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The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-02
Petition for Pardon

Your petitioners, Wins Daniel and
Others. would respectfully show unto
your Excellency that at the November
term, 1914, Of the Lee County Circuit
Court. he, the said Wins Daniel, pleaded
guilty to q charge of burglary. having
been jointly indicted with others tor
burglaring q Mobile & Ohio Railroad
freight car. The said Wins Daniel is q
boy and the evidence in the cas- showed
that he did not actually take part in
burglarizing the car aforesaid, but
went with q wagon in company Of the
others indicted, and assisted in hauling
away the freight which consisted of
meat. -four and other commodities.
Your petitioners would also show
that the said Wins Daniel has served
several months Of the sentence inn
posed upon him by the court and that
he has made a good prisoner on the
state farm. Your petitioners believe
that the ends of justice have been met
and that considering the youth of the
prisoner that executive clemency would
not be misplaced should q pardon be
granted him.
Respectfully submitted,
SO Wins Daniel and Others.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-02
AROUSED IN NICK OF TIME
Explorers intuition Saved Him From
Death at Hands Of Poiynesian
Warrior.

When Mr.. e. J. Brady was makinl
his wagon Journey cross Australia
he had many Interesting experiences
with the Bushmen, and on one occa-
sion was fortunate to escape without
q Polynesian arrow In his back. His
wagon had come TO a lonely camping
place, and the driver had led OF the
horses In search of water. Mr.. Brady
was alone. He relates the incident In
'The Kings Caravan"
l might have lain In the shade for
a quarter of an hour when that intui-
tive sense of the presence OF some
one that all animals and most Bush
men and some women possess, caused
me to turn over.
A barefooted islander, a walk-about
Kanaka, stood about twenty feet
away. In his sable ugliness he was
surveying me curiously from behind a
tree. In one hand he held a long
island bow, to the string of which he
was just fitting al arrow. | saw he
had more arrows in reserve. probably
poisoned.
Now | had done nothing to arouse
the animosity Of a savage in that lone
" spot. But If I had ever read "mur-
der" written on a human face, Poly
nesia at that moment confronted me
with that word.
The wagon stood to my left ten
PAGES. / concealed my convictions
while I slowly drew up OF my left
heel and said with great friendliness
to my black friend:
"Hullo! What fella your"
The dogs, which had not been dis
turbed by the Kanaka's stealthy ap-
proach, started up barking. The other
fellows answer, If he made any, was
and remains immaterial. For I fol-
lowed the friendly query by digging
my boot heel well to earth. and flying
in two birdlike leaps to the wagon.
To ceize the shotgun. throw myself
behind the wheel, and lay two lovely
significant barrels across it, so that
Polynesia confronted Europe to Eu-
ropes greater advantage, was the
work of a second.
Then | babe the Islander begone. l
banned him from 10y presence in the
loudest and worst language ] have
ever used, and / uttered it SO that all
northern Queensland might hear.
Polynesia left in a great hurry.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-02
Ewes Growing Grave.

Jeddah is a most important town Tor
the entire human race, apart from be-
ing the principal landing place for pill
grims to Mecca. Just outside the city
is buried Eve. The reputed mother OF
mankind, like a good Mosiemah, lies
with her feet towards Mecca Her
grave has gradually grown in size. and
is now OF huge dimensions. Burton
calculated that our first parent
measured 100 PAGES from head to
waist and 80 from waist to heel. and
must have presented the appearance
Of a duck" Probably the a why
the modern lover still uses that word
as q term Of endearment.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-02
Constable's Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of an exception issued to
me out of the Circuit Court of Lee
County, Mississippi. on the 3rd hay of
March, 1915, on a certain judgment IN
favor of w. j. Felkins against Hezzie
Long, said execution being issued on
an enrolled judgment in said cause rem
dered in the Justice Court of ID. B
McGaughy, Justice of the Peace of the
reace of the Fifth District of said
County and State, on The 10th day of
February, 1915, and SAID judgment be-
ing for work done and la bor performed,
and the execution issued thereon so
showing.
l will, as Constable of the Fifth Dis
trict of Lee County, Mississippi. within
legal hours on
MONDAY, THE 9Th DAY OF APRIL,
A. D. 1915,
in front of the Court House door in the
City of Tupelo, Miss. offer for sale,
for cash, to the highest l,idder at pub
lie outcrv. the following described real
estate. levied upon by me under and by
virtue Of said execution, in said cause,
as Constable. as the property of the
defendant, Hezzie Long, viz.
10 acres, being the S. E. Ia of the
s. w. IA of the N. E. l 4 of Sec. Ia,
T. IL, R. S;
Also al undivided 10th interest in
113 acres. being the South part of the
N. E. IA of Sec. ID:
Also the S. E. Id of the N. E. Ia of
Sec. Ia;
Also 81 acres East side of the S. w
Id of Sec. Ia;
Also the North 12 of the S. E. Ia
of Sec. Id:
Also Z acres in the Southwest corner
of the N. W. Ia of Sec. Is;
And 3 acres in the S. E. corner OF
the N. E IA of Sec. "a:
All in Township II, Range 5. East,
in Lee County, Mississippi.
Witness my signature, this the 9th
day of March, A. D. 1915.
j. w. BUTLER.
Constable. 5th Distaict. Lee County,
Mississippi. 81
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-02
Commissioner Sale

Eek Parte Potion of A. W. Neither
ton ct al. No. 3747. sa@'sTE
By virtue of a decree of the Honora-
hle Chancery Court of Lee County,
State of Mississippi. rendered in vacs-
cation M arch 10th, A. D 1915 thereof,
ordering a sale of certain lands men.
toned therein, John M. Witt, the IN
derslgned. appointed Commissioner to
execute said decree, will, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 18th. 1915,
expose at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash in front of the court
house door in the city of Tupelo. Miss.
the following described lands to-wit:
The North J of the Southeast OF
Section 80, Township 10. Range 6, p.
in Lee County, Miss. Together with
the appurtenances and Entertainments
thereunto appertaining.
Lat JOHN M. WITT Commissioner.
Dated 22nd day of March, 1915.
G. P. Long, Sol.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 18th. 1915
NONRESIDENT Notice
State of Mississippi.

State of Mississippi.
To Carroll P. Lord, Atlanta. Ga.
care of Southern Railway. Defendant
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of the County of
Lee. in said State, on the Bird Monday
of April, A. D. 1915, to defend the suit
in said Court Of Mrs. Frances May
Lord for divorce, wherein you are q
defendant.
This 18th day of March, A. D.. 1915.
52.3t JOHN NJ. WITT. Clerk
Geo. T. Mitchell, Solicitor Compt.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-02
The Charter Of Incorporation or
Building & Loan As.
ISOLATION or TupeIO, Miss.

l. The corporate title of said COM
pany IL Tupelo Building & Loan Asso.
citation.
2. The names of the incorporators
N. E. Leake. Postofice, Tupelo.
j. O. Robins. Postofice. Tupelo.
". W. Trice. Postofice. Tupelo.
J. M. Thomas, Postofice. TupeIo.
S. P. Clayton, Postofice. Tupelo.
Miss.
S. j. High. Postoffice, Tupelo, Miss.
j N Berry, Postoffice, Tupelo. Miss.
3. The domicile is at Tupelo, Miss.
A. Amount of capital stock not to
exceed one thousand dollars per series.
5. The par value of shares is One
Hundred Dollars.
6. The period of existence mot to
exceed fifty years. is fifty years.
z. The purposes for which 1t IS Gre
ated are: To conduct a general Build
ing & Loan Association business; to ac-
cumulate funds to be loaned to its
members and non-members on approved
tCdl CbldtC cCCuIitys Va al oPPAOsS0
security; to enable its members. and
borrowers who are not members, to
acquire real estate, make Improvements
thereon, to remove encumbran:e s
therefrom; to loan money at a rate Of
interest allowed by law, to be repaid
in monthly installments, or otherwise;
to cumulate a fund to be returned to
such of it's members as do not become
borrowers; to accept security for adj
vances on loans made; to Lorrow money
and secure same by pledge or hypothe-
jation of it's securities and property:
to purchase, own, improve n sell real
estate; and to have, exercise, and en-
Joy all the rights, powers anc privileges
of a Building and Loan Association,
and incident to the conduct of said
business, as are or may be allowed by
law.
8. The rights and powers that NAV
be exercised by this corporation are
those conferred by the provisions of
Chapter "a, Mississippi Code, 1906.
s. P CLAYTON,
S. J. HIGH.
J. M. THOMAS,
W. w. TRICE,
j. @. ROBINS,
J. N. BERRY,
M. E LEAKE,
lncorporators.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-02
NONRESIDENT Notice
State Of Mississippi.

State of Mississippi.
To John Reed, Cordova, Alabama,
Defendant.
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of the County Of
Lee. in said State. on the Bird Monday
OF April. A. d. 1916 to defend the suit
in said Court of Mrs. Alice Reed for
divorce. wherein You are 9 defendant.
This is day Of March. A.. D.. 1915.
1-3t JOHN M. WITT, Clerk.
Jas. A. Cunningham, Solicitor for
Complainant.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-02
Speed At which Sound Travels.

speed At which Souno v
Sound travels LOO feet per second
at the regular temperature of the air.
To travel eleven and a half miles at
this rate 1t will take IS is seconds
Supposefa side wind Is blowing at the
rate OF five miles an hour. This ds
shout 40 feet q minute. This Will
make an actual path which the sound
travels somewhat longer and the
time required will be between s. and
60 seconds. Roughly then It will take
n minute for the. sound to travel
the distance Of liz miles under these
conditions.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-02
ACKNOWLEDGMENT

State of Mississippi,
County of Lee.
This day personally appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, S. P.
Clayton. S. J. High J. @. Robins, j.
NJ. Thomas, j. N. Berry, w. w. Trice,
NJ. E. Leake. incorporators of the cor
poration known az the Tupelo Building
& Loan Association, who acknowledged
that they signed and executed the
above and foregoing articles of incor-
poration as their act and deed on this
the 18th day of March. 1915.
C. E GOOpLETT, Clerk
So 4t City of Tupelo, Miss.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-02
Invigorating to the pale and sickly

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. drives out
Malaria .enriches the blood, and builds upthe sys.
tenn. A true tonic. For adults and chlldfen. Soc
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-02


load lots everything the farmer needs,
rom a garden hoe to all kinds Of ma
chinery, harness. saddles, groceries. etc.
He buys thousands Of bales Of cotton Of
the farmers every year. besides being
one If the largest cotton growers in the
state. Mi. Clark owns one thousand Of
acres d land most Of i in q high state
Of cultivation. He has a large dairy on
one Of his farms. with silo and buildings
for care Of the stock. The people there
are feeling rather blue over the cotton
outlook. price is low on account OF the
European war. and to make the situation
still worse. the boil weevil has reached
that section. But | told them it was a
blessing in disguise. as it would compel
them to turn to other ways OF farming
and | believe they have one Of the best
dairy sections there is and the people are
greatly interested in dairying at the
present time. A butter factory will com
mence operating this spring IN lupelo,
with the promise Of milk from 500 cows
and there will also be quite a quantity
Of cream shipped in from other towns, to
be made into butter. in all probability.
The prospects for a good butter factory
seems very bright, as some Of the more
progressive farmers have already put up
silos in preparation for dairying. They
have a fine alfalfa country. was out
in one field Of over 100 acres, and 1t
can be cut FIVE and six times a year. 10
some instances as much as $40 an acre
per year has been realized from this
wonderful crop. They can also raise
big corn on the best land with which to
6ll the silos, and any Of the land will grow
cow-pea hay, which is nearly equal TO
alfalfa.
Ia that climate thew CAM grow some
green feed all the year. They have
there a winter oat which makes fine
winter grazing. When | was there the
first part Of February, | saw several fields
Of it four to six inches high. This can
be left for a crop or grazed until May.
then plowed under and the same ground
planted 10 cow-pea hay. 1t looks pretty
good to me as a stock country. as cows
can Craze in green fields nearly the entire
wear and be out Of doors almost every
day. And yet Mississippi imports every
year wheat, corn. oats and hay to the
value Of $l7.49l,050, to say nothing
Of meat. lard. mules and scores Of other
items; and every one OF these products
can be raised at a profit in Mississippi.
They are raising some fine mules and
getting good prices for them, too.
Lee county has 5.302 farms with %
per cent tenants, 2,I08 white tenants
and 1895 negro tenants, 24o negro
farm owners and $50 mortgaged farms,
according to the government report on
1910 census.
There will be a big demand for dairy
cows in the South for the next few years
Land around Tupelo is selling from
$50 to SIO0 per acre. and while some
Of this land looks rather poor to a north
erner, with alfalfa and the dairy cow ii
can be brought back to a high stale oil
cultivation.
d TLOMAS
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-17
HIDES FROM POLICE
IN Dome OF SCHOOL
Parnell Pulls Black from Hiding
Place after Search Had Been
Prosecuted Is Hours.

Charged with assault and battery
and with carrying a pistol. Harvey
Mitchell, negro. was arrested by Dep
uty Street Commissioner Evan Par
nell about ) O'Clock yesterday after
noon. in the dome Of the Sixth avenue
school. where he had been in hiding
since very. early yesterday morning.
The arrest of the negro ended a
search for him which had been under
way about is hours. The accusation
against him is based on complaint
made to the police that MitchelI
stepped out of dark place into the
path of a negro man and woman, and
brandishing a pistol, forced the wo-
man to accompany him and her eccort
to decamp. Both obeyed. 1t is stat
cd further he severely beat the wo-
man. and then left her. When he
entered the schoolhouse dome is not
known. jealousy is said to have
caused the trouble.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-17
,,.. ACT NO. 2es.
regulating the Practice Of Publ. ,
countino "s

Regulates the practice
counting; creates a Roorao vi public NJ
a tiao.t 81 PROVIDES for the gran ii aaeeoM
ss and the registratio,n,' Of ed
th accountants. etc. Any o,. VI cert
ne ne ohlted states having en n,n
me regular transaction 81 pace \
ana having certificate W y. ousinu1
lhcatlon from the Secrs. vi mis- qu1
Is authorized to style himsss,.of STD
known as a certified puhlio seH and
me Governor shall. witbin easeeeounts1
aver thuer .he passage of this act tt''. ". y
pn persons. who shall consti, Sppe1
board OF Accountancy, which s' ~
lermlne the qualifications a, s Ia
sons applying for certifoot oil
tnls act. Examinations shall undI
at least once each year, and an. W. hl
must be high school rradua atpplleall
the age OF twenty five years 'es oEl
good moral character AIS AIS and
snail De paid from fees collect eapsasl
examinations. etc. ExaminatioeNus N I
De waived of persons Who hous ~
engaged in a reputable nra o.e
three years. The board nav ' wy.
revoke certificates for cause , Ta
atty for the violation of tbis Inc W
be a fine of not less than ono acl ~
nor more than one thousand n sAS
or Imprisonment in the conntu W.; auia,
less than three months, or by ho oal /
passage. AWE lll
Approved March 30, 1918. a
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-17
ACT NO. 2o8.
Appropriation for Support Of Hospital
For Nervous Diseases,

Appropriates the sum of s736.191,0 90
for the support and maintenance and
necessary repairs of the Arkansas
Hospital for Nervous Diseases. for the
term of two years. beginning April /,
1915. and ending March 81. 1917. No
money appropriated for one purpose
shall be used for another. All persons
employed to be under direction of Su-
perintendent. The following items We
toed by the Governor: Item No. %.
for salary of two telephone operators,
$1.2O0.O0: Item No. %. for salary of two
ushcrs, $1.2O0.OO: Item No. 26, for SAL
airy OF one female hydrotherapy opera :
tor $1.320 Item No q. for salary of
assistant female hydrotherapy. $500. 90;
Item No. &c. for salary Of male at
PENDANTS, $50. 100000; Item No. 81. for
salary of female attendants, $4,000. 90;
Item No So. for salary of paper hanger,
painter and kalsominer. 100000; Item
No 50. for salary of four stenographeys,
$4,800.00; Item No. 60, to purchase pe-
riodicals and books, $500. 90; Item No.
Ga. for scientific equipment $4,000. 90:
Item No. 65, for salary of florist, ST.
10000: Item No. Sc, for grave markers.
$2,O00.00; Item No. g. for maintenance
of four mules and six horses, $4,000. 90:
Item No. 60, for purchase of iron beds.
100000: Item No. 20, for installing
new bakery. 100000; Item No. ~, for
the erection of an annex to the Inf1rm-
airy. $2S 100000; Item No. 70, for the
erection of a new laundry building and
elupping the same, $30,O00.OO. Act in
force from April 1, 1915
Approved, except items vetoed.
March rs, 1918.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-17
Approved March "a, 1915.
ACT NO. PAP.
Blue Sky Law.

Prevents fraud in the sale
and disposition of contracts, stocks,
bonds, or other securities sold
Or offered for sale within the state of
Arkansas by any dealer, firm, COM
pany, association or corporation, for
eign or domestic, by requiring an in
spection of such contracts, stocks,
bonds, or other securities, and an in
spection of the business of such per-
sons. firms. companies. associations or
corporations, including bearers ara
agents, and such regulation and super
vision of the business of said persons,
firms, companies, associations or cor
porations, including dealers and
agents, as may be necessary to pre-
vent fraud in the sale within this
state of any contracts, stocks, bonds,
or other securities, and provides a
penalty of not more than $1,0OO.O0 or
imprisonment in the county Jail for
not more than one year, or both fine
and Imprisonment may be imposed.
Act In force from passage.
Approved March "a, 1915.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-17
HODGES EXCLUDES
INVESTIGATORS OF
STATE FROM OFFICE
Discharged Accountant Says
Governor Sought Hodges
"Oficial Goat

Little Rock June 16.-Politics is
getting into the investigation of the
various state departments and Of
fees, Notwithstanding tbs efforts OF
state officials to keep it Out.
Events have been coming with
great rap dlty during the last few
days, and the end is not yet.
l. +. Thomas, the expert accoun-
tant who had ben working for the
cc'rmitt 10. five months, was dis
miss d last week, "because his ser
vices were not eificient,' according
to a statement made by Repres Mt
alive Smith 1f Ashley.
Then Thomas made public an af-
fidavit to the effect that it "has besn
the policy VI the pr sent committee
to consider each department as in
bad condition and an effort was made
by the members to discover irre gu
larity 1t any cost" further. that Mr..
Gentry of the commit e had told
hina that the Governor had said re-
Thomas, seemed to be on v.ry ia
miliar terms with Secretary OF
state Hodges, ana that Mr.. Gentry
had furth said that sit was the
governors wish that special atten-
tiCn be paid TO the office of the sec
rotary of state. and all energy put
forward to Soy it in as bad light
as possible.
This brought action upon the part
OF Secretary Of state Hodges, s,ho
notified Rep, sentative Smith of tns
coma ittce This morning that unucr
the circumstances he would not per-
nit furth 7 inv stigation of his Of
flee by, tbs commit which he
called court that has convicted
ard would lang ne in advance of
trial. aad IS deterl med to embarass
me wheth : or not thra is anything
wrong in my office" He says it has
ben demonstrated that this inves-
tie13 ton is wholly political" an!
that under such Circumstances he is
mot justified in permitting this po-
litical farce 10 continue
$ cretary Hodges says that he has
at all tines courted an honest in
vc:tigaticn of thf affa' rs of his Of
flee, and even now is willing to psy
III the expenses Of an audit conduct
I'd by men 10 be sci cted by tn
state banking department.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-17
ACT NO. 338.
Creating and Establishing Road
provement Districts In Arkansa

Provides for the creation of road d
provement districts in the state Of
kansas for the purpose Of buldl
constructing and maintaining
highways of the state. County co,
must make orders for said disthe
Owners of property may appeal N
judgment of County Court. but apN
shall not delay progress of work
ready commenced. Districts organt
shall be considered as body pot
and corporate. Commissioners
organize by electing officers. and
take oath of office. May call ~
State Highway Engineer for assislil
in preparing plans, etc. and may
row money for the purpose OF
strNction. Board Of assessors ~
MINED by the County Court. SAID
SCISSORS to assess benefits and DAM
and to have the same advertised
grieved land owners may appeal
Circuit Court. Property not inclp
in district may pc included IN ass
ment If boundaries are EXTENDED 70
clude said lands. Commissioner
authorized TO alter plans OF impg1
ment at any time. and Assessments
be raised or lowered and reas.
ments of benefits may be made. III
levied on property in district slil
a lien upon all property within ,M
trict. Local assessments OF psa.
shall be paid In annual ins!alns
and collector OF taxes shafl wi,
taxes provided for herein as ~
taxes are collected. No money n~
paid out except upon order
board. Funds of the district are " v
deposited in the bank paying inc -, .J
est rate of interest. II first laA w
proves insufficient for the puIpoS'
which 1t Is levied. additional leM ,..
be made. In the matter OF conyM
delinquent taxes. lands may pe .uM
taxes, and the act preserves. % ~,
in which suits may be brougn. w.
collection of said taxes. Co",m and.
ers are authorized to issue oo "v
other evidences of debt. ana m.,4
vertise for bids on work OF 'lnyi
ment: may purchase material shs
ploy agents. Assessments may mn
led and tax collected so long HM T. a
sary to pay bonds or other oD.sa N,
Commissioners shall file annual 1s,,s,A
ment with county clerk: Con s"r n
ers and assessors not liable 10. s,
ares. Unlawful for board Or o.a.,
ficers to pledge bonds. Route o III
may be changed under certain an,v "
tons. Owners Of real properly ,,
have assessments made by .HsIoywa
they so desire. No appeal ,S SrIU"C et|
delay progress Of work. C t"r ne pa
shall be open at all times TOT e st
pose Of making orders or n, II not
Judgments. and injunctionss - sn work;
allowed to delay progress 0. INV Sped
this act does not repeal .s a" Of 81
acts providing for the cIe s.ricts. 81
cial road improvement d ~ tSs Acts !
lions So to n of Act 800 OF '1 from ~
1918 repealed. Act in force i've
Annroved March 80. 1915.