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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17
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record of taxes having been paid by
him, and he would have been refused
the right of franchise had he not had
receipt No. 1913 on his person at the
time, which he produced
On the 18th inst, was served with
an affidavit to the effect that had not
paid street tax for the year 1913, al
though l was in possession Of receipt
No. 35 for same, signed by A. Farley
Tax Collector, together with cancelled
check by which it was paid
Judging from my experience, II
many instances parties who in fact
have paid their poll tax, but canno
produce receipt for same, are refused
the right of franchise when challenged
on account of no record having beer
made to indicate that tax was paid
Also in some instances it is evidentl,
necessary for parties who have pait
their street tax and who cannot pro
duce receipt. to pay double assess
ment. This condition should no
exist. w. r. Evans.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17
CHILD KNOCKED DOWN
BY HARDY STREET CAR

George, the five-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. T. P. Crymes, was slightly
bruised this morning when he was
knocked down by Hardy street car
The little fellow, disregarding the ap
preaching car, it is said, attempted to
cross the tracks to be on the other
side with his older brother. The par
ents of the child are not disposed in
the least to charge the motorman with
responsibility for the accident, which
fortunately did not result seriously.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17
BUSY DAY FOR
The PRESIDENT
WAS CONTINUOUSLY OCCUPIED
FRIDAY FROM $50 A. M. TO
TAT NIGHT.

Washington, Jan. 17.-President Will
son had one of the busiest days of the
winter Friday. He reached his office
at $3.50 am, and with the exception
of an hour for luncheon, was continu-
ously occupied with callers until Z
o'clock last night.
Representative Stanley was the
Presidents first caller He talked at
length on the trust question. Then the
President spent an hour with Secre-
tary Garrison discussing canal zone
government and appointments, includ
ing that of Col. w. c. Gorgas, who
was agreed upon as Surgeon General
of the United States Army.
Secretary Bryan conferred with the
President another hour on information
al questions and the cabinet session oc
cupied the next two hours Of the Pres
ident's time.
The President was for an hour will
Postmaster Ger eral Burleson, afte
which the latterfsaid he would con
tinue every effert to have eliminated
from the postoif1ce appropriation bill
the provision esempting assistant post
masters from the civil service.
The President completed his day.
work with long conference On tn
trust question with Chairman Cha,
ton and Representatives Floyd ant
Carlin of the trust subcommittee of tn,
House Judiciary Committee, and a fina
conference with Secretary McAdoo
who leaves today for the West to lis
ten to arguments on the location o
REGIONAL reserve banks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17
THE LIGHTNING BUG ExPLAINEp

(Homer Croy in Leslie's Weekly
AT last the lightning bug secret has
been laid bare. A scientist has CT me
forward with an explanation of how
the lowly lightning bug manufactures
its light He imparts the valuable bit
of information that "luciferase oxi.
dizing on another chemical compound,
called luciferin, produces zymosfs of
which the light is the outcome"
So it is to be seen that the zyhnosis
is what really causes the light But
we should like to ask the learned
man who has given up this chiidishly
simple explanation what would the
poor bug do if he went out Into the
night far from home and suddenly dis
covered that he did not have iany zyI
mosis in his tank? And what Would h@
do If he were out on lonely road
and his luciferin went dry and his fu.
ciferase blew up?
A lightning bug cannot be too care.
full about these things, flor it is (often
the little thing that causes ting big
gest accident.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17
STATE INDa a. AND TRAIN
ING SCHOOL.


Editor Harrisburg News:
The writer has often found delight
in reading HE published sermons OF
those eminent divines. Beecher. Pal
mer and Talmage, in the days that
have gone by and has always felt a
sense of l5ss that their copy" will
never be furnished the press for pub.
LEGATION again.
The ablest, most timely, eloquent
and appealing editorial sermon the
writer has had the privilege of read
ing since the passing of the illustrious
trio referred to, is the convincing one
published in Tuesdays issue of youl
paper With the Estate Industrial ant
Training School" as the text.
I 4 hesitate to approach this edito
rial gem, even to express admiration
for i'll superlative splendor, beint
fully conscious of the fact that i
speals infinitely more for itself thai
could possibly write of it, but
yield to the impulse to congratulate
you }and to convey to you assurances
Of ,ihe hearty endorsement Of tn
lofty sentiments, potent pleas and ur
AM werable argument that featur
that article of all who have expresses
themselves in the hearing of tn
Writer since its appearance;-t
which he ardently says--Amen.
C. U. Porter.
| McHenry. Miss. ian. 18th. 1914
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17

rain began at 7.20 am. and ended
ing the night about 10.t5 o'clock.
The maximum amount which fell in
one hour was 5.32 inches, from 10: 80
to 1882 am.
This beats other heavy rains during
the last forty years, writes CORE
spondent.
The rain did very little damage in
the city of Galveston. except through
the cessation of business during the
downpour The streets were damaged
on unprotected slopfs in the amount
of about $4,000. and considerable dam
age was done to merchandise stored
on floors below high-water mark.
All streets in the business section
were dry within six hours after the
cessation of rain nd the streets in the
lowest and unpafed portion of thu
city were dry within twenty-fou
hours after rainfall ceased.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17
HEREIN Is LOVE.

Here is love; To lift another's cross,
7 >give away the gold and keep the
| dross,
+ trample into dust the worm OF
self.
r. crowd it's clamoring on the souls
back shelf, sr
Nor ever let it dare upraise its head,
Deny it's every call till it lies dead.
Herein is love; to strip the shoulders
bare,
st need be, that Trailer one may wear
mantle to protect it from the storm,
70 bear the frost kings breath, so one
be warm;
To crush the tears it would be sweet
to shed,
And smile, so others may have Joy in
stead
Herein is love; to daily sacrifice
The hope that to the bosom closest
lies,
Mutely to bear Teproach and suffer
wrong,
Nor lift the voice to show where both
belong,
Nay, NOW, nor tell it cen to God
above .sf
Herein/is love, indeed, herein is love.
3Susie M. Best in Boston Globe.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17
wear 1918 will beat every re

year 1918 will beat every re
the recent history of emigrat
that before December 10000
have left these shores. And
even more ominous than the
of the emigration is its qualit
the young men, the enterpri'
the energetic, that are leavin
the old men, the women and
dren that are left behind.
the most beautiful districts
land are being depleted. Who
like the old country downs
burgh, are left desolate ant
are crumbling even in Il
streets.-London Everyman.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17
PUBLIC RECORDS cARELESsLY
KEPT.

Editor News:
Can we not have a more accurate
system in the various departments of
the town of Hattiesburg, particularly
in making proper records of taxes
paid? The writer having paid poll tax
was informed by members of the cleo
ton board at the last election held,
that the poll books did not show any
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17
FOR PRESIDENT: w. J. B.

piece following
Review, Col W. Harvey
Son of Del
Philadelphia NOVELTY original Bryan
other
ming Gentle
speaking with exactiude Phil
ntrod Mr. Delaware
Delaware
living orator
sneng anv language not excepting Rbpdna Tagore the Nobel
prizewnne personfcaton Dmoc
Embodiment" might possibly preferred peso
cation but do fearless
aeives
ofhoders who neglect
HE
great
hardly Neverthel
Mr. Handy: so introduce him the next
dine
before and pechance time and oft
paused INSTANTLY the newspaP
every small silk
American flag large cotton American napkin Mr. Bryan waf
- a a \
inclined both to hown and smile" He took he and feared
a doubletrack mind.
lope' ingratangy gans
d political conn lifted"
the speaker won't the rOws)
e"awk@ard
smaH silk American flags or large cotton American
shP vs habit
kedY Glued, we would But let not interrupt This is
believe Mr. continued dihdenty not indeed
that asa has the opinion of others
ambition was to become President of the United States Painful hea
ton Mr. Handy looked hurt THAT is NOT So From my
higher considered
that office end worthy
things accomplished
through the fame brings"
Philadelphia doubt
essential truth Never from earliest manhood
a
AIM
pass that happy, and all believe when
if his place" Led bek
would he cand No, wde
upon noble theme thoughtful fairly temperate
AS read and ponder mind becomes roublouH
we ask our nsdae Chief Magistrate HAS BroheS
aH rghtuy coming to him? He
well enough IN He Is OF bohI
made president OF something? OF there
a
gsomenow opnterate sngeterm
why not elect President Mexico? We
mat nere no government down there and that needed
Oh 10TH could De done cas- Mr. John Lind
hand the
the gentle MI Zapa his diplomatic artistry
bard cod nrect trained Domingo
note with interest the acute painless
understand walk Spanish BRYAN
than Democrat who
and then consider how easily could
Thousand votes which constitute election
Spppy e gooo enough merit recognition,
splendid L be that he would NOT ouest
down at some noppotune moment VIE
4
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRIAN
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17
DENVER TO ENTERTAIN
STOCKMEN OF COUNTRY

| Denver, Col, Jan. 17.-Denver ex-
poets to entertain during the coming
week record-breaking gathering of
stock raisers, shippers, commission
IN and others interested in the live
industry. They will be here from
every section of the country
the ninth annual Western
and the seventeenth an
IN Of the American Ma
.ock association. The
forth the entire week
IDS. The convention
IN Tuesday and con-
'ay.
YIN MEMORIAL
E17.-Pe us in
,struct' til
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17
LEAVING SCOTLAND.

1.-THE tide of emigration continues un-
abated. Thousands every week con-
tinue to leave London, Liverpool and
Glasgow for Canada and Australia.
There is every indication that the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17

Yes" y.
But how would you know me if I
consented to meet you there? There
would probably be a. great many 9TH
ers going in at that time"
%, should know you easy enough
I'd just pick out the prettiest girl that
came along, and so there would be nc
chance of making mistake"
We'll, If you really wish 1t I'll
co e."-Chicago Record Herald.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17

Note: I had q similar experience
last year when went to the polls to
voto-Ed. News.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17
20, ! COULDN'T, BUT"

i Always when young Watson had oc.
casion to call up Saunders a girl an.
swered and asked.
who wants him, please?"
Watson liked her voice. 1t was
sweetly feminine and there was some.
thing almost appealing in 1t. At length
he began to hold brief conversations
with her before calling Saunders to
the wire. One day she consented, aft.
erDmany appeals from him, to let him
know her name that her name was
Edith Mowry. Then their converse.
lions grew longer, and at last Watson
asked her to go to lunch with him.
81 don't think I ought to do that"
she said. eve have never been intro.
duced to each other"
"Pshaw!" he replied, 1--WE needn't
mind that. Even if we have never met
face to facI we know each other well
enough to {et along without formal
introduction"
"But I'm Ifraid," she persisted, "that
it would h IDLY be proper"
"Of course it would be proper. Nee
me at tie ladies' entrance of thu
Costalottf Hotel at 1890 and wen
have lun| h in the red room"
80, l Jjuldn't think of doing that"
"Why lot?"
ut wQIldn't be right"
"Wha would be wrong about it
You know who I am 1t wouldn't b
like meeting a stranger"
eyes but have never seen you"
"I kacw you havnt That's why
want 10 meet you. We haven't an
business to go on being friends witt
out ever seeing each other, Come
say You'll be there"
~
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17
Vim MEMORIAL

17-Pe rs in
,struct' ' til
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17

i Always when young Watson had oc-
casion to call up Saunders girl an
swered and asked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

To-day the total membership of the oung Mems Christian Associations of the world approx1mates 100000 per- sons, 60o,000 of whom are members of the American branch. Of the to- tai of g ,105 associations. 2,421 of them are American The American Asso- citation owns s67 7.ooo,O ,Ooo of the $75.- 100000 Y. M. c. A. property in the world. Branches are established in
 many different sections of the globe. such as the Esquimaux at ReykJark. Iceland and the one for colored men at Nairobi, Africa, which was found- ed by Col. Roosevelt when he was hunting there Another association has been formed in Jerusalem. The work of the association has been grad ualIy widening. At the outset. it's efforts were evangelical. Later came the drilling of leaders of men in va rious lines Of work. Now the or- ganization grapples with such ques- tons as farming and hygiene in addi-
 ton to it's other work. On the bat tleelds of the present European war, r.. M c. A members are playing an important part. Not only do they offer prayer for soldiers, but they also supply lterature,. stationery, various forms of recreations and aInusements and clothing to them. Many of the lsecretaries now in charge of work on the battlee1ds are Americana
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30
HOADLEY CALLED TO
 NEW JERSEY COURT

George w Hoadley, active head of the American & British Co.- in this city, a constituent company of, the Internation Power Go. of which his brother. Joseph H. Hoad1ey. is pres tdent, has been ordered to testify be- fore a special master in chancery re- lating to the books and papers of the International Power Company.
 The order which was issued by Chancellor Walker in Trenton, N. J., yesterday designated Edward E.. Maxon of New York as special mas ter and was obtained by John F Dickinson, of counsel for Henry ". Bull of New Y ork on petition of whom the receivershtp order was granted
 s George W. HoadIey here today in- tirnated that high handed methods, were being used by group of New York hnanciers because of Hoadley $ eonnectien with the Long Acre Light ing Company of New orks which for many years has been strong com petiSor of the Edison and Consolidated Companies. MT. Hoadley was of the opinion that the right of a New Jersey judge to order hearings in New York might be subject to contest. He said that the litigation grew out Of long continued fight made by the Conson- dated Company of New York against the Long Acre Company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30
THEN ...... and...... NOW


 Sixty three years ago yesterday the rst Yp pnng Mems Christian Association was organized in the United States. Tn the winter of 1850. G. M. Wander lip, an Edenburg University student, while on his way to Edenberg Univer- tlty, stopped in London. He did not like the prices he had to pay for food Tn restaurants. Stro1ling through Gresham street, lonely and looking for cheaper restaurant, he walked into large stucco building over the door Of which was written .sY. M. c A" He found cheer and comfort. friends, books newspapers, and cheap and ex- eellents food. He had stepped from tha cold strange street into a new world He wrote an enthusiastic de- scriptfye letter to the Boston Watch man and Reflector. Thomas V. Su1- iiyan retired sea captain Of Ros- ion, saw the letter and went to Lon don to see the Institution. He re- turned to Boston with all the ardor Williams to organize the first r. M. c. A in London on June 9th, IS44. The old sea captatnswho had been a.fHore of times around the globe in a sailing Ship, gathered a little band Of young men in the ola South Meeting House in Boston An there was born the first American M G. A Unlike the English Association, the Boston Association laid great stress upon the Association as a social resort. It's success was phenomenal from the start
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30
STATION AGENT FIRES BUT BURGLAR ESCAPES
Especial to The Farmer1

Gourley, agent at the Glenbrook sta ton of the New Haven road, was awakened early today by a man try ing to break into the place. He fired at the intruder with a revolver but failed to hit him, as the man dis appeared in the darkness. A number of station robberies have occurred re- gently and because Of this. Gourley, contrary to his usual custom, remain ed in the station over night.
 The railroad depets at Sound d Beach. Riverside. Cos Cob and Noro- ton were broken into during the rigst and the contents of telephone booths and slot machines taken
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

traffic prior to 1908. it will not
 withstand the action Of the motor ve-
 hfcle traffic, which has developed
 since that time.
 bound macadam road have been re-
 surfaced with bftuninous materials and many miles of new bituminous-
 macadam road have been construct
 ed. The logical maintenance of such
 highways is a surface treatment with
 bitu1ninous material and rock screen
 ings, clean gravel, or sharp sand The cost of such surface treatment is from 4 to 12 cents per square yard,
 and it may be- expected to last from lone to three years, according to the density of traffic and the success Of the application. Theoretically, per feet surface treatment would eonsti- ute absolute maintenance for a bitu-
 min ous macadan road. Such main tenance is seldom or never realized and bituminous macadam roads doubtless require resurfacing at in teryals- The cost of such resurfac- ing is not yet known.
 The average cost for repair ana
 maintenance of 7,800 miles of high way in Connecticut, Massachusetts, | New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island for the year 1912 was about $500 per mile. A large part of this
 money was expended for bitunnfnolls . resurfacing and bituminous surface
 treatment. There is some question whether the expenditure correctly measures the average cost of repair ing and maintaining bftup1ino1ls ma cadam roads. Tn the State of New York, however, for the years 1911
 and 1912 the average cost for repair and maintenance was $724 per mile upon a total average or 2,S61 miles. ! The annual cost of repair and main l tenance on Massachusetts State roads for the years 1910. 1911 and IoJ1 was. respectively, $642, e47 and s676
 per mile for about $50 miles. For the most part these figures for New
 York and Massachusetts represent
 the cost per mile of resurfacing with
 bituminous macadam and water
 bound macadam roads by surface treatment with bituminous material. It is clear, therefore, that s7oo per mile is not an excessive. estimate at
 present for the annual cost of all re-
 pair and maintenance of biturninoua
 macadana roads
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30
WON'T GIVE DESK
 {. DOM IN CITY HILL TO OUTSIDE CLERKS
Coypists Now Having Desks Tn Town Clerks $ Office
 Must Leave

Clerks for the various real estate concerns who now have desks in the town clerks office for the purpose of copying deeds must find quarters else where when the city hall comm ttee makes over the offices in the bui1d4ng. It has been practically decided that a stairway will be cut in the rear TO pm of the offices now occupied by the town clerk and that he will use t1e big vault in the cellar for his records in addition to the vault on the ground floor of the building.
 About eight women clerks are kept in the building now by the real estate firms All these young women nave desks in the town clerks od1ee ne town clerks office at present does not contain the room necessary for his own clerks so the city hall committee has decided that the clerks for the private corporations must find quar- ters elsewhere.
 when the terms of the personal tax collectors expect the offices they now occupy will be given over for the the cloak and committee room of the common council That is what the room now occupied by the personal fax collectors was designed for The registrars of voters will probably be Tn,ovet7 up stairs into one of the rooms now occupied by the board of educa- lion. This board will be asked to ind o1,a r,tArs outside of the city hall. The room, which the registrars now have will be given to the tax collector ana will be used by the clerk which Col Hector smith will name to look aIteF the personal tax.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30
BRIDGEPORTERS ELAN I'D F.TTINGlY WELCOME NEW YE. R

Bridgeport is looking forward to a gala night tomorrow, New Years eve. With the White Way Illuminating the main streetsc for the first time, hum dreds will throng the thoroughfares, awaiting the announcement from the factory whistles that a new yenr has been born. While watnh lights will be held in some of the churches, the i gayety of the outside world will focus l in the hotels, restaurants and cabar- 1 cts, where provision and entertain ment for several. thousand guests are i being made.
 The larger hotels and restaurants are reserving their tables and providing special menus which will be served amidst special programs of music, song I and dance. Decorations of the rooms will be elaborate, and from the ad- vanced lists@ Of engagements space promiseS to Be at a. premium.
 One of the feature attractionse of the evening will be the Municipal Christ Iulas tree. which will afford the throngs a chance to see the beautiful iI1un1ina- tion besides shearing an augmented chorus of about 300 voices from the combined German Singing societies of the, city
 At the stratfeld hotel the big, din- Eing-roorn will be kept open until the midnight celebrations has been con $ eluded and with a. special dinner early in the evening will besa mecca for viS- 
 lBridgeport Special singers will be Iengaged for the occasion
 The Fairfield restaurant is arrang- ing for a special dinner which will be
 served at an early hour. No tables will be available except by advance EreserVation unless reHnQuished by
 those who engage them. In addition to the Hungarian orchestra, a special \ feature bill of cabaret singing will be
 on hand to keep the amusement at it's i height.
 I At the Atlantic hotel, a special dim
 ner has been prepared for the evening
 diners and the nanagement is looking forward to catering to a host of cele- bratiTg patrons.
 1 The Atlas hotel will afford a spe- cdal bill Of singers with character i'm I personators and other unique events
 for the pleasure of their regular and special patrons. No reservation of
 tables is being made, with the hope 1 being expressed by the management
 today that all corners may be cared
 for.
 Cars grill will have it's quota of
 entertainers, and regular .. Ia. carte
 menu. with special souvenirs for dis
 trfbution to diners.
 The clubs will hold their regular sessions, with open house on New Tears day. The EIk's club will hold its regular watch night meeting New I A general holiday observance of l New Years day will be made at the
 Bridgeport post office where the gem
 eral delivery, registry and parcel post
 windows will be open only between the hours Of 8 and 10 a. m. The money order and postal savings bank I divisions will be closed entirely. 1 Residents Of the city may expect 1 their. earIynaail. as carriers will make
 one morning trip. The offices Of the lsInternaI revenue end collector of cus- toms will remain closed as usual on 1 holidays.