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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
WRIGHT IS ELECTED
BY STATE DENTISTS
iiaftiszLaTs i.ian fasia viae President
OF Mississippi Association.

{ Jackson, May 1S-The 1916 conven-
ton of the Mississippi Dental Asso-
citation came to close here this morn
ing, when officers elected at the ses-
sion late yesterday afternoon were
installed, following a gratifying re-
port from the finance committee. The
officers chosen are as follows:
President, Dr. E. A. May, of Jack
son; vice president, DR.. T. B. Wright,
of Hattiesburg; secretary, DR.. NJ. B.
Varnada, Of Osyka. reelected; treas
urer Dr. C. B. Baker, of Amory; jour
nalist, Dr. r. B. Warner, of Corinth.
DIR. j. F.. Bronson, of Meridian, was
elected delegate, and DR.. r. p Abbott,
of West Point, alternate, to the next
national convention of dentists to take
place in Louisville, KY, July 1928.
The vote between the two men was
tied, and Dr. Abbott insisted upon the
adoption of his motion to have Or.
Bronson named as delegate.
The dentists adopted the report of
the trustees, which recommended that
next year the Mississippi dentists
meet in New Orleans jointly with sim
liar organizations of Texas, Louisiana
and Alabama. In the event plans TO
hold such a convention do not mate
rialize the trustees will select a Mis-
sissippi city for the event.
This following were elected mem
bers of the board of trustees for three
years: Dr. J. F. Bronson, of Meri
dian; DR.. J. B. Askew, of Vicksburg,
and DR.. A. B. Kelly, of YazoO City.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
TRASH WAGONS WILL
MAKE TRIPS MONDAY
CITY AUTHORITIES REQUEST ALL
HOUSEHOLDERS TO HAVE
RUBBISH IN BOXES.

The city trash wagons will begin
their tour Of the city on next Monday,
and Commissioner CapertOn this aft
ernoon requested that all household
ers have their cans and similar debris
collected and placed in boxes, ready
for the coming of the vehicles.
eff the trash is left in accessible
places" he said, Our drivers will be
able to give a much more effective
service, and will be able to cover much
more territory"
Because the wagons have been in
use in the recent cleanup campaign,
the regular visits have been postponed
till the first of the coming week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
n. D., N. & c. GONG
TO JACKSON, TENN.
MILLION AND A QUARTER DOL
LARS TO BE SPENT ON
EXTENSION.

The New Orleans, Mobile and Chi
cago Railroad will extend its line from
Middleton, Tenn, into Jackson, Tenn,
distance Of approximately 10 miles,
in the immediate future.
In answer to a petition from Re
ceiver w. F. Owen, filed some time
ago in the United States District court
at Mobile, before Judge H. T. Toulmin,
decree has been handed down by
Judge Toulmin, giving favorable an
swer and authorizing him to proceed
with the work Immediately That was
the purposes set forth in the petition
which is verified by 81 per cent of Tho
holders of the outstanding bond issue
Of the line OF railroad.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
CITY BREVITIES

Francis !. Eushman. recognized as
Americas most popular moving pic
lure actor IS being featured at the
Lomo today in "Graustark," one Of
the best pictures ever screened. The
act, and the thread Of romance upon
which the play is founded is evident
at all times. Two comedies will be
shown. A big Shriner picture, show
ing the bands and drills of four tenn
pies patrols. also is being featured.
Tomorrow Mary JohnsOn's ITO Have
and to Hold" featuring Mae Murray,
of the Birth Of Nation" fame, will
be the feature
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
TELEGRAPH bREWT|ES
APPROPRIATION MAY
BE GIVEN A BOOST

Washington, May 1S.-The senate
today agreed to the amendments to
The rivers and harbors bill, to increase
from $35, 900 to $4,000 the appropria-
ton for maintaining channels through
Horn Island Pass, Mississippi Sound
Pascagoula river and Dog river, at
Pascagoula harbor Mississippi. The
was introduced by Senator
Vardaman, who today made a strong
argument for its retention.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18

It is noted also that favorlte sons
are still supported in their home states
and to some degree elsewhere. There
was a vote of 90 for Cummins OF iowa
- for Burton OF Ohio, 33 for former
Vicp President Fairbanks Of Indiana,
81 for sherman of Illinois, SO Tor
Weeks of Massachusetts, 81 for La FOL
tatte Of Wisconsin. IS for Senator Bor-
All of Idaho, and Z for Governor John-
son OF California.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
NO VOTE YET.

Washington, May Ex-senator Hol-
lis moved in executive session Of the
Senate today to reconsider the vote
by which the nomination of George
Rublee as a member of the Federal
Trade Commission was rejected last
Monday. BY agreement with Senator
Gallinger, leader of the opposition to
Rublee, there was no discussion of
the motion and vote was deferred
until Tuesday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18

Washington, May 1S.-ColOnel john
Biddle, OF the engineer corps, now sta
toned at Baltimore, has been appoint
ed superintendent of the West Point
Military Academy, to succeed Colonel
Clarence p Townsley. The change
will take effect July /, when Colonel
Townsley, having finished his term at
the academy. will return to his regi-
ment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
MISS TOWER is DEAD
FROM AUTO INJURY

Philadelphia, May 1S.-Miss Ger
trude Tower, daughter of Charlemagne
Tower, former American ambassador
to Germany, who was injured in an
automobile accident in Farmont Park
last Saturday night, died as a result
of her injuries in a hospital here to-
day.
Thomas H. Dougherty, Jr., the polo
player, who was also injured, is in a
critical condition. He suffered con-
cuSSiOn of The BRAIN
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
WERE UNNEUTRAL.

Pensacola, Fla, May 1S.-I. J. Diaz,
owner, and Captain II. B. Smell, mas
ter of the schooner Luck II, pleaded
guilty in federal court here late yes
terday to charges of violating United
States neutrality laws by landing an
armed Villista expedition on the coast
of Mexico.
Diaz was fined $500 and Smell $50.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
WILL TRY EASEMENT
FOR HIGH TREASON

London, May 1S-Sir Roger Case
ment and Daniel j. Bailey were com
mitted for trial today for high trea-
son.
This decision was reached at the
conclusion of the preliminary hearing
of these men on the charge of partici-
patton in the Irish rebellion, which
has been in progress since Monday.
The date of the trial and the court
before which it will be held have not
yet been announced.
The prosecution asked for as early
trial as possible
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
SWEAR BUILDING PLAN
OF DANIELS ABANDONED

Washington, d. c.. May 1S.-The
House Naval Committee today voted to
abandon the five-year building pro-
gram which Secretary Daniels recon-
and to build five battle cruis-
ers, four scout cruisers, 10 destroyers,
and 20 submarines during the fiscal
year of 1917.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18

Steamboat Mems Union. Among other
things the new members had to do
was to walk barefooted over the
floor
Toward the last of this initiation
stunt" the new members complained
that the floor was hot and that it
burned their fet. Those staging the
initiation knew nothing of heated
floors. They Investigated.
They found fire raging in the base
ment of the Foster Hotel and the fire
was heating the floor. An alarm was
turned In. and before the fire was
extinguished $4,000 damage was done.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
ATLANTIC FLEET TO
Be REORGANREO
SECRETARY DANIELS ANNOUNCE
THAT ADMIRAL FLETCHER
WILL BE RETIRED.
(By associated PreSS.)

Washington, d. c., May 1S.-Plans
for reorganizing the Atlantic fleet,
which Secretary Daniels soon will an
nounce, include the retirement of Ad-
miral Fletcher as commandments.
Vice Admiral Mayo will succeed Ad-
miral Fletcher. who returns TO the
line rank of rear admiral, having COM
pleted his term as commander-in-
chief. Rear Admiral Coffman will be-
come vice admiral. The changes VIII
be effective June 10.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
OLD PAIR ROBBED OF $4,000
BY PICKPOckETS ON TRJ

Gallipolis, Ohio, May 1s.-While on
their way from this city 20 Hunting
ton, w. Va, ]. c. Smith, aged seventy,
and his wife, of Paramount, W. Va,
were robbed on a Baltimore and Ohio
train of $4,000. The money was taken
by pickpockets.
The money was the proceeds OF
sale of property and the couple were
carrying it in a handbag. 1t was not
missed until they arrived here.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
ROOSEVELT NAMED.

Birmingham. Ala, May 18.-"Roose
welt and Americanism, was the plat
form adopted by the Progressive re
publicans Of the state of Alabama al
their convention here today. An in
structed delegation for Theodore
Roosevelt was named.
The state convention of the regu-
lar Republican party will be held OH
Saturday, and uninstructed delegation
will be named.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18

NORMAL COLLEGE NEWS.
. . . = . 80 . % . .

Mrs.>R. T; Mcbride of Forrest street
was a visitor at the College yesterday
as the guest of Miss Velvie Gross.
Miss Inez Driskell OF Jackson, was
mingllng with friends on the campus
yesterday.
Newton Mills, a former studen;, re
TUNED TO his home at Richtcn, Miss,
after having spent severa! days Wis
iting his many friends on the campus.
The oats that were grown on the
campus are being harvested and it is
found that the yield is good consider
ing the soil and other shortcomings.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
HUGHES LEADS IN 50
STATES STRAW VOTE
ROOSEVELT is SECOND, WHILE
ELIHU ROOT is THIRD, LIT
ERARY DIGEST FINDS.

The Literary Digest has published
the result of 2 straw vote of 1000
Republican and Progressive legislators
in the thirty-eight States for Repub-
ii Fan Presidential candidate TIL. vote
was taken bet 4een April 20 and May
49, and shows 894 in favor Of Hughes,
SO for Roosevelt, ana Isl for Root.
The vote by States follows.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
NOTICE..
To all Royal Arch Masons and
Council Masons.

Communion w H. Whitaker, Grand
Lecturer for Miss. will visit and lee
ture Hattiesburg Chapter No. ia r.
A. NJ, and Liberty Council No. Z, r. d
S. NJ, on Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day the 18th, 10Th and goth of May.
Degrees will be conferred on classes
in both the Chapter and Council dur
ing this visit and, all members as
well as visiting Companions are earn
estly requested TO attend the meetings.
w. p. Smith, e. n. p.
G. w. Batson, r. I. M.
I ofo
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-18
INITIATION BURNED THEIR
FEET; FLOOR WAS ON FIRE,

Portlan, Ore, May 1S.-New MEM
bers were being initiated into the
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-03
SPORTING

Six-day racing in Chicago and Kan
sas City has proved SO unsuccessful
under the management of Packey Nc
Farland and his associates that the
meets planned to be held at st. Louis,
Milwaukee, and San Francisco have,
been Cancelled. |
'T've sold all my players except
one, and I'm through with baseball"
declared Harry Sinclair, former Fed
erai League magnate.
The New York Giants started
spring training at Marlin, Tex.
The athletic committee of the army
and navy announced that the next
Army-Navy football game will be
played at the Polo Grounds at New
York on Nov. rs.
Arlie Mucks of Wisconsin broke the
Western conference shotput record
at Urbana, H., with a heave of 48
feet IL inches in a dual indoor meet.
which the Badgers won from Illinois,
A to AZ. The relay decided the meet.
The recognized Cleveland American
League Baseball Club announced the
purchase of Arnold c. Gandil, first
baseman, from the Washington team
of the same league.
Hans Wagner, veteran star of the
Pittsburgh Pirates and the Oldest ac-
tive player in the big leagues, cele-
brated his 41st birthday.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-03
WAR BULLETINS

That trenches nave literally been
scrapped and the long-drawn field
fortress deadlock displaced by an old
fashioned pitched battle is the great
lesson of the German attempt to take
Verdun.
Accounts of the fighting at Verdun
in German newspapers received here
pay high tribute to the cunning of the
defense works constructed by the
French.
Count Kanitz, German commander
ut ~Kermanshah, committed suicide
when the Russians captured the city.
Five German generals who held the
Iron Cross of the First Glass have
been killed in the battle about Yer.
dun.
Temporarily at least, the great
drive at Verdun has been checked.
Both Paris and Berlin agree in the
abatement of hostilities.
The force of Essad Pasha, the Al
bantam leader, fees to Italy after
the defeat of his army by the Aus
TRANS near Durazzo.
At the capture of Erzerum. the
Russians took prisoners 235 officers
and 12,735 men, 1922 guns, three stan
dards, and large stores of munitions
and provisions.
General Alexel Kuropatkin was ap-
pointed Commander-in-Chief of the
Russian armies on the northern front,
succeeding the Gar (Gen. Nicholas
Ruzsky), who returned to his capital.
General Sir Sam Hughes is plan
ming to leave Canada for Europe to
take supreme command of Canadian
forces of the front.
Baron Ishii, Foreign Minister of
Japan, said in the Diet that Japan
does not intend to send troops to
assist Russia.
Premier Bratiano, of Rumania, did
not receive the Austro-G German ENJOYS
who went to his country for an inter-
view with him, Rome reported. The
Premier gave illness as his reason.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-03
FOREIGN

Crown Prince Frederick William of
Germany, is expected to visit Constan-
tinople and Sofia early in March.
Canadian railways are planning to
get 1000, 900 men from the United
States for spring and summer work
in the Canadian northwest.
C~arranzista troops defeated Oaxaca
Indians attempting to enter Vera
Cruz state, in a sharp engagement
near San Andres, Tuxtla.
Henry Jones, the novelist, is dead
in London.
The finance committee of the Rus
STA Duma has approved the new war
loan of 1000, 600 900 rubles.
Mrs. Nellie Best, secretary of the
WomCn's Anti-Conscription League,
was sentenced in London to six
months Imprisonment for circulating
l~iteratu4e urging men not to enlist.
Thirty-three American nurses, from
the Mercy Hospital, Chicago, left Lon
don for six months service in the
field at British front.
Princess Alice of Bourbon has been
indicted at Florence, Italy, for spread
ing peace propaganda among wound
ed soldiers there.
Thirty Spanish Sisters of Charity
sailed from Vera Cruz for New YORK
on the steamship Antonio Lopez.
The failure of an important bank
at Essen, Germany, is announced. 1t
is believed many of the men in the
Krupp works have lost their savings.
Canada has officially decided to
honor the executed Edith Cavell, Brit
ish war nurse, by naming a large wes-
tern mountain peak for her.
Several outgoing steamers from
Liverpool have been forced to post
pone their sailings, owing to a short
age of laborers to load the ships.
Admiral Won Pohl, who retired from
command of the German battle fleet
three days before because of i'll
health, died In Berlin.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-03
PITH OF THE
WAR NEWS

Premier BRAND of France, when in
Rome, received assurance that
Italy will declare war upon Ger
many.
The Turks are hastily e%vacuatinq the
Black Sea port of Trebizond and
neighboring cities before the Rus
sian advance,
Preparations for another great Ger
man offensive along the Russian
western front are being made.
Italy requiaitoned "a of the 81 Ger.
man ships informed in Italian ports.
In the Dvinsk region of Russia thu
Russians have driven the Germans
back and advanced their line.
BY order of the Portugal Cove rnment
the authorities at FayaI, Azores,
seized the German steamers Sar.
DINA, 2,264 tons; Schaumberq, g.
131 tons, and Max, 1927 tons, hoist.
ing the Portuguese flag on each YES
sci.
The Russians in the Persian BATHS
zone are PersistentIy fighting their
way to the point where they will BIS
in a position to start a movement 20
forr. a junction with the British
forces in Mesopotania.
The italian hospital ship Marcchiaro
was sunk, probably by an austrian
mine, near San Giovannia di Medua.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-03

Gasoline prices, tank wagon basis
were advanced 2 cents a gallon to 81
cents at Cincinnati.
An order for so Pacific type loco
motives was placed with the American
Locomotive Co., by the New HaVen
road.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the plant of the Hubbard Shovel Co.,
at Pittsburgh, at a loss of $15O,OOO.
Authority has been granted to Re
ceiver Bush of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad to spend $1,30O,O 900 for int
p~rovements. z
Former Representative Richmond p
Hobson will be a candidate for Con-
gress from the new 10th district in
Alabama.
Following England's refusal to sup
ply Greece with sulphate of copper, the
latter country has asked the United
States for the needed supplies.
A train made up of so freight cars,
carrying 100000 cans of salmon,
most of which is destined for Europe,
is on the way from Seattle to New
York over the Union Pacific system.
The 5000 employees of the American
Brass Co., at Ansonia, Conn.,, who
went on strike for more pay, returned
to work after they were granted a
Is per cent wage increase.
The State Department is negotiating
with Germany for the expectation
from Germany of two cargoes of dye
stuffs consigned to America. The car
goes are valued at $1,000, 900.
Carrying six passengers, the French
steamer Espagne, threatened with de-
struction, sailed from New York for
Bordeaux. There are 200 stewards to
attend the passengers.
J. Grant Lyman was held in 100000
on the Federal Indictment returned
in New York charging him with US
ing the mails to defraud.
According to the state board of
prison directors, only 3h per cent of
prisoners parolled from California's
penitentiaries have returned to a life
of crime.
Smelter employees at Leadville and
Pueblo, Col, who went on strike for
higher wages, returned to work, pend
ing settlements of their grievances.
Judge Dickinson, in the Federal
Court, upheld the war tax" act as
applying to both the banking and
trust business and assets of trust COM
panies.
Golf balls at any old price from
a quarter to rs cents will be within
the reach of the games devotees dur
ing the coming season. This is part
ly due to the expiration of the Haskell
patent on April IL.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-03
WASHINGTON.

mo enemy merchantmen is to be
torpedoed without warning unless the
presence of armament on board such
vessel is proved" This assurance
on behalf of the German Government
was given to the United States Gov
eminent.
Confirmation was received by the
Department of Justice of the report
that Felix Diaz had left the United
States for Mexico to start a new
revolution.
The Senate unanimously ratified the
treaty with Haiti under which the
United States assumes a pr~otectorate
over the island republic.
January exports fell off ST, 1854 900
and imports increased $4,000, O00.
Dye manufacturers and business
men confer with Department of Com
merce representatives in Washington
on the dye situation.
By a vote of 40 &c 16, the Senate
confirmed the nomination of Henry
p. Fletcher as Ambassador to Mexico.
President Wilson, at the end of
days of agitation in Congress for some
action warning Americans not to sail
on armed merchant ships of the
European belligerents, wrote Senator
William J.. Stone, chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
that he could not consent to any
abridgment of the rights of American
citizens in any respect.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-03
A CROP RUINED.
Warm, Then Freezing Weather, IL
Blamed BY the Sharps.

Blamed by the Sharps.
Recent zero weather following mild
temperature of January has ruined the
Jersey peach crop of next summer,
according to country farm demonstra.
tor w. B. Duryes, who with state ex-
perts has completed a comprehensive
inspection of central Jersey orchards.
The winter killing of the fruit buds,
they claim is the most extensive re-
corded since orcharding became a
prominent feature Jersey farming.
Considering the fact that the few
fruit buds which have not been killed
by low temperatures must still run
the risk of late frosts during the
poisoning season, Superintendent
Duryes says fruit growers can hope
for only a light crop and that con
sumers may expect high prices. All
varieties of peaches have been affect
ed. Elberta, Hiley, Waddell. Car
men, and Belle of Georgia. varieties
which are the most extensively plan
ted in this section, have TO- to 80 per
cent of the fruit buds killed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-03
New Jersey Wins Fare Eight.

The right of the Legislature to com
pei railroads to afford free eranspor-
tation to certain State officials was
upheld by the New Jersey Supreme
Court. The opinion by Justice Par
ker was rendered down in the suit
brought by the Pennsylvania Railroad
to recover Slabs from L. Edward
Hermann, Governor Fielder's private
secretary, for fares he had refused to
pay while travelling on the railroad on
State business.
The court held that the free trans
portation act of 1914 so far as it re-
lated to Mr.. Hermann, might be sus-
tanned, either as an exercise of the re-
served right of the Legislature to
regulate corporations or as an exer-
else of the police power.
The opinion indicates that the right
to free transportation claimed by more
than 800 other State employees in
cluded in the Act must be tested &C
cording to the particular gircum-
stances applicable to each official or
class of officials.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-03
GENERAL

-Four pouches of registered mail, con-
tanning 269 packages from Baltimore
and Washington, together with part
of a shipment of currency from the
Treasury in Washington to banks in
New York City, and ~variously estimat-
ed to be worth between 5000 900 and
1000, 900, disappeared from a locked
United States mail truck on the Jer-
sey Central, Hudson river ferry boat
Wilkes-Barre.
Illinois is suffering from a short
age of labor.
A temperature of AZ degrees below
zero was reported from White River,
Ont.
An order for $50 gasoline locomo.
tives, for use in the trenches, was
awarded the American Locomotive
Co. by Russia.
Inquiries for 1000 freight cars are
reported in the equipment market.
Federal officers raided the plant of
Eagle Stamping Co, at Providence,
r. l., and uncovered a complete coun-
terfeiting outfit. Kirker Dederian,
known also as K. Gregory, was ar
rested.
Marines fired on a mar prowling
about the naval magazine at Hing
ham, Mass. The man escaped in a
power boat, and additional guards have
been stationed at the magazine.
Guns were mounted at the new
testing range of the Bethlehem Steel
Co., near Cape May, where Russian
army officers are in charge of the
testing of shells sold to Russia.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-03
Gunners to Wear White.

The House passed the bill spon.
sored by Herrick, of Warren. to pre.
vent accidents while cunning for deer
by forcing gunners to wear a white
hat and a white coat while in the
woods. Another hunting measure
passed was the Whitman bill to pro-
hibit intoxicated persons from gun.
ming. This caused a wag to remark
1t would be impossible to go loaded
for game. Favorable action was taken
on the Vannote bill to pay members
OF township committees SO a day, the
annual total not to exceed $3.50.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-03
Means End of Capital Punishment.

AsSemblyman Wolverton's bill.
which passed the House with but n
vote against it, will practically mean
the abolition of capital punishment
in New Jersey if it becomes a law.
The measure provides that the jury in
a murder case shall have the right to
recommend to the presiding Judge
a defendant be sentenced to life i'm
prlsonment instead of having to pay
Win death. Mr. Wolverton.- stated
hye states of the Union have complete
y abolished capital punishment, while
"a have laws simila- to his bill.