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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-03-05

Neal B. PUNK, son Of ]. A. and
Katherine PUNK, was born Aug. -,
lS47, and departed this life Feb. 25,
1916.
Mr.. PUNK had been i'll since 0cto-
Der, 1914. He was apparently i'm.
proving on the day before his death
he was able to go about the house
He was awake about day-break on
the morning of his death. though
when he was called to breakfast, tc
the sad surprise Of his family, he was
dead
Mr.. PUNK was Mason in good
standing, aud has been president Of
the F.E, & c. y. of A. at Libert,
for several years.
He leaves a wife and two daugh.
ters and a host of friends to. mourr
his loss. His remains we're inferred
in the Liberty cemetery.
Weep not dear wife, father, broth
ers and sisters. daughters, relatives
and friends; live for God and yol
win meet dear Neal after while, wheI
the stbrm Of life has blown; wher'
there will he no parting, weeping Of
death, but all will be eternal bliss.
W. 7. HovIs.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-03-05
Elder Freeman's End Round Of
Quarterly Meetings

Gainesville, Buena Vista Mch. 81.
Bethel AMI Selmer. Bethel Ach. 7-S.
Selmer circuit, Pleasant Grove
Mch.9.
Ensille mission. EnviIle April l4.l5.
Adamsville circuit. Crumpa Chapel
Apra ills.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-03-05
half YOUR LIVING
FROM YOUR GARDEN
Blo Saving to Farmer and City Man
ls Possible Through Home
Grown Vegetables


atlanta, Ga.--(Special.) )-The farm.
| er who makes and keeps going this
year real home garden, will save
fully one-half the money he has peen
in the habit Of paying the supply mer-
chant for his food supplies. The man
with back yard city lot, turned into
a garden, can save on his living ex-
penses in the same proportion.
The man In the city has been hit
by the war just as hard as the man
| in the country, and here in Atlanta the
Agricultural Committee of the Atlanta
| Chamber of Commerce, of which H. G..
Hastings is chairman, Is actively en-
couraging the back yard city garden
| as one of the most effective steps In
! solving the problem Of living. One At
lantan made $3.50 worth of vegetables
last year on less than one-sixteenth of
an acre. Others have been encourag-
ed to try 1t, and this spring will see
Atlanta full Of home gardens.
| THE farmers of the South, In my
| opinion" Mr.. Hastings said, have
| well learned the lesson Of the cotton
| crisis, and l believe they are going, ia
keep 1t learned. They realize now as
never before that they must make
cotton their servant instead OF their
master. and making food crops. Is the
only way to do it.
"The first big step toward the solu
ton Of this problem is the home gar
den--an all-the-yearround garden
one that Is kept busy growing food foi
the table every month in the year A
garden like this means saving Of
half the living expense Of any family;
/ IL is worth more as a money saver
than any five acres OF cotton eyel
/ grown
"City families pay fancy prices fol
vegetables and other food products
which the farmer can have on his ia
Bile without the expenditure OF a dol
i lar. and this would mean to the farm
ers of the South an aggregate saving
Of millions of dollars they are now
paying out annually for food supplies
that might be turned into bank &C
counts
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-03-05
No Use to Try and Wear Out Your Coli
II viii Wear You Out Instead

Thousands keep en- sna coughs asshs
and colds through neglect and delay.
Why make yourself an easy prey to
serious ailments and epidemics as the
result Of a neglected cold? Coughs
and colds sap your strength and vital
ity unless checked in the early stages.
DR.. Kings New Discovery is what you
need the first dose helps. Your
head clears up, you breathe freely
and you feel 50 much better. Buy q
bottle to-day and start taking at
once. adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-03-05
Chancery Court

Chancellor J. w. Ross came Tues
day, and held an afternoon session of
the chancery court, and adjourned
over Wednesday to attend the funeral
Of Hon. Hu. G. Anderson at Jackson
Wednesday afternoon. Court re-
) sumed Thursday. The docket is light
and will be concluded this week. We
will give proceedings next week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
Tattoo Marks Not
Found on Bodies of
HaMes burg Boys
YOUNGSTERS ARMY MAN
FINDS, DON'T RESEMBLE A
BAY STREET BILLBOARD.

There are fewer tattooed young men
in Hattiesburg than in any town in the
country.
This is the belief of Lieut. r. r.
Pickering, Sixteenth United States In
fantry, detailed for instruction-inspec-
ton work with the Mississippi Ma
tional Guard, who has just completed
an examination of something like 100
of the city's young men, militarily in
clined.
Lieut.. Pickering and Lieut.. L. r.
Plummer. state examiner of the mill
tia, were in Hattiesburg yesterday aft
ernOon and last night, and looked over
the members of Capt. Thomas F.
Coopers Company A, First Independ
ent Battalion with view of determin
ing whether or not they came up to
the required standard.
Seventy-four of them did Many Of
the others could have made the ex
animation had they prepared them
selves for it.
In spite of the fact that the uni
forms for the company have not yet
arrived, and that the company is bu
little more than a month old. the
men made an excellent showing.
"Out of the 100 or more examined,
Lieut. Pickering said before returnin.
to Jackson this morning, mot a maj
had tattoo mark on him. This is un
usual. Often you will find militamel
and would-be guardsmen. with thei
arms and bodies resembling bill
board, with tattooed figures and word
galore. But not mark was discover
ed on any of the Hattiesburg appl
lcants.'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
No Bail Asked.

The attorneys for Leverett have not
yet put in an application for bail for
their client, and it is not believed
that they will do so.
Neil T. Currie and Alexander Cur
rie, two of his counsel, who live in
Hattiesburg, said today that they were
not in a position to say at the time
whether or not such a request would
be made
Contrary to the belief in certain
quarters that a man charged with a
felony, who has been tried twice. each
time resulting in a mistrial, is as
sured of being given bond such is not
the case. 1t depends entirely upon
the court. whether the defendant in
such a case may be released on bail.
1t is hardly likely that Leverett will
be tried before the April term of the
circuit court An eight-weeks' term
of court will open in January, but this
will be for civil cases exclusively, and
it is improbable that any criminal case
will be disposed of at that time.
1t is known, however, that no spe-
cial term of court will be called to
hear the case.
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
PIONEER
DEAD At HARVEY
FUNERAL OF J. A. CARTER TO BE
HELD FROM HOME AT II
O'CLOCK TOMORROW.

}. A. Carter, one Of the pioneers Of
this section, and one of the best known
and most widely connected citizens OF
Forrest county, died at his home near
Harvey this morning, after a long i'll.
ness Death was not unexpected.
Mrs. Carter and several other mem.
bers of the family were at the bed
side when the end came.
Mr. Carter lost consciousness last
night, and his end was expected mo-
mentarily. He never regained con
sciousness. Kidney trouble was one Of
the causes of the death.
Mr.. Carter, who was a wealthy plan
ter, was about 5S years old. He had
resided in Forrest county all the lat,
ter part of his life.
He is survived by his wife, two sons
James and John Carter, now at the
Mississippi College; a daughter, Miss
Matte Carter, a teacher at Vdalia,
La; sister, Mrs. Mcbride, of Hat
tiesburgI and a brother. J. d. Garter
of Harvey, and W. A. Carter, who re-
sides near him: Mrs Carter, of Talla
/ bala, half sister; c. B. Travis, Allen
Z Travis and LOami Travis. half broth
ers. Mrs. A. II. Ethridege, mother oil
Chancery Clerk Herbert ellis, is al
aunt of Mr.. Carter.
The funeral will be held from the
residence near Harvey at II o'clock to
morrow morning. The Rev John T
Christian, pastor Of the First Baptis
Church here, will conduct the services
The inteTment will be in the Carte
cemetery, fourth Of a mile from th'
home.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
INQUEST OVER BABY
Of DEFECTIVE MIND
DOCTOR REFUSED TO OPERATE
ON 1T BECAUSE 1T WAS AN
IDIOT; 1T DIED.
(By Associated PresS.)

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-A jury of six of
the best known physicians and sur
geons of Chicago will be chosen to
hear the testimony at the inquest of
the Bollinger baby which died last
night after DR.. Harry Haiselden de-
clined to operate on the defective in
fant to save its life.
Chief Coroner's Physician Reinhart,
who conducted the post mortem on
the infant, reported to Coroner Hoff-
man that in his belief the child would
have been an idiot if it had lived
DR.. Haiselden has issued lengthy
statement defending his course. Mrs.
.Bollinger, when told today of the
death of. her baby, said that it was
best for all concerned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18

London. Nov. 1S.-A striking victory
for the French over the Bulgarians at
one point in Southern Serbia is unof-
ficially reported through Paris today
A strong Bulgarian force is said to
have been driven across the Vardar
river after a twO-days battle. The
capture by the French of Kusturino.
and the defeat of the Bulgarians by
the British on tbs XalondozossiRSahIo2yIo s
front is also reported
!, The Bulgarians are sweeping every.
thing in front of them in the region
north Of Monastir.
Advices received today seemed to
confirm the Saloniki report that the
BulgaTians had taken Perlepe, i'm
perilling Monastir, which the Serbs
are preparing to evacuate.
Belluno, an Italian city 80 miles
north OF Venice. was bambarded by
Austrian aeroplanes and three per
sons wounded today.
The French Senate Army commit
tee today passed a resolution urging
the unrestricted use of asphyxiating
gas by the French troops.
Victory for the Italians attempting
to take Gorilla is announced in an Of
fetal statement.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18

With the arrest late yesterday after
noon Of H. L. GarrOway, former chief
of police of Bond, Miss, and one of
the principal witnesses in the Morris
Williams arson case, disposed of at
yesterdays session of the Forrest
cunty court, charged with tampering
with witnesses in the case, District At
tOrney Robert S. Hall today announced
that such a practice is to be broken
up in his district.
Garroway, is charged with contempt
of court in that he communicated with
witnesses of the State a day or two
before the present trial, and, it is al
legged offered Mary Powe, a negro
witness, SO to either change her tes-
timony, or refuse to testify against
Williams and George Wedegin,
charged with burning the Wedegin-
Rosongrant factory at Fruitland Park
last summer.
Throughout the district Mr. Hall
said today, eve occasionally hear re-
ports that certain parties have been
,, 'tampering with Witnesses trying to
get them to change their testimony,
or disappear entirely This practice
must cease. Every man suspected of
such work is going to be brought into
court, and it will be determined there
whether or not he is guilty
Garroway is well known in both For
rest and Harrison counties.
GarrOway will be tried next Friday
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
WOODMEN MAKE READY
FOR BIG IMITATION

Sixteen more applications for mem
bership into Leaf River Camp No. %,
Woodmen of the World, have been
acted upon by the camp, bring the
total number OF new applicants to be
received at the big November meeting,
up to 75. This class will be initiated
at a special meeting, at which every
Woodman is expected to attend. The
new Woodmen will be introduced on
the night of November p, when ban
quet will be served, and special music
by a glee club given.
The annual meeting of the camp will
be held December Z, when officers for
1916 will be elected.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
THE FORREST COUNTY COURT.

Tom Ieverett saw-mill man.
er opportunity to gain freed ON, and possibly
For the time Miss issipp jury failed
verdict in the him, charged
murder in Rchton August erswhe and
companion Ed Bradley.
A jury of county citizens yesterday
noon Paul Johnson deliberations
covering period tn they nabe determine
what fate should be meted the prisoner.
Ten of the jurors conviction; acqutta.
All of the persuasive which the other could
make the aiming look at the
in way.
So announced that the jury hope
lessly deadlocked had be
useless to again reconsideration,
Judge Johnson that he dismissed the jury
The men stood for acquitta
d. Jackson, farmer living Rogers School House.
T. l.. Jacobs employed at the Gravel Pit.
Until Tuesday jury conviction
/ acquittal Jackson the lone standing
between Leveret and galows. day,
cobs switched, andv voted Jackson, he
changed opinion sided with the majority Later than
after long consultation with Mr. Jackson Mr.
third time changed his thinking things
and voted for Leveretts release to the end.
The who voted for Leverett's conviction,
Oliver Weaherford farmer unmarried, living Harvey
J. T. Chairman, farmer married R. F. Hattiesburg.
J. L eagle, farmer, married Petal.
R. G. McSwain, farmer married Rogers School House.
B Wright farmer marres Eatonvile
B. DuFose, farmer married, Rogers School House.
J. Brown, farmer marri ed, Rogers School
J e. Johnson farmer ried, Eastabutchie
7. Baker, farmer married Harvey.
w E. Jackson, farmer married, Lees Store.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
NEGRO CONVICTED
ON ARSON CHARGE
OF HAVING ASSISTED IN
BURNING FACTORY.

Norris Williams, the negro who has
been locked up in the Forrest county,
jail for some weeks, on the charge Of
burning the factory of the Wedegin-
Rosengrant Company at Fruitland
Park, was found guilty in the Circuit
Court of Forrest yesterday, and will
be given a sentence within the next
day or two.
Indicted with Williams was George
Wedegin, one of the owners of the fac
tory. He will be given hearing next
Wednesday.
Williams was on the stand for sew
eral hours yesterday, and repeatedly
recrossed himself while testifying.
He was confronted with two affidavits
. sworn to by him, in which he declared
that Wedegin had burned the building
! for the insurance money. On the wit
ness stand he repudiated these state
ments, saying that a Pinkerton man
| had threatened to "beat his brains out
with his revolver if he did not pre-
pare such statement.
! Judge Johnson refused to allow the
sworn statements to be introduced as
testimony, but allowed the state to
question him about the statements
He admitted that a majority of the
statements included in the affidavits
were false, and that he knew this
when he signed them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
Ancona Was Snelled.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 1S.-An af-
fidavit by DR.. Cecil Geit, the only ma
tive American survivor of the Italian
steamer Ancona. directly contradicts
the official statement that the ship
was not shelled by an attacking sub
marine after she was stopped. The
State Department was notified today
of the existence Of such an affidavit,
through consular dispatches.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
.HATTIESBURG BANKS
HAVE BIG DEPOSITS
INCREASE SHOWN BY THE THREE
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS IN RE
PORTS JUST MADE.

A noticeable increase in the amount
of deposits carried by the three bank
ing institutions OF HattiesburS, is,
shown in the reports of their condi-
tions at the close of business Noyem-
ber 100, made to the ComptrOller of
the Treasury yesterday.
This is taken as an indication OF
better business and of returning pros
perity.
Each bank reported much larger de-
posits than on the day of the last re
port
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18

Approximately 100,GVO less votes
were cast in the general election on
November End than we're placed in
ballot boxes by Mississippi electors IN
the Democratic primary in August, ac-
cording to duplicates of complete of
fetal returns received by Secretary
of State Joseph w Power, at Jack
son.
According to law the sealed official
returns can be opened only by the
legislature, but at the request of the
secretary of state the different coun-
ty election boards sent him duplicate
returns. With all the counties heard
from the vote shows that the Social
ist candidate for Governor, ]. T. Les
ter, of Jackson, received 4,046 ballots,
the largest cast for anv-San opposing
the Democratic candidates for any of
Ifce.
Gov. elect. Theo. G. Bilbo received
5O,54 votes. Attorney General Col
Inns received the largest number of
votes of any candidate, getting 52,243.
! Secretary of State Powers received
the largest vote of any candidate hav-
| ing opposition, 81, 1888.
The sealed election returns will be
delivered to the Legislature in joint
session following the convening of the
lawmakers, who gather for their ini-
tial session on Tuesday, January 4.
According to law the returns will be
opened by the legislators and the re
suits officially proclaimed on Tues
Fday of the following week. A date at
will, after that, can be set for the in
auguration of the new governor, but il
is believed the general precedent will
. be followed in allowing from ten days
ITO two weeks to elapse.
> The Complete Returns.
The complete vote for all candidates
in the general election, as shown by
duplicates of officiG, returns sent tc
Secretary of State Power is as fol
lows:
For Governor-Theo. G. Bilbo, Dem
ocrat, 50,541; J. T. Lester, Socialist
4.O46.
For Lieutenant nt-GovernOr-Lee NJ
Russell, Democrat, 50,325, F. T. Max
WELL Socialist, 1851.
For Secretary of State-JOseph "
Power, Democrat, 81 1888; V. L. Egger
Socialist, 2,37S.
l CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
STORM NOT COMING
TOWARD MISSISSIPPI

Cont get alarmed over the cool
spell of the last day or two. for it isn't
going to last Already if is gasping
its dying breath, and by morning,
should be dead entirely.
The threatened cold spell did not
arrive: neither did the storm. Dis
patches from the United States Wealth
er Bureau in Washington today stated
that the storm is centered along the
Middle Gulf States, where it develop
ed this morning 1t is moving in a
northeasterly direction. Warnings
have been displayed from Jacksonville
to Norfolk.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
ORPHANAGE CAR IS
IS LOADED HERE
ARTICLES OF FOOD FOR Chill.
DREN IN JACKSON INSTlTU-
TIONS, ARE COLLECTED.

It looks like Christmas down at the
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad station
this afternoon, where a big railway
car is sidetracked, and is being filled
with articles of every description, for
the two orphanages in Jackson.
Hattiesburg is responding nobly to
the request for assistance, and all
morning long everything imaginable
from sweet potatoes to boys trousers
have been carted down there and load
ed on board. The car will remain
there till O'Clock tomorrow morning.
when it will again start on its way
TO Jackson. 1t will be stopped at
every station between here and the
Capital.
tCont:nued on Page Eighty
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
HIGHWAY COMMITTEE
IN SESSION TODAY
is STUDYING THE PROPOSED
ROUTES THROUGH MtSSIS-
SIPPI AND ALABAMA.
(Bg associated PreSS.)

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 18.-The
commissioners of the jackson Mil
itary Highway Association met
here this morning to select a route
from Nashville to New Orleans.
Exhaustive reports en- the condi-
tion of several sections of the
various proposed routes through
Mississippi and Alabama, were
read.
These reports will be taken up
at the afternoon session.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
RAILROAD MEN TO
DEMAND MORE PAY
BROTHERHOOD TO ASK FOR AN
EiGHT-HOUR-DAY WITH TEN
HOUR WAGES.
iBg Associated PresS.)

Cleveland, Nov. 18.-The four
railroad brotherhoods of the coun-
try, Including more than $4,000
engineers, firemen, conductors and
brakesmen on all the railroads of
the United States, are preparing
to make a formal demand, about
March 1. for an eight-hour day
with ten hours pay.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
FRENCH CLAIM
VICTORY OVER
.BU[GAR FORCE
Have Routed the Invaders in
Southern Serbia, Says
Unofficial Report.
UNRESTRICTED USE OF
GAS BY ARMIES DECIDED

Senate Army Committee of France
Paeses Resolution Urging the Use
of Asphyxiating Methods in Order
to Combat the Germans, Who Are
Said To Be Poisoning the Atmos
phere-Austrans Bombard italian
City From AeropIanes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
Churchill to the Front.

London, Nov. 1S-Winston Spencer
Churchill, former First Lord of the
Admiralty, left for the front this morn
ing. to join the Queens own Oxford
shire Hussars' Regiment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
TAMPERED WITH
WITNESS: MAN
HELD BY COURT.
Former Chief Of Police Of Bond
Will be Tried Next Friday
Morning.
HALL SAYS HE WILL
BREAK UP PRACTICE

Garroway Charged With Having Tried
To induce Witness in Morris Will
iams Arson Case to Change Her
Testimcn ny-Is Brought Into Court
For Ccntempt-District Attorney
Says He's Going After Such Acts
And Will Prosecute Them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
JURY, 10 TO z.
FOR CONVICTION, CAN'T
AGREE; IS DISCHARGED

LOUISIANA sAW-MILL MAN
GAIN HIS FREEDoM-JURoRs FOR 43 HOURS
FINALLY TELL THE COURT THAT VERDICT COULD NOT BE
REACHED UNDER ANY cIRcUMsTANcEs-E D. JACKSON FARM
ER ROGERS SCHOOL, AND T. L. JACOBS
THE END FOR ACQUTTAL THE REMAINING 10 EQUALLY
AS FIRM FOR coNVICTIoN-LEvERETT AGAIN BE TRIED
THE FORREST COUNTY COURT.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
GET.
.4,O46 VOTES IN.
LAST ELECTION
Approximately 100000 Less
Ballots Cast Flovember 2
Than in Primaries,
DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION
WAS NOT VERY SERIOUS

Sealed Returns From Various Counties
Will. Not Be Opened Till the Legis-
Iature Convenes in January-Dupii-
Gates of the returns. However, Have
Been Received by Secretary of State,
and Unofficial Figures Are Compiled.
$4,000 Votes Cast.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
(Bu Associated PreSs.l

London, Nov. 19.-The British
Army on the Dardaneies has re-
sumed the offensive, and has cap
tured 280 yards of Turkish
trenches.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
THE COTTON MARKET.
(By Associated Press.),

New Orleans, Nov. 1S.-The cotton
market closed 5 to points up.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-18
THE WEATHER

Mississippi-Fair and colder tonight