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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-19
RESOLUTION
Clio, Mich, Dee.

Clio, Mich, Dee. 10. 1918.
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Com
mon Council of the Village of Clio
that Ordinance No. 76 be amended
by striking out OF said ordinance
the words any tank containing oil
or gasoline; this resolution to take
mediate effect.
| hereby certify that the tore
going resolution was adopted by
the Common Council of the Village
Of Clio and ordered published in
the Clio Messenger. newspaper
printed and circulated in the Vii
lage OF Clio, on the 18th day of De
cember, 1913
JOHN z. BARNARD,
Village Clerk.
JOHN w. HI RID.
VILLAGE ppSi6put
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-19
The Children

This is the age of girder, beam and
rail.
We have forgot some things that once
we knew.
Some books are closed: we read a
different tale.
Brown smoke curls where the virgin
wind once blew.
But year by year when Winter, from
his cave,
Sweeps out and sets his chill upon
the air,
We still bethink US what the Christ
month gave.
And what it brought to US, we tender
fair.
The children are as new as rail
or beam
More new than last nights snow upon
the street.
And they. and not the rails, are all
our dream:
The rails are but the passage for their
feet.
Our Christmas shall live again in
them,
With all the added Christmas of this
time.
The day of steel, tho day of
Bethlehem,
Linked, joyous, bridging far from
cline to cline.
I ct US fare out into the eager
throng,
And find renewal in the shining eyes,
And catch the treble ecstasy of song,
And drench ourselves in laughter ard
surprise.
This is the breath-this is the soul
Of things.
It shall 60 on when iron husks are
shed.
The roe, the dove. the biplane, all
have wings.
Let US the children feed, and so be fedl
FRANCIS HILL.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-19

WOmdnS status on the 1af1n Is
worrying the U. s. department of
Agriculture and steps have been
taken by the government officials
10 find out the cause underlying
discomfort that seems to be brew
ing in the rural division of the
great feminist movement.
If any of the high officials will
take a trip with us through the
farming districts of any rural com
munity on busy summer forenoon
we will show them some of the
causes.
1t is a well known fact that the
wealthiest of farmers wives work
harder than the ordinary domestic
in a city kitchen.
The Secretary of Agriculture is
right when he states that the wom-
an on the farm is the most import
ant economic factor in agriculture;
that on her rests largely the mental
and moral welfare of the farm child
rem. and upon her attitude depends
the important question of wheth-
er the second generation will con-
tinue to farm or seek the easier
life of the cities.
To ascertain the fields in which
farm women desire specific assist
ance, letter of inquiry was adj
dressed to the housewives of So
600 farmers in all the counties of
the United States. This letter ask
ed no questions and left, every WON
an free to discuss any need which
occurred to her. Analyses of these
letters, as far as time has permit
ted, already show that women
want help in practically every
phase of home management. Many
express fear of the results of over
work on their children and them
selves. The difficulties of securing
domestic help are emphasized
Many ask the department to prove
to the man that their work is
worth something in dollars and
cents. These letters have been ex-
tremely valuable in suggesting con-
structive methods of aiding the
woman on the farm.
But all the governmental inves-
LEGATIONS will avail naught as long
as the farmer is forced to pay trib-
ute, as he does. to the interests who
assist in no way in tilling the soil
4, furnishing appliances for the les
ening of labor II it were possible
to produce on a sane basis, instead
of in the haphaZard way that farm
ing is now conducted, it would not
ne necessary for the farmer to bur
den his wife with more labor and
care than is placed upon the shout
ders of her city sister.
As it is now, somebody in Wall
street is fixing the price the far
mer must pay fof his needs and
the price at which he must sell his
goods. The price-fixing machinery Is
adjusted to conditions that exist
on the farm. 1t takes into con-
sideration the fact that "the wom-
an" is doing her share of the work.
IT knows the lack of necessity OF
providing for compensation for her
as long as her lord and master"
is getting decent wages. Until the
woman on the farm refuses to toll
without just compensation she will
get none. When she strikes, prices
must go up to meet her demands
Some OF the state daily papers
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-19
SHINY COINS FOR CHRISTMAS
United States Treasury Makes Provl-
sion for Holiday Demand by Wash
Inc and Polishing Old Money.

: this time of the year many
OF the banks of the country
call on the United States
treasury at Washington for
new coins of all denomina-
tions-gold, silver, nickel
and copper-to supply the
demands of their customers
for bright, new coins for
tho Christ maa hOIidava.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-19
Mark of the Bore

A bore is a person who, when you
relate one of your experiences, always
says: THAT reminds me of something
that happened to me."-Philadelphia
Record.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-19

JOHN w. HI RID,
Village Pesident.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-19

And yet we all know how he looks,
The little children's patron saint
We've seen his face in piCture-bOOkS
So red and jolly. queer and quaint.
It's wreathed around with hair as white
AS Winters piles Of drifted snow,
And all his features are alight
With happy smile and CHEEKY glow.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-19

I know how Santa looks because
He has a Kind Of Grandpa style.N
The smile you see on Santa Claus
Is just like any Crandpa's smile.
Our Crandpas have the same white hair
He has the wrinkles Grandpas do
They're SO alike / do declare
It's hard to tell between the two
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
BRYAN TO QUIT
The CABINET?
TELLS HEAD OF STATE DEPART
MENT BUREAUS HIS TENURE
OF OFFICE is BRIEF"

Washington, March civilian
Jennings Bryan, in addressing the as
sistant secretaries and heads of the
various bureaus of the State Depart
ment yesterday. declared:
Il am not prepared to discuss ten.
ure in office. My1own tenure is, as !
was about to say, brief, but my ten
ure has not even begun. l am sure
your tenure is, therefore, not more
uncertain than mine. have not had
time to learn from the president the
general policy that will be impressed
on the various departments, but it is
not necessary for us to discuss the
length of service. 1t is sufficient at
this time to make each others acquain-
lance, and hope that when the time
comes for me to re-assemble you to
introduce you to my successor, can
look back upon as delightful associa
tons as the retiring secretary does"
Mr.. Bryans words caused surprise
but he followed them with no explana.
ton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06

teach him to regard work as an honor
and not a disgrace.
Colonel Roosevelt taught his boys to
work. He got them interested. One
of them engaged in business and
learned a trade, and today he is amply
able to make his way through the
world without the assistance of his
father. He can make his living with
out any call upon his fathers purse or
influence.
Emperor William of Germany saw
to it that his boys were taught trades
and this wisdom of Billie Hohenzollern
will yet bear fruit
Money Is no guarantee of worth"
says ]. Ogden Armour. 81 have no
rich men working for me. ] don't want
them. When a man takes a position
and is rich enough not to be dependent
on the salary which comes from that
position he has reached a stage when
he is not worth a continental"
Stand alone, boys; be men and not
mollycoddles.- Memphis News Scimi-
tar.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
NOT NECESSARY TO
ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS MAY
REPAIR BRIDGES IN CASES
OF EMERGENCY.

Jackson, Miss, March 6.-Under
section 1853 of the Code of MISSISSIPPI
ri, the attorney general holds that
county supervisors can. in the face
OF emergencies, where bridges are
washed away or damaged by floods
have repairs made without advertis-
ing for bids for such work.
Yesterday afternoon the attorney
general received the following tele-
gram from Port Gibson:
A valuable county iron bridge, worth
$4,000, in immediate danger of being
lost. Can the board of supervisors, at
an expense of about $1,000, have the
bridge Immediately protected without
having to wait to advertise for bids:
(Signed) IN. M. SATTERFIELD,
Attorney for Board of Supervisors
Attorney General Collins at once
telegraphed reply TO the effect that
the board could do the work, saying
that under section 369 of the code SUI
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
SUIT tn RECOVER
FROM SUGAR CO.
GOVERNMENT BRINGS ACTION AT
NEW ORLEANS FOR $1oo,5ss
CUSTOMS DUTIES.

New Orleans, March 6.-Suit was
filed here yesterday in the Federal
district court against the American
Sugar Refining Company to recover
$1OO,536.93, alleged to be due the gov
eminent in customs duties on entries
of sugar. District Attorney Charleston
r. Beattie in the suit filed charges that
officers of the American Sugar Refin-
ing Company at New Orleans by "im-
proper influences, gifts, payments, ia
vors, threats and pressure" caused
government samplers to fraudulently
make tests.
Former Secretary MacVeagh last
September ordered the reliquidation
of all entries of sugars by the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company at this
port, between the years 1901 and 1907
The refining company objected to the
reliquidation process. When Collec-
! tor of the Port Clarence Hebert made
formal demand for 800, 536.93-the al
legged difference between the duties
paid by the refinery and what it should
have paid on valuation of the entries
the company refused to settle. The
present suit resulted.
I. L. Witherspoon, manager of the
accused company, said:
"The governments contention is
that on those cargoes where the set
/ Element test (being the average of two
tests, one made by the seller, one by
the buyer) appears to be higher than
/ the government test, a test ascertain
/ ed entirely by government employees
the government test is incorrect, and
/ that this company should pay the gov
eminent the difference between the
settlement test and the government
! test. On the other hand, where the gov
eminent test is higher than the set
tIement test, then no fraud is intend
ed, the government test being correct
and the settlement test incorrect. A
fplain case of heads win and tails
you lose We will contest it to the
end"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
Wilson is Urged
to Approve Plans
ofHouse Leaders
by Associated PresS.)

Washington, March 6.-President
Wilson was strongly urged by House
leaders today to use his influence for
and agree to plan which would con-
fine Congress, at the special session
called for April 1, to the enactment
of tariff legislation and the passage of
two appropriation bills which failed in
the closing days of the last Congress
House leaders want to pass the tar
if bills as quickly as possible, send
them over to the Senate, and then,
instead of taking up other legislation.
such as currency reform, have the
House adjourned for periods of three
days at a time. Their object, it was
said, was to have the Senate the only
body doing business, so that the eyes
of the nation could be focused upon
it and attention would not be diverted
to other subjects.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
Detroit Tigers Here For
IWo Games With Normal

Sixteen players of the Detroit Amer
lean League team, Manager Hugh Jen-
nings, Trainer Harry Tuthill and a
staff of Detroit newspaper men are
registered at the Hotel Hattiesburg to-
day.
This afternoon at Hamper Park the
Tigers will play the Normal College
and again tomorrow afternoon.
The infield of the team that will
play here this afternoon and tomorrow
will be composed Of regulars.
Nine members of the Detroit squad
did not come with the manager to this
city. The players here and their po-
sitions are: George Dauss, Carl Fam
lock, Albert Klawiller, Willard House
Charles Wheatley, Robert Troy and
Albert Clauss, pitchers; Frank Gibson
and Roy Mckee, catchers; Owen Bush
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
FOUND STORIES
WERE UNFOUNDED
INDIANA MAN INVESTIGATES CON-
DITIoNs FOR HIMSELF AND
LOCATES IN MISS.

Jackson, Miss, March 6.-F A.
Shell and family of Franklin, Ind, ar
rived in Jackson Wednesday, and
have decided to make their fture home
in this state.
Mr. Shell is the man who heard GER
tain reports of disparaging charact-
err about Mississippi, but decided to
make a personal investigation and sat
isfy himself as to their truthfulness.
He is so well pleased that he has de-
cided to remain and is now negotiat-
ing for small farm near Jackson.
Mr.. Shell was induced to come here
and look around by the newly organ
lied Commercial Loan and Trust Com
pany: He wrote this concern that he
had heard that people in Mississippi
had to go around in boats to transact
business, and that all of the land in
the state was swampy, law and I'M
healthful. Since coming here he has
expressed surprise that such rumors
could have gone abroad saying that
everything he has seen and heard
since entering the state has been of
a character to give him the most ia
vorable impressions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06

shortstop; Del Gainor, first base;
Harry Shauley, second base; Charles
Deal, third base; Hugh High, center
field; Robert Veach, left field and
Walter Smaller, right field.
The newspaper representatives are:
Joe Jackson, News-Tribune; E. A.
Bachelor, Free Press; H. G. Salsihger,
News; n. B. Beasley, Journal, and
Ralph Yonker, Times.
The Tigers will return to Gulfport
after playing here, the first game away
from the training grounds. :. Saturday
and Sunday they will meet the Gin
cinnati Reds in Mobile. Following the
games in Mobile, two games will prob
ably be played with Cincinnati at Gulf
port. Tulane University and the New
Orleans Southern League team will be
met in Gulfport during the latter part
of the week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
BOYS, DON'T BE
A MoLLYcoDDLE.

"The trouble with the American boy
is that he won't take his job seriously"
said James J. Hill recently. HE has
an idea he can get along without work
ing"
Sons of the foreign-born are ferg-
ing ahead of American boys in the
schools" exclaims a high school pr'n-
7ipal.
The American boy should ponder
over the complaint of Mr.. Hill and
the school principal. Just because his
father has wealth and position does
not mean that he, son of such a father,
will be capable of taking up the bust
ness where the father left off. Sue
cess comes from earned dollars, not
gift dollars. Inheritance does not
guarantee ability to cope with the
world when one meets it face to face.
The American boy should cultivate
the pride of being able to stand alone
long before the Inheritance falls to
his good fortune. His father should
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06

who Stole Bunny's Umbrella" a
great Vitagraph comedy, featuring
John Bunny, the Vitagraph's famous
300 pound fat comedian, will head the
list of splendid program at the Gem
tonight at sc admission to all. On the
same program splendid Biograph
drama entitled 1.-THE God Within" will
also be shown, with two other good
subjects. Tomorrow 1.-THE Pathe
Weekly" win be shown at the Gem
1t contains the late happenings of the
world and Bud Fisher draws the Mutt
and Jeff cartoons. Saturday, matinee
and night. at sc admission, the first
and greatest special Biograph ever re-
leased, entitled "Oil and Water" will
be exhibited "Oil and Water" is in
two acts, and is said to be the most
wonderful moving picture sensation
ever flashed on a screen. The entire
Biograph all-star cast, numbering 100
people, is used in this production. The
manager of the Gem urges all who
can attend the Saturday matinee to
do so, in order to avoid the large
crowd at night, until the new Gem is
ready, which viii then accommodate
all.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06

gresham Harrison was asked to exert
his influence in removing objections
on the part of any Southern senator
Copies Of The Hattiesburg News
containing an account of what had
been done in behalf of Colonel Devo's
promotion and giving the reasons
therefor were mailed to President
Taft, Secretary of War Stimson, Sen
ators Williams and Percy, Congress
man Harrison and Colonel Devol.
In acknowledging his indebtedness
to the gentlemen who signed the tele-
grams, Colonel Devol stated that i'm
mediately upon receipt of his copy of
The Hattiesburg News, he took it over
TO Senator DUPONT, chairman of the
committee in the Senate, who
was very much interested in the is
sue. He also stated that he and his
friends In Washington who were ap,
priced of the interest Hattiesburg
had shown in the matter, pronounced
It splendid piece of work. All who
remember Colonel Devol's work in
promptly organizing the relief in this
section at the time of the cyclone in
1908, will be pleased to know that
since then he has risen from the rank
Of major to that of brigadier general
n the United States army.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
EDUCATION VS.. LEGISLATION.

Unquestionably we have depended
too much upon legislation. Education
is the other oar, which failing to pull
strongly, we have been going round
and round from license" to mo H.
cense," and from mo license" back to
license" instead of forward to a d.
minished consumption of liquors.
When we get mo license" or prohibi-
ton law We have not done enough ed
ucational work in Sunday schools and
public schools and out of school to get
good enforcement of the law and an
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
MEASURE is APPROVED

Mexico City, March 6.-The amnesty
measure prepared by General Banquet,
military commander of the Federal
district, absolving all political offend
ers of whatever kind, received the ap-
proval of Congress. The measure in
cludes all persons now under arms
against the administration or in other
manner fomenting a revolution, pro-
viding they put themselves in accord
with the government within fifteen
days from the PRONUNCIATION of the de-
cree.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06

pervisors were empowered In all cases
of emergency when bridges have been
washed away, or damaged by floods,
cannot be restored or repaired by road
hands within two days, the board of
supervisors in vacation are authorized
to make said repairs.
The exception to this rule is in the
usual order of events, when supervk
sors must, according to law, advertise
for bids on any work that would in
volve OUTLAWS of more than $50.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
DEvOL is BRIG. GENERAL
ONE OF FEW APPOINTMENTS HOURS
OF coNeREss-eRATEFUL FOR INTEREST
ANcE HATTIEss CITIZENS

The promotion of Colonel c. A. De-
vol to the rank of brigadier general
in the United States army. was one
of the three nominations out of more
than fourteen hundred made by Pres
ident Taft after Dec. 2, 1912, which
were permitted by the Democrats to
be singled out in the last hours of
the late session of Congress for con-
firmation.
Colonels Carroll A. Devol, James
Parker and Hunter A. Liggett were
nominated by President Taft to be
bragidier generals and their appoint
ments were at one time apparently
destined to suffer the fate of all other
Taft appointments, but evidently there
We're considerations which prompted
the Democratic senators to permit an
exception to be made in favor of the
three army officers mentioned and
their confirmation was permitted.
When 1t was known that Senator
Johnson of Alabama was Directing
to the confirmation of Colonel DevoPs
appointment as brigadier general, tele-
grams were sent from Hattiesburg,
signed by number of prominent citi-
zens, all well known to Senators VIII
iianns and Percy, and in addition. Con-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
DR.. HYDE's CONTENTION UPHELD

Kansas City, March 6-Contentions
of the defense as to the possibility Of
Colonel Thomas H. Swope's death
having been due to natural causes
we're given support yesterday at the
trial Of DR.. B. G. Hyde, charged with
the murder of Colonel Swope. DR..
s, G. James, of Kansas City, testified
that commissions are sometimes caused
by typhoid fever. On cross-examina-
ton, however, the witness said this
was rare.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
Lincoln Friends Explain.

Lincoln Neb., March 6.-Intimate
friends of William j. Bryan, at his
home here, gave it as their belief that
Mr. Bryan's statement in Washington
regarding the tenure of office" of
himself and members of his depart
ment did not indicate any intention to
serve as secretary of state only tenn
porarily.
1t was believed that Mr. Bryan
wished to indicate merely that no
policy had 50 far been settled upon
in regard to the removal of the Taft
appointees.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06

One of George Washingtons' letters
has sold for $1,250 in a London's auc.
ton. There was a time when they
didn't think so much of his communi-
cations over there.-New York Eve
ming Sun.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
BIBLE CONFERENCE AT ATLANTA

Atlanta, Ca, March 6.-Delegates
from all over the South gathered here
today to participate in the fifteenth
annual Bible Conference. The confer
ence embraces all Protestant denomi-
nations. The sessions will continue
ten days and will be addressed by a
number of religious workers of wide
prominence.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
THE woMEN's CAUSE IN CANADA.

n z WOm EMS CAOOE I'm GHNAOAs
Three bills for women suffrage will
be introduced in the Ontario legisla-
ture, one of them being the old bill of
Allen Studholme, which proposes to
give the ballot to every woman or
girl more than IS years old.
1t is not likely that Mr.. Stud
holmes radical measure will be ac-
ceptable to a much larger number of
members than 1t was on the occasion
of its former appearance, but the
Whiteside bill, which desires to give
married women property owners a
vote in municipal affairs, and that of
William Mcdonald of Centre Bruce
which would extend the parliamentary
franchise to widows and spinsters now
enjoying the municipal franchise, are
likely to be less unfavorably regarded.
There are reasons for and against
each of these bills, but after all it
is not reason that rules where women
are concerned If the ladies have set
their hearts upon the ballot, and are
persistent enough, they will finally
conquer the most conservative of gov.
ernments, just as the widow of old
had her wish with the ruler whom she
~earied with her petition,
But the persistence of the leaders of
the woman suffrage movement should
not take the violent form that has dis
the agitation in England.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06

G.. " Toms, formerly the Mississip-
pi representative of the George State
Savings Association, now looking after
the interest of that association in Ok
lahom, is a business visitor to Hat
tiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
CITY BREVITIES.
~%~~~~~~~~~<~~~

There will be a business meeting
of Crescent Lodge No. AZ, Knights OF
Pythias tonight at 1870, in their hall
over the Citizens Bank. Every mem.
Der is requested to attend.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
LAW PARTNERSHIP.

We have formed a law partnership
dnder the firm name of Hearst & Ma
yruder and have opened offices on
the fourth floor of the Carter building,
room All. A. A. HEARST,
4.Gt J. C. MAGRUDER.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06
NOTICE TO PUBLIC.

have sold my grocery business
known as the Acme Grocery, at S1S
Buschman street and am no longer
connected with the business.
|. S. Mckay,
6-3thurs BY J. {. Mckay.