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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
HOMESICK, SHE
TRIES TO DIE
Brookhaven Student Takes Carbolic
Acid in Despondent Mood.

Homesick and respondent because
she could not return to her home in
Rawls' Springs, Miss E. Easterling, 1S
years old and pretty, a student at
Whitworth College, Brookhaven, is in
a serious condition today from the ef
fects of carbolic acid which she is said
to have taken late Saturday afternoon
Cries from the young woman the
moment the acid touched her lips
brought assistance, and a physician
was summoned. His immediate an
swer probably saved her life. She will
recover, 1t is reported today. although
she was horribly burned.
Relatives Of the young woman today
declined to discuss the matter, saying
that the poison was taken accidentally.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
GENERAL INVITATION
ISSUED TO PUBLIC
Musical and Literary Program To es
d Rendered. After Which officlait
:, wlII Be Hosts To vlsItors-FIrst
Opportunity to View Interior Of the
Building, Which Is Complete in
Z lostail. er.vP - -

: Formal opening of the new $50, 900
administration building Of the Missis-
sippi Woman's College will take place
tomorrow night at O'Clock, when Of
ficials Of the institution will be AT
Home" to hundreds Of their friends of
Forrest and adjoining counties.
Invitation to the public In general
to attend the opening was issued to-
day by Prof. ]. L. Johnson, president
OF the college,. In every Baptist
church in the county where services
were conducted yesterday and last
night, announcement of the exercises
was made, and through the various
ministers other invitations were is
sued.
While the building, said to be the
most complete administration build
ing of any college in Mississippi, has
been occupied for more than two
months, the public never has been
given an opportunity to inspect It..
The opening tomorrow night has been
planned with that in view.
Program Arranged.
A short program has been prepared
by President johnson. 1t will include
short addresses, music, and readings
by several of the students. Following
this, a committee will escort the Wis
itors through the structure.
The administration building is COM
plete in every respect. 1t contains the
offices of the president of the college;
big auditorium, where the exercises
tomorrow night will be conducted; !;
all recitation rooms, the rooms of the
domestic science department, the art
rooms, and fifteen sound-proof rooms
where the music departments will
have their headquarters. ~
There are more than 210 pupils at
the college at this time, the reports
today showed. While the institution
is but four years old. 1t has taken a
prominent place among Mississippi
educational institutions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
Lees Birthday
to be Obserued
WithCere,,,onies
CELEBRATION ny u. D. G. At
THE LoMo THEATRE
CO.. i1oaoHtoses !. ss'f 'as

The entire city today is putting the
finishing touches on the preparations
for the observance tomorrow. Of Cen
eral Robert 3. Lees birthday. The
celebration will be under the auspices
of the United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy, which will have charge Of
the main observance to be given at
the Lomo Theatre, beginning at 10
= s'-'s,tt - ~s,',-,s,tS sss.y tzs-se1. ~
o'clock.
The banks of Hattiesburg will be
closed all day on account Of tomorrow
being legal holiday. 1t was impossi-
bic to dismiss the schools for the day.
owing to the fact that the students are
now in the midst of their examina-
tions. ~ u "NP& a.
Assisting the Daughters in their cell
ebration will be the two chapters Of
the Confederate Veterans. the Sons Of
Veterans, and the public in general
has been asked to attend the meeting.
The program prepared. is as follows:
do They Love You Still in Dixie?"
by the Historical Club.
Robert E. Lee,' by Smith Caro-
way, of the Hattiesburg High school,
who will represent the schools at the
meeting.
Readings, "a Galaxy Of Southern
Heroes" "Stonewall Jackson's Wall, "
by Mis- Gordon, of the Mississippi Wo-
mans College.
"Stonewall Jackson" by Prof. Bond,
of the Normal College.
Dixie"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
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Death Takes Well
known Sunflower
9F''c 'ccuntytPlanteir
FATHER OF MRS. ROBERT DON.
AID, OF HATTiEsBURe, DIES q.
AT INVERNESS.

News reached Hattiesburg today of
the death at Inverness, Sunfower
county, at 3 o'clock this morning, of
William Duncan, one of the best
known planters in that section of Mis-
sissippi and father of Mrs. Donald,
wife of DR.. Robert Donald, Of this city.
Both DR.. and Mrs. Donald were at
the bedside of Mr.. Duncan when the
end came.
1t is expected that the funeral will
be held at Inverness late this after.
noon, although definite plans had not
been decided on at noon today.
Mr.. Duncan was KNOWN in Hatties'
burg. He was especially well known
in Sunflower county, having been a
resident there for years. He was
more than IA years old, and was q
veteran of the civil war, Pneumonia
contracted before Christmas, was the
direct cause of his death. Minor all
ments followed the pneumonia. His
condition began to grow worse Satur
day, when Mrs. Donald was summoned
to the bedside.
He is survived by his wife and sew
eral children.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
VISITORS INSPECT
LOCA. INDUSTRIES
ENGINEER OFFICERS FROM MO.
BILE, ARE TAKEN OVER
HATTIEsDURo.

Hattiesburg and its numerous indus
tries were inspected today by officers
of the United States Engineers Office
of Mobile, who were in the city sew
eral hours before starting on their
examination trip Of the Leaf river, to
be made in the interest Of securing
from Congress an appropriation for
dredging that waterway.
Accompanied by T. S. Jackson, A.
A. Montague and R. G. Hauenstein,
Col G. Kellar, officer in charge, and
Assistant Engineer F. H. Reid visited
every section of the city, were taken
through the big lumber mills, the fer
tilizer factories, the wood reduction
plant, the Normal College,. and half a
dozen other places of interest
Col. Kellar and Mr.. Reid reached
Hattiesburg last night, and dined with
Representatives of the Commercial
Club. --'~ ..~>,..-. Z.
At o'clock iris afternoon, the scull
OF T. N. Barnett. left Hattiesburg ON
the AowA-thsrivsr trip OF Inspection
which win laat two or three days. a
houseboat win meet tAs party at The
3uneturs a he TIVE rivers. whsA Mr
Barnet will rstarA - HAtttsshurS win
hip boat.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
ATTORNEYS N
JACKSON TODAY
HATIEseuRe CASES TO BE ARGU.
ED BEFORE SUPREME
COURT.

Several Forrest county attorneys
are in Jackson today, to appear before
the State Supreme Court, when two
cases of special interest to Hatties-
burg, will be argued. The lawyers
left last night for the capital, and will
be absent two or three days.
The first case to be taken up today
will be that Of ]. c. Magruder. trustee.
against the HattiesburG Trust 4
Banking Company. This is the old
legal ENHANCEMENT resulting in the
bankruptcy Droessainss . ssuyls sf
years ago Of the Watkins Machine 4
FSunary Company JohA Haney and 4.
c. Hannah ere appeasiag lcr Ilr. Na-
gruder. While stevens ~ Cock. .. \.
Travis. N. C. HIN aaAs G. j. Mli. and
O.. o HstAora relrsssat ~ truss ssn-
paay. - k
The suit q tie Htssissippi Central
Railroad Company. against the Hat
tiesburg Traction Company. also will
be argued today. This suit followed
the action Of the Traction Company
in extending its lines over the tracks
Of the railway company in Main street
about two years ago. The railroad
asked for an Injunction restraining
the Traction Company from crossing
its tracks, and on the refusal Of the
lower courts to grant II, carried 1t tc
the states highest tribuns
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
PILES COAL AND GRAVEL
SEVERAL FEET on TRACK
Accident Occurs at carrlere, 81 Miles
south of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Trains Now Using Gulf & Ship Is.
land and L. & N. Tracks To Reach
New Orleans.

Train service, both passenger and
freight to and from Hattiesburg and
New Orleans, was badly crippled to-
day when a freighter, southbound. on
the New Orleans and Northeastern
Railroad, was wrecked in a deep cut
one mile from Carriere, Miss, 81
miles south of this city, tearing up
the tracks of the railway, and piling
coal and gravel in large quantities on
the line. 1t will take several hours,
1t is said, to remove the wreckage and
to lift the cars back on the tracks.
Southbound trains over the North
eastern, since early this morning have
switched to the line of the Gulf &
Ship Island Railroad, using its tracks
to Gulfport, and from there transfer
ring to the Louisville & Nashville
tracks, reaching New Orleans by that
route.
Northbound passenger trains con-
tinue to use the Northeastern tracks
to the point of wreckage, where the
passengers and express, baggage and
mails, are carried over the wreckage
and placed on board trains sent from
the north to meet them.
According to reports reaching Hat
tiesburg today, the wreck was due to a
slide on the tracks. There were fiji
teen heavily laden coal cars and q
couple of gravel cars thrown from the
track in the wreck, and large quaint
ties of the mixture were dumped pell
nell in the cut where the accident oc
CURED. Owing to the character Of
the freight the work of removing the
debris necessarily will be slow.
1t is understood that no one was
hurt in the wreck.
Railroad officials here today said
that the wreckase would be cleared
before nightfall.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
MTIESBJRC MISSISSIPPI MONDAY AFTERNOON JANUARY
= = 80 . - . <>>>>< ~
= COLD WEATHER IS 4
= COMING; GET OUT 4
= YOUR HEAVY WRAPS. 4

= There doesn't. seem to be much =
= prospect for an immediate return .
= Of the balmy, spring-like days .
= which have made Forrest county =
- loxesallAthai world rfor the i.last, =
. week. There is Q small-sized bliz- .
. card headed this way from the .
. North, and its coming already is .
= being felt in Hattiesburg. While =
. the greater part of today has been .
. somewhat gloomy, on account Of .
- a'~lack of sunshine, fair weather, .
~ along with sthe, cold, is promised. =
. 1t will be much colder here to- =
<tnight than the forenoon .sexpert =
= enced, and temperature will be =
= but little above freezing tomor- =
= TOW. ~ ySes. @A$f =
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<< 80 . <>> .
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
RESCUE WORK GOES ON
UNDER BETTER LINES
Government Appropriates $1,000, 900
For Relief, and the Duke Of the
Abruzzi Continues His Work Among
the Stricken - American Baptlst
Church In Rome Organize Expedl.

Rome, Jan. 18.-There were more
than 10000 casualties in the great
earthquake that visited central and
southern Italy last week. according to
unofficial figures compiled here. The
number of injured will reach $4,000, it
is feared.
The rescue work in the earthquake
zone is going on with greater rapid
ity and under better organization than
was possible Immediately after the
shock. Reports from small towns iso-
lated for a time, continue to tell of the
loss of life and additional damage
to property.
The duke of the Abruzzi is continu-
ing distribution of relief. He goes
from place to place without escort. In
many places he has organized rescue
work and left without the survivors
learning his identity. The government
has appropriated 100000 to relieve
suffering.
Severe winter weather has added
to the misery Of the survivors, many
of whom are without shelter. Urgent
appeals Tor food are coming from
many places,
| Some of the rescues are regarded as
almost miraculous. At Avezzano one
entire family of six were extricated
alive from the ruins of their home.
Tenement houses in the Testaccio
quarter of Rome cracked by the earth
quake, have been vacated by their
tenants, who have established a camp
in neighboring square.
Many cable messages have been re-
ceived from Italians in America who
are anxious regarding the safety of
relatives.
| Americans Work Hard.
Most OF the dead at OIrtucchio are
women and children who were buried
under the ruins Of a church which
afterwards took fire. Many Of those
buried were burned alive. e..
4
Reports have been received Of the
excellent work done by a relief expe.
dition organized by the American Bap-
tist Church led by DR.. Whiting HILL
Help was sent to remote points diff.
ficult to reach. A large quantity OF
provisions was distributed at Celano
where the population was destitute.
$4,000 Under Debris.
Avezzana, Italy, Jan. 1S, via Rome
Twelve thousand bodies, 1t is estimat
ed semi-officially are buried under the
fallen walls of Avezzano. Rescuers
believe there still are many living be.
meath the tons Of debris, and desper
ate efforts are being made to rescue
them.
Most Of the irregular masses of
stone have not been touched with picb
or shovel; for it would take a thou
sand workmen several days to turn
over and excavate what slowly has
been built up during centuries.
One estimate Of property loss II
tplaced at se.00e. .eOo,- but no offcia
hgures are obtainable.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
PINE MEN MEET
Z. IN NEW ORLEANS
HATTIEsGURG WELL REPRE-
sENTED AT SPECIAL MEET
ING THERE.

Hattiesburg and Forrest county are
we'll represented today in New Or
,ean. where a. score or more OF the
leading lumber men of this section OF
the state have gone to attend the spe-
cial meeting OF the Southern Pine AS
ooc;ation While the meeting proper
will not open till tomorrow morning.
preliminary and informal gatherings
will take place this afternoon and to-
night. p --~.
The special meeting was called oy
tho hoard Of directors of the associa-
tion at its recent meeting in St. Louis
Touerrow's session will be In the ma
+nr. os q mass meeting of the manu-
lecturers Of yellow pine, and VIII 70
conducted at the Hetel Grune~a"'
# will open at 10 o'clock
Plans covering the work proposeu
Nv the Southern Pine Association un-
a.r ma ehar,er win be presented TOT
confederation at that time.
Iumb.rmen from as far north as
Meridian and west as far as ST. LOUIS
. vs,l as from every important tim
10, eenter in the South, will be pres
ent. I'll,
From Hattiesburg the following VIII
be in attendance;
70 I'D, Moore, ]. F. Wilder, G. 9. Ar
A - :. = CeAWalker w, T. Cosby, II.
:. nel., W schlitz,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
LEAVES HIS CAPITAL,
TAXING 5000 TROOPS

Washington, D. G.. Jan. 1s.-when
General Gutierrez left Mexico City for
Paehucho yesterday; he took with him
most Of his garrison of 5000 which
heretofore has defended Mexico fCty'
officials here are wondering wheth
er he relinquished the provisional
presidency, or intends setting up HIS
government at Pachucho.
There were no disorders in the Mex
lean capital, the official reports ieceiy'
ed here show. ~
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
CAPITAL TO REMAIN WET.

Warrington, d. c., Jan. 18.-Efferts
to establish absolute prohibition n tie
District Of Columbia, were defeated
this afternoon when, by vote Of 40
to 3s the Senate defeated motion
to suspend rules in order to admit az
rider to an appropriation bils the
Shepherd amendment wiping out all
saloons in Washington. The Senate
previously had decided that it would
require : twothirds majority to sus-
pend the rules. =,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
PEnav COURT opENs TODAY.

chaAcsry Court 81 New Augusta.
Perry county. opened weeks session
there to-day. With CAaneeIlor J. Nor
gan Stevens. Of Hattiesburs. Dresid-
in1. TAs sourt win continue the rest
Of this wsAh. $50
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
commlTrss ,NspEcrs noAps.

An inspection Of the roads leading
into Hattiesburg. was made by the
county committee consisting Of M. d.
King. d. L. Robins and R. c. Hauen-
stein. this afternoon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
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London. Jan. H.
of rain. sleet. ana sn(
Belgium YESTERDAY. -
hostilities, save irreelz
heavy artillery. report
zone today show. For
was almost impossiblo
PAGES away. so heavy
pour of rain and the
wet snow.
Fighting on the Other
Western zone, was not Of
tance, the reports show.
Detailed descriptions
on the Aisne last week
Germans made impor1
show that the fightin
that along the User c.
a rev weeks ago wh9
tried 10 break tnroue
Cnannei. Ine numpe
gagged, however. was
In the suburbs Of
French Moroccan troop
themselves by their
Hundreds of the Afrie
rifles as clubs after ~
or twisted their bayone
maintain that the poel
up after heir retreat
than those previouslS .
~ chanoe ~
London observers 6
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-18
The WEATHER.

Mlssissippi-Fair toniobt .o,4.
w portion, with temperature
~ somewhat above freezing near the
coast Tuesday fair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-16
TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION.

Temperance legislation bids fair to
show considerable advances in the
present legislature The question of
the mulct and the strong fol-
lowing of the advocates of repeal will
have their effect in bringing about
legislation Of an advanced
character. Not that the repeal may
rot &c :h-. but that if it fails the adj
vance win be marked over that of any
previous legislature unless the signs Of
the times fail. Among the propositions
already advanced are amendment OF
to 1000 Inhabitants instead of one To
LOGO, as at present; to require s5 PEI
in cities of the first class on saloon
petition Of consent; and to close sa-
saturdays.
This is a dry legislature and likely Il
proceed to legislation productive O
drouth. The bad break of Senato
Savage in caucus which turned III.
suspicious Of many drys into an alarm.
ed certainty gave an impulse to re
strlctive legislation. One way or an
other We shall probably get tiff no
by repeal Of the mulct then by adop
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-16

New York--Ida Sniffen will have TO
stand trial for homicide in killing her
two babies with bichloride of mercury.
1t is probable that the full story OF
the old double life led by Lorlys Elton
Rogers. a lawyer. will then be revealed.
According to what has 50 far devei-
oped, Ida Sniffen, while a young art
student here. fell in love In 1905 with
George Morris. son Of rich Detroit
manufacturer. They were married, It
Is alleged, and Morris died three weeks
later. The young widow later mary1sd
Arthur NJ Walters. Then Rogers en-
tered her life and made love to her.
She left her husband. and Rogers pre-
pared a home for her. She had two
children while living under Rogers
care. Rogers, it appears. was divorced
by his first wife. He married again. q
sister of a Columbia College professor.
Then he fell in with Ida Sniffen. It
has been stated that while he was
leading hds double life he was also
resuning friendly relations With his
first wife. who had divorced him. It il
even said all three women knew of all
the circumstances. These allegations
have been printed since the case came
to light.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-16
FORTY-SrX FOOT ROADS.
1GrIndy Dem6cHaf

William Schmedika, the new Demo-
cratic representative from Hardin
county is going to introduce q bill IN
the state legislature to reduce the
width Of our roads from sixty six feet
to forty-six, feet. A good many people
who never did any work on the roads
will promptly endorse the efforts Of
the Hardin county representative to
bring about narrower roads and
to give back TO the land owners OF the
state some forty million dollars worth
Of land. People driving along the
roads in the summer time and seeing
a rod of land on each side of the road
growing into weeds can't understand
why our roads weren't reduced IN
width years ago to prevent this ex-
tensive waste of 5000 per acre land.
The men who are doing our road work
will be opposed to making our roads
any narrower. They believe that 1t
takes sIxty-six feet of width to build
q good and substantial grade and they
are right about it. Our road land that
rs growing into weeds is at places
whore modern road has not been
built On the forty miles OF Grumpy
county highway that was completed
last year there is very little waste
land. The land was all used to build
road bed. And again the future VIII
see our main roads double tracked
and a double track road needs all OF
the space the law now allows. The
| bill to cut the width Of our roads
ishrouldn't go thru and there 10 little
chance that Il will.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-16
For Sunday Reading
AN Sorts Of Opinion,
Philadelphia Interview With sund

Philadelphia Interview With Sunday.
After he had been formally well
coined Sunday said among other
things:
"A few years ago You could look
around and say: Nobody home but the
devil, and he's set the house afire to
keep COOL but that time is past"
Reyerting to politicians the evan
gelist remarked:
Politicians are not bad. They are
only unfortunate, neglected. unin-
formed, thoughtless-only walking in
darkness. Just ask 'em to give me a
lift with q hit OF prayer :iow and then
mot to knock till I've had my chance.
II want to preach the sarfe word to
Rittenhouee Square and to the poor,
ito the club men and TO the newsboys,
to the people from Eighth and Vine
and the people from Eighteenth and
Walnut" w ~
Word from Baltimore that a delega-
tion Of 200 wanted to come on from
that city to the service II they could
be assured OF seats caused the evan
geiist to remark: II guess we can take
IcAre Of everybody somehow.
! a request that he pose for . ptctass
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-16
MARRIED TEACHERS Pro Ano CON.

Sioux City viii have no married wom-
en- as teachers in her schools. Thai is the
conclusion Of most Iowa cities. Re-
Gently the board of education of New
York City dismissed married teacher
because of approaching maternity The
dismissal brought up the question
whether women with children were
eligible as teachers in the New York
, schools The issue however was not
whether married women nigh. be
teachers but whether mothers were
eligible. 1t went up to the state com
missioner of education from whose de-
cision there is no appeal. He decided
that the board erred in Diminishing The
teacher referred to. The New York
court OF appeals also has decided that
married women may retain their posi-
lions if they married after entering the
fservice. All Of which is interesting to
teachers and school boards
DR.. Finley, the state commissioner is
also interesting as presenting two
points OF view as regards the profess
sion of teaching and who shall be thus
employed. The boards point of view
was that women with children could
not devote themselves as efficiently and
whole heartedly to their work as
women without children; that their
allegiance would at least be divided
and their interest in their schools i'm
paired by the new ties at home. DR..
Finley argued thus:
The question is, may the board dis
| miss married woman teacher for
that which is a lawful, natural con-
| sequence of marriage and It's social
| function? Would not such a policy
| tend TO immoral results. Dismissal for
general inefficiency would be justifia BILE
| If upon the return Of the teacher she
we're unable to perform her duties; but
If she can perform them. why should
she be dismissed for reasons which do
not touch her school work? a man is
not dismissed because ne becomes a
| happy father; why should woman
be shut out from a career. for which
she may have a special talent. because
she has become happy mother And
| will she not be in closer sympathy with
children and understand them better
after she has children OF her own!
Who shall decide where doctor and
school boards and boards of education
disagree.