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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-10-15
PETITION FOR PARDON.

State of Mississippi, Noxubee County. Elk Parte
Jake Beal, Convict No, 80.
To His EXcellency. Hon. Earl Brewer governor of
the State of Mississippi:
Your petitioner, Jake Beal. respectfully shows
to your Excellcncy that at the February term,
1889, Of the circuit court of said county he was
convicted of the crime of murder and sentenced
by said court to imprisonment, in the state peni-
tertiary, for life. Your petitioner shows that he
has since that time been in the penitentiary serv-
ing said sentence, that he has made q good and
faithful prisoner as he best know how, Has per-
formed faithfully all the duties imposed upon him
since his confinement, and that he is now getting
to be an old man. and has given the state more
than % years of hard labor, that he feels like he
has been sufficiently punished for the crime Conn
mitted, and if %pardoned will make a good citizen
the balance of his life, and he most humbly pray
your Excellency TO grant him a pardon.
Very respectfully. Jake Beal, per T. w. Brame.
We. the undersigned citizens of said county, re-
quest your Exeellency to grant this pardon.
T.. w. BRAME,
L.. G. OLIVER,
A. D.. BINION,
WOOD COCKRELL.
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NOTICE.

Sealed bids are invited on Monday, November
LIST. 1915, at 200 o'clock, p, M. for the furnishing
and repairing a wooden bridge across Pumpkin
creek on Dantzer road north of A. T.. Henley's
place. according to plans and specification now on
file in chancery clerks Office of said county. Sue
cessful bidder to furnish bond in penalty of bid.
The board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids
BY order Of Board Supervisors. This Oct, Sth.
1915. JNO. A. TYSON, Ch'y elk,
BY w. O, BARNES, JR., d. G..
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NOTICE TO
In the Chancery Court
of Noyubee county.
Mississippi.

No. 1928 of of Noxubee county,
James Gavin, deceased Mississippi.
Letters of administration on said estate having
been on the 18th day Of September, 1915. granted
to the undersigned by mo A.. Tyson. chaneery
clerk of said county of Noxubee.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to have same probated and registered
by said clerk within one year from this date. A
failure of one year to probate and register any
claim viii bar the same.
This II day Of Sept, 1915.
w. A. CHEATHAM.
Administrator of said estate.
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NOTICE.

Sealed bids are invited on Monday, November
LIST, 1915, at 200 o'clock, p. M, for the furnishing
and constructing a wooden bridge across Grow
creek on Brewer road according to plans and
specifications, now on file in the chancery clerks
Office of said county. Successful bidder to furn-
ish bond in penalty of bid. The board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids,
By order of Board Supervisors. This Oct. Sth,
1915. JNo, A. TYSON. Ch'y elk,
By.W, @. BARNES. JR. ID. c..
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CITATION NOTICE

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Jno. M. Stanley,
Nc. 1882 VS., In the Chancery Court
Mrs. Leona Stanley ) of Noxubee County
To Mrs. Leona Stanley. who is a non resident of
the State of Mississippi and whose p~ostofice
address is 633 Rex Street, North East, Canton,
Ohio.
We command you to be and appear beforr the
Chancellor of our said Chancery Court at a term
thereof to be holden at the Court House, in the
City of \ Macon, in said county of Noxubee, on the
Fourth Monday in October, A. D.. 1915. then and
there to plead, answer or demur to the Original
bill in said cause wherein you are defendant.
Witness my signature and the seal of said Court
affixed at my office in Coty of Macon. Miss. this
l4th day of September 1915.
JNO. A. TYSON, Clerk. I
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RANGERS SALE.

will on Monday, October 25th, 1915, at legal
hours, sell in front of the court house the follow
ing cattle that were taken up by the parties mem
toned and estrayed according to law: One red
heifer, about two years old, taken up by A. G,
Williams on his place in district 3.
Ono black bull yearling about two years old,
marked with underbit and swallow fork in left ear
and half undercrop in the right; taken up by W.
II. Cade, straying on his place in district 8.
One red steer yearling, unmarked. taken up by
s, T.. Null while ~straying on his place in district
q d. C. FERRIS, Ranger.
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NOTICE.

Sealed bids are invited on Monday, November l.,
1915, at 200 o'clock, p. m. for furnishing and con-
a wooden bridge on Macon and Cooks
Vile road across Jordan Creek. about three-quar-
ter mile west of Paulette. Miss. according to
plans and specification on file in the Chance1y
Clerks Office of said County. The successful bid
der to furnish bond in penalty of bid. TheSBoard
reserving the right to reject any or all bids.
BY order of Board of Supervisors, this Oct. Sth,
1915. JNO. A. TYSON, Ch'y Clerk.
By w. o, BARNES, Jr., DC.
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NOTICE

Sealed bids are invited on Monday. November
l 1915, at 2 p. m. for the furnishing of supplies for
e%onvicts for month of Nov, 1915. Supplies to
be delivered to convict overseer as called for at
Macon. Miss.
Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids. By order of Board of Supervisors.
This Oct. 7th. 1915.
JNO. A. TYSON. Chancery Clerk
By W. o. BARNES. Jr. DC
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u NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

THE ESTATE In the Chancery
No, 1919 of Court of Nox-
Ansel G.. Cunningham, ubee County,
Deceased, ty, Miss.
Letters testamentary on said estate having been
on the Z day of October. 1915. granted to the un-
d~ersigned by John A. Tyson, chancery clerk of
said county of NoXubee.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to have same probated and register
cd by said clerk within one year from this date.
A failure for one year to probate and register
any claim will bar the same.
This I day of October. 1915.
MRS. SALLIE A. CUNNINGHAM.
ENecutriX of said estate.
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Jackson Highway Contributors

The undersigned citizens of Macon
have contributed the amount opposite
their names to be used by the commit
tee who were appointed to locate the
JacksonMilitary Highway route through
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CITATION NOTICE
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Lucinda Lee, Complt. II tho c,.u.
No. 1899 VS.. IN tne Chancery Court
Candies Lee. Deft. of Noxubee County
To Candies Lee. whose whereabouts and post of.
flee address are unknown to complainant and
can not be ascertained after diigent enquiry.
We command you to be and appear before the
chancellor OF our said Chancery Court at a term
City OF Macon. in said county of Noxubee. on the
Fourth Monday in October, A. D., 1915. then and
there TO plead, answer or demur to the Orioinai
bill "a said cause wherein you are defendant.
Witness my signature and the seal of said coprt
an Sed at my office in the city of Mscon Mas
TINS the 18th day Of September. A. H., 1915.
JOHN A. TYSON, Clerk,
ByW.o BARNES, Jr. nc
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

No. 1922 of of NoXubae
Jesse Raleigh Heineman County,
Deceased. Miss,
Letters tostamentary on said estate having been
on the 18th day of September, 1915, granted to the
undersigned by Jno A. Tyson. chancery clerk o
said county Of N0xubae.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to have same ~probated and registered
by said clerk within one year from this date.
A%tailure for one year TO probate and register
any claim viii bar the same.
This 18th day of Sept, 1915.
Il. BREWER, SR.,
EAeeutor Of said estate.
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FuH SALE TIVE young graded Jersey cows.
one fresh. and the other to freshan soon.
Ed SCALES,
Brooksvile. Miss.

FAIR WARMING AZ parties. hurtars esper.
ely. are wn ned moi t~rMsrrass M my lards,
This is a special warning 10 SQUIRREL bira md
postum hunters. who are In the habit Of hunting
in the river bottoms west of Macon. All y~iolators
will be prosecuted. j. flames,
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WANTED.

A good young Black Mule, mare pre-.
ferrsd, four or six years old. weigh
ab1St 1900 pounds ~ oQAEEs'
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We. the undersigned trustees of the Center
Point Consolidated school, do hereby give notice
that we will receive bids for the construction of
the school house to be builded at Center Point
Miss, on Saturday. the S0th day of October. 1915.
The bids being made on the plans and specitica.
tons on file in the office of the chancery clerk Of
Noxubee county. Bidding to be done by sealed
bids, each bid to be accompanied by q certified
check for S2ooNl guarantee of good faith. We
reserve the right to accept or reject any and all
Aits.
Bids e Ne received at the Office Of Strong &
gush. Maeoa, Miss, ID. w. DENT
LIS. SHEPPARD,
JAMES WHITE.
Trustses Center Point Consolidated school district.
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NOTICE.

Sealed bids are invited on Monday, November
| 1913 for the furnishing Of supplies for County
Home for November, 1918. Board of Supervisors
mlttei.
By order Of Board Of Supervisors. this Oct. It'll
1915. JOHN A. TYSON, Chancery Clerk
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SUICIDE WAVE
HALTED BY SUNDAY

Continued from Page One
body. / have never known known such
reverence as that the students have shown
since Sundays visit.
when he first began to speak I was
a little doubtful; such methods were new
to mel had been brought up in an at
mosphere devoid of demonstration as
1 was a little in fear about the outcome
of the meeting. But 1 never have been
since then. | think 1t must be the power
of his sincerity that wins the boys
confess l do not understand the grip he
had OH them"
Provost Smith deplored publicity given
to stories that compulsory chapel dis
pleased the student body.
"One paper" he said. "even went so
far as to print an editorial about it. Now
/ will tell you gentlemen that If you want
to know how the student body regards
chapel you have only to come out and
see. 1t Is no sense compulsory. There
are no penalties for failure to attend It.
Chapel Is a matter between the students
and myself"
BILLY" Sunday was the topic most mem
toned at the luncheon. 1t began with
the motion for the massed attendance of
the Ohio Society at one of the Sunday
meetings, introduced by Dwight NJ.
Lowry, an attorney and member of the
society This was indorsed and COM
mttee Will arrange for reservations.
Richard c. Kerens, of st. Louis, Am
bassador to Austria under the Taft Ad-
mnistration, said that the nation would
decay without the influence Of spiritual
inspiration.
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| cess of the legislative bodies. The loan
procedure of about two months in Coun-
ellis would then follow late in the fall Of
this year. with actual construction work
oil the subways beginning in 1916 instead
of In 1915.
Business organizations, trade bodies.
leading manufacturers and all Interested
tn the quick consummatlon OF the transit
program united today in their demand for
prompt action. Continued delay on the
part of Councils, 1t has been pointed out.
will mean that the necessary legislation
to authorize the floating of the loan after
It once has been approved by popular
vote cannot be passed until Councils re-
convene after the summer recess.
The actual work. in this case, could not
begin until the spring OF 1916. since ex-
cavation and general construction can
not be begun to advantage during the
winter. To insure 1915 instead of 1916
beginning every influence of civic organ
lzation has been brought to bear to urge
upon Councils the necessity for prompt
ness
Edward B. Martin. chairman of the
Transportation Committee of the United
Business Mems Association. today de-
clared that every one of the local or
ganlzations affiliated with the United
Association Is keenly alive to the need
for .immt dlatc action. Mr.. Martin also
indicated that should Councils make it
possible to begin work next summer re-
lief for the unemployed of the city will
be afforded Immediately.
1.-THE United Business Mems Associa-
tion' he said, "early In the year 1914
expressly committed themselves to the
support of Director Taylor and his tran
sit plan. We have followed him in sup
port of the rlan at every point in the
history OF its development.
Therefore, we certainly expect Coun-
ellis. at the meeting on February T. to
provide for the special March election,
whereby necessary authorization can be
had for the transit loan.
This is absolutely essential. so we ex-
pect Councils to do their duty in this
matter of public welfare. Not alone is
1t essential for the realization of the
plan. but also for providing for thou
sands OF idle men who are at the pres
ent time suffering in Philadelphia on ac-
count of lack of employment Hence, we
fully expect and believe that Councils will
provide for March election at the
meeting tomorrow"
Evidence of the interest aroused In
hlgh-speed transit is shown by the de-
mand for transit buttons. Judging by the
numbers who have been tagged with
buttons so far, it is believed that fully
half a million people will be wearing the
transit slogan this week.
Up to the present time i50 business or
ganizatlons. 100 labor organizations and
a large number of other associations have
been supplied. The buttons are being
worn by the employees of the city and
national government, the department
stores, Industrial plants, newspapers and
men and women in all walks of life. Thou
sands OF school children, who also realize
the need of better transit facilities, are
also wearing the transit battlecry.
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P.R.R. STOCK DEALS
UNDER SGRUTlNYOP
NEW JERSEY BOARD
Rate Hearing Instituted II
Commuters Takes New
Angle - Railroads Al.
torneys Oppose Inquiry.

Inquiry into the stock and bond tysn.
actions OF the Pennsylvania. Ralro.,
that may be fer-reachlng was .permI,,,s
today by presiding Commissioners Ra,os
w. Donges, OF the New Jersey stats pnh
lie Utility Commission at the resumes
hearing of the commuters attack on &,
increase in passenger fares.
A long legal argument between HeNr.
w. Bikle, assistant general counsel "a,
the railroad, and Commissioner Donp..
preceded the commissioners ruling !,
was precipItated by q question nut h
Il. @. S. Bleakley, counsel for the com.
muters, to f. j. Fell. chief statlstieas
of the railroad.
The probe into investments OF the rag.
road was resumed today. Two week.
ago the commuters, through their counsai
u. G. c. Bleakley, charged that the ross
had made bad investments, thus mecca.
stating the passenger rate increases. ons
such Investment referred to was OF Il.
100000 In the Susduehanna Coal Compahv.
This figure was found to be correct when
Fell produced the records today.
Fell testified that the investment paid
no interest between 1900 and 1907, drs
he said, to the fact that the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad was acting as the banker
of the coal company and owed it money
In 1908 1t paid 6 per cent, Fell testified.
and in 1918 per cent
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NINE BURN TODEATH,
SIX HURT, WHEN FIRE
FOLLOWS EXPLOSION
Men Trapped in Lodging
House Near Kane, Pa.
Sleeper Blown Through
Window Into Snowdrift.

KANE, Pa, Feb. 3.-In a gas explosion
midnight last night, nine men were burned
to death and six seriously injured. The
explosion occurred at the two-story frame
boarding house of the Tionesta Chemical
Company, when a rubber hose leading
from a huge gas stove broke and the es-
Gaping gas was ignited by an oil lamp
which had been left burning on table
in the sitting room.
The dead are Tony Lexier, Pete Christie,
John Williams. Christ Spear, Tom Spear,
brother of Christ Spear; Christ Tony,
John Tony, brother Of Christ Tony; Christ
Bosch and Charles Fisko.
The injured are Mack Pammis, Christ
Youman, Mike Pasco. Michael Pammis,
brother of Mack Pammis; James Angelica
and Basil Bosch.
Most of the men were OF Macedonian
descent.
The force OF the explosion was so great
that James Williams. who was the only
boarder in the house to escape uninjured,
was blown through a window on the sec
ond floor. He landed in a snowdrift 20
feet from the boarding house.
In an instant after the explosion the
house was a mass of flames and the oc-
cupants, who were awakened by the ex-
plosion. made desperate effort to es-
cape -rl. r ,....-.
Six dodgers on the second story es-
capped, but the nine sleepers on the first
floor were trapped. The flames ignted
the clothing of some of those who es-
capped, and the men rolled about in the
snow to eXtinguish the flames.
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LoNGsHoREMEN IN RIOT
Etrfkers Attack stevedores at Cam
bria Street Wharf.

Thirty or more striking longshoremen
attacked stevedores loading -four on the
Belgian relief ship South Point at the
Cambria street wharf. Port Richmond. to-
day and were beaten Off by the police
only after riot call had been sounded
Three men. members OF the strike
breaking loading crew, were cut, and
bruised. They are in the Episcopal Hos
pital. They are Jacob Teetscock, 1925
East Montgomery avenue Cecil Lynn,
1921 Myrtle street, and George Swindel,
9Th end Locust streets.
A detail Of police is now on guard at
the ship. and the work of loading II is
going on undisturbed.
The steamer will be ready to sail Sat
urday as scheduled II 1t takes 1000 men
to guard the work." said Lieutenant Ham
ilton, of the Belgrade and Clearfield
streets station.
It was shortly after o'clock that the
attack was made on the men going to
work. So sudden was the assault that
the ssteyedores, had hardly time to defend
themselves. The attacking party con-
stituted only portion of the strikers in
Port Richmond, about 800 of, the long
shoremen having walked out. -Hf
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SHIP PURCHASE BILL
BELIEVED KILLED

Continued from Page One
extraneous iniuence-for. like Brutus.
they are all honorable men-sprang a most
complete and hostile surprise on their
comrades on this side. But the Repub-
ieans were served with rull notice OF
what was planned. 1 congratulate our
enemy on the coup.
You did upset u.s. no continued, point
Ing at the Republicans on the other side
of the chamber. 'You did get us IN a
tight hole and don't know whether we
are going to get out or not. It was most
artistic and I compliment and copgratu-
late the Senator's on that side, but not ON
this. he added, glaFing around at the
seven Who had caused the trouble.
Stones speech was regarded by some
OF the Republicans as an admission that
the Administration had been whipped on
the ship purchase bill and as an indiea-
tion that the President would place the
blame for the measures defeat squarely
up TO the seven boiling Democrats.
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they could have a nice dinner at their
home. 2l3 Dickinson street. But on his
way home. for some unknown reason, he
became grief-stricken and was sorry that
the fish was dead.
There's a fountain in Dickinson Square.
near Pats home, so he stopped there and
dropped the haddock I'm a small pool of
water in hope that IL would come 10 life
He was watching the fish obviously. and
a number of children were suggesting
methods 10 save the haddock's life, when
Policeman George happened along.
The cop inquired the cause OF the trou-
BILE Pat pointed TO the fish pathetically
and said; IT'S dead"
"Of course II is" said George He pulled
the fish out and showed Pat that II was
not only dead. but cleansed and ready
for the frying pan AS Donohoe started
an argument, George took him to the
Moyamensing avenue police station; also
the haddoek. Just before the hearings
took place, Pat was convinced that the
haddoek could not be saved, even with
pulmotor SO he took Il home. or at least
started In that direction.
Hot bread for supper Is one OF the
standing rules OF Charles Crawford, boss
OF the house at 2220 Turner street. Charles
Is known as a rather assertiye Negro and
when his wife Florence said that she was
"gittin tiahed maxim hot bread ali the
time Crawford became moody He went
upstairs and got a razor.
HIS wife barricaded herself behind the
sidehoard and Crawford was trying 10
reach her with the razor when Joseph
Woodland, an acquaintance, went to her
assistance. Both men rolled on the noor
while Florence yelled for the police.
Breaking away from Woodland, Crawford
ran 10 the roof and stood behind a chin-
ney with the razor. He had Il IN a carv-
ing position when Special Policeman sei-
bert and Guiiiiord found him there. but
they soon 0gerpoWerad the Negro ana
took him % the lath and oxford ztrscls
station.
Hlg Hife. ak safe d.sfaacs. told ahst
haa = Nazlstass tssziE
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=. connection with the revival
follows at e.ovsr at the smaltz-Goodwin
Company, 18th and Vine stree,H, ts,, r.t..r
CoI,p' 1H.s sber az Andrews Mills' Leiper
and Adams streets ,,,,a,. ce,,,ronv
91st and Ludlow streets ,.., ,,.,or-
MIR. Rodeheaver at the Eacs Eacksr ', u NiV'0i
car Company, 3t7 North br, broau sti ,ti. 60,
Ar. yvsish NJ the Joseph Bromley Com
-, Atb street and Jehish avenue
sstSSobJ stover at the Haines, Jones &c
20 5i,,rv Company, 1880 Ridge avenue
a. crown al the Spring Garden y
NJ r. A.. 9th street and Spring Garden
streets. -. p,.tr,o,a v
NJ. c. A. - ,.,.
Jack" cardiT at the car barn at Ath
and Thompson streets. ,-.--,
Mr.. Clarkson at the car barn 5Vth street
and woodland avenue.
AT 2 o'clock Miss Miller addressed the
Business Womens Invitation Committee
az the Y. W. c. A., 18th and Arch streets,
and Of 2.sO Miss Rose Fetterolf addressed
n,nits of the william Penn High School
In the Trinity Methodist Church.
bovs' and girls meeting viii be con-
Quoted by Miss Gamlln In the Disston
Memorial Presbyterian Church, Tacony,
ar 3:45 o'clock. Miss Lamont VIII hold q
pIhte class in the Hollond Memorial
Chanel 18th and Federal streets. at $3.50
o'clock and at 6;15 Mrs. Asher VIII con-
duct rally In the Fifth United Presby-
terlan Church, 56th street and Wyalusing
avenue.
The campaign activities of the day for
members of the Sunday will be brought
to a close when Miss Miller addresses
Young women's meeting in the First Regi-
ment Armory at 1880 o'clock. Her sub
iect will be purity"
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