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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03

Business Science Club meeting and 6lr1
Bellevue -Stratford. Members tf<<G
Meeting of West Philadelphis Hue11
Mems Association. 1922 Baltimore avt5iul
Free. t4t&H
Meeting OF Tioga Business Mems Asseeoo<'
tion. S543 Germantown avenue. Free. ~
Concert for settlement Music school, DeI)e9.
vue-Stratford. Admission charge. is
Lecture on Cheap Oxygen for Indust1101
Uses" Franklin Institute. Free. .
Captain David Fallon lectures on the WnG.f
Academy of Music Admission charge X VA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
Picture Show Is Given
to Swell Jubilee Fund

There will be a moving picture show for
the benefit of st. Leonard's Golden Jubilee
Fund at st. Anthony's Hall. Twenty-third
and Carpenter streets. tomorrow evening.
Mrs Thomas Ruane. of 1872 North Sixty
third street. Overlook. has arranged the
AFFAIR, and has worked untiringly for its sue
cess. In this she has been assisted by Mrs
Thomas McMahon. Mrs. John Donnelly, Miss
Mary Dougherty and Miss Mary McMahon,
II was through the courtesy Of the Rev. Ed
beth ths ball and plStarss wsrs eef2l2e3 )
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
Social Activities

Mrs W. Z. Chamberlain, of Knoxville,
Tenn. IA the guest of Mrs. William III.
Thomas. 6623 McCallum street, Germantown.
Mr. and Mrs George r. Walton, OF 1.ans-
doWne announce tho engagement of their
daughter, Miss Grace Marie Walton, 10
Lieutenant Jackson Blank son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Jackson Blank, OF this city.
Lieutenant Blank is stationed at Camp
Sherman, Ohio.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03

Items OF news for the society PAGE win be
accepted and printed In the Eyenins Public
Ledger provided they are written on one side
tslsphsee number OF the SENDER - Il ugsl
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Sudden Dsuth Of Dr. Jonos.

The sad and sudden death Tuesday
evening Of DR.. ]. E. Jones, who has
been Presbyterian minister in Macon
for the past seven years. was a shock
to the entire county. His death was
caused by apoplexv. and he fingered
only about three hours after being
stricken.
He had not been we'll lately though
his ailment did not prevent him from
holding services at his regular appoint
ments and on Tuesday morning he was
down town and remarked to friends
that he was feeling better than usual.
He went home and told his wife, who
had not been we'll for two weeks or
more, that he wanted no dinner except
an egg and went to the kitchen and
cooked it. He was taken with a severe
headache while eating it and Mrs.
Jones. after telephoning the doctor.
gave him a hot foot bath and he then
went to sleep. He woke about four
O'Clock and became sick and vomited
and in a few minutes he became uncon-
Scious and fingered in that condition
until 7:3O, when he quietly passed
away.
An undertaken came from Columbus
and embalmed the body, which was
taken to his old home in Cedartown.
Ca. for interment, leaving on the SIT
train Wednesday afternoon, after a
prayer had been held at the manse in
Macon. The body was taken to the
First Presbyterian church when it ar
rived in Meridian. where he had been
pastor for twenty years before coming
to Macon.
DR.. Jones was held in high esteem,
not only by members of his own congre-
cation, but by all who knew him. He
was a Confederate veteran and fought
in the ranks, becoming a minister after
the war.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31

Golden Rule which tells US in
effect to do unto others as we
would that they should do unto
us. Was it a violation of the
Spirit of the Sermon on the
Mount then, that this Nation
should help to bear the burdens
of other peoples; that it should
go to the assistance of outraged
Belgium, of crushed and bleed
ing Serbia, Of devastated France,
of all those nations who are bat
Ting so bravely that government
of the people, by the people and
for the people may not perish
from the earth? Would it have
been true to the spirit of the
Divine founder of Christianity
for this great nation to have con
tinued to hold aloof from this
mighty conflict refusing to do
our part to perpetuate these
principles which are the very
foundation of the Christian faith?
Would that have been true to the
spirit of Christ, would it have
been even good common sense to
refuse to do our part?
Let US then say rather: When
men have paused and ceased to
kill each other, when Right has
triumphed over the forces of
Prusslan might, when the iniquit-
GUS ruler of GERMANY has been
5horn of his power and Of the
right to continue his hellish ex-
stence, we should like to see
Woodrow Wilson stand above the
ex-Kaiser's grave and pronounce
these solemn words: "Be not
deceived, God is not Knocked; for
whatsoever a man soWeth that
shall he also reap"
And we should be glad to have
him add: Thank God my own
America has helped to bear the
burdens of others sorely stricken
and has thus fulfilled the law of
Christ.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Thieves Operate in Macon

Thieves broke in and pilfcred from
three stores in Macon Monday night.
The first entered was Jordan's grocery
and hardware store and a considerable
amount was taken from both stocks,
but it was not possible to tell just what
the loss amounted to. 1t is known
that a number of knives were taken
and on the grocery side the burglars
worked with GOODNESS and elaboration,
and a number of cars of fruit and vege.
tables were opened and scattered or
the counters and several cans had holes
punched in them without being opened
Coca-Cola bottles were also scattered
around.
They next entered Mr.. Tucker!
grocery store, and sugar, candy, tobac
co, cigars, snuff, etc., were taken
Rev. Mr.. Goad has been keeping tn,
store for Mr.. Tucker for the pas
week or two, during the latter's illness
and Mr.. Goad was able to tell exactl,
the number of articles taken. Besides
the aforementioned articles Their,
were between $50 and It's pennies takel
from the cash draw.
The only thing that Mr.. Avery coult
miss from his stock was a chean watch
though all the show cases and drawer
were ransacked and the content
thrown about. All the stores were en-
tered by prying open the real doors O
prying open the bars with a piece o
2x4 timber. There is no clew to tn
thief oil thieves but a large reward
the subscribers to which is published il
another column. will be paid for tn
detection and conviction of the thieves
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31

A story Is told to the effect that 81.
mon Bolivar, when he was a child Of
seven, had for a playmate in Spain,
a boy of about his Own age named Fer
dinand, the future Spanish King. One
day, while engaged in q game Of bat
tledore and s%huttlecock, a stroke by
young Bolivar knocked the cap from
Ferdinand's head. WhereupOn an old
nurse, who witnessed the occurrence,
and who was deemed a soothsayer, de-
clared that some day Bolivar would
knock the crown from the kings head
Which feat he certainly did accomplish,
so far as South America was con
cerDed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
No VaSrdnts Wanted

Emphasizing the national menace of
idle labor, +, d. Self, federal director
for Mississippi of the United States
Employment Service, with %headquart-
ers in Meridian, says:
81 expect to force every idle man in
Mississippi to work through the power
of public opinion"
mo mar in America has the moral or
legal right to remain idle while the
women of France are following the
plcw," he declares.
Director Self makes a strong appeal
to every minister in Mississippi to
preach Il special sermon on Sunday,
June 2, from the well-known text.
six days shalt thou labor" stressing
the vital patriotic necessity for bring
ing into active industrial and agricul-
uural operation the maximum msn.
power of the nation.
"Vagrancy laws should be enforced
to the letter, and should be supple,
mented by eve more stringen; loca
ordinances" declares Mr.. Self. 1T il
rapidly coming to the point where thu
mar who will not work may not eat.
He states that Jackson, Vicksburg
and other communities are planning tt
inagurate an accurate census to deter.
mine and discover the idle. non.pro
ductive element of the population, ant
then take steps to put it to work.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Armed Vehicles Failed.

In 1874, when Holland attempted
to invade France by sea she furnished
the expedition corps with large num-
bers of armed vehicles, which were con-
ceived with the idea of arresting the
rushes of the cavalry. In addition
there were companies of grenadiers
provided with grenades not dissimilar
in principle from those of today. How
ever, in landing on Belle Isle they
were hurled back by the Bretons and
their carts and grenadiers forced into
the sea.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Russia Originally Democratic.

Six hundred years ago it was the old
Russia that arose out Of Rurik the
Norman's conquests, and had it's CAP
Ital at Kiev. There were cars and
overlords after a fashion. But the
real government of Russia was in the
market place at Kiev and of every
little town and village on the great
wide steppes, where on the great days
OF the year the people gathered to-
sether. warriors, traders, women, too,
chose their local officials. The original
heart Of Russia was democratic to the
core.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Sudden Death of an Old Lady

Mrs. H. c. Lamb of Bay Springs,
Jasper county, died suddenly 'Wednes-
day morning from heart disease at the
home of her grandson, Emmett Jones,
who lives on the E. F. Anderson place
three miles west of Macon. She, in
company with her daughter, Mr.. Jones'
mother. came here recently to visit
her grandson, and expected to leave in
a day or two for Chattanooga, where
Mrs. Jones lives. While sweeping the
front gallery Wednesday morning she
fell and was dead when assistance
reached her. Her remains were taken
to her former home in Jasper county
for interment.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Occupy Your Proper Place.

It's continuous confidence in tbs
ideal of your w making that compels
success, observes an educator. Some
men question the possibility of
defeat. They may have set-backs but
not defeats. They are right and know
themselves to be right. The rest of
the world may be ranged against them
for all they care. They have a mis-
sion and nothing short Of it will sat
isfy. That's what you should have.
Get the proper self-estimate and move
up to your place.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Child Not Unlike Admit

Inc child in its disposition is not
unlike an adult. Normally, both ara
happy and contented as long as theys
are feeling well, and the healthier they
are the more responsive Is their dlspo-'
sition. But If the head is dull and ths|
Drain is sluggish and the muscles haye
a tired feeling from a poor digestion!S
then both the adult and the child be-
come irritable and quick tempered, do.
ing only those things which one wishes
10 49, unresponsive and disconnected.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Drying Foods.

The process of drying as means Of
preserving food for storage possesses
great advantages over canning and
cold storage, while employing practi-
cally every advantage obtained by
those agencies. says a food specialist.
Dehydration greatly diminishes both
the bulk and weight of the material,
making 1t both easier and cheaper to
store and transport. The food value
Is concentrated, while at the same time
preservation is secured by the removal
Of the water.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31

If the Germans think their drive is
going to be a joy ride, they are vastly
mistaken.
That vas a gracious message from
the President to the Italian people.
And every word of it Vas true.
Germany's soft answer to Uruguay
indicates that she is no longer IT. the
mood to add to her list of enemies.
Serbian villages pillaged, their lead
ing men murdered, others forclbly
taken for military service or field
labor. the rest of the inhabitants left
to starve- what an apt pupil of Ger
many Bulgaria has become!
Many private agencies, particularly
the New York Sun, have worked to
get their tobacco to the boys in the
trenches. Only the most bitter enc
mics of Lady Nicotine will object to a
regular tobacco ration served out by
the Government. There are times
when the men in khaki want nothing
else 80 much.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Freak Cluster of Corn.

E. D. Leonard of Clarendon, VT, re-
Gently exhibited a freak of nature In
q cluster of ears of cor numbering
about 20. While all are small and only
partly developed, the kernels on each
are ripe and of normal size. The clus-
ter resembles a bunch of small ba-
nanas. All the ears grew from a sin
gle stalk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Would Be a Ram

"lie (reading).-"Isn't it funny. nv
th" ilere Is an article which says
,ney nave found a new species of bird
I'll australia which has four legs. Now,
whatever do you suppose thew want
a .m, legs for?" Husband (yawning)-
lney are probably politicians, INV
.oVe, and by this beautiful dis%pensation
VI tneir Creator they are enabled TO
stanu on both sides of the fence at
the same time. ="
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Channels Skin for Windows.

Two pieces of chamois skin and a
basin or pail of warm water are the
best means for cleaning windows TINT
one h~ousekeeper knows of, so she SAYS.
One channels skin she wrlngs out of the
warm water and uses for washing the
windows. With the other she dries
them. She finds the chamois skins far
superior to the ordinary rags and SAYS
that, If they are kept clean, they will
last a long time. She uses the same
method and materials for cleaning mir
rors.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Does Not Know the Boy.

Cardinal Newman, while familiar
with the life and thought of the uni
versity man, admits his failure to
know the boy. Out of the mouth of
Charles Readings father he extracts
the confession that "there is no tell
ing what is in a boys heart. He may
look as open and happy as usual, and
be as kind and attentive, when there Is
a great deal wrong going on within"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Notice

Bids will be received by the under.
signed commissioners of District No
for the following: y
4 good heavy youngmules not to nd
less than ID l.2 hands high.
sets OF double harness, and !
three inch tread double wagon.
DDS are to be opened the 3rd day 81
Monday. 1918. Bids to he iled
Win John A. Tyson, Chancery Clerk.
me commissioners reserve the right
TO reject any and all bids.
lnlS the 10th day of May, 1918.
GLENN HUMMER.
A. B. CUNNIGHAM.
w. V. STEWART
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Notice

The child welfare work that has
been so successfully carried on in the
county under the leadership of Mrs.
Glover Wilkins and her various COM
mittees, will be continued by Mrs. P.
c. Barley, who has consented to sue
coed Mrs. Wilkins as County Chairman
of this department.
Mrs, Wilkins has been appointed
Chairman of 9Th District for Child
Welfare Work, and now with a Dis
trict Chairman and a County Chairman
in Noxubee WI hope to do great things
along this line and earnestly solicit the
hearty cooperation of the doctors, the
women's clubs and all who are inter-
ested in this movement. We also
thank again those who have assisted us
in the past.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Notice
To Third Liberty Loan Bond Purchasers

TO IHIFd Liberty Loan Bond Purchasers
Your Bonds subscribed for through
us have been received. Those who
have purchased on the partial payment
plan. will please call and execute uotes
for the balance of the purchase money.
Respectfully.
MERCHANTS & FARMERS BANK.
BANK OF MACON.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
1915 Ford For Sale

Newly painted, practically new tires,
in perfect running condition. $500, 90.
W. d. FULLER,
Phone 5 Macon, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31

IN the J0mmerclal-Appeal OF a
recent date and from the tenor
of his whole letter we Judge
that he thinks war from what.
ever cause a very bad thing and
peace at any price a most excel.
lent thing. This indeed is the
position of the confirmed paci-
fist. To him war is hellish what
ever it's cause or on whichever
side a nation may he engaged;
to him peace is a glorious thing
no matter how humiliating the
price a nation may have to pay
to maintain it. and no matter
what the consequences may be.
even if liberty itself, mankind's
dearest possession, is absolutely
overthrown.
Such a position is reasonable
in the extreme or would be if it
were not so utterly idiotic. A
war purely of conquest is indeed
a most hellish thing; a war to
defend the finest ideals of civil
cation is a most glorious thing.
Thank God that in this war it is
Americas privilege to stand
nobly in defense of humanity, of
justice and Of righteousness
against the most lustfully ambi-
tious and brutally cruel foe civil
cation has ever had to reckon
with.
In entering this war America
has not violated the spirit Of the
Sermon on the Mount. We be-
lieve on the contrary that in join
ing forces with our allies this
nation is fulfilling the law Of
Christ. 1t is true that the Ser
mon on the Mount does teach
forbearance to a marked degree,
it proclalms the duty Of turning
the other cheek to the shifting
hand of the enemy; it tells us to
bless those who persecute us and
to pray for those who despiteful,
ly use us. 1t is the doctrine of
Christian p~acifcism and as an
ideal system of ethics it is with
out a flaw.
But we must not read into this
Sermon more than was intended.
TO hold that Christ intended to
teach that we must meekly sub.
NIT forever to gross indignities
is absurd. What Christ did in.
tend to impress upon an age
when fighting was the chief enc
of man. when human life was
valued so little, was the neces.
sity for forbearance; the neeC
for men to realize that there is
something nobler il. life than the
mere love of fighting, that the
peacefully disposed man is really
worth more to society than thu
bully; and to a world in ceaseles,
strife He proclaimed the gloriou.
gospel of human fellowship ant
true brotheriy love.
How has America violated tn,
spirit of the Sermon on thu
Mount? Was a government eve
more patient than ours in deal
ing with the insolent acts 0
other nations? Did not this gov
eminent submit time and agair
to ruthless violations of he
rights until we had almost wo
the contempt Of the world? Wa
not our entrance into this war
matter of resistance where sui
mission was no longer possible
If this nation was not patient
forbearing and long-suffering fc
nearly three long years then W
are utterly unable to define il
position at all; certainly it SUI.
fered indignity after indignit
and it didn't fight, nor did it {
last draw the sword until it W;
seen that the very existence {
civilization was at stake.
And herein is another fact
consider. The Sermon on II
Mount not only teaches submit
sion as far as possible, but
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31

DairV cOWS-Two good high grade dairy
10y SV"s cows for sale. JACK INGRAM.
s-lf Macon. Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Program Of the Nosuboe Music Teach
ers' Association. Nay 18th

go " >" NNucbS leuSHT
ers' Association. Nay I7th
Hostess----------Mrs Barley
\ AMERICA
Folk Music as Related to Art Music
Mrs. Dent
Star-Spangled Banner .Annold
Club
Ecstacy- Beach
Mrs. Richmond
Music in America Mrs. Wyatt Jones
Way Down South ----V Victor Harris
Mrs. McMillin
Goodnight Romance Nepin
Miss Bush
The Distinctive Note in American
Music and Source of Inspection
------------- Reading
Miss Ferris
(a) All, Love, But a Day ------Gilberfi
(bl Trio Folk Chadpick
Mrs. McMillin
hdHuoDEd------ NpDiN
Miss Dorroh
Polka Gracieuse Duet BendeI
Mrs. Patty, Miss Ferris
Dixie Land Club
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Very sincerely

ANNETTE SMYTH TYNDALL,
County Chairman Women's Com
mittee of Council of Defense,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
MADE HIM LOSE JOB
X. b. Hoover Says Wife's Jealousy
Caused Company to Discharge Him.

Forcing him to lose his job thru
her jealousy of him is a charge placed
against Jennie L. Hoover by r. Il.
ton to a separate maintenance suit
filed in the Shawnee county district
court today. Hoover was formerly
manager of the Topeka office of the
Underwood Typewriter company. In
his answer and cross petition he asks
for an absolute divorce.
Hoover claims that his wife made
such a nuisance of herself by nagging
and watching him at his office that
his employers were obliged to release
him, altho,i he claims, they gave him
good letters of recommendation. He
also charges that she wrote to his
friends and relatives telling of jeal-
ousy and suspicious she held.
In addition, Hoover states, she rode
around Topeka with other men while
he was out of the city on business.
He tells the court he has two children
able monetary attention. They had
agreed to live apart, Hoover states,
and he gave her a deed to property
in Kansas City. He asks Ter the
restoration of his property and an alb
solute divorce.
Harry c. Steele, a painter living at
1101 West Gordon street, also went
into the divorce court today. He asks
a separation from Millie G. Steele on
the grounds of abandonment. David
w. Searles asks a divorce from Lucy
Searles on the same grounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
1T is ALL PATCHED UP
Rotary Club Finds That Soldier Boy
Was Not MIstreated by Money Lender.

The Rotary club. aided by publicity
on the part of a Topeka newspaper.
succeeded this morning in arousing
considerable criticism of the action of
Frank S. Thomas, 519 Kansas avenue,
IN lending $3.50 to a soldier at sup
posedly unreasonable rate of interest.
4 1t seems that Thomas lent the SOL
der 500 to use in getting into the
training camp at Fort Sheridan. He
had no security and no one went on
his note. Later, he borrowed $50
more. Then, after receiving his COM
mission, he took advantage of the To-
peka Rotary clubs generosity in MAX
ing loans to officers and decided to
swing his entire Tebt thru this
channel.
The row broke when it was alleged
that Thomas refused to give up the
notes to the Rotary club even after he
was promised full payment for the
same. 1t was limited, also. that the
last loan of $50 was for interest-an
eXorpltant rate. Thomas, today. proved
TO President Bennett of the Rotary
cup that there were two notes, that
ooth were for legitimate loans and
that every transaction between the
soldier and Thomas was satisfa ctory
and friendly.
President Bennett saws that the
matter VIII be settled without further
trouble.