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The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-24
Pronunciation of Dictionary

Should the word dictionary"
be pronounced ic'shunry?"
This is a question frequently
asked the teacher. especially of
late. Facts established once
are facts forever" If it is cor
rect to say "dic'shun ry" every
body should say it, and, if it is
wrong, no one should do so. 1t
is profoundly disgusting and as
tonishing to think that, among
those representing the various
professions of life, the teacher
alone should be the one to stamp
the profundity of his ignorance
on the public by the mispronun-
citation of this word. 1t is never
heard from the pulpit, the dis
tinguished lawyer at the bar,
the editor, the drumer, the auth
or of standard works in literature
Upon careful investigation, | am
led to believe that more than
half of the teachers of Missis-
sippi are unwilling to say die
ton a ry." The ''ary" should
be pronounced as ''ary" in the
following words: voluntary, san
itary, ordinary, literary, statuary,
secondary, commentary, and
January.
But let US glance at some of
our noted authorities on the pro-
nunciation of this word. DR..
Brown said to a young man at
Tulane University this summer
look here, young man, if you
want to remain on friendly terms
with me. don't you ever say
die 'shun ry" in my presence
again." DR.. A. B. Pearce, and
Miss Imogene Stone who are
authors of standard works in
English literatures says it is rad
ically wrong to say "dic'shun ry."
Some of our teachers, who are
unwilling to give the three syl-
liable pronunciation, sound the
"a" so indistinctly as to make it
quite indiscernible.
l have in my possession letters
many authorities. A pull
pit orator Of New Orleans, a
former teacher in Tulane Univer-
sity, says there is no such word
in our language as s'dic'shun ~"
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-24
SHANNON

Mesdames ]. B. Alternately
and E. Groves were visitors to
Tupelo last week.
Mr.. and Mrs j. L.. Arnold
have returned from Bonneville
where they attended the Peeler-
Walton wedding.
Mrs. M. A. Cowden visited In
Tupelo last week.
Mrs. C. H. Lamb spent Mon
day in Okolona.
Miss Kathryne Phillips is the
guest of relatives in Memphis
this week.
Mrs. M. M. Miller was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Camp
bell, in Okolona Wednesday.
Mrs. F. P. McElwrath and
children, of Austin. Texas, are
the guests Of her sister, Mrs. j.
N. Redus.
Miss Rena Rhodes spent Mon
day in Tupelo.
Mrs. Frank Redus visited her
father, T. M. Clark, in Verona,
first of the week.
Mrs. Laura Johnsey, Of Cor
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The Washington Star tells how
Secretary Bryan listened with an
inscrutable smile to the praises
Of a financial magnate that a
certain politician sung. He's
the architect of his own fortune,
too" said the politician "entire-
ly the architect of his own for
tune" WELL" said Secretary
Bryan, Its a lucky thing for
him that the building Inspector
didn't come around while the op-
Grafton was gong on"
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-24

That the cost of living now is
greater by sixty per cent than it
was in 1900 and fifteen per cent
higher than it was two years ago
is the conclusion reached by ex-
perts of the United States Bu-
reau of Labor who have been
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-24
SHERMAN.

Miss Josephine Belle, of Ten
nessee, is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. w. P. Littlejohn.
Mrs. S. H. Thomason, of Bel
den, spent the first of last week
with Mrs. Maggie Jones.
Mrs. M. H. Richardson and
sons, Vernon and Byron, spent
Monday of last week in Mem
phis.
Bon Parks and G. D. Parks
and boys. Jameson and Cypert,
attended t h e fair at 1upelo
Tuesday of last week.
J. A. Morgan. of Memphis,
spent the latter part of last week
here on business.
Mrs. R. P. Finley and children
attended the fair at Tupelo last
week.
Misses Quincy and Jettie Wade
spent Tuesday in Tupelo.
Miss Mary Sue Langston was
the guest of friends in Tupeio
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Powell
spent Friday with John Powell
and family.
Miss Sadie Smith was the
guest of relatives in Tupelo the
past week.
Hugh Helms and family at
tended the Tupelo fair Tuesday
of last week.
Misses Jeffie Sanders, Florence
Yates and Lora Rowan attended
the fair Wednesday.
Misses Mary and Matte Cald-
well and Gladys Richardson spent
Tuesday in Tupelo.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. T. Yates and
John Livingston visited Tupelo
one day last week.
Prof. D. c. Langston and son,
Davis, attended the fair Tues
day.
Mrs. w. T.. Brown and child
rem were the guests of relatives
in Blue Springs one day last
week.
Floyd Hancock is visiting in
Iuka this week.
Miss Elise Altman visited in
Tupelo Saturday.
Misses Walter Cherry and
Mary Alice Colough spent
Saturday in Tupelo.
Mrs. J. Y. Wright was the
guest of DR.. Nash and family, of
Belden, Sunday.
Little Miss Lois Moore visited
Tupelo Saturday.
Miss Chrystine Payne, of Bir-
mingham, spent Sunday with
her cousins, Misses Irene Helms
and Estelle Thurmond.
Marshall Martin, of Memphis,
was the guest of his parents
here Sunday.
Fletcher Smith and family.and
Mrs. Charles Mccarthy, of Bir-
mingham, spent Sunday with M.
M. Martin and family.
Rev. S. C. Brantley, a men,
Der of the Anti-Saloon League,
delivered an interesting talk at
the Methodist church Sunday at
the eleven o'clock service. Rev.
w. Gordon filled his appoint
ment Sunday afternoon.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-24

We have customers desiring loans on Bank Stocks,
Bonds and Real Estate. These loans will net you
z and 8 per cent. Correspondence Invited.
MORTGAGE and REALTY COMPANY
22 3 A, Jefferson Co. Saving Bank Bldg. Birmingham, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07

bank of high pressure over Texas.
As the day advanced there was de-
cided fall in the barometer, owing to
southern development of the general
low pressure conditions along the At
lantio coast. which drew strong north
erly winds down from another bank Of
high pressure in the upper Mississippi
valley. While we usually expect a
cool change with northerly winds, the
reverse was true today, because the
air in the interior of the country was
more heated than in the gulf states.
Fortunately for our comfort. the
northerly winds were very dry, the hu-
midity during the hottest part of the
day being only 20 per cent. Ii was only
21 per cent at D. m. These hot dry
winds are injurious to vegetation, es-
pecially where it has already suffered
from drouth.
Excepting scattered showers along
the eastern gulf coast and in Florida.
no rain was reported from the south.
and none is indicated for Monday. Rains
occurred in the northeastern states and
at a few local points elsewhere.
In the valley and lake states east of
the Mississippi, an acceptable cool
change of to Is degrees occurred, the
northerly winds blowing over those
sections coming from the Great Lakes.
The high pressure center in the north
is moving rapidly eastward and will
hardly remain north of us long enough
to bring a cool change in Alabama. 1t
will continue hot here Monday.
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations,
July g. 1918:
Temp-ture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
NEGRO FARMERS
MEETING is OVER
Mass Meeting Yesterday Afternoon
Concluding Feature-Num-
ber of Speakers

That the courses of study in the negro
schools were not designed to be of the
greatest advantage to the negro race; that
the city negro should cooperate with the
negro in the country to make his life
better, and that all should unite In the
effort to make negro education meet the
real needs 1f the people, whether in the
city or country. we're some of the opin-
ions advanced at the mass meeting at Six
teenth Street Baptist church, which con-
cluded the first annual session of the Ma
tional Negro Farmers congress.
The meeting was presided over by Dr.
w. r. Pettiford and was addressed by nr.
James A. Bray, presiding elder of the Biz
mingham district Colored Methodist Epls-
copal church; Prof p. c. Parks. director
of agriculture. Agricultural and Nfechani-
cal college, Normal; ]. H. Garvin, state
farm demonstrator, Winchester, KY,
Francis ]. Gaudet, principal of the In
dustrial Homo and School, New Orleans,
and others.
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SHACKELS MUST co
IN SPITE OF PROFITS
DIR. Parke COmmends Gov.
O'Neal for Taking Stand
Against Their Use
At the Theatres
10 the Editor of The Age-Herald. !.

10 the Editor of The Age-Herald:
Every citizen of Birmingham who has
come to recognize the iniquity and the
brutality of our inherited custom of shack
ling prisoners must congratulate himself
that Governor oNeal is employing all
the prestige of his office in arousing an
enlightened public opinion.
In all the agitation, lasting these sew
eral years past. no one has ever had the
hardihood. publicly, to defend the prac-
tice.
Excuses for it have been given, to-wit;
Inherited custom and municipal poverty
of such degree that we cannot afford to
be decent The implication always be
ing that we viii be decent when We can
afford it.
Excusers have admonished us how pet
~ offenders would escape if shackles
were delegated TO their proper pace-to
museums devoted to the exhibition of
instruments of past cruelty-and have
thereby disclosed the real motive under
lying the origin and maintenance of the
custom. If money profit were not de-
rived from the work of these petty Of
Tenders, howl would have arisen against
working them. If money profits were. not
derived, it is safe to believe that the
number of arrests would greatly and
promptly decrease. So long as profit i'm
mediate money profit, comes from exploit
ing their weaknesses and the misfortunes
based on their weaknesses. so long will
the temptation be strong to maintain the
needed supply of street workers through
the operation of the recorders courts.
No doubt the few who, seeing the in
Jury done the Roman people, first stood
for abolition of gadiatorial fights, were
dubbed sentimentalists by the man of the
street in Rome. Doubtless the same
charge or worse was brought against
the few who first advocated abolition of
Inherited customs in Spain but nations
and cities have always and will always
pay penalties for violations of sociological
laws just as they pay penalties for vio-
laton of physical laws
Those who have an abiding faith in
humanity to right any wrong. il given
time: those who see in the history of
the race one wrong after another righted ;
those who have faith in the innate good
ness of the human heart, will all the
more strive for the remedy-the acquisi-
tion and the dissemination of knowledge
No man who has lived to see human
chattel slavery abolished from world
where it had existed from time imme-
mortal. where it received the sanction
of every great ethical and social sys-
tenn of all past times, where it seemed
an integral part of human society be-
cause so universal in time and space, can
legitimately doubt the conscience and the
ability of this race to right any wrong,
once it plainly sees the error of it's way.
Slavery had to go In spite of profits
accruing to the exploiting owners.
Shackles, in spite of profits, will have
to go, and for the same reasons. Very
truly, THOMAS d. PARkE.
Birmingham. July 6. 1s13
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EXTRA POL|CEMENTO
Be DROPPED TODAY
Officers Ordered Off the
Street Cars Last Night.
BOdeker's Statement

All policemen who have been on strike
duty were ordered off the street cars last
hight by Chief of Police George II. Bod
eker, following Instructions from Culpep-
per Exum, president of the city commits
sion. The 100 or more extra police officers
engaged for strike duty viii be released at
10 o'clock this morning. The police re-
turned to the eight hour snilt last night.
This is taken to n.ean that the city au-
thorties are satisfied that no more vio-
lence Will he attempted and that the
street car suike Is practically over
The street car strike was begun at II
O'Clock Friday night, June 90 Its incep-
ton and the first two weeks was marked
by more or less disorder Following he
placing of The uniformed officers on the
IN violence, and for the last week there
has not been single report of throwing
stones or placing obstructions on the
street car tracks
A week ago Sheriff Walter MeAdory dis
charged 120 deputy sheriffs, which had
been engaged for strike duty The sheriff
then stated that as the street cars were
all running on schsduie time, and no acts
of violence were being reported, there was
no need of extra guards.
Chief Bodeker said last night "All the
officers were taken OH the street cars to-
night and the extra policemen on strike
duty will be discharged at 10 O'Clock Mon
day morning. President Exum of the city
commissioners will issue statement OH
the Withdrawing of the police from the
street cars tomorrow morning PERSONAL
~ | have 1othing 10 say except to state
that during tie labor troubles of the pas
month [ have tried TO be impartial and 70
maintain order at all cost"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07

Birmingham. July Co. p. m.)-The
entire south, the southwest and prac-
tically all the Rocky mountain and
plateau states are afflicted by unusual
ly high temperatures. Dodge city, in
southwestern Kansas, reported max
imum reading of 100 today. Birming-
ham with 80 degrees was a close sec
ond. Mobile and Montgomery both re-
ported 80 for their maximum. thun-
dershower developed at Mobile late in
the day reducing the temperature there
at o'clock to a. AT Birmingham it
continued hot and 81 was recorded at
p. IN.
The temperature began about sea-
sonable this morning, slightly Tower
than yesterday morning, the humidity
was rather high with the winds from
the west or southwest. blowing from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
FAMOUS BRIDGE
ENGINEER KILLED
j. C. Haugh, Who Built the
POntchartrain Bridge Is
Struck By Automobile

New Orleans. July 6.-James c.
Haugh, aged 5S, resident engineer of
the New Orleans and Northeastern rail-
road who superintended the construc-
tion of the 2S-mie bridge for that
railroad across Lake Pontchartrain In
1884, was killed by an automobile here
today Marshall Manuel. the negro
chauffeur, is under arrest.
Mr. Haugh was native of New York.
a member of the American Society of
Civil Engineers and was formerly pres
dent of the Louisiana section of the
same society. He resigned as civil en-
gineer for the city of Cincinnati to
take up railroad construction. He is
survived by sister. Mrs. Elizabeth
Brown of New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
DESSEMER PASTORS
HAVE SERVED FOR A.
NUMBER OF YEARS.
Rev. Swallow Celebrates
Sixth Anniversary and
Rev. Thornton His
Fifth

Bessemer, July 6.-(SpeciaI)-A the
First Presbyterian church today the sixth
anniversary of the pastorate of the Rev.
j. F Swallow was observed. Mr.. Swsl-
low preached a fGrceful sermon at the
morning service. taking as his subject,
Jesus Draws Near" after which the
Lords supper was administered At the
evening service Mr. Swallow spoke ON
THE Race"
The Rev. NJ. X. Thornton celebrated the
fifth anniversary pf his pastorate at the
First Baptist church today. Mr.. Thorn
ton delivered an excellent sermon. taking
as his theme, LED by God" At the con-
clusion of tie service the Lords supper
was administered At the evening service
Mr.. Thornton preached on "Christ Saves
Sinners"
After the evening services the ordi-
nance of baptism was administered to sew
eral candidates.
The Helping Hand league of this city
has named its trustees rs follows: A. ].
McCampbell, W. J. Long, C. l.. O'Dell, u.
Schwabacher, George E. Rutledge. j. -.
Curry. j. r. Waldrop, L. E. Bemis, w.
ID. Lanier, DR. E. W. Mcneil, w. w. Hoi-
lingsworth, Dr. Joseph S. Winters. j. L.
Haffner. DR.. T. F. Robinson, G. f. Good
wyn, DIR. E. p. Lacey, Mrs. NJ. c. Sweat
man. Mrs. Andrew Haffner, Mrs A. NJ.
johnson, Mrs W. j. Long Mrs. r. a.
Wickle
A meeting of the trustees has bee1
called for tomorrow night at o'clock ~
the city hall. A full attendance is urged,
as important business is scheduled.
The fire departmen mt made run to Car
DINA avenue and Fifteenth street, where
negro house belonging to Ben Thomp-
son was on fire. The fire was one of the
roof variety, and was quickly extin-
guished, little damage being done.
The police court i,atrol was kept on the
move last night, and today rs arrests were
made. This is more arrests than have
been made in one day In several months.
All of the defendants will be tried before
Mayor Rutlsdge tomorrow morning.
Children's day was observed with appro-
PIRATE exercises by the Reeders Baptist
Sunday school at o'clock this afternoon.
The exercises We're held at the old school
building.
The Woman's Missionary society of the
First Presbyterian church will meet to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock at he
church.
The Rev, A. c. Swindall of East Lake
and the Rev. r. w. Carlisle of Jones'
boro began Il revival this morning at the
Brighton Baptist rhurch. Service viii
continue through the week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
Weather Forecast

Washington, July 6.-Weather fore
cast for Alabama and Mississippi; Gem
orally fair Monday and Tuesday; light
variable winds.
Georgia: Generally fair Monday and
Tuesday; light to moderate winds,
mostly southwest and west.
Tennessee: Generally fair Monday
and Tuesday without decided temper
ature changes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. W. f. Tyler

Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. w. +. Tyler. aged 4s years, who
died Saturday afternoon. will be conduct
ed this morning at 10 o'clock from the
Southsde Baptist church. The Rev. Pres
ton Blake and the Rev. ]. NJ. Broadly will
officiate. Interment will be in Elmwood
cemetery.
The deceased was the wife of w. f..
Tyler. president of the Tyler Grocery COM
pany. She died Saturday afternoon at her
late residence, 1919 Thirteenth avenue,
south. In addition 10 her husband, Mrs.
Tyler is survived by her mother. three
brothers and one sister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
C.. BAILEY
DIES SUDDENLY

George C. Bailey aged "A years, died
suddenly yesterday morning at II 80
o'clock at his late residence, 1l15 North
Twenty yfourth street. The deceased hal
for many yefrs been a sufferer from
rheumatism. but his sudden death is not
attributed to this disease. Coroner W.
S. Russell was notified and after a pre-
liminary investigation gave permission for
burial. Judge Russell will investigate
further this morning.
Funeral services over the remains will
be conducted this morning at II o'clock
from Shaw & Sons private chapel The
remains will be sent, following the serv-
ices, to Columbus, Kan, for interment.
The deceased is survived by his widow
and two sons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
B'NAI BIRTH LODGE
INSTALLS OFFICERS

At a combined business and social meet
Ing of the Magic City lodge the infant
BNai Birth lodge of this city held yester-
Gay afternoon in The vestry room of the
Knesseth Israel synagogue, the following
officers were installed for the ensuing
year: NJ. Goidstein, president a. Beitch-
man, vice president J. j. Goldstein. mon
itor; IL. Swedlaw, assistant MONITOR c. \,
Lass, secretary; ]. Harters. treasurer; j
Goldstein, S. Goldstein and T. Bandman,
trustees.
Isadore Shapiro acted as district grand
Installing officer.
Several brief talks were made for .he
welfare of the order, among those speak
ing were Issdore Shapiro, II. Swedlaw
and NJ Goldstein.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07

hastened upstairs-the nursery was
in flames. ! rushed to the cradle and
snatched you from the fire; but in do
ing so / myself was terribly burned.
And ever since ther, my hands have
been like this
The little girl was silent for mo-
ment Then the tears gathered in her
eyes and putting her arms around her
mother, she said: Mother. | still love
your beautiful face and brow and eyes
and hair; but l love your hands best
of ALL
Man of Galilee. we love Thee today
for the scars in Thy hands and feet
because they tell us Thou didst not only
lay down Thy life for us. but Thou
didst suffer even unto death. O, may
we catch Thy great spirit, that we too
may suffer and lay down our lives for
our brethren
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07

rejoicing for the democrats. as Mr.. McM;l-
Ian is the second democrat who has been
postmaster of New Decatur. Under
Grover clevelands second administration
Walter Orr was postmaster of New De-
catur.
r. S. Garrison, one of the city mail car
riers of New Decatur, was POSTMASTER OF
the occasion. Mai. Charles Bassett for
mer assistant postmaster of New Deca-
tur, responded to the toast, New Deca-
tur Twenty-Five Years Ago" Col. c. J..
Iiildreth, editor of the New Decatur Ad-
vertiser, responded to "The Relation OF
the Press TO the city" B. l.. Malone. u
business man and leading merchant.
spoke on "Co-operation.' Secretary N. u.
Beak of the Young MEMS Christian asso-
citation spoke on The Man of the Hour"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
POSTMASTER IS
rendered BANQUET
Claude Mcmillan Is Enter
tanned in New Decatur
BY Business Men

Decatur. July 6--tSpeclal)--At the New
Decatur Railroad Young Mems Christian
association brilding last night a banquet
was given honor of Claude Mcmillan
the new postmaster of New Decatur, who
took charge of that office on July /. The
spread was orc of the best ever given in
the Decaturs and~everyone fully enjoyed
the occasion. It was an occasion of great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
Thomas S. White

Lyerly, Ga, July 6.--(Special.}--
News of the death of Thomas b. White,
formerly one of the we'll known cit
izens of Chattooga county, but who
has for several years resided in Mon
taguc county, Tex, has reached here.
He had reached the advanced age of
72 years. He has a brother, ID. M.
White, living in this county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
Ayiators Ready

Chicago, July 6.-Ten aviators spent: to-
day in final reparulions for the 300 miles
cruise to Detroit Tuesday.
There was i stiff wind and the lake was
choppy and the entrants for the cruise
were not disposed to imperil their flying
boats with trial flights.
All of the boats will take part tomor-
row in 10 niles race over a mile course
off Grant park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
Negro Found Murdered

Joe James, negro, was found dead yes
terday morning at 6 clock at Morris ave-
hue and Twenty-ffth street, with bullet
hole through his forehead. The killing
was reported to the police and to the corr
oner woh will investigate. 1t is thought
that the negro was killed about 2 o'clock
In the morning, as "a pistol shot was heard
in that locality at that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
Luther c. O'Barr

Odenville, July s.--tSpecial 1.-THE funeral
services of Luther c. O. Barr. who was
drowned at Queenstown July 4. were held
here today. The pallbearers were C. A.
Allen, T. C. Erasfleld. W. s. Bachman,
l.. A. Desbazo, J. 4. Thornbury. Jr., ana
H. B. Hamilton. Intermept was at Bethel,
with the Rev. l.. G. Sturdivant in charge.
A large number of friends from Birmin2-
ham attended the funeral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
Miss Leila Ratliff

LyerIy, Ga, July &c Special miss
Leila Ratliff, aged II years, only daugh-
ter of Rev. and Mrs. T. J. Ratliff, of
near Trion, Is dead. following a brief
illness. She is survived by her par
ents and one brother, Deforest Ratiiff
of Atlanta. Funeral services were con-
Quoted yesterday at Holland, the in
terment following in the New Home
cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
Negro Lawyer Arrested.

Decatur. July 6-fSpecisll.l l---H. v. Cash
in, well known negro lawyer of Deca-
tur, was arrested Yesterday by Sheriff r.
N. Mcculloca. on the charge of doing busi-
ness without license. Cashin was in
oioted. II Is said. by the grand jury,
which adjourned 2 few days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
f. V. Vance

Funeral services ovef the remains OF
E. V. Vance, aged 80 years, who died
Saturday afternoon, were conducted from
the family residence yesterday afternoon
at O'Clock. Interment was in ElInwood
cemetery. The deceased is survived by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Vance,
and four brothers and two sisters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-07
sinan REWARD

A REWARD OF $1,000 WILL he
PAID FOR IMPORTATION RESULT
ING IN THE ARREST AND COyVIC-
TION OF ANY PERSON OR PERSONS
FELONIOUSLY PLACING DYNAMITE,
NITRO GLYCERIN OR OTHER EN-
POsIyE on ANY STREET. CAR
TRACK IN THE CITY OF BIRMINC,-
HAM. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM,
by c. ExUM. As PRESIDENT OF
THE BOARD OF COMMISSION NERs.