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The Jones County news., 1914-10-08
Of the people.

Deuefe lnaL one man OF corpora
ton should be allowed to own
great bodies of land-withhold-
ing came from cultivation or sale
While there are so many home
less people without a foot of
ground to call their own or cot
tage in this wilderness" and who
are honest, hard-working and
industrious.
Alien ownership Of land has
been the curse OF every country
upon which the blight has fallen,
! for it ends in enslavement for the
honest tiller of the soil and the
creation of land-h holding autoc-
racy and aristocracy. 1t for long
years made serfs of the Irish and
brought about the French Revo-
luton, 1t makes Of the people
hewers OF wood and drawers of
water for land owning plutocrats.
Owing to the vast bodies Of
uncultivated lands in this country
but little attention has been paid
to the acquisition of vast strips
of territory by wealthy individu-
ais or corporations for specula-
tive purposes. But now tnat the
country is getting more thickly
settled the great danger of this
land monopoly practice is being
made transparent, for the people
and there is a demand for the
enactment of laws to make these
alien lsnd-grabbers turn loose
their holdings.
In our own county of Jones
perhaps half or more of our terri
tory is out-over land held by cor
porations. They bought this land
at nominal price when it was
covered with the finest forest
pines, and after making large
fortunes from the timber are now
holding it for either All advance
in price, or for the purpose of
leasing out when the country is
more thickly populated, thus es-
tablishing here a system of land
lordism, such as England impos-
ed upon Ireland.
| There are large individual
landowners like Messrs. Mulford
Parker and Ikeler who are inn
proving their cut-over lands and
bringing them into cultivate
ton, and are glad to sell off small
tracks on easy terms to settlers.
But there are others who will
neither improve their lands or
sell them; and it is even report
cd that they want to imposs the
stock law on Jones county and
thus keep cattle off their land,
that it may again grow up more
quickly in pines.
This selfish policy not only pre-.
vents the development of our
county, but imposes an unneces-
sary and unfair burthen upon
the industrious settler by making
the little patches he cultivates
bear ninety per cent or more OF
the load of taxation. These cut
! over lands are returned ct small,
: valuation.
Our people are honest and
: they do not want any law thai
smacks of confiscation or that il
s any manner imperils the title tt
: property.
r But there is a legal way tt
7 right this injustice, and we mus
y send to the Legislature men who
r will faithfully represent the peo
pie, and not corporation lawyer
: and lobbyists for corporate inter
e ests. Here is the thing to do:
= Let a law be passed requiring
= that the same assessed value b
d placed on these cut-over land
It as is fixed for cultivated and i'm
: proved farms. 1t is not fair no
It right to make the hard-working
Il progressive individual small far
n mer, who is populating and bull
ii ding up his country-and upor
whose developing work the hol
l., n arg of thaGa nut~Oyar lands ral-
The Jones County news., 1914-10-08

dorsement and recollection, ne
will be called upon to explain
why he let these scoundrels off
so lightly, and that they are
still plundering the people worse
than ever.
But perhaps we can throw a
ray of light on this transaction.
The Attorney General received a
salary Of $4,000 a year with a
$4,000 contingent fund. This
year the amount was increased
to 50, 900 to employ help 10 prose
cute trusts. Not content with
this handsome salary, the Legis-
lature passed a bill, and which
became a law without the sigma
ture OF Gov. Brewer, we UNDER
stand, giving the Attorney Cen
eral ten per cent. OF all fines he
may collect in his prosecution OF
trusts.
1t seems that Collins agrees
with that old adage Of a bird in
the hand is worth two in the
bush, and so instead of vigorous
" prosecuting those oil mill
trusts, effected a compromise by
which they paid nominal hnes'
and suits against them were
dismissed. The information was
published that the Atom oy-Gen-
erals per centage from these
fines amounted to 81, 500, making
SI5 800 he collected from the
State in a single year.
This transaction, to an observ-
or, very much resembles VIM. II.
Vanderbilt's declaration that
"the people be id. p" Attor-
ney- General Collins simply filled
his own pockets with tainted
trust money, and then licensed
these scounderls to continue
heir robbery Of the public, and
which they are most brazenly
and shamefully doing.
The Editor of this paper
promised to watch over and safe
guard the rights Of the people
and keep it's readers informed a 8
to what their public servants
are doing. We shall "hew to
the line let the chips fall where
they may.,' We may have to
ehutter some of the popular idols
! like Bilbo, with his Laurel cor
poration lawyers, but we intend
to give our readers straight facts,
and if they do not like to hear
them, why you had better sub
scribe for some other paper than
the Jonc- 2 nty News.
When Bilbo hand in
glove WI 1oration lawyers
and BET .om and the mas
ses there can never be any sym
pathy or affiliation, and his right
bower Acknowledgement Collins
compromising for pitiful sums
suits against the oil mill trust :
the most iniquitous of all robber
combines to plunder the people
and pocketing a clear gain Of
81, 500 for permitting said COM
promises, then we would be false
to our people and recreant to oul
trust did we not lay the facts
before our readers.
If our farmers think they car
work in double harness witt
corporation lawyers, and arr
content to sell their cotton see(
for about half their commercial
value and pay a high price TO
adulterated meal, then we say t
them, continue TO support Bib
and his slated candidates.
This paper intends to keep tn
people informed, and that the,
may know the great living issue
underlying Mississippi politics
Watch the line up and Away
keep your eye on the fellows VIII
are posing as champions and de
tenders of the people and 8
the same time seeking you
votes. See how Attorney Gen
eral Collins has protected yo'
against that hell -begotten cotto
The Jones County news., 1914-10-08
NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that the Board OF
Supervisors of Jones County Mississippi will
the October meeting of said Board Bind out to
some responsible person two children one a
boy ABOUT years old and girl about 10 years
old. they are normal healthy white children
Given under my hand and official seal this the
18th day of September 1914
", H. ufkin Clerk
By w. v, Walters d. c.
The Jones County news., 1914-10-08
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cough and headache. and works off cold. 25c.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
LEGISLATION Is ADVOCATED.
Commercial Law Committee of Bar
Association Meets for Discussion.

LEGISLATION by Congress in the interest
of an international agreement regarding
the carrying of deck cargoes was advo-
Gated today at a meeting of the COM
mittee on commercial law of the Ameri-
can Bar Association. The meeting, which
was held in the sridiron room at the
New Willard Hotel was attended by a
number of attorneys prominent in inter-
national law affairs Representatives of
steamship companies and commercial con-
ceras engaged in interna tional trade were
also present
The committee commercial law is
composed of Francis p. James of this city
and Cincinnati: William L. Hensel, Ian
caster, Pa: Ernest T. Florence. New Or
leans: !. y. c. Kennedy. Omaha. and
Frank Gosuell. Baltimore.
Speakers today were W. p. Ross repre-
senting the New Orleans Steamship As
sociatipG: Eugene T. Chamberlain COM
missioner of navigation; George White
field Belts. ir-: Jackson H. Tsalston.
Washingt ton L. f. Perry. secretary of the
National Wholesale Lumber Dealers As
sociation ". Z. Roper secretary-treasur-
er OF the North Carolina Pine Associa-
ton: Prof. Charles Noble Gregory chair
man Of the committee on international
law OF the American Bar Association. ard
others.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
HELD FOR REPRESENTATION.
Henry Dodson, Colored, Tried to Pass
as Health Inspector.

Charged with impersonating a health
inspector Henry Dodson. colored. who
says he is captain of Company A of the
coIored high school cadets, was ar
raigned in the Police Court today before
Judge Pugh.
Probation Officer Massey made an i'll
vestigation of Dodson's claim and re-
ported to the court that he was Informed
at the colored high schools that the de-
fendant was not a captain of a company
and that no officer in the cadets was
known by his name.
Dodson insisted that he is a captain
and asked that the principal of the NJ
Street High School be summoned to iden-
tify him. The case was accordingly post
poned until tomorrow. Pm not crazy.
said Dodson. although sometimes l get
a little excited
1t was testified that Dodson went into
two business places and said he was a
health inspector and wanted to inspect
the ice boxes.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
Taft Lays Post Office Corner Stone

NEW HAVEN. Conn. June 5.-Former
President William II. Taft yesterday
laid the corner stone Of New Haven S
new marble post office. which is to cost
S1.6oo,000. Mr.. Taft delivered an his
toric address. and Gov. Baldwin and
Mayor Rice also spoke.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
PERSISTENT PROTEST
AGAINST ROCKEFELLER
Tarrytown. N. Y. in Turmoil Over
Proposed Demonstration
by I. w. w.

TARRYTOWN. n. ", June RE
rewed efforts the part of the local
police department and the office of Sher-
, if DOYLE of Westminster county. to main
tain the peace of this village marked the
close today of the first week of the fight
being waged by Alexander BerEman and
others for the right to hold public meet
ngs in protest of the policy pursued by
John ID. Rockefeller. jr.. with reference
70 the Colorado mine strike.
While Berkman was in Brooklyn and
New York in search of recruits for an
army which he declares will invade Tar
rytown tomorrow to hold a demonstration
Sheriff Doyle was marshaling force ca
pable of handling a crowd of 300 persons
and. il possible. prevent recurrence of
last Saturdays clash. when thirteen In
dustrial Workers OF the World members
were arrested.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
Berkman Barred From Court.

In an announcement made public to-
day Judge Morehouse declared that Berk-
man would not be permitted in his court
tomorrow when the twelve remaining
prisoners are brought before him for ar
raignment. One of the original thirteen
deserted the cause of free speech yester-
day and was released under a suspended
sentence of six months in the peniten-
tiary. 1t is expected an effort will be
made before tomorrow to have the cases
of the twelve prisoners considered by the
grand jury.
The Rev. J. E. Gates of the Methodist
Church. whose invitation to Berkman to
debate with him the Rockefeller issue
was withdrawn at the request Of other
ministers of the village. has announced
that he has accepted Berkman's proposal
to hold the debate in the near future in
New York. .."
Evening star., 1914-06-05

according to i French law passed in
the eighteenth century. any woman
growing a beard has, ipso facto. the
right TO dress like man.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
For Municipal Fishing Boats.

The last witness yesterday was Julian
Pierce who favored municipal owner
ship of great many things, including
municipal fishing boats.
Representative Johnson of Kentucky
asked him if he favored municipal water
melon boats. Mr.. Pierce drew the line
there
Evening star., 1914-06-05
CROSSER BILL REPORT.
LIKELY TO Be ADVERSE
Committee Expected to Vote Tomor-
row on Municipal Owner
ship Measure

\ vote on the Crosser bill for municipal
ownership of street railways is expected
in the District committee of the House
tomorrow. and the general suppos!tion is
the bill will not be approved A vote on
the measure marks the end of long
campaign waged by advocates of munich
pal ownership and fought vigorously by
street railway men and other opponents
of the idea from all over the United
States.
The matter has become national one
to some extent as it has been contended
that favorable congressional report on
d municipal ownership proposition would
have the effect of giving congressional
sanction to the general doctrine of munic-
ipal ownership of utilities.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
Division in Committee.

On the committee the leading opponent
to the measure is Representative Win
slow of Massachusetts. while the author
Of the bill. Representative Crosser OF
Ohio is the leading advocate. Chairman
Johnson favors the opposition although
at one time il was believed in certain
quarters that he looked upon the bill ia
voraby.
Representative Winslow has attacked
the question from all sides. and has been
particularly iusistent on asking every ad-
vocate of the measure if he favored ahso-
lutely wipng out the common stock hold
ers depriving them of their property pS
force as it would be. in order to take
ove- the street railways at a valuation
set upon them by a jury.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-01

actually could get excited over flying
trip in the year 1912, or thereabouts. 4"
The group grunted skeptically.
What was there to get excited
about?" asked young captain.
THE danger of it," said the captain.
THE danger?"
AYE. 'Tis hard to believe nova
days, but then there really was dan
ger in the prosaic art Of sailing
through the air. Imagine the circum-
stances II you can. II every time you
stepped aboard your boats and started
away from earth you didn't know
whether you'd land on your feet or ON
your head, wouldn't you be more inter-
ested in your business than you are?
well, that was the way 1t was in
those old, forgotten days Of yore.
Let's try says the adventurous man,
and he went to work and built the
queerest craft you ever heard Of
there are some Of them in the antique
section of the Aeronautical museum at
Paris now-of cloth and wood. ir1itat-
ing the wings Of the bird-and up he
goes. And down he comes. I told
him he couldn't do it, said the skep-
tics after they're coming home from
the funeral. It's impossible
But after awhile another MN got
to thinking about 1t. Maybe it can
be done after ALL says he; and then
he goes to work and built another ma
chine. And up he went, and down he
came, and everybody sent flowers and
said: Darn fool 1t was great day
for the florists. They passed resolu-
tons encouraging the progress Of avn
alton. They loved the game.
We'll, after awhile more people be-
gan to try to satisfy their curiosity
about the air, and there was more
business for the florists; but after a
time somebody made machine that
gave a man about half a chance to
come down right side up after an
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-01

ascent. All, then was when the world
began to get interested. You see, be-
fore then there had been nothing to
arouse the curiosity in the fact that a
man was attempting to fly. Everybody
knew what his finish would be. There
was no novelty in watching what could
only end one way; and that was in the
days when the world was young and
crazy for novelty. But with the COM
ing Of the first air machine that gave
man a chance to come back to earth
otherwise than on his head, then there
was something to feed the curiosity,
and then was when the excitement
grew warm and air-sailing was looked
upon as a sport.
you may think from this that peo-
pic were blood-thirsty in those days,
but on the contrary they had travelled
far from the days Of the old Roman
arena The Romans turned thumbs
down II the show was dull; but the
people Of the age Of 1912 only fought
one another for souvenir pieces Of the
aeroplane in which their fayorite avn
ator, as they called them then, had
been killed. Civilization had made
vast strides.
"The sport Of 1t worked this way:
Some flnanciers under the name OF
some club would advertise what they
called an aviation meet. They would
offer money prizes, for this'was in the
days when people would do anything
for money. There would be prizes for
the longest flights, the fastest flights,
the highest flights, and 50 on and 30
forth, until there was nothing man |
In q flying machine could do that |
wouldn't bring him q prize, except one
Ihing-he mustn't come down on his
head; II he did the prize went TO some
1ody else.
-Aftsr they'd advertised an thsssl
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-01
STOP BEGGING IN FRANCE
Authorities Have a Scheme Which
They Think Will Tend to Ale
Vlate the Evil.

Every now and again, when we go
round to the Paris Police Prefecture
to see and hear the record OF the city's
happenings Of the day, an official re-
marks: you won't want this, gen.
tlemen, I take it? The usual story.
Dead beggar in the garnet, money in
the mattress" A journalist inquiries:
How much?" The amounts vary
from one hundred pounds to a couple
Of thousand, and newspaper interest
in the occurrence dies with that.
But the authorities here have been
working on a scheme for the suppress
sion Of fraudulent begging. There are
far too many beggars in Paris, who
leave considerable sums of money be-
hind them when they die. These peo-
pie have invariably been helpeGSif not
entirely supported, by the Assistance
Publique for years, or at all events for
many months Tin other words, the tax
payers, theatergoers and racegoers
have been keeping them), the chart
table have placed money in their grimy
hands, and when the police find the
inevitable sum Of money hidden In the
mattress or elsewhere in the inevitaS
bly, grimy garnet. It Is inevitable that
legitimate heirs appear, who prove
their near relationship to the dead
man or woman, and carry OF the mon
ey, to the public loss and their own
private gain.
A scheme is now being prepared for
a bill which shall allow the Assistance |
Publique to recover, for help given,
from the estate of one Of these rs
sisted persons. or course, II the bill |
pass, and the socialists will doubtless
raise sentimental objection to its pass
Ing, because It viii be quite a simple
and practical bill-of course, II the bill
be made law the beggars win find
some way round IL There never was,
nor viii be, a cleVerer beggar In the
world than the successful street beg
ar Of Paris. He can give you change
or gold coin II you need Il, without
he least self-consciousness or lack Of
Ielf.respect, and there are few street
,eggars who have quite the impudencs1
0r that-Psris Letter. london Pres.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-01

Of the world, on which tiny electric
bulbs Of many colors moved in accord
ance with the movements Of the lines
crafts. you see, in those days people
were still curious. You don't under
stand what that means. Since Du-
rang overcame gravltation, and we've
been able to so everywhere in less
than no time, we've lost the instinct
Of curiosity. We've seen It all. In
1912 the human race was badly af-
hicted. People wanted to see every
thing they never had seen before. For
one thing they wanted to see how far
a man could fall without breaking his
neck. That's what made them look
upon aeroplane flying as a sport.
There was q long time, you see,
when men actually didn't know
whether they could sail the air. They
were afraid Of the air. The earth they
had mastered, and the water, too.
They had no fear Of rolling over the
ground at so miles an hour in trains,
and they weren't afraid to go out on
the water IN small boats. but take
them twenty feet up in the air, with
nothing solid under their feet, and i'm
mediately they began to sigh for home
and mother. It was: Let me down;
this Is too far away from the world
was born on They were terribly
afraid Of the gentle afr.
''But there was, as I've said, that
instinct Of curiosity to drive them
ON. Can We Tyr says one man to an
other. No. says the other. Why
notr says the first Because we're
not BIRDS was the answer. I don't
know says the Ilrst; let's try It an
see
Then they BEGIN TO try. Ali those
were the days with the romance IN
them. Believe me, lads. Jon see noth. |
Ing NE q n these blase days. People |
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-01
THE INFANCY OF THE AIR FAN.
Il was the year 1862.

II was the year 1862.
Five thousand feet above the heart
Of New York city. staunch and serene
at its aerial anchorage, rode the great
pneumatic receiving float Of the Five
Continents & Australia Aerial line. In
the master airigator's room on the
float group Of officers were gathered
around old Capt. Martin MacManus.
master Alligator, retired, the oracle Of
the line.
my word" said q young NJ. A.,
thumbing the leaves Of en- old history,
ut must have been q queer world in
those days"
what days." asked Captain Mac
Manus.
THE days Of the land and water
era" replied the young man. "Tbe
years just preceding the aerial era.
I've just been reading a reprint Of an
ancient magazine article, The Sport
Of Aerial Navigation dated 1912"
The group Of airigators laughed as
one man.
Fancy that" said one. Aerial
navigation as a SPORT"
II was there at the time" said Cap
tain MacManus. Il remember. Be.
lieve me or not, as you please, but /
can recall the day when all sailing
was looked upon as a sport" The
captain paused and looked out through
the glass wall of the room at a dirty
Alaska coal.carrier, drilling her way
along on the 5000 foot level, her crew
staring in bored fashion at the city be-
meath them. You're right; it was a
queer world In those days, and the
queerest part Of it was that people
could find enjoyment in cut-and-dried
business like this.
But it was different in those days,
you understand, lads" continued the
captain, his eyes on the great belt-map
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-01

amounts to $500, consequently the
farm has after the third harvest
brought in the purchase price OF
$2,400.
"Sometimes-and not rarely-the
land pays for itself by the first harvest
OF 35 bus. of wheat bring in more than
the purchase price OF S15 per acre.
AS In some years ! harvested more
than IS bus, you can reckon for your.
self how quickly ! paid for my farm"
Would you not prefer your own
farm In Iowa?" I asked.
mo-" replied the farmer. never
will so back, in general very few
American settlers return to the old
home. In Iowa a 160 A. farm costs
500 per A., $4,000; in Western Can.
ada SIS, only $4,000. For the same
money that you require to buy 100
A. farm in Iowa, you can buy here in
Western Canada farm Of 1000 acres
/ have money enough to buy farm in
Iowa. II wished. But there my year.
ly income would be q small one,
whereas here work for a great gain.
There would only be small farmer.
here / am large landed proprietor"
In a corner of the farmyard l had
during our conversation noticed
mound Of earth overgrown with
grasses and wild flowers. To my in
Quiry as to what 1t was, received the
reply: THAT is the ruin Of the wooden
shack covered with sods. which l call
ed my home when settled here five
years ago"
] gathered a wild aster from the
ruin and flung It into the air. In a pur.
plish-glittering line the wind drove the
flower towards the fine. modern.equip-
ped farmhouse. What a contrast be.
tween the lowly earthly hut Of yester-
day and charming palace Of today!
This contrast says enough Of the UNI
bounded possibilities, which this new
land offers to the willing worker. How
the poor emigrant on the open prairie.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-01

through energy and activity, within 8
years worked his way up to being
well-to-do farmer and esteemed citf
zen! More, the farmer did not re-
Quire to say. Why did he emigrate?
WHY? Why saw the answer with
my own ewes. "-Adyertisement
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-01

Many a man works overtime be-
cause his wife needs tho money.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-01

Good Definition.
whats a free lancet"
That's a hack writer who is earn
ing more than so q week."
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-08

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