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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
Marble WindoWs.

Remarkably beautiful effects are %
cured by the use of marble as O
ean OF transmitting light instead Of
glass. This has been accomplished
by a new process which has been do
vised by an engineer Of Hamburg, w.
Engle. He has succeeded In making
plates OF marble no more than three
mllimeters In thickness and for the
use designated 1t Is available up b
20 millimeters thick. The suitability
Of marble for this purpose was real
lied some time ago, but the difficulty
encountered wa that Of securing the
marble in slabs Of sufficient thinness.
These plates permit OF the passage Of
a greater amount of light than frosted
glass does, and at the same time i'm
parts to the rays a much pleasanter
color. Most opal glass imparts to the
light an undesirable greenish tinge.
while the light which passes through
the marble has a reddish violet which
is much pleasanter. After the marble
has been ground down to the desired
thickness 1t is subjected to an INNER
sion In oil under high pressure, and
the effects secured In this manner are
said the superior to those OF stained
vlass,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
MRS. STONE AND MRS. BERTHEY
MAY WIN coNTINUANcES IN
MURDER CASES.
FORMERS CHILD is SICK
Physicians Say Mrs. Stones Attend
ance Is Needed at Bedside of Sick
Daughter in Memphis-WilI
Probe Facts.

New Albany.-When the cases OF
the state of Mississippi against Mrs.
Gertrude Stone, charged with the muir
der of w. S. King, a real estate dealer,
and the case of Mrs. Ruth Berthey,
charged with the murder of Mr.. Nc
Whorter, a citizen of the Blue Springs
neighborhood, were called in the cir
cult court, Judge c. L. Crum, repre-
senting Mrs. Stone, and Judge Ste
phens and Kennedy, representing Mrs.
Berthey, presented to Judge Mahon
their pleas.
Mrs. Berthey's witness, T. H. McNut,
was temporarily absent in Atlanta, to
the surprise of all parties, but the rec
ord showed that subpoenas were not
issued in time to get him for this term.
1t is supposed that Mr.. McNutt would
testify to marks of physical violence
appearing on the defendants person
when he reached the scene immedi-
ately after the shooting, and that he
would testify that McWhorter's hat
was found in Mrs. Berthey's room. Mrs.
Berthey sat in court with her little
~two-year-old daughter rim her lap.
The proof in the lower court was
that Mrs. Berthey never had a pistol
in her hands until the shooting, and
that three shots were fired by her, all
taking effect. Mrs. Berthey's husband
is assisting in the trial. He was out
hunting when the shooting occurred.
Her application for a continuance has
been filed.
Attorneys for Mrs. Stone did not
make application for a continuance.
They presented a certificate of two
Memphis physicians that Mrs. Stones
daughter had been sick for a month
with typhoid fever in Memphis. They
said Mrs. Stone had run out between
trains so THAI her bondsmen would
not be uneasy, and presented this mat
ter, catching the next train back. The
certificate shows her attendance is
needed at the bedside Of the child.
This was continued to afford the state
opportunity to investigate the facts.
Lester FAINT represented the defend
ant in the committal trial, but has not
appeared SO far.
Mrs. Stone is about IS years old.
Her sister, Mrs. Neal Potter, vas pres
ent at the proceedings.
Mrs. Stone, it is charged, killed W.
S. King in August, 1918, firing one
shot. King came from the hall and
fell on the front porch Of her boarding
house. Sheriff ]. ]. King was sum
moned by the telephone, but did not
know that it was his brother who was
shot until he reached the scene
Both killings caused considerable
excitement at the time. 1t Is likely
both cases will be continued for this
term.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
CITIES NOW MORE HEALTHY
No Longer Eat Up Men as a Furnace
Eats CoaI-hoW Health 10
Guarded.

Mortality statistics are showing that
the great cities of the world no longer
eat up men as a furnace eats coal, and
that they are ~outgrowing their depend
ence on rural districts for fresh hui
nan supplies. This interesting theme
Is worked out by q writer in the indie
pendent, William B. Bailey, assistant
professor of political economy at Yale.
The death rate in London, for in
stance, from 1881 to 1885 was 200 in
each 1000 people. In 1910 it was 1871.
New York dropped from 27.5 to 16,
Chicago from 2l.5 to ISL, Berlin from
26.5 to 14.7, st. Petersburg from 1928
to 24.1 and Paris from 24.4 to 1871.
In medieval times pestilence found
cities easy prey; today the great COM
munities, guarded as they are by alert,
Intelligent, vigorous health depart.
ments, are beginning to act as out
posts against the spread Of disease.
tuberculosis, malaria and other de-
stroyers of life may stalk unmolested
through the country districts, but
when they reach cities a determined
light Is made against them. The
health department Of Chicago at the
opening of every vacation season Is
sues bulletins warning citizens
against the perils Of the uninspected
well water they may find on farms
and at many summer resorts.
Not a few of the advantages of the
country-the broad open spaces, clear
air and opportunity for exercise-are
now given to the cities In parks and
Fairgrounds. If the movement keeps
up the cities OF the future will be
more beautiful as we'll as more health
full than the country whose benefits
they borrow.
Rapid transportation--when It Is
both frequent and reliable-is
one OF the great factors in promoting
city health. The car lines enable a
city's population to spread out so
that every man, woman and child has
a chance to get fresh air and sun
shine. The falling death rate in the
chief cities demonstrates that those
who seek protection shall perhaps find
best In the centers where the peril
numbers forces the crowd to fight
against disease.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
WEAR AND TEAR OF STREETS
Weight Of Load Being Increased With.
out Increasing Strength Of
the Pavements.

We are increasing the weight OF
loads hauled over our streets and
not CORRESPONDENCE increasing the
strength Of the pavements to carry
them.
The legal limit OF a load to be hauled
over the streets Of this city is IN
tons This weight is being constantly
exceeded, and the streets are damaged
accordingly.
Occasionally we see these heavy
loads drawn by long strings Of horses.
and when horse power Is used the
damage Is greater by reason OF the
narrower tires usual on the vehicles
and the shoes of the straining animals.
But the greatest danger is from the
power-driven trucks. In these the
horse power can be increased at will,
and 1t Is Of no use to increase horse
power unless the load Is increased to
correspond.
The damage done by these heavy
loads Is different from that caused by
the swift-moving automobiles. 1t Is
not so readily noticed, but 1t Is the
more dangerous.
While the tires Of power trucks are
wider than those of the horse-drawn
wagon, there comes a time when the
weight, even If distributed over very
wide tires, has a crushing force which
the ordinary pavement cannot with
stand. If the pavement is concrete 1t
Is broken, and If basalt blocks they
are driven into the ground, in either
case very soon resulting in a chuck.
hole.
The limit Of weight Of loads which
can be properly transported over any
public street is the limit Of the money
which the public is willing to spend
on the foundations of it's Streets
San Francisco Chronicle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
GOOD CHANGE.
Coffee to Postum.

The large army Of persons who
have found relief from many chronic
ailments by changing from coffee to
Postum as a daily beverage, is grow
ing each day.
1t is only a simple question Of try
ing it for oneself in order to know
the joy of returning health as realized
by an Ills. young lady. She writes:
Il had been a coffee drinker nearly
all my life and 1t affected my stomach
caused insomnia and l was seldom
without q headache. / had heard
about Postum and how beneficial It
was, so concluded to quit coffee and
try It.
II was delighted with the change
I can now sleep well and seldom ever
have headache. My stomach has got
ten strong and I can eat without SUI
fering afterwards. / think my whole
system greatly benefited by Postum.
my brother also suffered from
stomach trouble while he drank cof-
Zee, but now, since using Postum, ha
seels so much better he would not go
back to coffee for anything"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be wen
boiled-15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In a cup Of hot water and. with
cream and sugar. makes a delicious
beverage lnstantly-3Oc and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds is
about the same.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by GroesrAl
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
PROMOTION
From Barber Chair to Chief Of Police
of jackson, Miss.


Jackson.-From a BARRIERS chair e
the position Of chief of police of Jack
son is the evolution experienced by
Sam F. Nunnery, who was elected by
the Jackson commission council to
head the police department. This mat.
ter has been hanging fire for several
weeks; in fact, the council has kept
the community guessing as to who
would be the ultimate choice to sue
coed the late Luther Humphreys. and
incidentally a number Of good men
were aspiring to be the choice.
Mr.. Nunnery has been a resident Of
Jackson for a comparatively short
while, having come from Liberty,
where he had served as town marshal
for a term of years. He was working
at his trade as a journeyman barber
when he was chosen by the office.
giving trio as assistant chief some six
weeks ago, the then assistant chief,
John E Simmons, having been chosen
as chief. The action of the commits.
sion council in turning down an officer
Of the experience and ability of Sim
mons is said to be the fruit of faction
al politics by those on the inside. In
other words. Nunnery is and has been
a Bilbo follower, AID as such, Il. lddi-
tion to other qualifications which he
possesses, it is said, was sufficient 20
secure the influence aI,i interest OF
Mayor Taylor. On the other hand,
Chief Simmons is said to be on the
other side of the Bilbo fence, and
whether that fact had any part TO play
in the disposition of his case is left to
conjecture.
The new chief will assume hrs du-
ties without delay, and having made a
good officer for the short while that
he has been connected with the force,
1t Is expected that he will make good.
II 1t had been left to the popular vote
the result would probably have been
different.
Mayor Taylor declared that his first
choice for the place was w. l.. Polk,
former assistant chief during the r. P.
Barr regime, but he had only one vote
against two who were opposed, and
when Councilman Spengler nominated
Nunnery Mayor Taylor cast his vote
for the sonsorial candidate. Commits
sioner r. M. Taylor stuck to his nom
inee during the three ballots, his
choice being Acting Chief Simmons
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
ARRESTED FOR TIPPING.
A. NJ. Sinclair, M%emphian, Involved ! n
Mississippi Test Case.

Jackson.-A. M. Sinclair of Mem
phis, Tenn, a well-known commercial
traveller, furnished an opportunity for
a local test of the Mississippi anti-tip-
ping act of 1912. Mr.. Sinclair had been
arrested by an alert plain clothes Off
eel while at the union passenger sta
ton, after he had passed a 10-cent tip
to a negro attendant for performing
some service. Both he and the negro
were arrested, as the act which was en-
countered outlaws not only the giving
but the receiving Of tips The case
was called in the city court when Mr..
Sinclair entered a plea Of nolle con-
tendre and a nominal fine was i'm
posed. He gracefully accepted the sit
u~ation, paid the fine and went on his
way, stating that he is a believer in
law enforcement and had no grievance
against the city officers for doing their
sworn duty under the law. The Mis-
sissippi Travellers are interested In
seeing that all laws affecting them
are respected and enforced, as stated
by Ben H. Holder, one of the pioneers
in this useful order.
Subsequent to the imposition Of the
fine by Justice Manship and in view
of the o~utspoken declaration Of Mr..
Sinclair that he would lend every as
~sistance in his power to see that this
law is strictly enforced, Mayor Taylor,
who has the power Of review, entered
an order remitting the fine, both Of
Mr.. Sinclair and the negro.
The law is plain, however. and the
officers of this city will sec that it Is
enforced, and, as stated, the travelling
men will assist them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
FIGHT AT PICNIC.
WILDER Littlejohn and Lee McGreaot
In Hospital.

WILDER Littlejohn and Lee McGreeot
In Hospital.
Oxford.-Wilber Littleiohn was shot
three times and seriously wounded by
Lee McGregor and the formers broth
er shot and seriously wounded McGreg-
or in a difficulty at a picnic neal Bay
Springs, 10 miles northeast of Ok
ford.
1t seems that Littlejohn and Nc
Gregor had a difficulty at close range.
One shot took effect in the arm, one
in the leg and one grazed the side Of
Littlejohn's face.
Littlejohn claims not to have been
armed and to have been trying to
dodge McGregor's bullets, when his
brother shot McGregor, the ball en-
tering his chest.
Both are seriously wounded and two
automobiles made a sensational run to
the Bramlett hospital here with the
wounded men, arriving within a short
time of each other.
1t developed that Littlejohn's broth
err shot McGregor when he saw his
brother being shot at by McGregor.
Both men we're pale and bloody when
taken to the hospital. Both are promj
nent citizens of that community.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
Whisky Fight Is On.

The whisky proposition is agitating
Biloxi considerably as a result Of ef-
forts of New Orleans liquor dealers to
land large quantities of intoxicants on
Mississippi soil. AS a result Of the
agitation of the unlawful traffic in
liquor, Peter Stiggins, master Of the
schooner Curet, a New Orleans craft,
was arrested when he attempted to
land thirty barrels of beer, whisky and
wine at Biloxi. Stiggins will be tried
before Justice of the Peace ]. w. Far
1sh.
Sensational developments are ex-
pected at this trial, as Stiggins, after
he had been arrested for conveying
liquor to Mississippi soil, cut loose
from his moorings. Deputy Sheriff
Alex Ewing boarded the schooner as
she was pulling out and attempted to
get the negro to roland. Urged on by
q number of citizens on shore, the mas
ter of the schooner continued his way
with Ewing on board. The deputy sher-
Tiff at the point Of a pistol made Stig-
gins take the boat to the e cut
ter Winona, which was off shore for
regatta. The officers of the cutter in
formed the deputy sheriff that he was
within his jurisdiction in arresting
Stiggins, but stated that as it was a
state case, the government cutter
could not interfere.
Stiggins and his crew were, there
fore, permitted to go on to Pascagoula,
but he and three members Of the crew
were arrested at that place or a charge
of resisting an officer and brought
back to Harrison county. Stiggins will
be tried on two charges, Of u~nlavfully
printing liquor to the state and of re-
sisting an officer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
Sunday School Workers Active.

"Slap the lid on as tight as you
have to; If you want to close up every
thing, close her up. Do your full duty
in regard to the enforcement Of Sun
day laws"
This is what a committee Of Sunday
school workers told Mayor T. E. Bat
son of H%attiesburg in regard to clos
ing Sundays. Sunday everything will
be tight as can be. The mayor, act
ing upon the committees resolution,
asked the city attorney, D. E. Sulli-
van, to look up the law and see If
street cars, ice wagons, the light plant,
ETC., would have to be closed up.
The committee Of Sunday school
workers is determined to close up, IL
they have to close up the light plant,
Zee wagons and street cars. There is
much talk and agitation on the ques-
ton on the streets. Hope that the
question might be settled amicably
has been given up by The committee.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
Anarchy in Jones.

The enforcement of the cattle dip.
ping law in Jones county costs the tax
payers of that county $500 a month,
with n%eighborly resentment and ill
feeling that almost reaches a state of
feudalism thrown in for good measure.
w. F. Bond, professor Of history in
the Normal college, has just returned
from a trip to Jones county, where he
has been working In the interest Of
the consolidation of schools.
Mr.. Bond said: II found that In
nearly every instance where a man OBJ
jected to the dipping Of his cattle, he
stoutly resisted the consolidation Of
schools also. There is a great need of
understanding Of both questions al
over that county.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
IMPORTANT MEETING Is HELD IN
BOARD OF TRADE ROOMS
IN JACKSON.
VETERANS TO GATHER OCT. 7
Committee Aims to Make This the
Greatest Reunion Ever Held in
State-Delegates Present from
Every County.
jackson.


The committee on arrangements for
the annual reunion of United Confed-
crate Veterans, to be held here on
October 7 and s, met at the board of
trade rooms.
All members Of the committee
named at the mass meeting held last
week were earnestly urged to attend
this gathering, which was for. the pur-
pose of forming plans for the great
event.
Hon. H. Clay Sharkey presided. 1t
is the desire of the committee to make
this the greatest reunion ever held in
the state and to have delegates present
from every county and community in
the commonwealth.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
Brewer Pardons Dwo.

Brewer Pardons Dwo.
Ed and John Wilton, two brothers
who have been in the penitentiary
since January. 1911, were pardoned by
Gov. Brewer. Both were sent up from
Winston county to serve fifteen year
terms for manslaughter.
The Whitton brothers became in
volved in a difficulty with relatives in
Winston county several years ago.
While three Of the Whittons, Ed, John
and Boss, wer returning to their home
a row was begun. the brothers being
arrayed on one side against their un-
Gle and a first cousin. There were 10
witnesses to what happened except
Ed and John Whitton, their brother
Bliss, their cousin and uncle being
killed in the general mix-up and ex.
change Of bullets.
Gov. Brewer has for some time been
considering a lengthy and strong petit
ton for the pardon of the brothers.
The petition was signed by the trial
judge, attorney who was employed to
prosecute them, ten members of the
jury, the other two having died, every
county officer and a majority of the
white citizens of Smith county. The
petition said that executive clemency
was requested on the grounds that the
men had been in the ~penitentiary three
years, had made excellent prisoners,
and that the jurymen who returned a
verdict of ~manslaughter anticipated
that the Judge would impose a light
sentence; that the jurors, or some Of
them, had stated they had recommend
ed the mercy of the court, and had nc
idea a heavy sentence would be i'm.
posed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
TO Repair Levee.

One million dollars will be expended
by the Yazoo-M Mississippi levee board
within the next twelve months on the
improvement and repair of the levee
lines in that district.
In some respects this will be the
most notable levee work ever under
taken in the state, the plan Of the
board being to put the levee lines
above any possible new high water
mark, and to reduce future repairs to
q minimum, with the ultimate view Of
greatly reducing levee taxes in the
district, a good portion Of funds ex-
pended in former years having been
for maintenance only.
The levee board meets at Clarksdale
on August 3, to award contracts for
approximately 0 10000 cubic yards. Of
ievee work in Coahoma and Tunica
counties. This will be the largest
single contract ever awarded in that
district. It will consist chiefly Of en-
1argement work.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
AomA DestrovAd

McComb City.-The home of Mr..
Earl McCue in West McComb was en-
tirely destroyed by fire. The fire COM
pany responded promptly, but the fire
had gained such a Roadway that it was
impossible to extinguish 1t.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
Quin at RatesNiIle.

notwithstanding lodge No. SO,
X. of P, held it's public installation Of
the newly elected officers in the school
auditorium. Hon. H. M. Quin of Jack
son was present and delivered an in.
teresting address on "Pythianism."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
CIarksdaIe Growing.


Not on a BOOM" which it has never
had and does not care for, Clarksdale
is nevertheless proceeding to grow in
a manner which is making it famous
not only throughout the far-famed Mis-
sissippi delta, but all over the state as
we'll, and commercial travellers whose
homes are here report to the Progress
sive club that in their peregrinations
they daily hear Clarksdale spoken Of
as "the livest city in Mississippi" Per
haps the best evidence of rapid growth
is in the matter Of building operations.
Many new buildings are now going up,
many more are soon to begin and still
others are being planned. A conserva-
tive estimate of the expenditures
which will be made within the next
six months places the aggregate
amount at more than $500, 900; that Is,
contracts have already been made or
are about to be made which will total
that amount, and a littl above.
The most costly undertaking is the
new Alcazar hotel, well along in con
~struction at this date, the cost of
which will be about $1O3, 600. Con-
struction will be completed in three
months, and the architects say 1t will
be the most modern hotel building in
the state. The new Hopson-Peacock
office building, five stories in height,
has already been decided on, and work
will begin in the near future. 1t will
be erected at a cost of SIS, 900, excfu-
sive Of the land, and will be Clarks-
dale's tallest structure. Within the
next few months expenditures Of some
thing like $4,000 will be made in i'm
proving the Coahoma county court
house here, which will make 1t one of
the show places of Clarksdale. Assur-
ances have been given that the gov
eminent will shortly re-let the contract
for Clarksdale', federal building, to
cost $125, 900, and that actual work is
to begin within the next few months.
The Methodist denomination of the
city is engaged in raising $4,000 to
be spent in a magnificent new home
for that religious body, and will pu.
this project through as quickly as pos
sible. The Delta Grocery & Cotton
company Is erecting a large warehouse
on Sunflower avenue at a cost of 3d.
900. The Clarksdale lodge of Elks is
expanding $4,000 on improvements to
its new home, already the costZlest
and most ornate Elks' building in Mis-
sissippi. c. w. King has begun work
on a twostory brick building on Delta
avenue, which will cost $4,000 and per-
haps more. The city commissioners
are having built across Sunflower
river a modern bridge at an estimated
cost Of $4,000. There is a strong prob
ability that the Hickman wagon works
will remove its plant, now located at
Hickman, KY, to Clarksdale, and the
Lumber company, owned by
the same parties who control the
wagon factory, will soon rebuild it's
plant, recently destroyed by fire. Talk
is heard on the streets of another Of
flee building, to cost at least $4,000,
and 1t is said that a contract for it's
erection will soon be let, though moth
ing authoritative has been given out
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
Died from ~jniurjes.

Meridian.-Charles G. Gressett, who
was hurt in an accident on the Cot
ton States Lumber company logging
road near Suquelena. died from his
injuries.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
A Chance Noticed.

Men are no longer made of the
stuff that makes martyrs"
THAT Is so. Marriage is becoming
less popular every year."