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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
Delegates to the
Mississippi Cr0wn
Club'Are Selected
MAYOR BATSoN APPOINTS TEN
TO ATTEND THE JACKSON
MEETING IN JUNE.

Mayor Baston today designated ten
Hattiesburg and Forrest county cit
izens to represent this community at
the first annual meeting Of the Grown
in Mississippi" Association, which will
meet at Jackson, Thursday and Friday,
June 10 and IL. This promises to be
one of the largest attended meetings
to be held in Mississippi this year.
The committee consists of T. M.
Fuller, DR.. H. l.. McKinnon, G. H.
Colmer, J. c. Mcdonald, of Eatonville;
, F. D. Lander, Jr.,- H. A. Camp, d. e.
McInnis, Prof. Joe Cook, M. L. Nc
Kenzie, of R. F. d. No. 2, and George
Boone, of Brooklyn.
The committee was appointed in re
sponse to the following letter receiv
ed from H. E. Blakeslee, secretary Of
the association: "As mayor of youl
city, and deeply interested in the wei
fare of the state, you are requested tt
appoint ten delegates to this meeting
men who will come and take par
in the proceedings All officials, state
county, town, district, or board, ar
especially invited to be present witt
out a written invitation. A program
has been prepared for the occasion
and it will be well worth the time an
expense necessary to attend"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25

A. NJ. Cook, jeweler and well known
Hattiesburg business man, who was
plunged to death in the counting rooms
of the First National Bank of Com
merce yesterday afternoon by falling
upon the ,skylight Of that institution,
was buried from the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. s. T. Pritchett, 107 Williams
street, at o'clock this afternoon.
The funeral services, which were
conducted by the Rev. Charles w. Girls
Ter, pastor of the Main Street Method
ist Church, were particularly sad and
impressive. The Pritchett residence
was filled with friends of the dead
ieweler who died under such tragic
circumstances, and number OF beau
tiful floral offerings were in evidence
Interment was in the City Cemetery
Immediately after the services at the
church, the body, was taken charge o
bv the Masons and Masonic services
were conducted at the grave. Larg'
crowds accompanied the body to tn
sfave and witnesses the ceremonies
there.
Mr.. Cook died d'in less than an hou
aftern0niuBhed and }crumpled bod
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
FIFTEEN THOUSAND cHRlsTl
TAKE REFUGE IN AMERlcl
MISSION.
PROMISES TO SURPASS
THE cRIMEAN 0uTRI
Many Refugees Are Murdered oue1
Secretary Bryan Protests e ~!
Through American Ambaso14
carpathian Battle Is DeveloplH0|
Most Important Phase q
FiQhtinQ.
fBu Associated Press.l


TifIis. March IS. - Telegro1
and letters from Urmiah, in nor
western Persia today state q
conditions there are even NJ
desperate than heretofore repc
ed.
Fifteen thousand Assyrian Chr.
tians have taken refuge In
American Mission, and 1000
the French Mission.
The Turkish regular troops
tered. one of the missions In III
section, hanged an orthodox bisl1
and four orthodox cIergymen. A
Shortly before this, so refU0C
in the French mission were ~
cuted.
At Gulpashan, the last Of the d
villages to Withstand the assau1|
the kurds were particularly cru
They ordered every Syrian md
into the streets, tied them
groups Of five marched them to 4
village graveyard, and barbarlo(
Iy murdered them all. The 3
babies and the older women w
then killed. The young yomt
scores of them, were carried avI
by the soldier-bandits.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
GUARD AGAINST CHOLERA.

Yazoo City, Miss, March 25.-Farm-
ers and stock raisers of this county
have been busily engrossed in inocu-
lating their hogs against the cholera
Last week more than 400 were inocu'
lated in the southern part of the coun-
ty alone.
The girls have been invited to join
the pig club and are running the boys
stiff race in seeing which can raise
and finest and best pig pig during the
year. Government Farm Demonstra
tor Ritch has enough boys engaged il
the work to make car of hogs thi
| fall
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
ART MODEL is AccUsER.

Chicago, March 25.-Hearing is set
for today in the case of Lowell A.
Young, who is being prosecuted on the
charges brought by Miss Mae Stafford,
who called at his office to pose for
drawings to be used in making adver-
tising posters. When the case came
~ recently for hearing, Miss Stafford
failed to appear, and the prosecutor
charged she was being detained in
indiana in order to quash the case.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
Sisal Burned In Mexico.

q Washington, d. c., March 25.-Com-
mander Blakely, of the U. S. Cruiser
Des Moines, reported to the State De-
partment today that 20 bales of sisal
were burned near Merida. Mexico, dur
ing the fighting there several days
ago. This report is in response to
conflicting reports about the amount
of the twine-making material de
stroyed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
SCHOO[BOY GETS
FRACTURED ARM
YOUNG ROBERT eURKEs INJURED
AT MAIN STREET
| SCHOOL.

Robert Burkes, the seven-year-oid
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Burkes, oil
III East Third street, was taken to a
local hospital this afternoon, suffering
with broken arm, received while al
play on the grounds of the Main Street
school.
Exactly how the accident happened
has not yet been learned. The boy is
not in serious condition, although hi
was unable to explain to the hospita
authorities in what way the fracture
\ was received.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
Says Congress May Act.

Washington d. c., March 25.-Sena-
tor Owen, who was a White House
caller today, said that he differed with
the view expressed by Senator Pom
creme last night that Congress did not
have the power to provide for a Presi-
Dental primary, as that authority is
invested with the states. Owen said
that Congress can enact such law.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
SCOPE OF THE WORK
GRADUALLY BR0ADENED
Or. r. N. Whitfield Says That Majority
of Residents in the Sanitary Dis
tricts Show a Desire to Cooperate
In the Work-PIacards Being Issued
to Show Premises Are in Good Con-
dition.

The work of making of Forrest coun'
ty a series of model sanitary commun-
tiles was advanced one step further
today with the announcement of DR..
II. n. Whitfield, in charge of the sani-
tary campaign in this county that three
other districts are to be visited, and
every resident taught the main prin-
ciples of clean living.
Taking as model the Eaton-Grove
and the Sunrise districts, new dis
trict has been formed, which will in
clude Pine Grove and the Rodgers
schools, as well as one colored school
DR.. Whitfield will be kept busy going
backwards and forwards between the
various communities, encouraging the
work and directing his various assist
ants. He will have several assistants
on the ground in each community.
1.-THE residents of the various neigh
| borhoods," the medical officer said to
day. "are showing great interest II
this work, and many are placing theil
places in the proper sanitary condi
ton. The premises at more than lO
homes about Eatonville and Hickor.
Grove have been made sanitary in ev
cry respect"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
Protests to Turkey.

Washington, March 25.-The UNI
States ambassador at Constantine
Henry Morgenthau, was cabled by
retary of State Bryan today to pro-
to Turkey against indignities by n
ish troops to American missionaI
and Americans generally in Persia
The offense of Turkey is aggrav1
by the fact that the uprising aga
the American missions, especially
Urumiah, has been led by TurE
consul. Raghib Bey.
The action of the State Departu
was taken upon report to it from
United States consul, F. w. Smith
Batum, Russia, who is now at I'll
Persia.
The United States has no forc$
apply. Its nearest naval vessels.
cruisers Tennessee and North Carol
are in the eastern Mediterranean.
instructions have gone to them, but
understanding between the State
partment and Navy Department u
, warships are always at the disp<
of Ambassador Morgenthau. q
were used by him on previous Q
sions when it was reported to him
, American interests and lives werl
. danger on the Eastern Mediterra1
coast.
Smith Confirms Rumors.
Consul Smith is reported to
!. confirmed the statement which
|, been given out merely as rumor
Syria and in Russia.
a 1t is announced officially that
Turkish troops under Raghih Be!
tered Urumiah and drove out the
r, sionaries and heaped insults
g. them as they and foreign priests
lie deacons were leaving the town.
a. of the officials are reported act
1t. to have been beaten. An Anne
ad missionary named Allen is als'
ss- ported to have been insulted:
lit Officials expect that Ambc3|
ng Morgenthau's reply to the Stat'
he partment will corroborate the -
to the Persian war relief commit
ell New York. These reports showe|
by the incursions OF the Turks int
er. 'asia were leaving wide swath =
Of behind them; that many Persio1
i've been killed. women had beon =
tcoutinaea q Rase ~
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
Kurds Kill MaLe,a|
Garry Girls toH,.|
TELEGRAPH
BREVITIES
(By Associated Press.)
Hold Girl For Blackmail

New York, March 25.-Miss Rae
Tanner, who filed a $4,000 breach of
promise suit against James w. Os-
borne, former. Assistant District At
torney of New York, was held for the
action of the grand jury today on the
charge of using the United States
mails to defraud.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
,,rber Trade Outlook.

Me, jdian, Miss, March 2o'-ihe
lumber market during the past wee'
nroson+s q rather mixed situation
cor,o ,,mheymen declare that business
has improved considerably while o,a
oss state that there .,sAas beeEaNge
continued Four Al
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
LeweLer Is Dead of Fall;
ZsBuried This Afternoon

A. M COOK succuMes RECEIVED IN aoFooT FALL AT
FIRsT-NAToNAL COMMERCE BUILDING YESTERDAY
AFrERNooN-NEvER REGAIN ED coNscousNEss-FuNeRAL is
HELD FROM WILLIAMS STREET RESIDENCE THIS AFTERNOON
BURIED IN CITY CEMETERY WITH MASONIC HoNoRs
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
Hattiesbury Boy Is Held
on White Slaue Charges
STERLING cRAelN, OPERATOR UNDER AR
REST IN NEW ORLEANS COMPLAINTS MADE JOSEPHINE
cRAleN ALIAS VERA MILLER, HIS wFE-eivEN PRELIMINARY
HEARING AND HELD UNDER $500 eoND-RoTH WELL KNOWN
HERE

January 1, with her husband, who inn
mediately placed her in resort. She
declared that by force, and after beat
ing her on numerous occasions, he
forced her to remain there and con-
tinue her life of shame.
A two-year-old daughter, by form
er husband, created a desire in her to
leave her present life. and to raise the
child, she declared.
Cragin told the court that the wom-
an had brought the charges against
him as a result of domestic differences.
I With view of getting even," he said,
she had had him arrested.
The case will come up for trial at a
date to be fixed later.
Both Cragin and the woman he mar
ried are well known In Hattiesburg
They had been married for SOM
/ months, it is said, before either rela
) tives or friends were aware of II
: They separated some months ago, an
l last fall, the woman came to Hattiei
] burg and threatened to bring SUI
e against her young husband, tlaimin
t non-support. Nothing ever came of th
8 threats.
The past of the woman is. not we
e known. She never was accepted
a..
9, members of Cragin's family, howeve
e and 1t is believed that this is ons
le THE reasons why tho white ala
m charges were preferred yesterday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
THE COTTON MARKET.
(By Associated PreSS.)

(By Associated PresSo
New Orleans, March 25.-The cotton
market closed q to 23 points up. The
opening figures were: May, 9.O5
July, 932; and October, go.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
BUSINESS IN MARCH WILL
Be BEST OF YEAR, so FAR
Methods OF Transporting Timber To
Europe Now in Sight-Reports
From over Mississippi Show That
Trade is on the Up-grade-Steaoy
Inquiries are Developing Some
Business.
Business.

A general increase in the market
ing Of all classes OF lumuer for the last
week is reported by the various mill
men and factories of Hattiespurg'
There were but few changes IN prices
however. although slightly better
demand than for the preceding week
A better tone in business was
shown in al lines, and by far the pls:
gest amount of business when the
uattiesburg mills have transacted
since the first of the year, were re-
corded.
Mississippi lumbermen are watch'
ing with interest the attempts Oh the
= Allied fleet to break through the Oar
danelles Once accomplished, 1t is pc
1ioved that an immediate and better
ing effect will be had on the market
At the present time, there are more
than 20o vessels in the Back Sea, Dot
tied m, with no outlet. Should these
once get through the Straits, 1t Is
nointed out that shipping conditions
will be relieved to a great extent
Said one of the most prominent lum
bermen in the State today
These ships with their careoeS
would go Immediately to England U
denmark. Norway and sweden lh'
hoats now being used between Ems
land and these countries consequent
would he taken off that route, AM
oou,d he used for American trade
That means that the American lumoe
men would find means OF transports
tion.
81 Will Drop rs Per Cent
"The moment the Dardanelles lor'
fall shipping prices will automa'icai'
drop at least 25 per cent lhes LID
foil more. but the drop Will represei
:. ,aast q decrease of 25 per cent
the present rates.
England is beginning to need OF
timber and she will take it at our o"
,ioo. when ocean freight rates b
come reasonable
March lumber in MISSISSIPPI
cordiug to present indications VIII
coco that Of any month for the pa
{bree quarters of year. the FoiuN
ot business handled during the III
two-thirds OF the month was iu'
,,,,.l IN that of the entire mon'h
FEBRUARY. which was record-Dreah
since the beginning of the dull tim'
Trade in Mississippi is on the
grade. it is declared on all siues' /"
torders are said to be coming !"
considerable volume from the nor
demand being largely for shiplap d
boards. 6-inch No. hoorihs' ON
No and s-inch B and Bet hoorin
Prices are practically unchan'
from what they have been LOT lhe =
two or.three weeks, Some OF the IL
men claim a slightly percepti3e
ward movement, but as yet 'he
vance a~Aounts to practically noun
p,,ring the past few days mum
Of mills in Mississippi have cio
4 5oHr among them being export III
! =, C,ri. ora Wayne county owned
] the Robinson Land and L"iiioef y
NAM
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
Cards Are Issued.

A series of large placards has been
issued by the medical inspector, which
are to be attached to the sides of the
various wagons used in transferring
produce from the rural districts into
Hattiesburg. These bear the following
words:
Premises are sanitary-The owner
of this wagon, whose name is ......,
tContirued on Page Eight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-25
THE WEATHER

Mississippi - Generally fair to-
night and Friday; colder tonight
north portion; colder Friday.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29
UNITED STATES
 TRADE WITH
 SOUTH AMt1ICA
(National Magazine.)

The story of the Panama canal l. interesting and was covered in MT. Boyce's book on illustrated South America" but the chapters in thit book are a very fascinating story in reference to the completion of the locks and canal. The chapters o1 Tolls and a Free Port" has been wide ly commented on and has furnished .ood for thought.
 "The only way to create a big city at the central point between North and South America, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Far East and the Far West, Is to make the Canal Zone a free city and free port. By this mean free from import and export duties into and out from the Canal Zone This will not affect the primary question of tolls for passing through the canal. If created a free port ant protected through International treaty so 1t could not be affected by changes in our administration of home policies merchants and manufacturers from all over the world would build factories and warehouses and establish branches and agencies at this world center fol quick distribution. delivery and sale Many South Americans would estao- fish agencies and branches there te reach the worlds commerce. In fact 1t would become an immense worlds
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PRETTY SURE OF IT.
(CollieTs.)
ocean. :"

Within ten years or less women will be voting on the same terms as the men in the most Of our states, and the backward remnant will be hust
 ling to catch up. The movement has passed the stage of doubt and ridi- cule, and has almost passed the stage of argument. The change from the indifference of twenty years ago is amazing. Women vote in eleven states now. against four then. and the issue will be up to the voters this fall in New York. New Jersey, Penn slyVania. Iowa, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Tennessee and perhaps other states. The affirmative side Is active. aggressive and confident, and in cludes many men who have gained their faith by fighting for better poli- dcs. In comparison. the mental bank ruptcy of the antis Is fairly pitiful. The surfragists can rest their case on .he plain fact that women do partici pate in the life of our modern com munities, and should therefore partici- pate in the business of government
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29
MUNICIPAL
 EDUCATION
Seattle P.-L)

Though American universities cove. Wide Held of instruction tn human Knowledge II Is beginning to be real ized that facilities should bs afforded Tor educating young men iu the science of good government. not only through book learning, but through coming into relation with the actual business.
 New York city has long been re- garded as something of a warning to other American cities in mis- govern ment and municipal abuses. but 1t Is today the sea oI more corrective ac- tivlty than any other American city The abuses of political plundering brought about insistent demands for honest men in public life. but 1t was discovered that 1t requires more than incorruptibility and intelligence tC make an efficient public official. and ,hat the losses by honest incompetence We're nearly as great as by cunning ttild dlSIAOiieSl 6lSSu II ltS luuS been made very plain that public admin istration Is a business requiring spe- cial preparation and specific training as well as common honesty.
 The New York bureau of municipal research located leakages In public expenditures and pointed out the weak places. and ou, of its preliminary work has grown the demand for education facilities for the training of public of ficials.
 A training school initiated by Mrs l.. II. Hartman, in New York, has been very successful and it's graduates are in great demand and obtain eX cellent positions. Some of the uni versailles about the country are taking up the work and in time we shall have a body of men educated for efficient public service.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29
"l DEAL SQUARE"
hiladelphia Ledger. ,

InllAueIpnla Leu8er)
 This Was the motto of a Chicago butcher when he started in business years ago. lie died the other day, and t is the motto of his will. He proved chat he dealt square" by leaving to hiA divorced wife all but the amount leg ally due his second wife as her dover de said that the first wife helped him make lis fortune, and that she was entitled to il when he was gone. He aas right. No disagreement between them which led to their separation de- prived her of her moral claim to the estate which had been accumulated with her assistance. The case might have been diffeent if she had been merely social butterfly. spending his money for her own pleasure. But she seems to have been a thrifty woman who knew the value of dollar and ,he importance of adding dollar to dol .ar until competence was secured If the butchers motto Is placed on his tombstone there will certainly be one epftaph which does not lie.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.

Again the season suggests the pleas ure of extending to our friends and patrons hearty good wishes for Mer- ry Christmas and a happy and pros- porous New Year.
 NOME TAILORING co. Between Zehner's and Sergerstrom's
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29

department store where everything for the Use of the people of all nations could be found. It would become the greatest transshipping port in the world, especially as many boats suit able for the Pacific ocean are not seaworthy or insurable on the Atlantic ocean,"
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29
AT THE NEW EAGLE.

Old Lewis Hunter Rye and the Fa- nous Atherton Bourbon whiskys, Dis titled spring 19o4-19o5, bought in bond and reduced to 90 per cent. by U. S. government by the bottle or gallon.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29

The Nugget Is giving its subscribers nore telegraph news than any other paper in Alaska and will continue to 10 so. Send Tn your name and have he Nugget delivered to your home CT office Do 1t now.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29

A Baltimore inventor has provided a bootblack's chair intended for wo moved from the arms to prevent an undue display of hosiery.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29
PRESIDENT WILSON
DECLARATION

Greeting: 1 hereby declare Friday December 31, 1915, a half holiday in Nome, Alaska, on account of the Ak saa Carnival benefit Holy Cross hos. pital. All citizens are requested to cease their several abors on that day and help boost the Carnival.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29

Nearly go per cent of Norway's 45o dentists are graduates of American dental colleges or have taken post
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29

For use In cities which forbid garbage. waste paper and ashes to be brought out a ventilated, three com partment rubbish receptacle,
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29
NOTICE.

Larger and more interesting than cver. All about the territory. Send one to your friends. Tho Nugget Min. ing and Dredging Edition.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29

A combined truck and elevator. op- erated by electricity, has been invent ed for transporting baggage In rail- road stations and lifting 1t into cars with higher floors.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29

The lid Of a new tea kettle Is at one side of the top and can be raised by pressing a knob with the thumt of the hand that Is holding the kettle
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WE CAN DO IT.

For first class work and prompt de- livery phone Main 151 and the Peoples Steam Laundry will send and get your laundry.
 w. ]. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29

A Swedish scientist has advanced the theory that bearded grain, such as wheat, draws electricity from the air and that the plant is aided in its owth thereby.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29

There are antls in Dalmatia thai makeb read by chewing seeds into pulp, forming 1t into loaves and bak- ing them in the sun and then storing them away for future use.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29

Water that issues from an artesian well in California Is accompanied by enough natural gas to supply power to pump to considerable distance
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29

Work has been begun in Peru on a railroad which will cross the Andes and form a connecting link between the headwaters of the Amazon river and the Pacific ocean.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29

One of the newer incandescent lamps has two filaments either or botf of which can be switched into circuit according to the demand for illumin- ation.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-29
Classified Ads. All Classified Ads Must be Paid TOT
 in Advance.
FOR sf.LE.

FOR SALE-A Sullivan N. B. H. and
 Beauty diamond core drills with com plete equipment. These drills are prac- tically new. Will sell one or all for less than half their cost. Addres 6e4S
 Clemens avenue. St. Louis. Mo.
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NOTES OF
 SCIENCE

Two English scientists have decided that the sense Of smell in man is weak when compared with animals because of the human practice of kissing.