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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-13

Sheriff ]. C. shedd, of Purvis,
and six deputies arrived In Sum-
rail- this afternoon, at the request
Of the J. j. Newman Lumber Com
pany, and will decide before the
day ends, whether or not to keep
force of men there to protect the
interests of the big mill, which
was closed last week when 300
employees went on a strike for
higher wages.
Since the mill closed, commit
tee of strikers has regularly pa
troIIed the property Of the COM
pany to see that no damage from
fire or other causes results.
The Newman Company desired
to have this work done by off
cials, it is said, and for that rea-
son called on the Lamar county
sheriff.
over the lons-distance tele-
phone today, Sheriff shedd and
Deputy Kelly Of Lumberton,
stated that they had Just reached
sumraIl, and that they did NOT
know, as yet, what work they will
do there. M
1--WE will have to look over the
proposition first before we decide
what to do" they stated.
A proposition coming from the ger
eral manager OF the J.. j. Newme'
Lumber Company to the striking en-
ployes in the Hattiesburg and Sumral
mills. which have been tied up 10
some days on account Of labor troubles
has been prepared, and will be vote
on by the local strikers at mas
meeting to bc held in the little cnap'
in Newman's quarters tomorrow e
ening.
The nature of the offer is not know
Neither can it be forecast how 1t WI
be received. y,
Two meetings Of che men were ne
tbis forenoon, one at the Court Hous
and the other at the chapel. Gener
Manager Haynen, it had been repoi
- nc
ed, would appear at the later NEE
Ing. and present in person the prop
sition Of his company
Written Proposition.
Mr. Haynen was not present no
ever instead, a written propositi'
was given the committee looking AIT
the strike. The matter was discuss
briefly at an executive meeting OF y
men and it was agreed that probaO
4 general vote will be taken to-m'
row morning.
At the Court House this norm
R WI Fricke, one of the organize
If the American Federation OF Lap
who reached here yesterday to ass
me men in the strike, was the pr
cipal speaker at the Court House me
ing today. He discussed the press
wages received by the men, and ure
them not to return to work for a
mar cent increase.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-13
|26S VOTES CAST AT
| GENERAL ELECTION
MANAGERS AND CLERKS AT TWO
PRECINCTS FIND COUNTING
BALLOTS EASY MATTER.

; There were exactly 269 ballots cast
here yesterday in the general munich
pal election, when mayor and two
commissioners to serve four years
we're chosen. OF this number, two
were defaced and thrown out.
The results of the voting We're:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-13
RECORD CROWD
AT COMMERCIAL
CLUBS DINNER
Biggest Attendance Ever atSuch
an Event, Closes Work
Of the Year.
HANNAH NOT ALLOWED
TO RELIN0UISH OFFICE

More Than 200 Persons Vote to Post
pone Action of Recommendations
Made by President of Organization
that His Successor be Elected-Pos-
slbillties Of South mississippi are
Discussed by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
\ Surprised.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-13

The work of counting the ballots
was an easy matter, and within half
an hour after the polls were closed,
the results were known.
The official count was forwarded TO
the secretary of state at jackson to-
day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-13
GULF COAST WEATHER TOWER.

Biloxi, Miss, Dec. 1s.--A 7o-foot
steel tower has been completed for
the weather bureau by Eric Johansen
III Bay st. Louis. Signals will be
displayed 10 warn fishermen Of the
approach os storms
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-13

t3s-lndcaons
ernmen do not intend hastily making joint
the Central Powers
formed while
indicate t general ude
treaty requiring action. probably
weeks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-13
ARM|ESCONT|NUE.
WAR; DIPLOMATS.
FIGHT FOR PEACE.
German Proposal 0vetshadows
All Military Operations
In All Zones
TEUTONS SWEEP THOUGH
RUMANIA is UNCHECKED

Won Mackenssn's Armies Take an Ad-
ditional 1000 Prisoners in Fighting
Defenders are In Full Retreat To
ward Northeast-Petrosrad Reports
that Russians Have Captured a-t'ne
of Austro- German Trenches in Ru-
mania.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-13

London, 3-The Of
tra Powers probably
provided British government
able o her in the mean
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-13

Little confidence is shown here anything
The opinion nopportune
dscuss there feeling something
would be gained by acquanna world with
ngerents.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-13

Washington Of cermany,s psace note
to the Entente
Charge Crew. Berlin
beIigerents.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-13
STRIKING men
may TAKE VOTE
! 0 N TOMORROW
Proposition From Newman Con.
pany VIII Be Considered
By Mil Employees
TWO MASS MEETINGS HELD;
ORGANIZER TAXES CHARGE

American Federation of Labor Leader
ADVISES Men to stand Firm in Their
Position - Nature of Proposition
which Strikers Obtained From Lum-
her Company is Being Kept Secret,
and Will not be Known Till Tomor-
row.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-13
(Bp Associated Press.l }

Lsrn. Dec tsAlhough Chancellor HethmannoIwes did
not disclose tile definite which
prepared make the Rechstas yesterday,
such will
the Central Powers offer falls responsive
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-13
THE WEATHER

For Misslssippi--Fair tonight and
THURSDAY; little change in tempera-
ture.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-01-11
Americas PennlIess Millionaire.

Did you ever hear of a penni-
less millionaire? Yet that is the
apt phrase which a writer in the
American magazine applies to
the eminent Baptistpreacher, lee
turer and author, Rev. Russell
Fl. Conwell. ID. d., of Philadelph-
la. Here is a part of the interest
ing story: cdr. Conwel is Ameri-
cas- only penniless millionaire. Ii
the money he has got and given
away in two score years h a d
been invested at six per cent,
compound interest, at the time
it was earned, he would have -, :
100000 today. At the end OF
each month he balances his books
pays his bills, and scatters the
residue, to the last cent, over his
charity list Three thousand col
lege students, enrolled iii nearly
every institution of higher lear
ing in the land, have been t h e
beneficiaries of DR.. Conwell's lar
CESS Nearly hall of the muster he
has helped through whole half
years course. SO quietly, SO mod
estly, has his work been done
that in many cases the student
has never known the source of
the gift that made a continual
ton OF his course possible. Per-
haps a check from q lecture bu-
reau was the only clue. But ev-
cry case had at first been inves-
tigated by DR.. Conwell, who has
made it q rule never to help a
student who was not already
helping himself. Fifty. five years
ago, in a Westfield, Massachu-
setts, church, DR.. Cornwell made
an address which, under the Ia
ter title of Acres of Diamonds,
has been delivered more than s.
25O stimes. Audiences in every
State in the Union, in Europe,
Asia and Africa, have heard it,
and the lecturer turned down an
offer OF $50, 900 for a six months
antipodal tour in Australia. -
Biblical Recorder.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-01-11
N e.

Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained IN u certain mort
gage deed executed on the first day
of Jan. 1916, by b T. carp to j W
Hoitzelaw secure the payment of
the si,m of $500; which said mort
gage being duly recorded in the office
OF the Register OF Deeds OF Watauga
county in Book 5, page 304. And de
fault having been made in the pay
ment OF the notes herein secured, |
will sell at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash at the court house
door in the town of Boone, N, G., be
tween the hours OF ten a. Ia. and four
p. III. on the 12Jh, day Feb. 1917, 10
satisfy the said notes. together with
interest and costs OF this action, the
following tract OF land situated IN
Watauga township. Watauga county.
adjoining the lands of J iii carp, w
Z Moody and Others aud bounded as
follows: Beginning Oh a stake in j Ii
Ia. p's line, also his corner and corner
of the Mt. Lrbanon church house lot.
and ruus Il with III Earp's line ~
poles TO bunch OF dogwoods, then
IL south course with conditional
line made between j w Holtzclaw
and j w Hod ges 3n poles to II stake in
w p Moedy's line, w ~ poles to a
stake at a branch and known as she
old Buckeye corner, thence N 26 poles
10 the beginning (the church house
lot will be excepteo) contataining IA
acres more or less. This fourth day OF
January, 1917.
J. w. HoLTzCLAW, Mortgagee.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-01-11

During the holiday season we
were delighted with a call from
our friend, Prof. l.. G. Maxwell,
of Riverside. For the past forty
years, Prof. Maxwell has been a
teacher in the public schools OF
Watauga and Ashe, and many
men who are now holding posi-
tions of trust, got their founda-
tion for an education under the
training OF this splendid teacher.
Regardless of all these years OF
hard work, both IN and out OF
the school room, Mr.. Maxwell is
looking in the best of health and
from appearances he is good for
many years more. The value OF
such men can hardly be estima-
ted.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-01-11
Notice OF Administration.

The undersigned, having duly quail
flied as administrators Of the estate OF
K b Miller, deceased, all persons hav
ing claims against said estate are here
by notified to exhibit them before
the undersigned administrators on or
before the 3rd day Of Jan. 1918, or
this notice will be pleaded In bar OF
their recovery. All Persons indebted
to SAID estate will please come for
ward and make immediate settle
ment. This 3rd day. of Jan. 1917.
W. w. MILLER,
j. j. MILLER,
Administrators OF the estate of K. b.
Miller, deceased.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-01-11
How To Check That Cold.

When it is painful to breathe
and fever sends chills up and
down your back, you are in for a
cold. A timely dose OF DR.. Bells
Pine-Tar-H will stop the
sneezes and snlffles. The pine bal
sam loosens the phlegm a n d
clears the bronchial tubes. the
honey soothes and relieves the
sore throat. The antiseptic quail
tiles kill the germ and the con-
gested condition is relieved.
Group, whooping cough a n d
chrome bronchial affections qnick
ly relieved. At all druggists. 25c.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-01-11
Decreasing IIIiteracy.

North Carolina has made great
progress during the last few years
toward eliminating illiteracy. 1t
has heightened the school term;
it has improved the methods of
instruction; it has made attend
ance compulsory. All of this pro-
gress has been made through the
public school.
A study reported recently in
one of the State papers shows
the progress that has beer made
during the past six years. The
counties were visited and inves-
tigated; Caldwell being taken as
typical OF the western counties
and Pasquotank as typical OF
the eastern counties. These two
counties show, in so far as they
are typical that illiteracY h a s
been cut in half IN North Carroll
ma, or reduced from fourteen to
seven per cent.
This is encouraging, to say the
least, but we can by no means,
conclude from it that hall of our
task is accomplished and that
with the present agencies at work
at the same rate for the next six
years, we shall have entirely
eliminated illiteracy from t h e
State. In this instance the old
rule of arithmetic which holds
that seven from fourteen leaves
seven can no longer be trusted.
The remaining seven per cent OF
illiteracy is going to be much
harder to eradicate.
Heretofore we have worked thru
the public schools. In this way
we have freed ourselves of almost
all the illiteracy among the ris-
ing generations and we may rea-
sonably expect to be able to keep
our children hereafter from pass
ing into adult illiteracy. But the
unfortunate seven per cent now
left i'll North Carolina are for the
most past middle age. The pub
lie school finds it hard to reach
these people. Their work, makes
it practically impossible for them
to attend a day school. The solu
ton for them must be the night
or moonlight school. The'work of
such schools i'll Kentucky is best
known, but other states are a.
dopting it as the most useful
weapon in the war on adult illit-
eracy.
We must provide for these peo-
pie the facilities for learning at
least to read and write and thus
enable them to contribute more
to society and TO get much more
out OF life. University News Let
ter.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-01-11
Some Old time Prices.

There are many complaints at
the high cost of living because
prices are much higher than they
used to be, but in looking back
ward a few years we will find
that, bad as. conditions are at
present regarding high prices,
things were very much worse
when little or nothing was said
about it.
A writer in the Yazoo miss. J
Sentinel points out that in go
70 kerosene oil sold at rs cents
the gallon, calico Is cents a
yard, green coffey 33 cents a
pound, yellow sugar 16A cents
a pound, salt $3 a sack, -four
$13 so a barell, bacon 23 cents d
pound, molasses 70 cents a gal
Ion, plain brogan shoes $3.5Oper
pair and spool cotton 10 cents
each.
At this time the writer was
working on a farm at so cents a
day, and the highest priced farm
hand only received 81 % day in
the busy season People lived and
loved and were happy in those
DAYS, and there was less COM
plaint heard than we are COM
PEELED to listen to at the present
time.
The cost of living is high, be-
yond all doubt, but present pri-
ces to a large degree can be blam
ed on the cost OF high living. We
demand SO much more than for
merly. Our wants have increased
and in many instances outstrip-
ped our revenues.
The high cost OF living will not
be felt SO much by those W h o
moderate their demands a n d
teach themselves the simple les
son OF get ting along with less.
J The fact remains, however, that
in numerous cases prices are en-
tirely too high for certain neces-
saries OF life. Macon News.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
| G q STO RIA
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-01-11
Signs OF Good Health.

Bright eyes, clear skins, alert
brains and energetic movements
are signs of good health. You
don't have them when digestion
is impaired and firmenting, de-
caying food clogs the intestines.
Foley Cathartic Tablets set you
right. Act without pain, gripping
or nausea. Too-stout persons
welcome the light feeling t b y
bring. Sold every where.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-01-11
The Man Of Leisure.

There was a time when a man
who had nothing to do, that is
to say the man who could live
without working, was looked up
on as fortunate being, and the
millions who tOiled and slaved
from morn to night envied him
his leisure. But things are differ
ent now. The man of leisure isno
longer envied but rather pitied.
for there is no more lrksOme task
on earth than having nothing to
do. Especially is the task OF the
lounger q difficult one in small
cities and towns. In such places
as these, time becomes burden
on his back, and many become
nervous wrecks for the want of
something to occupy their time
and attention. Work, and plenty
of it is the safety valve ofhuman
existence.
Let any one accustomed to
reasonably hard and steady
work, whether it be manual or
mental, be given three or four
holidays at a time, and on the
third day he is we'll nigh distrac-
ted-that is, unless he experienc-
es a complete change of ENRON
ment and scenery. How much
more tiresome and enervating,
then, must be the life of the man
who does not need to, and there
fore does not work For him the
hours come in never-ending.same-
ness; day follows night and night
follows day. The months and
years pass by, and he goes out
at last with no accomplishment;
nothing left behind him but a
memoly-of a good spender,"
perhaps,
But for the man who works
day in and day out there is al
ways a goal, for is he not accom-
plishing something? For him the
time passes all tooquickly; night
is at hand ere his day has scarce
ly begun. He knows that there is
something more for him in life
than the frittering away of emp
ty hours and the following of an
aimless existence. He may not be
blessed with an abundance of
this worlds goods, and may new
er know the ease and luxury
which riches are supposed to
bring. but, as a general rule, the
man who works and crcditably
discharges his mission in t h e
world, knows a large measure of
happiness. He is never "bored," /"
nor does he ever get the chance
to ''feel like dying of ennui." No,
the world has no use for drones;
as has been the case since t he
world began, it is the busy bee
that gathers the honey.-Ashe-
vile Citizen.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-01-11
III a man has more dollars than
sense he usually has more friends
than enemies.
Different Kinds OF Coughs.

Colds lead to different kinds OF
cnughs--"drycough," "winter
cough, la grippe cough, bron-
chial cough, asthmetic cough,
and rae king, painful cough to
raise choking phlegm. Enos Hal
bert, Pa,oli, Ind. writes. Il con.
,tinually coughed, could hardly
sleep. Ft,ley's Honey and Tar re-
lied me, curing my cough entire.
w."
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-01-11
Lending a Hand.
Charlotte Observer.

Charlotte Observer.
The Observer has no intention
OF pestering the Legislature as
to what it should and should not
do, but it does not intend to let
slip opportunity to enlist the at
tention of the legislators to a du-
ty they owe the State by supply
ing the medium by which the de-
velopment OF the mountain
counties may be
brought about. These counties
will never come into their own
until they SECURE the railroad ia
cilities they have been asking for
these many years past, and they
cannot build these railroads with
out the use of convicts. The
Statesville Air Line, the Elkin &
Allegheny, the Watauga & Yad-
kin River are roads whose early
completion is immensely to be
desired. When these roads are fin
ished the wealth of the noun
tains will pour into the markets
OF the State and the vast timber
resources of that section will |
come into development. If a suf-
ficient'number of convicts should
be allotted to each of these roads
on terms equitable to the State
and fair to all interest concerned
they could be pushed to a rapid
completion, and they would
shortly do for these undeveloped
mountain sections what the Wes-
tern North Carolina Railroad has
done for Asheville and surround
ing towns. But more than that,
it would bring Ashe, Allegheny,
Watauga, and other m u C h
isolated counties which now prac-
tically belong in Tennessee and
Virginia by reason of the noun
tain barrier that shuts them off
| from their native State and fore
es them to 90 with their trade
and for their trade into other
states, into the North Carolina
commercial and social household
The Observer does not know at
this time the nature of the aid
that will be asked in the dIrec-
ton OF bringing these railroads
to completion, but it feels quite
certain that it will be within the
bounds OF reason and of justice,
and we believe the larger part of
the citizenship OF North Carroll
ma will hope that the Legislature
will consider it in the light of the
the very best interests of the
development OF this neglected
section of North Carolina, one
of the richest in timber, minera
and agricultural resources of any
section of the South. The State
should feel it a duty it owes it.
self to give such aid as may be in
it's power toward facilitating the
completion of these railroads,
which would quickly return in
substan tial results many TO d
that part OF the expense the State
might have assumed in aid of
their construction. This is one
work in which the Legislature
should lend a helping hand.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-01-11

L. ArUuuI dU d MdSOulC L ICule
held in Boone on Sept. 30, 1916,
which we hope will be enjoyed
by his many friends and admir-
ers in Watauga. This address be-
ing the last he ever uttered:
"What is Masonry? 1t is prob
ably the Oldest and broadestand
broadest religion in the world,
and the simplest. At it's shrine
all'religions may worship a n d
meet upon the level and part up
on the square. 1t seeks no prose
lytes and recognizes no rivals.
It's priests and ministers ask no
reward, save only that W h ic h
comes from a clear conscience OF
duty done. Serene in it's unselfsh
devotion to the welfare OF Others
it welcomes all orders whose OBJ
jects are benevolence and bene-
faction. For God has been it's
dwelling place in all generations.
1t does not seek to interfere with
the welfare of any other institu-
tion-legal, social, political, reli-
uions. It's foundation stone is
charity, or brotherly love. No
good mason can be a bad man,
though, unfortunately, bad men
may claim to be good Masons.
"Masonry claims to have ex-
listed almost 1000 years longer
than the Christian era. dating
back to the twilight dawn OF
time. The open eye seen on Ma
sonic pins, denotes the all-seelng
eye of God. The eye is their light,
1t is as universal as humanity
and as broad as charity.
"While Masonry is an oath
bound organization there is moth
ing in it's tenets or practices to
interfere with ones duty to his
God or his fellow man. There is
probably no more beautiful ritu-
al than that OF Masonry. 1T is
transmitted solely by word OF
mouth from generation to gener-
alton. No one who has passed
through it's different degrees can
forget it's significance orits hlsto-
ry. It's language is the simple
language OF signs that men OF
any language can understand,
and all these have a deep signifi-
cance, as beautiful as they are
impressive to those who right
ly read their meaning.
Masonry is, therefore, simply
the universal belief in God which
,s common to all men in their
right senses. 1t probably found
it's first and most fitting express
sion in the Psalms OF David. lie
and his ancestors reading the
solemn stars at night were
brought to understand the sad
astrology and the boundless plan
which makes them tyrants III
their IRON skies-innumerable, pit
iless, passionless eyes, cold fires
and yet with power to burn and
brand in man his own nothing
ingness Thus the Magi saw
..When marshalled on. the nightly
plain
The glittering host bestud the sky,
One star alone of all the train
That fixed the sinners wandering
eye-- :,
The star, the star of Bethlehem
THE wonderful imagery OF the
Psalms of David paints Jehovah
in colors that appeal to t b e
thought and heart OF all men.
Clouds and darkness are round
about him; righteousness a n d
Judgment are the habitation OF
his throne. \ The heav-
ems declare the glory OF God and
the armament showeth his han
diwork; day unto day uttereth
speech and night unto night
showeth knowledge This won
derful pageantry OF the starry
heavens inspired those transcen-
dent reaches OF the peaks ol
song To him, therefore, Masons