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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-10

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''Mr. Speaker-We vote mo- on the
final passage Of this bill, because we
believe that the adoption OF the COM
mittee amendments has reduced the
amount allowed for the employment
of clerical ana Other help, upon which
devolyes the real work, to such an ex-
tent as TO impair the efficiency of the
departments provided for, so that t1ey
cannot properly perform the functions
for which they. have been created"
1t is not believed that the Senate
will stand FOR the cuts made in the
salaries OF clerks, and the House, it is
asserted, will not consent to put SIS,
900 more into schools If both bodies
stand pat" on their actions, which
indicate future disagreements, dead
lock, it is believed, is inevitable.
The action of the House Wednesday
indicates that deep slashes are yet to
come in educational institutions, and
that efforts will be made to trim pTac-
tically all salaries not specified by
statute. Yesterday an effort was made
to cut the adjutant generals salary
from $1,000 to $500 year, and only
when il was discovered that it was
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-10


criminal indictment
ns the editors World and The indianapolis News
the defendants from their own homes &c
The interest in connection with the present case OF
Thomas Democratic attorney general is talking OF re-
trial because OF an alleged violation oil the
o laws have been committed in Georgia where
Mr. Watson resides andw his paper is published
In connection The New York World calling aten
Bonparte the Roosevelt
What Attorney ATTEMPTED to do was to
their homes for trial IN va % or as IN M
ton in complaint newspaper because few copies of
mao p What Attorney General
same hie he thinks 4 conviction
1sa ms P Presfdent wilson's urgent
fensb
The New York Times predicts
The Department The suggestion that Watson be
indicted that attempts to drag edi
tors foand scant favor and have been
Such efforts have created pump
ton and it is difficult to where
such motive Declaring that the gov
eminent can transferring the procedure to
that rather peous business Inc New YORK
Times
The Department o Justice. said has been assured that
possible obtain fair trial OF the case in Geor
position give such assurance There are
federal districts in Georgia The case may be tried IN the
in the Union there fairly tried
Atlanta Constitution gives Georgia the
blowing an wholesome advice
newspapers readily assumed
World would the last perhaps
defense Mr. Watson this particular case and yet
that they
citizens the citizens of other
the extraordinary proceeding
through her failure to law
penalty upon herself is evident that the protest e
Justice something to think about and
exceedingly difficult matter which to reach
decision
believe this proceeding the sake of
mend her Unless Georgia cleans her
anticipate and for federal intervention OF still more
mwecome type"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-10
LUMBER IS FIRM
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level for the spring. AS consequence
the manufacturers are generally hold
ing the advances heretofore made in
their price lists; and although there is
some little lack of uniformity in the
market as a relic of the depressed
condition of last summer, which the
improved strength of the market so far
has not been able to overcome, prices
on the whole show a distinct improve
ment. This is very apparent in the
New Orleans market, which is in close
touch with the mill price situation,
current prices being at a much high
er figure than a few months ago. and
holding firm under a moderate de-
mand.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-10

; Secretary Garrison proposes a 'conti-
mental army" of 100000 men, to be
raised at the rate of 133, GOO year for
three years, these men to be "obli,
gated to devote a certain amount OF
time each year to training, for pc
Rod of three years Also, he has a
negligible scheme for reserve
army"
| The real problem IS: How shall
these forces be raised? The virtual
failure Of the militia system, as en-
phasiZed in the past, shows that the
men Of the United States do not take
kindly to military service, nor are
they any more willing to pay for the
support Of standing army of 1000 GOO
men. Moreover, the establishment of
such a standing army would evoke
cries OF "Militarism!" In short, Uncle
Sam is, or has been, unwilling either
to fight or to pay men to fight for him.
AS this fact has become impressed
on the minds OF those having the quas-
ton of military preparedness in
charge, belief has grown that only a
reasonable program is worthy Of deep
est consideration. to say the least. A
standing army of 100000 men strikes
a medium between the 141,S43 of Sec
rotary Garrison and the 100000 men
of the General Staff. or War College.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-10
xed by statute was the fight called

fixed by statute was the fight called
off.
The salaries OF assistan.S, clerks
and stenographers in the attorney gen.
erals office, also the attorney gener-
ais contingent fund, was not dis
turbed by the appropriations COM
mittee Of the House. Nearly every
other department came in for few
slashes.
The general appropriation bill, as it
passed the House. cuts the salary OF
the clerk Of the railroad commission
from $500 to $1,000; deputy land
commission from $1,000 to $1,000;
clerk to commissioner of agriculture,
$1,000 to $1,000; printing allowance
from $4,000 to $500; marshal of Su-
pTeme Court from $1,150 to $1,000; por-
ter OF Supreme Court from $40 a
p2onth to $50; cut of 5000 in money
for clerical help in the auditors office.
of $3.50 in the treasurer's office and
$3.50 in the insurance commissioners
office. The sum of $4,000 was allowed
for Supreme Court stenographers to
serve six judges. Despite an appeal
of Judge Brame for "Old Tom" Grant,
a veteran Supreme Court porter. the
legislators deemed it in the interest
of economy for their great state to cut
his salary down to 81 a day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-10
CLEANEST CITY
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the type of Hattiesburg should not be
prize winner in such a contest.
Everything favors it. While am in
terested in cleaning up the entire
state, it would not worry me if Hatties-
burg were to win blue ribbon in the
contest"
DR.. VALLEY will return to Hatties-
burg soon and take up with the city
officials and with those organizations
interested in making this a model
town, the proposition of formally en-
tering the contest.
During his brief stay i'll EIattiesburg,
DR.. Valley found that the bakeries
and barber shops are in good sanitary
condition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-10

the bulk OF the foreign demand: and
the absorption of this Increased
amount of low grade stock has de-
creased the proportion of it entering
the domestic market The upper
grades. however, have by no means
failed to feel the effect of the general
improvement in the last few months,
and form their full normal proportion
of the domestic demand.
The export situation continues to
form an important feature of the yell
low pine market, and as usual require
ments of belligerent European govern
ments form the principal factors of
interest. The third large order from
this source is now reported as on the
market, being one for AZ million feet
of yellow pine for account of the
French government, which is well
vouched for in so far as inquiries be-
ing submitted for it is concerned. 1t
is not yet announced, however, that
either it or the recently reported Al
million foot order or the II million
portable house order has actually
been placed, and it is possible that
some OF these will go TO some other
section TO be filled with another wood,
though they have not yet done so.
At least one of them, though seems to
be assured for early placing in yellow
pine, in addition to that recently plac-
I'd for account of the Belgian govern
nent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-10
7 DEFENSE PLANS
ARE BEFORE HOUSE
CONGRESS CONFRONTED WITH
NUMEROUS MEASURES FOR
PREPAREDNESS

washington, rep 1u.-NO" THAT ll'
hearings on the army appropriation
bill haze been virtually concluded By
the House committee on military af
fairs, seven concrete plans for increas
: II ing the nations land forces in prepar
edneSs against war may be said to be
under general consideration. Scores
OF others have been advanced from
various sources, but seven only, so far
may be described as worthy of serious
discussion by Congress and the people,
and more than one OF these soon may
be eliminated
Summarized, these may be given as
follows, some it will be noted, being
almost complete in detail and others
in only skeleton form:
President Wilson's and Secretary
lGarrison's = Regular army, 141,843;
national guard, $4,000; continental
army, 100000; total, 670.S43; annual
cost, $1S2,234,559.
| General Staff, or War College-Reg-
ular armys 100000; continental army
three months training a year for
| three years, 100000; on furlough for
| three months extra training before
service, 100000; total, 100000; an
nual cost 1858, 1000
Senator Chamberlain. chairman of
military affairs-Regular army OF
165, 524, composed of Ga infantry. 20
field artillery and 10 cavalry regi-
ments, with 10000 men for coast artil-
lery, seven regiments and seven bat
talions of engineers and signal corps
of 1910 men.
General Leonard Wood - Regular
army of 100000, liberalization of the
national guard and compulsory service
based on Swiss or Australian system.
General Nelson A. Miles-Federali
cation of national guard, with militia
as backbone Of defense and a shorter
enlistment term as basis of increase.
American Defense Society-Stand-
ing army Of 100000 men and $4,000
officers, reinforced by a national force
OF citizens trained TO arms under
universal and obligatory system, this
body to be of no less strength than
100000 men, fully equipped, and with
a large supply of artillery and am
munition.
To all appearances. the plan OF
President Wilson and Secretary Gar /
rison will not prove acceptable to the !
House committee on military affairs |
or to COngress-certainiy not in its !
entirety-and great modification and 4.
readjustment of its provisions will be /
necessary to enable it to survive the ,
there is to it, both in Con !
gfess and in the country.
At present, the United States army
consists, or is supposed to consist Of |
:, 1929 officers and 102, 1856 men, of whom :
$4,000 constitute the mobile troops in |
continental United States and 1900 |
are utilized in continental coast de-
Tense. The strength of the militia is
given as 10000 Adopting the plan
of 1913. Secretary Garrison would
raise the army to 141,843, of whom
80, 900 would form mobile continental
troops and 10000 in the coast artillery.
For the second line" as it were,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-10
Market Peculiar.

In one respect the market is a pc
culiar one, the lower grades showing
comparatively greater increases in
price than the higher grades. This is
in large part due to the fact that the
purchases for account of the European
warning powers have been for low
grade materials rather for than the
high grades which normally constitute
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-10
ROCKEFELLER TO GEORGIA.

Tarrytown, n. Y, Feb. John d.
Rockefeller left his home at Pocantico
Hills late last night for Jekyll Island,
Ga, where he will spend the remain
der of the winter. Mr.. Rockefeller
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-10

considering the
accessible point
the county business calls
a intervals
prohibit the hcng horses
is forbidden territory
included limiting
to gidly
Something invited
laiesburg produce make their
welcome
they is embarrassing to any
The
htcng telephone pole in front of its DOORS
without protesting
could public htcng place not the officials might
individual establish public
The horses
the time they have
somewhere else
people is that 1--WE
nation We
Our President
be scared
dvuge
npepdness question The real question the need of pre-
unprepad attack
danger
What Europe
fazae, pick with America
Criminal Memphis reports him
The difference be-
caught He
they kind Ham
downana
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0NF-CENT POSTAGE
 0N LOCAL LETTERS
ICongressman WingO of DeQueen ln- trOduces Bill to Reduce Rate OH
 Local Delivery Letters.

Washington, July 3.-Congressman Otis Wingo of Arkansas has lntro- duced a bill in the house proposing hostage rate of i cent on all local delivery letters. At the present tune tho 2-cent rate is applicable to all first class matter.
 Mr. Wingo takes the stand that hostage rates should be fixed more
 in accord with what it actually costs the government to perform the ser vice. Commenting or his bill MT. Wingo said:
 "There is no reason why a patron of the postal service should be re- nuired to pay as much to send let ter tc his next door nelehbor as to a distant point The expense Of handling local delivery letter is very small since it requires no rail way or steamship transportation or handling en route. In fact l am ln- formed that in thiobly populated towns postal experts have figured that such letters are handled at profit ot several hundred per cent This being the condition there is no sound argument. in my opinion against fixing the local letter rate at ] cent peT ounce.
 "The postal service should not be regarded as a money making insti- tuition. It was founded primarily to give the American people the very best possible service at actual cost" stated Mir Wingo. "Conere@Siona a1 action fixing rate of 1 cent on all local delivery letters can only have a good effect. Instead of reducing the annual revenues of the postal service it would: in my judgment serve to increase them. Although every patron of the mail service would reap the benefit of the pro- posed rate it would be of particular benefit to business people of every description. It would open III, an entirely new medium for developing business Soon after the inaugolra- ton of the proposed rate the: aver age merchant would be spending tive or three times as much money fol postage as he does under existing condftions.'
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URGES FARMERS. SAVE SEED.

Little Rock, July 3.-Dean J. H, Miller of the university extension di- vision, advises the farmers of Arkan- sas that it. is both extravagrant and dangerous to be buying seed every year. He says there is always danger of getting many seeds of noxious weeds It is reported that in another state 90 per cent of seed oats brought from outside the state last spring had Johnson grass seed. "Let Arkansas farmers study the seed question" says he, land save all their own seed of the clovers, alfalfa, rye, wheat, oats, corn and vegetables and save money and thus guard adulterations. A good farmer told the writer recently that he had 10 acres of sweet clover that he got along the road side three years ago. The extension division is mak- ing campaign for saving Arkansas seed. If in doubt see the county agent
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THE DAY WE CELEBRATE.

Atlantic and Pacific shores and the long stretches from Puritan New Eng land to the Gulf coast and the Mexican border today will resound with the accalamations of free people in celebration of the 14Oth anniversary of their independence. In many of the large cities, towns and villages the days when our forefathers fought for self-respect and liberty will be re- called, and the story of the struggle for the maintenance of an asserted independence told in oration, recita- ton and music.
 Independence day this year takes on a greater, more vital significance. It recalls to the children the stern spirit of their ancestors, what 1t meant in '76, and what it has meant through all the years in which this great republic has been building. And it gives color to the sentiment which is now stirring the blood of the des- cendants and the successors of the American colonists who fought at Lexington and Concord, at Ticonde- roga and White Plains and at Sara toga and Yorktown.
 The American people are fortunate in their possession of a patriotic his tory. It is a priceless heritage that has come down to them through the century and a half of national exist ence from the generation which lad so we'll and so securely the founda- tions of this government. For it IS history not of devotion to rulers, to dvnasties, to sects or to classes, but of devotion on the part of the n- dividual to the commonwealth
 Patriotism has had many interpre- tations before that which was given it on the Western continent. Men have died for their king and have been called patriots; they have given up their lives in wars of conquest and have been counted good servants of their country. But patriotism in America reached the highest level of that virtue-higher, perhaps, than in any other instance which history rec ords-in applying itself solely, per sistently and with entire self-sacrifice to the establishment of a system in which human liberty, right and jus tice were enthroned supreme.
 The struggle which began in earnest when the representatives of the thir. teen united colonies signed their ia pus4declaration sin Philadelphia 14( years ago today had far wider scope than was imagined by those wh' penned their signatures to the docu ment. IT. declaring to- t.:e rights o the scattered coloa!sts along tn
 coast of North America. they turne
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FOR PEOPLES RIGHTS.
This Is Explanation of Those Fight
 ing for Vote on Prohibition.

Little Rock, July 3.-Within the next three or four days the petition referring to the people the question ot Q, repeating the statewide liquor bill, with over 10000 signatures, will be filed with the secretary of. state. The promoters have over the required re- the printing of the proposed act are now being made or distribution among the papers of the state after July z, which is the last day for fils '0fs fbST bfsmotsfs g.s,i s6f the fight fight against the prohibition law class their efforts as defense of the inherent rights of the people. They deny, that they favor return of the saloons, them selves not being supporters of license but state that the rights of the people may be best conserved through a fight on this measure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-04

new leaf in the history of mankind, and on that first page was written the word--Humanity.
 The recent course of events has given conclusive evidence, if such evi- dencc were needed, that the American people of today are no degenerate sons of the sires whose deeds they celebrate in the commemoration of Independence day. They have a broader duty to perform for human ity, and they approach it in a spirit as conscientious, as firm, as unselflsh as that which was manifested by the men of '76. This it is which gives to this day of patriotic memories it's great significance in the year 1916,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-04

One Year Ago in the War. July 4, 1915-Berlin reported the capture of 2,500 men and much
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-04

ordinance equipment in the Ar eonne: German aeroplanes dropped bombs on forts at Harwich, Eng" and Nancy, in France; French; de clared attacks of Germans north o Arras repulsed with heavy loss; for the third successive day the Turks made desperate attack on the allied positions at the Darda- nelles and were driven back with heavy loss.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-04
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
One Hundred Years Ago.

One Hundred Years Ago. 1S16-Jahmes B. Howell, United States senator from Iowa 1865 II. born at Morristowns N. J. Died at keokuk, Iowa. June 17, < 1880.
 7 Saventy-five Years Ago. fS41--Finis Ewing, one of the three prescribed ministers: wth 0 founded the Cumberland Pres byterian church, died at Lex ington Mo. Born in Bedford county, Va, June s10,s1773, ' |.
 Fifty Years Ago.. 1SG6-The Austrian emperor ceded ,Aenetia. tas -.llaspso -<.Nllsaspsoleon .;!Hr ,Hlr.~ and < requested intervention in the war with Prussia and Italy.
 Fire in Portland, Me, destroyed s15,OO0,O00 worth of property and rendered 10000 people homeless
 Twenty-Five Years Ago. 1S91-Hannibal HamIin, vice pre5l- dent of the United States dur ing the first term of President Lincoln, died at Bangor. Me Born at Paris Hill, Me, Aug. 27, 1909.
 One Year Ago in the War. July 1, 1915-Berlin reported the capture of 2,50O men and much
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!" N:stt. 1- 4
 WORTH REM EMBERING.

It is the inhereit duty of every people to. maintain peace with others as long as reason, as judgment, as honor will per ' init, but if there comes a time when all these demand action, when it is realized that every thing has been done which can be to cement those relations of amity with other nations that we have so long striven to maintain, we must then answer to the call of duty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-04

The very considerable stage world in New York city confined to the He- brew race and using the Yiddish ton que is again brought to notice by the recent celebration of Bessie Weis- mans twentieth year on the Jewish stage. More than 2,000 persons, in- cluding many high in official life,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-04

Asphalt is being used in the mak- ing of shoes. The time may yet come when starving man can't eat shoe leather to slave off the ghost.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-04
A. 0. U. ". PLAN WINS.
Lodge Writes S600GO0 New Insurance in Month at Cost of $8,I4
 Pnr S1 000

Little Rock, July 3.-The H. L. Cross month for the A. o. U. w. closed Friday, with approximately $6O0,0O0 in new business written dur ing the preceding 30 days. It is a record that is rarely eGualled by even the largest of the old line com panies.
 Grand Master Frazer reports that this tremendous amount of business was produced at an aggregate cost of $4 4,831,67, CT at an average of $814 per thousand. Experience tables show that old line companies pay an aver age of SPAS for the production of new business. It is fact that has attracted much attention among in- surance men and financiers of the city.
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NO CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT.

ooh, my tooth aches dreadfully! l don't see why we can't be born with out teeth" =,
 "I think, my dear, that if you will look up some authority on that point you will find that most of us are!'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-04

Amendment No. 12 will not increase tie tax ~ate. It will simply give the people tEe right to determine by pop ular vote whether or not they desire
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to pay any taxes at all for school pur- poses, and if so to fix the amount themselves.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-04

The foregoing appeared ln Monday s issue of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, but it is as applicable to Pine Bluff as to Memphis; it fits any com munity and should be taken to heart' especially by the people who are given to Accepting things as they are" for this lis a dangerous thing for the life of any community"