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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09
ROADS INSPECTED
Continued from Page one.)

1t is the first time that the board
| as whole has ever made such an in.
spection. In the past, the individual
members have inspected the work in
their respective beats, and at the
monthly sessions, each man has made
a report to the board of what has
been accomplished. Only in rare in
stances has the whole board inspected
"a pan ocular piece OF road and never
before have all the roads of the coun-
ty< been visited and studied.
Get information.
1t became known today that the pur-
pose of the inspection of yesterday
were to obtain information by which
the members will be guided in the fu-
ture in highway matters. 1t is said
that the present board is composed
unanimously of good roads enthus-
lasts; OF men who realize that the
future of Forrest county, as well as
any other county, depends upon a
system of good roads.
Since the new board assumed its
duties the first of the year it's mem
bers always have shown themselves
to be interested in extending the good
roads whenever and wherever posi-
bic.
The order issued by the board, up
on which yesterdays inspection was
made, is as follows:
Whereas, there is an unusually
large amount of work being done on
the public roads CT Forrest county,
and the expense thereof is proportion
ately greater than ever before: and,
whereas this board purposes to con-
tinue, and from time to time increase
the good road work, and has not.
as q body at any time inspected the
work done and that proposed to be
done both by the county convicts and
the road commissioner;
Therefore it is the sense of this
board that it is to the interest of the
county that the board so in a body
and inspect the work done and being
done, and to assist in the laying out
o. The work proposed to be done"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09
Joe Whitley, issued the following state.

Joe Whitley, issued the following state.
lment:
"All of the white brakemen. yard
men and flagmen, employed on the
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad, with the
exception of one, are on strike today.
Il want to deny that the strike was
caused because the company refused
to discharge the negro employees The
officials of the company do not know
what the demands of the union are
They never have given the men an
opportunity to confer with them. We
have used every effort to meet with
the officials and discuss our troubles,
but every effort has been rebuffed.
Our delegates have been ignored
THE strike was not called until
the company began discharging and
removing members of the union yoster-
day. Then il was that We ordered the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

and every time Governor Bilbo takes
a drink OF milk he thinks of J. NJ. Cade.
the man who sent the COW and cali
TO the executives home
Nh. Cade was member of the jury
that acquitted Governor Bilbo of brib-
cry charges. when he was tried in the
Kinds county circuit court last year.
Yes. Mr. Cade sent the cow and
calf around to our home" said Cover
nor Bilbo, with smile, "and the gift
was appreciated | can tell YOU Now,
it would have looked bad wouldn't it.
if l had sent Mr. Cade a COW. as he
served on the jury that tried me, but
it so happens that he sent me one"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09
IRA|NMEN STRIKE
Continued from Page One.)

trains made Up by the G.. L S. |. here
last night, the officials not caring to
take chance at having this work
done during the night time Conse-
quently, when the freight cars were
brought into Hattiesburg last night,
they remained in the yards till morn
ing, when they were made up. This,
consequently, made it impossible to
get the trains out on time this morn
ing.
Guards have been placed on all
trains, both passenger and freight,
and will continue there until the trou-
hles are adjusted. The number OF
special officers is to be Increased dur
ing the day
Two trains were abandoned by the
union men yesterday One freight
was tied up at Lumberton for some
time. II was taken later by the engi-
neer and conductor. Another was
abandoned near Make. This is en-
route this afternoon to Mendenhall
in the hands CT a new crew.
Cause of Strike.
Concerning the strike, the following
dispatch was received this morning
from Gulfport:
"a strike was declared late yester-
day by trainmen employed by the
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Com
pany The strikers claimed the com
pany refused to recognize their affilia-
ton with the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen. About 500 trainmen are
involved in the strike and their
places are being taken by men re-
cruited by the company several days
ago in anticipation of the action, it is
said, by company officials.
&c. G. Hanger, oIttne national board
of arbitration, has been called to in
yestigate the strike, it was announced
here tonight. A. F. Whitney, of Cleve-
land, vice president of the Brother
hood OF Railway Trainmen. arrived
here today to represent the strikers.
No efforts have been made to in |
tcrfere with the running of trains on |
the road. The Gulf and Ship Islane |
Railroad runs from Gulfport to jack |
son. Miss"
Union Makes Statement.
The union this afternoon, through |
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09
THE COMMON SENSE SIDE OF THE QUESTION

this nation and Europe
understand it is robbed OF all
and f matter is simply this
American citizens
have OF begerent nations Well
nation has the right to say to this
nation vo must people armed ships Well admit that
the and because no
has nv right the citizens of this
countrv be mott o those ships
Now blu n Presidents contention
Mr. BRYAN and other eminent in
all about the law and the
We
million
allowed this
would be willing to yield to the demand
citizens right travel on
m while we others wiling for our own
benefit pleasure OF the few but for
who disposed to travel
Wiling
be allowed to hazard the hve OF
papers
these armed
ct
country its ninety mllor
in to their
tina thereby endangerng this country
side of that quest on
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

and their courts attended the royal
ball in the Firemen's Hall. The queens
bali was held in the Elks' Home, where
the ball room and throne room were
ready for the homage of their numer-
GUS subjects. At the balls the king
and queen and their courts unmasked
r. P. Linfeld, superintendent of the
public schools, was king and Miss
Mamie Lewis queen. She is the daugh-
ter Of Capt. John E. Lewis, alderman
at-large. The queen and her maids
were entertained at q sumptuous din
ner in the Riviera Hotel Monday
night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

men from their jobs. We had no in.
tention of striking.
1.-The crews on all the trains on the
main line, and on one of the branch
lines, worked their trains into the
terminals before quitting work. They
did this in order to show that they
are willing to play fair in this strike
"a full and complete statement CIV
ing the position Of the men, will be
Issued tomorrow"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09
PROF. LiNFiELD KING
< OF ElkOki~CARNIvA


Biloxi, Miss, March 9-Biloxi's
fifth annual carnival celebration was
marked by both day and night parades,
, the festivities concluding with two
brilliant balls. The afternoon parade
started at 2:39 O'Clock upon the ar
rival of King Argus V and his court
aboard the royal yacht Fantie. The
royal party disembarlied at the pier
OF the Hotel Riviera and the parade
proceeded 10 the city hall, where the
keys of the city were presented to tnc
king by Miss Ada Moore, daughter
of Councilman Z. E. Moore.
The parade, headed by Chief OF Po-
lice Staehling, and aides, Col. Charles
Alexander, ard composed of members
of the Redmen the kings and queens
OF the former carniyals, advertising
floats and three brass bands, after
traversing the principal streets dis
banded, King Argus, his courtiers and
a few invited guests, proceeded to the
Kennedy Hotel, where the royal ban.
quet was served.
The night parade the more elaborate
started from the den in Main street
at 730 o'clock, moving west in How
ard avenue to Reynoir street, TO the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad sta
tion, to Fayard street, to Howard ave
nue. and east to Lameuse street. to
the beach TO Main street, TO Howard
avenue and over the same route after
which King Arauis and Queen IXOlib
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09
wATERED GASOLINE
SOLD TO AUTOISTS

Coldwater, Miss, March s.
Selling water for gasoline was
"a fraud practiced here last
week by the negro driver of
an oil wagon owned by C. P.
Mooney, of fernando. The
negro filled the tank OF a local
gasoline dealer with mixture
that was principally water.
and before the fraud was
detected several automobiles
were supplied with this new
substitute for motive power.
When the real gasoline in these
cars was used up they stopped
in the road wherever they hap
pened to be, and their owners
were put to much inconveni-
ence. The same negro is said
to have adulterated the coal oil
sold to local dealers quite re-
Gently.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09
What Fools these Morals Be-"

An honest business fam
lily, consisting of m a n :
ufacturers, johbers and re-
tailers, is driving through
the forest of distribution to
tn e market place. The
woods are beset with hum
cry wolves, and the only
safe route is along the
well-marked road of in
telligent advertising. The
driver is a safe and expe-
rienced Advertising direc-
tor and the members of
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09
JUROR WHO ACQUITTED
BlLEO GIVES HIM COW

Jackson, Miss. March 9.-There is
fine, big black COW and a calf in the
back yard of the governors mansion
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09
So. so FOR SPEEDING.

Isaac Collins was fined 500 in May
or Batson's court this morning for
5DPeding
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

Of Blaine nomination
the Republican ngerso
of
h
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

remark right row in the begin
generally streets
would
and talk
faies
Having
effective sanitary
"city
cleaning up?
his
done? way? Cannot
heretofor not quite Blu most"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

Villa invading American soil
bandit outlaw, with
and Rob Burow
killing
deal trouble
o
punished when they
S ought Mexico.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

the party a r e
a m C d with
cash resources,
a b lity and
e expert ence,
with w h i c h
they may fight
their common
c n e m y, the
wolves. They
are all anxious
to obtain the
profits await
ing t h e m at
the N a k e t
place and they
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

other, each striving to con-
troll. Their weapons are
turned against each other
and Immediately. t h eir
common enemies, Fraudu-
lent Advertising, Dis
h 0 n c S t Merchandising
and Unfair Competition
come closer to the sleigh.
The wolves realize that
their victims are being
prepared for them. Their
jaws snap eagerly in an
ticipation of the feast. 1t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

show some impatience at
the time the journey re-
ouires. Finally there is a
dispute as to a shorter
course to be followed. The
manufacturer, the jobber,
the retailer and the con-
sumner, each insists on die
tating the way. Suddenly
they seize the reins and the
frightened horses plunge
off the established road.
Then the men attack each
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

special authorized
foolish which reached
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

is evident that
t h e e tire
p a rty S
doomed if the
family con-
hict continues.
0 n c by o n e
t n e m e m
bers will be
drag ged down
by the wolves.
Their fate is
newt able
b ut harken |!
Hear t h o S c
c u OH 4 G "A.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

in
he he he
blame this
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09


come back" That
Underwood
him. is "metho in his
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

distance! Another party is
approaching at top speedl
There is yet hope, for it is
the Vigilance Patrol main
tanned by The Associated
Advertising Clubs of the
World. Business will be
rescued! The guns of the
misunderstanding forces
will be turned On the ma
rauders and the family will
be conducted to the safety
of public confidence.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

This is one of a series to
Advertise Advertising -
by the Associated Adver-
Using Clubs of the World
Headquarters Indianap-
ohs). The illustration is
used through the courtesy
OF the publishers of
Puck. The text was
preparedbyMe Sidener,
chairman of the National
Vigilance Committee offhe
Associated Advertising
Clubs. Write for booklet,
written for buyers like
yourself. Every man or
woman who buys any Kind
of commodities viii find it
profitable reading.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

No inalbe, William
right all the time than
morally intellectually
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

The Florida TimesInion
Colonel the West
Oblivion
of Lucifer. S
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

Billy Sunday and Charlie Chaplin simply coming
shows how classical we highbrow Americans are.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-09

Nobody can beat Wilson but Wilson"
The Delta independent., 1916-01-14

wife that grows into a rumor, that
spreads into report, that chrystal-
ICES into heinous charge and home
is broken up by it.
A boy does something wrong in the
folly of his youth. He repents, and is
all the better and stronger man for it.
But go where he will, idle gossip tells
over the story with a thousand embel-
lishments, and shuts every door of op-
portunity in his face.
A girl is silly and indiscreet.
Nothing is really wrong with her, but
idle gossip blackens her name until it
drives her into booming the thing it
calls her.
Why should we blacken people with
our tongues that we would not injure
with our hands? Why should we
blaken their characters when we
would scorn to throw mud at their
clothes? Should we who demand au-
thority for everything else, demand
none for injurious stories concerning
our neighbors?
Idle gossip does more harm than
anything else in the world, and if the
ladies who are so fond of reforming
things, really want to start a reform
that do more for the happiness of
the world than anything else, they will
inaugurate an anti-gossiping crusade.
And they can begin it in their own
proper persons, for idle gossip, like
charity, begins at home.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-14

in the state comes the report that the
prohibition law will be enforced and
lived up to as nearly as possible. The
saloon men have all quit, many of
them changing their business. Denver
is the only place where there has been
an open demonstration, and this was
in the form of 1000 barkeepers and
saloonmen parading before the govern
session of the legislature to provide
them with Jobs.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-14
SCHOOL NOTES

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The Delta independent., 1916-01-14
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Four Austrian miners were killed in
snow slide near Telluride on Tues
day. This is said to be the first snow
slide fatality in San Miguel county for
seven or eight years.
The state land board sold 1850 acres
of land at public auction Tuesday at an
average of $40 an acre The net profit
on the sale was $72.350. Non-irrigated
land in eastern Colorado was much in
demand.
Arthur ]. Hamilton, self-confessed
robber of the bank of Manitou, was
sentenced by Judge Sheafer in the dis
trict court Monday morning to serve a
term of from IL to Ia years in the
state prison. Under the information in
which Hamilton pleaded guilty. IA
years was the maximum sentence.
Col James C. Bulger, who js un-
der sentence to hang for the murder
of popular hotel man in Denver some
months ago and recently given a good
chance to prove himself insane, was
adjudged perfectly sane by jury in
the Denver district court on Tuesday
Bulger will be put to death on the 9th
of next month.
The right of the United States to re
woke permits was upheld by Fedora
District Judge Lewis of Denver in q
decision rendered on Tuesday and he
ordered the Colorado Power company
to pay a monthly rental for the gov
ernment land where the plant is locat
ed Attorneys express the belief thai
this decision will affect power com
panies in all the western states where
government permits are held.
supreme court review of Distric
Court Judge II. Denison's decision de
nying the application of the state ia,
commission for an order compelling Fl
nance Commissioner Pitcher to rails,
the assessed valuation of Denver prop
erty $55,000.000 is expected this week
Deputy Attorney General Norman
Montgomery, who argued the case TO
the tax commission and for the stat
, board of equalization which sue
: jointly, is expected to reopen the mat
ter 1t is believed by attorneys that ii
! view OF the speedy settlement desired
the state will take no further steps Il
the district court but will go at ono
to the supreme court. Final dispos
, tion of the case will affect PRACTICAL
: every county in the state.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-14
WAR THOUGHTS.

That the preparedness movement re-
ceiveS much of its inspiration from
those who have already made millions
from war conditions, is plainly to be
inferred. They are behind the move
ment for what there is in it to them.
The danger to the nation is in get
ting these selfish motives mixed with
the more patriotic ones.
We need and want a certain amount
of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES defenses, navy
enlargement, and perhaps larger
army, but our best safeguard is the
patriotism, the bravery, the character,
the ingenuity, the resourcefulness, of
our people, all of which can be fully
depended upon when properly applied
in case of invasion by foreign foe.
Whenever this country is invaded,
everything in it will leap to its defense.
Its citizens are the most expert rifle
men in the world and there isn't
drop of coward blood in their veins.
They would be fighting for their home
as well as for their country. They
would have, under normal conditions.
marvellous wealth and resources to aid
them. Put them in that condition and
no foreign foe could lick them, pre-
paredness or nix preparedness. 1t
wouldn't take them long to get pre-
pared.
On the other hand there is no pres
ent call to mix in the European war
other than to avenge the undoing of
some fool American who ventured un-
wisely within the range of their guns
or torpedo boats. To mix in that war
would be largely fighting without a
cause, just as the European nations
are doing, and to be drawn into that
war now would result in giving Japan
Just the chance for which she is wait
ing-the chance to land on us effective
1y.
As matter of fact this nation has
plenty to do to properly guard her in.
terests and take care of her people
1t will be time to talk war when war
is forced upon us by threatened inva
sion. Above all, we should not get
war into politics.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-14
Advantage Of the Horse.

They were speaking of the love that
some people have for the old-fashioned
when Congressman Harry p. Dale of
New York was reminded of the fol
lowing appropriate incident: ,f
A farmer who lives in one of the
back counties was approached by an
automobile salesman, but the elo-
quence handed out made no impress
sion on Uncle Josh.
'Nothin' doin', mister" he said with
an air OF finality. aye cant beat tn,
boss with one O. them things. The
hoss has the advantage every time"
you said that before" responded
the salesman. ''In what particular do
you think the horse has the advan-
tage?"
"Wa-al," returned Uncle Josh, when
hoss dies ye kin skin him and git
81 for the hide."-PhiladelI hia Tele.
graph.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-14
Real Estate Transfers

Prepared by the Grand Mesa Alb
stract company, Delta, Colorado, week
ending January 18th, 1916.
Warranty Deeds
Mary H. Blaine to John w. Ballard,
lots, Delta. $1,000.
S. A. Anderson to H. L. Elder, tract
Delta. 81.
Grace G. Hirschfield to w. B.
Smtehurst, lots Cedaredge, 81.
Austin E. Miller to Andreas Fell lots
Austin. 81.
R. S. Hickman to United States of
America, warranty deed to water right
Quit-CIaim Deeds
Luther NJ. Goddard to Frank NJ. God
dard, tract Hotchkiss. 81.
Divid NJ. Childress to George w
Livesay, tract. Crawford. 81.
Patents
United States of America to Chas
L. Fass, assignee, tract, Coalby.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-14
KILLED BY IDLE GOSSIP

"Killed by idle gossip" was the YER
an Illinois village the other day, after
investigating the suicide of a beauti-
full young woman who had shot herself
writes Dorothy Dix.
1t is pity the jury could not have
gone step further and indicted for
murder all who had banded around
the false and malicious stories that
had first slain the woman's reputation
an then slew her. Certainly every
scandal monger among them was an
accessory before the crime for her
death.
KILLED by idle gossip," How of
ten that epitaph might be written over
ruined life or broken heart, and
how few of us can hold up our hands
and swear ourselves free of blood
guiltness. We may not have origin
ated the black story that blightened
the career of a fellow creature, but we
listened to it. We stood by and held
the garments of those who stoned the
innocent
Our attitude toward gossip is pas
sing strange. We all admit that the
good name is the most prescious pos
session of a man or woman, and that to
rob them of 1t is to make them poor
indeed. Yet we, who would not take
penny fro mtheir purse. have nc
hesitation in filching their reputa
tion from them. We, who are punct
iliously honest and would scorn to pass
on a dime whose value we even sus
pected, pass on scurrilous story
without stopping an instant to investi
gate its truth.
We, who are tender hearted ant
ould not bring ourselves to inflict the
slightest physical pain upon another
human, have a ghoulish delight II
tearing to pieces the character of ever
our friends, though there is no othe
torture that the victim would not rath
er undergo.
There is nothing sacred from idl'
gossip. Nobody is exempt 1t is rarel.
even Intentionally malicious. it II
just an evil. miasmatic wind tina
ONES from nowhere and blows every
where, poisonous to all upon whom
breathes.
A man and his wife live happily to
gether, trusting each other. Idle gos
sip begins whispering over the tea
pots. or through the cigar smoke haz
some vague suspicion OF husband .
The Delta independent., 1916-01-14
PEA GREEN.
, ,>>>>>>>>>>>~> - =

Mrs. Lee Marsh is sick with the la
grippe.
Dick Livesay was Sunday visitor
with the Rays.
Thornleys' and some other stockmen
are shipping cattle this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ray and son, Char
lie. we're dinner guests at Mr.. Clark's
Sunday.
Lester Green and sister. Miss Esther
visited C. E. Rays Saturday night and
attended the dance at Brew hall.
Mr. an Mrs. John Marsh had as their
guests the latter part of last week Mr..
and Mrs. Neal Green and Mr.. John
Sumner, of Spring creek mesa.