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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
Timber Estimator
is Here Saturday
to Fix Ass ssessn7ents
SHERIFF HARRISON TO-DAY is
NOTIFYING INTERESTED PAR
TIES TO BE PRESENT.

Whether the treasury of Forrest
county is to be benefited by the $780,.
600 or more additional assessments
placed on timber land declared py the
Mississippi revenue agents as being
unassessed, depends upon the outcome
of the series of hearings to be held at
the Hattiesburg Court House, next
Saturday.
Sheriff HARRISON is today notifying
the scores of land owners said to have
timber which does noe appear on the
tax collectors books, to be in Hatties-
burg Saturday, to confer with the
states timber estimator.
According to the state officials, this
county has at least 100000 worth OF
timber still standing, no mention OF
which is made on the assessors
books. The county and the state
should be receiving taxes from this,
it is maintained.
On the other hand, many of the men
who have been notified to appear
here, declare that their lands have
been wrongfully assessed. 1t is under
stood that dozens of the tracts in.
volved will be the cause of law suits.
l.. R. Collins. the states timber es-
timator, left Biloxi yesterday on a
two weeks trip to the various county
seats in South Mississippi. and will
reach here Saturday morning.
A meeting Of the board of supervis-
ors will be held next week when the
matter OF the additional assessments,
as fixed by the revenue agents office,
and by Mr.. Collins, will be taken up,
and an attempt to arrive at an equita-
BILE settlement as to the timber esti.
mates, will be made.
An average Of $1,OO0,00 is involved
in each Of the counties named in the
estimates of timber made under the
supervision of the states revenue Of
flee.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
WANT $4,000 FOR
CLARKE MEMORIAL
Two Secretaries To Be Sent Into the
Field Immediately to Solicit Sub
seriptlons--Hope to Raise Required
Sum In Few Months. -. Ministers
Guests Of Emmanuel Church Ladies
l,. lrn IHg"
For supper. ~ ci,

A campaign to raise 100000 from
the Baptists Of the United States,
$4,000 of which is to 20 to the en-
dowment fund of the Woman's Col
lege, of Hattiesburg, and $25,OOO to
the Clarke Memorial College, of New
ton, Miss, has been launched by the
Conference of Bible Workers, in ses.
sion at the First Baptist Church, in
this city.
The Rev. ]. E. Byrd and the Rev.
w. E. Farr, the announcement was
made today will be placed in the
field Immediately, to raise this fund.
Manager WALL in general charge of
the big conference which has been In
session here since Monday, stated to-
day that 1t will require but a few
months in which to raise this amount.
The Rev. Mr. Farr, while admitting
that there will be much work connect
ed with getting the 100000 subscrib-
ed, said that it was but question Of
few months when he and Mr.. Byrd
would be able to make the announce
ment that the entire sum had been
either collected or subscribed.
Three big audiences attended yes
terday and last nights sessions Of the
conference.
At 2 o'clock In the afternoon, the
Rev. Gaines Dobbins continued his
lecture on Homiletics. Having spoken
on "The Preachers Preparation" and
Gathering the Material" he took up
the subject. Constructing the Ser
mon" OF paramount Importance, the
speaker said. is a carefully planned
logically constructed outline. This
outline should be in accordance with
the laws of nature, of psychology, and
Of art. A study was then made of the
different kinds of sermons topical,
textual, expository with specimen
outlines of each.
Continued on Page Six)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
Northern Capital
Pays 81, 100000
EorLun1ber Plant
TAKES OVER THE eUTTERFIELp
COMPANY AT NoRTHFlELD,
MISSISSIPPI. a.
Special to The Net0s.

Special to The Netos.
Brookhaven, Miss, Jan. 2S.-Nego
tiations were completed today where
by the entire holdings of the Butter
field Lumber Company, at Northfield
thirteen miles south Of here, were
transferred to new owners. The con
sideration is placed at figure in ex-
cess of 81 100000. The Butterfield in.
terests in the old concern were en-
tirely eliminated by the new purchas-
ers who are capitalists from Iowa, IL
linois and Minnesota, and several local
persons. Among the local interests
is T. Brady, Jr., an attorney of Brook
haven, who has been the company's
consul for several years.
This was one Of the largest deals
ever put through In this section OF
Mississippi and negotiations were kept
so quiet that the general public had
no inkling of the contemplated deal
until the transfer was made, and new
managers and directors of one Of the
largest lumber mills in the South
elected to succeed retiring officers.
There has been no cessation In the
business of the concern which is ex-
pected to continue as heretofore with
a probable increase in capacity and ex-
tension of railroad line owned by
the plant.
C. s. Butterfield, former president
of the company, who has made his
residence.hare the past two years, aft
er "a $4,000 residence, will
cont reside in Brookhaven.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
ACTOR OR HoRo9

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 2S-The stage
has been set, the wigs, doublets and
swords are ready, and Alexander
Light will tonight meet the court test
as to whether he is an actor or q
vagrant. Light announces he will moi
be nervous, regardless of the fact thai
so days in jail are before him unless
he makes good. That many a thespiar
has met defeat he does allow, but in
his test he will allow no defeat. Light
got arrested in December on va
grancy charge. He announced tc
Judge Page that he was the only Ar
menian exponent in America Of Shape
spearean characters. On his promis,
to present either Twelfth Night" O,
Hamlet his case was continued
And should he fail, he will be sent I,
the house Of correction for so days.
To show his appreciation, Light ha,
sent free tickets to District Judg,
Page. Assistant District Attorney sim
on and other officials. Twelfth
Night" was the choice of the hobo &C
tor. and he will appear as the Duke o
Arsino.
i want the most capable dramati
critics to attend the performance" an
nounced Light. IT they are not saith
fed with my work, am willing to &
to jail"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
MILLION DOLLAR LIBRARY.

San Francisco, CAL, Jan. 2S.-With-
in few weeks work will be begun on
the new $1,O00,OO0 library as the next
step in the building up of Civic
Center. A Carnegie gift of $375,0OO
is available for the new library. Work
is being rushed on the new City Hall,
and the Auditorium is already com
pleted. The fourth building for the
Civic Center will be the state building,
for which million dollars was voted
at the last election.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
MAY POSTPONE CANAL OPENING

Washington, d. c., Jan. 2S-FormaI
opening ceremonies at the Panama
Canal may be postponed from March
till July, 1t was announced at the
White House today. President Wilson
will go to San Francisco by rail in
March, and to Panama later when the
naval reviews take place, 1t was ex-
planned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
MISSISSIPPI PosTMAsTERs.

Washington, Jan. 2S-President VIII
son today nominated the following
Mississippi postmasters: Walter E
Dreaden, Lambert; Sussette e. NC
Alpin, Bolton; Miss G. Pitts, Harmans
vile; w. c. Cannon appointed car
rier. route 1, Monticello, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
MMANUEL CHURCHTO.
HEAR EVANGELIST
Pulpit To Be Filled Sunday by the
Rev. e. S. P'Pool.

The Rev. e. S. P'Pool, a general
evangelist. whose headquarters are in
Hattiesburg, will supply the pulpit of
the Emmanuel Baptist Church next
Sunday morning and evening, it was
announced today.
His topic for the morning service
will be "The Broken Cruse," and for
the evening, "The Exalted Christ"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
TWO FLORIDA HANelNes.

Pensacola, Fla. Jan. 2S.-Ed Mad
dox and Emmett Thomas. colored. con-
victed Of murder, will be hanged here
tomorrow morning. They have been
in close confinement since their con-
viction some months ago.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
president PLACES VETO
ON IMMIGRATION BILL

Washington, D. c., Jan. 28.--Pres-
ident Wilson today placed his veto on
the Immigration bill, and sent spe-
cial message to Congress saying that
he disapproves the measure because
Of the literacy test and other provi-
sions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
THE COTTON MARKET.

New Orleans, Jan. 2s.-The cotton
market closed eight points up. The
opening figures were: March. s.11:
May, s.35. and July. s.55.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
HEAR ARTILLERY
FIRE $50 NILES
fBr Associated PYesa.l

Berne, Switzerland, ain. 2s.-A par
ty of Americans who scaled the Jung.
frau recently brought back the news
that from the top of that peak they
had distinctly heard the sound of artil
lery fire from the Alsatian border
about $50 miles away.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
MEAGER REPORTS A9
SENT FROM d
Both Armies Being sseav
ed-WhiIe Fighting d
nary Stages. IndIcatioi
lts Results May Decidc
Point in Eastern Zone
tBy Assoosated Isl

Petrograd, Jan. 2S.-Alc
dred-mile-long-front skirtl1
pathian Mountains. one x
est of the eastern campq
yet fought, is in progress
Meager reports from a.
area are coming in today.
office is telling but little ~
progressing at that point.
While the fighting is bel
be in its preliminary stages, I
sumed such proportions az "
the officers OF all the armio&|
that its outcome will be in11
The battle now going on II
In the turning point Of the
campaign. Both armies are !.
their strongest forces into.
and re-inforcements from )
are being rushed to man th
Thus far, no Indication
the fight Is going, is obtain
believed that the battle HI
liminary stages. however.
There is no doubt but Ill
sian advance in BukoWins
checked. Northward alonx
saw front lighting still con1
ports today say. notwithstq
fact that both armies are
their principal efforts again
The Germans are reported
broken through the Russian
in one attack west OF Warsav
Reports at Variance.
Not in weeks have the ON
man and French Statements
flghting in the west been al
variance. Both sides in the al
today, mention small towns i
where lighting occurred a
and each claims victory fo1
spective army.
The French statement sayI
Germans failed In any atte1
might have made to win %
man Emperor's birthday, and /
every German attack was.
and every French attack ~
gress."
Both REPORTS speak Of ths
fighting in the Caronne regio
the Germans tell Of infiictin
losses and taking many prise
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
BLOW SAFE AND GET
AWAY WITH $1,000
lBu Associated PressA

Alexandria, La, Jan. 2S. - Cracks.
men secured between $1,000 and 81 200
last night when they blew the safe of
the postoffice at verda, in Grant parish,
and made safe get away. This
amount is covered by burglar insrr-
ance.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28
KILLS HIS WIFE
AND TAKES POISON

Houston, Tex, Jan. 2S.-Ward M
Snyder, said to be we'll known Pitts
burs oil man, shot and killed his wife
in a sanitarium here today and then
swallowed a quantity of poison. He
may die. Snyder arrived in the CITY
only n few hours before he visited the
sanitarium in which his wife was a
patient.
-tOe5Fal-~s. a..,
5ize bottles WI
res. w
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-28

Severe fighting in Transol
where the Turks are reported
ing assumed an energetic ot
is told Of today in the dispatched
withstanding the recent Russiz
port that the Turks in that j,
had been routed. An official me
form Petrograd says that tha
made a violent attack but wer1
back. Constantinople ofilc
ports progress OF the Turks
the Russians.
Petrograd today claims TIE
of the Turks in northeastern
No further reports Of TIN
erations in Egypt are savaila
became known today that the
have filled all the wells alo|
caravan route Of 143 miles " /
the Turks are supposed to hc
preached the Suez Canal III
had to transport their own n
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25
Do You Want 10 Understand
Why Quar- Country Is I'm It's
Present Condition?

THE business depression and financial cri-
sis now affecting the people are the re-
suits of evil laws.
This is fully explained in two books that
we sell.
Read our Handbook of Politics and Politi-
cal Economy and Watson's Speeches which
treat of these very matters
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25

and nation fighting for food is not so parti-
one with plenty to eat.
The Germans now admit that their supply
of food for their Civil population may run
short, and that Germany is determined to
have food at any cost, and of course if food
is scarce for the Civil population the army
will soon be on short rations.
AS matter of retaliation, the Allies may
declare all foodstuffs contrabrand and in this
way bring the matter to quick head.
If either side can starve the other, there will
be peace, for soldiers cannot fight long with
out food any more than they can without am
munition.
It looks now that if Germany hopes to
come out of the war with any credit she must
win success at once, because if her supplies
are running short at this early day she must
go on half rations until she can gain the
supremacy of the seas.
No country can lay up four year supply
of. food as Germany claimed to have stored
away at the beginning of the war, and what
Germany gets now she must bring In from
other countries-Germany must make her
effort at blockade good, and she must beat
the other sides efforts to blockade her, or her
armies will be crushed.
OOllSl0oo 10 HOW SlIlulllS Out dPPIoPI1d-
tons at the rate of $9O,OOOOOO per day, and
the process will be kept up until one Billion
dollars have been appropriated to pay the ex-
penses of government for the coming year.
All of the talk that we heard two years ago
about economy in expenditures of the govern
ment, like the promised cheapening of the cost
of living, has been forgotten until another
campaign, and the same old machine that
ground out the pork barrel legislation for
Republicans is working without screak for
the Democrats.
The price of living made cheaper; tariff
that was not all for the big manufacturer; a
system of Rural Credits for the farmer; arl
administration that would practice rigid
economy in spending the peoples money; all
of these promises were made us during the
campaign Of 1912.
But what have we been given?
We have tariff that suits the big manu-
facturer better than the Payne-Aldrch tariff
did; we have no system of Rural Credits and
we will not get one because the Money Trust
does not want us to have it; the cost of liv-
ing is as high if not higher than it ever was,
and the Democratic administration has been
our most expensive one.
Special Privilege has prospered under this
administration just as it prospered under
the Republican administrations everything
that Special Privilege wanted and didn't get
from the Taft administration it has gotten
from the Wilson administration, while the
masses have gotten it in the neck
And by the way, what has become of that
Rural Credits bill that Senator Hoke Smith
was SO speedily perfecting?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25

The Jefersonians cannot assume responsibility
Tor unsolicited manuscripts letters sent them
When found available, they published; if
accompanied by stamps for return postage. they
returned if not available.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25

which some Republican had to be continuously
hammerlng away.
But suddenly came the motion on which
the Chair ruled contrary to Parliamentary
law, so Senator Hoke Smith saws and the
Senator with six other Democrats said that
the Chair should not do anything of the kind
"a question of parliamentary proceeding be-
ing of more importance than the bill before
the Senate.
Senator Hoke Smith hel ped put the Ship
Purchase bill where it is, and all of the ex-
plantations that he may make won't explain
away that undeniable fact-he helped put the
sl6ids under it and his flop back to the Admin
lstration's side of the fence did not put the
bill back where it was.
And suppose the bill is dead, as some Of it's
strongest champions fear, what is Senator
Smiths position?
AS for the result that his vote on the ques-
ton of parliamentary procedure brought, he
might just as we'll have voted against the bill
straight from the shoulder,-in fact, we be-
lieve his constituents who favor the measure
rather he had fought it in the open like
man.
There is many Democratic craw in Geor-
gia that has just about as big dose as it can
hold at one time.
AS we predicted last week, nothing serious
has come of the English vessel, Lusitania, US
ing the American flag on one of her trips
through dangerous waters
In her reply to our note on the subject
Great Britain calls our attention to the fact
that American vessels resorted to the same
trick during the Civil War, and that if Ger
many adheres to the London Declaration no
harm will come to neutral ships because Of
this ruse, for it is the first duty Of belliger-
ent to positively establish the identity Of any
ship stopped.
The British government also reminds us
that the Lusitania was carrying a large num-
Der of American passengers, and that it was
her duty to protect these persons of neutral
country under their flag.
The correspondence between Washington
and London may be prolonged, but there is
nothing to cause great uneasiness because Of
the Lusitania incident.
1t must be a little embarrassing to our off
Gals however, to be reminded by the British
government that Great Britain is only follow
ing precedent set by us-a little hard for us
to make a vigorous protest against England
doing in time of war what we did in time of
war.
On the other hand the German situation is
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25

On the other hand the German situation is
critical, and it will take very little to bring
some of the powers now neutral into the fight
Germany has not receded one step from her
first position in regard to the blockade of
England and France, and seems to take the
position that if accident happens to any neu-
trail ship in any waters mentioned in the Ger
man declaration, it will be the fault of the
neutral ship-that if the neutral shi ps want
to keep out of trouble they must keep out of
the waters warned against by Germany
Our government, as we'll as other neutrals,
IS making vigorous protest to this stand, and
there is no telling what may happen at any
minute. We take the position that Germany
must first know what she is doing to our
ships before she goes ahead and does it, and
that under the London Declaration she has
every opportunity to stop contraband with
out doing injury to the neutral ship.
With these two views so widely different
there is every opportunity for the difference
of opinion to grow into quarrel that would
hastily lead to fighting
There does not seem to be any doubt now
that Germany is in desperate straits for food,
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-09-03
DOUGLAS Men GET IN
AQUA PRIETA BASTILE
Young Men on Sightseeing Trip,
Without Passports, Placed
in Jail; Expect Release

DOUGLAS, Sept "A. n. Barnett,
who works i'm the sampliug department
of the c.. d A. smelter, Clarence SuIli-
van, a nephew of j. A. Miller, Of this
city were thrown i'm jail i'm Aqua
Prieta morning when they went to
the border town on a sight seeing
expedition Young Sullivan came here
from Colorado a few days ago. driving
through in Ford car. This morning
he and Barnett decided to see the Dor
der town but failed to obtain pass
ports from local Consul Garduno, not
knowing it was necessary.
It is believed their lack of passports
lis responsible for their being held.
The car is also in possession of the
Aqua Prieta officials The young men
were allowed to telephone to this side,
and this afternoon Mr. Miller and 9TH
CT friends took up the case with Con
sui Garduno. It is probable the Amer
leans will be released before tonight.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-09-03
MAYTORENA REMAINS
BY VILLAS ORDERS
AS SONORA LEADER
Receives Reappointment as Gov
ernOr and Is Willing to Resign
Military Command to General
Angeles If Necessary.

AS forecasted in special dispatches
to The Review, Gov Maytorena, whose
term of Office expired Sept /, will not
retire in favor of Alberto Morales.
Governor Maytorena is i'm receipt Of
a telegram from General Villa appoint
ing him convention governor Of Sono-
ra until such time as a legal election
can be held within the state. Govern
or Maytorena has also been desie-
mated as military commander of the
Villa forces in Sonora. He has heard
nothing of the coming of General
Angeles except through newspaper ac-
counts published in the United States.
Governor Maytorena is friendly to
General Angeles and if General villa
decides to turn over the military com
mand in Sonora to him, Governor
Maytorena is perfectly willing to do
so, recognizing the superior military
ability of General Angeles. Governor
Maytorena does not pretend TO be a
military leader
Conditions in Sonora are very bad,
according to a party who arrived this
morning from the Yaqui valley. The
/ Indians are committing many out.
RACES. The Indians are raiding the
country i'm bands of from two TO three
hundred. They shoot up the towns
and loot them. Governor Maytorena
has sent in soldiers to stop the out.
RACES, but they never catch up with
the Yaquis following them into the
raided towns when it is too late. They
do not seem to be anxious to engage
the Indians in battle.
Food is getting very scarce in
southern Sonora and coffee and many
staples are no longer to be had.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-09-03
CAMPFIRE GIRLS IN
CLEVER PLAYLETS
Aloha Girls in Two Novel ProduC-
tons This Evening at WOm-
ems Clubhouse.

The Aloha Campfire Girls win pre-
sent two bright little playlets, this
evening, in an entertainment at the
Women's Clubhouse on Quality Hill.
When Ma Took Office" and Pat Do
lan's Wedding are the titles of the
miniature production and, according
to reports from those familiar with
the work of the girls, the entertain
ment should be extremely fascinating
10 all fortunate enough to be present.
The proceeds of the affair will be de-
voted to the needs of the Campfire
Girls work. Admission of 25 cents
will be charged.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-09-03
WARREN FIREMEN IN
WORTHY EFFORT FOR
PUBLIC'S WELFARE
Volunteer Fire Department VIII
Hold Dance, Labor Day Even
ing, at Vista Park; Proceeds
to Install Electric Fire White.

The members of the Warren Vol
unteer Fire Department are sparing
no expense to make the dance on
Monday evening Sept. 6, Labor Day,
at Vista Park. a social success long
TO be remembered by all who attend.
The cause is a worthy one and should
be patronized by all dance goers.
The department wishes to raise
money enough to install an electric
fire whistle. In case OF fire the town
will be districted and calls for each
district will be given from the call
box The department has maintained
itself for the past seven years and
now asks the sister towns to assist
i'm the noble cause.
Music for the dance will be furnish
ed by the C. d A. Band Dancing
will commence promptly at p m. and
continue till the last strain of Home
Sweet Home" at midnight Cars viii
be on hand to accommodate patrons UNI
II 12;40. The Warren Ladies' Aid
will serve ice cream and lemonade
to those wishing IT, The spacious
cement walk viii be taken care of by
the floor committee to insure a
smooth surface for dancing and to
see that everyone has partner. The
price for the dance of four hours has
been fixed at SOC for gentlemen, ladies
free. Everybody turn out and help
the boys install the fire call and cele-
brate Labor Day.
The slogan is Meet me at Vista
Park, Warren, Labor Day Sept 6, at
the Firemen's BALI.