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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
$4OO, ZOO, 600 FOR DEFENSE
President Wilson and Advisers Make
Up Annual Army and Navy Es-
timate.-Largest in History.

Washington.-Four hundred million
dollars for national defense-an in.
crease approximately of $14O,OO0,OOO
over last year constitutes the amount
President Wilson and his advisers now
estimate should be appropriated by
the next congress for the army and
navy.
The president has had before him
for several weeks the outlines OF
military policy of a continuing char
acter framed by Secretary Garrison
after more than a years study with
officers of the general staff. With
1t the president is in hearty accord,
regarding it as conservative, we'll
balanced program. While details have
not been revealed, substantial IN
crease in the regular army, probably
from $1,000 to at least 10000 men
and the creation Of a reserve OF per-
haps 100000 men through short term
enlistment service of citizens inter
ested In military training, are said to
be parts of the army plan.
AS yet the appropriation to be rec
Commended for the army and navy re-
spectively has not been definitely fix
ed. Indications are that the army's
budget of $11O,OOO,OOO last year will
be increased by at least $6O,OOO,OOO,
while Secretary Daniels is figuring on
sobtaining a $100,OO0,0OO increase over
THE navy appropriation of $14S,OOO,-
900 of last year.
/ When the president and the secre-
taries Of war and navy next confer 1t
lis understood an effort will be made
/ to bring the total sum within the
s$400,000,O00 mark, as at present the
Acombined estimates of the two branch
Ses of the service will make about
$3.50, ,0O0 If the needs Of the two
Services can be cut to $400,0O0,0O0 the
total increase over last year would be
about $140,000,000. The general view
in administration quarters now is that
bond issue will be proposed to meet
the added expense.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
SLOW PROGRESS IN sERvIA
BuIqars Have Been Able to Advance
Only One Mile From Frontier.
Serbs Resist Sterniy.

London. Diplomatic questions are
! no. delaying military operations The
Austro-German and Bulgarian attacks
on Servia are proceeding. They are,
however, meeting with stern resist
ance, and the Servians are giving
ground foot by foot. The extent OF
the Bulgarian invasion, according to
Nish dispatch, consists of an ad-
vance over the frontier at one point
OF mile. With this exception, says
the report, the fighting line remains
intact and the railways have not been
reached.
1t is reported also that the allies
have begun new offensive in the
Dardanelles. The Russians are con-
tinuing their attacks in Galicia in an
effort to clear the Austrians from the
Roumanian frontier and prevent them
from sending further re-inforcements
against Servia.
In fact, there appears to be a gen
eral attack on all the German fronts.
The British and French, Berlin re-
lates, have attacked in Flanders and
Champagne, while the German official
report of the campaign in Russia is
record of counter-attacks against the
Russians endeayor.ng to regain the
| initiative.
Even the Belgian coast is not ex-
cepted. British monitors having been
bombarding German positions there.
British submarines in the Baltic have
sunk ten German ore carrying steam
ers and have completely paralyzed the
ore trade between Sweden and Ger
many This has caused some dissatis-
faction in Sweden and it is charged
that two steamers were sunk within
Swedish territorial waters. But tht.
British assert they have been obsery-
ing studiously international law and
have been sinking only German steam
ers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
Five Are cremated.

New York.-Five persons were burn
ed to death and three injured in fire
which swept through a five-story
Third avenue tenement house on the
Upper East Side Oct. II. The injured
and remaining members Of eight fam
lilies were rescued by police and fire.
men from fire escapes. The dead were
three members of one family, Mrs.
Julia Menu and her two daughters, 13
and Is, and two members of another
family, Mrs. Annette Crocral and her
son.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
UNION PACIFIC MOTOR TRAIN
SMASHEs THROUGH BRIDGE
IN KANSAS.
81 PERSONS ARE INJURED
Many of Those Drowned Were Young
Lady School Teachers - Heavy
Rains and Swollen Stream
Weakens Bridge.

andolph.-Eighteen persons are be-
lieved to have lost their lives when a
passenger car of Union Pacific mo-
tor train plunged through bridge into
Fancy Creek near here Oct. 16. Ten
bodies had been recovered up to the
night of Oct. 16, and at least eight
more were believed to be in the mud
and water which almost filled the car.
OF the SIS passengers in the car only
four escaped unhurt. Most of the dead
were drowned. A revised list of the
recovered dead: DR.. Louis Atwood,
Topeka; Mary Giles, Manhattan, Kan;
Miss Alma J. Jellin, Garrison, Kan;
Mrs. Steele Chapman, Manhattan,
Kan; Miss Ethel Retzer, Stockdale,
Kan; A. o. Shaw, Tecumseh, Neb.;
Theodore Smith, Stockdale, Kan; Carl
Stonebeig, Randolph, Kan; Miss Della
Peterson, Stockdale, Kan.
Many of the passengers were young
women school teachers. All went into
a heap when the car struck the bridge,
which, weakened by three inches of
rain, fell into the swollen creek, car
rying the car with it.
The rescue of the passengers was
extremely difficult, and many were
badly injured before they were extri-
Gated It was necessary for the sur
Vivors to crawl up the sides of the
car, using the window ledges and seats
as the rungs of ladder, and many
fell repeatedly after almost achieving
success. Nearly all became uncon-
scious from loss of blood or shock on
finally reaching safety.
The train left Manhattan north
bound shortly before o'clock and ar
rived lat the Fancy Greet bridge at
1850. 1t was travelling at high speed
when, according to the passengers, the
forward end of the car suddenly pitch
ed down, hurting the passengers from
their seats. Several sustained broken
bones from the first impact.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
WORK ON DREADNoUGHT.
Keel of California 10 Laid At Brooklyn
Navy Yard.

New York.-The keel of the SIS, ,OOO,-
900 superdreadnought California has
been laid at the Brooklyn navy yard.
Secretary Daniels, in speech con-
cluding the brief ceremony attending
the beginning of actual work on the
fighting craft, said the California will
mark the most advanced step taken in
naval engineering in many years.
The superdreadnought will be the
first large war vessel to be propelled
entirely by electricity.
The California is expected to be
launched within Is months and placed
in commission in about three years.
The vessel will be of $4,000 tons dis
placement, length 625 feet and beam
971-4 feet. 1t will carry twelve IL
inch guns and % five-inch guns, as
we'll as having four submerged tor
DedO tubes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
LEVER LAW HELD INVALID
u. S. Court Holds Cotton Futures lille.
gal and Gives New York Firm
Judument For Tax Paid

New York.-The cotton futures act
Of Aug. Is, 1914, also known as the
Lever law, has been declared uncon-
stitutional by Federal District Judge
Hough because, as revenue measure,
it originated in the senate instead OF
the house of representatives, as re-
quired by the constitution,
The decision was rendered in a test
suit brought by Samuel T. Hubbard
of the cotton brokerage firm of Hub
bard Bros, and others to recover ST.
900 paid under protest to John q.
Lowe, Jr., collector of internal reve-
nue., under the provisions of the law.
Judgment was rendered in favor or
the plaintiffs.
The suit alleged the act was un-
constitutional, first, because it or
iginated in the senate instead of the
lower house, and, second, because the
law taxed the manner of performing
the transaction insead of the transac-
ton itself.
Judge Hough sustained the first
UuL 6dFO liz AAhNAh5 SAA
the second He said:
'"The bill known as the cotton fr-
lures act, approved Aug. Is, 1914, nev-
er was and is not a law Of the Unit
ed States, and therefore as proposi-
ton it is no longer open to discus
sion.
"This is one of the legislative prof.
ects which, to be law, must originate
in the lower house The constitution
provides that all bills for revenue
must originate in the house of repre-
sentatives. 1t is not seen how this
court can disregard information fur
nished by congress itself.
''It is most unsatisfactory to
ground a decision upon so technical a
point, but such as it is, this finding
disposes Of the case, and / must leave
undiscussed the arguments equally
able and instructive upon the other
and permanent branch of the litiga-
tion.'
Concerning the governments Qpn-
tention that the act was designed pri-
marily to prevent speculation in cot
ton futures, Judge Hough said it was
immaterial what intent was behind
the act so long as congress had la
beled it tax measure.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
GERMAN DESTROYER, SUNK
British Submarine In Baltic Sea Uses
Torpedo and Chases Other
War Vessels.

Copenhagen.-A British submarine
has torpedoed and sunk German de-
stroyer at the southern entrance to
the Sound, q narrow strait between
Denmark and Sweden, connecting the
Baltic with the North Sea. A great
explosion followed the striking Of the
torpedo and the destroyer foundered
Immediately.
A message from Falsterbo, Sweden,
which brought news of this incident,
adds that another German destroyer
and a cruiser, which were accom-
panying the destroyer that was sunk,
had speeded southwark.
information received here indi-
Gates that all the members of the de-
stroyer's crew were lost.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
ARMY OF 100000 Is PLANNED
President Approves Secretary Garri.
sons Plan to Raise Citizen Army
For Defense.

Washington. - Complete details of
the plan for the reorganization of the
army, which is expected to provide
100000 fighting men at the end OF
three years, has become known. The
plan has received the approval Of the
president.
1t contemplates an increase in the
personnel of the regular army suffi-
cient to insure strength of 10000
men and 1000 additional officers
within the next two years. One-half
Of the contemplated increase is pro-
vided for in this years appropriation.
Upon this foundation it is proposed
to rear 'a citizen" or continental
army. This citizen army is to con-
sist of 100000 men, $4,000 of whom
are to receive two months training
each year They will be paid the reg
ularly enlisted mans compensation
during training-$15 a month. They
will be subject to call at any time
within six years.
Additional fighting forces, the war
department believes, could be obtain
ed in an emergency from the militia OF
the country, which now comprises
some $4,000 men, at least $4,000 CT
whom could be counted on for active
service.
From these sources the administra-
ton believes the force of 100000 men
which it desires can be drawn The
cost for the first year, according to
the estimates of the secretary of war,
will be about $134,0OO The whole
plan has been formulated on the prin-
ciUle of an army of defense.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
SERBO ANGLO FRENCH TROOPS
BEGIN WORK BY PENETRAT-
ING INTO BULGARIA.
TEuTON INVASION SLOW
Cold Weather and Bad Roads Aids
Serbs to Resist Armies Of the
Enemies-Fightng On All
Fronts.

London.-Although there is very
heavy fighting at some points along
the eastern front, as well as In the
west, the Austro-G German and Bulgar-
ian invasions of Servia and the efforts
of British and French officers to bring
help to their little ally before it is too
late continue to occupy the chief al,
tention of the belligerent countries.
The Servians are being helped by
the weather, which is cold and winter
like. The rains have set in and are
impeding the movement of troops and
guns, which at the best must be slow
over, what answers for roads in the
Balkan states.
The Germans, however, claim to
have taken the heights south of Bel
grade, while along the Danube the
army of Gen. Won GallwitZ is pushing
the Servians back.
The allied forces from Saloniki have
begun operations against the Bulgar-
ians with unexpected zeal, and already
the Serbo-Anglo-French forces have
penetrated into Bulgarian territory
just north of the Greek boundary and
are attacking the Bulgarian strong
hold of Strumnitza.
French troops in Macedonia have re-
ceived their baptism of fire near the
railway bridge at Hudovo Vilandovo,
where they were attacked by 10000
Bulgarians The fighting continues.
The Bulgarian artillery is bombard-
ing the Vilandodo garrison, which Is
offering stout resistance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
Holland Fires on zeppeIins.

Rotterdam -Four zeppelins which
are believed to have participated in
recent raid over the London area were
sighted honeWard bound over Hol-
land and fired on by Dutch sentinels,
but apparently were uhinjured.
At Nispen, 100 shots were fired at
one airship before it disappeaeed to-
ward the German frontier.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
States Big Tax Claim Denied.


A decision that virtually disposed Of
a back tax claim for more than
million and a. half dollars, filed by
State Revenue Agent ]. C. Johnston,
has been rendered by Judge E. d.
Dinkins in the circuit court at Wa
ter Valley. Judge Dinkins reverses
a former finding of his court award
ing judgment to the state revenue
agent against the Illinois Central for
the full amount claimed. In written
oruer granting the new trial, Judge
Dinkins holds, in substance, that the
tax claim against the railroad would
virtually be double taxation.
Briefly stated, the revenue agent
attempted to assess for back taxes
the old Mississippi Valley company,
a subsidiary corporation, created for
the purpose of handling the stock of
the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley road.
The company had no actual physical
property of its own.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
BRITAIN AND BULGARIA BREAK
official Announcement From London
Is That Minister From Bulgaria 10
Handed His Passports.

London The following official an
nouncement of the dismissal of the
Bulgarian minister to Great Britain
was issued Oct. IL:
"His majesty's government an
nounces that the Bulgarian minister
has been handed his passports, and
that diplomatic relations between
Great Britain and Bulgaria have been
broken off,"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
DRIVER WHO SERIOUSLY IN.
JURES LITTLE GIRL is PUT
UNDER ARREST.
BIG TAX CLAIM is DENIED
Judgment in Favor, of State For Mil.
lion and Half Dollars Against
!. C. r. r. Ie Reversed by
Court-Stats News.
jackson.

While returning home from school
Elaine Thompson, nIne-year-old daugh-
ter of Mrs. Bessie C. Thompson, re-
siding in this city, was struck by an
auto delivery wagon of the Meredith
Grocery Company. The girl was
knocked down just as she stepped off
the sidewalE. curbing. Besides being
seriously bruised about tha head, the
little girl suffered a fractured thigh.
E. G. Johnson, the driver of the au-
tomobile, surrendered to the police,
and was released on bond.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
Ask Bail For Ferry.

Preliminary steps to secure bail for
Horace Perry, white, have been taken
by lawyers representing him. Perry
has been in Jail since last July under
Indictment charging him with the
murder of Mrs. Ella Coker, a one
armed white woman who was taken
from his quarters in a dying condi-
ton. He was indicted, along with
Jim Harrison, another white man.
Harrison was admitted to bail some
time ago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
100000 O-COC-OQ
MISSISSIPPI 9
NEWS ITEMS 5
!, q

Natchez.-A night school under the
auspices of the Natchez Boy Scouts
and conducted by DR.. H. P. Holman,
has begun at the scouts headquarters
for the benefit of those boys and
young men of the city who cannot at
tend the public schools.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
Cant Return to Home County.

Andy Nash Jr., a negro, serving a
life term for murder from Leake
county, from where he was sent up
In November, 1904, has been granted
an executive pardon. Nash is par
doned with the condition that he shall
not return to Leake county
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

Vicksburg- rg-Constructing Engineer
C. Omer Free of the Vincennes Bridge
Company has reported that as soon as
the two boards of supervisors had
taken formal action, his company
would at once begin to remove the de-
fective piers in the Big Black bridge
and start to work on the reconstruc-
ton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
Phone Rinu saved lives.

The ringing of a telephone at an
early hour saved the lives Of Lucindy
Cheeks and her sister when 1t awoke
Lucindy from sound slumber and to
the realization that her house was on
fire. The house was owned by Nose
Cheeks, negro flagman. 1t was COM
pletely destroyed.
The women were alone at the time,
Nose being away on his run. Lucindy
stated she had been asleep some time
when she heard the telephone bell
ringing. She started into the hall to
answer it and was greeted by gust OF
flame. She reused her sister and they
escaped just in time to avert being
struck by falling debris.
Fortune for Mississippi Man.
A fortune in Texas awaits Mike
Eischenseir, supposed to be somewhere
in Mississippi, and his half brother.
Herman T. Lutker, of AL North Will
lite street, Cleburne, Texas. Mr.. Lut-
ker has written James Cummings.
chief of the Jackson fire department,
to assist in locating him. According to
Mr.. Lutker's letter Eischenseir is his
half brother, and their mother died re-
Gently, leaving Mr. Lutker administra-
tor of the estate.
Record Price For Cotton Seed.
A record high price for cotton seed
in period Of ten years was secured
by the prison trustees of the state
when they sold, at the Parchman farm
ten carloads of the product for $3.50
a ton, the successful bidder being
broker, w F. Hoy, Of Prentiss. The
lowest bid for the seed was S33. AZ
the same meeting the trustees sold
447 bales of the 1915 cotton crop to
Boyce e Co. of Memphis at 1857 to
1886 cents pound.
The price received for cotton seed
shows a sudden advance in seed, for
two weeks ago all the trustees could
secure was $26.7O ton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

Summit.-A telegram has been re-
ceived from Guy w. Walker of New
York City, head of the movement to
establish an electric railway from
Summit to Magnolia, stating a meet
ing will be. held soon, at which time
it is hoped an interurban railway be-
tween the two places will be positive
ly decided upon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

Natchez After being suppressed
in this section for several months,
charbon has again broken out among
the stock. The disease has appeared
among the cattle of Selma, eight
miles from here. DR.. M. E. Alderman,
United States veterinarian, in in
charge of the situation, and is vac
cinating all cattle for miles around.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-10
Special Prizes & Premiums

For best loaf bread from Princess four-1OO lbs
Princess flour by Lewiston Milling Co.
For best loaf bread from Clearwater four-100-
pounds Clearwater -four by Lewiston Milling Co.
Ladies' saddle horse shown under saddle, $40 90
Manicure set by Anderson Pharmacy.
PARADE PRIZES---Parade Starts at Il 100
(a) For biggest family in parade in wagon or
hack So SO box of candy by Nesler & Sparks.
(b) Pair 50 25 driving gloves for best decorated
draft team in parade by Fike & Laier harness shop
(c) Bath hair cut, shave and shampoo for most
original stunt in parade by AL. Bardwell.
(d) 50 so Roast for best fat hog for block in pa
rade or show by John Medved.
100 yard race--Free for All-Frs $3.50 mdse.,
second ST mdse.
so yard dash, boys under H. first ball and bat by
Anderson's Pharmacy I'd pen knife by D. P. Dono-
van.
Girls race under 18-1st 50 pair gloves; second
pair 81 Is gloves.
Boys Nickle Race-S2 in nickles in tuo of water
eace boy keeps the nickles he gets.
Fat Mems Race-must weigh 200 pounds
First money purse I'd bottle Anti Fat.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-10
Judging Contest

High School, including Ninth to Twelfth Grades.
VIM Burghard gives to best individual judge, one
Registered Poland China SOW pig, value SIS.
Preston Felt, Registered Duroc Jersey SOW pig
for second best Judge on the above Value SIS.
EIGHTH GRADE AND UNDER
Kennedy H. & R., give to the best individual judge
one Registered Duroc Jersey boar pig Value S25.
John Stellmon gives for second best Judge one Reg
istered Chester White SOW pig Value SIS.
These contestants must not have been students of
any agricultural college
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-10
PREMIUM AND PRIZE LIST

For best sucking calf either sex, free service to
Ivan Jorgens Registered bull.
For best one year old under two, either sex, free
service to C. c. Hess registered bull.
Class 16. Herefords
Best bull, any age $3.50 $500
Best COW Q years old and over 500 $50
Free service for the best full blood or grade calf to
Curtis J, Mers bull, Rex Donald, Sd.
Class II. Aberdeen Angus
Best bull, any age 81 SO $500
Best COW, Q years old and over 500 ESQ
Class 49, Holsteins
Best BULL any age $3.50 $500
Best COW years old and over 500 ESQ
Free service to John Wissinks Registered bull for
best Holstein calf
Free service to Tom Jacobs Registered bull for the
best yearling hefer.
Class 19. Jerseys
Best BULL any age $3.50 $500.
Best COW 3 years old and over 500 50
Free service to the Basket & AgreH Registered
bull for best calf.
Class 20. Gurnseys
Best bull, any age $3.50 $500
Best COW two years old and over 90 2.5O1
Free service to Geo. Nichols Registered bull for
best calf.
Class u. Ayrshires
Best bull, any age $3.50 So DOL
Best COW two years old and over 500 2.50l
presented for the free service to any of the above
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-10
General Exhibits

Limited to boys and girls Is years old)
Culinary
Whitss bread Light drop cookies
Steam brown bread Apple pie
Baking powder biscuit Lemon pie
Loaf nut cake Doughnuts
Layer cake Butter
Angel cake 4 Homemade cheese
Flowers
Best assorted Bouquets made from yard flowers grown
in home or school gardens
Curios
Best collection of Indian relics
Best collection of pioneer relics
SewingNeedle Work
Best special embroidery by amateur
Most attractive, interesting and best display Of fancy
work entered by one person, no two pieces of the
same kind of work, and no less than six pieces.
Coronation braid initiating table cloth & napns
Embroidered hdkff Embroidered baby dress
Mountmellick Colored silk on white linen
Laces
(All aces must be mounted or on finished artice) |
Point lace Tatting hdkfs
scarf Tatting displays pieces
Corset cover yoke Nightgown yoke and sleeves
Eating lace and insertion
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-10
Glass 70. Fat Sheep

Glass %. Fat Sheep
Fat lamb, any breed, 1st IS; I'd and Sd, ribbons
Fat wether, any breed, 1s SIS I'd and Sd, ribbons
IN ALL GLASSES WHERE THERE IS NO
COMPETITION, ONLY RIBBONS WILL BE
AWARDED IF JUDGE DOES NOT THINK
ANIMAL WORTHY, EVEN RIBBON WILL
BE WITHHELD.