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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-02-28
GRAND JURY o

The Noxubee County grand jury
for the term Just closed was an eX'
cellent set of men and got through
with a great deal of work. Their
final report, which appears in this
issue of the BEACON deserves the
careful reading and thorough con
sideration of every good citizen of
the county.
There has been much talk OF
things that smacked of fraud in
the good roads expenditures in the
Macon district-nothing that al
fectcd the Supervisors or road com
missioners or any local men, but
limiting of too friendly connections
and dealing between the superyls
ing engineer and the contractor.
The grand jury investigated that
matter, to the best of their ability
with the evidence it could obtain,
and their finding appears in their
report. There may be no evil, but
certainly the appearance of EVIL
has not been avoided.
In the matter of the increase IN
the sale of liquor in the county,
much surprise was oceasioned by
the grand jury reporting as they
did. The general opinion around
Macon seems to be that much less
whiskey was sold than heretofore,
and that the municipal author
ties had pretty thoroughly dis
couraged the blind tigers. How
ever, the grand jury report other
wise, and as they had many wit
nesses before them their lindipi
deserves thorough attention.
The commentator the grand
jury gave Judge CAROLS admins
tratiOn of the law in this count,
is excellently well deserved. III
Honor is tcmpcramcntally a lail
and just man and to this natural
qualification of u good judge h,
brings n high ideal Of the func
tions of his exalted Office and +;
thorough theorctic and practical
knowledge of the law.
In concluding their report tn,
grand jury take occasion to en-
dorse inferentially the Office Of
county attorney. The time saved
the grand jury by the county ut.
tOrney in their Investigations is
enough to Justify the Office. And
when there is also considered the
time saved by not having to try
men before petit juries who should
not have been indicted, and also
the conviction of guilty persons
who would probably escape pun
ishment but for the county attor
ney, the county attorneys Office
demonstrates its very great value.
The fact that at present we have
an exceptionally able district at,
torney and one who is thoroughly
familiar with the county goes far
towards the vigorous and thorough
enforcement of the criminal law in
NoXubee, but this does not de
tract from the value of the ser.
vices of the county attorney.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-02-28
Cleveland Big Boil.

have a lot of Cleveland Big Boil
Cotton Seed for sale. Guaranteed alb
solutely pure. The seed have just been
received from Georgia. Apply to
w. A. CHEATHAM,
Prairie Point.
OF j.. @. PoTNDExTER,
Ravine, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-02-28
Doctor Inse," No. 55SS4, A. 7. R.

This young registered trotting stall,
lion will make the season for a limited
number Of mares at Dixie. He com
bines the splendid blood of an old Ken
lucky strain with the best Electioneer-
onward stock of Mississippi. Fee SIS
to insure. E. d. SCALES,
Rreoksvllle. Niss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-02-28
Notice, Contractors.

Sealed bids are invited on Monday,
March Srd, 1918, at 200 p. M, for
the construction of Harlan Bridge on
w. E. SINNERS link of road, according
to plans and specifications on file in
Chancery Clerks office. Successful
bidder to furnish bond in penalty of bid.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
By order of Board of Supervisors,
February 9Th. 1918.
JOHN A Tyson, Clerk
By w. 0, BARNES, JR.. ID. C.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-02-28
Seed Corn.

| have for sale a limited quantity of
specially hand-selected Jones' Prolific
Seed Corn at $500 per bushel, delivered
in Macon. ALLIE SWAMI, Jr..
Route 2. Macon. Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-02-28
Frost Proof Cabbage.

Frost Proof Cabbage plants at 25c
per hundred, for sale by
Mrs. j. l.. FORD.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-02-28
Red Jersev Pigs.

have for sale six Red Jersey pigs,
subject to registration, about three
months old. at $40 per pair.
w. M. CAvETT, Macon, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-02-28

for it is history that they were on the
firing line in every battle their regiment
engaged in and were never known to
to shirk a duty. J. J. HAYNIE.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-04

And in Frost VS.. Belmont,-A1len.
1872, it was declared improper that
either party to bill shall be permit
ted to use secret influence.
I might multiply instances almost
The bill which I have introduced to
the General Assemnly' ana vo Wn1e alo,a -
rnittee, is based upon the provisions
of your own code of ethics: 1t Ia
founded upon the immenoria1 position
If the courts that secret influences,
and secret personal solicitation, ana
concealment of agency ana lnterest
in procuring legislation are wrong
and hurtful to society
The bill permits proper practice pc
fore the General Assembly, just as the
rule of your code does; o+.o., 4,,s+ "a
1t forbids improper practice, just as
your rule does. ...
licitation of members OF the Ieglslao
but only to those who receive pay TOT
their services. 80
Proper appearance of legislative
registration prior to appearance be
fore committees. The right to ad-
dress members of the General Assem-
bly, by written arguments or briefs;
or statements or by the constitute onaI
methods of petition, renonstrance ana
address are given.
The employer Of a legislative agent
| is required to report certain Facts, IN
Guiding the name of the agent and the
] m easure for which he is to appear.
If the employer Is a pubic service
ton paid to the agent must be re-
| ported. Legislative agents are for
bddden to go upon the. floor OF either
house The reasons are obvious. Inc
presence of lobbyists among the mem
bers of the General Assembly in ses-
sion has provoked too many disgrace
full scenes. You DO not neeo TO De
| reminded of them.
Now. this bill is not a drastic bill.
Generally speaking. however, it is
! fairly representative of the type OF
| LEGISLATION that is finding favor in the
| effort to get rid of the lobby evil.
Section 1912, Chapter 81. Compiled
Laws of Oklahoma, provides-That II
any person, whether directly interest
| ed, or not, in any measure pending
before, or thereafter to be introduced
into either branch of the legislature IN
the state, in any manner privately at
tempt to Influence the vote of any
member of the legislature during his
term of Office concerning such meas
ure he shall be deemed guilty of lob
| bying; provided, that nothing in this
section shall be construed to prevent
any person not employed for a. valu-
able consideration from attempting to
| influence by use of briefs, or written
OF printed arguments, any member of
| the legislature Otherwise the Okla
members of the lobby are by its terms
excluded from the floor of either
/ house.
The Nebraska law, Chap. 4s Section
In Statutes of Nebraska, 1911, Mr..
| Bryan'S state, provides
! cit shall be unlawful for any agent,
| attorney or employe of any person,
corporation or association, or for any
person employed for a pecuniary con-
sideration, to act as legislative agent
| or lobbyist for any person, corpora
ton or association of whatever char
acter to attempt personally or direct
ly or by any means to Influence any
member of the legislature to support
| or oppose, or vote for aor against, any
otherwise than a- aAAAA~iaa- sa~e~~-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-04
LOBBY BILL Is FAVORED
BY REPRESENTATIVE WILSON


The measure before you proposes to
make that a crime in Connecticut
which has always been Illegal in this
country, and which e a crime in many many
is to be q crime in many more OF
them.
In advocating this bill I call no
names Z. dig up no dead am will
ing that the dead past shall bury it's
dead Evil things familiar1zed by Gus
tom. come to be tolerated and In In
lobby in Connecticut has been a high
road to political promotion. The en-
ployers of the lobby have been the
The system has brought us much
evil It has corrupted our laws. in
Jured our industry. robbed our citizens
and made our government sometimes
an object of contempt.
The disSraceful scenes of recent leg
islatures are too familiar to us all
viii not rehearse them. The 1nvesti-
cation now proceeding in the senate
is known to us. I will not consider
it IT'S but the sign that shows the
cancer that eats the body of the State.
/ am glad to address a committee
composed all of lawyers, and of law
yers some of whom are, or have been
Judges. To you at least the facts
which / shall present will not be un-
Familiar And you must have griev-
ed. and do now grieve. as you peree I've
lobby and practice the unprofessiona1
arts Of secret personal solicitat1on--
upon the members or TINS Assem- y:
To refresh your reco1lections l VIII
read to YOU from the code of ethics
adopted by the American Bar Asso-
citation, which provides, That a law
yer openly and in his true character
may render professional services be-
fore legislative or other bodies, re-
Earding proposed legislation and IN
advocacy of claims before depart
Enents of government, upon the same
principles of ethics which justify his
appearance before courts; but it is un-
professional for a lawyer 50 engaged
to conceal his attorneyship, or to en-
olov secret personal solicitations, or to
t1ze means other than those addressed
to the reason and understanding to
Influence his action"
And if, perchance, my learned
friends. any of you should make a
contract to lobby by secret personal
solicitation" or otherwise in the man
ner forbidden by your ethics: the
MORALLY held, that you could not re
cover under such an agreement, your
pay for the service, for the reason
that yor~ contract would be against
The Supreme Court of the United
States has taken the view, on more
than one occasion, that contracts tc
lobby are against public policy, as
to wit. when Alexander J. Marshal
brought suit for $4,000 for lobbying
through the Virginia Legislature,
right of way for the Baltimore anc
will be found in Howard's Reports
L. 6 Sup. CT, Vol. XVI, 314-
In Powers VS.. Skinner, "a VT, 274
II was held that a contract for the
sale of personal influence is void.
In Sweeney VS. Mcleod. IS Or. $50
II was held that a contract for lobby
service is unlawful.
And in Mills VS.. Mills, 35 Barber, 474
1t was held that a contract otherwise
n correct but which furnishes tennpta-
sion to use improper means, lie void
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-04

the committee thereof
The remainder OF the law does not
California found lobbying an evil of
such magnitude that she made it
crime in her constitution.
Some states as Massachusetts, and
Ohio have attempted to control lob
byiag by requiring registration.
closure of the fee, paid for the ser
vices, forbid agreements for g. con-
tingent fee and forbid lobbyists ac-
cess to the floor of either house, to-
gether with disclosure of the measure
for which appearance is made and the
name of the employer.
I am convinced that this remedy is
insufficient, that it is already decadent
and that, laws of the type OF the one
provided in the bill before you are to
be the rule throughout the country.
scented to the several legislatures in
this present year to perceive the tenor
Of the remedy
may add that my bill is in con-
bying already adopted by this state.
| In Chapter 1876, Public Laws, 1907.
certain persons holding public office
are sought to be restrained from lob
| Dying. The means adopted is not to
require their registration, but if they
lobby they may be convicted as crimi-
mails and heavily punished.
| Chapter 1872 laws of North Dakota,
| 1911. makes it unlawful to attempt
personally and directly to influence
| legislation otherwise than in a public
manner, substantially as proposed in
| the bill before you. 1t IS made un1aw-
full for a legislative. agent to enter
upon the floor of either house.
/ In Wisconsin, Chap 472. Laws OF
I Wisconsin, 1905. it lis made a misde-
meanor for lobbyists to resort to pri-
vate solicitation. and practice is re-
stricted very much as in the bill be
| fore you. Lobbyists are forbidden
from the floor of either House. Cop
ed for public inspection.
Section -2045,~ Lords oregon Laws
| require ans person who attempts to
lobby to, truly disclose his interest OF
| a crime. But in Sweeney VS.. Mcleod
| Is Oregon, 1886, it was held that tbs
certain forms of lobbying criminal
and not to make lobbying of othei
kinds according to public policy, sc
that compensat ton might be recovered
| under a, contract to do it.
Texas Chap. 5, Whites Penal Code
| 1911, makes it crime for any paid
the vote or privately endeavor to- in
| fIuence the vote of any. member OF
the Legislature In Texas also paid
lobbyists are forbidden the floor OF
either House.
Section 1850. VOL ?, Revised Statutes
of Missouri, 1909. says that Lobbyist f
floor of either house, and must MOI
| bargain for a contingent fee under
| penalty of punishment.
| Idaho forbids paid agents of public
| officers from influencing legis1a tor
| other than in a public manner.
| Alabama makes lobbying with mem
| bers of the Legislature a felony.
In 1907 alone. including the Connec-
ticut statute just quoted, laws regulat
ing the lobby were passed in sever
| States the others being, Alabama
| Idaho, Missouri, Nebraska, North Da
kota, South Dakota and Texas.
Improper lobbying had earlier beer
made a felony in California, Georgia
| Utah, Tennessee, Oregon, Montana
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-04
JNINEZER = A..

DIR. G. b. Cowel1, 400 Noble avenue.
FL. G. Chaffee, 292 Cottage ST.
III. w. Carlson, 191 Harriet ST.
Crouch & Plassmann, 595 Howard
avenue, Second car.
j. Calvin, Bridgeport.
Ger1nia Cocoa, 1641 Main St.
w. Drew.
DIR. DeWoIfe, Fairfield avenue
G. s. Games, 24S Middle St.
A. S. Edwards, Stepney.
e. F'orstrOn, 1896 Fairfield avenue.
w. n. French, 80 Benham avenue.
DIR. III. w. F1ecIx, S97 Lafayette ST.
John FAINT, 1927 Stratford avenue.
E. N. Goodwin, 147 Hough avenue.
E. Grace, 12O Mt. Grove St.
C. Gregory, 1927 Noble avenue. :.
z. S. Goodsel, so lakewood ave-
nue..
f. C. Gernert, $40 Water St.
p. GabIer, Long Hill.
SiIIinaan g Godfrey, 1119 Broad St.
e. L. Graves, IS Fairfield avenue.
d. w. Haggerty, Hotel Stratfleld.
j. NJ. Hayes, 629 Water ST. cars.
G. B. Houston, LocoEnObiIe Co.
Robert Hawkins, 1928 Main St.
E. S. HOdgman, Hotel Stratfield.
Health Dept. of Bridgeport, 2 cars.
E. A. Hawthorne, 3O03 Fairfield
avenue. 2 cars.
w. T. Hinclxs, 2O7 State St.
H. S. Hart, 81 Yale St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-04

E. G. Hall, 81 Stratfield Road.
n. C. Hansen, $40 Ellsworth st.
DR.. f. Hale, Az State ST.
Hickey Bros, 80 Center St., 3 cars.
j. Jackman. 40 StratfieId Road, End
car.
Geo. ibis. 1909 Park avenue.
Clarence Jennings, Easton, Conn,
3rd car.
f. G. Jennings, Easton, Conn.
III. l.. jenkins, 24S John st.
Geo. c.. johnson, 20 ElInwood ave-
nue..
G. A. Koury, Bridgeport, End car.
John Rosa, Hancock avenue.
G. E. Kristen, 1865 North avenue,
End car.
II. A. Kfrkham, 1872 Park avenue.
DIR. Robert Keane, 80 North Wash.
avenue.
II. w. Leibling, sos Lafayette St.
NJ. F. Lyon, SOC Lafayette St, End
car.
G. b. Laclxman, Easton, cars.
C. Lacey, Sport Hill.
w N. Leonard, 1875 Pacific St.
Mrs. Cora Marks. SS7 Broad St.
DIR. e. F. McGogern, $40 State ST.,
2nd car.
j. E. Mix, Bridgeport, End car. se
j. c. Mattice, 500 Laurel avenue,
End car.
w. C. Mills, 80 Parallel ST.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-04

*. w. Mcneil, 1901 Fairfield avo-
nue., Bird car.
S. b. Mauett, StratfOrd, End car.
e. j. Matson, 1872 Central avenue.
i. j. Monogram, 224 Wood avenue, End
car
HI. A. NIaiIIard, sO7 Main ST.
H. P. Nichols, Nichols, Conn.
G. Nord1ing, 1903 Boston avenue,
End car.
H. H NetIeton, 247 Colorado ave-
nue..
o. X. Laundry, Connecticut avenue.
S. f Porter, Lafayette St, z cars.
F. HI. Osborne, 427 Wood avenue.
j. A. Poland, 1876 Pequonnock St.
w. G. Paul, 81 Lewis ST., End car.
Thomas Prentice, POI Bunnen ST.,
End car.
w. Pope, Railroad & Park Ave-,
End car.
Department of Parks of Bridgeport.
DIR. Payne, $40 Fairfield avenue.
Ell. d. Peak, Warner Bros, End car.
A. w. PfIOn, 1195 BarnuIn avenue.
DIR. Quinn, 227 Colorado avenue.
John Reck & Son, 9S5 Main St.
A. human, EaStOn.
Royal Equipment Co., Bridgeport.
f. Reuth, Bridgeport, End car.
w. N. Stone, SO Madison avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-04

date preservation of public safety.
The necessity therefore lies in the
fact that the public welfare and safety
requires that the present General AS
sembly shall be free from interview
ton and it's members in the perform
ance of their duties. protected from so
Hcitations by persons representing in
tereSts that are undisc1osed and -prin-
cipals that are unknown
4, There is an emergency in Connec-
ticut The General Assembly should
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-04

vention of the Third House. and from
the secret personal solicitations of the
hired men. of the railroads, the troll
are threatening to the State and to
the purity of it's laws.
Practice before the General Assem-
bly, should be as safely guarded as to
a court. The plaintiff may not whis-
per in the ear of judge or jury be-
cause he would poison Justice in the
cup. But if he whisper in the ear
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-04

G. L. Andrews, Care OF Wssrne'
Bros Second car.
G. b. Andrews, E:astOn, Conn
e. s. Andrews. EastOn, Conn.
b. Clifford Baldwin, Care of Warm
er Bros.
Louis Bannay, 1914 State St.
James Berton, Columbia PhOno-
graph Co.
HI. c. Bradley, % Sanford avenue,
Second car.
Miss H. Burroughs, 1872 Benham
avenue.
w. b. Briggs, Bridgeport Hydraulic
Co., Second car.
w. HI. Baird, 1882 Barnum avenue.
A. BraidvvOod, SO3 Noble avenue.
f. f. Brown, Nichols, Conn, Second
car.
A. J. Bruf. Black Rock.
". Drifting, Branchvine.
Bridgeport Brass Co., East Main st.
Crane Ve1ve Co., Bridgeport.
DR.. CfpoHa, $50 Pembroke ST., Sec
Ond car.
f. B. C-ocker, 80 Crown st.
H. Con1kIfng, Bridgeport.
G.. II. Crouch, Nichols.
l.. D. Christey, Nichols.
Julius Christey,' Nichols
James Couehlin, IS Drew Place.
III. Nj. Carter, 1705 North avenue.
w. b. Casey, So Grove St., Second
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-04

The States which have not such
laws will break all records in passing
them this year. So late as Jan. %,
1873 the Legislature of Ohio, adopted
an anti-lobby law. James NJ Cox,
governor, signed 1t on the same day.
want to call the attention of the
committee to Section 9, which is the
last of the Ohio law, which says,
This act is hereby declared to be
an emergency measure, and that it's
enactment is necessary for the imme-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-04

Rev. E. ]. Craft ofciated at the
wife of Michael FIato. be1d at at the
bereaved home, 81 Cannon street. In
torment was in Mt. Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-04

of the General Assembly, he poisons
justice at the fountain.
beg of your committee a speedy
report upon this matter
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-04
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NJ. w. Sherwood, Fairfield, Conn.
c. SceIey, TrumbuII.
S. SeeIeY, TruInbuN.
G. d. Schenlp, Bridgeport.
w. n. StarbucIz, Hotel Stra4ieId,
end car.
Mrs. G. p. Smith, 65s Warren st.
DR.. Steinberger, GIT Hancock ave-
nue..
John Sherwood, Easton.
NJ. w. Sherwood, Fairfield, Conn.
w. H. Smith, Fairfield. Conn.
j. SchoukOusIxe, so Lee avenue.
S. Il. Speir, 425 Park avenue.
DIR. Sansone, $40 Pembroke st.
E. v. Sloan, 1917 State st.
j. B. Turney, 531 Water St, and
car.
Mrs. Mary TaIIardy, 5S4 South ave-
nue..
J. H. Vickers, II StratfieId Road.
F.. e. Warner, 239 Atlantic ST., 4th
car.
Mrs. Warren, JacI<man avenue.
Leroy Wheeler, Easton.
S. H. Wheeler, Fairfield, Conn .
Wadham Ice Cream Co., 49, John
Street.
f. II. Wade, Bridgeport.
Warner Bros. Co., 325 Lafayette ST.,
9Th car.
John Wheeler, Long Hill.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-20
STREET PAVING rs NOW
THE UPPERMosT TOPIC

AT meeting of the property owners
interested in the proposed improve.
ment Of Twenty.first street at the city
council chamber last night it was voted
by about two to one to ask the city to
pave the street with concrete. The i'm.
prOvement district extends from State
to Center.
Tonight meeting of those interested
in the improvement of Marion street
will be held, The question to be set.
tied at this meeting is whether the
street shall be paved the full width
Of the street or a parking placed in
the center Of the street. The property
owners are about equally divided on
the question.
A meeting Of the Chcmeketa street
property owners was held Tuesday
night, and the sentiment shown was
in favor of cement paving material,
On account Of strong opposition to this
material, however, the question may be
rcconsidered and another variety Of
paving material selected. South Com.
mercial street property owners will
have meeting tomorrow night,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-20
MEXICO IS NOW
IN STATE OF
Nations Woe Due Largely to
WhimS of Leaders and
to Race Weakness.
NNNNNAN%%&AN4N44N%...-
By JAMES a. EDGERToN.

By JAMES n. EDGERTON.
/" HE Mexican crisis has become
chronic. Revolt is followed by
n revolution and that by insur.
rection, rebellion, insurgency,
uprising, disturbance and plain trouble.
If Don Enrique Doodlebug's breakfast
does not agree with him he goes out,
calls about him his faithful followers
and starts something, If Colonel Re
fiipe W. Thenuz gets tired Of working
for living he gathers company Of
others Of the same mind, Of whom
there are always plenty, and begins
holding up estates. mills, railroads or
anything else that will stand for It
Insurging has become a habit, The
land is filled with Maderlstas, Zapatis-
tas, Felicistas, banditistas, assassinis-
tas, pesslmistas, jingoistas and other
"istas" till you can't rest One year
they elect president, and the next they
take him out in a side street and shoot
him. The governor Of a state never
knows whether his next conference will
be with a legislative committee or the
firing squad. 1t takes a brave man
to be n public official in Mexico
Before a Mexican announces that he
is a candidate for the su1'rages of his
fellow citizens he wants to insure his
life and make his will If elected he