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All tho "cch, with r,atinrr> Tues
day. Thursday and Snturdn, IN,
Mothers Rosary"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
GILES MURDERERS
STILL At LARGE
FORMER RICHBURG MAN is SLAIN
BY WIFE OF MAN UNDER
ARREST.

Muskogee, Okla, March 25.-Posses
returning from the chase OF Paul V.
Hadley and his wife, charged with
shooting and killing Sheriff Jake Giles
of Beaumont, Texas, on a Missouri,
Kansas and Texas train near Checotah
Thursday night, state that the pair
have headed for the dense tin1bers of
the Canadian river bottoms and are
three hours ahead of any posse.
Hadley and his wife got breakfast
at the home of a farmer named Law
renee, six miles southeast of Checotah
this morning. The farmer let the two
have horses to ride and sent his son
along to guide them. The news of the
murder had not then spread TO the
countryside
The version of the officers in the
case is that it was the Woman who
killed the sheriff, using her own re-
volver which she had concealed from
the officer all the way from Kansas
City. Then she secured the sheriffs
gun, passed it to her husband and told
him they would fight their way out.
CONTINUED on Page MenI)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
Wedding Bells TO'
Ting For
Couple AHe, All
YOUNGSTERS PREveal ON PAR.
sFNTs FOR ps:rAat 8 Sssll.ss Z. - sxsH
is GRANTED.

Wedding bells arc going to ring for
Miss Mae Chairman, of Richburg, Miss,
and Frank Thames, a young Hatties-
burg boy after all And it won't be
three or four years until they reach the
legal age, either
II became known today that the par
ents OF the young couple have agreed
for the ceremony TO be performed,
and present plans are that the de-
layed marriage will take place within
the next two weeks.
Thursday afternoon. Bert Wilkins,
friend of young Thames, returned
10 Circuit Court Clerk Nixon the IL
cense which the bridegroom-tO-be had
obtained a few days earlier. Wilkins
explained that because of parental
objection, and because neither of the
contracting parties was of legal age,
the document was not used.
In the meantime, the young couple
held numerous conferences with their
parents and, it is said, induced them
to agree to the marriage
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
SUMRALL WOULD SEND
SPECIAL TRAIN HERE
HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS OF
THAT SECTION PREPARE TO
ATTEND FIELD DAY MEET.

Interest in the South Mississippi
Field Day Meet and contests to be
held here April 10, is being manifest
ed throughput this section of the state
as shown in letters received daily by
Prof. w c. Straban, in charge of the
affair.
Today, P. F. Williams, principal OF
the Sumrall schools, asked Prof. Stra-
han to take up with the Hattiesburg
Commercial Club the proposition OF
running a special train from Sumrall
to Hattiesburg to carry the big crowds
expected to attend the meet here.
President Hannah. of the CONNER
cial Club, will take up the matter with
officials of the Mississippi Central
Railroad today and will give Prof
Williams an answer Immediately.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
NO SHACkLETON NEWS.

Melbourne, March 25.-The auxiliary
ship Aurora, of the Shackleton Ant
arctic expedition, has been damaged
and is proceeding to New Zealand
for repairs.
-Four members of the Aurora's party
were left behind at the Ross sea base
of the expedition
1t is evident from the Auroras wire
less dispatch that the fate of Lieut..
Sif Ernest Shackieton and the rest
of the PARTY which IS attempting 10
cross the Antarctic region is as ye
unknown Probably r5thing Will be
heard from them until 1eXt November
when tie zee breaks
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
Berlin, March 25.---Army
headquarters announces that
Verdup is in flames.
Wash. D. C., Mar. 25---Con.
sular reports advise that the
steamer Engllshman sunk in
British waters was torpedoed,
and that four Americans are
missing.
missing.

London. March 25.-in a battle in
the North Sea on February 2S, the
German raider Grief was sunk by gun
fire from the British armed merchant
man Alcantara, which later was sunk
by torpedo
The British captured several Ger
man officers and 115 men. The British
lost 50 officers and men.
This is the first official account of
the battle made public.
London, March 25.-Information OBJ
tanned from passengers, on the British
channel steamer Sussex, damaged by
an explosion yesterday en- route from
Folkstone to Diepp, indicates that
there may have been considerable less
of life. One American man is miss
ing, and is supposed to have been lost.
Miss Baldwin, member of an Ameri-
can family in Paris, was seriously in
jured.
Several Americans were rescued.
The opinion of the passengers is
divided as to whether the Sussex was
victim Of mine or torpedo. A num-
her of persons aboard were killed and
many wounded. The admiralty states
that go survivors landed in France.
Between 80 and 100 were landed at
Dover. AS there were 2S6 passengers
and about so in the crew, 70 are still
missing
II is reported that the Sussex has
arrived at Boulogne.
Edward Hixley. president of the
United States Rubber Company; and
CONTINUED on Page Eagns.l
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
Made Public.

Probabilities of sending the Ma
tional Guard organizations of the
country to the border for patrol duty
while the regular soldiers Of the
United States are engaged in chasing
the outlaw Villa and his bandit band
through the mountains and deserts OF
Mexico, are becoming stronger hourly
Reports from Washington this after
noon tell of a conference lasting some
time between President Wilson and
Secretary of War Baker, in which
this question was discussed in detail.
The dispatches from the capital
state that should the militia be or
dered out for active service. those
states nearest the Mexican line will
be the first called upon. This will be
done in order to keep down transpor-
Continued on Page Threel.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
TRUCK MAKES RECORD
RUN To PETAL FIRE
SMALL BLAZE nv PLANT OF Nc
INNS LUMBER COMPANY
CAUSES EXCITEMENT.

The best record yet made by the
automobile pumper of the Hatticsburg
Fire Department was that of this
morning when the run from headquar-
ters at Forrest and West Pine streets
TO the McInnis Lumber Company's
plant at Petal, three miles away, was
covered in less than five minutes.
A blaze was discovered in the shaw
ings room Of the plant, located $50
feet from the mill proper. The blaze
itself was not large, but the employees
did not want to take a chance on
depending entirely on the local fire
fighting apparatus. SO they sent in an
alarm to the city.
The roads to Petal are exceptionally
good at this time, and the truck had
the right OF way Engineer Estes threw
the engine into high. and the laddies
held fast to their seats, while the
9,O00pound machine shot ever the
roads.
BY the time it reached Petal. the
employees of the plant already had
connected up their own hose. There
was but little left for the Hattiesburg
laddies to do.
The damage amounted to about $50,
the paint on the metal roof covering
the shavings department having been
scorched.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
FALSE ALARM CALLS
OUT FIRE DEPARTMENT
Laddies Looking For the Person Who
Got Them Up at Early Hour.

CHIEF Pottcr's fire laddies would like
to get their clutches on the fellow
who telephoned fire headquarters ear
ly today that there was a big fire
raging on New Orleans street, and that
they had better hurry or that whole
section would burn up
The big automobile pumper was
carried to the scene. From one end of
that thoroughfare to the other, the men
went, but the only fire discovered
was that from a cigarette in the mouth
of a watchman returning home from
his night duty.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE,
NEGRO BOY WANTS 81, 900

John Wesley Carr, a negro boy,
through his next best friend, John
Carr. has filed suit in the Forrest coun-
ty Circuit Court for $4,000 against
D. f. McInnis. for damages alleged to
have been received in an automobile
accident on Hardy street last October.
Mr.. McInnis was driving down Har-
dy street at the time, according to wit
nesses. and was passing a wagon. He
more space, when the boy, walking be-
hind the wagon, darted in front of the
machine. He was badly bruised.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
WHOLE U-BOAT.
CONTROVERSIES
MAY BE REVIVED
Fcrther Complications With the
Central Powers Are Ex-
pected at Once.
DESTRUCTION OF SHIPS
HAS UNSETTLED MATTERS
(By Associated PreSS.)

Washington d. C., March 25.-The
destruction of the British steamer
Englishman, with the possible loss OF
American lives, and the explosion on
the Sussex carrying ammunition, fol
lowing the attack on the Patria and
TIE sinking Of the Tu6antia, have IN
settled the entire submarine situation,
raising the possibilities OF further com
plicatiOns with the central powers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
TELEGRAPH BREWT|ES
WHAi ES CAUSE PANIC.

New York, March 25-F'ive whales
suddenly appearing in the path of the
Italian steamship Stampalia ON heI
way from Genoa ana Naples to this
port caused an alarm of submarines
and almost resulted in panic among
the $40 steerage passengers, accord
ing to the passengers when the ship
arrived today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
PARISIENNE STORIES Q. x.

New York, March 25.-The case of
Elting f. Warner, Edmund Soaring
and Irving r. Myers, publishers of
the magazine Parisienne. charged
with dissemination of obscene lit
erature, was dismissed today. The
court of general sessions held that
the literature contained in Parisienne
was not of the nature charged.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25

Interest in the bill now before one
OF the House committees of the Mis-
sissippi legislature, authorizing cities
Of 5000 or more inhabitants to pur-
chase or construct electric light, gas,
or water plants, when a majority of
their voters approve such move,
is developing in Hattiesburg, and pros
poets of fight against its passage
are in sight today.
The bill is receiving the unanimous
support of the mayor and commission
ers of Hattiesburg. 1t is being op-
posed by the officials of the Hatties-
burg Traction Company, the organiza-
,~tf0n which furnishes the city its cleo
trio light and power.
A long-term contract made by the
city with the traction company, ex-
pires in April, 1917. Whether this
will be renewed or whether the city
will begin the manufacture of cleo
tricity for it's own use, depends upon
three things: The approval of the
bill in question by the legislature, a
majority vote of the people favOring
a municipal plant. should it be passed;
q reduction in the rates charged to
the city by the company to point
considered reasonable by the public.
Whatever action is taken by the leg
islature, no new Contract with the
traction company will be signed next
year until it is submitted to the peo-
pie and vote taken.
Capt. A. Farley, commissioner in
charge of the electric department of
the city, said today that if the trac-
tion company will furnish light and
power TO the city as cheap as the city
itself can make il with its own plant,
he will be willing to sign new con
tract with the company at the expira-
tion of the present one.
But" he said. this must he sub
mitted to the people for ratification"
Mayor Batson said that he would
call special election, should the bill
pass the legislature. and would give
the people an opportunity to express
themselves regarding municipal
plant. 81 am willing to let the people
decide" he said. "If the city can
make its lights much cheaper than
the traction company can furnish
them. and the city wants a plant of
it's own, am with them"
Commissioner Caperton holds a
similar view.
The bill is now before the judiciary
committee of the House. 1t will par
ticularly interest Hattiesburg. owing
to the fact that the commissioners,
dissatisfied with the present contract
of the traction company have been
considering the erection of muni
cipal plant for some time.
Capt Farley believes that the city
can build plant of it's own for $4,000
or. $4,000, and make it pay for itself
in less than two and a half years.
.'We are paying the traction com
pany about $4,000 year." Capt Fair
ley says For half that amount, the
city can furnish a third more lights
than it is receiving at this time.
"It will cost but little to operate
the plant An additional unit will be
placed in the present pumping plant.
The night force now engaged in
pumping water can manufacture the
current with but little additional trou-
bic. One additional outside man will
be necessary.
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
NAVAL STORES FIRM
is SUED ON A NOTE

A suit for the collection of S7S5
note has been filed in the Forrest
county Circuit Court by the Fairbanks
Company, the Bank of Hattiesburg,
and the First-National Bank of Com
merce, trading as the Hattiesburg
Foundry and Machine Works, against
the Grooms Foretich Naval Stores Co.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
TWenty-Fourth Going.

San Antonio, Tex, March 25.-An-
swering appeals made to the Preside.
from Maria del Rio, General Funston
announces that a battalion of the
Twenty-fourth infantry will be station
ed at that district
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
W|THERSPOON PRAISED
IN SENATE EULOG|ES
SENATORS WILLIAMS AND vARDA-
MAN AMONG SPEAKERS AT
CAPITOL EXERCISES.
(By Associated press.)

T Washington, D. c., March 25.-The
Senate devoted an hour today to eulo-
gies on the late Representative With
erspoon. of Meridian.
Among the speakers We're Senators
Williams. Vardaman. and Broussard.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
OKLAHOMA CYCLONE
COSTS SIX LIVES
Tn Associated Press.l

Oklahoma City, Okla, March 25.-
Eight persons were killed in a farm
house two miles east of Davis, Okla.
by tornado last night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
BILL FOR CITY
LIGHTING PLANT
NOW IN HOUSE
Commissioners Are Behind the
Measure; Say 1t VIII Save
Thousands
TRACTION COMPANY TO
FIGHT ITS PASSAGE

Present Contract With Company Ex-
pres Next Year--City Fathers Say
They Will Not Renew 1t Until 1t
Has Been Submitted to the People
for Their Fairey De-
c'ares Municipal Plant Would Pay
for Itself Soon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
|C|TY INTERESTED
in PROSPECT Of
GUARD SERV ICE.
Possibilities Of Militia Going To
Mexican Border Becomino
Stronger
WILSON DISCUSSES MATTER
WITH WAR SECRETARY BAKER

Announcement Made in The News
Yesterday That Hattiesburg Organi-
zation More Than Likely viii Be
Given Taste of Real War, Creates
Much Excitement-Men Are Ready
to Go-List OF Those Eligible Is
Made Public.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
To
PUT AN END To
RUMORS
President May Issue Statement
With View Of Ending
The Agitation
PROPERTY OWNERS TRY
TO FORCE INTERVfNTI0N

Alarming Reports are Being Circulated
About the Border Situation, The
Washington Government Say.
Which is Done but for One Purpose
Villa is Said to Have Escaped
From the Trap set For Him; This
Not Confirmed
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
Ammunition Held.

Washington, d. c., March 25-Csr
ranza's ambassador today protestod to
Secretary Lansing that amm1u i0n
for CaIranza on a ship leaving NJ"
York yesterday had been he'd up by
the customs authorities Lansing said
that there was no intention to holo
up the cargo, but that the delay was
caused by the examination made to
assure that shipment would not reach
Carranza's enemies, or go to sections
where disloyalty is feared.
President Wilson, himself, probably
will issue a statement concerning the
agitation over the United States-AeN-
lean trouble.
Uneasy over the border situation
the Senate Republicans held con
ference today with view of determin-
ing on a plan to ask for more troops
for guarding the border country.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25
(By associated Press,

Washington, .. c., March 25.--
Convinced that powerful influ
ences are working to force inter
vention in Mexico by spreading
alarming rumors, administration
officials today are considering
steps to be taken to end the agi-
tation.
Many officials believe that inter
ests owning property in Northern
Mexico are trying to cause trouble
between the Unitd States and that
country.
EI Peso, Texas. March 25.-Re-
'iterated claims that Vita is sur
rounded near Eloso by the Ameri-
cans and Carranzistas continue to
be received from Mexican sources,
but no word has been received
from General Pershing regarding
the fighting of the Americans.
Reports from EIVaIle today stat
ed that Villa is fleeing west in the
San Miguel country, having eluded
the net drawn by the Americans
the Carranza troops near Eloso.
There has been no official confirm
alton Of these reports, hcWsVer
Several thousand American SOL
diers are searching south of Casas
Grandes for Villa. They have not
yet come in contact with him, how
ever. Wire communication be-
tween EI Paso and Mexican cities
is Interrupted.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-25

For Mississippi-PartIy cloudy to-
night and day; slightly colder
So. day in north and west portions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27
POTTER CALLS MAYORS
CHARGES FOUL SANDER

10 Mayor Gaynor last night as II ap-
pears elsewhere In THE SUM are incom-
plete. They do not contain his admis-
sion that the check was not connected
with me nor do they fully show that he
rt fused to allow me to testify concerning
1t. The answer TO Mr.. Fosdick's mis-
construed report is hat after It WAS
given TO he Mayor, the Mayor fGaynorl
authorized my appointment as a director
Of the ambulance board"
DR.. Potter charged that the only
reason John Purroy Mitchell reiterated
this dead and stale matter about the
$4,000 and the $500 item was for the pur-
pose of making and perpetratinG a scam
DIAL"
Islander. He CharGes.
The witness averred that there never
was n fouler or falser Islander Upon the
memory of a loved and respected man
now in his grave than the Mayors
statement about Mgr. Mcmahon and the
$1,000 honorarium. Mgr Mcmahon. he
said. never gave any such testimony as
the Mayor attributed TO him about the
fund and about appropriating II to his
own use, Dr. Potter asserted that Mgr.
Mcmahon did not fail to tell the use
that he put the money to--according to
Dr, Potter, for tho supervision of dloce-
san charitable matters. In this connec-
ton Dr. Potter read the Mcmahon am
davit printed in THE SUN a few days
ago.
Dr. Potter also produced n letter
signed by Comptroller Prendergast, stat
ing that Or. Potter resigned his office of
| examiner of accounts In the finance de-
partncnt voluntarily to accept another
position in tho city service. lie laughed
At the idea ~ trying to intimidat. tho
Mayor or commissioner kirgshury. lie
referred 10 an address by the Mayor In
Philadelphia in November. lelt. In
which, said Dr. Potter, the Mayor char
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27
Continued from First Pogo.

about the Mayors charges in reference
to the late Mgr. Denis j. Mcmahon. n
the proposed $4,000 honorarium' for
Dr.. Potter. Their examiner of accounts
If private institutions In the Department
of Finance. DR.. Potter said that al
though he was entrusted with the en-
penditure of about $30,0oo.000 OF the
public funds the Municipal Research
Bureau and an indefinite number OF ac-
countants could not find a penny mis-
placed.
"Resarding the proposed homo
rarium,'" Or. Potter said. "it Is 10 fault
OF mine that we'll meaning n Ill adj
vised friends, without my knowledge and
consent, at one certain time proposed
among themselves to give me a present
Their plan was hardly started before
they saw the improperly OF II n they
abandoned 1t. ! never heard OF II until
the matter was three years old, and
learned II first from the public press
They never gave Il. ] never received a
penny from that undertaking.
when | was before COMMISSIONS
rosdick in this very investigation thh'
The Mayor speaks OF he volunteered tho
statement that "A certain check for 5000
about which comment was made had not
been quite connected with me and he re
fused fatty, refused very ~renuous
am reference thereto or the allowing OF
me TO see the cneck M to testify con-
o.rning It. There never has been u
s|cln,illa OF evidence to show that ever
received any of that money. On tht
contrary, there was positive, uninpeach'
ail. evidence that ] received none or II
NJ uuo ever doubted that the late Mayor
t,,p,r Eurw what evidence was wller
h. s,w A.. II he patiently heard and
REJECTED iiiai fuli story.
MIR. Fosdick's minutes tths AayoI
xave out the F'osdick confidential rcporl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27
MAY INDICT %ENGRAvERS.
Grand Jury tO Inquire Into Al
legged Trust Here.

District Attorney Swami announced
yesterday. after a conference with rep
rcsentativcs Of tho New York Trade
Press Association. that the Grand Jury
would begin an investigation next week
looking 10 the indictment of members
Of tho Photo-Engarvers Boar OF Trade.
II is alleged that these IA entered
into "A trade scale OF prices In violation
Of the provisions OF the Donnelly anti
trust law. This is a subject 10 which the
District Attorney has given a great deal
Of attention. Two weeks ago the photo
crgravrrs agreed 10 withdraw their scale
Of prices.
That scale of prices may have been
withdrawn said the District Attorney.
but they now seem TO be acting under
q 'gentlemen's agreement At all events
they have not lived up to their promise
and Just An soon As we can get the Wit
nessee and evidence collected we shall
take the matter TO the Grand Jury"
The board Of trade has ffty.fve mem.
hers. 1t was asserted that all agreed
Ia raise their trade prices from 90 10
100 per cent. When the District Attor.
noy told the members they had violated
the law In doing this they consented
to withdraw the scale. PricsA heVoves,
have not been lowered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27

Burns, Mr.. Egan said. had talked about
putting In a d~etectarhone, and told him
subsequently he had gone to the Scy-
mour office. but he didn't know Burns
was going to put 4, in. He was certain
Burns never had tapped the Seymour
telephone. he said. though of course. he
knew the police had, In fact. he had
seen n fragment Of a report of a con-
versation that the police had taken and
given TO Deputy Commissioner Ford.
As soon as Mr., Egan took the stand
as the second witness District Attorney
Swans questions brought from him a
more dtailcd story Of just what led the
Morgan Arm to suspect that contents of
cablegrams were being diverted to some
one in the Seymour office, and first to
hire Burns and then call in the police.
Mr.. Egan after saying that he wal
employed by J. 7. Morgan 4 co. "in a
general capacity. no specific duties" saio
he FIRST heard Of the alleged thefts oi
cabled information on March II from II
+, Prindle and +. Darlington Weems
also Morgan employees.
"They told me that the AnElo-Amcr.
team Cotton Products Company. which
wat negotiating for the sale OF 5000 ton.
OF cotton linters, had been approached
by a couple Of men from the office 81
Seymour 4 seymour. These were viii
lam Hills, Jr., irst, and then Morton Il
Sultzer.
"Mr, Weems told me Mr.. Hills hac
represented that he had a pull with ]. T.
Morgan & Co. and wanted to intervene
An appointment was made ana Sultzel
appeared n proposed that they pay I,
the Seymour associates a commission o.
o~ne-quarter Of a cent "A pound on thu