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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-04
STEP NEARER TO
State SOCIALISM
Prussiarl Town Has Taken
Complete Control of Food
stuffs Situation.

BERLIN, Jan. 1 Correspondence
OF The Associated Press) The big
suburban city of Lichtenberg,;a few
miles from Berlin, whose population
Is almost exclusively. drawn from the
working classes, has, during the past
few months been, perfecting system
OF municipal OF foodstuffs which is
perhaps the most comprehensive in
Germany.
1t has not only taken charge Of and
control over certain kinds OF foods,
as other municipalities. have done, but
it has become salesman as well, has
opened municipal stores and markets
all over the city, has done much to
keep. prices down within reach Of its
inhabitants and yet has made enough
profit to enable it to keep its stocks
repIenished.
Where 1t has been found inadvisa-
BILE for the city to sell the food it
self, it has been distributed through
merchants who have been permitted to
charge only stipulated prices and to
make a profit no larger than the city
itself would make. l,.ss,
The city now maintains four stores
for the sale Of meat, sausage, fats and
bacon. four egg stores, and two po-
tato stores. Four more tof the latter
are to be added in a short time, as
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WINFIELD.

Junior sigler has been spending the
past. few days at Mrs. Rose Hawkins:
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Vincent ana
children were calling at ]. o. Swish
er's Sunday last
/: Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Layman and
daughter. Rose; and Mrs. ZELDA Lay,
man and owen Moore were calling at
D. G. Bakers one night this week:
\ Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Nuzum and son
have spent the past week at MIS-
Mary Nuzum's. a
Miss Wilma Hawkins was callins
on Miss Pauline satterheld Tuesday
night OF this week.
Lola Baker, and Hazel Nuzum is Ill
with the chickenpox this week.
Curtis Satterheld was visiting his
son. Eddie sattertleld. OF Fatrmont
one. day. this week. ISL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel Lesson were
shopping at Fairmont recently.
Raymond. small son OF Mr.. and MES
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: ~, 100
soon as the expected increased de-
mand for potatoes comes.
The city has been able to make adj
contracts with packers for
both meat and fats. and of late Is sell
ing daily to about 10000 families.
When ever a shortage has been felt,
such as was the case with fat recently,
has procured substitutes
OF one kind or another.
~ 1t has in Its storehouses now enough
bacon to last into February. and by
that time will have received the 5000
hogs that have been, apporttoned to it
by military authorities. A contract
to slaughter them has already been
awarded.
OF late the city has added to its
stock by putting in rice, beans, peas
and oat flakes by the hundredweight
and Is selling them at a small margin
OF, profit at It's meat stores. Until at
ter Christmas the price Of municipal
eggs was four cents apiece-as COM
pared with eight to nine cents IN other
parts of Greater Berlin-but now It mas
advanced to four. and-a half cents.
The city has Just purchased an enor.
nous quantity Of potatoes, nail OF
which it has. stored away, and the otn-
er half OF which has been distributed
among regular provision dealers to be
sold at. specified prices. The city mas
also sold huge amounts .of fruit.
In addition to selling outright the
things enumerated. Lichtenberg has
supplied local merchants with great
quantities Of noodles; CONDENSED milk,
sardines; vegetables and macaront
which it, as wholesale buyer, has
been able to procure adyantageously-
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IAN EHleAN INSURANCE UNION.
sfepsB each second and fourth Tuesday
faeath N the aS.' es =. Hall on Malta


nlhanging old china plates for deco.
fative purposes IA; three large white
dress hooks, p&eed ut equal distances
apart on the edge OF the plate. The
hanging wire or cord Is run through
them from the back side and drawn
up tightly. These hooks are much
betteF than the r1inary plate hanger.
o. they ore small and will not show
mich On tho Plate.
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/ kNloHTs "a PYrHlAs.

Mount city Lodge No. IS. Meets N
Miller, X. OF r. and S.
n Marion Lodge No. 27. Meets at Market
and Merchant Streets. First Ward. every
Tuesday evening.
Mountain City Temple No. s. Tythian
Sisters. Meets every Tuesday evening in
Fleming Bldg
"a 1fonulnentaI Lodge No. 2ot. Meets in
2Pythian Lodge Room, Barrackville. every
Friday evening:
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kNIaATs on MALTA.

Mountain State Comnandery No.
cas-, knights OF Malta. meets every
Thursday. evening in their hall over
\ The Ideal Theatre at 7:3 o'clock. G.
wv. Edwards, Sir knight Commander;
%. w. Walker, Recorder.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-04

LADIES OF MODERN. MAccAsEEs.
Dent Hive No. 1888. Ladies' OF the Mod
Aru sMaccabees. Meets the first and third
fridays OF each month IN 4. OF p. Hail.
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.A.Lo.H.

& Meets every second Sunday at Knights
Of! Columbus Hall. NJ. j. o'Neal. Rec. SEQ.
Boutlou Division, Ladies' Auxiliary.
recording secretary, Mrs. W. c. Bowman.
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TO. OF n, M.

Setting Sun Tribe No IS. Meets each
Thursday evening at Red Mems Hall.
First Ward. Il. Ernest Hawkins. K. OF
r. 1ss State Street. First Ward. 3
Haneta Council No. g, Degree. Of Poca-
,hontas. Meets every Friday evening at
Red Mems Hail. First Ward.
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FairmoDt Avenue and First Street,
Secretary; ]. o. Watson, treasurer.
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unseen by the opposing feet, which
only knows that som ewltere back of
the belt 81 smoke something is doing.
n The photograph above shows the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-04
MARION co. MEDICAL. SOCIETY

meets last Friday OF each month in the
Fleming Bldg. President. DR.. L, G. Hol-
Int; vice president, pr. L. ID. Howard;
DEN H, Sands; board Of Censors, DrB.
s15sst N. sYost, j. D. Dinner. VIM. F. BoyerA;
sdeegatea to West Virginia State Medica
fAasociatlon, DrB. H. H. Carr, All Pc
ters alternntea. DTs. e. P. Smith. c. W.
SWaddoll.
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MODERN woopMEN or AMERICA.
white Camp No. 547S. Modern Wood
men Of America. Meets every Thursday
evening atithelr hall In the Skinner Bldg.
CIV. LWalker, Clerk.
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Fairmont Lodge No. ii. Meets In Home
Savings Bank Bldg. every Monday even
Ing. J. H. Klnkead. Sec. II
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FRATERNAZ NEWS
IRtA4IoNet. ovARp.

a.. N Flint. West Virg4niS Sahonatt
GIGrd Meets every Afonday a the new
ATmoty, ackgop ST gaptatn Z .E II
gThfnliss 1at5 et1tenaut. q ~. Straiht
fGsoRI Meets every ipVedneHdayst In new
NFTnbfy! Captain H. BIZ CaFskadoni8 11t
Iientenant DE- Bell; 90 Lieutenant ~:
8;t MASONIC.
Fairmont Lodge No. ~ Meets In Ma.
sonic Temple tir9t and third Mondays IN
each month Francis I e. Nichols. Sec.
Orient Chapter NO. o. r. a. N. Meets
I'M 1fAAonie Temple econd Monday o.
eachEnnonth Fra ctss 3. Nichols, Sec:
ThrailS3 list Lieutenant G. u Straight.
Crusade commandery No. 6, K. T.
Meets In Masonic Temple every fourth
Monday. Francis e. Nichols, Sec.
Ealrmont Chapter No. 81. Q. =; e:
1featgdi Masonic Temple first and third
Thnfsday:: Helen Flemins, Sec. @
Nation Lodge No. II. Meets every
Tpasday In Odd Fellows Han. T.. "a.
Taylor Sec. 5sl-&
Paiatine Lodge No. SO Meets every
en1ing az Msn aSS Nom
roe streetS. + III. Y. swearinEen. secy.,
4 1856 Sf6rgant6wn Ave.
MOUNTAIN City Encampment No. 8.
Meetssin odd Fellows Hail on the drgt
md third Fridays OF eachmonth. g. ~.
HIggle Scribe. 9. -
Patriarchs Militant. Meets in. odd Eel
lows Hall Thursday evenings: ". 9. PlS-
sEei, Captain; L. e. Fitzhugh. Clerk. 6VI
Jackgon Avenue. -7-','---s.
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8. P:lo. ELks.

y Fairmont Lodge No. 2s4. Meets ut
.Elka,S home. 241a Main; STREET. near Madi-
son. every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Charles D. Barry. Sec. 22S High Street.
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RAILWAY TRAlNMEN
Is Meets every first and third wednesday
and second and last Sunday In Red Mems
Hail. ], e. Alexander, Sec.
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ORDER Of OWLS.
M. d. ~.

,AiFTont Lodge No. 1899. Meets every
Thursday in old K. OF p. Hall, Mckinney
BID. n. ], PearIman. Sec. ~ N
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KNIGHTS OF GOLDEN EAGLE.
Meets In Murerave Hall. W. A. Crowl,
Meeta. first Friday Of each month in K. OF
g. Hail. Grace Mcdonnell. Rec. Sec.
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DAUGHTERS OF REsEkAH.
west Virginia Lodge No. o.. Meets
every lioridAy night at o'clock at ODD
bellows Hall.
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KNIGHTS OF coLUMaI

Meets first and third Mondays in old
Masonic Hall, corner Main and Madison
Streets. Charles Arrnbruster, r. s., 100
Chestnut Street.
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.LoYAL oRpER oE MoosE

w Fairn1ont Lodge No. 8. Meets every
"Wednesday evening at o'clock in tho
Maccabee Hall. Mckinney Bldg, 81 AIaiu
street. r. D. Harden. Secy.
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WooomEN or THE WORLD.
Meets In x. Of P. Hall, Fleming Bldg.
Is =. Jones, Clerk. EOS Albert Court.
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Meets every Monday evening In the
nsF Bldg 112 Main Street. J. Il. Kin
kend, Recorder. t
Degree OF Homer OF tho w. o, W.
MEETS on the Iaesqna ana fourth Monday
aY9hlHeg at 8 eeissiE Rt the same place.
u Ills 10 the ladies' iaeEFee Of the eraef,
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tileNIaHrs OF TEcuMsEH.
q Not Meets every Monday evening at
Ogden Avenue near Madiosn Street. w.
E. RIGGS. Sec tH55 I#G
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Fat 1 p :: /, 10 !

4- Fathers Definition.
"Pa.. said the small seeker after
knowledge, what Is kiss" "a
kiss, my son." said the father, who
hadn't lived fifty years in vain. us
nothing divided by two."-Exehange.
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N ~ K. o.aT.M.
Showalter Tent No. Z. Meets every
Friday evening, In Mckinney Bldg.
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cassii1s, flagship of our destroyer
aeet, travelling at a speed OF 40 knots
while smoking: The dense cloud {. o. I.
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eRsRA RAILWAY CONDUCTORS,
syetS ss aga sS!sa lsahaay n
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w. C.. T. u

I7lIs1 .t'Nal 375- WI G. |I.HU. III % p.
X Meets every Tuesday in Willard Hail,
g, T. U. bldg. President. Mrs. w. D.
sllvans; treasurer, Mrs. a. l., Menear;
9Af.g6f r.. az Loctst Avenue.
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black smoke which she is trailing be.
hind her Is 80 heavy that It shrouds
the surface OF the water for hours.
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!. GERMAN BENEFICIAL UNION.

1I1 @EtH9NIH =
N Meets 4irgt and fourth Sundays OF each
month at Jacson Hotel Bldg. ChAs, Croft
tendick. president; II. c. Voelker, Sec.
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Luke Rogers, has been real Ill for the
past few days ~,
\ Candy Moore is complaining with
a very badly mashed thumb.
4 Mrs. Mary NuSum, who has been Ill
for some time, Is improving slowly
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The new speed demons of the navy,
the destroyers, furnish a screen OF
smoke" miles wide behind which the
warships can maneuyer to advantage
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
FOURTEEN NATIONS
ENGAGED IN WAR
FIGHTING HAS BEGUN BETWEEN
RoUMANlAN AND TEUToNiC
TROOPS.
OTHER NATIONS MAY FOLLOW
Roumania's Intervention On Side Of
Central Powers or the Allies Has
Been Awaited Since Outbreak
of Great Conflict.

London. Germany has declared
war ON Roumania. Fighting has be-
gun between Roumanian and leu
tonic troops on the Pennsylvania from
tier, the official announcement from
Berlin indicates. The statement says
Roumanians were taken prisoners.
Following the official announcement
Sunday night at Berlin that Rou-
mania had declared wal on Austria
Hungary. dispatches from the German
capital said that the Roumanian min
lister there would be handed his pass
ports, and that Germany herself prob
ably would declare war IN the Rou-
manian government.
Turkey and Bulgaria are expected to
follow the lead with declarations of
war on Roumania. according to a dis
patch from The Hague to the Ex'
change Telegraph Company.
The Roumanian legation in Berlin
Is being guarded by the police, these
duFAICp ouy, db oIOuCo "ClC wa
through the windows Of the Italian
embassy there Sunday, following the
announcement that Italy finally had
declared war against Germany.
The official note, declaring that
Roumania, from 8 o'clock Sunday
evening, considered herself in a state
Of war with Austria-H Hungary, was pre-,
sented to the Austro-H Hungarian for
eign minister by the Roumanian min
lister at Vienna, who made a personal
trip to deliver the message.
Roumania becomes the fourteenth
nation to join in the war. Her inter-
vention either on the side of the allies
or the central powers has been await
ed with symptoms of concern by both
sides since the beginning OF the great
conflict.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
GROUND BREAKING DATE FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI CENTENNIAL
DECIDED UPON.
BUSY MONTH FOR AUDITOR
State Auditor Wilson Will Distribute
School Fund and Pensions During
September-News Of Interest
From jackson.
jackson.


According to Director General
Blakeslee OF the Mississippi Centennial
Exposition the commission at the
meeting at Gulfport last week finally
and definitely fixed the dates for tho
ground breaking ceremonies as Oct,
u and -, which will be the two days
following the business mems onven
ton in Jackson and New Orleans. Ar.
rangements have been made for a one.
fare rate from all points in Mississip-
pi, with a special leaving Jackson al
$50 am on the 18th, to reach Gulf.
port about noon. Immediately on
reaching Gulfport the visitors will be
taken to Pass Christian, where an en-.
tertainment will be provided, and,
following this, they will journey to
Biloxi for the evening.
On the 18th 1t is proposed to carry
out a program OF exercises that will
be suitable to such an event at the
exposition grounds,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
WILL DELAY ShNlTARIUM.
Not Sufficient Material To Justify TAX
ing Action.

JaCksOn,-lt seems as If there may
DO quite a long delay before anything
can be accomplished in "A practical way
for the final location, building and
equipment of a Mississippi tuberculosis
sanitarium, according to officials Of tina
state board Of health, upon which body
lie the responsibility for foundation
and control Of such institution.
This fact is apparent by a statement
which has been prepared by the spe.
cial committee Of the board which was
recently designated at a meeting OF the
whole body held here, and to which Is
assigned the preliminary work neces'
sary. This committee is composed OF
Drs. II. II. Garrison, r. II. Seay and
J. y. Gilleylan, members OF the board,
together with Or. w. s. Leathers, d.
rector of hygiene and public sanitation.
There Is not sufficient material in
hand to justify taking definite action,
but 1t Is hoped to have Il meeting in
the near future. with a view to making
a definite start.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08

Memphis Weather has been favor
nble, but outside the upper delta fur
aher deterioration has occurred on &C
count OF boil weeyil ravages. says the
Commercial Appeal. The upper delta
well during the period covered by re-
port. but boil weevils are reported do
ing some damage as far north as
Southern Coahoma county, South OF
ihere condition estimates range from
Is TO 10 per cent. with very few above
so. Many places report practically
complete failures. in some instances
farmers are said to be talking OF leav.
ing the state. or at least the locality
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
MAY DIE OF INJURIES.
Former Mississippi Official Run Down
BY Truck In CHICAGO.

Chicago. b. Stirling, president OF
the First National Bank of Jackson,
Miss, and former encouragement OF
Mississippi during the Noel admins,
%tratiOn, a guest of the Chicago Beach
Hotel, was struck by an automobile
truck and perhaps fatally injured while
crossing Monroe street at Wabash av-
enue. A number Of women pedestrians
witnessed the accident. He was rushed
to the Jefferson Park Hospital, where
he is suffering from compound frac,
lures Of the left ankle and collar bone
and internal injuries. Hospital at
taches say he cannot recover.
Mr., Stirling, who has been here sew.
eral days on business, had just left the
curbing when n northbound truck
struck him. According to the chauf
feur. the accident was unavoidable.
The truck was lacked mp and the
unconscious mar removed
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
HOLD GAINS NEAR ST. MlHlEL
Furious German Assaults In the West
Said To Be RepuIsed BY
the French.

Paris.-The Germans have made q
new assault on the French line at the
tip OF the famous salient Of st. Mihiel,
but have been repulsed after gaining
a footing in French trenches, accord
ing to war office statement.
The French gains on the Somme
front in the vicinity of Maurepas were
followed by a heavy German counter
attack. The official report issued says
the Germans were repulsed with heavy
loss.
The German assault was delivered
against Hill 121 zeal Maurepas.
Heavy Smelling of the German lines
continues in the region of Lassigny
and Roye.
On the Verdun front the Germans
attacked Fleury in the night, but were
unsuccessful.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
Negroes Plead Guilty.

Meridian In the circuit court here.
Alice Gordon, Kelly Marsh, L. H. Trip
lett and II. w Wilson, negro school
teachers, indicated for fraud in connec.
ton with the county school fund scan
dal, pleaded guilty. 1t is understood the
negroes may be used by the state in
prosecuting Prof, John r. Ellis, former
county superintendent of education,
against whom the grand jury returned
Sc indictments, II being alleged that
there is a shortage OF about $4,000 In
The school fund handled by Prof. Ellis
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
BANKING OFFICIAL is SHOT
John s. Patterson, Texas Bank Exam
liner, Suffers Bullet Wound.
Former Tennessean.

Waco, Tex.-John S. Patterson, the
state commissioner of banking and In
uranc is in a local sanitarium, SUI
fering from q bullet wound, received
in the Farmers and Merchants State
Bank at league.
Mr.. Patterson vas brought here on
a special train, accompanied by State
Bank Examiner McKinnon. who was
with him at time Of the shooting.
McKinnon says Patterson was shot
by the president Of the bank. and the
shooting began, he says, while McKin-
non was lacking a notice on the front
door of the bank stating that the in
stitution had been closed by order OF
Patterson.
At the sanitarium it was stated Pat
terson's condition is exceedingly
grave. The bullet entered just below
the right shoulder blade, and the lungs
seem to have been punctured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
Southern Railway Reports.

Jacksonville statement of earnings
and operations of the Southern Rail.
way Company. Memphis & Charleston,
and Alabama Great Southern, opera.
ting in Mississippi, for the June quar-,
ter, 1916, reached the office of the rail,
road commission. The figures show
that the system, computed on its mile.
age in the state, earned a total of 1857.
1926. The cost of operation, with
taxes added, amounted TO 1913, 1894 81.
which left a net revenue balance OF
s6S, 1872, As the accounting depart.
ment did not bring forward the figures
for the corresponding period Of 1915.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
j. r. BAIRD DIES.
Prominent Merchant and Planter
OF Delta.

Columbus John II Baird promi
rcnt merchant and planter, died at his
home in ,ll- city after an illness Of
several years. The end was not IN
expected, as MIR Baird had been in
Lad health for a number OF years. lie
was well known and esteemed through.
out Mississippi, and especially in the
delta, where he resided practically all
Of his He
Mir. Baird owned extensive farming
and mercantile interests in Suni!oweT
county. but Rad been living with rela
dyes in Columbus for more than two
years He was a native Of Mississippi,
having been horn near Crawford, In
Lowndes county, in lS4l. Mr.. Baird
was a Confederate veteran, rendering
valiant service through tho four years
Of the Civil War,
Deceased IS Furyiyed by one son, j..
{. Baird, Baird Miss two brothers,
]. r. Baird, Fort Loring; r. W. Baird,
Inverness, and one sister, Mrs. Kitty
Richards, Of Columbus.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
Wheat Growers To Organize.

1.aurci.-A meeting OF Jones county
farmers will be held at the courthouse
in Laurel on Saturday. Sept. 3. for
abe purpose Of organizing "A wheat
growers association. T. NJ, Barnett
q prominent farmer residing near
Laurel. is the instigator Of the move
ment. MIR. Barnett and his neighbors
have fully demonstrated that wheat
San be successfully and profitably
grown In clones county. At the Lau-
ri meeting plans will be perfected for
snacurtng seed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
Sends Bullet Into Brain.

Shaw,-A. II, Atkinson, AZ years OF
age. planter and former merchant OF
this place, shot himself with a so auto
matte pistol and died In 80 minutes
after the rash act was done. The bul.
let entered the forehead and, blowing
its way through the brain, came out
behind the right ear, making a terrible
wound, No cause can be given for his
self destruction, unless it was done
while lahoring under a temporary aber,
ration of the mind. He leaves a widow
and six children.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
REF TELEGRAPH TAPPINGS
First Clashes Between Troops.

Vienna (via London).-The first
clashes between troops Of Roumania
and the central powers. occurred on
the night Of Aug. 2S, in southeastern
and eastern frontier mountain passes
of Hungary, says an official statement
given out here. The Roumanian at.
tacks are described as "treacherous.'
Roumanian prisoners were taken.
Advance guards came into contact
at Rothenthurm Pass. Is miles south
of Hermanstadt, Pennsylvania, and In
the passes south of Kronstadt BRAS
SCI, the statement adds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
ELLIS ASKS CONTINUANCE.
Proceedings Against lauderdale Edu.
Gator Followed With Interest.

Gator Followed With Interest.
Meridian The entire time of the
circuit court was consumed in hearing
the testimony for and against a mo-
ton for the continuance of the cases
against John II. Ellis. former county
superintende Of education, who is
charged in 56 Indictments with short
age of $4,000 of county school funds.
The principal grounds for continuance
as set forth in the lengthy motion by
counsel for Ellis was that an audit of
the books and records Of the county
superintendent's office In behalf Of
the defendant had not been completed,
the auditor not having had time to
finish the work since being allowed
access TO the books and records.
More than 800 witnesses from all
parts of the county answered whep
their names were called in court.