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PORT GIBSON REVEILLE Re-Established Feb. 2, 1876 PORT GIBSON, CLAIBORNE COUNTY, MISS., THURSDAY, NOV. 24, 1921 New Series—VOL. XLV., NO. 44 ELEGANT BANQUET. Pirent-Teachers Assciation Royally Entertain Hi-Y and Their Dads. The Hi-Y banquet at the high school Friday evening was an elegant •ffair The banquet was tendered the Uj V members and their fathers or " : t best friends, and they left noth ing unturned to make the occasion a most enjoyable one. Th e decorations were wonderfully usteful, showing the loving touch of pother and teacher to a marked de ^Jn'dire Gage was toastmaster, and hi : happy way of handling the job kept the forty or more guests thor oughly entertained after having en ioved a sumptuous, well served meal. The speakers of the evening were B ev N B. Harmon, Mr. J. G. Spencer, tudee Gage and Mr. Crate renresent ing the state Y. M C. A., and it was commonly remarked that it is seldom that there are so many good speeches on such an occasion.. During the banquet Mrs. Spencer, Kiss Hackett, Miss Freeland and Mr. Japes Spencer furnished excellait music which was enjoyed as much as the repast. . ^ . . ,, Such occasions not .only give the buys a higher vision of life, but they (he gleans of bringing the older pèoplu together in the common cause of endeavoring to raise a better citi senshin are ^ ROLL CALL SOON TO CLOSE Response Not as Liberal as Was Ex pected it Would Be. The Red Cross Roll Call for 1922, supposed to come to an end Nov. 24th, Thanksgiving Day. The people a whole have not responded to the Call as they should have done accord ing to the work that is being done in the county. $ 1.00 a year is so little to give for so good a cguse, We are sure that there ape a créât many who have npt yet given theip $1.09 who will in tend giving it, but perhaps some one of the solicitors just have nop asked them for it, Do not wait for any one to ask you, if you will telephone the Red Cross Secretary, she will call and et It, or mail it to her. All you need heart and $1.00. You have both, so answer the Roll Call and keep this work going in your own eounty. If you can not. send the $ 1.00 at opee, any time that you can give it between now and January 1st, will be acceptable. as 8 ft SEED CROP POOR Yield of Lespedeza Seed the Small est in Many Years. (Special to Reveil(e) lasmorp, lliss., Nov. 22, I92j..—T'he crop ha'$ 'Reed hiafvested, worse yield since its intro dqetion in our farpiing economy. One grower reports that op the same hcre (W last year, he go( five hundred sacks which gave when reejesnoj five hundred bushels! this year he oitgiped one hundred sack» which will gKO him one peck per sack. In other vords there is one-fifth of a crop thiB season, compared with the normal yields. An other grower reports that all growtrs will be fortunate to have enough seal for planting purposes, and surey there will be none for sale in the serf markets. Lespedeza, like diversifié farming, got a very black eye in thi 1921 calendar. id is the BRIDGE COMPLETED Work on New Read to Begin Ear JyÈ ' Next Week. (Special to Reveille) Carlisle, Miss., Nov. 21, 1921—The new bridge over FlowerB creek has been completed for the new highway B through K. L. Farris' East ige plantation from Carlisle to Hickory Ridge. The engineers began last week sur veying the new route of the proposed road to join the Paul \Gallows' thor oughfare in Hinds county. The con tractor J. W. Clark expects to start tezt week from the north side of the Carlisle bridge with his crews and out ats. It is surmised he will complete ! w I i K h " " * H H H H «.»«»»a! **«» ** a a »-a a a aauakttEnjKNiiieiaaaaaaftnnaHHai' I «« . . . . „ ■ B a B a B a B THE a B a »((SIGN OflU ^SERVICE* B a B a B a B a a a a a B a B x is a a B Capital and Surplus p0,000 a a a B a t B I« B a * a & a a Rise and fall—up and down—advance anfretreat—so the Cotton « » B Prices go! B a t I a The moral of the story is too painful to rate! ' " 1 at' > T 1-iO • ir / Ö a s a tore house, molasses a are ip tan good shape Tb meet, g Let's clear up a little new l«nd\ Fall. "Let's sow I ;..V Il I. B Let's keep busy around tmad 0(»cé every day, H ® until the robins sing in the Spring, and make 192»e bes( year tf ***! * ^ But with corq ip the crib, po(a(oc 8 in t B the barrel, and hay in the barn Jj the Winter. B some clover and oats. , we * a a a Come in and see us. a a a B a Port Gibson Bj B * B a »BBnBHaBBaaaaaaaKaiBBPTH»«! the job in two months. The Hinds county convicts are to be put to wid ening the Paul Gallows' road, which is a national gravel road, or as some urchins say, to passe-by the concrete road. TEN DOCTORS IN COUNTY Practically All Live in the Towns. Only One in Country. (Special to Reveille) Jackson, Miss., Nov. 23, 1921,—The Mississippi State Board of Health has just published a roster of the physi cians of Mississippi. There are 1783 physicians practicing bout one for every 1100 inhabitants. Claiborne county has ten doctors, of which five are in Port Gibson, two in Hermanville, one in Pattison, one at Alcorn, and only one living in the country. There are two Negro doc tors Alcorn. The roster reveals the dis appearance of the country rural life. The town h nearly all of them—only 183 left in country life in Mississippi. in the state, a one in Port Gibson an one at doctor from as absorbed REDUCTION OF FREIGHT. Railroads Agree on Reduction of Ten Per Cent on Farm Products. New York, Nov, 16.—An immediate reduction of 10 per cent in carload freight rates on farm products for a period of six months was agreed upon today by executives of the rail roads of the United States. Announcing the decision, Thomas Dewitt Cuyler, president of the As sociation of Railway Executives, stated that reductions in such rates made since September, 1920, were to be included in the 10 per cent and it would be ip effect without waiting for a reduction in wages. The freight rate cut will apply throughout the country except t o traffic moving within New England. It was expect ed the new rate would be in effect within 10 days, as it was stated the railroads l|ad jusked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permis sion to put the new rates into effect one day's notice, T. F. BAKER DEAD. Passed Away at His Home Near Lor man on Tuesday Night. Mr, T. Frank Baker, a prominent citizen of the Lorman neighborhood, passed away at his home at six o clock Tuesday evening, after an illness last ing for two weeks. Deceased had suffered several op erations for various troubles, but the immediate cause of his death was Brights diseaèë, ' , Mr. llukyT was a native of Panola county,'but bad spent most of his life in Hinds and Claiborne counties. He sixty-two years of age, and was a member of the Methodist church. Me. Bake y Waves wit* and one son, besides a number of relatives in various parts of the state. The remains were laid to rest at Lorman yesterday afternoon at three o'clock. on a as I ADJUDGED INSANE. The Howard Case Settled by Mrs. S Howard Being Committed to Asylum. A jury summoned for the purpose last week adjudged Mrs. Chas. M. Howard insane, and she sviU remain in hthe counts' jKil'KtitU shfc can he placed V'ISl'àtY iflstit'ùtièli for people who ,T mentally unbalanced. It will b «remembered that Mrs. Toward murderously assaulted her îusband while he slept several months f 0 , since which time she has been in 1. As soon as Mr, Howard could pear in court she was tried by Jus tee Tillman and a bond of $500 was teed for her appearance beforethe «■cuit court which meets in January. Bing unable to make t$e .bond, she ni remained un 'jail. hot of Heinz's 57 Varieties just in. C. E. MORRIS. RubHy-Tism, a pain killer. ' in POPULATION DECREASE Speaker at State Bankers' Meeting Tells Palpable Truth. The Clarion-Ledger of yesterday contained the following extract of a speech made at the meeting of Group Three of the State Bankers' Associa tion at Jackson: » Barney E. Eaton, a well known at torney of Gulfport, discussed in his speech the causes of the loss in pop ulation which Mississippi suffered dur ing the last decade, according to the recent census. Mr. Eaton spoke in part as follows: "We all recall disappointment perienced by each particular Mississippi when the census reports were being given out and when it was receiving notice of a populati not only smaller than it had exoected but in many instances smaller than the 1910 report. In many towns re counts were demanded and were ac tually had, but the recounts did not change in any material way the to tals. Finally the whole story came out, and we were informed that our state had lost in population between 1910 and 1920 approximately 7,500 people. We were then told that this loss in population was due to the emigration of the negroes, and we were given to a bit of reassurance over the hope that after all we hod suffered no real loss in the valuable part of our population. At length the complete reports were tabulated and it now appears that our loss in population is both substantial and material. There was a loss in the negro population of, in round num bers, 75,000. population was, in round numbers, 67,000; but this gain was not at all hopeful. The census discloses that between the years of twenty and for ty-five the white population in Mis sissippi in 1920 was, smaller than in 1910. This means that substantially all the increase in the white popula tion of the state was under twenty years of age. In other words, the increase was children—children which the state is educating at large ex pense, children that are being fited for useful, actice lifes, but children who will, if the present thendency continues, leave the state between the ages of twenty will give to oth of service and opportunity they are taking away from Mississippi." Mr. Eaton continued by showing decreases in manufactures and fall ing off in industries of all kinds. He explained this by the laws which have been passed by the state legislature in the last decade which "have been un favorable and even onpressivs upon capital and the operations ations. He blamed the fee the revenue »agent for the prosecution of many industries and the driving of them from the state. ex town in on The gain in the white and forty-five and er states the wealth of cornor system of CQLPERT IN 23 YEARS Colorado in Grip of Real Winter. Two Feet Snow in Montana. Denver, Nov. 21.—The Northwest in the grip of a blizzard today paralyzed wire service, inter rupted train service and caused gen eral inconvenience by cold and deep snow. All records for November snows ifor 25 years were broken. I It was said the pi'ëcibftafion would reach 25 inches. " ' From other Western points similar reports; were received, 'Telegraph busi ness was affected, and trains were running on late schedules, was that FORCES SCHOOLS TO CLOSE Butte, Mont., Nov. 21 —Butte schools were closed today for the re mainder of the week by order of the superintendent because of the diffi lty experienced by teachers and pu pils in making their why through more than twq- feet of snow, drifted in places to several times that depth. 'After more than 48 hours without cessation, snow was falling tonight. u THANKSGIVING. Praise God for wheat, so white and Sweet, of which to make our bread! Praise God for yellow corn with which His waiting world fed! Praise God for fish 'and flesh qnd fowl He gaVe tip taaq fdr fqod! ! Praise' Çiùd for every creature which He made and called it good! Praise God for winter's store of ice, praise God for summer's heat! Praise God for fruit trees bearing seed; to you it is for meat! Praise God for the bounty by which the world is fed! "Praise God, His children all, to whom He gives their daily bread! —By Edward Everett Hale. MISS SCHILLIG'S RECITAL. _ New York Papers Enthusiastic About Her Appearance The*. The N$fw r Vbrk Sdn has the. follow { ng to say of the' reèîtal; df Miss Qttil e Schi'Ihf ire thdtc city reççntlÿ. ; Thdre &as Ottilie, Scniflig, a young w 'AmoiiAn 'Hburano to hear in the I Town iräl yesterdky afternoon. Miss i Sehilliir made her debut here twij K season! ago and her performance then was one of the surprises of the year, it uncovered so fresh and strong a voice, an initiative and a personality bound to carry her far. It was the more interesting, therefore to hear her last year, then this, and to ap preciate in what ways she has grown. Yesterday, unfortunately, MissSchil lig's voice sounded tighter than Re fore; sometimes » iittft rôogRer, too. Either a cold or-top tpqc'U siHging Blight have Ijeen kerajiatarily respon sible. ' Bat it ik g remarkable strong /clear, ringing voice, to which she has learned tq bring further resonance and dimensions. She puts bold colors into it, can lift it with a dramatic, flashing vigor, can hold it down to a lovely warmth. She sings with her brains, too. Slender, fugacious songs in the h modern French style are not her best " medium, yet she can temper her tone " to them. It is in bigger, stauncher * numbers that she is more impressive. H Misss Schillig began with a Bach H Evening Prayer: sang then the air H from "Iphigenie in Taurie," which H Melanie Kurt used once to sing to a PCIJS' -'EnïS a a a a « B a a a a a g B H * * a a Drum, which, according to the Eng- i lish text offered with the programme, "^L.L ulse Âu a 'ù i : ,H' roh , hin ?' declares: my fever it grows. Oh, had I a doub - 1 let and helmet and hose!" Miss Schit lig expressed this laudable ambition despite the fact that she looked very handsome in a gown of cloth of gold. Victor Staub's "Beljs of Bruges" employed the inevitable chimes weak ly and as crackedly as do most other songs of bells. Debussy, an old Span ish song arranged by Louis Aubert, two of Richard Strauss's most senti mental pieces, two of Tschaikowsky's most passionately harrowing—'these led up to an English D. of ... _ group wherein Winter Watts, John Alden Carpen ter and Alex MacFadyen played their FEDERATION WOMEN'S CLUBS. Annual Meeting of the Sixth District, Here Saturday. Invocation. Address of Welcome, Mrs. Musgrove Response. Appointment of Committees. Roll Call of Clubs. Reports of District Officers. Reports of Credentials Committees. Reports of District Chairmen. Reports of Department Chairmen. Address by Dr. May F. Jones. Luncheon, 12:30. Afternoon Session 2 P. M. Address,.Mrs. S. M. Covington. Talk, Near East Relief, Mr. B. D. Barnard. Business, Reports of Committees. Adjournment, LYCEUM ATTRACTION Efforts Being Made to Secure Otc for Port Gibson. Efforts are being made to secure a lyceum attraction for Port Gibson, and the efforts are meeting with success. Port Gibson i 3 badly in need of a lyceum, and it is a wonder th.it the matter had not attracted the atten tion of the public before this. There is nothing which adds more to a Com munity than high-class entertainments Unfortunately there are many in every town of this size who do not ap preciate a lyceum course because they have not been trained to enjoy such things, but the coming generation can be improved by an annual course of this kind. N. be CAPTURED STILL—M /\DE ARREST Sheriff Hagiiell Arrested Young Man on Charge of Distilling, Sheriff Bag-net) located part of a liquor still in the Third District last week, and arrested Will Moore, a young white man and charged him with illicit distilling. Moore was re leased on a bond of $350 to an ear be fore Justice French of the First Dis trict on Dec. 1st. The sheriff wus on trail of another offender, but he has alluded capture so far. Complaints of liquor drinking have been coming from the Third District for some time, and repeated efforts have been made to çhtch those who have been engaged in the manufacture ior sale of the stuff. BASKETS FOR POOR : 1 King's Daughters. Red Cross and Hi-Y Will Supply Needy. The King's Daughters and the Red Cross, the latter working though its social service worker Mrs. Thornton, will supply baskets for the needy to day, and the Hi-Y will deliver them, The poor bouse and other places where a good dinner will be enjoyed will not be overlooked, nor will the colored people who are too poor to af ford a godll dinner on this occassoin. For many years the poor of the community have been looked after on Thanksgiving Day, and this year there will be added interest to this good work. POTATO DRYER A SUCCESS. F. H. Reid Has About 1600 Bushels Well Cured Awaiting Spring Prices. The potato dryer, as far as this place is concerned, is a complete suc cess. Mr. Frank H. Reid has about 1600 bushels of potatoes thoroughly cured in his drying plant at the old Miss. Cotton Oil Mill. Mr. Reid rais ed the potatoes himself. He had no trouble at all curing them, there be ing, apparently, not a spoiled potato in the whole lot. The potatoes are in boxes arid: will be held for the advance ip; price which always comes in the Sjjriug. ; Mr. Reid has Capacity in the build for storing 75,000 or 80,000 bwfh el , . ' . THE ORGAN RECITAL - Large Audience Heard Magnificent Performance Tuesday Night. _ ... . b _ p rof Ernfst „ ï eut £*m*iî- Dy tlfe cïurêh^uâ organ at tnc Memoai-t uiurcn rue» <£y whteh greeted the ™ "niÔved U to th! fulî t t.t | a '"ÄS.U a very gifted ïèr hnhliL his hearers 'spell ÎS Vo âd Ô! the etht num w 8 Miss H<, £ s te^her ^..f music f Ool'-V sang very J" ,f e TwAot**' tna orean ac * male Smrtette , W ' quartette p ave 0B * numbgr " _ | a.—. ABUdi lAkts — Tax-Payer Compares Conditions of .. . « R , vyj,u t p,. p res( ,„t Carpet Bag KuIe mm the rreseiij Editor Reveille: "Comparisons are n 0 (vas", but look back over tax receipts and levy of 1865 to looking over the monthly pgÿ 'toll and expenditures, as appeals in your paper and looking 1 over tax statements and levy for 1921, ; one would think carpet baggers and ! scallawags again had the county. Con i ditions in 1865 to 1875 were consider- j ed confiscatory and brought on the a revolution of 1875. Possibly another ' i CopM» Buyers Use Technicality to Avoid Paying Debt. SLICK EVASION 1 Ilazlehurst, Miss., Nov. 16_Judge D. M. Miller, bÿ special arrangement with attorneys in the cases, heard seven cases for the J. B. Colt Com pany against persons in Copiah county and decided in favor of the company. For three years the county court rec ords have been full of these cases wherein men of the county had pur chased acetylene lighting plants of tho Colt Company. When their notes fell due thyc attempted to evade pay ment by pleading that the Colt Com pany had not filed of character in the secretary of state's office at Jackon, and therefore could not enforce the contracts or collect the notes given for the plants. Judge Miller last year gave a decision a gainst the Colt Company but last night he reversed his former decision and gave judgment for the plaintiffs against all who had bought the light ing plants. their certificate Circuit Court has been at work on the case of Sam Morton et a! against the town of Crystal Springs, wherein citizens are opposing the extension of the city limits. The objectors to the extension say that by being made a part of the town they will derive nq benefits from same, that Crystal Springs already has plenty of vacant territory, and that its growth is not hampered by laek of space. More than 100 witnesses have been subpoenaed and are being placed on the stand. CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK. Methodist Ministers to Meet on Nov. 30th at Jackson. The Mississippi Conference of the Methodist church will meet at Capitol Street Church in Jackson on the 30th inst. Those who will attend will be Revs. N. B. Harmon and Rolfe Hunt of Port and Rev. C. Y. Higginbotham of Her manville, ami possibly some of the laymen. While iti s thought there will be no change in ministers at the churches in this county, at the same time such a thing is possible. The Port Gibson church is very desirous that Rev. N. B. Harmon and family be returned, as all are unite popular with the congregation. !iBANQUET AT FORT GIBSON HIGH SCHOOL, A delicious and a very enjoyable banquet was given to the Hi-Y boys end fathers of the High School by the Parent Teachers' Association. The banquet of four courses were served by attractive Hi-Y girls. Not too much can be said of the courses, and ice cream and cake capped the climax. Several good talks were giv by Mr. Gage, Mr. Hannon, Mr. Spencer, and last of all an excellent one by Mr. Crate, Associate State Y. M. C, A. Secretary. Net enough of pra.se can be given to lie parents and teachers, for their until mg efforts that iftado our banquet possible. The club also thanks Miss Freeland, and Mt«. Smincer and Mr. James Spencer for the splendid music they rendered us on that occasion. In brief we had a cracker-jack time. REPORTER. TICK ELL—HERLONG Mr. M. L. Tickell and Miss Amelia May Herlong, both of Harriston, were married in Fayette Wednesday even ing, Rev. C. P. Jones officiating. The Chronicle extends best wishes for hap : pi ness.—Fayette Chronicle. 1 The groom formerly resided at Port Gibson where his parents were almost life-long residents. Rev. Albert Martin of Yazoo City preached at the Episcopal church Sun day, both morning and evening, Good congregations greeted IjRu, the Metho dists having no service at night in order that the members of the church might attend, Mr. Martin was to (have been here Sunday before, but the death of one of his members prevented. ' M '» does seem that women Dave more than a fair share of vb* aches and pains that afflict humanity; they.must 8 ^f°Ä X Ä Ö" headaches, dizzy spells, bearing-down pains; they must stoop over, w'mn to,', stoop means torture. They rpust w«Jk ! and bend and work with.racking pain* and many aches from kidney ills. Keeping the kidneyi well; has spared thousands of- women much misery. ® ead . for kidneys only | * Morsed hy people you know, „ P " Watkins, Church St Port says: "Some tirws ago I 3uff ^ d A dea! w ï h kidn ^ trouble. My back was ,Iways the wor ?t source of complaint and it wouId 8che and P ain sever ely through "Y kidneys. I of';*, had dizzy spells am( severe hel , (ltiche8 . Di)an - S Kidney , Pills are the best remedy I ever gott for this tr< able and they have don*:. me a world! or good. A few boxe», whk{>, ^ bought at Shrevo's Dm**; Sto-è, regulated my kidneys and rai me of the pains in my back, rnakiag feel better in eve^ way. Doaeft are a fine kidney remedy." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simp iy ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kidney ■ Pills—the samp that Mrs. Watkins had. Foster-MiUhirn 1 Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. rp. p | Mîll:*,«-, 1 fl0 lSnOÏ lVIlIlinCFy j f\/J *0 I I I lYTIf-F 1,11 1 1 llcro x cu 11 re 1 ' Phone 138 A good friend who felt forced to discontinue the Reveille a few weeks ago because of the depressed condi tion, renews his subscription with this statement: "I'll tell the world life isn't much satisfaction without the Rev eille, especially in the rural ujstrifffs." 666 cures Chill* aqd Fever — £ - WOMEN'S WOES Port Gibs<w Women Are Finding Re- ( lief at Last. Mississippi Southern Bank. Capital and Surplus, $75,000.00 INVITES VOU TO MAKE USE OF ITS FACILITIES AND OF FERS YOU AT ALL TIMES CLEAR-CUT BANKING SERVICE COME TO SEE UH-BKING US YOU It FINANCIAL PROB LEMS—LET US HELP YOU TO SOLVE THEM WHERE POSSIBLE, LADIES' REST ROOM UP-STAIRS. DESPAIR LURKS IN WEAK BLOOD GUDIi'S PEPTO-MANGAN, THE BLOOD-BUILDER, AROUSES DULL FACULTIES, Many a man and many a woman feels all out of sorts from thin, weak ened blood. The least little thing gone wrong throws them into a wild form of despondency. Instead of bracing up und meeting ordinary difficulties, they arc downed. Nerves are on edge. Ap petite lags. Sleep is restless. They arc weak and tired and dull. Poor blood works its havoc till the will lqses ita power. Few people who fall into hab its of worry and despondency realize that most of their troubles are due to lack of endurance—to blood that has become weakened by overwork or straining. Healthy men and women with rich, COTTON! COTTON! I am prepared to buy your cotton and will pay highest market-price* Samuel Weil I t * " This Boone Kitchen Cabinet Absolutely Free THE SUCCESSFUL KEY . C : * Will make you the proud possessor of this beautiful Boone Cabinet We want to increase our business, hence thfe, remarkable offer— no increase in prices on account of this offer. DESCRIPTION Of CABINET All Oak; finish, Golden. Height 6 feet, 8 Inches; width, 3 feet, 6 inches; depth top. 12 inches, baso 2feet, 2 inches. Metal extension table top, roller bearing curtain front, white enamel in upper section; metal bread box, glass canisters, sanitary base. How you can secure this Beautiful Cabinet absolutely free. With each and every cash purchase of $3.00 at this store, we will give the customer a key. One at these keys thus giv en away will be the key that will unlock the lock, and the possessor at this key will be come the owner of this beautiful Kitchen Cabinet. y — ■■ Come in and see the cabinet, also the lock on exhibition at our store. Bring in Your Keys on the Day and Date Set— Watch for the Announcement— And See if You Hold the Suc cessful Key That Unlocks the Lock that Makes You the Hap py Possessor of This Beautiful Boope Kitchen Cabinet. ' Mr. KM,, m Keys Also Given With Each $10.00 Paid On Account. PEOPLES HARDWARE & PRODUCE CO. red blood see things brightly. They tackle life-with zest and go along smiling, full of eagerriess and endur ance. Gudo's Pepto-Mangan taken steadi ly restored the blood to its natural richness. It actually makes red cor puscles, the tiny particles in blood which make it red. Druggists have Gude'a Pepto-Mangan in liquid and tablet form. Advertisement. How's This? 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