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The Neshoba Democrat., 1915-10-21
CHANCERY SUMMONS

The State of Mississippi
To Geneva Reckham whose address
is unknown you are commanded to
appear before the Chancery Court
of the County of Neshoba in said
state on the first Monday in Novem-
Der A. ID. 1915 to defend the suit in
said Court of T. j. Beckham VS. Ge-
neya Beckham wherein you are a
defendant
This the 9th day of October A. D.
1915
r. G.. Moore Clerk
BY ]. w. Welsh, D. G..
The Neshoba Democrat., 1915-10-21
ADDRESS
BY HON. 9. E. JOHNSON
AT NESHOBA FAIR.
dr. Chairman, Ladies and Gen

4 tlemen:
! 1t is at once a privilege and
!, a pleasure to visit your fair and
distinguished honor to be given
place on your program for
which | am grateful. You are
:. to be heartily congratulated up
!. on your success in creating and
maintaining for twenty four
years this splendid county fair.
B 1t should be and no doubt is a
source of sincere pride to you
and a vigorous stimulant to pro,
gress along the most vital lines
/. OF your development. The fame
of your fair has spread abroad,
not because Of what speakers
say here, but because of what
you yourselves do here.
Nothing is more in harmony
with our educational, agricul-
tural and industrial needs than
Just such organizations as yours,
and nothing brings before your
visitors more concretely the ex-
act status OF your county's
growth and development along
material lines. Not only is the i'm
proyement In firm products,
truck products. and live stock
exhibited here great stimulous
to increased wealth production
but ii has cultural value, and
reveals the true excellence, dig
nifty, and vital Importance of
that occupation and phase Of our
community lie which from an
economic standpoint is our great
ees asset. Taken altogether as
an institution typical of Mississ
ippi. and natural manifesto
tion Of the greatest phase of her
life.
Mississippi, however startling
it may seem to the thinking
mind, has until recently almost
wholly neglected the fields Of
activity most vital to her welfare
Schools. colleges and her Univer
sity, have trained for business,
the professions and for social
life, but only recently has the
state undertaken seriously to
train the hand, offer special train
ing in agriculture, mechanics
and domestic science. We are
justly proud OF our statesmen
who have in the past upheld our
prestige in national councils, and
who nov ably represent us there
our orators, soldiers, our man
hood and womanhood have rank
ed second to none and our hearts
thrill with pride when we think
Of these things. But is 1T not
passing strange that such state
whose greatest source Of wealth,
almost her only real source, lies
in agriculture, should have So
long neglected the occupation In
which nine tenths of her popu-
lation is and has always been
engagedg Her sons and
daughters have been offered no
adequate opportunity and en-
couragement in the direction of
the great body of her wealth
producers being left largely un-
aided and unassisted and her
farmers, who, say what you will
make her what she is, have been
shamefully neglected by her
legislatures, in that only recent
ly has special aid been given ag-
riculture and kindred pursuits.
The awful conflict in Europe
which is now nearly one year old
the greatest struggle in history
has revealed to us many hopeful
and beneficial teachings, and
while I will not attempt to refer
o these teachings in any numl Q !,
one thing stands out clearly and
iorcibiy that thatnation is strong
est today IN Europe which can
best utilize It's resources and
most quickly and effectively hurl
The Neshoba Democrat., 1915-10-21

| tiihC uAuOiGO WIG SiShSuA"1o
strain for long periods of time
The men in the factories and
burrows are as vital to success
in war as the men in the trench
es, for they make the msterial
and food to sustain the struggle
Germany is today able to defy
the world because her every re-
source is utilized aud her citi
| zenship is educated and trained
to the highest point in mater
ial way. Her men in the tren-
| ches would starye but for the
men in the burrows, and the eff
cheney of her masses is her great
est source of strength.
Another thing is brought home
| to us in a large way by this war
aud that is that to the American
farmer is due our ability to se-
cure such large shipments of gold
10 America, for the grain and
meats and live stock he produces
are turning the balance of our
trade with the world. Mississ-
1ippians have suffered greatly
because of this war, because
they have in the past made the
mistake of relying on one crop
land have neglected to diversity
and rotate crops, for when you
refer to Mississippians you refer
to farmers mainly. Two stun
ing blows have been struck at
our one crop system, one by war,
land another by the weevil, with
the result that our whole people
ARE suffering greatly. This re-.
veals the fact in relying on cot
tor so much we have selected a
vulnerable positson one that we
do not have to stay in. for we live
lin the garden spot of America,
land cotton is not vital to our ex-
istence at all.
Our state IS blessed with al
most unlimited resources in her
soil, and If her soil were as eff
ciently handled today as that
of Belgium wasibefore the war
began she would be immensely
rich In this direction lies her
greatest opportunity and in pro-
gress in this direction lies the
hope for all classes of her citi-
zenship. The interests of her
farmers, bankers, business and
professional men are id entical
and there is no excuse for class
to be arrayed against class as
her politicians sometimes seek.
to do. The welfare and progress
of Mississippi is greater than
any mans private ambition, and
the politician will never make
us wealthy.
There is now i'll progress well
defined change in our state, one
that is putting our people on
the sure road to prosperity. We
are building Agricultural schools
and colleges, and stressing me-
chanics and domestic science.
We have the boys corn club
the girls tomato club. and pro-
posed pig clubs, and our bankers
and millionairs sit down to BAN
quets contented with dishes from
products grown In Mississippi"
only; and at last we are begin
ming to use the label "Made in
Mississippi Too much attention
and energy in our state has been
directed toward development of
towns and cities, and too little
to the country. The only hope.
we have for large city lies in
developing our soil. liz we build
up the rural districts, cities and
towns will grow up Of themselves
But destroy the farms of our
state and bats and owls will in
habit our business houses and,
weeds choke the streets Of our
towns.
III were permitted to suggest
! would say let us look more to-
the development Of the talents
a ~ raeosYr raac ..of,,vo hno - v.snh
The Neshoba Democrat., 1915-10-21

/ VtOA0AA y ~ AtNc. - - - ~.
vancement. Mississippi's hope to
day does not lie in wise legisla-
tion, though this is valuable; it
does not lie in decreased taxation
though if this can properly be a.
chieved it is we'll; it does not
lie in her politicians AMI states
men though these can help her
mills aud factories alone though
they are vital to much Of her
population /; it does not lie in
her boats and railroads though
these are valuable property; it
does not even loiter in her.cities
and towns, her stores and banks
Though these she must have
but If you would see the refresh
ing hope OF Mississippi you must
go along her rough highways
mingle with her sturdy manhood
and gentle womanhood and read
it from her happy and contented
farmers faces, see improved
farms, growing crops, and fat
blooded cattle, porkers, and
horses in the pastures. Here is
The true hope, the substantial
hope, the inspiring hope of Miss
issippi.
/ was very much struck by the
Governors action recently in
naming a committee to selectour
most distinguished citizen and
this committees selection 'of
L. @, c. Lamar as the most dis
tinguished citizen of the past and
John Sharp Williams of the pres
ent. With his selection | have
no fault to find. But consider
ing the present conditions Of
Mississippi's people, with their
probable future needs, it seems
to me that the most useful citi-
zen today, the most constructive
citizen today, the most indispen-
sable citizen today is that man
who is living the simple life on
farm and farming as no man
ever farmed in this state before
setting an example of excellence
to his neighbors, strength
ening and reinforcing
the foundation of our
wealth prosperity and happiness,
| take 1T that he serves his state
best who supplies her greatest
need, and just such farmer is
the need of the hour now. say
what you will | would not if
| could becloud the name of
Williams or Lamar, for they
make us great by their distin-
guished political service; but L
would not honor less that man
who serves best his state In the
furrow. He may be and frequent
ly is unknown and his needs un-
sung but in the fruits Of his la
Dor is all mankind blessed.
Though the present hour may
to many Of us seem darkest, yet
we are blessed by many adyan-
tages over some of the people
of the earth. Over across the
Atlantic Europe is torn by the
most awful strife, slaughter and
bloodshed known to human his
tory the homes of her farmers
shot to pieces and somtimes
soaked with blood the tears Of
widows and orphans flowing,
hundreds of thousands sighing
for the touchsof vanished hand
the sound Of voice that is still
and woe and misery stalks a.
broad, while the flower Of Eu-
ropes manhood marches forth
by the millions to be consumed
as mere cannon fodder, When
we complain and are discouraged
and downcast bacause business
lis dull and times hard, let's re-
member the poor boys in the
trenches on the battle fields Of
Europe, and how last winter
they stood in mud and even
blood and yielded their lives
by the thousands serving their
- Il
The Neshoba Democrat., 1915-10-21

Fantastic, All Right.
A man with cork leg ought to be
able to trip the light fantastic in the
modern dances. Florida Times Union.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
NEGRO MURDERER LEADS
In ESCAPE OF EIGHTEEN
Three Life Termers and Fifteen Com
panions Break Jail in Tennessee.
Two Are Captured.

Knoxville. Tenn. Oct. 3.-Eighteen
negroes. three under sentence to life
terms for murder. escaped from the Knox
County Jail last night. Two were cap
tured by deputies shortly after midnight.
but the others are still at large. Armed
posses are searching. and as the convicts
are believed to be armed a desperate
fight Is expected.
Lee Moore. a negro hotel porter. was
shot and killed by members OF Sheriff
BIankenship's posse. who believed him
to be one OF the fugitives.
The escape was made from the third
floor After saving their way into a
corridor. the convicts removed a sec
ton OF the wall and slid to freedom on
an improvised rope. But for the fact
that the rope broke ten more prisoners
would have escaped. The work Of saw
ing through the bars required weeks Of
patient labor. soap and blankets being
used to muffle the grating.
The party was led by Deaderick Seq
uines. sentenced for life for the murder
OF Police Chief Campbell, OF johnson
City. A reward of 500 has been offered
for the capture of Seguines.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
MORGAN USED
FOR DOOR mat
Claimed He Was Misinformed
About New Haven Efforts,
Says Mellen.
.OVERCAME HIS DISFAVOR
Former Executive Of New Haven Ex-
plains How He Took Bull by
the Horns.
OVERCAIME HIS DISFAVOR

New York. Oct. 6.-"our lines should
be exclusive in the territory reached by
US"
That wac the policy Of Charles Nellen
while he was second vice president and
later president OF the New York. New
Haven and Hartford during that lines
extension period.
I'VE are injuring only those who can
do nothing for u.s." was another sentence
OF Mellen's read by the government to-
day In the New Haven conspiracy trial in
which Rockefeller and nine other past
and present New Haven directors are de-
fendants.
In the letter Mellen set forth In detail
why the New Haven should control the
freight business OF all New England and
his proposed plans for completely shut
ting out the New York Central. the New
York and New England and the Boston
and Albany.
Oyercame Morgsn's Dfsfavor.
How Mellen. in 1894. by taking the bull
by the horns overcame the disfavor Of
the late J. P. Morgan. was related by
Mellen at the afternoon session.
Mr.. Clark told me-" said Mellen, that
Mr.. Morgan was much exercised about
the nuisances growing out of our efforts
to shut the New York Central out of New
England. and that Mr.. Morgan was in
clined to think 1 had fomented the trou-
bic. / went as soon as l could to Mr..
Morgsn's ONCE in New York and asked
TO see him I was shown into a rear
room and soon he came in"
What can do for you." Mr.. Morgan
said.
Il told him I understood he did not
like me. He said that was right i then
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
Demonstration of Figures.

"In calculating the actual tax burden
the assessment alone Is of no value. the
tax rate alone is OF no value. and the APP
plication to the tax rate OF the unreliable
reported relations of assessed to true
value to measure comparative tax bur-
dens gives results that are confessedly
erroneous.
THE only reliable standards Of meas
uring the tax burdens of the various
cities are the tax levies. the dollars &C.
tualIy raised by taxation. and the per
capita tax levy burden distributes the
total tax burden among the persons con-
stituting the taxed community.
THE demonstration OF the figures
Is not that washington's assessment
is more than two-thirds of the true
value Of its realty. but that the as
sessments of most other American
cities are less than two-thirds, even
in cases where the nominal full valu-
alton prevails and that the reports
from the cities Of the relation of as
sessed to true value are so inaccurate
and tainted with error that fantastic
ally misleading results follow any
attempt to apply these false reports
to modify the actual tax-rate as a
measure Of comparative tax burdens.
"The tables OF figures relied on IN
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
DISPLAY MEN NAME
CARROLL CHAIRMAN
Section Of Retail Merchants Associa-
ton Formally Organized to
Boom Business Here.

The Display Mems Section of the Re-
tail Merchants Association was formally
organized last night at an enthusiastic
meeting in the rooms OF the association.
Twenty-Five OF the leading display men
OF Washington were present. and many
ambitious plans were discussed for the
accelleration OF trade through the MAN.
tanning a high standard OF window
dressing in the National Capital
James Madison Carroll was unanimous
ly named chairman of the Display Mems
Section. In like manner George l.
Draeger was selected as treasurer. and
Secretary Charles J. Columbus, OF the
Retail Merchants Association, was made
secretary of the section.
Chairman Carroll was directed to name
q committee 10 secure a prominent artist
or architect TO address the next meeting
OF the display men. which will be held
Wednesday evening. November 10 1t is
altogether likely that there will be a
joint meeting this fall OF the advertising
men and display men. at which plans
will be developed for promoting the re-
tail interests of Washington.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
BUILDERS Open Home
With Entertainment
Baltimore Men Guests at House.
warming in New Exchange
Building.

Several hundred members OF the Build
ers and Manufacturers' Exchange and
their friends celebrated the completion
OF the new home OF the exchange, 7ll-7ls
Thirteenth street. last night, at an in
formal housewarming.
The new building. which is OF three
stories. was lighted from top to bot
tom.
James l. Parsons, president OF the
exchange, in the opening address. ex-
pressed the hope that the completion
of the new home would inaugurate a
new era of prosperity. He gave hearty
welcome to the delegation of Baltimore
builders who were present
Others who spoke were !. II. Scates,
secretary OF the Baltimore Builders Ex-
change: John Trainor. former president
of the Baltimore Builders Exchange; w.
F. Prather, Washington representative
OF the Tuec Vacuum Cleaner, and S. ].
Mcfarland
ed selections by the builders quartet,
composed of E. r. S. Embrey, Joseph
X. Schoneld. Edward H. Mealy and John
Dunn; violin solo by Mrs W. B.
Mathews. accompanied by Mrs. Brown;
vocal solo by Miss Emily Dittoe; songs
and dialogue by o. Warren and Joseph
Gross: vocal solo by Edward L. Hutchin-
son; vocal solo by Miss BIanch Prvs-
colt. and vocal selections by Kirk C.
Miller
The boosters committee of which p.
r. Pullman is chairman, had charge of
arrangements for the housewarming.
Charles A. WEIGH, secretary Of the
exchange, announced a theater party at
Polls on November s. Following the
entertainment a buffet luncheon was
served, after which there was dancing.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
BRITAIN TO DEP0RT
AMERICAN citizen
M. J.O'Connor Must Return-Geman
Spy Shot. Another Sentenced.
Third Will Be Tined.

London, Oct. 8.-One wan was shot to
death today as a German spy. another
has been sentenced and a third will be
tried by court-martial in the near future.
according to statements issued by the Of
fetal press bureau today.
Tn addition, the United States Embassy
announces that Michael ]. O'Connor. an
American with a genuine passport. was
detained upon his arrival at Liverpool
and will be deported by the British Off
Gals No details or explanation are OBJ
fainable
The man who met death today. and
whose name is kept secret in accordance
with the policy established some time
since by the British government, was
tried in the Central Criminal Court on
O serious charge of espionage. according
to the official press bureau. He was
found guilty and sentenced to death at
the hands of n firing squad.
The prisoner appealed from the SEN
tence and the Court If Criminal Appeal
reviewed his case on October Is. The ap-
peal was dismissed.
The sentence of the court" says the
official statement. was carried out by
the military authorities today"
Another Official statement designates
two prisoners by initials.
THE military authorities" 1t says.
announce the arrest of two German
agents. X a German with a forged
American passport. and L. a person of
Turkish extraction with a German name.
OF these. X was tried by court-mar-
tial on September %, and sentence was
passed. 1t will be promulgated shortly
L will be brought before a court-martial
soon.
In both cases the charge was attempt
Ing. to collect and communicate to the
enemy Information regarding his ma
jesty's naval and military force, with the
Intention Of assisting the enemy"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
DISTRICT DEFENSE
In PER CAPITA TAX
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

lodging personality taxes at home; Rep
resentative Rainey wanted to know what
part Of the costs of upkeep of the polict
and fire departments might reasonably
be charged to the Federal government
All these matters will be taken up at a
later time.
A. S. worthington followed Mr.. Noyes
Mr.. Worthington was still talking wher
the committee adjourned at O'Clock
The first part OF his argument concerned
exclusively the question as to the re-
sponsibility for the interest and sinking
fund for the 3.65 District bonds author
lied in 1874 by act of Congress.
Mr.. worthington showed that when
the House was led to appropriate ex-
clusively from District revenues lit
tie more than $1,000 900 to be return
ed into the general fund OF the Treas
ury. and representing the amount
which the government had contributed
to this cause since 1878. the report
OF the House District Committee was
utterly misleading and withheld i'm
portant facts which clearly would have
defeated the purpose OF the resolution.
After Mr.. worthington had spent
some time quoting from acts or Con-
gress and Congressional debates. clear
ly showing the intent of Congress to
be that the United States should pay
half of the interest and sinking fund
on the 3.s5 bonds. Representative
Cooper remarked:
81 don't recall that that language
was called to the attention of the
House when the resolution calling for
this repayment was under considera-
ton or that the House received that
as to the intent OF Con-
gress in authorizing the bonds In
1874"
81 have not the Congressional Rec
ord before me-" declared Mr.. Worth
ington, though 1t is my intention to
look up that point before the commit
tee concludes its hearings. l know
that the committee report ignored
these all-important guide posts abso-
lutely. and IL Is my clear impression
that no reference was made to this
language during the debate"
Mr.. worthington will resume his
argument when the committee con-
venes again this morning.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
Mrs. Calf Tells Modistes She
Wants to See No More Gowns
Future First Lady Plans Shopping Tour ncognto in Ma
ional Capital Enjoys Hours Stroll with President
in Rock Creek Park.

Milliners. modistes. costumers. and
ladies' tailors-in fact all OF the null
titudinous membership of the clothes
creating clan who usually have their
innings with the FIRST faint tinkle OF
wedding belle-have been placed un-
der the ban by Mrs. Norman Calf. She
does not care 10 be shown any more
trousseau gowns. She said so herself
yesterday.
And her announcement against them
spread dismay in the ranks OF the
twenty on more representatives from
famous establishments devoted to
gowning milady. who have been in
Washington for the past week. hoping
to supply the next White House bride
with articles for her wedding chest.
This, however, does not mean that
Mrs. Gait has completed her trousseau
shopping. An intimate friend yester-
day declared that she intends visiting
incognito the shops in Washington
next week when the President will be
away on Tuesday voting and on
Thursday speaking before the Man
haitian Club in New York.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
Murdered Man Lived for Six Weeks
With Fountain Pen Thrust in Brain

that fountain pen, complete in all
its parts except the cap. was imbedded
in McLaughlin's brain just behind the
left eye. The gold point had pene-
trated to the center of the Lrain, the
hard rubber ink reservoir lying just
behind the eyebalL The eye had closed
up behind the pen and completely hid
any trace of Its presence.
After confering with DR.. Tong, Coroner
Wagner announced that he was positive
the man had been murdered. He said
that the pen had evidently been driven
into the brain with a terrific blow de-
livered by some blunt instrument. either
the heel of q shoe or a mallet Of some
description. The police were notified
and Immediately began an investigation.
Inquiry by the police at the address in
Warren street failed to bring any clue
as to the mans Identity. The tenants
there said they had never heard OF any
one of that name living at the house.
McLaughiin's condition had been ask
ed about several times by callers at
the hospital. who said they knew him
merely as q freQuenter Of Hamilton
avenue.
The police are working on the theory
that the assault on Mclaughlin oc-
CURED some distance away from where
he was found and that the assaiIants
carried his unconscious body TO the
vacant lot and dumped It on the truck.