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East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

There is danger to this country
in the coming OF a million ora hall
million aliens every year; but that
danger would be small if all OF
them were like that Jewish boy,
who at the age of sixteen, came
from Russia to Brockton, Massa
chusetts, lost September. When
lie arrived he could speak no En-
glish. Six months later he had
mastered what it takes most pupils
twelve years to learn, and had at
tanned the ninth grade in school.
Fhen skipping the first and second
in the high school, he was admitted
to the junior class, and is now pre-
pairing for college
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Mr.. A. M. Maxwell is impro,
his building on the corner Of n
and Lafayette, occupied by j s,
ellis Drug Store and M. Ross, "0N
dry goods establishment by pu. :,
ring up a neat metal awning III
dront. II
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Mr.. B. Winn, OF Sturgis, was
here Sunday. MIR. Winn leaves
next week for the ST. Louis mar,
kets. aud he is anticipating good
business this spring u ID sumner.
He is going 10 purchase one of the
largest aud most complete stocks
of General Merchandise ever
brought to otuIgis.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Nearly all of Mississippi's on
gressnlen are plumning themselves
for higher offices at next election.
This will give other statesmen au
opportunity to break into Congo, S
neat term.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21
A Real Farmer.

P.'P. Garner, district agent for
south Mississippi, and connected
with the United States department
OF agriculture, farmers co opera.
tive demonstration work depart
ment, has tounu ii real farmer. "
lie says SO himself in letter he
has just wrllten to friend in
jackson.
He sald-buJ read the letter for
yourself. Here it is, Just as he
described the farmer whom he so
much admlres:
Out from the little town OF
Mlze, down IN Smith county, | ran
across u real iarmer. Ills name is
w. ID. bJuDDs. lie is not an ayrl-
culLurlst, ana he Is not a planter
lie belongs ~ InaC cittss in Mlsslss.
lppI known Us the small white far
mer.'
Less than five years ago MI
Stubbs' maAimu ii corn Yield Der
acre was twenty-five bushels. Now
he has climbed to eighty i've, with
an average o. iirty-iiye.
During this tlmc he has chang
ed from the razor back to the
Poland China hog, and this season
got his supply OF meat from pils
under year o,d that dressed more
than 700 pounds.
Mr.. StubUs raises sugar cane.
potatoes, peanuts, peas aud all The
other crops adapted Lu his soli and
needed on his farm. He has not
spread himself on raising cotton
since the advent OF the DOiE weeyil.
lie only raises enough 20 keep his
hand in at the JJD and to use up
his spare time. AIllougn Ills acre
aye Was small last year, yet he
made at the rate 81 baie per acle
On, wnaL he did plant,
Mr.. StuDbs IS cage 10 get more
Information on his business, and
1eit d member oi nls fanny sick in
bed To attend Jhe farmer meeting
at Mlze. Sucn men as he is, con-
stltute a,powerlul agency III bring.
ing about Il better agriculture, in
that they snow Lnelr less progress.
i've neighbols what is possible.
| 'O0~-~~~-~~ ~ a~>D~y~<,
About the only thing an auto
cant run over and sulash is "a street
car or railroad train, hut the
other day, in Columbus. Ohio, the
Aulo had i,es inning. A large
touring car struck u street car, de-
raileu 1t, ,'jolted up the pa }sengers.
nearly killed the m0tormali and The
chauifer OF the auto passed on with
II wave Of his hand aud. oroad
sna@.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

DR.. Geo. p, Sands, a prominent
physician of Hickory, Miss, was
registered at the Chiles Hotel Sat.
urday.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Mr. John ula,iuey lot Monday
incoming to attend tic Laymen,
Meeting Of the presby t,,ian Cuurch
whicl cohNents al MeuipAs ills
III sEs
week. s
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Mr.. j. III. Sttllman. proprietor
OF otarkville's big Furniture Store
and OF the 5 and 10 cent Novelty
rtore, made a business trip 10
West Point Tuesday
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Mrs. Nellie Sharples and little
daughter, OF Birmingham, are tho
the guests of her mother, Mrs.
j. ID. Mallory.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

W. ID. Chatham left first OF this
week for Starkville, where he has
secured a position.-Maben Press.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Mr.. Raymond Goodman has re-
turned from a visit to Memphis.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Nr. Frapssss Pullsr, ,of Aa&
Orleans auasslr d .,.silep puller, Mo,
is taking Postgraduate course ii
Pharmacy at the State University,
are IL The clty, having been called
,here on account Of the death of
=. - - .H
ituelr father, Mr.. Nathan Fuller.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Mrs. Ike Katz and little son, of
'ota.Nvilie, WHO Lave been visiting
,in town fol the past week, relurnel
ia nne Monday, accompanied by her
tInother, Mrs. b. +. Sanders. Ma
b II P,ess.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Mr. John Woodward, who has
been employed IN Birmingham for
the past few months, is visiting in
The home Of his mother, Mrs. Il. j.
Gum.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

The beautiful weather we have
witnessed for the past weeb, has
put smile on the falmers faces.
In case this should keep up for a
month longer, the farmers would
oe in fine shape for starting the
years crop and also prepare for
early gardenitlg..a q. g
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Mr.. f. M. Oakley, Of Oktoe,
spent Tuesday in Starkville.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21
Mr.. w. 7. Butler, of Maben, was
a visitor here Tuesday.

Mr.. Ed. Davis was q Sunday
visitor. to West Point.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Mr. Sol VIM, a we'll known
young merchant of Maben, spent
Sunday in 5'arKviie with 1rl,nus.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

thusiastIc member of the organ
ton and is in every respect
qualified to fill the Presidents S p
now SO acceprably occupied
efficiently administered by
own :.esteemed Mrs. S. T..
Rose. The LEADER hopes
convention will fully appreciate
worth OF Mrs. slaughter, and
cord her the honor which
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

The MississFpt Supreme CourI
his .deeilred the Contract L.1o,
Law unconstitutional.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21
WEEVIL NOT ERADlcATED.
Farmers Should Guard Against
Danger From Mild Winter

Washington, Jan, 1S.-In a talk
with Representative Ransdell
today, bradford Knapp, chief of
the farm demonstration division
of the department of Agriculture,
sounded a note of warning to the
cotton planters not only of Louisi-
ana, but of Mississippi and adjoin-
ing areas in Arkansas and Texas.
What he desired the planters in
Louisiana in particular to remem
Der is that the boil weevil has not
been eradicated, even from the
sections of the cotton belt where
none OF the insects was found last
season.
His injunction to all is to plant
on the assumption that the pest
will reappear during the coming
season, because the winter has
been mild. In good many spots
III the belt last season, the infesta-
ton was great enough to make it
certain that during the mild winter
the pest has multiplied, so that un-
less the planters take pains with
their crops, conditions will be la
lneItable.
In particular he hopes they will
put in at least half their acreage
with shorG staple quick-maturing
seed. He has heard that many OF
the planters are contemplating put
Glng in only long staple, and that
does not appeal to him. In that
view, Mr.. Ransdell agrees with Mr..
Knapp. The Senator elect, even
before he had the talk, chad come
to the conclusion that 1t was the
thing to do. Neither MIR. Ransdeii
nor MIR. Knapp believes it will be
wise, this year, to put all the eggs
III one basket.
BY taking the precautions sug.
gested, Messrs. Ransdell and
Knapp believe the evil the mild
winter has done In the way of Civ
ing the weevil an extension of ten
ure will be minimized, il not wholly
neutra!ized.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

There is great activity among
the truck growers and gardeners in
This vicinity, and from the way !
they are breaking ground and
planting they are evidently deter
mined to reduce the high cost ,dw,
living. Our people, too, are ps,ded a
more attention to poultry til .iporta,
CORNER years.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

d. j. Cochran, of Starkville, was
visiting relatives in town on la It
Friday and while here paid our
office pleasant call. MIR. Cochran
is a jolly good fellow and we tre
always glad to meet him .-Maben
|. Press. - "
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

4, Farmers AND gardellers have
been taking advantage ok the
pretty weather for the past week
and have been preparing their lands
for 4 lasge crop.
WANrED-fo buy 100 common
hens not over year old, Win pay
25cts each. Apply atthe East Miss.
TinesO Ofilce.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

] :, 2" =
! Mrs. IL L., Cunningham is
spand.ng some Tine in Tie nome of
her mother, Mrs. u. Y Stliinian.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Ara. Ii u. stiles and children
spent SUNDAY: IN Vest POINT.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Via wriIe fire Insurance on
first-class county risk. ..g,..
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-02-21

Mr.. E. 0. Mcllwain spent SIN
day IN Aberdeen
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-25
School Children Need
Much Fresh Air
b. WALTER ". ROACH A.MMD.
PhlaSslpIa

den the value of fresh living and sleeping 1t not
better prevent disease than to after has been acquired!
As parents realize and the value of fresh air there is
growing demand for the teaching of their children window school
II logical process reasoning easily understood that since
fresh air has been found nvad and sck children 1t Is quite
important supply abundance of 1t to well children order that
they may retain their health and develop normally.
Almost any reflection viii be impressed with the fuly oil
ng progression when children housed in ovehaed
Hh little moisture compelled to sit in uncomfortable posi-
perform great tasks Such children passing dismissal into
atmosphere outside the building have the respiratory mu
membrane suddenly chilled Not with children taught in rooms
with open windows breathing of air and moisture at the tenn
perature and quality of the outside atmosphere
of desire for Xerca natural phys
biological demand excite circulation In accord with this requirement
duration should be frequent intervals between
periods violent enough Precipitation Such
ample space and this secured without obstruction by
the movable desks which the children themselves easily slide
and back again after the drill without noise
confusion
Philadelphia the Bach school last that chill
qnugh all through the in with windows wide open
and regular attendance because free from
Piazza 1901 children of the regularly wamedair and they
@ @ % the average than pounds for each three
BIaRe the aall records were kept
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-25
DEATH FOR LOOTERS
REBEL LEADER ISSUES DRASTIC
ORDER FOR PROTECTION
OF FOREIGNERS.
BAND OF REBELS EXECUTED
All stores confseated in Chihuahua
Locked and Sealed-hany
Soldiers Deserving.

chihuahua. Mexico.-"Any one who
hereafter loots or molests property OF
foreigners or Mexicans will be execut-
ed. The right to confscate property
will rest only with the constitutional
ist government"
Gen. Francisco Villa issued this or
der as showing his intention TO MAIN
tain strict military discipline. AS an
example he executed on the plaza
band of rebels who had been found
guilty by courtmartial of sacking the
home of a wealthy Mexican. While
the six rebels were marched before
the firing squad the stolen goods
we're returned to the owner.
All stores confscated from the ex-S
PEELED Spaniards were closed and seal
ed. Orders were given that no more
goods are to be taken from them
This action was believed to have re-
suited from the protest of the United
States against the seizure of Spanish
property. Already great quantities or
the goods, valued at several million
dollars. had been utilized by the reb-
els. The remainder of the property
is to be held pending an investiga-
ton as to whether the owners aided
the Huerta government.
General Villa proclaimed amnesty
to Federal soldiers who would sur
render and give up their arms Many
Federal troops are reported to have
Joined the rebels. Three hundred
thousand pounds or rife ammunition,
and 100000 pounds of artillery am
munition we're recovered from lake
east of Chihuahua, where they were
hidden by General Mercado's evacuat-
ing Federals.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-25
Strong Protest Against
Many Modem Things
By H. w. LEONARD. Milwaukee. Wis.

qures straight and the shoe of today doesn't fit Tn
fit The shoulders boxed that raise the
the collar up the your head the top button has dropped
the belt line average looks like
yearo bow neces thousand coo pegop pants with cuffs
off have eet heels three inches high
with rubber lifts and prehensie toe to fit monkey.
universal of the tremoo shake of thu
voice singing vulgar defiance of the laws of harmony
These things significant and all go together You hear th
boat everywhere from the vaudeville heater
to the choir of a church.
When people up in front of and make like
between billy goats bleat and yode feel like throwing
book at them | feel lonesome, though.
About only protest find against this freak in dictionary
music The language strong mine would be dared
write it.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-25

Real gangsters upon whom the Wom-
en- of the streets fawn and who nod
knowingly to the "cop" on the corner.
afternoons in summer attending Bible
classes when they wanted to play ball
in the corner lot. That Is just an In
vitation to the daring boy to play tru-
ant, and as the rest of de gang" who
lack the initiative to grow up into
anything but law-abiding citizens any
how are not there to play with him
he goes off and gets into mischief.
Field for Boy Scouts.
Only one organization really seems
to be properly equipped for attracting
to itself the boys who but for its exist
ence would grow up to be gangsters,
and that is the Boy Scouts. 1t is just
the kind of thing that appeals to high
spirited boys and it is doing a most
wonderful work in making them into
manly youths who will grow up to be
good and useful citizens. There Is a
striking sameness about the gangster's
unwritten code and the laws of the
scouts.
Thou shalt not squeal," is the first
law of the gangster. The gangster's
honor is to be trusted in gangdom. The
first law of the Boy Scouts is "A
scouts honor is to be trusted" If he
breaks his honor by telling a lie he
ceases to be a scout. If the gangster
squeals the penalty is death.
Next to not squealing, the law of the
gang is that its members shall be
"hunky." A scouts second law is 10y
atty to his country and his friends.
"He must stick to them through thick
and thin against anyone who is their
enemy" And so on. A scout must be
brave and daring and must obey or
ders without question and he must
never sulk. All of which things are
expected of the gangster.
Mostly American-5orn,
A large majority of the gangsters
are American-born, mostly of Irish or
Italian descent The young Jew does
not make good gang material, or rath-
err what gangs there are in or of the
Ghetto differ from the real gunner.
The young Jew who goes wrong be-
comes thief, dip" or pickpocket,
or else he gambles-generally with
more or less success--in which case
he hires gangsters to protect his prof
its. Here and there on the lower East
side a gang of young Jews will get up
a fake lottery and sell their worthless
tickets to the small shopkeepers, who
know that refusal to come across"
with the 30 cents demanded would lead
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-25

to a stone being pitched through their
store window al night. or some wanton
damage being done 70 their goods II
is a cheap form Of blackmRiL
Leaders Who Play Safe.
There are several gangs in New
York with a membership OF more than
a thousand. but more and more the
men at the head OF them keep their
hands free OF actual crime. The lead
er is the man with brains and money,
and above all with the confidence OF
the politician, who has enough infiu-
ence to smooth out the serious trou-
bIes into which his followers may fall.
In case OF murder or killing II is
the general rule for the actual muir
derer TO be safely hidden away while
the arrest is brought about Of some
other member OF the gang, who, on
trial. will be able to put in a perfect
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-25
HORSE OUTRUNS A KANGAROO
Men Attack the Big Animals With
Only Clubs For Weapons, and
Kill Them.

Notwithstanding the kangaroo's
popular reputation for speed, he is
easily overtaken in the bush by good
horse within half a mile. A capable
kangaroo dog-a lean, swift beast, a
cross between a greyhound and a
mastiff, bred to course and kill-soon
runs him to bay Without dogs it is
the custom to kill with a cudgel. This
is often accomplished by the sports
man from the back of his horse. Dis
mounted, however, with the kangaroo
waiting alertly for attack, it is some
times a perilous venture to come to
close quarters. A slip-and the sports
man finds himself all at once in des-
perate situation. A lumberJack
showed scars of an encounter. He
had ridden the kangaroo down and,
being in haste to make an end of the
sport, he had caught up the first likely
stick his eye could discover, and he
had stepped quickly and confidently
in. and he had struck hard and accu-
rately. And the next instant, caught
off the ground, he was struggling,
breast to breast, in the hug of the
creature, frightfully aware that he
must escape before the deadly hind
foot had devastated him.
my club broke" he exclaimed, and
the boomer got me. Norman Duncan
in Harper's Magazine.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-25
Secretary Bryan in Florida.

Jacksonville, Fla.-Secretary of
State William Jennings Bryan, Mrs.
Bryan and their little grandson ar
rived here from Asheville, N. c., and
spent the day with Mr.. Bryans cous-
in, former Governor w. S. Jennings.
They left for Miami, where Mr.. Bry-
an will see for the first time his
new country home. In commenting
upon the new currency law, Mr.. Bry-
an said it was a sweeping victory for
President Wilson and that it would
prove of vast benefit to the country
generally, the banks as well as the
people.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-25

defense. or who will have to be re-
leased by the police for lack of evil
dence.
Although it is literally true that
there are in New York today dozens of
gangs and thousands of gangsters, the
great majority are without real stand.
ing in the underworld. At a conserva-
tive estimate there are, however, from
twenty to twenty-five recognized
gangs, with membership in excess OF
5000 men, from which politicians and
gamblers and others requiring their
services can get thugs, repeaters and
strong-arm men for any purpose, from
carrying an election or breaking
strike to securing the commission OF
crime against the persons or property
of citizens.
Settle Their Own Disputes.
Gangdom recognizes this state of
outlawry and it always settles its own
disputes. The recognized forces of
law and order-the police-are never
called upon to listen to it's complaints.
If a gangster falls in any feud, if he
has been shot or stabbed, he never
gives the name of his assailant. HE
will attend to that when he gets out. !"
If he dies he knows that his friends
will avenge him, and often in New
York hospitals when the police have
vainly tried to get a wounded gang
ster to "squeal" some member of his
gang will call at the hospital, bend
over the little white cot and only a
Tightening of his jaw tells the police
men on guard that the visitor has
learned the name of the man who is to
pay for the gangster's death.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-25
Not the Same.

Robert w. Chambers, at a liter
airy luncheon in Garden City re-
piled to an attack on publishers made
by a young writer.
IF there Is a demand for an au-
thor's book" said Mr.. Chambers, he
will find his publisher anxious to treat
him fairly and even generously OF
course there are exceptions - my
friend Blanks publisher, for instance.
was an exception.
After short conversation one day
in Fifth avenue, Blank, on taking
leave of me, said:
"'By the way, do you remember
nv telling you that my publisher said
he would raise my royalties in a
month or sog
eyes, / replied. Hasn't he"
"No. ! misunderstood him. He
meant he'd try and raise the back
ROYALTIES due on the last years sales
of my book. ! haven't had cent
yet"
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-25

Fort Plain, N. Y.-Posses of depu-
ty sheriffs and citizens with blood
hounds are searching the countryside
for the man or men who murdered
John Barrett aged so, at his home
near here, after they had bea, his
daughter. Katherine. 20 years old,
into insensibility. The father was
slain when he went to the aid of his
daughter. The murderer or murder
ers were after Barrett's money, con-
siderable sum. but this was hidden
behind a wall panel and was I'M
touched.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-25
500 NATIVES DIE IN LAVA
Terrible Details of Volcanic EruptIons
on Ambrm Island.

on AmDFlHl ISIdHu'
Sydney, ~ S. Welcoming steam
ers bring terrible details of the re-
cent volcanic eruptions on the Island
of Ambrim in the New Hebrides group
in which 500 natives lost their lives.
Witnesses of the disturbance describe
it as having been so sudden and VIC
lent that they expected to see the
whole western side of the island dis
appear.
With a terrific roar, which was fol-
lowed with rapid succession OF artil-
ery-like defamation, all the craters of
the volcano entered into full activi-
ty, spouting flames and lava and
throwing out huge boulders.
Great streams of lava soon were
rushing down the slopes, cutting off
stance two torrents of the molten mass
joined and made an island of one en-
tire section of a village Here fifty or
sixty persons persisted.
The scenes at night were awe-inspir-
ing. Flames shot into the air to a
HCISIiI VI d llIOuSdIIu ICCl,
the whole scene of destruction. The
ocean seemed to boil as huge super
heated masses of stone fell into the sea
and streams of lava poured into the
bay. Dust from the craters gradually
formed a black cloud which blotted
out the light of the stars.
The bay after the eruption was fill
ed with dead fish and large numbers
of dead turtles. The water in the riv-
err was hot.
The Br' ish hospital buildings were
wiped out, but previous to their de-
struction the doctors pluckily remov-
ed all the patients to a launch and
escaped with them.