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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-01
INDICTMENTS AGAINST IL
Knox Booth, Former Nashville Reve-
nue. Agent, Is included in Fort
Smith Big Liquor Fraud Case.

Knox Booth, Former Nashville Reve-
nue. Agent, Is included in Fort
Smith Big Liquor Fraud Case.
Fort Smith, Ark.-TwO of the IL men
indicted by the United States grand
jury here June "a in connection with
the alleged defrauding of the govern
ment by the manufacture of whisky on
which no tax was paid, were arraigne.
and pleaded not guilty. They were J.
B. Brown, Harrison, Ark, and Newton
C. Spradling, Aurora, Mo-, former gaug-
ers In the Kansas City distillery Of j.
C. Brubaker, who also was indicted.
Brown and Spadling are charged spe-
officially with conspiracy to defraud
the government by selling moonshine
whisky"
Five indictments have been re-
turned. Interest centered in charges
against John L. Casper and Guy l..
Hartman, both of Kansas City. and
Knox Booth, former internal revenue
agent. Casper and Hartman are
charged with bribery, the Indictment
alleging each offered Booth $1,500 to
escape an internal revenue tax Of SAT-
500 on $4,000 gallons of whisky during
last December and January. Booth Is
charged with accepting the alleged
bribe.
October Is was set as tentative
date for the trial Of the men now in
custody.
The conspiracy, which is alleged to
have involved illegal use OF internal
revenue stamps on barrels of whisky,
is said to have cost the United States
n any thousands Of dollars in revenue.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-01
PURSUE RUSSIANS CLOSELY
Teutonic Army Is Hot on Heels OF
Forces Falling Back Through Gal
iaia from Lemberq.

London.-The Russians still are re-
treating In the east; the French are
slowly gaining at certain points in the
west.
With the fires set by the retreating
Russians still burning, the Austro- Ger
mans are now firmly established at
Lemberg and have shown no sign OF
ceasing their offensive.
The battle Of the Dniester, south Of
the city, is not over, but, according to
Berlin, Gen. Linsingen has been able
,to throw his forces across the river.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-01
Ask John D. to Speak.

John D. Rockefeller may come to
Jackson in the autumn and deliver an
address on thrift and the elements of
success to the young men of Jackson,
and citizens generally.
An invitation for the richest man in
the world to come to the Mississippi
capital has been forwarded to him by
the Young Mems Business Club of
jackson, through the president of the
organization, J. Sively Rhodes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-01
600 Hear Speech by phone.

San Francisco.-While Gov. George
w. Clarke, of Iowa, made an address
June 25 in connection with the cele-
ton Of Iowa day at the Panama. Pacific
exposition, 600 citizens of Des Moines
were reported listening in" by tele
nhone at the Iowa capital.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-01

Robert Bell negro, was shot and in
stantly killed June 25 at Pontotoc by
Arthur Scott, negro, who fired at close
range with shotgun. Jealousy is at
tributed as the cause of the shooting
On Bells body loaded revolver was
found. Scott called Bell to his front
door and then shot him. Scott was ar
rested.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-01

DR.. C.. b. Hodge of the University
Of Oregon. who is delivering q series
Of illustrated lectures on natural sci.
ence this week at the University OF
Mississippi, addressed the business
men of Oxford on the eradication Of
the house fly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-01

A Masonic picnic was held at Bur.
CESS, ten miles west of Oxford. June
"a. Attorney Hutchins presided. Sew.
eral political speeches were made The
crowd was estimated at 1,00t.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-01
Rounded Up FugitIves.

Rounded Up Fugitives.
r.. D. Duvall, travelling sergeant OF
the penitenteiary, has returned from
Chicago, where he went to bring back
Ben Watkins, negro convict, who es-
capped some months ago from Parch-
man plantation. Watkins was serving
seyen-year term for highway rob-
berry, and had served only part of a
year when he made his escape. Wat
kins was arrested by the Chicago po-
lice on tip furnished by the prison
officials
Stopping off at Memphis Mr.. Duvall
secured Arthur Watson, white. who
was serving life term for the MUIR
der of his wife in Hattiesburg, and
who had been spotted there by some
one who knew him.
Training School for Church Work.
The fourth annual summer training
school for Presbyterian church work.
ers was opened June % at the Bella
ven Collegiate Institute. with graft
fyingly large attendance, to continue
cor o 1days. The term was opened
with vesper service, which was held
in the open. led by DR.. Boyd Of Ala
bama.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-01
County Assessments Reported.

Secretary of State Power has re-
ceiyed replies from the circuit clerks
OF about so counties, to whom he
wrote recently for information as to
the identity of the chairmen and Sec
retaries of their county Democratic
executive committees, and the amount
assessed by their counties against the
state candidates for primary election
expenses.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-01

The Corinth steam laundry. the Gay.
Ola bottling works and the Corinth Ice
Cream company's1 building was de-
stroyed by fire June 25. All of the
above companies occupied one build
ing. which was the property of ]. S.
Leehman, who had just finished in
stalling about $4,000 worth of machin-
cry. No insurance was carried on the
building or contents. Work will beglr
at once to replace the building.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-01

Burned to death in her bed while
her mother was eating supper was the
fate of the two-year-old daughter OF
Mrs. A. M. Usher of Ocean Springs.
The unwilling cause of the disaster
was the four-year-old sister of the vic
tim, whose childish frolic had this ia
tai termination. How the calamity
happened can only be surmised. The
two children were left in the nursery
while Mrs. Usher went to supper. Evi-
IDENTIFY the older child must have got
hold Of some matches with which she
ignited the mosquito bar covering the
crib. Mrs. Usher reached the room in
time to see the child in flames. She
burned; herself seriously in effecting a
rescue. The baby was taken to New
Orleans, but succumbed to the injuries
1t received.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23
PROGRAM FOR RANKIN
/ COUNTY TEACHERS AS
ISOLATION, JAN. %,
1916. TEN O'CLOCK. i
A. M.

I. Weakness of Teaching Ell
ementry English at present =
Miss Sadie Hopkins.
II. Relation of Language to
other Subjects-Miss Trilba
Beard, Miss Bessie Baine.
III. Spelling. How and
when Taught. Miss Edna Car
ruth, Mr.. Warwick, Mrs. Eager.
". Canning Club and Home
Demonstration work.
/. How we are correlating
our School work with Cluo work
Miss Mary Emma Bush.
(2). The Diseases Of the To-
matO.
(a) A Demonstration in
Spraying Miss Eula Burgess. ;
g.. A glimpse Of the Field
for 1916-Mrs. Watts Webb.
V. Report of Executive Com
mittee on Field Day Program.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be
received at the Chaucery Clerks Office up until
IL o'clock noon on the first Monday in January.
1916, flooring Rankin County.s one half of Pearl
river bridge on the Florence and Terry road. ac-
cording to plans and specifications now on file in
the office of the Chancery Clerk. The Board re-
serves the right to reject any and all bids.
This the 18th day of December 1915.
T. L. GAY, Clerk
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23

J. r. Longnire'
John Harrell
J. w. ThornhiH
B. B. Banes
B. O. Gray
BEAT 5.
D. A. Gill
J. r. Fortenberry
w. w. Patrick
A. t. Kersh
r. M. Gray
r. N. Parks
J. J. McLain
j. j. Bowman
Woody Jones
@. G. Billingslea
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23
CIRCUIT COURT JURORS.

AS provided by law, the Sher-
iff. Circuit and Chancery Clerks
met last Saturday and drew the
following-named persons to serve
as jurors at the regular January,
1916, term of the Circuit Court,
which convenes in Brandon on
Monday, January 3:
FIRST WEEK
BEAT /.
Uriah Hines
J. M. Berry
Emmett Harrison
J. w. Byrd
Henry Nicely
A. F. Quinn
John Laird
E. w. Hutson
w. L. Long
w. d. Taylor
BEAT 2.
H. H. Bethune
]. M. McRight
J. w. Bethune
E. H. Corley
Carl Comfort
G. w. Hawkins
w, G. Hurst
c. w. Jones
C. c.. Caruthers
I. B. Cox
BEAT 8.
J. M. Walsh
A. S. Kersh
w. P. Anderson
C. T. Long
w. E. Dewitt
A. Hawthorn
Jim Fitzhugh
J. B. Williams
L. H. Watts
J. D. Barksdale
BEAT A.
P. III. Williams
R. w. Harp
J. H. Johnson
J. D. Odom
C. D. Knight
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23
WEEK


BEAT /.
Lin Matthews
J. d. Byrd
J. w. Dear
J. H. Clark
Walter Burns
Will Tucker
BEAT 2.
J. G. Baker
E. A. Smith
C. C. Rouse
Jno. Graham
J. r. Payne
John Lackey
BEAT 3.
G. H. Shultz
H. w. Measels
L. T. Lawrence
|. 0. Brown
A. B. Collum
Fl. r. White
BEAT 4.
w. P. Raglan
J. H. Winstead, ST.
J. d. Burgess
R. T. Gilbert
J. H. Noblin
w. T. Myers
BEAT 5.
P. H. Bradley
>Jno. Gill
R. R. Echols
E. P. Lacy
J. ]. Neal
Claude Cook
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
MRS. E. F.LUCKENBACHG GETS
DIVORCE; CHARGE, CRUELTY
Decree Granted at Houston.
Tex. After Five Minute
Private Hearing.

HousToN. TeS., Jan. 90 Mrs Sue V.
buckenbach. who was prominent socially
IN Brooklyn, was granted an absolute
divorce to-day from Edgar f. bucken-
bach the shipping man. on the ground of
cruelty by District judge Masterson after
five minute private hearing MIR Luck
enbach did not contest the case.
Mrs. Luckenbach and her travelling
companion, Mrs. Clarence $ Smith. the
only witness charged that among other
cruel acts MIR LuCkenb1ch refused To let
his wife use his automobile or to give her
spending money, accused her OF immoral
lily and applied epithets to her.
Counsel for Mrs. Luckenhach presented
n waiver from the defendant agreeing TO
n trial m his absence. The divorce does
not Interfere with an agreement last
August by which Mrs. Luckenbach re-
ceives $4,000 annually during her life
time and valves claim to her husbands
estate The father gets the custody OF
young son, who may visit his mother pro-
vided he does not leave New York state.
Mrs. Luckcnbach has made Investments
here. and denies she will return to Brook
lyn or remarry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
showing OF Books.

Representative Affair OF Indiana, Demo
crat, asked Mr.. Whitacre n he believed
American manufacturers would show their
books to a tariff board
"All | know is that six English pottery
manufacturing concerns did show their
books and we asccrtained mat the arm
rates on pottery are equitable replied
Mr. Whtacre
would you base ta,n rates on the
difference in cost Of production at home
and abroad" asked Representative Good
Of Iowa, Republican.
Republicans applnuded as Mr. WhItacre
replied
1T would be impossible to revise the
tries il We do not have such informal
ton"
Mr.. WhitaCres uttcranco is the first
open criticism OF the Democratic tar,r
law voiced by member OF President VII
sons party The speech was choered by
the Republicans Tn" Democrats sat iu
their seats frowu.ng upon their iUsurgeu'
colleague
Nj Whltacre Is not the only ohio
Democrat who wants tho Underwood
tariff revised. other members Of tn"
delegation Endorsed his application 10 APP
pear before the Ways and Means Com
mittee to speak in behalf of the tariff
board bill.
This measure will have no consideration
40 long as Representative Underwood IL
chairman OF the committee and he will
not leave the House until March I, when
the present Congress will end
II Is known that Mr. Whitacre and
others who disapprove the Democratic
tariff bill plan to continue their agitation
for the consideration of the tariff board
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
U. S. TO MAKE J0BLESS CENSUS
Administration Relieves InempIoy-
ment stories Exaggerated.

WAsHiNGTuN. Jan. Believing that
the reports of large numbers OF persons
being out of jobs are greatly exaggerated
and made for political purposes the Will
son Administration. II IL said, will order
a census to be made OF those persons
without employment The work, II is said,
viii be entrusted TO the Secretary OF
Labor The latter will begin work in
New York city, where conditions OF un-
employment are represented to be worse
than a, any other time in the nations
history. lie will ask the New York
authorities to instruct the police, In con-
junction with the work OF taking the city
census this year. to ascertain the number
of persons unemployed In New York city.
II such an arrangement cannot be made
the Department OF Labor will send an ad-
dtlonal force OF agents TO New York to do
the work. These agents will endeavor to
check up on the figures furnished by the
police and in that way seek to determine
the situation as accurately as possible.
The statement of Representative Humph-
rey OF Washington that there were four
million persons out of work in the United
States and the estimate made In New York
that more than $1,000 persons were unem-
poyed in that city alone are given as the
causes Of the census.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
PRISONERS KILL FOUR
DOGS WORTH $4,000
Two Prize Animals Picked for
Death Savcd-RuShtOn
Offers Reward.

AsRUnv pARK. y. J.. Jan. eat was
learned to-day that six OF the most val
liable English bulldogs In the kennels OF
Harry Rushton were poisoned last Satur-
day night Four % the animals, Wood
craft Masnetess Woodcraft Rvaless
Woodcraft Dialess and Woodcraf. Sem
tress. are dead The first two animals
were heavy IN whelp and were considered
among the hnest OF the breed I'M this
country.
Woodcraft Sir David. four-ycar-old
sire. famous in the leading shows through
out the United States. is diving OF heart
failure. due to the poisoning Woodcraft
Mahamet, sire. has been pronounced
ont Of danger Mr.. Rushton estimates his
loss At more than $4,000 FOR the four ami
mails. fIe refused S15uo two weeks ago
for Woodcraf, Sir David
In many ways the mystery surrounding
the death of the prize dogs recalls the
poisoning OF Miss Marian Kcuucdys two
$500 pomcran.ans az Hampstead. l. l..
four DAYS ago No clues wcrs left by
the poisoucrs, and the police have prac-
tica,ly abandoned their efforts TO solve
the puzzle
The condition Of tho dogs was dis
covered 10y Nj Rushtou when hc opened
the kennels on Sunday morning. Al OF
the animals were huddled m I'm one
corner Two were dead. Woudcraft SEN
tress and WoOdcraft Dialcss died within
half hour.
Dr Harry Mnlar was called and saved
tho lives Of the two s.rcs
There aye twenty prize English bull
dogs In Mr. Rushton's kennels. None Of
the others appeared to be suffering from
the uOlSuu.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
MEDILL MCCORMICK
STILL A PROGRESSIVE
Denies He Has Returned to Re.
publican FOld-SccS Split in
Moose Vote in 1916.

CHICAGO, Jan. 22-Medul Mccormick
denied to-day that he had left the Pro-
rresstye party. The former Bull Moose
national committeeman and Progres-
sIvc member OF the Illinois legislature
explained his acceptance Of the Invitation
TO attend the Republican caucus ~
Springfield to organize the House
THE great number Of letters which I
have received from Republicans as welt
rs from rrOgressves all over the coun-
try" he said. shows that undue import
ance has been given 20 my participa-
ton IN the Republican caucus OF tn IL
inois House Of Representatives because
OF the uniutcntional msquota;ion OF my
statement to the caucus on the part OF
the correspondents, who OF course were
rot present
"a purely personal reference To the
pleasur. Of association with old friends
belonging ia the party OF my fathers has
been made to imply that We gave ohlic.-
tons regarding our future party affla-
ti"us. We gave none and none was
asked o. us"
1T may be- that in 1916 neither OF tn
old parties viii adopt programme or put
forward candidates who can Doe approved
by the Progressive national convention,
hut " rithcr Of the older parties do so.
it is probable that IT will secure the sup
port OF the majority Of IN. proRrcssiycs
some few. Of course. especially in
states Ike California. Colorado and Penn
~ lvaua, will go to the Democratic party.
Some few. In states like New York. lndi-
anna and Illinois. will go 10 the Republic
can party. without reference 10 collective
action hy ~. majority
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
TO APPRAIsE MORGAN ESTATE.
Comptroller Prepares 20 value Nine
tenths Yet Unappraised.

state Comptroller Travis conferred yes
terdav at his New York office. So Broad
way, with John W Hutchinson, special
counsel for the state In the appraisal OF
the j. Picrpout Morgan estate, as to the
procedure TO he followed in concluding the
appraisal OF the estate. Mr., Travis said
he had designated Mr. Hutchinson To sue
coed George j, Gillespie, appointed by
Comptroller Sohmer, because nine-tenths
OF the estate remains to be appraised and
he desires to be represented by an attor-
ney personally known to him
"Only the household effects" Comp
trollor Travis said, the real estate ana the
miniatures have been attended to, and the
value OF Mr, Morgan's great art collection
as we'll as his financial interests in the
various firms with which he was con-
nectcd in New York, Philadelphia, Paris
and London must still he determined
1T is my intention to secure for the
purpose OF appralsing the art collection,
the assistance OF the best known and best
qualified experts. | shall also submit to
these the appraisal OF the household ef-
fects made by Samuel Mary. II II ap-
pears that IT has not been "A fair one
shall take steps to correct it
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

the door by Keepers Mchsef Cummings
and William White, with whom We be-
came Intimate when there before
Thaw will be arraigned before Warden
Hanley's desk upon his arrival to have
his pedigree taken and his property
checked. lie will then be escorted by the
keepers to the specially selected cell AWAY
from the 'rubbernecks,'" as the warden
put il. Thaw's cell Is furnished with
a chair, basin and Two beds. arraigned
one above the other. On the bod are two
blankets. two sheets n spread and one
pillow. stuffed with straw. lie will have
the privilege OF replacing the prison
equipment
When Thaw was in the Tombs before
he had many OF his meals sent in from
Delmonico's There we're but few re-
strlctons put on his visiting list Times
have changed since and new rules have
gone into effect.
Commissioner Katharine II. Davis issued
an order on April 10 1914. TO the effect
that no food could he brought Into the
Tombs from the outside The order was
intended to stop the importing OF drugs
to the prisoners. There will be no diver
gence from that rule--even for Thaw.
The prisoners, however, may order spe-
clal dishes from the prison caterer, S.
Lowenstein, who has n kitchen In the
prison. If Thaw objects to the regular
fare Of hash and 49," his only alternative
is to turn to the caterer.
Mrs. Thaw, mother OF the prisoner. re-
fused 10 make any statement yesterday
In her apartments at the Manhattan
Hotel II was said that she was slightly
indisposed and had been confined to her
room during the day
Morgan ]. or rien and John b. Stanch-
field have been retained as counsel for
Thaw. Both attorneys were out OF New
York and could not be located. Moses
Grossman, another Thaw attorney, said
that no statement would be given out until
Thaw had arrived in this city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
HEARS GANGSTERS
ARE IN UNIONS PAY
District Attorney Gets Evidence
Of Murders and Assaults
During Strikes.

District Attorney Perkins has organ.
lied bureau in his Office to deal with
the gang situation in this city and ha,
put in charge Of 1t Assistant DISTRICT =
torney Delehanty. Four confessions 81
recognized Rangsters have been given 10
the prosecutor and he Already has in his
possession information concerning five
murders that have been ctN~ied ON the
police records as unsolved ancNevidence OF
more than 500 assaults
Most Of these crimes followed the intro
ducton Of gangsters and STRONG arm
men" into the strike breaking business
Recognized gang leaders have posed IS
heads OF detective agencies and eviden,e
now in Mr.. Delehantys possession shows
they could be engaged to protect or beat
up strikers as the occasion demanded
Police Commissioner Woods is cooperat.
ing with the District Attorney and has a..
signed to Mr.. Delehanty five OF his be-
detectives. They are now at work check.
ing up statements made by Dopey Benny
Fem. Benjamin Snyder, called "Niggc-
Benny; Joeeph Miller and Sam Gold
The last two are now serving ten months
in the penitentiary for assault committed
In connection with strike.
"Dopey Benny" is awaiting trial FOR
attempting to extort money from O dele
gate Of the Kosher Butchers Union and
Snyder is in Sing Sing, having pleaded
guilty to a murder that he says was in
stigaten by Joseph Rosenzweig.
All OF the stories told by the four men
concern gangsters and their relation to
la Dor troubles. Mr.. Delehanty will look
into practically all OF the unions Of the
Hebrew trades. which include the cloak
makers, the bakers, the butchers. the
painters the furriers, the paperhangers
and the clip sorters union. which has t.
do with the rag picking business. He
has heard from the witnesses already ex-
smined that some of the labor unions
counsel violence and that a delegate re-
Gently in an open meeting defended II.
More than a hundred witnesses will he
examined this week and II is expected
that concrete cases viii be submitted To
the Grand Jury at the opening OF the
February term OF court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

Thaw was dragged at a run to the street.
There he was lifted into n taxicab and
taken to NounRs Hotel Excitement on
the sidewalk outside; excitement in the
lobby excitement apparently everywhere
for blocks around.
BY the time Thaw had been led to an
elevator the hotel was damned and
crowded. No one could tell where the
people came from or how Hhcy had learned
OF Thaws presence, but they had.
Meantime another mob scene was beina
enacted in the front OF the South station,
whore number Of misguided photogra-
pliers had gathered in the belief that the
prisoner was to be placed on a 5 o'clock
train for New York In a twinkling there
was crowd on hand that would have
done honor to a President OF the United
states.
For twenty-five minutes that mob stood
in the South Station. Even after the
train had pulled out they seemed 10th
to give up the vigil. as II their frame
OF mind was much the same ms THAI OF
the FIVE hundred in Concord who con-
sidered themselves cheated out of some
thing.
hut not only that. A few seconds
before the train departed a rumor few
about that Thaw was to be placed on the
train at the Back Bay station some ten
minutes away. Straightway there was a
rush Of persons to board the train and
At least fifty OF them rode down to Back
Ray to discover that their curiosity had
run them into blind lead
II was something OF surprise that
Thaw made no effort 10 combat his re-
moval from New Hampshire to-day. lie
was not even represented in the court
room by counsel
IL guess mats n proof OF the even state
Of my mind" said he afterward in some
one Of the Interviews 'the fact that my
lawyers trust me TO look after my own
gnen
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
THAW TO HAVE OLD CELL.
Dinners From DcImonico's VIII Not
lie Allowed This Time.

when Harry Thaw arrives AT the
Tombs to-day after an absence Of more
than six years he will again occupy cell
No. ego. which was his home for sixteen
months after ne shot stanford white In
1905 Warden John J. Hanloy arranged
20 have Thaw occupy his old cell on the
second tier "as surprise" he says. for
the prisoner Thaw will he greeted at