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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27
EDITORIAL

The quickest way to heal the
wounds of the political conflict just
c,osed is for the victor to show "a
magnanimous spirit towards the
vanquished and for the vanquishea
to take. the medicine in the best pos
sible spartan spirit of endurance of
an undesirable condition of affairs.
Somebody had to face defeat and leu
those who were defeated courageous
ly show that they can stand 1T in
good trim, and those who "got
there" manifest a disposition of
cnaritableness in their attitude, to-
wards those with whom, the late pas
sage at arms took place. Let no UNI
due or passion-rubbIng gloating be
INDUCED in nor on the other hand
let there be any disproportionate
sourness displayed, and. possibly an
era of peace and good will may be
ushered in for the next four years
which condition is sincerely to be
coveted.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27
PHILIP

Philip, the Macedonian king, while
drowsy with wine was trying case
and the prisoner after sentence was
pronounced, exclaimed. Il appeal.
And to whom do you appeaL?" in
Quired the astonished monarch. Il
appeal from Philip drunk to Philip
sober replied the prisoner and the
king granted the request and at re-
hearing gave the prisoner his liberty.
The people drowsy with the wine Of
discord ofttimes pronounce a verdict
on public questions which they reverse
in their more calm and deliberate mo-
ments. The next best thing to make
ing no mistakes is to correct them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27
KNOW THY COUNTRY
lI-Rilroads

II discussing the commerciN
achievements of this great age, we
shall approach the subject as the
historian chronicling events. This SCI
ries will endeavor to record in writ
ing the supremacy of American men
and industries in the worlds affairs
and perptuate an appreciation of our
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 world S
commerce are at the head of the
transportation systems of the United
States.
In the discussion OF transportation,
let us consider separately our Rail-
ways, Telegraph and Telephones, Elk
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
ly managed Of the railways of the
world. They stand as a monument to
the native genius Of our marvellous
builders, and most of the railroads in
foreign countries have been built
under American orders.
The railroads represent larger in
vestment of capital than any other
branch of human activity. The mile.
age in the United States exceeds
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27

Now that she new legislature has
been elected the Herald will begin
shortly 10 discuss some of the most
important pieces of legislation that
will confront them at the coming
term next January. OF course we
can not attempt to consider every
item of legislation likely to come up,
but only a few of the most impor-
tant. Its in order now to enter in
to such discussions as the time is
short and we expect to discharge our
duty in that respect now as well as
TO express our views while some of
such important measures or others
which have not been anticipated
come up and are pending In the So
Ions. Timely and dispassionate dis
cussion is the best and most effect
i've plan to secure results. which is
one of the things we have learnt
with the run of the years in span
Ct some sixteen years newspaper ex-
perience.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Ill. E. johnson
On Two-Cent Passenger Rates

both the State and the Railway Com
pany testified that the claims of the
railroad were sustained by the facts.
Two cents did not pay the cost OF
carrying a passenger a mile. The
State, however. contended that the
railroad was earning enough surplus
on it's state freight business to give
fair return upon the capital used In
its passenger as we'll as its freight
business. For the purposes of the
case, the railroad did not deny this,
but held to its contention that the
State could not segregate it's pas
senger business for rate fixing with
out allowing rate that would be
sufficient to pay the cost of doing
business and enough to give some
return upon the capital invested in
doing the business regulated, This
was the issue presented to the Su-
preme Court It's decision responds
to the judgment of the fair-minded
sentiment of the country. The SUI
preme Court says that, even though
railroad earns a surplus on par
ticular commodity by charging. rea-
sonable rates, that affords no reason
for compelling it to haul another's
person or property for less than cost.
The surplus from a reasonable rate
properly belongs to the railway COM
pany If the surplus is earned from
an unreasonable rate then that rate
should be reduced The State may
not even up by requiring the railroad
to carry other traffic for nothing or
for less than cost.
The decision is a wholesome one
and demonstrates that the ordinary
rules of fair dealing apply to railway
companies The fact that one makes
surplus on his wheat crop would
never be urged as a reason for COM
pelling him to sell his cotton at less
than cost. 1t would not satisfy the
man who wanted bread to be told
that It's high price enabled the cotton
manufacturer to get his raw product
for less than cost In this case the
court reaffirmed the homeIy maxim
that each tub must stand upon its
own bottom"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27
DlxIe's Watchword Must Be Light. "

Lexington Advertiser.
The time is rapidly drawing near
when the schools and colleges of Mis-
slssippi will again resume their work
OF training young men and women
for their life work tits dntv the
parents of this land owe to them
selves, their coun try and their God
to put forth every effort to educat e
their offsprings. This has been sand
SO often that perhaps tbs growing
monotonous but it is burning is
sue, 'Dixie's watchword must be
Light. Le1's get together and ev-
cry one awake fully to realiza ton
of what the school means to your
children.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27
Legislation VS. Sunday Baseball.

Pascagoula Democrat-Star.
The legislature of Alabama propo-
SEES to prohibit the playing on sun
day of baseball where admission is
charged, and also the operation OF
picture shows and other forms OF
public amusement on Sunday, and
the big cities. like Mobile, Birming-
ham and Montgomery, are up IN
arms against the proposed bill,
thinking they ought to be allowed
to regulate such things for them
selves.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27

states have two cent passenger rate
and whatever loss is incurred is recov-
cred through freight revenue. The JUS
tice of such a procedure was recently
passed upon by the Supreme Court
OF West Virginia and the decision is
so far-reaching that we have asked
l.. r. Johnson, president of the Nor
folk and Western Railway whose road
contested the case. to briefly review
the suit. Mr. Johnson said in part:
Some ten years ago, passenger
fares were fixed by the legislatures
of large number of states at two
cents a mile. AS a basis for such
economic legislation, no examination
was made of the cost of doing the
business so regulated, nor was any
attention given to the fact whether
such rate would yield to the rail
way companies an adequate or any
net return upon the capital invested
in conducting this class of business.
Such law was passed in West
Virginia in 1907 The Norfolk and
Western Railway Company put the
rate into effect and maintained it for
two years. It's accounting during
these two years showed that two
cents mile per PASSENGER barely
paid the out-of-pocket cost and moth
ing was left to pay any return on
capital invested. 1t sought rellf from
the courts. Expert accountants for
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27

The great aid that wireless mes
sages are undue circumstances OF
great misfortune or calamity, has
been again demonstrated when we
learnt that the first news of the
magnitude of the Galveston hurri-
cane of last week was waited out
from the United States transport
Buford, lying at Galveston harbor
to the Sam Houston wireless sta
tion at Dallas. The telegraph and
telephone wires had all gone down
under the devastation wrought by
the West India gale and twas then
that the ships wireless outfit got
busy and informed the outside world
of what was happening in the Texas
port city situated on an island thus
cut off from the world The country
was treasured when it was learnt
that the seawall was holding in the
main and preventing reoccurrence
of the Galveston horror of 1900 when
5000 people lost their lives.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27
UNIVERSAL PEACE


This nation Is now in the midst Of
q controversy as to how best to pro-
mote universal peace. That question
we will leave for diplomats to dis
cuss, but peace within nations is no
less important than peace between
nations and it is heavily laden with
prosperity for every citizen within
our commonwealth.
Many leading politicians and Outlines
political platforms have declared war
upon business and no cabinet crisis
ever resulted. Many men have stood
in high places and hurled ''gas bombs"
at industry; thrust bayonets into bus
mess enterprises and bombarded ag-
riculture with Indifference. Party
leaders have many times broken dip
lomatic relations with industry; sent
political aviators spying through the
affairs of business, and political SUBJ
marines have sent torpedoes crushing
into the destiny of commerce. Dur
ing the past quarter of century we
have fought many duel with prog
ress, permitted many politicians to
carry on guerrilla warfare against
civilization and point pistol at the
heart of honest enterprise.
No man should be permitted to cry
out for universal peace until his rec
ord Gas been searched for explosives,
for no vessel armed or laden with
munitions of war should be given a
clearance to sail for the port of Uni
versal Peace. Let us by all means
have peace, but peace, like charity.
should begin at home.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27

the accepted distance from the earth
to the moon We had in 1911, the
last year in which figures for all
countries are available, on the
earth's surface, 639,9S1 miles of rail.
way divided as follows United States
241,199, Europe 2O7, 432 and other
countries 191,350. The United States
has 3S per cent of the worlds mileage.
seven per cent of the estimated pop
Iuiation and about five per cent of the
Prea. The total capital invested In the
pathways of the world is $4,000. O00..
POO, divided as follows: United States
lp3,000, 100000 Europe $25. $50 .O00. 600
pa other countries $11,350, ZOO, 900.
educed to mileage basis the cap
alization is as follows: The world
$4,000. United States $54, 900, Europe
| $4,000. and other countries $500
a comparison of rates is equally as
teresting and the United States
lkes the lead in economy and serv.
| e' The average rate per ton per
pndred mile haul is as follows:
hited States 76c, Great Britain s2.53
1ance $1.44, Germany $1.44. Russia
p, Austria Hungary $1.30, Italy $3.50
ID Switzerland $2S2.
| Fhe average yearly pay of all rail.
I'D employees in the principal coun
tfs is as follows; United States
w, Germany 1892, Italy $345. Aus.
Y 1922, Great Britain $279. France
so and Russia 1904.
/ kbout 80 per cent, or $4,000 miles.
olthe railways of the world are
gIernment owned. About half the
riway mileage of Europe is govern,
NIT owned.
| comparison of the economy. in
Up and money and the convenience
i4ravel, will be made in q later
afle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27
Should Make War On The Weeds.

Union Co. Times.
Our attention has been called to
the large number of weeds that are
allowed to grow in the streets and
on vacant lots over town, and that
some steps should be taken to get
rid OF them. 1t would not be much
trouble to have them moved down
and it would add wonderfully to the
looks of the city besides adding
much to the healthfulness of the
citizons.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27
Percy Loses Patience With The People

Columbus Commercial.
Speaking of Bilbo's election,
Former United States Senator Lee
Roy Percy said: "Blbo is a common
crook He has been elected COVER
nor by campaign in which all the
issues affecting the choice of chief
executive were fully discussed.
The people have not been misled or
deceived by him, He is their DELHI
crate choice, and a fitting represen-
tative. y
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27

1t will be remembered, that in the
Toledo food in Ohio two or three
years ago,it was by wireless that calls
for help went out and we're directed
to the proper places for rescueing
and relief parties. IL has been wise
ly suggested that the II. S. Govern
ment divide the country up into call
districts and establish wireless out
fits to serve such zones during any
such perilous times of peace, and
that they would be of far reaching
value ia army mobilization purposes
during times of war. The Herald
endorses such idea and believes iu-
diciously executed will prove quite
useful, arm OF governmental SER
vice and yet not seriously interfere
with private enterprise and can be
done at comparatively small cost
considering the number OF wireless
stations already installed by the fed
eral government over the country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27
Hardly Got A Smell.

Scott GO. Register.
The Leakesvllle Herald says: One
candidate in Greene comfy VINO
made his race for Office upon plat
form OF anu newspaper announcing
hardly got IA smell. This should be
sailed down In the memory of likely
aspirants Tor otiici for tuIure guld
ance.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27
Oxford Independent.

Oxford Independent.
A good deal of hard times are
about by calling them hard. The
times are something as COY and as
sensitive as woman. Tell her she
is ugly she will pout and fret and be
ugly. Tell her she is pretty aud
ner face will assume a prettler ex-
preston. Give the times "a little
iiattery and see how much easier
they appear.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27
Taking Their Defeat GameIy.

Waynesboro News-Beacon.
Without doubt the candidates
who losJ out ia the recent campaign
IN Wayne county are as game a
ouncn of losers as could well be
found. They realize that all OF
them could not win and they are
not disgruntled because they did not
do so.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27
Magnolia Gazette.

With only one or two uninfluential
exceptions, the anti Bilbo newsp
pers of Mississippi have accepted
The result with eauanimity, ana
there seems to be disposition on
The part ol press and puolic To give
The newly nominated Governor ID
chance to make good. Tnls is DIS
ii should be.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27

The farmers of
this nation are
vitality interested
in railroad rates
and equity be-
tween passenger
and freight rates
is especially i'm
portant to the
man who follows
the plow for the
farmer travels
very little but he
is a heavy con-
tributor to the
freight revenues.
S O m @ of { h G
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27
Taylorsville Signal.

10y iNtSNifV piS udi-
Il is not such "a disaster as one
might think for an honest young
man to be defeated for Office 1t on
ly brings him into notice aud makes
him friends, and il he continues to
be a man right there will be chance
for him in life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-08-27

soldiers had been dead they couldn t
Lave looked any deader.
We had four cannons at our end of
the line and they were giving the
blues great deal of trouble at times.
One of these was placed across the
ditch in four or five feet of my loca-
ton only two bales of cotton be-
tween myself and the cannon. A
bout a mile in front of our location
was an open view and we could see
wagons, trains, officers on horses
and artillery frequently passing and
the gunner right by me. was anx-
ious to shoot at these wagon trains,
etc. Finally be was allowed to shoot
at them Shortly supply wagon
drawn by six mules passed the O.
penipg and our gunner turned loose
a solid ball which tore up the earth
under the belly of the middle pair Of
mules. The driver was riding the
tongue mule next us. ] kon't know
what damage was done but the mules
seemed to be dancing a cotillion as
they passed out of sight. / was
deaf as post but it didn' take ma
ny cannon fires to stop travelling of
wagons and artillery across that
space
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-26
SHIPS COMP ANY
OF MARYLAND AS
HOSTS TONIGHT

Under the auspices of the Maryland
Eagle, the monthly publication Of the
u. s. s. Maryland. the ships company
OF that cruiser will give a moving pic
|ture show this evening on board. com
|mencing at 7:45 o'clock. An excellent
program has been provided, and be-
tween reels the Maryland band, which
recently gave q concert ashore. will
play some very good music.
Owing to the hurried arrangements
the men aboard the cruiser have been
unable to notify their friends, as plans
were finally completed only this morn
ing, and they wish to make the public
announcement to their numerous
friends In the city that they are ex.
pected to come and see the show.
There will be ample accommodations
for all and the sailors say the more
THE merrier. Probably one or two
monolognes and songs win be included
in the pfogram, but that has not yet
been definitely decided upon by the
committee in charge.
The following films viii be shown:
"The Strange Case Of Princess
Kahn, 1.-TWO reels) Mr.. Peptic's
Temper "Hypno and Trance; The
Girl and the Key" The Dentists jan
|itor.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-26
GIVES CREDIT FOR
GREAINORTHERN
TOBERNDT

IF any prakse Tor, securing the
Great Northern on the Honolulu run
during the tourist season is distrib-
uted, 1t should be given to e. A.
Berndt, whose persistency in keeping
after Cal Stone and other officials
of the Great Northern Pacific Steam
ship Company is largely responsible
for the Hill lines decision to put the
big liner into service between San
Francisco, San Pedro and Honolulu
Zeno X. Myers emphatically ex-
pressed the above opinion this morn
ing on the Wilhelmina, relative to the
part Mr.. BerRdt has played in secur-
ing the liner for the Honolulu run.
Il was present at the luncheon CIV
en- by Mr.. Berndt for Mr.. Stone; he
said. II. p Wood, Mr.. Berndt. Mr..
Stone and myself were the only ones
present That luncheon and the con-
ference following it, at which Mr..
Berndt worked like Trojan in be-
half of Honolulu's transportation in
terests, was the deciding factor and
clinched the matter.
Mr. Myers, A. Berg, and w. T. Gay
nor represented the Honolulu Insur-
ance Club at the National Insurance
Congress held in San Francisco. Fol-
lowing the close of this big gathering
Mr.. and Mrs. Myers obtained small
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-26
BY AUTHORITY.
HIGH sHERIFF,s SALE NOTICE

IS
Under and by virtue of a certain
Writ of Execution issued by the Hon.
orable j. M. Monsarrat, District Mag
istrate of Honolulu. City and County
of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii. on
the Sth day of October, A. D. 1915, in
the matter of Harry T. Mills, plain.
tiff, VS.. G. Morita, defendant, for the
sum of Forty-one and 21-100 t$41.21)
dollars, ] did. on the 18th day Of DC
tober, A.. d. 1916, levy upon and shall
offer and expose for sale and sell at
public auction to the highest bidder.
so much of the property hereinafter
referred to as may be necessary to
satisfy the said Writ of Execution. at
the Oahu Prison Stables, rear Of Oahu
Prison, In Honolulu aforesaid, at 20
o'clock a. m, of Friday, the 18th day
of November, A. d. 1915, all OF the
right, title and interest of the said
G. Morita in and to the following per-
sonal property Of the defendant, un-
less the sum due under the said Writ
of Execution, together with interest,
costs and my fee and expenses are
previously paid
PROPERTY TO BE SOLD.
Forty-six pairs window blinds, Is
doors, window frames, 16 blocks, 81
rollers, ladders.
Terms cash, in United States gold
coin.
Dated at Honolulu, City and County
of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, this
18th day of October, A. d. 1915.
w. P. JARRETT,
High Sheriff, Territory of Hawaii.
6292-0ct. II, 26-Noy. IL.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-26
First Trip to
Coast VIII Be
In Record Time
Great Northern to Make Run
From Here to San Francisco
in Three and Half Days

The liner Great Northern will break
all records on her first run from Ho-
noluln to San Francisco, leaving here
December 6. Her time for the trip
to San Francisco will be 3Iz days,
breaking the record held by the Korea
of the Pacific Mail line by more than
IL hours.
This news was received by A. p.
Taylor of the Promotion Committee in
a letter this morning from E. A.
Berndt, chairman of the committee.
lnow in San Francisco.
The regular schedule as announced
by the Great Northern officials will
be AZ day run to the coast. The
officials state that the record run of
the Great Northern will be easily the
fastest yet recorded, and they are
anxious to make the distance in less
than the 3is days announced. San
Francisco people are very much in
terested in the run and a large num-
Der of prominent citizens will welcome
her when she returns from her record
trip.
Mr.. Berndt writes that the Homo
lulu citizens now in California are
making a big fight for Hawaii and
have been active in presenting the
beauties of Hawaii before the Hill
people. H. p. Wood, w. r. Earring
ton, J. 8. McCandless and z. X. Myers
have been unusually active in pro-
noting the interests Of Hawaii an
the mainland.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-26
FRUIT GROWERS HARD
HIT BY COLL APSE OF
BIG EUROPEAN MARKET

California fruit growers, except
the orange men, are experiencing
hard times because the European
war has cut OF the market for canned
and dried apricots. peaches, pears
and other fruit, according to ]. T.
Moir, manager of the Onomea Sugar
Company's plantation. who returnet
on the Wilhelmina today from a five
weeks visit in California.
Il found California fruit men kick,
ing most about there being no market
for their crops" he said. There has
been great deal of beautiful fruit
allowed to go to waste in California
in the last few months, because the
war has simply knocked the bottom
out of the European market, which
consumes thousands Of tons of Cali
fornia fruit in times of peace.
That the news of Secretary Nc.
Adoo's decision to recommend the re-
tention of the existing tariff on sugar
was received with great jubilation
among sugar refiners and business
men generally in San Francisco was
stated by Mr.. Moirs st will mean a
great deal to Hawaii he added.