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The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
SOLDIER lMPOSTOR
IS HEADED THIS WAY
SAYS HE WAS in EUROPEAN WAR
FOUR MONTHS BEFORE ANY.
soDL STARTED ANYTHING.

~. ~. 49,. -
ABulgarian, posing as Serbian, Bel
CLAN, Frenchman and half dozen 9TH
er different kinds of foreigner, who
has been getting small change and
"big eats" in many Mississippi homes
recently, is headed this way, and a
warning was received today from Col
Inns, telling of the man.
According to s. Van den Berg, him
self a Belgian and former soldier in
King 'Albert's army, the man has been
making "clean up wherever he has
visited. The man, Van den Berg says,
easily has played on the sympathies
of Mississippians who have kindly
feeling for the armies of the Allies
and have contributed generously to
him.
The News this afternoon received
the following description of the 'sol
der" from Van den Berg who is spend
ing few weeks in Collins::
"A day or so ago tramp giving his
name as Stuart, visited this town. He
claimed to be Belgian, but, after
being confronted with sure enough
Belgian, he then claimed Bulgaria as
his native land.
He claims to have seen service
for fourteen months in the RED Drag
on" regiment of English infantry, cal
vary or artillery, just as it seemed con
venient to him.
"He claims to have fought at Liege
and displayed wound supposed to be
received from German As Colts" at
Boulogne, France.
He further stated that he had been
in this country four months. Accord
ing to his statement the European
war started April l, 1914. AS there
was not citizen in this town who had
heard of the war starting before Au.
gust, 1914, he was told to March out
of town This he did at ance. When
last seen he was making double
quick" down the G. & S. |. Railroad,
toward Hattiesburg, where, no doubt,
he will again try to work on some
charitable American for supper, bed
and breakfast"
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
UNITED CHARITIES
MUST HAVE, MONEY
NEARLY ALL ITS RESOURCES Ex.
HAusrED IN CARING FOR PEI
LEGRA VICTIMS.

I A meeting Of the United Charities
will be held in the rooms of the Com.
mercial Club Monday afternoon at i
o'clock. and general invitation to the
entire public to be present has been
issued,
It was stated today that the funds Of
the organization are about exhausted.
A number of pellegra patients have
been discovered in Hattiesburg and VI
cinity during recent weeks. The Char
titles club has cared for these.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
L. D. Woodruff Furniture Store
THE NEW vlcT RoLA DEALER.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

Supervisors of Forrest County at
September, 1915 term will purcahes
from lowest bidder two sanitary drink
ing fountains for Court House. Sealed
bids will be received by undersigned
until IL o'clock noon. Sept. 9th, 1915,
on one or more designs. The Board
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
This August 18th, 1915.
Herbert GiIIis,
l4aug-4sats Clerk Board Supervisors.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
BOARD TO
MEET HERE MONDAY
WILL TAKE UP NEW APPLIcA
TIoNs OF VETERANS, AND
CONSIDER INCREASES.

The annual session of the Forrest
county pension board will be held at
the court house next Monday morning,
when number of new applications
from Confederate Veterans and their
widows will be taken up, and when re-
quests for increase in pensions will be
considered. s
1t is probable that because of Mon
day being holiday, the board will ad-
journ until Tuesday.
There are five members of the
board, one from each district.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER :, 1915
State of Mississippi
William Pitman.

To Morris William Pitman.
You are commanded TO appear be-
fore,the Chancery Court of the county
of Forrest, in said state, on the 4th
Monday of September, A. D., 1915, to
defend the suit in said court of Anna
Lee Pittman, wherein you are de-
fendant.
This the 9th day of August, A. D.,
1915. Herbert Gilis, Clerk.
27-3fris By j. S. Garroway, d. U.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

The Rev. w. L. Linfield, who went
to Jackson this morning to accompany
his daughter part of the way on her
trip to oregon, will return to Hatties.
burg tomorrow morning.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
Appointment PIeases.

Petrograd, Sept. 4.-The appoint
ment of General Alexiev as chief of
staff to Grand Duke Nicholas, and of
General Ruzsky as commander of the
northern armies, meets with the ap-
proval of the Russian press. 1t is be-
lieved that the Russians have a
chance to defend tha Rvina line.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

Regular morning and evening SER
vices will be resumed at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Baptist church beginning tomor-
row morning, when the Rev. ]. N.
McMillin, the newly-elected pastor,
will preach his first sermon in that
capacity The morning service will
begin at IL O'Clock.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
MissIssIppians at Frisco.

San Francisco. Sept. 4.--Forty pret-
ty girls, representing 40 Mississippi
counties, participated in the celebra-
tion of Mississippi Day at the Panama
Pacific Exposition today. Governor
Brewer was represented by Commis-
'sioner of Agriculture Blakeslee.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
Raise oovernor,s Salary.

Albany, N. Y, Sept. 4.-The consti,
tutional convention, during its closing
hours today, refused to abolish the
death penalty; voted to raise the sal
ary of the governor from $4,000 to
$4,000 year, effective January, 1917.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

J. S. Montgomery, station account
ant of the Mississippi Central rail-
road, with headquarters here, leaves
in the mkt few days on an extended
trip through Louisiana.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

Squirrel hunting is probably one of
the most patronized of sports in this
section at this time. Most any MORN
ing about $3.50 one can see numerous
hunters gathered around Hattiesburg
cafes preparing to take an auto ride
to those places where squirrels are
supposed to abound. Probably it's all
in whose hunting, as some OF the
hunters bring back good kills, but
most of them find few squirrels and
are loud in declaring that game is
growing scarcer and scarcer. The
good hunting grounds are fast becom-
ing prompted and posted signs warn
one to keep out of the majority OF the
woods that look promising. Where
the game is supposed to be the thick.
est fishing and hunting clubs have
leased the privileges and naturally
guard their preserves most jealously.
Squirrel hunters say that up to the
present it has been little too dry for
successful hunting and that a good
soaking rain would do much to i'm
prove the chances to kill the little ami
mails.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

Several who are aspiring to be elect
ed to positions by the Legislature are
now at work on their campaigns, which
are being conducted with a great deal
OF enthusiasm and marked by a good
deal of hard work.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
team, against the Columbia RED Dew.
lis" They were DEBATED.

James Cassidy, well known attorney
Of Brookhaven, is in Hattiesburg to-
day, en- route home. He attended the
preliminary hearing in New Augusta
yesterday, of Tom Leverett, charged
with killing a Richton saw-miii work
er. Cassidy is Leverett's chief attor-
ney.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

w. M. Burt, travelling auditor of the
Mississippi Central railroad, with
headquarters here, has returned, after
an inspection of the agencies along
the line.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
Martial Law In Haiti.

Washington; d. c.. Sept. 4.-Rear
Admiral Caperton today notified the
Navy Department that he had declar-
ed martial law at Port-au-Prince,
Haiti, and vicinity, to preserve peace.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

Mr.. A. P. West, clerk in the local
freight offices of the Mississippi Gen.
trail railroad, is back at his desk from
an extended vacation to his old home
in Grenada, and to Memphis, Tenn.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
Sterling at 4.s7.

New York. Sept. Stagnation to-
day followed the weeks turmoil in
the foreign exchange markets. The
nominal quotation for English pound
sterlings was 4.67.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
TELEGRAPH BREVITIES
tBy Associated ,press.)
LynchIne Reported.

Nashville, Tenn. Sept. Alt was re-
ported here today that "a negro named
Wilson, charged with entering the bed
room of a white woman at Green
field, was lynched this morning.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

For several nights weather condi-
tions have been ideal and the delightful
evenings have been largely taken ad-
vantage of by young people of this
city for auto rides and amusements OF
kindred nature.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

N. l. Green, cashier of the Missis-
sippi Central railroad, is spending his
vacation in Jackson with Mrs. Green's
parents.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

Pat Drew, who has filled an engage
ment at the Gem for the last couple
of weeks, leaves tonight for Laurel,
where he will fill a weeks engagement.
He then will return to his home in
New Orleans.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

The Columbia baseball team, flushed
with string of victories over the
Richton team. passed through HattIes-
burg last night en- route home. Both
ends Of the double-header played yes.
terday at Richton we're taken by Co
lumbia.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
orphanaqe Burned.

San Francisco, Sept. 4.-Four small
girls were burned to death here today
in fire that destroyed the girls
dormitory of st, Francis's, orphanage.
The other children were rescued.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
HOW ARE THESE
FOR POTATOES?
Two OF Them, Planted in July, Weigh
Forty-four Ounces.

Constable F. C. Cooper doesn't claim
to be an expert sweet potato grower,
but he brought up in town this after
noon, two which he had just dug out
of his garden on st. Paul street, which
weighed Al ounces.
The sprouts were placed in the
ground after the Irish potato crop
had been gathered. This was in July.
In digging into his garden this after
noon, the first two that he struck
turned out to be "whoppers."
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

]. A. Oden, after spending a few
days with friends here, left for Bir.
mingham this morning.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

Notwithstanding a strike on the
coast of the longshoremen seriously
affecting shrimp fishing, the mer-
chants of this city are managing to
get supply of this delicacy and
number of them are daily receiving
in Hattiesburg to the delight of those
who are fond of shell fish.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

Registered at the Pine Tree Inn,
Bogalusa, La, today, was R. w.
Walker, of Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

DR.. John T. Christian, apstor of the
First Baptist church, returned this
morning from New Orleans.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

An extra all-feature program will be
given at the Greater Gem theatre to.
night as follows: "The Maker of
Dreams" Broadway feature in four
acts; Insuring Cutey," Vitagraph
comedy in two acts; Helen Holmes in
a railroad drama, "a Fiend at the
Throttle;" Dreamy Bud Goes Bear
Hunting" animated cartoons. Also
farewell appearance of Pat Drew in
illustrated and comic songs. Monday
the Gem presents its ninth annual
Labor Day program. One of the big
features to be shown will be Charlie
Chaplin in his latest Essanay three
acts, "a Sassy Woman" Also the
Broadway feature, when Woman
Loves" in three acts, and six other
big features.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
BANKS TO CLOSE.

The banks Of Hattiesburg will be
closed Monday. September s. Labor
Day.
FIrstNatl Bank Of ccmmsrce
pa0|< y t>as1leptrro n.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

Forget the war in Europe for at
least one evening and go to see It'll
lies Punctured Romance" the fun
niest of all moving pictures, which
comes to the Lomo Monday, the 9th,
Labor Day. You will have the laugh
of your life. Marie Dressler, star o.
the farce comedy stage and undoubt-
edly foremost Of Americas women
farceurs, is shown in her first and
only moving picture; Charlie Chaplin,
the young Britisher who came to this
country in Karne's Might in London
Music Hall" and finally made the big
gest success in Keystone comedies of
any comedian in the country; Mabel
Normand, the pretty little Southern
beauty. who is quite favorite with
all "moviedom.' This comedy is in
six reels, the famous Keystone Cops
have charge in the last reel, which is
the funniest and fastest 1000 feet of
film photographed.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04
CITY EREvITIEs

X. c. Hall. of Laurel, spent last night
in Hattiesburg.
w. c. Batson. of Virgins. was in
Hattiesburg yesterday.
Miss Edith Naylor left for Wisdom,
Miss, this morning.
c. M. Sigler Mrs. Sigler, and their
son, left for Waynesboro this morning.
Little Lola and Clara Foote are visit
ing relatives in Waynesboro.
J. e. Byrd, of Mt. Olive, was here
this morning, en- route to Meridian.
Ben Lingenfelter left today for Gin
cinnati.
F. F. Simmons is in Ellisville on
business.
". B. Lawrence, of Jackson, is in
Hattiesburg today.
Judge ]. NJ Arnold, of Ellisville,
is here today.
c. o. Eure went to Gulfport today on
business.
]. s. Price has returned from a busi-
ness trip to South Carolina.
j. T. Flournoy is down from Jack
son today.
Lewis Greenberg leaves today for
Baltimore on a business trip.
j. H. Daughterill, of Mobile, was in
the city yesterday.
c. w. Hopper, Of Birmingham, was
business visitor here yesterday.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

Judge Johnson is in Laurel holding
Circuit Court.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

c. w. Hopper, of Birmingham, was a
business visitor here yesterday.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

]. H. Daughterill, of Mobile, was in
the city yesterday.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

X. c. Hall. of Laurel, spent last night
in Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

Miss Edith Naylor left for Wisdom,
Miss, this morning.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

Lewis Greenberg leaves today for
Baltimore on a business trip.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

c. M. Sigler Mrs. Sigler, and their
son, left for Waynesboro this morning.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

14aug-4sats Clerk Board Supervisors.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-04

w. c. Batson. of Virgins, was in
Hattiesburg yesterday.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-23
BUNKING FRUIT MEN.

BUNKING FRUIT MEN. - A few
days ago Michigan fruit grower
shipped two carloads of peaches to
South Water street There was a
glut of peaches. The peaches were
thrown into the lake and bill of $18
for freight was sent to the grower. He
had hired pickers, bought baskets to
put them in, carted them to the ship
ping point, then lost the peaches and
had to pay the freight. Result?
Bankruptcy, of course. But who is
to blame? The system is wrong.
A few weeks ago the commission
men, the retail dealers, the daily pa
pers and two or three philanthropic
ladies inaugurated a peach-selling
campaign, peach days were estab-
ished, they were offered at $3.50 per
bushel but they were short bushels.
Housewives were urged to do can
ming then and cut the cost of living.
Hundreds did who could i'll afford it.
At that time there was no mention
of the tremendous peach crop in
Michigan which was soon to flood the
market.
. The crop was late, the public did
not know it, the papers gave no hint.
Those ladies who interested them
selves in the campaign must have
known, hence their honesty must be
questioned Now comes the flood of
peaches and the price falls to IS to Is
cents per short bushel and the COM
mission men are throwing them in
the lake and sending word to the
growers to stop shipping. When
fruit is very plentiful many of the
retailers refuse to handle it, for the
simple reason they must handle
large quantity at small profit, but if
it is scarce it sells at high price and
everybody makes money at the cost
of the consumer. The system is to
blame. The landlords who rent to
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-23
THE PUBLIC FORUM


OUR BUYING.-In recent issue
of a popular ladies' magazine there
was an article on woman as buyer,
saying that the women of this coun-
try did most of-~the buying of the
things used in and about the house
and urging them to post themselves
as to quality and value that they
might make fair use of their hus-
bands earnings and secure for their
families a maximum of the health,
comfort. and pleasure for which they
so largely depend upon her.
This is particularly true of the la
boring mans family, and the wife of
the union man and the union woman
have also a great power to help all
organized labor if they will but use it
wisely.
In the Union Leader of last week
l saw a statement that certain
brand of broom was on the unfair list
and l spoke of it to my neighbor,
whose husband is a union man also,
and she said: "AH right, I'm going to
Uuy d U1OOIl I1llO WCCh c1lIO Will 1C-
fuse to have that kind" What kind
will you get?" | asked. ooh, any
kind but that. l don't know the
names of brooms, she replied, "and
I'll ask Mrs. B. and Mrs. j., too. not
to use that kind"
We'll" l said, ''by taking any kind
you may get one just as bad as the
one you refuse, and by asking other
ladies not to buy that brand you
would be starting a boycott" So we
decided it would be best to write to
the Broommakers' union and ask for
the names of brooms made under fair
conditions. Then we could buy just
what we wanted.
1 do not think it is unlawful for
one to buy any certain brand Of ar
ticle because she knows and approves
Of the way of its making.
Of oO11rcn IL would ho too oroot on
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-23

ask our unions to cooperate in Sc
curing this information and putting it
in some form conveniently available
to all union men and women. 1 be-
Iieve we could make every dollar we
spend help our fellow-worker little.
IN. e. G.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-21
TAF GOLDEN DAYS.

There are two days of the week
upon which and about which never
worry. two care-free days kept sac
redy free from fear and apprehen-
sion.
One of these is Yesterday Yester-
day with all its cares and frets. with
all its pains and aches all its faults
its mistakes and bunders, has pass
ed beyond the reach Of my recall. !
cannot undo an act that | wrought.
+ cannot unsay a word that ! said on
Yesterday. All tha. it hollis OF life,
OF regret and sorrow is in the hands
OF the Mighty Love that can brin-
sweet waters out Of the bitterest des-
ert-the love that can make the
wrong things right, that can turo
weeping into laughter, that car give
beauty for ashes, the garment of
praise for the spirit of heayiness,
iov of the morning for the woe CT
night.
Save for the beautiful memories
that linger. sweet and tender like the
perfume Of roses, in the heart of tn"
day that is gone, | have nothing to
do with yesterday.
And the other day do not worry
about is tomorrow Tomorrow, vita
all its possible adyersities tie Dul
dens. its perils its large promises and
poor performan its failures ana
mistakes. is as far beyond the reach
OF my mastery as its dead sister
yesterday Its sun will rise in rose
ate spendor, or beyond a mask Of
weeping clouds But it Will rise. Tn
til then the same love ard patience
that held yesterday and holds to-
morrow shines with tender promise
into the heart of today | have no
possession in that unborn day of
grace. All else is in the infinite
keeping OF that infinite love that
holds for me the treasure of yestor-
dav and the love that is higher than
the stars, wider than the sky, deeper
than the seas.
There is left for myself, then but
man can fight the battles of TO-DAY
one day of the week-today. ANY
ANY woman can carry the burdens o.
iust one day-Robert ]. Burdette.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-21

n,rdoy 1Iod v,llh M f1co n, hig fOe-
mon nm, 49,
Co,ono colicia notrlodc and hn.
,,,onitartar ~ thc Carranza army zf
nosco and nroaross wished TO con.
ro~ most s5itable CHRISTMAS offer
,ns to bis rbieftain In the capltal
o,,,. 81 40 ,onnh,ic
"a be boad Of tbe old hero was
sovorod fron tho body while II Iay
"n ma hotroriold c,refullv boxed
.D'it, annronriate trimmings and ey.
nressed 70 General pablo Gonzales.
tbo do facto head of the Carranza
Government With this glorious tro-
nby eff rarranza civilization ard
..i,h o,t,,r,. cbfualyo- trnq dis
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-21
Vest Pocket ESSAYS
ILLINOIS
BY GEORGE FITCH

I illinois is nlcknamed "The
Sucker State" but did nothing
to deserve the epithet, until its
last senatorial election 1t is a way
station on the westward course Of
empire, the last stop before the Mis-
sissippi River, and in the last one
hundred years has succeeded in
permanently OBTAINING a population
of 100000 people, almost all Of
whom can point to some other part
of the nation and say, fondly,
Grandfather came from there"
Illinois is printed in various colors
on the map, but as matter Of fact,
is a deep black state, with a ten-toot
soil, which raise tWenty-foot corn
stalks. and can put an Industrious
farmer into the automobile class in
three crops. Two generations ago,
the state gave Lincoln, Grant.
Logan and Douglas to the nation but
the statesman vein has been pinch
ing out ever since.
Illinois is the third state in the
Union in population, wealth and
manufactures; the first in railroads
and agricultural products; the sec
ond in coal; the third in petroleum;
the second in college attendance,
and the first in production Of beef
steaks and bacon. II is a long state
with Waitline like that Of ono of
our beloved oX-presidents, and
backbone composed Of the IUiA0ls
Central Railroad. 1t reaches from
the lower edge NJ the frozen North to
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-21
Current Poetry
Cause Unknown

Tho miner, as he left his job,
Cleaned out his soothing brier;
The ashes fell among the COB
And set the stuff ahre.
The owners wagsed their heads and
jaws;
They spouted threat and fustian;
And then announced chat ancient
cause,
Spontaneous combustion"
lie left some carbide when he quit.
The rules Of safety spurning;
The moisture soon got into it
And started things to burning.
They sought the cause with might
and main,
BY quizzing and inspection,
But al their striving was in vain;
1t still escaped detection.
A timber for his mine lamp made
a rather handy holder,
Until the flame, by currents swayed,
Had set the wood a-smolder;
And though the inquiry brought out
a world of elocution,
The problem still was left in doubt;
It quite deled solution.
He threw wornout wick aside.
All thought Of risk disclaiming;
1t fell on timber old and dried,
And later set it flaming.
From lip to ear wild guesses sped,
And theories flew faster,
But this is what the verdict read:
Mysterious disaster"
81 x, 7, Str0hm. in COgl Age. }
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-21
Health Talks
Foreign Bodies In The Eye
BY WILLIAM BRADY, MD.

n factories where workmcn fire.
quently get cinders, emery or
other foreign bodies in the eye,
there is generally a self-made expert
who may even have some "antiseptic"
knowledge, and who generally does
a lot Of harm in his endeavors to
dig out foreign bodies. Workmen
thus injured should hold the en-
ployer fully responsible and submit
20 no amateur interference.
Foreign bodies under the lids may
be removed by picking them off with
a little clean cotton wound upon
toothpick, but never should an effort
be made to dig out a foreign body
which seems to be imbedded on the
cornea-over the colored part of the
eyeball
If the eve becomes irritated from
a foreign body it may be freely
bathed by allowing warm normal salt
solution Tablespoonful to the pint
of boiled water) to run over the eye
ball, pouring it on gently with
spoon or a clean medicine dropper.
This will wash out loose specks.
Do not rub the eye, and do not
touch it with unwashed fingers.
Keep everything that is not perfectly
clean away from the eve. Above all
do not allow any one to moisten a
cloth with saliva for removing a
foreign body, or worse yet to use the
tongue for that purpose. as immi-
grants are frequently seen to do.
The chief danger from a foreign
body in the eye is injury and ulcer
alton OF the cornea, This may be
produced by cinders, particles of steel
or emery or stone, but should not
happen if the eye is properly treated
from the beginning A corneal ulcer
may be no larger than the head of
a pin, minute dcnuded or raw spot
scarcely visible except by direct il
of the eyeball Yet even
this minute ulcer will be long in