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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-02

lJN|P REMOVER
"a CAPITALISTS CO.
NEW ORLEANS
sls WEEK.

= Inspection and test of
thod Of removing pine
cut-over timber lands,
2rg citizens will go to
rplno time this week with
Qring for Forrest county
The new invention.
oson and Fl. A. Camp,
1own In Forrest county,
~ Inspection. They be-
1ouid the invention prove
~ hackers claim for It, q
femoving the stumps at
~ cost to the land owners
~ profit of varying size
4fnaned from the material,
qlaimed.
qr system Consists of a large
niGe of which can be ad-
\ u Il placed on the stump,
k0elowed out. The bit will
B a the ground as the stump
Tho shavings which result,
|mltically blown into sacks.
r easily transported to the
11cti0n plant, where a good
be obtained.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-02
GOVERNMENT POWER PLANT.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 2.-Contrac-
tors are this week preparing their bids
for the erection of the $1.5OO,000 pow
er plant to be built by the government
for furnishing power to the govern
ment buildings in the White, House
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-02
COM EDlAN is KILLED.
(By Associated Press.)

London, Feb 2.-Lionel Mackinder,
a well-known English comedian who
was one of the first Of a group of
London actors who volunteered for
service at the beginning Of the wer,
has been killed at the front.
Mackinder made his first London
success in 1895 in "The Shop Girl.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-02

Asia who are being deprived of their
fathers and their education and are
being irreparably degraded by the hid
eous conditions created by the war
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-02
PERSONAL. MENTION :


s. e. Perkins, of Brooklyn, was in
Hattiesburg Monday on business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-02

News itenrs aao Advertisement 4
Picked up About rswu. =
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The Lomo presents today, "The
Best Man." an adaptation of the novel
by Grace l.. II. Lutz vitagraph COM
edy, THE Athletic Family" special
feature in two parts, From the
Flames" Other good pictures. Today
is special stamp day at the Lomo, 1870
5. & H. Green Stamps to 10 ladies Wis.
iting the show, 5 stamps to each child
Coming Thursday, the big Pathe four
part feature in natural colors, More
the Queen" Friday, Runaway June"
"The Exploits of Elaine The
Mysterious Clutching Hand" subtitle,
"The Frozen Safe" will be featured
at the Greater Gem tonight along with
the following subjects: Ella Hall,
in "Her Uncle's WILL comedy drama
in two acts; can Affair for the Police"
Vitagraph in two acts; "Broncho Billy
and the Sheriff's Office" Essanay
western drama; Dots Elopement, ;
comedy New selections, by the Gem
orchestra. Admission at the Gem to-
night, adults 10c, children SC. Tomor-
row, The Trey o. Hearts,"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-02

M. J. Epley. of New Orleans, is
spending a few days with his family
here
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-02
OLD SORES, OTHER REM
S1tEs WON'T CURE

<ofst cases, no matter OF how
hiding, are cured by the won.
ga reliable DR.. Porter's Anti
Mailing Oil. 1t relieves pain
= at the same time. use, soc
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-02

Announcement was made today that
he contest which began last October
and ended January 20, conducted by
n. b. Blount,- in which guesses of how
many hours it would require the wa
ter contained in balloon displayed at
his store, to drip out, were registered,
was won by Nellie Nelson, whose
guess was 100 hours, 80 minutes and
seconds. She will be awarded a So
piece china set. DR.. D. NJ. Gatlin,
whose guess was 100 hours and min
utes, won the second prize, which was
pair of shoes. 1t required exactly
80 hours and minutes for the water
to leak out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

mental principles deemed essential to tho success of the new banking sys- tenn. The banks of this country are beginning to realize that membership in the federal reserve system carries with it privileges and guarantees of great value not only to themselves but to their customers as well. It is be- lieved that membership in the system win come to be regarded as test of banking solidity. and that membership. giving as it does full access to the fa- cillties and resources of the system, will add to the prestige of even the strongest institutions, so that in the course of time the public, instead of drawing a distinction as heretofore between national banks and state banks, will distinguish rather between banks which belong to the federal re- serve system and the banks which dc not belong, so that ultimately little importance will attach to the terms national banks and state banks, ana banks will be classified as member banks or nonmember banks.
 It is safe to assume that within the next year majority of the state banks will be members of the reserve system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
Business Stability

The unsettled feeling in financial centers caused by the sinking of the Lusitania was only temporary. The securities market quickly regained it's normal strength and business op- erations have been marked this week, as a rule, by stability and consider able activity.
 The iron market is firm at the ad vance in price and while there is a Hull in the buying movement it is believed that large new tonnage con tracts will be booked before the end of the month. There is a healthy de- mand for steel products and the out look for this industry in the near future is very bright.
 The announcement made by the president of the American Steel and Wire company while in Birmingham Wednesday that the mill at Fairfield would be kept busy throughout the summer had a heartening effect in local business circles; but as a matter of fact the announcement was such as might have been expected, for it has been known for several weeks that the southern demand for wire was particularly active.
 The coal mining trade, which was distressingly dull in the early part of the year, began to improve in March, and the improvement con tinues.
 All in all the industrial situation in the Birmingham district is far bet ter now than it has been at any time within the past twelve months, and with promise of good crops there is every reason to believe that the last half of 1915 will be full of genuine prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
LAYS BLAME ON THE FISH

From the New York World.
 Four young men were fishing yesterday afternoon in Spuyten Devil creek None seemed to know much about fishing or fish. and all were making wagers on who would make the first and largest catch, when Dominick Meliehar had a bite and finally drew out Finch fish.
 q win all bets' he cried. laughing.
 Just then a man ran up, caught the lucky fisherman by the coat lapel and cried:
 You are under arrest''
 ..For what?" asked Meliehar.
 .For catching fish out of season.
 "Is this fish out of season? What sort of fish is it?' asked Meliehar.
 "A bass." cried the man. becoming ex- cited. ''It's a bass, and catching 1t at thls time is a violation of the game laws. am a game warden. Come with me and he displayed his badge.
 .So this is a bass remarked Meliehar. ..I thought it was whale. As matter of fact. I don't know bass from cat fish and wasn't fishing for this bass any how. If he was out of season he broke the law by coming along here and biting at my hook" Meliehar. a piano maker, protesteo loudly against being put in cell.
 Had an afternoon off from work, no said. and this is what I get for catch- ing a fish that wanted to be caught
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
Need of a Merchant Marine

Agnes c. Laut, author of "The War and the Trade Winds" has contributed to the National Sunday Magazine a most Illuminating article on Ameri- ca's need of merchant marine. Be- fore the war of 1872 this country carried 90 per cent of its own foreign trade.
 When the European war started it was carrying 8 per cent. The United States had six or eight ships on the Atlantic and eight or ten on the Pa cific, excluding ships engaged in coastal trade and the navy. Although in the early history of the United States the stars and stripes had been familiar in all the ports of the world. the flag was practically swept from the seas, leaving Uncle Sam to pay $500, ,O00,0 ,000 year in freight charges alone to foreign ship owners, in ad- dition to $250, 100000 spent annually by American tourists. When the pres ent war began the United States was helpless to move an enormous amount of freight because there were nc available ships.
 The situation was brought abou by surprising indifference on the par of this country. Before 1912 specia privileges had been granted by thu government to American ships. Aftel this war was ended an agreement wa made with England conceding to Brit ish vessels engaged in direct" trade the same treatment given American ships engaged in "direct" trade, b, which is meant commerce from Eng land to America. or from America tc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
Ruilder. of Rirmingham

The Traders National bank in it's bio graphic series issues this sketch in con nection with it's May calendar:
 Robert Armistead Terrell was born at Elyten in September, 1882, and entered the employ of P, H. Earle, in the general merchandise business, when IA years or age. After eight years his industry and ability won for him a junior partnership, and the firm later became Earle, Terrell I Co. The business enjoyed a steady growth. under an excellent management and has been one of the most successful in the district In 1906 MT Terrell with drew in order to devote more time to his other interests.
 MT. Terrell has for many years been connected with the management Of 1m- portant enterprises in the Birmingham district, and his knowledge, capacity, and experience have contributed materially to their success. He has served on the board of the Birmingham Trust and Savings company for over 20 years, is director of the Birmingham Realty company, and has extensive holdings of farm and ore lands in Jefferson county. He participated in the organization of the Title Guarantee Loan and Trust company, one of the strongest institutions of it's kind in Ala bama, and is now a director of that com pany. MT. Terrell has been particularly active in the development of Ensley. He Is president of the Bank of Alabama or which he was one of the incorporators, and vice president of the Ensley High lands company"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
No More Carpet Beating

For hunders of years, in fact, ever since the race reached that stage of civilization which demanded carpets and draperies for home decoration, man has suffered the annual infliction of housekeeping.
 Patiently-or otherwise-man has made of himself carrier of burdens, toting furniture from place to place; he has beaten unnumbered yards of carpet; all the while there ranked Tn the back of his brain a half-formed idea that somehow the thing was all wrong-that he suffered grievously in an unjustified cause during this an nual upheaval of household arrange ments.
 But no longer need the householder pcrspire and wield the carpet beater- deliverance in the form of science and the law has come to him.
 Science has decreed that it is dan gerous to beat carpets in yards. Car pet dust is a combination of organic and inorganic matter very dangerous to the health Germs have been tracked in from the street, to find lodgment in the warp and wool of the carpet or rug. Therefore, the carpets should be taken entirely away from the home before being cleaned-in order that the filth and disease germs may not find their way through the windows of homes.
 A Chicago newspaper relates how a householder of that city was haled into police court the other day, charged with beating carpets in his back yard.
 Thus is a man condemned for a hardly won virtue!
 But in this instance, the judge was : lenient, having very possibly been a lawbreaker himself in similar man. ner, and the court took the mans per sonal bond to refrain from carpet beating hereafter.
 Patience is said to bring it's own reward and in this instance at least, it would seem science and the law have come to the rescue of long suffering mankind
 The joyous springtime has lost it's lurking bugaboo-houseclea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
LIKE M,LukE SAYS

A man usually has sneaking idea that there wasn't much the matter with the fellow who announces in a testimonial that he was cured by taking two bottles of Dr. Bunk's Bushwah Bitters or some other patent medicine
 The old-fashioned man who used to bring home a market basket filled with provisions on Saturday night for Sunday s dinner now has a son who Jugs home a case of beer and quart of booze for Sundays breakfast.
 Luke has only one enemy in the world, and he is persistent old wart hog who sends in anonymous knocks on postal cards and signs them IN" His latest card told of his joy over Luke's sickness and expressed the wish that Luke would never recover. Thanx. We will bet that this lad has lime water in his veins and that he would slap a child or kick a dog that attempted to be friendly. We will also bet that he is so narrow that if he ever hid behind needle you couldn't find him with microscope. | Why is it that the women who do their | own washing and their own housework | never suffer from nervous prostration? l woman has more patience than a man. She expects her reward in heaven
 but man wants his while he is here. l Some men love trouble so much that l they carry heavy load of it in holster l in hip pocket.
 | If the piano keys are clean a princess doesn't worry much about the rest of the house.
 It has just about gotten so that a mar thinks it is a disgrace to carry a package on the street unless he is carrying it ir
 his tummy where he thinks you can'i i see 1t.
 Flushing is not lost art The trouble | is that the girls put on so much paint ant powder that blush can't show through A husband is usually an animal whC
 has to listen while his wife tells him how lgood and how attractive all other hus bands are to their wives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
Remarkable Improvcment

remarkable business improvement has
 been In evidence during the past few
 months, said George Johnston of John
 ston Brothers company. wholesale dry goods dealers of this city
 The farmer and the country merchant as well as the city dealer have practically worked themselves out of the tight place into which they were thrown last fall
 whenethe bottom dropped out of the cot ton market. Conditions shortly after the
 war began were, as matter of fact somewhat precarious. Sales fell off as
 much as 50 per cent in many instances,
 put the people of Alabama have shown
 themselves equal to the casion. Thrift
 became the watchword. The people
 ceased to waste their substance in ex-
 travagant living, so to speak, limiting purchases to such articles as were abso- lutely essential Retailers naturally fell in line with this policy.
 Economic conditions now, of course, show decided improvement and purchases of staple goods are being made freely by both the consumer and retailer, but the lessons in thrifty taught by the exi- sencies of war will finger in the mind
 of the consumer as well as the dealer
 and will result in much practical good People have ceased to buy 'haphazard and are putting their trust only in de- pendable staple lines. l estimate that the sales of my establishment for the months of March and April averaged 20 per cent above the amount sold in the same period of last year, and l purpose to lr,,o +,tv at af the present week in order to replenish stocks I suppose there are other con cerns in Birmingham that are transact ing an equally successful business. but speak only from experience
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

From Macaulays Lays of Ancieh'
 Rome Then out spake brave Horatius'
 The Captain of the gate; .sro every man upon this earth
 Death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better
 Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers
 And the temples of his Gods! ..t1aw down the bridge. Sir Consul
 With all the speed ye may; I. with two more to help me-
 will hold the foe in play. Tn yon strait path a thousand
 May well be stopped by three. Now who will stand on either hano'
 And keep the bridge with me? Then out spake Spurius Lartius,
 A Ramnian proud was ne: "I,o. I will stand at thy right hand,
 And keep the bridge with thee. And out spake strong Herminius' Of Titan blood was he; "I will abide on thy left side, And keep the bridge with thee. The three stood calm and silent And looked upon the foes. And a great shout of laughter 1 From all the vanguard rose; And forth three chiefs came spurring | Before that deep array;
 To earth they sprang, their swords they drew | And lifted high their shields, and flew | To win the narrow way. Aunus from green Tifernum, 1 Lord of the Hill of Vines;
 And Seius, whose eight hundred slaves 1 Sicken in Twas mines;
 And Picus, long to Clusium l Vassal in peace and war, l Who led to fight his Umbrian powers, From that gray cray where, girt with 1 towers, The fortress of Nequinum lowers M l Der the pale waves of Mar. l Stout Lartius hurled down Aunus l Into the stream beneath; Herminius struck at Seius. ] And ,clove him to the teeth;
 At Picus brave Horatius .s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

England and not, for instance, Rus sian trade carried by English ships. In time the agreement was made to include indirect" trade, and by try ing to treat all ships alike Uncle Sam put an end to his merchant marine.
 Other countries immediately began to subsidize their ships and now 82 per cent of the worlds tonnage draws subsidies, bounties and grants Re- bates are unlawful to American ships, but the rebate flourishes abroad. Furthermore, the foreign shippers or ganized fighting fleet" to under cut any independent who dared to compete with them, the expenses be- ing borne jointly. Also navigation laws make it impossible to operate an American ship as cheaply as foreign ships are operated. The result is that Uncle Sam has been "jockeyed" off the seas and has been compelled to pay heavy tribute for his folly.
 Now the ocean is once more free and this country has at last been aroused to the need of merchant ma rine To work out the problem will re- quire time, but start has already been made. Doubtless the sumptuary laws with which the statute books have been loaded will have to be re- vised and after the war is over some way will have to be found to keep American ships on an equal footing with the heavily subsidized ships of other countries. A federal shipping board to revise the navigation laws and have absolute control of ocean transportation has been suggested. This will take marine matters out of politics and the idea seems a good one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

now pending. mostly Paalleable and steei- making irons.
 "Production of pig iron increased during April. and was an indication of the up turn in the metal trade. Iron Is being taken satisfactorily on contracts and ship ments are reported as being made from stocks Improvement all along the line Is gradually but steadily spreading and no retrograde movement is expected.
 "One interesting and encouraging feat ure was the report of idle railway equip ment on the first of the month, showing that traffic has increased, largely as result of greater activity in industrial lines In all sections. indicating that May and June will show further reductions in the number of idle cars. During the next few months this will continue and with the movement of the already reported magnificently promising crops an era of better things for the railroads is due.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
State Banks and Reserve System

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 The federal reserve system in the short time it has been in operation has not only commended itself to the member banks, chiefly national banks, but the entire business world has been directly or indirectly benefited. But the system will not come fully into it's own until all the larger class of state banks become members.
 w. P. G. Harding, member of the federal reserve board, and now widely esteemed for his constructive service in connection with the new system, made an exceptionally inter esting address at the Alabama bank ers' convention in Birmingham Wednesday. While the greater part of it related to the matter of domestic exchange and changes that came about in recent years as result of creditors of business houses in large centers making payment in their own checks on local banks, instead of buying New York exchange, the subject was of much interest to bankers. But it was the latter part of MT. Harding's ad- dress that was of most general and far-reaching concern. It was an ap- peal to the state banks to join the federal reserve system. MT. Harding pointed out the benefit that the state bank would derive and the benefit that the financial world in general would receive.
 In discussing this question he said:
 The board feels that the membership
 of the state institutions is essential
 to the co-ordnated banking system
 that it wishes to establish, and realizes
 that there can be but one credit sys- tenn of nation-wide extent. 1t fully ap-
 preciates that the strength of the fed
 eral reserve system must be gauged by the quality of it's members, rather , than by number, and it will use all the broad discretionary powers vested in
 it by the federal reserve act to bring about this coordination. It seeks to establish only such reasonable stand ards of admission as will be generally
 recognized as necessary to protect the
 federal reserve system against the ad- mission of banks which would be a source of weakness rather than of
 strength, and it intends to prescribe
 only such regulations governing their
 conduct members as will insure a reasonable conformity to the funda
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

of facilities. There are several railroads but, as they do not radiate, the town is not rail center In fact, 1t was just a small town between Cleveland and Pitts burg before the steel. mills came with their pay roll of nearly s12o0o,ob, There is no reason why those mills should have located in Youngstown in preference to any of dozen other points in Pennsyl. vania and Ohio, and, so 1t is said, Youngs- towns enterprise is the answer.
 The Register speaks for the express purpose of stirring the business men of Mobile to keep eternally at work for the upbuilding of the city so that it may not be outstripped by the growing city of Pensacola on another bay close by. But the lesson that is taught Is applicable to cities wherever they exist
 It is of peculiar importance to Tusca- loosa just at the present time. If this city is to grow up to what it has every right to be on account of it's natural re- sources and it's splendid position, we have got to go in with spirit to win. We have had our same position and our same resources or virtually the same for nearly a century now, yet we have been out stripped by other cities and towns with smaller advantages. The reason for this we leave to the individual reader to for mulate for himself.
 But we cannot now afford to stand back and wait for things to come our way. There are other towns on and near the river that are eager to grasp the advan- tages that water transportation the year round gives. Unless we seize these oppor- tunities while the time is favorable, we may be sure that there are others who will and Tuscaloosa will remain as it has been-a town of glttering opportunities. not enough. How long are we bound to wait for Germany to speak or 10 act hfst | with aiithority?