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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-21

An appeal TO Congress through the
various Mississippi senators and rep
resentatives, to enact legislation EN-
powering the Interstate Commerce
Commission to act as arbitratOrs dur
ing troubles arising between railroad
companies and their employees, is be-
ing made by the leading business and
financial men in South Mississippi
Letters containing this suggestion
already have been forwarded to Sena-
tor John Sharp Williams and Con-
gressman b. Pat Harrison. Others
viii be sent to Senator Vardaman
and The other representatives from
the Magnolia State.
II Sssax asss ssss.se ss-s*sss ssIs'ia
irgton was from Il. W. Hinton. Sr.,
OF Lumberton. It was to Congress-
M Harrison, and in it he said:
"Of course, you are acquainted with
the prospects of a general railroad
tie-up, il something isn't done to pre-
vent a strike of the 400, 900 employees
ut seems to be a conceded fact that
the Interstate Commerce Commission
is the best qualified body to arbitrate
or pass on this important question
Rut in order for them to have juris-
diction in a case of this kind, it Will
he necessary for Congress to take GER
tain action.
Of Great Importance.
81 want to urge upon you that, IN
nv opinion, there is nothing before
the American people today that is OF
one half the Importance to all the peo-
Mo as an amicable settlement of this
question.
"As to what is necessary and best
for all parties concerned, | urge that
YOU do what you believe to be neces-
sary in order to settle fairly, for all
parties. this important question
Similar letters were sent to Mr.
Harrison and Senator Williams by
II. c. Yawn and w. w. Pigford, both
of Lumberton.
H. A. Camp, of Hattiesburg, mas
sent this letter to Mr.. Harrison:
II have been talking with several OF
nv friends in this section about the
prospective strike of the organized
railroad employees throughout the
country. believe that it is absolute
ly necessary that Congress pass an
act as early as practicable, giving the
Interstate Commerce Commission the
power to arbitrate the differences be-
tween railroads and their employees,
not only giving them this power, but
making it compulsory on the part OF
the railroads and their employees to
abide by this arbitration.
I'VE consider this question so serl-
GUS that we urge you to do something
whatever you believe to be necessary,
in order to settle fairly. for all par
ties, this important question, by pass
ing an act"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-21
CONGRESS ASKED
To MAKE !. c. c.
BOARD ARB|TERS
Mississippians Call on Their Con-
qressmen For Necessary
Legislation.
WOULD F0RESTALl BIG
THREATENED STRIKE

Williams and Harrison Are hequesteo
10 Introduce Laws Empowering
Commission to Step in and Settle
Differences Between Railroads and
Their Employees, and Force Arbitra-
tion-Immediate Action Necessary,
They Declare.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
NEW ARMY BILL EXPLAINED
Senator Chamberlain Says United
States May as Well Get Ready
for CONSUMPTION.

Washington, Dec ia United
States army of 100000 men in two
years was forecast yesterday by
Chairman Chamberlain of the senate
military affairs committee in a state
ment urging compulsory service.
After going over his citizen army
bill with army. officers the senator
estimated that 2,318,883 men between
18 and % would be trained under it
the first year, and that the increase
of those coming into the army from
cadet classes would more than dou-
BILE it the second year. Thereafter
the increase probably would be in pro-
portion to the increase in population.
Compulsory service is an idea we
must come to- said Senator Cham
berlain. cit is nothing less than down
right murder for the nation to con-
tinue a plan which may at any day
send unframed troops against the
skilled veterans of other nations.
1.-The people must be educated to
see that this plan, or some plan like
it, has the merits of keeping them
in civil life most of the year and yet
gives them valuable military service"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
AUSTRIA REPLIES
TO ANCONA NOTE
Government UphoIds the Action
OF Submarine Commander
in Sinking Liner,
MERELY OBEYED HIS ORDERS
Admiralty Declares that Action Would
Have Been Investigated Had He
Acted Differently in Case.

London, Dec 16-The Austrian re-
ply 20 the note from the United States
regarding the Ancona case has been
delivered TO Frederick c. Penfield,
United States ambassador at Vienna,
it is announced in a dispatch received
here.
The reply states that the Austro-
Hungarian government is prepared in
principle to enter into an exchange of
opinion with the American govern
ment and leaves it to the Washington
cabinet to draw up the individual le-
gal maxims which the commander of
the submarine that sunk the Ancona is
alleged to have violated.
Opposes DisavowaI.
Vienna, Dec. 16.-The Austro-Hun-
garian admiralty is entirely opposed
to any disavowal of the course of the
submarine commander who was re-
sponsible for the sinking of the Ital-
ian steamer Ancona. On the con-
trary, it approves his conduct fully
and declares that he would have been
considered as having failed to perform
his duty if he had allowed the An
coma to escape.
Defends the Commander.
The admiralty today stated its case
and the attitude of the naval authori-
ties as follows:
at is submarine commanders
duty to make report to a designated
base as soon as possible and the COM
mander who sank the Ancona did this
as soon as he was within wireless dis
lance of land. He made supplement
tary report at Pola and accompanied
it with his log. No examination of
the crew was held because the COM
mander's report was considered COM
plete and there was no reason to sup
pose that the crew could add anything
thereto.
$50 far as the commander is con-
cerned his course is clear. The ad-
miralty has received his report and
sees no reason to find any fault with
his course of action"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01

upon, and for years she has been
known as the most perfectly gowned
woman in Washington, both because
she has exquisite taste and because
she has plenty of means to follow her
taste in dress Her gowns have al
ways been chosen with rare care and
she bought much from the fashionable
costumers in Paris, where she was a
frequent visitor before the war.
Those who are in position to know
say the bride spent several months in
the preparation of her trousseau. be-
ing aided in this important labor by
her mother, who also is a woman of
extraordinary discernment. 1t was all
complete, tits whispered, two weeks
before the date of the wedding Some
controversy arose as to the origin of
the gowns and frocks and linens and
laces. There were stories to the eff
feet that French supply houses baked
at furnishing anything through the
medium of German-American middle
men. Most of the stories were base
less, be it said truthful1y, for the
brides wedding outfit was almost en-
tirely of American origin.
Orchids Her Favorite.
Dark green and orchid are the pre-
dominating hues in the trousseau
gowns, for orchids are the new Mrs.
Wilson's favorite flowers. There are
travelling gowns, street frocks and eve
ming gowns of amazing loneliness
which will be seen much this winter,
for the White House is to be re-
opened for a series of old-time enter
tainments. The four great official re-
ceptions, which were omitted last win
ter, will be resumed, and there will be
matinee teas and frequent musicales.
Mr.. Wilson is the sixth president of
the United States to marry a widow.
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Fill
more and BENJAMIN Harrison were his
predecessors in this sort of a union,
but in not more than one or two cases
was the widow the second wife-as in
this case. John Tyler and Theodore
Roosevelt married twice, but their
second wives had not been welded be-
fore.
1t is scarcely necessary to recall
George Washington's marriage. The
world knows of his courtship, engage
ment and espousal. His 1--we was the
widow Custis.' Thomas Jefferson,
at the home of a friend, John WayIes,
met Martha Ske.ton, Wayles' widowed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
SAY JAPS SLEW CROMWELL
Mysterious Death of Lieutenant Col
oneI in Hawaii Startes Army
Circles in Washington.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Secretary
Garrison will order a full investigation
of the report that Lieut. Col c. H.
Bromwell, former aid to President
Roosevelt, was murdered and did not
shoot himself, as has been indicated
by the early reports of his death in
Hawaii.
Army circles here were startled by
the charge that Colonel Cromwell was
murdered, which came from his aSso-
ciates in the War Del artment and
from his son, Scott Cromwell, a Har-
ward freshman Vigorous denial was
made that Lieut.. Col. Cromwell had
any reason for suicide.
A careful investigation will be made
to ascertain if his SUPPLEMENTARY of
construction of secret Notifications in
Hawaii had anything to do with his
death 1t was recalled by them that
frequently the last year he had been
called on to prevent Japanese from
visiting the Notifications of which he
was in charge. 1t also was empha-
sized that the officers life has been
happy one.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
A UNION OFFICIAL INVOLVED
Federal Investigators Said to Have
Man of German Descent in
Conspiracy Net

New York, Dec. 16.-It was learned
authoritatively yesterday that high
official of one of the largest interna-
tional unions in America is seriously
involved in the investigation United
States Attorney Marshall is making
into the Franz Won Rintelen conspir-
acy to foment strikes in munition fac
tories
This man is of German descent. He
was active in the prolonged strikes
in Bridgeport, Conn.,, factories last
spring and also took a leading part
in the strike of 1900 workers last
summer at the General Electric Com
pany's plant at Schenectady, N. Y.
The Investigation into the strike
conspiracy has been halted for some
days pending word as to when Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, could appear
before the grand jury
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
TO GRADE ALL PUPILS ALIKE
state Normal Bureau Is Trying to
Establish Uniform System for
All Schools in State.

.Sixty-ffve thousand special tests on
school children of Kansas were APP
piled through the bureau of educa-
tiona1 measurements and standards
at the Kansas Normal at Emporia be-
tween September and December 1.
At least $4,000 pupils, according to
member of>fhe bureau, have received
these educational tests. The bureau
was formed eight months ago under
the direction of w. s. Monroe, pro-
lessor of school administration at the
normal, for the purpose of standard
izing school grades in Kansas.
When the grade IS that Johnnie
gets today means the same as the IS
that he will get tomorrow, says Mr..
Monroe, I'VE shall have done a good
deal. When the grade IS that he gets
from one teacher means the same as
the grade IS that he gets from the
teacher across the hall, we shall have
done more. But our eventual aim is
to standardize grades so that the
grade S5 that Johnnie gets in lola will
mean the same as the grade IS that
Mary gets in Wichita or any other
town Our grading system in the
schools is at present worthless and
unjust because it is not standardized
The bureau is at present working on
scales of handwriting, spelling and
drawing under Mr.. DevOsS; a scale in
composition under Baker Brownell;
scales in algebra and arithmetic under
Mr.. Monroe, and a scale in reading
under Dean Kelly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
RRESLlENT NZZI0N
: 1110E&Isco0 s<L01eEr~pao

in handling the few hundred men,
women and children who pressed
eagerly in the streets near the Gait
home.
As soon as the ceremony was over
and the bride had been saluted by
those present in the accustomed fash
Jon, while the smiling groom received
congratulations, the newly-weds sped
away in a big White House automobile
to the Union station and took a train
90 the South for their honeymoon. If
they told anybody their destination
that person kept his secret well. 1t
is reported from family circles, how
ever, that the couple will be away I'M
till the first week in January.
They must be back in Washington
by January z, though, because on that
date the president and Mrs. Wilson
will act as host and hostess at great
reception to be given in the White
House for the Pan-American repre-
sentatives at the national capital.
Moreover, congress will have recon-
vened, after the holiday season, and
Mr.. Wilson will have to be back at
his desk
Only Relatives Are Present
Among those present at the cere-
mony were: Miss Margaret Wilson,
the presidents eldest daughter; Mrs
Francis Bowes Sayre of Williams
town. Mass, the presidents second
daughter; Mrs. William G. McAdoo,
the presidents youngest child; Mrs
Anne Howe of Philadelphia, the presi-
dents sister; Joseph R. Wilson of Bal
timore, the presidents brother, and
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, the pres
ident's cousin.
The bride. who before her marriage
to Norman Gait was Miss Edith Boil
ing of Virginia, was well represented
with kinsmen and kinswomen. She
and her mother. Mrs. William H. Boil
ing, have lived together for several
years. and Mrs. Boiling, of course, was
the dowager queen of the occasion
The brides sisters, Miss Bertha
Boiling of Washington and Mrs H. H.
Maury of Admission. Ala. and her
brothers, John Randolph Boiling,
Richard W Boiling, Julian B. Boiling,
all of Washington; r. E. Boiling of
Panama and DIR. W. A Boiling of
louisville. KY, attended the cere-
mony.
The presidents bride is q hand
some woman. unusually good to look
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
Bio Chance Both WAYS.

The famous physician and the emil
nent clergyman were deep in a discus
sion which threatened to become acri-
monious.
you see,' said the minister sarcas-
tically. you medical men know so
much about the uncertainties of this
world that l should think you would
not want to live
"Oh, l don't know" responded the
physician caustically- You clergy
men tell us so much about the uncer-
tainties of the next world that we
don't want to die.'-Ladies' Home
Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
STRIKE ON A CHICAGO ROAD

Chicago, Dec 15--Six hundred en-
gineers, firemen, trainmen and switch
men of the Belt Railway struck today
and as a consequence 2 tie-up of vol
luminous freight shipments was threat
ened. Thousands of tons of Christ
mas and other seasonable goods, food
for the Pacific Coast and war supplies
for Europe were halted
The walkout was caused by the
alleged refusal of the company to
maintain passenger service for its en-
ployes to the new terminal yards be
yond the southwest boundary of the
city.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
NRS. WILSON AZ

daughter. She was a beautiful wom-
an, much sought after, but jefferson
finally won her heart.
Perhaps Dolly Madison, wife of
President James Madison, is best
known generally to Americans of all
generations next to Martha Washing
ton.
John TyIer's Romance.
John Tyler was twice married, the
second time whiIe~he was president
His first wife was Letitia Christian,
who belonged to one of the old fami-
lies of Virginia. Mrs Tyler bore the
president nine children. Just before
her husband was elected vice presi-
dent of the United States she suffered
a stroke of paralysis and short time
after he succeeded William Henry
Harrison as president she died-in the
White House.
The second winter after her death
the president met Julia, the daughter
of Mr.. Gardiner, who lived on one of
the Islands in Long Island sound
The president fell desperately in love
he wooed as a youth of twenty
would WOO, impetuously and roman
tically- 1t wasn't a great while before
they were engaged and a short time
later they were married quietly at the
Church of the Ascension in New
York city.
Grover Cleveland did not marry un-
til fairly late in life. Then he fell in
love with Frances Folsom, the daugh-
ter of his law partner. She was a
girl whom he had known from early
childhood-there was a time when
she called him Uncle Cleve" Mr.
Cleveland and Miss Folsom were
welded in the famous Blue room at
the White House.
For a long time it was thought that
President Wilson and Mrs Gait would
be married in the White House. Peo-
pie just supposed that Mrs Gait would
want to go down in history as an
actual White House bride. From the
general feminine point of view it
seemed really the only thing to do
Charming, tactful Mrs. Gait decided
long ago. however. that a woman
should be married in her own home
and not in that OF her husband She
did not believe in breaking the Amer
ican-nay, the world-precedent in
the matter And In this all Washing
ton approved
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
WILSON WEDDING
A FAMILY AFFAIR
Ceremony at Gait Home Marked
by Simplicity.
DETAILS ARE KEPT SECRET
Only Relatives of President and His
Bride Are Present-Start on Honey
moon Trip to Soutt-Try to
Avoid Crowds.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-In the pres
ence of relatives only, President Will
son and Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait were
quietly and simply welded this eve
ming in the parlors of the brides un-
street There was no fuss and feath-
ers, and official and social circles
must wait for tomorrow's newspapers
before they know how 1t all came
about Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Adoo was the lone official present and
he was there simply as Mr.. Wilson's
son-in-law
Miss Bertha Boiling of this city at
tended her sister, the bride, and q
small orchestra from the Marine band
furnished the nuptial music. The bride
wore a dark travelling costume and
carried huge bouquet of orchids.
She met the bridegroom at the foot
of the broad stairway in her home
and together they went slowly to the
altar of flowers erected at the east
end of the parlors. The president
placed on her third left-hand fin
ger plain gold circlet engraved with
her initials and his own. The cere-
Smony was the utmost in simplicity
and taste-in keeping with the best
American traditions.
Keep Hour Secret.
In order to avoid the crowds of curl
Gus folk in Washington the hour of
the wedding was kept secret until late
in the day. The plan worked with fair
success and the police had no trouble
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
Doctors Insist on Opera
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
Including Himself.

Wife-What do you say to our TAX
ing baby to church with US this morn
ing?
Hub-No, no; she might W ike peo-
pie up.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
No Roll Cali on Date.


Earlier in the day the committee
had determined upon the convention
date, much discussed problem, with
sentiment for and against meeting be-
fore the Democrats pretty evenly di-
vided- The decision was reached
without a roll call and some said
record vote might have brought a
different result.
Advocates of an early convention
argued that now was the time for
the Republican party to take the Of
fensiye against the political enemies
without regard to the ancient custom
of allowing the party in power to
meet first and announce it's candidates
and principles. 1t was urged that the
party should not consider a defensive
campaign, but should blaze the trail
and give it's story to the country first
without waiting to see what the Dem
ocrats intended to do.
Objections Swept Away.
Technical objection raised to an
early date by representatives of West
Virginia and South Dakota, where pri-
maries to elect convention delegates
are held June 6, was swept away by
adoption of a resolution which will
permit placing of the names of the
candidates from those states on the
temporary roll of the convention with
the agreement that certification by
telegraph from the proper state au-
thorities after the primaries will be
valid authorization for the seating.
The fight for the convention proved
to be more one-sided than friends of
the cities which lost had believed it
would be. The fact that the Demo
Gratis meet in ST. Louis, June II, and
that many thousands who will at
tend have made reservations at the
hotels there for several days ahead,
undoubtedly had its influence against
st. Louis after the committee had de-
cided upon June as the date. San
Francisco made a strong showing, but
the combination between ST. Louis,
San Francisco and Philadelphia talked
of yesterday, failed to materialize. 1t
would have made no difference, for
Chicago had majority over all.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
viI,a HOLDS 80 Americans.

FL Paso, Tex, Dec 15--According
to authentic sources here today, Gen
eraI Villa has taken to Chihuahua
City as prisoners thirty American en-
ployes of the Pearson properties of
MADEIRA, Chihuahua
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
Safe Conduct for Attaches.

Washington, Dec 16-@The British
embassy received yesterday from Lon
don authority to issue safe conduct
to Captains Boyd and Won Papen,
the withdrawn German naval and mill
tary attaches
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
Prussi1n Losses 2,244, 24e.

London, Dec 15--The total Prus-
sian losses to date are z.244,24S, accord
ing to Rotterdam dispatches today.
No accurate figures as to the losses
among Saxon. Wurttemburg and Bar
varion troops are obtainabIe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-01
win Shoot 10 of Bandit Gang.

Galveston. Dec 16.-Thirteen. men
and five women, said to comprise
bandit gang, have been arrested in
Mexico City and all except the women
will be shot publicly, according to a
cablegram received here yesterday