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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-31
PHOTOGRAPH DOCUMENTS.

Jackson, Miss, July 81. - Photo
graphic reproductions of interesting
historic documents today reached Dr..
Dunbar Rowland, director of the de-
partment of archives and history
from Washington, and they will add
materially to the collections of that
department Of the state.
While in Washington recently DR..
Rowland completed transcripts of the
confederate rolls, and then made ar
engagements to have photographs
taken of hundreds of letters written
by Gov. Claiborne, who was at the
head of the Mississippi government in
the territorial days. These documents
are extremely interesting and of
great historic value.
After looking over the letters in
cluded in the carefully preserved cor
respondence of many years ago, DR..
Rowland decided that it would be
much better to have them photo.
graphed than to have typewriter
copies made, as the camera would
not make mistakes, whereas typist
might inadvertently do so. The result
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of Dr. Rowland's decision is to give
the department true and fac-simile
copies of documents OF value.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Jackson, Mississippi,
July %, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Hannah
Hinton, of McLaurin, Mississippi,
who. on July Il, 1910. made home
stead entry, No. 04504 for SW IA of
SW Ia, Section IL, Township N,
Range II W., st. Stevens Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
five-year proof. to establish claim to
the land ABOVE described, before the
circuit clerk of Forrest county, at Hat.
tiesburg, Mississippi, on the 18th day
of August 1915.
CLAIMANT names as witnesses:
Peter H. Carter, of McLaurin, Miss.
B. NJ. Carter or McLaurin, Miss.
]. Fl. Quinn, of McLaurin. Miss.
j. E Barron. OF Rawls Springs, Miss
w. r. Cummins,
23-5 Fris Register
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the crop of cotton in 1914 was by far
the largest ever produced.
On the basis of these figures and
his calculations from them, Congress.
man Sims declares that the Southern
statesmen who are trying to stir I'D
trouble with the allies because of
their treatment of cotton are making
great mistake. He believes that
from first to last the allied countries
have treated American interests ex-
ceedingly well, and that if, at the the
beginning of the war, the present sit
uation could have been foreseen ev-
erybody in the United States concern
ed about cotton would have been
ready to express his complete salts.
faction.
Contrasting the business of the
whole war period with the outlook
during the period of prostration last
autumn, he proposes to go home and
preach the doctrine that the United
states is getting off better than it
could possibly have hoped a year ago.
II the war could have been foreseen;
that it is safer with sea control inst
where it is now than with sea control
anywhere else; and that the greatest
INJURY that could come to American
cotton interests would befall them
through adopting the advice of peo-
PIE VINO want to start trouble, with
the countries that dominate the seas
ana perhaps move them to adopt vet
more stringent measures.
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SCOUTS TO MEET
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
First Meeting Since Encampmen'
Will Be Held Tomorrow.

The regular monthly meeting OF
the executive committee of the Boy
Scouts association will be held Sun
day afternoon at o'clock at the
rooms of the Commercial Club. This
is the first meeting since the encamp
ment and Scout Commissioner High
tower will make full report of same
and will also have with him a number
of photos taken while in camp. A full
attendance of the executive commit
tee and the scout masters is desired
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this group of countries during the war
period, was only Is per cent.
Through Neutral Countries.
There will be little doubt of the ap-
proximate accuracy of the assumption
that the excess of cotton, after the
wars beginning, entered Denmark,
italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and
Sweden, was destined for Germany
and Austria.
Concerning Spain, there might be
some dispute, for at first glance it
would seem probable that a Spanish
excess was Destined for France. The
answer to this is that France didn't
need to get cotton through Spain; her
own ports were open.
On the other hand, it has been
claimed that the Spanish excess was
in considerable part manufactured
and then shipped, via Italy, into Aus
tria. In any case the figures for
France could be omitted without ma
terially changing the results. The
broad showing is made that the neu-
trail neighbors of Germany and Aus
tria almost gave them a normal sup
ply of cotton.
Figures for Allies.
On the other side must be placed
the allied European countries, Brit
ain, France and Russia. The Depart
ment of Commerce shows their re
ceipts for ten months of the war year
and of the ante-war year, thus:
Bales received
1914 1914-15
Great Britain -. 3,290,342 3,593,612
France -. go. 1,072,562 611,4S0
Russia in Europe SS,6S3 $4,000
1914 1914-15
Total -. 4,451 ,607 4,264.301
1t will be observed that Great Britain
received 100000 more bales in the
war year than in the preceding nor
NAL var; an Increase of per cent.
The three allied countries taken as a
group received AZ per cent less in the
war year than in the normal year.
Taking the entire European cotton
business as shown by this statement,
it is found that to the allies, the Ger
manic countries, and the neutrals, all
together, We sold in the ante-war peri
cd a total of S,00S,30 bales, and in
the war period corresponding the
same countries took 7,269,073. In
other words, the number of bales was
very little under normal.
Prices, it is true, were considerably
lower: but they would have been low
er even if there had been no war, for
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Washington, D. c., July 30.-From
the beginning of the European war
down to the end of May-ten months
Germany and Austria came nearer
to getting their normal supply of cot
ton from the United States than did
France.
Likewise, Germany and Austria
came nearer to getting a normal sup
ply of American cotton than did Rus
STA.
These may seem to be astonishing
statements, but they are based on the
statistics of the Department of Com
merce, as prepared at the request of
a Southern Congressman who was
bent on showing the truth about the
effects of British interference with
the cotton trade This Congressman
is Theus w. Sims of Tennessee. He
is preparing to issue an analysis of
the facts about the cotton trade, in
order to counterfeit the charges which
have been put forth by some South
ern public men that the allies have
been responsible for one injury to the
cotton interest.
Astonishing Figures.
Even Mr. Sims was astonished
when he got his tabulations from the
Department of Commerce. He had
expected to find that the injury to
Germany, by reason of the holdup of
cotton, was much less than had been
supposed; but he did not dream, I'M
til he had studied the figures, that
Germany had actually come off bet
ter than either France or Russia.
Here are the general conclusions
that Mr.. Sims reaches
That in the first ten months of the
war this country sold abroad 1876 ,946
bales of cotton, compared to S,729-
Oh bales in the corresponding period
of the proceeding year.
That at the present rate of exports,
the sales for the completed first year
of the war will be just about equal to
those of the year Immediately pre-
ceeding the war;
That France received. during ten
months of war, AZ per cent less than
her normal supply of cotton from the
United States.
That Germany and Austria, taken
together, received SO per cent less
than a normal supply of cotton from
the United States
That Russian in Europe received
| 40 per cent less than its normal sup.
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The record breaking drought, re-
ported from nearly every sec
ton of Mississippi, is doing untold
damages to the various kinds of veg
citation, and if a hard downpour does
not occur within the next few hours,
in many parts, corn and potatoes VIII
be ruined, and the cotton crop dan
gerously impaired.
From nearly every section of For
rest county today comes reports OF
damage already done.
The present dry spell is longer by
eieht days than any other drought rec
orded in Mississippi during July.
The railfall during July is usually
we'll distributed, though frequently
less than the normal. There has been
no other period of dry weather IN
July. as shown by the weather bureau
records equal in length to the pre-
vailing drought.
The average length of rainless perl
DDS during this month, is from TO
10 days, but the present dry spell now
covers q days. The last shower OF
consequence was on July 8, and there
has been no appreciate rainfall since.
The following tabulation shows the
duration of unusually long rainless
periods during July:
1S95-July &c to Aug. IL days
1S9G-July % to Aug. 4. .13days
1901-July 26 to Aug. 7..13 days
19O7-July Is to Aug. 26-12 days
(Only .03 inch)
19O9-July to July %. 90 days
(Three days with light shoWers)
1915-July 10 to July 81. 81 days
The lack of moisture is having a
serious effect on corn, and there is
little doubt but that the good yield in
prospect 10 days ago will be cut con-
siderably by a few more days OF
drought. 1t is quite generally agreed
that cotton has not suffered, and that
il will withstand prolonged drought.
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German Cotton Supply
Little Affected Duri10
War Months by Allies
ASTONISHING CENTRAL POWERS CAME NEARER
NORMAL IMPORTS RUSSIA OR FRANcE-sourHERN
INTERESTS HAVE BEEN NJU BUT LITTLE BY PRESENT
CONTROL OF THE SEAS CONGRESSMAN LEARNS
BY JUDSoN C. WELLlvER.

ply of cotton from the United States.
That Great Britain received 81 per
cent more than her normal supply.
The comparisons are all made with
the year Immediately before the war,
which is fairly representative for all
the countries.
Series of Calculations.
Mr. Sims figures are made up by an
interesting series of calculations.
First, he ascertained how much cot
ton the United States supplied to the
different European countries in the
period Immediately before the war;
then he ascertained how much it fur
nished to the same countries in the
period of the war
1t developed that Germany, Austria
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Bales received

1t will be found that the loss, for
this group of countries during the war
period, was only Is per cent.
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NOTICE.

After August list we will close our
markets each day excepting Saturdays,
from IL to $3.50. No telephone orders
will be taken after / o'clock for din
ner delivery. Markets will be open
late on Saturday nights, but will not
open Sunday morning.
Parker Market,
Fred Volking,
n. E. Eyd,
Howard Market,
caste w. A. johnson.
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CARRANZA TROOPS
IN MEXICO CITY

San Antonio, July 31-Reoccupa-
ton OF Mexico City last night by Car
rama troops under General Gonzales.
was reported in a telegram received
today by Carranza's legal representa-
tive here from the minister of the in
terror.
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|LOMO MOVING TO
The AUDITORIUM
Win Occupy That Building While New
Home on Pine Street is Going Up.

The Lomo Theatre, which has occu-
pied a building ON East Front street
for months, will give its last exhibit
ton there tonight, and on Monday
will be transferred to the Auditorium
II will make use of the Auditorium
while its new $4,000 home is being
erected on West Pine street.
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Dead women by the hundred were
lifted from the main deck to the hull
OF the Eastland when she was
wrecked in the Chicago River Satur-
day. Others were hauled up from
holes cut in the plates of the vessel
Few of them showed signs of life
The two in these photographs, taken
a few hours after the wreck, were
dead, but had not died of drowning.
Their clothing was dry, showing they
had been suffocated.
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You can pick up some easy
money by reading the Special
Dollar Day Edition of The
News next Wednesday Au-
gust 4. Thursday, August 5
is Dollar Day.
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JULY DROUGHT I'M
MISSISSIPPI BREAKS|
LAST HIGH RECORD
IT'S q DAYS LONG NOW, 10 DAYS
HAVING BEEN PREVIOUS
NON-RAlN PERIOD.
VEGETATION SUFFERING
FROM THE TRY SPELL

Last Shower OF ANY Consequence &C.
CURED July e-Farmers in Jones
County Report Serious Conditions
There-Offcia Statements From
Jackson Tell of the General Pre-
vaIence of Dry Weather All over
the State.
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Beneath His Position"

Secretary Redfield of the
United States department of
commerce, in reply to man
who complained that he was
required to do work beneath his
position, wrote as follows:
II do not know what tho kind
OF work can be which is beneath
any mons position. | think
there is no work of which
know or have heard that is te-
meath my dignity TO do, and am
glad TO say that | have done the
plalnest and hardest, and what is
sometimes mistakenly called the
most menial work and am ready
TO do il again If there is occasia
for it,"
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An infant of MIR. and Mrs. Nj.
V. Rivers, of the Hopewell
community, died Sunday and
was buried at HopewelI Mon
day, services being conducted
by Rev. B. S. Funderbutg.
Mr.. James Medlin, farmer
living mile south of town. sent
to this office yesterday two eggs,
one of which weighed 3 ounces
and the other 4. The two are
equal to four ordinary eggs.
The same hen laid the eggs and
they were laid on successive
days.
Jack Johnson, the negro prize
fighter who has held the world
championship, was knocked out
in the 10th round by Jess Viii
lard, a young Kansas cowboy,
in a fight at Habana, Cuba, Mon
day. Every white man is glad
the negro pugilist has been
downed.
The snow recorded in these
columns last week was followed
by another and more severe one
Friday night and Saturday.
There was snow in the shady
places from Tuesday of last
week until Monday of this week.
You know it was cold. though,
don't you?
Mr.. G. B. Webb, national vice
councillor, and 6. NJ. Nalen,
state manager Of the beneficiary
department Of the Junior order,
will be in Pageland next Satur.
day night TO give public address,
es at the school auditorium.
The public is invited to hear
these addresses.
One day last week couple of
box cars broke loose on the
grade near the crossing in the
northern part of town and they
were on the run for Crowburk
when Mr.. r. l.. Rodgers saw
them from his home near the
track and ran and mounted one
of them. 1t is downhill all the
way to Crowburk and the road
bed is in poor condition. The
cars would have been dumped
into the mud somewhere down
the road, and Mr.. Rodgers was
taking a great risk when he
mounted one and began pulling
brakes. His efforts werdekia.
cessful and he soon hroughs the
cars to a standstill, and thus
saved the road many dollars.
He deserves pass.
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Notice of Court

Court of Common Pleas for
Chesterfield County will con-
vene on Monday. April 18th,
1915. Jurors and witnesses will
please take notice. Grand Jurors
need not attend. No Jurors to
attend until Wednesday of the
first week.
|. P. Mangum,
Clerk of Court
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r. E. Richardson

Dorothy was visiting her
granddaughter in the country for
the first time. Seeing guam
tity of feathers scattered about
the henyard, she shook her
head in disapproval.
"Grandpa," she told him,
gravely, "you really ought to do
something to keep your chickens
from wearing out so."-San
FranCi co Star.
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Notice of Election

By vlrtlire of an Act OF The
General Assembly approved 5th
OF March, 1915, the County
Bpard of Commissioners of
Chesterfield county are required
to.ahd do hereby call an elections
TO be held on 4th of May, 1915
fof the purpose of determining
thee question of whether the
toTnships hereafter named shall
issue bonds for permanent road
Improvement and maintenance
as follows:
Eheraw Township not 10 ex-
sceed in bonds S40,000.00
Cole Hill Township not to ex-
ceed in bonds $20,000.00
steer Pen Township no! 10 ex-
eeed in bonds S23,0OO.OO
Mt: Croghan Township not to
50, exceed in bonds S30,000.00
Court House Township not to
fa,{ exceed III bonds S4O,000.00
f. Old Store Township not to ex-
Eced in bonds $35,0O0.00
;Nnd each of said townships
are 10 vote separately on said
amounts respectively and each
Ito. determine the question of the
issue of bonds for the amounts
tabOye set forth and said bonds,
HEissped shall be printed coupon
tPonds. to run for a period OF
Twenty five (25) years from date
IDtlssue and 10 bear q rate of in
3tefestf not to exceed 6 per cent
Ter annum, payable annually
I'D the proceeds of said bonds
shall be used exclusively for
read improvement and main
Ft$NanCe III the township voting
Esahe.t
inS Under the law at the same
If5ibe said election is held the
telectors of each township above
named must elect a Board of
Public Works consisting of three
ELECTORS of such townships who
sliall attend to the issus of the
bends for such township. if the
majority of the votes be For
Bonds" and to discharge such
oil her duties as required by law.
t the election herein called
lSIIqualified electors shall be en-
T. led to vote at their respective
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Lost-Saturday night March 9th a.
Theatre or on street between Theatre
and Mr.. r. III. Blakcncy's one gold cres-
cent pin. Return to Journal Office
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Local News

See P. A. Nicholson & Sons
adv. in this issue.
Spring has come at last, ii
seems. 1t will soon be time for
prominent farmers and merch-
ants like 7. B. Watts and ]. ].
Terry to spend most of their
time in the shade.
Township bond issues for
Good Roads" will give employ
ment at laying by time" to
hundreds of Chesterfield folks
who, according to their own
statements, "sure do need the
dough.
Mr.. E. S. Mangum has accept
ed a position with Consumers
Grocery company at Florence,
S. c., and he leaves in a day or
two to begin work. His family
will remain here. His mother,
Mrs. Catherine Mangum, who
has been living in Charlotte,
will make her home here>
While on his way to Kershaw
in buggy Monday, MIR. B. J..
Hartman had the misfortune to
get one of his legs broken when
his mule became frightened and
ran away, says the Jeffersonian.
He was thrown from the bug.
gy, and in some way his foot got
caught in the wheel and his leg
was broken just above the ankle.
Mr.. ]. E. Agerton, township
road commissioner fer Old Store
township, asks us to explain to
the people of this township that
the road tax must be spent on
the road where the tax is paid.
He says that in some sections of
the township nearly every man
has 2 d his tax, while in other
sect hardly any have paid.
He is spending the road
fund 2 xeeCtions fIvrn
whel Money came. If he
is doing mat, it's fair isn't it?
The treasurer of the Pageland
council of the Junior Order re
ceived a check Monday for
$500 for Mrs. II. f. Knight.
whose husband died few days
ago, he being member of
The order. This amount comes
IN good time and will be of
much help TO Mrs. Knight and
children. Mr.. Knight had been
member of the order some
thing over three years, but he
had received more from the
sick benefit fund than he had
paid in as dues.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Deese
wife of Mr.. John H. Deese, of
upper Lanes Creek township.
died Friday night at $50 o'clock.
after an illness with diabetes last,
ing about two years. She was
about 81 years old, was a mem.
Der of Philadelphia Baptist
church and good woman. The
body was buried at PHILADELPHIA
Sunday about / o'clock, Rev.
E. G. Snider conducting the ser.
vice. She is survived by her
husband and the following child
ren: Miss Tressie Deese, of Mon
roe; J. b. and Frank Deese. of
Ruby; G. G. Deese, of Pageland;
Mrs. Henry Jordan; Ada,
William and Robert Deese, who
are at home.
A Groom dwelling on Mr.. E.
M. Rallings' farm D miles south
east 0f fCur x,h;ol, q,
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For SaEe-or exchange one brand new
onc-horsc Auburn iron axle wagon.
Will exchange for fresh milk COW and
pay the difference. T. w. Gregory. =
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Brtug-the Balance of Those cotton
seed that you expect 10 sell, as we are
going to quit buying soon. Mungo &
Walters. -,
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BUSINESS LOCALS

Seed COtton-bring your remnants of
seed cotton to us and get the top.
Mungo Brothers
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he are appoint

he Nle are appoint
manage~0 g conduct SAID
elp peion and tickets, boxes, and
1nStructions can be procured at
The office of County Supervisor:
Cheraw: |. S. Huntley, G. A..
Malloy, T. M. Knight.
)Brock's Mill: A. F. Parker,
Fled Miller, Joel Brock.
Grants Mill: w. r. Mcbride,
Robert Gardner, !. r. Parker.
Cat Pond: ]. w. Ruthven,
r.. Sumner, ]. w. Winburn.
Bethel: ]. r. Burn, D. S.
lN theson, P. f. Tracey.
]. G.. Baker, w. F.
[;Minburn, ]. f. Williams.
+ 0dom's Mill: w. ]. Davidson,
UW. Winburn, Mike Watson.
3Douglass Mill: T. H. Doug
|fa6s, A. A. Douglass and ]. r.
Shtton.
Court House: G.. II. Rivers,
M w. Hursey, H. J. Sellers.
Snow Hill: ]. w. Parker, J.
Chfroh Davis, w. B. Ddncan.
wexford: D. G. Criggs. P. A.
Gulledge, r. n. Pittman.
Ruby: J. S. McGregor, las.
Fl Cra wiley, r. D. McCreight.
mi. Croghan: ]. O. Taylor, ].
I'll ivers, II. A. Jackson.
Sross Reads: Guilford Gul-
ledge, D. A. T. Douglass, V. B.
Waddill.
Paaeland: S. Fl. Laney. J. A.
Warner, II. B. Sowell.
Vino: II. +. Evans, l.. ].
Rivers, II. L. Outen.
Plains: G.. w. Hinson, G.. w.
EicsSnA II. McManus.
o. B. Jones. T. D.
FfhdcfDhrk, S. A. Funderburk.
Polls will open at s a. m. and
cpse at 4 p. m. Ghe law and
rVes of the General election >ap.
ply to this election.
jH. F. KING, County Super
Ssor.
!. y. G.. SANDERS TYLER b
WATSON, County CONS.
SMinister-Brother, it panied
me greatly to see YOU come out
a saloon the other night.
arishioner-Me, too, but it
Slosing time. Elk,
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For Sale or Exchange-one Ironclad
14O-cgg incubator, good as new. Will
sell or exchange for anything. Z. b.
Watts, Pagcland, r I.
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Cane mill-Wc expect 10 install large
cane mill at Guess to make moIasses
for the public next fall. An experienced
man will do the work. Let everybody
plant a patch Of cane. c. l.. Gullcdge.
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WantcG-to exchange good mule for
milk COW. H. B. Sowell