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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-22

The House Military Committee
yesterday made q favorable report
on the administration manpower
bill with an amendment providing
that youths from Is to 20. years
of age shall be placed in separate
classifications to be called into
military service after men from 20
to 45.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-22
GOSHEN SPRINGS HOME ECO
NOMIC CLUB.

On Wednesday afternoon, Au-
gust ID, Goshen Home Economic
Club met at Goshen School house
with most Of the members and
several visitors present.
Club was called to order by the
president and Club Song sung,
after which had roll call and min
utes Of last meeting read.
AS we were expecting Mrs.
Webb and Mr.. Burks, county farm
demonstrator, we did not arrange
club program.
Mrs. Webb made us splendid
talk on Food Conservation and
Beat Fair, She warned us to try
to raise food enough for our fam
lilies another year as we will have
more soldiers to feed and less far
mers here. She also urged each
club member to have exhibits at
our Beat Fair, then at the State
Fair.
Mr' nurks tnen gave Us 2 talk on
the .aaSantages O. the Beat falr
ana 1ne Wneat campaign ln Wni y.
ne IS espeelalay interested at this
lime. he urged eaen farmer g
bushels for each member Of his
family
sc Cup ma ,lGes are esrecialiy
interested N tne Beat FAR and
& gong e g Eye e4d,. PCS. g make y
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-22
OPENING OF THE PUBLIC
81 SCHOOL TERM,

The white free school term Of
1pl8-'r9 will open the Bird Monday
in September or September %.
The colored school term will open
tho first Monday in October, or
October 7th.
H. III. BULLOCK,
County Superintendent.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-22

The good people in the Fifth
Congressional District did the pa
triotic thing by returning Con-
gresham Venable by a big major
ity. Mr.. Venable was in France
'and left his campaign in the hands
of his friends, and he was we'll ia
ken care Of.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-22


"You can fool all of the people
some of the time and some of the
people all of the time, but you can
not fool all of the people all of
the time"
These words spoken by Abe Linz
coin more than half century ago
are az true today as then.
A few years ago there arose on
the political horizon in MISSISSIPPI
pi man who claimed to be the
champion poor mans friend"
and many believed.
He was elected to the Legisla-
ture and there served for several
years, and after three efforts was
elected to the Governorship of
Mississippi.
In addition to being the poor
mans friend, he posed as the pro-
tector of white supremacy in Mis-
sissippi.
He advocated when a candidate
for Governor a division of the free
school fund in Mississippi without
taking the people Of his state into
his confidence as to how he would
overcome the constitutional bar
rier thereto.
Many thought he was sincere
and could accomplish it, and thus
he was elected.
While Governor no attempt to
pass such law was ever under
taken, nor did he ever, submit to
the Legislature recommendation
for the passage of such law.
He failed to take the Legisla-
ture into his confidence.
Nothing was accomplished.
He aspired to the Senate to sue
coed the brilliant and scholarly
Senator Money, but was defeated
by John Sharp Williams by only a
few votes.
He came back again in 1911 and
was overwhelmingly elected to
succeed the matchless and the
we'll beloved Senator McLaurin.
His hobby in both of these races
was the repeal of the Fifteenth and
the modification of the Fourteenth
amendments to the Constitution of
the United States.
He might have defeated John
Sharp Williams in the first at
tempt had he not overestimated
his small ability and underestima-
ted the ability of Senator Will
Jams.
He met Senator Williams in one
joint debate and that sounded his
death-knell.
Williams handed him pencil and
paper and asked that he please
write out SO that the people may
read just how the Fourteenth a.
mendment would be amended.
He renigued.
He refused to again take the
people into his confidence.
The people present resented the
insult and enough votes were
changed on that occasion to thus
save Mississippi from shame.
He never after that day dared to
meet fellow opponent in joint
debate.
Thus he rode "cuffy" into the u
nited States Senate.
He never took the people of Mis-
sissippi into his confidence that in
1894, when A. j. McLaurin was
contending for the seat made va
cant by the death of the brave and
gallant Senator Walthall, he, Var
daman, supported R. M. Taylor,
who had voted for the negro
Bruce instead of the much beloved
Lowry, who aspired for United
States Senator in the Black and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-22
Tan Convention.

Tan Convention.
After the. election Of vardaman
to the Senate his bitterest enemies
thought he would remain true to
his people and to his party. j
No one thought he would en-
deavor to carry out his campaign
promise to amend the Constitution
by repeating the Fifteenth and the
modification of the Fourteenth
amendments.
But, alas, his seat il the Senate
had no more than been warmed by
his presence than he deserted the
Democratic party.
This was a disappointment to
his best and truest friends.
They excused him in the first
blunder and they hoped for q
change for the better.
They watched him as he contin-
ued to bolt his party and finally,to
their chagrin and disgust, they
saw the seat once occupied by
Poindexter, Davis, Lamar, George,
Walthall and McLaurin disgraced
by man that had won their conf
dence and their love.
The one opportunity to help the
man whom he had always pretend
ed to love, the common man, was
when our dearly beloved President
Wilson sought to get Congress to
pass the Ship Purchase Bill.
He refused the necessary aid
and the bills passage was de-
feated by only one vote.
This bill was strongly opposed
by the Shipping Trust of America,
because it's passage would have
greatly reduced shipping rates on
cotton and other farm products
which had to be sent to the mar
kets of the world, was defeated
by the vote of a Mississippi Sena-
tor.
A few days after the defeat of
this b 1.-The, Vardaman, nj company
with Senators Works, and Penrose,
those rock-ribbed Republican
trust Senators, was seen sailing up
the Chesapeake Bay in the private
yacht of Mr.. Astor. the many times
millionaire shipping trust syndi-
cate.
Had it been possible for him to
have been seen by his constituents
in Mississippi as he thus sailed
with 50-cent Cubino cigar in the
one hand and a glass of Sherry
wine in the other, with his private
secretary by his side, his future
political hopes would have then
and there been determined.
His act in voting against this
beneficial measure though was
pardoned by his friends, and they
still hoped.
: They watched him as he voted
one by one against his party, his
president and his country until pa
thence ceased to be virtue, and
true to their party, their president
and their country his friends re-
fused to follow him further.
He returned from WASHINGTON
and never tried to explain but in
suited his friends who were famil-
lar with his record by telling them
that it was all d. lie.
They knew too we'll what he had
done.
They knew that he could not
longer be trusted.
They knew that many fathers
had their sons in the war, others
their brothers and their friends
and loved ones.
They knew that these were more
precious to them than a James X.
Vardaman ever dared to be,
They heard the earnest appeals
of the boys in camp and in the
trenches give us a one hundred
per cent American" a man in
whom we can trust"
They answered. the appeal and
today Mississippians can hold up
their heads and say I'VE have done
our Bit"
The boys in khaki rejoice with
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-22

the fourth Monday of September,
A. D., 1918, then and there to show
cause, if any you can, why the fl
nal account of Mrs. C. E. CrotweIl
as administrative of the estate of
W.. .JCrotwell, deceased, should
not be approved and allowed, and
she and her sureties discharged
from further liability in the prem
Uses.
This 21st day of August, A. D.,
1913. J. A. ROBINSON, Clerk.
FOR SALE AT "A, BARGAIN.
One horse, Z years old, sound
and gentle; will weigh about 900.
w. A. AINSWORTH, Star, Miss.
The Washington times., 1918-12-22

going about q kilometer. the machine
guns opened UP on Us. Bombers nm
ished them in hurry and We were
on again.
~we captured the town of Mont
faucon, and went even farther. The
French said It would be impossible to
take this town, for II was the place
the crown prince lost million men
and the French lost 100000. This
front was called the Verdun sector.
and included Death Valley and Hill
S04, where all these lives were lost
vietfn Of Gas.
AFTER three days Of so and fight,
I was gassed at Death Valley. on the
other side Of Montfaucon. I was
carried to the hospital in q bad fix.
but guess I Wal get over 1t all
right
'T read in the paper that one Ger
man shell hit near US. Well, l will
tell you the truth, IL was q perfect
hell for the three days ] was there.
II there was one she'll there must
have been a million, and the boys
getting hurt all around me made II
all the worse. Not only shrapnel.
but 7. N. It's and gas shells. and ma
chine gun bullets smashed around
US.
After spending a month In the
hospital. craved to get back with
the boys, and finally, after begging
the officer In charge Of the hospital,
they sent me back TO the company.
When I finally reached them, after
three days OF rough riding, they were
on the San Mihiel sector.
Gets sisht ef Meta
we were holding \ strong point on
a mountain overlooking Twenty three
towns. and on q clear day, with
glasses, ene could see Metz Here the
shelling was not bad at all. but Fritzie
would send them over now and then.
one hitting about two feet in front Of
our dugout door. wrecking the entrance
and smashing the windows. The dug
out we happen to occupy was Ger
man first aid station
Leaving this sector one evening We
hilkcd and liked We thought tive were
bound for a rest camp. but II was on
again to another sector, this time the
most difficult and nerve-wrecking Of
them all. Mouse Valley Is the name
Of the place
you know what TNrs and shrap-
mel are. Well, the shells here were 30
big we called them C can "a q
can Is one OF Ine BdlSauAscu hlOA
trash cans used in the army camps-)
Believe me, they must have had some
shells over there. for they would put
up an all-day barrage and cover
everything. One finally made direct
hit on our dugout. smashed throug.
and buried one Of our men, II II
hadn't been for the banket over his
faced he would have smothered. for
II took Us ten minutes to dig him out
Armistiee Brings JOY.
@After being in a complete. hell for
fourteen days, we ended the war by
throwing q barrage on the Germans,
which was supposed to have account
ed for hve hundred. It certainly was
q Gods blessing when the armistice
was signed. Our company ceased
firing just ten minutes before IL
o'clock on the last day.
'Now we are here in Rsville on
Day awaiting orders to
move to Luxembourg. where we are
supposed TO take up our place as an
division. Pa, am leaving
out the real stuff until I come home.
You know am going to have some
line OF talk then. / expect to come
home soon"
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
SAYS MAIL liners
WILL CARRY PLANES

LONDON, Dec. z2--within a very
reasonable period we shall fnd all
principal nail liners ftted with sea-
planes." asserts d. n. Bernard. editor
OF the Merchant Service Review.
.Considerable time viii be saved In
the transit Of mails. A liner leaving
New York with urgent and important
letters win be able to discharge them
by seaplane 900 to 400 miles west OF
the Irish coast Within a few hours
they can be delivered In London. thus
effecting . saving OF twenty-four
hours.
"The same procedure can be carried
out by a vessel bound 20 New York
weather, OF course. being an impor-
tant factor, for In hne and settled
weather a weIl-euuIpDed seaplane
could travel at terrific speed over q
considerable distance. II Is quite
within the bounds Of possibility that
lettefS posted In London can be de-
livered in New York within four
days"
Mr.. Bernard thinks the service viii
at flrst be subsidized by the govern
ments Of the two countries.
Similarly, he says. letters should be
expedited from South America to the
European continent by seapiane. Ieav-
ing the liners 300 miles on Lisbon or
Gibraltar.
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
SPIRITUALISM

L4cswsed BY tAs District Of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
D. c. boy TELLS OF
LAST YANK ATTACK

After fghting in the battles of
Aontfaucon, Verdun. San Mihiel. and
in the Meuse Valley, and gassed at
Death Valley. sergt. Ralph e. Fraser,
known in Washington athletic circles
as Monk Fraser, Is now with the
American forces of occupation in Ger
many as a member of "Washington's
Wown." the 312th Machine Gun bat
talon.
Monk" hung up his record as q
baseball star before going overseas.
He was first string catcher for the
"Aggies" and played with the W. B.
& A. and the Frederick. Nd, teams.
His father. H. A. Fraser, is working
for Uncle Sam with the Navy Depart
nent. and brother, John w. Fraser,
twenty-five years old, has just re-
turned from overseas service as q
machinist. Sergeant Fraser is twen-
ty-two years old.
Promoted to seargeney.
He enlisted in the army on Sep
tember %, 1917, and was sent to Camp
Meade. There he was made q SER
geant in Company c. 312th Machine
Gun battalion, and left for France on
July z. 1918. His letter was written
on Thanksgiving Day at Reville.
ehAlC. Al MS AoANcT nc
describes battles In which the District
boys helped roll the German hordes
back toward Berlin.
after having been In France al
most six months now have q few
things to tell you. We had two
months traininA at ARivere Les
Foss." a small town near Chaumoht,
where General Pershing's headquar-
ters were at the time. We boarded
box cars pulled by a small French To-
comotive and moved toward the front,
not knowing where we would end up.
Finally. after q few days OF unpleas-
ant riding, we found ourselves at a
town called Jouy. which was being
shelled by the Germans. After stay
ing there for day or two we packed
our guns up and were OF for the
front lines for the first time.
In Front Line Positions.
1--WE held front line positions for
five long days. and believe me, they
were long, too-in No Mans Land,
with nothing but Germans in front OF
us. 1t certainly was a relief to be
relieved. for II was our first trip
After staying back in the reserve for
two days we were given orders to
pack up again. This time we ran
into barrage that never will be for
gotten In the history OF the world,
and over the top we went.
There were no Germans to be
seen for q while. but finally, after
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
WAR COLORS FOR
SHOES WILL STAY

BOSTON. Dec. a. Conservative
shades Of brown and gray win pre-
dominate in women's shoes probably
until next autumn. shoe experts hare
declare.
When the war made necessary re-
strictions IN the colors Of women's
shoes. manufacturers at once started
in making q large stock Of the pre-
seribed eolors. of which brown. gray.
and dark red predominated
Now. that all restrictions on the
color Of shoes have been removed.
dealers nnd themselves with largo
stocks Of the standardized shoes on
hand In addition to this, plans for
1919 spring footwear were completed
some time ago and the manufacturers
have decided not to make any change
in colors. despite the fact that the re-
strictions have been removed.
Officials OF shoe companies declare
that they look for no change in the
color OF shoes until next fail at the
earliest They believe. that even then
there vii be no startling changes.
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
FOR SALE-AUTOMoBILEs
THE TIMES
Used Car Bureau
MAIN $500

MAIN 92oo
Win get you in touch
with people who have
second hand cars OF
trucks for sale.
u you want to buy Q
car advertise in theSe
columns and the services
Of this bureau are at your
service without charge.
If you desire further
description of cars adver.
Used call Main S26o, ask
for bureau, giving regis.
tered number at end OF
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
SAY RATE FATHER !
CUT GIRL THROAT

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-Aceussd Of
cutting the throat OF his fourteen-
year-old daughter with table knife
when she confessed to a love aLalf,
Isacco Caratozzolo, Of 504 Henry
street. Brooklyn. was held in 5000
yesterday by Magistrate walsh for
examination today IN the Fifth ave-
nue. court He pleaded not guilty.
Susanna. the girl. was absent On
December from school. and her
father, informed OF her truancy, quel-
toned her sharply. She admitted she
had been to the home Of stephan
Alba. at 81 Hicks street. Angersd A
her confession the father, II Il A.
legged. cut her throat
Next day Alba was arrested ana
held on 4 serious charge The gltk
detained. said nothing about the al
legged sIashing until a wound in her
neck was noticed.
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
FLORIDA

GENTLEMAN'S stocked furnished modern
winter home, $500; IL acre. irrigated
winter truck farm. $4,000; consider North
ern property equal value Address BOX
10. Times Office 22e
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
FOR SALE-L0TS

BUILDING L0T-Good location; RandIe
Heights; will sacrifice. Write or see II.
L. ALLTN. 32s 18th st. g. T. 81
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
TO TAKE OVER IS
BRITISH SH|PSSOOE

Contamination Of the deal. whorekt
the United states Government. throns
ne United States shipping Bodr
Emergency Fleet Corporation ahar.
take over the elshty-6ve vessels of tAs
international Mercantile Marine aoso
Tying the British fag is sxDectsd soon
after the arrival IN the United state
Of Harold A sanderson, Chairman or
ne board Of directors Of the marine
corporation IN London.
derson had sailed and before IeGEin-t
said THAT the controlllnE shares IN ne
marine corporation would Be takef
over BY the Government -
Shipping Board OFFICIALS here aduIf
that the negotiafions are beng cc1-
ried forward as rapidly a. The aI4
and diniculty Of The undertaking W.
permit
ton Il the existing restriction By tf1.
British government upon the tranaftf
Of any vessel flying the BrItiEh daGS
to foreign owners. This embarEo was
put on a. q war measure and, Il -
pointed out, 4 similar American ~
striction exisG with respect 10 vessels
flying the American hag.
The shipping Board recently ~
moved the restriction necessitating per-
mission By the board for the tra1sfer
Of any vessel. but has not yet nftod-
the ban against the transfer % AmeE-
ican vessels 10 foreign purchasers.
Win the removal of the British re-
stricfion upon the transfer Of Britl1h
vessels to foreign owners. Tiers Wouid
be nothing In the way Of early CON.
pletion Of the deal. II y said.
The vessels could then not only -
taken over by the United States. but
the American nag could be substitut1l.
Tor the British
The Washington times., 1918-12-22

RoAMER-S-pass., 1918; win sell cheap for
cash; owner leaving town. Phons North
1884. lReg. le7s9 -
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
GRANT IS CENTS WAGE.

Wages Of e5 cents per hour for iron
molders at WiIliamsport and Ridg-
way. Pa, OF 3 cents an hour less than
the men asked. were awarded yester-
day by the War Labor Board
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
ATTENTION
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISERS

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISERS
A POORLY worded, consumptive
"A looking advertisement has very
little pulling power.
II your ad 70 not pulling the maxi
mum amount of results there u Q
reason We have employed trained
classified ads pay. They have made
thorough study of classified adver.
tising not only in Washington but
in other large cities. It will not
obiigate you In any way TO have our
representative call on you. We VIII
not try 10 sell you anything. We
simply want to show you how an
Intelligent force can be applied 70
your businesa ~ p
PHONE THE TINES
Main SEQ. Classified Advt Dept
The Washington times., 1918-12-22

MRS. Macy a. sH0EdAKER-spiFitaaIisi
Gnd Card Reader. The Frsdsriek. Apart.
Q, SIS X st. n. W. 37'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-24

The envelope bore special delivery
stamp and the address. Miss Alice
Willard" was in q large masculine
hand.
There was no doubt in Helen's mind
as to whom the letter was from, and
Alice's mother had written her to in
tercept any letter that came from this
man, but Helen felt she could not
quite do that. Her innate respect for
the rights Of letter she could not
disregard.
After q moments hesitation she took
1T in to Alice, but not before she no.
ticed it was postmarked from Phil
delphia- So Aunt Emma's fears Were
well founded, he was coming on here
to See Alice. How could they prevent
IL. II her own mother could not con-
troll her. how could they be expected
| to? The responsibility Of having this
Wayward girl under their care weighed
| on Helen heavily.
"Oh, letter for me?" Alice, who
| was Strengthening the tray OF her
trunk, started UP. and in her eager
ness almost snatched the letter.
Helen gave it to her without COM
ment, for she felt there was nothing
she could say now that would infIu-
ence her.
They had planned to see the collec-
ton at the Metropolitan Museum that
afternoon, but to Helen's surprise,
when-she spoke Of it at luncheon. Alice
seemed very dfsinclined to go.
Cant we put it off until tomorrow !?
My head aches. I don't feel like look
ins at pictures"
This sudden desire to remain at
home was soon accounted for. At 3
o'clock the telephone rang, and GEN.
| trail said that Philadelphia was calling
for Miss Alice Willard
rs 1t long distance? Is It for me?"
demanded Alice, who had plainly been
waiting for the eall
Helen Interferes.
Helen handed her the receiver and
left the room. but she could not help
hearing Alice's shrill. eager voice. It
was easy to gather that this man was
on his way to New York. and was
coming to see her that evening.
Quivering with indignation, Helen
confronted Alice when she came from
the phone
Alice, you know what your mother
has written. You know she has in
structed me not to let you see this
man. Now I don't want to cause you
or him embarrassment. but you'll have
to forbid him calling here"
Then shall see him outside" de-
family.
i should think. Alice, that You'd
have some respect for our wishes. We
have entertained you here for two
weeks. I've done everything l could
to make it pleasant for you-and now
you deliberately defy me-
because you're asking something
that you've no right to ask told you
was engaged to Mr.. Hampton, and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-24
Married Life, Third Year
By MABEL HERBERT uRNEa

that I intended to see him in spite OF
you or mother or anyone else! He is
coming On from Philadelphia and is
to call for me at half-past six. We're
going out to dinner"
Alice, don't understand you.
didn't think that any girl, raised as
you have been, could be so head
strong. You know your mother does
not trust this man, he's much older
than you and you admit he's been di-
vored-yet you want to go out to
dinner with him alone"
I happen to be of age" flashed
back Alice, defiantly. And you can't
keep me from dining with the man I'm
engaged to. Here taking the special
delivery letter from her waist, ''you
can read if you want to, and see for
yourself how much he cares, and how
he is coming on here from the west
just to see me-"
Helen's intense desire to know what
Kind of letter this man would write
overcame her reluctance to read it..
1t was twc pages, written in a big,
flowing hand.
Wednesday, 7 a. m.
My Dear Little Girl-Have just ar
rived in Philadelphia-on my way to
New York. This is not business trip.