
M icon late Sunday evening and the
funeral took place Monday morning at
e'even o'clock. A large number Of
f lends were present to pay their last
tribute to their departed friend.
Miss Ada was the third daughter Of
the late Esquire W. P. Simpson ane
his wife Mrs. Susan Mays Simpson.
She is survived by two sisters, Mesdaines
Eva Downer and Ida Hoffmeister
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11
A TRIED AND PROVED GUARANTEE
Man Brought a Bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone,
Then Took 1t Back and Asked for His
Money and Got II.

A man recently tried out the guaran-
tee which Murphey Drug Store gives
with every bottle of DOdson's Liver
Tone. He bought a bottle and then
went back to the drug store and said
the medicine hadn't helped him,
This druggist just reached into his cash
register and took out a half dollar, the
price of the bottle of Liver Tone, and
handed it back to the gentleman. But
he didn't take the money. He owned
up that he was just trying the guaran-
tee and, as a matter of fact, he had
found Dodson's Liver Tone the best
remedy for constipation and bi%liousness
he had ever tried. why he said.
"my wife wouldn't be without a bottle
in the house for anything. It's the
best thing in the world for the whole
family. and the medicine that | prefer
to take or give to my children for a
lazy liver"
Murphey Drug Store sell Dodson's
Liver Tone and guarantees it to start
the liver without violence, 1t is taking
the place of calomel everywhere If
you buy a bottle and don't find this
pleasant-tasting vegetable liquid the
best thing to start a lazy liver, he will
hand your money back with a smile.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11
EPISCOPAL.

There will be services Sunday, Oct.
10. Holy Communion arc ermoa IL a.
m. Evening prayer and sermon 7:30 p.
m, All are cordially invited.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11
MARRIED..
ANS


A wedding of unusual interest in So
cial circles took place on the morning
of Wednesday. October the ninth, at
the home of Mr.. Ben Price when his
sister. Miss Sarah Elizabeth Price be-
came the bride of MI. Charles B. Will
liams, of Gadsden, Alabama.
The wedding was a very quiet, only
relatives: members of Miss Prices
Sunday school class and a few friends
being present,
At the appointed hour the company
assembled in the parlor which was
beautifully decorated with ferns and
autumn flowers. The bridal couple en-
tered together to the strains of the
Lohengrin Wedding March rendered by
Mrs. Ben Price, and stood facing the
company. in front of an improvised
bank of soft green foliage. The mar
riage ceremony was most impressively
said by the Rev. DR.. Davis. Presiding
Elder of the Tuscaloosa District. North
Alabama Conference.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the newly married couple were show
cred with congratulations and hearty
good wishes.
The bride was most becomingly at
tired in a travelling costume of navy
blue clotn, with accessories to match
and black picture hat, and carried
white carnations. Mrs, Ben Price wore
an attractive gown of grey Charmeuse
and also carried white carnations. The
wedding gifts were varied and beauti
full, and their number spoke e~loquently
of the popularity Of the young couple
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams left at tel
o'clock for Gadsden where the groom il
a prominent attorney.
The bride is a daughter of the lat
Thomas Price and is the worthy daugh
ter of a splendid father. In her Macol
loses one of its best beloved young wo
men. and her many friends join in bid
ding her God-speed as she goes to he
new home and in wishing for her a Ions
and happy married life.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11

Mr.. w. H. Carter. Vice-President OF
the Southern Cotton Corporation, adj
dressed a fair sized audience in the court
room last Saturday afternoon on FIJI
teen Cent Cotton. Mr.. Carter is par
ticularly clear and cogent speaker and
thoroughly informed on the whole ques-
ton of marketing cotton. His remarks
were listened to with great attention
and only the necessity of his catching
the A O clock train ended the meeting.
An effort to organize Noxubee Coun-
ty on the plan of the Southern Cotton
Corporation will be made.
Mr.. VIM Brooks Lucas left last week
for the University Of Virginia where
he will further pursue his law studies.
Mr.. Lucas graduated with distinction
from the law department of Millsaps
College in Jackson last spring and
stood the bar examination for practice
in Mississippi. He had begun practice
and was attracting attention by the
way he was handling his law cases
when he decided to spend another yea'
in study before beginning his life-work'
Mr.. Lucas is a young nan of fine minc
and qualities and a course at M of the
most famous universities in the worlc
will make him one Of the best equipped
young lawyers in the state.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11
Dr.. Leathers' in Macon.

DR.. w. S. feathers, dean of the
medical department, University of
Mississippi, delivered two strong and
intensely practical addresses before
Macon audiences Tuesday of this week,
The speakers theme was the conserva-
ton Of human life by improving SAM
tary and hygiene conditions. Showing
that ignorance is death, not bliss, the
speaker seeks in his health campaign to
spread a knowledge of conditions as
they are in every community, that the
citizens of that community may protect
themselves against contagious and in
fictitious diseases. The plainness and
directness of his manner in dealing with
insanitary conditions is much to be
commended. When the public health
is at stake, with disease ard death as
the forfeit, the time demands vigorous
speech and energetic action.
The first address was delivered before
the school. DR.. Leathers made a plea
for cleanliness of person. for outdoor
life as far as possible, and fresh air in
abundance. The pupils were urged to
know themselves, to prize their physi-
cal welfare above all things else and
keep their babies strong and healthy
that they might acqujt themselves as
men and women in the broadcast accep-
tation Of term.
The opera house was crowded in the
evening to hear DR.. feathers tell of
his work in other sections of the State
and learn from the stereoptican pictures
ample reason for the squalor. the pow
erty and disea SEES that have cursed and
retarded SO many communities and cost
80 many lives.
In pursuance of his duties as Direc-
tor of Public Health and Sanitation of
the State, DR.. feathers made a brief
inspection Of conditions in Macon. His
report on what ne saw was Iar from
favorable to the town, and he promised
to send a subordinate to make a more
thorough investigation at some later
date and continue the work inaugurated
by him.
His visit should. and we predict will,
mark the beginning of In era of i'm
proved sanitary nditions and better
health in Macon.
To cleanse an entire state of the I'M
cleanness that has accumulated through
generations of Indifference and neglect,
and change the habits of life and ideas
of hundreds of thousands of people is
a Herculean labor, buc for the man
who knows what to do and dares do it.
this is not impossible.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11

Several parties attended the Fair at
Columbus on Thursday going up in
autos. In one car was MFR. and Mrs. H.
II Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Klaus
and Mrs. j. L. Hibbler; in another Mr..
and Mrs. N. H. Harrison, Miss Viva
Harrison and Mrs: Mary Kate Scales.
In the car of Mr.. Lutte Minor was
Messrs. Calvin Sargent. Emmett Cav
EFT, Julius Cannon and John Bell. Mr..
Billie Bin.on started out with a party
but broke an axle when several miles
out from, and returned to Macon. They
finally reached Columbus at 8 O'Clock
Thursday night via West Point in time
to attend the Buffalo Bill show.
Mrs. Pope Jordan and daughter Ruth
of Brooksaille were the guest last Sat.
urday and Sunday OF DR.. and Mrs. j. M.
Stanley.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11
SOCIAL DOINGs

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. +. Holberg. in a
most hospitable manner entertained the
j. A. O's Friday evening. A num-
Der of games of "Forty-two" were
played by the guest, Miss Earline Hol-
and Mr.. Julius Klaus scored the high
est each receiving a prize. Miss Sher-
rod accompanied by Mr.. Richmond on
the flute, delighted every one with sew
eral beauti. ul piano solos. Ms. Hol-
berg, assisted by Master Finis Carleton
and Mss Helene Carleton and Caroline
Borgess., served a most bountiful two
course luncheon.
The Woman's Study Circle met with
Mrs. w. T. Conner on October the third.
At the conclusion of the lesson assign
ment papers we're contributed by Mrs.
F. A. Thompson and Mrs. H. L. Ovens
and Mrs. T. w. Crigler gave a reading,
Browning's .'Herve Riel." Mrs. Con-
nor sang a beautiful song. after which
toasts we're drcnk to Miss Bessie Price,
the clubs b~ride-to-be, and Mrs. w. B,
Patty, for the club, presented Miss
Price with'a handsome piece of cutglass.
After partakiug of delightful refresh
ments the club adjourned, to meet on
October seventeenth with Mrs. Crigler.
Miss Carrie Lee Sherrod entertained
a number of friends at Bridge Tuesday
evening last. A pink and white motif
was daintily carried out. A tw0-course
menu was served. The successful con
testants were Mrss Tom Borgess.. Miss
Poll Allen and Mr.. Jos. Scott.
Miss Ada Mai Zepernick entertained
the Fortnightly club Thursday after
noon at Forty-two.
Mrs. Boyd entertained the LAS You
Like 1t Club" Thursday afternoon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11
COburn's Crster MinntrsIs
The Msnstrels

Not a day in the year that some one
does not ask the local manager, ''Say.
when you going to have q minstrel
show? They want them. the bright
lights, the sweet singing, the endmen,
and rollicking song, story and dancing
Of the old time darkey imitators.
There is life, enjoyment. music and di-
version in a clean frst-class minstrel
show, which cen be found in ne other
line. Nothing else satisfies. There
are others, but nom 30 good as j. A.
Coburns Greater Minstrels. They
were here last year, and the year be-
fore. They have been coming foryears,
they are expected. They Z : house
hold word. Every season something
new. something better. Never disap-
pointing, time tried and tested. Clean
and inspiring refined as gold bright a.
silver, their worth is proven. This
year the best in their history, headline
performers, everything bIikht 49, s.s~,
latest music, the sweetest singers, the
best dancers. Coming next Wedneal
esy, Oct, ~ At the QpsFs Hpass. v
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11
Personal and Local items

Mr.. and Mrs. 7. S. Boggess attended
the Fair at Columbus.
Mrs. Jennie Hill Of West Point is the
guest Of Mrs. E. V. Yates.
Miss Owen of California is with her
sister. Mrs. Noah Scales.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E Dantzler are visit
ing relatives in the country.
Mr.. r. Minor Dent left Tuesday for
Memphis to consult an occulist.
Mr.. Chance of Illinois is visiting his
friend Mr.. George Richmond.
Mrs Longstreet Minor of Shuqualak
spent several days in Macon with rela-
tives.
Mr. W. L. Sherrod was in jackson,
Tenn on business several days this
week.
Mrs. A. T. Dent and Mr., II. A. MI
nor went to Columbus Friday 10 see
their father, DR.. H. A. Minor.
Miss Annie Faust and Miss Ida NIL.
Ter came nome ltuS WSCh
at the Williams-Price wedding.
Mrs. F. R Holman. Mrs. Soessard
Miss Georgia Roby and Miss Alice BUSH
are at Meridian to attend the Far.
Rev. and Mrs. L. 'R. Simpson have
returned from Aliceville. Rev. Simp'
son will preach in Crawford Sunday
Mr.. Simon Fried. a well known mer,
| chant of Starkville and very promln en-
in lodge circles in the stale, died II
Starkville this, Friday morning,
Mr.. Harry Harlan and son OF MT
Pleasant, Tenn, are looking afte1
their farming interests in the county
Mr.. Harlan. junior. expects to max
| this county his future home.
Mrs. Thomas Price of Brooksville
Miss Frances Mitchell of New Albany
and Miss Cecile Cole of Deerbrook at
tended the Williams-Pr Price wedding las
Wednesday.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11
CITATION NOTICE
The State of Mississippi.

The State OF Mississippi.
To Lula Kirk. defendant
You are commanded to appear before me; the
undersigned Justice Of the Peace of said county,
AZ court house at Macon, Miss. on the
14th day Of October. 1912. ct ii O'clocka m,
10 answlr the suit OF ". 2. Patty wherein ycr
are defendant. 49,,
Given under my hand and issued this the 18th
any e' WOOD CocKRELL,
Justice Of the Pescei ! q District,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11

If you have anything for sale or
want to purchase something you can't
find. let us help you by putting a small
ad in the Beacon-you will get results.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11

Miss ALA Webb. daughter of the dis
tinguished Prof. w. R. Webb, of Belle
Buckle, Tenn, is visiting her sister in
Macon, Mrs. Edward Price.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11

Rub My Tism will cure you.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-17
s60oo,o0o FIRE IN n. J. CITY
Equitable Life Assurance soeie
Building Destroyed.
Society

New York-Flames destroyed the
great granite and marble nine-s.ory
building Of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance society at 126 Broadway. the
home of the Mercantile Trust com.
pany, the Equitable Trust company,
the banking house Of Kountze Broth
ers, the Mercantile Safe Deposit com,
and the Hartman lines.
-Four men are known to be dead
and FIVE hurt. Several persons are
missing. I
Conservative damage estimates now
place the loss at s6,o00.0Oo. Others
say it will run as high as $1,000.
900.
The flames got their start in the
very basement Of the great building
In a store room of the Cafe SayariB
a tiny blaze cracked and spurted, dn.
needed, until it worked its way tc
the elevator shaft. Then gusts OF ain
took the growing fame, hurled 1t up
ward, and in the fash iof an eye the
upper floors of one Of the pioneer
metropolitan skyscrapers were In
flames. . .s
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-17
NAVAL STORES TRUST SUED.

United States Files Suit in Macon,
Ga, to Dissolve American Concern.
Macon, CA suit brought by the
United States government ~to<dissolVe
the so-called! Naval Stores trust, OF
which the Savannah Naval Stores
company is alleged to be the parent
and controlling concern, was fled In
the Federal court here by Assistant
United States District Attorney Alex.
Alderman.
The action Ia brought under the
Sherman law, and is directed against
the following companies: The Ameri-
can Naval Stores company, organized
under the laws of West Virginia; the
American Naval Stores company, or
eanized under the laws Of the state OF
New York, with principal offices In
New York city; the National Trans
portation and Terminal company, or
ganized under the laws OF New Jer-
sey. with head Offices in Jacksonville,
Fla: the National Transportation and
Terminal company, organized under
the laws of New York, with head Of
fees in New York city; the Peninsu-
lar Naval Stores company, organized
under the laws Of Florida, with head
Offices in Jacksonville; the Union
Naval Stores company, organized I'M
der the laws Of West Virginia, with
beadouarters in New York city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-17
ANDREW CARNEGIE BOASTS
:arnesia GIoats Over Having Got
Ahead of John D. Rockefeller.

sarneaia GIoats Over Having Got
Ahead Of John D. Rockefeller.
Washington.-"It does my heart
rood to think that 1 got ahead OF
John D. Rockefeller, my fellow mil
Fionaire, in that Lake Superior ore
deal" Andrew Carnegie. former ruler
ST the steel industry Of the United
States, gloated thus in testifying be-
lore the house committee of inquiry
IN the United States Steel Corpora
hon! Mr.. Carnegie had just old the
committee about his deal with Mr..
Rockefeller, whereby he obtained con-
trol of Mr.. Rocekefeller's iron ore
holdings in the Lake Superior region
# a rate of fifteen cents a ton, hold
tngs which when turned into the steel
CORPORATION later, formed a large part
If the assets valued at 100000 0O,-
)00.
Mr. Carnegie laughed like a school
boy. as he referred to the business
triumph he had achieved over his Eel
low millionaire" Throughout the in
uuiry Mr.. Carnegie declared he had
come to tell all he knew, but he was
unable to supply many facts which
the committee desired, stating that
be had never paid any attention to
the books of the Carnegie company
before its absorption by the steel cor
poration.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-17
which will be reported out to the
house later in the session. @4i

which will be reported out to the
house later in the session. S4
Chairman Adamson and his commit
tee have just returned from a trip to
Panama, where they conferred with
Chief Engineer Cocktails and other Of
fcials who are working to put the
great isthmian ditch into active OPP
Grafton by January /, 1915, and per
haps as they say, a year earlier. MI.
Adamson has voiced the opinion that
the progress and quality Of the work
done there is entirely satisfactory.
, The question Of the treatment to
be accorded American shipping,
whether to give craft flying the Amer
lean flag in service either coastwise
or to foreign ports, preferential rates
in connection with the passage
through the canal, ETC., and the prob
lem of whether to. vest wide discre.
ton in the president as to the
amount of tolls, or to make specific
legislative provision for the rates in
tko bill, will be fought out in the COM
mittee. The senate committee on in
t~er-oce.nic canals has made no plans,
being disposed to wait upon the
house. r ys& IL
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-17
DEMOCRATS NIl
MEETINBAL1|M0RE
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL con-
VENTIoN WILL NAME cAhpi:.
DATE ON JUNE rs.
"PERMlssWE' PRIMARY
Delegates to Convention May Be
Elected by Popular Vote at
Primary Election.

Washington.-The Democratic ma
tional committee completed its work
here with the selection OF Baltimore
as the convention city. June rs Was
fixed as the date Of the national gath
ering, when candidates for president
and vice president will be selected.
The Republican national convention
is to be held in Chicago June Is.
The Democrats adopted q per1nis-
sive" primary resolution in connec-
ton with the call for delegates, and
such states as have laws on III sub
ject, or desire to do SO, a select
their representatives in the national
convention BY direct vote. There are
1914 delegates to be chosen. Harmo.
ny marked the sitting OF the com
mittee, which was given over almost
entirely to the arguments Of repre-
se~ntatives Of the various cities Did.
ding TOR the convention. William 3en.
nings Bryan did not attend.
There was a brief controversy over,
the proposed recognition OF the Pro-
gressive League clubs, an organtzav
ton said to have grown out OF the
independence League movement: start
ed by William Randolph Hearst.
National Chairman Norman e Mack
was named to head the subcommittee
on arrangements for the convention.
Vice Chairman Hall OF Nebraska and.
Secretary Uray Woodson OF Kentucky
will be ex-offcio members Of this sub
committee, and there viii be seven
additional members to be named Ia
ter by Mr.. Mack.
The primary resolution adopted
was a modification of one proposed
by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon. It
was framed by a slbcommitteei head;
ed by Clark Howell, and was as fol.
lows: 4,
'That In the choice sof delegates
and a~lternates the national Democrat
ic convention Of 1917, the Democratic
state or territorial committees may,
ifnot otherwise directed By law Of
such states or territories. provide ;for
the direct election OF such delegates
alternate, II. In the opinion OF the
respective committees, II is deemed
desirable and possible to do 20 With
proper and sufficient safeguards
Where such provision is not made
by the respective committees for the
choice Of delegates and ~alternates
and where the state lafs do not 5prp
vide specifically the manner Of such
choice, then the delegates an daiter
mates to. the said national convention
shall be chosen IN the manner that.
governed the choice OF delegates from
the respective states and territories
to the last Democratic rationale
yention.'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-17
School Girl Kills a Man.

misunderstanding herself and
mother from the attack Of a boarder
IN their home, $50 Fraser street, Miss
Kate Moore, Is years old, shot and
t,,led w. l.. Bankston, as he threat
ened her with a heavy oak chair; af-
fer the shooting she took to her heels
and ran to her mother and two young
sisters. who were waiting some doors
above. The two younger girls were
almost without clothing and had been
dri1sn from their beds when Bank
ston commenced his disorder.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-17
Ian Athletes Are Dangerous.

New York.-If the Japanese time
keepers and athletic trainers. may b.
believed Western athletics will have
IN look to their laurels at the forth
coming Olympic games in which rep
resentatives of Japan will participate
for the first time Aspirants for til,
OLYMPIC trip were recently tried ou'
at Toxic with surprising results. On.
Of the greatest surprises was the low
erins of the Olympic worlds record
for the 25-mile Marathon race, Shiz;
Kaniurki setting the mark at
,ours 80 minutes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-17
TEXAS PEOPLE FLEE
FROM MENINGITIS
SPINAL MENINGITIS PLAGUE IS
CAUSING EXODUS FROM CIT
les IN LONE STAR STATE.
CITIES ARE GUARANTEED
State Health Board Asks Help Of New
York Board to Combat
MaIady. 90

Austin, Texas.-About fifty families
mostly women and children-seek-
ng a temporary residence free from
.erebro spinal meningitis, arrived
mere from north Texas points. A
large number of families is said to
have passd through en- route to San
Antonio, where the disease has not
appeared.
Dallas, Texas.-The state board OF
health decided to try to secure for
distribution throughout Texas a sup
ply of the New York board Of health
meningitis serum. 1t urged county
attorneys to prosecute the practicing
of alleged healing Of meningitis by
unauthorized persons and also to
prosecute delays in reporting or dag
nosing meningitis by regular physl-
clans. The disease vas declared to
be most prevalent among negroes.
DR.. Abraham Sonhian, the New
York meningitis expert, received
word that his mother is dying In New
York. He said he would remain In
Texas to help combat meningitis.
Twelve new cases in Dallas and
FIVE deaths have been reported to the
city board Of health. All these deaths
were Of white persons. Three OF the
new CT les were negroes.
At F .lsboro, Texas, the city coun-
ell requested churches to discontinue
services temporarily because of the
lear of spinal meningitis. Waco ply
sicians recommended to the city
board of health temporary discontinue
ance of church services, public fun
erals and the closing Of moving pic
lure shows. Hewitt, McLennon coun-
ty, was reported to have quarantined
against Dallas
The closing Of public schools at
Marshall, Texas, near the Louisiana
line, was recommended by officials OF
that city and physicians there because
M case of meningitis had appeared
1t Marshall. The schools will close.
Long View, Texas.-The city board
pf health announced a rigid quaran-
line against Dallas, Waco, and other
places where meningitis is prevalent.
Health officers will be placed on all
trains to enforce the Quarantine.
Shreveport, La.-Despite strenuous
protests of Mayor Eastman, the local
board of health has abolished the
quarantine that the mayor establish
I'd against Dallas, Waco and other
points in north and east Texas, infect
ed with cerebro spinal meningitis,
ind also refused to request the state
board to put on a statewide embargo
against Texas.