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The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29

Direct negotiations between the
railroad executives and the employees
through the President were practically
closed today, when the executives re-
fused to accept the proposals made
by the President yesterday The rail
roads presented statement giving
their position again. The statement
denied that the Judgment OF society
favors an S-hour day, and declared
that arbitration is the only proper way
Of settling industrial disputes.
Wilson's proposals included the ac
ceptance of an S-hour day, but post
poned its effectiveness for a year
pending the investigation. The rail-
roads rejected this. The Presidents
only alternative, in view of the rail
roads action and the strike order, was
to go before Congress for legislation
in an effort to avert strike.
Brotherhood leaders this afternoon
expressed opposition to the Canadian
plan Of settling industrial disputes.
The President last night definitely
decided to go before Congress in per-
son today to recommend legislation
aimed to avert the threatened nation
wide railroad strike or to stop it, If it
comes before Congress can act. He
worked till late in the night on his mes
sage in which he will tell members of
the Senate and House the negotiations
to date and lay before them a definite
legislative program.
The President reached this decision
after conferences at the While House
with the committee of eight railroad
presidents and the four brotherhood
heads on new propose for settle
ment of differences suggested by the
executives, and after prolonged dis
cussion of the situation at the capitol
with The members Of she Democratic
steering committee Of the Senate.
The proposition of the railroad exi
ecutives was that an investigation OF
all issues be conducted by commits.
sion to be named by The President, the
to lag for period Of
.hree or four months, no action 40 be
aiken by either side in the meantime.
and at the conclusion Of the inquiry
he situation to be what it now is, the
employees having tle choice Of either
arbitration or striking. The brother
lood heads promised a reply this
morning. It was given, and the propo
ition was turned Gown.
Tentative Strike order.
When tre railroad brotherhood +
eaas vert to the White House the
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29

antias to be performed by the au'''ori
ity Of organizations.
every man should understand 'aa snd'
the laws Of the land must pe opese
Acts Of violence Of any nature WIZ -
n tolerated by the organizations
prevent Tie-Up Is Big Idea
n his conference with the mem
hers Of the Senate Democratic ieglsia
tive steering committee, Presiuen'
wilson not only asked advice resalu'
ing the desirability Of his laying 'he
whole railroad situation before cor
gress in a personal address, but as
cnssed with them problems OF legisla,
tion to prevent nationwide STRIKE
Or in the event Of a strike to keep the
roads in operation for national neces-
stiles.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29
COUNTY SPENDS
S35 .ooo ON BRIDGES

Biloxi, Miss, Aug. 29.--During the
last three months Harrison county has
expended about $4,000 in the CON
struction Of new bridges and the re-
pairing Of old ones. The greater part
Of the work has been for repairs to
damages resulting from storm and
rains.
The bridges have been reconstruct
ed along permanent lines.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29
coss 70 TALK FoR WILSON.

New York, Aug 29.--Iryin s. Cobb,
1.-The humorist, will join the ranks Of the
Democratic spelIbinders this fall. Flo
mer s. Cummings. chairman OF the
speakers bureau Of the national com
mittee. received letter today from
Mr. Cobb offering his services
4 think can let you have the last
two weeks xn October. il you think the
public viii stand for me 20 long a
ime as two weeks. wrote Mi. Cobb
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29
e,carEEN vILLlsTAs TAKEN,
TRIED AND SHOT, IS REPoR'

Chihuahua City, Mexico, Aug. %
Il fight with band Of Villa fol
lowers at Cooralitos. close to the Du
range line, the forces Of General 70
,n,neo Arreita took eighteen prison
era who we're Immediately tried y
i drumhead courtmartial and shot
according 10 official reports received
toaav bv General Treyino. The pouy
Of the notorious bandit Fernlza, iouiiu
among tho rebels slain, was taken lnT
IA Tie town Of Matamoros, near TOT
reon, and hung up in the plaza y -
obieet lesson to villa sympathizers.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29

The Lomo presents today Victor
Moore, with a strong supporting com.
pany, in a real circus play, "The
Clown" which in general theme is
Of the same type of play as Polly of
the Circus On the same program
will be two reels OF comedies. The
Lomo six.piece orchestra, under the
leadership OF w. j. Foster, will rem
der specially selected musical pro-
gram and some request numbers. To
morrow, Geraldine Farrar will be seen
in her greatest screen success, Maria
Rosa" also the latest Pathe News and
comedies.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29

representatives suddenly the date for the strike
for September a.
"The railway managers based their rejection of
my counsel upon the conviction that they must
at any cost, to themselves or the country, stand
firm for the principle of arbitration which the
rejected based my counsel upon the indisputable
fact that there of obtaining arbitra-
ton. To stand firm for the principle of arbitra
ton yet to get arbitration, seemed more than fu
te because it involved incalculable distress to the
country
Il yield to none in my firm adherence to the
principle of arbitration Of industrial disputes"
Society Wants sHour Day.
The President declared that matters had sudden
crisis in this great dispute and that the country had been
caught without practicable OF enforcing the principle
."The practical patriotic to pursue,
it seemed to me, continued "was to secure
immediate peace by concedng one thing in the mems
edmands which society itself and any arbitrators who
represented public sentiment most likely to APP
prove and Immediately lay the foundations for arb-
trating everything else involved. But | could only
propose could govern the will of Others who
took entirely different views of the circumstances
and the case; who even refused to admit the circum-
stances to be what they have turned out to be-
The President then recommended the six features OF the
legislation which he outlined yesterday stating that power 70
the President operate trains should be carefully and epc
" limited to cases of military necessity
strike of the 400 600 employees Of the four great ran
road brohehoods affecting practically large railroad
in the country has been called for o'clock the morning
of Labor Day.
Unless satisfactory settlement has been reached in the
meantime the United States will find itself in the grasp OF he
most general and disastrous strike known in the history OF
unonsm.
The brotherhoods' leaders this morning announced
that thew had rejected the railway executives latest proposition
20 defer the strike pending investigation and had ordered
the strike to begin o'clock in the morning OF Labor lay
unless satisfactory settlement is reached in the meantime
The previous strike order Of the brotherhood was merely
tentative and required secret signal to make it effective
ahor leaders admittedly took this action in the belief that
some means were being sought prevent strike.
The strike actually has been called. The labor leaders
think their action will oressl any legal processes which
might be brought against them
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29
TEACHING BLIND CHILDREN
TO DANCE is TOPIC AT MEET

Chicago, Aug. 20. Methods of
teaching blind children to dance were
demonstrated before the American
Association of Dancing Masters here
today by M F. Conway, Of Hartford,
Conn. Conway declared the Irish Jig
is the easiest dance for the blind to
learn. The association today deter
mined to present its newest dances to
the public through moving pictures.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29

Sam Lea, who has been in Okla
homa City and Tulsa for the last three
years, has returned to Hattiesburg, and
has accepted position with j. S. Tur-
ner & Co.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29

to the bill, which has alrea1y passed
the House, according to the Interstate
Commerce Commission from seven to
nine members.
Although on the surface strike
was nearer than it has ever been, con-
fldence was expressed in official quar-
ters that the steps under contempla-
tion would have the effect of prevent
ing the walkout. The President, real
izing the disaster which would come
to the country if the railroads are
tied up, is said to jbe determined to
prevent strike at any cost. In his
conferences with the executives he
strongly urged that they change their
hitherto unyielding attitude and when
he saw the employees he declared that
all suggestions from the executives
should be given most careful consid-
GRAFTON.
All Trains Would Be Tieti fup.
Although the strike order isl for
o'clock next Monday morning, all lines
affected probably would not be tied
up before some time that night, if the
order were released.
Every member of the brotherhood,
whether an employe on a passenger,
freight or mail train, is subject to the
strike order. Brotherhood heads inti-
mated last week that supply trains
running to the Mexican border, some
passenger trains and possibly some
milk trains would be exempted. They
declared that all trains would be tied
up.
I'VE hope to tie up all freight and
passenger lines" one of the leaders
said.
The strike order is brief. 1t is ad-
dressed to all members of the four
brotherhoods, is signed by the various
general chairmen and reads as fol-
lows:
"Sirs and Brothers: This is to adj
wise that the vote of the employees in
train and engine service on the S-hour
day and time and one-half overtime
proposition was overwhelmingly in
favor of strike.
Notwithstanding this, your repre-
sentatives have been unable to effect
a satisfactory settlement and a strike
under the laws of the respective or
ganizations bcomes effective on Sep
tember 4, 1916, at a. m.
"Impart this information so those
interested will understand that they
are to promptly obey"
Duties of Strikers Detailed
On q separate sheet the duties Of
members and officers in the conduct
of a strike are set forth. Particular
emphasis is, placed on conducting the
proposed strike as peacefully as pos
sible. Among the duties of members
set forth are these:
mo man in road service involved
in the strike will perform any service
after the hour set to strike, unless he
has already begun trip and has ac-
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29
ASSAULTED COLLECTOR;
is GIVEN A SIS FINE
Holmes Falls to Show Up in Court Till
After His Trial, However.

On a charge of assault and battery
made on Siegfried Van den Berg, col
lector and circulation man connected
with The News, d. B. Holmes was
fined S. in police court this morning.
The assault took place on Main street
yesterday morning. City Assessor ],
Ed Rawls, who is also a special off
GER was passing at the time, and
stepped in after the first blow had been
STRUCK. He preferred the charges.
Van den Berg told Mayor Batson
that he had called Holmes aside to
collect a bill, when the latter, with
out provocation, struck him in the
face. He said that he made no effort
to return the blow. The same testi-
mony was given by Rawls. The de-
fendant was not in court at the time.
After adjournment, Holmes appear
ed at the city hall and paid his fine.
He admitted the assault to the mayor,
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29

The job printing department of The
Hattiesburg News is always glad to
see the fellow who wants some print
ing done right now" Let us have
your next rush order.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29

A. R. Tracy, manager of the Tracy
Lumber Company, Of Carnes, is spend
ing few days here and neighboring
towns on business.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29
CITY BREVITIES

H. A. Camp spent yesterday in DLo
on business.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29
POLICE COURT

viii Shows, drunkenness. IS.
Annie Slayton, vagrancy. continued
I'LL tomorrow.
b. D. Holmes assault and battery, So.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29

Double stamps Wednesday o'Ferralls.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29

wdnesday. Double stamps. o'Ferralls.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29
PRESIDENT APPEARS BEFORE CONGRESS

Continued From Page one.)
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-29
Tentative Strike Order.

When tnd railroad brotherhood
aeaas vert to the White House the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16
PORT OF MISSING WHEELS
Writer Throws Some New Light on
the Eventual Fate of
Bicycles.

Perhaps you have wondered what
has become of all the old BICYCLES. Not
80 long ago everybody had one--fa-
her, mother. children and aunts from
the country. And then. in the night,
motor ears got cheaper and all the
bicycles disappeared. Like the Palm
Beach suits they are all here i'm Flor
ida. There arc bicycles everywhere,
On the fiat. hard beautiful roads. OH
the curoStones, leaning against the
p~iazZas, i'm the streets. If the mo-
tor car has swept them from the north
figures since the enedimic started was
Mon. women and children on bicycles
Wlirl about the streets, lingling their
little bells and the motor-car drivers
look out for them. Just beyond the
veranda ut Palm Beach were hundreds
of bicycles waiting to be hired. Out
Oh the shaded roads We're other hun
dredS bearing their gayly attired bur
denS.
In the lobby, where / was making my
way to the desk, were dozens of WOm-
an dressed for Observation-Disclosures
futile. in Saturday Evening Post.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16
MOST ACCIDENTS IN HOMES
Majority Of Injuries Can Be Traced
to the Carelessness Of
individuals.

The Safety first" movement is or.
dinarily understood to mean caution
In public, in crossing streets or board.
ing ears, or carefulness in the factory
in handing tools or machinery, but, ac
cOrding - the report of the coroner
of Geek county, Illinois, there is more
need fsT" Safety first methods i'm the
home tfnA in the street or factory
In II years of the Chicago %coroner's
incumbency the total number of deaths
by ACCIDENT Investigated by his Office
vas 2S.S6f. OF these 1921 were lac.
.cideRts at home" and 11.623 'outside
the hNHfe."
Most ef the accidents at home are
traceaAe 70 carelessneSs. Burns and
scalds e:Nlsed many deaths. Asphyxia.
ton, DAisoning, suffocation, falls, eX-
pOsure AID neglect, careless use of
matches frearms, gas and Oil stoves,
gasoline. kquid stove polish, defective
stoyepipes and flues, SCOT, ETC., cost
thousanas of lives. In Cook county iE
1915, k5. children under five years of
age we've killed by scalds and burns.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16
Motor Cars In Evolution.
From the Wall Street Journal.

From the Wall Street journal.
A recent report of the census bureau
shows that in 1914 there were 55s.NO car.
riages and $4,000 wagons manufacturer
in the United States. The manufacture OF
wagons was 9 per cent, and OF carriage:
"a per cent less than In 1909.
These figures do not mean that the PEG
pie of the United States are doing less
riding or trucking. Production of automo'
biles and auto trucks is rapidly increas
Ing. The estimated output for this yeai
is double that OF the preceding season
The output has passed that of wagons and
carriages.
The very nature of a farmers calling
makes him practical. When these men by
thousands install the on thu
farm, the presumption is that 1t is done
for the same reason that they buy a har.
vester. a moving machine. a hay rake OF
other labor saving device. These machine.
save time. The farm that once was Il
three miles away with the automobile
Economists tell us that wealth in any
form is labor. a woman's gown, for IN.
merely the labor of the dressmaker, hui
of many hands. Trace the materia.
through the spinning and the weaving
process back to the cotton gins and thu
plantation where the cotton was raised
Every step is labor. Every piece of gold
that goes through the mint represent:
labor. That wealth is labor in a con-
crete form Is elementary.
Whatever soves time saves labor and
cheapens production. Once the harveste:
was looked upon as a doubtful PROPOSE.
ton. Blu it has made possible the whea,
fields of the west. The electric light wa:
looked upon as Of no commercial import
ance, but it increases efficiency. Tn
steam engine. the telephone and a long list
of other inventions once looked upon al
playthings.. now are industry's indispens.
able tools because they save time. They
are here to stay. The automobile save.
time in the creation of wealth. 1ndu stry
can not afford to do without it.
The luxury of yesterday has become tn.
convenience of today and will be the ne.
cessity of tomorrow.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16
FLAG SEEN IN THE CLOUDS
Believed Omen to Forteil Wars
Approach.

The spectacle of the American flag
depicted i'm its natural cOlors wildly
IN low. overhanging clouds one night
caused Il sensation among supcrsti-
.iOus people OF Pottsville. Pa. many of
whom considered the national emblem
IN the heavens to be an omen of APP
prOaching war.
Courthouse officials have been keep
ing a searchlight trained upon Il big
flag flying from q staff ON the top of
the courthouse. and believe the I'M
usual spectacle was the reflection of
the colors of the flag on the low-lying
clouds.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16

His Choice.
"A bad beginning means II good end
ing"
THAT may be. but if I can have my
choice I'll TAX" the fine start every
time"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16
DANISH PIMPlEs QUICKLY
Easily and cheapIy by Using cutIcura
Soap and Ointment. Tria! Free.

Smear the pimples lightly with Cuti.
allow it to remain on five minutes.
Then battle with hot water and Cuti-
cura Soap and continue some minutes.
This treatment is best upon rising and
retiring. but is effective at any ZINE.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16

The Vital Question.
In 1915-llow many miles will Vt go
I'm hour?
In 1916-llow many miles will 1t go
ON II gallon of gasoline?-Cornell WI
dow.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16
Consistency.

81 have no sympathy with female
emancipation stuff. The man was
made tie head of the woman, and the
womeDssught to accept their own place
with Meekness and submission"
Il an glad to hear you say so, Mrs
TarDeigk Does your husband share
your Vjews?"
"YeI bet he does. I'd like to hear
him due express any other kind
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16
INFECTION IN BOOKS.

Librarians n patrons of libraries
Tor that matter. write from time to time
asking whether books convey Infection
and ii so in what way shall they be dis.
tproo%oA
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16
He Won't Vote.

II don't like the looks OF those Re
publican nominees" said the barber as
ne gazed at their bewhiskered por-
.laitS.
But" remarked the man i'm the
chair, 'how do YOU know but what the
Democratic nominees use safety
r%aZorS?"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16
Keepina up the Averaae.

just think! SO many of the old
all gone out
"YeS, but think of all the new MINES
of cocktails" Life.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16
Sleepy Philadelphia.

Church, see that Philadelphia pro-
carpets.
Gotham-And there's even Il nap to
them.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16
woMAN's NERVE.

: From the Chicago Evening Post.
Everybody knows what a nerv-
: Gus, hysterical creature q woman
: Is. At Ellis island. within close
range of New York's terrible ex-
: plosing. were $50 women-wives OF
: the DOCTORS. nurses, matrons,
= cooks and immigrants. The Off
= Gals say that gu OF h $50 women
: $50 were brave.
: Shrapnel fell on Ellis island, but
: Italian immigrant women kept
: their heads. They prayed to st.
= Anthony, but they worked as they
= prayed, helping remove the chill
= dren to boats and showing no wi
= dence of panic.
: 1t is not a new story. When
: there is fire in the hotel it is
: usually a woman who stays at the
: switchboard and war; the sleep
: ing guests. When a moving pic
: ture theater takes fire it is a
: woman who sits at the piano and
\ plays while the audience retires.
: On many a shipwreck and train
: wreck women have proved calm
: and courageous.
: On the battlefields Of Europe
: many an heroic act has been done
: by women. Nuns and nurses have
: lived for days under fire caring
: for the wounded.
: still., we suppose. people will
7 keep right on talking about weak
7 tional women. Facts have . hard
: dices.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16

A man will invariably smile at your
Jokes if invited to "smile" at your e
pcnse.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16

A king in the hand is worth three
in the sack.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-16
As II Appears to Motorists.

RedaLI see the United States con.
tains 2225o,OOO miles of public roads.
GreeH-I wonder how much of this
amount Me chickens think they own:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-12

FOR PROMOTION
MANY OFFICERS AT FORT BROWN
SCHEDULED TO GO UP IN RANK
ABOUT JULY l..

Many first and second lieutenants at
Fort Brown. IN both the cavalry and the
infantry and the artillery will. within the
next few DAYS begin to take the examina-
tons for promotion to first lieutenancies
and captaincie>. The promotions will be-
come effective the first of July coincident-
.ly with the operation Of the new army bill
increasing the army. Practically all pres
ent second lI%eutenant~ expect to up. and
their places will be filled by West Point
graduates about the first of September.
About one hundred and fifty West Pointers
viii be assigned places in the organization
shortly.
In the cavalry the examining board will
consist of Major Edward Anderson. presi-
dent: Captain +. X. Mccoy. Captain Viii
liam :. Wells. Captain Frederick Starr
Wright of the Medical Corps and Captain
". :. Shields of the Medical Corps.
The official list of the examining board
for the infantry organizations has not been
received. but it i expected to include Lieu
tenant Colonel John u. Finley. and Majors
Paul Wolff and r. ID. Evans and Captain
Harry G. HUMPHREYS and Captain Roger
G.. Miller of the medical corps. for the Of
ficer> with the rank Of captain. while for
l~eutenant> examinations Captain Louis
NJ. Nuttmann i included and Major +. ID
Evans i excluded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-12
CATARRH A BLOOD DISEASE
Drive 1t From Your System.

Because Catarrh affects the nose and
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stoppaEe OF air-passages and gathering
in the throat. il has been common prac-
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e. and sprays applied 20 these parts.
This mode of treatment cannot give per-
manent relief. and is liable to a~ggrayate
the trouble. Catarrh cannot be trisled
with. IL allowed TO run on IL will dis
ease the bronchial tubes. settle on the
lungs and affect the stOmach-Sdced
Il IL a very serious disease. Don't treat
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Headaches disappear. the gathering In
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=. is a natural blood tonic and has
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