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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-24
High Lights of Hughes Address in
Chicago.

High Lights of Hughes Address in
Chicago.
"As I was one hundred per cent.
judge I became one hundred per cent.
candidate"
"The most serious charge against
the present administration is putting
incompetent men into important po-
sitions."
II propose that when a man goes
to represent the American people he
shall be looked upon with respect and
esteem"
Nobody has the right to pay polit-
ical debts with the good name and
honor of the United States"
81 propose to have no more kiss
me and III kiss you appropriations
in Congress.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
DAVIDSON COMPANY
BUYS ITS OWN HOML
PURCHASES BUILDING 1T HAS oc-
cUPlED SO LONG FROM
c. L. HAWKINS.

The biggest real estate transaction
of the year has just been recorded,
with the transfer of the building at
Main and East Pine streets, occupied
for the last several years by the Da
wilson Company, to that company.
The structure was owned by G. L.
Hawkins, who has leased it to the
Davidson Company since that organi
zation first opened in Hattiesburg.
The amount paid for the building
and ground occupied by it was $4,000
The title and deed have just been re-
corded in the chancery clerks office
The building is on one of the most
prominent corners in the city. 1t is
three stories in height, with base
ment A number of improvements are
being made by the Davidson Company
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
TAKE AGED MAN TO
JACKSON HOSPITAL
WILLIAM JOHNSON, FOUND Ex-
NHAusTEo SOUTH OF CITY
FEW DAYS AGO, is I'LL. I

Will Johnson, the aged Bolivar couns
ty citizen, who was found hiding ~
the boiler room Of the Brookhaven
Lumber Company several days ago.
and who was taken in charge by sher-
ir HARRISON, today was transferred TO
Jackson, where he will be placed IN
the hospital there.
The man was walking from Gulf
port to Bolivar county. When ne
reached Hattiesbrg he became ex-
bausted., He Was discovered on one
Of the d8ihest days of the winter and
an examination showed that one OF
his feet swas frozen. He was sent 70
Jackson to hare the injured memoe'
\ treated. j
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31


Yon have one more day In which to
pay your taxes, If you want to vote in
the coming city elections, and in the
other elections to be held in Forrest
county. this summer and fall
AT the City Hall, and at the Court
House, record-breaking crowds have
appeared throughout. the. day. Still
larger ones are expected tomorrow
Taxpayers and electors who fail to
pony up" their taxes by the closing
hour tomorrow night will not be al
lowed to cast ballots in any of the
very important elections, special or
otherwise, to be held this year, when
ja President is TO be elected. special
judges designated, and q governing
body for the city Of Hattiesburg
named.
The law is mighty plain on the sub
ject, and those who fail to pay taxes
by tomorrow night will have to stand
around on election days and look al
others filling out election ballots, ant
perhaps wishing they could have ;
say in what was going on.
at behooves everyone to pay III
so he can vote this year." said Sheriff
HARRISON. why" he continued
think of the elections we will hav'
in 1916. We will elect President O
the United States, a. United State
senator, a representative to the Con
gress, three judges of the Suprem
Court of Mississippi, and here in Hat
tiesburg a mayor and two commission
ers. Would it not be awful to b
denied the privilege of voting thi
year?'
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31

Special to The Ne,os.
New York, Jan. 31.--Developments
in the impending difficulties between
the railroads Of the United States and
hundreds of thousands of their work
ers, forecast by the referendum vote
being taken in the lodges of the four
great railway union organizations
throughout the country, indicate that
the railroads anticipate attack from
three sides and are preparing for the
struggle.
! In addition to the conflict which
may arise from demands of the train
men, it is predicted the anthracite coal
miners and the bituminous coal min
ers will take advantage of the opper
tunity to force their demands on the
mine operators at the same time.
For the last few days chief operat
ing officials of about sixty railroads
have been in secret conferences il
this city. Yesterday they met in the
Biltmore. Little information could be
obtained of what took place in these
gatherings, but 1t was learned on goot
authority that one of the chief pur
poses is to form the National Com
mittee OF Railway Managers as an an
swer to the joint national activity o
the railroad unions.
Elisha Lee, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, was mentioned as the mai
who will be chairman OF the new OF
gani.;ation.
Lee has conducted many Eastern al
bitration disputes, and is said to b
an authority on railway pay schedules
Railroads Storing Coal.
There were few yesterday who wer
inclined to predict the outcome. Never
theless, the fifty-two railroads in tn
!, CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
SPEAKING PLANS
| ARE BEING MADE
EFFORTS TO HAVE LARGE CROWD
HEAR CLIFF WILLIAMS s
ARE UNDER WAY.

Invitations to every person interest
ed in the movement TO do away with
the existing fee system of paying GER
tain state officials. to come to Hat
tiesburg Friday and hear the address
of Cliff Williams, president Of the Mis-
sissippi Progressive League, are being
issued today.
The address will be made at the
Forrest County Court House at II
O'Clock, and it is expected that large
crowd will greet the Meridian man.
The league has under consideration
the changing of many laws now en-
forced in the Magnolia State.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
Jury C. ant Agree
on nDan1agesDOne to
This Failing Mule
CAN ESTIMATE WORTH OF AMI
MAILS KICK, BUT BALks
AT PRICE OF LEG.

A Forrest county jury can figure
out how much mules kick is worth,
especially If it lands on the left arm
of a southpaw, but when it comes to
deciding how much the whole leg OF
the animal will bring in the open mar
ket, disagreement follows.
Last week j.. Lucien .Jarreau was
awarded $500 damages against the
city for injuries said to have been
receiy when mule, which Mr.. Jar
reau aid was the. property of the
city, but which fact was denied by
the commissioners. got loose and
kicked him on the arm.
John Mcbride. who lives on the
Irene Chapel road, five or six miles
from the city. brought suit against
the city for damages to a mule o.
his. said to have been received on Ar
ledge street last June. The animal
according to Mr.. Mcbride, fell over
pile Of debris which the commission
ers had carelessly left in the street
and severely injured itself. He aske'
for s19O damages for the mule am
for medical attention to the animal
Currie q Smith represented Mr.. Nc
Bride, and after much deliberation 4
Judge Johnson's court, the jury X
turned to state that its members coul
tnot agree en- ! verdict and Wa 81
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
Not a Runaway But
"A Hurried Marriage
They Tell Minister
HATTIEsBURG MAN AND NEW
ORLEANS GIRL WE'D HALF
HOUR AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A tugging at the doorbell, a faint
tinkling sound coming from the dis
tance, which gradually grew and grew
until it sounded in the ears of the
slumbering occupants of the parson-
age like the brazen clang of a fire
engine, and sleepy parson threw his
bathrobe about his shoulders. stepped
into a pair of bedroom slippers, and
walked sleepily to his door.
He opened ii for an inch or two, and
saw in the weak light cast upon the
porch by the distant arc lamp, man
and woman. He heard the tall clock
in the hall boom away once, and he
glanced to see the time. 1t was 1880
O'Clock The day was today.
What can | do for your" asked
the minister, who was good and awake
by this time.
I'VE want to get married." said the
masculine voice coming from the
semi-darkness of the early morning
hour.
"And right now, too" chimed in 9
feminine voice.
Have seat; I'll be with you in ;
minute"
Then DR.. John T. Christian, pastol
of the First Street Baptist Church. re
turned to his room, finished dressing
got his Bible out. and returned to tn
reception hall of the parsonage, an
made man and wife Daniel H. Boykir
of Hattiesburg. and Miss Esthe
Schnatzer, of New Orleans.
The bride left New Orleans on tn
1880 o'clock train last night and a
rived here just before Midnight Sh
was met at the station by Mr.. Boykil
"well have to hurry she told tn
bridegroom-to-be. I'm afraid thu
some of my relatives will try to inte
fere with the marriage"
. So they awoke Circuit Court Clel
$ Nixon, obtained the license and we
to the parsonage, where they we
lwed at 1890 o'clock this morning. T.
n couple then went to MIR. Boykii
!: home on River avenue, where tn
will reside for the time being.
".
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
Goodbye, cigarettes!
Farewell, "makingsr"


Farewell, "makingsr"
It's going to be a difficult PROPOSE
tion for either Of them to exist in
Mississippi in the future, IL the move
/hent now spreading throughout the
state gathers much greater mo-
mentum. ~.
The Forrest County Teachers AS
sociation has joined the campaign
against the coffin tacks," and peti
tions are being circulated throughout
the local school system today, pledg
ing the support of the students to
fight the so-called evil.
AT meeting of the association here
on Saturday. at which there were rep
resentatives from practically every
school in the county present, the prop
osition came up for discussion, and
the teachers, with but few dissenting
voices, enthusiastically agreed to en-
ter the campaign against cigarettes
cigarette tobacco and cigarette papers
The petition being circulated reads
like this:
1--WE. the undersigned citizens o
Mississippi, petition you, as member
of the Mississippi Legislature, at Jack
son assembled, to pass such laws a
will, in your judgment, prohibit ,th
manufacture, sale and, as far as pos
sible, the use of cigarettes, cigarett
books and cigarette papers in tn
state of Mississippi"
Blank spaces for the names of tn
petitioners, their addresses, occups
tions and ages are given.
The petitions are similar to thos
which already have been circulate
among certain Sunday schools OF tn
county.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
DEFENSE AT 6NCE IS
NECESSARY---WlS0|
PRESIDENT SAYS PaEPARsD&
PROGRAM is NOT sAckEf
BY MANUFACTURERS.

Racine, Wis., Jan. 31.--Prcsi-
dent Wilson, en- route to MiIwa1-
kee today, told crowd here thai
the national preparedness move
ment did not spring from the de-
sires of the munitions and arma-
ment manufacturers to make
money, as the opponents Of pr>-
paredness have declared.
1.-THE impulse" he contluued,
"comes from disInterested meH
who know that immedlats prspaf>
cdness is necessary"
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
"A PERSONS KILLED IN
SATURDAY NIGHT AT1l
Isolated Artillery Eneeuntsrs -
Mining Operations Rspsstss ~
Western Front ~ Athens Asps511
That Russians Have Again Desea1sd
the Turks -. Austrians .continus
Their Advance into AIbsnis. whsre
ItaIisns Have Armies.

London, Jan. 31.-Paris reports that
The Zeppelin raid on that city laet
night caused no damage and no casa-
lties. The bombs were dropped II
open spaces.
II is officially stated that "a per
scns weps 2 ed and 27 injured in set-
urdas z = ysraid.
Isolateer encounters OF artillery.
and mining oIlsrations are reported
on the Weste
Athens rers Russians
'gain defeaty se *
-,alludinu
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
NOTHING HEARD FROM
MISSING SUBMA

Charleston, s. c.. Jan, sl.--No wqzN
has vet been received from tho ~.
marine ks, which became lost fr|
the flotilla en- route during the ~
OF Cape Romain, yesterday. n
Several government vessels a.
searching for the subnaripe.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
WILL KEEP HEADQUARTERS
AT ouERETARo. MEXICO
1Ru Associated Press.)

oueretaro, Mex, Jan. SILT was
.,nouoced today that the headquar-
.ars :, the Carranza government, es-
.sh,,sbed here several weeks ago, Will
~ maintained here for a year.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
FIELD DAY PROGRAM
FIXED FOR SCHOOLS
EVENT WILL BE HELD AT FOR.
FEST COUNTY A. II. s. ON
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1s.

What promises to be the biggest
field day and literary exercises yet
given by the students of the rural
schools of Forrest county, is being
planned by the Forrest County Teach
ers' Association, under the auspices
of which the affair will be conducted
on Friday, February IS. The even'
will take place at Brooklyn. the loca
tion of the Forrest County Agricul
tural High School.
A program, worked out by the asso
citation at its meeting here on Satur
day. was made public today. Man.
prizes will be awarded the winners L
the several contests. The program
was prepared by a committee of teach
ers consisting of G. A. Lawshe, S.
Cranberry and Miss Bishop.
1t is as follows:
| Athletics.
First Glass, above 5 feet 6 inches
height; second. below 8 feet, 6 inches
Relay, any size.
Running broad jump. standin
broad jump, running high jump. an
lstandmg high jump, first and secon
classes.
Half-mild race, and 10o-yard des
= q. So "a s-.-...s ..~~I. -oao>>1 <s16u1
xCentnued on Page Two.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
TOMORROW THE.
LAST DAY FOR.
PAYING TAXES.
Receipts Must Be Obtained Be-
fore Close olDay if Franchise
Is Retained.
PRESIDENTIAL, SPECIAL
AND CITY ELECTIONS COMING

crowds Are Appearing at the City
Hall and at the Court House To.
day-These VIII Be Much Larger
Tomorrow = Sheriff HARRISON Be
Ileves That the Greater Part of the
Voters viii Pay Their Taxes Be
fore the Hour for Closing.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31

| BURIED TODAY
:. PERRY succuM5s
I hAILURE EARLY
s MORNING.

of Mrs. Mary e.. Perry,
5. R. r. Akers, for the
lrs well known in Hat
died suddenly at 1:3O
lorning of heart failure,
on North Main street,
b the Main Street Meth
this afternoon at 3
Rev. Charles w. Crisler,
charge of the services
I was in the City Gene
of Mrs. Perry was un'
bore than 65 years old
4 born in indiana. She
twice. both Of her hus
preceded her to th'
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
DECLARED
ON CIGARETTES.
IN THE SCHOOLS
Forrest County Teachers Enter
Campaign to Drive Them
From Stale.
PAPER AND THE 4MAKlNs"
ALSO WOULD Be BANNED

Association circuistes Petition Among
-
the Students in the Rural es5 "a.
ana 's Obtaining Their Signatures
ms viii De submitted to the Leg
lsIature, With the Request That a
Law Be Enacted at Once Against
Coffin Tack"
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
Continues Campaign.

Berlin. Jan. 81. Vienna advico1
state that Italy has decided to con-
tinue her Albanian campaign, and hns
landed an additional division and sew.
eral batteries of heavy aEfi11r
Avlona. =
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
men
Oppose STRIKE.
|BYFOUR[EADERS
Employees Claim a Share in Pros
perity Which Companies Are
Supposed 70 Enjoy.
COAL MINERS MAY JOIN
IN MOVE FOR A RAISE

Nationwide Organization to Resist
an Attack f'om Three Sides, Is
pIanned--workers Are some 100000
Stronger Than Before, and Demand
Share of Their Employer Pros
perity-companies Already Are Be
ginning to Store Away Coal.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31

These four men, chiefs of four great
orsani ;ltions of railway employees,
NJ !. .e.Ag about 400, 900 men, are now
planning n strike, or rather demands.
ON the Companies which may lead to
strike that would be the most gi-
gantic in American history. w. S.
Stone is chief of the brotherhood of
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31

ScNpucToRS
Locomotive Engineers William G
Lee is president. of the Brotherhooe
OF Railroad Trainman; Austin B. Gar
retson is president Of the Order o
Railway conduc.ors. while W, S, Car
ter is president Of the Broiherhood o
Locomotive Firemen ana Engine -.
They ask for an eight-keur da,
increased extra pay for overtime
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
/ IF E.
In The Hub City

Here's the story of how a horse
stepped in--or stepped out, to be more
exact, and with his right hind foot,
at that-and assisted two guardians
Of the law to make an arrest in
downtown livery stable during the
early hours of yesterday morning.
Doubt it If you will, but Constables
Cooper and Gillis saw the trick turned,
and Joe Jones has the fractured arm.
and anybody may see the livery sta
BILE where the whole affair took place,
by walking down East Pine street, off
Main, short distance.
The constables heard the familiar
rumbling noices, such as come from
crowd of negroes suroupding set
of dice in zap game, while making
their rounds early yesterday morning.
They stopped in front OF Hardy & Boil
toms stables, from which the sounds
we're waited, and soon decided what
to do. One entered the stable at one
door, and the other took a second
They were on the gamesters before
anyone saw them. There was yell
and nine negroes were. frightened SC
that they could not move. But the
tenth--Joe Jones--leaped to his feet
and darted toward the nearest exit
in the darkness. There was snort
and swishing sound, like a brick go
ing through the atmosphere, a noise
mot unlike that of booted foot strik
ing football, and then racket re
isemhling the falling of a man.
i Dark lanterns were procured. ant
Joe was found sitting over in one cor
ner snursing a bleeding arm. He ha'
passed by stall in which was hal
! tered kicking horse. One blow iron
the horses hoof, and Joe was sent int
dreamland. n
In Justice Fairley's court this morn
ing the whole story was brought Out
the negroes we're fiAed IS and costs
and the horse given a vote of thank
by the law.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31

1t was good night for Cooper and
Gillis, or Sabbath morning, rather.
After the ten livery stable game
sters had been disposed of, the Off
GERS went to a vacant house on Dewey
street. where an innocent little Skin
ming" game was in progress. Four
negroes entered the house, climbed up
the ladder Into a loft, and then drew
the ladder up after them. The Off
GERS arrived, listened few moments
and then tried to get up into the loft
where the game was in progress.
But there was nothing doing.
Gillis and Cooper told the quartet
that they had better come down, but
the quartet knew that it would be un
safe, and SO refused.
''We'll lay siege to the place anc
starve you out" the officers threat
ened. Then there was hurryint
about in the loft above, and soon thu
ladder was lowered, and the four ne
groes came down. They were searches
| but no cards and no money were
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31

rrested on the charge
however, and were
Bts in the court of JUS
bee Farley this morn
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-20


have formed national society for the
purpose of having the members of
their race take a higher place in the
estimation of those who are preju-
diced against them. They are getting
the people to settle in neighborhoods,
so that their interests may be better
looked after; the poor are to be re
lieved, the backward helped and homer
instilled into the dealings of all. In
stead of attempting to defend Jews
who may be accused of crime they are
going to look up the record of the sus-
pect; if his record be bad, they, in
stead Of defending him, are going to
see that they are put away for safe
keeping a long time. When Jew
fails in business and he has his pocket
filled they are going to octrasize, boy
colt and publish him. They are 60
ing to make the word Of the Jew worth
all honor and dependence. One might
say that they have purging society
they are going to purge the race of
it's worthless and damaging individ-
uals.
What a wonderful thing it would be
if all the people of our race would
have the courage to purge their COM
munities.
There are two people who are hang
ers on and expect to be protected on
account of color; and too often we
feel that every prosecuted person is a
prosecuted one and that it is up to us
to help them out. This game has been
worked too long. There ought to be
no division of society based on occu-
patton or labor, but there must be a
division based on honesty of purpose
and some notion of race responsibility.
The man without visible means of
support ought not be allowed to enter
into social and other affairs. There
are too many moral lepers. whose
passport is a glib tongue and cheap
suit. They ought to be drummed out
of town for their audacity; women are
gullible and easily taken in by. these
smooth chaps and the men of the
community are lacking in their sense
OF duty to permit such goings on.
The dope Selling doctor and the ono
who does promiscuous abortions, SELL
ing his own soul for gold and demoral-
izing the community by furnishing a
market, fof such leacherous traffic
ought to be stunned by the public.
1t is not prejudice which prompts
their prosecution, but rather color is
in their favor and often keeps them
from being rallroaded. =
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BURLINGTON, IOWA.

Rev. J. II. Bell viii be with us again
this year as pastor Of st. Johns A. M.
T.. church.
jamie Ray is still confined to his
bed. We hope for his speedy recovery.
Mrs. Ed Williams entertained the
B J. p. club last Monday.
George Ashby of Keokuk visited a
few hours with his brother, VIM. W..
Ashby, last Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. J. II. Bell and daugh-
ter have returned from attending the
annual conference. Rev. Bell visited
his mother in Pembroke, KY, sister
in Centralia, Ill, and niece in st,
Louis, Mo. ri ..-.
+ Mrs. Bell visited relatives in La
Grange, III. They had avery pleasant
visit.
Mrs. Minnie Ealy and son Of Milan,
No, are visiting her sister, Mrs.
Peter King, and niece, Mrs. Ed Will
Iiams. s% 'E+
Mrs. w. C. Dickson has returned
home, after a delightful visit with her
mother. ..r
Clem WEIGH died at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Emma Early, Saturday a
IN at s:30. o'clock. The deceased was
born December ID, 1879. He leaves a
sister and host of friends to mourn
his death. The funeral will be held
from St. Johns A. n. Z. church Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, Of which
he was amember. Rev. j. II. Bell viii
have charge OF the services.
Mrs. M. Sidney entertained the B
j. p. club Monday. Mrs. NJ. Ealy was
the guest Of honor. An excellent
lunch was served by the hostess ant
all had an enjoyable time.
Mrg. Ida Wallace has returned from
Carton, Mo-, where she has been Wis
ting her grandmother.
Mrs. Bee Johnson had very pleas
ant,visit with her son in Mt. Pleasant
last week.
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.
Especial to Bystander.)

Especial to Bystander.)
We are having some sickness in our
city now
Mrs. Sanders is some better at this
writing.
81 Mr.. Supplies, who has been on the
sick list for the past six weeks, is re-
ported better since he passed through
a very painful operation.
Mrs. G. Manuel is confined to her
bed eince last week.
Mr.. Samuel Williams of Taylor,
Texas, died from an operation On the
3rd day Of October. The remains were
shipped to Topeka, kans., by his wife,
Mrs. Martha Bledsoe. :. :
The Tabernacle church had good
services all day last Sunday. The
house was filled Sunday evening. The
pastor preached an impressive sermon
from the subject, Borrowed Relig-
ion" Matt. 25:8-10, which held the
congregation spellbound from begin
ming to end. Rev. Jackson seems to be
what the people really needed in the
Bluffs AZ apastor.
sThe Tabernacle church will start
their revival meeting next Monday
evening, October 10th. Rev. v. S
Cooper Of Fayette, Mo-, will preach
for that people. Rev. Cooper is among
the strongest preachers Of the middle
west and unequaled al a pastor evan.
gelist
:. Rev. Jackson has been one Of the
-city's busy pastors since he landed ir
the Bluffs. Keep up with the times
The church THAT is to say the Taber.
nAcle church) is open six nights pei
week. .a...
Mrs. e. Walker will give an enter.
.tainnent Friday night, known as ths
Mt. Carmel association. A fine. pro
gram has been prepared for the oc
casion. -.