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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19
IAN ANDERSON
OPPOSES SUNDAY
picture BILL
MINORITY REPORT PROTESTING
~
AGAINST MEASURE WHICH
WOULD DESTROY SABBATH.
AASBEEN OELUGEDWITH LETTERS
Representative From Forrest County
too Busy to Answer Correspondence
but Wants People to Know Where
He stands-says Bill is Entering
Wedge.
has been OELUGEDWITH LETTERS

E. A. Anderson, Forrest county's
representative in the lower house of
Mississippi's legislature has in the past
few days been deluged with letters
from constituents asking him to op-
pose the passage of the proposed
amendment which would make 1t law
full for picture shows to exhibit on
Sundays.
Representative Anderson writes The
!. News requesting that the statement
F5e made, that he is so busy night and
day trying to protect the interest OF
South Mississippi and to do his sworn
duty in opposing legislation such as
that referred to, that he is unable to
acknowledge these letters.
He wants those who write him to
know his real reason for failing to
write them.
AS a ms mber of the House Judiciary
Committee, Mr.. Anderson and Repre-.
sentative Harwell of that committee
opposed the proposed change in a Wig
orous minority report which reads as
follows:
Mr. Speaker. Tha Judiciary Com
mittee has had under consideration
House Bill No. 696, IAN act to amend
section 1868 of the Mississippi Code
80 as to prohibit the exhibition of Mo-
tion pictures on Sundays except as
herein provided" and has seen fit to
report. Title sufficient and bill do
pass"
We. the undersigned members of said
Judiciary Committee desire to file this
our minority report to the action of
said committee.
This bill seeks to permit motion
picture shows to operate on the Sab
bath and charge a fee for admission
Just as any other day in the week, and
we think this is merely the entering
wedge on the part of certain people to
destroy the Holy Sabbath Day, which
has come down to us from time i'm
memorial, and which has proven SC
beneficial to the human race In Our day
and gem ration. We are opposed to
anything that would have tendency
to permit any part of the citizenship
of this state to violate the Sabbath
or in any way to destroy it. We are
therefore. opposed to this bill, and
shall use our best efforts on the floor
to defeat its passage.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19
PETAL fire WRECKS
BUILDING and STOCK

Fire last night entirely consumed
the building and stock of merchandise
owned by w. S. McKinnon in Petal,
causing a loss of $S,700. Stock and
building only partially insured.
Mr.. McKinnon's store, a building
3Ox70 feet, was filled with merchan-
disc, large portion of which he had
gotten in within the past few days.
Since he has been merchandising at
Petal Mr.. McKinnon had build up a
large and profitable trade and this
fire is quite a serious blow to him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19
CHICAGO PROFESSOR BELIEVES
PUBLIC SCHOOL SURROUND
iNGs TOO UNPLEASANT.
ASKS P0CKETBOOK ASSISTANCE
Woman Worker Says Greatest Trou-
Bile in Child Labor Fight is Lack Of
Funds-"Even the Machine Ranks
Above Child on the Balance Sheet"
(By Associated Press.)

New Orleans, March ia pro-
posal that the public school system
should take upon itself the employ
ment supervision OF. all working chill
dren up to eighteen years Of age was
made by Prof. Frank M. Leavitt, of the
University of Chicago, before the Ma
tional Child Labor Conference here
last night.
He is president of the National vo.
cational Guidance Association. He
declared that hordes of children we're
still leaving school because Of its un-
congenial and unsympathetic atmos-
phere.
Widespread improvement was being
effected by vocational education, and
some schools have undertaken some
supervision of children after they en-
ter the ranks Of labor.
He declared that such supervision
should be developed in every city and
town and take in all working children
up to eighteen years Of age.
THE public school could not more
effectively aid the crusade against
child labor than by promoting this
function he said
Woman Worker Speaks.
Give that real pocket-book earnest
ness which will help the crusade TO
the working child to win out" wa
the plea to the delegates who repre-
sented every state in the Union.
ITO the employer" Miss Josephine
]. Eschenbrenner of the Nationa
Child Labor Committee declared, "th'
child's value is simply that of pro
ducer, worth in dollars and cents thu
profit his employer seems to brini
over that of the adult. This is no
because the employer is cruel or cold
blooded, but because business values
must be, or at least are, so expressed
Even the machine ranks above th'
child on the balance sheet, becaus
wear and tear of the machine bring
loss, while the broken down chill
can be replaced without extra ex
pense"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19
They Still Can
Kiss in the
Movie Films
LAWMAKERS FURNISH EXCEL
LENT CIRCUS FOR THRoNG IN
sTATE-HoUsE GALLERIES.

Special to The Nelcs.
Jackson, Miss, March 19.-By vote
of twenty-four to fourteen, the Missis-
sippi State Senate, assembled in ses-
sion extraordinary, last night defeated
the Ellis tf.kissing' bill, which
would have prevented scenes of kiss
ing, hugging, tangoing, smoking, muir
dering. wild-westerning. drinking and
practically everything else from being
shown in motion pictures.
The galleries we're crowded to the
doors with movie fans, and none were
disappointed in the legislative circus.
The senators centered a great deal OF
debate on Senator Ellis. author Of the
bill. who held the floor for some time
in a vain endeayor to have the fegis-
lators enact an ordinance that would
reflect on osculation. He declared
the bill was introduced in all serious
ness, and that it was intended to up
lift the morals Of the state. He cared
nothing for criticisms that he is puri-
tanic, old-fashioned and out of date,
Senator Ellis didn't.
His speech was proceeding along
smoothly enough until he referred to
the fact that he is unmarried.
Never Kissed Cherry Lips.
Il am not opposed to moving picture
shows" declared Senator Ellis, "but
want to eliminate from them thai
which is vicious"
Mixing viciousness with kissing wal
too much for Senator Hall Sanders
who interrupted.
! Didn't you ever kiss the cherr,
lips of a pretty stenographer?' asket
Senator Sanders.
NO" thundered Senator Ellis. an
the galleries broke loose in unre
: strained laughter.
n Senator Ellis declared he had neve
been a spectator at but one Of tn
modern dances, but upon question h
admitted he had enjoyed the spectacl
, of a 1.-THE young couple 'walkin
| George" Although he enjoyed it, h
} said he considered it immoral.
Did they dance the boil weevil wiz
, gle?" asked Senator Boddie.
They do that in the delta to tn
tune of a mortgage to the hilt," al
swered Senator Ellis. He declared h
didn't object to kissing when it is
family affair or inspired by tru
, love-"
, Senator Hall Sanders sent in ha
J a dozen sarcastically humorous ament
ments to the bill. and spoke in d.
fense of his amendments.
"Now here is Senator Bond suppor
ing this bill, which would prever
scenes of cigarette smoking in tn
pictures" said Senator Sanders. 'Ys
every morning l miss my cigarette
/ and find that Senator Bond has them
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19
SOLDIERS HOME IS
WITHOUT funds
LEGISLATURE DEFEATED BILL AP-
PRoPR,ATiNe FOR eEAuvoIR--
-MoseY PUTS UP MONEY.

Gulfport, Miss, March l9.-The
Beauvoir Old Soldiers Home has been
without funds for two months because
the legislature defeated the appropria-
tion bill, and failed to pass another.
1t is known Upon good authority that
Superintendent Mosby has been com
PEELED to advance money on his own
responsibility to keep things going al
the home.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19
|0LD WINTER IS ON
| Another RAMPAGE
COLD WAVE, WITH TEMPERA.
TURE NEAR FREEZING, CON-
ING TO SOUTH MISS.

New Orleans, March 19.-Another
cold wave, with temperature near
freezing in the southern portion OF
Mississippi, is expected by the Wealth.
er Bureau for tonight and tomorrow
morning. Snow fell over much OF
Tennessee, where it is a great deal
colder. Snow and rain, accompanied
by a biting northwest wind, is re
ported from many sections of Okla
homa, central and west Texas and
Arkansas. Grave fear is felt for fruit
in the south if the cold continues as
severe as is predicted.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19
WILLIAM J. Bryan
IS 81 YEARS old
MANY LETTERS AND MESSAGES
POUR INTO OFFICE OF SEC
)
RETARY TODAY.

Washington, D. c., March 19.-Wil
liam ]. Bryan added another year to
his age today, having been born March
10, 1860. Many men priminsnt in pub
lie life called at the office of the Sec
retary of State during the day to offer
their congratulations, while from all
parts Of the country a countless mum
ber of letters and messages poured in
from personal friends and admirers
of Mr.. Bryan who were unable TO eN
tend their greetings 10 person.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19
none KILLED IN
MILWAUKEE, fire
BUT PROPERTY LOSS PROBABLY
WILL AMOUNT TO
100000.
(By Associated PreSS.)

Milwaukee, Wis, March 19.-Fears
that many might have perished in the
fire that destroyed the Windsor Hotel
and the plant of the Western News
per union were dispelled when the list
of guests was checked.
Many had narrow escapes, but sc
far as is known, all got out safely. The
loss is about 100000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19

Huerta, Believed to be WsasssninGs
Sends Cabinet Member TO Gee John
Lind-rreops from Various Places
in United States Move Toward rexas
eorder-viIia still coneeaIs Plans
(Bg Associated Press.l

Washington, March 1s.-Whiie
officials here are interested in the
report that Huerta's minister Of
foreign affairs has gone to Vera
Cruz presumably to talk to John
Lind they seemed to consider the
impending Torreon battle OF great
er importance. II the rebels are
defeated at Torreon II is in the
range Of possibilities that . esrs-
promise candidate for president
might be agreed upon. The Uni
ted States stand has besu that
the presidency shall not be turued
over to any man Huerta might
choose.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19
4,753,OsO TONS C0fTON
SEED HAVE BEEN CRUSHED
(By Associated Press.)

Washington. March 1s.-The Cen
sus Bureau today reported that 4.75s..
900 tons of cotton seed have been
crushed from the 1918 crop, and tha,
629. 900 bales Of linters were obtained
The seed crop compared with 4,57s,oo
tons last year
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19
GOVERNOR DECLARES eoYcE &
CO. ARE MAKING A JOKE OF
COMMITTEE HEARING.
HASPRODUCED NO SALES ACCOUNT
Records Most Necessary For Trial
Have Been Withheld, it is Charged
Also Says Many of the Papers Sub
mitted Are Not Originals But Re-
Gently Made Excerpts.

Special to The NeWs.
Jackson, Miss, March 19.-"Boyce
is simply fourfushing. The inyestiga.
tion of his books by the penitentiary
committee is howlng farce, for the
simple reason that Boyce has not
brought to Jackson the important rec
ords of his Office"
Governor Brewer thus denounced
the probing of the books of C. R.
/ Boyce, the Memphis cotton buyer,
charged with defrauding the state of
Mississippi out of about 100000 in
cotton purchases, which has been in
progress at the state house for the
past three days, and declares that
Boyce is making a joke of the commit
tee hearing.
No Account of Sales.
The Memphis cotton buyer has moi
brought to Jackson his original ac
count of sales to foreign spinners
which are the records so very much
desired, says the governor, and with
out these it will be impossible to es
tablish the exact weights and grade!
of cotton purchased by him at the con
vict farms.
furthermore, according to Gov. Brew
er, goodly number of the papers ex
hibited by Boyce in his attempted vim
dication are excerpts and not orig
inals Some of them, the Governo
believes, were made out quite recent
ly, not more than thirty days since.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19
THE MARKETS.
(By Associated Press.)

New Orleans. March 19.-Cotton two
to three points up.
Chicago, March 19.-Wheat closed
strong, three-eighths to three-quarters
up. Provisions unchanged to ten
cents higher.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19
INFECTED COTTON SEED
REFUSED ADMISSION
lBu Associated Press.l

Washington, March ia big ship
ment of cotton seed from Egypt for
planting in Arizona, was refused to-
day at Boston because it was infected
with the pink boil worm, the Federal
Horticultural Board announced
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19

Juarez. March 19.-The ban on
news from the interior, both by tele-
graph and railroad, holds firm. Villa,
in official dispatches, did not make
known his plans, nor did he say
whether he had been fighting near
Torreon. Information indirectly OBJ
tanned, however, indicated that there
had been no fighting.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19

New Orleans, March 19.-Troops
stationed near Cincinnati, Little Rock
and Atlanta, which recently were or
dered to the Texas border, left for
their destinations this morning, ac-
cording to reports received here to-
day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19

= Mississippi--Rain and colder
= tonight: Friday fair and colder.
= with cold wave in south and
= central portions.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19
yssv AeAlAsT CHEAP
.AsoR REFORMS
(By Associated Press')

lBy ASS0cadtcd feo''
wasb;rg+,- ,-arch 19.-Charges =
edNobby is work :
the bill to regu- =
OF convict labor =
0 be investigated :
Lobby committees
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-19
The Cattle Tick.

"One Of the greatest drawbacks to
the cattle industry of the South has
been the presence of the cattle tick
that transmits Texas fever, which
kills many of the cattle and stunts
others in growth The tick is rapidly
(Continued on Page Two.)
Evening journal., 1914-10-29
KISSELKAR
wins NEW FRIENDS
Flexible Construction Makes
Model One of the Most
Comfortable
WINTER STYLE
A NEW MODEL

Tt beats all how this new. roomy,
easy riding KisselKar 36-'Four'
bridges the ruts and chuck holes that
Evening journal., 1914-10-29
BIC TRUCK ORDERS
FROM FOREIGN markets

NEW YORK, Oct 29-The heavy
buying of American motor trucks for
export to Europe continues, and as a
result the industry is booming. Ac-
-cording 10 my figures, about 5000 We
hicles have been bought in the past
six weeks, amounting in value to ap-
proximately $9,OOO0,0OO
The largest order was placed by
the French Commissioner, who was
in this city two weeks ago. He
bought directly for the French Gov
eminent 1740 American motor trucks
of five different makes. OF these
l475 were of one-ton capacity and so
of one and a half tons capacity.N No
manufactures was able to get in on
this order who could not make very
prompt deliveries of at least so
trucks of one model. Deliveries are
being made on a regular schedule in
this city, and the entire 174O will be
en- route for France by the middle
of January
The next largest purchaser has
been Castor, Williams & Wigmore
Inca of this city, which to date has
, bought in this country and sold
Evening journal., 1914-10-29
WILLYS COMPANY
Makes new RECORD
400 Overland Cars Ship
ped in Week Ending
October IL
400 OF 1914
CARS ON MARKET

The biggest week in the history OF
The Willys-Overland Company closed
on Saturday. October II. The volume
of business done during the six work.
ing days broke aH previous records
Of the company.
Actual shipments we're made total
ling 1,4OO Overland cars. represent
ing a value of more than S1,300,0OO.
This figure is exclusive Of shipments
of motor trucks, and other products
sold by The W. o. Co. which would
greatly increase the total.
Since the start of the fiscal Over
land year in July. 11,400 cars had
been shipped up to and including
October Is. This is an increase Of
40 per cent over the shipments made
during the corresponding period Of
last year and is 500 per cent greater
than those of two years ago.
I'VE submit these figures" de-
clares John n. Willys, president of
the company, "as tangible proof
that in spite of the European war,
the automobile business is better
than ever.
Il believe that inflated claims and
idle statements of good business do
not benefit the industry, although, for
the time being, they may gain a little
false prestige for the motor car
manufacturers who spread such re-
ports. But bona fde figures show
ing business prosperity, when made
public at this time, are reassuring to
the public and business in general.
ION October Is, the Willys-Over-
land Company had on hand untitled
orders for four and one half million
dollars worth of Overland cars, or
one-third again as many as we had
the same at last year. This is In
spite Of the fact that our daily ship
ments are higher than ever before,
averaging over $50 cars per day. A
force Of 5000 men Is working in our
Toledo factory, which, in many de-
partments, we are operating twenty
four hours a day In an effort to keep
pace with the increasing demand for
cars.
Another encouraging feature is
| the fact that we are now shipping q
daily average Of more than $4,000
worth Of cars to foreign countries.
Using present conditions as Z
criterion. we fully expect that more
automobiles will be sold during the
next twelve months than ever before
in the history of the industry"
Evening journal., 1914-10-29

Walker & Egan. Salt oysters. Best
to be had. Phones Sc and S7.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1914-10-29

more time to begin its work. have
tried ether for this purpose, because
it evaporates very quickly but while
it causes a few sharp explosions il
is usually necessary to give the en-.
gine a second printing as the carbu-
rotor seldom takes hold on the first
attempt However, as denatured al.
cohol is decidedly cheaper than ether
and is always uniform-being a Gov
ernment-controlled produce-it is
certain to become the popular prim-
er Of course, denatured alcohol is
already well known in the automo-
bile world as a non-freezing agent
for the radiator solution of water
cooled cars and as carbon remov-
err"
Evening journal., 1914-10-29

make riding in that old car so rough
and tiresome." says J. Frank White,
Of White Bros. local agents for this
automobile. ITS due to the long
wheel base. to the unusually flexible
construction. to the extra deep up
holstery over the broad springs; but,
above all. Il is the perfect balance Of
high grade manufactured automo-
bile that does II.
Many cars are built Of parts made
here and there and assembled by the
concern whose name is given to the
car-but that is not the Kissel way,
A KisselKar is a complete unit, con-
structed in one plant, by one organ
ization, just as is a railway locomo-
tive or a fine watch. Every part is
built to dovetail with every other
part. Only in this way can perfect
interchangeability be assured
Here is just the car the critical
motorist has mentally pictured-an
upper class automobile with every
accessory and refinement 70 make 1t
complete, at a price that gives II an
unapproached value.
The klSSelkaf Sb-'FOur is OHereu
with the new KisselKar two-door
body and divided forward seats-a
type that can be quickly transform
ed into a closed car for Winter use
II desired-something entirely new
and original with Kissel. It. also
comes with the standard four-door
body, If desired"
Auto Exhibit Next Week
In addition 10 the KisselKar,
White Brothers are agents for the
popular Metz car and the Cartercar.
Six of the former we're received yes
terday. Next week White Brothers
will hold an exhibit Of all three cars
in their roomy salesroom and gar
age, Nos 1O6-10S Orange street. The
exhibit will continue throughout the
week and will be open in the even
ings until 10 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1914-10-29
MOTOR TRUCK FARMING
TO AID AGRICULTURE

Solution of the good roads problem
depends in some measure upon a re-
cognitiOn of the part that the auto
mobile and motor truck will play in
transportation between farm and
city, says the Highway Commission
appointed to investigate the public
roads OF the Province of Ontario in
its recently-published report con-
tanning recommendations for the inn
provement of the roads on large
scale. Among the principal recon-
mendations are the creatien Of a
central highway department with an
advisory board of public-spirited men
of recognized ability. and bond is
sues aggregating S30000,000 to be
expended in the next Is years for
permanent road Improvement work.
Means must be found to guard
against the rapid deterioration Of
the roads due in considerable part to
the motorcar," observed the Com
missioners Opportunities as well
as difficulties are presented by this
new method OF transportation. II is
individualistic and thus commends it.
self 10 farming, the most indepen-
dent and indivldualistic occupation in
/ the world. The farmer today can
procure a motorcar with as little
straining of his resources as his
grandfather could a top buggy.
Public attention at present tends
to fasten upon the pleasure cars, but
your Commissioners find themselves
much more interested in those vehi-
cles, some designed for the transpor-
tation OF passengers and some for
the carriage Of freight, which. they
arc persuaded, before long will be In
/ general use by the farmers Of the
province. In this benehcent revolu-
ton good roads must play a very
important part. The motor truck
presents some of the features essen
/ tial to profitable use by farmers. II
conveys loads of a size so moderate
that a single farm can furnish one or
more loads yet so large as to out
class the old horse-drawn wagon: il
requires, not specialized tracks, like
railways, but a common highway, al
belt improved to a standard within
the reach of the community, and Il
is free from the difficulties of traffic
adjustment which have made the
conduct of railways a business in H.
self"
Evening journal., 1914-10-29
DENATURED Alcohol
The BEST PRIMER

Ralph Nesmith, formerly chief en-
gineer of the La France Fire Engine
Company, who is considered an ex-
pert in matters pertaining to the
building maintenance and operation
OF motors generally. states:
"As motorists know, the gradual
lowering of the quality of CONNER
cial gasoline available for automo-
biles has made it difficult to start the
motor-ospecially in cold weather.
Under existing conditions I find that
denatured alcohol is preferable to
gasoline for priming purposes. be-
cause a few drops of the former in
iected through the priming cock will
assure a quicker start. | also find
that the engine will run longer on
the alcohol and give the carburetor
Evening journal., 1914-10-29

The French Street Garage. No. 119
French street. will have an import
ant announcement to make within a
few days. II is understood that the
firm will pW in a complete line of
Ford parts. Il is said the stock viii
be complete, the cost of putting it in
reaching in the four figures.
Evening journal., 1914-10-29
= ,.,. The Journals" Automobile Page

abroad about 1000 motor trucks, and
is in the market for more. 1t is
believed that most of these vehicles
are finding their way to Russia.
These purchases have included
trucks ranging from one and half
to five tons capacity, about half be-
ing three-tonners and over
Evening journal., 1914-10-29
AGENTs FOR THE DODGE CARs.

AGENTS FOR THE DODGE CARS.
The garage business of Cahill and
Company, Second and French streets,
a new enterprise, is growing rapidly.
The Cahill Brothers. who manage the
big garage and carriage and wagon
building concern, are much pleased
with the growth of the former end
of the business. It was an entirely
new venture for them, but judging
from the results SO far obtained. it
promises to be a highly successful
undertaking.
Cahill and Company announce it
has taken over the agency for the new
Dodge car, made by the Dodge Broth
ers. in Detroit. Mich. It is said this
machine will open the eyes of many
automobile dealers.