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The Hattiesburg news., 1915-02-06
Mrs. T. o. Watkins, 1872 Jackson street.
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Phlathea Class.

Mrs T. o. Watkins, 1872 Jackson street.
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Philathea Glass.
The Senior Philathea Glass of the
First Baptist church will meet in the
class room Sunday morning at 1880.
All strangers are welcome TO attend.
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Phiathea Executive Committee.
The executive committee of the Phi
lathea City Union met Friday after
noon at the Public Library and dis
cussed plans for a tea to be given at
the library on the 10th of this month
for the benefit of the library. The
president appointed committees and
set them to work for the perfection
of the plans made yesterday.
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Bay Street PhIatheas.
The Junior Philathea Glass of Bay
Street Presbyterian Sunday school met
Friday afternoon in business session
at he home of Miss Laura Burnside.
A valentine party was planned for the
18th of Feb. and some time spent So
cially, during which the hostess served
tempting refreshments.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-02-06

Mrs. w. L. oakley has as her house
guest Miss Cleo Brooks, of Magee, Mis-
sissippi
$50:
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Cranberry will
attend the National Cash Register
Convention in New Orleans the early
part of next week.
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Miss Pearl Praytor will leave sun
day for Memphis, Tenn, to visit her
brother, MI J. l.. Praytor and Mrs.
Praytor
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Mrs. George Lafayette returned Fri
day evening from Laurel where she
has been visiting Mesdames Walter
Norris and George Alexander,
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Mrs. Eugene Brid7crs and baby son,
rueene. Jr., went Friday to Laurel, to
visit the F. P. Bridscrs. They will be
toiped for over Sunday by Mr.. Brids-
ers.
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Ms2Id Ladies' Card Club. ,
: ,,,2le members of the Married Ladies
card Club we're guests of Mrs. w, l.
Oakley Friday afternoon, when she en-
(tertained at bridge at her home Oh
SWalnut street. There were two tables
land Mrs. ]. R. Childs was the iortd
nate winner of a dainty comom.
Jacket Mrs. G. +. Dawson and he'
borse guest, Miss Janora Rigoalot
we're among the guests and Miss RiS
oplo, added mu.h to the pleasure o
the event by her piano music and sew
eral lovely son2s.
IN the late afternoon Mrs. Oakley
. conducted her guests TO the dining
room and a delicious luncheon was
served. Others present were Mes
n DANES y. b. Holmes, Maurice DreyI1s
M p Childs, ]. L. Hutchins' h. j
\ Woodruff. Cook, and Miss Marie oaN
fleE
In go:
[kpdscilian Embroidery Club
W p " Hanna was hostess TIM
reat TO the congenial coteIle 0
;enas the Friscillian Embroiuer'
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-02-06

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The Cordova daily times., 1915-04-01

Although private citizen who has been absent from dova during most of the present campaign Capt A. F. Lah has been subjected to much criticism and abuse by the paid hrengs of the Citizens party They attempt justify Alaska Transfer Company the city paid him $77863 for vices rendered during three year period with his teams and and state that under Boss Gooda regime of year the Transfer Company bills to $30837 which is in reality $83 per year than paid the company during the period complained of Another evidence of juggling with fig which refuse to e to suit the purposes of des peraeand interruptions crowd of politicians infested 9 small community.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-04-01

Bove Curer and Gooda true to the people who elected them sounds amusing Their records in council do not bear out the above assertion of the Daily Alaskan When candi year ago they pledged themselves being opposed to members of tn etown council being interested directly nd recy agent otherwise contract with the city in the performance of any public work improvement being against public policy Thirty days after the election these repudiaed the platform they and stu
 ed themselves by voting pay Gooda 1O per day to work which service had heretofore been done without pay by every chairman of the street committee since the in corporation of the town.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-04-01

One by the many msy charges preferred against puabe Corova citizens and concerns by the organ of Boss ooda being answered in the most effective wayby plain
 statement of absolute facts which cannot be refuted disor
 on of the truth the desperate method being adopted by the Citizens ticket in the hope of foong few voters The public however wise this gang and Tuesday next will show its dsapprova of their methods by casting ballot for the straight Peoples ticket
The Cordova daily times., 1915-04-01
$3,S90.23
Total

All of which was paid into 'Majorty Members" COun c Does he tell you these thngsg Oh No lie does not eH plain; he seeks to misead
 Referring to the installation of the street lamp posts etc., does he tell you that Mr. Hazet opposed to this staa on spoke against it too eXtravagant measure, when it was first proposed? No certainly he does not And then does he tell you that when this order made Mr. Haze let was away the Sushanna Certainly he does not Does go ruthfuy and tell you that Mayor Boyle the Alas kans proeg urgently and nssenty in favor ot these self same lamps and that he insisted upon one beng naced in front of his place business Certainly he does not
 he you these FACTS would rob him of one ot hs arg ments why Hazeet should be hcked and Boyle elected These are the ways artfu dodger and willy demaggue
 great hue and cry raised by the Alaskan about the cheaper lights cheaper that the people of Cor dova going have when he and his and Curriers' and Goodas Company shall give to them. Did say Currlers and Goodas us, just slip, only thinking of the time when Curer and Gooda once before given franchise for light and power etc. by previous council and that they that time interested i'll this same power plant Of course, they are not now.
 Well go back when going to have that cheaper light and power-hen going to have that $6OOOOOO or $7OOOOOO spent We all would like to know. Will 1t be that 50O00 shares of stock at $OO share unoaded suspectng public in the Sates?" or will we have wait until COrdOva grows and probably make It necessary the Town Council grant three four more SIX monthsat-a- time extensions, Bah This water and light Stu' of yours doesn't taste right and you can cram that kind of down the voters troa Most Aaskans come rom Missouri Most of would wecome cheaper lights and power but we the deprived of opportunity of get ting it from some LEGITIMATE by granting peren nial franchise which, like the babbng brook runs on TOT ever'
 And then the voters would like to have the Alaskan plain blanks in the platform of the Citizens ticket
 Tell just howYOUR council proposes to reduce the price of coal9
 Tell just howYoUR Council proposes lower the price of building lots.
 It is not enough to 'favor these things tell how they are going to do it.
 No Daily Alaskan the voters of Cordova feel that they can safely leave the affairs be handled by Ed Dav Henry Slater Tom Price, Geo. C. Hazeet Bill Smith Barey Howard and Schmtz whose hearts and hands ever ready to do for the right
 They do not feel that they trust your statements They have proved too often false They going to the polls April sixth to forever eliminate the evil power and baefu influence that you have exered municipal affairs during the year past.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-04-01
DECEPTION OF AN ARTFUL DODGER
 NOT POOLING THE PEOPLE OF CoRDovA

IF TRICKERY deceit and cajoery could win elections the
 Daily Alaskan would land the entire Citizens ticket in the
 winning column, hands down. Fortunately however such is not the and the cheap demagoguery pacsed by that paper making votes for the Peoples ticket with every pub cation of its blackmaing editions.
 In desperate attempt to stem the certain tide of whemng defeat Tuesdays Alaskan devotes onehaf of its paper what it considers the Political Issues of this pagn
 Directing its entire fight against George azee it forget that there other candidates upon the Peoples ticket all of whom well qualified to administer safely and properly to the affairs of the municipality.
 Editor of the Daily Alaskan wants to of his queries
 ''Did the last Council cut the tax rate in haf?'' By th we presume he that last years taxation amount ed in actual dollars and cents to about half of the previous years But does he tell you that the preceding tax levy was the FIRST IN THREE YEARS? Consequently the tax levy by his "Progressves, OVER ONE THIRD MORE than the preceding years o the preceding years was divided hree which would be the proper figure for one year. it would only equal TWO oTHIRDS of the tax levied by the Boye Gooda and Curer administration Ae evidence of tlfs statement submit the following
 Tax for193 the only tax levied in three years $11 O6399
 Onethrd of which would equal years 368799
 Tax for 1914 under the ''Majority Members
 administration ........................... 5,oO6OO
 In addition to the above monies the Majority Members Council came into office with balance of THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINETY DOLLARS, left by its pre- decessOrs, as follows:
 Cash on hand. ................. .$l94l.o5 Due from the Cordova Power Co., .. 100000
 Due from Delinquent Taxes ...... 948!6O :. DS --Y-' -5,o55,
The Cordova daily times., 1915-04-01

No strings tied to Boyle, Currer and Gooda' declares the ocial organ It is to laugh when everybody knows that these councimen the pawns of Judge Frazier Jack Bren and the editor of the Alaskan But in very short time they will be reegaed to private life and municipal affairs will again be conducted in business like by petent
The Cordova daily times., 1915-04-01

ments about the Pankng of Front street has boom the capital the Citizens party had hoped to make out of this public improvement through its interpretations But the voters longer be fooled by the campaign of abuse and distortion of facts, conducted by the Alaskan
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
DEMOCRATS Baking
AGAINST ship BILL
Legislative Pet of Administration Due
for Rough Voyage Caucus
Called for Tomorrow.

Opposition developed to the administra-
ton shipping bill in the caucus Of Demo-
cratic Senators yesterday, and speeches
were made in opposition to II by Senator
Hardwick, OF Georgia, and Senator Bank
head, of Alabama. Other Senators eX-
pressed the opinion that the bill was far
from perfect, and the most that could be
obtained from the caucus by way of
pledges for the Presidents pet legisla-
tive measure was the adoption of a reso-
luton that "a shipping bill'' shall be
made the unfinished business of the
Senate. commencing as soon as the Dis
trict bill has been disposed Of, with its
prohibition amendment
A second caucus was celled for tomor-
row night at which future action will
be taken looking to harmonizing differ
ences in the party in order to make the
ship legislation acceptable to the Demo-
cratic Senators. The outlook for the bill
was admitted to be gloomy when the eau
Gus broke up shortly after o'clock Sem
ator Bankhead has an amendment to
eliminate the corporation feature, Sena-
tor Hardwick, of Georgia, has several
amendments and other Senators admitted
they might have some to propose.
Senator HOke Smith reminded the SEN
atOrs that rural credits was a subject
of more Importance to the farmers than
the ship purchase BILL and warned SEN
atOrs that unless the present session pass
ed a rural credits bill there would be
an extra session. The caucus tomor-
row night is expected to develop sharp
differences as to what should go ahead
over the legislative program, and some
of the pent-up dissatisfaction with the
President is expected to find voice
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
COMMITTEES TO KEEP
EYE ON GOLD EXPORTS
British Banking House Makes State
ment on Outcome of Pals h
Conferences.

New York, Jan. 16-In connection
with the conferences held in this city
and Washington between Sir George
Paish, the secretary of the treasury of
the Federal Reserve Board, and New
York bankers, and which conferences
were continued in London between rep
resentatives of the New York bankers,
the British>chancellor and British bank
ers, the following statement from Lon
don was received here today by an i'm
portant banking house:
I'm connection with the announce
ment of the treasury upon the subject
of the American exchange, which ap-
peared in the press on the Sth instant,
we are authorized to state that after
a conference held by the chancellor of
the eXchequer with the London bankers
it was resolved that inasmuch as ex-
change between the United States and
the United Kingdom is now substan-
TALLY normal, no definite action at the
present time is required. but that if
during the continuance of the war for
one year thereafter the exchanges be-
tween the two countries should be-
come such that gold exports from either
country to an unreasonable amount
might result, as the committees of bank
ers shall be appointed in the United
States and in the United Kingdom,
respectively, to consider plans for deal
ing collectively with the situation by
such methods as may seem at the time
mutually desira BILE. 1t is understood
that similar announcement is appear
ing today in the American press on
behalf of the New York bankers"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
TOO MUCH BLUFFING
BY U. S. in MEXICO"
Representative Knowland. of Cali
fornia. Talks to Vera Cruz Fighters
of Administration Policy.

Elimination of Huerta in Mexico ac-
complished nothing except to increase
the responsibility and decrease the press
tige of the United States abroad, accord
ing to Representative Joseph r. Know
land, of California, director Of the Ma
tional Defense League, who addressed
Vera Cruz veterans at a reception ten
dered them last night at the United
Service Club, 1347 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest
There has been too much blufing by
the administration" said Mr.. Knowland.
Every day we give a final warning to
one of those great leaders We helped
place in power when we eliminated
Huerta.
There is too little respect for the
American flag in Mexico and elsewhere
II Americans complain because OF ILL
treatment or destruction of property
abroad they are told to leave the coun-
try. All we should do in Mexico is to
demand protection for American lives
and property. We should give one warn
ing only. England would give but one
warning Mexico would know that ma
ton meant It. It is not surprising that
foreign nations are calling US to account
for conditions in Mexico"
Representative Knowland also spoke
Of the unpreparedness of the country
and stated that while he favored inter
national disarmament he did not deem
II wise for this country to reduce its
defenses until other nations had taken
similar action.
Representative Kahn, OF California, who
was to have spoken, was unable to at
tend on account of illness. The reception
was attended by the Twenty-first Ma
rines, stationed at the marine barracks,
and the Eighteenth Marines, stationed at
participated in the Vera Cruz incident
The veterans were received by Gen. II.
Oden Lake, national commander of the
Army and Navy Union; Col. John Nc
Elroy, commander of the District depart
ment OF the Army and Navy Union, and
Winfield Jones, national patriotic instruc-
tor OF the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
SENATE CALM RUFFLED
BY DEMOCRATIC SPAT'
Galinger Pours What May Have Been
Oil on Troubled Waters of Varda-
man-Simmons Collision.

Domestic trouble broke out in the Dem
ocratic party in the Senate yesterday.
Senator Simmons and Senator Varda-
man, ordinarily very amiable, yielded to
the stress of conditions and lectured each
other. 1t was another symtom of the
unrest that is growing in the Senate
over the Legislative log-jam" as it was
described by Senator Isaac Stephenson,
who began life in a logging camp
Senator Simmons observed that the Re-
publicans and some Democrats" were
hlibustering against the District appro-
priation bill to prevent a vote on the
administrations ship purchase bill. As
Senator Vardaman signed the minority
report against the ship bill and has spok-
en- freely on the prohibition amendment,
he resented the charge.
Il am tired of being lectured for doing
something which was not ordered by the
so-called leaders on this side" said the
Senator from Mississippi. In working
for the passage Of this prohibition amend
ment 1 believe I am advocating a meas
ure just as important as the ship sub
sidy or anything else on the so-caIled
program
THE Senator from Mississippi has
been tired Of everything anybody else
was trying to do ever since he came
here" said Mr.. Simmons. II shall pro-
ceed with the discussion whether ii
makes the Senator from Mississippi
tired or not. If 1t worries him it is
immaterial to me-"
Senator Gallinger responded to an
call and gave first aid to
the injured" in the form of little ad-
vice.
How pleasant it is for brethren to
dwell together in harmony" he said.
Democrats should not forget that they
are only temporarily in power and :he
from which they and the
country alike suffer will soon pass
away with their passing"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

The career of Mrs. Matte A. Hughes
C'Frankie Harris'D, who was badly in
jured last Sunday morning by the rob-
bers who killed her father and Greek
resident of Washington, and whose police
record at Greer. S. C, has caused Wash
ington authorities no end of comment,
was discussed yesterday afternoon by
Lilly Coleman, the faithful colored serV-
ant at her home at Clark Station, Va.
Miss Matte was green at the business
when she came to Washington" says
Lilly Coleman. the faithful cOlored SER
want of the Hughes household, who has
been in the employ of the woman for
seven years. Yes, she was green at
it, for she has told me so. Never had
she been in a house of ill fame until
she came to the city. Then she was
forced to. Luck was against her. She
had no money She had no friends. She
had a past of which she was not proud.
She resorted to vice because she had to.
But she certainly did make a success
of her undertakings. She is a born man
ager. She kept three houses and she
made a barrel of money.
Works in PaJamas.
Miss Matte is a wonder when it comes
to work. Here at the house she used
to put on. her pajamas, light up her
cigar-she prefers cigars to cigarettes,
you know-go out into the yard and
work as hard and as well as any man.
Why, that woman can saw like an ex-
pert sawyer; she can hammer like
veteran carpenter; she can hoe potatoes
like a seasoned farmer; she can tend
farm better than her Daddy could. l
have seen that woman fill a big wheel
barrow full of dirt and move it down the
road as straight and as steadily as any
laborer.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
SALOONS RULED EXCISE
BOARD, IS ALLEGATION
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

brought to bear by the liquor interests. 1"
Senator Jones had classified what he
declared to be violations of the law In
granting licenses in prescribed territory
He named eighteen saloons which he
said were within 400 feet OF a school
house; sixty-two cases where licenses
had been granted, he claimed, in resi-
dence blocks, of which 50 per cent were
not given over to business buildings
and twenty-eight cases in which, he said
licenses had been granted for saloons
within 300 feet Of an inhabited alley
Debate on the motion to suspend the
rules in favor Of the Sheppard rider will
continue when the Senate meets at IL
o'clock tomorrow morning.
President Wilson was quoted by Sena-
tor Ollie James in favor of local option.
and Secretary Bryan was quoted by Sen
ator Kenyon as in favor of prohibition
Editorials from the Commoner were read
in which Mr.. Bryan referred to the
brewers as a ''miIlstone around the
neck of the Democratic party that
should be cast off.
President Wilson was brought into the
debate by Senator James, who read a
letter written by Mr.. Wilson while gov
ernor Of New Jersey. known as the
Shannon letter." in which the President
declared against Statewide prohibition
and in favor of local option.
The President also was aligned against
the prohibitionists by Senator Walsh, an
other Democrat, who intimated that the
President would veto the District appro-
priation bill II 1t came to him with a
prohibition rider on II. Senator Walsh
declared this would mean an extra ses-
sion Of Congress, for the failure Of ap-
bills would certainly bring
the extra session.
And all whisky Is good for is to make
a man drunk" observed Mr.. Lane.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Mrs. Hughes Smokes Pipe
HER PREFERENCE IS CIGARS
"A Servant Tells Of the Habit

And when it comes to smoking, she
is as graceful as any man. Her prefer
ence is cigars. She likes them very
much. Next comes the pipe. You see
this one here?" Lilly paused and held
up a clay pipe with a long stem, which
was resting on the kitchen table of the
Virginia home. well, this is her pipe.
Not much for looks, but it certainly
does go well. I've been smoking 1t my
self since Miss Matte went away. She
is right fond of this pipe. Once in
while she tries cigarettes.
You talk about being strong. Miss
Matte is as strong as any man. /
wouldn't want her to tackle me. She is
big and she has plenty of muscle. She
knows how to use it, too. l understand
she also is pretty good at the gun. She
was driving home in her buggy one night
last summer when a colored man sprang
from the darkness. leaped into the buggy,
stuck a gun in her face, and started to
address her. She pulled her gun on him
so quick that he forgot to tell her to hold
up her hands. He jumped out into the
darkness and sped away. while Miss Mat
tie took a few shots JIst for the excite
ment. Yes. sir understand she's pretty
good when it comes to gun play.
Arises in Afternoon.
Miss Matte always got up about the
same. time-2 o'clock in the afternoon.
She would have breakfast at 2:3O o'clock.
She explained that she was up late each
night and just had to get her sleep some
how. 1 never saw any gentlemen here in
the day, except Mr.. Billy, who lived here
for a while. I never stayed at the house
at night, so don't know what went on
Il certainly do hope Miss Matte gets
all right, for, so help me God, she's a
good woman to her help. She's been
mighty good to me-"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
HUNDRED AND FIFTY
ARRESTED IN MARYLAND
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

ing sheets. telegraph and telephone in
struments, about 5000 IN cash, and an
other paraphernalia for a first-class pool
room designed for the convenience of bet
tors on horse racing. It is said Wash
ington men frequented the alleged pool
room because they could get the same
odds there as those offered at the tracks
az Juarez. New Orleans. ana Havana.
Washington handbook men are said 70
be "st.ngy' In giving odds.
six OF the prisoners are charged with
accepting money TO be placed on the
races. The others are charged with un-
lawfully placing bets on races. II Is
stated the alleged poolroom was cohduct-
Cd by Chicago interests.'s =.