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MOOSE EX.CHAIRMAN
BACK IN G. 0. P. FOLD
Jacob X. Schiff Elected to
County Board-Ben-
net on Defence.
FILL COMMITTEE PLACES

Jacob Il. Schiff. ex-county chairman
Of the Progressive party. who was de-
feated by John O'Connell when Mr..
Schiff came up for reelection to the
Progressive county chairmanship last
November. became a sure enough Re-
publican last night upon his election TO
the Republican county committee 70 fll
a vacancy in the Fifth election district
Of the Twenty sixth Assembly district
The filling OF this and four other va-
cancics In the committee took place
when the Republican New York county
committee met In Bryant Hall. I26
Sixth avenue. with County Chairman
Samuel koenig In the chair. Mr. Schif
had formally announced some time ago
that he had gone back to the q. q. T.. ;
nevertheless the announcement Of his
name last night and his unanimous elec-
tion caused much hilarious excitement.
I'VE got all the Bull Moosers now
except George Perkins" cried lusty
voiced patriot somewhere among tho
500 Republicans present
Herbert Gruber was selected to Ali the
vacancy caused by the death OF his
father. Col Abe Gruber, In the Tenth
election district Of the Seventeenth AS
sembly district. Emil Fuchs and Will
lam q. Bragg were elected respectively
from the Fourteenth and Twenty fourth
election districts OF the Seventeenth AS
scmbly district. and Peter Pleines was
elected to MI tho vacancy in the Fourth
election district OF the Eleventh Assem-
bly, district
February was selected as the date
FOR choosing ll6 delegates and l16 al.
ternatcs to the unofficial State conven-
ton to be held February Is
Representative William S. Bennett then
spoke for an hour and a half and aroused
much enthusiasm among the faithful
with his assertions that the Republicans
In the House OF Representatives are
unanimou for preparedness. I've was
cheered when he said that II the ma.
jority falls to carry through a prepared.
ness programme the Republican Con-
gressmen will submit a defence plan OF
their own and demand that the Demo.
cratic representatives sworn to protec,
the country. the people and the Govern
ment' help to carry the Republican idea
through.
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CONSUL RECALLED FOR
CRITICISING GERMANY
Edward Higgins Coming Home
on Leave Of Absence"
Under Orders.

WASHINGTON, Jan ?o-Edward Hig-
gins, United States Consul at Stuttgart.
Is to be summoned home by the State
Department on leave of absence"
because. 1t is charged. he expressed him
self too freely In criticism OF the Ger
man Government This was learned
tonight following the receipt by the
Department OF report confirming
statements in the Cologne Gazette that
Mr., Higgins had made himself objection
able to the German authorities.
The charges against the Consul were
brought To "A head when the Cologne
Gd=cffo presented despatch from DR.
George Bartholme. its Washington cor
respondent, quoting pro- British utter.
ances attributed to the Consul by
Americans returning from Germany
The newspaper made a bitter editorial
attack on the American representative
The State Department directed Am
bassador Gerard 10 investigate, but 1t is
stated that the Ambassador has made no
report The information upon which the
Department has decided to act, II is de-
cared came from other sources
The Americans quoted by Dr. Bar.
tholme In his despatch 40 the Cologne
Gdseuc were Mrs, A. Lorenzo OF New
York city and Prof. Carl Sherwin OF
Fordham University medical school
both OF whom are alleged to have stated
that Higgins has made himself unpopu-
lar IN the American colony at Stuttgart
by his pro.ally expressions.
Consul Higgins is "A native OF Boston
and is 40 years Of age. He was edu,
Gated at Cambridge. Mass. and at the
Boston University school of theology. Fol
five yea-s after his graduation he was
travelling salesman and for twenty year,
after was Methodist Episcopal clergy
man. He was appointed to the consulal
| service In 1908. His first post was a
Bern. Switzerland. He was transferred
/ to Stuttgart April 20, 1907.
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JOHNSON LOSING GROUND.
Wilson May CaII for New Name,
in Postmaster TanEle.

WAsHiNGToS. Jan. 20.--The President
still Is undecided In regard to a New
York postmaster. and thy impression
here now is that JOSEPH Johnson's
chances are dwindling. Those who op-
pose Mr.. Johnson's appointment have
been encouraged by the Presidents hes
itancy and redoubled their efforts
The belief in Washington is that the
President will call on Senator O'Gorman
10 submit additional names. The New
York senator has been standing firmly
behind Mr.. johnson, and the Admins
tration Is determined to observe the Sem
atorial privilege which gives each Sem
ator right to veto the selection Of a
postmaster in his home city. but this
will not prevent the President from
calling upon Mr.. OGorman for adli-
tional names.
The sun., 1916-01-21
CHINESE PLoTTERS EXECUTED.
Yuan Shih-k'ai FOils Attempts 10
Assassinate Him.

Special Cdb'e Despatch 10 The Sus
LoNpoN, Jan. ?l.-The Tientsin cor
respondent OF tn" Daily M0a says
There have been several executions
In connection with an attempt agains,
the life Of Yuan Shih-k'ai. The authors
OF the plot are unknown outside OF Of
fcial circles Firm action by the Gov
ernment precludes the expectation OF
further trouble. Pekin Is quiet"
The Daily Telegraphs Pekin cor
respondent cables that the American
Legation there teegraphed 10 Washing
ton on January Is, asking whether the
United states Government was prepared
TO recognize the monarchy in China on
the day Of Yuan Shh-k'ai's enthrone-
ment as Emperor The Austrian Gov
eminent, he states. has already author
ICED recognition.
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AUCTION REVEALS HER DEATH.
AirwOman Wanted Her Demise
Kept q secret.
Special Gable Despatch TO THE su,

LONDON. Jan. 20-Miss Trehawke
Davis famous airwoman, died last
November at the age OF 80. She ex-
pressed the wish that her death should
not be announced 1t became known
to the public to-day through the sale
at auction of "A part Of her property.
Miss Davis inherited IL fortune. in
cluding valuable jewelry. from her
mother She made oetween thirty and
forty successive Wills bequeathinK her
possessions to various persons OF promi-
nence, but destroyed them all and died
intestate,
Her friends say mat each will d.
rected that her death he kept secret
and that she be cremated and her ashes
scattered to the winds. These direc.
tons have been carried out
The sun., 1916-01-21

Ex-senator Bailey of T"Nd- q. ..''
tefore Judge CLAYTON IN tho lr....
trlct Court Yesterday as cnur-, .''
resentative Frank Buchanan
the Labor Peace touu,t iu.. ".
lie asked for an extension u' p. q
for making motions I'm the ,t-' '..1.
r. Wood. Assistant, United S'. ~
torrey. opposed tho motion. N''.
conference with Mr., Marshal rf ~
Wood Senator Bailey wiindN" '''
quest.
The sun., 1916-01-21
MINE DESTROYS DUTCH VESSEL.
Al ON Hoard Drowned when
RaugermRn IL Blown Tn.
Speciai Catie Despatch TO TUE 81

LONDON. Jan, 2l.--The Copenhagen
correspondent of the Daily MAI says
that the Dutch schooner Rangerman
was blown up In a minehsld outside
Dragon.
All on board were drowned.
The sun., 1916-01-21
Build Navy Now.

"As regards the navy. the important
,o,n, IL TO remember that II should be
built up now. and not ten years hence,
and not by plan that Will only hhu
fruition ten years hence. Even nNe years
hence may be too late.
ITO propose to build only one battle
cruiser now is criminal folly. Compared
10 the English, German and japanese
ships, ours are SO inferior In speed. IN
range of guns. and u power OF guns
that our navy could not keep the seas
! against any hostile fleet OF the Powers
named. II our Government really means
| business we will begin immediately
! building programme three times as large
! for the first year ne has been Out.
| lined In the official reports, we need
| not only battlcehips. we need even more
the swiftest and most powerful battle
cruisers. light cruisers. destroyers ana
, submarines. IL Is madness not 10 pre-
! pare at once.
! "As regards the army-strict economy
should at once be introduced. and AS
| preliminary all useless army posts
should be abandoned-Just as economy
| In the navy should imply the abandon
: meAt of useless navy yards. a board oi
! first class army officers and another
| OF first class navy officers should be
| chosen and required to report Tor pure
I ~ military grounds WHICH posts sHoui"
! be kept and which abandoned and their
! reports should he followed implicitly.
However. We ought TO have training
posts for mass OF officers ready to
lead our citizen armies in time OF need :
and these army posts and navy yards
/ could be very advantageously 1Eed for
this purpose.
| "Bu; | do not believe in large regu-
lar army The proposed Continental
army is an absurdlty. II passed. II may
! for a year or two prove a partially sue
cessful rival to the National Guard and
attract some young men. But serious
| minded young men who have their way
| to make In the world cannot and ought
not 20 into such an army, which pro-
poses to renalize patriotism by making
the patriotic man incur heavy loes IN
| time. or In money, or in business train
ing. or In opportunity, or In all four at
the very period OF his life when 1t II
most essential that he should not be put
At disadvantage compared to his less
patriotic and more selfish competitions
and rivals
81 believe that universal service would
be in every way beneficial to the Sta'c
and that II would be almost or quite as
beneficial from the standpoint Of those
who consider the interest of the state
in time OF peace as from those who are
Interested in the welfare OF the State In
time of war.
The sun., 1916-01-21

EraJ.r,c u toud,r, s..I .,.o. :
other things:
..The sack and destr,Ic'lou 81 Il, gr....
sacrosanc, from the standpo.n' ,. ..
ternational law and buttrrssrd .t, ,S,.,
guarantee that human convent, .l.
give. has disposed of tn. ftrI, ,... ,ul.
soling belief in the sclf-up.lat.S,a,s, ..
public law.
The balance of power In EGrop' nN}
appear not to have concerned As. NJ
nevertheless IL has protected rs t| 4
hundred years. Mutual j't.. .s.''
among the nations Of Euroy, have 'o
far kept the equilibrium that Iui, ..,
the time for aggression tEt..-' Pc
American continent 4 dcslT4. '..' o..
this balance of pou.r, ul~'.l.ltt
hegemony on the part Of any Eg.l,r
nation, would at once cudang.o uir
claims under the Monroe nu.r..r a,.
immensely imperil our security
The SPY system as one of trr T. A,c'
of national defence wa. dealt seq. -
John Il. Stanchfield of New N.. N
advocated among other things i.'.'ts
legislation. He said in psr'
1T is claimed that the recent s. ..,--
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The fundamental evil in this country
is the lack Of sufficiently general appre-
citation Of the responsibility Of citizen
ship, Unfair business methods. the mis-
used power Of capital. the unjustifed
activities OF labor pork barrel leg sla-
ti"n, and graft among powerful politi-
Glars have all been made possible by the.
and have been manifestations of this.
fundamental evil.
Nothing would do more to remedy
The sun., 1916-01-21

them efficient, but they should be con-
trolled also SO as to see that their en-
poyees get their fair share Of the profits
and that their housing and living and
working conditions are such as to enable
them to rear their children as self-re-
specting American citizens Of the great
American democracy.
Remember, my fellow countrymen
and countrywomen, that all OF this
about which l speak as regards peace
will amount to less than nothing IL we
cannot guard ourselves from outside at
tack. Fortunately we can not only thus
guard ourselves against the possibility
OF successful attack from without but
we can do 1t in such manner as i'm
" easurably to increase our moral and
material efficiency In our everyd day
lives.
AT the end OF this war we may
have to face most serious conditions.
No one can he sure what will then
happen. But II Is certainly not unlikely
that we shall be exposed to ruinous in-
,ernitional competition. to an cnor-
nous and excessive unloading OF immi-
grants upon our shores, to entire busi-
ness chaos and to the possibility OF mill
tary disaster and destruction such as
has befallen Belgium II we do not act
with a wiser and more resolute facing
OF future possibilities than we are at the
moment showing.
But II we wisely and resolute,y set
aJ,u, preparing In adequate fashion for
q f-defefce We shall nnd that thls
prepa ration is of t:rmense incidental
help In solving our spiritual and In
dustrial problems
For adequate defence we need big.
! efficient navy. a small. efficient army
/ zone Of quarter million men, which
relatively to the population of the ma
/ ton IL no larger than the police force
OF New York city is to the population
OF New York;. and finally. and most
/ Important Of all, a system of universal
military training in times Of peace which
! shall be a basis for whatever service.
military or civil, is needed In time OF
| war.
The sun., 1916-01-21
T. r. WOULD FORCE ALL
MILITARY SERVICE
Urges Compulsory Plan to Security League-Continen.
tai Army Sham-Not Step Taken Yet
for Preparedness.


,
'ao'lsnihent wnich would enable a,
""ch threatened TO repel any force dis.
ehoarhns on our coast This is fun.
uanen'aL IL is only by creating 4 SUI.
mcien' army that we can employ o.r
nee. On i's iesi'iihatc functions.
me schenes OF tho navy must al.
ways oe correlated win the plans q,
INC army anu bo'h OF Them with ,h.
pians oi tne state Depart mcut, which
shouid never under any Circumstance,
without considering what our mUtsr,
sons have givor .Is.uh,r, yea
thai We SHOULD baso our ,,,,,i, .s'e'e
MAYA, nroyran,,rn INC" ''''',y ana
and dsfenco of Al, .L, ii,n t'1,'9h
ans canal and ali -. ,,,,no'. ,i'' "-'
cl,ding aiI tho nn,n,s az Snu'h Nc M
can so,, north of ,h, c,,,,,,r
course. Including tho d.fsn,o W
own coasts ana the Isi,ndy -, ,bo ~. ~
Indies To frce ,hc u,vv 600 %
swn,. coa., dassnco. ,n.,,od g.. ~
dr.d Thousand ,,on ard - ,'lt.,s "1r'
- 80, -, go t,,,as l's'
-, immune" '"' MY
-
WA 70 u''"'u - ',nme'
ca.e. "'' We % IN.
pes,n work on nail d"z, n formidable
speedy armed cruisers Freder,,,
Palmer has recently showed th,, A.,
the three squadron .c,ious of n.s ,..
the bea,ep sido has h,h,,,d ,,.,f ,l.
same skill and nrowes. shou,, h, 49,.
vic,ors I'm, has been Lo,t., ,'',rsL. -.
ca,,.e ~ tho s,,,orio,,,y af ~. 80 w
,on, 4, ,h. go, -, ~ -.
~. I -, -, '.'' III
S NUN" '''"" '''"'''
"He has, Furthermore. shown tina, n
these three squadron action. tU, de.
feated ships were in each case suucrlo-
to sny of our cruisers I'm speed and
range and power of guns Ia ot.e-
words our cruisers would f.. h,'rl..,
against those of a first rat. povrr A,
tho nres.n, time
.v.o 80, ~. hos, ,,.,o, -, .....,,.,.
a,hr,,rin.. W. necJ an tn,,r,u., d.,
ys,onn,an, ~ ,h. a vi.,Ion ,.or,,s uor.
dor bou many of our poop,. understand
that M this time tho total strength -
~. ,t1c.,, ana mon In ,bo Er.r. ~ Ay,.
,io, Corns surnass.s In nunb,.r tD, ,o,,I
s,ra,,,h n, IN. n,Nr.rs and ,.,,I,-,.,i mo-,
In The I-ni,ed s,.,.s army
:"
sw,. p,., 4. r.,,
But taking the amplest ear" ~ he
regular army ana the regular navy
not enough. democracy Sh"Hd Il"
own fighting. ] believe in universal s'f'
vice on the swiss and Australia modes
adapted 10 our own needs ma, j. ~
military training in the schools after 'he
age OF IS. and too for six months s"''
vice with the coIors III tile h"id I''
OF Is and Fl. with small regular
. g.. uhich rci.,,,ye,v ,n ,b, ,,,i,r
~. ~. save nronnr,inn ina, tho n.I. .
go -, ~. VII c,,, No.. =, ,4.
nn,,,,, ,;or 10 Sou ynrt ct,y--w. u.Y,i
The sun., 1916-01-21
Offensive Beet Defence.

The navy Ia our first .lnc OF de-
fence, but II must he remembered that
II can he used. wisely for defence only
as an offensive arm. Parrying is never
successful from tho standpoint Of de-
fence. The attack w the proper met hod
of efficient defence. For some years
we have been using the navy intcrna.
tionally as blum defensive force, or
rather asserting that II would be so
used and could he so used. It's real
value is az an offensive force In the
own defence,
Freedom Of action by the feet IL
the secret OF real naval power. This
cannot be attained until we have al
our disposal an effective military Is.
The sun., 1916-01-21
Germany an Example.

Germany offers striking example
OF national efficiency on a gigantic
scale. Let us learn from every nation
that has anything to teach us. adapting
the lessons we learn to our own peculiar
needs and uses Germany has been
far in advance OF us In securing In
dustrial assurance. old age pensions and
homes. a reasonably fair division OF
profits between employer and employed.
and the like. She has also been far
in advance Of us In the way she has
both controlled and encouraged industry
above all. she has been far In ad-
vance Of US in securing national cohe-
sion. in requiring both from the great
employer and from the man who tolls
with his hands the fullest and most
complete loyalty to the nation. She
has not had to improvise methods oi
meeting crises In industry any more
than OF meeting crises In war.
"Shc has prepared in advance for
peace and for war. II would be well
for both our mere pacifcity and our
mere business materiality to ponder the
fact that her success In peace has beer
due to her insistencc upon the very
qualities which have made her success
full in war The two movements have
gone hand in hand. Either would have
failed without the other.
"rhere are two or three essentials fol
this nation 10 understand as regards pre-
Saredness IN and for the work Of peace
n rs, In the first place, necessary thai
We shall do Justice to each individua
and in return exact justice from him
Business must be encouraged and con
trolled; the rights of labor must b.
secu,cd and in return labor must b,
required TO acknowledge and live up I,
IT. obligations to the commonwealth al
Q wnoie.
There Is much that labor can 70
only by the cooperation Of many differ
ent influences ani fsctors--schools
The sun., 1916-01-21

There should be a great plant In the
southern iron helds--thc iron fields
whose development was rendered pos
sible by the wise action of the United
States Government In permitting the
United States Steel Corporation to secure
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company,
action which has since been passed on
and approved by the Federal courts.
These great corporations should be
encouraged In everything that makes
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-01-14

Mrs Bessie Walker Haney, and
cute little daughter Dorothy, of New
Albany spent few days last week
with DR. and Mrs W c Walker,
Mrs Fannie Baskin has been at
Van Vleet helping nurse her moth
or, Mrs Howell, who has been quite
sick a while.
Misses Pauline and AniCe Newell.
Lilly Patterson, Carrie Lee, Stella
and Susie Harris returned last week
totheir work as teachers.
Miss Rena Ferguson is visiting
relatives at Reform, Miss.
Mr. and Mrs Collier Tedford have
moved to HOuIka from Sledge, Miss,
Iloulka welcomes them with the
glad hand. Make yerself ter hum"
Mr. Vau Roberts father Of I R
Roberts is very sicN nth pneumon-
ia at the john Lnker home. Here's
hoping Mister Roberts you will soon
be "VigOrous Van again.
Miss Bert Thompson, one Of Our
popular and efficient teachers, was
called to the bedside Of her father
at Blue Mountain few days ago
W F HerndOn is improving fast
from a severe attack Of pneumonia
His many friends are glad to know
he fought the big fight and won
Jesse Jones and family who have
been living about "a mile south O
Old HouIKa has moved to the house
near Furman Harris that belongs
to Miss MoIlie Ivy of OkoIoua. Mr.
Mathis AID family will occupy the
Jones old home.
Mrs L A Turner is now sick witt
a severe case Of Grippe. Kindes.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-01-14

and summer. He desires that no
man kick about what is done and
what is not done, for no man can
please every man. Lots of times
an officer cant do good work be-
cause he is harrassed and kicked
and cuf1ed by a bunch of men
whose occupation mostly ~ finding
fault with the other fellow. If
more kickers would step into the
boots of the kicked for a day or two
they would find out a FEW. So we
believe and trust that these three
men will be cordially helped to push
along the work in this beat and will
help to put down so much Of this
eternal knocking and kicking and
fusslng,
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-01-14

DR. John C Walker was quite sick
for few days last week.
J p Afford, our expert jeweler
has returned from a ten day visit
to his Cumberland homefolks.
Mr. Tom Marion of Allen, Texas,
returned to his wind swept, black
land home this week after a visit Of
three weeks with his brothers, sis
ters and numerous relatives in the
community. He is the same good
old Tom" fat and happy. He told
us that lie thinks Of Mississippi and
Houlka every day and just couldn't
leave without taking with him a
few gallons of his brother Wills
famous sorghum mOlaSSes, His
vie, who was Miss Sallie Hobson,
is now in the best of health They,
have five children-One boy, Frank
as large almost as his father. We
bid him Godspeed and happy wishes
for success,
Mr. Willie Frank Brown and fami-
ly of Gershorm will shortly move to
Texas to make their future home.
We regret to give up this suDstanti-
al citizen but yet we wish for him
and family the best of health aud
success to be found III the Lone
Star state.
Mrs II II Roberts spent a week
with her mother Mrs Doc Freeman
at the old Winter farm SIX miles
west Of Houlka
Mrs Sallie HarrilI is still im0rOv-
in2 from her fall last November
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-01-14
SUPERVISOR NORMAN ON
THE JOB

MesSrS Walter Pedeu and Cliff
Bishop are now working the roads
under Supervisor Norman'S instru-
ctions. We certainly hope that the
people of Beat 2 will cooperate with
Mr. Norman in his endeavor to keep
the roads in good shape for the
next four years. 1t is the special
request of ex-supervisor Boyd that
all the people earnestly get together
and help Supervisor Norman to
keep the good work going winter
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-01-14
TRUSTEE SALE

By virtue of the provisions of a
trust deed made by Pet Childs and
his wife, Kate Childs, on the 5th
day of Jan. 1915 to secure the
payment of a certain Indebtedness
70 the Bank of Woodland and which
is recorded in Deed Book l05, page
$50 in the Chancery Clerks Office of
Chickasaw County, Mississippi, and
default having been made in the
payment thereof, according to the
terms of said trust deed and | hav-
ing been requested by the benefi-
ciary of said trust deed, and also
Kate Childs, widow Of the late Pet
Childs, | the undersigned trustee
will proceed 70 sell the property
mentioned therein, at the east door
of the Court House in the town of
Houston, Mississippi, in said county
on MONDAY THE 7th DAY OF
FEBRUARY 1916, within legal
hours at public cutlery to the high
est bidder for cash to-wit: All of
that part of the W IL of the S W
ia Of Sec, 10, I. Is, R. 3, east, lying
North Of the public road where it
now runs, SAID road known as the
Walker road runmG from Sparta to
Atlanta through the above Section,
being SO acres more or less situated
in Chickaoaw County Mississippi
Title is believed to be good but |
will sell and convey only such title
as is vested in ME as said trustee
This the 9th day of January 1915
W } Beasley, Trustee