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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22
EDITORIALS WORTH
READING

From the Laurel Leader.


A bill has been introduced in the
Mississippi legislature entitled An
act to amend section 1898 of the code
OF 1906. so as to MAKE all police JUS
tees in municipalities having 1000 or
! more inhabitants elective" The bill
| also provides that the salary of the
police justice shall be not less than $15
nor more than $3.50 per month, TO be
, fixed by the municipal authorities.
If this bill should become a law
Laurel. having more than 1000 pop
ulation. would be forced TO add this
useless cog to its present efficient mu-
nicipal machinery as the bill is man
datory
We hope the people of this city will
get busy and use every possible effort
to defeat this bill, designed solely to
Sive some briefless lawyer a job. Tn
der our present commission form of
government the mayor performs INF
duties of police justice without adj
diional cost TO the city. in towns the
size of Laurel, Biloxi. Nicksburg and
Creenyille, it is far more satisfactory
for the mayor to hold police court than
To have some political rake or broken
down barrister sit as Judge" The
discipline Of the police department can
he better maintained under the pres
ent system, for these police are di-
rectly urder the watchcarc Of the
mayor and responsible to him for their
acts.
With politician presiding as po-
lice Justice. acting independent OF the
mayor and the commissioners, he
could upset the entire administrative
policy of the commissioners and work
hand in glove with the lawless ele.
ment. to whom he would likely cater
and on whose solid vote and influence
he would depend election day
We have entirely too many offices
already. Leaving out the mayor the
city OF Laurel has three justices of
the peace. who are capable of trying
the lawless without extra cost to the
CITY in case the mayors court should
be cOngested To add another $50 10
Laurers overburdened and waterlog-
ged city payroll by saddling a useless
office and Officeholder on Laurel
would be nothing short of an out
rage
Let the people write the members
of the Mississippi legislature to use
the hatchet on this political scheme.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22
BAR BED WIRE.

AS a poetic subject, barbed Wire
would appear 10 nave limitations but
that a real good war poem can be
written upon such an unattractive
theme, the following which appeared
in the New York World from the pen
of 20. A. c. Child" is offered:
Once farmers used TO buy me by The
reel
To warn small boys who'd fences climb
to steal
The apples and the watermelons too
That theft would mean sharp danger
as its due.
Once cattle nosed along my thorny
line,
And longed large-cyed TO reach the
pasture fine
That protected from bovine raid;
They shifted and mooed and turned
away, afraid.
But now they send me by the carload
lot,
To lay my spiky coils where fiehting's
hot.
To nestle in the craters made by she'll
And add another torture to the hell.
l catch men now within my serpent
hold
Who squirm and bleed and presently
grow cold;
When shot or stabbed they struggle TO
anG fro,
Then hang across me in a gruesome
row
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22
BUSINESS FOR THE WEEK
Courier-Journal:


Prosperity which
been the backward pac
Northwest
Bank
Portland which has reporting
recorded
equipment
Review
commercial and industrial conditions
The
similar ndces statistical longer fully
which
able of the situation which
advance
a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22

The Indian element quite
ton BY
perce
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22
Chief ENGINEER
|. GAINS 40 POUNDS
ON EIGHT BOTTLES
Almost Lost Hope Of Getting Well
Takes Tanlac and Now Feels
Better Than in IS Years.

"Tanlac, to my mind, is the greatest
and grandest medicine in the world"
said o. Fl. Mahaffey. chief engineer
of the Life & Casualty Building,
Nashville, few days ago.
Il have taken eight bottles" he con.
tinued, land have actually gained for
ty pounds in weight, and feel stronger
and better than | have in twenty-five
years.
For two years have suffered with
the worst kind OF stomach trouble and
indigestion. and fell off in weight
from 2lo pounds to 162. am now
back u; 202, which is almost as much
as weighed before | was taken sick.
About six months ago got awful bad
OF, and called in the doctor. and he
Told me / had an ulcer OF the stomach.
and if ! was not careful il might turn
into cancer. lie gave me some medi.
cine. ! didn't seem to get any better.
and was afraid TO eat anything except
little oatmeal and sweet milk. but i'm
spite Of everything | could do. | inst
kept going down hill. and got weaker
and weaker every day / got so dis
heartened one day | told my employer
ii looked like ! would have to throw
UP my job. was trying to hold on.
though. as long as ! could. for had a
family to support, and I made up my
mind that just as long as could drag
myself around | would stick it out
One day my wife told me what she
had read in the papers, and what the
neighbOrs were saying about Tanlac
and begged me to try it. She had read
about man who had taken it, who
described my case exactly, and he was
getting lots better, but | had tried all
kinds of medicines, so | didn't have
much hope of it doing me much good.
Besides, my doctor had already told
me | would have to be operated on
in order to get relief Something just
told me, though. it might help me,
and | decided to try it,
after I had taken it day or two
got so hungry just simply had to eat,
and | did eat and you can believe me
or not, nothing seemed to hurt me a
particle. My wife said to me, 'Tanlac
must be helping you and | said, 4
guess it is. from the way am eating.
ut wasn't long before those awful
pains in my stomach and the small of
my back began to leave me- Then
noticed | began to sleep better, and
would get up in the mornings full OF
life ard ready to work. The medicine
seemed to take hold quicker than any
thing | ever saw, and braced me right
up. ! am telling all my friends about
Tanlac, and hope everybody will hear
about it."
Tanlac is sold exclusively in Hatties-
burgburg by the Owl Drug Co.-Adv.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22
FLYING BITS OF CHAFF.

Marriage is a lottery" remarked
the cynic. Yes, replied Miss Cayenne.
Only in lottery yOl can tear the
ticket up and forget about Wash.
in9tOn Star.
There is always two sides to an
argument" remarked the Farlor philos-
ophcr. Which is all the more remark
able when YOU consider that there
is only enc end" said the mere man
Judge
The Girl-"You say That Miss Fadds
anc Jack pctt arc eoing . be mar
riod. Why, | didn't know they knew
each other" The Cynic-'Thcy don't.
That's Why they are eoing 10 be mar
ried Boston Transcript.
Dad-"No. / won't have any daush-
ter tied to a stupid fool for life!" He
Then don't yOu think you'd better let
me take her Off your hands Penn
sylvana state Froth
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22

month in which policy is issued I'M
less the premium is paid before that
date.
This arrangement will affect but
little the general public, who pay
for their insurance promptly and who
are disposed to realize the necessity
for the placing Of all business, more
and more on a cash basis.
The general business public appreci-
ates through expensive experience the
necessity Of requiring promptness in
all matters and, the agents believe,
will lend their cooperation to any
movement in this direction.
The agents commissions have been
largely eaten Ut by interest and earn
ed premiums that were never paid
Eure ms. Agency.
N. D. King.
p. j. CASTOR,
A. A. Montague,
j. S. Harrison.
adv II
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22
& M PLOY n.

EMPLOYER.
Washington, d. c., March 14.-"The
| railways of the southeast are fac
| ing a critical situation in the proposed
demands of the engineers firemens',
conductors and trainmens brother
hoods, which have joined in q nation
wide effort to force the railways of
the country to grant further wage con-
cessions, which would add millions of
dollars to the payrolls of the railways
without enabling them to earn a cent
more than under present conditions
or to in any way give better service
to the public" declares the executive
committee of the southeastern rail-
ways in a statement given out recent
ly. Continuing. the committee says:
"The demands of the brotherhoods
are generally referred to as demands
for an eight hour day and time ana e
half for overtime, but they are not IN
reality for an eight-hOur day in the
sense in which that term is commonly
UNDERSTOOD the statement continues.
1.-THE employees are not asking that
thew be relieved from service at the
end of the eight hours, as they reallze
service. and form in which the de-
that this is not practicable in road
mands have been made clearly shows
this. Thus the language of their own
proposed demands is that on runs OF
100 miles or less overtime will begin
at the expiration of eight hours. This
simply means that if a freight train
requires, as it usually does. at least
10 hours to run 100 miles, the train
and engine employees shall receive
time and a half for the two additional
hours.
"There is not line in the proposals
concerning road service that in any
way limits the number of hours the
EMPLOYEES are to work, and their propo-
sition simply resolves itself into fix
ing the period at which overtime be-
gins to accrue and after which they
shall receive time and half instead
of their regular hourly rate.
"The railways of the southeast are
in no condition to stand any increase
in their operating expenses, much less
s,,oh increases as would result from
Granting these demands. They already
nav higher wages to train and engine
emnloves than are paid in other sec
t;ons of the country where tralfic is
much more dense, and they nave haa
M mart in the rate increases which re-
Gently have been granted by the in
terstate commerce commission TO rail-
WAYS in other territories.
preliminary estimates show that on
some lines the increases asked by the
employees would more than wipe out
all income after payment of operat-
ing expenses, fixed charges and tax
es. The railways would be forced Ell
Their to secure increases in their rates
or to lower their cost of operation by
curtailment of train service and reduc-
inc the outlay for maintenance and
improvements necessary to meet the
transportation needs of the rapidlyde-
veloping southeastern territory. |
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22
INSURANCE BUSINESS PUT
ON CASH BASIS

The requirements of the companies
of their agents to remit premiums
promptly and the increasing losses to
the agents from carrying accounts
has made it necessary TO put the
insurance business on n cash basis.
On and after April 1st, 1916, all
policies issued will carry clause aut-
omatically canoeing the insurance on
the Goth of the month following the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22

operators and the men which threat
are given below. Side by side are
roads, and letter from Chattanooga
it voices their sentiment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22
EMPLOYEE.

| EMPLOYED
The wages of the railroad employees
| in the train service today are only
about One-third of what they were 20
years ago, for the services rendered.
| In other words, freight train 90
| years ago coming into Chattanooga,
| the maximum limit was $50 tons.
| Freight trains are now brought into
| Chattanooga in almost every instance
from 1000 to 5000 tons. 1t does not
take any more engineers, any more
| firemen, brakemen nor conductors to
man one of these trains and bring it
safely over the road than it did 20
, years or %, years ago to bring one of
trains went over these roads % years
ago with 500 tons than today go over
them with less than 1000 tons. The
wages of the trainmen are practically
about the same now as then.
10 II ttiiy NOIluSi lidi, WIFI Inc IdlI-
roads doing the biggest business they
have ever done in their history, with
the largest wheat and grain crop in
1915 ever produced, and with the mills
and factories Of the country running
full time, we find idle men, good men,
looking for work? You see and hear a
great deal of the railroads teaching
and preaching Safety first" This
sounds good and gives the people
great deal of confidence to know that
such is the motto of the railroads but
are the managers of these railroads
really practicing what they preach
when they put an engine weighing
more than half million pounds, over
two hundred and fifty tons, to run
over tie track? Is that track just as
safe for the passenger trains to follow
that enormous battieship OF an en-
gine as it would be to follow an en-
CINE weighing 100 tons? Common
sense should answer this. They have
moi now nor never can find either
material or men to build track hat
makes ii safe to run any such engine
ever The laws of thc land have put
no stipulation or limit to the size Of
engines, but railroads never do any
thing fer either public, the employ
es Or for safety until they are made
to do it, either by the power Of public
sentiment or the power of organized
labor Every safety appliance in eff
feet on railroads today, such as patent
coupers, air brakes, steel cars, boiler
inspection. etc, they have been COM
PEELED TO comply with these require
ment shy the laws of the land or the
laws of public sentiment.
The contention for the eight-hour
day is not one asking for more money.
1t is fight TO keep more men en- :
ployed in conducting the railroads. II !
is humane fight, in the interest of !
the men who are either out of a lob or |
soon Will be out of Job. more Than
TO increase the wages of the men who
are now employed These questions |
nave been gone over carefully and
this proposition has been thoroughly
threshed out by the great leaders of |
these labor organizations. The men
and the organizations know what they |
want. The railroads know they are en-.
titled to what they are asking. Ar.
filtration has no place in this contro. |
versy, where both sides thoroughly
understand each others wants. )
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22

Now that Representative made his galleries
himself
corporation operating railroad within
professional
the
is late for the bill gauntlet
that He doubtless
should
the friend
corporations has
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22
100 MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH


spoil predicts will evolve
OF nesse on The Job
nothing
politicians
S ls-Co
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22

Forty-fivc per cent OF American In
come is spent for food and twenty
EcY cent for rent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22
Here Are The Positions of the
Railroad Companies and Employees
Concerning the Impending Strike

The contentious of the railroad
en- to deveIope into strike next month
the claims of the Southeastern rail
railroad engineer. Local engineers say
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22

public
alleged battle
The Pursuit of the Bandit Vla"it
the old line
but these lonesome trails
and Horses
they
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-22
GULF G. SHIP ISLAND TIME TABLE.
South Bound.

No. I. No. 3.
Ar. ITattiesburg 10:29am. 7:45pm.
Nv. TlattiesbGrg 10:30am 7:55pm.
North Bound.
Nod. No 9
Ar Hattiesburg 9:3Ga.m. sos pm.
LY. Hattiesburg $40 am. Sis pm.
Trains Nos. and carry through
Pullman Sleepers to and from North
ern cities.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-04
Will Help Organized
Men Also, Says Train
mems Leader
WILSON TO
SIGN 1T TWICE
Will Take No Chances
On Legality of
Measure
By CARL ID. GRoAT

(StoE Correspondent Cnited Press
WASHINGTON. Sept A linger.
ing air OF warfare still chung TO the
railroad brotherhood headquarters
today.
Though reasonably confident the
eight-hour bill, now law, means d
year OF peace on the rail lines,
brotherhood men frankly said there
will be a strike if the transportation
chiefs ever try TO restore the 10
hour system.
They thought the railroads may
test the constitutionality OF the mea-
sure which President Wilson signed
Yesterday, but if the courts deem II
unconstitutional and then the lines
try 10 revert to 10 hours. the strike
threat of recent weeks will be re
newed.
The more optimistic say the wage
commission created by the eight
hour law will find that the mems
cause is ust. In this event. they
say, the railroads are scarcely likely
to overturn the law, constitutional
or unconstitutional Further, the
fact that the brotherhoods are ready
and willing 10 aid the lines in get
ting rate increases. II such are nee
essary. is regarded as a peace over
ture the roads will not scorn.
Only A. 3. Garretson. w. s. Car
ter and w. S Stone, of the brother
hood heads, remained here today
w. G. Lee. trsinmen's leader. re
turned TO Cleveland last night To
the United Press he said
Passage OF the eight-hour bill will
aid not only the organized but also
the unorganized lsborers OF this
country. II will show the latter
what organization can accomplish
and it will be the beginning OF 6
universal eight.hour system
In view Of the fact that some per
sons have questioned the legalit,
OF bill signed on Sunday, Presiden
Wilson will again sign the documen
tomorrow
The legislative eIpediert 70 aver
the strike was passed in the senate
by a vote OF SO TO IS, Saturda,
night-almost a strict party vote
amid stirring scenes, after man
senator's. Democrats and Republl
cans. had fought desperately u
amend the measure by provision
designed 70 prevent industrial disas
ters i'm the future
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-04
Union Men Make Fine
Showing In Annual
Parade
HAVE HAPPY AIR
OF PROSPERITY
Imprisoned Pattern
makers Review Parade
From Steps of Jail

Detroit's great army OF labor and
peace. estimated 10 be 10000 strong,
got under way at 1915 O'Clock, Mon
day morning, In what Is counted the
greatest Labor day parade in the
history OF unionism in this city Be-
cause OF the exceptional prosperity
OF labor during the past year. the
absence OF strife between employer
and employe and the beautiful au-
tumn weather. the size and beauty
OF the parade surpassed all expecta-
tions.
When the % bands blared forth
the signal TO start, the 10000 work.
ers OF the city stepped off with a
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-04
Penn ROAD
is TO enter
THIS CITY
Railway Announces 1t
Is Seeking Ter
minal Here

In message TO the transportation
committee of the Detroit Board of
Commerce, officials OF the Pennsyl
yania railroad announced. Monday,
that for some time II had had under
consideration the extension OF its
lines into Detroit and tha was
now seeking criminal facilities here.
The announcement follows repeat
ed rumors that the Pennsylvania
was TO be extended into Detroit.
Many inquiries have recently been
made Of tho company, and Monday
morning the officials made the an.
nouncement
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-04
John Reed, in Magazine
Article, Calls Detroit
NeDS OrgdnOf the 'Gdng

John Reed. the magazine writer,
In the October number OF the Metro.
politan. pays tribute to Detroit as
the wonder city, but declares its
municipal institutions TO he con
trolled by the gang" which, he
says, has for its most pow erful ally
the Detroit News. His article, IN
part follows:
Detroit vs. typical American won
der-city Twelve years ago " was
an oVergrown country town Of 900.
coo inhabitants, producing about fl2J-
OOO 900 worth 81 manufactured prod
ucts a year. To-day u has moro than
three quarters of a million pupula
tton. makes more than $500 600 600
worth 81 manufactured goods an
nually-smong them moro than hair
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-04

or all the automobiles manufactured
in America and is one OF the most
important shipping points in the coun-
Try. The city has grown SO fast that
there arc not houses enough for its
inhabitants. Today there rs a stand
ing advertisement in Detroit FOR 90
600 skilled workmeu at high wages:
put there Is NO place for them 10 live
n they come Last year. for example
the city asked the United states gov
ernment for the use of Fort WAYNE
to temporarily house the homeless
working population And vet build
ing permits issued in the first six
months OF 1916 surpassed Chicago
ana almost eaualed New York city
Magnihcent hotels and great build
lngs shoulder shabby brick houses
that were private mansions half ~
generation ago. For miles and miles
thiS nNergroWn giant Of n city
sprawls along the river and out over
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-04
Car Crash Hurts Several.

Several passengers were severely
shaken up, when two trolley cars
met In rear.end collision at Fischer
and Jeferson-aves. early Monday
morning The cars were running
close together. and AZ they reached
a sharp grade, the brokes on the
rear one failed too work. Albert
Burns. deputy sheriff. was cut by
shattered glass. and Sam Hunter,
No. 26l Hibbard-aye., was taken TO
81. lMary's hospital to be treated for
cuts and bruises.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-04

Lincoln farm AT Hodgenyille. KY
IN which the memorial. containing
The log cabin birthplace Of the giea;
emancipator. is located. came INTO
The possession Of the United States
today President Wilson accepted
II ON behalf Of the people
Az the same time the Lincoln
Farm association. which caused the
memorial 10 be built. dissolved hay-
ing completed its work
The cabin was in private hands
until 1904. when Richard Lloyd
tones. a Lincoln enthusiast, thought
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-04
Annual Ex h bitiOn
Opens Most AuspiciOus-
ly, Monday Morning
-
EXHIBITS SHOW
25%e INCREASE
Calling Off of Strike
Causes Great Rush
of Live Stock
ToDAY's FAIR PROGRAM

Formal opening Of exposition,
President John S. Haggerty pre-
iding
Addresses by Mayor q. n.
Marx and Senator James A. Muir
tha. Of Detroit
Examinations in Better Babies
contest begin
Judging of heavy draft horses
and mules
Harness horse races.
Acroplane flights.
Athletic events.
Day and night horse show.
Vaudeville acts and other free
attractions in front Of grand
stand.
Concerts by the Ford and IL
berati's band and grand opera
singers.
Day and night fireworks. in
Guiding THE War Of Nations"
spectacular drama In which 800
persons take part
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-04
Speaker AT Tabernacle
Opening Sees Clean
er Politics
BUSINESS VISION
NOW DOMINANT
Declares Aroused Re-
ligiOus Conscience
Is Due

The administration will have 10
wake up after the Sunday campaign
and reckon with an aroused religious
conscience in the city OF Detroit. -
declared the Rev Edward II. Pence
in his address At the dedicatory ser.
vices in the Grindley Field taber.
nacle, Sunday.
Detroit has industrial and com
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-04
Thousands See 300-Mile
Auto Race On
New Oval
$4,000 PURSE
is AT STAKE
Christaiens Leads Field
of II Who Quail
fled

CINCINNATI. O., Sept with
the weather clear and cool and
thousands OF visitors keyed TO a
pitch Of excitement. Cincinnatis s new
s750,0O0 auto speedway will he
opened today with a 300.mile race
for $4,000 purse Twenty.nin"
cars are slated to start the grind at
1880 o'clock this afternoon.
The exodus Of auto fans tC the
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-04

LONDON. Sept. German post
tions on front OF 1900 yards tone
and three-fifths miles) were captured
to a depth of half mile In yes
terdays Hghting north OF the Som
me, Gen Haig reported this after
noon. ;sesSz' Is
On the eastern front. the RuDsss
slams, after more than a fortnight
of comparable inactivity. are smash.
ing hard at the Austro-German lines
in both eastern Galicia and In the
Carpathians.
The Germans are sending all
available men 10 the Rumanian
frontief and into Bulgaria 10 stiffen
the Bulgar lines against an expect-
ed attack by the Greeks.
BUCHAREST, Sept. 4.-The whole
Transylvanian garrison of Hsroms-
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