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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23
TO Be MADE
OF P2OHI'S FUNDS
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE HAS
SOMETHING LIKE $3.50
LEFT ON HANDS.

The special committee on finances
which raised funds some weeks ago in
the interest of the quart-at-a-time
liquor law, is planning to make a re-
fund to the subscribers of the unex-
pended part of money given during
that campaign.
Something like 1920 was subscribed
in the county. Thus far, bills showing
that only $50 was expended have been
paid by the committee. Victor Scan
Ian, the general chairman, and H. Og
den, member of the committee, ex
planned this afternoon that as soon as
all the bills come in, the work of max
| ing the refund will begin.
1t is believed that the subscribers
will be refunded 70 cents on the dol
lar.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23
BOND HERE FOR DAY
|. ON WAY TO GULFPORT
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS DROPS OFF IN HAT
| TIEsBuRe TO SEE FRIENDS.

4. Prof. w. #, Bond, State Superintend'
ent of Schools, is in Hattiesburg TO-
day meeting friends and former asso-
eiates at the Normal College He is
enrocte to Gulfport where, on tomor
row, he will attend meeting Of ths
heads Of the various Mississippi edu
cations, regarding an exhibit at th'
Exposition.
Prof. WI Thames, at the head Q
the Smith county Agricultural Higl
\ school, and former teacher at the MOI
lmal, also is here, on his way to tn
LGnlfport meeting.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23

A heavy rainfall which, for couple
Of hours assumed the proportions of
storm, swept South Mississippi late
yesterday and put an end to the almost
unprecedented drought which has
caused so much damage in this sec
tion of the state in recent weeks.
The forest and field fires, caused by
the extremely dry condition of vege-
tation, were quenched,, and reports
this afternoon from throughout the
endangered region say that the con-
fiagrations have ended.
Passengers coming from Mobile,
over the N. o., M, & c., from New
Orleans, over the Northeastern, and
from Gulfport, over the G. & S. l., say
that not bit of smoke is visible from
such fires in the section which those
railroads traverse.
The rain will greatly help the farm
ers and cattle growers, and an in
crease in the milk supply is expected to
take place in the near future. The dry
grass in the grazing areas has beer
unpalatable to the cattle, and has MOI
contained enough nourishment fol
the animals. The result has been thai
a milk famine has been threatened
the supply for the last month beint
shorter than ever before in South Mis-
4 sissippi. This shortage has been at
tributed to the dry weather which ha'
all but killed that kind of vegetation
upon which the cattle exist.
The rain, which appeared shorti!
after noon yesterday, did not becom
heavy until late in the afternoon
When the storm did strike Forres
county, the downpour for couple Q
hours was terrific. The streets OF tn
city were flooded, and the roads leao
ing into Hattiesburg were covered 10
a time with two or three inches 9
water.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23
Letters 70
Santa Claus

The News invites all the
children of Hattiesburg to
tell Santa Claus through the
columns of the Christmas
Edition of The News what
they want him to bring them
this year
This Christmas Edition Of
The News will appear early
in the week of December
4th. This is earlier than
last year and one reason we
are going to press early is
that on account Of the war
and shortage Of coal supply,
travelling from the North
Pole is going to be quite diff
hcult this wear and Santa IS
going to leave some days
earlier than heretofore in or
der to reach HattiSsburg on
schedule time.
Therefore, if you want
| your letter to Santa Claus
printed ii the Christmas Ed
ition, send il in at once. /
it reaches us later than No
vember 30th we cannot han
die It. To be sure it vii
4 be printed. write it NOW
and mail it to SAINT
III CLAUS" Care EIattiesbur
II News, FIattiesburg Mis-
Put a two cent stamp on h
II letter.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23
ALL STAPLE FOOOD
CROPS ARE SHORT.
COUNTRY FACES POOREST HAR-
VEsTliN YEARS in MOST BIG
FOOD STAPLES.

According to Department of Agri-
culture crop reports, this country is
faced with shortages in almost all
food crops.
Wheat, corn, potatoes, beans and
many other crops consumed largely
by man are not UP to normal. The
wheat crop is only about two-thirds
Of that of last year, and 100,O00,000
bushels short of the fiye-year aver
age With huge exports to the war
centers there is ample cause for the
high prices paid for it.
Beans, staple for which there has
never been found substitute. are
hundreds of thousands OF bushels
short. Potatoes are only about two
thirds Of a crop. short Barley is short
and so is corn.
The present crop Of corn is aboui
ms per cent under that Of last year
and ss,ooooOO bushels below the aver
age
4 Some foodstuffs have bumper crop
4 this year, however. Such a one
'frioe, this years production bein
! about SO per cent above the norma
A largely increased demand for ric
is foreshadowed, however, by the g
9 tensiye advertising campaign beir
!; conducted by rice growers to educa
r the public in ways of eating it.
n The sweet potato crop is well aho
the average, though a little short
4 last years output, Tobacco is +
b and abundant, being loo,0oO00o poup
above the average.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23
TN Aaaocinted PreaR.l

Berlin, Nov. 2s.--A period OF
complications may again be inn
pending in German-American re-
lations. Germany's conduct OF her
sumharine warfare has brought
forth many American Inquiries.
Ten charges have been filed with
Germany recently by the Ameri-
can ambassador, six Of which have
remained unanswaredi Including
the cases of the Marina and Ara
bic sinking, which the United
States declares were inconsistent
with Germany's promises.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23
tlce Explains.

Lakewood, N. J., Nov. 2S. Charles
e. Hughes, Republican candidate for
President, in the recent election, last
night sent to President Wilson a tele-
gram congratulating him upon his re-
election.
In his telegram, Mr.. Hughes said:
"Becacse of the closeness of the
vote, | have awaited the official count
Gin California, and now that it has been
virtually completed, permit me to ex-
tend TO you my congratulations upon
your reelection. desire also to ex-
press my best wishes for a successful
administration
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23


Karl Armgaard Graves. who calls
himself a former spy and who has
been in the United States for several
years, was arrested in Washington
on the charge of trying to blackmail
Countess Won Bernstorff, wife of the
German ambassador, of $4,000 for
three letters from Germany he had
intercepted. He said the embassy
was afraid to prosecute him, that the
letters contained information to be
used on the stock market, and that q
clique in Washington had already
made millions by advance information
from Germany which would influence
the price here of securities.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23
BILOXI FIRES ARE
pouSED BY THE RAIN

Biloxi, Miss, Nov. 23.-Forest and
field fires which have been raging IN
East Mississippi and south central
parts of the state, and have reached
Harrison county, where scores oi
farmers were fighting the flames day
and night, have been brought to an
and hy The rain. The FIRE was report
ed within four miles Of Biloxi, at John
son,s Still. when the rain came,
u II. johnson, proprietor OF a tur
pentine still four miles from Biloxi
for the past t@o days has been at th'
head Of a force Of Is men who endeayy
ored to check the flames.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23
WILCOX ADMITS DEFEAT.

New York, Nov. 29.-Will.am r.
fWillcox, chairman of the Republican
national committee last night issued
the following statement in reference
to Mr.. Hughes telegram to President
fWilson:
Having conferred by telephone dur
ing the day and late this afternoon
with the Republican state committee
and the Republican national commit
teeman in California, l am informed
THAT the official canvass of the vote
has been so nearly completed that
no change will result from the few
precincts not counted in the returns
thus far compiled
''This means that the majority for
the Wilson electors in California
ranges from about 1900 to $500 votes
and that this is the final result OF
the canvass for which we have been
1 waiting. So far as any recount i
concerned. the national committee is
mot advised that there are sufficient
grounds to call for such an applica
Ition."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23

The Lumber Manufacturers Inter-
Insurance Association, the organiza-
tion now being sued by Fl. H. Gust
president of the Lumber Mineral Com
pany, of Arbo, Miss, destroyed by fire
some months ago, in letter to 7. M.
Henry, Mississippi insurance commits
sioner, made public today, takes a
fling at Mr.. Gust for bringing suit for
$122,O00, and explains that it offered to
arbitrate the differences. Mr.. Gust,
the association declares, ignored all
such offers, and instituted publicity
campaign in the matter.
the LUMBER Mineral plant was de-
stroyed by fire. The association car
ried policies on the plant and yards.
Charges made by former watchman
If the company, involving Mr.. Gust,
were made before the matter was ad-
justed, and the insurance money was
held up as result.
Following this action by the com
pany, indignation" meetings were
held in Hattiesburg, Jackson and New
Orleans by Mississippi lumber manu-.
facturers, in which the good standing
and reputation of Mr.. Gust was af.
frmed. A few days ago Mr.. Gust
brought suit in the Chancery Court
at Collins, Coyington county, for
$122,OOO.
! The suit was the biggest filed under
similar circumstances in Mississippi,
in years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23
s,,rs FoR HUSBANDS DEATH.

Meridian, Miss, Nov. p. MARY
Halsell has fled suit through Attor-
news Summer and Clarke against the
Alabama Great southern Railroad for
$4,000 damages, claiming train on
the road injured her husband, Jesse
14alsell 90 badly that he died
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23

London, Nov. 2s.-The new
Emperor Charles issued procIa-
nation to the Austro- -Hungarians
today, declaring his inflexibIe de
cision TO maintain war until peace
assuring the existence and develop
nent Of the monarchy is reached,
according to Reuters Vienna cor
respondent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23
HEAVY RAINFALL
BREAKSDROUGHT.
ENDS BIG FIRES
Dry Spell Fol Many Weeks Is
Concluded by Downpour
Over Whole Section.
MILK SHORTAGE 10 BE
RELIEVED AS RESULT

pairymen and Cattle Growers Say
That Vegetation, Burned and Dried
by Long Hot Spell, Will Take on
New Life, and Will Supply Feed for
cows-Forest and Field Fires Are
Flooded, and Have Been Stopped,
All Reports State.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23
'WALLACH|A now
BEING OVER-RUN
by THE TEUTONS
Following Defeat Ol Rumsnians
In jul Valley. Won Falk-
enhayer Gaes On.
FATE OF RUMANlAN ARMY
STILL REMAINS IN DOUBT

Rumanians Are Destroying Bridges
Across the Danube, and Have Sunk
Many German Barses in That
stream-Entente Forces Which Cap
tured Monastir Are Unable TO Pro
ceed Northward, Being Checked BY
the Austro-German Armies.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23
CHIHUAHUA ATTACK
is BEGUN BY VILLA
tBu Associated Press. }

Ell Paso, rex, Nov. 2s.--vllla
began his long planned attack on
chihushua City this morning, ac-
cordina to message to carranza
officials at Juarez.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23
ARB|TRAT|ONWAS
OFFERED TO GUST
COMPANY AYERS
Insurance Organization Answers
Big Suit Brought Against
ItFor $4,000.
SAYS ARB0 MAN IGNORED
EVERY OFFER L. TO IT,.

Chairman of Advisory Committee of
Lumber Manufacturers lnter-lnsur-
ance Association, Directs Letter to
Insurance Commissioner Henry,
Giving company's Side Of the Con-
troversy - Lumbermen Throughout
the State Interested.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23

London, Nov. 2s.-The Berlin
correspondent of the copenhasen
Politiken, according to dispatch,
says that Archduke Charles Fran
els, Of Austria Hungary, will as
sume the title Of Emperor and
King Charles !.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23

London, Nov. 2s.-Reuter's Athens
correspondent cables that Greece
tente's demands for the surrender
of part Of her supplies, arms and
ammunition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23

WILSON LEAD SAFE.
San Francisco, Nov. go. K.,Cush-
Continued on Page six.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-23

For Misslseippi-Fair and colder to-
night and Friday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
APPROVE COOPERATIVE PLANT
Local Stock Raisers Like Idea of
Erecting Farmers Packing House
at St. Paul.

At a largely attended meeting of
farmers and stock raisers from this
vicinity held Saturday afternoon in
the Commercial Club rooms, Ira M.
Chryst, manager of the farmers CO.
operative packing plant to be erected
in St. Paul, and S. P. WINNER of AL
bany, a director of the company, ex-
planned in detail the object of the
movement, which, in brief, was for
the farmers of Minnesota to have
their own plant and thus eliminate the
expense of the commission dealer in
getting their products from the stock
farm into the packing house. By this
scheme the stock raiser would prac-
tically be able to buy his finished pro-
duct for himself and avoid the charge
of the middleman. It will necessitate
about $350,000 to erect the plant pro-
posed and this fund will be raised by
the sale of stock to stock raisers. Mr..
Chryst said an agent will be sent here
soon to solicit subscriptions. The idea
of the cooperative plant met with big
favor in the eyes Of all who attended
the meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
DULUTH BOOSTERS TAKE TOWN
Come in Horde on Special Train and
Parade Streets Headed by
Fine Band.

Uniformly clad in gray-striped lin
en- busters, with natty blue and white
yachting caps, carrying gay pennants
and headed by the Third Regiment
band, rs representative business men
of Duluth made an impressive show
ing Wednesday afternoon as they pa
raded the streets during stop here
of 40 minutes on their five-day whirl-
wind trip by special train through
western and central Minnesota. They
left Duluth on Sunday night and will
return Friday. They will travel HOO
miles and visit lit cities to make So
cial calls and cement closer relations
between Duluth and the towns visited.
While the splendid band gave a con-
cert on the Third and Main street
square the visitors took possession of
the city, calling on business men and
several took advantage of the oppor-
-tuniey to visit the State Home School
for Girls. The visitors were all live
wires in Duluth's commercial and
manufacturing life. Under the lead Of
Col. Hubert V. Eva, secretary of the
Commercial Club of Duluth, they are
out for good time as well as bust
ness. They put in the morning at
Fergus Falls and went from here to
st. Cloud to spend the evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
TEACHERS LEAVE FOR HOMES
Closing of Public Schools Last Friday
Followed by Hegira of the
Instructors.

Sank Centre public schools closed
last Friday for the summer vacation
and there followed Immediately he
gira of out-of-town students and
teachers. Teachers who have left the
city will sojourn as follows: Ora Con-
ley, Cannon Falls; Ethel Armstrong,
Howard Lake; Hildur T. Linton, Min
neapolis; C. E. Lucas, Bethesda, Ohio;
Irene Tulloss, Newark, o.; Alice Quig-
ley, Bird Island; A. Thomas, st. Cloud ;
Ruth Inner, Litchfeld; Emma Chel-
gren, Cannon Falls; Eva Bemis, Ash
by; Mary Boyle, Duluth; Pearl Hagen,
Virginia; Mildred Stevenson, Will
mar; Lillian Anderson, Litchfield;
Amanda jacobson and Ralph Borman,
Abercrombie, N. D.
Superintendent M. D. Aygarn, JOS
eph Heraly, Miss Ruth Compton and
O. E. Stephl will remain in Sank Cen
tire for the summer. The former re-
mains to look after the finishing of
the new school building and Mr..
Stephl will conduct the agricultural
work, organizing classes for boys and
girls in corn and pig culture.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
A GOOD WORK.

The United States government
places headstones over the graves of
all Union soldiers who served in the
Civil war. In order to do this they
must have information giving the
state from which the soldier enlisted,
also his regiment and company. There
are number of soldiers buried in the
Sank Centre cemeteries who have not
been provided with headstones, and
the B. r. Palmer Post G. A. R. have
taken the matter up and are DESTROYS
OF having a suitable marker placed
at the graves of all of the departed
heroes buried in this vicinity. Thew
lack the necessary information to Law
the matter before the Pension depart
ment. If you can furnish this infor-
nation for any of the deceased sol
diers, and will bring or send it to the
Herald office we will see that ii
reaches the proper hands to be sent to
Washington.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
WILL NOT CHANGE THE
PLAN OF GOVERNMENT

Sank Centres new charter commits
sion are ready to begin active work
on the drafting of the new charter.
Monday of this week DR.. w. A.
Scharpen, professor of political
science at the state university, met
with the commission and gave them
much valuable advice as to how to
proceed.
1t was decided that the present
form of government would not be
changed. That is to say, that the
mayor and city council council plan
will be retained.
This point settled, DR.. Scharpen ex-
planned the necessary changes to have
it meet the requirements, not only for
the present but for many years to
come.
DIR. Scharpen has made life study
of city government, both in America
and broad, and beyond doubt he is
the best qualified man to advise the
commission on this important ques-
ton. At an evening meeting he gave
detailed and very practical and in
structive talk on the requirements.
Under the law the commission are
compelled to complete their findings
and make their report to the City
Council within six months. The local
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
MUNICIPAL PLANT PROBABLE
GETS THIRTY DAYS IN JAIL

GElS lH1hl LA > lin JAIL
Morey Robinson, gray-haired wan
derer and self-confessed thief, hailing
from no place in particular, is sojourn-
ing for thirty days in the county Jail
because he over-estimated his belief
that Sank Centre police officials and
courts were "easy to get BY" 1t will
be remembered that several weeks ago
Robinson relieved drinking compan-
ion, Jacob Krankis, Of $500 in money.
He confessed the crime, but made
such a strong plea of it being his first
slip from grace that Judge Diehl let
him off by repayment of the stolen
money and paying So in court costs,
withholding sentence on promise of
good behavior. Robinson left town
the next day but last Thursday re-
appeared, began frequenting saloons
and looking for trouble wherever he
could find it. When Chief Fish start
ed to round Robinson up, the gray
haired wanderer suddenly displayed
wonderful youthfulness and gave Fish
a merry chase before he was overtak-
en-. When hailed before Judge Diehl
the following morning he was SEN
fenced to straight Jail term of thirty
days and taken to st. Cloud in the af-
ternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY

Mrs. Mary Lyman had a birthday
last Thursday. A goodly number of
neighbors and friends became appris-
ed of the fact and acted accordingly.
They assembled in group and
swarmed down on the Lyman home
without warning. Needless to say
that Mrs. Lyman was surprised. But
the self-invited guests brought "eats''
in abundance and after a pleasant af-
ternoon spent with fancy work and
conversation bounteous repast was
spread. Each of the self-invited
guests also left a gift for their hos
tees as reminder of the occasion
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-08

commission realize that they have
their work cut out for them and have
arranged to have weekly meetings of
the entire body. To facilitate the work,
three subcommittee will take up the
various phases and requirements,
whip them into shape, and present
them to the entire commission for con-
sideration, at which time the different
sections will be thoroughly discussed.
The commission have not proceeded
far enough to make any forecast pos
-sible Of what they will eventually rec
ommend.
Chairman McGibbon has appointed
the following committees to handle
the different divisions, the first man
in each instance being chairman:
City Powers, Duties, Election of Of
ficers, etc.-L. L. Kells, C. D. Mar
shall, Benz. F. Dubois, S. P. Hansen,
James McCracken.
Committee on Public Util1ty, Sew
ers, Streets, Parks, Lights, Grounds,
Local improvements C. Kelsey, j.
N. McGibbon, S. C.. Bjone, AL. Sal
mond, George Bergman.
Committee on Finance, Appropria-
ton, Bonds, Budget, Salaries, etc.
Judge Cary Diehl, J. F. Cooper, w. O.
P. Hilsdale, L. w. Gingery, M. D. Ay-
garn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
NEW HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

o. L. Myhre, principal-elect of the
Sank Centre high school for the COM
ing year, spent few days the latter
part of the week in the city. The
young man comes from Esthervilie,
Iowa, where he graduated from the
high school. He is a graduate OF ST.
Olaf's College, Northfeld, and for the
past two years has been principal OF
the Gary schools. During his college
career he was active on the gym
teams, member of the Glee Club and
College band. He is very pleasant
gentleman to meet and made very
favorable impression during his short
stay in the city. A. w. Thomas, who
retires voluntarily as principal, left
Wednesday evening for his home in
st. Cloud. The Herald understands
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
NEW PRODUCE CONCERN

K. L. Harding of Brooten has made
arrangements to open up a produce
business in Sank Centre in the s.
Holme building on Oak street. He
will take possession as soon as the
building can be put in shape to meet
his needs. He will handle poultry,
eggs and produce of all kinds. He ex-
poets to use Sank Centre as central
point and will do business in a num-
Der of different towns near by. He ex-
poets to move his family to the city
as soon as he can find a place to live.
Mr.. Harding is quite well known in
this vicinity, having been raised at
Melrose.