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Semi-weekly herald., 1915-10-28

Mrs. Emma Adrianson returned
from Siiverton this morning where
she spent five weeks keeping house
for her son Oscar, while his wife
was recovering from an operation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-10-28
, County Court.

In County Court.
December 6, 1915 has been fixed
as the date for final settlement and
determination OF heirship for the es-
tate of Charles Pargin, deceased.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-10-28
Large Sheep Shipment.

Yesterday evening about 5000 sheep
shipped by Bagby G. Coppinger from
Hesperus and consigned to the Kansas
City markets passed through Duran
go.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-10-28
DURANGO EXCHANGE.

Who has a slogan for the San Juan
basin that will express progressive
ness, better feeling, mutual helpful
ness and so on? Send in your ideas
to the Exchange.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-10-28
alloveen Decorations.

Halloween Decorations.
The window in the grocery depart
ment at Graden's is arrayed with
Halloween decorations and all the
trimming.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-10-28

A party of SIX was in from Igna-
clio last night to attend the big music
al event. Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. West
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson were
among tiys number.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-10-28
Eastern Buyers Coming Here for Ok
ford Rams.

Recently Bagby g. Coppinger sold
a car of their choice Oxford rams
to an Illinois firm. A message from a
Kansas City firm last evening stated
their buyer would be in the first of
the week to look over the rams, with
view of purchasing carload.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-10-28

There is no sure rule. Joe Cannon
is young at 79 and he has been con-
siderably of scold, to.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-10-28
NUMBER 2722.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
State of Colorado
SIS.
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Inthe rear Of / Ola BIZ Tile Na.
tlonal Business Depression
as Shown by Henry.

CHARLESTON, Jam. N Earl a
Henry CHIEF OF the state department
Of mines has given out Tie Following
interest ting infbrmati6 egarding the
coal mining industi.g In West VIZ
ginia during the last year. and Shows
that While the business iepressi1n
made lhrge fetitc lions ii the coal bio.
dlic ton Of other states. it merely re.
taFded the growth Of Tie industry II
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Accor dlng to figures publ he'd ioy
the Monetary Times. OF Toronto the
sun total of Anne ican Investments IN
Canada was 1856. 81 10 t0. hi 9fs. "a
compared with 81 f.14s 900 IN isff
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-22

Ab6ut 100000 natives IL SIAN, are,
efiga Sed IN the cult ION q fice. iii
the large increase IN the product lon
Of American rice lis having the effecf
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
Laurel Man Tries
t0ShOW 'e,,1 HOW;
1t Cost Hin, $33
CLAUDE BROWN TAKES IN A FEW
CABARET SHOWS IN NEW
ORLEANS,

New Orleans. La. March 17-Clauds
Brown. 26 years old, came down from
Laurel to show the young roues of
New Orleans haw to spend a lot OF
time and no money at their cabarets,
and then be able to declare a dividend.
It cost him $33 for the demonstration.
Notwithstanding the drastic meas
ures taken by Superintendent of Po-
lice Reynolds to break up the robbing
Of visiting countrymen In the cab.
arets, Brown, who is q travelling sales
man, reported to the police today OF
his loss. A woman In q cabaret, the
name Of which he did not remember
he said. got his roll.
Shortly after the complaint was
made Ruby Barnett, alias Ruby Jones
was arrested In the Greenwall Theatre
cafe. 919 Iberville street, and identi
fed by Brown as the woman who clip
ped his purse out Of his pocket, re
moved the $33 In bills, and replaced
the pocketbook.
AL Davenport, who was with the
woman. was arrested and charged
with being dangerous and suspicious
character.
According to Assistant Chief Mou
ney. Ruby Barnett's picture is not only
in the local rougue's gallery, but IL
that Of nearly every large city In thu
country. About three months ago she
was arrested by Mr.. Mouney with DaI
Hatch, then proprietor of the Broad
way cafe, and Toledo" Wren. Hatci
was turned over to the federal author
tiles, and charged with white slavery
He was placed under a $4,000 bond
which he Jumped" and now is beint
sought by the police throughout tn,
country.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
CITY OBSERVING 4.
!. ST. PATR|CK'S DAY
.., si43i
sPRics OF SHAM ROCK AND
GREENIsH WEARING APPAREL
,4 IN EVIDENCE.
This Is st. Patrick's Day.

In memory Of the good saint, Hat
tiesburg people and especially the
Irish are wearing sprigs of shamrock
and otherwise observing the day sa-
cred to the Irish saint.
The Irish aren't alone. In this city
many adorned themselves with the
bit Of green just to show the Irish they
are "for them" and like their saint
about as well as they do any other.
The good saint was born at Klpat'
rick. Scotland, about the year 373 and
died near Armagh. Ireland, at a ripe
old age. probably to more than hun
dred.
Succath was his name, and 1t Is writ
ten of him that when about 16 years
old he was captured by pirates ant
sold as a slave to an Ulster chief
from whom he later escaped int
France. Here he entered st. Martini
Abbey at Tours, and later the Monast
cry of I,erins. He resolved to return
to Ireland missionary of the Chris
tian faith to a people that were Who'll
ly pagan. -,
He made his See at Armagh and or
dained In the course of his ministr.
several Irish bishops. His ministr.
seems to have been entirely successful
and while he was not the frst expo
nent Of the Christian religion in Ire
land, the credit Of the conversion o
the country has been generally as
cribed to him by religious writer's.
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
MISSISSIPPI SHIP
SAFE At VERA CRUZ
THE SUSIE q. DANTzLER, FROM
oULFPoRT. FINALLY REACH
Es MEXICO.
(By Associated Press,)


Washington. d. c.. March 1.-THE
schooner Susie b. Dantzler, from Gulf
port, Miss. to Vera Cruz. arrived to-
day, after having been detained al
Campeche. Her captain was not I'M
prisoned, as was at first feared.
The foreign population Of Progreso
Is becoming alarmed by disorders in
that city, and have asked for refuge
aboard the United States Cruiser Des
Aoines. the State Department learned
today.
Carranza, after q conference with
the American naval and diplomatic Of
ficers at Vera Cruz. has promised fui
protection for them. The situation
reported to the State Department Il
said to have arisen after a severe de
feat Of the insurgent forces. j
Secretary Bryan spent nearly al
hour with the President today discuss
ing chiefly the condition Of the priests
and nuns in Mexico City. Many o
the former have been imprisoned, ant
the latter turned into the streets, 1
Is said.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
NARROW ESCAPE IS
HAD BY MESSENGER
IN motor M|SHAP
YOUTHFUL MERCURY KNOCKED
DOWN AND RUN OVER
BY CAR.
col UABlA MAN IS HELD
ON C0LLIDING CHARGE
Honor PIttman Escapes With Few
cuts and eruIses Whom Struck by
Fast Speeding Automobile on East
Pine street-Gets up and Continues
He Work-Motorist Not Yet Given
! Bond.

A miraculous escape from what
looked like a sudden death, was made
by a youthful Western Union messen.
ger boy on East Pine street this af-
ternoon, when he was knocked down
and run over by fast speeding auto
mobile and escaped with only few
bruises and a SCI atch or two.
E. e. Hightower, of Columbia, Miss.
the driver Of the automobile, was ar
rested by Pstrolman Tom Moore and
charged with colliding. He was taker
to Police Headquarters. where a $10(
bond was asked of him. At late
hour, this had not been furnished
Two other companions with Hightow
or In the car at the time of the acci
dent we're not arrested. -
Homer Pittman, a 12-year-old mes
senger, is the boy receiving cOngrat
ulations on bis escape. Hightower
according to half q dozen eye witness
es. WAS going down Pine street ant
had crossed Main street, when thu
boy. who was trying to cross at tha
point. came directly In front Of thu
car. The boy said he was trying Il
run ahead Of the machine and crosl
over, when he was struck. Hightowe
said that he thought the youth wa
clear of the path Of the car. and tina
he was surprised when the boy steppet
back In front Of the automobile.
The car struck the boy. knocking
him several feet to the pavement 1
passed over him. but neither whee
struck him. lie got 10 his feet un
assisted, and rushed into the West
ern Unions main offices, washed hi
face and hands, and then went dow
to Police Headquarters TO tell then
about It.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
BASEBALL SEASON
OPENS HERE FRIDAY
NoRMBAL COLLEGE TEAM WILL
MEET THE PoPLARvlLLE A.
n. s. NINE.

The inter-school baseball season OF
Forrest county will, be formally open
ed here Friday and Saturday. when a
team from Poplarville will meet the
nine representing the Normal College.
The A H. 9. boys will spend two days
in Hatiesburg. leaving Saturday sfter-
noon at the conclusion Of the second
game. ....,
The games will be played at Hamper
Park.
The Normal team has been hard at
work for the last week. and all the
men are. In good condition. With the
return Of Manager East, Cunnel, Welt
born, Fielder and Sewell. all Of last
years Varsity. and the abundance OF
new material. Coach Ollie expects to
have one Of the strongest teams the
Normal College ever has turned out.
With Cook. Sewell, and Ollie on the
pitching stan. that department will be
well cared for, Guy and Mcdonald
are contesting for the catcher's Job
and from Moore. East. Belbourne
Dodds and Hunt, the infleld will be Sc
lected. The outfield will be chosen
from Gunnell. Johnson, Smith, Fielder
and Underwood,
The Normal College team will meet
some Of the best teams in this sec
ton this season, including the Missis
sippl A. & NJ, Mississippi College, the
University Of Mississippi, the Gull
Coast Military Academy. the Marine
Institute, and others.
Hamper Par. has been cleared III
and made one of the best and pretties
parks in this part of the state. Larg,
crowds are expected to attend tn,
games.
Fridays game will begin at 3:4l
O'Clock, while Saturdays will begin 1
minutes earlier In order to give tn,
Poplarville team time to catch tn
train for their home.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
Northern Visitors 4
il, Forrest County {
LoOki1gFOrHonnes
WILL GO 70 suMRAlL AFTER
VIEWING SIGHTS or HAT.
rsEeeuRo.

Bringing with him Is or 20 farmers
from the North Central states to
whom South Mississippi appeals as a
place to live, H. E. Haley arrived from
the North on the G. & 8. l., this morn
ing. and today is showing the visitors
the sights of Hattiesburg.
They will leave this afternoon for
Sumrall. where the big subdivision
of the Il. A. Cummins Company Is 10
Gated A majority Of the visitors, 1t
is known. will permanently locate at
Sumrall.
ThY various manufacturing plants
and Aher industries Will be visited
BY Nj Haley and his guests befort
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
WILL CONNECT WATER
WORKS N FEW DAYS
THE CITY AND NEWMAN Sup.
PLIES ARE TO BE JOINED
-.. SOON.

The work of connecting the water
works of the J. J. Newman Lumber
Company with those OF the city. will
be taken up within few days, &C
cording to Commissioner A. Farley.
and when this is completed, one OF
tie biggest water supplies of any city
of this size In the South. will result.
A few hundred feet of 5-inch pipe
is all that is necessary to make the
connection. The cost will be less than
$500, the commissioner says.
When the connection is completed
mutual advantage will be derived
All the tanks and the big we'll of the
Newman Company will be at the ser
vice of the city in cases of emer'
gency, while the fire department, by
mere y turning connecting valve, will
b0 able to throw the two systems to
sether In the event of big fire al
the lumber factory. 9
Both the city and the mills will be
benefited by the new system Com
missioner Farley concluded. For sew
era months Capt. Farley has beer
planning such a change. and 1t is be
lieved that this additional reserve sup
ply. together with the new automatic
FIRE pumper. insurance rates for ths
business district OF the city viii bt
decreased within few months.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
Germans Torpedo
2 British Ships
= . = . - y . . . . o . . . . :
= DISTRIBUTES sHAMRoCKs 4
= ON ST. PATRlCk's DAY. 4

= Just as true to Old Ireland as =
. that country ever could hope to .
. find one of its offsprings, Mrs. .
. M. Dunn today Is distributing .
= scores of real shamrocks to her .
= friends all over the city. Early .
. today, Mrs. Dunn began her .
= rounds Of the city In a carriage, .
= having In her hand large glass .
. vase filed with the emblem of .
= Ireland. which always is so con- .
= spicuous on st. Patrick's day. =
= All her. friends whom she was .
= able to reach during the day were .
= presented with the little three .
. leafed flower. and they seemed to .
= be just as proud to wear 1t as the .
= donor was to present it .
<A>t>t>> = = q 80 . .
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
!. /. BAIRD, KNOWN
TO LUMBERMEN, DEAD
le STRUCK BY ENGINE IN NASH.
VILE; POPULAR IN HAT.
TlEsBURG.

Hattiesburg business men In general
and lumber men in particular learned
with regret today of the death in Nash
Vile yesterday Of James H. Baird, edi-
.or OF the Southern Lumberman. and
for many years prominently identified
with the Hoo Hoo Organization. Mr..
Baird was run down by switch en-
zine in the terminal yards at Nash
Vile. His arm and three ribs were
broken, and he received internal In
juries. Returning from Birmingham,
he had alighted from q Pullman car
and was walking toward the station
when he was struck. He died at l: q
o'clock.
Mr.. Baird was personally known
probably to as great q number OF lum
bermen In South Mississippi. as vel
as throughout the South, as any other
one man. He was q frequent visitor
to Hattiesburg, having been here
scores of times. both on business. ant
social ca Is.
The following telegram, signed, by
"The Lumbermen of Hattiesburg" was
sent 10 S. Cecil Ewing, managing edi
tor of the Southern Lumberman, this
afternoon:
please extend to the family Of ths
late James II. Baird our sincerest sym
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
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; ANOTHER FROST WAVE
, 10 COMING TONIGHT

= Some more Of the biting, twang- Z
= Ing atmosphere which struck For Z
= rest county yesterday afternoon Z
y and last night, is scheduled again Z
' for tonight. Light frosts will be
' felt as far south as the Florida Z
' everglades, and killing frosts Z
y which appeared along the eastern =
' Gulf Coast last night will be re- Z
= peated tonight 4
y The Weather Bureau in Wash Z
= ington today stated that the frost Z
= area will extend to within 100 Z
= miles Of the southern-moet tip Of 4
= Florida. 4
. In spite Of the frost, the. wealth
= er has been ideal. just a tiny
= bit too cool, however, to leave
= of the great coats. and yet not 4
= cold enough to be all wrapped up,
= is the kind Of weather dished out
= for yesterday and today. 4
><<< 90 90 . . . . . . . 4
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
FIELD MEET PLANS
FOR APRIL "a ARE.
JUST MADE PUBLIC
ALL SOUTH MISSISSIPPI GRAM
MAR AND HIGH SCHOOL PU-
Pills ELIGIBLE.
EVENT WILL Be THE
BIGGEST OF THE YEAR
Merchandise Prizes for Athletic Win
ners and Certificates and Medals
for Literary and Musical Contest
Victors-Prosram Of Events and
Points To BE Awarded Winners Is
Given.
EVENT WILL BE the
BIGGEST OF the YEAR

The third annual South Mississippi
Field Meet. one of the biggest things
Of its kind in this part Of Mississippi.
will be held In Hattiesburg April "a.
This announcement was made today
by the men behind the movement,
and will be Of interest to the athletic
ally inclined students In every part Of
Mississippi.
All grammar grades and high school
pupils in South Mississippi who are
now in school. are eligible for partici-
patton In this meet. Each school will
be allowed to enter. two participants
in each athletic event; one team Of
three pupils in the spelling contest;
one team in the quartet and one pu-
Pill in. each Of the contests in declama-
tion, expression, and piano SOLO.
Merchandise prizes will be given the
winners in the athletic events. Ger.
tificates and medals will be given the
winners, In the literary and musical
contests,
! Points To Be Given.
The following points win be award
ed the winners: r-
Athletic Events-First place, s; sec
ond, 8. and third 1.
Spelling Contest--First place. IS;
second. 9, and third 8.
Quartet Conteet--First place 40;
second, 8, and third 1.
Defamation Contests--rirst place
s: second. 8. and third, /.
Expression Contests-First place, s,
second. 3; and third. /.
Following is the program for tn,
athletic contests:
First class, over 140 lds-12 lbs sho
put, IL lbs. hammer throw, discu.
throw. r. B. jump, r. H. Jump. pol,
vault, 1oo-yd dash. 44o-yd dash, sso-yt
race, mile race, and relay race
Second class, 100 lbs to $40 lbs.-
S-lb. shot put, Bib. hammer throw, dis
Gus throw, pole vault, R. B. jump, R
Fl. jump, 1oo-yd. dash, 44o-yd. dash
and relay race.
Third class, 120 lbs. and under-S
Ii. shot put. s-lb. hammer throw, dis
Gus throw, pole vault, R. B. Jump, 100
yd. dash, 440-yd dash, relay race an,
R. II. Jump.
100 words from Hunts Complet,
Speller will be used in the spelling con
test.
Spalding's Official Athletic Rule
will be used in the athletic contests.
| The contestants in this meet mus
be over twelve years. Of age. Tn
school winning the greatest numbe
Of points will be awarded silver trc
ply cup to be held one wear. Tn
school winning this cup three differ
ent years will become the permanen
owner.
! Address an communications to "
c. Strahan, principal. Hieh School; o
r. C. HaneEstein, Secretary CONNIE,
cial Cfuh. r
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
barrett DIES Of
INJURIES; SWEPT
OFF LOCAL TRAIN
BROTHER BELIEVES HATTIEs-
BURG MAN STOOD ON REAR
PLATFORM.
BODY COMING FROM
LAUREL THIS AFTERNOON
kver Resalned conselousness-W
and Brother at Bedside For "a
hours-Had Gone to Jones County
Town to Close Deal For Property
VIII Be Buried Here Tomorrow.
Special to The Neps.

Special to The News.
Laurel, Miss, March 17.-After a
period of unconsclousness of more
than thirty hours, during which time
II was impossible to revive him even
for minute, John E. Barrett, Of Hat.
tlesburg, died this afternoon at the
Laurel hospital, whittier he was taken
early yesterday morning after being
found by the Northeastern railroad
rSa, ks near ElIIsviiIe.
" The mystery Of the mans injuries
Hand death was cleared this afternoon
when c. c. Barrett, a brother, who has
been at his bedside since noon yester.
day, explained that Il was the result
Of an accident. John was swept from,
the train when HE head tsruck an iron
rod sticking In a piece Of timber stand
Ing perpendicular alongside the raiL
road tracks," he saId.
Il ts presumed that Barrett was on
the rear platform Of the Northeastern
tocai, which left HattIesburg Monday
night.
The body will be taken 70 HattIes
burg this afternoon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
A. p. No vtoiater.

Washington, d. c., March 1.-THE
letter of Attorney General Gregory to
James M. Beck, counsel for the Sun
Printing and Publishing Company. In
which Gregory held there was no
cause for action against the Associat-
ed Press as violating the Sherman
antitrust Law, was given out today.
The Sun requested the Attorney to
bring suit, Gregory points out in this
letter that assuming that the SUMS
eon,eatious 1E2e 60 4 no ~nn
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
ATTACK TWO FREIcHTERs; oMs
KEPT AFLoAr, THE OTHER
SINKS. &
GREATEST ACTIVITY ON
ENTIRE EASTERN FRONT
Petrogrsd Announces That COO naisso
Of Fighting ID. Now IN ProerssD-
Fighting Taking Place In elx -
Of snew-Pryzsmysi Garrison In
Ing on Famine Rations- ns-osrmaas
Lose 10000 Men In West


London, March 1.-THE British -
miralty today announced that two
English freighters, the Atlanta and
the Fingal. had been torpedoed ~
German submarines.
The Atlanta vas kept afloat. the a.
fetal statement says. and its crsw
saved. The Fingal was sent to ths
bottom. and six members of it's crUW
taken with it.
The location of the disasters p not
given by the admiralty.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-17
TELEGRAPH
BREVITIES
President Sells sl,s Bale.

Washington, D. c.. March iy.-Prss.
ideot Wilson today soId HE bale q
cotton bought during the buy-a-bals
movement last fall, ard has cent the
proceeds for charity Use IN Oklahoma.
During the buys-bale campaign. Pres
ident Wilson purchased several bales
and had one stored at Boswsli, Okla
He was offered 10 oents a pound FOR u
today, and accepted Il