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Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-27
DIRECTORS COMING
WEEK FROM TO-DAY
When Decision Will BE
Reached Regarding New
Paper Mill

Walter C. Cooke, president of the
Great Southern Lumber Company,
accompanied by a number of the
directors will arrive in Bogalusa
one week from today, and while
here will decide whether they will
build a paper mill on Columbia
street. Indications are that they
will approve of the new enterprise.
They will look after other business
interests while in the city. and will
remain for few days.
AS this is the season of the year
for a clean I'D of all premises, lets
get to work and have the city in a
spotless condition when they arrive
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-27
LOCAL TIME TABLE.

ARRIVES LEAVES
North Bound
s:5om No g. Daily except sunda lam
New Orleans to Jackson
ZOO m No. 4. Daily except Sunday 7:lO pm
New Orleans to Columbia
1885 am No. IL, Sunday only 1880 m
New Orleans to Jackson
S:50pm No. 8. Sunday only sos m
New Orleans to Columbia
10 6: m No. IA, Daily except Sunday
TyIertown to Bogalusa
$40 m No Is. Daily except Sunday
Tyier,own to Bosalusa
75S m No. Is, Sunday only
Tyertown to Bosalusa
$40 m No. 90 Sunday only
Tylertown to Bosalusa
SOUTH BOUND
255pm No. /, Daily except Sunday sos p m
Jackson to New Orleans
800 m No. 8. Daily except Sunday 6:l0 m
Columbia to New Orleans
$50 pm No. II, Sunday only SOS p m
Jackson to New Orleans
700 m No. Z. Sunday only 7:2O a m
Columbia to New Orleans
No. Is. Daily except Sunday els a m
Bogalusa to Tylertown
No. Is, Daily except Sunday 625 N
Boealusa to Tyertown
No. II, Sunday only, 1000 m
Bosalusa to Tylertown
No. 10. Sunday only $40 m
Bcealusa to Tylertown
For further information write ticket
agent, or NJ. j. Mcmahon, General Pas
senger Agent; G. B. Auburtin, Assist
ant General Passenger Agent, Suite
COS, Whitney-Central Bldg, New Or.
leans, La. Long Distance Phone
Main 48S.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-27
When You Grow Old

You would like to have a likeness
of yourself, the wife and mother, the
brothers and sisters. Then too you
want pictures showing the various
ages of the children and sprinetime
is picture time. Perhaps you have
not had a picture made in several
years, just kept putting it off. The
folks back home would appreciate
good picture of you. They can buy
any git except a picture. Why
not have that picture made this
week by Kirtlands Studio. Headley
building in North Bogalusa.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-27
Cover 1900 Miles In week

Franklinton, La. April Co.. Wilton
Magee, Jerry Dickson, Houston
Sheridan and Claud Simmons who
left here a week ago in an automo-
bile for Poyner, Texas, returned
yesterday, having made the round
trip, a distance of 1900 miles in
seven days. Jerry Dickson went to
visit his mother who has been quite
i'll, and the other three young men
his friends, went along for the pleas
ure of the trip.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-27
LOST AND EYE? THEN
NO PER CAPITA TAX
City Attorney Tells Who
Is Exempt From The
Tax

During the past few days there
has been considerable discussion re-
gardine who is exempt from paying
the per capita tax. and City Attor-
ney Talley has rendered the following
opinion regarding the ordinance.
Our ordinance provides that all
men between ages of Is and fifty
five (55) except ministers of the
gospel, who are able-bodied. shall
pay the tax. Now, as to just what
is able.bodied, Mr.. Black, who is
the author of a Law Dictionary
says:
Able Bodied AS used in a
statute relating to service in the
militia, this term does not imply an
absolute freedom from all physical
ailment. 1t imparts an absence of
those palpable and visible defects
which evidently incapacitate the
person from performing the ordinary
duties of a soldier.
Very few men are physically
perfect l would exempt the man
blind in one eye, but would not
exempt the man with a finger or
two off, unless it deprives him OF
the use of his entire hand.
Insurance companies, and all OF
the States in the Union and the
Congress of the United States when
passing Employers Liability Laws
make very small allowances fol
fingers or toes, but make a much
larger allowance for loss of an eye
For instance for the loss of a finger
or toe. an allowance of so per cen
, of the wages for from ten to twent!
weeks, while the loss of an eye, an(
, allowance is made for one hundred
o weeks. Accident insurance Com
q panies will paw One Half the princi
, pal sum for loss of one eye, and,
o certain small fixed sum for loss Q
finger or toe etc.
NY opinion, therefore, is that 70
|. the loss of any eye, IN exemption
should be made, but for the loss Q
q a finger, fingers or toe or toes, n
exemption should be made, unles
the loss is Of such a nature that
deprives the person of the entir
use of the arm or Lex.
If the party claiming exemptio
% has some other physical defects, i
y the body, a certificate from the Cit
y Physician that he is not an adj
10 bodied man in the light of the pt
70 capita tax ordinance, should be n
y, quired before any exemption
= allowed"
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-27
Know A Blind Child

If YOU know of any blind child or
one whose eyesieht is so deficient
as to prevent him from attending
the public schools, who is strong
mentally and physically and Of good
moral character, write to the Super.
intendent Of the State School for
the Blind at Baton Rouge and give
him the name and address.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-27
Want Pretty Lawns

Perhaps you think it would be a
mk, but about all that is necessary
so have plenty of water during
We spring and summer months.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-27
Dance Saturday Evening

What promises to be one Of the
most enjoyable dances Of the season
will be given at Almonds Hall in
Pleasant Hill next Saturday evening
under the auspices Of the Woodmen's
Circle. Fabers Orchestra will fur
nish the music and refreshments
will be served. Ladies will be
admitted free of charge while
gentlemen will be charged So cents
The public is invited to attend.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-27

You have no faucet in the front or
back yard for the garden? Call me
and will do the work yet today at
a very reasonable price. W. G..
Anderson, Phone $50 or drop me a
card.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-27
Sacred Concert

The Praise Service held at the
First Methodist Church Sunday
evening was largely attended when
a fine program was rendered, and
every number was unusually tlne.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-27
Abe Martin Says

Their servin' two kinds O maple
syrup at tn Little Gem Resturint-
fancy an mine run. Mrs. Tilford
Moot's nephew is gittin' right t
tn front up at Indynoplus, as you
kin jest barely make out his sigma
ture t a typewriter letter.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-27
New Orleans Great Northern r. r.
Terminal Station. Canal Street,
New Orleans.
ARRIVES

LEA Els ARRIVES
Daily, Except Sunday.
7:OS m Jackson. Columbia. Tyertown. Boea-
lusa. Folsom, Covineton and intermediate
points SIS m
APO p m Folsom, Columbia, Tylertown. Boea-
lusa and intermediate points S:45 a m
SUNDAY ONLY
1855 a m Jackson. Columbia. Tylert0wn. Boga-
lusa and intermediate points sos m
500 m Columbia, Tylertown, Bogalusa, Fol-
som, Covington and Intermediate points 1920 m
Sunday Excursion
1885 m Folsom, CovingtOn, Abita Springs
Vaudeville, Lacombe, Forest Glen and
intermediate points sos p m
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-01

MAYOR WANTS AID. KERNER TO
APOLOGIZE TO HEALEY
Because Aid. Kerner, who fostered
the auto truck fender law, criticized
Chief of Police HeaIey for not en-
forcing it, Mayor Thompson asked
him to apologize yesterday. He says
Judge Walker, in his decision in the
mandamUs suit against the police
head, declared the ordinance illegal
Judge Walker did not declare the
ordinance illegal in his decision in
the case brought against Healey by a
fender company. In an opinion, de-
livered after the decision, the Judge
suggested that the ordinance be mod
flied.
But the mayor wants the alderman
to apologize for rapping Healey be-
cause he didn't try to enforce a law
passed on three times by the council.
Healey has never made any at
tempt to put the fender law into OPP
Grafton. An opinion from Samuel
Ettleson, recently big business attOr-
ney, now corporation counsel, was re-
lied on by the chief when he made his
stand against enforcement of the
law.
Tweve people have been killed by
fenderless auto trucks since the chief
of police refused to give the fender
law a test in court, so that if illegal it's
faults would show.
The State street department
stores, express companies, Auto
Truck Owners assn, Illinois Manu-
factUrers' assn, Chamber of Com
merce, "auto row" and big business
in general have protested against the
fender law. Tenders will cost money.
NEW GERMAN U-BoAT CAMPAIGN
ON-NO CASUALTIES
I OndOn March GnrmoOv'c DnyTT
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-01

IA ON ROWE ROW GOES ~
COUNCIL FLOOR TONIGHT
A battle royal is expected in the
council tonight when Aid. De Friest,
negro administration floor leader for
the mayor, will make a fight to Vindi-
cate Mrs. Louise Osborn Rowe. Mrs.
Rowe, the mayors appOintee to the
position of commissioner of public
welfare, has been accused of shaking
down Mrs. Page Waller Eaton for one
third of her salary while she was
working as superintendent of social
surveys in her department.
Aid. Kennedy is going to introduce
minority report which will carry
recommendation for further inquiry.
The administration forces are expect
ed to fight it on the ground that the
city councils inquiry was illegal, and
that the civil service commission is
now making the only bona fide probe
into the scandal.
Just what Hoyne's action will be on
this matter has not been determined.
He said he would have statement to
give out after the primaries.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-01
FIELD TRUCK STRIKES GIRL
STORY NOT PRINTED

A Marshall Field & Co. auto truck,
such as killed Catherine Goggin, near
ly claimed another life yesterday.
Alice Erlihg, 4 years old, was severe
Iy hurt by a fenderless truck owned
by the department store.
Playing in the street in front of
her home at 366 w. Oak, the girl
didn't heed the approach Of the ma
chine
She skipped in front of the auto,
and when it was close on her fell di-
rectIy in its path. She was run over.
The Chicago Tribune printed the
story in an early edition, but it was
killed in>the last. Neither Herald or
Examiner mentioned the accident.
-O-O-
PhiIadeIphia--Col. A. B. Stewart,
Chicago lawyer and ex-attorney gen.
eraI OF Porto Rico, finished 1 year and
1 day term in pen for participation in
100000 Int Lumber and Develop
ment Co. swindle, viii return to Chi.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-01
NEW GERMAN U-BoAT CAMPAIGN
ON-NO CASUALTIES

London, March l.-Germany'S new
submarine decree, sanctioning at
tacks without warning on beIligerent
armed merchant ships, went into eff
feet at the stroke of midnight. Thus
far there have been no results and no
definite reports of toTpedoings under
the new decree are expected before
twenty-four or possibly forty-eight
hours.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-08
Hiuh School Girls
Women
Observation-Disclosures
NINE DRESSES MADE BY MEM
BERS OF 1o-A GRADE CLASSES,
ARE EXHIBITED.

The high cost of dressing would DE
materially decreased in Hattlespurg'
il the older women of the city woulo
take a pointer or two from the s-fls
of the 1O-A grade of the Hattlespurs
High School.
Nine dresses, the cost OF whlch
range from $1.20 to $500 and $5.oo'
made by the local girls, members Oh
the domestic science class OF the
school, have been placed on exhioi-
tion in the show windows of 5, l..
Heidelberg. on Main street. and have
been attracting much attention.
A majority of the costumes show
no evidences of the work of amateur
fingers. and the clothes, from the
plain but attractive street dress, TO
the handsome evening gown. are ex-
ceptionally well cut, designed, ano
sewed together. Mrs. Ellie is the
principal designer" for this domestic
science class, and deserves to be con
graduated on the handiwork OF hei
pupils.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-08
Johnson Won't Run
For High Court Job

Judge Paul b. Johnson will not
be a candidate for place on the
Supreme Court of Mississippi, as
associate Judge, to fill one of the
three vacancies which will occur
on January l., next.
This official announcement was
made this afternoon, and came fol-
lowing a series of conferences
which Judge Johnson has been
holding with his friends through
out the district since it first be-
came known that he was consid-
ering entering the race.
My first duty is to my constitu-
ents." y
That is the motive prompting
Judge Johnson to decide not to
enter the race at this time.
Il have decided to yield to the
arguments of my friends" Judge
Johnson said this afternoon, "and
will not be a candidate. My friends
in this judicial district have con-
vinced me, beyond doubt, that |
would receive an overwhelming
majority, should | enter the Su-
preme Court race. But, on the
other hand, they do not want me
to run. They have pointed out
that they went out and worked for
me during the last campaign, sup
ported and elected me. They feel,
and they have convinced me that
they are right, that | owe some
thing to the people who elevated
me at that time; that it would not
be exactly right for me to leave the
position which they placed me in.
81 also have met with surprising
ly great encouragement throughout
the Supreme Court district. From
every quarter my friends already
nave startedto rally to my support
But. as | said before, l believe that
my first duty is toward the people
of my own judicial district. For
that reason, | will remain on the
Circuit Court bench until my term
expires"
When it wes fret ann0-aReed thai
the Hattiesburg jurist was prepar-
ing to enter the race. interest
throughout this Supreme Court dis
trict was shown, and support prom
ised which Judge Johnson never
had looked for His friends were
confident that he would make the
race and come out victoriOusly, and
| not a few will regret to learn the
decision that he will not be can
didate for the higher position.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-08
Enormous Gains Are ShDWn BY
Churches of Southern States

statistics. Even in the South, which
had so large an ingathering of mem
bers, there was little increase in
churches. The Southern Baptist Con-
vention reports losses as about off
setting gains: the Methodist Church,
South, had a net increase OF 96 and
the Southern Presbyterians of only s.
The Northern MethOdists gained 1873.
Several OF the Presbyterian bodies,
which enjoyed an unusual increase in
communicates. show a falling off in
the number Of churches. The Northern
Church. for example. has a net loss of
13S.
Doubtless the hard times that seem
to have come upon the churches in the
rural regions, and which have led to
the closing Of a number of churches
which were formerly flOurishing, and
to the consolidation of many others,
accounts at least in part for the de-
crease.
The grand totals of ministers are
1870. 0.G07. an increase of over 1,700; of
churches. 225,334. a decrease of 15S;
and of COMMITMENTS, 33,3S0,71S. a
gain of $3.50
CONTINUED on Page For.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-08

London, Feb. S.-There are but tew
reports from the major battle fronts
today except a continuation of the
terrific bOmbardmeut along the FRAN
cO-Belgian front. 1t is unknown wheth-
er the artillery bombardment on both
sides is preparing for important IN
fantry operations.
Quiet is indicated along the 'front.'
where the Russians and Teutons nave
been facing each other for months. PC
trograd reports Russian gains against
the Turks around Erzerum.
1t is reported here that Kitchener
will take command of the British III
Egypt. and that Earl Derby will be the
new secretary for war. The report
is uncOnfirmed.
e Russian war minister says that
/ .e Russian munition crisis is past.
The French report but little activity.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-08

A net gain in the memberships of
III per cent in the Southern Baptists
ard II per cent in the Southern Meth
odist churches during the last twenty
five years, is shown in the bulletin OF
church statistics issued by the Federal
Council of the Churches Of Christ in
America, copies of which have been
received in Hattiesburg by number
of clergymen.
During the last year a gain OF
130. 900 communicates in all Baptist
churches. both North and South, and
of 144.079 in all Methodist churches,
is shown in the bulletin.
The European war did no., appar-
emily. seriously affect the prosperity
Of the churches of the United States
in 1915. A net increase Of nearly
654,000 communicates, says DR.. II. X
Carroll the ecclesiastical statistlcian'
speaking for the Federal Council OF tne
Churches OF Christ in America, If not
unusually large, is certainly not alb
normally small 1t is fairly distrib-
uted among the larger denominations
excepting the Lutherans, who report
a loss of nearly IL 900 for the year
much OF which may be explained, per
hans. by faulty returns. The Catho
lies added nearly 1SS,000 to theil
numbers, the Methodists upward OF
$4,000. the Baptists nearly $4,000
the Presbyterians over $4,000, Of
which the northern body had nearly
-. 900 and the southern almost $4,000
| These last are quite unusual gains
| The Protestant Episcopal Church i:
larger than it was by 25,64S.
| An interesting fact is that the gains
| in the South were quite extraordinary
The Southern Baptists had an increas'
of 10000 and more, and the Southern
! Methodists of 66,000 adding tht
Southern Presbyterians the net in
crease of these three bodies was NOR
than 100000, or we'll on to a third 0
the aggregate gains for the year. Tn
returns for the Disciples of Christ TO
1915 are not yet ready. They woul'
probably add materially to the IN
crease of the year.
/ There has been net decrease. In
stead of the normal increase 20
churches. The actual loss is not large
only 15S, but in 1914 there was gai
lof over 1900. The Lutherans quit
. unaccountably appear to have los
NEARLY thousand churches during tn
year, partly due, perhaps, to defective
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-08
SEVEN MEN ARRESTED
IN TWO CRAP GAMES
CITY GETS s35 IN REGULAR
MONEY FOLLOWING A RAID
sY THE POLICE.

The Golfers of the Hattiesburg CITY
Tleasury are richer by $50 this after
noon. as a result of a raid on couple
of gambling places made by Police
man McInnis. assisted by county Of
ficers
seven men were taken in the two
raids. and every man happened TO
hate a S. bill tucked away in his
pockets. when the cases were caiieo
in police court today.
Those nabbed were George Nixon
Gus Jones'. Howard Jordan, and ROD
ert Toole, In the first game, and Lutn-
er Cole, John Vaughan, alias "Coonie
a well known negro pianist about
town, and Georse Spencer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-08
WAGES Of CONWCTS
REDUCED BY BOARD
VOTE TO ALLOW
PRISONERS BUT SO AND So
PER MONTH.

By the narrow margin of one vote,
the Forrest County Board of Super
visors today decided to decrease the
amount OF wages allowed prisoners of
the first and second classes by So and
81 per month, respectively. The new
wage scale goes into effect tomorrow.
Acting On the contention that the
prisoners of the county are overpaid
when they receive So and So for
their services, in addition to their
food. clothing and medical attention,
the board, by vote of 3 TO 2, voted
to reduce the above amounts to 50
and S6 per month, respectively.
Some little opposition was made to
the order by Mr.. Hendrix and Mr..
Ryan, who explained that in fixing
sentences Of prisoners, the courts
would take into consideration the re-
duced wages, anu will be governed
accordingly.
The order is as 1ollOWS.
Whereas it is the Judgment OF
this board that $12 per month for all
first class prisoners, and IS per month
for all second class prisoners worked
on the public roads and bridges and
other works of Forrcsc county is ex
cessive, and inconsistent when the
necessary expense and kind of service
rendered is taken into consideration.
Therefore, it is hereby ordered thai
| the wages of all first class prisoners
now or hereafter dong service OF
| public works, be reduced from 81.
per month to 50 per month, and tha
the wages of all second class prison
ers doing the same service be reduced
from S. per month to Sc per month.
The order will take place immedi
ately. n. NJ. Hendrix, president 0
the board. and !. a Ryan vote'
lagainst the order.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-08

Washington, Feb. S.-The lusi-
tana case looks very hopeful, ac-
cordinu to a high administration
official today, after 6 conference
between the President and Secre-
tary Lansing, before the cabinet
meeting. 1t was indicated that the
President considers Germany's
latest offer as being almost, if not
entirely, acceptable. 1t is infi-
mated that the President may con
fer with Ambassador Won Bern
storff this after nor.
The view reflected by admins
tration officials was that Ger
many's declaration of reprisals
must not extend to other than enc
my subjects, together with Ger
many's previous assurances, were
practically satisfactory. Later,
hiqh officials authorized the state
ment that the United States and
Germany are substantially in ac-
cord. 1t is hoped that the final
settlement will be reached at the
Lansinq-von Bernstorff conference
this afternoon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-08
N. c. SHOWS BIG
EARNING INCREASE
NET REVENUE OF RAILROAD FOX
QUARTER JUST ENDED,
ENCOURAGING.

Jackson. Miss, Feb. S.-lncreaseo'
not earnings for the Illinois Central,
Y. G. NJ. v. and Mississippi Centrai
railroads. for the quarter ending De
cember 81, 1915, over the same quar-
ter of 1914, are shown in reports that
reached Secretary James Galceran, OIL
the railroad commission, yesterday.
The interesting figures are as ioi-
lows.
Illinois Central - Total operating
revenue for quarter ending December
81. last, s6,477,657.13, compared with
S5.931. .SS9.2S for same period in 1914,
an increase of $545, ,767.S5. total oper-
ating revenue and taxes, $5,10S, ,546.22,
compared with $4,570,612.67 for the
same quarter of previous year; net
operating revenue, $1.369, ,110.91, com
pared with s1,s61, ,276.61 same period
in 1914, increase, $7.SS4.3o.
Y. & M.yl Railroad-Total operat
ing revendes last quarter of es15, 81,
055,531. .2s, compared with 1895.
4SO.23. an Increase of $660,051.05: to
tai operating expenses and taxes 81,
435,631.42, compared with $2.3o6,
Alto for same period in 1914; ne
operating revenue s1,619.S99.S6. com
pared with s1,0s9,o05.13 for sam'
period in 1914, an increase Of $500
S96.73.
Mississippi Central Railroad-Tota
operating revenue $215.9S6.54, an II
crease of s24.45s.60. total operatin
expenses and taxes, $146.457.29; ne
operating revenue, $69.479.25. Il
crease in net operating revenue owe
same quarter in 1914. S1Aeee.se.