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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
MuNsrEReuRe ON SALOON.

The late Prof. Hugo Munsterburg
of Harvard, recognized authority In
America on German ideals, gave to
the public In 1907 this opinion of the
saloon:
There is nothing more degrading
and no more atrocious insult to civil
lied life than the American saloon. It
has poisoned the social atmosphere
for the masses; in 1t the workingman
squanders his savings, and the healthy
man devastates his energies and be-
comes a wreck. Political corruption
irradiates from the saloon into the
whole public life and thousand ways
lead from the saloon to the peniter-
tiary. 1t is blessed movement which
now turns with overwhelming energy
against the horrors Of this evil and
source of infection. There may be dis
agreements as to the best ways and
means, disagreement whether strict
prohibition or education towards tenn
perance is the more reliable meth
cd; but there is no disagreement as
to the fact that the saloon has to be
wiped out, and the day seems ne8y
indeed when-tAanks to women--the
fight against the saloon win be taken
up In almost every state"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23

$50 we sneaked out of bed, and
went into Prudence's room and woke
her and Fairy" She looked at Connie
and blushed. Connie was asleep. and
we didn't waken her because we didn't
want to brighten her. We woke the
girls-and you tell the rest, Prudence"
1--WE didn't believe her, of course.
We went back into their room and
there was no one there. But the rings
were gone. While they were looking
at the dresser, remembered that
forgot to lock the dungeon door, where
we keep the money and the silver
ware, and ran downstairs and
slammed the door and locked II, and
went back up. didn't hear a sound
downstairs"
Mr.. Allan laughed heartily. "Well,
your burglar was In that closet after
the money, no doubt, and he didn't
hear you coming, and got locked In"
In a few minutes they heard foot
steps around the house and knew the
officers had arrived. Mr.. Allan let
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
How to Eliminate "Pork."

The movement IN support or an
amendment to the federal constitution
giving the president power to veto in
divkiua1 items of appropriation bills is
entirely laudable and should receive
general support. 1t should go still fur
Their and give the president authority
to veto any rider to a bill which is
not gerrnane to the subject matter.
That error, graft and even fraud
might creep into law through the meth
DDS now in operation Is too plain to re-
quire demonstration. The entire pork
barrel system would collapse IL the
president had the discretionary author
ity to strike out Of the appropriation
hElls, after their passage, all sums In
Guided under the log-ro1ling process to
SECURE the support necessarysto their
passage. Regular supply bills must be
voted and advantage is taken of the
fact to attach the pork features. which
never could pass on their individual
merits. The proposed amendment Is
sound and popular and should be en-
acted.
Il lie TlutT uuDll 10 ccoclltlully NlClOus.
Some of the most Objectionable meas
ures on the statute books have been
forced through congress as barnncies
elinging to otherwise good and neces-
sary laws. If power were vested in the
president to veto such legislation,
where 1t was wholly foreign to the
measure to which 1t was attached,
without invalidating the measure It.
self, it would terminate practice In
herently wrong and laden with still
greater potentialities for evil. There
have been instances where riders car
ried wise and laudable purposes, but
that does not lessen the possibilities of
wrong or condone the practice. The
veto power, exercised with justice
and discretion. would lop off the op.
| portunities for vicious legislation
without interfering with the passage
of such measures as judgment and ne.
cessity might approve.-st. Paul Dis
! patch.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
FEDERAL RESERVE RUIN
DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF THE
aYsTEM HARD TO FIND.
National Banks Made the Largest
Earnings the Past Year In Their
Entire History.

Banks depend for profit upon the
difference between what they have to
pay for money and what they can get
In lending 1t. Judged by the face Of
the money-market records for the past
calendar year, the national banks in
particular have been having a hard
time, says the New York World.
Interest rates have never before
been so uniformly low in a period Of
active business. The money market
has not been cornered single time.
Instead of call rates occasionally rising
as high as 100 or more per cent in
the New York market, they have the
past year rarely gone above per
cent and have ruled under per cent
Time borrowers and business paper
have enjoyed rates ruling around 3
and rarely exceeding per cent. To
add to the miseries of these banks they
have been chained to federal reserve
OTIS effects, but which was denounced
by a former comptroller of the cur
rency as "a scheme to compel the ma
tional banks to hand over their capital
and business to the reserve banks"
1t is accordingly painful TO have to
observe that the comptroller Of the
currency is compelled to report that
these banks have made the largest
earnings the past year In their history
and that their net profits the past six
months are at the rate of IL per cent
on stock capital. Unable to get much
Of anything on money lent and with
capital and business passed over to
the federal reserve banks, how did
they manage to do 1t?
In the sweeping criticisms Of the
federal reserve board made on the
floor of the house the outstanding
charge seems to be that the member
ship of the board includes men of ex-
perience and business ability, accord
ing to the Washington Post.
The accusation that the entire adj
law has been in the Interest Of big
bankers and financiers is not likely to
bring a responsive echo from the pub
lic. The new banking system has been
In operation long enough to establish
public confidence.
That "big business" has derived par
ticular benefit from the system is a
charge that is hardly susceptible of
proof. The whole business fabric has
been improved by the currency law,
which is operating admirably. Even
during the recent political campaign
there was little criticism of the bank
ing system. although the Write light Of
publicity was thrown upon every other
measure advocated by the present ad-
ministration.
The criticisms made on the floor of
the house therefore must be regarded
as individual expressions, remarkable
chiefly because they illustrate the pre-
ponderanee Of sentiment on the other
side.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
CHAPTER vII-continued.

Mr.. Starr had gone to Burlington
that morning to attend special revival
services for three days, and Prudence
had fifty whole dollars In the house,
an unwonted sum In that parsonage!
And the dungeon was not locked. With
out a word, she slipped softly out of
the room, ran down the stairs, making
never sound in her bare feet, and
saw, somewhat to her surprise. that
the dungeon door was open. Quickly
she flung it shut, pushed the tiny key
that moved the "catch," and was rush.
Ing up the stairs again with never
pause for breath.
A strange sight met her eyes In the
twins room. The twins themselves
were in each others arms, sobbing bit
terly. Fairy was still looking hurried
ly through the dresser drawers.
''They are gone" walled Carol, "our
beautiful ruby rings that belonged to
grandmother"
Nonsense" cried Prue with nervous
room, or on the kitchen shelves.
You're always leaving them somewhere
over the place. Come on, and Wen
search the house just to convince you"
seNo, no." shrieked the twins. Lets
lock the door and get under the bed"
The rings were really valuable.
Their grandmother, their mothers
mother, whom they had never seen,
had divided her ''real jewelry" between
her two daughters. And the mother Of
these parsonage girls, had further. di-
Vided her portion to make 1t reach
through her own family of girlsi
sour ringsl Our rings!" the twins
were wailing. and Connie, awakened
by the noise. was crying beneath the
covers of her bed.
maybe we'd better phone for Mr..
Allan suggested Fairy. "The girls are
90 nervous they will be hysterical by
the time we finish searching the
house"
swell, let's do the upstairs them"
said Prudence. "Get your slippers and
kimonos, and Wen 60 into daddy's
room"
But inside the door Of daddy's room,
with the younger girls clinging to her,
and Fairy looking odd and disturbed,
Prudence stopped abruptly and stared
about the room curiously.
"Fairy, didn't father leave his watch
hanging on that nail by the table?
Seems to me saw 1t there this morn
ing. / remember thinking / would
tease him for being forgetful."
And the watch was not there.
81 think 1t was Sunday he left It."
answered Fairy In low voice. IT re-
member seeing it on the nail. and think
ing he would need it-but believe 1t
was Sunday"
Prudence looked under the bed. and
In the closet, but their fathers room
was empty. Should they go farther?
For q moment, the girls stood looking
at one another questioningly. Then
they heard a loud thud downstairs. as
OF someone pounding on door. There
was no longer any doubt. Someone
was In the housei Connie and the
twins screamed again and chung ia
Prudence frantically. And Fairy said
II think we'd better lock the door and
stay right here until morning, Prue."
But Prudence faced them stubborn
~. If you think I'm going to let any
one steal that fifty dollars, you are
mistaken. Fifty dollars does not come
often enough for that, can tell you"
Its probably stolen already" OBJ
5ected Fairy.
aWeli, II 1t Is. wen and out who dit
&, and have them arrested. I'm eoinl
Aoxn to telephone to the police. Yo'
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
RksMANsHlP.

In Sweden three corporals and three
privates were used In test to deter
mine the effect Of alcohol upon pre-
cision. During the days of the first
test the men were entirely abstaining,
while during the second series Of
tests they were allowed two-thirds OF
a wineglass Of brandy short time be-
fore the firing and an equal amount
OF alcohol in punch on the evertng
before. In the Quick-flring tests, on
the alcohol days, they hit the target
on the average only three times out Of
80 shots, but on the abstinsnt days the
average was % and 90 hits. TIE men
were found to be similarly affected by
alcohol during tests for endurance Of
sustained firing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23

them into the house, four of them. and
led them out to the hall. There could
be no doubt whatever that the burglar
was in the dungeon. He had been
busy with his knife. and the lock was
nearly removed. If the officers had
been two minutes later, the dungeon
would have been empty. The girls were
sent upstairs at once, with the Allan
boy as guard-as guard, without re-
gard for the fact that he was probably
more frightened than any one of them.
The chief officer raped briskly on
the dungeon door. Then he clicked his
revolver.
"There' are enough of us to over
power three of you," he said CURLY.
"And we have men outside the house,
too. If you put your firearms on the
floor, and hold both hands over your
head, you'll be well treated. If your
hands are not up, we fire on sight. Get
your revolvers ready, boys"
Then the officer opened the door.
Evidently the burglar was wise enough
to appreciate the futility of fighting
against odds. His hands were above
his head, and In less than second he
was securely manacled.
The chief officer had been eying him
closely. "Sayw he exclaimed. "Aren't
you Limber-Limb Grant," The burglar
grinned, but did not answer. by
Jover' shouted the officer. SIT is /!
Call the girls down here" he ordered
and when they appeared, gazing at the
burglar with mingled admiration, pity
and fear, he congratulated them with
considerable excitement.
tits Limber-Limb Grant," he ex.
planned. There's reward of five
hundred dollars for him. You'll get
the money, as sure as you're born"
Then he turned again to the burglar
"Say, Grant. what's fellow like you
doing on such a fifth-rate job as this1
A Methodist parsonage is not Just in
your line, is it?"
Limber-Limb laughed sheepishly.
'Well," he explained good-naturedly,
Chicago got too hot for me. I had
to get out in hurry, and ] couldn't
get my hands on any money. I had a
fine lot of jewels, but was 50 pushed
couldn't use them. / came here and
loafed around town for a while, be-
cause folks said Mount Mark was so
fast asleep it did not even wake up
long enough to read the daily papers.
heard about this parsonage bunch,
and knew the old man had gone off to
get more religion. This afternoon at
the station saw detective from Chi
cago get off the train, and knew what
that meant. But needed some cash,
and so wasn't above little job of
this kind. never dreamed of getting
done up by bunch of preachers kids.
I went upstairs to get those family
jewels I've heard about. and one of
the little ones gave the alarm. al
ready had some Of them. so I came
down at once. I stopped in the dun
geon to get that money, and first thing
/ knew the door banged shut. That's
all. You're welcome to the five hun.
dred dollars, ladies. Someone was
bound to get 1t sooner or later. and
I'm partial to the ladies, every time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23

get him in the closetY Begin at the
beginning. and tell me all about it..
Carol began the story with keen rel
ish. II woke up, and thought ] heard
someone In the room. supposed 1t
was Prudence. said, Prudence and
nobody answered. and everything was
quiet. But I felt there was someone
In there. I nudged Lark, and she woke
up. He moved then. and we both heard
him. He was fumbling at the dresser.
and our ruby rings are gone. We
heard him step across the room and
into closet. He closed the door after
him. didn't he Larkr
Yes, he did," agreed Lark. "His
hand was on the knob
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
NO DRINKERS MED APPLY.

The Winton Motor Car company en-
ploys about loo men in Cleveland, o..
and almost as many In other cities. A
rule barring drinking employees has
been In force ever since the factory
opened.
"We do not allow any man to enter
our plant with liquor on his breath or
to drink at any time, II we know It. !"
says Mr.. Winton, founder and presi-
dent of the company.
mo well regulated plant can afford
to employ men who drink. Men who
use liquor cannot be ct their best"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
plenty Of Peanut Politics.

Congress says the administration Is
TO blame for the food crisis, meaning.
perhaps, that the president has not
provided enough plums. StiA. there's
no shortage Of peanut politics on the
rart Of his enenies.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
postoffjces and PoIitIcs.

'Take the post Office out Of politics
and treat 1t as business institution"
exclaims the Atlanta Georgian. The
way to do it is to see that no Repub-
lican fortlfes himself behind the de-
livery window of post Office.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
Frankly Admitted.

"Do you enjoy grand opera?"
Il might" replied Mr.. Cumrox, 'if in
talking about 1t / weren't obliged to
use words that can't pronounce and
don't understand"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
Faint Heart.

"She had hard time finding piece
Iof mistletoe to hang In her parlor."
Gee! She Us too pretty and charm
Ing to need mistletoeI"
Sure ,she is. It's the fellow who
calls UPON her that needs it."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
Marc PIeasure Id Give.

Baker-Hog did that box Of cigars
I gave you aract your
Egerton- -Alade me generous.
How dor 4
Il gave oil of them. sway hNt the
nrst o,6e smQked.n
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
IT'S TRULY AN ILL WIND
THAT BLOWS NOBODY
GOOD AND THIS WIND
BRINGS LUCK TO THE
PARSONAGE.

Mr.. Starr, widower Methodist
minister, is assigned to the con-
gregation at Mount Mark, la.
He has five charming daughters.
Prudence, the eldest, keeps
house for him. Fairy is a coli
lege freshman. Carol and Lark,
twins, are in high school. Con-
stance is the "baby." The ac-
tivities of the Starr girls-Pru-
dence's work, Fairy's school af-
fairs, the pranks of the young
sters-and the family perplexi-
ties make the story; it is simply
a recital of glorified homely In
cidents. This installment de-
scribes the capture Of burglar
In the parsonage.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
Now what do you suppose the
girls will do with that five hun-
dred dollars? How much will
they devote to church PURPOSES
foreign missions, for instance5
(To BE CoNTINUED.)


No particular species of tree is mora
susceptible to lightning stroke thai
any other except In so far as the spR
cies determines the height OF the rv~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
FARM LOAN ACT.
VI. Its Social and Economic
Effect.

(By Frank r. Wilson, federal loan
reau, Washington, ID. c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-16
Military Training Installed.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan 16.--Military
training will be installed in the local
high schools Of Kansas City and Poly.
technic Institute the beginning of the
next semester, January %, according
to Capt r.. H. Steever of Washington.
national director of military training
in the public schools. who recently
explained the phn to the students of
the four high schools and the insti-
tute. Lieut. II. c. Baird of the L. S.
Infantry will have active charge of
the local installation and will be as.
sisted by two non-commissioned Of
fiCers.
The benefits of the school training
plan are countless" Capt. Steever
said. Besides the physical assets
training brings it great moral
and mental improvement School
training not only builds up
the boys sense of responsibility.
makes him ambitious, resourceful and
hard working, but it gets him away in
part from petty social duties. II
makes him better balanced"
The troop leadership game" will be
one of the features introduced Capt.
Steever told the boys of the four
games that will induce competition
between the schools. They are mill.
tary drill the troop leadership game.
wall scaling aud rifle practice. He
showed how the hundreds OF boys at
the schools will be able to take an
active part in those forms OF competi.
tion while, strictly athletic sports in.
Noiyc only few.
The firearms, Kraglorgcusen rifles
and carh.ncs, will be furnished by
the War Department. The boys will
wear the regular cadet gray" uni
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-16
LIVING MODELS At AUTO SHOW
OKLA. CITY EXHIBITION to-
PRESENT INNOVATION.
smartest Motoring Apparel, Opera
Gowns and Furs to Be Shown
in Unique Manner.

Oklahoma City, Okla, - Living
models will display the latest and
smartest automobile wearing apparel,
opera gowns, furs and street apparel
for women at the Automobile Show to
be held in the Oklahoma City Audi.
torum and Annex. January % to rs,
inclusive.
The idea OF having an Automobile
Fashion Show in connection with an
Automobile Show is distinct innova-
ton and proves that even New York
and Chicago automobile show man.
ayers and will be held each evening
the pace for surh exhibitions.
The fashion display will be In
charge of local department store man.
ayers and will be held earh evening
Of the show. The models will appear
on a miniature stage, with footlights,
drop rurtaln, wings, and stage props"
TO represent the yeranda of an auto
mobile clubhouse
Foreign and domestic importations
will be shown, which will represent
an inyestmer. OF several thousands
OF dollars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-16
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
WILL LAST 4 DAYS
FIRST WINTER DISPLAY
IN OKLAHOMA CITY
JAN. 23-26.
FACTORIES PLAN DANQUETS
Bands, Orohestras and Vocalists to
Entertain Every Afternoon and
Evening-Decoratons to
Cost Thousands.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-The first
mid'winter Automobile Show ever held
in this state will be held here for four
days, beginning January %, under the
auspices Of the Oklahoma city Motor
Car Dealers Association.
Every bit of space in the big Audi.
torium has been sold for the display
OF pleasure cars and accessories,
while an annex, to be built adjoining
the building, will take care of trucks
and the overflow Of pleasure cars and
allied products.
Spare No Expense.
The dealers are sparing no expense
to make this event the biggest of its
kind ever held in the South. Many
factories which formerly entertained
their Oklahoma dealers during the
Kansas City show, have transferred
their banQuets to Oklahoma City dur.
ing the coming local show.
Practically every make Of automo.
bile represented by an agency in the
SlFie-anu there are scores or them
viii be represented by an exhibit at
the show Predictions are being
made that more agencies will be
closed and more cars will be con.
tracted for during the show period.
than in any previous like period OF
time.
The show will open each day and
evening and there will be plenty Of
entertainment provided There will
be bands, orchestras and vocalists
every hour of each day and evening
The decorations will be the most
elaborate ever attempted in this sec.
ton, and will cost several thousand
dollars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-16
A Wonderful Question Answerer
(Fred G. Kelly. in American

erred {. kellys in American
Magazine)
William i. Spillman is the father
confessor of the r. F. D's.
lie has a bigger acquaintance on
rural free delivery routes than any
man in the United States. And those
who know him look on him a. a sort
of helping hand society, so that he is
both we'll and popularity known
Spillman Is chief Of the Office of
farm management in the bureau of
plant industry at the department Of
agriculture II all sounds inconspicu.
GUS enough But Spllman gets more
mail than the president of the United
States. His province is to answer
questions. He knows more than any
other man in the country about how
to make the farm pay And so he
doesn't run farm, but tells others
how. There may be others who know
Just as much as Spillman about how
to run a farm in a given locality, but
Spillman knows jusy what to do in
any part of the whole United States.
lie could go 20 any place at random,
take charge Of it, and make it pay a
profit,
Spillman has to have some three
hundred assistants to help him get
out the answers to questions sent him,
\ man reads somewhere that if he
will get a few acres aud cultivate the
ground ''mtensiNely" raising squads
and mushrooms in the cellar, he will
hecome extremely rich in about two
wears He follows the directions on
the package, so to speak, and at the
end of two years he hasn't even
enough money to buy a limousine car
10 take his produce to market in. Or
perhaps, his plan was to buy a few
chickens and let them pleasantly in
crease until there are enough 20 lay
about thousand eggs a day Only
for some reason the scheme doesn't
pan out. and the ehickep farmer 1,
Obliged to slip over to 2 ueighbor and