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Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23
Slayer Of Women Buried


Ripley, Miss, Dec. 21.-It
developed Tuesday that the trag-
edy enacted here last night when
G, M. Phyfer, druggist, and busi
ness man, went home after Z o.
clock under the influence of
whiskey and armed with two
pistols and Immediately after
reaching home shot and Instantly
killed his wife and her sister,
Callie Nelms, then sent a bullet
into his own brain that brought
death to him at 3 o.lock this
morning, was rot unpremedita.
ted.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23
2 Choose Death Three Days
Earlier

Ossining, N. Y. Dec, 21-
Charles Komrow, 26 years old,
of Buffalo, and Stanley j. Mil
stein, 19, of Utica, were electro
cuted at Sing Sing prison this
morning. Both requested tina t
they be executed today instead
of on Friday so that the grief of
their families would be dulled as
much as possible for Christmas
holidays. KOmrow killed barge
watchman and Milstein killed a
policeman.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23
SITE IS SOUGHT


N,seissin,,i T,dnstrio1 Trainino
School oftor trovo1;no ovor tho
Trni+oa Sto4ae j., soorob Of i5oas
;s.,ou, ra,1v 70 .fo+ down 70 bno
i,,oss, a,,d ia 1ooll;na 70. . sni+a
10 c;+o fnr +ho looa+;o,, of tho
inst;..7t;on f,,. which so5 ooo
VOC a,,,,ro,,,iotod NV tho mast
,so....;na ne +ho louislatnrn
Any county or community de-
sIf'hg 10 nave Vhis scloCl ! Il us
midst - invited 10 olier a lafSe
tract OF I"ha OF money coh9io9t-
tionS'
q,bo f,lIou.f,,o> annual uae is.
mad Nv Gov Tboo G. Ri;ho
49,. ..,- ..17o 4ho poo,,lo of
,1:-.-:,-: ;,
( Ihe Boafd OF lfuSIees Oh
the Mississippi industrial ana
Training Seav IS now ready 10
entertain propositions from the
various communltles through
OUGHT the state Tor the lOCatlOn
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23
Man Shot By Boy Succumbs

Aberdeen, Miss, Dec 21.-
Will Lott, who was shot by
Clifford Tyler, Is year old boy
Of Armory, Miss, Sunday dur
ing an automobile ride, died this
morning at 9:55 o'clock at tine
City Hospital in Armory, Miss,
Miss Minnie Brown, the pref
ty 16-year old girl, who was shot
three times by young Tyler, is
slowly recovering from her
wounds.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23
Dies After Taking Poison

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 81. Roy
Osborne, railroad man here, and
well known at Hattiesburg, died
Tuesday morning from poison
ing. Three weeks ago he swal-
lowed poison tablets while on a
visit to house in the "red-llght
district" and was hurried to a
hospital.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23
New Masonic Officers

At q meeting of the Masonic
Lodge held last week, the follow
ing officers were eleted for 1917.
A. D. Wicks, w. M; G. W.
Eighmey. S. W; J. S. Hinton,
J. W: T. L. Martin, Secy; F. b.
Bulge, Treas; J. 3 Strobe, 5.
D. j. p. Clendenin, J. D; G. l.
Pridgen, Tyler.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23
BANK OF WIGGINS,
w. O. W. Elects Officers

The Woodman Camp here met
last week and elected officers for
1917.
D. E. Lee, G. c; t. A. DeIling,
A. L; L. E. Saucier. Banker:
Will Morse, Escort; g. J, Mad
den, Waterman, S. d. Cronk,
Gentry and J. N. Dale, Clerk.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23
Bar Board Appointed

On and after January 1 appli-
cants for admission to the law
bar in Mississippi will have to
face a state examining board
instead of taking their exami,
nations before chancellor.
Governor Theo. G. Bilbo has
appointed the three men who
will constitute the state exami-
ining board. These are w. A.
Shipman. of Poplarville for the
Southern district; Judge r. E.
Cocrhon, of Meridian, for the
middle district; and George T.
Mitchell, of Tupelo, for the
Northern District.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23
TWO WARRING NATIONS REFUSE
OFFER OF PEACE

London, December, 21.-Ger-
many's peace proposals have
been rejected, by England. In a
momentous announcement in the
House of commons this after.
noon Lloyd George said that
England declined to enter peace
negotiations with the allies of
Germany. War will go on and
the new government headed by
Lloyd George is determined to
prosecute it more vigorously
than ever.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23
County Superintendent Te
Meet In Hattiesburg

State Superintendent W. r.
Bond has arranged to bold a
County Superintendents meet
ing in each Congressional Dis
trict in the state, during the
months of January, February
and March.
The meeting for this the
sixth district, will be held in
Hattiesburg on January the 4th
and 5th.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23

London, Dec. 2l,-A Russian
council of the empire has an
nounced that it unanimously
favors an unequivocal refusal of
Germany's proposals, according
to a dispatch from ..Petrogard.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23

LOST-A Ladies Black Broad
cloth Coat, Satin lined. on road
between the home of e. N. Miles
on Big Level. and Wiggins, on
Thursday afternoon. Finder will
please phone Mrs. J. S. Oneal,
Big Level, or leave at Kennedy
& Company's store.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23
Suicide Indicated By Letter


Hazlehurst, Miss, Dec, 90
The funeral of James NJ. Slay,
who was killed when struck by
all Illinois Central passenger
train Monday at noon, tooN place
from the residence Of his brother
G.. II. Slsy. near here Tuesday.
That his end was premeditatod
suicide wa S indicated by letters
found when the body was being
prepared for burial.
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Splendid values in n ems W ork
hoes at Jones.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23
FOR
REFORM SCHOOL

ANY community interested
kindly write me at Jackson,
Miss.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23
Good Price Paid For Furs

will pay as much for Furs
as you can get in St. Louis, and
you will save the express and
commission. l will pay cash for
all furs delivered to me at Wig
gins, Miss. Boys send me your
.lurs and get all they are worth.
r. Boone.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1916-12-23

Christmas Fruits. Candies
and Fireworks, At JONES'
All Fresh and Good.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
GERMANY AND Ars PROBLEMS

10 is not to be believed that Germany wishes rup-
 ure with Che United States If that country does there have been number Of opportunities that could have been seized upon for this purpose But Germany has nothing to gain by such procedure. and may We be-
 eye be safely assumed that the differences now in dispute between the two countries will be satsiaetor iiy adjusted And may be remarked that the delay tha, has been caused settling the points in contro rery has not been because of any datorness or neg lgence on the part Of our government. Germany may ne justly charged wfh temporarzing. but the United States cannot be said have acted the part of an op portunis, Our governments handling of the several matters in dispute has been characterized by dignity and much forebearance and. 1t is possible that Ger manys attitude has been actuated by the belief that The United States by reason of not being prepared for war; would recede from It's position before severing diplomatic relations with Germany. If this be true it would be we'll for the latter acquire different point O, view and t may be assumed that the efforts of the German ambassador have been for months, directed to ,hs vork-that is in trying to induce his government 10 ge, the right perspective Of the attitude of our gov srnmcnt and the temper Of the American people. lt must also be borne n mind that. at home Germany has tremendous problems to solve n addition to those connected with Che Immediate maintenance or her armies in the field of war The world at large knows is,e or nothing of Che internal problems that Germany is now confronting These can be only surmised but they must be stupendous. Practically cut off from the rest of he world chat country face its home prob lens as best t may and solve them satisfactorily it it be possible It is scarcely then. matter of won' aerment i Germany should be anxious to delay as long as possible the settlement Of what may be called eN ,rancous dlterences-that is matters In dispute with neutral countries growing of the evident entans'e ments and differences of opinion as to international rules os war; te consequences of new methods of naval
 warfare But Germany has no reason to expect any re cesson from It's position by the United States That has been 80 plainly stated that wayaring man though fool need not err therein.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08

how to perceive that was this particular and bernie ous element that issued the German ultmatum to Rus. sin and France and invaded Belgium But even Kultur cannot be omnscent The Gardner explanation ought to satisfy Germany lnasmuoh as the British govern ment Is very peevlsh with the British paccists it may receive official credit in Downing Street at least as help in the quarrel over eonscrpton As for Russia. there arc no pacasts there if the police find them out first; so the Gardner decision is good any and 1t ia a complete abi In the matter ofhe German charges about Russian mobilization.
 We find only one serious flaw in the Gardner opin- lon fixing tho responsibility for the war. How does It happen that he failed to pin any of 1t to Josephus Danielsl
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
oLD MINING CLAIM
 IS NOW IN DISPUTE

A Ammann. as executor of the es- tate of Archibald K. Crawford, has filed adverse claim in the clerk of the courts office against patentins of the Spot mineral claim by the Galena Bay Mining Company
 The claim under dispute is located on Copper Creek. in the Mccarthy dictrlcl. and was located by Crawford in 1899. and recorded at Sitka, which was then the recording precinct for this entire portion of Alaska. Albert D. Elliott was recorder at sitka at the time when the location was iiied' Crawford named the claim The Cave
 In 1903 B. P. Willard, as agent for E. N. Willard, relocated tho claim which eventually passed Into the pos session of the Galena Bay Mining company. Crawford was one of the early pioneers in this district and was familiarly known among his friends as "scotty.7 He died in 1911 and since that time NIT. Ammann has been representing the property for the heirs-( (Cordova Times.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
Luke MeLuke says.

The best way to argue with 9 wo- man is to stuff your ears and your mouth full of cotton.
 No matter how much money man earns, his wife always wishes he was getting at least s1O more per week.
 Most of the Prlncesses seem to imagine that refinement means turn ing your nose up at other people.
 People seem to think that it Is more surprising to hear of married man getting Into trouble with other wo- men than 1t is to hear of single men getting Into trouble with other wo- men. But why? IT the married man wasn't over-fond of women he would not be married, would hel
 Every baby inherits It's good dispo- sition from its mother and its bad temper from its father
 You never see man wearing S- inch calf and @ thirty-eightinch chest But it is different with Q woman.
 One of the main objections to 8 corn-fed shape is that sometimes girls knees seem to be located where her ankles should be.
 Why is 1t your girl always has musical laugh and other girls merely giggle and cdche?
 Most of the men in the condemned cells who arc waiting their turn in the chair are wearing Q more cheerful expression than the girl who has been engaged four times and failed to make the suckers stay put
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
rHE NUB OF THE MATTER

Tho fact that Delegate wiekersham has introduced bn in Congress providing for The full form of Ter rtoral government for Alaska does not seem to please some those who are opposed to further powers being granted to the Territorial Legislature These people. in opposing an Immediate extension of powers Of the people of Alaska. camor for Statehood, well knowing ha. Statehood no matter how desirable It may be- is now impossible of attainment and win be untn the population of the Territory has materially increased and its resources more extensively developed The added fac, that the Delegate has introduced bill providing for greater measure of setgovenment for the people of Alaska and has not introduced bin providing for Statehood should affirmative proof that he does not believe statehood possible of attainment at this time but that on the contrary he does believe that enlarged powers for he Legislature are desirable and attanabIe
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
AN INVITATION TO BLAcKMAILERs
(New York world)

(Sew York Word)
 In passing tho Mann act the avowed purpose of Congress was the suppression Of the commercalized white slave" traffic But through It's misuse as upheld by the courts the law has been employed to regulate n- terstate morals
 The inevitable consequence of this msinterpreta- ton of the intentions of Congress to make the Mann act standing invitation to bacsmaiIers of both sexes to ply their trade. From the moment the law was known to be open to misappcatiop 1t was recognized as an added source of profit to vice. There Is nothing surprising in the discovery by the federal authorities that an organized gang has taken advantage of the op portunlty created for It. n vicious women easily turn the law to their own the why ceverer criminals should employ them in the industry of extorting money from well to victims by threat of exposure.
 So long as the Mann act Is put to uses for which 1t was not originally designed which have nothing whatever to do with the "whe slave traffic these con. dtous win be fostered through the agency of district attorneys and the courts By strained construction of the statute they have made the blackmaiers busi ness attractive and profitable AS the question of pub lie policy this method of law enforcement is dishonest on its face As matter of practice. 1t Is incentive and an aid to criminals.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
NNe coNsTANTINE.s JAcKP0T

King Constantine seems to have "sat into jack ooto and then found himself unable to draw pair Of openers His recent appeal addressed to the people of the United States. was without merit. There is no parallel in the cases of Greece and Belgium. The En- tente Allies are not in Greece for the purpose of con- quest OF aegraudizement and any damages sustained by Greece by reason Of the occupation of Grecian terri
 .ory win be paid: her people win neither be moested nor despoiled t the same-tIme there. of course IS reason for the action O, the Allies to be looked upon as high handed and unwaranted. We do not claim that 4. was justified save and except by the remorseless
 rules of warfare exempHned by "the good old rule the simple pian that they may take who have the power and those may keep who can" This Is just what Ger many did in Belgium but in addition the country or most of it. was oyerrun by German armies. ts towns burned and sacked and the country laid desolate and placed under tribute. and 1t has been duty assumed bv che people ol the United States to feed the people of that despoHed land No such fate threatens Greece though her position is no, enva6e one. But Con- stantne is n part R not wholly responsible for It, TOT one ot his first acs when the danger of occupation Of the soil of Greece became imminent was to override the Constitution of bis country and suspend the opera
 lion of Che responsible government which guaranteed
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08

The Empire prints more paper and has by o long way Inc most regular paid subscribers of any newspaper To Alaska
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
NEW ALASKA cANNERY IS
 PLANNED Al UNALAskA

Work on the construction of 9 $75,. 100000 one.line fish cannery near Unalaska. the sixth of a string oper- ated by the American Pacific Fisher ies in the North, will begin about March according to an announcement made by Robert Forbes, Alaska man. ager for the company The company has chartered the barge, Big Bonanza to carry the equipment It is expect ed that the new canning plant will be completed In time to begin opera tons with the opening of the new season in June
 The cannery will have season ca- pacity of approximately 25,OOO eases. It will be one of the smallest operat- ed by the company.
 "The establishment Of the new can cry" said Forbes, 'is an experiment. The company has no assurance that there is sufficient fish in the district to warrant its operation"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
The Reason

"The real facts in the ease leaked out later"
 "Of course. The first report would not hold water."- Baltimore Ameri- can.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
ga cAnDNENs NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT
fNew York World

Our bright young friend Augustus p Gardner Rep ressnative in Congress from somewhere in Massachu' stt has hit upon an explanation of the that prom ,sas m end all the bitter controversies that have arisen ,, re.oee, to the responsibility for the conflict
 The British pacineists did t. Tf there had been
 oaeifiels government In Great Britain, there would have been no war in Europe" he says and we take it that this Is final
 The Germans have been claiming from the start that tAe British were to blame but they failed some
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
A Mlntane

"Girl. ain't yod making Q mistake in marrying a football hero?
 But aunue. consider how he is ad' mired on all sides"
 "I do. and l should think that would make it difficult to reduce him to a point humility desirable in a good hus' band) -Nouisvilie Courier-Journal)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08

Let me Emoire do your printing
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
Mioht use Rlvets

4weu. tho baby has good lungs and all that"
 "Piease examine his hair, too doc tor. don't want to sec that falling out in after life. as you notice in so many cases."- (Louisville Courier Journal)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
THE AMERICAN PATRIOTS
(Kansas City star)

It Is curously characteristic. oo that tho very pat riots who are boasng that the United States could raise an army of volunteers night that would whip any country in the world or all the countries in the world put together are the misguided souls who urging people to pledge themselves not to enlist in the case Of war
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
The putles

What are the duties of the office to which you aspire|
 "What should ] know about them. I expect to be the head of the office not one of the clerks. "-(Washington Star.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
UNFORTUNATE FgLINE
(Coiumbus (ohiol Journall

IU0-umDU8 IU1I07 J0UTHaII
 Our handsome and costly automobile which by the way Is the exact duplicate of the Duke of Westminis- ters has been laid up in the shop for than three weeks now and we really feel sorry for the neighbors cat who wanders diseonsoatey about apparently not knowing where to lay her head even where to have any more Kittens
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
Llmitatlona

Hub lmusingly) - AS Lincoln said man may fool some of the people an the time and an th rcop'e some of the time
 Wife (briskly)-- Bu. gol can't fool mo any of the time (Boston Tran script.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
A comnromIae

'ewould you class telephone opera tors as belonging to profession?
 Isn't lt a calllng?"- Baltimore Amerlcan.l
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08

1T Delegate wickershams bli, authorizing the City of Juneau to bond itself for Ss5ooo for the eonstruc aon Of new school building. is passed by Congress- as undoubtedly win be, the citizens of Juneau VIII have tho opportunity of themselves passing upon the matter It Is generally conceded that additional Scn0ol accommodations are necessary but there is difference m ooin,on as to the method to be employed in arrang- ing for the cost that will be entailed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
Anlnn Some

The law of compensation is still working. You don't have to buy your wife an expensive hat to wear m an expensive automobile. - uouisville Conrler-Jonrnall
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
snre rhlnn

"Money doesn't bring happiness"
 Maybe not. But it will help you greatly in going after it."- Louls- vile Courier-Journal)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
CRAFTSMANSHIP
Springfield Republican

few days before Senator Works of California inc troduced his resolution calling for armed intervention in Mexico. he delivered speech denouncing any strengthening of tho army of the United States There is Q statesmeu for you
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08

"A political party that puts hyphen into its plat form win be defeated" says the New York Sun Mean ing to call the official head of the Republican party in Wisconsin an "it?"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08

A buyer just returned to New York from Paris has brought back the important that skirts are to be fuller now Does this mean that concession is to be made to the ladies who simply can't "reduce7"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08

Chairman Hiea unofflcia forecast Of the Issues for 1916 is full of the old. familiar faces-wtb here and there new one or variety
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
INCONSISTENT NAN
Cincinnati Enquirer.)

The man who laughs at the ostrich when the fool bird hides It's head magines that you can't see It's body is usually the same fellow who feels safe because be chews a cloye every time he takes drink
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
A Matter of Fact Mlss

He-Darling, will Eou fly with me. she-Have you m aeronauts It. censei- (Boston Transcript)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08

When you want something - any thing-in Printing that is really me- let The Empire do the work for yon
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
CHANCE FOR EFFICIENCY
lIndlanapoiis star)

 To is suggested that milk be taken to reuton babies by means of submarine Meantime why not have German efficiency try It's hand at evolving flock of winged cows7
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08

The London Chronicle very sensibly calls British attention to the fact that the United States not one of the family" and that has its national interests to take care ot
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08

After reading Macbeth" feel like going to tho movies for relief (Theodore ROosevelt)
 But to what corresponding form of relief can man turn after hearing Roosevelt speech7
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08

Philadelphia court has decided that chickens may not be kept in residential district" Poultry item or something relating to the moral betterment of the Quaker City7
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
Proof

Are you sure the world is happier and better?"
 Absolutely. Look at the people who used to make themselves miserable on bicycles and who are now riding in motor cars CWashington Star)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08

The House Of Commons increases the personnel of the British navy by 5oOoo Austria enlists men for the war up to fftyfve years old. Before it is finished this bade fair to be considerable of a war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08

Trousers were once almost moral issue" says a fashion writer who is inclined to archaeology They're almost so again. because of the ambisexrOus" wOmans ambition to wear em.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
AUmoR OF THE oAY
Nanen b Namea

Miss Awild Mann lives at Lynn. Ind.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08

WANTED-House cleaning or cook by day or hour by Japanese, phone 241. Owl Cafe. 2.3-6t.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-08
our pally special

If you don't like man. tell him 30 don't tell other people.