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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24

who was at headquarters for the day,
new plan of campaign is being
worked out against another disease
that saps vitality and lowers human
efficiency. This will be fight against
malaria During the past year about
10000 cases of this disease were re-
ported by the physicians of the state
to the State Board of Health This
means an incalculable loss in human
efficiency and the life of the people
There is no reason for such condition
to exist. 1t is simply question of edu
eating the pepole and getting them to
put into practice the measures that are
necessary in the prevention and Grad
ication of malaria. The question nat
urally arises, what is the best method
of campaign against malaria? The pur
pose of the work which is being
planned against this disease has for
| its object the working out of a def
mite plan, in order that something
tangible and practical may be present
ed to the people of the state and the
country.
There are two hosts of the malaria
organism, as stated by DR.. feathers
the mosquito and the human being
Malaria may be eradicated by the ex
termination of the mosquito or by re
moving the source of infection from
the human host. The question natur
ally arises, which is the most econom
ical and feasible plan? 1t is a we'll
| recognized fact that there are yellow
| mosquitoes in Mississippi, yet there
are no cases of yellow fever, and this
| is due to the fact that the human host
has been eliminated. and for this reas
| on the mosquito does not become in
| fected. If it is possible to remove the
source of malaria in the human being
even though we have the malaria mos
quito, the disease will cease to exist
1t is realized to accomplish this will
malaria will be a more difficult tasl
than that of yellow fever.
| Yellow fever is a more fatal diseas,
and carries with it much more alarm
! ing condition. However, there is II,
reason why the people of the stat
should not be educated in such a wa,
about malaria as to treat and cure tn,
disease on a more successful basis.
[ DR.. feathers states that the public
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24

has been ascertained by the legisla
ture, in accordance with the said sec
ton. The duties of these officers are
with the state and they
cannot be denominated district Offic-
'ers In my opinion it was the inten
'tion of the constitution makers to
have all the state officers elected in
the same manner and the result of the
lection determined in the same way
as provided in Section 140 to 143 oil
the constitution
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24
COON SKINS GET 4
COON IN TROUBLE
CLEVER DETECTIVE WORK ON
PART OF OWNER RESULTS
IN CAPTURE OF THIEF.

1t looked for a few minutes this
morning like Santa Claus would have
to break through some iron doors and
few steel cells, If he expected to
visit Charlie Lockett. a negro delivery
boy, employed by local bakery But
Santa Claus, in the guise of his en-
'ployer, came ahead of time, and left
with Chief of Police Bennett the $3.50
which stood between Lockett and
Christmas freedom.
Two coon skins were stolen from
the home of w. NJ. Lewis. Mr.. Lewis
did some amateur detective work, and
found that Lockett had stolen them.
and that they had been sold to Sam
Schemper, local junk dealer Lock
EFT said that Bill Smith, another negro
boy helped him steal the skins But
Bill was able to prove an alibi, and
was released. Lockett was fined $3.50
and was standing around waiting for
City Jailer Gilmore to come and get
him, when messenger boy appeared
with the necessary coin, and released
him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24
HORSESDROWNED
CONTINUED I'm Page one.)

The horses, intsded for the French
artillery and callry, were drowned
when the steameon which they had
had been loadedsprung leak, and
sank within a fe minutes.
) Twenty-Five cal of other horses, en-
route to New lfk, passed through
Hattiesburg earlyoday over the New
Orleans & Nortlastern. They were
shipped by way Birmingham. They
too, are intended Dr military purposes
There were ablt $50 horses in the
shipment, each llued at from $15C
to 5000. Most | the animals were
raised in Texas, md were purchased
in that state bWoreign representa-
tives. A special gent was in charge
of the train.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24
HEALTH MN TURN
GUNS0N MALARIA
WILL BEGIN ANEW CAMPAIGN
IN TIL DELTA
SON.

Jackson. Miss. Dec. 24.-After fight
ing tuberculosis, ellagra, typhoid and
hookworm disea4 in Mississippi for
the last five or TX years, the forces
which have beeHleading the health
war inaugurated 1916 have directed
their efforts in sth way as to teach
every portion Of se state and will now
direct their battles at insidious ma
laria. An intenNe educational cam
paign has been conducted and the
fight has been directed especially
against hOokwon disease. The plan
of doing dispenasy work for the exam
! ination and treatment of hOOkwOrm
disease by DR.. 7. s.. feathers, direc-
tor of public helth and hygiene, and
his corps of fed workers, has been
adopted in othersouthern states. This
campaign has ortainly exerted no
small influence on southern life.
There is no organization that has been
working in Mississippi which is be-
lieved to have contributed more to
human happiness O. added more to the
health of the site than has the work
of the Stke -Hal of Health in CO.
operation with the International
Health Commission Probably the
best plan has ben worked out in Mis-
sissippi that his. been used in this
country for the eradication of hook
worm. They havi devised the right
point of attack, AM the success of the
work has fully justified expectations.
AS stated toda. by DIR. feathers,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24
BilbO and Brewer
Won fRideTOgcfher
At Inauguration
JAcksoN's MAYOR rs RESPONSE
BILE FOR THIS sEMI-oFFlcIAL
STATEMENT.

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 24.-"Most en-
phatically / will say that Mr. Bilbo
will not ride in the same vehicle with
| Governor Brewer in the inaugural pa
rade on January IS. The governor
elect has not seen fit to state his posi-
| ton positively in this matter, but
will speak for him. am sure that
| the general committee will arrange
| for them to ride in separate carr-
ages.
This is the statement made today
by Mayor S. J. Taylor, considered
the closest personal and political
friend of the man who has been elect
ed to the office of chief executive OF
Mississippi for the next four years
Mayor Taylor made this statement
to a newspaper man this morning, when
they were discussing the possibility
of an embarrassing situation arising
1t has heretofore been the custom
for the outgoing and incoming cover
nor to ride in the same carriage to the
state house. Only once has this Gus
tom been cast aside. That was when
GoVernor-elect Vardaman fatty de-
clined to occupy the same carriage
with Governor Longino, several years
ago.
Owing to the bitter enmity between
Governor Brewer and Governor-elect
Bilbo the custom of whether they
would ride together in a carriage in
the inaugural parade quite naturally
arose and has been discussed by many
people At first it was thought the
issue would be side-stepped by having
the parade after the new Governor
took the oath of office. However, it
now appears that the parade will pre-
cede this ceremony, as usual. 1t will
be several days, though, before an Of
fetal announcement of details will be
made by the executive committee of
the general committee on inaugural
ceremonies. However it is a safe
guess that the committee will assign
Governor Brewer to one vehicle and
the Governor-elect to another
When asked if he would ride with
Governor-elect Bilbo, Governor Brew
er slater that, 81 am in the hands of
the committee, and will act as the
committee requests"
Asked the same question, Governor
elect Bilbo said:
81 will wait and act
1t now appears that neither will
have to more specifically declare their
intentions, as it looks like the commit
tee will save the situation by asking
them to ride in separate carriages.
From what Mayor Taylor says. how
ever. it is dead sure shot that the
outgoing and incoming Governor will
not sit side by side in carriage in
the parade on January Is.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24

Mary Pickford, most popular screen
star, will be seen today at the Lomo
theatre in Paramount feature en-
titled: "A Girl of Yesterday" "a
Girl of Yesterday is an exceptional
photoplay-it furnishes Miss Pickford
an opportunity to display her excep-
tiOnal talents Almost a Widow" a
Beauty comedy, and THE Crest of Won
Endheim," a 2-act Reliance feature,
will also be shown. Saturday will be
given one of the best programs ever
offered the theatre-goers of the city,
and Monday Irene Fenwich will be
seen in THE Green Cloak"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24
ARMY WILL FEED
ZOO ON TOMORROW

Arrangements for feeding 200 Oh
more of the city poor have been
completed by Capt. and Mrs. ]. w
McAfee, of the Hattiesburg branch OF
the Salvation Army, at 1890 O'Clock
tomorrow The dinner will be served
at the old Lomo theater building on
Front street.
The Rev. George II. Thompson, pre-
siding elder of the Hattiesburg dis
trict of the Methodist church, will
make a talk to the diners.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24

health problem is SO difficult that any
plan used in the eradication of the dis
ease must be worked out in an exact
manner; even a slight detail of a plan
if omitted or disregarded may prove
far-reaching in consequence. The eff
ficiency of public health work depends
on a well worked out plan of cam
paign. which must be adheared to I'M
til definite result is achieved The
, achievement of this hope will require
a most persistent and conscientious eff
fort on the part of those engaged in
| the work.
ut can be safely stated that the peo-
pie will readily listen to public health
| advice and are susceptible of being led
! in the right direction
| The plan which is being worked out
against malaria in Mississippi will re-
quire at least year for its compile
ton. 1t is desirable, therefore, to de-
termine the efficiency of each step in
| the scheme and the result which may
be expected.
This work will be under the direction
of Dr. W. s. feathers and DIR. C. c.
Bass. The field men will be Dr. R.
| D. Decwylder, DR.. r. n. Whitfield
| Dr. II. c. Dorsey and DR.. Holcomb
/ Aiken. DR.. c. II. Sharp will have
| charge of the field laboratory, and he
Twill be assisted by five women, who
will be trained as microscopes.
About $4,000 has been donated by
the International Health Commission
Tor this undertaking, and the work
will be done under the supervision OF
| the State Boarfd of Health Bolivar
county has been selected as the field
for operation. This county was select
ed largely through the activity of DR.
E. r. Mclean and other public spirit
ed citizens of that county.
| The motive of this work is better
health. Every one realizes that will
! the disappearance of malaria in thu
delta land will have twice the selline
value Human happiness will be in
creased and human efficiency will be
quadrupled. This is certainly a worl
which will have very large effect up
on the people of this and other states
EASTABUTCHIE STORE ROBBED.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24
STOLE TURKEYS AND
CHICKENS; is FINED.

Charged with having stolen turkey
from Mrs. Ben Nj. Foster, on Tuesday
night, and two chickens from Mrs. III.
J. Love, Jeanie Evans was fined 81 in
Police Court today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24
DON'T DRENCH HORSES

Use Farris Collie Remedy. Simply
drop it on the horses tongue WITH the
medicine dropper that is furnished
with every so ct. bottle. Cures fifty
nine times out of sixty, and the women
can give it when you are away. Mon
ey back if it fails.-Denham G. Co.
ADV.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24
TAKING OATHS.

Jackson. Miss, Dec. 24.-The ques-
ton of whether prison trustees and
bank examiners are state or district
officers, and whether they take the
oath of office along with state officers
on Monday after the result of the No
vember election is declared by the leg
islature, or wait until January IL, has
arisen. Secretary of State ]. w. Pow
err, wishing to be set right on the prop.
osition, has addressed letter to the
attorney general, whose office is of
the opinion that bank examiners and
prison trustees are state officers and
as such take the oath with the others
and make proper bonds at that time.
The conflict arises over two code
sections. one providing when district
and county officers shall qualify. and
the other that the legislature must
declare results in cases of state of.
Ulcers.
In an opinion regarding the matter
II. Ethridge says:
Il am of the opinion that the prison
trustees and bank examiners are state
officers within the meaning of Section
143 of the state constitution, and that
their terms Of office begin Monday
next after the result Of the election
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24

grocery store of Dave Nichols was en-.
tered Tuesday night by thieves. Gro
ceries, tobacco and gun cartridges
were stolen.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24

p L. Clark, of Mounds, La, is spend
ing Christmas with his father, T. M.
Clark, on Short Bay street.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24

Joe Rogers left at noon today for
Shubuta, and will spend Christmas at
his old home.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24
TURNED WRONG; FINED.

Alex, Adams, charged with turning a
vehicle in the middle of the block,
was fined $3.50 in Police Court today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24

H. w. Moore, of Bogalusa, La, is
here spending Christmas with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. d. Moore.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
To Be HELD TOMORROW
MIDNIGHT MASS AT CATHOLIC
CHURCH TONIGHT; EPISCOPAL
SERVICES TOMORROW.

Christmas services will be conduct.
ed at the Episcopal Church and at
the Catholic Church on tomorrow. At
the former church, there will be two
services, one at 1870 and the second
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The
season will be opened at the Catholic
Church with midnight mass tonight.
A second mass will be sung at dawn
tomorrow, and the third at 7:45
O'Clock.
At the 10 o'clock service at the
Episcopal Church, will be beautiful
Episcopal Liturgy Of the incarnation,
with special Christmas music by the
full surpliced choir. All members of
Trinity church have been urged to be
present, and special invitation to
the members of all denominations to
attend, has been issued.
The musical order of the services
is as follows:
Professional Hymn No 40 Adeste
Fideles ...... ....... Choir
Venite-Chant $3.50. ... .Cholr
TIE Deum Landamus in c, with
Solos, (E Reede) -. 49,. Choir
enedictus-Chant =. -. 49,. Choir
Hymn-"Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing" (Mendelssohn) .. Choir
Hymn-Carol, ut Came Upon the
Midnight Clear (Willis). Choir
Carol-"O, Little Town of Beth
lehem paul Bliss F McInnis
Solo-"And There Were Shep-
Herds" CA. J. Back P. L. CASTOR
Hymn No. SO Sing, o Sing
This Blessed Morn Roper) Choir
Recessional-Hym No 60, AN
gelo... :. -. ........... Choir
The order of services at the Catho
lie Church is as follows:
Midnight-High Mass and sermon.
Z a. m-Mass and instruction.
7:45 a. m.-Mass, followed by bene-
diction
The first mass is said at midnight
to recall that epoch of barbaric dark
ness, the darkest and most dismal
time Of religion.
The second mass is offered up at
dawn of day to represent the dawn of
the religion and prophecy relating to
Christianity in the Old Testament.
The third mass takes place in bright
day, to tell of the brightness of Christ's
teachings in the New Testament and
in His Church
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24

William Edge left last night for
Nashville, to spend ten days with rel
atives.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-24
CITY EREVITIES

Miss Gabriel Eaton is visiting her
sister, Mrs NJ c. Eaton.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
Throwing Dirty Water

An English legal periodical recently
published an inquiry sent to it by a
lawyer as to the origin Of a queer be-
lief encountered by him-that it is no
ofense to throw water on a person,
provided the water be dirty. A client
Of his. summoned for assault, had as
sured him that he had a sufficient de-
Tense, because he had taken the pre-
caution OF putting handful Of dirt in
the water before throwing it Another
correspondent suggested as the soIu-
tion the ancient practice. before the
days OF drains and sewers, Of throw
ing waste water into the street When
this practice was prevalent doubtless
the fact that the water was dirty In
stead OF clean was circumstance
tending to show that the wetting Of
the unfortunate passerby was a mis-
adventure rather than by design.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
Frsds.ieLSs War On Coffee.

In a manifesto issued by Frederick
the Great in 1779 the mighty monarch
deplored 'the increased consumption
or coffee by my subjects and the
amount Of money that goes out Of the
country In consequence. Everybody Il
using coffee. This must no longer be.
Ny subjects must drink beer. His
majesty was brought up on beer, and
90 were his ancestors. Innumerable
battles have been fought and won by
soldiers nourished on beer, and the
king does not believe that coffee drink
ing soldiers can be depended upon to
endure hardships or to conquer his en-
emies should another war occur" Cof-
fee roasting was made a government
monopoly, and a prohibttive price was
charged for the berry. Coffee smell
ers" were appointed all over Prussia
to check Illicit roasting. Coffee was
therefore ousted from popular favor.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
Spiral NahuIaa.

1t is now an established fact that the
majority Of the nebulae known to as
uonomers are spiral nebulae. Their
study Is very important, and In par
ticular a knowledge Of their spectra Is
capable OF furnishing valuable informa-
don The study Of the spectra Of
nebulae is rendered very difficult by
the small intrinsic brightness they pos
sess. Nevertheless, some careful ex-
periments made by Slipher on the neb-
ula In Andromeda render it probable
that the nebula has a radial velocity
Of about 1S6 miles a second, a result
which is distinctly greater than the
figures formerly obtained for other
nebulae. l. this nebula in Andromeda
approaches the solar system with this
velocity-11,160 miles a minute sug-
gests that the new star which appear.
ed near its nucleus in 1885 had been q
dark star which was encountered
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
Polish Peasant Girls.

Polish women have been known to
fight on the battlefield and die In the
cause OF their country. And what
seemed harder to some they have Civ
en- up ali their worldly goods in the
same cause. Many have been exiled,
but never has there been a murmur
heard from these brave women, who
are capable OF any sacrifice The PO-
lish women have ever been noted for
their physical charms, their hands and
feet being, from an artistic point Of
view, absolutely perfect. In the field
at harvest time far more women are to
be seen than men. and the effect Of
their different colored dress makes an
attractive picture. The skirts OF their
dresses are generally pinned up. leav-
ing bright petticoats exposed to view.
London Express.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
FIoatino Docks.

A floating dock may be hkened to a
box with neither ends nor lid. It Is
built OF steel throughout, the largest
type having a length OF $50 feet and a
width OF IA feet, while the walls are
CO feet in height The dock Is first
submerged by admitting water into
the ballast tanks or pontoons forming
the base OF the structure. When II
has been sunk to a sufficient depth to
receive the vessel the latter is warped
into its correct position on the keel
blocks Of the dock and is then made
fast Powerful pumps are set to work
to eject water from the pontoons, caus-
ing the structure to rise gradually with
its burden. To Lift a battIeship Of the
largest size 10000 tons Of water has to
be pumped out Of the pontoons. So
perfectly, however, are these floating
docks constructed that one man can
control every movement from what Is
known as the valve house.-London
Tit-Bits.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27

II Is a great temptation TO command.
ers In wartime to use the white flag AZ
a trick to obtain breathing space when
hard pressed BY the enemy, and this l.
often done. although it IL against the
laws OF war.
The old purpose Of the white Gag Is
to notify the enemy that their Oppo-
nents wish TO pariey, and commander
has a perfect right 20 refuse such a
request II he deems Il necessary. Even
II he consents be can request that the
bearer Of the flag OF truce be blind
folded so that he may not secure In
formation concerning the camp which
he enters. In no circumstances must
the white fag be shown to trick an
opposing side into relaxing their at
tack, 30 that q retreat may be prepared
or re-enforcements brought up for a
fresh attack. In this connection q
common ruse Is for a harassed COM
mander to request his enemy for an
armistice apparently for the purpose
Of burying his dead. He then takes
advantage OF the truce by retreating
with his troops under the cover Of
darkness--London Tk-Bits.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
IIn al 1910.

IONS incident once occurred q
At an election FOR parliament
Fal, .1.rE wood, who had been one Of
81 III for several years, had a.
% .oIIaague in the parliament Of ls12
ns T,TTam Congreve. the inventor Of
~ s.n,ous 'CongneEe rocket" The
tne ne. resigned in 1916 and the baro-
- ,risbed his own son to IN the va
ns1 There were only three voters
~ - constituency-Sir Mark, his son
Ia his butler, named Jennings-but
aDu - son was away and the butler
=. N ouarreled with his master,an op-
D.L U.r : was afforded for a singulaf
P -snge Jennings refused TO second
r :, Marks nomination Of his son and
o = himself, and a deadlock was
30 80 only by Sir Mark coming to
80 with the refractory butler,
- nomination he seconded In or
~. n induce him TO act as seconder
:. ne son. Matters being thus put
s = in train, Sir Mark arranged
-.,,b Jennings that the formers vote
I'D he alone given, and the final
s..+s of the poll at Patton's only
t.Hovn contest stood thus: Wood
TGryl, 1: Jennings CWhig), o.-West.
Minister Gazette.
The broad ax., 1915-02-27
ST. MARX CHURCH.

The location Of the church and the
fact that it is taking first rank among
Negro congregations, not because Of the
completion Of the $4,000 new audito-
rum, but because of the fine quality
of the personnel Of its membership. St.
Mark membership is being added to
every week by some of the most sub
stantial and progressive men and
women of the city,
And st. Mark in the very nature of
the case must take its place as one of
the chief agencies for good. It is an
inspiration to note the large cOngrega-
tions which crowd the auditorium and
gallery each Sunday, and the spirit of
devotion, the large iberality and the
sOul-inspiring singing impresses all
present with its sincerity. st. Mark Is
ehoir-Mr. John A. Washington-ranks
among the best in the city.
Mr.. Cornello Canlas Ramirez, Chris
tian Philippine, in his address at st.
Mark Lyeeum on last Sunday after
noon so pictured the race struggle of
his people that his remarks were
greeted with most hearty applause.
The solo by Miss Alpha BTattOn was
most exeellently rendered.
The address next Sunday afternoon
win be by Dr.. J. W. Mcdowell. Our
pastor, Rev. J. W. Robinson, delivered
an address before the Chicago Meth
odist preachers meeting Monday at
IL O'Clock on the subject OF the ''Ne-
gro in Northern Cities" It was well
received. Miss Bette Ola Forston also
read.