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The Hattiesburg news., 1915-03-12
DEATH IN OFFICE
BUILDING VISITS
CHICAGO LAND MAN
HIS PRIDE KEEPS POVERTY HID
DEN TILL THE VERY
END.
W. N, YOUNG DIES BEFORE
A DOCTOR CAN REACH HIM

Tables Because. "'lIness Would Not
Permit Min to occupy Bed"-Ex-
animation of Bel ngings Show Him
to Have Been Penniless-lnquest
Held Today.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-03-12
AMATEUR BURGLARS
BREAK INTO STORE;
A&E A BIG HAUL
GAIN ENTRANCE BY CLIMBING
PILLARS OF HATTIEsBURG
BANK.
GET AWAY WITH CIGARS,
CIGARETTES AND MONEY

Police Are Confident Robbers Were
Boys Who Loaf About the Smoke
House-Burglary Was Daring, and
Occurred Shortly After 2 O'clock
This Morning-Amount of Loss Not
&sxoown.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-03-12
Special to The Neps.

Special to The NepS.
vicksburg, mss, March 12.-Posi-
tive identification of the woman of
mystery" whose relatives have been
sought by the police of three states
for the last ten days, was made here
today when 8. A. Young. of Winona
Miss, called at police headquarters
and declared the body to be that of
his niece. Blanche Pace, also Of WI
mona.
1t will be taken to Winona this after
noon, and will be buried tomorrow
morning.
Mr.. Young reached Vicksburg last
night, and was hurried to the under
takers. He was confident that the
body was that of his niece, but was
unwilling to state so positively until
be had been given an opportunity to
view it by daylight This mornings
decision was positive,
The Identification was brought about
by the printing in The Hattiesburg
News of description and photograph
Of tho mysterious woman whose body
has been unclaimed for ten days, and
about which so much speculation has
arisen throughout the entire state.
Copies of The News reached Mr..
Young before he arrived in Vicksburg.
That's my niece, the poor girl" he de.
clared, "and bears out the description
which that paper printed several days
ago which first attracted the attention
of my Wife"
Arrests To BE Made.
The Vicksburg police today are slow
fy but surely unraveling the mystery
which surrounded the illness and death
Of the Winona stenograpber. That she
died of a criminal operation Is admit.
ted by the officials. That an arrest Of
a well-known physician, believed to
have been responsible for the crime,
Is limited at
within a few hours" Chief of Po
lice Groome stated, 81 will have some
thing of interest to tell about"
Mr.. Young said that he had been in
the Delta on business trip, and did
not know of the great mystery which
the police of Mississippi had been try.
Ing to unravel "On my retHrn home" "
he said, II found my wife much alarm
ed over the fact that she had not
recently heard from her neice, Miss
Pace. She showed me the clipping
from newspaper which contained a
description of Blanche. The descrip-
tion fitted her exactly. traced her to
: !; !; : ; ;
jackson, and from gicksburg.
Additional descript the dead
woman, her clothin like, con.
vinced me that 1t W bee.
Il started to VI yesterday,
and was given = col News con
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-03-12

jackson, and from
Additional descript
woman, her clothinl
vinced me that 1t wi
Il started to VI
and was given 8 COZ
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The Hattiesburg news., 1915-03-12

leading citizens.
farm house; heri
handsomest resi-
ates. outside Of
farm hands and
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-03-12

I Ylcksburg.
the dead
like. con.
Pee.
yesterday,
News con
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
Wyomina's Bid for Settlers.

Wyoming has its publicity bureau
and is seeking for settlers through
the subtle means of stolen advertis-
ing. Here is a specimen that is be-
ing circulated in the eastern states:
Assistant immigration Agent Lovelace
OF the Burlington Railroad at Omaha,
Neb., Is in receipt of Information from
Wyoming indicating that nowhere in the
United states are there such opportuni-
ties for women as out there Figures Of
the state labor commissioners office
show that taking the state as a whole
there are 100 women to every $50 men.
OF the men something like three-fifths
OF them are engaged in agricultural and
live stock pursuits. with about two
thirds of this number owning their own
homes. OF the farmers and cattlemen
but about one-half of them are married
and OF those VINO are unmarried more
than 40 per cent are anxious to secure
wives, providing they could find women
who would be willing to live in the
country.
Opportunities! Opportunities for
what? To share the solitude Of a
God-forsaken ranch with booze
guzzling boaster who packs a gun?
OF course there are good men and
women and desirable locations with
pleasing social possibilities, but the
average in contrast to Maine or any
other New England state would take
the heart out of the average eastern
woman In a brief period. Thousands
of eastern people have been made
homeless wanderers on the face Of the
earth by listening to the alluriug
claims of the West and Northwest.
The opportunities for women in
Wyoming should be carefully scru-
tinted before trying.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
Churches and Breweries.

The American Contractor, a journal
devoted TO the building trade, in q
recent issue, announces that whereas,
in 1906, the breweries of the country
scent in buildings and extensions
sl4,519,o0o, in 1913 they spent less
than $1,000, 600.
But the amazing part Of the story is
that whereas, in 1906, the churches
of the country spent so,e32,oOo N
building operations, in 1913 they
had changed places with the breweries
and had spent $14,870,506 Think OF
the churches of this country spending
FIVE times as much for buildings as the
great breweries,
And for the first four months OF
1914 the record was even more amaz-
ing, for in this period the breweries
spent only s429. 900, while the church
es spent s4,3s9,3SG, over ten times as
-much.-Dallas (Tex.) Dispatch.
The strongest ally Of the church
and of the saloon is the newspapers
enlisted in their respective services.
We believe none will deny that as
sertion. And it is just as true and
plain to all that honest policies,
Christian welfare, and shame for an
alliance with uniloly business. are
gradually turning one powerful edu-
cational factor from the saloon evil to
church service.
The rum traffic would become de-
mcralized as business proposition
within three months if all newspapers
would refuse to participate in the
hunt for drinkers, and tell the truth
One of these days that policy. will be-
come epidemic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22

The Journal recently ventured to criti-
cize an alleged picture OF a pickerel
which appeared in Newt Newkirk's All
Sorts department, of the Boston Post
Newt admitted the criticism was justi-
fed and blamed it on the artist, making
certain uncomplimentary remarks and
legged artist could draw We're his breath
and his salary. AS a result, the artist
thinks he has been insulted, has chal-
lenged Newt to deadly combat and the
If there's any bloodshed. We shall seri-
ously regret having. started the thing.
At the present stage of proceedings,
however. to suggest compromise would
counter which may serve to distract at
tention from the cruel war in Europe
Biddeford Journal.
Don't interrupt. Let it go to it's
worst and it will not equal the erup-
ton Of Vesuvius. There amt goin' to
be no "bloodshed." We are personally
interested in this combat. We have
reason to be. A Boston man was
passing through our editorial rooms,
one day, and suddenly halted with an
looked at him. We resented the in
ference that our appearance should
startle out -of-town visitors. He no.
ticed that our ceiluloid was beginnin,
to smoke and stammered: Gee whiz:
l thought it was Newt Newkirk-and
left him in Boston six hours ago."
Now readers of All Sorts" will I'M
derstand what we have agin that ar
fist. We've absorbed the impression
somewhere that Newt will do him in
| mortal combat, having the choice Of
weapons. We surmise that Newt will
select polecats for weapons and a dis
| lance Of thirteen yards. Newt, we
seem to remember is an expert in the
| handling Of polecats.
| We have never met Newt, face on,
| but we want it understood that he
must be a very handsome man. We
| have reason to think SO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
Road Building BY Prisoners,

Il believe that it Is entirely prac.
teal to establish road camps made
up Of long-tern men," This conclusion
was reached by Warden Rattigan Of
Auburn prison, New York, as the re-
suit of the seasons work Of the Hon
or Camp sent out from Auburn pris-
On at the request of the Mutual Well
fare League. Eighteen men, of whom
hve had life sentences, and the others
were serving from three to Is years
were selected by the league for this
camp. ALI the men came back at the
end Of the summer with muscles hard
ened and a new layer of health with
which to continue the fight against
the killing atmosphere Of the prison
house.
This road work has been made pos
sible largely through the activity Of
the National Committee on Prisons
and Prison Labor. which brought con-
vict road work before the people Of
the state SO that in 1914 the appro-
priations included an item for convict
road work Of which s12,5oO was allotted
to Auburn prison.
From Auburn prison 10 men were
sent to six road camps. Owing to
scarlet fever epidemic there was de-
lay in beginning the work, the first
camp starting out July 9, the sixth on
August u. The work continued until
the end Of November and the record
is entirely creditable to the men, es-
pecially when it is remembered that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
Editorial Comment
Need American Coal.
Bangor Commercially

(BangOr COmmerclal.)
If the cost of transportation across
the ocean was not to great at the
present time as to be practically pro-
hibitive for coal shipments, it is
probable that our coal exports would
be very largely increased, for there. is
reason to suppose that the European
demand upon the United States will
be much greater than in the past. In
ordinary years. Great Britain exports
about 26 per cent. Of it's product to
other European nations for the most
part, while Germany devotes some Is
per cent. Of its product to the same
purpose. This year conditions are
different. Great Britain has curtailea
its output and Germany if maintain
ing it's output finds its opportunities
for export materially reduced. Bel
GUM usually has been able to spare
some coal to France which does not
produce enough for it's own needs but
the Belgian production will fall far
down and probably the French as
well. But it will have to be a shar p
demand to make profitable shipments
across the Atlantic at the present
freight rates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
Coming Events
1915.

1870
Jan. 22-Maine Forestry Association.
Bangor
Jan. 25-29-Convocation Week at Ban
gor Theological Seminary, Bangor.
Jan. 26-30-Belfast Board Of Trade fair.
Jan. 27-Maine Veterinary Medical As
ISOLATION. annual meeting, Augusta.
Jan 27-Annual meeting Maine League
of Loan and Building Associations, Au-
gusta.
Feb. 4-Kora Temple. Mystic Shrine.
Ladies' Night, Lewiston.
Feb. 4-5-Maine Grand Lecturers Con-
ference, Bangor.
Feb. lash Wednesday.
Feb. 21-First Sunday in Lent.
Feb. -Washington's Birthday.
March 1-City election in South Port
land, Saco, Rockland. Lewiston. Auburn,
Waterville, Ellsworth, Hallowell. East
port and Bath.
March 5-6-7-Boys' Conference at Port
land.
March s-City election in Biddeford,
Belfast, Bangor, Brewer and Augusta.
March Getty election. Old Town.
March 2S-Palm Sunday.
April GOOD Friday.
April 4-Easter Sunday.
April 5-City election, Calais.
April S-United States District Court
Portland.
April 1s-supreme Court convenes.
Portland
April 14-1s-Maine Methodist Confer
ence, Bishop Hamilton Of Boston. presid-
ing, Waterville.
May 4-Superior Court convenes Civil
and criminaD, Portland.
May a0-Memorial Day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
Where's the Millennium?
lWashingtOn Post.l

wv aSnlnStOn POSt.)
When primary elections were first
proposed, refOrmers seemed to be
obsessed with the notion that it mere
ly required this simple addition to the
election machinery to bring about the
millennium. Let the people rule and
all will be we'll! Let them select can
didates of their political parties rather
than have such candidates thrust upon
them, and there will be peace on earth
and good will to men!
1t was predicted that the primaries,
first Of series Of great reforms. would
do away with all suggestions Of bribe-
ry and corruption. No longer would
any money change hands in the
convention hall. No longer would
simple-minded delegates find their
morals undermined by crisp $40 bills.
Incidentally. the bosses would lose
their power and would gradually dis
appear, because while they could
control the limited number Of delegates
in convention, they could not even
pretend to control the electorate gen.
orally.
The primary is with us. It is safely
intrenched In every State. It has gone
Through winter and summer cam
paigns, and has come through some
what frayed, but still among the liv-
Ing. Unfortunately, those whom it
was expected to destroy are also with
us.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
Another View Of It.

Another View Of It.
Editor Kenpebec Journal:
Augusta, Maine.
My Dear SIR
Relative to the Maine Central Rail-
roads Appeal for Relief" from taxa
ton, which is soon to be presented to
the present Legislature. may I take the
space in your paper to present what
seems to be the viewpoint, at least. to
me, from which this subject should be
considered.
Putting aside the troublesome question
Of the fairest method Of taxing railroads.
whether the tax should be levied on the
physical valuation, or upon the gross
earnings; forgetting, for the moment, all
the intricacies Of the tax problem;
overlooking the curious financial policy
that states that a ratio of 20 per cent. Of
the total capitalization for capital stock
is 1911 was TOO small to meet the re-
quirements of sound financial policy
president McDonalds statementD and
secures a ratio of capital stock to total
capitalization in 1914 of IS per cent; for
getting the immense sums spent by the
Maine Central for summer hotel sites
and other projects that have nothing to
do with the management of railroad.
Forgetting, momentarily. all these
things, and looking at the road simply
as an investment of capital on which it
should pay rational, reasonable tax, We
find that lPrehident Mcdonald states
that the total capitalization. on June
Goth, 1914. was s37, 56S, 1861, and We find
in the statement given to the press by
Hon. Seth Carter that for the year 1914.
the railroads total tax (all taxes of
whatsoever nature) was $61l, 1858. This
resolves itself into total tax on every
dollar of capitalization of 161sI mills.
When you get the complicated figures of
the railroads accounting force adjusted,
and the pertinent facts segregated from
those that have no bearing on the mat
ter, q had almost written impertinent0
is not the only question that the legis-
lators have to consider, the question of
whether a tax of 1913 mills on a dollar
of capital is not too low rather than too
high?
l suppose that most of our legislators
own their homes; at least, that's about
as far as most of us get in practical eX-
perience with capital On these homes
we pay tax running from 20 mills to Is
mills on dollar invested. and still live!
Is there any reason why. a railroad
should pay less in these days? OF
course, viewing taxation on capital the
plea that the railroad has to give up one
dollar in every 20 it earns, for taxes. is
mere pif1e, and entirely irrelevent.
" hen one considers the franchises that
the people of Maine have presented to
the railroad, franchises that have cost
the railroad nothing, why should not
some small proportion, an equitable and
fair proportion for taxes, come back to
the State?
Very truly yours.
F. ERNEST HOLMAN, c. P. a.
Waterville, Me-, Jan. 20, 1915.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22

there was no incentive. such as wage.
to urge them towards efficiency.
The prisoners through the state are
proud CT the Auburn record which is
described in detail in The Star Of
Hope" the paper published at Sing
Sing.
The town superintendent have ex-
pressed themselves as highly satis-
fed with the work, while the resid-
ents Of the localities showed their
appreciation Of the, work done by the
prisoners and of their conduct by
furnishing occasional gifts of food.
while sometimes a baseball team from
the countryside had a game with the
men on the Saturday half-holiday.
The National Committee on Pris-
ons and Prison Labor asks that the
work be compared with work done
by New York State prisoners during
the past hundred years. and urges that
equal opportunity for labor be afford
ed to all prisoners in state and county
institutions
1t will interest motorists to know
that the A. A. A. National Good
Roads Board cooperates in every way
with the National Committee, the
chairman Of which is Thomas Mott
Osburne. who took the position Of war
den Of Sing Sing prison because of
his great interest in lettering prison
conditions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
Friday, January q, 1915.
observing Democrat Not Wanted.
a dispatch from Englands says:


On account of letters written by him
and published in newspaper at Lincoln;
Neb.. John L. Outright, newly accredited 9
American vice cShsul at Nottingham, did
not take up the duties for which he
came to this city. but returned to Lon
don Mr. Outright departed from Not
tinaham after he had been informed By
the mayor and other city officials that
SUI because his newspaper letters were
regarded as expressive Of proGerman
sentiment.
Before coming to Nottingham Mr..
Outright served as American vice con-
sui at Coburg. Germany. While there
he wrote the letters to which the Not
tingham officials took exception. Mr..
Outright is a son of John Outright. edi-
tor Of the Lincoln Star and formerly
private secretary of VIM. j. Bryan.
But don't the bloomin' Britishers
know that Outright was deserving
Democrat? The boy should really
have been sent to san Domingo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22

It is not doubted for a moment that the
reformers who conceived the primary
acted with the best motive in the world.
1t is not their fault that their theory has
not worked out according to plans and
specifications. But 1t might have been
better to start to reform the human
heart, to have tried to educate all men
to higher moral Standards to have
worked earnestly for the elimination of
all the fundamental weaknesses and
wees OF men and for the enthronement
are made good and human wickedness
disappears. even the primary will work
without scandal.-Washington Post.
Legislative cure-alls usually contain
more dope than virtue. When the peo-
pie trust the substitution Of auto
matte laws for their own intelligence
and activity they usually play into
the hands Of the devil.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22

State now rest upon the shoulders Of
Secretary Bunker and Deputy Sec
rotary McGouldrick. The combined ex-
perience Of former Secretary Alexan-
der and Deputy Secretary Brown. both
Of whom had held the offices Of Sec
rotary Of State and deputy. secretary
Of State. covered SO years, "a years
for J. e. Alexander, IA for Arthur
I. Brown. The two new Democratic
officials are without experience in
this department.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22

Sheriff Davis of Androscoggin, tells
the Lewiston Journal he means bust
ness in enforcement Of the law against
liquor traffic. and asks that his an
nouncement be made public. Good for
Mr.. Davis! May his shadow over the
rum shops deepen daily. II he car
ries out as he talks the, public will
be duly appreciative and he will be
given credit by the most partisan
Republican press. Somerset's sheriffs
in recent years have enforced the law
and Democrats are reelected in that
strong Republican county. Let Sheriff
Davis do as we'll.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
His Version.

The small boy came home from Sun
day school looking SO disheveled and
dusty that the mother had grave sus-
picions concerning his having been at
Sunday school at all He explained his
disarray by the fact that he had stop
ped at a neighbours house to see some
young. puppies and had climbed into a
stablezin order to be able to find them.
What was the Golden Text" inquired
the parent.
Don't worry. You'll get the blanket" "
was the answer
There's nothing like that in the
Bible" declared the mother.
YES there is 1 guess I know the
Golden Text. Our class said 1t over and
over"
To settle her doubts the mother tele-
phoned to the boys teacher
Harry tells me that the Golden Text
today was, Don't worry. You'll get the
blanket What does he mean?''
With peal Of laughter the teacher
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
Hen Was Practical.

The Johnsons had an old hen which in
sisted upon neglecting her comfortable
nest to lay daily egg in the coal cellar
Il can't think" fretted Mrs. Johnson,
as she and her small son, Joe. together
hunted for that particular egg "why
this one hen insists upon using the coal
cellar"
"Why, that's easy, mother" exclaimed
Joe in establishment. Il s'pose she's
seen the sign, Now is the time to lay
in your COAL"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22

Carranza is such a chump he can't
content himself with the perfectly safe
occupation Of killing American women,
but needs must stir up the Wilson Ad-
ministration by kicking over a two
script.
Why, the killing Of American wo-
men by Mexicans is none Of our
business" but the splitting of British
Oil is serious business and Wilson
Bryan G. Co. are bound to look after
II
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
Young Men Cleanse a Town.

1t is the brilliant and pleasing GUS
tom Of the liquor interests and the
rum press to picture in words and
caricatures all those who have the
moral courage to stand openly against
the liquor interests, as long haired,
cadaverous visagedfanatics or purse
mouthed hypocrits. And yet progress
against the evil is being fought moro
and more by the young who cannot
understand why such folly and devil
ishness have been tolerated SO long by
intelligent humanity.
Georgetown, Ohio, went dry the
other day by three to one. The high
school graduates did it.
A few weeks before the election the
high school graduates and young men
of the town, ranging from Is to 20
years Of age, organized a Junior Busi-
ness Mems Club This club requested
every other organization to step aside
and make way for a bunch Of winners
thorough canvas was Immediately
launched. Every voter was solicited
and when election day came the wet
vote had shriveled to almost nothing.
The peculiar campaign Of these
young men attracted attention
throughout all southern Ohio, and the
drys are boasting that it indicates
what the new generation is going to do
everywhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
West Peru Grange.

West Peru Grange held it's regular
meeting Saturday, Jan. 10. In the morn
ing. regular business was transacted.
After a recess for dinner the officers
for the ensuing year were ably installed
by Past Master Elbridge Child. The
following trustees We're elected: Chair
man, E. E. Demeritt, o. o. Tracy, o. 7.
Woodbury.. H. l. Loveioy. Leavitt
Knight; pianist, Mrs Louise knight;
chorister, George Hall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
For a Rainy Day.

For a Rainy Day.
The careful husband had given his wife
some money to put into the family sink
ing fund. but she had spent it. Two OF
three days later she asked for more.
Didn't I give you some last Monday
he inquired in the welLknown manner Of
husbands under similar circumstances.
Yes, but I spent it."
"Spent il? 1 thought you had laid II
away. for a rainy day."
81 did. Henry" she smiled sweetly.
1T bought a raincoat. and umbrella, and
a pair Of rubbers with IT.