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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
Joe L0c0Witz Says There
Is Much Hidden Gold Here
EAGLE NATURE FAKER GOT NATcHEz JOB
WITH MOVING PICTURE COMPANY, RECEIVES TURN, A
DESCRIPTION OF WHERE THE TREASURE is BURIED-LoTs
IN HATTIEsBuRe, INDIAN DECLARES.

over in that part of the state where
Hattiesburg is located, of countless
pounds of gold, silver, and other pre-
cious metals, as we'll as diamonds and
rubies.
"The description of the location Of
the treasure is as follows:
GO north 100 PAGES from a large
1854 located on t e banks of *****%
stream, **%*** feet from the point
where the *"***" empties into the
*"*#%*. Turn around three times and
then go due ***** to the place where
since has been erected the ********
building, now on %*#**** street in
Hattiesburg. Travel five minutes to-
ward ***%%** and then to the right
three squares to a **#*### tree. Due
**%** from that is a small vacant ****
on the **#**% corner of which will be
found a ******. Five PAGES from this.
will be found quantity of flint Dig
down %*%"%% feet when a smooth
stone will be struck. Remove this,
and the treasure is before you"
Joe is having some trouble with the
chickens on his poultry farm, which
cannot decide for themselves which
shall roost N ''e steering wheel of
his Ford th 2 ~ hts. He is staying
at home to settle the domestic diff
ferences of his poultry, and for this
reason hasn't gone to Hattiesburg to
find the treasure for himself. He
hopes that the description given
above will put some one on the right
track.
Explanation The stars in Joe's
description of the place where the
treasure is hidden represent words
that are missing. Reaches in the
composing room of The News got
to the "copy" before the printers did,
and made their breakfast on the mis-
sing words. Why don't they feed the
reaches in newspaper composing
rooms. so as to prevent such occur
rences?)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25

WISCONSIN SENATOR WILL CLOSE
THE 1915 CHAUTAUQUA
SEASON.

With Robert M. LaFollette, United
States Senator from Wisconsin at the
States Senator from Wisconsin as the
the main attraction of the entire Sc
ries of meetings, the 1915 Chautauqua
and Musical Festival which opened
in Hattiesburg last Saturday, will be
brought to a close tonight.
Senator LaFollette will deliver a
lecture at the big tent on the court
house grounds, at $3.50 o'clock tonight,
on Representative Government" He
is due to reach Hattiesburg from
Vicksburg few minutes before he is
scheduled to deliver tonight's lecture.
1t had been expected that the Wis
consin congressman would reach here
this morning, and Secretary Hauen
stein and half hundred Hattiesburg
ians were at the station to greet him
But he did not arrive on that train
At 1895 o'clock this afternoon, an
other crowd of Hattiesburg citizens
went to the station expecting Senator
LaFollette to reach here on that train
Again he failed to show up. Manager
Brown later in the afternoon received
assurances that Mr.. LaFollette woult
reach here before o'clock tonight.
The Metropolitan Grand Quartett'
will give a concert at the tent thi
afternoon, and will give half an hour
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
Young Woman Discovers Why
the Weather Is Chdngedble

prising youth, bent on keeping i'll style
at all hazards, and caring naught for
the chances that he took.
1t was such a neck affair as sweet
young things of the feminine sex have
been wearing 10 these many years,
now made over SO a man could wear it
and still not be absolutely ashamed Of
himself. 1t swept in graceful curves
from the coat collar, over which it
nestled, to an astOnishingly low point
of vantage over the heart of the wear
er, and there it met itself in a cunning
slip-knot sort Of tie
With a furtive inclination of his
head, the wearer of the cute little col
lar ducked out OF sight. but not before
his lifesaver tie was revealed in all its
prOstine glory. Twas blue tie, orna-
mented and abetted with large white
dots. 1t was a nineteenth century
polka dot tie, such as our grandfathers
knew, come to life.
AS the young woman and her escort
proceeded down the street they met a
few more of those collars and ties tow
ing shame-faced wearers along the
boulevard.
"The sun, you see," explained the
| young woman, 'is spotting itself all
up trying to look life one of those ties
And when it sees those collars, il
weeps. That is why it rains"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25

Hattiesburg Lochinvars and "beau
lovers" are all "het up" over the as
persions cast upon them by the young
woman who yesterday directed a let
ter to The News declaring that the
young men of this city are entirely
"too forward, and hard to trust"
"She's crazy" THAT girl probably
became offended at some individual
and wants to take her spite out on
the whole SEX "She talks like a
fish," and similar expressions follow.
ed the reading of the letter in The
News on yesterday.
s'They are no worse here than any
place elsewhere" said one Hatties.
burg girl, who rallied to the defense
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
PYTHIAN S ELECTION
POSTPONED FOR WEEK
initiation of Candidates Consumes Al
of Time of Crescent Lodge.

The election of officers for the next
six months for Crescent Lodge, No
II, Knights of Pythias, scheduled for
last night, was postponed for a week
because the officers were unable tC
take up that business. Three candi
dates were given degrees, which con
sumed almost the entire evening.
A. Dickens was given the rank o.
page, while L. b. Mccullough and G.
f. Farley were elevated to the ranl
of knights.
A big attendance was at the meet
ing last night
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
Special to The Nei1S.

Eagle Lake, Miss, June 25.-Joe
LOcOwitZ, Well-knOwn trainer of gold
fish and student of birds and animals,
picked up the papers today and read
of the fruitless attempt of a band of
Hattiesburg men on Wednesday night,
to locate a quantity OF hidden treas
ure, supposed to have been buried on
vacant lot opposite the Forrest coun-
ty court house.
He read he story and laughed.
Joe Locowitz doesn't talk very much
but when he does talk, he generally
says something. This is what he had
to say today:
IF the Hattiesburg men were really
on to their jobs they might locate hid
den treasure in their city. It's there
alright, just waiting for the proper
person to come along. It's been there
ever since the NatcheZ Indians popu.
lated this section OF the country.
Gets Chumny With Indian.
GAS a youth | became friendly with
one of the members of the Indian
tribe located near Eagle Lake. We
became quite chummy, and a few
years ago he became tired of the hum
drum existence he was leading in
this section, and craved adventure
He said that the laws Of the pale face
were so strict that it was as much as
ones life was worth to even think OF
going after a mans scalp unless he
be rival politician wanting the iot
as governor of Mississippi Then
most anything fellow might do was
alright.
so | got him a job with a moving
picture company, where he could dc
all the scalping with a rubber knife
and all the shooting with blank car
tridges that he wanted. This Indian
was so elated over his position that
he sent me little package one day
| opened it and found that it was a
map and description of the location
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
HaHiesbury Boys Up in
Arms Over Girls Charge

of the members of the Sterner sex. 81
have found that boys are inclined To
be what you might call flip every,
where you go. / have had no more
trouble in keeping them from making
love to me here than in any other
town in Mississippi"
Among the letters received By The
News today in answer to yesterday
note is the following, the name of the
writer being withheld at mis- urgent
request:
"The young woman writing to
The News yesterday does the
whole sex an injustice. She prob
ably is trying to leave the impress
sion on some one that she is so
Continued on Page Two)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
WORKMEN LEAVE GOVERNME ENT

Philadelphia, }:>1-g >5.-Scores of
workmen are leaving the government
arsenal at Frankford to accept posi-
tionS with private concerns supplying
orders for war munitions, and for the
first time the arsenal is suffering from
a labor shortage. Fifty men resigned
yesterday. The offers of wages far in
excess of those paid by the govern
ment are said to have caused these
reflections.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25

Why is the weather so changeable!
That is the question that has been
worrying everybody except the cheer
full ones, who refuse to worry about
anything. The scientists and near
scientists have ben ascribing our al
ternate sub-wind and rain perfom-
ances to the sun spots on Old Sol,
while calm and sedate citizens, with
out any scientific knowledge, but pos
sessed Of plenty of other senses-and
sense-have been laying the blame on
Old Nick.
But it remained for one enterpris-
ing young woman of this fair city
seen on Main street this morning, tC
solve the problem. She knows not
only that sun spots are to blame, she
says, but just why the sun is having
spots.
Look at that collar" she whisper
ed.
"What collar?" asked her awed
friend, wildly gazing about him, even
trying to look down his own neck.
There" she exclaimed triumphant
ly, '1ook at that"
There was no mistaking it. Lord
Byron in his palmiest days never
knew the like. 1t adorned the manly
neck-or rather the aforesaid mascu
line neck adorned ''it''-of an inter
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25

General Luigi Cadorna is noted as
a great disciplinarian. He has writ
ten many books on military subjects.
He wrote particularly of the Franco.
Prussian war Of 1870.
Si8nor Antonio Salandra, premier
Of Italy, is not an aristocrat by birth.
He was trained for the law and has
spent thirty years as an active par
ticipant in parliamentary affairs. He
was the leader of his party in the
chamber of deputies for many years
and once served as minister of fl
nance. He was called to the premier
ship in March, 1914, on the resigna-
ton of the Giolitti cabinet
Salandra is a great orator and a
great leader. After his ascendence
to the premiership he was confronted
with many trying internal problems
He manoeuvred so cleverly as to sup
press the rising of Socialists, and al
the same time, gain their support. He
settled the big railroad strike.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
WAR SAVES Us ABOUT
A HUNDRED MILLIONS
(By Associated Press.)

(DV dSSUCtUttt VoosT
Washington, D. c., June 25.-
The war has had at least one
good effect on the United States,
if no more.
Money heretofore expended by
American tourists in Europe, es-
timated at more than 500, ,000, 900
annually, this year is being spent
in the United States. This is the
conservative estimate of Secre-
tary Franklin X. Lane, of the De-
partment of Commerce.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
First WQtpnnelOnS
|GroWn in heCOunfy
Reach City Today
LOAD OF 105 KLEckLEY'S SWEETS
COME FROM McMiCHAEL
FARM.

The first homegrown watermelons
placed on the Hattiesburg season,
reached the city today from the farm
of L. d. McMichael, at McLaurin,
about II miles from here. A two
horse wagon, loaded to the top with
the big juicy melons, came in just be-
fore noon, and attracted no little at
tention. There were los of them.
More than 1000 melons from the
McMichael farm were shipped to Jack.
son on yesterday, it was stated.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
Autonomy For Poland.

Petrograd, June 25.-The Russian
council of ministers today decided to
appoint a commission of six Russians
and six Poles to deal with the prelim-
inaries necessary to carry into effect
the autonomy of Poland, proclaimed
last August.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
(By Associated PrCSS.)
neIIes Today.

Springfield, Mass, June 25.-
President Wilson passed through
here this morning on his way to
Cornish, N. H., for a brief Vaca-
ton. keep us out of war;" cried
one of the crowd which greeted
the President at the railway sta
ton. 81 will if can," replied Mr..
Wilson.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25

London, June 25.-Galica and its
border continue to embrace the pres
ent main field of the European mill
tary operations.
The Russians are fighting hard for
Galician territory that remained to
them after the Teutonic drive On
Lemberg and beyond Desperate hat.
ties continue along the Dniesters
where the Russians claim the advans
tage.
An account of the conditions in
Lemberg during the Russian occupa-
ton, received in Berlin today, tell of
the hardships suffered by the families
of the official displaced by the change
from the Austrian to Russian authori-
ty. Prominent men had to resort to
wood ohopping for a living, while
women went into the kitchen and
then travelled from house to house to
sell the product.
Activity along the front where the
Austrian and Italian armies are facing
each other is chiefly in the nature Of
infantry fighting. The Italians claim
to be advancing along the IsonzO.
The French claim slight progress in
| the Visges
Nothing has been heard from the
| Dardanelles.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
Attracting Greatest Attention.

With the election of county officers
just six weeks off and the field full Of
candidates, the political atmosphere
of Forrest county has yet to reach
anything like fever heat.
On but a few previous occasions in
history of the county have there been
so many office-seekers-and, inciden-
tally, it is rumored that other men who
have not so far made public an
nouncement of their candidates., are
listening attentively to urgent ap-
peals" of their friends and are seri-
ously considering making eleventh
hour entries into the various races.
But in spite of the large number of
candidates already announced, the
sovereign voters Of this section don't
seem to be especially worried. Up to
this time, few farmers have left the
plowshare to devote their time to the
candidacy of some particular friend;
the business men of Hattiesburg are
to be found at their regular places of
-rIsiness about as often as usual, and
except for the political picnics which
are providing a good deal of fun for
the country 7oters and good deal of
work for the candidates, Forrest coun-
tvs citizens are deporting themselves
just as about the same as they usually
do.
About to Warm.
1t is generally believed, however
that things are going tCAwarm up con
siderably within the peXt fortnight
and the possibility of nav announce
ments not yet generally known Of
doubtless will add considerable fla
vor to the great AmericanIg game.
The three races which are attract
ing most attention are those for sher
iff. circuit court clerk and co9nty at
torney OF course the sheriff's plur'
is decidedly the juciest on Forrest
county's tree. but it is being no more
CONTINUED IN Page Ffve.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
SLATON'S GUARD IS
10 Be DOUBLE
(By associated PreSS.)

Atlanta. Ga, June 25.-AcCord-
ina to Adjutant General Nash, the
military guard around Governor
SIaton's estate near Atlanta, will
be doubled tomorrow night in view
of the rumors that there might
be trouble after the governor quits
his official position tomorrow.
Soudiers have been placed there
because of the bitterness growing
out of the communication OF Leo
Franks sentence.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
POLITICS IN COUNTY
REMAIN VERY COOL
AS ELECTION NEARS
NUMBER OF OFFICE SEEKERS
LARGE, BUT Their ARE WORK
ING QUIETLY.
SOVEREIGN VOTERS ARE
DOING LOT OF THINKING

Thnqs to Warm Up Considerably Dur
ing the Next Fortnight, However,
and Additional Announcements Are
Expected - Sheriff's, Circuit Court
Clerk, and County Attorneys Races
Attracting Greatest Attention.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
BRAVESEXPOSURE TO
REGAIN CHILD BORN
SECRETLY YEARSAGO
MOTHER LOVE CANNOT BE STIFF
LED. AND YOUNG WOMAN BE-
GINS A SEARCH.
SHE WAS MEMBER OF
NEW ORLEANS FAMILY
N Unmarried Woman.


Story of How An Unmarried Woman,
UnmindfuI of Gossip and Wagging
Tongues, Takes up Chase of Eye
Year-OId Infant, Brought to Light
In Jackson-Can a Mother Kidnap
Her Own ChiId-This Must be De-
cided.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
cided.


SpCCIUI 70 INt " CfsS.
Jackson, Miss, June 25.-Once more
it has been demonstrated that mother
love cannot be stifled, for Miss Katie
Bennett, of New orr cans, said to have
wealthy and prominent relatives in
the Crescent city, has braved the
chances of exposure to regain posses
sion ef a child alleged to have been
born in shame in the state charity
hos, al here about two and half
years ago.
Continued on Page Four)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
STATES GREATEST
MAN IS WILLIAMS
NJ

Jackson, Miss, June 25.-United
States Senator John Sharp Viii
iams today was proclaimed "Mis-
sissippi's most distinguished states
man." by the committee appointed
by Governor Brewer at the re-
quest of the president of the Pan
ama-Pacific Exposition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
CONFESSES KILLING
THIRTEEN PERSONS
tBy Associated PreSS.)

Birmingham, Ala, June 25.-
sgd Jones, hanged in the county
Jail here today, left note con-
fessinq to 13 murders. Two of his
victims were white. Jones was
hanged for killing fellow con-
Vict.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
RUSSIANS STRUGGLE
ITO RETAIN GALAC|AN
TERRITORY NOW HELD
DESPERATE FIGHTING CONTlN-
UES ALONG DNEISTER FOR
MANY MILES.
CARS FORCES CLAIM
THE ADVANTAGE THERE

Conditions In Lemberg Before Its
Evacuation by the Russians, Were
Ptabie. Todays Reports Say--Aus-
trian and Italian lnfantries Clash
Nothing is Heard From the Darda-
nelIes Today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
Vale Wins Varsity Row.

New London, Conn, June 25.-Yale
this afternoon won the second Varsity
eight race from Harvard by third
of a length
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25
THE COTTON MARKET.

(By Associated Press.)
New Orleans, June 25.-The cotton
market closed l to points down.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-25

Continued on Page Four.)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-12
TWO KILLED, THIRD
DYING; FAMILY FUSS
Roy Dorset and William Willis, OF
Ponca City. Dead-Mrs. Willis is
Near Death from Wounds.
Special to The World.

Special to The World
PONCA CITY, June 11,--Roy Dor
sett, 25, and W. M. Willis are dead
and Mrs. w. NJ. Willis. with five
bullets in her body lies at the point
Of death as the result Of a family
quarrel Friday afternoon on the WILLIS
farm eight miles east Of Porca City
Willis accused Dorset with having
maintained undue friendly relations
with Mrs Willis. and during the
quarrel shot Dorsett through the
head, killing him instantly. Mrs.
Willis appeared on the scene and
Willis fired five bullets into her body.
after which he killed himself by firing
a bullet into mis- brains.
Mrs Willis was a member Of tho
Usage Indian tribe and a member Of
the Plimonden family
Dorset was a son Of Charles Dor
sett, a wealthy farmer living near
TOnkawa, and has been raising a crop
on the Willis farm, on which the
Willis family also lived. There are
two small children in tho Willis
family, the oldest child being about
three years old and the youngest six
months.
Willis was about thirty-two years
old
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-12
5 PER CENT DISCOUNT
CLAUSE ISN'T ACTIVE
Government Counsel Claims Under
wood Tariff Act is NullifCd; Gus
toms Court Rules Differently.

WASHINGTON, June 11.--Reitera-
ton Of othe governments contention
that the section of the Underwood
tariff act granting five per cent dis
count to goods imported in American
SHIPS nullifed itself, is set forth in
2 brief filed IN the supreme court to-
day by Solicitor General Davis, seek
ing review OF cases under the sec
ton recently decided against the gov
ernment by the customs court. The
government argues the section is in
effective because its proviso-that
nothing in it shall he construed TO
abrogate treaties with foreign nations
requires the United States II it
grants the i've per cent discount to
imports in American bottoms to give
similar treatment to goods brought in
by ships of all countries with which
1t has favored nation" treaties. The
object of congress, Mr.. Davis urges,
was to prefer American ships over
vessels of foreign register, since this
is obstructed by treaty provisions the
section becomes void.
The customs court held the law
valid and decided that the discount
must be given unfavored nation ships
as those flying the American flag. II
the decision finally Is upheld the result
will be an almost general five per cent
reduction in tariff rates and the re-
funding of millions Of dollars already
collected in dutIea
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-12
City Fathers Welcome AS
sistancc in Making
Expenditures.
rs THE MAYORS PLAN


A 7 THE suggestion Of Mayor
L n Wooden at the meeting Of the
city commissioners yesterday morn
ing, a bond committee of five was
appointed, consisting OF A. f. Ault,
c. Z. Alexander, J. A. Mckinney l..
G. Rosser and Ed Warren. All mem
bers Of the commission were present
and the committee was appointed
without opposition.
This is the first bond election the
city administration has had to do
with" said Mr.. Wooden, land for some
time past l have had in mind the APP
pointment Of just such a committee.
l have from time to time presented
my views to individual business men
and taxpayers, and they have agreed
that such Il plan would be feasible
and highly satisfactory. The city
commission feels, individually and
collectively, that we are the paid
servants Of the people-that we
should be taking orders instead OF is
suing them-that the people should
check us up occasionally and know
where their money is going, and how
and for what we are cXpending It,"
"Tf a merchant buys a bill of goods,
he will check, reCheCk and double
check again and again before he is
sues check for $1,000 in payment;
Continued on Page Nine)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-12
WILL INVESTIGATE
SCHOOL LAND LOANS
Special to The World.

Special to The World
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 11.-Gov-
ernor Williams announced Friday
that an investigation Of the loans
made in Kiowa, Roger Mills and
Beckham counties would be instituted
August l. Last fall complaint was
made that T. NJ. Miller, former chief
clerk of the school land department,
was interested in some of the farm
loans made by the department and
when the legislature convened s2,500
was appropriated to be used in con-
ducting a general investigation OF all
loans made by the school land depart
ment.
The loan in which Miller is alleged
to have been interested was made on
land owned by Miller's partner in the
abstract business, r. f. Baird, and
the land is alleged to have been ap-
praised at $4,000 by Miller. A loan
Of $2,5O0 was ordered made on the
land. When the complaint was filed
the loan was ordered to be cut down
to 81 900 and the land was appraised
at s2,5OO.
Governor Williams says that the in
vestigations will not extend to coun-
ties from which no complaints are re-
ceived.