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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
Grandury Makes a
Record in Turning
Out 69 Indictments
GREATEST OF SPEED BEING Ex.
ERclSED AT THE COURT
HOUSE THIS TERM.

The best record for speed made by
Forrest county grand jury in years,
was that to the credit of the one now
in session at this term of the circuit
court.
During the last week, SO indictments
were turned out, for nearly every
conceivable violation of Mississippi
laws. When it is considered that the
jury did not really get down to work
till Monday afternoon, and that Satur-
day 1t was able to be on the shop only
a part of the time, this is considered
an exceptionally good record.
The result is, the officials of the
court have been working over time,
keeping up with the grand jury. 1t Is
realized that the indictments cannot
be piled up, as this would greatly con-
gest the work of the court. Conse-
quently every one connected with the
court has had to be on the job every
minute of the time since the grand
jury began its sessions last week.
No time, whatever, is being lost at
the sessions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
Texan Makes Plea
TO the Governor
For RichtOn Man
LITTLE BESSI SIMS Is BETTING
AID FROM ALL SIDES I'M
HER FIGHT.

Jackson, Miss, May 3.-The fight
of pretty Bessie Sims, the sixteen
year-old girl of Richton, to secure her
fathers release from the Rankin con-
vict farm, where he is serving a three
year sentence for manslaughter, is be.
ginning to attract South-wide atten
tion, and letters are arriving at tbs
governors office from other states,
signed by people who are strangers to
the family involved, but whose hearts
have been touched by the girls earn
est efforts to have Gov. Brewer sign
pardon and allow him to go to his
home.
One letter to the governor came
from Texas and it is fair sample of
those the governor finds in his mail
every day. 1t is as follows:
Pecos, Texas, April 27, 1915.
My Dear GOVERNOR have read an
account of the conviction of A. L.
Sims and owing to the circumstances
l beg to plead with you for a full par
don in behalf of his little girl whose
picture l have seen in a newspaper.
l have read Of her pleadings with you.
| was raised in Mississippi to the age
of eleven years and feel like I will dc
no injury in speaking. And nov,
dear governor, please listen to the
prayers of a Texan that you whom
you may never hear of again, but i.
is sad for Miss Bessie Sims. Yours
Sincerely, (Signed) Chas. H Mathis.
Miss Sims has by no means given
up her fight to secure her fathers
pardon and take him home with her
some bright day, but so far opposition
from some quarters has been SO
strong that the governor hesitates to
allow Sims to leave the penitentiary.
He wants to be fair and just in the mat
ter, and is carefully weighing every
thing before giving a final answer to
the young daughter of the prisoner
Miss Sims often goes to the Rankin
farm to cheer her father, and encour-
age him to bear his burdens. W
Continued on Page Four)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
SCOUTS TO HAVE
THEIR OWN GYM.
BOYS ORGANIZATION PLANNING
A REGULAR MEETING
PLACE.

Owing to the fact that some of the
Scout Masters have no appropriate
place to meet with the boys Of their
patrols It was decided yesterday at a
meeting of the executive committee,
to procure a suitable place, fit the
same up with the necessary equip
ment for drill work and include, also
punching bag, boxing gloves, etc. Each
scout master who is not fortunate
enough to have place where he can
meet his scouts each week will be as
signed a certain time during which
he will be permitted to use this es-
pecially fitted room, without being in
terrupted.
Scout Commissioner Hightower re-
ported on the outing taken a few
days ago by about 80 of the boys, who
are full fledged Scouts Mr.. Hightow-
er states that he has learned a num-
Der of valuable lessons from this trip
and future outings will show many
changes in form of discipline. Among
other things, Mr.. Hightower says that
every minute of the time must sbe
planned in advance, that there must
be a certain time to retire, certain
time to arise, to eat, to swim, to study,
etc. Nothing can be left to chance
arrangement.
Another feature is review of the
scouts by the council at short inter-
walls. 1t is planned to have the boys
who have passed the scout examina-
tion. to hike to Hamper Park and
there, after program to be arranged
later Is carried out, the boys will pass
in review before the council who are
to be present in body. 1t is hoped
by these reviews that each Scout and
each member of the council will be-
come acquainted. one with the other
The meetings of the executiveccm-
mittee have been held each Sunday
afternoon. but in the future will be
held only on the flrst Sunday Of zach,
month. The scout masters ares to
meet with the executive committee
and will make reports Of their prog
ress, in writing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
Jury FOR SECOND
WEEK DESIGNATED

The personnel of the two juries Sc
lected for this weeks term of the cir.
. cult court, Is as follows:
Jury No. ii. s. Smith, P. H. Mon.
tague, J. A. Grubbs, ID. A. Anderson, T.
j. johnson. B. Limbaugh, E. H.
Potter, B. Dubose, w. ]. Hughes, James
Bradley, Henry Wedgeworth and J.
w. Brown.
Jury No. al. w. Dyess, ]. w. Dos
sett. F. T. Barnett. w. D. Grantham,
! prentiss lee, g. F. Cubley, A. l.. Stra.
han, A. II. Farley, A. J. Tuiiy, VII
ham Rayburn. James Edmons0u. and
James TillinssmA
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
PRISONERS SENT
TO PEN|TENT|ARY
THREE OF THEM GO TO JACKSON
TODAY, TO SERVE EIGHTEEN
YEARS.

Three of the prisoners sentenced
Saturday by Judge Johnson in the
Forrest county circuit court, this aft
ernoon were landed in the state peni-
tentiary at Jackson, where they will
serve aggregate terms of IS years.
A sergeant from Jackson, who was
returning from Harrison county with
a number of prisoners in his charge,
wired Sheriff HARRISON this morning
to meet him at the station with three
of Forests prisoners. Deputy Sher-
i'll Frank Williams was there when the
train pulled in, and turned over to the
sergeant VIII Dantzler, 10 years for
burglary; Lloyd Kelly, years for
horse and cattle theft; and Joe Thom-
as, year for attempted burglary. All
the prisoners were negroes.
Five of the men convicted and sem
fenced to jail terms Saturday, this
morning were sent to Brooklyn, where
they Joined the county road making
crowd, Under the supervision of Hor-
ace Culpepper, who is in charge of the
brigade. these will help pay their fines
in repairing and constructing roads in
the county.
When Johnny Pace, the convicted
hold-up man will be taken away. is
not known 1t Is likely that he will
remain in the county Jail till all the
cases against him and Ohio fairfield
are disposed Of or nolle pressed
Mrs. ]. J. Spencer the white women
who was convicted Of retailing. and
given jail sentence and q fine. is stili
IN Jail. bnt has not yet been put to
work by the authorities.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
~ O. & ". E. SHOWS
GAIN IN REVENUES
Net Operating Income For Last Quar-
ter Jumps $4,000.

The net revenues of the New Or
leans & Northeastern Railroad for the
quarter ended March 81, were $685.
1858, or an increase OF $4,000, ac'
cording to report issued by the COM
pany today.
The report is as follows:
Total operating revenue, last quar-
ter, ss6S, ,2sS.62, against ss79.O82. IL for
same period in 1914, decrease or
s110,S1s.79; total operating expenses
and taxes, last quarter, s70e, ,696.79,
against $834yO42.36 same period in
1914; net operating revenue. $685.
566.S3. against s145,o40.05 same period
in 1914. an increase in net operating
revenue Of $13, 3,526.7S.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
SPENCER NEW ROUTE
AGENT OF SOUTHERN

z. H. Savage, for the last two years
route agent of the Southern Express
Company here, has been transferred
to Jackson, where he becomes the
head of the express office in that city.
Before his promotion to the route
agency, Mr.. Savage was agent at Jack
son.
He will be succeeded here by E. G..
Spencer, former agent at Jackson.
The exchange of positions was made
by Mr.. Savage's request, on account
of his health. Mr.. Spencer is expected
in Hattiesburg to assume his new du-
ties. today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
"Funeral" OrafOn
Over HQHesburQ
Made Public TOddy
WHAT THEY SAND IN BURYING
ATHLETES ASPIRATIONS,
AND HOW TWAS TOLD.
Special to The Neaos.

Special to The NetOs.
Meridian, Mis-, May SCOPES OF
the funeral grafton delivered last week
by Quincy Sutton, of the Meridian
High School at the burial" of Hatties-
Athletic honors, were made public to-
day. The Grafton came at the end
of the formal ceremonies, as described
previously in The News.
What the REV" Quincy Sutton had
to say on that occasion, is as follows:
Friends, ladies, ferocious five and
teachers, lend me dime.
Il come with sympathy for Hatties-
burg, not praises for her. The vic
tories that teams lose with them, the
laurels are Oft inferred with their de-
feat. So it Is with the Hub City.
The budding Laurel hath told you
Hattiesburg was strong team, II 1t
were so it was a grevious boast, and
previously hath she answered it, fol-
lowing the defeat of Macon and the
rest, for Macon is a weak team, so
are they all, all weak teams before
us.
Come, its lament for Hattiesburg.
She was our opponent, falling before
our ten second men. Yet Laurel said
she was strong and Laurel is de-
pendable town. She hath produced
many fleet footed men in her day,
whose spikes did the trophy cup lose,
did this Hattiesburg seem strong,
when the small town hath lost?
''Hattiesburg has gone down in ig-
noble defeat. Strong teams should
put out fleeter men, yet Laurel claims
she was strong, and Laurel is de-
pendable source You all did see on
three preceding meets that Hatties-
burg thrice held the loving cups,
which she did thrice lose to us. Did
this in her seem strong? And yet
Laurel claims she was a strong team,
and surely Laurel is dependable
source.
81 need not speak to dissolve what
Laurel hath claimed, because she at
tended our last meet; our team did
lose to her once through no fault Of
their own. What cause withhold them
from defeating her next year.
Bear with me. Our cup is down in
Hattiesburg, and we will work till 1t
comes back to US, But last week the
team Of Hattiesburg might have stood
against two states, but now he lies
there (pointing to casket) none SO
weak to be classed with him.
Continued on Page Four)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
kER0PLANE OVER DOVER
DRIVEN OFF BY GUN FIRE
Germany Also Torpedoes American
Steamer Gulfisht, From Port Ar.
thur for Rouen, and Drops Bombs
on Steamer Cushing, Also Flying
Stars and Stripes-Serious Matter,
(BU Associated Press.l

London, May 3.-Naval and air.
craft activities came to the fore in
the war news of today.
Germany claims to have sunk
three more vessels in the North Sea
in their new submarine campaign.
The Swedish steamer ElIida
went to the bottom in three min.
utes after being torpedoed, and
two trawIers were reported sunk.
The crew of the EIIida was saved.
A German aeropIane, coming from
the direction of Ostend, secuted
over Dover and Foikestone at noon
today, but it is reported that il
was driven off by gun fire.
A report from VIieIand island
says that Zeppelin was sighted
travelling in the direction of Eng
land. Vlieland is off the Neither
lands coast.
The German general staff says
that the Austrians have pierced
and broken the entire Russian
front in GaIicia.
1t is believed in Rome that Aus
tria and Germany have decided on
another effort to prolong negotia-
tons with Italy In the hopes Of
reaching a peaceful settlement Of
territorial disputes. -&Eerz
Victory Is Significant.
Victory In Galicia would appear t
,e of notable significance. An attacl
rom this quarter had been predicted
~ Petrograd as an Offset for the Rus
'ians on the Carpathian front. Thit
successful stroke was de
ivered along front 60 miles South o.
Russian Poland, and about 60 miles
Cast of Cracow.
Sharp fighting has been resumed In
where the Germans again
re using asphyxiating gases, accord
ng to French and British reports
The reports of the results are con
letting.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
Italy Is Prepared.

Washington, D. c., May 3.-Offcial
and unofficial advices reaching the
State Department during the last few
days indicate that Italy's preparations
clearly tend to her participation in
the European war at an early date. 1t
is expected that the public appear
ance of the King at the Garihaldi cele-
bration Wednesday will be viewed as
significant.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
Texas Floods Serious.

Houston, Tex, May 3.-With thou
sands Of acres of farming lands under
water, and railway service disorgan-
lied, flood conditions in the Brazos
Valley remained serious today. The
crest of the food in North Texas, how
ever, is expected to reach the Gulf
within "a hours, which would alleviate
the situation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
Negro Confesses kilIinQ.

Birmingham, Ala, May 3.-Jesse
White, colored, has confessed to kill
ing Or. c. c. Ferrell last night, ac-
cording to a statement issued by the
police this afternoon. Ferrells family
said he went to investigate noises be-
lieved to have been made by burglars
when he was shot.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03

Washington c., May 3The destruction the
Gufght submarine coming
bombadment the Cushing
causing serious consideration by officials
which sailed Arthur,
Scil
shock
of
submarine
Dropping the Gushing
regarded here serious matter.
The advertisement placed number American
considered violation propriety
of diplomatic etiquette.
AS torpedong a
action will be
full investigation This
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
TELEGRAPH BREWT|ES
by Associated Press.)
Mrs. Carman On Trial.

Mineola, N. Y, May 3.-Mrs. Flor
encse Carman was placed on trial for
the second time today on the indict-
ment charging her with killing Mrs.
Louise Bailey. The jury in the first
trial disagreed, and Mrs. Carman has
been at liberty under bail. The prose
cution claims it has several new wit,
nesses. ~.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
Stick Subscription Ruling.

Washington, May 3.-The Florida
statute making stockholders liable to
the extent of their unpaid stock sub
scription for unpaid judgments OBJ
tanned against their corporations with
out further suit or order, has been an
nulled as unconstitutional by the Uni
ted States Supreme Court.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
ARRESTED SAFE BLOWERS
WHO HAD NlTR0GLY GERM
Hattiesburg Patrolman Who Risked
Their Lives in Taking New Hebron
Bank Robbers, Were Promised the
Reward-Have Filed Suit Against
Bonding Company to Compel Pay
nent.

The two Hattiesburg policemen,
who, at the risk Of their lives, boarded
a Gulf & Ship Island passenger train
some weeks ago and arrested couple
of safe-crackers who had in their pos
session enough nitroglycerin to wreck
the whole city, will have to fight for
the 800 reward offered for their cap
ture, il they get it.
Consequently, w. F. Rainer and j.
C. Messer today filed suit in the For
rest County Circuit Court against the
Fidelity Bonding Company, for the
award. Another claimant, man
named Fitzpatrick, of Mt. Olive, it Is
said, is trying to get his clutches on
the reward Legal steps were taken
by the local police to prevent the com
pany from paying over to other claim
ants, this sum.
Acting on information received from
secret sources. Rainer and Messer met
the G. & S. |. train the morning after
the robbery at New Hebron, when
the National Bank there was blown,
and boarded it. They had been given
descriptions of two suspects on the
train, and they found them in the
smoking compartment.
After satisfying themselves that the
men in question were the men they
wanted, the policemen covered them
with their pistols and told them to
throw up their hands. One of the pair
offered resistance. He went for his
own pistol, and a lively scuffie fol-
lowed, the officers coming out vic
torious. x.
~ Found "coueh Medicine"
They were taken to Police Head
quarters, searched and closely ques-
toned. A bottle-a pint in size-was
taken from one of the men. He said
that it was cough medicine" The
police became suspicious, and decided
to have a test made. Turning the
fluid over to Joe Bullard. Of the Gen.
'tury Drug Store, the police entered
an alley near headquarters, and stood
many feet away, while the drug man
poured out a few drops, and ignited
them
An explosion followed which shook
the entire downtown section of the
city, and which was heard for miles.
The cough medicine" proved to have
been nitroglycerin.
Mayor Batson turned the two pris-
,oners over to the New Hebron author
.ities, only after the latter had signed
a receipt for them. In it, it was speci-
fled that any reward which might be
offered for the arrest of the safe
crackers was to go to Rainer and Mes
ser. 1t was with this understanding
that the transfer to another county
was made.
The police and city officials conse-
quently were surprised when they
heard that another claimant for the
bonding company's reward, was in the
field.
1t is not known when the case will
come up for trial.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
NEW HOTEL MANAGER
ASSUMES HIS DUTIES

w. H. Davenport, formerly manager
of the Great Southern Hotel of Gulf
port, the newly appointed manager Of
the Hotel Hattiesburg, has reached
the city and is now in charge of the
Hotel Hattesburg. Mr.. Davenport
succeeds A. NJ. Wills, who viii go to
Corsicana; Texas where he Will make
his future home.
James Lynch Is general manager Of
the Hotel Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
SUPERVISORS DISCUSS
DLPPINCVATS ERECTION
Board Spends Most of Day Consider.
ing Tick Eradication.

May meeting at the Court House to-
day, and most of the time was taken
in discussing the tick eradication cam.
paign in Forrest county, and of build
ing dipping vats.
The board is using part of the Of
fee of Circuit Court Clerk Nixon, as
the grand jury is using the boards
room.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
Germany Sends Her Fleets
ofAncraf TowardEngland;;
Her Ships SweepNorthSea
NOTICE

intending to
exists between allies
by
allie do of GERMAN EMBASSY
c., April %, 1915.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
LANoFoRo GOES HOME.

W. R. Langford returned Sunday TO
Mississippi City after spending sew.
eral days here with his mother, Mrs,
C. Fl. LAngford.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
THE COTTON MARKET.
(Bp Associated Presa.,

New Orleans. May 3-The, cotton
market closed 10 to 20 points down
The opening figures were: May. eel;
July. s.S2.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
THE WEATHER

Mississippi - Generally fair to-
night and Tuesday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-28


 Among these measures l wish to mention first our system os sick bene- fits established by law The expense is borne as follows: Six-tenths are paid by the wage earner. two-tenths by the state, one-tenth by the muni- cipality, and one-tenth by the em- ployer. The payment Of premiums is compulsory with all those who come within the province of the law, which at present applies to workers earning less than 1400 kroner year in the cities. or 1900 in the country. The best proof of the success of the law is the fact that the workers themselves are constantly urging that its scope be widened Go include those earning higher salaries. In case of Illness. the worker has the privilege of free physician for himself and his family. and receives as Q sick bene- fit SO per cent. of his salary for ey. cry working day that is lost
 It may seem that the share Of the sick benefit paid directly by the em- ployer is very small amounting to only one-tenth of the hole. It must be remembered. however that the employers jointly carry an the acci- dent insurance of the country In Nor. way we have never adopted the sys.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-28
American League

The Empire wlli make advertising contracts subject to proof of lassest lrculatiou of any newspaper in Aisska
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-28
SUNDAYS GAMES.
Northweetern Lo7oue

NorthweStern League .It Tacoma 16--11; Van couyer, 10. At Spokane-Spokane, 4-Si Seattle, At Everett, Wash.-victoria, is; Ab- erdeen, 10;
 Pacific Coast League. At San Francisco-San Francisco, G. 9; Portland, 3-4. At Salt Lake city-Oakand, 8; Salt Lake 6. At Los Angeles-Los Angeles-l-S; Venice, 2-2.
 American League At Chicago Chicago. {; St. Louis, g. At Detroit-Detroit l28; Cleveland, 2
 National League. At Cincinnati-Cincinnat, Ia; Chi cago, 10.
 Federal League At Kansas .city-Kansas Cit2 1-4; Newark. O-6.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-28
SOCIAL of NOR W. X " PROBLEMS @ V z=e=@g= z4@

(NOTE-The following interview with Johan Castberg. Artorney-Gen- eral of Norway demonstrates that the minds of people and the activities Of government in the old World and the New are wrestling with similar problems. air Castberg discusses questions that are familiar Co those who have been following closely the progress Of government in the differ ent states of the American union. The interview was written by Miss Han nah Aserup Larson. girl who was born in Norway but who came to one ot the American Dakotas where she received an American training then returned to her Native land and en- gagged in newspaper work. it was printed in a Norwegian newspaper. The translation is by William E. Britt of this city.-EDir0R)
 All modern laws for the regulation oi industry are founded on the prin- cipie that the state has the right to fix conditions or labor for the individ- ual worker. I believe the state should also assume the entire responsibility of relieving all suffering due to m. ness. old age. or accident. in exactly the same manner as the community now pays for schools, libraries, and other institutions necessary for the intellectual enlightenment of its mem bers While such an arrangement must be regarded as the ideal, we have not get been able to work out an economic system that makes it
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-28
sIe LEAGUE BAsERALL.
SATURDAYS GAMES.
Northwnatorn Lnanno

NOFtuWSotcIU -ooHuO At Spokane-SpolSane, 10; Seattle, , At Tacoma-Vancouver 6; TacDroa At Victoria-yictoria, 8 Aberdeen, 8
 American League At Detroit-St. Louis. z; Detroit 9. At Cleveland-Clevelaud, 8; Chitngo 2. At Washington Philadelphia, 8; Washington, 2. At Boston--New York 5-2; Boston, 1=f
 National League. At Philadelphia Philadelphia 4; Brooklyn. o. At New York-Boston, 2; New York, At Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh { Gin. cinnad. g. At Chicago-St. Louis, I Chicago, 8.
 Federal League At Baltimore-New York. 2-3; Bal timore, O-5. At Brooklyn-Chicago, 6-1O; BroolS- lyn, 1--1. At Newark-Newark. 6; Kansas City, 8. At Buhalo-Pittsburgh, 8; Buffalo. 9.