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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
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SPANISH FOOD RIOTS.
(By Associated Press.)

Madrid, Spain, April S.-The in
creasing cost Of food supplies in Spain,
which has resulted in a number of
food riots, as reported by cable, is
charged solely to speculation. In 1914
the crops were better than in previous
years, with an excess of 100000 tons
of wheat over the crop of 1913, but
Notwithstanding this, prices have
mounted so high that the gAEernment
has been forced to take measures to
avoid monopolies, and has intimated
its intention of fixing the maximum
prices.
Wheat, cereals in general, potatoes,
beans and other products have been
exported in great quantities to France
and England. Numerous French
agents have bought beef and vegeta-
bies at prices above normal and Swift
erland alone last month bought for its
army $1,0O0,O0O worth of food products
from Spain. All this has caused a
natural crisis which has been felt Sc
verely in the provinces.
The high prices, added to the fact
that work in the factories is paralized
in almost the whole of Spain, is rem
dering the workman's life impossible
Public works on the governments &C.
count have been begun in some prov
inces but nevertheless it has not been
possible to eliminate the existing bad
state of affairs. The trouble has
| reached it's greatest intensity in the
South. Early this month disorders
broke out in Murcia, where groups Of
workmen paraded the streets in hos
tile attitude. In Crevillesute more
than 1000 people walked the streets
demanding bread and work. In Ca
dir, Laragoza, Lucena, Badajoz, 10
grono and Segovia, similar disturb
ances took place. In Albacete the
crowds protested to the civil govern
ment and the governor ordered then
to be fred upon. One person wa.
killed and several wounded as re
suit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
WILL SHOOT FOWLS.

Natchez, Miss, April 8.-An order
has been issued by the Adams county
board of supervisors restraining all
chickens, turkeys, guineas or other
fowls with scratching proclivities,
from entering the square surrounding
the court house on penalty of death.
Instructions have been given the jailor
to shoot and not shoe. This order was
issued at the request of the Civic
League that has charge of the lawn
surrounding the court house. The
women in a petition presented to the
board stated that all flower beds had
been destroyed by the offending fowls
and that the owners refused to keep
them off.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
WORKING FOR HOME.

Meridian, Miss, April s. - r. A.
Boiling, of Jackson, carrying creden-
tials from w. G. Francis, field secre-
tary Of the Old Mems Home assocla-
ton, arrived in the city Tuesday and
began a subscription of contributions
on the memorial plan for the Old
Mems home, which is located in jack
son. Mr.. Boiling said that he had met
with some success, although his stay
In the city had been short, and that
he expected to secure some good con-
tributions from people in Meridian.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
TOO YOUNG TO ENLIST;
WOUNDED TIMES.

Berlin. April S.-From Bohemia
comes the story of a young Bavarian
who has not had enough of war, not
withstanding that he has been three
times wounded and was finally ordered
placed on the invalid list. He pre-
scented himself at recruiting office
in a Bohemian town as voluteer for
the Austrian army, giving the follow
ing account of himself.
He had joined the Bavarian army as
a volunteer in the first week of the
war and received his first wound,
slight one in the arm, in the early
fighting in Belgium. After five days
in the field hospital he broke away
and rejoined his regiment. Soon after
ward he was shot through the right
arm in one of the battles in France,
and had to spend several weeks In
hospital When he was finally dis
missed he went forth determined to
avenge his father, who had just fallen
in one of the battles in the Vosges
mountains. About Christmas he re-
ceived bad bayonet wound in the
thigh in a battle near Lille, and after
he was fairly recovered the surgeons
pronounced him unfit for further SER
vice. His thirst for battle, however,
was not assuaged. He went to Aus
tria and offered himself there, plead
| ing that he was alone in the world
now, his father dead and his only sis
ter married, so his life was of no
value to anyone. But his pleading
was in vain, he was turned away; and
| the question is now asked whether he
will offer himself to the Sultan.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
Mississippi hews

take place, will be on the first Tues
day in October.
Following is a list of those who pass.
ed the examinations yesterday, and
will get licenses to practice pharmacy:
Mrs. Helen c.. MCGOWAN, OF Quit
man. w. H. Vowel, Jr., OF Meridian;
j. w. Gayden, of Greenwood; ]. H.
Stibbling, of Philadelphia; Talmage
MCGOWAN, of Quitman, H. II. McDon-
aid, of Jackson; G. w. Trotter, of Boil
ton: B. X. Glenn, of Carrollton; l.. d
Eason, of Byhalia; B. W. Johnson, o.
Bay Springs; J. c. Pope, of Aberdeen;
Sam Gates, of Jackson; ]. S. Guyton
of Sails; J. T. Grow, OF Greenville
and w. H. Fleming, of Indianola.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
RYAN is CONVICTED.

Vicksburg, Miss, April s. - ]. T..
Ryan, a young white man, this morn
ing was found guilty in circuit court
of murder, and the jury recommended
life imprisonment.
On December 5, last Ryan shot and
instantly killed Landry Edwards and
S. w. Light. All were employed at the
Valley railroad shops here. Ryan's de-
tense was insanity. The case went to
the jury at midnight and a verdict was
reached at 10 o'clock this morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

to the letter that with the large num-
Der of mules owned by the county
they would be continually sending
bulletins to the effect that Beck has
the collie" or something similar. On
this the insurance company called
attention to the decision by the su.
preme courts of various states which
upheld this clause.
Upon this the supervisors decided
to compromise and accepted 1885
from the insurance company in dis
charge of all liability.
Now the only thing valuable about
dead mule is his hide and the ques
ton has arisen-who gets it? Is the
insurance company heir apparent OF
Adams county?
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP N0STRlLS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Splendid

In one minute your clogged nostriAe
will open, the air passage of your head
will clear and you can breathe freely.
No more hawking, snuffing, blowing,
headache, dryness. No struggling fer
breath at night; your cold or catarrh
will be gone.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little of this fragrant, antiseptic.
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t PEN
etrates through every air passage Of
the head, soothes the inHamed or swol-
len mucous membrane and relief
come instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffedup
with a cold or nasty catarrh-ReHel
comes so quickly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
DELEGATES, TO RICHMOND.

Jackson, Miss, April S.-Robt. A.
Smith Camp of Confederate Veterans
met last night and selected w. ].
Brown, J. w. Langley and H. C. Sprag-
gins as delegate to the Reunion at
Richmond, with John T. Harris, w. H.
Ross and w. H. Allen alternates.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows, viz: ]. W. Clingan,
commander; John T. Harris, first lieu
tenant; John Matthews, second lieu
tenant; w. J. Brown, third lieutenant;
w. H. Rees. chaplain; Clay Sharkey,
treasurer; e. H. Reber, ad1utant.
A committee consisting of John w.
Clingan, w. j. Brown and w. H. Rees
was appointed to confer with the
Daughters of the Confederacy as to the
proper observance Of Decoration Day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
ELks NEW OFFICERS.

Jackson, Miss, April 8.-Mississippi
Lodge No. 416, B. P. o. E., installed
the following officers last night viz:
John l. Pierce, exalted ruler; w. R.
Smith, esteemed leading knight; ]. P.
Anderson, esteemed loyal knight; K.
R. Barton esteemed lecturing knight;
J. w. Hays secretary; M. s. Craft
treasurer; c. T. Griffin tyler; J. T.
Allen, M. A. Lewis and w. ]. MCGEE,
trustees. A barbecued supper was
served after the initiation ceremonies.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
PASTOR RESIGNS.

Meridian, Miss, April S.-Rev. |. A.
HALEY, of the Fifteenth Avenue Bap-
fist church, has rendered his resigna-
ton, effective the latter part Of June
DR.. HALEY has served the church eight
and q half years.
Dr. HALEY stated that he had made
40 arrangements yet, and could not
ny at this time what he would do
ii1ikks severing his connection with the
church. He is an eloquent minister
and has many friends who regret to
see him leave the church.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
FOR CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS.

Quitman, Miss, April S.-A strong
argument in defense of consolidated
schools is presented in the fact that at
the late county contest held here, in
which all the schools Of the county
participated, that the consolidated
school at Union captured most of the
prizes-both of the gold medals for
oratory, also for general display of all
kinds of work. also a number of others
fourteen In all. The consolidated
idea is a growing one in this county
and such evidence as is here epitomiz-
ed will give additional incentive.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
CARTER NOT GUILTY.

Indianola, Miss, April S.-The jury
In the case of state against Walter
Carter, charged with the murder Of
Steve Burton, returned verdict this
afternoon of not guilty.
A special venire of so men will be in
circuit court tomorrow to try ]. l..
Lewis and Mr.. Green charged with the
murder of a negro on Judge g. H. Nc
Lain's plantation near Blaine this coun-
ty last winter
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
ReoIty Transfers
of the Past Week
Furnished by Mississippi Alb
stract Title & Guaranty Co.
James Metz, Local Mgr.
t. A. Cahal to T. NJ. Dossett,

T. A. Cahal to T. NJ. Dossett,
lot 5, block g.. H /. Fergu-
son subdivision of Arledge
survey .0,.. $50. $4,000
Lucy E. and w. E. Estes to
J. H. Hurlburt and w. L.
Boucher, part lot 2, block 5,
J. E. Arledge survey .....-. $500
j. L. Draughn ct al to d. w.
Draughn, land in Sec. / and
2, T. 4 n, r. 13 W...... -
A. B. Chappell to NJ. F. Skor-
.epa, 10 acres in NE. IA NE.
IA Sec. 26, T. 5, r. b.. 1000
S E. Travis, trustee to Thos.
NJ. Ferguson, all block 3,
Mary l.. Holmes SUBDIVISION. 1000
w. S. Perkins to Perkins &
Co., SW. IA SW. IA Sec. 8,
E. IL Sc IA and Sc. IA
NE. IA Sec. s, T. l N, r. II. 5000
Nose fairfield to d. M. Wat
kins, SW. IA Sc. IA NV.
IA Sec 81, T. 4, r. 3d.. 200.C
d. M. Watkins to NJ. E. Walk
err, SW. IA Sc. IA NV. IA
Sec. 81, T. A, r. 13......,. 225.C
M. j. and E. @. Epley to G. &
v. Bivona, part lot 153, block
176, d. H. McInnis 1st sur
vey ........... ,.......... 12OO.C
l.. L. Ward, Substituted Trus-
tee to w. H. Morford, part
lot 5, block 103, Hamper &
Winery survey .......,.. 15O.(
w. c. Veach to A. B. Chap
pell, 10 acres in NV. corner
NE. IA NE. IA Sec. rs, T.
5, r. Is 15.t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

Olympia, Wash, April S.-Tomorrow
is Arbor Day in Washington, by proc
lamation of Governor Ernest Lister
Instead of combining the celebration
to tree planting, the Governor urges
that shrubs, bushes and plants be set
out to assist in a subtantial manner
in further identifying the State OF
Washington.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
CAPTURE A TORPEDO.
fBv Associated Press.)

Copenhagen, April S.-A small Dan
ish steamer which has arrived here,
brought with it a live German tor
pedo, about twenty inches in diameter,
complete with net cutters attached.
It had been found floating in the mid
die of the North Sea.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
ARBoR DAY TOMORROW.

Columbus, o., April S.-Governor
Frank B. Willis has proclaimed TO-
morrow, April 9th as Arbor Day in
Ohio. In addition to the regular OBJ
servance of the day throughout the
state. the occasion is also known as
Bird Day. for the first time. Cover
nor Willis calls upon the schools, or
CARNATIONS and citizens to participate
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
LET VAT CONTRACTS.

Tylertown, Miss, April S-The board
of supervisors convened here yester-
day in regular session. The board let
contracts for dipping watts to be erect
ed in this county. 1t is expected that
compulsory dipping will begin about
Nav 1
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
BUYS FURNITURE CO.

Yazoo City, Miss, April 8-The Lear
Furniture Company which was organ
lied about fifteen years ago, was sold
today to M. c. Brickell, who has been
conducting a secondhand furniture
store on lower Main street for several
years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
ROADS ARE SURVEYED.

Georgetown, Miss, April s. - The
corps of civil engineers have begun
preliminary survey for gravel roads in
the fifth district Of Copiah county
With the completion of the roads in
this district, there will be network
of good roads in tie county equal to
the best in the state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
NEW POSTMISTRESS
TAKES CHARGE

Vossburg, Miss, April S.-Miss Katie
B. Martin, the new postmistress at this
place, has taken charge of the postof-
fee and moved into the new building
just erected. E. Martin & Son have
just opened up a general mercantile
business in the building adjoining the
new postoffice.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

10000 children in and near Los An
geles have saved almost 100000 in
bank deposits. The children are all
under Is years of age.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
canifalist 81 Oakland

A capitalist at Oakland. Cal, is
fighting for fee of $500 from the
court. He was trial juror and had
started for court before he found thert
was not sitting. Nevertheless, he
claims pay for that days ! ~
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-07-30
Finish Capitol December 1, 1916.

Complete execution of the contract
for tie building of the Oklahoma state
capitol will not be effected until the
latter part of this week, as represen
tatives Of James Stewart & Co., the
successful bidder, has asked time tc
communicate with the New York con
Germ before final contamination of the
contract. 1t is not expected that there
will be any hitch in the transaction
as now practically concluded.
Under the terms of the contract the
house and senate chambers and com
mlttee rooms of the proposed structure
are to be completed in such condition
as to be conveniently occupied by De
cember 1, 1916. The building itself Is
to be completed within $50 days from
the date of executing the contract
Governor Williams regards the con
tract as iron-clad throughout.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-07-30

CHEEKY optimistic red to a fear-stricken
sallow green.
MY God!" he mutters. "Subma-
rines!"
Every man in that engine room and
every stoker in the stokeholds knows
what that sudden and horrible twist
means. 1t means that the ship has
commenced a quadrille with death;
that underwater craft are seeking to
end her life and the fight at the same
time.
The strained look has gone now
Everyone is eager and anxious to do
but one thing, and that is to obey
the orders which come down from
the bridge as fast as they possibly
can be obeyed. The bridge is having
an anxious time, but the men in the
depths trust it and reckon it is up to
dealing with the bigge 70tilla of sub.
marines that the e. owns, any
day.
Then, while the ship is running all
she knows, the unexpected happens.
With a louder and more sudden roar
than ever the steering engine rattles
over to hard port At precisely the
same second the telegraph rings Full
astern, starboard engine. Full ahead
port" The ship takes horrible heel
as the rudders-two of them-grip
her; the port screw slows down per-
ceptibly as it feels the mighty column
of water detected from the rudder,
and the starboard one huns along
smoothly as it feel the reversed tur-
bine's thrust.
And even as they spin round the
men can hear the guns putting in good
work and blazing away for all they are
worth. Ten minutes later the enemy's
fieet-or what is left of them-are
steaming for harbor again as fast as
they can go.
Imagine yourself shut up in a chat
tering, humming steel box, with the
odds on being killed, either by shell,
or torpedo explosion, or drowning, or
scalding to death, and with Death
himself throwing all sorts of missiles
at you which you can't even see COM
ing, and you will have a very. good
idea Of what being in battleship's
engine room is like in a real pitched
battle.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-07-30
IN THE ENGINE ROOM
PIao. of Stress When Battleship
Is in Action.
Fighting Strain Becomes Of an lnten
sty Hard to I'm Alphabetically
Torpedo the Weapon That
is Most Feared.

Let us, as a matter of interest, i'm
agine that we are in the engine room
of modern dresdnaught in action
On each side Of us, unobtrusively
slowed away in their mahogany, brass
bound cases, are the great turbines
Their humming--though we cannot
see them-fills the vast space with the
sound as of a million bees let loose
Near each one hovers grimy stoker
oil can in hand, and his duty it is to
see that these monster humming tops
do not lack for fabrication.
Right in front, on the foremost bulk.
head of the engine room, are the
telegraph dials and the telephones
each of which is in connection with
the bridge, and under the direct con.
troll of the captain. These are the
things which tell us how the fight is
going, for the keen engineer can read
signs and portents in the changes
which are rung upon the telegraph
1ials.
A tremendous thing is the fighting
strain. 1t is bad even up in the great
turrets where men play their parts in
the grim drama, and hurl death and
destruction at the foe, but down here,
where one does nothing but wait for
orders, it is terrible.
The only man who does not seem to
feel the strain is the one who has ap.
parently the least to do, and that is
the engineer. He, however, is busily do.
ing mental arithmetic. He knows how
many revolutions his screws are do
ing per minute, and he realizes that
as yet she has still little bit OF
speed up her sleeve.
BY and by that last half knot may
be asked for, and he is calculating
how much speed he will be able to
present the captain with when that
final effort is asked for No one knows
but he, and he won't tell.
There seems to be a kind of waiting
expression on most of the faces, and
If they could tell you what they were
all waiting for it would surprise you
Shut up as they are In a small steel
boxful OF machinery. they are not
thinking of the chance of an enemy's
proiectile coming through and killing
them, nor are they waiting for death
to come to them in some other man.
ner. What they are dreading Is that
something should go wrong with their
beloved engines - something that
would prevent their doing their Bit
In this fight.
They are listening-ever listening
for the hiss Of escaping steam which
will tell them of a main steam pipe
hit and carried away; for the shot
that might smash one Of the boilers
into small pieces; for the rattle of the
steering engine as the rudder is blown
away, and the ship hangs, without a
guide, in the balance.
And then, with a sickening sidelong
twist and rattle of the steering en-.
CINE, the floor Of the engine room
takes on a sickening slant. The ship
has made a sudden and acute turn.
The engineers face turns from
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-07-30
STATE CAPITAL HAPPENINGS
lNIIl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City,
The annual convention of the Okla
homa Educational Association will be
held in Oklahoma City, November 20,
rs and q, it was decided officially
last week by the executive committee
of the organization in session in the
offices of the state department of edu-
cation.
There will be many features in con-
nection with this years convention,
and officials of the association are
confident in predicting that the great
est throng of teachers ever registered
at an educational gathering in this
state will be on hand Prominent
among the features will be the an
nual clash between the Sooner and
Aggie football teams which will be at
Fair park on Thanksgiving day, or
the opening day Of the convention.
Arrangements for the game to be
played here instead of at Saltwater or
Norman, as is usual, were put through
partly as the results of State Super
intendent r. H. Wilson, who is pres
ident of the educational association.
President Wilson declares that he
will exert every effort to make the
convention in November the greatest
success in the history of the associa-
tlon. He now is working on the pro-
gram and asserts that one unique in
deed as compared with those Of the
past will be worked out. The pro-
gram will be completed to the last
detail by September 3, when the ex-
ecutive comittee again will meet and
after going over plans will announce
the list of speakers and also the en-
tertainment events prepared for the
visitors.
The committee authorized President
Wilson to arrange for hotel head
quarters, and also to secure an audi
torium for the convention. The high
school auditorium, churches and hotel
balls will be used, as heretofore, he
said.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-07-30
W. N. u, WICHITA, NO. so-1s15.
Health and Excitement.

The sick rate in Russia has de-
creased since the war began. Part Of
the improvement-dou the great
er parts due to the passing Of
vodka, but something must be said for
the curious way in which the human
frame reacts to excitement and de-
velops resistance to disease under the
stimulus Of strong interests or emo
tions.
The refugees from San Francisco,
for example, had not been devotees OF
vodka, but they showed a wonderful
health record during their period of
enforced open-air life and short COM
mons.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-07-30
state Gets S245.

For the fiscal year ending June 80
the insurance department turned into
the state treasury the total sum OF
$245,96799. or this amount, $685..
697,91 was placed in the general rev.
enue fund and $9,27O6S went to the
fire marshal's fund, according to the
figures prepared and contained In the
annual report of Insurance Commits
sioner WEIGH.
During the year the entire expenses
Of the department was SIS, S6S55. This
included salaries, printing, Office main.
tenance, and the expenses of installing
the. work of the new insurance board
During the month of June all receipts
for agents licenses went to the in
surance board and are not included
in the above figures.