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The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12
NORMAL s REPORT TO
Be MADE THIS week
COOK IN JACKSON TO TELL LEG
isLATuRE WHAT INsTiTu-
TlON HAS DONE.
Special TO The News.

Special TO The NetUs.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 12.-Prof. Joe
Cook, president of the Mississippi
Normal College, is among the promi-
nent visitors at the capital. The bien-
nial report from that institution will
be placed on the desks of legislators
during the week.
The Normal College is now in the
midst Of its afourth session, having
opened two years ago with an enroll.
mept Of 2s2. Today the enrolment is
Eli, and there will be an enrolment OF
fully 1000 teachers shown for the
year. Usually about 400 students en-
ter for study at the beginning of the
second term in March,, and remain foi
a period of four months.
The present appropriation for the
support of the college is $4,000 pei
year. Some increase will be neces
sary for the ensuing period, owing u
the steady increase of enrolment.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12
NAICHEz GIRL HERE
WITH "EvERYWOMAN'
MISS FLORENCE GERALD COMING
TO HATTIEsBuRG IN NEXT
WEEKS PRODUCTION.

Florence Gerald, who will be seen
at the Auditorium Tuesday, Jan. lS,
in the important role of Truth in Hen
ry w. Savage's production OF the dra-
matte spectacle, .'Everywoman," is
daughter of the Southland who has
devoted many years to the stage, both
as an actress and writer. She IS q
woman OF learning and the authoress
of many plays. She was born in Nat
chez. Miss. and was educated IN
Texas and at Staunton, Va. Her
father. Judge Gerald, of Waco, Tex,
was a lawyer and man Of fine meH-
tai attainments. His daughter, Fl@r'
ence Gerald, inherited his clearness OF
mind and her short stories, poems and
plays reflect genius.
She began her career as an actress
in the support of Frank Mayo in legit
innate drama, and has. had thorough
training in the plays of Shakespeare
She played with Alexandra Salvini
that dashing young Italian actor whit
was cut down by death while promis
| ing to attain the prominence in thu
world of the theatre achieved by hi
1 father. She was in the original pre-
duction of Tolstoi's Resurrection
with Blanche Walsh. and as proof
her versatility appeared with San
Bernard for two seasons in musica
comedy.
Miss Gerald has written man
successful vaudeville playlets an
sketches. "a South Dakota Divorce
, played by ]. X. Emmett, Jr., and Hi
Best Friend" played by Harry Bur-
hardt, are from her pen. Her pla
!. 'The Woman Pays" has been pr
duced in stock and novelized We
sion is shortly to be published. .Oth'
plays by Miss Gerald are "The Bl,
Room and "The Love Knot"
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12
| COnUictS ScrUc AS
Servants 4 Years J;
They Get PdrdOned
BREWER FREES HousEMEN BE-
FORE LEAVING ExEcu-
TIVE MANSION.

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 1z.-Emmett
Fields and Henry Trott, the two negro
convicts who have served in the ca
: pacity of servants at the executive
mansion during the administration OF
Governor Brewer, were given pardons
by the chief executive yesterday after
noon, and overjoyed, they thanked him
4 with tears streaming down their faces.
Thus the two prisoners who have
!, served so faithfully at the mansion,
e .'go OUT with the present administra-
a ton.
The two servants at the mansion
. have been faithful, have never given
- the Governor or members of his house,
hold any trouble, and always have
= been diligent in keeping up the
. grounds. The Governor had confidence
y in them, and although allowed much
latitude for convicts, they never once
gave the Governor cause to regret the
confidences imposed.
- Members of the household of Gov
= ernor Brewer have often pleaded with
: him to pardon the two convicts. The
servants were special favorites with
I'D the younger daughters of Governor
ne and Mrs. Brewer, whom they both idol
ne lied
re Fields was sent up from Madison
nj county in February, 1913, to serve a
NJ life term for murder. He had been
III sentenced to be hanged, but Governor
I'll Brewer commuted his sentence to life
Imprisonment, and then took him tt
all Trott also was a life-termer. Hi
ia came from Pontotoc county, where ht
he was convicted of murder in September
on 1910.
op The Governor and his family moved
'ut from the mansion yesterday to thu
Edwards House, where they will re
main until after the Inauguration. 'rh'
overnor said this was courtesy h
rght was due the incoming gov
who doubtless would have man,
during the early part of mex
C he wanted to give Governor
% and family plenty of tim
.ch |, become settled in thei
new nome before the visitors bega
the to arrive.
ac- Two other conviots we're pardone
the by the Governor yesterday. They ar
end Guy Smith and Ben Tidwell both n,
his groes. Smith was sent up from tn
will second district of Jones county
me. March, 1916, to serve two years fe
urg forgery, while Tidwell was convicte
hat of murder in Holmes county in Marc
be, 1915, and given life term.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12
Killed His Bride.

Eufaula, Ala, Jan. 12.-Mrs. Foy
Lamar, wife of a wealthy and promi-
nent young farmer and a bride of a
week, was killed today by the acciden-
tai discharge of shotgun which her
husband was cleaning in preparation
for a hunting trip. AS she was pour
ing oil down the barrel Of the gun
which her husband held, he accident
ally pressed the trigger and the con
tents Of both barrels went into hel
heart. killing her instantly.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12
DELTA NOW facing
BIG WATER FIGHT
GRAVE DANGER or THE DELTA
OVERLOOKING THIS YEAR,
SAYS DuLANEY.

Special to The Neaos.
Jackson, Miss. Jan. 12.4Aecording
to state Senator l.. C. Dulaney, VINO
reached the capital yesterday. there
is very grave danger of an overnow
in the delta this year.
"The river situation is the most Sc
rious we have confronted in many
years." says Senator Dulaney. 'Wniie
the levees are higher and stronger
than ever before, the early rise OF tne
river unquestionably means that we
are in for long fight, and the news
from the Ohio River Valley. where
rains are very frequent, Is by no
means encouragin.
ut looks like our levees are going
| to be put to severe test, and 1t re-
! mains to be seen whether the lines
can stand the long strain to which
they will be subjected"
Senator Dulaney is a well-known
levee contractor, and he was delayed
an entire week in reaching Jackson, II
being necessary to give personal SUI
pervision to contract at one OF the
weak points on the system.
1 A meeting of the levee board oil
the lower district was held at Green
Vile yesterday. The report of Chiel
Engineer Thompson was very encour'
aging, showing that the board is wen
equipped for high water fight, all OF
the lines having been strengthened
and enlarged from the Coahoma DOT
der down to Issaquena county
| The financial report of the ievet
hoard shows a cash balance of $13S,
l675.S3 on hand. During the past sn
months $S7S.275.26 was spent on Inn
Iprovements. E
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12
CALLED TO ALABAMA
BY SISTERS DEATH

Mrs. L. B. Dobbins, mother of Mrs.
s. B. Martin, was called to Thomas
ton, Ala, today, by the death of her
sister, Mrs. NJ. E. Harrell. which oc-
Cured there at an early hour this
morning.
The mother of Mrs. Dobbins, who is
nearing the century mark, is suffer
ing from the shock occasioned by Mrs
Harrell's death, and also is in a seri
GUS condition.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12
confesses to Murder.

Natchez, Miss. Jan. 12.--Judge Mi
nor, 13-year-old negro boy, was ar
rested today charged with killing Ro',-
ert Byrd, 1O-year-old white boy, while
they were hunting near Jeffris, Miss.
According to county officers, the ne
gro boy admitted shooting and killing
young Byrd in order to rob him. Byrd's
pockets contained 60 cents.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12
Cotton Seed For moonshiners.

Admission, Ala, Jan. 12.-Moonshine
liquor is the latest by-product OF cot
ton, according to evidence adduced in
a hearing before United States Com
missioner G. B. Randolph ~%N@s
|, 1t is said that in nearly every raid
made recently large quantities of cot
ton seed meal or crushed cotton seed
are found near the stills. iitf Nj
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12
Sheppard Wants a Goat.

Washington, Jan. 12.-The scarcity
Of goats in the United States today
prompted Senator Sheppard of Texas
to introduce bill authorizing negotia-
tions with Turkey and South Ameri-
can countries which have laws prohib-
iting expectation Of goats with view
iaving the ban lifted.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12
EINEp EoR IREsPAss.

Sam Boon was fined $3.50 in Police
Court this morning for trespassing on
the property of the New Orleans and
Northeastern Railroad Company yes
terday.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12
BANKS PROSPEROUS
lContlnued from l.ass one.)


stockholders from other states We're
present. There was no change in the
management of the banks affairs, al
though slight changes were made In
the board of directors.
A statement made to the stockhold-
ers by the officers on the years work
was particularly gratifying. The de-
posits on the same day of last year
amounted to $1.772.000. Yesterday
they were $1,SS4.OoO, or an increase Of
about $4,000.
The election Of the board Of direcj
tors resulted as follows: H. $. Ste1
ems, J. S. Turner. j. P. Carter, w. g..
Rodgers. ". M. Seaman, F. w. Foote,
g. J. Hauenstein, G. L. Hawkins, W..
IP. Jones. o. w. Conner, ]. R. Buck
walter. p. M. keller, 7, 1. O'Donnen,
| A.. d. Draughn. George Komp, DR.. +
e. ROSS. Butler McLanahan and s.. =,
Travis.
The new directors met later and re,
elected the old officers.
Following the annual meeting, the
stockholders were -sarxAd dinner at
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12
Dinner.

THE annual
en- in the state
hite House last
Mrs. Wilson. 1t
IS of formal din
e social season
The guests in
members Of the
IS, several high
q navy and gov
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12
CITY EREvITIEs
N~~ANN N.N : ~eeveNe~

J. L. welborn. of Hattiesburg. was
in Jackson yesterday.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12

the Hotel Hattiesbu
Citizens
The showing mao
Bank was exception
stockholders today
the officers on the
were more stockh
at the meeting thai
banks history. G.
cashier reported
Bank has just
year since it wa
A semi-annual
was distributed
talks were made
d. Donald, II. c
in which the off
for the splendid
The directors
ing year were:
10. Tatum, T. c
w. H. McGee
Blount, A. ].
IG M. McWilli
After the I
ers had adjo
met and elec
Johu A n
Tatum, vice
lliams, CASH
cashier.
DIR. Bufki
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12

-. under the
c. A. an ac-
,er cent Of the
age who attend
chool. This
lay and will
me to time.
Hattiesburg
1t been what
slreS IL 10 De,
to the fact that
asses are given
day; but every
Ito remedy this
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-12
Mrs. j. E. King, Of Hattiesburg
spent Tuesday in the Capital City.

Choir practice at the Trinity ERisco-
pal Church will be conducted immedi-
ately after short service to be held
there tonight at 1880 o'clock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-21
DAMAGE CASE: BEFORE
THE JURY TONIGHT
Final Arguments in BledsOe Case
Made This AfternOOn-Plaintiff Re-
lying Chiefly on Testimony of
MOrgan's Companions,

Argument Is being made this after
noon to the jury in the damage suit
brought by Mrs Bledsoe against the
O-W. r. & N. Co. for the death of her
son, John Milton Morgan. The case
will probably be turned over to the
jury at s o'clock.
The plaintiff is relying chiefly up
on the testimony of the companions
OF young Morgan who declare that
Morgan was kicked off the train by
James McMahan, brakeman. How
ever, one of these witnessed was dis
credited when, under cross examina-
ton. he admitted that he had sworn
falsely to his own name in an attempt
to hide his real identity. It was also
brought out that he is an escape from
the reform school at st. Anthony
Idaho He gave his name as Sam
Davis but later admitted it was Her
bert McGee.
The defendant relies chiefly upon
the testimony of Mcmahon which was
to the effect that. as the train pulled
out, he saw the three men riding be-
tween the cars and noticed that one
of them was in dangerous position,
He signaied for the train to slow down
he said. and Jumped aboard. He at
tempted to pull the boy into a safe
position. he testified, but his foot was
caught I'm safety chain and he was
pulled under the wheels. Mcmahon
testified that he lost his balance and
fell also, striking on his head and
shoulders. On cross examination
plaintiff sought to show that the
point where Mcmahon says he fell is
40 feet from the blood spots where
Morgan was killed. They also put in
testimony to show that MoMahon
Jumped off the train and allghted on
his feet.
Both sides are attacking the chief
witnesses of the other and the case
appears to hang upon the Judgment
which the jury has Of the witnesses.
Arthur Clark spoke first for the
plaintiff and was followed by Attor-
ney Riley for the company. c. H,
Carter will probably follow for the
defendant and Frederick stelwer will
close for the plaintiff.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-21
CHILE UNABLE
TO EXPORT ANY
OF HER GRAIN
THOMAS II. J. BROWN OF SANTI-
AGO NOW IN PENDLETON,
DESCRIBES SITUATION.

That Chill is absolutely unable to
export any of her grain is the state
ment of Thomas H. ]. Brown of San
tIago. Chill, representative of a Liver
pool grain firm, Mr. Brown is In
Pendleton today looking over the
wheat situation.
No vessels at all will come around
the Horn to Chill after her grain,
says Mr.. Brown, because they can get
cargoes on the east coast, thus saving
time and insurance. Such few ves-
sells as do come to Chill will load with
nothing but metals and nitrates. he
states, as the warning nations want
these products more than they do
wheat. In consequence there is about
100000 tons piled up waiting for the
time to come when 1t can be export
ed
Mr.. Brown states he finds a similar
situation on the west coast of this
country. When he left home, he says,
the farmers were just seeding and will
not harvest their crops until January.
He expects good crops though he says
that grain is not the chief product OF
Chill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-21

rest of his life in a western plains
cabin.
He enjoyed the arguments during
his rear platform speeches enroute.
One man yelled: How about Wilson ?
! bet you love him."
Il love nobody too proud to fight "
said T. r.
We've all got Jobs. why change 80
Remember the thousands iobless
before the European war"
One railroader shouted: What did
you ever do? We've got eight hours -
Roosevelt retorted. you fool and
coward. Go home and sober up."
Roosevelt declared no foreigner
killed an American during his term
A man carrying baby cried. you
let Japs into the California schools -
And sent battleship to japan To
prevent trouble. replied Roosevelt.
Another heckler yelled. How many
mint julips did YOU drink In Louis.
ville?"
Roosevelt leaned over the railing.
shouting his loudest.
The crowd at Belen. n. NJ. yelled
Hurrah for Wilson" Roosevelt re-
piled "Hurrah yourself. for Hughes. "
Roosevelt rests at Phoenix tonight and
starts tomorrow to Albuquerque. He
speaks there Monday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-21
800 ELECTORAL VOTES
ASSURED FOR HUGHES
Charles W. FArnham Bases COncau-
sions on Observations in An Paris
of the Country.

NEW YORK, oct 21.-A total Of
800 electoral votes assured for
Charles F. Hughes with an additional
fifty probable and another 55 possible
was claimed for the republican presi.
dental candidate In a statement Is
sued last night by Charles W. Farm
ham, manager OF the Hughes cam
paign tour. There are 521 votes in
the electoral college.
Mr.. Farnham said he based his
conclusions on observation or condl-
tons in all parts OF the country
Among the states he placed in the
sure column were Ohio. New york.
Illinois and Indiana.
After a series OF conferences. Vance
Mccormick. democratic national
hartman said:
Its all over. the president "a re
elected"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-21

| ~ for measure that ''is worthy from
every standpoint of consideration. =
The motion was put and carried unan-
imously.
Still later in the evening session,
the president, Mrs. Jennie NJ. Kemp.
added her endorsement to Pendleton
as clean, live city and expressed her
satisfaction at having found this city
standing for the things that make for
better citizenship.
Street Meeting Held
In response to an invitation tender
ed by the Commercial association the
W. c. T. U. held a short open air ses-
sion at the corner of Main and Alta
streets at Z last evening. Mrs. Matte
NJ. Sleeth making a short talk.
At the last sessions the balance OF
the money necessary to cancel the de-
ficit of the year was raised. The to-
tai amount raised during the two last
days was $50.
The 1917 convention will probably
be held either in Medford or Albany.
both of those cities having sent invi-
tat!ons. The convention decided to
leave the decision to the executive
board.
At the evening session short ad-
dresses were made by Mrs. NJ. l. T.
Hidden and Mrs. E. B. Andrews
Readings were given by Mrs Chris
tianseh and Miss Alberta McMonies
of this city. Miss Esther South con.
tributed a vocal selection and Miss
Olga Norgran favored the audience
with a piano number.
Many of the delegates left on the
early morning trains but the execu-
tive officers renamed over this morn
ing for a business session. They left
on No. II.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-21
ATHENS IN CONTROL
ADMIRAL 0EFOURNOT
Commander of Allied Fleet in Greek
Waters Approves All Police Or.
ders and Controls Gendarmerie.

London, Oct 21.--Vice Admiral
Defournot, commanding the allied
fleet in Greek waters has assumed
complete control Of the Athens stu
alton. He took drastic steps to pre-
vent further rioting. The French
commander approves all police or
ders and controls the Greek gend
armerie.
Defournot received his power
through appointment as the "chief
police inspector" An Athens dis
patch to the chronicle said the new
arrangement had calmed the itN
Negotiations between Greee and the
allies were temporarily halted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-21
HUGHES FINISHES
CAMPAIGN PLANS

NEW YORK, Oct 2l,--Republican
Chairman Wilcox has announced
Hughes tentative plans for his final
campaign tour. He speaks thrice in
New York Tuesday night, Brooklyn
Wednesday night Thursday, Hart
ford, Providence and Boston, Friday,
Utica, Auburn, Geneva and Rochester.
He invades Ohio and Indiana and
speaks November 2 at Troy, Albany
and Schnectady. He will campaign
the Hudson valley. He will close the
fight With a Madison Square Garden
speech on November 4,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-21
v. CT. j. DELEGATES SPEAK - :.
WORDS Of HIGHEST PRAISE
FOR PENDLETON AND NORMAL

With words of highest praise for
their treatment in this city and for
the standard of Pendleton citizenship
and with voluntary promises of active
support for the eastern Oregon nor
NAL school bill. the 100 and more
delegates to the 3Srd convention of
the w C. T. U. left last night and this
morning for their homes over the
state, their convention having closed
last night
The visiting delegates took unusual
measures to pay Pendleton the tribute
they thought she deserved. so agree
ably surprisd were they to find that
this city is not the ''wid and wooly''
community some people would have
the world believe.
At the close of the afternoon ses-
sion yesterday, Mrs. Lee Davenport
of Portland superintendent Of the
state publicity department, arose in
convention and paid a high tribute
declaring that she had never been in
a city that so impressed her with its
high ideals. moral atmosphere, pres
sive spirit and clean citizenship.
Mrs. Adah Wallace Unruh state or
ganizer. thereapon arose and not
only seconded the remarks of Mrs
Davenport but moved that it be the
sense Of the convention that Pendle-
ton is not only adapted geographical
ly and climatically as a site for an
eastern oregon normal school, but
her environment, spirit. atmosphere
and tone makes her a fit and proper
place for the establishment of an in
stittion ito teach those who teach
our children She included in her
motion a pledge to all members to re-
turn to their homes and work active
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-21
HAS SECRET CLINICS
FOR BIRTH CONTROL
Mrs. Margaret Sanger Bstaolishes
Them in Many Cities-Wil Open
When she Gives the Word.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2l.--Mrs Mar
aaret Sanger. the birth-cOntrol advo'
cate has established secret clini'
here, which the police are hunting.
Mrs. Sanger said: THE poor are
century behind the times. Public Off
cials must forget the mossgrowr
statutes and accept birth control as
a. established fact. My new nation
al plan makes It inevitable. The po'
lice can't locate the clinic. Its an or
al clinic and the law says nothing
about spreading the information or
ally. II they do interfere. I'm pre-
pared to fight to the highest ourL
-Four more secret clinics will be
running in New York within a week
Within a year wen have clinics N
Washington, Cleveland, Detroit 81
paul Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Den
YER. st. Louis, Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco san Diego, Portland, Seattle
spokane and Butte All are organ
,zed and ready to open when they re-
coive the word. The Washington
clinic opens within a few days.
"The women are coming by dozens
within two years every man anC
woman will know how many childreu
,o afford. In two generations. birtl
control will eliminate the slums ano
mental detectives, minimize asylum
inmates and stop child labor and pros
tItutiOn.
wen make the people realize tha'
crteen dollar week man can't OF
ford to marry, much less to be a fath
or They's learn that the average
workingman should not have over two
cbIlaren. This Is a work law that oil
flclals want stopped
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-21
AMERICAN PER|SHfD
WHEN ALAUNIA SANK
L. II. Sloane. Well Known Horse
Dealer Was Last Seen FrAntlcally
Seeking Iife Prescryer.

LONDON, Oct. 21.--The American
embassy has learned that f. r.
Sloane, the American horse dealer,
probably died when the Cunard liner
Alaunia struck a mine in the English
channel. Chas. Brodie of Washing
ton, informed the embassy Sloan was
running around the decks frantlcally
hunting life preserver when the last
lifeboat left
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-21

SHADOW LAWN. Oct. 21.-Presi-
dent Wilson addressed two thousand
Connecticut, New York. Indiana and
New Jersey farmers this afternoon.
He urged justice for farmers. Will
son declared the republicans did not
aid the farmers
Il don't advocate favoring the far
mers. / want Justice. City men can
easily effect a concerted action. Un-
til now the farmers have never been
able to utilize their real assets. The
federal reserve act gives you the
standing in the banks you have long
demanded"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-21
100 BOOSTERS co
TO WALLA WALLA

Pendleton Is aiding today in making
Pendleton Day at the Walla Waua
Harvest Festival the biggest day OF
that event. This morning at $3.50 a
special train pulled out of this city for
the last day OF the harvest celeora'
ton. Almost that many more went
over In automobiles.
All of the local people VIII stay
over this evening for the Mardi Gras
which will be the big feature Of the
festival. The special train will not
leave for home until 1880 and before
that time the Pendletonians expect
To make their presence seen, heard
and felt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-21
STORM ON GREAT
LAKES KILLS SIX

DETROIT, Oct. 21.-An unidenti-
fled barge fOundered off Bar Point.
Six are reported perished. One sailor
Is believed saved. Wireless messages
reported the wreck.
A fifty mile gale swept the lakes.
The lone survivor was picked off the
rigging. All lake shipping sought
shelter.