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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-09

wide between the bitches. The sur
faces were constructed of broken
stone and the bottoms were of large
stones wedged together to make what
road-builders call. a telford founda-
ton. About 1850 business condi-
tions in the country became bad and
this work stopped. When it was re-
sumed in 1908 such long period had
elapsed since the earlier state-aid
work that 1908 is usually fixed as the
beginning of state road wprk in Ken
lucky.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-09

Manning suffered nine ovations in
Sumter at the campaign meeting
last week. The first one attacked
him before breakfast, and the other
attacks occurred intermittently
throughout the day. He has SO far
escaped infantile paralysis, however.
RIVERS ARE AGAIN RISING.
Spartanburg, ialy 81 There has
been en- change in the railway stu
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-09

After reading the circular recent
ly gotten out by the Manning politi-
clans and office-holders, we are glad
to note that there are some things
which he is not accused of having
done:
1t is not claimed that he discover
ed America nor that he has ever
sswallowed a sword"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-09
SYMPATHY.

The esteemed News and Courier
will sympathize a great deal more
with Mr.. Cooper when he takes the
oath of Office next January; in fact
he will have its full sympathy and
some of its good advice. -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-09

Brother Watson of the Index,
should know that all this talk about
being good is intended . for him.
What right has he to ask anyone else
to be good? It is the same old story
about the OK. You know there is q
difference. 49,. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-09

According to our recollection the
number of votes cast in Barnwell at
the last election was something less
than the number OF voters alleged
to have. been present at the Barnwell
meeting. 1t seems that the whole
crowd was for Manning. Blease
should quit importing Manning vot-
ers to campaign meetings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-09

"Manning is not "a STUMP
SPEAKING LAWYER. He has not
had TWENTY YEARS EXPERI-
ENCE IN HARANGUING JURIES
IN THE COURT HOUSE. Manning
is a farmer and business man." And
so it has been said since 1890.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-09
THOUGHTS ON THE SITUATION

Down in Barnwell the other day
Manning had the crowd three to
one, some Of the Manning supporters
said. And then comes the Barnwell
People, also; supporting Manning,
admonishing the people to stop a
stampede to Cooper.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-09

We have. never heard as much ar
gumentbefore in q case which would
win itself, nor in favor of a candi-
date who is to be elected on the first
ballot. Things are getting desper-
ate, friends. :.r
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-09

formation which has not been reck-
oped with, and that is the weekly
press. These papers, for the most
part, carry full accounts Of the meet
ings and give impartial reports. And
still another source of information
is the campaign meeting itself. :: A
goodly number of people are attend
ing these meetings and they see
which way the wind is blowing. You
cannot deceive the people. The re;
ports which are coming in show that
the people love a fair fight, and they
demand just treatment of all men,
And the people will measure the
strength of Cooper by what they see,
and will resent the effort to ignore
him in this race. But this is off the
subject.
We are next asked our opinion of
the result in the even that Cooper
is not in the second race. In that
event, it appears to us that Blease
will be the next Governor of the
state. E. D. Smith, with Pollock
and Jennings as assistants, beat
Blease only about twenty thousand
votes two years ago, a little less than
that, we believe. The change of ten
thousand votes as cast in that cleo
ton to Blease would mean his elec-
ton over Governor Manning. Will
he be able to poll these additional
ten thousand votes? We think he
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-03
hEDFORD SCALP TAKEN BY THE
GRANTS PASS FOOTBALL TEAM

ford here seemed 10 meet ravaraes
and MacI,onald snmhled Harvav,s
punt only 10 have M,luken scoon !, tbs I
BAH nm On the run and scora anothsr
and the anal tonchaowr psarss
missed coal AZ
\ During the t,rst opartar tha Msa
ford line out-n,avad 'tha Grants psss
>yN --l- = ~ f,'@s ~ ~ ''"S fA"fa'o = oo'
one, but during the rest OF the game
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-03
DC
LANE
MAY Be SUCCESSOR
Or JUDGE LAMAR

Washington, Jan. 3 With Asso-
cIate Justice Joseph n, Lamar. Of
the supreme court dead. politicians
turned today TO speculation as to HIS
aucccssor. Included In those mem
ilonad for the post was Secretary Of
the Interior Lane. Lamar died last
night Of hoart failure. He had been
In III health aince September, when
he suffered stroke Of paralysis.
Death. however. was due 10 heart
faiiuras
Tho Justice would have endNd Ave
years service on the bench had he
lived until today.
He was native of Georgia. So
years old, In the A.-B.-c, mediation
conference At Niagara Falls he was
one OF tho administration represen-
tatiyes. He was OF a democratic turn
OF mind and beloved by his intimates.
onicial Washington anticipates
that tho president will nominate a
democrat 10 iiil the vacancy, In order
10 avoid q change in the present
party line-up OF the court. Lamar.
q democrat, was appointed BY Taft.
In addition TO Secretary Lane. other
names mentioned are those OF secre-
tary Garrison. Secretary Houston.
Joseph Folk. Solicitor General John
w. Davis. and Frederick Lehman,
who was one OF tue United States
representatives at tho ARC. con-
ference In 1914 at Niagara Falls.
II Il anthoritatlvely learned that
iormer President TAFT VIII mot even
be considered. President Wilson
from Hot Springs to
'nssuucrs Aot Jumicc rAmaf's family.
his sympathy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-03
GRAVITY Of SITUATION
CALLS WILSON HOME
President Cuts Honeymoon Trip Short to Return TO the
National Capital and Direct Diplomatic Negotiations
Following the Sinking Of Two More Liners BY TeutOn
Agents, the Ships Having Americans Aboard

Washington, Jan. g.. The gravity
of the international situation caused
by the tnrpedoing OF the British liner
Glengyle. coming on the heels OF the
sinking Of the liner Persia. caused
President Wilson today to deter
mine to cut his vacation short and
return here. arriving tomorrow
morning
The Southern railway took iinme-
diate steps to fetch him quickly here,
apd at once set TO work to ssnd his
private car to Hot Springs. He
should be in the capital early to-
morrow.
Meantime. ofiiciai circles awaited
details OF both the Persia and Glen
gyle sinlSings with most anxious fore
bodings. Their worst fears we're
realized In tho death OF American
Consul McNeely OF Alden and the re-
ports that the torpedoing was with
out warning. a required BY inter-
national law.
The state department expected
that Austria or Germany which ever
owned the attacking submarine
would anticipate a protest or ultim-
atum from America and hence would
voluntarily disavow the torpedoing
Of tho Persia and give guarantees Of
future observance OF International
law. The situation seemed the more
serious from the fact that the Persia
incident followed 50 closely upon
Austria's reassuring note in the An
coma case. and that the Persia sink
Ing was in turn succeeded by the
Clengyle torpedoing.
Before any action can be taken,
however. the administration must
irst settle whether a submarine or
! mine was responsible for the Persia
sinking, and II II was a submarine.
What It's nationality was.
The state department is deter
mined to obtain from the central
powers a binding promise that In
'uture submarine attacks the safety
II non-combatants. not only on liners
but on merchantmen. shall be as
'ured. One result Of this position
viii be a showdown In the Lusi-
ania case, inasmuch as Germany's
hedges in this incident have thus
ar extended only to liners.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-03
NORWEGIAN TANK
Liner AZTEC SUNK
At BROOKLYN DOCK.

New York. jan s,--0ne man 10
known to have been killed and seven
are missing as the result OF an ex-
ploslon aboard the S,6O0-,on Norwe-
CLAN tank liner Aztec at aSBrooklyn
dock today. B,
The tanker sank soon after the
explosion, which toro out the rear
end blew up two oil tanks aft aud
hurled men into the air from a hole
torn In her, \ y
Over 1000 men we're employed
about the dock and other thousands
crowded{bere to seek relatives. The
vessel liaasreccntlysbcen engaged IN
carrying oil ito the allies, hence there
was . beliefthat she was the victim
Of anti-ally agents
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-03
PERSIA SINKING
CAUSE Or CRISIS
SAYS ENGLAND

tBy United Press Leased Wire.l
London, Jan. 3.lAmerican Consul
General Skinner today cabled Consul
IGarrels at Alexandria to obtain q
statement Of the liner Persia sinking
from Charles H. Grant. Of Boston.
Upon this statement may depend
whether America will take drastic
action In the case.
Consul Robert McNeely. en- route
to his post at Alden. was lost when
the big liner went down. He was
last seen struggling in the water as
|lifebcats pulled away.
The sinking Of the Persia horri-
fed the English press today. They
speculated extensively as to Amer
ica's course now and were unanimous
In their expressions that the central
powers regard America with CON
tempt and through the Persia case
are flouting her with their scorn.
Despite reports that there was no
panic, It was deemed significant here
that only SO out Of 24l passengers
were saved, and "a Of the crew OF
$50 to 200,
Moreover, only II out OF 81 wo-
men, and two out Of 80 children were
rescued and landed BY a warship at
Alexandria.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-03

Meanwhile Charge d'Aifaires
zwiedenek Of the Austrian embassy
sought to have the public withhold
judgment. He pointed out that II
had not been definitely established
that a submarine sank the Persia,
and, moreover, that the circum-
stances surrounding the incident had
not been entirely proved. Hence. he
asserted, no one knows whether there
was justification. In any event, he
that Austria, through her
Ancona reply, indicated her readl-
ness to do right. He expressed him
self as confident and hopeful that II
the submarine proved to be Austrian
his government would take imme-
diate steps toward a satisfactory set
tlement.
k In this connection, officials sug-
gested that possibly the contents Of
the Austrian note and instructions
TO submarines contingent thereon
had not reached the submarine COM
mander who sank the Persia. II. In
deed. II was an Austrian diver.
While It was reported that the
president viii call . cabinet session
on his return, the state department
showed the real gravity OF the sltu-
alton when Il said, mo effort should
be made to minimize the seriousness
of the situation
Moreover. It was intimated that
an understanding with all the CEN
tral allies as to submarine attacks
will be demanded Immediately.
The presence Of a AS inch gun on
the Persia, as reported by Consul
Carols at Alexandria, together with
the fact that there were rs British
ofticers en- route to Egypt aboard,
was regarded as Of minor Importance.
lnasmuch as the administration rec
ognizes the right OF merchant ships
q carry small gums for defense. The
soldiers among the passengers. 1t was
held. could not give the vessel the
status Of troop ship" liable to
attack without warning.
Later special train was rushed
Q Hot Springs. Va. to bring Presi-
lent Wilson back to Washington.
10 may arrive before tomorrow
morning.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-03
BY Fred Williams. Ex-All-western
Tackle.

Tackle.
The new year OF 1915 was ushered
in by good gridiron contest on the
High School grounds, when the
Grants Pass grads walloped the Med
ford Has Beens' to the music OF
lao In well-played game. with
a sufficient amount OF sky attacks
and submarine defenses to thrill the
most morcse. II was an ideal day.
though the footing was uncertain,
and fully Ave hundred bugs were
there when Referee soely Hall start
ed tho Afth annual football battle.
Medford kicked or TO valiant Joe
Dean, who with his customary dash
returned ilfteen yards, only to be
called back because OF oifside play
by Mcdford. Thon You ought to
have heard him "holler," The sec
,ond klck-ofr Cornell returned 20
yards,
There was no scoring until the
second quarter. when Harvey, BY
magnificent oif-tackle glides. ably
assisted Niilliken to land the bali be-
hind the goal posts for the nrst six
pOinfa. Cornell miasndl pnnl Med-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-03
MORE SNOW IN SEATTLE
THAN FOR TEN YEARS

'Hy united Press Leased Wire. J w
Seattle. Jan. S,seven inches OF
snow snow has mantled Seattle piling up
tho heaviest downfall In ten years,
ASnorth wind indicates a steady con
tinuance Of the storm that started
at o'clock this morning. Gable slots
on hill lines we're frozen. All rail-
road trains are arriving late,
The snow claimed one victim when
ii-year-old Russell Marvin crashed
into an automobile while coasting
and was killed,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-03
HOLD TRAIN CREW
RESPONSIBLE FOR
ROS[BURc WRECK
tBy United Press Leased wIrs.l

=
Roseburg. Jan, s.---Three mem
bers OF the crew OF a Southern Pa
ciiic freight train which crashed into
another freight six miles north OF
here Saturday night were today held
responsible for the wreck by the
board OF inquiry. II. D. Ryan. en-
ginccr; 4. A, Bailey, fireman. and
G, H. Carney, head brakeman. are
tho men blamed
Glen Patrick. fireman on the
southbound train. lost an arm In the
wreck. Ten hogs and eight head OF
cattle were killed when the stock
cars tumblcd over a wooden trestle.
A carload Of matches caught IRE and
five freight cars were burned up.
Traffic was not resumed on the line
until late yesterday,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-03

Alexandria. Egypt. Jan. s.-Of-
flcers Of the sunken p. q o. liner
Persia were positive today that she
was the victim Of submarine ana
not mine. as some sources tended
I, to indicate, That the loss Of life
aboard her will run past the 200
mark seemed certain. Included Ia
the list Of dead is probably Consul
n. N Neely Of Alden. reported miss
ing and said to have been last seen
struggling in the water as the i'll
fated liner went down to watery
grave.
Various reports Of the sinking In
dicated the vessel was sunk With
out warning. The nationality OF the
attacA6ng submarine. however, was
not determined. for oficers claimed
not to have sighted the diver. though
they said positively they had seen
the wake Of her torpedo.
The second officer said he saw the
white streak or torpedo, but no
survivor reported getting an actual
sight OF the diver.
Graphic details OF the liners last
moments were told here today by
Leonard Moss. an English survivor.
There was no panic, and the loss
OF life was due to two things he
said First, the Persia sank In less
than six minutes, ana second, most
OF those aboard were having lunch
con at the time. and were not think
Ing OF submarines. We we're max
ing Is knots whom the first dull
boom came. followed by funny
cracking sound II seemed only a
second when The big ship began TO
list. Those on deck rushed to the
boats, but those on tho starboard
side were worthless, because they (
listed heavily People ran up from
below. while women ana children
were crying, but there was no wild
Continued on page 81 NJ
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-03

Two Liners Under British
Flag Are Sunk, the Loss If
Lite Will The Destruction
ofPersia Having Been Great

London, Jan. s.Fresh 3 toll Of HE
was believed today to have been
taken with the torpedoIng of the
British liner Glengyie. largest o.
England's ships except the LnsItania
and Arabic to succnmb to undersea
attacks. About 100 aboard her we're
rescued, but while It Is believed she
carried no passengers. she undoubt-
edly had large crew, some OF whom
probably perished.
With the news Of the sinking Of
the Glengyle came word. too. Of the
torpedoing Of the Japanese vessel
Kenkon Maru. Her crew was saved.
News Of these new torpedofngs ~,
rived in the midst of the admiralty's
efforts to get details Of the sinking
Of the P. 4 Q. liner Persia, with
heavy loss Of LIE.
The Glengyle Was . . 9.o00-ton twin
screw vessel. owned by McGregor.
Gov 8 Company. os Ghssou. Ths
Kenkon 3Garu was owned by ~
Inuni Gpmei Kaisha shipping Com
pany. which runs six vessels Of the
same name. numbered on to six. and
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-03

London. Jan. 3.---That Greece will
declare martial law January 15 was
the claim OF an Athens paper today.
according to press dispatches.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1916-05-12
above prices are f. o. b. road
station Starkville.
Board adjourned to meet first
Monday in June 1916.
ID. w OUTLAW, JR., Pres.
~~~~~~~O~N~N~O~-~O~N
'o'umbus District Conference Session

A most enthusiastic body of la
dies held "A conference on Friday,
in the Methodist church, to dis.
rat ch the business of the Colum
bus District of Missionary Auxi-
laries.
The meeting was very ably pre-,
sided over by Mrs. Duren, of Col
umhus, the District Secretary.
There were rs delegates present,
representating our neighboring
towns in the Mission Work. A
great inspiration was gained by
the presence of Mrs. Conger, of
Walden, the President of the
Women's North Mississippi Con-
ference. She gave most wonder.
full reports of that great Women S
Council held in Atlanta bringing
a message to both adults and
young people.
The elegant lunch served in the
Sunday School rooms of the
church on Saturday was no small
feature, as this brought all to
gether in social way.
The committee on resolutions
declared West Point a most cordial
hostess and the meeting most
profitable.
The next session will be held in
Crawford one year hence.
West Point opens her doors to
all such gatherings, for they leave
only a good impression for which
we are grateful, Times Herald.
Mrs. T. Il. Lipscomb aud Mrs.
I. W. Woodward attended the
above conference on Saturday and
chaperonned about dozen and u
halfymembers Of the Junior Mis-.
sionary Society of the Methodist
Church. fhe children were de.
lighted with the trip and the royal
entertainment, extended them.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1916-05-12
CHOICE PROPERTY FOR
SALE.

81 acres-part of which lies
within the city of Starkville,
bounded for over one-fourth mile
by new macadam road, Many
cattle were fed upon it for several
winters and it is very fertile. II
has large barn with a brick
foundation, shielded on two sides,
covered with slate and metal.
Well fenced into different divi.
sions. Beautiful location for q
suburban home. Price $4400.
20 acres-all in city of Stark
vile. Bounded 120 yards on
pike road, and one fourth mile by
street. Has a nav $500 hay barn.
Fertile BUTTON and good upland
Good building sites. Price $22O0,
The above two tracts are choice
property, aud they are certain to
grow in value as the town grows,
and they are now in demand for
building lots, or will be soon. A
safe investment-Gake it while you
can. Call or see.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1916-05-12

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. NJ arr
the proud parents of a ina girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. " llisms
and M. Herbert Cook, Of Nabes
motored over Monday,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cook, Of
Maben, were visitors in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Norris last
Sunday,
Mr.. G. E. Wright, of Greenwood
passed through Starkville in his
touring car, enroute to New York
this week.
Miss Ruby Clifton, of Aberdeen,
arrived Wednesday aud is the at
tractiye guest of DR.. and Mrs
Hunter Scales.
Mr.. and Mrs, Joe Edwards, of
Meridian, spent the week end with
Mrs. John Lewis family. Mrs.
Lewis returned home with them
for a weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cook, Mrs.
Irene Thomas and Mr. John Cook,
of Marietta, Ala, came over in
their car Sunday and visited Mr..
and Mrs. Ola Cook.
Mrs. Mollie Pearson, wife Of the
late Rev. X. q. Pearson, has been
spending a couple Of weeks with
relatives in Starkville and vicinity
Mrs. Pearson went from here to
Tupelo, where she will visit
friends before returning to her
home in Lispcomb, Texas. -
Mr.. Il. B. Ferris, of McNeill,
Miss, joined his family here Mon
day and they went to Decatur,
Ala, to spend a few days with
relatives, after which Mrs. Ferris
and children will return here and
spend a couple of weeks more will
her parents, Judge and Mrs. W.
FL. Reynolds.
Mr.. o. M. Camburn, who has
government work in connection
with tire Extension department at
the College, was married on Mon
day, the Sth. inst, to Miss Robbins,
of Cedar Rapids, Mich. NJ. and
Mrs. Camburn arrived in Stark.
Vile Thursday and are at home
with Mrs. s. w. Scales on Main
street.
Col Murray Robinson, Mr.. Da' G
Bell and Mr.. A. B. Carothers,
three of Noxubee county's best
and most progressive planters,
spent Monday at the College and
in town. Mr.. Carothers Is q son
of the late Charles Z. Carotbers,
of Memphis, These gentlemen
were very favorably impressed with
the farm at the College.
The friends and relatives of Mr..
e. b. Lampkin, Of Columbus,
sympathize with him in the loss oi
his wife, whose death occurred al
her home ih that city last Friday
evening after a very brief illness,
Mrs Lampkin was the second
daughter Of Mrs. NJ. E. Erwin ant
/ in her girlhood days, was fre'
quent visitor in Starkville. She
will be remembered as Miss Cart
Erwin. Mrs. Lampkin was
noble Christian and a devoted wifi,
and mother, She leaves a. hus
band five children to mourn he
loss and to this sorrowing family
the Times extends its heartfelt
sympathy