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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-05-31
STORES TO CLOSE AT SIX

A committee, consisting of repre-
sentatives from the various Women's
clubs of the city, waited on the busi-
ness men Wednesday afternoon with
petition for the closing of the stores
at six instead of seven o'clock. Such
closing to take effect on and after
June first, until September first.
Everywhere the ladies were met
with the utmost courtesy and consld-
Grafton which of course occasloned no
surprise on their part. All assuring
them that they would be glad to sign
the agreement were it possible. But
after consultation with several OF the
grocerymen it was decided to leave
the matter open as far as such frms
were concerned as in some cases IL
was deemed inexpedient.
The drygoods, furniture, hardware,
iewelry stores, also two OF the gro
cerv stores will henceforth close at
the above mentioned hour. The City
Market has also agreed to that hour,
as the committee failed to see the pro-
nrietor of the other market cannot
speak for that one.
The public should appreciate TINS
move orr the part Of our business men
and govern themselves accordingly.
Let us be considerate and plan our
orders and shopping with little fore
SIGHT SO that these men may lose noth-
ING by their readisess to serve our
1,-;sbas Committee.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-05-31
TRUSTEES SALE NOTICE

Pursuant to the provisions of GER
tain Deed of Trust executed by Pearl
Norwood on the 25th day of May, a.
D., 1915, to secure certain indebted>
ness therein mentioned to w. A.
Blair, which Deed of Trust is duly
recorded in the Chancery Clerks of
fee, Of Lee county. Mississippi, in
Deed Record Book, No. 124, page 20,
l will, as Trustee in said deed of trust,
on the 24fh day Of June, A. D., 1918,
at the Court House door in the City
of Tupelo, Mississippi, within legal
hours, offer for sale, at public out
cry, to the highest bidder for cash
the following described property:
Lot Is, in Block 5 in Park Hill Addi-
ton, to City of Tupelo, Mississippi,
according to map on file in Chancery
Clerks offiee of Lee County, Missis-
sippi, in deed book SO, page 359, and
additional map on page AGA. Such
title conveyed as is vested in me as
Trustee aforesaid.
This 9th day of May, 1918.
L. G. Boggan, Trustee.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-05-31
SOUTH TOWN SCHOOL ENTER
TAINMENT

Both the teachers and pupils of the
South Tupelo Schaal deserves credit
and congratulation for the splendid
progran given at the close Of their
school last Friday evening at eight
o'clock.
The stage was constructed out OF
doors and the cool night breezes were
refreshing. Quite large audience
witnessed the entertainment when
was in charge of the three teachers,
Miss Grace Moore, Mrs. Leonard
Walden and Miss Jessie Reese
First the following patriotic pro-
gram was given:
America-Chorus.
There are Many Flags of Many
Iands-Chorus.
A Pledge-Harry Whitlock.
Song. "My Papa's All Dressed Up
Today -Trudie Belle Thompson, Wlil
Belle Colvin, Ida Adams and Dorotny
Totty. 1,,..
song sIt's Hard Thing to Whip
the Kaiser''-An.
Song, Somewhere in France IS
Daad Grace McDaniels.
Reaaing-Annie Bailey.
After this the operetta ,Snowwhlte'
was PRESENTED. ia
The stage represented woodland
scene and reflected credit upon the
artistic skill of the decorators. Inc
story of snowwhite is. one that IS
loved hv all children and never grows
old At the beginning Mrs. Walden
told the story and the operetta fol-
lowed. each one Of the children act
inp the part given them beautifully.
The characters were as follows:
snowwhite-Ruby Wilmington
Oueen-Agnes Walker.
Prince-Terry Patty.
CarL the Huntsman-Charles Ia
Wis.
Seven Boys.
Forest Children-Sc School Children
After the program Mr.. Ledyaro
presented Miss Moore with hand
some wedding gift, chest OF silver
from the school in loving appreciation
of her services and with many gooe
wishes for her happiness.
xrY q
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-05-31
THE METHODIST MEETING

The Methodist meeting, which is
boinp held in the cotton shed Of j. j..
Rogers & Son, Spring street, is at
tracing large crowds and much IN
terest in being manifested.
DR.. Walker is preaching some very
interesting and soul stirring sermons
and with each service the attendance
continues to swell. The music con-
Quoted by Prof. Boyd, accompanied
by Mrs. Boyd, is a very Interesting
feature Of the services. The meeting
will continue through next week.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-05-31
SOLDIERS APPREcIATIvE

Mr.. W. o. Mclean, agent of the
Frisco railroad, hands us the follow
ing letter forwarded him by the su-
perintendent fthis division and
written by Sergt. Jack Craig from
Camp Lee, Va.
Tupelo Journal;
Tupelo, Miss,
Dear Sir:
We would like to express our ap-
probation through your columns to
the people of your town for the hos
pitality and courtesy shown to US
during our brief stay in your city.
We were shown true Southern hos
pitality, and received the most cor
dial welcome we have had on our trip
officers Training Camp Students
The soldiers passed through Tu-
pelo ten days ago. en- route from
points in Texas to Camp Lee, Va. As
.Tupela has always done, she showed
the command every courtesy and at
tertion possible during the short stay
they were her. They were fine body
of young men and we enjoyed hav.
ing thcra with US and regretted that
they were not here longer to let u
show them what Tupelo would do fol
them if the opportunity were give1
us. We assure them that our bes1
wishes follow them.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-05-31
Of the Two nations, Great Britain and

Of the TWO nations, Great Britain and
4 merica. that sprang from the ties
Of knship and common ancestry
was now being sealed in the mingled
blood Of their heroic soldiers, who
were giving their lives for common
cause. This fellowship in suffering
had already so established the friend
ship and affection of the two nations
that nothing could in future impair
it. We were fortunate IN having
representative of that great army
with us today to tell us from his own
observation and experience some
thing of the character of the people
we are fighting and their method OF
warfare He said that Lieut.. Parke had
been wounded by the explosion of
shell and bore the marks on his body
of four wounds and had subsequently
been buried alive by the explosion OF
great shell and had been dug out
and rescued by his comrades. From
this he had been unconscious Tor
whole month, and had to remain IN
hospital for several months and 1t
was a Red Cross hospital too.
Judge Robins reminded the au-
dience that this was while he was
fighting our battle for us, for our lib
erty. for the protection of our homes,
our women and children, for our ci-
|yilization and a common humanity
and that both his sight and hearing
Il had been impaired.
Lieut.. Parke said it was important
and. essential that we should know
not only why we are in the war, but
the character Of people we are fight
ing. He stated that the seed Of the
war were sown in 1856 by Prince
Bismarck. He showed that the Ger
man people under the Leadership OF
Prince Bismarck had been taught that
they were better than other races and
peoples and that all other races were
mere trash. They know no law OF
right and wrong, but their only law
lis the law of German necessity. With
them might makes right. He quoted
and cited their philosophers and great
teachers to prove this. With the
Germans compassion, kindness, SYM
pathy, tenderness was sign OF weak
ness and decay. They had been taught
the law of might and force and hate
until it had made them cruel and bru-
tish. They had been trained to war
and ruthlessness and to worship pow
er and might an wealth until they
had no mercy, kindness, tenderness
nor sympathy. Greed, selfishness,
ambition and lust for power dominat-
ed them So completely that the spirit
lual and nobler qualities were COM
pletely destroyed, and in pursuing
their ruthless and cruel and inhuman
warfare. they not only felt no COM
! (Continued on page 81
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-05-31
RED CROSS REPORT

hereby the American ed
Cross organization used the for
wounded boysw wherever found
Red to soldier battlefield
he the hospital; him behind
the pillow
mother him when his heart calls
of mother We gladly willingly
andc
raising the $780000 assigned her
quota and the American Red
Crosse another 100000 in addition
The fairly before the people OF Lee
both white and black magn
literally slackers left Lee county
unhealthy place for the man
their Bit The people earnestly the war to
contribution the Red Cross is their token OF
representing her at the front
Uncle the fight and when of them
bullet the Red Cross will be at his
side to tenderly back health and strength
loyalty supported by his District
whole
the whole
will the white people forget the
the From Pney Grove from Poplar
the free will offerings
the loyalty and hberay 1t was
in Mr. Clark that the first Auxiliary OF
result the work done there
a this country
and with amount given below
$3.50, $88263
Chairman assessed $3.50 paid 81 4565O
chairman assessed $4OO paid $925OOO
B. $1,000, $3l5O
NJ Clark chairman, assessed $325 paid $285OOO
Lee County assessed $7825 90, paid $16,85OOO
County assessed $1,425.oo, paid $2,35o0o
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-05-31
MSS

Do your bit BY filling the coal-bin.
Order early.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-05-31
HEADQUARTERS RED CROSS WAR FUND

Tupelo, Miss. May 29th, 1873.
W the members of the Executive Committee of the Second Red Cross
County
their enthusiastic and
Fund To the County,
by liberal donations of their valuable
child firm and corporation for the
brilliant,
such an overwhelming and such patriotic success
C. w. Troy,
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-05-31

(Continned on page 8.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-10

Governor and Mrs. Riggs are re- ported to have left Hogans this morning, bound for Fairbanks.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-10

were appointed lieutenants and have been assigned districts to look after They will take care of the food con- servation in their districts and will also distribute literature regarding conservation of food.
 At the meeting Wednesday, in teresting papers were read and much useful information imparted Mrs. Leon Kellum read a paper on Why the Allies Need Wheat" Mrs. Old field, on Native Fruits and Berries and Their Value as Food Diet; Mrs. M A. Schaefer on Fortunate Americans. and Mrs. NJ. J. Cooney on "The Canning Season."
 The next meeting of the Home Economic club will be held at the Nenana club rooms on the first We'd nesday in September.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-10
SPECIAL LECTURE AT
 GRACE CHURCH TOMORROW

By request, Doctor Diven will de- liver a lecture on the Book of Job in Grace church. at 7:30 p. m. Sun day. The following points will be considered: "The books literary form, its purpose, its argument, and its conclusions.
 4 cordial invitation is extended to the public. Music will start at 7:15; the lecture at 7:30 p. m.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-10
NEW ENGINEERS
 ARE ENROUTE ID
 WORK ON ROAD
Two Engineers Are Now on the Way to Nenana to Help Build
 Our Railroad.

Herbert K. Ward, a locating en- gineer from the Anchorage division, is on his way to Nenana over the Broad Pass trail He is bringing 25 head of horses with him for work on this division. MT. Ward will be employed in rehabilitating the Panama Valley Railroad principally and will also assist on the main line from Nenana, as there is a great shortage of civil engineers here now
 The rehabilitation of the T. V. R. R. will consist in putting the line in shape so that heavier and better type of locomotives and rolling stock can be used. It may also be neces- sary to make line changes. The several bridges, trestles and culverts on the T. V. R. R. will also be gone over thoroughly and reno- vated. Many of these structures will probably be entirely rebuilt. MT. Ward left Anchorage for Nenana on the 9th, and should arrive here shortly.
 MT. J. J. Kestley, who will be resident engineer on this division, left Seattle for Nenana and will ar rive here shortly. He has five men in the party with him, all of whom are either over or under the draft age.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-10
NOTICE

An election of an Advisory Board will be held at the Townsite Office, August 17th, 1918.
 We are assured that this board will be consulted, and its decisions followed by the townsite manage ment in the conduct of townsite affairs, unless such decisions are wholly unreasonable; although the Board will have no legal status.
 The polls will be open from 9 a. m. to ' p. m.
 Candidates names will be placed on the ticket by petition; and petition must be in our hands by p. m., August 18th, 1918.
 Signers for such petitions must be able to qualify as voters at this election, under the following rules; and the petitions must bear twenty five signatures: Rules. A vote will be allowed to anyone, not an alien enemy, provided that he can be classified under any one of the following heads: An owner of real property situate within the limits of Nenana Town site, Alaska;
 i An owner of taxable personal property within the limits of Ne mana Townsite, Alaska;
 Anyone qualified to vote at an Alaskan municipal election who has been a resident of Nenana Townsite for a period of six (6) months prior to the date of the eletcion.
 H. B. JOSEPH,
 Secretary Board of Elections 7-31, s-1, 3. g, 10.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-10

The Christian Science lecture de- livered by Mir. Dunn at Thorne's theater last night was largely at tended and we'll received.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-10
FAIRBANKS NOTES
. HsssszHsssssssss

The steamer Panama is billed to sail at o'clock tomorrow afternoon for Panama with a large crowd of excursionists. She will arrive in Nenana about 9 p. m.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-10
s-HOUR LAW SUSPENDED TO
 RUSH ALASKAN RAILROAD
Executive Order

Under authority contained in act of Congress approved March 1, 1917 (39 Stat, 1192), wherein it is pro- vided:
 That in case of national emerg- ency the President is authorized 10 suspend provisions of law prohibiting more than eight hours labor in any one day of persons engaged upon work covered by contracts with the United States: Provided, further, that the wages of persons employed on basic day rate of eight hours work with overtime rates to be paid for at not less than time and one half for all hours of work in excess of eight hours, it is hereby ordered that during the present national emergency the provision of law limit ing the hours of daily service of mechanics and laborers to eight hours in any one day, on work under con- tracts to which the United States is a party are suspended with re- spect to contracts in connection with the construction and maintenance of the Alaskan Railroad now being built and operated by the United States under the act of Congress approved March 12, 1914 (38 Stat, 305)' wages and overtime rates to be computed and paid in the manner provided by said act of March 4 1917, supra. .:. i .... WOODROW WILSON, { The White House, July 10, 1918.
 The above refers to the suspen- sion of the 8-hour law so far as work done by contractors for the Alaskan Engineering commission is concerned and does not effect the working force on the pay rolls of the Commission.
 The regular Commission employees can be worked overtime only in cases of emergency, this being construed to mean that the emergency must he great and imminent, such as in cases where life and property have to be saved from fire and flood.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-10

An auto with four passengers left for the coast this morning. The passengers were MT. and Mrs. Dunn, Eli Dumont and Edward Nelson. The two last mentioned are on their way to join the Canadian naval re- serve.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-10

7-31, 8-1, 3. g, 10.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-10
HOME ECONOMIC CLUB
 HAVE INTERESTING MEET

The Home Economic club, which IS an auxiliary of the Women's Council of Defense, held their meet ing at the Nenana club rooms last Wednesday afternoon, with about twenty members present. So far there are thirty-eight ladies enrolled as members of the Home Economic club, but it is expected that many more will soon join.
 Mrs. Leon Kellum, Mrs. Jas. T. Oldfield, Mrs. W. H. Gilcher, Mrs. M. Sweeney and Mrs. W. H. Grigg
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-10

"There is no half way house be- tween victory and defeat" ."-Lloyd George.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-10

Lieutenant-Colone Lenoir, officer in charge of the military telegraph systems in Alaska, left McCallum this morning. He is travelling in an army automobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
TO BECOME SHIPPING
 CENTER FOR EXPORT

Beaumont, Tex, June z.-(Special)
 Beaumonts importance as a coming
 shipping center has been given double
 recognition by events of the past week.
 One is the decision of the Long-Bell
 Lumber company to make this the con
 centration point for export business with
 tee British government. The other is
 lhe decision of the directors of the emer-
 gency fleet corporation to move the of
 fices of the production department from
 Houston to this city.
 Lloyd l.. Chipman, manager of the export department of the Long-Bell
 Lumber company, and who is a membe: or the advisory bureau of the United
 states lumber administration, of which John Henry Kirby of Houston is chair-
 man, has obtained from the East Beau mont Townsite company the Star Bayou
 property by lease covering a number of years. Lumber and large-sized timbers for export purposes will be taken from all the principal mills and concentrated here. It is estimated that 2,000, 900 feet of lumber can be placed on the site at one time.
 The city administration of Beaumont has leased to representative of the lumber interests certain waterfront prop erty just north of the Henry Piaggio shipyard. The least covers a water front age of 75 feet. measuring back 100 feet, also the use of railroad right of way 400 feet in length. The trackage already IS being used for access to the Gulf Export and Transportation property and to the municipal Wharves Unloading skidways, electrically operated lumber handling
 machinery and additional trackage are some or the equipments and improve ments that will be placed upon the prop
 erty by the mluber exporting concern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

A Brunswick, Ga. special to the ln- dustrial Index says
 Preliminary work in connection With the establishment here of $5,Woooo picric acid plant and the erection or residences and other buildings at cost of $2,oOo,Oc0 was begun With the arrival here of 75 members of the &C., counting department of Hugger Bros, Montgomery, Ala.
 Hugger Bros. have an extensive sub contract, awarded them by the Butter worth Judson corporation of New York, which has the contract for build ing the plants.
 In week or ten days, it has been announced, a force of between 5000 and 1000 men will be at work on the sites of the plant, this force to be added to at intervals until full force of 10000 men is engaged in the work.
 For the past three weeks engineers have been surveying for railroad con- Hections from the main lines into the plant sites, preparing blue prints, showing where the several plants and the houses are to be located; laying off streets and arranging for traffic accommodations, etc. and it is now announced that this work has just about been completed and that active work will begin on the plants.
 Hugger Bros. will construct eight sulphuric acid plants. with capacity of 100 tons each day, two sulphuric concentrator plants, together with a large number of other buildings, in- cluding warehouses, shop buildings and cantonments for the employees. It is understood that the contract was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
Co-Operating in Work
 to. Help Win the War

New Orleans June 2S.- Especial )-No industry in the United States has done any more to cooperate with the federal authorities in the great preparations for national defense than has the lumber in- dustry. The willingness of the lumber men to aecede to every demand placed upon their industry and to comply with every restriction upon their operations is indicated most clearly by their prompt acceptance of the decision of the war in dustries board to name a price upon lurn- Der not only for government purchases. but for all classes of commercial buy CTS.
 This proposal by the government was cheerfully assented to by the Southern Pine association, which was represented in conferences held in Washington during the week by Charles s. Keith, Kansas City, president; John H. Kirby presi- dent of the National Lumber Manufac- turers' association: by w. H. Sullivan. vice president and general manager of the Great Southern Lumber company, BogaluSa, La, who is chairman of the southern pine emergency bureau. an or- ganizaton created among the southern pine mills to facilitate the distribution and expedite the delivery of all lumber required by the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
Large Capital lnuestments
 m Many Southern Industries


 Wood Distilling company, New Orleans, incorporated with $99,OO0 capital.
 Dyes will be manufactured by the Southern Dye and Chemical company, New Orleans, incorporated with $75,0JO capital.
 Carburetors will be manufactured by the Pryor Carburetor company, Okla homa City, incorporated with s6o,00O cap ital.
 An additional mill building costing 80, GOO and machinery costing $75,000 have been ordered by the Linn Mills Co, Landis, N. C., manufacturer of cotton yarn.
 Additional new machinery costing s25, 900 and an additional mill building cost ing $SOO0 have been ordered by the Corri- her Mills company, Landis, N. C., man. ufacturer of cotton hosiery yarn.
 A S5O0oo plant for manufacturing silos at Waco and Denison, Tex, is to be es- tablished by the Lone Star Silo associa- tiop, Fort Worth, Tex, which already has a large factory at Fort Worth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
Foch at the Marne

" Beach Thomas, in Harper's Maga-
 zine.
 My first acquaintance with General Foch. if may commit an Irishism was with one of his friends. was at Cha teau Thierry a railway station to the east of Paris, soon after the battle of the Marne. I had walked nearly 30 miles from little village up by the river Aisne, and was hurrying back to Paris to find a telegraph office or a courier to get my news. which was full budget, back to England By luck and labor I caught the train, crowded in every carriage and corridor with French refugees. I found myself com fortably ensconced in front of an old artillery general Every one everywhere was still discussing the miracle of the Marne," and the old officer and I joined |the stream. He had been in the thick of it. He discussed some incidents of it almost with tears especially the hour when he missed the best target of his life, as he phrased it, because the dis patch rider who was bringing him of ficial leave to fire skidded in the mud off his motorcycle and could not get
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

mines that have been running tow in output the operatives are showing a disposition to increase their working days-up to five or six days a week if deemed necessary; such an attitude will probably be the rule at all of tine mines as a result of the patriotic ap- peals being made by the government and the operators. It may not be too much to expect a record-breaking coal output in July.
 Now that the corn crop in Alabama promises well it is safe to predict that this year will mark Alabama's highest degree of prosperity. Not only will the crops be bumpers, but the money value of farm products will far exceed that of last year, which struck the top record up to that time. The total in labama may not reach a billion dol lars, but three quarters of a billion will not be too much to expect. 1t has not been many years since a S150, ,o00,- coo total for this state was consider I'd large. In 1917 the aggregate was ap- proXimately $500,000,00 Surely Ala bama is fast coming into it's own.
 No wonder the hum of industry is acCeleratedi