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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17

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ever. several members Of the Com
mission argued M some length that
Mayor Ainslje would depart from his
usual course and that he would not
make the very Vital report public
at once.
The prophecy turned out to he true
for Mayor Ainslie after Flancing has
THY over the report yesterday after
noon made the announcement that he
would not make the contents ot the
report known until he had time 20
digest the contents.
Has s4nre On Tap.
- has also been learned that the
Vice Commission decided not TO use
.ufor1na ton gathered BY private de-
tecrives, believing this evidence not TO
be needed Two or three prominent
lawyers or the city were consulted by
thr Vice Commission before II filed
l'e reUort Tie lawyers all gave II as
fhrr ouin'on that the Vice Commission
fHt conclusive proof Of the guilt Of
thsse ufrfohere ~ the Police Board and
putl this o9iuiou was handed them
fha Fice Commission withheld irs re-
eeet
p'.crtes Two Letters.
i"o Nttere whjch the COM
t" reca'""3 from Or PARKER
sU9 2+r Thomas wara discussed nj
teo meeting ~ he Vice c1mmiSsion
"a Aieh was held ip the jefferson No.
~ Monday njent TITO commission
die not tekc any Immediate. action.
At took under aiHg-ment the pro-
esai to address communication IN
ts4@sF+ ffr+@H Informing them rfat treir
work mad been couac;entiousiy per-
formed And had been perfectly salts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17
MUSSULMAN SOLDIERS
MASSACRE GREEK FAMILIES

Athens, March 16.--According
to- reports received from the Turk
tsh-Grcek frontier Mussulnian
soldiers have massacrssl sixty
Greek families I'm the village of
Ysmari. The report Is promi-
ncntiy displayed in all newspapers
which are i'm favor of intervention.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17
DECLARES Na4Lil,D FLEET
HAS BEEN HARD HIT

Constantinopie, va Berlin, by wire
less TO London. March IA semi
official statement given out here TODAY
says;
In the bonhardment OF the Dard-
anelies today the Agamemnon. Lord
Nelson, CORVALLIS Dublin, Houvet,
Suffren. and SAPPHIRE, were all dam
aged by Turkish guns, and the Queen
Elizabeth was struck by three heavy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17
MRS. ANGLE TELLS HER
STORY OF TRAGEDY
Says BnlIou Was Intoxicated and That
She Found Him At Foot of Her
Stairway Unconscious,
MAD BEEN DRUMMING TOGETHER
Women and Girls. Morhidly Curious,
Throng Court Room To Hear AC-
C1ised Woman Give Her cI-eion of
Admirers Death

Bridgeport, Conn. March 16--
Sabbing out her story Of hpw she
found waldo X. Ballou diving at the
foot OF the stairs leading 10 her apart
nent a short time after tlEy had been
drinking together. Mrs Helen N
Angle This afternoon held spclibound
81 crowd OF women and girls who at
tended 20 hear her testify at her trial
ou "a charge Of manslauEhtor. based
on the mysterious death of her aged.
wealthy adm rer. in Stamford on ME
right of june % last
That Ballou unsteady after drink
ing boltIe of wine and part Of
hottie nf whlskey accidentally fell
down the stairs. suffering fatal in
'ur.cs while on his way 10 get another
bottle Of Wine was the defense which
Mrs Angle sought to set UP by her
Ttovy sha tad testified that she fire.
quen;jy had refused Ia 4ou's proposals
&C marriage; that their last meeting
had been q friendly conFivial party
and that their parting at her door
was pleasant and intended 70 Zee only
feY4Yrrar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17

shells. The hospital ship, Canada
is proceeding to Malta with Numerous
wounded"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17


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factory 10 the commission, II is un-
derstood that these communications
Will he prepared at the next meeting
Of the commission.
rs to Oinccrs Who Testified.
a report reached several members
IF the commission that officers that
had testified before that body regard
ing their supcriors ha been subject
cd to many unpleasantries. This mat
ter also occupied the attention Of the
commission.
The vice commission filed its re-
port No, 3 shortly after noon yester
day. DR.. i. T MCFaden secretary of
the Vice Commission, personally pre-
sented the summarized evidence to the
Mayor. He was in the Mayors office
prly "A few minutes. News of the fil-
ing of the report soon spread, and In
very short time it was known
throughout the city. The commits
sion in filing the report complied
with request flied with that pody
several days ago by Mayor Ainsiie.
who asked for specific evidence"
The Mayor took this action after the
report No. /. which had been fled by
the Vice Commission, had limited that
members of the Police Board had
been derelict I'm their duties. There
81 -, t,,i " ,+,,,e,
,,ba Nv [,raa,,t' ,,.t Ia
Odd 49, ~ ,,,.,, - Lt,,.r,.iS
, be takn. This vas taken to mean
that the Mayor would order an inves-
ti#aton or would forward the evil
dence TO the City Council. members
liner intention "a ordar an inyest;e,a
ltiof ns5henaver tb;s - dona
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49, 80 ~ pi t1e Iepoi. when men
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Z LI9fvha ra,,or4 edn,toj -. 4ha -,.o+tx,u
O oSIhA vtca Commission Issf nigh, 10
/ as follows.
! Having been advised that the sne-
/ q ze test Ifnou. in orr nossesaion in
g r, gerence 10 certain wrongdoinrs On
d tha part Of certain members Of thy
2 Board Of Police Commissioners should
e hafurned over TO lawfully constitut-
t ed coipmittoe of investigation, and
II b8}ins learned from your statement
thFnugn the newspapers that such ev-
: ces}ee. K placed in your hands would
Z receive appropriate action. the Vice
= Conn ission would respectfully hand
e &ot the accompanying summary Of
2. t"fEtnah}, Hhich we beteVe JustIhes
IL fLh lnyes;ig$uon.
a s'a 9&halk 2I %" COMMISSION,
@aSf tN SIA SkE Il,
.,r, %. hartman.
H. MNf ApF'N'
secretary.
q .'s easslI' tHS report yestefoay'
's'o'i S.l'u hal no laeS'
% 'ili'Sith C9nl p,as
-, 4@''s 'lg IA net'L, Quay, fu W
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4 e,ta4l-,. 49, 49, ms ~ t,,ti 80
q ~, rt4t ,a,irl. ,,,a,,td ~, hn,a .
e. thsf tffae referred IN = ,nenttne
"a 6a Aala In tbn fntnre for difrar.
On. pu5 aeee m from what he said
q thoughf this i Getting would take place
SOM sfpnf nett week
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17
Kerort. ~ AuI11orItle..


kreugel reported tine matter 70
Chief Of Talga Werner at once and
shortly afterwards walked into Major
Werner office with the eptStle soon
after he also reported the matter to
the United States authorities. and ask
Cd ;s1eir AID n assisting him to solve
the mysterious affair
Steps w..l also be taken nv the
local Polioe Department in an en-
dsavcr 10 gain q clue AZ 70 the writer,
Although realizing that the receipt
Of such message is q aerioas matter
krengel Is not dispensed 20 treat the
contents Of The letter seriously. Tie
did not believe that friends Of the
Board Of Police Commtssion ers, as
the writer OF the message claimed to
be. would dare take Fucs1 extreme
measures to CLOSE his l.ps," krengel
no doubt told thu Wee Commission
the truth What this was. TO one
hut himself and tho commission
knows. neither Is 1t known what other
mem bers az the police force had 10
say when called before ttae commits"
sion
The puzzling question which con-
fronts the local Police Department,
however. ia how the writer OF the
letter suspected that only three Of the
members o. the bard were assailed
and that teaese three. were those
mentioned In the report Of the com
mission. He might have defended
them so far as anyone outside of the
Vice EpmmlEaton knows and this has
made the Tecaipt or me letter all m
more puzzlinG.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17

sxi4i;C mcH We g. CT knew and we
arr gtainE to put n stop tn YOU.
eli we have 40 MI RIDER YOU
10 do IL.
I'VE mill give Won t3e) THIRTY
DAYS TO RESIGN
''Aou have talked ard ncd
about Mr.. t,nodc, MIR. Wen and
Mr.. NCt Arthy
Nov lt you resign quietly wc
won't bother Won BIT If you
don't you MAY expect u get what
XDu deserve.
This win learn yop how Ia
keep your month shut in the
future you DAM ROOF.
I'm TIN tn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17

factory 20 the commission. II il I'M
dersto0d that these communications
will be prepared at the next meeting
Of tho com mission.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17
4pA1'gE

ffSs 9'IE
Grove Avenue Tuesstv Hiarch 10.
at 1an q. NJ. ALICE TAI1sEy. wifs
Of tire tate Edward D. Catiin. In the
sixty etEhfh yenr OF her afre
Funeral from the rsTEaanca rHTTRS-
DAY at a2e r. Ill lntertnent In
Hollywood
GEE-~Died March 10. 4 fter long III
ness. M AIRY FRANCES GEE widow
of the late Dr. Edward c. Gee, or
Lunenhurg County, and mother OK
DR.. e. w. Gee. OF thts city. In the
seventy seventh yefr of her age.
She leaves five sons and four daugh-
ters- ~
The funeral services will be held
at the old homestead In Lunsnbur8
County.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17
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Found Him Dying.

Mrs. Angle broke down and sobbed
as she told how she found Ralloa
dying on the stairs. how she carried
slim out TO the pavement outside the
Eppowam building Had how she
then fed 10 her apartment stumbling
over Ballou's stained hat which she
hid in her cedar chest She declared
that something seemed TO stop inside
yer head and that in her frenzy she
threw from her the emptied wine
hottie. which smashed, giving tho APP
peorauce of violence having been done
IN the room
Mrs Angle told In detail how Bal
gu had called at her apartment on
the night OF June 20, after she had
called him UP on the telephone, amt
had invited him there She testified
hat she called up Jimmy" and when
asked 10 explain who Jimmy was, al
most broke down before saying that
She meant Ballou. After a short time
he went away but returned later with
"A bottle of wine, announcing "Helen,
have been UP town and had some
thing toe drink. and have not for
gotten y0u.'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17
COMMISSION GIVES

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17
Drank Together.

ITe proposed that they drUk the
wine together. said Mrs. Angie, but
the replied that she did not are for
IT, and suggested that he ger Some
thing elsa from the medicine chest
He got out q bottle of whiaiSeg and
poured out a snail drink for her and
larger one for himself
After having the drink the bottle
remained 8n the table and the con
versation continued. Mr.. Ba4Iou, &c
Mrs Angle said, left when the clock
had struck 10 o'clock. As sae rose
10 go he remarked that there was noi
much in the bottle and Suggested
that they empty 1t, and he would geI
sumo wine This was done. At the
door they had a pleasant conversation
and Bailou left saying. Good -Y8Nht
The witness said she then locked tn,
!. door and prepared TO go to bea. firs
massaging her ankle bttls late
she heard noise
AT first / thought II was Jimmy
she said But after she decided Z
could not be. as Ballou had bad surf
efent time to leave the building Later
she said, she decided to Investigate
Tor voice broke.
LAT the FIRST Of the stairs. biacki
my further progress. I came upon N
Ba1lou," she sobbed She toia ~ cau
ing 70 him. OF trying to get him oi
his feet
II ala the hrst thing that occurreD
TO me-" she said. in telling NOW sA
had taken him downst airs aid out -
the sidewalk. She then rusaaG up
stairs. stumbling over pAIloue bat o.
the way. She did not know az SIS
that II was Eallou's hat, bus hate
recognized II as such and eaw tAa
It was stained red, Something a#arue,
to stop within her, she s934 sh
thnew the hat into the cedar Che
and then. seeing the bottle ~ wtp
standing on the table, seized II az
threw It, smashing. to the tc,or, ss fa
from her as possible.
TeiI~ of OFFICERS yfast.
The witness then told of The vi
OF Chief OF Police Breunan TO be
rooms soon afterward. and toid 6
asking chief brennan TO call up tn
hospital to which Dallou had beei
taken She added in broken voio
tlaSt everything paled into Insignia
canoe in the fact of the fact that Tn
man she loved was dead.
Asked how Chief Brennan had actot
that night toward her she replied
"Iia acted as IL ne thought I ha,
done some dreadful th'ng TO Mr. BAL
lou
did he appear to think very muci
Of you? asked her counsel.
Very much" Mrs Angel said In row
tones "He asked me several times e
marry him, told him did not wtsl
10 rs he was very old. ] also re
minded him that ne had grown chill
dren. and because Of that 7 did no
think II advisable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17
AMERICA WILL OBJECT

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The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15
SAYS ED|SON'S CLAIMS
ARE IMPOSSIBLE
Continued from Page Four.)

possibility Of the genration and wire
less transmission of electric flashes,
even from trench to trench, with any
destructive power; the wire is needed
for this as well as for any other arti-
fetal electric transmission, excepting
simple wireless telegraphy."
DR.. Branly, though in his seventieth
year, is almost as active as Edison.
He continues the regular practice of
medicine and between patients calls
pursues his researches into electric
radiation with view to perfecting re-
ceiving appliances.
There is mysterious something
and piece of metal in con attctha
and a piece of metal in contact that
it is important to know. more about, y
"and think l have found it."
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15
Kinds TO CARE FOR
PELLAGRA PATIENTS
WILL CALL UPON STATE AT COM
ING SESSION OF LgelsLA-
TuRE, FOR ASSISTANCE.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 15.-That the
county authorities arrange in some
way to take care of it's pellagra pa
tients, with aid from the state, is the
recommendation that the doctors OF
this section of the state will make to
the legislature in January.
At meeting of the Hinds-Rankin
Medical society this week report
from the pellagra committee to this
effect was adopted. The report stated
that it would cost at least >$6,O0O,OOO
to build and equip a hospital sufficient
to take care of all the pellagra pa
tients in Mississippi, and that the
maintenance would reach such an
enormous sum that the proposition
was not feasible.
The solution to the problem, how to
care for the pellagrins, offered by the
doctors is for each county to erect a
hospital or rooms at county farms,
for pellagra patients, and require the
harder ones to work on farms, raising
food stuffs for themselves and fellow
victims. They suggest that the legis-
lature make an appropriation to help
the counties, pro-rating the money
among the counties according to the
number Of patients cared for in each.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15
Is CENTS SOX COST
HIM go TIMES AS MUCH
Negro Said He Intended Paying for
Them, But Didn't Have the Money.

A 25-cent pair of sox, secretly slip
ped from the sox counter at Kress's
store on Main street last night, cost
Specimen Farley, a negro, exactly SIS
in police court this morning. R. A.
Garno, manager of the store, said that
one of the young women clerks had re-
ported that the negro had stolen the
half-hose. He went to him and asked
about it. Farley, he said. brought the
sox from his pockets, saying that he
intended paying for them, but it SO
happened he didn't have the neces.
sary two-bits. Acting Mayor Farley
fined him SIS.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15
WIFE TO TESTIFY
AGAINST HUSBAND
MRS. cRAoIN REFUSED TO TAKE
STAND BEFORE; WILL AP-
PEAR THIS TIME.

| New Orleans, Oct. 15.-When Ster.
ling B. Cragin, young Hattiesburg
| boy, was tried in the United States
district court last May for violating
the Mann act, it was the love of a
woman that prevented his going to
the federal penitentiary. The woman
was his wife.
| Witness after witness had testified
for the government. To the courtroom
spectators and court attaches it seem
ed as If the accused's conviction was
| a foregone conclusion; people who
had listened to the evidence had stop
ped specializing as to the jury's ver-
dict; the meshes of the law were clos
ing about Cragin; the only element of
uncertainty that remained was the
sentence of the judge.
The courtroom was waiting for the
testimony of the governments star
witness. Other witnesses had paved
the way for the story of the woman
whose sordid history was to put the
finishing touches to the AIRY OF facts
that had been adduced against Cragin,
and it was her story that was relied
on to clinch his conviction.
The courtroom waited impatiently;
the minutes dragged by; then half
hour passed. From somewhere it be-
came known that the star witness re-
fused to testify. No insistance by fed
eral officials could change her mind.
She flatly refused. Then the govern
ments prosecuting attorney threw up
his hands in disgust and Cragin went
free.
81 loved my husband" Cragin's wife
said afterwards, "and so l would not
testify against him; I had made UP
my mind to do so, but at the last min
ute changed; l thought perhaps he
might reform; thought he might go to
work and take me away from the life
was leading, and take care of my
baby and me. He had beaten me
had taken the money that made and
had used it all for himself, but ]
thought he might change. And so |
wanted to give him another chance" "
Six months later-Wednesda Oc-
tober 13-another federal affidavit
was filed against, Cragin, again charg.
ing him with violating the Mann act,
and again the woman in the case was
his wife. ar
"He didn't REFORM" she said simply
to Special Agent of the Department OF
Justice F. C. Pendleton. "He has
made me go on leading the same life
/ will testify against him this time.
want to be rid OF him. Monday he
beat me again and took my money;
can't stand it any more"
Evidently knowing that his wife
was intent on filing another charge
against him, Cragin disappeared from
New Orleans Tuesday. He went to
his old home in Hattiesburg, where a
deputy United States marshall from
Meridian arrested him "Wednesday
night. The last affidavit against hin
, was filed before United States Com
missioner "A. H. Browne.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15
HOME FOR GIRLS
NOT YET LOCATED
Officers Are Now Scouting for Suit
able Building for the Institution.

The Hattiesburg Home for Girls
scheduled tto have been opened on
East Third street. not yet has found
a permanent location. and officers. Of
the institution today are looking for a
suitable residencel for that purpose.
There is quaptity Of furniture on
hand. however, which has been placed
IN charge of the hatron who will oper-
ate the home whhn II is opened. she
is caring for the furniture.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

Around both stations last night and
today, the crowds were particularly
large and traffic seems to be picking
up considerably with the coming of
fall. Railroad men are much pleased
with the outlook at present and say
the indications are business in the pas
senger line will continue to improve
until after the holiday season.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15
CLING TO
BELGRADE HEIGHTS
r.
CONTINUED from rage one.)
from rage one.)

lent bombardment last night on both
sides before Loos, near Souchez.
Trench, fighting has been resumed
in the Hache forest.
Petrograd admits that Iyanhoff's S
forces have been hurled back across
the Stripa in Eastern Galicia, but
says that the Russians still have the
advantage, virtually separating the
Austro-German armies. There is vio-
lent fighting on the Dvinsk front.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

today, Capt. A. Farley was acting
mayor, and was the presiding officer
in police court. The captain is not an
amateur when it comes to dispensing
justice, and he cleared the docket
within few minutes at the morning
session.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

Charlie Chaplin will be sen in "a
Run on the Bank" the latest Essanay-
Chaplin feature comedy, in two acts,
'at the Greater Gem theatre tonight,
along with the following subjects,
THis One Performance" Broadway
vitagraph feather in three cats; Ham
at the Beach," Ham ana Bud comedy
Hearst-Selig News, Pictorial and other
features. Tomorrow the Gems Sat.
urday program. "Ransom's Folly in
four acts; "Helen Holmes in railroad
plays; awful Adventures of an Avia.
tor" animated cartoons and special
plays for the children in the after.
noon. ~
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15
HALF BILLION NAVY
. FOR UNITED STATES
(By Associated Press.)

IbV ASSUOtHEtU ITtSSsJ
Washington, D. c., Oct. 49,
President Wilson today approved
Secretary of the Navy Daniels
recommendation for a five-year
construction program for the
navy, to cost half billion dollars.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

An ant can carry grain of corn ten
times its weight on its own body,
while man or q, horse can carry a
burden of only their own weight.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

Some of Hattiesburg's enthusiastic
fishermen are making frequent visits
to the swamps and report that the
white perch are biting we'll. They say
these hazy October evenings, not too
warm nor yet too cool, the leaves be-
ginning to turn brown and the water
just a. little chilly. is the best time
known for this particular species of
fish to do their biting.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

J. s. Dixon. of Kenmore. who is at
the Hattiesyurg Hospital. suffering
with broken leg. received while
ing gradually. He will be confined
ing garadually. lie viii be confined
there for at least 80 days.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

John Bose. superintendent OF the
Louisville division of the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad Company. has
opened headquarters in Hattiesburg,
and viii remain here while the L. e.
n. trains are detoured this way.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Douglas and
their son. Sydney Douglas, left for Me-
ridian this morning to attend the Fair
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

Mrs. H. E. Allen is spending the
day with friends in Epley. Miss. She
will return tonight.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

Robert Childs, formerly Of the office
STAFF at the Hotel Hattiesburg. is now
connected with the Hotel Klondyke.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

Glass windows were first used in
private houses in England in 1880.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

Larz Jones, president of the New
Orleans & Northeastern Railroad Com
pany, was in the city for short time
this morning.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

George Dawson has accepted a posi-
tion at the Hotel Hattiesburg as night
clerk.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

Superintendent A. A. Woods, of the
New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad
passed through Hattiesburg this morn
ing en- route to Meridian.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

e. B. Ferris, connected with the
governments experiment station at
Mcneil. spent the night in Hatties-
burg.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

Congressman B. P. Harrison passed
through Hattiesburg this morning en-
route to Laurel, looking after the in
terests OF his constituents.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

Look at this space for Foot news.
15-1t-p
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

The hump of a camel is choice
morsel of food in Arabia.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

Are you thinking about the Footg.
~ 15-1t-p
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

Local dealers are now specializing
in ash and oysters and finding the de-
mand thereof good Up to this time
they have not handled large quantities
OF crab and shrimp, but say they ex-
pect to do 80 in the course Of the next
few days.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-15

v. M. Scanlan, who has been in New
York City for the past two weeks, is
expected home tomorrow.