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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
DEMOCRATS WILL
CAUCUS MARCH )
TO FILL VACANCIES ON WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEES
CHOOSE 8 NEW MEMBERS.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Plans fol-
prompt reorganization of the House
Will be made and Democratic mem.
bers of the new ways and means com.
mlttee selected at a. caucus of the
Democratic representatives in the in
coming Congress to be held March 5.
The ways and means committee yes
terday completed its first reading of
the proposed tariff schedules which it
has been considering since the tariff
hearings closed and it was decided to
ask for caucus to enable the majority
of the committee to proceed under the
of the new Congress.
Following the meeting Representa-
tive Burleson of Texas, its chairman,
issued the caucus call.
Mr.. Underwood informs me-" said
Mr.. Burleson, in a statement accom-
panying the call, that the present ma
Iority members Of the ways and means
have concluded their first
'eading of bills now in course of prepa-
alton looking to a revision of the tar
II, and that it is deemed desirable be-
ore further action is taken that those
Who are to serve as majority members
Il the ways and means committee of
he next Congress shall be selected, |
a order that they may participate in
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
Paint or Not

Is horse worth more or less after
feed?
Hay and oats are high today; shall 1
wait today and feed him tomorrow?
That's how men do about painting
their houses and barns and fences.
Paint has been high for several years;
and SO they have waited. Paint is
high yet; they are still waiting; thou
sands of 'em are waiting for paint to
fall
Their property drops a trifie year
and the next job Of paint creeps-up
creeps-up creeps-up; it'll take more
paint by a gallon year: they don't
save cent, and the property goes-on
suffering. DEvOE
Barksdale & HARRISON sell it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20

AS the ladies' section was not rep
resented in the charges brought,
Thompson's. offer to pay them $1OO
was rejected and the amount of this
offer was added to the aomunt to be
paid to the mems lodge, which can
dispose of the fund as it elects.
Justice Farley assessed a fine of
$25 against the defendant in the case
tried yesterday and this together with
STA court cost, was paid and he dis
missed all the other cases.
The settlement in these cases cost
Thompson $744 in addition to his at
torneys' fees.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
kINETAPn hone IS
proven FEASIBLE
EDISON DEMONSTRATES TALKING
MOVING PICTURES IN THE
METROPOLIS.

New York, Feb. 20.-The first pub
lie demonstration of Edison's latest
invention, the kinetophone-the talk
ing moving picture-was given at the
Colonial theatre this week and was
pronounced success by a large and
critical audience.
The first picture shown represented
a man describing the possibilities of
the new invention. The words ap-
parently issued from his mouth, ev-
cry sound being in perfect, accord
with the movements of the lips. AS
his hand accidentally brushed plate
from the table the crash was exactly
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
ORGANIZER REFUNDS 5000
SUITS AGAINST THOMPSON COMPROMISED AND CHARGES DIS
MISSED - CONVICTION lie CASE TRIED TUESDAY,

The trial of T. j. Thompson before
Justice of the Peace Farley which be-
gan Tuesday morning was concluded
at o'clock in the afternoon, when the
case was given to the jury after two
attorneys on each side had spoken.
The jury was out for twenty minutes
and returned with a verdict of guilty.
AS the affidavit on which the charge in
the case was based was only one of
twenty-three of like tenor, the matter
was again taken up at 9 o'clock this
morning.
rs soon as jury was in the box and
before taking up the matter of pass
ing upon the qualifications of the jur-
ors attorneys for the defense asked
for a conference with the states at
torneys, and made for Thompson an
offer to pay the local nest $500, which
he claims is every dollar he made
out of the organization of the lodge
here and in addition to give the ladies'
lodge 800, out of which he claims he
made nothing, saying that every dol
lar of the net commission on the work
among the ladies went to the lady or
ganizer who was here at the same
time he was engaged in working
among the men.
In the trial Wednesday every wit
ness introduced by the state testified
that while they understood that their
So fee, paid at the time they signed
the application, was an initial or mem
bership fee, they would not have
sought membership in the nest had
not representations relative to bene-
its to accrue been made, which were
Utterly false and without authority of |
he home nest of the Order of Owls. !
Letters were introduced from John |
". Talbert, president of the home
lest, in which he repudiated the kind
II literature which Thompson and his
assistants used and gave warning that
such use was continued as a means
( securing money from persons in
uced to join the Owls 1t would open
he way to the penitentiary.
Thompson claims that he has been
orking as an organizer for the Order
Owls for two years past, and that
e has done business in Texas, Mis-
'uri, Kansas, Florida and Mississippi.
e also claims that Hattiesburg is the [
rst place that he has ever had any |
ouble, though he claims to have used
e same literature in every place that !
has heretofore worked that he made I
e of in this city.
After long conference with those c
10 had lodged complaints 1t was r
ally agreed that all the additional r
ses should be dismissed upon the Il
yment Of 5000 to the nest Of owls (,
d SIS was paid to each of two par "
s who would accept no settlement o
'rt of the immediate return of their Il
ney. In
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
SUFFRAGETTEs
Use DYNAMITE
COUNTRY RESIDENCE OF DAVID
LLoYp-eEoReE DESTROYED
BLAME is ACCEPTED.

London, Feb. 20.-The country resi-
dence of Chancellor of the Exchequer
David Lloyd-George at Walton Heath
was practically destroyed yesterday
morning by bomb which the police
say was placed there either by militant
suffragettes or their male sympa-
thizers.
Nobody was injured, as the resi-
dence had not yet been occupied
An official Of the Women's Social
and Political Union told the police that
the society had no knowledge Of the
perpetrators.
General" Mrs. Flora Drummond,
however, declared the explosion was
undoubtedly the work of women"
ut was fine act and shows the de-
termination of the women. I say all
power to all kinds Of militancy in the
direction Of harassing Cabinet minis
tiers short of taking human life," she
said
Accepts the Blame.
Cardiff, Wales. Feb. 20.-"We have
blown up the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer's house." said Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, addressing an enthusiastic
meeting of suffragettes here last night.
The authorities need not look for the
woman who actually did 1t. personal
iy accept full responsibility for'it."
Mrs. Pankhurst declared that she
were sent to penal servitude she would
go on a hunger strike.
"The government will then either
have to set me free" she added. cor
let me die. If I drop out a hundred
women are ready to take my place"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
nine STATE BANKS
FINED Sl0O EACH

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 20.-Nine state
banks in Mississippi have been fined
800 each by Auditor D. L. Thompson
for failing to file with the auditor on
or before Jan. 81, statements of direc-
tors showing that examinations of
their banks had been made on the first
Wednesday of January, or within ten
days thereafter, as required by law.
The reports of the banks sent to the
auditor showed that nine banks we're
examined by their directors after the
time limit, or failed to get their state
ments to him by Jan. 81. In some in
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
NEAR ELECTION
Of z SENATORS
DEADLOCK IN ILLINOIS LEelsLA.
TURE is NEARING THE
BREAKING POINT.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 20-There were
strong indications last night that the
double senatorial deadlock in the Illi-
nois legislature is nearing the breaking
point.
The Republicans of both the House
and Senate are bending every energy
tonight to break the deadlock by elect.
ing L. Y. Sherman, Republican pri.
mary candidate for the long term and
James Hamilton Lewis, Democratic
primary candidate, or former Senator
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
CITY BREVITES.


"The Spectre Bridegroom" two
part Eclair adoption from Washington
lrving's quaint little tale by the same
name, will be exhibited at the Lomo
theatre Saturday, Feb. %. Probably
the most striking feature of this film
is the way in which 1t visualizes the
old time Dutch atmosphere of the days
right at the close of the American Rev
olution, when such gentle sports as
Halloween games were in high favor,
when young misses wore pretty Dutch
caps and the men affected knee breech-
es, ruffles and periwigs In plot the
adoption from Irving's fantasy does
not follow the original so closely as
to hamper the efficiency of production,
but it still retains the charm of the
masters delightful word paintings.
This story appeals to both old and
young, for who does not enjoy Hal
Iowe'en games and tales of Halloween
The Lomo orchestra will
play the opera Martha" Friday night. |
This light opera, by Floto, contains |
many selections from old time favorite |
longs such as 1.-THE Last Rose OF Sum-
ner."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20

Frank Funk, Progressive, for the short
term.
The Democrats have offered the
short term to Sherman in return for
the long term for Lewis. The Demo
Gratis offer to give Sherman the short
term came from Governor Dunno and
was declined, Republican leaders
were positive that Lewis will agree
before noon today to take the short
term and give Sherman the long term.
Governor Dunno made public a state.
ment yesterday afternoon in which the
Democratic plan to elect two senators
is completely abandoned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
APPENDICITIS BOOK FREEI

The Adler-i-ka book, telling how you
can EASILY guard against appendi.
citis, and how you can relieve consti-
patton or gas on the stomach IN
STANTLY, is offered free this week
by The Century Drug Store.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20

Tonight tn, Gem will present Lu.
bins beautiful masterpiece in two
acts, "The Guiding Light" which is
one of the strongest love romances
shown in a long time. Other subjects
on the Gems program tonight are,
"The Birth of the Dragon Fly" and
Making a Book" Pathe subjects. To-
morrow the Gem will exhibit a splen-
did comedy drama made by the Vita
graph company entitled 1.-TWO Sets of
Furs," featuring Maurice Costello, also
an Edison drama "The Dancer" and
the Pathe Weekly will show the New
Orleans Mardi Gras and the second of
he Bud Fisher series of the drawing
If Mutt and JEFF cartoons; also many
'ther important events that have hap
'ened all over the world in the last
everal days. Admission, SC.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20

Here is a message OF hope aud good
cheer from Mrs. C. ]. Martin, Boone
Mill, Va, who is the mother Of eigh-
teen children. Mrs. Martin was cured
Of stomach trouble and constipation
by Chamberlain's Tablets after five
years of suffering. and now recon.
mends these tablets to the public
Sold by all dealers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
BANKS CLOSE SATURDAY

,. saturday Feb. 22nd. being a lega,
5 ao,'a'y y, George washington's Birth 9h
main closed. A' Will re
Citizens Bank. 'e'
20-2t 'N'ng Co.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20

stances examinations were not made
until the twelfth day after the first
Wednesday in the month.
Notice of the fines were sent to the
institutions by the auditor last night.
The money derived from these fines
will go into the treasury of the state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
DR.. KINGS NEW nlscovrs

SootheS irritated throat and lungs,
stops chronic and hacking cough, re.
lleyes tickling throat, tastes nice.
Take no other; once used, Away.
used Buy it at all Druggists.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
REMOVAL NOTICE.

! have moved my office to lOs.s.7
carter building where l am nicely fit.
hours. 'eu'o'
'''z' DR.. E. ]. MITCHELL.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
FOR FULL particulars SEE LOEB.

Secretary to the President has come
to be recognized as the hardest kind
of place to fiIl.--New York World
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
WANTS
% LATE TO CLASSIFY

SHETLAND MARE-For ,ale : -,
t exchange for larger hors sal' G Or will
.-. uren.-F. H, Mckenzie. LOT so chill
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
Another Good Show at the Gem Tonight
ADMISSION SC TO ALL

ADMISSION TO ALL
Tonight the Gem presents Lubi beautiful play 1.-THE Guiding Light
at be admission to ALL Friday Weekly
drawing the Of the Mutt
and other world events Also Wtagaph play
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26

fng: while the modern nations were
coming into being: while crusaders
We're fighting and troubadours sing
ing; while Columbus was discovering
the new world and Washington was
founding the United States of America.
But at last the man and the hour
met, and the son OF the Selllirkshire
farmer took his brave leap into the
mystery. In the mystery he renamed
4 year and half. when he reappeared,
returned to England and wrote TRAY
els In the Interior of Africa" book
which is still one OF the most interest
ing in the libraries of the world.
In the year 1905 Mungo Park started
on his second trip to the dark CONT
nent. a trip from which he was never
to return. Resolved, with true Scotch
grit, to discover the mouth of the Nj
ger or perish in an attempt" Park
pushed on through the painless forests
until he reached a point between o and
10 north latitude, where in attempting
to make his escape from the natives,
who were about to kill him, he was
drowned in the mighty stream, which
should be accepted as his most fitting
monument-Rev. Il. b. Gregory in
New York American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
FIRST IN DARKEST AFRICA.
Munso Parks Daring Plunge Into tho
Heart of the Continent.

Mungo Park started out on his Afri-
can expedition-the first serious at
tempt that was ever made to explore
tue dark continent''-on Oct. 24, 1895.
The lion hearted Scotchman. with two
negro servants. set out from Gambia.
On the west coast. and plunged fear
lessIy into the task which before him
no white man had ever attempted.
1t took a real man to plunge into the
unknown interior. filed with tales OF
the monstrous and the terrible. Huge
serpents. roaring lions. great black
cannibals. scorching heat, deadly fe
vers-who would dare to challenge
these things? And so Africa remained
dark" until yesterday. as it were.
while Moses was battling with his
problem in the Arabian wilderness;
while civilization was maturing IL
Egypt and Greece; while Roman repub.
lies and empires were rising and fall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
Administrator. Notice.

Eztar. Or George Fisher. deceased
The IUd, TsI Ensd having been an
pointed adm ulStratgr with the viii an
usNe4 Of the estate OF George Fisher.
late ~ the county 81 Rcrk Island state
or Illinois. deceased. hereby gives no.
tirt that she VIII appear before the
Hon benjamin Bell Judge Of the pro-
bate court ~ Rock Island county. 81
the probate court room. iu the city OF
ROCK Island ~ tie February term. on
the frEr Monday in February next. at
which tsrI- all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and re-
aiIestsd 10 attend Tor the pF.rpose OF
having the same adjusted All persons
frd-b-sd 20 said estate are requested 70
make immediate payment - the under
tEEed-
Dated Sth da- 81 December. A. ID.
1873. VIM FRED r. FISHER
-Afr1i-istrat-!X with the @iil annexed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
I.DAl..
Publication Notice.

state of Illinois. County of Rock Is
LANDS.
Circuit Court OF Rock Island county.
JanUarv term. A -. 1912.
John &. Freesc and Edmund Freese,
for us" OF :. q. Baker, ". Harry Gil
more. In attachment
Public notice Is hereby given To the
said Harry Gilmore that writ OF at
tSrhment issued out OF The Office OF the
clerk Of the circuit court of Rock Is
land county. dated the @@ud dag of De
Gem her. A d. 1913. at TIA" suit OF the
said John - FF'cSc and Edmund FrceS".
for Use OF \ =. Baker. and against III"
estate Of IN. said Harry Gilmore for
tn" sum OF thirty-elght dollars. direct
ID to tho sheriff Of said Rock Island
county. which said writ has been re
turned executed.
Now. therefore. unless Won. the 81 q
Harry Gilmore, shall personally he and
appear before the said circuit court or
Rock Island county. on III" first daN OF
THE next term thereof. To be holden at
the court house. in tho city of Rock
Island. in said county. on tho FIRST Mon
day Of January. a l.. 1914. give special
bail and plead to the said laiuttff s
action. judgment will be entered against
YOU. and ia favor Of the said John G.
FreesN and Edmund Freese. Tor use OF
4 q. Baker. and - much Of the prop
erty attached as may he sufficient 70
satisfy the said Judgment and costs
viii 10 sold To- satisfy the same.
GEORGE W GAMBLE. Clerk.
Albert Huber. plaintiffs attorney.
Dec % \. -. 1913.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
Petition 90 Probate Viii.

STATE of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss-
Probate Court. Rock island county.
November term. 1919.
In the matter OF the probate OF the
last will and testament OF Bartholomew
shea. deceased
ceFn-Grecting.
Notice is nereby given that on the
18th day OF Sovember. a. D 1913. a pc
titiCn was filed in the probate court Of
Rock Island county. Illinois, asking
that the Lass viii and testament OF Bar
tholorneW Shea. deceased. be admitted TO
probate The same petition further
states that the following named persons
are ali the heirs-at-l.w and leEatees
Nellse Lane. Annie Kinney. Maggie Kei-
Ieher. Bartholomew shea and James
Shea
You are further notified that the hear
ing OF the proof OF said VIII mas been
set ~ said court for the =4th day OF
Decernb Der. 4. ID. 1913, at the hour OF 10
o'clock IN the forenoon at the court
house in Rock Island. in said county.
when ard where you can appear. II you
see 1T and show cause. ~ any you have.
why said VIII should not be admitted 10
probate JOHN Z FLEMING.
Clerk Probate Court
Dated a. Rock Island IN. Nov IS
schriver & schriver. attorneys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
LEGAL.



state Of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
In the Circuit Court. January term.
1914
Rose Huss - Rudolph Hass.-In
Ciancery-
Arsdavit OF uon-resideEce OF Rudolph
Huss. the above defendant. having been
nlcd IN the clerks once OF the circuit
court % said county. notice Is there
fore hereby given 10 the said non-resi q
dent defendant that the complainant
dled her bin Of complaint In said court,
on the chaEC-ry side thereof. on the
2gth day OF November. 1913. and that
thereupon a summons issued out OF said
court. wherein said suit s. now pend
INK. rcturuablc on the first Monday IN
TIE month OF January next. as Is b.
law required
Now. unless you. the said uon-resi-
dent defendant above named. Rudolph
Huss. shall personally be and appear
before said court. on the first day OF the
next term thereof. TO be holden at Rock
Island. in and for said county. on the
first Monday IN January next. and plead
answer or demur 20 the said complain
ants bill OF complaint. the same and
the matters and things therein cn4rged
and stated VIII Se taken a. confessed
cording 20 tn" prayer or said bill
GEORGE W. GAMBLE Clerk
Rock Island. III. Nov. %. 1919
Schr!yer & Schriycr. compiaiuants
solicitors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
AduInI.trator.. Notice.

Estate OF William A6ams. deceased
The undersigned having been APP
pointed administrator with The viii an
nexed OF the estate Of Wiilia n Adams.
late OF the county Of Rock Island. state
OF Illinois. decca SGD. hereby gives notice
that he viii appear before the Hon. Ben
ianin Bell, Judge OF the probate court Of
Rock Island county. at the probate court
room. in the city o. Rock Island. at the
February term. ouNthe first Monday in
February next at which time al per
sons having claims against said estate
re notified and requested TO attend for
the purpose OF having the sane ad .
jUsted- All persons indebted TO said es-
tate are requested To make Immediate
payment TO the Undersigned.
Dated nth day OF December. \. D.
1919 JAMES SACkNILLE
Administrator with the viii annexed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
NAMES FROM THE BIBLE.
Odd Ones From the Old Testament
That Pleased the Puritans.

A certain set of Christian names
taken from the Bible have been in use
so long that we do not think Of them
as Bible names. Among them are
Adam, Moses, Samuel, David. Daniel,
Solomon, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Others taken from the saints, like
Peter, Paul, John. Stephen and Mat
thew. originally given to children be-
cause they were born on the saints
day, are still so common that we think
OF them as English names.
These names antedate the use of sur
names. as may be inferred from the
fact that nearly all of them have given
rise to patronymics, like Jacobson.
Peterson and Stevenson. In the twelfth
century missionaries sent out by the
authorities used to baptize whole vii
lagos at once and to save time invested
all the men with the name OF John or
some other saint and the women usual
ly Mary or Martha. To distinguish the
Johns some additional name like Short
or Strong or White or Black was given
him by the neighbOrs, and so Christian
names and surnames were united.
After the reformation it became the
fashion among the Puritans to give
children the names Of characters like
the Old Testament, and odd ones Hike
Melchisedec or BarzilIal were pre-
ferred. Among these were Abel, Levi,
Jesse, Amos, Asa, Isaiah, Ephraim,
Gideon, Malachi, Job, Abner, Hosea,
Ezekiel, jeremiah, Zechariah. Asher.
Ell and hundreds of others.-Hartford
Times. ~r.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
Preserving LinoIeum.

To prevent linoleum from rotting and
falling to pieces it should be treated in
the following manner: See that it is
perfectly dry and lay it on the floor
face downward. or it may be hung
over line with the back outside.
Make a mixture of linseed oil, red lead
and driers to about the thickness Of
gIycerin and give the back of the
linoleurn a thin coat Let it dry thor
oughly. add some more red lead to the
mixture. make it thicker and give the
Hnoleum another coat. 1t must not be
laid before it is perfectly dry.-Ex-
change.