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The Jones County news., 1915-02-11

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force the stock law on our coun-
to without letting the people have
any vote on its adoption. These
parties certainly tried to destroy
the Jones County News two weeks
after we wrote an editori al in op-
position to the stock law.
We charge that Bilbo made his
campaign for, and was elected
Lieutenant Govern on the follow
ing platform:
1st. Opposition to the secret
caucus. But now he has accept.
ed as supporter and adviser, Ex-
Governor e. F. Noel, the caucus
leader, and the majority OF the
men who are responsible for it,
who were supporters of Leroy
Percy against Yardaman for the
Senate therein. When you see
such unnatural and abortionery
political allignments made you
may know that there is something
rotten in Denmark.
I'd. Opposition to ring rule.
Yet he is now trying to build up
a ring of his own. That army of
coattail-swingers make this ap-
parent and transparent.
3rd. Opposition to graft in the
Legislature. Yetone of his FIRST
ACTS at the 1914 session
was to appoint numerous men
and women, white and black, to
various places for which there
was no authority OF law. That
there is nowhere on the record
any evidence that he opposed
paying out the funds of the State
to these people in violation oflaw,
or to extra mileage and bonuses
voted them at the close of each
session over which he presided.
1t was Bilbo himself who appoin-
ted that notorious negro outlaw
and blind tiger, Jobie Strother,
and besides paying him $50 per
month from the peoples tax mon
ey to loaf around Jackson, made
him an extra present of $41.00
on adjournment of the Legisra-
ture. And there were seven of
those negroes appointed by him
when the law only allows two
porters, without mileage and ex-
ira compensation. Foriidentically
the same raid on its State treas
ury Indiana is sending its Legis-
lators to the penitentiary,
4th. Opposition to immortality
in Jackson. Although there is no
record of anything Bilbo has
done since he has been Lieuten-
ant Governor to improve condi-
lions there, and there is every
to belive that "Money,
Liquor and Women" were as
much in evidence there in the
recent as in former sessions.
9th. Opposition to lobbying.
Yet the lobbyists go there as of
Did, and all come home success
ful in their schemes and hurrah-
ing for Bilbo. Instance that little
Laurel lobbyist who came home
an enthusiastic Bilbo rooter, and
the corporation that employed
him has taken up Bilbo.
We charge that Ross Collins
Theodore G. Bilbo
in his campaign for Lieutenant
Governor and spoke from the
same platform; that Bilbo knew
that Collins held up Hines as the
arch fiend in our politics, alledg-
ing that he (Hines) had been
guilty Of bribery of State officials
and Legislators, and attacked
Hudson because he had not press
I'D the suit of the State against |
Hines for acquiring and holding
contrary to law large bodies of
and in the State. Yet, knowing |
his, Bilbo endeavored to get Col
ins to withdraw the suit against
Hines, and do the very thing that
lie (Collins) had promised the
The Jones County news., 1915-02-11
ring his visit last week to Laurel.

We charge that Bilbo is being
supported by the leading corpo-
ration lawyers OF the State, and
by the attorneys for q majority
OF the railroads in the State. He
has boasted in his speeches and
in published circular letters OF
such support. Farmers, watch
the lineup.
We charge that at Meridian he
was introduced nd is now being
supported by a clique of lawyers
who make specially of practi-
cling in the bankruptcy court, in
cluding Sam Houston and j. M.
McBeath, and who are and have
always been active in endeayor-
ing to control the selection of
Judges, because thereby they se-
cure fees exhorbitant in amount
from bankrupt estates,
That at Laurel he is supported
by attorneys representing all the
railroads and corporations.
That he entered into combi-
nation with the Dan Scott crowd
in the delta, and is being suppor-
ted by them. That Dan Scott is
the attorney for the Yazoo & Mis-
sissippi Valley Railroad, against
which there is nowpending a suit
by the State, to dissolve the ille-
gal merger Of that road with the
Illinois Central.
That all of these corporations
and railroad lawyers, Houston,
Scott, Deavours and others, were
opposed to Vardaman in the 1911
campaign and are still opposed
of him. That a majority of them
made speeches in behalf Of Leroy
Percy and against Vardaman.
Farmers, how do you relish the
thought of being lined up by Bill
DO with corporation lawyers and
Leroy Percyites? This is just
what you are doing when you pin
your faith to and support Bilbo.
We charge that the Legislature
wasted the money of the people,
by employing useless and unnec-
essary servants, pages, clerks
and officials, not provided for by
law; and that at the conclusion
OF each session over which Bilbo
presided, that a bonus was gran
ted these employees, in addition
to the liberal salaries pro-
vided by law, and that they were
given mileage in direct violation
of law.
We charge that the following
sums were voted said employees
in violation of law, and if denied
we are prepared to prove it by
official records: Clerk of House
Of Representatives, S9I6.I0 af-
ter said official was paid S26.66
day for his services; Postmaster,
S652; Sergeant at Arms, $93.84;
Stenographers, SI,573.00; Pages,
So, $4,000; Negro servants, all of
So, $4,000 paid them, except for
two at 50 per day, allowed by law,
and which would have amounted
to S3I2 only; Inauguration flow
ers, hacks, etc.. S3I6; Mineral
$1,000. These were ex-
penditures by the House, but
were paid by the Senate, and
there is no record of Bilbo, or
any other man, opposing the
payment.
We charge that the following
sums were paid by the Senate,
the men being appointed by Bill
bo as Lieutenant- Governor, the
bills approved by him before they |
were paid, and for which he is
more responsible than any other
man, because they would not
nave been paid had he objected
and refused to approve them.
The Bilbo leader in the Senate
vas Lee M. Russell, and Russell's
aw partner, Faulkner, was Sec
'etary of the Senate. In addition
-
The Jones County news., 1915-02-11

| A9itDO nho u nc, 1hpJ oAD NV AoS~A
to this one county, but effect ev-
cry section of our State; they go
deep down into the pockets of the
tax. payers, reflect upon the hon.
or and good name of Mississippi,
and If false should be refuted.
Mr.. Bilbo's personal organ, the
Issue, claims TO have large gen.
eral circulation. That paper has
never mentioned any OF these ve-
ry serious charges, showing that
Bilbo is trying to keep them from
the public eye, and their knowl-
edge confined to Jones county il
possible. But this he will not be
able to do, for the Jones County
News is fast getting scattered all
over the State. A few days ago
we received orders from upper
couties, one for ten and one for
thirty papers, and nearly ey-
cry mail brings US in new subscri-
bers. We expect soon to have a
larger list than the Issue.
Now, il Bilbo can refute those
charges-and which we reiterate
and specify in this article-we
defy him TO publish them in his
personal organ, the Issue, and
then take them up one by one
ard answer same. And to show
that We intend to act with perfect
fairness by Bilbo, we will repro
duce in the Jones County News
his statement.
Now, if Mr.. Bilbo refuses to ac-
cept this perfectly fair PROPOSE
ton it will be proof conclusive to
every reasoning and intelligent
voter that he isguilty and cannot
answer them, and intends to try
and keep the people from hearing
our charges.
And we will make another pro-
position to Mr.. Bilbo and which
is equally fair: We will swap him
two lines of space in the News
for one line in the Issue. He can
boost himself all he wants, or
rake the Editor over the GOALS;
and we will agree to make no
charge against Bilbo in our space
in the Issue unless backed by Of
fetal State or court records.
Now, Mr.. Bilbo, either put up
or shut up.
In regard to that offer to an
swer any question we may pro-
pound, will state that ye Editor
is not running Bilbo's or any one
else's campaign, and he can't
use US as prompter or to put up |
gaps he may leave down. So far
as we are concerned he can have |
his say without interruption.
But when Bilbo again visits
we can safely promise
y large audience of voters with
out drafting on the A. H. S. When |
MIR. Bilbo spoke here before he
denied that he had declined or
was afraid to meet Judge Reilly |
in joint debate. We know that
Reilly is anxious to discuss public
issues with Bilbo on the rostrum,
and has assured his friends in
Jones that he will return here any
time that they may arrange and
meet Mr.. Bilbo in joint debate.
So we will announce Judge Reilly
the same day that Mr.. Bilbo is
billed to speak in our town,
and his friends will request fair
division of time. If this request
is denied, then Bilbo proclaims
to the State that he dare not meet
an honorable opponent, and Rel
ly will make his speech after Mr..
Bilbo concludes.
But in order that Bilbo may |
have ample time to digest and |
answer the specific charges that
this paper has made against him
we will publish the first chapter
soday:
We charge that Bilbo made his
campaign for the Senate when he
vas first elected, in opposition to
The Jones County news., 1915-02-11
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Evening journal., 1915-10-08

Dick Baldwin. formerly Of Whining
ton High School, viii take care Of right
end for the boys.
Evening journal., 1915-10-08
BASEBALL
ODDS AND ENDS
DUPONT VS.. HIGHLAND
IN FIRST LEAGUE Shoot

Greater interest is being manifested
on members Of the DUPONT Trapshoot-
ing Club in the opening Of the Phila-
ielphia Trapshooters' League this
season than ever before. This in
creased enthusiasm is accounted for
by the fact that the coming season
promises to be the most successful one
In the history of the league. Two
new clubs have joined the organic
alton, and competition will therefore
be keener for the attractive prizes
and trophies offered to the high men
n five classes when the season is
over.
Enthusiasm is running high over
the first match to be shot at Highland
tomorrow, aid many of Delaware's
most expert shooters will be on hand
10 take the 11.57 o'clock train from the
French street station. The DUPONT
Club intends to be represented by a
strong delegation who will be fully
capable Of defending their laurels. It
is the desire OF every club member
10 start the season off with a victory
over Highland. and thus establish a
precedent that they will endeavor to
maintain throughout the 1915-1916
eague season.
Evening journal., 1915-10-08

Johnnie Walsh is some scout
Evening journal., 1915-10-08
MiddIef0Wn Closes Season
With IS of 29 Games Won

The baseball team OF the Middle
town A. A.. has about finished its
schedule, having only about two or
three games TO play These games
we're not on the regular schedule. and
we're taken TO fill out the few remain
ing Saturdays before the weather be-
comes too cold for the game. The
season has been a highly successful
one both from financial standpoint
and from a winning point. The team
has played 90 games. winning is, with
percentage OF GIL. The season
opened on May 10 and every Saturday
there has been a game at Academy
Park Several mid-week games also
were played.
The pitching staff OF the team has
al all times been strong and the
games that have been lost have not
been lost by bad pitching.
AS soon as the playing season Is
over the outheld will be ploughed up
and leveled, and rolled with steam
roller, and next year 1t should De
better than ever. The two remaining
games of the series OF three with
odessa may not be played, rain haV-
ing interferred with the game on
Wednesday. II was postponed until
Thursday when rain again caused a
postponement, and as Odessa refused
10 come 70 this town on Saturday to
play. Manager Stevens scheduled a
game with the Delaware Hard Fibre
team. OF Wilmington. for that date
The seasons result follows;
Nav 15-George and john lost
1915.
Nav 2s-Odessa A. C., won, i-S.
NAV 31-Silverbrook, lost, ll-2.
Nav -silverbrook, won, ll-o.
June 5-Overbrook, won, 10.
June 12-George and john lost
20.
June 26-Delaware Hard tlnre'
won. 4-3.
July 3-Tremont, lost 81,
July b-Vandever, lost, 81.
Juiv 5-Vandever. lost, 4-3.
July 1O-Widel, lost, 30
July 17-Rain.
July 24-Penna r. r. Co.. lost 90
July 81 Silverhrook, lost, la.
August delaware Hard Fibre'
won. ga.
August 1i-Odessa A. c.. won' AZ.
August l4-Tremont, won, 6-l.
Evening journal., 1915-10-08

August 17-vandever lost. 20.
August 21-Third Ward Dem. Club.
won, 1913.
August 25-Luxburger B. B. c.,
won, 1913
August 2S-Delaware Hard Fibre,
won, so.
September 4-All-Stars. won, 1916.
September 6-Silverbrool. won,
AZ.
September f0-Galena. lost, 20-S.
September 11-Port Penn. won. SO.
September 1S-Hockessin, won, 90.
September 5-Silverbrook. won, 80
September 29-Odessa A. c., won,
40.
October Port Penn. won, so.
Evening journal., 1915-10-08

All baseball writer's on the worlds
series agree in the statement that the
result of the blue ribbon sporting
event depends largely on the quality
of the managership Of the two con-
tending teams. especially shown in
the selection Of pitchers. This being
so. both the Philadelphia Nationals
and the Boston Americans are fortu-
nate in having Pat Moran and Bill
Carrigan, respectively, TO direct their
struggles for the worlds pennant.
Moran is a man of the quiet. brainy
sort, who things a whole lot and says
little. Carrigan thinks just as much,
but he's more active and hustling all
Evening journal., 1915-10-08
NINTH ward WOULD
CONE BACK IN SPORT

The Ninth ward is to be represented
IN the local sporting world next year.
With the object Of forming an as
ISOLATION that will foster baseball
basketball and football, meeting OF
all those interested will be held in
the Brandywine Company engine
house at 2.30 o'clock on next Sun
day. Prince A. Mousley, who is
back Of the movement, is anxious for
a large attendance. Until a few
years ago the Ninth ward was al
ways to the front in athletics Of all
kind, particularly baseball, and the
older residents are anxious that the
community come back Il is the
present intention of the hackers OF
the movement to ask for membership
in the Delaware-Maryland and ALL
Wilmington Baseball Leagues next
year.
Evening journal., 1915-10-08

Bender and Marshall will be a great
ielp on the line.
Evening journal., 1915-10-08

Bill Brady will be seen in a uniform
N Saturday.
Evening journal., 1915-10-08
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS

The Washington Heights eleven is
filling out its schedule. Tho team is
in fine shape and ready to meet any
team Of 1l5 pounds in the city. The
following lineup will be used during
the coming season: n. Fell. left end I;
Hofecker, left tackle; W. Stewart,
left guard; Hill, center; r. Stuart,
right guard; Elliot, right tackle; Har-
kins, right end; Ward, quarterback .
Parvis. right halfback; c. Wise. left
halfback. Hayes, fullback. All chal-
lenges should be sent to C. Il. Wise,
No. 400 McCabo avenue.
Evening journal., 1915-10-08

Jack spath is in again.
Evening journal., 1915-10-08

The team will 60 TO Camden on
Thanksgiving Day morning.
When may we expect to hear from
derwick.
Bill Simpson, the swift little end, will
play.
Evening journal., 1915-10-08
TO PLAY SOCCER.

Wilmington Wanderers soccer foot
ball team will go to Philadelphia to-
morrow TO play the Pine Point club
Of Pine Point. n. J. The game will
be staged at the Central Park
grounds, on North Fifth street. This
will be the opening game in the AL
lied American League, in which both
teams are entered.
Evening journal., 1915-10-08
THE FIRST GAME.

Weather-Cold and cloudy.
Place-Philadelphia Park.
Time-Two o'clock eastern
time).
Probable attendance-21, 900.
Umpires-Klem, O'Loughlin,
Rigler and Evans.
Money split-National Com
mission, 10 per cent. Of the
gross; players, go per cent. Of
what's left; owners get the
rest.
Probable batteries-Alexan-
ander and Burns; Shore and
Cady.
Evening journal., 1915-10-08
EDEN SMOKER POSTPONED.

Owing to the death Of Charlie
Schlor. the smoker of the Eden Ath-
letic Club. which was to have been
held here tonight, has been postponed
for a week.
Evening journal., 1915-10-08

the time On the field the
ably seconded by their lieu formerly the Ateto
tenants the captains the the the Red
Evening journal., 1915-10-08
pARKsIpE SECOND NorEs. :

Parkside Second football team will
practice at Kirkwood Park tonight and
win play Eden Second tomorrow.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-26

Hardware, Wagons and Buggies
We have one OF The most complete and upOdale stock OF
HARDWARE that was displayed by anY store IN West eXas
aud you find here any article that you may nave occasion
n need We handle the famous Mitchell Wagon the wagon
that has world wide reputation for highest quality material
and workmanship.
We have some extra good Bugses trade for young Horses
and Mules.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-26

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The Republican journal., 1915-02-11

entire period of the Exposition, which
opens Feb. 20, 1915, series of great
events. including sports and athletic
contests of many kinds conducted upon
a scale of great magnitude.
The Vanderbilt Automobile Cup
Race and the Grand PriX, the two SUI
preme events Of the automobile year,
embracing a circuit of the Exposition
palaces, a spectacular background far
eXcelling in beauty and grandeur any
which ancient Rome beheld during IT'S
historic chariot races. The Wander
bilt Cup Race will take place on Feb
% and the Grand PriS on Feb, "a
1915 Great motorboats Of the deep
sea cruiser type will race for $4,000
prize from New York through the Pan
anna canal to the Golden Gate. Sc
ries of international yacht races In
the twenty one meter class Will De
held in San Francisco bay President
Woodrow Wilson, Emperor William or
Germany and King George of England
have each offered trophies In these
events. Swimming, water polo, ny
casting. canoeing. football oasepah
and long distance foot racing are IN
cluded In series of more than 200 diff
ferent kinds of contests. President
Wilson himself will attend the Expo
sition, and it is probable the members
of congress will attend in an especial
" chartered steamer,
or International interest will be the
greatest live stock show in the Worlu
history. More than $5O0OOO will be
awarded in prizes in a continuous live
stock exhibit. Rare and valuable
breeds of all kinds Of live stock from
distant countries of the globe will be
shown. Specimens Of the famous
Chillingham wild white cattle will be
exhibited for the first time. With the
exception of two specimens at the Lon
don ZOO, this breed has never been
shown outside Of Chillingham park
England. These cattle are pure white
with black noses, black tips to the ears
and black horns An international
sheep shearing contest will be one OF
the unique exhibitions.
For the musical events there has
been built by the Exposition the mag.
niticent Festival Palace upon the
grounds This is equipped with a won,
derful pipe organ. upon which Mr.. Ed
win Lemare world famous organist
among other celebrities, will give Sc
ries of recitaIs The international Els
teddfod will at San Francisco com
pete for $4,000 in cash prizes. More
than 10000 singers will participate in
The Republican journal., 1915-02-11
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Wonderful Exhibits From All Lands Show the
Worlds Best Progress
From Will Abound With
Educational land Enert men Features.

Francisco in a single day, and. far in
advance Of its opening. the Exposition
had created an unprecedented interest
throughout the world. and its opening
was eagerly awaited
In keen competitive exhibits there
will be presented more than 10000 sim
gle exhibits and groups Of related ex
hibits portraying the results OF the
worlds best efforts in recent years.
This wonderful Exposition, present
ed at an outlay Of more than S6O,oOO.-
GOO. celebrates contemporaneous
achievement. the building of the Pana-
ma canal. and all exhibits that are en-
tered for competitive award will be
those that have been originated or pro
duced since the great Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition at st. Louis ten years
ago. The possible exception to this
rule will be where earlier exhibits are
The Republican journal., 1915-02-11

congress, at which its distinguished
chairman, Colonel George W Goethals,
will preside.
The foreign participation will be
notable The nations are not attempt
ing to show everything that they pro
duce, but will lay especial emphasis
upon those products in which they ex
Gel In the Danish display, for exam
pie, will be shown products of the
Royal Danish porcelain factory at Co
penhagen, Japan in her exhaustive ex
hibit will display priceless works of
art, loaned by direction of the imperial
household and many of which could
not be duplicated. From Italy will be
shown historic paintings of the old
masters, hitherto never exhibited III
America in the originals. From China
there have reached San Francisco Sc
lections Of exhibits collected under the
supervision of the governors of the CHI
nese provinces Rare silks and satins
carvings, inlay work in the precious
metals, exhibits of the Transportation
AhClho1S GlipiosC LII luG Olu emma
and the modern methods used in the
awakening republic will be shown
New Zealand will make marvel
GUS exhibit Of its rare woods, of its
tieeces, of its superb scenic charms
A large number of rare giant tree ferns
from New Zealand will be found
growing on the Exposition grounds
The Argentine Republic early set
aside a larger sum than any ever az.
propriated by foreign nation for rep
resentation in an American exposition.
The modern cities of Argentina, the
schools, churches, libraries, the great
live stock and agricultural interests
will be extensively portrayed, and the
| mutual interests of South America and
North America will be emphasized In
| almost every conceivable> manner.
/ From South Africa will be shown dia-
mond exhibits and methods of extrac-
ton. The magnificent Canadian dis
plays will review not only the widely
known agricultural wealth, but will
illustrate the scenic charms of the
great Dominion. of snow clad noun
tain peaks, of farreaching forest, of
inland lakes in chains of silver and
rushing mountain streams
The Republican journal., 1915-02-11

shown to illustrate the evolution of the
ample, display of a model of the first
cotton gin in connection with the mar
velous equipment into which it has
evolved.
Many Of the displays will be espe-
cially adapted to study by the dele
gates to great national and tnterna
tional congresses and conventions, of
which more than 800. embracing al
most every phase Of human activity,
in 1915. Delegates to the congresses
interested in social progress and wei