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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-15
HUSBAND BURIED ON
EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY
BRIDES SHOOTING
SERVICES HELD FROM THE SAME
CHURCH IN WHICH MRS. cRA-
HAMS FUNERAL WAS HELD,
FORREST COUNTY MAN
KILLED IN OIL FIELDS


Eight years ago today, +. 3. Gra-
ham, a young farmer in the Eaton
vile 3neighborhood, and his bride. Mrs,
Cora Graham, went TO field near the
home to take a shot at some birds
and squirrels.
In some unexplainable way, the
shotgun carried by Graham WAS dis
charged, and the full force Of tho load
in one of the shells took effect in the
chest of the bride OF three months
She was brought to the South Missis-
sippi Infrmary where she hovered
between life and death for several
days. Then she died
Today on the eighth anniversary
Of the tragedy, a eoncourse of sorrow
ing friends gathered about the bier OF
Graham himself, in the same ediice,
Providence Church, from which his
bride was buried, and paid their last
respects to him.
Graham was killed in the oil fields
near Shreveport, on Wednesday He
was employed by the Standard Oh
Company, and is said to have been OF
the top of a derrick in the fields, wher
lthe affair collapsed, carrying him t'
the earth and killing hiR instantly.
The body was brought& to Hatties
burg yesterday, and taken to Prov
dence Church, where The funeral sers
ices were conducted by the Rev !, 7
Williams. nterment was made in tn
cemetery there.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-15

amounts to about $3.50 a month, al
though until short time ago, it was
only $3.50. In three months | have
had to buy but So worth Of clothes.
So you see, it isn't such an expensive
proposition, this living business, after
ALL"
Holmes said that he worked occa-
sionally. when get enough money
ahead to keep me going for couple
Of weeks" he continued, Il lay off for
a fortnight. When my funds are ex-
l,austed, get another job"
Mayor Batson sentenced him to 80
lays on the street, but suspended the
sentence till next Wednesday. Go
out and get yourself job" he said.
Report to me, or have your employer
do SO, by that time. If you don't con
meet with job, you'll have to serve
your sentence"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-15

During the last two or three days, at
least dozen of these rings have been
purhcased by unsuspecting persons for
amounts ranging from 25 cents to SO.
In every case it has developed that
the bands are brass and the setting
glass.
Yesterday, two persons were victims,
and came to Joseph sarphie's jewelry
store and asked that their purchases
be valued. Others, discovering that
they had been duped before reaching a
iewelry store, turned away rather than
confess that they had been easy.
Where the rings are coming from,
no one seems to know" Mr.. Sarphie
said. Each person buying One tells
the same story. They say boy told
them he found the ring, and wanted
to realize some Christmas money on
If ..
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-15

Fort Smith, Tex, Dec Is. George
D. Thayer while dining IN Main
street cafe this morning at 10 o'clock
was shot 70 death by a woman Mrs
ora Brown was arrested Later Thayee
in company with female companion
had Just ordered breakfast A wousi
entered the front door Of the cate
walked BACK to their table and hres
at Thayer
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-15

University, Miss, Dec 10. Chancels
lor J. N. Powers, of the University of
Mississippi, has apparently succeeded
i'm restoring order, after one of the
stormiest periods eole Miss' has wit
messed in numberof years.
The outbreak ON the part Of some Of
the students, Just on.the verge of first.
term examinations, almost caused a,
Of class work.
After a consultation last night be
tween members and faculty and repre-
sentative members Of the senior
classes of each school Of the Univer-
sity, the chancellor reached the CON
clusion that the most effective step
toward establishing orderly conditions
on the campus would be the tempo
rary suspension Of those members Of
the freshmen and sophomore classes
having rooms in Gordon Hall,
This building was the storm center
Of the disturbance, and it seems that
responsibility was about evenly divid-
ed between Freshmen and Sophomores
but it is only 1usticeto state that there
We're probably members Of upper
classes involved. and it is also quite
Nlikely that residents Of other dormi-
tories besides Gordon participated.
The Drastic Action.
1t is apparent and to be expected
that some will uniustly suffer while
Others deserving punishment will es-
cape, but the nature and magnitude of
the disturbance warranted the drastic
action taken by the authorities, It
would have been manifestly unfair to
the majority OF students to have con-
tinued under the existing conditions
and still more unfair to have suspend.
Fed all classes.
The suspension is intended to give
the men time to secure accommoda-
tions in the town of Oxford and they
will be permitted to return to classes
TODAY, but will not be allowed to return
to their rooms in Gordon Hall or to
take more than one meal on the cam
| pus for so days following.
There is, however, a. possibility that
the more reasonable students among
the two classes will make an effort
to organize and petition the chancel
"a =.
| lor for reinstatement If this is done
ISwitn the promise Of good behavior il
the future there is little doubt as tt
the chancellor's acceptance.
The entire affair is the outcome 0
I. the chancellor's effort to prevent haz
ling in the state institution and has as
! sumed alarming proportions, threaten
Ping the destruction of state property
? and injury to the persons of certain
students who we're suspected of in
forming on the participants in the den
n onstration. Neither the effort of th
/ I,chancellor nor the older students hay
I |had any effect in decreasing the dil
t turbance
Ell Gordon Hall has become danger0u
g lplace to reside and many Of the NOR
Is peaccable students have long since i
if moved to less exciting scenes. SIX
rockets and other fireworks have re
tiered the building almost uninhahi
able for the past week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-15

]. o. Rea, cashier Of the Bank OF
Hattiesburg, today announced that that
bank will loan to every farmer in For
rest county or any other county tribu-
tary to Hattiesburg, enough money to
buy a thoroughbred bull, provided the
farmer owns enough cows to Justify
his having a bull.
AS an assurance that the money
thus borrowed from the bank will ac-
tually be spent for a bull, and that
the farmer will get good specimen
Dor his money, the bank has arranged
to make the actual purchase of the
bulls, by buying several at a time,
it may be possible TO get them at a
better price than II they we're 'pur-
chased singly, and the bank will re-
sell them to the farmers at actual
cost The farmer will be allowed to
select his own breed, provided it is a
beef-cattle breed.
Long Time Loans
These loans will be made for SUI
ficiently long period of time to make
It easy for the farmer to pay and
the bank will accept as security Tor
the loan, mortgage on the bull and
cows. The farmer will not be asked
10 mortgage his farm itself.
Letters are being mailed out from
the bank today to all the farmers
who receive their mail through the
Hattiesburg post-office.
These letters ask information as to
the number Of COWS each farmer owns
whether or not there is any mortgage
IN them and other information about
the farmers operations and says;
..This bank is firmly of the opinion
that the future development OF this
section Of the country depends largely
upon the, upbuilding Of our beef cattle
industry.
1--WE believe that good bulls are q
the utmost Importance in raising gooa
cattle.
.sWe desire to 80 on record as peins
ready and willing to aid in supstan-
tial manner any farmer adjacent %
Hattiesburg who desires to raise more
cattle and better cattle.
Cattle to pay Notes.
..yxt., ara irving to work out a plan
whereby it will be possible for US 20
,provide funds, at low rate OF IN
forest, for the purchase Of good bulls
These loans under our plans will run
for sufficiently long time to allow
the cattle to liqnidate the debt.
III you are interested in this priel
outline. kindly fill out the eneloseo
card and return to us. We Will tnel
give YOU additional details"
Mr.. Rea said today that after replies
10 these inquiries have been received
the bank will undoubtedly find mum
ber Of farmers living in the SAINT
neigh5orhood, no one Of which own'
a sufficient number Of cows to make
profitable for him to keep pull an'
that in such instances, the bank woul'
suggest several Of these farmers con
bining and jointly purchasing a pul
The bank hopes 10 be able to brin
100 thoroughbred bulls into this ser
lion within the next few months as
result OF this new plan Of cattle loar
ing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-15

Chicago, Dec. 15:-Peace rel
caused wheat prices to tumhl
day. The first sales showed a 1
Of some cases 8 SO cents a busl
Within an hour the decline y
ened to 1925 cents a bushel.
cember wheat was IS cents
hushef below prices a month I
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-15
MANY Students
AT /" OLE MISS !
ARE SUSPENDED
Anti -Hazing War Conducted By
The Officials Results Dis
astrously for Them
BOYS GO ON WARPATH:
DIFFICULT TO SUPPRESS

Gordon Hall a Dangerous Place For
Several Days For the Freshmen Who
Declined to Have Their Hair Clipped,
Their Faces Painted, and to do
"skirt" Dances-Many Must obtain
Rooms in oxford and Stay off the
Campus.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-15
LOCAL BANK TO
BOOST CATTLE.
GROWING HERE.
Rsa Agrees To Loan Every
Forrest Farmer Enough
None, 10 buy Bull,
ADJOINING COUNTIES MAY
PARTICIPATE IN OFFER

Bank Of Hattiesburs Announces that
It Desires to Encourage Breeding in
South Misslsslppi-Arransements Al.
ready Made for the Purchase of a
Number of Animals, Which Will be
Placed in Hands Of Farmers at Ac-
tuaI Cost.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-15

New York, Dec. 15.-~The violeH
liquidation Of the stock market eons'
tinued today. The lesser ranged 5
10 i2 points on munitions and kin
dred concerns. Bethlehem Steel
lost s2ka points.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-15

d.
Washingtons Dec. 15.-The Pres
ldent probably will not finallY d.
termine on any formal Steps IN
connection with ths centESi few-
ers' peace proposais until AFTER
Premier Lioyd-Georse, Of Great
Britain, has spoken in the House
Of Commons on Tuesday.
In the mesntimes fbrough fmer-
lean diplomats 10 the Entente cap
itals, the United States viii keep
in close touch with the sisnatia
Most Of the csbin~s members be-
iieve that the unlted States sAapsa
move cautiously, and not Ifaperll
its influence for peace
The President is ISnown 70 ~
tach great Importance to the possiA
bility of establishing an assoc, ..
ton Of nations to maintain peace.
which he outlined in his speech
here last May before the League
to Enforce Peace.
Secretary Of State Lansing,
after comforting with the Presi-
dent this morning, ANNOUNCED that
the position of the United States
has not been finally determined.
Turkeys note has not been re
celyed, while Germany's and Aus
trials notes may be forwarded e
the Entente today. 81
Indications are that w ~''''7l
President is awSitins tn
sion Of the Entente's ALL.
fore taking any forma
has decided upon his aeiosue
icy sufficiently to dlsouss 0aaf s
his cabinet.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-15
lBg AssooiaEed ! ress.l

London, Dec. 15.-The Entente
Powers have decided to grant safe
conduct to County TarnowuIl Won
Tarnow, the new Austro- Hungarian
ambassador to the United States,
the Foreign Office officially an
ncunced today.
Some weeks ago, the 'AIIies an
nounced that they would not guar
antee the safe arrival OF tho pew
Ambassador, and as . result, the
State Department at Washington
Immediately took ths matter up
with the various Allied capitals.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-15

Far tonight; not quite so cold in
northwest portion; freezing to the
coast; Saturday fair, not so cold.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-02
"Cri,n Cola, Courteous Man Who
Doesn't Give a Dannn"---This Is
Robertson, British Army Heaa

not refer to them. He told the
Scotch soldiers what would happen
TO them II they did not fight. and
wound up by daring them TO follow
him. The men in the kits had been
twisting uneasily as they listened to
him. when he went forward they
went forward with a roar. The par
ticular enemy In front OF them was
wiped out. The maddened Scotch
men had rather face a dozen enc
mics than another 10 minutes OF
MacGregor's tongue. He was the
idol of the British army until he
shot himself in Paris few years
ago.
Robertson Is more the intellec-
tual soldier and less the lighting
man than MaoGregor, Born in Lin.
colnshire In 1860, he joined the
Queens LAncers when he was II
years old for about the same rea.
sons that other boys OF II. lacking
money or influential friends. enlis
In the army. II afforded the answer
TO the pressing problem OF the mo.
ment There is lovely story that
one Of his officers discovered the
youngster holding a book with one
hand while he ourried his horse with
the other, and that thereafter the
boys promotion was rapid. That
may be dismissed as sheer nonsense.
There was no more hidebound
and caste-wrapped institution In the
world than was the British army OF
before the war. Birth counted for
everything. and ability in a private
soldier for very little. The utmost
the private could hope for was non
commissioned rank. Even today
the same spirit exists to a grea,
extent In the army and in Grea,
| Britain itself. In spite OF the crush
ing need for more officers, commits
sions have been given very largely
for reasons OF family. The officer,
| Of today who won their rank fol
other reasons are referred to by
British wits as temporary gentle
men," There are unpleasant I'll
mors of the glacial chill which sur
rounds some of these men at the
| officers mess.
Robertson Is the sort of q man
who refuses to recognize that sort
Of chill. There is no desire ia
represent him as a social thrust
err" He is simply strong. digni
fed, self-contained man who was
able to ignore any attempt at pa
tronage or ostracism by small sons
He was II years in the ranks at
private and on-commissioned ofiiceI
before he won his first commission
II was three years later before he
became q full fedged lieutenant. in
1891.
II II hardened him II did not warp
him. There is a story of the early
days in India in which one officer
had distinguished himself by his at
titude OF social hostility to the man
who had made his way up from the
The Detroit times., 1916-08-02

Bishop Grace. head Of the Cath
Ollie diocese OF Sacramento, cele-
brates his 18TH birthday anniver.
sary today.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-02

sport UP TO the level OF public ap-
probation and approval that II de
serves TO occupy.
With this still In view have pre-
pared for you series OF articles
which consider to be my supreme
effort / earnestly hope that with
these articles and your cordial sup
port, We will be able TO revolution
lie the greatest sport Of the athletic
world.
The one great fault with swim
ming in America Is the lack OF
proper bathing pools and beaches.
or course. the coast cities and =
few OF the larger inland cities have
provided pools for the convenience
OF those who wish TO swim. There
are, too splendid pools In the ath-
letic clubs OF some Of the larger
cities. but the use OF these naturally
is restricted 10 the club member
ships.
But for every city that has pro
vided pools there are hundreds OF
The Detroit times., 1916-08-02

BOSTON. Mass. Aug 2-The
way out--out OF the sweltering city
where babies dies by the thousands
and the way out OF poverty,
Charles r. Strout and his family
found It,
They took short cut back 10 ma
ture and are living in the open air
and under broad skies
Strout, his wife. and two children
are living in a one-room dugout In
the hills near Wakefield junction.
While thousands swelter in sizzling
city streets and tenements and fight
TO keep the wolf from the door. the
Strouts are living in the health and
comfort OF nature
The Strout children, free 10
roam through cool woods and along
cool streams. are strong and
healthy. Strout and his wife are
In better physical condition than
ever before.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-02
BEATS MOTHER
IO2, FINED $500
Second Time Kansas City Man
Has Been In Court
For Abuse

KANSAS CITY. No. Aug 2.-El
mer Stafford was nned $500 by
Judge Kairnan in the municipal
court on a charge OF beating his
mother, 1902 years old. The mother.
on account OF her advanced years.
was unable TO attend court, but
neighbors testified that Stafford had
been drinking and slapped his moth
er several times as she was sitting
on the front porch.
This ia the second time Stafford
has been in court. charged with mis-.
treating his mother. Several months
ago he was discharged upon allega-
ton preferred by his sisters when
the mother herself denied she had
been mistreated.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-02
ORDERS NEW
CARS FOR STOUT

BOSTON, Aug. 2.-For the eY.
press accommodation OF its stout
patrons the Boston Elevated Rail
way company has ordered ~ new
cars with doors Ave inches wider
than those now used.
There have been numerous com.
plants OF the narrowness OF the
present doors, and the elevated
management has determined that
everything possible must be done
for the comfort and convenience OF
it's fleshy patrons Besides, the new
doors Will enable two thin persons
TO enter together, thus saving time,
The Detroit times., 1916-08-02
Nv HERBERT COREY.

PARIS, Aug. 2.-Those who know
Robertson. leader In the great Brit
ish drive, believe he will prove to
be- second edition of Kitchener,
somewhat modified by environment
and conditions. He ID. they believe,
as hard and dour and determined as
was Kitchener. They believe he will
prove 10 be as great an organizer
as Kitchener was. and a frst rate
field general in addition, which
Kitchener never was. They think
that he will drive his army as hard
az Kitchener did when he was In
active command. They think he viii
be feared and detested by the faith
ers sons In the British army, as
Kitchener was, and that the fight
ing men will follow him with en-
thusiasm, as they did Kitchener
He Is a grim. cold, courteous
man who doesn't give a damn" Is
the best brief description OF Gen.
Sir William Robert Robertson have
been able TO get
For some months he has been In
absolute command OF the military
| operations In France. In Gen,
French's time the more important
decisions required the consent OF
the secretary of state for war, who
was Lord Kitchener. When Robert
son became chief OF stan all this
was changed II was directed that
no approving signature need be at
tached TO an order issued by Gen
Robertson. What he says goes"
Robertson began army life as a
private soldier. That Ia perhaps
why he was distinguished as the
most able soldier In the British
army In the order referred to above
He had no pull, no rich relatives
no social position whatever. Any
man who can fight his way through
the barriers which the British army
OF before the war erected between
commissioned rank and the private
| soldier must OF necessity be q
strong man. In the last so years
or theerabouts, only two such men
have won generals stars. One was
Hector MacGregor, the Fighting
| Mac" beloved Of the British army
The other is Robertson.
The two men were alike in some
| respects. Their individual force
was OF an almost crushing charac
ter. MacGregor made his first big
step when he took command OF
regiment of Scotch soldiers who hat
been so mishandled by officers who
did not know their business that
they we're on the verge of mutiny
The threat had made it's way through
the army that the Highlanders
would shoot In the back any officers
who tried to lead them into battle.
Shoot me, If you dare" said Mac
Gregor.
Then he talked TO them. He did
not attempt TO defend the officers
who had made mistakes. He did
The Detroit times., 1916-08-02
Sell Pot.toe. for Church Money.

MEDORA. ILL.,. Aug. "A new
method OF raising money for church
uses developed here recently when
members of the ladies' organised
class OF the Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school marketed potatoes at
top prices.
At social given earlier In the
season each guest was requested -
contribute one potato. The offer
ings were sold and with the money
obtained therefrom potatoes were
procured and planted In small
tract Of ground owned by Mrs. John
Wilton, member of the class. The
patch" produced prolific yield
which are bringing in large flnan-
cial returns In reward of the garden
ing activities Of the women.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-02

As 20 the problem OF the high
cost OF living, the Strouts have solv'
ed that to such an extent they are
building little home OF their own
near where they have been living in
the dugout.
The Strouts are spending $3.50 a
week. Strout Is putting away more
than half the money he earns at
his trade OF carpenter.
when we moved out here says
Mrs. Strout. our friends said we
would all die OF pneumonia None
OF us has been sick a day
This beats many OF the places in
the city where We had to pay $40 a
month rent.
We have bedroom partitioned
of with curtains. We use a part
OF the remaining space as din
ing room and another part as a
kitchen. We use one corner as a
coal bin in the winter, another for
The Detroit times., 1916-08-02

the china and silyerware and the
other two as clothes closets.
I'VE spend an average Of So a
week for food We have meat twice
each day and vegetables OF all kinds,
Our new permanent home will not
cost as much as II would some folk,
because my husband is n carpenter
and | am going to help him build il.
The outdoor work will do both of us
lot OF good"
Winter with Its billiards and sum
mer with its heat and sickness
have no terrors for this little fam
lily which turned its back on the
city and went back 10 the cave
dweller age.
And their reward for this odd ex-
pertinent? Perfect health instead
of a fight against disease and a
home Of their own instead of accu-
mulating bills from the landlord and
grocer.
The dugout IN the hills OF Wake
field. Mass. where one man and his
family found the way out OF the
strife and heat OF crowded city,
and two OF the cave jewellers -
Barbara. 3. and ReyIllo. 6, who have
found health and happiness next to
nature
The Detroit times., 1916-08-02
Article No. 2.
BY ANNETTE KELLERMANN.
international Reeord.hoIder and Star
OF the William Fox $i,0oo,0 900
Film "A Daughter Of the
Gods"

In this. the first OF my series OF
articles. will outline my plan In n
brief sketch In order to acquaint
you. the reader. with what is to fol
low.
First OF all hope 10 enroll
through the medium OF The Times q
class OF people who are not only
ready and willing TO follow out my
Instructions. but who will faithfully
adhere 20 them.
Swimming IL an art as wonderful
~ dancing or singing. In fact,
swimming should occupy much
more exalted position than II does.
have always tried 10 bring this