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Entered as Second Glass
matter Sept. 1sL. 1915. at the
Post Office at Mountain Grove
Missouri, under the Act of Mar.
.5rd.1879.
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
Limestone soon
WILL Be AVAILABLE
STATE PRISON PLANT EXPECTS
TO BE READY TO BOOK
ORDERS.
NEWS OVER MISSISSIPPI
CONGRESSMAN Quinn Wants Federal
Help To Stop Gazing OF River
Banks at Natchez-Other
State News.

Jacksonville farmers and farmers
friends and helpers in Mississippi are
within sight Of the fulfillment OF D
long cherished dream, dream which
has been INDUCED for several years
past, and given impetus to by the ef-
forts of progressive leaders, OF men,
bers of the Farmers Union, of agricult-
ural demonstrators and agricultural
college and experimental station fac
ulty and Staff members to provide 3
means whereby their wornout, stiff
soils may be tempered with liberal ap-
plications of crushed lime.
The legislature having empowered
the penitentiary department to pur-
chase limestone bearing land upon
which to erect and operate crushing
apparatus, and provided the where
withal for meeting the initial expense.
all details thus provided for have been
completed, and the forces are now en-
gagged in making practical start.
In a short while the plant at Oko-
Iona, Chickasaw county, will be in op-
Grafton, and as soon as supply Of
crushed stone is available it will be
ready for delivery to individuals need
iLg 1t at actual cost, according to leg.
islative act.
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25

save your stealings, but we'll do II.
And from the noise they are making
down that way, think you are wise in
suggesting haste, But first there is a
question OF common justice to be
settled. An hour ago. or such mat
ter you sent a part OF your sheriff's
posse up to seize the Little Susan and
to arrest David Massingale-"
"Its-it's lie!" stammered Cort-
wright. Somebody has been trying to
backcap me to you!"
Brouillard looked up, frowning.
you are a good bit older man than
| am, Mr.. Cortwright. and | shan't
punch your head, But you'll know why
| ought to when tell you that my in.
formant is Miss Amy Massingale.
What have you doue with old David?"
The man who had lost his knack OF
blunlng camo down and stayed down.
"Hes-he's over at tho hotel" he
stammered.
Under guard?"
"Well-y-yes,"
Brouillard pointed to the telephone
on the wall,
Go and call up your crowd and gel
il here Tell Judge Williams TO bring
the stock he is holding, and Scher
mnrhorn to bring the Massingalt
notes. and your man Jackson to bring
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
PROF. ELLIS IS INDICTED
Forty-six True Bills Returned Against
Former Head Of School
system.

Meridian.-The criminal grand jury,
after working most of last week on
the rural school scandal, returned 4S
indictments against John B. Ellis. for
mer county superintendent of edrca-
tion, and four other bills indicting FL
lis and c. T. Harper, former principal
of the Daleville School.
The indictments charge felonious
frauds on the county and embezzle-
ment. Prof. Ellis was served with
seven of the indictments, and imme.
diately gave bond of $1,000 in each
case. He was previously under s20,-
900 bond. Prof. Harper also made
bond. The indictments charge the is
suance and felonious appropriation OF
county pay certificates for personal
use.
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
CHAPTER xxuI-Continued.


Great hoavcus," he exclaimed. 10
days the day, In the hustle ! had for
gotten It, and III bet old David has
II he hasn't simply ignored it. That
accounts for the reunion at the Metro
pole!"
Don't worry" said Harlan easily,
"The bank has gone vanished, shut up
shop. At tho end Of the ends, | cup
pose, they can make David pay, but
they cant very well cinch him for not
meeting his notes on the dot"
"Massiugale doesn't really owe them
anything that he can't pay Broulllard
asserted. "By wiring and writing ana
digging up figures, we found that the
capitalizing stockholders, otherwise j.
Wesley Cartwright and possibly
Schermerhorn have actually Invested
ffty.two thousand dollars, or, rather
that amount Of Massingalc's loan has
been expended In equipment and pay
rolls. Three weeks ago the old man
got tho smctcr superintendent over
here from Red Butte and arranged for
an advance Of fifty-two thousand dol
lars on the ore in stock tho money to
be paid whom tho first train Of ore
cars should be on the way in. It was
paid promptly In New York exchange,
and Massngalc indorscd the draft over
to me to be used In the directors meet
Ing, which was never held"
Go over and fash Masslngale's fifty
two thousand dollars at em. They'll
turn loose. III bet yellow cur worth
fifteen cents that they're wishing there
was train out OF this little section Of
Shool right now. Hear that"
Tho crash Of an explosion ratified
the windows and tho rcd loom on the
Jacks mountain sidc Of the town
leaped up and BECAME n momentary
glare. The fell spirit OF destruction,
OF objectless wreck and ruin, was
abroad and BrouIllard turned to the
stairway door. .'..
I'm have to be making the rounds
again" ho said Tho Greeks and Ital-
ians are too oxcitablo to stand much OF
this. Take care OF yourself; I'll leave
Irif and dozen of the TRUSTEES to look
after the shop
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
lMs CHAPTER XIV
The Terror

When Brouillard reached the side
walk tho upper avenue was practically
deserted But In tho eastern residence
district, and we'll around to the north,
new storm.c .centers were marked by tho
increasing number Of fires. Broullard
stopped and faced toward the distant
and invisible Timanyonis. A chill au-
tumn breeze was sweeping down from
the heights and tho blockading wall OF
the great dam turned it into eddies
and dust-pllarod whirls dancing in tho
empty street.
Young Griffith sauntorod up with his
Winchester in tho hollow Of his arm
Anything new?" he asked.
mo" said Brouillard. Il was Just
thinking that little wind would 60 n
long way tonight, with these crazy
houseburners loose on the town." Then
he turned and walked rapidly to the
government headquarters, passed tho
sentry at the door Of the mapping
room. and out OF the tireproof vault
where tho drawings and blueprint
duplicates were kept took small tin
dispatch box,
Ho had opened the box and had
transferred n slip OF paper from it to
the leathcr-covered pocket field book
which served him for a wallet. when
there was stir at the door and Cast
ner hurried in. looking less the clergy
man than the hard-workiug peace Of
flcer
More bedlam," he announced. II
want Gassman or Handley and twenty
or thirty good men. The moh has gone
from wrecking and burning to murder
ing. 'Pegleg' John was beaten to death
In front of his saloon few minutes
ago II is working this way. There
were three fires In the plaza as came
through"
See Grislow at the commissary and
tell him | sent you" said the chief
I'D go with you. but I'm due at the
Metropole"
Good Then Miss Amy got word tc
you? was Just about to deliver hel
message"
Miss Massingale? Where is she
and what was the message?" demand
ed Brouilard.
Then you haven't heard? The Lit
tie Susan is in the hands OF sheriff!
posse, and David Massingale is unde
arrest on some trumned.up charge
selling ore for his individual account
or something Of that sort. Miss Am!
didn't so into particulars but she tolt
me that she had heard the sheriff sa,
it was a penitentiary oNenso."
But where is she now?' storme,
Brouillard.
Over at the hotel supposed 20
knew; you said you were going there.
Brouillard snatchod UP the dispatc
box and flung it into the tlreproo
While he was locking the door Castno
went in search of Crislow, ard whe
Brouilard faced about, another ma
stood In the missionary's place by IN
mapping table. Ii was Mr.. ]. Wesle
Cartwright.
81 didn't think I'd have to ask
favor Of you again. Brouillard, hc
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
MAY Be Bond Issue.

Laurel-The failure OF the cotton
crop in Jones county, due to protract
ed rains which followed the storm Of
July 8, may result in a S1,O00,OOO bond
issue for the building of complete
system Of public highways. The ques,
tion is being agitated and is meeting
with encouragement in all sections OF
the county. The plan is to build the
roads entirely with home labor, EN-.
ploying the teams of the farmers
thus giving remunerative employment
to hundreds of farmers whose crops
have been swept away.
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25

live and get to work and earn hun
dred thousand dollars. so I can say.
Come, little girl"
Again the restraining hand was laid
upon his lips, and again he went
through the motions of kissing 1t.
"You mustn't talk!" she insisted.
You said you'd let me-" And when
he made the sign Of acquiescence, she
went on: AT first the doctors wouldn't
give us any hope at all; they said you
might live, but you'd-youd never
never remember-never have your rea'
son again. But yesterday"
"Please!" he pleaded. That's more
than enough about me. want to know
what happened"
THAT night. you mean? All the
things that you had planned for. Fa'
ther got the mine back, and Mr.. Lesh
ington and the others got the riot
quelled after about half of the city wal
burned"
But Cartwright and Schermerhorn-
I promised them"
"Mr. Leshington carried out your
promise and helped them get tho
money out of the bank vault before tho
mob sacked the Niquoia building and
dynamited 1t. But at the hotel they
were arrested on the order Of the bank
examiner, and everything was taken
away from them. We haven't heard
yet what is going to be done with
them"
And Gomorrah?" he asked.
She slipped an arm under his shoul'
ders and raised him so he could look
out upon the mountain-girt sea dim
ping under the morning breeze.
There is where 1t was" she said
soberly, where it was, and is not, and
never will be again, thank God! Mr.
Leshington waited until everybody had
escaped. and then he shut the waste
way gates"
Brouillard sank back upon the pill
lows of comfort and closed his eyes.
Then it's all up to NE and the hun
dred thousand" he whispered. And
III get 1t honestly this time.
The violet eyes were smiling wher
he looked into them again.
rs she-the one Incompatible she
worth It, Victor?"
Her price is above rubies, as
told you once a long time ago."
You wouldn't let pride-a FALSE
pride-stand in the way of her happi
ness?"
Il haven't any; her love has mad
me very humble and-and good, Amy
dear. Don't laugh: it's the only word
I'm Just hungering and thirsting afte
righteousness enough to be half-wa.
worthy of her."
Then I'll tell you something els
that has happened. Father and Stevi
have reorganized the Little Susan
Mining company, dividing the stocl
into four equal parts-one for each
us. You must take your share, Victor
1t will break fathers heart II you dont
He says you got it back for him afte
1t was hopelessly lost, and that l
true"
kiss me. Amy, girl. and then 60 an
tell your father that he Is simple
hearted old spendthrift, and l love hin
And II you could wire Castner, an
tell him to bring a license along"
"Oh boy-foolish boy!" she sale
wait; when you are we'll and stron
again.
But she did not make him wait fo
the first of the askings; and after
healing silence had fallen to show tn
. needlessness OF speech between tnos
who have come through darkness Int
light, he fell asleep again, perhaps t
dream that the Quieting hand upon hi
forehead was tho touch of Love, angt
of the bright and shining way. summon
ing him to rise up and go forward as
, soul set free TO meet the dawring do
of fruition.
, THE END.
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
FROM BUGGY
IN FRONT OF TRAIN
WOMAN IS KILLED IN A NEAR
COLLISION AT RAILROAD
CROSSING.
MRS. DOWOLE is VICTIM
Husband Remained In Buggy, Esc2p'
Ing Serious lnjury-Three Chill
dren Are Spared From the
Horrible Accident.

Columbus-A terrible tragedy was
enacted near this city when Mrs. r.
H. Dowdle was run over and killed
by the westbound NJ. & 0. passenger
train at Beersheeba Crossing east Of
Columbus. Mrs. Dowdle and her hus-
band were riding in a buggy and at
tempted to cross the tracks when they
realized that the train was too near.
Mr.. Dowdle turned his horse parallel
with the track and Mrs. Dowdle jump
ed, landing in front of the onrushing
train. She was kiAed almost instant
ly, the engine, water tender and bag
gage car passing over her body. The
train was stopped and backed to the
scene Of the accident and the body
placed aboard and brought to this
city.
Mr.. Dowdle escaped without serious
injury. He remained in the buggy.
The unfortunate woman's three chill
dren were providentially spared, it
would seem, from the horrible acct
dent. Mr. and Mrs. Dowdle, together
with their three little children, had
left home for Sunday School, AS they
were passing the home Of friend the
parents were asked to let the chill
dren stop and ride to church in an
automobile. The children arrived on
the scene of the accident just before
the train with their dead mother S
body aboard resumed its trip into this
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
COUNTIES GRANT FRANCHISE.
Bay st. Louis Bridge To Be Built BY
New Orleans Man,

Gulfport- board of supervisors
OF Harrison county has granted H.
Egleston Of New Orleans franchise
to construct a concrete bridge across
Bay st. Louis. A similar franchise
was granted Egleston by Hancock
county. The franchise is for ~ years,
but the counties of Harrison and Han
cock are empowered to buy the struc-
ture after 35 years.
The franchise calls for the con-
struction of the bridge within two
years. Under the terms of the grant
the builders of the bridge may col.
lect tolls. The franchise IS not ex.
elusive and does not prevent the
board from granting other franchises
should the two counties decide to do
so. The bridge is important to the
Jackson highway and 1t is hoped that
no obstacle will be met in its con
struction.
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25

needs must when the devil drives he
began. with an attempted assumption
of his former manner We didn't know
tho newspapers didn't tell US any
thing about this frightful state Of af'
fairs, and"
Brouillard had suddenly lost his de-
sire to hurry.
"Sit down. Mr.. Cortwright," he said.
81 was Just coming over to SEQ you
to congratulate you and Mr. Schermer-
horn on your return to Mirapolls. we
have certainly missed the mayor, not
to mention the president OF the com
mon council"
"Of course-yes," was the hurried
reioinder. Put that's all over. You
said you'd get US, and you did. don't
bear malice. II you had given me one
moro day I'd have got you; the stun
that would have broken your neck with
the Washington people was all writ
ten and ready to put on tho wires. But
that's past and gone, and the next
thing Is something else. There IS q
10: OF money and securities locked up
in the Niquoia bank vault We've come
TO clean up, and we brought few
peaco officers along from Red Butte
for q guard. The miserable scoundrels
are scared stiff; they won't stir out OF
the hotel. Bongras tells mo you've got
your force organized and armed-cant
you lend us fifty or hundred huskies
to keep the mob off while we open that
bank vault?'
Brouilard's black eyes snapped, ana
tho blood danced In his veins. The op-
portunity for which ho would have bar
tered Ormuz' treasure had como to
hlm-was begging him to use 1t.
Il certainly can" he admitted, an
swerlng the eager question and empha'
sizing the potentlality.
but will you? that's the point. Well
mako 1t worth your while. For Gods
sake. don't say no. Brouillard! There's
pretty we'll up to million In that
vault. counting odds and ends and
left-overs. Schermerhorn oughtnt to
have left 1t. thought no had sense
enough to stay and see 1t taken care
Of. But now"
But now the mob Is very likely to
wreck the building and dynamite the
vault, you were going to say. think
1t Is more than likely, Mr.. Cartwright
and l wonder that 1t hasn't been done
before this. 1t would have been done
II tho rioters had had any idea that
you'd left anything worth taking. And
1t would probably wreck you and Mr.
Schermerhorn II 1t should get hold OF
you; you've both been burned in eftlgy
half dozen times since you rar
away"
"Oh, good Lord!' shuddered the
magnate. Make 1t two hundred o.
your men. and lots hurry. You won't
turn us down on this. Broulllard"
mo. 1t Is no part Of our duty tt
so and keep tho mob off while yol
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25

seems as If It were only last night
Where am / now?-not that it makes
any difference. so long as I'm with
you"
You are at home-our home; at the
Little Susan Mr.. Leshington had
the men carry you up here, and Mr..
Ford ran a special train all the way
from Denver with the doctors.
Stevies bullet struck you in the head,
and-and We all thought you were go
ing to die"
I'm not, he asserted, in feebly des-
perate determination. I'm going to
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
Crop Little More Than Half.

Yazoo.-Though crop conditions
several months ago looked favorable
in Yazoo county and this section of
Mississippi it is now said that the
crop is expected to be only about 5s
per cent normal. This estimate is con.
ditional upon the hot weather con-
tinuing to worry the boil weeyil. The
latter is very active.
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
INVESTIGATING PELLAGRA.
Or. GoIdberger Is Looking Over Mis-
sissippi Cases.

Jackson.-Dr. Jos. Goldberger of the
United States public health service,
accompanied by DR.. r. M. Grimm OF
Columbia, S. c., who are making a
pellagra inspection tour of Mississip-
pi and other states OF the southwest.
were here.
DR.. Goldberger's specially is pella.
gra, and 1t was he who put on the
practical test which was carried out
on the Rankin penitentiary farm in
1915.
DR.. Goldberger was in conference
with DR.. P. H. Waring, representative
of the anti-pelagra forces, and togeth-
er they, with DR.. Grimm, visited num-
Der of local institutions, including the
two orphanages.
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
THE END.


'Is this good carr" asked the pros.
pective purchaser
1t is the ne plus ultra, ma'am," an
swered the cultivated salesman.
"Oh, don't wish car OF foreign
mako. III have an American car. or
none at all"
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
ASK FEDERAL RELIEF.
Quln Wants Help in Stopping River
Bank Gazing at Natchez.


Bank Gazing at Natchez.
Natchez.-The need OF immediate
action to prevent further encroach-
ment of the Mississippi river on the
Natchez karbor and to save the plant
OF the Natchez water works, sole wa
ter supply of the city, has been called
to the attention of the War Depart
nent at Washington by Congressman
Percy T. Quin, according to tele-
gram received from the congressman.
Mr.. Quin stated further in his mes
sage that he would pesona,ly take up
the matter of securing protection with
President Wilson and that he hoped to
obtain the desired results without loss
Of time.
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
AATTlEsBuRe SUED FOR ss,45o.
Case Involving Artesian Well To Be
Heard in Biloxi.

Heard IN biloxi.
Biloxi-In the case of the City Of
Hattiesburg VS.. Layne & Bowler Co.,
answer was filed in the U. S. district
court in this city before U. S. Deputy
Clerk J. c. Tyler, in which the defend
ant claims it was within its rights and
that it fulfilled its contract with the
city of Hattiesburg in the construction
of an artesian well.
Layne 4 Bowler Co., a Texas cor
poration, domiciled at Memphis, Tenn.
is seeking to recover $9,45O from the
city for the contraction of the we'll,
and which Hattiesburg refuses to give
on the grounds that the we'll was dam
aged by cave-ins or sand or dirt.
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
LENEE AT PRINCETON.
Commissioners Authorize Engineers
To Advertise For Bids.

Greenville.-The board of Mississip-
pi levee commissioners met in special
session and authorized the chief engi.
neer to advertise for bids for new
levee at Princeton aggregating $4,000
cubic yards and awarding a contract
to the Neal Dodds Lumber Yard for
remodeling the levee board office
building at a cost of $6,567.
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
Brookhaven a Cattle Market.

Brookhaven.-Lincoln county, and
incidentally Brookhaven, its chief city
and business point, is becoming an i'm
portant center as cattle market to
judge from recent official information
given out by those in a position to
know. Since the first of January,
1916, II cars of cattle have been
shipped from here to the cattle CO
ters of the country. and withi-
past few weeks one firm hax|
several cars of sheep.
paying more attention neA
raising than ever before.
Macon beacon., 1916-08-25
TRAIN KILLS GIRL.

Miss Georgette 6randeo, In Auto, Is
Struck Near Bay St. Louis.
Bay St. Louis.-Miss Georgette
BRANDED Of New Orleans was killed
here when an l.. & N. train crashed
into the automobile she was driving.
Miss Brandeo did not see the train un.
til too late, as she was driving to
wards the crossing.
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Joyce, also employed at the plant.
Joyce did not particularly associate
with the younger crowd. He was
over thirty, a green-eyed, ambitious
bachelor, a tyrant with those under
him, seTvile and polite with his SUI
periors. He made himself agreeable
when he learned that Durand had
money, and condescended to ask him
to exchange checks and carry him
for a day or two.
Joyce always. squared up these
transactions reliably. Durand, how
ever, wondered at the frequency with
which the demands came. The
amounts involved ran over a hun
dred dollars, and generally were ask
ed for on Monday, after Joyce had
made a run regularly down to the
city over Sunday, Ostensibly to visit
some near relatives.
Joyce generally called at the Bruce
home on two special evenings Of the
week. Durand found himself well
come two other evenings. Pretty
Maude was courteous to both, and
Durand often wondered which had
made the most progress in her re
gard.
Ellis Bruce came to him at noon
one day with distressing story. He
bound Durand to secrecy and then
told him that he had lost $40 in a
friendly game with Joyce and a
friend. He had given the latter his
/ o. u, feared he would betray him
at the plant or at home and make
him trouble, and asked DuTand to
carry him over until next pay day.
Durand looked grave at the con-
fessiOn. He gave Ellis some good ad-
vice, deprecated his own discovery of |
the gambling habits Of Joyce, and
wrote out a check. He had a special !
engagement with MaUde that even
ing and felt indUlgent toward the |
brother of the girl he loved. Durand |
was amazed when Ellis came hack
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-02

had over $500 on deposit. The teller
showed him a check that had come
from a city bank, bearing his appar-
ent signature and payable to cur
rency." At once Durand pronounced
it forgery.
He took the check and noted the
skilful duplication of his handwrit-
ing, saw an officer of the bank, ar
ranged to draw a draft on his moth
er for a hundred dollars, gave Ellis
the loan he had asked for, and start
ed for the city to investigate the for
gerry. It was not until he was half
way there on the train that he was
sorry that he had been so precipi-
tate. What would Miss Bruce think
of his failure to keep his appoint
ment? It was too late to worry over
that now, however.
The city bank that had cashed and
sent out the Echeck went over the
matter with Durand and asked an
opportunity to investigate and run
down the person who had gotten the
money. Durand forgot all about the
check the next two or three days, for
Ellis impaired to him a desOlating
fact-hfs sister Maude was engaged
to Joyce, he announced.
Durand was fairly heartbrOken.
Some new developments, however,
aroused him. Two days later Ellis
came to him with a perturbed face.
81 say, Durand." he said confiden-
TALLY, "MaUde has made a dreadful
mistake, realizes it and is grieving
herself to death about it. I hadn't
ought to tell you, but that night you
broke your engagement with her she
got piqued. Out of retaliation she
somewhat encouraged Joyce and he
hurried her into an engagement. Du-
rand"-and Ellis grew eloquent
save her"
How can do that?" faltered Du-
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81 know and you know that he is
a cad-and worse. She tried to get
him to let her off the engagement
last night, and he only smiled in his