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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13

posed increase was unnecessary h,
submitting many figures.
The proposed increase would have
cost the citizens of Hattiesburg and OF
Forrest county many thousands of dol
lars annually. it was explained.
The news received the following
Associated Press dispatch under q
washington dateline, this afternoon
HERE'S THE RULING.
THE Interstate Commerce
Commissions decision today in
the Southeastern coal, coke. and
freight rates case, sustained the
proposed increases with few ex-
ceptions.
"All coke increases to Missis.
sippi river points were approved.
and almost all coal increases from
the southeastern mines were an
proved.
IAN increase of IS cents in the
rate to New Orleans, from the
Alabama, Kentucky, Illinois and
Minnesota mines, was approved.
"The decision sustains the coal
increases to Vicksburg from Iii
nois and Kentucky, but refuses an
increased rate from Alabama to
Vicksburg.
"The roads serving the Ala
bama mines were granted in
creases to all points except Ab-
erdeen, Columbus, Hattiesburg,
Vicksburg, Meridian, Jackson, and
other Mississippi towns"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13

With but II days intervening before
the second Mississippi primary. inter-
est in the coming event is being
shown outwardly to but small ex-
tent
In Forrest county there is apparent
ly much apathy in the coming pfl-
mary, and the fever heat which was
shown so generally the week pre-
ceeding the first primary on August
3, today is lacking.
The country people, as well as
those of Hattiesburg, are missing the
picnics which preceded the first pri-
mary. There hasn't been one of these
'love feasts" since the results Of the
August 3 voting were made public.
The grand-stand PLAYING and the great
fuss and furore which accompanied
the initial voting, has given away to
heart-to-heart talks, made in the
homes and in the various places OF
business by the several candidates.
Those having opposition are doing
some old-fashioned electioneering, but
they are doing it on the quiet.
Will Meet Soon.
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee, which will have charge of the
coming election, has not held meet
hing since the members finished can
|vassing the returns from the first pri-
mary. 1t is likely, however, that they
will meet at least once before Tues
day week, the big day.
The same managers and officials
who conducted the first primary will
have charge of the second, it is an
nounced. The officials at the first
primary were an efficient set. and Or.
J. d. Donald. chairman. and his fellow
committeeman state that they see no
reason Hhy any change should be
made.
Continued on rage SKI
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13
LITTLE ROCK TEAM
WILL EXHIBIT HERE
TO MEET PICKED TEAM FROM
CITY LEAGUE AT HAMPER
PARK, SEPTEMBER I.

Forrest county's first opportunity
to see professional baseball for the
1915 season will be on Wednesday
September l, when the Little Rock
team of the Southern League, will
meet a picked team from the City
League at Hamper Park, for one
game.
The Little Rock team, one of the
fastest teams in the Southern states,
will conclude a series of games with
New Orleans Oh the last day of this
month. On September 2 they will
play the Chattanooga team of the
Southern League. This leaves Sep
temblr / an open date.
Baseball fans of the city are ar
ranging to have the Travellers come
here on that day for a game They
have agreed to come. All that is now
necessary is for the city to show q
disposition to support the affair.
Details. such as gate admissions
and the like, have not been worked
out yet These, however, will be an
nounced in a day or two.
The personnel of the Hattiesbure
team that will meet the Little Rock
aggregation, will be decided on in q
few days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13

Starkviile, Miss, Aug. 13.-Angered
at the continued attentions addressed
to Miss Roma Thomas by c. E. Viii
son, young farmer-manage of Man
brother of the girl, shot Wilson to
death yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
The killing took place on the Thomas
farm at Mantee. Miss Thomas, who
witnessed the shooting, flung herself
across the body or her dead suitor and
cried out that she would kill herself.
Thomas waits in jail this morning
for the result of the preliminary trial
Wilson was 81 years old and carried
good reputation in his community
He was manager of farm owned by
widow and was supposed to own
little property in his own name. A
few weeks ago he met Miss Thomas,
and subsequent meetings developed
into a courtship. But the parents Of
the young woman objected to the as
sociations and Wilson was warned
never to visit the Thomas home.
Warning Disregarded.
This warning he occasionally disre-
garded, it is stated. Yesterday after
noon he entered the farm and met
Miss Thomas in the rear of a barn,
where the pair supposed they would
be sheltered from observation. Mem
bers Of the Thomas family, however,
saw the meeting and w. A. Thomas
hurried to the trysting place with a
double-barreled shotgun.
Thomas asserts that Wilson reach
ed into a pocket as though to draw a
revolver, when he approached Thorn
as emptied both barrels of the gun
into the breast of the girls suitor
Death was immediate.
Miss Thomas flung herself across
the PROSTATE body. She screamed out
that she would kill herself.
Intense local interest is felt over
the killing. Hints have been given
that the preliminary hearing may dis
close further facts in connection with
the shooting.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13
WESTERN UNION
OFFICIALS HERE
MANAGERS OF LOCAL OFFICES IN
MlSSiSSiPPl, AND HEAD MEN,
HOLD CONFERENCE.

With view OF getting acquainted
with each other, managers OF several
offices of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company in Mississippi, spent
several hour in Esssts today as
the guests of L. r.. MeNees, local
manager of the company Several 9TH
er managers were scheduled to attend
the meeting, which was an informal
one, but because of bad train cOnnec-
tons and otherwise, they were not
present
II. c. WOrthen, general manager Of
the Southern division of the company,
of Atlanta; j. F. Wilson, of Meridian.
district superintendent and M. r.
Sutherland, of Atlanta, cable manager
of this division, are travelling their
territory in the interest of good fell
lowship." Mr.. Worthen explained
that two such conferences such as
that held here today will be conducted
in every State in his territory.
1t was necessary for Mr.. Worthen,
Mr.. Sutherland and Mr. Wilson to
leave before noon in order to catch
the 1855 train for Atlanta. E. T.
Moore, manager of the Mobile office
of the company; w. c. Nichols, of the
Gulfport office, and E. Ponnelier, OF
Biloxi, were among those present.
They were Mr.. McNees' guests at the
American Restaurant for lunch. The
agents at Brookhaven and Laurel were
not able to be present at today's con-
ference.
Our managers get together, see
and talk to one another, and realize
thereafter that a human being is at
the other end of the line. These lit
tie conferences make the men feel
better and as you know there is moth
ing like knowing the fellow with whom
you are doing business. 1t is the same
way in the telegraph service. Ii one
manager is personally acquainted with
the one with whom he takes up some
important matter it can be handled
much better" said Mr.. Worthen.
Mr.. Worthen says that the business
of the Western Union in Mississippi is
increasing at a gratifying rate, and
that improvements made in some Of
the larger Offices in the state of late
will extend TO the smaller agencies in
the near future.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13

London. Aug. 13.-The latest re-
ports from the War Ofeces of the Al
lies cause the belief here and in Paris
that the main portions of the Russian
forces have been safely drawn from
Warsaw, owing to the valiant resist
ance of Grand Duke Nicholas army.
The Russians, reinforced, are hold
ing in check the Baltic flank of the
Teutonic armies, which are struggling
to cut the Warsaw-Pe Petrograd railway.
The Russians are still holding the
fortress of Kovno. The Germans have
been repulsed near Rida, and the Rus
slams still hold the railway junction at
Dvinsk.
The Germans claim progress from
Ostrolenka to Chelm. They apparent
ly have been thrown back between the
Vieprz and the Bug rivers, with ap.
parently heavy losses.
The Italians war office today re-
ports that Alpine troops have re-
pulsed the Austrians in two mountain
passes in the Furva valley zone.
Continued on Page SKI
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13
HIRSCH TO RECOVER
HIS PHYSICIANS SAY
Hattiesburg Business Man Shows
Great improvement, Dispatches
Read

Reports from New Orleans today
state that Nathan Hirsch, who has
been confined in the Touro Infirmary
there since last Friday. suffering from
heart trouble. is greatly improved.
and it is believed that he has passed
all danger He will remain at the in
firmary for some time, however. His
son, E. N. Hirsch, is expected to re-
turn to Hattiesburg tonight Mrs.
Nathan Hirsch, his wife, will remain
in New Orleans.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13
'TUas a Lucky Day
for Some, and Not
So Much for Others.
HERE'S A LIST OF THE casual
TIES" IN HATTlESBURG IN
FRIDAY, 13.

Friday. the thirteenth-SOME COM
bination.
That's what the almanac says is the
day and date of today.
1t all depends upon where you sit
whether you would call it a lucky or
an unlucky day. President Wilson
probably, is undertaking more impor-
tant things today than On any day
this week, for he considers 13 his
lucky number, and he always make
good on anything he starts on a Fri
day.
Maud Thigpen, a Mobile street
heart-breaker, doesn't think the COM
bination conductive of much success,
however. For Maude was in police
court this morning, charged with as
sault and battery on Irene Ramsey
A similar charge was made against
Irene. Irene admitted that she struck
the first blow, and Maud thought that
because of this she would escape a
fine The fight came up over Irene's
husband. He was in the back part of
the court room until his name was
taken in vain by one of the witnesses.
He then disappeared. The police
couldn't find him. Maud was fined $5
and Irene 81. Maud said it was her
Jonah day; Irene said it was her
lucky one, while Irenes husband who
escaped from the whole affair, likely
will call it his lucky one, too.
1t was a lucky one for Jim Apple
berry who was charged with disturb
ing the peace, but was dismissed.
Will Manuel, charged with breaking
into vacant buildings and stealing
bathroom fixtures, always will bAa
thankful for Friday the thirteenth. 1t
looked for a time as if they had
caught Will with the goods, but he
was discharged.
Ellen Dantzler always viii have a |
warm spot in her heart for today too. |
Ellen, an old-time negro woman, |
welded a razor too enthusiastically |
yesterday, but she was admonished to |
go on back home and never be caught |
with a razor on the streets again.
Henry Collins and Mack Dawes, |
both colored, paid into the Golfers of |
the city So each on a gaming charge,
which was rather fortunate for the |
city, and not so much for Henry and |
Mack
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13
You Can't CuSS a
Blue Streak When
Your Melons Green
MAYOR BATSCN is STRONG FOR
COLCRS, BUT INSISTS THAT
THEY MUST BLEND.

Because a fellow sells you a water
mellon which turns out to be green,
that's no reason why you should
'cuss blue streak"
Mayor Batson is strong for harmon
ious colors. He's a worshiper Of art,
but he insists upon the cOlors blend
ing. He told Jim Appleberry that in
police court this morning, but jim
didn't know what he was talking
just the same as if he did understand
however
The negro went into the grocery
store of one Petro mot related to the
famous Victrola Petro, however), and
purchased a watermelon. He took it
across the street ard carved into in
and found that it was green. He
went back to the store and demanded
another melon or a refund of two jit-
neys. Petro told Mayor Batson that
the man became so loud and boistrous
that it became necessary to throw him
out of the store. He didn't make a re-
fund, and he didn't give him another
melon.
Jim had a lot OF witnesses to prove
that he not only had not used :"cuss"
words. but that he was the charter
member of the non-profanity club on
lower Mobile street Jim outswore
Petro, and consequently was dismis-
sed. The mayor said that Jim may
have done all the swearing charged
against him, but that it wasn't prov
en-.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13
IAN" WILL HAVE
SOME OPPOSITION
FORREST COUNTY LEGISLATOR
TO HAVE OPPONENTS FOR
SPEAKER OF HOUSE. I

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 13.-Although
Secretary of State Power has been
importuned for information, It is i'm
possible as yet to tell who will com
pose the membership of the next Leg
islature
1t is stated that fully fifty per cent
of both House and Senate have not
been chosen and up to the present
the only means of getting information
has been through the columns of the
county papers.
Candidates for librarian, clerk and
other offices in the gift of the Legisla-
ture are gathering the information.
Most of these have already inter.
viewed the members while they were
in the candidate stage but neverthe-
less expect to revisit them.
There is certain to be a contest in
the House for the speakership. Oscar
G. Johnson, of Coahoma, Is coming
back, as is N. NJ. Everett, OF Newton.
Mr.. Everett, according to reports, as
pires to the speakership and Ii is
known that friends of Mr.. johnson
will urge him for the position. JOS
K. Norwood, of Magnolia. is in the
second primary in his county for the
House and political gossip around the
capital has it that if elected he will
be formidable man for the post of
Speaker.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13
FORMER HATTIESBURG
LINOTYPE MAN is DEAD
"Pat" Wallace, Employed On The
News For Year. Succumbs
In Texas.

News of the death recently in Beau
mont, Texas. of r. C. Wallace, better
known in Hattiesburg as Pat Wal
lace, who was a Linotype operator on
The News for year, reached this
city today. Acute pancreatitis was
responsible for the death. Wallace
left Hattiesburg about two years ago.
His home was in Wichita, Kas.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13
MRS. THOMPSON HERE
IN INTEREST OF RACE
Yazoo City Woman Conferring With
Hattiesburgians; Would Be
Librarian.

Mrs. Margaret Kinkhead Thompson
of Yazoo City, candidate for librarian
of the state of Mississippi, was in Hat.
tiesburg today in the interest of her
candidacy. The librarian will be
elected by the state legislature when
it conyenes next January.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13
MAIN PORTIONS
OF RUSS ARMY
MAKE ESCAPE
Valiant Fighting by Grand Duke
Gets His Soldiers Out
Of Warsaw
TEUT0NS HELD IN CHEcK
ALONG THE BALTIC FRONT

Germans Apparently Have Been
Thrown Back in Efforts to Cross the
River Bug With Great Losses-ltal-
ian War Office Reports Successes
Against Austrians In Furva Valley
Resion-Quiet Elsewhere in Eorope.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13
Smiths Hard Luck.

London, Aug. 13.-GeOrge Joseph
Smith, the brides in bath" murder
er, convicted TO killing three wives in
bath tubs at various times for their
insurance, was hanged at Maidstone
today
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13

GEN. BRIDGES GEN. DRUBBEL.
Lord Kitchener, who runs away
from the photographers in London,
permitted one of them to take this
picture OF him and the premier of
England being introduced to General
Drubbel, commander of the second di-
vision of the Belgian army on the bat.
tie front III France. The Belgian is
shown shaking hands with the British
war minister while he is presented by
General Bridges.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13
Il DAYS BEFORE
PRIMARY FINDS
VOTERS CALM
Transforming Tours Of Cand
dates at Picnics Missing
This Time
FRIED CHICKEN AND
PICKLES ARE CONSERVED

Office Aspirants Are Using Their
Time In GIVING Heart-to- Heart
Talks to the Voters Democratic
Executive Committee Probably Will
Meet Soon-No Change In Election
Managers and Officials, as August
Ores Efficient
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13
GIRL WATCHES.
SHOOT.
F lance D EAD.
Filings Herself Acrossthe Corpse
and Declares She VIII
End Her Own Life.
YOUTHS AkGERED AT
ATTENTIONS PAID HER

w. A. Thomas Is Held In Jail at Stark.
Ville-Victim Was c. E. Wilson,
Plantation Manager-Thoueht Sis
ter Was Preparing to Runaway
With Webster County Man-Wil-
son Not Liked BY Thomases, and
Was Warned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13
(By associated PreSs.)

(By associated PreSS.)
Chicago, Aug. 13.-CancelIation
yesterday by representatives of
the European Allies of contracts
for 100000 bushels of wheat,
puzzled the trade today, and caus-
ed much excitement in the wheat
market. Some believed that ii
forecasted the opening of the OAR
danelles.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13

Petrograd, Aug. 13.-The Rus
SLAMS have successfully extricated
themselves from the German net,
and are now opposing the Ger
man advance toward BiaIystock.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-13
THE WEATHER

Mississippi-PartIy cloudy tonight
and Saturday; probably thunder show
ers Saturday.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-08-13
Old STAGE Line HIGHWAY.

By request The Sentinel reproduces
below an article by DR.. j. T. Dean OF
Carrollton, Miss. which recently APP
peared in the Commercial Appeal:
To the Commercial Appeal: .
appreciate your publishing my let
ter Of June IS, "An Old Mississippi
Stage Line" and since that time have
been trying to get up all the data
could on and along this proposed auto
highway route from Memphis to Vicks-
burg and Jackson and find this highway
will touch and pass through ubout ten
counties in this state, and towns and
country alike have all expressed q live
interest and enthusiasm over the idea
of taking part in the auto highway pa
rade in the rear future, starting at
Vicksburg and Jackson and falling in
along the line to Memphis, travelling
the "Old Stage Line" as much az prac.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-08-13

ticable. realizing its worth.
The establishing of this auto highway
would be almost as permanent as a
river. Each county will be expected to
get its part of this auto highway ready,
try for the prize and. put up signboards
Ut an early date. and since this town
was on the ''Old Stage Line" and it
was here that S. S. prentiss made his
famous ''bedbug' Speech we are con-
templating a play by local talent and a
recitation of this speech to pay for our
signboards, and her Joining in. the
grand parade in full dress styles and
fashions of those good OLD folks. by
slow stage, oven the ''Old Stage Line"
from VicksburE TO Memphis. more than
60 years ago.
We only have 10 glance at u map to
see that this auseihighway of about $50
miles is a most desirable, central, broad,
rural connecting link, practically free
of dangerous railroad crossings. This
prominent auto highway will eventually
be a part OF the national path heading
to the Gulf, and Nth the complexion OF
the Panama Cara will be onr of the
great gateways Of our DeloveA Dixie
land. ard | am convinced in 1e time
our ''Olo Stage Line auto parade
from Vickshurg and jackson No Mem
lphis may excel ard exceed the more
than 800 auto pafent from FulrDn and
Paducah. Very isuly yours.
J. 7. Dean Nd D.
North Carrolis9r, Miss
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-08-13

A-s,t~ ot Ii ih Grenada Bug Dali,
Gr0Ains LESS.

The kidneys often cry for hs.fa
NOI another organ in the whole body
more delicately constructed.
Not n mora important to- health
The kidneys, are the filters, Of the
blood.
When they fail the BLOCH oervnes
foul and poisonous.
There can te no health where there
is poisoned b5oG.
Backache ID ene of the foealEent m
6icatiOns of kidney trouble.
1t is often. the Kidneys csy for help.
Heed it
Read whaG Doan's kidney Pills have
done for ovfrwOrked kidneSs-
Read what DOan's have done for
Grenada BeOpAe.
Mrs. jain Horton, SCI Levee ST..
Grenada. says: "Doan's. Kidney Pills
were use.5 by one of ms people with
splendid results. This. one has used
them Off and or as required for several
years and has always found them re.ir
able in removing the aches and pains
and oater troubles, duo to irregular az
ton 81 the kidneys"
Price soc at all deslerS Don t simply
ask Tor a kidney remedy get Dean
Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Horton
recommends. Foster = Milburn Co.
Props. Buffalo. n. Y.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-08-13
MONUMENT BUYING

MONUMENT BUYING. Confidence
is one of the most important and salts
factory considerations in every act. In
buying memorials you should know you
will be protected from receiving defec-
tive work. The regulations of the
firm and the capacity of its plant are
worthy of consideration. There is sat-
isfaction in knowing you get just what
you order.
Mr.. Jno. W. Vance. of Grenada, rep
resents the
COLUMBUS MARBLE WORKS,
Columbus, Miss.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-08-13
Petition for Pardon


To His Excellency, Earl Brewer, j
Governor of the State of Mississippi:
We, the undersigned citizens and
residents of Grenada county, Missis-
sippi, respectfully petition that you
grant a pardon to Minnie johnson, col
ored, who was convicted of manslaugh-
ter at the July term, 1912, of the CIR
cult Court of Grenada county and SEN
fenced to the State ~Penitentiary for a
term of twenty years, now being a
prisoner on the Parchman farm. Your
petitioners believe that said Minnie
johnson has been sufficiently punished
for the crime she committed and if
pardoned by your Excellency she will
make a peaceful and law abiding citi-
zen. w. NJ. Miers,
8-l3-5t. j. M. Windham. ct al.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-08-13
Proceedings of The City Council.

The Board of Mayor I'M Aldermen of the City of Grenada, Mississippi, met
at the Mayors Office IN this the End day of Aug. 1915, the amt being a regular
meeting of said board.
Present: Il +. Thomas, Mayor; l. B James, Recorper; Claud Hall, Mar
shall, ant all members of the Board.
The minutes of the lastr regular and call meetings YER read and approved
The contractt to furnish he City If Grenada with coal for the next twelve
months was a arded to the Memphis Coal Company 1T a prce of SO cents per
ton for Pea Slack and Nut Goa. it appearing that the said firm IA the best
and lowest bidders.
The contractt to furnish Oils for the w & l. Plant for twelve months as
awarded to the Gulf Refining Company At a price of as cts for cylinder oil and
% cts for engine oil.
Ordered that credits be entered to the following parties OF account errone-
ous charges: ID o Semmes, 81 rs; J Fl Owens. 81 Is; Claud Perry, Sl34.
This being the time designated for the election of a Superintendent for the
Water & Light Plant, the names of S ] Award and H c West were submitted
as applicants for the place and a vote ws taken with the following result
Those voting for Award. Ferguson, Pressgrove and Vance, Those voting for
West Horton. Horn and Heath. whereupon the Mayor cast the deciding vote
for H c West and declared him duly elected.
Ordered that the sum of $50 0D De allowed to DR. J W Young As City Health
Officer to May LIST 1915
Ordered that officers salaries and accounts be ahowedas follows: