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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
BARTER FOR ISLANDS
BEGAN FIFTY YEARS AGO
Geographic Society Describes Danish
West Indies, Which United
States May Purchase.

In connection with the news that the
United states and Denmark are report
ed to be approaching an agreement on
terms for the purchase of the Danish
West Indies the National Geogra phic
Society has issued the following bulle-
tin:
IF the United States and Denmark
strike a bargain and the three islands.
which comprise the Danish w est Indies,
are transferred to the former. the sale
will mark the elimination of a bit of
barterng which began nearly fifty
years ago, when the American govern
ment offered s7.50O.0OO for the 1873
square miles of territory in the An
TILES, a sum exceeding by 100000 the
price paid to Russia in the same year
lS67) for the vast. rich territory of
Alaska, comprising an area more than
1000 times as large. The sale was not
conSummated because the United States
Senate failed to ratify the treaty. Four
teen years ago negotiations were re-
newed and a price of 100000 was
agreed upon. but this time the Danish
parliament refused to sanction the sale,
although the islands had been gov
erned at a loss to the mother country
for many years: in fact, ever since
slavery was abolished in 1S4S. thereby
putting an end to the profitable opera
ton of the sugar plantations.
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G.. W. U. Notes.

Harry Renneman. graduate of the
class of 1914. and former editor of the
Ratchet. weekly student publication,
who now is city editor of a Cumber-
land (Md.) daily, paid a visit to the
city last week. He attended the Pyra-.
mid Honor Society banquet at the Uni,
versity Club Monday
Prof. Leslie Cleveland McNemar of
the department of political scence, sec
rotary of the faculty committee on stu.
dent activities. who is to'leave the uni
versity at the end of this semester
made his farewell speech Monday night ,
at the banquet of the Pyramid Honor
Society. of which he is an honor men, F,
Der.
The annual catalogue of all nine de-
partments of the university has just
been printed and is ready for free dis
tribution. The catalogue outlines neNt
years courses and gives detailed data
concerning the institution, he faculty
and the student body. A number of new
courses are to be presented next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

Fidelity Council, No 4. Tuesday
evening had Mr.. and Mrs. West Of
Mayfower Council. No. 11soast Asso-
ciate state Councillor Mrs. Dudley and
Mrs. Pennington of Martha cambridge
Council, No. J. as visitors. Each made
an address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
Hyattsville. Md, Violet TROOP
Mrs. A. w. Upper, Captain.
IN THE SCHOOLS.

The Business High School Alumni AS q
sociation has selected Friday. June 2.
as the date for the annual excursion of
the organization to Marshall Hall. The
school will be dismissed for the day :,
and many persons are expected 10 go.
to the resort on the morning boat.
This years excursion will be in the :
nature of a reunion. and members of :.
many classes which have been gradu-..
ated from the Rhode Island avenue in -
stitution are making plans to get to- ',
Sether. An extensive program of ath-, :
letic and other events is being ar :
ranged.
one of the features of the day Will;
ent Business High School nine and a 81
nine composed of the strongest players
who have worn the Orange and BlusIs
IN years gone by. Richard u. Daniels
is in charge
Under the auspices of the Parents
League of the Ross School, the girls
cooking club of the school closed its :
years work recently with a tea party
for the mothers. Mrs. NJ. A. Burns. who 4
has had charge of the work, was pre- -
sented with a friendship pin and roses
by the girls.
=,
The regular meeting of the Parent I'd
Teacher Association of the Corcoran.
School was held May S. Miss Fox of the1z
Instructive Visiting Nurses Associa-,-
ton gave a talk on the work of that c
organization. "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

Mayfower Council. No. II. Thursday
evening initiated five candidates into
the secrets of the order The degree
work was put on by Mayfower's degree
team, commanded by Joseph Mason.
Speeches were made by National Dep
uty Mrs. Hattie Rupert. District Dep
uty Mrs Milstead, State Council Con-
ductor Mrs. Beach. National Represen-
tative Mrs. Burdettc, Mrs Cooper of
Golden Rule Council and Miss Edna
Buslfey. councillor of Fidelity Council.
After the initiatory service a banquet
Vyss hold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
Has Harbor of Refuge.

st. John. least important of the is
lands. lying four miles to the east of
st. Thomas. has an area of twenty-one
square miles. 1t is scarcely more than
ten-mile mountain ridge with but one
distinguishing feature, Coral bay, the
best harbor of refuge in the Antilles,
cruxbay, village of ,00J inhabitants
on the northern shore. is the center of
population.
while Danish is the official language
OF the Islands. English is quite gener-
ally spoken. The monotony of exist
ence is not infrequently broken by
earthquakes and hurricanes.
IF Denmark decided to part
with these islands there will remain to
her only two colonial possessions
Greenland and Iceland, which have an
aggregate area more than five times as
large as the mother country. but with
only one-twentysev the popuIa-
ton. The 1873 square miles OF Den
marks West Indian territory sustain
nearly three times as many people as
the 1910 square miles of Greenland"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

| Mount Vernon Council. No. IS. met
Monday night. After a short business
session a social evening was spent by
/ the members. Short addresses were
made by the associate state vice coun-
| cilor Mrs. Freddie Beach of Esther
Council, No. 20; Oddie White and Eliz-
| abeth klinehause Of Progressive
| Council No. q, also spoke.
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Daughters of America.

American Flag Council, No ). Mon
day evening initiated r. E, Hanalt and
received two applications for member
ship.
Tomorrow evening class initiation
will be held. The drill team expects
to officiate with the drum corps.
Dancing and games followed the
by Messrs. Maginn, Skinner, Henaul.,
by Messrs Magill. Ekinner. Henault.
Wilson. Deputy Mrs. Stoves and Mrs,
Ella Herbert.
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Discovered by Columbus.

These three islands of the Virgin
group-St. Croix, st. Thomas and st.
John. in the order of their size and
population-wered discovered by Column
bus in 1893 Spanish, British, French,
Dutch and Danish flags have foated
over one or all of the islands at vari-
Gus times st. Croix. lying sixty-fiv
miles southeast of Porto Rico; has an
area Of eightyfour square miles. and
is the most prosperous Of the group.
with it's two towns of Christianstad and
Frederikstad. 1t was held at one time
by the knights of Malta, having been
given to that famous order by Louis
XIV of France.
"St. Thomas, which lies only forty
miles east of Porto Rico, was at one
time the chief distributing center of
West Indian trade. its Importance bein z
directly attributable to the fact that
the mother country, Denmark, main
tanned its neutrality during the numer-
Gus European wars of the eighteenth
century. The temporary occupation of
the island by the British during several
periods of the Napoleonic wars added
further to the Importance of the chief
port. Charlotte Amalie, where merchant
vessels rode at anchor in the mag
nificent land-locked harbor while wait
voyage across the Atlantic. This town,
with a population of less than 10000,
mainly negroes, is still an important
coaling tation for steamers in the
West Indian trade. With depth of
from twenty-seven to thirty-siX feet of
water. the roadstead can accommodate
the largest merchant ships which sail
these seas The export and import
trade has become negligible since the
rapid decline of the sugar industry,
which the Danish government has tried
in vain to revive by granting annual
subsidies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
Troop ID, oak-Mrs. n. A. Haffey
Captain.

At the last meeting of Troop - two
patrols were formed, and officers were
elected as follows: Patrol leader, first
patrol. Katherine Gibbs; corporal. Mae
Jones; patrol No. ., leader. Minnie
Jones; corporal. Ethel Jones. The troop
is quite busy preparing for the June
rally.
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Troop 4, Red Rose. Noel House
Miss Treat, Captain.
Troop IL, Daisy, Tenleytown-Mrs
Norman Jones, Captain.

! At the last meeting, at the home OF
the captain. most of the time was spent
in sewing on the new uniforms.
During the meeting Friday evening
lesson in laundry work was also
given and pictures were taken of both
Z he sewing group and the laundr!
workers for the local council.
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Troop 5, oaks-Mrs. ]. D. Eggleston,
Captain.
Troop 8, Petworth, Pansy-Mrs.

At the last meeting of Troop 6 the
resignation of Kathleen Culverwell
was read and accepted. A letter was
also read from the president of the
Captains Association. giving direction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
Troop %.

AT our last meeting Walter Cornelius
passed his tenderfoot examinations and
was duly voted into the troop. Two new
candidates were present and several of
the troop practiced their first aid for first
and second class examinations. The troop
took a long hike yesterday through Vir-
ginia.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
Scouts Give Demonstration.
Headquarters Troop gave an exhi
ton last Wednesday afternoon at I
Preparedness camp at Chevy Chase
fore a large and interested audience.
News From the Troops.

Communications have been receive
from troop scribes as follows:
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Tuesday evening. at Old Masonic
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
County School Notes.
BY Supt. G. G. Fites.

The examination for First
Grade certificates occurs August
81 and September l and 2.
We would like to hear from our
farmer boy friends who are seek
ing to join the State Fair Camp
for farmer boys at Huron next
month.
Several Institute Notebooks are
still due at this Office. Unless we
have an opportunity to inspect
these Notebooks, we cannot issue
certificates Of Institute Atten-
dance.
The Charles Mix County Insti-
tute convenes August "a. All
teachers who plan on teaching in
this county the coming year, and
who have not arranged for their
Institute requirments, should
make it a point to attend the In
stitute held at Geddes in our
neighboring county.
Doris Marks has been employed
to teach the school in Armstrong
district No. "a, the coming year.
We can assure the people in that
district that they have made no
mistake in the employment of
Miss Marks. In addition to her
native endowments, she has IRE
fully fitted herself for the work
she has planned to do.
Mrs. E. j. Everett will be with
Us again the coming year. Mrs.
Everett is a veteran at the work,
and numbers among her early pu-
pills such men as Judge Trip, Of
the First Judisial Circuit, and
President G. G.. Wenzlaff, of our
own State Formal.
An opportunity will be given to
eighth grade pupils, who fsiled to
make the required averages, to
raise their grades on Saturday of
this week. Unless these pupils
have been doing a little private
studying during the summer
months, they should not attempt
to raise their grades. Seventh
grade pupils who have grades be-
low 80 per cent in Geography may
also write at the examination Civ
en- on Saturday. They should bear
in mind that no subjects are offer
ed in the Seventh Grade other
than Geography.
One of the interesting features
of our work during the summer
months has been the inspection of
the records of the various school
districts in the county. We find
a great many of them kept in a
careful manner. while not a few
could be improved upon in some
respects. One striking defect in
many of the Clerks Records is the
matter of keeping a record of the
receipts. Ev cry clerks record
should show the receipts of the
district for eabh year in detail. 1t
i S urgently recommended that
school clerks provide themselves
with record books which provide
space for these items, and that the
practice of keeping a careful re-
cord of receipts be adopted at
once.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
Money To Loan

Several thousand dollars are a.
valuable from th Permanent
School Fund to loan on Bon HON.
County farm lands. at 5 per
cent interest. Application may be
made at this Office.
j. j. Maus,
2-t County Auditor.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17

Lost 3 red calv es. j. F. Hrus,
ka. Adv.
For q square deaf good lumber. sn0
Tow prices. come to- u. II. Queal Co
For sale, small pigs. F. w.
Vavra. Tabor, rotate 2. Adv.
Splendid, Red Sc al and pure rye
-four for sale at the Farmers eleva-
tor. Adv.
Farm loans at 5 per cent. Farms
for sale. L.indsironl Investment
Co., Yankton, S. d. Adv.
Try some of o or Monarch paint
and varnishes. The bes on the
market. Ptak ILuruber Yard Adv
Take out a polic Y in a strong
Company-the u. S.. Annuity Life
Ins. Co. j. f.. Hostel, local
agent. Adv.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17

School warrant books for sale at
the Independent. 81 a book of
100 warrants
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
For sale by Glynn Bros.

Came to my place, 2-year old
bull, red aud white. Owner can
have it after paying expense.
John Dvoracek, route /. ADV.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
Deering Mower Assets

A THOROUGHLY dependable mower is a big
u asset at haying time. A good mower should be
able to cut grass in any condition satisfactorily, and in this
respect the Deering New Ideal is a pronounced leader.
The flexible movement of the cutter bar which permits close cutting
over rough ground, the onepiece main frans with all holes drilled in
one operation to secure perfect alignment of parts, the covered gears
and the special quality steel ball and roller bearings, etc
the full length Of the cutting surface of the guard, giving the advantage
of a complete shear cut, whether the knife section is old or new. This
does away with all clogging of the grass between the knife section and
the rear end of the ledger plate.
Drop in and see US and we will show you the mower in detail
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
Roadster $500
r. o. b. TOLEDO

This Overland is the worlds
most powerful low-priced car.
1t has a 31k horsepower en-
bloc motor that is a perfect
marvel for speed, power and
endurance.
BY increasing the bore of the
motor from 31sto 3$8" we are
able to offer a power plant
which at 1850 r. P. M. devel-
ops full 3119 horsepower.
Tests under every condition in
all parts of the country dem
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17

onstrate that it easily devel-
ops better than fifty miles
per hour on the road.
Speed of course varies under
different conditions, but in
practically every instance it
has been getting fifty miles
an hour and with ease.
We have scores CT kilograms
showing that twenty to
twenty-five miles per gallon
of gasoline is not unusual.
The performance of this car is
almost beyond belief.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17

Take any other 1ow-priced car
on the market. Pitt against
this new Overland. Compare
them for sheer speed, for
abundance of power, for rid
ing comfort and economy, and
you'll find this car will back
anything else clean off the
boards.
That's a strong statement, but
a fact nevertheless.
Try it yourself and see.
Here are more important facts.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1916-07-27
I'm LOVING MEMORY

OrN&1o1,day morning July 3rd
1916 God in his infinite wisdom
saw fit 20 send the death Angel
into the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lonnie McMnrry and took away
their only little girl, Lena Pearl.
She lived on this earth only Z
months and "a days Everything
done that could be done by par
ents, friends and physician to
save Lena Pearls life but all in
vain. She only budded on earth
70 bloom In Heaven. Weep not
dear parents for Jesus says SGff-
er little children to come unto
me for such is the Kingdom of
God. She bore her Affections
well and we know Lena Pearl
is sweetly sleeping in the arms
of Jesus, where there is no
sorrow or pain, no greif and
tears yet it seems hard to give up
one whom we loved SO we'll.
Dear father and Mother, mourn
not for Lena Pearl stands at the
Pearly gates awaiting the tim
when she can clasp your hand
and say SAIL is Well, come in
to your little brothers do not
weep but reso I've to live closer
to Jesus Christ and by and by
you shall meet Lena Pearl lace
to face where death and sorrow
are unknown. Dearest Lena
Pearl thou hast left us and our
loss we deeply feel, but It's God
that bereft us. He can all our
sorrows heal when the day or
life has fled. Then in Heaven we
will meet Lena Pearl where
no fare we'll tears are shed.
After funeral services conduct
ed by Rev. /. ]. Blocker the re-
mains were land 10 rest in White
Oak Cemetery to await the res
direction.
Annie Rushing.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1916-07-27
Marine Hunter Is Found
Not Guilty

The most important case be-
fore the court at this term wss
the case of Marine Hunter
charged with killing John Fan.
min of Philadelphia, two years
ago, and moved to this county
upon a chance of venue. The
case went to the jury Wednes,
day evening, and it returned a
verdict of not guilty on Thurs
day morning about 10 O'Clock.
The jury was out so long it be-
gan to look like a mistrial. but
it is rumored that one man hung
it up several hours. We heard
a good deal of the testimony
aud from what we could gather
it was purely circumstantial,
and We think the jury did all
that it could justly do in turning
him loose If the state had
more testimony, which we heard
is claimed in Neshoba county
it sho uld have been sentin. We
believe the jury was made up of
honest and iair minded men who
wanted to do the right thing.
1t appears that Hunter. who
is young man, and Fannin who
was a man up In years, got in
Hunters buggy and started out
of town both being drunk aud
when out few hundred yards,
Hunter says the horse ran away
and the old man fell out and
broke his neck, He reported to
the officers, and the coroner's
jury reported that he came to
his death in that way. However
there was one witness who
claimed that Hunter told him
"a few days afterward that he
killed him.
The boys father, a good citi-
zen Of Newton county, and his
The Neshoba Democrat., 1916-07-27
RESOLUTIONS

While we are taught that a
mason's charity should be as
boundless as the wants of his
fellow creatures, and while we
realize that the generosity of the
brethren often exceeds our deserts
yet we are so apt to let deed of
kindness pass uno:iced, we are
reminded of the admonition of
the poet who said;
Have you had kindness shown
pass it on, pass it on,
1t was not given for thee alone
pass il on, pass it on:
Let it pass from shore to shore,
let it cheer another's woes.
Till in heaven the deed appears
let's pass il on, pass it on.
Therefore be il,
Resolved 1st, that we the
Grand Lecturer, District Deputy
Grand Lecturers aud represen-
tatiyes here assembled do here
The Neshoba Democrat., 1916-07-27
WILL HELP MARKET
HOGS.

"Hogs are high at the packing
house centers. Good, we'll finish
ed stock sold last week above
ten cents, live gross weight.
This means for best, solid finish
ed, and fattened. All other
grades, however, are proportion
ately high. No particular bre ed
is necessary. Nor is it necessary
for an entire car to be all of one
grade in order to make shipments
10 these big markets. Oar lots
are necessary, however, and it
takes from one hundred and fifty
hogs to fill a car"
This is taken from recent
statement of j. F.McKay. market
ing specialist of the Mississippi
A. q M. College who points out,
that cooperative marketing Of
hogs has already proved success
fnl among the farmers of Mlssiss
ippi. Mr. Mckay is making the
following proposition to farmers
who have hogs to sell:
"Where a community of farm
ers have as many as car OF hogs
that can be kept growing and
will agree to feed for shipment
for some stated time late in sum-
mer or fall, we will furnish de
tails on preparation, assembling,
and shipping, and will aid in
starting the first shipments. We
will also meet with farm ers in
such communities. and assist
them in getting together the
farmers as far as our time will
permit and where local lead err
ship can be had.
"We cannot expect these
prices to last, but the markets
promise to be good for some
time to come as hog products
are high and in demand.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1916-07-27

Judge Mayes as Chief Justice of thatI
Court. II is by my record there that
you must determine my fitness for
continuation in that responsible serv.
Ice,
l have always been constant adj
vocate OF an elective judiciary, behev-I
ing firmly In the right and ability of
the people to administer their govern
ment in all offits departments-iudi.
cial as well as executive and legisla-I
tive. Thus feeling and believing, /
was the author of the constitutional
amendments which provide for the
election of iudges- of the Supreme
Court and the separation Of that Court
into two divisions for the purpose OF
enabling 1t to clear its docket, then
more than two years In arrears, which
work, | am now glad to say, is being
satisfactorily expedited through the
diligent labors of both divisions Of the
Court.
The term OF office to which I am
seeking election is the one beginning
May 10, 1918; the candidates for the
term beginning January l, 1917, which
you will also be called upon to fill at
this election. are Judge Clayton d.
Potter, Assistant Attorney General
George H. Ethridge and Hon. H q.
Greaves.
can only say IN conclusion that !
trust you will carefully examine my
record before determining your choice
for Judge OF the Supreme Court for
the term seek, and IL that record
justifies your preference, will be
glad to receive your support, pledging
you only that will do my duty as II
is given me to see 1t and the strength
to perform 1t.
Very respectfully,
SYDNEY SMITH.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1916-07-27

by express our sincere thanks to
the officers and members of Phil
adelphia Lodge 98, and citizens
of Philadelphia- for their kind
hospitality and the many courte-
sizes shown us while here in their
midst.
Resolved End, that we also
desire 10 thank the good women
and the pretty girls of Philadel-
phia for the kind treatment at
their hands.
Resolved 3rd, that copy Of
these resolutions be spread upon
the minutes of Philadelphia
Lodge 93 for reference and that
"a copy be furnished the county
paper, the democrat for publ,
cation.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1916-07-27
DARNER APPOINTED
4 COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE.

| P. P. Garner has been appoint
6d commissioner of agriculture
IN Gov. Bilbo to succeed H. K.
Blakeslee effective September
Ms. This announcement was
made by the governor Friday.
4 Mr.. Garner, under r. f Viii
ION, state agent OF farm demon
Bfration, work in Mississippi is
M charge OF the Southern dis
brict. He was born in Noxubee
ebunty 43 years ago and is Il
bachelor. He graduated with
Me B. S. degree at Columbia
University at New York after
attending the University Of
nashville and the a. M. College
h Starkville.
'The appointment Of Mr.. Garn-
The Neshoba Democrat., 1916-07-27

er, it is said has no political
significance whatever and is said
to give general satisfaction.
The governor stated today
that he selected Mr. Garner be
cause he considered him the best
qualified man in the state to fill
the vacancy caused by the res
ignation of Mr.. Blakeslee, who
has been elected director gener-
al of the Mississippi exposition