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The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19
MEMBERS OF EXPOSITION COMMISSION
This Body Is Representative of All Sections Of Mississippi, and Deeply
interested in the Success Of Great Birthday Event.


JACKSON, q man who has the coAf-
dence and respect of the people Of the
state and q leading business man Of
n Capital City. Sen. Henry c. Lawn
OF Lumberton completes the list, q
prominent lumberman, Mason and leg
islator, loved by q large clientele Of
acquaintances and with integrity In
impeached.
THESE are the men who will have
charge of the affairs of the great Elk
position. They are we'll known
throughout the state and hardly can q
ma be found who might doubt that It
VIII be economically, honestly and ef-
liclently managed. They rere select
ca without reference to political, relis-
lous or social alignment, but because
they were well known, honest and ca
pacitated to conduct its affairs in .
satisfactory manner.
These men have selected your hum
Die servant as Director-General, ]. T.
Connel of Gulfport as Executive Secre-
tary and a man well qualified in every
way for the position, VIM. Neil of ST.
Louis, landscape architect, a mar who
mas helped to build four Of our great
est exposition. Clyde H. Osborne, Dr.
rector OF Exhibits and Concessions, a
man who he d the same place at San
Dlego and one of the two men who
were responsible more than any 9TH
ers for the success of that enterprise.
Howard S. Williams of Jackson az
Director of Publicity, one of the liv-
est wires in the state and an excel
| llnt nrf1nr,,a - CaD A.,
dltor, a man worthy and we | qualified
In every way; Miss Henrietta Mitchell
OF Jackson as Directress of the WOm-
ans Building, and a lady whose
friends are legion. The architects are
two young men from Mississippi and
n from Louisiana, N. w. Overstreet
OF Jackson, p. J. Krause of Meridian
and VIM. A. Nolan of New Or. cans.
Their work will speak for itself.
These are the head of departments
selected so far. 1t is an organization
that has the ability and capacity Of
performing effective and valuable SER
vice. With the we'll balanced Commits
sion named above. together with the
active forces on the ground and work
ing every day, there is no reason why
the Exposition viii not be a thorough
success insofar as their responsibility
is concerned.
1t is gratifying to note that the
newspapers of Mississippi, almost
without exception, are giving to the
proposition their liberal and enthusi-
astic support. It's success means a
substantial benefit to their readers
and patrons. They have the power to
make or break it, but their former lib
eral attitude toward similar projects
insures for the great birthday party a
backing that has not been excelled by
the press of any state that has evsr
staged such a celebration.
The Mississippi Centennial Exposi-
ton is the states milestone of prog
ress. 1t is the browning event Of the
century just closing and the dawn of
another hundred years of peace and
prosperity.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19
WIRELESS ~TELEGRAPHY

How many people in the state OF
Mississippi have had the chance to see
a wireless telegraph station and be
shown how it works? Very few indeed,
although practically all have read
something of this great invention and
marveled at its accomplishment. Wis
itors to the Exposition will have OPP
portunity of seeing one, built and oper-
ated by our home folks.
Chancellor J. N. Powers of the State
University stated at the educational
conference in Gulfport recently that
the University would install a wireless
station on the Exposition grounds and
operate it during the Centennial. 1t
will be erected and operated by stu
dents of that great state institution,
Grown in Mississippi" boys.
The station will have a capacity OF
receiving messages sent from similar
stations a thousand miles away. Time
will be received each day from the
government station at Arlington, Va,
in the suburbs of Washington, approx
imately a thousand miles in an air
line. Communication will also be had
with Key West, Fla, Galveston, Tex,
and other points.
This progressive move on the part
of tile University viii be doubly ap-
preciated by the people of Mississippi
as we'll as our guests from other
states. Few were aware that such adj
vanced methods were in use by our
homo institutions and this will bring
that fact to the attention Of many who
otherwise would BE- q long time in
learning Of It.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19
THE LIVE STOCK BOARD

A state constituted board that has
performed most valuable service for
the farmers and live stock men dur.
ing the eight years since its creation
is the Live Stock Sanitary Board,
charged with the duty of preventing
and controlling diseases of live stock.
No body of men has worked with
greater interest or under more diff.
cult conditions than this one.
In the way of actual accomplish
ment, not n can show more While
the major portion of this ome un.
der the head of tick eradication.
there is a great deal more for which
the Live Stock Board deserves credit.
No state in the Union has shown q
healthier improvement in live stock
production and the work Of this
portion of the credit.
Every opportunity for advancing
the work and creating favorable in.
terest has, been taken advantage OF.
There is to be no tagging in this ag.
gressive campaign as evidenced By
the fact that the Live Stock Sanitary
Board is planning an educational ex.
hibit for the Centennial Exposition
and has provided means for it's 10.
cution.
Dr.. e. M. Ranck. state veterinarian,
is already making plans for an ex.
hibit that will clearly explain to the
100000 Mississippians that will at
tend the Exposition why it is impor.
tant that they should acquaint them.
selves for the causes of disease in
stock and the remedies necessary to
correct or remove the trouble.
More people Fan be reached at the
Exposition and given demonstrations
concerning live stock matters than .
dozen lecturers could meet and talk
to in several years. Then with the
means for forcibly bringing to their
attention and interest the methods
used by the Board in preventing and
curing disease, results that are wide
spread and lasting can be brought
about.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19

For handling the Mississippi Cen
tennial Exposition, supervising n
guiding its affairs, the Legislature pro-
vided for a Commission that is repre-
sentative Of the various sections OF
the state. Believing that the peop.e
might be interested in the personnel
of that body, their names and address
as are given.
Governor Theodore G. Bilbo is ex-
officio chairman, is the executive Of
ficer Of the state, elected by the peo-
pie, and is throwing his energy and
enthusiasm into the project, knowing
that it offers a splendid opportunity OF
being made many times as valuable to
the people as the money invested will
amount to.
Lieutenant-Governor Lee M. Russell
OF Oxford and Speaker of the House
Sennett M. Conner Of Seminary are
also ex-officio members. They are
good men in whom the people have
shown confidence and are both enthu-
siastically aiding the project.
The Supervisors of Jackson, Harri-
son and Hancock counties had the
naming of one man from each county.
Frank H. Lewis of Pascagou a repre-
sents Jackson. He is a large property
owner, a grower of pecan and citrus
fruits and has made magnificent ex-
hibits at the state fair. Isham Reeves
OF Gulfport represents Harrison. Is a
member of the Board of Supervisors,
and an enthusiastic and ~wide-awake
official. H. S. Weston of Logtown is
Hancock's representative. He is one
of the largest property owners in
South Mississippi and a sterling bust
ness man.
Biloxi, Gulfport and Pass Christian
were entitled to a man from each.
Walter Hunt, a splendid young man
and alderman, is from Biloxi; George
NJ. Foote, the progressive and ener-
getic Mayor of Gulfport, represents his
town as Mayor Saucier of Pass Chris
tan, one of the safest men IN the
coast, completes the municipal contin-
gent. Each of these men is sincere in
the belief that the Exposition can be
made invaluable to all of the people
of Mississippi and are working to that
end.
The Park Board of Gulfport has a
special representative in the person
of Hanun Gardner, one of the leading
lawyers of the coast and a thoroughly
reliable citizen in every way. In ad-
dition to these the Governor was en-
powered to appoint five, n from
each supreme court district of the
state and two from the state at large.
From the northern distric he named
A. C. Anderson of Ripley, editor of the
Sentinel, former representative and
state senator, and thoroughly respect
ed by his people; for the middle dis
trict, Floyd Lopez of Lake, a leading
business man, former representative,
and enjoying the confidence and es-
TEEN of al who know him; for the
southern district, r. L. Simpson OF
Gulfport, whose name is connected
with every progressive movement in
South Mississippi, and is at the helm
OF the largest commercial business in
his section.
From the state at large Governor
Bilbo named Swep ]. Taylor, Mayor of
The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19

Each county in Mississippi, Ala
bama and Louisiana will be given a
day during the Exposition and special
programs arranged. On these days
special trains and other a. of
transportation will be provided for
transporting large numbers of people
from the counties to the Gulf Coast.
1t is freely predicted that two OF the
liveliest days at the Exposition will
be Smith Day" and Zones Day" 1t
is believed that not less than ten
thousand Smiths can be brought to
the big birthday party and as many or
more Joneses on the day set aside for
them
The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19

business December 9th, 1917. made
to the Board of Bank Examiners.
RESOURCES
Loans & Discounts -$599, 435. 80
Overdrafts, Secured--- 517.24
Oyerdrafts Unsecured---- 6,238. 90
Bonds, Securities. etc. So 92. 90
Warrants State, County.
District and MunicipaD 20, GAG. 80
Guaranty Fund--- 2.5OO.OO
Banking House and Lot - $1,000 90
Other Real Estate Owned Is. 1896. 90
Furniture & Fixtures TO- $40. 46
Due from other Banks ---- 249. 975. 81
next days Clearings- POS IS
Other cash items %. 20
Currency 49, 1879 90
Gold Coin 3,190. 90
Silver Coin, Nickels & Cts. 1885, 81
Loans on cotton------ 701, 769. 43
Total------$1, 715, 1926. 90
LIABILITIES
Capital SIPS, 900. 90
less Branches 40, 900. 90 S 85, OOO.OO
Surplus 60. 900 90
Undivided Profits %, 440.1 IL
Dividends Unpaid
Due Branches-.-- 143, 3O7. 26
Bills Payable -- $50, 900. 90
Individual depositsS442, 5000
Savings Deposits 1853, ASP 81
Time Certificates
of Deposit 313, 842 80
Bank deposits - 332. 259 % =
Cashiers Checks 6,323.97
TOTAL DEPOSITS-------1,24 PAS, 1872
Total----$ 81, Tbs, 1926 90
|, S. J. High, Cashier. do solemly
swear that the above is a true state
ment of the financial condition of the
PEOPLES BANK & TRUST co. Tupe-
To-. in the County of Lee, State of
Mississippi. at the close of business on
the 9th day of December, 1916, to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
CORRECT-ATTEST S. j. HIGH,
Cashier.
j. M. THOMAS,
S. P. CLAYTON,
Directors.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
County of Lee
Sworn to and subscribed before me
by S. j. High, Cashier this 18th day of
January. 1917.
V. S. WATERSHEDS, Notary Public
My commission expires April 3Oth 1918
The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19

Statement of the Financial Condition Of
Peoples Bank & Trust Co.
Exclusive of Branches
located at Tupelo in the County of Lee,
State of Mississippi, at the close of
business December 9th, 1917. made
to the Board of Bank Examiners.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19
Statement of the Financial Condition of
PEOPLES BANK & TRUST co.

of Netteton in the County of Lee. State of Mis-
sissippi. at the close of business Dec. 9th, 1916,
made to the Board of Bank Examiners.
RESOIJRCES
The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19

Several national organizations will
ho.d their meetings during the Expo
sition in the great auditorium being
erected and a vigorous campaign is
being continuously waged for more.
1t Is already assured that not less
than fifty meetings of various bodies
Will be he during the Exposition and
in the Coliseum.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19

When you hear a man knocking the
Exposition, or any other progressive
movement. don't forget that he is
knocking the community in which he
lives and the state that offers him .
home.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19

The Exposition is building a sub
stantial pier several hundred feet in
length for the convenience OF visitors
who desire to battle or boat. 1t will
be equipped with al conveniences fcx
this purpose.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19

A salt water natatorium with both
hot and cold water for bathing pur-
poses will be located within the
grounds. Those who have longed for
the Justly celebrated baths Of the Pa
eific coast will not be compelled to
70 thousands of miles for that luxury.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19
WHAT IS
lAx-F0S

[AX-FOS is an improved CaSCaTa
"a tonic laxative) pleasant 10 take
In LAX-FOS the Cascara is improved by
the addition of certain harmless chem
icals which increase the efficiency of the
Cascara, making it better than ordinary
Cascara. LAX-FOS is pleasant to take
and Ices not grippe no disturb stomach.
Adapted to children as we'll as adults.
Just try one bottle for constipation. SOC.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19
NORTHBOUND
SOUTHBOUNDj

For folders and other informa-
ton regarding rates. routes, etc..
apply to G. J. Paessler, Ticket
Agent, Mobile & Ohio R. R. or
write G. E. Allen. District Pass.
enger Agent. Jackson, Tenn.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-01-19
MRS, STACKS LETTER
To Mothers of Delicate Children

Palmyra, Pa.-eMy little girl had a
chronic cough and was SO thin you could
count her ribs, and she had no appetite.
Nothing we gave her seemed to help her,
until one day Mrs. Neibert asked me to
try Vinol, and now she is hungry all the
time, her cough is gone, she is stouter
and has a more healthy color. 1 wish
every mother who has a delicate child
would try Vinol."-Mrs. ALFRED SLACK.
We guarantee Vinol, our non-secret
tonic, to make delicate children
healthy and strong.
st. Clair Drug Co., Tupelo. Also at
the leading drug store in all Mississippi
towns.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-25
STARS AND STRIPES AFFECTED
 BY TIE WAR

-acife News Service, Wash. Bureau.
 WASHINGTON IL costs more to be patriotic by buying an American flag now than it did before the war in Europe started. according to flag deal CTS in the nations capitol.
 The secretary of wool and dyes. as well as their increased cost, added to recent increases in wages at cotton mills. has caused a jump in the prices of "Old Glory" Wool bunting was formerly the principle material of which the stars and Stripes" were manufactured. but it has fallen into disuse because of the increased cost of wool. Cotton has supplanted wool bunting to considerable extent, but cotton is now also jumping in price.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-25
WHY FLOUR IS HIGH

There's a reason for the high price of flour, aside from the great expor- tation of wheat to suffering Europe. The crop this year in the United States was the poorest since 1904, The Department of Agriculture cs- inmates that winter wheat fell off by 2O0,000,000 bushels from last years huge crop, and spring wheat was much more. The Department thinks that after American wants are supplied there will be a surplus of only 100000 900 bushels for export.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-25
EXPLOSIVE MANUFACT uRE IN THE UNITED STATES
 GROWS SMALLER

Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
 WASHINGTON,-T amount of cotton fibre used in the manufacture of explosives for the three months ending September 30 showed a sharp decrease as compared with the three month periods end March 31 and June 30, the United States Census Bureau has announced.
 The quantity consumed for this purpose during the quarter just ended totalled 132,9S' bales of 500 pounds
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-25
TIVE LAMP OF
 THE STONE AGE"

The old men and women still carry lorg slender pieces of wood which are used for obtaining light from the lamps for their pipes. In the pictorial writings of the natives I have often seen the lamp turned bottom up. This meant starvation.
 A broken lamp was mended by drilling holes and wedging with whalebone. Broken pottery lamps were cemented with compound made of seal blood and dog hair.
 There is a very interesting legend of an old man who. although very rich was much disliked by the. villagers. For years he had been chiseling a piece of jade into a lamp. When it was completed he called villagers to : gether and bragged greatly about his new wealth.
 To demonstrate the great beauty and utility of his new lamp he filled it with seal oil and lighted 1t for QClCCIdlIOn ana envy or nlS guests. When his guests had departed. the rich man still left the lamp burning and retired contentedly to his lux ulious fur couch. But while he slept, evil spirits from icebergs and hum mock5, who hated the Eskimos, en- tered the igloo, overheated the jade. and set fire to the house. The cabin and it's miserly owner were burned to cinders.
 Since that time. according to my native informant, no Eskimo has ever .riod to make lamp from jade.
 Without the lamp there is no ques- ton but what the Eskimo would now be extinct. And yet, strange as it may seem, 1t was, in my opinion. not invented by them. It was apparently borrowed from a more advanced tribe, and in another land. during some of the many migrations of the long "Stone Age"
 By Dr. Daniel s. Neuman.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-25

These lamps were made from soap stone, pottery or wood. Soapstone was preferred, but was not always used. It was found in only a few localities in Alaska and sometimes it took years to make the journey to the quarrics to obtain it. At one time soapsto1e was a medium of exchange between the different tribes.
 It was customary to place the lamp in burial places ever the body of it's owner.
 The very old lamps show signs of stone hammers and jade chissels. The soapstone is well adapted for this purpose as it is easily worked and it has the property of absorbing oil in ,ts porous substance. Besides 1t is he only material which in a lamp never becomes overloaded, and at the same time it retains the heat longer thGa any other material known to the Eskimo. For special occasions lamps made from whalebone were used by Eskimo doctors in connection with ,hcir ceremonies in healing the sick. These lamps were always destroyed at either the recovery or death of the patient. The soot collected from the burning of these ceremonial lamps was highly valued by the women for tatooing.
 These seal oil lamps are still used by very old natives and wherever there is a scarcity Of fire wood. It is interesting to watch the old men grouped around the dim light enthus- iastically telling their folk lore to the younger generation. The Eskimo girls take great delight in playing with miniature models of these lamps.
 For various reasons the natives prefer to live two or three families in the same igloo At the same time it was a mark of etiquette for each woman to have her own lamp in her corner of the house.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-25

each as compared with l44.5SS bales for the quarter ending with Maren and 142,725 for the quarter ending with June. The quantity of bleach cotton fibre held in establishments engaged in the manufacture of explosives on September 30 amounted to 24.6s6 bales.
 During the first three quarters of 1916 there were 421,695 bales consum ed in the manufacture of explosives, and for the calendar year 1915, PA. 003 bales, the statement says.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-25
MPARATIvE
 TEMPERATURES

Following are the lowest recorded temperatures for this year and last on the days designated. The minus sign before a aumber means below zero.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-25

A man wearing a parka and with a mask over his face who had been seen on the Valdez Fairbanks trail several times. and for whom the Fairbanks officials were keeping a sharp lookout, gave himself up to u t marshal recently. He refused to give his name, but was later identi- fled as a man named Huebner, who had worked on the steamer Reliance during the summer. He carried a rife when he wished to be .willHHhI rife when he surrendered and stated that he wished to be incarcerated for fear he would hurt somebody. He is temporarily unbalanced mentally.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-25

Calling Cards at the Nugget Office
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-25

sea.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-25
IMPORTANT NEW CANAL

After seven years of labor. a canal has just been opened connecting Werner Lake, in Sweden, with the North Ser. This great lake lies north of Copenhagen and west of Stockholm The canal gives the interior of south = ern Sweden a convenient outlet to the sea.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-25

The necessity of warmth and light without question was one of the greatest primitive needs of the Stone Age of the Eskimo. Without the lamp there was no possible chance to combat the rigor and darkness of the Arctic winter. What wonder that upon this household ute1sil, in fact its most precious possession all do- mestic and social life was focusedl
 And, yet the necessity of light and heat was really of secondary import. ance. Without the lamp the drinking obtain from ice or snow. Besides that 1t was indispensable for drying the clothing, Gan Eskimo would freeze in wet apparel) This was done by hanging the clothes on a frame built over 1t. It was also very useful in making implements such as snow shoes. sleds and many others. The making of these implements was greatly aided by dipping the wood in water or urine and slowly steaming it over the lamp until the material be- came flexible. The bone, ivory and deer horn were also similarly treated
 A lamp burning brightly was the sign of prosperity. On the other hand, as the lamp consumed a good deal of fat, and fat was an important article of diet among the natives, the dim, flickering light was an indication of starvation and hunger.
 It is not surprising that the lamp figured largely in all religious and festive gatherings. Oral history stil! preserves a good many r0mes or the ancient native women who won fame for their skill in procuring a maxi mum amount of light and heat from @ minimum amount of oil.
 The lamp was always the personal property of the woman. In a good meny villages the marriage was sane. tified by young girl moving her  lamp to her future husbands igloo Until but a very few years ago the removal of the lamp from an igloo by a woman. constituted and was re- spected as a divorce by villagers. hus- band. relatives and chiefs. It was womaa's work to obtain oil from seal and walrus fat, although a very in- ferior substitute was some times ob tained from deer or bear fat. This fat usually rendered by chewing out the oil in a small wooden vessel
 The lamp wick was constructed from finely powdered moss. The moss was placed in a long ridge in the lower part of the lamp and piece of bone shaped like a long narrow spoon was used for trimming it.
 A lamp of a good house wife, ac- cordiag to the Eskimo idea. never smoked.
 In size the lamps varied from very small travelling lamps, measuring from four to five inches in diameter, to very large ones. I have one in my collection which is forty eight inches long and twelve and one half inches wide. The size of the lamp varied with the locality. Where seal was plentiful and easy to obtain the lamps as a rule were very large. The great CT number are flat and semi oval and have a small ridge in the upper third for a reserve supply of oil. They vary in shape, according to the great pri- mitive individual ingenuity of the na- tive.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-25

The launch Pacific was caught un- der the wharf at Douglas recently and when the tide came in she was swamped. Capt. (. F. Tibbetts was awakened by the water hissing on a hot stove and made his escape from his bunk in his nIght clo,hes just in time to escape drowning. She can be rs..sed
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-25

Roman and James will install mill or ther property in Moose Pass in the spring. They have been operat-
 ing with an arastra, and have assur- ahoes of ample ore for a mill of fair capacity. They are now doing tun-