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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23

Mrs. J. B. Newton, will go to
hlfport tomorrow to attend the
bsing exercises of the Gulf
asst Military Academy, from
itch institution her son,
lren ce, graduates this session.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23
NEWS

Local
xa.%$S8@%SS ses$a SS>&&e 1850
Fred w. Smith has been
pding to business in Hattles-
this week.
k,Innis will pay you the high
/ CASH prices for EGGS,
Ichickens. Bring them to me.
rs. Cook Kelly is in New Or
where she will remain for
time under the care of
Elalists.
RS. C.. L. RaWlS went over
Figgins Tuesday to visit rela-
). and to attend the closing
Fcises of the school,
hisses Vivian Gredell and La
kne Brame are spending a
days with their friend Miss
|nces Ferris, at Mcneil.
taster Louis and Miss Doro-
Buckley, of Enterprise, are
ting at the home Of their
|ther, DR.. ]. c. Buckley.
liss Ina nae Newton, who
been attending Belhaven col
}, Jackson, came home today
pend the sum mer vacation.
|e regret to note that Mrs.
l.. Peters had rather a Sc
is attack of heart trouble |
Sunday, butglad to report
she is better now.
will pay the highest cash |
es for chickens. Bring them |
lille the times are good.
D. c.. McInnis, |
The Poplarville Grocer.
ster Peters, Lonnie Smith |
Will Rester are three of the
Ier bows from Camp Beaure-
who have visited home
this week. All of them
we'll.
)R SALE-Extra Selected Hast
Prolific and Mexican June Seed
"a 90 per bushel. Dooley Yam
Porto Rico Sweet Potato Plants
per 1000 delivered.
l. H. BASS, Lumberton, Miss.
tice the advertisement of
Poplarville Hardware Com
They have a large and
'lete stock Of everything
ed by a first class Hard
store.
5. j. b. Newton, will go to
bort tomorrow to attend the
lg exercises of the Gulf
Military Academy, from
/ institution her son,
n ce, graduates this session.
and Mrs. Robert M. New
are the proud possessors Of
v baby boy at their home at
John, to be known as j. B.
ton, Jr., in honor of his
dfather.
~ Ch,-o-c ,,bA h &c
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23

Mrs. Ed Shivers and children
and Mrs. Aline Moreton and her
son, Hugh, left today for Marion,
Ala, where they will visit rela
tlves.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23

We regret to note that Mrs.
l.. Peters had rather a Sc
is attack of heart trouble
Sunday, butglad to report
she is better now.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23

Is. C. p. Rawls went over
higgins Tuesday to visit rela-
!. and to attend the closing
rcises of the school,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23

rs. Cook Kelly is in New Or
/ where she will remain for
l. time under the care of
clalists.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23

P. N. HARDING,
Federal Food Administrator for Mississippi.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
Joel Marsee.
A. T. SCOTT Auctioneer

Miss Rosa Turner Of Hubble. visit
ed Misses Mary and Ellen Turner
last Saturday night and Sunday
Mrs. W. NJ Smith and daughters.
Misses Lula and Emma, spent last
Wednesday with Mrs. Robert Nater.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. b. Turner had u
reunion Of the family in honor of MIR.
and Mrs. Walter Turner. Of Shelby
Vile, Indiana.
Misses Mary and Amanda Adams
Of Dsnville. and Elizabeth Butcher
Of Corbin, are expecting to visit Mrs.
J. L. Nantis, next week
Mr., and Mrs Walter Turner and
beautiful little daughter. Dorothy h.
Of Shelbyyille. Ind. are spending
some time with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs NJ Il. Turner
News was received last Wednesday
from Homer Murphy, who is station
ed at Camp Curtis Bay, NJ d.. that
he is liking il fine lie is now on guard
duty Homer says he is perfectly
satisfied and in the army is the very
place for a boy. He says he likes
Camp Curtis Bay but had rather 20
after the Kaiser.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11

the road within a distance Of rs feet
ahead Of the car This is done TO
stop the use Of the binding lights
that have caused so many accidents.
The use Of spot lights for road driv-
ing is prohibited This section Of
the law means that you must not
leave your car at any place on a pub
lie highway without lights Hereto
fore motorists have been careful TO
keep lights burning when they were
in Il city. hut when they reach the
country they would go of and leave
their car without lights for half the
night To fix headlights SO that they
will not throw "A binding glare high
err than forty-two inches above the
roadway il is not absolutely neces-
cary TO buy the expensive patent
lenses that are being sold Some Of
the patent lenses are all right and do
the work that is claimed for them,
but il one desires he may use little
white paint on half of the glass in
his headlights and comply with the
law. But BE SURE after you have
doped the glass to see that it stops
the binding shaft Of light from ris.
mig above the specified height before
going on public road.
As parting injunction all motor
car owners are urged TO remember
that the traffic is increasing so rapid
~ that the utmost care and judgment
must be used in the operation of a
car both in cities and on public high
ways. Never forget that the other
person, whether he be in an auto, a
horse vehicle or on foot, has just as
much right to the public highway as
you have and you should operate
your ear with respect to his rights
and never lose sight of the fact that
IT is BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN
SORRY
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
new AUTOMOBILE LAWS.

Automobile owners and drivers
must make up their minds to obey
the new automobile laws or suffer the
consequences. Every provision Of
the law is a good one and no man has
any reasonable excuse to violate it.
Among the provisions Of the new law
and the old law still in force are the
following: Speed limit 25 miles per
hour. II you exceed this speed On
the county roads you lay yourself
liable to arrest and a fine of Sl5 TO
500 This law protects the motorist
as well as other citizens using the
roads, for any man that makes a
practice of driving faster than Is
miles per hour should be arrested for
self protection Incorporated towns
and cities necessarily have orlinan-
ces fixing the speed limit at 10 and
10 miles per hour, 50 remember when
You are in town to slow down and
come within the required limit.
The provision Of the law prohibit
ing the use Of "cut-outs" is cOnsid-
cred by many the best part o. the
new law. Many ducks" think when
they get into an automobile they
should make all the noise possible
They race their engine and open the
cut out mainly to attract attention
to themselves. Then others after
passing you on the public highway
open their cut-out to throw dust all
over you. Truck drivers have made
a practice of driving with their cut
outs open all the time. Some people
declare the reason they do this is to
make so much noise that they can
honestly say they did not hear you
after you have followed them mile
or two in the choking dust blowing
your horn in an effort to induce them
to give you the half Of the road you
are entitled to. Besides being
nuisance, the use of the cut-out
works great damage to macadam
roads. blowing the rock dust from
the roadbed and leaving it as clean
as il il had been swept with a gigan-
tic vacuum sweeper. This is a SPLEEN
did provision and we hope il will be
rigidly enforced throughout the
State.
The lighting part of the law pro-
vidCs that every motor vehicle must
have lights in both front and rear
when on public highway from one
hour after sunset 10 one hour before
sunrise. The headlights must be so
arranged that the shaft Of light must
not rise more than AZ inches above
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11

A fact Is a valuable thing and ought
to be saved up. Start n savings ac-
gest way Of popping up just when
they're needed-lf you've stored them
away. The schOolhouse Is the main
factory. A man said 10 Us the other
day that what he learned before he
was Is was worth more than all he
had ever learned since. The more you
learn before you are Is the more time
youll have TO learn later. Personally
we would rather have "A fat savings
account OF facts than OF dollars. A
dollar will earn from 3 to o per cent.
A irst-clnss fact may some day earn
you $l0,OOO.-The American Boy.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
Age NO BAR.
Everybody In Lancaster Eligible.

Old people stopped with suffering,
Middle age, courageously fighting,
Youth protesting impatiently;
Children, unable to explain;
All misery from their kidneys.
Perhaps little backache first.
Urinary disorders dropsy may
quickly follow
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Are endorsed by thousands.
Here's Lancaster testimony.
Mrs. II. G.. Crutchfeld, Stanford
Ave. Lancaster, says: my little boy
was greatly troubled with weak kid
neys and had no control over their
action, which caused no end Of an
noyance and trouble. The child
looked badly, got box Of Doan's
Kidney Pills and began giving them
to him accordingly to directions.
They promptly cured him." (Stste-
ment given December 20, l9lD.
NO TROUBLE SINCE.
On November n. 1916, Mrs.
said: 1.-THE cure Doan's
Kidney Pills made for one of my
children has been lasting one"
zoe, at all dealers. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
GUY.

Little Elizabeth Francis Yater is
quite i'll at this writing
School begins at old Antioch the
first Monday ia August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Win Walker spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs Roy
Prather.
Mrs. K. l.. Mason Of Arizona, is ex-
pected this week for visit to Mrs. j.
l.. Yantis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Yater spent
Thursday night with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Yater.
Miss Lizzie Foley and Mr.. Charlie
Morris spent Sunday with Misses
Mary and Ellen Turner.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
Thursday, July 18th. 'l8
at nine o'clock sell the following propertv
ing property:

One horse nine years old, 16 hands high will work any
place; brood mare 10 DID, with mule by side
brood years DID, with horse mule by side;
brood mare years old with horse mule by side brood
IL DID, with horse mule by side; work
years DID, 10 hands high, good workers. yearling
mules yearlng horse mule pair aged work mules No.
milch and calf; brood with IA pigs poland
china male hog brood SOW to farow in fall; lOOlb. gilt
One moving machine and rake. good gasoline
CINE l2 horse with cutting box and wood attach
ments; buggy and harness. good tWo-horse
and wagon harness. Columbia good new; !
set of blacksmith TOOLS smoothing harrow No l6 hillside
plow double shoves saddle, good hog box;
drill of wire fence stretchers good 2horse Sled
about 1000 feet of lumber lot of fence posts Is of
to be ayed in field about tons of hay stack
half of 5000 tobacco sticks spring
and other things too numerous to mention.
Terms made Known Day of Sale
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-28
UNCLE BILLY PLASTER,
NOTED CATTLEMAN IN
ARIZONA, is DEAD

FL Paso. Texas, July H.-"Unclt
Billy Plaster. is dead. Uncle Bill
"" was credited with being the
original of Alfred Henry Lewis IA
NOUS character OF the Old Cattle
man who tells the stories OF " olt-
willie days and nights i'll Mr.. Lewis
books OF Southwestern frontier
days.
While Arizona cattlemen deny
that Uncle Billy" used the Ian
guage that was credited to him IN
these Wolfville stories. they admit
that many OF the incidents told III
the books were true and they rec
ognize the character OF Doc
Peets.' Dave Tutt. Texas Thompson
and Tucson ennie as neiGhbors on
the range in the border state. Doug
las. Arizona. or the site of the pres
ent city of Douglas, is generally
supposed TO have been Wolfville,
while Tombstone. the county seat.
was Red Dog, the much-hated nv
al community. Uncle Billy Pas
ter owned much of the range IN
southern Arizona and made fire.
quenttrips to Fl Paso, where he was
always the center of crowd oI
interested listeners at the clubs and
the hotel lobbies while he told ot
frontier days in Arizona Territory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-28
JUDGE r. w. BINGHAM
IS PAID LEGACY OF FIVE
MILLIONS WIFE'S ESTATE

Louisville, KY, July 2.-Reports
published here today are to the ef-
feet that Judge r. w. Bingham Of
Louisville, in New York today was
paid a legacy of $5,OO0,000 from the
estate of his wife, formerly Mrs.
Henry NJ. Flagler, who died in this
city about a year ago.
Coupled with the report was
published statement that Judge
Bingham had purchased tie Louis
vile Times and Courier ournal,
allied properties, for $l,s00,0OO.
A formal statement by General
w. r. Haldeman, chairman of the
executive committee of the corpor-
ations owning the papers, said:
Judge Bingham has not pur-
chased the control of the Times
and Courier Journal companies. He
has an option to purchase such
control, however. That his option
will be exercised | cannot affirm,
as there are too many contingencies
that might arise to prevent the
consummation of his purpose"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-28
Lieut.. John w. Cowan.

Chicago, July N.-lieut. John
w. Cowan, whose death is record
ed in today's official casualty list,
was about 20 years of age. He saw
service with Pershing's forces on
the Mexican border in 1916, after
which he entered the Mississippi
Agriculture College. He again en-
listed when the United States join
ed the allies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-28
Goodbye Beer Ads On Cars.

Washington. July H.-Brewing
companies advertisements painted
on refrigerator cars must be elm
mated Immediately. railroads were
advised today by the railroad ad-
ministration. Information was
sought concerning other advertise
ments or trademarks OF commercial
houses on cars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-28
IRBY q SON

Will sell for cash, entire stock OF
groceries within 10 days at whole
sale prices, also fixtures, one piece
or all. Sale opens August lst.
IRBY & SON
lOl L. Broadway. Phone 926
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-28
COUNTY ESTIMATE.

Beginning 1918, and Ending June SO 1919
of
1918
county
to-wit
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10

portunity. and was the FIRST of our
plays to be produced.
Information Please, the comedy
in which I am now appearing at the
Selwyn Theatre, was planned at about
the same time, and, contrary to gen.
eral opinion, II is not an entirely fictt-
tious story. AS a matter Of fact, the
real life happening which suggested
the story Of Information Please was
featured in a first column first page
story In the New York newspapers.
and I think some record of 1t might
be found In such London newspapers
as were not disposed to suppress the
facts on account Of the prominence
Of the people involved"
DO you prefer acting in your own
plays?" she was asked.
Certainly not" answered Miss Cowl
with emphasis. ut so happened that
both Lilac Time and Information
Please provided me with the means
to appear in roles different from what
the managers had been Offering me.
and. moreover. am keenly interested
In playwriting; but as an actress my
responsibilities are greatly lessened il
l am appearing in the work OF an au
thor other than myself. 1t is bad
enough to face a New York first night
audience as the leading woman in n
new play. but when to that is added
the nervous strain OF author. assure
you that ones state Is not an alto
gether enviable one. Then, too, there
is the double strain during the weeks
that precede actual production in New
York, with the inevitable changes that
seem necessary after actual perform
ance, rehearsing all day, playing at
night, and rewriting scenes to be tried
out at the next mornings rehearsal.
The combination generally means
about twenty hour day of actual
possible Is enthusiasm and love of the
work.
II am quite frank TO admit that I
have no patience with people in my
profession who go around talking
about how much they dislike II.
love the theatre and the work OF
the theatre. believe that II
provides an unlimited opportunity for
sclf-eSpress!on. and the beauty of Il
is that no matter how far one NAV
go, there is always lot OF room for
growth and improvement. That is one
OF the reasons why I always welcome
Intelligent comment on what l am do
ing, whether It Is writing or acting.
OF all the arts, acting is the one IN
which the artist L. most Handicapped
by tho fact that he cannot, so TO speak,
get off at a distance and have a per
spective on his own work. II Is al
too much a part OF ones self. Prog
ress ceases the day an actor or actress
no longer tolerates and invites outside
opinion"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10

a woman with ideas, who writes bril-
liantly. and We work very sympathetic
cally together; hut | have found il
advantageous to have a pacemakcr,
No to speak. In collaboration there Is
a mutual obligation involved. When
/ WAS writing alone and the pressure
OF other duties became too great, 7
could shunt my playwriting aside
without any twinges OF conscience,
but when you are working with some
one else. whose interests are as i'm
portant as your own. 1t Is another
matter.
'Daybrcak.' the second Of cur PLAYS
to he produced, was In reality tho first
one that We wrote together. 1t would
have seen the footliEhts a year earlier
than 1t did II l had been willing to
play the leading part in 1t, but the
role was similar to several In which
I had previously appeared, and I had
made up my mind to do something
entirely different. Lilac Time subse-
quently written, provided me that OPP
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10

successfully blended for all time. The
fortunate Arthur Hopkins, who pos
sesses in Miss Hummer a real artistic
asset has done well to be patient
through the sag OF her powers which
THE Rescuing Angel indicated. The
present play is In the first place al
most continuously witty. 1t happens
rarely that the listener can truthfully
say to himself that he has read more
amusing passages in the evening paper
than one OF the characters has Just
spoken. Such an observation would in
one or two cases be justified. But the
text crackles with fun.
And 1t all relates q story which even
the most humble disciples of Laura
Jean Libbey would reject as too stale.
All the skilful dramaturgy of Sariou
could not make the fable of the poor
little girl run over by Il millionaire, who
then nurses and marries her, anything
but trite and rather absurd. So Miss
Hummer. disdaining all other, relies
on her own technique. She tells her
story in such an individual fashion
that not until the third act has the
audience any knowledge as TO the
identity Of this young woman. II
knew from the first that she was poor,
young and pretty. Miss Hummer en-
broiders this little fiction with her own
wit. the humor that arises from the
characters Of the droll men and women
she has selected for her play. The
result Ia a method which while 1t may
be a little one Is all her own. 1t is
the method moreover which best re-
veals her qualities to the world. So
there Is no cause for anything but
gratitude at q play so original and SO
refreshing in its novelty as "RA CALM
Camilla"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10

ponement was unavoidable. Cyril
Keightley, who played one of the prin-
cipal roles, became disgruntled at the
billing, his dressing room and various
other little matters. Mr.. Woods re-
scented his attitude. and SO did Z. The
result was that Mr.. Keishtley was told
that he could either forget his personal
grievances for the good Of the play or
do whatever else he chose. He chose
to walk away.
There was then nothing left for US
to do but to close The Big Chance
temporarily or to get substitute who
would be ready to play the part on
less than twenty-four hours notice. As
author and stage director Of the play
was the only one who knew the part
well enough to undertake It at such
short notice. I had one rehearsal on
Sunday and another on Monday, and
We opened Monday night to what
shall consider my greatest personal
success both as an actor and as an au-
thor. Finally, It is worth recording
that our play was kindly received by
even our most facetious critics"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10
AN ACTRESS-PLAYWRIGHT

Jane Cowl. playwright, is less
known than Jane Cowl. actress, which
Is not surpr ising when one recalls the
fact that three or four years ago
Jane Cowl, actress, was we'll estab-
lished star, whereas the light of Jane
Cowl. playwright. had not yet shown
the falntest CLEAN in the theatrical
armament. Success in any theatrical
line proclaims itself and Is pro-
claimed more quickly perhaps than in
almost any other field. but Miss Cowl
admits that "Lilaos Time" which first
brought her and her collaboration, Jane
Muffin. into the public eye as play
wrlghts, did not represen. her first
efforts as a dramatist.
For some years." she said in the
course OF an informal chat in. her
dressing room q few nights ago. the
playwriting virus had been working.
l could show you'll unfinished things
were not so deadly uninterestinG--th
scripts OF innumerable plays planned
begun, but never finished. ! Go not
believe that they represent wasted eff
fort, for 1t was through these prelim-
innry excursions into the art of play
writing that gained certain amount
OF technique.
THE fact Is that my work as an
actress made demands to the rxclu-
sion OF other interests. would md
myself in the midst of writing n
script with new part to learn, and
the pressure of rehearsals and the
New York opening on my hands, so
for the time being playwritlng had 10
be abandoned
That IL one Of the reasons why I
found collaboration 80 valuable. l do
not mean to say that Mrs. Murfins
cooperation has not been most inval-
liable in many other ways. for she Is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10

Henry e. Dixey is SO in the habit of
surprising his admirers that their de-
light in his easy and skilful perform
ance OF a foreign spy was perhaps no
more than a reminder of what a fin
ished artist he can be. He was suave
and detached. sly and ingenious. and
q sense of humor lightened all his
.speeches, But this sense Of humor got
The best Of him later. He had shown
the spectators what he could do in the
field of perhaps high comedy. Now he
was going to make them laugh-when
he had to disguise himself as an cleo
trician to learn how the gun operated
just in the hearty old way he used
TO. So his baggy trousers, his comic
crouch and his obviously dyed black
mustache moved the audience to I'M
comfortable hilarity. 1t may have in
terfered with the mood OF the scene
that NM. Mackay and Mapes had de-
vised. But he was funny. really funny.
So he had his little triumph in his old
field. whatever effect his appearance
may have had on the play.
Perfect mechanics are preferable to
poor logic. and fhe model OF the gun in
THE Long Dash" Is more endearing
as an element of meiodrama than
Grant Morriss theory OF the world war
as 1t is indicated in THE Big Chance"
That thousands of good men have died
or met with a fate perhaps not so mer-
ciful on the blood reeking battlefields
Of Europe in order that the MASTERS
and vicious may be reclaimed is
theory too naive TO be considered as
anything beyond the inspiration for
the stage. where everything Is pos
sible. 1t was evidently the work of
Willard Mack to put this theme into
form that would so mitigate its pre-
ponderance in the play as to make an
entertainment" His part of the task
Mr. Mack has done extremely well.
With no knowledge OF the original