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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
Eighty Girls Flee In
Panic From School
As Smoke Fills Room

Eighty girls. pupils of the Bag
well Business College, No. "a IL
Luckie street, were thrown into a
panic and fled pell nell down into
the streets Monday morning when
smoke from a fire originating in the
rear of the Belcher Heating and
Plumbing Company, No. "A Fairlie
street, filled their classrooms.
From moment of uneasiness, as
the smoke first began filtering through
a classroom in the rear of the school,
the scream OF fire was sent ringing
through the building to be picked up
and carried from mouth to mouth as
the panic took hold.
All efforts of the teachers TO control
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
PLAZA PLAN READY
FOR ". & A. BOARD

The City Council and Chamber Of
Commerce plaza committee met in
the Mayors Office Monday and agreed
upon plans for conference with the
State Western and Atlantic Commits
zion in the Senate chamber of the
Capitol Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock.
Tentative plans for plaza to cost
Sl,60O,00O, which were prepared nv
Chief of Construction CLAYTON viii
be presented for discussion. w A
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17

Wimbish, chairman of the Atlanta
committee. said Monday he expected
cooperation from the State Commits
sion
At the meeting Monday w. A. Spell
an engineer submitted a plan for
moving the State passenger station
from Pryor street to Forsyth street
and building a park over the ground
between Forsyth and Pryor streets.
Members Of the committee express
ed fear that the plan would not be
acceptable to the State, but it will
be considered.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
Mail Gifts Early
To Insure Delivery,
Postmaster Urge,

Unless Atlantans do their shoppln,
early and get their presents mailed ,
good many days before Christmas, the,
need not hope to get their parcel pos
packages delivered by Christmas" sail
Postmaster Jones Monday.
IF people wait until the last few day
before Christmas before mailing thei
packages and then expect the parce
post to take care of them they ar
mistaken We can handle $4,000 pack
ages a day, and above that numbe
we can not go. Neither can the rail-
roads handle them"
Postmaster Jones said that a do no
open before Christmas" sign could b
put on every package. He advises every
body to insure their Packages. 1t cost
a nickle to insure a parcel up to s2S
and cents more for twice that amount
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
Georgia Farm Grows
24-Lb. Sweet Potato

WAYCROSS, Nov. 17.-What is re-
ported to be the largest sweet potato
grown in the South since 1855 when a
potato weighing over 80 pounds was
produced, Is on exhibition now in
Blackshear.
The potato weighs % IL pounds,
and was grown on the farm of Ma
thew Dixon, not far from Blackshear.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
Whistles of Engines
Stir Sleepy Citizens

Terrace, called at Mayor Woodward 5
office Monday to protest against the
blowing of whistles of railroad engines
during the night hours when most people
are supposed to be asleep.
I've don't mind the choo-Chooing, but
we can't sleep with the Whistles blow
ing he said. There is no doubt thar
the noise is a nuisance and as such
we are going to see that is is stopped a"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
Lind Spends Night
On u. S. Battleship
Special Gable to The Atlanta oeoraI;

Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
VERA CRUZ, Nov. 17.-Important
developments in the situation invoiv-
ing the United States and Mexico are
expected before night.
Special Envoy John Lind passed
Sunday night on the United States
battleship Rhode Island AT the
United States Consulate to-day in
formation as to whether the Envoy
presence on the battleship had any
thing to do with plans for landing
marines in Mexico was refused.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
Another Town
Falls to Rebels.

LAREDO, TEX, Nov. IA Con-
stitutionalist army has captured Vic
toria, capital Of the State of Tamau;-
lpas, according to word received here
To-Day by the rebel junta. The city
is SAID to have been partially destroy
cd by fire and artillery attack.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
ORCIA PRODUCTS DAY---YOUR DUTY IS TO Hell P
mat


the frantic girls was unavailing, The
great cloud of smoke which arose
from below had stricken them with
terror.
without waiting to gather UP their
cloaks and hats. the girls rushed
headlong down the stairways Of the
Luckie and Fairlie street entrances.
Outside a large crowd had gathered
by the time the fire department ar
rived in answer to the alarm.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
PETITIONS BANKRUPTCY.

julius Zimmerman, Of the George
Maui Zimmerman Baking Company
Monday filed a petition for bankruptcy
in the Federal Court The petition was
an individual one. and followed bank
ruptcy proceedings of the Mau-Hanner-
mann Company which were started sew
eral weeks ago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17

Tuesday and Wednesday PRO
I TEA in five parts will be shown at
( the Elite Theater. Two nations are
5 about to enter into a treaty. and the
( third nation Is anxious 10 learn the
terms thereof. To secure the desire0
5 information a charming adventures
: is engaged. She undertakes the task
provided she can have the assistance
: of certain man who is at the tine
: serving prison sentence His re-
Z lease is ordered, and the pair start
on their task From this point we
J are treated to a succession of changes
of costume, rapid and startling, until
: one begins to wonder what can pos
; sibly he the next. BY means of dis
guiSes and representations without
: number the two spies manage to en-
} ter the house of the AMBASSADOR who
has the copy Of the treaty for safe
{ keeping and secure possession of the
) coveted document. They are closely
pursued by secret service sleuths
and are captured in their own house
1t is not for long, for as the sleuths
Z are searching for the missing treaty
( the spies escape. The house is fun
: of tricks and traps that outwit the
secret service men some of which are
most ingenious Having eluded the
: detectives at the outset u remains FOR
the spies to pass the frontier. which
Is closely guarded At first protea
buys small travelling circus. Later
Protea takes a bicycle from a passing
cyclist and continues her flight,
) Clever sleuths succeed in Cornerine
her with the only avenue of escape'
a rustic bridge over q stream. The
span is about 80 feet in length, and
the banks are high, so the sleutbs
burn the bridge, She leaps the gap"
IN true dare devil style, describing
a high arc and landing safely on the
other, side much to the discontinue
OF the waiting sleuths
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
Pope Plus Receives
Bluejacket Pilgrims

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ROME, Nov. 17.-Pope Plus to-day
received in his private apartments $50
seamen and petty officers belonging
to the vessels of the United States
feet.
The party included 80 Filipinos.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
WIDE VARIETY OF THINGS
ARRTTE IN PARCEL

GoIfsticks. a scrubbing mop, rifle.
six dozen Kansas eggs, dresses and
suits are being shipped by parcels post
The eggs arrived from Kansas Friday
in good condition and were delivered
to the addresses at price which was
lower than the market price even when
the 20 cents postage was added. The
golf sticks were shipped by one golf
enthusiast in Bisbee to another in FL
Paso; the mop was a New Years re-
membrance from some husband to his
domestic wife. and the rifle was not for
inSurrecto purposes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
AMUsEMENTs.
HIPPODROME SKATING RINK.

The daring, dangerous leap for life
VIII be seen tonight at O'CLOCK II
is the most daring trick on skates Dare
Devil Writings lightning descent will
be made down an IS inch wide chute,
then over 50 feet of space through fire
to the receiving platform. There will
be no extra charge-AdY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

ranch, and when the deal is closed they
will probably move to the Ell Paso val
ley to locate permanently. There are no
cattle on the ranch at this time.
The Pitman Cattle company on Fri
dav sold to Peters Bros. Of Kansas
City, No, 156 head of bulls and stays,
which. are being shipped to the Kansas
City harket
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

month, it was stated. is the provision
placing water for irrigation purposes
under the control Of a state hoard. This
would be an innovation in Texas. while
it is in effect in all other irrigation
states in the union. Mr.. Burgess Dill
covers SO typewriter pages. He stated
that it was now in the hands of the
printers and that copies Of it would be
sent to all legislators from the arid
districts of the state.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
BURNING GREASE CAUSES ALARM

burnlng. grease in an oven at there's
loehee, 5O2 South Kansas street. called
cut the central fire company at nd
no damage "a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
OPENING OF GLASS PLAYERS.

to open at the Crawford Monday night,
Jan. s, has deferred its opening date
to Thursday, Jan. 9. and its initial Of
fering will be THE Lion and the
Mouse" The Taylor Stock company
concludes at the Crawford theater to-
morrow night, and the intervening time
will be devoted to renovating the play
house.
The early interest shown in the Glass
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

organization organization presages unusually large
aualences, therefore. manager Fogg
pPL5es early reservation of seats al
are on sale.-adV TN -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
MEXICAN EXPORTS AND
IIBORTS EOR TWO YEARS

The Mexican Central Railroad com
pany has furnished Tony Escontrias
its local representative, with a state
ment of Mexican exports for the year
1912, which, according to the figures
totaled 60, 847,6742S pesos in imports,
and ia, 296, 044.10 pesos in exports. For
1911 the Mexican imports were 5S.237, =
e32.51 pesos and the exports SO, 657,-
1854.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
PLANS STATE CONTROL
M TRRTf Z, an,TnN w AnEn

The central feature in the irrigation
bill. prepared by r. r. Burgess. which
viii be presented by him before the
legislature when it convenes this
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
TOYAH RANCH is
ABOUT TO BE SOLD

Mrs. Kate Kendall and her two sons.
". E. Tinnin and J. o. Tinnin, are ne
gotiating for the sale of their ranch AT
Toyah- There are 20 sections in the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

Use Domestic Coke.
southwestern Fuel Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

\. V. Braley, a carpenter in Ell Paso
mas gone to Tombstone.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

Good cleaning, moderate prices. Wright
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

Phone | for automobile. Loneveu.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04
Final Clearance of Trimmed Hats |!

Every hat the has been gathered for the final eanghe prices
have Withered to almost nothing.
All Trimmed Hats That Were Regularly Marked at c1 M
From $500 Up to $1,000, Reduced to 41oVU
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

Good cleaning, moderate prices. Wright.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

,arly interest shown in the Glass
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

Take choice of the loYOuH find shape and to suit
yOu-and you enough pay for spring hail
All Pattern Hats Up to $500, Reduced to ca IN
Take choice of all these beautiful hats that you have pOsOU
often admired less than the of the imported Ostrich Metal
trimmings
All ChiIdren's Hats Up to $500, Now at Acc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04

Heres for the children superb gathering of really charming
hats-n all desired colors.
ALL OSTRICH PLUkES At HALF REGULAR PRICES!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-28


H B. Hogg is here from ParkeFs-
burg.
Alex R Watson is here from Fair
mont.
. P. c. Ealdn was here Tuesday from
Weston.
Hugh Lyon was here from Hepzibah
Tuesday.
business here.
Boyd Allen, Of Hepzibah, visited the
city Tuesday.
Charles P Lynch. of Ruckhannon,
Is a city visitor.
a. Y. Heath, of Charleston, is a
guest at the Waldo.
Paul r. Goldey. Of Parkersburg. Is
a guest At the Waldo.
w, J Brennan, Of Kingwood, Is a
business visitor here.
Wellington Thomas, of Buckhannon,
Is guest at the Hotel Gore.
w. v. Briceland, of Fairmont, Is in
the city. on a business visit.
g. G. Wright, OF Moundsville, is
here on brief business visit.
w, A. McGlumphy is here from
Moundsyilie on a business visit.
"Cyn Allen, substitute for the cen
ter position on the Wesleyan college
football team, was in the city tuesday
on the way from his home in Pitts
burg to Buekhannon.
Miss Ellen Powell, of Parkersburg
is visiting Mrs. Philip P. Steptoe.
Mrs. Charles Alexander and daugll-
ter are in Washington guests of Mrs.
Hunter H. Moss.
Miss Edith Jackson, of Jane Lew,
spent Tuesday in the city shopping.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-28
Hive to Meet

Hive to Meet.
At o'clock Thursday evening the
members of Clarksburg Hive, No. "a,
L. o. t. NJ, will meet in their hall to
transact important business. =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-28

face and would walk the floor. / coul
not lie down or sit still sometimes for {
day and q night at time. was ner-
vons, had very little appetite, no ambi.
ton, melancholy. and often felt a.
though ! had not friend in the world
After Ishad tried ricst every fc.
male remedy ftst, without success,
my mother-ih-law advised me to takc
Lydia E. PinkhaIn's Vegetable Com.
pound. did so and gained in st1engt
every day. I have now no trouble II.
any way and highly praise your med
cine. It advertises itself. MRS. S. 7
HURLEY, Eldon, Missouri.
Remember, the remedy which di
this was Lydia E. Pinkhnia's yegetabl
Compound. For sale everywhere.
It has helped thousands Of sHonne
who have been troubled with displag,
ments, inflammation, liberation, tufnot
Irregularities, periodic palms. hackach.
that bearing down feeling, Indigestion
and nervous prostration, after all othe
means have failed. Why don't yo
try it?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-28
SOCIAL !
lcontlnued from page tw9.l
HaIIowe,en Euchre.

for a week
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-28
ARRESTED
In Pafkersburuis Charles Hoce
and He is Returned Here
foreTrial!agee

Charles Hoce, alias Harrison Hoce,
is a prisoner in the county jail
awaiting hearing before Justice
William e. Starcher on a charge OF
obtaining money under false pre-
tense from E. E. Stevenson, a rep
resentative of local loan. company.
lHoce was arrested in Parkersburg
yesterday morning by Constable S
II. Poole OF that city, and Constable
Robert McClung went there last
evening and brought him here Tues
day morning and placed him in jail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-28
Calrnival Progrnl,l.

SInlNdl Program.
Following will he the program
the Merchants carnival and delsarte
entertainment by Mrs. A. ID. Reid
class in physical culture and expires
sion under the auspices of tn,
Woman's Civic Club at the Robinson
Grand theater this evening:
Display of Business Firms-bs
young ladies.
.;eid.
Grecial drill--Misses allen, Moore
Post, Stone, Kyle. Long, Flora, FLOW
ers, Bland, White, Wood. Wilson
hoeers. Hall, Chorpening and Ernst
Walking Up Main Street-Janic
Peck. ALL
Tableau Moyements-'ReSngse s
class, to be sung by quartet.
Display of Firms Children.
Vocal soio-selected, MISS Hele
Boardman.
Gesture song-'It's Just Like H
Great Love-" forty little girls.
Drill-children.
interpretive reading - selected
Mr.. Howard r. Lynch.
DISPLAY of firms.
Vocal selected, Lyncl
Brothers.
The Garden of Roses'-Drll an
pantomtme, twetnty-six girls. T
De sung by Miss Bessie byrd.
Working song-tfifty girls an
boys.
Dude Drill''-young ladies.
display Of firms.
Guess What?'-by the youn4
gentlemen Of Clarksburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-28

Eem4 are Weaknes5,
For two years /
could not standson
my feet long at 6
time andI could not
ak two blocks
without enduring
cutting and drawing
pains dowa my right
side which increased
once a month. !
have been at tina
TING ul1rple in N.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-28
pEyINE REAppoINTED.

]. ], Devine has been' reappointed
district deputy Of the Second Wesl
Virginia district OF the Knights
Columbus for the year beginning
i. This district comprises
Fairmont, Grafton, Weston and
Clarkbsurg councils. Mr.. Devine re.
ceived notice of his appointment
this morning from State Deputy Dan
B. Leonard, Of Parkersburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-28
A NEW CITIZEN.

Mr.. and Mrs. walter Brent, of EOS
North seventh street, are the proud
parents o. a nine pound boy baby
Just brought to their home by the
stork. Mr.. Brent is leading ana
popular blacksmith.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-28

Clarksburg Council, No. S72, o
che Knights of Columbus, will hold q
Halloween euchre party in Hoffmal.
Hall Thursday evening, october 80
beginning at s o'clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-28

READ OUR ADS, WE
ALWAYS HAVE SOME
THING THAT WILL IN
TEREsT THE BUYER AT
THE LOWEST POSSIBLE
PRICES.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-28

Eldo,i, No. / vas troubled with
lispIaeement, organic inflammation and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-28
wedding Announced.

Wedding Announced.
Wedding announcements reading as
follows have been issued as follows:
Mrs IdatI, DeBolt
announces the marriage Of her
daughter
Ida May
to
Lindsay F. Laughrey
Saturday the twenty-fifth day of
October
nineteen hundred and thirteen
Cumberland, Maryland
At home after
December first
Fordyce Apartments
Clarksburg, W Va.
Washington telegraph., 1913-05-23
NEW Hope

New Hope, May % Farmers
are very busy chopping cotton.
Robt. Mitchell and family visit
ed Mr.. John Ross and family
Sunday afternoon.
Misses Virgie Hartsfeld, Allie
Arnold and Trudie East visited
Mrs. Leroy Samuels at DeAnn
Saturday night.
J. p. Baker returned from Tex
arkana this week.
Mrs. Banks Malone visited
Mrs. W. ]. Arnold Saturday.
Lee Elliott and Charlie Ross
attended services at "Sankey'
Sunday night.
Foster Onstead and Tillniar
Hembreeat attended Sunday Schoo
here Sunday afternoon.
w. j. Arnold made business
trip to Hope Saturday.
ASTER
Washington telegraph., 1913-05-23
c Late News fronl Ter the County J.
- = = - - Aisssz
COLUMBUS

Columbus, May 21.-Mr. and
Mrs. Chandler of Saratoga are
visiting relatives here this week.
The Columbus High School
closed Friday with a real nice
program.
Prof. D. S. Campbell will leave
today for Arkadelphia where he
will visit friends for a few days
and from there ne will 60 to
Little Rock.
DR.. J. r. Aubrey left Wednes-
day for Little Rock to attend the
Medical Association.
Day Campbell, who has been
attending school here for the
past season, left today for his
home at Hur, Ark.
Mrs. R. G. Stuart, Mrs. Georgia
hurry and Miss Hazel Stuart
are visiting relatives at Garland
this week.
Mrs. John Hill, with Misses
Norma and Neddie Hill, spent
Saturday and Sunday in Hope.
Washington telegraph., 1913-05-23
MELROSE.

Melrose, May 22.-Cheer up
farmers it will stop raining soon
and then you will have plenty of
work to do.
Farmers are looking as gloomy
as the weather-Too much rain.
JIG. Lloyd and W. M. Cruzen
were out driving Sunday morn
ing; business not known.
A few of the young people were
entertained with music at the
home of Ben Arnold Saturday
night.
]. l.. Atterbury returned Mon
day from a visit to homefolks at
Centerville. He reported a good
time.
Miss Mamie Lloyd returned
home Saturday to spend the
summer.
Miss Ruth Hawthorne visited
Misses Mamie and Matte Lloyo
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs 7. Taylor was was calico
to the bedside of her niece Miss
Irma Brock who died at Ho
Springs Sunday afternoon.
PAIL,
Washington telegraph., 1913-05-23
HAYS MAKES DATES

Judge Geo. w. Hays, candidate
for Governor has given out the
following date for speaking in
this part Of the state to-wit:
Center Point, Monday May 10,
10 a. m; Nashville, ! p. m; Ozan,
Hope, s p. N; Texarkana, Tues
day 20-21; Pine Bluff, Thursday
%; Gillett, Friday %, II a. M;
Dewitt, 3 p. m: Stuttgart, 5 p.
m; Clarendon, Saturday "a. II
a. m; Brinkley, 8p, m.
A special date will be fixed to
speak at Washington, and the
date will be announced later.
Washington telegraph., 1913-05-23
<r---
MGCASkIL-L.

McCaskill, MAY 22.-The farm
ers here have been very busy
for the past three weeks gather
ing strawberries.
M. O. Gorham returned from
Texarkana today.
Mrs. Nolen has been visiting
relatives and friends at Locks
burg and Murfreesboro this
week.
Mrs. Val Woodall of Prescott
is visiting relatives here h S
week.
Mrs. B. L. Scott and sister
will make a short visit to Okolona
this week.
The childrens day progrom at
Harmony was well rendered and
a large crowd was present.
Abb Cobb of Wallaceburg was
a visitor here Tuesday.
Otis Davis visited home-fOlks
Sunday afternoon.
d. Scott and family moved to
Highland this week.
Miss Ola Aston left for Muir
freesboro Tuesday.
Marshall Scott left Tuesday
for Tyler, Texas.
W. D. Eley spent Monday il
McCaskill.
DEWY.
Washington telegraph., 1913-05-23
R. M. LEE CASE
AGAINST X. c. S.
DECIDED IN FEDERAL
COURT
In FAVOR OF DEFENDANT
Fourth Trial Of The Cas-,
Which Has Attracted Con-
siderable Attention

In the case of r. NJ. Lee, of
Nashville, against the K. G.. S.
railroad which was on trial in the
Federal court at Texarkana last
week, Federal Judge F. A. You
mans last Tuesday directed a
verdict for the defendant rail
road. A motion for new trial
which was overruled and the
plaintiff appealed.
This was a suit for personal
injuries and is the fourth trial
of the case.
Mr.. Lee sued the railroad for
$50, 600 damages for injuries al
legged to have been received in a
wreck.
The first two cases resulted in
mistrial; the third resulted in a
verdict of $1,000 for the plaintiff,
but new trial was granted the
railroad, and the fourth trial re-
suited in a verdict directed for
the defendant. The case has
attracted considerable attention,
there were between $50 and 200
witnesses in the case, and some
thing like a week was occupied
in taking the testimony. The
plaintiff was represented by Sain
& Sain of Nashville, and w. H.
Arnold of Texarkana.
Washington telegraph., 1913-05-23
MAYORS BARRED

That mayors ofArkansas towns
and cities have no legal authority
to perform masriage ceremonies,
although justices of the peace are
vested with that power is the
opinion of Attorney General Will
liam L. Moose, handed down
Thursday at. the request OF the
mayor of Bonanza.
Attorney General Moose also
handed down an opinion for Ross
A. Denton, city marshal of Nam
moth Springs, expressing a be
lief that city marshal also may
hold the office o5 consta BILE.
Washington telegraph., 1913-05-23
MRS. PEARCE DEAD
Mother Of Mrs. Z. B. Black OF
Washington

Mrs. Margaret Pearce, aged
GA, mother of Mrs. Edgar B
Black of this city, and wife o.
Mr.. Lag Pierce of Wesson, died
at the family residence In a7Wess
on, Union County, Friday May
9, after~an illness OF yeral
weeks. IS
Mrs. Pierce leaves her husband
Mr.. Lac Pierce, Mrs. Sallie Gre
sham and L.Pierce all of Wesson.
Mrs. E B. Black of Washington,
L. B. and Joe Pierce OF Magnolia
ard Mrs. Ola Chandler Of I4aPeal,
Ark,
Mrs. Pierce was buried a t
Pleasant Hill, Arkansas, t b e
funeral being attended by all of
the children.
Washington telegraph., 1913-05-23
BALL GAME

An excellent game Of base ball
was played at Columbus last week
between Columbus and Saratoga.
The score being l to 0 in favor
Of Saratoga. The locals played
fine ball but Tricks Arkansas
Traveller" with his speedy drop
held the locals at his m rcy
throughout the game.