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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-01
State Administration Board
Worries Over Salaries.
Instructors at X. c. and X. 8
A. C. on Verge of Unrest.
KANSAS OWES Them MONEY
But Attorney Generals Deci-
sion Ties Up Matters.
Tomorrow To Iron Out
the Difficulty.

The state is facing the prospect OF
a strike at the Kansas university and
the State Agricultural college More
than 500 men and women are affected
by the ruling of the attorney general
and state auditor, which ties up 81 3d.
600 in salaries to college instructors
A meeting will be held by the state
board of administration Thursday IN
an effort to provide refer ana 10
no little trouble in the two big state
schools.
No omen threats of a strike by col
lege professors have been made. Yet
members of the state. board stated to-
day that they did not know the ex-
tent to which the BreWster-knaPp
ruling might affect conditions in the
big educational institutions That un-
easiness and unrest is feie was clearly
indicated today in state house circles.
Chancellor Frank Strong of kansas
University and President Henry j.
Waters of the State Agricultural col
lege will come to Topeka THURSDAY
morning to represent the professors
and instructors
Based on Brewster Ruling
Under the recent action of Fred W.
Knapp, state auditor, the July and
August pay checks of teachers in the
state university and agricultural col
IeRe were held up. This acuOn was
based on a ruling by s. NJ. Brewster,
attorney general, who held that a
teacher who. performed his service
during one fiscal year could not De
paid from the appropriations for an
other fiscal year. The rule is an es-
tabIished policy and in accordance
with the laws of the state, it is urged.
Yet it means that the college men
and women must go before the next
legis1atu re with unpaid claims
amounting to $500, 900 and must wait
more than Is months to get their
money.
A test of the Brewster. Knapp rul-
ing at this time is vitality important
to the school men and women. The
next legislative session is Is months
away and enforcement of the ruling
means the college instructors must
await legislative action before collect
ing $150,0OO due them in July and
August pay checks 'and must hold
their July and August pay checks
next year. About six hundred in
structors are affected by the order.
The teachers in the two schools are
employed for nine month terms They
are paid in twelve monthly INSTALL
ments. Part of the money comes
from the appropriations for tho cur
rent fiscal year. and part from the
funds of the succeeding year The
method is satisfactory to. the state
board and to the teachers. But it
doesn't conform with the provisions of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-01
COUNTY DRAFT SOON
Call in Shawnee To Be Sent Out in
Few Days.

The county exemption board will
call 800 of those who registered for
army service and who came under the
draft and the call will be sent out
within two or three days. Shawnee
county's quota, outside of Topeka, is
i19 men. Under the general reguIa-
tions the county board would call 23S
men. but T: c. Biddle, chairman of
the board, stated today that he was
satisfied it would take 800 men to fill
the quota of 119.
The county board is composed of
Doctor Biddle, Boyd PoIlom and Scott
Kelsey. The members have been
working over the lists daily and Doc
tor Biddle said today they would be
ready for the call within two or three
days.
Boyd Pol1om stated today that If
the proposed exemption of agricul-
curists was CARED out IteraIS he
did not see where Shawnee county
was going to find even the first draft
He declared it would be difficult to
find 119 men of the proper age,
physically fit, in the county districts
who are not literally agriculturistS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-01
CONCERT AT CHESNEY
NIarshaIPs Band Will Play Patriotic
Program This Evening.

Marshalrs band will give a concert
at Chesney Park this evening. Sew
eraI of the numbers will be patriotic
There will be nine separate numbers
on the program and Marshalfs band
is liberal with encores. The program
will be as follows:
Mareh-For the Freedom Of the
W Ori0
Observation-Disclosures ---..---.----- Anber
EncOre-It-s Time for Every Boy to Be a
Soldier
Baritone Selo-A Perfect Day (by
request) ...C Carrie Jacobs Bond
Charles W. Spreng
MISUNDERSTANDING .-....-..-- Lee
Eneore-Indiana
Walton the Beautiful Blue Danube
10y reQueStl StEduss
Encore-Ragging the Scale
INTERMISSION
Compliments -Bellstedt
Cornet Duet--Damon and Pythias (by re-
quest)-
\. p. McComas. r. V. Morrison
Observation-Disclosures Life in the Olden
Times There
Encore-Missouri Waltz
Star Spangled Banner Arranged by Ripley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-01

ton progr-m- We are in this war far
more seriously than a vast majority
Of people realize Capps declared
1t was his first public utterance
since taking charge of ship building
work for the government The meet
ing of ship builders was called by
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board, following reports that yards
were delaying work to gain more
profitable private schedules
Every ounce of our strength must
go into the prosecution of this pro-
gram" Caps said. 1.-The merits of
wooden and steel ships have nothing
to do with the case. Both classes are
important in the situation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-01
100 CARS LOST!
County Assessor Finds Them
All for Their Owners.
Many Mortgages Also Uncov-
cred for Holders.

An ACKNOWLEDGMENT q flivver-
isn't easily lost. 1t is a comparatively
bulky parcel and can be seen on a
public road for some distance. A
man isn't likely to go into his garage
and completely overlook tie car be-
cause an oil can has been set in front
of it or somebody has moved a pile
of waste But at least 120 automo-
biles were lost by the owners in Shaw
nee county shortly before tho assess
ors began work last spring.
Frank Bowen, county assessor, has
been busy finding them ever since.
He has found just that nu4nber-120.
That was the number he owners
failed to list with the assessors. They
are worth $40, 900 and Bowen has
county assessment rolls since the
books were supposed to have been
closed. Some mighty ind. grant own
ers have been dug up. They had
either to admit their memories We're
bad or that they deliberately tried to
beat the county out Of taxes Most of
them flustered all up. expressed aston
ishment that their cars were not
listed and were still scra ching their
heads trying to work out an explana-
ton when the assessor finished with
them
Finds Other Things.
Automobiles do not constitute all
the property. Mr.. Bowen has discov-
cred lying around loose since the dep
uty assessors finished There appears
to have been general failure of mem
DRY about the first of March this year.
1t was a sort of an epidemic A lot
of men-and women. too-just COM
pIetely forgot about mortgages they
held Little things like $4,000 mort
cages are simply too trivial for some
Shawnee county citizens to try to re-
member.
Today was a particularly pr ofitabie
day in the county assessors office.
Mr.. Bowen dug up about $4,000 in
taxable property, practically all IN the
form of mortgages that had not been
listed with the deputy assessors. In
all he has placed almost a quarter of
a million dollars on the tax rolls since
the deputy assessors quit. Tha- much
property would have escaped taxation
completely had he not dug into it.
Does Not Blame Assessors.
He doesn't blame the deputy asses
sors. They take the word Of the
property owners for it If the dep
uty assessor asks a man if he owns
an automobile and the man says no
the deputy assessor takes his word
70 it. If the assessor asks the prop
erty owner if he holds a mortgage he
can't know that the property owner
is offsetting a mortgage he owes
a gainst one he holds and is turning in
The difference. Those are the things
Assessor Bowen is looking into
The property placed on the tax
rolls since the books closed will yield
about $4,000 in taxes upon this years
levy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-01

pany: Capt Elmer Stahl. radio COM
pany: Lieut. C. c. Lull. sanitary de-
tachment. field artillery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-01
SIX NEW ENGINEERS
State Highway Commission Announces
More Appointments Today.

Six new county engineers have been
approved by the state highway COM
mission. The men were recommend
ed by local boards of county commits
sionerS-
The new appointees are:
Harry V. Becker, Ellsworth Els
worth county
Lloyd Duffee, Lawrence, Douglas
county.
O. A Medley. Jetmore. Hodgeman
county.
Ben l. Allen, Scott City, for Logan
county
L. L Hunt, Ness City, Ness equity.
Frank Petefish, Scott City, for
Wichita, Scott and Greeley counties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-01

New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans. Aug. 1-COTTON-Spot
cotton, % points up. Middling, $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-01
FOR BOTH KINDS SHIPS
Admiral Capps Pounds Builders on
Back and Urges More Speed

Washington, Aug. both steel
and wooden ships must be built and
built quickly. Rear Admiral Capps.
chairman of the emergency fleet cor
poration, told snip builders here to-
day.
Matters brought TO my attention
only this morning indicate the vital
importance OF pressing this construc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-01
WARS BIGGEST BATTLE
Indications Flanders Drive VIII Ex-
coed All Other Struggles.

Paris. Aug. 1.-The battle of Flan-
ders has begun and the indications
are that it will be the biggest battle
of the war. The offensive of the
French and British allies had been
expected for some weeks past, for al
tho the French and British official
communications gave no inkling of it
the German reports showed clearly a
large scale operation was preparing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-01

Lord Northcifffe says that the British
war bin in the United States is now $780,
100000 a week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-01

The eolored people OF Shreveport La
are issuing circulars urging negroes to
trade with their own race, or If rot. with
Jews, French and Americans who give
them washing, ironing and cooking.
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14
NOTICE

Pursuant to and order of the Board Of
Supervisors of Stone County, Mississ-
ippi, sealed bids will lie received by
said Board at their regular August 1917
meeting. for a contract to furnish Stone
County with the flowing Chemicals to
be used in the dipping watts of said
County to-wit;
White Arceric 50 per cent pure 500
Pounds, Sal Soda, Crystals, 500 Pounds
Caustic Soda, Not less than IS per cent
pure, in 10 pound. friction top cans. ESQ
Pounds Pine Tar, Barrels.
Said bids to be filed with the Clerk
of said Board not later then 1900 Noon
August 9th 1917
The Board reserving the right to
reject any and all bids,
w. A. Davis,
Clerk
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14
Fishing Party on Black Creek

Quite a crowd of folks from
Hattiesburg we're here Tuesday
en-route to Black Creek where
they will spend a weeA fishing.
They are camped at Mineral
spring near the Byrd bridge.
Among those who are enjoying
this trip, are: Profs. Hayes,
Scott, Jackson and several
others from the normal college,:
Mr.. Martin and son of the Mar
tin Printing Co.; Prof. w. F.
Bond of Jackson and A. w. Bond
of this place joined the party
here. The normal college crowd
bringing their cook and cam mping
outfit down on one of the large
motor trucks from the college.
The last reports from their
camp, stated that they were
catching plenty of fish and
having a great time.
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14
CALOMEL DYNAM|TES
A SLUGGISH LIVER
Crashes into sour bile, making
you sick and you lose
q days work.

Calomel salivates! It's mercury.
Calomel acts like dynamite on a
sluggish liver. When calomel comes
into contact with sour bile it crashes
into it, causing cramping and nausea.
If you feel bilious, headachy, con-
stipated and all knocked out, just go
to your druggist and get so cent
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone, which
is harmless vegetable substitute for
dangerous calomel. Take a spoonful
and if it doesn't start your liver and
straighten you up better and quicker
than nasty calomel and without max
ing you sick, you just go back and
get your money.
If you take calomel today you'll be
sick and nauseated tomorrow be-
sides, it may salivate you, while If
you take Dodson's Liver Tone you
will wake up feeling great, full OF
ambition and ready for work or play.
1t is harmless, pleasant and safe to
give to children they like it
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14
NOTICE.

Thursday and Friday of next
week. 10 and Goth, of July, Miss
Quarles assisted by other ex-
perts will demonstrate the can
ming and preserving of vegeta-
bles of all kinds. This is espec-
tally designed for the benefit OF
housewives and future house
keepers that they may in these
strenuous times learn those
things that will tend to the re.
duction of the provision bills.
This demonstration will be
held in the High School building.
Let all remember the time
and place and be on hand, and
when possible bring vegetables
Of different varieties to be can
ned. G. r. IVES.
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14
Beetles On Pecan Trees

During the past few months
large mum bers of pecan trees in
Mississippi has been found dead
or dying. Many owners have
inspected their trees and found
small holes made by tiny beetles
that are sometimes called pm
hole borers". Some people sup
pose that these beetles have
killed the trees. This is amiStake.
Hundred of these beetles have
been obtained from pecan Wood
sent to the Entom ologist by cor.
respondents in many counties in
South Mississippi but not one of
the beetles is a primarily injur-
ious species. These heetles are
Am mbr osia beetles that feed on
trees weakened by some cause.
They are attracted to the fer
men ting sap.
Real Cause of Dying Pecan
Trees. The late freeze this
spring probably did more than
nythlng else to kill the trees;
the early freeze last fall kill ed
some; the sudden changes in
temperature during the winter
may have helped to injure some
trees; the severe windstorm OF
last July injured the root sys-
tens, defoliated the trees, and in
other ways weakened the trees
SO as to make them less resistant
to the cold weather and more
attractive to these beetles.
. Control Measures. Cut out
and burn Immediately all dead
and dying pecan trees and
branches. Give the pecan trees
the very best attention. 1t may
pay in some cases to fertilize
literally in order to get the trees
/ to grow out vigorously. The Am
brosia beetles never attack grow
ing trees.
Specimens of the injured wood
from dying pecan trees should
be sent to the EntCmolOgist,
Agricultural College Mississippi
Address all communications t(
r. w. Harmed, Entomologist,
Agricultural College, Miss.
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14
NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT

The State of Mississippi to I. L.
Thompson.
An attachment at the suit of w. c..
Batson against your estate for $SS.2o
returnable before the undersigned JUS
tice of the Peace at Virgins, Stone
County, Mississippi, has been execu-
ted and is now pending in said court;
and unless yous appear before said
court, the 23rd day of July 1917, and
plead to said action, judgement will
be entered, and the estate attached
will be sold.
This 26th day of June A. D. 1917.
John N. Dale,
Justice of the Peace in and
for District No. l, Stone
County, Mississippi.
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

Under and by virtue of authority
vested in ME as Trustee in a certain
Deed of Trust. executed by D. c. Bush,
on the 3rd. day of September, 1914 to
secure certain Indebtedness therein
mentioned to B. A Broom and cover
ing the real property hereafter named,
which deed of trust is now of record in
the Office of the Chancery Clerk of
Harrison County, Miss, in the Re-
cords of Mortgages and Deeds of
Trusts on Lands in Book IA at Page 1874,
and now of record i'll the Chaucery
Clerks Office of Stone County. Miss,
in the Transcribed Records of Mort
cages and Deeds of Trust on land Book
-" at pages 357-35S-559; and whereas
default has been made in the payment
of this Indebtedness therein mentioned,
and having been requested to do so,
therefore 1 will on
the 9Th day of August. 1917
offer for sale. and will sell to the
highest and best bidder for cash dur
ing legal hours at the trout door of the
Court House of Stone County, Missis-
sippi, in the Town of Virgins. the fol
lowing described real and persona,
property, to-wit:
West half of East Half of West half
of Lot Block 6, Original Virgins,
Mississippi, together with the Bottling
Works situated thereon complete, con-
sisting among other things of One Car
bopator, 2 Crown Machines, Hutchi
son Mochine, l Power Washer, and
Rinser. Storage Water TanK-550, a
Dozen Shipping Cases, zoo Two Dozen
cases, ESQ gross bottles.
At this sale I will convey to the
purchaser such title as is vested in me,
as Trustee. which believe to be good.
Witness my signature this the 9th
day of July 1917.
A. w. BOND, Trustee.
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14
ASSESSORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given as provided
for under Section 4303 of the Code of
1906 of the State OF Mississippi, that
the undersigned Tax Assessor OF Store
County, Mississippi, has con,l leted tie
Assessment Roll, botl real and personal
of said Stone County for tue year 1911
and said rolls are now OH file with the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors said
Stone County and will be considered by
said Board of Supervisors at the regular
August meeting 1917
Witness my signature this the 9Th,
day o. July 1917.
o. F.. BATSON.
Tax Assessor for Stone County,
State of Mississ ppi.
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14

SURGEONS agree that in cases OF
Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds, the
FIRST TREATMENT is most impor-
tant. When all EFFICIENT antIseptic
is applied promptly. there is no danger
of infection and the wound begins TO
heal at once. For use on man or
beast. BOROZONE is the the IDEAL
ANTISEPTIC, and HEALING AGENT.
Buy it now and be ready for all emer-
gency. Price 25c. Soc, 81 OF. and $1.5o.
Sold by Cavers Pharmacy.
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE
LOAN WARRANT.
The State of Mississippi,
County of Stane.

The State of Mississippi,
County of Stane.
Notice is hereby given that the Board
Of Super vsors of Stone County, State
of Mississippi, intends, OH the First
Monday of August 1917, the same be-
ing the first day of its regular August
1917 Getting as provided by law, to
issue loan warrant of said County Of
stone, said State, for the sum of
Twelve Hundred, Fifty and No One
Hundredths Dollars, said loan wurrant
to bear interest at the rate of six per
centum per annurn. and said loan
warrant to be payable OH the first day
of January, 1918. This loan warrant
being issued by said Board for the pur-
pose of taking care of deficiency in
the funds necessary for The maintenance
of the Agricultural High School of said
County for the years of 1916 and 1917.
Bids for said loan warrant to be
filed with the Clerk of said BoaId not
/ later than noon, the 9th day Of August,
1917.
Given under my hand and official
/ seal of Office at Virgins, Miss, this the
the 9th day of July 1917.
[SEAL] w. A. Davis,
Clerk
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

State of Mississippi,
County of Stone.
~. F. Robinson, Trustee, under
the provisions of and by virtue of the
authority conferred upon ME in a deed
of trust made by Charlie Vaughan on
the 25th. day of April, A. D. 1916, to
secure certain Indebtedness to ]. E
Tate, and which said deed of trust is
recorded in the Record of Mortgages
and Deeds of Trust on Land, Book /,
pages l3O-l31, in the Chancery Clerk s
Office of Stone County, Mississippi,
will on
Monday. the 2nd day of July.
A. D. 1917, at the front door of the
Court House in the Town of Virgins,
offer tor sale and sell at public outcry
for cash to the highest and best bidder,
during legal hours. the following de-
scribed land in Stone County, Missis-
sippi, towit:
Lot IL in Block 2, Shoemaker
& McCoy's Addition to the
Town of Virgins.
The conditions of said deed of trust
having been broken and having been
requested by the beneficiary in said
deed of trust to sell said land.
J. F. ROBINSON, Trustee,
]. 16-23-3C,
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14

A regular morning operation ofthe
bowels puts you in fine shape for the
days work. If you miss it you feel
uncomfortable and cannot put vim in
to your movements. For all bowel lr-
HERBINE is the remedy.
1t purifes, strengthens and regulates.
Price SOC. Sold by Cavers Pharmay.
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14
Are Your Sewers CIogged

The bowels are the sewerage system of
the body. You can we'll imagine the
result when they are stopped up as is
the case in constipation. AS purgative
you will find Chamberlains Tablets
excellent. They are mild and gentle in
their action. They also improve the
digestion.
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14
Cancer Versus Consumption

Over 10000 people in England
and Wales die each year from
cs.ncer,the death roll of that dis
ease being greater than that OF
consumption.
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14
FOR SALE

Six room cottage in Gulfport,
we'll located and perfect title.
Would like to sell or trade for
Virgins property.
G. w. Gum.
Virgins, Miss.
Stone County enterprise., 1917-07-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

here the early part of the week
He went to Texas from Laurel
and since that time his parents
Rev. and Mrs J. E. Glenn have
made WiggiLs their home.
j. B. Dorsett was business
visitor to Lucedale Saturday.
J. D. BatsOn was a week end
business visitor to GulfpUrt.
Miss Edna Perkins of Hills.
dale is here visiting Mrs. e, r.
Jenkins, for few days.
Miss Halle Batson visited her
cousin Miss Beulah BatsOn near
Lum berton Saturday and Sun
day.
Little Miss Voncile Cox of
Picayune is spending the week
here at the home of her aunt
Mrs. P. F. Noland.
Miss Nettie May Herring ton,
is at home for the remainder of
the summer after teaching in
the normal school at Hatties-
burg.
Mrs. Grady Hatten of Powers,
was here Thursday on her way
home, after spending three
weeks at her old home in Gulf
port.
A. B..Krohn and family have
moved back to their home south
of town, after living on Rack
Bay, near Biloxi this past year.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. D. Davis, are
rejoicing over the arrival of a
little daughter, born to them on
Tuesday of this week, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. d. Matbe-
son.
Cleveland Pridgen, was taken
to Hattiesburg Wednesday alter
noon by Dr.. Dunlap, and was
operated on for appendicitis at
the Inf rmary Thursday morn
ing. He Is reported as doing
we'll at this time.
Dewey Perry who has been
working in Biloxi for some time
came home Saturday. He was
operated on for appendicitis a
month ago at the Biloxi SAM
tarium and expects to return
to Biloxi when fully recovered.
MISS Norvell Allingham of
New Orleans, La, and Miss
Annie Dale of Dallas, Texas
are the attractive guests of their
cousin, Mrs. Arnold Burnett
here for a week.
Mrs. w. L. Hill. is expected
to return home within the next
few days alter pleasant visit to
her sis ter in Mobile.
M. H. Breland went to Hattias-
burg Thursday afternoon where
he will receive treatment for
, blood poison. which set up IN
his arm, caused by the bite ol
! an insect of some kind.
Peter Lott was very painfully