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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue of the provisions of a GER
tain deed of trust, made by H. Thorn
ton of Meridian, Mississippi, wherein
the undersigned is trustee, of date
September 18th, 1913, to secure the
payment of certain Indebtedness,
therein described, to L. A. Cowan, and
which said deed of trust Is recorded in
Book IS pages 46S and 400 of the Land
Records of the Chancery Clerks Of
fee of Forrest County, Mississippi;
default having been made in the pay
ment of interest on said Indebtedness,
and having been requested by the said
L. A. Cowan so to do, /, the under
signed trustee, will proceed to sell the
following property mentioned in said
deed of trust, at the Court House door,
in the City of Hattiesburg, County of
Forrest and State of Mississippi, dur.
ing legal hours on
Tuesday, the goth day of April, 1915,
at public outcry, to the highest bidder,
for cash to-wi.:
All of lots one hundred and fifty
one (l51) and one hundred and fifty
two Q52) in block one hundred and
seventy-six Q76) of the ID. H. McInnis
survey of the said City of Hattiesburg;
said block one hundred and seventy
six (176) being formerly under the
first survey, known as block one hun
dred and sixty-three Q6S)
Title to the above property is be-
lieved to be good, but | will convey
only such title as is invested in, me as
trustee.
I will execute deed to the purchaser
c. D. Christian, Trustee.
II Posted, this 9th day of March, 1915
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
BREWER ON PARDoNs.

Jackson, Miss, April 10.-Governor
Brewer is evidently not much worried
over some recent criticisms to the ef-
feet that he has been exercising the
pardoning power too freely. The gov
ernor frankly admits that he does not
believe all the persons he frees from
the penitentiary are innocent, or that
they ought to be given liberty for the
reasons assigned in their petitions for
pardons, but he believes that, gener-
ALLY speaking, short terms are best for
offenders. and it is for this reason that
he gives a hearing to appeals for elem
ency where he regards it as possible
to convert the convict into a useful
citizen
II am not the sort of person who
fall out with my friends who criticize
my official acts when they think am
wrong" says Gov. Brewer. Their crit
icism sometimes serves a good pur-
pose, and enables me to get the other
fellows viewpoint Perhaps l have ex-
ercised the pardoning power in in
stances where it ought not to have
been done. No man is infallible. But
if | have erred, it has been on the
side of mercy, and some of the parties
to whom | have granted pardons are
today making the state useful citi
zens. / have tried to exercise the
power of pardon in manner not to
interfere with the enforcement of the
law, and. being conscious of my pur
pose. no criticism is going to hurt my
feelings
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
LAUREL PLANS FOR TEACHERS.

Laurel, Miss, April 10.-Prepara-
tions for the meeting of the State
Teachers Association, which comes to
Laurel on April 20 and 80 and May /,
are going forward rapidly. A half doz-
en- committees are at work and reser-
vations of rooms are being secured day
by day, hence it is safe to say that
ample accommodations will be arrang-
ed for at least 1900 delegates before
the end of the present week. The
meetings will be held in sections, sew
eral spacious auditoriums having al
ready been rendered to the arrange
ment committee. The auditorium OF
the city hall will seat nearly 1000 per-
sons and the county court room is al
most as large. The three large school
buildings composing the central group
can also be used to advantage, and
several of the churches, all within two
blocks of the handsome new Pinehurst
hotel, where the officers of the asso
citation will be quartered, have an
nounced that they will throw open
their doors to the teachers.
County Superintendent of Education
]. l.. Stringer is receiving many let
tiers daily from teachers who announce
that they will be present, and he be
lieves that the attendance this year is
going to break all previous records.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10

crimes Of passion. They are negroes.
Matt Henley and Ebb Watkins.
NIB IL charged with killing his wife
and her mother. Lena Piazza. both
women Of the underworld.
The dead women have wealthy con
nections and private counsel appeared
at former trial Of Ebb to prosecute
However, a mistriar>was the result.
The testimony against Watkins IL
purely circumstantial.
Matt Henley is another negro who
played the fool to a vampire and when
he learned he was a cuckold meted
out speedy retribution to his erring
spouse.
1t was months before Matt was cap
tured but finally he was returned t6
the county Jail here to await trial.
Another murder case for Judge Pot
ter to consider is that of George Black
who killed a negro here six years age
and was captured last week in Biz
mingham.
Ernest Began is now waiting pre-
liminary on charge of killing his
father, and it is expected he will join
the squad of alleged slayers at the
county jail next week.
In addition to these the county jail
has in it two others who await trials,
Sam Hawkins, a negro, is being held
for trial on murder charge in the sec.
ond district.
J. Tabor, OF oxford, faces a sentence
of death on a charge OF Staying his
daughter-in-law. The case is now on
appeal to the supreme court and az
opinion is expected most any day.
From the number of murder cases
pending it IS expected the summer
term of the Circuit Court will estab
lish record in hearing these, and Ger
tain it is there are more murder case:
set for trial than has been the 3as'
in several years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
COTTON MEN INDICTED.

Aberdeen, Miss, April 10.-Chargeo
with having violated interstate com
merce regulations by having faiseiy
billed cotton, eight North Mississippi
cotton concerns today were indicted oy
a federal grand jury in session mere.
The indictments returned named W.
A. Halbert & Co., w. H. Gunther & Co''
w C. Stripping G. Co., and }. E.' La
than & Co., of Corinth; Atkins q
Lowry, the R. G. McCantz Cotton Co.,
and Hooper & Co., of Tupelo and the
Newburger Cotton Co., OF oKoiona
Each is charged in each Of the indict'
ment that the concern named had
billed wagon cotton as re-shipped cot
ton while the law stipulates that cotton
which once had been reshipped only
must be billed as re-shipped cotton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
KILLING JUSTIFIED.

Canton, Mis-, April 10.-The trial of
the three negro children who were
charged with the murder of their faith
er, John Jackson, resulted in com
plete acquittal. The circumstances OF
the cruelty practiced on the children
by the unnatural father, as told by the
children, was so revolving and inhu-
man, especially the horrible attacks
made by him upon the 14-year-old girl,
were considered to justify the action
of the children by the court and they
were discharged promptly. The yer.
dict was approved by the entire com
munity.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
SOCIOLOGICAL DELEGATES.

Jackson, Miss. April 10. = Private
Secretary w. ]. Buck of the governors
official staff was busy today making
cut a list of persons to be designated
as delegates from Mississippi to the
Southern Sociological Congress to be
held at Houston, Texas, from May
to IL. The list includes clergymen'
lawyers, doctors, teachers, 1nanciers,
CITY officials, including mayors of mu-
inequalities, sheriffs supervisors, peni-
Tertiary officials and charity workers
In fact, should all the persons-men
and women-designated in the order,
attend, the Mississippians would make
quite a crowd themselves.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
STEVENS FOR BENCH.

Jackson, Miss, April 1o.-ln little
more than four weeks, or on the Sec
ond Monday in May, there will be a
change in the personnel OF the SUI
preme court, when former Chancellor
J. Morgan Stevens, of Hattiesburg. OF
the Eighth District will assume the
chair of the junior associate, now oc-
cupied by Judge Richary F. Reed,
whom Judge Stevens has been appoint
ed to succeed. Judge Reed is now
serving the term for which his immedi-
ate predecessor from the southern dis
trict was appointed by Gov. Vardaman
in 1906, which will expire on May TO-
next, which will complete the nine
years. This was the seat held by ex
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
ASK RECALL OF MARSHAL.

Ora, Miss, April 10.-At the regular
meeting of the town council here last
night. petition was presented signed
by several citizens asking for the re-
call of ]. G. Rogers, marshal. alleg-
ing nonperformance of duty. The
mayor and council decided the petit
TONERS had not complied with the
statute in reference to recall of NUM-
cipaL officers, in that they failed to Sc
cure the proper number of subscribers
to their petition and failed to advertise
the same as required underN the sta
tute
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
SEEKS MISSING BROTHER.

McComb, Miss, April 10.-Local au.
thorities have been asked to aid in To-
eating Frank Sunbeam, young man
of this place, who has been missing
since April A. 1t Is feared that Sun
dean wandered away while mentally
deranged. He is described as nineteen
years of age, six feet tall, weighs 14C
pounds, light complexion, blue eyes
and with two fingers on his left hand
clipped.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
bR. Cooks TRIAL DELAYED.


vicksburg, Miss, April 1o.-The abb
sence of F. r. Flynn of Jackson, sum-
moned as witness in the case Of DR..
n. r. Cook. charged with manslaugh-
ter. delayed the beginning of this trial
today in the criminal court before Spe-
cial Judge r. B. Anderson. and the
case during the afternoon was post
poned until Monday morning
Mr. Flynn. it is learned. is said to
have had some significant converse.
ton in a Jackson boarding house with
Miss BfApche Pace Of Winona. Miss.
the young lady who. died here under
suspicious circumstances. and over
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
SUED FOR s25, 600; GOT $500.

Meridian, Miss, April 19.-The jury
in the case of w. S. Beddingfield VS..
A. r. M. Hamilton, wife and sons, re-
turned a verdict last night awarding
the plaintiff the sum of $500. The
amount asked was $4,000. This suit
has been on trial all the week and
grew out of the drowning of Napoleon
Beddingfield, son of the plaintiff, last
summer in Hamilton'S lake.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
WORK ON HIGHWAYS STARTED

Crystal Springs, Miss, April TO-
Engineers have started the survey for
the proposed gravel roads. Work of
within the next few weeks.
The farmers are now enjoying ideal
spring weather and nearly all have
transplanted tomatoes from the cold
frames to the fields. The crops will
be about ten days later than last year
on account of SO much cold weather
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
sENAToBlA FACULTY REELECTED

Senatobia, Miss, April 10-The pres
ent faculty of the Senatobia High
School has been reelected by the trus-
tees for the next ensuing session. The
teachers elected follow: Prof. e. s
Balthrop, principal; assistants Misses
jamie Moore, Emma Foster, Fannie
Kate Howell, Mary Carruth, Clara Pur
nell Wilson, Nettie Lee Morris.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10

present under oath and file with the
Clerk of the Chancery Court OF For
rest County. Mississippi within three
months after March, q, A. D., 1915,
their claims against Progress Lumber
Company. Failure so to do will bar
all such claims.
BY order of the Chancery Court OF
Forrest County, Mississippi
Samuel Bailey, Jr,
Ellis 3. Cooper,
Receivers of Progress Lumber Co.
27-3sats
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
HICKORY WANTS BONDS.

Hickory, Miss, April 1O.-A special
election to determine on ten thou
sand dollar bond issue for the erection
of a public school here will be held
May 3 under the terms Of an ordl-
nance passed by the aldermanic body
today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
OPEN N0STRlLS! END
COLD OR cATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up. 6

Count fifty! Your cold in head or
catarrh disappears, Your clogged nos
trils will open. the air passages OF your
head will clear, and you can breathe
freely. No more snuffing, hawking.
mucous discharge. dryness or head
ache; no struggling for breath al
night.
Get q small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist and appey .
little of this fragrant antiseptic cream
in your nostrils. { It penetrates through
every air passage of the head, soothing
and healing the swollen or innamed
mucous membrane, giving you instant
relief. Head colds and catarrh yield
like magic. Don't stay stuned-np and
miserable. Relief IL sure.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
MEET IN MERIDIAN.

Greenville, Miss, April 10. - me
State Suffrage Association in conven-
ton in this city decided today to bold
the 1916 sessions of that body in Me-
redian.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
TO THE CREDITORS OF PROGRESS
LUMBER COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given to all credi-
tors of, and persons holding claims
against Progress Lumber Company, a
corporation under the laws OF the
State of Mississippi, and domiciled In
the City of Hattiesburg, said state, to
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10

Richmond reunion With much pleasur-
able anticipation. along with : large
number Of his comrades from Missis-
sippi.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-10
Mississippi hews

whose death the charge has been
brought against DR.. Cook. The nature
of the testimony which is to develop
through Mr.. Flynn, is not known here.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-01
BOGUS SOLICITOR
GETS IN TOLLS
Alleged To Be Raising Funds
for German Government
Fraudulently.
OUNDERWoOO { UNDERWOOD

Omaha, Neb, Aug. 31.-Ctto Wer'
ner, German, of Winetka ILL.,, sub
urb of Chicago, arrested in Council
Bluffs, Ia., this afternoon and brought
to Omaha on a charge Of forgery, de-
clared he intended to raise fund OF
100000 to "help the kaiser out po-
lice officials say. Fifteen thousand
dollars in cash and memoranda found
on his person when searched were
said to indicate Werner had secured
approximately $4,000. H, is known
to have secured $500 from an Oma
ha bank, $1,400 in Chicago, and 5000
in Kansas City on fraudulent paper
according to the rolice Verne" spe
.cialized in drafts and checks OF large
denominations, to which were forged
signatures of prominent men, it is al
legged.
Werner is about 46 years old, has
been in America less than two years
and speaks English brokenly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-01
COMPANY IS AF TER
RUSSIAN TRADE
Direct Trade With Russia Will
Be Established by Manu-
facturers.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Plans for the es-
tablshment of direct trade with RAs-
sia by means of big American CO.
operative sales company were under
consideration today by SO American
leading manufacturers with plants 10
Gated in widely separated parts OF
the country.
The plans are the result of a meet
ing held .lere yesterday. Among the
representative men who urged That
manufacturers of the United States
accept the Russian invitation to sell
goods in Russia now while sentiment
is friendly to this country and virtu-
ely no competition exists, were :
W. c. Huntington of the federal de-
partment of commerce.; Professor IS.
N. Harper, head Of the Russian de-
partment of the University of Chica-
go; S. A. Glushanack, commercial
agent of the Moscow Vindava and
Windau railroad of Russia, and sever
al Chicago bankers.
The manufacturers have taken to
their boards of directors a plan for
the formation of an Illinois corpora
ton, to be known as the Internation-
al Manufacturers Sales COMPANY Q
America, in which they, themselves,
will own all the stock and which will
have main Offices in Chicago and Mos
COW.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-01
SHOOTING AFFRAY
WAS EXAGGERATED
Beach Hotel Man Far From
the "Badman He Was
Recently Painted.

A story was published some time ago
relative to a shooting affray at Beach
in which P. S. Washer, proprietor OF
the Collonder hotel played proml-
nent part. Exaggerated reports OF the
affair were sent to all parts OF the
state, evidently by some Beach resi-
dent who has it ia for Mr.. Washer,
While all Of the facts in the story
were correct, so many additional facts
were left out that it made Mr.. Washer
look like real honest to goodness
badman.
On the contrary "pete" Washer as
he is familiarly known to all the men
who make the town of Beach, is one
of the most popular hotel men in the
state. What he did to the cook was
what the cook mad coming, and con-
trary to all reports, no warrant has
been issued for the arrest of Mr.
Washer, and it is not likely that any
will be.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-01
TEDDY HAS CHANCE
TO CO TO WAR
Prominent New Yorker Offers
Him $4,000 to Join
Allies.

New York, Aug. 31.-Theodore Roos'
evelt has a small fortune awaiting him
if he joins the English colors.
George Gees, a real estate dealer
living in Brooklyn, will hand over a
certified check for $4,000 if T. r. will
shoulder a musket and start for
France. He made the offer last night
and told reporter that other Ger
man4Americans living in Brooklyn
would double the sum.
This is the second challenge Mr..
Roosevelt has received to go to war
A group of Milwaukee men, it is said,
offered "to pay all his expenses to the
fighting line" ;,
81 voted for Roosevelt three times,
said Gees. "When he ran .or COVER
nor of New York | supported him and
even went SO far as to leave the Re
publican party in his behalf. But ne
talks entirely too much for me.
81 want TO see hiTii back up some
of his remarks. want to see him
start out like real fighting man, and
if he does have $4,000 | shall hand
him.
"Roosevelt denounces Germany and
even Insults our president, our secre-
tary of war, and our whole adminlstra'
tion What we citizens should 90 IS
to let Wilson alone
Mr.. Gees said that the men willing
to offer the money were representa-
tive businessmen. He stipulated that
Roosevelt should not get the money
until he was actually on the firing line.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-01
COMMON WASHRAG
NOW UNDER BAN
u. S, Public Health Service Puts
It in Glass With Roller
Towel.

The U. S. Health Public Service and
the various state and local boards of
health have taken adequate measures
for the abolition of that distributor OF
disease germs, the common towel.
Now comes the news that the common
Washrag is even greater menace to
health The hotels and public hostel
ries have recognized this for some
time, and have supplied their guests
with sterilized wash cloths in indi-
vidual sealed packets. The damp
"sour' smelling washrag still exists,
however, in many private bath rooms.
Imperfectly washed out after use, fire.
quently not wrung out at all, it is
often hung over rack or radiator
near an open window, there to col
lect dust and dirt. Frequently the
same washrag is used by the entire
family, thus affording an easy means
of transferrence Of mouth secretions
from person to person. In many
households each individual has his
own wash cloth and his individual
towel, but these hang so close to one
another that there is ready inter-
change of bacteria. Each individual
should have his own wash cloth. It
should be thoroughly washed out with
clean hot water after use. 1t should
be then wrung as nearly dry as pos
sible, and if possible hung in the sun
to dry. It should not come in contact
with other wash cloths. In the inves-
LEGATIONS the U. S. Public Health Ser
vice is conducting in regard to the
prevalence of trachoma it has been
found that common towels probably
acted as a medium of distribution of
the germ disease.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-01
Truss WINGS
STILL HOLD
BACK FOES.
Efforts to Force Back Extreme
Wings of Russian Army
Fail.
GERMAN CENTER STILL
MAKING PROGRESS
Rear Guard Actions Are Being
Fought by Retreating
Russians.

London, Aug. 3l.-The Russians
thus far have prevented the Germans
| and Austrians from carrying into ef-
feet their efforts to force back the
two extreme wings OF the armies Of
the armies of Grand Duke Nicholas
At the northern cXtremitieS OF the
front, that portion Of the front, that
portion of Field Marshal Won Hinden-
berg's army commanded by Won Bue-
low is still fighting for the bridge
head, south of Friedrichstadt, while
the AustrC-German forces under Gen.
Boehmer who broke through the Rus
sian line on either side of the Brze-
zany, Galcia, have been checked at
some points on tie Stripa river.
Russians in Danger.
Along the rest of the front, the Ger
mans claim to be making headway al
though some who got through the
fore region east of Blaystok have
suffered a reverse at the hands of
the Russian rear guards. Tie points
of most interest, however, are at
both wings. The Germans near Fried
richstadt are well east Of Riga and
military experts here say that unless
the Russians can dispose Of a consid-
Teutonic flank, it seems improbable
that Friedrichstadt can be held much
longer without grave danger
Paris, Aug. 31-The United States
scout ship, Chester, has arrived at
Genoa, Crete, with 40 refugees en-
PEELED from Beirut, Syria, by the
Turks, according to a Havas dispatch
from Athens. The refugees include
citizens Of all the quadruple entente
powers, as well as OF several other ma
tions. The Chester will return soon
to Beirut for another ship load of Eur
opeans who have been ordered out Of
Turkey. Another American warship
is expected at Canea with refugees
from AleXandretta, lAsiatic Turkey.
Liverpool Aug. 31-The American
steamer, Nebraskan, which was badly
damaged by German torpedo off the
southern coast of Ireland on May %,
sailed from this port for Delaware
bl .akwaters, today, repairs having
been effected
The torpedoing of the [Nebraskan
caused a grave impression in Wash
ington. The vessel at the time was
on her way from Liverpool to Della
ware breakWaters in ballast. After an
investigation Germany expressed re-
gret for the incident and readiness to
make reparation, assuring the United
States government that tn attack
"was not meant for the American flag,
but is to be considered an unfortll-
nate accident
The Nebraskan was placed in dry
Continued on paSe tWo.)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-01
FURTHER HEARING
ON L|GN|TE RATE
Railroad Officials and Operators
TO Meet With R. r. Com
mission.

Vice Presidents WooLWorth and
Martin of the Northern Pacific and
500 lines, l.. r. Capron, assistant gen
eral freight agent and w. A"Cleland,
division freight agent of the North
ern Pacific, together with several OF
the Ignite coal mine operators called
on the State Railroad Commission
yesterday, to discuss further near
ing on the Ignite coal rate question.
The recent rates established by the
Railroad Commission have been pick
ed to pieces in all parts of the state
and from all indications are anything
but satisfactory to the operators, or 10
the railroads. The rate apparently is
all right where short hauls are con-
cerned but is out of all proportions for
long hauls.
The railroad officials are anxious to
have a satisfactory adjustment of the
Ignite rate brought about, and with
that object in view have asked for a
further hearing on the case.
Railroad officials are anxious TO
come half way in the matter, their
only desire being to have a final and
satisfactory rate established in the
state for all concerned.
President Stutsman Of the Railroad
Commission has set Saturday as the
day for the hearing. The new rates
a.. established by the commission be-
come operative next Saturday. I'm
less an amicable adjustment of the
rate question can be brought about by
hearing before the Railroad Com
mission, there is a strong possibility
that the question will be taken into
the courts once more.