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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
NEW LUMBER COMAPNY
ORGANIZED AT BROOKHAVEN

BrOOkhaven, Miss, June 21.-A new
lumber company, to be known as the
c. S. Butterfield Company, has been
organized in this city, with C. S. But
terfeld, G. E. Dalstrom, T. Brady, Jr.,
and w. D. Davis as the incorporators.
The capital stock of the new company
is $4,000, and it will engage in the
buying and selling of logs, lumber,
pole stock, car material and other
material and lumber dealt in by lum.
Der companies doing a general lum-
Der business. c. S. Buttertield was
formerly president of the Butterfeld
Lumber Company; G. E. Dalstrom is
now engaged in the lumber business
in his own name, while T. Brady. Jr.,
is prominent attorney of Brookhaven
and w. D. Davis is the present cashier
of the Brookhaven Bank & Trust Co.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
Can She?of Course;
Matters Not What
But She Does 1t

Windham, n. Y, June 21.-At Satur-
days ceremonial meeting" Of the
Junior lodge of Camp Fire Girls OF
this village, Thelma Arnold, the -
year-old daughter of the local garage
keeper, attained the distinction of be
ing the first OF her years 10 win the
grade of Fire Maker"
Among the qualifications for this
rank possessed by the girl are the
following: She can
Tie a square-knot without hasita,
ton five times in succession:
Tie a bovine, a sheepshan6, a
Clove-hitch, two half-hitches and a
tOwline on a blight;
Recite the Declaration of InGepend
euce -gitbcEr faltering;
Point out arG name saJen differrI t
heavenly c, oscillations;
Operate v'I'.cut help II automobile
fot 400 I jos;
Errea "&sry Had Little La2lb
10 ward then backward;
Make three different kinds of cake
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
WANT A POSTOFFICE.

Jackson, Miss, June 81. - Colored
citizens in the southwestern suburbs
of Jackson, are preparing to send a
petition to the postmaster general ask.
ing for the establishment of q post
office in that locality, to be named
Brewer Station. The suburb has been
growing very rapidly during the past
two years, and is said to contain a
population of about 500 persons who
have very inadequate mail facilities.
owing to the fact that the carrier de-
livery of the Jackson postoffice has
not been extended to that section.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
HAS 30 COUSINS IN WAR.

Berkely, Cal, June 21.-With thir-
ty cousins engaged in the European
war, Mrs. Julia Ziegler Fiselbrand,
Ellsworth street, has received word
that not one of her relatives has
fallen
They are grandsons of Conrad Zieg-
Ter, of Kunnelsau, OF whom Mrs. Fisel-
brand is the granddaughter. All her
cousins are in the Wurttemberg corps,
and their homes are in Stuttgart and
Kunnelsau. They were druggists,
teachers, chemists and business men
before the conflict called them to
arms.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
READER At CHAUTAUQUA
Continued From Page One.)
for the morning lectures.
Opening Was Disappointing.

The first-night audience Saturday
night was keenly disappointed when
the platform manager announced that
Miss Hettie Jane Dunaway, who had
been advertised 10 appear that even
ing, was in the hospital anG could not
appear.
No explanation was offered as to
why the public had not been advised
of Miss DunLaway's illness before
coming to the tent. 1t was said she
was operated on Saturday morning,
and there had been sufficient time
to provide a substitute for her place
on the program, but no announcement
had been made to the newspapers
that Miss Dunaway would not appear
and a good many persons had attend
ed the meeting for the special pur-
pose of hearing her render Gust
Plain Judy" from Daddy Long Legs"
Her substitute was a young man who
was introduced as representative of
the Carnegie Endowment for Interna-
tional Peace.
The American Ladies' Orchestra
with Eileen Beatty as soprano soloist
furnished the music at both the after
noon and evening sessions. The ten
young women composing the orches-
ira confined themselves almost entire
ly to lighter selections, which were
thoroughly enjoyed by the audience
Miss Beatty, displayed rich soprano
voice in her singing of the "Traviata"
and other selections.
Only small audience was present
Saturday night but the indications
are that Mr.. Wade's popularity here
will bring out big crowd tonight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
Factory Oynamited.

Windsor, Ont, June 21.-The overall
factory of Peabody, located in the
suburbs of this city, was partially
wrecked by bomb today The COM
pany had just completed $4,000 Brit
ish uniforms. After the explosion, 81
sticks of dynamite were found under
the Windsor armory, attached to a
time fuse which had burned out. Two
hundred men slept in the armory. Of
ficials of the overall company believe
the bombs were set off by German
sympathizers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
DATES FOR STATE FAIR.

Jackson, Miss, June 21.-The Mis-
sissippi State Fair this year will be a
siX-day event.
The dates chosen are from October
% to 80, inclusive.
The fair will open Monday morning
and close Saturday night.
This was decided upon at meeting
of the newly appointed commission,
held Saturday afternoon.
w. D. Hannah was chosen as chair
man of the body. Other members are
Messrs J. L. Enochs. L. B. Moseley,
s. p. McRae and Thad B. Hampton.
Each of the commissioners has sig
nified his willingness to serve, and
the work of preparation for the big
event will be Immediately launched.
The commission elected Miss Mable
Stires, the efficient stenographer, who
has served in the State Fair office for
several years, as assistant secretary.
Miss Stires is thoroughly familiar
with the detail work of the Organiza-
ton, and will at once start on the
compilation of the catalogue.
A secretary and general manager
will be chosen at an early date. In
quiries are now being made to secure
a first-class man for this place.
There is no probability of any sort
of litigation that will delay or en-
barraSs the floating of the bond issue.
Opponents of the plan of municipal
ownership state that since it has been
conclusively shown that the people
of Jackson want this plan of owner
ship, they will not place any obstacle
in its path.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21

Special to The NelCS.
Vicksburg, Miss, June 21-Vicks
burg's prettiest trained nurse, and
whom no one knew was married until
today has filed a sensational bill fol
divorce.
In her petition she recites that she
and Irving Whatley were married in
Vicksburg May %, 1905, and that from
that date until this she has been mis-.
erably and cruelty treated by her hus'
band.
She alleges that she was taken to a
tent several miles north of Vicksburg
on her wedding day and forced to
cook for large lumber camp, to carry
water, cut wood and do other mental
work.
Her husband, she further alleges
would come to Vicksburg and leave
her alone at the lumber camp for sew.
eral days and nights at a time with.
out protection When she asked him
for money with which to buy plain
but decent clothing he gave her fifteen
cents, she charges.
She was taken to Meridian more
than a hundred miles from her home
and lived in a miserable hut for many
months until life became unbearable
and she asked her husband for money
to come to Vicksburg. He gave her a
dime and told her goodbye.
She was then forced to go into the
cotton fields and work alongside the
negroes until she could earn sufficient
money to bring her to home and
friends.
The complainant has been a trained
nurse for several years and for the
past several months has been engaged
at a local sanitarium. She is pretty
and is popular at the institution where
she is e.aapleyed,
The charges in her petition for di-
vorce from Whatley today created a
surprise and sensation at the hospital.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
LAUREL'S COURT HOUSE IN
DANGER OF COLlAPSlNC

Laurel, Miss, June 21.-Laurel cit
liens were surprised to learn Satur-
day that the big county court house
erected eight years ago at a cost of
$4,000, was in imminent danger of a
serious collapse.
1t was discovered some time ago
that the roof of the building was sag
ging and the board of supervisors
quietly let the contract to have it re-
paired.
The first the public knew of the mat
ter was when workmen started Satur.
day morning to erecting large posts
in the auditorium to support the roof.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
MILLION DOLLS HELD UP


imports for a large Chicago mail or
der house. Mr. Bonheim informed the
Treasury officials that 400 cases of
German dolls are lying on the dock
at Rotterdam awaiting shipment.
Moreover, Mr.. Bonheim said, his
company has been able to get most of
its purchases in Germany through to
this country by way of the Holland
American and Swedish-American lines,
but now, under the British order in
council, exports from Germany are
shut off even when shipped from neu-
trail ports All appeals to the British
Government so far have been in vain.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
SEMINARY NOTES.

Seminary Miss, June 19.-Mrs. Nor
gan d. Jones and little daughter, Ruth
have returned to their home at Dade-
vile, Ala, after visit to Mrs. Jones
daughter here, Mrs. S. n. Lowry.
Miss Alma Lowry and Leslie-Hall
Hemeter visited Hattiesburg Thurs
day, going to visit their friend, Miss
Ruby Martin, in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. NJ. Hemeter.
Mrs. r. F. Lowry of Collins visited
Mrs. NJ. A. LOwry's home this week
having come to call upon Mrs. Jones.
Mrs. II. w. Gray and her two little
daughters, Mildred and Willie Mae, of
Petal, visited Mrs. Gray's mother Mrs.
Lowry here Sunday returning to their
home Monday.
Candidate Moore, for State Revenue
Agent, was mingling amOung the vOt-
ers in town yesterday and had with
him the far-famed bull dog which was
quite an attraction on the streets and
gave Mr.. Moore a chance to meet
many voters who came to see the dog.
This was the first visit Of Mr.. Moore
and his dog to this town.
The annual revival of the Methodist
Episcopal Church here has been in
progress since Sunday, the pastor, the
Rev. S. E. Stepp, being assisted by
Presiding Elder Thompson of Hatties-
burg. The services are well attended
and much interest is shown in the
meeting.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21

at $4,000; F. NJ. Hawkes., II. +. Coch.
ran and others.
Yarbrough Electric Company, Co
lumbus, Lowndes county. capitalized
at $1,000; T. E. Yarbrough, H. Stan
ley, and others.
Tri-State Amusement Company, Me
ridian, Lauderdale county, capitalized
at $4,000; l.. d. Caldwell, C. Il. Hatch
er, and others.
Pearl Laundry, Meridian. Lauder.
dale county. capitalized at $4,000: A.
w. Kaye, Louis Lawry and others.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
SLATON COMPUTES
FRANKS SENTENCE
Continued From Page One)
CONTINUED From Page One)

less intense. The police ordered all
near-beer saloons closed shortly be-
fore noon. An extra 100 policemen
were put on duty. Orders were issued
for the immediate arrest of any one
attempting to incite violence.
In his statement, Governor Salton
extensively explained his reasons for
committing Franks sentence. He re-
viewed the circumstances surrounding
the murder of Mary Phagan, and the
conviction and appeal of Frank.
"The offender of the crime deserves
punishment by death" he explained
"The only question is as to the iden-
tity of the criminal"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21

The Lomo presents today Chas.
Chaplin in one thousand laughs, His
New Profession; the Vitagraph
Broadway star feature in three parts,
1.-The Easterbrook Case;;" also the big
two-reel feature, 1.-THE House of Bent
ley;' Vitagraph comedy, "Cutey's Sis
ter" Biograph drama, Gratitude. "
Today.s big special program at five
cents admission to all. Tomorrow
Paramount program presents Miss
Blanche Sweet in a perturbation of
David Belasco's famous Civil War
drama, THE Warrens of Virginia"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21

AreNou willing for such conditions
to continue? Will you sit idly by and
allow the opportunity to cooperate
with a plan that will remedy this
CURSE. slip by without adding your
name to the list of those who wish to
improve the credit condition of Hat
tiesburg?
Let's get down to BRASS Tacks.
Can you afford not to rate your cuSto-
mers, who you know are hard pay just
because you think that SOME DAY
MAY BE you'll collect some OF his
back account? Do you realize that
the people that pay their bills prompt
and fair are carrying the burden OF
the ones who do not? is THIS FAIR
TO THEM?
Don't you know with perfect creu-
it system in HATTIESBURG the high
cost of living will be decreased?
Don't you know that the PROMPT
and FAIR customers want to be rated
and given credit for their PROMPT
NESS so that they won't have To
carry the burden any longer?
WHICH TRADE DO YOU CATER
TO? When a man tells you that he
doesn't want to be rated in the CRED
1T EXPERIENCE GUIDE, stop and
think, ask yourself WHY?
"Read the last question over
again"
When YOU join THE HATTIESBURG
RUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION,
organized under the system OF the
Merchants Mercantile Agency, you are
protected in every way against people
who do not pay their bills.
/. This Agency gives you FREE
the best Collecting System known III
the U. S.
2nd. Represents and furnishes
Credit Ratings in every county IN the
u. S.
Srd. You Get Free, Special Reports
on individuals anywhere in the UNI
TED STATES.
9TH. Furnishes the Merchant a
Credit Guide of his district from 900
to (4O) miles around him and furnish
es a Seeretary's Report every (oO)
days which keeps the whole System
up-todate.
9Th. BY using this System, Jealousy
becomes a thing of the past among
merchants.
9th. The only National System
which affords complete protection tc
anyone granting credits, TELLS HOW
EVERYBODY PAYS. The Merchants
Mercantile Agency, Incorporated
dSs9), the Oldest and Strongest, ant
ONLY Successful Retail Mercantile
Agency in existence.
Say, Mr.. CONSUMER: Don't talf
hard times-the time is ripe NOW tt
PAY UP those old accounts. If yot
nav Jones. Jones can pay Smith anC
Smith can pay someone else. START
TODAY. 40 1T NOW" and OH
MAN HARD TIMES" will get a slal
in the face.
WITHIN (25) DAYS ALL HATTIES
BIIRG RATINGS WILL BE TURNEI
IN AND GUIDE WILL BE COM
PILED.
How will YOU be rated?
Mr.. Businessman to become mem
her of the HATTIESBURG BUSINESS
MEMS ASSOCIATION and use thi'
system the COST IS LESS THAN
s CENT A DAY.
For further information address J
D. Thompson, P. o. Box 276, Hatties
burg, Miss.-Ady.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
NEW CORPORATIONS.

Jackson, Miss, June 21.-The fol-
lowinganew corporations have been
formed in the state during the past
few days and will shortly submit their
charter to the Governor for approval
Meridian Oil & Gas Company, Me-
ridian, Lauderdale county capitalized
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
POTATO PLANTS SHORT.

Natchez, Miss, June 21.-Local po-
tato growers report a great demand
for plants since the recent rains but
state that these demands cannot be
met on account of a shortage in
plants A great crop in this commod.
ity is expected this year as the acre.
age in this section was almost doubled
this year.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
GAME is PROTESTED
Continued From Page Oue.)

safe. The bag was torn loose by the
slide, and the umpire called him out.
A great howl came from the Rail-
readers bench, but it availed them
nothing. There was some heated ar
gument, but the game was continued
1t was the best game of the season.
The box score is as follows:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21

Summary: Struck out by Roberts,
s; by Simms, I; left on bases, Bank
ers, G.; Transportation, 4; double play,
Carter to Bonslagel; base on balls,
Roberts, 2; Simms, 3; base on errors,
Bankers, 3; Transportation, 3. Time,
. hours 20 minutes. Umpires, Greer
and FOOte.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
Grandfather Clause AnnuIled.

Washington, D. c.. June 21.-ThY
Oklahoma grandfather clause, re-
stricting the negro vote, was annul-
led as unconstitutional by the SUI
preme Court today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
NOTICE.

All the members of Tent No. so,
Knights of the Maccabees are request
ed to meet at the w. o. w. Hall to-
night to elect Record-Keeper. Ito
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
SECRETLY MARRIED
TEN YEARS, NURSE
NOW WANTS DIVORCE
V[CkSBURG WOMAN MAKES RE-
+, MARkABLE CHARGES IN =
4 HER PETITION. r
SAYS SHE WAS HELD
IN A LUMBER CAMP

Was Forced To Cut Wood and Work
In Fields With Negroes - Asked
Hubby for Money With Which to
Buy Clothes and He Gave Her IS
Cents Wanted Railroad Fare to
Meridian and He Tossed Her a
Dime. Il / II ~
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21

The common marigold is venerated
by the Hindus, who frequently adorn
their idols with wreaths of the golden
flowers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21

a bombardment against their new lines
silenced their artillery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
TO THE BUSINESS
AND PROFESSIONAL
\ MEN OF HATT|ESBURG

owe GUIDE is now an assured
will mean a great deal to
|'g. 1t will mean a great deal
your business.
willing to lend us your co
Are you afraid to take
it'll other merchants and
of this city toward the
Hatiesburg's credit con-
DOSE CREDIT SYSTEM
y THE DOWNFALL OF
IAN ONE HATTIESBURG
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
CITY BREvITIES


Wanted-To buy so 0head of horses.
M. L. Thompson. 19-4t-c
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-21
KAISER DIRECTS FIGHTING

Continued from Page One.)
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Totals 80. ....31 2 ) "a 10
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Totals 80. ......32 5 10 81 I
Evening star., 1915-04-11

to write play unless nature has endowed
the beginner with dramatic talent. He
firmly believes, and tries to impress it on
his students, that dramatic, like poetic,
talent, is born, not made. He defines it as
the germ, or the raw material, of theatrical
talent. The latter he believes can be de-
veloped from the former by hard study,
and usually much practice in the theater,
and thereby learning the limitations and
requirements of the stage.
Then he adds that as there are no rules
for writing plays there are no textbooks
for class use; but he advises them to read
books on playwriting by William Thomp-
son Price, William Archer, and Alfred
Hennequin, and to deliver to him at the
next class meeting three short stories
which they think they would like to
dramatize.
At the second meeting Professor Baker
strikes the first of the two notes on
which his students will hear him pound to
the end of the course, Consider your pub
lie. He points out that if play fails to
attract the public it fails in its aim. Plays
are written primarily to be presented on
the stage to the public. Writers who are
not sufficiently interested in the public to
give it what it wants, in the way it wants
it, had best turn their attention to some
other form of literature, novel, short
story, or even the essay.
After discussing these stories Professor
Baker strikes the second of his great
notes,-Scenario. He reads several. some
to show what a good scenario should con-
Evening star., 1915-04-11

A FEW years ago salvation Nell
~ startled Broadway. Even the
~ most blase of first-ni ghters We're
= interested, and the critics were
prompt in announcing that Mrs. Minnie
Madden Fiske had never had better
part. The public, whose opinions the man
in the boxoffice considers of first impor-
tance, were both pleased and surprised.
They were quick to recognize that "Sal
walton Nell was only bit of real life
plucked from the streets in which they
lived. Why was this sort of plays so long
in coming? they asked Why weren't they
given oftener? Why, if the streets about
them were filled with such dramatic ma
terial, was it necessary to drag London,
Paris, Berlin, and the ends of the earth
for plays in which at best they could take
only mild interest? The result of this
feeling among the public was that Mrs.
Fske scored the hit of the season. "Sal
walton Nell" gave her the longest run she
had enjoyed in years.
Then second shock came. salvation
Nell" was the work of Harvard under
graduate. Edward Sheldon had learned
his stagecraft of George Pierce Baker, that
highbrow professor in Cambridge at the
head of Harvards new course in play
writing.
Theatrical managers are not all Slow
The late Henry B. Harris made standing
offer to be one of five to contribute ten
thousand dollars each to endow chair in
dramatic composition in an American uni
versity If Harvard's first class in play
writing could turn out such work as "Sal-
Evening star., 1915-04-11

audiences at the Castle Square were
drawn from limited class. It's stock
company, and the prices are not high.
You know what that means. That first
prize winner brought all Cambridge, and
a large number of new patrons from Bos-
ton During the run of the second we
used to think that everybody in Boston
had acquired the Castle Square habit.
With Believe Me, Xanthippe, and Com
mon Clay it seems as if we gathered all
New England in. Yes, builded better,
much better, than | knew"
THE dramatic movement at Harvard
started more than twenty years ago,
according to Professor Bakers calcula-
tions. When an undergraduate he was
told to write a thesis on pre-Shakespearean
dramatists. The result must have been
satisfactory; for within few years after
his graduation half-year course on the
subject was turned over to him. A few
years later another half-year course. a
supplement to the regular Shakespeare
course, was given him. These two he
combined as the History of English
Drama from the Beginning to the Close
of the Thcaters In Harvard bulletins il is
listed as English a.
"Soon after began to give English A."
says Professor Baker, students began to
ask if they might hand in original plays
instead of theses. | refused steadily. 1t
was history course, and besides | did
not feel competent to criticize their plays
Several years later there was such de-
mand for the continuation of dramatic
history bringing it down to the present
day, that the university added English
80. From the very first of that course the
demand from students to be allowed to
write plays was insistent
"Fnally picked out few of the Rad
cliffe class and told them to bring me
original one-act plays. The result was so
encouraging that two years later the uni
versity added the course in playwriting,
and the first Harvard class was formed.
Edward Sheldon was in that class.
THOUGH few people appear to realize
it. Professor Bakers capacity for
stretching time is limited. 1t being hu-
manly impossible for him to accomplish
more than a certain amount of work, his
class in playwriting is limited. Each di-
vision, Harvard and Radcliffe, is limited
to twelve students each To gain en-
trance to the class an applicant must sub
nit an original play. The best twen-
ty-four are selected and their writer's be-
come members of what has now become,
both in Harvard and in Radcliffe, a not
able course,-i7.
Professor Bakers methods are surpris-
ingly simple especially if one comes be-
lieving him to be highbrow. At the first
meeting of new class he gives Il talk
about the drama in general, and in par
ticular about his inability to teach anyone