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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29
MANY BANKERS GOING
TO ORLEANS MEETING
HATTIESBURG TO BE WELL REP
RESENTED AT COTTON STATES
CONFERENCE.

Forrest county will be we'll repre-
sented at the meeting of the Cotton
States Bankers, to be held in New
Orleans December 6 and Z. Each of
the three local banks will have officials
there as delegates. while Joe Cook.
president of the South Mississippi
Normal College, will make one of the
principal addresses on the occasion.
Frank w. Foote, of the First-Na-
tlonal Bank of Commerce, will repre-
sent that institution: j. o. Rea, cash
Ter of the Bank of Hattiesburg. prob
ably will represent that bank; and
John A. Mcleod, the president, or G.
NJ. McWilliams, cashier of the Citi-
zens bank, will attend.
President S. j. High, of the Missis-
sippi Bankers Association. has ap-
pointed a list of $50 delegates, Of
ficers of the leading state and national
banks. TO attend the meeting of the
bankers.
1t is expected that practically all of
these men will attend the gathering,
as it is the most important financial
meeting planned for the South in re-
cent years. Subjects of special inter
est to this state will be discussed,
among them being enactment of uni
form warehouse laws, continued diver
siiication of crops, the promotion OF
the live stock industry, ways and
means of preventing a return to the
all-cottOn plan of farming and devising
a plan for the gradual marketing of
the cotton crop to prevent the depres-
sion of prices that usually prevails
during the autumn months. Several
prominent speakers are on the pro
gram, among them being w P. G. |
Harding, of Birmingham, of the fed
eral reserve board, and Dr. Bradford
Knapp, of the farm demonstration
forces of the government
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29
S. A. WITHERSPOON.

The news of the death of S. A. With
erspoon, representative in Congress
from the Fifth Mississippi district, will
come as p distinct surprise to his
MANY friends throughout the country.
Mr.. Witherspoon was not pollti-
clan. He never held any office except
that of Congressman. He was serving
his third term and had attained high
rank among his colleagues because OF
his scholarly attainments and analytl-
cal mind He was a student and a
scholar of the old school and man
of rare charm and personality.
He received his education in the
University of Mississippi, where he
obtained three degrees and for several
wears thereafter was a member OF the
faculty as professor of Latin. His
first venture in politics was his race
against Adam Byrd, whom he defeated
for Congress. In the next race he re-
ceived a substantial majority over
three opponents, and in his last race
he was given majority of more than
three to one over his opponent.
Mr.. Witherspoon was loyal to the
best traditions of his state and served
his people ably and well.-Nashville
Kramer
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29
NORMAL COLLEGE NEWS.


The regular mission program was
held in chapel at the Normal College
Sunday night. w f. Bond gave an
interesting talk on The Importance
of Giving to Missions" The male
quartettes ang a mission song. l. A.
Williamson discussed The Student
and Missions" and Miss Ethel West
gave a reading.
Several of the Y. NJ. c. A. workers
have organized a Sunday school at
Arnold Line School, and four of the
Normal boys went there yesterday af-
ternoon 10 help in the singing. c. X.
Crouch was one of the Sunday school
teachers. Another band of workers
went to one of the negro ch[rcnes
nearby and sang for them. Grover
Hooker President of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
spoke TO the audience, telling them
their mission in trying to help in this
work.
w. F. Bond visited "Black Jack"
School. of Covington County, Friday,
to make a speech on education. He
report that Coyington county has
1000 club members this year. Duroc
jersey pigs have been ordered for the
club members.
G.. G. Hurst, of the Department of
Education, made an address Saturday
before the Jones County Teachers AS
ISOLATION at Laurel There were more
than 100 teachers present and great
interest is manifested in all of school
activity. A number of former students
of the Normal College were at the
meeting.
Miss Mabel Clover visited Laurel
Sunday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29
LAST RITES SAID
FOR MRS. BENNETT
INTERMENT OF WELL KNOWN
HATTlESBURG WOMAN MADE
IN CITY CEMETERY.

With friends and relatives that filled
the house to Overlooking, the funeral
services Of Mrs. Ollie Bennett, widow
Of sheriff ]. D. Bennett, who died at
her home at Third and Main streets
Saturday morning OF paralysis, were
held from the family residence yes
terdav afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The
Rev. Z. f. Dudley, pastor of the Main
Street Baptist Church, had charge Of
the services.
The interment was made in the fam
ilv plot in the City Cemetery alongside
of Mr.. Bennett.
The pallbearers were M. P. l.. Love,
DR.. T. B. Wright, c. P. Smith, T. S.
Jackson, y. R. Mccullough, and r. NJ.
Hendricks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29
obs AND INTERESTING FACTS.

Stockwhips sometimes cost as much
as S200 in Australia.
The present length of the quay-sides
sides at Hull, England. is liz miles
II is possible to determine, by means
of x-rays whether a picture is al
original, a restoration, or fraud.
The old-time "minuet" derives its
name from the Latin minutes-small
referring to the short steps peculiar to
this dance
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29
SHERIFF ELopEs; WEEDS.

New Orleans. Nov, pa romance
that has been brewing for two years
in the office of the sheriff of Hancock
county. Miss, at Bay ST. Louis, quietly
transferred itself and its principals to
the office of Judge Thomas F. Maher,
the marrying justice of Algiers, at >
o'clock Saturday night, and Dan Whit
field, sheriff of Hancock county, and
Miss Lucy E. Blanchard. his pretty
stenographer for the past two years,
were married. Miss Blanchard lived
IA New Orleans before she got into
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29

Gertrude Mccoy, Viola Dana, Sally
Crute, Duncan McRea, Helen Strick-
land, rdrs. Wallace Erskine. Robert
CONFESS and William West appear at
the Lomo Theatre today in a Para
mount feature entitled, THE House
Of the Lost Court" The story is the
quintessence of power, picturesque
ness and dramatic artistry. Two COM
edies, "Doughnuts" and when Mice
Make Merry" will also be shown. To-
morrow, Miss Blanche Sweet, the Para
mount star is scheduled to appear in
a feature entitled THE Clue"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29

to the trade as a cluster" crop. In
stead of the nuts growing in punches
of three or four, clusters of seven or
eight have been produced. F. L. Ballou
of Natchez, has shipped twenty cars
to the northern markets and will make
other shipments before the close of the
season, which will be about the mid
die of December.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29
HORSESHOE CONTEST.

Natchez, Nov. 29.-The first and
only official horseshoe pitching con
test ever staged in Mississippi, so far
as local knowledge reaches, took place
at Duncan Park. in this city, on
afternoon There were
over a hundred contestants in the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29

Beginning tomorrow night. and con-
tinuing throughout the week, the
Dorothy Company will present at the
Auditorium, 1.-The Laugh House" &
change of program each night. The
opening number will be THE Bell of
Manhattan" The repertoire of the
company is a large one-one of the
largest appearing here this season
and contains several specialties. The
productions of the company are clean
throughout. there being nothing i'm
moral or suggestive about any of the
acts.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29

The report of Philathea Library for
the week ending Nov. q is as fol-
lows: New members, 5; Books lent.
Az; Fees and fines, Sill; Daily papers,
2; magazines and periodicals, II; mag
azines and periodicals lent, s; persons
useing reference books, 2; persons
using rest room, s.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29

Dorothea North, the distinguished
American soprano, will be heard in re-
cital Tuesday night under the auspices
of the Morning Music club. Nine
North enjoys the distinction of having
large city in Europe as we'll as Amer
lea, and the praise showered on her
in London and Berlin is no less than
that given her in America. The re-
cital will be given in the Auditorium
of the Woman's College, at SIS
o'clock Immediately after the recital
a reception will be given at which the
Hattiesburg music lovers will meet
Nine North.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29

mans, boys and women's events, and
SO great was the crowd that the finals
were not run off on account of dark
ness. The finals, to decide the cham
pionsnip, will be played Sunday after
noon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29

NJ. Atkinson, well known cabbage
plant grower, of Sumrall, wa in Hat
tiesburg today on business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29
CITY EREvITIEs

A. NJ. Foot spent Sunday in Laurel
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29

Many houses in France are number
ed 12h to avoid the unlucky number
13.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29

There are five kinds of ice, each one
having different characteristics.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30

Is the new currency system
which strengthens credits and
makes banks panic proof of no
Importance to the nation?
Is the coming Alaska rail-
road which will unlock the coal
fields of the north an enter
prise without interest to the
Pacific coast?
Is the income tax law which
seeks to make men of great
fortunes meet their just share
of the cost of government some
thing of no concern to the pub
lie?
Is the country not interested
in the fact the presidents
"watchful waiting" policy has
kept US free from trouble with
the various warning nations of
the world and allows Ameri-
cans to go about their business
when otherwise they might be
lying on their bellies in mud
soaked trenches waiting to kill
someone or be killed?
If President Wilson is so un-
worthy and so unpopular he
has no supporters left the facts
are not in evidence. On the
other hand there are many peo-
pie who can see disappoint-
ment in store for a certain
Portland editor who seems to
think he can make headway
towards the United States SEN
ate by belittling and malign-
ing the president at a time
when earnest minded people
of all factions and parties are
inclined to give him support.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
THIS MAY ENTERTAIN
TIMELY, ANYHOW.

a story opocryphal, perhaps but
at any rate timely-is going the
rounds OF Park Row about Colonel
George Harvey. the editor.
Col. Harvey. according to this story
visited his native Peacham. short
, time after his first brilliant New
York success, and. on a cold winter
morning, entered the Peacham gem
eral store. But nobody, to his sur
prise, knew him.
Col. Harvey, seated with the
Peacham veterans around the hot
stove, could not resist telling one or
two of his minor metropolitan sue
cesses-successes which the Peach
amites heard in cold silence.
"And l, too, am a Peacham boy"
said Col. Harvey. yet nobody re-
members me here. Strange!"
He turned warmly to an old man
with red chin whiskers striped with
gray.
YOU" he said. "are George slO-
cum
He turned to another old man W no
had very large, white, even false
teeth.
"You are George r. Boone he
said.
Then he turned to the whole cir
Gle of veterans around the stove and
cried impulsively:
Somebody. surely. must remem-
ber my name. Come. now, think.
It's George-George- George"
"Wall, jedgin' from them tales ye
bin a-givin' u.s." snorted an old fell
.low in gum boots. Il reckon it hain't
George Washington. - Washington
Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
ON THE LIMITATIONS OF POKER

The French writer who draws an
Interesting comparison between war
and the great American game OF pok-
er admits when he comes to the
aeroplane. by means of which bellig-
erents find what kind of cards the
enemy holds, that the parallel Is
faulty. Having made this discovery
the wonder is that he did not aoan-
don his study altogether.
War as now conducted Is becoming
less like poker every day. Poker Is
n game in which much skill and craft
NAV be displayed, but when played
nv persons equally skilful and charity
its results depend chiefly upon
chance. To win in such a contest oil
wit and nerve it is necessary to have
cards. and. except as trickery, which
in our far western states used to be
a capital offense, is resorted to, there
is only one way to get them, and that
is by luck.
II must be a denatured poker that
they have in Europe If anybody can
see a resemblance between it and the
methodical trench fighting that Is
now going on in France and Belgium
There have been poker contests that
lasted for days at time, but they al
ways had a spectacular end and
somebody was put to rout. Antagon'
lists in war now face each other fol
months and neither side makes
cleanup. -
While we cannot tell as yet just
what the final effect of the aeroplane
upon war is going to be. we know
without any ifs and ands what II
would do to poker If a commander
in the field draws three army corps
from the reserves. his enemy knows
at once the strength Of every battal-
ION. II, the select American poker
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
WHAT THE CHIMNEY SANG.


over the chimney the night wind
sang
And chanted melody no one
knew:
And the Woman stopped, as her babc
she tossed
And thought Of the one she had
long since lost,
And said. as her teardrops back she
forced,
81 hate the wind in the chimney.
over the chimney the nlght-wind
sang
And chanted a melody no one
knew;
And the children said. as they closer
drew,
"'Tis some witch that is cleaving
the black night through.
'Tis a fairy trumpet the night-wind
sang,
And we fear the wind in the chin
ney."
over the chimney the night-wind
sang
And chanted a melody no one
knew:
And the Man, as he sat on his hearth
below,
Said to himself, at will surely
snow,
And fuel is dear and wages low.
And I'll stop the leak in the Chin
ney."
over the chimney the night wind
sang
And chanted a melody no one
knew;
But the Poet listened and smiled, for
he
Was man and Woman and Child
all three,
And said. 1T is Gods own harmony
This wind we hear in the chimney
Bret Harte.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30

NJ HERE are people VINO sup
u port the good roads move
now on in this county but
who claim the roads to the river
will not be used as much as ex-
pected because the railroads
will reduce rates in order to
hold their business.
This may be true in a meas
ure and if it is it won't be bad.
So long as we get the reduced
rates who will care seriously
whether the traffic goes by rail
or water? Results are what
we desire.
But don't be too sure the
roads and the river wont be
used. There is an inexorable
law of nature that commerce
shall follow lines of least re-
sistance. Eventually if not soon
the heavy traffic of the Colum-
bia basin will be moved via the
river for the simple reason wa
ter transportation is much
cheaper than rail transporta-
ton.
There is a limit beyond
which railroads cannot go IN
meeting water rates. They
cannot place their rates below
the cost of service by rail. The
regulatory commissions wont
allow it and furthermore rail
roads would not desire unprof-
table business.
Nature may be held back for
a time but in the end natural
laws will prevail. There is one
thing and one thing only that
can keep the Columbia from
being used as an artery of COM
merce. 1t will consist in the
development of methods that
will make land transportation
less expensive than water trans
portation. There is no prob
ability of such a state of affairs
coming to pass because Mother
Nature runs the Columbia river
without cost to the public and
the current flows toward the
sea.
The Columbia river is not
merely going to reduce rates to
the inland empire. Unless the
law of gravity is repealed it is
going to handle q large part Of
the business.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
PLEA is MADE FOR
BETTER HOME LIFE

FORT WORTH, Texas. March 90.
bridge and race suicide
are cause and effect"
THE hotel child and the cafeteria
husband are two of the most pitiful
objects In the world"
Miss Lutte Stearns, official lectur-
er of the American Federation OF
Women's Clubs, said these things to
local club women, urging "old fash
toned homes and babies"
"So-called family hotels and board
ing houses. when compared to the
home are like incubators, the me-
chanical imitation Of the living real
ity," declared Miss stearns. Mod
ern inventions and conveniences that
remove from home work much Of the
tiresome drudgery placed upon wom-
an the moral responsibility of making
proper use of their spare time. she
stated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
OKUMA MINISTRY WINS
OUT IN NEW PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, March S0.-With
Toxic cables announcing that the pol
icies OF the okuma ministry were en-
dorsed at the recent Japanese elec-
tion has become a real problem for
the United States TO solve, The Jap
anese embassy announced the oku-
ma side will have 231 votes in the
diet against 1877 for the opposition.
State department officials realized
this result is a great triumph for
miltarism and all that militarism
means. They expect the mikado to
assemble parliament within a fort
night to take some action toward a
greater japanese army and navy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
NOSE CL0GGED FROM
A COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream in Nostrils To
Open Up Air Passages.

All! What relief Your clogged
nostrlls open right up, the air pas
sages of your head are clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawk
ing. snuffling. mucous discharge,
headache, dryness-no struggling for
breath at night, your cold or catarrh
is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up! Get a small
bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm from your
druggist now Apply a little Of this
fragrant. antiseptic cream in your
nostrils, let It penetrate through every
air passage of the head; soothe and
heal the swollen, inflamed mucous
membrane, giving you instant relief,
Ely's Cream Balm is just what every
cold and catarrh sufferer has been
seeking It's just splendid.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
ARRANGING A DUEL.

Two Irishmen arranged to fight a
duel with pistols. One of them was
distinctly stout, and when he saw his
lean adversary facing him he raised
an objection.
"Bedad," he said I'm twice as
big a target as he is. so ought to
stand twice as far away from him as
he is from me-
"Be aisy now" replied his second.
I'll soon put that right"
Taking a piece of chalk from his
pocket he drew lines down the stout
mans coat, leaving space between
them.
Now" he said, turning to the 9TH
er man. fire away. ye spalpeen, but
remember that any hits outside that
chalk line don't count. ."-Lippincott's S
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
DAILY EAST oREGoNAN PEND1EToN

tryin' Last winter / says to her
Mageie,' I says. every time YOU find
something to do to help mother
round the house, I'll give We cent
That started her hard at II. Mrs. Re
can, and twas a fun two weeks be-
fore she got discouraged and give It
up"
And how much did she make?'
asked Mrs. Regan
Nine cents" said Mrs. Moran,
but | called It dime. youths
Companion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
THE TRADES COMMISSION

- NE of the most interesting
W steps taken by the recent
congress was the creation
of the federal trades commits
sion. The purpose of the COM
mission is to work for the
square deal in business. Joseph
E. Davies of Wisconsin has
been named as head of the
commission and in a recent ad-
dress he said
Some of the great monopolies of
the world have been built up. not by
efficiencies but by practices of un-
fairly driving out competitors.
''The greatest menace to the great
body of business men of this nation
lies in the practices of unfair COM
petition which are potential in large
and monopolistic rivals. OF the $685.
600 corporations of the United States,
2s6. 900 have a capital. surplus and
undivided profits OF a million dollars
or less. But 1000 corporations have
a capitalization of $5,OOO,OOO or over.
And yet 100 OF these corporations
own one-seventh of the total property
value of the nation.
The greatest menace to these 1885,
900 corporations of relatively small
capital. who constitute 95 per cent Of
the business interests of the country
is the unfair methods of competition
which might be employed by power
full rivals.
There have been attempts to trans.
late this legislation into terms of
menace to business. This arises either
from ignorance or perversity. No
honest business man can read and
understand this legislation but will
conclude that not only is there no
suggestion of war upon legitimate
business, but that there is indeed i'm
mediate and great potential promise
of distinct aid and service to legiti-
mate enterprise and industry"
There are indications the
commission can be especially
valuable to the country in safe
guarding new enterprises. 1t
is essential to the country's
welfare that the field of busi-
ness be open so that new con-
Germs can come into existence
when there is necessity for
them. But a new concern can
not succeed if at the very out
set it has to face the guns of a
powerful competitor that is
ready to arbitrarily cut rates
on a temporary basis in order
to freeze out the new rival.
Such practices constitute busi-
ness piracy rather than compe-
tition. 1t would be better for
the country to require competi-
tors to use no guns save better
methods. Then the fight would
be on the square and the bene-
fits would be permanent.
1t will be worth while to
watch the trades commission
and see what it can do.
~S-S-~0~~S~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
CURRENT THINKING
ApoLoGIzING FOR MAGGIE.

Now that the washing hung on the
line, Mrs Moran was leaning over the
back fence and discussing with sym
pathetic Mrs. Regan the problem Of
bringing up a daughter. Privately
Mrs. Regan considered that Maggie
Moran was born lazy, but Maggie's
mother held that Maggie's case was
not so simple.
ut amt that Maggie's not willin'," ="
said Mrs. Moran. "Willin' she is
and active on her bicycle. and always
ready to run an errand for you. But
she amt one that hears work calm
or sees it 1lookin' at her"
ITS easier to dc a thing yerselr
than to be tellin' others" said Mrs.
Regan understandingly.
"And that's the truth" agreed
Mrs. Moran. "But Maggie amt to
blame. although maybe she's little
too easy discouraged. I've seen her
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30

playing society OF an earlier day,
knowledge OF that kind when an ad-
versary drew three cards would have
been adjudged unneutral. in violation
OF international law, contrary to civ
ilization and subversive OF human
rights Sure thing war may be car
ried on in that hideous fashion, but
not poker, in which nothing is sure
until YOU have the stakes In your
hahd,-New York World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
is THIS A TIME TO MALIGN
THE PRESIDENT?

- !:as ;'Ss; e.: ss;] !, + y y g:ss gss ss
dent Wilson, has fulfilled ex-
pectations," says the Oregon
ian. If that is true then verify
there is something wrong with
the presidents partisans and
their expectations.
President Wilson may not
have accomplished everything
desirable under the sun but a
man is a blinded political ass
who attempts to say he has net
rendered the country conspicu-
Gus service.
Was it nothing to bring a re-
duction Of the tariff when the
country had been pleading for
years for such reform?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30

II a man is too fat either to fight
or TO run he just has to be good ma
tured. A
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30

A woman's Idea OF mean husband
is one who refuses To talk back.