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Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1916-01-15
New Piano s. udio.

Having recently resigned my
position ia Southern Christian
College, West Point Miss, as in
structor Of Piano and Voice, l will
open studio on Monday, Jan. IL,
in the Alison building, 6O2 IL
Main st. All persons desiring to
take Piano and Voice or either,
may see me at the studio. Gradu-
ate Brenan College Conservatory,
GainsviIle, Ga. Student of At
ianta Conservatory, Atlanta, Ga.
Several years practical experience
as instructor. Phone Residence 141,
Studio As.
HI. B. Abernethy, Pres. d. A. Leak, Din.
SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN
COLLEGE.
(Tri-State-AIa., Miss. La.)
West Point, Mississippi,
Dec. 81, 1915
Mrs. j. I. Perryman,
Water Valley, Miss.
NY uobF MrS. korEymdu:
It is with regret that we accept
your resignation as music teacher
in S. G. c., for your services have
been very satisfactory and our as
sociation with you very pleasant.
Wherever you 60 and whatever
you do our best wishes for the
success you so richly deserve goes
with You.
Yours truly,
81. b. ABERNETHY, Pres.
Mrs. Perryman's work has
been pre- eminently satisfactory to
all concerned
D. A. LEAK, Dean of S. c. G..
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1916-01-15
The Year and its Teachings.

1t is customary for many news
papers at the close of d year, to
print record Of events happening
in the twelve months. These re-
views are instructive, but at best
they convey little suggestion Of the
real spirit Of a period Of time.
History seems one long record of
wars. battles, personal conflicts Of
kings and emperors. These are
not the most vital facts. The real
ly significant events are the pro-
gresss of education, individual
liberty, political democracy, scien-
tific discovery, technical arts, in.
vention, economic prosperity Of
the common people, advance Of
moral ideas. The historian may
not say much on some Of these
points.
What will be the great events Of
1915, as seen by the future histor-
ianf They would hardly be any
battles, for these have not been
decicive. The triumphs Of armies,
candidates, parties, laws, often
seem at the time to mark great
era and assure human betterment,
yet such hopes often prove illusory.
Real progress is very intangible, q
thing OF the human spirit.
It would seem as If 1915 and its
events must strongly emphasize
one idea, the value Of systematic
discipline organization, working In
unity for community ends. Dis
ciplined unity has enabled Germany
TO win marvellous successes. 1t has
,enabled France, with its smaller
population, to make q showing
that many people would nave
thought impossible for demo.
cratic country. Lack of unity and
tiicipline has made English results
disappointing.
This is an idea that applies to
the greatest village alike. Ne ga
tive criticism destroys power. The
people who see their own advance
ment, regardless how such ad-
vancement affects the whole com.
munity, defeat their own ends.
They share in the i'll results OF tht
community ineficiency which they
do SO much to bring about. -Ex.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1916-01-15
+lYcEUM ATTRACTIONS
For the Season Of 1855
Are Announced.
MUSIC An0 LECTURES.

Array ef Talent Whish 10 Scheduled to
Appear hsrs at Intervals Through
out the Winter.
An annual Lyceum entertainment
course IL now regarded as practically
indispensable In nearly 1900 Ameri-
can communities. and the number is
increasing with each year.
Some enc has truly said that Ly-
ceum attraction, even though It failed
to raise q higher standard In the CON-
munity. at least never lowered an ex-
listing standard or In any way left
q deleterious eject. This cannot be
said OF many other kinds Of amuse-
ment and entertainment.
What the winters entertainments
and lectures are to be in each COM
munity Il usually looked for at this
time Of the year. The course here this
year will be made up Of the following
attractions:
THE AMERICAN QUARTET.
The American Quartet and Clayton
Conrad Will render program consist
Ing OF both vocal and instrumental mu-
sic, interspersed with cartoons, just
such Z program AZ Lyceum audiences
delight In.
The instrumental music will be pre-
sented BY three members Of the quartet
on the violin, cello and plano.
The length Of the program will be
about one hour and forty minutes, one
half hour being devoted to the work of
Mr.. Conrad. the cartoonist.
Clayton Conrad features speech In
drawing his pictures. His experience
in newspaper cartoon and commercial
art work, combined with flne ideas Of
color, ats him well for the position he
holds with this company.
The pictures he draws In color are
original and are new IDEAS presented IN
q novel way. He uses two easels. MT
Conrad has made a special study Of
coloring. and the results he obtains In
a few moments with crayons are truly
wonderful.
The cartoons and caricatures he
draws are Of the highest order OF fun
and are bound to make you laugh and
cause you TO forget your worries and
care.
The personnel of this quartet Is as
follows: J. M. Sawyer. first tenor and
accompanist; Clayton Conrad, second
tenor. futist and cartooilist; Paul Fair
child, baritone andx cellist: Z. q. GIL
bert. bass. v1elinist and reader.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1916-01-15

Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Dorman,
of the First Methodist Church,
were complimented Friday evening
Of last week by the unexpected call
of about q score or more OF the
missionary society, who came to
pay their respects to the already
popular minister and his lady, and
evidenced their goodwill to the
couple by leaving pound each Of
an assortment OF good things to eat.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1916-01-15

Rules for housekeepers:
Drink less breathe more.
Eat less -chew more.
Ride less-walk more.
Clothe less bathe more.
Worry less-slee more.
Talk less think more.
Waste less-give more.
Scold less-read more.
Preach less-practice more.
IF
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1916-01-15

Mrs. Jesse A. Bell and son, Earl,
were in Memphis early in the week.
Roland w. Heidelburg of Shu-
buta has been appointed circuit
Judge TO take the place of Hon. w.
w. Venable, who has been elected
to the Witherspoon vacancy in
congress.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1916-01-15

Chief Ogalla Fire, one OF the
few remaining Indian chiefs who
really has fighting record, died
in Chicago Sunday at so.
A Brooklyn physician, claims TO
have discovered sernm treatment
that not only will relieve grippe,
but will prevent it when taken IN
time.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1916-01-15
For The Coming Year
The PROGRESS will Club with
Weekly Coff1n1erCia1 Appeal,
Both for ST, or
Home and Farm,
Both for ST..
Or All Three Papers One Full
Year for $1.25.
Cash Invariably In advance.
The Progress,
Water Valley, Miss.

equitable, and so long as we are
creating and developing SO much
wealth those engaged in creating
and distributing it should receive
proportionately q higher wage than
in less prosperous count, les Scin-
|itar.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1916-01-15
Railroad Wages.

r. s.
1t is not in human nature to be
wholly satisfied with present. condi-
tions, and it is only natural that
every class and every individual
should feel that there is something
better merited than what is being
received. Railroad men in this
country, like other people, believe
that they are not sufficiently COM
pensated, and perhaps they are
right aboutit, but the fset remains
that wages generally in this count
ry are very much higher than they
are in any other country. The lives
Of our laboring people are project
ing on 4 higher plane snd in order.
to maintain themss s II bstterl
living it is necessary Tor them to
receive a much greater proportion
ate compensation. Returning. to
the railroad question, it has been
shown by statistics that in foreign
countries for the year 1912, the
average yearly compensation paid
employees in England was 1884
This in Germany was somewhat
higher, reaching $412. while the
average in the United States was
1928, or nearly twice as much as
paid in England. Siuce that time
railroad wages have greatly IN
creased in the United States. This
is true even in the face Of the fact,
that operating revenues were de-
creased by business depression.
One of our home railroads, the Nash
vile, Chattanooga & st. Louis rail-
way, may be taken as an illustra-
ton. In 1918, Notwithstanding
depressed conditions, this company
paid its locomotive engineers an
average of $3.50. 80 per month, or
So, ,764, ,98 per year. The lowest
monthly compensation paid an
engineer was 5000, ,55 or So, ,514, 60
q year. Conductors average $173.-
54 . month, or $2,O82.48 year.
while some who were longer in the
service received as much as $185
per month. FiremeE, who are
popularly supposed to get compara-
lively small wages, were paid an
average Of $l22.71 per month, the
lowest $112, Is. and the highest.
ST. 60. or $1,651.2 20 q year.
Brakemen received an average of
$113 90 per month. and some AS
much as $l20, or 81, ,44O q year.
These fignres are the more striking
when compored with what is paid
for the same work by English rail-
ways, which average from $50 to
$65 month. Laboring people in
this ought to be paid more than
any other country in the world be-
cause this is a richer country, and
our productive capacities are great
ca. The laws Of distribution must
be, or at least should be, just and
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1916-01-15

Array o. Talent vthish 10 Scheduled "a
Appear hsrs at Intervals Through
out the Winter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30
LYMAN HINTS HE FLED
TO ESCAPE SPY ARREST
Alleged SWindler Pleads His
Own Case In Court.

DR.. John Grant Lyman. who is argu-
ing his own case before Judge Wolver-
ton, in the Federal Court, on indict-
ments charging him with having used
the mails 10 defraud investors, will Of
fer a novel defence. II was learned yes
terday. DR.. Lyman's reason for sud
denly closing up the Offices OF John h.
Putnam e. Co. in February is that he
was afraid there was plan on foot TO
frame him up" as German spy and
munition ship destroyer. To evsde and
Illustrate his prosecutors he suddenly
decided 10 80 into hiding until the Eu-
ropean war ended.
In the course Of the examination OF
the first three talesmen at the opening
OF the trial yesterday afternoon, DR..
Lyman asked them If they sympathized
with the Germans or the Allies. When
the question was objected TO by Edwin
NJ. Stanton, Assistant United States At
torney, Dr.. Lyman turned TO Judge
Wolverton and said:
in the course of the trial the govern
ment will doubtless attempt 10 make j..
appear that flight Is prima facie evil
dence Of guilt and ! purpose TO show
that the reason Of my sudden running
away was TO escape being arrested as a
German spy and charged VIZ the plae
ing OF bombs on ships"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30
German Americans De-
mand Candidates Who
Are "Strictly Neutral"
DECLARE NONE OTHER
. WORTHY OF SUPPORT
Deplore 'Utterances Tending to
Create Division Along
Racial Lines"

Chicago, May PAN official state
ment Of the meeting OF German-Amcri-
can leaders held here yesterday and
to-day was given out this afternoon.
Delegates were present from twenty
five states and Alaska. and other states
were represented by proxy. These dele
gates, IL Is stated, were authorized
representatives Of churches of many
different denominations; of social, bust
ness and quasi-political organizations,
and Of the German-American Press As
ISOLATION"
"All large organizations Of Americans
Of German ancestry throughout the
country were either directly represent
ed or assured the committee of sympa-
thetic support" continues the state
ment.
1t quotes a formal platform of prin-
ciples," the substance of which was
made public yesterday and announces
adoption of the following resolutions:
I'VE, the authorized representatives
of millions of voters in the United
States, in conference assembled at Chi
cago, this Goth day of May, 1916, re-
solve that:
81. We demand a neutrality in strict
accordance with the advice contained In
George Washington's address to the
American people.
"2 We urge a foreign policy which
protects American lives and American
interests with equal firmness and JUS
tice.
49, We condemn every official act
and policy which shows passionate at
tachment for one belligercnt nation or
inveterate sntipathy for another.
~. We deplore those utterances,
voiced by officials, ex-officials and 9TH
ers, designed to create, or tending to
create a division along racial lines
among our people.
80. We hope that no party will nomi-
nate for the Presidency a candidate
whose views tend to establish such
division.
IS. We trust that the Republican
convention will unite all the elements
in the party upon a candidate whose
views are in harmony with these hera-
inbefore expressed.
~. We trust the Democratic con-
vention will nominate for the Presi-
dency one who subscribes to the views
expressed hereinbefore.
I'VE assert that any candidate for the
Presidency who is not in accord with
the views expressed hereinbefore is un-
worthy the support OF free and indie
pendent electorate"
The platform of principles adopted
follows:
1--WE believe in maintaining all Amer
lean rights at all times against all
transgressors. without undue severity
and haste on the one hand or undue
leniency and delay on the other. We
do not believe that we are called TO be
the partisan or the executioner Of any
foreign nation engaged in a struggle
the causes and objects of which are to
most of us yelled in obscurity, and we
hold that an unimpeachable neutrality
toward ALL with persistent and unre-
laxing counsels of peace, should be our
attitude, rather than passionate SYM
patty. recriminstion, defamation and
mercenary traficking upon their neces-
stiles"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30
FIGHTS TO KEEP GERMS
FAR FROM T. RS HONE
Officials Would Not Have Hos
pital Built Near Sycamore Hill.

Mineola, L. l., May 29.-Theodore
Roosevelt is not going to be exposed
TO tubercular germs il James II. Cocks,
Of the Nassau County Board of Super
visors, can prevent it. Supervisor Cocks
may not agree with the Colonel politi-
cally, but he is going TO do ell in his
power to see that Mr. Roosevelt is not
divorced from his good health.
Mr.. Cocks took fatfooted stand to-
day against the erection os a county
tuberculosis hospital in close proxim-
-ity to Sycamore Hill. He said he would
resign from the Board OF Supervisors
if it was voted 70 build it there.
at would be shame 20 place this
hospital near Sycamore Hill. where peo-
pie from all over the country might
visit the Colonel and be exposed 10 the
danger of Infection said MIR. Cocks
while | disagree with the Colonel po-
litically. l consider him one of the great
est living Americans. and / for one
would not vote for anything that might
subject the Colonel to the possibility
of being infected with tuberculosis
germs"
Action was postponed until Thursday.
In the meantime the board will look
over another site, miles away from
Sycamore Hill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30

What other course could the jury have
taken? n IL could only return 70 ne
the love of my parentsl Ny only re.
greet is that | could not have
discovered Waite in lesser crime,
so that could have obtained
a divorce and saved my father and
mother from such terrible death"
Mrs. Waite will leave New York
later in the week and will visit in
Pennsylvania before returning 70
Grand Rapids. In July she will visi.
friends in st. Paul, and later plans 70
go to California, where she may spend
a year
Jas far as any feeling for Or. Waite
il concerned, Il was all over for ne
before the trial started. When I saw
him in the courtroom and when he
tried to look at me IL made no in
preston. Ny sympathy is with his
family. who, with their sorrow, must
bear the disgrace"
Mrs. Waite had read that Mrs. Hor.
ton said that she did not consider
that she had done any real wrong.
"What does she consider is real
vrong?" she asked. az DO not think
she has hoodwinked the public-ths
thinking public. Although what she
has done perhaps has been within the
law-legal law, and not moral law. |
am sure her friendship with Waite be.
gan as early as November, for my maid
told me only this morning that in De-
cember a woman used TO telephone him
and say that she was DR.. Viewers
nurse. Her middle name is Weaver.
I wish | had known Of her before so
7 could have left Waite"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30
T. RS RAP AT DANIELS
DELIGHTS NAVY MEN
Yard Officials Strong for Colonel
as Next President.

Ten officers at the navy yard yester-
day enthusiastically Endorsed Colonel
Rooseyelt's views expressed in his let
ter to Henry Reuterdahl denouncing
Secretary Daniels's plan to reestablish
the civilian engineer corps. They
added that the Colonel would make the
greatest President the nation ever had.
and at time when it is facing the
greatest crisis of its history. While
the Navy Department gag rule pre-
vented them from making any comment
for publication, they did not suppress
tho Joy they experienced at finding
Colonel Roosevelt publicly expressing
the opinions they have entertained in
private for so many months.
Two prominent officers of the depart
ment have been fighting Secretary Dan
iels's plan secretly for the last three
months. They have placed facts and
figures before the Secretary in an effort
TO get him to change his plans to put
civilians on the engineer corps. While
they had little hope of success, they in
sisted upon putting themselves on rec
ord as expressing their conviction. Gag
rule. however, prevented a general dis
cussion Of the merits of the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30
T. R. TRIP CHILLS
HUGHES CROWD
Continued from page I

have seen the handwriting and are in
cined to be reasonable. Root, unless
the unexpected in the convention hap
The Weeks strength after the first bal
lot will be for Justice Hughes, anyway.
Wisconsin Delegates in Dilemma.
Eleven of the Wisconsin delegates, as
opposed TO the fifteen controlled by
Senator La Toilette. are for Hughes,
although here again stumbling block
is encountered. Their instructions are
10 vote for the justice, providing his
views are satisfactory. As he has as
yet not taken a position OF any issue,
how the delegates will determine their
course is still unknown.
The Hughes leader also are plan
ming a clever tactical move in the con-
vention itself. When the roll of states
is called for nominations, it has been
arranged according TO Htchcock's
present plans to have Alabama waive in
favor of New York so that Hughes's
name may be the first presented. Gov
ernor Whitman Of New York is to make
the nominating speech.
To Fight Hitchcock Scheme.
When friends of ex-senator Root and
Roosevelt heard Of this plan they i'm
mediately began preparations for a
fight. They declared that they world
attempt to get the recognition Of the
chair TO present the names o. their
candidates first. Thus the chairman Of
the convention will be obliged 20 settle
the dispute. A situation will thus be
created similar to that which Chairman
Root had 10 face four years ago.
Suffrage leaders are already on the
ground seeking 10 line up candidates
and delegates favorable 10 a platform
plank. Alice Hill Chittenden. of the
New YORK State National AntL-Woman
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30
SAY u. S. INSULTED
GILLIAN ADMIRAL
Valparaiso Papers Accuse Oil
GER on McAdoO Cruise.

Valparaiso newspaper stories Of an
officer of the L. S. s. Tennessee, who
poured ice cream over a Gillian ad-
miral at a dinner given to Secretary
McAdoo. were brought in yesterday by
passengers arriving on the United
Fruit liner Tenadores. Soon after the
lev baptism, according TO the Chilisn
reporters, a brother officer SHE'D his
shoe at the head of a statue of Admiral
Prat, one of Chili's honored naval
heroes.
FREDERICK Schmidt, CHILEAN consul to
Bergen. who came on the Tenadores
en- route to his post, said that the story
of the dinner was common talk in VAL
paraiso. Other passengers said the
South American newspapers were quick
to grasp the opportunity TO publish
long accounts Of alleged disorders st
the affair, which was given to the Of
fcers of the Tennessee and the mem
beers of the McAdoo party by officials Of
the Gillian navy. They could not un-
derstand how the story was suppressed
before it was reported in this country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30

Suffrage Association, also no'iiiea
chairman Hilles that she would appear
before the convention commit''o y"
resolutions TO oppose its insertion.
Sufrragists are also aroused ny Ue
fact that two separate suffrage mre1'
ings are 20 be held here while tne cor
vention is In progress. Inc "a''ynei
Woman Suffrage Association ~ 10 hvlu
one and the Congressional Union IN"
other. MANY leaders fear That thp r..
vivaI of the old interfactlonal hgnt
NAV preiudice the cause before inc
delegates. Every effort is being nade
IN have the two groups as harmonious
as possible. NH
Iican4 arrived in Chicago to-day 10
boom the candidacy of ex-Vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks. In the group were
Harry s. New, nominee for Senator;
James P. Goodrich, nominee for Gov
ernor. and Will Hays, state chairman;
Chairman Hilles has been advised
that the six delegates representing
Hawaii. Porto Rico and the Philippines:
who. under the reapportionment OF
delegates adopted in 1913, are given
seats in the convention without votes,
will make a determined fight before
the credentials committee for the right
10 vote. They will argue that they. are
as much entitled to vote as the dele
gates from the District Of Columbia
and Alaska.
James b. Reynolds, secretary o. the
national committee. also received no
tice of contest over the eight dele
gates-at-large from Texas. The con.
test was filed by c. J. Hostrazem, OF
Houston. Tex, and will be heard by
the committee when it meets ~ take
I'M contests. June l.