The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1921-03-26
PRESS AND COMMENT.

The newspapers of the country
this week carrying the Associated
Press dispatches featured the news
of a Mississippi editor who nearly
| met his death by drowning. Missis-
sippi editors as a rule never did take
| to water. The reader can figure
this out. Take it "As You Like 1t,
to quote our friend Bill S. But this
editor went to take a bath. and there
| by hangs a tale! The story, accord
| ing to the version first carried by
| the Western Union route is that
three newspaper men, Jack Senter,
of the Columbus (Miss.) CONNER
cial; George B. Dolliver, managing
editor of the Battle Creek (Mich.)
| Moon-J ournal, and his SON, George
B., or Junior, narrowly escaped
drowning while bathing at Daytona
Beach, Florida.
The men were caught by an under
tow and carried out into deep water
| but managed to grab hold of pier
which they had held onto until help
arrived, which proves the value of a
good grip and of holding on.
What were they doing there? They
were members of the National Edi-
torial Association, which held con-
vention there recently in st. Angus
| tine, the home of the Alcazar and
Ponce de Leon Hotels, but the latter
not the home of the editors while
there. Since the convention they
have been visiting various parts of
Florida.
Next to California Florida gets
more free advertising than any state
in the Union. 1t thrives on adver-
tising. Florida believes in advertis-
ing. It's people say it pays to ad-
vertise and it has been proven. Hard
ing as president-elect spent six weeks
in Florida. and the fact was exploited
far and wide.
And now Alabama is in the lime
light. A press special from Scots
boro relates that the postmaster and
justice of the peace, caps, please Mr..
Linotype Operator, JUSTICE OF
THE PEACE. is charged with MAX
ing moonshine. AS postmaster here
is federal official charged with vio-
lating Mr. Volstead's proclamation
Can you beat it? State law enforce
ment deputies arrested George Pid-
geon, P. M, J. P. Fifteen gallons
of liquor hidden under brush heap
near the Pidgeon residence were dis
covered, according to the officers.
During the raids two 65-gallon stills,
quantity of moonshine and 1000
gallons of beer are reported by the
| oynf nA aCp
been captured. Here is federal Of
ficial and man who must and should
stand high in his community as a
mentor of morals, etc., charged with
crime as a law violator that is un-
thinkable. And we are so prone to
condemn some poor, obsolete devil
who falls from grace-yet two
wrongs do not make him right. AS
much as we may oppose to the appli-
cation of prohibition, believing in the
theory of it as we do, we cannot and
no one else will condone a violation
of the law of the land.
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And by their sins ye shall know
them. Now comes Clara Smith Ha-
mon, of Ardmore, Okla, who has oc-
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page of the metropolitan and other
dailies for the past weeks, charged
with the murder of her paramour
and later after she had broken the
heart of lannon's wife and after the
process of divorce became his Sec
ond wife, with the announcement
that she is going into the movies.
The jury gave her legal liberty, but
from the testimony the fact that she
was a moral leper still remains. Why
capitalize a woman's sins for mer-
cenary results. Why should your
wife. your daughter, your sister be
expected to patronize the movies if
this sinful woman or any other wo-
man or man for that matter is to be
exploited and foisted? Clara says
she is going to tell her life story.
That other women and young girls
especially may heed and avoid the
pitfalls. It is true no one born of
Eve is free from temptation, but not
many are going to see Clara Smith
Hamon in pictures for a sermon,
warning or admonition. We will not
condemn fallen women, but rather
give her lifting hand, but that she
is going into the movies and rehash
her life story is matter that should
be eschewed by all decent and right
| thinking people. And there are
many. Board of Censors, get. busy,
please.
lannon's wife, the first Mrs. H.,
was a dear little woman. She was
| like the average WIFE. When
Hamon was prospecting, digging,
seeking the ends of the rainbow, she
| lived West with him, did all the
drudgery, suffered untold privations
and all that her husband may sue
ceed and prosper. Fortune smiled.
| Then Clara Smith, ,stenographer, came
into their life. Hamon finally divor-
ced his wife. She suffered silently.
1t was said she did it for his honor
and for his sake. She loved him..
But at the end of it all Hamon paid
the price of his folly. For the wages
Of sin is death. even unto man liter
ally as was in this case.
Tomorrow-Easter Sunday-will
be big day at the Fair Grounds,
New Orleans, when the Elks' Auto
mobile Fashion Show will take place.
This is an annual event of the Elks.
Every year it is for some benefit.
Last year for ST. Vincent's Infant
Asylum. Tomorrow's benefit Anti
tuberculosis Hospital. Next year