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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-17
New orIesSs In Third Place for Year.

New Orleans In Third Place for Year.
Reports fkom the individual ports
on the Gulf and South Atlantic coast
show that New Orleansk Gulfport, Mo-
bile and Pensacola as a gTQup hold
their lead in volume of Shipments OF
lumber and timber, but with a change
in order, and with percentage reduc-
tons greater than the average for the
whole country. Pensacola from being
fourth with shipments OF. 249,046,O00
feet, now stands first with 132,325,000
feet, or Al per cent. Mobile district
exclusive of Gulfport, which led in
1913-1914 with 81 ,511, 900 feet, is now
second, with 1875, $4,000 feet, or 81 per
cent, showing the greatest volume of
reduction. New Orleans, from second
place with shipments of 322,357, 900
feet, goes to third with 105, 1876, 900, or
SO per cent, the greatest percentage
loss and the second largest decrease
in volume. Gulfport, which was third
with 263, $4,000 feet, is now fourth
with 1O5.O3O,O0O feet, or SO per cent.
Port Arthur shipments fell off 63 per
cent and Galveston &c per cent.
The Atlantic ports on a smaller vol
ume of movement maintained better
percentages, that of Baltimore being
SO and of Norfolk 81 per cent, while
Savannah is the only one which made
a gain, some heavy shipments of oak
lumber having raised its shipments
from 39,345,000 feet to 71,535,000 feet
a gain of 50 per cent
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-17
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

Supervisors of Forrest County at
September, 1915, term will purchase
from lowest bidder two sanitary drink
ing fountains for Court House. Sealed
bids will be received by undersigned
until IL o'clock noon, Sept 9th, 1915,
On one or more designs. The Board
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
This August 14th, 1915.
Herbert ellis,
14-aug-4t Clerk Board Supervisors.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-17
MUTUAL INSURANCE MEN MEET

Minneapolis, Miss, Aug. 17.-Insur-
ance men representing 1000 mutual
Insurance companies in all parts of
the United States met here today for
four-day convention. Governor w.
s. Hammond welcomed the insurance
men in a speech this morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-17
w A N IS

Rates in this column, one cent &
word each insertion, cash with order.
Count each aDDreviation, initial, street
number, etc. complete word. No
classified ads charged. No classified
ads taken over the telephone No adj
vertisement taken for less than Is
cents. Further information cheerfully
given at office. Both phones 1873.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-17

teen millions every time a new census
i staken. The national census is now
taken every ten years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-17

During its stay at the San Francisco
Fair, only the blind were allowed to
touch the famous Liberty Bell.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-17

This photograph of General Gour-
aud, French commander in the OAR
danelles, was taken at Sidul Bahr a
few days before he was wounded. 1t
shows him sitting on one of the heavy
guns with which the Turkish forts on
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-17

would telling
in the this world
the
clothes umne basic
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-17
LUMBER MARKET.
IS EXPECTED To-
SOON.
Manufacturers Believe That
September VIII Delelope
Unusual Trade
BUSINESS NOW SLACK
WITH ERRATIc PRICES

Demand Continues to Come Into Mar
ket in a Fairly Steady Flow-Busi-
ness Is Expected to Improve Some
what This Month, and To Take a
Good Bound Next-Mobile & Ohio
Makes Big Purchase-Orders From
North and West.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-17
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-In Hattiesburg Saturday,
ladies gold watch, plain case, dia-
mond in center of back, black velvet
ribbon fob, with Elks' badge at
tached. If found return to 528 w.
Fourth street and receive $500 re-
ward.-Mrs. D. w. Stay, Purvis,
Miss. 16-3t-p
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-17

FOR SALE = 1913 Model
Roadster. Just overhauled.
New tires, new top. Original
cost $1,O5O.OO. $325.OO
cash. Address P. 0. Box
SIT. 17-5t-p
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-17

GULF G. SHIP ISLAND TIME TABLE.
North Bound.
No. 4 No. 2
Ar. Hattiesburg. $3.50 am. sos pm.
Lv. Hattiesburg. $40 am. SIS pm.
South Found.
No. No. 3
Ar. Hattiesburg. 1920 am. 7:45p.m
Lv. Hattiesburg 1890 am. 10:40 pm.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-17

FOR SALE-ImprOved farm cheap. 4
miles from city. If interested adj
dress Scott StapIeton, Owner,
Route 5. 16-6t-p
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03

oLIvET.

Joseph McCombs south Of town is
reported very i'll this week and not
expected to live. Old age and general
debility Is the cause of his illness.
John Crispen spent Sunday In Tracy
with friends.
A. J. Thompson spent Monday in
Oskaloosa.
Dr. Park Of Tracy made call at the
Ray Durham home on Friday to see
his daughter who is sick with the
Group
J. Smith Of Angus was in town this
week on business with r. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. Fl. Laughlin spent
Sunday at the John Laughlin home
east Of town.
Miss Minerva Decook who is attend
ing school in Oskaloosa spent Sunday
at the parental A. j. Decook home.
Fred DeCook spent Sunday with his
parents in Pella.
A. Peterson Of Des Moines was In
town this week on business.
Walter Phillips Of Tracy was bust
ness caller in town on Monday.
Walter Patterson the manager of the
Phillips store spent Saturday night at
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
FARMiNoToN.

Mrs. Clyde HOFFMAN and children
left Saturday for visit with relauvea
near Birmingham.
J. M. Gown who has been visiting
Mrs. George French at Aurora, Ill.
for the past three months, returned
home Saturday.
Miss Annabelle. Tottin OF Mt. sterl
ing visited ( over Sunday with Miss
Anna Behrens.
Mrs. Ava Bickmore was q Mt. Sterl
ing visitor Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs D. A. Hunt who have
been visiting the latter's parents, Dr
and Mrs. w. j. Kirkpatrick, departed
Saturday for their home near Logan.
Miss Elizabeth Bargar pleasantly en-
tertained the Kensington club on Wed
nesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Freed and daugh.
ter Ethelyn, were weekend guests at
the home OF Mrs. Freed's parents, L
B. jenkins and wife.
Mrs. J. Wolf Is visiting relatives a.
Keokuk.
Miss Eva Carr Of Bentonsport was
q recent guest OF her grandmother
Mrs. Appeline Lear.
Mrs. James Bennett and children
have returned to their home at Lacon
III. after visit with her parents, ).
R. Strope and wife, who have been
seriously i'll but are now convalescing.
Don Wagnus of TT. Madison was Z
recent guest of his parents, Alex Mag
nus and wife.
Mrs. H. C. Beeson of Keokuk, Is Wis.
ting her parents, r. Corns and wife.
Dr Milen and wife left Wednesday
for their new home at Bond, Miss.
where they have purchased big farm
DR.. NIilen recently sold his beaut1rul
home one mile north Of Pennington &c
Emery Lanman Of Fioris.
Mrs. w. II. Snider of Donnellson and
Mrs. Moon Of Montrose are visiting
their sister Mrs. F. III. Sawyer.
Rev. James Mckiernan has gone tc
Lamont to attend the general confer
ence Of the Latter Day Saints church
J. r. Price has sold his barber shop
and living rooms above 1t to Mr.. Lay
ton OF Sigourney who will take pos
session at once. Mr.. Price and family
moved into their property on South
Second street
Conrad TIartrick Of Keokuk spent
Tuesday with relatives here.
The Priscilla club was pleasantly
entertained Wednesday afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. A. Fl. Hartrck.
Mrs. Rose marry Of Omaha ID the
guest Of her sister Mrs. G.. Wendt.
Misses Rosa Cline and Olga Larson
were Keokuk visitors Tuesday.
Miss Lucille Shafer Of ct. Madison is
visiting her sister Mrs. McEwen.
Herman Garter and sister Miss Lee
ona Carter were Keosauqua visitors or
Monday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
NOT a MERE QUESTION OF LAW.

NOT A MERE QUESTION OF LAW.
Probably the most talked Of sensa.
tlonal murder trial Of the past year
was the Leo Frank trial at Atlanta,
Ca, where the defendant was found
guilty OF numbering girl employe and
was sentenced to death. Frank pro.
claimed his innocence throughout the
trial and every day since and has put
up fight for his life and honor that
has won him moral and financial aid
from many sections of the country. His
appeal has gone through the various
higher courts and is now in the hands
OF the supreme court of the United
States. For those who wonder why a
cond emned man has won the sympathy
and aid of thousands, the special edi-
torial feature on this page today will
be of interest. Waldo G. Morse, coun-
cillor Of the American Academy of
Jurisprudence, one Of the best known
students and practitioners of law in
the country has written on the sub
ject. Read 1t and you will know why
Frank is claiming that he was not
legally or justly adjudged guilty.
Senator Cummins told the Iowa sen.
ate the other day that while he still
thinks he is right when he makes up
his mind on public question, he has
ceased to be positive that the other fell
low is wrong. In other words, he
says experience has taught him that
sometimes the other fellow is not In
error
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
HARAsslNG BUSINESS.

The fact that the time has come to
encourage rather than harass business
interests is being more generally re-
cognized every day. Men are begin
inir~ to realize that unless invested
money pays fair return, new invest
ments are not forthcoming and the
wheels OF industry begin to drag and
hard times result Business is very
responsive to the treatment 1t re.
ceives. If. as has been the case dur
ing the past two years or so, constant
effort Is made to harass and control
and regulate the vested interests peo'
pie with the excess money that keeps
the country growing become wary ana
hold on to their cash with disastrous
results such as the president has
branded psychological depression
Things have come to such pass that
even the national administration has
publicly announced its intention to lei
I'D on business. A resolution adopted
in the Illinois legislature shows the
sentiment that is coming to exist. The
resolution follows:
Never has business been subjected
to severer stress than during the past
wear: never has the present record OF
been surpassed; never
have the charitable organizations been
so burdened with cases of real want;
wages are reduced or cut off entirely
and the most stringent economy Is
being practiced in countless homes.
Everywhere the effects of lack OF bust
ness manifest itself. This is essen
tially a time when every possible en-.
couragement should be given to revive
business; where no extra burden
should be placed upon it; when every
possible restriction that would hamper
its growth should be removed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03

other factories to locate In this state.
The Panama canal has just demonstra.
ted that it is great booster for the
coast sections of the country A com.
prehensive inland waterway system In
the middle west will not only enable
this section to stand up under the com.
petition of the coasts, but will actually
give this section the advantage for
with waterways making the matter OF
freight rates equal, the other advan.
tages enjoyed by the centrally located,
prosperous middle west section, give
this part Of the country the edge over
all others.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
COFFEE POT ExPLoDEs.

Iowa City, April William Sutton,
an Iowa City barber, narrowly escaped
binding when coffee pot exploded
on an oil stove in his shop. Neglect
ed, the coffee was converted into
steam, and blew the receptacle to
pieces. From neck to the crown Of
his head, Mr.. Sutton was blistered.
Not an inch Of skin escaped parboil-
ing He wore tortoise shell trimmer
spectacles with unusually heavy
lenses or his sight must have been
destroyed. AS 1t is, he was fairly par:
boiled. III
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
& LlNcOLN'S PERSEVERANCE.
The governor of Illinois has issue


4 proclamation calling for the obser-
vance of the semi-centennial OF the
death Of Abraham Lincoln on April Is.
: on all public buildings and the day
lis to be flttingly observed in the
schools. Lincoln's greatness and his
This Is proper for his labors will fur
|nish inspiration to thousands of ambi-
3tious men and boys as long as his
memory Is revered. But Lincoln fur
hishes inspiration along another line
that is less widely known to the world.
Lincoln's perseverance was even great
er than Lincoln's successes for it was
spnly by most remarkable illustra-
zion Of perseverance that he won sue
Rtess Few people know that it was only
4by heart breaking perseverance that
@Lincoln achieved success. The fact
us that thirty years Of his preparation
for the presidency included one failure
after another. Perseverance after
failure is what made him great.
Just after he came Of age Lincoln
Aran for the legislature and finished
Tar down the list Then he went into
ousiness with a worthless partner.
gThe business failed. the partner died
gand Lincoln was left alone to face a
i burden Of debt. Even his horse,
SADDLE and surveyors tools were taken
y by his creditors, and it was seventeen
years before the debts were finally
paid. This was the incident that won
him the name Of Honest Abe"
~ He was candidate for the congress
Fional nomination, but his rival cap
blurred the county delegation and he
8attended the convention to push his
rivals claims. Elected to congress
finally for single term, he made no
great Impression At the end Of his
tern he hoped to get the appointment
Aofice but failed.
81 In 1854 he was candidate for the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
REPEATING ELECTION LAW.


The lower house of the Iowa state
legislature has gone on record as being
opposed to the present plan OF non
partisan Judiciary elections. A bill
abolishing the non-partisan election
has passed the house and gone to the
senate for action.
The house has acted In accordance
with what experience has shown to be
right. The non-partisan judiciary cleo
ton is a failure and farce as we'll. IT
has not accomplished any Of the things
1t was designed to accomplish and 1t
has resulted in most woeful neglect
of the duty of voting for judges. At re-
cent elections under the non-partisan
plan, the total vote cast on the non
partisan ballot has been far short Of
the vote cast for the party candidates.
The result has been that judges are
elected by very small portion of the
voters and while it is through no fault
of the judges, it Is true nevertheless
that they represent the choice of but q
small minority of the people.
The non-partisan election for district
or state judges fails because 1t leaves
the voter with no ground on which to
make his decision: no issue on which
to base judgment It is wholly unlike.
ly that state or district or even county
judiciary candidates are ever known
personally to the bulk of the voters
and unless they are known personally,
what Is gained by taking them off the
party ticket where at least their prin-
ciples along political lines are clearly
shown?
The non-partisan judiciary election
has been tried and found wanting. The
house has done right in making a
start on repeating the measure.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
The Frank Cause Celebre
BY WALDO G. MORSE
Councillor American Academy OF Jurisprudence

of counsel for the condemned man.
One failure Of counsel is enough! A
great question is presented. Shall a
man be deprived of his life without
due process of law? No, says the con-
stitution of the United States.
Shall a man charged with an infam'
Gus crime be faced by jury OF
twelve men, each one ready to an
nounce their verdict of his guilt? May
he ask each man of the twelve wheth-
er the verdict be his? Yes, has an
swered the common law for centuries.
The accused may not even waive or
abandon this right
The public as such must protect IL
nocence everywhere. So great judges
have ruled. But, be that as it may. we
hope no court ever again can declare
the possibility of a conviction when
the defendant forcibly and without
choice is detained and given no oppor-
tunity to object.
This is no mere question of single
life, but one for every man. Shall you
be put on trial for your life or your
liberty and shall timid or careless law
yers lose or dishonest lawyers barter
your rights?
| We wish for the honor of the bar
and the dignity of the court that the
lawyers had stood their ground and
had braved the mob and that their
client had joined in the defiance, In
quiring from every juror, face to face,
whether the verdict of guilty was the
verdict of that individual juror. Such
is due process of law.
Might not the result have been diff
ferent? Jurors have been known to
change their verdict when facing the
accused We hope that the court may
declare that no man and no state can
leave the issue of life as bagatelle
to be played for, arranged about and
ljeopardized by court and counsel In
the absence Of the man who may suf-
fer.
And IL the conviction be void, and
the sentence nullity because OF the
errors Of the court and counsel, what
then? No man shall twice be put In
jeopardy for the same crime. SO
speaks the constitution. 1t would
seem, therefore, that the supreme
court must determine whether the de-
fendant, Frank, has been properly
convicted and must suffer under the
sentence pronounced, or on the other
hand, has been denied due process OF
law and is entitled to 80 thence and
never again be called in question for
the murder Of Mary Phagan.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
WATERWAYS MUST COME.

If Illinois builds waterway connect
ing the great lakes with the Missis-
sippi river, it will be good thing for
Illinois and for the states bordering on
the great lakes 1t isn't going to make
any lower freight rates for Iowa. how
ever. This state must get busy on its
own account and begin a systematic
improvement of it's waterways in or
der that they may be made capable OF
bearing freight laden barges to the
main arteries of water travel. The
cheaper movement Of Iowa's great
crops will mean thousands upon thou
sar.ds Of dollars to Iowa farmers and
keep what factories are already here
from moving nearer the coasts and at
the same time afford inducement to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03

senatorial nomination and was defeat
ed. although he started with forty-fve
votes, while his successful opponent
had only five. In the Fremont con
vention of 1856 he was voted on for
vice president, but the nomination
went to another. Two years later he
made his famous campaign against
Douglas and again was defeated in the
legislature, although he had plural
ity in the state.
Where can you find another such
record Of repeated failures, varied by
only an occasional minor success?
Il will study and get ready" said
Lincoln, land maybe the chance Will
come" 1t did come and he was pre-
pared. I
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03

May mob and court scare away
your lawyers, sheriff lock you away
from the jury which convicts you, and
may the sheriff then hold and hang
you? Yes. say the Georgia courts and
so says the United States district
Judge in Georgia. Says the supreme
court of the United States: I'VE will
hear arguments as to that, and in the
meantime defer the hanging
Let us consider for a moment the
quiet and judicial air under the dome
OF the capitol at Washington, and let
the stiffness and decorum there pre-
scented sink into our minds: then the
Jail in Atlanta where Frank will be
set free, either in this world or in the
next.
Now for moment live through the
recent scenes inthat same city. An
old and dilapidated court house about
to be abandoned, and a new one almost
completed. The dingy old court room,
its windows level with the broad high
ways and byways, holds judge and
jury, officers of the law, crowding
ranks of spectators filing benches,
with chairs crowded into the open
spaces around court and jury. Out
side are the multitude, a mob, no
standing room and a great community
stirred as never before. The Frank
cause celebre is closing and hardly
can order be maintained within, while
outside the mob boots, or cheers, or
curses as the proceedings are signaled
to them.
Days have passed with cheers that
have encouraged the prosecution, and
angry threats that have terrorized the
defense; for surely the crowd is eau
casion and the African and Semitic
sympathizers are hard to find and
harder to be reconciled, one with the
other The court, overborne by fear
Of violence, calls two of Franks coun-
sci and tells them acquittal would
mean lynching. Will they consent to
e verdict with their client safe behind
the bars? And the lawyers, over
borne by terror, consent
So Frank remained in the jail. The
jury rose. Little need to fear acquit-
tai and violence. Guilty said the
jury, and mighty cheer and cry for
vengeance went up from the crowd
outside.
Was this due process of law? What
shall the supreme court OF the United
States declare? May we be spared
any impotent ruling that the court
must dismiss this question because
of some technical failure on the part
(NOnvrieht 1917 by The
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03

The Britons say t'The king is dead !;
long live the king when one OF their
monarchs passes away and is succeed
ed by another. Thus 1t should be in
Ottumwa; one administration Is gone,
hail the new one. Just as 1t was the
duty Of every citizen to vote his pref
erence at the election, SO it now be-
comes the duty of every citizen to get
back of the new administration and
aid it in It's every effort toward en-
forcement of the law, efficiency and
better government In general.