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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21
Art Purity By Law.
March IS, 1915.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: There is something gay and delight
ful about Assemblyman Feinberg's bill to
appoint five men to determine what art is.
L will be a great thing for art if word
from the Governor can settle this question,
which men have hitherto pondercd without
result
OF course, we know that is meant, viz,
to determine temporarily standard OF de-
cency which will satisfy all parties without
being too ridiculous, but as many people are
passing through stage OF mental degenera-
ton due to the excessive "purity" Of the
Victorian era. the task is not easy.
1t is to be hoped that artists of every
school will be consulted in a matter which
so nearly concerns them. II is far too i'm
nortant a matter to Lease in the hands Of
any one group.
The truth is that in art anything may be
indecent and nothing is necessarily so. The
most obscene etching by Rembrandt is less
indecent than the majority Of pictures in a
postcard shop; different things SHOCK differ
ent people.
Artists should take notice that another
we'll meaning law is about TO be added
to the oyercrowded statute book which will
probably curtail their liberty of expression
while il will not affect the tradesman with
his obscene parodes Of September Morn"
and Partisan specialties, which should be an
insult to any civilized intelligence. They
should exert themselves in the interests of
r~' lest a GREAT foolishness be done un-
opposed, and remember that laws are easier
70 make than 20 repeal.
STEPHEN HAWEIS
New York, March Il, 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21
Spring!

To-day is Natures Easter, her first ir
six years Spring, the sweet spring will
be with US officially at precisely 1851
o'clock this fine Sunday morning, or almost
at the moment that churchgoers kneel in
the opening prayer. Sun worshippers
they might be, giving thanks for the re-
turn of Mithras, god of light, guardian Of
truth and enemy of all falsehood; if, in
deed they were not good Christians, OBJ
serving Lent and its Hastings and sacri-
fees, and reserving their spring thanks
giving for the same moment two weeks
hence when the world blooms again in
women's hats and Bermuda lilies enliven
and perfume the dim religious atmosphere.
AS matter of fact, their unregenerate
brethren, in shirt sleeves and bath
robes, settling at about the same instant
into their morris chairs for an after
breakfast smoke, are far more likely TO do
homage to natures great anniversary.
For the simmering radiator, with the urge
of spring behind it, win render them rest
less over their comic supplements until
with muttered imprecations at the unwar-
ranted energy of the janitor, god of all
discomfort. they throw open window. And
then the sleepy noise of the Sunday street
will float up to them, the mild air will
barely caress their fevered temples, and
the sun on the sidewalk will suddenly ap-
pear to them possessed Of a peculiar
golden CLEAN. Spring" they will say, as
one who combines prayer with exutation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21

lite cars now in operation. When additional
means of ventilation and some better sys-
TEN of protecting the feed cables have
been installed, travellers will once more
be able to use the subway without a shud-
der and a fond farewell sniff of outer air
and last look at the sky as they plunge
down the station stairs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21

Charles Francis Adams, who died yester-
day was an American of varied and sterling
qualifications. More than that, he broke the
democratic rule of three generations from
obscurity to distinction or from distinction
to obscurity. lie was the descendant in the
fourth generation of President John Adams,
and in a line notable all the way down for
intellectual capacity and brilliant public
service.
Controller Travis thinks that the prohbi-
tion movement increases the value OF brew
cries for taxation purposes. The brewers
are afraid they soon won't have any value for
any purposes.
"The evil that men do lives after them"
The Government Printing Office is still turn
ing out issues of "The Congressional
Record"
The proposal Of mere taxpayer that city
department head use Ford instead Of
high powered. high cost car is nothing less
than indecent!
Converts who pay old debts. as some of
Billy Sundays have done, are both practical
and Christian.
The federal Treasury Department is now
"watchfully waiting" for a big June 80
deficit.
The mule which refused to bulge from the
bar until he had had four beers was only
few beers short Of human.
His first cigar; leg broken Headline.
Sometimes it seems much worse than that.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21
The Status of the Blockade.

'"The World" is altogether wrong in in
Guiding The Tribune among those Amerl-
can newspapers which, as it charges,
have been hoodwinked by the belliger-
ents of Europe as to their spurious block
ades." When the British Order in Council
was issued last Monday we characterized
il as an attack on neutral rights We
said that it was an attempt to reap the
benefits of a blockade without mourning
the obligations involved in declaring one
,The authors of the order avoided the
use of the term blockade. But IN notes
addressed to the United States, in which
The policy of the Allies is set forth, the
British government has admitted that 1t
is; actually conducting a blockade. THE
British fleet" Sir Edward Grey wrote.
has instituted a blockade, effectively con-
trolling by cruiser Gordon all passage to
and from Germany by sea- If Great
, Britain is ready to acknowledge that a
blockade is being conducted and to
proper declaration TO that effect
cause Of complaint on our part
the dsingenuousnes of the Order
il will be removed. \ declaration
,de. in order to conform to inter-
practice. would have to specify
bockaded. 1t would show neu-
lctlv where they stood and what
hts were. The great trouble with
nal order was that it left neutrals
without chart or compass.
Edward Grey accepts his own rea-
son.. and proclaims a blockade in regu-
lar form many difficulties which now loom
large will probably disappear. The
United States is committed to a very lib
eral construction of the power of blockade.
and the theory Of continuous voyage laid
down by our Supreme Court IN the
Springbok case can be used by the Allies
IN Justify their holding up contraband
.oing from this country to neutral ports
if there is any evidence that such contra
band may ultimately reach Germany. we
are willing to live up to our own record.
But we have a right to ask that the meas
ures taken to interrupt our commerce
with Germany be made to correspond
with the forms of international law, so
that we may know exactly what conces-
sions we ought to make to the blockadng
forces and what we are not justified in
making.
Although our trade with Germany and
her allies has already dwindled to almost
nothing, we cannot accept the original
Order in Council as valid. 1t is ''outside
international law" When we get back
within the realm of international practice
it ought to be comparatively easy to as
sert and defend our privileges as neutral.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21

Entered at the Postorfce a. Sew York as Second
Glass Mail Matter.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10
Death of Little H.len Moon Critz.

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wiley Critz Jr. deeply sympathize
with them in the loss of their beau
tiful little daughter Helen Moon,
whose death occurred in Water
Valley Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Charley Buntin received a
message calling her to Water
Valley, She left Sunday morning
and was with her brother and his
wife during the last sad hours.
They arrived Tuesday morning,
lripging the remains of their loved
one. Services were held that az.
ternoon at four O'Clock at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Nc
lDgyale, .interment followed at Odd
Fellows Cemetery. Rev, r.. III
Lipscomb, pastor Of the: Methodist
Church conducted the services.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10
A Beautiful Reception.
UUGIl CRlTZ,
Registrar.

Mrs. j. II. Smith and Miss
Fannie kennard gave a lovely re-
ceptiOn Wednesday afternoon from
$3.50 to J:30 in honor of their new
sister, Mrs. Arthur Kennard. As
the guests arrived at the hand
some Kennard home, they were
welcomed by Misses Zadie Smith
and Mary Alice Lanier. The
broad gallery was arlisticaIy de.
coIatcd and Misses Lethe Bell
James aud Mrs. j. W. Watson,
both so popular in social circle.
presided over the punch bowl and
served with grace the refreshing
nectar. In the spacious hall 50
beautiful decorated in ferns and
pink crysanthemums, stood the
long receiving line. After doing
honor to the bride and her coterie
the guests were conducted to the
handsome dining room in the
ceuter.of which stood the beautiful
ly appointed stable bearing a
mirror plateau on which rested q
lovely basket of ferns and crysan-
themums. Pink ribbon ran from
each corner OF the table to the
chandelier overhead. Misses
Annie Wellborn and Minnie Hart
ness two Of Starkville gifted musi :
clans rendered sweet strains of
music, SO charming to the ear
while Misses Tillie Bell and Mary
Louise Ward, beautifully dressed
in pink, served a delicious salad
course, after which the guests.
escorted by Mesdames Stillman and
Crigler made their exit.
AS the evening hours approach.
ed, Mrs. Smith and Miss kennard
again received a number of guests
into their brilliantly illumined
parlors, and discarding the formal.
tiles of the former reception, th,
young people OF the town enjoyed
several hours of pleasures, con
ssting Of games and colversa
Ition.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10
STOCK SHIPMENTS
FROM OKTIBBEHA
Several Carloads of Fine
Stock Shipped to Ten
nessee Recently,

Starkville has made several car
load shipments Of stock recently.
On Wednesday, the 1st, Mr.. w.
D. Hartness shipped from this
point to Mr.. Claud Bolts, the well
known stockman, of Reeves, Tenn. =,
Two cars of beef cattle This was
the first shipment from Starkville
of tick-free cattle that had been
inspected and given clean bill of
health and could go any where in
the United States.
Mr.. Wilburn Saunders, on the
next day, shipped to the same
party another carload of beef cat
tie, and Mr.. John White, of White.
ston, shipped carload of sheep.
Mr.. Hartness shipped to Mr.. Bot S
day two full carloads o. hogs.
Mr.. Bolts was here last week
and he expressed himself in very
high terms regarding the possibili-
ties of this section as a stock rais>
ing country. lie says that no Sec
ton in the south has such oppor-
tunities for stock as Oktibbeha
county; that we are peculiarly
favored for sheep, hogs and cat"
tie, a sland can be bought
here for from $40 to S15 per acre,
while in tennessee and other
southern and western states, land
not as good for the purposes bring
from $50 to $75.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10
Carpenter -McGee.

Mrs. John Harbour McBee, Sr.,
announces the engagement ano
approaching marriage of hel
daughter, Margaret, to Mr.. j. W.
Carpenter, Jr., of Starkville. Miss
The wedding to take place on Oct
ober 20, next at st. Mary's Epis'
copal church, Lexington, Miss.
Our little city is most eager tc
felicitate Mr.. Carpenter on win
ming for life our most magnetic
maiden, Margaret M Be e, A
beautiful girl, with beautiful
character, she counts her friends
many indeed; and to those neal
and dear she is indeed, as her name
signifies, q Pearl "withoutprice, "
She richly deserves a favored
Kingdom of Love, and we wish
her indeed a fairest setting for the
garden of her dreams, soft with
sunshine, arched with ceruIean
skies, and thousand links OF
da sy chains to keep her safe with
in thu shelter of the love and 10y
atty of her chosen lord and master,
Mr.. Carpenter holds high posi-,
ton of trust in the great A. q NJ
College management; and rich il
he indeed to add our jewel to the
Casket of his Happiness. Licking.
ton Advertiser,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10
STARKVILLE IS
CORDIALLY INVITED
Registrar C.itZ, of A. &
Uuges all to Attend the
Opening Exercises.

To the Good People of Starkvillc and
Vicinity.
The opening exercise of the Mis-
sissippi Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College for The session of 1915
1916 will be held in the College
Chapel at ten O'Clock Wednesday
morning, Sept. 18th, 1915. Ev>
cry indiciatlOn points to the largest
enrolment in the history of the
institution.
We hope that you may find time
to honor us with your presence at
that time, and thus lend your en-
couragement to the young men of
Mississippi who have left their
homes and come to cast their lot
with us for the coming year. We
have ever found you kind, sympa>
thetic, interested in the young men
connected with our institution
and ready to do all for them that
it is possible for people to do.
You have ever been ready and
willing to take them into your
homes and into your churches and
Sunday schools. and thus contri-
butte very greatly to their physical,
mental aud spiritual welfare.
We especially invite the pastors,
the Sunday school superintendents
and Sunday school teachers to be
with us at that time to welcome
back the old boys and to extend u
cordial welcome to those who are
to be with us for the first time.
We hepe that each and every one
of you who read this notice may
consider this a personal invitation
to be with us ut the opening exe
ercises.
uUm CRlTZ,
Registrar.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10
B. B. BUFFORD
KILLED BY TRAIN
Asleep on Track Body
Frightfully Mangled
by |, c. Freight.

Beaureguard b. Bulford was
run over and killed by an extra |.
G. freight train near Bugh's switch
Wednesday night shorthly after
dark, The extra was following
the east bound passenger and the
engineer states that the unfortun-
ates man was evidently lying on
the track when he struck him,
that he saw nothing until he lelt
the jar caused by the engine suil>
ing the body. The body was drag.
ged several hundred yards aud
terribly mutilated.
Mr.. Buirord was farmer and
road contractor and was well
known here in Starkville. lie was
about % years old and left falni.
ly.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10
A. & NJ. COLLEGE
OPENS WEDNESDAY
aaznzazEs
lhe Attendance Will be
over I,Ooo--- Several
Changes In Faculty.

The doors of the Mississippi
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege will be formally thrown open
for the thirty fifth annual session
on next Wednesday, Sept. 10.
There are already more than $50
students on the campus, and it is
expected between ZOO and 1900
will have registered on the morn
ing OF the opening, Registrar
Critz is in receipt of letters from
boys in New York, Ohio, Illinois,
South America and other places
asking for information, and the
largest enrolment will be from
this state, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Alabama and Tennessee. The
members of the faculty have re.
turned from their summer vacas
tions and are ready to assume the
duties of their respective positions
IN what promises to be the greatest
session in the history of the insti,
tuition.
There have been several add.
tions to the working force Of the
college by the resignation of men
who went to other places. In the
department of dairying IL. d
Drane, who was assistant to PROF,
j s. Moore, resigned and is at
Clemson College. AS yet no suc>
cessor has been chosen. Prof. j.
+. Backstrom, who was assistant
to DR.. j. g. Robert in the depart
ment of agronomy, has accepted
the position OF agriculturist OF
Bolton College, in Shelby County,
Tenn. M. Z. Vaughn, who was
connected with the subfreShneu
class has been appointed principal
Of the Rural Hill School near Col
umbus. Prof. j. NJ. Kenna, who
receiyed his master of science
degree in the School Of Industrial
Education here last year, is now
principal of the Montgomery Agri-
cultural High School at Kilmi-
chael, Miss. q. l.. McNeel, who
has been principal Of the BALDWIN
High School, will he an instructor
in the subfreshmau class. Nj. ID.
Bradford, who had had several
years experience i'll manual train
hlg in agricultural high schools in
the state, will succeed tie late
Prof. Virgil w. Bragg in the de,
partment Of school Of engineering.
Prof. Hugh Critz is filing tie
position of registrar in the place
of Prof. Ii. 2. Hughes, who died
suddenly last year at the College.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10
The PardOning Power.

Gov. Brewer of Mississippi had
been called upon by petition OF
citizens of his state to exercise the
pardoning power in Il case which
is sure to give him some embar>
rassment. Newspaper readers will
remember that some seven years
ago n young postmaster by the
name OF Will SorSby, Of Clinton,
Miss, had his accounts checked
up by Il postollice Inspector by the
name of FitSarald; who found the
young man short. Fitz9rald was
one OF the most amiable and POM,
lar men in the state, and Sorsby
appealed to him not to report his
delinquency, as it would rain him.
The Inspector told him that the
law was mandatory, and that he
could not do otherwise, but pro.
missed that he would make Che mat.
ter as light as possible, which
everyone who knew hun believed
se would do. Sorsby became very
lnportunate, and finally, as Fit
zerald was about to step upon his
tram to leave town, drew pistol
and killed him on tly platForm
The whole state was shaken by the
tragedy, and the homicide was da.
nounced most severely. Sorsbv
escaped and remained Ia hiding for
several months, but finally was
discovered and brought to trial
and, to the surprise of eyrryona
the jury gave him only a life sen.
sence IN tho pcntentialy. lie has
served SIX years, and now his
friends ere seeking to have him
liberated. The pardoninz power
in the hands Of governor i,
something that causes much men.
tai perturbation. 1t can he used
at will and most men are disposed
to be charitable and lenienS, but
as governor represents The law
and the peace and tranquility of
the people, he cannot give way to
his personal predictions Peni.
tentlarles are not houses of ven.
gence to punish delinquents, but
they are for the protection Of the
public, and ii man takes the life
OF another while suffering from
temporary loss Of self, control tha
danger of turning him loose is
crest, because d relapse is possible
if not probable. Governors have
crying questions to decide at times
and they deserve the sympathy of
all good people. News Scimitar.
A life sentence was tight punish>
ment for this cold blooded murder
OF faithful official who was only
perfot ming duty that was pain.
full to him. Sorsby's family In.
fluence was all that saved him
from the gallows. 1t is hardly
probable that Gov. Brewer Will so
fagrantly abuse the pardonine
power by turning Sorsby aIoose
upon society
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

The Clay County Fair Associa.
ton, cordially invites Jail adjoin-
ing counties to bring exhibits of all
kinds including live stock; they
will have the same privilege of
contesting for all premiums as
home exhibits Opening Gay
Sept 28th, and all exhibit must be
in BY the 2JLh.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

The judicial jackuss in Okla
homa who fined an habitual wo-
man drunkard a million aud SEM
her to Jail for ninety>nine years
was just as immoderate in his
over indulgence in law as the un-
fortunate woman was in her over.
indulgence in corn juice.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

Mrs. G. a. Maxwell and her
daughter Velma, of Kosciusko,
have been visiting friends
in Starkville, spending several
days first with Prof. and Mrs.
Herbert Smith. then visiting Mrs.
A. j. Matthews.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

DR.. j, w. Garner, who is at the
head of department of Political
Science, in the University of Ill.
'nois, left yesterday morning, of
ter a pleasant ist.to his brother,
Prof. A. W. Garner, of the A. &
NJ. College.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

Gladys-Why did you refuse
him if you loved himR Gwen
Well, you see, he said he couldn't
live without me, and it aroused
my curiosity. ty.-Sidney Bulletin.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

rs your new minister an es.
pecially intellectual mani" Very.
He's been tried twice for heresy
and thinks the saloon is a neces-
sity. ."-Puck.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Goodman
and two sons, Messrs. Raymond
and Loui and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Goodman made an auto trip to
Columbus Sunday,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

Isyour wife going to give many
parties next winterl" Il don't
know" replied Mr.. Cumrox. Il
never ask any questions about her
social affairs. l am lucky to be
invited. - Washington Star.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

Mr.. A. j. Matthews left Satur-
day for Laurel, where he has ac-
cspted a position with the Com.
press Co. of that city.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

Yesterday being Jewish holi.
day nine business houses were
closed in Starkyille,.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

What is a bungalow" u cores
pondent asks. In a good many
localities the bungalow is disease
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

Once i'll a great while the hus-
band of a noted woman makes
good Oh his own account.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

! We have had an ideal season for
sowing turnips and the fall crop
promises to- be abundant.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

Job Printing, like wearing apparel,
is constantly changing in style.
Our Job Department is equipped
to meet the demand for modern
Printing,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

1t is only utter he is married
that man learns his coat doesn t
fit in the back.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

Ladies Bazaar is showing the
newest neckwear in the Ostrich
Feather Bow.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

Mrs. I. W. Woodward, Jr.,
eptertains the Good Times. Club
this afternoon.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

! The Weather has been ideal for
turnip planting.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

New catch of Mackerelr .jnst in
at Clardy Bros. q Co.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

/. =. -
A timber king may DO Lacking .
family tree,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

Lots of beauty is only cosmetl
deep.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-09-10

New Goods arriving dai
ly. Woodward Mercan-
tile Co.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-15
AFTE8ITllDQD@GITTS

KrturuWH 'r '.. ...I-Iuu r' Kansas city judge To
the effect nH' husband must give his wife - per cent
or his mnm. Ir Willie. Says there are many cases where
the husband .|... Income doesn't amount a. that
~n.h 200 lN. paved streets. A. you leave thcm
Nuu l".lu l' m.ul u.uur who have no front teeth.
Ihn au.uoll. Na. % number NJ advantage one Of
which b. fhrl % dur-u.t rrl ir- tail over the lines.
Nr uNm holds onr record lie is the only man to
have travelled -Uro mllr- u the direction " the Whit"
House without getting amy closer TO IT,
n .oar.hIns for the man with the smallest mental
displacement hu. 'ur one with the largest mcgaphonc.
Whether Kidnapping s Il crime philanthropy de
pond. .r,u HrI. upon the hoy that Is kidnapped
rhrN claim that love originates In the solar pcyu,.
lWi huh Beverly ,aN> his observation Is that love usually
uu-natus lu u' porch swing
April lsr comes hut unrc year but the fools unforl
uWtr',. I.N lh"Ir vocation the year around