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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17
WANTS BUTTER INSPECTED.

Natchez, Miss, Dec. 1.-THE Natcn-
ez Chamber of Commerce will petit
ton Mississippi congressman and sens
ators to use their influence in behalf
of having laws enacted requiring that
butter be inspected. The chamber
holds that the stringent laws GOVERNS
oleomargarine are unfair as this prod
uct is made from cotton seed oil ana
peanut oil, both products of the south
and absolutely free of tubercular germs
with which butter may be infected.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17
HIGHWAY MEN MEET
iContinued From Page one.)

to go into a fund for the upkeep OF
the roads. | also believe that the lum-
bermen should be required to pay 2
cents for every thousand feet of lum-
Der they haul over these roads.
"There are several plans suggested
for building this highway. ! favor the
one which calls for 200 conyicts TO De
started in the northern part OF the
state. where the road comes into MIS-
sissippi, and to have them work south
10 I.ogtown. the state to furnish the
convicts and the mules. and the sew
eral counties to pay for their upkeep
Mr.. Wainwright reported that his
county had completed all except three
miles of the highway.
E. L. Robbins, of Hattiesburg, re
ported that before the first OF tn
coming June, Forrest county will hay
| finished its roads. The grading a
| ready has been completed, and all {
| the bridges in Forrest are up h
said. 1--WE have followed the rout
suggested to Lamar county, II
change is wanted, well make it."
w. w. Pigford reported that Lamt
county already has purchased a roa
machine, which has been in operate
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17
GUESS WHERE BUSIEST
CORNER OF UNITED
STATES is LOCATED

In the January American Magazine
Fred C. Kelly says:
at is not generally known that one
of the busiest corners in the United
States is at the intersection of Broad
and Market STREETS in Newark, New
Jersey But that point serves as an
exception to the rule that the value OF
retail property depends on the number
of persons passing the property. The
Newark corner, while said to be the
busiest in the country, is not the most
valuable. 1t is transfer point for
various car lines, and the traffic there
is out Of proportion TO the size of the
city.
Another tremendously busy place II
the northeast corner of Broadway an,
Forty-second street in New York. ]
is subway corner and in the heart Q
the theater district. The traffic Their
is practically ceaseless throughout a
the twenty-four hours. Three year
ago count covering five differeI
days showed that an average of mol
| than two hundred and eighty-five tho
sans persons passed that corner dali
E BY now il is greatly in exress Of tn
i figure u 4 ri
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17

school in his home town in Indiana
next week.
The letter shows the value of good
road building, as Meridian and the
whole section of the state through
which the great trunk line will pass
is being brought to public notice and
advertised in a beneficial way. This
is only a small benefit that will he de
rived from the road, when it is taken
into consideration that something like
200 foreign automobiles will trave
the highway daily and will be a means
of exploiting the wealth of Mississippi
that can be secured in no other way.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17
CHINESE SHOE WORKB0x
Perhaps This May Provide Work fo-
Some Small chiId's Nimbie
Fingers.

The small girl who would like to
make mother or elder sister gift,
but. whose pocket money is limited,
should try her hand at the little Chi
nese shoe workbox shown here. She
will surely succeed if she can sew at
all, and if she will be very careful
about the cutting and sewing. The
beauty of it is the piece bag will
probably supply the materials for max
ing, while 25 cents VIII buy the fur.
nishings.
One must cut two pieces of card
board, each seven inches long. then
shape it into sole and take off one
quarter inch from the toe of one piece
The larger piece is covered on one
side with white muslin and the small
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17
THE STORY OF A SCENARIO
EDITOR.

A young-looking young man leaned
on the counter in pawnshop while
the pawnbroker appraisingly looked
over the garments. He held up the
trousers. In the rear showed two
large and much sat-on patches. I'll
give you seventy-fve cents on the
suit" said the pawn-broker. George
Bracket Seitz took it and hurried
home to his apartments in romantic
and literary Washington Square,
where he lived with three or four
other artistic gentlemen who ate once
in while. On the seventy-fve cents
he gave sumptuous dinner.
That was five years ago. Now
Seitz is cleaning up between thirty
and forty thousand dollars year as
Scenario Director at the Pathe Ex-
change. He is twenty-seven years
old, has one wife and one child and
lives with both of them. All ye as
piring photoplaywrights, go thou and
do likewise.
The experience which equipped him
for this responsible position was va
| ried and sometimes painful. How
| ever, he kept at it. His storie~ grew
better and better and sold witt more
frequency-and Madame Prosperity
took him as her own.
| Some of his original stories are
now appearing on the Gold Roos
ter Five-Reel Program. They include
"The Spender" and "The Nihilist.'
Mr.. Seitz also adatted "Nedra," 1.-THE
Closing Net" "The Beloved Vaga
bond" "The Galloper," and is now
engaged on Kiplings ''The Light Thai
Failed" He is also responsible fol
"The New Adventures of j. Rufus
Wallingford," now abroad in the land
No wonder he makes so much money
Mr.. Seitz has an intimate knowl
edge of the theatre from his expert
ence as an actor.
He has written numerous vaudeville
acts and stage plays, among which wa
"The Kings Came" in which James K
Hackett starred.
Previous to his stage and literar
career, Seitz studied painting tire
, years and one year as illustrator.
1t is pretty hard to understand hov
he accomplished all these things an
still be only twenty-seven years old
But it is all down in black and whit
in the family Bible, so it must be Sc
The Pathe style of scenario is on
i Of the most severe and exacting l
the business. 1t is Pathe principl
4 and custom to write scenarios ths
o give full and technical instruction
to Director and Camera-man. Whe
. a scenario is handed to Director
the understanding is that he is to pu
t. it on as per scenario. To do this
t his contract. He is not permitte
:. to change it. This necessarily implit
Il that scenarios must be carefully don
Action, suspense, continuity logi
and heart interest are the big mgr
e dents in Seitz's pot. Out Of these b
e stews stories that are stories-phot
n. plays that first and last are entertai
y ment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17
THE GA[T-W|[SON
LICENSE ISSUED
PRESIDENTS AGE GIVEN AT So;
THAT OF THE BRIDE
ma AT 43.

Washington, d. c., Dec. IA mar
riage license for President Wilson and
Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait was issued to-
day at the local bureau. The wedding
will take place Saturday night at Mrs.
Galt's home here. The Rev. Herbert
Scott Smith, an Episcopal clergyman,
rector of the church Mrs. Gait attends,
will officiate. President Wilson is a
Presbyterian.
The license, which was obtained by
Chief Usher Hoover of the White
House staff, gives the PRESIDENTS age
as SO. and Mrs. Galt's at 43.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17
BANDIT NOW HERE
CONTINUED Yrom Page one.)

iams and Jailer Bob McInnis were
there to meet them.
Mitchell turned his man over to the
Forrest county officials, obtained re-
cepit, and left. Lester showed some
signs of wanting to hurry and be
placed in his cell. He said that he
was somewhat tired, and wanted to
rest.
Williams told him that as soon as
he was searched he would lock him
up. A cursory examination was made,
and nothing found, and the prisoner
seemed to be satisfied with something
Then Williams and McInnis began 60
ing over the mans clothing again. In
the lapels of his coat they felt some
thing like a saw. Soon they felt an
other, and then another There were
four of them carefully sewed on the
inside, Two others were found sewed
in the trousers, and in the bottom OF
the coat they found couple of files.
How the saws and files were placed
in there, probably always, will be a
mystery. The prisoner would not talk
The work was as neatly done as if a
tailor had been responsible. The suit
was not new one, but had been worn
by Lester for several months. 1t is
believed that the saws were placed ir
there by some confederate, as the sui
was sent to a pressing establishment
in Bay st. Louis some time ago, ant
was overhauled.
Lester appeared to be rather crest
fallen at the discovery, but would no
comment upon it. He was taken t
the upstairs part of the Jail, AM
: locked in one of the steel cells. Dur
/, ing his stay in Hattiesburg he will
. remain there. The officials are not L
! give him the liberties enjoyed by tn
other prisoners.
Lester was found guilty of holdin
up and killing Peter Marcy an l.. &
;, baggageman near Bay st. Louis. las
! April. He was tried and convicted {
q. the crime, and given life sentence
Il the penitentiary. He took an appea
n and while waiting for the Mississippi
20 Supreme Court to pass upon this, |
h will remain in the county jail here.
"a The bandit this morning, while st
10 sullen and rather uncommunicativ
bean making friends with Jailer NJ
ne Innis as early as possible.
n 81 have the reputation of being
m. bad man, down in South Mississippi
in. he said, "but they have me sized
as wrong. I'm an alright fellow if Civ
nv a chance. would like to have
,at many privileges about the Jail as p
or sible, and | assure you that you v
he not be the loser"
mi McInnis told the man that the nj
Dis. Der of privileges he would obt
md while here depended entirely upon
hat conduct. Lester, however, will
the required to remain in one of the 81
i'm cells during his confinement here;
me That the man expected to have
the officials overlook the saws hidden
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17
SCHOOL TEACHER
Anaemic, Rundown, Nervous--tao<
She Recovered.


There are so many cases like tnn
right here in Eattiesburg that we eE4'
publishing this interesting letter with
the hope that some of our customs
will try Vlnol and get the same haQRz
results that Miss Baez did.
Key west. Fla.--"i am q teacher A
became anaemic, nervous, run-doNzz
no energy or desire to do anything 4
could not sleep and had that lanr4
nervous feeling that made me
den to myself. l had taken varI4
tonics without benefit. / heard q
mol and tried it. Soon had s.
appetite, could sleep all night an
built me up so i have the. ami
to do any kind of work. MAJ
Baez. Key West Fla.
The reason vinol was so sncec
in this case is because 1t is . ca
tutional remedy that goes to the
! of trouble. The peptonate Of iron
J tanned in vinol enriches and revit1
: the blood, while the strengths
E tissue-building properties Of th9
/ tractives OF Gods livers and bee<
t tone aid in building up the tired
d worked, rundown system.
|. Drug store, 4attiesbursI Miss
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17

New York, Dec. 1.-THE COMMITS
sion of eighty-one Mexican scto<
teachers and officials who have hee
inspecting the school systems a
Eastern cities, sailed from New ~
Thursday on their return voyaee
Vera Cruz They will stop on a ~
vana on the way. 1t is understoo4
that like commission soon Is to Wiz
this country to study methods Of To-
struction in our grammar schools The
commission devoted itself to primary
instruction methods, following q brief
stop at Harvard for a brushing up ou
American educational theories.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17

Philadelphia, Dec. ia speela
committee of educators appointed to|
investigate the comparative RECORDS
made by girl students admitted to col
lege on examination and on certiA
Gates, respectively, reports that 1nve41
tigation in Wellesley, Mt. Holyoke
Smith and vassar disclosed that the
students admitted by examination were
more proficient This report was sub
mitted to the Association of College4
and Preparatory Schools of the Middlq
States and Maryland. For the fr1f
time woman was chosen president
of the Association. She is Miss Kath'
crime E. Puncheon, Principal Of tne
Girls High School of Philadelphia.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17

his clothing. was shown by the express
sion on his face when the discovery
was made. He knew that they would
carefully search ibis grip and the
clothing contained in it, but thought
that they would overlook the suit
which he was wearing at the time.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17

Nice Present Any Girl Can Make.
er with bit of muslin is sewed all
around the white covered sole and
then to the smaller sole. silk upward.
When this is sewed together you have
a sole half an inch in thickness turn
ing up at the toe as the Chinaman's
shoe does. Fill this with cotton.
The one thing to remember is to
take time in making this pretty box.
1t costs next to nothing, but it will not
be a success If carelessly done.
The writer saw an exquisite model
of this work case that is to be given
to a bride. 1t is carried out in white
satin embroidered in silk and silver
thread in a wistaria design, the lin
ing being of wistaria-colored silk tc
match.
This should be hint to girls WIKI
have friends marrying during the holi
| day season. If embroidery is beyond
the donors skill. tiny spray o
orange blossom tied with silver cort
might decorate the top, or the initia
of the bride could be placed there.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17

Seattle, Dec 1.-THE State of Wash
ington is making a scientific survey
of all public educational institutions in
the state, in accordance with an act of
the Legislature. Special attention is
being given to the facilities available
for and adapted to the immigrant pop
ulation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17

Springfield. Mass. Dec. 1.-THE
American international College. which
was established primarily to give alien
students an American education, has
inaugurated a special department for
training these students for service
among Immigrants. The foreign stu
dents are being trained to become
pioneers of their own people in this
country.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17

Minneapolis, Dec. 17.-Fully a thou
sand leaders in technical education in
the United States and Canada will at
tend the ninth annual convention of
the National Society for the Promo
ton of Industrial Education. The
meeting will be held here next month.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17

Urbana, H., Dec. 1.-THE new
chemical laboratory at the State Uni
yersity is said to be the largest in the
world. The building will be formally
dedicated next April, when the Ameri'
can Chemical Society holds its meet
| ing at the University. The home
economies department Of the universe
Ity has secured Pullman car and fit
tied it up with all sorts Of household
equipment necessary for demonstra
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17
FROM THE EDUCATORS
NOTEBOOK.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec, 17.-During
the past five years, this city has spent
nearly five millions of dollars in public
school buildings. Seventeen complete
school plants were put up, with two
high schools. Extra buildings and
Fairgrounds were also provided.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17

tons. The car is being sent abo0
the state demonstrating to women q.
latest methods in household manae9
men.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17

Minneapolis, Dec. 1.-THE might
university" OF Minneapolis, in which
six thousand students are training for
greater usefulness and a better chane4
in life's battles, is one Of the notable
examples of what the cities Of thQ
United States are doing for their citf@
zens. It is said that here are three
millions of aliens in our country over
the age of ten who cannot speak Eng
lish. Minneapolis has its share. IA
the six thousand are many aliens who
WELD the pick and shovel in the day
time. or work in the flour mills. Am
bition is what brings them each night
to school. They are encouraged, they
learn, and they keep coming, and
many who began in the reading and
writing classes are now taking high
courses in the sciences. The Uniyer.
sity of Minnesota, the public schools.
the Dunwood Institute and the Young
Mems Christian Association care for
classes in this great might univer'
sity."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-17

the Fire the Safety First
Federation of America made Hopewe Va last August
his the city NE CAV warning:
ideal conhagraton that would de-
soy in two
which recently
practically all of this and left 10000 people
Evening star., 1915-06-20
VICTORY TROOP
IN BOY SCOUT CONTESTS
Troop and Troop 16 Finish in
Second and Third
Places.

Twenty-one points won by Troop 81
were sufficient to give that organiza-
tion victory in the annual Boy Scout
field day. held yesterday afternoon on
the Patterson tract. Troop with 13
points and Troop Is with 1 points fin
ished second and third
The contest began at l O'Clock and
terminated eight hours later with a
big campfire. Troop 81 captured the
fire building contest, Troop the ante
lope race, Troop 3 the signaling con-
test, Troop 80 the dressing race, Troop
the frst-aid contest, Troop y the
three-legged race and Troop Is the spe-
ciality contest.
In all. twenty troops participated
They were the following: Troops /, 2,
3 8. 10, l2. 16, Is. l9, II. %. 2e, 80, 80,
3s. g.. 80. IL, 45 and 40.
Each troop was provided with tent
End at the conclusion of the meet sup
per was cooked. Later the campfire
was kindled and prizes were awarded
the winners % the various events
Silver loving cups, Shields knives and
other trophies were awarded
The exercises closed with the singing
Of America. Field Executive s s
Aplin introduced to the scouts those
who are to be on the staff at Camp
Archibald Butt. which opens June 2s
Evening star., 1915-06-20
PLANS ARE COMPLETED
FOR ANNUAL EXCURSION
w. R. & E. Company Employees
Relief Association Going to
Chesapeake Beach.

Arrangements have been completed for
the fifteenth annual excursion of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany Employees Relief Association, which
IS to be held at Chesapeake Beach next
thursday, it was announced last night
proceeds from the sale Of tickets, etc,
VIII go to the sick and death benefit fund
or the association.
IL IS expected that a large number of
the employees and their friends will take
III the excursion. In the past the attend
dhce has run as high as $4,000
Inc committee on arrangements head
ed by Fred Mersheimer has completed a
program that will keep the excursionists
pusS all day long. A long list of athletic
events Is to be run off, including base
ndil games, swimming races for men and
women, foot races for boys and girls
tests Tor women, etc.
List of the Judges.
lhe judges of the contests will be clar
ence p King. William Loeb. Col George
Iruesdell, John S. Barbour, George p.
Hoover, ]. T. Moffett, L. E. Sinclair. T
II. Stephens, c. f. Brown. T. f. Ten,v
william F. Ham. Woodbury. Blair. Will
9' D. j. harrington, l.. w.
'liZeorook, w. F. Dement,, E. s. Marlow.
II. Nj. Crowell. G. G. Whitney, W. F.
Jones' Clarence F. Norment. Charles ].
Bell Milton E. Allies, S. Russell Brown,
D. D. haveney. W. L. Clarke, c. s. Kim
naii; nal. Col. r. H: Treat, A. S Talbot and
William H. Talbot
"A carefully arranged program of dane
ing mas been completed by the committee
on dancing. OF which " Ambrose Sisler
is chairman. In order to care for any
persons who may be i'll during the day,
an improvised hospital will be erected on
me boardwalk. in charge of DR.. c. A.
The following is the personnel of the
excursion executive committee: F. J.
Mersheimer. chairman: J. T. Moffett.
treasurer; W. N. De Neale, vice chair
man man j. A Kaiser. secretary, and w. S.
Ilpton, sergeant-at-arms
Evening star., 1915-06-20

Wln0S.
Heavy rains have again fallen in
north. astern Kans2s. and flood condi-
t1ons threaten at Kansas City, where
the Missouri river at S pm. Saturday
was feet above the flood stage and
rising. Warnings had previously been
given of the impending flood.
The lake region low of Friday is
passing down the St. Lawrence val
ley, bat second low overlies the far
southwest. with an extension into the
middle Mississippi valley. AS result
light rains have again set in in Mis-
souri,. Iowa and southern Illinois. Scat
tered showers have also occurred in
New England. the middle Atlantic
states. Montana and in the north Pa
cif1c coast states
Generally fair and continued warm
weather will prevail Sunday and Mon
daX, except in the middle Mississippi
valley and the lower portion of the
ohlo valley, where scattered thunred-
showers are probable.
Inc temperature in the Missouri VAL
ley and the northwest will rise.
ihe tendency toward shower condi-
uons which has prevailed for week
or so seems to be diminishing.
Inc winds along the north Atlantic
and middle Atlantic coast will be mod
crate westerly: on the south Atlantic
ana gulf coasts light southerly: on the
upper lakes gentle westerly: on the lower
iahes moderate westerly.
Yesterdays Temperature.
Midnight, 70; 2 am. II; am, 70:
. am. 70: am. "a 10 am. 81; 12
noon "a; pm. IS; pm, "a; 6 pm,
~; pm. IS: 10 pm, "a Highest, Sc;
lowest, SO.
Relative humidity-S am, 70; pm
Rainfall Is pm. to pm), .O6
hours OF sunshine. 81; per cent of
possible sunshine 6E
Ienperature same date last year
Hiehest. 10: lowest, So
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 7:47 am. and 7.5e
pm: high tide, LII am and 1:27 pm.
Iomorrow-Low tide, S46 am and
s:4S pm; high tide, 2:O3 am. and 2:21
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose 4:34 am; sun sets
1927 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:34 am; sun
sets 1927 pm
Moon-First quarter. 4:o1 pm.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, June 10
river slightly cloudy and
Shenandoah very muddy this evening
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1915-06-20
COLORED WIDOW ROBBED
BY NEGRO SWINDLERS
Men Find" Pocketbook and Induce
Her to Help Make Change to
Share Contents. ,

Two unidentified colored men are
wanted by the police to answer a
charge of having robbed Sarah Holmes,
a colored widow, yesterday by means
of the pocketbook game. Sarah had
just drawn s34 from the bank and
started in the direction of her home.
she said. when she saw a colored man
pick up a pocketbook.
Did you see what that man picked
up?" the widow was asked by a col
ored man.
Yes" she answered. Il saw him
pick up pocketbook.
Lets make him divide its contents.
the stranger suggested, and Sarah
readily responded to- the suggestion.
1t became necessary for Widow
Holmes to assist in changing a 800