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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-06-16
Government Faxes

Samuel Iredell, Collector OF the First
Internal Revenue District of the State
OF New Jersey, notifies all persons and
corporations interested that the taxes
on incomes ofindividuals, corporations,
joint stock com anies, associations, etc.,
under the act of October 8, 1913; that
the special taxes of brokers, custom
house brokers, commercial brokers.
pawnbrokers; of proprietors Of theatres,
museums, concert halls, and moving
picture houses. where admission is
charged; of proprietors OF c~ircuses, pub
lie exhibitions or shows for money; of
proprietors of bowling alleys, pool and
and billiard rooms; Of dealers in leaf
tobacco; OF dealers in tobacco, cigars,
snuff and cigarettes, whose annual
receipts are 5000 or more; of manufact-
ures of tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes,
under the Emergency Act OF October
%, 1914; of dealers In ole~omargarine,
taxes under the Harrison Narcotic Act.
and taxes of liquor dealers, and all
special taxes, must be paid on or before
June 80, 1916, otherwise a fifty per cent.
penalty will be imposed.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-06-16

The roller coaster that Is In course of
erection on the plot between Poplar
and Juniper avenues, off the board
walk, Is nearly completed and the
management expects to open the
amusement to the public Saturday,
June "a. This enterprise is being erect
ed by the Amusement Construction
Co. of Scranton, Pa, who manage
amusement parks at Pottsville, Clark's
Summit, Lake Ladore, Pa, Waverly
N. Y. and London, Ontario. Canada.
NJ. j. Neary, president and &oz
ing engineer, is personal@sdirect-
ing the construction of the Wildwood
coaster aud promises ar amusement
that Is safe and sane. A rigid inspec-
ton of every part OF the coaster will be
made daily during the season, which
the management says insures perfect
safety.
Package of II colored Wild woedviews
for sc at Funck's, Oak avenue.
The banquet ofthe advertising agents
connected with Philadelphia and New
York newspapers held at the Hotel
Ruric Tuesday night, June 18th, was u
notable event. Charlie Leonard, cor
respondent for the New York Journal,
Harper's Weekly and Golfers, acted as
POSTMASTER. Nj. Leonard was assist
ed by the Misses Mamie Lee and Flor
ence Soherett who rendered a pleasing
program of story and song.
Tennis racquet uarters at
Funck's, Oak venue. rs, so, IS, 75c,
S1.OO and up to $500 base and tennis
balls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Livingston
and bridal party of Camden spent
their honeymoon at the Roxborough
hotel on Schellinger avenue Those in
the party were Miss Gertrude Rust,
Winfield s. Rust and Charles DEM.
The bridal party also went to Cape
May, having three autos, Mr.. Bradford
having the party in charge. They
spent a happy time In Wildwood.
Piano tuner, Joseph R. Andrews, of
Philadelphia, will be in Wildwood
week of June 18th. Write or phone
orders to Wirth's hotel.
With better weather conditions, as
had this week, more fishermen are
coming down from Philadelphia and
other cities to enjoy the good fishing
for which Anglesea is famous. The
boats that go to the banks have had
good catches of bass and porgies every
day this week.
The first annual banquet of the
Alumni association of the Wildwood
high school, will be held Thursday
evening, June %, at Hotel Dorsey. The
officers are: President, III. Foster Cos
lin; first vice president, Florence E.
Funck; second vice president, Helen d.
Todd; secretary, Eli J. Saltzmsn; assist
ant secretary, Mary J. Scully; treasure
er, Blanche X. Daggan.
John Wright has been in Mahanoy
City, Pa, this week attending a Red
Mems convention.
Visit Union Hotel, Frank B. Wrisley,
proprietor, corner Spencer and Holly
Beach avenues. Bar and cafe, with a
first class Chinese restaurant attached.
Continued on page s
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-06-16
Gas Hearing Next Tuesday

The hearing of the gas company and
the citizens of the island on the charge
OF n dollar for turning on gas is
scheduled for Tuesday, June goth, at
Trenton.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1916-05-12
II. K. Rosseau Announces
for Marshal.

The name of Mr.. III. K. Ros-
seau will be found IN the an
nouncement column Of the News
this week as a candidate for the
important position of marshal of
the city of Starkv,lle. 1t is un-
necessary for US to undertake to
give IN detail a sketch of tins
staunch citizen for every one
knows him and realize that his
life has been an open book Mr..
Rosseau, like his friends. be-
lleves that il he is elected he
will make the city a good and
dill gent officer of the law. He
promises to treat all alike aud
perform the duties that devolve
upon him. to the best of his ahll-
ity and in a business like man
ner. MIR. Rosseau for number
OF years, catered to the public in
the meat market business and
through these means made nu-
merous friends, and right here
VIZ wish to say IN MS behalf thai
If Mr.. ROSSeau is as tough as
the meat which no dispensed
he will be able to handle and
deal with the toughest CT toughS.
We now present to the readers
of the News the name of Mr.. III.
X. ROSSeaq who Is a candidate
for city Marshal, election to be
held the z2nd and 23rd of this
month.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1916-05-12
Church and Sunday School
Rally.

Next Sunday being Mothers
Day, there Will be special seivic-
es at the Methodist church.
Rev. Llpscomb will preach SER
mon on Whose names are
written in the Lambs Book of
Life" and the attendance Of the
Sunday school will be enumer-
ated. The day will be sci apart
as IA great rally day and every
body especially the mothers
with their children are cordially
invited.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1916-05-12
Three Mules Lost.

Three valuable mules, were
lost within a month by Mr.. b.
V. Jones, who resides IN the
vicinity of Adaton. About three
weeks ago one mule was str;ck
by ilghtning aud another stand
ing close by was SO severely
stunned that it had to be kill
ed. Tuesday night the third
mule dIed. being sick only a
short time. The loss is very
great to Mr.. Jones as his crop
is now i'm condition to need al
tention and the loss of three ami
mais falls hard on him.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1916-05-12
Gold Medal Contest.

The hrst w. G. II. U. gold
medal contest will be held in the
Y. NJ. 6. A. auditorium tomor-
row night The young men who
have won silver medals from
classes below Junior will enter
this contest which promises to
be very SPIRITED. Those enter
ing are: A. S. Reed, d. z. Har-
mon. Fl. P. Hughes. Il. D. Lyle,
]. M. Weeks and G.. L. Sargent.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1916-05-12

There wlil be II piano recital
at the Public School. Saturday
evenining May 18th at $50
O'Clock. given Dy Misses Alec
Pate and Arleen Gill. pupils of
Miss Jerome Sage, They will
be assisted by MISS Erna
Curry who Is a graduate. from
the piano and voice departments
of-ihe |. |. & G..
Tuesday evening. May 10th,
u, $50 o'clock members Of the
Mozart Club will be heard IN
ther last rectal for this season.
The public is cordially invited
TO both these entertainments.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1916-05-12
Grand Jury Ends Session.

After being i'm session for near
ly three days the grand jury of
Oktibbeha circuit court conclud-
ed ITS deliberations. Some "A
witnesses were examined and
% indictments were returned
Judge Carroll discharged them
9
with splendid talk on their ex.
pediteneS> OF the business en-
trusted them.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1916-05-12
the county

tue county
The bond OF the county treasurer Of
81 {. 900 was reduced to S.. 900, and upon
approval of the board said bond of
Sis 900 will be cancelled.
lnthe matter Of the petition of II +
than 80 per cent OF the qualified elec-
tors OF supervisors district No, ?, and it
appearing 10 the board that said petit
ton conforms with the acts Of the laws
Of Mississippi, the same was approved
and ordered filed with the clerk. and
under tho provisions of said act the
hoard will at their June meeting issue
negotiable bonds in .an amount not ex.
ceeding ten per centum of the entire
value OF all the taxable property in said
supervisors district No. ,, and it was
ordered further that the exact amount
of said bonds he fixed and determined
according TO the laws in such cases
made and provided
The notice of the intention and pro-
pOsal OF the board to issue said bond
Workman Printing Co certificates
Snpt Education. ...... 20 90
E e Clark witness certificates. " Is a2
Walker Evans Cogswell Co, fee
oooNS' ......... II vi
Oscar Butler bridge work ... - SIS
levy Davis removing tree :. -. so
Tom Hawkins removing tree. 80
FL q DoxSey & Co lumber. o 25
j l. Harvey work on court house. ..2l 90
w w Richey keeping clock. ....... . so
d Nj Belt working Court Howse ,...l2 IS
W c Gum toilet paper & clips. ....s 10
shall be given as required by law by
publication in the Starkviile News. Il
local newspaper published In the City
Of Starkvilie, Miss, for three weeks
next preceding the said Jues 1916 meet
ing Of the board, said notice to be given
and signed ny the clerk.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1916-05-12
Collective Marketing Means
More Hog Money.


successful marketing the Miss
issippi farmers are we'll on the
way TO unlock the door of pros
perlty. The following story of
how the farmers of one county
increased their hog profits by
cooperative shipping IS told by
L. M. Patterson of the Misslss-
ippl a 4 NJ. College, who as
sisted i'm the work.
.'On Saturday April %. 103
wagons belonging to 20 farmers
came into Yazoo City with 425
hogs to be shipped comparatively
Tins day had been announced by
w. H. Rstch the county demon.
stratIon agent, who successfully
inaugurated tins cooperative
work last November, as hog
Shipping day aud farmers desir-
Ing to TIP the market began feed
ing cOttonseed meal and corn
most OF them using the self feed
ers. to put their pork i'm shape
for the packer.
''HUgs were moving all Friday
night, some Of them a distance
OF % miles They were weighed
Friday morning classea accord
ing to quality and siz9 and each
farmer given receipt for the
number of pounds of hogs IN
each class that the individual
farmer marketed. Four cars
were shipped to Natchez and sold
to the packing house at approxI-
mately the following prices, f. O.
b. Yazoo City.
Good heavy corn finished
hogs. 200 pounds and up. IS 60 a |
hundred weight. Medium corn
finished hogs. 150 IL 900 pounds, |
So 35. Light weights, corn fin
ished l23 to $50 pounds. S185. |
a car Of feeders were sold TO a |
Mississippi stockman at the fol-
lowing prices. Heavy pigs. 100
to l25 pounds, $3.50. Medium
pigs, SO to 100 pounds, 800. |
Light weight pigs, 80 to 80l
pounds, sc. so.
"Ail of the above are the
prices received by the farmers
after all expenses are deducted.
touL days after the shipment
was made the farmer shippers
received returns for their hogs
and were we'll satisfied that the
cooperative shipment was q sue
cess. They could have sold to /
local buyers aud carried the mon-
ey home with them but they |
chose to ship to Natcbez anI get |
a better price. The Yazoo hog
shippers expect to make their
next shipments IN late August |
or early September during which |
the hog market is usually at the
highest point of the year.
Through the efforts of county |
agent Rltch a total of II cars
OF hogs have been shipped CO.
operatively from Yazoo City IN
the last three. months and the IN /
dustry promises to grow rapidly.
The farmers of Yazoo county
have found that soybeans, peas,
sweet potatoes. peanuts, oats,
cIoyers. alfalfa, lespedeza, as we'll |
as several other glazlng crops |
produce hogs most profitabiy
Growing grazing crops for the
hogs to harvest and fnlshingj
them on hard feed, preferably
corn and cottonSeed meal or corn
and tankage from 8 to z weeks |
according to the crop they grazed
upon, has proven the most prof.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1916-05-12

UTUf'TFU IHHI tfts CItTk dUVtftist tIlt'
Reed road beginning al corporation line
and ending at Pkeba road ut Aaaton.
IL was ordered that the contract Of
q " Parker rs contractor of the Reed
road berecinded and he be paid Sloc. 90
for his work on said road. and the clerk
is instructed TO advertise the road to be
let the 1st Monday in June.
The bid for vat material of r. X. 4.
F. L. Wier was accepted as follows:
Pine tar in gallon cans at 33c per gal
lon. Arsenic 80 e5 per hundred weight.
Sal soda So. 90 per hundred pounds.
All above prices are t. o. b. road sta
tiun Starkvile.
Board adjourned to meet first Monday
IN June 1916.
ID. w. OUTLAW, Jr.,
President
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1916-05-12

NeSpectIulIY ouOinitteu,
L. }. Gunn. Col.
Eeport of Water & Light Plant
Tor Month or Aprli 1916.
L.ght eng run $50 hrs.
AR com run 400 hrs
Pumping 3 100 900 cal of water,
Burned 40 tons coal .S348. so
Used 81 gal eng oll 545
Used ~ gal cvlinder oil -. 8 90
Used % pounds waste. 30
SALARIES
W. n. Richey ey........ 900
Geo McIngvale ..... 10000
Buck Gordan n........ $500
Rich Hunter. ........ 35. 80
Columbus Wilson. .... 35. 50
Total ........ 6S6. Is
LIGHTS CUT IN
~ q p Sa,sa, mo,oro
10 Walton Ward
aeJ 8 Wallace mata, n
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1916-05-12

COMMITTEE aDpainted 90 inspect new
proposed road on lower Greensboro
load near J Neeiy's house and end
Ing at Hnidy McMin's house on Full.
nam road recommended that new road
q opened, right of way. secured, and
eared and worked Without expense to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR POISONING
 HER CHILDREN
Mrs. Rogers, Glove Wife, of New York Lawyer,
 Before Bronx Jury.

New York, April 24.-Mrs. Ida Sniff
 fen Walters Rogers, @the "love wife who poisoned her two babies, John
 two years old, and Loretta, eish
 months old, and herself on Decem. per ~, 1914, was put on trial here ill
 the Bronx county court today, charg- ed with murder in the first degree in
 causing the death. of,athe children. Mfs. WalterS--aS she was at the
 tlme of the poisoning-had left he1 husband to live secretly with Lorlys
 Elton Rogers, a prosperous lawyer who seems to have had great powers of personal attraction toward wo- men. He was then the husband of Caroline Giddings Rogers, sister O,
 Franklin H. Giddings, the famous professor of sociology and history at Columbia university
 It was Prof. Giddings' name which brought the case into so much noto- rlety. Before marrying Prof. Gid dings' sister, Rogers had been the husband of Mrs. Anne Roquemore Rogers. who divorced him.
 Mrs. Rogers, like all the figures in the case, is cultivated, well-read woman of deep sensibilities. She was Respondent because she could not give her two. love children" their fathers name and because she was about to become the mother of a third child apparently doomed to il. cgitimacy.
 The discovery of mother and ba- t.cs dying in their little but we'll ap- pointed Bronx apartment. and their removal to hospital, soon resulted in bringing out all the strange rami. tications of the intrigue.
 While the babies sucGumbed to the effects of the poson Mrs. Walters re. covered and heard of their deaths apparently with great caImness Rogers had been faithful attendant it her bedside throughout her strug- gle with death.
 It was a tragedy for Rogers real and faithful wife as much as for his widely pitied Hove wife," as Mrs. Caroline Giddings Rogers up to this .ime had not suspected her husbands double life. She brought suit for di- vorce, naming Mrs. Walters as CO., 
 Despite the reams of emotion;i de- lenses penned to show the absence 'f moral obliquy in Mrs. Walters ,ct, District Attorney Martin of the l Bronx brought her before the grand 1 ury, making this public statement:
 Mrs. Walters is cold-blooded 1 Her act was deliberate nd premeditated and calls for prose- ution of murder in the first degree, arriving with it the sentence O.. cath"
 She was indicted but her trial was ut off on account of her approaching On July 30, 1915, the ecree of divorce secured by Mrs. aroline Giddings Rogers became fi- al. By it Rogers. was forbidden to harry in New York state. That same ay. however. he and Mrs. Walters
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
MlLLERS ANTlSEPTIC OIL
 KNOWN As Sll ake Oil
Will Positively Relieve Pain in Three
 Minutes,

Try it right now for Rheumatism Neuralgia, Lumbago, sore stiff and swollen joints, pains in the head back and limbs, corn, bunlons. etc. Alter one application pain disappears as if by magic.
 never fla ling remedy used intern ally and externally for Coughs, Colds. Group. Sore Throat, Diptheria anl Tonsilitis.
 This Oil is conceded to be the most penetrating remedy known. Is prompt and Immediate effect in relieving pain is due to the fact that it penetrates to the affected parts at once. As an illustration, pour Ten Drops on the thlckest piece of sole. leather and it will penetrate th's substance through and through in three minutes.
 Accept no substitute. This great Oll is golden rod color only. Every bottle guaranted, 25c and 5Oc bottle or money refunded Brasher Drug Store, sole agents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
Grain and Iproisi0ns.

Chicago, April 24.-Notwithstand- ing that considerable strength de- eld2ed in tho, wheat market today. a sharp reaction followed The strength wash due chiefly to reports that a break between Germany and the United States seemed likely to be aerted. upturns in prices, howeer, brought about actie selling by big houses. 'She result was a setback all around to \ well below Saturdays finish, Cpcping quotations, which ranged from 1-2@3-4c up. with May at s1l2@ 1.1a N3-4 and July at $1.12@ l.12 5-S, were s,sccee ded hy' slight ad- ditionai- gains and then sudden descent. t&.s-5 tg U Corn took the same course as wheat. Higher prices Ned to increased Offerings. from which the majority of traders backed away. After opening g shade off to an advance 'of 1-4@3-Sc the market undeg went q n"derate de- cline all around.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE.

I Settlements continued at the .Janll ary term 1916, for confirmation at tn, April term 1916, of the Jefferson County Probate court. | Estate of Dial minors, A, F. Sanders guardian.
 Estate of B. V. Futile, minor, J R. Parsons, guardian.
 Estate of Eddington minors. Irene ! Haskell, guardian. EE Estate of Lula May Baughman minor, A. R. Baughman. guardian. Estate of Leslie O'Neal, minor, Mrs Lora O'Neal West guardian. '7=4
 Estate of Jessie James, minor, w C.. Hudson, guardion.
 Estate of Annie M. Neis, minor
 Cotton Belt Savings & Trust com iany, guardian. Estate of w. w. Andrews, deceased Leo M. Andrews. administrator. Estate of M. M. Montgomery. de- ceased, Willie Montgomery admins tratrix.
 Estate of Harr'et Shaw, deceased Sam Word. administrator,
 Estate of Mary Thornton, deceased, Nj. w.. Pleasant. administrator. 51.
 Estate of A. T. Whitelaw, deceased, Mrs. Minnie B. >Whitelaw, administra- trix. r.lf .=.,
 Estate of John l.. Leoford deceased. J. H. Pilkington, admin strator. :.
 Estate of Bain minors, Jim c. Ford, guardian. tn,
 Estate of J. C. CorDin, deceased Cotton Belt Savings & Trust company, executors.
 Estate of F. Neis, deceased, Cotton Belt Savings & Trust company. exe- cutors.
 Estate of c. c. Broadway, w. c. Dallanbaugh, administrator.
 Estate of Charles Nichols, minor, M. K. Bloom, guardian.
 All persons Interested in any of these settlements of the accounts Of these estates will come forward, and their exceptions, if any they have, on Or before the second day of the next term of the Probate Court of said county, or they will be forever barred from excepting to said above ac- or any part thereof. Witness my hand and the seal of said court, at Pine Bluff, Ark. March IA, 1914.
 c. M. N1CHOL, Clerk.
 By l.. T. SALLEE, D. C.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
New York Cotton.

New York, April 24-The cotto1 market was active and unsettled dur. ing today's early trading. There seemed to be good many selling C.ders around the ring, largely from Wall street sources, which were sup posed to represent liquidation of long cotton by holders who had been dis turbed by Saturdays decline in the stock market.
 With tomorrow the first May notice day. there was also considerable May liquidation and the opening was barely steady at a decline of roll points. Uneasuess sover political conditions doubtless contributed to the nervousness of the market, but many of the May sellers brought la e months while there was considerable cove ing as well as some trade buy ing ant prices steadied up from the owest with May advancing from II 16c to 11.7Sc. July from 11.90c to 1195c and October from 12.16c: to 1216c.
 Liverpool was closed today.
 Prices worked back to about Thurs days closing level later in the morn ing. with Nay slling up 10 II S5c, July to 12.01c and October to 12.20c. Business then became less active and fluctuations were comparatively mar TOW during the earl noon hour. The detailed weather reports showed some good rains on April 21 in w cen tral and eastern belt districts. but there were continued complaints Q : drouth conditions from the southern part of Texas.
 Trading remained quiet during the afterncon but prices held stea $, about Thursda's closing figures.
 Cotton closed steady. The range:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
REPORTS OF
 MARKETS COTTON-GRAIN-LIVESTOCK.

In oats, as in other grain, weakness ehsued as soon as holders found a chance 10 realize at an advantage. De- mand was only of a scattering sort.
 Higher prices on hogs lifted provis- ions. Hogs receipts were less plenti- iul than ex~ected.
 The wheat market closed unsettled, a shade to 7-Sc net higher, with May at $1.12 and July at 112 1-2.
 lhe close in corn was nervous at a shade off 10 1-405-Sc up, compared Wllh Saturdays finish.
 Tde leading features ranged as fol-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25

FOR SALE--2oO ACRES, 1S5 IN cuitIvatlon; on P ne Bluff and Star City pike; 1-4 mile from railroad station; ;rented this year for $500, rented to clear and put in cultiva- t1onsl3 acres; can lease next year for $l00O; good tenant houses; will raise a bale of cotton per acre, normal years; purchaser gets tn s years rent if deal is closed before May b; it will bear investigation;
 price $75O0. V. G, Hinton, S33 Southern Trust Bldg, Little Rock. AfK. 4-21-3.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25

went across the river to Jersey City and obtained a marriage license. They were married by a police court judge twenty-four hours later.
 Mrs. Rogers gave birth to t girl September 4. 1915. Her trial has been postponed several times.
 It is believed the defense will try to show that Mrs. Rogers was tenn porarily insane when she administer ed the poison to herself and her babes. She will be well defended. Her husband is an expert criminal lawyer who has been associated with Abraham Levy in many cases.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, April 2l.--Cottor slumped 11@12 points around the opening on this market today, duo patty to the tension%-in Washington and partly 10 the rains in South Texas. Fairly good support met the decline, being stimulated by the larger mill takings <ean expected for last week. and half an hour after the open ing the market was at net decline of 4@6 points.
 Little selling power remained with thc market after the early trading. At neon the actie months were 1D3 points under last weeks close.
 It was a very steady smarket after the noon hour, although trading was light.
 Cotton closed steady and unchanged to points down. The range:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
E D IL E k I, K.

FOR SALE-ON ACCOUNT OF LEAV- ing the city. 1 will sell my new nome at 630 Laurel street at a great sacrifice. The entire place is ITS class in every respect; on laved street, near. four schools and in the best Of ighborhoods. Cash pr fclred, but will give terms to suit purchaser on part payment. See me at once if you are interested in a bargain. k. Finley, phone -lVo 4-2J-6t