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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18
MISS Miller TALKS
/ ON HOWE ECONOMY
DEMONSTRATION AT TRACTION
coMPANY's OFFICE FINDS FA-
voR WITH HOUSEWIVES.

The lectures and demonstrations in
the use of gas and electrical house
hold appliances being given this week
at the Traction Company's demonstra-
ton room are finding much favor with
the housewives of the city
Miss Anna Virginia Miller, who Is
giving these lectures, comes here from
Kansas City. This is her first visit
to Hattiesburg, but she has been In
Meridian and New Orleans several
times. Miss Miller has been in this
work for sixteen years and has lee
tured in every state in the Union
Just now she is touring the south, go
ing eastward to Virginia and then tt
the New England states, whence sh'
will journey on to the Pacific.
Tuesdays lecture had for its sub
ject Economies in Food, Fuel ant
Time" and was an excellent discours
on Domestic Science as well as al
illustration of the proper and econon
ical use of gas and electricity, and tn
very valuable lesson Of the value Q
energy and time.
Thursdays lecture will be for tn
benefit of negro cooks and will hav
Gas Cookery" for the subject.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18
CASHIER FACES
SERIOUS CHARGE
J. W. CLARK ARRESTED FOR Al
LEGGED EMBEzzLINe OF $4,000
FROM HERMANviLLE BANK.

Hermanville, Miss, March Isl.
w. Clark, cashier of bank here, has
been arrested on the charge of en-
bezzling $4,000 of the banks funds.
Although it has been matter of gen
eral knowledge for several days in the
village, no press reports have pre-
viously been sent out about it. He
was arrested several days ago and
made bond He is married and pre-
viously had a splendid reputation. The
bank did not close.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18
STUBBORN ANNOYING COUGHS
CURED,

"My husband had a cough for fits en-
years and my son for eight years. Or
Kings New Discovery completely cur
ed them, for which | am most thank
full" writes Mrs. David Moor, of Sagi
nav, Ala. What DR.. Kings New Dis
covery did for these men, it will dc
for you. DR.. Kings New Discovery
should be in every home. Stops hack
ing coughs, relieves la grippe and all
throat and lung ailments. Money back
if it fails. All druggists Price SOC
and S1.O0.--H. e. BuckIen G. Co., Phila
deIpha or st. Louis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18
N.o.,A.&C. GOES TO
new TERRITORY
OPENS COMMERCIAL AGENCY IN
ST. LouIs-ENLARoEs THE
.
MEMPHIS OFFICE.

Mobile, Ala, March 1.-THE New
Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad
will enter another new territory on
April 1. 1914, and bid for freight busi-
ness emanating in that section.
Heretofore Memphis, Tenn, has
been the extreme northern CONNER
cial Office of the company, but on
April 1 q new commercial agents OF
fee will be opened in st. Louis. MO
It will be filled by A. c. Carper, who
ia now commercial agent at Memphis
The Memphis Office will be IN
creased to that OF a district freight
and passenger agency, with W. H
Askew in charge. This appointment
became effective Monday. Mr.. Askev
was formerly district freight and pas
senger agent at New Orleans. HI
was given long leave of absence, II
order that he might clear up the es
tate of his father Having completed
that work, Mr.. Askew now returns u
railroad work.
He will be assisted at Memphis BY
John o. Gill, who now holds the title
of soliciting agent. Mr.. Gill will, afte
April 1, become travelling freight ant
passenger agent. The Memphis office
of the N. O., NJ. & C. will be at No
1912 Exchange building, while that II
st. Louis, Mo-, will be 2041 Railwa.
Exchange building.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18
Pathe Weekly -Two-Act vitagTaph Drama
And Several Good Comedies at the
GREATER GEM THEATRE
Tonight. Sc Admission to All.

reel Vitagraph special booked for ex-
row, is a most unusual picture. 1t is
melodramatic picture that is certain
ly "gripper" and clean in moral tone.
The plot leads up to the strike in the
mine, the dissatisfied miners determine
to wreck the mine and use dynimite.
This scene is well handled and Is a
thriller The young owner proves him
self hero in rescLing a number of the
entombed men. This is an extraordi-
nary picture in novel effects and well
worth seeing. The acting is superb.
The mob scenes are great. The Pathe
Weekly will also be shown Thursday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18
WANT NEW SCHOOL
BUILDING FOR NEGROES

The city commission and the school
board are seeking a suitable location
for the erection of a four-room school
building to take the place of a rented
building now being used by negroes
in wards two and three.
Several sites were examined this
morning, but location has not yet
been decided upon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18
new INDUSTRIES
IN MISSISSIPPI

The following new corporations
have been formed In the state darins
the past few days. and win shortly
submit their charters to the Governor
for approval:
Red Lick Lumber Company. Red
Lick. Jefferson county, capitalized at
10000: L. o. Crosby, j. T. Coney, and
others.
Inverness Telephone Company. In.
se-ness Sunhower county, capitalized
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18

at 1880; J. T. Duncan, J. F. Jones,
and others.
Aponaug Manufacturing Company,
nosciusko, Attala county, capitalized
at $125,O00; j. w. Sanders, ]. G.
Smythe, L. d. Oldham, and others.
Pleasant Grove Manufacturing Com
pany, Pleasant Grove, Pamela county,
capitalized at $4,000; J. E. Lusk, ].
F. Williamson, and others.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18
Nose and HEAD STOPPED UP FROM
COLD OR CATARRH, open At ONCE

balm dissolves by the heat of the nos
trils; penetrates and heals the in
famed, swollen membrane which lines
The nose, head and throat clears the
air passages; stops nasty discharges
and feeling of cleansing, soothing
relief comes Immediately.
Don't lay awake tonight struggling
for breath, with head stuffed; nostrils
closed, hawking and blowing. Catarrt
or cold, with it's running nose, fou
mucous dropping into the throat. ant
raw dryness is distressing but truly
needless.
Put your faitn-Just once in "Ely's
Cream Balm" and your cold or catarri
sill surely disappear.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18

~ LEX /. IN II Il * :. tg.s.~ -
OF the following places: Fort Mozave
School, Arizona; Mescalero Agency,
New Mexico and Sac and Fox Sana-
forum, Iowa.
Necessary application blanks and
instructions for either examination
can be obtained from the United
States Civil Service Commission
Washington, DC.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
. . . 80 = . = - . = . =
Samuel Richard Tucker.

Samuel Richard Tucker, 6S years old,
died at the residence of W. B. Hill. S0S
Hall Avenue. Tuesday afternoon. The
body was buried in the city cemetery
at 4 o'clock this afternoon, Rev. E. J.
Currie of the First Presbyterian church
officiating.
Mr.. Tucker is survived by his widow,
two sons and two daughters, Mrs w.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18
Ny Cleansing, Healing Balm Instant
Clears Nose, Head and Throat
stops Nasty Catarrhal Discharges.
Dull Headache Goes.
Try "E1y's Cream Balm"

Try "E1y's Cream Balm"
Get small bottle anyway, just to
try it-Apply a little in the nostrils
and instantly your clogged nose and
etepped-up air passag of the lead
viii open; you will breathe freely;
culiness and headache disappear. BY
morning. the catarrh, cold-in-head or
catarrhal sore throat will be gone.
End such misery row! Get the
small bottle of "Ely's Cream Balm at
any drug store. This sweet, fragrant
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18
GOULD BEATS covEY FOR
WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP

Philadelphia, March 1S.-Jay Gould,
American court tennis champion, won
the open professional. championship
of the world here today by defeating
the professional title holder, George
F. Covey, of England.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18
THREE KILLED WHEN
AMMONIA TANK BURSTS

d0oUOIuVNV TVOV'T
Cleveland, March 1S.-One man was
killed, three injured, probably fatally,
and several reported missing as a
result of the exploding of an am
monia tank in the plant of the Cleve-
land Brewing Company today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18
CITY BREVTTES.


The latest edition of the Pathe
Weekly will be shown at the Greater
Gem Theatre tonight at five cents ad-
mission to all. On the same program
a two-act Vitagraph drama, Hearts of
Woman" featuring Julia Swayne Cor
don, William Humphrey and T. fit John
son will be shown besides a comedy,
AT last They Eat" and Lubin play,
Trapped in Forrest Fire" Tomor-
row Seligs big sensational drama in
three-acts, "The Vendetta" and sever
al new come ies will round out the
! Gem Theatres program at sc admis
sion.
nf Mine ~ tw(
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18

back on first base tomorrow, with Cobb
on the bag and Sam Crawford at bat.
there is no little doubt that he will
pull up more grass and let out more
"Eeee Yaaaas" than the placid coast
of Mississippi. ever heard before.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18
BEST FAMILY LAXATIVE

Beware of constipation. Use DR..
Kings New life Pills and keep well.
Mrs. Charles E. Smith, of West Frank.
lin, Me-. calls them "Our family laxa-
tive" Nothing better for adults or
aged. Get them today, 25c. All Drug
gists or by mailH. e. Bucklen G. Co.
Philadelphia or St. Louis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18

Connecticut has one and half mil
lion acres Of timber land. mainly in
farmers woodlots.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18

B. Hill, of this city, and Mrs. s. M.
Holleman, of Purvis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-18

THE Master of the Nine" a two
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-21
You can never get very far with:
out crossing somebodyAopatlsM sdl
THEtGooDPsAMARIgANs!s

Tonight the opening gun will be
fired in the campaign for the future
preservation and operation of Cook
hospital. an institution that has al
ready done incalculable good in this
section OF the state and one that
would be a credit to any city.
1T Is the duty of this community
and all other communities to minis
ter TO the sick and the afflicted.
Many unfortunate people are over
taken with sickness and accidents
who are unable to have the care and
attention that they need and many
who are away from their homes and
loved onesiare, ,attimes of misfortune,
thrown uponsa charitable people for
mercy and assistance. In the larger
communities and growing cities these
things cannot be accomplished by in
diyidual efforts aud individuals
should not be expected to shoulder
these community burdens, but they
should sbe shared equally by the
whole community This is what tho
Cook hospital campaign proposes To
make possible.
There is an erroneous impression
prevalent and given circulation
among the people to the effect that
some who are well fixed financially
that Is the present owners OF the hos
pital, are goingato unload burden
upon the people, To those who un.
derstand the situation this idea /.
not well founded and is very un.
sust one. The hospital, it is true
Is owned and operated now by a pri-
:, yate stock company, or corporation
andif these gentlemen do not care to
continue its operation as such It is
their privilege to dispose of the prop.
cry in any way they see fit. But
the unjustness OF this criticism will
be apparent when 1t is understood
that the present stockholders of thu
hospital will not pocket a single dol.
lar Of the money to be raised in thi.
campaign and every individual stock,
holder has very generously agreed Ia
Scontribute N the, cayppaisp1 Ayefs dbl
bar of his stock. They are In fact
making a. sbigee6 inaaacials saefiiicE
Than all Sotherieontributors viii, msks
even ifsthe fun s So. 900 is raised. il i:
they are disposing of a most valuabl,
property for about, half its cost ant
actual worth. In figuring the wortl
of this hospital to this community i,
cannot be estimated In mere dollar.
and cents. This property could b.
sold any day at public auction fol
other business purposes and more
than enough money would be realized
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-21


beavers TO meet such opportunities
as were afforded him and he sur
mounted many difficulties In order
10 secure good common school edu-
cation, after which he devoted him
self to teaching for several years.
throwing his every energy into his
work. and his labors were crowned
with success.
Then lie went to Fairmont and en-
gagged in business. Early life's hard
ships had moulded him into man
of determination, self-reliancc and
resourcefGlness. Opportunities Of
Tered to him, then a young man.
exercise of his ambition, energy and
good Judgment. He availed himself
OF those opportunities and applied
himself earnestly and zealously with
an optimism and enthusiasm seldom
found in one whose beginning is
marked with limited means.
Mr.. Jacobs became a leader of men
in various lines of activity. He look
ed into the future and there was re-
vealed to him the greatness of his
city ana the valley Immediately IN
store and he became builder with
the result that thousand houses in
the mining towns and many fine resi-
dences In his city stand as the work
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-21
TROUBLES OF A .pHILAN.
THROPIST.


With his great experiment in prof
it-sharing not yet an old story, Henry
Ford already finds that the path OF
philanthropy runs not smooth. His
men persist in living as they please,
not as his forty-five Investigators
think they should. Single men herd
in "deplorable surroundings" sleep
ing in shifts and never bathing. One
married man keeps five live ducks in
the family bathtub. Such sinners
against the Ford standard are
warned. ~
'These men OF many nations, T" says
Mr.. Ford, 'snpstbe taught American
ways. the English language. thc>right
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-21
Paul Cnow l.l
In County4Jdil

Paul Kowrilach, foreigner of
Pennington. was brought to. the
county jail this morning by Gonsta-
bic Straight, having 2beep sonlmilted
by Justice Lee To6thmah t6f Farm
ington. 3 IN 4 fAs'S u 4
~ warrant, was kw6rh = oil for
Kowrilach by Paul Baika, charging
him with assault and alleged that
Kowrilach fihkfm n n Z head n.
licting severe wounds. . -. :
kowrilach will serve 10. days for
the ofrense as he was found guilty
by the.Justiee. SD EtpsS,s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-21
THE MEXICAN SITUATION.

The Mexican situation has not
made much change since Yesterday.
Congress will 'ratify the presidents
program for a blockade of Mexican
coast towns but this does not ncces-
sarilly mean that we are going to
have war. The incidents following
the blockade. may however, bring
about sudden crisis that will
necessitate stronger measures. In
all probability an attempt at bloc:
kade will be resisted with an armed
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-21

Mexican force and If such should DO
the outcome the only thing left for,
this country to, do .wonlh be, 10 meet
such resistance with such6forces gas
will be necessarytto- protect nnr.army'
and navy. The president in his mes
sage has very wisely shown that we
are not .cnterIng Mexico with a
spirit Of e6hH9sts pbln,tttef howtdts
tractive that policy might be from q
material. standpoint. The situation
is one Of mGfSent6iis seriousness and
the interest Of tRespe6ple 'grradb
nally increass uftii a7beasefal' SET
Element has been made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-21

in Hell and is ut present enjoying
himself and likes tho place splendid.
~. Now II has been en- the "T Tam nosS ever
since there has been knowledge OF
Hell that it was a warm place WIN
the air filed with the smell Of fire
End birthstone. This friends. firmly
denies these .rumors and says the tenn
peraturosis delightful and the people
are kind and generous.
The friends name is Mr.. Harry a.
Norton, on. D6stoon, Massachusetts,
Who Il. a buildSrf oil lacks for use ON
Car Cal and locomotive. Work and he,has
written personal letter 10 Mr.. Pries
telling him of his surroundings. The
letters came through the medium OF
Uncle Sam aud while he. has no post
office in Hell. he has an asreementto
take charge of, letters addressed 10
his citizens in America.
Norton is we'll known in this city:
having been here many times on bust.
ness for his firm. we print hfs9let-
Ter below which Is self explanatory:
HE'LL. Norway. March IS 1914.
], A. Price.
Car For. b. & o. n. r..
Fairmont. VIVA.
Dear Sir:
am in He'll.
And strangely enough. i like NJ
You NAV not be able to find this
place on the map. because it's avery;
small town in the northern patt 81
i Norway.
II isn't at nil like the, Mace Won
think II Is Tho temneratnre "a IA
llightful; the people here are Kind
and gracious: and thcre a. o'"brim-
Stone" IN the mir -.
! And SO here am in liell.-bseauso
they are building railroads up here.
In Norway and you know, it's my
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-21
GEORGE M. JACOBS.
(Clarksburg Telegraml

While George NJ. Jacobs, of Fair
mont, well known here. is numbered
among the dead, his impress on his
resident city win live forever. When
he died, that city lost one of its fore
most citizens, one sadly missed. s
The life OF Mr.. Jacobs is an exam-
pie for all men. Surrounded by-hard-
ships common to many country boys.
MIR. Jacobs striyed hard in his en-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-21

With the American navy dong the.
Mexican coast iandtVilla and his
army closing in on Huerta from the
interior, the Mexican dictator is
certainly bottled up and gwilflhave
TO take his medicine. sHe can't
escape the consequences of his rank
folly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-21
Billy Sunday closed the Scranton
meeting with $4,000 converts and
received $4,000 for his work and
has thus kept the cost of converts
below $3.50 per capita.

The Philadelphia North American
should be forced to fire salute of 81
cap pistols for running the cut OF
linerta by the side of that of Presi-
dent Wilson.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-21

If they are needed tho Fairmont
military boys are ready to go to the
front. In fact some OF them seem
to be rather anxious about it. No
state can furnish better drilled men
and none with more patriotism than
West Virginia.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-21
]. A Price. . &. &c.
Gets Letter.
From rn' Hell
COMMUNICATION TELLstoF HIS
FRIENDS ENJOYMENT 0Ft
PLACE IN NORWAY !.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ARE DE.
LIGHTFUL AND PEOPLE. SHOW
GREAT GENEROSITY

Mr.. j. A. Price, tie local Gar, fore
man of the Baltimore and OHIO rail-
road, has a friend who is al present
in Hell and more than4hat the friend
is still living and able, to, tell Of ills
experienSssss and says he went there
of his own accord. He says that he II
sli27 y "a DaS1 .9lNsf aislssls'S.i .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-21

way to liyeS Single men must live
under conditions that make for good
manhood" Married men must not
d:aw chalklineson.t the floor and sub.
let fractions of rooms, but keep
their households for themselves and
their families" Men who make SIS
TO 50 a day need not have heir wives
take boarilers. ..,,,-,,,1 .naf,
Nj. Ford WIN RIeIIp alsiweil as criti-
else; HIS English school, wIll teach
the language to men 81 a dozen ma
tionalities. His lawyers will see that
they are i not; cheated Il. they buy
houses; Yet men are; 9Pfurate. They
distrust@ paterpalisni, even bearing
gifts. they ,oprSfsr, ducks to dicta-
ton. Their Wives, : il, lie, spirit of
feminismSS resent interferenSs in thcir
''business9 carters."' What business is
1t of Henry Fords to eatGh The ducks,
scrub;the 'bathtubs, eXpel the board
ers and make. file young; men hire
one bed apiece? The very American
spirit Mr.. Ford invokes works against
him. Probably there are foolish men
inEhis shops vito would rather he
cheated than be helped sslppFl. Ry company
NIX .. 8. ~ 81; "a
So frailIhumanity forever blots the
ink in which progress is written!--
n. Y.World. 90,
The Washington herald., 1914-05-31
HIS BROTHERS KEEPER

of his existence. 1t was the old. old dis
cussion-the eternity of forms. How
many hours and how many nights we
had consumed 'over il
On this night he had been particularly
irritating. and all my nerves were
screaming. He had been maintaining
that the human soul was itself FORM
an eternal form, and that the light with
in his brain would go on forever and al
ways. ] took up the poker.
Suppose" l said, Il should strike you
dead with this?"
The Washington herald., 1914-05-31

be. l believed in mechanical universe.
Chemistry and physics explained every
thing. %can no being be!' he demanded
in reply. / said that his question was
but. the major premise Of fallaeious
Christian Science syilogism. Oh, be-
ieve me, knew my logic, too. But he
was very stubborn. ! never had any
patience with philosophic idealists.
Once I made to him my confession Of
faith. 1t was simple, brief. unanswer-
able. Even as ! write il now, ] know
il is unanswcrabie. Here it Is. told
The Washington herald., 1914-05-31

not ceased to exist, Then does he ex-
ist? This is impossible.
/ have ceased exercising. As long as
l remain in the room the hallucination
does not bother me. But when ! return
to the room after an absence he is al
ways there, sitting at the desk, writing.
Yet / dare not confde in physician. l
must fight this out by myself.
He grows more importunate. Today.
consulting book on the shelf, turned
The Washington herald., 1914-05-31

81 would go on" he answered.
"As a conscious entity?" l demanded.
Eyes, as conscious entity" was his
reply. Il should go on, from plane to
plane of higher existence, remembering
my earth life. you. this very argument
aye, and continuing the argument with
you."
1t was only argument. (Forcible! Hal
ha comment of Rudolph Heckler on
margin). | swear it was only argu-
ment l never lifted hand How could
1. He was my brother, my elder BROTH
er, Jim.
l cannot remember. / was very ex-
asperated. He had always been so OBJ
stinate in this metaphysical belief Of his.
The next l knew he was lying on the
hearth. Blood was running. 1t was ter
ribie. He did not speak He did not
move. He must have fallen in a fit and
struck his head. | noticed there was
blood on the poker. In falling he must
have struck upon it with his head. And
yet l fail to see how this can be, for l
held it in my hand all the time. / was
still holding it in my hand as looked
at it.
1t is a hallucination. That is a con-
clusion of common sense. / have
watched the growth of it At first it
was only in the dimmest light that |
could see him sitting in the chair. But
as the time passed and the hallueination,
by repetition, strengthened, he was able