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The Washington times., 1915-09-15
City Citizens to
Plan for Celebration

A general committee Of the Mid-City
Citizens Association having in charge
the plans for the celebration Of the
completion of the Seventh street paw
ing will be held tonight at 1903 Seventh
street. the purpose being to outline def
innite features for the carnival and
street parade September p.
The executive committee Of the associ-
alton urged the District Comnis issioners
today to expedite the work on the paw
ing. as 1t was feared that the con-
struction might not be complete by the
date set for the celebration. Assur-
ances were given that the work would
be rushed with all possible speed.
About $500 has been raised for the
carnival fund, but 1t Is expected that
upwards of $1,000 will be subscribed as
result Of the campaign being made
by the finance committee. The COM
mittee met last night and reported that
there had been generous response to
the appeal for funds.
The Washington times., 1915-09-15

and his passengers were quickly ac-
commodated In other machines, and the
party proceeded without interruption.
After a midday dinner at Winchester
yesterday the boosters proceeded TO
Berryville. Biuemont. Round Hill. Pur-
cellville, and Leesburg. In the latter
Spie9 's address scopes SS et elect
James McClintic Of Oklahoma. who sc-
companied the merchants. Mr.. Nc
Clintic praised the spirit which Wash-
ington merchants are evincins IN tnelr
tonians generally OF his support N their
efforts to obtain LEGISLATION designed to
benef1t the residents.
Welcomed by Citizens.
In each town the homefolk put forth
especial efforts to make the visitors
welcome. and In return received the
thousands Of souvenirs which were
taken along to advertise Washington
generally and the fall trade week which
begins septembcr "a more especially.
Chairman Ross p. Andrews and Sec
retary Charles J. Columbus were con-
graduated upon the systematic man
ner in which the trip was conducted
and the regard evinced for the comfor.
OF all who made IT. Jacob @. Moody.
leader Of the band, and his men were
also voted thanks for their untiring
efforts to arouse enthusiasm through
their concerts.
On the beautiful Maryland roads the
found an opportunity TO
test their cars. While not designated
as the official pilot car. The seven
Packard owned by Frank
killian was the FIRST into Rockville
and drew UP at Chain Bridge
last night still in the van of the pro-
The Washington times., 1915-09-15
Boosters Return Well
Satisfied With Tour
Merchants Royalty Greeted in Cities of Maryland,
Virginia, and West Virginia, Opening Fertile
Field for Trade With Washington.

the business upon which the merchants
were bent. and. despite the roughness
Of the Virginia thoroughfarcs, every
town and village placed upon the origi-
nal route was visited.
From Bcrryville to within a few miles
oc Washington the state of the roads
converted tho tour into an endurance
test for the automobiles, and every car
owner paused at the conclusion of the
trip to congratulate G. G. Stevens for
the showing made bv the Little Giant
truck which he furnished to transport
the band. Carrying more than 200
pounds dead weight this truck. made
the entire trip and concluded 1t on
schedule time, having taken. mean
while hills and grades that all but
baked the passenger cars.
Only one accident occurred In cover
ing the 200 miles When leaving Win
chester the driver of one of the large
passenger cars broke a rear axle. He
The Washington times., 1915-09-15
LOCAL. MENTION.

Teeth Guaranteed To Fit As Low A.
IS. DR.. EauEhan's Dental OfHce. S07 7 st. NV
Phone Main $500
And put your Want Ad in The Evening
Times.
The Washington times., 1915-09-15
Uncle Sam Has Booklet
Of Hunting Directions

Game Laws for 1915" is the title OF
a booklet of interest to hunters which
has just been issued by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
The booklet is summary of the
provisions relating to seasons, export.
sale, limits, and licenses. 1t en-
bruces reviews on legislation passed
In 1915; the regulations adopted for
the protection Of migratory birds. ad-
vices for the disposition of game
raised in captivity, and other infor-
nation valuable to the hunter
The Washington times., 1915-09-15
TakOma Mems Club to
Open Carnival Tonight

The Mems Club of the Takoma Park
Trinity Church will open It's lawn party
and two-night carnival this evening on
the church grounds for the benefit OF
the club orchestra.
Attractions will include side shows
booths with a great assortment of ar
ticles donated by merchants. vocal and
instrumental music and dancing. Jesse
B. K. Lee is chairman Of the executive
committee.
The Washington times., 1915-09-15

Happy In a realization that through
their efforts fertile field has been con-
ditioned for the production Of trade
for the business establishments OF their
home. city, the boosters party organized
by the Retail Merchants Association
has returned to Was hngton from d
oOo- -nailc tour of towns in western Mary
land, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Shortly after 8 o'clock last night. the
last Of the twenty-odd machines that
took part in the trip, running on sched-
ule time. crossed the Chain bridge,
There a procession was formed and
with the band that had been faithfully
piping tunes In each town. at its head
proceeded through the business sec
tions Of the city along Pennsylvania
avenue to Peace Monument and back
to Eleventh street and the Avenue, the
point from which the start was made
Monday morning.
Though a little weary from their long
journey. the boosters still maintained
the cordial spirit in which they had ap-
proa ched and mingled with the towns
people Of the States through which,
they had passed.
Bad Roads At Finish.
Bad roads on the last leg Of the trip
served to mar In measure the pleasure
Of the outing. but they were not per-
mitted to interfere in any manner with
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28
FACTORY READY IN FALL.

Big Point, Miss, June 2S.-The Big
Point Canning Factory, which was
erected at Big Point the past winter
by Moss Point and Jackson county
capital, has sent out notices to farm
ers and growers of sweet potatoes
that it will ready for business this
fall, using 10000 bushels of sweet pc.
tatoes.
The canning company will put up
only sweet potatoes this fall.
They will buy the potatoes just as
they are dug from the field, and will
take everything except strings and
potatoes less than two inches in d.
ameter. The advantage of this meth
cd Of buying is obvious. The farmer
is freed of the trouble of sorting and
extra handling Of his potatoes and he
is saved the loss which always results
from shrinkage and rottong before he
finds a good market, while in the can
ming factory he has a ready market
for his crop as soon as it is dug from
the ground.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28

was tried and likewise acquitted on
charges of assisting in the alleged kid
mapping and exhibiting a deadly
weapon. Miss Tillis was not found
guilty of assisting in kidnapping, so
everybody was happy but the princi-
pals in the drama. The Teasleys
were unhappy because they lost pos
session of the child, the mother is
unhappy because she failed to get pos
session of him.
The state was represented at the
trial by w. D. Hilton, of Mendenhall,
while Luther M. Burch, of Jackson,
appeared for the defendants.
Whether Miss Bennett will come to
Jackson and institute legal proceed
ings in a further effort to secure pos
session of her baby is not known. A
long distance message last night from
Harrisyille stated that Miss Bennett
was heard to remark that she would
make no further attempt to get her
baby back.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28

Some interesting figures have just
been issued by the Department of
Commerce on county and municipal
Indebtedness during the years 1913,
1902 and 1890 and sinking fund as
sets.
In the box, issued by the census
department the following comment on
Mississippi is given:
mississippi reported a total debt,
less sinking fund assets OF $24,167S61
in 1913 Of this amount the counties
were responsible for $10,G24,319 or Al
per cent. cities and towns, $11,744,-
SAP or 4S.6 per cent and the Hazoo
anod Mississippi Delta leVee district
$1.799,OOO or IA per cent.
The total debt less sinking fund as
sets shows an increase of $1S,641 065,
or 1878 per cent over 1902, the debt
of the latter year having increased
$3.O18,45S, or 1908 per cent over that
of 1890.
The per capita Indebtedness for the
wears covered in this bulletin were
1890, s1.95, 1902, $3.45, an increase of
7G.9 per cent; 1913, $12.SS, an increase
of 1888 per cent.
Comparison of these per centages
shows that during both periods in
debtedness increased more rapidly
than the population.
"The counties of Mississippi report
ed a total debt less sinking fund as
sets of $1O,624,319, an increase of $S,-
,S91 or 516.S per cent over 1902.
THE gross debt of the counties
amounted to $10,S12,341, of which
$1O274,486 is classed as funded or
fixed debt, $425, 453 as revenue loans
and $4,000 as outstanding warrants.
The bonded debt represented 95 per
cent of the total; revenue loans SO
per cent and warrants outstanding
per cent. Sixty-seven of the 70 coun
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28
FOUR FOR LEGISLATURE.

Laurel, Miss, June %. - John c..
Street, of the law firm of Street &c
Street, has decided to be a candidate
for representative of Jones county in
the Mississippi legislature. Three 9th
ers have announced their candidacy
for representative, one of them, Clarke
Musgrove, being a young lawyer The
others are ]. Hartley Bush and B. F..
Valentine.
The people of Laurel and Jones
county are determined to send a
strong man to the legislature who will
fight and win the battles of Jones
county. The people want a cOnstitu-
tiOnal convention; more representa-
ton in accordance with the increased
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28
|SAYS JACKSON WAS
BORN ON HIGH SEAS
JACKSON WOMAN SHOWS HOW
ONE PRESIDENT WASN'T MA.
TiVE-BORN AMERICAN.

Jackson, Miss, June 2S.-Interest-
ed in inquiries being made through
the press for some one TO come for
ward and state where Andrew Jack
son was born, Mrs. Ella FOndren, of
this city, says that one of the Presi-
dents furnished by Tennessee was
born on the high seas, while his par
ents were en- route from Ireland to
the United States, and that while a
tiny baby Jackson landed on South
Carolina soil.
Mrs. Fondren's grandparents and
relatives of Andrew Jackson were in
innate friends in Tennessee many
years ago, and Mrs. Fondren says
that she has often heard them speak
of the family history.
MY grandmother" says Mrs. Fon-
dren, "often prepared hoe cakes for
Andrew Jackson, who was very fond
of them. The families were on init
mate terms of friendship, and from
what they said to me when l was a
girl | am positive Jackson was born
on the ocean, so no state can claim
his birthplace"
Mrs. Fondren, although advanced
in years, is a close student, reads
newspapers and magazines carefully
every day, and keeps up with cur
rent events as few people many years
her junior do. She is intensely in
terested in the wars progress, and
can in a charming way entertain a
visitor by relating incidents of many
years ago. Her memory is as sound
as that of youth of fifteen
years, and her statements are accept
ed as authoritative on matters of
earlier history in this country. She
is the mother of Mrs. w. G. Wills, of
North Congress street, with whom
she lives; Circuit Clerk Ed Fondren,
Dave FOndren, Mrs. T. S. Brown and
Mrs. Julia Greaves, all of this city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28
LUMBER BARK ASHORE
OFF THE BAHAMAS

Mobile, Ala, June 2S.-LOcal repre-
sentatives of the Eastman-Gardner
Lumber Company, of Laurel, Miss,
have ben advised that the Norwegian
bark Anda, sailing from Mobile on
June 4, was driven ashore off the Ba-
hamas June II, and the crew picked
up in the small boats by a passing
vessel.
The Anda carried 100000 feet of
timber and lumber. The Anda was a
prize of the French admiralty court
early in the present war, and after
being discharged was chartered from
Mobile to Liverpool by the Eastman
Gardiner Co.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28

ties in Mississippi reported bonded
debt, 26 reported revenue loans, while
81 of them reported outstanding war
rants. The total sinking fund assets
held by the counties amounted to
s1SS, 0O2, or II per cent of the total
of such debt
"The gross debt of the cities, towns
and villages in Mississippi amounted
to $11,930, $50 in 1913. OF this amount
$40, 551, 1873, of 1874 per cent of the
total represented fund or fixed debt;
$685., 597 or rs per cent special assess
ment loans; $495,145 or 3.S per cent
revenue loans and $26,676 or o. per
cent outstanding warrants. Offsetting
this debt were sinking assets amount
ing to $226,014 or 10 per cent of the
total of such debt.
"Of the places having population
of less than $500 reports were re-
ceived from 272 out of the total of
81. Of the number reporting 125 re-
ported debt to the amount of $685.
143 with sinking fund assets to the
amount of $9,661, net Indebtedness
per capita Of $15.31.
"The specified civil divisions in
clude all those places incorporated
separately, and show a total debt
amounting to $1,S39,0O0. This debt
was incurred by levee and drainage
districts for the protection of those
counties bordering within the limits
of occasional inundation by the Mis-
sissippi river, the tax for their support
being levied in the form of special as
sessments upon the land benefited.
mo school debt was reported for
Mississippi because Of the fact that
such debt is carried by the counties
and municipalities in which the
schools are located. While no tabu-
lation has been made OF the school
debt an examination of the county
and city reports show large percent
age OF them reporting debt on account
of schools, and considerable amounts
as OUTLAWS for new buildings. This is
particularly true in many counties in
which the population is largely rural"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28
LAUREL PLAYHOUSE
DESTROYED BY FIRE
LY DROPPED IN BUILDING,
RESPONSIBLE.

Laurel, Miss, June 2S.-The Laurel
Theatre, large frame building erect
ed few years ago at the corner of
Magnolia and Fifth streets, was burn
ed early Sunday morning.
The Lewis Players, a theatrical
stock company, had just completed a
weeks engagement and it is presum-
ed that one of the actors carelessly
dropped a lighted cigarette in some
trash.
This leaves Laurel entirely without
theatre. Plans are already being
perfected for the erection of a modern
playhouse on Oak street near the new
postoffice building.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28
AUTOIST KILLED.

Yazoo City, Miss, June 28.-Charles
Quekemeyer, a young man formerly
of this city but now connected with a
wholesale grocery house of Green
wood, was killed last night shortly
after dark by the overturning of an
automobile in which he was riding be-
tween Leland and Greenville.
He was endeavOring to catch a
train when a tire burst and the ma
chine overturned. His skull was frac-
tured in two places and he died in a
hospital in Greenville.
He was formerly connected with
Armour & Co., and leaves wife and
two children. The remains arrived
here at II o'clock today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28
GOOD INDIAN HELD
UP; LOSES 1884 4

. Meridian, Miss, June 2S- .
= man and preacher, was held up .
q Wah Hooche an Indian medicine .
= at the point of a pistol by two .
. unidentified white men as he .
. was proceeding to the Union =
= station early yesterday morning, .
. and robbed of 1884. He was go .
. ing to take a train for Vicksburg =
. to discharge debts in that city, =
= he said. =
q Just as he approached the cor =
. ner of Twenty-eighth avenue and =
. second street, South Side, he =
. saw two men. One threw an .
. electric fashlight into his face =
. while the other held a pistol to =
. his head The man with the =
. fashlight went through the In .
= dams pockets. =
. Patrolman Thomas and Con- =
. stable Mosby made an investiga- =
. ton of the matter WHEN was re- =
. ported to the police station, and .
. as a result, two white men were y
. brought to headquarters. The =
. Indian said he did not know =
. them and they were released. =
. Wah Hooche formerly lived in =
= vicksburg, but has recently re- .
. sided in Meridian, he said, and .
. had saved enough money to pay .
= taxes which a friend had adj =
= vanced on his property. =
SO >H/ >H>> 80 .
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28
MADOO BABY WILL
WEAR LITTLE IDOL
Chinese Charm Presented To Miss
Ellen by Missionary.

Washington, d. c., June 2S.-If the
directions are carried out explicitly,
the parents of Ellen Woodrow Nc
AdOo, the Presidents second grand
child, will, at 9;l5.a. m, on August %,
1915, hang about the baby's neck Lao
Yin" AS far as possible Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo, the child's faith
err. should initiate a Chinese devout
and humble something that Lao YIN
might understand. This done, little
Ellen. for a period of 100 days, will
never be troubled by demons. AT the
expiration Of this and every subse-
quent To-day period from the date
of the baby's birth, the ceremony
should be repeated.
Which goes to show that there is a
strong bond of sympathy between the
fond mother in China and the mother
of the grandchild of a President of the
United States. LAO Yin is the
name of a miniature Chinese idol
carved in ivory in honor of the Chi
nese god that protects babies. Today
the Rev Charles Ernest Scott, of the
PRESBYTERIAN Mission at Using Tau,
Kiao Chau, China, called at the White
House. and left for Miss Ellen one of
these idols. 1t was given to him by
one of the Chinese mothers in the mis-
sion town, who, learning that he was
returning to the United States, asked
that he take the little idol and give it
to the Presidents granddaughter.
Mr.. Scott then obtained a second
idol, which he has sent to Mr.. and
Mrs Francis Bowes Sayre, parents of
the Presidents other grandchild
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28
MOTHER ACQUITTED
But LOSES INFANT
Continued from Page One.)

Clemmie TilliS of Jackson, a friend
who had accompanied her to BraXton
in a jitneymobile owned and operated
bv John Belew of this city.
AS the automobile proceeded down
the highway Mr. Teasley attempted
to stop Mr.. Belew by brandishing a
fence rail, but Belew pulled a pistol
and the road was clear. Later
near Harrisville, telephone messages
brought three armed men to the road
side, and all of the occupants of the
car were arrested. Below gave bond
and came here Friday, going back
yesterday for the trial.
Trio Dismissed.
Miss Bennett was tried and acquit-
ted on a charge of kidnapping. Belew
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28

The Lomo presents today on its big
special five cents program, special
Keystone farce comedy in two parts,
'Gussie Rivals JONAH" the two-part
special drama, 1.-THE Spell OF The
Poppy" Dreams Realized" drama.
Other special pictures. Tomorrow,
Paramount program present John
Emerson in the romantic comedy
drama, THE Bachelors Romance, "
five parts.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28
SUMMER SCHOOL AND
CONFERENCES TO-DAY.

New Jersey superintendent and
principals, one week. at Ocean City,
N. j.; Iowa County School Superin-
tendents, one week, ac Iowa State Col
lege, Ames, Ia; Massachusetts SUI
perintendents, one week at Harvard
University, Cambridge, Mass; Sum
mer school opens at Dubuque Col
lege, Dubuque, Ia.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28
MISSISSIPPI DEBTS
TOTAL S24,167,851,
SAYS i. S. BUREAU
OF THIS AMOUNT, THE COUNTIES
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
$10,624,319.
CITIES AND TOWNS OWE
S11,OOO,00O OF 1T

The Per Capita Indebtedness of Mis-
sissippians is observation-disclosures
Increases Faster Than the Popula-
tion-No School Debt is Reported by
the Bureau of Commerce, Because
such Records Are Unkept.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28

A ship-building yard in Japan still
in operation was established 1900
years ago.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28

population; a Juvenile reformatory;
pardon board and the parole system.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28
ASSESSMENT COMPLETED.

Meridian, Miss. June 2S.-City Tax
Assessor and Collector E. B. McRaven
has completed making assessments in
the city, with the exception of a few
large assessments which have not yet
been handed into the office.
The town of Turlow, KY, is one
mile long and about 80 feet wide.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28

A baby with two heads and four
arms was recently born in Chicago.
The baby lived only fifteen minutes
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28

S. E. Travis, well known Forrest
county attorney, left last night for
Jackson, Natchez and Meadeville,
where he will be gone a week on pro-
feSsiOnal business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28

CITY BREVITIES

J. A. Travis, of the Normal College,
spent yesterday with relatives in Hat
tiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-28
Trio Dismissed.

Miss Bennett was tried and acquit-
ted on a charge of kidnapping. Belew
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-07
TOM DOBBS HELD
SERIOUS CHARGE
HEARING SET FOR SAT-
URDAi MORNING
DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH AS
sAULT WITH INTENT TO
COMMIT MURDER

Tom Dobbs is out under $4,000 bail
awaiting a hearing on the charge Of
assault with intent to kill. The pros
ecuting witness goes under the name
of Ollie Bell That is not her real
name. She is a Goldfield raised girl,
who has been living for some time
in cabin back of the La Chiquita.
Dobbs and the girl were both drink
ing rather heavily on the night OF the
5th and about $3.50 in the morning
they engaged in quarrel. Dobbs is
illeged to have beat the girl over the
head with the butt of a gun until she
lost consciousness. Her screams at
tracted Officer Jack Grant, who
placed Dobbs under arrest Justice
lDunseath fixed the bail at $4,000. The
preliminary examination will take
place in the justice court at 10 O'Clock
4 Saturday morning, it having been de
ferred on account of the session OF
the district court
The Bell woman was so severely
cut by Dobbs that she was taken t6
the county hospital, where hel
wounds we're dressed
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-07
HOPHEAD PREFERS
COCAINE TO COLO
PASSES UP VALUABLE
METALS
BURGLARS VISIT A NUMBER OF
ROOMS IN THE STATE BANK
BUILDING

Evidently the burglaries that were
committed during the celebration
were all done by the same person and
he was unquestionably a victim OF
drugs. In addition to the burglaries
reported in yesterdays Bonanza, the
State Bank and Trust building was
also entered A number of doors
we're forced and the glass in one bro
ken, No losses are reported except
by DR.. Helen Rullson. pair of
curved gold scissors was taken and
used as jimmy to force open
cabinets. One of them contained sew
eral hundred dollars worth of gold
and platinum, but the contents were
not disturbed, while from another a
little over a dollars worth of cocaine
in liquid and crystalline form was
taken