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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-27
Hattiesburg, Miss.

North Bound.
No. No. 2
Ar. Hattiesburg. $3.50 am. sos pm
LV. Hattiesburg. $40 am. SIS pm.
South Bound.
No. No. 3
Ar. Hattiesburg. 1920 am. 7:45 pm.
Lv. Hattiesburg 1890 am. 10:40 pm.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08

most of the railroads is already the
very poorest end of the business. On
all the railroads some of the pas
senger traffic is done at positive
loss, and on some practically all the
business is done at little
better than loss. The freight bust
ness, therefore, is already in large
measure carrying the passenger
business, and that means that the
general consumer who himself does
very little travelling on the railroads
is now paying part of the fare-in
the freight bills-of the man who
travels a great deal.
Right at this moment managers Of
forty-six Western railways are ex-
planning this very thing to the In
terstate Commerce Commission now
holding hearings in Chicago. Only
yesterday the statistician for those
railroads showed the Interstate
Commerce Commission that the re-
turn in property devoted to passen-
ger service is only 2.37 per cent,
with many roads operating in that
business at a deficit. In the freight
service he proved that the return
was 5.15 Per cent on all those forty
six roads.
There is enough of this making
the freight carry the passenger bust
ness, a great deal too much of il
now. There ought not to be and
there will not be any more of it, for
the benefit of Mr.. Underwood's road
or of any road whose great proper.
tion of business is freight.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
KEEP THEM OUT

The opposition to fake auctioneers
and fly-by-night merchants whose
business it is to cheat those who
trade with them and those with
whom they trade is belated dis
gust with condition which has been
allowed to exist in Washington for
a long time.
Some effective way of preventing
their coming here is altogether more
desirable than trying to get them
out after they are located. 1t has
occurred to The Times that the es-
tablishment of a license system in
which the license fee shall be of gen.
erous proportions with a refund to
the licensees only after they had
been in business for a specified. time
might serve to eliminate an undesir.
able class of tradesmen who have
no idea of remaining in town after
the fleeces get short and the picking
poor.
This class of men have no inter
est in the city or it's people except &
money interest, and the influence o.
a stiff license fee for the privilege
of doing business here might have ;
salutary effect.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
PASSENGER RATES TOO LOW

Fred D. Underwood, president of
the Erie railroad, is quoted as say
ing that he favors reducing general
passenger rates to cent a mile
and increasing freight rates suffi-
GENTLY to make up the difference
and put the railroads in prosper
Gus condition. The freight increase
needed to do this he estimates at
about 20 per cent.
Mr.. Underwood's railroad, of
course, does its principal business In
freight traffic, not in passenger traf-
fic, and this fact may very naturally
bias his judgment in favor of re-
duced rates-for passengers-where
they would do his road the least
harm and in favor of increased
rates - for freight - where they
would do his road the most good
But whatever the motive and the in
terest back Of Mr.. Underworld
suggestion, it contains a funda
mental wrong which the American
people would never accept. This is
in effect, to tax the many for th'
benefit of favored few.
The freight rates aren't paid b,
the producer; they aren't paid b,
the shipper; they aren't paid by tn
wholesale merchant who receive
the shipments; they aren't paid b
the retailer who distributes the ship
ments. They are paid by the ulti
mate consumer.
All consumers, men, women, an
children, pay freight rates ever
day, in the food they eat, the clothe
they wear, and virtually all othe
articles that they use. All consumer
do not pay passenger rates ever
day. A very considerable proportio
of the population of the Unite
States pays no passenger rates con
pared with the freight rates that a
the population of the United State
lpay.
As it is, the passenger traffic G
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
BOOST THE POTOMAC

Not only would the stationing of
police boats and life guards along
the upper Potomac, as suggested by
the directors of the Chamber of
Commerce, make for greater safety,
but it would develop that section of
the District as a recreation center.
Only in the last few years have
canoe and boat owners begun to fire.
quent the upper river in large num-
bers. Campers, too, are realizing
the opportunities afforded along the
banks, and Increasing numbers go
there each season for an outing.
The Potomac from Georgetown to
Cabin John affords scenery more
beautiful than that of many waters
more widely advertised. There is
no reason why every opportunity
should not be taken by Washing
ton officials to encourage the fullest
use of the opportunities for recre-
alton there. Already the ride along
the river bank to Glen Echo Is wide
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S FRANK
NESS

There is a frankness about the
publications of Lord Northcliffe in
his paper, the Daily Mail (London)
that is almost startling. 1t is
doubtful if so bald-faced a predic-
tion of possible defeat for home
forces would be tolerated in the
publications Of any of the other
countries at war. His publication
of yesterday is an example of the
brutally frank way in which he
attacks the war office and its work.
He says:
I'VE can win this war. but unless the
British public takes the matter into
It's own hards and insists upon the dis
missal OF the inefficient bunglers
among the politicians and at the war
office we shall lose the support of our
allies and the enthusiasm of the do
minions. we shall waste the magnificent
efforts of our soldiers and sailors, and
eventually we shall lose the war;
Such expressions will lead either
to the betterment of the conditions
against which he complains or the
elimination of his publications as
an English influence.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
HOLT AND THE POLICE

Frank Hollis career, even in its
ending, was scarcely a credit to the
police systems of this country. Be-
ginning in 1906, for that is as far back
as We can 60, Holt is supposed to
have poisoned his wife in Boston
and made his escape from punish
ment. Within recent time he pur-
chased and experimental with dan
gerous explosives in New York,
where the law is expressly against
both the sale to and possession by
unauthorized persons of dynamite
or similar substances. He visited
Washington and under the very
eyes of the Federal police he wan
dered about the Capitol and placed
explosives in the Senate wing of
the building without detection. He
went to New York, entered the
house of Mr.. Morgan and attempted
his assassination and then while un-
der the care of an official instruct
ed to keep a continuous watch upon
him he found opportunity to COM
nit suicide. Holt could scarcely
have accomplished more had there
been no theoretical police restriction
upon any of his acts.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
NO SECRET UNDERSTANDINGS

President Wilson will take a very
proper stand to refuse to make pri-
vate agreements or reach private
understandings through ambassa-
dors as to what reply to his note by
Berlin will be acceptable to this
Government. Mr.. Wilson's demands
were as plain and as aboveboard as
they were official. The American
position is as open as the air under
the skies. The sentiment of the
people of the United States is as
clear as sunshine. AS there were no
secret suggestions on our part to
Berlin of what concessions to our
demands would suffice to satisfy US,
no secret offers should be received
by us from Berlin.
The American Government and
the American people ought to feel
gratifed, and they do, that the Ber-
lin foreign Office shows an earnest
desire to meet US in all our reason
able demands. But throughout this
whole momentous affair we want to
go on as we have begun, with all the
American cards on the table.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
SAFETY AND SANITY

Other things than liberty must be
priced in terms of eternal vigilance.
The statistics show a retrogression
in the safety and sanity of the cele-
bration of the Fourth of July. The
agitation against the deadly fire.
cracker seemed to bear no fruit for
years, and then all at once it ap-
peared to have succeeded. For the
first time there is a step backward,
more deaths and serious hurts being
reported for 1915 than for 1914.
Fortunately Washington contrib
uted nothing to these discouraging
statistics.
The reason is not hard to dis
cover. Other cities, Detroit, for in
stance, endeavored to stop the evils
of the unrestricted celebration of the
glorious Fourth by a regulation of
fireworks and the like. Certain small
firecrackers were permissible, and
permits could be obtained for others.
The Washington plan Of complete
prohibition of fireworks of any kind,
except those used in connection with
community celebrations, is the only
plan that will assure success.
If the cities and States will only
copy Washington's police regula-
tions and enforce them as they are
enforced by the Washington au-
thorities, there will be no mourning
in these United States on next July
the fifth. 2.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
Straphanger Appeals for Clean
Straps.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES.
May l ask through your column why
the insanitary condition of the straps
IN the Washington street cars is toler-
ated? l am forced to spend much time
during the day in riding in the cars.
The fact that crowded cars cause Inc
to have to stand up for blocks and
blocks Is one nuisance. The foul con-
dition of the straps is revolving to a
sense of decency, and is a matter for
the public health authorities to immedi-
ately investigate. On at least ten cars
l hive recently ridden on. the hanging
straps. made of a white substance, pre-
sumablv celluoid. are filthy. 1t is not
question of dirty finger marks but
ctreaks of CRIME where sweaty unclean
bands have held on to the straps. l am
positive that the straps have not been
washed with even plain water since
their installation several months back
In the name Of dccency let US have some
action py the car companies. b. NJ.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
ANOTHER JUDGE

The Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia in the term just closed
extended its hours of labor and the
judges did everything in their power
to advance the hearing of cases..
The adjournment found the docket
still long, and the vacation leaves
many a criminal case as well as
civil case still untried.
A precise statement of the af-
fairs Of the court at this time should
be Transcribed for presentation to
Congress next winter.
1t would go far to convince the
Legislators that the demand of the
Bar Association for an additional
judge in that court is well advised.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
Colonel Billiards. Widow
Celebrates Birthday

Mrs. Sarah Ann Bullard. widow OF
Col. Charles NJ. Bullard. yesterday cele-
brated the nincty-sixth anniversary OF
her birth at the residence Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harry r. Warren. 20 u street
northwest. She was the recipient of
many messages of felicitation, and many
friends and relatives called to extend
best wishes.
Mrs. Bullard before her marriage was
Miss Sarah Chancellor. OF Chancellor
Vile, Va, where one of the largest bat
ties Of the civil war was fought. She
came to Washington In ls7l
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
COMPULSORY THRIFT

We were told at the beginning OF
the war that Great Britain never
would be able to raise voluntary
army commensurate with her needs,
and that conscription would be
necessary. After ten months OF
voluntary enlistment there were
three million men in Kitchener's
army, and there had been no draft
Then England discovered that more
men had volunteered than she could
equip and arm wGtaer the new. con-
ditions. Shells must be had. Again
there were threats of consumption,
this time of workers, and there was
much talk of forced labor. But the
workers set it, all aside by coming
forward and enlisting in the army
of munition makers.
Now it is necessary to find money
to pay for the munitions, and 1t is
intimated that if the war loan is
not literally supported there will be
recourse to cornpulsion-that if
England will not save her pennies
for the government, the government
will save the pennies for England.
Whether the thrift be compelled,
or whether it be voluntary, there is
no doubt that it is necessary. Eng
land must save. The English must
save.
The chancellor of the exchequer
began to preach thrift for days be-
fore he introduced the bill for the
new war loan. The inwardness of
his talk is revealed by the terms and
conditions of the loan. While con-
ciliating the great financial inter-
ests, and making proposals favor
able to the well-to-do, the important
part of the scheme is to bring the
loan within the reach of the small
investor.
Bonds of s25 and S125 may be
procured at the postoffices that bear
the same rate of interest as those
subscribed through the Bank of Eng
land. Vouchers of five shillings
(s1.25), or any multiple of five shil-
lings, may be had at any postoffice
or at the offices of trades unions
friendly societies, factories or work
shops. These vouchers bear inter
est at per cent, as against AZ
per cent on the bonds, but when a
sufficient number Of vouchers is OBJ
tanned to take up $25 bond, a
premium Is paid to the holder of the
vouchers. The holder Of voucher
may have it cashed at any time al
the postoffice, although in that case
he will get no interest.
| All this is to persuade the work
ing class to invest in the loan anc
save the government having to &c
abroad to finance the war.
The working class in England IL
|benefitting by the war. Wages are
higher than ever before, and by the
exercise of economy it is possible
for the workingman to lay asid'
something against the rainy day
despite the higher cost of living.
No doubt the money for the new
loan will be forthcoming, as wer
the fighters and the workers, with
out any resort to compulsion.
Britain might we'll have Learned
this lesson years ago. France learn
ed it, and the thrift that is the ma
ltional characteristic of the Frencl
is largely due to the fact tina
French finance even in ordinar
times is as democratic as this schem
to which Britain resorts in ex
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
John D.,,76 Years Old
Today, Is Closely Guarded

NEW YORK. July S-John d. Rookie
feller celebrated his seventy-siXth birth
day today IN the seClusion of his estate
at Pocantico Hills, closely guarded by
employees.
The attack on ]. +, MorEan caused
the oil king to forego trip to his
Cleveland home.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
MANY EVENTS LISTED
FOR CAPITAL TODAY
Meetings and Entertainments to
Be Held In Every Section Of
City bysvarious Societies.
Today.

Ladies' Night, National Press Club -
garden, musical program. y. m.
Meeting, District Suffrage League. Peoples
Forum, Eighth street and Market Square
y. m. 49,,
Ma sonic--The New Jerusalem. No. ..
Odd Fcllows--Salem, No. ~; Columbia NO.
10: Covenant. No. 13.
Knights OF Pythas-Harmony No. Z.
Observation-Disclosures Tent, No. s.
Womsn's Association OF Maccabees-Union.
No. 6.
Royal Arcanum-Kismet Council. Capitol
Council
Knights OF Columbus-Carroll Council. Kesne
Council. -. -
National Union-washinston Council. Fra
ternal Council
Modern woodmen of America-A. r.. Talbot
Camp No. 1912.
Meeting Georgia State Society. Raleigh Ho-
:ei.
Concert. Fifth Cavalry Band. Dupont Circle.
1880 p. m.
Open meeting. Young women's Hebrew AZ:
ISOLATION. 1870 Tenth street northwest.
p. m.
Meeting. Ahavas Zion Society. with reports
by Milton Strasburger and Aaron Prussian
OF recent Zionist convention, 1923 Sixth
rtreet northwest. $50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08

ly known among visitors here. But
the river itself is not referred to as
often as the Charles, the Schuylkill,
the Hudson, or the three rivers form
ing a point of great natural beauty
as they converge to form the head
of Chesapeake bay. -, - -
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
Zionists Pay Tribute to
Founder Hertzl's Memory

More than 200 Zionists last night, In
the Adas Israel Synagogue, paid tribute
to the memory of DIR. Theodore Herzl,
founder of the movement.
Ape Goldberg, of New York. editor
of Das Yiddish Volk delivered the
principal adress. Julius !. Peyser. who
presided, declared that with the war
daN astating Europe the future of the
Hebrew race now rests more than ever
with the United States
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
Tomorrow.

Masonic-Eureka. No. l. Royal Arch Masons.
Odd Fellows-Central. No. I; Metropolis. No.
Is; Phoenix. No. Isl Martha Washington,
No. g. Rebekahs.
Knights of Pythias-syracusians. No. 10;
Rathbone Superior, No. 20: Rathbone Tenn
pie. No. s. Pythian Sisters.
National Union-National Capitol Council,
Mckinley Council, Georgetown Council.
Modern woodmen of America-Washinsto ston
Camp, No ll4s4; Central Camp. No. isol5:
Lincoln Camp. No l2455.
Carnival and circus under auspices Of Circle
Club OF the Petworth NJ. e Church, for
beneft OF church. Illinois avenue and Up
shur street northwest, 1880 p. M
The Washington times., 1915-07-08

A distinct advantage possessed by
Mexico is in having a capital that is
never in one place long enough for
dynamiters to catch up to it.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08

Opportunity only knocks once,
but the opponents of Secretary Dan,
iels certainly bear no relation to
opportunity.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08

The Annapolis cadets have sailed
on the Wisconsin for a practice
cruise. The middies will find the
maneuvers dull after all the sharp
practices employed at school.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08

AS a logical outcome of increased
correspondence why not move the
Nations Capital to Scranton?
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
AmusementS.

PoIfs-"Commencement Days" 2:2e and $50
D. IN.
Coiumbia-Motion pictures. 2 p. m. to 1o:4s
p. m.
B. r. Keith's-vaudeville. 2:15 and s:l5 D m.
Cosmos-Vaudeville, continuous
S, SardenIphotog,ays' prI, II a. m to u p m.
CrandalIs-Photoplays, II q. m. to II p. m.
Glen Echo Park-Open air amusements all
day and evening.
Marshall Hail-outdoors attractions. all day
and evening.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08

Washington having received the
skeleton of Berlin's answer, the jim
goists will now proceed to rattle it.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08

The reported revolutionists in
Java will have the moral support of
all victims of hash house coffee.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08

Surely there is no objection to
manufacturers of artificial limbs
sending arms abroad?
The Washington times., 1915-07-08

My last deal with loan company was
of recent date. when I was in great need
of $50 l got it, and. with the usual
irony of fate, about eight days there
after a check arrived for some magazine
work / had done. Within thirty days
can paw off this last loan. and for the
use of the $50 for thirty days | Will
have to pay exactly So, and l will pay
1t gladly and gratefully. The tales OF
bullying and harshness and general
bulldozing on the part of the so-called
loan sharks and their representatives
have always been especially amusing
for l have never vet encountered any
thing but the most courteous treatment.
Ny payments have often been un-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-15

HUSBANDS, NoTICE!-In the last
few issues Of The Day Book Nine.
Schumann-Heink has been giving
advice to brides. So far the articles
emphasize the importance of being,
above all, a successful" wife, and go
on in detail explaining what is meant
by this particular term.
At various times'I have seen sim
liar articles written by public women
who, singular though it may seem,
have comparatively happy home lives.
The woman who is foolish enough to
try to find happiness in being house
keeper and loving her husband will
find it is a very difficult task to adj
just herself to the fact that she isn't
the world and all to her husband after
the honeymoon, as she imagined she
would be from his protestations be-
fore marriage, that his business, the
events of the world, even baseball,
are as important to him as is she.
And because she devotes all her
thoughts to his meals, his comforts,
etc. (some of the essentials of being
successfully and neglects her brain,
so that in time it becomes sieve
and can't hold anything but recipes
and scandal, she feels heartbroken
because he finds nothing to talk
about at home and prefers the COM
pany of his newspaper to her own.
But the real thing 1 wanted to say
was: Did you ever, any one, man or
woman, see an article on How to Be
a Successful Husband?" My husband,
God bless him, says: Dust your
brains before you dust your house."
and he doesn't think my sphere" is
being cook and housekeeper.
He doesn't slam the door and go
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life. And Father Time will tell the.
story. This much can feel as though
we can hug as solace,
Although no man can state speci-
1cally what the result of current dan
gers shall be, still it is safe to predict
that when those Christ-kiners,
Church and State" have been de-
stroyed, something good vii be given
US in their stead. N. Albright, 2345
w. Harrison st. ...
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out when we disagree. Rather we sit
down and talk it over like two men,
and we are both more than willing to
give in when we see we are in the
wrong. There's never a harsh word
or a quarrel in our home. Our motto
since we have been married has been
Bear and Forbear." Any one who
will try using it and will use it faith
fully, not just when it suits your fan
cy, will find that there is no need for
discord or any unpleasantness in the
home.
Going back to my question, though,
it is so unsual that it ought to prove
interesting. What is your idea of a.
successful husband? - Mrs. J. n.
Hardy.
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WAR AND PEAcE.-Did you ever
see two strapping young fellows, who
were rafting good friends, fight to
a finish?
Ask either the cause and the an
swer will usually be: ooh, well, Tom
always had the opinion he could lick
me, so 1 prepared in case we should
ever really have a fight. 1 found
Tom had also prepared and so we
called it draw.
eve now respect one another more
than ever and consider each other
equal We aren't going to prepare
for another fight on the sly because
we might fight over that. Instead of
secretly preparing we are trying to
help each other. We are not better
acquainted than we ever were and
we are going to leave fighting for
those who like it.
The moral to this ha' penny para
BILE is, prepare for war and you will
have war, prepare for peace and you
will have permanent peace.
l trust that the man at the wheel
will see us through the present crisis.
Frank Smith.
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THE ONLY ERROR

Cyclist-Am 1 on the right road to
Winchester?
('--''7+rvman-Oh, yes, you're on
the right road but you're going the
wrong way