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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06

day and emained within call of the
sick room.
Months of constant illness, which
began with a nervous breakdown, ag-
gravated by a fall on the White House
floor. with an injury to her spine and
then Bright's disease, have SO weaken
ed the patient and Sapped her vitality
that the White House physicians,
among whom were some of the ablest
specialists caiied in consultation, re-
luctantly admitted they had little hope
and feared it was but a question of
days and probably hours.
Mrs. Wilson was conscious this
morning and her condition was better
than last night or yesterday. She ap-
peared to be unusually brave.
The president went to her room be-
fore going to the executive offices. She
greeted him with smile, patting him
on the arm, and said she had spent a
good night.
A statement by DR.. Grayson gave kid
ney trouble as the basis for Mrs. Will
sons illness.
Former President Roosevelt today
telegraphed to President Wilson, ex-
pressing deep sympathy over Mrs. Will
sons condition. Great numbers Of tele-
grams began arriving from all parts of
the country.
Vice President Marshall Secretary
Bryan, Secretary Daniels, Secretary
Redfield, and other officials in Wash
ington were early callers at the White
House to express their sympathy.
Efforts have been made to reach Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph r. Wilson, but they are
either abroad or en- route to the United
States.
The president left Mrs. Wilson's bed
side only to sigl important official pa
pers. He did not see even members
of the cabinet. The regular Thursday
afternoon conference with the Wash
ington correspondents was cancelled
The president was said by DR.. Grayson
to be bearing UP well under his great
grief.
The Doctors Statement.
Doctor Grayson gave out the follow
ing statement on Mrs. Wilson's con.
dition today:
"The chief cause of Mrs. Wilson's
present critical condition is a chronic
kidney trouble. This has developed al
one of the results of a nervous break
down. brought on by over work.
In her ambition to perform her ful
duty in Washington, Mrs. Wilson added
| to her social obligations a very great
| activity in philanthropic work connect
| ed with the redemption of the slums O
Washington City, and in various ---el
| enterprises connected with the better
| ment of the conditions of life here.
"At the same time she was very ac
l tive in attempting to bring about con
| structive action in the matter of edu
cation in the southern mountain dis
| trictS.
The first time that she was doini
| too much appeared last February ant
since then she has suffered grea
deal, eliminating in the chronic trou
BILE. While her condition is alarming
it shows today a slight
| over yesterday and the first part o
last evening. She is very weak. bu
| conscious and brave and cheerful
Prof. Axen of Princeton university
Mrs. Wilson's brother, was sent fol
and was expected to arrive later to
day. Because of Mrs. Wilson's con
dition the White House was closed t.
visitors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06
Gibraltar Of the Baltic Attacked
by German Fleet.
Naval Engagement Between the
British and the Germans.
KAISER THREATENS ITALY
Unless She Supports Other
Members Of the Alliance.
Austria Renews BOmbardmelt
Of the Servian Capital.

Sveaborg, s'Gibraltar Of the Ba1tao.~
was today bombarded by . German
fleet.
British destroyers have been in ac-
ton in the North Sea and - German
and six British wounded sailors have
reached Harwich.
Belgian reports Of yesterdays bat
tie between German and Belgian
troops at I4iege give the German cas-
ualties as 5000 and those OF the Bel
gians as relatively small.
British regiments at Tien TBin.
China, were today ordered south.
sells have been taken by the British.
A report from Paris says Germany
has threatened Italy with war unleaD
she supports the other members Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06
SEA FIGHT IS ON
Naval Battle in Progress in the
North Sea.

London, Aug. 6.-The Chronicles
correspondent at Harwich telegraphs
that it is believed that an action. Is
progressing in the North sea. A wire
less message received by the British
destroyer Virago orders her to prepare
to receive 200 prisoners and wound
ed who are being brought in by q
torpedo boat.
The third torpedo boat hotiila.
which left the harbor yesterday morn
ing, went into action immediately and
returned last night but little damaged.
The batteries Of the British flagship
Amphion were slightly damaged.
Twenty-Five German and six Eng
Ash wounded have been brought
ashore and removed to the naval es-
Establishment at ShotleY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06
Did Not See . Warship.

Boston. Aug. 6.-The White Star steam
er Arabic steamed into port from Liver
pool without having sighted a German,
French or English warship on the Ameri-
can coast Captain Finch said he took
no extraordinary precautions to evade
capture, and ran his steamer throughout
the night with all her lights burning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06
German Army Corps Routed
by Belgians at Lfege.
Invaders Losses Are Estimated
at 5000 Men.
WOUNDED FLEE into HOLLAND
Seven Guns and a Number of
Prisoners Captured.
Proposal for Surrender of City
Is Firmly Refused.
Defeated At ALL POINTS
ArmOred Train Filled With
Kaiser's Soldiers Blown Up.
Two Regiments Caught In a
Trap and Captured.
Seven Guns and a Number Of
Prisoners Captured.
Proposal for Surrender of City
Is Firmly Refused.
Defeated At ALL POINTS
ArmOred Train Filled With
Kaiser's Soldiers Blown Up.
Two Regiments Caught in a
Trap and Captured.

Brussels, (via London) Aug. 6.-The
Gazette publishes today what it says
nre the facts so far as known regard
ing the repulse of the German forces
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-06
Mrs. Wilson's End = Question
of q Short Time.
Giving of Artificial Restoratives
Has Become Necessary.
THE PRESIDENT IS WITH HER
Every Moment That Can Be
Spared From Official Business.
She Suffers From Spinal Injury
and Bright's Disease.

Washington. Aug. CDR. Grayson
said Just after p. m. that Mrs. Wilson
had two sinking spells this afternoon.
but rallied under stimulation. She was
conscious but gr wing weaker.
Washington, Aug. 6.-Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, the presidents wife, how
cred between life and death today.
Although physicians said she passed a
fairly comfortable night and had some
rest. they were no more optimistic
than late yesterday when they pro-
nounced her condition SO extremely
grave that artificial restoratives were
necessary.
Members Of the family were con-
stantly at her bedside. The president
who has been with her every mo-
ment he was not absolutely demanded
elsewhere by the European crisis. and
the resulting situation in the United
States, Cancelled all engagements to-
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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-04
THE REGIONAL BANK OPENS
IN ATLANTA THIS WEEK

The Regional Reserve Bank open
ed it's doors in the Hurt building in
Atlanta Tuesday morning. On Mon
day it received million dollars from
the 31S banks privileged to deal
with it for the reserve fund before
it had been asked for and many mil
lions of federal reserve notes came
by express from Washington City.
The bank is guarded by special
Waterman
The First National Bank, of Mari
eta, is the only bank in Cobb coun-
ty that is a member of this sixth
regional reserve bank which has no
dealings with individuals. This ex-
plains why no farmer could borrow
money from it, especially before
it opened for business.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-04

Quartermaster General granted his
request to be transferred to the Ma
tional Cemetery at Marietta, Georgia
in 1892, where he spent the last
years of his life, happy and content
ed amongst the people whom he low
ed and claimed as amongst his best
friends. As he so often wished, he
died suddenly without pain, and also
as he wished, and so often told those
who have to stay behind, his body
will await the resurrection under
the grand old trees of Arlington near
the grave of his beloved commander,
General Sheridan. He often sang for
his children an old cavalry song,
wrap the rag arounG me, Ooys,
To die were far more sweet with
the starry emblem, boys,
To be my winding sheet.
In life, | loved to see it wave,
| love to follow where it led,
And now my dying hands would
grasp
It's last bright shreds."
SO he lies at Arlington wrapped
in the flag of his country.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-04
TOO MUCH LAND rs BEING
CULTIVATED IN THE SOUTH

A writer in the Southern Farm
Journal says:
''The plain truth of the matter is,
we are cultivating entirely too
mucn of our land anyway, and
getting too small returns from it..
We need, and need badly, to have
more of our farms in grass and to
make the fields we tend in cultivated
crops produce more to the acre. In
stead of great areas of corn and
wheat, or corn and cotton, with lit
tie patches of grass here and there,
we need to have great stretches of
grass, pastured by flocks and herds,
with comparatively small fields of
grain and cotton and Tobacco: and
and with each of these fields pro-
ducing such crops as rich soils and
intensive cultivation will bring"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-04
VIDE EXPERIENCE Of
MAJOR COnMERFORD

The following account of the life
of Major Commerford was written
by his daughter and furnished the
journal
Major John A. Commerford was
born in Lowell, Mass, November End
1888, and was engaged in business
with his father before the Civil War,
and until August 9th, 1862 when
he was commissioned second lieuten
nant of Company G, 41st Massachu-
sets Infantry, subsequently changed
to the Third Massachusetts Cavalry.
He served under general Banks in
Louisiana, and was made Provost
Marshal at Baton Rouge. He was
Assistant Provost Marshal Second
Division 18th Army Corps, Com
manded by Major General G. Grover
during the Red River expedition, and
when the army returned to New Or
leans, served under General Banks
as a staff officer.
Later his company and regiment
were transferred to the Shenandoah
Valley, and he participated in the
battles of Winchester, Cedar Creek
and Fishers Hill He was wounded
and permanently injured during the
charge of his regiment under Gener-
al Sheridan at the battle of Cedar
Creek. At this time he was COM
manding company, and for his
bravery on the battlefield, was pro-
NOTED to the rank of Major, COM
manding a battalion of three COM
panies. After the war, he served
under General Custer for some
months in the west in campaigns
against the Indians.
He later accepted an appointment
as Inspector of Customs for the Port
of Mobile where he served for some
years until he went back into the
service of the Government under the
Quartermaster's Department of the
Army, and was assigned charge of
the National Cemetery at Newborn,
N. c. From there he was transferr-
ed to charge of the National Gene
terry at Fort Scott, Kansas
From this station he was trans
ferred to the charge of the National
Cemetery on Chalmette Plantation
near New Orleans. From New Or
leans he was ordered to take charge
of the National Cemetery at Airing
ton, near Washington. After a stay
of six years at Arlington, he longed
so for the South and its sunny CHM
ate, and as his health was poor, the
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-04
How 10 Give oulnine ro ChIldrer.

FEBRILINTis the trademark name given to an
improved 2uinine. 1t is Tasteless Syrup, pleas
Children take it and never know it is Ouinipe.
also especially adapted to adults who cannot
take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor
sarse nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try
I the next time you need Quu;ne fer any pur-
pose Ask for 2-ounce original package. The
name FEBR<LlNE is blown III hottie. rs cents
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-17

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 1.-THE SEN
ate committee on constitution framed
up a new judicial system for Missis-
sippi this morning. Submitting favor
able reports ON proposed amendments
increasing the supreme court to six
members, providing for their election
by the people, and requiring the court
to sit in two divisions.
In spite Of charges that it was a
tendency towards putting the state in
private business enterprise, the house
by vote of SO to As, passed Erwin bill
authorizing penitentiary board of trus-
tees to establish two more central sta
tions for the crushing of limestone to
be sold to farmers of Mississippi for
fertilizing purposes at actual cost.
The house committee on constitu-
tion made a favorable report on the
amendment to the constitution Great
ing a state board of proportions and
depriving the governor of the pardon
ing power.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-17
negro { |'|.|| | FOUND u DEAD
BESIDE R. R. TRACK
BODY OF LEONARD LEWIS DIS.
COVERED THIS MORNING IN
NORTHERN PART OF CITY.

At an early hour this morning the
dead body of negro, afterwards iden-
titled as Leonard Lewis, aged about 30
years, was discovered face down in a
pool of blood on the west side of the
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad so feet
north of the crossing just beyond Mr..
Hartfield's residence.
Coroner Mckenzie summoned jury
of inquest composed of John Risher,
VIM. Mum, ]. P. Permenter, Phillip
Rolls, w. H. Ramsey and D. E. Ed.
wards, who, after viewing the body ad-
journed their hearing to this afternoon
and have not yet rendered any verdict
as to how the man came to his death
Leonard Lewis, it is said, was at
one time employed as lumber grader
at Brookhaven Lumber Company, but
for some time has been in the ]. ]
Newman Lumber Company tie camp
south of Hattiesburg. When examin
ed by the coroner there was found in
the mans pockets, half filled flask
of whiskey, several plugs of tobacco
and $S.S6 in cash.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-17
G. & 5. |. RkILRQA1
SUED FOR $4,000

Mrs. Nancy Walters, through her at
torney J. e. Davis, has filed suit for
$4,000 damages against the Gulf &
Ship Island Railroad for alleged in
jury to character and humiliation as
the result of the unsustained charge of
petit larceny, arrest and incarceration
in Jail for three or more hours to
which plaintiff is alleged to have been
subjected December 13, 1913. Upon an
affidavit lodged before justice. Of the
Peace A. T. Powe by deputy sheriff
NJ. Riley. 1t is alleged in the declara-
tion of plaintiff that Riley was pro
cured to make the affidavit by w. X
Lynn, the general foreman of the de-
fendant at it's shops in this county.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-17
COMPLETE PLANS
PYTHIAN JUBILEE
PROGRAM SUGGESTED BY sU-
PREME ORDER WILL BE CAR
RIED BY LOCAL LODGE.

At meeting of Crescent Lodge No.
Al, Knights of Pythias, held Monday
night, all arrangements for the public
jubilee service to be held Thursday
night, Feb. 10, at the First Presbyteri-
an church were completed, it being de-
cided to carry out in full the pro
gram suggested by the Supreme Lodge
of the order.
Continued interest in the new mem
bership campaign was evidenced by
the fact that ten applications were
favorably acted upon.
Deputy Grand Chancellor ]. H. Nc
MILAN left after the meeting last night
for Washington and will return here
in time for the special meeting for
confering degrees to be held Tuesday
night, February "a.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-17
REP. HARRISON
NAMES SECRETARY
EUGENE FLY, OF THE NEWS
STAFF, APPOINTED SUCCESS
SOR TO C. L. WALLER.

Eugene Fly, for long time the very
efficient news editor of the Hatties-
burg News, has received notice of his
appointment to succeed G. L. Waller,
resigned, as private secretary to Hon.
B. P. Harrison, congressman from this
the sixth district of Mississippi, and
has accepted the appointment and will
arrange to enter upon his duties at
once.
Mr.. Fly's very many friends in this
city which includes the entire News
staff and working force, will regret
to see him and his estimable family
leave here. but they unite in wishing
for him great success in future life as
a result of this new opportunity to
widen the scope of his experience.
The expression among those who
have learned of his selection Is that
"Mr. Harrison is to be congratulated
upon his selection for his private sec
retary one so we'll qualified for q
broad and useful service as Eugene
Fly"
Mrs. Fly and little daughter Jean
will not go to Washington at this time
but will remain with Mrs. Georgia
Jenkins, Mrs. Fly's mother at Durant
until the adjournment of the present
session of Congress.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-17
ILLINOIS FARMERS INSTITUTE,

Galesburg, ILL.,, Feb. 1.-THE nine
teenth annual meeting of the Illinois
Farmers Institute, which is one of the
largest and most influential organiza-
tions of its kind in the country, began
its sessions here today with a crafty
ing attendance of farmers and their
families from all over the state. The
meeting will continue three days, dur
ing which time there will be numerous
lectures by noted experts on crops
soils, live stock, dairying and house
hold science.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-17
ROADS SEEK TO
KEEP SHIP LIN ES.


Washington, d. c., Feb. 1.-THE In
terstate Commerce Commission today
began hearings on the application Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad for permis-
sion to retain its steamship lines af-
ter July 1, the date upon which the
Panama Canal law DEGREES all rail
lines shall disassociate themselves
from competitive water lines. The
application is made under a provision
of the law which empowers the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, In its
discretion, to permit the railroads to
retain such ownership if such condi-
tion is for the best interests of the
territory the rail-and-water lines
serve. The Pennsylvania owns the
Anchor line on the Great Lakes. The
Lehigh Valley and number of other
railroads also own steamship lines
and practically all of them have made
application for permission to retain
such ownership. Hearings on these
applications will be conducted by the
Commission at various points during
the next few months.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-17
MANY INSTITUTIONS WILL TAKE
THIS STEP If KYLE BILL is
PASSED, IT Is SAID.

Jackson, Miss. Feb. IA rapid ma
tionalization Of state banks will follow
the final passage by the legislature of
the Kyle banking bill, according to
statements of prominent financiers.
1t is claimed that as soon as pos
sible, majority Of the state banks
capitalized in excess of $4,000 will
surrender their charters and apply
for national bank charters, rather than
operate under the deposit guarantee
clause of the Kyle bill. l.a.
Many of the banking institutions, of
course, cannot avail themselves of this
privilege, because Of small capital
stock. $4,000 being the minimum re-
quired by the Federal banking act. IS
In some quarters 1t is claimed that
the extent of naturalization likely to
follow the final enactment of the Kyle
bill is greatly exaggerated; that not
more than score of the banks will
change their plan of business. There
are reasons to believe, however. that
from fifty to sixty applications for ma
tional bank charters will be sent to the
comptroller of the currency from Mis-
sissippi within the next few days.
The joint conference committee ap'
pointed by the two houses on the Kyle
bill will hold another session tonight
and it is expected that they will reach
an agreement and submit reports on
Wednesday. Indications are what the
house amendment fixing the date fol
the date for the guarantee clause to
go into effect on October /, 1915, will
be approved by the committee.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-17
OF BEING As.
sAlLANT OF J. X. INGRAM,
OF bYHALiA, MISS.

fernando, Miss. Feb. 17.-Stopping J
an Illinois Central passenger train in
the woods near Love station, late Mon
day, mob Of about fifty masked men
held passengers and members Of the
train crew at bay under cover of re-
volvers while they forced Sheriff e.
F.. Nichols of DeSoto county to turn
over to them Johnson McGuirk and
Bill Phillips. negroes. accused OF
wounding J. X. Ingram, wealthy mill
owner near Byhalia. Miss, several
weeks ago. McGuirk was hanged from
a railroad trestle and Phillips restored
to the custody Of the sheriff. 10y
When the sheriff and his two pris-
oners disembarked the mob permitted
the train to proceed while they march
ed the handcuffed negroes to the tres
tie. Preparations we're being made
to lynch both but the pleadings of
Nichols in behalf of Phillips, against
whom it is stated the evidence is
slight, was effective and he was re
turned to the sheriff. With little cere-
mony a rope was placed around Nc
Guirk's neck and he was forced to
leap from the bridge. The mob then
dispersed and Nichols came to Herman
do aboard later train with his pris
oner.
The two negroes were being brought
to fernando from Batesville, where
they had been taken at the time OF
their arrest to escape mob violenct
for preliminary hearing today. A
Love Station the mod surrounded tht
train, and while four Of the men tool
charge of the engine crew, other
marched through the train terrifying
the passengers with the brandishinl
of revolvers and shotguns.
Nichols declared that his first int
nation that mob had taken posse:
sion was when two pistols and sho1
gun were pressed against his face wit
orders to deliver the negroes. Rea
izing, he explains, that resistanc
u would have been futile, he devote
, himself to saving Phillips. Agains
. McGuirk, it is declared. considerabl
evidence had been secured tending I
establish his guilt.
So far as can be ascertained non
of the members of the mob have bee
, identified.
Ingram was shot from ambush thre
weeks ago. He was taken to a Mer
phis hospital, where he is still repor
ed in a precarious condition.
At the time of the shooting sever
hundred men secured the woods abo'
r Byhalia for forty-eight hours in scare
[ of McGuirk, who was captured in q
adjoining county by a sheriff's posl
, and taken to Batesville before the ia
+. of his arrest became generally know
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-17
!. sFUtI. y !. ~ ~ I7-l
CASE; Al.!'l!;, AGAINST A u a..
SENATOR GORE
GOES TO JURY
(By Ass0ciGted Pyess.)

Oklahoma City, Feb. 17.-Attorneys
for both plaintiff and defense rested
their case in the s50,000 damage suit
of Mrs. Minnie Bond against Senator
Gore, Of Oklahoma, when the court
opened this morning and the courts
instructions were read immediately.
Mrs. Bond alleges that Gore at
tempted an assault on her in Wash
ington hotel. The court told the jury
if there was a conspiracy, which the
defense alleges, and it was known to
Mrs. Bond, she was a party to it and
not entitled to recover damages.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-17
200 Women Leave Lower House
Galleries in Indignation and Disgust

clothing worn by girl or woman on
public thoroughfare should be accept
ed as prima-facie evidence of her lack
of virtue. 1t provoked bitter de-
bate. and was finally. tabled by the
close vote of so to 49, After Mr.. Nor
rison, of Grenada. had finished his
slashing speech the women returned
in body to the galleries.
The defeat of the bill seemd certain
until the Walker amendment was Of
fered which. instead Of ridiculing the
measure. turned the tide in its favor,
and only II votes were cast against il
on the final roll call.