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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-12-07
LOCAL AND PERSONAL$

was Brandon visitor Monday.
Glenn Walters, of Pelahatchie,
was Brandon visitor Saturday.
J.C. Calhoun, of Pickett, was q
pleasant caller at this office
Monday.
Do you intend to do your
Christmas shopping early? Then
get busy.
DR.. H. j. Burnham was a pro.
fessional visitor to Edwards
Monday.
J. B. Lowther, Of Florence.
was among our prominent visit.
ors Monday.
w. C. Barksdale, of Sandhill,
was here Tuesday, looking after
business interests.
N. B. Singletary and J. H. Sin.
gletary, of Florence, were among
our visitors Tuesday.
Hon. J. C. Robinson, of Pts.
gah, was here Tuesday, shaking
hands with his many friends.
J. D. Wooley, a substantial cit.
izen Of Pelahatchie, was among
our appreciated callers Tuesday.
Mrs. R. P. Fixes returned
Monday from a pleasant visit tc
relatives and friends at Meridian.
Howell McLaurin, of Jackson,
was here Tuesday, making his
annual settlement with the tax
collector.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Martin, OF
Jackson, spent a few days this
week with Brandon relatives ano
friends.
Mrs. Clara Gardner and little
son, of Flora, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Owen and other Bran
don friends and relatives.
Tyrian Masonic lodge will hold
a stated communication to-mor-
row afternoon. The entire mem
bership is urged to attend.
Mrs. J. C. Maxey and attract
i've little daughter, Atwood, OF
of Newton, are guests in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.
Thornton.
Miss Mable Gayden, member
of the faculty of the Jackson
city schools, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. E. Gayden.
Mulford Parker, president of
the Kola Lumuer Co., of Kola,
Miss, was a business visitor to
our town last week, motoring
away Saturday.
Circuit Clerk Lindsey reports
aivery light docket for the Janu-
ary term of court, and thinks
that the business can easily be
disposed of in one week.
Capt. Bradford, who has been
making his home in Brandon for
several months with Rev. and
Mrs. r. P. Fixes, has gone to
Meridian, where he will reside in
future.
T. L. Cook, of Thomasville,
was a Brandon visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. Cook has recently moved
from the. Shady Dell community
back to his old stamping ground
at Dry Creek.
Mrs. R. T. Kirkwood, of Hat
tiesburg, came up Sunday to
spend a few weeks with her
husband who is located here for
the present. She and Mr.. Kirk
wood are at the Gayden hotel.
Mrs. R. C. Watts and two lit
tie interesting daughters, of
Lynchburg, Va, arrived Mon
day for a visit to Mrs. Watts
mother, Mrs. Laura McLaurin.
They will be here until after the
Christmas holidays.
J. c.. Myers and William Rid
die were ordained deacons of the
Bethel church Sunday afternoon.
Ordination sermon was preach
ed by DR.. M. O. Patterson, pas.
tor Of the Brandon Baptist
church.
Miss Kathleen Thornton, the
attractive and accomplished
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G;
Thornton, and a student OF All
SAINTS College, at Vicksburg,
came home to spend Thanksglv-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Brame, oil
Fannin, have as their guests this
Iweek Mrs. Brame's brother,
'Mr. Charlie Cunningham, ano
his friend, Mr.. Eris Jamison, o1
Brooksville, Miss. They vii
crond cnvnrqi flavS hunting birds
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-12-07
Cough Medicine for Children.

Mrs. Hugh Cook, Scottsville,
N. Y, says: "About five years
ago when we were living in Gar
butt, N. Y, | doctored two of
my children suffering from colds
with Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy and found it just as repre-
sented in every way. 1t prompt
ly checked their coughing and
cured their colds quicker than
anything / ever used" Obtain
able everywhere.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-12-07

When you want the Best Shoes
go to w. G.. Barnes and get
Star Brann.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-12-07

When you want the very best
goods, phone SO. w. G. Barnes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-12-07

Charter Oak Cooking and
Heating Stoves, best made.
w, G. BARNES.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-12-07

country who is desirous of MAX
their dollars and dimes do double
duty. Remember the dates, and
be on hand promptly to share in
these money saving bargains.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
MOTIVE WAS GOOD;
ACTS DISASTROUS
j. T.. Gray Wants to Aid Friends and
Lands in Police station:
Gets Fined.

when j. b. Gray a steam shovel
engineer, reached the conclusion Sat
urday night that some of his friends
had been slugged or treated rough"
and were being held captives in the
Carnation rooms he felt that it was
his sole duty to go to their rescue.
Encouraged by a couple of snorts
Of cider he proceeded to seek infor-
nation Of the porter at the Carna
ton rooms, a very quiet gentleman or
color who sought to have the slum-
Der of his charges undisturbed by a
loud talking basso at 3 a. III.
At the police station Monday aft
ernoon it developed that the porter
had Offered resistance to the promis-
cuous survey of the rOOming house by
the steam shovel engineer, using a
brick to so resist.
Gray retaliated by using a knife
and the police brought a bloody and
badly cut up negro and the engineer
to the department. The negro was
released and Gray was fined $50 for
the first tour of the rooming house
inspection.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
AMAZONIAN LICKS
POLICE REPORTER
Woman Becomes InccnScd at Story
Written Which, She Says, Re
flccted on Her.

When he refused to deny his au-
thorship of "A story which appeared in
the paper for which he was cover
ing police court, a reporter of the
Evening Times was set upon yester-
day and. according TO police station
talk, considerably ruffled by a wo-
man who is being held at the station
to serve a sentence for law violation.
The story which resulted in the
fiEht, in which the day sergeant Is
said to have been a spectator. lending
encouragement by yelling thumbs
down to the reporter, was to the cf-
feet that a baby boy. held at the sta
ton with its mother. was looking 10
one Of several women for the moth
ers care and attention. II was this
statement. according to Mrs. Grace
Nilburn, that caused her TO loose her
temper at the reporter.
No Gri ests were made To a rep
resentative of another newspaper the
woman threatened to do bodily harm
if her name again was mentioned.
"Mv case has been tried and that's
all there is to it," she said Put she
did not deny that the child was look
ing to one Of the women held at the
police station for motherly care and
attention.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
GIRL HANGS UP
SUICIDE RECORD
Tries TO Kill Herself Three Times
within Hour at Clarcmorc, Is
Report.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
CLAREMORE, okla, Aug. "a
Three attempts to end her life within
a period of two hours, is the record
set by Vera Love, guest at the
Sequoyah hotel in Claremore. Monday
night, while in a Respondent mood, the
young woman, 23 years of age, first
attempted to hang herself with a
sheet to the fixtures in her bathroom
Failing in this 81 next endeavored to
lump from the v udow of her room in
the third story to the pavement below,
but was unable to loosen the fasten-
ings on the window. Immediately
thereafter she sent a porter to drug
store for bichloride Of mercury tablets.
Upon receiving these she took four Of
seven grains each. This proved too
great a quantity and she became vio-
lently sick, vomiting the tablets from
she system. At this point her rash
act had been discovered and medical
aid was summoned. She will recover.
The young lady came to Claremore
from Oklahoma City and has been re-
ceiving treatment from local physi-
clans, who fail to account for the
cause of her wish to destroy her life.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
ARREST SUSPECTS
AMID The CROWDS
Albert Sappington and G..
Johnson Charged With
Horse Stealing.

Albert Sappington and G. Johnson
Sheriff Woolley in front of the Lib
erty National bank and charged with
stealing two horses from j. ;. Bilby,
nine miles northeast of Broken Ar
row, in Wagner county. SlppIngton
is said to have turned states evidence
and admitted that the horses had
been stolen from the Bilby pasture
and rode to Tulsa, where they were
sold
Arriving in Tulsa on horseback
early Yesterday morning, Sappington
and Johnson had little trouble in dis
posing OF the animals for $50 to Dick
Holt. The purchaser paid only $40
down on the team and then notified
the sheriff The two men were taken
into custody at once. but a thorough
search of the clothing worn by them
failed to reveal the hiding place of
the $40 they had received
Sappington At first gave the name
of II. f.. Ramsey while Johnson
claimed the name of stevens. Later
they gave their real names and said
they lived at OwassO.
II Is said Sappington admitted he
had served one year at the state pen
tentiary for highway robbery. 1t is
believed they both live in Wagner
county and thorough Investigation
OF the case is being made by the
shcriffs office
The prisoners will probably be re-
turned to Wagner county for trial.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
CONCRETE STADIUM
WILL REPLACE OLD
TIME FOR OPENING OF ST.sTE
FAIR SEPTEMBER 23.
Other Buildings Lost in Monday
Nights Fire May Not BE
Rex INSTRUCTED.
Special to The World.

Special to The World
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. GA
concrete stadium which will cost
$4,000 will be erected on the state
fairgrounds to take the place of the
grandstand which was destroyed by
fire last night, according to announce
mcnt forthcoming today from mem
berS of the board of directors. 1t is
the intention, too, to have this mas
sive structure in place when the fair
opens. September 2S.
Efforts also will be made to recon
struct the concessions building, al
though it is not certainty they will
be successful as this structure is of
such massive proportions that it is
feared it could not be finished in such
a short time. The scenic railway viii
not be rebuilt this year and tenn
porary structure will be erected for
the carouSel.
The directors are convinced this fan
will be quite as successful as those
which previously were held and the
big stadium, which will seat ten thou
sand people, will be a great permanent
improvement to the grounds and will
be fireproof Workmen were en-
ployed early this morning to clear
away the debris of the burned build
ings and before tomorrow night this
task probably will be completed, after
which the building will begin and bC
rushed to completion.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
URGES CATHOLICS
TO VOTE RIGHTLY
Resolution Also Insists that Pope BE
Heard at End OF World
Struggle.

NEW YORK. Aug. 22-Catholic
voters throughout the United States
were urged at a mass meeting of the
Roman Catholic central vcrein here
tonight to unite and cast their in
fluence at the polls where it will
subserye the high and holy princi-
pies" for which Catholics stand.
James +. Zipf. president of the Con
zaga union of S. Louis. who made
the appeal, declared there were at
least three million Catholic voters in
the country-"quite a force" he said
"for the bringing about of proper con-
ditions"
A resolution demanding that at
the end of the world war the Pope
"be heard in the council of the ma
tions for the securing and Dene.-iug
Of a permanent peace was passed by
the American Federation of Catholic
societies at its convention.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
Advance DetachmentS on
Saloniki Front Are
Forced in Rout.
ANGLO FRENCH GAIN
HEIGHTS ON VARDAR
British Capture Trenches at
Martinpuich; Cars
Forces Busy.

DARIS. Aug. 22.-GO:3o p. MI
l. The allies have captured a series
of heights west of the Nardar river,
on the Salonili front, says a war cf-
flee statement tonight. on both wings
advance detachmonts have fallen
back before the Counter-offensive of
the Rulgarians
BERLIN. Aug. 22.-CBy wireless to
SaHNille. Turkish army hcadquar-
ters, according to the overseas News
agency, today reports that on August
II eight hostile vessels entered the
harburs of an island off the coast of
Asia Minor and landed three hundred
hrigands, accompanied by troops.
Turkish detachmcnts attacked the
bandits. adds the statement. who fled
to the ships after losing fifty men.
LONDON, Aug. 22.-G117 p. NJ
The British have made further ad
vance bstwcen Martin Puich and
Bazentin, where they captured one
hundred yards of German trenches,
says a war office statement tonight.
Both allied wings on the Saloniki
front, where the soldiers of at least
seven nations are in battle, have been
bent back by the Bulgarians. In the
center. however, where the allies
main force is being made at the en-
trance to the great Nardar valley,
Paris reports important gains.
Nothing is said about the Russian or
Italian share in the fighting and no
information has been given as to their
strength. The Serbians apparently
have been the heaviest losers and have
been forced back on their extreme left
about five miles from the Serbian
Greek frontier They claim. however
continued progress on the other sec
tions of their front.
Are Forced Back
on the allied right the British and
French who had crossed the Struma
towards the Bulgarian frontier have
been forced back on the river.
On the western front there has been
little change. The British continue
their efforts to surround Thiepval and
report the capture of one hundred
yards of German trenches in the di-
rection of Martinpuich. There has
been no action of Importance on the
French section.
For several days meager Russian re-
ports have insisted that nothing of
| Importance has occurred in the east
Berlin, however. describes very heavy
fighting both on the Stokhod and in
the Carpathians An interesting fea-
ture of the Russian official statement
is the intimation that the Grand Duke
Nicholas again is pressing his often
sive in the Caucasus. For the last two
days Petrograd has emphasized the
fighting around Diarbekr but no inn
portant change has occurred.
London claims a heavy blow against
marine E-23 reports having attacked
an 1S,60O-ton German battleship and
! the submarines commander believes
he sank it.
There is no news from the Italian
front where a lull has existed for sew
eral days.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
Lane, Judge George Gray
and DR.. John Mott Are
Three Delegates.
ACCEPT THE FLACES
To Make Arrangements for
Meeting Of ENJOYS for
Mexican Farley.
NIAsHINGToN, Aug. 22.-secro-

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Secre-
w tary Lansing announced tonight
that the American members of the
joint commission to undertake settle
ment of differences between the
United States and Mexico would be
Franklin X. Lane, secretary of the
interior; Judge George Gray of Will
mington, Del, and Dr. John X. Mott
of New York city.
All of the commissioners have ac-
cepted their appointments, the Mex
lean members were named some time
ago and arrangements for their meet
ing will be made Immediately by Sec
retary Lansing and Eiiseo Arredondo,
General CarranZa's ambassador d es-
ignate. Virtually the only question
to be decided is where the sessions
shall be held. The Mexicans are un-
derstood to prefer some resort on the
New Jersey coast.
Secretary Lane, who will head the
American group. was the first MEM
Der selected. Associate Justice Bran
deis was President Wilson's second
cnolCe, DuJ aIter Il conference Win
Chief Justice White he decided his
duties would not permit him to serve.
Judge Gray, who is judge of the Third
federal judicial circuit and former
United States senator, has had much
experience on international bodies and
since 1900 has been member of the
international permanent court of ar
bitration under The Hague conven-
ton. Doctor Mott is general secre-
,ary of the international committee
of the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation and author of numerous re-
ligious works. He was offered The
post of minister to China by Presi
dent Wilson but declined it.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
Eight Presidents of Roads
in Continuous Session
Without Decision.
DEFINITE ANSWER
MUST COME AT ONCE
Three Officials Go Over
Situation Carefully With
the President.

e,,,,.,l,,,.
w ''''N'i' 'N' NuE' r'E III
w presidents of important rail-
way systems who have been dcsig
ratod 80 dr,ft tho r,i,ro,ds, r,nI, IN
p,.I, ,,,,,.,.
'icS'ucH' "l'Son appear 'h'' ''cS
accept his plan for aVcrttng a nation
wide strike were IN almost continuous
., esion tod,,, and ,origb, u,itbout
,o,,.ir,, ,boir ,roh,o,,
tat ,an,,.,', ,,.," ~. .,,,,,,,i,
Va ,'
'ceiheh, Haze lioIdeh pl the hufllhS-
ton; X. S. Lovett of the Union Pacific
and Daniel willard of tho RoItimnrc
a, ,t.t ,t..,,, - ..t.,t -.,
'','' "'9. "'9Vu -,e '''"' wv" WI"
president wilson. Thoy were az the
White House for more than IN hour
f. s,, thev had asked Cor tbe corfar-
'.........,.,
'"Ve 'o "iscuss TN general SITUATION
and expected to see the president
again.
AItboucb como or ,,o sixt, M, moro
-.
fies'u'"'s are SHOWING disposition
TO prolong the negotiations in the
hope that the sentiment Of the bust
ross men of the country Will be shown
to be opposed to the idea of an eight
hour day, there was general feeling
tonight that definite answer 10
president WILSON'S demand cannot be
much longer postponed. The presi.,
ueht is understood 10 nave lndlcaled
lnat ne ueSlreu ms proposals TO De
iuily uepaleu py the executives. put
thelr conferences among themselves
nave falied so tar TO develop any con-
crete pan hkely TO win approval
Want Arbitration.
SO far as the presidents would dis.
cuss the situation tonight they still
are insistent upon an arbitration oi
the cight-hcur day and all other is
sues with the employees.
As the conferences continued there
was less talk of action which would
lead &c a strike. but some of the ex-
ecutives are expected to fight to the
last ditch any plan which would
force an eight-hour day upon the
roads without some form of arbitra
ton.
II was understood the White House
conference tonight did not deveIop
any actual plan. but that the three
executives wished to get President
Wilson'S views on various phases of
the matter 80 that they could be out
lined 20 the rest of the committee
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
WAS FLIMFLAMMED
INTO SIGNING DEED
Mary Josephine Fish UnkIc says Her
Wealth Was Occurred
Unfairly.


MUSKOGEE, Aug. %. - Impor-
tuned. bulldogged, threatened and
cajoled into a state of mental ire
sponsibility and physical exhaustion
Mary Josephine Fish Unkle, in her
latest chapter in the dime novel serial
entitled "Unkle VS.. Willis ct al" AYERS
that she re-executed fraudulent deed
to Ottawa county zinc and lead prop
erty of fabulous worth at the very
time the commissioners of Indian af-
fairs was reconsidering her case with
a view to making her the legal heir
of Leander j. Fish. In the supple
mental bill filed in the United States
district court today by Paul A. Ewart
of Joplin Mrs. Uncle and her hus-
band, william Il. Uncle, set out that
o. G. Cravens and Joe Fish, fearing
an adverse decision in hearing set
for Miami June "a last hurried to
New Glatz, Md, and bombarded the
Unkles four days, finally forcing them
to take an automobile ride to Wash
ington. where they were hidden in a
hotel ostens!bly as the guest of Joe
Fish of Oklahoma. Ready made wit
nesses were finally produced and a
deed re-executing the transfer of a
year ago was made. 1t is sought to
set aside this deed
In the original suit it was charged
that the defendant. Mary Willis, and
others forced her to sign a deed In
1915 upon a threat that they would
send Mr.. and Mrs. Unkle to prison
for bgamy. claiming that she had
never been divorced from Leander
Fish In the latter case it Is charged
that new false representations were
made as to the worthlessness of the
property and the extent of incum-
brance. She was told that $4,000 was
an extreme price.
1t is claimed that the land in ques-
ton near Miami has on 1t the richest
lead and zinc mine in the United
States and Is easily of the value Ct
100000.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
DRIFTS INTO PORT
OF MISSING MEN
EFFORTS To Locate L.. \. Dean OF
Blackwell Have Been
UnaNailinS.

Special to The World
BLACKWELL. Okla. Aug. 22.-E.
\, Dean, "A carpenter. who was en-
ployed on the construction OF several
houses in this place, has disappeared
and all efforts to locate him have
been unsuccessful Mr.. Dean came
here from Mena, Ark. seevral- weeks
ago and left his family at that place
until ne could get a home started for
them here.
Some days ago he decided to go to
Woodward, Okla, and checked his
tool chest over the Santa Fo. lie has
not arrived At his destination and can
not be located
Mrs. Dean from Mena and members
of the carpenters union at this place
are making efforts to locate him aui
authorities have been notified. How
ever, not a single trace can be fnuuG
of lin after he left this city for
" Woodward.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
Storm Swceps Isle.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. Aug 22.-
A severe storm with wind velocity OF
more than 80 miles an hour broke at
O'Clock this morning and lasted
three hours. Many houses were un-
rooted. Small shipping in the harbor
was damaged. There have been no
reports from the interior or from the
southern side of the island.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
WOULD ENJ0IN TULSA
''''T "',oun1NCE COMP ANY
INSUR NNCE COMMISSIONER SAYS
MONEY TO PAY CLAIMS
Calls ON Attorney GcnrcaI Freezing
10 Take Action in Case I'M
mCdiatcly.
Special 10 The Mnrld

OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. 22.-In-
junction to prevent the Producers
Mutual Health and Accident assocla-
ton of Tulsa further doing business
IN the state was asked today by In-
suraucc Commissioner Wclch in a let
ter To Attoruey-Gencral Freezing AC-
Cording 40 the insurance commission
cr'S letter the company has more
claims against It than 1t has cash on
hand to pay them. The company was
organized under a law passed bv tn"
1873 legislature which permitted
companies of this character to organ
lc2 without any capital stock if they
had three hundred members. The in
sIr1nCc commissioner believes such a
law should be repealed
The insurance board today reduced
the rate on employers liability in
surance on cotton gins from S5.11 to
$4S2 "a sl00. The rate ON cotton
seed mills will remain at $5.f1
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
Rain Break, Drought.

NVCrlAI IN Tho WOrIU-
NALESTER. okla. AuI. ga
two-inch downpour OF rain today
broke the drought in Tittsburg coun-
~. TOO late to benefit corn hut farm
ers say cotton will be helped kafir
corn and fan pasture assured good
growth.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
THE WEATHER.

OHLAHOMA-Tuesda day and Weines.
dan unsettled.
TULSA. Aug 2l-Temperature
Maximum 100. minimum 70. soIth
winds and clear.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-23
BlOuie. Blouie!

Marshall finally was permitted to
talk again but what he had to say had
the same effect as the dropping of a
match in a powder mill
He placed the name of d. M. Ham,
mat in nomination.
He's not a member of this COM
mittee and for that reason could not
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