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Mississippi EVENTS Principal Happenings Over the State Told in Short Paragraphs P W. Berry has been nam' and super intendent of the Tate county agricul tural high school. Harry Harvey Post of the American Legion of McComb plans entertain ment for the Mississippi convention of the organization, Sept. 11. •** * Relatives of Primus Outlaw, an •ged negro of Marks, who died re cently, burned several hundred dollars In currency which ho had hidden lu a Hack. The English language Is due to be assassinated In a most barbarous man ner on August 29, when 25 contestants •ai h from the Rotary club and Kl wanls club will meet In an old time spelling mal<* at Oulfport. ••• • • J. L. Speaks, 78, farmer of near Louisville, took his life by Jumping Jumping from a tree with a rope tied about a high limb and his neck. His body was found some hours later by a searching party in a deep woods near his home. I•• • I Leaving an electric Iron with the current on to watch the election re turng caused a small blaze at the Y. W. U. A, Hattiesburg election night. The fire department re]>omled and extinguished the fire with little dam age. Kates Mill.—The thirteenth annual session of the Leake county fair will be held at Estes Mill Aug. 22-25. Ev ery year the people of this county feather at this beautiful spot, with dis plays of their products and show to the world the progress they afo mak ing In ail lines. As the result of the election,*Harri son county will now have an all-time county demonstration agent to aid the farmers. At each precinct in the county a special box was for ballots tor the agent, and he gets a Job by a landslide. Biloxi and Gulfport alone went boiler than 20 to 1 in his favor. The Security Bank of Starkvllie will begin the erection of a modern bank building. It will be a one-story struct ure with a 40-foot ornate atone front and the Interior equipped with all mod ern convenleces ladles’ reception room, directors' room, president's of lice and ample facilities for the trans action of tho bank's business. Some of the leading farmers and other forward looking citizens of Blue Mountain are championing a move ment for the restoration of the serv ices of both a county farm agent and home economics demonstrator for Tip pah. Both of these officials were dis continued by the board of supervisors as a part of a policy of retrenchment. Seven large alligator gars, each about five feet in length, were caught by New Orleans and Biloxi fishermen of tho Back Bay bridge last week. Tho fishermen had some sport with the lilg fighters and automobile and other traffic was stopped at limes to give the men room to pull 'em up. About 15 gars made their escape by bonding the hooks Supervisor Williams of the bureau of vocational education Is authority for the statement that there has never been a greater demand for tho estab lishment of departments of vocational I agricultural In the schools of Missis sippi than at the present time. Pref erence is given tho rural consolidated School in tho placing of these depart ments abend 20 new ones will be added this year. Bud darling, a farmer residing in Hie eastern part of the county, near Blue Mountain, was killed by a tree which fell on his body while he was felling timber in his pasture along with one of his sons. Noting that some of his cattle wore about to be killed by a falling tree, Garland rushed toward tho rows to run them away, and the falling tree crushing down upon him. The four-year-old daughter of Luns ford Dnvts, of Blue Mountain, Is dead from the effects of a rifle wound In the head accidentally Inflicted by her little brother of eight, who fired the bullet Into hia baby sister from a 22- rifla which he did not know was load ed. The lad, playing with the gun. Jokingly said to the little tot that he was going to shoot her. and pulling the trigger, sent the bullet into her skull. It lodged In the back of her head. Mrs. S. A. Singletary of Sonatobla was fatally Injured in an automobile accident at Mendenhall, being pinned beneath the overturned car after the ateering gear broke and the auto, car rying several of her companions, went down an embankment. Mrs, Singletary died in the D'Lo Hospital. Mr and Mrs. A. S Davis and two other mem. brs of the family amf Miss Pearl El liott were occupants of the car. all re ceived more or less painful injuries. They were thrown dear of the hurt ling automobile. NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL By F. R. Blrdsall A petition under the initiative] amendment to tiiu stale constitution asking the passage of a law hy a vote of Uie people at the November elec tion ,to put the slate revenue agent on a salary basis has been filed with tbs secretary of slate. The supremo court, which took Us summer vacation July 10, will recon vene the second week in October, and will remain In continuous session thereafter for nine month*, when It will again take its summer vacation. No vacancy on the supreme bench will have to be filled at the slate election next year. During the State Fair at Jackson, which convenes October 16 and lasts a week, the 1001 b birthday of the state of Mississippi will bo observed with parades, speeches, home-coming days, pageants, fireworks displays automo bile and horse races, and a football game between the University of .Mis sissippi and the Agricultural and lie chanical College. It has been ascertained that the 1922 session of the legislature which con vened on January 3 and adjourned on April 8 adopted 17 concurrent resolu tions and passed 683 laws. Someone has figured out tin** more than seven laws were passed each day. The book containing these laws and resolutions has over 600 pages The legislature appropriated $19,398,882.27 of the peo ple's money for current expenses of the government for the years 1922 and 1923. The stalA board of election com missioners, composed of the governor, the attorney general and the secre tary of stale, will meet shortly and name three election commissioners for each of the 82 counties in Missis slppl. The terms of the incumbent commissioners expire on August 31. It is reported that a number of appli cations from various counties are from women and in aprobability a woman will be named in various counties throughout the slate. There Is said to be groat activity in the state highway department, and the Indications are that there will bo more road building in Mississippi during the present year than ever before. Broken links are being connected up on many trunk lines and where the slats highway commission takes over these lines they are maintained out of federal funds, thus relieving the coun ties of the expense, and leaving them with more money to maintain county roads. A good deal of complaint Is being heard from visitors to the capital on account of the excessive cost incident to the necessary campaign expenses in a primary election. It is being (Minted out that many poor but wor thy men and women cannot afford to aspire to county, legislative and state offices, because of the cost of cam paigning. and the burdens of paying to get their names on the tickets es pecially for state offices, which is enormous. In some states the cost of tickets and other printing is paid for by the stale the same as at regular elections. Following swift upon the primary election for United States cenator, 8 congressmen, a supreme court Judge for the southern district of Missis sippi. and 10 chancellors and 17 cir cuit Judges, the primary campaign for nomination of all offices from govern or to constable, may now be said to be fairly launched. The primary elec tion for these offices will not take place until next August .the date to be fixed by the state executive com mittee. but already there are a num ber of announcements for state offices, with tentative candidates for others and the indications point to a very large crop of county and legislative candidates. The amendment submitted by the legislature providing tor the taking of the trunk highways out of the hands of boards of supervisors In the 82 counties and placing them under the control of the slate highway com mission, in order that Mississippi may reap the benefits of millions of dol lars appropriated by congress which it will lose if the amendment falls of adoption, appears to be growing more popular every day . Visitors to the capital state that thousands of people who would not otherwise go to the polls in November, are not only going To be there this time, to vole for this constitutional amendment so that Mis sissippi will not lose this money, but that they are going there also to vote on the mortmain and other amend ments. which are to be adopted or re jected on November 7. Cotton Opening Rapidly. Hazlohurst. —Cotton is beginning to open now as the heavy rains have ceased and the weather is fair and warm, it is predicted that there will be several bales ginned here next week. Reorganize Oil Mill. Itta Pena,—The oil mill tiers, form erly known as the Itta Bena oil works, has been reotganlzed, now capital brought in and will be known lu the (future as the Leflore oil mill. EAST MISSISSIPPI TIMES, STARKSVILE, MISSISSIPPI HARDING GOES BEFORE CONGRESS U. 9. TO MAINTAIN TRANSPORTA TION, SAYS PRESIDENT HAROINQ SCORES HERRIN INCIDENT Pewer For Probe Into Coal Industry Aaked Of Congress—Deplores “Labor Unions' Warfaiw” Washington.- President Harding told aongress and ths nation that he was resolved "to use all the power of the government to maintain transportation and sustain the right of men to work.” He declared that the right of employ ees and employers alike to conduct their business must be recognised and he also deplored what he termed “war fare on the unions of labor." The president declared a national In vestigation for constructive reooraraen da lions as to the conduct of the coal Industry to be imperative, and rec ommends a government oommtsslon to ad via o as to fair wages and '-o-'Hti— of labor. Immediate legislation to establish temporarily a “national coal agency" with necessary capital to purchase, sell and distribute coal also was urged by the executive. Other legislative recommendations were for "better protection of aliens and enforcement of their treaty rights" —a measure to give federal courts Ju risdiction In protecting aliens. In discussing the coal situation the president referred to what ha termed the "shocking crime at Herrin, lIL, which so recently shamed and horri flald the country,” and added the Incl 4ont was "butchery of human beings, wrought In madneaa.” Stating that the Each-Cummins act In establishing the railroad labor board was Inadequate, being with little or no power to enforce Its decisions, the prealdent recommended action to make the board’s derisions "enforceable and effective against carriers and employ ees alike.” Other than the amendment of the Bach-Cummins law to make the rail road labor board’s decisions enforce able. the president did not recommend iny legislation to deal Immediately with the railroad strike. Ip asking for coal legislation tha presldsnt aeld that the administration had sought earnestly 't’o restrain prof iteering" of coal, but was without legal power to control prices. Under Spell Of Spirit, Woman Puzzla Washington.— Capital medical author ities were puxzllng over one of the strangest cases ever brought to their attention. Mrs. Gladys Murry, 4g, said to boa clerk in tha Treasury Department, was found In a semi-con scious condition on F street She was unable to speak. At a hospital she was given pencil and paper on which she wrote: “I am a medium and have no control over my condition.’’ Latar she startled the physicians by appar ently regaining use of her voice, say ing; “Now I can speak to you." Al most Immediately, according to physic ians. she was raised with a violent spell of trembling and again lapsed Into silence, signalling for a pad and pencil on which she wrote. “A spirit would like to write. 1 am a man who lived on earth and I am sent by Ood to control this woman you see. No one boMeves tha truth wo have spoken through her lips. Tha spirits say they have dona this to me to prove they have power over human belnga" Mary McSwfnay Commands Fore** Dublin.—Mary MacSwtney, sister of the lata Terence MacSwlnoy, Lord Mayor of Cork who died of a hunger strike, Is commanding th* Repnhllean Irregulars holding Waterfall Miss Mac- Swlnoy Is only one of a number of women fighting In th* ranks of the Ir regulars. Countess Harklewtai took part In the battle of Dublin, hat since then she has never been heard from. Troop* Not Paid, May Cross Uprising London. A military uprising u threatened at Vienna because the Aus trian government lacks funds with which to pay troops according to re-, ports received here. Grave fear* over the Austrian outlook were erpreseed In British official p oarers. It wi~ i aid the Austrian ministry has made prepa rations to flee. Early Conference Seen On The Tariff Washington —With two exceptions all Important amendments to the adminis tration tariff bill offered by Indlvldaal senators were approved by the senate. Senator Barrel (Republican, Oklaho ma! lost his fight to Impose tariffs oe crude petrrleum and fuel on, and tha Democrats were unsuccessful In ef forts to rednee aluminum rate*. AH remaining Individual amends will be acted on later. Senators hop* that af ter the final vote the measure --j*— h* sent to conference Immediately z Imir-edlateh- cessed oe Cabinet Approves Rotncsns's Stand Ramboulllet, France. -Sitting under the presidency of President Mlllerand the French cabinet at Its session here gavs approval unanimously to the at titude taken by Premier Polncalre at the recent conference of allied pre miers In Londcai sad also discussed the question of a moratorium for Ger many, On the matter of a moratorium It was decided to await the forthcom Ing derision of the reparations com mission. but pis ns were perfected re gardlng the measures u> be adopted should Che commission fan tc agree. ! MINERS REACH AGREEMENT Lewie Will Open Settlement Confer ence With Herd Coel Men In Phlledelphla Cleveland The soft ooel strike has been virtually broken, and prospects are that the actual signing of an agree ment between the United Mine Work ers and operators, cootrolUlng an an nual output of sixty million tons, will soon be signed. The signing of the contract will actually end the strike la part. All details of the agreement have been accepted In principle by both miners and operator*, and the actual draft of the contract has bean left to a subcommittee, which is at work on that document. The actual signing of the contract. President U Lewis of the miners says, wilt follow a meeting of the union's policy committee. Asa result of the progress made by operators and miners, Oov, Harry L, Darla of Ohio announces he will call off the conference of governors of fire ooel producing states that was to hare met hero to oonsM— * v - strike sit uation. He also announces that be will withdrew Ohio, militiamen who recently were w-nt Into the coal fields. No exact eatlmata of U>* number of miners who will be put back to work under the settlement Is obtainable, but between sixty thousand sad eeventy flve thousand man. Altogether, there are 450,000 soft coal miners on strike, union officials say. U Is expected by them that the other operators will ac cept the settlement effected here, but meanwhile the strike will continue at their mines. 9 The terms of the settlement mark a breakdown In the system of collective bargaining that has grown up In the soft cool Industry since 1884. It means the abandonment for the present at least of the central competitive field, comprising western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, as the basis for fixing the wages In fields outside the fonr states. In the past wage con tracts have been made for the cen tral field and those of outlying districts have been fixed on the central Bold scale. This Is not tb first time, howsrsr, that the wage-making machinery on the central field basis he broken down. It tailed In 1906 and was not fully re established until 181 ft. ENGINEER KILLED IN DERAILMENT ON THE SEABOARD AIR LINE Cohtmbla, 8, C. — Seaboad Air Line passenger train No. I northbound from Jacksonville* to Washington, Jumped tbs track half a mile from Dlilana, resulting In one dead and three Injured. Engine and three cars were derailed. Dead and Injured are; Bngineman John W. Preacher, Savannah, scalded at hla poet; Mrs. j. S. McDaniel, pas senger. Jacksonville, Fla.; J. H. Wal ters, passenger, Hamlet. N. C., scalded In extricating the body of englneman; Dave Stephens, negro fireman, hurt In jumping. Marks on crossties showed that a truck, thought to be of the engine rather than the tender, left the rails Just as the 1 — '•> passed over the dirt road. The rail of the track could be followed to where the engine and cars left the track. Tt looks as If the engine track was derailed at the road crossing, about 306 yards from the scene of the smash, and ran on the ties until the truck was demolished and this derailed the en gine,’' said H. H- Thomas, yardmaster, when asked as to the cause, ■' ' Germany Granted More Time To Pay London—The allied premiers whs have been discussing the German repa rations question here adjourned with out reaching any agreement or making arrangements for another meeting Premier Poincare of France and Mr. Lloyd George, the British pflme minis ter, were as far apart as ever la their views of the situation when the heads of the allied delegations mat They separated after a discussion of tv* sad one-half hours without finding common gmasd. Injunction Issued Da Southern Lin* Asheville, N, C,—A temuorary In junction restraining all striking em ploy sas from Interfering with the move meat of Interstate oommeroa or malls or with ssnpioyeaa of the Southsn railway at Spencer and Salisbury, has been Issued In federal court hare after disorders had occurred at two places at night recently. Similar Injunctions, railroad attorneys say, have been asked In every state through which the South ern operates. Mdlers Protect Negroes On Trial Carthage, H. a—Three negroes, charged with attacking Mr. and Mrs, A. B. Kotchon while camping a few miles sooth of Sooth era Pines about tan days ago, were placed on trial for their lives In Moore county superior court here. Sixty soldiers from tbs IT sleigh end Durham military oompa stes accompanied the nagrees here from the state prison at Raleigh, where they were taken for safe-keep tng shortly after their arrest. The troops will guard the court house dur In- the trial, gsasta Tariff Veto Fixed For 19th Washington.—The senate agreed to take a final vote on the tariff on An gus! 19. Tha unanimous consent agreement providing tor a final vote on next Saturday afternoon at tour o’clock was proposed by Senator Mo- Cumber (Rapabllcan) of North Da kota, chairman of the senate finance committee, and approved by Senator Simmons of North Carolina, ranking Democratic members of the commit tee. There Ism och speculation as tc bow the vote will stand. It may or may not pass. BONUS BILL NOW TfIKESjIELIGHT IT IS BELIEVED BY MANY THAT THE PRESIDENT’S VETO CAN BE SUSTAINED. PROBABLY MODIFY MEASURE Tom Watson Changes His Mind and Will Vote Against the Bill—Dem ocrats Ask Immediate Action But Republicans Delay Washington.—A sufficient number of Totes are in sight to sustain a presi dential veto applied to soldiers’ com pensation legislation. A poll of the senate was completed, showing 35 sen ators pledged to vote against overrid ing Mr. Harding's veto. This Is two more than enough to prevent effective action. Those opposed to the bonus now are relying on a veto when the bonus 'bill le passed. They have made careful Inquiries regarding the president’s at titude and feel absolutely convinced he will not approve the meaure as now drawn. Those supporting the proposition realize that situation and are planning to make the bill acceptable by chang- J Ing it to meet some of the president’s objections. It la not known whether | or not this can be done. Consideration of the bonus was deferred until the middle of this week. { This was done for the purpose of per | milting the senate leaders to confer with the president and ascertain Just what can be done In the direction of modifying the measure to obviate the president's objections. Senators have been deluged with re quests for early action on the bonus. Telegrams and letters have been pour ing in from nearly every American Le gion post In the country. All were re quested to communicate with the sen ators from their respective states and stir them up to moving with more speed. Opponents of the bonus have made all preparation for a hard fight. It will Include the exertion of pressure upon the president to stand firm and utilize the veto. Predictions are made that the op position will gain some recruits as the debate proceeds. Watson of Georgia, heretofore an ardent advocate of sol diers' compensation, has turned turtle and will not support such legislation at present. "I will not vote for any bill,” said Watson, “that adds one cent of taxtalon to the burdenc of the American people.” There might be no objection, said Watson, to using part of the foreign war loans In meeting bonus require ments, but In his opinion these funds will not be available for a long period, If at all. He does not see any assist ance In sight from that source. COAL OUTPUT SLOW. No Material Increase In the Near Fu ture, Survey Reports. Washington—Statistics presented to Fuel Administrator Spencer by the United States geological survey do not Indicate any largely increased coal out put for the Immediate future, a state ment said. Production for the current week, leaving out of consideration possible new output resulting from the Cleve land conference, was estimated at 4,- EOO.OOO tons. \Thls might be Increased to 4,450,000 tons by the reopening of mines under the Cleveland agreement, the statement said. 3.950.000 tons of which would come from the territory east of the Mississippi river. Dies From Snake Bite, Fort Wayne, Ala —A story has reach ed here from Sand Mountain that Jas. Wylie Reece, a member of the “Holy Roller” church, residing near Chavis, has died In great agony as the result of being bitten by a rattlesnake, hav ing succumbed thirty minutes after re ceiving the poison In his veins. Bee Tree Hunting Goldbar, Wash.—The quest of wild honey has enticed hundreds of unem ployed Into the Snoqualmie national forest and men are reported to be able to locate one or two to three bee trees •very day. Killed As Car Overturns. Chattanooga, Tenn- —Evan Inman, 16 years was killed when an automobile In which he Mas riding turned turtle at a curve near Silverdale, ten miles east of the city. Woman Town Marahal Resigns. Des Lacs N. D. —Mrs. Bertha Ward, aald to be the frst woman marshal in the United States to be elected to suoil an office, has resigned, saving the job was “too tough" and that her husband didn't core to see her swing ing a billy club. Boy Sa\*d; Father Drowna. Little Rock, Ark. —Wllam W. Saxon, truck farmer, aged 41, lust his l.fe at the foot of Big Rock in the Arkansas river here., in an effort to save his 9 yea;-#d son from drowning. 7** KITCHEN | CABINET <©• 1812, W*atrn Newspaper Union.) If X should bo asked to name ttas quality most necessary to the bejjL type of man, I should unhesltatinnK ly choose optimism for with It are to be associated ambition. enthusluMF ftnd self-confidence.—LJoyd. GOOD THINGS FOR OCCASIONS Fruit Chests Salad.—Put six dates three figs, one-half cupful of blanchet K almonds, througfc the meat grinder; add a cupful of— cream cheese, a \ teaspoonful o 1 . lemon Juice and ' a dash of salt and red pepper, r Make In ballq serving tour on heart leaves of lettuce. Serve with mayonnaise dressing. The following recipes may not all be liked, but some may be tried often: Chicken Jelly.—Cut U p a large chicken Into small pieces. Take each piece and pound on a board until the flesh and bone la well mashed. Put the chicken Into a kettle and add a tablespoonful of salt to a quart ol water. Simmer gently 20 minutes, then place In a tireless cooker for eight hours. Strain and pour Into a mold. Serve on lettuce with mayonnaise dressing. Brook Trout Baked In Cream.—But ter a baking dish and lay a freshly caught and dressed trout or two In the pan. Cover with sweet cream and cook slowly, adding the salt and other seasonings when It Is nearly done. Peach Canape.—Cut rounds from nice sponge cake, sprinkle with peach JijJce and lay on halves of Juicy peaches; flu the hollow with sweet ened, flavored whipped creom and sprinkle with chopped almonds. Crab Meat and Red Peppers.—Re move the yolks of four hard-cooked eggs, mash and add two tablespoonfuls of fine bread crumbs; chop the whites and add one tablespoonful and a half of chopped red pepper. Put Into a. saucepan four tublespoonfuls of but ter ; when melted add the egg mixture and cook until smooth, adding a little at a time a cupful of cream, then add a cupful of crab meat; season highly and serve on circles of buttered toast. Salmon Salad.—Add celery, a half cupful of coconut with the sugar re moved, a little chopped pickle and sea soning with a good dressing. Chopped common ginger stirred Into whipped cream and a tablespoonful of the sirup used for flavoring, makes a fine filling for cake. A The til we deem we ne'er could do. In thought we dramatize; What we should loathe, we learn to scan With speculative eyes. FOR DAINTY DINERS A most attractive salad, at the same time one that is somewhat unusual is Cabbage Salad.—Shred Bwlth a sharp knife a small, firm, hard head of white cabbage, add one-half cupful of shred ded blanched almonds, four ripe bananas cut in small strips, one-half cupful of sour cream, a dash of vinegar, sea sonings of salt and sugar. Serve with crackers and cheese. Different Dried Beef.—Put three ta blespoonfuls of bacon fat In a frying pan, add one-half pound of dried beef ■cut In small pieces with a pair of scissors. Frizzle for three minutes, then place on a hot platter. Cat three bananas crosswise and in quarters lengthwise, let them cook in the fry ing pan long enough to become thor oughly hot. Arrange around the beef and serve piping hot. Pecan Pie.—Cook In a double holler one cupful of milk and a cupful of sugar. Thicken with one tablespoon ful of flour the yolks of two eggs, the Juice of a lemon. Bake a crust as for lemon pie and fill with the custard, adding one-half cupful of pecan meats broken In bits. Cover with a meringue, using the egg whites and brown lightly In the oven. Fid Filling.—Cook one cupful of chopped figs In one-hulf cupful of wa ter. the Juice of n lemon, and when cool stir In powdered sugar until thick. Use on layer cake. Lemon Filling.—Boll together live minutes one cupful of sugar, one-half teaspoonful of melted butter, one-hulf cupful of water and the Juice of two lemons. Add two well-beaten eggs. Bent well; cool before using. Nut Delight.—Boll one cupful of rice until tender. Drain and press into a wet mold, then turn out on a dish. While still hot season the rice with two tablespoonfuls of butter. If the mold Is hollow dll the center with the following: Take one cupful of chopped tigs, cook them In one cupful of the rice water for 80 minutes, add one cupful each of apple pulp and chopped nuts with four tablespoonfuls of lemon , Juice. Cook until thick. with nuts and whipped cream. Honey Rolls.—Dissolve a yeast cake In a cupful of warm milk, add one half cupful of butter, a tahlespoonful of sugar and a teaspoonful of salt. Stir In a well-beaten egg and three cupfuls of flour. Knead and roll out one-half Inch In thickness and spread with rais ins. chopped nuts and one cupful of strained honey. Bake in a moderate oven.