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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-18
COUNTRY is o. X.

Gnats buzzing round great, patient
OK may cause temporary annoyance,
but do not substantially reduce his
weight or impair his strength.
With apologies for comparing this
great country to an OK it would seem
that it is at present in that position.
lowering on its tanks we have a
swarm of legislators, Attorney-Gen-
erals, labor agitators and socialistic
insects of all varieties, with a sprink-
ling of thirsty mosquitoes in the shape
of Wall-street bears.
But the huzzing and the singing Is
superficiai-a passing incident. While
"reformers" of high and low degree
are Tuning and spouting, and few
score bears are selling stocks In Wall
street, 100000 pairs Of brawny arms
tilling the soil will produce this year
in real wealth about 100000 900,
and factories will turn out more than
500 900 100000 in products-more than
the entire combined capitalization OF
the country's railway system.
The economic situation Is healthier
than at any previous period in our
I history. For years there has been nc
increase Of production over consump'
ton. The soundness of the currency
is unquestioned. Labor is well en-
ployed. Domestic trade. while nat
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-18

one should be arrested, the body would
be exhumed and the danger would re-
turn in aggravated form. No; he
wants you suspected, not arrested"
He is certainly getting his wish"
For the present Well, Pm off"
why don't you move your things
from the hotel and stay here with
me?"
Getting nervous?" inquired Kent.
1T isn't that; but l think | could
make you more comfortable"
Kent shook his head Thank you;
but l don't believe I'd better When
I'm at work on case l need privacy"
And so you stick to public hotel!
Queer notions you have of privacy"
Not at all. A hotel is absolutely
mine to do with as l please, as long
as | pay my bills. I'm among
strangers; I'm not interfered with. No
house, not even mans own, can pos
sibly be so private as strange hotel"
Perhaps you're right" admitted
the other, with a laugh; then, lapsing
into pronounced gloom for the first
time, he said, 1T seems pretty tough
that l should be in all this coil and
tangle because a crazy woman hap
pened by merest chance to make a
call on me-"
Kent's pipe glowed in the darkness
and silence before he replied. Then
he delivered himself as follows
"Sedgwick" puff ''try"-puff-pnf
ito forget if you can"-puf-puff-
that stuff about the crazy woman
Ipuff-puff-puff.
Forget it? How should I. Why
should II"
Because"-puff-"you absolutel!
on the"-puff-puff-"wrong track
Good night"
Slowly Kent climbed the road to tn
crest of the hill; then stopped an
looked back into the studio, which ha
, sprung into light as soon as he lef
Sedgwick's figure doomed, tall an
spare, in the radiance. The arts
was standing before his easel, lookin
down at it fixedly. Kent knew whs
it was that he gazed on, and as tn
r lovely wistful girlface rose in h
Y memory he sighed, a little.
: 81 mustn't forget that quest" b
said. Poor old Sedgwick!"
But, once in his room, the pictul
faded, and there came before his gro
ing mental vision instead the spectac
of two dark figures, chained togeth'
4 and battling, the one for life, the oth'
4 for some mysterious elusive motiN
that fluttered at the portals Of h
comprehension like half-remembere
melody. And the second strugglir
= figure, whose face was hidden, fiasht
in the moonlight with the sheen
silver stars against black.
ITO be continued.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-18

to have that identity con
cealed."
That would naturally be the muir
derer, wouldn't it?" asked Sedgwick
NO. l don't think So"
1T looks to me so" said the lawyer.
He's the one naturally interested in
concealment."
Pm almost ready to dismiss the
notion of a murderer at all"
why so?" demanded both the 9TH
ers.
Because there was no murder
probably"
How do you make that out?" quer.
led Balm.
From the nature of the wounds
that caused death"
"They look to me to be just sucf
wounds as would be made by a blow
with heavy club"
Several blows with a heavy clul
might nave CduSSu SuCu WOuhuS' ou
the blows would have had to be deliv
cred peculiarly. A circle on the skull
six inches in diameter, impinging oil
the right ear, is crushed In. If yo'
can imagine a man swinging base
ball bat at the height of his shoulder
repeatedly and with great force, at tn
victims head, you can infer such
crushing in of the bone. My imagini
ton hardly carries me so far"
Beating down from above would b
the natural way" said Balm.
Certainly. No such blow eve
made that wound"
"Then how was it made?" aske
Sedgwick.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-18
CHAPTER VIII
Reckoninqs.

Reckonings.
Facts that contradict each other
are not facts" pronounced Chester
Kent.
Fumes of tobacco were rising from
three pipes lowered about the porch |
OF the Nook where Kent, Sedgwick |
and Lawyer Balm were holding late |
council. A discouraged observation |
from the artist had elected Kent's !
epigram.
mot all of them, anyhow" said
Balm. 1.-THE chore in this case is to
find facts enough to work on"
ION the contrary" declared Kent,
facts in this case are as plentiful as
blackberries. The trouble is that we
have no pail to put them in
Maybe we could borrow Len
schlager's," suggested the lawyer
dryly.
Kent received this with a subdued
snort. ut is remarkable that the
newspapers haven't sent men down on
such sensational case" he said.
ION the contrary to you. sir" re-
torted Balm, so much fake stun has
come out of Lonesome Cove that the
papers discount any news from here. !"
"All the better The only thing that
worries me more than the stupidity of
Professional detectives is the shrewd-
ness of trained reporters. At least we
can work this out in our own way"
~ 1--WE don't seem to be getting much
Of anywhere" complained Sedgwick.
Complicated cases don't clear them
selves up in a day." remarked Kent
'Tn this one we've got opponents whit
know more than we do"
"Schlager?" asked the lawyer.
"And Doctor Breed. Also, think
Gansett Jim. What do you think, MI
Balm, is the handspring of the sheriff
action?"
Money, said the lawyer with col
viction. Hes as crooked as snak
with the collie"
would It require much money t
influence him?"
"As much as he could get II tn
case was in the line of blackmail, he
hold out strong. He's shrewd."
Doctor Breed must be getting SON
of it."
"Oh, Tim Breed Is Lens little do
He takes orders. OF course he'll tai
money too, If it comes his way. Lii
master, like man."
"Those- two" said Kent slowl
know the identity of the body. FL
good and sufficient reasons, they Al
keeping that information to thel
selves. Those reasons we aren't hk
" to find out from them"
Murderer has bribed EN-" opin'
Balm.
Possibly. But that presuppos
that the sheriff found something I
the body which led him to the murde
er, which isn't likely. How improh
BILE 1t is that a murderer-allowing, Z
argument, that there has been mi
der-who would go as far as to GOV
his trail and the nature of the Grin
by binding the body on 9 gratir
would overlook anything like lett
discriminating himself"
~What did the sheriff find. then,
the dead woman's pocket?"
perhaps handkerchief with d
tinctive mark"
And that would lead him 70 I
identity Of the bodyf'
presumably Also to some one,
may assume, who was willing to ,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-18

of too great riches, and when eso',
bodv prepares for stringency 1t nese,
occurs The country is in splenoiu
economic health, and with the 'ailH
hill uassed and the Interstate oom
merce Commission granting the ran
WAYS the requested modest increase %
S per cent in rates. there would "
.rcb a rapid restoration of confidence
and such a rise in securities as iOf
lowed the crisis of 1907.
Don't mind the gadfiies of Washing
ton or Wall street; the country is az
right.-New York Herald.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-18
BE Watchful Of Diet.

II have been present at many relief
stations during times of great public
stress, and one of our chief difficulties
was to get the right kind of food.
I'm their goodness OF heart the public
rushes sweets and a great mass of food
stuffs that is either innutritious or quick
ly spells. hence to properly feed the suf
ferers is a great problem. Eat the sim
plest form of food, keep the bowels open,
battle the chest as suggested; sprinkle the
sinks, fumigate your rooms and avoid the
night air. With these few rules there
should be no danger Of malaria, typhoid
or other epidemic"
Good Tonic VIII Help.
1.-THE Swift SPECIFIC Co., of Atlanta.
Ca, is rushing. 8. S. s. to every avail
able drug store throughout the flooded
districts. For many years all through the
Mississippi and Ohio Valleys this famous
antidote has saved a multitude from the
ravages Of malignant diseases. 1t has q
powerful action In the cellular tissues,
stimulating each part to resist the en-
trance Of disease germs.
There are many people who In the
present excitement are distressd and IN
the first stages Of malaria"
Look Out for chIIIs-
.aThe prompt use Of 8. 8. 8. win quick
ly arrest the progress Of malaria, ana L
there are conditions In the blood tha'
seeu 20 threaten health win be gist
to addse all such people freely a. to thu
best and quickest method Of throwing
| Oh tAe attack Address me ct lac swif
| IAboratory, care Swift spsciae Co, ~
lantA. ca. State h your SsttsF q 20
were able to secure 3. 8. 3.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-18
Sedgwick.

'The various Boards Of Health In the
flooded area are amply equipped to pre-
vent epidemics," said DR.. Westmoreland,
"but the great problem this year, as 1t
has been as long as can remember, is to
educate the masses Of the people in the
simple rules of household sanitation and
bodily hygiene. 1 would say that the very
first thing to do Is to give the household
free ventilation on sunshine days At
the same time all sleeping rooms should
be thoroughly and persistently fumi-
gated. Don't wait for the health officer.
Do 1t yourself"
To Fumioate Rooms.
"The simplest and cheapest fumigation
is to put two teaspoonfuls each OF oxalic
acid and permanganate of potash well
mixed and slightly dampened In saucer
and left in the sleeping room all night.
This Is a very efficient ozone generator.
The more fortunate will do well to supply
their poorer fellow citizens with this
simple preventive and thus ward of an
immense amount of sickness"
The sinks and Toilets.
'sThe free spreading Of quick lime and
powdered copperas (iron sulphate) In
sinks and toilets and sprinkling the prem
ises with a strong solution of perman-
ganate of potash viii arrest the forma-
ton Of poisonous gases. And most Inn
portant Of all precautions Is to avoid as
far as you can the outside atmosphere
after shutdown"
Protect Your Chest.
II have found the simple practice of
bathing the chest, back and front with
spirits Of turpentine very effective rem.
sdy in times Of threatened epidemics.
This should be done just after disrobine
and before retirins. All Of the RENE
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-18
Dr.. WestmoreIand Tells Flood
Sufferers How to Prevent Disease
Distinguished Georgia Physician Gives Timely Advice and Valuable
Suggestions to Ward Off Malaria, Typhoid, Dyseney
and Other Malignant Diseases

dies or preventatives suggested are with
in the reach of everyone and have been of
incalculable service time and again dur
ing previous floods in the South"
Keep the Bowels Open.
EPSON salts is the best thing you can
use, and can be found in any drug store.
Five cents worth is sufficient. This will
carry off the more threatening germs and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-18

ROBERT W. WESTMORELAND, n. D.
Dean Of Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga.
leave the system less susceptible to ty-
phoid or malaria"
Look Out for the Watsr.
III you are at all suspicious Of the
drinking water. boil II; boil It anyway
to be sure, and always squeeze . few
drops Of juice from q lemon into the
glass before you drink II"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-15
HAYDEN OPPOSED
ASAPROSECUTOR

Washington, D. c., July 15.-Vigor-
Gus protests against the retention of
Thomas Z. Hayden as special prose
cutdr in the noted Diggs-Caminett1
white slave cases in San Francisco
were laid before Attorney General Nc
Reynolds today by Senator Ashurst on
request of several California demo
Gratis, who allege, among other things
that Hayden is a friend of Caminetti.
Later Ashurst stated one of the pro-
testants against the selection of Hay
den, whom the president nominated
TO succeed District Attorney McNab,
was State Senator Sanford of Cali
fornia. Ashurst said he was not at
tacking Hayden personally, but only
calling into question his experience as
a prosecutor
Ashurst was selected to make the
protest because California is not repre-
sented by a democratic senator. He
did not make public the names of the
men on whose request he acted
Il will examine the charges care
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-15
CALL OFF CRUISE
OF FLYING BOATS

Muskegon, Mich, July 15.-The Chi
cago-Detroit flying boat cruise has
been called off by mutual consent of
the contestants, according to Aviator
Martin, who returned here this after
noon from Pentwater. He said the
committee in charge of the cruise has
withdrawn the prize money.
Detroit, Mich, July 15.-Reports re-
ceived here this morning indicated
that there is only one entrant left in
the Chicago-Detroit flying boat cruise.
A message from the United States life
saving station at Pentwkater says
Glenn Martin reached there an an
hounced his withdrawal. No reason
was given. Francis is reported to
have shipped his machine back to
Chicago after several unsuccessful at
tempts to start at Pentwater yester-
day afternoon. Havens, reported safe
at Charlevoix last night, is expected
to continue his flight northward this
afternoon.
Mackinaw City, Mich, July ia
flying boat presumed to be Haven's
passed here in high air shortly before
noon. 1t was pointed in an easterly
direction
Chicago, July 15.-Harold McCor-
mick's recently purchased hydro,
aeroplane, driven by Max Lille, avia,
ton instructor, turned over in Lake
Michigan two miles from shore today
when in making a turn one of the
pontoons "stubbed" wave. Lille was
thrown clear off the machine, but
clung to it until rescued. Mccormick
is son-in-law of John D. Rockefeller
Scores of bathers on the beach wit.
messed the mishap. The machine
was saved
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-15
CEORCIANS VOTE
FOR US. SENATOR

Atlanta, Ga, July 15.-Provisions of
the newly ratified 18th amendment to
the federal constitution were put into
practice today for the first time when
voters of Georgia cast direct ballots
for theefection of a United States SEN
ator, ,&e election was Tor selecting
u ASs6cI&sScfAto Senator Bacon for the
remainder of the term ending March
Il 1919. Bacon, who was nominated
to succeed himself at the democratic
primary nearly year ago, and is un-
opposed for reelection, now holds Of
fee by appointment of the governor
His former term expired March a, and
the emergency appointment was made
for the period until the meeting of the
state legislature this summer, when
his successor was to be chosen. Mean
time the popular election amendment
was ratified.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-15
THOMAS DEFENDS
1888 TARIFF BILL

Washington, D. c., July 15.-Sena-
tor Thomas, democrat, of Colorado,
made a speech today defending Will
sons tariff bill of 1898 from response
bility for the financial panic which
followed, and charged former Presi-
dent Cleveland and New York banks
with conspiracy to precipitate ca
lamity TO force repeal of the Sherman
silver act. Though denouncilg the
1898 bill as the most miserable pre-,
tense for ttriff reform" he branded
the New York stock exchange the most
prodigious hell 'of any age, and the
Monte Carlo of American finance
Its swindlers' paradise" he con.
tined. It's huge vampire that sucks
the blood arteries of industry. It's an
unincorporated, irresponsible mon,
strosity beyond the pale of the laws.
eff disaster, whose coming is now
SO freely predicted. shall overtake us
in the near future, it will be caused
not by amendment of the pending tar.
iy bill, but by the same influence
which produced it before. They have
no partnership with the administra.
ton. That's been dissolved by the
people"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-15
ONE JOY RIDER is
KILLED;4 INJURED

Elgin, ILL.,, July 15.-Joy riding late
last night cost the life of Miss Ruby
Wood, Is, and the injury of Mrs. Nell
lie O'Conner, Robert Costello, 20;
Earl Martin and Lillian Volp, both 20.
Mrs. O'Conner is internally injured,
her spine is hurt and her condition is
critical.
The party was returning to Elgin
from an automobile speedway and
in attempting to pass car the ma
chine swerved and crashed into a
tree
Miss Volp, one of the injured, col
lapsed later. Her condition is serious.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 15.-J. D.
Johnson, %, of Webster, Iowa, was
killed when an automobile driven by
Anna Harrington turned turtle last
night. Bessie Ketrome, aged II, had
her arm broken, and Archie Pirie a
shoulder blade broken. Johnson had
been picked up" by the automobile
after his motorcycle broke down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-15
LAUNCH SOCIETY
TO REFORM COURT

Chicago, H., July 15.-Articles of in
corporation of an organization TO be
known as the American Judicature So
ciety were asked in Springfield yes
terday. The object of the society is
10 promote reforms in legal procedure.
Headquarters will be established in
Chicago Aug l and from that time on
active work will be done toward OBJ
tanning laws to improve the courts,
and promote efficient administration
of justice
Eleven directors Of the society were
named as follows:
Harry Olson. chief justice of the Chi
cago municipal court, chairman; Wood
bridge y. Ferris, governor of Michi-
gan; James Parker Hall, dean of the
Chicago University Law School; Her
bert Harley, secretary, Chicago; Fred
erick Bruce JOhnstone, attorney, Chi
Cago; Albert NJ. Kales, professor of
law in Northwestern University Law
School: Frederic w. Lehman. St.
Louis. former solicitor general of the
United States; Nathan William Nc
Chesney, attorney, Chicago; Roscoe
Pound, professor Of law in Harvard
University Law School; John H. Wig
more, dean. of the Northwestern Uni
versity Law SsbQol, and John B. Win
slow, chief jitsiiee, of the Wisconsin
supreme couTtSss
Although the Shsadquarter of the
society will be iAsChicago. the scope
of its work is TO be by no means focal.
A council of 500 representative law
-yers from ali the states wIff cooperate
with the drafting bureau, in charge of
William Z. Higgins of the University
Of Kansas Law School The province
Of this bureau will be to draft laws to
benefit the particular state or states
where attempts Will be made TO obtain
their passage.
Mr.. Higgins has obtained a leave of
absence from his duties in the Kansas
university and will go to England
shortly for two years to devote himself
exclusively to the study of foreign
courts and procedure.
This matter of court REFORM said
Mr.. Harley, secretary, is now the
leading nonpartisan question before
the nation. It is certain that before
long there will be many attempts on
the part of legislatures TO improve the
conditions. Up to this time a scien-
tifc analysis of the defects and broad
reconstructive program has been al
most wholly lacking.
1T is to fill this need that the Amer
lean Judicature society has been form
ed We first will make a thorough
study Of courts and procedure upon a
comparative basis and then project
acts looking toward Improvements.
We aim TO present 10 the country mod
el judicial establishments upon a sci.
entific basis and permit of the admin
istration of justice in the modern spir-
II Of efficiency"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-15
MRS. WEST Gets
DIVORCE DECREE

London, July ia decree of di-
vorce was granted today to Mrs.
George CORVALLIS West, formerly
Lady Randolph Spencer Churchill, a
daughter of the late Leonard Jerome
of New York The decree may be
made absolute in six months
The grounds for granting the decree
were statutory desertion.
Testimony was produced tending to
show the respondent had stayed with
a woman not the petitioner in Lon
don hotel in March, registering as
Captain and Mrs. West There was a
great crowd in attendance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-15
JOB NEEDS BRYAN
BRISTOW STATES

Washington, D. c., July 15.-Sen-
ator Bristow today introduced a reso-
luton aimed at Secretary Bryan's re-
cent statement that he was obliged to
go on a lecture tour because of in
sufficient official salary calling on
President Wilson to report what sal
airy would be sufficient to enable
Bryan to remain permanently at his
post. Objection by democrats pre-
vented immediate consideration.
Attention was called further to the
Mexican, Japanese British and other
international questions before the
state department which, the resolution
alleged, were not receiving full con-
sideration. Reading of the resolution
was greeted by broad smiles on the
republican side of the chamber.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-15
INEz MILHOLLAND
WEDS IN ENGLAND

London, July 15.-Miss Inez Mil
holland of New York, a woman suffra-
get. was married today TO Eugene
Roissevain, wealthy Dutchman whose
home is in Amsterdam Miss Milhol-
land was one of the leaders in the big
suffrage parade in Washington March
8 last, when she mounted a horse.
Miss Miholland is daughter Of
John Milholland, a wealthy New York
lawyer. She is herself a practicing
lawyer with Offices in the New York
financial district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-15
FEW WOMEN VOTE
AT MOUNT AUBURN

Mount Auburn, H., July 15.-Three
women out of a total of 20 had voted
up to II O'Clock this morning in the
election to name mayor to succeed
Dr. R. P. Windsor, who was killed
May Is by Editor Slater of the Tri-
bune. A heavy rain cut the vote
Attorney Hogan of Taylorville failed
in his plans to contest the right of
women to vote, though he may yet
take the suffrage question into the
courts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-15
500 CREEKS ARE
SLAIN BY TROOPS

Saloniki, July 15.-The Greek COM
mander reports Bulgarian troops flee
ing before the advance of Greeks yes
terday burned the village of Doxat,
south of Drama, and massacred 500
inhabitants. Heavy fighting ensued, as
a result of which Greeks occupied the
town of Drama, 30 miles northeast of
Seres. The Bulgarians fed, leaving
20 wagon loads Of ammunition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-15
SUFFRAGISTS To
SEE WILSON GIRLS

Boston, Mass, July 15.-Boston
woman 3uffragists will start today on
an expedition which is to include a
visit TO the summer White house at
Cornish, y. II. Endeavor will be made
TO get the signatures of Miss Margaret
Wilson and Miss Jessie Wilson, both
OF whom have expressed sympathy
with the suffrage cause. to a petition
which will be presented to congress
July 80. The expedition will carry
letters 10 Governor Foss and five
other New England governors. also "a
open letter TO all mayors of MzEsa-
chusetts from Mayor Fitzgerald of
Boston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-15
DUNNE TO LEAVE
FOR WEEKS TRIP

Springfield, Ill, July 15.-Governor
Dunno, Mrs. Dunno and four of the
children leave mere today for Chicago.
where the party will board the steam
ship Dubuque tomorrow for a weeks
cruise on the lakes. They will be ac-
companied by Treasurer O'Connell of
Cook county. The governor will con-
slider appointments while on the Du-
buQue