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The Hattiesburg news., 1915-03-04

Wednesday Club .,o..,
xhrs. Henry Turner used sweet p'@e Is
4 |, ..rcissi to add to the beauty OIL
..n.iro room and to center her
-. table, Wednesday afternoon
- che entertained the "Wednesday
and when Misses Frances Nc
| w. " anJ r Julia Aalerson, of Georgia
m ,,.o White. OF Meridian; htnei
t.pa, ura and Mesdames T. B. ho5S'
!a~rlas Es wiper, NJ. NJ. HarpeF, '"ra 'orn
- and Harvey Turner Ws.S ,,,
EiItofs enjoying the occasion "'
A.. club members -,
RI. DrOgram topic in the STUDY =, :,
l.s w., Literature was The American
''' ,a.,orY with roll call answered.
'',,0 ,~n0rtant battles of the RevOlu
Hw War Mrs. f. F. Rush wa.
N.., and read an interesting paps, aa
! FL .rbe Era of oratofy in Ensl"nD w
,moriea," Mrs. M. D. King MI >
A 'a a. A purr and Mrs. W. F. COOK le' %
VI 'aa,. .s.t discussions upon the fono~
sf'insl' 'i.ots respectively: Attitude I
W suV'' "a the Colonies,
n Eneaishs, Generais'
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-14

it," The copper, realizing his pre-
dicament, began to pull in his horns
and answered, as he backed his way
out of the office: well, you don't
need to expect any favors from the
men travelling this beat
Case number two: A policeman
entered a team-owners' Office in the
absence of the proprietor, addressing
the foreman: 81 am selling tickets
for our annual benefit. Where is the
boss?" mot in," answered the fore
man. "Then l will leave rs tickets"
replied the copper "That is the least
he can take" "He won't take that
many" answered the foreman. ''Well,
then, 1 will leave ten," replied the
copper. He expects us to make
'pinches' when fellows steal from his
wagons. If he don't come across
how can he expect us to do the right
thing by him?" The foreman to get
rid of him bought five tickets and
gave him SIS, which he took without
manifesting the slightest gratitude.
To make these two complaints to
the chief or the captains of the igno-
ramuses in question would be like
throwing pearls to swine.
What 1 do hope this letter will ac-
complish is this: That some brave
courageous alderman like Merriam,
Mccormick, Nance, Kennedy or Rod
riguez will at the earliest moment in
troduce an ordinance prohibiting
tho poddIin o. Of Tickets for nntnI.t q in
ments of any kind whatsoever by any
person in any house or place of bust
ness under a severe penalty" The
police are well paid for any service
they render the city or the individual.
The taxpayers indirectly contribute
to their pension fund and should not
be molested, inundated, bulldozed
or coerced into purchasing tickets for
their annual benefit"
This bulldozing, coercion and in
timidation has been carried on so
-, hi0h hondod Y1ooy,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-14

such drastic action is taken by coun-
Gil action the public will continue to
be at the mercy of an ignorant, bull
doing constabulary, who believe the
general public are at their mercy and
must do as they demand. A splendid
condition to be face to face with in
as intelligent, progressive and up-to-
date city as Chicago-P. O. c. -
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-14

THE FOOT AND MOUTH DIS
EASE.-Some months ago the foot
and mouth disease broke out among
cattle throughout the state. 1t car
ried off many cattle, including some
of value. 1t was confined, however,
more to the common herds. This
week we have read that the disease
has spread to classy herds on the
farms of the wealthy. Splendid care
and isolation did not save them,
though in all probability their owners
thought it would.
Why do write of this old news? It
it because there is a sameness in
this story about cattle as there is in
stories of human suffering. The
germs of foot and mouth disease
breed first on the dirty farms of the
poor, careless and ignorant. They
went from these farms to the splendid
farms of the intelligent and careful
ones. Well-cared-for cattle were not
immune. Consumption, scarlet fever
and other scourges breed first among
careless and ignorant humans In their
vile, unclean, poorly-built and worse
ventilated homes"
You-wise, careful ones get the
germs from those dirty, filthy breed
ers. Good food and plenty of light
and air raise your powers of resis-
lance to disease, but you get it just
the same.
Why continue the asinine effort of
private sanitary measures? A will or
door does not keep out germs. The
state will take measures to eliminate
the cattle plague. Why not have the
state take measures to cut out filthy
diseases among men? Let them
build decent homes to be rented at
decent prices. They do it in other
lands. Savage" Argentina is erect
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09

dences before very long Of interna-
tionaI competition for possession OF
the south's great staple. 1t Is at least
a possibility that cotton will be pur-
chased in large quantities for foreign
account and stored in southern ware
houses. to be shipped out as needed
and as opportunities for shipment
arise.
mo one has ever accused the Ger
mans OF being lacking in far-sighted-
ness. They are already looking for
ward to what will happen when peace
Is resored and that they will make
supreme effort to recover their lost
trade Nth other nations can not be
doubted. II is not reasonable to believe
that they would look with complacency
upon the absolute control Of the cotton
market by the mills of England and
America, permitting them to secure
their snpnlies Of cotton at very low
prices and defer their own purchases
until after peace is made and take tho
chances of securing then their own
stocks at much higher prices? p II
not reasonable to believe that they will
arrange to buy cotton as the spinners
of other nations buy 1t and can they
not easily arrange to have their cot-
ton purchases stored in this country
for their account until they can trans
port it to their own shores =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
AFTER ALIENS SEAT.
Manson Journal

Four Buena Vista men are men
toned for senator for the Ffftie'h dis
trict composed of the counties OF
Buena Vista, Pocahontas. and Hum
boldt, in the event that Senator j. b.
Allen resigns as seems to be expected.
They are Roy W. Murray OF Storm
Lake. present representative from
Buena Vista county: A. D. Bailie, for
rner Judge OF the Fourteenth judicial
district for fourteen years; E. H Cum
ningham of Newell. former speaker oil
the Iowa house Of representatives and
representative from Buena Vista for
three terms: and r. B. Wells. president
of the Marathon Savings Bank
Buena Vista county has not had the
senatorship for twenty-five years and
therefore has really equitable claims
on the nomination and the men whose
names have been mentioned in con-
nection Herewith are all able and
deservedly prominent; in fact, few
counties have as many as four men SO
well known turnout the state. and were
only ony one OF them candidate his
chances would undoubtedly be excel
lent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
BUILDING PROSPERITY FOR IOWA.

These fellers who talk about pawn
the country roads would break the
farmer M They would sink the whole
country in debt" said an elderly man
who owns a great deal Of land which
ne rents. He was mistaken. Every
state in the union east of the Missis-
sippi river and north OF Mason and
Dixon's line is paving country roads
and not one OF them IS spending as
much of the farmers tax money on its
roads in a year as the state OF Iowa is
doing The same IS true in Florida
and in California, nhere roads are be-
ing paved
Bona issues and paved roads would
bring TO Iowa the greatest era of
pros perity she has ever known Just
imagine contra tors at work with 100
men in their bridge ard road gangs
in every county il. Iowa Employment
for 10 900 men Tor five successive sum
uers in Iowa upon the roads ard
bridges ana every dollar paid 70 them
would be paid with other people S
money, for county road bonds would
pc sold largel., down east, the money
brought TO Iowa to be srent for labor.
for Iowa cement ana for Iowa brick
or stone or gravel. Our taxes would
60 on JUST the same as they have ,een
going. Just the same as they x.H 90
anyway.
Ana then The money ina, land own
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
Got Him at Last.

Old Eben was walking along the
street one morning. and one Of his
arms was in sling. Mrs. Horton, who
had often employed the old fellow for
odd jobs, happened to meet him and
asked:
why. Eben. have you met with an
ACCIDENT"
Yes, mo an. replied replied Eher, "I I'D
Use done up now. fer sho'! You see
dis arm In de sling, ma'am. don't you q
Yes. Eben.' said the woman, SYM
pathetically what has happened"
Well, ma am the old coiored man
answered, TIL be II years ole mex
harvest l done see lots OBJ trubble in
my day, ma am, but by de grace er God
miss de Ku Klux an miss de White
caps, ma am an miss &c zig lance
committee an de regulators. an now.
ma am, here is my ole age dem waxi-
majors kotched me!'-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
THE FARM OUTLOOK.

Fort IO0SS
The corn outlook in the district OF
which Fort Dodge is the hub is fairly
satisfactory, but it is fully two weeks
late. Normally on the 10th Of August
the ears are in the milk. They are In
that condition now.
Normally also between the 10th and
25th Of August. even 1t the best sea-
son, is critical period for corn With
the exception Of perhaps about one
year in ten. at some time between
these dates, frosts threaten and often
times appear, sometimes .s SO severe
a form as TO materially injure the crop.
This period is now over without In
Jury to even the tender tomato vines
most sensible to chill OF any OF the
native vegetation, and we may look
forward to a season hot enough to see
most Of the crop thru. There Will OF
course be soft corn in plenty. but there
always is, an6 the farmer sufficient!
advanced to have provided himself
with silo looks on this with com
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
Io,Oa's Overshado,u;ng Influence.

the commission should have been caro-
ful to determine and report Just what
the Rock Island wreckers actually did
and to distinguish between deeds and
miSdeeds. For instance. 1t is difficult
to overlook the fact that the commits
sion brings Its fist down hard upon
what 1t calls stock dividend" where
as the transaction referred to was in
fact Q sale Of new stock to the stock
holders for 500 share. The COM
mission accuses the Moore-Reid man
agement of giving away new stock OF
the old operating Rock Island railway
to the stockholders. What actually was
done has been and Is being done by
the Pennsylvania, Great Northern.
Northern Pacific, Chicago North
western and New York Central with
out objection from anyone. Sale Of
new stock to the stockholders at pafs
even though the stock may be selling
in the market at considerably more.
was discussed at length and upheld
by the Hadley commission on railway
securities.
Just here comes In the bearing OF
the Kenyon bill and the commissions
precarious political footing. Did the
commission douse everybody who ever
Sdlu ~ ~ VI. IHeiu. w
Judge Moore with the walls of its
wrath because that character OF re-
port would recommend itself to Sena-
tors eKnyon and Cummins of Iowa, or
what?
Did the commission deny the vest
ern railroads the increases they asked
upon grain, live stock, and packing
house products because Clifford
Thorne, the junior member OF the Iowa
political syndicate, appeared as at
torney for a dozen western state rail
road commissions and the Missouri
Valley Live Stock Association against
the increases. or-what?
Did the commission make reduc-
tons IN anthracite freight rates which
threatens serious financial trouble to
three or four or the weaker
because the larger anthracite roads
are exceptionally prosperous and be-
cause Clifford Thorne is obsessed
with the idea that the railroads are
making all the money in the country,
or because 1t was convinced that the
service was not worth what was
charged for it?
It would. Of course. be unjust to
assume that the commission could
not have reached the decision 1t did
without consciousness Of the sword OF
Damocles, made in Des Moines. hang
ing over its head. But it Is beginning
to be SAID, chiefly III Interested guar
ters-to be frank-that nothing gets
thru the commission to which Iowa Is
opposed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
HEnRy {. WILSON.

Last evenings demonstration Of high
respect and appreciation made by the
community Of the services and char
| acter of Henry E. Wilson was tribute
that men might spend lifetime to
earn. Yet it was in every way de-
served by the man to whom 1t was
rendered gladly: for Mr.. Wilson's has
been splendid service.
That word, service, is the keynote
of his character. To serve the COM
munity in the higher sense is the
mans conception of serving God. and
steadfast service of Him is the lamp
of this mans every footstep.
A high christian manliness, stead
fast purpose. an unfaltering faith, an
unfiinching fearlessness which takes
heed only OF righteousness, a pertinacity
exercised only toward true reform and
individual anG community bettermenL
supreme belief and confidence in
humanity and in the ultimate are
characteristics of the secretary who
has made the Y. NJ. C. a. of this city a
vital force in public welfare and not
only a gathering spot for youth and
age but a factor in civic life and
government
Withal the service and advantage
has been double. The community has
done much for the man as the man
~
gle and the difficulties and the SPLEEN
did support that came to him
streng thened and developed. The char
acter making has not been all one
sided. The boy who came seven years
ago with faith in the ultimate and pur-
pose in his heart has strengthened as
trees strengthen upon windy slopes,
oroadened. burgeoned and rooted deep
not alone in the hearts of this people
but beyond the power of any winds OF
faction or excuse. He has found him
self
No man who has paid public debt in
the coin Of righteous service is ever
lost 70 the community in which he
lived Neither death nor change re-
moves him-for when the complete
analysis is made nothing remains OF
any man or men but service rendered
and that is 10 nlare 10 De lost than
an element Of the universe is lost thru
change OF form. Thru all MS life VIII
so, 1viI, he ~ NarShail-oWn In his
heart as he will be OF and in the heart
Of Mershalltown-because OF the NUT
ual service which has bound them to-
gether For there are some things
that are untorgettable by men and
communities.
In the classics the story is told Of the
brothers VINO having served their
country well went 10 the temple 10
pay their vows and were granted the
gift Of death by the gods when at the
highest tide of popular favor. The
modern and christian Ideal is higher
than that pagan conception In this
case a. the climax of his public ser
vice among Us we send forth brave
and useful man to further service and
new opportunity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09

Washington correspondence Wall
Street Journal: Only an oyershadow-
ing eruption Of international problems
can prevent the liveliest kind OF a row
in congress this winter over the prob
lens presented by the interstate COM
merce commission and its relations
with the railroads. according to some
keen observers here. 1t is not merely
a question OF the financial needs of the
carriers, but one involving the political
status Of the commission. its makeup
and certain outside influences, which
In some quarters are held to WELD an
unwholesome power over the commits
sion's acts.
The crux Of the matter is a bill
pending, introduced by Senator Ken
yon, of Iowa, to enlarge the member
ship Of the commission from seven to
sixteen, to district the country under
subdivisions of the commission and
to remove its working headquarters to
Chicago. Obviously such a measure
might result in upsetting tho balance
Of power in the commission. In only
one important finding for more than
year, the Rock Island report, has
the entire commission been able to
agree, while the minority opinions In
the anthracite, western .::!!S5. e3a
eastern freight rate cases have laid
bare some inner weakness in tho tri-
bunal's functioning.
1t Is recognized, even by some Of the
commissioners themselves that the
commission can not go on attempting
to do all 1t now attempts without
breakdown. Either it must be enlarged
and its iabors divided. or 1t must do
as Commissioner Harlan suggested in
the western rate case decision. find
means Of deciding it's important cases
without working the same straw over
and over again. piling up thousands OF
pages Of record TO be hastily and
crudely digested.
The character OF the commissions
report in the Rock Island Investigation.
on close examination, Dears CO.:
marks of much reliance upon the in
yestigations and even the conclusions
Of subordinates Nobody objects to
ton of the incompetence and prohigacy
OF the Reid Moore-Leeds regime ana
the tremendous injury II worked upon
helpless investors. And there IS very
general assent to the commissions plea
that the issuance Of securities should
be put under federal regulation. But
it is asserted, by persons representing
the interests OF shippers and general
business as web as those OF the rail-
roads. that Tor Tie commission to sub
stitute the crusaders broad-ax for the
blind goddess scales of a subversion
OF the commissions true functions.
In other words, the criticism is that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09

placency. BY converting the soft stun
into silage he can make it worth more
in food value, II not in marketable
product. than the hard.
This has rot been very good TAR
mers year. The grass and grain crops
were large, but the harvest season was
rainy and the threshing machines 90
not report striking results either az to
quantity or quality.
Much Of the hay was rained on eth
er in the swath or windrow OF curing
the stacking.
One Fort Dodge automobile dealer.
however has contracted with his mar :
ufacturer to supply MIN With g sne"
sand machines next year as against
800 for the season 1915 and 500 the
preceding season. All other houses
have fncrea sed their contracts In the
same or either larger proportion.
the signs a-e therefore snmewhat
propitious.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
TINES REPUBLICAN, MARsHA1frowN IOWA: SEPTEMBER g. 1915
ton for the consultations which they
are going to vote at home.

ton for the consultations which they
are going to vote at home.
He was wandering aimlessly around
in a department store when the floor
walker approached him.
Looking for something's" he asked.
Yes my wife" replied the man.
Describe her"
well. she's sort of a limousine
with heavy tread, and usually runs on
low. Ohio Motorist.
Mr.. Harding believes in good roads
because he says that he does and he
believes in assessing the farmers for
the cost because he favors the special
assessment road paving district. He
knows nothing and cares less about
an enlightened plan of public finance
whereby the hard surfaced road can
serve community without being an
excessive burden in taxation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
Topics of the Times

And now Mrs. j. Ogden -ATniouT, %
Chicago, has been robbed in her own
home where she was forced al the
point Of a gun 10 give up her jewels.
one of the delights of being rich.
We tremble to think what would
| happen were there TO be call for
| volunteers in Texas for Mexican
| campaign.
The Chicago Tribune declares that it
| IS time TO intervene in Mexico. If it
is not time II soon will be.
About this time next year peace in
Europe either Will be in sight or will
/ nave arrived, The Tn &c Reniinlica n
| does not speak advisedly but this is
our guess.
Monday was a fine day for labor 3
parade so now for the fines for those
yellow streaks" who refused 10 get
out and carry their union colors in
review.
| Cedar Rapids viii solve the speed
problem if her officers keep their
| nerve. Eight offenders were arrested
| Monday for speeding from twenty
| eight 10 thirty miles per hour on city
streets. This is the only cure there Is.
/ Farmers do not let your windfall
apples 60 TO waste when the Home
Finding Association at Ottumwa needs
hundreds of gallons OF apple butter for
send jar or TWO with your compii-
ments to an association which the
Times Republican knows to be doing a
| helpful Christian work.
| Mrs. S. Kensington-"We have such
| good news from the front! Dear
Charles is safely wounded, at last'"-
Rogue.
Ambassador Dumba's threat to Aus
.-!an-A American workmen to punish
them under Austrian laws 1t they ac-
cept employment in ammunition fac
tories In the United States calls for
an explanation as to how he is going
to catch the workman first. 1t would
have ;,evri III ssl Setter :astH - have
appealed to their loyalty to theil
fatherland while acknowledging the
Jurisdiction Of United States law over
them in this country.
Mr.. Harding's plan for hard sur
faced roads is to tax the entire cos,
up to the farms. In New York state
under s1o0,o0o,000 bond issues the
towns pay more than half the bill be-
cause they contain more than half tht
valuations.
What's the use crying about tn.
corn when there is yet time to buiit
silo?
, A manufacturer Of school coaches
home from his exhibit at the state TAI
says that consolidation -.-s
schools has only begun IL he cal
Judge from the number of fair visitor
Z lwho looked at his coaches in prepare