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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-21
GENERAL villa
Continued from Page Cne.,

VIM. S. Bansoa. British subject and
wealthy landlord IN Mexico had been
executed By rebels la Juarez after he
had made protest to General Fran
cisco Vnla about alleged depredations
Of the constitutioualists.
A mass meeting was held last night
and resolutions were adopted ,censur-
Ing the State Department at Washing
ton for its alleged suppression of the
consular report OF the Benton case
and esfaiss On Congress to demand
frcn the Department of State a full
record q alleged crimes and outrages
against foreigners In Mexico.
Inc meeting came as the climax of
deg Of excitement caused by news
ct the death Of Benton. The meeting
frst was called for Cleveland SQUARE.
but Mayor Kelly. In letter to George
Curry, former Governor of New Next
GO. ASKED hiN to rent han, as he re-
sarded a opea meeting as dangerous.
me mayor said he would suppress an
'tte@Pt to hold the meeting i'm the
'pen. A theatre was rented and mes
'easers tsrned the crowd from Cieve-
and Square to the building.
Questions Consul.
Fermer Governor Curry was the
rincPai speaker. He was named a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-21
A MYSTERY TO HIM.

The late John Allen. of Pennington
Me-. was noted for his ready wit and
cutting sarcasm. One day while walk.
ing down the street he slipped on
some ice and fell. The Methodist
minister Of tho town happened to be
near. and helped the old man to his
feet with the remark: Sinners stand
on slippery ground. don't they, John?"
"Yes," retorted Mr.. Allen, but 7
don't see how they do it."-Harper's
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-21
DAY OF MOURNING FOR MEXICO.

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 21.-In accord
ance with a decree issued by Gen. Car
rama all of Mexico that has come I'M
der the control of the revolutionists
is expected to observe tomorrow as a
day of national mourning for Francisco
|. Madero and Jose Pine Suarez, one
time president and vice president OF
the republic.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-21
THAW-WHlTE CASE
AT THE GEM MONDAY

A reproduction Of the famous Thaw-
White sensation, depicting the entire
drama in two acts will positively be
shown at the Greater Gem Theatre
Monday matinee and night. The pro
duction to be shown here opens with
the tragedy on the roof garden, show
ing the trial in New York, and closes
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-21
NO ROOM FOR CRITICISM.

We've no grounds for accusing for
eigners of loving empty honors so
long as a man over here remains
willing TO run for the Senate on a
Bull-Moose ticket.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-21

The Reno Billiard Company's bust
ness on Front street has changed
hands, Mr.. Cohn having sold his inter
est to H. E. Craft. formerly of Jack
son. Mr.. Craft has put the place
through a process of renovation and
Will reopen for business Monday
morning next.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-21
THE MARKETS.
(By Associated Press)

New Orleans, Feb. Election
closed steady, three to four points up.
Chicago, Feb. 21.-Wheat closed
weak. shade to eight down. Pro
visions unchanged to two and half
higher.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-21
WAN L y
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-30 to 40 horsepower en-
CINE also 40 to 60 horsepower boil
err; must be in good condition, ant.
ond hand. j. H. Meyer, Jad D.,
Miss, 6SS North Congress strel
21-3t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-21

Marriage license was issued Friday
to Luther May and Miss Mamie Wick
ers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
picked up a greenhorn. ignorant or
rates. he had come nnon an inheritance

picked up greenhorn. ignorant or
rates, he had come upon an inheritance.
"You COMPOUNDED old rascal" I said.
reaching do'gn into my pocket. you
ought to be turned over to the police"
For the first time I saw him smile
He knew. he kneic. HE KNEW.
L gave him two one dollar bills. As
i handed them over noticed that one
Of them had seen parlous times. Its
upper right hand corner was missing.
and it had been torn through in the
middle. but Joined again. A strip Of
blue tissue paper pasted over the split
preserved its negotiability.
The house. as said. was a shell. A
paint brush had not touched ii In
twenty years. could not see why a
strong wind should not have bowled it
over like house of cards until look
ed again at the trees that Rugged it
close-the trees that saw the battle of
Nashville and still drew their protect
ing branches around it against storm
and enemy and cold.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
Worlds Greatest
Short Stories
No. III.
A MUNICIPAL REPORT
By o. HENRY
Copyright by Doubleday. Page q Co.

Copyright by Doubleday. Page q Go.
= =
Twenty-four famous authors were
asked recently to name the best
short story in the English Ian
euaee. Montague Glass, Gouverneur
Morris and Richard Harding Davis
all declare that O. Henry's "A Mu-
nicipal Report" is one Of the worlds
greatest short stories.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
PART Ill.

a lZALEA ADAIR. fifty years old.
white haired. descendant of
HN the cavaliers. as thin and frail
as the house she lived in, robed
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20

with an additional quarter, feeling a
glow Of conscious generosity as / did
SO. He refused it.
Its 50. subj" he said.
"How's that?" l asked. 81 plainly
heard you call out at the hotel, Fifty
cents to any part Of the town."
Its 50, subj" be repeated obstinate
~. Its a long ways from the hotel"
1T is within the city limits and well
within Them" argued. Don't think
that you have picked up greenhorn
Yankee. Do you see those hills over
there?' went on, pointing toward the
east Il could not see them myself for
the drizzle). well, l was born and
raised on their other side. You old fool
niger, can't you tell people from other
people when you see emp
The grim face of King Cetewayo
softened. "Is you from the south, sub?
l reckon it was them shoes of yourn
fooled me. They is somethin' sharp in
the toes for southern genI'man to
wear"
Then the charge is so cents, / sup.
pose?" said inexorably.
Boss" he said, 80 cents is right.
but l needs 50, sub. I'm obleeged to
have 50. ! amt demandin' it now.
sub. after l knows whar you's from.
I'm JUS sayin' that I has to have 81
tonight, and business is mighty po'."
Peace and confidence settled upon his
heavy features. He had been luckier
than he had hoped. Instead Of having
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02

richest men in the United States. Over
endowment, obviously, is waste. The
future Of the other three hospitals is in
doubt. One of them. at least. II II were
to burn down. would not be rebuilt. But
part of the money goes directly. and for
ever. you understand. to that particular
institution.
The Dead Hand Wastes Money.
This, as term 1t. is the management
Of an estate by a dead hand. Men die
and the whole face of things changes
after they are gone. A Cuban or Pan
aman might have left s5,OoO.ooo for build
ing and maintaining q hospital for the
treatment of yellow fever patients only,
never dreaming that science would find
the mosquito that caused the spread OF
the disease and would destroy the mos
and mIsmanagement by a dead hand.
The incongruity and folly OF despotic-
ally saying exactly what shall be done
with ones accommodations after ones
death are apparent to all who give the
question intelligent examination. saw
that property gained by toll. self-sacri-
fice and ability. in many cases. was being
frittered away-property, too, that was
intended for the use OF the public. We
were conserving coal. iron and lumber
and letting accumulated wealth. the fin
ished product of labor. zeal and talent.
drain away to no good purpose. The
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
A Maker Of Rich Mems Wills
Himself, He Seeks to HUI
mamie These Documents,
to Prevent Foolish Waste
Which the Law Is Helpless
Afterward to Curb.

sequentIy, and not dead one will ex-
pend the fund intended by its accumu-
lators for the public"
Mr.. Goff himself Is q wealthy man. He
borrowed part Of the money for his
course at the University of Michigan
and paid his own way while he was
studying law in Cleveland. He told me
In 1SS4 netted him $40. His fees amount
ed to $50 the second month. The third
month he earned t12. His speciality later
on was to straighten out business snarls
! and rehabllitate losing concerns
When Cleveland-its people and oficials
and Its street car owners-waS dead
locked over the franchise question, Mr.
/ Con was asked by citizens to negotiate
with Mayor Tom L. johnson and settle
the difficulty. He dropped his law prac-
| tice for six months and gave himself
up without pay to the task johnson rep
resented the city; Gof the street railway
company. And every one was satisfied
with the negotiators and the bargain
they made
StoPpd Betting at GIenyIIIe.
Then he was persuaded to believe that
he ought to accept the presidency Of
the Cleveland Trust Company. Il meant
to serve six months.'' he told me. In
stead l have stayed six years" The
10000 customers Of the bank have de-
posits amounting to 81, 10000.
The character elements by which Mr.
Con has gained the confidence and re-
spect Of the sixth largest city in the
United States came to special notice
during the autumn OF 1903. A rich law
yer. with an immensely profitable prac-
tice, he was then living in a fine home
at Gltnville. a suburb Of Cleveland
! A delegation of good citizens got him
out Of bed one night at IL o'clock. They
told him they desired to run him for
mayor of the village. -Phe Republican
and Democratic candidates had prom
ised to be liberal in their enforce
ment of the laws against liquor selling
and gambling. The trotting races Of
the Grand Circuit had been held at
Glenville for years, and when the can
didates said they would be liberal in
the matter of gambling they meant
that betting on the races would con-
tinue as usual
we must gain your consent and file
your name within an hour" the good
citizens told Mr.. Con.
Couldn't think of it," Mr.. GoI re-
piled vigorously.
| But II IS your DUTY, the delegation
argued, knowing or guessing the one
word that would bring success to their
! mission
"All right" Mr.. Con- answered. But
let IL be known. so there cannot be any
Misunderstanding, that the laws will
be enforced II I am elected against the
Gentlemen's Driving Park Association
! as to pool selling, exactly as they will
be enforced against the widow or the
little man who keeps a saloon"
And that is what happened, and that
| is the reason the races of the Grand
/ Circuit are now held every summer at
North Randall II might be added as
an item of interest that the members
of the Driving Park Association. lead
ers in business and finance. were per-
sonal friends Of Mr.. Con and had $780,
| 900 invested in the tracks at Glenvills
| Copyright, lsl,. By JSns B. Morrow
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
This Is How Frederick H.
GOf, CleveIand's Note d
Lawyer, Estimates Wills of
Many Wealthy Business
Men Who Looked with
Contempt on Spendthrifts.
BY JAMES b. MORROW.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. LA careful
man, looking on spendthrifts with con-
tempt, can throw all Of his money away
after he is dead. This, in the language
of Frederick H. Con, is the squandering
Of a fortune by a hand that is in the
tomb .Shrouds, then, do have pockets.
Mr.. Con- is a great lawyer. His in
come, before he became q banker. 30
.rumor runs in Cleveland. amounted to
,SI6,OOO a year. Wealthy men and cor
porations, it is needless, perhaps, to say,
were his clients. MiIlionaires and multi
miIIionaires, incidentally. had him write
their wills.
; Now a win IL an arbitrary instrument,
80 long as 1t is unbroken by the court.
It's orders must be obeyed. though con-
ditions, persons and families change
after the maker Of IT is in the grave.
He would have done thus and so were
he living, those who knew him are sure.
but he is dead, leaving behind him pre-
else directions which cannot be invali-
dated. His property. accumulated by
economy and labor. therefore, is often
unwisely or unjustIy spent
Neither in the law nor out Of it is
Mr.. Con a technical and unimaginative
man. He thinks for himself and is
scornful at times Of precedents- Such
is the common sense Of this case" Chief
Justice Marshall used to say. Brother
Story will quote the law as It is found
in the books" Mr.. Gon belongs to the
John Marshall type Of constructive
pioneers.
Immense fortunes have been amassed
in Cleveland. Some of them are being
dissipated under wills Of the conven-
tional character. Money is running into
the ditch. Mr.. Con saw the waste and
thought out a plan which not only gives
a rich man the assurance that his prop
erty will be used for the purpose he in
tends it shall be used but, come what
may that it will always be of the widest
possible service to the community in
which he lives.
Writer of Wills for Rich Men.
1t was a revolutionary conception Of a
prudentIy bold and original thinker. Fur
thermore, it perpetuates in living men the
Gffectionate care, the forgiving spirit.
the disciplinary attitude spd the good
judgment Of the dead husband or father.
Sons cannot pervert their patrimony.
Daughters cannot be robbed by fortune
hunters. Wives are protected against
schemers. and speoulators.
while q lawyer. writing wills for
men of large means" Mr.. Goff said to
me, 'T came to understand some mat
ters of great Importance that had never
thought Of before, except professionally.
i began, for example, to get to the roots
Of the subject relating to the disposal
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02

evil hurts the benehciaries and society
in general
Every one knows that turning money
over to an idle and intemperate son is
only to push him deeper into degrada-
ton. Giving II to women who cannot
take care OF II brings them woe and
wretchedness. And all the time the hus-
band and father OF such unfortunate
persons meant to be thoughtful. prudent
and generous. Even the residuum of his
estate, as I have shown, is frequently
unwiseIy expended on charities which are
obsolete or not needed. So, as II will
be seen. both the beneficiaries and the
public are injured.
Again take the case OF another man
who sets aside definite amounts for the
members OF his family. He gives his
sons, his daughters and his wife fixed
annuities or the income from specified
sums placed in trust. He believes he has
eliminated all jeopardy from their fu-
ture. But a crisis overtakes the family
as q whole or certain members OF 1t
singly. The yearly annuity is not suf-
fcient. Part of the principal is neces-
sary II disaster is to be averted. The
language OF the will. however, is unmis-
taxable. The trustee is powerless to
change II.
The story of Two sons.
"One daughter may have married well.
She requires no more than her inheri-
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02

of rich estates. Men were growing
wealthy all about me and. dying. were
distributing their property unsclentifc-
ally. which means harmfully and inef-
ficiently.
Fortunes gained by genius and honest
effort were piled up, only TO be misused
after the death of those who possessed
them. In this country, fortunately, the
mind of rich man does not go forward
into posterity any further than his
grandchildren. He desires to have his
children live in the comfort to which
they have been accustomed and he may
be very fond of his grandchildren, but
usually his affection stops with them.
He has no family pride in the sense that
he is vain over his name and desires TO
endow unborn generations who may bear
it,
Making his WILL he provides for his
wife and children and possibly for his
children's children. In time he dies. Then
many things, which he could not see,
may happen. Promoters may impover-
ish his wife. Good friends, who. likely
enough. are good but feeble and imprac-
tical men, may give her foolish advice.
Or she may think she has an able busi-
ness head Of her own Anyway, she
loses her property. An aged woman re-
duced to poverty, after having lived in
that can be imagined. I have known
many such women. 1 have seen them
turned from afiueuce into actual beg
gary.
The Wreck OF q Family.
And the rich mans daughter may
marry a man who squanders her inherit
ance in evil ways OF living or by en-
gagtng in some sort Of business that was
foredoomed to failure. So the daughter
Joins her mother in the destitution that
has overtaken the female members Of the
family.
ALSO this man left sons Each, under
the viii, Is paid his share of the estate.
Perhaps the sons are young. with un-
formed characters. Getting their prop
erty, they spend II wildly. Idlers at first.
they become drunkards. The whole fam
lily is financially wrecked and part OF 1t
Is wrecked morally.
The father was q strong character.
He was wise in counsel and was feared
and respected by his competitors. Doubt
less he supposed that his sons would be
like their father. Sagacious in all things
else, he was weak and short-sighted. the
world says afterwards, when he prepar-
ed his willard signed-E
Now this strong character likewise
left something to charity. After making
provision for his family. giving to each
member enough on which to live indefi-
nitely. he made a handsome bequest. let
US say, to an orphan asylum. But that
money, too. by the march Of events was
wasted.
Il knew a wealthy man who enriched
his daughters by his will and then be-
slowed the remainder Of his estate on
four hospitals-giving 1t to them in per-
petuity. Now hospitals are a great bless
ing in any community, but they are
human institutions and subject to the
same mutations as humanity. One Of the
hospitals Of which 1 am speaking. as
know, will eventually be abundantly pro-
vided for by the wills Of two OF the
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02

, tance. Another daughter may have q
reckless or a worthless husband and q
house filled with children. She needs
more than her inheritance. Were the
father alive he would. In his affection,
reduce the allowance OF one and increase
the allowance Of the other. But he Is In
his grave and the last word from him
! Is found written in his will and testa-
ment. In such an instance as this, one
Of the benefciaries suffers.
"As to the sons. one Of them was a
drunkard. The father cut him on entirely
or with only small sum. Every one at
the time praised the fathers good sense
and strength Of character But the son.
coming to himself, changes the plan of
his life and turns out to be a sober. use
full and successful man. The will, how
ever. reads exactly as 1t did when he
failure.
The second son. a Joy to his father.
i! may meet with business reverses. Fifty
thousand dollars from the principal of
the family estate might permit him to
ride out the storm that mas overtake
him. He is a good man and an able man
but a voice from the tomb denies him
assistance. Here two beneficiaries Of the
will are injured. .s
Tragedies like these. coming to my
own notice. set me TO thinking as l have
said, about the disposal Of property by
men OF wealth. The dead hand. l saw.
should be lifted from all matters Of the
present I wrote Wills. when could,
management OF property placed in their
custody-to use the principal. II neces-
sary. for the well being Of the family;
to protect wives and daughters wher
necessary; to deal Justly with sons who
proved themselves worthy; to restrain
sons who were unit to handle their in
heritance.
Tried to Make Wills Human.
I'm short. I endeavored to write wills
which. in the persons Of the trustees
would continue the counsel and conduct
of the men making them. sought to
humaniEe such documents. to prevent
waste; to say to a young fellow drawing
$500 a year: You will be reduced to
so a month or less-go to work. quit
drinking. be serious and. having shown
your manhood. you will be justly treated.
"on being elected president OF a trust
company, I brought my ideas into my
! new relations. / saw, however. that
| while the board Of directors of a bank.
meeting around a mahogany table. might
be competent to deal with persons and
families. that they would hardly take
the broad view required in the disposal
OF the residuum Of an estate set aside
for public purposes. They are too much
alike. you understand. in their opinions
and prejudices.
Now / have had my own contests, as
a lawyer representing large interests.
with the people. Experience has proved
to me that the people were as often in
the right as I was. Therefore. l have
learned to respect the plain people
among whom ! was born and to whom
belong by tradition.
AS l worked out my idea for the con-
servation Of wealth. saw that IL would
hoped to carry out in one form or an
properly administer the affairs Of an
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
DESIGN FOR TEA NAPKIN AND DOYIEY -- By MAY MANTON

Tea Napkin R4tncs Stamped bot vhse Scotch Ensn with
i-to
DoyIy inches diameter Stamped white Scotch with
Transfer alone dur transfers gVsuk
Address all orders to Embroidery Department Of TINS paper
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02

transfer pattern from nev.psper place piece Of carbon
paper With sharp pencil the outline Of ths
design the material thin the sheet Of and the
together against window With
sharp pencil draw the pattern o the material
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02

THE scaloped edg. is, designed to be padded and
buttonholed; the sprays Of leaves worked in solid
embroidery eyelets: the stems to be outlined.
and the flowers in solid work.
To pad the scaIops rapidly and effectively. work chain
stitch between the lines heavier ct the center lighter
the points or cut skein Of thread, apply
strands the Of the stamped pattern keeping
within the lines: tack here and there in COUGHING style
gathering the threads closely together ct each point
this foundstion When making solid embroidery first
pad the stamped figures by dsrnng backward and for
Nad, iengthvise. and then closely with ovH and
padding To outline the stems, take short stitches
keeping the needle toward the ght and work upward
thread around the outline cut slight slit engthwise
then erosswise push the material back on ne wrong
Side and work closely over and oVes.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1914-04-09
many APPLICATIONS
FOR CITIZENSHIP
Citizenship Given After They Thought
They Had Been Citizens Of U. 8.
Many Years

Three of Quay county's well known
citizens, Chas. p. Johnson, of Montoya,
Nathan y. Davidson of Logan, and Jno.
7. Gerber of Prairie View, appeared be
forc the district Judge this week and
asked for naturalization papers
Mr.. johnson applied for his papers
about thirty.Rve years ago and thought
he had them but when asked TO prove
his citizenship in order that he might
prove up on his claim, he found he had
lost all proof. lie has been resident
of New Mexico for number cf years
has taken part in all elections, acted as
juror, and has taken many other priv
ilegcs allowed only to citizen of this
country, but did it in good faith. As
soon rs he found out the real situation
he Immediately set out to obtain the
citizenship he so much desired.
The other gentlemen practically had
the same experience, and while they
had perhaps applied for naturalization
papers and received them, they have
lost all proof and have found Uncle
Sam a most particular real estate agent
and IL is his duty TO protect his large
family of homesteaders,