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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-08
SLAYER OF THREE TO BE TRIED.

Evansville, Ind, April S.-The case
of Allen Won Behren, the young man
who on February 8 shot and killed
three negroes, was called in court to-
day for trial The killing occurred at
the manufacturing plant owned by
the young mans father, Both the
Slayer and his victims were employed
at the plant. According to the state
ments made by young Won Behrens
Immediately after his arrest the trag-
edy resulted from a quarrel he had
the day previously with the negroes
and to the fear that they intended to
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-08
HOUSE WIRERS MUST
STAND EXAMINATION

Under the city ordinances, no one
is hereafter to be permitted to do any
house wiring who has not passed the
required examination in electrical
science. An examination is to be
held here April 16, and Capt Potter,
chief electrician of the city, will be
aided in the examination by ]. T. Rob-
inson, electrical engineer for the Mis-
sissippi Agency for the fire under
writer's voting company. Those who
fail to qualify at that time by passing
the required examination will be de-
MED the right to do any sort of inside
house wiring under heavy penalties.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-08
TORPEDO DESTROYER
LAUNCHED AT QUINCY

Quincy, Mass, April 5.-The torpe-
do boat destroyer Duncan was sue
cessfully launched today at the yards
of the Fore River Shipbuilding Com
pany. In size and cost the Duncan
will eclipse nearly all of the other
vessels of her class in the navy. She
is a 1,OOO-ton, 29-knot boat, and will
be equipped with Curtis turbines and
oil-burning boilers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-08

get" him at the first opportunity.
The triple killing caused great
excitement at the time, and for
several days the authorities feared
that a race war would result. The
family of young Won Behrens has en-
ployed eminent counsel to conduct his
defense. 1t is generally understood
that a plea of temporary insanity will
be made.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-08

Nervous weakness or palpitation OF
the heart indicates disorder in the
stomach and indigestion. PrickIy Ash
Bitters is a wonderful remedy in such
cases. 1t cleanses, strengthens and
regulates the stomach, liver and bow
els, removes the cause of the heart
symptoms and builds up strong and
vigorous body.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-08

chung for many years, stiff rows of
leather upholstered benches, arranged
in semi-circles, filled the House cham
Der. The new bench system, some
what familiar to that of the British
House Of Commons gives no desk
space at which members can write or
work while in the House Chamber.
New members dominate the larger
House in the new Congress. The in
crease of the membership of the
House from 1916 to 435, which be-
came effective March 4, brought in
larger proportion of new members
than have appeared in any congress
of recent years; and made more con-
spicuous the absence of old-time lead
ers, such as Former Speaker Cannon,
John Dalzell of Pa, Nicholas Long
worth of Ohio, Samuel w. Mccall of
Massachusetts,, E. ]. Hill of Connect
cut, and William B. Mckinley of Hi
nois.
The work before Congress today
consisted chiefly of organization bust
ness. The Senate had completed its
organization early in March, during
the special session called to act on
President Wilson's appointments.
Vice-President Marshall served his
early apprenticeship as a presiding
officer, and the democratic leaders
took charge of the Senate, elected Of
ficers and chose committees at that
session, and were prepared for gen
eral legislative work today. The or
ganization of the House was expected
to consume all of today's session of
that body.
Presidents Message Tuesday.
President Wilson's message will be
read to both Houses shortly after the
beginning of the session tomorrow. In
his call summoning the extraordinary
session of Congress, the President
did not specify the purpose for which
it was to be convened. Members of
Congress who had talked with the
executive expected that the message,
prepared to greet the new congress,
would urge action upon the tariff as
the first duty of the democratic ma
jorities in the two houses; but would
leave the way open for action on the
currency and other pressing matters,
if it is decided later to take them up.
Democratic majorities in both
House and Senate are considered
strong enough to carry through the
program of tariff revision determined
upon by recent conferences, in which
the President has consulted with Rep
resentative Underwood and Senator
Simmons, the tariff leaders of the two
bodies. The democrats have a ma
jority of over 40 in the House, their
membership of 2SS being double the
combined strength of the republicans
and progressives.
In the Senate the democratic
strength is 81, and the combined re-
publican and progressive strength As.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-08
DRIVE SICK HEADACHES AWAY.

Sickheadaches, sour gassy stomach,
Indigestion, biliousness disappear
quickly after you take DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. They purify the blood and
put new life and vigor in the system
Try them and you will be we'll salts
fed. Every pill helps; every box qua
ranteed. Price Csc Recommended by
all druggists.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-08

been furnished to the citizens and
banks of the Miami Valley that have
been visited by the devastating flood,
and has not only cared for the few of
her own people who have been tempo
rarily rendered homeless by the high
waters of the Ohio, but has been able
to care for others to the immediate
north who have been less fortunate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-08

You will look a good while before
you find a better medicine for coughs
and colds than Chamberlains' Cough
Remedy. 1t not only gives relief-it
cures. Try it when you have cough
or cold, and you are certain to be
pleased with the prompt cure which it
will effect. For sale by all dealers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-08

"My little son had very severe
cold. l was recommended to try
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and be-
fore a small bottle was finished, he
was we'll as ever" Whites Mrs. H.
Silks, 29 Bowling Street, Sydney, Aus
tralia. This remedy is for sale by all
dealers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-08
oh GIRLS! Do TRY
GETS-IT FOR C0RNS"
The New-Plan Corn Cure. No Fuss,
No Pain, Sure and Quick.

You never used anything like
"GETS-IT" for corns, before! You're
sure at last that every stubborn corn
that you've tried so long to get rid
The Bourbon news., 1913-01-28
Lloyd's Great Work.

Hon. James L. Lloyd has let it be
known among his friends that he will
not stand for reelection to the chair
manship of the National Democratic
Congressional Committee. lHlr. Lloyd
has served as chairman of this impor-
tant committee six years, through
three Congressional elections, which is
longer than any Democrat was ever
honored with the place.
When Mr.. Lloyd, VINO comes from
the first Missouri district and has long
been one of the democratic leaders of
the house, first took hold of the chair
manship of the Congressional Commit
tee the Republicans were in power in
bothsbranches of Congress and seemed
likely to be for several years to come.
Mr.. Lloyd inaugurated a plan of close
cooperation with Democratic candi-
dates. for Congress that was more sys-
te matter and effective than any policy
that has ever been worked out before.
Then he built up .one of the largest
Democratic news syndicates in the
country.
Mr.. Lloyd felt the people were not
getting the Washington news from the
Democratic viewpoint. and he deter
mined to supply it to them through the
country press, not only during cam
paigns. ut all the time. Ever since
Mr.. Lloyd has been chairman of the
committee the country Democratic
have been furnished with
a weekly Washington letter of Demo-
cratic news. The publication of these
letters has been of the greatest help
to the Congressional candidates. Mr..
Lloyd also originated statistical bu-
reau to gather data for the newspaper
letters as we'll as the Congressional
Mr.. Lloyd has devoted
much hard work to the cause and feels
that the time has come now that 1.-THE
Democrats are in the ascendancy for
some good man to step in and take his
place.
The Bourbon news., 1913-01-28
Reducing Cost.

Remove the tariff tax from meat
and sugar to lessen the burden of tax
alton now being borne by the poor,
and place tax on the incomes of the
rich who are not now bearing their due
proportion of the government expense.
|. This promises to be feature of the
legislative program of the Democratic
63rd Congress. Questions asked by
witnesses before the Ways and Means
Committee indicated that meats and
sugar may 60 on the free list. An in
come tax.tolmake up for Ethe loss of
revenue from the tariff OH meats and
sugar will soon come into existence as
a result of the ratification of the in
come tax amendmentsto the constitu-
tion by the necessary three sfourths of
the states.
This program should spell some
duction in the cost of living. The
wholesale price of sugar in London,
where there is no tax on sugar, aver
ages two cents lpound less than in
New York. The same thing is true of
beef. The cables frequently report
that American beef, ON which the
transportation has been paid across the
Atlantic, is being sold on the block in
London two cents pound less than in
the United States: This shows how
these tlusts have been taking advan-
tage of home consumers who they have
at their mercy because of the Payne
Aldrich tariff law.
Naturally the sugar trust and beef
trust4will not approve a policy of free
sugar and free meat, but the sugar
trust and the beef trust will not be in
the saddle in Washington after March
The Bourbon news., 1913-01-28
Concise EpistIes.

Talleyrand could write a short let.
ter. When a woman wrote to inform
MIN OF the death of her husband, he
simply replied: "Chere Maruuise,
neias." And among official dispatches
there is that Of Sir George Walton,
VINO, after an engagement with the
Spanish fleet, wrote: "Sir: l have
taken or destroyed all the Spanish
ships as per margin. Yours, etc." And
a later instance was the complaint of
Cecil Rhodes that DR.. Jim had upset
the apple cart.
The Bourbon news., 1913-01-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR POLICE CHIEF.

We are authorized to announce ]. c..
Elgln, Sr., as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Chief of
Police of the city of Paris, subject to
the Democratic primary. August 2.
1913.
We are authorized to announce w. F.
Link as candidate for Democratic
nomination for Chief of Police of the
city of Paris, subject to the Demo
cratic primary August 2.
We are authorized to announce Ben
Bishop as candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Chief of Police
of the city of Paris. subject to the
Democratic primary August 2.
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
We are authorized to announce J.
Walter Payne as candidate for the
nomination for the Office of County
Clerk of Bourbon county, subject to
the action Of the Democratic primary
August 2, 1913.
We are authorized to announce Mr..
Pearce Patton as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Clerk of
Bourbon county, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary August 2,
1913
The Bourbon news., 1913-01-28
AS a Sales Agent.

| from time to time carried In Its col
umns valuable and instructive edito
rials regarding the country editor in /;
recent issue published the following:
We repeat that advertising in coun.
try newspapers, properly utilized, il
the most valuable advertising in the
world for it's cost. We urge advertis
ers to take advantage of the opportu
mites offered by the country newspa
pers. We add, incidentally. that we
don't own and never expect to owr
any country newspaper or to have ar
interest in country newspaper.
A country editor with five hundred
circulation or more for his daily OF
weekly can talk to five hundred good
typical American families, all purchas-
ers, all desirable customers.
Every publisher of country news
| paper should be, through his advertis-
ing columns, the trusted and valued
agent and promoter of at least ten
great Industrial merchandising con-
Germs.
The country publisher is alone able
through his columns to sell every
thing. His readers buy everything
that is for sale-from nails to pianos.
from pills to automobiles. They buy
paint'and ruofng and stoves and lamps
hundreds of commodities that the
city dweller never buys.
There is not community in the
United States in every one of which
ten or even fifty great American mer-
chants and manufacturers would not
gladly hire at high paw competent.
earnest representative able to talk ev-
cry day to five hundred or more fami-
lies.
And every business like, hardwork-
ing country publisher is such an agent.
able every day tor each the consumers
that nobody else can reach.
The country newspaper is the best
of all advertising mediums.
And the publishers profits should be
not less than six dollars annually for
every copy of the paper sold.
Little by little the advertisers will
come to learn the value of the country
newspaper and very rapidly, let US hope
the country editors will come to learn
the value of which they have for sale
and will demand and.get their share of
the national prosperity, acting as ma
tional industrial and commercial rep
resentatives, and not merely as the To-
cal mouthpieces of local merchants
barely able to support themselves.
The publishers that really protect
the people-the hard working owners
and editors of the fifteen thousand or
more country dailies and weeklies-
must unite to protect themselves and
get their share of national prosperity.
They must free themselves from the
idea that the country editor is the pri-
vate' property of the local druggist, |
butcher and hardware
dealer.
They must give good and faithful
service to their local business men,
md at the same time good and faithful
service to the great mass of so called
'oreign advertisers. Thus their pros
,erity will be. doubled and quadrupled
Ind their capacity for usefulness ac-
.ordingly.
The country editor with a thousand
ire ulation can make himself worth to
he community at least six thousand
lollars year. He can make his pap
r earn that if he chooses to do 1T.
He must be his own m aster, not rul-
eo by local merchants OF poltics-rec-
,gniiZng only his readers as clients,
ustomers, advisers and equals.
The Bourbon news., 1913-01-28

Persons troubled with partial paral-
ysis are often very much benefited by
massaging the affected parts thor.
ouehly when applying Chamberlain s
Linlment. This liniment also relieves
rheumatic pains. For.sale by all deal
ers.
The Bourbon news., 1913-01-28
Mr., Meekton's Mean Idea.

'fWhy did you insist on having your
wife join the Suffragette Club?" BE
cause" replied Mr.. Meekton grimly,
"I want to see that Suffragette Club
get all the trouble that's coming to
it."
The Bourbon news., 1913-01-28
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
FOR POLICE JUDGE.

We are authorized to announce Thos.
]. Holiday as candidate for the NOM
ination for the office of Police Judge
of the city OF Paris. subject to the ac-
tion of the Democratic primary, Aug
ust 2, 1913.
The Bourbon news., 1913-01-28
Nautical.

Ancient mariner Cat the first foot.
ball game)--Where's the tackle we
hear so much about? Smart Land
lubber-Don't you see the lines all
over the ground?-Judge.
The Bourbon news., 1913-01-28
First Bear Dance,

What, though am obliged to danes
a bear, a man may be a gentleman
tor all that.-She Stoops to Conquer.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-22
SAMUEL FINLEY BREEsE MORSE

Al artist and portrait painter by pro-
fession. Morse became an inventor by
chance. A casua remark by a fellow
passenger on board ship when he was
returning from Londen in 1882 caused
him to take up the study of electricity.
That remark was: CDR. Franklin's ex-
pertinent proved that electricity passes
instantaneously over a wire of any
length" Before the voyage was com
pleted, Morse had invented the dot
Rnd-Dash" alphabet, and had thought
out and planned essentially the electric
telegraph as it exists today.
But 1t was not until 1874 that the first
line was completed between Washington
and Baltimore, and the historic message
What hath God Wrought was sent.
For years. he tried to interest Congress
in his project, then he visited England
and France hoping to interest the gov
ernments of these countries, but without
success. When he returned In 1899, he
wrote: 81 am without a farthing in my
pocket, and ave to borrow even for my
meals; and ever worse than this, I have
incurred a debt of rent by my absence"
But he continued to petition Congress.
and finally was rewarded for his persever-
ance by an appropriation OF $780, 0 which
built the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lines and
placed his name in the front rank Of
benefactorS OF the race.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-22
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
No. 1.
Continued from page two

Thos. Caps: Lot II, block Z,
the sum of seventy-five and six
hundredths (S75. 06) dollars.
Mrs. Hocksby: Fifty feet front
on Lyons street and running
easterly 100 feet between par
allel lines. Bounded moth by
Joseph, south by Williams. east
by Joseph and west by Lyons
street, the sum of tWenty-elght
and thirty-e i g h t hundredths
($28. 38) dollars.
DR.. II. S. Jooeph: One hun
dred and ffty-eight feet front
on Lyons street and running
easterly between parallel lines
100 feet. Bounded north by Lee
Blanc, south by Hocksby, east
by self and west by Lyons street,
the sum of eighty-nine and six
ty-hundredths $3.50. 60) dollars.
Mrs. L. c.. Stone and Neva
Leblanc: Eighty feet front on
Lyons street and running east
erIy between parallel lines 100
feet. Bounded north by Barbe,
south by Joseph, east by self
and west by Lyons street, the
sum of fifty-two and forty-fve
hundredths (52.45) dollars.
d. E. Barbe: Two hundred
and four feet front on Lyons
street and running easterly be
tween parallel lines 100 feet.
Bounded north by First street,
south by Leblanc, east by Rich
ard and west by Lyons street,
the sum of one hundred and six
tv-four and eighty-hundredths
($164.80 TO- dollars.
Chas. A. Long: One hundred
and four and seven-tenths feet
front on Dodge Street and run
ming Easterly between parable
lines 100 feet. Bounded North
by Able, South by First Street,
East by self and West by Dodge
Street, the sum of sixty-tWo and
six hundredths ($62.0 6) dollars.
F. M. Able: Three hundred
and fourteen and one-tenth feel
front on Dodge Street and run.
ming easterly 100 feet between
parallel lines. Bounded north
by Second street, south by Long,
east by self. and west by Dodge
street, the sum of one hundred
and eighty-four and twenty-five
hundredth (S184. 90 dollars.
J. F. Ferino: Fifty-two and
four-tenths feet front on Dodge
street and running easterly LOG
feet between parallel lines,
bounded north by Able, south by
Second street, east by self, and
west by Dodge street. the sum
of twenty-nine and eighty-seven-
hundredths ($29.87) dollars.
F. M. Able: One hundred ane
four and seven-tenths feet front
~ Dndoa street and running
oastarIu hetween narallel lines
IN feet. Bounded north b,
Worden sos1th bv Ferino. cas-
hv self and west by Dodge
street the sum of ffty.nine ane
hundreds (S5q 68|
dnllsrs
r I Worden. One hundred
and sixtv-one and nineteenth:
feet front ON Dodge street ane
running easterly between paral
lei lines one hundred feet
founded north by Burton street
east by self, south by Able ant
west by Dodge street. the sun
of ninety-tWo and tWenty-eight
hundredth 1892. 28) dollars.
Episcopal Cemetery: Eighty
two feet front on Landrum stree
by a depth of 100 feet betWeel
parallel lines and bounded nortl
by Second street, east by Ian
drum street, south by Havart
street, and west by self, the sun
of forty-six and seventy-four
hundredths ($46. 74) dollars.
Geo. Hazard: Three hundret
and thirty-seven and tWo-tenth
feet front on Landrum street b,
Ia depth of 100 feet betWeel
parallel lines and bounded nortl
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-22
Contractor

CONTRACTOR.
Section 8. Be it further or
dained ETC., that for good and
sufficient cause this ordinance
shall take effect from and after
its adoption.
Adopted Oct. 81. 1918.
LESTER ]. WILLIAMS, Mayor.
Attest: E. j. LEBLANC.
noy223t Clerk.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-22
THE ST. LAxDRY ri NOVEMBER q. 1913.

60 from the Spoclal assessment,
levied by ordinance of the Board
of Aldermen of the town of Mel.
vile. La. Of date
10 the following described
property and the owner thereof.
on account of said sidewalk and
curb construction AUDITING said
property, the entire proceeds OF
which said special assessment
are dedicated to the payment of
this certificate and interest and
the other four certificates and
interest of this series and being
one-fifth part of the balance due
the said Claude A. DeJersey on
account of said sidewalk and
curb construction. as per his
contract with the said town of
Melville, La, of the date June
20, 1913, and on record in the
Office of the Clerk of Court of
the Parish of st. Landry, Lou
isiana.
The interest to accrue on this
certificate from date until ma
turity hereon, being represented
by coupons hereto attached,
which with the amount of this
certificate are to be paid to the
holder at maturity by cash war
rant of the Mayor, or directly by
the town Treasurer, upon the
surrender thereof. out of the
fund which have been especially
appropriated therefor by ordi-
nance of the Board of Aldermen
of the town of Melville, La,
adopted on----day Of
-A. D., 80.
Mayor.
Attest:
Clerk.
Section 7. Be it further or
dained ETC., that the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized to
have placed on the back of these
certificates the following form of
assessment to be used, If so de-
sired by the Contractor to-Wit:
This certificate, and so much
of the contract price. named in
the contract between the town
of Melville, La, and Claude A.
DeJersey Contractor for the con-
struction of sidewalk and curbs
in the town of Melville, La.
under contract of June 20, 1918,
as represented by these certil-
Gates is assigned to receive the
amount named in these certii-
Gates, and is subrogated to each
and every right existing under
the ordinance and the contract to
enforce payment of same.
Contractor.
Section 8. Be it further or
dained ETC., that for good and
sufficient cause this ordinance
shall take. effect from and after
its adoption.
Adnnfnd Oct 81 1919
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-22

Certificates of Indebtedness
for sidewalk construction.
Melville, La. -
This is to certify the town of
Melville, La, is indebted unto
Claude A. DeJersey Contractor.
II the ann of dollars.
together with six (6l per cent
annual interest thereon, said in
terest payable annually, from
date hereof until paid payable to
the order of the Claude A. De-
Jersey years from
this date, out Of the funds deriv-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-22

No. 1889, Civil Docket, Sixteenth Judicial
District Court. Par ish OF st. Landry, "a.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-09

part of the worlds infant mortality.
These statements were made to the
International Congress of Medicine
by Professor Henry Koplk Of New
York.
DR.. E. F. Bashford of the Imperial
Cancer Research Institute said ply
sicians knew less about cancer than
about any other human ailment. Said
there might be considerable .connec-
ton between cancer and chronic ir-
ritatiOn.
DR.. W. L. Braddon said that beri-
beri, nervous ailment in India that
produces rigidity of the muscles, is
due to deglutOnized rice.