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Evening star., 1915-12-07
Mr.. KEAT|NG TO SPEAK
ON DEFENSE MEASURES
Representative Will Discuss "Tax-
ing the Rich for Preparedness"
at League Meeting.

| Representative Edward Keating is
scheduled to speak on Taxing the Rich
| for Preparedness at the first meeting
| of the recently organized Rational De-
fense League to be held at 8 o'clock
| Thursday night at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms. 18th and F streets.
Taxation of incomes and inheritances
to raise the necessary money for the
platform adopted by the Rational De-
fense League. The executive commit
tee of the league, so far selected. in
cludes George P. West. member of the
staff of the industrial relations COM
| mittee; Harry A. Slattery, secretary of
the National Conservation Association;
Mrs. Matilda Hall Gardner and Mrs.
Jessie Hardy MacKaye, well known
workers in the suffrage movement.
Purpose Of the Council.
The purpose of the council, it is an
nounced, is to secure at the hands of
Congress the enactment of rational
program of defense embodying the fol-
lowing features:
/. The creation by Congress of
commission to investigate fully the
pOSSlDl1tleS OF aggressive war Dy
other nations toward the United States
and to submit to Congress a specific
program of defense against such ag-
gression. This commission to submit
also plan of mutual cooperation of
the North and South American coun-
tries for conserving their common in
terests.
g. The reservation of the coal. oil.
timber, water power and other re-
sources remaining in government own
ership which may be useful, directly
or indirectly, to the army or navy, for
the purpose of enabling the govern
ment to develop its own resources for
it's own use and defense and also for
furnishing a source of income for the
national defense.
g. The manufacture by the govern
| ment as soon as practicable, of all
of it's war vessels, auxiiiarieS. armor
plate, armament, ammunition and
other munitions of war.
Tax on Incomes and Inheritances.
a. The raising of revenues for the
| national defense by means Of taxing
| incomes and inheritances.
| S. The passage of an act empower
| ing the President to invoke national
| advisory referendum to obtain the
opinion of the people, men and wom-
en-, upon the question of declaring war
| or of any other foreign policy.
| A series of public meetings to dis
| cuss each section of the leagues plat
form are. to be held while Congress is
| in session. Clifford Pinchot. former
| chief forester, is to speak at meet
ing in January on Conservation as a
Basic Factor in National Defense"
Evening star., 1915-12-07
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been re-
ported to the health department in the
last twenty-four hours:
Levi X. Donavin, 63 years, 1917 34th
street northwest.
Edward H. Thomas, SO years, 1925
18th street northwest.
Amelia NJ. Simons, 79 years, Al r
street northeast.
Ellen NJ. Whitney, II years. 31s A
Evening star., 1915-12-07
Isaac Miller Makes Assignment.

Isaac Miller. furniture deaie- at G39
Louisiana avenue northwest, has made
an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors, naming Mark Stearman as
assignee. In his schedules Mr.. Miller
states that his assets. including his.
stock in trade and an equity in a piece
OF real estate, amount to $3.50, and he
places his liabilities at S5,149.39. BY
the terms of the assignment the as
sipnee is directed to convert the assets
into money and to distribute the same
pro rata among the creditors.
Evening star., 1915-12-07
WILSON APPO|NTEES
PUT UP TO SENATE
Secretary Lansing's Name
Among the Several Hundred
on the Recess Lists.

President Wilson today sent to the
Senate the nominations of several hun
dred government officials now serving
under recess appointments, among
them that of Secretary Lansing of the
State Department.
/ Other recess appointees to important
posts whose names were sent IN 1or
confirmation by the Senate were George
Rublee of New Hampshire, memoer oi
the federal trade commission; Merritt
o. Chance of the District of Columoia'
postmaster Of Washington; Otto Prae-
ger of Texas, second assistant postmas-
ter general; Gen. Robert G. smith OF
New Jersey. excise commissioner OF the
District of Columbia; William w. Rus
sell of the District of Columbia, United
States minister to the Dominican Re-
public; Vannoy H. Manning of Missis-
sippi, director of the bureau of mines;
Ernest Lester Jones of Virginia, super
intendent of the coast and geodetic
survey; DIR. r. Frank Moore of Penn
sylvania. deputy commissioner bureau
of fisheries: Frank L. Averill of the
District of Columbia. superintendent of
the Congressional Library building and
grounds: Samuel Patterson of Nebras-
ka. auditor for the Treasury Depart
ment; Herbert Adams of New York,
member of the fine arts commission:
George E. Downey of Indiana, judge OF
the Court of Claims.
Lansing to Be Confirmed.
Prompt confirmation of Mr.. Lansing's
appointment is expected to follow
report from the foreign relations COM
mittee. There have been reports that
the nomination of George Rublee of
New Hampshire as a member of the
federal trade commission would be op-
posed, but administration senators ex-
pect to have no serious difficulty in Sc
curing confirmation in this case or in
amicably settling several disputes be-
tween the President and democratic
senators over appointments which were
pending when Congress adjourned last
March.
The President probably will send the
nomination of a new ambassador to
Mexico to the Senate early in the pres
ent session. 1t is understood that Hen
ry P Fletcher, now ambassador to
Chile, probably will be his choice.
Evening star., 1915-12-07

Mrs. Viola Russell Of Cumberland,
Nd, a bride of two months, swallowed
poison in the same room in which her
husbands first wife committed suicide
last March.
Evening star., 1915-12-07

Senator Boies Penrose Of Pennsyl-
vania, who came to Washington Sunday,
is at the Willard for the session.
Evening star., 1915-12-07
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state. They will be at home at 1900
street after December 15
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-12-01

ter than anything the drawing master
could do-to recite poetry, for the
benefit Of the larger girls, and to play
in the. orchard with my pupils.
With the other girls, I became in
terested in hairdressing. l had read
"The Children of the Abbey and
Amanda's romantic adventures en-
chanted me; but she was quite out.
side my life. Now made a nearer
acquaintance with her. She changed
her residence: so had l. She had
brown ringlets; 1 too should have
them. So one Friday night, my hair
was put up in papers, and next morn.
ing, let loose an amazing shower of
curls.
The next thing to do was to 20 off
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-12-01

alone, and sit reading in a romantic
spot. OF course l did not expect to
meet Lord Mortimer! Miss Fitzallen
never had any such expectations. I
was simply going out to read and ad-
mire the beauties of nature. When
l had seated myself, in. proper atti.
tude, on the gnarled root of an old
tree, overhanging a lovely ravine,
proceeded to the reading part of the
play, and must of course be too much
absorbed to hear the approaching
footsteps, to. which I listened with
bated breath. So 1 did not look up
when they stopped at my side, or I'M
til peasant voice said:
"Why you look quite romantic, my
dear"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-12-01

was esteemed one Of the best in the
State. It was at Braddock's Field,
and Mrs. Clever, an English woman
of high culture, was it's founder and
principal. To it my cousin, Mary AL
exander, was sent, but returned home
sick, and refused to 60 back unless
went with her. It was arranged that
1 should go for few weeks, as was
greatly in need of country air; and,
highly delighted, l was at the rendez-
vous at the hour, one o'clock, with
my box, ready for this excursion into
the world of polite literature. Mary
was also there, and new scholar,
but Father Clever did not come for
US until four o'clock. He was a small,
nervous gentleman, and lamps were
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-12-01

Then I saw Miss Clever, the head
teacher, Familiarity called Sissy
Jane" In that real and beautiful pres
ence Miss Fitzallen retired to her old
place, and oh, the modification she
left behind her! looked up, q de-
tected criminal, into the face of her
who had brought to me this humilia-
ton, and took her for a model. NY
folly did not prevent our being sin
cere friends during all her earnest
and beautiful life.
She passed on, and l got back t. the
Beehive, when disposed of my curls,
and never again played heroine.
Ito be continued).
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-12-01


we started to drive twelve miles thru
spring mud, on a cloudy, cherries
We knew he had no con-
tldence in his power to manage those
horses, though we also knew he would
do his best to save us from harm;
but as darkness closed around us,
think we felt like babes in the woods,
and shuddered with vague fear as
much as with cold and damp. When
we reached the Bullock Pens,'' half
a mile west of Williamsburg, there
were many lights and much hustle in
and around the old yellow tavern,
where transfers were attending to
their weary horses. Here we turned
off to the old mud road, and came to
a place of which had no previous
place of outer darkness
and chattering teeth.
We met no more teams, saw no
more lights, but seemed to be in an
utterly uninhabited country. Then,
after an hour of wearisome j0lting
and plunging, we discovered that the
darkness had not been total, for the
line of the horizon had been visible,
but now it was swallowed up. We
knew we we're in a wood, by the rush
of the wind amid the dried white oak
leaves-knew that the road grew
rougher at every step-that our driv-
er became more nervous as he applied
the brake, and we went down, down.
Still the descent grew sleeper. We
stopped, and Father Clever felt the
bank with his whip to be sure we were
on the road. Then we heard the
sound Of rushing, angry waters, min.
gled with the roar Of the wind, and
he seemed to hesitate about going on,
but we could not very we'll stay there,
and he once more put his horses in
motion, while we held fast and pray
ed silently to the great Deliverer. A.
ter stopping again and feeling for the
bank, lest we should 60 over the pre-
cipitous hillside, which he knew was
there, he proceeded until, with a
great plunge, we were in the angry
waters, which arose to the wagon
bed, and roared and surged all around
us. The horses tried to 60 on, when
something gave way, and our guard
ian concluded further progress was
impossible, and began to halo at the
top of his voice.
For a long time there was no re-
Spouse; then came an answering call
from long distance. Next a light
appeared, and that, too, was far away
but came toward US. When it reached
the brink of the water, and two men
with it, we felt safe. The light-bear'
er held it up so that we saw him
quite well, and his peculiar appear.
ance suited his surroundings. He was
more an overgrown boy than q man
beardless, with a long swarthy face
black hair and keen black eyes. He
wore heavy boots outside his panta
looms, blouse and SLOUGH hat, spoke
to his companion as one having au
thority, and with laugh said to oul
small gentleman:
lis this where you are?" but gave
no heed to the answer as he wadeG
in and threw off the check lines, say
ing: II wonder you did not drown YOU
horses"
He next examined the wagon, pay
ing no more attention to Father Olev
er's explanations than to the water
in which he seemed quite at home, an<
when he had finished his inspection
he said:
"They must go to the house," ant
handing the light to the driver h
took us up one by one and carried
us to the wet bank as easily as ,
child carries her doll. He gave som'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-12-01
CHI A P T ER w.
Go To Observation-Disclosures, II.

During my childhood there we're no
public schools in Pennsylvania. The
State was pretty we'll supplied with
colleges for boys, while girls were
permitted to go to subscription
schools. To these we were sent part
of the time, and in one of them Jo-
seph Caldwell, afterwards prominent
missionary to India, was a school
mate. But we had DR.. Blacks SER
mons, full of grand morals, science
and history.
In lieu of colleges for girls, there
were boarding-schools, and Edgeworth
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-06-19
HazIehurst Packing Co. Shipments

The Hazlehurst Packing Co. has
been very busy place since the
opening of the tomato season. In.
cluding Tuesday of this week sc
cars have been packed and shipped.
The number of cars. with the price
for each day, is as follows:
Friday, June 4th. 2 cars, $1.55
Saturday, June 5th. 1 car, $l.55
Monday June 7th, a cars, $l.55
Tuesday, June 9Th. 6 cars. $1.55
Wednesday, June 9Th. 6 cars.
ST. 55; Thursday, June 10th. Z cars,
ST 80: Friday, June 18th, 8 cars,
81 35: Saturday, June l2ths IL cars,
Sl.35; Monday, Jane 18th. 8 cars,
81 25: Tuesday, June 14th. II cars,
ST 25
In other words, 19 cars were sold
for $l.55. 7 cars for $1.50, Fl cars
for $l.35, and 10 cars for SIPS.
This gives an average price for the
entire &c cars of about $l.40 per
Florida crate. which is an average
net price to the farmer after de-
Quoting box material and packing
of 81 1.2c. .-Hazlehurst Courier,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-06-19
EXERCISES"

Every day in the gymnasiums of
the great cities, one may find class
es Of men busily engaged in trying
to keep their bodies 'fit". They
spend time and effort in the duty
of preserving their health Be-
cause of the fear that their muscles
will grow soft and their arteries
hard. they put themselves into the
hands of physical trainers Only
in like manner can souls be kept in
condition. There must be vigor.
Gus and sustained drill, maintained
by conscious purpose. If one ne
elects the reading of the higher
forms of literature. the Bible espe.
cialIy. and the regular use of pray
er, and meditation upon spiritual
themes, then of a surety ones soul
will grow fiabby and unfit In the
old terminology of religion, the
forms of worship public and pri-
vate, were called exercises. :"
That is the right word. They ''ex-
erclsed" the faculties Of the spirit,
and kept them in good condition.
1t is more important to discipline
our souls than to cultivate our
bodies. Exchange.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-06-19
COLD SPRINGS NEWS.

A refreshing rain and every body
delighted Mr.. T E Newly is
busy hauling out freight for his al.
ready we'll filled country store,
Messrs. John McNinch and | H.
Newby, two of Lincoln's promising
young men, have left fer the har-
vest fields of Okla Mr. d. R.
Stringer has just finished harvest
ing a 40 acre field of as fine oats as
ever grew in this country. Hizzie
is some farmer as we'll as a courte-
GUS and efficient employee of Uncle
Sam.
Mr.. Allen Martin has just put in
new steam grist mill which is
busiIy converting corn into the
staff of life be is also doing a
fine business with his whistle,
whose calliopic strains are SC
soothing.
The Farmers Cooperative Asso-
citation which it will be remember
ed was organized at Cold Springs q
little over a year ago is now doing
good business We organized
with only a handful of members.
obtained charter from the State.
have since organized two sub-Asso-
Citations; one at Pine Grove and
one at johnson Grove The pur-
pose for which this association was
created was for organizing the
farmers into a cooperative associa-
tion and to organize sub associations
so as to create and promote wider
business interest among the far
mers; to encourage crops: 10 create
an exchange of farm products with
other states and TO cooperate in the
purchase of farm supplies and mer-
chandise to the best advantage OF
its members And while we are
aware of the fact that politics and
speculation have been the bane Of
many we'll intended enterprise we
are carefully guarding against all
such wiIes. We have no saIaried
officers: the monthly dues are only
ten cents which goes to defray the
stationery and other incidental ex-
penses. Mr.. w. M. Berberett is
our manager and has his wholesale
price list at each meeting, SO each
member can see just what his
goods will cost. There isn't a
cent Of profit made. We expect to
do a little missionary work a little
later on and organize more subs.
HARD TAG.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-06-19
CARD OF THANKS.

10 our deep sorrow and affliction
we yet remember the great sympa-
thy and Kindness that have come to
us through the illness aud death of
cur son and brother, Fenton. The
favor of our many friends and the
sincere service of the physicians
and nurses at the Hospital have
hepled US bear the burden that is
almost too heavy for endurance.
Again thanking you all, we beg to
remain
Yours gratefully,
Mr.. and MRS JAMES WILLIAMS
and CHILDREN.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-06-19
BROOKHAVEN DOCTOR HONORED.
VALLEY Ousted- DR.. D. W. Jones Elect
ed State Sanitary Inspector for
Term Of Two Years.

! DIR. Willis valley, chief stat
sanitary inspector, was gently easel
out OF his position late last nigh
when members of the board Of
health. at a session at local hotel
adopted a resolution limiting th'
term of office of sanitary inspectors
and then elected DR.. ID w Jones,
of Brookhaven, chief sanitary in
spector. effective July first
The ousting of DR. Valley. it Is
said, results from lack of harmony
between himself and certain mem.
bers of the hoard 1t is said evei
since charges that DIR. VALLEY triec
to put one over" on DR. e h
Galloway. secretary of the board Of
health, few months ago. by secur.
ing a temporary license for a
friend by methods of an irregular
nature. were made, that some feel
ing had existed. DR.. Valley was
tried on the charges and exonerat-
ed
DR.. Valley says that politics is
behind the matter, and says that
he has performed his duties faith.
fully and we'll. 1t is said that
members Of the board took the po-
sition that if complete harmony did
not exis. the duties could not be
performed to the best interests Of
the people.
The meeting of the board was an
executive one. and nobody had an
inkIing of what was coming until
the body adjourned and it was an
nounced that DR.. Jones had been
elected sanitary inspector. DR.. c.
E Catchings, who resigned the
presidency of the board a few days
ago, offered the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted:
Whereas, the chief sanitary
inspectors position held under this
board has had hitherto no fixed
term, therefore be it resolved. that
the term of Office be fixed at two
years, beginning July 1. 1915. the
came as county health officers :"
One dissenting vote was cast
against the resolution
DR.. Valley succeeded, last year,
DR.. w. Fl. Rowan. and was active
in making a success of the clean
est town. contest recently closed
in Mississippi DR.. Jones, the new
inspector. is a we'll known and cap
able man, and will move to Jack
son shortly. jackson News,
1t seems from the above that
''politics" works both ways like a
good rule Politics" was thought
by a few partial outsiders to have
put DR.. VALLEY in the position,
when DR.. jones was a candidate a
year ago. However. he is being
warmly congratulated now since
his qualifications for the office have
been duly recognized by his confre-
res and his high and laudable am
bition II his profession met. The
office pays $4,000 a year.
DR.. Jones will remain. in Brook
haven for the present.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-06-19
COUNTY'S PICNIC DATES
Where the Candidates and People
Will Meet Together.
NademOiSelle laiNtg.

In each issue of The Leader here
after we will publish the date anc
place of as many plcnics as we are
aware of that will take place aftel
the various issues of The Leader
are in our subscribers hands
If your picnic is not listed here
it is because we do not know of it
Send in the date and and place not
using more than 25 words and il
will be printed here without
charge. Special notices are charq'
ed for.
June 24-PIeasant KilI-Guber-
material and district candidates to
speak.
June 24-King's School House
candidates and general public pic
mic.
June 30-W WeIIman Hall grounds
music by WeIlman string band.
All candidates invited.
July 1-ArIington-State. dis.
trict. county and beat candidates
to speak
July 3-Bogue Chitto-All can.
didates. prizes, dancing, baseball
games. etc.
July 9-Gcange Hall-OnIy dis.
trict. county and beat candidates
will speak
July 6-BreeGen and ParneI
old place general picnic. candi'
dates, etc.
July 17-Union - Candidates
picnic. base ball, etc.
July 17-Brookhaven -aIl candi
dates round up. State. District
county and beat candidates.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-06-19
BIG DEALS ARE PENDING.
Interest Shown in Sale Of Storm Cor.
ner and Proposed Purchase Of
Becker Residence.

A great deal of interest is CEN
tering about the sale Of the Storm
Corner in Brookhaven and it is
stated that when this magnificent
piece of property is disposed of
things will be looking up for an
other 10 per cent dividend from
the Commercial Bank The peo-
pies benefactor" in this case will
be the capitalist who will pay the
biggest price for the Storm Cor
ner 1t will start. as stated in
Wednesdays Leader. with So. 500.
Another item of interest in real
estate is the proposed purchase of
the late Becker residence and
grounds for the Kings Daughters
Hospital.
The Executive Committee headed
by Mrs R. 9. Applewhite held a
meeting on Thursday afternoon
and considered the proposition. A
statement was secured from local
architect who gave it as his opinion
that the residence could he placed
in good repair for 81 600 and could
be easily made more roomy for pa
tients by partitions, etc. 1t is un-
derstood the property can be secur-
ed for $40. 900.
A still more iortuitous PROPOSE
tion, in The Leaders, opinion,
comes from Mrs. H. Cassidy, sr.,
who proffers the beautiful lot
north of the L. D. Conant property
just north of the M. G K. R., to
the Kings Daughters for the Ioca-
tion of a Hospital building. With
this beautiful site, a structure en-
tireIy fitted for hospital purposes
could be built with view to addi-
tions from year 10 year as the de-
mand grows for the relief and con-
venience of those of our community
who need hospital treatment.
However, this matter awaits
settlement.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-06-19


Palmy Beach days are these at
the washee-washee.
Chorister Dean, of the Baptist
church, is inaugurating plans for a
Cantata to be given at the church
at an early date.
Miss Vera Smith, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson Smith.
underwent an operation for sppen.
dicitis at the Hospital yesterday.
Mrs I H. Loggins and interest
ing little daughters left Tuesday
morning for Live Oak. Fla, wnere
Mr.. Loggins is engaged in business
and where they will make their fu-
ture home Magnolia News.
BrookhaVen friends are prepar-
ing to extend all congratulations
and good wishes to Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. McMaster, recently married
in Louisiana. Mrs. McMaster
was, formerly, Miss Mary Reddlng,
well known to Brookhaven people
where both the bride and groom
once resided
Miss Matte Furr writes from
Battle Greek. Mich. that she will
be at home again by the last week
in June Miss Matte tells of IN
tensely warm weather at Battle
Creek in April and Of very cool
weather in June. Her many
friends will be glad to have Miss
Matte back again.
Cards are out today announcing
the marriage Of Miss Ruby Smith
and Mr.. Samuel L. Montgomery.
who is connected with the War De-
partment of the Government. The
happy event will be quietly cele-
brated on Thursday. June "a Miss
Ruby is the attractive young
daughter Of Circuit Clerk and Mrs
Ed w. Smith and many coDgratu.
lations await the fortunate pros
peekiYe bridegroom