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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-17

MrERTtRBABII.ITY is something
much To- he desired by a public
official. particularly by n oc-
cupying a quasi-Judicial position.
Combine II with knowledge and a habit
Of t~horoughness and it gives an equip
mcnt bound to command success.
Search through the departments at
Washington and you ind imperturb-
ability exhibited in It's finest develop
ment In the person OF N.r'.er W War
wick, the new Comptroller Of the
Treasury.
Seated It his desk in a spacious room
In the Treasury Department, facing
an always open door, he Is the very
picture Of impcrturhability. He looks
like one who would merely say, tut,
tut should a forty-two centimeter
bomb explode In his vicinity--and leave
enough Of him to say. Tut, tut"
And that is as 1t should be. for 1t
II the habit Of other public officials Of
this great and good Government con-
stantly to be exploding oral and argu-
mentative forty-two centimeter bombs
In the vicinity OF the Comptroller OF
the Treasury.
No matter what his title may be,
the Comptroller OF the Treasury in
reality Is the auditor In chief OF the
United States Government. which
also means that he 10 the buffer be-
tween Congress. the appropriatins
arm, and the Executive, the %experdins
arm. From both sides he Is bonn
barded.
Thus. Congress will appropriate
money for a certain purpose. 1t may
think that II has expressed that pur-
pose clearly. The executive who Is
to spend the money thinks ne under
stands. ITO do this work properly
he says IT will have to buy ten uto
mobiles for the economical transporta-
/ Of the men employed"
"You can't do IT," says the Comp.
troller. "section so-snd-so Of such an.
other act Of Congress expressly pro
hibits the purchase OF automobiles fol
purposes Of this SORT"
Whereupon the executive officer
gnashes his teeth and retires. Maybs
he will set his legal force 10 work de.
vising arguments and briefs to be pre-.
scented to the Comptroller to get him &c
change his mind. But the Comptroller
has to be firm.
To put 1t briefly. no one can &c
money out OF the Treasury II tn,
Comptroller says that II Ia not a propel
and legal charge. He has the las
guess as TO what Congress meant IL
making an appropriation. No appea
lies from his rulings save h a in Ger
;.tain classes OF cases suit may be insti
-tuted In the Court OF Claims.
Few persons outside Of the Govern
ment service realize the great powe
and responsibility lodged In this office
Inside the Government service n
-ufiiccr Is held in higher respect anC
fear.
." For example. a near Cabinet ONCE
goes off on an official tour and turns /,
his expense account His vouchers ar
not In due form, he has spent none.
for some purposes not fully authorized
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
ESCAPING CONV|CTS
STAY THEIR GUARD
Continued From Page One.)

Jones neck, just at the juncture Of
the collar bone. The guard crumpled
to the ground and nine of the ten con-
victs raced across the farm to safety
in the wooded swamp.
The revolver shot was heard in the
office of the prison. Manager George
Simmons and his son, Cullen, ran
from the house. They were In time to
see the string of escapes reach the
shelter Of the woods. Manager Sim
mons ran to the telephone, called the
office of Sheriff Quinn and within a
few minutes had posse and six
bloodhounds rushing towards the
farm.
In the mean time the younger Sim
mons ran towards the woods. Protect
ing himself from detection by lodging
behind the clumps of brush and trees,
he worked his way several miles
southwark and picked up the trail Of
the fugitives. By telephone he got
into communication with the sheriff's
party, already organized and started.
and through the aid of bloodhounds
the trail was carried as far as Osyka,
ten miles to the southwark.
Hold OFF Posse.
The convicts and the more than
score of trailers reached the swamps
bordering Osyka almost coincidently.
The prisoners did have time, however.
to throw themselves into temporary
protection, and, from behind under
brush and trees held back the sheriff's
party until dark.
Then, they renewed their flight to
the south and were lost almost i'm
mediately from the searchers.
The bloodhounds failed to make pro.
gress after the trail recommended at
Osyka.
Jones was partially conscious just
before midnight and made statement
of the escape. He was unable to
speak for more than half a minute
and only succeeded in verifying what
already had been evoked as theory of
Farm Manager Simmons.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
HOTEL ARRIVALS.


Registered at Hotel Hattiesburg to-
day were: W. B. Carson, L. B. Mai
son, F. c. Ablquist, ST Louis; G. M.
Mason, Ashland, O.; ]. H. Fitzgerald,
Richmond; R. P. Manard, A. Schleo-
han, N. Y; Miss Jarman, Prentiss;
A. H. Marshall ,Des Moines; J. D.
Duvall, z. H. Savage, E. G. Spencer,
Jackson; w. B. Ford, Decatur, Miss;
Ralph Delmas, Pascagoula; ]. e. Fan.
ming E. J. Bowlers and iwfe, E. j.
Bowlers, Jr., Miss Sallie Bowlers,
Gulfport; w. B. Parker, Virgins; J.
H. Long, Jr., Hazlehurst; B. E. Rich
ardson and wife, Chicago; E. R. Sa-
feve, Gadsden, Ala; E. B. Moore,
Hamburg, Ala; Mrs. J. l.. Ballou,
Natchez; ]. T. Mcdonald, L. Krauss,
E. w. Loche, E. Damore, Ben Sam
uels, New Orleans; H. H. Parks, Biz
mingham: w. Granucheow, F. E.
Stubs, New Orleans; E. M. Brink
man, Brookhaven; j. o. Hill, Louis
Vile. KY; S. E. Calgin, Dallas, Tex.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03

The Lomo presents today the follow
ing: A Lubin three part detective
drama, 'The Cipher Key" a thrilling
Biograph drama, of mother love, "The
Vindication; another Vitagraph num-
Der, MIR. Jarr Brings Home Turkey"
a very funny domestic comedy; a
funny society comedy, "He Takes Well
at PARTIES" and one of those very
laughable cartoon comedies, "The Po-
lice Dog" Five cents admission to ALL
Tomorrow Chas. Chaplin, in a laugh
provoking comedy, also a highly. in
teresting five-part Paramount drama,
"The Bargain" the scenes of which
are mostly laid in the Grand Canyon.
On the same program Mable and Fatty
in a special Keystone comedy. Five
and ten cents admission tomorrow.
show worth double the price.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
PRISONERS WIFE GETS DIVORCE

McComb, Miss, May 3.-Mrs. Ida
B. Higgins, whose husband, Tony
Higgins, shot and killed Howard Civ
en-, in the southern section of this city
in the latter part of 1911, and who
was convicted and sentenced to be
hanged for the crime, secured di.
vorce from Higgins recently. Higgins
is now serving a life term in the peni-
Tertiary. his sentence of death having
been committed to life Imprisonment
a few days previous to the day set for
the hanging. 1t is a generally accept
ed fact that the untiring efforts made
by Mrs. Higgins to save her husband
from suffering the death penalty for
his crime was all that saved him. Mrs.
Higgins also secured the custody of
her little daughters.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03

Continued from Page Three.)
j. S. Love.

l can get home cried the little fairy.
"Climb up my stem and get inside
of me-" said the rose; 81 will soon
close UP now, and then you will be
quite safe"
So the little fairy climbed up and
into the rose. Pretty soon 1t grew
dark and the rose commenced to close,
and there was the little fairy tucked
in all nice and warm and safe from
the storm. But after little while it
was discovered at the palace that the
ugly little fairy was lost, and couldn't
be found anywhere. People began to
hunt for her, and all of them had to
pass by the rose on their way to look
for her.
I'm glad she's lost, she's so ugly,"
said the most beautiful fairy in the
palace, as she passed by, with some
little people. >.
This started the poor ugly little
fairy to crying, and the little rose
couldn't stop her at all.
Il don't care if she never comes
back" said another pretty little fairy,
who thought she was even more beau
tiful than any there.
Then the ugly little fairy began to
cry even harder Lots of people came
by the rose, and all of them were glad
she was lost. After a while there were
no more voices, and it grew so dark
that the rose was almost invisible.
Then there was a rustic down the
rose-bed path. 1t grew nearer and
nearer, and finally two people stopped
right in front of the rose. And who
should they be but the Fairy Queen
herself and her Prince, Lovely Locks,
whom all the fairies were in love with.
my poor little ugly fairy" said the
Queen, and her voice sounded as if
she were crying. Poor little thing.
She has been treated so badly by
everybody. But l always loved her
better than the rest"
and l love her, too" said the
Prince, quite suddenly, and without
looking at the Fairy Queen.
Never mind, said the Queen, try
ing to keep the Fairy Prince from cry
ing. eve may find her yet and so
saying, they went on down the rose
bed path.
"Ohl rose, dear, did you hear?"
asked the ugly little fairy in a voice
that sounded very happy. DO let me
down, dear, so l can run back. l am
happy now that know that two peo-
pie love me-"
And love you, too" said the rose,
as she bent down and let the ugly lit
tie fairy down, ever so gently.
And so the ugly little fairy hurried
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03

ly organized First National Bank. I
served there as cashier six years and
active vice president one year. going
then to Hattiesburg as cashier of the
Hattiesburg Trust and Banking Co.,
where was employed as cashier and
activeyice president for six years, re
signing the latter place in April, 1914.
to become state bank examiner. l in
yite. the closest inquiry into my rec
ord at Lumberton and Hattiesburg,
where I served as executive for 10
years. All former officers of these in
situations are living and may be ad-
dressed to Lumberton or Hattiesburg.
1 shall appreciate any consideration
you may give by claim for this office,
and will especially thank you for your
vote and influence.
Cordially yours,
j. S. Love.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03

back to the palace just as fast as she
could, and when everybody came back,
there she was, quite safe and sound.
And the Fairy Queen was so glad, and
so was the Prince, and after that the
ugly little fairy was not lonesome any
more.
But the very strangest part of it all
was this: The next day lots of bees
and flies and insects began to come
around the rose.
"Oh, why are you coming to visit
me-" asked the rose of the humble
bee.
"Why. don't you know said the
bee, very much surprised. Last night,
when you were asleep, the ugly little
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
''F|-F|IOF TOY SHOP"
HERE TUESDAY NIGHT
PRODUCTION OF HATTlESBURG-
IANS FOR TRINITY GUILD HAS
BIG ADVANCE SALE.

Everything is in readiness for the
musical fantasy to be staged at the
Auditorium tomorrow night. A ca
pacity house is expected, as the adj
vance sale of tickets is very heavy.
The best voices in the city have been
rehearsing the leading roles for the
past ten days.
Mrs. B. D. Moore, with her beautiful
soprano voice, will be heard in the
part of "Fi-Fi, and P. L. CASTOR carries
the tenor role of the MAN in the
Moon" Their ride on a Planet"
song while sailing away in the moon
is one of the most beautiful scenes
of the production.
Mrs. F. L. Galpin, who has been in
New York for the past two years, will
render two selections. Her contralto
voice has been heard several times in
public and is well known.
E. B. Walker as "Pinheart" has a
duet with "F1-Fi;" Mrs. S. Heidelberg
as "Bo-peep" has two selections ac-
eompanied in pantomine fly the fairies
and animals.
Anderson Foote with his deep bari
tone voice takes the role of Sand
man" singing various lullabies in
the most beautiful scenes of this pro-
duction. The groups and choruses are
all in readiness to dance and frolic
with much vigor.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
FUNERAL" GRAFTON
CONTINUED From Page One)

''If you have tears, prepare to shed
them now. You do all know this
mantel, (pointing to the decorations
on caskeD l remember the first day
Turner put it on; twas at the last
Hattiesburg meet. But now it re-
mains to remind us that he has not
always to best mobiles in the hun
dreds. Their spikes the vaulting
Sykes wore and as Williams went
over his head. Mark how the cut went
from them.
And now / close with telling you
that Hattiesburg hath bequeathed to
you all her shares in this cup and her
laurels she hath gave to return no
more. And as We view yon grave
yard, lets us think of her in our
big hearts. Gone, yes, forgotten,
never"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03
TEXAN MAKES PLEA
Continued from Page One.l

Sims was convicted of killing Dr..
r. G. Cowart. His friends assert that
the crime could not have been pre-
meditated or else the jury would have
given him a life sentence, as DR.. Cow
art was prominent and wealthy ply
stefan. 1t is said that the two men
were drinking at the time. Sims has
denied right along that the blow he
struck DR.. Cowart, in a quarrel be-
tween friends, killed him, but that he
died of injuries received while getting
out of an automobile long before their
difficulty.
Miss Sims has written a pitifully
appealing letter to persons who so far
bitterly oppose her fathers pardon.
In this appeal for them to withdraw
opposition she says that she would
gladly suffer herself if it would bring
DR.. Cowart back to life, but that as
this could not be surely her fathers
Imprisonment could not serve any
good purpose, but that his going home
to his little girl of tender years, who
was at the age when she most needed
his fatherly protection, would seem
almost necessary. The Sims family, it
is said. has had a rather hard time
to make ends meet since the head of
the household went to prison, and his
wife and little ones need him badly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03

fairy came out to see you again. and
sprinkled something all over your
head, and now you are the sweetest
flower in all the Queens garden"
And so, after that the rose was the
most sought of all the flowers, and al.
ways she grew and more beautiful
and more sweet, and many times she
and the ugly little fairy would talk
to each other, and both were very,
very happy. .~1T:f
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03

An Austrian countess has contrib
uted 5000 cork legs to wounded sol,
diers. Jean de Reszka, the famous
tenor, has given $4,000 cigarettes to
the wounded allies
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03

Sc. Travis left this morning to at
tend the Bar Association in Vieks-
burg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03

VIM. David Minis, of Gulfport, was {
weekend visitor to this city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-03

Inman Cook is spending a few days
in Jackson on business.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-14
His Bad Handwriting.

Dean Farrar in his "Reminiscences
says that the first proofs Of Dean Stan
ley's "Sinai and Palestine" informed
the reader that from the monastery Of
Sinai was visible "the horn Of the
burning beast!' This was fearfully
apocalyptic nightmare of the printers
devil for 'the horizon of the burning
bush." The original proof sheets also
stated that on turning the shoulder of
Mount Olivet in the walk from Beth
any "there suddenly burst upon the
spectator a magnificent view Of
Jonesv' In this startling sentence
"Jones' was the transmogrifcation Of
"Jerus," the deans abbreviated way of
writing Jerusalem" When the dean
answered an invitation to dinner his
hostess has been known to write back
and inquire whether his note was an
acceptance or refusal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-14

Congress has again refused to SUBJ
NIT to the voters an amendment to
the federal constitution to enfran-
chise women. The vote was 2O4 to
174 This is the second time in the
history of congress that a vote has
been taken on this issue. The suf-
fragists assert that their expecta-
tions we're fulfilled, and that the
fight will be continued. Women OPP
posed to suffrage also have an organ
iaztion, and they characterize the
movement as one fostered by hyster-
ical women, and declare it is on the
wane. Both organizations appear to
be satisfied, however, and both
claim to have won a victory.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-14

A Minneapolis suffragist in COM
menting on the fact that all congress.
men from the states where women
now have suffrage, voted for the
suffrage measure before congress,
said: "Certainly if suffrage had been
failure in their states they would
not have voted in favor of the
amendment, If the congressman
from those states had voted against
the measure they would have been
sad failures politically--thei pros
poets of future political preferment
would not have been worth half a
cent on the dollar.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-14

The United States government has
brought suit against the Southern
Pacific Railroad company to recover
10000 acres of land upon which more
than 100 producing oil wells are
located. The government alleges
that the Southern Pacific nisrepre-
sented the land in question as "agri-
cultural'' when application was
made, which resulted in patents for
the land being issued. It. is also
alleged that the railroad company
knew at the timesthat the land was
oil bearing property. Getting any
thing from the Southern Pacific is
just like getting money from home
when you have no home
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-14
MILITARY STRATEGY.
Why More Is Gained by Woundine
Than bv KiIlinu an Enenov

Than by Killing an Enemy.
In a letter to the Army and Navy
Journal retired army officer says that
no intelligent soldier will fire a dunn
dunn or an explosive bullet at the en-
envy, for they both kill
The object Of the rifeman is not to
kill an enemy, but to wound him. "A
dead man is simply one soldier lost
from his army. He is not burden to
any one. A wounded soldier must he
taken care of. Four wounded soldiers
must have an ambulance with two
horses and an ablebodied soldier driver
Thirty wounded soldiers must have
a surgeon, a hospital steward and ten
or a dozen able bodied soldiers to aid
the doctor and wait upon and nurse the
wounded men. The ambulances block
the roads and delay the troops. espe
cially the artillery and the supply
wagons.
"When a man is hurt every one is
anxious to get him at once to a doctor.
If the troops on the firing line are not
well disciplined and soldier is wound
ed there will be three or four soldiers
who are willing and anxious to carry
him to the rear.
"For every soldier wounded the firing
line loses four soldiers, and hundred
men wounded means that 400 men are
lost to the firing line, for they never re
join their regiments until the battle is
over" -- -.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-14
The Old Home Town,

MI. j. L. Turner, a former we'll
known resident of Spencer Brook,
in letter to the publisher encloses
a check to apply on subscription and
writes "We always look forward to
the coming of the Union with great
pleasure, and the Enclosed slip ex-
presses our sentiments. A
happy new year to the Union and
all it's readers Here is the ''slip"
that Mr.. Turner enclosed:
NEWS FROM HOME. .s5 81
When the evening shade is falling
at the closing of the day,
An Teller rests from labor, smokin'
at his pipe of clay,
There's nothing does him so much
good. be fortune up or down,
AS the little country paper from his
Old Home Town. r.,
1t amt a thing of beauty and it's
prints not always clean,
But it straightens out his temper
when feller's fee]in mean;
1t takes the wrinkles off his face an
brushes off the frown,
That little country paper from his
Old Home Town.
1t tells of all the parties and the
balls of Pumpkin Row, -
Bout who spent Sunday with WHO'S
girl, and how the crop'll grow,
An how it keeps a Teller posted
who's up and who is down,
That little country paper from his
Old Home Town.
Now, I like to read the dailies and
the story papers too,
And at times the yaller novels and
some other trash--don't you?
But when want some other readin'
that'll brush away a frown,
I want that little paper from my
Old Home Town.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-14

The United States and Great Brit
ain have now been at peace over 100
years, and last Friday New Orleans
celebrated the centenniary of peace
with a salute of p guns, timed to
end 100 years to the moment after
Andrew Jackson triumphed over the
British army at Chalmette. 1t is to
be hoped that the friendship be-
tween the two great English speak
ing nations will continue for hun
dreds of years to come.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-14

On the first column of the first
page OF the Duluth News. Tribune
of the Sth inst. appeared malicious
attack on the state senate by the ST.
Paul correspondent of that paper.
Because the senate committee on
rules had the temerity to meet and
promptly report rules for the guild
ance and government of that body
without consulting outsiders. the
News Tribune's correspondent has
discovered hellish plot for the de-
feat of the deficiency and economy
measure fathered by the commit
tee of 3d." by what process of
reasoning the correspondent arrived
at that conclusion is past our COM
prehension. At the time the article
was penned no committees had been
announced. nor do we believe a single
member of the senate had given a
moments thought to the so.cal]ed
deficiency and economy measure
as far,as committees were concerned.
There is not nor can there be the
slightest excuse or Justification for
the mendacious attack on the state
senate contained in the St. Paul COR
respondence of the News Tribune of
the Sth inst. ..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-14


Great Britain has replied in part
to President Wilson S; protest con-
corning the treatment; Of: American
commerce by the British fleet, but
the reply is not altogether satisfac-
tory. Great Britain admits the
Justice of practically all the princi-
Piles of international law cited in the
American note, but does not appear
to be willing to practice those princi-
pies. The reply was very friendly,
however, and it is thought that
affairs will ultimately be satisfac-
torily adjusted.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-14

A farewell banquet was given in
honor of George F. Authier at the
Radison in Minneapolis last Friday
evening, on the eve of his departure
for Washington, where he goes to
represent the Minneapolis Tribune.
Gov. Hammond, ex-Gov. Eberhart
and several score of other notables
were present. All had kind word
for Mr.. Author and wished him a
hearty Godspeed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-14

Harper's Weekly in speaking Of
courtesy asks if there is any express
sion with a more offensive lack of
meaning than Senatorial courtesy"
And that is not all, as it intimates
that senatorial graft would be
the proper term. We would say that
the latter term is nearer right.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-14

A sincere reformer is entitled tC
the respect of all right thinging
people. But those disgruntled indi.
viduals who can see no good in any.
thing and are everlasting]y mouth
ing pessimistic utterances anent
things of which they know nothing,
are only entitled to whitening con-
tempt.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-14

The Colorado Fuel & Iron COM
pany truthfully says, mo company
can succeed permanently which does
not deserve and receive the conf
dence of both it's employees and the
public.'' 1t is about time that tile
Colorado company made some effort
to earn this confidence: now that it
realizes the Importance, ;of receiving
it. g.