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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1911-06-22

only men who are recommended to
be worthy of true leadership, broad
aud generous sympathy, an unsel-
fish interest in bis fellow man,
viewing things through other mems
eyes, viewing them from their
standpoint, and with their feelings,
a clear, firm judgment in time OF a
crisis, knowing what is to be done,
and to do it unswervingly; one
who has bis opinions and stands
for them in the face of controversy
until thoroughly convinced he IS in
the wrong, and to be devoid of all
class politics, are eligible to MEM
bership.
With the support and approval,
which is assured, of election to
this club, there is a great oppor-
tunity for effective service, and so
with our congratulation goes the
hearty wish that in usefulness to
the University the new Club may
surpass the second of the best of
its predecessors. *"*
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S. M. RUSSUM

It will indeed be most gratifying,
to the many friends of Willard F.
Gordon, Jr., beside being manager
of the baseball team for 1912, and
a member of the Psi Upsilon Fra
ternity, has so recently been the
recipient of one of the greatest
honors within the power of the
undergraduates of Browns Uni
versity, Providence, R. l., viz;
Having been elected one Of twelve
who will compose the Cammariau
Club for IoII-'I2.
The choice was made as a resulf
OF the vote by the present Senior
Junior and Sophomore classes
out Of a list OF seventeen men nom
inated by the club, the successful
candidates being selected of th'
. time-honored custom of 'tapping.
We not only as Mississippians
but Claibofnites, should be proul
of our boys and congratulate them
! | for in being elected to this Gu
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out. Then after the first primary
we will tell you how we cattle got
him (Alex) out of the Senatorial
race, or rather how we kept him
from getting in it.
l admit that Alex is a smart fel-
low, or he would not attempt to
talk on that noble subject, Yarda-
man. Without doubt this is the
uoblest subject that was ever be-
fore the voters OF Mississippi.
R. E. SCOTT.
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such task. The speaker said that
for many years the south had urged
the north to LET it handle the race
question, and this request had been
granted, to the entire satisfaction
of our people. It would now be
the height of folly, said the speak
er, to re.open matter that might
curtail our representation in con-
gress by half and possibly put orr
elections in the hands of federal
officers. He then read some ex-
tracts from speeches in congress to
show the danger of this.
Mr.. ANDERSON
Mr.. R. B. Anderson. member Of
the legislature, discussed the Sc
cret caucus. He told how the
caucus is conducted-just as all
Democratic caucuses have been
conducted in the past; that the par
tisan feeling was high and every
thing done In the caucus voted
along strict partisan lines. He
said that the caucus was adopted
hy the Vardaman men, as we'll as
the ants, and that the story OF
Bilbo that he had been promised
$1,000 for his vote was too unreas-
enable to believe; that at the time
he claims the promise was made, in
January, Percy had no more than
25 votes, and it would have been
necessary to buy more than twice
that number in order to secure his
election; that Senator Price, a
strong Vardaman man, stated on
oath that he had been i'll the legis-
lature with Bilbo two years, and
would not become a party to Bill
bo's detective scheme because he
had no confidence in him.
The speakers all had the atten-
ton of their hearers and were lib
orally applauded.
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MR.. MARTIN

Mr.. Martins speech came next
on the program. He began by tell
ing how the constitution of the
United States can be amended. He
said that there are now Az states In
the union; that In order to get an
amendment adopted, 1t requires
two-thirds vote of both houses ol
congress to submit the amendment
10 a vote of the state, and that two
thirds Of the states must vote for |
before It can become law. Thei
be sifted the 18th and 18th amend
ments to see wherein they could b
changed In order to get the ap
provaI OF congress and these 4
states. and declared that no san
man could expect to accomplls
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Opinion :
Asks About County Farm.

Editor Reveille:
As an interested taxpayer, !
would like to ask if there has been
an account rendered of the proceeds
from the county farm for last Year,
And if not, to suggest that the
Board of Supervisors owe 1t to
themselves and the taxpayers to
give us a detailed statement OF
amount of crops raised on the farm
and what disposition was made Of
same.
| hope the Hon. Board will see
fit to give US this information at an
earlv date. A TAXPAYER.
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To Corn Club Boys.
AgriculturaI ColIege, Miss,

Agricultural College, Miss,
Inne 18th, 1911.
AS has been stated before the
Boys Corn Club prize trip to
Washington is now certainty.
Every county in the state is
eligible to this contest and it IS
the desire of the Special Agent
that all counties enter this contest
and that every boy in the state
have an opportunity to win il be
can.
Each boy contesting must plant
either a whole acre or a half acre
no other size plots being allowed.
Each boy contesting must keeE
a complete history OF bis crop
showing yield, cost, net gain
number and kind Of cultivation
and kind Of fertilizer used.
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"Land Flowing with rliIk and
Honey"

Russum, Tune IA, 1911.
Editor Reveille:
I discovered something this morn.
ing which is quite curiosity. |
never saw or heard of such a thing
before-a swarm of bees making
honey on the end of an old punch
ing or rail, one end of which rests
on the ground. the other across an
old wire fence about three or four
feet high. On this end OF the rail,
or punching, I suppose there is
comb and honey about ~ or 2
feet long hanging down, and the
thickness of the width OF the rail,
which is about q or S inches. There
is nothing around it in the way oi
shelter except it's In shady spot.
l wonder if any one ever saw any
thing like this before.
Yours truly.
S. NJ. RUSSUM.
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Prospect OF Cotton Crop In South
west Mississippi.


A careful examination of the sit
uation in the counties of Wilkin-
son, Adams, Jefferson and Clal-
borne shows that the farmers have
an immense advantage as compared
with last year in the fight against
the boil weevil.
The weevils have been decidedly
less numerous than they were last
year, and where they have been
carefully picked, the fields now
show very few weevils. The cot
ton is much further advanced than
at this date last year, and the per-
centage of punctured squares is
very much less. The dry, hot
weather has been very favorable to
the development OF the cotton, and
unfavorable to the increase of the
weevlls. The cultivation has been
such that we have almost ideal con-
ditions under which to continue
the fight against the weevil.
These facts being true, it seems
to be entirely s'up to u.s. whether
we make a profitable crop of cotton
this year, or repeat the comparative
failure of last year. With the
advantage we have already gained,
here is one point of special import
trade which we must consider, and
that is, the picking of punctured
squares. If thisi is done thoroughly
for the next two weeks the Weeyll
will be so much checked in his IN
crease that on good land, well cul-
tivated, we can scarcely help max.
ing profitable crop OF cotton.
Extra time can be devoted to square
picking, if necessary, because o.
the absence grass and the fine
state of cultivation the fields are IN,
1t the punctured squares can be
gathered as thoroughly as many
| farmers have caught the weevlls
there is no reason why we should
not make two-thirds of an average
crop this year.
The fields ought to be cultivated
once week if possible, and tha
too in wet weather, if a mule car
stand up in the fields. OF course
this cultivation in wet weathe
should be very shallow, and is bes
done in alternate middles. Man.
farmers failed lasty year because the.
| did not cultivate during the Ions
wet spell; others made fairly goo'
crops by dragging through in spit
of the rain. II you have done goo'
work this year, keep on doing il
Iif you have a good prospect
"boost" it byyour continued effort
H. GUY HATHORN,
Special Agent, Farmers Co-Oper
1 ative Demonstration Work, Fay
cite, Miss.
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Insmore, June II, 1911.
The Reveille:
want to thank that good friend
q guess he is my friend, as he
signs his name that way9 for the
Alexander Bulletin sent me few
days ago, but it looks TO me like it
would have been more convenient
to have mailed it at Hermanvslle,
rather than Wilsonville.. But !
will not kick as to where 1t was
mailed. / received it just the same
and have read it, and remember
several articles that were marked.
One was, the little boy said to a
gentleman, eMister, you've got
mighty fine hair" Now this little
boy had right to say this, for that
hair grew on a very rich place.
That hair is an emblem of true
Southernism and of his pure char
acter and spotless record. The
Bulletin showed the reply to be,
"It's lie, I am discussing meas
ures, not men," OF course | did
not BELIEVES this reply, and this
good friend didn't either. The
next was where Governor Varda.
man used the word, lie, rs times
in one speech. / don't doubt it al
all, for if be had used it I45 times
he would not have over-estimated
it.
I want to ask this good friend
few questions, hoping be will an
swer through the Reveille, and in
stead of signing his name "a Gooe
Friend" sign it as it was given t.
Ihim.
Did you write with typewrite
on the back of the Bulletin thes,
words, aThou Shalt Have No 9th
Ter God Before Met" It so, ar
YOU short enough to think that
would worship man rather thai
God7 Didn't you copy these word
from the ReveilIe some time past
knowing that l am for Governo
, Vardaman and not afraid to say
} at all times and in all pIaces7
Do you think that after readin
5 a Bulletin OF Alexander every da
5 that / could be enticed to vol
t against the greatest man in Mi
t sissippi to-day7
E Can't you come out from the s.
E cret caucus long enough to answ'
me and sign your name like 2 mar
t OF course | know the secret caucl
!, does its work in the dark, but
we are good friends we will do o.
p work out IN the open, mail our ID
}, tiers and Bulletins at our know
!, postofice when ii is convenier
IS If You can't get out Of the seer
caucus, just ask Alex how be &
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If any boy has not an official
blank on which to keep this record
one may be had by writing to Mr..
o. B. Marian. Room 434, Agricul-
tural Building, Washington, D. c..
The award will be made on the
following basis:
Largest yield, so per cent.
Largest profit, 80 per cent.
Best history of crop, 20 per cent.
The County Superintendent in
each county shall decide (person-
ally or otherwise) who is the sue :
cessful contestant in his county;
and be shall certify unequivocally
to the correctness of the data in
cluded in the report of the success.
ful boy and forward to C. A. COBB
Special Agent in charge OF Boys
Corn Club Work in Mississippi,
Agricultural College, Miss.
No report will be considered un.
less it has the unqualified endorse
ment of the County Superintendent
of the county in which the boy
lives.
These reports must be in the
hands of c. A. Cobb, Special Agent
in charge of the Boys Corn Club
Work in Mississippi, Agricultural
College, Miss, on or before the
first day of December, 1917.
In addition to the above prize a
thousand dollar cup is to be given
in New York this fallto the con-
testant showing the best thirty
ears, best crop history, highest
percent of corn to total weight of
corn on cob, best yields, and
greatest net profit. Every boy in
Mississippi is eligible to this con-
test and some one of the several
thousand ought to win for himself
and for his state this handsome
prize.
Very truly yours,
c. A. COBB,
Special Agent in Charge of Boys
-, xry
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FAIR ASSURED.
About 80 of The Stockholders
Present Monday.

Claiborne county will not "lie
down on the job of holding the
fair. This was thoroughly de-
monstrated by the big crow pre-
sent at the meeting. The Clai-
borne County Agricultural Fair
Association met Monday, June
10Th, 1917, President Magruder
presiding. Those present were ].
M. Magruder, ]. M. Taylor, B. H..
Shaifer, ]. w. Person, H. r.
Guthrie, H. H. Crisler, A. A.
Maddox, W. c. Guthrie, E. l..
Joseph, Kings Daughters, Miss
H. Person, president and Miss M.
B. Gordon, treasurer, A. E. Jones,
D. Book, w. M. Watson, A. K.
Brashear, I. T. Drake, ]. V. May,
!. L. Lord, c. L. Will, ]. B. Nc
Murchy, T. R. Trim,G. w. Robert
son, E. B. Barlandj c. H. Bar
land. T. V. Rush, NJ. E. Melvin,
by proxy, B. G. Humphreys, by
proxy.
The finance committee reported
cash collections to the amount of
S545, and promised to get the bal
ance at once.
The bylaws committee reported
as follows:
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The stock holders of the Asso-
citation shall meet upon the first
Monday of March of each year.
Meetings may be called at any time
by the Board of Directors, or by
any ten ock-holders of the Asso-
citation, who may join in written
call.
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The Secretary and Treasurer
shall keep the minutesof the Board
Of Directors and Of the Stock hold
ers; he shall conduct the cores
pordence OF the Association. He
shall collect all sums owing 10 the
Association, and shall deposit them
rxontinued on second Page1
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BYLAW NO. /

The officers of the Association
shall be a President, Vice-Presi-
dent, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and
q Board of Directors TO consist Of
ten members. All officers shall be
elected annually at the regular
March meeting of the Association,
or If not elected at that time, at
any subsequent meeting. All off
GERS shall be elected for one year
and shall hold Office until their sue'
Lcessors are elected.
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BYLAW NO. q


The Board of Directors shall
have general charge of the affairs
of the Association. They shall
fix the times for the holding of the
annual fair; appoint such superin-
tendentsa and assistants as they may
see fit and shall attend to all de-
tails, conducting the same in such
manner as they shall see fit, sub
iect to the provisions contained in
these bylaws. Five members OF
the Board of Directors shall consti-
tute quorum.
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BYLAW NO. S

The President shall be the chief
executive officer of the Association;
he shall preside at all meetings OF
the directors and stockholders;
shall be ex.of6cIo member of all
committees, and shall have general
supervision OF the affairs of the As
socIation, subject to the instruc-
tions OF the Directors.
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BY Law NO. 6

The Vice President shall act in
the place OF the President, in his
absence. and shall perform such
other duties as may be assigned to
him by the Directors and the Pres
ident.
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BYLAW NO. 4

No debts shall be contracted. up
on the credit of the Association.
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Very truly yours.

Special Agent in Charge of Boys
Corn Club Work in Mississippi
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BYLAW NO. 2

cesSorS are eIeCted.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Original Members of
Repasz Band Play Again

WILLIAMSPORT. Pa, April 24.-Un-
der the auspices of the Grand Army of
the Republic and Repasz band. ex-
ercises were held in Association Hall.
commemorative of the departure from
here. just fifty years ago today. of the
first soldiers for the civil war.
The regiment was the famous Wood :
ward Guards. accompanied by band
of sixteen pieces, which after ward be-
came the regimental hand for the Elev-
enth Pennsylvania Volunteers. 1t had
afterward became known as the RepaSZ
--fatl.er and two sonS-and the band
afterward became known q the RespasZ
hand, OF Williamsport. 1t has been in
CONTINUOUS service ever since. The only
surviving member of the RepasZ FAM
ily is now a member of the staff of the
Washington (D c. Times.
During the exercises the band played
music from the first books that were
used during the war. and sitting with
the members were two of the original
bands. Mack Taylor and Albert Mar
tin. William n. Jones. who became
rlavor Of Williamsport, was drum ma
jor Of the band, and a part of the eX-
ercises was the reading of memoranda
of the war and its battles and Incl
dents inscribed on the margin Of the
old band books bv Drum Major Jones,
who died several years ago.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
.LlNSBURGH CLERKS
TO BEAR EMP MPLOYER'S
BODY TO THE GRAVE
Rabbis Simon and Stern to
Officiate At Services
Tomorrow.

Funeral services for Gustave Lans-
burgh, senior member of the firm of
Lansburgh & Bro, and a pioneer in
the dry goods business of Washington,
who died yesterday, as announced in
The. Times, will be held at his resi-
dence, lG0S Vermont avenue northwest,
tomorrow Afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rabbis Abram Simon and Louis Stern
VIII offlciate. Interment will be In the
Washington Hebrew Cemetery
Ihe palibearers will be eight of the
Oldest clerks of the store, several of
Whom have been connected with the
hrm since its establishment, in 1860
They are Louis Goldsmith, William
Musby, Charles Iarvella, Edward Bach
rach, Frank F. Major. Frederick Ho-
nom, Jonas Michaelis, and Samuel Hart,
secretary of the firm.
Mr.. Lansgurgh was In active manage
ment OF the business up TO the week be-
fore his death, which was due to the
inftrmities of old age. He had been in
falling health for more than a year,
but, despite his illness. kept on with his
work until he was forced to go to bed a
week ago. Death came yesterday morn
ing at o'clock in his home.
Surviving Mr.. Lansburgh are two
brothers, James and Julius; a sister,
Mrs. Leopold Frankel, of New York,
and four sons. Solomon, Henry. Lester,
and Stanley. Lester Lansburgh lives in
Indianapolis. There are also the fol-
lowing daughters: Mrs Charles Gold
smith, Mrs. Meyer Singer, of New York
Mrs. David Cohen. Of Seattle; Mrs. A.
Cohn. of Pittsburg. and Mrs. r. B. H.
Lyons.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
ASK |NSCR|P T|ONS
FOR MONUMENT TO
JOHN PAUL JONES
Padgett and Others Request
ed to Submit Legends for
Naval Hero's Statue.

The selection of suitable inscriptions
for the John Paul Jones monument 10
be erected at the foot of Seventeenth
street in Potomac Park is soon to be
made by the Monument Commission as
the last work before the final placing
of the monument. Secretary of War
Dickinson, of the commission, has
written TO Representative PadGett, of
Tennessee, chairman of the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, asking that he
suggest inscriptions. Similar requests
will be made of others.
c. II. Niehaus received the commits
sion to execute the monument for which
Congress appropriated $50 900 June S, 1906.
Mr.. Niehaus associated with himself
Carrere and Hastings, of New York. as
architects. The model of the statue and
the plans of the pedestal have been ac.
Cepted, the Secretary advised Represen-
tative Padgett, and II is hoped that the
erection will be completed early next
fall.
The inscriptions are to be carved in
the frieze, in the panel OF the die sup
porting the statue and in the bas-relief
panel on the rear Of the monument.
The John Paul Jones Monument Com
mission is composed of Secretary of war
Dickinson, Secretary of the Navy Meyer,
Senator Wetmore, chairman Of the Sem
ate Committee on Library, and Repre-
sentative Slayden, chairman of the
House Committee on Library.
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
ACTRESS OBJECTS
TO VICIOUS TYPES
OF SEX ON STAGE
Condemns Exploitation of
Unwholesome Woman
Characters In Drama.

Frances Nelson. the leading woman OF
the Columbia Players. is not lobbyist,
but there is one subject on which she is
always ready TO express her views. This
topic is the modern tendency toward un-
wholesome woman characters in the
drama. Miss Nelson believes that the
stage should have a refining and ele-
waiting influence ami that the nobility
OF women, not the viciousness of certain
types, should be portrayed
Imagine the bad influence many OF
the moderR plays are exerting upon the
minds of hundreds of people every
week. she says. The great modern
dramatic crime is 10 exploit lax morals
of unprincipled women and thus to con-
vey the impression that such women are
typical instead of being the exceptions
that they are. The stage today is the
most potent factor in the field of sug-
gestion and the Obliquity which modern
playwrights cast upon women as A class
in their plays is doing much to create a
mood of universal cynicfsm.
1T has been at no incOnsiderable pc
cuniary loss that ] have avoided such
characters in the past, and 1t Is delight
to me to find that my ideas SO thor
oughly harmoniZe with those of my pres
ent managers. for after all am a wo-
man first and an actress afterward."
The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Plan Fewer Delegates
To D. A. R. Congresses

Scause of complaints which are still
ng in upon them from delegates
N~ Travelled many miles to attend the
d. 4. r. Congress at Continental Hall.
and then were unable to obtain seats
in the building, members of the house
committee are considering plans where
by the representation of the various
delegations may be greatly reduced at
next years congress.
Everybody who gave 30 cents or a
dollar to the erection of this hall" an
nounced Mrs. Laura B. Swormstedt
from the platform, expects front seat
for life, but they can't have il during
the congress"
There were 400 delegates to the last
congress. and if the organization in
CreaSes this year as in years past. the
delegations will be much larger next
year. II is the aim of the house COM
mittee TO cut the representation down
by one-half