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THE ABEBDEEH WEESLY, ABEHDEEH, MISSISSIPPI
VILSON TELLS
UNITED STATES MUST LEAD
WORLD TO DEMOCRACY
Should Correct by Legislation Injustices in Our
National Life As Proof That
Democracy Is Fair
Washington. President Wilson, In
Ids nnnual congressional message,
tailed on Congress to enact a program
of legislation which he said would put
toe United States In the forefront of
a movement to make the spiritual
power of democracy prevail through
out the world.
The message was sent t- the two
Houses December 7 by messenger. The
President said there are two ways in
which the United States can lead in
establishing the doctrine of "right
makes might" In the world. These
ways, he said, are:
"First, by offering the example with
in her nvn borders of the will and
power of democracy to make and en
force laws which are unquestionably
Just and which are equal in their ad
ministration. Second, by standing for
right and justice as toward Individual
nations."
Submits a Program.
'xhe President declared that "the dis
play of an immediate disposition on
the part of Congress to remedy any
Injustices or evils that may have
thown themselves in our own national
life will afford the most effectual off
set to the forces of choas and tyranny
which are playing so disastrous a part
in the fortunes of free peoples in more
than one part of the world."
Wilson did not mention the peace
treaty or League of Nations In his
message, but submitted the following
program to carry out the aims he out
lined :
1. Immediate passage of the budget
bill.
2. Strictest economy in Government
appropriations.
3. ' Immediate revision ofrtax laws.
4. Adequate provision for disabled
Soldiers and sailors.
5. A Government loan to Armenia.
0. Granting of independence to the
Philippines.
Immortal Lincoln Quotation.
The President's speech in substance
follows:
'When I addressed myself to per
forming the duty laid upon the Presi
dent by the Constitution to present to
you an annual report on the state of
the Union I found myself dominated
by an immortal sentence of Abraham
Lincoln's, 'Let us have faith that right
makes might, and in that faith let us
dare to do our duty as we understand
it,' a sentence immortal because it em
bodies In a form of utter simplicity and
purity the essential state t)f the na
tion, the faith in which it was. con
ceived and the faith in which it has
grown to glory and power.
"With that faith and the birth of a
nation founded upon it came the hope"
into the world that a new order would
prevail throughout the affair of man
kind, an order In which reason and
right would take precedence of covet-ousnt-ss
and force, and I believe that
I express the wish and purpose of
every thoughtful American when I say
that this sentence marks for us in the
plainest manner the part we should
play alike in the arrangements of our
domestic affairs and in our exercise of
influence upon the affairs of the world.
"By this faith and by this faith
alone, can the world be lifted out of
Its present confusion and despair.
Beginning of the End.
"It was this faith which prevailed
over the wicked force of Germany, You
will remember that the beginning of
the end of war came when the German
people found themselves face to face
with the conscience of the world and
realized that right was everywhere
arrayed against the wrong that their
Government was attempting to perpe
trate. "I think, therefore, that it Is true to
say that this was the faith which won
the war. Certainly this is the faith
with which our gallant men went Into
the field and out upon the seas to make
sure of victory.
This is the mlsson upon which
democracy came Into the world. I think
we all realize that the day has come
when democracy is being put upoa its
final test.
"The Old World Is just now suffering
from a wanton rejection of the prin
ciple of democracy and a substitution
of the principle of autocracy as as
serted In the name but without the
authority and sanction of the multi
tude. Two Way to Help.
"There are two ways In which the
United Srates can assist to accomplish
this great object : First, by offering the
example within her own borders of the
will and power of democracy to make
and enforce laws which are unques
tionably just and which are equal In
their administration laws which se
cure Its full right to tabor and yet at
The Reassuring Word.
"I have Implicit faith in my hus
band," she said. "I've never seen him
try to flirt with anyone."
"But." Iter comforting friend asked,
doesn't he ever go anywhere unless
you are with him?" Chicago Ilerald
i nd Examiner.
Too Numerous.
"It's wrong for a man to keep a
card Index of his enemies."
"It Is, indeed." said Senator Snorts
worthy. "And If he happens to be In
I olltlcs.'lt's Impossible."
Would Maintain His Principles.
"Look here, my friends." said the
f ap-box orator, "I am standing here
to maintain the great principle of free
speech, and if any man interrupts me,
1 11 give him one on the nose." Boston
Transcript.
Corrected.
"Well, if it isn't little Peggy Parker."
c led an ex-telghbor, meeting the child
a: the movies.
"No, it's Peggy Brorn." the little one
rrected. ""Mother an me got mar-
led." Botou Transcript.
CONGRESS
the same time safeguard the integrity
of proi-erty and particularly of that
property which Is devoted to the de
velopment of Industry and the Increase
of the necessary wealth of the world.
"Second, by standing for right and
justice as toward individual nations,
The law of democracy is for the pro
tection of the weak and the Influence
of every democracy in the world should
be for the protection of the weak na
tion. Forces of Chaos and Tyranny.
"The United States cannot refuse
this role of champion without putting
the stigma of rejection upon the great
and devoted men who brought Its Gov
ernment Into existence and established
it In the face of almost universal op
position and intrigue, even in the face
of wanton force.
"I urge you to consider that the dis
play of an immediate disposition on
the part of Congress to remedy any
Injustices or evils that may have
shown themselves in our own national
life will afford the most effectual off
set to the forces of choas and tyranny
which are playing so disastrous a part
in the fortunes of the free peoples of
more than one part of the world. The
United States is of necessity the sam
ple democracy of the world, and the
triumph of democracy depends upon its
success.
Disastrous Effects of War.
"Recovery from the disturbing and
sometimes disastrous effects of the
late wr has been exceedingly slow
on the other side of the water and
has given promise, I venture to say,
of early completion only in our own
.fortunate country, but even with us
the recovery halts and is impeded at
times and there are immediately serv
iceable acts of legislation which It
seems to me we ought to attempt to
assist that recovery and prove the In
destructible recuperative force of a
great Government of the people.
"One of these is to prove that a
great, democracy can keep house as
successfully and In as business-like a
fashion as any government.. It seems
to me that the first step towards prov
ing this Is to supply ourselves with a
systematic method of handling our
estimates and expenditures and bring
ing them to the point where they will
not be an unnecessary strain upon our
income or necessitate unreasonable
taxation In other words, as workable
budget system, and I respectfully sug
gest that two elements are essential
to such a system, namely, not only
Lthat the proposal of appropriations
should be in the hands of a single body
such as a single Appropriations Com
mittee but also that this body should
be brought into such co-operation with
the departments of the Government
and with the Treasury of the United
Jjtates as would enable It to act upon
a complete conspectus of the needs of
the Government and the resources
from which It must draw its Income.
Reluctant Veto of Budget.
"I reluctantly vetoed the budget bill
passed by the last session of the Con
gress because of a constitutional ob
jection. "The House of Representatives sub
sequently modified the bill In order to
meet this objection. In the revised
form I believe that the bill coupled
with action already taken by the Con
gress to revise its rules and procedure.
furnishes the foundations for an effec
tive national budget system,"
"I earnestly hope, therefore, that
one of the first steps taken by the
present session of Congress will be to
pass the budget bill.
"The nation's finances ' have shown
marked Improvement during the past
year. The total ordinary receipts of
$1.G4.000,000 for the fiscal year, 1920,
exceeded those for 19i9 by $1,542,000,
000 while the total net ordinary ex-;
penditures decreased from $18,514,
000.000. "The gross public debt, which
reached Its highest point on Aug. 31,
1919, when It was $20..r9G000,00 had
dropped on Nov. 30. 1920. to $24,175.
000.000. There has also been a marked
decrease In holdings of government
war securities by the banking instltu-
tlons of the country as well as in the
amount of bills held by the Federal
Reserve Banks secured by government
war obligations.
Urges Economy.
"The cessation of the Government's
borrowing except through short-term
certificates of indebtedness has been
a matter of great confluence to the
pecple of the country at large, as well
a to the holders of Liberty Bonds and
Victory Notes, and has had an 'impor
tant bearing on the matter of effective
credit control. The year has been
characterized by the progressive with-1
Mistake or Confession?
The nervous bridegroom was called
upon to make a speech at the wedding
breakfast.
Putting his hand on his bride's shoul
der, he hesitatingly Pemarked: "Ladies
and Gentlemen, this thing has been
thrust upon me," London Tit-Bits.
Posted.
Mrs. Klubrcann Going out,' dear?
You don't l.-now how lonesome it is
here evenings.
Klubmann Oh, yes I do ; ; that's the
reason Tm going out.
A Paradoxical Reason.
"Why are you lashing yourself into
such a state of excitement?"
"Because I want to get off the'beaten
track."
Familiar Appeal.
"Do you bellve you can get women
to understand a blanket ballot?" -"Sure,
if It t; marked down." ;
Agnes Jack proposed three times
before I' accepted Mm.
Her Friend-You always were a
reckless girl, J .goes. .. . "
drawal of the" Treasury from the do
mestic credit market and from a posi
tion of dominant influence in that mar
ket. "The fundamental fact which at
present dominates the Government's
financial situation is that $7,500,000,
000 of its war. Indebtedness mature
within the next two and a half years.
Of this amount $2,500,000,000 are float
ing debt and $5,00.000,000 Victory
notes and war savings certificates. The
fiscal program of the Government must
be determined with reference to'these
maturities. With rigid economy, vig
orous salvage operations and adequate
revenues from taxation, a surplus of
current receipts over current expendi
tures can be realized and should be
applied to tne floating debt.
Would Cut Expenses.
"It cannot overemphasize the neces
sity of economy in Government appro
priations and expenditures and the
avoidance by tlie Congress of prac
tices which take money from the treas
ury by indefinite or revolving fund
appropriations. The estimates for the
present year show that over a billion
dollars of expenditures were author
ized by the last Congress In addition
to the amounts shown In the usual
compiled statements of appropriations.
"This strikingly illustrates the. Im
portance of making direct and specific
appropriations. The relations between
the current receipts and current ex
penditures of the Government during
the present fiscal year, as well as dur
ing the last half of the last fiscal year,
have been disturbed by the extraordi
nary burdens thrown upon the Treas
ury by the transportation act, In con
nection with the return of the railroads
to private control. Over $000,000,000
has already been paid to the railroads
under this act $350,000,000 during the
present fiscal year and It Is estimated
that further payments aggregating pos
sibly ?Go0.0ft0,000 must still be made
to the railroads during the current
year. It Is obvious that these large
payments have already seriously lim
ited the Government's progress In re
tiring the floating debt.
Tax Revision Urged.
"Closely connected wltn this. It
seems to me, is the necessity for an
Immediate consideration of the revi
sion of our tax laws.
"Simplification of the income and
profits taxes has become an immediate
necessity. These taxes performed an
indispensable service during the war.
The need for their simplification, how
ever. Is very great, in order to save the
taxpayer inconvenience and expense
and in order to make his liability more
certain and definite.
"It is my privilege to draw to the
attention of Congress for very sym
pathetic consideration the problem of
providing facilities for the care and
treatment of former members of the
military and naval forces who are sick
or disabled as the result of their par
ticipation in the war. The nation's
gratitude must be effectively revealed
to them by the most ample provision
for their medical care and treatment,
as well as for their vocational training
and placement. The time has come
when a more complete program can
be formulated and more satisfactorily
administered for their treatment and
training, and I earnestly urge L.at the
Congress give the matter its early con
sideration. -
"Cold Storage Law Advised."
"Permit me to emphasize once more
the need for action upon certain mat
ters upon which I dwelt at some length
In my message to the second session
of the Sixty-sixth Congress : The
necessity, for example, of encourag
ing the manufacture of dyestuffs and
related chemicals ; the importance of
doing everything possible to piomote
agricultural production nlrng economic
lines, to improve agricultural market
ing and to make rural life more attrac
tive and healthful; the need for a law
regulating cold storage In such a way
as to limit the time during which goods
may be kept in storage, prescribing
the method of disposing of them if
kept beyond the permitted period, and
requiring goods released from storage
in all cases to bear the, date of their
receipt.
"It would also be most serviceable
if it were provided that all goods re
leased from cold storage for interstate
shipment should have plainly marked
upon eacli package the price or mar
ket at which they went into storage, n
order that the purchaser might be able
to learn what profits stood between
him and the producer or the wholesale
dealer. Indeed, it would be very serv
iceable to the public if all goods des
tined for interstate commerce were
made to carry xipon every packing case
whose form made it possible a plain
statement of the price at which they
left the hands of the producer. I re
spectfully call your attention, also, to
the recommendations of the message
referred to with regard to a federal
license for all corporations engaged in
interstate commerce.
Loan to Armenia Favored.
"In response to what I believe to
be the Impulse of sympathy and opln
inon throughout the United States, I
earnestly suggest that the Congress au
thorize the Treasury of the L'nlted
States to make to tlie struggling Gov
ernment of Armenia such a lo-n as
was made to several of the allied Gov-
ernments during the war; and I would f
Substitutes.
They've closed up the mouth of the jug
and the bottle
And sealed the retorts and the still;
They haven't encountered or smoking,
but throttle
The smoke, in its time, boys, they
will ! ;
And when they have made Lady Nico
tine sick
We'll have to go back to our kinnink
inic 1 Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Here's a question some are asking, .
Now that woman's got the vote :
Will the hand that rocks the cradle
Rock the boat?
did you get this way?" asked
the Cdy of the house when the hobo
told his tale of woe.
"Price readjustment, ma'am,'
swered. -Chicago Tribune,
he an-
"I thought when he stopped tlie car
that he was going to kiss me."
"Wei!, girlie?" ?
"But he merely examined the tires."
Louisville Ciurier-.TournaL
also suggest that It would be desirable
to provide In the legislation Itself that
the expenditure of the mony thus
loaned should be under the supervision
of a commission, or at least a commis
sioner, from the United States, in or
der that revolutionary tendencies with
in Armenia itself might not be afforded
by the loan of a further tempting op
portunity.
Would Free Filipinos.
"Allow me to call your attention to
the fact that the people of the Plillip-
pine Islands have succeeded in main
talning a stable government since the
last action of Congress in their behalf,
and have thus fulfilled tlte condition
set by the Congress as precedent to a
consideration of granting independence
to the Islands. I respectfully submit
that this condition precedent havin
been fulfilled, it is now our liberty and
our duty to keep our promise to the
people of those Islands by granting
them the Independence which they so
honorably covet.
"I have not so much laid before you
a series of recommendations, gentle
men, as sought to utter a confession of
faith, of the faith In which I was breL
and which it Is my solemn purpose to
stand by until my last fighting da-y.
believe this tobe the faith of America,
the faith of the future, and of all the
victories which awaX: national action
In the days to come, whether in Amer
ica or elsewhere."
MORE THAN 350 NEW BILLS
INTRODUCED IN HOUSE
More than 350 new bills and resolu
tlons were Introduced into the House
on the opening day of the final session
of the Sixty-sixth Congress. The new
measures dealt with aknost every con
ceivable subject, including proposals
for repeal of war laws, for appropria
tlons of millions of collars for a my
riad of purposes, pensions and many
measures for farmers' relief. Only n
few were of general importance. All
of them, and thousands from preced
ing sessions will die unless enacted
before March 4.
Among the new House measures was
a bill by Representative Osborne, Re
publican, California, to exempt all Lib
erty and Victory bonds from taxation.
Representative Baer, Republican.
North Dakota, introduced a resolution
tj provide for an immediate embargo
on' wheat
Representative Christopherson, Re
publican, South Dakota, offered a reso
lution to stabilize prices of all leading
farm products.
Fluctuation of Prices.
Representative Dickinson (Rep.) of
Iowa proposed a special committee to
investigate fluctuations In prices of
grain, live stock and cotton.
Representative Sinnott (Rep.), Ore
gon, proposed an embargo on wool.
Representative Ayres (Dem.), Kan
sas, proposed a constitutional amend
ment authorizing a majority of the
Senate to ratify treaties.
Representative Langley (Rep.),
Kentucky, submitted a resolution re
questing Congress to announce to the
world that President Wilson In dealing
with the Armenian question was not
In any way obligating this Government
to use Its land, sea or air forces,
finances or other resources.
Representative Rland (Rep.) of In
diana introduced a resolution to inves
tigate relations between the United
Mates, Haiti and the Dominican Re
public, with particular reference to
conduct of American officers.
FIRST LADY OF THE LAND
ENTERTAINS THE
Resultant from the opening
NEXT
of the
final session of the Sixty-sixth Con
gress, forv the first time within the
memory of the oldest attache of the
White, House, a first lady of the land
entertained the next first lady of the
land.
Mrs. Florence Kllng Harding, wife
of the President-elect, was the guest
of Mrs. Edith Boiling Wilson, wife of
the President, at an informal tea' for
two at the executive mansion. Mrs.
Wilson met her guest in the front hall
and escorted her to the Blue. Room,
where tea was served.
After Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Harding
had chatted awhile, they walked about
the White House, through the Green
and Red rooms and the state dining
room, over which Mrs. Harding will
lie called -upon to preside after next
March 4. Mrs. Harding did not meet
the President, who had retired to his
study on the upper floor to read, nor
was she shown over the White House
kitchen.
MISSOURIAN APPOINTED
TO TREASURY OFFICE
Ewing La Porte, a Democrat of Sr.
Louis, Mo., has been appointed by
President. Wilson as Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury, to have imme
diate, charge of the War Risk Insur
ance Bureau and the Public Health
Service, which agencies are to be co
ordinated with a view to tetter caring
for the ex-soldiers and sailors, partlcu
larlj of the wounded and helpless. r
La Porte is a nephew of the late
Richard P. (Silver Dick) Bland, long a
Congressman from Missouri, and of the
late Ewing Mitchell cf Springfield. Mo.
His wife was Miss Massey, daughter
of Benjamin Massey, clso of Spring
rield.
And the Horrid Men Laughed.
How many Missouri-born women
walked into the trap, when they regis
tered at the polls Tuesday, into which
Mfrs. Gelatine Travers fell so sud
denly? Mrs. Travers gave her name,
and then the registrar asked: "Age?"
"Over 21," replied Mrs, Travers cau
tiously. "Born?" "In Missouri." "How
long have you lived In the precinct?"
"One year." "In the city?" "Ten years."
"In the state?" "Thirty-one years."
Kansas City Star.
So?
"We're goBna get a autermoblle,
Uncle Jack." .
"When?" '
"Ma says well get it when you die
an' leave us all your money."
Natural Method.
"I understand you got your hand
some clock on the Installment plan."
"Why not? Isn't it the most naturn1
thing In the world to buy a clock on
tick?"
nTTTTI nZQELTJ
News of Mississippi
in
Interesting Happenings Cleaned
From All Sections of The
Stcte Specially Written
For This Paper.
cddcxd mrom
Columbus. Miss Emma Ody Pohl
of the faculty of the Mississippi State
College for "Women has been solicited
by the University of Virginia to direct
the production of the great historic
pageant which that institution pro
poses to present in June in celebra
tion of Its 100th anniversary. Mrs.
Frances Jones Gaither, a native Mis
sissippian and graduate of this college
of the class of 'OS, ha3 been engage!
to write the history of the university
for portrayal in pagept form. The
pageant is to be on a b.dnd scale. It
Is proposed to present to the world
In this spectacular way the greatness
of the past of the mother of states and
of the institution founded by Thomas
Jefferson and associated with so many
of the nation's early presidents and
Important events.
Jackson. Superintendent of Educa
tion Broom Is back from Lucedale in
George county, where he Fat "up with
his old friends of school teaching
days In that place who were fearful of
the outcome of last week's election
Increasing the school mill levy .to 13,
and authorizing a $10,000 bond issue
for the districL That fears 'were
groundless was proved by the returns
showing 4 to 1 in favor of both is
sues and advocates of the diversified
and truck crops are finding this coun
ty's attitude the best possible proof
of their arguments for the reduction
of cotton acreage.
Meridian. There is some interest
being awakened in Meridian in the
proposed early development of lignite
mines near the city, that the fuel
may be used for domestic purposes
during the almost prohibitive price of
coal. Recent demonstrations have
proved that lignite fuel when dry
burns satisfactorily and gives a splen
did heat either in grate or stove.
There is r.n abundance of such fuel
In nearly every direction surrounding
Meridian and the placing of it on the
market at this time promises good re
turns for the owners.
Jackson. Gov. Russell appointed
Dr. E. M. Gavin of Ovette, Mss., a
prominent physician of Jones county,
as member of the state board of
heah from the sixth congressional
district, to succeed Dr. David Walley,
who has resigned from the board. Dr.
Walley, who was regarded as one of
the mogt efficient members of the
board, resigned in order to accept a
position in the medical corps cf the
United States army.
Amory.- Improvements beirfg made
"by the St. Louis & San Francisco
Railway company to the roundhouse
and shops located at this place, to
cost about J-od.OOO, are now being
completed. The new Amory hotel has
been completed at a cost of 575,000,
and 30 new residences are being con
structed or have been finished to
make room for newcomers , in the
town who have been unable to find
homes.
Charleston. According to figures
submitted by B. P. Pritchard, gin re
porter for Tallahatchie county, a
shortage of 1,927 bales exists as com
pared with figures for the same day
last year. The November report for
1919 showed '21.SS1 bales, as compared
with 20,054 for the year 1920. Mr.
Pritchard reports that most of .the
gins of the county are closing down,
refusing to gin radly damaged cotton.
Washington. The lower Mississippi
and Warrior sections require further
development by the government be
fore they can be transferred to private
operation with promise of success, ac
cording to the report on inland and
coastwise waterways srevice submit
ted to Secretary Baker by Brig.-Gen.
Frank T. Hines, chief of army trans
portation.
Jackson. Gov. Lee Russell sent to
the office of the secretary of state
board of prison trustees meritorious
discharge for Henry Johnson, who
ast April -was instrumental in the re
capture of a convict escaped trom the
hospital.
Meridian. Roberts Jasper Hague-
wood, 14, was arrested and placed in
ail following the death of Lowlace
Powell, 16, who young Haguewood
struck in the head with a baseball bat
in a game of indoor baseball.
Blue Mountain. Miss Ora Thorn
ton, aged 42, died at Jackson, Mis3.,
where she was taken for treatment.
Pontotoc. Miss Lottie Springer and
Fred Cox were married here at the
home of the bride's parents.
Bude. A summary of - the general
county tax levy as ordered by the
board of supervisors for' the fiscal
year 1920, amounts to 31 mills, to
which is added for each district a
special levy of an average cf four
mills for school and road purposes.
This, plus the nine mills state levy,
makes a total of 44 mills.
Hazlehurst. Mrs. Sarah Kate Mc-
Alpin, mother of the late A. A. McAl
pin, once superintendent of education
here, died at her daughter's home in
Brookhaven and was buried here.
Shannon. Vaughan Brothers of this
place are feeding 100 head of beef cat
tle which will be placed on the market
at an early date. Although the price
of cattle and hogs remains at a low
ebb numbers of cars of each have
been shipped. h
Columbus. William Madison, agent
of the Southern Express company at
Brooksville, Miss., about 30 miles
south of Columbus on the Mobile &
Ohio railroad, committed suicide, a
shotgun having been used as the in
strument of death.
HILLMAN CLASS ELECTS
Clinton. Officers of the four classes
In Hillman college have been duly
elected for the present session, and
will function in their respective of
fices until the close of the school year
next June. Officers are:
Senior Clss President, Annie John
ston, Clinton; vice president, Gladys
Gilmore, West Point; secretary and
treasurer, Delia May Wiikerson, Big
Creek; poet. Norma Potter, Clinton;
historian, Sara Robinson, Raleigh;
prophet, Hugh Ella Niven, Sidon.
.Junior Class President, Bess
Pearce, Eelzoni; vice president, Lau
rie camp. Chunky; secretary and
treasurer, Fannie Melle Robinson.
Morgan City; prohpet, Katherine Var
nado, Gloster; poet, Eva Claire Wil
son, Clinton; historian, Mabel Fletch
er, Aloha, La,; sponsoh, Miss Susan
Riley, Clinton.
Sophomore Class President, Mary
Louise Beasley, Raymoud; vice presi
dent, Gladys Barnes, Panther Burn;
secretary and treasurer, Rosa Pitt
man, Tupelo; poet, Jakie Boland, Big
Creek; historian, Caniile Shirley, Plne
ville; prophet, Annie McDonald, Star;
sponsor; Mra. Stella Hobo Miller,
Batesville.
Freshman Class President, Annettd
Parkinson, Clinton; vice president,
Willte Sue McCulley, Birdie; prophet
and historian, Frances Provine, Big
Creek.
THRIFT WEEK PLANNED.
Jackson. Capt. H. H. Treleaven, in
dustrial secretary for the state Youns
Men's Christian Association, has an
nounced the selection of the dates.
Jan. 17-23. as "Thrift Week" in Mis
sissippi. This period will be known
as National Thrift Week and will be
observed by practically every state in
the Union. The Young Men's Chris
tian Association has been asked to
take charge in Misssisippi.
The first day of the week will be
delegated especially to the banks as
thrift day. Tuesday will be budget
day, while the next day will be in
surance day. Jan. 20 will be own-yojr-horae
day, with make-a-will day
following. All business firms will be
interested in Friday, at which time
"Pay Your Bills Promptly" will be
stressed. The 23d is share-with-oth-ers
day, and it is planned to have
sermons on this subject in everj pul
pit In Mississippi.
STOVALL HEADS LEGION.
Clarksdale. At a meeting of the
Clark sdale post of the American Le
gion, held here at club quarters, the
officers for the next year were elect
ed, William Stovall being chosen to
fill the highest position offered, that
of post commander, to succeed W. K.
Herrir, Jr., who has served In this
capacity since the organization of the
order. During the world war William
Stovali was the only ace in the serv
ice from Coahoma county and receiv
ed numbers of medals for distinguish
ed service.
Chrloston. Fire of unknown origin
completely destroyed the large mer
cantile 'establishment of the Harvey
Thornton company. The fire originat
ed within the building, and when dis
covered had gained such headway that
all efforcs to enter the building proved
futile and the entire stock and build
ing was consumed. The stock of
goods was valued at f 60.000, which
was partly covered by insurance.
Batesville. The Yocana-Tallahatch-ie
Drainage District case, which came
up for hearing before a special term
of the Panola county chancery court,
was postponed to the first Monday in"
May, 1921, by Chancellor McGowan to
allow attorneys for both sides to pre
sent their views more fully. More
than 497,000 acres of delta lands are
in the proposed district. The hearing
will be resumed here.
Meridian. W. D. Hawkins of Merid
ian, president of the Mississippi Con
ference Epworth league, and President
Ralph Hays of the Meridian City
logue, will attend annual conference
cf Epworth league presidents and
other Epworth league workers to be
held In St. Louis Dec. 29 and 30.
Meridian. The board of supervisors
of this county has decided to retain
a home . demonstration agent for
another year. A successor to Miss
Elmer Wilson, who resigned to accept
a position in Louisiana, will be named
in a few days..
Aberdeen. Mrs. W. A. Thweatt was
burned to death when her home waa
destroyed by fire. The fire was caused
from an oil stove exploding. Mr. and
Mrs. Thveatt moved to Aberdeen
from Livermore, Ky., last month.
Meridian. Mis Annie Wilbourn is
the valedictorian and McNeil Sti-ith
the salutatorian of the midyear grad
uating class of Meridian high scLool.
which finishes in January.
Pontotoc. Webster Carr and Miss
Lela Davis were married at the Tula
Baptist church.
Blue Mountain. The Tippah county
health unit, directed by Dr. A. D. Tis
dale, is doing much toward eliminat
ing hookworm from the county. More
than 4,000 people have been examined
for this disuse and many have been
given the treatment by officials of the
unit.
Meridian. Miss Elmer Wilson,
county home demonstration agent,
tendered her resignation and officially
severed her connection with this coun
ty. Miss Wilson has accepted the
state poultry agency of Louisiana.
Hazlehurst. Rains last week caus
ed a great deal of damage to the
truck plants which are ready to be
transplanted to the fields aud must
be there soon or their overgrowth in
the hotbeds will make them less pro
ductive plants.
Jackson. The board of the Missis
sippi Baptist state convention closed
a busy two-days session here. This
was the annual meeting of the boarf-,
at which officers and workers were
elected and all appropriations for tha
I coming year's work made.
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ADVANTAGES OF MOTOR TRUCK
Save Much Tirre In Hauling Materia!
to and From Farm 3;g Draw
back Is Poor Reads.
According to an investigation into
the worth and service of r. i.ivr true
on eastern farms, specialists in tl.e
United States Department of Agricul
ture find that motor trucks:, cot n
pared to horses and wagons, k yt ar
saved from one-half to two-thirds cf
the time required for hauiitu r.ato
rials to and from the far;;:;. T1;U in
formation was gleaned from stu !y cf
reports from 753 farms, and they
showed further that trucks ran.:::.,: In
size from one-half ton to :i v c ?or.s
were In use. with about half cf t-trn
of the one ton size.
An Interesting fact obtained frora a
study of these reports Is that s ! ,:::
one-fourth of Those reporting have
changed their markets for at lea?t a
part of their produce. Instead of
patronizing their old markets at an
average distance of seven miles frcra
home, they go to better markets lo
cated at an average distance of 20
miles away. During the year these
trucks traveled an average of
miles at costs ranging from eic'.t
cents a ton mile for th ono-ha!f ten
trucks to 20 cents a ton mile for the
two ton size.
The average cost of hvulir.g crop?,
with the driver's time vilned at TO
cents an hour amounted to r.o cents a
ton mile with half ton trucks. 'M c :.t
for three-fourths ton trmks jnd de
creasing to IS cents a ton riile for the
two ton kind. Along with 'hose costs,
four-fifths of those repor'i; st;i; 1
that their trucks decreased tlvir ex
pense for hired help, this decrease
averaging $324 a year.
The principal disadvantage of the
motor truck, according to tl is investi
gation, was poor roads. It is stated
that there are about eicht v e ks di:r-
Mud, Snow, Etc. Hold Motor Trucks
Back.
ing the year when the roads are in
such condition, because of mud,, snow,
etc., that motor trucks cannot be
used, as the roads over which three
fourths of the trucks had to travel
were unpaved dirt roads. But in spite
of bad roads the average life f the
trucks was placed at C1? to 7 years,
and the largest single item if expose
in connection with their operation was
that of depreciation.
Most of the owners of the one-half
and three-fourths ton trucks prefer
pneumatic tires, the owners of f.m?
ton are about half divided letwe-n
pneumatic and solid tires, whde tho
owning larger trucks were favorable
to the solid tires.
CHIEF BENEFITS BY FARMER
Lower Cost of Transpcrtatirn, Will
Better Markets and Higher
Price for Products.
Perhaps one of the hijf benefits
which will be derived by the farmer
from the construction of good ro ids
through his particular district i that
of an increased production cu'ude1
with a better market an hiciu-r price
for his goods and a lower cost of
transportation. All of tl e-e thin-j-s pa
hand in hand with the instruction
of good roads and all of th. ni hnvo
sound economic reasons at th-:r l-ae.
GOOD ROADS HELP CHILDREN
Larger Percentage of Sudents Attend
Schools Regularly Where High
ways Are Improved.
While it Is true that various fn-tnrs
contribute to Increase or reduce the
attendance at schools In given sections
of the country, it is worthy of com
ment that in the states having a high
percentage of improved ronds a much
larg-er percentage nf rural stcdent1
enrolled regularly attci d ti e schools
than in the states having a s;miil per
centage of Improved re ids.
Missouri O-ganizir.
Many of the county farm burr
in Missouri are finning that the effec
tiveness of their orgat izari :: is in
creased by forming "far:a hun.au cen
ters" or community clubs.
Good Scratching Material.
Leaves are cheap in the fall ani
make splendid scratching materia! far
bedding the poultry house floor.
Purebred Sire 13 Bfst.
The purebred sire is Letter than the
grade.
Shelter for Machinery.
A piece of machinery that is made
of Intricate pieces of st.vel rd wo"d.
such as a self-binder, will not last six
years If exposed to the weather.
Decrease ef Fertility.
Clover removed from the farm de
creases the fertility. Clover p'-'vved
under gives to tlie soil more
was removed. -
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Keeping cereals and fio'ir in n
proof, bug-proof ccr.staitiers U
thrift Insurance.
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