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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24
PLAN IDEAL HOME
Students Prepare Residence For
Laborer OF $500 Income.
lternatlonaI News Service .

International News Service
INDIANAPOLIS. ipril "a - \
four-roomed wOrkingman' cottage.
loaned by a Local landlord, viii be
furnished hy. the horte planning de-
partment OF Manual Training Sigh
school, and will be open TO the pub
Tic Nay To II. students will
select S15C worth OF furniture from
prominent stores to furnish the
house. which IS designed for a fam
Ily OF four. with the bread winner S
salary figured 81 $500 year.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24
KNIFE BATTLE FATAL
Grand Rapids Man Dies "a Result OF
Wounds.
News Times Special Ser, i,-a
GR VI Aids MN

News Times Special SerNfce:
GRAND RATIDS, Mich. April -.
ANTHONY BoroWicz. - years old
and unmarried died ar 81. Msry's
hospital as the result IF Wound
in the a pdcmen sustained in q. knife
battle on tn, west side BOroWicz
vas stabbed with a pocket knife
The police are holding Andrew
SWandoWSA and Walter Gabar czk
alleged participants IN the fight.
which is said 60 have followed B0ro-
wisZ's refusal 10 join a society
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24
RlNGLINGS TO HAVE
INDIANA HEADQUARTERS
Buy 100 Acres Near MiIlers iH Lake
County TO Build Cir
Gus City.
News. Times Special Service:

LAPORTE. April 24.-The trans
fer Of 400 acres Of land near the
town Of Nillers. Lake county. 10
Ringing PrOthers Of Baraboo. wis,
viii take place this week Ringing
Brothers will build on this site what
VIII be known as circus city and
Indiana will become the headqUar-
tiers OF the big show. Plans are also
Under consideration for the building
Zoe 100000 hotel near the pro-
jeCted circus city
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24
STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS

International News Service
NEW YORK. April 24.--No sail
ings today. Due TO arrive today:
Snowdonian. Barcelona. Erunswyk.
Rotterdam: Hawk Head. Gibraltar.
Rochambeau Bordeaux. san Gugle-
limo. Gibraltar, Nirginian. 81. Ma
zaire.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24
SORORITY TO MEET
Phi Beta Phi Members VIII Gather
at Indianapolis.

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INDIANAPOLIS. April 24.-The
annual Founders day luncheon anc
dance for active alumni o. the Phi
Beta Phi sorority viii be held in the
Claypool hotel Saturday. April %.
Instead Of the usual toast list. ca u
.active chapter viii De asked 70 fur
nish @ part II the program
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24
CONFERENCE TO MEET.

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ElsWOCD. April 2+.-1'hs ann nal
conference OF the Holiness Ihrist:ap
church VIII be held here May I5-
20. Preparations are being maJo
TO entertain $40 ministers ana deli
gates.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24
WEAR vARIooLoRED COATS

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ATLANTIC CITY ". j.. April %
Red. green and purple raincoats
were worn by many persons in tho
Easter parade on the board walk
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24
GERMANS JOIN TURKS

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BEKNE. April PA DELAYED dis
patch from Berlin contains the semi
official announcement THAI Turkish
forces operating around ku--Ei-
Amara IN Mes0potamia have been
reinforced by "a considerabI- NUM-
Der of Germans
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24

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COLUMBUS, Ind. - Ice cream
frozen with hailstoneS gathered In
her yard was served guests by Mrs.
Forrest cooper.
International News Service:
MUNCIE. lnd-AUtOists want a
Iarking place made ont of the main
floor of Muncie's unoccupied $780,
600 municipal building.
International News Service:
MARION. Ind.-Fmma Harrison
wants 2 divorce from Thomas Har-
rison because he sleeps with his
shoes on.
International News Service
ELWOOD. Ind Clayton Bishop.
suicide. requested burial in an un-
marked grave and that his BABY
child later be told he died by acct
dent
International News Service.
HAMMOND. Ind.-When an auto
r-Obile tire exploded the iron rim
struck Mrs Anna Wilson. breaking
Ier right arm and risht Leg.
international News Service:
MU\CTF.. Ind -Muncie physicians
viii lecture TO mothers during baby
week"
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MARION. Inu-FcderaI fnsoec-
tors. ordered - diseased Jersey COWS
at the Soldiers home killed.
International News Service
MARION. Ind-The klOeh Gas
stove 60. viii consolidate its plants
II Piquo and Greenville. o.. amt es-
tablish new factory here
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RUSHNIILF. Ind.-Msrchant OF
several small towns around shelby
vile viii meet there 10 form an or
6anization.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24

plauet n. garden tools. The ives
ley Miller Flour & Feed To -Adv-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24

International News Service:
MARION, Ind.-Fmma Harrison
wants 2 divorce from Thomas Har-
rison because he sleeps with his
shoes on.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24
STATE BRIEFS

International News Service.
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Ice cream
frozen with hailstOneS gathered In
her yard was served guests by Mrs.
Forrest Cooper.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24

International News Service:
MUNCIE. lnd.-AutOists want a
Iarking place made ont Of The main
floor of Muncie's unoccupied $780,
600 municipal building.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24

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RUSHNILLF. Ind.-Msrchants OF
several small towns around shelby
Vile viii meet there 10 form an or
6anization.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24

stove co wiz consolidate its plant:
II Piquo and Greenville, o.. amt es
ts,blsh a new factory here.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-24

I
MARION. Inu.-Fcderal fnsoec-
/ tors ordered - diseased Jersey COWS
at the Soldiers home killed.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-13
GIRLS BODY AND DEATH
NOTE ARE FOUND IN BED
PELAHATCHIE HAS MYSTERY
WHICH is SIMILAR TO OR
PET CASE.

Pelahatchie, Miss, July ll.--A
tragedy that in several respects re-
sembles the viii Orpet and Marion
Lambert case has developed here.
Miss Annie Atkinson, an attractive
17-year-old girl, was found dead in
bed Sunday morning, and it was be-
lieved that she had committed sui
eide.
Since her death the authorities
have learned that she received let
ter several hours before, containing
three poison tablets. The letter was
unsigned and read as follows;
"Darling-You will find enclosed
some medicine that will ease your
pain"
The letter had been posted on an
A. and V. train of the jackson divis-
ion, and postal authorities have been
asked to help trace the sender.
Miss Atkinson had taken only one
of the tablets, the note and remain
ing tablets were found under her
pillow.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-13
Deutschland Given o. X.

Baltimore, Md, July 12.-Final
decision by the state department
that the German submarine Deutsch-
land is a merchant ship, entitled to
all privileges accorded under inter-
national law to a belligerent owned
freighter was forecasted tonight by
receipt of preliminary reports on an
inspection of the underwater liner
at Baltimore by naval officers and
treasury officials.
Collector Ryan, of Baltimore, tel
egraphed the treasury department
that after a thorough examination
of the boat by himself and Captain
C. F. Hughes, appointed by the
navy department to assist, he ad-
hered to his previous opinion that
the vessel is an unarmed merchant.
man, incapable for conversion for
warlike purposes without extensive
structural changes"
The state department was advised
Of this and detailed report mailed
by Collector Ryan and Captain
Hughes will be submitted tomorrow
Department officials tonight believ
ed that prima faeie case tendia,
to prove the Deutschland is a peace
full and unarmed vessel has been es
ltablished.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-13
ABERDEEN MEN TAKEN To
TUPEl0 FOR SAFE KEEPING
GIVEN HEARING AND RETURN
ED TO JAIL WITHOUT BOND
BY MAYOR.

Aberdeen, Miss, July 12.-Dr. C.
F. Lee, Houston Broomfield and
Clyde Ingram, charged with being
responsible for the death of Miss
Mary Miller, whose death is alleged
to have been due from a criminal
operation was taken to Tupelo on
Tuesday afternoon for safe keeping,
following the decision of the mayor,
before whom they had a preliminary
hearing, that they be held to await
grand jury action without bail.
II was stated this afternoon that
habeas corpus proceedings would be
instituted next week before Circuit
Judge Mcintyre in an effort to
have the prisoners granted bail.
Officers thought IL best 10 send the
prisoners to Tupelo, as feeling is at
rather high tension here against the
men.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-13
Continued on page four.
LOCAL COMPANY PLACES 0ROER
FOR THREE NEW TROLLEY CARS
WILL ARRIVE IN SEPTEMBER
AND BE PLACED IN MINED
late USE.

Mr.. R. B. Claggett. general man
ager of the Columbus Railway. Light
and Power Company, informs the
Commercial that the order for the
three new trolley cars which the
company some time since announced
would be purchased, has been placed
with a concern in Buffalo, N. u,
and the cars are expected to arrive
about the middle Of September.
The ears are Of the pay-as-you-
enter style Cars Of this character
have for some time been in use in
many of the larger cities throughout
the country and have proven in ey-
cry way satisfactory, both to the
transportation companies using
them and to their patrons. The cars
which are to be painted an olive
green, are % feet in length, and are
modern in every respect.
Other improvements are contem.
plated by the company. notable
among them being the installation
Of new dynamo at the electric
light plant.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-13
MISS LIZZIE WHITFIELD
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
WELL KNOWN MAIDEN LADY
PASSES AWAY AT HOME OF
BROTHER. IN. LAW.

After an illness which had lasted
many weeks, Miss Lizzie Whitfield
died at the home of her brother-in-
law, Mr. C. II. Ayres, No. 1924
North Third avenue, about five
o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Whitfield, who was 81 years
of age, was noble Christian woman
and was loved and admired by all
who knew her. She is survived by a
sister, Mrs. c. II. Ayres, and other
further removed relatives, who have
the sympathy of countless friends in
the profound sorrow which her
death entails.
The funeral took place at the
Ayres home on North Third avenue
at four o'clock yesterday afternoon,
having been conducted by Rev. w.
S. Slack, rector of ST. Pau's Episco-
pal church. Messrs. w. S. Linda
mood, f. f. Richards, T. w. Harris,
John Beard, Z. R. Hopkins and c. F.
Sherrod ofiiciated as pail bearers,
and the floral offerings, which were
both numerous and beautiful, were
in charge of a committee consisting
of Mesdames W. S. Lindamood, w.
B. Harrington. L. A. Vaughan, A.
f. Herring, Sr., Misses Annie Lide,
Emma Halbert and Mary Garth.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-13
Capt. Boyd Buried With Honor,.

Washington, July I2.-With full
military honors the body of Captain
.G. T. Boyd, Tenth cavalry, who was
killed at th head Of his command
i'm the Carrizal fight. was buried
today in the Arlington National
Cemetery. Secretary Baker. Major
General Hugh L. Scott, chief of
staff, and officials of the war de-
partment attended the funeral.
President Wilson sent wreath
from the White House green houses
Congress was represented by COM
mittee Of members who are union
and Confederate veterans. None of
the bodies of the negro troopers Kill
led in the engagement was buried
here today.
The war department was advised
late today that the bodies of six un-
identified negro troopers Of the 10ah
cavalry, killed at Carrizal, have been
sent from III Paso and would arrive
here Thursday, They will be buried
at Arlington.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-13
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE
CIST OF NEWS FROM OVER
THE COUNTRY GIVEN IN A
BRIEF FORM.

President Wilson Tuesday signed
the good roads bill. Authorities are
to spend $S5,000,000 for good roads
in five years given by the Federal
government on condition that the
states expend amounts similar to
those appropriated by them.
Nearly 10000 women in England
have already been made widows by
the war. When the conflict started
and government officials were max
ing estimates of the number of
widows in all probability would be
created by the struggle, one of the
highest estimates was 10000. When
Lord Kitchener heard of it he told
those that were responsible for
making provision for the war wild
ows that the estimate was too low
and they should make provision for
at least $4,000 As result of the
recent naval battle 1900 widows
were added to the list of women re-
ceiving pensions.
The heads of the Public Health
Service at Washington have decided
to ask Congress for an appropra-
tion for one hundred thousand dol
lars, with permission to draft into
their service physicians from civil
life, with which to blot out the cpl
demic of infantile paralysis.
According to Uncle Sans latest
figures on the subject, Mississippi
has available for military duty 1884,
1873 citizens. This means the total
number of males between 1S and as
years of age. All persons, however,
are not available because of physical
disqualifieations. These figures in
clude negroes and whites.
Official dispatches received in
Latin-American diplomatic quarters
at Washington say secret agree
ment has been made between Peru
and Venezuela with the object of
taking vast tracts of lands, rightful
possession of which they dispute with
Columbia and Ecuador Grave fears
for the peace of the nations involved
were expressed.
In South America there is a
plant, species of mimosa, which
resorts to death feigning, evidently
for the purpose of preventing grass
eating animals from eating it. In
its natural state this plant has a
vivid green hue, but directely it is
touched by human finger or by
any living animal it collapses into a
tangle of apparently dead and with
cred stems.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-13
Continued on page four.
Stokes AND WEATHERLY
ATTEND HAY GROWERS MEET
WILL MAKE EFFORT TO HAVE
GRADES ON JOHNSON GRASS
REVISED.

Hon. Walter +. Stokes, of Macon,
president of the Mississippi Hay
Growers Association, and Mr.. j. G..
Weatherly, secretary-manager of
the Columbus Chamber of Com
merce, left recently for Cedar Point,
Ohio, where they go to attend the
annual meeting of the National Hay
Growers Association.
The purpose of these gentlemen
in attending the meeting is to secure
more satisfactory Standardization
for grading Johnson grass and other
legumes grown in this section.
Grades for these legumes were es-
tablished when the association met
at Niagra Falls last summer, but
they have not proven satisfactory
and an effort will be made to have
them changed so as to meet the de.
sired requirements.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-13
Resigns Presidency.

In order that he may devote
entire time and attention to the dis
charge Of his duties as general man
ager Of the Columbus Railway, Light
and Power Company, Mr.. r. b.
Claggett has rendered his resigna-
ton as president Of the Chamber of
Commerce at Greenville, where he
formerly lived, and will make this
city his permanent home. Mr.. Clag-
gett represents a company Of Mem
phis capitalists which recently pur-
chased the local trolley system, cleo
trio light and gas plants, and under
his capable management the prop
critics, which were badly run down,
are being rapidly improved.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-13

the southern section of the Somme
until it now holds the dominating
hills around Peronne, town which
has been strongly fortified by the
Germans, and the possession Of
which they are likely to contest with
the utmost determination.
The British have retaken Contal-
maison and are again in control Of
nearly the entire front of Trones
and the Mamametz wood. There has
been desperate fighting in both Of
these sectors for several days past.
The French along the Somme car
ried out some minor detached oper-
ations which allowed them to
straighten out their lines, and APP
parently the French are waiting for
the British to straighten out their
line before making the attempt to
drive the Germans out of Peronne.
In this great battle, about $4,000
prisoners have been taken by the
Franco British forces, of whom the
British announce they have captured
1900
In the Verdun sector, the Ger
mans, unmoved by the attacks north
and south of the Somme, have sue
ceeding in gaining a foothold in the
Damloup battery, which has been the
bone Of contention for days past.
and in the French line in the Fumin
wood on the right bank of the Meuse.
At other points the Germans are
carrying out strong offensive.
On the Russian front the Stokod
sector is the central point of the
Russian advance. The Germans have
brought up strong reinforcements
to oppose the Russians, who are now
within twenty miles Of Kovel. The
defenses Of this town are believed
to be powerful, although there are
now no natural barriers to Gen.
Brusiloff's army and its objective
Fighting along the line is of fur
ious nature, as it was when the Rus
SLAMS were crossing the river al
various points.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-13
MEMBERS OF COMPANY
WANT LIEUT.. LAWLEY
FOR CAPTAIN.
APPOINTMENT is
UP TO GOV. BILBO
II is Said That the Name Of
Lieut.. Rush, of Biloxi, is Be-
ing Considered.

Up TO yesterday no action haC
been taken in the matter of appoint.
| ing commander for the Columbus
Riflemen to fill the place made va.
cant by the lamentable death OF
Capt. Mullins, which occurred at
Jackson on July 5, and members OF
the company are very anxious to
have the appointment go to Lieut..
John Lawley. Under military regu-
lations the right of filling the va
cancy is delegated to Gov. Bilbo,
and it is said that he is being urged
to name Lieutenant Rush, of Vicks-
burg, for the place. Members of
the company, however, prefer to be
under the command of a Columbus
man, and have telephoned a request
that local citizens get up a petition
requesting Governor Bilbo to ap-
point Lieutenant Lawley, and send
it to Jackson at the earliest possible
moment.
The following special from Jack
son gives some interesting news re-
garding affairs at Camp Swep Tay-
Tor:
"But little more than four weeks
ago officers of the organized militia
in Mississippi were going through
the preliminaries for making ready
to hold the annual state encamp-
ment. This event had been anticipat-
ed with much interest, and the
Young Mems Business Club, which
w1s SO largely responsible for bfiEgt
ing the encampment to Jackson, had
begun the first preparatory work for
getting the grounds at Livingston
Park in readiness. The encaTnpment
was to have opened for Is days, on
July 10, and the usual round of ac-
tivities were being planned
"On the day originally set for op-
ening the encampment there was
far different aspect noticeable, with
a well developed military camp, un-
der the auspices of the United
States, and in charge of officers of
rhe army, and each man in camp un-
der oath to serve the state as vii as
The nation, and not only within the
borders of their own country but
abroad, if need be. Save for the fact
that some of the equipment was lack
ing, and few necessary formalties
still awaiting attention, within the
four weeks which have intervened,
the state national guard has been
whipped into shape as a body, al
though a majority of its members
and enlisted men are raw and undis-
ciplined.
'Just what will follow the march
ing of the First Mississippi Regi-
ment to the region of the Rio
Grande is not stated definitely,
though the impression prevails in
some quarters that Camp Taylor
will be maintained indefinitely where
other units will be mobilized and
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-13
EXECUTIVE Committee to Meet.

The Democratic Executive Com
mittee Of Lowndes county has been
called to meet at the court house in
this city Tuesday, July Is, at III
o'clock a. m, the call having been
issued by Hon. L. f. Sherman,
chairman Of the committee. The OBJ
jeet of the meeting is to make ar
rangements for the Forthcoming
democratic primary on August 10,
at which a congressman and a SUI
preme court justice are to be NOM
mated.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-13
STAP[ETON To
PILOT LOCAL TEAM
LOWRY FUCICH RESIGNS
ON ACCOUNT or ILL
HEALTH.
SEVERAL CHANGES
IN LOCAL LINEUP
cams Played Yesterday After
Weeks Idleness-Aberieen
glorious.

On account Of in health, Lowry
Fucich, who has been in charge Of
the local BASEBALL team ever since the
Northeast Mississipni League was
organized little more than a month
ago, has rendered his resignation, and
has been succeeded By Catcher
Buck" Stapleton who has been
named as the official pilot by Presi-
dent Kuykendall and who will hence
forth direct the organization.
Fucich has been IN bad shape
physically for some time past, and
left last Monday night for his home
in New Orleans, where he will en-
ter "a hospital for treatment.
After having been kept in idleness
by the rain for solid week the
Northeast Mississippi League resum-
ed activities Wednesday afternoon,
and the game which was played here
between teams representing Aber-
deem and Columbus resulted in
victory for the visitors by a score Of
8 to /.
Stringer, new man, pitched for
Columbus and yielded thirteen hits,
while Aberdeen worked two twirl-
ers, Neeley and Kinney.
Three new players, Shaw, Month
guet and Brockman, have been Sc
cured. Shaw will play first base, re-
lieving Tart, who has been released;
Montiguet will play short stop, re-
placing Newton, who will be shifted
20 second base. and Brockman will
play third base, replacing Lusk, who
will probably take lay-off. The
new players did not appear in We'd
nesday's game, but will be in the
lineup today, when the Columbians
play at West Point Manager Staple
ton claims that when the new players
ret into action he viii have an un-
usually strong team.
Following is the score of Wednes-
days game:
K. II. f.
Columbus 600 600 1901 z s
Aberdeen 220 003 0l0-s IS 4
Batteries; Stringer and Stapleton;
Neeley, Kinney and Leftwich. UNI
pire, Stringer; time, 2 hours.