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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-27
Labor Agent Agitation

Several meetings Of farmers from
different sections of the county have
| been held in Macon this week to take
some action towards preventing labor
| agents from the delta and Arkansas
and also parties in the county who art
actirg as agents for delta planters
from soliciting or molesting the labor.
,rs in the county. Mr.. N. L.. CockrclI
# Ittabena, a former citizen Of Noxu
zee ana a nephew Of the late John r.
CJckrell, was here to secure laborers,
jut after being told of conditions here
md how his actions would be regarded,
he prom scd and did leave without &C
cpmpIishing the purpose for which h,
came.
On Tuesday afidavits were sWorr
out by w. S. Mullins Of Cliftonvillo
against Ben and George Coleman and
,heir brother-in-law, Ben Craig, on .
charge Of acting as immigrant agents
without privilege license. The trial
was set FOR Wednesday morning at lC
o'clock, before Justice j. B. Stewart
at Prairie Point, but on account of At
torncy George Richardson, who had
been employed to represent the de-
PENDANTS, being busy in chancery
court, the trial was postponed until
November lst. The Colemans have
rented a place in Arkansas and are
preparing to move there. Itis charged
that they are taking away a much
larger force than they need.
Robert Albright, an inmate of the
insane asylum at Meridian was ar.
rested in Macon one day last week anC
he was returned the following day, an
attendant CONT G for him. Albright,
who IS about thirty years of age, is q
member Of a prominent family il
Columbus. He offered no resistance
when officers from the sherifr's office
arrested him. When asked how he
got away he told the deputy sheriff
that they had a party of inmates Out
at the fair grounds land while the
other fools were watching a BALBOA
went thraugh the hedge" He walked
to S~ucarnoochee and then rode the
blind baggage. He called on a forme,
citizen of Columbus. who recognized
him Immediately. He had lost his ha,
and said he was hungry. He was sen
to a restaurant for his dinner anC
given a hat. He then tried to max,
his way to the depot, but the officer
folio we'd him and arrested him in tn,
weeds in the rear of Thed Irsch'
house.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-27

The weather we are having seems
set in its ways. The almost dead.sure
rule of three frosts and a rain was
broken this week. After three heavy
frosts the early part Of the week the
temperature began to rise and the sky
became overcast, but about two
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon the wind
veered around to tue north and the sky
again became clear and the weather
colder. In contrast to conditions here.
it is raining almost every week in
south Texas where the normal rainfall
is only a few inches a year.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-27
Death of Mys. ChGs. Hurst

Mrs. Charles Hurst, who formerly
lived with her husband near Nashua
Vile, but has been living at Mayhem
for a year or more, died Tuesday at
the home Of her father, Mr.. A. j.
White near Louisville. Her remains
we're inferred in the graveyard at
M~ashulaville Wednesday. Mr.. Priest
White of this county is a brother of
the deceased.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-27

That the boil weevil has not been
operating since the dry weather set in
Is evidenced by the number of blooms
that are seen in almost every cotton
patch. Mr.. f. L. Carleton brought 70
town Tuesday a stalk of cotton CON
tanning a number of open bolls that
came up in his garden during the rains
early In July and has not had a weevil
on it. Mr., Carleton says that very
volunteer cotton stalk that has come
up in his garden for the last three
years has been infested with weeviI
Mr. Glenn Hunter brought in a stalk
last week that grew in his garden and
it contained over a hundred grown
bolls, many close to the top. II all
goes to show but for the July storms
and the rains that followed this county
would have made a bumper crop.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-27
Programs for Mliterdcy Day.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER TENTH.
Appropriate Scripture Reading
Reading
Reading of Governors Proclamation
llliteracy in Mississippi ,...... Teacher
llliteracy in Our County ...... Student
llliteracy in Our School District 49,.
student
How to Remove lliteracy From Our
District. ,.... Teacher
How Our School Can Help Keep a
Worker in the Field.
Noxubee county has a very small
per cent of illiteracy among the white
adults when compared with a majority
of the counties of the state, there be-
ing only Il according TO the census of
1910, 1t will be a source of great
pride when We can say that we have
no white adults who can not read and
write their names at least. The
above is a suggested program for illlt-
eracy day in the schools, and | trust
that every teacher will make an effort
to observe the day in some appropriate
manner.
The county illiteracy commission ap-
pointed by the state commission is as
follows:
Mr.. w. B. Jones, Macon, President;
Miss Lora Memories. Brooksville; Mr..
Geo. D. Russell, Mashulayille; Mr.. W.
II. Hubbard, ~Shuqualak; Mr.. T. ].
McHenry, Paulette.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-27
Cotton Ginned TO Scot. 2,5tb

There were 1913 bales of cotton
counting round rs half bales, ginned
IN Noxubee county from the cron NJ
1916, prior to October IS, 1916. as
compared with 1886 bales ginned 70
Oct. Is. 1915. "
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-27

The farmers who have cotton to sell
are now counting their profits instead
Of counting their chickens before they
are Matched,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-27

We are selling the best and heaviest
outing at old price IOc per yard.
Walter B, Patty.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-07-22
BEAUMONT NEW IBERIA
YOUTH WINS HIGH
HONOR.

One Beaumont boy Of whom his
parents and the citizenship gen
orally are proud is Owen j. I
Southwell, "A years old, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Southwell
1900 Gulf street.
Since he graduated from Beau
mont high school Owen South
Well has followed the profession
OF architecture and is making
good i'll every sense of the term.
A few days ago he won 800
which was the first prize offered
TOR the best design Of civic cen
ter, and, as result of his excel
lent talent shown in this drawing
he will probably secure the con
tract to make the working plans
for the buildings he designed.
The contest was staged in Pitts
burg, Pa, by Ponca City, Okla.
In competition with some of the
most experienced architects in
Plttsburg he entered the contest,
doing his work after oifice hours
by artificial light. The others
worked in the daytime, but their
designs did not begin to compare
with his.
The civic center he designed
consisted of a group of public.
buildings including a city hall,
public library, fire station, audi
torium and prison. The draw
ing, in addition to being very at
tractive, was thoroughly practi-
cal and will be followed by Ponca
CITY. Okla, in constructing It's
buildings.
After completing his course in
the Beaumont public schools
Owen Southwell attended. New
South college, where he completed
q business course Later he at
tended Tulane University at New
Orleans, taking a two-years'
course in architecture. After
that he attended the Carnegie
school Of technology at Pitts
burg and now he is employed by
the firm of Ingram & Boyd. He
has been at Pittsburg about three
years. A year ago he completed
his course at the Carnegie school
and he is now q full-fedged arch
itect and a young man possessed
of rare talent.
In a recent letter to his parents
he states that he has been offered
the chair of architecture at the
University Of Illinois. He has
not decided whether he will ac-
cept the offer or whether he will
continue in the commercial field |
Enterprise.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-07-22
SHERIFF SWORD MURDERED

Opelousas, La, July 17.-Ope-
Iousas is expecting mOmentarily
to hear that the band of de-
termined men which armed itself
and rode silently out of town has
caught and Ivnched the half-breed
desperator. Ielaire Carriere, who
at daybreak Monday. in corn
field at MallOt Woods, fifteen
miles west Of here shot to death
sheriff Swords and ]. Durous-
.eau. negro assisting the sheriff
in IN effort to arrest Carriere for
killing a man recently at JENNINGS.
Jim Ballard another negro IN
the sheriff's party. and Charles
Chachere. a white deputy sheriff,
also were shot by Carriere. Bal
lard s wounds are considered dan
gerous. Chachere's right check
was grazed bv a bullet from the
ha'f-breed s rife.
Two women who were brought
to Opelousas and imprisoned at
II 80 A. NJ. Monday have said
nothing that would expedite the
search for the criminal. They
live in the horse in which Car
riere passed Sunday nioht. near
the cornfield before which the
half-breed FOUGHT at davbreak
with the sheriff and his assistants.
Several hundred men of Ope-
lousas and Eunice have formed
posses and started in pursuit Of
Carriere. who is believed to be
hiding in the woods near the
cornfeld where he used his life
so effectively. Bloodhounds have
gone in an automobile to the scene
Of the SHOOTING from the Hone
penal farm. Feeling against the
half-breed is intense throughout
the parish. Indications are that
he will he lynched if the posse
cantures him.
; Throughout St. Landry and
contiguous parishes Carriere for
some time has been regarded as
q dangerous man. Recently. it is
said. he shot and killed a man in
JENNINGS. JEFF Davis parish.
After that affair he fed to Mallet
Woods. his former home. Word
came to Sheriff Swords office
Sunday night that the half-breed
was at Mallet Woods terrorizing
the residents Of that section.
kn~ears On Porch
Rifle Over Arm.
The sheriff with the two ne
eroes and Chachere his deputy.
left Opelousas late Sunday night
to arrest Cariere. They reached
the horse IN Mallet Woods where.
they had been informed. Carriere
was STOPPING. Thew surrounded
the house and waited for the dawn
of Monday.
At davbreak Carriere appeared
upon the porch Of the house. a
rife sluno across his left arm.
Deputy Sheriff Chachere called
upon him to surrender. Carriere
replied bv grazing the deputy 8
cheek with bullet from his rifle.
After firing that shot. the half
breed ran into a cornfield near
the house. He disappeared among
the cornstalks.
Chachere wound was not SER
ious. He and his chief proceeded
to surround the field. They des-
their two negro assistants
to one side of the field. themselves
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-07-22
A Laxative Blood Cleanser.

Don't put off taking a treat
ment Of Po-Do-Lax. Your system
a cleanser and tonic-nothing like
Po-Do-Lax to purify the blood,
gently move the bowels and stim-
ulate the liver to healthy action.
The first dose releases the accum-
ulated poisons. 1t is a laxative
tonic for young, adult and aged.
Its mild non-griping action COM
mends it to delicate. women.
Guaranteed-a trial will convince
you. Get a bottle to-day. l
Enthusiastically
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-07-22
NATIONAL DEFENSE COM
MITE CONFERENCE.

There was a conferenc today
between Secretary Baker and the
! members of the National Defense
Committe of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States. This
committee, of which Bascom Lit
tie. formerly president of the
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce,
is chairman, told the Secretary of
War that the Committee was
pleased with the pending legisla-
ton in the Army appropriations
bill and in the Navy appropria-
tions bill and in the Navy approp-
riations bill as indicating very
>nohtful consideration Of the
National Defense problem by the
government and by Congress.
Many of the details of the pend
ing legislation were explained by
Secretary Baker to the committee
and the committee 3 work will
proceed with additional enthus-
iasm for its task.
The committee feels that the
next big problem which should
receive the careful attention of
the country, as well as of Con-
gress, is the universal military
training provision as outlined in
the bin which Senator Chamber
lain prepared last December. The
committee called on Senator
Chamberlain and was told by
him that the bill would be re-
ported out of committee during
the present session Of Congress
and would be open for debate and
discussion in the Senate. The
committee expressed itself as be-
ing exceedingly anxious to have
Senator Chamberlain's bill intro
duced into the House in order that
the discussion may be broadened.
- nnon ~ - - nlonee n -
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-07-22

taking separate positions on the
opposite side. The two negroes
glimpsed Carriere as he moved
through the tall corn They
opened fire. Carriere replied, and
hit both Of them.
Carriere lodged through the
corn. AS he ran, he saw Sheriff
Swords standing in a clearing
between the burrows. He fired.
The bullet plowed through the
sheriff's heart and he fell dead to
the ground. Chachere rushed to
the assistance Of his chief, and
lost sight Of the negro.
Marion L. Swords was one of
the most picturesque political fig
nres in this section of the State.
He had political friends and po-
litical enemies becarse he al
WAYS spoke his mind,'' but there
are few who ever spoke unfav-
orablv of Marion L. Swords per-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-07-22
Every Cold Should
Be Considered Serious

So say the best medical authorities.
Unless promptly checked. often they
lead to chronic bronchial and pull
monary troubles which may prove
fatal
If your cough or cold has not re-
sponded to treatment-and remember.
medicine should not be solely relied
on-timely use of Eckman's AItera-
tive may give you relief.
For more than twenty years it has
been benefting sufferers from these
disorders. 1t is especially indicated
where the system demands lime, for
it contains calcium chlorid so COM
bined as to be easily assimilated by
the average person.
Safe to try-because it contains no
harmful or Authorizing drugs OF
any sort whatsoever.
At your druggists.
Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia.
John Il. Taylor 4 Bro. Druggists
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-07-22
MARTIN VS.. MARTIN.

The Martin family will fight il
out for congress in the Third dis
trict.
Wade O. Martin of st. Martin
vile, sheriff Of st. Martin parish
young, active Democrat, will be
the candidate of his party. Judge
Whitman p. Martin. of Thibo
daux, will be the candidate of the
Bull Moose. They are not re.
lated; if so, quite distantly.
Sheriff Martin s selection gives
recognition to the west end of the
district and to the only parish in
the entire district that stood loya]
to the Democratic cause in April
and returned a majority for Col.
Pleasant. Judge Martin halls
! from the eastern end of the dis
trict.
1t promises to be battle royal
between these two Martins. Both
come from prominent families, the
Democratic candidate being the
son of DR.. G. w. Martin, Of Ar
naudville, who stumped the state
for Pleasant both in the primary
and the general election, and who
was declared one of the best
French speakers on the hustin"s.
Wade 0. Martin was agreed
upon by a conference of Third dis.
trict Democrats at Morgan City,
as the party candidate for coll
gress, in opposition to the Bull
Moose.
The congressional committee
will meet in Morgan City, July
25, and if there is no mother en-
try. which there will proba bly, not
be, Mr.. Martin will be declared
the Democratic nominee, thereby
eliminating the formality Of a
primary. Judge Martin will be
unQpposed in the Progressive
ranks. and he will be declared the
Progressive nominee by that
party's committee, when it meets.
Prospects Are For
Democratic Victory.
This will place both candidates
in a general campaign, which will
end in the election Of November
Z. 1t will mean a thorough can
vass and campaign Of the district,
which the Democrats have every
prospect of carrying this rime.
eve had a splendid conference
Of Democrats said Senator John
D. Shaffer Of Glendale. over the
long distance telephone, Monday.
All parishes were represented
and after going over the situation
thoroughly Mr.. Martin was settled
upon as the choice of the meeting.
We feel that we have live wire
and the Democrats will
be able to put him over tn. plate
in November"
As chairman Of the Third dis
trict congressional committee,
Senator Shaffer presided at the
Morgan City meeting.
Prior to the conference, sew
eral names had been suggested
along with Mr.. Martin as possible J
choices, among them being Judge |
Julian Mouton, Of LAFAYETTE
Judge Thos. M. Milling, of Frank
lin: Philip H. Gilbert, of Napo- |
and others.
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-07-22
Bad to Have q Cold Hang On.

Don't. let your cold hang on
rack your system and become
chronic when DR.. Bell s Pine-Tar.
Honey will help you. It heals
the inflammation, soothes the
cough and loosens the phlegm
You breathe easier at once. DR.
Bells Pine -Tar-Honev is a laxa.
tive Tar Syrup. the pine tar bal.
s"m heals the raw spots, loosens
the mucous and prevents irrita.
tion of the bronchial tubes. Just
get a bottle of DR.. Bell s Pine Tar
Honey to-day. its guaranteed to
help you. At druggists. ]
ADVERTISEMENT
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-07-22

1T is said that letter addressed
"To the prettiest girl, Plainfield,
N. j." was claimed by 100 girls.
It's easy enough to tell from that
how many girls there are in
Plainfeld. The best guess is 130.
Ev
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-07-22
sOnallY.
SOnalIy.
Sheriff 16 Years IN
st. Landry Parish.

He was born SO years ago on a
farm in Avoyelles parish. but ear
lv in life he was moved to Big
Cane. in St. Landry parish. His
hoyhood he spent upon a farm at
Big Cane. and when a young man
he engaged in the general mer-
camille business near Spring Ba-
you. St. Landry parish. He re-
tired from business to enter poll
tics.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-07-22

John Il. Taylor 4 Bro. Druggists
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-07-15
RAISED Y. & M, ", TRACK

The main lien tracks of the Woo
and Mississippi Vailed railroad, be
tween Vicksburg andaRolling Fork
will be raised from one to five feet,
according to preparations now be-
ing made by the management OF
the road, The work Of getting
together the material, equiment
and forces was begun last week
and the work of raisinng the track
willbegin within a few days.
Something like IS, 100000 will
bt expended by the com oany tor
the purp9ee of getting The track
higher tnan the high water from
the Yazoo river. which has men
acel operations along this part q
he road every time the Mississlp-
ri gets out of its banks up the
Yazoo. The work will b. COM
pleted as soon ass possible. Green
vile Damocrat.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-07-15
HARSH WORDS FOR ROCK.
EFFELLERISM,

"We will findE no such example
of fraud within the books. and
must fseek the letter and SPIRIT of
the law in free government, as a
scale in which to wheigh such con-
duct
And this laugnage of the SUI
preme conrt of Colorado in describ-
ing the election fauds committed
on Ro ckefeler property by Rookie
Teller agents in Hurfano colorado.
Aud this the sames court says
of the plea of Rockefeller's agents
that the frauds were committed as
an industrial necessity.
That a private corporation, with
its privately armed torcef may VIC
late the most sacred right oficltlzen-
ship of the state and find awful ex
cuse in the plea of private indus
trial necessity savors too much
of anarch to fndlapprovai by courts
of justice, -
Harsh words for Roekefellerism
but true,
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-07-15
6 GAME LAW IN ABEY-
ANCE,

The Secretasy of State has de-
clared, officiallys that the new State
game law is imperative pending the
referendum election 10 be held in
November.
Secretary of State JOS. w. sPow-
er had expected to declare the new
quart-a time every two weeks
whisky law imperative pending
the election. but the prohibitionists
filed,an injunction prohibition pro-
hibiting such course by the Sec
etary of State, and pending an ad
justment of the legal Questions
involver by the courts the
Secretary of Estate will keep
hands off In the matter. Mr.. Pow
Ell does not intend to take sany ac-
ton hat might lay hiuaelf liAblbe
to contempt of courts.
In the meantime either the quart
at slime law or the gallon at a
time law is lin effect. and what's the
the use, even for those who want
a toddy, occasionally, for becoming
all heat up over the matter.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-07-15
NOTICE OF THE SALE or BONES,

Proposals will - rsceived lv tlis
Board OF Supervi or~ "t Ro ivar { ,untv
(NisSi>s,pn) at its next regular meet,
my IT Rose dale (Miss OIL the first
VI n.lav il August 1910. for the ur-
ch Sc O Fifty t',"r Rnt Dollars "t the
i,"nus o the ri 'ei side Ford d strict.
SAID hoads are 10 ie 's-ue.l i'll Good
., de with he rn is ons, aud N d
tn aut horitV ol Senute itiIi Numbers 4
approved April g h 1916 and Tor the
purpos. set forth in said Act Saii
b uls are to be III draomins II. n of
puc Thnustrd Dollars each. II bear
int est at six pei cent. Payarls aruii
niy op May st at eacl ve"i. shall
Ma ur. twenty wears after their date;
e dated Sept, mber fist 1916; be re-
i-tmaile hv said Riverside Roril Dis
t ct st auy time alter ten years from
their date.
A certified check for $1,000 90 will he
reqnir ID to he deposited bv the succ' ss-
fnl bidder to lie fortified rs liqu dated
damages IN event sucl, bidder tails sto
carry ont his contract. Said certified
check t., he paYahe to the ~rier OF the
rreari,er ~ Balivar County
F. 4. WOOLLARD. Clerk OF the
Bsnr.i OF Snpervisors Of Bolivar
County Mississippi.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-07-15
SOMETAIG MORE THAN MILE
LITARY PREPAREDNESS
NEEDED.

RAYMOND Royins, temporary
chairman Of the Progressive nation
al convention, in his speece OPEN
ing the convention, said mauy good
things, and amcng3them the fol-
lowsng;
A competent program for nation-
al preparedness must comprehend
and meet the sociaa economic and
spiritnal needs of the people. Mil
itary preparednesssalon is made
ouate for the safeguarding OF the
nation S, life. even in time OF war;
The final issu of the titantic struk-
gle that now couyulses Europe
will be decided IN the homes.
workshop, fields and laboratories
of the people uow at war. ANY
prog, sul for national security IN
tim. @. war that does not Involve
social economic security in time
of peace is false TO the needs OF the
nations life, and arou 'es suspicion
as 10 the good faith or intelligence
of its advocates. The nations now
at war have developed and organ
lied cooperative industry. and
capable Of economic production
punrecedented in tue history OF In
|ternational commerce. To NEE
these new economic weaponssin the
markets of the world. American
i, industrial life must undergo com
plete reorganization. The ole
wastes must he eliminated and the
old methads transformed,
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-07-15
NOTICE 10 TAXPAYERS
State ot Mississippi


c,o.. =, NI;ss;s.;,,,
Ro,;yor l,onntv
Not;c ss I,,.rehy owen that I. Chas.
r. l.T. r.x Aseessar for The { t,uutv
n H.l;var state .f Mississippi. did on
.,,s oa,h na,s ~ June 1915 return and
g., ,.';th th. rsard Of Srnrrvisars oi
RAW tor,tv Miss;ss;pni. As froo,r-
81 hy law The Personal Assessor .nt
Hcl,s of s,;d Ceuuty for the fiscal wear
,f1o,e a,,1 th- sap,e ARE nav on file
IL The Office ot the Clerk OF the Board of
S,nsrv;sors ot Cleveland an, kssetale.
-, H.. fret and second IudiciaI districts
ot soid Corrty s,,},ecs T., jnspe, ton.
ond th.v viii r-oa;n ON fle subject to
snrb ;rsurct;on and .h,cctious to the
! assessn,ents oss. Inv n. toxnovcrs Of said
,-nnntv until the FIRST Aienday in Au-
gnst be;no the 7tE dav et AUGUST 1916.