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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
bryan CONTINUES
| SEARCH FOR LUST
| AMERICAN CONSUL
THINKS coNsriruTloNALIsTs At
sALTILLo OUGHT TO be ABLE
TO FIND HIM.
~ !,
ANOTHER INVITATION WILL
Be EXTENDED CARRANZA
Believed Rebel Chief viii Join Media
tion Without Checking His Attack
on Huerta-Rain Prevents Medistors
: From Meeting Either Americans or
!. Mexicans.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, May 22.-Secretary
Bryan is still trying to get an official
report of what became of Consul Silli-
man. The Secretary of State suggest
ed today that the Constitutionalists
who hold Saltillo should easily be able
to find out about Silliman.
In circles close to persons in author.
ity it was definitely expected today
that within the next twenty-four hours
renewed invitation would be extend.
ed the constitutionalists to be repre-
sented at the mediation conference. Il
is said Carranza would accept the in
vitation without agreeing to check his
campaign against Huerta.
| Another American Killed.
Official confirmation of the killing
OF Richard Urban, an American, by
the Mexicans was received at the State
Department today.
Secretary Bryan sent an inquiry ia
Tampico regarding a newspaper CORE
spondent and two photographers who
are reported missing.
The urgent deficiency bill, carrying
appropriations of s6,30e,o00, covering
: many items of expense in Mexican mat
tiers, passed the senate today 1t pass
ed the house yesterday.
President Wilson discussed with tn,
cabinet today reports from the Ameri
can mediation representatives, bu
nothing that had not already been pub
lished was made known.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
MOLLERE'S CREDITORS
IN Meeting TODAY

With Referee John L. Heiss presid-
ing, meeting of the creditors of H. P.
Molere, bankrupt, is being held in this
city today. J. c. Magruder was chosen
as the trustee in bankruptcy and was
directed to take charge of the moving
picture place in Laurel in which Mo-
lere holds a half interest.
A large percentage in number and
amount of the creditors was repre-
sented. No contests of claims filed
has yet arisen. Mr.. Mollere is
on the stand this afternoon. He is be-
ing given rigid examination as to his
business transactions prior to his fling
petition in bankruptcy.
Unless contested it is the announced
purpose of the referee to order an i'm.
mediate sale of the Lomo Theatre and
the assets of the estate. 1t is learned
that a buyer probably will be found for
the theatre and that 1t probably will
be reopened in a short while. <z
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
Mrs. POWe Falls Faint
1T Sight of Pauline

Mrs. Powe had almost succumbed
to the nervous strain and was barely
able to hold herself together until her
little darling was brought back to her.
When the big automobile rolled up in
front of the residence and some one
lifted Pauline from the car, Mrs. Powe
believed her daughter had been in
jured. 1t was too much for her and
she fell to the floor, exhausted She
was quickly revived, however, and is
today less nervous than Pauline
whose nerves are in such high ten.
sion that she can hardly drink glass
of water without spilling some of it.
Sara Craven cannot talk of the
escapade. Every time it is mentioned
to her she begins crying. She wants
to forget it, and her parents are aiding
her in her fight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
End Resting Place
fit Mrs. Kings House

Dressed as boys, their hair cut
close to the scalp, they asked Mrs.
King for lodging, telling her their
names were Brown and that they were
two little boys from Laurel. Mrs.
King did not know them, but the
mother spirit in her responded at the
sight of the two weary, dusty little
wanderers and she put them to bed
BY this time Sara and Pauline were
beginning to think a great deal about
home. They were beginning to feel
that they had rather be in their
mothers arms than anywhere else in
the world But they bore up bravely
and never a word did they tell Mrs.
King about their deception.
The little limbs were weary and the
little brains, tired from the excite
ment of planning and the adventure,
demanded sleep, and it was not many
minutes before they had cuddled them
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
VAGRANCY CASE is
BEING HARD FOUGHT
Nora Ainsworth and Bessie Ingram
Plead Not Guilty.

Circuit Court is today engaged in
hearing the appeals of Nora Ainsworth
and Bessie Ingram, two white women
convicted in the court of Justice A. T.
Powe on the charge Of vagrancy and
sentenced to fifteen days each in the
county jail. Alex Currie and Dan Cur
rie are representing the defendants.
District Attorney Hall and County At
torney Hill are prosecuting for the
state.
The nine cases brought by indict-
ment against the j. j. Newman Lum-
ber Company, charging violations of
the ten-hour law by agreement of the
district attorney and defendants coun-
sci were all continued for the term.
Rosa Pedare charged with retailing,
continued for term on defendants mo-
tion and consent of states attorney.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
TWO LITTLE GIRLS READ
"A DVENTU BOOK, DRESS
AS B OYS AND RUN AWAY
Hundreds Night Searching For Pauline Po and
Sara Craven Who Sleep Quietly Home of L.
Short and Said They Were Named FromLa
Until After Oclock-Won' Dc Any More

citement they had instigated by their
childish trick.
King went home shortly after mid
night. There Mrs. King met him with
the announcement that two little boys
from Laurel, were in his bed. King
rushed to the chamber; he threw back
the covers and there they were, Sara
and Pauline, dreaming peacefully. not
of Horatio Alger's Tommy" perhaps,
but Of Home, sweet Home.
King rushed to the telephone and
told the joysome news to Mrs. Powe.
In ten minutes it had spread over the
streets. Dusty, footsore men wended
their way home, as an automobile was
rushed at full speed to the King home
and in a short time Sara and Pauline
hiding their faces from humiliation an6
crying as If their little hearts would
break, were in their mothers arms.
And neither of them are going t,
read any more books that mother say
they mustn't read; and neither o
them are going to act like boys an,
more; and both of them are going t
be home at supper time and are never
never going to plan any more trick
like they read about.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
Planned 1t I'LL
UithOut Assistance

They kept their secret we'll and they
laid no halfway plans. All by them
selves, they mapped out in their minds
what they would take with them, how
they would get some clothes of Paul
ines brother William-everything ex-
cept where they would go. They did
not care where they went. They
must go somewhere, and Tommy in
the book had met such good fortune
at every turn, that they had no thought
of danger-not the slightest feeling
of fear
1t was the American spirit of adven-
ture raised to the last degree that
prompted Pauline and Sara to bundle
up some of Williams clothes, a
meagre supply of food, a pair Of
shears and some other odds and ends
and steal quietly away from ,Sara's
home late yesterday afternoon.
From then on, their parents believe,
a kind Providence cared for them. He
protected them in safety as they
walked six miles down the New Or
leans and Northeastern tracks, and He
led them to the home of Mrs. j. E.
King, at Richburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
CLYDE CONNER and
J.R. TALLY NEARLY
Fight IN COURT
eYsTANDERs PREVENT ArroR.
NEYs FROM ENGAGING IN FIST
BATTLE DURING TRIAL.
NEGRO PARSON Being
TRIED FOR SEDUCTION
Tally Objected to Conner's Goina Out
OF the Record, and Latter says In
suited Him-TalIy Denies the In.
Suit and Judge Arnold sustains His
Statement.

John R. Tally and Clyde Conner.
prominent attorneys at the Hatties-
burg bar, would have come to blows in
open Circuit Court yesterday afternoon
II bystanders had not interfered.
No actual licks were passed, but it
was not Mr.. Corners fault, for he
hit at Mr.. Tally with his right fist.
Talley lodged the blow, and before
either Of the attorneys could again
attempt to strike, they had been
caught by others in the court room.
The trouble arose when Conner was
making his argument in defense of Joe
Lewis, the negro preacher charged
with seducing an eighteen-year-old
girl. The attorney went out of the
record in his argument, and Tally
objected Judge Arnold promptly sus-
tanned the objection, and told Conner
to proceed sithin the record.
Conner tu, aed to the jury and in a
laughing manner admitted that he
had gone out of the record, but said
he would not have done so if he had
known the opposing attorney would
object so strenuously.
at didn't make any great difference
to me-" Tally interrupted, "but have
respect for my oath as an attorney"
Conner started toward Tally, stop
ped then renewed is advance and
finally struck at h{n straight from
the shoulder. 4. m
Tally was when Conner
struck at him, Ever got up from
his chair. II
After the bys' rs had interferred,
Conner procee:s with his argument.
Later the jur, turned a verdict Of
guilty as char oo' against the parson.
Judge Arnold MMheld, passing sent
ence. -
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
SUFFRACETTES
HARANCUE KING
AT THE THEATRE
ATTENDANTS WOULD THROW HER
OUT, BUT FIND HER CHAINED
TO THE SEAT.
(By Associated Press.)

London, May 22.-Militant suffra-
gettes today slashed five masterpieces
in two art galleries. Another suffra-
gette, chained to her seat in a theatre,
haranged the King of England who
was in the audience, and still others,
arrested for trying to invade Bucking-
ham palace, raised such disturbance
in court that proceedings were sTs-
pended.
When the woman in the theatre yell
ed at the king, attendants rushed to
throw her out, but found her chained
securely to her seat. AS the chains
we're being filed she kept up the
harangue. being Joined by others in diff
ferent parts of the theatre. .....
Those who slashed the pictures in
the art galleries would have been
roughly handled by the crowds had not
the police arrived quickly.
In the court the militant's charge
signal was given and this signal called
for a bombardment of the magistrate
with bags of -four. Many removed theil
shoes and threw them at the magis
trate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
Mrs. King Tells
How Little Girls
Played Boy
PAULINE COULDN'T KEEP FROM
REFERRING TO SARAH AS
"SHE" INSTEAD OF "HE."

A pretty touch of humor and pathos
is added to the story of the lost girls
by Mrs. ]. L. Kings narrative of the
mistakes made by the girls in their ef-
fort to play boys.
"The children came to our home
about 7.45 last night" said Mrs. King,
"and applied for lodging, saying they
had been sent there by gentleman at
the Richburg station. l asked them
who they were, and Pauline Powe, who
was the one who talked most, said,
our name is Brown; our home has
been in Laurel; our mother died there
last Monday and we are on our way
to an uncle in New Orleans"
II invited them into the house and
explained that though supper was over
would spread cold meal for them.
They said that they were not hungry
as they had just had lunch.
while seated in the room, Pauline
undertook to explain why Sarah was
bareheaded, while she wore a boys
hat. In doing so she pointed to Sarah,
saying she lost her hat down by the
railroad. Noting her break in the play
she quickly corrected herself and SUBJ
stituted he for She
Another amusing incident occur
red," continued Mrs. King, when
Sarah drew from her trousers pocket
pen knife and showed the feminine
trait by using her teeth instead of her
fingers in opening the blade.
"After the children had gone to bed
Alvin King, my brother -in-law, re-
marked, one of the children is a girl
Continued on Page Eighty
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
TELLS OF SECOND
COMING OF christ
EVANGELIST MORROW BREACHES
IN BIG TENT AT MAIN AND
FOURTH STREETS.

Evangelist ]. Andrews Morrow,
Seventh Day Adventist, spoke last
night in large tent on the corner OF
Main and Fourth streets. His subject
was Signs of the Coming of Christ"
/, He called attention to the signs that
)are named in the Bible; the darkening
of the Sun, the falling Of the stars,
and said these things had already
come to pass. He said the distress OF
nations with perplexity" was also ex-
emplified in the condition of the indus
trial classes today.
"The signs Of Christ's coming were
not given to frighten people," he said
"On the contrary, Christ says, When
these things begin to come to pass,
then look up, and lift up your heads
for your redemption draweth nigh
The second coming of Christ has been
to the people of God in all ages the
blessed hope"
II was announced that Evangelist H.
E. Burke, of Meridian, would speak at
the tent tonight, his subject being
Goods Interpretation Of Heathen
Kings Dream"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
Unprecedented
Excitement on Streets

Meantime, Hattiesburg had got
worked up to a state of excitement
seldom before experienced. When |
Sara and Pauline failed to come home
for supper and could not be found at
any of their playmates', their mothers
began to become frightened. Hereto
fore Sara and Pauline had been good
little girls and neither of them had
ever stayed out after supper time
without their mothers consent, and
everybody believed there was some
thing wrong.
About nine o'clock the families of
the two little girls had told their
friends about it and the report that
they were lost spread rapidly over the
town. Searching parties were sent
out and by ten o'clock dozen automo-
biles, filled with sober-faced men,
were securing the county to find some
trace of the little runaways.
As the hour grew later, the excite
ment increased to a higher pitch.
About midnight, Mayor Batson ordered
the distress call to be blown on the
fire whistle. The call was repeated
three minutes later and several hun.
dred men, reused from their slumbers
dressed hurriedly and offered their
assistance.
A conservative estimate of the mum
ber of citizens who were up until two
o'clock this morning is 700. Nearly
half this number found vehicles that
carried them far into the woods ant
byways of the county; others went or
foot into vacant buildings and darh
alleys; some of the searchers did moi
return until long after the lost had
been found.
A mixture of excited anxiety, sym
pathy for the lost girls and their pa
rents, and eagerness to do anything
and everything that might lead to q
clue, pervaded the crowd. The street
| scene was uHpdTdlleleu III lue HlStOIy }
of the city.
Dark rumors of kidnapping or other
foul play-fears that the children had
gone in Burkett's creek and maybe
stepped into a deep hole-any theory
whether founded on fact or not, spread
spirit of anxious mystery over the
sturdy men assembled that will long
be remembered by all who were there
And whenever there was a sugges-
tion that clue might be found in a
new direction, the men of Hatties-
burg were quick to respond. 1t was
no place for shirkers; not all were
needed in the search, but every man
was ready to go whenever additional
vehicles and lanterns were brought up
no matter what the direction or how
| great the distance.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
Canal LOCKS SAFE
SAYS Commission
EXPERTS SAY ATTEMPT TO PALM
OFF BAD STEEL WAS DE-
TEcTEo IN TIME.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, May 22.-The steel
locks of the Panama Canal are as safe
as engineering skill can make them,
Notwithstanding alleged exposures in
Pittsburg yesterday to the effect that
defective material had been used.
According to the Isthmian Ca4kl
commission, which today issued a
statement in answer to the charges,
the attempts to palm of bad steel was
detected and it was not placed in the
locks. The exposure came in connec.
ton with the conviction of five men
connected with the steel industry and
alleged delivery Of products inferior
to that ordered.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
MELLEN SAID HE HAD
SHIELDED JP.MORGAN
Former Railroad Head Concludes
Testimony.
(By Associated PreSs.)

Washington, May 22.-Just before
Charles S. Mellen, former president of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad, had finished his testi-
mony before the Interstate Commerce
Commission here today, he told the
commission of the Great Northern
deals for which he has been indicted
for conspiracy, and said he had shield
ed ]. P. Morgan after the grand jury
began its investigation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
High Honor To
F. By
State Editors
EDITOR OF HATriEseuRe NEWS
is ASSOCIATION ORATOR
FOR 1915.
Special to The Nescs.

Special to The Neps.
Jackson. Miss, May 22-F. D. Lam
der, editor of the Hattiesburg News,
was elected association orator of the
Mississippi Press Association for the
ensuing year just before the state
editors closed their convention here
late yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Lander's election was the last
act before adjournment. The position
is regarder as one of the highest hon
ors within the gift of the association.
Frank Birdsall. editor of the Yazoo
Sentinel, placed Mr.. Lander in nomina-
tion and paid high tribute to the Hat
tiesburg editor, both as man and edi-
tor. A. c. Anderson, editor Of the Rip
ley seatinel. seconded the nomination,
declaring Mr.. Lander's editorial COL
umns if not the best, as good as the
best in Mississippi.
At this point Mr.. Lander took the
floor, declaring he had never delivered
an oration and could not, and placed
in nomination Joe Norwood.
Col. Hi Henry, editor of the Jackson
Clarion-Ledger; S. H. Owen. editor o.
the New Albany Gazette, and other.
insisted that no excuses be taken, ant
the Hattiesburg man was elected
unanimously.
Members of the association left fo
1 their homes last night, all expressing
Y deep appreciation for the way in whicl
r they were entertained while in thi
:. city.
q Many of the editors went to tn
e La Vernet stock farm yesterday aftel
e noon to look over the blooded cattl
l. there, while others went to the rae
d track at the state fair grounds to el
e joy a program of racing arranged j
IS honor of the visitors. A short afte
e, noon session was held, when Officer
l. chosen at the morning meeting wei
IS installed.
During the convention resolution
e thanking the Jackson Board of Trad
d for the use of its apartments durin
s the meeting, and the people of Jacl
g son for their hospitality, were adopte,
While the attendance at the CONVEX
ton was not so large as had bee
hoped all Of the sessions were well a
tended. and distinctly successful
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22

Hattiesburg is sleepy today.
Half the white men in town spent
most of their sleeping hours last night
in streets, roads, lanes, woods, creeks,
in all sections of Forrest county.
And all because two little girls had
read book their mothers told them
they shouldn't read, and decided they
would have some fun.
Pauline Powe, thirteen-year-old
daughter of w. A. Powe, and Sara
Craven, eleven-year-old daughter of
c. E. Craven, were the girls who
planned to do just like another little
girl did in story book they had read.
The little girl in the story book had
dressed up like a boy, wandered far
away from home and had a most won
derful time. Pauline and Sara, who
were getting tired of straight-back
desks in school rooms, didn't see any
reason why they couldn't have just
as good time as the girl in the story
book.
They see the reason now.
1t must have been three or four
months ago when Pauline read book
by Horatio Alger, Jr. The name OF
the book is Tommy, or something like
that. Pauline can't remember the
name exactly. Nor does she remem
ber which little school-mate loaned II
to her. But she does remember that
her mother had forbade her reading
Alger's stories and she also remem
bers all about the little girl in the
book who dressed up like boy ant
had the most interesting kind of {
time going from place to place, will
no lessons to study and new things tt
see every day.
Pauline told Sara all about wha
she had read and for the past severa
weeks the two little girls had beer
planning to steal away from home ant
wander over the country, just like Ho
ratio Alger's Tommy" did
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
BOYS AND
BANKERS TO PLAY
Both Teams Undefeated So Far This
Year.

The Bankers and Mississippi Central
baseball teams will tomorrow try for
honors upon the diamond. The game
will be called at o'clock sharp at
Hamper Park.
Both sides have been victorious in
every contest this season and are do
ing some hard practice work and the
indications are that close, interesting
game will result.
A small admission fee to cover actual
expenses will be taken at the park
gate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
No Conference Today.

Niagara Falls, Canada, May 22.-No
conference was held today between the
South American mediators and either
the American or Mexican representa-
tives. 1t is raining here and most of
the principles remained indoors.
Foreigners Flee Big City.
Aboard Warship California, on Ma.
zatlan, May 22.-An foreigners are
fleeing from Guadalajara, the largest
city in Mexico. The constitutionalists
are closing in rapidly in the city. And
their cavalry is destroying all rail com.
munication.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
Dreaming of
Home, Sweet Home

One of the men on the street until
midnight was j. E. King, of Richburg.
Little did he dream that while he
joined with the hundreds of others in
anxiety, the little truants were snug
gled comfortably in his bed, sleeping
soundly, blissfully ignorant of the ex-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
BECKER MURDER CASE
GOES TO JURY AGAIN
Judge Took Three Hours to Deliver
Charge.
(By Associated PreSs.)

New York, May 22.-The case of
Charles Becker, charged with murder
as the instigator of the plot to kill
the gambler Rosenthal, went to the
jury at 1 o'clock today. The judges
charge to the jury lasted three hours.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22

While realizing the inability to Z

= While realizing the inability to .
. express our heartfelt thanks to .
= the good people of Hattiesburg =
= and vicinity for their interest =
. and earnest efforts in our recent .
. distress, yet wanting to thank .
. you one and all for what you did .
. and would have continued to do .
. until relief was afforded, we take .
. this method of expressing to you .
= our appreciation for what you .
. did; If anything could recon- .
= pense us for the suspense and .
+ anxiety, it would be the knowl- =
= edge that each of you did all you =
= could do for us and in so far as .
= possible suffered with us. =
= Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Craven. .
. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Powe =
= an6 family. =
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
PIERCE SUES ICE COMPANY.

-.James Pierce, through Attorneys
Nolcomb & Draughn, has filed suit in
cirSuit Court for $500 damages
aaginst the Southern Lumber & Ice
COMPANY. for the alleged loss Of
tbumb while employed January o.
1909 as a laborer at the defendants
plant in this city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
MEMPHIS NAN JUMPS
FROM FOURTH STORY

Memphis. Tenn, May 22-Charles @.
Carothers, prominently connected here.
killed himself today by jumping from
the fourth story of am ssess~ IS Z.
Nervous lis NEWSPAPER
esasingthe 'shelp problem
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
THE MARKETS.

New Orleans, May %. = Cotton
steady, eight to twelve points down.
Chicago, May 22.-Wheat closed
weak. one-half to three-quarters Of a
cent lower. Provisions inactive and
easy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22
FOREST fires WREAK
HAVOC In Washington
(By Associated Press.)

Olympia, Wash, May 22.-Twenty
forest fires, none of which are under
control and all doing great damage,
are raging in this state. Five persons
have already been reported killed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22

selves in each others arms and Nor
pheus had cuddled them both in his.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-22

great the distance.