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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

I7~ than forty years ago Alex
."dcr Graham Bell, standing in
l. 0'''" attic at Exeter place,
'.-'on, sent through crude
h'r' his own invention the first
NIoh' words ever carried over a wire,
ana Pho words were heard and under
STOOD his associate, Thomas A. Wat
Nu ISL" WITS at the receiver in an adj
.a''i. 'u On that day March 10,
IN' ... telephone was born, and the
"t>' n Isa went over the only tele-
ih'h the world-a line less than a
"4H'..' .u' long The world moves
'oN- ahead in the span of one mans
sue Monday afternoon, January %,
TOD, NaNander Graham Bell, sitting
7" 'H' ''""~ Of the American Telephone
''u ''' 'aph Company AT New York,
'"."' .'I same Thomas 4. Watson in
'"" CISCO, over "A wire stretching
'' p. across the continent and part
VI m that includes 1000, 900 tele-
P""h' INJECTED 10y q 900 900 miles of
w.rn,
' anne memorable year of 1876,
ION. '. de Alcantara, Emperor Of
''| ing the first telephone ex-
"'"''. our first great national show,
,' IT, ."Iphia Centennial, picked up
vac To-. .'r listened as Prof Bell talked
q. 'h' .. 4" end Of the room, and, amazed
a. '.' .."dcr Of the thing cried out;
"' " peaks Had Dom Pedro
"''' ...'r 'hc Panama-Pacinc Exposi-
"'' lie ..u.d have heard Prof. Bell talk
''6 '" .u. not merely from the other
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

to conquer the innumerable difficulties
offered by land and water, forests,
mountains deserts. rivers and lakes
was in itself task Of no mean mag
nltude. The Panama Canal is hailed
as one of the greatest achievements of
the worlds workers, as it is, but the
almost invisible lines Of the Bell sys-
TEN, considered simply as to labor and
cost, constitute monumental achieve
ment
The canal was begun nine years ago
and has cost 100000, 600; within the
same space of time the Bell company
has spent twice that amount in its
engineering construction work alone,
The building of the transContlnental
line depended on the solution Of no
one isolated problem, nor will the glory
of It be given to any one isolated in
dlvldual, but there are a few names
that will always stand out above the
rest in connection with IT, There
must he great generals for armies
that win such victories.
For many years this line from ocean
to ocean has been the dream of Theo-
dore n. Vail, president of the Amerl-
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, the goal toward which he has
pushed and toward which he has
steadily led his associates and the
army of his employees Not the dream
of a dreamer hut the prophetic vision
Of a practical, forceful capable man
man of unlimited business energy
and knowledge who could see any.
thing in telephony except impossible
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
; TO | AGAINST
BULGARIAN KING
LONDON SPORTS SAY HE WILL
HAVE NO THRONE BY FIRST
OF NEXT JUNE.

London. Dec. 2.-Lloyd's today is
offering the risk of to l that Ferdi-
nand, king of Bulgaria, will not be on
his throne June /, 1916. The risk
started at 20 TO /, but the turn of af-
fairs in the Balkans drove it down.
Most persons who have taken out
policies on the Bulgarians head are
Englishmen with business interests in
the Balkans and Bulgaria Their los
ses will be great if Ferdinand retains
his throne and they are preparing for
the minimum loss.
On the duration of the war Lloyd
lifcra 10 to l that it will not last be-
FOND December, 1916 A new risk.
something like their Easter insurance
against rain on new bonnets is the one
wherein the soldier bets with Lloyd's
that he will not be killed. This risk,
to ] against Death, is said to be
heavily patronized.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
Home Life of Methodist
Ministers is Uncertain
sEvENTY-FouR TRANSFERRED TO NEW FIELDS
RESENT CONFERENCE. RECEIVED NEW AS
sIeNMENTs AFTER ONE YEARS woRK-sEvENTEgN MINISTERS
HATTIEssURe CONFERENCE WILL REMAIN ANOTHER YEAR.

The home life of the Methodist min
lister, in the South Mississippi confer
ence, or any other, so far as that is
concerned, is an uncertain proposition.
That is, the certainty of remaining at
any one place longer than one year.
This is shown by the changes made
at the 1915 session of the conference,
which has just closed in Laurel. Sew
enty-four of the ministers were trans
ferred to new charges this year, as
against Is las year.
Don't figure on remaining at any
one place more than a year, is the
creed of the Methodist minister, for
you never can tell what the bishop is
going to do with you before the confer
ence ends
When the conference met in Laurel,
there were rs ministers who had serv-
ed one year, So two years, % three
years and four years. These figures
include the presiding elders all of
whom, except the Rev. c. F. Emery of
the Newton district, had served three
years. Dr. Emery had served ore year.
The figures 10 not include the minis
tiers doing college or school work.
The fact that there were IS who
had served one year shows that this
number of changes were made last
year This year the number of changes
was "A. or the IS who had served one
year 26 were changed and 40 remain
for a second year; of the 50 two-year
men, 80 were changed and % remain;
of the % three year men, 10 were
moved and Is remain; the 6 four year
men were of course all moved. There
We're two men who because of special
conditions do not come under the time
limit.
Three of the presiding elders were
returned to the regular pastorate, viz:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
RUSSIAN FACES DEATH CHAIR.

Columbus, o.. Dec PETER Scriber,
the silent man of the Ohio peniten-
tiary, faces cleo rocution at the state
penitentiary tomorrow morning, for
the murder of Detective Kaiser Bar
tecki at Toledo last January. For six
months he has barely spoken, and the
few words were curses. uttered in the
Russian tongue Scritaer was given
a reprieve of three months, - allow
a review of his case, and unless anO-,-
er stay of execution is ordered, the
electrocution will take place tomor-
row.
Scribner's case is pathetic. He came
from Russia only year ago, and was
a laborer at Toledo. He had a sweet
heart there, and when he found he
had rival, he shot and Wounded her
in a rage. When the officer came to
arrest him, Scribner killed him. The
Russian has shown no interest in his
fate. and the sheriff thinks he will
welcome the end of his mental agony.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02

The Revs. T. w Adams, of the Port
Gibson district, who had served three
years; W. H. Huntley of the Seashore
district, who had served three years;
and c. F. Emery of the Newton dis
trict, who had served one year. Four
presiding elders, all of whom had serv-
ed three years, were returned to their
work. As this will be the fourth year
for all of them they will necessarily
be changed by the next conference
They are the Revs. Robert Selby of
the Brookhaven district; G. II. Thomp-
son of the Hattiesburg district, P. d.
Hardin of the Jackson district and J.
T. Leggett of the Meridian district.
The following table shows the ffs-
ures in detail:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02

H. w. Alexander, head of the pub
licity department of the Society for
Electrical Development, which is made
up of electrical concerns in the United
States that own property worth more
than 100000, has just brought to a
close the campaign to make the week
of Nov. 29-Dec. 4, Electrical Prosper.
ity Week" through out the country.
The idea has been taken up in many
cities and many hundreds of thou
sands of dollars have been spent in
celebrating.
Mr.. Alexander was formerly on the
staff of a Chicago newspaper Before
undertaking the handling of the cam
paign he was sales manager for the
Federal Light and Traction Company,
one of the largest public utility coop
Grating companies in the country. He
is under thirty years, and is already
a recognized force in the electrical in
dustry. During the campaign Mr.. Alex
ander travelled many thousands Of
miles, and spoke to thousands of bust
ness men in the leading cities east OF
the Mississippi river on the message
of the week and it's benefits.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
Remaining fer Another Year.

great influence for their betterment.
She has selected her tribute TO the fu-
ture mistress of the White House, and
it is now on its way to Washington.
The wedding gift is a rare Hawaiian
scarf, and the ex-Queen modestly sent
it as a tribute from the Daughters of
Hawaii .a
Queen Liliuokalani is a direct de
scendant of Kamahameha, who formed
the native government of the Islands
long ago. She came into power in
1891, but her attempts to restore an
absolute monarchy lead to her de-
thronement in the following year. She
then went to the United States and
did not return to her native land un-
til 1898, when the islands were annex
ed to Uncle Sans d0minions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
LUMBER PRICES NOW
MU' H MORE STEADY
ADVANCING AND LOWERING FIG.
uREs OF 10 DAYS AGO, HAVE
DISAPPEARED.

Lumber buyers and manufacturers
report today that the selling price of
that commodity is much steadier now
than it has been for month, and in
dications are that it will remain such
for O time. The rapid rise in prices
during the recent weeks has made the
wholesalers a bit nervous. Since the
market has settled. there is less hazard
for the wholesalers than formerly.
The manufacturer is still reaping a
rich harvest because of prevailing
prices.
Weather conditions are ideal. Orders
are numerous and inquiry plentiful. Re-
mote and inaccessible places are now
suffering for care This complaint
comes from the smaller railroads. the
trunk lines not being affected thus far.
Local railroad shops are working full
handed making repairs on rolling
stock Box cars especially are being
overhauled and made ready for the
road. sA..-.E
The Dewees-Rodgers Lumber Com
pany, of Philadelphia. Miss, are pre-
pairing to renew operations in the very
near future after being shut down for
several months.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02

of that city. The general public be
lieyes that all drummers play in the
same manner as the usual theatre
drummer. But such is not the case.
The dances of today demand of the
drummer a great deal more than the
dances of few years ago. The style
of music in vogue today offers posi-
bilities of great variety for drummers,
and those who have taken advantage
of their opportunities have made vaiu-
able reputation for themselves.
"The drummer of today must have
imagination, as the musical scores
from which he plays contain a mere
outline of what his performance
makes, the more valuable drummer
he becomes"
The conditions of the contest are
that each city can only have one rep
resentative and he must be the cham
pion. These city champions will com
pete on three nights in some large au-
ditorium in this city, and by a process
of elimination a champion of the ma
ton will be selected The Davis must
cal organization will have several en-
tries, and it is expected that they will
be strong contenders for the title and
prize. The judges will be the foremost
band leaders in the world. Such artists
as Sousa. Lieutenant Santalman, lead
er of the Marine Band Arthur Pryor
Victor Herbert, Conway and Creatore
will be invited to act as judges.
Mr. Davis, who is chairman of the
committee arranging the contest, said
he had applications for entry from
drummers in Chicago, Boston, New
York, Baltimore, st. Louis, Seattle,
San Francisco, Los Angeles, New Or
leans, Kansas City, Atlanta Washing
ton and Pittsburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
YOUNG IN PRISON
NOT FIRST TINE
MAN SENT UP FROM HATTIES
BURG FOR SHOOTING WITH In
TENT, THERE ONCE BEFORE.

With the confinement in the MisSis
sippi penitentiary of R. D. Young. a
middle-aged white man, convicted at
the recent term of the Forrest county
circuit court, for shooting with intent
to kill George Stacy, has come the
story of the mans past, not brought
out at the trial a couple of weeks ago.
Young was taken TO the penitentiary
the first of the week, to serve years
sentence.
Some ten years ago Young shot and
killed a negro on the Illinois Central
passenger train near. Hazlehurst. The
negro had been convicted of an at
tempt to criminally assault a young
lady of Copiah county, said to be the
sweetheart of Young, and was on the
way to the penitentiary in charge of
Sergeant John Dodds Mr.. Dodds sat
Immediately behind the negro, who
was chained to another negro prisoner
Young walked through the train, locat-
ed his victim, returned and shot him
to death.
He was sentenced to life term in
the penitentiary, but served only five
months and sixteen days, being par
doned by Governor Vardaman and the
sentiment of the people of the state
who knew of the facts leading up to
the killing of the negro was with
Young. az
Young is said to come from good
and highly respected family in Copiah
county and has served four years in
the United States Army. Arrived at
the Rankin farm he, finds himself in
charge of an old Joyhood friend and
neighbor, he and Clalud B. Allen. SER
geant, having been raised in the same
community.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
RAISED THREE CROPS
FROM TEN-ACRE TRACT

New Augusta. Miss, Dec. 2. - The
crops of this part of the country are
practically all gathered. The farmers
claim that the yield is under the aver
age but they are not sure that farm
ing is better business here now than
ever before.
One of the farmers of this town has
a small field less than 10 acres, and he
has planted and harvested three crops
on it since January He claims to have
raised 140 bushels of corn, a good crop
of oats, and fine crop of hay.
Molasses making is about over and
the sweet potatoes are banked, and
while the yield has not been so large
still there is more than the local mar.
kets can handle.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
WORK IS BEGUN NO
JACKSON HIGHWAY
PEARL RIVER COUNT FIRST TO
TURN SOIL IN CONSTRUCTION
OF NATIONAL ROAD.

Every county in Mississippi interest
ed IN the Jackson Military Highway
will commence work soon after Jtnu
airy on the actual construction of the
road, according to information receiv
ed here today from J. M. MCBeath
one of the Mississippi vice presidents
of the association promoting the pro
ject.
Pearl River County already has be-
gun building according to the specifi-
cations laid down by the organization
From Meridian today came the an
nouncement that Lauderdale county
will take up its part of the work next
Monday morning.
Material is at hand for the building
OF the roads. Sand-clly, of which
there is an abundance in Mississippi
ready to hand is considered the best
available road substance. rhe labor
will be supplied through the boards
of supervisors of the several counties
interested in the building program.
Preparatory to actual construction
work, however, there will be three
conventions of county representatives
interested The first will be held in
Columbus, December s, at p. M,
where Lowndes and Noxubee plans
will be laid. On the followin day, a
similar convention will be held at Me-
ridian at the. court house at p. m.
Delegates viii be present from KEN
per, Clarke and Jasper counties. The
third meeting will be held December
10, = Hattisburg, where Lamar, Pearl
River, Forl st and Jones counties will
be represent, 4.
Meetings viii be held in every
county before January l, according to
Mr.. McBeatl' Mtssrs. McBeath and
Williams vii attend all meetings.
Mr. McE ,ath, in Meridian, an.
nounced last night that the charter for
the Jackson Military Highway Asso-
citation has been prepared and will be
published Just as soon as it has been
signed by the ineorporators, who will
be the present officers in Mississippi of
the Jackson Highway Association.
Enthusiasm all along the route is
growing" said Mr.. McBeath. land l
as especially delighted to know that
Pearl River county has already begun
actual construction. When it comes
to pushing things, We shall have to
take off our hats to Pearl River.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
LAUREL FRATERNAL ORDERS
to- RELIEF OF THE POOR

Laurel, Miss, Dec. 2.-An fraternal
orders in Laurel are appointing COM
mitties of three to five men who will
meet and plan for the Christmas relief
of the poor people in this city. Com
from the lodges will organize,
officers and naming a central
committee which will have charge of
the disbursement of all funds. The
work of organization is expected to be
completed some time next week and
then INVESTIGATIONS will begin to ascer-
tain the best way to utilize the funds
to do the most good.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
Who's the Nations Best
Dru111mer?Fdn1e for Him
THIS DOESN'T THAT ALWAYS HAS FUNNY
STORY TELL you, FROM TOWN TO TOWN
TAKING ORDERS FELLOW WHO MAKES A NOISE ON
AN INSTRUMENT LIKE A BARREL, WITH TWO LEATHER

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 2. = There
are drummers and drummers. This
story is not about the kind who sleep
regularly in train berths and know
every brand of cigar from Cuba to Ha-
vail 1t has to do with the kind who
make a noise with a drum. Some per-
sons consider it nothing but a noise
others are confident they detect
rhythmical feature in it, and even go
so far as to say it is quasi-musical.
However that may be competition
of drummers, the like of which has
never been seen before in any city,
will be staged in Philadelphia the first
part of next year, if the plans of Uriel
and Meyer Davis, musical directors of
the Bellevue-Stratford are carried out.
So far as is known there has never
been a competition to weed out the
most skilful drummers and place them
on a pedestal of fame 1t won't be
only fame, either. There will be a
prize, a handsome cup, and a $1,000
cash bonus in it, according to Uriel
Davis.
The suggestion that the one who can
make the loudest noise with his drum
will win the prize was met with an in
dignant reply today by Nj. Davis.
People have the wrong idea about
drum beating" he said 1T is an art,
just as much as playing musical in
strument The modern dance craze
has created a demand for good drum
mers and this country is being combed
for them. Keen competition has kept
these drummers constantly on the job,
with the result that they have i'm
proved greatly"
every city has its favorite drum
mer, who has been selected by pro-
cess of elimination by the dancing sets
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Biloxi, Miss. Dec. 2.-Fire original
ing from spark destroyed the four
room frame dwelling AS Lameuse
street this morning at $50 o'clock.
The building was owned by the estate
of Patrick Grace, valued at $500 and
with no insurance. 1t was occupied
by tenants who lost furniture and cash
money amounting to several hundred
dollars. The fire department reached
teh building shortly after the alarm
was turned in but the flames we're fan
ned by a breeze which quickly Quilted
the building and contents.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02

now that the weather has turned cool
and clear. The wind has not been high
for several days and where one has
hunted behind good dogs in section
where birds were plentiful the sport
has proven ideal. Reports have it that
the birds are not so very plentiful this
fall and that the bags have not been
overly large.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
SAVES DAUGHTER
Advice Of Mothcy 10 Doubt Pre-
vents DaacL.ar's Uut;zseIY End.

o-iv. KY" vas rot able TO Do
...,z Ter nearly ~ mou;hs, writes
"a B,u,lurl o! jhlS place, "aad
Gown in Se6 t1F ,aree months.
7rot tell you now | suffered with
4. and r,la nervousness aad
.rOJC.eS
Jarliy doctor to'd r1y husband he
IS SD; do me soy gooa. and he hld
.,let i up. We med another Goctot,
q he did rot help re.
last. Try roii'eS advised RE 10 take
aIoul, the WOTau'S 30nic. thought
was no use for Was nearly dead aAd
nothing seemed 10 DC me any good. But
took eleven bottles, and SOW am aCle
. do all Of my work ard my own
VaShing.
think Cardui is the best medicine in
the world. My weight has increased.
md look the picture of health. -
II you suffer from any OF the ailments
peculiar 10 women, get bottle OF Cardui
today. Delay is dangerous. We know
Il will help you. for If has helped so
many thousands of othe! weak women
in the past 80 years.
At ali druggists.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
HANGING IN FLORIDA.

Tallahassee, Dec. Dock McDon-
aid. a negro. who shot and killed a
deputy sheriff, will be hanged by Sher-
iff Gregory of Gladsden county tomor-
row. The slayer was hunted for a
long time, but he was finally rounded
up at Dothan, Ala He was recently
tried and convicted.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
CALIFORNIA HANGS NEGRO.

Sacramento, Calf, Dec. 2. - Nat
Weston, a negro, who killed another
negro IN a quarrel, will be hanged to-
morrow. He was granted brief re-
prieve by Governor Johnson, so that
no executions woula take place in
Thanksgiving week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
- ~ = 7-z11r--
CIVIL SERVICE REFoRMERs MEET

Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-THE annual
convention of the National Civil Ser
vice Reform League opened here to-
day, with delegates in attendance from
all parts of the country. Speakers Of
national prominence will be heard on
the civil service system in city, state
and nation, and on reforms that are
being suggested.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
"QUEEN LII" is IT
YEARS OLD TODAY

5 Honolulu, II. T., Dec. 2. = Former
Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii is cele-
,brating her 18th birthday today. AL
though the days of her royalty are
now far il the past, she is the leading
figure among the natives, and exerts
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
7OS, Ass BALES OF
COTTON ARE G|NNED
MISSISSIPPI HANDLES THAT
MUCH OF 1915 CROP UP TO
NOVEMBER %.

The preliminary report of cotton
ginned by counties in Mississippi Ut
to November %, made by Sam L. Rog-
ers, director of the census, shows that
70S,463 bales were handled up to that
time.
The quantities in running bales, GIN
ned by counties, are as follows:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02

250 pairs of Stacy Adams shoes,
$500 and $3.50, now $500 cash.
McInnis & Small. 2-2t-c
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02
We Welcome
Constructive
Criticism

There are occasions
when most of us have
several telephone calls to
make in quick succession.
Had you ever thought
that the logical way is to
get the operator to help
you?
Tell her you have a
number Of calls, then in
stead Of hanging up the
receiver after each call,
imply move the hook up
and down slowly. When
he operator answers,
rive her the next num-
Ger.
Try this method when
YOU have several calls to
make. It will help lis in 81
our efforts to improve
Your service.
~ CUMBERLAND TELEPHoN
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02

~ CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE
I'D TIL EGRAHI CONiPANy
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-02

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