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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24
THE STREET RAILWAY PROB
LEM.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l3.-Munici-
pal ownership is the only solution Of
the American street railway problem,
control Of private lines having broken
down, Delos +. Wilcox, New York
franchise expert, told the federal cleo
trio railway commission, Drawing
from an experience with trolley mat
tiers running back over many years,
and particularly upon his present con-
nection with investigation of the af-
fairs II the Public Service Railway
Company Of New Jersey, Mr.. Wilcox
said there was no escape from the
logic Of conditions, pointing to the
handling of urban transportation as
an essential public service and not
for private profit
The street railway problem, he said,
narrowed down to four questions that
must be determined: First, whether
the investment should be regarded as
q speculative one or be guaranteed;
second, whether the business was to
be conducted primarily for service or
for profit; third, whether continuity
of service was not to be guaranteed,
outlawing suspension through strike,
and fourth, whether public OF private
agencies should own and operate the
roads.
Outlaw Strikes.
Answering the first question, he
said street railway investments should
not be treated as speculative, but
should yield a fixed return. As to the
second, he declared service should
always be the governing motive Of
operation Disruption Of street car
service through strikes should be pre-
vented, he said, and strikes be "out-
lawed and penalized," but only after
full protection of the workers had
been provided. Operatives should be
urged to organize, he said, adding that
even some federal government depart
ments would be bettered by a degree
of "democratization" which gave the
workers a voice in questions Of ad-
policy and disciplinary
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24
THE SUPER CAR.

Greater dependability,. durability
and endurance have been the supreme
achievements of the builders of the
Hudson Super-SiX.
These qualities result from the
patented Super-Six motor which can
be obtained in no car but Hudson.
BY the use Of an exclusive prin-
ciple, srlctive vibration has been
minimized and the power increased
- per cent without :. ! increase in
weight or the sacriti e Of simplicity.
1t was the superior endurance that
resulted from tbs design that en-
ab!ed a Super-S.X to make the jour
ney from San Francisco to New York
and return in ten days and twenty
one hours. and to climb to the TOP
of-the- Wol Id" up Pixies Peak in
eighteea minutes and twenty-four
secord records that have never been
eouaied.
also it should interest you to know
t AT the sales of the Super-SiX eX-
coed those. of any other make of fine
car. This is a fact full of meaning
which makes it doubly worth your
while to investigate the exclusive
features Of the Hudson for yourself
before investing in an automobile.
ROBINSON MOTOR CAR co.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24
matters,

Finally, Mr.. Wilcox said, ne had
reached the conclusion that no ulti.
mate solution Of these questions could
be reached unless we undertake local
transportation as a public function
Public control had reached such a
point, he said, and point from which
there could be 40 rectding, that pri-
vate companies could not BE- given
that freedom which alone could insure
them success. There could be, he con-
tinued, no conservative financial pol
icy under private ownership, and the
profit sharing enterprises such as the
New York Rapid Transit agreement
merely embodied the bad features Of
both private and public enterprises,
Members Of the commission dues-
toned Mr.. Wilcox as to what he
would recommend to meet the mme-
date needs Of the trolley company.
He said declaration of an ultimate
municipal ownership policy 'would
clear the air" to be backed up by
legislative steps to clear the way for
ultimate acquisition of existing lire.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24
NEW SALEM NEWS.

Rev. Gavin being unable, did not
fill his appointment Sunday after
noon but conference met and elected
delegates for the association. The
following were elected: Messrs. W.
n. Cobb, Willie Murphy, Tom Smith,
and T. L. Dowdle. The remaining of
the afternoon was spent in song ser
vice. directed by Mr. W. P. Halbert
and Mr.. r. W Bazzell.
Prayer meeting met Sunday even
ing at $50 with a good attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Smith were the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. X. WDOdson
Sunday.
Mr.. Earl Williams spent SUNDAY
in the home of his mother, Mrs Land.
Miss Lucille and Nelson Dodson. of
Border Springs neighborhood were
guests in the home Of Mr.. I A,
Cook Sunday.
Mr.. Johnnie Smith and Mr. Werner
Nickles bad a dangerous accident
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24
A CORRECTION.

ElaoW he e in las paper in IA ,"s
the srthcoming tournament Of the
NJ: cowah Gun Club next Friday it
j lated that there viii be dinner
and barbecue on the grounds. This
statement was presumed to be cor
rect when the article was written, but
it now develops that a dinner and
barbecue is not included in the plans
for that event and we make the cor
rection that those attending may
govern themselves accordingly.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24
A CARD OF THANKS.

To the people in and near Gale
dOnia who gave US their sympath.
and help IN the late sickness an,
death Of Mrs. Fannie Wells, we ten
der our sincere thanks.
w. P. Halbert and wife.
W. T. Mobley and wife.
o. E. Morris and wife.
Willie Welle and wife.
Mortin Wells
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24
WON.'N HuCTOR GETS
Sc ,BIAN MEDAL OF HONOR.

7 Sc BAN. decoration of the Or.
rer of s. ava has been conferred
d Dr. larry H. Elliot, OF Holly
Srri1ts ,iss., in recognition Of med
zeal se., ices which she performed
d ring the past six months. Or. e.
lott .oi~ed the American Red Cross
Comm ission TO Serbia last winter and
was sent TO Belgrade, She operated
s1ceessfl jispensaries in several
small towns in the north of Serbia.
Size is nov stationed in kralievO.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24

Sunday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock on
the Wolf road, which is causing much
pain.
Mr.. Smith driving the car got ex-
cited and ran alto the ditch, Throwing
Mr.. Nickles out before the car turned
over. 1t is reported that the car turn
ed over three times and faced the op
posite direction it was going with
Smith in it. We remain hoping a
speedy recovery for both.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24

Mr.. Thos. Townsend, of Inverness,
has been in the city for the past
few days. Mr.. Townsend is accom-
panied by his family, and the latter
will make this city their home after
the first of September, taking adj
vantage of the fine schools here. Mr..
Townsend is farming on large scale
in the Delta raising cotton and is
prospecting.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24
DANCE AT LAKE PARK.

On last Thursday evening Sub
scription dance was much enjoyed by
thirty couples at Lake Park. The
music was furnished by the self
Rising" orchestra and it was enjoyed
by everyone that attended. They
danced Until a late hour.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24

Mr.. Chandler Dee narrowly escaped
death Tuesday afternoon when a
tree near him was struck by light
ming. He was in the neighborhood of
Pratt's store on the Macon road
Jubel Hairston, negro, was pain
fully burned by the same stroke.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24
Official Labor Re R;sslpds
L. u:-Gov. Lee M. Russell and Oscar Johnston

bhumfhm has and al incorrect have beer the labor records OF
cNLRm& elad Oscar
seuJ pi tn
h k
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24

Mrs. Meta Henderson of Knoxville,
Tenn, and her assistant, Miss Ella
Scott, at st. Louis, Mo-, have arrived
from New York where they spent,
two weeks selecting millinery for
Boards Department store.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24

Mr.. Walter Perry has returned
from Greenville, where he has been
engaged in erecting electric lines
for the Delta Light and Traction Co.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24

SENATE BILL NO. 275.-An Act
prescribing the number of persons
who shall constitute a full crew for
passenger and freight trains propelled
by steam operating or run over a
railroad or any part thereof in the
state of Mississippi This bin was
called up and voted FOR by Lieuten-
ant Goveluor Lee Russell; see Senate
Journal 1914, page 49l. Oscar john
ston did NOT vote for this bill; see
House Journal 1914. page 965.
HOUSE BILL NO. 494.-An Act
requiring railroads and other corpora
tons and persons engaged in like
business to erect car sheds and KEEP
dry all tracks IN which cars are regu-
larly placed for repairs at their shops
or yards. This bill was for the pro-
lection of the health, comfort, ex-
posure and loss Of time of the laboring
men doing this repair work during
hot, cold and rainy weather. Lee
Russell voted FOR this bill, which be-
came a law; see Senate Journal 1912,
pages l045 and 1046. Oscar Johnston
did NOT vote for this bill; see House
Journal 1912, pages 1853 and 1854.
HOUSE BILL NO. 34.-An Act to
prevent telegraph, telephone, railroad
companies or cher firms or corpora
tions employing operators from black
listing or refusing employment to said
operators only because they belonged
to labor organizations. This bill was
introduced in the Mississippi Legisla-
ture in 1908 at the time several Of the
big telegraph companies were resort
ing to the infamous and unfair prac-
tice of discharging and black-listing
their operators only because they be-
longed to union labor organization.
This was an attempt to intimidate
and desroy the usefulness of thou
sands of good operators who had
spent several years of their lives
to fit them for this particular work.
Lee Russell voted FOR this bill and
supported the operators throughout.
Oscar Johnston did NOT vote for
this bill; see both votes in House
Journal 1908, pages AIS and 426.
For your convenience in com
numbers in each measure. All S
r. ~. y, Il %u1sSA III .assix SAas; t.yi
c. H. BROOKS, Vice-President,
Miss. State Federation of Labor.
c. W. WALLACE, President,
Jackson Printing Pressmen's
Union No. 2l5.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24

Mrs. w. Y. Cobb and attractive
children of Meridian, have been the
guests Of Mrs. J. c. Hackleman for
the past week.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24

Among other bills, Mr.. Johnston
voted FOR the noted fish and game
law, the first and only law repealed
by decisive vote of tn people the
same year of its passage. Mr.. John
ston's vote on this bin is shown in
House Journal 1916, page 1867. ANY
representative Of the people might
have voted for a measure similar 10
the fish and game law which Mr..
Johnston voted for, as legislators are
not infallible, but Mr.. Johnston was
unwilling to give the people of his
state the right to correct such laws,
and voted AGAINST the Initiative
Referendum and the Recall Bill,
whereby such laws can be repealed by
direct vote of the people. Mr.. john
ston's vote AGAINST the Initiative
Referendum and the Recall Bill is
shown in House Journal 1914, page
1900. Lee Russell voted FOR this
bill, giving to the people their demo-
cratic rights; see Senate Journal
1914, page 1871.
HOUSE BILL NO. 14.-An Act
to require corporations, companies,
associations, partnerships and in
dividuals engaged in manufacturing
and employing public labor and pub
lie service corporations doing bust
ness in Mississippi to pay all their
employees every two weeks or twice
a month. The direct purpose of this
bill was to benefit the laboring people
generally in securing their wages
within a reasonable time after same
had been earned, and to protect en-
ployes in factories, manufacturing
establishments, saw mills and other
places from the bad practice of being
forced to trade at high-prlced COM
pany commissaries and to accept
brass checks and other forms of pay
checks for which they had to discount
at big loss for real money. Lee Rus
sell voted FOR this bill; see Senate
Journal 1914, page 1922. Oscar john
ston voted AGAINST this bill; see
House Journal 1914, pages 47o and
All.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24

SENATE BILL NO. lG6.-An Act
to regulate the employment Of chill
dren of certain'ages in mills, factories,
carneries and manufacturing estab-
lishments in Mississippi, to limit the
hours that children of certain ages
may be employed, to provide for the
inspection Of places wherein they are
worked and to provide punishment for
violation Of said act. This is an act of
the Mississippi Child Labor Law,
where the legislature sought to pro-
tect small children from employment
in places operating dangerous and
hazardous machinery and injurious to
the health Of young children. Lee
Russell voted FOR this bill; see Sen
ate journal 1912, pages ll04 and ll05.
Oscar Johnston did NOT vote for this
bill; see House Journal 1912, pages
947 and 94S.
SENATE BILL NO. I33.-An Act
providing that contributory negli-
gence shall be no bar to recover IN
action brought to recover damages for
personal injuries or where such in
juries have produced death; and pro-
viding in such cases that the question
of contributory negligence shall be
left for the court jury to determine.
Lee Russell voted FOR this bill Oscar
Johnston did NOT vote for this bill;
see both votes in House Journal 1910,
page 1873.
SENATE BILL NO. 2SO.-An Act
creating the Mississippi Home Print
ing Bill, requiring MI state and county
contract printing to be done within
the state. This was an exceedingly
meritorious bill, created for the pur-
pose Of patronizing home industry and
providing increased employment for
labor within our state. AS Lieutenant
Governor at that time, Lee Russell
had no vote on this bill, but supported
its passage in an earnest manner un-
til it became a law. Oscar Johnston
did NOT vote for this bill; see House
Journal 1916, pages 1879 and 1880.
HOUSE BILL NO. I65.-An Act
corporations doing business
in the state Of Mississippi to have one
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-24

pay day in each month and forbiding
the withholding of any Moneys due
employees for services rendered prior
to said pay day. Lee Russell called
up and voted FOR this bill; see Senate
journal 1912, page 743. Oscar John
ston did NOT vote for this bill; see
House Journal 1912, pages ga and
845.
HOUSE BILL NO. 3I0.-An Act
authorizing the board of trustees of
any school district to spend funds for
maintaining evening or part-time
schools for vocational education for
persons in need of such instruction.
This was a deserving measure prvoid-
ing for the proper training and in
structions of the laboring people of
the various trades, and their children,
who had to work and could not attend
regular sessions of school. Lieutenant
Governor Lee Russell had no vote on
bill, but assisted in its passage Oscar
Johnton did NOT vote for this bill;
see House Journal 1918, pages 1912
and 1043.
HOUSE BILL NO. 2S.-An Act to
create Bureau of Markets for agri-
cultural purposes, to arrange a
Uniform system of cooperative pro-
auctions and markets, to find mar
kets for such products in and out of
Mississippi This is splendid meas
ure and has proven most profitable to
farmers and laborers. Lieutenant
Governor Lee Russell had no vote on
this bill, but strongly advocated and
supported its passage. Oscar john
ston did NOT vote for this bill; see
House Journal 1916, pages 229 and
230.
SENATE BILL NO. 3SS.-An Act
authorizing the free transportation of
school children in consolidated school
districts who live two miles or more
from the school house. Lieutenant
Governor Lee Russell had no vote on
this bill, but used his efforts in be-
half of its passage. Oscar Johnston
did NOT vote for this bill; see House
Journal 1918, page 1913.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-01-08
FROM ARTHUR b. SHIELDS.
October rs 1918
Mr.. s. j. Shields,

October rs 1918
i Mr.. s. j. Shields,
Dear Father:
Will write you a few lines to let
you know that l am well as common.
Hope you all are the same, it has
been SINE time since l have heard
from you all, but I hope to get let
ter soon. We are back again for
rest but l am not getting much
rest myself. l am acting Sergeant.
All of our Sergeants got knocked
off and / am the check for a platoon
leader so you see l have lots of
work to do, 1 have been working
hard all day checking up on the
have to check up for the clothing
tomorrow. sometimes work till
IL o'clock in the night. l hope to
have some help soon. l have been
in battles since have been over
here the last time we went over the
top l was in charge of the platoon.
l got through the best kind two men
got wounded in the forth platoon l
sure had my hands full, next to the
last time we went over the top the
fourth platoon all got knocked off
but Z privates and 2 corporals, one
more beside myself l think we were
lucky don't you. Our Lieutendent
and both Sergeants got knocked off.
So you see us corporals were the
check to take care of the platoon.
1t is now supper time so l will close.
Your Son,
ARTHUR b. SHIELDS.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-01-08
FROM o. ID. MCKINNEY.

Dear Father:
Will write you a few lines to-
night as have plenty of time now
days. l am in the hospital with
the mumps, they say / have them
can hardly tell, l am not one bit
sick have never been but they made
me go to bed, have been in bed
eight days guess they will keep me
twenty-one days. Well guess we
will be coming home sometime
soon, but have not heard anything
yet. l haven't had any mail from
you all since 1 have been in France.
l have written you every week
since l have been here. We land
ed at Breast France ON September
3rd, stayed there one week, came
TO Genpry, just small town, stay
ed there three weeks slept in barns,
then We came to Caitquidam Artill-
cry Camp have been here every
since don't guess W will go any
further away from seaport. We
are about $50 miles from Breast.
You know they don't censor our let
tiers any more the thing all over
1.-THE Huns" arp beaten. Do you
hear from Raymond any more?
have never seen any oneI know
One of the company Of Infantry OF
80 Division was wiped out in less
then three hours after they went
on the battle field. / knew several
quarentined for over a month when
first came to this camp II was
awful rainy until the war was over
but it hasn't rained since stopped
firing and are having some fine
weather. think we will get back
to the states in the early part OF
the New Year or at least hope SO.
They have to have all the Ameri-
can Soldiers out of this camp by
the 18th Of next month. Don't
know where we will go but have an
idea we will be more closer home. |
l hope you have some of my letters
by this time. You need not wrry
about me for am well and getting
alogn fine. With love to you all
am ever
PVT. o. ID. MCKINNEY.
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ODE Hartford Herald
Is Now $1.5O Per Year
In Advance
MCfIENRY.

Misses Zelma Vaughn and Louise
Maddox went to Beaver Dam last
Tuesday shopping.
Mr.. Marshalls Mckinney, of Beav-
err Dam, spent the weekend with
Miss Louise Maddox.
Mr.. Walter Francis Craddock ar
rived home last Monday morning at
ter brief visit to trends and rela-
ives in Herrin and Chicago, ILL.,, and
st. Louis, Missouri
Mr.. Conrad Tichenor and his sis
ter. Miss Lillian, arrived home the
later part of last week from Bowling
Green, where they have been in
school to spend the Christmas holt
days with thir parents. They left
for Bowling Green Sunday to re-
sumo their chool work. 8
Mr.. Walter E. Brown arrived here
last week from Lexington where he
was a studnt of the S. A. T. c.
Miss Louise Maddox gave a card
party last Friday night in honor of
her cousin, Mr.. Marshall Mckinney.
of Beaver Dam. Those present
were Misses Zelma Vaughan,
Grace Miller and Minnie James.
Messrs. Conrad Tichenor, Marshall
Mckinney, Jewell Cairnes and Au-
brey Park
Miss Nell Tolle who has been at
tending the Business University at
Bowling Green arrived home last
Friday to spend the holidays with
her mother.
Mr.. Ray Hooker arrived home
from Camp Taylor last week.
Mr. Charles Taylor went to Crom-
well last Thursday He will proba-
bly, return Sunday.
Mr. Charles Terrell left Tuesday
for Greensboro for the remainder of
the winter.
Mr.. Hayward Pirtle, of Great
Lakes. ILL.,, came here last Sunday to .
spend Christmas. He returned to
CaneyvilTe' Tuesday.
Mr.. o. C. McKenney who has been
working at Williamson, West Va.
returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. T. Beasley and children, OF
Rockport. visited her sister. Mrs.
William Vaughan Tuesday.
Miss Thelma Baxter, OF Beaver
Dam, spent few days last week
with Miss Mary Terrell.
Miss Monta Bishop. of Spring
Lick. arrived here Thursday to spend
a few days with Miss Lillian Tichen-
or.
Mr. Thomas +. Smith came here
several days ago from Greenville.
He Is working for the l. C. railroad.
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FROM RAYMOND MCKINNEY.

Dear Father:
Will write you a few lines this af
ternoon. intended to write you
yesterday, but we could not get of.
I left the hospital on the 21nd and
sure was glad to get out. think
that I'll get back with my company
in a few days now. They are not
in the fighting lines now, am in
hopes that they will be sent back
home in month or two. How is
every body getting along at home?
I have not had letter in two
months but will get all my mail
when I reach the company. 1t will
be two months Thursday since I
got wounded on the Verdun front
then I was sent to Nu-ce-tan, from
there to Vichy stayed there about
ten days and spent the rest of my
time in a hospital at Roame which
is in Southern France. have
seen the most of France. We pass
ed through Paris stayed there about
five hours and had real good
time. I left Roame on 81 of this
month, on my way to find my Divi-
sion, am in a Classification Camp
now at Saint Aignon. sure would
like to see everybody at home, am
pretty sure we will be sent back to
real soon. Love to all.
Your son,
RAYMOND.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-01-08
LARUE COUNTY NEWS
BEGINS PUBLICATION.

Hodgenville. Ky.-The Larue
County News. Democratic news
paper. has been founded here, and
will publish the first issue Thurs
day.
The paper will be operated by a
stock company with paid-in CAPT
tai of $4,000. ]. s. Hansbrough
will be editor: K. w. Creal. associ-
ate editor, and Walter Grady. presi-
dent.
The following are stockholders:
]. s. Hansbrough, z. w. Cresi.
Walter Grady. Charles J. Hubbard
and A. A. Orrender.
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Mandy-Kastus, you all knows
dat you remind me of dem dere fly
in machines?
Rastus-No, Mandy; how's dat?
Mandy-why, Decays youss no
good on earth.
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she-Do you like . salad Of apple
with banana.
He-Why-s-yss; but ! much pre-
for date WITH peach.
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PVT. o. d. MCKINNEY.

Employer suppose you havs
no objections to early hours?
Youth-You can't close too early
for me.
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