The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-16
CANDIDATES FAVOR
THE PARCELS POST
Nearly All Mississippi Office
Seekers Give Views
LIMITED VICE
congressman Generally Incline To Par
cells Post Service Which VIII
Most Benefit People ION
Rural Routes
LIMITE D S VICE

| The Union Advocate official organ OF
the Farmers Union OF Mississippi, has
interviewed the candidates for Congress
in the several districts on the question
of parcels post as part of the postoffiee
department work. and has received the
following replies, showing decided pref
erence for the proposed law:
E.. S. Calder, First district. made no
reply. He had no opposition.
Thomas Spight, Second district, says;
II will vote for a parcels post law which
is limited to the initial point TO a rural
route. or osome intermediate point on
the line"
W. A. Roane, Second district. says I
am a strong advocate of the establish
ment Of a parcels post by our govern
ment"
II. D. stephens, Second district, says:
In nv first political speech Of the cam
paign I advocated the parcels post"
B. G. Humphres. Third district. has
been seriously i'll and made no reply. He
has no opposition.
T. L. Sisson, Fourth district, was away
from home, but his private secretary
wrote: My understanding is that MI
Sisson is in favor of a limited parcels
post, but I am not authorized to speak
for him"
Adam Byrd, Fifth district was away
from home, and his campaign manager,
G. E. Wilson. replied stating he wosld
deliver the letter as soon as possible.
s. A. Witherspoon. Fifth district, says;
Il am heartily in favor of the parcels
post" and tnat if elected he will do ev-
ervthing in his power to secure the pass.
age of such a law.
Frank H Lewis, Sixth district, says
IT am heartily in favor of the same, and
If elected to Congress will lend roy best
efforts to securing the law"
B. P. Harrison, Sixth district, says. Il
am earnestly in favor of the parcels post,
and will exert every effort tc have the
bill become a law If I am elected.
Tom Shelton. Seventh district, says: IF
elected will actively support Any me as
ure calculated to accomplish this result"
Candidates Percy Quinn and W. A.
Dickson did not reply,
J. W Collier, Eighth district, says: II
am committed to support a limited par
cells post system, confined to tine routes
of rural lines" Mr. Collier had no oppo-
sition.
The Advocate explains that ii has rot
gone into partisan politics, but urges its
readers to vote for men who are in ac-
cord with them on this parcels post
proposition, and which has been demand
ed by the national conventions of the
Farmers union
Chancellor ]. F. McCool of Kosciusko,
formerly speaker of the house. and
one of the most prominent jurists In
the state, was in Jackson last night
looking after his re-appotntment at
the hands of the governor. Judge Nc
Cools term expires the first of Feb
ruary, and in view of the fact that he
has the endorsement of the great ma
iority of the members of the bar of
his district that he has always been
a friend and supporter of Governor
Noel he does not seem at all uneasy.
He states that he does not know what
has been going on in other chancery
districts but knows that none of his
friends have been writing threatening
letters to the governor, telling him
what to expect politically in the event
he is not re-appointed. In fact, Cover
nor Noel has told him that no such
letters have come from his district.
Virgil French, the 14-year-old boy
who was SO painfully scalded and 9TH
erwise injured by the explosion of the
boiler at the Chess Wyman Barrel fac
tory Thursday afternoon. is dead and
laid to everlasting rest.
| T. S. King, a cattle buyer of Aberdeen
| is no doubt satisfied that the state of
Mississippi has the authority and the
power to enforce national cattle quar-
antine. In the quarantined districts II
is a violation of the live stock sani-
tary laws to drive cattle along the pub
lie highways but Mr.. King, though re-
peatedy warned. persisted in doing as
he pleased. The inspectors finally had
him arrested and the justice of the
peace at Wren imposed a fine of $50
! and the costs.
The United States government has
offered a reward of $4,000 for a cure or
prevention of the boil weev1l and
two Mississippians claim to have made
the discovery.
| -. - wan VI ooShd mas louHu DuS
that devours the boil weevil as greedily
as a trout does a minnow,t and that
| he has number of the bugs on his
farm. He has sent samples to the A.
and NJ. college for Identification and
classified ton.
John Neal of near Clinton, Kinds
county. Is said to have discovered a
drug that is sure death to the weevfl
and as evidence he points with pride
to his own cotton crop in which there
Is not weevil, while the fields OF
the neighbors are eaten up and ruined
So far Mr.. Neal has declined to make
known his secret, but If he has found
sure cure for this greatest of all
Ills to the farmers Of the south, his
fortune is made