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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-21
Pig Iron

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The Newark journal., 1916-11-16

Try me and see if you can't
buy more fresh groceries than
any place for the money. Jno.
NJ. Martin.
The Newark journal., 1916-11-16
CHANGE IN NEWPORT
WHOLESALE FIRM

Newport, Nov. 13.-The Val
ley Commission Company,
whole grocery firm, has just
been closed out by its owners,
c. R. Pate and j. R. Holden.
The firm was organized sever
al years ago, and has done a
good business in Newport terri
tory.
Mr.. Pate will be associated
with John Foote in the whole
sale grocery business, the new
firm to be known as the Pate
Wholesale Grocer Company, c.
R. Pate, manager.
Messrs. Pate and Foote are
the stockholders i'll the new
concern and both are we'll
known in the White River groc-
cry trade, Mr.. Foote having
come to Newport from Brink
ley, while Mr.. Pate has travel
ed in the wholesale trade here
for a number of years.
The Newark journal., 1916-11-16
THE STATE BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION MEETS

Prattsville, Nov. 12.-The
State Baptist Association clos
ed here today after being in
session since Thursday. The
Rev. T. H. Carter of Texarkana
was elected president and R.
w. Glover of Sheridan Secre-
tary. The Rev. J. V. Vermil-
lion president of Jacksonville
(TeX.) College delivered the
address on education. The
Rev. G. S. Anderson of New
burn, Ala, spoke on the
growth of schools and church
es in the south. Four state
Missionaries were retained for
next year. The report on teh
Orphans Home at Texarkana
by the Rev. Mr.. Carter show
ed that 81 children are being
cared for. This is the Land
mark" branch of the Baptist
denomination.
The Newark journal., 1916-11-16
Y V q Y y y " y Z. y y
Q SULPHUR ROCK y
Y V Y Y y q y Y Y y y

Sulphur Rock, Nov.15.@Sev-
eral from here attended the
Jackson county fair at New
port last week.
George Gilbreath and sister,
Miss jeanette, are spending the
week in Jackson county.
U. P. Kent spent Monday in
Batesville attending to business.
Politics are over for a while,
and Wilson won, but people
can talk war and high cost Oh
diving yet.
George Wright has returned
TO Washington. D. c., after a
visit here with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Wright.
u. P. Kent spent Monday in
BatesVille on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Duvall
spent Sunday, at Oil Trough
with friends.
Mrs. Julia Harrington OF
Batesville was in town a few
days last week.
Miss Varina Cook of Bates
vile visited Miss Lucy Bevens
Saturday.
The Newark journal., 1916-11-16
HOW some ARKANSAS
FIRES GOT STARTED
Curse of Carelessness Indeed
Visited Upon Many Homes
in the State

Some of theremarkable ways
in which fires get started are
shown by a survey of the press
of the state which is ushering
in the heating season with
stories Of loss of life and prop
erty through what has been
aptly termed "The Curse of
Carelessness." That readers of
this paper may be stimulated
to greater care The Journal
shows below how fires are caus-
ed almost daily. The fire tax
actually paid Through inereas-
ed living COSTS by the head of
the average American family
is estimate to be for a family of
five $500 per year. Ninety
five per cent of all fires are
Observation-Disclosures due to
carelessness or ignorance.
At Hot Springs an electric
iron was left unattended with
the current turned on and one
of the finest dwellings in the
city was almost destroyed, the
damage reaching several thou
sand dollars.
A Little Rock woman clean
ed an iron bed with gasoline
and forgetting left the jar of
gasoline uncovered beneath it.
Next morning when a fire was
lighted in the kitchen range on
the other side of a board par
tition from the bed, an explo-
sion resulted. The gasoline
fumes, which when mixed with
air are more explosive than
powder and as dangerous as
dynamite, had travelled through
a crack and reached the flame
in the stove. A child sleeping
on the bed was burned to
death.
At Malvern a gas stove ex-
ploded and burned a dwelling.
A leaky gas stove or one with
loose valves that turn at a
touch is 4 highly dangerous
thing.
A gasoline stove exploded at
Jonesboro and the housewife
barely escaped with her life.
Never fill q lighted gasoline
stove or never fill one when
there is a light or blaze any
where in the house. Fill them
in the daytime. A gallon of
gasoline mixed with air isequal
to 237 pounds of dynamite,
scientists tell us.
A defective flue burned an
uninsured house at Hoxie. A
new flue would have cost pos
sibly $12. Repairs to the old
might have been made for a
dollar or less. The owner lost
So, 900 as he had no insurance.
If he had had insurance the
public would have lost the So
600.
The Newark journal., 1916-11-16
TWICE PROVEN

If you suffer baekaehe, sleep
less nights, tired, dull days and
distressing urinary disorders,
don't experiment. Read this
twice-told testimony. It's con-
vincing evidence-doubly prov
en-.
E. j. Stein,> organizer, Mod
ern Woodmen of America, 1873
w. Pine St, Batesville, Ark,
says: Constant sitting and
leaning over is hard on the kid
neys. Sometimes, / suffered so
intensely from backache that /
couldn't staighten up. The pain
often came on suddenly and
felt as if someone had plunged
a sharp instrument into the
small of my back. Doan's Kid
ney Pills cured the attack.
OVER FOUR YEARS La
TER, Mr.Stein said: 81 still use
Doan's kidney Pills occasional
ly when | feel the need of a
kidney medicine. | receive the
best of results"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
ask for a kidney rene
dy-get Doan's Kidney Pills
the same that Mr.. Stein has
twice publicly recommended.
Foster Milburn Co., Props, Buff
falo, n. Y. S
ADVERTISEMENT
The Newark journal., 1916-11-16
SOLDIERS GOT RELIEF
FROM SORENESS
Boys on the Border Relieved Their
Pains and Aches with
Sloan's Liniment.

Once upon a time Norman Jones,
serving in the National Guard at
El Paso, returned to camp after a
strenuous Is mile hike foot-sore and leg
weary. lie had not been long in active
service and his shoulders, back and
limbs felt the after-effects of marching.
Remembering S]oan's Liniment,
Jones applied it to the sore spots and
went to bed. He writes q arose the
sext morning feeling fine; In fact l
had entirely forgotten about the hike
and went out for four-hour drill in
the sun as spry as ever"
Private Jones passed the experience
along, and many boy on the border
relieved the agony of sprains, strains,
bruises, insect bites, cramped muscles,
rheumatic twinges, ETC., by the use OF
Sloan's Liniment.
Easily applied without rubbing. Al
all druggists, 25c-, SOC. and S1.00
The Newark journal., 1916-11-16

the recent primary election,
shot Lem O'Neal, who was the
Democratic nominee for CON
stable at Truman. O'Neal was
defeated by an Independent
candidate in the general cleo
ton, and he and Mr. Douglass
were discussing the matter,
when the discussion became
quite heated and O'Neal knock
ed Douglass down with his pis-
tol, then Douglass shot O'Neal
in the abdomen. He was car
ried to a hospital at Jonesboro.
The Newark journal., 1916-11-16
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y RAISE MORE y
y CATTLE "
9 Y y Y q " y y Y Y 9

The markets are calling for
more meat. The soil is calling
for a diversified farming. The
railroads are offering better
facilities for the marketing of
livestock and the prices are
more renumerative than ever.
If there is to be any large
addition to the meat supply of
the world it must come through
Southern farmers increasing
the production of livestock.
The first step towards a pro-
profitable cattle business is to
begin with high grade cattle
for breeding purposes. 1t costs
no more to feed fine cattle than
poor cattle, and the profit is
found not in the average" pro-
duct, but in the best product.
The climate and the soil of
the South unite in calling upon
the farmers to increase the
production of cattle for the
slaughter house; of dairy cat
tie, of dairy products, of hogs
and sheep.
Bring this matter directly
home to yourself. See if you
cannot add to the profit ofyour
farm by increasing your dairy
herd, your cattle for the butch
er, your flock of sheep or the
hogs that you are feeding. The
question of profit or loss is a
personal question. When we
say that the South can make.
money by raising cattle, we
mean that you can make it.
What dc you.think about it,
Home and Farm.
The Newark journal., 1916-11-16
NEW TELEPHONE
LINE INTO RUSH

Rush, Nov. 14.-The South
western Telephone Company
has completed a copper line in
to this place, which has been
needed, for long time. The
line connects with the main
long distance wire at Yellville.
Work will start next week on
a line from Bergman to Harri-
son. This line also will tap
their main line wire at Berg
man.
The Newark journal., 1916-11-16
GARLAND COUNTY
JAIL is EMPTY

Hot Springs, Nov. 13.@Sher-
iff Tom Hanley said today
there is not white man in the
Garland county jail for the
first time in 21 years. Ex-Sher-
if R. L. Williams says there
was not a time during his Is
years of service as sheriff that
there was not a white person in
the jail.Officers say such a con-
dition never existed during the
terms of Sheriffs Houpt and
Webb, which makes this rec
ord for at least 81 years.
The Newark journal., 1916-11-16
TELLS OF ELECTION
DAYS 70 YEARS AGO
Election Lasted Three Days
And Was Quite Different
From Elections Now

The election is over and we
have achieved a great victory
in our state election by defeat
ing Act No. 2 by about two to
one, and saved our statewide
prohibition law, thereby saving
the honor of our great and
noble state.
| am reminded to tell our
boys something of my recollec-
ton of the elections in Ken
lucky seventy years ago.
In those days candidate for
office was expected to give a
good deal of whiskey to obtain
votes. But now, even in that
proud old state where SO much
whiskey is made if a man at
tempted to gain votes in that
manner he could not be elect
ed for dog pelter. Such is the
change in the sentiment of the
people that even when they
| (the Whiskey fiends) drink it
they do so in secret. But when
go to a certain length, it tells
on them in their muffled dia-
lect and staggering walk, and
they are ashamed of it and go
home and lie up in a stupor for
hours until time resuscitates
them, and they are very sorry
for they feel they have done
something very wrong.
Well, started out to tell you
something of the election in
those days. The election in
Kentucky was held on the first
Monday in August which was
during vacation in school, las we
had vacation July and August.
So we boys had a gala time on
election days. We had three
days election then, Monday and
Wednesday the main votes
were polled. The boys and ne
groes- all had a holiday Chat
was in slavery time.) The old
negro women had for sale in
the court yard great baskets of
ginger cakes, and it seems to
me that they were the best |
ever ate, even mother never
made such" Then they had
barrels of cider to go with the
ginger cakes and the finest wa
ter melons, musk melons and
fine, luscious horse apples. And
in the evening the negroes
were ripe for fiddling and
dancing and drinking hard cid
er. No one was allowed to sell
or give them whiskey. So it was
prohibition with the negroes.
Well don't you know we boys
had a jolly time on election
days, eating and sightseeing,
for the fiddling and dancing
was better than any Of your
minstrel shows or moving pic
ture shows of today.
In my next | will tell you
something more of election
times. This is long enough for
one time.
w. P. LAYTON.
The Newark journal., 1916-11-16
DISTINCTION

According to the ministers
sermon this morning" said
Mrs. Enpeck, "there is to be
no marrying or giving in mar
riage in heaven. Do you be-
lieve that?
We'll, | have no reason to
doubt it," answered Enpeck.
There must be some way to
distinguish it from the other
place"
The Newark journal., 1916-11-16
YOUNG MAN KILLS
SELF NEAR NORFORK

Norfork, Nov. 11.-Vernon
Luther of Arkana, three miles
north of here, killed himself
this afternoon by shooting
himself with a shotgun. 1t is
not know whether it was ac-
cidental or intentional. His
friends say they know of no
reason for his action.
The Newark journal., 1916-11-16
POLITICS CAUSE
FATAL SHOOTING

Harrisburg, Nov. IA
shooting affray occurred at
Truman, in this county, this
morning. j. L. Douglass, who
was candidate for sheriff in
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-21
.JURIES SELECTED FOR
THIS WEEKS SESSION
TWO DOZEN MEN ARE DEsIeNAT
20 TO HEAR CASES IN THE 4
CIRCUIT COURT.

The personnel Of the two lumrles m
which are hearing the cases IN tne
Forrest County Circuit Court this week
is 1as follows;
Jury No. HI M. Wedgwortn,
George w. Davis, Wyatt Gillis, S. z. p
McLemore, II. w. Denham, s 3. Bot
ling. q. #. Brown, W F, Smith, 4 Y
Hobby. S. S. Ryan, Lewis Posey ane
Jones Hayes. I,
Jury No. 2B. q Grisson, W ,
lMcKinnon. r. T, Downs, G. 2. sim
mons, j. b. Coursey, Jeff Jones, Josl
hsellers, II. A. Rance, J. w Callison
.EH E. Rayburn, w. = Force I n n
lmis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-21
FIRES RESPONSIBLE
FOR HEAVY FOG

Meridian, Miss. Nov 21. - Tne
smoky condition Of the atmosphere
that has prevailed over Eastern MS
sissippi during the last three days =
due to 4 combination Of artificial and
natural causes, according to ]. " 1a-
oua, local weather observer The az
tificiaI causes are accounted for' ns
says, BY the smoke from large areas
Of burning grass. leaves and timber
which have been fired, accidentally
in some cases, and purposely u
others,
.However" says Mr.. Jaqua' the eS
istence OF large quantity. Of smok
is not in itself sufficient to produce
pall for several days, but when It %
curs under an area Of moderately hig
pressure, the smoke accumulates
the lower atmosphere Under the I
auence Of steadily weakening are
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-21

\, Railroad presidents, who were com
PEELED to submit during the summer
to the passage of the Adamson law
relating to employees Of the brother
hoods, have begun to fight, and the
presidents Of three Of the greatest sys-
tens in the country have begun in.
Junction suits to prevent the law going
into effect Jan, l, 1917. Samuel Rea
president Of the Pennsylvania Alfred
H. Smith, president Of the New York
Central, and Howard Elliott, president
Of the New York, New Haven G. Hart
ford, directed their general counsel tc
act.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-21
LAD DISAPPEARS AS
SHERIFF SEEKS HIM
YOUNG GEORGE CAN'T BE tocAT-
60, FOLLOWING ORDER OF
COURT TO ARREST Him,


Willie Banks George, the young Hat
tiesburg man, directed 20 serve the re.
manning part Of suspended sentence
by Judge Johnson last Friday has dis
appeared, and efforts on the part Of
the sheriffs Office to locate him thas
far have failed
George was sentenced to pay fin
of 5000 and to serve 60 days in Jail
labout a year ago. Judge Johnson sus
pended $l75 and the jail sentence. III
der good behavior Friday, the couI
h directed that George be re-arrssted an
returned to Jail, explaining that he ha
broken the promise made when Il
Sentence was suspended
George disappeared. and has not hes
seen since
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-21
AMERICAN AvlAT0RS
GET al GERMAN CARS

New York, Nov. 2l, American avia,
tors iighting with the French forces
on The western front have brought
down total Of u German airpIanes,
according to Lie,st William Thaw, a
Imcmber Of tile 1Eranco-American avia'
tion corps, who arrived here today en-
the steamship La Tourainc for three
weeks visit to relatives. Lieutenant
lThaw was accompanied by c. g. John
Ison, also an American aviator whoss
! home is in New York.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-21
PARK PAVILION is
FIRE THREATENED
GRASS FIRES, SWEPT BY HARD
WIND, THREATEN sTRuc.
TuRE FOR A TIME.

The Hamper Park Pavilion, located
in the center Of Hattiesburgs only
recreation place, narrowly escaped
burning to the ground yesterday aft
ernoon, when field fires, famed by the
brisk wind which swept Forrest coun-
ty at the time, carried the blaze to
the wooden structure.
Chief Potter and his men made a
quick run to the park, and managed
to get the flames under control before
great damage was done.
Four calls to put out field fires with
| in the city limits were made on The
department yesterday afternoon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-21
Salvation Army Is
Looking For Work
For y ounQ Woman
SHE'S HAD EXPERIENCE IN OF
FlcE WORK, AND ALSO is AN
EXPERT HousEkEEPER.

A young woman she is scarcely 20
years old--who has had some expert
ence in office work, and who is an ex-
pert housekeeper, is at the Salvation
Army. Home in this city, and she
wants a job.
Capt 4. w. Shackelford, in charge
Of the local branch, today asked the
business men of the city, and the
householders, to watch for vacancy,
and to notify the home.
The woman is said to be neat in ap.
pearance. unusually bright, and has
had much experience as a book
keeper. She recently came here from
Baskerville, applied at the Salvation
Army Home for assistance, and is To-
Gated there.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-21

Louisville, Ky, Nov 21.- Roads
! leading from Nashville through Flor
ence, Ala, Columbus, Meridian and
Hattiesburg, Miss, were officially
designated late yesterday asa part of
the jackson Highway, at meeting
here Of the board Of directors of the
Jackson Highway Association.
The selection was made only after
prolonged debate and in the face of
determined opposition from advocates
Eof a route leading southwark from
Nashville, either through Decatur or
Huntsville, Ala, to Birmingham and
thence to New Orleans ts
Following the adoption OF the route
Trough Northwest Alabama and Mis-
sissippi proposal was made by Presi-
dent Peter Lee Atherton, of the Jack
son Highways Association, to add to
the jackson Highway, as branch,
roads leading to Montgomery by way
Z of Huntsville and Birmingham.
Will Meet in 9 Days. y
This proposal raised second storm
of debate which was only ended when
ka motion to declare recess for a
/ period not to exceed 80 days was
adopted. Under this motion the board
of directors of the highway associa'
i ton will meet at Birmingham, ,at the
call of the president, to consider the
proposal for the addition of the Nash
montgomery branch to the high
way.
4 The Jackson Highway from Chicago
| through Louisville to Nashville, ant
an eastern branch from Buffalo K
Niagara Falls to Louisville was desig
! mated prior to yesterdays meeting.
The early session Of the directors
yesterday was taken up with the con
sideration of engineers reports upol
the condition of the roads along TIN
various routes which have been pre-
posed between New orleans and Mash
willie.
The route by way Of Mississippi en-
braces 5sS miles Of road. OF this %
imiles is hard-surfaced, 256 miles
partly improved and 103 miles unin
proved. The route from New 0rlean
. to Birmingham embraces 497 mile
OF which 396 miles is hard-surface'
i4S miles partly improved, and
miles unimproyed.
s From Birmingham to Nashville y
y Huntsville is $50 miles, of which p
4 miles is hard-surfaced road, rs mill
partly improved and nine miles uni
ii proved
D From Birmingham to Nashville
il. Decatur is 242 miles, Of which !
q. CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-21
YOUNG BROUGHT HERE
FROM PERRY COUNTY
MAN ARRESTED IN MOBILE ON
CHARGE OF FORGERY, TURNED
OVER TO HARRISON.

r. Young. the Perry county man
who was arrested in Mobile some days
ago and turned over to New Augusta
to face charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses, was turned oy-
Ser to the Forrest county officials yes
terday, and is now locked up in the
Jail here
No Indictment was rendered against
Young in Perry county consequently
he was placed in Sheriff Harbisona
custody when the local grand jur!
returned bill.
1t is said that Young is wanted i
Laurel en- similar charges. His cas-
| Will come UP at this term Of th
Circuit Court
4 Pete Rodgers is the complainin
WITNESS against Young.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-21
CASES COMPROMISED
in CIRCUIT COURT
MANY LEGAL AFFAIRS SETTLED
BEFORE THEY ARE
; CALLED.

Cases disposed of at yesterdays ses-
sion of the Forrest county Circuit
Court, were.
\ L. G. McInnis, VS.. G. & S. |. Rail
road Company, compromised.
Il w. T. Raleigh, vs. r. l. Wright Gil
missed at plaintiffs cost on motion
Iof plaintiff
2 Hattiesburg Grocery Company VS..
John Risk, ct AL, on motion Of plain
| tiff, dismissed at plaintiffs cost,
| Joe Shelby, ys. METROPOLITAN Cas-
Eualty Insurance Company, motion sus
tained to allow plaintiff to file repli
Hcations to special pleas of defendant
I National Show Case Company VS..
ECorner Drug store, on motion of plain
tiff, case dismissed at PLAINTIFFS cost
Standard, Oil Company vs. E. l
iGroome, on motion of plaintiff case
Edismissed at plaintiffs cost
kCandioe Watson, VS.. N. .. M. & G
FRailroad Company, on motion of plain
tiff, case dismissed at PLAINTIFFS cost
\ c. P. Gudson VS.. G. & S. |. Railroad
Company, compromised.
V. Martello VS.. G. & s. l. Railroa'
i Company, compromised
+, C. J.. O'Neal, VS.. G. & S. !. Railroa'
company, compromised.
! Henry Myers. VS.. G, & 81. Raliroa
company compromised.
i L. B. Fleming VS.. G. & s. |. Railroa
Company, compromised
Ray Simms vs. G. & $. / Railroa
Company, compromised.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-21
-E4tilnunish Forest Fires.

COLUMBUS, Miss, Nov, 2l-foresl
sires which destroyed considerable val
,iable standing timber and for q tllie
threatened the northern section OF fnls
town. we're extinguished late To-Day q 7.
lter the path OF the flames had been g. !
yerted to a stretch Of barren lanu
me timber destroyed was over q sever
mile trail between Columbus ana Nu'
4 lens Wells, north Of here.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-21

BY bold, rapid strokes, the Teutonic
invaders apparently have conquered a
large section OF Northwestern walla-
;hia from the Rumanians.
Petrograd this afternoon, according
% the Associated Press dispatches
rom the European war zone, officially
announces the Rumanian retirement
the region Of Filliash 40 miles
northwest Of Cradova Judging from
he recent reports Of operations, this
means converging AustroG German
attack in the Jiul valley and along
he railway from Creovahaye, and
4 compelled the Rumanians to withdraw
rom Creoya and execute rapid re-
.reat in the Jiul valley Whether the
,apid retreat. has been in time to save
he Rumanians in this region is rem
! iered doubtful by the German an
aouncement that the Teutonic troops
we're before CradoFa The railroad
through Cradova and Bucharest is the
only convenient line for retirement
Farther eastward in Wallachia, the
arrival of the Russians seems to have
strengthened the Rumanian defense.
The Russians have taken the offensive
north of Campulung, but were re-
pulsed. according to Berlin.
The Rumanians are resisting per-
sistently in the Alt valley, but were
compelled to yield important positions
to Won Falkenhayn.
In Macedonia, the French and Serb.
ians are continuing their pursuit Of
the Germans and Bulgarians who eyac
uated Monastir The new line Of the
German-Bulgarians, news dispatches
: Indicate, lies about II miles north o
Monastir. Berlin declares that ths
serbians were repulsed east OF Mon
astir.
Paris reports that the Italians re
pulsed the Teutonic attacks west .
Monastir.
Artillery engagements are takin
place on the Somme and Ancre fronts
u !"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-21

London, Nov. 2l-Reuter's Saionilkl
correspondent reports that the Serb
ians are continuing their pursuit of
the defeated Germans and Bulgarians
ON the Macedonian front and have
captured several villages and a large
number Of prisoners. The Germans
and Bulgarians, reinforced, are Offer
ing severe resistance.
A dispatch to the News says that
the Serbians hayei captured several
cities, three field guns, number Of
machine guns, and great quantities Of
ammunition.