The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-02-15

in port had about 70 barrels of sugar
consigned to Friedman.
At the instance of the federal trade
commission rope manufacturers have
agreed to discontinue the use Of la
bells on their wares. 1t has been the
custom to brand rope made of sisal or
other fiber as 'pure MANILA" This,
the commission held, is misleading to
the public.
Tuskegee institute reports 80 lynch
ines in the United States in 1917, 81
men and one woman. Two Of the vic
time were whites and the others were
negroes.
When Bostonians learned that their
local food administrator had decreed
that Saturday must hereafter be
"porkless day" they protested vigor-
ously. "What about the beans?" they
cried. So great a Juror was raised
that the food administrator deemed 1t
wisest to modify the dictum somewhat
+ Accordingly the announcement was
issued that pork enough for beans
. would be permitted.
, In competition of essays on pray
, or. Rev. Samuel McComb, OF Baltimore
, was awarded by st. Andrews univer-
sitv of Edinburg, Scotland, the first
! prize of 100 pounds. Two other prizes
went to England, one to Switzerland
and one to India.
President Smith of the Louisville d
:. Nashville railroad proposes that
|, committee of three men be appointed
: bv the Kentucky governor to settle all
: claims against the railroad arising
from a recent accident in which nearly
6ftv were killed and many others
hurt, which cannot be amieably ADJUST
ed out Of court. In this way, ne says,
It the cases will be settled without delay
e and the claimants will be saved the
o expense of litigation.
immigration officials at an Allan
tic port ae holding two deserters from
the German army who were brought
over on a Belgian relief ship. The
\ men stated that they had escaped
from the Russian front and had made
: their way hence into Holland. After
a remaining there a couple of months
% they decided to cine to America.
10 Having no funds they became stow
ir Always on the ship that brought them
ii over.
Nv Damages amounting to $1OO,0OO
I'd have been preferred through Atlanta
We Attorneys by S. c. Tapp, author OF
is. several books on the Bible, against
h. Billy Sunday the evangelist whom he
es charges with having adopted portions
es of his works without giving hm cred
ed it. Several years ago similar action
was brought against Sunday for using
portions of lngersolls works.
of James Simonds, negro, said to be
he the heaviest man in the world, died II
Or Philadelphia recently. For a number
,p- of years he had travelled with circus
no side shows under the name of Dab!
be- jim" An entire car was chartered
ian to take the body to Simonds' forme
AL home in Texas.
Mt Almost every plant blossom tina
department Of agriculture in a recel
bulletin. For this reason tie can
paign which the u. S. department
agriculture has started to increa!
the production of honey as real W,
)lan economy measure. 1t does not call fl
on the planting of new lands or the owe
ram working Of old ones. 1t is a methC
ions to use food supply which othetwis
lsed remains untouched. The importal
was thing is to create new bee keeper
'ar- The department experts have confint
'hc- their attention to people who are a
are ready keeping bees. Bee keeping is
lost much easier matter than is general
'eat supposed. Any man who goes abol
lge, it carefully should be able to produC
are a good crop of honey the first year.
i've Few people appreciate fully the e,
the tent Of degradation to which some c
ally the drafted men are willing to des
llch cend in order to avoid actual servic
rice in the army. Even the last shreds Q
lad, manhood are sacrificed. Numerou
OF instances have been found in whic
ter men have deliberately broken arm
TO rules in order to be dishonorably dis
be charged. Secretary of War Bake
me has now frustrated these coward
to designs of theirs. In the future whe1
ay, ever possible, some form of sentenc
the other than dishonorable discharg
lea will be used to punish them for thei
MS infractions. In those cases where
ent discharge from the army becomes un
ork avoidable terms Of Imprisonment wi
rid also be inflicted.
~, Though many members of the va
nS rious exemption boards offered thei
.ne services free, others demanded wage
l ms as high as $3.50 a month. Such BIZ
W. salaries could not be paid in all case
NY and in order that the funds provide
ION for the draft should be justly divide
.he up Provost Marshal Gen. Crowde
.II ruled that boards should receive 8
iiu cents for each QUESTIONABLE handled
VI providing that one member does no
get over Is cents and two member
over Is cents per QUESTIONABLE.
During last year the Philadelphia
-1u mint turned out a total of over 344,
W 600 600 pieces of money. over 100 00