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The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
ATTESBRC MISSISSIPPI MONDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER 20 1915
|DueHStS HOrYiblu
|SldShed; Cr0Wd Is
Afraid to Step in
NEGROES FIGHT UNTIL OVER.
COME FROM EXHAUSTION;
BEG TO BE ARRESTED.

A duel with knives and razors,
fought in presence of score or more
frightened negroes on Buschmanri
street, near the Northeastern freight
yards last night, when no one would
dare to separate the two participants.
resulted in the landing in the Hatties-
burg Hospital later of pair of ne
groes. slashed and cut almost beyond
recognition.
The men fighting were Will Will
liams and Alex. Horton. Both are suf-
'fering from more than half a dozen
bad cuts across the face. arms, bodies
and abdomens. 1t was stated at the
hospital today that both men have a
chance to recover.
Williams. it was explained, was
walking down Buschmann street with
the wife Of Horton when the latter
appeared on the scene With but few
preliminaries, both reached in their
pockets, Williams bringing forth a
razor and Horton sharp knife. The
woman began screaming and fled. The
men darted at each other, and for ten
minutes they cut and slashed at each
other until, from loss of blood, both
became exhausted. No one dared to
interfere, as both men seemed deter
mined to wreak vengeance. each on
the other.
,Patrolmen McInnis and Beverly
were on the other end of the railroad
yards at the time. Horton staggered
up to the policemen and told them
that he had been in fight, and want
ed them to arrest him. He was so
bloody that 1t was impossible to tell
whether he was white or black.
On their way to the Hattiesburg
Hospital they were oyertaken by VIII
Hams, who had procured buggy and
who also was looking for the two po-
licemen. The pair were taken to the
hospital, DR.. Leo. H. Martin summon
ed, and scores of stitches were requir-
ed in treating the wounds.
A charge of assault with intent to
kill was preferred against the pair and
the case was transferred to the coun-
ty by Mayor Batson this morning.
When the negroes recover sufficiently,
they will be taken from the hospital
and locked in the county jail.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
ONE MAN IN JAIL; TWO
HAVE EYES SHOT OUT
Grady Faulkner and Pete chiIes,
While Faces Are Filled With Buck
Shot Have Chance to Recover
Fighting Came AS Result of an
Old erudse-Faulkners and chiIes
Met on Road, When Gun Play Was
Started Immediately.

houston, Miss, Sept. 20.-Two men
lie seriously wounded, third isin jail,
and sheriff's deputies are searching
for half dozen more suspected of
having participated in a shotgun duel
10 miles south of here yesterday
morning on the public road in which
10 and 20 shots were exchanged.
The wounded men are:
Grady Faulkner, aged 16 or Is, four
teen buckshot removed from body;
several wounds on face and head; one
eye shot out.
Pete Chiles, aged about 80, wounds
similar to those of Faulkner except
not so numerous; will also lose one
eye.
Attending physicians are hopeful
for the recovery of both men.
Charles Faulkner, aged So, broth
er of Grady Faulkner and his com
panion at the time of the trouble, is
behind the bars here, awaiting the
outcome of Chiles' wounds.
The official investigation of the
shooting shows that there had been
an old grudge between Chiles and Gra-
dy Faulkner. The Faulkners were on
wason riding to town. Grady driving
the team and Charles seated in the
rear. At point where tall brush
lines both sides of the road Chiles is
alleged to have appeared and opened
fire. Grady dropped from his seat to
the ground, and Charlie Faulkner seiz-
ed the gun in the wagon and began
firing at Chiles. The latter fell
wounded at the first or second volley.
Search for Others.
1t is claimed that there were other
men with Chiles, whose identity has
not yet been established. Persons re,
siding in the neighborhood say is OF
20 shots were fired.
People of the country side rushed
to the scene and assisted in remov
ing Faulkner. who was bleeding pro
fusely, to the home OF George Morris
nearby. Chiles was takea TO the hom,
of Mrs. Foley Thompson. quarter O
Ia mile farther down the road.
Continued on Paso rvo.) 2
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
He DIDN'T K|l0
NOTESCONTE|VI
Correspondent Whose Passports
We're Cancelled, Reaches
New York Today
SAYS PROSECUTION OF
HIM WOULD Be UNJUST
Declares That He Had No Idea wh.t
Was Contained in the Letter Given
Hin BY Austrian Ambassador Dunn
ba. To Be Delivered to the vIshns
covernment--Is Met by Secret Scr.
vice Agents, Who Subject Him to !.
Course Of Questions.
SAYS PROSECUTION OF
HIM WOULD Be UNJUST
(By Associated Press,

New York. Sept. 2o.-Capt. James
F. J. Archibald, American war CORES
pondent, who was interrupted by the
British while carrying message from
Austrian Ambassador Dumba to yien-
ma, and whose passports were cancei-
led by Secretary of State Lansing.
arrived in New York today from Rot
tercam.
Secret Service agents met the ship,
and went Immediately to Archibald.
They gave him questioning.
Il took Dumba's letter without any
knowledge of its contents" he declar-
ed If prosecution Of me here Is con
templated, it is unjust
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
GINS ARE RUNNING
ON FULL TIME HERE
SANFORD PLANT TURNS OUT 2
BALES OF COTTON ON
SATURDAY.

Reports from Throughout this sec
ton of Mississippi today tell of the
great activity Of the cotton gins in
the cotton sections. Those in this
immediate section of the State are
unusually busy. They are running on
full time here, now.
The gin at Sanford turned out 26
bales of cotton on Saturday
The Hattiesburg Compress is being
kept unusually busy.
Hattiesburg spots at 1880 o'clock
were 10 IA cents.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
WILL FORCE RAILWAY
TO GRANT EXTENSION
COMMISSION TO GIVE HEARING
REGARDING TRACKS TO WON.
ANS COLLEGE.

Efforts to compel the Hattiesburg
Traction Company to extend its
tracks to the Mississippi Woman's
College, are again being made by
friends of that institution and by Hat
tiesburgians in general today, and it
is understood that the Mississippi
Railway Commission will give hear
ing on the proposition within a week
or ten days.
A petition asking that the company
make the extension, and the commits
sion to require it, is being circulated
in the city today.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
McBeath TeIegraphs.

The following telegram was re-
celved this morning from ]. M. Nc
Beath, secretary of the highway as
sociatlon, by H. A. Camp:
"The building of the jackson high
way means more to Mississippi than
the building of trunk line railway.
Hatt;esburg, the second largest city
between Nashville and New Orleans,
lis not taking the interest it should.
Not less than ten delegates ought to
! join the special train leaving here at
!, 8 o'clock Wednesday morning"
Ed. Lander, one of the vice-presi'
dents of the association, has received
this telegram from B. A. Rogers, of
Florence Ala, another official of the
organization;
mo reports have been received from
Uattlesburg yet. We must have a
strong delegation from your CITY,
Don't fail us"
A special train will leave Meridian
tor Nashville Wednesday morning, and
will carry the Mississippi delegation
which will fight for having the original
roadway travelled by General Jackson
on his way to New Orleans adopted
! 40 the Jackson Military Highway.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
Erb Should recover.

New York, Sept. 20.-Newman Erb,
the wealthy railroad organizer, was
reported today to have an excellent
chance to recover from the two poison
tablets swallowed by mistake on Tues
day. He is now passing through the
final hours of the critical period.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
HE STOLE THE MEAT
JUST FOR FUN OF 1T
Negro Delivery Boy Is Fined $40 and
Costs as Result.

Robert Durant, delivery boy for Nc
Nairs. admitted in police court this
morning that he stole $3.50 worth Of
meat from that firm on Saturday. He
did it Just for the fun of the thing,
he explained, not because he needed
the meat, or because he was hungry.
Mayor Batson fined him $40 and
costs.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
FEMALE sLueeERs ARE
GIVEN A LIGHT TAX

May Homer and sylvia Batson, two
young negro girls, we're fined $3.50
and costs in police court this morning
son the charge of assault and battery
The girls admitted their guilt, but
each claimed extenuating circum-
stances.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
GREEK STEAMER is
DESTROYED sv FIRE.

Halifax. Sept. 2o--The Greek steam
er Athinai was destroyed by FIRE at
sea last night with loss OF one lIfe
according to message to the Marine
Department today. The steamer
Tuscania rescued 4oS passengers and
the crew, and the steamer Roumanian
Prince rescued 81 others.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
WOMAN'S COLLEGE
|, NEAR OVERLOOKING
TWO HUNDRED AND TH'RTY-F'VE
WOMEN NOW REGISTERED
THERE.

The Mississippi woman's &C College eso
today has an enrolment Of ','sa,,ans ssa, sns
s,sssst ,S~ in its history, and indications
are that this number will be grea.,s s a.'.
'as.sassd a,s sass this week. Ten asNs stu
dents arrived today y. me
Among the new arrivals - az ~. I ID
,,,s.ss si Edith and zellsin SHEPPARD
. s.assters %'ssss Of the chairman q the MIS-
usssa u's.,ani railroad coamission'
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
TELEGRAPH bREV|T|ES
Torreon Occupied.

Eel Paso, Tex. Sept. 20.-It is un-
officially reported that the Carranza
forces under General Obregon are oc-
cupying Torreon today. Villa evaca-
ated the city yesterday owing to a
lack of provisions.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
THAT CAN'T READ, 224
Educational Department of Mississip-
pi Federation Of Women's Clubs
Prepares Statements on Conditions
Here--Asks each Individual Club to
Join in the Movement-sussestions
As To How Best To Remedy condl-
ions Given.

With view of cutting down the
per centage of illiteracy in Mississip-
pi, the Mississippi Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs today inaugurated cam
paign, wide in its scope, which, it is
believed, will result in placing the
Magnolia State in the front rank with
those other states boasting of the
minimum number of persons who can
not read and write.
The following appeal has been re-
ceived by Hattiesburg women from
Mrs. Madge Quin Fulger, chairman of
the educational department of the
state organization:
The educational department of the
Mississippi Federation of Women's
Clubs has adopted a program which
If faithfully followed by all the clubs
in the state, will both enlighten the
members as to the educational status
Of our state, convince them that a
campaign against illiteracy is neces-
sary, and show them how they can be
real assistance in improving the
conditions in rural communities. May
I invite your attention to your states
per cent Of illiteracy? In 1910, the
last census, the percentage of illit-
eracy in Mississippi was 224; that is,
in every thousand people in your
state there are 224 who cannot read.
Among white people in Mississippi
there are So illiterates for every 1000
inhabitants, among negroes, S56. I
appeal to you to create sentiment
against illiteracy. and for the improve
ment Of rural. communities and
schools.
Ma yRead and Write.
The club women in this state can. II
they will, inaugurate movement that
everybody in Mississippi of whatever
age, may be taught to read and write.
The plan being to work through the
district declarations to form county
committees and interest county super.
intendents OF education to hold meet
ings In court houses. churches and
school buildings for the purpose Of
making known the condition Of illit-
eracy in each county, and OF arousins
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The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
Serbs Driven Back.

Berlin, Sept. 20.-The official an
nouncement by tie German govern
ment today says: cThe Germans at.
tackled, drove off the serbians on the
northern bank of the Danube near
semendia. The Germans are pur-
sping the retreating Russians which
are trying to escape the enveloping
movement near wilma.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
COTTON SEED PRICES.

Itta Bena. Miss. Sept. 20. The local
cotton and seed buyers are now pay.
Ing o1s and 500 per ton for cottoa
seed from the wagons. much bef>1r
price than paid at the opening d tA6
season = year ago II Il prnlIof><
BY many that seed VIZ, se ~ 4.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20

indications are that Hattiesburg will
hot De represented at the meeting of
tne Jackson Military Highway Associa.
tlon' to be held in Nashville Thursday
and Friday.
A majority of the delegates recently
appointed by President T. c. Hannah,
OF the Commercial Club, to look after
Forrest eounty's interests at the meet
Ing, have announced that they have
found 1t impossible to make the trip.
Inc seventh member of the commit
tee today reported to President Han
nan that he was unwilling to go to
NASHVILLE alone, and to be the lone
representative from Forrest county.
Mr.. Hannah is comforting with the
other six members of the committee
this afternoon, trying to induce them
to make the trip.
That Forrest county should have a
strong committee at the Nashville
meeting, is denied by no one. The
interest being taken in the proposed
highway by citizens of Forrest coun-
ty, is but slight. In spite of the ef-
forts Of President Hannah and the
good roads committee of the CONNER
cial Club, the members, it has been
pointed out, have not yet commenced
to take an active interest in the Nash
vile meeting, nor in the probable re-
suits of il.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
) Activity In the wsS

London, Sept. 20.-Paris
tense artillery activity along \
co-Belgian line. The French are g.
ing progress. A dispatch to Petro.>
grad newspaper says that evacuation
Of Kiev is progressing slowly. =
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
Dumba to Sail.

New York. Sept. 20 Austrian Am.
hassador Dumba. whose recall the
United States government requested.
has reserved passaged on the steamer
Rotterdam. sailing from mere septen,-
Der 2S. .
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20

New Orleans cotton market closed
Is to 20 points up. The opening iig-
ures were: October. 1899; December,
1919.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
GIVEN A 81 FINE
ON ASSAULT CHARGE

Charged with ass L. w.
Woods. last saturd; si Lewis
was fined 81 in polio bis morn
ing. &
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-20
FORREST MAYN'T.
Be REPRESENTED
At NASHVILLE.
Many Of Appointed DELEGATES
Say They Cannot Make
the Trip
LAST EFFORT MADE TO
INDUCE THEM TO GO

secretary mcBeath Points Out The
Necessity of Having a Strong Dele.
s'''0n From Hattiesburs, the Sec
0nd Largest City Between Nashville
ana New orIeans-says County is
"0' taking the Interest Which Is
should In Matter.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
Food Value of Honey.

The food value of honey is not gem
as a rule is regarded merely as pleas
ant sirup to be used upon griddle cakes
and certain other Dishes whereas it is
really a nourishing food as well as a
sweetening and should be given freely
to children, spread upon bread II is
much purer and more wholesome than
many of the So-called jellies of COM
merce.
substituted for sugar For example. a
rhubarb betty is greatly improved by
the use of honey instead of sugar for
sweetening. The dessert is made In the
usual way-frst the breadcrumbs then
layer of short lengths of rhuhard
covered with honey and a sprinkling of
cinnamon: repeating the layers until the
dish is filled. Butter is dotted on the
top and the pudding baked in the oven
for thirty minutes.
Apples baked in honey furnish a dish
that is both novel and delicious The
apples are cored and placed In a pan
with a lump of butter In each cavity
A cup of honey then is poured over
them and the pan put in slow oven
the apples cooking until they are tender
rhubarb sauce made with honey in
stead of sugar and mixed with corn
Sldi cIl Ildue Win water instead OF milk
is very palatable dessert The mix
ture should be put in individual molds
and when turned out each portion
should be served with teaspoon of
honey added
Some persons contend that honey
added to a pot of beans before baking
is a great Improvement over the usual
quantity of molasses. It certainly gives
very delicate favor to sweet potatoes
in reheating them The potatoes can
be sliced or cut lensthwise. Each slice
or finger is dipped in honey and laid on
a buttered pan. Butter is dotted gen
erously over the top, and the dish is
placed on the oven and kept there until
the potatoes are brown. Only those who
have eaten sweet potatoes prepared in
this way can fully appreciate them A
sprinkling of pepper and salt may be
added before serving. if this seasoning
is favored
Evening star., 1915-06-27

feathers and look the squirrel over.
Then it Went back to its pecking.
Instead of profting by this asgres
sive preliminary. the squirrel extended
a paw over the dead line and the robin
got to work.
His wings flashed out like fan and
with one swoop he was on the squir-
refs back The enemy was his. For
about two seconds the squirrel spun
around like a dervlsh in Wild West
show. but the robin stuck.
Then the squirrel flashed to the near
est tree.
The instant he touched bark the war
was over. The robin flew back to his
pecling and the squirrel
The squirrel went back to worrying
the robin.
Which shows that he wasn't wise
enough to know when he was licked.
AS they passed;
"Oh, I'm over that. She cured me at
one sitting. ! jumped on a car the
other day, and there she was three
seats ahead. where I could watch her
as she looked out of the window.
Well. sir she didn't do blamed thing
but chew gum from Columbia Heights
to Capitol Hill BY the time l got out
had lost my infatuation. and what's
more. I'm not advertising for it."
Which shows, dear girls-Who do it,
Evening star., 1915-06-27
Care of Grocery Stock.

With the advent of warm weather
when foodstuffs are likely to spoil
quickly unless they receive proper at
tention. many housekeepers will be in
terested in hints for the care Of gro
Gerry stock recently issued by a whole
sale grocers' exchange to retail pa
irons: because much of the advice is
quite applicable to the home as to
the store.
All housekeepers understand the per
ishaole character of eggs. butter. meat.
fruit. etc, and the care necessary for
their preservation: but many do not
realize that groceries generally can
deterlorate greatly through so simple
an error as storage in the wrong place
Canned goods are the least perisha
BILE of groceries, All that is necessary
is to place them where they will be
free from dampness and where the air
Will circulate among the cans.
Housewives are advised to buy ce-
reals in package form and never more
than months supply at a time Two
weeks supply is better All cerea Is
should be kept in A cool dry place.
They should not be placed near stoves
or steam pipes-if these are in use,
Dampness. too. must be avoided
AS roasted coffee loses much of its
favor after being exposed to the air.
the use of an alright receptacle is a :
necessary as in the case of ground
coffee
Ra;sins and currants-in fact all
dried fruits-lose much of their mojs-
ture when exposed to the air. becomin 6,
dry and hard. 1t is recommended thar
these fruits. a. well as figs, dates. can
died fruit, cocoa and chocolate, be kent
In cool place and away from strong
sunlight.
Nuts in the shell demand a cool snot
Shelled nuts are extremely perishable
If exposed directly to the sun, the heat
viii draw out the oil and the nuts will
become rancid. They must be kept al
most airtight.
Olives need coolness, and olive oil
must be protected against strong light
and heat. Peanut butter should be kept
away from the sun. When left on a
shelf for some time the oil often Sep
this occurs the jar should be turned
upside down, and the butter then will
absorb the oil again.
Pickles should be covered to keep out
tiny insect called the vinegar fly
This fly will deposit its eggs among
pickles, causing noticeable wormi-
ness in a few days.
Tea deterioSates in either heated or
a damp place, through evaporation or
absorption of moisture; therefore a
cool place of even temperature should
be selected for the tea caddy.
Spices, having a tendency to weaken
with age. should be purchased in small
quantities
1t absorbs moisture quickly, and when
this is dried out the sugar becomes
very hard and lumpy-which is incon-
venient and troublesome.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

YOU IL GOT \ GRAND OPERA
APPOINTMENT" MUMBLED FELIX.
the same I'd do it II 1 could" Felix
persisted.
Exactly one year after she had left
Westmore Sophie retLrned. Nobody
knew that she was coming She
reached home at 1890 one rainy night
and surprised Mrs. Young nearly out
Of her wits.
Couldn't you stand it to stay away
homesick?' asked Mrs. Young. and she
looked anxiously at Sophie, who was
laughing and crying at once. yet look
ing wonderfully pretty and rosy
Yes 1 was honesick." Sophie ad-
mitted. "Oh. Cousin Ellen. / never
saw anything so beautiful as your
face Let me kiss it again. There.
Mrs. Young looked grateful for all
her establishment. Well. l must say
Berlins improved you she said when
she could get her breath.
1T was the making Of me-" Sophie
replied earnestly. Til tell you every
thing in the morning, and I've got a
The next day everybody knew that
Sophie Hood was at home again to
stay. At 7:30 that evening Felix
walked down to Mrs. Young's. Sophie
came out to meet him under the trum-
pet vine. She looked lovely in her
blue wolfe.
The parlor's full" she said, "and
| there's an overflow In the sitting
room. The whole town has been here
today. believe. ard there's more COM
ing, to judge from what Is going on
over the telephone. But Cousin Ellen
is equal to all that So let's sit down
here. Felix. I've got something to
tell you that l haven't told anybody
yet but Cousin Ellen. Guess what it
is" She looked al him. laughingly, as
they sat side by SIDE on the steps.
You've got grand opera appoint
ment.' mumbled Felix, "or-or you're
engaged to some noble Herr"
Sophie laughed. "Oh, Felix, you're
not a good guesser. So I'll tell you
I'm going to teach German in the high
school next year"
Teach German" gasped Felix. why
-what-your voice.
Sophie was grave now. "I didn't
have any voice. Felix. I found that
out the second day I was in Berlin
The good Herr Meister told me So But
he left me not without hope. He said
/ had a splendid German foundation
and with little better accent would
make truly creditable teacher of the
language. So I stayed to get the ac-
cent" She paused.
I'm SO sorry for you," Felix
stammered He did not know what
to say. 'But-but. dear, I may-you'll
give me a chance now, won't you?'
Sophie smiled charmingly. 1T was
an awfully expensive year. You'll have
to let me earn enough money for my
trousseau first" shx. answered
(THE END)
Evening star., 1915-06-27

have put all those la.ce-e edged ruff1es
on a dress that wouldn't wash, but
"Of course, ] don't! When a man is
born with love for drink in his blood
he can't help himself any more than
you can help having red hair
Why, Mary Blank, You ought to be
ashamed of yourself to say thing
like that"
But Mary Blank wasn't.
You know you are forever fussfng e
about the color of your hair-but you
couldn't change it to save your life.
You got it from your father and little
Maize has got II from you You were
all born that way, and I guess it's the
same way with that man.
Maybe it was and maybe, again, 1t
wasn't, but, anyhow. the two young
women walked ont of hearing of the
spinstery person behind. who didn t
do a thing but listen-and that was
all there was to it, eXcept-that
If you consider the good old times
when society kept sideboard in its
salon paror on New Year days, and
contrast the near-epidemical ZigZag-
gers of that treasured past with the
sporadic sprees Of the present, the
puts the blame on--but why spe-
cialize on a June day when ice cream
cones are SO much more satisfactory.
All the same, little Mary Blank was
about half way right. and that's enough
to ask of any woman
Or man.