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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
Busy Month For Auditor.

State Auditor Wilson Is looking for,
ward TO a busy time during Septem-
Der, which is the month Of prepare
ton for the annual payment of Con.
federate pensions, and in addition
thereto to the adjustment and check.
ing over Of the personally assessment
roHs Of a majority Of the counties, as
less than onefourth OF them have sub.
mitted their assessment rolls for 1916.
In a few days more the county pen.
sion boards throughout the state will
meet at their respective courthouses
for the purpose OF considering the new
pension applications, which will apply
to all pensioners, regardless Of how
long they may have been IN the list.
The act OF 1916, which was enact
ed with a view to purging the pen.
sion rolls entirely, requires new ap.
plications In all cases, and in conse-
quence the chancery clerk OF each
county, who is the official custodian OF
the pension papers, has been swamped
with the rush of new business which
the amended law requires.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
PREVENTIVE MEASURES URGED.
o., feathers, Director Of Public
Heath at jackson, Recommends
Measures To Prevent lnfan-
tile Paralysis.

tile Paralysis.
~JRckson.-TO guard against infantilc
paralysis, the following preventive
measures should be observed
The proper reporting of all cases or
suspected cases Is imperative,
The isolation of "A patient In 4
screened room during acute symptoms
and while conyalescing. Quarantine
must be rigldly enforced.
Collection OF the patients nose,
throat and mouth discharges on
cloths. which should be burned al
once.
Disinfecting Of bowel and body dis
charges is likewise essential before
being put into sewer or cesspool.
Where no sewer or cesspool exists,
fhese discharges should be disinfected
and afterward burned.
All articles exposed to possible In.
ssction from these discharges must be
cleaned and disinfected.
Persons who have been exposed to
xhe disease should be kept under OBJ
Servation two weeks, and after such
exposure they must net attend any
public or private gathering during this
time. This means that they should by
NO means attend school.
Dogs. cats and other domestic pets
must be kept out of the house where
anfantile paralysis exists.
Every precaution should be taken
relative to those cases which have oC-
curred during the past few months In
preventing their association with the
healthy children in school, unless a
sufficient time has elapsed to avoid
any possibility of infection of other
children. This should bc at least six
weeks.
The prevention and spread OF this
disease with the opening OF the schools
throughout the state will depend upon
"a healthy cooperation between the
1sity and physicians with state and
county health officials.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
RIIbo To WASHINGTON.

Gov, Bilbo has gone to Washington
on matters deemed of great impor.
lance to the Mississippi Centennial
project. He, In company with Messrs.
Foote and Cornell OF G~-lfport, have
been authorized by the centennial
commission to visit the national cap
ital and to call personally on all rep.
resentatatives of foreign governments,
to extend through their ministers, am.
bassadors or charges d'affairs, invita-.
tons TO their respective governments
TO participate in the centennial pro.
graru.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
THE BLUE" FLEET ARRIVES.

Norfolk, Va.-The BLUE defending
fleet. theoretically destroyed by an
invading fleet in the navy wal game
Aug. 26, arrived IN Hampton Roads,
The nine battleships remained until
Aug. 20. when they proceeded to Tan
gier Sound. Chesapeake Bay. to give
civilian training crews target practice.
The vessels arriving were the bat
tleships Virginia, New Jersey. Maine.
Kentucky. Louisiana. Alabama, ILL.,
rois. kearsearge and Rhode Island,
tie latter Admiral Helms flagship.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
HAS A 20 PER CENT GAIN.
Naval Militia Now Shows Forces Of
Over 10000 Men.

Washington.-The strength of the
organized naval militia increased aps
proximately 20 per cent during the
last fiscal year, the navy department
announces, the forces now totaling
$500 men and 700 officers.
New divisions, marine companies
and %aeronautic sections have been or
ganized in Hawaii, Illinois, Florida,
New York. Texas and Washington.
Other new divisions are being formed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08

New York.-An initial reserve pen
sion fund of $1,000 900 for accredited
rabbis serving congregations In the
United States was recommended In a
report made public by the special com
mission on superannuated ministers
fund.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08

According to those in a position TO
know. the work of turning the newly
acquired land for ~penitentiary planta.
ton purposes, near Lambert, in Quit.
man county, into a we'll kept and we'll
conducted state convict farm Is pro-
crossing, A squad Of ~convicts under
Sergt. Allen is In possession and the
essential duty OF erecting a cage, Of
ficers' quarters, barns and other ad-
juncls Is being carried on. Superin.
tendent O'keefe had made all his ar.
rangements in advance of the negotia-
tons, anticipating that sooner or later
the property would come under his
jurisdiction, and when the actual
transfer was finally made it was only
a matter of loading the men and the
equipment onto trains and heading for
Lambert.
The high cane and cotton on the
stase plantation Is aiding many con.
lets to escape, and during the past
week a number of men have succeed.
ed in eludipG the guards and getting
away.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
VICTIM OF AUTO ACCIDENT.
r. L. Sullivan Of Bolivar County, Is
Dead, and Wife Seriously Hurt.

- ~ S~S''Ny 10
Dead, and Wife Seriously Hurt.
Ereenville.-R. l.. Sullivan, residing
In Bolivar coNnty, near Shaw, died at
abe Kings Daughters Hospital here
as the result OF injuries received in
nm automobile accident Sunday after
moon, when the car he was driving
Aurned over after leaving the bridge
on the road above O'Reilly and south
Of Shaw.
Mr.. Sullivan. Mrs. Sullivan and their
daughter were In the "a when the &C.
Cident occurred.
MIR. Sullivan received terrible
bruises about the face. Mrs. Sullivan
mad both arms broken and received
many bruises. The daughter was not
seriously hurt.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
s7so,ooo For Troops On Border.

San Antonio.-A fund of $3.50, 900
has been made available by the war
department for the payment Of state
troops on duty along the border. Gen.
Funston said the amount would be
services up to and including the month
of July. The money was shipped by
express from New Orleans.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
Say 5000 Men Engaged.

Berlin. A semlofficial announce
ment says that between Feb. II and
July 90 there were engaged in the
Verdun sector IS French divisions.
500, 900 men. In the battle of the
Somme, the announcement says the
French have IS divisions and the Brit
lah q
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
TWO KILLED IN AUTO RACE
Eight Men Are Injured When Eleven
Cars Pile Up at Kalamazoo,
Michi0an.

Kalamazoo, Mich.-Two men were
killed and eight others injured, one
fatally, when II automobiles piled up
at the first turn during a 100-mile ace
at Recreation Park here Sunday af-
%ternoon.
The accident occurred when Pea
cocks car, leading, skidded and struck
the fence. 1t was overturned and
thrown squarely across the track. Be-
fore track attendants could signal the
other drivers, ten Of the machines, 60
ing at a terrific speed. ploughed into
the overturned car. Five of them were
completely demolished.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
Five Bandits Executed.

Chihuahua City.-Fiye bandits cap.
tured by government troops after hold.
ing up ranchet were executed, accord
ing to reports received from Gen. Pao-
LIMO Treyino.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
October 81 and 22 DESIGNATED.

Observation-Disclosures Wilson has
designated Oct. 81 and % as official
days for American contributions TO a
relief for Syrian and Armenisns In
the wal zone.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08

Wounded Man Native of Tennessee.
Nashville.-John S. Patterson, who
was shot at league, Tex, is a Ten
nessean. His old home is in Rutl.eF-
ford county. After graduating from
Cumberland law school he practiced
in Murfreesboro for a few years and
later anne to Nashville, He went
west in 1897.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
REPORT THE BREMEN CAUGHT.
Latest Rumor Says Submarine En-
meshed While In the Channel.

New York.-The New York City
News Association quotes ian officer Of
the British merchant marine" who ar
rived here aboard the White Star
steamship Baltic, as authority for the
statement that the German submarine
Bremen has been captured by the Brit
ish and 80 of her crew of 35 made
prisoners. The Bremen, according to
the account, was captured in the
Straits of Dover in a steel net
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
BRITISH STRIKE o

German Trenches Along the Somme
Front Are Taken.
London.-The British struck a blow
OH the Somme front in the vicinity Of
Bazentin-Le-Petit some four miles
southwest of Triepval. where the heav-
fest fighting has been in progress re-
Gently. A war office report says the
British took zoe yards of a German
trench and captured one machine gun.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
Delegation Urges Drastic Action.

Washington. - Claiming that the
British embargo on tobacco shipments
to the central powers of Europe means
absolute ruin" to American growers,
a delegation of IS from Virginia, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and
Maryland came to Washington to urge
that congress and the state depart
ment take drastic action. 1t a final
ly decided that the matter would be
placed before Sec'y Lansing at once.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
HAS ONLY FIVE DOLLARS LEFT
Patrick Calhoun Started With $14,-
600, 900 Five Years Ago.

New York.-Patrick Calhoun, grand
son of the famous statesman and prom
inently identified with the San Fran
cisco street car system until a few
years ago. testified in a r~eceivership
proceeding here that S. was the only
tangible asset remaining of a fortune
of $14, 900, 900 he had five years ago.
Financial reverses following the
earthquake and fire in San Francisco
were responsible for losses, he said.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
Joint Commission to Meet Sept. 6.

Washington. - The American-Mex
can joint commission to seek a solu-
tion of border difficulties will meet at
Portsmouth. N. H.. probably Sept. 6
or Z. The day will be set by the com
missioners themselves at a prelim-
mary conference In New York Sept. 4.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
speeder In Automobile is Killed.

Montgomery. Ala.-Henry Bird vas
killed and Henry Wilson and Merrill
Coles injured. the formers leg being
broken and the latter badly crushed.
when an automobile in which they
we're speeding on the Mobile road
turned over. Bird was thrown 100
feet from the cart; his neck broken.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
Prohibits Railways Owning Steamers.

Washington.-The interstate CON
merce commission held that the Nor
folk & Western railway must be ex'
Guided from interest in the operation
OF the Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany under the Panama Canal act,
prohibiting railways owning steamers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
Warning Against Infantiie Paralysis.

Warning Against InfantiIe Paralysis.
DR.. w. s., feathers, director OF pub
lie health, for the Mississippi state
board of health, has prepared a special
bulletin relative to ~infantile paralysis,
and the Importance of taking warning
against its spread with the opening of
the scholastic terms throughout the
state,
1t is timely to issue a word of warn.
ing to the various school communities,
towns and cities Of Mississippi rela.
tive to infantile paralysis. With the
opening of school, there is danger OF
the spread of this disease in Missis'
sippi unless every %precaution is taken
In its prevention and treatment.
The germs of this disease may be
spread by the nose and throat secre-
tons. and bowel discharges of the pa
tents and convalescents. 1t may also
be spread by we'll persons who become
carriers" by association with pa
tents, The carrier is perhaps one Of
the most common causes. OF the occur
renee and spread OF this infection.
Since the disease is insidtous in its
spread. and occurs In the most unex.
pected places, eternal vigilance should
be the watchword throughout the en-
tire state at the opening OF school
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
MANUFACTURERS ACT.
Consider Requesting Wilson Not To
Abandon Arbitration.

Chicago.-More than 100 manufac-
turers and several state manufactur-
ers' associations have responded to
the appeal to attend a conference here
to consider sending a delegation to
President Wilson to protest against
the abandonment OF the principle of
arbitration, II was announced.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
ITALY AT WAR WITH GERMANY
Official Announcement Brings Enthus
slasm at Remembering Crowds
Parade the Streets.

o o o o
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-06
c jUAlY SOIL SURVEY
AND MAPPING ROADS
TAp 2 ~ S@flATUo
I'M. ] Ulh lsiUatlI0
p. +. KERR OF AGRICULTURAL DE-
FARTMGhT COMMENCES WORK
Oh IRON BRIDGE ROAD.
PAMPHLti TO bE WRITTEN
And Mailed Out Free To People Of
co~n.y-No meteorological Tests
MaGe-SoiIs Observation-Disclosures Like
Those of Geological Survey.
Tuesdays Daily.)

commencing the soil survey of
Maury county, ]. A. Kerr, of the Agri
cultural Department of the United
States government, arrived in Column
bia this morning and Immediately took
the field mapping the county. The
work will take about six months.
The survey that will be made con-
sists in mapping the roads of the coun-
ty and in classifying the soils. Pri-
mary and secondary roads will be
showed on the map, and the classes
Of the soil will be noted. With the
exception of marking elevations by
contours, the map that will be made
of the county is the same as that put
out by the United States Geological
Surrey II the soil survey, however,
the class Of the soil is indicated on
the map.
No archaeological tests will be
made by Mr.. Kerr since this work is
not in his department. The mapping
and classification of soils is his chief
work.
On the completion of the survey,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-06
iA. HANNAH MAKES
ELOQUENT APPEAL TO
hAURI DEMOCRATS
GIFTED SON OF EAST TENNESSEE
FIRES OPENING GUN IN
THE CAMPAIGN.
MAKES CONVINCING ARGUMENT
Pays Timely And Beautiful Tribute To
Craftsmanship of Woodrow Wilson
And to His Efforts to Preserve Peace
And Prosperity.

To an audience that made up in en-
thusiasm and appreciation what was
lacking in numbers, Gen. Harvey H.
Hannah, railroad commissioner of
Tennessee, made the opening speech
n the democratic campaign at the
Court Hous Monday morning. Gen.
Hannah, as usual, was eloquent His
speech aroused his hearers to a high
pitch Of enthusiasm and by the time
that he closed there was good audi
ence.
Gen. Hannah is popular in Maury
county. For many years in every cam
paign he has spoken and had it not
been for the big first Monday rush of
business, the enormous volume of the
mule trade, and the fact that it was
difficult to get people away from their
business, he would unquestionably
have had capacity house. Under all
the circumstances, however, the audi
cnce was a distinct compliment to the
eloquent young East Tennessee orator.
Gen. Hannah was introduced in a
timely and appropriate speech by
Judge ]. T. Mcknight, of the county
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-06
DENY SUICIDE OF
CHAS. D. S0hELL
RELATIVES HERE STATE REPORT
SENT OUT FROM MONT.
GoMERY INCORRECT.

Relatives here of Charles D. Sowell
who is reported in the dispatches this
morning to have killed himself with
a pocket knife by slashing his throat
at Montgomery, Ala, deny that he
committed suicide. They state that
he did not die by his own hand. In
the report from Montgomery it is
stated that Sowell in fit of despond.
ency used a small knife to slash his
throat and death ensued. He died at
Hills Infrmary in Montgomery and
was thirty-fve years of age. He left
Columbia several years ago.
The remains will be brought here to
the home of his sister. Mrs. R. L. BIZ
lington and funeral arrangements will
be announced later.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-06
NAME COMMITTEES
TO SOlIvII FUNDS
III RtPAI2 PIk(S
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION WILL
COOPERATE WITH THE
COUNTY COURT.
WANT ON Fifty A MILE
Will Ask Folks Along The Line To
Contribute $50 For Each Mile And
Court to Appropriate a Sum Double
That Amount

At a meeting of the Maury County
Good Roads Association on Saturday
afternoon committees were appointed
TO solicit funds for the maintenance
and repair of the county pixies leading
into Columbia and to report the list
of subscriptions to the county court at
its meeting on October g. 1t is pro-
posed to raise $50 per mile for these
pixies from the people thereon and to
ask the county court to appropriate
an additional 800 per mile for their
repair 1t is further understood that
the subscriptions made may be given
in labor and persons who subscribe
may designate that the work be done
Or their funds expended within a ra-
dius of two miles of their homes
should they so desire.
The following named committees on
the several pixies were appointed:
Nashville pike-Brice Martin, VIII
liam Cheairs, 10 Chapman.
Santa Fe pike-John West, Geo. Ma.
hon and Jno w. Basham.
Bear Creek pike-N, T. Evans, H. H.
Borum and Ripley Steele.
Mt. Pleasant pike-Ed Armstrong,
William P. Ridley and DR.. c. Y. Clark.
Iron Bridge pike-Jno. W. Jackson
DIR. w. X. Sheddan, Jim Fly.
Sowell Mill pike-Harry Tanksley
w. F. Scott and Newt. F, Vaughan.
Culleoka pike-Miles Murphey j.
Lem Thomas and A. Elem Thomas.
Pulaski pike-Roy Porter, ]. T. Pet
ty, Sam H. Wiley.
Campbellsville pike-Jno. w. Ma
thews, c. A. Wright, Jno. A. Thomas,
Carl Gilbreath.
Hampshire pj'.e-Jno. w. Cecil,
Henry H. Hill, William M. Tolley,
Williamsport pike-Allen B, Harlan,
Jos Frank Porter, William Mathews.
The meeting was called to order by
President Petty and a good represen-
tation of progressive citizens was
present. The question was discussed
at length and theeabove plan finally
decided upon The committees will
tomorrow actively begin the work Of
scanvassing. Should any member de
cline to act, his place may be filled
;by the other members of the commit
gtee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-06

the maps made by Mr.. Kerr will be
printed by the government. In addi-
ton a pamphlet compiled from the sur
vey will be printed for distribution
among the people of the county The
maps and pamphlets will be sent out
free by Congressman L. P. Padgett.
Mr.. Kerr commenced work this
morning in the eastern part of the
county, going out the Iron Bridge road.
No map made by the Geological Sur
vey of that section is available and
Mr.. Kerr is anxious to get the heaviest
work finished before the commence
ment of bad weather. AS soon as this
section is completed, the rest Of the
county will be mapped.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-06

court. He paid quite tribute to Gen.
Hannah, mentioning the name of his
kinsman's and benefactor, Ex-Gov.
Taylor, reference that was applaud
ed
In his speech Gen. Hannah drew Q
vivid picture of the war in Europe and
pointed to the peace and prosperity
that prevailed in America, largely due,
ne said to the great craftsmanship of
Woodrow Wilson, the greatest presi-
lent that this nation has had in years.
he also appealed to the democrats to
stand by the state ticket and their
courageous governor, Tom c. Rye.
1t was convincing and eloquent
appeal for the democratic state and
national tickets and unquestionably
made a splendid impression.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-06
SAVES POTATOES
OVER A YEAR
MRS. CAD ARMSTRONG FINDS
SEVERAL SPLENDID ONES
IN A PIT.

Mrs. Cad Armstrong, of Zion, mas
the distinction of having saved sweet
potatoes in good condition from one
crop to the next Last fall, when the
potato crop was dug, the tubers we're
placed in a pit. All winter the family
used the Eaters. On Friday the new
crop was dug and the pit cleaned TOT
its reception. A number of the pota'
toes of last year were found in excel'
lent condition. Two are now on exhi'
bition at The Herald office.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-06
FOR SALE

Thirty high-grade Heifers, Short
horn, Herefords and Angus; most OF
them bred to Registered Angus Bulls
Prices, $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 each.
JOHN M. GRAY,
d7w1t Columbia, Tenn, R. R. No. !.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-06

The Sunday school on yesterday was
one of the largest in the history of
the church.
Just before the communion service
was administered, sixteen additions to
the church were made.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-06
NUMBER OF PUPILS
ENTER AT RALLY
SIXTEEN ADDITIONS ARE MADE
TO FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.

With a large attendance number
&of new pupils were enrolled in the Sun
Siay school of the First Presbyterian
echurch on Sunday. Rally Day was
celebrated with appropriate exercises.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-04
Idaho Men Entertained

Monday evening Isaac McDougald, a
graduate of the state university, en-
tertained party of friends at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
c. McDougald, honoring number of
his fraternity brothers who were MEM
bers of the Idaho football team.
The table decorations were carried
out in yellow and white, the university
colors An elaborate arrangement of
chrysanthemums in these colors form
ed the center piece. Mrs. McDougal
was assisted in serving by the Misses
Annie Jones and Evelyn Kerns.
Covers were laid for Messrs. Sam
Hayes, Burton Dingle, James Kane,
Roy Thompson. Bunt Brashears, Mel
son Howard, Wilbert Hubbell, Howard
Palmer Rogers, Paul Peter
son of Idaho Falls, Dan McDougal AL
bers and Ben Horning of American
Falls.-Pocatello Tribune.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-04
Society Personals


The Chapman home in Colfax was
the scene of a delightful house party
over the holiday vacation, when Miss
Ruth Chapman and Arthur Chapman
entertained Miss Ruth York, Miss Vel
ma Spaulding and A. J. Priest.
The Misses Gladys Kircheck and
Evelyn Branson spent THANKSGIVING
at their homes in Standpoint.
Miss Mamie Crumpacker spent
Thanksgiving at her home in Kamiah.
Miss Lenora Harbke, students at
the university, visited over the week
end at her home in Nezperce.
Miss Grace Eagleson was the house
guest of Miss Elna Millgard at the
Millgard home in Coafax over the
weekend.
Miss Naomi Morley entertained Miss
Doris Gregory at her home in Colfax
over the holiday vacation.
Mrs. Robert Whittier of Spokane
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Whittier for Thanksgiving remaining
over the weekend.
Miss Virginia McRae and Miss Ruth