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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
Big Increase
in Collections
For November
CASHIER ESTES GETS 5000 MORE
THAN IN DECEMBER,
1918.

AS an evidence of better business
and more money in this section of the
country, the figures of the city asses
sor's office today for the collection of
period of December last, show that
Hattiesburg citizens and business men
paid into the treasury $4,000 more
money during the last month than
they did during the corresponding
month of the preceding year.
This increase is not due, according
to w. E. Estes, the city's cashier, to
the tax payments of number of the
big corporations during that period.
On the contrary, the cashiers office
still has to hear from several of these
before his books for the present year,
are closed.
The number of individual tax payers
has been larger by far than the mum.
ber for December, 1913, the books
show, while the aggregate amount ex-
ceeds by more than $4,000 the pre-
ceding years December collections.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
LEES BIRTHDAY @T
TO BE OBSERVED
Daughters of confederacy To Hold
Meeting Tuesday Morning.

Lees birthday will be generally OBJ
served in Forrest county and in Hat
tiesburg next Tuesday, and program,
more elaborate than any prepared in
recent years will be presented here
under the auspices of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
The celebration will take place in
the Lomo Theatre, beginning at 10
o'clock in the morning. There will be
speaking, music, and the reading of
war time poems. The lives of both
General Lee and General Stonewall
Jackson will be reviewed.
AS Tuesday will be a general holi-
day. it is expected that a large at
tendance will be at the Lomo Theatre
meeting.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
STRIKING CREW is RELEASED.
Special to The NetpS.

Special TO The Netos.
Gulfport, Miss, Jan. 15.-The two
crews Of the Norwegian barks, Norma
and Hudson, who deserted their ships
because their cargoes were intended
for an English port were released
from jail today on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings. The cargo was lumber,
'classed as contraband. The Norwegi.
an consul at Gulfport endeavored to
have the men held and returned to
their vessels and put to sea.
James H. Neville. the Judge of the
Circuit Court, a distinguished jprist Of
Mississippi. was given an ovation by
the ca after they became aware
that they were at liberty.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
OPEN AIR CLINIC
STILL UNDECIDED
WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS REFER
MATTER TO COUNTY MEpl-
CAL ASSOCIATION.

Whether the citizens. of Hattiesbure
shall support the movement for an
open air clinic or a charity hospital,
is still in allegiance.
Both propositions are today being
considered by members of the med.
ical fraternity, and by the members
of the various women's organizations
of the city. It is likely that no def
mite decision will be reached by the
woman's clubs until after the County
Medical Association meets and takes
up both plans.
A meeting of Representatives of sew
eral woman's organizations was held
in, the rooms of the Philathea Library
yesterday afternoon, at which were
persent several of Hattiesburg's best
known physicians. During the absence
of the president, Mrs. A. L. O'Bryant
acted as chairman. Mrs. Monroe
Smith was secretary.
The offer of the Hattiesburg Hos
pital to furnish a room for the open
afr clinic was discussed from every
standpoint, and consumed most Of the
time of the delegates. 1t was made by
DR.. T. E. Ross, president of the hos
pital and is as follows:
"The Hattiesburg Hospital begs to
offer for your consideration a room
which is now part of the hospital
building but which opens out on the
street. separate and distinct from the
hospital proper. the size of which is
"a by 36 feet, which could be divided
into front office anistwo treatment
rooms. ~ 'i-s'
conThey will further heat the building
o that theynish from their meters the
tries. >ter for the department
the poverty Of tins have been installed
ling Mongols precI1A
of their building thegive the services
.-s' -~ss the asreef and assist the
tan|s - yonsoliaA the treatment
~ay matter treatment
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15

Heavy fighting continues near Sois-
sons today, where the Germans have
won important advances.
The Germans, in an official an
nouncement, admit that they have lost
one trench near Arras. They took six
towns north and northeast of Scissors,
the report says, driving the French
back to the south bank of the Aisne
The French retreat took place under
a heavy fire and at a great loss. The
vigorous French attacks at Verdun
and st. Michael were repulsed.
The French official report barely
mentions this section however. 1t
says that the Germans have taken the
small town of st. Paul, but that it
was Immediately re-captured by the
French.
Other phases of the western situa-
tion are apparently subordinated to
the fighting at Soisons. With the ex-
ception Of reports of occasional artil-
lery duels, the French tell of but lit
tie that is new.
News dispatches from Petrograd
state that the Russian general staff
has concluded that Germany is pre-
pairing for general offensive move
ment to the west and southwest of
Warsaw. Petrograd also hears that
large forces OF Germans have arrived
in Northern Hungary. Military officers
here believe that Germany is attach
ing great importance to its Hungarian
campaign.
The Turkish forces which penetrat-
ed Persia are advancing toward the in-
terror. 1t is understood that the Porte
has offered to withdraw forces from
Persia if Russia will agree to do like
wise.
Severe weather has put temporarily
to an end the fighting in Galicia and
around Bukowina. Heavy snowfalls
which has covered all the roadways,
make it impossible to transfer the
heavy artillery, while the bitter cold
which has the entire section in its
grip makes it suicidal for the infantry
to expose itself.
Dispatches from Petrograd today
tell of the heavy fighting in Poland
having been resumed. In four attacks
within forty-eight hours, the Germans
have forced the Russian center back.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
POSITION IS OF
STRAGETIC VALUE
Heavy Fighting Continues Near Sois-
sons, Where Germans Fave Won
Important Advances-Germany Pre-
pairing for Offensive Movement in
Warsaw-kaiser Sending Forces
Into Hungary.
(By Associated Prcgs.)

London, Jan. 15.-The British have
stormed the German entrenched posi-
tions near Labasse, and, with heavy
losses, have driven back the enemy for
more than a mile, capturing hundreds
of prisoners, and much ammunition.
The position involved is Of consider.
able strategic value.
This victory, however, is not de.
scribed in the official reports of the
fighting issued by the French and the
German War offices, although the re
port was made officially by the Eng.
lish detachment at Stomer, France
and Is given credence in London.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
King With 10000
Soldiers Directs
the Rescue Work

Yesterdays ESTIMATE OF AND DYING MAY se m
CREASED AS HOURLY DISPATCHES OVER CRIPPLED rELr.a
GRAPH SERVICE BRING DETAILS OF THE AwFuL
CATASTROPHE E-scoREs TOWNS COMPLETELY WIPED OUT
THOUSANDS ARE BURIED UNDER DEBRIS, STILL ALwE-kNc
VICTOR EMANUEL PERSONAL ASSISTS IN RESCUE WORK.
THE QUEEN, IN THE ROYAL AT ROME WITH TWO
WEEKS OLD BABY, WOULD ACCOMPANY HIM.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
MAY. Be CANDIDATE
FOR THE RAILROAD
C0MM|SS|ONERSH|P
HATTIEsBURe MAYOR Is Rs,uo
URGED TO MAKE THE
RACE.
NOT YET READY
TO GIVE ANSWER
sixteen Counties In This District To
Elect Representative-Mr. Batson
says He Hasn't Determined His
Strensth-Poston Pays $4,000 And
Lasts Four Years.

whether Thomas +. Batson, Mayor
and Commissioner of Hattiesburg, will
'De candidate for membership on the
Mississippi Railroad Commission is a
question which the well-known For
rest county political leader today de-
-clined to answer.
He admitted that strong pressure is
being brought to bear for his candi-
'daey, but, as he explained, this pres
sure is hardly strong enough yet for
me to take the open field"
The commission will be elected at
the coming summer elections, and Mr..
Batson, it is said, is the only man in
the district in which Forrest county is
located, to be mentioned for the posi-
tion. 1t has been talked in Hattes-
burg several days that Mr. Batson
might be candidate, and, in the event
of his election, would be able to serve
as municipal officer as well as State
official. This he said today was i'm
possible.
Can't Hold Both Jobs.
Should | be a candidate" he ex-
planned Il would resign Immediately
from the mayorality. 1t would be i'm
possible for me to hold the two posi-
tions, and am going to be absolutely
sure OF my strength in this district
before sever my connection with the
Hattiesburg government, if at ALL
There are sixteen counties in this
district, which will have a part in
electing a railroad commissioner. Mr..
Batson said that supporters in other
counties already have taken up the
proposition with him of being candi-
date.
~ have been unable to guage my
, strength in the other countless" the
!. Snyor continued. "The district is
large one, and 1t will be an expensive
proposition for any candidate in the
field.
81 am perfectly contented with my
present duties in Hattiesburg, and
would not voluntarily resign from
them. still have two more years
here as Mayor and Commissioner
"But il this district wants me on the
commission, and wants me strong
enough, WE'LL that's another matter
The position on the commission car
ries with it a salary of $4,000 a year,
with some incidental expenses. 1t is
a four-year proposition, and should a
Hattiesburg man be elected, his head
quarters would remain in this city
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
COTTON CONSUMPTION
SHOWS A DECREASE

Washington, D. c., Jan. l5.-The
amount of cotton consumed during De-
cember was $4,000 bales as compared
with I56,OOO during the correspond
ing month of 1918, according to the Of
fetal reports of the Bureau of the Cen
sus, made public today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15

the interests of y. "A. cameron .
operats q ~ Future under
of w, n Dobo & Company
pounceln{oE was made to
Mk Ctfneron and M
u Business togetf
ears. Ill heal
hmeron't absen
~ Bar. He has bee.
eeks but left tods
Gexico, where he
ss.
new arrangem
n
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
Horror of Italian Earthquake Increase
As Reports From Interior Filter to ROM
Ambassador Says No Americans Killed
NOTABLE EARTHQUAKES
AND VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
The following table gives list of the disastrous
volcanic upheavas in recent years:

The following and
7ocanic upheavals n years:
Date face No. Victims
1851 Mef Italy -. -.
1881 Kingdom of Naples
1861 Mendoz South America ...........12OOO
1868. Manila -. 49,
1862 Towns in Peru and Ecuador.
1872 nyo valley California 90
1875 Region of Santander Columbia ....14OOO
1878. Cua Venezuela -.
1880. Manila vicinity
1881 Sclo and several villages
1855 sand or schia Italy
1883 Krakatoa other volcanoes
1884 Andalusla and vicinity
looo froVnce OF Granada Spain
iooO onaoe'oh' o. y. Al
1881 riviera and Southern Europe
1881 Japan 1000
-. oOO
1885, Florence, Italy, vicinity
1899. Tifis, - 49,
1902 ST. Pierre 100000
1902. Andian, India
l9oS l1o]o Colombia
1905. North "a
1905 Calabra Italy
1905 Scuar Albania
1906 Tamazula, Mexico
1906 Region about Vesuvus
1906 San Francisco Cal, followed
1906 Valparaiso and other towns Of Chile
l9oi hlhsston Jamaica 100
1907 Kaatagh Asia Minor Qandslde) 1900
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15

the Mexican situation; facts about the
Chinese Republic; the progress and
plans OF the Palisades Driveway; pa
per oi, the aeroplane and aviation gen.
orally n war, hnd too many other
tkinsu 70 reoeiye eyen a reviewers
h.-a rnent3rn 3ra.i~
OF course this = s thsn
a thousand px wages nss 'e1 80.
s,mansc d,metsideration OF co-opefaS
osrrv ,ts own .ttxe industry.
7bme to Ilbrai Is
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
(By Associated Press.l

(By Associated Press1
crippled telegram service tho v,ras :,
which we're tangled by the earthquake
@ today coming fragments of reports from
Cities adding cataspbe which
touched chord of sympathy of the
The toll of the dead the dyrg the homeless is be
ing revised with the o eachm message
Varying estimates being of casualties The
ulaconsave there
an government believe the list will
says the number will
eral reports however, do report
will be days before possible
10000 DEAD AT AvEzzANo
AT Avezzano the number of dead has
than half that so 1000 were crushed 10
death in the falling houses while adjoining
There are more than $4,000 injured
Cross and the volunteer medical
everything minor bruises
Recuers from every walk of life and pigb.
dreds-possby thousands their cries for ass
have penetrated the air for twentyfour
King Victor Emanuel popuace is in the
the quake personally helping in the rescue
He superintended the release of
wreckage known
The King private car attached o
train bearing hundreds o he wors injur
The Pope has offered to the Santa
mas accepted
there every "
The situation the aquadu system Ia.
completely destroyed suspendng
feing the injured 8
By possible supplies are being sbed
to the stricken Inhabitants have been over
thrown and from of these surprisingly
10000 SOLDIERS ON SCENE
Thirty rushed to the scene and have
taken the rescue and Red Cross hands,
~NS
OF the Messa earthquake six this
latest catastrophe from which country has suffered
Demolished partly demolished
ward to Ferrara and
the cseas - ~ -
OF dead lie beneath the
public Institutions which crumbed vibrations
Not estimate obtainable as nu
erous places still isolated tel
phonic and railroad communication.
most equal number suffered places
killed or
heroicaly all day endavorns to ericate aA
the
himself directed the work
sons caught beneath wreckage plainly
1t is estimated
OF them school Children which collapsed
Only four soldiers the escapd vh
barracks " - - -
s with its population Of 10000 entirely destroyed An
municipal and authorities hundred sd nv
bodies already have been taken large nuhsr
of injured under -
INJURED ARE BROUGHT TO ROME.
Tens arriving bringing hundred. 1
INTO some where they being
treatme4 Surgeons and An rs&aa
into the stricken districts xhi,
troops are being sent to the ruined ~
vandals &
Among The towns which .ss ,saS 1. 81. 81. a.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
Release Ships on Bonds.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 15.-The re-
lease on band of ships detained in the
tics Of forerya. apuirta will be permitted
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
!, ,BRITAIN OP'FCTS
TX ,,sss n"oA"oo
lompIaint Against carranza's
Action at Tampico'

'By Associated Press.)
ngton. D. c., Jan, 15,-UrgeA
tations have been made by ~
government, through Ambas
,ripg-Rice, against the embaa
~ has placed on oil at TAM
! Nme known today. Thi
ador spent some tim,
k,;th $cretary Bryan|
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
BROKERAGE FIRM n
MAKES CHANGES
W.. E. Bobo Buys Interests of R. A.
Cameron.

| ~. Bobo, of Cameron & Bobo,
merchandise brokers. has purchase
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15

j. H. Edwards was in the city on
Friday to celebrate the anniversary
of his birth; that event had occurred
the day previous but Mr.. Edwards
was otherwise engaged and could not
get to town. He w fails to get
to town on his natal day and to re-
mind his friends that he has passed
another mile stone in life's journey
and he is always greeted with their
good wishes for many returns of the
day. He related to us a chicken
story which contains a phenomena.
Mr.. Edwards is raising pure white
chickens, his hens being White Leg
horns and his rosters are of the
White Rock variety. They "set"
an incubator with 100 eggs from the
white chickens and in due course of
time they were Matched, and it
TRANSFERRED that out of the bunch of
young chicks, II are black. John
is puzzled to know where the black
chicks came from and he thinks this
is a problem for the poultry experts
to wrestle with.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15
PLANET EARTH GROWS OLD.
Through Loss of Heat and Moisture
This Mundane Sphere Will Grad
ually Grow Uninhabitable.

University of Oregon, Eugene, Apr.
11.-This is early afternoon in the
life of planet Earth. Heat will grad
ually grow less and cold become
greater. Moisture will slowly dis
appear. Atmospheric conditions will
change.
When the loss of heat has proceed
ed to a degree where all the earth
has a temperature below freezing.
plant life will disappear, and without
plants animals must also cease.
Mercury and Venus, planets nearer
the sun than the earth, have already
reached this condition.
These are among statements made
in a lecture on "a Theory of World
Formation" delivered by Grin F.
Stafford, professor of chemistry at
the State University before the Uni
versity assembly. For 200, 900 years.
however, the earth will remain much
the same as now, Professor Stafford
comfortingly says.
We have a fine new Bungalow, a
good barn and two lots in Lents, Ore
gon, valued at $4,000 to trade for
Morrow county land. If interested
come and see us. This property is
not over-priced.
SMEAD & CRAWFORD.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15
CRUDE OIL DIP CONTROLS
VERMIN PESTS ON SWINE.

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
wallis, April 14.-Crude oil dips are
best for control of lice, other vermin
and skin diseases Of swine, according
to experiments conducted by the Ore
gon Agricultural College Animal Hus-
bandry department. One part oil to
two parts water is the strength rec
commended. The infested animals
should be made to dive well into the
solution, swim across the dipping vat
and walk out at the further end,
when they will be well covered with
a coat of oil strong enough to kill
lice and nits but not strong enough to
injfre the animal. The mixture is
not emulsified.
1t is recommended that the animals
be dipped twice annually or whenever
they become infested. All animals
brought onto the farm should be dip
ped, the best time being a bright
warn day.
The vat may be of wood or galvan-
lied iron, wide enough to prevent
wedging and deep enough to permit
complete submergence of the animal.
A force pump may be used to spray
the animals with or the material may
be applied with a brush. If these ap-
plications are made in the pigs sleep
ing quarters they will serve to kill
some lice not on the animal. =
1t is essential that the pigs be not
crowded through the watts or dipped
into the solutions. The pens should
be kept clean after dipping.
Sheep dip is also recommended and
used by the College Animal Husband
ry department.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15
Have Family Reunion.

I. NJ. Benedict, of Morgan, has
been enjoying a sort of family re-
union during the past week. A half
sister, Miss Alice Dague from Wash
lngton county, Kansas, who is OH her
way to visit the big fair at San Fran
cisco, has been visiting at her broth
er's home, and she was joined by an
other brother, Mr.. G. B. Dague. of
Walla Walla, and together they have
beer having a splendid good visit.
Mr.. Benedict has been absent from
his old home for a good many years
and this is the first time he has seer
his sister in 10 years. Mr.. Dague is
a farmer in the Walla Walla country
and accompanied MIR. Benedict to
Hepner on Friday. Miss Dague will
continue her journey on to California
in a few days.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15
Arrested For Assault.

SheritfMcDuffee went to Cecil on
Friday to serve a warrant on w. b.
Ewing and several members of his
family as a result of a complaint
lodged against them by their neigh
Dor, Jack Hynd. In a difficulty over
the use of irrigation waters, Mr.. Hyud
was assaulted by the Ewings when he
had demonstrated with them for shut
ting off the water from his bitches.
Mr.. Hynd was not seriously injured.
but in the difficulty he was overpow-
cred by superior numbers and he
feels the matter should be settled in
the court. Mr.. Ewing and his sons
were brought to Heppner for a pre-
liminary hearing, but this was con
tinued for two weeks, this action be-
ing agreeable to both parties to the
controversy.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15
Committed to Asylum.

Adolph Marines, a young man
who has been at work for R. F. Wig
lesworth on his Butter creek ranch
for some time past, was brought to
Heppner on Thursday evening last
and examined as to his sanity. He
was found to be of unsound mind at
the present time and on Friday was
taken to the Eastern Oregon Asylum
at Pendleton. 1t is believed that the
young is suffering only from a tenn
porary arrangement, and that a
course of proper treatment for a few
weeks at the hospital should fully re-
store his mental balance. His Attic,
ton is not of a violent nature.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15
Takes Prisoners to PrineviIle.

Sheriff McDuffee and Marshal Nc
Craw apprehended a couple of men
in Heppner on Thursday evening last
that were wanted at Prineville on a
charge of burglary, Upon being
notified from Prineville that the men
were headed this way, the officers got
busy and located them at Lone Rock,
but on their way to Heppner, so our
sleuths were prepared to land them
upon their arrival in the city, even
though it was after dark when they
got here. The men we're taken to
the county Jail and locked up. They
gave their names as Ward and o.
Kelly, the latter being a reputed bad
man and implicated in numerous
holdups, while Ward is a young mar
not having the appearance of a hard
ened criminal. Sheriff E. B. Knox,
of Crook county was notified at once
of the capture and he arrived on
Saturday evening and took the cap
tives home with him on Sunday, they
being the men he was looking for.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15
Has Purchased Large Tractor.

d. E. Gilman purchased through
Vaughan & Sons, of Heppner the past
week, a large Case tractor which was
taken out to the Andrews place north
east of Lexington and will be used
there in doing a part of the farm
work. The machine is one of the
best put out by this company and has
a draw-bar capacity of twenty horses.
1t will pull six plows, and besides is
a valuable machine for much Other
work on the farm. Mr.. Gilman has
been trying different styles of trac-
tors and believes that he has found
what he has been looking for in this
Case machine. An agent of the com
pany took the tractor out to the An
drews farm on Friday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15
SuDerb Floral Center

Portland's 1915 floral center will
be a paragon of beauty, and one of
the most superb ever% planned. 1t will
cover two of the park blocks and will
include eight immense beds of bloom
to surround a mammoth center piece;
Illuminated promenade, sixteen i'm
exhibition beds of choice
blooming plants and sixteen booths
in which sixteen communities will
exhibit for prizes. Professional flow
er growers of the city will make an
exhibit of the choicest roses ever as
sembled out of doors in the world.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15

E. ]. Burke and George Angel,
we'll known wool buyers, are now in
Pendleton, having recently arrived
there from North Yakima.