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The Western outlook., 1915-04-24
THE ELECTION.

Returns from precincts in the
city of Oakland show that John L.
Davie obtained majority of votes
over all opponents at the primary
election on Tuesday, April goth.
Under the Oakland city charter.
however, he is not thereby elected
to the Office, but must make the
race at the general election with his
next closest opponent, who is
Frank w. Bilger.
1t was thought by manv that by
getting the majority over opponents
Davie would thereby be elected.
The city charter, however. provides
that the candidate who gets the
greatest humber of votes and the
candidate who gets the next great
est number Of votes at primary
election must both run at the final
election.
According 10 the returns. the
fight for the other Offices shows
that tor Commissioner No. ! it will
be between Geary and Edwards,
aud for Commissioner No. be-
tween Jackson and Meese.
Bilger's friends say they did not
expect to make such big showing
at the primary, and say the real
contest will now begin. Both sides
anticipate an exciting campaign
during the next three weeks.
School director No. between
Kelly and Barker, school director
No. between Aber and Orr, aud
school director No 8 between Boyle
and Crosby.
Out Of a total registration of
ga, 900 votes, 34,447 votes were
cast.
Davies manager is elated over
the result Of the primary, and pre-
diets even greater majority at the
election of May II.
We are pleased to say that all the
candidates whose cards appeared in
this paper were successful, and
qualified for the election in May.
1t goes to show that the vote of the
colored people did its part. As we
stated in previous issue. SO many
candidates for Office fail to take into
consideration the strength Of the
colored vote since the ballot has
been placed in the hands of women.
They need education, and many
who are not familiar with the differ
ent ones have no particular choice;
but by calling their attention TO
them through the columns of this
paper it gains votes.
Readers Of The WESTERN Our
LOOK know that we have always
been very conservative i'll our
advertising, and would not for the
sake of few extra pennies boost
or advertise or advise them TO vote
for any candidate that we did not
think would be a man for the race
to support. The coming election
in May is going to be hot one
and we hope to see the contestants
take advantage Of this, and not
overlook the opportunity to get
this support.
The Western outlook., 1915-04-24
THE ROAD TO RACIAL SUPERIORITY
IsAN FRANCISCO BULLETIN. ]

One of the most useful men in
the United States is black on the
outside. His name is Booker I.
Washington, and he does as much
honor to the name as did George
Washington himself.
when / consider the cost of this
war;" Mr.. Washington writes i'll a
recent article, when / think of the
blood that has been shed, property
that has been destroyed aud misery
that has been caused, I am some
times inclined to thank God that /
am not a member of superior race.
Rather I am disposed TO thank God
that l belong to people that cam
not hope and does not desire to
prosper at the expense of any other
race. There is for races and nations
as we'll as for individuals more than
one way to be superior. One race
may, for example, be superior to
the other by the simple process Of
getting on top aud holding the
other down. 1t may, however,
become superior by learning to do
some one thing better than any one
else in the world. And this may
be very simple thing; it may be
raising cotton or it may be writing
a book. F"
There is a world of difference
between this doctrine and that of
such writer's as the late Captain
Mahan. Captain Mahan believed
that the issue of racial superiority
would have 10 be fought out by
force Of arms. and he thought that
competition and struggle among the
European nations was good thing
In So far as it preserved the fighting
energy which sooner or later would
have to be turned against the over
whelming numbers of the Oriental
nations. No superiority in raising
cotton or writing books would
suffice in Captain Mahan's opinion
to save European civilization from
being wiped clean off the slate.
But Booker Washington's beliefs
expressed though they are in the
most modest and undogmatic form
endure even Captain Mahan's test.
Even though we suppose that the
Occident must some time settle
with the Orient by force of arms =
a supposition as weak in reason as
it is in notwithstanding energy
can better be preserved by fighting
with nature and with the great
tasks of peaceful life than by
numbering with modern war ma
chinery. Mans life at best will
always be a struggle against odds.
Ultimately, he has to- struggle to
live. But modern war will not
give him strength to survive. War
is in league with laziness, fabbiness
and luxury as destroyer of the
race. Mastery will come to those
races which devote their strength
10 the manful accomplishments of
the heavy tasks of peace.
The Western outlook., 1915-04-24

Bulletin I2o, entitled Negroes
in the United States" presenting
statistics derived from the 18th
census and from other statistical
inquities conducted by the census
bureau. has been issued aud is now
being distributed. The bulletin,
which consists of 2o7 pages of text
and tables, will be followed by a
more complete and comprehensive
report on the same subject.
The Western outlook., 1915-04-24

Mrs. Charles Connors of Los
Angeles is spending a few weeks
with Mrs. James Collins in San
Mateo.
w. H. Jolly and wife left for
their home in Newport, R. | last
week. They spent few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Collins before
leaving.
James Collins of San Mateo has
been confined to Belmont hospital,
but is home again.
The Western outlook., 1915-04-24

HAVANA, April 20. Jack john
son and wife sailed to-day for
Spain on the S. S. Maria Cristina.
From Spain Johnson inrends to
proceed to England. He says he
will return to Havana in June.
The Western outlook., 1915-04-24

We indorse the resolution of the
ministerial union of Los Angeles
anent the proposed Negro day at
the Panama Prcihc international
exposition. They have the right
ring.
The Western outlook., 1915-04-24
YEARLY SUBSCRIBERS.

/
| III the face of all conditions that
SAVIOR of dizziness, we have few
friends who have from time to time
remember US with yearly sub
scriber in advance. They like the
paper, look upon it as an old friend
and want to help it along, and they
take the substantial way of doing
so by remittance of So so. We
have several now to mention. and
begin this week with the following:
MRS. E. COOPER.
For more than dozen and half
| years this name has been among
our honor roll friends. Mr.. Cooper,
himself an old Californian, took an
interest in the paper from the
beginning, and as long as he lived
he always remembered US. Since
his death his widow his continued
the good work, and we feel blessed
to have her support and interest.
As member of Stair Kirg A NJ E.
Zion church of which he was for
years a trustee, aud also as a mem
Der of the Masonic fraternity, Mr.
Cooper was well known throughout
the State. Mrs. Cooper herself
owns a comfortable home in Oak
land, besides other property, and is
counted among onr thrifty women.
We thank her for remembrance
aud are proud of her long and
faithful friendship.
S. G. ROGERS.
This honor roll friend started
with us in San Francisco, but there
have been many changes since then
and he is now a resident of Rich
mond, Contra Costa county. He
went there a few years ago, en-
gagged III the cement business as
contractor, and was successful in
securing number of large con-
tracts. He has been prosperous,
has taken an interest in the general
affairs of Richmond, and has built
himself comfortable home there.
He is counted among its progressive
citizens, is respected by his neigh
bors and is enjoying life. He keeps
i'll touch with all general around
the-bay news through THE WEST
ERN OUTLOOK, and this is one
reason why he pays promptly for
the same be wants it.
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SAN MATEO.
A Marriage in which the Mother Of the
Bride Hears the Ceremony over the
Phone in Los Angeles.

On April 7rh at s O'Clock, i'll the
presence of few intimate friends,
B. F. Cherry and Miss Beulah
Bronson were married at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Collins. 342
The Crescent, San Mateo. Rev.
Peck of Oakland read the ceremony
while Mrs. M. E. Bronson, mother
of the bride, heard every word at
Los Angeles over the telephone.
Rev. Peck spoke distinctly, stand
ing with his mouth at the trans
mitter, and the couple as clearly as
possible. Miss Bronson has been
making her home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Collins since last December,
whom she met shortly after their
marriage III Los Angeles IL 1913
and spent lots of time together
during Mrs. Collins's visit to Los
Angeles last winter. 1t was sud
denly decided that Miss Bronson
return with Mrs. Collins. and came
near icing left, but the Salt Lake
train waited three minutes for her
and her baggage, and the Harvard
sailed three minutes late. Miss
Bronson seemed very happy with
mother" (Mrs. Collins) and was
loved as daughter, and now they
feel that their own child has mar
ried. She met Mr.. Cherry, who is
citizen Of San Mateo, and has
been employed as mai carrier for
years. and is respected by all who
know him. When be called with
his sister, Mrs. Scott, after meeting
Miss Bronson, Mr.. Cherry made
very frequent visits, which fually
brought about the desired answer
to his very earnest question. Mrs.
Bronson writes that she was told
it would happen, as Mrs. Collins
predicted a marriage before leaving
Les Angeles. Mr.. and Mrs. Cherry
are at home to their friends at their
beautiful cottage, where stands one
of the graudest cd oaks in Cali
fornia, ITO St. Matthew's avenue.
San Mateo.
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Mr.. Albert Brady, a well known
and popular young man of the city
who sustained the serious injury
Of having his leg broken above the
knee when run into by an ruto-
mobile Monday night on Fort
Hill, was resting as we'll as could
be expected under the painful cir.
cumstances, when heard from at
the Inhrmary last night.
Mrs. Morehead ofPort Gibson,
sister of Mr.. Brady, arrived yes.
terdaY morning. having been call
ed here due to the serious injury
Ut her brother. Mr.. Brady had
been for call upon Miss Celeste
Burns, young lady friend Mon.
day evening, and upon leaving the
young ladY's home, which is situ-
ated upon a point on Fort Hill be
cranked his Ford m crine, which
he had left standing at the gate,
preparatory to starting back home.
The machine made sudden lunge
forward and Mr.. Brady attempted
to Jump 10 front of the car, hoping
to control the wheel, bu, he was
knocked up against a post and bis
leg was broken.
DR.. ]. 5. Ewing stated that the
injury is serious one, and Mr..
Brady may be confined for some
time.-Vicksbrurg Herald, goth.
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IA DISCUSSING the commercial
achievsments Of this great age. We
shall approach the subject as the
historian chronicling events. This Sc
ries viii endeaYor to record in writ.
ing the supremacy Of American men
and industries In the worlds Rnairs
and pOrptuate an appreciation Of cur
marvellous industrial achievements by
presenting simple facts, figures and
comparisons that are overpowering in
their convictions.
America holds her proud place
among the nations Of the earth today
on account Of her supremacy in trans
portation facilities. The mighty minds
Of the age are engaged in the prob
lens OF transportation, and the great.
est men In the history Of the worlds
commerce are at the head Of the
transportation systems Of the United
States.
In the discussion Of transportation,
let as consider separately our Rail
ways, telegraph and Telephones, Ex-
press, Public Highways. Steamships
Street Railways, Interurban and other
forms Of transportation, and this ar
ticle will deal with railways.
The United States has the largest
mileage, the best service, the cheap
est rates, pays labor the highest
wages, and we have the most efficient
" managed Of the railways OF the
world. They stand as monument to
the native genius Of our marvellous
builders, and most Of the railroads in
foreIsn countries have been built
under American orders.
The railroads represent larger in
vestmont Of capital than any other
branch Of human activity. The mile
age 4 fhe United States exceeds
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Mr.. Kellar Fisher Of Shreveport
La, is visiting his parents, Mr.,
aud Mrs. L. c. Fisher. of Cayuga.
his many friends are glad to well
come him hone again.
Miss ><BernIce Luster returned
Sunday afternoon from Herman
vile where she was the lovely
house guest of Miss Grace Dudley.
Mr.. H. c. Chatham made a
business trip to Utica Tuesday Of
this week.
Miss BERTHE Mathews Of Duke.
accompanied by her sister. Mrs.
Dorch, who is at home on a visit,
made a brief stay In Reganton
Sunday.
Miss Julia Luster. the accom-
plished daughtersf Mr.. and Mrs.
T. NJ. Luster, and who has been
an efficient msnber he iscuIsy
OF Punta Gorda school. re-
turned home afler q
most successsui lhefs and
is being wnmly aelcosaed by her
host Of friends aad relatives.
Mrs. H. S. Foote visited rela-
tives in jackson this week.
Miss Myrtle Annie Hutchins
left Friday for an extended visit
to her sister, Mrs. G. J. Memo,
In Hattiesburg.
Miss Clara Ray OF Brookhaven
Is the attractive guest OF her aunt,
Mrs. Morgan Hutchins.
Mr.. ]. B. Foster visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Foster, In Raymond last week.
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pathson

The Thermometer ranges from 6e'
to o5 degrees In az hours-scorch-
ing days and delightfully."- cool
nights. Rains plentiful. Pastures
and we'll worked crops and gardens
doing fine.
Rev. S. R. Young left Wednes-
day for Mamie to be the Of6cIant
at the marriage of. Miss Naunye
Cobb and DR.. Homer Simmons.
Miss Carol and Mr.. Dave Rosen
baum are the expected guests Of
sweet Miriam Gilston. Miss
Rosenbaum will be the Iatter's
guest for the summer.
Mr. c. N. Brumfeld was here
Tuesday taking count OF Mr..
Mann's demonstration farm.
Miss Catherine Baillio Of Alex
andria, La, is the charming guest
Of relatives here.
Misses Allen, Darden, Gilston,
Wade, Nesmith and Baillio. a rose.
bud garden Of girls. and Messrs.
Earl Jeferies, Victor Barron. JEFF
and Francis Whitaker and Willie
Hugh Price attended DANCE at
Miss Emma chaPman's Friday
night. The same gay compapie"
we're entertained by Mrs. Charlie
Dardeu Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs John Hughes and
winsOme baby Florence were the
guests for several days Of Mrs.
Will L. Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Bearden
and son RebsrI spent a few days
with Mrs. Baylissa Liebman In
Port Gibson.
Mrs. 7. D McInnis Is Tecuperat-
ing from swamp life at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, F. S.
| Ietseries.
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CLARK CASE REVERSED.
Supreme Court ReYerses the Lower
Court ln This Case, Which AZ.
tracted Sc Much Attention.

tracted Sc Much Attention.
This week the state supreme
court reversed the case of the State
VS.. ]. W. Clark and remanded 1t
for reheariug.
Clark was convicted of embez.
element at the June term, 1914. of
the circuit court of this county,
and sentenced to Eve years i'm.
prisOnment. An appeal was taken,
and he was released on a bond of
SIo.Ooo. The filing Of this suit
against Mr.. Clark. who was cash.
Ter of the Bank Of Hermanville,
was followed by the failure of the
bank. and great financial loss to
many depositOrs In that neighbor-
hood. However, Mr.. Clark has
had a number Of friends who
have never believed that he was
guilty of intentional wrong do
Ing.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Hamph
reys spent the week end with their
parents here.
Mr.. Willie Hugh Price Is tour
Ing commercial evaDgelists to all
the country stores between here
and Jackson. his objective point.
Mrs. Ella Slay will be the guest,
for the summer, Ol her daughters.
Mesdames Allen and Barron.
Miss BonnybeI Hartley of Jack
son was entertaIned a few days
this week by Misses Mildred Al
len and Miriam Gilslon.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Sylvester Green
wald and lovely baby Elise and
Mr.. Dave Rosenbaum went to
Vicksburg In Mr. FlorentIue's
magnificent car, theEce to Gouth-
elmer to visit Mr.. /. Creenwald's
family.
NJ. c. Nesmith spent Sunday
In Natchez.
Thursday four cars left this city
for Pleasant Hill 70 hear Kelley
and BilbO asd the county candi !
dates urge their pIsas for election.
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Moro shoots EmpIoyer.

Utica. Miss. June Frank
Frazier, a seventeen, year old ne
gro, shot Henry Thornton, a
young white mau, near here this
morning, inficting fatal wounds.
it IS feared. Thornton states that
the negro, who was working for
him, came late this morning to bis
work Some words passed be-
tween them, and the negro pre-,
tended to 60 to the held, but re-
turned to bis house. Thornton
went down la'er, unarmed, and
not suspecling any trouble. As
be approached the house, the ne
gro fred two loads with shotgun
without warning, aud both took
effect. Frazier then ran.
Constable John Shelton, City
Marshal Heard and T R. Hurst
started for the scene in an auto
mobile to apprebend Frazier, bul
their car turned turtle, isiurine
all three painfully, though the
physicians think not seriously.
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Weather FOrecast For WeeL1.

Vicksburg, Miss. June 2o, 1915,
Weather forecast for the week
beginning Wednesday, June goth,
issued by the U. S. Weather Bu-
reau, Washington, D. c.
For South Atlantic and EasI
Gulf States-A showery period
during the FIRST three days of the
week will doubtless be followed
BY period oieeoerally fair weath.
er with occasional scattered show
ers. The tenperaiure tendency
will be upward.
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H-RailroadS

the accepted Gsxtanss rom JAs SetA
to the moon. We had in 1911, the
last year in which Agures fer all
countries are available, sR the
earth's surface, SIS, ,9S1 miles Of rail-
way divided as follows: United States
241, ,199, Europe 207,4 and other
countries 191, $50. The United States
has 3S per cent Of the worlds mileage,
seven per cent Of the estimated pop
ulation and about eve per cent Of the
area. The total capital invested in the
railways Of the world is s50,00e, ,000,-
600, divided as follows: United States
SIS, s,OOO 100000 Europs s25.650. .e0e,0O0
and other countries s11, O,00e, ,O00.
Reduced to q mileage basis the cap
italization is as follows: The world
5000 United States $4,000, Europe
s124,000, and other countries $sS, 600.
A comparison of rates Is equally as
interesting and the United States
takes the lead in economy and Berv-
ice. The average rate per ton per
hundred mile haul Is as follows:
United States 76c, Great Britain 1888,
France s1.44, Germany e144. Russia
s2c, Austria-Hungary e1.Se, Italy s2.sOl
and Switzerland s282
The average yearly pay q AL rail
road employees IN the principal 0oun-
tries is as follows: United States
$757. Germany ss92. Italy ss4T, Aua-
tria 1922, Great Britain e17s, Fsaneal
$3.50 and Russia s2e4.
About 80 per cent. ee 1es, ,eee milss.
Of the railways Of the wax1d are
government owned. Aboat half thol
railway mileage Of EuroDo h severn
ment oWnsd
A comparison sE Gko sssaomy, IN
time and money and the esavsnisnee
in travel win Be- made ia q later
article.
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COUNTY NEWS.
Interesting Letters from Different
Sections Of the County, WFltten
BY Our Regular Cor.
respondents.
ntrnanviIIe

Misses Edith and Bernice Lus-
ter we're the attractive guests Of
Miss Dudley last week.
Misses Lola Bert and George
Ruth Boren of Brookhaven are
spending their vacation very pleas
antly with their sister, Mrs. c.
McMurchy.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Dadley had
as their guests this week their rel
atIves, Mrs Charley Chisholm and
children of Jackson and Miss
Gladys Chisholm of WoodviIle.
Mr. Stanley Rhods was a week
end visitor at the home of Mr.. w.
F. Gordon.
The young men of town gave a
picnic In honor of the visiting la
dies last Wednesday out on Bayou
Pierre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Rush of Vio-
let spent a few days with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Shields.
Mrs. S. Pierce and grand daugh
ter, Miss Serena Speed, are enjoy
ing a months visit with relatives
In the delta.
Mr.. NOVEL; Shields has accept
ed a position at Mayersville.
Mesdames Elliott. D. c. Pitts,
Messrs. Will Lowe, Dave Lowe
and Billy McCay motored over to
loves Wells aud Hazlehurst
where they spent a delightful day
Monday.
Misses Eddie GODDARD and Mil
dred Jones entertained Monday |
night In behalf of the Sunday
school class. A most enjoyable
evening was spent, and every one
reports nice time.
The many friends of Mrs. Eu-
gene Clarke are glad to know that
she is rapidly improving after en
operation for appendicitis at the
home Of Mrs. Laura Davenport.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Lowe are
over the arrival of a fine
baby girl.
Mr.. G. B. Flowers of Russum
enjoyed a visit with w. L. ShUrt
and family on Sunday.
Miss Edith Williams left Mon
day for Knoxville, Tenn. where
she will take a special course In
her school work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hewes of Gulfport
and Mr.. ]. D. Roberts were called
to the bedside of their mother, Mrs.
Baylissa Roberts, who has been
seriously III at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Rooney. At this
writing she is slightly improved.
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The present rains will practical
ly make the March corn, but there
is much young corn in the county,
and while it looks promising, a
drouth following this wet season
will greatly damage it. So few
farmers break their corn land deep
the plant cannot resist a drouth
successfully. Deep plowing has
never been popular in the south,
and until it becomes popular we
may never expect to get the best
results possible from corn.
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Yesterday, T. F. Clark of CIai-
borne county, Miss, had in a load
of sheep and lambs. Mr.. Clark
is the gentleman who q few weeks
ago marketed some lambs at S1L75
per cwt, the record price for lambs
from bis state.-St. Louis Live
Stock Reporter.
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Few farmers appreciate the
value of goats as destroyers of
bushes and briers. In the south,
and especially in this county,
where underground fourishes so
luxurientIy every farm needs a
herd of goats. In addition to
saving much labor, they make the
property much more attractive in
appearance.
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county, some parts of the eastern
portion are suffering from drouth.
The WiIsonvilIe neigbborhood has
not bad rain for three or more
weeks.
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c. A. Till has lost = large mum
Der Of cattle on bis stock farm in
Jefferson county. Some died from
tick fever and it is claimed that
some died from dipping.
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The high price Of lambs this
spring has increased interest 10
sheep raising 10 this section. The
business can no doubt be made as
profitable here as any where.
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Jbshrrn

A traveller informs us that the
crops from Carlisle to Jackson,
along the FanEoad are very poor
aud show lack Of work,
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The rains haYe Deeu quite par
nal. While it is raining almost
daily 10 the western part Of the
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