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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27
FREIGHT MEN AND
BOX MAKERS AGAIN
Want to See if They Can Re-
peat Tuesdays Big
League Ball.

This evening at six thirty the B.
and o. freight house team and the
Lange-Criss box factory team will meet
again Tuesday evening these teams
played spectacular ball and when the
game was ended the score was 3 to
2 in favor Of the freight house. Both
pitchers worked splendidiy allowing
about four hits apiece. The game to.
night is sure to be fast and exciting
and good sized crowd is expected to
be out. The batteries will be :For
the freight house McDougal and Nc.
Dougal and for the box factory Nor.
ton.and Clelland.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27
Town t ak

tennis on East Side-Harry Hig.
ganbotham and Edward Offner won
the tennis tournament which was
conducted among the members of the
Boys Club Of the Palatine Baptist
church. The scores were Sc. 6.3 and
6.2 and the play was on the courts OF
the Fairmont hospital. There Is a
great deal of interest in tennis among
the boys and about forty Of them play
the game.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27
ner is expected until the tenth Of Sep.

ner is expected until the tenth of Sep.
TENDER.
II. E. Moran from New Mexico, and
son, Windell, are visiting the formers
brother. J. c. Moran, at this writing.
Settle Moran is still on this Rridge
visiting at her grandparents.
Myrtle and Settle Moran were call
ing on Jessie Battlefield Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Huffman and chill.
dren were recent visitors at Amos
Huffman's.
L. W. Summers and their mother
were calling on Mr.. and Mrs. Hender.
son Sunday last.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

Students Ankle sroken-While
Miss Sadie Gaughan, of Warrington,
a student at the Normal school was
walking across the lawn at the home
OF her cousin Miss Anna Ford on Gas.
ton avenue she tripped and in the
fall which resulted sustained a frac.
ture to a bone In her ankle. She was
taken to the home Of Mrs. George
Moore on CASTOR avenue where she
rooms. -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

cose Of Summer school-The sum.
mer school at the Normal which has
been under the supervision of Otis C.
Wilson superintendent of the Fair.
mont public schools, will come to
close tomorrow. The school has been
going on for six weeks and has had
q good attendance. There will be no
special program given. The fall term
of school will commence Sept. IL.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

seashore Exeurslon-It Is believed
that large number Of tickets will be
sold here this evening for the Baltt.
more and Ohio excursion to Atlantic
City and other points on the New Jer.
sey coast.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

Vaudeville at coIoniaI-The Coloni.
al will present three acts OF vaudeville
the rest of the week. The musical
comedy company that was billed for
here the first part OF the week failed
to put in an appearance and Manager
McCray decided to run vaudeville the
last three days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27
!. The funeral services were con.
licted nv Rev q w Whife

Misses Mamie Corrothers Of near
Little Falls died Saturday night. She
was afflicted with some sort OF ner.
vous trouble and had not been sick
very long. She had been teaching
school two or three years. Was bur.
led at Pisgah Tuesday afternoon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

New Attorney-Arthur A. Toothman
who was graduated from the law
school Of Washington and Lee uni.
versity this year has opened an office
for the practice of law in the McCrory
building.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

Stunned by 5ullet-While Albert
Freeland of Cleveland avenue was
cleaning a gun last evening one of the
cartridges exploded and the bullet
struck him glancing blow on the
temple. For time he was stunned
and physician was sent for but be.
fore he arrived Freeland had recov-
cred.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

for the first time since It has been
put UP. The lights would run up TO
point and then burst like skyrock.
ct over the word Grand.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

Contract for eand-pirector Carlow
Of the East Side band has signed a
contract TO provide music for the
Buckhanron fair which will be held
the first week in September.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

Automobile Turns TurtIe-when
the automobile in which they were
riding last might turned turtle Mr.. and
Mrs. Ell Musgrave and son Clarence
Musgraye were thrown out, all escap.
ing injury, except perhaps a brulse
which Clarence Musgrave secured
about the hips. The accident occurred
near Ballahs Chapel. In some manned
his car became unmanageable from
the steering wheel and started to
back down the hill.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

Striking Color seheme-The big ow.
ems bottle works with the exception
Of the tall stacks, which are such a
striking feature Of the landscape on
the East Side. has been painted green.
This with the splendid parking that
has been carried out around the
grounds makes the big bottle plant a
pleasant place.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

New sIsn-The Grand's new sky.
rocket sign was In operation last night
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

B. q o. 3Earnlnss-The July state.
rnent Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road shows net operating revenue
for the month Of s3,204,417 which Is
an increase Of $500 over the same
month last year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

Letter Carriers EIeet-At meeting
last night of the National Association
Of Letter Carriers, Fairmont Branch,
Nathan G.. Rollins was elected pres.
ident and George Squires, secretary.
This was the first election held by the
letter carriers in this city and the
association seems to have lodged It.
self securely.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

f. M. M. ALL STARS
The Fairmont Mining Machine ALI
Stars will journey to Traction park
Sunday where they will play tho Rig.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Keibler OF Lock No IL
spent last Sunday afternoon with Mr..
and Mrs. L. c. Lanham at Lock No.
10.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17
80 Days at Hard Labor, and Without
Paw For Militiamen Who Left Jackson

now in Adjutant General Scales hands,
Each company commander also has a
list Of his own men absent from camp.
AS no furloughs vera granted, and as
the camp is quarantined, It is likely
to go hard with the absentees.
A provost guard is to be sent to
those cities and towns in which a
half dozen or more miliiamen are now
visiting, and they are to be brought
back to Jackson and court martialeo
AS the Mississippi militia likely VIII
be here all summer, the run-aways are
to be put to work making Camp SweI
Taylor a permanent mobilization camp
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17
ABERDEEN TRAGEDY
AGAIN BEING HEARD
HAREAs CORPUS PETlTtlN TO BE
PRESENTED TO SUPREME
COURT JUDGE.

Special to The NeaoS.
Jackson, Miss, July 17.-The next
step in the tragedy of Miss Mary Mil
ler, formerly resident of Hatties-
burg, who died in Aberdeen some days
ago following an operation, for which
two doctors and young student were
held, will be taken here today when
IDr. Lee, DR.. Broomfeld and Clyde In
grams attorneys will appear before
Supreme Court Justice Cook to argue
lhabeas corpus proceedings.
Lee and Broomfield, the doctors, and
Clyde Ingram, the man in the case.
are charged by the state with the muir
der Of Miss Mary Miller, the school
teacher of 25 years, of Plattsburg,
winston county. They were given a
Ipreliminary hearing last Monday morn
ling before Judge James M. Acker, the
mayor Of Aberdeen. Ten out Of the
30 state witnesses were placed on the
stand and the state rested. The de-
Tense failed to put any witnesses on
the stand and rested, after heated
argument by County Attorney G. M
Holmes, prosecutor, and George T.
Mitchell, of Tupelo. as to the charge
against the three defendants being
! murder in the first degree or man
slaughter. County Attorney Holmes
read number of decisions in whicl
: 3he sought to prove that this was {
case Of murder, and asked the cour
to hold the prisoners without bail t
D await the action of the Monroe cour
4 ty grand jury, which will convene
! october. Judge Acler ordered the d.
ii fendants placed in Jail to await til
S action of the jury. A demonstrate
:. (which lasted several minutes greete
t this decision.
d The citizens Of Aberdeen are desi
4. Gus Of seeing the law enforced in th
8. case, as we'll as the citizens Of Wiz
ton county, and should the men
Is turned out Of prison violence is feare
IN The case will be tried before Jud
be Cook on the records, The attorne
Of viii be the only ones present. Mess
u. Pinston and Lee, Of Alderman; JUL
lie. Berry. district attorney, and G.
,a- Holmes, county attorney, will rep
4
ed sent the state, and Dobbs & Richa
ve son, of Philadelphia; Leftwich & Tu
ed of Aberdeen. and George 7. Mitch
,ry Of Tupelo. will defend
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17

Asheville, N. c., July 1.-THE most
disastrous flood in years SWEPT this
section yesterday and last night, doing
damage to property and crops esti-
mated at from $6,000,OO0 to $1O,00O,0O0,
and costing eight lives. Fifty persons
are missing.
Scores of the large industrial estab-
llishments near this city are idle today
following the receding of the floods.
The latest reports from the flooded
areas bring the total number of deaths
lup to s.
Madison county was hit hard, and
it is reported that two were drowned
lat Marshall, and So houses demolished.
THE water is receding today, and there
are no fears that Lake Toxaway dam
will break.
/ Traffic was resumed over the Ashe
lville-Biltmore bridge.
4 Nellie Lipe and Mrs. Mulholland
who were at first reported drowned
were found today. They had saved
themselves by clinging to trees for II
hours. They finally were rescued, but
their condition is serious.
The body of Charlotte Walker, the
nurse who has been missing from Bilt
more for days, was found at Biltmort
. today.
The homes of IS families residing
in the lower sections of Asheville hav,
been destroyed. The citizens relic
committee is caring for the homeless
The entire damage to this sectiol
is estimated at between $6,OO0O0O an
j I$1O,OOO,OO0
Asheville is without electricity, ga
and railroad service.
! The waters are reported recedin
lover North Carolina, but are sweepin
ON toward South Carolina, where tn
rivers are rising and rapidly dama
= ling railroad trestles.
Five hundred excursionists are m
| rooned on a train at Marshall
The Weather Bureau has sent flot
j warnings to the residents of the Sc
tions covered by the Great Peede
!, the Little Peedee. Lynch's, Black al
i, the Waccamaw rivers, in South Cal
lima. 1t is feared that this is the mo
: : disastrous flood which has stru
Il these sections in years.
: In West Virginia conditions ha
j improved.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17
Hospitality Such
"A S Offered He REL
Expensive Luxury.
JOSEPH cEPHus, LATELY or
MANNED, ACCEPTS DRINK
FROM STRANGE HANDS.

Joseph Cephus, of Manned. erst-
while judge of good whiskey, will car
ry an official chemist around with him
in the future, to make an analysis of
all drinks offered to him by strange
persons.
Joseph Cephus-yes, that's his real
name, as shown by the books of the
~. J. Newman Lumber Company
Icepted an invitation to have drink
on Mobile street Saturday afternoon,
a few minutes after he had received
the Jay check of himself and his broth
er, and he learned lesson.
When Joseph Cephus came to him
Iself, he was wandering aimlessly down
the tracks of the Mississippi Central.
) He was going some place, but he did
mot know where.
| Today he explained what happened
to him. A strange cullud gem-man,
he said, invited him to have drink
Cool, foamy beer by the scuttleful was
in an adjoining house, Joseph Cephus
Istrange host explained, and the two
Ientered the building. One glass of the
tamber fluid was handed to Joseph Ce
iphus, and he drank it. A strange diz
ziness made his brain reel, and by
sought the fresh air without. Tha
was the last that he remembered til
a friend found him down the railroad
tracks.
n On entering the Mobile street resi-
. dence, Joseph Cephus had $50 in cash
When his friend found him, he hat
about $25. What happened to th
other $35 he does not know. Why hi
friend of minute didn't take all tn
, money, If he took any Of it, also is
mystery to Joseph Cephus, who wen
, back to Manned this afternoon an
! warned his brothers and sisters ther
. against accepting Hattiesburg hosp
+ itality in the shape of beer fror
i lstrange hands. He said he had bee
;. given knockout drops.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17
CHAIRMAN ASSOCIATION
PAYS CITY COMPLIMENT
First Response to Letter Asking Funds
to Pay Expenses Of Pathfinders Log
slns Trip, Received From President
Hannah, of the Commercial Club
Association Officials to Leave Nash
Vile on August 1.
vile on August

Forrest county was the nrsc, and
thus far, is the only county in Missis-
sippi through which the Jackson Mill
tary Highway will pass, to remit the
requested rs cents per mile to the
Highway Association to cover the ex-
penses of the pathfinding trip to be
started on August /.
This announcement was made in
Meridian today by Chairman J. M. Nc
Beath, of the State Highway Depart
,ment, and secretary of the Jackson
Highway Association.
!, All counties will be required to re-
nit rs cents <orNeach mile of the high
way which will traverse its domain.
| A letter was sent to each county
stating the uses to which the money
would be put. The first response to
be received was from T. c. Hannah
president of the Hattiesburg CONNER
cial Club, who enclosed $5.25 as For
rest county's assessment to the ex
pense fund.
"This was the first money to be
received, and the only money, thus
far Mr.. McBeath announced.
The pathfinders will start on thef
logging trip on August 1. w. K. Gibbs
of the Motor Age, will make the tril
with the officials, and requests 10
photographs of interesting points alon
the highway in Forrest county, hay
lbeen received in Hattiesburg fror
Mr.. Gibbs.
Reports from all sections Of tn
highway show that every effort
being made to complete the road b
: october /, less tnan so days OIL
large force of men are at work con
Lpleting the last lap OF the roa
Through this and other counties al
lrushing completion as fast as poss
7 ble. Officials believe the road Will Z
y completed by September |.
/. Regarding the $5,OoO,OOo appropri
ltion recently made by Congress L
road improvements in the Unite
states, Chairman McBeath, in le
n ter to Mr.. Hannah today. had this
J, Isay about how it would affect Miss
+. sippi:
+, "The entire appropriation for go'
(Continued on Page Four)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17

The work of the anti-saloon League
of Mississippi toward tearing to pieces
the petitions bearing more than 5000
names of electors and alleged electors
Of the state, calling for a referendum
vote on recalling the new quart-at-a
time liquor law, was transferred to
Hattiesburg today, and, according to
the officials of the league having the
local fight in CHARGE many of the men
who signed the papers, are not quail.
fed voters.
There were 127 names from Forrest
county on the petitions. Already near
ly score of these have been found
to be names of persons under 21, who
have not paid their taxes as required
by law, or are unqualified voters in
every respect. The entire list has not
been gone over, as yet. 1t may take
couple of days to conclude the work
Of comparing, the names on the peti
tions with the official rolls at the For
rest County Court House.
The Rev. Charles w. Crislet, pas
tor of the Main Street Methodist
Church, one of the best known mil.
listers in the state, and member o.
the Central Committee of the Anti
Saloon League, is in charge or the 10
cal work, and is making the comparl
son. Mr.. Crisler said today that there
is no doubt but that when the pc
titions from all the counties are com
pared with the voting books. and tn
unqualified names are stricken off tn
former, that less than the required
sOOo signers will oe on the reques
& for new election.
A. Names Too Few.
"If the same per centage of III
qualified voters found on the Forres
county list, holds good throughout tn
state,n MI. Crisler said this afternoon
"and we believe that it will, less tina
the required 5000 names .s'i'ill be Q
the list.
1--WE find that many o. the signel
affixed their names to the petitio
under misapprehension. The pei
tions called for an election on Y
fish and game law, the liquor law, an
others. Many who opposed the forme
signed the petition, and gave but lltt
consideration Of the latter
Continued on Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17
HELD FOR FORGING
$50 SCHOOL WARRANT
nWooDY" RAWLs LOCKED UP ON
CHARGES PREFERRED BY
THE cHANcERY CLERK.

w. B. Rawls. former deputy Clerk in
the office of the Forrest county chan
Gerry clerk, member of a prominent
Forrest county family, and non-com-
missioned officer in the Mississippi
National Guard, is locked UP in the
county jail here today on charge Of
forgery. The charge was preferred
by Chancery Clerk Herbert Gillis, act
ing on instructions from District At
torney Robert S. Hall and County At
torney Alexander Currie.
A preliminary hearing before JUS
tice of the Peace Pittman was held
this morning. For the time being, the
examination was waived. 1t is posi-
BILE that hearing will be given to-
morrow.
! Rawls, popularly known as Woody
Rawls, is charged with having forged
the name of Miss Short, formerly q
teacher in the Forrest county public
schools, to school warrant for $50
and of obtaining the cash on it, The
forgery is alleged to have occurred
on October IA, last.
Immediately after alleged Irregular
y ties were noted in the books of tn
chancery clerk, Mr.. Gillis called tn
ldistrict attorney and the county attoi
lney in, and turned over all his books
ipapers, documents and vouchers t
them. They made a careful investigi
tion, and asked that warrant be il
sued for Rawls.
Rawls, at the time, was at Cam
Swep Taylor, Jackson, where he is
/. corporal in Company 6, the Hattie
!, burg organization in the Mississip
militia. A warrant for his arrest W;
sent to the sheriff of Kinds count
In the meantime Rawls came to Hs
tiesburg, and Immediately was plae'
under arrest by the sheriff's offic
and locked up in Jail. He will not d
YIcuss his case.
An inspection Of the chancery clerl
re books is being made now, and VIII
this is completed, a report will
made by Mr.. ellis to the Board
iSuperyisors, to the district attorn
e. and to the county attorney.
st The warrant was drawn on the
ne tonville school funds. and was da
in october 4. It was alleged to h'
is, been cashed on the day Rawls seve
an his connection with the chane
as clerks office.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17

London, July 1z.-The British
today captured many German
trenches near Pozieres, the French
report states, and repulsed two
German attacks last night in Lor-'
raine, southeast Of Nomeny.
The French report gains west Of
FleGry, capturing some prisoners
and three machine guns.
The Germans lost heavily trying
to raid a trench in the champagne
held by the Russians.
All is quiet on the verdun front
except near Hill 3o4.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17
UNION MEETING ON
AT PETAL-HARVEY
Methodists and Presbyterians Are
condusting Revival There This
Week.

A union protracted meeting was be-
gun at the PetalHarvey Methodist
Church yesterday, and will continue
through the week. The meeting is in
charge of the Rev w. McInnis,
pastor or the Bay Street Presbyterian
Church, of this city, who also was
pastor Of the Petal church which was
whecked during the recent storm, ant
THE Rev W. A. Terry, pastor Of tbs
broad Street Methodist Church, 0
this city.
There were two additions to tn
church yesterday Two services vii
be conducted daily.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17
Will SEND BIG BOX
TO ORPHANS HOME
K,Ne,s DAUGHTERS TO COLLECT
ARTICLES AND EXPRESS
THEM TOMORROW.

box for the orphans at the Missis-
\ s,nni Children's Home, in Jackson, IS
stO Be- packed in Hattiesburg tomorrow
.,nder the supervision of the Kings
Daughters, and an appeal for articles l' !
i Iii kinds groceries, remnants, and
ire like--is being made today
The box will be prepared at the
home of MRS 7, 2. Watkins. and It y +
hoped 10 get it off on its journey 70,
morrow night. Anything from 20 cents
up wfn be accepted
The box win be in behalf Of the y
children sent to the home from ! For 2
rest county during the last 7eigh
months
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17
INSURANCE COMPANY
rs SUED ON POLICY
D. |. Pool Declares Organization Re
fuses to Pay for Burned Building.

Suit for $3.50 against the Equitable
Fire & Marine Insurance Company, of
Providence, R. l., has been filed in the
Forrest county circuit court by D. L.
Pool.
| Mr.. Pool states that his building on
Rebecca avenue was insured for that
amount more than year ago. The
building was burned, through no fault
of his own, he says, but the company
has refused to make good the policy
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17

Camp swep Taylor. Jackson, Miss
July IA little surprise for the
scores Of Mississippi militiamen who
took French leave last week, to spend
sunday with relatives in their respect
i've home towns, awaits the khaki
clad youngsters on their return 70
Camp Swep Taylor.
A list of every man, noncommis
stoned officer and buck" private. who
was absent from camp Saturday might
when a complete list OF the 1,6OO o.
more militiamen was checked off, I
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17

London, July 1.-THE British have
captured German second line positions
northwest of Bazentin-le-Pe Petit wood,
extending over a 1,50O-yard front. The
British also have captured the strong
positions at Waterloo farm, and the
remaining German stronghoIds in Ovii-
lers and La Boisselle also were taken.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17
Draft Kiting Conspiracy Unearthed Among
Several Small State Banks in Mississippi

small state banks Of Mississippi,
to cover alleged shortages in their
funds,
S James S. Love, OF Hattlesburg,
state bank examiner, went to Rat
eish today to start an lnvestiga-
tion at that point.
four or five banks are said to
be Involved. 81
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17
The COTTON MARKET.

New Orleans, July 1.-THE cotton
market at 2:3O was: January, 1906,
opening at 1915; July. 1879; October,
1883, opening at 1892; December,
|1297, opening at 1905.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17
LAUNCH FIGHT
! ON PETITION FOR
LIQUOR ELECTION
And.Saloon League Going Over
List Of Names Of Forrest
Sigusrs
MANY UNQUALIFIED VOTERS
AFFIXED THEIR SIGNATURES

Aattieshurg Minister, Member Of Cen
trail Committee, Busy Comparing
Names on Petition Asking for Ref
ersndum Vote on ouart-at,a-Time
Law, With a List of Qualified Voters
Of county--Many Found to be unuer
Age-127 Names Here.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17

jackson, Miss. July t7.-FoIlow-
ina the indictment and arrest Of
cashier Davis, Of the Bank Of
Meadville, on criminal charges,
the state Board Of Bank Examin-
ers is uneartbina today what looks
Ike welI-pIanned draft kltins
conspiracy between several Of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-17

Berlin, July 17.-Itwas officially
announced today that the Ger
mans. under General Won Linsin-
gen, southwest Of Lutsk, have been
withdrawn to behind the river
Lipa.