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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-18
LOUISE FARRIS BLAMED
!. FOR SW|NDL|NG SCHEME
Operations of Indiana Matrimonial
Bureau Are Aired in Fed
eral Court.

: INDIANAPOLIS. December 1s.-Mar-
tin W. Farris of Princeton. Ind. who.
with his wife and daughters. Louise and
ora. are under indictment here on a
charge of misusng the mails in operating
matrimonial bureau, yesterday told
Judge y. B. Anderson in federal court
that Louise alone was responsible for
what Charles w. Miller, district attorney,
as one of the biggest matri-
n1onial swindles operated in this country
farr.S and his wife withdrew their plea
of not guilty, entered a plea OF guilty,
and then withdrew that after Mr.. Miller
had outlined the government case.
Miss Louise pleaded guilty when ar
raigned Tuesday, but she has not been
sentenced. Miss Ora has not been ar
raisned.
Tells of Operations.
+, Mr.. Miller. in outlining the govern
ments case, declared that Louise wrote
letters to men who wished to marry her.
Mrs. Farris mailed the letters Ora
warned away prospective bridegroons,
and If they became too insistent the "a
Their threatened them. Five men VINO ha
proposed to Louise arrived in Prince lou
at the same tins, Mr.. Miller said. ana at
one time she was engaged to fifty men.
One of the victims who sent Louise
500 was q prominent pasilist, the dis tiict
attorney asserted Mr. Miller told of
many prospective bridesrooms who had
sent diamond bracelets, diamond rings
and railroad tickets.
- Louise confessed, Mr.. Miller said, tina
she wrote to disgruntled lovers threaten
ing to have them arrested Tor trying TO
lure Il young, innocent girl away from
home, if return of money or jeweiry
was demanded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-18
Surprise for Miss FarriA

!. Detective Burlingame, who Went to In
dianapois 10 attend the trial Of the three
defendants, returned this morning. The
detective took trunk filled with cloth
ing that he had removed from room
Miss Mary Louise Ferris had occupied
during her short stay here and also a
package containing the jewelry she
brought here with her.
.. Miss Farris and her. attorney were sur
prised when they reached the office OF
United States Attorney filler and saw
the property of the young woman spread
upon a table and Miss I'arris, the de-
tectives states, almost tainted.
Attorney O'Brien consulted his client,
Miss Farris. and soon afterward an
nOunced he was ready to enter a plea ~
guilty so far she was concerned. He
said he would ask that sentence be suS-
pended or that she be paroled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-18
ACTION AGAINST BURKE
DEPENDS ON HIS STATUS
War Department to Make No Move
Against Commissary Man
ager Now.

Secretary Garrison today said no action
will be taken by the War Department in
the case of John Burke. manager of the
Panama railway commiSsary department,
until the Attorney General establishes the
official status of Burke.
If Attorney General McReynolds de-
cides that Burke is a government emp Oye.
and the investigation now being made
establishes the allegations aaginst him,
the government may be able to proceed
agains. him. But if he is found to BE-
employed In a private capacity. the only
recourse would be 10 proceed civiiy 10
recover for tie Panama railroad the
Burke Issues Denial:
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. sDeccmbe- 1s.-
denied he had ever received money from
any source other than his salary while
connected with the Panama commissary
department.
There is not a word of truth in any
charge that nave profted financially on
the side in connection with my wor,
in the, Canal Zone" declares Mr.. Burke
Complaint against me arose last Sep
leHDeT On dctCutis o. iiioTIidIo SiNSi
out by a disgrCntled e.nploye. The com
plant was that the gel artsnent had made
pure bases aDr1 az. I never made answei
10 he conpia int 20. It was the poi:c,
OF the department to purchase supplies
wherever ( ey could DC had the 'cfea >
est
.'-rhe charge that / have made noaeA
out OF Eiy position IS new to me. L
would be impossible. as ] am not III full
charge of the colnnissary department
have 10 make detailed reports to my su
perioT officer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-18

II pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds of sitUatio are
filled through them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-18
GRAND DUKE
INSISTS He IS BRAVE
Testimony in British Court Followed
by Apology on Behalf of
Mr.. Munsey.

LONDON, December 1S.-.The Grand
Duke Boris Of Russia, q cousin of the
Emperor of Russia. took the witness
stand today in the lord chief Justices
court. in order to rebut allegations Of
misconduct and cowardice brought
against him in magazine article
In connection with this article he
brought suit for libel against the Frank
4. Munsey Company, but the suit was
settled out OF court December 8. The
grand duke, however wished to clear
his character publicly.
Tells OF His Bravery.
He swore in court that there was no
foundation for the libel. denied that he
had been guilty OF misconduct and tes-
titled that he had been constantly under
fire for a fortnight during the operations
in the vicinity of Liao-Yang in Man
churia. when the japanese and Russian
srnlIes fought desperate battle in
August. 1904.
He said he had participated as an Off
Ger in the fighting in which the army
under Gen. Count Keller engaged the
Japanese and in which Gen. Keller was
killed. lie had ultimately. been decorated
~ sGeii. iNtioJdC-iH Will TIE Oiuei VI
st. Anne for Ms courage. and had since
been repeatedly .honored, the emperor
having given hin, a golden sword Of
honor inscribed. For Bravery
Apologies for Munsey.
Henry p. Duke, counsel for the de-
PENDANTS, then apologized 10 the grand
duke on behalf of his clients, saying the
article had been published without the
knowledge of MIR. Munsey. He admitted
that the words used were extremely OBJ
jectionaDle and indefensibe.
The case was then closed, the defend
ants agreeing to pay all the costs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-18
Engaged to Fifty at One Time.

After she had looked over the property
Detective Burlingame displayed Miss Far
ris made a statement to the prosecuting
attorney in which she told all about the
matrimonial agency She said she had
been engaged to as many as fifty men
ut one time and that all had made her
presents of jewelry. money or clothing.
Practically every article of jeWelry she
had in her possession when placed under
arrest in this city. she stated. was given
her by men to whom she was engaged.
Five of her prospective husbands. she
stated, reached Prihceton the same day.
having become anxious about her and
wanting to learn the reasons for the de-
lays.
One of Miss Farris prospective hus-
bands, Detective Burlingamc was told.
had arranged joint bank account OF
$4,000 for his prospective wife and him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-18
BABE DIES FROM BURNS.
Clothing Alleged to Have Beer
Ignited While at Play With Sister.

Cora May Proctor. colored. c.sh.
months old. died at Ffeedmen's Hospital
this morning from burns sustained yes
terday while playing with her sister at
their home. 1000 X street southeast. Mil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-18

All the popular woods-GeFn.aa,
Malacca, Cornell. Maple. Castania-with
sterling silver decoration inlaid. applied
or banded .-a-.---.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-18
Centenaries of Gas.

In 1892 a manufacturer in Redruth,
in Cornwall, named Murdoch made gas
to light his home and factory. Pail
Mall in London, 1907, was the first
street to be lighted by gas; Philadel'
phia introduced it in 1915; Boston in
1922, and New York in 1925. Gas is
obtained from coal, which is heated
in large retorts; the heavy gas drawn
off passes by a pipe, called the by
draulic main, through a number Of
curved pipes called condensers, il
which process coal tar and ammoni.
acal liGuor ~condeanse and fall into a
well. The gas passes to purifiers over
slaked lime, which takes Up sui
phureted hydrogen and carbonic acid;
it is then headed downward to the gas.
holder, a large tank having its base
resting on water, and from which the
gas is distributed to the consumers
Certain b%yproducts are obtained in the
course of manufacture which are more
valuable than the gas itself; these in
clude coke, ammonia, anilin, phenol, or
carbolic acid, naphthalene dyes, vari,
GUS artificial drugs and basic perfumes.
The Christian Herald.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-18
Snap Shots From Saltillo.

J. P. Morgan made a business
trip to Tupelo Thursday.
Master Sager Threlkeld made a
business trip to Tupelo Thursday.
Mrs. Stembridge, of Baldwin,
is visiting the family of John
Martin.
Prof. Dabbs, of Quincy, visited
the family of Mr.. Tack Long Sat-
urday and Sunday.
DR.. Pyle, who has been visiting
relatives in Memphis, returned
home Wednesday.
Miss Erin Morgan entertained
several couples of her young
friends Saturday night.
Miss Vera Owings, had as her
guests a few days this week. her
little cousins, from out of town.
Miss Ruby Wren, of this place,
who has been visiting relatives
in Tennessee, returned home Sat-
urday.
Miss Erin Morgan and Miss
Esca Conner made a business trip
to Tupelo Monday afternoon. of
this week.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-18
World Coal Supplies.

The British Board of Trade has
Just published a report in which 1t
states that the total known coal pro-
duction of the world, in 1911 Tex.
elusive of brown coal or lignite) was
about 1850, 900, 900 tons, OF which the
United Kingdom produced more than
one-fourth and the United States more
than two-fifths. AS compared with
population the production in the
United Kingdom was six tons per
head, and in the United States a lit
tie less than five tons.
The output in the five principal
coal-producing countries during 1911
was as follows: United Kingdom,
271,S 99, 900 tons; Germany, 15S,164,-
600: France, 1923, 900; Belgium, e.
$50, 900; with the United States at
the head with 443, OPS, 900.
The average value per ton OF the
coal taken at the collieries a
United Kingdom, s1.9S2; Germany.
s2.375; Belgium, 1922; United States
$1.432.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-18
OLD ERRORS THAT PERSIST
Have Been Handed Down for Genera
tions, and Are Hard to Eradicate
from Youthful Minds.

One is surprised to find that in the
mental storehouses of many pupils lie
hidden quaint and curious ideas, dis
torted historical truths, popular fall
acies, and false beliefs which modern
historical criticism has long since BAN
ished to the realms of the historical
novelist, the newspaper writer, and
the maker of almanacs.
To suggest a few Of these old
friends: The Church of England was
founded by Henry VIII. because the
pope would not allow him to marry
Anne Boleyn, meets one constantly.
Another interesting item is that the
p~uritans we're so much purer and bet
ter than the members of the Church
of England that they were prosecuted
for religion.
Only the children of the rich plant
ers were ever educated in Virginia or
in the other southern colonies, and
these children were sent to England
or had tutors at home, for there were
no schools Of any kind in the south,
is a statement sincerely believed, his
torians to the contrary no~twithstand-
ing.
The king of England caused the
revolution because he taxed the Amer
leans so heavily. The king, in the
students mind, laid the tax and acted
In a most outrageous fashion in gem
eral. Such a body as the English
parliament or the English theory OF
representation appear to have made
no mental impression upon him.
A royal colony was always tyran'
nically governed, and was much
worse than a charter or proprietary
government, the word royal evident
ly striking the democratic mind as
fundamentally wrong.
Poetic justice is also ever present
as to the ultimate end of certain nota-
BILE personages. Benedict Arnold and
Aaron Burr always spend their last
days in deepest poverty and remorse,
while Columbus still persists in dying
in prison and in chains. Jefferson is
a peculiarly fortunate character, for
the average pupil insists that he orig
mated democracy and solemnly states
that we owe u government by the
people to the Sage of Monticello. He
also wrote the constitution. This
rather irritating falsehood is strangely
common.-History Teachers Maya
Zine.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-18
Y. NJ. c. A. Boys
Return From Camp

After a ten days camping trip
at White Springs, under the di-
rection of Secretary w. 7. Net
ties and w. X. Wilson, chairman
of boys work committee, of the
Y. M. C. A., twenty odd boys
returned to Tupelo Saturday,
July 18th.
While the rain poured down in
torrents practically all the way
back home, it was not sufficient
to dampen the indominable spirit
of boyhood out for a good time.
The shouts of laughter and the
singing of songs as they drove
into town Saturday morning wet
as drowned rats, told only too
we'll there was nothing on their
minds but the memory OF ten
Joyous days in camp and the an
ticipation of telling the folks at
home all about it.
On Tuesday morning. July LIST,
a self appointed committee, COM
posed of Dooley Strain. Red
Reeves and Pig Weaver imposed
upon themselves the task of wax
ing up all the boys and incident
ally every body else in town.
We al met at the Monument
and by 5 o'clock everything was
ready. We had three wagons
and a buggy in which the boys
were to ride and carry their b. O.
ding and provisions. Practically
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-18
RICHMOND

Miss Lila Reedy visited friends
at Shiloh Sunday.
E. E. Powell visited relatives
at Smithville Sunday.
Leonard Payne, from Texas,
wat at Richmond Friday.
Curtis Parks. of Nettleton, was
at Richmond Sunday afternoon.
We had a fine rain in this Sec
ton last week and crops are look
ing fine.
Marvin Irwin and Rome Hellens
made a business trip to Tupelo
Monday.
Herbert Powell, of Amity, was
the guest of his sister, Mrs. Nc
Carly Sunday.
Esq. Reedy and family spent
Sunday afternoon with Bee Nor
ris and family.
Allie Gregory, of Algoma,
spent a few hours with j. ii. Nc
Carly and family Monday.
Marvin Monts and family were
coming to town last Thursday
when one of his horses fell
through a bridge and was slight
ly damaged.
We had a nice crowd at Sun
day School Sunday afternoon.
We are glad to see the people
taking so much interest in our
Sunday School.
The Richmond ball team won
the game with Auburn last Mon
day by a score of thirty-eight tt
seven. This team has been very
successful this season, having
lost only one game.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-18
Revenue License

Hon. Geo. w. Long, Sheriff Lee County,
City of Tupelo, Mississippi,
Dear Sir
The following U. S. Internal Revenue Ii
cense have been issued to your (Lee) county
in the six months ending June 30, 1913:
E. C. St. Clair Drug Co, r L. D. Tupelo,
Miss, from July /, 1918. to June 30, 1914.
l hereby certify that | have carefully ex-
amined the record Of the Collector of Internal
Revenue and the above is complete and correct
Yours very truly,
SAM P. JONES.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
First day of July, 1913.
17-1t j.. B. MOSLEY, Notary Public
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-18

inson, ike" Savery, Moneys
Worth" Pegues and Happy
Wilson. Squad No. 4: "Chinck"
Clark, "Bill" Robins, "Dorey"
Reeves, Hair Tonic" Parker,
and AK Handle" Shumaker.
Spec Thomas, "Tige' and
Chas Hutchinson paid us a short
visit which was greatly enjoyed
by the boys.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-18
Mail Carriers, New Job.

AS the cost of numbering the popu-
lation of the United States, and the
collection of other statistics, cost the
thirteenth census over $3.50 per in
habitant, Director Durand, in his an
nual report suggests that mail car
riers be used for future census work.
He calls attention to the fact that
much Of the work was unsatisfac-
tory, and also to the difficulty in in
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-18
Non-Residen Notice

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
To Mary Sides Mcdonald. Hellican, Ala,
Defendant,
You are commanded TO appear before the
Chancery Court of -the county of Lee. in said
State, on the Sd Monday of October, A. D.,
1918, to defend the suit in said Court Of n.
L. Mcdonald for divorce, wherein you are a
defendant.
This 18th day of July, A. D., 1913.
JOHN NJ. WITT, Clerk.
w. A. Blair, Sol. for Compl't, list
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-18
NETTLETON

w. c. johnson went to Tupelo
Friday on business.
Miss Mary Lou Bryan, of Amo-
ry, is the guest of Miss Eva Bry.
an.
Miss Dubois, of Memphis. is
visiting Miss Marie Potter for a
few days.
Roy Wiygul, of Shannon, was
here Saturday and Sunday visit
ing relatives.
Miss Carl Gladys Wiygul is Wis
iting friends and relatives in Am.
DRY this week.
R. w. HanseIl and son, Walk
err, went to Egypt Monday to see
DR.. B. D. Hansell.
Mrs. w. G. Francis and little
son are with her father, Captain
Keyes, of Tupelo.
Mrs. Mamie Lou Feemster is
visiting her sister, Mrs. L. C.
Feemster, of Tupelo.
Miss Eva Bryan entertained
Monday night in honor of her
guest, Miss Mary Lou Bryan.
Miss Josie Ballard has returned
from Knoxville, Tenn, where
she has been attending the nor
NAL.
These moonlight nights the
young people are enjoying de.
lightful drives to the nearby
towns.
Miss Ada Hansell, of Carbon
Hill, Ala, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Narcie Hansell for severa
weeks.
Misses Ethel Patterson and Tia
Burt, of Verona, are visiting
their uncle, Mr.. Sam Burt, for {
few days.
Mrs. Mamie Lou Feemster has
had as her guests her nieces.
Misses Joyner, of Tupelo, the
past week.
C. H. Dabbs and brother, c,
S. Dabbs, who is visiting him,
froffsNew Mexico, spent Sunday
in Tennessee.
There was a lecture at the
school building Friday night by
Mr.. Elliott under the auspices Of
the Columbian Woodmen.
Misses Powers, of Shelbyvllle,
Tenn, and Miss Anna Thomas,
of Verona, have been visiting
Miss frankie McGaughy.
Among the out Of town Sun
day visitors were: Mr.. and Mrs.
c.. M. Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. J,
A. Mayfield, Ebenezer;; BolanC
and Alfred Bean, Amory; Miss
Madge Feemster, Mr.. Bill Mona
CHAN and son, Noel, John Hun
ter, of Tupelo; Mr.. and Mrs. Ro
land Irby, Misses Nellie 1rby an(
Melva Springer, Shannon.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-18
SHERMAN.


Mr.. Will Martin visited Mem
phis a few days last week.
Euclid Moore left Saturday for
Memphis to secure a position.
Charlie Caldwell was in town
Saturday transacting business.
Messrs. Charles Reagh and
Dan Long visited Tupelo Friday.
Stephenson Smith, of Poplar
Springs, spent Sunday in town.
Marshall Martin visited in
Memphis the first of this week,
Miss Gertrude Witt spent last
week with friends in Planters
vile.
Mrs. Mary Jolly and son, of
Texas, are visiting relatives
here.
Mr.. Written and son, of Pop
lar Springs, were in town Sun
day.
Mr.. ]. |. Wade attended the
encampment at Blue Mountain
Friday.
R. w. McAlister, of Tupelo,
was the guest of relatives here
Sunday.
Jim Burton and family attend
ed a family reunion at Belden
Monday.
Miss SalIie Robertson, of Blue
Springs, visited relatives here
Wednesday.
Rev. G. w. Gordon, of this
place. began a series of meetings
at Chesterville Sunday.
Messrs. Charlie Wade a n d
Werner Reid are employed in
New Albany this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. REACH, OF
! Red Banks, spent part of the
week with Mrs. REACH relatives
Miss Velora Wright and little
niece, Lena May, spent Sunday
of last week with relatives at
Belden.
Mr.. Potter, of Memphis, is
spending a few days with his
mother, Mrs. Mary Tucker, OF
this place.
Miss Annie May Beasley re.
turned Monday of last week from
a visit to relatives at Poplar
Springs.
Messrs. D. I. Yates, q. W. B.
Smith and John Livingston made
a business trip to Tupelo Wednes'
day of last week.
Master Harold Mitchell, OF
Pontotoc, spent last week with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs,
J. G. Hancock.
Miss Vera Littlejohn, of the
Blue Springs vicinity, spent
few days last week with hel
brother, W. P. Littlejohn anC
family.
The following spent Tuesday
and Wednesday at the encamp
ment at Blue Mountain: Misses
NannieC uypert, Sadie Lee Parks
Quincy and Eta Wade, Mamie
E. Caldwell, Davis Langston anc
Steve Parks.
B. F. Written, general solici'
tor for the Baptist Memorial Hos
pital at Memphis, delivered two
very interesting and helpful ser.
mons at the Baptist church Sun
day, Rev. T. A. J. Beasley being
unable to fill his regular appoint
ment. Rev. Written also made
an instructive address on the
hospital work at the new hos.
pital.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-18
VERONA

trip to lupelo frluay.
Woodie Baker, of Aberdeen,
was a visitor to our city Sunday
Prof. C. C. Armstrong spent
the day near Amory last Sun
day.
F. A. Green visited his sister,
Mrs. Jno. Mullins, in Amory
Sunday.
Wilton Duncan, of Nashville,
Tenn, was a visitor to our town
Tuesday.
D. H. Clark spent several hours
in Tupelo Tuesday on matters OF
business.
Miss Campbell, of Nettleton,
spent Thursday and Friday with
w. G. Moser and family.
Miss Leila Gregory returned
last week from an extended visit
to her sister in Sheffield, Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. O. Lyons, Of
Little Rock, Ark, are the guests
of Nh. and Mrs. R. w. Carmen
and family.
Lunsford Orr, of Houston, who
is a student at Webb school, WIS.,
tied relatives here last Monday
and Tuesday.
There was a very interesting
and instructive lecture Thursday
evening at the Methodist church
by Mr.. Elliott on fraternalism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Mitchen
err, of Mariana, Ark, arrived
Thursday for a visit to MI. and
Mrs. w. H. Marshall and family.
The Baptist protracted meeting
began last Friday. Rev. w. A.
Jordan, of Starkville, is conduct
ing the services, assisted by Rev.
]. A. Rogers.
The young people were given
a party Tuesday evening at the
residence of Mrs. E. B. Stratton.
The time was pleasantly spent in
playing games. Punch W a S
served before the hour of depar-
ture arrived.
: On the evening of July 23d,
Miss May Merrill Stowe, a stu
dent of Martha Washington Col
lege, will give a recital for the
benefit of the local Chapter y.
D. c., There will also be a mu
steal program.
A Forty.two lawn party was
given Thursday evening by Miss
Thomas in honor of her guest,
Miss Powers. AS the guests ar
t rived they were served punch by
| Misses Frances Thomas and Pau
line Powers. They were then
shown to the tables on the lawn
, where Progressive Forty Two
, was begun, which very pleasant
/, ly occupied the time until the
hour of departure.
This section received one Of the
most seasonable rains Friday
night and Saturday morning of
!, the year. The reports from al
sides are that it was general, and
the prospects for an abundant
crop, of both cotton and corn, are
| better than they have been for
years.
VERONA CHURCH DIRECTORY
: Preaching services at the
, Methodist Church every 1st and
3rn Sunday at IL a. m. and Z o
m by Rev. A. W. Langley
: Preaching services at the Bap.
: list Church every End Sunday at
IL a. m. and Z p. m by Rev. ].
!, A. Rogers. Preaching services
at the Presbyterian Church every
4th Sunday at II a. m. and z p.
m. by Rev. j. D. Hunter.
!. Sunday School at the Metbo-
dist and Baptist Churches at 10
a. m. every Sunday. Prayer
servicer are held alternately ev-
cry Thursday evening at the
Mo4hodict apd Roptict Churohoc