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The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
Uneasy Seat.

my" said little Alfred. as he
looked up from his book, this sailor
must have been some acrobat"
'Why, dear?" quered his mother
Because" replied Alfred. "it says
In the book, Having lit his pipe he sa.
down on his chest "-Youth's Com.
panion.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
Mexican Revolt

Brig. Gen. Felix Diaz, nephew OF for-
firio Diaz, has landed military expe-
dition in Mexico, according to state
ment made by a close personal friend
of General Diaz at New York. Gen
eral Diaz is now at the head or
force in the field against General Car
rama
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
Hercules and tho Countryman

A countryman was driving his cart
along a road filled with ruts when one
of the wheels stuck in the mud and
the horses were unable to draw the
cart out Of it. The countryntan al
once began to call upon Hercules tc
help him out Of his difficulty.
Put your shoulder to the Wheel
said Hercules. whip up your horses
and help them. for that is the only
way to obtain the aid that you want"
They are helped who help them
Belves.-From the Fables OF Aesop, the
Slave,
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
T. R. NOT ON ILLINOIS BALLOT
coIoneI's Secretary in Letter Says Mr.
Roosevelt Has No lnten-
ton Of Filing.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 3.-Secretary
of State Stevenson has received a let
to Theodore Roosevelt stating that
Mr.. Roosevelt has no intention Of fl
ing a petition as a candidate in the
primary of any party in Illinois"
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint Of water add or Bay Rum, .
small box Of Barbo Compound, and 4 or. OF
gIycerine. Apply to the hair twice week
until it becomes the desired shade. Any drug.
Rist can put this up or you can mix 1t at
home at very little cost 1t will gradually
darken streaked, faded gray hair, and re-
moves dandruff. 1t is excellent for falling
hair and will make harsh hair soft and glossy
1t will not color the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy. and does not rub oH.-Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

II You Can't Get Il In Town.
Someone in almost every town In
he United States sells Hanford's Bal
sam of Myrrh. If you can't get It,,
write G. G. Hanford Mfg. Co., SYRIA
,use. N. Y. Price soc and $1.00. Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
In Backward Borneo.

According to the Horseless Age,
there are only five automobiles in
British North Borneo, and 100000
in the United States Now you under
stand why there are no gasoline MIL
lionaires in North British Borneo.-
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

Economics of the Rich.
Knicker-Gasoline is going up.
Bocker-Maybe we can run the car
IN champagne and drink oil.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
= TWENTY ARE KILLED BY
= AVALANCHES IN TYROL

London, March "a dispatch
to the Central News from Amster-
= dam says that 20 persons have
4 been killed and many injured by
" avaIanches in the southern Tyrol.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

In Different Lights.
"Footlite Is convinced that in year
he'll be starring"
"That's all moonshine."
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

For hot grease burns apply Ham
ford's Balsam lightly until the fire 10
extracted. ADV.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

Said Eve unto Adam. 1T gives me
pain to see you walking the floor
With a CAIN"
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pieh.e's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

II a man can afford ~ sit down and
wait for a golden opportunity to come
along he doesn't need 1t.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

Seasonal Activity.
Mrs. Knicker-What is your trade?
Weary Wlllie-I shovel rain. mum.
New York Sun.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

Throw Off Colds and Prevent Grip.
Wren you feel q cold coming on, take LA6A;
qIVH RROMO ~UINIEE. 1t removes cause OF
Gods and Grip Only One PROMO QUINlNA
ii W. GROVES signature on boz. &c.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
Ruling Idea.

Judge-Twenty-five and costs.
Motorist-Gee. whiz! There goes q
lew tire!
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
Washington

" S|SbIb1S5 SOs
With Germany jnaugurating her
new program Of sinking all armed
merchant ships without warning, Pres'
;dent Wilson put the matter of Anerl'
can rights at sea up to congress at
Washington. In a letter to Repre-
sentative Pou the president urged an
early vote on the resolution propos'
ing to warn Americans not to sail on
arme' merchantmen.
FEDERAL Steamboat Inspectors ROD
ert Reed and C. C. Eckiifc, who placed
the governments o. X. OH tue ILL
fated Eastland, and who were sus
pended some time after the excursion
boat horror ct Chicago, were ordered
reinstated by Secretary Hedfleld at
Washington.
The senate at Washington unani
mously ratified tho Haitian treaty
which gives tho United States a vir
tual protectorate over the black re-
public." Under the treaty the United
States will organize a constabulary IN
the republic and will administer the
finances of the nation.
Germany's Interpretation Of the as
surances previously given to the Uni
ted States with respect to ships not be-
ing attacked without warning are ap'
nlicable only to unarmed merchant
ships and not as being broad enough
TO cover enemy merchant vessels
armed for defense and which may use
their armament Extensively against
German submarines, according to dis
matches received at Washington from
Berlin.
Germany and Austria-Hungary have
answered President Wilson's letter tc
Senator Stone by note presented tt
the state department at Washington
by the German ambassador and con
Cured in by the Austro-Hungariar
charge d'affaires, announcing thai
their submarines will sink on sigh,
armed merchantmen encountered upon
| the high seas.
The senate at Washington confirmed
the nomination of Henry Prathe:
Fletcher as ambassador to the gov
| eminent Of Mexico.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

A Miss is better than mile. No
man would care TO. kiss mile.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
Tho instrument

Tho instrument.
II want to sweep the cobwebs from
ny BRAIN"
"Why not use q vacuum cleaner"
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
Not Grav Hairs but TT

Not Gray Hairs but Tired Eyes
make US look older than we are. Keep
your Eyes young and you will look young
After the Movies Murine Your Eyes. Don't
tell your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co.,
Chicago, Sends Eye Book on request.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
Personal

Henry James, the novelist, died N
London after an illness OF more than
two months with pneumonia. Although
he was born in New York in lS43, ne
took the cath of allegiance to Great
Britain July Is. 1915. He was born
April Is, 1S43, the sou Of Rev. Henry
and Mary r. Walsh James
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

He Is wise son who knows that
he knows less than his father.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
Foreign

Barefooted and ragged women. many
with babies in arms, proceeded from
the quarters Of the working classes to
parliament at Athens, stopped Ingoing
deputies and pleaded that the chamber
relieve the distress caused 5y moo'll'
zation Of the men aud Eonpayment OF
allowances to their families.
A Central News dispatch states that
the Swedish steamship Stockholm.
bound from Gothenburg for New York,
was stopped by a British warship and
ordered into the Clyde, where the mail
was removed and the vesse! was re-
leased.
The Norwegian ship Ander, laden
with coal pit props, has gone ashore
in Blyth bay and is a total wreck
Four lives were lost.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

A dyspetic can eat his cake and
IT'LL believe he has 1t.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
Domestic

DOH&SSSS~
Two were killed and two fatally hurt
when an automobile struck street
car at Milwaukee. Doctor Eisen and
Hans Streader were killed.
A quantity of paste oil in the dock
in which the superdreadnaught Nevada
was lying at Quincy. Mass. caught fire
anG flames shot up 100 feet about the
warship. The Nevada, however, was
unchanged.
The senate of the Mississippi legis'
lature passed the anti-liquor advertis
ire hill by a vote CT 81 to is. 1t pro-
hibits advertising whisky in the stat
in any manner. Governor Bilbo states
that he will sign the measure.
About a dozen scattered votes were
cast in the municipal primary which
had to be held at East ST. Louis, Ill.
under the Illinois law. The total cost
of the election was $4,000. The par
ties will make their nominations by
retitions.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

More than 100 men at the Edison
phenol plant went on strike at silver
Lake, N. j., for five cents more per
hour. They were employed il the car
bolic department..
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-11
Thieves Break In

Thieves entered the store of Mr..
Walter B. Patty Tuesday night by
breaking the glass over the transom
in the rear. Goods to the amount of
about $75 was stolen, consisting Of
three suits of clothing, four pair OF
fine shoes, socks. etc. A pair of the
shoes was sold to Burke Spooner at
the depot just before the arrival OF
the southbound train at Ills Wednes.
day morning. Burke went to the office
and asked Mr.. Bob Grace if he coult
change a dollar, saying that he coulc
buy a pair of Douglas four dollar shoe.
for six bits. The two negroes making
the sale bought tickets to Meridian
One of the negroes was a light mulat
to and the other dark, both were wei
dressed and seemed to be city negroes
One weighed about IT'S and the othe,
1870 pounds. Mr. Curtis Cole was sen
to Meridian Wednesday by Mr.. Patt,
to see if he could find any clue.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-11
The Primary

The primary election next
Tuesday is important, very i'm.
portant. There is a congressman
to be nominated, an Office of
great-one might say vital-im.
portancc to our people. In add.
ton we are to nominate two
members of the supreme court,
one third of that great tribunal.
This is not second in Importance
to any election.
The more responsibility there is
thrown on the people in the way
of choosing all their officials, the
greater should be their respose tC
the obligation. The law has taken
from the governor the appoint
ment of judges and put it upor
the people to elect them. The
people should attend to this duty
and not leave it to the few who
may live near the voting places OF
who may have axes to grind.
It is sincerely to be hoped thai
the voters will turn out mex
Tuesday and fulfill their duty tt
vote.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-11
Rural Carrier Examination

The United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced an examination
for the County of Noxubee, Miss, to
be held at Macon on Aug. Is, 1916, to
fill the position of rural carrier at and
vacancies that may later occur on rural
routes from other post offices in the
aforementioned county. The examin-
alton will be open only to male citizens
who are actually domiciled in the ter.
ritory of a post Office in the county
and who meet the other requirements
set forth in Form No. 1877. This form
and application blanks may be obtained
from the offices mentioned above or
from the United States Civil Service
Commission at Washington, d. c.
Applications should be forwarded to
the Commission at Washington at the
earliest practicable date.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-11
An Abandoned Baby

Last Wednesday morning q little
after midnight, Nathe Hudson, a
worthy colored man living near Ma
shulavilIe, was awakened by some
noise on his porch and going out found
there, lying on a pillow, a white baby
boy. lie was not half a day old, and
there was nothing on or. about him to
give any clue to his birth or parentage,
except that it was unquestionably
Caucasian.
AS soon as morning came Nathe
notified his nearest white neighbors.
The baby was taken to Mrs. Mag
Triplett who generously undertook to
care for it. 1t was brought to Macon
Friday and Mrs. Lee McCollum, who
represents here the Foundlings' Home
in Jackson, now has il and will keep
It until the Home sends for it.
An effort was then made to discover
the person who brought the baby to
Natt e's house. There was a buggy
and horse track in the road, plainly
seen as it had recently rained. The
left hind wheel of the buggy was
wider than the others, and the horse
was evidently a pony, so Constable
Terrence Otis and those who helped
him do the tracking say. and the hoof
marks peculiar. They tracked this
buggy to a white mans house in the
neighborhood, but found where it had
been driven out on the grass anc
turned around to hide the trail. The
reverse track was trailed to the hill
two miles this side of Mashulaville
1t was for a time thought that a mule
was here substituted for the pony
and the mule was tracked to another
white mans house, but it was founC
that a relative had driven a mule anC
buggy there, his family in the vehicle
/, so that was a false trail.
The next night some man came t.
Nathe's house and called him out, bu
| would not let him get close to him
: He asked about the baby and whe
told that Mrs. Triplett had it, eX
: pressed satisfaction. The trail of thi
mans horse and buggy, which was tn
same as that first trailed, one broade
tire and peculiar hoof mark, and it lie
? to the home of a prominent and partic
| ularly well liked white man of tn
neighborhood. A warrant vas issue
2 todar for his arrest. 1t is believe
that an investigation will free hir
from guilt, but that his horse and bug
l gy seem certainly involved.
There is supposed to be some connet
ton between this crime and anothe
!, recent crime in the county that has at
traeted a great deal of attention.
Section 1918 of the code makes tn
abandonment of an infant a felon
punished by not more than seve
years in the penitentiary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-11
Macon Chair Company

A manufacturing industry of Macon
that though small Is flo%urishing and de-
serves the encouragement of all inter-
ested in the city is the Mactn Chair
Company, George Young is president
and Louia Parks manager and head
mechanic. The concern began opera
tons in June and is now completing
fourteen chairs a day. Most of the
chairs are the plain split-bottom
hickory, a type that is as useful and
dependable as any chair in the world,
They turn out, however, some very
handsome rockers of walnut or white
oak. There are now only two work
men employed, but the company hopes
to increase its force and thereby its
output greatly as it gets established.
1t would be a good idea and a good
investment, both Individually and as a
boost to manufacturing in Macon, for
every householder in Macon to buy at
least two of these chairs. They will
be useful in the home and help a home
industry.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-11
The Congressional Race

In this issue Of the Beacon
there appears a card from Hon.
r. s. Gambler, our present con-
gresham and a candidate for re.
election, and 2 statement from
Hon. James A. Cunningham, who
has lately retired from the race.
Both gentlemen are of such char.
actcr and standing that their
statements need no b%uttressing,
and the character of the charges
are such that the latter demand
the strongest proof. They inject
into politics in the First Con
gressional District a most objec
tionable element Of which WI
have happily been free for n long.
long time.
The letter from Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson shows that Mr..
Gambler is not only not RESPONSE
BILE for the appointment of thu
colored postmaster at Muldrow
but that neither Mr.. Gambler MOI
anyone else can get him out unit
charges have been made by some
patron of the Office and proven.
He is under civil service rules.
The charge that Hon. james
Cunningham took money for get.
ting out of the race is bitterly re.
sented by the people who know
him, and know his honorabl,
career both as a private either
and a public man. From barefoot
boy supporting his mother ant
the younger children to a place il
the estimation of his fellow citi
zens which made him q formidabl,
candidate for the high honor Of
congressman his life has been hon
orable and clean. 1t is a sham,
that politics in this district has
been brought to such q level even
in mean and shameful minds.
The other charge, the Muldrov
postofice matter, has a source but
little higher. 1t is the work of a
supposed Democrat who lost his
Job. 1t turned out later that he
had been contributing to the Re.
publican campaign funds. Tn,
charge against Mr.. Gambler is al
effort for revenge.
Mr.. Gamblers record is clear
and the men of his district know
it well. He represents it will
ability. fidelity and efficiency
No dirty politics will bring abou'
his defeat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-11
Fire DESTROYS Residence

Fire Wednesday morning at | O'Clock
totally destroyed the cottage of Mr..
N. Scales opposite the John Hauer-
stein place and occupied by Mr.. j. R.
Evans and family. The fire was under
good Roadway when the family awoke
and very little was saved. Mr.. Evans
says he attributes the origin of the
fire to a smudge that was used
early in The night to smoke out the
mosquitoes and thinks some of the fire
must have fallen in some clothing ir
the bathroom. Insurance to the
amount of 81, 600 was carried by Mr..
Scales on the house and Mr.. Evans
had $500 on his furniture. A practi
cally new piano was without insur
anCp
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-11
Insurance for Professors

IAlCCI al CApCIlIllCllC Vllut iluo
extended over ten years, the
Carnegie Foundation is about to
abandon it's system of old-age
pensions for college professors.
There is no intention, of course,
of disseminating its service for
the advancement of teaching
the object to which Mr.. Carne-
gle devoted his millions. The
income of the vast endowment
will be used to make possible a
great scheme Of life insurance.
The change will bring deep
disappointment to hundreds of
professors who have been led to
expect that, on arriving at the
prescribed age after the given
number of years of service, they
would automatically become en-
titled to a stipend for the rest Of
their lives. Although the presi-
dent of the Foundation does not
in set terms admit that the
present system was based on an
erroneous calculation Of the
amount required to grant pen
sions, there is no doubt that
there was a mistake. AS the de.
mands of the scheme increased
from year to year. have now
nearly reached the available
amount, the failure of the plan
becomes clear. The change is
unavoidable. Those who now
have the pension will continue to
receive it; those who have been
expecting it will not get it.
The new plan is excellent. In
deed, for some reasons, it is
preferable to the old. That was
a case in which the pensioner
did not earn his pension from
the institution that paid it; he
did not labor for the Foundation,
and he put it under no obliga-
ton to him. No one of the Car
negie pensioners has even shown
any loss of self-respect in &C.
accepting his Allowance" but
the system certainly tends tt
lower a mans sense of independ.
ence.
The substitute plan is one Of
insurance, in which the profes'
sor himself, his college. and the
Carnegie Foundation all partici'
pate. The scheme is too elabor'
ate and too complicated to be eX'
planned in detail. In substance
it is this: a young man begin
ming his teaching pays a little
less than five per cent of hi!
salary,-an older man somewhat
more, the college contribute
an equal amount, and the Car
negie institution managing the
funds performs gratuitously {;
service such as life-insuranc,
companies perform. The contri
buttons entitle the professor O.
his widow to an annuity: to hin
when he retires from his profes
sorship, to his widow whethe
he dies while in service or afte
his retirement,
Every man, of course, SHOULD
either save enough. or pa,
enough in life-insurance pre-
NUNS. to provide for his family
and not leave that duty to b
performed by a charitable inst
tuition; but that is no reason VIII,
colleges should shirk the duty o
looking after professors VIII
have worn themselves out il
their service. The Carnegie in
stitution was formed to put a,
end as far as can be to the scan
dial of aged professors and thei
families sinking into povert
and restitution. It bids fair b
its new scheme to accomplish it
very worthy purpose.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-11

We doubt if many farmers real.
ize the possibilities in the produc.
ton of crimson clover seed for
the market. Yields of from four
to seven bushels per acre are
common, and prices now are from
s. to IS a buShcl. When we re.
member that it is easy to harvest
a crop of clover seed and make a
good corn crop on the land the
same year, it would seem that
more of our farmers would EN-.
gage in the production of market.
able clover seed, - Progressive
Farmer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-11

From the tone of Mr.. Hughes
campaign speeches it would ap-
pear that Roosevelt is having
more influence over the Republi.
can nominee than over the Pro.
gressive rank and file. The
speeches have the RooSevcltian
vindictiveness and carleseness OF
facts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-11

/. FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN
The sawmill plant Of w. A. Eberly
Wheel Works located at depot. Call
phone No. So or see D. NJ. Lutz, Supt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-16
SHORTAGE OF MEN
IS NAVAL PROBLEM
How Will Big Building Pro-
grammc Be Carried Out?
Is Question

Washington, August 15.-With an I'M
precedented building programme facing
them, navy officials are concerned over
the shortage of trained mechanics avail
able for carrying out such OF the new
work as may be sent to government yards
Shipbuilding trades have been unable to
supply enough men for construction now
ir progress and officials believe there
will be considerable delay both In public
and private yards due to this fact.
The kees of the battleships California
and Tennessee still are to be laid. al
though contracts for their construction
were awarded to the Mare Island and
Brooklyn navy yards. respectively. many
months ago.
Work on the California Is expected to
begin early next month, as enlargement
Of the slip at Mare Island Is proceeding
rapidly.
At the Brooklyn yard the department
had planned to put double shifts to work
on the New Mexico, SO as to get her into
the water and clear the ways for the
Tennessee, but because OF the shortage
of skilled labor, it has been with great
(Csnti.ued IN Page sevenl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-16
ITALIAN WARSH|P
. BLOWS UP WHILE
LYING IN HARbOR
Dreadnaught Catches Fire
and Explosion Follows.
Large Number of
Crew Drowned

Paris, August 15.-The italian dread
naught Leonardo da Vinci caught fire
and blew up in the harbor of Taranto
Italy, and 800 of her crew were drowned,
says Turin dispatch to the Petit Jour
nal The date of the disaster is given
only as day in August.
The fire, says the dispatch, was dis
covered in the dreadnaught's kitchen,
and spread rapidly. The captain mined
lately ordered the Mage Zines Hooded and
tried to beach the battieship. but one
magazine exploded before this could be
done The vessel was turned over on
her side and large number of the crew
were thrown into thelssea.
1t is believed that the battleship can
be righted and relocated.
The Leonardo da Vinci was a sister
ship of the Conte di Cavour, and of the
Giulio Cesare and was launched in Oc-
tober, 1911. Her displacement was 1900
tons, and she was 57511 feet long. 91A feet
beam and carried total company of 957
men, Her main battery consisted Of
13 21a-inch guns and her secondary battery
to stand off torpedo attack was composed
OF IS 4.7-inch guns. Her engines were
Of "a horse power designed to develop
a speed of 22.5 knots.