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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03
COMPLAINTS OF
UNCLEAN HOTELS
MEMBERS OF MISS. TRAVELLERS
COOPERATING WITH STATE
HEALTH OFFICIALS.

Jackson, Miss, May 2.-Members of
the Mississippi Travellers Association
are cooperating with the state board
of health in the inspection of hotels
In this state, and as a result some
very amusing, and at the same time
very serious complaints are daily be-
ing made to the board.
Each member of the association is
supplied with little slips with blanks
for the insertion of the names of
hotels and its location. Mutations of
specific causes for complaint are made
on the slips, which finally reach Dr.
w. II Rowan, chief sanitary inspector,
who at once warns the hotels of which
complaints are made to abide strictly
by the regulations of the board of
health. If the hotels violating the
rules of the board continue to defy
them affidavits are made and the pro-
prietors are hailed into court.
A few examples of what a CONNER
cial traveller goes up against in his
travels may be of interest. Here are
just a few notations on some slips
recently turned into the offices Of Sec
rotary E. H. Galloway, of the board
of health, and which will be given to
the sanitary inspector:
One travelling man has the following
to say of a certain hotel in a small
town in South Mississippi:
UNLESS there has been sudden
change this place is about the worst I
ever saw. l tried to stay there once,
but could not stand the odor, and spent
part of the night at the depot. You
cannot eat the food and the beds are
, filthy, to say the least
Here's another from long-suffering
knight of the grip:
This is the dirtiest place | ever
saw. l got body lice on me here.
Please have it investigated at once.
Still another wall is as follows:
This place is almost unfit for habi-
tation and some steps should be taken
at once. Conditions are enough to
cause an epidemic of typhoid"
Here's a man who don't like rats.
He says:
Rats run at night through walls,
over ceiling and squeal and carry on
like pigs. One travelling man told me
one ran across his bed and woke him
up."
Here's still another:
This hotel is in the funky class,
and about the only thing that will
change it is for some one other than
the present owner or operator to take
it over. 1t is run on the widow wo-
man plan, and by red neck who,
while she may mean well, it's about
like the old mans opinion of his SON.
in-law, that's Johns way, but ID
his way This place needs fumigat-
ing"
And so the list goe on. DR.. Row
an states that there are now only two
hotels using roll towels.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03
HATTIESBURG PROOF
Should Convince Every News Reader.

The frank statement OF neighbor,
telling the merits of remedy,
Bids you pause and believe.
The same endorsement
BY some stranger far away
Commands no belief at all.
Here's Hattiesburg case.
A Hattiesburg citizen testifies.
Read and be convinced.
A. M. Thompson, 122 Nora ST., Hat
tiesburg, Miss, says: 81 injured my
back when young and after that was
troubled by kidney complaint | suf
fered intensely from lumbago and
sharp twinges in my loins and my
work aggravated the complaint. Dur
ing the past six or seven years, have
made 1t rule to use Doan's
Kidney Pills occasionally, as I
have found from experience
that they are the best kidney
medicine to be had. l generally pro-
cure Doans Kidney Pills at Hays &
Fields Drug Store and as they have
never failed to relieve me. can rec
ommend them without a moments
hesitation"
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-DOAN'S-an
take no other.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03

Poor appetite is a sure sign of i'm
paired digestion. A few doses of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets will strengthen your digestion
and improve your appetite. Thousands
have been benefited by taking these
Tablets. Sold by all dealers.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-07-28

50 ou5uf s5lols anIu @7N oVL
1876.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-07-28
TERRITORIAL NOTICE OF POLL
TAN.

AN ACT to Impose % poll taN up
ON male persons lu tho Territory Of
Alaska and providing means for lbs
collection
NOTICE is HEREB GIVEN That
there ls hereby made, imposed and
levied upon each male person with
I'm tho Territory of Alaska or the
waters thereof over the age of TWEEN
.y-one years and under ybe age OF
uGy years. am annual task m the
sum of four dollars
ALL persons arc hereby warned
ha. said poll uN provided for m
rhs Act IFS due aud payable ON or
before Monday August 3th, 1913,
and trat payment thereof win be
come delinquent as provided I'M said
Ace after said Monday, August 4yh,
1913: and chat m case OF failure TO
pay tho same. penalties, a8 herein
provided for. win De imposed and iJ
shall Do tho duty of every person DE
able TO pay such tax, TO pay the
elmg TO tho Commissioner within Oh
ume herein set forth.
MARTIN CONWAY,
gommlsslouor-EN-ol
uc.o Poll Tax Collec
uTr rg-Ig-tT tor.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-07-28
Phil Abrahams
IT'S WORTH YOUR WHILE

20 visit our store. It's Ike visit
TO museum. for natives an over
Alaska have contributed thcir work
TO this collection of ours.
AS q visitor You VIII receive q
hearty welcome. We arc always
elad 90 extend cvcry courtesy to any
visitor and you are under no obii-
CATION 20 buy. We want you TO
feel chat this store Is yours and we
want You TO use &c MS such. We
carry tho largest and most complete
line OF FOSSIL ivory and nugget jewel
ry lu Alaska as wen as ivory crib
b1ee boards and totem poles, napkin
rugs, eurying and gamosets.
We curry q large assortment OF
Indian moggasin5 aud baskets and
hand beaton llyor spoons and
bracelets.
H. ID. EIRMSE,
Pioneer Jewelcr
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03


Come, come, my DEAR" protested.
TRY to be polite even if we don't
agree about Mr.. Cobb. Even an uncle
is entitled to some of the elementary
courtesies."
"Oh, hate to have him insulted!"
she exclaimed, shade apologetically.
You are all against him, and it is
so aggravating to know what you are
going to say before you have said it,
81 am not so sure you do" l re-
torted. Il may be middle-aged and
commonplace, but l m not quite a
parrot. Any way, my DEAR when one
loves people one is entitled to be
little - officious.'
"Oh, you are not that, Uncle Hart
ley!" she said relentingly. 81 We been
horrid and rude, and / beg your
pardon. But both you and Mumsey
are both so prejudiced against poor
Mr. Cobb"
II like poor Mr.. Cobb we'll enough,
and l think he is very presentable
young man; but if he insists on being
a young man of mystery, whose fault
is it that we distrust him?"
"You think m an awful little
the first glimmer of a smile.
NO." l answered, you are simply
young 49, young and trustful, as nice
girl ought to be. But that is all the
more reason to listen to the watch
dogs honest bark"
Il IN listening" she said.
"Q ARK number one," l continued:
- Tell Mr.. Cobb you have hor-
rid, disagreeable old uncle who makes
your life burden to you with ques-
tions you can not answer. Tell him
you are at your wits end to sat
isfy this old ogre. Then if he is
straight"
"Of course he is straight" she in
terrupted, with another little flare of
resentment. "NIr. Cobb is a gentle
man through and through. and -"
"And what?" | asked, as she hesi-
tated and stopped.
HE has his own reasons - very
good reasons - for hiding his1 real
name, and -"
Good heavens" l cried out. "You
at all?"
lNO, sue IcPllcu. IL 10 oil pal
of very strange and romantic secret.
You see, he is liable to be arrested
at any moment!"
My look of CONSERVATION was more
effective than all my previous re-
proaches.
II promised never to tell SOUL"
she hurried on, as though apprehend-
ing some outburst on my part, and
feverishly eager to forestall it. But
of course that meant Mumsey, who
could MT be expected to understand,
or - or make allowances. can't have
you think he is a criminal, Uncle
Hartley, or anything of that sort.
He s gun-runner."
"A what?" | demanded.
"That IS what they call people who
run guns across the Mexican border
to the rebels" she explained sweetly.
1T is terribly dangerous, but very,
very profitable, and he was making
lots of money till finally the Federal
authorities at Ell Paso got after him
and issued a warrant for his arrest.
His real name is Marion Joyce Car
Isle, but he changed it to Montgom-
cry j. Cobb for his initials on his
things - to keep them the same, you
know. If he were arrested he would
get into the most frightful trouble,
though he says in year or two 1t
will all blow over But in the mean
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
Continued from Page ~


"Yes, that S why he stays" said
Viola, as if pleased at last to find
something we could agree on.
But tell me, what was he before
he took up this highly spectacular,
moving-picture occupation?" | in
quired. He can't have spent his
whole life in gun-running. What was
he before he - gun-ran?"
The tinge in Viola's cheeks turned
to scarlet.
Il don't know" she replied.
He S always been rather reticent
about himself, and n-naturally never
liked to p-p-press him.
Viola" l exclaimed, you must
drop this man like a red-hot potato
- drop him quicker than scat
II can't she murmured. "Or
rather mean won't. | may as we'll
confess that we are engaged"
Engaged" | cried out, aghast.
Engaged to a man with an alias, no
antecedents, and escaping from the
police?"
"Yes," she returned somewhat
tremblingly, "and if you bother or
harass him or draw Mumsey into
any fuss about him warn you it will
be very short engagement. Other
wise we intend to wait until the hue
and cry is over until the rebels
become federals, and all danger is
past"
| rose and took my hat and cane.
You are twenty-five years old and
legally entitled to go to the devil"
I col I
make a little surer that this gentle
man is mt married already 1t
would mt be very pleasant if he were,
would it,"
With that parting shot | left, after
peck at very averted cheek.
doubt if there is a more detestable
position in the world than being re-
lated - closely related - to a young
woman who is making an idiot Of
herself. One feels so responsible and
so helpless; she is too big to spank
and too unreasonable to argue with;
legally she is woman, and in reality
child. 1t is no pleasure, either, to
become the cruel uncle of romance;
to realize that one is regarded as a
hOrrid old busybOdy who has no un-
derstanding of youth and love.
Of course, if my sister had been a
different sort of woman, would have
regarded all this as much more her
affair than mine. But Kitty is one
of those impossible people who fly
off the tangent at anything like a
crisis, and meet it by creating an
other = with unlimited tears, hyster-
les and heart failure.
THE next morning l decided to con-
suit private detective | knew,
named BlOOmer. We had once en-
plOyed him to stop series of petty
thefts in our warehouse, and he had
nailed the culprits in thirty-six hours.
So after telephoning for an appoint
ment | went along to Boomers and
unfolded my tale of woe in a dingy
Office overlooking Broadway. Bloomer
was grizzled, bovine parsonage, re-
motely policemanlike and Irish, with
smouldering eyes and cowing man
ner. He listened with hard-breathing
patience; took notes in a large,
greasy book and asked a number of
very searching questions.
"The fellow s crook" he said at
last, in his booming voice "The idea
is to get the goods on him and run
him out - scare him out. Hey, is
that right?"
! said it was. Yes, that was it ex-
actly.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
SEMI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE
CORNERING G MR.. COBB

though not as emphatically perhaps
as Bloomer seemed to desire.
But this is all negative | said.
1--WE are still as much in the dark as
ever, are MT we?"
Bloomer laughed confidently.
Listen" he doomed, with jubi
liant note in his voice that dispelled
my latent suspicion. II was wonder
ing about these here furs, and seeing
no daylight anywhere when ker
plunk, got another line on our party
that put him right under the search
light. l can't be absolutely positive
till Chicago rings me up in twenty
minutes, but it s dollars to dough
nuts, Mr.. Williams, that we we landed
our man. He s Harold Spindler,
twenty-eight, married, formerly as
sistant cashier of the Changers and
Drovers' Bank, now a fugitive from
justice, and wanted for forgery and
embezzlement. There is thousand
dollars reward for his apprehension,
and as soon as we get in touch with
the officers who think they have
tracked him to Duluth, they II be
sent on here to arrest and extradite
him!"
This was thrilling. | had sudden
strangling feeling in my throat. We
always think of crime as something
inconceivably remote from our COM
monplace, everyday life, and when
it brushes against us, cOncretely and
individually, we are stunned.
There S Chicago calling now on
my other wire," exclaimed Bloomer
suddenly. Hey, hang up moment
II II ring you up again as soon as
they are DONE"
A FEW minutes later, as | waited
nervOusly beside the switchboard
operator, | was called again into the
booth. 1t was Bloomer, resOunding
and triumphant.
He S our party all right" he an
nOunced. HE s Harold Spindler for
sure, and the officers will be here to-
morrow with the warrant, requisi-
tion papers and fingerprints! Good
work, hey? No time wasted, hey?
Cobb s smart boy, but / guess he s
cornered this time, Mr. Williams"
l had hardly breath enough to ask
him to keep the affair out of the
newspapers.
Sure, it will be kept out of the
papers," said Bloomer. "The young
lady's name has to be protected;
know that
Where is he now?' asked.
Where s Cobb now?'
up at your sisters apartment"
said Bloomer, answering my question
with certain uneasiness. But don't
you disturb him, Mr.. Williams; keep
away from him, please; he II run at
the fall of hat, and then where
would we be?"
| murmured nOncOmmittally that |
would be very careful. 1t was begin
ming to dawn on me that Bloomer and
l were at cross purposes as to Cobb's
final fate. | had no wish whatever to
have the fellow arrested, since his
name could only too easily be linked
with ViOla's in an odious publicity.
l wished for nothing better, in fact,
than his complete disappearance and
Obliteration. But Bloomer was so
much policeman himself that l felt
he would be acutely put out to fail
his brother officers from Chicago. Be-
sides, there was that thousand dol
lars reward, in which no doubt, my
burly friend expected to share. My
increasing perception of all this
pQnCa6 mo tn tpponOrizo
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03


Mr.. Williams - the bigger your net
the Surer you are of landing your
fish, and the cost is in proportion"
go ahead" l said. "Show me re-
suits and / don't care what | pay"
A shade of misgiving suddenly ap-
peared on those bovine features.
"Of course | don't guarantee he S
a crook" he remarked. IF he amt
a crook, he aint, and there s no
more to be said. But | take it, it S
his record you re wanting, even If
it s clean"
Precisely" l agreed.
Where will you be by five o'clock,
he asked, reaching for some telegraph
forms. Il think l ought to be able
to report something by five."
AT my club" l returned, giving
him the telephone number. II shall
make a point of being there from
fOur-thirty on"
He had already noted my hotel and
business address, and now verified
them again with an air of concluding
the interview. He escorted me to the
door, massively and tremendously,
and a party of chattering girls, de-
scending from theatrical agency
above, were very much impressed by
the sight. | stopped in the street and
looked up at the dusty windows
where within the web was being
stretched for Cobb. / glowed with
satisfaction; l felt that the wires
were already humming; best of all,
it was my affair no longer, but
Boomers.
He rang me up little after five.
Il We got some queer news for you"
he said. There amt any such party
known at Ell Paso, nor is there any
warrant out for him."
MOP | exclaimed.
Whatever our party is running
away from it certainly amt from a
Federal warrant" he continued.
There ain't warrant, Federal, state
or local out for anybody - for SNUG
Cling arms, 'ye understand? Hey,
have you got that?"
l replied that | had.
'It looks like a blind" went on
Bloomer in his vibrating voice.
Nearly all crooks have blinds to
throw off the police. Meantime, of
course, have been trying to place
the Walton our party mentioned -
the town he gave on the hotel regis
ter, both here and down South. Well,
and what do you think?'
murmured my inability to do
anything of the kind.
Il have covered all the Waltons
in the United States and Canada, and
our party, either as Cobb or Carlisle,
or Marion, Montgomery or Joyce
amt to be found or recognized in any
of them!"
Perhaps my description of him
was MT good enough" l said, sud-
denly troubled that the fault might
be mine. II am afraid it would have
been better if you had seen him your
self"
DLOOMER burst out laughing.
- II guess we know pretty we'll
what he looks like after shadering
him all day." he exclaimed. why,
you were MT gone ten minutes before
l had him under observation, with
one of my best men reporting prog
ress every hour. And here's another
mighty queer thing, Mr.. Williams
"Yes?"
1T amt guns he's interested in -
it s furS!"
"Furs?"
"Yes, sir, furs" We trailed him to
Efforts e On furriprS tn w RI Hall
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-03-27
Notes From Liberty.

Miss Nellie Barnes was home from
Milwaukee for Easter.
Eugene Knox, student Of Marquette
University, spent the Easter vacation
at home.
Miss Margaret Grove returned home
Saturday from Manitowoc.
The town caucus of Liberty was held
at the town hail Tuesday. The follow
ing ticket was nominated:
Chairman, Thos. Brennan; supervis-
ors, VIM. Cummings, Jr., and Steve
Stiefvater; clerk, Jas. Barnes; assessor
Erwin klemm: treasurer, G. NJ. Gull
ickson; Justice of the Peace, Otto G..
Berge; constabes, Joe Mailman, Peter
Brady and Frank Christel.
Mrs. A. d. Lyken, mother of former
chairman A. A. Lyken, died Tuesday
of last week, aged 81 years. The de-
ceased was born in Norway in 1882 and
came with her husband to this country
IN 1891. They settled on farm in
Liberty which had been the home of
the deceased until her death She is
survived by three sons and two daugh-
tiers. The funeral was held Saturday
from the Norwegian Lutheran church.
The Manitowoc Post says that Harry
Kelley is good judicial timber 1t is
safe bet that Kelley will get big
vote in this town.
Ole Erickson, a well-known farmer
living near Quarry died suddenly last
Thursday morning from hemorrhage
of the brain. He was "a years old.
Mr.. Erickson was doing the chores in
the morning when he was stricken.
He went to the house but rapidly grew
worse and died in less than half an
hour. He is survived by his wife and
five children, Lulu, now Mrs. -
and Albert of South Dakota; Munda,
Olga and Morris at home. The funer-
al was held Tuesday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-03-27
Notes From Two Rivers.

Mrs. John Wilsmann died Monday
afternoon at the Holy Family Hospital
at Manitowoc. A few weeks ago both
she and her husband were taken to the
hospital for treatment Mr.. Wilsmann
being afflicted with a complication of
diseases resulting from severe at
tack of pneumonia and Mrs. Wilsmann
suffering from typhoid fever.
Mrs. Wilsmann's death is the cause
of extreme sorrow in the community
and the husband and twelve children
are grief stricken. The youngest child
is only sixteen months and the Oldest
is twenty-three years.
Mrs. Wilsmann was 46 years of age.
Her maiden name was Louise Schmidt.
She was married twenty-five years ago
to John Wilsmann. She is survived
by husband, seven sons and five
The funeral will take
place Thursday from st. Johns Luth-
eran church.
John Slavoik aged 25, died last
Thursday at the county sanitorium at
Whitelaw. He was afflicted with tu-
berculosis for many months and went
10 the sanitorium FOR relief. He was
the first patient at the new sanitorium.
The deceased was a resident of this
city for the past five years, having
moved here from Forestville. He is
by wife ana two children.
The funeral took place on Sunday, Rev.
Morris officiating.
Mrs. Oliver Allie, aged Al, died at
her home on the East Side Monday aft
er a lingering illness. The deceased is
survived by husband and family of
eleven children. The funeral took
place on Wednesday from st. Luke's
church.
Arthur Baetz, who has been employ
ed in the office of the Hamilton Manu-
featuring Company, has purchased the
Reporter and has already taken charge
Of the same.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-03-27
Notes From Ref Mills.

The large quantity of water has
caused considerable damage here. The
dam was destroyed and the large sheets
OF ice made their way into the Reif's
sawmill.
Mr.. Joseph Havlovitz gave party in
honor of his names day, March Is.
Cards were played and refreshments
served. Every one had good time.
A surprise party was held the same
night at the home of Mr.. Joseph
Krejcarek.
A large number of the farmers from
our burg were present at the auction
held on Louis koche's farm at Franc! 5
Creek last Thursday.
Master Alvin Click purchased new
up-to-date Ranger Bicycle.
krejcarek Bros. were busy pressing
hay for the farmers of Ref Mills last
week.
Mr.. Frank Havlovitz visited friends
in Cooperstown last Thursday.
Mr.. Frank Braunreiter, Jr. was a
business caller at Manitowoc, one day
last week.
Miss Lily Click is spending her Eas-
ter vacation with her parents.
Mr. John Theisen, who spent the
winter months up North lum boring,
returned last week
Mr.. Charles Herman, sold horse for
S2l5.
The eight year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jos. Cizler was removed to
the Manitowoc Hospital last Saturday
and on Monday vas operated upon for
appendicitis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-03-27
Notes from KeIlne SyiIIe.

Mrs. Jos. konop had the misfor tune
OF fracturing an arm while on the way
to Easter Services.
Louis Ledvna fractured an arm
wrestling with some friends on Satur.
day.
Mat Hubs, ST., has purchased JOS
A. Seykora's farm of 20 acres. Consi-
deration $4,000.
Mr.. Mat Hubs, Jr. had the misfor-
tune of losing his stable and sheds by
fire on Friday afternoon. The loss is
about $500. Hogs, l COW, machinery,
chickens, etc., were burned up.
The dance at Cherney's on Monday
was well attended Everybody had a
big time.
Next Monday cattle fair day. Bring
out your horses.
About 400 people attended the Kotc-
ian-O'Neil wedding on Wednesday.
Atty. L. W., Jerome, JOS, Mae and
Ida Ledvina, Victor Kellner, James
keehan, Agnes and Clara Blahnik and
Chas. Konop spent Easter at their re-
spective homes in this burg.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-03-27
Notes From CenterviIIe.

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Srctl OF Menom.
inee, Mich, spent their Easter vaca.
tion with the latter's parents, M. and
Mrs. Albert Kohn at Hika. Her sister
Miss Helen of Manitowoc and brother
Frank, attending Valparaiso Universe
ty, also we're home.
Miss Veronica Bogenschuetz spent
last week with her sister, Mrs. Ulrich
Shewerer, at ST. Nazianz.
Mr. Ferdinand Amends was home
over Sunday.
Mr.. Jerome Ledvina scent few
hours with friends here.
The dance at Nennigs on Easter
Monday was very well attended and all
report an excellent time.
Miss Alma Kassa was at Green Bay
to attend to her sister, Mrs. Charles
Hessel of Francis Creek, who under.
went an operation there.
Announcements have been made of
the approaching marriage of Miss Ma
bel Sell and Mr.. Peter Schultz. Also
of Miss Mary Wagner and Mr.. Frank
Bogenschuetz.
Cleveland is beginning to get lively.
Mr.. Wimmler has arranged to have
moving pictures in his hall every
Tuesday evening, beginning April 2.
Mrs. Henry Pope Of st. Paul, form
erly Miss Hulda Doersch of here, died
at Milwaukee Sunday. Her remains
were brought here on Wednesday and
the funeral took place on Thursday af-
ternoon, Rey. Sprengling officiating.
She leaves her husband and two chill
dren, an aged mother, a sister, Mrs.
VIM. Jaeger, and a brother, Mr..
Adolph Doersch. May her soul rest in
peace.