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VOL. XXXIX. NO 3S
GREENVILLE, MISS., SATURDAY, APRIL 27. 1907
PRICE FIVE CENTS
LEVEE BOARD
IN SESSION
MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS
TRANSACTED
Contract for Duvalls Work Let to
Dulaney & Foote Salary of Capt.
Perkins Increased to $150 Collec
tion of Back Taxes Ordered
Office of the Board of Mississippi
Levee Commissioners.
April 26th. 1907.
The Board met pursuant to call,
there being present: J. L. Hebron,
President, J. S. Walker, R. P.
Crumo, L. T. Wade, and W. II. Fitz
gerald, Commissioners.
The. bids filed for the Duvall levee
work were opened and read by the
Secretary and the bid of Dulanev &
Foote, at 23 24-100 cents being1 ron-
ual moving expenses to the different
pieces of work.
Chief Engineer West was also au
thorized to make contracts for other
teams for repair work where needed
and advantageous arrangements can
be made, ,
Mr. J. L. Perkins Jr., special dep
uty tax collector submitted the fol
lowing report.
To the Honorable Board of Missis
sippi Levee Commissioners:
Your petitioner, . L. Perkins, r.,
respectfully shows that heretofore,
towit, on the day of
1907, he was employed by a commit
tee 01 your honorable body to mves
tigate and to recover back taxes due
this Board for cotton shipped out of
Issaquena and Sharkey counties, and
under said employment has riled suit
for the recovery of a large amount of
taxes in default. He shows further
that he has obtained information and
proof of a large amount of cotton
unlawfully shipped Out of Washing
ton county without payment of levee
THE LAW ON
THESUBJECT
RULINGS OF THE DIFFERENT
CHURCHES
What Their Doctrines Teach in Re
gard to Intoxication and, the Li
quor Traffic The Laws of the Dif
ferent Secret Orders
selling beer or other liquors on j A!Urr Ir Y A Tr
Sunday, or of frequenting, places I JINrhllHl A I H
t j . - VfcV,
tenets more man any other to turn
the day of the Lord into a day of
dissipation, to use it as an occasion
for breeding intemperance. While we
hope that Sunday laws on this ooint
will not be relaxed, but even more
rigdly enforced, we implore all Cath I
ARE HONORED
PRESENTED WITH CROSSES
OF HONOR
sidered the lowest and best bid sub- 1 taxes thereon, to-wit: abotu one
thousand bales from a single ship
ping noint in said county. He prays
that his employment may be extend
ed to the whole district or at least
to Washington county and that he
be allowed to investigate and recover
and collect all and any penalties in
curred and taxes in default for any
period prior to this date upon the
same terms and conditions as named
in his present employment..
J. L. PERKIXS, JR.
April 23, 1907.
Be -t resolved by the Board of Mississippi-
Levee Commissioners that
J. L. Perkins, Jr., is hereby employed
as a special agent of this Board for
the collection of any and all back
taxes due to the Board for cotton
grown in and shipped out of the Le
vee Board District other than Lin
ters and Grabbott and cotton where
the bales exceed in weight on which
the tax was paid which F. M. Scott
has been employed to collect and the
nutted, it was accepted and they
were awarded the contract.
The vote recorded was as follow.:
Hebron, Crump. Wade and Fitzger
ald, voting "Aye," Walker, "No."
The enlargement work on the old
levee, which this new levee takes the
place of and preiously awarded to
the conracting firm of Dulaney &
Foote was ordered abandoned and
they, Dulaney & Foote, accepted in
place of this the same number of
yards of enlargement work between
and Arcadia at the price of 23
cents per cubic yard.
Commissioner Walker introduced
the following resolution::
Resolved, That no officer or em
ployee of this Board shall pay to any
person whomsoever any part of his
salary or anything of value in return
for his election or employment by
the Board, and any officer or em
ployee violating this order shall for- !
fcit his office or employment. !
itesoivea. mat it nereaiter anv
bank shall pav or agree to pay to any said J. L. Perkins, Jr., shall have au
person whomsoever, directly or in-1 thority to collect for said Board
directly.anything of value for the use from any person who has removed
of the funds of the Board, the Treas- , or caused to be removed from the
tirer of the Board is required to with- J Mississippi Levee District of which
draw the funds of the Board from this Board has jurisdiction any cot
said bank. i tn grown in said District prior to
Commissioner Crump seconded this date and all back taxes due on
the motion to adopt the resolutions said cotton other than taxes due on
which were placed, before the Board cotton above described for the col-
and thev were unanimouslv carried, lecction of which F.M.Scott has been
The meeting .then adjourned until employed and in addition thereto any
7 o'clock, p. m. and all penalties incurred for the un-
When the Board reassembled and , lawful removal of said cotton and
was called to order, Commissioner ' that said Perkins is to receive one
Kirk answered to his name when half of all penalties collected by him
called, making the full Board pre- as his sole compensation for said
sort. I collections. Said Perkins is to pro-
Commissioner Kirk offered a reso- vide at his own expense for all at
lution that hereafter the hour of torneys fees incurred by him to be
meeting of- the Board be set for ; brought for the collection of said
o'clock p. m. The motion was lost tax and said penalties. This author
on a tie vote. ity is conferred for the period of one
Commissioner Kirk then moved year and shall expire except as to
that the Chief Engineer of the Board suits actually brought at the expira
be directed to remove Capt. J. Lj tion of said time.
Perkins , from the lower end of the J It is expressly understood that the
district to a district in Bolivar county ! Board reserves the right to make any
President Hebron spoke against tho other contract with reference to the
removal. Ths vote was then taken subject matter hereof with any other
on the motion and carried, President persons at any time except for taxes
Hebron voting "No." j for which said Perkins may at any
Commissioner Kirk then moved time have filed suit,
that the salary of Capt. Kirk be ! The Attorney of the Board has the
raised from $125 to $150 per month, right a4 all tisies to protect the
from May 1st, the same as paid the rights of the Board in all suits
other assistant engineers in the em- , brought hereunder in any manner
plov of the Board. The motion w as j whatsoever.
carried, President Hebron voting The Board reserves the right to re
"No." quire a bond of said Perkins condi-
Commissioner Fitzgerald then in- .tioned for the faithful accounting at
troduced the following resolution: the end of each three months for all
Whereas, It has come to the know! monies collected under this employ
edge of this Board that certain cot- j ment and, the said Perkins shall ac
ton known as Grabbot and Linters, j count for and pay over to said Board
lias been removed from this District at the end of each quarterly period
by the owners thereof without first ' beginning from this day all monies
paying the levee tax thereon, it being , belonging to said Board and collected
ny mm.
No compromise of any claim shall
be made by said Perkins without the
consent of the Board. Said Board
may compromise any of said claims it
may see fit on any terms, but in no
case is the Board to agree to com
promise an claim without the con
sent of said Perkins unless as a con
dition of said compromise said Per
kins shall be paid by the person ow
ing the tax, 25 per cent of the amount
owing under $5,000 and 20 per cent
for all amounts over $5,000 and less
than $10,000, and 10 per cent on all
amounts over $10,000.
That the Secretary of this Board
be required to spread this resolution
upon the minutes of the Board and
to make and-deliver a certified copy
thereof to the said J. L. Perkins, and
the same when accepted by said Per
kins shall constitute a contract with
him as stated herein binding .upon
this Board for said employment.
The. petition of A. J. Paxton for
refund on 19-bales of cotton was
found correct and ordered paid.
The Chief Engineer was authorized
to agree with Sam Rembert on a
change of right-of-ways on which le
vee is being constructed.
The following amounts of .mileage
and ner diem were then allowed:
J. S. Walker, 1 day 4 00
R. P. Crump, 1 day. 77 miles.. 18.65
W.H. Fitzgerald. 1 day, 77 mi. 12.20
L. T. Wade, 2days, 96 miles.. 13.75
J, M. Kirk, 1 day, 90 miles. . . . ; 9.40
The Board then adjou-rned.
J. L. HEBRON. President
H. T. CROSBY, Secretary.
country, never to take part in such , Graves of Confederate Dead Strewn
Sunday traffic, nor to patronize nor
countenance it. Andwe not only di
rect the attention of all pastors to
the repression of this abuse but we
also call upon them to induce all of
their flocks that may be engaged in
the sale of liquors to abandon, as
soon as they can, the dangerous traf
fic, and to embrace a more becoming
way of making a living."
"And here it behooves us eo re
mind our workingmen, the bone and
sinew of the people, and the especial
ly beloved children of the church.
that if they wish to observe Sunday
disputed by such owners that such
cotton is liable for said tax, now
therefore, in order that said tax may
lie collected and the rights of thi
Board1 duly protected in the premis
es: it is ordered that F. M. Scott be
and he is hereby employed for and
on behalf of this Board and as its spe
cial agent for such purpose, to collect
from all persons in default for said
tax, and owing to same, the tax of
$10.00 per bale provided for in such
cases by chapter 128 of the laws of
tqoo, Approved' March 26th, 1906, and
all proir laws applicable and to that
end said Scott is authorized, when
necessary to sue for and recover the
same by proper legal precee dings,
and for such services said Scott
shall be entitled to and receive fifty
per cent of all such taxes, as his con
pensation in full for special services
hereunder, the said Scott now agree
ing hereto.
And whereas it has also come to
the knowledge of this Board that
divers persons are delinquent to this
Board for the regular cotton tax on
lint cotton by reason of the exessive
weight of many bales of cotton, that
is to say, in excess of 552 lbs., the
standard adopted by this Board, said
Scott is likewise employed to collect
from all persons, by suit or otherwise
the amount of the tax due for such
excess cotton, upon the same terms
in respect to this conpensation as
above provided, and the previous or
der of the Board in respect to the
Grabbot cotton is hereby recorded,
said Scott agreeing,, provided how-,
ever, that this Board reserves the
right in each case to compromise any
and all of said claims upon such
terms as it may see fit, half of the
amount of such compromise to gQ
to said Scott, and that such taxes so
due shall not be collected for yiars
prior to September 1st. 1904.
This employment shall expire July
1 st, 1008. except as to suits pending
at that time.
.Chief Engineer West asked the
Contractors" present to make bids for
the lease of 15 'or 20 teams, scrapers,
dumpers, men and foreman etc.; for
60 days for doing repair work on
the Ievee and on opening the bids it
was found that the bid of- Dulaney
& Foote was the lowest and bes
'"submitted and was accepted. ...
The bid was $6.40 for . teami and
labor. The Board to pay only act-
)-" . - . ... , ,
It has been stated that only the
Methodist and Baptist churches are
taking an active part in the fight
against the liquor traffic in this city,
but we wish to state that all religious
denominations have taken - stands
against the liquor traffic, from the
early Jewish times until the present
day.
We cite the Jewish position, Cath
olic rules, and Methodist dicipline
this week, and next week will give
the regulations of the other churches
on this subject. - y '
T'ne TewUh Position hlies where .they rightfully belong.
Turn a deaf ear, therefore, to every
from tne Degmmng 01 tneir ms- temptation, and then Sunday will be
1 7 , J""1' lilce. Jc"s VV11W t a bright day for all the family."
would be holy were torbidden to use j ..How much better this than to
wine. Aaron was commanded Do ; k it d of sin for Yourselves.
not drink w:ne nor strong drink, f 4 f t nrifi .f.i "
thou, nor thy sons with thee when ye , vni1r hnmr hv n .tnrv. n'tu
go into the tabernacle of the congre- fnlv nr rieKauri, vn wnnri-P' thnf
gation, lest ye die' Lev. 10:9. - j the prejates of the second plenary
Concerning the Nazante: He shall ' COimciI declared that the 'most shock
separate himself irom wme and ; mg. -eandajs which we have to de
strong drink. Num. 6:3. It IS ; nnr,. snr:.r frnm v
not tor kings, O Lemuel, to drink ; wonder that thcy gave a special ap
wme: nor for princes strong drink-; proval to the zeaI of those wl the
lest they dnnk and forget the law better to avoid excesses, or in order
and pervert the judgment of any otitn bright evnmnle ' rLnoo
the afflicted." PrOV. 31: 4,5., tliPms-K-c to tnfal ctit, T r?r
There is more frequent mention of tl ' ' ;vnke n hi-ee;nr tho
the evils of intemperance in the Jew- canse of temperance, and on all who
ish scriptures than in those of the laboring for its advancement in
Christians. ''Wine is a mocker and ir,.a rhrUtiVn cnlrit"
strong drink is raging; and whoso- 1 T f thp ,PYf,rt;nr!!. nfonr rthoi;
ever is deceived thereby is not wise.'' temnpranr. sor;eties meet wilh the
PrOV. 20:l. "Who hath WOe? who Up,rtvr ,-,-,-r.r.prr.Mrm nf nctnrs 9mi
hath sorrow? who hath contentions? , peop;e: and not only will thev go far
who hath babbling? who hath t0ward. strangling the monstrous evil
wounds without cause? who hath rea nf int?11,npnilrP hnt will n1o a
ness of eyes? - They that tarry long ; powerfu-check Gn the desecration of
at the wme; they that go to seeK the Lord's day, and on the evil m-
mixcd wme. look not tnou on tne . fluences 1TOW striving for its total
wine when it is red, when it giveth ; profanation." From the New Or
its color in the cup. when it moveth , ,cang Times-Democrat. Dec. 2, 1906,
itself aright. At the last it biteth ; interview with Archbishon Illenk.
like a serpent, and stmgeth like an ! .
adder." Pro v. 23: 29-32. "Woe unto . The Position of the Methodist
them that are mighty to drink wine I Church .
and men of strength to mingle strong) The fourt-h "Golden Rule" forbid
drink." Isa. 5:22. "Woe unto him "drunkenness, or drinking spirituous
that giveth his neighbor drink, that . iiqu0rs unless in cases of necessity.'
him drunken also." Hab. 2:15. j The Temneranc
With Flowers and Their Memory
Perpetuated by Touching; Cere
monies Eloquent Addresses
Yesterday was Confederate Decor
ation Day throughout our fair south
land and in most of our cities v the
graves of its brave fallen heroes were
covered with flowers by the fair
hands of her Confederate daughters.
In honor of the day the local
Chapter of the Daughters of the Con
federacy of the city conferred at the
Elks' hall last night the cross of
as they ought, they must keep from I honorf uPn en of the brave follow
Hrinklntr nlare nn t.,r,r nit i ers of the Stars and Bars. Witn
Carry your wages home to your fam- i them. in this meeting the local chap-
I when the water is turned off and the
vest oats or wheat is used, except,
that it is made heavier and stronger,
with lugs on the master-wheel to
keep it from slipping.
If you pump from a lake and the
water does not have to be lifted
more than 30 feet, it will take a No.
6 centrifugal pump and about a 40
to ;o-horse Dower boiler anrl ;-
horse power engine to furnish water;
for 160 acres, the pump, boiler and
engine should not cost over $1250 to
$1500.
In preparing for the water if the
land is sloping it should be terraced
or levied" so that water would not
ground allowed to dry so the grain
may be harvested. A self-bindor,
very much like the ones used to har
have to be over four or five inches
deep in deepest part, and one inch
in shallow -rt. The levees would
(prof, lowrey
ENTERTAINS
LARGE
AND ENTHUSIASTIC
AUDIENCES
Makse Splendid Appeal for the
Overthrow of the Liquor Traffic
Says Blind Tiger is Preferable to.
the Open Saloon
The two speeches made in this city
last Sunday afternoon and evening,
by the Prof. B. G. Lowrey, President
of the Blue Mountain Female College
of this State, in the interests of Pro
hibition was listened to by a large
number of o.ir citizenship and both
level. Water must be conducted in ' i"'?1 ?Uon '"vuicing arguments
a cans! to the behest n,rt f,f h d' u 1Jtl lUT protection or
i t u V. i f ,,.,C1"U",S. UAlting commences August loth to isth.
locaL chapter and fnends when and cnd Se tembef ,sth- ThVeshinS
5" J- ?r,GrTCeley; who.n- tthe is done with common wheat or oats
Catholic Laws
The Temperance Chapter says:
"Let all our preachers and members
abstain from the rnaniifarture or sale
Inotation from the Third Plenary . of ;ntoxicatinsr liauors to be used as
Council of Baltimore, constituting a beverage, fron signing petitions
ter had as their invited guest, Mrs.
Monroe McClurg, the State presi
dent of the order. The exercises
were held in the spacious Elks' hall
which was filled with members o
the
Mr
place of Mrs. J. M. Jayne, the chap
ter s president, who could not
be present, acted as chairman of the5
meeting, and called it to order.
Rev. Philip Davidson was then
called upon and asked God's blessing
upon the meeting. Mrs. Greenley
then arose and stated the object of
the meeting and the good work o;
this noble band of devoted women.
At the close of her remarks she in
troduced to the chaoter and audience
Mrs. Monroe McClurg. of Green
wood, State president of the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Mc
Clurg, in a clear and tender voice,
gave a short history of the organi
zation and the great and grand work
it has accomplished in caring for the
old soldiers in life and honoring them
after death. She-tpaid a high tribute
to the leaders of the lost cause and
their brave followers. She showed
how the daughters were accomplish
ing the wrork of erecting monuments
to the cause in each county and
hoped to see the local chapter secure
one for Washington county before
another year. Her noble and elo
quent utterances throughout her
speech were followed by applause.
This address was followed by the
drill of Capt. Walter Shepherd's lit
tle Confederate soldiers and with
them the little Daughters of the Con
federacy, each representing a
field before letting it on. so that it
will cover by gravitation. The levies
may be made with a plow, and what
we call a "pusher," a wedge-shaped
tool 10 feet long and 4 feet wide at
end, running to a point.
It takes rice about four months
from time of sowing to mature. Cut
thresher with some of the teeth of
the concave taken out. The cro;
costs about $20 to $25 per acre, count
ing wages for all work, and all costs
rof fuel, etc.
A NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT
That Given by the Pupils of Central
School on Tcesday Night
the law of the church.
It cannot . be doubted that among
for such sale, from becoming bonds
men for any person as a condition
the evils we most bitterly deplore in for obtaining a license, from acting
this country must be numbered that
which consists in the abuse 01 in
toxicating drinks. This kind of ex
cess furnishes a perpetual fuel to sin,
and is a fertile source of miseries;
men without number and whole fam-
as a dispenser or voluntarily accept'
ing an appointment or election as
such under the laws of any State in
which there is a dispensary law au
thorizing the sale of intoxicating li
quors by the State, county, or muni
liles are plunged into direct ruin by j cipalit and from renting property
and numberless souls are drawn
headlong to eternal destruction.
And since this vice prevails
in no small degree among
Catholics, scandal is given to
to non-Catholics and a great
obstacle is placed in the way of pro
gress of religion. Let, therefore, the
love of religion and of country urge
all Christians to strive with all their
might to extirpate this pestiferous
evil.
We exDect in the first place the
for such sale. If any member shall
violate any of the provisions of this
paragraph, he shall be deemed guilty
of immorality." Page 94, par. 216.
The Protestant Episcopal Church
I have been asked to define the po
sition of the Protestant Episcopal
Church on the subject of temperance
While I have not at hand the acts of
our general convention or the pas
toral letters of our House of Bish
ops, I am sufficiently familiar with
The entertainment of "Ye Little
Olde Folks," at the Central School
last Tuesday night was greeted by
a large and enthusiastic audience and
proved one of pleasure and enjoy
ment to all who attended.
The little folks represented the
characters of the long ago and in
their acting and funny sayings often
brought down the house. The drill
of the boys in gray and the tableau
formed with them and a bunch of
sweet pretty girls representing our
Southern States was a pretty sight
and as they all sang together "Tent
ing To-night" and "Dixie" it touched
the soft spot of every heart and
brough tears to almost every eye of
all present.
We are told that quite a snug sum
was made out of the performance
which goes into the piano fund.
MOODY MAKES A CATCH
nirtur of the Smith's irreat rhieftan. Arrests Negro Who Proves to be a
Lee, with the angel ot
. 1 r . i c it.. -1 I. . . . . .
neio or tne priests 01 tne cnurta, the general nrincioals enunciated in
to whom God has entrusted the of- ; these two sources of authority in the
fice of instructing men with the word
of life, and of instilling into them the
American branch of the Catholic
Church and can state that there is
MAY POLE DANCES
Will be Held on -Lot at Corner of
Main and Delesseps Streets
The May-pole dances-to be given
by the girls of the public schools
will take place, at Mr, Herman Wil
czinski's lot at the corner of Main
and Delesseps ; Streets. Wednesday,
May 1st, at 5 p. m. If the weather
is not favorable the entertainment
will he 'postponed : until the next
bright day.: Tickets on sale at
Nelms &' Blum Co., Steger-Holmes
Co., and the tar Shoe Store. Price
25 cents, seat' 10 cents extra.
principles of morality. They must no question of the strong opposition
never cease to cry out in strong
terms against drunkenness and its
occasions; especially when they have
missions for their people. Mindful
also, of the Apostolic doctrine, let
them teach the people entrusted to
their care that it is written: "No
drunkards shall possess the king-
dom'of God, and to those who dvem
themselves strong, let them recall to
their minds the words of Eccliasticus
3:27: "He that loveth danger shall
perish in it." Moreover, since men
are not only moved by words, but
are drawn by example, let the priests
themselves be examples of the virtue
of temperance, hearkening to the ad
.monition of the apostle that they
should be the model of their flock.
Finally, we exhort all the faithful
who are engaged in selling intoxi
cating liquors to ponder seriously on
the many and grave dangers and oc
casions of sin which accompany their
occupation, though it be not illicit in
itself. If it is in their power, kt
them adopt a more honorable way o
gaining a livelihoods If not, they
must do their utmost to remove the
occasion of sin from themselves as
well as from others. Let them not
sell liquor to young people, namely,
to those who are not of age, nor to
those who they foresee will abuse it.
Let them keep their saloons closed
on Sunday, and let them never per
mit blasphemies, "maledictions and
obscene words to be uttered there. If
religion is brought into ridicule and
men are drawn to ruin -through their
fault or culpable " co-operation, let
them know that in Heaven there is
an Avenger who will inflict on them
heaviest chastisement.
' Archbishop Blenk says: "But
this is not all the church has said on
the liquor question. - Here, is- a pas
toral letter used by the archbishops
which the church exercises againsi
the evils of intemperance. In reso
lutions, passed by the Convention and
in the admonitions of the House of
Bishops the clergy and laity of the
church are repeatedly urged to use
all legitimate means to lessen the use
of intoxicating liquor. One of the
very few causes for -which a clergy
man and layman can be excomunicat
ed from the church is habitual drunk
enness.
.The church has never expressed
herself as in favor of or opposed to
the prohibition movement, for the
reason that she is a true branch of
the Catholic Church and her legis
lation is for all ages and for all
races. Hence her laws are based on
the broad principles of temperance,
virtue and honesty of which the ten
commandments can be taken as a
sufficient expression.
However, in this country and in
England, there exists, under the au
thority of the ecclesiastical govern
ment, societies for the promotion of
temperance, modeled upon the same
lines as the Father Matthews socie
ty in the Roman Church. Our bish
ops andj clergy generally are mem
bers of that, society in this country
and are active workers in this couse.
PHILIP DAVIDSON,
Rector, St. James' Church.
Orders are Against the Sale of
Liquors
In i8q2 the Masonic order passed
very stringent ordinances against
this evil No liquor dealer can join
this order. '. . I
The Knights of Pythias are as pro
nounced against receiving a saloon
keeper into its membership.
Railroads and express compatiie3
also do not let their employes fre
quent the saloons. No factory wants
Robert E
peace looking down upon it, they
formed a grand and inspiring tab
leau of the future South and when
they sang "Tenting tonight on the
Old Camp Ground" and "Dixie,"
their sweet little voices were drowni
ed by the deafening applause of the
audience.
This was followed by a song "en
titled "Lorena," and rendered by
Miss Lou Greenley, accompanied by
Miss Mary Walker on the piano.
After this song the crosses of hon
or were presented to the following
honored Confederate soldiers: J. C.
Head, Wm. Yerger, J. H. Robb, W.
Kellner, Josh Skinner, E. J. Eubanks
G. W. Hollingsworth, E. C. Shine
J. R. Ward and C. G. Williams
Mr Josh Skinner, on behalf of his
comrades, in a short talk, thanked
the chapter for the honor conferred
upon them and wished them God
speed in their noble -work in perpet
uating the principles of the lost
cause and the patriotism and valor of
its sons and daughters.
Mrs. Greenley, the chairman, then
called upon Mrs. Pat Sharkey, who
had been selected to deliver the ad
dress of the evening. Mrs. Sharkey
responded and her address breathed
in every word the principles an love
of the old South and in every sent
ence the inspiration of duty of its
present sons and daughters. It'was
a grand effort and meirted the ap
plause it received.
This was followed by the singing
of the doxology by the entire assem-
Plage ana at its close, tne benedic
tion was delivered by Rev. J. E.
Countiss.
After the meeting a reception was
tendered Mr&. McClurg by the lo
cal chapter. The success of the eve
ning's entertainment was largely due
to the graceful manner in which Mrs.
Greenley presiled as chairman of
the meeting.
Diamond Thief
Policeman W. J. Moody male a
good catch last Thursday night
when he arrested a negro thief and
secured a diamond brooch, the pro
perty of a Mrs. Craig, of Indianola,
Miss., which had been stolen over a
year ago.
This goes to prove that Marshal
our young men and women and the
best interests of the county, the
place of the open saloon should be
filled by progressive enterprises and
moral places.
His iir-t .-perch was delivered in
the Christian church, at 4 o'clock and
his second speech at the Methodist
church at 8 o'clock, and at both
places large audiences assembled to
hear him. His address in the after
noon was on the work of Civic Leag
ue and Reform or "Obedience to the
Law," but at night he took up the
question of Prohibition and he made
a masterly effort in trying to con
vince the man. almost persuaded,
which side in this tiRht to tnke if he
holds home and children as one of
his dearest heritages.
There was not a single sentence ut
tered, a word that dropped from his
lips during the hui'.r's discourse that
a single man, even had he favored
the other side of the issue, could
have taken exceptions to. He told
of driving the liquor out of his home
county, and after it was out, how de
termined men, with officers of the
law who regarded! their oath, have
suppressed this species of traffic and
furnished it as an example to the
world today for others to follow.
No blind tiger he says will lat
long among a God fearing, law abid
ing citizenship. He admitted that
Prohibition of whiskey does not pro
hibit any more so than prohibition
against any other crime. It depend
ed upon the law abiding people to
suppress.
He then paid his respects to our
beautiful and progressive city, what
wc could look for it to become, when
the mill stone the liquor traffic was
removed and it could expand along
its commercial and industrial lines.
This he followed with a comparison
of Greenville and neighboring citie.i
j where the sale of whiskey has been
suppressed, lie brought up tiie om
sterotyped saying, "iet whiskey alotio
and it will let yo.i alone," and by
using the actors in that awful trag
edy which occured in this county a
few years ago proved that was un
true. He paid a high compliment to
the noble women for the part they.
have assumed in this ficht and
of detective work.
Hebron and his police are actively
watching the visitors who enter our j thought it the duty of every Christ
city and have an eye out for the jan. and brave man to stand bv them
criminals. Officer Moody, as well as jn it till they won.
the police department, deserve all the , Jn his closing remarks he offered
praise tney get tor this clever .piece to return to the county if an election
was ordered and make several more
speeches for the cause.
Mr. Lowery, by his pleasing ad
dress, earnestness, honesty and frank
ness impressed all present with views
on prohibition and set many a one
to thinking as to their own position
on the question.
Bernie Simmons Injured
For Rent
Little Bernie Simmons, the 10
year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sim
mons, met with a very unfortunate
accident last Saturday afternoon.
While playing in the upstaris of the
engine house at the corner of Percv
and Broadway streets, he fell
tlirriTfrl, tti l-iri1f cm ctonrlc tVi
pole for the firemen to get down to Hm,se of S1x rooms aml batfl' one
the first floor, striking the hard block from the business part of the
floor below head first. I city. House has been newly plas-
It was thought at first the little fel- tcredf papcrfd and) painted. Apply to
low was killed but after physicians n . . ., ..
arrived he regained consciousness Emcr' Rcalty Timcs I'ull1:nK-
and it was found a serious fall but j :
not necessarily fatal. A report from ! Get a Sofa Pillow Top with your
his bedside today states he is doing ' own picture on it, $1.50 at Bradley's
nicely. Studio. 4-27"3t
RICE CULTIVATION
A Letter BrieflV Describing This
Important Industry
and the bishops of the same council drinking men. Policemen are o.-dered
to the clergy and laity of the .United
States, which shows that "I am not
taking an independent position, - bt;t
that these "same views have been held
by the church many, many years.'
Tie archbishop then turned to the
letter.-, mentioned ' from which the
following extract was-taken.
to (keep away from saloons.
: j.v - ... . "
Archbishop Blenk Honored
. Arch ibishop Blenk, who . is ex
tensively quoted in the Catholic side
of the prohibition issue in this issue
of The Times, was recently hiehlv
There is one way of profaning the; honored by the Pope. Archbishop
Lord's day which is so prolific of . Blenk is stationed at New Orleans
- . vil results tnat we consider it.or.r and is held in the highest esteem by
Edison Phonographs and Recordl ! duty to utter against it a special con- citizens of all denominations of that
for sale'iatBradley8'5tadiow:v.'427-3t.demnatton.vThis'' is" the'! practice, ofeity. J - -
The following letter was recently
received by one "of our prominent
business men and throws a great
deal of light on the rice, growing in
dustry. Mississippi might well fol
low Arkansas' lead and put to good
use thousands of acres of now waste
land.
Dear Sir:
, Your letter to the postmaster was
handed me for reply. Will say that
I grew no acres of rice last season
which yielded 60 bushels per acre,and
I sold it for about $r.oo per bushel.
However, had I not sold considera
ble for seed at a little better price
than' the general market price I
would probably have got . about 90
cents per bushel for it.
Prepare the ground as for wheat or
oats or . other small grains, make a
good seed bed. of fine, tilth and either
sow broadcast and cover with a drag j
or harrow, or if you have a grain 1
drill it is better to drill it in like i
oats or peas, putting about two bu
shels per acre. Sow from April 10th
to June 1st In this latitude. After
it gets up say six to seven inches
high " (owring to season) the land is
entirely covered -with water to a
depth of from one inch to six inches,
and water is kept continually - on un-
l til it heads out and begins to ripen,
FOR OR AGAINST?
Evidence
In itself convincing, becomes absolutely con
clusive only when it is corroborated. The
Stetson
backs up every word its friends say about it with
the proof which is in it. It commands immediate
attention, and has won the verdict of approval
from the public.
Every Stetson Bears the Stetson Name
We carry the Stetson in all styles Soft and Derby.
Come to us and we'll set you right
EXCLUSIVE SALE OF
Stetson Straw and Panama. Hat
Nobby Suits and Trousers Just Received
TOE LEDETMffeiUeAL,TY
23 Also Hanan's Shoes.