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Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
TAX BOARD EAVORS RAISE.
COMMISSION AGREES WITH esLso
THAT ASSESSMENT BE ON
100 PER CENT BASIS.
Movement to Call Extra Session Of
Legislature To Fix Tax Rates Gains
Impetus After State Tax Board An.
proves eiIbo Proposition.

Jackson.-One OF the most impor
tant matters now before the people OF
Mississippi Is the proposition to assess
all property, real ana personal, at full
value, as the law plainly directs shall
be done, but which never has been
done.
The Etate tax commission was Gre
ated tor equallzlng taxes, but the task
has been found a hard one, there being
no base, or starting place, except at
the loo per cent calculation, ami that
has proven unpopular almost every
where for the reason that boards OF
supervisors backed up the property
owners In their resistance to the con.
stitutional provision that all property
shall be listed with the assessor at full
value.
For years 1t has been the policy Of
boards Of supervisors to fix assess.
ments at so per cent valuation, or
less, and the consequence is that the
tax levy, though high, has been insult.
ficient to produce the amount of reve.
nue. needed to run the state govern.
ment. 1t is confidently believed that
under a full valuation taxes may be
reduced one-half or more. The tax
commissioners are in hearty accord
with Gov. Bilbo on this proposition,
and the governor has assured the COM
and the people OF the state
II they will fix the assessments at full
value he will call an extra session OF
The legislature to reduce the 6-mill levy
10 2 mills, or thereabouts, and which |
would bring sufficient funds to the
state treasury to meet current ex-
Denses and create sinking fund for
he retirement Of notes and bonds.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
Strong Men.

Tolstoi could lift 1S0 pounds with
one hand, and when nearly sixty years
OF age he walked 1870 miles In four days
without fatigue.
1t Is told of Lincoln that he was able
to lift three times as much as an ord-
nary man.
Poe was an athlete. Lamb and De-
Quincy We're both great walkers.
According to DR.. Rogers, Johnson,
Tennyson, WadswOrth, Browning, Glib
bon and Porson were men of great
physical powers as well as great ge.
MUS.
Washington was able to throw a sill
yer dollar farther than any man in
his time and covered "a feet in the
broad jump, a record which stood un-
equaled for century.-Good Health
Magazine.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
Pardons by Lieutenant Governor.

Gov. Bilbo is out Of the state. Lieut..
Gov. Russell said Wednesday he hadn't
any idea where the governor was.
From other sources, however, 1t was
learned that Bilbo Is at Mineral
Wells, Tex, for ten days.
Acting Governor Russell's first off
cient act was to pardon H. A. Davis
and ]. B. Hannah, the first from the
Oakley farm and the second from
the Waynesboro limestone plant.
Davis Is from Franklin county, and
is cripple, while Hannah is from
Covington county, and has family.
Gov. Bilbo held up the pardous be-
cause he said the state needed all its
convicts to make food crops.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27

Victoria and South Australia, says the
Scientific American. Their attacks
upon the wheat lying stacked In bags
awaiting shipment alone threaten loss
to the extent Of millions of dollars.
To save this wheat all the stacks are
being surrounded with mouse-proof
fences Of galvanized iron with open
ings left every 10 feet, In which are
placed kerosene tins, sunk In the
ground with six inches Of water In
the bottom. The mice already In the
stacks when this miniature fortiflca-
ton Is put in place must SO Out for
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
Ask for Indefinite Vacations

Approaching the fact that the Mis-
sissippi centennial exposition was con
fronting a considerable period of mac
tivity on account of the war, each
member OF the organization voluntar.
lily asked for leave Of absence.
viii Help Trect Dormitories.
The mayors of Biloxi and Gulfport,
the chiefs of police Of both cities, the
sheriff OF Harrison county, chancery
and circuit court clerks, judges, mem
bers Of the board of supervisors and
other officials, have been asked to par
ticipate in building party" to be
held at Beauvoir on August /, by Su-
perintendent Elnathan Tart Harrison
county and Biloxi and Gulfport Off
cials will be expected to don overalls
and put in good days work on the
two new dormitories.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27

hare an eight pound baby girl. know
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound saved me from an operation
which every woman breads. ~ Mrs.
NELLIE F1sHBAcK, 1874 Christy Ave-,
Louisville, KY.
Everyone naturally breads the sur
ge0n's knife. Sometimes nothing elsi
will but many times Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has saves
the patient and made an operation y
necessary. tSv
Ifyou have any symptom about which
you would like TO know, write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn.
Mass.. for helpful advice given free.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
IWAGING WAR ON FIELD MICE
australians Forced TO Build Fences Of
Iron About Wheat Awaiting
Shipment at Ports.

The wheat harvest In Australia for
the present season of 1861 Is the
largest on record. One result Of such
Favorable conditions Is that the Euro
pean field mice In this colony have In
creased to such an extent that they
are doing enormous damage through
out the states Of New South WaleS.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
Governor Offers Reward.

Gov Bilbo has received a circular
letter from w H. Crowder. sheriff Of
Grenada county, giving description
OF Val Brock, the negro who murdered
Deputy Sheriff Gilbert. The governor
offers $500 and the citizens of Gren-
ada offer $3.50 for the negro's appre-
hension.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27

finished. The doc
tors said ! would
have to be opera
ted on and ] simply
broke down. A
friend advised me
to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound,
and the result is /
feel ike a new won.
an. ] am we'll and
strong, do all my
own hOtlaa work and
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27

water, and when they try to do so
they fall into the tins. AT one coun-
try railroad station nearly 10000 mice
were caught In this way In a single
night. The experiment Of driving the
pests out of a stack by using the
fumes Of carbon bisultide has also
been tried with some success. In
some districts the mice are dying In
large numbers from skin diseases.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
Tired Of Prison Fare, Deserts.

Oscar Hall, a white convict en-
ployed at the Waynesboro limecrush-
ing plant. has taken French leave, and
the usual reward of $50 is offered for
his apprehension. Hall was sent up
from Pamela county in September,
1916, two years, for horse stealing
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
One Year In Prison for pesertlno.

A private Of Company M. Firs: Mis-
sissippi regiment. whose name is Mul.
holland, and who comes from Laurel,
has been sent to the military prison
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. where he
Is to spend year for desertion.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
4 FRIENDS
ADVICE
Woman Saved From . SeEi
Gus Surgical Operation.

Louisville, Ky.-'For four years !
suffered from female troubles, head
aches, and nervousness. ! could not
sleep, had no appetite and It hurt me to
walk. If I tried to do any work, ]
Hould haYa 70 lie down before Il was
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build UD The system

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula is
printed on every label. showing il Is
Qlinine and Iro1 in tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. 50 cents.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
Landed.

Landed.
SWhy did ChOlly marry that girl?"
"He claims she ran after him."
"WellY'
"And he didn't know what sort Of
gait to adopt. Thought 1t would seem
undignified to do q sprint"
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27

KTDNEV Il deceptive disease
AAOANGA thousands have It
Tp0I1RT r. and don't know Il. II
AA<SODAG you want good results
you can make no mistake BY using Or.
Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney
medicine. At druggists in Atty cent and
dollar sizes. Sample size bottle by Parcel
Post. also pamphlet telling you about II.
n. T., and enclose tan csnts, also men.
ton this paper.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
DobbIns Is Turned Loose.

William Dobbins, sent up from the
county of Adams in 1909 for life on
conviction of murder, has been grant.
cd pardon.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27

Cleanliness may be next to godli,
ness, but 1t takes lot of advertising
to sell soap, nevsrthelesa
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
Heroes Of Canine World.

The Belgian police dogs, on account
Of their ability to detect and capture
criminals, and the great St. Bernards,
which were famous for their rescues
Of travellers lost In the alpine SHOWS,
were considered the greatest heroes Of
the canine world until the present war
introduced the Red Cross dogs, whose
deeds Of valor in front Of the trenches
have saved the lives of thousands of
soreiy wounded.-Nationa Geographic
Magazine.
The man who sits down and watts
for fortune to come along and smile
on him needs q soft cushion.
No, Eleanor, the little dears are not
seen at stag parties.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
Old Capitol 10 About Ready.

The contractors on the old capitol
expect to complete their work by Sep
tember /. Work is progressing favor.
ably. The third story rooms are in
shape and ready for occupancy.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27
Secretary Power EquIps office.

Secretary Of State Power has found
after years Of experience that II is al.
most impossible to keep up with the
records of his office. 1t frequently
happens that somebody, perhaps of
another state, wants to know some
thing about charter that was grant
cd many years ago, and that requires
a search of great big book. or books,
blindly. Mr.. Power now proposes 10
SO arrange matters under a card In.
dex system that he will be- able to tell
all comers in moment what they
want to know.
Macon beacon., 1917-07-27

No, Eleanor, the little dears are not
seen at stag parties.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
CAMP FIRE GIRLS
MEMBERSHIP EXCEED 100 900

The annual report of DR.. Luther
H. Gulick, president of the Camp
Fire Girls of America, for the year
ending June 80, 1917, rSveals the
fact that there were 99,937 members
of this organization on that date.
AS the average monthly increase in
membership since the declaration of
war has been 3,347, the total mem
bership is now we'll over 100000.
On June 80, there were 6,S88 sep
arate campfres in good Standing,
which means an average of 14,5
members to each campfire. 1t is sig
nifcant that for SO per cent of the
membership. or more than $4,000
girls, home was the basis of this
camp fire work, and that the greatest
number of "honors" to wear
certain insignia as a reward for the
accomplishment of definite tasks such
as 0) cooking three common vege-
tables each in three ways, (2) mar
keting one week on two dollars per
week per person, (3) taking tie en-
tire care of one room for one month,
this to include sweeping, dusting,
washing of windows, care of flowers
or plants, and whatever may contrib
ute to the attractiveness of the room,
az caring for a baby for al average
of an hour a day for a month-were
in Home Craft.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14

The Home Craft honors earned dur
ing the year numbered $4,000. This
represents a tremendous amount of
concrete work by these girls, but it
is by no means all that the Camp
Fire accomplished in that year. Hon
ors for Health Craft were awarded in
POI, 300 instances, and the Patriotic
honors numbered 221 900. The Hand
Craft honors awarded during the year
were 1877, 500, the Business honors 98,-
900, the Nature Lore honors $1,000,
and the Camp Craft $4,000.
The Officials and guardians-the
older women who direct the activities
of the girls and judge of their eiigi-
bility for the various honors-are
particularly anxious to lbve it known
that every one of the 1,428,800 hon
ors awarded were for real work and
definite accomplishments. In addition
to these enumerated above, 115,000
local honors were awarded, and &c.
900 required honrs. The latter are
the honors awarded for the carrying
out of the definite programme of the
Camp Fire Girls enabling them to
obey the law of the Camp Fire which
is to: Seek Beauty, Give Service,
Pursue knowledge, Be trustworthy
Hold on to health, Glorify work and
be happy.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
IN MISERY WITH
ITCHY ECZEMA
Spread With Large Watery BIisters,
All Around Neck, Ears, Face and
Hands. Had ScaIy Appearance,
COuldnot Sleep. Cuticura Healed.

81 was a great sufferer from eczema.
When it first started it was about the
size of a pinhead, and began to itch,
burn, and sting. was sore and red,
and the eczema began to spread with
large watery blisters all around my
neck, ears, face, and hands. Then il
had scaly appearance. cannot tell
the misery Twas in, and could not
sleep.
Il sent for a free sample of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment, and it did me so
much good | purchased more, and after
using three boxes Of Cuticura Soap and
three boxes of Cuticura Ointment
was healed" (Signedl Miss Sarah J.
Thompson, 700 Union Ave, Petersburg,
Va, March 3, 1917.
You may think that because Cuticura
does such wonderful work in soothing
and healing severe itching and burning
eczemas, it is not adapted to the gentle
uses of the toilet. On the contrary, that
is Just where it is most effective in pre-
venting these serious skin troubles.
For Free Sample Each by Return
Mail address postcard: ''Cuticura,
Dept. H, Boston," Sold everywhere.
Soap 25c. Ointment 25 and SOC.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
Maxine Elliott

will have a more sonorous speech. We
dislike visible nostrils because they
are unesthetic to behold.
We like a little curvature at the
base of the forehead, as you see in
the nose of Maxine Elliott, because
it denotes perfect development of
brain cavities and high intellectual
powers.
Whatever the shape of your nose,
my dear girl, you can keep it clean.
Never let ugly blackheads appear at
the side. At the risk of hurting some
ones feelings am going to insist
that blackheads are only the result
of personal uncleanliness. If through
neglect one finds them making their
appearance, wash the face carefully
with flesh brush and pure hot cas-
tile soap lather. Rinse with tepid
water. Then daub with witch hazel
and lastly rub with ice.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
MEETING YOUNG wOMEN'S
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

The Young Woman's Missionary
Society of the First Methodist Church
held their meeting yesterday after
noon in the Sunday School rooms.
after the regular business meeting
presided over by the president, Mrs.
NJ. B. Scott, the program followed,
the subject for discussion being
Missionary Work in Brazil" Miss
Lillian Clarke read a paper and gave
a very interesting talk on that sub
ject. The Missionary Study Glass of
that society has finished their book
on 'eWorld War and World Peace, y
but it was decided that another book
would not be taken up until later in
the fall.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
A DEPENDABLE MEDICINE

Lydia f. piukham's Vegetable
Compound is a dependable root and
herb medicine, 1t has made a place
for itself among the great mass Of
people. because thousands of sick wO-
men have tried it and proved that it
will accomplish all that is claimedsfor
it. Nothing unfavorabIe can honestly
be said about it. 1t does not contain
injurious drugs. 1t is a root and herb
remedy founded upon a physicians
prescription, and is manufactured for
a specific purpose. That it accom-
plishes this purpose is proved by
thousands and thousands of convinc-
ing testimoniaIs.-adv.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
MEETINI CIRCLE NO. 3
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

A meeting of Circle Number Three
of the First Baptist Church wah held
yesterday afternoon with with Mrs.
J. A. Ansley at her home on North
PalafoX street.
Mrs. Netie S. Whitfield led the
meeting and after the usual business
route, the fracture pillows and hand
kerchiefs, which were made for the
Red Cross, were gathered up and will
be sent to the Red Choss Headquart-
ers some time today.
There were songs and readings by
several members, the subject being
Jerusalem" after which general dis
cussion of home, settlement, city and
educational work, beginning with Jer,
usalem and extending to the utmost
parts of the world ensued.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
WILL ENTERTAIN FOR
ENLISTED MEN.

Chicoway Inn will entertain this
evening with dance for the officers
and enlisted men of the army and
navy as we'll as the general public
of Pensacola.
The entertainment committee is
composed of the following: Capt. and
Mrs. Jayne, Mr. and Mrs. w. A.
Blount, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Ike ]. He'll
bron, Lieut.. and Mrs. Bellinger, Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Bear, Dr. and Mrs.
Weller, and Mrs. J. S. McGaughey.
1t is hoped that a large number will
be present to make the army and
navy men feel at home. The Bar
rancas Orchestra has been secured for
this occasion and good music is an
ticipated.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
Lemon Juice
For FreCkIeS
Girls! Make beauty lotion at
homo for a few cents. Try Il!

Squeeze the juice of two lemons
into a bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white, shake we'll, and you
have a quarter pint of the best
freckle and tan lotion. and complex
ion beautifier, at very, very small
cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces of orchard white
for a few cents. Massage this sweet
ly fragrant lotion into the face, neck,
arms and hands each day and see hCv
freckles and blemishes disappear and
how clear, soft and white the SKIN
becomes. Yes! It is harmless.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
A TOAST TO THE FLAG.

Here's to the Red of it
There's not a thread of it.
No, nor a shred of it
In all the spread of it
From foot to head,
But heroes bled for it,
Faced steel and lead for it,
Precious blood shed for it,
Bathing it Red.
Here's to the White of it
Thrilled by the sight of it,
Who knows the right of it,
Who knows the right of it,
But feels the might of it,
Through day and night?.
Womanhood's care for it
Made manhood's dare for it;
Purity's pray'r for it,
Kept it so White.
Here's to the Blue of it
Heavenly view of it,
Star-spangled hue of it,
Honesty due of it,
Constant and true.
Stars stripes and pole of il,
Here's to the soul of it,
Red, White and Blue.
John J. DAILY.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
MOBILE REGRETS
THE LOSS OF
MRS. & r HFRVEY

1HE LOSS OF
MRS. c. B. HERVEY.
Following from the Mobile Regis
ter will be of interest to Pensacola
people,.
No departure in recent yesrs will
be more regretted than that of Mrs.
Charles B. Hervey, whose charming
personality has so endeared her to
the people of Mobile, and whose
beautiful voice has ever been at their
service here for church, charity and
amateur benefits. As soloist in the
Christ Church choir her voice there
was a. part of her service which she
gave as generously as she did her
offering and since her country has
been at war, her time and attention
when she was at home were given as
graciously and unsparingly to the
Red Cross work. She is nowaS Bre-
ward, n. c., with her sister, Mrs. Nc
Nelly of Natchez, whom she accom-
panied there last week after a visit
in her Mississippi home.
Mr.. Hervey who leaves on Monday
for Pensacola has been so much a
part of Mobile in its civic as we'll as
its social aspect that it is hard to
realize his working for the good of
any other city but Mobile. About
the first of September he will join
his wife and they will come to Tate
Springs for a two weeks stay. Mr.
Hervey has had an offer from Los An
geles as manager for a hotel there,
but as yet his plans are uncertain
and at present he will be located at
the San Carlos until about the miS5le
of November.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
No Cost If This Fails
To Remove Hair Roots!
New, WonderTuI. instantaneous method)

You who are annoyed with embarrass-
ing growths Of superfiuous hair have
waited long for something that would do
more than merely take off the surface
hair porarily-something that would
really remove the hair roots. And now
at Iast-your wish is realized!
The new phelaCtine process is far diff
ferent from. far better than electrical.
delipatory or other methods, because it
actually removes the hair entire, roots
and aIl-before your very eyes-easily,
instantly, harmIessly! Get a stick Of
phelactine. follow the simple directions,
and you will be surprised and pleased be-
yond words-or the druggist will return
your money without question. II has no
odor, no irritating element, and is so
non-injurious a child could safely eat it
It leaves the skin so soft, smooth, hair
less, that not the least sign of your
former trouble regrcgns.-adv.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
MRS. RHODES
VISITING HERE.

Mrs William G.. Rhodes of PEN
sacola, Fla, is enjoying her first visit
home since her marriage to Mr..
Rhodes in December. Mrs. Rhodes is
pleasantly remembered here as Miss
Julia Bolton. Already many delight
ful entertainments are being planned
in her honor While in this city she
will be the guest of her parents, NJ.
and Mrs. H. HI Bolton and her sis
ter, Mrs. C. K. La Coste. Mr..
Rhodes will spend the weekend IN
Mobile.-Mohile Reg ster.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
FINISH PLANTING
SWEET POTATO SLIPS.

The ladies Of the economical de-
partment of the Woman's Home De-
fense League met yesterday after
noon at the lot on East Garden street
and finished planting the sweet potato
slips which amounted to two thous-
and and five hundred slips planted
yesterday and one thousand, last
Saturday.
. At the meeting of the league on
Wednesday it will beFTecided whether
or not there will be any more giant
ing of sweet potatoes or wheth& or
not they will plant other vegetables.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
MISS COLLIER LEAVES
FOR WAYNESVILLF.

Miss Ina Collier, of Houston,
Texas, who has been the guest of
the Misses Dimple and Emmie Kate
Mcmillan at the home of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Mcmillan,
for the past several weeks, left yes
terday for Waynesville, North Caro-
lima, where she will visit Misses
Gladys and Marie Mcmillan at their
summer home there for while be-
fore returning to her home in Hous-
ton.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
RETURN TO HOME
ON BIG BAYOU.

Miss Erma Pou and her guest, Miss
Elizabeth DeJarnette of Montgomery,
who have been the guests of the
Miss Mcmillan at their home on East
Gregory street for the past weel:
left yesterday for the home of Miss
Pou on the Big Bayou, after a most
pleasant visit with their cousins.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
SELMA GIRL RETURNS

Misses Margaret Beverage, Geor-
gia Harper and Margaret and Kath-
crime Morrison, all of Selma, Ala
bama, who have been the guests of
Miss Hattie Elma McCaskill at her
home on Lakeview avenue for ths
past week or ten davs will return
home today.
Miss Margaret McCaskilI, of East
jackson street, who made one of this
party during the Selma girls stay,
will also return to her home today.
This jolly group of girls enjoyed
many good times during the Selma
girls visit in Pensacola
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
PLEASURE CLUB WITH
MISS FRIEDRICKSON.

Miss Dorothy Friedrickson will en-
tertain the members of the Pleasure
Club this afternoon at four o'clock
at her home at 226 North DeVillier
street All members are invited to
be present.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
RETURN FROM
MOTOR TRIP.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Dameron, ac-
companied by Miss Margarita Moreno
returned home yesterday afternoon
from their motor trip which lasted
about ten days. Their trip included
Mobile, Alabama, Gulfport and Hat
tiesburg, Mississippi, jackson and
Yszoo City, Mississippi and returning
home tts way of Montgomery and
Meridian, Alabama, having enjoyed a
delightful trip
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
GUEST OF MISS
ELEANOR MITCHELL.

Miss CorneIla Brown Of Qulntette,
Florida, after having spent a few
days visiting at the home of Miss An
ma Lamar is now the guest of Mss
Eleanor Mitchell at her home at 210
North Barcelona street for a few
days
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
RETURNS HOME FROM
MONTEAGLE, TENN.

Mrs. Simpson Reese and daughter,
Jamie, accompanied by Miss Dorothy
Forbes have returned home from
Monteagle, Tennessee, after having
spent several weeks there, Miss
Valerie Reese and brother, Wright,
who also accompanied their mother
to Monteagle. has returned home
about two weeks ago after a pleasant
visit