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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-10
1877 IS DANGER
YEAR FOR SOUTH
Twenty Million Bales More Likely
Than Twenty Cents Pound,
Says Hastings.

Atlanta, Ga.-(SpeciaD-That 1917
is danger year" for the south, and
that there is dynamite in the pres
ent cotton situation for the cotton
growing farmer" are the warning
words used by HI. G. Hastings, presi-
dent Of the Southeastern Fair Asso-
citation and the Georgia Chamber Of
Commerce, in an interview given to
the newspapers here urging farmers
not to increase their cotton acreage
Eighteen to twenty cent cotton at
planting time in spring." he says, "is
the bait that will lure hundreds Of
thousands of farmers in the south to
each put In few extra acres, and
should nature smile on the crop as in
1914, we will come nearer twenty
million bale crop than 20 cents per
pound, for evidence multiplies daily
that they are planting right up to
the graveyard as it is sometimes ex-
pressed.
ION the Hastings farm we don't ex-
pect to put in an acre more of cotton
than we did last year, because we
think 1t time above all others to
play safe. What we will increase to
the limit Of our ability will be food,
grain and forage, beet cattle and
hogs
"The safe way is to first supply all
needs of family and stock from ones
own acres, and then put surplus acre
age In cotton. With bread and meat
in hand, and garden producing
steadily through spring, summer and
fall; with home canned vegetables and
fruits on closet shelves for winter ta-
BILE use: with corn in the crib and hay
and fodder in the barn or stack, the
farmer can be largely independent of
cotton prices In the fall. The farmer
so provided for is never distressed
He can sit on his cotton bales with
mind at ease, and sell in his own good
time when prices are right.
with labor comparatively scarce
and fertilizer high, any material in
crease In cotton acreage must nee
essarily be at the expense of food and
grain acres that are in reality far
more responsible for the south's pres
ent prosperity than is is to 20 cent
cotton.
Memories are short, but wise far
mers need only to look back to 1914
and see the disaster due to too much
cotton that can't be eaten, and the
lack of food that, one must eat. re-
peat THE year Of 1917. is a danger
year. Any farmer who increases cot
ton acreage and cuts food crop acres
is gambling with the cards stacked
sgainst him."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-10
une 9th, 1917, at eight o'clock

p. m.
This announcement is of great
interest to many friends through
out the State, as we'll as Jack
son, where the Mayors family
has always been so widely
known.
Miss Mayors made a great
many warm. close friends in
Jackson during the time she was
one of the instructors at the
Deaf and Dumb Institute. Beau
tiful, talented. with a charming
personality and rare mental
gifts, Miss Mayors is one of Mis-
sissipp's most gifted young
women, and to her new home in
Kentucky, will carry the love
and Fgood wishes of scores of
friends. Miss Mayors is now at
st. Augustine, Florida, where
she holds an important chair in
the Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb of Florida.
Mr.. Lee is a prominent young
business man of Danville, Ken
lucky, and is cousin of Miss
Clara and Miss Louise Lee of
Kentucky, who made so many
friends in Jackson during the
time they taught at the Deaf
and Dumb Institution.
A number of Jackson friends
will go over for the wedding,
which will be beautiful event.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-10
Mayers-Lee Engagement.

(From Sundays Jackson News.)
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel McLaurin
Mayors, of Brandon, announce
the engagement and approaching
marriage of their daughter, Nan
Dantzler Mayors, to Mr.. Madison
johnson Lee, of Danville, Ken
lucky, at the Presbyterian
church, Brandon, Mississippi,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-10
Boy Scouts Reorganize.

The Boy Scouts of Brandon
have reorganized and will equip
themselves with proper uniforms
and begin active drilling, pre-
paratory to rendering any SER
vice t. which they may be called
upon.
The patrols have been formed
as follows:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-10

bidding his friends goodbye be-
fore taking his departure for the
front. Mr.. Buchanan gave up a
lucrative position with the rail-
road company in order to serve
his country.
All ladies interested in the for
nation of a Red Cross class in
Brandon are requested to meet
at johnson Hall, Friday afternoon
May 18th. The Parent-Teach-
ers' association meets at this
time, and the organization Of the
Red Cross class will be consid-
cred. You are cordially invited
to attend the meeting whether
you take the training or not.
V. E. Mum has returned to
Brandon after a few days stay at
Decatur, where he was engaged
in legal matters. Mr.. Mum has
been elected principal of the
Stratton Consolidated. High
School, and expects to serve
those people next year provided
the government doesn't enter a
prior claim. He says he has
travelled over the country a great
deal lately, and he finds that the
farmers are fully aware of the
scarcity of food and are planting
accordingly.
The progressive citizens Of
Langford and vicinity met Fri
day night for the purpose Of
discussing agricultural subjects,
and encouraging farmers to
plant freely of food crops, and
to give more attention to live
stock. The meeting was pre-
sided overt by c.. O. Rouse as
president, and Harold Bethune
secretary. Patriotic speeches
were made by several of the
citizens, and much interest was
manifested, showing that the
people of this splendid commun-
ity are fully awake to the i'm
portance of the great food cam
paign that is being waged.
J. A. Morris, carrier of Route
No. 2, is preparing to request
the postoffice department to
make a slight change in his
route so that a bad piece of road
will be eliminated. He expects
to buy a Ford car as soon as he
can get the roads changed so
that he can make the trips in
one. Tom Ccar-sof Route l, has
been using a Ford for some time,
and finds it entirely satisfactory,
and less expensive than feeding
teams. Since inaugurating the
car service the department has
changed his schedule, leaving
now at 10 a. m. and returning at
2 p. m.
It seems that the proposed
Brandon Farmers Loan Associ-
alton has about petered out. A
temporary organization was per-
fected some time ago, and since
several attempts have been made
to get the members together for
the purpose of Ia permanent or
ganization and signing the loan
agreements, but never over two
or three would appear at the
same time. The News gave no
tice two weeks ago of a meeting
called for last Saturday, and only
two members showed up at the
appointed hour, and they didn't
seem to be very anxious to bor-
row money. The papers were
returned and the job given up.
The confederate veterans, the
united daughters of the confed-
eracy, school children and citi-
zens generally gathered at the
cemetery friday morning for the
purpose of decorating the graves
of the soldiers who sacrificed
their young lives upon the altar
of their country. The few re-
naming veterans formed in line
at the court house and marched
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-10

BLACK BEAR.
Patrol Leader-Robert Burns,
Corporal Willie Runge,
Rudd Sprague,
Lewis Mayors,
Walter Weathersby,
Roy Robinson,
Lewis May,
Mascot--Gus Morris.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-10
SILVER FOX.

SILVER FOX.
Patrol Leader-Dan Mayors.
Corporal Melville Turner,
Sylvester McLaurin,
Wayne May, Jr.,
Carey Alridge,
R. L. Barnett,
. Wallace Myers,
Earle Jones,
Mascot-Rupert Barnett.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
JUVENILE JOfRIDERS
IN CUSTODY At HUB

CROWN POINT. IND. May IS
Martin Pinidek. aged IS. Peter Zoel-
eozny. II. and Joe Carney. 15, all of
Indiana Harbor. have learned that the
joy-ride is not always worth the cost
The three boys are held to the juve-
nile court here for the French-leave TAX
ing of Ford belonging to Andrew
kmiec of the Harbor. Solomon Craw-
ford. an old soldier, reported yesterday
afternoon to Marshal r att that an
abandoned Ford was standing near
Anderson and North Main streets and
that it had been left by three boys The
marshal Immediately set forth on a
sleuthing expedition and detected trio
of boys answering the descriptions the
informant gave The boys were taken
before Judge McMahan who recognized
Joe Carney and Peter Zoeleozny as hav-
ing been before him for the theft of the
same automobile on April IL when they
were captured by Captain Rimbach Of
the Hammond police force. They were
under parole.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS
OF THE CITY OF HAMMOND

Certain repairs are being made to the
water works system and some new pipe
Is being laid in portions of the City. for
the purpose of aiding in the distribu-
tion of the water supply for the COM
ing summer. Until these repairs and
additions are fully completed which
viii occupy period of nearly three
weeks. ii wifi be absolutely necessary to
conserve as fully as possible the water
supply of the city. During the past
few days there has been a shortage of
water in the southern portion of the
ciyt This is largely due, in my opin-
lon, to some six inch water mains
through which the water has been
forced for the purpose of reaching the
southern portion of the city This pipe
is now being rapidly replaced with six
teen inch pipe. and when the laying of
this pipe has been completed there will
be nothing to retard the flow of the
water to the southern portion, and with
increase pressure, such as is now being
placed upon the pump At the water
works station. there should be no water
shortage in the southern portion of the
city. 1t has already been demonstrate
ed that all other portions of the city,
except the extreme southern portion
have an adequate water supply ana
when. as before noted, these alterations
are completed. there appears to be no
reason why the supply should not be
adequate in all portions of the city.
During certain hours of the day, that
is to say. from five o'clock in the even
ing. until 1880 o'clock. there is an un-
usual demand for water. The same is
true In the morning from six o'clock
until eight O'Clock. and during these
hours it will be necessary for con-
sumers to discontinue sprinkling At
all other hours of the day and night.
lawns and gardens may be sprinkled as
much is desired by the owners. In
other words. the sprinkler may be per-
mitted to run during the entire night.
if deemed advisable but during the
hours hereinbefore specified, no sprink-
ling must be indulged in until further
notice.
The Police Department of the city
and the Water Department are charged
with the enforcement of this regulation.
and any persons found using their
sprinklers upon lawns and gardens be-
tween these hours. will either be prose
cuted or their water supply cut off
also desire to impress upon water
consumers. the necessity of preventing
water waste, that is to say, water must
not be permitted to run from the
faucets except when it is being drawn
for immediate use. The city has en-
ployed men to watch and enforce this
provision and they are apt to call upon
any water user at any time. so that
no water user is safe in allowing water
waste to occur on his premises.
These regulations are made ahso-
luteiy necessary by reason of conditions
as they exist at present and a strict
enforcement will be insisted upon by
the City.
JNO. D SMALLEY,
5-1S-1 Mayor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
CIVILIANS ARE
ORDERED OUT
tBy United Press CabIesrnm.)

ROME. Nav 1S.-Austria has ordered
all civilians to evacuate the Isonzo
section in which Italian troops are
steadily forcing ahead today. Trieste
the Italians. according 20 word receiv-
ed here. All banks there have closed
and the government offices and lead
ing business houses have shipped all
records to Vienna. Most of the Aus
trian prisoners taken so far by the
Italians were from divisions recently
detached from the Russian front. it
was announced today.
General Won Falkenhayn is still at
the Austrian front attached to the Aus
trian general staff
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
DEALERS BINS EMPTY;
COAL ORDERS UNTITLED
Report to Mayor Smaley by City Sealer Shows Acute
Shortage Exists-Lack of Cars Blamed - Winter
Prices Prevail-No Reli eff in Sight.

In a report to Mayor John Smalley
on the results of a coal situation in
vestigation in Hammond, City Sealer
Frank J. O'Rourke today stated that
the bins of dealers are practically
empty. and he blames the shortage to
lack of railroad cars. The report fol-
lows:
AT this particular time there is very
little hard coal in the city of Ham,
mond. and dealers claim they are un-
able to get it. Several dealers state
that they have had orders in for two
months for hard coal, which orders
have not as yet been filled. The bins
in all the local yards are practically
empty. The soft coal situation is very
similar. with the exception of Indiana
coal. There is practically no soft coal
in the market. this being due in some
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
PART|AL|TY
BARRED IN
.CONSCR|PT
Instructions Received-Dr.
Toner Named in Gary to
Succeed Carl Donnewitz
Who Has Resigned-Ha Ham
mond to Have Board.

Pursuant to the war departments s
order that each city and county con-
scription board contain at least one
physician. A change has been made in
the Gary board and Mayor Johnson has
recommended the appointment of DR..
T. j. Toner, Democrat and a member of
the city health board. as a member. He
succeeds Carl Dennewitz. Democrat. .
newspaper man who resigns from the
board, which also includes President
John Brennan, Republican. and secre-
tary> A. L. Brown. Republican. Mr..
Brown is secretary to Mayor Johnson
Registrars Named.
Acceptance of DIR. Toner'S appoint
ment was forwarded to Governor Good
rich today The conscription board met
today to finish up the list of 124 regis
.trars or two for each of the 62 pre-
cincts.
Mayor Callahan of East Chicago has
sent Governor Goodrich his recon-
mendations for the board in that city
and appointments are expected soon.
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
L. S. A. expresses his confidence that
the safeguards against favoritism or
evasion in the operation of the selective
draft are simple and that there Is no
cause for fears that county and city
registration officials will be able to In
ject any political methods into the en-
rolling of the soldiers.
In the first place. the act as framed
allows no latitude to the registration
boards. either in registration or exemp-
ton. Every man of the age specified is
personally responsible for registering.
and the penalty, imprisonment with no
alternative of fine will fall not only on
the man who fails to register, but on
any member of the registration board
who is shown to be in collusion with
persons who try to evade registration.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
SELECT OFFICIALS
FOR ATHLETIC EVENT
Men From All Parts of Dis
trict on Staff to Conduct
Meet.

Northern Indiana sectional track
meet officials at Gary Saturday will
be as follows:
Clerk of course-George NJ. Pinneo.
Gary
Referee-Ray Johnson. Rochester.
Starter-C. i. Reagan.
Judges of the finish. Spear and c.
Pauley. Valparaiso; r. E. Braeselme,
Gary.
Field judges-M. L. McCay and Ee
Marchal. Gary; B. Shafer, Valparaiso.
Timers-H. f. Sherrer. Hammond:
Mr.. Bailey, Lowell; George I<inzeI,
Gary
inspectors - c. L. league. Miles
Townsley and Bruce Hunter. Gary
Scorer-C. NJ. Murray. Michigan City.
Announcer-Norn1an Ouinlan, Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
SAILING SHIP ON
SHOALS; 1870 MISSING

than 130 men are missing and may
have persisted following the wrecking
of the three-masted ship Standard. of
the Libby-Cannery fleet on the shoals
of Cape Constantine, Bristol bay, AL
aska, according to radiograms receiv-
ed today by the United States naval
station at Goat Island. The men
were adrift in lifeboats following the
wreck. Only twenty-nine had been
picked UP when the last dispatches
were received. The crew was seventy
seven and cannery employees number
ed about 150-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
FRENCH AND
II ALLAN
GAINS
Coal City Burning And lsonzo
Section Is Under In
yasiOnL
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS
United PrexR SfaR Correxnnndans

BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIM6S
(unitsd Press star Correspondeus.)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN THE FIELD. May 1s.-Lens
is in flames.
Fires and explosions in Frances
coal city were plainly visible from
the British lines throughout last
night. The Germans plainly know
the danger they are running now
of a British sweep that will close
the circle about the city and trap
them there.
1T is possible the destruction of
buildings in Lens may indicate a with
drawal from the city. The same pro-
gram of burning and blowing UP of
buildings has been followed by the
Germans in every city and town they
have evacuated)
British Have Bullecourt.
Rain for the past few days has turn
ed the battlefield OF dust into mud.
There were only minor operations in
progress early today Around Buile-
court. just taken in whole by the Brit
ish- It was quiet. North OF tie scarps
mud was 80 thick that no infantry OPP
erations were reported today
At this dispatch small action is in
progress near Gavrelle which is appar-
emily going well for the British No
details are available yet One of the
first aeroplanes OF the day was bagged
low over Gabrielle just before this ac-
tion started. Machine gun fire from the
trenches brought the airr.en down.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
BABY PLAYS WHILE
DAD is SENTENCED

With his threeyear old baby girl
playing about the big court room and
his wife as a silent spectator. Earl
Griffen was found guilty of grand lar
ceny in the superior court today and
fined $40 and costs and sentenced to
serve from / to il years in prison.
Griffen stole two diamond rings
valued at 1855 from the home Of Le-
Grand t. Meyers. 81 Doty street. last
August. and was not apprehended un-
til a few days ago. His case was taken
Immediately to Judge Hardy's court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
OLDEST POSTMASTER
IN INDIANA DEAD

The death occurred in Chicago this
morning of Jesse Rayder. formerly
postmaster at Clark Station. Gary. Fun
eral services will be held at Chicago
Saturday morning and the burial made
at Plymouth. Mr.. Rayder was 20 years
old and employed by the Pennsylvania
railroad fifty years and postmaster at
Clark Station for 3s years.
In point of service he was the oldest
postmaster in the state and second old
est in the nation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
- TO
EUROPE SEPT. Is

WASHINGTON. May 1S.-The nation
al guard will be called to the colors
in thre installments, beginning on July
Is. for early service in Europe. First
troops will sail about September. The
units in mid-westsrn states will be
called out on the following dates:
July 15-Iowa. Michigan and Wis
consin.
July 25-IllinoIs.
August 5-Indiana and Kentucky.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18

instances to the high price demanded
by the operators for their coar and
at the same time no assurance that the
price would be respected even to the
delivery OF what might be ordered
right now. In other words the coal
operators and the jobbers in the Chi
cago territory will not enter into any
contract.
Experiences During Winter. -.
During the past winter there was a
shortage of all kinds of coal, in fact.
some coal dealers were borrowing coal
from other dealers practically all win
ter. On account of having traded with
some particular jobber who had unfor-
tunately run short on coal during the
winter, they were not able to enter into
new contracts with new jobbers and
xs<ax.k
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
.HARDOR SOLDIERS
HAND SHOT AWAY

Indiana Harbor learned today that
Dwight Filson. son or Mr.. and Mrss
John Filson of Fir street. and one OF
the soldiers representing the city. lost
his right hand while in camp at Texas
this week. Dwight picked up the re-
volver Of non-commissioned officer
and by accident discharged 1t, the shot
wounding his hand so badly that 1t was
necessary to amputate the remainder of
il.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
Lens I'm Flames; Trieste Near Evacuation,


1t is quite > common sight in some
of the Russian cities and especially
in Petrograd to see Russian recruits
for the new armies being trained in
the streets. Squads of men are seen
drilling, charging or learning how to
use the bayonet Thousands of re-
cruits are thus learning how to
handle themselves before taking
their places on the firing line. They
are men Of fine physique and need
but capable instruction to make them
good soldiers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
JAP TROOPS AT
MARSEILLES

PARIS, May 1s.-Arrival OF a number
of Japanese gun boats al Marseilles
was officially announced today.
The New York Herald today printed
a story asserting that Japanese troops
had been landed at Marseilles. April 20.
They viii fight side by side with the
Russians
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
DESTROYERS
BEAT OFF SUBS

LONDON. May 1s.-ln the first en-
gagement with enemy submarines.
American destroyers beat off a Ger
man U-boat which sought to attack
the White Star liner. Adriatic. The
Adriatic was conveyed by the Ameri-
can war vessels on their way to
Queenstown.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
SUB TOLL CURBED


PARIS, May 1S--Only three French
merchantmen were sunk by sub
marines in the week ending May Is.
according to official announcement to-
day. During that period $50 French
vessels entered French ports and 80
departed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
|LAPORTE MAN LEADS
TT. S. EXPEDITION

PARIS. May 1S.-America's second
section of fighting men went to the
front today. The unit was composed
of about forty Americans comprising
No. ? squadron of the American muni-
tion transport, recently organized un-
der A. Piatt Andrews of Laporte. Ind,
of the American ambulance corps.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-18
AMERICAN UNIT
REACHES BRITAIN

(By United Press CnbIeEram.D
LONDON May 1s.-The first contin-
gent Of the United States army medical
unit arrived in England today. accord
ing to official announcement.